Chapter 744: Thinking Change 4
At the same time, the capital of Liaoxi County, in the big tent of the besieged area at the east gate of Kaiping City.
With the frequent good news from the south before, Luo Zhanji, who was the head of Luo Fan's family and the commander of the army, was absent-mindedly listening to the following retainers with happy faces taking turns to report; And on the other hand, he was tossing and turning in a certain mood of embarrassment and confusion.
"Congratulations to my lord......"
"Lu County's great victory, killing the regimental training made Xue Hengtai more than 2,000 ......"
"Breaking the Wolf Mountain Fort, there are more than 5,000 hidden households......"
"The port of Xingbo has been dropped, and all kinds of people and other schools have paid 14,000 ransoms, and 3,800 pieces of silk......"
"The headquarters of the garrison army was in the upper reaches of the Daling River, intercepted the fleeing patrol battalion, and killed 800 people under the patrol envoy Xie Ji......"
"Since then, the whole territory of Liaoxi County, as well as most of Gaozhou and Pingzhou,"
"Except for the few remnants that escaped into the mountains, they have all been taken......"
"Wu Lang, Yan Ran, Huaiyuan, and Zhu Shou captured, about 20 forts have been conquered and taken over, and the ...... has been completed."
"The looted goods and stocks are piled up......"
Although he heard the good news, it did not make Luo Zhanji's mood better, but the livestock was a little helpless and sighed.
Because compared with these small achievements, Huaidong's performance as an ally is not not enough, but too good and too much beyond expectations.
Since the major setback suffered by Higashiyama Castle, things have been going very smoothly, and the smooth things have made him a little unbelievable, and he has become more cautious and cautious.
You must know that the fiasco that almost shook the foundation of the family many years ago, the scene of every family bringing filial piety and crying of every household seems to be still vivid. Therefore, as a feudal lord, although he is not good at military strategy, he can only be cautious and careful enough.
Therefore, he would rather arrange Huaizhen, a very important ally who had spent a lot of money to stay, to the south to garrison the Liaoxi Corridor just in case, just in order to avoid a repeat of the story of the past.
But he didn't expect that not only did he succeed in establishing it in a short period of time, which was enough to cut off the defense line of several states in southwestern Liaoning; He also defeated the enemy troops from the Pinglu Road side with a small number of people, and beat them one after another, and finally could not even think of gaining a foothold in the local area, and had to retreat to Yingzhou gloomily.
This news is released, of course, it is a joyful and encouraging experience, and there is no worries about the strategy of Liaoxi and the siege of Kaiyi City; But compared to the performance of the various departments under his own command, who are still in the process of burning, killing, and plundering the place, and it is difficult to extricate themselves, it can only be described as reluctant.
It is the so-called trouble caused by the contrast and contrast between people who are more popular than people. Not to mention the generals underground, even as the lord of the domain, he was under some kind of pressure and urgency.
After all, they have not advanced an inch under Kaiyi City so far. Except for this Beizhenyi, which the other party voluntarily abandoned, even a few sub-cities with peripheral defenses were not able to take it down.
You must know that in the original offer, he used his existing territory as collateral and many rights and interests in transportation in exchange for Huaizhen to continue to join the follow-up military operations.
Although according to the agreement, after entering the territory of the Xue clan, the remuneration and military expenses that need to be paid to the allies can be converted to local remuneration and acquisition, and only need to provide normal grain and grass according to the head.
However, the more brilliant the performance as an ally, the greater the role it plays, and the greater the benefits that will be taken away from the local government according to the agreement, which is a helpless thing;
Although it was actually a matter of generosity to others in the occupied territories, no one, whether as a feudal lord or as a personal standpoint, wanted to get their hands on a new territory that was desolate and needed to be reopened and developed before it could be useful.
Of course, at least he has no intention of betraying the alliance or breaking the contract afterwards, or he is not sure that he will bear the price of this innocent with Luo's hundreds of years of inheritance and popularity.
"About the woman you are looking for privately in Huaizhen,"
Luo Zhanji remembered another thing, and immediately called a personal general.
"There is also the matter that Boluo will be involved in his own family, and find out how well it is investigated......"
The person who came was called Luo Cangwu, who was the companion of the family who grew up with him since he was a child, and he was also the eyeliner leader he deliberately cultivated, so Zhengse groaned.
"The last clue about that woman is ...... in Higashiyama Castle."
?“ It is said that he is an important person in the Keiseung Chamber of Commerce, which is famous for its jewelry business......"
"At the beginning, on the pretext of purchasing makeup gifts, I accompanied the people who sent off relatives in the Xue family......"
"Then before the night banquet, he had disappeared with the Qingsheng Chamber of Commerce......"
