After attacking the horse ranch in Languyuan and successfully obtaining 30,000 war horses, Li Chenfeng and Xu Ye understood that they had successfully attracted the attention of the Wusun army. Immediately, while gathering people and horses to secretly evacuate, he increased the investigation of the intelligence of the Wusun Army.

Sure enough, the Wusun army in each city began to act, frantically looking for those enemy troops who were wandering outside. However, the Zhao army was already hidden, and the Wusun army could not pursue these enemy forces that attacked them. On the contrary, the horse thieves everywhere suffered, and they became dead souls under the angry Wusun saber.

Hearing the reports of the cities, Xiang Li, the commander of the Wusun Army, was suddenly furious: "A bunch of waste, why haven't you even found a single enemy army?" Horse thieves? Do you think horse thieves have such guts? Will the horse thieves attack the army directly, and instead spare the inhabitants above the place? Do they think that the army is better at plundering than the common people? ”

"General, the enemy troops who raided Langu Yuan must know that we will report it back, so they will inevitably go into hiding. Among this enemy army, there is the presence of the Gaochang army, and we are far less familiar with the terrain, and it is normal for us to be evaded by the other party. "Of course, the generals present understand that the reason why the guards of each city reported good news is that they have exterminated many horse thieves, and they are also 'forced' as a last resort.

Xiang Li naturally understood, took a deep breath, and said hatefully: "General Ben is absolutely unwilling to suffer such a loss." Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded, and a total of more than 30,000 or 40,000 horses were plundered, which is simply the greatest humiliation for us. ”

"However, how can our soldiers catch up with the enemy?" Although Xiang Li said that he said the voice of General Wusun Jun, the solution was not easy.

Xiang Li glanced coldly at the generals and colonies, and then said: "Therefore, General Ben thinks that in addition to the necessary stay, the cavalry will immediately attack and increase the inspection of various places. In addition, we can't be so passive, we have to attack. ”

"The general's intention is for us to launch an attack on the Zhao army?" Many of the school's faces changed slightly, and some people asked worriedly.

"Why should the enemy army on the opposite side come to our territory and attack us, while we have to defend passively? General Ben thinks that we can also do the same as them, send troops to the east and enter the territory of Gaochang Kingdom. They can send men and horses to attack us, so why can't we fight back in the same way? We are short of food and grass, so let's replenish it from the other side. ”

"General, the reason why our army stuck to the western part of Gaochang and did not continue to 'fight' with the Zhao army and the Gaochang army is because our army's logistics supply is insufficient. Now, preparations are being made in the rear for us to continue to expand our gains. Isn't it inappropriate to do it now? In the event of a full-scale 'engagement' with the enemy forces on the opposite side, we will have no logistical supplies at all. ”

"In addition, this western part of the Gaochang Kingdom is newly occupied by our army, and it has not yet been completely stabilized. After such a toss by the enemy army, it will be even more difficult for us to settle here. In the end, the general thought that our top priority now was to clear the internal troubles first, stabilize the area that had been occupied, and run this place as the rear for us to continue the eastward crusade in the future. A veteran disagreed.

Xiang Li said coldly: "What you are worried about, General Ben has already understood. However, here we are, there is no superiority at all in the army of Gaochangguo and the army of Zhao. Let's not talk about whether we can clear out the enemy troops hiding in the territory. It's just that we continue to be so passive, even if the logistics supply arrives, we are almost tossed by the other party. ”

"In addition, General Ben is going to send a squad to attack the other side, not to fight the enemy. Do you think Zhao Jun will 'engage' us in full battle at this moment? Their King Zhao had already gone straight to the country of Qiuci with 30,000 soldiers, and now he is still pacifying the country of Qiuci. Do you think he wants to 'fight' with us at this moment? ”

"In the general's opinion, the main purpose of Zhao Jun's actions is to drag us down and stabilize the place. They need time, and we need time. They are for the sake of the country's energy for their own use, and for us, what we need is the support of logistics materials in the rear. ”

"If we continue to let the Zhao army toss like this, the land we occupy will continue to be 'riotous' and 'chaotic', not to mention the soldiers who fold their war horses, and they will be disturbed by the enemy army every day. Even if the backup is replenished in the future, we will no longer have an advantage. ”

"Therefore!" Xiang Li said sharply, "General Ben also wants to make the enemy on the opposite side uneasy. We can't be passive to defend and bear. If the Zhao army on the other side really has the heart to fight with us, we are not afraid of it. General Ben didn't believe it, if the Zhao army was defeated or suffered heavy losses, the countries that were destroyed by the Zhao army and the countries that were suppressed would not have the slightest idea. ”

Xiang Li is the commander of the Wusun Army, and his military orders have naturally been well implemented. The Wusun army also began to divide into countless squads, crossed the city where the Zhao army was stationed, and began to plunder in the rear.

