In the second year of Taixing, in early March, Xie Ai successfully attacked Yehuling with a small group of elites pretending to be businessmen, opening the door for Shao Yuniang's troops to go north to the grassland on the dam.

When the news reached Monan, Zhuhu was shaken, and the young people of all tribes responded to the call of Dadan Yu Tuoba Yulu, took up arms, rode war horses and quickly assembled.

Soon after Shao Yuniang took Yehuling, Wei Shuo personally led the main force of the Middle Route Army to the north from Shanwu City, and went west through Shenhekou to the bottom of Shengle City.

Since Liaodong raised troops to the Northern Expedition, it seems that it has gone too smoothly!

The armies of all walks of life fought successively, except for some of the old, weak, sick and disabled along the way, they basically did not encounter a large number of Hulu, and the elite of the Xianbei people had long disappeared.

In the face of such a strange situation, everyone in Liaodong, including Wei Shuo, felt uneasy.

Under Shengle City, Wei Shuo had to temporarily stop the pace of the army's expedition and gather all the staff members to discuss countermeasures.

Wen Qiao's heart was full of worry and said: "Lord, the reaction of the Xianbei people seems to be a little wrong!" The Liaodong army has all hit Shengle City, but the Xianbei cavalry encountered before and after is less than 10,000 people, and most of them are still old, weak, sick and disabled. ”

"What do you think?" Wei Shuo pondered for a while and didn't say anything, but instead asked the staff around for advice.

"My lord, in the opinion of the ministers, Tuoba Yulu will definitely not be captured, and at this moment he should have gone north to unite with Mo Nan Zhuhu. Tuoba Yulu knew very well in his heart that he couldn't win my Liaodong by relying on the Tuoba tribe alone, and his biggest reliance was the Mo Nan Zhuhu Tribe, among which Murong Xianbei should be his biggest help. ”

Lu Chang analyzed: "Before gathering the main force of Monan, Tuoba Yulu will not lose his troops in vain to fight with me in Liaodong. ”

Wei Shuo bowed slightly in agreement, but he asked another question, "Well, Chang Zhi has a point. But even so, Tuoba Yulu shouldn't give up Shengle City? This is the northern capital of Xianbei? According to the scout's report, there are less than 20,000 Xianbei people guarding Shengle City, and the rest are about 50,000 Xianbei elites who are missing. ”

Mo Han took over the conversation and chuckled: "Lord, Tuoba Yulu is not stupid, and he knows very well the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and us. Hu Lu has always been not good at defending the city, and in the face of the strong attack force of the Liaodong Army, it is impossible to hold even if all the main forces of Xianbei are concentrated in Shengle. ”

"Since he knows that Shengle can't defend it, how can Tuoba Yulu waste his troops on defending the city in vain?"

"Well, I don't care if the Xianbei people are stupid or not, since there are not many Shengle garrisons at the moment, it is better to take Shengle first."

Then Wei Shuo sighed softly, "Actually, I really hope that Tuoba Yulu can defend the city, so that we have a chance to completely annihilate the main force of Xianbei." ”

"Unlike now, there is no trace of the Xianbei people, even if Shengle is taken, it is still dangerous, and the army may be attacked by the elusive and unscrupulous at any time!"

Hearing Wei Shuo say this, Wen Qiao and Mo Han also fell silent, and everyone really underestimated the courage of Tuoba Yulu!

Everyone didn't expect that Tuoba Yulu would dare to leave the capital of the Tuoba tribe so decisively and escape to the Monan grassland.

After being silent for a while, a cold smile appeared on the corner of Wei Shuo's mouth, and he said directly: "Tuoba Yulu wants to fight in the field, okay!" I fulfilled his wish, Shuo wanted to see if the Xianbei cavalry was powerful, or if I was strong in Liaodong iron cavalry! I still don't believe it, but it's just a bunch of humble remnants, how big a wave can it make?! ”

"The lord is brave, the minister can't wait!"

"Alright, don't be a sycophant! Gentlemen, hurry up and ponder, where are the Xianbei people going to fight me? ”

"Dam on the grassland!"

Wen Qiao thought about it for a while, and then he had a belly case, "Lord, the Bashang grassland is the most abundant place for water and grass in the Monan grassland, the most important pasture at the southern foot of the Yin Mountain of the Xianbei people, and it is also the core ruling area of Tuoba Xianbei, where the decisive battle will allow Tuoba Yulu to occupy a certain geographical advantage." ”

"Ruochen's expectation is good, Tuoba Yulu wants to lure the Liaodong army north by luring the enemy. And he will converge with the cavalry of the Zhuhu tribe in the south of the desert, and with the rapid assault ability of the cavalry, bypass the eastern side of Yinshan Mountain and go straight to the grassland of Bashang, and then attack the army in the northeast of Liao. ”

"The lord might as well make a plan, and in the name of attacking Danhan Mountain, mobilize troops to go north to the grassland, and fight to the death with Hu Lu."

