Three Kingdoms Eschatology

After making the promise, he rode his horse back to the front of the city, and continued to shout to the higher-ups: "The Secret Service is willing to discuss with your General Zhang Liao, but the location cannot be in the city, but because it should be outside the city, a certain location agreed by the two parties." Meet."

After a moment of silence on the top of Lan's City, the general of the Liang army went back and forth, and shouted to the people below the city: "General Zhang said that we will meet on the banks of the Amu Darya at the hundred battles outside the north gate."

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Half an hour later, the White Huns had set up an army formation to the west of the place agreed upon by both parties, and some servants accompanying the army began to set up tents and pavilions for the generals of the two sides to talk.

The gate of the Lan's City was also opened, and a general riding a bay red horse came towards this side surrounded by hundreds of heavy cavalry, followed by a large group of cavalry.That's not all, drums and trumpets came from the east, and after a while, Liang Jun's flags filled the sky and fluttered on the fields by the Amu Darya River.

After another half an hour, the military formations of both sides were completed, and the entire field on the south bank of the Amu Darya River was filled with the military brigades of both sides.densely packed, boundless.Secret Qin and Zhang Liao were escorted by their own soldiers almost at the same time, leading their subordinate generals, and marched out of the army formation.Came to a pavilion set up in front of the two armies.Zhao Yun and Ma Chao also accompanied Zhang Liao.

After the two parties sat down, Teqin waved his hand, and the servants of the White Huns brought a whole roasted lamb, and placed a jar of fine wine on the shore.

Teqin stroked his beard and smiled at Zhang Liao: "We hate people talking about things with friends, and they are all done while drinking and eating meat. Please don't be polite. We are drinking and discussing how to divide up Guishuang's fat." Sheep." As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up a sharp dagger, cut off a fist-sized piece of meat from the leg of lamb, and began to chew it.

Zhang Liao also laughed heartily, picked up the wine bowl and said to Teqin: "That Zhang thanked the King of Teqin for his hospitality, so let's do it first as a respect." After speaking, he drank the big bowl of wine in one gulp.

When the generals of both sides saw that the two leaders were like this, they were not polite, and they threw off their arms and started eating and drinking, but no one started to talk about serious matters.

Chapter 444

After drinking for three rounds, the White Huns put the wine bowl heavily on the table, and said with a red face, "General Zhang of the Liang Kingdom, this king has a proposal. Let's use the Hindu Kush Mountain as the boundary, and those in the south You take all the territory of Guishuang, and all the land in the north of the mountain belongs to us. How do you think?"

Zhang Liao put down the wine bowl and muttered, in fact, he already had a plan in mind.Seeing this, Teqin added: "The south of the Hindu Kush Mountain occupies more than half of the area of ​​Guishuang Kingdom, and it is the place with the largest population and the most fertile land in Guishuang. The Indus River flows from there, and countless grains and fruits are produced every year. .There is still a lot of manpower that can be used by you Liang Guo."

But it is impossible for Zhang Liao to agree to the condition of Teqin. If all the north of the Hindu Kush Mountain is given to the White Huns, then even if the entire territory of Guishuang to the south of the Hindu Kush Mountain is occupied, it will only be a Liang State. enclave.Unless Liang Guo can open a road out of the high mountains in the uninhabited plateau in the southern section of the Congling Mountains, this is simply impossible.Liang Wang Feng Yu can use the system to open a large number of plank roads in Bashu.But Cong Ridge is too far away from the three system cities, it is impossible to open the plank road.Even if it is built, few people can walk safely on the oxygen-deficient plateau.

In the end Zhang Liao acquiesced: "But the purpose of our Liang army's crusade against Guishuang is not mainly for its population and land."

Teqin laughed loudly and said: "We know that you have fought against Guishuang, and Guishuang once crossed the Congling Ridge to attack your Western Regions. So, you are just for revenge? If this is better, you help me Those who hate to take Guishuang. The gold, silver, women, and slaves in the Guishuang treasury belong to you. Just leave the land to some of the population and leave it to us."

Zhang Liao sneered secretly in his heart and said: "Teqin misunderstood, revenge is of course one of the reasons for our crusade against Guishuang, but it is still not the most important reason..."

