Chapter 74 Heroes may not hate in the twilight, and they can't tolerate the cold winter and drive the autumn early (1)
After Gao Xing Zhou Moli successively led his troops to leave the new capital, only a small number of soldiers and horses of the Wang division near the new capital remained.
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The fastest updated novel The Hundred Battles Army has been recuperating in Xuanwu for many days, and has also been ordered to march to Chengdu - as long as they participate in the battle when they attack Chengdu in the coming days, it will be a great help to the battle situation.
Since the beginning of autumn, there are more rainy weather in Shuzhong, and there are few sunny days, Wang Shi has fought in various places, although there are not many rainy times, but most of the time it is also a gloomy canopy on the head.
Today is different, after dawn there is sunlight from the clouds slanting down, to close to noon, the sun is shining, the mountains and rivers are bright, just the autumn is high and refreshing.
Li Congjing, who was busy and idle, came to the head of the city, and looked down at the military camp outside the city with the staff of the staff office, and the Wang division there was conducting daily drills.
But seeing the dust in the camp, people coming and going, the iron armor was shining, and the shouts and cheers were endless, masculine and full of vitality.
The breeze stirred the headband, the clothes were lightly curled, and Li Congjing, who was dressed in a green robe, had a faint smile in his eyes, and his straight and upright posture was a little more wanton and chic.
"What about the Forbidden Army?"
Li Congjing tried his best to avoid being smug and asked Meng Yanyi beside him.
Although the sunshine is good, it is not as sad as the beauty in the eyes, Rao is Meng Yanyi is stubborn and unwilling to lose his momentum, and he has no confidence in what he said: "Since it is raised by the imperial court, it should be so." ”
Li Congjing changed his question, "How long can the little lady Yang last?" ”
"The soldiers of Xichuan are not weak and can be bullied."
Meng Yanyi's tone was a little stiff, like autumn grass in the field, strong on the outside and dry in the middle.
Li Congjing shook his head, and suddenly asked, "The little lady is willing to persuade me to surrender to the Lingtang?" ”
Li Congjing's words were abrupt, and Meng Yanyi was a little stunned, "Why did Your Highness say this?" ”
"The outcome of the Battle of Shuzhong is a foregone conclusion, and the war will continue, but it will only increase casualties. If the little lady has a heart, she should think about leaving a little more essence for Xichuan, so that she will not live up to the Xichuan people's fat and people's ointment that she enjoys on weekdays. ”
Li Congjing said slowly.
Meng Yanyi clenched his silver teeth and fell silent.
Seeing that Meng Yanyi didn't answer, Li Congjing didn't force her, and went back and forth.
Let Meng Yanyi persuade Meng Zhixiang to surrender, Li Congjing originally didn't have any expectations, the army attacked and won the battlefield, it didn't matter much about these women, but considering the casualties of the soldiers, Li Congjing was unwilling to let go of any possibility.
Not long after, there was a fine horse galloping from the official road, and when it was still far away, Li Congjing recognized it from the other party's costume, which was the messenger who communicated with the new capital Dongyang.
The messenger rushed to the front of the city and shouted: "Dongyang Battle Report: Conquer the city and destroy the thief army!" ”
Hearing this, Li Congjing raised his eyebrows and laughed, Meng Yanyi was suddenly distracted, and the staff next to him all looked excited, and Sang Weihan even high-fived and praised: "Oh, the military advisor is really a good means to go to Dongyang, and Dongyang will be conquered, and there are still six hours before the three-day period!" ”
"Now that the war in Dongyang is over, you and I should go to Chengdu."
Li Congjing looked to the west, turned his head and smiled at the fifth girl, "Now I can always cross the Tuojiang River?" ”
The fifth girl knew that Li Congjing was making fun of her, so she snorted, raised the tip of her little nose, and ignored it.
Before walking down the city, Li Congjing said to Meng Yanyi, who was still distracted: "If the little lady thinks clearly, she will be waiting at any time." ”
The sunlight sprinkled on the road spread out on the stairs, like a luxurious carpet, Li Congjing was surrounded by a group of staff, and walked down the stone steps step by step, and the fifth girl who followed him asked curiously: "Little lady Meng will really persuade Meng to surrender to the old thief for the court?" ”
"What do you think?"
Li Congjing asked rhetorically.
