The Hanzhou Army came slowly under the warm sunshine and stopped five miles south of Damancheng. They set up camp and were not in a hurry to attack. Qin Huaidao rode his horse forward for a distance and looked at the surrounding mountainous landforms.
Daman City is formed by the intersection of three long mountains. It is a huge basin. The mountains in the south block the desert, and the mountains in the west and north block the cold current. This makes the basin abundant with rain and a pleasant environment. Looking at it, the terrain is flat.
The green grass lingers with no end in sight.
“It’s a good place.”
Qin Huaidao sighed, and when he saw Fang Yiai approaching, he shook the reins and went up to meet her.
"See the King of Han!" Fang Yiai said, clasping his fists with excitement on his face.
"Tell me, what's going on now?"
"Back to the Han Dynasty, the king had surrounded the city. He did not let anyone go. Instead, many eagles flew out. They were probably messengers. They did not kill them. When they arrived, they dropped an explosive pack inside. The city was now in a panic, but they refused to let anyone go.
If we don’t surrender, judging from the size of the city and the number of troops on the wall, there will be at least 30,000 defenders.”
"Didn't it cause a fire?" Qin Huaidao asked curiously.
"No, there are several lakes outside the city, and several rivers pass through the city. There is no shortage of water inside, so it can't be burned." Fang Yiai quickly explained.
"No shortage of water? Several lakes?"
Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "The terrain of this area is like an alpine grassland. It is vast in area and protected by three mountain ranges. It has a dangerous geographical location and is easy to go anywhere. It is suitable for raising troops. It is a good place and will be used in the future."
"What do you mean by the King of Han not to destroy the city?" Fang Yiai asked.
"That's true. I heard that Zhang Qian visited here during the Western Han Dynasty." Fang Yiai agreed.
It is not unreasonable for it to become one of the important towns in the Western Region.
Qin Huaidao fell in love with this place as soon as he saw it. After asking some questions, he rode forward and stopped not far from the city. He looked at the city in front of him. It was indeed the capital of the kingdom, twice as big as Bencheng and Yandu City.
It's more than enough, but it's also a mud wall, and it looks like it's been badly eroded by wind, and it's a bit old.
This kind of earthen city wall is good at protecting against wolves, but it is like paper in front of explosive packs, so there is nothing to worry about.
On the city wall, there were people on horseback, everyone was wearing leather armor, holding bows and arrows, and they were on alert as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
Qin Huaidao looked at it for a while and asked: "Everyone is in the city?"
"There are many people living outside the city who are responsible for grazing. They have all been put under guard and many cattle, sheep and horses have been seized. When we arrived, a caravan happened to be coming from the west, saying it was from Kumi. We walked through some mountain pass and passed through
It came through a long canyon."
Qin Huaidao looked to the west with some curiosity. He saw a tall mountain range lying across the mountain. He didn't know where the canyon was, but it was a good thing to have a canyon, which meant it could lead to the west. To the west were Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in later generations. The geographical location was very dangerous.
After chatting for a while, when he saw that the Chinese military tent was set up, he motioned to Fang Yiai to come with him and entered the Chinese military tent.
As soon as the two sat down, they saw Wang Hu hurried over, his face flushed from the sun and his skin peeling.
"You're back? Come on, sit down and drink some water and speak slowly." Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up and he found a water bag on the ground.
"Call General Xue, General Duoji and Luo Ying." Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Wu.
Luo Wu agreed knowingly and hurried away.
Wang Hu drank some water and felt that his throat felt much better. Just as Xue Wanche, Duoji and Luo Ying came over, he greeted them one by one and said: "Young Master, brothers have been investigating in the past two days and also asked the prisoners. To the north, there are only
A road, this is a topographic sketch." He took out a piece of paper from his arms.
Qin Huaidao took a look and saw that it was a V-shape, with two mountain ranges intersecting and a buffer zone in the middle. Under the action of the earth's crust, a canyon going north was formed, with a lake in the middle.
"Everyone gather around and take a look, Wang Hu, tell us the situation." Qin Huaidao shouted.
