Chapter 390: Partition and Encirclement
Li Jiancheng entered Juye County and found that it was a barren place and an empty city. An empty city is an empty city; However, they are the first team in the three-way army to break through. Therefore, Li Jiancheng was ecstatic and sent a three-point report to Li Mi, Wang Bodang and Chang'an.
Li Yuanji was even more rampant, shouting that he was going to march again and besiege Dingtao from behind. Li Jiancheng laughed, comforted his younger brother and said, "Yuanji, remember that the Great Demon Kingdom is our enemy, but after this battle, Li Mi is our number one enemy."
Weakened enemies are certainly more likable than strong ones; So let's just wait and see what happens, and let the two of them fight! It's best if they can lose both; Let's take advantage of the fisherman. ”
Li Yuanji said and asked, "Then what does the eldest brother think we should do next?" ”
"Do nothing, let the army trim. In addition, urge Zhu Can and ask him to send the grain and grass over quickly; During this period of time, he had less and less food and grass. ”
Zhu Can was in charge of the grain and grass of the coalition army, and thought it was a light life; Just pick up the credit in the back. I didn't expect that everything changed as soon as I entered Shandong; The people of Shandong, like hungry madness, desperately disturbed his army; A third of the food sent out was lost on the road.
Li Mi and Li Jiancheng sent people to urge food every day, and the attitude of the envoys became more and more vicious. Zhu Can had no choice, so he had to arrange for his general Wu Tianxi to lead the army out in person, and only then could he be considered to have completed the task.
However, Wu Tianxi is not iron-clad, and he can't run around without resting for a moment; And without Wu Tianxi's sitting, his heart is not stable. There was no choice but to reduce the frequency of food deliveries.
I just had a big quarrel with Li Jiancheng's envoy today; Zhu Can was sulking, and suddenly someone came to report that his food delivery team had been robbed again in Jinshan; The grain was not delivered to Li Jiancheng's hands.
Zhu Can was furious, and had no choice but to arrange for Wu Tianxi to lead 5,000 men and horses to escort some grain to Juye County again.
The team of pressing grain and carrying grass came to Jinshan, and someone reminded Wu Tianxi that the last time the military rations were robbed here, please be careful. Wu Tianxi snorted coldly and said, "These fearless ghosts of the Great Demon Country, when they heard that I was coming, they had already fled without a trace. Who would dare to come to the ambush? Of course, there is an ambush, and with me sitting on the horse, the short handle in my hand is not afraid of him. Go ahead! ”
"Yes!" The soldiers were ordered to lead the army into the Golden Mountain.
Although Jinshan is not high, the terrain is dangerous. Wang Wendu did not ask Cheng Zhijie for instructions, launched a first-level war mobilization order, and recruited 5,000 reserve troops and 10,000 young people, a total of 20,000 people stationed here.
He mobilized these young men to build fortresses and fortifications on the mountain, and built the gold mountain like an iron wall.
Heard the scout's report that an enemy grain convoy of about 5,000 men had entered Jinshan; They are playing the banner of Wu Zi.
Wang Wendu knew that it was Wu Tianxi who was here when he heard it; He smiled, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes. This Wu Tianxi has always had no one in his eyes, so let him know today that he knows how powerful he is. Thinking of this, with his order, his soldiers quickly made preparations.
Wu Tianxi entered Jinshan and felt a numbness in his back, he was secretly surprised; Lift up your eyes and look around; I saw that the strange rocks and mountains were dangerous, and I couldn't help but be cautious secretly.
"What a smell this is, it's a terrible smell!" The soldiers talked so much that they covered their noses. Wu Tianxi sniffed hard, and there was a pungent smell of sulfur in the air; He was frightened and looked around, and saw that the side of the mountain road was covered with thick dead grass.
"Not good! The enemy wants to attack! Withdraw! Hurry back! Wu Tianxi's face turned white with fright, and he yelled for the troops to run out quickly.
"If you want to run now, it's too late! Shoot! Wang Wendu gave an order, and rockets rained down on the hill and fell on the dead grass next to it, causing a fire. Some rockets landed on the grain and grass carts, igniting the forage; Others shot at the human body, and after a while, there was an additional humanoid torch.
It was not easy for the thousand grain carts to turn around and escape, and the horses pulling the carts were frightened at once; The wagons were running all over the place, and the mountain roads were in a mess.
Wu Tianxi saw that he couldn't do anything, this guy turned around and ran away without saying a word. Wang Wendu did not chase either, and continued to command the army to eliminate the enemy in the mountain road, and then returned to the mountain to garrison.
Wu Tianxi led the remnants of the defeated army to run back to Zhu Can's Chinese army camp in one go. Zhu Can saw that his subordinate generals had become like this, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly asked what happened.
Wu Tianxi will not say that he is ambushed, but exaggerates the strength of the enemy; said that the road had been completely blocked; I can't go to Juye County at all.
