(Here is the number of chapters written wrongly, it was supposed to be 713 chapters, but it was written as 714 chapters)

Just when Hua Mulan was leading the army to the direction of Jeju, more than 60,000 people of the Middle Route Army led by Liu Yikang, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, were storming the city, and at this time, Zhao Junsheng was also leading the army to stride forward in the direction of Chang'an.

Zhao Junsheng's threat to Chang'an forced Pi Leopard and Buliu Guli to draw most of their forces from the army attacking Hedong and Tongguan to return to the division to resist.

On the fifth day of the first month of April, Zhao Junsheng's army entered Pingliang County, Pingliang County was previously designated as the national capital by Helian, after a short period of rest, the city wall was quite strong, after the destruction of Helianding, the Leopard sent Gao Wende to garrison Pingliang, and Zhao Junsheng's army met resistance here.

Because of the long-distance march, in order not to slow down the marching speed of the army, Zhao Junsheng had already ordered all the siege equipment to be burned, leaving only some key metal parts, so after encountering the fortified city of Pingliang, Zhao Junsheng had no way to take it for a while, and wanted to build siege weapons and could not find good wood near Pingliang, so the craftsman battalion used the wood that could be found to create some simple siege ladders, which had little effect, and was met with stubborn resistance during the siege.

For more than ten days, Zhao Junsheng failed to capture Pingliang, according to the investigation, there are 8,000 garrisons in this Pingliang City, if you ignore it, bypass Pingliang and go straight to Chang'an, and fear that the defenders will attack behind it, Zhao Junsheng had to order to set up camp outside Pingliang City and then slowly find a way to break the city.

Fortunately, these days, Huaishuo Town, Woye Town, and Bogulu Town have been conquered, and they have captured a lot, so there is no need to worry about the problem of replenishing grain and grass.

Pi Leopard and Buliu Guli sent 30,000 soldiers and horses from Hedong and Tongguan to deal with Zhao Junsheng's Western Expeditionary Army, and the remaining soldiers and horses remained in Hedong and Tongguan to maintain the suppression of the cadre army, but they had lost the ability to take the initiative to attack, and the two sides maintained a stalemate on the front line of Hedong and Tongguan.

The 30,000 soldiers and horses that were drawn out were personally commanded by Buliu Guli to go to Pingliang to meet Zhao Junsheng's cadres, and the leopard stayed on the front line of Hedong to preside over the overall situation.

Chang'an City, inside the Imperial Palace.

The little emperor sat on the throne with some trepidation, he was already twelve years old, somewhat sensible, the news of Zhao Junsheng's army entering Pingliang made him afraid, and the ministers in the hall were arguing one by one at this time.

The old minister Dou Luluyuan stood up and coughed twice, and the arguing ministers stopped, and heard him say, "Your Majesty, everyone, the regent has rushed to Pingliang with his army, the war has not yet started, and we can't predict the outcome, the old minister thinks that in addition to maintaining enough support for the regent in the rear, we can also find a way to make trouble for Zhao Junsheng, so that he can't concentrate his strength and energy on a decisive battle with the regent!" ”

Xi Huan, who had just led the troops to Chang'an for more than half a month, stood up and asked, "What is the best plan for the Doulu Taibao?" ”

Doulu Luyuan said: "A few days ago, the Rouran people only went back after a circle in Monan, according to the agreement between the secret envoy sent by our dynasty and the Rouran Khan Wu Ti, he should send troops to contain the Qianguo in Monan as much as possible!" I heard that Lai Daqian's son Lai Qiu is still in the Rouran army, and we can send a secret envoy to quickly contact him and ask him to persuade Wu Ti to send troops again! ”

Xi Jun immediately said, "This method is very good, and it can be implemented quickly!" ”

When Buliu Guli was not in Chang'an, the major affairs of Chang'an were all decided by Doulu Luyuan and Li Shun, and the government was also controlled by these two people, Li Shun expressed support for Doulu Luyuan's idea, "Taibao's plan is very good, but if there are not enough benefits, Rouran people are afraid that they will not easily send troops, what conditions can make Wu Ti spare no money?" ”

Dou Lu Luyuan said, "I thought that I could give up all the vast grasslands north of Yinshan to Rouran on the condition that he would not refuse!" ”

To the north of Yinshan is the Monan region, which is a big area, and the climate is much warmer than that of Mobei, with abundant water and grass, suitable for large-scale grazing, Wu Ti has no reason to refuse such a large piece of fat.

"Agreed!"

"Seconded!" When the ministers saw that Li Shun agreed, they all stood up and expressed their approval.

Doulu Luyuan bowed his hand to Emperor Tuoba again, "Your Majesty, since the ministers have no objections, then this matter is so decided?" ”

Tuoba Huang couldn't be the master at all, even if he didn't agree, he couldn't change this decision, so he could only nod with a blank expression.

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Outside Pingliang City.

The Jing River passed north of Pingliang City, and the camp of Zhao Junsheng's army was located outside the western city wall.

"King, Commander Lu is asking to see you outside the tent!" The captain on duty walked into the tent and reported.

Zhao Junsheng was discussing with the generals and officials in the tent about the strategy of breaking the city, and when he heard the report, he raised his hand, "Let him in!" ”

Lu Xuanbo walked in and reported, "King Qiyu, according to the report from Chang'an, Buliu Guli has transferred 30,000 soldiers and horses from Tongguan and Hedong and personally commanded the troops to Pingliang, and has arrived in Yongxian!" The war between the Chang'an Imperial Court on our Tongguan and Hedong fronts has stopped due to the transfer of troops, and we are currently in a situation of confrontation! ”

For this situation, Zhao Junsheng and the ministers and officials of the army also foresaw that it was impossible for the Chang'an court to turn a blind eye to the attack on Pingliang by leading the army, and it was rare to be able to react so quickly.

