Chapter 373 A desperate move, all-out defense
Seeing the Liang envoy leave the tent, Su Chen turned back and stepped on the unburnt credentials on the ground under his shoes.
Walking to the side of the long desk, Wu Zixun opened the cloth covering the map again. Su Chen looked at the attack routes drawn on it and smiled with his hands behind his back.
“I’ve been beaten to this point, thinking that I can just say a few soft words and declare myself a vassal. Does he think he is Sun Quan and I am Cao Pi?”
Su Chen smiled After saying this, he casually took a few small flags from the tray and placed them on the three words "Zun Wangzhou". "The Western Route Army of Guan Yu and Xia Houyuan came down from the north, with An Lushan's army on the left and right. Echoing each other from afar, I believe we will soon reach the north of the Liang Kingdom’s Western Capital. It’s time for us to work harder.”
With that said, Su Chen turned around and glanced at the military generals present.
"Qi State's surrender of troops and generals was too slow. The 210,000 troops were lingering here, consuming countless amounts of food and fodder every day. I sent an order to Xu Mao and other generals to step up the strategy and win the battle. "Respect Wangzhou, continue to go north, don't delay here!"
The reason why Qi State sent troops to attack the vanguard is to ensure that his direct army will die less. If there is any difficulty, stick to the city wall and fight against the enemy. The loss of soldiers was huge.
The several armies in Su Chen's hands were elites brought out by one hand. Every soldier was very important. Even losing one of them would make him heartbroken for a long time.
This can help us understand why many ancient generals would drive prisoners or enemy civilians to stand in front of them during battles. Everyone on the siege side wanted their soldiers to live longer.
After he finished speaking, the horse that delivered the order had already left. All the generals in the tent also left in twos and threes and returned to their respective armies. Su Chen took Dian Wei and Xu Chu back to the ancestral coffin in the rear camp. Even though there were only two guards in the army, in fact, there were more people dozens of steps away. There are Pei Min and the masters of the Embroidery Department as secret sentries.
Before they arrived at the ancestral coffin, Li Shimin, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Cao Pi, and Zhao Kuangyi gathered around, muttering and not knowing what to say. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che had no interest in them at all and only talked to Huo Qubing who came over.
Zhu Di was in the car and continued to read the classics of Fang Shidao to Zhu Yuanzhang. Other emperors who had not come out were also listening.
Li Longji and Liu Xie were squatting next to the wheel, boiling another pot of herbs. The former was gesturing with a smile on his face. When Su Chen walked onto the carriage, he vaguely heard what he was saying. Liu Xie helped him make a pot of witchcraft soup that could make Yang Yuhuan fall in love with him again.
In exchange, Liu Xie rolled his eyes.
After greeting the emperors outside, Su Chen got into the car, took the incense stick from Li Tiangang, saluted it, and then inserted it into the incense burner.
Dian Wei and Xu Chu walked up to Cao Cao. The friendship between monarch and minister will not be diminished by the distance between heaven and man.
"If I had not made any mistakes, General Dian had not died, and I had Xu Chu again, I would have been able to rest easy."
Cao Cao looked at the two almost perfect generals of the Central Guard Army in front of him and sighed with envy. He said: "Everything is cheap and you can live forever."
This statement attracted Li Shimin's agreement.
"It was only later that I understood the wonderful effects of Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde. If I put them at the door, I would sleep so sweetly!"
Liu Bei nodded silently, but couldn't help but echoed: "It's better to If you sleep with your feet up, you will sleep more soundly."
Li Shimin and Cao Cao both turned their heads to look at him.
On the side of the ancestral hearse, Su Chen said something to a group of emperor's souls, promising to capture the Liang Kingdom, and then started rolling dice, and then calmed down Zhu Yuanzhang, who was the most aggressive.
"Don't use the same tactics we used on civil and military people on our ancestors! By the way, Changsheng, how long has it been since you went to the battlefield?"
"It's been a long time. I haven't been on the battlefield since the battle with the Xirong Lulu tribe." Su Chen turned the tiger-skin chair in one direction and sat down facing the emperors' tombs. "When it comes to using troops, I am not as good as the generals in the army. It's better not to personally command the troops and cause chaos for them. After all, the master of micro-manipulation learned from the past, so I won't do anything to prevent others from making mistakes."
"You were brought out by our emperors. Yes, it would be a pity not to go to the battlefield." Zhao Kuangyin's soul sounded.
Wu Zetian's spiritual tablet also expressed his thoughts: "I think it would be better for Changsheng to sit in the rear. If the emperor runs to the front, isn't it just like the general of Wei who went to repair antlers?"
"A woman's opinion!" Liu Bang snorted coldly and spoke majesticly: "I think back then, I commanded thousands of troops..."
Yang Guang intervened and continued the words of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty: "Repeatedly He was defeated repeatedly in battles and was surrounded by the Huns on Baishan Mountain!”
"It's not polite to ask Mr. Qin to speak!"
Yang Guang turned around and shouted: "Father, someone is looking for you!"
Yang Jian's soul jumped out and jumped to Liu Bang's In front of the spiritual tablet, the two looked at each other.
Across the way, Su Chen watched them playing and talking, but had no intention of stopping them. Seeing these ancestors so alive, it felt like fireworks in the world.
"It doesn't matter if you live long life, sit in the rear, or command the battle. As an emperor, it is also necessary to show your face in front of the soldiers sometimes."
Listening to what Liu Yu said, Su Chen nodded: "That's true. Let's wait for the opportunity. As for risking the stone yourself, there's no need."
