After attacking Languyuan¡¯s horse ranch and successfully obtaining 30,000 horses, Li Chenfeng and Xu Ye understood that they had successfully attracted the attention of the Wusun army. Immediately, he began to gather his troops and evacuate secretly, while at the same time increasing the detection of Wusun Army's intelligence.
Sure enough, the Wusun troops in each city began to take action, frantically looking for the enemy troops wandering around. However, the Zhao army had already hidden itself, and the Wusun army was unable to pursue these enemy troops that had attacked their own side. On the contrary, horse thieves from all over the country suffered disaster and became dead souls under the angry Wusun saber.
After hearing the reports from each city, Xiang Li, the commander of Wusun Army, was immediately furious: "A bunch of trash, why didn't even a single enemy soldier be found? Horse thieves? Do you think horse thieves have such courage? Horse thieves will attack the army directly, but let go Do they think the army is better at plundering than ordinary people? "
"General, the enemy troops who raided Languyuan must know that we will retaliate in large quantities, so they will definitely hide. Among these enemy troops, there is the Gaochang Army. Their familiarity with the terrain is far inferior to ours. It is normal for the other party to escape." Of course the generals present understood that the reason why the generals in each city reported success was because they had killed many horse thieves, and they had no choice but to do so.
Xiang Li naturally understood. He took a deep breath and said with hatred: "This general will never be reconciled to suffering such a loss. Tens of thousands of soldiers were injured and killed, and a total of more than 30,000 to 40,000 horses were plundered. This is simply The biggest insult to us.¡±
"But our soldiers have finally caught up with the enemy, what should we do?" Although what Xiang Li said expressed the wishes of General Wusun Army, the solution was not easy.
Xiang Li glanced at the generals coldly, and then said: "So, this general believes that in addition to the necessary stay in each city, the cavalry will immediately attack and increase patrols in each place. In addition, we cannot be so passive. Defend, but go out and attack.¡±
"The general means that we launch an attack on Zhao Jun?" Many generals' expressions changed slightly, and some asked worriedly.
"Why can the enemy army on the opposite side come to our area to attack us, but we have to defend passively? This general believes that we can do the same as them and send troops to the east to enter the territory of Gaochang Kingdom. They can send troops to attack us, Why can't we fight back in the same way? We just don't have enough food and grass, so let's replenish it from the opposite side."
"General, the reason why our army sticks to the western part of Gaochang Kingdom and does not continue to fight with Zhao Jun and the Gaochang Army is because our army's logistics supplies are insufficient. Now, the rear country is preparing for our continued expansion of the results. Now Isn¡¯t it appropriate to take action? In case of a full-scale battle with the enemy on the opposite side, we have no logistical supplies at all.¡±
"In addition, the land newly occupied by our army in the western part of Gaochang Kingdom has not yet been completely stabilized. After the enemy's troubles this time, it will be more difficult for us to settle here. The general believes that our top priority now is to eliminate internal troubles and stabilize the situation. This area we have already occupied will serve as our rear area for our continued Eastern Expedition." A veteran expressed a different opinion.
Xiang Li said coldly: "I already understand what you are worried about. However, here, we have no advantage over the Gaochang Army and Zhao Army. Let's not talk about whether we can clear out the enemy troops hiding in the territory. If we continue to be passive like this, even if the logistics supplies arrive, we will be beaten by the opponent. "
"In addition, this general wants to send a small team to attack the opponent, not to fight the enemy. Do you think the Zhao army will engage in a full-scale war with us at this moment? Their King Zhao has led 30,000 soldiers straight to the Kingdom of Kucha, and he is still there To appease everyone in the Qiuci Kingdom. Do you think he wants to fight with us in full force now?¡±
"In my opinion, the main purpose of Zhao Jun's actions is to delay us from stabilizing the place. They need time, and we also need time. They are doing it for the benefit of the Kucha State, and for us, we need Yes, it¡¯s the logistical support from the rear.¡±
"If Zhao Jun continues to suffer like this, riots will continue in the land we occupy. Not only will the soldiers lose their horses, but they will also be harassed by the enemy every day. Even if the backup is replenished in the future, we will no longer have the advantage. "
"Therefore!" Xiang Li said sternly, "I, the general, also want to make the enemy on the opposite side uneasy. We cannot passively defend and endure. If the Zhao army on the opposite side really wants to fight us, we will not be afraid of it. Ben The general doesn't believe it. If Zhao Jun is defeated or suffers heavy losses, the country that was destroyed and suppressed by Zhao Jun will have no idea. "
Xiang Li is the commander-in-chief of the Wusun Army, and his military orders are naturally well implemented. Wusun's army also began to divide into countless small groups, crossed the city where Zhao's army was stationed, and began to plunder in the rear.
