The flowers bloom two and one branch each, and then talk about Liaodong. Yanguo Dragon City is in the area of Chaoyang, Liaoning Province in the previous life, only two hundred miles away from the sea.

The Wuheng Legion landed in Jinzhou Bay, and they also did not try to hide their traces, and even deliberately landed with great fanfare.

Wu Zhen stepped on the snow about ten centimeters thick on the ground, wrapped his coat vigorously, and complained:

"The weather in Liaodong is too cold, it only snowed in November, but fortunately, our cotton clothes are warm enough."

It is a bit modest to say that cotton clothes, they wear autumn clothes and autumn pants, sweaters and woolen pants, and wool cotton pants and wool cotton clothes on the outside.

There was also a woolen coat and a sheepskin hat on the outside; There is also a neck sleeve around the neck, which can be pulled up to cover half of the face; Underfoot is a pair of cowhide boots.

The hand is wearing a finger glove, and the sheath at the front of the glove can be opened to reveal five fingers, and the sheath can be closed when skillfully handling firearms and other things.

It can be said that the warmth measures have been taken to the extreme.

But for Wu Zhen, who has lived in the south since he was a child, he still feels cold. Well, psychologically. Looking at the outside environment, my consciousness feels cold.

Zu Jizong said with a smile: "The further north you go, the colder it gets, I heard Your Majesty say that Beihai is further north in winter for half a year, and the snow is two or three meters deep, so it is called cold." ”

Wu Zhen was speechless: "I can't imagine how people in that kind of place live. Brigade commander, is the winter in the Central Plains so cold? ”

Zu Jizong said: "No, the weather in the Central Plains is much warmer than in Liaodong. ”

At this time, a deep voice said: "It is also good to freeze the ground cold, the ground is frozen hard, and it is more convenient for our carriages and cannons to walk." ”

The two hurriedly saluted: "General." ”

Wu Heng exhaled a breath of white air and said, "Our brothers are used to living in the south, can they adapt to the climate here?" ”

Zu Jizong replied: "The Privy Council has already considered this issue a few years ago, and every winter, various armies will be transferred to Hojo Island (Hokkaido) for intensive training, and there is no problem in adapting. ”

Wu Heng said: "That's good." ”

Soon several scout cavalry returned from multiple directions, bringing back more detailed information.

Wu Heng called his generals over and asked, "Do you have any views on this battle?" ”

A brigade commander named Lu Qin said: "Our troops are less than them, Murong Ping will definitely go out of the city to attack us, we can pick a suitable place and wait for them to arrive." ”

Zu Jizong looked at the map and said, "There is a plain thirty miles ahead, and it is quite appropriate to put the battlefield there." ”

Lu Yan asked rhetorically: "What if Murong Ping doesn't fight, or delays for time?" The initiative is in our hands, and we should be more proactive. ”

"I thought that the whole army could approach in the direction of Dragon City. If Murong Ping dares to go out of the city, then fight on the spot. If he doesn't come out, we'll attack the city. ”

Many people agree with his plan.

A brigade commander named Yin Liang said: "There is a city of Yan on the road, what if they send troops to intercept it?" The secret of the firearms of the two armies will be discovered, will Murong Ping abandon the city and flee knowing that he is invincible? ”

Everyone was lost in thought, and this was indeed a big problem.

Murong Ping, Murong Wei and the others are not people who are not afraid of death, and when they heard about Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, they were frightened and ran back to Longcheng with people from Yecheng.

If they knew the power of firearms, would they dare to defend the city? The crowd couldn't believe his integrity.

Wu Heng shook his head when he heard this: "You think about the problem as simple as you think, and you think about it complicated. ”

Everyone is puzzled, what does it mean to think simple and complicated? Can these two things exist at the same time?

Wu Heng explained: "You are thinking about the problem because this is only two hundred miles away from Dragon City, and we can rush to Dragon City in less than a day without leaving our baggage. ”

"What if someone stops you on the road? It would be good for the cavalry to charge back with two charges, and there was no need to be afraid of the secret exposure of firearms. ”

"What if they learn the secrets of firearms? I haven't seen it with my own eyes, do you think they'll believe it? ”

Everyone looked thoughtful.

"You said that you have thought about the problem simply, because Murong Wei and they have already escaped from Yecheng once. Dragon City is the place where they are based, where will they flee if they flee again? ”

"Will the men agree to let them flee? Without ten or eight days, it would have been impossible for them to come up with a unified opinion. ”

"By the time they have made up their minds, we've already destroyed the city dozens of times. So our tactics are that we don't have any tactics, just go straight to Dragon City. ”

Everyone said with a smile: "General Xie taught." ”

In fact, Wu Heng really didn't blame them for knowing this, it was still the same sentence, firearms were used for the first time in large-scale operations.

