Liu Ziqiu nodded: "A stupid method is also a method, and it is better than no method at all. I have decided to send troops to attack Chang'an!"
Wen Hao hurriedly said: "My lord, the art of war is to plan before taking action. Isn't it a little hasty to attack Chang'an at this time?"
"Soldiers are very fast. We were not prepared, and Yang Xuangan never expected that we would attack him." Liu Ziqiu's frown suddenly relaxed and he smiled, "Don't worry, He Chou, Yu Wenkai will bring us good things."
News.”
Having said this, Liu Ziqiu patted Wen Hao's shoulder hard and said: "It's just that this battle will not be short. When your child is born, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay with Fan Lihua."
Wen Hao puffed up his chest and said loudly: "For the Lord's great cause, this little sacrifice is nothing!"
Kakurenobu said excitedly: "Lord, please allow me to be the vanguard!"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "No, the soldiers are exhausted in this battle in Mobei. You take them back to the West Sea to rest. In the next battle, it is Shi Danai, Zhang Liang and the others who have to contribute their strength.
Already."
When they were talking, Mu Lin was standing by. Hearing that Liu Ziqiu was going to march eastward, he was secretly happy. Although it was with Liu Ziqiu's support that he became the Turkic Khan, in his heart, he didn't
He didn't want to get rid of Liu Ziqiu's control. Even if his daughter was now inseparable with Liu Ziqiu, what did it matter? Compared with the family relationship between father and daughter, the interests of the tribe were naturally higher than anything else. However, Liu Ziqiu did not use this command to make the Turks
The tribes were frightened by the news and asked them to return to the West Sea to rest. As long as these warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles took a short rest, they would soon be able to regain their strong combat power, and they could still launch another war across Mobei. Mullin
I had no choice but to put away my little thoughts and never dare to act rashly again.
In fact, Liu Ziqiu has never regarded Mulin as an opponent. He refused to use Jiao Liyan and the nomadic cavalry, but there was still a trace of residual nationalism in his heart. Yes, Liu Ziqiu is now the leader of the Xihai tribe, and Xihai
The tribe is a huge new tribe that integrates many different ethnic groups, including Han people, Dangxiang people, Xianbei people, Shiwei people, and Turks, but he is still essentially a Han Chinese. This time when he marches into the Central Plains, his opponents are all
They were mainly Han people, and he did not want to rely on the strength of foreigners to massacre his compatriots. This was his original intention of not using nomadic cavalry.
Although the soldiers were very fast, Liu Ziqiu was not a reckless person. He waved his hand and asked Mulin to lead the group back to the grassland. Mulin himself went to discuss their respective boundaries with Du Mi, and then he said to Wen Hao and Jiao Liyan
: "You also take the team back to Weiding City. Wen Hao, you stay at home for ten days and a half to spend time with Fan Lihua, and then rush to Xiping to meet Liu."
Of course Wen Hao was thinking about his beloved wife who was pregnant. Liu Ziqiu's words moved him very much. He quickly raised his hands and said, "My lord, I will go to Xiping with you."
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "I still have some things to deal with in Xiping. This battle won't start for a while, so there is no point in you going. When you go back, tell Zhang Liang, Shi Danai, Gui Haiqiu, He Chou,
Yu Wenkai asked them to quietly transport grain, grass, equipment, soldiers and horses in batches to the outskirts of Xiping."
After a pause, Liu Ziqiu said to Jiao Liyan: "During Liu's eastern expedition, the safety of the Western Sea will be left to you and Tumulu. Don't let me down!"
Jiao Liyan clasped his fists and said loudly: "Please rest assured, my lord, my subordinates will never let Daman step into the West Sea even if they risk their lives!"
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said nothing. In fact, what he was most worried about was not Ashina Daman, the Chuluo Khan of the Western Turks, but his future father-in-law, Tuoba Mumi of Dangxiang. Tuoba Mumi's ambitions had already been
It is obvious that as long as Liu Ziqiu is in charge of Xihai, he will never dare to mess around. But Liu Ziqiu knows in his heart that this Eastern Expedition may not be over until a year or two. By then, who knows whether Tuoba Mumi will
Any special ideas?
However, Jiao Liyan's words also reminded Liu Ziqiu. Although he knew that Daman in the Western Turks could not make any big waves, the strength of the Eastern Turks had been greatly reduced after this winter, and the pattern of strong east and weak in the west had completely changed. It was difficult to protect Daman.
No idea will come up. If Daman takes the opportunity to attack the Eastern Turks, Liu Ziqiu will definitely send troops to reinforce Mulin and Du Mi, and these troops can only be mobilized from the West Sea, which leaves an opportunity for Tuoba Mimi.
Liu Ziqiu thought for a while, then called Ji Rentai, and ordered him to go to Xue Yantuo's tribe, bring the emperor's decree, make Xue Shixiong a loyal khan, and support him to fight against Daman. In this way, the Western Turks will also be divided.
2. With Xue Yantuo's restraint, Daman naturally has no time to go eastward. As long as summer comes and the season of herding horses and sheep comes, the pressure from the north will naturally be greatly reduced.
After the assignment was completed, Mu Duoli suddenly asked: "Master, should I go back to Weiding City or Xiping?"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said, "You can decide this matter yourself."
