Chapter 195 Calling for the position, the situation is strange
"You bastards, you can't even defend a city."
An Dun Maochang was so angry that he kicked the man, his face full of shock and anger.
The morale he had finally built up was also weakening.
Da Zhou's counterattack was too fierce and overbearing, making him unable to hold on.
When Cui Shou heard the news, he clenched his fists and his face was full of unwillingness. Is this Emperor of Zhou really the nemesis of their Shanu Kingdom?
Three years ago, the Shanu Kingdom won consecutive battles and directly drove the Zhou Dynasty out of its original capital, forcing them to move their capital to Tailin City.
This achievement has been boasted by the Shanu Kingdom. They even believe that after the Shanu Kingdom develops for a few years, they can annex the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
Taking this opportunity, the Shanu Kingdom can also mediate with the three northern kingdoms and the Nanyuan Kingdom, and finally have the opportunity to pacify the world.
However, now, they were beaten to a pulp twice in a row, and countless soldiers from the Shanu Kingdom died in battle.
"Commander, we have no retreat now. Since the elite Western Army has entered and exited Dazhou Town, why don't we take this opportunity to occupy Xining Prefecture!" Cui Zian stood up.
Cui Zian's words made Anton Maochang's eyes light up. Dazhou took the initiative to attack and occupied Xishengzhou City, so Xiningzhou's defensive power was definitely very empty.
Moreover, occupying Xining Prefecture can also cut off their retreat, leaving the Zhou Dynasty with no way to retreat.
"No, no." At this time, Cui Zian's expression changed and he began to mutter to himself, "It's impossible for Dazhou to know such an obvious flaw. Once Xining Prefecture is occupied, they will be alone. There will be no
Way out."
After the lesson learned last time, Cui Zian did not believe that there would be such an obvious flaw in Dazhou.
Logically speaking, if Zhou took the initiative to attack, he should also leave enough troops in the rear, rather than dispatching the entire army to advance.
You must know that the current situation in various places in the Great Zhou Dynasty is precarious, and war may break out at any time, so it is impossible for the Great Zhou Dynasty to have reinforcements.
Therefore, they are completely cutting off their own retreat.
Moreover, there are 100,000 Shanu troops distributed at the border of Xishengzhou, which can completely block the attack of the Zhou army.
In this way, the Zhou army would be attacked from both sides.
Although there seems to be a trap, An Dun Maochang and others are still willing to give it a try. Now that Xisheng Prefecture has been occupied, they can't just go back in despair.
An Dun Maochang and others moved swiftly, and the 160,000-strong army advanced along the Yuan River, gathering more than 10,000 scattered troops who had fled along the way.
An army of more than 170,000 people arrived in Hongcheng in a huge force. This city was previously guarded by the Zhenxi Army. It was heavily guarded and surrounded like a copper wall and an iron wall.
The artillery above made the Shanu army suffer even more, and they did not dare to attack the city easily.
However, now, the city is extremely empty, and there is not a single garrison on the wall.
"Commander, is this possible fraud?"
A general beside An Dunmaochang reminded him that he had been to Hongcheng before, but had never seen such a battle.
"It's possible, Dierudaan, you can take three thousand soldiers to have a look." An Dunmaochang said in a deep voice.
Dieruda'an is the personal guard of An Dunmaochang. His strength is comparable to that of a stone sinking, and he has the courage to be unstoppable by ten thousand men.
However, Cui Shou stretched out his hand to stop Deludaan, "I'll go."
Cui Shou is better than Deludaan in terms of strength and courage.
Although An Dunmaochang has always looked down on Cui Shou, it has to be said that the reason why Cui Shou became one of the ten heroes of Shanu was not just because of his muscles.
An Dunmaochang nodded, "Cui Shou, be careful yourself."
This place is less than fifty miles away from Hongcheng. The surrounding terrain is flat and not many people can be hidden. At this distance, if there were defenders in Hongcheng, they should have been discovered long ago.
Cui Shou ordered more than 3,000 people and rushed towards Hongcheng.
Cui Shou's speed was not slow, and he was getting closer and closer to Hongcheng. However, there was still no one on the walls of Hongcheng, and there was no ambush around him.
Until Cui Shou arrived at the foot of Hongcheng City, there was still no one on the city wall.
Cui Shou stretched out his hand to signal everyone to slow down and move forward carefully.
When they came to the bottom of the city wall, they began to place ladders and other siege weapons. Master Cui Shouyi was bold and took the lead in launching an attack on the city wall.
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A quarter of an hour later, the Shanu army completely occupied Hongcheng, and inside, not even a single figure of the Zhou garrison could be seen. It seemed that the Zhou Dynasty had abandoned the city.
In fact, Dazhou didn't even have time to take away the artillery. These powerful gadgets made the Shanu army very rare.
They have many skilled craftsmen, and some technologies are also very advanced. Whether it is bows, arrows, giant crossbows, or grain truck transportation, they are all done in a stylish way.
But they have never seen such a weapon of mass destruction. The most it can do is ignite gunpowder and blow up the opponent.
An Dun Maochang immediately dispatched many craftsmen from Shanu Kingdom to start studying the artillery. He must study the artillery thoroughly.
An Dang Maochang was worried and sent people to attack Jiangcheng, but he learned that the situation in Jiangcheng was the same as that in Hongcheng, and the Zhou army seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
By occupying these two cities, the entire Xining Prefecture will naturally fall into the hands of the enemy.
However, the people of Shanu were not happy at all, because they did not know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the Zhou army.
An Dunmaochang called everyone together to discuss countermeasures.
Although they occupied Xining Prefecture, they could not sit still and wait for death from the Zhou army. Otherwise, the entire Zhou army would attack and cross Xisheng Prefecture, which would directly pose a threat to their capital.
"I suggest that all the 100,000 troops on the border be mobilized. We will directly trap the Zhou army in Xishengzhou."
"Yes, once the city is destroyed, the Zhou army will have no place to hide."
Eighty percent of the people in the hall agreed with this strategy.
Dazhou only had 200,000 troops to hold them to death. In Xishengzhou, even if they were trapped, they could be trapped to death.
"No." Cui Zian retorted, "Commander, from what I feel, Dazhou has clearly dug a trap for us to jump this time. They deliberately abandoned Xining Prefecture and must have other plans. If our entire army is dispatched
, may be playing into their hands.”
"You know, our capital Ansa is now very close to Xishengzhou, and most of the troops have been sent out. There are only tens of thousands of defenders around Ansa. I am worried that the Great Zhou Dynasty will send people to raid Ansa. That would
Once it comes, Anza will be in danger."
"Master Cui is serious." Someone stood up and said, "The Zhou army has penetrated deep into Xishengzhou. Without supplies, they will definitely not be able to hold out for too long. Moreover, judging from the border defense strength of Xishengzhou, unless the Zhou Dynasty mobilizes in full force, otherwise
There is absolutely no way to threaten Ansar."
Both sides hold different opinions and do not give in to each other, and each has its own merits.