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Chapter 405 The stalemate in the northern battlefield

The first month and the fifteenth month are full circle.

The moon in Dalong Beijiang also hangs high in the sky, heralding the arrival of the Lantern Festival.

However, the arrival of the Lantern Festival did not add a bit of joy to northern Xinjiang, but instead presented a chilling atmosphere.

Holding a candle in his hand, Zhang Kuang in the General's Mansion was carefully reviewing the map around Yingzhou City, showing a thoughtful look from time to time.

For several days in succession, except for the huge loss in the tentative siege of the prince of Lubu on the first day, the Turks attacked Yingzhou City on a small scale in the past few days.

Try to understand the deployment of soldiers in Yingzhou City, and Longwuwei in Yingzhou is also studying the new tactics of the Landing Department.

The lesson of the heavy casualties in the first battle made the Du Lu Department change its previous tactics of going south to commit crimes and attack fiercely, and began to play military tactics. The troops who harassed Yingzhou City were only about 1000 people each time.

Zhang Kuang understood that this was a strategy of the Du Lu Department. He wanted to lure Long Wuwei out of the city to fight, and then consume the arrows of the guards of Long Wu Guard. Two days ago, Zhang Kuang ordered the soldiers to still cover the attack of the Du Lu Department with arrows. Knowing that doing so would be futile and would not yield significant results, he ordered the guards on the city wall not to shoot arrows.

However, the Turkic people still enjoyed it and disrupted Longwuwei's morale three times a day.

"Xiong Kaishan, Huo Buyan, Ke Yan sees the General."

"Excuse me, how is the situation outside the city?"

"It's still the same way, besieging and not attacking. The Turkic people are quite afraid of our eight-ox crossbow now, and they dare not enter the range of [-] paces at all."

"General, the last general just observed the situation of the Turkic camp on the city wall. I'm afraid they will attack in two days."

"That's right, General, now the enemy and us have almost tested the situation. I'm afraid the Turkic people have had enough of the freezing weather outside. People can bear it, but war horses can't bear it. It is estimated that they will attack soon. "

Zhang Kuang put the candle in his hand on the table and took down the map hanging on the wall: "Kaishan, how long will it take for your light cavalry to charge to this position?"

Xiong Kaishan thought for a while: "It will take about thirty breaths to return to the general, the terrain is complex and uneven, and the horses can't let go of their arrogance at all, and they must pass through this uneven depression in order to charge with all their strength. "

"Thirty breaths? Can you think of a way to charge here within twenty breaths?"

Xiong Kaishan stared at the map for a while and shook his head: "General, it's a bit difficult. If you want to rush here in twenty breaths, you must cross this depression first, but if you cross the depression, the cavalry will be exposed to the eyes of the Turks."

"How about sending someone to fill up this depression?"

Huo Buyan also frowned and watched.

Zhang Kuang shook his head: "No, let's not say that our intentions will be revealed under the noses of the Turkic people. Secondly, it is difficult to fetch soil. The ground outside is frozen like a stone. Finally, the terrain is covered with snow and it is difficult to identify. Memory can still cross this depression, but once a gully is missed, the light cavalry will be thrown into chaos."

"Hey, these shitty Turkic people don't know what to think. It's fine to stay in a big tent and sleep in the cold weather. They have to go south. Isn't it more conducive to their attack in the spring? ?”

"Brother Kaishan, what you say is completely wrong. It is good for the Turks to attack, but it is not good for us. These Turks can't be underestimated. Their combat methods completely suppress our deployment. If they can fight, they will fight." If you can't beat them, run away, but our war horses can't catch up, otherwise it's their turn to be so arrogant."

Ke Yan said helplessly.

Xiong Kaishan scratched his head in embarrassment: "My old bear is almost confused by these guys, but what you said, Ke Yan, is right, even our light cavalry can't keep up with the Turkic war horses, and finally we have hundreds of them Turkic war horses, too few people to catch up and easy to lose, what a motherfucker."

Zhang Kuang sighed: "Since the increase is less than [-] breaths, then find a way to delay the speed of the Turks' attack."

"How can we delay? We can't go out of the city to meet the enemy. Once a general attack is launched, even if Brother Ke Yan's Modao team is extremely powerful, how can a 2000-member Modao team resist a Turkic army of nearly [-]."

"Four hundred bed crossbows seem like a lot, but it's just a drop in the bucket against [-] Turkic cavalry."

"General, why don't you command the light cavalry to steal a battalion and kill as many as you can, and first attack their arrogance first."

"Don't be reckless. According to the general's understanding of Ashina, this guy must have tied his pockets and waited for us to sneak in. Going to steal the camp now is tantamount to asking for death."

"Ah, the weather is like a dog day. You can freeze it even if you pee. I really don't want people to live." Zhong Qiang walked in with a yawn.

Apart from Zhang Kuang, the busiest people these days are the soldiers of the Bow and Arrow Battalion, who have to guard against Turkic attacks every day.

Zhang Kuang's eyes lit up and looked at Zhong Qiang who was yawning again and again: "Zhong Qiang, what did you just say?"

"Ah?" Zhong Qiang was slightly taken aback, looking at Zhang Kuang at a loss: "General, the last general will definitely not swear next time."

"That's not the problem, you just said that you can freeze it even if you pee?"

"Yes. The general just came out of the toilet."

Zhang Kuang slapped the table: "There is a way."

"General, what can we do?"

Several people stared at Zhang Kuang with tiger eyes.

"Water."

"Water?"

"Where do you water it?"

Huo Buyan was slightly stunned and immediately understood: "General, you want the snow outside the city to freeze, so that the Turkic cavalry cannot let go."

"It's not just that the cavalry can't use it, and their siege equipment can't get close."

"General, if everything freezes, it can't be fixed overnight."

"It can't be completely frozen. If it is completely frozen, the Turkic people will definitely retreat. You only need to sprinkle cold water at a gap of about ten feet each time. In that way, the snow will be soft and the ice will be firm. One loose and one solid can form a natural set. If the heavy siege equipment is to be transported up, the ice must be broken, but in that case they will become living targets for the archers, and they are close to death."

"General, you are really disrespecting your wisdom."

He glared angrily at Zhang Kuang and analyzed it on the map: "Zhong Qiang, Huo Buyan, you let your brothers with quick hands and feet use ropes to climb rocks down the city wall, and dispatched [-] auxiliary soldiers to help fetch water. The Lantern Festival is ready."

"Order."

The two left the general's mansion without hesitation.

"Ke Yan, the Golden Eagle has sent a letter to the generals of the other five guards, asking them to try this method."

"Order."

"General, it's six hundred miles away from the capital and sent it here urgently."

"Urgent six hundred miles? Could it be that something happened in the capital? Send it quickly."

"Qi Wei has met the general."

"Commander Qi? Why is it you? Could it be that something went wrong in the capital?"

Qi Wei took out a brocade box from behind: "General, Your Majesty asked the last general to send a telescope to help the general observe the military situation."

"What is a telescope?"

(End of this chapter)