The Zhao army, on the other hand, stopped its activities in the western territory occupied by the Wusun army and began to pursue and kill the Wusun army squad. In the eyes of General Wusun Jun, this is clearly Zhao Jun's fear. As a result, more squads began to be active in the 'crossing' zone between the two sides. And at this moment, Li Chenfeng is overjoyed. The task of containing the Wusun Army has finally been achieved.

Li Chenfeng's purpose was to 'provoke' the Wusun Army, concentrate all the 'essence' and attention of the Wusun Army in the eastern region, let them ignore the southwest, and provide convenience for the army led by Zhao Xun in the Qiuzi Kingdom. Therefore, for the raids and plundering of the Wusun army, the garrison of Langcheng and the five cities behind it were mainly passive defense.

In addition to attracting the attention of the Wusun army, this also had another purpose, that is, to make the residents of Gaochang Kingdom hate and hostile to the Wusun army. Speaking of which, Zhao Jun, like Wusun Jun, is an intruder. Now, Zhao Jun began to absorb and accommodate Gao Changguo through various means. However, the Wusun Army, which occupies the west, is also accommodating and absorbing the western part of Gaochang State. And the Wusun Army also has a more advantageous condition than the Zhao Army, that is, the Wusun Kingdom is also a part of the Western Regions, although it is located in the northwesternmost part of the Western Regions, but after all, it belongs to the same race as the Gaochang Kingdom, and the Zhao Army is a little different here.

Therefore, Wei Zilin suggested that Li Chenfeng slow down the pursuit of the invading Wusun army, so that these Wusun troops can have a good "harvest" in the territory of Gaochang State, so that the Wusun army and the residents of Gaochang Country will no longer have a chance to integrate at all.

When the Wusun army began to 'riot' the rear of Langcheng, causing 'riots' and 'chaos' to appear in all parts of Gaochang Kingdom, the Zhao army located in Qiuzi Kingdom also began to act.

After getting Li Chenfeng's intensified intelligence, Zhao Xun understood that it was time for him to act on his own. In these days, the country of Qiuzi has been in a stable stage. In order to completely defeat the Wusun army occupying the west in one fell swoop, Zhao Xun prepared to dispatch 15,000 Zhao troops and 10,000 Qiuzi troops in this operation.

There were 30,000 Zhao troops who accompanied Zhao Xun to the Qiuci Kingdom, but in order to prevent an unexpected situation in the Qiuci Kingdom, Zhao Xun arranged for half of the army to be stationed in six key places as a deterrent. Although the raid on the Wusun army's logistical stronghold, 'Fei' City, did not require too many manpower. However, after the raid and the materials needed by the 70,000 or 80,000 troops hoarded in the 'fat' city, the morale of the Wusun army will definitely plummet, and it will even jump into chaos. And at this moment, it is necessary for the army to make a full-scale attack.

Since he is not stationed in Qiuci Country, then Qiuci Country naturally does not need to garrison too many troops, so Zhao Xun gathered the existing army in Qiuci Country and selected 10,000 of them as the subordinates of the second echelon attack. At first, the king of Qiuci, Han Li, thought that Zhao Xun was going to attack the army of Qiuci and sent them to fight the Wusun army and consume the only remaining military strength of Qiuci in order to prepare for Zhao's army to control Qiuci. But after being inquired about the truth by Zhao, Han Licai found that he was not a little worse than this King Zhao.

When he was still hesitating, King Zhao was able to use two tricks. After learning some of Zhao Xun's action plans, Han Li was even glad that if he hadn't woken up in time, he was afraid that this Qiuzi country would be the same as Yanqi and Gaochang. The Wusun Kingdom is indeed powerful in the Western Regions, but it is far less 'smart' and capable than Zhao Jun. In addition, Zhao Jun's rear support was by no means comparable to any country in the Western Regions.

