Xu Shu seemed to have been prepared, and stepped forward when he heard the words: "Lord, Dunhuang Zhangye, like Jiuquan, is a poor place in the border county, and the people look forward to the lord's benevolence and righteousness for a long time. ”

"Yuan Zhi, as far as I know, the officials of the two counties of Zhangye in Dunhuang have an old relationship with the Yuan family, and Dong Zhuo of Luoyang killed thousands of people from the Yuan family that day, although I did not participate, I am afraid that the two counties will also have a lot of complaints about me, and this trip will not be too smooth." Jia Rong looked worried.

"In this way, it is a little difficult, the two counties are too stubborn to resist the lord, it does not mean that the people under his rule do not welcome the arrival of the lord, the lone wolf only needs to provoke a little in the city, I am afraid that the people who are hungry and clothed will be able to disturb, when the lord will bring the army of benevolence and righteousness to go, the two counties are not yet a gesture."

"It's just that this time our army is a little weaker, although the lord's thousands of guards are strong in combat, they are cavalry, not suitable for siege purposes, the 10,000 horses under General Zhang's command are going to come in handy, the siege equipment in the city is insufficient, if the lord wants to seize the two counties, he should prepare early."

"The soldiers of the two counties have not fought for a long time, and it is expected that they will not be too elite, and under the rush of the army, and then there are lone wolf soldiers secretly entering the city to cooperate, then the two places can go down!"

Jia Rong nodded slightly in agreement, I have to say that Xu Shu's military talent is still very good, "The equipment is already on the way, I believe it will arrive in the near future, Yuan Zhi will stay in the army, and it will not be too late to return to Chang'an after the second county is pacified." ”

Xu Shu bowed down and promised, the war was a lot of military exploits for the soldiers of the Xiliang Army.

"The affairs of the two counties are arranged by you, and if you can capture the two counties, your previous mistakes will no longer be pursued." Jia Rong put down the next sentence, turned around and left, it is not his forte to give advice, and leave the headache to a smart person.

Xu Shu finished in the end, commanding the three armies in front of Jia Rong, such an honor that few people in the Xiliang Army can have, but in Jia Rong's opinion, the troublesome thing is the most enthusiastic thing for the strategists under his command.

Jia Rong used Jiuquan as a springboard to attack the second county also has a certain purpose, most of Zhang Liao's men and horses are Dong Zhuo's subordinates in the past, and people who defend people are indispensable, Zhang Liao may be loyal to the Xiliang Army, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be poor and vicious people, the strength of these people is weakened, and it is beneficial to the Xiliang Army, otherwise Jia Xu will not sit idly by and watch Jia Rong lead a thousand guards to Jiuquan.

"General Zhang, attack Dunhuang Zhangye, the front of your part."

Zhang Liao hugged his fists and said: "Dare not die!" "In his position, Zhang Liao has now regarded himself as the general of the Xiliang Army, attacking Jiuquan Zhangye is the opportunity for the military generals to gain fame, Zhang Liao does not want to miss it, he does not have so many twists and turns in his heart, he only knows how to be on the horse, leading the army to rush and kill, and conquer the city for the Xiliang army.

As expected, the two counties did not have the intention of surrendering to the Xiliang army at all, after receiving Jia Rong's letter of persuasion, it was followed by strong soldiers and horses, strengthening the city wall, and the family in the city was also mobilized by the Taishou of the two counties.

The tragic situation of the two great families in Jiuquan County naturally did not escape the eyes of the families of the two counties, the Xiliang army was no different from the heinous demons in their eyes, and they could not avoid it, the private soldiers of the family were sent to the city, and the defenders of Dunhuang reached 8,000 people, which greatly boosted the arrogance of the Dunhuang Taishou.

In the past, also in Liangzhou, Jia Rong was able to resist Han Sui's tens of thousands of rebels with more than 3,000 people, why couldn't he use 8,000 people to block Jia Rong's more than 10,000 people, the art of war cloud "ten rules to besiege it", Jia Rong led the army to attack the city, in his opinion, it was completely stupid.

The family and the official family hugged each other tightly, and if the Xiliang army wanted to capture the second county, it would inevitably encounter unprecedented resistance.

The carriages brought the siege equipment of the Xiliang army, the development of the craftsman workshop to the present, is not comparable to that day, more than 5,000 blacksmiths, there are tens of thousands of people next to the foil, and now each blacksmith will bring at least one apprentice to teach them something.

As long as Jia Rong is willing, what is the difficulty of the craftsman's workshop to produce 100,000 arrows per day.

Half of the blacksmiths are thinking about how to produce advanced weapons and get rewards, and it is a lie to say that they are not envious when they see that their former companions who were not as good as themselves are gradually becoming wealthy because of the rewards.

The craftsman's workshop adopts an assembly-line production method, just like a small arrow, the bow and arrow crossbow of the Xiliang Army, with completely unified specifications, not only that, but also the siege ladder and the rushing car.

Not only is the efficiency of production amazing, but the weapons have become more and more sophisticated, and the apprentices under him have learned a little of the master's craft, like a crossbow, and the parts inside are specifically disassembled and divided into different places.

Today's craftsman workshop can be said to be the blessed land of all craftsmen in the Han Dynasty, especially under Jia Rong's hint, when the official position of Pu Yuan in the craftsman's workshop was slightly higher than the county order, the entire Han Dynasty set off a wave of blacksmiths, and the county order was a lowly official in the eyes of many rulers, but it was a noble existence in the eyes of ordinary people.

