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Chapter 288 The Incompetent King
"Although the idea is good, it takes too long... Is there any way to capture Tongguan as soon as possible? I want to prove to the world that it took Guo Wei more than a year to capture Tongguan, but it took me less than a month. It can be captured." The methods Liu Chengyou can use are limited. He needs to prove to the world that Guo Wei is no better at fighting than him. After all, the news that he wants to kill Guo Wei has long been spread, and people are so fearful that even officials will be dissatisfied with him. If he does not prove his actions The emperor is so great that no one will listen to him soon.

Murong Yanzhao said: "It only takes one month to transport the siege equipment from Cangzhou to Tongguan, and half a month to attack the city. The achievement has far surpassed Guo Wei. What do you think?"

"It's not right... It's been too long. I want to capture Tongguan immediately and capture Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and others alive." Although Liu Chengyou didn't mention Guo Xin's name, what Liu Chengyou really wants is him. Now that he has fallen out with Zong Xin, His apprentices were not protected, and taking the true essence of the Red Emperor from Guo Xin's body was far easier than killing Guo Wei.

"Your Majesty, I think it's safest to follow the example of Guo Wei in besieging Tongguan and cutting off its food and grass, and build a fort outside the pass." Murong Yanzhao said: "Now that Tongguan is besieged on all sides, as long as the soldiers inside are cut off from its food and grass, it won't take long for them to rebel. They rebelled, they only need to wait for them to eat up the food in Tongguan, and the soldiers are hungry and have no strength to fight, and our army can drive straight in."

"This one……"

"Your Majesty! Honest words are harsh to the ears and beneficial to deeds. You have to listen." Murong Yanzhao said: "If the fight continues like this, our army will be the first to fight back. , They will never dare to attack again, and if they insist on going forward, they will only attract resentment. If they know that they will die, they may not dare to rebel, and the minister will not be able to control it at that time. Let Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin be in Tongguan go hungry."

Murong Yanzhao's attitude suddenly became resolute, and his tone was not as respectful as before, it became very severe.

When Liu Chengyou thought about it, what Murong Yanzhao said made sense.It's just that they don't know how long the food in Tongguan will be enough for them.

Judging from the situation of the siege today, it is really difficult to storm Tongguan, even difficult to reach the sky.Unless there are large-scale siege equipment, if you die like this, you will not be able to get on the crenel.If so many people are sent to attack the city every day... it may take less than three days for the barracks to start rebelling.

Although Liu Chengyou is stupid, he is not stupid either.Murong Yanzhao's attitude has been bad today, the reason is very simple. The two thousand soldiers who died in the siege today were all Hezhong's soldiers.With Liu Chengyou's order, Murong Yanzhao killed 2000 people. It's no wonder he was in a good mood.

Although 2000 people is nothing compared to the number of [-], in fact, Liu Chengyou also felt that this is a very huge number, otherwise Murong Yanzhao's face would not be so ugly.

It's just that Liu Chengyou still thinks that there are only 2000 people, which is nothing at all.During the war against Khitan a few months ago, the number of casualties was as many as hundreds of thousands. Although a large part of them fled back to the Liao Kingdom, the number of Khitans who died in the Central Plains cannot be counted.

Liu Chengyou sighed, knowing that Murong Yanzhao was really not good. Although he was somewhat capable, he was too timid. Otherwise, he would not have been so frightened by Zong Xin alone. At that time, he had eight thousand troops in his hands, and he was actually scared by one. What's the use of such a person if someone blocks it?Although this matter was done well, it can also be seen that Murong Yanzhao is the kind of person who puts his own interests first.

If it wasn't for the convenience of Zong Xin's idea of ​​besieging Khitan, Liu Chengyou would never have given him the position of Hezhong Jiedushi.Because of his friendship with Zongxin, it would be more convenient for Zongxin to let him send troops. With an imperial decree, the Hezhong army would come out to encircle and suppress Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang.

From Liu Chengyou's point of view now, Murong Yanzhao cannot be entrusted with important tasks. After this matter is over, he will be dismissed from the post of Jiedu envoy in Hezhong, and let him sit in a idle position, or let him take care of places with fewer troops.He is not fit to command such a large army.

"Then let's wait a few more days. I also estimate that their food is about to be exhausted, so yesterday the wargs desperately attacked the horses for food." Liu Chengyou said: "Murong Qing's family, please pay attention to your tone when you talk to me in the future, otherwise Military law."

"The minister deserves death."

"Well done."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty." X3
After Liu Chengyou finished speaking, he left the camp, and there were already internal officials waiting outside.Murong Yanzhao gritted his teeth and stared at Liu Chengyou, almost unable to suppress his urge to kill him.This bastard gave away the lives of two thousand soldiers without a word today, but there was no trace of guilt, no trace of sadness, or even a trace of feeling in his eyes. Does he really think that the lives of two thousand soldiers are so worthless?

2000 people, these people have their own parents, wives and children, they were eating and sleeping alive just yesterday, but today they have become cold corpses.And he didn't even climb up the city wall. Liu Chengyou's so-called command was the word 'siege', and he just sat on the high platform without saying a word.

Learning to fight takes time. Generally speaking, you first have to watch how the veterans command the battlefield. When you see the situation is unfavorable, you should immediately withdraw your troops.Today I still order the gold medal, otherwise these 5000 people will die on the battlefield.

It's all right if you don't understand the suffering of the people. If you treat human life as nothing, how can such a person be qualified to be an emperor?He still wanted to continue to attack the city without any preparation, no siege equipment, and even no command. It would be strange to be able to capture a fortress like Tongguan.

