There were joys and sorrows in the battle report, but Mo Si didn't expect that the border city could be frustrated in two places.

The six states were only small states, and the food they had looted was limited, so they had to take Dingzhou and Zhaozhou so that the army could get supplies in the city and continue the war.

The Great Zhou had a large population and a strong army, and if the reinforcement troops arrived, they could only retreat to the Turks and wait for the opportunity.

As an important town, Zhaozhou is the best choice, but the 10,000 people who fled back from Dingzhou are bent on revenge, silently forced by the army, and on the one hand set a crusade against Dingzhou, on the other hand, they are unwilling to give up Zhaozhou.

The Turkic cavalry was not good at attacking the city, and the Zhaozhou guards could not be defended, while guarding against the chaos in the city, they were divided into three teams to patrol day and night, one team rested, one team was on standby, and one team was on duty.

Shen Sanwen remembered that it was the war with the Turks that the imperial court could not recruit troops, and finally Wu Zetian recalled the king of Luling, and crowned the king of Wudan Anbei and the prime minister, so that the government and the opposition could work together against the enemy.

However, the recruitment of troops must not still be mediated by the courtiers who support Li Tang, and in the final analysis, it is Di Renjie's handiwork.

Except for those who should serve in the military or those who have been captured as strong men, they join the army for food and silver.

When Di Renjie recruited soldiers, he didn't know whether he deducted the treatment of soldiers, which caused many people to be dissatisfied, and then recruited soldiers in the name of King Luling, and improved the treatment, so many poor people rushed forward and recruited 100,000 soldiers.

There are a few key elements to this. The first is money, which must be supported by sufficient financial resources in order to make people willing to join the army. In this era, money can not only allow many people to raise butcher knives to innocent people, but also make people willing to hand over their lives. The second is the living conditions, in the rich areas, many people can live in peace, and naturally do not want to go to the battlefield to fight hard, but more places are still affected by natural disasters.

As for how Di Renjie hid from Emperor Wu's ears and eyes, Shen San didn't know, but the people of the world were thoughtful, naïve and ridiculous, and whoever had a good life would miss the bad days.

Di Renjie was not in Beijing, so this errand fell on Lou Shide.

The princess was on the verge of giving birth, and Shen Sanwen was particularly worried that the situation would change drastically, once the crown prince was determined, the situation would change drastically and could not be reversed.

Di Renjie can take advantage of this opportunity, and he may not be able to take advantage of it.

Shen Sanwen launched the Great Summoning Technique and recalled Cui Xuan.

There are many things he doesn't understand about how to recruit soldiers, so he can only consult with the most trusted and capable people.

Shen Sanwen raised his doubts: "How can you make Your Majesty's recruitment fail, recruit troops in the name of the princess, create the illusion that the people's hearts belong to the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and make Your Majesty believe it." ”

Cui Xuan understands the matter of conscription, "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has fought against the Turks, losing more and winning less, and going to the Turks is tantamount to giving his life." When General Lou goes, it will be difficult to recruit soldiers. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the people may not have such a bloody nature, and they go into battle to kill the enemy. The important thing is to have the belief that we will win, to stir up the hearts of the people, to resonate with the people, not in whose name. The recruitment of troops was appropriate, and thousands of people defected, and it was full in an instant, and there was no way to verify it. ”

So exaggerated? Can you recruit thousands of troops in one place?

Shen San was dumbfounded, "Where will Lou Shide go to recruit soldiers?" ”

Cui Xuan: "It's not far from Zhaozhou, but it won't be affected by the big state." Then they marched overnight, so that the Turks could not receive news of reinforcements, so as to be caught off guard. ”

However, according to historical records, when Di Renjie arrived, Mo Si slaughtered 100,000 people in Zhaozhou and Dingzhou and retreated, and Di Renjie couldn't catch up.

