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Early morning, Lu County!

In autumn, the sun rises, scattering golden light, and the four fields and mountains are shrouded in golden light. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The three mountains of Lujun stood on their feet, and they were also shrouded in the light of autumn, full of slaughter. The three mountains of Lu County are Zou Mountain, Niqiu Mountain and Fangshan Mountain. Surabaya flows from west to east, passing through three mountains.

According to the three mountains, there are three cities respectively, called Rencheng, Zou County and Yanzhou.

The three mountains are full of feet, and the same is true of the three cities, the three cities look at each other from afar, and they can support each other, and there is Xu Yuanlang's army stationed here. In these three cities, Xu Yuanlang's elite soldiers were stationed, because they had received news that the Western Liang army was very likely to attack Xu Yuanlang's sphere of influence.

Xu Yuanlang also raised his army early, but his power did not expand on the largest scale. In the past, he had been sandwiched between Wagang, Hebei, and Huainan, and then to the east, and Meng Haigong's forces were carrying him to the death.

In terms of chess games, Xu Yuanlang's territory is not in the corner, and it can only be said to be a piece of chess near the middle of the belly. This piece of chess is moving as hard as possible, and when the power is at its peak, it reaches Dongping in the north and Langxie in the south. It is said that chess is not alive without two eyes, but Xu Yuanlang sits on the four counties of Dongping, Lujun, Langxie, and Pengcheng, and it can be said that there is still a place to breathe.

But after the Western Liang army broke the Wagang, they collected all the land in Henan, went all the way east, and forced Pengcheng by the way. Xu Yuanlang was reluctant to make direct contact, and with an order, he withdrew most of Pengcheng's troops to the east of Weishan Lake, and in Xu Yuanlang's territory, Pengcheng can be said to be only half of the remaining territory.

Xu Yuanlang only relied on these three and a half counties, and persisted for more than half a year.

In fact, Xu Jiajun endured humiliation and retreated, and always hoped that the Western Liang Army would first level Dou Jiande, or hope to be able to be in a corner of peace and be a soil emperor. After the Western Liang army captured Liyang and eradicated Wagang, there has been no large-scale movement. For more than half a year, the Western Liang Army has not had a large-scale expedition, even if it entered Hebei last time and fought against Wei County with Dou Jiande, it was a slight touch, and there was no life-and-death struggle with the Hebei Army. This made Xu Jiajun feel lucky, which even made them think that the king of Xiliang occupied most of the Central Plains and was already satisfied, and everyone was ...... Okay, you don't hit me, I don't hit you, isn't that a wonderful thing?

But it is expected that the West Liang Army will not fight, but to accumulate strength and fight again, just a few days of hard work, according to the military situation to report, Jinxiang, Fang and the two places have been stationed tens of thousands of Western Liang Army, like a devouring tiger, ready to move.

The speed of the dispatch of the Western Liang Army and the fierceness of the march are really shocking.

Jinxiang, Fang and the two counties, separated by Zhaoyang Lake and Weishan Lake, refer to Rencheng and Zou County, and can bypass the two lakes at any time to attack, which makes it difficult for Xu Jiajun to sleep and eat.

Originally, after sensing that the Western Liang Army had signs of sending troops, everyone thought that the Western Liang Army would definitely take Dongping first, and then go south. Therefore, Xu Yuanlang deployed heavy troops in Lu County early, hoping to support Dongping and defend Langxie.

But no one thought that as soon as the King of Xiliang sent troops, he would attack Lu County with heavy troops, which was also where Xu Yuanlang's heart was.

**

"Report!" Some soldiers hurried to arrive.

Xu Chang stood at the head of the city, his brows tightened, and when he heard the urgent report of the soldiers, he said in a deep voice: "Read." ”

The soldier said loudly: "This morning, another large army of the Western Liang Army set out from Shanfu County to increase the troops in Jinxiang, and it is roughly estimated that there can be 3,000 people. Cheng Yanjin was stationed in Jinxiang and summoned nearby ships. He also summoned nearby skilled craftsmen to make small boats, and now the king of Xiliang arranged hundreds of boats by the Zhaoyang Lake. ”

"Let's find out and report again." Xu Chang said in a deep voice.

The soldiers retreated at the order and hurriedly went out of the city, Xu Chang frowned tightly and was silent.

Lu Jun is the henchman of the Xu family, and it is Xu Yuanlang who asked his son Xu Chang to personally lead the troops to defend the town, and sent many generals to assist, but Xu Chang has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but he is still worried in his heart, because in the past, he was only facing a rogue Kou, but now he has to fight against the Western Liang Army, which dominates the world, and he really has no bottom in his heart.

