The flames of war in Lingju are burning.

On the battlefield dozens of miles wide, the Qiang people were crowded, crowded together, desperately moving forward.

"Rush...... Beat Lingju, eat sheep and kill cattle......"

"Kill all the Han ......"

Countless people roared and roared, and rushed forward with the procession.

They are like the endless swarm of insects in later science fiction movies, one after another, one after another, and they don't know what fear is?

Because, for the Qiang people, life and death are like disillusionment.

The harsh environment of the Xihai Plateau has long made them numb to death.

On the contrary, there may be some hope for now.

As long as they rushed past the Lingjusai in front, the vast, rich, and warm Hexi Plain behind them would become their hunting ground.

At the head of Lingju City, thousands of crossbowmen have already been prepared.

With the commander's order, a rain of arrows that covered the sky fell from the sky.

Then, the ballista and bed crossbow installed on the head of the city also developed one after another.

Huge heavy crossbow bolts, constantly being fired.

Especially the bed crossbow, each of which costs more than 3,000 yuan!

But its lethality is also amazing.

Every hit is equivalent to a massacre.

The powerful heavy crossbow can easily pierce the bodies of several or even a dozen Qiang people, and the huge kinetic energy can even overturn the centaurs directly.

However, the number of Qiang people is too many.

Soon, they braved the rain of arrows from the Han army and rushed to the city wall of Lingju.

Countless people cheered, throwing their rattan-woven hooks onto the city, or lifting ladders to the walls.

Like ants, they climb up like crazy.

Under the city walls, more people took their weapons and all the tools they could use, desperately smashing and digging the foundations of the walls.

The Han army defending the city immediately reacted.

The crossbowmen, aiming their fire at the city walls, continued to snipe the enemy, while the others tilted and fell directly from the city to the mouth of the golden soup pot that had already been boiled and emitted an astonishing foul smell.

The soup that has been boiling for a long time is poured down on the head.

Countless Qiang people who were climbing immediately fell down with a miserable howl, like dumplings.

This soup is not only hot, but also, because it is mixed with a lot of feces, in this era, it is an out-and-out biological weapon.

Anyone who gets it on the skin can die!

Therefore, even many Qiang people under the city walls were drenched in the aftermath of the soup.

Immediately he howled and rolled on the ground.

At the same time, at the head of the city, countless rolling stones and sassal trees began to be lifted and smashed down.

Pham Minh Woo stood in a corner of the city, watching all this, his face flushed with anger.

"Captain Huang! Didn't your cavalry attack yet? He glared at Huang Ba.

It was now the third day of the Qiang siege.

In the past three days, the Yue clan and the Qiang people have taken turns to attack the city.

The Han army defending the city did everything to defend and stop the enemy's attack.

Almost all of the 2,000 soldiers and 5,000 militiamen who were temporarily recruited were wounded and exhausted.

However, Huang Ba and the reinforcements he commanded did not move, watching coldly.

"Captain Fan, I said a long time ago, without the general's order, our army will not attack!" Huang Ba had a cold face, shook his head and said: "The military order is like a mountain, please also ask General Hu Liao to calm his anger!" ”

Fan Mingyou listened, his lungs were about to explode!

He pointed out of the city and shouted, "Huang Ba! Please open your eyes and take a closer look! ”

Huang Ba glanced at the outside of the city, and said without changing his face: "I saw ......"

"Isn't it just that the Qiang people are trying to infiltrate northward from the Jianhe?"

Looking from the head of the city, the line of sight extends to both sides of the river.

Countless Qiang people, riding their sheepskin rafts, planned to cross the river to bypass Lingjusai and infiltrate from the Jian River into Hexi Inner County.

There may be more than 1,000 people in large numbers, and there may be hundreds of people in the few.

It seems that the Qiang people are planning to use the attack to cover these people to infiltrate north, and even bypass the Lingju defense line.

But......

In Huang Ba's eyes, this doesn't matter at all.

Because......

He sneered and said, "If Lingju is such a place that is easy to bypass, why did Duke Xu and Duke Li build a fortress here?" ”

"The general has lived in Lingju for a long time, and An Neng doesn't know the geography of Lingju?"

"Guarding the post road alone, facing the river and the mountains, although there are tens of millions of enemies, they can't go one step further!"

The place where Ling lives is indeed an excellent node!

