Chapter 206: Northwest Progress
Because the time has not yet come, Meng Ge is reluctant to act rashly, but even the continuous training is showing the determination to break the situation, the practice of Hangu Pass has not stopped, almost every day there will be a sound of training in Hangu Pass, as soon as I hear it, I know that the morale of the Meng Ge army is like a rainbow at this time, but all this is to make the princes of the coalition more and more worried, if it continues like this, let alone break through the Hangu Pass, whether it can go back smoothly is a problem.
Although this method can attack the city, another serious problem is to have to say that once the enemy forces are pressed out of the city, in the case of the battle line is too narrow, Menggo's infantry crossbow battalion has a huge advantage, and the experience of the previous car that Menggo broke two formations is vivid, no one dares to propose to continue to use this method at this time, it is better to wait for the siege equipment to slowly build successfully and then make a calculation.
The two sides entered a period of confrontation, all battalions of the coalition army were making every effort to build siege equipment, and Meng Ge was also actively rearming for war, just when the two sides were silent, Zhao Yun in the far northwest finally made progress, Guo Jia's strategy began to bear fruit, and Xiliang Haoqiang finally began his own actions.
In front of Zhao Yun was a piece of information from the northwest, which detailed what had happened in the past few days, and from some of its contents, among these trivial matters, Zhao Yun found a trace of untraceable cracks.
Three days ago, that is, on October 28, Li Wei sent people to ask Yan Xing, the general of Jincheng, for military rations and winter clothes, at this time the weather has gradually cooled, winter clothes are naturally necessary, but Yan Xing rejected Li Dao, after two months, Xiliang Haoqiang finally began to show their original faces, and it is precisely because of the appearance of this that Zhao Yun saw the opportunity, Li Wei is afraid that he will not be able to bear it, and the two tigers should not be far away.
"Yang joins the army, you are finally here, come and take a look, this Li Wei is afraid that he will not be able to bear it!"
Zhao Yun had a smile on his face, waiting for the opportunity was a very long thing, and finally saw hope, the war in the east was in full swing, Zhao Yun did not want to end the war in the northwest, and now the coalition army Chen Bing Si was subordinate to threaten Hangu Pass, if the war in the northwest is resolved, a part of the troops can be divided to support the eastern front, so that the pressure from the east can also be shared.
"Oh, why?" Yang Min looked at Zhao Yun with a puzzled expression, he had already read the information that had been transmitted in the past few days, the friction between Li Dao and Xiliang Haoqiang was not a one-time thing, there had been such situations in the past, but every time it was discussed, and then both parties would get a result that was almost satisfactory, he didn't see anything wrong, at this time, the threat of stability was still there, and it was unlikely that the two sides would act immediately.
"Because the weather has begun to get colder, winter clothes are a necessary supply, if there are not enough winter clothes, in this bitter cold place in the northwest, Li Dao's army will collapse in an instant, Xiliang Haoqiang is afraid that he will use this to blackmail Li Dao, and the defense of Jincheng is strengthening day by day, Li Dao gets less and less materials day by day, Li Dao will have no chance if he doesn't do it again, it seems that it is time to start the second step, we must take the initiative to promote this battle, we let Li Dao help us attack Jincheng." Although Zhao Yun is harmless on the outside, these ghost ideas in the stomach are getting more and more day by day, and Li Dao and Yan Xing are afraid that they will be unlucky this time.
"So, the time has come!" Yang Min suddenly showed joy, and after a long period of patience, he was finally able to move.
The opportunity to wait finally came, Zhao Yun immediately said: "Well, immediately let people go and talk to Li Dao about the conditions, last time Li Dao sent an envoy, hoping to keep the army, then now our army can throw out the conditions, the military advisor once said, if Li Dao's army is within the controllable range, then you can consider Li Dao being incorporated, in this way, Li Dao hopes to retain all the military strength, this is impossible, it is better to change to another condition, Li Dao's army is reduced to the establishment of two battalions, you can keep the establishment, this is the suggestion of the military division, Of course, if you don't agree, then forget it, in addition, our army can also provide winter clothes, these two conditions should make Li Wei tempted. ”
"Why the establishment of two battalions?" Yang Min didn't quite understand the reason for this.