The Zhao army stopped its activities in the western territory occupied by the Wusun Army, and instead began to hunt down the Wusun Army squad. In the view of General Wusun Army, it was clear that Zhao Jun was afraid. As a result, more teams began to be active in the handover area between the two sides. At this moment, Li Chenfeng was overjoyed. The mission of containing the Wusun Army was finally achieved.
Li Chenfeng and the others¡¯ purpose was to anger the Wusun Army and focus all their energy and attention on the eastern region so that they could ignore the southwest and provide convenience for the army led by Zhao Xun in Qiuci Kingdom. Therefore, in response to the Wusun Army's attacks and plunders, Langcheng and the five cities behind it were stationed in passive defense.
In addition to attracting the attention of the Wusun Army, doing so also has another purpose, which is to make the residents of Gaochang Kingdom express hatred and hostility towards the Wusun Army. Speaking of which, Zhao Jun and Wusun Army were both invaders. Now, Zhao Jun began to absorb and accommodate Gao Changguo through various means. But the Wusun Army occupying the west is also accommodating and absorbing the western part of the Gaochang Kingdom. The Wusun Army has another advantage over the Zhao Army, that is, the Wusun State is also part of the Western Regions. Although it is located at the northwest end of the Western Regions, it is of the same race as the Gaochang State, and the Zhao Army It looks a little different here.
Therefore, Wei Zilin suggested that Li Chenfeng slow down the pursuit of the invading Wusun Army and allow these Wusun Army to "harvest" in the territory of Gaochang State, so that the Wusun Army and the residents of Gaochang State would no longer have any chance at all. Opportunities for integration.
When the Wusun army began to harass the areas behind Langcheng and caused riots in various parts of the Gaochang Kingdom, the Zhao army in the Qiuci Kingdom also began to take action.
After receiving the stepped-up information from Li Chenfeng, Zhao Xun understood that it was time to take action on his own. Qiuci Kingdom has been in a stable stage during the slow handover these days. In order to completely defeat the Wusun Army occupying the west in one fell swoop, Zhao Xun prepared to dispatch 15,000 Zhao troops and 10,000 Kucha troops for this operation.
There were 30,000 Zhao troops who accompanied Zhao Xun to the Kingdom of Kucha. However, in order to prevent unexpected situations from happening in the Kingdom of Kucha, Zhao Xun arranged for half of the army to be stationed in six key places as a deterrent. Although it does not take too many manpower to raid Feicheng, the logistics center of the Wusun Army. But after raiding Feicheng to eliminate the supplies needed for the 70,000 to 80,000-strong army, the Wusun Army's morale must have plummeted, and they may even break into chaos. At this moment, the army needs to attack in full force.
Since he had no more troops to garrison in Kucha Kingdom, Kucha Kingdom naturally did not need to station too many troops. Therefore, Zhao Xun gathered the existing troops of Kucha Kingdom and selected 10,000 elite soldiers among them. The second echelon of subordinates attacked. At first, King Heli of Kucha thought that Zhao Xun was going to attack Kucha's army and send them to fight Wusun's army to consume the remaining military strength of Kucha in order to prepare for Zhao's army to take control of Kucha. . But after being told the truth by Zhao Xun, He Licai realized that compared with King Zhao, he was not even remotely inferior.
While he was still hesitating, King Zhao could use one move to do both. After learning about some of Zhao Xun's action plans, He Li was even grateful. If he hadn't woken up in time, he was afraid that Qiuci would have been like Yanqi and Gaochang. The Wusun Kingdom was indeed powerful in the Western Regions, but its governance was far less capable than that of Zhao Jun. In addition, Zhao Jun's rear support is by no means comparable to any country in the Western Regions.
