"Sir, Bai Yan, the guardian of Gaonu City, has left the house!"
A servant came to Yang Xian and whispered.
Yang Xian nodded, not caring about the young county guard leaving. He will naturally report what should be reported.
A son of a noble family who has made some achievements will not know how much he weighs.
If, as a county guard, he writes a letter to ask for help because of a few words from a nobleman, then other colleagues will laugh at him. How can he have the face to go back to Xianyang to meet the king?
In the main hall.
After the servants left, Yang Xian raised the wine baron.
"You two, please!"
Yang Xian looked at Tang Bing and Cui Guang and said with a smile.
These two people are quite prestigious among hundreds of families and their reputations spread all over the world. The king has long wanted to appoint these two people as his officials.
As long as he persuades the two of them to join the court as officials, the Yang family's status will be more secure in the future, no matter where they are with the king or in the court.
"please!"
Li Pingyan also picked up the wine glass on the table and said to Tang Bing and Cui Guang with a smile.
From Gaonu to Yuzhong, it takes two days to travel at high speed.
By the time Bai Yan led more than thirty cavalry soldiers back to Gaonu, the ten days Lu Lou mentioned had already passed.
Gaonu City.
At this moment, the people in the city are just like before, and everything looks the same as before.
Boom boom boom~! !
At the city gate, Bai Yan rode a war horse and quickly entered the city, escorted by cavalry officers.
After a while, Bai Yan quickly returned to the city guard's mansion along the street.
Currently in the study room of the mansion.
The cavalry generals, following Bai Yan's orders, have been looking at the map for the past two days, imagining how the Huns should respond if they unite with the Yuezhi to go south.
"General!"
"General!!"
Seeing Bai Yan come back, Yanmao and others all bowed their hands to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan nodded.
"General!"
Chai, who had returned from his hometown in the past two days, had already learned what happened from Yanmao. He knew that Bai Yan had guessed that the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu army might go south, so he went to Yuzhong to ask for reinforcements.
Looking at Bai Yan, Chai, as a cavalry general, has always trusted Bai Yan, and Bai Yan also proved his ability in the battle to destroy Han.
In the study room.
Bai Yan came to the crowd and looked at the map.
"Can you think of a way?"
Bai Yan looked at Chai and all the cavalry generals and asked softly.
After the words fell, Bai Yan saw that all the cavalry generals in the study fell into silence. Each of the cavalry generals looked at each other without speaking.
After a while, Bai Yan looked at the troubled cavalry generals and didn't feel strange.
Because there are cavalry on both sides, with such a disparity in strength, they have been crushed, and there is no chance of victory in conventional combat.
"Pass my order to send soldiers tomorrow to have all the people in the villages, pavilions, and li around Gaonu move south along the Yin Mountains."
Bai Yan ordered that with only one of his cavalry fighting alone, with no reinforcements and no strategy, Gao Nu could not defend here.
"General, why don't you wait any longer?"
Chai said, looking at Bai Yan with worried eyes.
The other cavalry generals also looked at Bai Yan at this moment, and Bai Yan ordered the people to move.
They were worried that if the Xiongnu hadn't gone south yet, the county governor and officials from other cities would send a letter to Xianyang, and Bai Yan would lose his official position at worst, or lose his title at worst.
"We can't wait any longer. There has been a severe drought in the north. I feel that it won't take long for the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu to move south."
Bai Yan shook his head, then turned to look at Yanmao: "How are you collecting the water? Is it enough to burn the city?"
Before leaving Gaonu, he once asked his general Xi Yuan to take his soldiers in disguise to collect flammable water.
Now that there are no reinforcements, Jishui is the most advantageous killing move in his hand.
inside the room.
Listening to Bai Yan's inquiry, even the cavalry generals who had been fighting for years could not help but feel their hearts beat a little faster at this moment.
Burning a city is more taboo than attacking a city and seizing territory.
