I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 249
The east of Songzhou City is surrounded by the Dajiang River, and the north is surrounded by Minshan Mountains. In fact, only the west and south sides can be deployed for the Qingtang army to attack the city.

There are still [-] soldiers and horses in the city, with sufficient troops and food.

And as early as when the Qingtang people assembled the army, Yan Ting began to deploy Songzhou's city defenses. In the past few months, Songzhou's city had also accumulated a mountain of ordnance and food, so it faced the [-] Qingtang army below the city.

Although the momentum is sky-high and boundless, the Jin army on the city is making various pre-war preparations in an orderly manner.

The army almost occupied all the flat open space outside Songzhou City. Looking from the south and west walls of the city, it felt quite watertight.

Tuoba Chide returned to his Great Buddha House together with the coach Lun Zanpo after inspecting the camp's defenses and the positions of various ministries.

"Guo Xiang really deserves to be the military god of my Qingtang. Just look at setting up camp here. How many people in the world can do it?"

Tuoba Chide really admired it.

For a fortress with complex terrain like Songzhou, its scale is actually not that big.But the city itself occupies a high hill, and there are Minshan Mountain and Dajiang River to support it. It is very difficult to completely encircle it.

It is too close and the terrain is complicated, and it is impossible to set up camps in many places.

If it is too far away from the city, even if it is a [-] army, it will be split into several places, unable to respond to each other, and it will be easy for the enemy to take advantage of it, let alone encircle it.

So the army moves, how to march and deploy, how to set up camp.We must fully consider the comparison of forces between our two sides, the number of weapons and ordnance, whether food and grass are sufficient, the tactical intentions of both sides, and whether the surrounding terrain is conducive to attacking or defending.

The more complicated the situation, the higher the requirements for the commanding ability and overall planning ability of the commander.

Although Tuoba Chide was personally conquering, the army still had to set up a master to lead the army and command the army to fight.

In fact, Tuoba Chide was very afraid of Lun Zanpo's reputation. The reason why he was promoted to the state minister was that he didn't want him to continue to lead the army.

But the complicated situation in Qingtang country forced him to use this old military god after the famous generals of Mihong and Ximolang in Liuzhi Township died in battle.

If you don't need to talk about Zanpo, can you still use Ye Lirong and Ren Duo alone, the leaders of the rich clan who only have their own tribe in their eyes and hearts?
Although Lun Zanpo has a high reputation, the Lun clan is a small tribe with only a few thousand tents. Such a small tribe can only be attached to the wealthy or royal family.

Compared with wealthy families like Ye Li and Ren Duo, they are not a threat at all, but they are targets to be fought hard for.

After hearing the praise, Lun Zanpo immediately turned down very modestly: "The majesty is overwhelmed, and the old minister just has some experience. If you let Prince Ah Wu or Gui Zhang Wanhu come, you can do better."

"Be humble, Ah Wu doesn't have the wisdom and experience of a prime minister." Tuoba Chide said with a smile.

Tuoba Awu also echoed: "Yes, old military god, you are my teacher. I fought with you for the first time. That time was in Dafeichuan. We were one hundred thousand people and defeated more than one hundred thousand people. The Jin army is led by Fu Jinchuan's grandfather, Fu Xun. I believe we can also defeat the Jin people this time."

Lun Zanpo smiled when he heard the words, he actually wanted to correct the other party's statement.

It is said that he defeated Fu Xun in Dafeichuan, which was his most glorious battle as a famous general, and established his title of "Qingtang Military God".

But in fact, in his opinion, he did not defeat Fu Xun in the battle of Dafeichuan, he only defeated more than [-] forwards of the Jin army.

He didn't even see Fu Xun's main force.

He was very lucky to win that battle. The vanguard general Fu Xun sent was a greedy guy. If Fu Xun had followed Fu Xun's arrangement, it was hard to say what the outcome of the battle would be.

But at that time, facing Da Jin, who was at the peak of its national strength, winning that battle was an extremely exciting thing for Da Bai Gao Guo on the Xihai Plateau.

The boss even called him the "Military God".

But he knew very well in his heart that it was very reluctant to say that Fu Xun had won that battle.

"The majesty and the prince are too famous. Without the hard work of our Qingtang warriors, I would not be able to defeat Dafeichuan. This time is the same. We have to rely on [-] warriors to fight against Wu'anhou and his men of Jin. elite of the Eighth Army."

Tuoba Chide nodded after hearing the words.Not counting the backhands he had arranged long ago, on the surface, it was one hundred thousand to eighty thousand.

In terms of military strength, it seems that the Qingtang people have the upper hand.

But in actual combat, what kind of combat power these 10 people can exert, actually depends on the critics.

Commanding an army of more than [-], people with such ability, in fact, there are not many people in the entire Dabai Gao Kingdom.

Maybe the dead Nori Kyoroku could.

