A big war caused the entire Great Xia to set off a wave of condemnation of the capital. In the eyes of the government officials, Duan Lang is a rebellious minister and thief who has forgotten his ancestors, and in the hearts of the people, he has also become a sinner who caused war and disaster.

The army of the court crossed Fengluan County, and Ma Ruzheng appointed General Cheng Bao as the vanguard, and the two sides were less than ten miles apart and moved forward slowly. According to the combat strength of Lidu City, Ma Ruzheng decided to adopt siege tactics and did not intend to storm Lidu City. Although this tactic dragged on a little longer, it was relatively safe. No matter how strong the soldiers and horses in the capital city are, they always have to eat, and no matter how strong the combat strength of an army that can't eat enough will become weak.

In the camp of the capital city, Duan Lang summoned the guards of the two cities to discuss the matter. Since they decided to give up the two cities, there are some things they have to arrange in advance.

Duan Lang looked at the generals and said solemnly, "Everyone, it's not like you won't come back if you give up the two cities. Therefore, you must be prepared to fight back before leaving. Within two months, the secret passage to the city must be dug. This matter must be kept absolutely confidential, and after digging, the entrance and exit must be closed and camouflaged, so that no traces can be revealed. When we come back, it'll be an important gateway for us to enter the city and kill the enemy. In addition, today's deliberations are classified as top secrets, and no one is allowed to leak them except for the generals who participated in the deliberations. ”

"Duan Shuai, since you want to attract foreign enemies into the city, how will the people in the city arrange?" Lu Zhengshan asked.

Without waiting for Duan Lang to answer, Tantai Mingyue hurriedly said, "When the time comes, a notice will be issued in advance to ask the people of the two cities to evacuate their homes." Explain the pros and cons to them, if they really don't leave, then there is no way. ”

"If you really want to do that, I am afraid that the people of the two cities will spit on us. They don't care about the soldiers and horses of the court, but if they give it to Xiyue, we will lose the hearts of the people. The veteran Wei Du said worriedly.

Tantai Mingyue's expression was grim, and she said in a deep voice, "There is no way, those who become big things are not informal, and give up the safety of the world in order to protect the people of the two cities, this is not a hero's doing, it can only be said to be the benevolence of women and children." Ordinary people don't think about it so far-reaching, and they will be infamous at the beginning, which is also the way to go. ”

Duan Lang nodded, "When the time comes, it will be said that it is the order of the commander, and you must not disobey it." This infamy ~ I'll carry it. ”

Tantai Mingyue continued, "Don't have any burden in your heart, you must know that if we defend it, we can only fight with the court army in the end." At that time, no matter who wins or loses, they will face a double-sided kill by the Western Vietnamese and Nanping armies. In order for the entire Great Xia people not to become slaves of the country, I hope that everyone will endure the humiliation for the time being. All generals must have a clear understanding of this. If even you can't figure it out, let alone the general public. ”

Wei Du sighed helplessly, he also understood that this strategic shift was for the final victory of the war. But when I think of temporarily turning away from the people's will, I always feel a little uncomfortable.

Zhang Ruming saw that the atmosphere was a little dull, and said, "I said everyone, don't worry about any infamy, it's really not okay for Lao Tzu to come forward, just say that this is God's will." If they want to scold, they will scold the old brother in the sky. ”

Li Jianshan said with a smile, "I said Lord Shangguan, you are not afraid of that old brother in the sky, a thunderbolt will split you." ”

"Cowardly, let's split. As the saying goes, the heavens are great to the people, and they must first suffer their minds and starve their bodies and skin~, by the way, what do we eat at noon? I think the big war is coming, and I have to have a good meal to celebrate. ”

The generals couldn't laugh or cry when they were stirred up by Zhang Ruming, and Duan Lang also joked, "Lao Zhang still has a good mentality, as long as he gives him pig's trotters, he can forget who his daughter-in-law is." ”

Zhang Ruming pouted, "Don't disagree with your kid, the two armies have been hungry for seven or eight days, you put a pot of braised pork in the middle, I dare to guarantee that those guards don't care what kind of general and marshal you are." Not to mention the generals and marshals, in order to survive with a bite of food, they can even deny their father. ”

