Chapter 718: The War Begins
In this combined army, which is called the multinational coalition army, which is actually a vassal army of the Roman Empire, the armies of the Ling Kingdom and the Moon Kingdom are still the strongest, and the armies of other countries are basically spontaneously divided into two factions with the armies of these two countries as the core. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Although it is an open secret that there are two factions of their own, because at the moment, these two factions actually have a common purpose, and there will be no opposing interests for a while, but they can coexist peacefully.
Before the military meeting of the Hualou base, this enemy coalition army had already come straight towards Lou Lan City, but it was only because of the cautious march that after entering the Western Regions, it still took longer than normal to arrive at the gate of Lou Lan City on the third day after the end of the military meeting at the Hualou base.
The army is approaching the city, and the siege is about to begin, and all the military operations that follow will not be like the march all the way, but need to have a decisive core, as the role of the command army, leading the entire combined army to fight.
Originally, the last time it was the leading team to fight against the enemy was the Moon Country Army, one of the two strongest armies, however, because the performance of the Moon Country Army in the West Lookout Tower was really unsatisfactory, the prestige of the Moon Country Army in the combined army naturally declined greatly, so this time the attack on the enemy again, and it was a more critical war - the battle of attacking Lou Lan City, the Moon Country Army wanted to become the leading army again, I am afraid that I also know that it is not convincing enough.
It is precisely because the power of the Moon Kingdom has declined that it has made the Ling Kingdom a lot of limelight, so this time the army of the Ling Kingdom has become the first army to choose whether to enter Lou Lan City.
However, in addition to marching cautiously for fear of being raided by the Lou Lan army along the way, what they saw next made this coalition force feel even more inexplicable and nervous.
At this time, in front of the coalition forces, it turned out to be an undefended city!
The reason why it is said that there is no defense is because Loulan City at this time is not at all a city with political power and military stationing, but like a vegetable market, welcoming guests at any time.
I saw that at this time, the gate of Lou Lan City was wide open, not only was there not a single soldier guarding the city gate, but at the gate, two older men could be seen cleaning?
What kind of medicine is this gourd? It really made the coalition generals feel stunned and weird.
"What does this mean? Lou Lancheng gave up resistance?" This strange sight, it is estimated that anyone who sees it will feel confused like this general.
The general subconsciously raised his head, there were no sentinels on the city tower, and then looked into the city gate, but still did not see any sign of the army.
The general couldn't help but be a little stunned on the spot. What to do, should you go into the city, or should you not go into the city?
Lou Lancheng did not resist, and even opened the door to meet the enemy, this kind of scene, this general is really unprecedented, and even all the generals in the entire coalition army, no one has ever encountered it, it should be said that he has never heard of it. What does this mean? Did they really give up resistance and choose to surrender? If they were going to surrender, why didn't they send people over and surrender? If they had to open the city gate so wide, weren't they afraid that they would slaughter the city when they entered it?
No one can be sure if the city was really abandoned and surrendered, or if somewhere behind the city gates, a large army of heavily armed troops was lying in ambush, preparing to attack them.
This move is really imaginary, and it really worked, so that the footsteps of the coalition army stopped at the gate of the city, and the generals of each branch army were hesitating and constantly guessing. It was really a snake bite for ten years and was afraid of the well rope, just like that, these brave generals who acted decisively in Pingsuri were so frightened that they didn't know how to advance or retreat, and they didn't dare to give orders to enter the city at will, for fear that there would be traps inside, which would cause the coalition army to suffer heavy losses again.
"The army of the bean country enters the city first!" the eldest prince of the Ling country, finally gritted his teeth, and ordered a small national army that followed the Ling country to let them enter the city.
The prince of Lingguo is also shrewd, although he has to send an arrow on the bow, but he doesn't want to use his own army, he has a ghost, so he wants to let the bean country army take the lead for them, even if it is really the enemy's ambush, the sacrifice is only the bean country army, when the time comes, the remaining soldiers of the coalition army can retreat immediately when they see that the situation is not good, and then change the strategy, it is not much loss.
Not only that, but the eldest prince of Lingguo has another consideration. It is precisely because the number of troops in the country of Beans is not large, only 1,500 people, and the sacrifice is not a big loss, even if the enemy does not set a trap, that is, Lou Lancheng really opens the city gate and chooses to surrender, the army of the country of Beans can choose and take the fruits of the war first, and the prince of Lingguo is not afraid of how much loss his army will suffer. The number of troops in the Dou Kingdom is small, even if they advance to the city, how much benefit can they get? Even if they take 10,000 steps back, how much they really dare to take, the great prince of the Ling Kingdom still dares to let them vomit as much as they want.
