Guan Yu saw the defenders at the head of Alexandria retreat from the city, waved the order flag, and the assault army, which had already been prepared, lifted the ladder and ran towards the city wall. The catapult turned right, and the boulder avoided the assault force and came to the rescue.

The Han army has summed up a set of tactics to attack the city, suppress it with a stone-throwing car, and then blow up the city gate with a gunpowder bag, if the city gate hole is blocked, then go directly to the city, rely on sharp weapons, kill and injure a large number of enemy troops, and then take advantage of the enemy's chaos to seize the city.

Antonio saw the figure of the Han army swaying at the head of the city, and knew that something was wrong, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to brave the rain of stones to go up to the city and drive the Han army out of the city. The Roman soldiers were also elite, and under the orders of the governor, they flocked to the top of the city one by one, holding high gambling cards. But the stones thrown by the stone-throwing carts were so dense that the Roman soldiers crowded the roads, waiting to be smashed.

About 3,000 Han soldiers went up to the city, and when they saw the crowded enemy troops on the horse road, they were overjoyed, and they greeted them with crossbows and gunpowder bags. A precise strike at close range was far more damaging than a blind blow from a boulder, and the Roman soldiers on the horse road fell in pieces. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Roman soldiers in the rear hurriedly withdrew from the road and took refuge under the wall. When the Han army at the head of the city saw it, they lit the gunpowder bag and threw it directly, and the Romans at the base of the bombed wall complained bitterly.

Antonio saw from a distance that the Han army had gained a firm foothold at the head of the city, and a large number of Han soldiers and soldiers rushed to the head of the city, and hurriedly dispatched men and horses to block the city wall occupied by the Han army.

Zhao Lei and Wang Fu commanded people to go to the city immediately, and saw a steady stream of Roman soldiers in the city, shaking the order flag, and the Han army under the city quickly transported bed crossbows to the city.

Alexandria used to be the capital of Egypt, of course, the scale is not small, the city is built tall and strong, but even so, on one side of the wall, there are at most about 10,000 soldiers.

Looking at the Roman team of about 30,000 people under the city, Zhao Lei said to Wang Fu with a smile: "You and I are two brothers, each commanding 5,000 men and horses, how about killing and wounding the enemy the most?" ”

Wang Fu glanced at Zhao Lei, snorted and said, "It's better than it, will Lao Tzu lose to you?" ”

Zhao Lei laughed: "I hope that Brother Wang's skills are as good as his mouth." ”

Wang Fu scolded: "Okay, you Zhao is tired, don't provoke me, Lao Tzu will never lose to you." Come on, boys, line up the bed crossbows, hang up the powder packets and oil cans, and shoot me hard! ”

Zhao Lei saw that Wang Fu was ruthless, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly commanded the men and horses on his side, ready to launch iron arrows.

Liu Ze returned to Beijing, and after Shule, Zhuge Liang and Yu Ban had already traveled a hundred miles away. After some red tape, Liu Ze beckoned the two to his side, looked at the two and said: "This campaign has cost a lot of money, thanks to Kong Ming and Wen Ze's effective dispatch in the rear, our army can win everything and be invincible." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The ministers sit in the rear, and they can't accompany the emperor to fight on the battlefield, and they are ashamed." Dispatching military supplies is the duty of ministers, and An dares to be the emperor. ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Kong Ming doesn't need to be too humble, the military expedition depends on Weihou to stabilize the rear." Today, Kong Ming's achievements are no less than Weihou. ”

(Weihou, refers to Kou Sui, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai when Guangwu was in the middle of the period.) Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu conquered the Quartet, often staying in the rear with Kou Sui. Kou Sui also lived up to the trust, stabilized the rear, and transported grain, grass, and military supplies, so as to ensure that there was a shortage. After Liu Xiu completed the great cause of reunification, Kou Sui gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei, who was the Taishou of Liaoxi, and was called the Marquis of Wei after his death. ）

Zhuge Liang said: "How dare Weichen compare with the sages. ”

Liu Ze laughed and said: "When Kong Ming cultivated Nanyang, didn't he often compare himself to himself? ”

Zhuge Liang blushed and said: "Weichen didn't know the height of the sky at that time, and he made comparisons in vain. ”

Yu Ban played a round on the side and said: "Lord Zhuge is extremely resourceful, and since he has served as Wadao, Yizhou, and the Western Regions, none of them have not been a great ruler. I think Lord Zhuge is talented, and he is definitely comparable to Guan Zhong and Le Yi. ”

Liu Ze said: "Kong Ming's talent, I know it well. Now in the Western Regions, when Ziyang was in office, this is the power of Kong Ming. ”

Of course, Zhuge Liang's talent is not false, assisting Liu Bei to govern Sichuan for many years, several Northern Expeditions, and the powerful Cao Cao Group to compete with the powerful Cao Cao Group in just one state, six out of Qishan, although repeatedly defeated and defeated, this spirit can still be regarded as tenacious.