Tangtai Mingyue said with a smile, "Brother Zhang is right, only by living can there be hope for reproduction and prosperity." War is the same, only by preserving strength and surviving can you have a chance to win in the end. Therefore, we can't spell out all the people in Lidu City, and we must transfer strategically. From now on, only two months' supply of grain and grass equipment will be left in the two cities, and the rest will be transferred to Dingluo County. ”

"Master Commander, what if the two of them go to attack Dingluo County?" Huang Zhi asked worriedly.

"If the army of the court wants to attack the top gong, it must pass through the capital city. And Lu Mu is shrewd and cunning, and he also knows very well the strength of the soldiers and horses in our capital city. In the face of the capital city besieged by the imperial army, Lu Mu will never send more people to provoke us. Even if his soldiers and horses go, if there are few people, they will be vulnerable, and if there are many people, we can retreat to the desert secret camp. Lu Muming knew that we had the ability to cross the desert, so he wouldn't do this kind of useless work. Yutai Mingyue said.

The generals nodded, and they also agreed with Tai Mingyue's analysis. In these quiet three years, everyone's soldiers and horses are training hard, and the soldiers are not afraid of hard battles, but there is no follow-up source of soldiers, which is the biggest weakness. As Tantai Mingyue said, if you fight head-on with the court army, even if you can win, I am afraid that you will consume nearly half of your troops. At that time, the only ones who can reap the benefits will be Xiyue and Nanping.

After the discussion, the generals of the two cities immediately began to act. The surplus grain, grass and equipment began to be secretly transferred to Dingluo County. Not only that, Li Jianshan also moved the villa to the edge of the desert. These skilled craftsmen are the cornerstone of replenishing equipment, and Duan Lang ordered that even if the soldiers are lost, these people will not be lost.

Two days later, the army of the court finally arrived in Lidu City. Five miles outside the east city gate, Ma Ruzheng ordered to set up camp. Along the way, Ma Ruzheng left a lot of reserve soldiers and horses, but he still had 400,000 troops. These soldiers and horses fought with the Marquis of Xining for several years, although they were inferior to Lidu City in terms of combat effectiveness, they had very rich combat experience.

The Chinese army camp and the left and right flank guard battalions in the court waved their flags, Duan Lang and others stood on the head of the city and saw it, and knew that Ma Ruzheng was a siege camp. As long as the east-west passage of the capital city is blocked, the entry and exit of grain and grass can be curbed. Soldiers and horses go first before they move grain and grass, and any army that lacks grain and grass, let alone fighting, can even cause internal mutinies.

The army fought under the city, and Ma Ruzheng rode in a chariot under the protection of his own soldiers to the city gate. Looking at the solemn and neat guards in the city and the generals around Duan Lang, Ma Ruzheng shouted loudly.

"Lidu City Duan Lang and all the generals, come forward to receive the order!"

Duan Lang looked left and right, and shouted to the city, "General Ma, read it, Ben Shuai listens to what Delong has to say." ”

Ma Ruzheng looked at the city with cold eyes, and stretched out his hand to open the holy decree. The soldiers on the left and right are cautiously holding shields to guard against cold arrows in the city.

Ma Ruzheng read aloud, "Lidu City Duan Lang listened to the Xuan, I was worried that the Landu City would be lost, so I specially ordered the court army to support and defeat the enemy in Xiyue. Unexpectedly, you sneaked up on the forward battalion of the court army and committed the crime of rebellion. As long as Aiqing is willing to lead the people out of the city to surrender, I will pardon you and others, and will not be held accountable, and keep your original position in Kyoto. If you regard my mercy as weakness, my iron horsemen will surely level the capital and never suffer from it. Chin this! ”

After Ma Ruzheng finished speaking, he put down the holy decree and said, "Duan Lang, as a courtier of Great Xia, you can't go against the sky. Your Majesty is merciful and kind, and does not want to cause war and cause the people to suffer. I hope that all of you in the capital city will think deeply! ”

Duan Lang sneered, "General Ma, I ask you, have I been at fault for guarding the border in the western region all these years?" ”

Ma Ruzheng frowned, "There's no fault. ”

"Since there is no fault, why did Delong send you to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to exterminate it?"

