The 600,000 Han barbarian coalition troops left the camp one after another and smoothly entered the defense area built by the Nanshan bandits.

Although there was no one here, looking at the defensive position like a spider's web, Meng Zhun couldn't help but gasp.

The internal structure of the position is very complicated, which is very different from the outside, and he is glad that he did not lead his troops to attack hard, not to mention paying the price of 300,000 casualties, even if he adds 100,000, he may not be able to take this place.

He was completely convinced, Zhuge Haotang deserved to be the First Army Division of Nanshan, and it was really convincing that he could build such a strong defense line in most of the year.

Meng Zhun couldn't help but look at Ye Yunyang, and was even more glad to be a partner with such a person, although he didn't know the specific situation of the retreat of the Nanshan bandits, but it was definitely related to Ye Yunyang.

Not only him, but he was able to take down the defense line without bloodshed, and the soldiers of the Han Barbarian Alliance were very happy.

Ye Yunyang confessed: "King Dongban, transfer 60,000 people from your baggage troops and station them here. ”

Meng Zhun didn't understand: "Why, we can cross this place right away, can it still play any role?"

Ye Yunyang raised his horsewhip, pointed straight ahead and said: "Look carefully, this defense line is more like a fortress, it can be defended in both east and west directions, if Meng Huo is defeated by us, he will flee here with the remnants of the defeated general, and hide in the defense line and can't come out, what should we do?"

When building this line of defense, Zhuge Haotang not only had to defend against Meng Zhun in the east, but also against Meng Huo in the west, and under the influence of this kind of thinking, the defense line finally became a fortress.

Meng Zhun nodded: "Boss Ye's worries are not unreasonable, Xiao Wang ordered someone to transfer 60,000 people to come over and garrison it." ”

The army continued to move forward, aiming for the royal court in the hinterland of the Southern Barbarians.

The royal court area is named because of the existence of the Nanban Royal Court, which is a complex similar to the royal city, and is the central command system of the barbarian king Meng Huo.

Meng Zhun and Meng Tu, the two bear children, both grew up in the royal court district, but now the two of them want to use swords and killings to seize control of it.

In order to shorten the time to defeat Meng Tu, Meng Huo almost poured out, leaving only 50,000 people to garrison the royal court.

The royal court was on the grassland, and except for the city wall, which was less than two zhang high, it was almost impossible to defend.

As early as when Meng Huo received the news of Zhuge Hao's rebellion, he immediately ordered 50,000 elite soldiers to withdraw from the battlefield and quickly support the royal court.

But even so, the total number of defenders is only 100,000, and the Han Barbarian coalition army has 600,000.

The eastern defense line was only two or three hundred miles away from the royal court, and the allied forces came to the city in the evening of the same day, and arranged three large camps fifteen miles away.

Meng Huo couldn't send more reinforcements, so he could only pin his hopes on defeating Meng Tu faster, and then return to the division to rescue the royal court.

But it is not easy to do this, in the previous few battles, Meng Tu had the upper hand, and now there are 50,000 fewer troops, and it is already good to be undefeated.

In the military tent, Meng Huo, who had gray hair, sat on a leather stool, and his face contained several expressions including helplessness, unwillingness, regret, and so on.

Recalling that a year ago, he took his two sons to the Han Dynasty in high spirits, wanting to obtain benefits from the emperor of the Han Dynasty, who would have thought that the Han Emperor would make his two sons kings on the spot, and detain himself in the imperial capital for more than a month, giving the two bear children time to seize the territory and the army.

He couldn't have imagined that he was originally going to threaten the Han Emperor, but the Han Emperor used a little trickery, but he was pitted by his two sons and couldn't find the north.

He regretted it, if he could have expected such a result, even if the Han Emperor ordered him to be a guest in the imperial capital, he would have to sternly refuse.

The current situation is very grim, once the Han Barbarian coalition takes the royal court, he is equivalent to losing his foundation in the Nanban, and it is a matter of time before his subordinates fall apart, and it is almost impossible to get a chance to turn over.

It's too late to say anything now, even if he takes the initiative to admit defeat, the two sons will not stop there.

In the final analysis, it was the trouble that did not set up the prince at the beginning, and gave Emperor Han the opportunity to calculate himself.

The herald brought the latest news, and the 200,000 Qin troops left the camp of the Western Barbarian Army and came towards the south.

Meng Huo's heart chuckled, and he hurriedly stood up and looked at the map, and was surprised to find that it was the place where he had just transferred 50,000 people, and he was in a weak position.

He angrily stretched out his hand and slammed the table, scolding: "The eyes of the Qin people are too sharp, and they are looking for the weakness of this king." ”

Then another herald came to report, saying that the Han Barbarian Coalition Army had arrived at the city of Wangting, and it seemed that they would attack early tomorrow morning.

Meng Huo was completely panicked, 600,000 against 100,000, and the royal court was in danger.

He became an ant on a hot pan, anxious from late evening until late at night, and had no appetite at all. Calculating the time, the Qin army should have reached the south, why haven't they heard the shouts of killing until now.

"Report!" the herald hurried from outside, knelt down in front of him, and said, "King Qiyu, when the Qin army was halfway there, it suddenly turned back to the north, twice as fast as when it was marching, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. ”

"Turning back?" Meng Huo was puzzled, seeing that he was about to reach his destination, why did he turn around, was it a trick?

Is it to paralyze the defenders to the south, to make them think the danger is over, and then to take them by surprise?

It shouldn't be, the defensive force in the south is extremely weak, there are only tens of thousands of people, the Qin army is the most chicken thief, such a big bargain is in front of him, can Ying Yi take the initiative to let it go?

"Yes. "The herald is really there.

