Liu Yu looked calm, but he was talking eloquently: "Generally speaking, underground warfare does not necessarily involve entering the city directly. More often, it involves digging under the city wall, setting up caves with wood, and then burning down the beams and columns, creating an entire section of the city wall. The collapse of the city, now we have thousands of people as manpower, can let them dig a ring trench along the base of the city wall in the city, bury large urns in the trench, and send special personnel to take turns to watch to prevent the enemy. Crypt siege.”
Lu Xun nodded with satisfaction: "So this is what you said about putting people to their best use, Ji Nu, you are so talented!"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "So, the people we saved through fighting are grateful, and they also know that if the city is destroyed, they will die, so everyone will do their best. This is a mutually reinforcing thing, but it is impossible for the Yan army to go directly to the underground cave tomorrow , it will take at least ten days and a half to dig a tunnel, and by the time they think they can succeed in a sneak attack, it will be the day when we officially open the city to a decisive battle with them!"
All the generals in the city looked at each other and said in unison: "I will obey Brother Liu's military orders!"
At night, the Xiyan army's tent was opened.
Murong Yong's face was livid, with an unsheathed sword in his hand. His cold eyes swept over the faces of the military officers in each tent. His subordinates who had followed him for many years all understood that this commander would not be able to kill him today. The two unlucky ghosts couldn't vent their hatred. No one dared to take a breath. They just lowered their heads. They didn't even have the courage to look at Murong Yong.
Murong Yong's eyes finally fell on Murong Yidougui's face, and he gave a heavy "hum": "Taifu (Murong Yidougui's current official position), today we returned with a great defeat. Not only did we not capture Jinyong City, but we also You were the one who came up with this clever plan to wipe out all the captured Han people, so tell me, how should I reward you?"
Murong Yi Dougui was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Commander, it's my subordinate's fault. I didn't expect that Liu Yu was so fierce and cunning. He actually dared to go out of the city to fight against the enemy and still stayed in the outer trench. I escaped through the tunnel, this plan is beyond my imagination, please give me another chance, Commander, I will definitely make a thorough plan."
Murong Yong gritted his teeth: "That's all, when you offered time, the generals in the account didn't raise any objections. Besides, I didn't think there was anything wrong at that time. You are right, Liu Yu was too cunning. You are a counselor, I I don’t blame you for being handsome, but as a general, if you are not strict with your subordinates and run away from the battle, what crime should you do?"
A general named Gou Lin, who was a surrendered general of the former Qin Dynasty, was also the general who was commanding the surrendered soldiers in the front army today. His face turned pale with fright, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Commander, spare your life, commander." Spare your life, it’s not because we intended to flee, it’s true, it’s Liu Yu who is too fierce, and the brothers really can’t stop him!”
Murong Yong's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Some of your men fought hard and died with the Beifu sergeants, but you, I can see clearly, when Liu Yugang rushed over, you turned around and ran away. Your men Without your command, we even saw the flags falling, and this turned into a rout. Before you were killed by Liu Yu's knife, your blood, courage, and courage had been killed ten thousand times. I have made it clear that if the people flee, you will be the ones to kill them. If you and your men escape, the rear team will be the ones to kill you. Now, all the people you should have killed have escaped. You are not fighting well. According to the law, You should be beheaded, not to mention that you are afraid of the enemy like a tiger and run away from the battle. If you are not punished on the spot, who will be willing to fight in the future?"
As he spoke, he suddenly became violent and swung his big sword. Just as Gou Lin was about to shout for help, his head was chopped off by the sword. The headless body still maintained the shape of handing over his hands to beg for mercy, but the watermelon-like head was in the tent. Rolling around, a strong smell of blood filled the whole tent.
Everyone was silent and did not dare to speak again. Murong Yong's eyes swept across the crowd fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Gou Lin is guilty and should be executed according to military law. All lords should take this as a warning. You must never back down in the future. As long as you work hard, After the battle, after the city is broken, slaves, wealth, women, gold and silk will be given to you for you to take, and when you go back to discuss your merits and reward them, I will also have my merits increased by three levels."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and became happy again. These natural-born bandits would risk their lives as soon as they hear the benefits. Murong Yidougui stood up with a smile: "Commander, I think this Jin Yong City has another He is small and has little to gain. Liu Yu is a smelly and hard rock. Let’s ignore him for the time being. How about we gather the army and attack Luoyang City? Liu Yu only has two thousand people. Even if he is killed, he will not be killed. If things get better, how about we pretend to attack Luoyang City, lure Liu Yu to help, and then use an ambush to destroy it?"
Murong Yong sneered and said: "You have thought of this. Didn't Liu Yu and Zhu Xu not think of it? They divided their troops to defend, just hoping that we would attack Luoyang. Although Jin Yong City is small and has few troops, they are all elite soldiers. If our army attacks Luoyang with all its strength, they will We must get out of our rear. From today's battle, we can know that Liu Yu has a tunnel to leave the city, and there must be more than one. When the time comes, he will not open the door and leave the city like today. If he sends troops directly from the tunnel and suddenly attacks our rear, the Luoyang defender will If the army breaks out again, our army will be in danger of collapse."
"However, although the Luoyang garrison is large in number, its combat power is poor. Moreover, Luoyang city is too big. It is divided into four cities to defend. It is already insufficient in strength. It is impossible to open the city and come out to attack. As long as these five thousand troops are used to monitor, they are enough to control They, Liu Yu, are Zhu Xu's confidence in guarding Luoyang. Only by completely conquering the Jinyong City, Luoyang will naturally defeat itself. Conquering Luoyang seems easy, but it is dangerous. You can't even see this, how can you offer advice?"
Murong Yidougui was sweating like rain, and said repeatedly: "This subordinate is not thinking carefully. Please punish me, Commander-in-Chief."
After Murong Yong trained Murong Yidou, he felt much better and regained some confidence. He sheathed his sword and said, "Jin Yong City is strong and Liu Yu is powerful, but so what? Our military strength is dozens of times higher. For him, even if it costs people's lives, he can still make up for it. Starting tomorrow, we will concentrate our forces and attack Beicheng. If anyone cowers and escapes from the battle again, we should take the warning from Gou Lin's troops today."
A lieutenant general said in surprise: "Commander, Gou Lin is dead. What do you mean by taking this as a warning?"
Murong Yong's eyes flashed coldly: "Today, Gou Lin's entire army fled, but he was not the only one. The truly brave people have died in front of the battle. Everyone who escaped should be killed! But after all, it is the employer now. At this time, the massacre of the entire army will make people panic, and other troops will be saddened by the death of rabbits and foxes. Therefore, they must kill, not all of them. Gou Lin is dead, and the other armies must also sit together. Now, it is time to implement the eleventh killing order !”
