As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Perfect for a snowball fight?

Huamanlou stood on the top of the city, looking to the west, with a wry smile on his face.

Originally, according to his idea, the war would not last too long, because Xishanwei was a crushing situation against Shangtumed's army in every aspect except for the strength of the troops. As well as the results obtained after the battle between the Liaodong Army and the Jurchen Ministry, Hua Manlou is not boasting.

Therefore, it is expected that Zhongtu Mote's morale will drop after the first wave of battles, and then after a few days of wandering between fighting and not fighting, he retreats very sloppily, and then Xishanwei can recover the lost ground.

But this snow...

Qi Wanrong asked suspiciously: "If it snows, it will be more difficult for Tumote to travel, and King Yiduan may start troubles, isn't it good?"

"That's great, really, but in this kind of weather, if you were the opponent's general, would you lead troops to fight here?" Hua Manlou sighed melancholy.

Qi Wanrong thought for a while and said, "Uh... no."

Hua Manlou sighed, "Is that so? So, we're going to spend some time here."

The snow all over the sky has no intention of stopping. In this case, even the well-trained Xishanwei reconnaissance can't send out thirty miles to investigate, let alone the nearby army?That is to say, during this period, Tumed will never attack, and they may even withdraw, waiting for the spring of the next year to regain their strength and make full preparations before coming back.

At this time and at that time, if King Yiduan had no shortage of food and grass and could successfully break through the Lanzhou Mansion, Tumote could go north to attack Ningxia Wei and break through the defense of the Great Zhao Helan Mountain, and he could go east along the line of Pingliang Mansion and Qingyang Mansion. , You can also go south to invade Hanzhong Prefecture, which is profitable.

But now when King Yiduan is short of food and has not won the Lanzhou government, he doesn't have enough chips to impress Tumed, and because of the bad weather, Tumed can completely tear up the agreement with King Yiduan—— Who will do things that are not beneficial?

And if Tumet really retreats, then things will become much more complicated: the reinforcements brought by Huamanlou cannot stay in Lanzhou all the time. If they want to transfer them back, then Xishanwei must always be stationed in Lanzhou. , or have to ensure that Lanzhou Prefecture has enough defenses before it is transferred back...even counterattack.

But for a while, where to prepare counterattack forces?

To put it bluntly, this matter is still a big hole dug by King Yiduan's rebellion: If Xiningwei is still under the control of the court, and there are three guards in the palace of Lanzhou, how could Tumote jump at this time?

So in terms of results, the defense system of the Hexi Corridor on the front line of Xining and Lanzhou was completely destroyed by King Yiduan, so the governor of Huai'an Bo not only needs to suppress the rebellion, but also needs to rebuild the defense of this line after the war, and he has to guard against Tumote Regardless of whether Tumed attacked Lanzhou this time or not, they will surely make a comeback next year because of the heavy snow: it is certain that Tumed will freeze countless livestock to death this winter.

"So you understand what I mean?" Hua Manlou said with a wry smile: "My original plan was to completely disable Tumote's team that invaded this time, so that we will return to Beijing next year, and Dad is here There will be no danger or great pressure, at best, some Xishanwei will stay here for half a year. But if they don't come, then we have to stay here for at least half a year."

Qi Wanrong scratched her head and said depressedly: "Then what should I do?"

Hua Manlou also looked depressed: "You don't believe me, I very much hope that King Yiduan can really find a way to encourage Tumote to attack, and even hope that he can find some food and grass from somewhere. If it is not too much If it is shocking, I would like to send him some food under the guise of humanitarianism, after all, both Xiningwei and Wangfuwei are from the Great Zhao..."

At the end, Hua Manlou sighed: "To be honest, if the opponent is too good, this battle will not be easy."

Qi Wanrong felt that her husband seemed to be in Versailles.

"Or, just pretend to bring a batch of grain and grass and be robbed by them?" After a while, Qi Wanrong gave a seemingly reliable suggestion.

Hua Manlou pointed to the city, and said with a wry smile: "Let's not talk about it, in this kind of heavy snow, how do you think the grain transportation information will be disclosed to King Yiduan who is hundreds of miles away? Besides, our grain and grass are transported from the east." Come on, they are in the west, so how can we make this seem reasonable and not insult his IQ so much?"

"This..." Qi Wanrong thought for a while: "You're right, it's not easy to fight if the opponent is too good."

……

As Hua Manlou said, King Yiduan is really uncomfortable at this moment. He intends to do everything possible, even at all costs, to ask Tumed not to give up. Not to mention Wangfuwei, even Xiningwei, he couldn't keep it.

In fact, since the attack on Lanzhou Mansion, there have been many deserters from Wangfuwei. In the past few days, Xiningwei killed more than a hundred people before they could stabilize the situation, but this could not solve the actual problem: everyone You have to eat, you can't kill all the people who want to eat, right?