From ancient times to the present, not many people dare to do it.
"General, two more days should be enough."
The tall and muscular Yanmao responded softly, his throat moving unnaturally.
"General, do you really want to burn the city? If the Huns leave in the future, how will you move the people back?"
"Yes, general, if the Xianyang court knows about burning the city."
In the study room.
At this moment, a famous cavalry general opened his mouth to persuade.
Burning the city is really too important.
Compared with the plunder of the Xiongnu, the consequences of burning the city cannot be underestimated.
This is a city!
There are thousands of houses in the city alone, all of them are common people's houses, including restaurants and inns, and even mansions. If they were all burned down in one fire, it would become a dead city.
It would be difficult to recover, it could take several years at least, or more than ten years at most.
"If the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi really gather a hundred thousand people to go south and face an empty city, they will not be willing to return empty-handed."
Bai Yan looked at the group of cavalry generals: "If we don't burn the city and resist the Xiongnu army, not to mention the people of Gaonu who will have no way to escape, Yuzhong, Yangzhou, and even the entire Shangjun will be in ruins. Why? Let’s talk about it in the future.”
"Compared with the people of a county, Bai Yan would rather burn an empty city!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he looked at the map.
In Changping Jun Mi Qi's plan, the Xiongnu and Yuezhi armies went south to raid Gaonu. Not only would they encounter the desperate resistance of the cavalry army, but also the livestock and property in Gaonu's city, and even Gaonu's women. Enough for the Huns to plunder for a day or two.
In Changping Jun Mi Qi's plan, when the Xiongnu destroyed the Bai family's cavalry and when the Gao Nu harmed the people, it was the time for Shangjun to react and send people for help.
Even though he knew that everything was Mi Qi's plan, he still wanted to make Mi Qi's previous plan go smoothly no matter what.
Otherwise, he left an empty city and fled. Without Gao Nu's obstruction, the Xiongnu and Yuezhi armies would have turned around and raided Yuzhong and Yangzhou, and then the people of the entire county would have suffered misfortune, and the women in every household would have suffered. , will be tortured.
Things started because of him.
Mi Qi could not care about the people of a city because of his personal hatred, but he, Bai Yan, did not dare to care about the survival of the people of this county!
inside the room.
After hearing Bai Yan's words, all the cavalry generals fell silent. They all understood that Bai Yan was right.
If the Xiongnu and the Yueshi really jointly sent troops south, without reinforcements and without the obstruction of Gao Nu, Yuzhong and Yangzhou would have no time to react.
But I know I know, but the thought of burning down a city doesn't feel easy at all.
"Generals, listen!"
At this time, Bai Yan suddenly spoke.
Chai, Yanmao and other cavalry generals wearing Qin armor all put their minds away and looked at Bai Yan.
"Chai, after the people near Gaonu evacuate, you will lead the soldiers to arrange the relocation of the people in the city."
Bai Yan looked at Chai.
"promise!"
Chai raised his hands to Bai Yan and accepted the order.
Bai Yan then looked at Yanmao.
"Yanmao, after the people in the city leave, you will lead the soldiers to pull the water into the city. After you get my order, sprinkle the water on every house."
Bai Yan instructed.
"promise!"
Yanmao handed over his hand to accept the order.
Bai Yan then looked at the other cavalry generals.
"The rest of the generals must ensure that no information is leaked within three days. After three days, lead the troops to block all the passes. If anyone comes north, no matter who they are, they will be killed without mercy!"
Bai Yan ordered.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
In the room, all the cavalry generals looked at Bai Yan and accepted the order.
At this moment, all the generals knew that as Bai Yan issued orders one after another, after tomorrow, all the cavalry officers and soldiers would only face two consequences.
Either Bai Yan will be removed from his official position in Xianyang!
Either the Xiongnu and Yuezhi armies went south, and Bai Yan led them to set fire to the city and fight the Xiongnu in a bloody battle.
(End of chapter)