For Zhao Xun's request, Han Li naturally did not dare to refuse. In the past, he did not dare to oppose it, let alone now. However, this move can also be regarded as a test for the army of Qiuzi State. Zhao Xun also said that the newly formed army of the Qiuci State should also be 'drawn' from the original Qiuci National Army. His treatment is the same as that of Zhao Jun. Moreover, in this battle, the merits and rewards are all calculated according to the standards of Zhao Jun, which is also good news for the soldiers of Qiuzi Kingdom. For Han Li, the fact that his domestic soldiers can be in the Zhao army system can be regarded as a good result.

Originally, Zhao Xun also wanted to take command in person and raid the 'fat' city. But Situ Liang and Zhang Yuanjing, who came to Qiuzi with Zhao Xun, were greatly discouraged. Not only these civilian officials dissuaded, but even the military generals also dissuaded. Zhao Xun understood that this raid battle was very dangerous, and it was a short-handed encounter. And he, Zhao Xun, is now extraordinary, no longer the general of the first army in the past, but the princes of a place, the overlord of one party.

For Situ Liang and others, the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, and Zhao Xun, as the lord of the party, how can he participate in such a dangerous thing. If it is a frontal 'engagement' of the army, it is okay for King Zhao to appear in the army, but it still depends on Zhao Xun's martial arts and familiarity with military affairs. As for the battles that need to be risky, Zhao Xun, as the king of Zhao, will never appear in the front.

The Zhao army, which had already been prepared, immediately began to act, and the more than 7,000 soldiers who had been secretly transferred to the north of Qiuzi Country earlier had already turned into a team of horse thieves and moved towards the north half a month ago. And Li Chenfeng's actions in the eastern part of the country also made the Wusun army look at the area in the east close to the Zhao army. The westerly regions have neglected a lot.

Therefore, dozens of squads scattered behind the Wusun army and headed north, but they were not discovered, and even if they were found, they were all considered by the Wusun army to be a team of horse thieves. After all, each team is only two or three hundred people, and they are exactly like horse thieves. Of course, they also raided the local population from time to time, which was completely different from the Wusun army that raided from the east. Therefore, in the case of not being able to catch up, the Wusun army in various places did not deliberately pursue the traces of these horse thieves.

In their opinion, these horse thieves have not done anything to them yet, and if they annoy these horse thieves, the consequences will not be very good if there is a situation like Lan Guyuan when the time comes. Lan Guyuan lost a large number of war horses, and the result was that the Lan Gu city guard lost his head, but the other party did not catch it. They don't want to follow in the footsteps of that general.

When the Wusun army began to attack Gaochangguo frequently, thinking that the Zhao army and Gaochangguo were beginning to retreat, more than 7,000 Zhao troops finally appeared outside the 'fat' city.

As a transit place for the grain and grass of the Wusun army, the city of 'Fei' provided grain, grass, materials and armor for the garrisons of the thirteen cities occupied by the Wusun army and its surrounding areas. It stands to reason that there should be a heavy concentration of troops here. However, the defenders here were not as numerous as expected.

The city of 'Fei' is located in the north-central part of the western region of Gaochang occupied by the Wusun army, so he lost the Wusun army on all sides to garrison the city. Moreover, in order to ensure that this 'fat' city was foolproof, the Wusun army even drove all the residents of the 'fat' city out of the city and moved to other regions. In other words, the current 'fat' city, except for 5,000 defenders and 2,000 people, is completely empty.

After the 80,000 Wusun army raided the Qiuzi army originally stationed in the western part of Gaochang Kingdom and was raided by the Zhao army, there were only more than 67,000 people left. In the eyes of Xiang Li and others, this 'fat' city in the rear, garrisoned by 5,000 soldiers, is completely capable of dealing with any unexpected situation. After all, there were no inhabitants in the city, and the city sergeants did not need to open and close the city 'gates' at all, they only needed to supposedly stand by and wait for the arrival of the team of fortune grain and grass supplies. And around it, the nearest city can come to the rescue in two hours. If it weren't for the attack of the army, the five thousand 'elite' troops would be able to defend the city and completely withstand any accidents. And if the army arrives at the 'fat' city and the other cities don't know anything about it, this can only mean that the Wusun army has been defeated at the front. And at this time, it doesn't matter how many defenders there are in the 'fat' city.

If it is in the Han region, this situation is naturally rare. But here, compared with the Han region, a city is just a small county town or a big town, and there are not many residents in the city.