Although everyone knows that it is powerful, many ideas and concepts are not so easy to change.

When they formulate strategies, they often subconsciously think about the concept of the era of cold weapons. That's why these seemingly naïve methods are proposed.

Even Wu Heng himself was no exception, the tactics he just said were actually formulated after discussing with Wen Yi before setting off.

It can even be said that it was formulated by Wen Yi, and he just implemented it.

After the army landed, it didn't stop at all, and immediately set off to attack Dragon City. An army of 30,000 walked in the center, and 20,000 cavalry walked on the left and right flanks as wings.

It didn't take long for their whereabouts to be revealed, and soon there were scouts on prowl in the distance. The scouts of the Tang Kingdom went to expel them, and shot and killed a few from a distance, and the rest were scared away.

Later, the Yan State spies only dared to look from a distance, and did not dare to approach.

Wu Heng ordered to leave it alone and move on.

After walking for more than 50 miles, an interception force finally came, a cavalry force of 2,000 men.

As the former cavalry religious concept of the Tang Kingdom, and one of the current commanders of the cavalry brigade, the ancestors are full of fighting spirit. But Wu Heng has an order, as long as the enemy does not attack, it will not be cared for.

And this Yan cavalry is not stupid, how can it be possible to charge towards the army of 50,000. And the other side obviously has tens of thousands of cavalry, and there are many mules and horses.

More and more Yan cavalry arrived around, and soon reached 5,000, but they still did not attack, but just followed from a distance.

Then a strange scene happened, the Tang army was advancing towards Dragon City, while a Yan army in the distance was advancing in parallel, as if they were escorting.

But Wu Heng and the others knew that the enemy could not be so kind, they were looking for an opportunity, or they were waiting for orders.

Moreover, once the cavalry launches a charge, it will be very fast, and it is also very dangerous to be rushed in front of the enemy. Therefore, they have heightened their vigilance and are ready to face the battle at any time.

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An army under the banner of the Tang State came towards Longcheng, and the news was also sent to Longcheng by the messenger in just over two hours at an expedited speed of eight hundred miles.

Murong Wei, Murong Ping and others, who were anxiously waiting for the news of the battle situation in the Central Plains, were dumbfounded.

Ke Zuhun screamed: "Impossible, how can it be a Tang countryman...... You're lying. ”

The messenger hurriedly explained: "Niangniang, what the subordinates said is true, the other party is playing the flag of the Tang Kingdom, and we will never be mistaken." ”

But Zuhun still didn't want to believe it, and reprimanded his subordinates for deceiving the monarch and killing them.

Although Murong Ping didn't shout and kill, he didn't want to believe it: "Impossible, Tang Guo is thousands of miles away, how could he suddenly appear here?" ”

Murong Wei was also flustered, but he was a little stronger than his uncle Murong Ping, and asked, "How many people are there in the Tang Army?" ”

The messenger said, "Back to Your Majesty, there are 50,000 people. At least 20,000 cavalry, and at least 10,000 mules and horses for carrying grain and grass. They marched fast and could reach the city this evening. ”

Murong Wei said: "Taifu, whether the matter is true or not, we must listen to it as if it is true, and we must deal with it." ”

Hearing that there were only 50,000 people on the other side, Murong Ping calmed down and said, "I just thought about it, it should be true." ”

"Tang must have heard the news of Huanwen's Northern Expedition, thinking that we would draw all our troops to fight Huanwen, Liaodong would inevitably be empty, and they wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob."

"I don't know...... Ahem......

Although his ambition was corrupted by power, he still blushed when he mentioned that he was frightened by Huan Wen and fled back to Liaodong with an army of 100,000, and he continued after two vague sentences:

"Dragon City has an army of 120,000 and a cavalry of 50,000. Combined with the strength of the surrounding cities, there are 140,000 men. ”

"They definitely didn't know about it, that's why they sent 50,000 people...... Hmph, I'll let them know that Yan Guo is not something that anyone can bully. ”

Seeing him say this, Murong Wei also regained some confidence and said, "Uncle has a strategy to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Murong commented: "The soldiers of the Tang Army's labor division must be tired and need to rest...... I'm going to pretend to be a night raid tonight, not to let them rest, and to launch a night raid in the middle of the night when they're most tired. ”

Ke Zuhun illustrated: "Taifu, the night attack is too dangerous, right? It's better to go out of the city early tomorrow morning. We have 120,000 men, and there are more cavalry than them, so there is no need to risk it. ”

Murong Ping seemed to have returned to the eventful years of the year, showing Bai Sensen's teeth, and said confidently:

"Tang Guo still doesn't know our real strength, thinking that Dragon City is empty, and it will definitely not be too guarded, and this attack will definitely be successful."

