It Starts With A Mountain

Chapter 870

"The long-distance march is not easy, and there are many gates along the way. I am afraid it will be difficult for the army to pass through these military towns?" Guan Yu said.

Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "Let Qin Man call over."

The people in Liangzhou were sharpening their knives, and they had long wanted to fight the Rong, but Cheng Dalei kept pressing. Now that Cheng Dalei finally let go, everyone was excited, looking forward to the day when he would fight with the Rong tribe.

"Go back quickly, be careful along the way." Cheng Dalei said to Hua Rong.

Hua Rong agreed and ordered to leave.

When he brought Qin Man's army of 10,000 people, Liangzhou Cheng Dalei belonged, even if he really joined the chaos. Now it's just a small fight and a commotion.

Looking at the back of Hua Rong's departure, Gao Feibao said: "The big boss, there are 500,000 to 600,000 people in the Rong family, we only have 10,000 horses, is it not enough?"

About 200,000 people were dispatched by the Rong tribe for this invasion, and after continuous battles, it was inevitable that a group would be damaged. Counting the people they captured and the captives they conquered, there were at least 500,000 people.

To mobilize 10,000 soldiers and horses to join this melee, it seems that water drops into the sea, and it can't be of much use.

Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "There are big difficulties and small advantages. The battle has reached this point, and it is no longer a simple comparison of forces. The time is right and the people are right, and we have to fight against the Rong tribe. Hua Rong comes one by one. It takes time to go, so let's take advantage of this time, let's see what to do next?"

Cheng Dalei rode the black bull in front, and everyone followed behind him. Everyone was ready to return to the current base camp and plan for the next move.

Cheng Dalei was taciturn along the way, only listening to a few people behind him talking, excited for the upcoming war, but Cheng Dalei did not participate in it.

The 10,000 troops are indeed a bit short, and Cheng Dalei shared with them some of the reasons, but not all of them.

The most fundamental reason is that Cheng Dalei does not want to participate in this war at all.

The war between the Rong tribe and the imperial court is for the world. No matter who is the master of this world, Li Letian is like Li Letian, and the wild fire is like wildfire. No matter who is the master of this world, after all, everything is prosperous, and the people suffer; when they die, the people suffer. At the end of the day, there isn't much difference.

If that's the case, why would you want to get involved in this war?

Of course, the war is not completely meaningless. If you can help Li Letian defend Chang'an, you can stop the Rong tribe from invading the Central Plains. If they can be defeated, the Rong tribe will not dare to invade the empire for at least ten years, and the empire can also free up its hands and clear up its own affairs.

As the commander of the army, if his subordinates knew that Cheng Dalei didn't want to fight at all, his morale would be greatly affected.

Therefore, Cheng Dalei cannot expose his inner thoughts in front of others, and at the same time he must convince himself to join the war. He went all out to help Li Letian defeat the Rong tribe and defend Chang'an City.

"The head of the family, there are many Rong people, and we do not have any advantage in head-on conflicts. It is better to start with food and grass and cut off their logistics."

In the current camp, everyone gathered to discuss matters, and Gao Feihu was the first to speak.

Cheng Dalei nodded: "It's not unreasonable, what is the situation of the Rong clan's food and grass?"

"I understand this." Guan Yu said: "The way the Rong tribe handles food and grass is different from that of the empire. The empire is centralized control, and each army uses it as needed. Among the battalions, some teams grab more, and some teams don't grab enough, and they will starve."

"In that case, it's not easy for us to start." Cheng Dalei sighed, frowning in thought.

In the eyes of the imperial people, the Rong tribe is extremely barbaric. This is not without reason. They don't have the idea of ​​father and son of the imperial monarchs and ministers in their eyes, and the ethical guidelines are often very confusing. However, the Rong people relied on the characteristics of simplicity, barbarism and cruelty to run amuck on the land of the empire, defeating the self-proclaimed civilization and exquisite imperial people.

For example, in the management of grain and forage, there are certainly many shortcomings in the self-sufficiency of each battalion, but it also avoids the situation where the granary is taken advantage of by the enemy.

Cheng Dalei held his chin, thinking about what to do next. Before the army arrives, there is not much that can be done, but everyone can't be idle during this time.

The point is, whether Chang'an can last until the Rong clan arrives is a question.

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The situation in Chang'an City is definitely not good.

Also, there are no signs of improvement.

The slaughtering order has already been passed to the city, and everyone still knows the style of the Rong clan. For them, slaughtering the city is a very common thing, and it is strange not to slaughter the city.

Ma Mengqi took 10,000 elite soldiers out of the city, and he never looked back. As for what happened to him, no one knows now.

The Rong tribe launched 500,000 manpower to attack the city, but the loss was Chang'an City. The city here is strong. If it were an ordinary city, it would be possible to drown the city with a single spit.

Attack the city every day, defend the city every day. Under the leadership of Li Letian, the city was able to withstand round after round of attacks by the Rong tribe.

It has to be said that Li Letian's good reputation has been vividly displayed in this battle.

But that doesn't change the ending.

I have to say that Li Letian is indeed a competent emperor. He was conscientious and conscientious, and even the concubines in the harem did not remember how long he had not returned to the palace.

Not long after Li Letian took the throne, he encountered one trouble after another. Until now, no queen candidate has been determined. Perhaps it was the fact that the Justice Church spoiled the harem, which cast a shadow on him. The number of concubines in his harem was not large. He has always been very restrained when it comes to women's pornography.

Not addicted to women's lust, not being controlled by powerful officials, and not having all kinds of hobbies that ordinary people can have that the emperor should not have.

It is said that Li Letian loved fencing when he was young, and he was very famous in Chang'an City, but Emperor Ming said that this is a sword of ordinary people, and it can only splash five steps with blood, and the two floating corpses are not the sword of the emperor.

So he gave up the sword and did not learn, and devoted himself to pondering the emperor's art. To become a qualified prince first, and then think of becoming a qualified emperor.

Conscientiously, sleepy at night, so to this day, facing... is an empire riddled with holes and broken.

During the day, he inspected the city defenses, and at night he corrected the memorials. When the Rong tribe came over, he was the first to stand on the front of the city and fight bloody battle with the Rong tribe.

Relying on this momentum to squeeze his own flesh and blood, he defended Chang'an City, but how long can he hold on?

At the third watch, even the eunuch in charge of the lamp couldn't help yawning, and Li Letian was still correcting the memorial.

In today's Chang'an, the most important thing is food and grass. Many people have run out of food, and some wealthy families still have some food hidden in their hands. Find a way to dig out these grains.

"Cough cough cough."

Suddenly there was a violent cough, Li Letian covered his mouth with Xiupa and coughed up a burst of blood.

The lantern eunuch behind him changed his face.