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Hami Fortress, filled with gunsmoke, Zhichong Commander Li Sui and the defenders in the city have been defending for more than half a month. [. Excellence in the Whole Book]

With tens of thousands of troops, Rouran Khan Yu Jiulu Shelun besieged Hami, and the company camped for dozens of miles, layer upon layer.

He attacked for more than ten days in a row, but was repelled by Li Xun and his people.

Hami City, located in the easternmost part of Shazhou, is high and thick because of its proximity to the frontier.

Not far from the city wall, there is a city tower, which is equipped with a large number of rolling wood stones, strong bows and crossbows, etc.

It was by relying on the fortified city and abundant materials that Li Sui repelled the fierce and fierce attacks of the Rouran people again and again.

Woo~! A distant and desolate sound of trumpets rose under the city of Hami, soaring into the sky.

Countless Rouran people retreated from the city like a tide to the camp again.

At this moment, up and down the city walls, corpses were piled up, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Wow~! The defenders of the city, seeing the Rouran people shouting and retreating again, all cheered and jumped.

The defenders slammed their swords and guns against the walls, and roared in the sky.

There were even people who scolded the city, scolded the three generations of Rouran's ancestors with foul language, and used all the humiliating means to vent the resentment in their hearts.

Under the city, under the banner of the Chinese army of the Rouran people, Khan Yu Jiulu Shelun rode on a horse, his face was as heavy as water, and his brows were tightly wrinkled into the word "Sichuan".

Before the war, he could never have imagined that tens of thousands of troops would not be able to capture even a small Hami.

Since heading south to the Tianshan Mountains, the Rouran army has been stranded in Hami for more than half a month.

Even if he lost countless Rouran warriors, he never managed to take the city.

The tenacity of the defenders frightened countless Rouran, and some even doubted whether the westward strategy could be successful.

Because if the defenders of Shazhou are as brave as Hami, even if there are ten times more Rouran people, they may not be able to take the Western Regions.

"Khan, if you attack like this, the gains outweigh the losses!" The prime minister said with a worried face.

Hearing this, Rouran Khan sighed: "Why don't you know about this Khan? ”

"However, it is said that the cities of Gaochang and Yanqi are more dangerous than Hami, and the number of defenders is larger."

"Instead of wasting time and energy elsewhere, it's better to concentrate on taking Hami first."

"What's more...... Alas, let's go back to the account! After speaking, Rouran Khan turned around and entered the big tent of the Chinese army.

Although Yu Jiulu Shelun did not continue, the Minister of State already knew it.

In fact, even if they can't defeat Hami and can't take the Western Regions, the people of Rouran don't worry too much about anything.

What really disturbed the Rouran Khan was that the army was running out of food and grass.

It has been a month since the Mobei Wangcheng went south to Hami, during which tens of thousands of cavalrymen ate and chewed a lot.

Although some livestock were looted in the north of the East Tianshan Mountains, it was a drop in the bucket, and now it is already overstretched.

If there is no food and grass to replenish, I am afraid that the Rouran army will not last for seven days.

As the saying goes: before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first!

No matter what kind of strong soldiers and good generals, as long as there is a problem with food and grass, so that the soldiers are hungry, they can only be defeated and flee in the end.

Throughout the annals of military history, countless battles have been defeated because of lack of food and grass.

No matter how savage and ignorant the Rouran people are, they also know the importance of food and grass, not to mention that the Rouran people are not ignorant.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Rouran Khan was angrily blazing at everyone.

"What's going on in the rear? The herdsmen who accompanied the army should have joined the army a long time ago, why are they so long gone? ”

"Great Khan, this matter is really strange, why don't you send someone back to urge?"

"Well, that's all there is for now."

"Someone! Quickly inform the leaders and leaders that they must rush to Hami within five days, otherwise they will be killed! ”

"Humph! After this battle, Ben Khan will settle accounts with the leaders. ”

After receiving the order, the scout mounted his horse and quickly headed off into the distance.

However, far water does not quench the thirst of the near, and it cannot change the current situation of the Rouran people who lack food.

All the Rouran men circled around in despair, silent, pessimistic about the prospects of the war.

Due to the recent heavy casualties, the Rouran no longer had any hope of capturing Hami.

And Rouran Khan Yu Jiulu Shelun also had to change the attack into a siege, wanting to trap the defenders in the city to death.

This time, the Rouran people marched westward and easily seized a large area of rich land north of the East Tianshan Mountains, making them think that Hexi was vulnerable.

Who would have thought that after crossing the East Tianshan Mountain, the army was trapped under the city of Hami and could not advance an inch.

Now Yu Jiulu Shelun is so anxious that he is like an ant on a hot pot, walking back and forth like a fly without a head in the big tent, and he has long lost the arrogance when he went south to the Tianshan Mountains.