"In hindsight, it seems suspicious, but later the clues in the chaos in the city were broken......
"My subordinates think that I am afraid that they will not be able to get rid of the ...... of Pinglu Dao."
"If there is no accident expected by the subordinates, there is a high probability that they are still in Liaoxi City......"
Speaking of this, Luo Cangwu paused, and his face became solemn again.
"But this Boluo will be more tricky and hindering......"
"The little one's secret visit to my house has just begun, but I have encountered a lot of resistance......
"I had to change the means and channels, and find someone to look through the past life chronicles, so that I could get a little ......"
"Among them, the reason for the private negotiation with the family can be traced back to the head of the previous generation......
"In Baoqing for three years, I provided the first loan ...... for my family"
"During the Yuanguang period, due to the famine in Liaocheng County, he bought 80,000 stone of grain overseas on behalf of ......"
"During the Xingtai period, he also appointed the lord of the feudal domain and acted as an agent for the family's maritime trade patent ...... for several years."
"Later, the family and the south became closer, and then slowly faded out of the daily ......"
"Over the years, I've heard of a lot of people in the domain...... These include the children of the third and seventh rooms."
"I also heard about it around the old fan, among the Qing guests and people in the house,"
"Those national players and tea ceremony masters are also recommended by the suspected background......"
Hearing this, Luo Zhanji took a while before he could hold back questions such as "Why I don't know", and explained with an unchanged face.
"I'll give you more manpower and financial resources, and you have to continue to investigate......"
"But everything is based on not letting the other party ...... surprised"
"In addition, put all the relevant things of the Shengqing Chamber of Commerce into the hands of that person......"
"No......"
"Report ......"
At this time, there was a sudden announcement outside
"Tell the lord that there is news from Malay, and the army of this family will arrive in ...... on the same day."
It was obviously the best news he had ever heard.
However, it was Luo Zhanrong, the younger brother and third elder who stayed in the rear, and finally sent troops together with a group of allies and vassal forces, and the nineteen coalition troops known as 60,000 finally arrived in Liaoxi, and it has been over.
This time, in addition to these centaurs, they also brought newly built stone cannons and other siege equipment, as well as hundreds of craftsmen who maintained and built them.
This also somewhat made up for the regret that he did not carry heavy equipment when he sent troops to welcome his relatives, but could only sigh at the fortified city
As a result, Luo Zhanji could finally make up his mind to concentrate his forces and begin to attack Kaiyi City.
"Someone came to pass my orders......"
"Where the guards and capture the army, the left, the front, the rear, and the central feudal soldiers belong to ......"
"In the period of near and far, within the three-day limit, quickly move closer to the main formation and return the ......"
"Those who have an incomplete system at the time of return will be held accountable for their crimes......"
"Those who dare to miss the deadline will be ......"
"Those who are scattered and do not return are punished as deserters......"
"Those who are expected to stay in the same place are guilty of the same crime......
These series of orders from Kaiping City, like flowing water, galloped out like a signal horse, and caused ripples and repercussions in all parts of western Liaoning.
A few days later, dozens of stone cannons and projectiles of different heights assembled were displayed in two large rows under Kaiyi City.
On the side of the towering siege equipment, there are many stone bullets that have been quarried from the mountains and simply polished; There are also pottery bombs that are specially used for personnel killing; Specially made of plants and trees with oil-soaked poisonous smoke balls and large fire cans filled with flammable fuel grease...... It's already piled up like a hill.
I saw an order, with the whistling and falling projectiles, the east wall of Kaiyi City was shrouded in splashing fragments, broken battlements, burning flames and smoky black smoke, and it seemed that the human voice was roaring so lively.
And with the humming and shocking of the stone cannon bombardment, Kaiyi City finally reacted and moved. The same whistling volley dots, after crossing a long arc, crashed into Roche's array.
Obviously, the heavy equipment of the Xue clan in the city also began to counterattack, but although these projectiles smashed and overturned some people and soldiers, they were obviously far from those siege equipment that were being wound in time.
In the sound of drums and trumpets, the front row, which was already lined up by the mixed formation of Zi soldiers and husband soldiers, could not wait to carry the bag full of dirt, pushed the cart full of sand, and rushed forward one after another.
At this time, another weapon on the city was also put into battle, and I saw the whirring sound between the battlements, and something as sharp as a spear flew out of the city, almost head-on into the galloping crowd.
Suddenly, in the midst of the screams and wails one after another, at least two or three human bodies passed through, and then flew up and sprayed blood and slammed diagonally into the ground.
"It's a bed crossbow......"
"Beware of ......"
"Where is the stone cannon, let me lower the ......"