I'm playing tricks in Daqin

The two countries are at war, the territory of the Tang Empire is connected with the Qin Empire, and the two countries are old enemies. The Tang King Ji Li will definitely take the opportunity to send troops. The Qin and Wei empires are only separated from the most powerful Jin Empire. The Jin Empire will definitely fish in troubled waters. What's more, the newly promoted Wang Huabin was slapped severely in the front. Huabin will send troops both public and private.

Ding Tai's Jiayue naval fleet has to guard the river defenses such as Juyun Pass, and Zhou Bo's navy has to guard the river defenses around Shuiyun Pass. On the side of Feihuguan, let the Jin army cross the river and land.

Blocking the Jin army under Feihu City is the result of careful research and deduction. Therefore, Feihu City's fortifications must be strengthened to the limit, weapons, food and grass must be sufficient, and troops must be sufficient. In short, Feihu City must not be lost. Li Wendong personally sits and guards. In addition to the [-] soldiers in his headquarters, Mingzhu's Phoenix Legion will also send [-] soldiers to obey Li Wendong's command.

Of course, Zhou Bo's Hongfeng naval fleet would not let the Jin Empire's naval fleet run amok in the Feihu City's river area like this, and would give them an unforgettable lesson.

War is like this, and all kinds of problems must be considered as much as possible. For this reason, Wu Youtian Ce Wenzishan and other think tanks really racked their brains.

Chapter 389 Cheating

Sioux City, South City Gate.

Mingzhu stood on the top of the city, watching the crowds of people on the street silently, with mixed feelings in her heart.

What happened one after another made her feel disheartened. She imagined that she would be like an ordinary woman in the world, a woman who caresses her husband and teaches her children, and spends her life in a normal way. Army campaign.

War will inevitably kill people, and it will affect many innocent people. Even if Mingzhu is psychologically prepared, she still can't let go.

However, when she set foot on the territory of the Wei Empire and entered Su City, what she saw dispelled the uneasiness and guilt in her heart.

There is a constant flow of pedestrians on the street, all kinds of goods are dazzling, the sound of selling and bargaining, the sound of haggling and the innocent laughter of urchins, give people a prosperous and lively scene. If it is not for the soldiers that can be seen everywhere, there are not many traces of war at all.

Xianggong really cared about the common people, Mingzhu felt relieved, and even had a sense of happiness and pride.

In fact, even though she often observes the sentiments of the people, she still fails to truly understand the thoughts of the common people. For the common people, any change of dynasty has nothing to do with them. They only care about their own family and land, and whoever rules them is the same , as long as it allows them to live a good life.

Although the Qin army came over and occupied the city, its military discipline was stricter than that of the original guards. Occasionally, there were individual incidents of disturbing the people, and the soldiers who violated the rules were severely punished. A lot of business opportunities and benefits came, and the people of the original Wei state in the city not only dispelled the fear and anxiety in their hearts, but also gradually adapted to the control of the Qin army.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Li Wei's special care. Li Wendong racked his brains and spent a lot of time on management. In Anmin's publicity and management, everyone has spent a lot of thought, and even has a bit of acting in it. Inside, the purpose is to let Mingzhu see a city that is still prosperous and lively under the control of the Qin army despite the flames of war.

Mingzhu just rested overnight in Sucheng, and set off with a large army early the next morning, rushing to Yunzhong City. Sucheng was guarded by 5000 soldiers, and [-] former soldiers of the Phoenix Legion had arrived in Feihu City. , obey Li Wendong's dispatch command.

Except for some important counties that need corresponding troops to guard, Mingzhu's current actual strength is [-] infantry and [-] light cavalry, excluding the [-] heavy armored soldiers trapped in the camp, [-] tiger and leopard cavalry, and [-] heavy cavalry. According to the display, among the three armies, Mingzhu's Phoenix Legion is the most powerful. Of course, this is also to make up for the fact that most of the Phoenix Legion has never been on the battlefield. The other half of the reason is naturally Li Wei's special care.

