Wu Yunzhao led five thousand fine cavalry and rushed to Jinan Mansion to support Tang Bi.
As for Wu Jianzhang, he continued to lead the main force on the road.
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The entire Jinan Prefecture is under martial law.
Regardless of the size of the city, the city gates are all closed and guarded to the death. Tang Bi put on a posture of fighting a protracted war and had no intention of taking the initiative to intercept.
Although there was no military advisor, Fan Hu could guess what Tang Bi was thinking. However, it is too simplistic to think that if you stay in the city, you will be sure of victory.
The rebels did not attack the city all the way.
Fan Hu's goal is very clear, that is, to capture Qizhou City. In this way, we can take the initiative before the imperial army arrives, instead of being led by the imperial court.
Although Fan Hu is now very powerful, it does not mean that he is truly invincible. Because no matter how powerful a person is, he is not indestructible after all.
As long as he is injured, Fan Hu will also be affected.
Even Pei Yuanqing could be burned to death by Xin Wenli's design. Of course Fan Hu would not dare to boast about Haikou.
When it’s time to be cautious, you can’t take it lightly.
The army has arrived outside Qizhou City.
Fan Hu and others looked at the city from a distance. Before they could speak, Tang Bi took the lead and led others to shout:
"Qin Qiong, I treated you well in Qizhou, why did you harm me so much? You actually dared to assassinate the patron king to rebel.
Today, Qizhou City is heavily defended. It’s up to you. Don’t have any wishful thinking. It's better to capture him as soon as possible, otherwise you will die when the imperial army arrives. "
In fact, Tang Bi also knew that it was useless to say this, but he had to express his attitude in front of everyone.
It also boosts one's own morale.
Let the soldiers know that the imperial army will arrive at Jinan Mansion soon.
Qin Qiong looked at Tang Bi. In fact, Tang Bi was right. During the time he was in Qizhou, Tang Bi was pretty good to him.
However, Qin Qiong killed Yang Lin to avenge his father's murder. How could it be easily offset?
So in front of Tang Bi, Qin Qiong shouted:
"Tang Envoy, Qin killed Yang Lin out of revenge, so what's wrong with it? Since the imperial court wants to kill me, can't Qin still resist?
On the other hand, Tang Envoy, Yang Lin died in Jinan Mansion. Even if the court doesn't say anything today, it will deal with it in the future. You have too much time to take care of yourself. How can you speak arrogantly here?
If you, Lord Ambassador of the Tang Dynasty, open the city gate and surrender, and wait for us to achieve hegemony, for the sake of past kindness, we will not lose the reward of being crowned king! "
"..."
The corner of Tang Bi's mouth twitched slightly, and he was inexplicably moved, but he quickly reacted and gritted his teeth and said:
"You rebels, don't talk nonsense. I am a member of the imperial court, how can I associate with the rebels? When the imperial army arrives, I will definitely kill all the rebels."
Tang Bi didn't know that he might be held accountable by the court. But he even less believed that Fan Hu and Qin Qiong could accomplish anything great.
Although it seems now that the rebels are indeed coming in a menacing way. But now that the Sui Dynasty was strong and powerful, when the imperial army came to kill them, how could these rebels be able to resist them?
Tang Bizhiyan had already made his attitude clear, and he did not dare to say any more. That is to say, an order was issued to have all the soldiers stand ready and all kinds of equipment be on the tower.
Fan Hu glanced at Qin Qiong and said:
"Shu Bao doesn't need to say anything. Tang Bi is determined to defend the city because he thinks we can't take Qizhou City."
Qin Qiong nodded. They were not in a hurry to attack. The army came from afar and they would rest for a night first.
After setting up camp.
Everyone gathered in the big tent.
Shan Xiongxin said:
"Jianwei, although Tang Bi speaks arrogantly, Qizhou City is really difficult to deal with. Tang Bi mobilized most of the troops of Jinan Prefecture into the city.
With our 30,000-strong army, it may not be that simple to storm Qizhou City. "
Although everything went well in Dengzhou Prefecture, the situation there was a bit special. Because of Yang Lin's death, Fan Hu and his party took the absolute initiative.
But now, Tang Bi, as the governor of Jinan Prefecture, personally led people to guard the city, which boosted morale.
It would be best if the city's defenders went out to fight. On the rebel side were Fan Hu, Jiang Song, and Qin Qiong, all of whom were extremely powerful. When the time came, they would kill the enemy and seize the city directly.
However, Tang Bi made it clear that he could not hold out, and the court reinforcements arrived at an unknown time, so he was defeated by the rebels. The only option was to take the initiative and attack Qizhou City.
Jiang Song thought for a while and put forward his own suggestion:
"How about we trap Qizhou City first and capture the other surrounding cities, and then we can capture Qizhou later."
However, Fan Hu shook his head directly and said:
"This is not possible. Even if we capture the surrounding cities, it doesn't matter. If I want to attack Qizhou, in addition to occupying the key areas of Jinan Prefecture, I also need to defeat Tang Bi's army.
At that time, even if the court's reinforcements arrive, they will not be able to really stop us. "
Everyone was stunned, Wang Bodang said in a deep voice:
"In that case, I will be the vanguard when we attack the city tomorrow."
I saw Fan Hu continue to say:
"Tomorrow during the day, we will try to lure Tang Bi out and see if we can shoot him. If we can succeed, we will attack with all our strength and we will definitely capture him.
If that doesn't work, then we can feign an attack during the day, and wait until night, and I will personally lead people to attack the city first. "
Although Fan Hu was the youngest at the time of their sworn vows.
But now, his prestige is the highest. Even Shan Xiongxin only put forward his own suggestions. The key was to follow Fan Hu's decision.
Now that Fan Hu said this, Qin Qiong nodded and said:
"Okay, let's do it this way. With Jianwei taking action, we will be sure of success."
Everyone else agreed.
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Just like that, one night passed.
Fan Hu and others came outside the city again, and Qin Qiong shouted:
"Qin Qiong is here, please ask Mr. Tang to come out and speak!"
Tang Bi was also on the tower. Although he was panicked, he did not hide in the government office. If he, the governor, is nowhere to be seen, how can we boost morale?
When Tang Bi heard Qin Qiong's words outside the city, he couldn't help but frown slightly. Everything that needs to be said has been said yesterday, what else can be said now?
As a cautious person, Tang Bi would certainly not take risks easily. He frowned and murmured to himself:
"What tricks can these rebels not pull off?"
After hesitating, Tang Bi still walked out, but when he got to the tower, he made preparations again.
That is to have two soldiers holding shields in front of them. If Qin Qiong really has something to say, that's it. If he has evil intentions, he can also deal with it.
In this way, Tang Bi finally appeared on the tower. He looked at Qin Qiong from a distance and shouted:
"Qin Qiong, what else do you have to say? Have you already figured it out and are you willing to surrender?"
Qin Qiong rode on the yellow gelding and said calmly:
"No, Qin just wants to tell Ambassador Tang that we have decided on this Qizhou City and no one can stop it!"