Before Zhang Liao finished speaking, Teqin's face darkened, and he said in a stern tone, "Then what exactly do you want?"

Zhang Liao replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Back to King Teqin, the main purpose of our crusade against Guishuang is to ensure the safety of the Silk Road trade road. This is very important to our country of Liang. So we can't put Congling in the Amu Darya River. A section of the upper reaches of the valley is for you. To be precise, neither the south nor the east of Lanshi City can be handed over to you. Because this section is the key point of the Silk Road, but with Lanshi City as the center, the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River belong to you of."

Secret Service's face was completely dark at this time, and he was very long.Throwing the mutton-cutting dagger on the table, he said, "We have already occupied the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River in Lan's City, so we don't need to talk to you about it! Now I want to talk to you about the remaining expensive land. How to divide the frost land."

Ma Chao next to him couldn't bear his temper any longer, and snorted coldly in his nostrils: "According to your theory, the Lanshi City and the upper reaches of the Amu Darya River are all occupied by our Liang State. Needless to say, they belong to us! Then What time are we wasting here? Besides, if our Liang army hadn't crossed Congling and threatened Guishuang's Xingguan, how could the Guishuang army have withdrawn its main force from the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River? How could you, the White Huns, do this? Occupy these places easily?" The Xingguan in Ma Chao's mouth is the pass of the Hindu Kush Mountains, which was simplified to the word Xingguan in Liang Jun's mouth.

Teqin wanted to explode, but he couldn't make sense of Ma Chao's criticism, and his face was already flushed.He suddenly grabbed the dagger on the desk again, and pointed the sharp blade at Zhang Liao.The generals of both sides put their hands on the handle of the saber at the same time, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zhang Liao took a sip of the wine calmly, and then said slowly: "King Special Qin, you have to clarify one fact. Without you, the White Huns, our Liang army can still achieve our goals. But you, the White Huns Without us, let alone occupying the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River so easily, even now that our army has withdrawn, you may not be able to hold on to the territory you have obtained."

Teqin's eyeballs rolled around, but he kept calculating the gains and losses in his mind.A general of the White Huns beside him snorted coldly and said: "Hehe, even if you Liang Jun can attack and occupy the Guishuang Kingdom without our help, so what? You just assumed that you don't need our help, but you didn't think about it." If we are against you, if we are in the north..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was cut off by a sharp voice.The person who spoke was Zhao Yun, who had been silent for a long time: "Your Excellency, are you threatening us? Let me tell you the truth, even if you join forces with the Guishuang Army, our Liang Army is not afraid of you. And we can still attack Guishuang. The only difference is that before we cross the Xingguan Pass, we will wipe out all of you White Huns."

Having said that, the atmosphere became more tense.The military formations behind both sides also moved after hearing the news. With uniform movements, a shield wall that could not be seen at a glance appeared leisurely in front of Liang Jun's formation.The soldier's armor full of metal texture is vivid in the sun.What is even more frightening is that several huge monsters floated in the air.Dozens of eagles appeared from nowhere and soared in the sky.

Teqin burst out laughing suddenly, and cut off another large piece of mutton with the dagger in his hand, but he didn't eat it himself, but put it on a small silver plate, and presented it to Zhang Liao.Then he just said: "Friends of Liang Guo, don't worry, it is impossible for us to unite with the Guishuang people to deal with you. We hate people will not be so stupid as to do things that harm others and benefit ourselves. It is disgusting to us. What are the benefits of Da people? Even if the Guishuang people promised us to drive you away and gave us all the territory north of the Hindu Kush Mountain, Teqin, I can't believe the Guishuang people's nonsense."

Zhang Liao took the other party's meat, chewed it in his mouth, and asked vaguely: "So, Teqin agrees to this agreement."

Special Qin nodded and said: "That's it. With Lan's City as the boundary, the upper reaches and the Guishuang territory to the south of the Hindu Kush Mountain are yours, and the rest are ours. But there is a condition here, that is, you must occupy The pass of the Hindu Kush Mountain, and invaded Nanguishuang. Otherwise, this agreement will be automatically invalidated, the reason is very simple. If you can’t occupy the pass of the Hindu Kush and hold it, then we can’t hold the territory we have. It is better to come to our hands to guard."

Zhang Liao immediately replied: "This condition, I agree to Teqin on behalf of our King Liang. Then we will make a deal!"

