Chapter 667 Who can win?

Chapter 667 Who can win?

Everyone in Baiting City had a cheerful smile on their face, except of course the Northern Qi soldiers who were imprisoned in the prison camp. Especially the smiles on the faces of the barbarian chiefs who were invited into the city have not disappeared since they entered the city.

Because today is the time for General Li to summon these barbarian chiefs into the city to divide the spoils, no, to divide the spoils according to the previous agreement. After Baiting City was captured, after a preliminary inventory of various materials accumulated in the city, the various barbarian chiefs were able to distribute a large amount of materials according to the time and number of troops they sent.

In order to prevent the barbarians from looting when receiving supplies, each barbarian chief needs to go to the city lord's mansion to receive the order first, and then lead his subordinates to different locations to collect the rewarded supplies.

During this process, you are not allowed to walk around the city at will, and you are not allowed to ask others about the amount of supplies you have obtained. Once the relevant regulations are violated, the collection of supplies will be postponed.

These regulations do not have any special meaning. They are mainly to ensure that all barbarians can receive the reward materials and at the same time avoid being extorted and robbed by those with ulterior motives.

After all, these barbarians belong to different tribes, and their respective forces are also different in size. Large tribes always tend to exploit and squeeze small tribes. Once they fight over these property, the small and medium-sized tribes will inevitably suffer. This is naturally contrary to General Li’s benevolent intentions.

The barbarian chiefs are basically able to abide by these rules. After all, it is a time of harmony and joy. If they hadn't huddled together and followed General Li's arrangements, how could they have taken Baiting City from the powerful Northern Qi army and had the opportunity to carve up the supplies in the city?

There were more than 13,000 barbarian soldiers participating in the siege, belonging to dozens of large and small barbarian tribes. The large tribes had thousands of people, while the small tribes only had a hundred or ten members. But no matter how big or small the force is, they are all qualified to enter the city lord's mansion to receive their own reward.

"I would like to ask the Governor, General Li has not entered the city yet. Is he busy suppressing other rebel armies? Are we going to stay and guard Baiting City, or are we going to attack other enemy cities elsewhere?"

Some of the barbarian chiefs who walked out of the city lord's palace were so happy that they couldn't help but ask the Wei army officers and soldiers about their next plans. It was a fluke that they were able to capture Baiting City this time, and their understanding of the overall situation in Heluo was actually no better than that of the prisoners of the Qi army who still have no idea.

Everyone has curiosity. Now, the original wish of these barbarian chiefs has been achieved. Of course, they want to understand the next development of the situation, so as to judge and decide what to do next.

"Don't ask too much about things you shouldn't ask. After collecting your rewards, hurry back to camp! The general is good at giving. Although the enemy will surrender this time, he will reward you and others. You should also be grateful for this kindness. In the future, Fight more bravely and get more rewards! ”

Li Ya rolled her eyelids and waved her hands to drive away these barbarian chiefs who wanted to find out more information with a rather impatient look. Her attitude was not very good, and she muttered: "Such a heavy reward, We and other Jingzhou soldiers rarely get it, but you barbarians get it without any effort! We must kill more thieves in the future to be worthy of this reward."

When the barbarian chiefs heard this, they all showed thoughtful expressions and said nothing more. They immediately went to the designated place to receive their rewards.

General Li's reward was really generous. Even a small tribe of a hundred or so barbarians received thousands of bolts of silk. Adding in other types of rewards, the harvest from one battle can be compared to several years in the past. income from hard work. And there are quite a few prizes among them, which barbarians like them have no access to on a daily basis, let alone buying them.

When the poor suddenly become rich, after experiencing the initial surprise, they will inevitably start to worry about gains and losses. Looking at the money and supplies piled up in the camp, everyone's minds became more active.

Some people expressed their heartfelt gratitude to General Li for keeping his promise and being generous. Even though he kept his word and cared for barbarians like them, they became more and more determined to serve General Li.

Some people are inevitably dazzled by the wealth in front of them and just want to keep the wealth in front of them. They completely forget about other things, especially they are unwilling to stay here to participate in the subsequent wars, lest they risk their lives again. Take risks.

On the night after the rewards were distributed, many people in the barbarian camps had a sleepless night. When the sun rose again the next day, many barbarian camps went directly to the camp and left without saying goodbye.

Shi Jing ordered his people to do a little inventory, and found that there were more than 20 barbarian tribesmen of 7,000 or 8,000 people who had dispersed overnight, and the remaining people could not help but feel confused, which can be regarded as a vivid reflection of the characteristics of the mob.

"Please ask Governor Shi to allocate me several hundred fine cavalry. I will definitely escort all these unjust people who abandoned the crowd back to the camp!"

As the main contact person of these barbarian chiefs, Li Renjie saw so many barbarian chiefs leaving without saying goodbye after receiving the rewards. He felt ashamed about this, so he immediately entered the account and said to Shi Jing.

Shi Jing was a little dumbfounded when he saw this situation, but because Li Ya had previously returned to tell the general about his plan, he knew that the general was also deliberately eliminating unstable factors in the team to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy during the battle, so he responded He came to comfort Li Renjie with a few words: "These barbarians are mostly outsiders, and it is inevitable that there will be some who are ignorant of kindness. The enemy's power has not yet been disintegrated, so there is no need to pay too much attention to this detail. The general ordered us to wait. No need to miss this city anymore, abandon the city immediately and go to the north to fight the thieves!"

