Chastity Layman

"General Li Zhengbao pays homage to Duke Yi!"

The first one to come to his senses was Li Zhengbao. He didn't care about face or anything. A mere relegation general has no face to worry about. In three or two steps, he stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, and said goodbye.

Qin Lang also hurried forward to help him up.

This Li Zhengbao was as burly as a bear, with a full beard like a fierce Zhang Fei, but he was able to lower his posture so much, which made him very fond of it, and he was also a smart person.

"I had written a few letters with General Li before. Seeing that the general's handwriting is good and his literary talent is also good, I always thought that the general was a Confucian general in white clothes. Unexpectedly, he is so mighty! Magnificent!"

"The end general has read a few sage books before, but his level is average, and he never dares to dance in front of the poet."

Duan Decao, Li Zi and the two generals accepted the shock at this moment, and came up to salute one after another.

Duan is the governor of Yanzhou and the general of Zuo Wuwei, while Li is the surname bestowed by the emperor and the general of You Wuwei.

One of the two was born in a famous general, and the other was born in a local tyrant. It is inevitable that they are a bit self-confident.

On the other hand, Qin Lang showed respect for the two seniors, and did not use officialdom to overwhelm others.

"Duke Yi, please enter the city first!"

"Together!"

On the way into the city, the four riders rode side by side, Duan Decao was quite surprised why Qin Lang could appear at this time.

"Actually, I came here in a hurry. I figured Duan Duan and General Li should have arrived at the city of Yinzhou today, so I hurried to arrive today. I thought I could show my strength, but who I expected that General Li would be so brave that he would finish off the thief in two or three strokes, but I woke up early and stayed late."

into the city.

Qin Lang was invited to take the upper seat.

Yinzhou was recovered, and Li Zhengbao led a group of surrendered generals to offer their household registration list, treasury money and food account book, sergeant roster and so on.

Qin Lang glanced at it casually, and found that although Yinzhou City has five counties, it is located on the Loess Plateau, with thousands of ravines, extremely barren, and years of wars, this place has already reached the brink of collapse.

The population is less than 10,000 households, and the treasury is empty.

Even if Qin Lang doesn't come to attack, they won't last long.

As for the soldiers, they all used the treasury equipment of the Sui Dynasty.

The armor of many generals was torn, and they could only be repaired casually to deal with it.

Yinzhou is actually similar to Shengzhou, with the Yellow River to the west and the Gobi to the east, and there are some relatively good cultivated land along the Wuding River.

But its strategic location is critical and prominent.

The northern Shaanxi plateau has high loess and high slopes. It is poor, but it connects Shuofang, Hetao and Hedong.

Although poor, it is a strategic highland.

Yinzhou finally returned to Tang Dynasty, and Li Zhengbao and others actually breathed a sigh of relief.

If this battle continues, people will eat people.

And those miscellaneous beards in Yinzhou account for more than half of the population, and they are also tired of the current situation. At least they don't have to be blocked anymore after surrendering to Tang.

Close the books again.

Qin Lang first appeased Li Zhengbao and other surrendered generals, and announced that all Yinzhou soldiers would be released back home, and each of them would be given a severance payment and a ration to go home.

Of course, if you are willing to continue to serve as soldiers and eat food, you must be assessed according to the selection criteria of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Those who pass can stay first, but there will also be a sum of money and food rewards first.

As for the original officials and generals in Yinzhou, all of them temporarily retained their grades for use.

"This time, the subordinates of the two generals, Duan and Li, are also credited, and they will all be rewarded for their merits!"

In the morning Li Zhengbao sent people to kill cattle and sheep, which turned out to be a feast for Qin Lang to reward the soldiers of Yanzhou and appease the descendants of Yinzhou.

Just in time to see a lively Qin Lang's subordinates, and also got credit for it, everyone is very happy.

