Guishan City changed hands in one day, there was a large amount of grain and grass in the treasury that could not be transported away, all fell into the hands of the coalition army, and the aborigines of Dawan were all attached under the return of the old prince and the army, not only handed over the surplus grain in their hands, but also a lot of young men joined the army.

In this way, the treasury will have enough food to support the coalition forces for at least a year. The army and civilians worked together, mined tens of thousands of square meters of stone, and the walls of Guishan City were all raised by three feet. Don't underestimate this three-foot city wall, which makes Guishan City even taller and more majestic. Liu Ze even ordered people to prepare enough rolling logs and stones, cut down a large number of trees, and planned to build more pits, horses and bows and arrows during the winter slack time.

A heavy snowfall covered the grasslands of the Western Regions, and a harsh winter came. Liu Ze ordered a halt to the field work, and the army only trained for one or two hours in the middle of the day, and it was mainly for city defense battles.

Standing on the city tower, looking into the distance, the world is vast. Liu Ze almost chanted the famous "Qinyuan Spring and Snow", but Jia Xu was by his side, for this famous man who read poetry and books, it was difficult to explain such strange verses, now the popular is Han Fu and four-word poems, five-word poems are rare, don't say that this long and short sentences of the Song Ci, not to mention some of the descendants of the historical celebrities involved in the words (Tang Dynasty Song Zu, Genghis Khan), really let him dig into the bottom of the matter and think about it can make trouble for himself, think about it or shut up.

"Has Mr. Wenhe ever been used to this cold day?"

Jia Xu wore a raccoon dog fur coat with an indifferent expression, and replied: "The Western Regions and Liangzhou are close to the left, and the climate is roughly the same. ”

He always called Liu Ze the shopkeeper, no matter what Liu Ze's identity is now, there is also a simple employment relationship between them, which is why he only worked as a translator and did not participate in any military along the way.

"Everyone here is very nervous, but I am afraid that the Huns will attack next year, and Guishan City will not be able to defend it. Mr. Wenhe seemed to be very calm, didn't he have any doubts about the defense of Guishan City? Liu Ze didn't answer his question, but asked him.

Jia Xu said indifferently: "Shopkeeper Liu is confident, what is Jia's fear?" ”

Liu Ze sighed and said: "Actually, there is no bottom in my heart, after all, it is not child's play to use a lonely city and 30,000 rabble to fight against the 100,000 Hun army that is as powerful as a tiger and wolf." ”

"Shopkeeper Liu is strategizing, wise and calculating, full of tricks, and transporting troops like a god, even if Sun Wu is alive and Wei Huo is reborn, it is difficult to control it in case, just a few Huns with heads and brains and brute force are in the matter." Jia Xu's face sinks like water, and the ancient well has no waves.

Liu Ze laughed and said: "Mr. Wenhe's high hat is flattering, but to be honest, whether you can keep it or not, I don't have the bottom in my heart." What do you think, Mr. Ling? ”

"It's hard for the old man to assert, it's just that the Huns are ferocious, when more than 10,000 Huns attacked Guishan City, and attacked for three days and three nights, killing the corpses all over the city, and the blood flowed like a river, and my tens of thousands of troops were difficult to resist. Now the divine envoy has raised the city wall by three feet, but he doesn't know if he can stop the Huns. Ling Xian talked about the brutality and ferocity of the Huns back then, and he still seemed to have lingering palpitations.

Liu Zexin said, no matter how fierce the Huns are, they are just a hungry wolf on the grassland, and they are still afraid of it in the field.

As for why the 26 countries of the Western Regions have strong walls and will die to the Xiongnu, the reasons are probably very complicated, but the first two factors cannot be ignored, the first is that the countries of the Western Regions do not have mature city defense tactics, and the second is morale.

Liu Ze turned around and said: "Commander Ling, it's almost the New Year, take out the captured wine, slaughter some cattle and sheep, treat the three armies, and tell them that as long as there is a city where the sun shines, you can get the protection of the sun god, and everyone will be united to defeat the Huns." Ling Xian immediately took the order and left.

Spring flowers bloom, ice and snow melted, Liu Ze in Guishan City and other early expected military situation, Xiongnu Shan Hudun personally led an army of 100,000 soldiers out of its Qiancheng City, killing Guishan City. Apparently Hutun was in revenge for the capture of Guishan City by the coalition forces last autumn and the killing of (?) His younger brother Huhe came with the evil vendetta, because of the heavy snow in winter, Huton had been gritting his teeth for several months, and before the ice and snow had melted, he gathered an army of 100,000 and rushed straight to Guishan City.

