In the western Liaoning corridor, a major war related to the belonging of the outside of the border broke out, the iron cavalry of both sides galloped, and the cavalry of more than 100,000 scale fought in the not spacious mountain and river corridor, and the cavalry tried to cut off the other party's grain route, and conflicts broke out from time to time.

In the end, the cavalry of Liaodong Taishou Mingguan entered the Liaoxi Corridor at the cost of losing tens of thousands of cavalry, and managed to force the prince Yan of Liaoxi and Sun Zhan, the Taishou Gonggong of Youbeiping, to a decisive battle in the area of Guzhu City in Liaoxi County.

As the great princes with horse-producing land, the two sides also had a higher proportion of soldiers and civilians outside the Guan, and each invested a large number of cavalry.

Gongsun Chan and Prince Yan placed the heavy cavalry in the middle, commanded by Di Qing himself, Gongsun Chan commanded 3,000 white horses and a large number of right Beiping cavalry as the left wing, and the brave and aggressive Wuhuan cavalry as the right wing.

Prince Yan and Fan Zhongyan ascended to command this decisive battle.

The cavalry of Mingguan was stronger than they imagined, and many sneak attacks were to no avail.

The Liaodong Legion often fought with Choi Jae-seon, the lord of Goryeo, on the border, and was considered a legion with great combat experience.

At this time, Choi Jae-sun, the lord of Goryeo, and Lee Min-chul, the lord of Goryeo, competed for the unification of Goryeo, and Myeonggwan was given the opportunity to attack Liaoxi.

Myeongguan gave up on continuing to attack Goryeo, mainly considering the complex mountainous terrain between Liaodong and Goryeo, as well as the fear of Liaoxi Army sneaking up on Liaodong, and decided to take Liaoxi first.

"Xiwen, what do you think our army has a chance of winning this battle?"

Prince Yan looked at the Liaodong Army opposite, and there was a sense of despair in his heart.

The Liaodong Legion had been fighting against the Goryeo Kingdom, and few princes had directly faced the attacks of the Liaodong Legion, and at this time the Liaodong Legion turned the spearhead to the civil war, which was also unstoppable.

"Will the lord listen to the truth or lie?"

"Nature is the truth."

"Our army's chances of victory may be less than 30 percent."

"Less than thirty percent...... Prince Yan felt heavy, clenched his fist, and finally let go, "Thirty percent has a good chance of winning." After all, the other party has fierce generals such as Chang Yuchun and Li Chengliang, and the generals at that level may be even braver than Di Qing. ”

Prince Yan can kill and injure tens of thousands of cavalry of the Liaodong Army before the Liaodong Army marches west to Guzhu City, which is enough to be proud.

Liaodong Taishou Mingguan and black-clothed prime minister Yao Guangxiao also stood on the high ground and commanded the Liaodong Army.

In this attack on the Liaoxi Corridor, Mingguan must defeat the sworn brothers Prince Yan and Gongsun Zhan, who are in Liaoxi, in order to open the passage into the Guannai.

The war between the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty was concentrated in Liaodong in the early stage, in the western Liaoxi corridor in the middle period, and in Guannei in the later period. If the Liaoxi Corridor is taken, the Liaodong cavalry can enter the pass with impunity. The princes of Guannai faced a prince outside Guanwai with a large number of elite cavalry and Liaodong heavy infantry.

"Strategist, in your opinion, what are our chances of winning?"

"Ninety percent of the time."

"Liaoxi is already in my pocket. Order the Guanning Iron Cavalry to attack! ”

"The cavalry of the former division of the Northern Song Dynasty Palace has launched an attack!"

Ming Guan and Prince Yan gave the order to attack almost at the same time, and made a desperate bet to start a decisive battle to determine the ownership of the outside of the pass!

The winner is king!

In Yingling County, Qingzhou, Zhao Gongzi's forces and Chutian's forces are confronting, and Zhao Gongzi wants to keep Yingling County, where he started. The Le Yi Legion launched an offensive, pressing forward step by step.

