Dianchi City.

Although Yonghong successively moved a lot of the main forces to the north, there were still enough troops to defend the safety in this city in the political and economic center of the four southern and central counties.

Although the population of Nanzhong is not large, it will not only have this little bit of soldiers and horses, for this battle, Yonghong gathered at least 50,000 troops, which is for Nanzhong, the army is reckless, but in order to defend Nanzhong, he will do everything.

The strength of the north, at most, is only about half, Yonghong is in Wei County, if you don't count the strength of the barbarian army, the Yongchang county soldiers under his command plus the Yizhou county soldiers, in fact, are less than 20,000, and the remaining young and strong main force is distributed in the east defense line of the Yizhou army and various cities.

In Dianchi Lake, there are more than 10,000 main soldiers.

The Lord will be Yongtong.

Yongtong fled from Yelang in a hurry, and came back from the killing, only to kill a bloody road, escape a way to live, regardless of any situation in the Qiqi, without a little stay, and returned to Dianchi Lake cleanly.

When he was resting in Dianchi Lake, the Weixian Battle also began in the north, and his responsibility was to defend Dianchi Lake.

Today's Dianchi Lake, the martial arts are mainly based on Yizhou County's Governor Yongtong, and the literary affairs are indeed mainly based on Yizhou County's other driving Zhao Hu, and the major wealthy families have also helped.

In fact, in Dianchi, the most concentrated troops are the soldiers of the major wealthy families.

The soldiers of Yizhou County and Yongchang County have almost come out of the nest.

In Nanzhong, if there are any main troops and horses that Yonghong can mobilize, it is not those young men who are temporarily recruited, but the soldiers under the command of the wealthy clans.

Nanzhong is indeed respected by Yonghong, because the strength of the Yong clan is strong enough, but in fact, in the counties of Nanzhong, there is a scene of separating feudal towns, and the strength of many families controls one or two county seats.

This point, even Yonghong can't stop it, because he must rely on these wealthy families in order to resist the pressure from the Yizhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, block the prying eyes of the Central Plains, and smoothly become his soil emperor.

Yonghong dared to fight with the north, relying more on these major wealthy families who had to unite around him because of interests.

Nowadays, not many people are willing to change the current environment, because they don't know if the new lord will take back their power after entering the four counties of Nanzhong.

So, they prefer to fight hard.

At this time, Yizhou County, or Dianchi City, was united among the strengths of all parties, and they were united to resist foreign enemies.

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It was a little dark.

Boom Boom Boom !!!!

Between the lightning and thunder, suddenly bursts of violent storms and torrential rain were not enough to scrub every corner of Dianchi City.

Taishou House.

In the corridor, Yongtong's straight body stood, his eyes were a little uneasy, not because of the rain, but more of a feeling, this feeling was indescribable, but it was hovering above his soul.

"Could it be that there is a change in the north?"

Yongtong believed in his feelings, so he was suspicious of the current situation.

"Lieutenant, just now, the third batch has gathered 5,000 soldiers and horses, and they have been sent to the Weixian defense line!" A lieutenant walked in and said.

"That's good!"

Yongtong took a deep breath, although he felt this way, but he firmly believed that Yonghong would not be defeated easily, and under the defense line of Weixian, there was still the main force of the barbarian army.

The main force of the barbarian army, now at least more than 30,000 main forces have been accumulated, Meng Shu is the first fierce general in Yizhou, the three armies of Yongguan are unstoppable, and in the entire Yizhou, no one is his opponent.

The strength of such a lineup, in terms of the entire Nanzhong, has not appeared for many years, even if the pastoral army is strong, it is impossible to break through the defense line of Wei County in a short period of time.

As long as the northern line is safe, Dianchi City will naturally be fine.

This is what Yongtong thinks.

At this time, a hurried and anxious figure stumbled in from outside, his face was pale, his body was covered with rain, and his clothes were all soaked, but he ignored it.

"Zhao don't drive?"

Yongtong was a little surprised when he saw this figure.

Yonghong personally went north, and now in Dianchi City, he has 8,000 county soldiers, plus 3,000 soldiers of Yong's government, and more than 11,000 soldiers and horses, instead of Yonghong sitting in Dianchi, saying that there is no other, but if there is one person who can shake his authority.

That is Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu is a don't drive in Yizhou, second only to the governor of Yizhou, Du Wei, the official under the main book, the Zhao family where he is located, is among the wealthy families in Yizhou, second only to the Yong family, the existence of the Xu family, the strength of the Zhao family in Dianchi is not very strong, but in for, there is also Yu Yuan County to take care of it, there are not many soldiers, all of them are elite.

"Yongduwei, something is wrong!"

Zhao Hu said hoarsely.

