The Qin army's set of precautions was originally a classic trick of Li Mu of Zhao State to guard against the former Qin State. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And now, in the face of the unfamiliar Sabbatarian Army, Bai Qi did not choose to attack rashly.

When the expedition was out, the Qin army was originally fighting far from the mainland. Food became a heavy burden.

In the Western Regions, although Wang Jian personally guarded it, the vast desert made the transportation of grain extremely inconvenient.

And the daily consumption of more than 400,000 troops is an astronomical amount. Therefore, Bai Qi could only wait for the solution of the food ration problem for more than 400,000 people before he could start fighting in the real sense.

Prior to this, even if Bai Qi defeated the people of the Sabbath Empire, it would be impossible to truly expand the results of the war.

On the other side, Xerxes, who was shocked by the strict defense of the Qin State and the buildings that rose from the ground, was also cautious.

Unable to gain any advantage in the first battle, Xerxes also withdrew directly to the territory of the ancient dynasty of Maria.

began to scatter the rangers to disturb the sight of the Qin army. And use this to spy on the deployment of the Qin army in Marchiana County.

During this time, at the risk of losing a lot of elites, Xerxes's scout light cavalry even once probed the edge of Mulu City, the base camp of the Qin army.

And the results of the spy also made Xerxes a little worried.

Judging from the number of defenders in various places, as well as the situation in Mulu City, the number of the Qin army has far exceeded the number brought back by the original name Cyrus.

It is even possible that the number of the Qin army exceeded the number of people in their resting empire.

"Things are getting trickier...... Xerxes frowned, looking at some of the incomplete maps, and pondering what to do.

"General, the opponent's cavalry is also very powerful. Their bows and arrows, in particular, shoot farther than ours. Every time we fight, it's our people who suffer. In the long run, I'm afraid it will not be good for the morale of the army! ”

On the side, a battlefield veteran who had followed Xerxes for decades also reported to Xerxes with some concern.

"There's no way, if you attack rashly, you will lose more people!" Xerxes sighed lightly and said.

"Fortunately, though, those cavalrymen don't seem to be in love with war. As soon as they get out of that strange building area, they're basically going to go back......"

"What do you say? Go back? Xerxes suddenly turned around and looked directly at his subordinates and asked.

"Yes, General!" Xerxes's men replied affirmatively.

"Won't attack......" Xerxes thought back and forth as he chewed on the information his men had provided.

After a long time, Xerxes suddenly raised his head and asked in a low tone, "Darius, you say, could we be wrong?" ”

"General?"

"Judging from the news brought back by the scouts, this group of people, only part of the population remained, and most of the people moved east. What is their purpose? ”

"Plundering the population?" Darius replied with some uncertainty.

"Hehe, look at their people, all of them are strong men, and their appearance is not even as complicated as the empire, such a country, will it be population?" Xerxes chuckled and shook his head.

"Why is that?"

"We defeat the enemy in order to gain the wealth of the enemy. That's why there are so many small dynasties within the empire. And they, obviously, are not the same as us.

They want to turn this place into their land completely. That's why it's so anxious to build such a solid defense. Wait until the time is right to fight us again! ”

"General, what are we going to do?" Darius's words caused silence in the tent to fall suddenly.

"Whew!"

Xerxes exhaled lightly and said, "Let's fight." If we don't fight, we won't have a chance after that. ”

"Yes!"

Xerxes's order made the Qin side, which had originally taken a slight offensive, suddenly completely on the defensive.

And this time, Xerxes no longer seems to care about losses, and has begun to seize the city.

Not surprisingly, with Xerxes's elite command in battle, and his prestige among the Sabbatarians. The outermost cities of the Qin army began to be uprooted one after another.

Surprisingly, the Qin army seemed to be indifferent to the loss of those peripheral cities, and even chose to retreat to the second line of defense.

Such a move made Xerxes even more determined to guess in his heart.

At the same time, he also knew that as the army of Sabbath advanced further, the subsequent war would inevitably develop against them.

In Mulu City, more than half of the aborigines here have been moved to the Western Regions with the Qin army transporting grain. Most of the rest are people who are proficient in farming.

And under the pressure of the sudden attack on all fronts of the Rest Empire, the defeated army on the front line was also collected in Mulu City for repair as soon as possible.

"The Great Marshal, the Sabbatical Army, is approaching the city of Lanni. The armies are well prepared, and it is almost time for the Sabbaths to pull the net. Inside the big tent, Han Xin arched his hand and said to Bai Qi.

However, as a marshal, Bai Qi, who has always shown his majesty on weekdays, does not care at all in the face of the 300,000 troops of the Rest Empire at this time.

waved his hand and said to Han Xin somewhat casually: "This matter is something you thought of, what to do, you decide for yourself!" ”

"Whoa!"

Han Xin arched his hand heavily, and his seemingly calm eyes had an unconcealable look of excitement.

High on the city wall, several bored resters were sitting on the city wall, chatting.

"I'll just say, those Qin people are just a group of craftsmen. You see, after building such a high and good city, as a result, it was defeated in one fight! ”

"That's because General Xerxes is well led! Otherwise, who would kill so hard! ”

"It's also ......"

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the city walls. The soldiers who chatted first thought that Xerxes had returned victoriously, so they couldn't help but stand up and prepare for the triumphant demeanor of the once great general.

However, all they saw were blood-red banners and jet-black armor.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

The soldiers raised their voices to hide their fear. You must know that in the city today, there are only more than 1,000 people who can hold weapons.

"Don't panic! Defend the city gates, they are cavalry, they can't attack it! ”

"Boom!"

However, before the words could even be heard within the city walls, they were interrupted by a loud bang.

"Squeak! Creak! ”

Under the city gate, a few trap rats, turning their flexible eyes, disappeared in a few breaths.

Xerxes was too confident, or rather, he was dormant by the exquisite craftsmanship of the Qin State. In particular, the Urn City, which had caused him serious losses one by one, made him think that only more than 1,000 people were enough to support him to return to his division.

However, this city once belonged to the Empire of Sabbath. However, the people who built the urn city to defend the city were the people of the Mo family.

And the seemingly sturdy gate, and the many mechanisms in the urn city, are even more in the hands of the Gongyi family.

Picking up other people's things and counting on it to hit others. Xerxes still underestimated the Gongyi family and the Mo family's tricks.

The whistling cavalry rushed into the city almost without any hindrance. Not only this city, but almost every city was attacked by the Qin army. Moreover, the results and processes are strikingly similar.

And at this moment, Xerxes, who was still planning how to attack Lanni City, which was like a fortress in front of him, had no idea that his back path had been copied by others.