Chapter 1278: Battle Dragon City (II)

The 60,000 Han troops who went out of the fortress burned and looted all the way, destroyed a total of eighteen large, medium and small tribes in Yuanmeng, slaughtered more than 300,000 Yuanmeng herdsmen, and Huo Qubing also gained more than 150,000 along the way, which also made Ran Min's 'God Killing' effect of increasing attributes launched twice.

When he slaughtered 50,000 people before, Ran Min's permanently increased attribute of 'God Killing' was randomly added to the intelligence aspect, and these two times were randomly added to the commander and force respectively.

The current Ran Min Wuwei: Commander 94, Armed Force 107, Intelligence 75, Political 65, Charismatic 97;

Under the 'blitzkrieg' of Huo Qubing and Zhuge Liang, the Yuanmeng tribe wandering outside the Dragon City had almost no power to resist.

The two armies were victorious, and each time they were able to defeat the enemy with minimal casualties, destroying 18 tribes in Yuanmeng and slaughtering 300,000 herdsmen in Yuanmeng, and the total casualties were only nearly 4,000.

Before the two armies were about to meet, Huo Qubing and Zhuge Liang each sent five cavalry to escort the wounded soldiers and return to Yanmen Pass with most of the capture, while they took the remaining troops to join the division under Longcheng, and then launched the final decisive battle with Yuanmeng.

"That's Dragon City?"

Long He observed the city in the distance through the clairvoyant mirror, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Although it is not as good as Luoyang, Chang'an and other capitals, it is not much better than Yecheng, Jinyang and other state offices." ”

Yuwen Chengdu and the other generals were also surprised, this level of city is not rare in the Central Plains, let alone seen on the grassland.

"Hey, tell me, what method did Yuanmeng use to build such a big city in such a short period of time?" Yuwen Chengdu asked with some curiosity.

"How else can it be built, of course it was built with slaves, otherwise why do you think Yuanmeng was able to raise so many slave armies." Ran Min said lightly.

"In a few years, to build such a huge city from scratch, I am afraid that it will not be enough to rely on slaves alone." Luo Yi said.

"Then how did Yuanmeng build this Dragon City?" Luo Cheng asked curiously.

All the generals showed a thoughtful look, and just as Ran Min was about to answer, Long Ji took the lead and said, "Cement technology." ”

The generals all showed their expressions suddenly, and Long Ji continued: "Yuan Mengding must have obtained cement technology to build a giant city like Dragon City from scratch in such a short period of time. ”

The labor required to build a city was undoubtedly huge, and the reason why the Jin army was able to build thirty cities in the Hetao Plain in just a few years was because of its cement technology.

The reason why Long He is so sure is because Da Ming also relied on cement technology to build dozens of defensive bunkers in the Taihang Mountains, and a discerning person knew that cement was used as soon as he saw Long Cheng.

The technical content of cement technology is not high, as long as you have the heart, you will definitely be able to get it, the cement technology of the Ming Dynasty was stolen from the Jin army, and the other princes are basically mastered at present, so Long and will be so sure that Yuanmeng can also steal it.

However, what Long Ji didn't know was that Daming's cement technology was not stolen, but Qin Hao packed it and sent it to Emperor Ming along with the new grain seeds.

After Huo Quzhi observed around Dragon City, he sighed and said to the generals: "This general has already observed, although the defensive arrangement of Dragon City is not seamless, but it is also very perfect.

If we had an army of 100,000, as well as 50 catapults and 20 wells, we would have been able to defeat Dragon City.

However, we only have 55,000 cavalry left, and we don't have any siege equipment, so it is impossible to take Dragon City. ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but show disappointment, and they had already hit the corner of the dragon city wall, but they were destined to not be able to enter the dragon city, so they would naturally feel disappointed.

Zhuge Liang took in the expressions of the generals, and said lightly: "There are still 90,000 elites and 180,000 recruits in Dragon City, with our current strength, even if we can break through the defense of Dragon City, it is impossible to completely occupy Dragon City." ”

There were originally 100,000 elites and 200,000 recruits in Longcheng, but when Huo Qubing attacked the only large tribe of the eighteen immortals, Longcheng sent 50,000 cavalry to support the first two, including 30,000 veterans and 20,000 recruits.

In that battle, Huo Qubing ostensibly used 30,000 cavalry against 50,000 iron cavalry of Yuanmeng, but Zhuge Liang's army arrived in time and killed from behind, and the two armies broke the 50,000 cavalry of Yuanmeng in one fell swoop.

Yuanmeng's 20,000 recruits were all wiped out, and the elite also suffered 10,000 casualties, leaving only 20,000 veterans to flee back to Longcheng.

After winning the first battle, Huo Qubing pursued for dozens of miles and then withdrew his troops, and then the coalition army Zhuge Liang broke through the only large tribe and slaughtered more than 80,000 herdsmen.

Maybe it's because he has already suffered a crushing defeat, and when Huo Qubing led less than 60,000 cavalry and approached Longcheng, there were obviously 270,000 troops in Longcheng, but he didn't dare to go out of the city to fight with the Han army of less than 60,000.

It is precisely because of Yuanmeng's weak attitude that the generals have the illusion that they can defeat the Dragon City, so when they learn that they are destined to be unable to attack the Dragon City, the generals will be so disappointed.

"Really...... Is there no hope at all? ”

Long Ji asked astringently, although he was not a member of the Qin army and the Jin army, he still had great hope that the Han people could break through the capital of Yuanmeng, Dragon City.

Long and this outsider is so tangential, the other generals naturally needless to say, they all looked at Zhuge Liang with great hope.

"Liang is reminding everyone of one thing, our task has been completed, the 100,000 yuan Mengtie cavalry in Zhenbei Pass has been transferred back to the grassland because of us, and in a few days, Murong Ke will lead 100,000 iron cavalry reinforcements back to Longcheng."

Hearing this, the generals no longer had any luck, after all, if they didn't run at this time, after Murong Ke came back, they would have less than 60,000 horses, and they would have to face 370,000 Mongolian cavalry.

"But if you withdraw like this, I believe everyone will not be reconciled."

Zhuge Liang suddenly changed his tone and said: "Liang has a plan, although he can't let our army occupy Dragon City, he can severely weaken Yuanmeng's troops. ”

The generals, including Huo Quzhi, all their eyes lit up after hearing Zhuge Liang's words, and Huo Quzhi said even more eagerly: "Military advisor, please come quickly." ”

"If you want to defeat Yuanmeng, you must lure it out of the city."

"But Yuanmeng has been scared by our army, and he doesn't dare to go out of the city." Luo Cheng said.

"The Yuan army in Dragon City is several times larger than our army, how can they be afraid of our army?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes were full of wisdom, and he shook the feather fan unhurriedly and said: "The reason why I don't dare to fight is not because of fear, but because of caution." ”