"It's a word."

The two picked up the wine bowl and drank it down.

Chapter 445

The boundless cavalry of the White Huns retreated northward.Surrounded by personal guards and subordinate generals, the Secret Service was at the forefront.A general beside him said in a unwilling tone: "Secret Service, do we really not want Lan's City and the upper reaches of the Amu Darya?"

Teqin snorted coldly and said: "Of course not, if we don't get Lan's City, our trip will be in vain. Not only will we lose more than half of the land, but the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River in Lan's City will not be in danger. No matter who the garrison in Lan's City is, it is a threat to us."

"What does Secret mean...?"

"We need to wait patiently, waiting for Liang Jun and Guishuang's army to lose both sides in the battle, and wait until the troops in Lan's city are empty. We are launching a sudden attack, and then we may be able to hit the south of the Hindu Kush Mountain. The whole Guishuang may be included in our bag."

"Teqin thinks far ahead."..."Teqin has a great plan!"..."Teqin is worthy of being the secret service of our White Huns!".King Secret Service went further and further in the compliments of everyone.

At the head of Lan's City, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and several Liang Jun generals watched the back of the White Huns' army rolling away.Zhao Yun said, "Commander, do you really believe the words of the Bai Xiongnu? According to someone, they must be cheating. When our army crosses the Xingguan Pass and fights with Guishuang's army, both of them will suffer. Let's reap the benefits of being a fisherman."

Zhang Liao said with a calm smile: "What Zilong said is right, this will almost certainly happen. But we can't face the enemy on both sides at the moment, so we can only use tactics. He hates people who want to make money, but what a certain person wants is a plan to delay the attack .

Let's stabilize the White Huns first, but we must make preparations in secret. After Guishuang is resolved, we will wipe them all out. "

"It turns out that the coach has made a decision long ago, and Zilong is too worried."

Zhang Liao continued: "Brother Zilong, what are you talking about. But this Lanshi City is very important, and we must not lose it. Even if we temporarily stabilize the White Huns, no one knows when they will suddenly attack Lanshi City , just to be on the safe side, there must be a brave general who can conquer and fight well in Lan's city. Zilong, only you can bear this burden..."

"Please rest assured, the commander. The Lan's City will not be lost in the hands of a certain person. No one will be allowed to wander around in the upper reaches of the Amu Darya River."

Zhang Liao's Western Expedition Army had rested in Lan's City for several days before turning its direction and marching towards "Xingguan" in the south.

At this time, the tens of thousands of Guishuang troops who were originally in the Amu Darya River Basin withdrew to the south of Xingguan, and at this time the defense of Xingguan was several times stronger than before in terms of military strength and fortifications.

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On the defense line of the Hindu Kush Pass, Hao Miluo kept inspecting various fortifications, barracks, and strongholds.As the general of the Guishuang Empire, he came here to supervise the battle in person, which shows that Guishuang attaches great importance to the gains and losses here.

At present, the entire defense line is heavily fortified, and a large number of rolling stones are set up according to the terrain and mountains.Almost all of the hundreds of crossbows brought by the Guishuang Kingdom from the Roman Great Qin Kingdom were transported here. In addition, hundreds of giant crossbows built by the Guishuang Empire were also deployed.The total strength of all the Guishuang troops stationed here is more than [-].

In addition, there are [-] Guishuangbu riding ten miles behind the mountain pass, forming a second circular line of defense, more precisely an encirclement.It also includes Guishuang's elite heavy armored cavalry, who have never lost to anyone including the White Huns in the plains behind the Hindu Kush mountain pass.Therefore, even if Liang Jun desperately broke through Xingguan and rushed into the Guishuang territory south of the Hindu Kush Mountains, he would immediately be surrounded by Guishuang's heavy troops.

Hao Miluo was quite satisfied after inspecting every corner of the defense line.Standing on the highest point of a section of cliff, looking at the hills and valleys extending into the distance, he said to the surrounding generals: "If the Liang army doesn't come, it's fine. If they come here, they will be buried here!"

A few days later, Zhang Liao's western expedition army rolled in.Because of the temporary alliance with the White Huns, at least for a short period of time, there would be no worries. Therefore, apart from leaving Zhao Yun's infantry in Lan's City, Zhang Liao brought the rest of the troops.