Zhuge Liang said: "Since meeting the emperor, following the left and right, the emperor is far-sighted, no matter how he governs the country and uses soldiers, he has never been sent before, crisscrossing the four seas, sweeping away the stubborn people, and dying in the world." The minister has to follow the emperor, and he is really fortunate to have three lives. ”

Liu Ze changed the topic and said: "Good pastures in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. However, with the increasing population of the Western Regions, food is overly dependent on the mainland, which is not a long-term solution. If Kong Ming can use various oases as points, connect all seas, reclaim fields, and grow grain, if he can achieve self-sufficiency, the pressure on the interior can also be relieved a lot. ”

Yu Ban said with a smile: "There are too many deserts in the Western Regions, and it is not easy to cover the mountains and rivers and grow food together. ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "There is no better way to control the wind and sand than to plant trees." As the saying goes, if willow trees are planted all over the desert in the Western Regions, once they survive, the wind and sand will stop without treatment. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "When the minister returned to Shule, he immediately sent people to survey the water source of the Western Regions, plan and arrange, and plant willow trees. ”

Liu Ze laughed and said: "If Kong Ming makes the Western Regions green everywhere, he will also be able to do the work of heaven and earth." "

At that time, there were still a lot of water sources in the Western Regions, such as Puchanghai, which is now Lop Nur, where is there still a little shadow of water in today's Lop Nur. Liu Ze remembered the difficulty of controlling the desert in later generations, and secretly thought that if I started in advance, would I be able to reduce the degree of desertification in the Western Regions a little?

Liu Ze and his entourage came to Shule City, and after a short rest, the army continued to return, to make a long story short, this day passed the Yumen Pass and came to Jincheng County. Xu Shu, Zhang Hong, Ma Teng and others greeted him.

When he came to Jincheng County, Liu Ze saw that Zhang Hong's hair and beard were gray and his face was dark, and he knew that he had been on the plateau for a long time, and the ultraviolet rays were too strong, and he was tanned, so he asked at the moment: "Zigang has been dealing with the affairs of Qiangdi for many years, and he must have worked too hard to make him so old as a house." ”

Zhang Hong said: "Your Majesty, the ministers live up to the trust, and the Qiang people everywhere have their hearts set on the Han Dynasty and voluntarily belong to the Han Dynasty. From the West Sea to the major river basins of the plateau, the ministers settled the Qiang people, mixed with foreign captives, reclaimed wasteland, and planted grain. ”

Liu Ze was overjoyed, the Qiang people on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau had a very heavy concept of land, and since the Qin and Han dynasties, it was not until the Qing Dynasty that it really belonged to the central government. During the Tang and Song dynasties, it had been at war with the central government, and the Ming Dynasty only sent personnel to implement the policy of restraint. If Zhang Hong really managed to make Qiangdi belong to the central government, then this credit is really too great.

Liu Ze said: "Zigang can recruit the Qiang people and return to the imperial court, which is a great achievement. The Qiang land is vast, the climate is cold, the terrain is complex, between the mountains and rivers, there will be a suitable place for human life and residence, in order to maintain long-term peace and stability, on the one hand, schools are built to teach the descendants of the Qiang people; On the one hand, the Han people were relocated to the Qiang land. In this way, the Han and Qiang live together, which is conducive to the stability of the Qiang. ”

Zhang Hong said: "The land of Qiang is too cold, and the minister has recruited Han people into Qiang in many ways, but unfortunately there is little effect. ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "The Qiang place is famous for mountains and rivers, rich in mineral deposits, if it is tempting to make huge profits, why worry about the Han people?" ”

Zhang Hong was overjoyed, "Thank you for the emperor's mention." ”

Liu Ze said: "Zhang Hong's governance of the Qiang land has contributed to the country, and he has specially enshrined the Marquis of the West Sea, and the Qiang land has been strategically envoyed to govern the Qiang land to benefit the people. ”