It was already dusk, and the heavy rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped. The brilliant sunset appeared in the western sky, coating Ziyang City with a light golden yellow, making the city gorgeous for the last time before darkness came. Guard General Han

Liang stood on the city and looked at the large number of refugees gathered below the city, feeling very heavy.

The current price of food is so high that even middle and high-level generals of the Tang Dynasty like Han Liang feel extremely distressed when they eat a mouthful of food. Therefore, it is normal for these ordinary people who have no food to eat to become refugees.

Han Liang was not worried that these refugees could break into Ziyang City, but if this continued, Ziyang would be in chaos sooner or later!

After the inspection, it was already dark. As soon as he returned to the mansion, a personal guard came to report: "General, the refugees have all retreated."

"Gone? It's good to go!" Han Liang breathed a long sigh of relief. He was also a person who had come from the troubled times of the Great Cause. No one was willing to leave their hometown unless they had no choice but to do so, so he sympathized with these refugees, let alone these people.

Those who couldn't survive went on a killing spree, but he was also the defender of Ziyang City. If the refugees attacked the city, he would have no choice but to focus on the city.

However, although nothing has happened yet, judging from the situation in Shuzhong, if Li Shimin does not solve the food price problem, the Sui army will retreat, and Shuzhong itself will be in chaos. Han Liang sighed and ordered: "We are here

Now we are in the rear of General Hou and General Zhang. Maybe the Sui army will abandon the front army and send strange troops to attack us, so that the soldiers will be more vigilant."

"General," the soldiers were about to retreat, when another soldier rushed in from outside the door, saluted and said: "The defeated army came to report that the food shipped from Shu County was stolen by a group of refugees.

Robbed!"

"What did you say?" Han Liang's expression changed drastically, he stood up suddenly and said, "Quickly, bring that man to see me!"

"Here!"

After a while, a soldier with a miserable appearance and tattered armor walked in under the leadership of his own soldiers. When he saw Han Liang, he knelt down on the ground with a bang and wailed: "General Han, our food and grass have been stolen by a bunch of people."

The rebels have robbed us. I beg the general to send troops to snatch back the food and grass."

"Tell me clearly, where were you robbed?" Han Liang was extremely anxious. This was the rations for the two armies. If the refugees were allowed to hide in the mountains, the army in front of them who had no food to eat would definitely collapse without a fight.

"When we walked to the upper reaches of Zishui in Shu County, a large group of rioters suddenly rushed in and attacked us like crazy. I took advantage of them to grab food and faked my death to escape." The defeated soldier, who could not see his face clearly, said:

said the voice.

"What a bunch of rubbish!" Han Liang snorted coldly, turned to his guards and ordered: "Order two thousand soldiers and horses immediately, and follow me out of the city to grab food."

Since the people who were robbing the food were refugees, Han Liang naturally did not expect that the other party would have any plans. Moreover, according to what the defeated soldier said, the other party was obviously a group of hungry and crazy refugees. The refugees outside the city had retreated before, probably because of what they heard.

It was said that someone had robbed the military rations and came to get a share of the pie. Naturally, Han Liang would not pay attention to such an unorganized and undisciplined opponent.

About half an hour later, the closed northern city of Ziyang City suddenly opened, and two thousand Tang Army soldiers, led by Han Liang, rushed towards the upper reaches of Ziyang City. The incident occurred only more than 20 miles away from Ziyang City.

Not far from here is Yang'an County in Shu County. Han Liang worked hard and arrived in less than an hour.

But they didn't see the so-called refugees, and there weren't even any signs of fighting.

Han Liang looked around and couldn't help but frowned. The terrain ahead was relatively dangerous and it was easy to be attacked at night. But those refugees shouldn't be able to think of such a method, right?

Thinking of this, Han Liang, who prioritized military supplies, still let the army continue to move forward.

…

On the hill, the leader of Qin saw that the soldiers of the Tang army only stayed for a moment, then continued to move forward, poked Du Zhenglun beside him, and asked very excitedly: "Our ugly military advisor, do we want to start a fight now?"

"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, wait until they all enter the ambush circle before starting the fight. If you are discovered by the other party at this time, all your efforts will be wasted." Du Zhenglun, who was leaning on a piece of bluestone, had complicated eyes. He never dreamed that he would become a bandit.

