Text: The Great Power Battle_Chapter 273 Encirclement

Xiao Chen saw Luo Cheng for the last time three days after Wentil City was breached.

Previously, because of the remaining more than 60,000 cavalry soldiers under Luo Cheng's command, after getting the news of Luo Cheng's death, they did not report to the rear camp as soon as possible. Instead, he hurriedly gathered his troops and horses and went to Wintier City for revenge. This made Zhang Han and Xue Rengui, the two marshals, not know anything about the news of Luo Cheng's death. He was still in the rear, sending troops to occupy the undefended city, while waiting for the grain and grass to be transported from the rear.

The 2 million army of Zhang Han's department is now fighting with Luo Cheng's 100,000 cavalry and the soldiers of the country where the sun never sets. The rest of the troops, most of them, were in the camp waiting for food and grass in the rear. A small number of troops were sent out to occupy the undefended cities of the country where the sun never sets, and immediately took care of the crops in the nearby fields to provide logistics for the Beichen army to fight in the future. Of course, all the grain and grass in the city that were not taken away by the people of the country where the sun never sets, were also concentrated and continuously transported to the rear camp.

In the war of the Cold Weapons period, the most difficult thing was the transportation of grain and grass. There were no wide asphalt roads, no powerful means of transportation, and all the grain and grass of millions of stones were transported by the people of the domestic organization. This is very great pressure on the logistics of the country, and after the average ten stone grain and grass transportation front, there are only about six or seven stones left, and almost half of the consumption on the road. Under such circumstances, it is indeed difficult to supply food and grass for millions of troops.

Fortunately, there is the Erbuna River, although it cannot be transported much by boat, as long as it is still transported by land. After all, the sailors of the country where the sun never sets are very powerful, and they can completely fight with the Beichen army on the river. In addition, on the edge of the ocean to the north, it is not known whether there is a naval power. The sea area that the sailors of Beichen Kingdom have to guard against now is too big to take care of at all. And such a big thing as transporting military rations naturally needs the protection of warships. There are river bandits in the river and pirates in the sea, and these two professions are very difficult to completely solve. The point is that the sailors of the Beichen Kingdom simply can't send so many warships to escort the transport ships. In this way, the number of transport ships can only be reduced, and the number of escort ships can also be reduced by a lot.

Even if the water transportation is inconvenient, it greatly relieves the pressure on the land, at least it will not make Xun Yu, who is left in the country, feel too stressed.

After the fall of the Shalu Kingdom, there was not much food and grass left for the Beichen Army's millions of troops, and it was very good to be able to support the war with the Sun Never Setting Country for two months. But what can you do in two months, there were many cities in ancient times. It's okay to talk about a small town, it's not difficult to take a heavily guarded town in a few days. But once you meet that kind of heavily guarded fortified city, it will be over. In the face of Jiancheng, let alone two months, it may be possible in a year and a half.

Therefore, since the army had just entered the territory of the country on which the sun never set, Zhang Han ordered the army to be stationed. Then he sent 100,000 cavalry under Luo Cheng to drive away the people who migrated. Then follow a few foot soldiers in the rear, and go to receive the undefended cities. By the way, if you scavenge the city again, you can get as much food as you can. From the very beginning, Zhang Han came with a steady mind, relying on plundering the grain and grass of the country where the sun never sets to feed the army under his command, so as to achieve the purpose of feeding the war with war.

However, Zhang Han did not expect that Luo Cheng would join the commander of the enemy army for a big battle. Or in the valley, which was very inferior to the cavalry, the battle was fought. He originally thought that he had told Luo Cheng that he would just let him drive and kill those people, and kill as many people as he could. But he didn't say that he had to kill all the people, nor did he say that he would fight the enemy commander in a decisive battle.

When Luo Cheng's coffin was placed in front of Xiao Chen and Zhang Han, their faces were gloomy and terrifying. Luo Cheng and Xiao Chen have a good relationship, so naturally there is no need to say more. And Xiao Chen has always regarded Luo Cheng as a brother, and his Beichen Kingdom can have its current achievements, and Luo Cheng's credit is absolutely indispensable. Originally, Xiao Chen was still counting on him to be crowned king to Luo Cheng after he became the emperor, and everyone shared the wealth together! Now I didn't expect Luo Cheng to go one step ahead of himself, the sun of the dog day does not set in the country, and now our Liang Zike is married, waiting for the endless war of Beichen Kingdom!

