I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 49 Lianshanbao

Liangzhou, Shuai Mansion Jietang.

Fu Maoxiu and several staff gathered around the sand table and the map, watching the military report from the front analyzing the situation.

"Calculating the time, Xue Cong's army has already arrived at Lianshan Fort. They have to capture Lianshan Fort within ten days, otherwise they will have to retreat if they run out of food and grass."

Cui Fangyi pointed to the location of Lianshan Fort on the map, and then pointed to Shule City.

"For Sanlang's side, he stayed in the center of Shule City and ordered Guo Daifeng and Japu Huali to attack Jialan City. Jia Shixun and Shi Wannian went south to pretend to attack the tribes in the south of Yuezhen Kingdom, and ordered Yi Cong Youqi Monitor the area around Tanjuling to prevent the Qingtang people from making a surprise attack."

After Fu Maoxiu heard it, he stroked his long beard and smiled, "This kid looks like a general this time, and he didn't run out to charge by himself."

In fact, when Fu Maoxiu first heard about Fu Jinchuan's military situation, he was a little surprised. After all, according to Fu Sanlang's past habits, he would definitely leave a general in charge, and then take his own people out to fight. This is the style of the general.

"Sanlang must have guarded against the Qingtang people. He left [-] heavy armored infantry, [-] crossbowmen, and [-] knotted heavy cavalry in Shule City. Although the number is small, they are all elite. His army of migratory locusts also stayed on the front line of Shule City. It seems that he is still not at ease with Qingtang. After all, there are tens of thousands of troops there."

At this time, Liu Xianke, who had been silent all this time, guessed.

Fu Maoxiu said: "That's right. Sanlang's purpose as a partial teacher was to feign an attack and defend against Qingtang. This arrangement is very thorough. Even if the people of Qingtang really sent troops, the elite in his hands and the army of Tie Le's vassal army can also fight , enough to drag troops to Yumen, Guazhou."

As another Western Expedition after 20 years, since the Yuezhen Kingdom is going to be destroyed, Hexi must be fully prepared, and adequate countermeasures should be set aside for possible accidents.

The Jin armies in Guazhou and Yumen were all ready to go to help at any time.Once Qingtang sends troops, as long as Fu Jinchuan asks for help, there will be at least [-] cavalry reinforcements.

Zhang Renyuan and Han Kuangsi were not idle either, they had already made a false attack on Dafeichuan.

Once Qingtang really dared to go south, he would directly send troops to Dafeichuan.After crossing Dafeichuan, it is the Xihai Plateau, and Qingtang has no danger to defend.

Fu Maoxiu believed that even if Tuoba Chide couldn't see it, the old fox Lun Zanpo would remind him.

"Now everything depends on Xue Cong. As long as Lianshanbao can be taken within ten days, this battle will be won, and the remaining Chifotang City is nothing to worry about."

Fu Maoxiu has high hopes for this battle, if he wins this battle, he will earn enough prestige, and he can return to court smoothly.

As for Hexi, several generals can also take a step up.

If he can't win, he probably will stay in Hexi for a few more years.

Xue Cong has to bear the responsibility for the failure, and he won't get any chances within three to five years.The other generals can only wait step by step.

So now all the civil and military officials in Hexi have their eyes on Lianshanbao.

The mountain wind swirling from the Tianshan Mountains swept across the land, and a large group of birds flew in panic from the mountain forests where they lived, and passed through the setting sun in the west in a chaotic manner.

After the noisy bird calls disappeared, everything seemed to return to silence.

A group of cavalry galloped in formation, billowing smoke and dust, rumbling horseshoes, the muffled sound of weapons and armor colliding, and the mist sprayed by many horses, looming countless weather-beaten faces.

Behind the cavalry, there are neat infantry, with heavy and uniform footsteps and the same rhythm of armor vibration, like the gradual muffled thunder from distant mountains, rolling across the endless field like a bamboo.

