"In order for big households to donate money and food, the Zhizhou needs to come forward. This matter will be left to Boya and the Zhizhou to do together." Yuan Chaoju looked at Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting nodded.
"Next is the matter of defending the city. I heard that the rebel army has a lot of cannons. Don't hide them. This battle is not easy to fight. You must be prepared to die for your country." Yuan Chaoju looked at Wang Huhe again. The patriarch of the Sun family.
Wang Hu frowned slightly and said: "Even if the rebels have cannons, they are just a bunch of mud-legged people. There is a big difference between firing the cannon and hitting the target with the cannon. As long as we are well prepared, they will have more soldiers and horses than us. If we want It is impossible to capture Daizhou City in a short time, and the rebel army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which consumes a lot every day. As long as we hold Daizhou City and wait for reinforcements, the rebel army does not want to be destroyed in Daizhou City. We can only withdraw our troops from the capital city."
"I think what Wang Qianshi said makes sense." The patriarch of the Sun family said, "The rebel army of tens of thousands seems to be menacing, but it is difficult to provide just one piece of food and grass. We can completely clear the wall and not give any food." They have opportunities to get food everywhere outside Daizhou City. Without food and grass, the more soldiers and horses there are, the worse it will be."
"I don't think so." Sun Chuanting suddenly said.
Several people in the room looked at him.
Among them, the eyes of the head of the Sun family were slightly dissatisfied.
It is a good thing for the Sun family that the Sun family has one more Jinshi, and it also increases the Sun family's voice in Zhenwuwei. Similarly, as the head of the Sun family, Sun Chuanting's faceless rebuttal made him, the Sun family, There was some dissatisfaction on everyone's face.
"I heard that Boya, you have been to Datong Town. Why don't you tell me about the situation of the rebels in Datong." Yuan Chaoju motioned to Sun Chuanting to continue. At the same time, he also reminded Wang Hu and the elders of the Sun family that Sun Chuanting had been to Datong Town.
Sun Chuanting straightened his voice and said: "The more troops there are, the greater the natural consumption of food and grass. However, Shanyin County in Datong is very close to our Daizhou. It is not difficult to supply food and grass. More importantly, with Taiyuan Prefecture The difference is that Datong Mansion has had a good harvest and can provide enough food for the army, so it is difficult to expect the rebel army to be short of food."
"I have also heard about the great grain harvest in Datong under the rule of the traitors. It seems to be related to the distribution of fields to the people." Yuan Chaoju added, which can be regarded as a platform for Sun Chuanting and proved the truth of the matter.
Wang Hu said: "Even if the rebel army is not short of food and grass, our Zhenwu Guard has thousands of soldiers and horses. We are recruiting some young men to defend the city. It will not be a problem to gather seven or eight thousand people to defend the city. There are tens of thousands of rebels outside the city." If the army wants to capture Daizhou City, it is impossible to capture Daizhou City without the death of over 18,000 people."
The implication was that he did not think that the rebels at Yanmen Pass were willing to lose one-third of their troops under Daizhou City.
"The rebel army was able to capture Datong and Xuanfu, so it certainly didn't lack the means to attack the city, and how could Daizhou City compare to Datong Town, but Datong Town also fell into the hands of thieves." Sun Chuanting reminded.
Wang Hu looked at Sun Chuanting blankly and asked, "So you don't expect to be able to defend Daizhou City?"
"It's really not optimistic." Sun Chuanting said without hesitation.
"Bo Ya, don't talk nonsense." The patriarch of the Sun family on the side winked at Sun Chuanting, reminding him not to talk nonsense.
Yuan Chaoju, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at Sun Chuanting and said: "Since Boya is not optimistic about defending Daizhou City, what do you want to do? Abandon the city and flee, or open the city to welcome the thieves?"
What follows is quite serious.
If such words spread, it will be difficult for Sun Chuanting to recover in his life, and he may even be imprisoned by the court.
"You can't hold on, but you have to hold on." Sun Chuanting said to Yuan Chaoju.
Wang Hu said with an ugly face: "Since you think you can't hold it, why do you still support the defense of Daizhou City? You can't just want to die!"
"It is to die." Sun Chuanting looked at Wang Hu and said, "Although I am not optimistic about holding Daizhou City, as long as we persist in Daizhou City for one more day, Yangqu will be more prepared until the court comes to its senses. Come, I believe that once the army arrives, even if it cannot extinguish the rebel army in Taiyuan Prefecture, it can still drive the rebel army back to Datong."
"Even if the imperial army comes, it can't destroy the Liu thief?" Yuan Chaoju heard the meaning of Sun Chuanting's words and was dissatisfied with him for not being optimistic about the imperial court.
snort!
Wang Hu snorted and said: "Liu Thief only occupied the two houses. Even if he gains power for a while, when the court is fully prepared, Liu Thief will be completely wiped out."
The Ming Dynasty is orthodox in their minds and represents strength. They believe that Liu Thief was able to occupy the Xuanda Palace because he took advantage of the fact that the court was busy with the Liaodong War.
As long as the imperial court comes back, it will be easy to deal with Liu Thief.
"You have never been to Datong and don't know the situation there. I personally went to Datong and saw the situation there with my own eyes. To be honest, the Liu bandits are different from other bandits. They have their own foundation and are not only powerful militarily. He is also good at managing local areas, and dividing the land is his best tool to win over the people. Now in Datong, the people's lives are far better than in Taiyuan Prefecture. Such thieves are far more threatening than those who only know how to plunder everywhere. "Sun Chuanting said with a bitter look.
Yuan Chaoju frowned deeply after hearing these words.
Wang Hu curled his lips and said: "You are too ambitious to allow others to overwhelm your own prestige. After all, Thief Liu is also a bandit. Even if he is different from other bandits, he is not as ridiculously strong as you say."
"Well, if you go to Datong and take a look for yourself, you will believe what I say." Sun Chuanting sighed.
As for getting Daizhou officials to surrender, it was simply impossible.
Even if they become prisoners of thieves, they are not willing to become thieves, let alone those big men.
"If the three of you are unwilling, I won't force you. I'll let you escort you back now and wait for the next treatment. I will arrange for other candidates to accept the matter." Wang Yuncheng asked the three prisoners in front of him.
Originally, he did not need to personally arrange this kind of thing as the army commander. However, the army had just taken Yanmen Pass and there were many things going on. Similarly, he did not want too many people to know about this matter, so he used spies from the Foreign Intelligence Agency to garrison troops at Yanmen Pass. Being familiar with each other, meeting these prisoners in person can also give these prisoners a little more trust.
"I'm willing to do it." The commander, the only one among the three prisoners, was the first to speak.
"We would like that too."
Seeing that someone was the first to agree, the remaining two prisoners also hurriedly agreed.
Wang Yuncheng turned to look at Staff Feng, who was standing in the distance, and said: "Counsel Feng, you will be directly responsible for these three. Within three days, I want to see the changes in Daizhou City. Okay, take them down to get some food." stuff and then arrange for them to take a rest.”
"Yes." Staff Feng agreed, stood up and said to the three prisoners, "You guys follow me, and I will arrange a place for you to live."
Since people have to go back to Zhenwu Guard to do their work, it's natural that they can't go back to their previous barracks.
