Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 87 Hu Jingyuan's Change, Everyone Reflects
"Hey, ya, push!"

"push!!"

On the plain, groups of rebel soldiers were struggling to push tall catapults.

Not long after, as the catapults slowly stopped, the rebel soldiers began to carry huge stones as counterweights on one of the catapults and made other preparations.

When everything was ready, at the command of a rebel captain, the catapult instantly threw out a huge stone.

All the rebels clearly saw the huge rock flying into the air, then flew towards East City, and finally fell beside the moat outside East City, still some distance away from the moat.

Seeing this, the rebel captain ordered to adjust the counterweight of the catapult and continue to increase it to the maximum.

The other rows of huge and towering catapults on the left and right sides soon began to throw huge stones towards the moat outside the east city.

East City.

The defending soldiers and civilians on the city walls were frightened at first when they saw the huge rocks flying in from the distant plain. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that the farthest one or two rocks just rolled into the moat.

Looking at the huge splashes of water in the moat, I knew that the catapults of the rebel army could not throw that far.

But not long after, as everyone on the city wall saw huge rocks being projected from the plain from time to time, and finally rolling into the moat, splashing water in the calm moat, when all the soldiers and civilians in the city realized what was going on, they all turned pale, filled with panic and fear.

"Go and report to the captain! The thieves outside the city have started to fill up the river!"

Amid the panic, a shout rang out.

Soon, a Sui Dynasty soldier was seen holding a sword, running hurriedly in the city road, and then running down the city wall.

In the meeting room of the mansion.

Fu Zihou held his sword, looked at the map, and looked thoughtful.

Hu Jingyuan, Yin Tianzong, Xiong Ruixiang, Lai Bo and others were all in the meeting room, and what was surprising was that Yue Ming, Xue Hong and Xing Ming were also among them.

"Report! Captain! The rebel army outside the city has started to fill the canal with catapults!"

The soldiers suddenly ran into the meeting room in a hurry and raised their hands to report to Fu Zihou.

Hearing the soldiers' words, Hu Jingyuan, Yin Tianzong, Xiong Ruixiang and others all frowned, while Yue Ming, Xue Hong and Xing Ming looked at Fu Zihou.

Fu Zihou didn't care.

"Pass the order down, tell the soldiers and civilians not to panic! A catapult can't throw so many times in an hour. With the number of catapults the rebels outside the city have, it will take more than ten days to fill up the canal!"

Fu Zihou turned around and spoke to the soldiers, then held his sword and looked at the terrain of Jinyang on the mud and sand.

"Here!"

The officers and soldiers bowed and led their troops, then turned and left.

"Looking at the number of soldiers and horses in the rebel army and the speed at which they are filling the canal with mud, it's better to say that the rebels are deliberately causing panic in the city rather than filling the moat! Maybe they are eager for us to leave the city! Let's burn those catapults at night!"

Fu Zihou said softly.

Hearing this, Hu Jingyuan, Yin Tianzong and others couldn't help but look at each other.

"Let those soldiers rest well! Follow me out of the city tonight!"

Fu Zihou looked at Yue Ming, Xue Hong and Xing Ming and said.

"Here!"

Yue Ming, Xue Hong and Xing Ming did not hesitate too much and raised their hands to receive orders from Fu Zihou.

"Leaving town at night?"

On the contrary, Yin Tianzong, Xiong Ruixiang, Lai Bo and others were all worried. They couldn't understand why Fu Zihou knew the purpose of the rebels, but still wanted to leave the city, and even with...

Thinking that Yue Ming, Xue Hong and Xing Ming were all around them, Yin Tianzong, Xiong Ruixiang, Lai Bo and the others were reluctant to speak.

dusk.

In the East City of Jinyang, the setting sun enveloped the sky.

Rows of tiled houses and thatched houses were all covered in the golden color of the setting sun. Inside the city walls, the people had gone to rest, and only a few soldiers stood guard not far away, with swords on their waists and bows and arrows in their hands.

Yin Tianzong, Hu Jingyuan, Lai Bo, Zhou Xingyao, Ma Huer, and Xiong Ruixiang all came to the city road.

