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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 438: If you don¡¯t believe in the general, you can save the day

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    When Khalid returned to Luoyang City the next day, he still thought about the words relayed by Yuan Ying.  It was at this time that he realized that although he and Ziad were trying to figure out Ye Chang's fighting style, it was the Tang people who really understood Ye Chang.  "When that dagger is used only at critical moments" When he returned to the city, he happened to see Ye Chang personally supervising the group of new soldiers to go out. He saw these soldiers who were in a mess and had no appearance after a day of training.  , Khalid had some doubts in his heart: Under this situation, does Ye Chang still hide a dagger? Where is he hiding it?  It was another day of training outside, and these newly recruited soldiers were already full of resentment. If it weren't for the strong suppression of the cronies sent by Ye Chang to serve as captains, they might have started to slack off in their work.  The news that came on this day was even worse. Traffic around Luoyang City was completely cut off. The number of victims who fled into the city reached the highest level. The atrocities of the thieves were also spread by word of mouth among the people of Luoyang.  Originally, because of Ye Chang's presence, the people felt at ease, but now, even Ye Chang's reputation seems to be unstoppable.  "The thieves have clearly arrived at the outskirts of Luoyang, but they do not attack the city. They approach the city for more than ten miles every day. This must be because of Ye Gong's reputation." Li Cheng followed Ye Chang and said to Ye Chang stiffly.  Ye Chang looked at him and laughed.  "Thiswhy is Mr. Ye laughing?" "Li Gong has always been upright, so Yang Guozhong did not tolerate it and reprimanded him in Luoyang. Previously, the people of Luoyang were in commotion because of the golden tickets. Although it was mainly to get acquainted with me, Yang Guozhong also wanted to take part in it.  Drive Li Gong out of the temple. "Ye Chang turned back and looked at the recruits: "Unlike Yang Guozhong, I am not a person who can't tolerate others. If Li Gong has anything to say, just say it. This kind of flattery is not your style.  "Li Cheng's face suddenly turned as pale as pig liver, not because Ye Chang saw through his intentions, but because he acted in this way, which was indeed against his own insistence.  "In that case, let's tell the truth." He took two deep breaths and then said slowly: "The thieves are in large numbers, and Lord Ye is showing off his troops outside the city. I'm afraid that the situation will be reversed, and the thieves will not dare to come. There must be a deceit among them."  "How do you say this?" "I am not familiar with military affairs, but I also know that these new soldiers in Ye Gong's hands are really useless. Even the Yamen officers under the Luoyang Order, most of them can only drive away good people and catch two people.  He's a little thief, so he made them suffer endlessly." When Li Cheng said this, he sighed: "All the elite soldiers of the imperial court are on the border" "The soldiers on the border cannot be quenched by water far away. Let's not talk about him, let's talk about what's in front of us.  "Yes, since I can see it, I can also see the details of the thieves. In the past few days, the thieves have robbed the countryside and driven a large number of people into the city. How could it be that the thieves were not frightened by this bluff?"  If they want to stop them, they will definitely pounce on them. But now they are so cautious. There must be a reason for them to be able to climb to a high position. Normal people always have wisdom. What Li Cheng is worried about is different from what Ye Chang is worried about.  Worry is no different. "What do you think I should do, Mr. Li?"  " "Although Luoyang has thick walls, there are really few troops in the city. The bigger the city, the harder it is to defend.  Li Cheng hesitated for a moment: "Maybe we can bring local people to Heyang and guard the three cities of Heyang?"  "Moving to Heyang is not far from Luoyang and is divided into three cities. From a defensive point of view, it is indeed more suitable for Ye Chang's current situation: insufficient troops and weak combat effectiveness. "I understand what Mr. Li means.  , but things have not reached this point yet.  "Ye Chang rejected Li Cheng's suggestion. Li Cheng was speechless. This was the only way he came up with to deal with the current crisis after careful consideration. This was the only way to save the people. But Ye Chang rejected this suggestion.  Does he have a good plan or is he arrogant? "The Central Plains should not be in chaos for a long time. I must fight quickly."  "Ye Chang explained a little. Their conversation did not continue, because at this moment, billowing smoke suddenly ignited in the distance. That was a beacon. Although Ye Chang was unable to pay attention to things in the suburbs of Toki Road, he did not  It doesn't mean that he didn't send people to monitor the actions of the thieves. He spread all the limited manpower he could use within a radius of dozens of miles and prepared sixteen beacon checkpoints. As long as the thieves entered Luoyang,  Within a distance of fifteen miles, beacon fires were immediately lit. The thieves did not come a few days ago, and the beacon fires were not lit. Now, the thieves finally came. "There is more than one place," someone exclaimed. There is indeed more than one place, the first place is thick with smoke.  