"Haha." Liu Yu's spirit tablet leaned back with laughter. , "You, you need to practice more martial arts."
"My martial arts is already very high, as high as several floors!"
Su Chen followed and laughed, he was indeed not lying, "Martial God Gang Qi" has been practiced to the fourth level. It is difficult for ordinary second- and third-level masters to compete with him, unless they have special secret techniques.
Soon after, his messenger left the military camp and delivered it to the Qi surrender camp more than fifty miles away. Xu Mao and other surrender generals immediately gathered the scattered troops and began to move north with all their strength to open up the west of Liang State. All roads. The two armies of Xiliang and Youyan are also preparing various ordnance, gunpowder, grain, grass and other materials to prepare for the attack on the western capital of Liang Kingdom.
Five days later, the envoy from the Liang Kingdom quickly returned to the Western Capital, burned Su Chen's credentials, and said exactly what he said about attacking the Liang Kingdom with all his strength.
The civil and military personnel in the entire court were excited.
People in the northwest also have many brave people, and they have requested orders to fight to the death with the Xia army!
Tuoba Kui clenched his fists while sitting on the dragon chair. He lowered his status and was willing to bow to Su Chen. However, he received such humiliation. At this moment, the enthusiasm of the civil and military people in the court made his eyes There was a slight fluctuation, from the anger just now, it gradually calmed down.
Xia's army was indeed too powerful.
He thought for a moment in this calmness, and a resolute look gradually appeared on his face.
'But this is okay, the more powerful the enemy, the more elite the army can be trained'
After a while, there was a eunuch outside who hurried up the stone steps with military information and presented the information to him. After giving it to the eunuch inside and then forwarding it to the Long Case, Tuoba Kui took a look at the content and saw only a few words: Zunwang Prefecture has fallen.
Zun Wangzhou is still separated from Xidu by a Shazhou, and there is still enough time for him to prepare.
"It has been two hundred and seventy-five years since the founding of the Liang Kingdom. If you want to destroy the Liang Kingdom, I will fight to the death with you!"
Tuoba Kui slapped the dragon case and stood up. The clan generals and other civil and military officials also They stopped talking and looked at the emperor above.
"I will deploy heavy troops on the sandbank, Zongjue!"
He called out Tuoba Zongjue loudly. He was a relative of the emperor and his uncle. He had fought against both Xirong and Qi. Battle, leadership experience is quite rich.
Tuoba Zongjue was dressed in a white uniform and iron armor, and strode out, "I'm here!"
"You take 10,000 soldiers of your own clan to garrison in Taikang City, Shacheng. All the soldiers and horses in the surrounding counties and counties will be deployed by you. In addition, I will give you 10,000 Fushan troops and 10,000 trekking troops. Tell the Emperor of Xia that the people of Northwest Daliang How hard are your bones!"
"Yes!" Tuoba Zongjue clenched his fists and pressed his chest, shouted, then turned around and strode out of the palace door, dragging his cloak.
The first emperor did not end the order, but turned around and called Tuoba Zhaori.
"As the commander-in-chief, I will lead my own troops and horses, and I will also assign them to you at Lichui Mountain to block the Xia Kingdom's West Route Army in the north!"
"Yes!"
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Tuoba Zhaori clenched his fists and beat his chest with confidence, bowed and shouted.
This time, Tuoba Kui went all out. He wanted to crush the incoming Xia army head-on!
Soon after, Zongjue, Zhaori, and Xianglichuishan, who took the orders, gathered troops and supplies in Xidu. Tuoba Zongjue led 10,000 soldiers of the Tuoba tribe, plus 10,000 soldiers each from Fushan and Trekking. , went south to Taikang City, Shazhou.
His first order was to fortify the walls and clear the fields. All cattle, sheep, and wheat fields should be brought back into the city, or slaughtered and burned on the spot. Anyone who dared to stop them would be cut down by the soldiers.
After a series of vigorous and resolute actions, the effect was not small. Xia's 210,000 troops in the south had no source of food. They relied solely on ordinary supplies, and their advancement became slow.
But the army is still huge, and even if it delays its pace, it still crushes them all the way with unstoppable power.
In the middle of May, when Tuoba Zong returned to clear the walls, consolidate the city walls, and train county soldiers, the 210,000 Qi surrender troops entered the sandbank with overwhelming force and destroyed several cities in a row. , defeated tens of thousands of Liang soldiers and horses one after another, and defeated 30,000 heavy soldiers in Hulukou.
In late May, several cities centered on Taikang formed a line of defense to block the Xia army and were actively preparing for war. Tuoba Zongjue even killed the envoys sent by Xu Mao and other generals to persuade him. Although he had a grudge against Zhaori, as a member of the Liang clan, he could not choose to surrender to Xia.
However, with an army of 210,000 approaching, he did not have much time left.
More and more battle reports are coming in like snowflakes.
Seeing the battle reports piled up on the desk, Tuoba Zongjue felt suffocated. Each battle report was a request for help from the counties in the southern part of Shazhou. The troops ranged from tens of thousands to seven or eight thousand troops. In front of ten thousand soldiers and horses, they were defeated one after another.
"A bunch of trash..."
Tuoba Zongjue pushed down the long case and burned all the pile of battle reports.
At this time, everyone in Taikang City was mobilized by him to mine rocks and cut down trees in an orderly manner.
At the end of May, the main force of the southern Xia State advanced into Shazhou. As the vanguard, the 210,000 Qi State troops surrendered and fought to the 20th mile of Taikang.
A brutal siege is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)