Longzhou, Qianyang, and Chencang are all important stations on the business road. The defense here cannot be underestimated. The reason why Longzhou was easily won was just because of good luck with two bastards, but Qianyang and Chencang were not.
Especially Chen Cang, the defender of the city is a well-known veteran. If he can follow Xuan's method and unite the people, he can really become a powerful backing force.
The so-called trade road is actually what is now called the Silk Road. This road has been playing an important role since the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, but it was named after the German geogeographer Richthofen in his book "
In the book "China", "from 114 BC to 127 AD, this Western Region transportation road using silk trade as a medium between China and Central Asia, China and India" was named "Silk Road".
There is the term "Silk Road". They are now in 349 AD, which is still far away from 1877 AD. Therefore, the Silk Road is still called the "Business Road".
Now that Le Zheng had this idea, everyone actively improved the plan and discussed everything that should be done on the road ahead. Don't just focus on marching and miss "all the forces that can be united."
They stopped here for almost a day. Of course, the governor of Longzhou got the news, but the governor and governor of Longzhou didn't care. They didn't want to fight this battle well. They fought if they could, and if they couldn't, they started.
He slipped away and left the arrangement of troops to his subordinates. The two of them acted as hands-off bosses, but secretly made preparations to escape.
The governor of Qianyang and the governor in the city also got the news. They didn't understand why they stayed so long. Shouldn't the march and war should have been discussed before setting off? Why did they stop for so long when they had already prepared to occupy the city?
As for the preparations for the guards, they waited patiently on the city wall.
As soon as the field army saw the Kunyu Kingdom army emerging from the corner, there was an overwhelming firecracker. The explosion made them cry for their fathers and mothers, and they became a mess. Those who were in any formations had long since disappeared. The generals and heralds were gone again.
They were shouting, waving military flags, and beating military drums. It was easy to gather people, but before the formation was ready, Kun Yuguo was bursting with firecrackers again, and the people who exploded dispersed again.
Repeatedly many times, people gathered together and were blown apart. When they dispersed, they had to work hard to gather people together. A lot of people were injured without even touching the corners of their clothes.
The State of Zhao still implemented the previous recruitment system. Most of the soldiers were temporarily recruited from among the common people. They were unwilling to do so. When encountering such an unfavorable war situation, many of them ran away.
The governor and governor of Longzhou were dumbfounded. In their understanding, the two armies had not yet formally contacted each other. Almost all the recruited soldiers ran away, leaving basically only the gentry. Although the gentry were smaller than the temporarily recruited soldiers,
They are good at fighting, but the opponent has hundreds of thousands of people, and the two of them agree that this battle cannot be fought!
The soldiers in Qianyang also heard the movement in front. There was no sound of killing but the sound of cannon fire. Everyone did not know what was going on in front of them. They stretched their necks to see clearly, but it was beyond the sight, so they stretched their necks further.
Can't even see it long.
Not long after, a bombed-out scout with a gray face and ragged clothes came back and told everyone that there was no contact between the two armies, that his own army had been destroyed by the bombing, and that there were many people fleeing.
Everyone was in a heavy mood. They had heard that Lord Zhuo of Kunyu Kingdom was good at using firecrackers, and they all laughed at him at that time. But when they saw it in person, they could no longer laugh.
Both the governor and the governor of Longzhou had the idea of escape. The army was even more unable to fight, and the battle situation became increasingly unfavorable. When a general came to report, he found that the two men had disappeared at some point, and he cursed angrily.
, went back and retreated to Chencang with the generals and soldiers.
It was impossible to return to Qianyang. The enemy was chasing behind them. Even if they ran to Qianyang City, it was impossible to open the door for them, so they had to retreat to Chencang. Everyone on the road was gnashing their teeth at the two bastards.
The garrison in Qianyang City couldn't hear the noise outside. They knew that the battle was over. Everyone was very puzzled. Even if they wanted to fight quickly, this was too fast. They looked at each other in confusion and prepared to face the enemy.
preparation.
When the troops of the Kunyu Kingdom appeared neatly in front of everyone, one by one, even from the position where they could just see them, they could feel a strong sense of oppression.
