Honglou: I am the legitimate son of An Guogong!

A night of ecstasy, the howling wind。

The sky was slightly cold. After Jia Hong woke up, he hugged Ranna beside him and smiled.。

Since the first time she entered Huozhou, she had only seen her a few times, but she couldn't let go of Jia Hong.。

He thought the war was over and he would be fine when he returned to Ganzhou or Tianjing.。

Who knew she could still sneak into Ermin's army and even find her way into Jia Hong's tent?。

“woke up?”

Jia Hong held her cheek and kissed her, "Have something to eat later, and I'll have someone take you to Zhenyuan."。”

“I don’t want to go, I want to be here. "Ranna said softly。

While talking, the cat entered Jia Hong's arms again.。

“This is different from what I said yesterday! "Jia Hong laughed angrily.。

“Although a camp has been set up, it is not that safe here。”

Ranna blinked her beautiful eyes, "If I can't ride a horse, I can't walk."。”

“I'll prepare a carriage for you. Jia Hong said funnyly: "In short, I won't let you stay here."。”

“Wait for me and take you back later。”

Although Ranna seemed quite reluctant to give up, Jia Hong could not help her continue her misbehavior.。

After breakfast, Jia Hong left the tent, ordered the Anfu army outside the tent to prepare the carriage, and then sent Rana to Zhenyuan.。

When he saw the carriage leaving, Jia Hong couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, thinking that what Ermin said was true: Ranna would not look back until she hit the Tianshan Mountains!

She is a gentle daughter, how could Jia Hong turn her away?。

After she left, Jia Hong stopped thinking about it and climbed onto the observation deck of the logistics hypothesis.。

From the watchtower, you can vaguely see people coming and going in the city. There are many border residents and residential buildings in the city.。

A few days later, the Anfu Army soldiers on guard sent word that Jia Hong ordered Zhao Chengchuan to lead 300 cavalry to intercept the 200 troops leaving the city in Moxi.。

During this period, they chased him into the infantry phalanx led by Jia Changzhu, killed them all, and made a lot of gains. He was regarded as the first step in the Huozhou strategy.。

Jia Hong guessed that Mo Xi went out of the city like this to contact and gather the soldiers and civilians of the tribe.。

However, two hundred people were not enough to affect the defense of Moxi City, and Jia Hong was not in a hurry.。

At this time, Ida led the Ermin army and 500 Zhenyuan local troops. These 800 people went to the nomadic tribes first. Carrying a document from the general, promising benefits。

After some coercion and inducement, three or five tribes were willing to submit, thus avoiding unnecessary disputes.。

A few days later, the rear troops of the Southern Route Army slowly arrived at the rear base camp.。

A large number of logistics troops arrived, dug fortifications one mile outside the city, and set up fifteen red cannons.。

Seeing the support from the rear army arriving one after another, Jia Hong called his adjutants after receiving the order.。

Yao Yuan led the logistics, received a large number of shields and arrows, and set up an infantry base outside the rear army's fortifications.。

Brother Jia Changzhu led a thousand infantrymen, and together with the artillery fire from the artillery battalion of the rear army, they set up shields and fired arrows.。

And Zhao Chengchuan led 300 horses to cruise outside the city. Occasionally, he even took Lifu to ride pack horses and camels, patrolling various places outside the city.。

At the same time, General Nan also mobilized his troops. Four thousand Zhenyuan troops besieged the city, followed by a large number of warriors and cooks from the rear.。

The entire city wall of Huozhou City was only a few miles in circumference, but the Southern Route Army made it into dumplings, with three layers inside and three layers outside. Soldiers from the South Route Army were all over the mountains and plains.。

In addition to the 6,000 combat troops, the remaining 10,000 logistics personnel also participated.。

After two months of siege, the beacon smoke of the desert reaches the vast sea. In the cool autumn wind, the flags and drums of the Central Plains move with the artillery fire and bows and arrows!