Arriving outside the 'fat' city, the main general Zhang Ju and the deputy general Nangong Hao did not get too close. Although there are not many defenders in the 'fat' city, and the defenders are not tightly guarded, neither of them dares to have the slightest negligence. Their goal this time was to destroy the 'fat' city in one fell swoop, killing and injuring the enemy army was secondary, and the main thing was to hoard enough food and grass materials and reserve armor and equipment for the seventy or eighty thousand Wusun army for a month.

At present, when the Wusun Kingdom cannot transport grain and grass in time, once this 'fat' city is breached and the grain and grass are burned, then the seventy or eighty thousand Wusun troops occupying the thirteen cities in the west of Gaochang Kingdom will lack food and armor to replenish them. Then, it is also time for the Zhao army to act.

After inspecting the surrounding situation and inquiring about the situation in the city, Zhang Ju and Nangong Hao believed that the time had come to act. In order to 'find out' the exact location of the granary in the city, they also arrested several Wusun army patrol guards to interrogate the situation.

In order to succeed in one fell swoop, Zhao Xun asked the 7,000 cavalry to prepare a large amount of fire oil, and each person was equipped with a sheepskin bag of fire oil. In addition, there is a thunderstorm per person. This time, almost all the existing fire oil and earth-shaking thunder in the Western Regions were used. However, as long as it can be won, it will all be worth it.

After 'figuring' the situation of the enemy army, Zhang Ju and Nangong Hao no longer hesitated. After all, after arresting several city sergeants, after a long time, there will inevitably be accidents. So, Zhang Ju and Nangong Hao led 7,000 soldiers to quietly approach the 'Fei' city during the night shift and raid the 'Fei' city.

Although the 'Fei' city is a big city in the western part of Gaochang Kingdom, it is only the size of an ordinary county town compared to the rule of Zhao Jun. Even, it is far less solid than the county seat under Zhao Di's rule. After all, the Han people were accustomed to building strong cities in their places of residence to protect themselves, and the people of the Western Regions were not good at this. In the Western Regions, many countries are still accustomed to a nomadic life, they live with the grass and move with the water.

The night was dark, and I couldn't see my fingers, and it was a good day for a raid.

"This 'fat' city only has two 'gates' in the east and west, so this time we went out in both directions and blasted the west 'gate' and the east 'gate' with earth-shattering thunder, and defeated the defenders in the city as quickly as possible. Remember, the great army opened the way with earth-shattering thunder and burned all the buildings with fire oil. Among them, the eight granaries are especially important. Zhang Ju ordered in a deep voice to the lieutenants beside him.

"Brothers need not worry, the defenders of this 'fat' city did not expect an enemy attack in this hinterland. Therefore, their guards are relatively lax, and our actions will be successful. In addition, there are no fire extinguishing measures in place, and if we crush the defenders, the 'fat' city will inevitably be burned to ashes. ”

Accompanied by a series of loud rumbling sounds, dazzling red lights shone successively at the east and west gates of the 'Fat' City. Immediately, outside the east and west 'gates' of the 'fat' city, there was a series of shouts and the roar of thousands of horses.

The deafening rumble of 'desire' naturally spread throughout the city at once, and the defenders in the city naturally heard it very clearly. However, most of the soldiers got up inexplicably, and immediately prepared to lie down and sleep. But for those veterans who had been in battle, the shouts of killing and the sound of horses' hooves immediately made them understand that this should be a surprise attack by the enemy.

"Enemy ...... Sneak attack ......"

The patrol guards closest to the east and west 'gates' were the first to notice the Zhao army's attack, and they roared violently at the moment. However, their roar also made them the fastest to die in the Wusun army. The rushing Zhao army rushed all the way, soaking sheepskin rafts filled with fire oil directly on the empty houses on both sides along the way, and immediately 'shooting' rockets. Suddenly, clusters of flames rose into the air, reflecting the entire sky......

"Boom ......Boom" Zhao Jun was so stupid that in front of the Wusun Army that had just come out and was forming a formation, dozens of earth-shattering thunderbolts were thrown, and they immediately blew up the interception army formation into flying ashes......

Seeing the attacking enemy army waving the Flame Qilin Banner, they naturally understood that this was the Zhao army. But they didn't understand why Zhao Jun was here. But immediately after that, the explosive weapon used by Zhao Jun suddenly made all the Wusun Jun throw away all the thoughts they had in their hearts, and only the idea of running away remained......