"General, there is a man named Zhuo Bufan who wants to see you!" In the Xiliang soldier camp, a soldier ran quickly to the tent. Heilong was a little surprised. Zhuo Bufan was not from Jiuyuan County, how could he come here?
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"Let him in!"
Zhuo Bufan stood in front of the Xiliang Pioneer Camp. At this time, the Xiliang army had already set off for two days, and the Pioneer Camp was only a hundred miles away from the Acropolis!
Half of the guards guarding the gate of the camp are soldiers from the Xiliang headquarters. They are obviously eight feet tall, which is their unique feature, and the other half are soldiers from the Wulong Army.
Together with the soldiers from Xiliang headquarters, these Wulong soldiers are naturally the best among the best!
Zhuo Bufan had met Heilong a few times, but he didn't know Heilong very well. The one he was familiar with in Longling City was Long Qingyuan. Unfortunately, this old guy had died in the hands of Li Xiang.
The soldiers who entered quickly came out and came to Zhuo Bufan: "Sir, please follow me!"
Zhuo Bufan is dressed in Tsing Yi and a long sword. He looks more like a scholar than a swordsman.
Walking into the military camp, Zhuo Bufan also learned some military skills in Jiuyuan Prince's Mansion. Camping in the wild is very important, because you never know when the enemy will come to kill you, water leakage, camp changes, etc. need to be taken into consideration.
The snoring of sleeping soldiers could be heard from the camp. The soldiers on night patrol passed by each other to make sure nothing went wrong. There were also some whistles in the dark.
Zhuo Bufan followed the soldiers to the big tent and saw the black dragon who had put on a black armor. There were many Xiliang commanders beside the black dragon. When the black dragon saw Zhuo Bufan, his eyes calmly said: "I don't know what Mr. Zhuo is doing.
What's the important thing here?"
Zhuo Bufan didn't give any answers: "Commander of the Black Dragon, I came here to tell you something about seeking an alliance with Xiliang City!"
"Alliance with us?" Black Dragon didn't believe it.
Zhuo Bufan saw the distrust in Heilong's eyes and put his hand in his arms. Heilong put his hand on the handle of the knife. Zhuo Bufan took out the animal skin map: "You don't need to be nervous. I'm here to seek an alliance and I won't do anything to you.
This is considered a meeting gift.”
"This is a map of the Acropolis. You must have some knowledge of the Acropolis from Xiliang's intelligence!" Zhuo Bufan unfolded the map: "The Wei family of the Acropolis has taken refuge with the Eighth Prince. At this time, Wen Jie, an official sent from the imperial capital, is
Soldiers and horses are being trained in the acropolis. Due to the Wei family in the acropolis, we don’t know where the opponent’s army is at the moment. Please ask the Black Dragon Commander to be more vigilant.”
Black Dragon took a look at the map, which was a bit more detailed than the Xiliang map: "Your palace and Jiuyuan County are not on the same side, wouldn't it be better to let the Acropolis troops ambush us?"
Zhuo Bufan chuckled and said: "That was before. Now our Jiuyuan Palace only wants to protect itself. As long as we can keep the Palace, it doesn't matter even if we join forces with forces outside the customs!"
Heilong knew something about Jiuyuan County. The reason why the palace accepted Longling City was because the palace needed a supporting force. The friction between the palace and the governor's palace was getting bigger and bigger. If Xiliang City hadn't come out of nowhere, Longling City would
The city was destroyed, maybe the Jiuyuan County Sheriff's Mansion has been destroyed by the Prince's Mansion, or the Prince's Mansion has been destroyed by the County Sheriff's Mansion.
It's a pity that Longling City is gone, and the palace has lost a big support. Later, people from a county on the palace's side rebelled, which made the palace's situation even worse.
"I wonder who this Wenjie is?" Black Dragon thought for a while and chose to believe Zhuo Bufan. They really didn't know the situation of the Acropolis very well. The map did not indicate the danger level of the Acropolis, and the scouts did not find anything in the city.
"Wenjie, a member of the eighth prince's faction in the imperial capital, is a man of both civil and military skills!" Zhuo Bufan narrowed his eyes. He had fought against Wenjie before coming here, and the opponent was very strong: "This person trained the Acropolis troops.
There are about 30,000 troops..."
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The army on the other side is still moving north, and there is almost a fight on Li Xiang's side. There are more and more troops on the Jiuyuan County side, and they are all elite men. Li Xiang thought that the other side would not send too many troops in this battle, but
Who would have known that it was like poking a hornet's nest, and the enemy's army was still coming in a steady stream.
Prime Minister Li did not bring a large army into the city. If the cavalry entered the city, it would be equivalent to destroying themselves. They did not bring much food and could not fight for a long time against the opponent.
The cavalry has strong maneuverability, but the opponent's guard Gao Yuan is very cautious and has not released a loophole until now. There are all kinds of horse-repelling and traps outside the opponent's camp, waiting for Li Xiang to rob the camp.