"Something big, what's a big deal?" Yongtong's heart suddenly twitched, in his eyes, Zhao Huke was a very calm and very city person, what could make him so panicked.

"Is it the northern line of defense?"

Yongtong was shocked and suddenly cried out.

"Not the Northern Line!" Zhao Hu gritted his teeth and said, "It's the south!" ”

"South?" Yongtong was even more confused.

"A main force of the herdsman's army, from the territory of Qiqi to the south, across thousands of miles, from the southeast of Yizhou County, into Yizhou County, day and night march, hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, in a short period of time, the gods arrived in Lugao unconsciously!"

Zhao Hu said word by word, this is all expounded by the envoy sent by Zhao Li of Yuyuan County just now, as well as Zhao Li's token, so he chose to go first: "After entering the law high, the main force of the pastoral army, changed the low-key style, did not hesitate to expose his whereabouts, and attacked quickly and lightning ...... before we received the news, he had already broken through the Wu Dan, Wu Ying, and went straight to Yu Yuan, Yu Yuan County ordered Zhao Li, in order to block the herding army, he poured all his strength and killed himself, I am afraid it is already "

His pupils were bloody.

It's hate.

It's also sadness.

Hate is to hate the herdsman, sad because of the strength of the Zhao family, after this battle, I am afraid that the vitality will be greatly injured, the loss of Yu Yuan, only with Dianchi, the strength of the Zhao family is limited.

"Impossible!"

Yongtong's eyes widened and he looked at Zhao Hu, he couldn't believe all this.

However, when these words came out of Zhao Hu's mouth, he had to let himself believe it, but he admitted it.

"How so?" Yongtong clenched his fists: "Enter from the Qiqi, but it is not the east, go to the southeast, how rugged the road is, the mountain road is dangerous, not to mention them, even those of us who are familiar with the road, we dare not go once!" ”

The road that went down to the southwest and then entered from the east of Yizhou County was extremely difficult, so they never dared to think that there were still people walking like this, and it was a large army that they were all afraid of.

This kind of mountain road, the danger of marching, he knew very well, in a short period of time, he was able to break through the city of Yugao, not only, Wu Ying, Yu Yuan, rushed into Dianchi City, this is definitely an impossible miracle.

However, this miracle is being staged.

"I don't think it's possible, but ......" Zhao Hu said in a low voice: "Yu Yuan, it's already a scorched earth, at most two days, they will come to the city, at that time, where should we go!" ”

"Someone!"

Yongtong suddenly let out a low snort.

"In!"

The two soldiers bowed their heads and bowed.

"You immediately send scouts to find out the news of Yu Yuancheng!" Yongtong didn't dare to trust Zhao Hu easily, even though he knew that Zhao Hu would not lie about this kind of thing, but in the spirit of caution and prudence, he had to send someone to investigate in person.

"No!"

"Another ......"

Yongtong thought about it, gritted his teeth, and said: "All the gates of Dianchi Lake are closed immediately, inside and outside the city, no entry is allowed, dispatch the main force of the two battalions, go to the city wall to guard, immediately open the arsenal, and move the defensive equipment on the city!" ”

Closing the gates of the city and not allowing them to enter or leave is a major event that disturbs the people's hearts, and under normal circumstances, this situation will not be allowed.

But he is not afraid of 10,000, he is afraid of what happens, he can't let Dianchi City have a little mistake, otherwise he will be sorry for Yonghong's entrustment, for the sake of Yizhou County, but also for the Yong family, he must resist, even if he encounters public resentment and anger.

"No!"

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A day and a half later, that is, the news came back at noon on the third day, under the south gate of Dianchi City, a group of soldiers and horses quietly pressed over, and the march was not very neat, even if it was the collocation between the military formations, it was not very familiar.

But this blatant momentum, as if to eat Dianchi City in one bite, made many people in Dianchi City frightened.

"It's here after all!"

Yongtong stood on top of the city, he investigated three times, confirmed for the first time, but could not change the facts, that is, there is a kind of soldiers and horses, the center of the flower, from the southeast, has been assaulting, the soldiers are under the city of Dianchi.

"Does the Captain have a plan for the battle?"

Zhao Hu's expression became a little old, and his eyes looked at Yongtong.

"It's nothing more than a battle!"

Yongtong was silent for a while, but his expression became resolute: "As long as I Yongtong is still in one day, I will never allow it, Dianchi City is lost, even if I fight hard, I will not hesitate!" ”

"But ......" Zhao Hu was a little uneasy, because he felt that the momentum of the pastoral army was too strong, and he felt that Yongtong was a little unable to deal with it, once Dianchi City was breached, he couldn't believe what kind of situation Yizhou County would face.

