That night, the Vietnamese army had already begun to screen candidates. Every general knew how capable his subordinates were. You'd better not bring those who were incompetent with you. Even if you bring them into the mountains, you don't know how much trouble they will cause you along the way. We are going to fight hard against the Tang army in the mountains, not to enjoy ourselves. If such people do not have enough experience in surviving in the mountains, their actions will be exposed.
It is basically impossible to hide such a big move from others. The Tang army is now outside the city, so it is very easy for people in the city to send news out. After all, the south and west gates are not closed.
Chang Sunze and his men did not celebrate their victory. They were just thinking about arranging these people first. After all, there were 20,000 mouths to feed. If they were not given some work, they would eat our food for nothing every day. I guess everyone would feel distressed.
But I didn't expect that before we were done with this matter, we had a new problem. This Wu Yuanhao is indeed capable. If he mobilizes troops to continue fighting with us, then there is really nothing to be afraid of. Is our Tang Dynasty army still afraid of fighting?
What we fear most is his method of breaking up into small groups and entering the mountainous forests where they grew up. The bushes are so dense that even sunlight cannot be seen. Although we have trained mountain troops, it is really difficult to get them out.
"Attack the city overnight. We must not allow them to carry out this plan. Get all the soldiers involved and take the city as quickly as possible."
Chang Sun Ze and Huo Qubing both knew how great the crisis was. According to the plan they had formulated, at least 20,000 people would enter the nearby mountains and forests to ambush us. If we want to get them out, we can't afford the time cost alone. So now, while they haven't gone in yet, we must attack Luocheng immediately. If we can take the city in a short time, maybe we can crush their plan.
Although the generals under his command did not quite understand how dangerous this was, when they saw the two main generals' faces changed, they stopped talking and immediately went to summon their soldiers. Of course, these more than 20,000 prisoners of war had to be driven north to keep them away from the battlefield to avoid causing us all kinds of trouble.
It was agreed yesterday that these people would prepare to build the road, but today they were sent directly to the north. Many prisoners of war were naturally dissatisfied. After all, they still had not eaten or drunk anything from yesterday. Unfortunately, the Tang soldiers did not have the time to listen to your explanation. If you did not walk honestly, they would just stab you.
We don't have much time to explain to you now. If you want to survive, you have to be obedient. If you don't obey, that's your own problem. Anyway, we give you a chance to live. When facing these prisoners of war, it has been made very clear above that if you don't kill these troublemakers, then when he finds a chance, he will most likely lick your blood with his knife.
At around two o'clock in the morning, the sky was pitch black, without even a hint of moonlight. The Tang army began to attack Luocheng overnight.
According to many Vietnamese soldiers, they had fought so hard during the day, so they should have a good rest now. Even if the Tang soldiers were not tired, they had just captured so many prisoners, so they had to find a way to settle them. Otherwise, the rear would definitely be unstable. So they thought that there would be no war tonight. They had just fallen asleep for a while when the entire city wall began to shake again.
It is obvious that today's combat is completely different from the greeting that day. When these shells hit today, everyone could feel a sense of suffocation. That day there was only a slight shaking, but now it is as strong as a magnitude 7 earthquake. If we don't stop this bombardment, our city wall will probably collapse before dawn.
Wu Yuanhao had just established the battle plan when there was already a reaction here. He knew that his men had become a sieve for information, and estimated that any information here could be quickly transmitted to the Tang army camp. He was deeply afraid of the Tang Dynasty's infiltration into Vietnam.
But there is nothing we can do about it. They have been making preparations for this in the early years. It's your fault that you know nothing about it. When you were slacking off on this matter, they had already drawn the bow and string. Now you can only deal with it.
Only a few hours had passed, and the generals only had a rough idea in their minds. There was no way to gather everyone together. So if they left the city now, everyone would probably scatter. Not only would they lose the city, but they would also not be able to gather those who had entered the mountains. That would be a complete loss of both the wife and the army.
"What should the General do?"
These generals came running in disheveled clothes. Although they were on the battlefield, they were still enjoying their lives very much. There was a local girl in each of their rooms. This was also a daily routine for these senior Vietnamese generals during the war. If the local officials did not send a few over, they would probably have to go to the door to rob. If they were asked to go to the door to rob, no one knew whose house they would rob, including these local officials and rich families, who would most likely be robbed.
Therefore, local officials in various places are also very cunning. Instead of letting these people visit everywhere, it is better to send them here specifically. At least this way they will not harm our own children.
"Organize the army and defend the city immediately."
Wu Yuanhao did not hesitate at this time. Although he knew that retreating into the mountains was the best option, he had only made this plan a few hours ago and had not mobilized his men yet. He could only retreat with a part of the people. There was no point in retreating with such a small number of people. He could only resist this wave of attacks from the Tang army first, and then see what to do in the future.
The subordinates all frowned. You guys are always changing your mind. However, they were also unsure and hurried to inform the subordinates. However, no one was sure...
