Chapter 131 The truth, this battle cannot be lost
These people from Beiliang are too cunning. If Murong Yi had not had the rich experience in marching and saw the signs of changing the sky, Feng Wuyou would have linked the changes in the weather with the actions of the people from Beiliang as soon as possible, I am afraid that they would really suffer a big loss tonight.
"How many permanent troops are there in Beiliang?" Feng Wuyou asked while walking. Cheng Zhijie no longer had any dissatisfaction with Feng Wuyou, and immediately replied: "The permanent troops are eight thousand, which is less than us."
Although Beiliang has a vast territory and the largest area among the four countries, because they are nomadic people and have poor living conditions, the number of people has never been large. It is already a good number to be able to station 8,000 people here.
But they have been on horseback since they were born and hunted all year round, so almost everyone is a soldier, and everyone is strong and good at fighting. Even if the number is slightly less than that of other countries, once they meet, it is extremely difficult to deal with. Who will win and lose will be difficult to predict.
Feng Wuyou climbed the city wall while listening. As soon as he stepped onto the last step, someone came to catch up from below with breath: "General Cheng, emergency military information!"
A note was handed to Cheng Zhijie's hand. Cheng Zhijie opened it and looked at it, and his face instantly became extremely ugly.
"What's wrong?" Feng Wuyou asked.
Cheng Zhijie handed the note to Feng Wuyou and said angrily: "The bastard's grandson of Beiliang has transferred tens of thousands of troops to gather at Fairy Pass!"
This time the assembly was extremely secretive and fast. In order to confuse them, they did not go towards Tanzhou at first, but slightly towards the south, towards Qingzhou, which was separated by the two states. When the scouts found that they changed direction in the middle, they were too late, and they rushed to pay back without even finding out how many people there were. However, it is estimated that it will not be less than 50,000 people.
At this time, Cheng Zhijie felt cold sweat coming out from his back. If the princess hadn't rushed back in time and told them the news, when night came, the city wall suddenly shattered and tens of thousands of people from Beiliang fell from the sky, what would they face? I'm afraid that these two thousand men would not even know how they died.
"Princess, what should we do?" Before we knew it, Feng Wuyou had already regarded it as the backbone.
There was still a fire on the mountain wall outside the city. During these two hours, the people of Beiliang would rather die some people than keep replenishing firewood and combustion aids so that the flames would continue.
After such a long time of burning, the inner side of the mountain wall has been fully heated, and the stones are slow to conduct heat. Now, even if the fire is removed, it is impossible to cool down the mountain wall at such a short time.
"The deer antler wood outside is trapped in a horse pit and resisting horse rifles, but is it still perfect?" Feng Wuyou asked.
"This... the people of Beiliang usually make small fuss, at most they shouted a few words under the lockdown. Those things were difficult to replenish, so..." Cheng Zhijie looked puzzled. These things were only used in large cities and battles, and they would not be all turned on in normal times.
"Then prepare now." Feng Wuyou said: "The people of Beiliang think they will catch you off guard tonight. They must have never expected that you will supplement the things. Send people out and pretend to move the firewood to attract the attention of Beiliang people. Others are ready to trap the deer antler wood in the horse pit, and the horse-resisting gun must be suppressed, and hide under the ground. They must not be discovered by Beiliang people."
At this time, life and death were at stake. Even Cheng Zhijie, a person who had fought for many years, was a little panicked. Feng Wuyou could still be so calm, and this calmness also affected Cheng Zhijie. He listened to Feng Wuyou's instructions and calmed down himself and immediately ordered someone to do it.
"General Cheng, let Wei Yun go." Murong Yi, who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly spoke. Changsun Yunwei followed him in the northern border for many years and was the best at these arrangements. Even Cheng Zhijie had heard of this reputation.
Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie immediately glanced at Feng Wuyou, and Feng Wuyou said, "Foreign enemies are in charge, General Cheng, we are all from Western Qin."
This instantly narrowed their distance. Cheng Zhijie immediately said, "Then it's time for General Changsun! People... lead two teams to obey General Changsun's arrangements, and no mistakes are allowed!"
Changsun Yunwei had already taken away the arrogance of the children of the Duchy Kingdom. He stood attentively and clasped his fists with his hands, and the character of the soldier immediately appeared.
At this time, Feng Wuyou had to admit that no matter how holidays or unhappiness they had, Changsun Yunwei was definitely a qualified soldier!
After he left, Feng Wuyou didn't say anything more, but suggested that Cheng Zhijie ask for Murong Yi's opinion.
You should know that in Western Qin, Murong Yi was also a well-known famous general of the world. However, when he went to the northern border, Xiao Jinglan was seriously injured and the two became famous at different times, so it was naturally difficult to compare.
But it is undeniable that Murong Yi is definitely worthy of the word "A Famous General". He calmly arranged the defense on the city wall in an orderly manner. The difference between ancient and modern wars is still very big. Feng Wuyou's familiarity and understanding of these is obviously not as good as Murong Yi. Some things were even the first time she heard of.
For example, Feng Wuyou didn't understand what it was for. After seeing the real thing, he realized that it was a very strong large cloth, arranged several feet outside the city wall. In this way, if the other party uses a catapult, the stone will first hit the cloth curtain. With the buffer of several feet apart, the city wall will not be damaged.