Zhao Junsheng asked with a calm face, "Yongxian is more than four hundred miles away from here, and it will take six to seven days according to the normal marching speed, but the Xiliang area is windy and sandy, and the road is rugged, and the arrival of the army of Buliu Guli here should be delayed by about a day." Ladies and gentlemen, how should our army respond next? ”

A minister with the army stood up and said, "King, it is a taboo for soldiers to turn their backs to the enemy city to meet the enemy's reinforcements, if our army cannot break through Pingliang before the arrival of enemy reinforcements, the minister thinks that it is better to withdraw to the north of the Jing River first and then make plans!" ”

Zhao Junsheng frowned and said, "Withdraw to the north of the Jing River······ After the arrival of Buliu Guli and the army, his back to Pingliang, and the Jing River and my confrontation across the river, the situation is unfavorable to our army, and our army cannot be stranded here for a long time, otherwise the morale will be low, and the grain and grass will be poor······"

Dongfang Chen stood up and said, "There is a way to break the city, but the risk is extremely high!" ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand, "Let's talk about it!" ”

"You can collect hoes and other farm tools, and order soldiers to dig tunnels from outside the city to enter the city!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said, "You can try it!" For the sake of insurance, the soldiers were ordered to rebuild a camp north of the Jing River, and if our army still did not break through Pingliang before the arrival of the army led by Buliu Guli, our army would retreat to the north of the Jing River! ”

Then the relevant orders were conveyed, and the soldiers collected hoes, shovels, and baskets from nearby farmers.

In order to shorten the distance of the tunnel excavation as much as possible, Zhao Junsheng had to move the camp in the direction of the city wall, and the nearest camp tent was moved to only two miles away from the city wall!

This situation immediately attracted the attention of the defenders of Pingliang City, and the news was reported to the guard Gao Wende, who immediately went to the city wall to check when he heard it.

"Hey, the camp of the Qianjun army has indeed moved a lot to the side of the city wall, isn't it ······?"

Gao Wende thought about it and immediately ordered, "Come here, go and ask someone to prepare dozens of vats, buckle a vats every ten zhang at the base of the city wall, send someone to put their ears at the bottom of the cylinder every day to monitor, and take turns on duty in three shifts, if you hear a sound underground, you must report immediately!" ”

"Yes, General!"

The progress of digging tunnels is outrageously slow, Zhao Junsheng actually knew that digging tunnels is not so easy, after all, this is close to Kongtong Mountain, there are a large number of stones below the ground, the soil is hard, hoes, shovels, hammers are all used, a day can only dig up to 100 meters, after digging for three days, Zhao Junsheng decisively ordered to stop the project, announcing the failure of the plan to dig the tunnel to attack the city, and Gao Wende's defense measures did not work.

If time permits, Zhao Junsheng is of course willing to use this method, but he will not just dig a tunnel.

As a last resort, Zhao Junsheng decisively ordered the whole army to retreat to the camp that had been set up north of the Jing River.

On April 22, Bu Liu Guli led his army to Pingliang, and when he saw that there were still military camps left by the cadres outside the city intact, and there were free military camps to stay in, how unhappy he was, he immediately led his army to station.

Buliu Guli rode a horse and walked in the camp left after the withdrawal of the cadres, looked left and right, and said, "I can't imagine that the camp built by the cadres is so neat and strong, in this regard, this king has to say that the Han people are much stronger than us!" ”

The younger brother Bu Liugu said: "The soldiers came from afar and traveled hard, and with this ready-made camp, there is no need to make additional efforts to build a camp!" ”

After entering the camp, the Wei army, under the command of Buliu Guli and several younger brothers, quickly settled in the camp with peace of mind, and the guard Gao Wende then brought people to meet him.

"Xiaguan Pingliang is too shou Gao Wende to meet the regent!"

Step 6 Guli raised her hand: "Gao Tai is exempt!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

Buliu Guli asked: "Where are Zhao Junsheng's soldiers and horses now?" ”

"Back to the prince, it's just north of the Jing River, but I don't know the specific location, it shouldn't be more than a radius of twenty miles!"

Buliu Guli said: "Why can't you find out the specific location of the other party?" Is it because the other party's defense is too tight? ”

"Yes, in the past three days, the last general has sent five groups of scouts in a row, and they have been probing from five directions, but all of them have gone and never returned, and according to the scope of the scouts' disappearance, it is inferred that the camp of the cadre army should be ten miles away from the river!"

Buliu Guli thought for a while and asked, "This king heard that the siege ability of the Qianjun is very strong, but although the wall of Pingliang City is strong, it is not tall, why did the Qianjun attack for half a month and failed to break through?" Could it be that Gao Taishou has any secrets to defending the city? ”

Gao Wende smiled and said, "The prince looks down on the lower officials, speaking of the ability to defend the city, the lower officials are not much stronger than other generals in the imperial court, the reason why the cadres have not been able to break through for half a month is only because they have not carried siege equipment here, and there are no tall trees that can make siege equipment nearby, and the trees they view from the mountain next to them can only make ladders, so they can't attack for a long time!" ”

"I see! Okay, Gao Taishou will stay for dinner, and after dinner, we will discuss the strategy of defeating the enemy! ”

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