The Oversight Council's newsletter arrived two days earlier than Dugu Ruizhi's letter. This is because the Overwatch Council's unique delivery method is faster than Dugu Ruizhi's 600-mile express. Even if a person runs without sleep and no matter how hard he works,
It couldn't deliver the news in a staged relay manner, and the Supervisory Yuan's method of delivering the news was much more professional. Therefore, when Dugu Ruizhi's courier reporting his victory arrived in Weizhou, Liu Ling's commendation order had already been sent out two days ago.
Before Dugu Ruizhi took charge of the first army, although he held an important position as the commander of the first army of the Black Kirin Army, this position was not of a high level. Shengtu Yehu was only a fifth-grade general, and Dugu Ruizhi was better than Shengtu Ye.
The fox is one level lower, starting from the fifth level. Liu Ling rewards those who have made great military achievements very generously, and he is never stingy in showing kindness.
Dugu Ruizhi, who became famous in the First World War, was promoted to the fourth-rank Zhongwu General, and his salary was doubled. Going from the fifth-rank to the fourth-rank was not as simple as jumping two levels on the surface. The official title system currently implemented in the Han Dynasty was restored to the Tang Dynasty.
From the fifth rank to the fourth rank, there are five levels in between. The commander of the first army of the Black Kirin Army, from the official position of the fifth rank to the general Zhongwu of the fourth rank, can be said to be like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate.
's jump.
We must know that the highest official position of a military general is Liu Ling, the only first-rank official in the Han Dynasty. Up to now, the Han Dynasty has not had a second-rank military general. The third-rank official is already the ultimate military general. And in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty,
There are only four people at the second-grade level. The Huben Protector Luo Xu, plus the three dominating Jiedushi.
He was also quite surprised that Dugu Ruizhi was able to capture Luzhou Liuling so quickly. In his previous impression, Dugu Ruizhi was just a person who was good at charging. During the battle between the two armies, this was a single person who came and went to kill everyone among thousands of troops.
The fearful tiger general. He did not expect that Dugu Ruizhi was actually very talented when it came to using tactics. This was quite impressive, so Liu Ling became more confident in letting Dugu Ruizhi lead the army alone.
Three days before Dugu Ruizhijie reported to Weizhou, Shengtu Yehu and Helian Tiemu, who had come all the way from Jinzhou with only a few soldiers, also arrived. As for Shengtu Yehu's ability, Liu Ling
He understood very well. When he was pacifying Ouyang Zhuan's rebellion, Liu Ling still remembered the fact that Shengtu Yehu alone captured Ouyang Zhuan among the enemy. Moreover, the most elite Shura camp cavalry under Liu Ling's command was
He was trained with the help of Shengtu Yehu. Therefore, Liu Ling has always reserved the position of Shengtu Yehu for him.
Shura Camp has now expanded to 5,000 cavalry, 3,000 heavy armor, and 2,000 light armor. These 5,000 people have always been Liu Ling's direct personal soldiers, and their commander is Liu Ling. Now Shengtu Yehu is here, this position
It was originally reserved for him by Liu Ling. As for Helian Tiemu, Liu Ling didn't know much about this person's abilities. However, Helian Tiemu proved his worth with practical actions.
After arriving at the Han army camp outside Weizhou City, the first thing Helian Tiemu did after reporting the report was to beat Liu Ling's most brave vanguard and the heavy-armored general Zhao Ba into a pig's head. Obviously,
Helian Tiemu did it on purpose. He knew what he had to do and told Liu Ling that he was a valuable person. It was easy to provoke the rough man Zhao Ba, and then the competition was a matter of course.
Zhao Ba is an upright man. If he loses, he loses, and he is convinced when he loses. Even after being beaten, he was full of praise for Helian Tiemu's skills. Liu Ling knew that Helian Tiemu deliberately angered Zhao Ba.
What is the purpose, and he knows that this must be something he and Shengtu Yehu have discussed.
Therefore, Liu Ling didn't mind at all... He didn't mind at all when he ordered the law enforcement team to drag Helian Tiemu down and beat him hard with twenty military sticks. It was really hard and there was no moisture at all. Helian Tiemu was beaten hard.
He was also very convinced, because he knew that he was acting dishonestly in this way, but he couldn't think of a better and faster way.
Now the Han army has been besieging Weizhou for more than ten days. Weizhou is one of the two routes for Pei Zhan to return to Kaifeng. In a sense, it is even more important than Huazhou. Although Huazhou is the closest ferry to Kaifeng
, but the Daqing River in the Huazhou section has fast currents and is not easy to sail. But Weizhou is different. Although this section of the Daqing River is more than twice as wide as the Huazhou section, the flow is very stable and the water is not particularly deep. Again
Zhengzhou, Weizhou, and Kaifeng, these three big cities are in the shape of a Chinese character and are horns to each other. Their military importance is self-evident.
Therefore, Pei Zhan left behind a capable general to guard the state.
Weizhou General Chu Feihu is the successor of the Great Zhou generals. He is a young generation of heroes who has only emerged in recent years. Before him, the outstanding figure of the Chu family in the army was Chu Feihu’s eldest brother, Chu Lihuo. Chu
Li Huo died in Yuzhou in battle. It can be said that he and Liu Ling had an sworn hatred. Compared to Chu Lihuo, although Chu Feihu was much younger, only twenty-one years old this year, his decisiveness in acting was
He is more cautious in using troops than his brother.
What Liu Ling admired most about this man was that he could suppress his desire for revenge. He could control his anger and be good at using soldiers. Even though he knew that the enemy who killed his brother was outside the city, Chu Feihu did not lead his troops to fight but only defended the city.
