Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 453
The entire Ji City fell into a sea of ​​swords and spears.

Arrows and cannon stones hit the city head like a tidal wave, setting off waves of blood.

However, Liang Jun only attacked from a distance. The soldiers were lined up under the city and did not attack.

Nearly an hour after the launch, more than a thousand soldiers stood by the moat and shouted into the city: "The Murong family is gone. The world belongs to the Li family. The soldiers and people in the city will not be killed if they surrender!"

The roars surged towards the city one after another.

"The priority is to attack the city, but the priority is to attack the heart. Murong Wei leads the Xianbei headquarters back to Longcheng. Are the soldiers and civilians in the city willing to die for the Murong clan?" Liu Ying said excitedly.

Wang Meng laughed, "Murong Ke is a great scholar, generous and loving. With this person around, Jicheng will be difficult to capture for a moment."

Li Yue frowned. The supply line was lengthened, and the transportation of food and grass cost more. In addition, nearly [-] young men were captured, and they were eaten by horses and chewed every day. It was a bottomless black hole.

Although Chang Wei didn't say anything, Li Yue knew that the food and grass in the rear were unsustainable, and the kerosene had long been exhausted. The siege equipment such as Linchong chariots, thunderbolt chariots, and ballistae chariots were more delicate than people. Many of them were destroyed in the Xiangguo war. , advancing along the way, another batch was damaged.

After arriving in Jizhou, the craftsmen accompanying the army built some simple catapults, which were much less powerful than the thunderbolt chariots, mainly for the purpose of building momentum.

There are nearly 20 troops on the three fronts, and the war has lasted for half a year. No matter how much wealth they have, they can't hold it back.

"Is there nothing we can do?" Zhang Shengye blurted out.

There was a moment of silence, and it was obvious that the generals still wanted to fight.

But the soldiers all looked tired.

Wang Meng said: "Although our army cannot attack Jicheng, Murong Ke cannot defend it either!"

"Oh, what do you mean by this?" Li Yue's interest increased greatly.

"Murong Wei led the Xianbei headquarters to retreat to Longcheng. Now all the counties in Youzhou have returned to Daliang. There is smooth traffic along the way. We can send a general with thousands of fine cavalry to surprise him and put an end to Murong Ke's thoughts!"

After Murong Huang destroyed 45 Shihu troops in Jicheng, he built a new capital in the north of Liucheng and west of Longshan (today's Shuangta District, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province).

Guard western Liaoning and spy on the Central Plains.

Now that the Yan State is in turmoil, as long as the sneak attack succeeds, Murong Jun and Murong Ke's only hope will be gone, and the Yan State will have to wait for death.

Li Yue frowned. This strategy is theoretically feasible, but it is difficult to implement at the military level.

Today's western Liaoning is no better than the Qin and Han Dynasties. It has been under the rule of Hu Chen for almost 200 years. The land is full of Yi and Di. They do not have high recognition of the Middle-earth Dynasty. If they resist in any city, this cavalry will never come back.

The Liaoxi Corridor is not that easy to walk.

Moreover, Murong Wei took away tens of thousands of Xianbei troops and would never surrender easily.

The cavalry attacked the city in a whimsical way.

"This policy... needs to be discussed." Li Yue shook his head.

Wang Meng said: "The attack on Longcheng is false, but the bluff is real, causing panic in the city. If they don't come out, our army will encroach on western Liaoning. If they come out, our army can take advantage of the situation to cover up and capture Jicheng!"

"Instruct Xu Cheng to lead [-] horses eastward, with great fanfare and momentum along the way." The plan was not very clever and full of variables. Li Yue felt that it would be difficult to deceive Murong Ke.

However, Wang Meng was full of confidence. Judging from his appearance, this was just the first step.

With him around, Li Yue was too lazy to waste time, and ordered his troops to gallop away. Seven thousand athletes galloped out on horseback, galloping eastward.

The other soldiers set up camp and waited for the opportunity.

Within a few days, the cities of Beiping surrendered without a fight and were included in the territory of Liang Kingdom.

Xu Cheng took the young men with him, made noise along the way, and marched towards Liaoxi County in a mighty manner.

