Chapter 835: Sunrise in the East (60)

The whole county of Langya was filled with smoke and dust. After Tian Fucheng led the main force of 50,000 Qi troops to invade Langya, they advanced all the way. Except for the stubborn resistance in Xinhui and the nail stuck by Huang Zhan on Qinglong Mountain, the whole process was almost unstoppable. , did not encounter any decent resistance at all, which made his already somewhat arrogant heart even more arrogant. Just when Gao Yuan sent his army to launch the final attack on He Lin, the Qi army also arrived at Langya County.

At this time, in addition to Tian Fucheng's 50,000 infantry, another 20,000 cavalry came from Tianhe County to join the offensive against Langya. Tian Dan, who was in Jicheng, believed that the overall situation in Jicheng was decided, and the 20,000 cavalry came from Tianhe County. It will not play a big role in the final siege battle, and I am worried that when I attack Langya, I will encounter a cavalry attack from the Dongzheng Army. After all, although the main force of Gao Yuan's cavalry is in Donghu, if they are gathered together in the local area, they will be able to defeat the enemy. If you can scrape together some, the 20,000 cavalry entering Langya can completely make up for the shortcomings of the Qi army entering Langya County.

General Zheng Xiaoyang and County Governor Fan Dengke, who were stationed in Langya, consulted Ye Jing'er, who was unwilling to leave Langya County, and withdrew all county garrison troops on the Qi army's path to the county town. These garrison troops were basically the same. There are about a hundred people in the company, and they usually mainly maintain public order and fight against bandits. They have no role in blocking the enemy. If they remain in place, they have no other role except to gain military exploits for the Qi army. It is better to withdraw them all. Langya County City, a small amount makes a lot, and it can still play a role in the final defense of Langya County City.

The total number of such withdrawn troops is more than 2,000. Now in Langya County, Zheng Xiaoyang has a total of 12,000 regular troops, but for a grand city like Langya County. Twelve thousand people are indeed a bit stretched. After arranging defenses everywhere, Zheng Xiaoyang almost became a bare commander, and he didn’t even have a reserve team at hand.

Langya is not Liaoxi. It's not Ji Shi. Zhengdong Mansion has just brought this land under its control. All policies have not yet been rolled out in Langya. In western Liaoning, Ji Shi is raising its arms. Countless reserve soldiers who are willing to fight to the death for Zhengdong Mansion can be collected from the private sector, but here, it is Liao Liao who responds. Even if Ye Jing'er personally goes out, she can only recruit less than 5,000 people in the county. young and strong

But in the eyes of generals such as Zheng Xiaoyang, these young and strong men looked like young men. During the war, I was afraid that not only would it not be of much help, but it would also cause chaos, but it was better than nothing. Zheng Xiaoyang struggled to squeeze out some grassroots officers and veterans to serve as leaders among these young and strong teams. Qingzhuang started temporary training and was able to deliver supplies to the city wall even during wartime. It can always be helpful. In your spare time, you can drag it up the city wall to show it to the Qi army. It would also be a good idea to let the people of Qi miscalculate the number of troops defending the city.

Grinding a gun in the face of battle, not happy but Zheng Xiaoyang can only comfort himself in this way

Thinking of the supplies needed to defend the city, Zheng Xiaoyang's forehead began to hurt again, because when Hu Yanchao withdrew from Langya, Gao Yuan and Jicheng reached a peace agreement, so Hu Yanchao withdrew. In a short time, almost all the heavy weapons and warehouses in Langya County were wiped out. After the Eastern Expeditionary Army entered Langya, they had not yet completed the supplies here. The Qi army has already fired the crossbows needed to hold on for a long time.

Feather arrows and other various types of city defense materials are in extremely short supply. Although there is no shortage of craftsmen in Langya County, how can these things be built to meet the needs of the army in a short time? Fan Dengke has been working almost non-stop these days, personally working in various workshops, urging the craftsmen to work overtime day and night to produce various city defense equipment. Every time a crossbow or a trebuchet was produced, Fan Dengke immediately sent people to the city wall and delivered it to Zheng Xiaoyang.

