"General, you can't continue any longer, up to now, our army has lost nearly 40,000 people, and if you go on like this, 130,000 soldiers are not enough for the Zhao army in the city to kill in three days!"

Looking at the subordinates who were continuously killed by the rain of arrows and crossbow arrows, the commanders of various tribes hurriedly dissuaded: "General, even if we fill in the passage for the army to go to the city, we have no soldiers to attack the city." ”

"Yes, why don't you suspend the attack, wait to report to the rear, and let the rear prepare the siege ladder, making plans?"

"Hateful! What a hate! Withdrawal! "Being dissuaded by the captains, Geely finally sobered up a little. Looking at the dead warriors all over the ground, looking at the moat stained red with blood, Ji Li hated it with hatred.

As soon as Ji Ji gave an order, tens of thousands of siege soldiers immediately dispersed. In this case, the soldiers of the various departments have long been reluctant to continue. If it weren't for the strict military orders, these soldiers would have broken up long ago.

On the city wall, watching the withdrawal of the Turkic army, all the generals raised their arms and shouted. And the soldiers and town guards of the three departments were all pale. They were frightened by the scene in front of them, and they believed that if they hadn't attached themselves to Zhao Jun, then it was very likely that the corpses under the city would also have their part.

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In the Blue Capital City, whether it is the soldiers of the Zhao Army, the warriors of the three tribes, or the tribesmen of the Blue Capital, they are all cheering for this great victory. After all, the arrival of hundreds of thousands of troops is enough to make everyone uneasy day and night. Now, winning the first battle has given these people and soldiers confidence.

And the officers and colonels of the Zhao Army cheered for this. Many generals and colonels of the Zhao army bluntly expressed their disdain for the Turkic army. The scattered generals and town guards are different from the generals and officers of the Zhao army. They were happy in their hearts, but more than that, they were afraid of Zhao Jun and afraid and respectful of King Zhao.

The combat power shown by the Zhao army in this battle is not obvious, after all, the two sides have not yet met in close combat. However, the armor and equipment displayed by the Zhao army in this battle were enough to make the three warriors tremble. Especially after the Zhao army has the solidity of the city, the effect of these weapons will be difficult to explain.

And the three generals and the town guards know better that among the Zhao army, there is a sharper weapon. Zhao Jun called it the Heaven-Shaking Thunder, and this weapon was more lethal than a bow and crossbow. If this kind of weapon is added, how can the Turkic tribes be able to defeat them?

"The enemy army retreated, but this was only a temporary retreat, and it did not mean that the Turkic army had stopped. Our army has a total of more than 90,000 soldiers, of which 20,000 soldiers are responsible for the army's logistics food, grass and armor equipment, and travel between Xiazhou and Landucheng. In addition, there were 20,000 cavalry wandering on the flank, inspecting the enemy's situation on the left and right for six or seven hundred miles. ”

"Therefore, there are only more than 50,000 soldiers stationed in the Blue Capital City and the three acropolises. However, the enemy still appeared more than 100,000. Further north, the Turks still have an army of three or four hundred thousand that may appear here at any time in the south. Therefore, all the generals must not be careless, and they must not be carried away by a momentary victory. In the general's mansion, Zhao Xun glanced at all the generals who were excited, and said in a deep voice, giving everyone some warnings.

Finally, Zhao Xun highly praised the merits of the soldiers in this battle.

Zhang Yuanjing also spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, although we have a fortified city here to defend, although we have a brother army of the four armies of the Eighth Army of the Praetorian Guard in the east, thousands of miles away, threatening the flank of this Turkic army. However, if the Turkic army fights to the death, we will also need to hold on here for about ten days. Well, this may be the test of our existence. Therefore, today's victory is only a small prelude to this battle. ”

"This time, the Turkic army has no ladder and cannot form a certain countermeasure against us, and from the very beginning, it has been under our full suppression. However, from now on, it will not be possible to make it so easy. ”

"Therefore, not only should you not get carried away because of today's victory, but you must step up your preparations!"

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Tighten up the defense and send people to clean up the soil filled by the enemy troops outside the city." ”

In order not to make the soldiers under his command proud and complacent, Zhao Xun severely reprimanded them. And the commander of the Turkic former army outside the city, Ji Li, is as big as a fight at the moment, and his heart is resentful.