There is a river in front of it, backed by mountains, and there is only one road, which extends from Lingju to Jiuquan County.

And this road is where the side wall of the Han family extends.

As for the rest of the world?

If the Qiang people could climb over the snow-capped mountains, they would not have been imprisoned on the Xihai Plateau for so many years.

It is precisely because of this that Guangluxun Xu Ziwei and the general Li Xi retreated the Hexi fortress of the Han family from the Yellow River here.

Therefore, Huang Ba is really not worried.

Fan Mingyou was angry, so he could only grit his teeth and said, "The general's actions, this official will be presented to the Son of Heaven!" ”

"Please ......" Huang Ba smiled coldly, pouting his lips indifferently.

After more than ten years in the Han family, Huang Ba has long understood a truth - the winner will never be blamed!

As long as you can win, no matter what you do, you will be forgiven and even praised.

Conversely, the more you do, the more you get wrong!

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When the war in Lingju was burning, under the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Li Ling was making final preparations.

He personally led people to Jishishui, which is located on the west side of Luntai, to inspect the terrain and spy on the reality of Luntai.

After careful investigation, Li Ling had some bottom in his heart.

"Luntai City, although it is also a strong city in the Western Regions, but compared with China's famous cities and cities, it is still far inferior......" He looked at the outline of Luntai and thought to himself.

Luntai City, the height of the city is less than three zhang, the circumference is only ten miles, and the thickness of the city wall may only be three or five feet.

It is not compared with Xiongcheng such as Chang'an, Jinyang, and Taiyuan, and I am afraid that the city walls and defenses of my hometown Chengji County are stronger than it!

Of course, in this Western Regions, Luntai is already a first-class big city!

The defenders alone numbered more than 10,000, exceeding the total population of many countries in the Western Regions.

Outside the city, there are stretches of corn fields, dozens of miles deep.

The city walls had a moat, and there were a large number of defensive equipment.

Judging from what the spies observed, there may also be heavy weapons such as bed crossbows and cart crossbows.

Therefore, if you want to take this city, I am afraid that there will be no fewer deaths.

But......

For the Huns, it didn't matter.

Because those who lead the way and act as cannon fodder are all the armies of the client states.

No matter how many these people die, Hungarian

Slaves won't be distressed!

"Tomorrow at dawn, let Qiuzi and the Elite Captain tentatively attack, and see the defensive ...... of Luntai" Li Ling rode away, and ordered to his own soldiers: "Let Wei Li and Yan Hao Du Lieutenant be on standby, if you can, fight for two or three days, and smash the wall of Luntai!" ”

There is not much time left for the Huns.

There are still seven or eight days at most, and after this window, reinforcements from the Han Dynasty may arrive in large numbers.

As a former Han general, Li Ling knew very well that if he fought a decisive battle with the Han army within a thousand miles of the side wall, even if he won the battle, he would be seriously injured and vomit blood.

What's more, the goal of the sages has never been to win the main force of the Han army, but to take Luntai, at least symbolically.

This war is not so much about fighting for the Western Regions as it is about fighting for power and profit.

All the sages cared about was the single throne.

He played Luntai in order to justify his name and establish his prestige.

Li Ling even dared to guarantee that as long as this battle was over, the sages would become more well-behaved than everyone else.

Countless overtures and promises to Chang'an will appear, and even learn from Uwei Shan Yu back then, it is not impossible to perform the 'good nephew of the Son of Han Tian'.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Ling promised to be afraid of the sages.

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Yumen Pass.

The outermost part of Dunhuang County is also one of the most important military fortresses in Dunhuang County.

It is built on the hill, guarding the throat between the Western Regions and the Hexi Corridor, because after completion, a large number of jade in the Western Regions are through this pass into the Han realm, so it is called Yumen.

But in fact, the people in Yumen prefer to call it 'Fangcheng'.

This is because the Jade Gate Pass is a rectangular fortress.

The city is four zhang high, the wall is more than one zhang wide, it is rammed by taking the yellow rubber soil on the side of the nearby swamp, which is quite strong and firm.

Zheng Ji stood at the head of the city, looking out of the pass, with a solemn expression.

"Wait, Chang'an ......is urgent," Zou Ji walked up to him and handed over a letter.