Finally, King Yiduan made a decision: "I tell you Da Khan, this king will attack Lanzhou Mansion with him, and after taking down Lanzhou Mansion, Lanzhou Mansion will be at his disposal for five hundred miles to the east, and this king will ascend the throne in the future. The place is his too."

Envoy Tumed was shocked after hearing this sentence: "Is this true?"

"There is absolutely no falsehood!" King Yiduan said ferociously, "I have been cooperating with you for so many years, have you ever lied to you? There is only one condition..."

"What conditions?"

"During the attack on Lanzhou Mansion, you will provide me with food and grass! After taking down Lanzhou Mansion, you will get... [-] points!"

Envoy Tumed thought for a long time, and finally nodded: "It's not difficult, I promise you on behalf of my family."

"So, leave tomorrow?"

588. Xiuer

Everyone didn't think Tumed would attack soon, so many soldiers, including Xishanwei, relaxed a lot.But for some reason, Hua Manlou always felt that King Yiduan would do everything possible to encourage Tumed.

And when he told Zhao Ren this idea, the latter said in a tone of voice: "My stupid brother, you don't really think that Tumet will attack after such a heavy snow day?"

"I'm not sure, but your tone really deserves a beating." Hua Manlou gave Zhao Ren a blank look, regretting that when he was in a trance the day before, he was imitating some tadpole-eyed Uchiha and complaining about his stupid brother-this tune was learned by Zhao Ren After that, he seemed to want to say a few words all the time.

"Didn't we say before that my unlucky Uncle Wang doesn't have many bargaining chips?" Zhao Ren saw that Hua Manlou was really going to talk about something serious, so he became serious: "We haven't won the Lanzhou Mansion and we still have a shortage of food." , Tumed will help him unless he is full and supporting himself."

Hua Manlou frowned and said: "That's what you say... But do you think that with King Yiduan's beating nature, he will sit and wait to die at this juncture? To a certain extent, no matter whether he assassinated the father or Yu Liaodong raised troops, or pulled large troops away from Lanzhou, every step was beyond everyone's expectations, and to put it bluntly, without us and Xishanwei, he might have succeeded."

"And if you think about it, if it wasn't for the reform of the military system that made Liaodong unable to hide, he would have many ways to hide and continue to accumulate strength." Hua Manlou rubbed his eyebrows: "Don't forget, my father came to Lanzhou Mansion The purpose is to force him to rebel or show his tail..."

Zhao Ren smacked his lips: "That's the truth, but how will he convince Tumot? He doesn't have anything in his hands, and he can't even get involved when Tumot attacks the city, otherwise it will be a real rebellion..."

Hua Manlou's eyes were fixed: "What if he puts all his eggs in one basket? And because he doesn't have anything now, it doesn't mean he won't have anything in the future."

Zhao Ren was taken aback for a moment, and said in horror, "You mean... ceded several cities to Tumote?"

Hua Manlou nodded imperceptibly: "Is that the only way? Of course this is just a guess..."

Zhao Ren became furious in an instant: "How dare this bastard! He dares to do this before he is the emperor? The old Zhao family has lost all face!"

Hua Manlou said in astonishment: "I mean, this is just a possibility..."

"Probably not!" Zhao Ren waved his hand, and said angrily, "Da Zhao doesn't claim vassal status, pay tribute, cede land, or marry. He has never made an exception in the past 30 or [-] years. How dare he!"

For some reason, Hua Manlou suddenly found Zhao Ren pleasing to the eye.

This brat is out of tune in all kinds of things in his daily life, not to mention getting into trouble, as long as he finds interesting things, he can even forge imperial edicts, which once made everyone extremely tired.But in front of the big right and wrong, this brat suddenly became extremely reliable—not to mention, the next emperor of Da Zhao knows how to care for the people and defend the integrity of the territory. .

"In short, we still have to gather information, and at the same time, let the people below not relax." Hua Manlou changed the topic: "The snow is much lighter today, and we will send more scouts after the snow stops..."

"Report!" While speaking, someone from outside came.

"What's the matter?"

A hundred households from Xishanwei's reconnaissance unit walked in, bowed and said, "Go back to Uncle, I'll catch a few spies later."

Hua Manlou wondered, "But what information did the interrogation reveal?"

The hundred households said: "There is no interrogation yet, but the leader claims to be the Qianhu officer of the right guard of the palace, saying that he is here to surrender, and he has important matters to report to the uncle."

Zhao Renchu ​​asked in a daze, "Could it be an assassin?"

"Searched, they did not carry weapons."

Hua Manlou's heart tightened: "Bring someone over here, I'll meet them!"

"Yes."

After Baihu went out, Zhao Ren came to his senses. He looked at Huamanlou in astonishment and said, "Don't tell me you really guessed right?"