With the lesson of Ma Chao last time, Zhang Liao looked at the heavily guarded mountain pass, and did not dare to rush into battle.Liang Jun just set up a big camp in the valley more than seven miles away from the mountain pass.Then scouts and soldiers were scattered around, and the secret posts, hidden strongholds, and outlying camps of the Guishuang Army hidden in the surrounding area were removed one by one.For nearly a month, the two sides just confronted each other, and small-scale battles continued to break out within ten miles before the pass.

In these battles, Liang Jun won more than he lost, and the Guishuang Army in the area north of Xingguan was wiped out one by one.During this month,

Zhang Liao was also racking his brains to think of a way to break through.He once used the method of besieging a Guishuang stronghold outside the pass, hoping to lure the Guishuang army to a decisive battle with the main forces of the two armies outside the pass, but Hao Miluo was not fooled.

He also sent mountain scouts to try to find a trail that could bypass the pass, but failed. Even the mountain scouts themselves had to work hard to cross the Hindu Kush Mountains, and it was impossible for the large army to pass through.

In the end, Zhang Liao could only choose to fight hard, but there are also tricks to fight hard.Zhang Liao was determined to take advantage of Liang Jun's arms and equipment advantages to chew on this hard bone.

But before the real decisive battle, he still needs to do two things.One is a tentative attack, trying to find out the weak link of the enemy's defense.The second thing is that he needs to know what's going on in the south of the pass. The final result of this kind of fortified battle is often an astonishingly large loss. If he doesn't know what's going on in the south of the pass, the risk will be huge.A counterattack by the opponent's preset heavy troops can wipe out the results obtained at a great price.And it is likely to completely defeat Liang Jun.

At dawn, the sun only showed a gleam of light on the ridge.Groups of Liang Bing in ring armor touched up along the ramp.A huge hot-air balloon airship also rose into the sky, and Zhang Liao personally sat in the gondola to overlook the whole situation.

Liang Jun's actions were quickly noticed by the Guishuang sentry, after a burst of special percussion instruments sounded.The arrows slanted down the slope like a shower, shooting on Liang Jun's shield and making intensive thumping sounds.In the valley, more than a dozen Liang Army ballistas also began to throw stone and explosive bombs up the slope.In order to prevent the stone bullets from falling on the slope and rolling down to crush Liang Bing, and also to prevent the flames of the explosive bombs from blocking Liang Bing's path, these projectiles were thrown at the maximum range.

Therefore, most of them fell behind the wall of the pass, and the consequences were unknown.Guishuang immediately counterattacked with ballistas, and dozens of black spots also flew out from behind the pass, throwing them at Liang Jun's ballista positions.At first they landed imprecisely, landed on the ramp, and rolled down the ramp with a rumbling sound...

Chapter 446

On the ramp leading to Xingguan, the round boulders kept slipping down, and Liang Jun soldiers were forced to dodge to the sides, thus leaking many loopholes and being injured by dense arrows.The wounded soldier was rescued by the succeeding soldiers.

Although most Liang soldiers had no way of knowing what was going on behind the wall, Zhang Liao in the airship could see it clearly.There is a large open space behind the earth-rock mixed wall. Guishuang soldiers dug deep pits in the open space, and then covered them with thick planks and soil, which were used as sleeping tents.

The pass of the Hindu Kush Mountain is dry and rainless, so the military camp burrow constructed in this way will not be wet, nor will it be unsuitable for human habitation.Needless to say, they can defend against Liang Jun's explosive bombs, even Liang Jun's huge stone bombs are helpless against this kind of burrow.Because it was projected from low to high, the stone bullet lost a lot of energy, and the cave was cushioned by a thick layer of soil, so the stone bullet could not penetrate the thick wooden roof of the cave.

In addition to this, there are many scattered walls of four or five feet high scattered on the open space.These stacked walls formed a projectile blind spot, and most of the defending Guishuang soldiers did not stay on the closing wall, but lay in the projectile blind spot behind the stacking wall, waiting for Liang Jun to rush up, and then rushed to the closing wall to fight.There are dozens of stairways on the south side of the wall, allowing Guishuang soldiers to move to the top of the city very quickly.