Murong Ke remained unmoved and Jicheng became quiet.

But just because Murong Ke didn't panic doesn't mean that others can stay calm.

Mu Yugen of Shuzhou abandoned Shuzhou and retreated to Liaoxi County.

Liaodong is not only the foundation of the Murong family, but also the home of the Mu Yu family. It doesn't matter if the Yan Kingdom dies. If the home nest is raided, the Mu Yu family will be in ruins.

"Mu Yugen is a veteran of the three dynasties. If you kill this man, the troops in the city will be demoralized. The credit should go to the new soldiers under my command!" Wang Meng waved his hand and said with a heroic voice. "Go!"

"I am here to intercept Mu Yugen. Murong Ke may have made some moves. Your Highness must not let the soldiers relax."

Everything becomes much easier as long as Wang Meng is here.

"Murong Ke dares to come out, but I can't get what I ask for!"

Mu Yugen abandoned Shuzhou and left, so the troops of Jia Jian and Lu Bo who were concentrated under Shuzhou City were freed up early to go north to besiege Jicheng, and Qingqi's grain and grass could also be transferred to Jicheng.

Wang Meng's plan was not aimed at Murong Ke from the beginning, but at Mu Yugen.

Although Li Yue calmed down and could think of it, he was definitely not as easy as Wang Meng.

His height is something that not many people in Chinese history can reach. In this era, he is considered a first-class being. No wonder some people compare him to Zhuge Wuhou.

In horizontal comparison, both Murong Ke and Huan Wen were much worse than him.

Li Yue's biggest golden finger lies in this, knowing who is good and who can be used.

And history is often driven by a few people at the top.

Mu Yugen may be a veteran, or a rare warrior, but facing the attack from Wang Meng, Jia Jian, and Lu Bozao, there is no possibility of victory.

However, like Murong Ping, he also used the golden cicada's escape strategy, abandoning tens of thousands of infantry, leading [-] fast horses to break out of the encirclement, and fled hastily towards Liaodong.

In this war, the importance of cavalry gradually emerged.

It is difficult for two legs to catch up with four legs.

Liang State did not have large-scale horse breeding areas, so it naturally did not have large-scale cavalry. It was only Li Yue who could maintain a scale of [-] cavalry for so many years.

The donkey and mule cavalry can make do for a while, but it is difficult to pursue them over long distances.

Mu Yugen ran away, and most of the more than [-] abandoned soldiers became prisoners.

Wang Meng did not pursue, and returned to Jizhou early with Jia Jian and Lu Bo.

However, Murong Ke never moved. Even though Li Yue surrounded three towers, he still stood still.

Neither breaking out nor counterattacking, just wasting away.

Under Jicheng, the total number of Liang troops from all walks of life was 16, and most of the cities in Guangning, Shanggu, Yuyang, Fanyang, and Youbeiping surrendered.

Jicheng has almost become an isolated city.

"Murong Ke is determined to die!" Wang Meng sighed.

The first reason why we were able to conquer the Xiang Kingdom was that we were well prepared and all kinds of siege equipment were pulled up and blasted furiously. The second reason was that we caught Murong Ke and Murong's army by surprise.

Nowadays, the siege equipment has been greatly damaged and cannot reach the original scale. The defender is Murong Ke, who has made it clear that he will coexist with Jicheng.

This can be regarded as the tradition of Yan State.

At that time, Yue Wan's 1000 troops blocked Li Nong's [-] troops.

Murong Huang was trapped in Jicheng City, and the Jedi counterattacked to kill Shi Hu.

"The last general is willing to lead an army to attack the city!" Lu Bo said with a cupped hand.

The Lukou army under his command was quite elite and a fresh force, and he deliberately wanted to show his face in front of other armies and Li Yue.

Raising an army for a thousand days is spent in a moment. After Lukou's elite joined the Black Cloud Army, they have not achieved any success yet.

"The dead can be killed, and the living can be captured. Since Murong Ke has the ambition to die, I might as well give him a ride! General Lu listened to the order and attacked the city immediately!" Li Yue slapped his thigh.

"Take the order!" Lu Bo excitedly handed over his hand.

Jia Jian's eyes flashed on the side.

(End of this chapter)