For example, a knife chariot is a huge wooden board covered with sharp knives. If the city gate is broken, it can push the thing to the break, because there is a sharp blade, and it is difficult for the enemy to get close. However, on the contrary, people on our side can hide behind the knife chariot, use small openings that were made in advance, and use long spears and other weapons to attack the other side. Using this kind of thing is obviously much better than just blocking stones and other objects.
Cheng Zhijie had already ordered that everyone on the city be on duty normally and not to show any panic, but there was no place outside, and everyone was nervous and busy, like a tight-knitted clockwork.
Feng Wuyou became the most idle one. She stood on the city wall and watched everyone come and go, feeling like she was making up for an ancient offensive and defensive practical class. She kept watching and remembering, wanting to digest and absorb everything she saw now, and was unwilling to miss any detail.
Seeing the arrangement of the city, she measured it and walked towards Cheng Zhijie.
"Princess..." Cheng Zhijie was so busy that he was sweating profusely. He still didn't dare to neglect Feng Wuyou when he saw that he came over.
"General Cheng, I'm frank, even with this arrangement, I'm afraid we can't stop the people of Beiliang today." Feng Wuyou said calmly and almost coldly.
The people of Beiliang were determined but not intentional. Originally, they were bound to lose. Although they tried their best to prepare some, the stone wall was already hot and the damage to the city wall was almost a foregone conclusion. Secondly, the number of Beiliang troops was unknown, at least 50,000 people. How many? 80,000? 100,000? Or more?
The walls of Tanzhou were damaged first, and the number of people was only one-some of the other party. You must foresee the possibility of levels being lost. At this time, blind optimism is useless.
Cheng Zhijie was stunned at first, then gritted his teeth and said, "What the princess said is."
Indeed, they have lost their chances. No matter how much they prepare now, they are just persisting for a while, and losing is not so ugly.
"But please don't worry, the princess. Even if my Tanzhou Xiao family army loses, they will fight to the last soldier. I will never embarrass the prince!"
"It's not about whether to lose it or not..." Feng Wuyou was about to say that it's about whether to lose it or not, but Cheng Zhijie mentioned Xiao Jinglan but suddenly a flash of inspiration in her mind.
A white light flashed like lightning, like a lead wire, connecting all the fragments.
She understood! She finally thought of what the first and most important button among these serial buckles was.
Defeated!
What those people want is the indecisive defeat of the Xiao family army in Tanzhou this time!
This conspiracy must have been brewing since a long time ago.
First, he withdrew supplies from Tanzhou, and gradually became more and more powerful, until the chief general of the Tanzhou army had to go to negotiate in person. However, as soon as the chief general Wei Yongming arrived in Yiyang, he would be detained immediately. No matter how many soldiers he brought, he would be described as: a large army was in a forcing the border with an intention to rebel.
Then, let the horse bandits pretend to be the Xiao family army and rob the villages of Tanzhou, kill those close to Yiyang, and rob those far away from Yiyang. On the one hand, this will allow the people to flee to Yiyang, and at the same time spread the news that the Xiao family army is doing all kinds of evil, supporting the rumors of the Xiao family army's rebellion. On the other hand, it will not attract the attention of the fairy Guan Xiao family army camp, making them think that it is just an ordinary horse bandit robbery, and just send additional personnel to patrol. Of course, if the news they need is accurately spread, those people will definitely send people to block the information channels so as to make this trick more thorough.
At this time, the Xiao family army was short of food and salary, and the personnel were weak and exhausted due to long-term insufficient supply, and at the same time their reputation was corrupted to the end and they could not get any support from the people.
At this moment, only the last blow is...a big defeat!
As long as the war is defeated, the people of Beiliang enter the pass from Tanzhou and burn and kill and loot, then Li Demin will immediately write to the emperor to frame the Xiao family army for being dissatisfied, collude with Beiliang, and raise troops to rebel!
By then, even if the Xiao family army in Tanzhou really fought until no soldiers were left, no one would know their bloody battles and loyalty. What is circulated among the people in the world would be that they would turn on and release the enemy and plot to treason.
And the matter is not over here. As the King of Qin, the founding emperor of the Western Qin Dynasty, his iron hat has been passed down from generation to generation, and almost no crime can affect the Qin Palace, but these crimes do not include rebellion! Once the Tanzhou army is defeated and public opinion is completed, what situation will Xiao Jinglan face in the capital?
A cold feeling climbed along Feng Wuyou's back. In such a cold weather, she actually broke out in cold sweat on her forehead.
These people are so cruel and toxic.
This conspiracy targeted not the 12,000 soldiers in Tanzhou, or even the Qin Palace and Xiao Jinglan, but the entire 200,000 Xiao family troops!
The person who can decide this conspiracy is definitely not Li Demin and Shen Chengda, but: Emperor!
The emperor wanted to completely remove the thorn in the eyes of the Xiao family army! In order to achieve this goal, he even colluded with the people of Beiliang! Otherwise, how would he explain the tens of thousands of troops that were eyeing outside the Fairy Pass?
"Princess..." Feng Wuyou called him over but didn't say anything, and he was sweating so much that Cheng Zhijie couldn't help calling her.
"You can't lose!" Feng Wuyou grabbed Cheng Zhijie's wrist suddenly, and the force was so strong that Cheng Zhijie, the rash man, felt that his wrist bones hurt."
Chapter completed!