After thinking over and over again, Xue Rengui decided to see what would happen if the Tang army entered Taizhou and really burned, killed and looted like the Jurchens.
He would choose to return to Youzhou, even if he had to bear the infamy of escaping, he would not want his hands to be stained with the blood of those innocent people.
Early the next morning, Li Ziguo headed towards Taizhou as planned.
This time, he left the reserves in the central army and put the regular combat power in the front and rear armies, even if he encountered a surprise attack by the Shura cavalry.
You can also be prepared immediately.
Although the current Tang Army has not changed much on the surface, Yang Xiuluo knows that the Tang Army can successfully break through their obstruction regardless of whether it can.
As long as they enter Taizhou, Tang Jun's infamy will definitely be carried on his back.
In fact, all the food and grass in Taizhou had been plundered long ago. On the first day after Yang Xiuluo arrived in Taizhou, he notified the local county magistrates to lead the people to move to Caizhou.
He has received information that Chen Qingzhi has led 7,000 white-robed troops here. At the same time, Xin Wenli has also agreed to serve as the governor of Caizhou, and he has gathered 3,000 young men in Jiangling at once.
A Jiangling army was formed. After entering Caizhou, they immediately led troops to Baihaipo, the junction of Caizhou and Taizhou.
Welcome the people who entered Caizhou from Taizhou to take refuge.
Yang Xiuluo, who was originally preparing to launch another surprise attack, also changed his strategy. After all, the white robe army was about to arrive.
Originally, if there were only 3,000 people, he would definitely have to fight hard to keep these Tang troops in the plains as much as possible, but now that there are reinforcements, it will be different.
The number on their side reached about ten thousand, and the white-robed army also brought a large amount of food and grass.
It is absolutely possible to fight these Tang troops. When the Tang troops enter Taizhou, they will definitely enter Taizhou City, the capital of Taizhou.
That is the capital of Taizhou. If there is no food and grass there, it is conceivable that other places in Taizhou will also be there.
Just when Li Zicheng was wondering why Yang Xiuluo did not lead his cavalry to kill him, the army entered Taizhou City one after another.
As soon as you enter, you can see the people hiding in the houses on the street. Those who can leave have already left, and the rest are those who cannot leave and are unwilling to leave.
Just when all the Tang troops were about to enter Taizhou City, Yang Xiuluo seized the opportunity and launched the first attack.
Li Zicheng had no choice but to let 3,000 soldiers and horses temporarily resist in order to cover the entire army's smooth entry into Taizhou City.
These 3,000 soldiers and horses were naturally used as chess pieces, and Li Baicheng didn't feel any distress when using them. He himself knew what was going on in Taizhou.
One less person, one less mouth.
In just a few back-and-forth battles, more than 2,000 of the 3,000 men and horses were killed, and all the remaining hundreds of people were captured.
Since the Tang army had completely entered Taizhou City, Yang Xiuluo had no choice but to retreat with some prisoners.
Two days later, the Tang army in Taizhou City was completely unable to suppress it due to a shortage of food and grass.
They found that there was no extra food and grass in Taizhou City, and some restless people began to rob the houses of the common people. The people did not have much food and grass, so they were naturally unwilling to give it to them. As a result, lives were lost.
Although he had expected this result, Xue Rengui still felt chilled.
At the same time, Chen Qingzhi also successfully reunited with Yang Xiuluo. Chen Qingzhi immediately figured out a way to lead people to station near Taizhou City without fear of a sneak attack.
After all, they have heavy cavalry here. If the enemy dares to come out, they will be seeking death outside the flat Taizhou City.
Chen Qingzhi used food as a temptation to buy off all the prisoners one after another. The soldiers who could be kept by Li Zicheng and regarded as abandoned sons were naturally not his own elite.
But those ordinary reserves.
As long as whoever gives them food to eat, they will follow.
It happened that Chen Qingzhi's white-robed army also lost some men, so he took the lead in pulling these hundreds of people into his camp.
After almost three days of siege, Yang Qiu also arrived in a hurry.
The soldiers on the city looked at the Sui Dynasty. They saw good food and drink here every day, but their original two meals a day now became one meal a day, and some even started to attack people.
Kill some ordinary people and eat their flesh.
As a result, the people in the entire Taizhou City hated the Tang Army. This was what Chen Qingzhi wanted to achieve. Now the Tang Army's reputation was completely ruined.
Those who do not win the support of the people will be defeated. Chen Qingzhi took the opportunity to send a surrender signal to the city and used the soldiers who had surrendered before as an example.
Li Zicheng and Li Shentong immediately used strong methods to kill some soldiers who wanted to escape.
At the same time, the two also realized that if they continued like this, they would definitely lose, and the morale of the soldiers was becoming increasingly unstable.
That night, the two gathered together again.
"In this situation, we can only survive by cutting off our tail. I will break out from the east gate with 10,000 elites. At that time, I will need you to stay in the city temporarily to stabilize the morale of the army;
If everything goes well, I will first go to Baiyu Town in Taizhou. My adoptive father has arranged some manpower there. My adoptive father has already anticipated the shortage of food and grass in Taizhou. Even though we were fully prepared, the food and grass were not enough. Enough troops of about 10,000 people to last three days;
If all 30,000 troops evacuate, there will definitely be insufficient food and grass in the past. Uncle, please stabilize the morale of the troops here. After we arrive at Baiyu Town, you can find an opportunity to leave;
In this situation, Taizhou cannot be captured, and they can only temporarily withdraw to Fuzhou. If the adoptive father's side can successfully capture Youzhou, and have the food and grass from Youzhou as a supply, they should be able to stabilize Fuzhou;
If we can capture the land of the two states, we still have a chance to fight for the world. Presumably the emperor will not continue to fight by then. After all, it is already winter;
As long as there is a truce, we can use this time to slowly recover. "