One day, he never expected that he would become a thief with a group of refugees without any future. He already knew that the reason why the leader named Qin Chong became the leader was not because of his ability, but because he was the tallest and strongest.

Everyone thought he was more powerful, so they became the leader. However, although this man had no ability, he was a righteous man. From the moment he became the leader, he really regarded himself as the leader, and worked hard to plan and run for everyone.

, surprisingly no one died of hunger.

For such an 'army', Du Zhenglun wanted to break away all the time. What troubled him now was that Qin Chong really regarded him as a think tank and took him with him all the time. He was probably afraid that he would escape.

, and even sent a few people to be his "guards".

"Arrogant Chou, do you think this Han Liang is a fool? We randomly sent a man, and he actually came with troops." The leader of Qin felt a little incredible when he saw that Han Liang was just as Du Zhenglun expected.

Du Zhenglun wanted to tell Qin Chong that Han Liang was not stupid, he just looked down on you and felt that you couldn't come up with any strategies. The most important thing was that he couldn't afford to lose this so-called military ration. But when he said this, he finally shook his head,

He ordered: "They have already come in, let everyone prepare to launch an attack. After we fight this battle, we will have to defeat the city and deceive the city."

"Okay!" Qin Chong rubbed his hands and was about to give the order to start the fight.

"That's not how we fight." Du Zhenglun quickly pulled Qin Chong, pointed to Han Liang's back with a headache, and said: "Let the people over there push the stone down first to cut off their retreat. If they are allowed to escape,

Ziyang City, if we want to break the city, there is no hope."

"So the war can still be fought like this? Then I'll listen to you." After listening to Du Zhenglun's words, Qin Chong also felt that this method was good, and quickly sent someone to notify the people over there to cut off the road, while he was ready

As soon as the road was cut off, they would use rocks to smash down the road, and then rush in to kill people.

The Tang army marching in the mountain road suddenly heard a loud muffled sound on the mountain as the last soldier walked in, and saw countless stones the size of millstones rolling down the mountain, completely cutting off their retreat.

"No!" Han Liang's face changed drastically as he thought there might be an ambush, and he immediately said sternly: "Armies disperse, don't get hit by stones!"

"Throw stones!" Qin Chong shouted angrily on the hillside. The men, women, old and young who were ambushing around frantically threw, smashed and pushed the stones they had prepared down the mountain. Many soldiers of the Tang army who had not had time to get close to the mountain were the first to suffer.

The implementation fell from the sky and was smashed into meat patties.

"Archers, fight back!" Han Liang stood in the middle of the mountain road, commanding a group of archers to fire arrows at the refugees on the mountain.

"It's almost done. The young and strong men rushed down to fight with them in close combat. Send a signal to ask the people outside the valley to come out too!" Du Zhenglun saw several rounds of stone rain that had stunned the Tang army. The Tang army soldiers in the valley cried for their fathers and mothers.

, got into a mess and immediately issued an order to attack.

Although he also knew that these refugees suffered heavy losses in close combat, they were far behind the Tang army in terms of long-range strikes. If Han Liang led his troops to kill under the cover of bows and arrows, this unorganized mob would surely

Defeat is certain.

As for the old, weak, women and children who had been eliminated from the combat team, Du Zhenglun did not let them go into battle, but at this time he could boost the momentum and play a psychological war on the Tang army, making them mistakenly think that there were enemy troops everywhere.

"Kill!" Qin Chong roared loudly while holding a mace. His mace was actually just a jujube stick with iron nails on the front. However, as the leader of this refugee army, he still had some skills.

Those who share the courage and courage are now leading a group of brave men down, which is quite impressive.

"Roar~" When other refugees saw that the big leader had led his 'elite soldiers' to kill them, they swarmed in from all directions. People with Orion backgrounds continued to shoot and kill Tang soldiers with bows and arrows. Although these people's martial arts were not strong.

, but they have been fighting ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests all year round, and their archery skills are quite accurate. Tang army archers are constantly being hunted by them.

"These refugees really deserve death!" Han Liang, whose eyes were red, was angry and hateful. He never expected that he would be plotted by a group of refugees in the end. He pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted loudly:

"Don't panic, immediately form a formation to defend against the enemy and kill these refugees."