"Murong Yanzhao... don't do this either. Your Majesty doesn't know how to fight at all. It's useless for you to tell him this. On the contrary, you will leave a bad impression on yourself." Cao Yun said: "Liu Chengyou already hates me now. You, it is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain, he will definitely find a way to punish you when you clashed with each other just now."

"I... almost couldn't help but kill him." Murong Yanzhao said: "He didn't understand that he had to direct the battle. He didn't say a word during the siege. Didn't he let the soldiers die? In fact, Tongguan is not Indestructible is nothing more than hot oil from bows and arrows. These things can be resisted with shields. There won't be too much fierce fire oil in Tongguan. As long as it is commanded properly, it may not be insurmountable. His behavior... is simply a waste of the lives of the soldiers. "

"I know, I know." Cao Yun comforted: "Isn't this the result we want? Why are you angry? If you get into a stalemate with Liu Chengyou, then he will cut your military power and command the battle completely by himself , you, the Jiedu Envoy of the River, will immediately become a nameless one."

Murong Yanzhao also felt that he was a little excited, and he couldn't turn against Liu Chengyou at this time.He is the emperor, although the river army is the soldiers brought by him, but they are all the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor's orders are far more powerful than the Jiedushi.Now Murong Yanzhao can still give orders, and even direct, so as to reduce casualties.But if Liu Chengyou really cuts off his military power, it will really be over by then.

If Liu Chengyou let an army of [-] attack the city, countless people outside the city of Tongguan would become living targets and let the enemy archers shoot indiscriminately, they might be able to reach the crenel, but there are also [-] soldiers and horses in Tongguan who can rush to the crenel. How many people can there be?It will be cleaned up soon, and the corpses of soldiers can be turned into weapons by then. Just throwing them down the city can kill several of them.

If it really comes to that point, Liu Chengyou may wake up, but it will be too late for him to wake up, the [-] soldiers of the Hezhong Army will not survive much, and when the people from Tongguan come out, there will be no morale here, and they will only get a big fight defeat.

Although I don't want to offend the future emperor Guo Wei in the matter of Tongguan, I can't let Guo Wei underestimate himself.Otherwise, there will be no status in the new dynasty. 8 people attacked the city, but in the end, [-] people in the city were killed to pieces. Murong Yanzhao did not want to bear this crime.

"It's my fault, I'm too excited." Murong Yanzhao said: "General Cao, can you think of a way to delay the time for me? I can't let His Majesty attack the city anymore, but His Majesty has made up his mind, how can we make him give up? The idea of ​​a strong attack?"

Cao Yun smiled and said: "You are really... a fan of the authorities. In fact, Your Majesty does not want to capture Tongguan. The reason why you want to attack by force is entirely for one person, Guo Wei's third son, Guo Xin, and Master Zong Xin's disciple Tian Ya. I heard that he also has a Chidi Zhenyuan, His Majesty wanted to use the Chidi Zhenyuan in Guo Xin's body to continue his life, so he was so anxious to attack Tongguan. His Majesty didn't know how long he could live, so he tried every means to attack Tongguan. He wanted to attack Tongguan before he died. Get this piece of the Red Emperor's true essence. The Red Emperor's true essence can not only extend his life, but also improve his skill."

"Whatever the reason, what I want is a solution."

Cao Yun pouted and said: "You can only come up with a solution if you know the reason, right? In my estimation, as long as Youyun Shibaqi and Guo Xin are not in Tongguan, His Majesty will not attack by force. Instead of worrying here, it is better to think of a way to help Tongguan Send a message and ask them to take Guo Xin out of Tongguan, and Liu Chengyou will definitely lead the cavalry to chase them. As long as Liu Chengyou is not in Tongguan, then the two of us have the final say in this military camp."

Murong Yanzhao cast a glance at Cao Yun and said, "Take Guo Xin to escape? Isn't that just to send Guo Xin to his death? Can they outrun thousands of cavalry? Even if the wolf is fast, not all the cavalry are behind. Chasing, they can chase in a roundabout way. Wargs can’t always run in a straight line. As long as there is a turn, they will be overtaken by cavalry. You have never led soldiers, and you don’t know how terrible the maneuverability of cavalry is on the plains. Wanting to escape the pursuit of the cavalry... the possibility is too small."

"Is that so?" Cao Yun said: "I thought the wolf was fast enough, as long as the wolf ran with Guo Xin, he would be able to escape. Unexpectedly, there is such a thing... You are right, thousands of cavalry It's too scary, and it's really not easy to escape their pursuit."

Cao Yun is also a person who has never led a soldier, but he is a little smarter than Liu Chengyou.If you think about it carefully, you will know that if the warg runs in a straight line, the cavalry will definitely not be able to catch up, but which road is always a straight line?When he turns here, among the thousands of cavalry behind him, only the cavalry following in a straight line need to turn. The cavalry far away on the left and right may not need to turn. Of course, the distance between the two sides will get closer and closer.

Moreover, Cao Yun and Murong Yanzhao have never really seen the speed of a warg, they just think that the speed of a warg is slightly faster than that of ordinary horses.What's more, they didn't know that Liu Chengyou's target was not Guo Xin alone. Apart from him, Zhao Kuangyin also had a share of the Red Emperor's true energy in his body. As long as he could get three shares of the Red Emperor's true energy, Liu Chengyou must make great progress in martial arts. Not necessarily his opponent.

(End of this chapter)