"Commander, the Qi army's attack will probably start as early as tomorrow. In the past few days, you can see that they have built a large number of ladders and siege vehicles." Peng Chao pressed the handle of the knife on his waist and said to Zheng Xiaoyang. There are three divisions under the command of Dao Zheng Xiaoyang. Huang Zhan's division is basically useless and can only stay on Qinglong Mountain for a while. Ding Wei is still on his way from Liaoxi to Langya, but his division suffered heavy losses when attacking Weishan Pass. , the shortage of personnel is serious. Even if they enter Langya, it is impossible to kill Langya County. Like Huang Zhan, it can only play a certain containment role. Only Peng Chao's division and his army headquarters are fully staffed.

"We will fight in the morning and in the evening. I would like to see the true capabilities of these Qi troops." Zheng Xiaoyang snorted coldly.

"It's not necessarily that strong. Although Xinhui was defeated, it can be seen that Xiang Shenkang, with a battalion of troops, could hold 10,000 Qi troops under Xinhui City for ten days," Peng Chao said with some disdain. "Don't look at it." Their military strength is several times that of ours, but fighting with more people is not effective."

Zheng Xiaoyang chuckled, "What you said makes sense, but sometimes it can work if there are more people. However, Langya County is too big. If it can be half smaller, then we can really make Qi's army nowhere to attack." But now, Peng Chao, in my opinion, our defense is full of loopholes!"

Hearing what Zheng Xiaoyang said, Peng Chao also sighed helplessly. This Langya County City is too damn big. It is much bigger than Liaoxi City and Jishi City. After all, it is a state with a prosperous people. The city is magnificent, but when the troops are insufficient, it becomes a fatal threat.

"Commander Zheng, are the enemies about to attack?" A voice came from behind. Zheng Xiaoyang and Peng Chao turned around and saw Cao Tianci striding over. The dean of the Supervisory Academy rushed to Langya in person, originally wanting to pick up Ye Jing. The son and Gao Gao mother and son did not expect that Ye Jing'er would not leave. Even if she wanted to, Zheng Xiaoyang was worried about the danger of Ye Jing'er and her son staying here, but at the same time he was happy that Cao Tianci was like this. The guys are also trapped here. Although the people Cao Tianci brought are only 300 people, these 300 people are well-equipped, all of them are good fighters, and their combat power is enough to equal his own battalion. At any rate, they can be regarded as soldiers. Langya City has added strength

"It's coming soon. It seems that the attack will start no later than tomorrow morning. The Qi army has already begun to dispatch troops these days," Peng Chao replied.

"Which door will they focus on attacking?" Cao Tianci walked to the two of them. asked

"Tomorrow is their first attack. They should test it first. It is estimated that each goal will be hit for a while. They want to test our defensive weaknesses before they can launch a key attack." Zheng Xiaoyang smiled. "There won't be a fierce battle tomorrow"

"My three hundred soldiers, including me, you can assign combat tasks," Cao Tianci said

"Thank you, Dean Cao!" Zheng Xiaoyang raised his hands to Cao Tianci. In terms of status and position, Cao Tianci was above him. He couldn't help but express his gratitude for the other party's statement, "But it's not needed at the moment. He also asked Dean Cao to help Xiaoyang sort out the restless elements in the city at this stage. The most feared thing when defending the city is If there is unrest in the city, the safety of my wife and young master will be compromised."

Cao Tianci snorted, "Tian Dan has been planning for a long time, and there are naturally a lot of their enemies in the city. Our Overwatch Council's layout in Langya has just been launched. Although there are some difficulties, you can just leave these matters to me. Who? If he wants to jump out and cause trouble, I will kill his whole family."

"Dean Cao is an expert in this field. He has only been in Langya County for a few days. He has already cracked a big case. Speaking of which, Quan Mingkang was also one of the important officials in Langya City when Ye Xiangxiang was in charge. Unexpectedly, it was Qi Ren's insider. If Dean Cao hadn't dug this person out, this guy would have jumped out to worship him at the height of the war, but he would have caused a big mess." Peng Chao gave Cao Tianci a thumbs up.