He Jin still led the 3 soldiers of the Red Maple Legion and the [-] troops of the original Li Wendong's troops to advance to Wuyuan County, besieged the city on three sides, and then set up thunderbolt chariots and thunder chariots to bombard them indiscriminately.

Mingzhu led the Phoenix Legion to approach the city of Weiyuan County. Uncharacteristically, she ordered the army to surround the city to death. Apart from digging trenches outside the city, she did not set up thunderbolt chariots and thunder chariots to bombard the city like He Jin did. A situation of being trapped in Weiyuan County for a long time.

Hussar General Gao Chengwu's 20 troops are stationed in Hongyang County between Wuyuan and Weiyuan. No matter which county is attacked, he will be able to reinforce it in time. However, he does not want to wait like this. It meant that he was ordered to fight the main force of the Qin army as soon as possible, and after defeating the Qin army, he took advantage of the situation to regain the lost ground, and he also had this idea.

He Jin's Red Maple Legion is besieging Wuyuan County City. Wuyuan County City has high walls and thick walls, and there are enough troops and food. It is impossible for the Qin army to break through the city for a while.

Although He Jin was young, he was a famous general of the Qin Empire, but he couldn't arouse Gao Chengwu's interest. He was more interested in Mingzhu. Who wouldn't want to take a gamble on a reputation all over the mainland?

One more thing, Mingzhu is a woman after all, no matter how much the myth spreads, he is only a woman, he doesn't believe that he will lose to a woman, whether Mingzhu is as powerful as the legend, he has to try it to know.

There are many benefits to defeating Mingzhu. Once Mingzhu is defeated, the Qin army will definitely be shaken. He Jin's troops are worried that their retreat will be cut off, so they must retreat. The siege of Wuyuan County will be resolved without a fight.

With one order, 15 troops marched towards Weiyuan County City, and the remaining [-] soldiers moved to Tian County, which was close to Wuyuan County City, to put pressure on He Jin's troops who attacked Wuyuan County City.

Gao Chengwu arranged it well, and at the same time he was full of confidence. With 15 vs. [-], the force advantage accounted for more than half. As long as the command is proper, theoretically, it should be a sure win.

Mingzhu's soldiers were besieged in Wuyuan County, but they did not launch an attack. The purpose was just to encircle and send reinforcements. Gao Chengwu and his 15 troops were really waiting for them.

Gao Chengwu led the army to march quickly, and when he was approaching the city of Wuyuan County, he wrote a letter and sent his own soldiers to give it to Mingzhu, which means, we are going to fight to the death under the city of Wuyuan County, do you dare to fight?Mingzhu read the letter and was angry and funny. This kind of traditional positional warfare has long been outdated. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the general commander will dismiss it. Is this Gao Chengwu's head pinched?Hey, the one who is close to ink is black, how come he even learned his tune?

Mingzhu immediately replied to the message, I will not take advantage of you, the decisive battle will be two days later.

Gao Chengwu led the army to the city of Wuyuan County, camped to rest, and wrote a letter to Zhang Rui, the prefect of Wuyuan County, saying that Lao Tzu wants to fight Ming Zhu in a square battle, and you are not allowed to intervene, otherwise you will be beaten together.

When Zhang Rui received his letter, he was so angry that he almost spurted blood. Why did the king send an old fool to take charge of the army?

In spite of his anger, he made preparations in secret. Once the decisive battle between the two sides reached a stalemate, he would personally lead the defenders in the city to attack Mingzhu's defensive position, attacking back and forth to resolve the battle.

In the early morning two days later, Mingzhu and Gao Chengwu led their armies out of the camp and lined up on the flat ground.

This kind of outdated traditional positional warfare is nothing more than dividing the army into front, middle and rear armies, with cavalry guarding the two wings, and then fighting for consumption and morale. Whoever can't sustain it first will lose.

The two sides lined up, followed by the earth-shattering sound of war drums, and the decisive battle kicked off.

At this moment, hundreds of thunderbolt chariots erected by the Qin army began to launch, and the roaring grinding stones smashed the city wall to be riddled with holes and scars.