"General, now we need to prepare siege equipment, and only after we have siege equipment can we continue to attack the city. Otherwise, the losses will be incalculable, not to mention, and it may not necessarily bring damage to the Zhao army, and in the end it will only deplete the strength of our army. ”

"Yes, General! We can't continue to attack like this now. If it goes on like this, we are only afraid of fighting all of us, but we are afraid that we will not be able to take the Blue Capital City. ”

In the handsome tent, all the commanders dissuaded together. But for Geely, this dissuasion seems to be a sarcasm for itself.

Geely's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Enough! The Han people's art of war has clouds, ten are to surround it, five are to attack it, and if it is doubled, it will be warned, and the enemy can be divided, and if it is less, it can be escaped, and if it is not, it can be avoided. At present, the enemy army opposite us is only about 50,000, and we still have to defend the four cities. And what about us? There are 130,000 of us, and even now we still have 100,000. It is twice the total number of troops of the opponent and five times the strength of the Blue Capital City. Could it be that with such an advantage, can't we help Zhao Jun? ”

Immediately, Ji Li glanced at everyone coldly, and said gloomily: "Or have you forgotten the grudge between Zhao Jun and us on the other side?" Forget jì, what are we here for? Or do you completely ignore the Great Khan and the commander's military orders? Well? ”

Seeing that auspicious words became colder and colder, all the commanders in the handsome tent changed color. What happened to Jingwu of the Moran tribe, they all saw it with their own eyes. They didn't think they could ignore the commander's orders, and Xue Jian Khan was not something anyone could ignore. Importantly, among the remaining 100,000 soldiers, 15,000 of them were elite cavalry.

It is precisely because of this that 15,000 strikers were killed last time, and 30,000 people were lost this time, but everyone did not dare to ignore this coach. Of course, Geely is the coach of Xue Jian Khan, which is also an important reason.

"General, of course, we are not ignoring the general's military orders, but we must be prepared to act again. At the very least, we need to have a shield. With the shield, we can reach the endless rain of arrows above the Blue Capital. Later, we will need ladders for the army to ascend to the city. In this way, our army will attack the city more quickly and the losses will be smaller. Captain Vulture explained urgently.

Geely frowned and said, "Shield? Our Turkic army is not good at all. What's more, we don't have any shields to use either. ”

The vultures said in a deep voice: "General, the intention of the subordinates, we use a wooden shield." It is only necessary to cut trees from the northwest of Liangzhou for raw materials, and the production of zuò is simple and fast. In addition, our ministries have hoarded a large amount of fur. We can make our own leather shields to protect against enemy arrows. It's a head-to-head confrontation, and it's a big difference with a shield. For our army, this is a very meaningful thing. ”

"However, this wooden shield was not enough to withstand the crossbow arrows on the walls. It's not unclear to you how powerful the crossbow bolts on the walls are. Don't say it's a wooden shield, even an iron shield, and it's hard to resist. When Geely heard this, he was immediately a little impatient. Why? This wooden shield also takes time, and if you can't use local materials, you need to send an army to order the system. For him, who was in a hurry to take the Blue Capital City, it was a little unbearable. That's why he used it for his reasons. And the rest of the generals saw that Geely said this, and they didn't think so.

The vultures laughed: "Yes, generals, ladies and gentlemen, although this is the case, when we attack the city, the most casualties to us are the rain of arrows like black clouds when we approach the city wall, not the powerful crossbow arrows. You know, this kind of crossbow bolt is very powerful. However, the rate of fire was extremely slow. As long as we open the moat passage, these crossbow arrows are not much of a threat, but more dangerous. ”

"With a shield. The casualties of the soldiers will be greatly reduced. Even if there is no ladder, it is much more convenient to fill the moat and siege passage. In addition, when making a wooden shield, a simple ladder was also created, so why not give it a try? ”

Commander Shigan also said: "General, my subordinates agree with Lord Vulture's meaning. The casualties were so great this time that even if they attacked again, they would not be much better. Why don't we wait a little longer, get ready, and then proceed to the siege? ”

Geely secretly hated in his heart, and regretted it even more. On the same day, I had already heard that Tanma had returned, and the Landu tribe had built a city in the station. It's just that the city that was originally repaid was made of wooden planks as a wall. So. He didn't care, thinking that it was just a walled wall. Who would have thought that now the wooden planks on the outside have been removed, and the inside is actually a fortified city.

