Chapter 963: Compelling People¡¯s Will Xiahou Baichuan is not the first time he has led troops on the battlefield, but his mood when leading troops on the battlefield this time is the same as when he led troops on the bank of Luoshui outside Xinyang City for the first time. Du Dingbei is exactly the same, which is a kind of indescribable excitement and excitement. Because he knew very well what the significance of this expedition was. If everything goes smoothly and the city of Chang'an is captured, then the world in the Central Plains that has been named Yang for more than two hundred years will probably have to change its surname. Even though these old people who have been following Fang Jie are different from those who have recently joined the Black Flag Army, their feelings for Fang Jie outweigh their yearning for a bright future, but this does not mean that they have no desires and desires. Gyeonggi Province is still far away, but in the impression of the people in the Central Plains, across the Yangtze River is the important land of Gyeonggi Province in a large area. In order to ensure the stability of Chang'an City, huge granaries were built in various roads north of the Yangtze River. The granary located in Liyin City was not called this name before. After Gao Kaitai arrived in Jiangbei, he occupied two of the four major granaries in the north and renamed the southernmost one Liyin Granary, using the name of Liyin City. The Wenshan Cang in Gyeonggi Province, which originally supplied Chang'an directly, was renamed Liyang Cang. Gao Kaitai is a very superstitious person. He thinks that changing the names of these two warehouses will help his career. One is called Li Yin and the other is Li Yang. The combination of yin and yang determines the world. But if conquering the world depends on this, then the person who becomes the emperor must be a Feng Shui master. Perhaps among all the teams in the world today, only Fang Jie¡¯s generals are accustomed to using the sand table. After all, the map is not intuitive enough, but the sand table more clearly shows the situation and terrain of both the enemy and ourselves. After Xiahou Baichuan's vanguard army crossed the Yangtze River, it took only four days to capture two county towns, encountering almost no resistance. The revolt written by Yang Qinyan, the eldest princess of the Sui Dynasty, has been published to the world. Everyone in Jiangbei Province knows that the Black Flag Army is protecting the eldest princess and is about to return to Chang'an. The people who have not completely lost their respect for the Yang family will inevitably If they are inclined to choose between Gao Kaitai and Princess Sui, most people will be more obedient to the latter. "Ahead is Liyin City." What does the Pioneer Army mean? You don¡¯t need me to say anything else. Just think about the status of the first team to break into Chang¡¯an City in the future!¡± This sentence ignited the enthusiasm of his subordinates. stand up. In the world, it is obvious that the first team to break into the imperial capital will receive the heaviest reward. Now that Xiahou has a vanguard general, they all have hope. People who do business always say that benefits and risks are directly proportional. Is it not the same this time? The vanguard army will do the most difficult things, but what they get will be the most generous. "Capturing Liyin Cang will completely solve the worries for the army going north. The grain road will be shortened by at least two-thirds. The brothers behind will be thinking about our benefits when they eat the food in Liyin Cang!" Xiahou Baichuan smiled and said: "We have been waiting and hoping that the master will change his mind and compete in the world. In the final analysis, it is because we ourselves also hope to have a great future. You people, no matter you are from a poor family or a poor family. It¡¯s the same for everyone who comes from a good family. Who doesn¡¯t look forward to returning home in glory? I don¡¯t care what your purpose was when you joined the Black Flag Army, and I don¡¯t care about it, but I know that the root of it is for a better future. Let¡¯s do it now. What we are doing is to make the future better.¡± ¡°General!¡± I asked you all to see the terrain of Liyin in the past two days, and I have to say that Yan Zeng is very capable. The city of Liyin built by him is like an iron bucket, and you cannot defeat it with just your ambition. I know we want to fight, but we must have a thorough plan. We can¡¯t make mistakes in fighting Li Yin, because hundreds of thousands of brothers are watching us, and it will definitely not be a good thing for our morale.¡± "So we not only need to win this battle, but also win this battle beautifully." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the curtain of the big tent being opened from the outside: "Of course. Win this battle beautifully, what does it mean to be beautiful?" The people in the big tent looked outside following the words and saw Fang Jie walking in with a smile on his face. "Greetings, my lord!" Everyone was greatly surprised and quickly stood up and saluted. Fang Jie waved his hand and said: "You are wearing armor, no need to salute." He walked to the sand table, stopped and looked at it, and then said with a smile: "II just brought the celebration wine here. If this battle is good enough, I will accompany you to have a good drink. You don¡¯t want me to bring this wine for free, do you? " Liyin City Guard General Yan Zeng came from a famous family. Although the Yan family's status in the Sui Dynasty was not comparable to that of the Cui family, the Yu family, and the Zhao family, it was also inferior to the Zhou family, the Sun family, and the Jin family. A second-rate family. However, the Yan family is extremely important in Eastern Xinjiang. Several important generals under Mu Guangling are from the Yan family. For example, Yan Li, the general who fought alongside Mu Guangling's only son Mu Xianjun on Penglai Island, fought to the death. Yan Zeng and Yan Li are brothers from the same clan, and they are not far apart from each other. They are both direct brothers. However, Yan Li's father is the eldest son, so his status in the Yan family is naturally higher. Famous generals emerged in large numbers, not only in the more than 200 years of Sui Dynasty, there were world-famous generals, but in the previous dynasty, there were people who had reached the high position of military marshal. Yan Zeng was considered the most senior member of the Yan family. He did not stay in Eastern Xinjiang like his father and brothers and worked