No one spoke in the long line, the spears of Lin Li were flashing with cold light, and the huge Mo Dao occasionally had a gap or two, which was even more daunting.

The black battle flag fluttered in the wind, and the red flag was even more eye-catching, with a big letter "Jin."

A horn sounded, and someone shouted: "Wuwei Army Zuoying Dianmao."

The gate of the camp was opened, and the army filed in.

Even though it is almost June, the wind in the Western Regions is still very cool in the morning and evening. Hundreds of flags flutter and fly in the cold wind, blowing away the smoke in the barracks. Around piles of bonfires, there are soldiers with unarmoured clothes sitting around the fire. Talking and laughing.

This is the Great Jin Wuwei military camp that shocked Hexi.

In the military system of the Great Jin Dynasty, the first army consisted of 1 people, which were divided into four battalions, front, rear, left, and right, and 500 people were directly under the military envoys' personal guards.

Taking into account logistical issues, this time the Great Jin Dynasty will use troops against Yuezhen, and the main army will not exceed 8000, which is part of the Wuwei Army.

Xue Cong, the envoy of the Wuwei Army, is patrolling the camp with the generals behind him. It has been more than two months since he set off from Hexi. The long journey did not wear down this expeditionary army. He wanted to capture Lianshan Fort, go straight to Chifotang City, and make Yuezhen Kingdom a name in the book.

"Have all the troops arrived?" Xue Cong asked without answering.

Deputy General Peng Lin said: "The 3000 people belonging to the Zuoying are due, and the [-]th Regiment of the Right Battalion is still more than [-] miles away from here, and they will arrive tomorrow. All the way to the supply camp, the [-]-step cavalry from the Kelie department and the Huihe department have arrived."

Looking at the Lianshan Fort with lights on the top of the city a few miles away, Xue Cong's eyes seemed to have passed through it.

Lianshanbao is surrounded by mountains in the north and Tellechuan in the south. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are nearly ten thousand Yuezhen troops defending it.The supply battalion could not help but carry a large amount of food, grass and ordnance, as well as heavy weapons such as crossbows, trebuchets, and ladders that are indispensable for siege.

Without these powerful siege equipment, it is almost impossible to capture Lianshanbao.

"Okay, tomorrow we will first pull out a few enemy strongholds outside Lianshan Fort, and start attacking the city as soon as the supply battalion arrives."

"promise."

At this time, Xue Cong was full of pride.

He was born in the general family, he has been familiar with the art of war since he was a child, and practiced martial arts hard, in order to achieve some achievements.

Entering the army as a school lieutenant in his teens, charged into battle, beheaded generals and captured the flag, he was a well-known fierce general in the Hexi Army, and finally became a military envoy of Wuwei with the help of his father's shadow and the promotion of the former Jiedu envoy Guo Shixun.

But compared with him, Han Kuangsi, whose achievements are not as good as his, is already the governor and acquaintance.

But it was because Han Kuangsi was born in the Han family of Xiangzhou, and married the niece of Duke Feng Shenji of Dingguo.

The reputation of the Xue family in Hedong is not weaker than that of the Han family in Xiangzhou, it is simply because there is no backer like Duke Ding.

At this time, the British Duke became the new Hexi Jiedu Envoy.The Fu family and the Xue family are old friends, and the Duke of England appreciates Xue Cong very much.

In the Battle of Baiting last year, if the British Duke hadn't promoted him, the Northern Front would have been commanded by Xue Cong?

Don't look at Xue Cong as the military envoy of Wuwei, who is in charge of 1 elite soldiers.But in terms of qualifications, grades, and positions, deputy envoy Zhang Renyuan and Liangzhou governor Tongzhi Han Kuangsi's qualifications are higher than him.

The attack on the Yuezhen Kingdom was initiated by Fu Jinchuan, and the memorial to the battle was written by the British Duke himself.