It is not for nothing that the Western Liang army rose up and had extremely strong combat capabilities, because after Xiao Buyi took the land of the Eastern Capital, it can be said that he took all the elite soldiers of the Eastern Capital. And these elite soldiers can be said to have been experienced in a hundred battles for a long time, and even many of them are still Yang Jian's team back then, coupled with the well-equipped soldiers, countless generals in the Eastern Capital have command talents, and Li Jing has painstakingly trained ironclad cavalry for several years, which allows Xiao Buyi to deal with the most brutal wars with a little training. Being able to effectively fight against Li Mi's million-dollar Wagang army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers are all key factors. Although the Xu family army has been fighting for many years, it goes without saying that the combat effectiveness has been much worse, and the only thing that can make them trustworthy is the location!

In these days, the Western Liang army has continuously increased its troops in Jinxiang, Fang and the two counties, and there seems to be no end to it, which shows that the Western Liang army is bound to win Lu County. If there are two other reasons for Xu Chang's support, it is the father's trust and the boy's blood surname.

Xu Yuanlang resolutely did not surrender, it was a man who would not surrender at this time, even if the Western Liang Army could defeat Lu County, it would have to pay the price of blood. But why didn't Daddy come down? Is it worth it to continue to stick to it for the sake of a castle in the air?

When he thought of this, Xu Chang was awe-inspiring in his heart, and secretly thought that he felt that he would lose this battle? Otherwise, how could there be such a thought?

But...... Even if Luo Shixin of Jiangmen has betrayed and surrendered to Dou Jiande, how many of their peaceful people still have the ideal of recovering the road? Even if it's a father, don't you just want to be a soil emperor, where will everyone be equal?

Looking around at the generals around him, Xu Chang asked, "What do you think...... What is Cheng Yanjin's trick? ”

One person stepped forward and said, "General Xu, this is the result of my initiative." ”

That person's name is Zhou Wenju, and he is a partial general under Xu Chang, and it was his idea to take the initiative to attack this time. It turned out that when Xu Chang led the army to garrison, Cheng bit the Jin soldiers and came to Jinxiang, and everyone was talking about it. Some advocate holding the city, while others advocate defending the enemy outside Lu County. Zhou Wenju made a decision, saying that the three counties of Lujun, Pengcheng, and Jiyin have waterways that are criss-crossed, and there are lakes such as Nanyang Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, and Weishan Lake that are separated by each other, forming a long and narrow natural defense zone, and it is extremely difficult to advance quickly. Xu Chang should not give up this geographical advantage to stick to the city, the best way is to send troops to choke the dangerous land intersection, so that Cheng Biting Jin will never be easy to attack from Jinxiang, Fang and the two counties. As a result, it was not surprising that Cheng Biting Jin's scattered troops camped in Jinxiang and Fanghe counties, and marched and attacked several times, but they encountered stubborn resistance from the Xu family army and returned in vain. Cheng Yanjin did not move, and there were more and more troops that could be reinforced, and there were tens of thousands of people, looking at each other across the lake, so that the Xu family army did not dare to slack off.

Zhou Wen asked for merit, and the main defenders around him all showed a look of ridicule. Xu Chang was even more worried when he saw it. He was originally quite a capable person, and after several years of training, he knew that the overall situation was important.

"General Zhou's strategy is good, but other brothers are also well-intentioned, I think the most important thing now is ...... Everyone worked together to defeat the king of Xiliang, according to the generosity of his father, and each brother was rewarded. ”

His words mobilized everyone's positive surnames, and they all nodded and said, "What General Xu said is extremely true." ”

"Wenju...... Cheng Yanjin is now standing still and actively building ships, I don't know what you have to do? Xu Chang asked.

Zhou Wenju said in a deep voice: "Cheng Biting Jin's intentions are obvious, it is obvious that we have choked the two fortresses of Dushan and Changxi, and he has lost several battles, and he has no access by land, so he wants to build ships and transport troops across the lake to outflank our back road......"

The generals were awe-inspiring, Xu Chang nodded and said: "What Wenju said is extremely true, and I think so, so is there a way to crack it?" ”

"Take the initiative!" Zhou Wenju said in a deep voice.