under Mu Mansion for generations. Relatively speaking, he always believed that he was far more ambitious than his brothers. They were all waiting in Mu's Mansion, and he wanted to go to a higher place. When Emperor Tianyou of the Sui Dynasty Yang Yi mobilized troops from Eastern Xinjiang and Jiangnan, he quietly transported them to the northwest with a fleet of goods that traveled all over the world to prepare for the war. Wan Dajun was the first batch of troops to go to the northwest, and he was among this team. He thought that it would be the beginning of his bright future, but he never expected that the Sui army would be defeated so completely and easily in the northwest. Ten thousand people in the army died, but he was unable to return to Eastern Xinjiang after a lucky escape. He spent a few years wandering in the northwest, and then he was personally recruited by Emperor Tianyou to suppress the rebellion. Yan Zeng hoped for the second time that he felt he could stand up, so he joined Gao Kaitai's army. In Gao Kaitai's army, his abilities began to show and he was continuously promoted in the past few years. What Yan Zeng had never thought about before was that the place where his talents were displayed was not in the battles to expand the territory of the Sui Dynasty, or even in the battles to defend the country, but Gao Kaitai raised his troops to rebel. It was the darkest time in his life, even darker than the days when he was fleeing on the northwest grasslands. It took him several years to calm down. Gao Kaitai really valued him, otherwise he wouldn't. Gao Kaitai will hand over Liyin City to him, which is a top priority in any war. It is precisely because of this trust that Yan Zeng gradually becomes more important. He gradually suppressed his thoughts of escaping from this team. In fact, it is not difficult to understand that a person who originally wanted to fight for the imperial court became a rebel at the most critical moment, and even pointed the knife at the enemy. The Sui Emperor's thoughts This is also a huge psychological contrast, and it is not easy to get over. "Something is wrong" Yan Zeng collected his thoughts, looked at the place marked with charcoal on the map and shook his head: "Black. The vanguard of the Banner Army had arrived less than forty miles away from Liyin City, but it stopped. There had been no movement for ten days. This was wrong. " His general said: "General, you have built Liyin City so solidly that even if the man named Fang Jie comes in person, he will feel helpless. They must be planning to see if there is any way to defeat the general. This wall of copper and iron is built with your own hands. " "No" Yan Zeng shook his head: "Even if it is a tentative attack, there will be some, instead of being so quiet. According to the information obtained by the scouts, the Black Flag Army marched north this time with at least 500,000 or 600,000 troops. How much food and grass would be consumed by such a huge army every day? Ten days, it has been ten days. Fang Jie will never waste time like this. If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and the Black Flag Army must be planning something else" "Those who followed Yan Zeng all knew that Yan Zeng was very careful and insightful. They In the past few years, they have become accustomed to obeying Yan Zeng¡¯s orders and don¡¯t even bother to think about it. Now Yan Zeng¡¯s solemn expression made them feel nervous. ¡°Is everything going to be okay? Another general said anxiously: "It will take more than ten days for the Black Flag Army's troops to cross the Yangtze River. The Pioneer Army did not advance after taking two county towns. Perhaps it was waiting for all the troops to arrive?" " "That's not necessary! "Yan Zeng said: "The vanguard of the Black Flag Army captured two cities in four days, and their morale is at a high level. If it were me, I would take advantage of the soldiers' high morale to take another step forward. Moreover, the Black Flag Army general named Xiahou Baichuan had a sharp leadership style and was said to be impatient. The morale is like a rainbow and the troops are sufficient. There is no need to wait.The whole team is here. What's more, this place is only 260 miles away from the Yangtze River, and the cavalry of the Black Flag Army can arrive in just three days. " He frowned in thought, always feeling that he had missed something. Looking at the map, after being silent for a long time, Yan Zeng suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed drastically. " Has anyone in particular been here recently outside the city! " Yan Zeng turned around and asked. When the troops came to the city, Liyin City had already closed the city gate. "No Even if there is, you may not know that the bridge on the other side of the moat is broken" His general replied. "No. good! " Yan Zeng shouted. Just as he was about to go out, he saw someone hurriedly coming in: "General, someone called the door outside the city. He said he came from Ming'an City. The moat bridge was broken. He had good water and swam here. He said he was coming from Ming'an City. Ancheng has been besieged by the Black Flag Army, please ask the general to send troops to rescue! " Yan Zeng's expression changed and he walked out quickly. "General" The soldier who came to report the news swallowed hard. His face was frighteningly white. He must have been working hard all the way without rest. However, swimming across the moat consumes a lot of physical strength, so it looks particularly weak. "It is not only our Ming'an City that is besieged. It is said that Pingcheng, Xiangcheng, and Fangcheng have all been attacked by the Black Flag Army. Now we are the only ones. Ming'an can still hold on, but if Ming'an is lost again, Liyincang will be an isolated city! " Hearing the words of the reporting soldier, Yan Zeng felt as if a huge stone had blocked his heart. "It's too late Even if I send troops to rescue Ming'an now, it's too late. He held his hand on the wall and sighed heavily: "Now I'm afraid Ming'an has been lost. The Black Flag Army wants to turn Liyin into an isolated city Why didn't I think of that?" Why didn't you think of that! " After being stunned for a moment, he suddenly thought of another thing: "The news that the surrounding cities have been lost must not be spread. The people and defenders in the city must not know! " "I" The soldier who reported the news opened his mouth with a horrified look on his face: "I shouted outside the city for a long time and then the city gate was opened for me" Yan Zeng was startled, and his face turned ashen for an instant.