Capture Yongzhou, Plunder Artisans, Snatch Food.
Xu Ziyuan stood on the city wall. He only saw a flash of fire…
Then, the city wall collapsed!
Most of the city walls in this era were made of yellow soil.
It was different from the city walls built with bricks in the Ming Dynasty.
There was no way he would consider the use of fire-resistant explosives and artillery fire…
Therefore, the gunpowder in a coffin was about 200 catties.
It instantly blew up the city gate and the surrounding city walls, causing a large area to collapse.
If not for Xu Ziyuan's good luck. If they were slightly further away from the city gate…The governor of Yongzhou City blew out the lamp and pulled out the wax.
On the city wall.
There was no need to mention those near the city gate.
He was either dead or injured.
Even those who were slightly further away were swept away by the shock wave produced by the huge explosion.
This wall was the most heavily guarded area.
Hundreds of warriors were gathered.
However, they were all destroyed in one strike!
Xu Ziyuan struggled to get up from the ground and looked at the huge hole in front of him.
His heart jolted!
"Block it! Block the gap!"
However, it was already too late!
The remaining few hundred soldiers in the city had just been organized when they saw the bandits rushing in.
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The people in the city were also awakened by the huge explosion.
On the houses on both sides of the road, some commoners stuck their heads out of the windows and saw the scene of Su Yan leading his troops to charge in!
"This is…Is the world in chaos again?"
"The Yongzhou City has fallen?"
"Isn't the Great Tang unified?"
Fear flashed across the eyes of many commoners. They hurriedly closed their doors, not daring to get involved in this war.
"Set up the formation! Formation! Stop them!"
Xu Zi Yuan shouted with all his might. In the end, he organized the remaining troops into a square formation and placed them in front of Su Yan.
"That fellow is quite a talent…"
Su Yan nodded and instructed,'Second Brother, pay attention later and try to capture him alive!'
"Yes, sir!" Su Ba didn't have many harsh words.
"Line up! Forward!"
Su Yan ordered loudly.
Soon, more than 1,000 soldiers lined up in an orderly formation. Shieldbearers were in the front, spearmen were behind, archers were in the middle, and sword-shieldbearers guarded the two wings.
Ta!
The sound of orderly footsteps could be heard.
Xu Ziyuan gasped.
He had good eyesight and could tell at a glance how difficult it was for an army to maintain such an orderly formation!
An army that could complete such a formation…Its combat strength was extremely powerful!
Xu Ziyuan looked at himself.
The soldiers gathered in a hurry, and the morale of the army was shocked.
This battle…
The odds were against him!
Xu Ziyuan took a deep breath and pulled out the long sword hanging on his waist."Fight to the death to repay the king's kindness! Long live our emperor!"
The scholars of the Tang Dynasty were not the weak scholars of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The swords hanging on their waists were not decorations.
It could really kill people!
Of course, war required courage, but having courage did not mean that one would definitely win.
Just like now.
Under Xu Ziyuan's lead, the remaining Tang soldiers were also encouraged to charge forward!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The response was a dense rain of arrows.
Su Yan had always placed great importance on long-range troops.
The number of archers occupied a large part of the organization.
When the Tang army rushed in front of him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The archers turned into Grenadiers!
The grenade fell from the sky.
The violent explosion stunned Tang Jun again.
What happened next was much simpler.
The sword-shield wielder attacked and quickly dealt with the remaining enemies.
Xu Ziyuan wanted to slit his throat to commit suicide, but Su Ba grabbed him, tied him up, and carried him on his shoulder.
Yong State City had been captured by Su Yan!
"Men, go and occupy the granary of Youzhou! Liangce, bring some men to capture all the craftsmen in Yongzhou!”
"Your Majesty, what do you need these craftsmen for?" Luo Liangce was stunned.”
"Of course it's of great use!" Su Yan patted Luo Liangce's shoulder and said," To me, the value of these craftsmen is more important than that batch of grain!”
Luo Liangce accepted the order and left.
As for Su Yan, he went to Yongzhou Granary!
As expected, the entire Yongzhou Province had just completed the autumn harvest, and the granary was full!
"King, the account book!"
Su Yan found the account book from the granary and took a rough look.
There were actually 200,000 dans of grain in this granary!
A able-bodied man consumed about two to three hundred catties of grain a year. In the Tang Dynasty, a stone was about fifty-six catties.
If this was the case, five dan per year for a male would be enough.
These 200,000 dans of grain…It was enough to feed 50,000 people for a year.
To Su Yan, this was definitely a rare fortune.
He could imagine that he would face Li Shiming's blockade next.
If they encountered any extreme situations, they would not panic even if they had food in their hands.
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Yongzhou City had a population of over 70,000 people. Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, and other craftsmen were all craftsmen and were under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office.
When they were chased by hundreds of soldiers, their eyes were filled with fear.
They did not know why this extremely handsome bandit leader would come to find trouble with them…
Su Yan coldly glanced at the group of craftsmen.
Even without looking, he knew that these craftsmen were not loyal to him.
They might even develop resentment.
However, Su Yan could not care less.
Over the years, he had seen a lot of death and fear.
Her heart was already as cold as steel.
Plundering people was a heinous crime in modern society.
However, Su Yan did not show any mercy.
He was now going against the Tang Dynasty and one of the most powerful emperors in history, Li Er.
One wrong step could lead to a bottomless abyss.
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