The arrows and ballistas shot by Liang Jun couldn't help the Guishuang soldiers behind the wall.Only when the explosive bomb happened to fall not far behind the wall, could it have a burn effect on the Guishuang soldiers hiding behind it.

However, because the crossbow artillerymen of the Liang Army could not observe the drop point of the projectile on the other side of the closed wall, they could not even observe the drop point of the projectile on the top of the closed wall due to the terrain.Such a hit is entirely dependent on luck, and it is rare.

Not long after, Liang Jun soldiers rushing to the front had already approached the Guan wall.Perhaps it was because the Liang army only dispatched a small group of soldiers and horses. On the cliffs on both sides of the ramp, the Guishuang army did not release a large number of rolling wood and rocks like last time.

These Liang soldiers successfully erected the ladder under the wall and began to climb up.A clapper-like sound suddenly sounded, and some Guishuang soldiers hiding behind the scattered walls jumped up and rushed to the top of the wall.When they rushed to the top of the wall, those Liang soldiers almost climbed to the top of the wall.

Guishuang soldiers' swords, guns, swords and halberds all attacked the Liang soldiers who climbed up to the top of the city first. The latter had just put one foot on the wall before being shot by the knife and fell back screaming. .

Zhang Liao waved his hand, signaling the people around him to move.The four longbowmen in the basket of the airship bent their bows and set arrows, and shot heavy arrows towards the city.Each of the four heavy arrows hit a vital part of a Guishuang soldier, and they collapsed without making a sound.But these heavy arrows were not primarily intended to kill them.There is a long red cloth strip tied to the tail of the arrow.

After a while, more than a dozen eagles each grabbed a clay pot and rushed towards the pass. They accurately threw the pots on the top of the wall. .A rocket shot towards the wall like a meteor, and the flames shot up into the sky.Caught off guard, several Guishuang soldiers also turned into burning men, writhing in pain in the sea of ​​flames.

But this aroused the vigilance of other Guishuang soldiers. Once they found broken clay pots and naphtha flowing all over the ground, they scattered.Although several Guishuang soldiers were injured in the burning place on the top of the wall, they also temporarily blocked the Liang Army soldiers who climbed the wall.

After a while, countless arrows soared from the Guishuang camp behind the closed wall, and shot at the eagles in the sky densely. Although their range may not be able to hit, it is enough to pose a threat to these eagles.

On the top of the wall, those places that were sprinkled with naphtha but had not been ignited were instead used by Guishuang soldiers. Once Liang soldiers climbed to the top of the wall, Guishuang soldiers lit the fire.Unfortunately, two soldiers of the Liang Army were caught in the attack, turning into two balls of fire and rolling down the city wall.

Immediately afterwards, there were several falcons screaming in the air, and several falcons that dropped hot bombs flew too low, were shot by the crossbowmen of the Guishuang Army, and fell from the air.

The current battle situation before the pass is that once Liang soldiers approach the pass wall and climb up, a large number of Guishuang soldiers will rush up to stop it.Once Liang Jun used the Qiang Eagle to accurately release the explosive bombs, the Guishuang soldiers would retreat to the city.If a large group of Liang soldiers is sent to attack the city, the rolling wood and rocks on the cliffs on both sides of the ramp will roll down.In this way, Liang Jun could not make any progress.

Zhang Liao squinted his eyes and observed in all directions. He decided that the Guishuang Army must have an observation post that could overlook the overall situation and a method of communicating with the Guishuang soldiers on the ground in order to achieve such an effect.

Sure enough, a watchtower built on a side cliff appeared in Zhang Liao's sight.The watchtower is a platform dug out of the cliff in the middle of the sky.A stone and wood structure building was built on the platform. It seems that there should be caves dug on the mountain wall behind the watchtower.On the pavilion of the watchtower, the silhouette of Guishuang soldiers can be vaguely seen.Zhang Liao carefully observed the surroundings again, and found that there were many such watchtowers on the cliffs on both sides.

Zhang Liao ordered to the left and right: "Lean over there." The soldiers in the hanging baskets sent a message with bells, and the airship, dragged by camels and horses, slowly leaned towards the cliff.Zhang Liao planned to get close enough, and after entering the range of the longbow, he asked the longbowman to shoot at the Guishuang soldiers upstairs.