"Bashang Grassland ......"

Wei Shuo was thoughtful, he touched his chin and said softly: "If the decisive battle is chosen in the grassland on the dam, Hu Lu Ke will greatly occupy the geographical advantage, where the flat terrain is the most conducive to the Hu Lu cavalry to exert their might. However, only in this way will Tuoba Yulu have the courage to go south, and Liaodong will have the opportunity to complete its work in one battle. ”

"Lord, Wen Changshi's plan is very clever, and he will plan to lure Tuoba Yulu south to the grassland on the dam, as long as this battle is won, he can sweep away the Zhuhu of Monan."

"Well, very good, according to this assumption, the Military Division will come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible. However, before the decisive battle with the enemy, you must first take Sheng Le. ”

In the second year of Taixing, in mid-March, 60,000 Liaodong troops surrounded Shengle, and the 20,000 Xianbei soldiers who stayed to defend the city had already prepared to defend the city, and they had blocked the gates from the inside.

With the failure of persuasion, Wei Shuo immediately issued an order to siege the city, and the crossbowmen of the Liaodong Army started first, and the huge ballistas and bed crossbows were pushed all the way to the bottom of Shengle City.

In an instant, the ballista was fired, and the sudden sound of breaking the air caused a commotion among the Xianbei people in the city, and many people realized that the catastrophe was about to come.

Dozens of pounds of stones were thrown into the air by stone throwers and ballistas, swept past the large city wall of Sheng Legao, and then smashed diagonally at the Xianbei soldiers behind the city wall. The rain of stones that split their heads and covered their faces directly smashed the dense Xianbei people out of an open space, and the open space was full of wailing and screaming Xianbei people, as well as countless severed arms, stumps, hearts, livers, spleens and lungs.

Many Xianbei soldiers who had witnessed the whole process of their robes and broken bones at close range were shocked by the scene of flesh and blood flying in front of them for a while, and fell into a state of trance.

The Liaodong Army did not wait for the Xianbei people to come to their senses, and the second batch of blows followed, and more Xianbei people were sent by ballistas to see Da Tianzun.

Now, after several years of development, the crossbowmen of the Liaodong Army have long been replaced by proficient arithmetic scholars, who can roughly calculate the flight path and target of the stone through simple calculations, which can make the ballista strike more accurate and exert greater power.

Due to the fact that the accuracy of the second round of bombardment of the stone landing point was much higher, the damage caused by it was more serious than that of the first round, and hundreds of people were directly smashed into pieces. Because the Xianbei cavalry, who witnessed such a tragic situation up close, gradually became frightened and demoralized.

At this moment, the Liaodong Army sounded the horn of the full attack, and under the cover of ballistas, bed crossbows, and longbowmen, the sword and shield soldiers carried their shields along the ladder to the city wall. Suddenly, the shouting and killing sound in Shengle City shook the sky, and the enemy and us launched a fierce battle for the city.

Generals Chen An, Duan Wenyang, Ji Yu, and Sun Wei were each in charge of a city wall, and rushed up with their own guards to face the enemy's arrow rain.

Chen An moved the fastest, although the Xianbei people kept throwing stones and arrows down, he still used the power of the ladder to rush up the city wall without hesitation. After successfully jumping onto the city wall, Chen An carried a spear and a big knife and entered the Xianbei array, and a large number of Xianbei people lay down with the light of the sword.

Chen An's melee hand-to-hand combat was too fierce, and when he saw him, he picked up a big knife and spear to kill the Xianbei people and retreated one after another. The stalemate was broken in an instant, and in less than a moment, a section of the city wall was occupied.

At the same time, Duan Wenyang, Sun Wei, and Ji Tang also captured a section of the city wall. As more and more soldiers attacked the city wall, under the leadership of Chen An, Duan Wenyang, Sun Wei, and Ji Tang, they gradually took the initiative.

In the face of the powerful offensive of the Liaodong Army, the Xianbei defenders in the city no longer wanted to complete the task assigned by Da Danyu, except for a few who tried to resist stubbornly, most of them just wanted to save their own lives.

After capturing the city wall, the enemy and us launched a fierce street battle, until noon, the Xianbei army in the city was completely annihilated, of which more than 10,000 people were killed, and only less than 3,000 people were captured.

When Wei Shuo recovered Shengle, the left and right armies of the Liaodong Army also made progress very smoothly.

Liu Yao's troops had crossed the Yellow River to recover the Dongtao Plain, allowing Liaodong to take all the land of the Hetao. (To be continued.) )