Wang Hu was not afraid of the stage. He pointed to a place and said quickly: "King of Han, generals, according to the investigation, the terrain in the north is shaped like a trumpet. There is a valley in this place, which is the only way to pass, and the slopes on both sides are steep, about a hundred meters high.
, the soil is loose and not conducive to climbing, I have tried it myself."
"You mean to stage an ambush here?" Qin Huaidao asked, revealing his thoughts.
As soon as everyone heard about the ambush, their eyes lit up and they stared at the sketch.
Wang Hu explained: "King of Han, the locals here call it Black Wind Pass. If you want to return from the north, you must pass through this place. Even if the enemy thinks that we will ambush, there is nothing we can do. If we go around, there will be towering snow-capped mountains on both sides, and there will be no way."
Come on, one more thing, there is a river flowing from north to south, and the army cannot do without water when it comes."
"That makes sense, you can do it." Fang Yiai said excitedly, quickly looking at Qin Huaidao, and added: "King Han, it's our turn for this battle, right?"
"The enemy's army is at least fifty thousand, and your army is still besieging the city. Where can you get the strength? Let me give it to you." Xue Wanche also rushed to say.
Duoji was not to be outdone: "Two generals, don't worry, it's all up to you to fight this way. Our army hasn't won a battle yet, why don't you let me, my brother?"
"Why?" Fang Yiai and Xue Wanche said almost in unison, how could they let such great military achievements go?
When Qin Huaidao saw that the three of them were about to quarrel, he laughed. Competing in conscience was a good thing, so he did not stop him. Instead, he pulled Wang Hu to interrogate the details carefully, and at the same time added to the sketch to make the picture more concrete and intuitive.
After a while, the three of them were embarrassed to argue anymore and looked at Qin Huaidao.
"No fight?" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
The three of them shook their heads quickly, fearing that Qin Huaidao would be angry.
"If you don't want to argue, just listen to me." Qin Huaidao smiled and turned over the newly drawn terrain map, put it in front of everyone, pointed to a position and said: "Duoji's troops are better at mountain warfare than you, so in this battle, Duoji is
Lord, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so don’t fight anymore.”
Once the military order is given, it would be inappropriate to object again.
Fang Yiai and Xue Wanche nodded regretfully. Duoji's eyes lit up and he laughed. He finally took advantage of the opportunity to perform meritorious service and secretly vowed to fight this battle well. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, King Han, for your trust."
"Don't be too happy, this battle will not be easy."
Qin Huaidao interrupted: "If the Shule people and the Tocharians come together, they will have at least one hundred thousand troops. If one of them fails, it will backfire, so we must plan carefully, Luo Wu!"
"Arrived!" Luo Wu was overjoyed when he heard that he still had something to do.
"Remember the Battle of Wild Wolf Valley? Bring me all the oil. The enemy may arrive at any time. Time is tight. Immediately dispatch the heavy army Liu Renshi, Fang Yize and Liu Yanjing to help dig holes and bury them, and lay out traps. I will follow
You go over and supervise it yourself, and go down and prepare first."
"Follow the order!" Luo Wu agreed loudly and strode away.
"Duoji, lead your troops to walk up the mountain and ambush at the top of the mountain on both sides of the Black Wind Pass. Prepare more arrows and clothes. It's cold on the mountain and you have to stay on guard if the enemy doesn't come. Go and prepare."
"Understood, thank you King Han!" Duoji left happily.
"Fang Yiai!"
"exist!"
"After the army is ambushed, you lead your troops to storm the city, but don't rush in. Put pressure on the defenders in the city, let them release eagles to rescue, and attract the enemy to come as soon as possible. I don't want to stay on the mountain for too long. Once an ambush occurs,
If it succeeds, I will release a signal and then I will destroy the city."
"Follow the order!" Fang Yiai smiled happily when he saw that he could attack the city.
Xue Wanche looked lonely and stopped talking.
Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "General Xue, don't worry. There will be many battles in the future. You will lead your troops to inspect the surrounding areas, especially the mountain passes, to prevent other reinforcements from arriving. As for Luo Ying, stay behind to help guard the prisoners, protect the baggage, and provide support at any time.
mistaken."
"Follow the order!" the two men responded solemnly.
A chilling atmosphere of approaching war suddenly erupted.