The generals lost their voices and said, "Take the initiative, are you crazy?" Do you know that there are tens of thousands of Western Liang troops in Jinxiang now, and they are still being reinforced! How many troops do we need to attack? ”

Zhou Wenju said: "I'm not crazy, the art of war is cloudy, it is not easy, and I am unprepared to attack it." We held out for more than a month, and they only thought that we would not dare to send troops, and we would definitely slack off. At this time, the troops were dispatched, and Cheng Biting Jin was unable to defend himself. Besides, what we have to overcome now is not the Western Liang army, but the fear of them. The Western Liang army was by no means invincible, and their several defeats in the past month were a good illustration of this, and besides, we were not trying to attack the Western Liang army, but the boats on the shore of Zhaoyang Lake. As long as you use light horses from a shortcut to burn those boats with a fire, and let Cheng Jin's army become toothless tigers and demoralize, that is when our army attacks. At that time, if Cheng Biting Jin's army is defeated in one fell swoop, let alone holding Lu County, even if it is a counterattack on the Eastern Capital, it is possible! ”

The generals looked at each other, full of suspicion, Xu Chang slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Wenju has a good plan, it's up to you!" "He really held back for too long, and he didn't want to counterattack the Eastern Capital, and he might give the King of Western Liang a heavy blow, isn't it also a happy life?

A soldier hurriedly climbed to the top of the wall and said, "General Xu, Lei Ze has an urgent military situation." ”

"Read." Xu Chang didn't look back.

"Liu Fulicha: There are signs of the indifference of the Western Liang army in Jiyin, but I am afraid that the Western Liang army will attack Dongping with heavy troops, and I also ask General Xu to send troops to support."

The generals were stunned and said, "This ...... Unlikely. ”

From the analysis of the situation, the attack on Lu County is forty or fifty thousand Western Liang troops, and there is a constant reinforcement posture, if the king of Western Liang divides his troops to take Dongping, if the strength is equal, it will be an army of tens of thousands. These hundreds of thousands of troops can be transported to the left and close to the two counties in a few days, how can the Western Liang army have such speed and dispatch ability?

Zhou Wenju said: "General Xu, this is mostly a suspicious plan of the King of Western Liang. Tempt me to divide the troops to help, and then attack while the strength of Lu County is empty, I can't be unguarded! ”

Xu Chang was hesitant, but when he heard the advice of his subordinates, he had already made up his mind, "Go and find out again, and wait for the news to be confirmed!" ”

**

There are two mountains in Dongping County standing majestically, the remaining veins are continuous, Lishan, Liangshan are divided into the west and east, overlooking the common people. There are two major cities in Dongping County, divided into Leize and Yuncheng, which are separated by more than 100 miles, according to the topography, look at the mountains in the distance.

Lu County has a lake as a natural shield, but Yuncheng is leaning on Juyeze, like a water monster crawling out of the lake, looking at Liangshan in front of him viciously.

The territory of Dongping is also guarded, and the gates of Leize and Yuncheng are closed.

All the troops had retreated to the city, because they also smelled danger, and the Western Liang army was not far from them. Xiao Buyi was on the mountain, overlooking the Razor City in front of him, his brows tightened.

Of course, his goal has not changed, he still takes Dongping first, and then Xia Lu County. This is a strategy developed by him and Zhang Zhenzhou, and it will never be changed easily.

Of course, every time the plan is implemented, it will be accompanied by some suspicious tactics, which is also their usual method. If the opponent sees your battle attempt, it cannot be said that it will be defeated, but when you fight again, it will obviously cost several times more strength!

Every detail of the battle plan has been finalized repeatedly, and the rest is to wait for strict execution. To take Xu Yuanlang, attack Dongping County first; If you want to attack Dongping County, of course, it will be Krazer City first!

Lei Ze and Yuncheng looked at each other from afar, Yuncheng leaned on Ju Yeze, it was not easy to attack, and the best way was of course to lure the defenders out and gather and annihilate them. However, the defenders of Yuncheng are also very cunning and cannot be easily released. In this case, first Krezer, then Yuncheng, divide the troops to ambush the rescue road, and resist the reinforcements from Yuncheng. Everything is orderly, orderly, and random!

Sun Shaofang stood aside and said with a long sigh: "King Xiliang, Lord Zhang has begun to send troops. ”

Razor City may not be visible, but when they look over the mountain, they can see a neat lineup of soldiers, pushing carts and ladders rushing towards Razor City.

Raising soldiers for a thousand years, using troops for a while, the siege of the city has officially begun!

Guarding Lei Ze was Xu Yuanlang's general Liu Fuli, who was resourceful, stuck to the city and did not come out, just waiting for reinforcements. Objectively speaking, of course, it is much more difficult to attack the city, and Liu Fuli waits for work and does not send troops, which is really a hard bone.

But even if he is an iron plate, under the operation of Zhang Zhenzhou, he has to knock out cracks. This trip is bound to be won by Xiao Buyi, and there is no room for defeat.