Shen San asked, "Did the Turks receive any news of reinforcements?" “

Cui Xuan shook his head, "It's a big crime to leak military aircraft. If the Turks flee as soon as the reinforcements arrive, won't my Great Zhou Prefecture lose in vain and become a Turkic lamb? Neighboring states and counties will also be affected, so they will never leak secrets. ”

Shen Sanwen suddenly realized that Di Renjie had not recruited soldiers, and that the soldiers were borrowed by him from Xiazhou. Even he got a lot of military salary, and Bacheng also fell into Wudan's pocket.

But this time, with its own intervention, it won't be the same.

Not to mention that Zhang Yang broke the Turks, he would inevitably help Zhaozhou, and with him, Di Renjie would not want to get the right to conscript.

The words are divided into two ends.

Dingzhou, Zhang Yang Shengli ordered the protection of the water source on the night of victory, spent a day in the city to complete the defense, carefully distributed troops everywhere, protected grain and grass, heightened the surrounding lookouts, beat gongs and drums to proclaim, special period, in order to prevent spies, those who are close to the water source die, those who hoard grain, and those who are close to the city gate die.

A wide boundary has been set aside near the four city gates, and if any Turkic soldiers come in, it will certainly not be like that night, so that they will not be able to come and go.

In ancient wars, in addition to water and fire attacks, that is, sieges and strong attacks, there was no strong water flow on the Turkic border, so they could only set fire or besiege the city, and the prevention of these was quite pediatric for him, a military enthusiast.

Zhang Yang led 5,000 soldiers and horses and set up camp thirty miles outside the city of Zhaozhou and forty miles away from the Turkic barracks.

According to the map, the city wall of Zhaozhou City is tall, and the Turks dare to besiege the city, they must have used means, but I don't know how Li Quan, the defender of Zhaozhou, guarded against it.

Now that he is camping outside the city, even if the gate of Zhaozhou is wide open, the Turks will not dare to rashly attack the city.

Otherwise, the brave army under him is not vegetarian.

When he was in Tibet, he had the merit of coming out on top, and with the black tooth Changzhi, the border Turks knew more or less about this young general and his brave army.

Everyone in the world expects stability, but only in times of war can generals be born, which is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, although it is forged from the dry bones of the people.

Just to solve the crisis of Zhaozhou and repel the Turks, there will be invasions again and again, Zhang Yang looked at the arrogant army in front of him, and made up his mind that the hidden dangers of the Turks must be completely solved.

The food supply in the city of Zhaozhou was unhindered, and a day before the silent sip started from the water source, cutting off the flow of water into the city, and the well water in the city was also poisoned by the Turks.

The people complained, but the court did not reply, and Li Quan was exhausted.

The city's medical hall could not cure the Turks' poison, and relied on the well water stored by each household for a maximum of three days.

In the north, where the temperature difference between day and night is large, the weather is dry and there is no water, it is difficult to survive, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is greatly reduced.

When Zhang Yang's army first arrived, Li Quan was overjoyed, and saw him camp far away, and his heart was much more settled.

This is the trend of the horns on the military book, the soldiers and horses stationed inside and outside the city, one side is good at fighting and the other is good at defending, when facing the battle, you can join forces to attack in one place, and gallop to each other's aid. If he enters the city, it will really be irretrievable.

Looking at the brave banner of Da Zhou, thinking of the 30,000 young men who had lost, Mo Si's face became iron-blue, and when the scouts came that the troops were weak, he could barely hold back, so he wanted to lead the troops over, capture them alive, and then hand them over to those armor soldiers who had a deep blood feud with him.

However, many people in the battalion did not dare to underestimate the brave army, and the Central Plains people were the best at pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, intrigues and tricks, possibly hiding troops, and then all kinds of traps, reinforcements, and flanking attacks.

So some people suggested that when they went to attack the camp at night, the Turkic warriors and cavalry were invincible, and the night combat ability was also strong, and when the reinforcements from Zhaozhou arrived, the attack on the camp could be completed, and the Turkic forces were far superior to the brave army, and the battle was quick and quick, and there was no big problem.

Mo Si agreed to this suggestion, defeated Zhang Yang at night, waited for three days to break through Zhaozhou City, and then returned to Dingzhou, this battle can obtain countless burdens, subdue the hearts of the border tribes, and also give the Great Zhou Emperor a wake-up call.

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