But now it is Xue Cong who is commanding the army to go out, this is a great kindness to him.Since then, Xue Cong has been on the same line with the Fu family in the British government, and the Fu family must follow suit.

Otherwise, you will betray the Lord and be reviled by others.

And by winning this battle, Xue Cong can be regarded as having achieved the merits of destroying the country, and with the British Duke Fu Maoxiu being cited by the court, it is time to really have a chance to glimpse the position of Jiedushi.

Just like the former Hexi Jiedu Envoy Guo Shixun, he took the position of Jiedu Envoy under the recommendation of the old Duke Fu Xun.

And he, Xue Cong, couldn't do it?

At this time, on the city wall, countless soldiers and Yuezhen people strengthened the city defense overnight under the light of torches, and moved the defense equipment. The blacksmith shop in the city was also brightly lit, and the sound of clanging and knocking had never stopped for several days.

On the towering arrow tower of Lianshan Fort, there stood a group of generals from Yuezhen Kingdom, facing the Jin army camp outside the city, all of them were awe-inspiring. At this time, both the atmosphere and the temperature were very cold.

"This is the Hexi elite of the Jin State. Look, this camp is well-organized. Last year, four thousand Hexi elites were able to defeat tens of thousands of Qingtang troops. Qingtang and Dajin were in Hexi, how many battles were fought in the Western Regions, and how many losses Young Master Sheng, don’t say that we’re too real, now we can only hold on to Lianshanbao and wait for the enemy’s food and grass to run out.”

The city guard Kang Rile said angrily that he didn't want to fight the Jin army.It is even more opposed to sending troops to the Fourth Division.

But King Yuezhen was bewitched by Qingtang Great Lord Tuoba Chide, and even more fascinated by his queen Qingtang Princess.

I forgot that the four parts are all vassals of the Jin Dynasty.

As for the reason why the Jin Dynasty sent troops, Kang Rile speculated that it was inseparable from the fact that several Dajin caravans were attacked and killed in Yuezhen Kingdom last year.

He has always been opposed to attacking the caravans of Dajin for a little money. Do you really think that the people of Jin are all muddleheaded?Not angry?
"Don't worry, general, there is enough food and grass in the city, the walls are high and the trenches are deep, and we have tens of thousands of troops stationed in Yuezhen. When the Jin army can't attack for a long time, our army will wait for work and go out of the city to fight. These Jin troops and the four vassal armies will surely be buried here. here."

Kang Rile knew without looking that this must be the young and energetic third prince Wei Sutipo who liked to attack caravans and loot their property the most. Of course, the caravans he attacked also included the caravans of the Jin Kingdom.

He is the favorite son of Yuezhen King Wei Sugelan, tall and handsome, brave and good at fighting.

"Prince Deva, courage is certainly a good thing, but you have to know that what we are facing are the Jin people, not those hulks from the Western Regions, nor the Qingtang people. They are well-armored and well-trained, and their crossbows can easily shoot through our iron armor. , 800 of them dare to attack tens of thousands of gold tent troops, thousands of them can defeat tens of thousands of Qingtang people, and fifty of them can kill Huihe Khan, Japu Longke, your father from Xiaoyecheng The old fox with a headache was taken away and sent to Beijing to be punished by Prince Devo, who gave him the courage and qualification to look down on the people of Jin?"

Kang Rile turned to look at him, Wei Sutipo opened her mouth, but couldn't make a sound.

He was still dissatisfied in his heart, but he couldn't refute it, because what Kang Rile said was the truth.

"Let's all go to rest. When their siege equipment arrives, it's time for us to cheer up."

Everyone retreated, and Kang Rile looked at the Jin army camp outside the city alone, "I hope I can guard until your food is eaten, otherwise Yuezhen will be gone."

Stand firm and wait for the enemy's food to run out and retreat on their own.

This lack of imposing strategy was already the most practical solution he could think of as the most skilled general in Yuezhen Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)