Turbulent Times Chapter 1356: The life and death of the people

"It's just that the food in the city is only 30,000 shi, and the forage is seriously insufficient. I just calculated secretly, the food is only enough for the army and the people in the city for twenty days, and the forbidden troops brought by your majesty are all cavalry, and the forage is only enough for ten days. God uses it." Although Zhou Fangpei knew that Yang Guang would be furious when he said these words, he also knew that he had to say it, and it would be better to say it sooner rather than later, and His Majesty might have his head chopped off if he said it later.

"What? How can you be a prefect with just such a little food and grass?" Yang Guang scolded repeatedly with an ugly face.

Zhou Fangpei felt aggrieved, His Majesty... really didn't know what to say, he praised himself as the prefect before, but now he immediately said that he was not good as the prefect when he heard that there was not enough food and grass.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't even think about it. Yanmen County was originally a Xia County, one of the poorest counties in the Sui Dynasty, and was robbed by big horse thieves pretending to be Turks from time to time. There is so much food and grass, he is worried about the emperor's northern tour, and he has to donate food. The food and grass forcibly expropriated from the people is not enough, and he managed to raise it from the hands of the landlords and nobles. It was just transported into the county a few days ago Otherwise, how could there be so much food and grass in normal times.

It's just that although Zhou Fangpei is not a Beijing official, he also knows Yang Guang's character well, and Yang Guang's emotional state at this time is very dangerous. What he said at this time is wrong, or if he dares to refute even the slightest bit, he may be killed immediately He knelt down quickly and said in panic, "Your Majesty, forgive me, it's my fault."

"How much food and grass are there? Is there any other way to raise food and grass?" After Yang Guang finished cursing, he suddenly remembered that Zhou Fangpei, a prefect who is familiar with the place, would need to cooperate with him to defend the city. The **** needs to find a way to collect from the people, and organize the people to go to the top of the city to help defend the city, etc. There are many things that need to be done by the eunuch. He even lost the imperial chef who came all the way to cook for him. It still needs the prefect to be busy.

In short, it is obviously impossible to kill the prefect right now.

Besides, if you think about it carefully, Zhou Fangpei, the prefect, did nothing wrong, and he responded very quickly, and served him very well. I heard that the beautiful girl who served her tea just now was Zhou Fangpei's daughter. The women are all here to serve me,

What else.

Yang Guang, who calmed down, is still a little rational, especially he still talks about some human principles, but this kind of human principles are only out of his own interests, his own life and death, but he does not consider the life and death of the people.

Zhou Fangpei knew what Yang Guang meant. Although he didn't want to harm the people in the city, he had no choice but to say in order to protect himself: "I will collect all the grain and grass from the homes of the more than 70,000 people in the city as soon as possible. It should at least be enough for your majesty's army and war horses." Eat for half a month."

Yang Guang looked slightly relaxed, but the worry on his brows still did not dissipate, and he said: "Did you send people to gather the county soldiers from all the counties in your Yanmen County to the county town, and bring the grain and grass from each county together. "

After finishing speaking, Yang Guang felt that it was a bit too much, and added: "Anyway, the counties must not be able to defend themselves, and the Turkic people will not harm the people of the counties too much."

Zhou Fangpei sighed secretly, although Yang Guang wanted to defend himself, but he was right, the counties must not be able to defend, instead of doing this, they should indeed gather troops to the counties to protect the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have sent orders to the counties at the first time to let the county soldiers lead the food and grass closer to the county town, and at the same time let the people of the counties spontaneously organize a southward escape." Zhou Fangpei lowered his head and said here Then, he paused, then gritted his teeth and said, "It's just your Majesty, I'm worried that it's too late."

Yang Guang sighed, and at this time Pei Shiju said: "Your Majesty, if there is not enough food and grass, you can slaughter 50,000 war horses first. On the one hand, it will increase meat consumption, and on the other hand, it will reduce the consumption of fodder."

Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said: "That's right, now pass on my will to Yuwen Chengdu, let him choose old and weak war horses to kill, and feed meat to the guards every day to gain strength, and kill these 50,000 horses early War horses can also save more fodder."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud and rapid horn sound from outside. The sound of the horn undulated and echoed in the sky, like thousands of horns blowing together.

Everyone's expression changed suddenly, and Yang Guang's expression became ugly at the same time, Yu Wencheng had already rushed in, and urgently reported: "Your Majesty, the Turkic army has arrived, and now Yanmen City has been surrounded from all directions. , I calculated secretly, there are at least 400,000 cavalry, and the same as the information reported by the Blue Yiwei, the leader of the army is the Turkic Shibi Khan

. "

Although Yang Guang led the army to fight in the north and south when he was young, to be honest, most of the things were done by the people below. With a frightened look on his face, he was confused and didn't know what to say for a while.

On the contrary, Dugu Changsu was very calm, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Since ancient times, the siege army is ten times larger than the defending army to be fully sure. Now the Turks have about 400,000 people, and we also have nearly 100,000 people. They are all cavalry, and the Turkic people are not good at attacking the city, and the walls of Yanmen Pass are high and thick, so they should be able to hold on for a while, and when King Qin's army arrives, His Majesty's danger will be resolved.”

When Yang Guang heard this, he took a deep breath and slowly regained his composure. He turned his head and glanced across the audience, took out his gold medal and handed it to Yuwen Chengdu, and said, "Yuwen Chengdu, I appointed you to be fully responsible for defending the city. Ten thousand banned troops and twenty thousand county soldiers are at your command."

Yu Wencheng knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "I would rather lose my mind than protect your Majesty's safety!"

Yang Guang looked at the other civil servants, and considering that Pei Shiju had been to Turkic for many times and knew the Turkic people better, he said, "Pei Aiqing, I ordered you to be the supervisor of the army, and go up to the city wall to assist General Yuwen in defending the city."

Pei Shiju sighed secretly, and quickly said: "I obey the order."

Yang Guang said to Yu Shiji again: "Yu Aiqing, you lead the prefect Zhou Fangpei to collect all the food and grass in the hands of the people in the city as soon as possible."

Yu Shiji hurriedly said: "I obey the order."

It's just that from the beginning to the end, neither the person who issued the order nor the person who received the order thought about it, nor did they ask how the 70,000 people in the city lived without rations.

In fact, many people will die before starving to death, because they were forced to recruit by Yuwen Chengdu, young and strong went to the top of the city, and were forced to transport the defense equipment, burning oil and the like, women Those who are weak and old are responsible for cooking, treating the wounded, and preparing siege equipment.

Compared to the safety of His Majesty the Emperor, the death of 70,000 Duobian County people is nothing, at least Yang Guang and the civil and military officials in the city think so, not to mention that the Emperor is alive, and their courtiers can be safe and sound.

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