After occupying Taishan County and defeating Yuan Shu, Chutian turned to the offensive locally, turning passive into active.

"Lord!"

Le Yi, Hua Mulan, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun and other front-line generals greeted the arriving lord.

Chu Tian saw that the front-line generals looked somewhat tired, and it was obvious that the recent transfer to the Quartet had caused the various legions to be tired.

"When Zhao Gongzi is defeated, the battle in Qingzhou will come to an end, and the focus will be shifted to Yanzhou, where you can conduct a round battle."

Once Chutian solves the threat of Qingzhou, then the generals under his command can rest and recuperate in batches, and they don't have to fight all the time.

Conducting a round battle against Cao Cao's forces, so that Cao Cao has no time to develop, this is an insidious plan that Chu Tian has recently come up with, and Cao Cao is completely regarded as an experience package, and every general goes to brush Cao Cao's army and train his troops.

"Zhao Gongzi has gathered more than 100,000 troops, but most of them are temporarily recruited recruits and Yellow Turban Army, so there is no need to worry. The 50,000 legions of the plains supporting Prince Yan are veterans with some combat experience, and their combat ability is unknown, so they must be cautious. ”

The scouts sent by Chutian may not be able to obtain all the information, and unless they fight, no one knows what the combat effectiveness of the Tian Ji Legion is.

"With the Le Yi Army as the main force, continue to advance to Yingling County and force Zhao Gongzi to fight a decisive battle with us. Repair another letter to persuade Zhao Gongzi to surrender. Zilong, you lead 10,000 cavalry to protect the grain route. ”

Chutian deployed Zhao Yun in the rear to guard the grain road.

The importance of the grain road is self-evident, Zhao Yun is considered a stable general, and it should not be too big a mistake to put it in the rear to guard the grain road before the decisive battle.

Hua Mulan's reconnaissance corps dispersed in a large scale to probe for intelligence, and the Le Yi corps in the rear marched according to the probing information and made a gesture of attacking Yingling County.

Zhao Gongzi's high-level barracks and other important buildings were all in Yingling County, and Yingling County also piled up a large amount of grain, grass and weapons. If Yingling County is lost, it is equivalent to the huge impact that the loss of Xia City will have on Chutian's forces, which is unimaginable to Zhao Gongzi.

This is what is the place where the enemy is attacked.

Unless Zhao Gongzi besieged Wei to save Zhao, he could not shake Chutian's determination to capture Yingling County.

It is extremely difficult for Zhao Gongzi to surround Wei and rescue Zhao, first of all, he has to break through the defense line of Zang Ba and Sun Guan, and secondly, Xia Cheng also has Li Xiuning and her women's army. With the current 93 hearts of the people of Xia City, the commoners will volunteer to become village warriors and protect the city where they live and are loyal.

Even if Zhao Gongzi had Sun Bin as his military advisor, the tactics of encircling Wei and saving Zhao would not necessarily be successful.

"Xuzhou Mu sent someone to send a letter of persuasion."

Zhao Gongzi was entertaining Tian Ji, and at this time, the letter of surrender sent by Chutian arrived, stating that as long as Zhao Gongzi surrendered, he could be named Taishou.

"It's tempting conditions, but I'm still a little unwilling. Liu Bei has been in exile for many places, and in the end, he can divide the world into three parts, why can't I do it? ”

Zhao Gongzi did not agree to Chutian's persuasion in the face of Chu Tian's persuasion.

He still had a large number of soldiers, horses and territory under his command, and with the help of Tian Ji's army sent by Tian Qi, the prime minister of the plains, Zhao Gongzi regained his confidence a little, thinking that he could force Chu Tian to retreat by clearing the wall.

At the same time, he and Dolgon, Guan Hai, Xue Wanche and others built a fortification camp outside the city, and the county seat was a horn, not giving Chutian the opportunity to attack Yingling County with all his might.

