Ji Han Liu Zhang

into the night.

Outside Hechi City, in the central tent of the Shu Army, Wu Yi, as the commander-in-chief of this expedition to Wudu, calmly analyzed the situation they were facing.

"In terms of military strength, according to detailed reports, King Dou Mao of Di had six to seven thousand households of Di people. In the battle to defend the city, the strong ones could guard the city at the top of the city, and the women and children could do some chores to help defend the city. Therefore, It is estimated that the Hechi County we are going to attack should have more than 7,000 guards."

"As for our military strength, except for the tens of thousands of people I originally brought, after the capture of Ben Castle, the wealthy families of Wudu County, as talented people who are aware of current affairs, now all support their own tribes and bring money and food to help us. , I have completely counted the meritorious officers under my account, and the total number is slightly more than 5,000. Therefore, our total military strength is more than 15,000... It’s just that the powerful tribes in Wudu County are not of great use. It cannot be used to attack the city, it can only be used to wave the flag and shout to build momentum."

"So we are using 15,000 people to attack a city defended by more than 7,000 people. In terms of difficulty, it is quite difficult. After all, this is a siege, and our military advantage is not very big."

"Hiss." Xi Su frowned his slender eyebrows, stretched out his hand to stroke the short beard on his chin, and then he suggested: "Although the Di people are somewhat brave, their battle formations, armor and weapons are not as good as our Han army. Yes, we can only compete with us by holding on to the city... If we can inspire Dou Mao to go out of the city to fight, our army's chance of victory will be very high."

"Unlikely." Fazheng shook his head and rejected the idea of ​​attacking Su and provoking Dou Mao to go out of the city to fight: "Although Dou Mao is a Di, he is not a fool. Since our army arrived here, Dou Mao has never sent any One soldier after another left the city. Even when Zijing (Mengda) and I went to investigate Hechi County, Dou Mao did not send any cavalry to drive us away... Therefore, Dou Mao's idea was probably to rely on the city guards of Hechi County. , Secondly, with the current cold winter season, the weather is not conducive to siege, and they just sit and defend the fortified city to force us back, and they have no intention of fighting at all. "

Fazheng pulled his eyelids and listened to the howling cold wind of winter night passing through the tent, leaving a whimpering sound in his ears. Rather than storming Hechi County, he preferred to use strategy to win it. Hechi County, but under the current situation, Dou Mao was determined not to stick to it, but his strategy was useless, which inevitably made him feel a little powerless.

"Isn't this just a shrinking turtle?" Xu Meng sneered, but after the sneer, his expression became a little unsightly. According to Fa Zheng's analysis, they could only attack Hechi County.

Meng Da breathed a long sigh of relief, and he teased Xu Meng: "The name of a turtle with a shrunken head is not good, but compared to the loss of the city and the death of the clan, Dou Mao still takes the priority. He is If you shrink your head, it makes sense to shrink so much."

"Hmph." Xu Meng snorted softly and said in a bad tone: "No matter if Dou Mao goes in with his head retracted, someone will lift his turtle shell, pull out his glans, and cut him off with a knife."

"What Lieutenant Xu said is that we will not let Dou Mao live until the end of the year, which will delay our attack on Guanzhong next year." Meng Da said cheerfully, with a smile on his face, but there was a hint of chill in his smile.

"Don't worry too much about Hechi County being difficult to conquer." Wu Yi, as the coach, did not feel depressed at all. He encouraged everyone: "Dou Mao is still a Di and a barbarian. When it comes to attacking and defending the city, even if he learns from us Han'er He has some trivial skills, but painting a tiger is not like a dog, and Dou Mao's ability to defend the city is definitely far inferior to that of us Han'er."

Fazheng nodded solemnly and echoed: "What General Zhonglang said is that barbarians are barbarians after all. They are not familiar with formations and their armor is not good... Today's Han people can be compared to ten Di. Speaking of which, we are also barbarians. It’s like being surrounded ten times.”

"Exactly, one man is worth ten times, and ten times the enemy will be surrounded. I like to hear these words of filial piety and uprightness." Xu Meng smiled, and he raised his hand to Wu Yi and asked for orders: "General Zhonglang, tomorrow my troops will be the first." Deng, for General Zhonglang, we will clear out several forts outside Hechi County, leaving only an isolated city in Hechi County, which makes Dou Mao frightened."

"A certain department is also willing to be the first to ascend." Meng Da refused to give up. He raised his hand and asked Wu Yi for orders. "Same for a certain department." Xi Su asked hurriedly. He didn't want to fall behind others.

Wu Yi smiled mysteriously and did not respond to Xu Meng, Meng Da, Xi Su and others' request for orders: "I'm afraid the leading position in attacking the city will not fall on you. Tomorrow, one of them will be the first to arrive at the army."

"Huh?" Xu Meng, Meng Da, Xi Su and others looked at each other, all confused. Fazheng looked thoughtful, as if he had guessed something.

The next day.

King Dou Mao of Di, who learned from the messenger that Wu Yi intended to retreat, was lying down and still immersed in sleep. He was a little happy yesterday, so he drank two more glasses at night. Under the influence of wine, Naturally, I couldn't get up in the morning as usual.

Just as Di Wang Dou Mao was sleeping peacefully in bed, there was some noise in his ears. He subconsciously reached out and waved his hand to his ear, thinking of slapping away the noise, but the noise kept lingering around his ears and even became louder. The baby grew so big that he could no longer sleep peacefully.

"Where did you come from, how dare you make such a noise, wait until Nai Gong gets up and chops off your head." Dou Mao cursed impatiently in a daze, and was about to call his attendants to ask where the noise was coming from. But suddenly his expression paused, and he suddenly woke up, as if a ball of cold water was poured from his head, stimulating him to escape from the chaos when he first woke up.

Dou Mao couldn't help but wake up. He now heard the noise outside clearly. It was not a good sound, but the golden drum used by the Han army. It sounded like thunder, which came straight into his ears.

'Isn't the Han army about to retreat? Why are the marching drums sounding? Dou Mao was puzzled. It was clear that Wu Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Han army, wanted to retreat.

At this time, several people close to him walked in outside the door, including the envoys he sent to Wu Yi yesterday. These people broke in regardless of etiquette without announcing, and all of them had anxious faces. With expressions on their faces, they spoke one after another and reported to Dou Mao.

"Your Majesty, the Han army is coming to attack the city."

"Please also ask your Majesty to come to the top of the city quickly and take command of the defense."

Listening to the various announcements, Dou Mao understood one thing, that is, Wu Yi of the Han army had no intention of retreating. Yesterday's envoy was deceived by Wu Yi. Thinking of this, he glared fiercely at the crowd. The envoy who followed did not have time to scold the envoy, so he put on his clothes and walked outside to direct the battle to defend the city.

At this moment, outside the city of Hechi County, Wu Yi, as the head coach, called after him: "Colonel Yin, please pull up your Thunderbolt Car!" (End of Chapter)