The establishment of the two battalions naturally makes sense, Guo Jia will not do useless work, at first Zhao Yun was also a little puzzled, thinking that the establishment of the two battalions was a bit much, but then after thinking about it carefully, he understood, in fact, the reason is very simple, look at the comparison between the military strength of Xiliang and Li Dao, it is clear at a glance!
Now Li Dao is like a year, but there is no way to let him worry about his gray hair, and now he is blocked between this golden city and the stone city, unable to advance or retreat, completely fallen into passivity, worrying things one after another, began to surrender to Meng Ge and was not agreed, which made Li Dao's plan to obtain a temporary base for a short stay in vain, since Meng Ge did not succeed here, then Xiliang can also give it a try, but the result obtained over there is exactly the same, both sides are unwilling to give in easily, forcing Li Dao not to even have a chance to breathe.
But the soft one doesn't work to the hard one, anyway, Li Dao has nearly 30,000 troops, forcing him to die that is, the net is broken, but Zhao Yun is not afraid of him at all, and he threatens to fight, Li Dao was forced to be helpless, so he had to threaten Jincheng near the disaster relief, the Jincheng defenders were only 10,000 at the time, and they had to compromise in the case of Li Dao's army pressing the border, but they bit to death and did not let Li Dao enter the city, only promised to provide supplies, everyone was afraid that Li Dao entered the city, and when the time came, he immediately turned his face and did not recognize anyone and took Jincheng, and then Xiliang Haoqiang had to cry.
Several times entangled and negotiated a compromise, Li Dao was really forced to have no choice, the military food was insufficient, if he attacked Jincheng, he might not be able to capture it, maybe he would run out of grain and grass before he captured it, and then he Li Dao would immediately become the commander of the light pole, and he was afraid of wolves and tigers was Li Dao's mood at that time.
At this juncture, Li Dao chose to compromise, and it was unlikely that he would do anything to ruin the boat with his surname, so Li Dao and Xiliang Jincheng reached an agreement, Xiliang promised to provide military rations, but they were not good birds, and the amount of military rations provided each time was limited, only to ensure that Li Dao would not starve to death, but it would never be abundant, and by the way, Li Dao was stationed in the east to build defensive measures to resist the threat from the east.
Anyway, if he can survive, he will be sad and will be over, Li Dao he endured it, but now Jincheng refuses to provide winter clothes, and the supply of military food is also dragging and dragging on, which makes Li Dao tremble with anger, but now it is different from the past, Jincheng's defense has been much more stable, to fight or not to fight, Li Dao is really embarrassed this time.
"Dad, this bird can't live, Xiliang's gang of bastards don't have a good thing, and they won't even be allowed to eat a full meal, so it's better to beat his mother!" Just when Li Wei was worried, his son Li Shi ran in scolding, he had enough of this kind of bitterness, and Li Shi would have to go crazy if he continued like this.
"Fight, what to fight, are you sure that you will capture Jincheng within three days?" Li Dao glared at him with hatred, why didn't Li Dao want to fight, but this Jincheng was not able to be defeated, the enemy army was heavily defended, and this battle was not effective at all for ten days and half a month, so how could Li Dao dare to speak out easily.
Li Shi was suddenly wilted by Lao Tzu's training, of course he didn't have that ability, conquering Jincheng within three days, it was just a fool's dream, this kind of thing he Li Shi had never been able to do, with today's people and morale even if he was given a month, he might not be able to do this, it is not so easy to attack the city, and it is not easy to conquer a city without siege equipment or other siege methods.
After scolding Li Shi, Li Dao began to have a headache again, what should I do about this winter coat, Li Dao has no bottom in his heart, he is not a god, where does this winter coat come from makes him very distressed.
However, I believe that soon Li Dao will find out that this is not a problem, the person who sent charcoal in the snow is already on the way, and it will not be long before the lecture sent by Zhao Yun will come with twelve points of sincerity, but this condition seems to be a bit strict, and the reduction of one-third of the establishment is equivalent to making Li Dao no longer have bargaining chips.
Not to mention the matter of Xiliang for the time being, as the weather turns cooler, the offensive of the coalition forces is still as weak as ever, and the time that Meng Ge is waiting for has not come, but now he found something, in fact, it was not found by him, but found by the nearby villagers, last year when the people of Luoyang were forced to move to Chang'an, many of them settled down in the rear of Hangu Pass, and the original barren mountains and wilderness also changed their appearance, and many places were also developed, but in the process of development, a mysterious place was accidentally discovered.
