Chapter 123: The Trick of Drama Zhicai
"Open the gates!"
After the ten-zhang long stone pillar was completely pulled out, Li Zheng waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers stepped forward, holding the many protrusions on the outer wall of the stone gate, and worked hard in unison, and the first layer of stone gate was slowly pushed into the city wall.
The structure of the entire city gate is made up of fifteen layers of such stone gates. The first floor is opened, and there are fourteen more floors. Such a structure, Li Zheng was carefully considered when using the topographic conversion drawings.
The city gate, which is ten zhang thick, if it is integrated, coupled with the density of this stone, its quality is immeasurable, and it cannot be pushed at all. Therefore they divided it into fifteen parts, so that the gates could be opened and closed.
The first floor, the second floor, and all the way to the seventh floor, there is a relatively open space in the middle. Between the first seven floors and the last eight floors, Li Zheng deliberately left an area, on both sides of this area, there are two doors, push open these two doors, it is a staircase, follow the stairs inside these two city walls, you can climb the city wall!
When using the drawings to build this city, Li Zheng had already taken into account a qiΔ, so he left such a backhand.
There are actually not a lot of back-ups.
For example, the means of opening the city gates are also available inside the city, and they are the same as those outside the city. It's just that because it is secret and at a height above two zhang, it is difficult for the Huns to find out.
And the water source. For such a large city, if the ground is completely stony and no water source is left, the water needed for the city in the future must be fetched from outside the city, which is too troublesome and will greatly limit the development of the city.
It's just that Li Zheng did a trick to hide it.
There are also sewers and other facilities, which are very complete, but they are also hidden. If there is no Li Zheng's guidance, even if you live in this city for a year and a half, you can't find a flaw.
After all, it is a city built by the drawings of TongguΓ², and one of the qiΔ looks very natural and the whole body is the same. Without artificial traces, how can we see the flaws?
Pushing open the last layer of stone gates, the gates were finally fully opened.
Everywhere you look, it's a mess of blood!
Dozens of soldiers who pushed open the city gate couldn't help frowning, the smell of blood and corpses gushed out of their nostrils at once, which was unbearable!
Covering their noses, they exited the city gates.
"Where are the lieutenants?!"
Li Zheng squinted slightly and held his breath. The smell coming from the city gate was too strong, even if he had experienced many killings, he couldn't stand it for a while.
"The last general!"
The military system of the army under Li Zheng, especially the middle and grassroots level, still follows the rules of the Han Dynasty. The first battalion has 2,000 soldiers and horses, the main general is the captain, and the deputy is the military commander. Under the jurisdiction of four songs, the chief officer is the military candidate. There is a tun under the song, 50 people per tun, and a tun chief is set up. There are ten people under the tun, and there are ten people for each tithe, and there are even chiefs. There is a team, five people and a team, and there is a captain.
The lieutenant is a powerful general. Even the military Sima is served by a group of veterans who have followed Li Zheng for the longest time. Of course, a certain amount of talent and martial arts is also required.
Above the lieutenant, there is the general. Under Li Zheng's command, there were only five generals, namely Zhang Shan, White Wolf, Nuro, Pang De and Kamuke.
The hunting team led by Kamuke has made great contributions, and there are thousands of people, so he has the rank of general.
Zhang Shan is the general of Fenwu, the white wolf is the general of Fenwei, Nuro is the general of Fenlie, and Pang De is the general of Fenyong, taking the name of mighty and brave. As for Kamuke, it is the general of Hengshan, which means vertical and horizontal mountains and forests.
"Divide the twelve battalions into three batches, take turns into the city, and bring the Huns out to me in batches. If there are any rebels, they will all be killed, and besides, I don't want the Hun nobles, you know? Li Zheng randomly named twelve lieutenants and commanded.
When the twelfth lieutenant heard this, he understood what Li Zheng meant, and clenched his fists and shouted: "Oh! β
"The rest of the captains are ready to take their own troops, and once the captives are full, they will be escorted back to the White Water River immediately. In addition, the city must be carefully cleaned to prevent the carcasses of people and animals from rotting and the plague from occurring. After another order, Li Zheng did not stay here, and returned to Dongying Pass with Xi Zhicai.