The siege of the city has been more than half a month, not only did not advance an inch, but thousands of tribal warriors were killed and wounded.

In addition, I don't know what happened recently, and the herdsmen who were supposed to come to the meeting are nowhere to be found.

The most worrying thing is that Shazhou has implemented a strong wall and cleared the wilderness, and the people of Rouran can no longer grab a grain of food.

This is really more meritorious than saving the driver, and the poison is not enough.

In fact, there is also grain, all in the tall cities, Gaochang, Hami and other cities have a lot of grain.

It's a pity that the Rouran people are not good at attacking the city, and there is no gain except for meeting heads again and again to break the bloodstream.

……

Gaochang City, in the Shazhou Governor's Mansion.

Du Jin sat in the middle of the lobby, and the two sides were full of officials and generals of the Governor's Mansion.

"Where is the army of the royal governor now?"

"Back to the governor, his subordinates don't know his specific location."

"However, according to the calculations of the participating soldiers, it will take about three or five days to reach the northern foot of the East Tianshan Mountains."

"In that case, it will be at least seven days or so before the attack is launched."

Du Jin nodded, and said slowly: "Recently, the Rouran people have frequently plundered grain and grass everywhere, which shows that their grain and grass are about to run out. ”

"In case Yu Jiulu Shelun is forced to evacuate early due to lack of food and grass, will the royal capital superintendent have to return in vain?"

"The governor is worried, and there is a plan for the lowly to make the people of Rouran willing to stay."

Hearing this, Du Jin's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly said: "Come quickly!" ”

"The governor can urgently notify the governor of Duan stationed at Yumen Pass for 800 li, and ask him to send a small number of men and horses to escort grain and grass to Gaochang."

"Then secretly leak this news to the Rouran people and attract them to snatch grain and grass."

"Tell the people who escort the grain and grass not to feel sorry for the grain and grass, and don't get entangled with the Rouran people."

"As long as you find that the Rouran people are grabbing food, immediately throw away the grain and grass and evacuate."

"Huh? In this way, the grain and grass were soon snatched away by the Rouran people? ”

"It's for the Rouran people to snatch it away!"

"Of course, the amount of grain and grass that is robbed each time cannot be very large, it is probably enough for the Rouran people to last for half a day and a day."

"In this way, the grain and grass have been grabbed, and there is hope, the governor said, will the Rouran people withdraw in advance?"

"Hahaha, of course not, not only not, but will also increase the offensive again."

"That's right!"

"Next, as long as Li Sui guards Hami and drags the Rouran army in Hami, and when the army of Wang Dudu arrives, it will be the end of the Rouran people."

Du Jin's expression was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed out loud, laughing so much that tears were about to flow out.

……

On this day, on the orders of the Rouran Khan, the commander of the thousand households, Bijian, led hundreds of cavalry out of the camp and headed southwest as usual.

Nowadays, raising grain and grass has become the most urgent thing for the Rouran army, even knowing that the territory of Shazhou has been fortified and cleared, the Rouran people still fly around, looking for all possible grain and grass.

Although Wei Bijian did not report any hope in his heart, he did not dare to openly disobey the Khan's orders, and when he left the camp of the Chinese army, he could only look around boredly.

The Western Regions are different from other places, except for a few oases, the eyes are full of yellow sand, not to mention any animals, not even plants.

However, this time, Wei Bijian still looked around with his eyes wide open, and secretly reminded himself that he had to raise food.

Otherwise, I really dare not guarantee that in anger, the khan will not be angry with him.

"Alas, I didn't know I would have come to wade into this troubled water."

"Forget it, it's all come this far, what's the use of thinking about it again?"

In fact, not only Wei Bijian regretted it, but all Rouran people regretted it.

It's just that it's too late to regret it now, so I can only continue with it.

The time soon came to the afternoon, and Wei Bijian, who had not eaten for most of the day, felt dizzy.

He looked at his listless subordinates on the left and right, and was thinking about whether he would go home after being scolded by the Khan?

Suddenly, there was a creaking sound of ruts in the distance, and he shuddered and hurriedly raised his eyes into the distance.

I saw a convoy slowly approaching in the distance, and the cart was loaded with grain.

"Hahaha, sons, the business is coming to the door, give Lao Tzu a rush!"

With Wei Bijian's order, all the Rouran people pounced like wolves and tigers.

And the Hexi soldiers, who were responsible for escorting the grain and grass in the convoy, did not even resist, abandoned the grain cart and turned around and fled.

The elated Rouran people only cared about snatching grain and grass, and had no suspicion at all.

So far, the Hexi Army's 'retention plan' has been successfully implemented, creating an opportunity for Wang Maide to hit the Rouran people hard in the future.