Looking over from the mountain, you can discover the horror of the Western Liang army.

Although the Western Liang army was numerous, but the formation was extremely neat, even in the march, they also maintained the law of advance and retreat, they may not be the most brave army, but they are undoubtedly the most disciplined army.

The whole country of the Great Sui is now said to be disciplined, and there can only be compared with the Tang Army. Because the foundation of these two armies is still the elite division trained by Yang Jian, the founding king of the Great Sui Dynasty.

Thinking that back then, the Sui army went east and west, and even killed overseas Ryukyu, isn't it for nothing!

The Western Liang army spread like ants, and when he turned the foot of the mountain, he looked over from the mountain, and Lei Ze City was already in full battle. Xiao Buyi's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen Xu Jiajun swarming forward like ants, rushing up to the wall, bowing down, and waiting in rows and columns.

Everyone hid behind the battlements, looking at the Xiliang army like a hungry wolf, fighting to the death, and it was about to break out!

The spear and short knife glowed with a chilling light, and the entire Razor City, with bows and arrows and crossbow strings, had turned into a hedgehog, erected hard thorns all over the body, and waited for the Western Liang Army to send them to the door.

**

Xiao Buyi looked at it on the mountain, not nervous, not even excited. In fact, this is already the most ordinary thing in his life.

Sighing slightly, Xiao Buyi said: "Shaofang, how many times has this besieged the city?" ”

Sun Shaofang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I don't remember much, I only know that on the journey of King Xiliang, there are always one city after another, and you ...... You can always conquer it. ”

"Yes, there are always cities." Xiao Buyi's gaze went beyond Lei Ze and the distant mountains, and looked farther away. It was a bit unexpected to be able to get to this point, but he couldn't help but go on. After the capture of Razor, there are many more fortified cities waiting for him to conquer.

The Western Liang Army and the Xu Family Army have been getting closer and closer, and killing is inevitable. Xiao Buyi's gaze retracted, and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a slight smile, mixed with cruelty, "This city is also the same ending!" ”

The Western Liang army has already attacked the city of Lei Zexi at this moment, and countless shrimp and toad carts are the first to open the way, and there are shield soldiers to protect them. With a 'bang' sound, countless iron shields poked slightly in front of the moat, building a wall of steel!

As soon as the drums sounded in the city, the flags waved, and the long arrows rained down towards the moat, blocking the first wave of attacks of the Western Liang army. They had already seen the intentions of the Western Liang army, and the king of the Western Liang tried to cover the shrimp and toad carts with shields, fill in the moat, and clear the first obstacle before the siege.

As soon as the moat is leveled, the Western Liang army can drive straight in, attack the city, and carry out a second round of attacks.

Of course, this method is by no means unbreakable, if the city sends troops, it can break the shrimp and toad car, but Liu Fuli is unwilling to open the city no matter what.

For he was at the head of the city, and he had seen a great army in the distance, and it was in full swing ahead, and they were waiting for him to go out of the city. As soon as he rushes out, the Western Liang army will swarm and trap him in a place from which he will never recover. So he could only watch the opponent methodically plug the water and cut off the flow, adding to the ditch and leveling the gully!

Although the long arrow is still sharp, it looks weak.

Xiao Buyi looked at it on the mountain and muttered, "Liu Fuli really doesn't want to go out of the city to fight?" ”

Sun Shaofang had also seen the form clearly, and said with a smile: "Going out of the city is sending death, and not going out of the city is waiting for death." Although the city is high and the walls are thick, they have no succession, and they are ...... after all The mantis arm blocks the car, and it is not self-sufficient! ”

The two of them stared at the movement of Razor City from the top of the mountain, and when they saw the tide of attack and defense, their faces were calm. A soldier hurriedly went up the mountain and said: "Qi Xiliang King, Jinxiang has a military situation." ”

Xiao Buyi unfolded the paperwork and looked at it, "Cheng Biting Jin is using the strategy of suspicious soldiers, nearly 10,000 troops are in and out, expanding the camp, and forming signs of reinforcements. He has successfully dragged down the army of Lu County, and Xu Chang has no intention of reinforcing Dongping at the moment. If we wait for the news to pass again, even if we come to help, it will be at least ten days later. And in these ten days, too many things can happen. ”

Sun Shaofang perked up and said: "General Cheng is really powerful, with less than 10,000 troops, the frightened Xu Chang's elite soldiers dare not act rashly!" If Xu Chang knew the truth, he was afraid that he would vomit blood angrily. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "Cheng Biting Jin, this person seems to be reckless, but he is extremely steady in his use of soldiers. General Qin is another attempt to hold the Hebei Army south, and Shaofang, Lei Ze and Yuncheng, have been isolated! Shaofang, pass the news to General Zhang, now we have no scruples, let him start attacking the city as planned! ”

**

The horn sounded, the drums rumbled, and after the order of the king of Western Liang to siege the city was issued, the Western Liang army had filled in the moat and began the first round of siege.

