Royal Road

"General, report to Malay, Gaodu has been under martial law!"

"Unsurprisingly." Riding on the horse, Liu Cong snorted coldly. When he attacked the party last time, he had eaten enough to fight all the way and suffer from martial law everywhere, so he did not rush to march this time. Since Qingqi's rush can not take advantage, it is more appropriate to fight steadily and step by step.

This time, the Han state aggressively attacked Jin, instead of taking the Hangu Pass line, it chose to attack Hanoi, cross the Yellow River along Mengjin, and go straight to Luoyang. In this way, not only can Hongnong's Daying edge be avoided, but it can also be approached as soon as possible. Therefore, the 70,000 soldiers and horses were divided into the left and the right, taking Hanoi all the way, and the party.

The 30,000 horses led by Liu Cong were responsible for the party attack on the Left Road. In fact, this battle was not very easy to fight. Since Liang Zixi took a seat in Bingzhou, the following had fallen apart, and there were small tribes who fled every day. Although Li Shi was still in the hands of the Han country, there were no more people for farming and warfare. With such an empty frame, let alone sending troops, it would be very difficult to maintain the rule.

What Pei Dun didn't do at the beginning, Liang Zixi only took a few months to complete seven or eight. How can it not be chilling?

And this is exactly why Liu Cong insisted on requesting orders and attacked the Shangdang himself. Having such an enemy on the belly and back makes people restless. He has already defeated the Shangdang twice, and this time he has to show his shame anyway and earn his meritorious status!

His good brother Liu He has been appointed as a prince, after all, he is the son of Empress Huyan, and his position cannot be contested. But no one knew what Liu Cong was thinking. He is the father's favorite child. It is said that when his mother gave birth to him, he had dreamed of the vision of the sun in his arms. And among the princes, he is the best talent and the most meritorious. Why should the idiot who can only study inherit the throne?

Although he practiced Confucianism in Han, he also studied in Luoyang Taixue for several years. But after all, the blood shed on them is the blood of Dan Yu. How can they only look at their concubines, not the strengths or weaknesses?

As long as he can seize the Shangdang, or even the Taihangxing, the father will definitely add an official to him. And that hypocritical brother can't underestimate himself...

Countless thoughts passed through his mind, Liu Cong tightened his horse's rein, and said loudly: "Enter the army and go to the party, and level the capital!"

The horn blew, tens of thousands of troops marched, crossed the Qinshui, and approached the Gaodu city!

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"The Xiongnu are ready to attack the city!" Standing at the top of Gaodu's wall, Zhu Guo's expression was solemn, looking at the gun cart that was set up below.

This time the Xiongnu did not come from Qingqi, but a mix of walking and riding, and even brought a lot of siege equipment. Obviously, they wanted to conquer Gaodu in one fell swoop. According to the previous time, only a few hundred soldiers were placed to defend the city, I am afraid that the city will be broken in less than a day. Fortunately, General Yi had been prepared for a long time, and let them, the elite soldiers of the brave battalion, be stationed in the Gaodu city.

But even so, the 30,000 horses in the city are not easy to deal with. Gaodu has been repaired many times over the years, but even if the city wall is heightened and thickened, it is ultimately a county government. How to survive the first few days is the key!

"Pass the order down and seal the city gate!" Zhu Guo said sharply.

Stacking sand and stones behind the city gate has always meant to stick to the deadly battle. Gao can't fall to his opponents anyway. I just don’t know if there will be more enemy soldiers in the mansion?

With much thought, Zhu Guo didn't show this on his face, but said: "Let the county magistrate Guo appease the people, and send two more groups of civilians to the city."

Sending the soldiers ran down the city quickly, but Zhu Guo shouted loudly to let the soldiers at the head of the city guard against the arrival of the soldiers.

"Beat the drum!" Riding on the horse, Liu Cong led coldly, "As long as the Gaodu city is broken, the whole army can enter the city and looting. The battle is won in the city, and you will wait for it!"

This is the hint of Tucheng. Liu Yuan attaches great importance to fame, but actually doesn't like his subordinates wantonly massacre. But Liu Cong can't manage that much. Gao is a hard-to-eat bone, and if you want to chew it down, you must increase your bargaining chips. It is adjacent to Taihangxing, which is an important business road in Bingzhou and where Liang Zixi stands. I don't know how much money has been accumulated in the city. Just this order is enough to ignite the fighting spirit of his subordinates.