Liu Ling admired this very much. Liu Lingben planned to lure Chu Lihuo out of Weizhou to fight in the field, but after calling for battle for more than ten days, Chu Feihu just couldn't hold on and did not do anything despite the Han army yelling and cursing outside the city.
Weizhou is difficult to attack because the walls of Weizhou are not only equipped with a large number of heavy crossbows, but also trebuchets. Although the Zhou army did not master powerful firearms, they ran down hundreds of kilograms of boulders from the city wall and attacked the Han army.
The damage is still great. In particular, these trebuchets were prepared to deal with the gunpowder trebuchets of the Han army. Chu Feihu also ordered the construction of dozens of arrow towers on the walls of Weizhou, each with a
There were 200 archers standing ready. On the high archery tower, the Zhou army's archers could increase the range of the Han army's covering attack by one-third.
Don't underestimate this one-third. The increase in range directly leads to an increase in casualties.
There is another thing that reflects Chu Feihu's outstanding talent. When he first took office, he issued an order to Fengcheng, which only allowed entry and no exit. In this way, the secret spies who broke into Weizhou before the Supervisory Yuan were very
It is difficult to pass on useful information to the outside world. Chu Feihu is the first person to do this. Undoubtedly, the effect is very good.
In May, the flowers are red and the willows are green, and the scenery is beautiful.
There is a small mountain not far from the west gate of Weizhou. The people in Weizhou call it Xiaoxi Mountain. This mountain is not tall, straight, or steep, and there are no waterfalls or cliffs. In fact, it is just a mountain.
It's just a tall and large soil slope. However, the grass here is green and wild flowers are everywhere. Although the forest is not dense and lush, the trees are beautiful and quiet. It is really an indispensable place for a spring outing.
Spring has passed, and it is the time when summer flowers are blooming. The Han army's camp was built on Xiaoxi Mountain. At the highest point of Xiaoxishan is Liu Ling's temporary residence. Although Xiaoxishan is not high, it is still a mountain.
Camping on the top of the mountain is a taboo for military strategists. Even if the Han army camp is on the side of Xiaoxi Mountain, if the Zhou army in the city makes a bold surprise attack and surrounds Xiaoxi Mountain and attacks upwards, the general on the top of the mountain will be in danger.
Liu Ling, who has been leading troops in battles for more than ten years, will not be unaware of such drawbacks, but he still did it. The purpose was to lure out the little General Chu in the city. Unfortunately, Chu Feihu was not fooled.
Since the Zhou army in the city did not dare to come out, Liu Ling also knew that he was a little hurt and withdrew from the top of the mountain. After all, although the scenery on the mountain was beautiful, it was out of touch with the camp, and there were some shortcomings in the command. The team ambushing behind the mountain
They also withdrew, there was no need to lie in wait any longer.
Returning to the Chinese army camp, Liu Ling summoned the generals to discuss how to break the city.
Shengtu Yehu had just arrived so he remained silent, just listening to the discussion of Hua Ling and others. Helian Tiemu, whose butt injury had just improved, also forced himself to come to the big tent to discuss the matter. Liu Ling punished him
, because of his little trick of pretending to be smart. Liu Ling admired him because Helian Tiemu knew his responsibilities as a subordinate. He could have used the excuse of being injured not to attend this meeting, not to mention his injury.
It was indeed not light, and I couldn't sit still, and every step I took would pull at the wound. But Helian Tiemu still came, gritting his teeth and having beads of sweat as big as soybeans on his forehead, he walked by himself.
This is an attitude, an admirable attitude. Liu Ling knew that Helian Tiemu could not sit down, so he made a decision that was a little surprising, a little funny, and a little touching. He ordered the soldiers to move
Get a bed and let Helian Tiemu lie down and talk.
What's even more amazing is that Helian Tiemu didn't even refuse and just lay down on him, seemingly very comfortable. He was indeed very comfortable, if his butt didn't hurt.
"Because they are on the city wall, the Zhou army's trebuchets have a farther range than ours. As soon as our trebuchets are set up in front of the formation, they will immediately become the target of the Zhou army. There is no gunpowder trebuchet to suppress the city wall.
And the archers in the archery tower, if our army attacks by force, the casualties will be heavy."
Yang Ye said with a headache.
Hua Ling said: "The best way is to lure the Zhou army out of Weizhou City for a decisive battle, but I didn't expect that Chu Feihu could hold his nerve. If our army is not in a hurry to go north, with our food and grass supplies,
It only takes three to five months to besiege the city, but Weizhou still cannot be defended."
Zhao Er smiled and said: "Sanlang, you have been talking for a long time, but most of them are useless."
Liu Ling knew that there was not much food and grass in Weizhou City, and it was only enough to last for two months at most. This was also the only piece of information sent by the spies from the Third Office of the Supervisory Council, but this information did not have much significance.
Because Liu Ling will never spend two or three months here. Once Pei Zhan captures Jizhou, all the northern states will be owned by the Ding'an Army. In that case, attacking one city at a time is obviously the best option.
Unfavorable battle situation.
It is a pity that the Third Office of the Supervisory Yuan has too few spies in Weizhou City, and their contact is inconvenient. Otherwise, they would have taken the opportunity to burn down the Weizhou granary and Weizhou would have destroyed itself.
After listening for a long time, Shengtu Yehu noticed that Liu Ling's eyes were looking towards him, and he knew that he could no longer remain silent.
"My humble opinion, maybe we can borrow water from the Daqing River!" (To be continued)
