Liu Heng lay on the bed in the room and pondered. He couldn't hug Li Zixun, and Liu Heng couldn't get used to writing, so he couldn't sleep at all. In addition, Han Tong was still outside his door."This Han is different from the Hu of the steppe. They don't have much of an advantage, but after so many years of fighting with the Great Tang, they should have some strength.
This time, all the soldiers Uncle sent to me are veterans. The new recruits are only my original troops. Unless these Koreans have some experts and some wisdom to fool me, but these Koreans are still Koreans after all. They shouldn't have any wisdom. Moreover, this is a city defense. It should be fine to resist for a while.
I just hope that Murong Shu in the north can quickly destroy Korea, or I can stop this for a month before winter…"
The next morning, someone broke the morning's peace. Du Tao ran to Liu Heng's residence.""General! General!"
Han Tong stood guard at the door the entire time. Seeing the person coming, he immediately stopped him and said,""General Liu slept very late last night. Don't disturb him!”
"No, it's urgent!" Du Tao said.”
After saying that, the door was immediately pulled open. Liu Heng walked out with bloodshot eyes and said,"What's the matter? The Han army is at the gates?"
Du Tao gulped and said," No, it's the county magistrate and some of the important officials in the city who ran out of Wengjin City with their families!"
The guards at the city gate were all soldiers of Wengjin City. There were no people of our own, so they ran away without any resistance.”
Liu Heng didn't panic. He waved his hand and said,""I'm fine! So what if they ran away? We're the real masters of Wengjin City now!”
"But General, this will greatly affect the morale of our army and the hearts of the people in the city."”
Liu Heng thought for a moment and said," Immediately order Wang Yanzhang to bring some men to personally check the treasury's money and grain. Du Tao, take some men to settle the civilians and refugees who have escaped. From now on, only those who are allowed to approach the city gate are allowed to leave. Also, order Gao Peng to replace the soldiers on the city gate with our own people. I'll wash my face and deal with them immediately."”
After Liu Heng gave Du Tao his orders, he immediately ran off to do his job. Liu Heng was furious when he returned to his room. He had to calm down before he could speak to Du Tao.
Not long after, Liu Heng was already standing on top of the city wall, patrolling. Du Tao, Wang Yanzhang, and Gao Peng ran up to the top of the city wall and bowed.
"General! The civilians had been settled, and the refugees had all been settled in the east of the city!”
Liu Heng said," From today onwards, a curfew will be implemented. After 11:00 pm, any civilian who appears on the streets and is discovered by the patrolling soldiers will be immediately killed without mercy."”
"General! I've already carefully checked the military rations in the city's treasury and found that they haven't decreased at all. However, the money is almost all gone.”
Liu Heng shook his head and laughed." Hehe, I've already expected this. I was going to spare the stupid county magistrate's life in the future. Ziming, send someone to order the counties along the way to the north to kill any officials who escape from Wengjin City on the spot and confiscate their money and food!”
"Alright!" Liu Heng said. Immediately go to the drill ground to restore morale.”
With that, the crowd was in an uproar. Everyone was discussing. Liu Heng stretched out his hands and made a gesture to stop.
Liu Heng said," I know that you are very worried now. I can also tell you something that you should not know. Our enemy will be several times stronger than us. The officials in the city fled because they knew about this.”
Liu Heng's second sentence had already made many people look afraid. Liu Heng said,"I'm not telling you guys to be afraid, but to let you know that as long as you know, even if we're really defeated.
We are heroes, and our descendants will be proud of us, but we are afraid. This is truly embarrassing! You don't deserve the noble blood of the Tang. Are you afraid of these barbarians?
Liu Heng looked at the excited soldiers and said excitedly,""There are tens of thousands of people in the city behind you. How many of you have your own families in the city?”
Many soldiers raised their hands and shouted,""I do! I do!"
"Alright!" Liu Heng nodded. Let me tell you, you are not fighting for the court, nor are you fighting for me. You are fighting for yourself, for your wives and children. I, Liu Heng, promise you that even if you are killed on the battlefield, your families will receive compensation. Your parents, wives and children will be taken care of this time, and they will be given land.”
"Good! You guys go down and rest first. Wait for the moment when you make contributions.”
Wang Yanzhang nodded. Gao Peng said,""Go and get the highest-ranking soldier to come here for questioning.”
Gao Peng nodded.
Also, order all the refugees in the city, including the elderly and children, to move the defense equipment to the top of the city wall. If they are unwilling to do it, don't let them leave. Tell them that from now on, they will have no relief food. I won't feed useless people!”
Du Tao was a very insightful person. He had been with Liu Heng for so long and knew Liu Heng's temper, so he often spoke bluntly. This time was no exception. He frowned and said,"General, isn't this a little inappropriate? The refugees in the city will be dissatisfied.”
"Hmph!" Liu Heng said. " Dissatisfied? I have the final say now. There isn't much food in the city, and these six thousand mouths can't eat for free. Besides, they have to do some hard work in exchange for food. What are they unwilling to do? If they are dissatisfied, they will be chased out of the city. Du Tao is about to go to war, so he can't be soft-hearted."”
"Yes, I promise to complete it!" Du Tao nodded solemnly.”With that, she ran away.
Liu Heng nodded." Yes, I know. If there's any news, just report it directly. There's no need to report it."”
The soldier shouted and ran away in a hurry.
Liu Heng looked at the scattered soldiers and was also incomparably excited in his heart. The drill ground that had become deserted was left with him alone and Han Tong protecting by his side.
Liu Heng thought, Weng Jin! This was an important town that had resisted foreign tribes since the Western Han Dynasty. When the Great Tang was still powerful, there were many soldiers stationed here, and it was considered an important town.
How could these small countries like Silla, Baekje, and Gaya dare to invade? Now that the Great Tang was already on the verge of collapse, these small countries were like clowns trying to make a profit.”
Gao Peng was leading a soldier to Liu Heng's side. Wang Yanzhang cupped his fists and said,""General, this is the station commander who ran back from Yongqing City. He is already the oldest among these hundreds of soldiers.”
Liu Heng nodded. Yongqing was a small city, and the station chief was already a high official. The man said,"General, I am Wang Qing, the garrison commander of Yongqing City.”
"You're welcome. Tell me what you know."”
He cursed in his heart,[You damn county magistrate still said that you were the one who recruited the able-bodied men. Fortunately, I checked. Otherwise, I would have recorded your merit.]
Wang Qing said aggrievedly," General, those officials are too despicable. They ran away before they even saw the shadow of the enemy. We, the soldiers guarding the city, have no backbone. How can we still fight? In addition, the enemy has too many people. Those who could escape have fled. Many of them were caught and killed by the enemy on the way.”
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