"Even if you can't defeat them directly, you can teach them a hard lesson."

"Moreover, they worked the expedition, and it was difficult to transport grain and grass, and I heard that there was not a lot of grain and grass they carried. Even if we hold on, and then let people cut off the grain channel. ”

"It won't be long before their entire army collapses due to lack of food and grass...... The Tang people are so stupid. ”

But Zuhun and Murong Wei were also infected by him, and their confidence returned.

Yes, although Yan Guo can't beat Huan Wen, not everyone can bully him. What's more, there are only 50,000 people in your Tang Kingdom, isn't this a light in the toilet to find death.

Then Murong Ping gave an order to appease the people and prepare the army for war.

He also told the supporting army not to attack, and to come over and cooperate when he saw the enemy camp in chaos at night. If the enemy camp is not chaotic, continue to wait for the right moment, and it is better to harass the enemy's rear.

The people in Longcheng were also panicked when they heard that the Tang people were calling, but when they heard that the other party was only 50,000 people, they were relieved, and many people laughed at the other party's inadequacy.

There are still many people who are happy, but fortunately, Murong Ping was timid and fled back to Dragon City with 100,000 people. If the main force is withdrawn, this time it will be really more auspicious.

Knowledgeable people ridiculed Tang Guo for taking it for granted, didn't he inquire about the information before sending out the army? I thought it was empty here, so I wanted to pick up the cheap, and now I kicked it to the iron plate.

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Wu Heng and the others didn't know Murong Weijunchen's thoughts, but they could guess some.

In particular, the troops supported by the Yan State reached 7,000 people, but there was no change, but they opened up a farther distance.

Soon another 2,000 enemy horsemen broke away from the main force and rushed in the direction of the sea.

In this case, anyone with a little common sense of the art of war knows what the enemy is going to do, harassing and cutting off the grain route.

However, Wu Heng ignored it, and they carried enough grain and grass for 50,000 horses to use for seven days. In the era of cold weapons, this is looking for death, but they are an army of firearms, which is enough.

When the dragon city is defeated, Liaodong will let them gallop.

The grain and grass in the rear can be transported in time, and Murong Wei and Murong Ping will inevitably hoard a large amount of grain and grass when they flee to Dragon City.

When the city is broken, it will all belong to the Tang Kingdom.

The army hurried unhurriedly and arrived at Dragon City at dusk.

In fact, this time was the most dangerous, and the Tang army did not have time to build any fortifications. If Murong Ping let the cavalry attack, it was really possible to cause some trouble to the Tang army.

Of course, it's just a certain amount of trouble.

But if they miss this opportunity, they don't even have a chance to cause trouble.

But Murong Ping didn't move, just looked at the city with contempt.

Wu Heng held a telescope to observe the situation on the city wall, although he didn't know Murong Ping, he was sure that he was Murong Ping at the first glance when he saw him.

It's so easy to guess, you can see the clothes and the attitudes of the people around you.

He also showed a mocking expression: "Power can really corrupt people's hearts, Murong Ping is no longer the fierce general of the year, but he is a guinea dog." ”

As the ancestral land of the Yan Kingdom, Dragon City's defense is naturally one of the best. Moreover, it is backed by Chongqing water and has no shortage of water resources.

The moat is more than 50 meters wide, the width of the moat is 100 meters, the city wall is more than 6 meters high, and there are three gates.

Wu Heng did not rush to attack, but first set up the cannon, and then built a snow wall three miles outside the city gate.

It is to build a waist-high wall with snow and pour cold water on it, and in the cold weather of Liaodong, the snow wall will become harder than steel in a while.

Three or five meters in a section, there are more than a dozen rows, staggered to form a trench, and the cavalry does not want to rush in.

The actions of the Tang army naturally couldn't hide it, and the Yan army on the city wall changed their faces, they didn't expect that Tang Guo would actually think of using this method to block the cavalry.

You can't let them repair the snow wall easily, everyone has asked for battle and gone out to organize the enemy.

Murong Ping didn't know what to think, so he Yan Yan rejected everyone's opinions, only saying that he had his own plans in mind.

The generals had no choice but to watch Tang repair the fortifications.

In fact, Wu Heng has been guarding against the sudden killing of the Yan army, and in this case, anyone who changes to a normal person knows what to do.

Murong Ping was also a fierce general with great achievements back then, and he would not let go of such a great opportunity.

But in fact, the other party really just watched and did nothing.

At this time, he finally determined one thing, Murong Ping was completely abolished.

On the contrary, I sighed in my heart, there is one less general in the world.

Soon he put this sentiment behind him, and after the ice wall was repaired, he ordered: "Artillery preparation, launch an artillery bombardment, time for an hour." ”