The resistance forces in the city have still not been eliminated. The resistance forces in the city have not been eliminated, which means that they have poison hidden in their stomachs, and no one knows when it will break out.
Li Xiang is very confused whether to continue this battle. He only has 10,000 Xiliang soldiers. The Seventh Army has 5,000 soldiers left to fight. The total number of both sides is 15,000, and the enemy is outside now.
His troops are already twice the size of his army, and more troops are coming in a steady stream.
The soldiers in the city also felt that there were too many enemy troops!
No matter what Luo Tiansheng said, he would not give up the portal of the Black City. Once the black city was completely destroyed, Jiuyuan City would be exposed to the eyes of the Xiliang army, and there were two cities on the other side that stuck in the enemy's throat like fishbones.
While Li Xiang was struggling, Luo Tiansheng rushed to the battlefield with his troops, and the camps of 60,000 troops were lined up in the valley.
The 60,000-strong army needs a lot of space to live in, and the food they consume every day is also terrifying. Seventy or eighty thousand kilograms of food and various vegetables every day. Li Xiang came up with a plan. Should he delay the other party so that he could not hold on and retreat voluntarily?
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Li Xiang is not confident in a decisive battle with the opponent head-on, but he is still somewhat confident in playing hide-and-seek with the Jiuyuan County soldiers. The powerful maneuverability of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry can contain more than half of the opponent's people, but what about the remaining half?
"Lord, how about we retreat temporarily and issue an order to mobilize another 20,000 soldiers?" Qi Er said next to Prime Minister Li. The Xiliang cavalry is very powerful and can face the opponent's 60,000 army.
Li Xiang looked at the Black City. The Xiliang war flag on the city wall was fluttering in the wind. This is the pride of Xiliang soldiers and the belief of Xiliang soldiers.
retreat?
If you don't give it a try, how do you know you can't beat it?
Li Xiang raised his head: "Pass my order, the infantry army enters the city, and the cavalry and I are outside!"
"No!" After hearing Xiang Li's order, Qi Er responded loudly and passed on the order. The Xiliang infantry slowly entered the black city, followed by various long-range war weapons.
Gao Yuan saw the Xiliang army entering the black city, with a bitter smile on his face. This Li Xiang is really as stubborn as the intelligence said. Now it is his turn to have a headache. Siege warfare is not his strong point. He is best at it.
It's better to guard, otherwise we wouldn't have stayed at Yumen Pass!
Total, total, total!
The rapid sound of horse hooves came from behind,
"General!" The deputy general rode his horse and stopped behind Gao Yuan: "The prefect is summoning the generals in the big tent at this time!" The deputy general hesitated and continued: "The prefect also brought a general from the imperial capital. Listen,
He is said to be a descendant of the Li family in Longxi!"
"A descendant of the Li family in Longxi?" Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment, thinking of many things at once, and laughed: "The prefect doesn't trust me! That's fine!"
Although Gao Yuan smiled, he still felt a little depressed in his heart. There were not many opportunities to fight against Li Xiang, let alone that he was the dominant side.
"General, you!" the deputy general felt a little uncomfortable: "You are the guard of Yumen Pass. There are few generals in the northwest. The governor behaves like this..."
Gao Yuan smiled and patted the deputy general on the shoulder: "It's better this way. This battle is difficult to fight. We'd better return to the defense line as soon as possible, bring our troops and horses, and let's go!"
"drive!"
Gao Yuan said and rode towards the left army. The troops of the Great Wall Legion were in the left army. Without saying a word, Luo Tiansheng came over with a general and clearly asked him to give up his position as the general. Gao Yuan was also unambiguous. If you don't want me, I will go on my own!
In the main tent of the Jiuyuan Central Army, Luo Tiansheng was sitting in the main seat. A soldier stood behind him and whispered something. Next to him was a thin man with bright eyes and a pair of large round hammers placed beside him.
The rest are the captains of the troops from all walks of life. These people arrived first, and the one they saw the most was General Gao Yuan. But today they did not see Gao Yuan. The person in charge was Luo Tiansheng, and the first person below them was one of them.
For those who haven’t seen him, he seems to be a top-notch master!
Luo Tiansheng waved his soldiers back, and he smiled and said to the military generals below: "General Gao Yuan has left with fifteen thousand members of the Great Wall Army because of problems with the beast's defense line!"
The generals below did not make any noise, but looked at Luo Tiansheng. They were not stupid. This morning, Gao Yuan discussed with them how to deal with the Xiliang cavalry. Now he is leaving with his army?
Luo Tiansheng continued regardless of the gazes of his generals, looked at the man closest to him and said: "This is General Li Anlan, a descendant of the Li family in Longxi. On the order of the eighth prince, he went to the northwest to quell the rebellion!"
"Li Anlan, the colorful tiger among the Eight Tigers of the Li Family in Longxi, Li Anlan!"
