> people are panicking, and the whole city is on guard, and it has entered a state of imminent war. However, how could the 10,000 troops of the Fire Seeking Country alone resist the iron hooves of the 300,000 Chinese army. As long as the emperor gives an order, the 300,000 army is a brute force impact, and it can raze the city of the Huoxun King to the ground.

"Report! Zhang Xianggui is in a hurry! ”

Behind him, the herald's hurried and shrill voice was heard.

Guo Ziyi suddenly turned his head and waved his hand, shouting, "Submit it!" ”

Guo Ziyi took Zhang Xun's report from the herald, glanced at it, and then reported to the emperor respectfully, "Your Majesty, Zhang Xun has arrived in Qiuci to dispatch the grain and grass of my hundreds of thousands of troops in the center. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Zhang Xun is the general logistics officer of the entire Western Expeditionary Army, responsible for the army's grain and grass transportation and baggage transportation ↓ 100,000 troops fighting on the front line, behind the same hundreds of thousands of people and miscellaneous servants from all over the world to transport grain and grass to the heavy arrival, Liangzhou as the first transit station, and then the Western Regions Qiuzi.

The Chinese Dynasty mobilized the strength of the whole country to support the emperor's personal conquest, and the manpower and material resources consumed were naturally immeasurable. After only temporary attrition, the Chinese Empire could gain a large amount of territory, and it would have decades or even hundreds of years of stable development, and in the long run, although the cost of this war was huge, the results were very fruitful.

With personal efforts and temporary dedication, it is Zhang Xuan's plan to exchange prosperity and peace ♀ for future generations.

As the front of Zhang Xuan's army moved forward, the center of gravity of logistics and supply also advanced, and Zhang Xun rushed from Liangzhou to Qiuci and personally commanded, which was also reasonable.

But Guo Ziyi wanted to speak and stopped, it was obvious that Zhang Xun was in a hurry to report from Qiuzi to here, not simply to report on logistics matters and other important matters.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Guo Ziyi, took a cup of hot tea from Guo Fu beside him, took a sip carefully, and then said lightly, "Guo Xiang, what else did Zhang Xun report?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, in accordance with Your Majesty's prior order, Zhang Xuan poured out all the firearms stored by the Lingzhou Firearms Division and transported them all to the Western Regions, and the first batch has arrived in the army. Moreover, tens of thousands of dry landmines developed according to His Majesty's drawings have also been transported to the army, because they are confidential, and they are temporarily hoarded in the city of Hengros. ”

Guo Ziyi said softly.

Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows, and a hint of joy flashed between his eyes.

Limited to the backwardness of productivity and craftsmanship in this era, Zhang Xuan could not invent infinitely powerful artillery anyway. However, relatively simple explosive firearms, such as the previous sky-shaking mines and the newly developed dry mines, are fine.

In order to win this war, Zhang Xuan was out of the way. The Firearms Division increased its horsepower to produce at full capacity, and all the stored firearms were transported to the army and equipped to every 100-man team regardless of the cost, so as to give full play to the effectiveness of firearms manship.

"Good, good. Lei Wanchun! Zhang Xuan shouted.

"The last general!" Lei Wanchun flicked the horse's head, galloped over, bowed on the horse and said, "Your Majesty!" ”

"You lead 20,000 men and hurry back to Hengros City, and escort all the firearms to the camp, there must be no mistake!"

"The last will obey! Your Majesty, please rest assured. Although Lei Wanchun was nervous, his eyes were wide in this kind of military affairs, and he didn't dare to slack off.

"Guo Xiang, you continue."

With that, Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted. Guo Fu also turned over and dismounted, and followed Zhang Xuan forward.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, reached over, Guo Fuqiao's face was crimson, and she couldn't help but glance at her father, seeing Guo Ziyi pretending not to see anything, so she had the courage to let the emperor invade in front of the public.

The two walked over to a meadow and sat down cross-legged.

Guo Ziyi also turned over and dismounted, and walked over with the eighteen iron guards.

"Your Majesty......."

"What are you doing? If you have something to say, say it. Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "In addition, has Guo Yao left Beijing?" ”

"The dog has left Beijing, Your Majesty's grace, and the minister has nothing to repay." Guo Ziyi bowed down with a sense of tears.

Zhang Xuan laughed, "You better tell me what kind of medicine is sold in Zhang Xun's gourd." ”

Guo Ziyi sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Xun reported that Chen Zaifu's grandson Chen Tong embezzled more than 100 mu of public Li and military rations. ”

Zhang Xuan got up when he heard this, and his face changed drastically.

Chen Xian's grandson Chen Tong is a confidant who followed him to Longshuo from the beginning, and has been diligent, this time he drove the expedition in person, and specially transferred Chen Tong to assist Zhang Xun in dispatching logistics affairs, but Chen Tong dared to be corrupt?

Chen Tong is not only the emperor's confidant, but also the grandson of Chen Xian, the first civil official in the dynasty, so although Zhang Xun found out, he did not dare to attack Chen Tong.

Zhang Xuan's face became gloomy.

Silent for a long time.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Guo Ziyi and sighed, "Guo Xiang, I think that Chen Tong is old and diligent, and he can be reused." Therefore, I have always cultivated him vigorously, but I didn't expect him to corrupt hundreds of thousands of troops at this moment..."

"Abominable, hateful, pathetic, lamentable!" Zhang Xuan sighed.

Guo Ziyi didn't dare to squeak.