"Zhao Beijia, you just need to appease the people, and I will handle the rest of the things!" Yongtong said: "Even if I fight to the last soldier, if I don't die, Dianchi Lake will not break!" ”

"Yongduwei's fighting spirit and courage are commendable, but I still hope that Yongduwei can preserve enough strength!"

Zhao Hu said: "I have been on the Yonghong Taishou, how to decide, when let the Yonghong Taishou come at most, now the main force is in the north, Dianchi Lake is empty, no matter what, first keep Dianchi Lake, Fang is the main, although there are not many soldiers in the city, but the young and strong are still there, I have contacted the major wealthy families, and ordered their soldiers to help!" ”

"Don't drive with Lao Zhao!"

Yongtong took a deep breath: "The rest of the things to defend the city, just leave it to so-and-so!" ”

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Outside the city.

Lei Hu and Shamo Ke rode side by side, their eyes were lifelike, looking at a city in front of them, their hearts were emerging with an unprecedented fighting spirit, for this moment, their sacrifice was great, walking mountain roads, crossing mountains and rivers, crossing poisonous Ze, rushing to the tribe, killing a river of blood, and self-inflicted damage.

In order to get through this road, whether it was the Battle Tiger Battalion or the Wuxi Barbarian Army, they left a lot of good people's lives.

But to be able to come to the city, everything is worth it.

This work belongs to them.

"Do you want to attack the city?" Shamoko asked in a deep voice.

"How many pounds and taels do we have!" Lei Hu shook his head: "Mountain warfare, in terms of the world, we are unparalleled, even the barbarian tribes who are proficient in this battle, I am afraid they are not comparable to us, we have their sharpness in the mountains, more discipline than them, fight, absolutely let them collapse!" ”

The combat effectiveness of the armed forces, one is to look at the innate superiority, and the other is to cultivate the acquired one, among which discipline is a very important issue, and strict military law can make words and deeds consistent, combat without external influence, and advance and retreat to a certain extent.

The soldiers of the War Tiger Battalion, the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers, is actually not as good as the Wuxi Barbarians, but the Wuxi Barbarians are above the same strength, but they can't beat the War Tiger Battalion, why, it is because the War Tiger has an iron-like Ji Ling.

"But, we can't do it!"

Lei Hu sighed.

The strength of the Zhanhu battalion is biased towards mountain warfare, and it is a short board for siege operations, in addition, Wuxi Man is also the existence of mountains and forests, and it is also very unfamiliar with the city attack and defense of the Central Plains people, at most it is some of the fur learned from the Dongzhou army.

But this is Dianchi Lake, Dianchi City, the main city of Nanzhong, how strong the defense of this city is, they don't even have to think about it, they know it in their hearts.

"So we're here for nothing?" Shamoko frowned.

"Of course not!"

Lei Hu said: "In fact, our soldiers are coming to the city, we have completed the task of the lord, this is the strategy of besieging the city, Dianchi is the key to the south, Yonghong led the main force to the north to defend the lord, but once the backyard caught fire, he must not take care of so much, when the time comes, the north defense line, do not attack and break the main force, and the main force of the lord, can also take advantage of the trend to the south, break Yizhou County in one fell swoop, and drive straight in!" ”

"But I'm not reconciled, this is a mere siege!" Lei Hu squinted: "I want to try it, attack this city!" ”

"Didn't you say it yourself, we are not good at attacking fortifications, wouldn't it be for the warriors of my tribe to die in vain!" Shamoko stared at Thunder Tiger, the initial trust he had now established in Thunder Tiger, but if Thunder Tiger didn't take the lives of his tribe's warriors as his life, then he would also turn his face.

"No one will be sent to death in vain!" Lei Hu said: "All the sons and daughters of the herdsman, even if they die on the battlefield, they will die worthwhile!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"The lord said that the strongest fortress is broken from within!" Lei Hu said in a deep voice: "If someone helps us, we will have a chance to break the city, and the merit of breaking the city is the first merit of the southern expedition, the barbarian king, are you willing to give up!" ”

"First merit?"

Shamoko swallowed.

In the past few days since he joined the herdsman, he has already had some understanding, the herdsman is a place that pays attention to military merits, and the first merit of the southern expedition is definitely enough for Wuxi Barbarian to stand firmly in the herding system.

"What do you want to do?"

Shamoko asked.

"Set up camp first!" Lei Hu said: "Then gather the craftsmen of your and my armies, cut wood and bamboo, take local materials, and build some siege equipment, even the simplest ladder!" ”

Of course, there will be no very delicate siege equipment, wells, trebuchets, large-scale ramming and retreating, and giant bed crossbows that can penetrate the city wall, these siege equipment all need to be built precisely.

But it is an ordinary weapon, and it is also their help in attacking the city, without the siege equipment, they can't move at all.