Mu Duoli has not seen her young children for two months. She misses her and wants to return to Weiding City, but she is reluctant to leave Liu Ziqiu. This is a difficult choice for her, and she hesitates again and again.
, still unable to make a decision, lowered his head and said: "I will listen to the master."
Liu Ziqiu laughed, waved his hand and said, "Then you come with me to Xiping. I will have a gift for you when you get there."
Mu Duoli was still struggling in her heart, but after hearing Liu Ziqiu's words, she immediately gave up her resistance, put aside her thoughts about her children, and nodded vigorously.
"Okay, let's go!" Liu Ziqiu whipped his horse and took the lead in galloping eastward.
He did not bring Mu Duoli with him for fun, but to find a bodyguard for him. Although the Turks are powerful, they are better at riding and shooting. There are not many people with strong personal martial arts skills. Even a few rely on
Brutal force wins. But the Central Plains is a real land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are many people with high martial arts skills, and many people are good at strategy. Liu Ziqiu does not want to stage a tragic drama in which he dies before he succeeds. Mu Duoli's
Her archery skills are amazing, and taking her with you is like bringing a sniper with you. Of course Liu Ziqiu, who was born in the special forces, understands what it means to have a sniper to help him when performing a mission?
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Outside Moling Town in the south of the Yangtze River, a large army gathered. Li Jing, Hua Yun, and Han Shi'e were all in full armor, and there was an army of 50,000 in the darkness behind them. With the treasures left by Nan Chen, Li Jing and Hua Yun quickly expanded their troops.
In half a year, he has raised an army of 70,000 people. He has successively controlled the five counties of Yuhang, Wujun, Xuancheng, Xin'an, and Piling. Because Danyang is the foundation of the Xie family, Li Jing has not sent troops to Danyang for the time being, but
However, a large army was stationed around Danyang. Otherwise, when Xie Wengda forced Xie Wengshan into the palace last time, Han Shi'e's troops would not have arrived so quickly.
Although the Jiangnan army had greatly increased in number, it lacked war horses and could only scrape together a cavalry force of 2,000 men. Most of the war horses used were wealthy horses that were not good at running long distances. This was Li Jing's biggest regret. However, Liu Ziqiu sent some troops last autumn.
The weapons drawings and methods for refining steel were sent to Li Jing. The army in the south of the Yangtze River was mainly infantry. In order to effectively fight against the cavalry in the north, Li Jing greatly increased the number of archers and crossbowmen, especially crossbows.
They accounted for one-third of the army. The other force that was strong enough to fight against the cavalry was the Modao soldiers.
People in the south of the Yangtze River are generally short in stature, but there are always three to five tall men out of a hundred. After several months of hard work, Li Jing finally formed a Mo Dao army of two thousand people. Due to the lack of horses, in order to train this army
Mo Daojun, Li Jing used running bulls instead of galloping horses as their "opponents". Although the running speed of the bulls was not as fast as the war horses, their huge weight caused more damage than the war horses. However, in the powerful Mo Dao Army,
In front of the knife formation, hundreds of running bulls turned into a pile of broken limbs in the blink of an eye, which gave the soldiers a feast of beef. Of course, some soldiers were injured under the powerful impact, but on the training ground
It is better to be injured than to be injured on the battlefield.
It was precisely because of the sufficient army, strict training, and sophisticated equipment that Li Jing had the confidence to start a decisive battle with Wang Shichong in Danyang.
In order to ensure the safety of the Xie family, Li Jing decided to place the battlefield on the river bank north of Danyang City. At this time, Danyang City must be captured first to avoid being attacked from both sides. Although Danyang is the foundation of the Xie family, Lu Wennan, the prefect of Danyang,
Yang Guang was sent to monitor the Xie family. He was not friendly to the Xie family. Hearing that Wang Shichong's army was heading south, he had already sent people to contact Wang Shichong and was willing to submit to Wang Shichong. At this moment, Lu Wennan had already closed the gate of Danyang City.
Just waiting for the arrival of Wang Shichong's army.
Li Jing saw that the team had assembled, waved his hand and said: "Let's go, we must capture Danyang City before dark!"
The Danyang City in the Sui Dynasty was not the current Danyang County in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, but the Nanjing City in later generations. However, the Danyang City in the Sui Dynasty was far inferior to the Nanjing City in the Ming Dynasty in terms of scale and the strength of the city walls.
In this era, the country's political and economic center has always been in the north.
Even so, the siege battle was still very difficult. Long ladders were erected on the city wall, and groups of soldiers climbed up with horizontal knives in their mouths. The arrows on the city were like rain, and the archers and crossbowmen below the city fought desperately.
From time to time, soldiers fell from the long ladder. Those who were not seriously injured got up and rushed up again. Those who were seriously injured were quickly dragged down by their comrades for treatment. In fact, in the eyes of Li Jing, Hua Yun and others, during the attack,
It was completely unnecessary to treat the wounded soldiers during the battle, but Gao Xiuer insisted on this, so they had no choice but to arrange a special team of ambulance soldiers.
The siege of Danyang lasted from Chen time to noon. The soldiers fought one after another and finally climbed to the top of the city.
On a hillside not far from the city, Xie Yun, Xie Zhiwu and his son were nervously watching the siege.