Qingyi Festival Guizhang's boy, after a few years of experience, can be compared, other than that.

But at the moment, only Lun Zanpo, this "Qingtang Army God" can lead an army of [-], and do everything very well.

Tuoba Chide knew this very well.

He has personally led an army of tens of thousands, so it is very clear that when the army reaches a large group of [-] or even more, the coordination ability required is completely different from that of commanding thousands or tens of thousands.

So he was also very curious, that kid Fu Jinchuan was only in his 20s, younger than Guizhang, how could he control so many troops?

No one has been able to answer this question yet.But not long after the answer, he will be able to see it with his own eyes.

Qingtang generals and tribal leaders walked into the big tent one after another, and before taking their seats, they came to salute in front of Maharaja Tuoba Chide.

Tuoba Chide nodded slightly, expressing acceptance of the other party's respect.

Soon, everyone will arrive.

As the Great Buddha House of the Maharaja, dozens of generals are filled in this big tent that can accommodate 100 people, and it doesn't look crowded at all.

Tuoba Chide sat in the central seat, the nearest one to the left.It was the Prime Minister of the Kingdom who was the chief general, Zan Po, and he also presided over the overall planning and discussions before the battle.

"Starting tomorrow, we will formally attack the city. On the west wall, the Lingding, Yeli, and Dahe'an tribes are in charge of attacking. On the south wall, there are three thousand households directly under the royal family. Chief Ximo, you As a cover for the periphery, General En Lan, your cavalry is in charge of guarding and sentrying, and the reinforcements of the Imperial Army are a hundred miles away from Songzhou, so I need to know."

After Lun Zanpo had finished assigning the tasks of the ministries, the Maharaja personally spoke to boost morale.

"Tomorrow's battle is related to our understanding of the future of the Gao Kingdom. In the Battle of Shule a few years ago, tens of thousands of our warriors were buried in the Western Regions. On the land of Jin, this time we must let the people of Jin understand that we Qingtang people Your courage cannot be defeated!"

"We mobilized an army of [-] this time, and all the goods and women we captured belong to your ministries. No matter which one of Songzhou City is the first to attack, I will give him a state in the country as a fiefdom."

"I hope that within ten days, we can sit on the ground in Songzhou City, eat yak meat and drink highland barley wine!"

On the fifth day of September in the 20th year of Xuanjia, the siege began.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

The maharaja offered a generous reward, and the heads of each family continued to encourage their warriors to climb up the city through the simple ladders for the reward of the maharaja.

Lun Zanpo stood on the high platform, behind him stood two grandsons and several personal guards, surrounded by warriors from the Lun clan.

As the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, the tribal army did not join the ranks of the siege because they were few in number and they were the commander's personal guards.

"Ri Xu, how long do you think we can capture Songzhou City?" Lun Zan asked without looking back, keeping his eyes on the siege ahead.

Lun Rixu behind him said: "Grandpa thinks we can really take down Songzhou City?"

After hearing the words, Lun Zan smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"Songzhou's city walls are strong, and the city is well equipped with weapons and food. If you want to attack the city head-on, unless you defeat the reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom first, then the defenders in the city will panic when they know that the reinforcements have been defeated by us. Now Fu Jinchuan's reinforcements can reach Songzhou in ten days at most. It is very difficult for us to capture Songzhou within ten days. In my opinion, it is better to give up the siege and just stop The soldiers in the city waited for work, and when the reinforcements arrived, they attacked the reinforcements of the Jin State first. Songzhou City, which lost the reinforcements, would be panicked. It may not last long."

After hearing this, Lun Zanpo praised: "Your idea is very good. But you forgot one thing."

Lun Rixu said: "Grandfather, please express."

"forage."

After hearing this, Lun Rixu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Grandpa means that we don't have enough food and grass? Can't we still support it for two months?"

Lun Zan said: "10 people can support it for two months, what if it is 15 people, or even more?"

After Lun Rixu heard this, he immediately fell into doubts. Before the battle, the Qingtang army divided into two groups. On the one hand, the army Tuoba Chide and Guoxiang Lun Zanpo personally led the main army of more than [-] people to attack Songzhou.

The other way is to attack Qingxi Pass in Lizhou with [-] soldiers and horses led by Ghost Zhang of Qingyi Festival.

This adds up to more than [-] troops, which is almost half of the male population in the country. At most, tens of thousands of people can be drawn from the country.

However, if the rest of the people were really transferred, it would be a serious injury to Qing Tang, even if he won.

After all, domestic land still needs to be planted with highland barley, and yaks and antelopes also need people to graze them.
"Could it be that there are suspicious soldiers along the Qingxi Pass? Qingyi Festival Guizhang is on his way to lead the army? That's why the Majesty asked all the ministries to wait for him to attack. In fact, he was waiting for Guizhang's [-]?"

Lun Zan said: "No, it's 3, [-] for Qingyi Festival Guizhang, and [-] coalition troops from Nanzhao."