Mingzhu is not as stupid as Gao Chengwu, she naturally had to guard against Zhang Rui's [-] defenders, she ordered the thunderbolt chariots to bombard the four gates, and sealed the gates with huge stones to prevent the defenders from defending during the decisive battle. The army came out of the city.

Just bombarding the four city gates, the target is much smaller. A dozen thunderbolt chariots are enough to seal a city gate. Even if the thunderbolt chariots are damaged due to various problems, the craftsmen and carpenters accompanying the army will have enough time to repair them. It is not easy for the defenders to remove the huge boulders blocking the city gate. You only move one piece, and another ten pieces fall from the sky, which is impossible to clean up.

Zhang Rui was so angry that he rolled his eyes. Apart from standing on the top of the city to watch the battle, he ordered the soldiers to desperately clear the huge gate that blocked the city gate.

Amid the earth-shattering rumble of war drums, the front infantry phalanxes of both sides slowly advanced forward, and the cavalry on both wings also began to dispatch.

Mingzhu was worried that his subordinates had never been on the battlefield, so all the [-] armored soldiers who were trapped in the camp were deployed in the front army to stabilize the formation.

There are three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry on the right wing. Against Gao Chengwu's five thousand light cavalry, the five thousand light cavalry on the right wing are no match. However, if they directly attack the dense spear formation, they will probably suffer heavy losses.

Mingzhu hid one thousand heavy cavalry behind the five thousand cavalry, and used them as the edge to assault the spear formation, and Qingqi followed to cover up and kill, expanding the results of the battle.

The former army phalanxes on both sides were still advancing slowly, riding fast and taking the lead in contact. However, the rogue style of the tiger and leopard cavalry made the five thousand light cavalry of the guards suffer a lot.

Over the years, except for occasional battles with the naval fleet, the Wei Empire has not been affected by the flames of war for a long time. The infantry and cavalry have basically become decorations. Naturally, they don't know how powerful the tiger and leopard cavalry are.

The cavalry teams on both sides formed an offensive formation, but when they were about to contact, the tiger and leopard cavalry shot a wave of arrows, shooting down dozens of cavalry from the guards, and then the horses turned their heads, and the cavalry split into left and right, divided into two groups. The two teams retreated in a circle, and the knights on horseback turned around and shot arrows while urging their mounts. Although they were not accurate enough, they couldn't hold up too many arrows.

Before the war, Gao Chengwu gave his subordinates enough encouragement. He was promoted to three ranks and rewarded ten thousand taels of silver, which made all his subordinates excited like chicken blood. The leopard iron cavalry's style of play is too wretched and rogue, but they held their energy and launched an attack fiercely, just like two masters of the rivers and lakes confronting each other, one of them has enough power, and one sword is fiercely thrust out, and the result is stabbed in the Empty, very uncomfortable.

That's not to mention, the tiger and leopard cavalry's riding and shooting made them suffer a lot, shooting arrows while running, they were chasing and eating arrows, only to be beaten, is there such a thing?It's simply cheating. Are there any referees?

The 5000 light cavalry on the right wing of the Phoenix Legion did not block anything, and rushed straight to the central formation of the guards.

Gao Chengwu, who sits in the central army, had already made preparations and laid out a dense array of long spears. In the array, grain carts were used to form a simple fortification. Thousands of archers marched behind the fortification, waiting to be eaten and dared to charge into the formation. The five thousand enemy cavalry.

Gao Chengwu was originally the commander of the navy. He had fought against the navy of the Jin Empire several times and won victories. He climbed all the way to the position of the general of the hussars. He can be regarded as a highly respected veteran. .

Facing the five thousand light cavalry rushing forward, all the spearmen clenched their spears tightly, while the archers in the formation held their breath, clasped the arrow feathers in their hands, and waited for the command from the officer to roar and fire.

However, what is jaw-dropping is that the galloping five thousand cavalry could barely turn their horses' heads and circle around when they were about to enter the range of bows and arrows.

"Uh, what's going on here?"

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However, soon, those stunned guards became excited and excited again, and there really was a cavalry of the Qin army who was not afraid of death galloping towards them.