The fifth shook his head resolutely, "Of course not, Meng Lao Thief is her own father!" ”
Li Congjing was noncommittal, "These days, your people have been taking her around, what kind of person do you think she is?" ”
The fifth lowered his head and muttered, "Although she is a beautiful girl, she has no arrogance, although she is smart and clever, she is not very familiar with human feelings, and although she is stubborn and self-respecting, she does not make people feel annoying." ”
Li Congjing smiled, "It's basically not bad, that's it, it's just fate." ”
The fifth nodded, rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "I received a report today, Sister Tao has left Youzhou, counting the footsteps, she should have arrived at the border at this time." ”
"Have you left a few words about where you are going?"
Li Congjing stopped and asked.
"Khitan Kyoto, West Building."
When they arrived at the city of Chengdu, Li Congjing, who waited for the Hundred Battles Army in Dongyang, followed by him, and for a while, the soldiers of the Wang Division who gathered under the city of Chengdu to the forbidden army reached more than 40,000 people.
40,000 legions surrounded the city of Chengdu, did not encircle the three queyi to leave the door of life, in the Chengdu soldiers read out the imperial court announcement, Li Congjing said very clearly, if the Chengdu soldiers do not surrender, there is only a dead end.
In the city of Chengdu, there are more than 10,000 guards, including 4,000 elite veterans, and the rest are Meng Zhixiang's newly recruited soldiers, but when the war comes to this point, Meng Zhixiang can't take care of a lot, so he gathers the young and strong in the city, compiles them into the auxiliary queue, and participates in the battle to defend the city.
The king piled up earth outside the city to make a mountain, and built tall watchtowers and nest carts, the height of which exceeded the city walls.
Chengdu is also stepping up the construction of corner towers, competing with Wang Shi for the right to control the height.
It is easy to say that the construction of the nest car watchtower can be built by craftsmen in the camp, but when the earth hill is built outside the city wall, because of the proximity to the city wall, the distance between the two cannot exceed the range of a bow and arrow, so there is almost no fighting.
Chengdu City was built on the northwest bank of the confluence of the two tributaries of the Bijiang River, which can almost be said to be surrounded by water on three sides, so another major event after Wang Shi arrived in Chengdu was to cut off the two tributaries of the Bijiang River, fill the river on the southeast and west sides, and at the same time, build a dam in the upper reaches of the Bijiang River to store water, dig a river channel to pass through the city, and divert water to flood the city when needed.
When Li Congjing arrived in Chengdu, the army that came one step ahead was under the arrangement of Mo Li, and the various fortifications were advancing at the same time, which was to shake the sky with the noise outside Chengdu.
When the Hundred Battles Army was encamped, Li Congjing took Meng Ping and all the staff of the General Staff Office, and rode out of the camp with Mo Li to observe the city defense of Chengdu.
"There is a prerequisite for diverting water to irrigate the city, that is, the water surface is higher than the foot of the city, and the conditions of the Bijiang River in this regard are not a big problem, but once the water is diverted to irrigate the city, the people in the city will inevitably suffer a catastrophe, I don't know if Meng Zhixiang is sure that we will not do this harmful thing to the court's blessings, or it is true that the troops are insufficient, and the soldiers of our troops have begun to intercept the river and repair the dam for half a day, and there are no soldiers and horses in Chengdu to stop it."
Don't deviate.
Li Congjing stared at the city and did not have any guidance on this matter for a while.
In the middle of the sound, he said: "Now that it is about to enter the winter moon, the war needs to end as soon as possible, but the preparation for the war in Chengdu must be opened and closed and done in the direction of the fierce battle." Whether it's building high-rise buildings, damming tunnels, or building massive catapults, you don't need to be stingy. No matter what the means, it may not be able to accomplish the battle, but it is a process that involves and gradually consumes Chengdu's defense force day after day, until Chengdu can no longer hold on. ”
Mo Li nodded, and then said with a smile: "In fact, there are not many troops in Chengdu, and most of them are new pawns, even if they use the tactics of daily ants, Li is confident that they will be conquered within ten months." ”
Li Congjing came to the spirit, "Listening to the words of the military advisor, it seems that there is another strange plan?" ”
"Chice can't talk about it, but he has some experience."
Mo Li shook the folding fan, and it looked unfathomable.
