"So, Zhao Deyan has nothing to do with the Shandong Zhao family?!"
Yang Miao, who joined the army as a recorder, had better information than others, but he was not sure whether Zhao Deyan came from the Zhao family in Shandong.
After Zhou Kang sorted out the results of the interrogation, he picked up the tea cup and shook his head:
"The Zhao family in Shandong has been passed down for more than two hundred years. It has a noble family background and has many talented people serving as officials from generation to generation. The relationships in the family are huge and complex and difficult to shake. It is not something that a single Confucian scholar like Zhao Deyan can compare with!"
Yang Miao was not happy. It was rare to catch the Zhao family. After interrogation, he learned that it was a remote side branch and it was difficult to be involved with the Zhao family in Shandong.
"I have been busy for a long time and it turned out that I was helping you, Mr. Zhou! It would be boring to do this. I say Mr. Zhou, if the Zhao family of Shandong is not involved in the slightest, then I will not care about County Lieutenant Xu!"
Zhou Kang's anus tightened and he jumped up immediately.
"My handsome Mr. Yang, we are not just playing house now, just leaving! Xu County Lieutenant has been arrested, interrogated, and his face has been torn. At this time, you suddenly left, leaving me alone How to face it!"
Yang Miao also acted like a young man and cursed angrily:
"To put it bluntly, I just want to get rid of the Zhao family in Shandong. Your men responsible for interrogating don't know shit. Why are I still staying here? He, Xu County Lieutenant, is nothing. Even if there is no Huairou reinforcements, I have the Yang clan in Liaoxi City. You can beat him out!"
The war in the aristocratic family was indeed the most terrifying. Even though he was a sixth-grade magistrate of Liaoxi City, he could only be cannon fodder.
"Well! Two adults, can I interrupt?!"
After returning from the granary, Supervisor Xie Cang was taken by Yang Miao.
If the other party wants to destroy the evidence, he will definitely kill someone and silence him. This guy has a round body, short legs, and slow reflexes. When the time comes, just send out a servant and end the life of this big meatball!
"If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, hurry up!"
The two people were still angry and replied in unison.
"Two adults, the Zhao family in Liaoxi City is definitely not related to Zhao Deyan. This cannot be changed, and it is also an unchangeable fact."
"But if we tie up the Zhao family in Liaoxi City and a series of rebels such as Li Yuan, the governor of Youzhou, Wang Shen, the governor of Yanzhou, it will be easy. After all, the Zhao family is in the grain business, and there must be correspondence between them. Indispensable!"
Well! This fat man's words are rough and unreasonable!
Why do I keep getting entangled in the death spiral of Zhao Deyan who is in Turks?
Are there still few rebels in the Tang Dynasty these days? ! Zhao, who is engaged in grain trading, will have to skin me even if he doesn't die this time! I dare you to let someone assassinate my eldest brother!
"Not bad! Little fat man, your suggestion is a good one. What's your name? Do you want to become the county captain of Liaoxi City?!"
Seeing that his suggestion was adopted by Yang Miao, Supervisor Xie Cang happily knelt down and kowtowed.
"Xie Xun, the lower official, is willing to serve his crime and serve through fire and water for Mr. Yang!"
Yang Miaoxu helped him up, glanced at Zhou Kang and said:
"Okay! Very good! You can teach me! Compared to your Lord County Magistrate, you know how to be flexible! You only need to add some materials to Lord Zhou's original confession..."
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Tanzhou City,
Governor's Mansion.
In the hall, a dozen men in armor and a civil servant were sitting in the hall, chattering loudly.
"General Manager, let me take action! Don't let the civil servants in the court make irresponsible remarks!"
Lieutenant General Zhu Xu stood up and wanted to take the blame for the prisoner's death.
It was originally thought that they had successfully recaptured Tanzhou and captured more than a thousand Turkic soldiers. This battle was a huge achievement. Unexpectedly, what shocked everyone was that Tanzhou City had already run out of ammunition and food. Apart from the debris scattered on the ground, there was not even half of the food in the granary.
This time it was better, no benefit was gained, but more than a thousand prisoners of war were gained in vain to consume food. In the past, if we were surrounded by Turks, carrying more than a thousand prisoners of war would be a burden, and accidents might happen.
As the chief clerk, Sun Qun was busy assisting the city defense in the early stage, but he did not expect that the granary would be emptied. It is unknown whether it was the original city lord's contribution or Zhao Deyan's masterpiece.
A city without people, food, or combat supplies has lost its value. The entire Tanzhou has fallen, and there is no point in defending the main city.
No wonder the Turks abandoned the city and fled. It turned out that there was not even anything valuable in the city, and it had been completely looted.
After Wei Xiaojie regained the city, he had even more headaches. He was brave and good at fighting and fell into Zhao Deyan's trick of killing people with a borrowed knife.
Those civil servants in the court who had not experienced war would probably write a letter as soon as possible when news of the battle in Tanzhou City reached Chang'an City, criticizing Wei Xiaojie for abandoning the city and escaping and killing prisoners.
Why are civil servants so active? !
Nothing to do, just make your presence felt! Many positions in the feudal dynasty were hereditary, so there were too many idle people, and many people were full and had nothing to do.
"General Manager, let me do it! I am a civil servant and a native of Tanzhou. I will lead these strong people who have been put together temporarily to do this job. I will not lose my tongue and can also let these new recruits practice their courage!"
