The person responsible for inquiring about the intelligence of the defenders was Hei Te Changzhi. He had many insiders in the city. As early as when Wang Wenzuo was still collecting the surrendered troops in Zhouliu City, he had already rushed to Ren Cun with a thousand men and horses, and was with Shen who stayed at the camp. After the Buddhist monks gathered together, he immediately sent more than ten cavalrymen to rush under the mountain city, shouted to the guards in the city, and posted a notice on a big tree not far from the city gate: saying that he was serving Baekje County The king and the commander-in-chief of the Ungjin Governor's Office, Fu Yulong, came here to kill only the Japanese Anbei Hirafu and the brothers Fuyu Fengzhang and Fuyu Zhongsheng. The rest of the soldiers and soldiers were not killed as long as they were willing to disarm and surrender. Hei Te Changzhi himself took a thousand men and horses to hide in the forest not far away.
When the Baekje soldiers in the city heard their cry, everyone held their breath, but no one came out of the city to arrest them. When someone came out of the city, the ten or so cavalrymen rode away and led them to the side of the woods. They set up ambushes and defeated the pursuers miserably. Hei Te Changzhi asked the prisoners one by one about the situation in the city, and then released them all and led the troops to retreat.
So at the beginning of the military meeting that night, Wang Wenzuo was the first to ask Heiji Changzhi how many guards were in each fort, who the generals were, what their character and ability were, how much food was stored in the city, etc. Heiji Changzhi answered one by one, seven times. Seven or eighty-eight, even if it is not certain yet, we have made quite credible speculations.
"Very good, very good!" Wang Wenzuo nodded frequently: "I don't understand something. You just said that the guard in the city is called Chi Shouxin. Now Fuyu Fengzhang brothers and Anbei Hirafu have escaped. If this person is loyal to Fuyu Fengzhang, Why didn't he follow Fuyu Fengzhang and escape; if he was not loyal to Fuyu Fengzhang, why didn't he open the city and surrender?"
"Report to join the army!" Black Teeth Changzhi replied: "As far as the general knows, when Fuyu Fengzhang's brother abandoned the city and fled, he tried hard to persuade Fuyu Fengzhang's brother, but Fuyu Fengzhang ignored him!"
"So he didn't defend this city to support Yu Fengzhang?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"good!"
Wang Wenzuo pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Although I don't know how to obey, I am still a straight-hearted person. It is not a fluke that Baekje has been able to establish a country in Haidong for hundreds of years!"
When Hei Te Changzhi heard Wang Wenzuo's comments, he didn't know what to say for a moment and lowered his head in silence. Wang Wenzuo patted his knees twice: "By the way, I remember you mentioned once that there is a friend who is still in the city, what is his name--" At this point, Wang Wenzuo scratched the back of his head, obviously he couldn't remember the name of that person for a while. .
"That good friend in my humble position is called Sha Zha Xiangru!"
"Yes, that's him." Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Wouldn't it be beautiful if he could fight back at this time?"
"I'm afraid it will be difficult!" Hei Te Changzhi said with a bitter smile: "When he helped Yu Fengzhang brother escape, Chi Shouxin led his troops to retreat to the main city. He opened the city gate and let those who wanted to escape leave on their own. , those who remain in the city are all dedicated to defending the city, and my friend is not in the city at all!"
"If he's not in the city, where did he go?"
"According to the message he left behind, he went to chase Brother Fuyu Fengzhang!"
"So that's it!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Well, it's the same as leaving the destruction of the city to you anyway! There are 20,000 Japanese soldiers outside the city, and they are all under your command." At this point, Wang Wenzuo paused for a moment. : "I know that Chi Shouxin is a loyal minister, and everyone in the city is also a righteous man. But too many people have died in this war. Let's use the blood of these loyal ministers and righteous men to end this war as soon as possible! "
The military meeting was over, and the exhausted Wang Wenzuo was about to wrap himself in a fur and sleep for a while. Master Shen walked in again, and Wang Wenzuo asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Sanlang, why did you give that guy this opportunity to do great work?"
"Do you want to fight this battle?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"That's right!" Master Shen answered frankly: "This is Baina's military exploits. Otherwise, Cui Hongdu, He Bayong and others would have done it too. Why him?"
"Our battle is over!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head tiredly: "I don't want another drop of blood from the Tang people, and I don't want another drop of Baekje blood on your hands!"
"That military achievement——"
"Is military merit really that important to you and me?"
"Of course it's important!" Master Shen asked in surprise: "Without military merit, where would the transfer of official positions and rewards come from? Isn't this what we came across the sea and risked our lives for?"
Wang Wenzuo shook his head tiredly, crossed his legs, and pointed to the edge of the bed: "Come, sit down first, and I will explain everything to you clearly. I ask you, what are your goals for this conquest of Baekje? How many levels can merit be transferred to?"
"Sanlang, I was there all those times when you defeated a large number of people with a small amount. In total, it's at least thirty rounds, right?" Shen Faseng, who was already familiar with his military exploits, said with a smile.
"I will give you twenty-eighth rank and report to Dr. Xun of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Shangshu Province. If you are an honorary officer, you will be at least a fourth-rank Qingqi Captain!" Wang Wenzuo smiled and cupped his hands: "Congratulations, Captain Shen! "
"Where, where!" Master Shen was overjoyed when he heard that he could become a senior official of the fourth rank. His mouth was split to the base of his ears: "Sanlang, your contribution will only be greater than mine. Maybe you can be a high-ranking official." Shanghujun and Hujun (the honorary officers of the Tang Dynasty were classified as Congsanpin and Zhengsanpin respectively)."
"You are too happy too early!" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "If you calculate it like this, there will be at least twenty light chariot captains in our army, and there must be cavalry captains (from the fifth grade). There are two to three hundred, and there are thousands of Xiaoqiwei and Feiqiwei (from the sixth rank, the sixth rank), and they are Yunqiwei and Wuqiwei (from the seventh rank, from the seventh rank). Do you think this is possible? Prefecture and County Are so many fields granted to us?”
"This -" When Master Shen heard this, he also realized the absurdity of his calculation of skills. According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, honorary officers were specifically awarded to warriors who had made meritorious deeds. They had no authority or position. , no matter what happens, just getting promoted. If you want to become an official and participate in politics, you have to queue up in the civil service department according to your family background and family background. In addition to honors, a certain amount of Yongye land will be awarded as an economic reward (30 hectares for Shangzhu State, 25 hectares for Zhu State, 20 hectares for Shanghujun, and 15 hectares for Protector). Ten hectares for the captain of the light chariot, seven hectares for the captain of the light chariot, six hectares for the captain of the superior cavalry, four hectares for the captain of the cavalry, eighty acres each for the Xiaoqiwei and Feiqiwei, and sixty acres each for the Yunqiwei and Wuqiwei. .)
If this reward can be realized, it will indeed be very desirable. Take Shen Faseng as an example: he was awarded the title of Qingchao Xiaowei and seven hectares of permanent field. At that time, an adult man could only be granted one hectare of land (actually There are rarely so many granted fields in the world), and only one-fifth of them are permanent fields (which can be bought and sold to be passed down to future generations), and the rest are allotment fields (half of which is returned to the state at the age of 60 and returned to the state after death) The remaining half cannot be bought or sold), that is, Shen Faseng can obtain the Yongye field of thirty-five adult men at once, which is already the size of the land owned by a medium-sized landowner.
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