"Okay, the army is resting for the time being, and immediately go and prepare for the siege!"

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"Waste, it's just a rice bucket!" Xue Khan, who got the news, scolded angrily, "I knew that the other party was building a city, but I didn't make any preparations, and I blindly attacked to the death." I don't know how thick the sky is, do you think this Zhao Jun is the same as the Yan Army in the past? Idiot, King Zhao personally appeared in the Blue Capital City, this Blue Capital City would be so simple? ”

General Zuo Mo Hubao said in a deep voice: "This auspicious is indeed too careless, but now it has become like this, and it is too late to say it." Besides, aren't it those unruly tribal warriors who are sacrificed? ”

"There are not many Zhao troops in the Blue Capital City now, but King Zhao appears there. If we can capture this place, capture King Zhao alive or kill King Zhao, it will have an extraordinary effect on the Great Khan's next great cause. Since this auspicious ministry is going to continue the attack, why should the khan stop it? ”

Xue Jian said coldly: "Ben Khan is not trying to stop it, but he is angry at his stupid behavior. What Ben Khan is afraid of is that all his hundreds of thousands of soldiers will be killed, and he will not be able to take down King Zhao. Well, since Jili wants a leather shield, a wooden shield, and a ladder, let the tribes in the west prepare. Forget it, we still have a lot of leather shields here, so let's transfer them to Geely first. ”

General Zuo Mo Hubao said: "Great Khan, for the Blue Capital City, his subordinates also guess that it may be difficult to succeed with auspiciousness alone." In this case, why don't we pay close attention to the battle of Blue Capital City, if the situation is favorable, we will go south as quickly as possible, take King Zhao and Blue Capital City, and make a gap here. ”

"King Zhao was taken by our army, then, there will be no more obstacles on our way south!" As he spoke, a look of excitement flashed in Mo Huba's eyes.

"So good! So be it, send someone to keep an eye on the battle on the front. In addition, let the headquarters battalion advance a hundred miles. In addition, pay close attention to the situation in the eastern region and the region north of the state. ”

After a pause, Xue Jian said again: "King Zhao is now in the Blue Capital City, and the only ones who can send troops to assist in time are the tens of thousands of Zhao troops in the northern part of Bingzhou. Therefore, we cannot ignore them. In addition, if we are going to carry out a sudden onslaught on the Blue Capital City, then we must guard against the Zhao army in the land of the annexed state to attack our flank. ”

Mo Hubao nodded and said, "Don't worry, the subordinates will make proper arrangements." ”

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"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a military order from the Khan who has just been sent back. On the other side, the army of the Blue Capital City is not much, and King Zhao is in the Blue Capital City, so this time, we will break through the Blue Capital City in one fell swoop. In the headquarters camp, a large number of shields are in operation. What we need is coming, so we're going to get it right this time. "Under the city of Landu, in the camp of the Turkic army, Geely showed the generals the newly obtained military orders.

The generals should not be, with the Khan's military order, although they are a little reluctant, but they also dare not object. All the divisions began to prepare for a new round of siege battles.

The Zhao army and the Turkic army fought with the north, and Situ Lei, the governor of Yizhou, and Situ Fei, the governor of Liangzhou, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, King Zhao's appearance in the state is an extremely dangerous situation for both Yongzhou and Liangzhou. Now seeing that Zhao Xun has fought with the Turkic army, both of them are relieved a lot.

The situation of Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, is still very bad, but compared to before, the situation in Yangzhou is still much better. At the very least, the situation in Yangzhou is developing in its favor. Although Li Chi of the Xuzhou army occupied the land of the four prefectures in the east of Yangzhou, however, with the passage of time. The Qi army, which used to be the lord of Yangzhou and had deep roots in Yangzhou, finally began to exert its strength.

In the land of the four prefectures occupied by Li Chi, there were civil unrest everywhere, and there were countless people who secretly made trouble. In the eastern part of Xuzhou and the eastern part of the occupied land of the four prefectures, the Qi army and navy were criss-crossing and unrivaled. Although Li Chi got a lot of ships from Yangzhou, he also took in a lot of water bandits. However, they are all inland river fleets and simply cannot cope with the attack of sea vessels. In particular, the Qi Navy is still a standard navy with a shallow foundation, which is far from being comparable to some water bandits.