Lun Rixu was a little stunned when he heard this. There were already more than 15 troops, and with the addition of these [-], a total of [-] troops were fighting against Dajin's nearly [-] troops in Songzhou. what.

"Your Majesty, you are so bold."

After thinking about it for a long time, Lun Rixu could only admire in this way.

At this time, the army of the Jin State was still on the road and had already received the front-line military report. Fu Jinchuan, who learned that Gan Songling was lost, had to order the whole army to speed up the pace of marching a little.

Change the original marching speed of thirty miles per day to fifty miles per day.And let Shi Wannian lead the cavalry from both capitals to go first.

Fortunately, the army is still in the territory, and the daily march of twenty miles can support it.

However, several staff members and generals in charge of the march became burdensome because of this.

In the past few days, because Fu Jinchuan had to study military newspapers every day, and discuss military situations and combat deployments with the generals, he did not ride a horse, but rode in a large carriage and marched.

The huge carriage was pulled by four horses. The frame was not luxurious, but it was extremely spacious, and the interior settings were relatively simple, with only tables and cushions, as well as piles of military Chinese books, various military newspapers, and maps.

"The military reports of Deputy Commander Yan and Military Envoy Yan have been delivered. The Qingtang people rushed into the valley through the mountain path. Remain."

Fu Jinchuan kept staring at the map on the table, and when he heard what Li Fazhen said next to him, he sneered and said, "Wan Yu? Are you kidding? He said Wan Yu, at least a [-]% discount."

Fu Jinchuan's guess was pretty close, and Yan Zhongwu had indeed doubled his guess and reported it.

"Although Gansong Ridge has been lost, there are still two capitals of the Ningyuan Army in Songzhou, as well as the [-] prefecture soldiers belonging to Songzhou Sima, and [-] vassal troops with more than [-] people, and there is sufficient food, grass and military equipment. Songzhou is also an important town. , presumably within ten days should be safe."

"What I'm worried about now is not Songzhou, but Qingxiguan. I don't know what the hell is going on. The ghost chapter of the Qingyi Festival, this person uses troops strangely, but there is no movement in Lizhou. Could it be that he waits for Songzhou After the fight here, are you doing it?"

Zhang Gao said: "Master Hou wants to divide his troops to Lizhou? Although our army is claimed to be 7, there are only more than 5000 soldiers, and the Songzhou garrison is only [-], which is not enough for the [-] troops of the Western Captives." At this time, it is not the best policy to divide the troops. Lizhou is far away from Yizhou, and the king of Xianyang led the two armies near Yizhou. Chengdu still has [-] troops defending the two capitals. Even if Qingxiguan falls , and it is impossible to pose a threat to Yizhou, but it is time to concentrate our forces and defeat the main force of the Western captives in Songzhou."

Fu Jinchuan nodded after hearing Zhang Gao's words. The top priority right now is to relieve the siege of Songzhou and defeat the main force of the captives.

It is not appropriate to divide troops.

"Lord Hou, I thought it would be better to make more preparations. You might as well let me go to the Eastern Man with the eldest son of the King of Shu, and recruit [-] barbarians to assist the army in fighting."

At this time, Jiedu judge Xu Yinglong suddenly suggested.

After hearing this, Fu Jinchuan didn't make a decision immediately, but thought about it for a while.

The eastern barbarians cover two thousand miles of land and have tens of thousands of elite soldiers. They rely on Nanzhao in the south and Tubo in the west. They are the largest vassal of the Jin Dynasty in the southwest.

But this vassal has never been very submissive.

He often plundered counties and small tribes around Kooling.

When the king of Shu was in power before, he focused on appeasement. He often gave Dongman silk cloth and goods to win them to fight against Nanzhao and Qingtang.

Now that the situation in central Shu is tense, if he sends troops at this time, will he think that the court is weak and take the opportunity to cause chaos?
But he thought about it again, the barbarians are afraid of power and not virtuous.

If there are too many benefits, I think it is the weakness of Jin.

The more this is the case, the more deterrent it is.

Xu Yinglong also continued from the side: "Master Hou, the reason for Dongman's arrogance is because His Royal Highness the King of Shu is weak, and he can only lure him for profit. Now that Lord Hou is in charge of Xichuan, it is time to show his prestige."

Fu Jinchuan laughed and said, "Brother Xu's words are exactly what I want. In this way, tell me to the barbarian king of the Eastern Man that I can still defeat Qingtang Lord's [-] army with [-] troops. Now I and Qingtang The strength of the army is equal, and asking him to send troops is just to give him a chance to serve the imperial court, if he dares not come, after I defeat the Xilu, I will lead the army to find him."

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

Fu Jinchuan was originally a young warrior, and he came to Sichuan to kill people who deserved to be killed and fight battles that deserved to be fought.

What if some people who don't have eyes jump out and clean up together?
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