Just as the longbowman in the hanging basket bent his bow and set his arrow, ready to shoot at the Guishuang soldiers in the watchtower.Suddenly there was the sound of arrows piercing through the air. With the sound of puffing, the airbag of the hot air balloon has been shot by several thick arrow shafts, and steam is bubbling outward.Fortunately, this is a hot air balloon. If it is a hydrogen balloon, it should be in free fall by now.Another arrow shot through the hanging basket, and the huge cluster of arrows was less than three inches away from Zhang Liao's lower abdomen.

Zhang Liao was startled, he didn't expect that the opponent also had arrows with such a long range.In fact, these are the heavy crossbows fixed on the ground by the Guishuang Army. They were hidden among the trees on the cliff, and they launched a sudden attack at this time.

The guards next to Zhang Liao turned pale with fright, and persuaded them one after another: "General, we can't get any closer, the risk is too great. You are the general of the entire army, and the life and death of the entire army rests entirely on your shoulders. You can't personally Dangerous."

Although Zhang Liao didn't change his expression and showed no fear, he also knew that what these soldiers said was reasonable. He waved his hand and said, "Pass on my military order, withdraw the troops, and fight again in the future. We will also go back." As soon as the words fell, another A heavy arrow brushed past the red tassel of his helmet.All the soldiers hurriedly rang the bell to notify the pack horses below to pull the airship back.

Not long after, Liang Jun on the ramp had completely retreated.Zhang Liao's airship also landed, he jumped off the hanging basket, and entered the camp with Ma Chao and other generals who had been waiting for him for a long time, to discuss the strategy of defeating the enemy.

Chapter 447

In the military tent, Zhang Liao led a group of generals to discuss intensely.But everyone came up with their own unique tricks and thought of a lot of methods, but after deduction step by step, they found that it was not feasible.The big tent gradually fell into silence, and everyone looked depressed.

Ma Chao stood up suddenly and said, "Commander, according to someone, there is no other way to do this than force it. Killing one thousand enemies means self-defeating eight hundred. We can't overcome this danger without making great sacrifices. The general is willing to take three Thousands of men who dare to die will lead the army to break through this dangerous barrier!"

Zhang Liao repeatedly shook his head and vetoed his suggestion, saying: "I'm afraid that all 3000 people will be broken, and we may not be able to overcome this dangerous pass. What's more, although we have tens of thousands of people, the soldiers inside are only 1 More than [-] people. The loss of these [-] elite troops is a great loss for our Western Expeditionary Army. Even if we successfully captured Xingguan, the remaining troops will be severely injured and it will be difficult to get out of Xingguan. And we still don’t know The deployment of Guishuang Army south of Xingguan..."

As soon as Zhang Liao said this, there was a report from the soldiers: "Report to the commander, our scouts who sneaked into the mountains in the south of Xingguan have returned."

Zhang Liao rejoiced and said, "It's such a coincidence, whatever you say, let them enter the account quickly. I happen to have something to ask them."

After a while, those mountain scouts entered the account.After meeting Zhang Liao, the leader reported: "Commander, we climbed cliffs and crossed streams in the mountains and forests, and spent five days crossing the Hindu Kush Mountains. We found nothing suitable for ordinary infantry to pass along the way. Unless there are people like us who have received special training for crossing mountains and forests, even a small group of ordinary infantry will not be able to bypass the Xingguan Road and cross the Hindu Kush Mountain, which is about [-] miles wide."

Zhang Liao was eager to hear what he was interested in, so he quickly interrupted the other party and urged: "Hurry up and talk about the deployment of the Guishuang Army over there."

"We didn't find any traces of Guishuang's large army at first. But in the end we found a large-scale beating Guishuang army camp in a small village not far from Xingguan. We tried to catch two tongues... But Don't worry, general, we will find a way to pretend that these two tongues are deserters, and we won't startle the enemy."

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Continue talking."

The leader of the scout continued to report: "Through repeated interrogations, I learned from them that there are Guishuang troops stationed around. Judging from their words, the Guishuang army has arranged a semi-circular fence around the exit south of Xingguan. Defensive circle. After killing the two captives and burying them, we conducted repeated investigations on the surrounding area according to previous estimates. We confirmed the existence of this circular defensive circle."

