On a windy day, it is the festival day of the year.
The dark demon realm dissipated, and the Beiliang grassland returned to its former tranquility.
The demonic chaos that lasted for two months gradually subsided.
This winter is particularly sad.
It's too cold in northern Liang, but the weather in southern Liang is slightly warmer.
But it's not much warmer either.
Weeds, wives and lonely birds fly away, letting the north wind chill.
Liangzhou was ravaged by demon soldiers, and everything was desolate.
West County has regained some of its former fireworks.
For more than a month after Cao Su's army was stationed, Xijun had been relatively peaceful.
After bidding farewell to Xiaohuangmen, Cao Su officially became the nominal leader of Xijun with the rank of General Pingxi of the fourth rank.
Liu Zheng, the guard general of the West County, handed over the troops and horses accumulated in the West County to Cao Su.
The original Lord of Xijun City had already chosen to leave when the war was about to begin.
The number of troops under Cao Su's command reached more than 30,000, of which 20,000 were cavalry.
With so many troops and horses, it would be difficult to complete various battles without adequate logistical support.
Fortunately, Xijun is a big city, and the imperial court has accumulated a lot of food, grass, and equipment here.
Cao's army reorganized here. After the New Year Festival, Jincheng guard Jia Tao asked Cao Su for help again.
Cao Su then led his troops westward at starry night, bringing with him 20,000 elite cavalry.
This is the first time Cao Su’s soldiers have gone on an expedition since the Demon Tide War.
At this time, the soldiers' condition has been restored to full condition.
The mobility of Cao Su's 20,000 cavalry was astonishing. One man and two horses could cover hundreds of miles in one day.
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Jincheng.
The twelfth day of the Qiang siege.
The city was stained with blood, and there were wailings everywhere.
The morale of the Jincheng defenders was low.
After Feng Yuchan took away the elite of Jincheng, the garrison left in Jincheng was less than 10,000.
Just these 10,000 defenders, relying on the strong wall and thick city, held back the 100,000 Qiang iron army for ten days.
In the past ten days, the opponent has not given up any time and has been continuously attacking.
However, the Qiang people lacked siege equipment. Although they had an army of 100,000, there were very few soldiers who actually participated in the wall siege.
Relying only on ladders, it would be very laborious to attack Jincheng.
In the twelve days, almost no one completed the climb to the city in the first six days.
It wasn't until the seventh day that any warrior completed the first climb.
But after climbing, he was cut down by the Jincheng defenders and failed to make any waves.
Seven days later, the Qiang people's attack on the city became more fierce, and many soldiers climbed onto the city wall every day.
Jincheng entered a brutal city wall defense battle, and the morale in the city continued to decline.
The main reason is because Feng Yuchan took away a large number of soldiers.
This resulted in a serious shortage of troops in the entire Jincheng.
Everyone was forced to fight continuously, and their physical strength was on the verge of exhaustion.
"General, this battle can't be fought. Brothers haven't slept for three days..."
In the middle of the city wall, General Jincheng leaned against the wall stacks, breathing secretly.
Only by leaning against the wall can you avoid the enemy's bows and arrows.
The Qiang people lack siege equipment, but they do have a lot of bows and arrows. In the past few days, a large number of arrows have been poured into Jincheng every day.
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Arrows rained down, and many Jincheng defenders died in the rain of arrows.
Jia Tao's face was full of exhaustion, and his body was stained in many places. He heard the dissatisfaction in his men's mouths, and immediately sighed, showing a bit of anger in his helplessness.
"What else can I do?"
"Now that the monarch is gone, the major events in Pingxi have fallen into the hands of Yi Shuzi."
"It's been a few days. If we had set out from Xijun, we should have arrived long ago."
"Cao Su clearly doesn't want to save us."
"There is nothing more than a plan!"
The generals who came from the imperial court were pitted against each other.
Forget it about Feng Yuchan, after all, the person he is fighting is not a human being.
This kid Cao Su clearly knows that Jincheng is about to be overwhelmed, but he still hides in the back leisurely. He is simply not a human being.
Jia Tao and others were very angry, and all the generals in Jincheng were also angry.
When they are angry, they always look eastward unconsciously.
According to the route, if Cao Su leads a large army to support, then Cao Su should come from the east.
"Is it because we got too close to the Lord before and made General Pingxi unhappy?"
"I heard that Cao Su is a member of the right general. The left and right generals have never dealt with him. Feng Yuchan has also expressed his position many times that he thinks Qin Hu is too vulgar and does not want to be with him."
When Cao Su didn't come, everyone began to think wildly.
Matters at the center of the imperial court were relatively far away from them.
