"After Li Shi came back, I immediately sent him to investigate. Guess what he found?"
The three of them were shocked at the same time: "Ambush?"
"Yes, and it's a cavalry!" Li Chengzhi nodded slightly, "It's in the mulberry field about ten miles south of the city... But when Li Shi sneaked over, they had already withdrawn, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to get so close.
Not to mention investigating so carefully:
There are hoof prints all over the mulberry forest, which are deep in the soil. At a glance, you can tell that they are all armored cavalry, and there are a lot of them, at least three to four thousand..."
He paused for a moment and glanced at Hu Baozong: "Hidden behind your butt..."
With a "swish" sound, Hu Baozong immediately started sweating on his head, and his face was ferocious: "I wonder why my back is so cold and I always feel like someone is watching in secret? It's almost..."
Just halfway through speaking, Hu Baozong suddenly woke up and subconsciously closed his mouth.
This is almost a leak...
Li Chengzhi sneered and glared at Hu Baozong again.
If you want to control an army of tens of thousands, how can you rely solely on nepotism?
Although each battalion is on an expedition, as long as he returns to the camp, he will be able to clearly understand what happened during the period.
Hu Baozong was so impulsive today that he ran to the city to see Hu Shichang. Not to mention whether he could come back alive, the key was how many of the two thousand black-armored troops survived...
With just one glance, Hu Baozong understood everything: there was Li Chengzhi’s spy in the Black Armor Camp, or even around him.
"You don't even believe me?" Hu Baozong cursed in a low voice. He didn't know who he was afraid of, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
"Idiot!" Li Chengzhi yelled back.
This is just one of the necessary means for the commander of the army. Doesn’t he believe that Hu Baozong has never used it?
"Tuyuhun's cavalry...how is this possible?"
Li Song looked at the enemy camp just a short distance away, and there was almost no blood on his face.
No wonder he and Hu Baozong asked for war many times, but Lang Jun didn't agree?
This and that are opportunities, they are clearly traps leading to death.
If Liu Huiwang hadn't wanted to use his cavalry to ambush Xi Kangsheng and didn't want to expose his strong troops too early, maybe the three-pronged army that penetrated into the enemy camp today would have been surrounded by the rebels...
Tuyuhun, is this a country?
Moreover, it is a powerful military country with a territory that reaches 50% of the Wei Dynasty, a population of nearly one million, and a man who can mount a horse and fight on horseback.
A bunch of thieves are not even worthy of carrying shoes.
No matter how arrogant Li Song was, even if he was full of courage, he would not dare to let Li Chengzhi confront such a powerful enemy...
What he couldn't figure out was how could Tuyuhun, who had been honest for more than ten years, suddenly become bolder?
This will inevitably lead to a national war. Isn't Tuguxue afraid that the Wei Dynasty will use the power of the whole country to raise troops to fight against it?
"What's impossible? Even Li Wenxiao knew that he was secretly communicating with Gaochang and seeking strong support. How could Liu Huiwang not understand this?"
Li Chengzhi sighed leisurely, "The Wei Dynasty is no longer the Wei Dynasty during the Taiwu and Xiaowen periods..."
At that time, any of the surrounding nomadic tribes who dared to bare their teeth was where the Wei cavalry forwards were pointing.
Gaochang, Dangxiang, Tugujie, and even Rouran, who boasts that he has millions of people who can control strings, who will not be beaten and surrender obediently?
However, since the current emperor succeeded to the throne, the Wei Dynasty has begun to decline. Most of the external expeditions to the Southern Dynasties have resulted in fewer victories and more defeats. Internal wars have been raging, which is quite a bit like pushing the gourd and raising the gourd.
According to court statistics, in the ten years since Yuan Ke's reign, there have been at least two rebellions each year in the Wei Dynasty involving more than 10,000 people. The court did not even bother to count those under 10,000...
Especially the battle of Zhongli with the Southern Dynasty two years ago. This battle cost more than 200,000 cavalry of the Wei Dynasty. Anyone could see that the strength of the Wei Dynasty was seriously damaged. Which of these nomadic tribes would be willing to pretend to be grandsons? Even before, I'm afraid I never pretended to be so. The reason why I pretended to be submissive was just to get more benefits.
Look at these countries, which one is not trying to please both sides?
Take Tuyuhun as an example: The successive monarchs of Tuyuhun not only inherited the title of King Xiping from the Great Wei Dynasty, but also inherited the title of King of Henan from the Southern Dynasties.
Whichever side gives more milk is the mother.
Two years ago, the Xiongnu rebellions in Qinzhou, Jingzhou, Liangzhou and other places that had already been surrounded by Tuge had the shadow of these surrounding nomadic countries...
As for the national war?
Hehehe...
Let’s not talk about whether the Wei Dynasty can initiate a national war. Do you think Tuyuhun didn’t guard against this move?
If something really important cannot be done, the cavalry sent to help the rebels will naturally become traitors. People only say that these soldiers are all rebels from the tribe, so what can you do?
Between countries, it is always about interests. Any oaths or agreements are all bullshit.
If you don’t have big fists, you can only be bullied...
"But don't worry too much!"
Li Chengzhi breathed out lightly, "I have sent a quick horse to report to Duke Xi urgently, and have invited Duke Yanshu. Zhang Sima will come to the camp as soon as possible to discuss... As long as the plan is proper, it may not be impossible to destroy this group of thieves.
Now...
When it comes time to see that there is no advantage to be gained, and he may even be in trouble, Fu Lianchou (the current monarch of Tuyuhun) will naturally be eager to clear up the relationship, and will definitely not secretly send reinforcements, so the situation may not be very bad..."<
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"Isn't this bad? Even if there are no reinforcements, there are still 4,000 cavalry... Are you going to destroy them as soon as you say?"