The generals of the bean country knew that the Ling country was to let them charge ahead and use them as cannon fodder. But so what? They're cannon fodder. Therefore, the generals of the Dou Kingdom simply pulled up 1,500 people, picked up weapons, slowly approached Lou Lan City, and then entered Lou Lan City.
"There are no soldiers in Lou Lan City!"
"The King of Lou Lan in Lou Lan City has fled. ”
"Lou Lan people gave up Lou Lan City, and most of the residents are gone. ”
"Loulan Palace, it was looted, the palace was also burned, and there were only a few eunuchs guarding the palace in the palace. ”
After a while, all kinds of news came out from the people of Beanguo.
The people of the Ling Kingdom and the Moon Kingdom were shocked that King Lou Lan had run away like this. You know, back then, Lou Lan was one of the powerful countries in the Western Regions, why was it so weak?
Soon, Ling Guo and Yue Guo knew why Lou Lan King gave up Lou Lan City.
It turned out that not long ago, the Roman legions had broken through Lou Lan City, and they had also robbed Lou Lan Palace. Now, there is not much left of Lou Lanjun, and Lou Lanwang has to take refuge in Anhua City. Hearing that the Roman Empire was coming to retaliate, King Lou Lan took the gold and silver treasures and ran directly to Anhua City to hide.
Although the relationship between Ling Guo and Yue Guo is not very good, the two are the two bigwigs of the coalition army after all, and they are the leaders of the coalition army. Therefore, they got together again, and also gathered the leaders of the coalition forces to discuss the next move of the coalition forces.
"The Roman Empire asked us to attack Loulan in the Western Regions, and we did. Now, King Lou Lan has hid in Anhua City, are we going to continue the attack?" asked the eldest prince of Lingguo at the beginning.
"Anhua City, that's not a small force. The little prince of the Moon Country said.
"Hmph, a small city, no matter how strong they are, we don't think they are as strong as our coalition army, and they have more troops. The eldest prince of Lingguo said. He was dissatisfied with the words of the little prince of the Moon Kingdom, and refuted it casually.
"Two princes, I have heard of Anhua City. At present, Anhua City has replaced Lou Lan City as the largest commercial city in the Western Regions. Our goods have to be transshipped to the East through Anhua City. Furthermore, it is said that the last time the Roman legions failed, it was because of the city of Anhua. The leader of a small country said. In general, the smaller forces in the coalition are not willing to go to war with the powerful ones. In the event of a war between a coalition and a strong country, the losses are often also those of the small country. After all, they are cannon fodder and will be the first to go to battle.
"What do you suggest? The little prince of the Moon Kingdom said to the leader of the small country who spoke with a pleasant face.
"The little prince is polite, my idea is to wait for the legions of the Empire. If we didn't have the Roman legions, as our backing, it would not be appropriate to challenge Anhua City. The leader of the small country said.
"I agree with him that it is not appropriate for us to attack Anhua City. The little prince of the Moon Country said.
"I don't think Anhua City is a cause for concern. If we don't fight Anhua City, then we will not succeed in our campaign. "The Great Prince of the Ling Kingdom does not want to stagnate and lose the little leadership he has so hard-won, a little more leadership than the Moon Kingdom.
The words of the eldest prince of Lingguo immediately resonated with many generals of small countries. It is true that there are some small countries that are in distress and have plans to make a fortune here.
At this moment, the difference between the Ling Kingdom and the Moon Kingdom is obvious.
The little prince of the Moon Kingdom smiled and said, "We are separated, and the army of my Moon Kingdom will stay and wait for the Roman legions." You can go first, and we won't get in the way of you making money. ”
"No!" objected the Grand Prince of Lingguo. If he didn't have superior forces, how could he dare to challenge a city that was said to have defeated Roman legions?
Just when everyone is arguing with each other, the soldiers who spy on the bean country report back.
The army of the bean country did not find nothing in Lou Lan City, they did not target Lou Lan Palace, but placed it in the courtyard of the big family in Lou Lan City. Not only did the army of Bean Country search the house, but they also removed everything they thought was valuable. For example, Oriental porcelain, calligraphy and painting, carved art, fine and precious wood, bronze and so on, are all loaded into the car. In fact, these items were no worse than gold and silver, and as long as they were shipped back to China, they could exchange them for a lot of wealth in the Roman Empire or other countries.
