After making arrangements for Taizhou, Li Yunze and Ye Yutong set out overnight with 30,000 soldiers.
Three thousand people were left to guard the city in Taizhou, with Zhou Zhuangqiu in charge.
There were originally several thousand garrison troops in Taizhou. Li Yunze took away two thousand of them and left the rest to Zhou Zhuangqiu to manage.
The government affairs in the city were left to Mr. Sun and Zhang Erqian.
The next city they want to attack is Hu Yangcheng.
Huyang City covers an area twice that of Qingzhou City, and is surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Li Yunze and Mr. Bai made a special trip there last time, mainly to understand the terrain there.
When they were still fifty miles away from Hu Yangcheng, Li Yunze asked people to stop.
They were in a hurry along the way, and Jingcheng and King Liang must have received the news now.
Before they send troops to fight, they must at least capture Yuncheng.
There is the most important transportation hub in Yunchao Kingdom, the intersection of water and land.
If we can capture Yuncheng, it can be said that we will control most of the resources of Yun Chao Kingdom.
He ordered: "Chaoyang, the whole hall is full, let the brothers rest where they are. Uncle Lin, second brother, tell the logistics to make fire and cook quickly, and prepare to attack Hu Yangcheng at Haishi tonight."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Several people received the order and hurriedly executed it.
After Ye Yutong and others had left, he asked him, "Ping An, I have been traveling so fast these days and haven't had much rest.
There are probably more than two hundred chickens and ducks killed last time. Let's take them out, stew some chicken soup with ginseng, add more water, and drink a bowl for each person to replenish the body. "
When Taizhou was captured, all the pork was taken out, and the fish and rabbits were also eaten.
Now there are only some chickens and ducks left in the basement, and dozens of sheep, but the sheep have not been killed yet.
Li Yunze glanced at the slightly tired soldiers, remained silent for a moment and said:
"Just deal with one of them casually now and let them have a good rest for a day. We will take out the chickens and ducks in the afternoon and eat them in the evening."
Ye Yutong nodded, "You should go and sleep for a while. Regardless of whether we can break in today, you will be busy at night."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Li Yunze touched her head and said gently:
"I fell asleep on the way. I'm not sleepy. You can go to the carriage to rest and have something to eat. I won't call you when dinner is served."
Ye Yutong knew that at this critical moment, he would definitely not be able to sleep, so he warned:
"Don't be too tired, or you will lose energy at night. Remember to wake me up in the afternoon, and we can find an excuse to take out the things."
"Okay, I got it, go to sleep."
Li Yunze put her on the carriage and went to Mr. Bai's side.
Several teenagers nearby saw the interaction between the two of them.
A younger soldier said with a smile: "Your Highness is so kind to Madam."
Another soldier nodded, "Madam is also very good, especially for us soldiers. She cares about us. When we attacked Taizhou last time, my eldest brother was accidentally injured.
Seeing that his injury was a bit serious, the lady gave him ginseng slices, but she didn't let him come with her this time and left him in Taizhou to recuperate. "
Mao Dan, who was sitting next to the two of them, listened and said to them: "Your Highness and Madam are not like other officials who look down on the lower class.
They both attach great importance to the common people. As long as we don't rebel and stay honest and don't cause trouble, we will definitely have a good future with His Highness and Madam. "
The young general said solemnly: "Mao Dan is right, with the character of His Highness and Madam, they will never treat us badly in the future.
In fact, we don't ask for a good future. We just ask His Highness to go to the capital and kill that foolish king so that the people will not suffer so much. That will be enough for us. "
Mao Dan patted him on the shoulder and said confidently: "Don't worry, that day won't be too far away. We will have a celebration drink in the capital then."
"Okay, let's all have a good time and drink a celebratory drink together." Several people smiled and fist-bumped as they agreed.
Li Yunze, Mr. Bai and Ye Mingxuan are discussing how to attack the city?
"There are now 200 cavalry troops in Hu Yangcheng, and my uncle has also arranged for more than 300 people to support them inside. But we still cannot let down our guard.
We captured three cities in a row. Hu Yangcheng must have heard about it and should have prepared countermeasures.
Coupled with the complex geographical conditions here, it may not be as easy as the previous few times for us to attack. "
Li Chaoyang looked at Hu Yangcheng's map, squinted his eyes and said, "Brother, I will lead the cavalry in front. I will definitely capture Hu Yangcheng tonight."
"Chaoyang and I are together." Mantang also expressed his stance immediately.
"good."
Li Yunze then said to Ye Mingxuan and Lin Zhong: "Uncle Lin, brother, after lunch you two go to the city to make arrangements. We will send you a signal when we arrive, and then you can find a way to open the city gate."
"Yes, Your Highness."
He then ordered a few others, "Lin Jiang, you, your second brother, and Mao Dan are following behind with their troops.
Prepare dozens of long ladders. If the city gate cannot be opened, we can climb over the wall. In order to be foolproof tonight, we must be prepared with both hands. "
"yes."
After eating, Ye Mingxuan and Lin Zhong set off with a small team of people.
Li Yunze asked everyone to rest and then returned to the carriage.
Ye Yutong was in a daze when he felt the carriage move. He saw Li Yunze coming in and asked, "What time is it?"
"At the end of noon, it's still early. You can go on to sleep."
Ye Yutong stretched and sat up, "You can get some sleep. I'll go in and pick up the eggs on the mountain, pick some vegetables, and take them out with the chickens and ducks in the basement in the afternoon."
Li Yunze quickly stopped her, "I'd better go in. You stay outside. If anyone comes over, just say I'm asleep."
Ye Yutong frowned and said disapprovingly: "Last night I was on the road and I didn't sleep. I have been busy all morning. I have to attack the city in the evening. You are always like this. How can your body bear it?"
Seeing that Li Yunze still wanted to refute, she immediately said seriously: "You can't sleep well here, I'll go and tell the second brother and the others that we will find a place to enter the space, you go to sleep, and I will go in to pick vegetables and eggs. "
Seeing that she was angry, Li Yunze could only nod helplessly in agreement.
Tongtong rarely gets angry, but when she says something serious, she still doesn't dare to refute it.
But I was very happy in my heart, and the corners of my mouth turned up.
I think it’s good to have a wife. There are people who care about everything. I am afraid that he will not have enough to eat, not to wear warm clothes, and not to have a good rest.
Ye Mingzhe had arranged the logistical chores and was just about to take a nap when he saw his sister coming. He immediately sat up and asked, "Sister, what are your orders?"
Ye Yutong smiled and nodded at the nearby soldiers, and then said to Ye Mingzhe:
"Second brother, I have a friend who is going to deliver a batch of supplies later. His Highness is going to give everyone extra meals tonight. Let's go over now to welcome him and see if the things have arrived."
Ye Mingzhe knew that his sister and brother-in-law were going to get something from the gods. He nodded and said:
"Okay, I understand. I'll talk to the logistics later and let them prepare for extra meals tonight."
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