Naturally, He Li did not dare to refuse Zhao Xun's request. He didn't dare to object when he was in great power before, let alone now. However, this move can also be regarded as a test for the Kucha ** team. Zhao Xun also said that the new army of Kucha Kingdom will also be drawn from the original Kucha army. Their treatment is the same as that of Zhao Jun. Furthermore, in this war, the merit rewards are calculated according to Zhao Jun's standards, which is also good news for the soldiers of Qiuci Kingdom. For He Li, it is a good result that his domestic soldiers can be included in the Zhao army system.
Originally, Zhao Xun wanted to take charge personally and raid Feicheng. However, Situ Liang and Zhang Yuanjing, who came to Qiuci with Zhao Xun, strongly discouraged him. Not only did these civil officials dissuade him, but also the military generals. Zhao Xun understood that this surprise battle was very dangerous and involved close combat. And he, Zhao Xun, is also extraordinary now. He is no longer the general of an army in the past, but a prince of a place and the overlord of a place.
For Situ Liang and others, a gentleman cannot stand under a dangerous wall. As the leader of a party, how could Zhao Xun participate in such a dangerous thing. If the army is fighting head-on, it is okay for King Zhao to appear in the army. This is because Zhao Xunai started his career as a warrior and is familiar with military affairs. As for a risky war, Zhao Xun, as the King of Zhao, was determined not to appear in the vanguard.
The Zhao army, which had been prepared for a long time, immediately began to take action. The more than 7,000 soldiers who had been secretly transferred to the north of Kucha Kingdom had already turned into teams of horse thieves and passed through various places half a month ago. Move towards the north. Li Chenfeng's actions in the east also made the Wusun army look to the east to get closer to the Zhao army.region. However, a lot has been neglected in the westward area.
Therefore, dozens of small groups dispersed behind the Wusun Army and headed north without being discovered. Even if they were discovered, the Wusun Army would consider them to be horse thieves. After all, each team only had two to three hundred people, and they looked like horse thieves. Of course, they also plundered local residents from time to time, which was completely different from the Wusun army's raid in the east. Therefore, when they could not catch up, the Wusun troops in various places did not deliberately pursue the traces of these horse thieves.
In their opinion, these horse thieves have not taken action against them yet. If these horse thieves are annoyed, the consequences like Lan Guyuan will happen again, the consequences will not be good. Lan Guyuan lost a large number of horses, and as a result, the defender of Lan Guyuan lost his head, but the opponent failed to catch it. They don't want to follow in that general's footsteps.
When Wusun Army began to frequently attack Gaochang State, thinking that Zhao Army and Gaochang State began to give in, more than 7,000 Zhao Army troops finally appeared outside Feicheng.
Feicheng, as the Wusun Army¡¯s food and grass transit point, provided food, grass, materials and armor equipment to the 13 cities occupied by the Wusun Army and the garrisons in its surrounding areas. Logically speaking, there should be a heavy concentration of troops here. However, there are not as many defenders here as expected.
Feicheng is located in the north-central part of the western region of Gaochang Kingdom occupied by the Wusun Army. Therefore, he lost the Wusun Army garrisoned city on all sides. Moreover, in order to ensure that Feicheng was safe, the Wusun Army drove all the residents of Feicheng out of the city and moved to other areas. In other words, the current Feicheng, except for the five thousand defenders and two thousand civilians, is completely empty.
After the 80,000-strong Wusun Army raided the Kucha Army originally stationed in the west of Gaochang State and was raided by the Zhao Army squad, there were only more than 67,000 people left. In the view of Xiang Li and others, Feicheng, which is located in the rear and is garrisoned by five thousand soldiers, is fully capable of dealing with any unexpected situation. After all, there are no residents in the city, and the soldiers in the city don't need to open or close the city gate at all. They only need to wait for the arrival of the team with good fortune and food and supplies. And around it, the nearest city can come to rescue within two hours. If the army hadn't attacked, the five thousand elites guarding the city would have been able to withstand any accident. And if the army arrives at Feicheng and other cities don't know anything about it, this can only mean that the Wusun army was defeated on the front line. But by this time, it no longer mattered whether there were more or less defenders in Feicheng.
If you are in a Han area, this situation naturally rarely occurs. But here, compared to the Han area, a city is just like a small county or a large town, and there are not many residents in the city.
