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"Phew, this wind blows sand in my mouth......"

Under the cover of night, a team of elite cavalry drove through the vast desert.

This army has a total of 1,000 men, led by Geng Gong, who was ordered by Bai Qi to deliberately bypass Liuli City and go straight to the noble widow Turbo City.

The desert march, especially at night, was very difficult.

However, for Geng Gong and his subordinates, who were eager to make meritorious contributions, such a risk was worth it.

For two days and nights, Geng Gong had determined the general location of Turbo City from the map obtained from Bai Qi and the herdsmen captured along the way, and now it was time to think about how to capture this city, which was known as the first fortress in the Western Regions.

Just as the army was camping, a Dolmamat who accompanied the army came to report.

"General, a group of noble widows and widows were found ten miles away, numbering about seven or eight hundred, it seems to be heading in the direction of Liuli City, do you want to intercept them?"

"No need, this baggage must be the team of Turbo City transporting grain and grass in the direction of Liuli City.

Do not attack any team that encounters the noble widow's escort of grain and grass, so as not to startle the grass and snakes, and we have only one goal, and that is to try to take the Turbo City. ”

Geng Gong vetoed Zhuomamat's proposal, which made this man from the Western Regions who hated the noble widow extremely regretful, but as a member of the Han army, he must unconditionally obey the orders of the superiors.

"Dolmamat, you came to the noble widow back then, tell me, is that Turbo City really impregnable?"

"Back to General Geng, I was robbed by the noble widows to the territory of the noble widows, and stayed in the turbine city for half a month, so I am not very familiar with the defense in the city.

However, the high walls of the turbine city are thick, and it is difficult to overcome the frontal assault, not to mention the others, the first city wall alone is seven or eight feet high.

Even if the main force of the defenders in the city is insufficient at the moment, it will definitely be impossible to overcome it with a thousand light cavalry at the moment. ”

When Geng Gong heard this, he nodded silently: "Since the strong attack can't be done, then there is only one way to outwit, but how to outwit it?" ”

Under the dim firelight, Geng Gong looked at the rough map of the noble widow in his hand, and tried to think of a good way to break the city.

"General, there is a sentence among my subordinates who don't know whether to say it or not......

Just as Geng Gong was in trouble, another Yue clan general in the tent whispered a suggestion.

"Pei Siche, if you have something to say, if there is a good strategy to break the enemy, this general will definitely remember you."

When the general of the Yue clan named Pei Siche heard this, he immediately proposed: "General, my subordinates used to be in the fur business, so they inevitably walked around the country of your widow.

To tell the truth, with General Geng's current strength, he does not carry siege equipment, whether it is a strong attack or outwitting, it is difficult to successfully take Turbo City! ”

Speaking of this, Pei Siche paused and glanced at Geng Gong cautiously.

Geng Gong nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Pei Siche said simply: "So, the subordinates think, why should the general be obsessed with attacking Turbo City? Wouldn't it be enough to bypass this fortress and approach Natuoluo City, the capital of the noble widow's country? ”

When Geng Gong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Keep talking." ”

Pei Siche: "General, I have been to Natuoluo City, because there is a military fortress called Turbine City, and the defenders of Natuoluo City are only a few thousand people.

And the city of Natuoluo was very rich because of its trade with the rest and the Great Food Country, and the people in the city, whether nobles or commoners, had no fighting spirit.

As long as my army appears under the city of Natuoluo, it will surely shake the noble widow up and down. ”

When Zhuomamaiti heard this, he hurriedly said: "General Pei Siche, having said that, but that Tuluo City is the national capital after all, is it so easy to capture?" ”

Geng Gong suddenly smiled and said: "What Pei Siche means is that General Ben has already understood, as long as my army appears under Natuoluo City, it will definitely cause panic among the soldiers and civilians in the city.

At that time, the king of Qi Ruosi will definitely gather defenders in the country in the name of the monarch, and at present, almost all the young people in the country have been mobilized to Liuli City to fight our army.