Starting from the southeast, then northeast, and due north, and then from all directions, black smoke rose from all sixteen beacon posts. "It's finally here." Ye Chang breathed a sigh of relief. "What should we do now?"  It's over, even if I want to go to Heyang, I can't go." Li Cheng stamped his feet repeatedly. "Mr. Li, please go back to the city first and organize the people to go to the city to help defend it.  "Ye Chang squinted his eyes and said: "I will what he said right now.? Before he finished speaking, someone among the new recruits in the drill shouted: "The thieves are coming, run for your life." With this shout, the group of recruits suddenly became chaotic and started running around like headless flies.  Most of the weapons in their hands were thrown away, and even the armor they were wearing was thrown down as they were too heavy.  In the blink of an eye, there was a pile of discarded weapons on the ground.  Seeing this scene, Ye Chang didn't even bother to pay attention to Li Cheng.  "Blow the military law trumpet." Li Cheng heard Ye Chang say coldly to a soldier beside him.  Li Cheng had noticed the soldier a long time ago. He followed Ye Chang almost every step of the way. This was the case at all times.  I saw the soldier took off a trumpet from his waist, puffed up his cheeks and started to blow. Four short and four long trumpets sounded immediately, and they were repeated three times, and then there was roaring all around. The veterans among the recruits started to shout.  They shouted angrily and scolded their subordinates to squat down and hold their heads. They whipped the bamboo whips in their hands hard and hit each of the unresponsive recruits.  The vast majority of the recruits squatted down with their heads in their hands during this violent beating, and a few tried to rush out of the drill ground, but the veterans on the edge of the drill ground had already passed by in groups of five.  ¡°Then I saw people being stabbed with knives one after another.  More than a dozen recruits who tried to escape were directly beheaded. This bloody scene made the squatting recruits scream hoarsely again. But this time, no one dared to get up and run around, because as long as any of them had  The unusual movement was at least a bamboo whip followed by a kick, and a shout: "Get up if you want to die." Li Cheng was stunned. At this time, Ye Chang turned his face and told him the rest of the words:  "Li Gong returned to the city first and asked the people to close their doors tightly. Except for those who went to the city to help guard, they were not allowed to wander on the streets. In addition, all the officers in the city were handed over to Li Gong. They patrolled the streets and alleys. At every intersection, at least  If there are three people watching, don't let the thieves seize the opportunity to cause trouble." "Thief, will the thieves take the opportunity to cause trouble?" "Just in case, but I expect that these people will be more honest before the thieves officially attack the city." Ye Changdao.  "I asked Liu Changqing to assist Mr. Li, coordinate meals, tea, water and medicine, and deliver them to the city at any time." "Yes, follow your orders." Perhaps it was Ye Chang's calmness that infected Li Cheng. He also became quiet at this time. After responding, he  He immediately rushed to the city with his personal entourage.  The school grounds are still more than two miles away from the city gate, so it will take some time to get there.  After he left, Ye Chang turned around and ordered: "Get the team together." "Get up, get the team together," the veterans who acted as team leaders scolded.  Although this time there was still some chaos, no one dared to procrastinate as before.  Before, they were passive and negligent. Although they would be reprimanded and maybe even whipped twice, no one had their head chopped off yet.  Seeing them arranging the team, Ye Chang nodded: "This looks a bit like a soldier The execution of military law just now was the order of Ye. You may think that the thieves more than ten miles away are scary, but Ye wants to tell you  "Ye, who is beside you and in front of you, is more terrifying than those thieves." Although his voice was not loud, it frightened these rogue rangers who were originally slippery. "If you fight with the thieves, the most you can do is lose you."  It¡¯s just your life. Your parents, children, and family still have Ye¡¯s support. But if you don¡¯t obey General Ye¡¯s orders and fear the enemy and death, not only will you die faster, but your parents, children, and family will also be harmed by you.¡± Those recruits  They didn't dare to look at Ye Chang, feeling both fearful and unconvinced.  At this moment, I heard Ye Chang say again: "The dozen or so soldiers who were killed just now are treated as deserters on the battlefield. Not only do their families not receive compensation, but they also record their birthplaces for me. After the thieves are defeated, their family property will be wiped out."  , all the family members were sent to Anxi to work as slaves in the army." The recruits were immediately in an uproar. They couldn't help but raise their faces to look at Ye Chang, and found that Ye Chang's expression was indifferent, as if what he announced was just a trivial decision.  In the eleventh year of Tianbao, after Ye Chang defeated the allied forces of Dashi and the river kingdoms in Talos, the Tang Dynasty's power established a firm foothold in the Suiye River area. From Suiye River to Qiuci, there was a border of more than a thousand miles, along the  Nearly twenty military camps were built at the two foothills of the Tianshan Mountains.  