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Xu Shiji said this, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued: "If our army's attack on Luoyang goes well, we can end the war on the Western Front within a month, destroy Wang Shichong, and then attack Yuming again, and there will be no worries." Of course, during this period of time, it is likely that Jindiguan and Xingyang, Liyang and other places have fallen. The families of our Wagang army will also fall into the hands of the enemy. There are pros and cons to both options, how to decide, please hesitate! ”

After Li Mi heard this, he also nodded slightly, Xu Shiji's proposal coincided with what he had thought before. It's just that he can't make up his mind on defending the west and attacking the east, or defending the east and attacking the west.

"What do you mean, Xiongxin and Bodang?" Li Mi asked the two generals again at this moment.

"The subordinates still agree to attack Luoyang, and send additional troops to General Zu to defend Jindi Pass!" Shan Xiongxin said: "If you don't fight a snake, you will not die, but you will suffer from it, Wang Shichong is this snake, he is about to attack Luoyang, but he gives up not attacking, let him ease up, our army will inevitably suffer." And after destroying Wang Shichong, even if there is a loss in the east, our army can have no worries and face Yuming wholeheartedly! ”

"The last general thinks that it is better to defend the west and attack the east!" Wang Bodang and Shan Xiongxin have always been on good terms, and he even sang a duet: "Luoyang is the strongest city in the world, there are 150,000 Zheng troops in the city, and there is enough food in the city, if our army wants to capture it, it will pay heavy casualties." And Xingyang is the capital of our Great Wei, and the families of our soldiers and soldiers are in it. Once lost, I am afraid that the soldiers will have no intention of fighting. At that time, under the attack of the Zheng army in the west and the Zhou army in the east, our army is afraid that it will inevitably be defeated! ”

When Li Mi heard this, he also sighed, from his heart, he was naturally willing to defeat Wang Shichong first, and then fight Yuming. In this way, not only can you avoid fighting on two fronts, but you can also defeat the weaker Wang Shichong, and after collecting and surrendering a group of soldiers and generals, you can fight the stronger Yuming. In this way, the certainty of winning will be greater.

But what Wang Bodang said is also very reasonable, as the leader of the Great Wei, when making a decision, he cannot only consider the problem from a military point of view. There are also political factors to consider. The families of the soldiers are all in Xingyang, once they fall into the hands of the enemy, the Zhou army threatens his officers and soldiers with the families of the soldiers of the Wagang Army, but I am afraid that many people will surrender. After all, Yu Ming is the biggest force among the candidates now.

So, Li Mi settled down, and stood up and said: "Since this is the case, our army will choose the battle plan of defending the west and attacking the east!" Come! ”

The soldiers who were waiting outside the hall hurriedly entered the hall and asked, "I don't know what King Wei commands?" ”

"Call me Zhang Tongren and Chen Zhiluo!" Li Mi said loudly. These two men were originally generals of the Sui army, and after Yang Guang's death, Fang surrendered to Li Mi and have been reused ever since.

The soldiers answered, and hurriedly went down to inform.

Xu Shiji sighed lightly, he didn't quite agree with the plan of defending the west and attacking the east. Because he knew that Yu Mingyuan was more difficult to deal with than Wang Shichong, and he would also face the danger of fighting on two fronts.

But standing in Li Mi's corner, there is no better choice. He thought to himself that he was Li Mi, but he was afraid that most of them would choose this way.

Not long after, Zhang Tongren and Chen Zhiluo came to the city guard mansion, and the two saw that Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang, and Xu Shiji were also here, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Tong Ren and Zhiluo, I have given you a heavy task, I wonder if you two can complete it?" Li Mi asked as he stroked his long beard under his chin.

"The subordinates must do their best to complete the task assigned by King Wei!" The two hurriedly agreed.

"Good! A certain family will hand over 50,000 elite soldiers to you, with Tong Ren as the main general, Zhiluo as the deputy general, and stay in the tiger prison. Is it possible to ensure that Wang Shichong cannot go one step further? Li Mifang said his own arrangement.

The two glanced at each other, and Zhang Tongren nodded hurriedly and said, "Even if the last general is crushed, he will definitely have to protect the tiger!" ”

Chen Zhiluo even kowtowed and said: "Please rest assured King Wei, people are in the lock, people are dead, if Zheng Jun wants to pass through the Tiger Prison Pass, he can only step on the corpse of the last general!" ”

After Li Mi heard this, he also nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay!" The two of you will gather the people of the headquarters and enter the various sections of the city wall of the Tiger Prison Pass! Remember to repair the city walls and dig through the clogged moats and ditches...... But don't go out of the city to pursue the enemy, lest you fall into an enemy ambush! ”

"The subordinates must fulfill their duties and will not attack easily!" Zhang Tongren and Chen Zhiluo naturally agreed.

"Shiji, Xiongxin, Bodang, you will go back to the camp to give orders, rest for a day, and tomorrow morning, our army will set off and go to Jindi Pass to help!" Li Mi ordered.

Shan Xiongxin and Wang Bodang both bowed down to receive the order, but Xu Shiji stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Mi Gong, can you send a light cavalry to help overnight?" Xu was afraid that by the time we rushed back to Jindi Pass, we would have lost it. ”

After Li Mi heard this, he was stunned, and said with some disbelief: "Although Zu Junyan has fewer troops, Jindi Pass is also one of the strongest passes in the world. And our army is only five days from the Tiger Prison Pass to Jindi Pass, so is there any need to be in such a hurry? ”

Xu Shiji took a deep breath and said, "I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of what happens!" After all, most of the soldiers and horses under General Zu are old and weak, and his subordinates are worried about ......"