Sure enough, upon hearing Liu Cong's words, the generals burst into fierce light. The rumbling drum sounded, and the artillery carts, ladders, and rushing carts all rushed down the city.

After the defeat of Hedong, Han had a lot of siege equipment, including the thunderbolt that he had almost defeated before. Although not as good as the party’s artillery, Liu Cong will not let it go. Seeing dozens of civilians pulled the cannon cords forcefully, the head-sized stones whizzed towards the city, and immediately suppressed the opponent like a locust arrow.

Carts covered in cowhide followed one after another, but inside were not the giant wood that crashed into the city wall, but soldiers carrying sandbags. Under the cover of the canopy, the assault car quickly pushed down the city. When the moat is filled, you can get on the flying ladder and grab the head of the city!

However, this arrangement is not so smooth. The bed crossbow at the head of the city made a sharp noise and fired at the thunderbolt, and the lasso's civilian husband immediately fell to the ground and died. More than a dozen clay pots were accurately thrown before and after the car, the cowhide was covered with black grease, and was shot by the rocket, instantly burning into a fireball. The soldiers hidden inside rushed out screaming, and were shot to the ground by the rain of arrows from the top of the city.

Liu Cong looked at the cruel scene in front of him coldly, without moving. There is indeed a loss in siege, especially when attacking a fortified city like Gaodu. But they can't get around, hitting high is the beginning of everything, and it's also a way to lure the enemy. Only in this way can the Shangdang soldiers and horses get out of the hidden city and fight with them in the field.

If you can't defeat the party soldiers and horses, even if you win the high capital, it will not be of much use. But this time, he didn't want to let the group of people lead his nose and fall into the preset trap. The battlefield of this decisive battle will be controlled by him!

"Send three thousand soldiers to Taihang Pass, and within two days, you must capture Taihangxing!" Liu Cong commanded coldly.

It may be difficult for 30,000 people to attack the high capital. However, three thousand people are enough to win a small pass like Taihang Pass! Taihangxing is no better than Gaodu, he is bound to win!

Three thousand people left the camp and headed towards Taihang Pass. The drum of siege of the city has not stopped, and the Xiongnu soldiers rushed toward the towering city wall in front of them like a turbid wave of iron and blood.

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"General, the Huns have begun to attack the city! Thirty thousand horses besieged Gaodu, and thousands of soldiers were sent to attack Taihang Pass!"

Tan Ma brought the latest news. After several major battles in the Shangdang, in fact, its strength was not too much, and it was less than 20,000 when it was fully fought. And in order to prevent the Xiongnu from attacking the city, another five thousand soldiers were sent to guard each city. How do these 5,000 people now defeat enemies that are multiples of them?

Yi Yan's face was cold and cold: "Where is the Liang Mansion? Is there an invincible army?"

"I haven't seen it. But the scout is staring tightly. If you go out to save the high capital, you will be attacked by the cavalry!"

This is the Xiongnu's tactics. Using the attack on Gaodu as a bait, they lure out their army. Regardless of the Liang Mansion or the Shang party soldiers, the Huns have an advantage in military strength and are not afraid of field battles. If you let go, Gao still doesn't know how many days he can survive, and Taihang Pass can even go down in one go.

After the loss of Taihangxing, the Xiongnu opened up the road to Hanoi, and will encircle Luoyang with the West Route Army. It would be better if Gaodu was able to win. This city can be used as a stronghold and deeply rooted in the Shangdang territory. Not to mention the threat of heavy soldiers, but the safety of Liang Mansion makes people worry.

The enemy has a very good general.

However, Yi Yan did not show any anxiety, or it could be said that these tactics did not surprise him at all.

"Order Tuoba Xianbei to speed up, and immediately come to Liting after escorting the grain and grass. Two days later, the army will pull out of the camp!" Yi Yan ordered.

Two days is the time they "deserve" to react. If the enemy wants to control the whole situation, he will give that person the initiative. Only in this way can we earn a ray of life in the dead!

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"Master Cui is in the back hall?" The day's class finally ended, Liang Rong walked out of the academy and immediately asked the soldiers beside him in a low voice.

