In April, Lü Guangliu's younger brother Lü Bao guarded Jiuquan, and he personally led an army of 60,000 to the west, and the front of the army was directed at Dunhuang. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Soon the news of Lü's large-scale invasion was transmitted back to Dunhuang, and when Wei Shuo learned about it, he immediately strengthened the city's defenses.

And when Tang Yao, Ling Huyi and the others learned about it, they immediately became excited, as if the elimination of Wei Shuo was within a snap of their fingers.

Although he was fully prepared, and even Du Jin and Duan Ye were already on standby, Wei Shuo still didn't dare to be careless.

Because he knew very well that Lu Guang was by no means an easy person, even if the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses under his command was slightly weaker, but the opponent had a large number of people, and his strength was still not to be underestimated.

Dunhuang, as the leading city in Hexi, is also the seat of Shazhou in the past, and its strategic role is very important.

Whether Wei Shuo wants to conquer Guzang, or Lu Guang plans to go to Gaochang, Dunhuang is a must-take.

Only the Yumen Pass, which occupies the west of Dunhuang, can be regarded as having a backing, and there is no danger that there will be an enemy attack in the west; After the same occupation of Dunhuang, there was hope for further eastward expansion.

In order to guard Dunhuang, Wei Shuo not only greatly strengthened the city wall, but also increased the number of defenders in the city to 20,000.

With the gloomy sky overhead, Wei Shuo stood on the city wall with a serious face, looking down at the black pressure of the Lu army outside the city.

Breathing in the cold air in early spring, exhaling white air in his mouth, Wei Shuo's face was solemn.

The army of Lu Guang under the city was neat and awe-inspiring, and at a glance, he knew that the other party was by no means a rabble.

Wei Shuo guessed correctly, in order to take Dunhuang as soon as possible and remove the troubles, Lu Guang brought all the only 30,000 elites in his hands.

At this time, there was a commotion in the Lu army under the city, and Lu Guang, surrounded by a group of young generals, appeared under the city on horseback, pointing at the city head.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the one in the middle is Lu Guang, the king of the Three Rivers; The young general on the left is the eldest son of Lu Su, who is known as the Qianli Horse of the Lu family; The middle-aged man on the right is Lu Guang's younger brother Lu Yan, and the rest of the generals are not Lu disciples. ”

"It seems that Lu Guang has thoroughly cleaned the heroes of the Western Expedition." At the end of the introduction, Wei Shuo couldn't help but tease.

Everyone couldn't stop laughing when they heard this, and immediately relaxed the originally tense atmosphere.

After everyone finished laughing, Wei Shuo continued to introduce: "Everyone, Lu Guang can be said to be the only pillar of Houliang, and the Lu family's ability to coerce all parties in recent years has nothing to do with Lu Guang's fame. ”

"Whether it's us, or the Xianbei Xiqin in the south, or the Tuyuhun on the plateau, or even the Lushuihu tribe in the southwest, they don't dare to offend Houliang easily."

"If it weren't for the fact that we knocked him with a stick, I'm afraid that Lu Guang would have dominated Hexi by this time."

"Now that Lu Guang has the help of the family, he can no longer hold back his ambition to dominate, so he has raised heavy soldiers to commit me in Dunhuang."

After speaking, Wei Shuo pointed to Lu Guang, who was showing off his martial arts under the city, and said in high spirits: "Let Lu Guang know today that as long as Shuo is in one day, it will not be Hu Lu's turn to be arrogant." ”

"Dadu Hu, the enemy army is going to attack!"

Suddenly, the horn sounded, and the Lu army under the city kept changing the phalanx, which caused the soldiers in charge of the lookout in the city to exclaim.

"Woooooooooo......oo Knock knock knock ......"

The passionate sound of war drums and desolate trumpets continued to sound, and in a few breaths, the Lu army was in formation.

Then he slowly pressed up with a neat pace, the speed was not slow or urgent, giving people a feeling as thick as a mountain.

Looking at the boundless enemy army under the city, the defenders firmly grasped the horizontal knife in their hands, a layer of fine sweat oozed from their foreheads, and their breathing became a little heavier unconsciously, and suddenly a strong sense of urgency enveloped the entire city.

Under the city, Lu Guang rode on a war horse, looking at the tens of thousands of elite troops under his command, and couldn't help but be full of ambition.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready, do you want to attack?" A general of the Lu army came up and asked for instructions.

"Good! The king of the biography ordered: The army will attack the city immediately! Fight to give the defenders a dismount. ”

Although the Lu army came from afar, it carried the prestige of Jiuquan, and the morale of the army was very high.

