"Then destroy Wandu City..." Yan Liang pondered for a moment and said in a calm tone.
Although his words were calm, the murderous intent in his words was like a surging undercurrent, hiding infinite thrills.
On the left and right, Fazheng, Lu Meng and other civil and military officials were all shaken secretly.
Aren't your balls strong? Aren't you, Liu Bei, trying to fight to the death? I'll take the city with you and raze them all to the ground.
The whole world has been wiped out by me, Yan Liang, so what’s the point of a mere Wandu city?
Yan Liang didn't take it seriously at all and ordered the army to continue advancing.
A few days later, more than 300,000 troops arrived at Wandu City one after another. Densely packed military tents were spread out under Wandu City, completely surrounding the royal city of Goguryeo.
Like Liangkou City, Wandu City is also built on the mountainside, with the mountain at its back.
The difference is that Wandu City is larger than Liangkou. It has three layers of walls, one layer is more than ten feet higher than the other. Looking up at the mountain city from the foot of the mountain, you can't even see the highest layer of the city wall.
On the top of the mountain, the flag of Goguryeo was also flying. Apparently, Liu Bei also stationed troops and horses at the top of the mountain, so as not to make the same mistake as Liangkou City.
Such a city built on the mountain and almost integrated with the mountain is indeed stronger than the cities of Liyang and Ye.
However, Yan Liang showed no fear and ordered an army of 300,000 to surround the entire Wandu City, including the city and the mountains.
After the siege was over, Yan Liang's next step was to drive the Goguryeo people to build a wall around the mountain and dig trenches.
In less than half a month, a wall more than thirty miles long was completed, surrounding Wandu City like an iron barrel.
Marunu's connection with the outside world was cut off.
During this half month, Liu Bei could only stand on the city wall and watch the Chu army repair the wall, but did not dare to go out of the city to destroy it.
There was no other reason than that Liu Bei had too few troops.
In the battle of Liangkou City, Liu Bei lost more than 10,000 elite Han troops, and now he only has less than 20,000 direct Han troops in his hands.
If you add those Goguryeo troops, Liu Bei could barely scrape together an army of about 40,000 people.
Forty thousand versus three hundred thousand, a nearly eight-fold difference in strength. Such a huge disadvantage made Liu Bei dare not take any risks and send his precious troops out of the city.
Liu Bei knew Yan Liang's plot very well. He was afraid that Yan Liang would use the wall construction as a bait to lure him into attacking, and then take advantage of the situation to ambush and kill him. If he fell into the trap, he would not be able to steal the chicken, but would lose a handful of rice.
Liu Bei was afraid of Yan Liang's "annihilation plan". Now, he just wanted to preserve his strength as much as possible to deal with the Chu army's future attack.
Marudo City is extremely strong, has mountain spring water sources, and has sharp weapons such as water dragon cannons. The food stored in the city is enough to last a year or two.
It was precisely because of these advantages that Liu Bei did not escape as he did in the past, but was trapped in a tight siege and held fast to his last stronghold on the mainland.
In addition to the fortified city, Liu Bei's other hope is his sworn brother Zhang Fei.
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Chu camp.
Yan Liang sat on a red rabbit horse and patrolled the camps, encouraging and comforting the soldiers of Chu.
With the strength of Wandu City and Liu Bei's determination to fight to the death, the Battle of Wandu will probably be a long and protracted battle. From now on, Yan Liang will have to find ways to maintain the morale of the soldiers.
A horse came galloping towards him. It was Ma Su, the commander of Jin Yiwei.
Ma Di galloped his horse forward to resist, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Lelang County has urgently reported that Zhang Fei led 30,000 Japanese troops to land on the eastern coast of Lelang. Our troops in Lelang County are defeated. Zhang Fei has captured Yuanshan City and is heading towards
The governor of Lelang County is advancing towards the city."
Zhang Fei lands in Lelang?
This news quite surprised Yan Liang.
Zhang Fei has retreated to the Japanese island for several years. In recent years, he has only sent a small group of warships to raid the Liaodong coast in the form of pirates. It is really the first time that he has commanded an army of 30,000 and launched a large-scale attack like this.
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Moreover, Zhang Fei not only made a large-scale landing, but also left the coast and launched an advance into the hinterland of Lelang. This was unprecedented.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Fei chose to attack Lelang at this time, clearly to coordinate with Liu Bei, to divide our army's strength and relieve Liu Bei's pressure." Lu Meng saw through Zhang Fei's intention.
Yan Liang nodded slightly and sneered: "It seems that Liu Bei used a trick to get Zhang Fei to work for him again. Did this stupid Zhang Fei forget Guan Yu's bloody lesson so quickly?"
Zhang Fei didn't remember his surname, forgot Liu Bei's ruthlessness towards Guan Yu, and actually worked for Liu Bei. How could this not be called Yan Liang's irony?
"According to the reconnaissance of Jin Yiwei, Sun Qian seems to have traveled eastwards twice in recent times. Based on this, it can be judged that Liu Bei has indeed persuaded Zhang Fei to work for him again." Ma Di also said.
After listening to Ma Su's words, Yan Liang became more certain that Zhang Fei's massive attack on Lelang was indeed relieving Liu Bei.
If Lelang County is lost, Daifang County will also be lost, and Zhang Fei's Japanese army can be pushed directly to the Mazi River.
If Zhang Fei leads his army north along the Mazi River, he can reach the south of Wandu, threatening the flanks of the army. If he goes west and directly attacks Xiangping, he can even threaten the army's retreat.
Zhang Fei's move was clearly to encircle Wei and save Zhao, forcing the Chu army to retreat.