The speed of this cavalry is not very fast, but the roar of Jiao Lei's hooves seems to shatter people's hearts.

"Fire arrows!"

The officers in the formation visually observed that the cavalry had entered the range of the bow and arrow, and immediately ordered the archers to shoot arrows.

A series of bowstrings sounded, and countless arrows whizzed into the air, falling head-on towards the rushing cavalry.

"Send the arrow, release the arrow!"

The officer commanding in the formation brandished an iron sword, roared loudly, and shot a wave of arrows, but did not see anyone fall off the horse. This is a bit evil.

The sound of hooves was rumbling, the ground was shaking, and the cavalry team was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers at the front finally saw it clearly. This cavalry seemed to be different from ordinary cavalry. They are all dressed in battle armor, even their faces are covered by armor, and the horses they step on are the same. The whole body is tightly wrapped by iron armor. The sharp arrows are scattered, and they are all bounced off by the iron armor. Point Mars, leaving a small white spot on the surface of the watch.

They were horrified to find that the arrows couldn't do any damage to the rumbling steel monster.

Gao Chengwu, who was sitting in the middle army, received the report from the soldiers, his face turned pale with shock, and he urgently ordered the five thousand Qingqi on the right wing to send a part of them back to help, so as to hold back the Qin cavalry who were rushing into the formation.

When he gave the order, a thousand heavy cavalry were crushed like a torrent of iron and steel. The heavy iron spear held by the heavy armored knight under his armpit used the inertia of the galloping horse to pierce through the body of the soldier standing in front of him. , and then raised his arms and flew away, the horses in horse armor rushed into the crowd, and the powerful impact force knocked the soldiers who were not in a hurry to dodge to pieces, howling and flying.

At this time, the infantry phalanxes of the advancing front armies of the two sides finally collided fiercely after several rounds of arrow rain.

The guards in front of the row were horrified to find that their iron swords and axes were useless against the Qin soldiers in thick iron armor. At most, they would cut a dent on the surface of the iron armor and burst out a stream of sparks.

But Qin Bing relied on the protection of the iron armor, only attacking but not defending. The heavy and sharp Baimo Dao was invincible.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the dense phalanx of the guards was smashed through the fourth floor by the heavily armored soldiers trapped in the camp.

Gao Chengwu overestimated the combat effectiveness of his soldiers. In his 15 army, there are indeed [-] elite soldiers drawn from various counties and cities. Many of them are veterans who have been in the army for five or six years. In theory, they can be regarded as elite soldiers. .

However, he forgot that real veterans must have survived fierce battles, not veterans who have been trained in the military field for five or six years. Not affected by the flames of war, except for the navy, their infantry have never experienced any war at all, even if they have been veterans for five or six years, they can only be regarded as well-trained veterans.

Mingzhu’s Phoenix Legion had just been formed, and most of the soldiers were recruits. Although many veterans were recruited from various units to guide the new with the old, the recruits were recruits after all. If there were no five thousand soldiers in the army With three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and one thousand heavy cavalry, she wouldn't be so stupid as to fight Gao Chengwu.

Although the Phoenix Legion was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, it was still a few blocks ahead of the Guards in terms of combat power. Mingzhu didn't even use the terrifying Thunder Chariot.

The guards who have not withstood the test of blood and fire faced the terrifying impact of a thousand heavy cavalry, and then five thousand light cavalry were crushed, and their psychological defense completely collapsed. .

Ren Gao Chengwu hissed desperately, swiping his sword to kill the deserters was of no avail, but the one who got off his horse was frightened by the fleeing crowd, suddenly hissed, and stood up, throwing Gao Chengwu off his back, countless feet Stepped over, trampled on the poor commander until his parents couldn't recognize him.

The central army formation of the guards broke down first, followed by the rear army, and then the front army. The defeated soldiers scattered and fled as much as possible on the flat ground, densely packed like ant colonies that exploded their nests.

Standing on the top of the wall and watching the battle, Zhang Rui could only watch Gao Chengwu's army rout.