As long as Chutian can't do his best to attack Yingling County, it will definitely seriously delay the time to capture Yingling County, which will bring tremendous pressure to Chutian's logistics.

"The last general will lead a cavalry to attack the grain route of the Xuzhou legion and burn its temporary granary, then the Xuzhou legion will definitely retreat."

Dolgon limped to ask Zhao Gongzi for his life. He was wounded by an arrow in a previous decisive battle and has not yet recovered.

"I gave you ten thousand cavalry, and you tried to burn its grain wagons. If this road does not work, retreat and do not insist on going your own way. ”

Zhao Gongzi decided to give 10,000 cavalry to Dolgon and let him harass the grain route of the Xuzhou army.

With the support of his own soldiers, Dolgon turned on his horse and led a small number of Eight Banner cavalry and 10,000 light cavalry to attack the grain route of the Xuzhou Legion.

"Why don't you fight the Xuzhou Legion?"

After Tian Ji arrived with 50,000 troops, he urged Zhao Gongzi to fight.

Tian Ji was not Zhao Gongzi's general after all, and he wanted to end the war in Beihai as soon as possible and return to Pingyuan County. The elite soldiers of Pingyuan County were transferred to Tian Ji to support Zhao Gongzi, which meant that the remaining troops of Pingyuan Xiang were insufficient.

"The Xuzhou army is fierce in offensive, plundering like fire, only by clearing the wall and frustrating its spirit, can defeat turn into victory. If General Tian Ji trusts me, he should act according to my tactics. ”

Zhao Gongzi has been on guard against Chutian for a long time, and he has already figured out a way to deal with Chutian, and the method is quite simple, that is, to stick to it.

The various princes of the Eastern Han Dynasty were trying their best to expand and compete for territory, and if the Xuzhou army was delayed in Qingzhou for a year and a half, the Xuzhou army might miss many good opportunities.

Zhao Gongzi, who once joined forces with Chutian to suppress the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, really knew too much about the horror of the Xuzhou Legion, and the Xuzhou Legion on the opposite side was 80,000 elites, and the fierce generals were like clouds.

took the initiative to fight, then fell into the trap of the Xuzhou Army.

"My Qi Attack may be able to defeat the Xuzhou Legion. But I'm up to you. ”

Tian Ji saw that Zhao Gongzi had already figured out how to fight under a disadvantaged situation, so he no longer insisted on fighting, but followed Zhao Gongzi's tactics and adhered to the main thing.

The Qi Ji Attack and Qingzhou crossbowmen led by him are good for defense, and they have an advantage when they are on the defensive.

Zhao Gongzi's turtle tactics were indeed a headache for Chu Tian.

After Yingling County was occupied by Zhao Gongzi, it was regarded as a large city with complete defense facilities such as city gate towers, arrow towers, horse faces, and moats.

Like Xia City, Yingling County has a high-level barracks, and the recruitment rate is much faster than that of other cities in the Beihai Kingdom.

Zhao Gongzi left Tai Shi Ci to guard the lonely city, and he believed that Tai Shi Ci would not betray him.

If Dolgon is left to defend the city, many Ogon will surrender the city when they see that they cannot hold it, but if it is Tai Shici, he will not betray the lord at a critical moment.

"After my careful management, Yingling has hoarded enough food to last for a year. If you can't get out of trouble after holding on for a year, then you surrender to Xuzhou Mu. ”

Zhao Gongzi did not forcibly ask Tai Shici to defend the camp mausoleum, but only to defend until the food was exhausted, and then he could surrender to Xuzhou Mu.

Even Zhao Gongzi himself did not have the ability to defend until the soldiers ran out.

Tai Shi Ci replied: "The last general will definitely hold on for a year, and he will not live up to the expectations of the lord!" ”

Zhao Gongzi was silent, led the army to leave the camp, leaving Tai Shici with 30,000 people. Tai Shi Ci immediately recruited soldiers and horses in the city, and continuously recruited soldiers to defend the city, and it was expected that the strength of the defenders could be increased to more than 50,000 people.