Meng Huo asked, "Where are they now?"

"The direction of their march is not the camp of the Western Barbarian Army, but it looks like they are returning to Daqin. The soldier guessed.

Meng Huo was even more puzzled, and couldn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Ying Yi's gourd.

Until dawn, he got the exact news that Yingyi's army had gone north for more than 300 miles, and it was about to reach the Qinman border, so it was certain that they were withdrawing.

Just when Meng Huo was shouting for joy, Meng Tu was scolding, no wonder Ying Yi would take the initiative to ask for battle, it turned out that he was ready to apply oil on the soles of his feet, and thought that he really had to fight because he had received too many rewards.

He had heard a long time ago that the Qin State no longer cared about the affairs of the Southern Barbarians, because the Qin Emperor had not issued a clear edict, and Ying Yi strongly assured that it was a rumor, so Meng Tu no longer suspected anything.

Now it seems that this rumor is simply true.

Qin first transferred the surrendered Nanshan bandits, and then secretly transferred away the Ying Yi army, which caught Meng Huo off guard and made Meng Tu suffer a dumb loss.

The Western Barbarian army had 400,000 people, plus 200,000 Qin troops, and the total strength was 600,000, surpassing Meng Huo's 500,000 horses and horses, occupying an absolute advantage. Even if the Qin army did not cooperate with the action most of the time, it could at least play a role in deterring the enemy, and as soon as Ying Yi left, Meng Tu only had 400,000 available soldiers left.

Although Meng Huo also transferred 50,000 horses, there are still 450,000 people left, and he has changed from a disadvantage to an advantage.

When the news of the Qin army's departure spread in Nanban, Meng Huo's subordinates raised their eyebrows, and their morale immediately rose.

On the Xiban side, the news of the Qin army's escape also spread, and rumors suddenly spread, and morale was seriously affected.

At the same time, the Han barbarian alliance outside the royal court has completed its assembly and is about to attack.

Ye Yunyang sat in the big tent of the Chinese army and gave orders: "Thirty Eastern Barbarian warriors are divided into three groups, each with 100,000 people, and they attack the eastern, western, and southern gates of the royal court respectively. ”

The corners of Meng Zhun's mouth twitched, and he said in his heart My army is responsible for the siege of the city, are your Han troops standing aside and watching the excitement?

In siege warfare, the attacking side mostly adopts the method of encircling three missing one, that is, encircling the three gates of the city to attack, which also has to divide the feint attack and the main attack, leaving a city gate for psychological warfare, so that the defender feels that there is a way out, so that there will be no result of the trapped beast fighting.

Dongban is responsible for the east, west, and south directions, and the rest of the north does not need to be attacked, and the Han army only needs to watch from the sidelines.

Although he was not convinced, but he was able to pass through the eastern defense line without blood, Meng Zhun was still grateful to Ye Yunyang, he decided to endure this breath and said: "No problem, our Eastern Barbarian warriors are not afraid of death!" But Boss Ye, which of the three city gates is a feint attack and which one is the main attack?"

Ye Yunyang gave an answer that made him stunned: "Every direction is the main attack, but it is not the main attack, you have to show the strength of the main attack, understand?"

Meng Zhun shook his head: "I don't understand!"

What does it mean to be both the main attack and not the main attack, and what does it mean?

Ye Yunyang pointed to the sand table in front of him and said: "Your troops are attacking in three directions, in the case of the main attack on three sides, it will cause a lot of pressure on the enemy, they can only transfer troops from the north city wall to increase the number of troops on three sides, the north must be empty, the 200,000 Iron Eagle Army takes the opportunity to attack, and it is bound to take the royal court in one fell swoop!"

The idea is good, but then the defenders have no way to retreat, and even if the city is broken, they will have to fight more brutal street battles, and the casualty figure will definitely not be low.

Ye Yunyang knew his concerns and continued: "Once the city gate is taken, the armies of both you and me will stop attacking at the same time, and then you will come forward to persuade the enemy army to surrender, how about it?"

Meng Zhun's eyes lit up, this idea was good, with his connections in the royal court, and the defenders had no way to escape, they could only choose to surrender.

Compared with killing the Southern Barbarian soldiers, Meng Zhun hoped to be able to recruit and co-opt them, which would not only strengthen his own strength, but also not end up with the notoriety of killing his own clan, which would play a decisive role in whether he could unify the entire barbarian clan in the future.

Since there is no problem with the strategy, he nodded very happily and said: "Just do what Commander Ye said, Xiao Wang will immediately go to distribute troops and arrange siege equipment, you can rest assured, our department will definitely make the illusion that the main attack is on three sides, so that the defenders cannot judge our true intentions." ”

After Meng Zhun left, Yin Ying walked in from outside and asked, "Yun Yang, is the Eastern Barbarian King on the set?"

Ye Yunyang glanced at him and snorted: "What is the name of a set, what you are willing to do, you are so dirty by what you say." He didn't ask me how long it would take for the Iron Eagle Army to attack the city, and I had no obligation to tell him, even if he complained afterwards, he could only blame himself for not asking clearly, did he have anything to do with me?"

Yin Falcon shrugged his shoulders and said happily: "Fortunately, I am on the side of you, otherwise I will be killed by you." If you want Dongman to work willingly, it is necessary for us to do superficial work, so I will go and inform Cao Ziang to keep his Iron Eagle Army busy and make it look like he is about to attack. ”

Ye Yunyang gave a thumbs up and said meaningfully: "When it comes to pit people, Uncle Yin is also a good hand." ”

Yin Falcon glared at him: "The one who is close to Zhu is red, and the one who is close to ink is black, what can I do!"

"Ugh!"