Hu Baozong was so frightened that his heart trembled. He really wanted to ask Li Chengzhi: Have you drunk too much? Otherwise, why are you so arrogant?
Don't think that it sounds like there are only four thousand. These are iron cavalry that can run wildly and shoot bows. They are not at the same level as the rebel army.
Look how many people Li Chengzhi has under his command?
It’s worth over a thousand...
Li Chengzhi was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
What the hell do you know?
Are the cavalry trapped in the city still called cavalry?
He pointed at the rebel camp: "When the battle begins, Liu Huiwang might flee first when he sees that the situation is unfavorable... This escape will be like letting the tiger return to the mountain, which will cause endless troubles for Jingzhou, so I set up the camp like this
Close... The closer you are, the better you can see and respond earlier..."
Hu Baozong took in a breath of air as if he had a toothache.
He didn't even know what to say.
Li Chengzhi said more than once that we should not let the tiger return to the mountains, but should try to annihilate or capture the main force of the rebels to prevent them from becoming bandits and mountain bandits.
But the past is the past, can it be the same?
If it were him, he would have withdrawn to Jingyang long ago. After Xi Kangsheng sent out troops, it would not be too late to see the situation clearly and attack.
Good thing Li Chengzhi, let alone retreat, this battalion is almost going to get in the face of the rebels?
Isn't he afraid that Liu Huiwang will first send cavalry to cut off his retreat, and then send an army to besiege him on all sides?
As for Li Wenxiao?
Grandpa believes in you...
It's not that Hu Baozong didn't believe what was written in the letter was true, but that he had no hope for Li Wenxiao at all.
Such a person is the most attuned to the situation. Even if Liu Huiwang, who really hates Liu Huiwang, is going to die and is really willing to surrender to Li Chengzhi, he will only add icing on the cake, not help in times of need.
A person of faith cannot become a rebel...
He wanted to persuade again, but was interrupted by Li Chengzhi: "I have my own opinions, and you will obey my orders..."
After talking for a while, he looked at Hu Baozong coldly: "If you are scared, just speak up as soon as possible, so that I can ask Hu Hai to send another one..."
Do I love your aunt?
Hu Baozong was so angry that he was shaking all over, but let alone scolding, he did not even dare to say a word of rebuttal.
Li Chengzhi is purely a dog-faced person, and he will fall out whenever he wants, but he really dares to change his...
Li Chengzhi glared at him again: "Then obey the order!"
Hu Baozong was ashamed and angry, and the resentment in his eyes almost turned into water drops.
After a long time, I saw him clenching his fists in aggrieved manner, gritting his teeth and replying: "I will obey the order..."
Li Song and Li Liang almost laughed out loud.
"Then go back to the camp immediately, summon all the battalions and brigades, and arrange them tightly and take strict precautions... Even when you go to bed at night, keep your ears open..."
"Yes!" The three of them responded in unison.
Seeing that Li Chengzhi had no explanation, the three of them went down to the watchtower one after another.
Li Chengzhi looked at the backs of the three people and sighed secretly.
Li Song had been in the field for a long time and had never fought in a siege battle. Not to mention Hu Baozong, he had never even experienced a larger formation battle.
These two people haven't realized that if they delay it any longer, this city will be destroyed...
In just over ten days, half of the 4- to 5-foot-high state city had been filled up. Now that he was about to be attacked from two sides, how could Liu Huiwang not be anxious?
It will definitely be buried overnight regardless of the casualties of the rioters.
What's more important is that there aren't many arrows left in the city?
It's been two months. Should Governor Hu have anticipated this problem a long time ago?
Li Chengzhi could no longer complain about Hu Baozong’s clan uncle.
To put it bluntly, whether Hu Shichang is dead or not, whether the Hu family is defeated or not, does it have anything to do with him?
But others cannot ignore it...
Not to mention whether Li Chengzhi could be ruthless, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, women, children, old and weak all fell prey to the rebels in the city. But he could still watch helplessly as Li Shixian and Guo Yuzhi were chopped into meat paste and roasted by the mob.
Into meatloaf?
Regardless of anything else, it is an ironclad fact that the body's hair and skin are influenced by its parents!
Anyone can retreat, but he cannot.
Besides, if you really plan something, you might not have a chance...
Li Chengzhi turned around and looked at the nearby city, with a cold look in his eyes.
Tuyuhun?
Most of the historical knowledge he learned in the textbook was returned to the teacher by Li Chengzhi. What's more, the book doesn't have much space about this nation, so Li Chengzhi really didn't have a deep impression.
After traveling through time, he remembered something.
Just talking about Tuyuhun, many people don’t understand it. They only know that he was a nomadic people. In the end, the country was destroyed by Li Jing, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty.
But when it comes to Murong Xianbei, he is so famous that he is simply an unbeatable Xiaoqiang.
The relationship between Murong Tuyuhun, the founding monarch of Tuyuhun, and Murong Xin, the founder of the former Yan state and the founder of the Murong family that successively established the later Yan, Southern Yan, Xi Yan, Bei Yan and other regimes, is that of a common brother and a full brother. p>
Just like Li Chenghong and Li Chengzhi...
When it comes to how many heroes there were during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, there are countless of them. Compared to the Three Kingdoms, there are no more concessions. But when it comes to which family produced the most talents, the Murong family ranked second, and absolutely no one dared to admit the first.
But what is surprising is that it was precisely because of too many talents that it became the root cause of the Murong family's downfall.
No matter which Yan is the former Yan, the later Yan, the southern Yan, the western Yan, or the northern Yan, the cause of its destruction is the internal strife of the Murong family.
After counting five or more generations of monarchs, not one of them died a good death?
Throughout the past five thousand years, this is the only one...