You don't need to look at what it's like in this city, you just smell it. I don't know how many people died inside, how many decomposing corpses there were, and the environment must be unsightly.
Anyway, the general trend has been decided, and even so, Li Zheng is too lazy to stay here and suffer.
At Dongying Pass, Li Zheng took off his drape, changed into his regular clothes, and climbed to the top of the city with Xi Zhicai.
Put two pots of wine, a few bowls of side dishes, and the two sit opposite each other.
"Mr. Zhicai, do you remember the gambling contract the day before yesterday?" Li Zheng looked at Xi Zhicai with a smile.
Xi Zhicai's face was expressionless, but there was a trace of helplessness in his eyes, and he said, "It's the subordinates who miscalculated." The lord can rest assured, he is willing to lose the bet, and his subordinates will write a letter to invite Guo Xiaodi to come. As for whether it will succeed, His Majesty does not dare to guarantee it. β
"It's okay." Li Zheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Just do your best." Guo Jia can be used by me, that is naturally good, if not, it is also providential. β
As the two spoke, they shifted the conversation to the situation at hand.
"Lord, the Huns on the right have been destroyed, and the defense line in the north has been stretched a lot." Xi Zhicai said: "Not only must we guard against the left Xiongnu in the territory of Bingzhou, but also the western Xianbei on the northern prairie. β
Li Zheng bowed his head slightly and said, "What does Mr. Zhicai have to offer?" β
Xi Zhicai said: "With Shicheng as the center, in the east, northeast, and north, there is a garrison on each side, which is regarded as the defense line. However, there is a building under the minister, and the lord is asked to decide. β
"Oh? Please sir, speak up. Li Zheng looked interested.
"Perhaps we can take advantage of the opportunity of a great victory over the Xiongnu on the right to launch an attack on Xianbei in the west and the Xiongnu on the left." Xi Zhicai pondered: "In this battle, our army did not lose a single soldier or a single soldier, and many prisoners were taken, so it can be said that the strength has increased a lot. But the western Xianbei and the left Xiongnu didn't know, and they were probably waiting for us to lose both, waiting for the opportunity to take a bite. Don't take the lead and hit them off guard, thinking that they are shocked! β
When Li Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but ponder.
Xi Zhicai's idea, Li Zheng felt a little surprised. But when you think about it, it makes sense.
The battle between Li Zheng and the Xiongnu on the right involved the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it was impossible for Xianbei in the west and the Xiongnu on the left not to know about such a big movement.
They didn't move, presumably as Xi Zhicai said, they wanted to be the yellow sparrow.
After all, how could nomads not covet such a large grassland with abundant water and grass?
It's just observing the shape and waiting for the opportunity.
And if you take advantage of the rapid end of the war, under the premise that the western Xianbei and the left Xiongnu have not yet figured out the situation, they can not only be caught off guard, but also show that they are still strong, so that they will not dare to think about it again in a short period of time!
Of course, it is also possible to arouse the anger of Xianbei and the Xiongnu on the left, and it is possible for them to send troops.
Li Zheng expressed his concerns, and Xi Zhicai's eyes revealed a hint of smile, and said: "If the shock is not thorough enough, it will naturally cause a backlash." But what if it's thorough enough? β
"What about that?!" Li Zheng's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xi Zhicai directly.
Xi Zhi was so tidy that he said unhurriedly: "If you can break the handsome tent of Meiji Hun Shan Yuting and Xianbei Lord, hehe"
When Li Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but show a sudden expression, and his heart couldn't help jumping.
Xi Zhicai observed the words and knew that Li Zheng was moved, and then said: "If you take this strategy, you should use God's speed." Don't want to be captured by wealth, don't stay, just drive straight in, and return with one blow. β
"Good!"
Li Zheng looked certain, and clapped his palms and said, "That's it!" β
Next, the two had a discussion on this plan.
The Xiongnu royal court is in the north of Xihe County, starting from Baishuichuan, only 500 miles to the north is Shuofang County, and only 300 miles to the east across Shuofang County, which is Xihe Meiji! If you use the war horse as the front, you can reach it in one day!