In order to destroy Liu Bei in one fell swoop, Yan Liang transferred most of the Liaodong Army to Goguryeo, and slightly ignored Zhang Fei's "foolishness", which gave Zhang Fei an opportunity to take advantage of.
At present, with the military strength of Lelang County, I am afraid that it really cannot stop Zhang Fei's attack of 30,000 troops.
"Your Majesty, there is no room for error in Lelang. I request your Majesty to send an army south along the Mazi River and rush to Chaocheng to garrison in order to repel Zhang Fei's invading army." Lu Meng had been stationed in Liaodong for a long time and immediately realized the urgency of the situation.
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"However, if our army divides its forces and goes south, a small number of soldiers will not be enough to repel Zhang Fei, while a large number of soldiers will divide Wandu's military strength, playing into Liu Bei's hands." Ma Di worriedly said.
Yan Liang was not in a hurry to make a decision and shouted: "Bring me the map."
The imperial sergeant hurriedly unfolded the map he carried and made it available to Yan Liang and other generals for detailed reference.
Yan Liang frowned slightly, scanning the map in his eyes as he drew up tactics in his mind.
After a while, a strange and confident smile appeared on the corner of Yan Liang's mouth.
"It doesn't take many soldiers and horses. Ten thousand soldiers and horses are enough to kill Zhang Fei!" Yan Liang said confidently.
With ten thousand soldiers and horses, the generals looked at each other, feeling that Yan Liang's tone was a bit loud.
What kind of person is Zhang Fei? He was second only to Guan Yu in the Han Dynasty at that time. His military ability was so strong. In terms of his martial arts, he was probably only inferior to Yan Liang in the world.
Such an extremely powerful general, but Yan Liang only used 10,000 troops to defeat his 30,000 troops. How could the generals not be a little surprised?
Yan Liang didn't explain much, and just said happily: "To pay off the debt, Xuan Pangde comes to see me."
After beating the horse, he returned to the imperial tent. Before Yan Liang could sit down, a group of tiger and bear generals came to pay homage. The person who came was none other than Pang De.
This Xiliang general, after Ma Chao was killed by Yan Liang, was truly the most powerful general in Xiliang.
In history, Pang De and Guan Yu were able to fight for hundreds of rounds without deciding the outcome. Their martial arts skills can definitely be regarded as the pinnacle of the first class.
Today, Guan Yu is dead, but Pang De is still alive. After so many years of experience, it is not necessarily impossible for Pang De's martial arts to break through to the top and reach the ultimate level.
Zhang Fei is a top-level military general. To deal with such a person, Yan Liang, as an emperor, will not leave Wandu Camp easily, but he must send a general with extremely high martial arts skills to deal with Zhang Fei.
Looking at Yan Liang's subordinates, apart from Yan Liang himself, there are only three generals who can be called extremely skilled in martial arts: Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Wen Chou.
As for other generals such as Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, Gan Ning and even Pang De, they are probably hovering between first-class and top-notch, and it is unknown whether they have really made a breakthrough.
In this campaign, the expedition against Goguryeo was mainly based on infantry. Zhao Yun and Wen Chou and other cavalry officers did not accompany the expedition. Huang Zhong was not familiar with the terrain of Lelang, which was not conducive to the battle.
Only Pang De, who has been in Liaodong for a long time, is not only superb in martial arts, but also very familiar with the terrain of Lelang. He is the most suitable candidate to defeat Zhang Fei.
"Ling Ming, I have received intelligence that Zhang Fei led 30,000 Japanese troops to invade Lelang. I plan to send you to repel Zhang Fei. Do you have the courage?" Yan Liang asked straight to the point.
Anyone else would have hesitated for a moment when they heard that the opponent was Zhang Fei, but Pang De in front of him did not hesitate at all. Instead, he was instantly excited.
"Zhang Fei is said to be brave enough for all men. I have long wanted to meet him. Thank you Your Majesty for giving me this opportunity." Pang De responded enthusiastically.
Yan Liang nodded slightly: "Very good, but this time, I will only give you 10,000 light troops."
"Ten thousand light troops?" Pound was a little surprised now.
He was not afraid of dealing with Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei had 30,000 soldiers, but now the emperor only gave him 10,000, which was still a light army. The disparity in strength made Pound have to worry.
Moreover, Pound was also puzzled. His emperor had an army of 300,000, so why would he only be given 10,000 troops?
"Too many soldiers and horses will only make Zhang Fei wary. I want to make a quick decision and drive Zhang Fei into the sea." Yan Liang explained his intention.
Pound pondered for a moment, clasped his hands tightly, and said with emotion: "So what if there are ten thousand soldiers and horses, I will not be afraid even if I am shattered to pieces for Your Majesty."
Pound resolutely expressed his determination, and his generosity seemed to confirm his plan. Even if his troops were outnumbered and he fought desperately to the death, he would not retreat a step.
Pang De is indeed a famous general from Xiliang. He really has the blood and courage of a Xiliang man. Ma Chao had such a general, but he was jealous, which was really stupid.
Yan Liang praised Pound in his heart and couldn't help but smile happily: "Okay, I really did not misjudge Ling Ming. Looking at the generals, you are the only one who can deal with Zhang Fei for me."
After receiving Yan Liang's praise, Pang De became so proud that he stood up and was about to say goodbye and leave.
"No hurry, no hurry, sit down first." Yan Liang waved his hand and kept him with a smile.
Pang De was startled and had no choice but to sit down, but his eyes were filled with doubts and he didn't know what Yan Liang had to say.
Yan Liang asked Pang De to give him wine. After the monarch and his minister drank a glass of wine, he smiled and said, "I just tested your courage. You are my general. Do you think I will really be willing to let you use it?"
Are ten thousand soldiers going to take risks?" (To be continued.)