Cao Tianci laughed. "This man dances so happily that it's hard not to attract our attention. He probably hasn't heard about the interests of our Supervisory Yuan in Langya."

"I'm afraid it's not just this person," Zheng Xiaoyang said

"Of course, it's just that we captured Quan Mingkang with thunderous means, and everyone else has become more comfortable. Although we have captured Quan Mingkang's line, Tian Dan will definitely not just bury this line. At present, I The spies are looking for intelligence. I believe that as the war progresses, these people will more or less expose some flaws. When the time comes, we will catch them all." Cao Tianci handed over to the two of them, "Commander Zheng, Commander Peng, since the city is here today. If nothing happens, Cao said goodbye. I will always stay in Ye Mansion. If anything happens, just go and find me there."

"President Cao, please excuse me." The two of them gave Cao Tianci a military salute.

Looking at the back of Cao Tianci leaving, Peng Chao said with envy: "Dean Cao is already in a high position at a young age. The Cao family is now at the peak of their power in our Zhengdong Mansion. Their future is really incredible." It’s limited!”

Zheng Xiaoyang smiled slightly. There were some things that he would naturally not tell Peng Chao clearly. Cao Tianci's position was too sensitive, so for him, his father Cao Tiancheng had to withdraw from the management of Zhengdong Mansion, while Sun Xiao resigned from the military post. , the transfer to another place, it’s hard to say whether it’s related to this or not. In fact, the power of the Cao family has been greatly weakened.

In the Ye Mansion, Ye Jing'er looked calm and was teasing Xiao Xing. The little guy was naturally a young man who didn't know how to feel sad. He was giggling happily.

"Madam!" Cao Tianci walked up to the two of them and saluted Ye Jing'er.

"It's a gift from God!" Ye Jing'er stood up, waved her hand, and asked the maid behind her to take Xiao Xing to the side. Xiao Xing saw Cao Tiangang, who was wearing armor, making jingling sounds when he moved, and couldn't help but be very interested. He struggled and stretched out his hands to Cao Tianci, mouthing a sigh of relief, actually wanting Cao Tianci to hug him.

"I'm so happy that I want you to hug him, so you can give him a hug!" Ye Jing'er smiled and said that the Cao family and the Gao family have a close relationship, but Ye Jing'er has never regarded Cao Tianci as an outsider.

Cao Tianci took Little Happy stiffly, as if he was holding a priceless jade, for fear of accidentally chewing it and touching it. The little guy happily reached out and touched the oracle bones.

"Godsend, many old people came to plead for Quan Mingkang today, saying that this person was just temporarily blinded by lard and confused. They want me to talk to you and spare his life. What do you think of this?" Ye Jing'er said

Upon hearing this, Cao Tianci's face could not help but turn cold. He stared at the little happiness in his hand and said word by word: "Madam, this is the most critical time for Langya. You are also aware of the current situation. These dissident elements Whether it was a premeditated plan or an impromptu move, in short, he betrayed the governor and betrayed the Ye family. Madam, look at Xiao Xingxing. What will happen to Xiao Xingxing if they succeed?"

After staring at her son for a long time, Ye Jing'er nodded, "I understand what you mean. It's up to you to deal with it. I don't care about this matter."

"Thank you, madam, for your understanding!" Cao Tianci handed Xiaoxuan to the maid behind him, "I will drag the entire Quan family up the city wall to kill the sacrifice flag when the Qi army attacks the city tomorrow."

Ye Jing'er was taken aback, "Killing the entire family? Is this too much?"

"In extraordinary times, extraordinary things must be done. I am not only killing the chicken to scare the monkey, but also luring the snake out of its hole!" Cao Tianci showed a cold look on his face, "There are other spies in the city, I want to lure them out" (Want to know more exciting updates of "I Am the King"? Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add a public account in Add Friends, search for "wang", follow the public account, and you will never miss any updates!) (To be continued)