Zheng Ji received it in his hand, opened it and looked at it, his eyes immediately widened, and then scolded: "Zhuzian dares to bully me!" ”

"What's the matter with the general?" Zou Ji asked.

"Che Cavalry General Zhang Anshi is on his way here," Zheng Ji said through gritted teeth.

"Let's not talk about this for now...... Zheng Ji loosened his shirt and said: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to ask and complain!" Concentrating on playing a good wheel platform is our top priority! ”

Zou Ji nodded and bowed: "You are wise!" ”

For soldiers, winning the war can win everything.

I really don't really care about other things.

Generally, when a soldier cares about other things, it basically means that he is actually a failure!

Only the weak and the loser will be like a resentful woman, twittering and not playing.

"Yangguan, what's going on?" Zheng Ji asked.

"Just about to report to the general, Dunhuang Taishou has personally commanded 3,000 county soldiers, rushed to Yangguan, and Yangguan Captain Cheng Yao converged, and then out of Yangguan, into Loulan, from Loulan to the north, along the end of the water to aid Luntai!" Zou Ji immediately reported: "In addition, yesterday, Jiuquan County Lieutenant Wu Gong has ordered the opening of the Jiuquan arsenal and official warehouse, and sent 5,000 Jiuquan people to transport grain, grass and ordnance, and they can arrive at Yumen in five days at most!" ”

"It's too slow!" Zheng Ji raised his head and said, "Tell Yangguan that I only give them five days, and they must rush to Luntai within five days!" ”

"Tell Wu Yanming in Jiuquan again, I will see the grain, grass and ordnance in Jiuquan within three days, otherwise the military law will be engaged!"

"No!" Zou Jigong received his life.

"Send someone to inform Ju Yan again, let Chang Hui immediately send troops and advance to Loulan, and in three days I will see the soldiers and horses of the third lieutenant Ju Yan under Loulan City!"

"Yui!" Zou Ji said goodbye.

Zheng Ji continued to look at the world outside the Yumen Pass.

Gobi, yellow sand, and the tenacious survival of poplar and salix.

The Western Regions under the sun looks like a Jedi of life.

However, Zheng Ji knew that as long as he went another hundred miles, everything would suddenly become clear.

The water from the end and the water are irrigated together to irrigate the vast Puchang Sea.

Around Puchang Sea, hundreds of miles around, the river is murmuring, the green grass is fragrant, and the cattle and sheep are flocked.

The people of Loulan, the people of Cheshi, and the countries before and after Pu were all founded in this area.

From Loulan to the north, across the Puchang Sea, you can see the shadow of the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

After this mountain, it is the core ruling area of the Xiongnu in the Western Regions, and it is also the main battlefield of the Tianshan Battle during the Tianhan Dynasty.

From Loulan to the south, along the Jixian water and desert, from the south of the Xiongnu controlled Yuli country, it entered another oasis concentration in the Western Regions, and Luntai is located at the north end of the Jixian Shuinan River, connected with Qiuzi.

From Luntai to the south, it is the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

It is also where the Huns' servants are located, and the lair of the king of the day.

At the beginning, when Li Guangli was valuing Dawan, he personally climbed to the top of the Tianshan Mountains to overlook and observe the basin behind the mountain.

To this day, Zheng Ji still remembers what Li Guangli said back then: "If you want to secure the Great Wall, you must not be able to protect Heshuo, if you want to be safe in Heshuo, then Hexi must not be defended, if you want to defend Hexi, then Zhangye is essential, as for the Western Regions, cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu, and trapped in the north of the desert, then the Tianshan Mountains will be obtained, and if you want to get the Tianshan Mountains, the south of the Tianshan Mountains, the fertile fields for thousands of miles, you must not attack it!" ”

After returning to the court, Li Guangli reported these experiences to the Son of Heaven and suggested that a campaign against the Tianshan Mountains should be launched immediately.

It's a pity that the Huns moved faster than him!

In the second year, the Xiongnu set up servants at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, imitating the Han family in the Western Regions.

Immediately, he set up a day chase king in the Western Regions, and was responsible for the affairs of the Western Regions.

For this reason, and the Marquis of Shan Yu even brought his royal court to the Tianshan Mountains for the first time.

The failure of the Battle of Tianshan during the Tianhan Dynasty forced Li Guangli at that time to give up his eagerness to expel the Xiongnu from the Western Regions, and instead focused on Junji Mountain north of Juyan.