Zhang Han was also sad and indignant in his heart, although he blamed Luo Cheng for not listening to his advice, but he also cared about Luo Cheng. If he didn't care about Luo Cheng's words, Zhang Han wouldn't have said those words of advice. It's just that I didn't expect that even if I said to let Luo Cheng be careful, he still fell for Galahad's conspiracy, and the real person is not as good as the sky.

Luo Cheng's coffin is now placed in the Chinese army's tent, and various offerings are placed in front of the coffin. The tent is full of generals in the Beichen Army, everyone is in robes, and now that General Luo Cheng has died on the battlefield, few people will be happy. After all, the current Beichen Kingdom is still in the expansion stage, and although there are some factions in the country, everyone is at peace. Let's develop Beichen Kingdom first, which will be more beneficial to everyone. Therefore, whether it is a general in the army or a civilian official in the court, they are now working hard for Beichen Kingdom, and no one dares to cross that red line first.

Dozens of generals in the army, including Xiao Chen, were all dressed in cloth clothes, standing respectfully in front of Luo Cheng's coffin, silently paying tribute to Luo Cheng, the first general of Beichen Kingdom, to die in battle. Xiao Chen looked at the coffin in front of him, his eyes were already half red, and the resentment in his heart for the country where the sun never sets became more and more serious. Now, the country where the sun never sets seems to be the nemesis of the Beichen Kingdom. First, the two million soldiers of the Beichen Army were flooded by a large flood, and now Luo Cheng died in the territory of the country where the sun never sets.

The new hatred plus the old hatred is enough to make Xiao Chen really start a fire.

After everyone paid tribute to Luo Cheng, Xiao Chen directly left the generals among the generals in the big tent and began to discuss the endless battle of the country where the sun never sets.

"Zhang Han, when will the army be able to push me forward now? How long the fuck have you been here? Yes! Xiao Chen, who was furious, directly sent the first fire to Zhang Han's body.

Zhang Han was ashamed for a while, he knew that such a thing would happen, and he would not let the army stay here for so long if he was killed. Although it is easy and convenient to collect grain and grass on the spot, even if the army advances forward beyond the city of Wentier, it will not put more pressure on the logistics. At that time, it was the same to collect grain and grass in various places, and they blamed themselves for being too careful, worrying that there would be some accidents, resulting in a shortage of grain and grass.

"The last general will be convicted, and I hope that the king will punish him!" Zhang Han immediately knelt on one knee and said ashamedly.

When Xiao Chen saw Zhang Han's actions, he also felt that he was a little arrogant just now. Then he said: "Forget it, I now ask you when the army will be able to advance!" If you don't put Galahad's head in front of Luo Cheng's coffin, the Lone King is unwilling! ”

When Zhang Han heard this, he was also angry in his heart, and shouted loudly: "King Qiyu, the army of 2.3 million has already been prepared. You can set off at any time to avenge General Luo Cheng! ”

"Okay, then you can arrange it for me quickly. It's best to let the army set out for me at once this afternoon, and first involve Galahad for me, and then I can't let him escape!" Xiao Chen said angrily.

"No! The last general will arrange it later, and definitely not let Galahad escape! ”

"Well, in addition, send a message to Yun Qi who stayed in the north, asking him to prepare for me to attack the fortress of Lonago, and he must give me a fight from the north to the country where the sun never sets within three months! If you can't achieve this goal, let him do it himself! Xiao Chen continued.

At this time, Xue Rengui, who was standing on the side, frowned and said, "King, the Longnago Fortress is extremely steep, and there is a large army stationed there. Relying only on General Yun Qi's one million army, I am afraid that it will not be able to be defeated in three months! ”

Xue Rengui was telling the truth, according to Yun Qi's one million army, it was a joke to want to take down the fortress of Lonago garrisoned by Lancelot's 500,000 troops. Siege warfare is purely filled with people, and you can naturally completely overwhelm the enemy if you have more people, but if you want to attack with few people, then you should think about it more. Just like Yun Qi only has a million troops under his command, in the face of the danger of 500,000 troops stationed, there is no possibility of a strong attack at all.