Sun Qun, the chief secretary, knew that the situation was not good. In order to allow more people to evacuate Tanzhou safely, he chose to help Wei Xiaojie bear the thunder.
Wei Xiaojie was very pleased. With the unity of our will, there was no need to fear that the Turks would not be destroyed.
"Today's situation is special. Prisoners must not be kept. It is also very sensitive for us to lead troops to kill prisoners of war. Chief Lao Sun will help with this matter. After the prisoner of war issue is resolved, let's discuss the direction of the breakout."
"Based on the current situation, we can break through six routes including Liaoxicheng, Yanzhoucheng, Huairou County, Dingzhou County, Sanhe County, and Yuyang County."
"General Cao and General Zheng are covering hundreds of thousands of people hiding in the valley. The people's march is very slow and there is not enough food. Therefore, our breakout route can only be in Liaoxi City, Yanzhou City and Huairou County."
"The latest intelligence from the scouts is that Liaoxi City is besieged. There are not many soldiers, but there is plenty of food. Yanzhou City is just like Tanzhou City. It’s okay not to go! Huairou County has deployed a defense line in advance to block the Turkic cavalry from the official road of the county. Outside, it is safer, but there is also a food shortage situation!”
All decisions are made by the general. Sometimes when a general encounters a big event, he wants to give everyone a break, and in order to adopt better suggestions, he will open his mouth and let his generals talk about it.
A tanned middle-aged man stood up, pointed at the map in the hall and said to everyone:
"General Manager, colleagues, do you think that Zhao Deyan could have imagined that we would attack Yanzhou City unprepared again? Although Yanzhou City does not have food, grass and supplies, Yanzhou City is behind Huairou, and it forms an angle with Liaoxi City. The potential is both offensive and defensive!"
"Lu Da is right. Yanzhou City is less than half a day away from Liaoxi City. As long as we can capture Yanzhou City, Huairou County will be able to greatly reduce the pressure brought by the Turks, and maybe even provide us with some supplies!"
Another general also stood up and expressed his approval of Lu Da's proposal.
"No, absolutely not!"
Zhu Xu almost let two of his subordinates trick him to death and quickly stood up to speak.
"General Manager, brothers, taking Yanzhou City is indeed the most ideal approach. It will not only reduce the pressure on Huairou, but also deter the Turks near western Liaoning."
"But marching in the direction of Yanzhou is also the most difficult. Not to mention that the most powerful Turkic cavalry, Xue Yantuo, is intercepting them outside the valley. Even if we defeat Xue Yantuo's cavalry and approach Yanzhou City."
"Think about it, Yanzhou City is not like Tanzhou City. The Turks cannot and dare not throw it away. Even if there are only 500 defenders in the city, we have to travel a long distance and it will be difficult to break it in one day."
Lu Dahe and the general who just agreed with him bowed their hands to Zhu Xu and said:
"The general's incisive analysis is due to us Meng Lang. He did not take into account the defenders and hundreds of thousands of refugees in Yanzhou City."
Wei Xiaojie laughed loudly, pointed at Lu Da and said:
"Everyone expresses his or her own opinions and speaks freely. There is no right or wrong. You have to be good at expressing your thoughts and communicate more with your brothers and colleagues to make progress faster. You can see that Lu Da's analysis is organized and well-founded. I think it's good!"
Sun Qun, the chief secretary, attended a military meeting for the first time and was infected by the atmosphere in which these five powerful and powerful generals spoke enthusiastically. After a few glasses of wine, he came up with a plan that Wei Xiaojie didn't dare to say.
"General Manager, generals, why don't we change our thinking?! The General Manager will lead his elite troops into Liaoxi City. After a period of rest, they will send their troops south to recapture Yanzhou City and open up the route to Huairou County. Like this The entire Turks on the Youzhou battlefield will have to retreat to the grassland!"
Seeing that Wei Xiaojie was silent, deputy general Zhu Xu asked:
"Master Sun, you are killing prisoners of war, abandoning the city, and abandoning hundreds of thousands of refugees. I think all of this is part of Zhao Deyan's plan. The purpose is to use his words to kill our chief executive!"
Sun Qun said with a righteous look:
"I believe in the military capabilities of the General Manager. Only the General Manager can save these hundreds of thousands of refugees. You can rest assured and fight towards Liaoxi City! After the routes to Liaoxi, Yanzhou, and Huairou County are opened, some food can be transported to us from Free yourself from the Turkic siege!"
"During this period, I will lead the temporarily recruited elite to guard the valley. As long as there is food in it, we will guard it until the General Manager comes back to pick us up! In this way, the General Manager will not be subject to any restrictions, and our Datang Only the elite cavalry can show their due style!"
When the generals heard the words, they were in a state of enlightenment, and started chattering again.
"I think Chief Sun's plan is good! It can definitely catch the Turks near Liaoxi City by surprise!"
"I agree with Chief Sun's proposal!"
"I agree too! Only in this way can we give full play to the mobility of our cavalry!"
"General Manager, let's use Master Sun's strategy of surprise attack on Western Liaoning!"
Wei Xiaojie looked at Sun Qun with burning eyes, gave him a Confucian ninety-degree salute and said:
"I am very pleased that Mr. Sun can focus on the overall situation! There are still 20,000 shi of military rations in the valley. I only hope that Mr. Sun can rely on the dangerous terrain to hold on for a month."
"Within a month, Wei will lead the warriors of the Tang Dynasty to fight back to the valley and retake all the lost lands occupied by the Turks in Tanzhou!"