"Duke Yi, the treasury of Yinzhou is empty, and now tens of thousands of soldiers are crowding here, and the cost is not small." Duan Decao reminded Qin Lang.

"Don't worry, I brought a lot of fried noodles with meat floss this time. This thing is easy to carry but can keep you hungry and full. What I brought can last us a month. One month is enough to solve Liang Shidu."

Duan Decao was dubious.

After taking Yinzhou City, Qin Lang did not order to take advantage of the victory to cross the Great Wall and attack Shuofang Liangshidu, but stopped in Yinzhou City.

One day two days three days.

After more than ten days in a row, Duan Decao didn't know what Qin Lang was planning.

Until the scouts brought the news that Liang Shidu led more than 30,000 troops across the Great Wall and was about to kill Yinzhou.

"Unexpectedly, Master Liang really came." Qin Lang was not surprised when he heard the news.

"Thirty thousand people, it seems that Master Liang has come here with all his strength." Duan Decao reminded.

Qin Lang spread out the map.

"From Shuofang City in Xiazhou to Rulin in Yinzhou, it's about two hundred miles. It's not easy to come here in the snow and ice."

Master Liang is no better than Qin Lang and the others. They have the entire Tang Dynasty as their backing to support logistics and food. For example, Qin Lang came from the East Surrendered City. Although it is farther than Master Liang, their logistics equipment is very good. Stir-fried noodles with meat floss, horses have fine grains, no special logistics folks are needed, and they can travel lightly.

As for Duan Decao, who came from Yanzhou, he also marched lightly, so he didn't need to transfer food and grass.

Even Master Liang will die.

His soldiers are not good, so if he wants to seize Yinzhou, he can only come with all his strength, and bring all the old and young to make up his strength. Thirty thousand people are dispatched, and the number has increased a lot of confidence, but so many people have also brought logistics. With the pressure on food and grass, they don't have the easy-to-carry fried noodles with meat floss like Qin Lang.

So Liang Shi used half of the grain and half of the livestock, cattle and sheep to fill the army. In order to supply the 30,000 people, they also conscripted many civilians and people to transport grain and drive livestock.

This way, two hundred miles, and half a month to arrive, but many soldiers, peasants, and cattle and sheep have frozen to death on the road.

Most of the food and grass prepared were eaten on the way.

This battle has not yet started, but Master Liang has already lost.

The Liang divisions were attacking all over the country, but Qin Lang stood still and didn't think he was afraid at all.

"Duke Yi, do you want to take advantage of the fact that he is tired from the distance and send troops to attack him?"

Duan Decao couldn't hold back any longer. According to information, even though the current Liang divisions had arrived, they were indeed a tired division with low morale and no fighting spirit.

But Qin Lang smiled and said, "No need, just sit back and watch his defeat."

That night.

Thirty thousand soldiers and horses from Liangshidu surrounded Yinzhou City, and torches were lit on all sides, which was very spectacular.

There are 20,000 civilians in the rear who set up a heavy camp, in which there is not much grain and grass, and thin cattle and sheep.

The north wind howled and the snow fell.

In Yinzhou City, Tang Jun sheltered from the wind and warmed himself by the fire, but outside the city, Liang Jun could only tighten his robes, shut his mouth and drink less north wind.

The big account of the Chinese army.

Master Liang roasted the fire and drank wine, frowning.

The big tent was opened.

Liang Luoren, the nephew of Liang Shidu, came in with Liang Jun generals Xin Liaoer and Feng Duan.

"All the soldiers and horses of the battalions set up their camps, be careful, and watch out for Duan's night attack!" Master Liang poured a cup of hot wine for them.

Liang Luoren took the wine glass and drank it down.

"Jeli Khan will not send troops!"

Master Liang looked up at his nephew, feeling the disrespect in his tone.

"Didn't you tell me earlier that when you contacted Jieli, he also sent troops to the south?"

"I lied to you, I didn't contact Jieli, I contacted Qin Lang!"