"A military general defends the city, and then goes out of the city to contain the enemy army, Zhao Gongzi is really a difficult opponent."

Chu Tian knew that Zhao Gongzi could strengthen himself in the catastrophe of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and he had some means.

Because of Zhao Gongzi's layout, the Xuzhou army fell into passivity to some extent.

If Yingling County cannot be captured as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will enter a long siege battle. After years of operation, it is easy to imagine how difficult it is to attack a city that is regarded as a retreat by Zhao Gongzi.

After Zhao Gongzi left Yingling County, the Le Yi army came to the city and chose to camp at the water source, and set up obstacles such as horse rejection, trenches, and fences to prevent Tai Shici from going out of the city to raid.

Tai Shi Ci is also a fierce general, in case Tai Shi Ci comes to rob the Chu camp with a hundred horses, then Xu Xu Mu will be disgraced.

Le Yi led a group of lieutenants and military commanders to observe the defense of Yingling County, which was obviously reinforced, and dozens of stone arrow towers were intimidating.

The city wall has a prominent rectangular pier at certain distances, called the horse face, the width is about 20 meters, protruding from the outer surface of the wall 12 meters, forming a dense cross fire with the city wall. There are also arrow towers and warehouses on the horse face.

This may be the most difficult city facing the Xuzhou legion, and under the management of Zhao Gongzi, the difficulty of its attack is higher than that of Taishan County.

Not only that, when attacking Fenggao County, the seat of Taishan County, the reinforcements of Taishan County were defeated by the forbidden army, and there were no reinforcements outside Taishan County, and the defenders were demoralized, so it was easy to attack.

Now there is Tai Shici in Yingling County who is ordered to hold on, and there are Zhao Gongzi's army and Tian Ji's army as each other's horns, and while attacking Yingling County, he must also divide his troops to deal with Zhao Gongzi's army and Tian Ji's army.

"Zhao Gongzi's turtle tactics, as well as the layers of fortifications in Yingling County, make people retreat. It seems that he had expected this day for a long time. That's why he's indifferent to my offer. He must have thought that we would not be able to take Yingling County, and that we would soon retreat when we ran out of food. ”

Chu Tian took Xue Rengui, Hua Mulan and other military generals to observe the Jiancheng that made many famous generals desperate with Le Yi.

Chu Tian rarely encountered Jiancheng, and he was more inclined to destroy the opponent's main force through field battles. Defeat the opponent's main force, the morale of the opponent's camp will drop, and the difficulty of the siege will drop several times.

The turtle tactics of clearing the wall field were undoubtedly a painful torture for the legions on the offensive side.

Sima Yi couldn't hold out, and Zhuge Liang had no choice but to withdraw his troops. Lian Po couldn't hold on, and the Qin army had no problem with him for several years, and used a discord strategy to prompt King Zhao to replace Zhao Kuo. In the Anshi Rebellion, Tang general Zhang Xun defended Suiyang City with 9,000 troops, blocking more than 100,000 rebels, and buying time for the Tang army to reorganize its army......

Chu Tian was now also disgusted by Zhao Gongzi's tactics of purging the wall.

"The last general will need troops and a large number of siege equipment, and at any cost, he will be able to capture Yingling County."

Le Yi took the initiative to ask Chutian for soldiers and equipment.

"Yes."

Chu Tian sent an order to the Langya Kingdom in the rear, asking to recruit a group of recruits and village warriors to serve as cannon fodder, and at the same time, a group of low-level alien soldiers who had been captured in the national war also came. Joan of Arc's servant legion is a high-ranking alien soldier, and a low-ranking alien soldier is cannon fodder among cannon fodder.

Not only that, Chutian grabbed a large number of strong men in the Beihai Kingdom, and also used them as cannon fodder to fill the moat and produce siege equipment.

In order to end the war as soon as possible, sacrifices are inevitable.