"I heard that when this general pacified Qin Xi, he killed 450,000 rebels!"
"I didn't expect that he would surrender to the Eighth Prince!"
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Hearing Li Anlan's name, there was a commotion below. Li Anlan listened to these country bumpkins talking about his rumors. There was no expression on his face, but he was still a little proud in his heart.
To be a general, isn’t it important to have a name?
Luo Tiansheng dared to drive Gao Yuan away, so he was sure to control his army. Li Anlan was a knife in his hand.
"Donghe County Governor Zhang Wu has met General Li!" A middle-aged man woke up first and stood up to salute Li Anlan.
"Qinghe County Governor Wang Pinren has met General Li!" A man not far away also stood up and said.
The few people behind saluted one after another, but the remaining captains were not qualified to let Li Anlan know their names.
"Li came here this time to quell the rebellion in Xiliang!" Li Anlan stood up and everyone noticed how tall this general was, more than eight feet tall: "I hope you can do your best. When the prince becomes a vassal, glory and wealth are indispensable for you.
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Li Anlan looked down on these people in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it. All the generals in the northwest were like this. No matter how much he disliked them, he had to use them, otherwise he would not be able to command an army of tens of thousands by himself.
Seeing this, Luo Tiansheng said: "Now the Lord of Xiliang City is wandering out with five thousand cavalry, and there are about ten thousand Xiliang thieves in the city. I don't know what you guys have planned for this battle!"
Wang Wu stood up and said, "Sir, we discussed this issue with General Gao Yuan a few days ago. The Xiliang thieves have strong iron cavalry and are outside the city. If they want to attack the city, they must first immobilize the cavalry.
Otherwise, when we attack the city, the cavalry will directly attack our rear army, and the siege cannot continue! But it is difficult to restrain the cavalry!"
After listening to Wang Wu's words, Li Anlan said: "To deal with the cavalry, you can use the spear array to block it and the cavalry to contain it. There are 7,000 cavalry in the army. Do you need to be afraid of the 5,000 cavalry in Xiliang?"
"General, the Xiliang cavalry's combat power far exceeds that of ordinary cavalry. Moreover, when General Gao Yuan retreated, the three thousand Great Wall cavalry who could fight the Xiliang cavalry also left. Now there are only four thousand cavalry left in the army!"
Li Anlan frowned: "Then what method can you discuss before?"
Zhang Wu continued: "General Gaoyuan said that the attack should be steady and steady, the army should be assembled, the left and right armies should defend, and the central army should attack the city to prevent the cavalry from raiding!"
"What if the enemy escapes?"
Zhang Wu didn't dare to look at Li Anlan: "If the enemy wants to escape, then let him escape, as long as the mission is to take back the Black City!"
Li Anlan picked up the tea next to him and took a sip. What kind of bullshit plan was this? He looked at the senior generals present and said, "Is the ladder ready?"
"All siege equipment is ready!"
"Then the siege will begin tomorrow!" Li Anlan stood up: "Surround the west city, the south gate, the east gate, and the north gate for them!
Mainly attack Ximen.
South gate, east gate feint attack.
Zhang Wu attacks the east gate, Wang Pinren attacks the south gate, and the remaining few attack the south gate!"
After hearing Li Anlan's words, the county guards in the remaining places looked a little unhappy. The casualties from the main attack were greater than those from the feint attack. The defenders were most likely soldiers from the Xiliang headquarters. They wanted to slap themselves a few times.
If I had asked Banlanhu earlier, I wouldn't have to be the main attacker.
It’s a pity that there is no regret medicine!
Li Anlan continued: "Now go back and inform us of the specific plan. Tonight, all the main attacking troops with military positions of thousands of captains and above will come to the big tent!"
"yes!"
Everyone quickly dispersed, leaving only Luo Tiansheng and Li Anlan.
Li Anlan tapped the table with his hand: "Sir, is this the Great Wall Legion?"
Luo Tiansheng shook his head: "The Great Wall Legion is beyond our reach. Even if the main force of the Great Wall is in the far north, in the military city, the Zhao family still has more than 50,000 troops, even super masters!
If the Eighth Prince wants to control the northwest, he still needs to rely on the Great Wall Army!"
Li Anlan nodded: "The army is still weak, we need to hurry up and recruit troops!"
Coming from the Central Plains, he knew very well that large-scale recruitment of troops has begun in various parts of the Central Plains. Among other things, the Li family in Longxi has an army of 80,000, which is 80,000 elite troops. It is not comparable to these troops in Jiuyuan County. Jiuyuan County
Only the 20,000 elites in the army could catch his eye.
"We are already recruiting. We have newly recruited troops in Acropolis and Uehara, but if we want to have combat effectiveness, we still need a long period of fighting. I wonder how Wenjie's preparations are going?"
"Master Wen, with both civil and military skills, there are only 20,000 Xiliang thieves, and he will definitely be able to wipe them out!"