Qianyang Governor couldn't help but swallow his saliva:
How to fight this!
Everyone looked nervously at the approaching troops of Kunyu State, and they could not wipe the sweat off their palms.
But unexpectedly, the army of Kunyu Kingdom set up camp at a safe distance! The soldiers looked at the sky in confusion and set up camp before noon. Don't you plan to make a big move?
Everyone was afraid of being deceived and observed carefully, but they really set up camp. Not only this city gate, but also camped outside every city gate. They finally understood the intention of Kun Yuguo - they were going to besiege the city!
Since it was a siege, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't understand. Where did Kun Yu have the confidence to dare to besiege the city? But since they were besieging the city, everyone had to make preparations for the siege.
On the Kunyu Kingdom side, after the siege was made, everyone began to unite the surrounding people.
Issuing an announcement is an indispensable step to bring peace to the people, but how can the common people believe it just by issuing an announcement? It is obviously impossible, especially during the war, even if the army of the Kunyu Kingdom has a good reputation, the people will still be skeptical.
They didn't pay much attention and repaired all the broken houses in the village, as well as all the broken doors and windows.
Some people were hiding in the mountains and saw them entering the village. After they left, they sneaked back to see at night. They found that everything in the house was not missing. Even the placement of the items had not changed. All the damaged parts of the house had been repaired and stacked.
Got a lot of firewood.
Gradually, some bold people returned home. Those who were waiting and watching to see that they were fine after returning also came back. They could live their lives as before. The Kunyu State army would not come to recruit soldiers or food, and sometimes they would
He would make a big pot of rice with the wild vegetables and meats he found and invite everyone to gather together and have fun.
Hyun is completely using the method of establishing base areas. History has proven that this method is very effective, so there is no need to waste your brains to think of other methods. What you come up with may not be as effective as historical practice.
When they were almost done, Le Zhengyuan led his team and left quietly in the darkness before dawn, when people sleep the deepest.
There were not many people left, only thirty to twenty thousand people, but because they were mingling with the people, there was an endless stream of people outside the military camp. Some vendors even focused on the army, and various vendors outside the camp gate kept shouting.
, just like a market, although all the tents are lit up at night, it is just to confuse the defenders. In fact, there are only one or two people living in each tent.
The next camp should be set up in a safe place, at least outside the range of bows and arrows, that is, a hundred meters away. Hyun made many dummies and horses in the camp, and moved them every day to prevent Qianyang's
The defenders saw the problem, and they were so far away, so who could tell whether it was true or not, so the people in Qianyang couldn't see anyone leaving.
Naturally, Hyun was retained, and this was a job suitable for her.
After Le Zhengyuan and the others left, Occasionally, Hyun would package the prepared food and bring it into the city. At first, they didn't dare to eat it, but seeing that stray dogs and other animals were okay after eating it, they felt free to open it and eat it.
These foods were all carefully cooked, and the people in the city, both civilians and soldiers, were full of praise for the food. Every day they were looking forward to more troops from the Kunyu Kingdom coming in.
Sometimes there would be a bonfire party outside. People would build whatever they could and climb up, stretching their necks as much as possible to look outside. The soldiers stood on the city wall, looking at the excitement outside, and they all felt itchy.
Day after day, the morale of the army was declining. They all thought that they could go out quickly to have a good meal of those delicious foods, join a lively party, and maybe meet their sweetheart.
The governor was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed in the room:
"Since we are besieging the city, can't we just besiege it quietly? Why do we have so many tricks?!"
On the other hand, Le Zhengyuan led the team directly south to Chencang.
The small towns and villages along the way were not taken seriously. Even if they encountered resistance, they were easily captured. However, after Le Zheng took a point, he would also spend some time to build a good relationship with the people, but after all, it was
When marching and fighting, this time cannot be too long, one or two days at most, so Le Zheng learned from Xun before setting off, and various methods poured out within these two days.
The people who have been squeezed by the Shi family feel like they are hit by happiness when they encounter such a good army. In return, they will try their best to help the army, such as guiding shortcuts or proactively providing information about the next town.
Information, wait. (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!