Hearing this, Zhang Liao's originally hopeful face returned to a heavy state.He stood up, paced back and forth in the camp, and said to himself, "I never thought that the Guishuang Army was so well prepared that it was really leak-proof."

A deputy general suddenly remembered something, and said: "Commander, I remember that when we set off, the king and You Guoxiang Jia Xu gave you a letter, saying that if you encounter obstacles before Xingguan, you can open the letter. Take a look, there may be a way to break through Xingguan above."

Zhang Liao patted his head and said, "Hey, why did I forget such a big thing." After finishing speaking, he asked his soldiers to fetch the letter from his luggage, unfolded it, and read it carefully. His brows gradually relaxed...

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On the west coast of the poisonous subcontinent, at the mouth of the Indus River.On the surface of the sea, the river is full of Liang Jun warships and warships.There are both ocean-going galleons and traditional galleys.On the shore, a town of Guishan people was billowing with thick smoke, and half of the city wall had collapsed.Groups of Guishuang prisoners were escorted by Liang Jun to the open space outside the city.

Lin Tao's fleet captured the small city of Guishuang at the mouth of the Indus River with lightning speed.Zhang Ren's army, which carried his ships, also landed here.

At this time, Lin Tao was seeing Zhang Ren off on the bank of the Indus River.He said to Zhang Ren with a little worry: "General Zhang, the Indus River is narrow and has a lot of shoals and hidden reefs, which is not suitable for the large ships of our navy to enter. I can only escort your army here. But General Zhang Lead a lone army deep into the hinterland of Guishuang, be more careful."

Zhang Rengong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General Lin, for your concern. But General Lin, don't worry, according to what the king, the two ministers and the governor of Zhuge said, the problem should not be too big. As long as you, General Lin, control the coastline near the mouth of the Indus River within In my hands is the strong backing of my Zhang Ren army. This time our task is to attract the strength of the Guishuang army, and in addition to send a letter to our friendly army in Guishuang."

Lin Tao wondered, "Do we still have friendly troops in Guishuang?"

"Yes, in fact, they are a mercenary army. Before you served Liang Guo, this friendly army established an employment relationship with Liang Guo."

"So that's the case, no wonder someone didn't know."

Nearly [-] Viking warships were already parked in the Indus River.War horses, ballistas, various combat equipment, and food and grass materials have been loaded properly.The soldiers of Zhang Ren's regiment were lining up to board the ship, and one after another the Viking ships set sail, left the river bank, and went upstream.After a while, the river was full of overlapping sail shadows.

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The flying stones and fire dragons fired by the ballista kept hitting the top of Guishuang City.The bricks and stones of the stacked walls were cracked, and sawdust was scattered everywhere.A plume of flames also rose from the corridors of the city wall.There are more than a dozen eagles lingering on the top of the city, dropping clay pots of explosive bombs one after another.

Some Guishuang soldiers ran wildly on the city wall, were knocked down by arrows and flying stones, and some were bluffed behind the walls and did not dare to move.But the stacking wall was completely smashed by stone bullets soon after, and the exposed Guishuang soldiers were shot to death by random arrows.

Under the city, the soldiers of the Liang army launched a charge, and the ladders covered the city walls, and they climbed up the ladders.Special ballistas launched Pygmy catapults one by one to the top of the city.

After half an hour, the gate of the city was opened.The two teams of Liang Jun who had been prepared for a long time rode heavily into the city, rampaging along the wide streets.The Guishuang army was obviously unprepared, and there was not even a roadblock on the street.After another half an hour, the entire city fell into Liang Jun's hands.

Liang Jun's Viking ships were parked on the Indus River not far from the city.A large number of grain and grass materials seized from the city are being carried on board.For this attack, Zhang Ren did not bring much food and grass.Most of the cabin volume was given up to war materials such as arrows, ballista projectiles, and siege equipment.Therefore, supplies can only be supplemented by seizures along the way.

In the middle of the night, this Guishuang city ignited a fire that soared into the sky, reflecting half of the night sky red, and it could be seen clearly from more than ten miles away.However, what Zhang Ren burned were Guishuang's government offices and city defense facilities.Not only did he not massacre the city, but he also distributed some of the food and grass that could not be transported to the common people in Guishuang to buy people's hearts.He did this because Feng Yu specifically confessed.