This time the Jingzhou troops marched into Heluo, they were not originally intended to capture the city and station there for a long time. Taking Baiting City was just an unexpected surprise, but it was not worth changing the plan.

After dispersing all the reserves in the city, Shi Jing was ordered to lead his troops to transport the remaining supplies northward to join forces with General Li's men and horses to start the next battle with the enemy in the lower reaches of the Luoshui River. Before leaving, he ordered people to burn this city, which was of great significance to Northern Qi but of little use to himself.

Although the walls were not seriously damaged, the houses in the city were greatly damaged. Especially the blazing fire and billowing smoke caused great shock to the Qi defenders far away in Yiyang. Maybe I didn't know it before, but now I'm afraid there's no way to hide the news that Baiting has been lost and the way out is cut off.

Just when Li Tai's men finally reunited for the first time after entering Heluo, Zhu Hunyuan stood expressionlessly on the bank of Luoshui in the south of Jinyong City, watching his men struggling to salvage the fish that had drifted down the upper reaches of Luoshui. Broken ships, and these broken ships also carried a lot of money, silk, grain, grass and other materials.

"I thought that the fall of Baiting would be a big disaster for our army, and the Western thieves would definitely take advantage of this momentum to do more, but I didn't expect that Li Boshan was so stupid that he scattered all the money and food accumulated in the city among the barbarians in an attempt to win people's hearts. But are these barbarians people who believe in loyalty? After receiving the reward, they dispersed, and some even fought to rob other people's property. Li Boshan was so smart that he was mistaken. Now he lost both his life and property, and was trapped in the upper reaches. …”

A subordinate of Ke Zhu Hunyuan said with a joking sneer, and then crossed his arms and said to Ke Zhu Hunyuan: "Your Majesty, now that the good situation of the bandit army has been ruined, I will invite five thousand fine cavalry to take a detour to the south. , we will be able to regain Baiting City in one fell swoop and repeat the old situation in Heluo!"

"The last general also invites you to fight..."

"The final general is also willing to go!"

As this general expressed his stance, other generals present also crossed their arms and asked for a fight. They were scrambling and eager to try, but they were in contrast to their old attitude of retreating after defeat and timid to fight.

"Do you really think now is a good time to attack the enemy?"

But when Zhu Hunyuan heard the generals calling for battle, there was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of his mouth, and he immediately said: "The bandit general Li Boshan's camp is only more than twenty miles upstream. Whoever can break it for me will be the first to contribute to this battle!" Since the powerful enemy has been defeated, the empty city of Baiting is easily accessible, so there is no need to rush to recover it before the battle."

After hearing this, all the generals became silent. They no longer asked for battle as diligently as before, but there was a hint of dissatisfaction in their eyes. Nowadays, there are many barbarians carrying heavy goods throughout Heluo. As long as they can intercept one of them, they can gain a lot. However, if these barbarians escape into the mountains one after another, it will be much more difficult to chase them down.

Although the treatment of the Jinyang soldiers is much better than that of the Kansai army, who would complain about the money? In the past, these materials were stored in the city and were supervised by their own laws. They did not dare to take advantage of them, but now they have become stolen goods and scattered in the wilderness. Naturally, whoever collects them will belong to them.

It is clear that the situation of the rebel army has reversed, and the barbarians who helped the battle have dispersed. It is a good opportunity to reverse the situation of the battle. However, the general Zhu Hunyuan insists on asking the troops to stick to Jinyong City and not to attack without permission. This is really worrying. depressed.

Although Zhu Hunyuan had strict orders, the temptation of huge amounts of money and silk could not be restrained by strict orders after all. The soldiers still used various methods to find opportunities to go out to hunt the barbarians.

For example, the chance of getting lost among the scouts who dispersed every day increased greatly. Each of them seemed to have completely lost their sense of direction and needed to wander in the wild for several days before they could find their way back. Not much important information was discovered, but their waists were full.

Just when the situation was getting worse, Li Boshan led more than 10,000 troops to Jinyong City. Wherever his troops went, all the camps outside the city were wiped out, and the terrifying Heyang Cannon was also destroyed. It was set up directly outside Jinyong City.

When Zhu Hunyuan wanted to organize elite troops to go out of the city to fight back, the soldiers mostly had a negative attitude: "In the past, the enemy's army was in chaos and failed to take the opportunity to reverse the situation. Now that the thieves have regained strength and attracted the crowd, they may not be able to defeat us if they rush out to fight!" "

But Zhu Hunyuan was also a senior member of Jinyang's nobles and had been in charge of military aircraft for many years, so he was awarded the title of King at the beginning of the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

However, it had only been less than a month since the battle with Li Tai. Various early predictions were wrong and he was already in a state of passivity. The defeat in the battle of White Horse Temple and his retreat had greatly reduced his prestige. He had recently prevented the generals from calling for battle and attacking the barbarians. It goes against public opinion. Now that Li Taiqiang's troops are advancing, his dispatch of the army has actually been hindered.

"Li Boshan uses his troops like a god and his scheming like a ghost. He uses all his skills and strength. Who can defeat him?"

Despite the humiliation and unwillingness in his heart, when Zhu Hunyuan looked at the tall Heyang cannon standing outside the city and plunged into the shadow of the city, he couldn't help but sigh, and led his troops back before the enemy launched a formal attack. Heyang Nancheng is more confident in defending.

After all, if he is trapped in this city, he will have to worry about the defense of Heyang South City. Once the Wei army controls the river bridge channel and invades Hebei, he will really deserve to die!