In the meeting, everyone knew the performance of the people of Douguo, and they immediately found that Lou Lancheng was not without wealth, but that they had to have a pair of eyes that were good at discovering wealth.
"Two princes, I must write a letter to the king of my country for today's matter. ”
"Me too. ”
"Me too!"
The generals of several small countries did not hesitate to say goodbye to the two princes of the Ling Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom.
Suddenly, the atmosphere of the whole meeting became strange.
Everyone knows that Lou Lancheng is obviously a treasure trove, and if they don't move quickly, they may not be able to grab a few good things. Moreover, he may be dragged by Lingguo to attack Anhua City and gnaw hard bones.
The little prince of the Moon Kingdom laughed and said, "The eldest prince of the Ling Kingdom, don't think about it. At least, Lou Blue City is right in front of us. I'm not lying, I want to rob the blue city, I won't accompany you!"
The eldest prince of Lingguo completely lost his temper, looked at the remaining generals of small countries, and said, "You guys should go too." "These countries have always been led by the Ling Kingdom, and he can't stop them from getting rich.
Everyone left, and the prince of Lingguo also left the tent and rode on his horse to watch the movement of everyone.
Sure enough, a few people who left the meeting one step ahead of time had already dispatched their troops and horses and hurried into the city. However, the army of the Moon Kingdom still did not move, which made the great prince of the Ling Kingdom feel strange, and he couldn't help but ride his horse over.
When the eldest prince of Lingguo saw the little prince of Yueguo, he asked, "Why haven't you entered the city yet?"
"I never believed in wealth that fell from the sky, nor in wealth that can be obtained without any effort. The little prince of the Moon Country said.
"Then why did you say those things at the meeting?" asked the Grand Prince of Lingguo.
"I'm just trying to make you unhappy and unhappy. The little prince of the Moon Kingdom replied.
"You!" said the Grand Prince of Lingguo angrily.
At this time, a team of scout knights from the Moon Kingdom came over to report: "Prince Qiyu, we have found an army lurking two kilometers away. ”
"Hahaha, I knew there was a trap in the city. The little prince of the Moon Kingdom said with a smile.
Suddenly, there was a thumping sound in Lou Lan City. This is Wu Zhendong and other Xinghua soldiers, who began to attack the coalition forces in the city.
"If we had entered the city, I am afraid that it would have been chaotic long ago. The face of the great prince of Lingguo also changed, and he turned around and returned to the position of the great army of Lingguo, preparing to deal with the attack of the enemy army.
The military strength of the two armies of the Ling Kingdom and the Moon Kingdom is undoubtedly the largest force in the coalition forces, and their movements have attracted the attention of many small forces in the coalition forces. As soon as they moved, the small country that had not yet entered the city also learned of the news of the enemy's presence at the side. At this time, no one dared to enter the city, for fear of being blocked and unable to get out.
Not far from Lou Lan City, Zhao Bai rode a white horse, leading the main force of the Xinghua Army, waiting for the main force of the coalition army, and behind him, there were rows of mortars.
The combined forces of the enemy were very cautious, with a force of about 50,000 men, coming head-on.
The two armies of the Ling Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom, side by side, faced the Xinghua Army.
"Call them out and ask them where they are the army. "The Grand Prince of Lingguo ordered a young general to go and inquire.
After a while, the young general of Lingguo took a few soldiers, rode horses, and came to Zhao Bai's formation, shouting: "Who are you, what army, why are you here?" ”
"Lou Lan City is the territory of the Xinghua Empire, and your actions have violated the territory of the Xinghua Empire!" Zhao Baiyi said in a rhetorical manner.
"Xinghua Empire?" The eldest prince of Lingguo had never heard of it, and he felt very puzzled.
However, the little prince of the Moon Kingdom heard about it and said in surprise: "Xinghua Empire, isn't that a country in the East, when did they expand to the Western Regions?"
Zhao Bai ignored the enemy's thoughts, he saw them "arrive" at the scheduled firing range, and asked the commander of the artillery battalion if he could open fire. Upon receiving a definite answer, the artillery battalion was immediately ordered to open fire.
Boom!
Boom Boom Boom ......
Five hundred mortars, fired in sections, shells exploded non-stop in the middle of the enemy troops.
The enemy coalition forces were blown up, and the soldiers of the various armies were in disarray and could no longer command. (To be continued.) )