However, it is well known to everyone that the generals on the left and right of the imperial court are at odds with each other, even they have heard about it.
Jia Tao had a headache and said, "Then it doesn't mean that you will abolish public service for personal reasons, right?"
"What's the situation now? Are you still engaging in cliques for personal gain? If Jincheng is destroyed, can they in Xijun escape? In the future, when the Qiang people enter Liangzhou and Liangzhou suffers another war, can the imperial court bear it?"
Jia Tao hates the fact that iron cannot become steel.
No matter what the reason is, Jincheng must not be lost.
Faced with such great pressure from the demon tide, Feng Yuchan still left an army of 10,000 in Jincheng, which shows the importance of Jincheng.
The general below said quietly: "If you are a monarch, you will naturally put the overall situation first."
"But Cao Su is a young man of nineteen or twenty years old. How can he know so much?"
Jia Tao was stunned for a moment, his expression ugly.
He said angrily: "If it is really for this reason, then I will definitely read Cao Su's book in the future!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the city wall suddenly shook violently.
Several people leaning against the wall were swaying around, looking miserable.
"what's the situation?"
Everyone was shocked and quickly stood up and looked towards the gap between the walls.
I saw the dark Qiang cavalry in the distance, running towards them again.
As for the city wall, as if someone had blown it open with explosives, a small section collapsed.
"Where did you get the explosives?"
Jia Tao's face changed drastically, and he quickly stood up and shouted: "Quick, follow me!"
A small section of the city wall collapsed, leaving Jincheng in danger.
Rubbles and corpses paved the way for the cavalry to charge. If the gap is not blocked, there is no guarantee that the Golden City will not be destroyed today!
There is no room for negligence.
Jia Tao quickly rushed over with his men and blocked the collapsed section of the city wall.
The Qiang cavalry seemed to have planned ahead and started charging at the right time.
One hundred thousand cavalry rolled in, and the battlefield was filled with smoke and dust.
"It's over!"
Jia Tao and the generals under his command turned pale.
My heart has reached the extreme level of despair.
Today’s Jincheng.
What a disaster!
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Outside Jincheng, senior Qiang people gathered.
The top leadership of the Qiang people is composed of tribal kings.
In addition, the core king is the Qiang King, which is the honorific title of the king of the strongest tribe.
The current Qiang king is Fumeng, the leader of the Xie Qiang tribe.
Fumeng is a first-grade warrior and the strongest tribal king among the many tribal kings in this generation.
Under his leadership, the Xie Qiang flourished and became the strongest tribe among the Qiang tribe.
On this trip south, Fumeng brought 20,000 cavalry from the Xieqiang tribe, and the Xieqiang tribe came out in full force.
Twenty thousand cavalry were the largest contribution among all tribes.
Occupying one-fifth of the entire army, Fumeng is the strongest both in terms of individual strength and the overall strength of the tribe.
Fumeng is only in his forties this year.
Like the Dan and Qiang tribes, the kings of these tribes are relatively young.
When Fumeng was in his thirties, he reached the first level.
When he was young, he traveled around the world, increased his knowledge and brought wealth to the Qiang people.
This trip south was also organized by Fumeng, and no one dared to disobey.
Except for Fumeng, the other Qiang kings had a large number of people. They brought cavalry, ranging from three to five thousand to one or two thousand, and they were pieced together to form a large army.
Therefore, the Qiang people generally would not do such a heavy casualty in siege.
No matter which tribe's sergeant ascends first, there will be conflicts.
In order to coordinate the conflict, Fumeng set the rule that each tribe should send at least 300 warriors to form a charging army for the city.
Once the Golden City is captured, the warriors in this group can give priority to picking up the spoils.
After this change, and then letting him personally supervise the army, the Qiang siege effect will be much better.
But new problems arise.
Tribes with a relatively small population, even 300 people, are very difficult.
Compared with a tribe with a large population, if three hundred people are gone, there are still ten or three hundred people left. But if they lose three hundred people, the strength of the entire tribe will be greatly reduced.
Cao Su is not here, otherwise he could give Fumeng a suggestion to select warriors to climb the city in proportion to the population.
Fumeng didn't expect so much. Now this kind of controllable situation is rare.
But the attack on Jincheng still resulted in heavy losses.
In addition to the Qiang tribe that was killed by a certain imperial imperial general, the 100,000 troops brought by the Qiang people this time were no longer full. At least 20,000 people died.
Now known as an army of 100,000, the real number is only more than 70,000, and many of them are injured.
In order to capture Jincheng, Fumeng bribed the defenders of Jincheng, planted explosives, and blew up a city wall.
When he finally heard the city wall break, he looked ecstatic.
He drew his sword and shouted military orders loudly.