A worthless craftsman can also become an official once, as long as you can put in enough effort in the craftsman's workshop in Chang'an.

Jia Rong's words to Pu Yuan were, "Despite the research, all the money will come from the Immortal Love Pavilion." ”

After the rapid rise of Xianlian Pavilion's finances in Chang'an, there has been a deficit, but fortunately, Jia Rong's family has a big business, and it has increased the dumping volume of Xianlian in a short period of time, but it has also survived.

Tens of thousands of soldiers appeared in front of Dunhuang County half a month later, all the way through the thorns, Dunhuang is too guarded with fighting spirit, the officials under his command do not think so, and the duel of the famous Xiliang Army is no different from the old birthday star hanging, and the soldiers guarding the city are also panicked.

When more than 10,000 people suddenly appeared outside the city, the oppression brought to the defenders of the city was still very great.

The cavalry lived on the left and right flanks of the battle array, quietly peeking at this battlefield, and tens of thousands of infantry stood silently outside the city without any noise, waiting for the battle to come.

At this time, silence is better than sound, and the hands of the defenders of the city who clenched their weapons could not help but tremble a little, and carefully set their eyes on their hundreds of generals.

"Soldiers, as long as we stick to the city, the reinforcements from Zhangye will definitely be able to defeat the Xiliang army under the city, defend the homeland behind them, and fight to the death with the Xiliang army, the enemy army is only 10,000 people, what are you afraid of." Dunhuang Taishou Zhao Li said loudly, most of these soldiers in the city were temporarily recruited, and they fought with all their blood.

"Killing a soldier of the Xiliang Army will reward 100 yuan, killing 3 will reward 1,000 yuan, and the officer will be promoted to one level." Zhao Li threw out a chip that he thought was big.

The fear in the eyes of the defenders of the city gradually turned into a blazing heat, most of the soldiers were poor people living in the city, and they joined the army in order to be able to reduce the pressure on their families.

Jia Rong carefully looked at the movements in the city, and had to say that Zhao Li's ability was good, and it was really unwise to use money to gather the hearts of the soldiers together, and to shake such a strong city with more than 10,000 troops.

"Zilong, you go to meet the fierce generals of Dunhuang and play the majesty of the Xiliang Army."

"No!" Zhao Yun hugged his fists on the horse, ordered a hundred cavalry, galloped to a place a stone's throw away from the city wall, raised his spear slightly, and a hundred cavalry reined in the reins of the horse, and the formation was not the slightest disorder.

"I am Changshan Zhao Zilong, there are people in the Dunhuang army who dare to go out of the city to fight!" Zhao Yunyun had all his strength and shouted loudly.

The sound of the middle air resounded at the head of Dunhuang City.

Zhao Li has always been a civilian official, and he didn't realize what it meant to be a cavalry that could still maintain a chaotic formation when he was eager to stop while running, and set his eyes on the generals under his command, "Can anyone dare to go out of the city to face the battle?" ”

"My lord, I am willing to do my job!" Wu Yan saw the Xiliang army shouting outside the city, and he was furious.

Zhao Li nodded in agreement, fighting generals before the battle, can stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers to a certain extent, if they can win, then the myth of the undefeated Xiliang army will be sharply reduced in the hearts of the soldiers.

The city gate was wide open, Wu Yan led two hundred soldiers out of the city to meet the battle, holding a mace in his hand, he was a liliang-type general, the champion of the three armies, and deserved to be the first warrior of the Dunhuang army.

"Little white face, take your life!" Ignoring the slightly confused formation of the soldiers behind him, Wu Yan rode his horse, and the mace of more than forty catties was swept away by his dancing tiger.

Zhao Yun's face kept changing, the spear moved forward, his legs moved slightly, the war horse understood, neighed, and galloped towards Wu Yan.

Jia Rong shook his head slightly, "Poor Dunhuang is a fierce general, I'm afraid I will become the soul of Zilong's gun." ”

Zhao Yun tried his best, and when the two horses intersected, he stabbed towards Wu Yan's throat.

Wu Yan was frightened, and hurriedly instigated the mace to come to the rescue, "ding", sparks burst out, and several wolf teeth on the mace were knocked out.

Feeling the slightly numb hands, Wu Yan roared and turned his horse.

Zhao Yun in anger is completely a sharp move, the move is fatal, and he doesn't give Wu Yan any chance.

After the five combinations, Wu Yan's hands holding the mace couldn't help but tremble slightly, the mace that used to be like an arm command became extremely heavy, he understood that he was already at the end of the strong crossbow, he was a liliang-type general, but he didn't expect this little white face to be surprisingly strong.

With a loud shout, Wu Yan's heart trembled, Zhao Yun stabbed Wu Yan in the throat with a shot, "poof", Wu Yan fell from the war horse, stirring up layers of smoke and soil, and the ownerless war horse neighed and ran into the distance.

Zhao Yun waved his spear, and the 100 cavalry who were ready to attack rode their horses to kill the 200 infantry in Dunhuang, and defeated the scattered battle formation of the infantry with the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying, and turned around, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the 200 soldiers all lay outside the city, leaving blood stains all over the ground.

Zhao Yun used the tip of his gun to pick up the damaged and dilapidated Zhaozi banner, and walked around in front of the city.

Zhao Li in the city looked at everything in front of him in shock, from the first warrior in the army to the annihilation of the whole army, but in half an hour, Wu Yan's bravery was well-known in the entire Dunhuang, but he didn't expect that the slightly white-skinned general only used Wuhe to kill it, and quietly put away the previous contempt for the Xiliang army.