"Duan Lang, our army is the enemy who came to the west to conquer Xiyue, why do you say this!"

Duan Lang let out a burst of laughter, "General Ma, there is no need to say such childish words anymore. You and I are both generals in battle, so let's go straight. ”

Ma Ruzheng looked at Duan Lang and snorted, "Duan Lang, do you want to be a rebel like Zhao Li, Marquis of Xining?" Throughout the ages, few rebels have had a good end. ”

Yutai Mingyue said, "Throughout the ages, the founding monarchs of all dynasties have been called rebels and thieves. The king has no way to live a life, and he follows the heavens, which is a matter of heaven's will. ”

"Shut up, my Great Xia is prosperous, how can the king say that there is no way. You are a daughter of a foreign race, committed to Duan Lang, and you want me to see that this is simply you, the demon girl, who is making trouble. Ma Ruzheng said angrily.

Yutai Mingyue sneered, "The monarch and the minister are jealous that the decree is not working, and the bandits are rampant in this world, and foreign enemies despise it, can this also be called prosperity?" Now you call me a witch, and when I went to the southern camp to rescue you three years ago, you were so grateful. Ma Ruzheng, if it weren't for my capital soldiers and horses to raise Delong to the throne, where are you now? I'm afraid that if I wasn't beheaded, I would end my life in the prison of the Criminal Department. Delong didn't remember the grace of the year, regardless of the great exploits of my western generals, but just for the fear in his heart, he went to the capital, he is not a dumb monarch without a way, is he still the master. ”

"Bold demon girl, bewitching the public to slander my Great Xia Holy Monarch, such a foreign demon girl will definitely implicate the generals of the capital city. Duan Lang, listening to the old man's words, take down the demon girl out of the city and surrender, the old man guarantees with his life that His Majesty will never pursue it. Xining Hou is an example, I hope General Duan will think twice. ”

Duan Lang looked at Ma Ruzheng, and the look on his face gradually turned cold, "Ma Ruzheng, it's not Xining Hou Zhao Li, I, Duan Lang, have known that the merits are high over the years, so Duan Mou and the western generals have been living in self-reflection and dare not speak falsely, for fear of causing misunderstanding in the court." Zhao Li, Marquis of Xining, colluded with foreign enemies to bring disaster to Great Xia, causing the displaced people in the southern capitals to live in poverty, and this person really deserves to be killed. But I, Duan Lang, has always been loyal to the border pass, I wonder why Delong still doesn't let it go? Could it be that if Duan doesn't die, he will be uneasy. In addition, Yutai Mingyue is not an alien demon girl, she is my wife. Insulting my wife is like insulting me, and I will never agree to it. ”

"In this way, you are resolutely the enemy of the court. Duan Lang, the old man has already given you a chance, continue, but you are to blame. ”

Duan Lang snorted, "Less nonsense, let's go to war." ”

Ma Ruzheng nodded, didn't say anything anymore, and the words could only start at this point. The guards turned the head of the car and were about to return, but they heard Ma Ruzheng say loudly.

"The generals in the city listen, who can take down the traitor Duan Lang, His Majesty promises to canonize the first-class master and reward 10 million taels of silver. This commitment will continue until Duan Lang is exterminated. ”

Zhang Ruming beckoned, "Hey, who is that, don't go." What about me? Why didn't Delong's kid say how much silver was offered to reward Lao Tzu? Paralyzed, look down on people, right? Wait for Lao Tzu to capture Delong alive, see if I don't smoke him a few big mouths. ”

A burst of laughter erupted in the city, and Ma Ruzheng glanced at Zhang Ruming viciously, but his heart-attacking tactics were made like a clown by this Shangguan Xuanwu.