Hua Manlou sighed and said, "My stupid brother, there is no lower limit when people are in a hurry, so it seems that I am really unlucky..."

It was a thousand households from Wangfu Youwei who came to surrender. When he ran out, he ran with more than a hundred people, but only a few of them arrived at Lanzhou Mansion.

The Qianhu burst into tears after seeing Huamanlou. After kneeling on the ground, he first clarified that he had to rebel with King Yiduan, and then angrily reprimanded the commander of the right guard of the Wangfu, calling him a bastard. The most important thing was said in the impatient scolding: King Yiduan and Tumote colluded to attack Lanzhou at the cost of three hundred miles east of Lanzhou Prefecture.

After the news spread, the second guard of the Wangfu who had family members in Lanzhou Mansion caused chaos—everyone knew that once Lanzhou Mansion fell into the hands of Tumote, the surrounding hundreds of miles would be devastated, and their relatives would never be spared. Possibly; and smarter people, such as this Qianhu who came to surrender, understand that once King Yiduan and Tumed are completely in collusion, then the reason for the so-called King Qin will no longer exist, and he will completely become a bandit.

So in order to survive, and also to keep their loved ones alive, this thousand households ran out with a group of people, just looking for a chance.

……

"What should we do now?" After finally calming down his anger, Zhao Ren approached Hua Manlou who was watching the sand table: "Do you want to go out and make a wave?"

Qianhu who surrendered brought a crucial message: on the day he fled, the Tumed forwards had already set off, and they were expected to arrive outside the Lanzhou government within two days.

Hua Manlou thought for a while and smiled wryly: "It's meaningless. It's not difficult for us to defend Lanzhou Mansion, and it's actually not difficult to defeat Tumote, and... I think King Yiduan still doesn't know that I brought With the news of the arrival of the reinforcements, it is actually very simple to catch them by surprise. What I am thinking now is how to expand the results of the battle, for example, let Tumet and his group stay here..."

After fighting so many battles, Zhao Ren naturally knew that when the battle loss rate reached a certain level these days, the enemy would naturally retreat to preserve their strength, and with Tumot's mobility, it would be even more difficult to keep them.

But if the tens of thousands of cavalrymen like Tumed can really be wiped out, not only will the pressure on rebuilding the line of defense from Xining to Lanzhou Prefecture in the future be much less, but it may even be possible to bring back the entire Qinghai—in fact, it used to be here Even in the territory of Dazhao, Tumed only occupied a large area of ​​land west of Xining after it split from Tatar more than [-] years ago.

So Zhao Ren became excited when he heard this: "The plan will be released?"

Hua Manlou sighed and said, "Unless we have several times... no, Xishan Guards with the same strength will do, or like Xiu'er with divine help..."

"Xiu'er?"

"Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty."

"... My stupid brother, are you finally crazy?"

589. Teach Me!

After learning the details of King Yiduan's affair with Tumed, under the management of Bo Huai'an, Lanzhou Prefecture entered a wartime state again.

As soon as the sky cleared up after the heavy snowfall, the Xishanwei reconnaissance company set off again, and the Kinov team also began to operate normally, hoping to detect the enemy's movements as soon as possible.

The guest army who came to support, and the temporarily recruited militia also acted according to the order. Although most of them just stood guard or cleared the snow, in terms of attitude, they were more active than when King Yiduan attacked the city. There are many, and the actions have become extremely efficient, which is a good sign.

Inside the government office, Uncle Huai'an, Hua Manlou, and Zhao Ren stood in front of the sand table, discussing the upcoming battle.

"The question now is no longer a question of whether to win or not, but a question of how to eliminate the enemy's vital forces. So what I mean is, there must be a group of people around." Hua Manlou said: "The previous plan may not be successful. After all, Xishan Guard is the core of the city defense, but now..."

Zhao Ren continued, "The Tatars who have surrendered to Zhao have arrived. Instead of letting them defend the city, it is better to send them to block the way of Tumet's retreat. This will cause the greatest damage."

After all, the Tatars came to support. Although there were only more than [-] people from several tribes, and they were delayed on the road for a while because of the heavy snow, they still added some chips to Huamanlou.

After careful calculation, Uncle Huai'an said, "King Yiduan and Tumed add up to more than [-]... I don't doubt that we can win the battle, but if Tumed's troops know that they are invincible and then retreat , I’m afraid it’s hard for Tatars to do anything.”

To be honest, Uncle Huai An was extremely impressed with the battle commanded by Zhao Ren.Standing on the top of the city, he felt his liver tremble from the roar of hundreds of cannons, big and small, from more than a thousand Xishan Guards, let alone all the Xishan Guards are here now?

Therefore, he felt that if he was the enemy commander, he might retreat after the first wave of tentative attacks.