I saw that the Chinese army ordered the flag to wave, and about 1,000 Lu soldiers pushed the well fence and braved the dense rain of arrows on the city, regardless of casualties, and reached the foot of the city wall.

At this time, the specially sloping terrain made of cement came into play, not only making it difficult for the enemy's siege equipment to move forward, but also making it difficult to fix the well railings when the terrain was tilted, making it impossible for the archers standing on it to suppress the defenders inside the city.

At the same time, the defenders of the city wall drove catapults, and suddenly large and small rubble, and from time to time there were boulders like grinding discs, which fell on the heads of the besiegers like a torrential rain.

The siege equipment carefully prepared by the enemy army was smashed to pieces by stones before it could play its role.

In the face of Lü's tentative attack at the beginning, the defenders behaved very easily, relying on the reinforced tall city walls and sharp weapons to defend the city, making the enemy suffer enough.

After a short period of probing, the enemy finally gathered heavy troops and began a formal attack on Dunhuang.

Under the cover of archers, a large number of Lu soldiers gradually climbed to the top of the city through the ladder, and a fierce battle broke out.

Wei Shuo stood on the city wall with Li Wei and Kang Long, listening to the swishing sound of arrows flying by, looking at the enemy soldiers who were constantly winding up the ladder, and suddenly felt that the blood on his body wanted to boil.

He gripped the handle of the horizontal knife tightly with his left hand, and held the city wall with his right hand, desperate to fight.

After years of unremitting training and experience of war, Wei Shuo is no longer a powerless young man.

With his specially modified physique, he doesn't dare to say that he is invincible in the world, but at least he is not a problem to be the champion of the three armies.

"Kill!"

I saw Wei Shuo shout, pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist, and stabbed a soldier Lu who rushed over, and then kicked him to the ground, twisting his body and killing the enemy sergeant who kept climbing up.

"Brothers, kill, kill all the enemies."

The main general was brave, which greatly shocked the morale of the defenders, and followed Wei Shuo, Li Wei, and Kang Long, and they all roared and slashed at the enemy.

Most of the non-commissioned officers of the garrison were from common people's backgrounds, and almost all of them were deeply favored by Wei Shuo.

Everyone knew that if Lu Guang was allowed to break through the city, not only would his own life be difficult to protect, but the lives of his relatives and the land that his family had just obtained would probably return to the hands of the family again.

Therefore, for the sake of his family, and at the same time for himself, the defenders were not merciless in killing the enemy.

Lü Guang, who had been watching the battle under the city, was a little worried when he saw that the attack of Lü's army was frustrated at first, but later the army went smoothly and attacked the city at once.

Who knew that before he could be happy for too long, the defenders of Dunhuang only counterattacked and drove the Lu army off the city wall.

Seeing this situation, Lu Guang frowned, he had tried to overestimate the defenders before, but he didn't expect to underestimate it.

It can be seen from the battle just now that the combat effectiveness of the defenders of Dunhuang far exceeded their previous expectations, and the combat strength of the Jiuquan defenders was a cut higher.

"I didn't expect the enemy army to be so tenacious, and spread the widow's will: those who enter Dunhuang first will be promoted to three ranks, knighted as county marquis, and rewarded with ten thousand gold."

"The king has a will: those who enter Dunhuang first will be promoted to three levels, knighted as a county marquis, and rewarded with a reward of ...... ten thousand gold"

As the will of the King of the Three Rivers spread throughout the camp of the Lu army, the morale of the enemy army was instantly stimulated to the highest.

Most of the generals and soldiers showed greed in their eyes, staring at Dunhuang City like hungry beasts.

The soldiers, who had already retreated, immediately rushed to the city again with a loud shout.

"Lord, it seems that Lu Guang is determined to win Dunhuang." I don't know when Li Wei came to Wei Shuo's side and whispered.

"Yes, the enemy army launched an attack regardless of casualties under Lu Guang's generous reward, but this is also in our arms. At present, the more fierce the enemy's attack, the greater the losses will be in the future, and the more it will force the families and Buddhism in the city to take risks. ”

In fact, Wei Shuo saw very clearly that only if Lu Guang was allowed to suffer enough in the siege of the city, would he pin all his hopes on the family in the city and the Buddhist sect, and would choose to gamble.

And only in this way can Wei Shuo be expected to complete his work.

On the contrary, if you can't kill Lu Guang, how can you talk about separating Hexi?