Now, after seventeen or eighteen years, he Zheng Ji will once again lead the main force of the Han army to attack the Western Regions.

The opponent changed from the Marquis of Ji to his nephew Xian Xian and his former colleague Li Ling.

"This time, I won't go back in vain!" Zheng Ji swore in his heart: "I will take the Tianshan Mountain to repay the Son of Heaven!" ”

Since the Dawan War, the Hexi army has been invincible several times in a row.

The battle of Tianshan was won first and then defeated, and after the battle of Yuwushui took advantage, he was greedy for merit, resulting in the abandonment of previous achievements.

The Hexi Army must fight a victory and wash away the previous shame.

The soldiers who came to change the guard in Luntai City lined up to walk up to the castle tower, and as usual, they looked west at the plain in the direction of Qiuzi.

At this time, the east is first white, the morning fog will rise, the visibility is not high, and the field of vision is also very narrow.

But......

In the field, there was a 'crunch, crunch' sound.

It's like there are a lot of people pushing a deer cart, close to the wheels.

The leader of the team, listening to this voice, immediately said: "Go and get the copper hammer!" ”

In fact, without his orders at all, the adjutant in charge of the copper hammer had already taken the copper hammer hidden in the nearby arrow tower.

The team leader took the copper hammer, took a deep breath, poked his head out of the castle tower, looked into the distance, and observed it with wide eyes.

I saw in the distance, about ten miles away in the wilderness, densely packed with human heads, already approaching.

Although I couldn't see clearly at all, I could only hear some noise.

However, without any hesitation, the team immediately turned around, picked up the brass hammer, and struck the gong that hung on the city wall.

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

"Knock knock...... Knock knock knock ......"

Immediately, inside the luntai plug, all the gatekeepers in Luli and the camp rang the gong.

Countless people woke up from their sleep, and when they heard the noise, they immediately fell asleep, and immediately jumped up, put on their armor, took up their weapons, and hurried out.

Then, at the door, they met the officials or their immediate superiors.

Under the leadership of these people, the entire Luntai City, like a precision machine, was running rapidly.

The archers, crossbowmen, and men who were good at defending the city began to go up the walls.

And in all parts of the city, a large number of craftsmen have been gathered.

Then, along the inner walls of Luntai City, they began to dig up the soil and put down the empty water tanks one by one.

This was to prevent the enemy from digging tunnels, digging into the city, or digging down the walls.

And with these water tanks, any attempt to dig tunnels to siege the city will be discovered as soon as possible.

At this time, Li Sheng took his own soldiers and hurriedly walked up to the city tower.

He stared into the distance, listening to the noise coming from the distant wilderness, far away, and couldn't hear it clearly, but ...... From these noises that entered his ears, Li Sheng clearly knew that it was the language of the Qiuzi people and the Weili people.

"It seems that the Huns really plan to use the servant army to fill the ravine of my Luntai!" Li Sheng sneered: "Li Ling has finally learned well!" ”

Listening left and right, they all laughed along.

Because in the past, when Li Ling was training in Jiuquan and Zhangye, he made countless small reports to the Son of Heaven, reporting and exposing the Hexi generals for 'not caring for the soldiers', and portraying himself as the spokesman of the middle and lower-class soldiers.

Even if he went to the Huns, he still retained this character.

Be generous to the bottom, loyal to the top, righteous to friends, and affectionate to others.

Now, Li Ling's self-smashing signboard in disguise, of course, others have reason to laugh at it.

But, ridicule is ridicule.

The urgency of the situation is well known to all.

"Hurry up, immediately send scouts to report in the direction of Loulan!" Li Sheng calmly ordered: "Remember to send more scouts......"

"Once Li Ling is here, he will never give us another chance to send envoys abroad!"

The siege is to be besieged!

It is necessary to cut off the internal and external contact of the target!

This is something that any soldier can think of, not to mention, the opponent is still Li Ling!

That Li Ling Li Shaoqing, who was once boasted as 'the famous general of the ancients'!

With his means, Li Sheng bet that from this moment on, before General Chang's main force arrived, Luntai would definitely become an isolated island.

When the sun rose, Li Sheng knew that his judgment was incomparably correct.

Luntai has really become an island!

The Huns came from all sides and surrounded the city completely.