And the western Xianbei, Li Zheng and Xi Zhicai don't know much about it. I don't know what big forces there are in this western Xianbei, and which big force is closest to Li Zheng. Therefore, it is difficult to conclude for the time being, just wait for the capture of the Huns in Shicheng and find those who border the Xianbei forces, and you will find out as soon as you ask.
At that moment, Li Zheng summoned the two of White Wolf and Nuro, so that the two immediately led their horses back to Baishuichuan to prepare for a surprise attack. As for the task of confiscating the nest of the Xiongnu forces on the right, it was handed over to his next lieutenant. The vast majority of the Xiongnu troops on the right are trapped in Shicheng, in their lair, and there is not much defense force, ordinary generals and troops can solve it.
Li Zheng also summoned Wang Laohu, Xu Xiaojiu, and Lin Shishi, and asked the three to prepare to select the best from the captives to serve as soldiers and conduct training.
Subsequently, Li Zheng summoned Xun You and Xun Yan again, and asked them to take over and settle the prisoners
To the north of the Baishui River, the hometown of the slaughter department.
The white wolf cut off an old head with a knife, and raised his head, his face full of bloodthirsty and hideous. The eyeballs are a little red.
In the past six days, he led 2,000 wolf horsemen, 5,000 war horses and light horses, and 20,000 foot soldiers, and has bulldozed almost all the tribes of the Tu tribe east of the entire river, and now this one should be the last Tu tribe located on the east bank of the big river.
In six days, the white wolf personally slaughtered at least more than 500 people! The killing intent in his heart couldn't be concealed at all, and it was revealed from his eyes.
At this time, if there is a person who is not resolute enough, and is glanced at by the white wolf, most of them will be scared to urinate**.
A crisp birdsong sounded overhead, and the white wolf looked up and saw that it was Lan Xiangniao, knowing that it should be the lord Li Zheng who had an order, so he put away his knife and stood out, stretching out his arm.
The blue bird circled for a while before carefully landing on the white wolf's arm. The murderous aura on his body made Lan Xiangniao feel scared.
Through the guΓ² telepathy, but after a few breaths, the white wolf read a qiΔ message and released the blue bird.
"Someone!"
The white wolf took a deep breath, suppressed the killing intent in his heart, and ordered: "Summoning the captains of all the tribes to General Ben!" β
"Whoa!"
In just a moment, more than a dozen officers of the rank of lieutenant instigated their mounts and lined up in front of the white wolf.
"The lord ordered General Ben to rush back to the Baishui River immediately." The white wolf first repeated Li Zheng's order, and said: "I'm afraid that all the slaughter departments in the west of the river have fled, so just ignore them. After I left, you immediately turned to the north, entered Shuofang, took Linrong, and stationed on the spot, do you have any confidence? β
"Yes!"
"Good!" The white wolf nodded: "It's good to have confidence, this time I will only take the wolf rider and another 10,000 foot soldiers to escort the captives back to Baishuichuan." After the war horse light cavalry and the rest of the foot soldiers left the prisoners and escorted them to Baishuichuan, these 10,000 foot soldiers will rush directly to Linrong After I left, there is a temporary agent of Meng Li for military affairs, and you must obey the arrangement! β
"Whoa!"
"Okay, then each of you will immediately wipe out this tribe and gather the captives. Monk you stay. β
"Whoa!"
Meng Li, a native of Fuping in the North.
As early as Li Zheng's first conscription, Meng Li joined Li Zheng's army. In the past few years, from a small soldier, with bravery, talent, and many military exploits, he has climbed up step by step, and now he has achieved the position of a lieutenant with real power, commanding a battalion of war horses and light horses, and being the deputy of the white wolf.
Monley was a long year ago, but in his early twenties. The figure is majestic, but the face is not rough and slightly delicate. A pair of eyes are very sharp, and there is a strong murderous intent on his face.
"Meng Li, you are brave and brilliant, you are a general, and you will have a better future than my old white in the future. This time, let you command the army, and taking Linrong is the first task. After defeating Linrong, the first thing you have to do is to find out the power of the Xianbei people on the northern prairie, and prepare for the next action. β