"I think it's weird, but I can't say why!" Liu Mo thought to himself.

This strategic deployment seems to be very reasonable, but it is very unreasonable!

Wei Changjun's buddies don't deal with us, and we really can't find fault with arranging this kind of task that loses troops and loses generals, and can't get credit.

The question is, isn't this kind of deployment equivalent to letting them go head-to-head with the main force of the Zhou Dynasty and cheapen us?

After thinking about it, arrange for us to have a tough confrontation with the Zhou Dynasty, the six princes are not stupid, even if they agree to send troops, they will not go all out.

So, they also took this layer into account, and simply threw a few hard bones over?

Or, in the face of the national righteousness of the Great Xia Dynasty, enlightened?

No wonder the Six Princes agreed to send troops, such a deployment is indeed impossible to refuse!

"Liu Mo, is there any problem?" The sixth prince asked.

"After the capture of Hetu, we have no other missions?" Liu Mo responded.

"No!" The Sixth Emperor said, "This king will advance to the southwest of the Zhou Dynasty, contain the Zhou Dynasty from the flank, and cut off their connection with the west. ”

Another meatless bone! Liu Mo thought to himself.

"What about the north of the Zhou Dynasty?" Bai Chengzong asked. "The descendants of the Smiling King are surnamed Zhou after all!"

They are also nominally a family, and it is difficult to say that they will cross the swamp "King Qin"!

The sixth prince pondered for a moment, "General Bai, then the north will be handed over to you to garrison, and this king will give you 10,000 soldiers and horses at that time." ”

Bai Chengzong nodded in approval.

"What about Wechen? Stationed in Yongxing? Liu Mo asked.

"Although Yongxing is small, it has a very heavy stake, there is no city here, and there are no dangers, so we must not take it lightly." The Sixth Prince told him. "If this king conquers Hetu, he will send you another mission.

If there is no objection, you will go back and rest first, and set off in three days! ”

There was no objection, and the battle plan was thus decided.

For Liu Mo, the good news is that he will not meet a strong opponent like Yang Yizhi.

(Of course the Great Zhou Emperor will let him stick to the capital!) ）

Three days later, the army was drawn up.

Liu Mo led his army of 30,000 to the plain at the entrance of the Ningxi Corridor, and according to the order of the six princes, everyone rested in place for a day, and then set off at dawn the next day.

Near noon, when the troops came to a hillside.

Zhu Min told Liu Mo that across the hillside, the front was the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, and standing on the high ground and looking back was the hometown of Great Xia.

Liu Mo looked back and sighed a lot.

The ranks of the army marched like a dragon, wriggling along the vast corridor. The sound of the warrior's footsteps converged from near and far into a rustle like the whispering of countless streams, and the terrain became lower and lower until the mountains of their homeland were completely out of sight.

At this time, Liu Mo also saw some veterans making some strange moves, and he was very puzzled.

They took out a small cloth bag, grabbed a handful of dirt and put it into the bag, and carefully placed it close to their bodies, still muttering something in their mouths.

Some soldiers even turned around and bowed in the direction of their homeland.

"What are they doing. Who knows?" Liu Mo asked subconsciously.

"Have you forgotten the customs of our Great Xia Dynasty? The soul returns to its homeland! Sun Kan replied to him.

Liu Mo's heart was shocked, "Carrying the land of your hometown, even if you die in a different place, can it be regarded as a soul returning to your homeland?" ”

At this time, his right eyelid kept jumping, as if it was a sign that something bad was going to happen.

"The highest level of war is to protect yourself, no matter what conspiracy Wei Changjun has, what I Liu Mo have to do is to protect my troops and have the last laugh!"

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Liu Mo led his army on the road for two days, crossing scorched earth, as far as the eye could see, there were destroyed farmland and houses, and dead fruit trees stood in the wilderness, like targets for archers.

The wolves howled, the night was alive, and the red land was uninhabited.

Passing through a village, the flag of the Zhou Dynasty was still flying on the hills, but the village itself had been destroyed, and most of the houses and farmland had been burned and looted. There were no living creatures, except for a few wandering wild dogs, which fled without a trace when they heard the sound of a man.

This was all done by the subordinates of the six princes, Liu Mo thought to himself.

The army led by the six princes set off before them, and like Yang Yizhi, in order to clear the enemy troops along the way, the prince of Great Xia did not choose mercy in the war.

After walking for about six days, the army arrived at its destination: Yongxing City.

The city, along with the surrounding land, is very modest, and is about 2/3 the size of the old Banyan City.

According to the report from the spies, there were about 4,000 defenders of the Zhou Dynasty stationed here. Excluding the logistics troops, the number of people who can actually fight is about 3,500.

In terms of numbers, Liu Mo's army of 30,000 was ten times that of the other party, and he was completely at an advantage.

Moreover, the troops of Wei Changjun and the Great Prince have crossed the Ningxi Corridor and are rapidly moving south, and the Zhou Dynasty naturally wants to deploy heavy troops in the capital, and Yongxing City at this time can be said to be a lonely city.

Siege in all hands? It will probably take less than a few days to conquer. But then comes the problem, and that is casualties!

In the siege battle, the defenders are in an absolute advantage, and a strong attack is bound to cause the greatest casualties, which Liu Mo does not want to see.

Therefore, he immediately ordered to set up camp outside the range of the Yongxing garrison, and did not rush to attack the city for the time being.

How to reduce siege casualties, Liu Mo's plan is very avant-garde: follow the example of the United States during World War II.

During World War II, the United States can be said to have brought the essence of modern siege warfare to the extreme.

On the battlefield, in order to reduce the casualties of the troops, every time the United States attacked an island, as long as the weather permitted, it would bombard the island almost every day.

Before landing on the island, the United States dispatched thousands of planes and warships to bomb it. Blow up the island's defenders to the ground first, and then send the Marines to reap the slack.

Liu Mo's army also had a Jianrui battalion attacking the city, and there was nothing lacking here, except for stones.

Take local materials, dig stones, make them into siege boulders, and then talk about it for ten days.

Civilian casualties? Does this need Liu Mo to take care of?

Liu Mo is not the Holy Mother, before Yang Yizhi attacked Rongcheng last year, he killed how many people from the surrounding villages, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, and he couldn't complain about others!

A round of catapult bombing, then persuasion to surrender, and if you do not agree, continue the bombing.

After confirming the battle plan, at dawn the next day, before dawn, the army lined up in front of Woody City.

The shield-wielding infantry in the front row lined up in a defensive formation to prevent the Zhou Dynasty defenders from attacking out of the city.

In the middle, a siege catapult is erected, and the siege catapult is lined up in 3 rows. Next to each catapult, it was protected by infantry in the middle.

"Everyone prepare," Lu Sheng shouted, "Load!" ”

The soldiers of the Jianrui battalion began to fill the boulders in an orderly manner, and their eyes looked resolutely at Yongxing City not far away.

"Launch!" Waiting for Lu Sheng's order, the soldiers pulled the crowbar, and with a jump, the huge rock smashed heavily towards Yongxing City.

"Bang, bang, bang." There was a sharp roar in the air, and then countless boulders fell from the sky, smashing into the easternmost rock wall with great speed.

A crack was smashed into the wall, and then, as the pressure at the center of the explosion changed, dust and debris began to pour into the sky.

The first row of catapults was delivered, the second row of catapults was ready, and Lu Sheng gave an order, and the attack of the second row began again.

Boom, boom, boom, every sound shook the hearts of the Great Xia soldiers.