In this traditional duel between positions, Mingzhu won without any suspense. Gao Chengwu's 15 army killed more than 2 people, of which more than 1 people were trampled to death when the whole army collapsed, and nearly 9 people were captured. Those who fled disappeared without a trace, and the five thousand Qingqi fled quickly, only losing more than a thousand horses.

Because Gao Chengwu wanted to confront Mingzhu head-on, the whole army traveled lightly, and the military supplies they carried were not many, so all of them were seized.

Li Wei's headquarters is temporarily located in Yunzhong City, always paying attention to the development of the battle situation, and making targeted adjustments at any time due to changes in the battle situation. This is the obvious difference between modern warfare concepts and ancient backward warfare concepts.

When the Pearl's victory news arrived, Li Wei was tasting the fragrant tea, and all the tea he had just sipped was sprayed out. In these years, there are still people foolishly asking for a head-to-head battle?

Gao Chengwu's forehead must have been pinched.

Mingzhu defeated Gao Chengwu's 15 troops with weak forces under the city of Weiyuan County. Many defenders standing on the top of the city and watching the battle witnessed this battle of unequal strength, and they were all frightened and chilled. , pale.

Mingzhu ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time sent a group of soldiers to escort nearly 9 prisoners to Yunzhong City, waiting for Li Wei's disposal.

In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion, armed with the vigor of a great victory, began to bombard Weiyuan City with Thunderbolt and Thunder Chariots. It was full of holes and crumbling, the guards were trembling and their morale was low.

Mingzhu didn't order the soldiers to attack the city, but just used thunderbolt chariots and thunder chariots to continuously bombard the city wall. A small section of the city wall couldn't withstand the continuous bombardment of stone bombs and collapsed, although it was quickly blocked by the defenders with all kinds of things But every section of the city wall is crumbling, God knows how long it can last?

On the night of the third day, some terrified soldiers climbed down the city with long ropes and raised their hands to surrender to the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion.

Mingzhu interrogated repeatedly, and learned that the food in the city was sufficient, but the weapons and equipment were scarce, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were frightened, and their morale was very low.

Mingzhu ordered Thunderbolt Chariot and Thunder Chariot to continue the bombardment. On the evening of the fourth day, she sent a messenger to persuade her to surrender.

Zhang Rui, the prefect of Weiyuan City, ordered people to drive the messenger out of the city with sticks. He threatened that he would rather die than surrender, and vowed to live and die with the city.

However, in the early morning of the next day, representatives headed by the three clans of Liu Wang and Zhao of Weiyuan County opened the door to surrender and presented Zhang Rui's head.

Mingzhu occupied Weiyuan City without bloodshed, and the army rested for three days. At the same time, it also appeased the people in the city and those aristocratic families, dispelling their panic and worries.

During the rest period, Mingzhu sent two teams of [-] people to sweep the counties under the jurisdiction of Weiyuan County. These small county towns are generally undefended except for dozens of yamen to maintain local order. Abandoning the city and fleeing, it is rare to meet a county magistrate who dares to lead the crowd to resist.

Li Wei moved his headquarters to Weiyuan City, but the day before arriving, Mingzhu led the army to set off, and arrived at the city of Anyuan County ten days later.

Only three days later, He Jin also captured Weiyuan County City. However, he was not as lucky as Mingzhu. After smashing down several sections of the city wall with thunderbolt chariots and thunder chariots, he led the army to attack the city, and the defenders Extremely tenacious and desperately resisting, the two sides launched a bloody battle at the gap. He Jin paid the price of nearly 5000 casualties to completely occupy Wuyuan County.

After a short rest, He Jin led the main force to Anyuan County City, joined forces with Mingzhu's Phoenix Legion, and trapped all four gates of Anyuan County City to death.

The two partial divisions of the Red Maple Legion swept across the counties under the jurisdiction of Wuyuan County. Where the soldiers were located, the county magistrates surrendered one after another, like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.

Just when the two armies joined forces under the city of Anyuan, Tang Wangjili dispatched 30 troops to attack the two cities of Pingtang Baimo and the fortress of Zhuang County in three routes, claiming 60 to the outside world.