"Why didn't you stop the captain in the meeting room? Leaving the city at night is extremely dangerous, not to mention that the rebels outside the city must have been prepared! What's more, I don't trust those surrendered bandits..."

Yin Tianzong stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the plain outside the city, and gazing at the retreating catapults, earth-filling carts, and those chariots in the distance.

"Me too! Those rebels left the city at night. It's one thing for them to escape, but what if they hurt the captain? I don't trust those thieves. They are all treacherous!"

Ma Huer also spoke, with a look of disdain on his face.

In the eyes of Lai Bo, Zhou Xingyao and Ma Huer, Hu Jingyuan and Yin Tianzong were both brigade commanders, their generals, and had more power than them.

Although Xiong Ruixiang did not hold a high official position, he had followed Fu Zihou earlier than them and was deeply trusted by Fu Zihou.

So after leaving the meeting room, while Yue Ming, Xue Hong and Xing Ming were away, they all gathered together privately to think about what to do. It was almost dark, so they decided how to persuade Fu Zihou.

Within the city road.

Hearing Yin Tianzong's words and seeing everyone's gazes, Hu Jingyuan smiled and shook his head.

"I believe in the Captain!"

Hu Jingyuan said softly, then looked at the moat outside the city.

"You know the dangers of leaving the city at night, and so do I! You worry about the captain, and so do I! But I am different from you, I believe in the captain!"

Under the gaze of Yin Tianzong and others, Hu Jingyuan withdrew his gaze and looked at everyone.

"In fact, before that, when I was outside the city, I didn't believe those rebels either. I almost tried to stop the captain. Fortunately, I woke up..."

Hu Jingyuan told everyone that in the eyes of him, Hu Jingyuan, and all the generals and soldiers in East City, Fu Zihou had always been elegant and easy-going. He would ask them about many things, ask every soldier in the city, ask him, Hu Jingyuan, ask Yin Tianzong, and Lai Bo, Wu Liuzi...

This also made Hu Jingyuan, like everyone else, take the initiative to tell Fu Zihou his thoughts and what he knew.

But it was not until he was on the battlefield that Hu Jingyuan came to his senses.

Watching the soldiers win a great victory, capturing nearly half of the rebels and gaining two or three hundred war horses!
Look at that head!

Then think of the rebel army with many large siege weapons and a force of 100,000 men being blocked outside the East City!
Only then did Hu Jingyuan realize that his previous preconceived impression of Fu Zihou had almost blinded his eyes.

Fu Zihou is usually very easy-going. He not only asks them questions but also listens to their opinions.

But that was Fu Zihou's trust and respect for them.

It’s not that Fu Zihou has no opinion.

Even now the entire East City of Jinyang is safe and sound. It is all because of Fu Zihou's stubborn issuance of orders.

Under such circumstances, facing the siege of the rebel army, Hu Jingyuan knew what he should do, which was to obey any orders from Fu Zihou and trust Fu Zihou.

"On weekdays, we can tell the captain everything we know. If there is a way to break the siege of East City, we should tell the captain! But if there is no way, then when the captain gives the order to make a decision, we only need to follow the captain's orders and trust him in our hearts!"

Hu Jingyuan said to everyone.

It was precisely because Hu Jingyuan had followed Fu Zihou to the battlefield and seen Fu Zihou's abilities that, when he heard Fu Zihou's words in the meeting room, he did not speak to stop Fu Zihou even though he knew how dangerous it was to leave the city at night.

Just like Hu Jingyuan said, if there is a way to break the siege of East City, if there is a way to defeat the rebel army, then tell us. If not, then trust the captain.

Right now, the captain is the hope of the entire East City, all the soldiers, and all the people.

Seeing everyone silent.

Hu Jingyuan smiled and turned to look towards the city.

"The surrendered soldiers in the city now know that they are under the supervision of only a few soldiers, but no one has escaped, let alone gathered to cause trouble. Before this, who among you could have believed that such a thing would happen?"

After Hu Jingyuan finished speaking, he asked these people to carefully understand what he said, then turned around and walked towards the city ladder.

In Hu Jingyuan's mind, Fu Zihou was going to lead his troops out of the city tonight, so he had to be prepared. If anything unexpected happened, he would immediately lead his men out of the city to rescue Fu Zihou.

(End of this chapter)