Zhang Zhenzhou sat on the sentry tower of the Chinese army, looking at the movement of the city tower from a distance, his brows were tightly locked, but one after another orders were issued.

The Western Liang army advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, and the attack was orderly, but the Xu family army defending the city also knew that at the moment, life and death were on the line, and the city was lost, so I was afraid that everyone would die without a place to be buried. Under the stake of life and death, all the soldiers were full of potential, and the momentum of the city was like a rainbow, and the Xiliang army, which had been suppressed, was out of breath.

When Sun Shaofang saw it, his face changed, and he only now understood why Xiao Buyi was still so cautious even if he treated a Lei Ze City. This battle is no different from the past, but this one is actually very different!

Because in the past, whether it was defending the eastern capital, fighting Bishan, attacking Liyang, or Keluokou, it could be said that it was the defense of the Western Liang army. In order to protect their homeland, they can inspire unimaginable combat effectiveness! Although the capture of Lei Ze this time seems insignificant, it means that the King of Xiliang and his soldiers have begun to change roles.

From the passive defense in the past to the active offensive today, the Western Liang Army must be able to withstand this test. In the same way, although Xu Jiajun is a bandit, he has been operating here for many years, and they are guarding their homes, so they naturally fight for their lives!

After thinking about this truth, seeing King Xiliang's brows furrowed, Sun Shaofang couldn't help but clench his fists.

Sure enough, the resistance encountered in the first wave of attacks can be said to be extremely tragic, Zhang Zhenzhou changed the siege method several times, but it was all in vain, and before it fell, Zhang Zhenzhou had already ordered the troops to be collected!

The remnant sun was like blood, splashing on the city and under the city, and all the people looked at the broken blades and stumps, the silence of defeat, and the speechlessness of victory.

Sun Shaofang saw that Xiao Buyi was also silent, and wanted to comfort him, but he couldn't talk about it for a while. The tragedy of the present day is obviously nothing, because the battle is nothing but the beginning!

**

It is said that the West Mountain, night falls, just when the soldiers defending the city think that the siege is over, only to hear the sudden drum beat in the Western Liang army, the battle shook the sky, countless Western Liang troops rushed out in an instant, and continued to attack the city.

In the dark night, I only saw the dark shadows under the city like a tide, and the Xu family army didn't know how many people and horses came to attack for a while, they were all shocked, clenched the blades and bows and arrows in their hands, and waited for the battle.

Judging from the shouting, it was several times more intense than Bai Yue, and the Xu family army rushed to the wall, waiting for the battle, only to see the chaotic arrows like rain, and the shouting was in the sky, but after one night, except for the horses and horses under the city, the arrows were like locusts, and there was no soldier attacking the wall. Xu Jiajun muttered to himself, and said in his heart that the Western Liang Army was extremely sharp and won a hundred battles, and he said that he would see it today, but that's it! But in the night, only the rumbling sound was heard, and Xu Jiajun was frightened, not knowing what the Xiliang Army was doing.

In the early morning of the second day, the Xiliang army has rested, the sky is dawning, the defenders of the city look out, and suddenly they all shouted, Liu Fuli looked out, couldn't help but take a breath of cool air, only to see that under this city wall, there are countless earth and stones piled up, and there are two people at the end, and the Xiliang army originally took advantage of the night cover yesterday to start the city under the ground. Although the earth and stone are still far from the city, the shock caused by the move of the Western Liang Army is simply devastating!

At this rate, I'm afraid that it won't take a few days for this soil to reach the top of the wall, right? Liu Fuli was frightened, at this time there was a drum in the camp opposite, Xu Jiajun was frightened again, only thought that the Western Liang army was attacking the city again, but he didn't expect more than 100 cavalry troops to come out, lined up on both sides, the flag bearer held the big banner high, the flag fluttered, and the word 'Xiao' was written on it!

A white horse spear, dressed in golden armor, came out of the crowd, after an arrow away from the city, the spear waved, only to see the three armies solemn, ten thousand horses together, Xu Jiajun saw it, his heart beat wildly, they never dreamed that the king of Xiliang actually drove his own expedition to take Leize City!

(To be continued)