Generally speaking, even if the 500,000 army and the 1 million army are in the field, as long as Lancelot plays a little slippery, it is not a problem to confront Yun Qi's 1 million army for a few months. Now not to mention the siege war, it is said that the siege is five times and the siege is tenfold. This means that a siege would require at least five times as many defenders, and ten times as many defenders as there would be a siege.

Of course, real siege warfare is not really calculated that way. Siege warfare focuses on siege weapons and siege soldiers, just like Beichen Kingdom now as long as it is a siege, then it must first be smashed one by one with a catapult. On the one hand, it can deplete the strength of the defenders, and on the other hand, it can also hit the morale of the defenders. Of course, if you are lucky, you can smash the walls down, and then the end of the war can be announced. And if the siege soldiers have high morale, excellent armor, and strong combat effectiveness, when facing the defenders, they naturally cannot be calculated according to one to one. Especially when you can occupy a section of the city wall, that's when you can really show your combat effectiveness.

Xue Rengui's advice also made Xiao Chen feel that he was confused today, and he even forgot such military common sense. If he and Yue Fei hadn't taken a million troops with them, maybe Yun Qi would still have a chance to capture the fortress of Longarnago. But now, with only one million troops, it is impossible for Yun Qisuo to take the fortress of Lonago. And Yun Qi, who has always loved soldiers, is likely to directly disobey his orders after his orders have passed. When the time comes, you will have to face a dilemma, and it will not be easy to do.

"Rengui, do you have any good plan to let our army from the north enter the northern territory of the country where the sun never sets?" Xiao Chen suddenly thought that Xue Rengui was also a scheming god general, not much worse than Yue Fei. So, he hurriedly asked.

Xue Rengui smiled dumbly, he really wanted to slap himself twice, why did he say so much when he was idle. Now, when the king asks himself what to do, he can't say that his prestige is gone. But with the fortress of Lonago blocking it, Yun Qi only had a million troops in his hands, how could he get past the five hundred thousand defenders of Lonago. Unless there is an epidemic in the fortress of Lonago overnight, and then everyone dies. Or a god who will move a mountain over it and raze the fortress of Lonago to the ground. It's just that it's all whimsical!

"This, this... King, there is no good way for the last general! After all, there are 500,000 defenders in the fortress of Lonago, unless our army takes full possession of the southern part of the country on which the sun never sets. Then send a large army across the river to the north, cut off the back road of the fortress of Lonago, and perhaps even trap the enemy in the fortress of Lonago. Xue Rengui didn't come up with any way in the end, so he could only say honestly.

Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment, and thought about what Xue Rengui said, but it was also true. There is really no way to take the fortress of Lonago, and the people rely on the supply of hundreds of cities behind them. Unless his army can cut off the fortress and the city behind it, it is possible to defeat it. It's just that when the Beichen army can go north and cut off the back road of the fortress of Lonago. I believe that the army can also directly attack the capital of the country where the sun never sets, and if it can attack the enemy's capital, why go to the trouble of the fortress of Lonago.

In the end, Xiao Chen could only sigh helplessly and said, "Forget it, let's take the southern territory of the country where the sun never sets first!" ”

"No!" The generals in the tent hurriedly answered in unison.

After the end of the military discussion, the 2.3 million officers and men of the Beichen Army quickly moved. Countless soldiers began to take care of the parcels and slowly dismantle the camp. Now the whole army knows the news that General Luo Cheng died on the battlefield, which makes the soldiers of the army hold back a breath of anger in their hearts. That's a great general, and there are only four great generals in the entire Beichen Kingdom, the great general Wang Ping, the hussar general Ma Chao, the Xiaocai general Zhao Yun and the Long Xiang general Luo Cheng.

The rest of them, such as Zhang Han, Yun Qi and others, have not been mixed with the generals. Of course, these great generals are nothing more than fictitious titles. In fact, the power in the hands of the four people is not as good as Yue Fei, Zhang Han and others. But that's also a great general, and there are only four in the country. It's good now, an army of two million, and even let the general die on the battlefield, which is completely the reason why the big guy is not good to protect. If the people in the country knew that the two million army could not protect a general, then the entire army of the Beichen Army should not be mixed.

After the whole army had taken care of everything, they set out as a whole army. The morale of the army is high, and it can be fought ....