The guards of each city were prepared long ago, and organized the army and civilians of the city to rise up and fight back, repelling the crazy attacks of the Tang soldiers again and again. Both sides suffered losses. The Tang army's casualty rate was three or four times that of the city defenders.

After the Tang army was dispatched, the new Jin Wang Huabin considered it again and again, and finally decided to send troops, declaring to the outside world that the strong country is not allowed to bully the weak country, and formally decided to fight the Qin Empire.

The army along the way garrisoned the Lijiadu area of ​​Lintong to contain Ding Tai's Jiayue navy. The first part of the navy was entangled with Zhou Bo's navy in the Jianghuai waters.

The reactions of the Tang and Jin empires were within the expectations of Wu Youtian Ce and others, and various preparations had already been made in advance.

In Flying Tiger City, Li Wendong led an army to resist the crazy attack of [-] Jin troops, and both sides suffered casualties.

Li Wendong deserves to be Li Wei's valued hero. Facing the crazy attack of the [-] elite Jin army, he calmly dealt with it. He even dared to attack the camp in the middle of the night, burn down a Jin army camp, and beheaded three thousand enemies, blowing the arrogance of the Jin army. , It also greatly stimulated the morale of the soldiers.

With the successive crazy attacks of the Jin army, Li Wendong's troops suffered more and more casualties, and Li Wei dispatched [-] new troops to him as reinforcements.

As Mingzhu's Phoenix Legion and He Jin's Red Maple Legion captured the counties and counties of the Wei Empire like leaves in autumn, there were too many places to guard, and Li Wei had to urgently recruit [-] recruits from the country. They were sent to various places to guard the city, some of them were added to the two armies, and [-] recruits were used as reinforcements to reinforce Feihu City.

Li Wei is in a good mood, and the development of the war situation is as expected. At this speed, the war should be able to end a year ago.

Chapter 391 The Autumn Wind Sweeps the Fallen Leaves 2

The battle situation is progressing smoothly, and the reactions of all parties are also expected. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is relatively optimistic.

Li Wei was very busy, and Li Gang, as an old man, was also not idle. In addition to various mobilizations to ensure the supply of soldiers, weapons, equipment, food and grass for the conquest army, he also sent a mission to the Great Empire of Chu and Han on Wednesday. , Secretly sending bribes, encouraging powerful ministers to persuade the king, the dispute between the Qin and Wei empires is normal, and the Tang Empire's action is also a normal reaction. It's just a fight between three children. You, an adult as big as the Jin Empire, also mixed in. This is not normal. Not only is it not normal, but it is also very dangerous. I believe everyone understands the truth. We don’t really need to send troops to fight. We just move the army and criticize it in the public opinion, which makes everyone worry. Big guys who are scared will do.

In fact, there are many far-sighted ministers in the imperial courts of various empires. They all know the truth of the truth, and they will never sit back and watch the Jin Empire, which is so powerful that all empires fear it, annex any of them. This is also the phenomenon that once the Jin Empire invades any small country, it will be attacked by all the small countries.

Even if they didn't accept the heavy gift secretly sent by the envoy of Qin, these powerful ministers would try their best to persuade their own monarch. After receiving the heavy gift, naturally they worked harder.

Afterwards, the Chu-Han Empire on Wednesday condemned the ambition of the newly promoted Wang Huabin by coincidence, and the army also changed. They gathered heavy troops at the border border with the Jin Empire. The generals guarding the pass were ordered to take strict precautions, and a certain amount of troops had to be increased to ensure the safety of the border pass.

Li Gang did not send a mission to the Golden Empire beyond the Great Wall, but the Golden Empire also had the idea of ​​fishing in troubled waters. It sent 30 wardens to suppress the border, burning, killing, and looting along the way.

The fortresses of Chengzhuang County, Baimo County, Pingtang, the dangerous pass of the Qin Empire were all attacked by the Tang army. The Qin army defended the strong city tenaciously and repelled the Tang army's many crazy attacks. Both sides suffered casualties, and the war was in a stalemate.