However, this matter did not immediately reach Meng Ge's ears, but Meng Ge asked Xu Rong idly to see if there was anything interesting in this Hangu Pass, or what was more worth admiring, and then Xu Rong mentioned this somewhat mysterious place, in fact, it is not accurate to say that this place is mysterious, because this place is just a strange atmosphere, so that people dare not approach, because approaching this place will make people tremble.
As soon as Mongo heard that there was such a strange thing, he immediately became interested, immediately inquired about the location of this place, explained it, and went out with his guards, all the way to this mysterious place.
"Is this it, sir?" Meng Ge asked the old man who led the way curiously, because there was nothing strange about how he looked ahead, which made Meng Ge a little strange, making people feel that the trembling breath sounded like a gang qi, which was the main reason why he noticed this place.
"Yes, general, I don't dare to go to the place in front, it doesn't hurt if the general wants to go in and try it, anyway, there is no danger, it will just give people a strange illusion, and it will be fine when you come out, that's it, the little old man is leaving!" The old man immediately hugged his fists, but he didn't dare to go any further, and his expression seemed slightly unnatural.
Since others are reluctant to go in, there is nothing to force it, Meng Ge smiled: "Since this is the case, the old man is good, and the old man is grateful to lead the way, this is the reward for the old man, Xia Houlan, send this old man back!" ”
After saying that, Meng Ge took out some money from his pocket and handed it to the old man, and at first the old man insisted on not accepting it, but then Meng Ge repeatedly insisted that the old man accept it, and it was only thirty yuan, and it was not easy for an old man to take everyone to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads, and Meng Ge really didn't want to go if he didn't give some money.
Sending the old man away, Mongo turned his head and looked carefully at the scene ahead, to be honest, there was no peculiarity at all, two or three old pine trees stood crookedly, and there was a two-foot-high stone next to the tree, which was not a strange stone, ordinary and unusual, and then there were weeds all over the ground, such an ordinary place would exude an aura similar to Gangqi, Mongo really couldn't believe it.
"You stay here, I'll go and see!" Mungo said casually to the soldiers behind him, got up and walked forward.
Regardless of the fact that no one dared to let Meng Ge leave the protection range easily at this time, everyone hurriedly followed, but just two steps forward, a suffocating aura suddenly appeared, and everyone felt a terrifying aura that made people shudder, only Meng Ge was not affected at all, but his face changed.
"Stand out and rest assured, there are no enemies here! Just keep an eye on the surroundings! Mungo's face changed dramatically and he walked into this strange area in a blink of an eye, and everyone had to withdraw from the circle, so that the suffocating aura gradually disappeared.
Xia Houlan, who was in a cold sweat, thought strangely, this place is really a bit evil, it is a little similar to Meng Ge's sometimes breath, but there is no strong person like Lu Bu here, where does the weird aura come from, this is really a little confusing.
Carefully observing the surrounding terrain, Mongo gradually walked near the stone, he found that this suffocating momentum came from the stone, and gradually Mongo locked his eyes on the stone, it was in this area of only tens of meters, this stone seemed a little weird.
"Get out of the way!" Mungo motioned for everyone to retreat from the place, but the Phantom Cloud Halberd was already in his hand, and he wanted to see what was in the stone that could emit such a similar aura.
Everyone didn't dare to slack off, and immediately retreated dozens of zhang away, and at this moment, the phantom cloud halberd in Meng Ge's hand moved, and the dreamlike halberd shadow appeared in front of everyone's eyes, as if people had an illusion, as if Meng Ge was not dancing the phantom cloud halberd alone.
Just when everyone was fascinated, the phantom cloud halberd in Menggo's hand instantly turned into a cold light, sending directly to the stone in front of him.
"Click!" Unable to withstand the strong strength, the boulder in front of Meng Ge broke in response, and instantly turned into dozens of pieces of gravel and shot around, at this moment, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and a simple long knife appeared in front of everyone.
That's it, Meng Ge picked up the long knife casually, the blade of this knife is not wide, but it is quite long, the most bizarre thing is the curved arc of this knife, this kind of knife with a large arc should not be there at this time
There is also the delicate pattern and handle on it, the casting process of this knife has surpassed this era, just looking at the blade of this knife Mongo knows this, but looking at the rust, this knife should have been around for a while.
Even more strange is that as the boulder is broken, the unsettling aura gradually disappears......
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