How to deal with Chen Tong can only be the emperor's opinion, and anyone who says it will offend Chen Xian.

The corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, "Guo Xiang, pass on my will, seal the human and physical evidence, and escort Chen Tong into Beijing together with Chen Tong, and the case will be handed over to Chen Xian for trial, and it will be disposed of on the day I return to Beijing."

"That's it, order Chen Tong to come to the camp, I want to see him and ask him!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words came out, he immediately changed his words.

He suddenly thought that this moment was really a critical moment in the battle against Da Shi, if it was because of Chen Tong alone, causing his "backyard" to catch fire, wouldn't it be worth the loss. Let Chen pass through, he asked in person, and if the circumstances were not serious, he would be punished lightly.

The so-called truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish, Zhang Xuan still understands.

"Guo Xiang, don't mention this matter, tell Zhang Xun that you are not allowed to perform externally."

"Yes, I obey." Guo Ziyi was about to leave to announce the decree, when he suddenly heard Zhang Xuan say again, "Guo Xiang, how long will it take for our army to surround the line city and destroy this city?" ”

Guo Ziyi pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty, although the city defense is high, my army has arrived, and the army and horses of the Fire Seeking Country are irresistible. The minister thought that the siege of the city on all sides could be broken in two days at most. ”

"You don't have to siege the city, you can besiege the city. The order goes down and cuts off the water source in the city" Zhang Xuanyang pointed to the line city and said lightly, "I will see if the people of the Fire Seeking Kingdom can hold out in the city for a few days∞ they must take the line as the main camp and wait for the arrival of the Great Food Army and Horse!" ”

"Yes, I obey." Guo Ziyi nodded angrily and took the order.

The city is supplied by the Hamm River for its water. Because the Chinese army besieged the city, Huoxun and his military horses all entered the city ten to defend, and the city was overcrowded for a while, and the demand for water was greater.

If there is no food and grass, it may be able to hold on, but if there is no water source, whether it is the morale of the army or the people, it will be chaos.

The Hamm River was cut off by the Chinese army, and the water source of the line city was lost.

On the third day, there was a commotion in the city. On the fifth day, there was an internal strife in the city over the water supply, and the civilians of the Huoxun Kingdom clashed fiercely with the army, so that the sound of screaming and fighting in the city shook the sky.

On the sixth day, more than 10,000 civilians of the Fire Seeking Kingdom snatched the city gates from the army and fled to surrender to the Chinese army.

When Guo Ziyi saw that the city gate was open, he immediately ordered Nan Jiyun and Li Siye's Shence army and Shenwu army to rush into the city, and then the Hui prince Gele and Ke Cha were also ordered to lead the 100,000 allied troops under his command to launch a fierce siege.

The hearts of the Fire Seeking National Army and the horses have long been chaotic and scattered, and because the water source is cut off, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is extremely weak.

In less than an hour, the Chinese military horses had all occupied the line city, and the soldiers and horses of the Huoxun country were either killed or surrendered on their knees, and the Huoxun country was destroyed.

Zhang Xuan led the army into the city and moved the command center of the whole army into the line city.

In the north of the city, the 100,000-strong army of Nanjiyun and Li Siye camped in camp; In the south of the city, there are 100,000 troops of the Hui and Zhaowu coalition forces, and 100,000 troops of the Flying Tiger Army.

With the line city as the center, Zhang Xuan set up a formation in the fire search country, waiting for the arrival of the fateful battle with the big cannibals.

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The fire sought the country to be extinguished, and the urgent news of the Chinese army's invasion of the territory of the Great Food was transmitted back to the country, and the whole country was shocked, and the Great Food Caliph was even more furious. From this, he realized that the huge empire called China in the East was also not Chenda, and it posed a strong threat to the Great Eclipse.

The Great Food Vizier Ebule hurriedly dispatched troops and ordered the general Meng Bai to take command and lead 15,200,000 ** sharp troops out of Persia and rushed in the direction of Huoxun Country.

Zhang Xuan was not ready to let the army continue to invade the territory of Dashi, because the battle line was too long, which was a severe test for logistics. He wants to wait for the time of the decisive battle with the main force of the Great Eclipse to come.

To the west of the city is an open plain, and this place is a flat river, which is the most suitable battlefield for the two armies to fight.

On the top of the city tower, Zhang Xuan stood solemnly, raised his finger to the west, and said softly to Lei Wanchun, "Lei Wanchun, you led 50,000 horses from your headquarters to bury tens of thousands of dry mines on the road that must be passed by the army and horses a hundred miles away from the line city, and put the fuse into the bamboo pole that was opened. Then you lead your army to lie in ambush in the southwest, and wait for the big food army horse to pass by and wait for the opportunity to light the fuse and detonate the mines. ”

"Li Siye, you led an army of 50,000 to lie in ambush in the northwest direction, and when the dry landmines exploded and the Great Food Army and Horse were in chaos, you and Lei Wanchun used the drum as a signal to kill from both sides and rush towards the enemy.

"Yes, the last general obeys!" Li Siye and Lei Wanchun hugged their fists and bowed down, and took the order.

"Brother Lou Le, it can be checked, the two of them led 90,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters (10,000 were injured in the capture of the line city) to respond to Lei Wanchun's department from the southwest. Nan Jiyun, you led 50,000 troops and horses from your headquarters to respond to Li Siye's department from the northwest. Guo Ziyi, you lead 100,000 military horses, wait for the battle to start, press all the people in the middle lane, and fight with the big cannibals! (To be continued.)