These military camps were all based on one or two forts, and opened up thousands or even tens of thousands of hectares of fertile farmland around them. They usually farmed, but when there were police, they took refuge in the forts.  The military garrison in each military camp ranges from dozens to hundreds to nearly a thousand. They are all professional soldiers who are off-duty. All farming matters are left to the soldiers in the attached city and the slaves in the camp.  The so-called camp slaves are prisoners who have been sentenced to exile in recent years. Depending on the length of the crime they committed, they must work in military camps.  It is almost impossible for them to return to the Central Plains through the long yellow sand. Even if we don't mention the sentry posts along the way, even the thousands of miles away, it is definitely not possible for the scattered slaves to come back.  "Do you understand now?" "Ming, understand" After discovering that Lord Ye is more terrifying than the legend, why don't these recruits understand what the other party means?No matter what plans they have in mind, at least now, they have been intimidated and dare not disobey military orders.  "Follow me and retreat first. If you don't enter the city, we will fight the enemy outside Luoyang City." Ye Chang said again.  The recruits were all frightened, but now that Ye Chang had made a decision, how could they have the guts to express their dissent?  Everyone picked up their weapons again, put on their discarded armor, and followed Ye Chang back to Luoyang City with their heads down.  Although the city gate was open and the suspension bridge was not closed, Ye Chang did not allow them to enter the city. Instead, he formed a formation outside the city, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.  After waiting for more than an hour and having food and water delivered to them from the city, they saw the thieves arriving.  Looking around, the thieves are like a boundless tide, forming a long line and tightly surrounding the entire city of Luoyang.  The thieves were not in a hurry to attack. They stopped about a mile away from Luoyang City. The group of soldiers outside the city became the focus of their attention. Soon, Ye Chang saw more than ten riders galloping away.  There was a slight smile on his lips.  "Lang Jun, why don't you enter the city?" Li Yuan, who was beside him, was a little worried when he saw this situation, and whispered beside him: "Lang Jun's rich body cannot be put in danger, let alone rely on these rabble."  "Don't worry, if I weren't here, I might not be able to suppress these scoundrels with just a few veterans. But only if I'm here, I can catch big fish." "Big fish?" "The leader of the thieves, Yuan Ying."  "Ah?" Although Li Yuan is Ye Chang's confidant and has seen Ye Chang's deployment in many places, he has only been with Ye Chang for the past two years and is not very good at military strategy, so he is not very good at Ye Chang's  The idea is a little confusing.  "You can see it." At this time, Ye Chang had no intention of explaining.  On top of the city, Li Cheng stamped his feet repeatedly and pulled over a soldier: "Come down quickly, please Ye Gong to enter the city quickly. Please don't be careless and underestimate the enemy. Hurry up." He could see further than Ye Chang on the city.  It was also more realistic. He had seen the force of the thieves with his own eyes. He was afraid that there would be no less than 100,000 people. Each of these 100,000 people held weapons. It would take a long time to line up to enter Luoyang City. Ye Chang only dared to attack with more than 2,000 people.  To fight outside the city - this is either extremely stupid or extremely arrogant.  If it were just Ye Chang, Li Cheng would have let him die according to his temperament, but Ye Chang was directly involved in the safety of the whole city of Luoyang. It can even be said that under the current situation of war on all sides, it was also related to the safety of the entire city.  Tang's safety was in danger. He could not die outside Luoyang City at this time. The urging soldiers sent three groups, but none of them could approach Ye Chang. They did not even leave the city. As soon as they arrived in front of the city gate, they were kissed by Ye Chang.  The soldiers stopped him and rushed back.  This made Li Cheng even more worried. He raised his eyes and looked at the rebel army again, and found that the rebel army began to move. They were originally scattered in various places, but now they began to gather together.  Although some rebel troops remained on the east and west sides of Luoyang, the main forces began to gather towards the south of Luoyang City.  Ye Chang went to Dingding Gate at the south gate of Luoyang City.  "Damn it, damn it, this kind of person is actually a famous general of the dynasty." In Li Cheng's heart, he had already begun to curse. There were so many thieves, but Ye Chang was still outside the city. This was not in line with the art of war at all.  Even the thieves know how to surround three buildings, but Ye Chang is still so careless. His eyes flashed and gradually became deeper: Ye Chang is seeking death, but Luoyang City cannot accompany him to seek death. Later, the bandits will  During the siege of the city, as long as Ye Chang showed signs of defeat, he would have to let his cronies and government officials seize the city lock, close up the suspension bridge, and lower the thousand-jin gate. Even if Ye Chang died under the city, he would not be able to let the thieves enter the city.
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