Hua Manlou said helplessly: "That's what I'm worried about, so I can't fight too hard at the beginning, or pretend that I don't have enough ammunition to make the situation on the battlefield less one-sided, but how to act like something is a problem. We have to make sure that we can reverse the situation in an instant when we release the water, so that we don't really get out of the game..."

After listening to Hua Manlou's words, Uncle Huai'an knew that the two brats were deciding on a plan with the intention of saving him trouble.

As the most stable and veteran nobleman in Dazhao, Uncle Huai'an didn't want to play too much flowery work at all, and he even saw how some people who liked to play with flowery work played him to death, so he glanced at the two of them. , resolutely said: "Okay, how to fight how to fight, you can send Tatars to go around, if you encounter a rout, go up, if Tumet has a certain amount of advance and retreat, just withdraw, there is nothing to say. Your Highness don't look at it like this I, as long as I win this battle, I don’t care too much about it...by the way, when Tumo comes to attack in the future, my minister will go up to the wall to command, and His Highness is not allowed to speak, otherwise...or I will bump my head to death in front of you !"

Zhao Ren was stunned. After a long while, he saw Uncle Huai'an leave the house, and then he came back to his senses and looked at Hua Manlou innocently: "I... I did it last time for the sake of guarding the city. This time I didn't intend to grab command... No, this time it was your idea, why would your father want to die in front of me instead of in front of you?"

The corner of Hua Manlou's mouth twitched. After holding back and holding back, he still couldn't hold back and grabbed Zhao Ren and kicked him in the ass: "Can you talk! Can you talk! Huh?"

Zhao Ren felt very wronged: "No, I just... Anyway, this time it's your business!"

Hua Manlou glared at him fiercely: "Why do you think my father disagrees? If it wasn't for fear of accidents for you, how could he not even dare to do this?"

From Hua Manlou's point of view, it's normal for his father not to dare to take risks. After all, war is not a joke. If Zhao Ren is killed by playing with the water, it will be a big problem...

But Zhao Ren was taken aback when he heard the words, then rolled his eyes: "Then I..."

Before he could say anything, Hua Manlou said angrily, "No!"

Zhao Ren suddenly became angry: "I didn't even say what I was going to do!"

Hua Manlou said contemptuously: "You want to take Tatar to the rear, don't you? Don't even think about it! You... Forget it, what am I talking to you about, is it more useful for me to let Jin'er watch you all the time? For now At this stage, who do you think she listens to?"

That's right, before Prince Zhao revealed his identity, he was a thousand households under Huamanlou's banner, and Huamanlou was the master of the entire Xishan—that is, as long as Huamanlou gave Jin'er a very serious If you follow the order, then the one-liner Jin'er will definitely do it, and she will even follow Zhao Ren when he goes to the bathroom...

According to Zhao Ren's urgency, he would not let Jin'er go up to the city wall to watch the battle, so how could he let Jin'er go out of the city at this juncture?

So he exploded in an instant: "Hua Manlou, are you lacking in morality! Ah? Are you lacking in morality!"

……

Two days later, on the evening of the eve of the New Year, the coalition forces of Tumote and King Yiduan arrived at Lanzhou Prefecture and set up camp [-] miles west of Lanzhou Prefecture.

The reconnaissance company quickly delivered the news to Huamanlou, and even though he knew he couldn't see anything on the city wall, he still climbed onto the city wall in the dark, facing the cold wind and looking at the dark west. , quietly lost in thought.

After a long while, Hua Manlou broke away from some imaginings, and complained to himself: "I must be crazy, to expect a few Dongfeng Express..."

"What express delivery?" Zhao Ren's voice came from behind him.

Hua Manlou was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly covered it up: "You heard me wrong, I want to say end quickly."

Zhao Ren said contemptuously: "Tsk, do you still miss Emperor Guangwu? Actually, in my opinion, if you can make the kind of artillery you mentioned with a range of dozens of miles, the effect may not be worse than a meteor falling to the ground... worse ...Fuck it!"

Hua Manlou turned around and saw Zhao Ren looking at the sky with a terrified expression. He looked back and couldn't help exclaiming, "Damn!"

What suddenly appeared in the sky was a light spot, and then that light spot quickly became larger, and then dragged a long 'tail'.The spot of light became bigger and bigger, and then burst into dazzling light, as if another sun suddenly appeared in the sky, and the entire night sky was translucent.

'That's not a meteor, that's a meteorite...'

As soon as this idea appeared in Hua Manlou's mind, the meteorite had already fallen, and the direction of the fall was the direction of Tumed's camp...

After a long time, Zhao Ren asked Hua Manlou in a tone of panic, shock, trembling and all kinds of complex emotions: "You... what did you do?"

Hua Manlou said dryly and incoherently: "No, I... I'm actually a Muggle..."