"you!"

Master Liang slapped the table with a slap.

"That's right, I betrayed you, but I did it to protect my Liang family. My Shuofang Liang family's family of assassins has been assassinated for six generations in succession, so we can't be wiped out because of you."

"I treat you well!" Master Liang shouted.

"It's our family who treats you kindly. Your father died early. It's my grandfather who adopted you orphans and widows."

"Fart, what adoption, back then, your grandfather just saw my father died early and left a large fortune, so he coveted my family's wealth and came to eat my family's ruined family. In the name of adoption, he actually took over my family's wealth." Liang The teachers retorted coldly.

Liang Luoren didn't argue with him about this.

It's normal for Liang Shidu's father to earn tens of thousands of family wealth. He relied on the support of the family. Without the support of the family in the court, how could Liang's father save so much money in business? His father died early, and the family certainly did not It is possible to hand over this huge family business to the young Liang Shidu, let alone his young widowed mother.

"What's the use of saying this now?" Liang Luoren's father, Liang Xuande, was the governor of Jingzhou in the Sui Dynasty.

But now that Master Liang is defeated, the Liang family hopes that Master Liang will admit defeat and surrender to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, so that the Liang family can at least be preserved, but Master Liang is bewildered, and he just wants to persevere to the end.

Doing so would drag the entire Liang family into the Nine Nether Hell.

"Xieli is too busy to take care of himself now, and it is impossible to send troops to help. I advise you to take the initiative to surrender to Tang if you are aware of current affairs. This will not lose a good ending."

"Impossible, come here!"

"You don't need to shout. Why do you think I lied to you that Xieli sent troops to the south? Why did I persuade you to send all your troops to attack Yinzhou? It's just for today's convenience. Let me tell you, at this moment, the Chinese army has exhausted all its troops. Master it for me, the guards outside are all members of my Liang clan!"

Members of the Liang clan!

These were supposed to be the most trustworthy people Liang Shidu had, but now they all stood opposite him.

"Please hand over the soldier seal letter and surrender!" Liang Luoren stepped forward.

Several Liang Jun generals behind him also stepped forward with their swords in their hands.

Master Liang turned around and drew out his sword, "Don't even think about it!"

Liang Luoren gritted his teeth, "Then don't blame me for being unkind!"

"die!"

Liang Shidu yelled at the guards and slashed wildly with his sword, trying to get out of the tent.

Seeing this, Liang Luoren unceremoniously called Feng Duan and the others to draw their swords and attack.

Feng Duan pierced Liang Shidu's calf with his sword.

Over there, Xin Liaoer took the opportunity to smash Liang Shidu's shoulder blade.

Liang Shidu's sword was blown away and fell to the ground.

Liang Luoren held his sword and walked in front of Liang Shidu whose hands and feet were pinned down.

"Duke Yi asked me to say hello on his behalf!"

After speaking, he cut off Liang Shidu's head with a sword.

After beheading Liang Shidu, Liang Luoren sent his own soldiers to tell the generals of the battalions to come over to discuss matters, and when the generals came in, they found that Liang Shidu's head was already there.

Everyone was horrified.

"Master Liang resists the power of the sky. I follow the order of Lord Yi to kill the country's thieves. You don't need to panic. You only kill the Liang thieves, and don't care about the rest. You follow me and join the Tang Dynasty. You have meritorious deeds!"

"Follow me to Yinzhou City to meet Duke Yi!"

After looking at each other in blank dismay, all the generals finally knelt down to Liang Luoren.

"By the order of the general!"

From the beginning to the end, there was no riot in Liang Jun's camp.

dawn.

Liang Luoren led the generals to the city of Yinzhou with the head of Liang Shidu, knelt down on the ground, and begged for surrender.

"Please report to Lord Yi, Liang Luoren, the guilty general, has beheaded the leader of the Liang thief and led his troops to vote as agreed, please accept it!"