The only army that can rush to the aid of the fastest is Turbo City, and then our army only needs to completely defeat it in the field.

Then next, whether you take Turbo City or Natuoluo City, the initiative is in the hands of our army, wonderful, really wonderful! ”

After figuring this out, Geng Gong's eyes became bright, and he got up excitedly and rubbed his hands back and forth.

As long as he has made military achievements in this battle, then after the class teacher returns to the court, he will definitely be promoted.

"But where is the best detour?"

Geng Gong looked at the map and fell into deep thought again.

Pei Siche immediately said: "General, in the past, when I went to Natuoluo City to do business with noble widows, in order to avoid layers of exploitation, I deliberately looked around for ways to avoid taxes.

After a few years, I really found one, and the road has been abandoned for a long time, and the noble widows and ministers have no intention of repairing it, just because there are not many soldiers and horses in our army, and we will be able to come to the city of Natuoluo in less than three days. ”

"Okay, Pei Siche, you will lead the way, as long as you can bring my army to the capital of the enemy army, this general and his son will show you merit."

"Thank you for the cultivation!"

Pei Siche's cheeks twitched slightly, once he obtained military merits, it would represent a steady stream of wealth, thinking that any veteran of the Han army had a wealth comparable to that of the Yue nobles, much stronger than the previous smuggling fur business, how could he not fall into madness?

"Pass on my military order, the whole army will rest as soon as possible, and set off on time tomorrow on the third watch!"

"Whoa!"

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The city of Natuo Luo in the early morning, after a night of silence, was once again full of vitality.

"Naan, freshly baked hot naan, come and buy it......"

"The best antelope skin, this is brought from the plateau, and it is absolutely atmospheric to make a fur jacket......"

"Goldware, newly minted gold, everyone come and take a look......"

This large city in the Western Regions, which is home to 200,000 people, ushered in a new day amid the shouts of the merchants.

Soon, the streets were crowded with people, including many merchants from the Great Food Country, leading camels through the streets and alleys, peddling their goods and buying up the nobles' specialties so that they could go back and make a fortune.

The guards at the city gate were lazy and had no military discipline at all, and they did not carefully check the caravans entering and leaving, and some soldiers even stole directly into the winery not far away to get drunk.

For the war that broke out on the front line, everyone in the city, from the king to the commoners, seemed to be out of the way, and had nothing to do with themselves, and did not affect their rhythm of life in the slightest.

In the huge palace, Qi Ruosi discussed politics with his ministers early.

However, it is more appropriate to say that it is a banquet to be precise.

Inside the palace, every noble widow sat cross-legged on a comfortable blanket, and a low table in front of him was filled with fresh fruit and mouth-watering lamb.

Qi Ruosi took a sip of wine, and then asked Tun, "The army of Nan Wei should have arrived in Liuli City and is now fighting against Bai Qi's Han army, right?" ”

He replied: "Exactly, back to the king, the army of noble widows has arrived in Liuli City, and the minister has ordered people to urge people to raise grain and grass, and hand it over to the turbine guard to send it to the general. ”

"Good!" Qi Ruosi was very satisfied, "After defeating Bai Qi, I want to hold the Emperor of the Central Plains accountable, why dare to violate my territory, I must make full compensation for this." ”

"Your Majesty!"

He looked respectful, but he was very worried.

Because, the request to ask for reinforcements from the Great Food was actually rejected by the Great Food Country, which made him feel a trace of inexplicable foreboding in his heart.

In addition, in order to raise more than 600,000 military salaries, the people who can be squeezed have been squeezed almost all over again, which has caused the people to complain.

It's just that Qi Ruosi didn't know about all this, and he didn't dare to tell the truth.

At the moment, Qi Ruosi's attention was focused on how to deal with Bai Qi's victory in the battle, and he couldn't listen to the rest of the words at all.