One by one, the flags are displayed, and the top is like a cloud.

The royal banners of the kings of the seven kingdoms, such as Qiuzi, Weili, Yanluxe, and Jingjue, also appeared on the battlefield.

"It's really damn bad!" Li Sheng observed his enemy, and sighed with a sigh in his mouth: "It seems that it is really inevitable to raise the troops of the country to come!" ”

"It's just...... Since ancient times, how simple has it been? My round stopper, Li Ling, can you shake it? ”

There have always been big battles and sieges, which one hasn't fought for a year and a half?

What's more, the Huns have never had offensive weapons, and they come and go with three axes.

Li Sheng could think of it with his eyes closed, it was nothing more than ant attachment, digging the city, and shooting at close range to suppress the firepower of the city.

But......

His Luntai Fortress now has fifteen bed crossbows, more than thirty ballista carts, and dozens of solid arrow towers made of masonry.

The city wall is more than three zhang high and one zhang wide.

The food, grass, ordnance, and drinking water in the city were all well equipped, enough for the soldiers of the city to eat for three months.

In other words, the fortress could hold on for at least three months.

During this period, the Han army's troops in Loulan, Yumen and Yangguan would continue to arrive and exert pressure on the periphery, cooperate with the defenders of Luntai, and drag the main force of the Xiongnu under this Luntai fortified city.

When the enemy is exhausted, the winter in the Western Regions will become a nightmare for the Xiongnu.

Zheng Duhu and General Chang personally commanded the main force of the Han army out of Loulan, went straight to the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, cut off its way back, and left the main force of the Xiongnu in the south of the Tianshan Mountains and west of Puchanghai, counting the area north of the water.

Thinking of this, Li Sheng couldn't help but feel proud.

However......

At this time, in the Xiongnu army array, dozens of huge wooden structure instruments were dragged and dragged by countless people out of the military array.

Li Sheng looked at those instruments, and the whole person was stupid, and after a long time, he scolded: "Li Ling, you traitor who has forgotten his ancestors!" ”

He knows, what are those devices?

Gun carriage!

The siege weapon of the Warring States period was active in the battlefields of Qin, Wei and Qin.

Countless fortified fortresses have fallen because of it.

Although these artillery trucks in front of him are no match for those sealed in the Chang'an arsenal in any case.

But......

They're big enough and thick enough!

Even if there are some flaws and problems, I am afraid that they are enough to threaten the defenders of the city, especially the defensive equipment of the defenders.

Li Sheng could no longer sit still.

He clenched his fists and immediately ordered: "Go and invite the captain of the material officer and the captain of the crossbow!" ”

Those artillery carriages, they must be destroyed!

And only the most powerful weapon can do this - the bed crossbow!

……………………

Li Ling's eyes were always looking at the artillery carriages that required hundreds of people to drag and tow.

After these artillery carriages gradually entered the front line, he immediately ordered: "Let the troops of Qiuzi and Weili attack immediately!" ”

"Those who dare to withdraw without an order ......" he had a cold face: "Chop!" ”

"Your will...... King! A Hun nobleman was ordered to go at once.

Then, thousands of Qiuzi and Weili troops carried all kinds of siege equipment, densely lined up, and came towards Luntai.

Li Ling personally rode forward and observed the battle.

He needed to assess the defensive strength of the wheels, and more importantly, the capabilities of the gun carriages.

Tie! Tie! Tie!

With a dull loud bang, the first artillery carriage, pulled by dozens of people, bounced violently, throwing the stones loaded in the cannon spoon composed of vines and furs in the direction of Luntai City.

Syllable!

The stone didn't fly far, maybe only about a hundred and fifty steps, and it fell from the sky and smashed into the Qiuzi team that was attacking the Luntai city wall, smashing the two unlucky eggs directly to the ground.

Li Ling looked a little embarrassed when he saw it, but he was not discouraged, because the gun carriage was like this.

The range and accuracy are completely face-dependent.

However, he had heard that the Qin people had a set of methods to increase the range and accuracy of artillery carriages.

Unfortunately, it has been lost.

However, it doesn't matter, anyway, it was only Qiuzi and Wei Li who were stoned to death.

Li Ling's heart has no waves at all.

In this battle, he has already made up his mind!

Be sure to quickly take down the wheel, and then quickly evacuate this place of right and wrong.