"Okay!" After thinking about it for a while, Li Mi also felt that what Xu Shiji said was reasonable, so he said to Wang Bodang: "Bodang, then you will lead ten thousand light horsemen to take the first step!" Strive to get to Jindi Pass within two days! ”

Wang Bo was reluctant in his heart, after all, he had just captured the Tiger Prison Pass, and he also wanted to rest for a while. But it was impossible for him not to listen to Li Mi's words, and he hated Xu Shiji in his heart.

So, he had to hate and say, "Good! The last general will lead his troops to set off! ”

With that, he turned around and left in a huff.

Seeing this, Xu Shiji also smiled bitterly, he knew that he had offended this important general of the Wagang Army. But he couldn't help but mention this suggestion, because he had studied Yuming's siege cases before, and found that there were very few cities that Yuming couldn't take even by attacking the sky. This is true even for a fortified city like Liaodong City.

Therefore, although Jindi Pass is one of the strongest passes in the world, he is still not at ease. After all, Zu Junyan is a big step behind Yu Ming in terms of both his personal ability and the quality of the soldiers under him. Let this guy guard the Golden Causeway, he is a little worried.

"Forget it, I've done my best! What this battle will be like is only up to fate! Xu Shiji said to himself.

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At this time, in front of the Jindi Pass, Yu Ming and a cadre of generals were standing on a small hill outside the pass, looking at the Xiongguan not far away, between the lofty mountains and mountains.

A huge question mark arose in the minds of many generals: Can the Zhou army really conquer Jindi Pass at a small cost? You must know that although Jindi Pass is not as good as the four major passes in the world, such as Tiger Pass, Tongguan, Wuguan, and Dasanguan. But it is also a rare majestic Guancheng, and there is a famous general of the Wei army, Zu Junyan, who led 10,000 elite soldiers to garrison. Although the Zhou army was five times as numerous as theirs, the heavy siege equipment was still not transported in Huaibei, and now only some light catapults arrived, and the large siege rammed vehicles and well fences necessary for the siege of the city were not transported. Although a lot of ladders have been created, it is feared that the casualties will be very heavy if the soldiers climb the ladders to attack the city.

"Biting Jin, do you think Jindi Pass is difficult to overcome?" Yu Xingxing asked with a glance at Cheng Yanjin.

Cheng Biting Jin listened, his eyes flashed, but he said with a cunning look: "King Zhou is wise and powerful, our army is invincible, and the Jindi Pass is naturally not a problem." ”

"Oh? So tell me, how can we reduce casualties and take the Jindi Pass in a short period of time? You must know that Sister Red-sleeved has sent someone to send an urgent report, Li Mi has just conquered the Tiger Prison Pass, and the army should immediately return to the east and march eastward to fight a decisive battle with us! Yu Ming asked with a slight smile.

"This ......" Cheng Yanjin scratched his head, where did he come up with a good plan to attack the city, if he really made him the main general, he only had one way to attack.

At this time, Yu Mingfang pointed to a forest not far away and said, "Have you seen there?" ”

The generals looked in the direction of Yu Ming's finger and saw that many Zhou soldiers were cutting down trees and building something under the guidance of craftsmen.

They were a little puzzled and said, "King Zhou, aren't our soldiers building a ladder there?" ”

Since arriving at Jindi Pass, Yuming just let the army set up camp, and then cut down trees to build a ladder, but he did not panic to attack the city. In the eyes of the generals, they all thought that King Zhou wanted to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, and wait for those heavy siege equipment to arrive before attacking the city. But now it seems that I am afraid that King Zhou has another deep meaning.

Yu Ming smiled slightly at this time: "Yes, our soldiers are building a cloud ladder!" But that's only part of their job. ”

When Qin Qiong heard this, his heart suddenly moved, and he vaguely realized what Yu Ming meant, it seemed that King Zhou was using the guise of building a cloud ladder to create another siege equipment. But he couldn't think of how many heavy siege machines could be made in a hurry with these ordinary trees that could come in handy when attacking the siege of the city.

Yu Ming turned his head leisurely at this time, looked at the majestic city wall of Jindi Pass, and said awe-inspiringly: "There is no pass in the world that cannot be broken!" Tongguan is known as the first Xiongguan in the world, and it was not easily broken by Li Yuan. Our army is now stronger than the Tang army of the year, and it is not a problem to break through the Jindi Pass, which is far inferior to Tongguan. We can't wait for the heavy siege equipment to arrive any longer! Let's start the siege tomorrow! I, Da Zhou, will use iron-clad facts to tell the heroes of the world. In front of my Zhou Jun, any Xiongguan is just a joke! ”

When the generals heard this, they all gasped. If they hadn't followed Yuming for several years, they would have thought that Yuming was crazy. Of course, they also know that although Yuming is young and young, he does what he says, and he can always create miracles in unfavorable circumstances.

"Let's go back to the camp first, and let Hu Junshi come to see me immediately." Yu Ming brushed his sleeves away at this time.

Everyone knows that Hu Sizheng has been in charge of building the ladder in the past few days, and after hearing this, he did not hesitate. Many generals are gearing up and preparing to show off their skills early tomorrow morning.

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