When the news reached Guishan City, Liu Ze just smiled faintly and said: "It seems that Hudun Shan Yu is just a brainless guy, with 100,000 soldiers, hum, and he is not afraid of his old enemy Xianbei people taking his nest, so it seems that it is much easier to deal with him." ”

Wu Anguo came in and reported: "My lord, the people in the city are panicked and frightened, how to calm the army's heart, please ask the lord to make it clear." ”

The panic in the city was expected by Liu Ze, and he immediately issued a military order: "Martial law is issued, and the whole city will be put on first-level alert from now on; The four doors are closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without tokens; Those who violate military orders will be killed! Those who confuse the public and shake the hearts of the army will be killed! Those who do not obey orders and leave their posts without permission will be killed! Those who go out of the city without permission and collaborate with the enemy and traitor, behead! ”

Wu Anguo arched his hand and said: "No! Turning around and about to leave, Liu Ze called him again and said, "Chuan Guan Second Master come over." ”

After a while, Guan Yu hurried over and said, "Big brother, what do you command?" ”

Liu Ze said: "Yun Chang, there is a special task entrusted to you now, it is related to the survival of Guishan City, Xu Sheng is not allowed to lose, do you have confidence?" ”

Guan Yu arched his hand and said: "But with the eldest brother's dispatch, the younger brother will never give up." ”

Liu Ze motioned for him to sit down, and said: "Tanma returns, the Hutun army has passed through the Guò Uzberi Pass, and it is expected to arrive at the city of Guishan in three days, and the grain and grass of the Xiongnu army are all gathered in Jiya Mountain, where the Huns attach great importance to it, and the Xiongnu Youxian King personally leads heavy troops to guard it. ”

"Big brother ordered me to attack Jiya Mountain and burn the grain and grass of the Huns?"

"Exactly."

"Don't worry, the eldest brother promises to complete the task."

"Yun Chang, the Huns are heavily defensive, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, this time you can only outwit, not attack, I order you to bring a thousand cavalry over, disguised as Hun cavalry, waiting for the opportunity to mix into the cliff mountain. I have prepared these thousand cavalry for you, and you will find Pan Feng when you go down. Two hundred of the team members we brought with us, and the remaining eight hundred warriors selected from the major tribes, skilled in archery and horses, can take on this heavy responsibility. ”

Guan Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "Is it too much to take away the two hundred people who took us, the Hun army is besieging the city, it is extremely dangerous, I have taken all these elites away, in case there is something in the city, how can the eldest brother deal with it?" ”

"It doesn't matter, it's a fool's dream for the Huns to break through Guishan City, but if we want to defeat the Huns, we can only tie it to the shoulders of the second brother, as long as we can burn the grain and grass of the Huns, they will naturally retreat without a fight." Liu Ze's attitude is very firm, if he doesn't make a surprise move, how can he defeat the enemy and win.

Guan Yu felt a heavy sense of responsibility, and said: "The eldest brother is waiting in Guishan City with peace of mind, and the younger brother will definitely live up to expectations!" ”

"You went to Pan Feng to bring Huhexie, after some torture, Huhexie confessed all and provided a lot of valuable information, if you bring him, maybe it will be of great use."

"The bones of the Huns are very hard, I can't imagine that Pan Feng still has a way to make him speak, it seems that Pan Feng's methods are amazing."

That's natural, the secret agent course Liu Ze taught them to extort confessions by torture is the specialty of future generations of military commanders, and it is not inferior to the ten tortures in Manchuria.

Liu Ze smiled and arched his hand: "As a brother, I am waiting for the good news of Yun Chang in Guishan City." ”

Guan Yu immediately took the order arrow to Pan Feng, Pan Feng had already ordered the 1,000 cavalry, handed it over to him, and took Huhe evil over. Hu Hexie has long lost his flying momentum, his spirit is extremely aggrieved, his eyes are flashing with horror and uneasiness, it seems that he has been tortured by Pan Feng to the point that life is better than death.

Pan Feng said: "Second Master Guan, in order to prevent accidents, I have cut off Huhexie's tongue, even if he arrives in the enemy camp, he can no longer talk nonsense, and I have arranged for several people from the Western Regions who look exactly the same as the Huns and are proficient in the Huns. ”

The military situation was urgent, Guan Yu didn't say anything more, ordered a thousand elite horses, and left the city.

At dusk on the second day after Guan Yu left, the east side of Guishan City suddenly seemed to blow a sandstorm, rolling yellow dust straight into the clouds, and bursts of thunder suddenly broke out, and the earth trembled.

Here it comes! Liu Ze stood on the city tower, staring at the eastern sky motionlessly, the yellow dust storm was already overwhelming, and the sound of killing was bursting.

"All the staff is here! Enter Level 1 Combat Readiness! Get ready for battle! ”

As a Chinese officer, Pan Feng immediately issued a battle order, and the soldiers on the front-line positions took up their weapons, climbed the city wall, and entered their respective combat positions. But what can be seen is that all the soldiers are very nervous, clutching their weapons, their faces are gray, their eyes are dull, although it is still a cold spring, but cold sweat still involuntarily drips out of their foreheads, looking at the rolling duststorm, some people are already shivering.

Liu Ze understood that these soldiers were not timid and afraid of death, but that the aura of the Huns was too great, and they had been suppressing the people of the Western Regions for many years, and the fear that came out of their bones dominated their souls. What is needed to defend the city is morale, how can such a mental state improve morale?

Liu Ze frowned, but simple mobilization and encouragement could not make the coalition army quickly improve morale, and wanted them to no longer be afraid of the Huns, only by letting them see the Huns being killed all over the field, the appearance of wolves fleeing, and completely breaking the myth of the invincibility of the Huns, can they establish confidence in victory and high morale.