"I want to hear about it."
Li Congjing said.
"With the combat strength of our king's division, with the power of a great victory, to do the last battle, it will be morale like a rainbow, offensive like lightning, and the remnants of the army will be defeated, and it stands to reason that it will support half a month at most. However, in this case, the casualties of the soldiers will also be quite large, and there is a variable. ”
Don't deviate.
"What is a variable?"
Li Congjing asked.
"The hearts of the people."
Don't deviate.
Li Congjing nodded, "The reason why Meng Zhixiang can still resist stubbornly now is because he has won the hearts of the people, and the military and people of Chengdu are willing to use it." In the first battle of Dongyang, almost all the soldiers of the thief army were killed, which can be seen. ”
"Win the hearts of the people, so all the people can be soldiers, although there are not many thieves in Chengdu, if Meng Lao thief can serve many young people in the city, he can still resist in the city."
Mo Lidao, "And the more the hearts of the people, the longer Chengdu can support, if it wins the hearts of the people to a certain extent, Chengdu can defend it." ”
"That's a big variable, really."
Li Congjing bowed, "Therefore, if we want to break the city of Chengdu, we must first disperse the hearts of the people of Chengdu." ”
"Not bad."
Don't deviate.
Li Congjing called Feng Dao and asked: "The military advisor said, if you want to break the city, you must first break people's hearts, I don't know if people's hearts can be broken?" ”
"Don't worry, the thief's heart has been broken."
Feng Dao was full of confidence, "Since the military order of the commander, a certain and Master Qi Ji Xingye unveiled the earlier arrangement in Xichuan, and today, the monks from all over Xichuan have already united with the military intelligence department, using the influence of Buddhism among the people to inform the people of the charges of Meng thieves and treason. In addition, since the king entered Shu, the military discipline is strict, Yu Minqiu has not committed any crimes, for many days, people from all over the country have rushed to tell each other, a spread of ten and a hundred, how can the handsome not find nothing on the way to come? ”
Li Congjing said with a smile: "The eyes of the people everywhere are indeed a little different, and I have also encountered a group of people bowing their heads in front of the army and praising the righteous deeds of the king to attack and defeat the ministers." ”
"This is 'eating pot pulp to welcome the king'. Outside the city of Chengdu, therefore, the city of Chengdu is the key to the implementation of this strategy, at this time, although he has not entered the city with his own eyes, he also knows that the city of Chengdu must have been 'panicked'. ”
Feng Dao said firmly, "Dongyang's thief army fought to the death, and it has become a thing of the past. ”
Li Congjing nodded, and then smiled at Mo Li: "In this case, is the military advisor still satisfied?" ”
"The people's hearts have left, which is a good thing, but it is not enough."
Don't deviate.
"What else?"
Li Congjing asked.
"Beyond his heart, there is no hope."
Don't deviate.
"What does it mean to be hopeless?"
Li Congjing asked.
"Send the division to seize other counties and towns in Yizhou, spread the word to all parts of Xichuan, and make the state and county abandon the thieves and be loyal to the imperial court."
Don't leave the ground.
If so, Chengdu will not only become an isolated city, but also a desperate situation! The military advisor is a good strategy! ”
Li Congjing stroked his palm and praised, and then the five girls, "Xichuan Prefecture, will you be loyal to the imperial court?" ”
"Naturally."
Fifth, I don't want to think about it.
"How can you be so sure?"
Li Congjing asked.
"The old thief is gone, and he is so besieged in a lonely city, who wants to bury him? Others in Chengdu may be able to make Chengdu military and civilian forces fight, but today, its orders are no longer able to pass through other states and counties in Xichuan, and the military strength of other states and counties in Xichuan is weak, rather than going to death with them, why not be loyal to the imperial court and protect the wealth of the whole family? ”
"Are there any state and county officials who are so favored by him that they don't want to abandon them?"
"And even if there were, so what? Not to mention that the righteousness of the family and the country is in front, and the people are also 'panicked' because of Buddhism, that is, the old thief is kind to the state and county officials, and he can't be kind to everyone, and the state and county magistrates may not be willing to be loyal to the imperial court, but they can't keep the people below 'sensible'. ”
Li Congjing then laughed and pointed to Chengdu City, "Old thief Meng, your death is not far away!" ”
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