Now Li Chi regrets it very much, regretting that he couldn't work with the Yanzhou army to trap the Qi army to death at the junction of Xuzhou and Yuzhou according to the original agreement, at least it should greatly weaken the Qi army. If I had done that, I wouldn't have been in a dilemma now.

For Li Chi, he occupied the land of the four provinces from Yangzhou, but he could not completely stabilize it. However, he lost the Huaiyin Mansion in the west of Xuzhou and the Pengcheng and Haizhou Prefectures in the north, totaling the territory of the three prefectures. One province was occupied by the Yanzhou army, and the two provinces now became the territory of the Zhao army.

In terms of strength, it is still possible to recapture the territory that becomes the Yanzhou army, but if it becomes the territory of the Zhao army, it is naturally hopeless. But in reality? Whether it becomes the territory of the Yanzhou Army or the Zhao Army, it is impossible for him to take it back. There is no him, because in these places, Zhao Jun and Zhao Jun's similar new policies are implemented, which is extremely beneficial to the people. It can be said that the other side has won the hearts and minds of the people here.

In addition, the two prefectures of Yanzhou, which were occupied by the Tang Army in the past, were also his targets, but now, they all fell into the hands of the Yanzhou Army. Originally, he wanted the Yanzhou army and the Qi army to fight, but now, it has become himself and the Qi army. The Yanzhou Army and the Tang Army in the west reaped their benefits. In this regard, Li Chi can only swallow this bitter fruit.

Although the Tang army did not go head-to-head with the Qi army, it did not mean that everything went smoothly for him. When the Tang army first attacked the northern region of Jingzhou, it was invincible and smooth. It is also officially because of this that Tang Xian will trade with the Yanzhou army and exchange the northern region for the materials he needs to establish himself in Jingzhou.

But then, the Tang army's attack on southern Jingzhou was not so smooth. First, because the Han River and the Xiangjiang River are blocked, Jingzhou has a naval army, but the Tang army does not. The second is that the Qi army returned smoothly, and Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, was safe and sound, so that the southern part of Jingzhou had the confidence to fight with the Tang army, after all, compared with the Tang army, the Qi army was powerful and had been operating in Jingzhou for a long time.

Tang Xian was not discouraged, and the materials he exchanged for from the Yanzhou army enabled him to quickly stabilize the northern part of Jingzhou, making Jingbei his stable rear. The abundant armor and equipment also allowed the Tang army to begin to gain the upper hand on a certain distance, while Jingnan's army was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it was difficult for grain and grass materials to arrive in time because of the fact that the enemy was on all sides. After two months of hard work, the Tang army finally broke through Xiangyang and captured an extremely important city in the south of Jingzhou. Here, a lot of supplies were harvested. For Tang Xian, taking Xiangyang means that he has taken another step forward in occupying the entire territory of Jingzhou.

The offensive of the Xuzhou army and the Tang army did not go well, while the Yanzhou army stopped the offensive and made every effort to stabilize the place. At the beginning, the rectification in Yuzhou slaughtered more than 100,000 clans and related people. It can be said that in a certain way, the Yanzhou army can almost be compared with the butcher. However, the Yanzhou army didn't care. Instead, he continued to implement the new policy, with goodwill on the one hand and butcher knives on the other, and let Yuzhou choose from top to bottom.

The other princes were not in line, and so was the Yongjun. Although Situ Lei was in charge himself, it was not all smooth sailing. Among them, the northern part was blocked by the naval army of the Qi army, and in the south, especially in the southernmost Jiaozhou, the Yong army was even more in a bitter battle. In Jiaozhou, for some reason, countless mountain tribes and mountain bandits began to attack the Yongjun army in order to obtain the armor and materials brought by the weapons, making it difficult for the Yongjun to move forward. And the steep terrain of Jiaozhou is also a key to hindering the actions of the Yongjun.

However, no matter what, the Yongjun army has begun to advance step by step, which is a fact that cannot be changed. For Qi Di, Situ Lei has always wanted to take it from Murong Cheng. Now that he has a chance, how could Situ Lei give up. Therefore, after learning that the Zhao army and the Turkic army were fighting, he immediately shifted his focus to the southern battlefield.