Every day, Jia Hong would often wait at the watchtower, watch the views with General Nan and the deputy generals from the rear, and play cards and chat.。

Occasionally, more than a hundred warriors were sent to try to climb the city, but the Moxi defenders still had enough strength to resist, so the general gave up and did not attack the city with random troops and deliver food.。

More than a month later, news came from the Northern Route Army that they attacked 8,000 people in Dihua and killed 3,000. The remaining people retreated to Dihua.。

So General Bei sent his troops south and arrived in Huozhou a few days later. Nearly 40,000 people surrounded the city, making the city like a lonely boat in the sea.。

A few days later, Jia Hong ordered Jia Changzhu to lead 500 people to cooperate with the Northern Route Army in attacking the city.。

During this period, only three hundred were killed, and most of the casualties were ordinary soldiers. In the end, an elite member of the Yulin Army climbed to the top of the city. As soon as the door was opened, Yulin's elite soldiers climbed onto the female wall one after another, killing each other in darkness.。

Jia Hong was watching from the observation deck, and on a whim, he chanted:

“Thousands of miles of dust traveled through the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the three armies shook the northern wilderness day and night。”

“The rain from the Tianshan Mountains washes away the troops, and the ice from the vast sea disappears but the blood is not cold yet.。”

All the generals around laughed. Seeing that Huozhou was about to be destroyed, they were also happy in their hearts.。

“Haha, Jia Shenjiang has a good poem, a good poem!”

“Such an expedition to the west is indeed a journey of thousands of miles!’”

“This "traveling to the Han and Tang Dynasties" was not just for the Wu Dynasty to seize the Western Regions again! During the Han and Tang Dynasties, this was the territory of the country!”

“Looking from a distance, you can see that the Anfu army is in the lead again, and General Jia Shen is so elegant!”

Jia Hong just laughed and said, "The generals are laughing.。”

“I don’t know what the next step will be after conquering Huozhou this time.。”

“This place is only a few hundred miles away from Dihua. But the support from Yili in the rear of Moxi is equivalent to the distance traveled by the Wu Dynasty from Zhenxi and Zhenyuan!”

“Um——”General Bei nodded repeatedly, "Although Dihua is important, the difficulty is not the same as that of Huozhou!”

“In addition, after the Huozhou War, Moxi wanted to strengthen its defense. If there is a siege, Zhenxi will need to mobilize more manpower. So, at least another two years of planning。”

General Nan said again: "Not long ago, the great general received good news. Two groups from Ningbian and Zhongshu had marched into Guge and put down the more than 10,000 Moxi troops who had sneaked in.。”

“If we capture Huozhou again, the general may have to rest and reorganize the three divisions for the time being. If we continue to attack, we will get next year。”

Jia Hong pondered: "I don't know what's going on between Moxi and the Tsar and other countries. I captured several groups of Mongolians, and many of them mentioned the tense situation in the north."。”

General Bei heard this and said: "Hmph! These white-skinned thieves are determined to die! They invaded our Wu Dynasty more than ten years ago, and now there are often frictions along the Mobei line.。”

“If the Far Northeast was not desolate and the supplies were long, wouldn't I want to attack the Tsarist country and show off the prestige of our country!”

Jia Hong was very surprised after hearing this, and General Nan laughed loudly: "The old general formerly led the Northeast, and he fought to the death with Sha Baipi!”

“I see! "Jia Hong nodded repeatedly.。

But I also kept this in mind, and learned a little more about this distant European country.。

……

half a month later。

Huozhou City was captured, and the city was in a mess. Everyone was slaughtered, and no one survived.。

After the logistics began to be cleaned up and reorganized, the Zhenyuan Army left two thousand people to guard it.。

Jia Hong also reorganized the Anfu Army. The original main force was 1,500 people, but there were more than 300 casualties.。

But most of them were ordinary soldiers, and there were less than ten casualties among Habayashi's elites.。

As for the local army that was originally filled, Jia Hong didn't care too much and transferred the remaining manpower to the Huozhou garrison.。

After this battle, the Anfu Army sent its troops back east, preparing to return to the camp outside Zhenyuan.。

Marching from the south of the Tianshan Mountains, you can see some surrendered tribes along the way, returning to the Huozhou territory along the way. Not long after the march, Jia Hong saw Zhenyuan City from a distance.。

Nowadays, the outside of the city is even more lively, with people coming and going constantly for trade. Returning to the Anfu Army station, in the desert oasis, Jia Hong saw the tents of more than a thousand households of the Ermin tribe.。

The sound of marching soldiers and the roar of horses attracted the attention of the herdsmen. In a purple tent, Ranna heard the sound and came out.。

In front of the vast army, she saw at a glance the handsome and brave man at the head, with a golden armor and a horse, and a fluttering cape.。

When Jia Hong arrived at the camp and dismounted, a beautiful woman suddenly bumped into him!

“came back! Miss you! "Zhan Najiao blushed and shouted happily。

Jia Hong couldn't help but smile. After instructing Zhao Chengchuan to lead the troops back to the camp, he hugged Ranna and walked towards the Ermin tribe.。

In front of the purple tent, Jia Hong took off his helmet, lowered his head, kissed her gently, and then carried her into the tent.。

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