It's just that Qin Chong had already rushed in with thousands of people who could barely be considered young and strong, especially Qin Chong himself. The mace in his hand was quite heavy, and he danced in the crowd, sweeping them all away.

The soldiers of the Tang army were unable to get close to them, and the other refugees, instigated by Qin Chong, were also murderous and used all kinds of strange weapons to attack the soldiers of the Tang army.

However, although the Tang army was small in number and was ambushed, they were not completely confused. Under the command of Han Liang, they began to form a formation and fight with the refugees.

Once the infantry formed a military formation, it would be a powerful killing formation with bows and arrows shooting from far away and swords, shields and spears nearby. Even the cavalry had to avoid it. Although Qin Chong was brave, he was killed several times in succession.

After being beaten back, many insurgents died under the opponent's bows and arrows. For a while, the battle between the enemy and ourselves began to become stalemate.

In fact, this was what Du Zhenglun had expected. No matter how large the number of rebels was, once the regular army stabilized their position, they could turn defeat into victory. Therefore, in response to this situation, he had made some arrangements in advance. When Qin Chong's soldiers continued to behave like this

If you go down, you will be killed by the Tang army. He immediately ordered: "Throw weapons!"

Qin Chong heard a sudden roar from the old and young men on the mountain, and immediately reacted and said sternly: "Brothers, throw all your weapons at me!"

After saying that, Qin Chong used all his strength and swung out the mace in his hand. The mace weighed only a few dozen kilograms, but he swung it more than ten steps and hit the shield formation hard.

, several shield bearers were knocked away.

The other rebels followed suit, and all of a sudden, axes, hoes, sickles, hatchets, rakes, hunting forks, clubs, wooden hammers, stones and other weapons were overwhelmingly thrown at the Tang army's formation.

Although the Tang army was protected by a shield formation, they could not withstand the opponent's various and numerous hidden weapons. Especially after the shield formation collapsed, more weapons fell towards the middle, leaving the archers behind the shield formation with no power to resist.

A hidden weapon was used to defeat the enemy.

And this does not mean that they have no weapons. Everyone still has a lot of stones in their pockets. When the long weapons are gone, the stones become their long-range attack weapons.

Han Liang struggled to block a sickle falling from the sky, swept away a few rocks, and said loudly: "They have no weapons, they are definitely no match for our army!"

"Kill!" At this moment, there was another earth-shattering cry of killing, and another mighty team of refugees came to kill. Judging from the size of the people, there must be tens of thousands of people.

Bar.

"General, there are too many of them. We can't stop them at all. Let's go to Yang'an County first." A school captain pulled Han Liang and said.

"If we retreat, these refugees will definitely attack Ziyang City. If Ziyang City is lost, how will we explain to His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Han Liang did not expect that this group of refugees would not only ambush, but also hide an ambush. They were first attacked by the opponent with rocks, which had already caused a lot of losses, and then they fought in close combat. He originally expected to defeat these refugees, but the refugees

Now that a large number of reinforcements have arrived, the morale of the Tang army is in chaos, and everyone has lost their fighting spirit. How can we continue to fight this battle?

"General, don't worry, there are not only a thousand defenders in Ziyang City, but also a fortified city. These refugees have no siege equipment, how can they break the city? I'll wait for Yang'an to settle down for the night, and borrow one or two thousand soldiers to come back tomorrow.

It’s not too late to put down the rebellion!” the captain said loudly.

"That's all we have to do." Han Liang knew that if he didn't leave at this time, he would have no chance. Although there were few soldiers in Ziyang City, he did not think that this group of refugees could pose a threat to Ziyang City. He no longer hesitated and called the soldiers to Chaoyang.

Anxian County was evacuated.

"Brothers, the soldiers of the Tang Army have escaped. Follow me and chase them!" Qin Chong screamed in excitement when he saw them starting to run away.

Although he was very arrogant before, he actually didn't have much confidence in his heart. Now that he saw that all the regular troops had been beaten away, how could he miss the opportunity to expand his results?

"Come back quickly, leader, don't chase the poor bandits!" Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Du Zhenglun was walking down the mountain. When he saw Qin Chong chasing Han Liang's troops without fear of life or death, he was immediately shocked and asked someone to pull them back.

Now that Han Liang has finally been frightened off, if he is forced to a dead end, there is no telling who will win and who will lose.

"Haha, we won!"
To be continued...