Zhu Can is suspicious, and his prime minister, who is also the military advisor Zhang Delu, said: "Wang Jia, if it is really like what General Wu said, then Li Tang's army will be in danger." Let's hurry up and inform King Wei and Li Jiancheng of this situation! ”
Zhu Can's face was pale, and the sweat on his forehead was dripping, he obviously understood the power; hurriedly ordered someone to send a message to Li Mi and Li Jiancheng.
The two of them took this piece of information, and the letter in their hands slowly slipped from their fingers. The surrounding generals found that the commander who was still in high spirits just now suddenly looked lonely, and they didn't know what was going on.
Compared with Li Mi, who lost a battle at most, Jinshan was related to Li Jiancheng's net worth. Without saying a word, he led the army straight to Jinshan, wanting to open up his life channel.
Looking at the gold mountain dozens of zhang high, there are also strong fortresses blocking the road; Li Jiancheng was in a trance and almost fell off his horse.
"Everyone! Once we have broken through the fortress in front of us, we will be able to escape. If you can't break through the fortress in front of you; We can only be trapped behind enemy lines, surrounded by enemies! Gentlemen, please follow me to kill the enemy! Never die! ”
Li Yuanji roared, regardless of his injuries, he took the lead in attacking, and Yuan Mujue was now aggrieved to death. This trip out has not been smooth; This time, we must fight fiercely with the Great Demon Kingdom.
Saying that, he rushed up with Li Yuanji; Tang Jun saw that the commander was dispatched, and his life was threatened; One by one, they screamed and killed.
Wang Wendu now has an army of 20,000 in his hands, although it is nearly twice as small as the Tang army; However, relying on the convenience of the location and the magic weapon in his hand; He believed he could withstand the attacks of his enemies.
Wang Wendu divided his army into several waves, and asked the veterans to defend the city with new soldiers; Although there were many casualties, the combat effectiveness of the army was getting stronger and stronger.
Li Jiancheng led the army to attack Jinshan day and night, but after several days of attacking, thousands of men and horses were killed and wounded, and Jinshan was still towering.
"Collect the troops!" Li Jiancheng sighed and gave the order helplessly. Li Yuanji's eyes cracked and said, "Big brother! Why do you want to collect troops? You're giving me a team, and I'm going to take down the gold mountain. ”
Li Jiancheng slowly shook his head and said, "It's useless!" This Wang Wendu has made complete preparations; He ran the mountain of gold like a tortoise shell; It will be futile for us to attack again. ”
"So so many of us died in vain? I can't swallow this! ”
"Who said they would die in vain? The enemy's attention must have been drawn to me here! Hey! Isn't it strange that Yuanba has not appeared? With such a strong army, you won't think that I have been letting him press grain and transport grass!
Tell you, I have ordered Yuanba to send troops to Onozawa; We're going to break through the enemy's defenses by surprise from there. I think when we suddenly appear in Dingtao, Cheng Zhijie's face must be very good-looking. ”
Li Yuanji's eyes lit up and said, "Okay! The eldest brother is clever, and the younger brother admires! Let's withdraw our troops and go to Onozawa. ”
"Go back to Juye County first, and when we have the news of Yuanba, we will set off."
Onozawa is a lake hundreds of miles in radius formed by the Ono River on the plain; Li Yuanba led the army along the Daye River into this lake.
Feng Li is helping Li Yuanba, which is actually the banner of surveillance; Led 3,000 infantry to cooperate with him in this operation.
They entered the Great Wild at first, and although they moved slowly, they did not encounter any anomalies; and marched more than a dozen miles; It has entered an uninhabited area. In front of us, except for the reed-strewn and sparkling lake, there is no way forward at all.
The Xuanjia Army was inferior to the infantry in this environment; They had stripped off their heavy armor and strapped their blades to their horses, moving as slowly as the infantry.
"Ahh There was another scream, and a soldier was bogged down in the mire; However, Li Yuanba rushed over and dragged him up with a rope. Everyone no longer knows how many such accidents have occurred, but they have all been rescued by this powerful general; The whole army was full of respect for him.
"Whoa!" The reeds in the lake suddenly parted, and a small boat rushed out of it, and the small boat was full of soldiers from the Great Demon Kingdom. After they came out, they didn't say a word, and they fired indiscriminately at the advancing Tang army.
"Ahh
Feng Li scolded angrily, but before he could finish venting, suddenly there was a big chaos behind him, and the enemy appeared behind them again, and they all shot and then floated away.
"Your Highness, what do you think we should do?" Feng Li regretted it a little as soon as he spoke; Why did you ask him? Isn't this the equivalent of asking the blind question?
Sure enough, Li Yuanba snorted coldly, ignored him, and led the army to continue to advance. Feng Li hurriedly led the team forward.
Against endless harassment, they finally reached the heart of Onozawa; There is a small hill here, like a lying unicorn. Legend has it that someone caught a unicorn here in the primeval period; The institute left this Kirin Mountain.