Ma Ruzheng returned to the battle formation and immediately sent the general Xie Cheng to call for the battle. Duan Lang ordered someone to open the city gate, since the other party's soldiers were coming to the city, there would definitely be a few fights. Duan Lang ordered Zhou Long to go to the battle, and Wang Fuzhong was responsible for pressing the formation.

The two sides fought outside the city, and Xie Cheng's men and horses soon showed defeat. Ma Ruzheng waved the flag, and the forward general Cheng Bao immediately led the people to support immediately. In the capital city, the gong sounded to collect the troops.

As soon as the people of Lidu City withdrew, Ma Ruzheng did not give the order to attack the city, and followed the gong to collect the troops. In the following days, the two sides fought a few battles, although the court army suffered most casualties, but the capital city also lost a lot of men and horses. Tangtai Mingyue simply hung the battle card high, just waiting for the other party to attack the city. There are no longer generals gathering at the head of the city, and only Zhang Ruming stands on the city every day, happily fighting with each other.

"Lidu City child, have the ability to go out of the city to fight with grandpa."

"You are blind when you are paralyzed, your grandfather is sitting on the top of the city, you come."

"Turtle with a shrunken head, what kind of ability is it to hide in the city."

"Little bastard, Lao Tzu eats and drinks in the city, but you are in the wind and the sun and gnaws dry food every day. Lao Tzu won't go out of the city, and he will kill you bastards. You deserve to be angry. Come on, pee on him. ”

Zhang Ruming's left hand chicken leg and right hand wine jug, his excited face was red, the other party didn't come to scold him for a day, Zhang Ruming felt that he had lost his goal in life.

A month has passed, and what should have been a bloody sword robbery has turned into a street scolding meeting. From scolding alone to a group mouth, Zhang Ruming led a group of loud voices, and the shouting voices were a little hoarse.

At this time, in Dawan City, the capital of Xiyue, Lu Mu, the governor of soldiers and horses, frowned. He received a letter sent to him by Duan Lang, and Lu Mu was also a little dilemma about Duan Lang's decision.

Lu Mu looked at Duan Lang's letter and said with a wry smile, "This must be another plan of the Ming Moon of the Tai, this woman is really my lifelong enemy." Come on, change clothes and horses, I want to enter the palace. ”

As analyzed by Tantai Mingyue, Lu Mu knew that he had to do it. The civil war in Bactria was a godsend, and it was a rare opportunity for Western Vietnam in a century. Since Duan Lang took the initiative to give up, knowing that he wanted to pull West Vietnam into the troubled waters of war in advance, he also wanted to take over. Lu Muke didn't want the imperial army to occupy the two cities, and the price paid by the soldiers and horses of the West Vietnam was very expensive at that time.

Two days later, the lord of Xiyue sent envoys to Moro to sign a friendship agreement, and Lu Mu also gathered Xiyue soldiers and horses as the governor of the soldiers and horses. Half a month later, Xiyue once again gathered an army of 400,000, led by the Metropolitan Governor Lu Mu, and slowly marched towards the Liangjie Mountain.

At the same time, Mo Kun, the military division of Nanping, also received a secret letter from Lu Mu. However, Mo Kun didn't want to let the Nanping army participate in the war so early. After all, the soldiers and horses of Great Xia have not yet broken their muscles and bones, and entering the battle too early is very unfavorable to Nanping. Moreover, Yan Facheng garrisoned Zhenling Pass, where there were many soldiers and horses. Originally, there were 50,000 soldiers and horses in Zhenlingguan, and later the court also mobilized 60,000 soldiers and horses from three places, including Molan City and Chengyang Mansion. Mo Kun has been planning how to take Zhenling Pass and enter Great Xia at the lowest cost.

Although Mo Kun didn't want to act too early, in the Great Xia Town Mausoleum Pass, it created an unexpected and wonderful opportunity for him. The soldiers and horses in Zhenling Pass are in chaos, and the fighters are fleeting, of course Mokun will not let go.

Delong never dreamed that the battle with Lidu City had only been two months before Nanping and Xiyue flocked to it. This war, which was originally just an internal war in Great Xia, suddenly turned into a major war that was related to the life and death of the entire nation.