"Yes. Xiao Lang Jun wants to go there?" the soldier asked.

"Yeah!" Liang Rong nodded quickly.

The soldier didn't ask much, and took a step forward to clear the way for Liang Rong. In the past few days, the prefect’s mansion has been protected by several times, and most of them are surrounded by the back house to take care of Liang Rong's living. Seeing these fully armored and murderous soldiers, how can Liang Rong know that the party is in danger? But I didn't expect that my father would send so many soldiers to look after him!

If they are on the battlefield, these elites should be able to kill a lot of enemies, but they stay behind and guard him. This made Liang Rong's heart a little unspeakable. It seemed weak and ashamed. He knew that his father had experienced a lot of wars, but this was the first time that he felt the pressure of war clouds.

However, Liang Rong was not frightened by this situation. On the contrary, he went to school as usual every day, staying in the academy for enough hours before returning to rest. A father never let him leave the Shangdang party, just to let him settle the hearts of the people in this county. No matter how worried, Liang Rong did not show up. But after school, he couldn't sit still, so he had to go to the back office to have a look in order to feel relieved.

Without hesitation, he walked back to the office. These days, Cui Ji spends a lot of time in the strategy room deducing the situation of the war to control the army. No exception at the moment. I saw crowds in the small back hall, and officials from time to time walked in and out holding books. In the middle of the room, there is a huge sand table on which the entire Shangdang terrain is depicted, as if a county is placed in front of the eyes.

Liang Rong didn't bother Cui Ji, who was busy, but just hid from the side, watching the changes on the sand table. From Gaodu to Lucheng, it will take a day for Kuaima to go, this should be the situation of yesterday's battle. How many soldiers did the Huns come? What's going on in Fuchu?

"Prince Rong!" Cui Ji spotted Liang Rong's figure and walked up quickly. "But are you out of school?"

"Exactly!" Liang Rong hurriedly saluted the teacher, "Mr. Rong'er has delayed official duties."

"Where is the word. You have to learn these sooner or later." Cui Ji didn't mind, he personally led Liang Rong to the sand table, and reached out his hand, "These are the Xiongnu soldiers and horses, represented by black flags. One is one. Thousand soldiers."

There are many flags densely planted there, it seems that there are thirty or so. Liang Rong's face turned pale: "Are they besieging Gaodu?"

"Exactly, Taihang Pass was also attacked." Cui Ji pointed his finger at another place.

Seeing the black flag planted on the small town representing Taihang Pass, Liang Rong's expression became even more ugly: "Then...what about our army?"

"Still in Liting, we will start tomorrow." Cui Ji replied simply.

Liang Rong's numbers are not bad, he can see the number of Li Ting's red flags at a glance: "There are only 15,000 soldiers? Can you win?"

He has read military books and knows how hard it is to win with less. The number of enemy troops has doubled, can you hold high?

Cui Ji smiled slightly: "This is what Young Master Rong should know. The war is changing rapidly, but the strategy must be determined before the troops are sent. Only with the countermeasures can there be hope of victory. There is another thing, General Yi is the most powerful under the lord. Generals, large and small, more than ten battles, no matter how many soldiers there are, they are not defeated!"

Liang Rong's little heart was suddenly caught by these words. Unbeaten! What a heroic statement this is! That cold, some weird face rushed into his mind. However, this time, he did not feel the sense of rejection he had felt before. Father taught that person more time than he taught himself. Is it because of this? If he is how old he is, can he also go on behalf of A's father and wipe out the thieves who dare to offend the Shangdang and even Bingzhou?

Seeing the little guy's face flushed with excitement, Cui Ji breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. After all, Liang Rong is the lord's only son. If he is timid and cowardly, how can he sustain this great cause? But these days, his performance surprised everyone. If this is not surprising, even many adults may not be able to do it. It is a good thing that we are now interested in the military ahead again.

"Come on, take a Hu stool."

As someone moved the high stool, Cui Ji turned his head to Liang Rong and said, "Master Rong, I am busy with military affairs and I don't have time to talk too much. If you want to, can you sit there and watch it quietly?"

Liang Rong nodded vigorously, without Cui Ji's urging, sitting on the bench, looking thirsty for knowledge. Cui Ji smiled slightly, ignored him, and dealt with the complicated military affairs again.