Arriving outside Feicheng, neither the general Zhang Ju nor the deputy general Nangong Hao got too close. Although there were not many defenders in Feicheng, and the defenders were not tightly guarded, neither of them dared to be negligent in the slightest. Their goal this time was to defeat Feicheng in one fell swoop. Killing and wounding the enemy troops was secondary. The main thing was to store enough grain, grass, supplies and armor equipment for the 70,000 to 80,000 Wusun troops for one month.
Now that the Wusun Kingdom cannot transport grain and grass in time, once the Feicheng City is breached and the grain and grass are burned, the 780,000 Wusun Army occupying the thirteen cities in the western part of the Gaochang Kingdom will be short of food and armor. Then, it is time for Zhao Jun's army to take action.
After inspecting the surrounding situation during self-study and asking about the situation in the city, Zhang Ju and Nangong Hao believed that the time to take action had come. In order to find out the exact location of the granary in the city, they also arrested several Wusun Army patrols to interrogate the situation.
In order to succeed in one fell swoop, Zhao Xun asked the seven thousand cavalry to prepare a large amount of kerosene. On average, each person had a sheepskin bag of kerosene. In addition, each person also has a thunderbolt. This time, almost 30% of the existing kerosene and thunderbolts in the Western Region were used. However, as long as you can win, it's all worth it.
After finding out the enemy's situation, Zhang Ju and Nangong Hao no longer hesitated. After all, after capturing several city soldiers, accidents will inevitably happen if time goes by. Therefore, Zhang Ju and Nangong Hao led seven thousand soldiers to quietly approach Feicheng during the night shift and launch a surprise attack on Feicheng.
Although Feicheng is a big city in the west of Gaochang Kingdom, compared with the rule of Zhao Jun, it is only the size of an ordinary county town. In fact, it is far less solid than the county seat under Zhao Di's rule. After all, the Han people are accustomed to building strong cities in their residential areas to protect themselves, but the people from the Western Regions are not good at this. Many countries in the Western Regions are still accustomed to nomadic life. They live with grass and move with water.
The night is dark and you can't see your fingers. This is a good day for a raid.
"This Feicheng City only has two east and west gates, so this time we went out in two groups, blasting open the west gate and east gate with thunderbolts, and defeated the defenders in the city as quickly as possible. Remember, the army used thunderbolts to blow apart the city. "Lei Kai said, use kerosene to burn all the buildings, especially the eight granaries," Zhang Ju said in a deep voice to the captains around him.
"Brothers, there is no need to worry, this fat cityThe army did not expect that enemy troops would attack in this hinterland. Therefore, their guard is relatively lax, and our actions will definitely succeed. In addition, there are no complete fire-fighting measures in the city. As long as we defeat the defenders, this fat city will inevitably be burned to ashes. "
Along with a series of rumbling noises, dazzling red lights shone in the east and west gates of Feicheng. Immediately, outside the east and west gates of Feicheng, there was a series of shouts of killing and the rumble of thousands of horses galloping.
The deafening rumbling sound naturally spread throughout the city immediately, and the defenders in the city naturally heard it very clearly. However, most of the soldiers stood up inexplicably and immediately prepared to lie down and sleep. But for those veteran soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles, the shouts of death and the sound of horse hooves that followed immediately made them understand that this should be a surprise attack by the enemy.
"The enemysneak attack"
The patrol soldiers closest to the east and west gates were the first to notice the Zhao army's attack, and they roared loudly. However, their roar also made them the fastest Wusun army to die. The Zhao army rushed in and fought all the way. Along the way, they soaked sheepskin rafts filled with kerosene directly on the empty houses on both sides, and immediately fired rockets. Suddenly, balls of flames rose into the sky, lighting up the entire sky
"Boom" Zhao Jun was so stupid that he just came out in front of the Wusun Army who was forming a formation. Dozens of thunderbolts were thrown out, and they immediately blew up the intercepting formations into ashes
Seeing the incoming enemy troops flying the flaming unicorn flag, they naturally understood that they were Zhao troops. But they didn't understand why Zhao Jun appeared here. But then the explosive weapons used by Zhao Jun immediately made all the Wusun troops throw away all their thoughts, leaving only the idea of ????escape