Royal road

Finally won!After receiving the battle report from the mansion, Liang Feng was relieved.He also didn't expect that Liu Yuan would send another Qingqi to attack Gaodu unexpectedly.Fortunately, Yiyan dispatched the [-] Xiongnu cavalry who had been subdued in time, put on the enemy's armor, and broke into the enemy's camp, so as to disrupt the opponent's position and give Buqu a chance to form a formation and attack from both sides.Otherwise, the vicinity of Gaodu may suffer a lot.

However, the number of people stationed in the mansion is still small, and most of them are auxiliary soldiers.Even if he was unprepared and stunned the group of Hun cavalry, he never left the opponent's coach, allowing more than 1000 cavalry to escape from the encirclement.

"Two hundred were killed, nearly a thousand were injured, and three surrounding villages were burned. This battle is really dangerous." Liang Feng put down the battle report and sighed, "It seems that dealing with cavalry is not an easy task after all."

"Not everyone is as brave as Lieutenant Yi, and it's quite impressive to have achieved this. Deputy Zhang Ying has made great contributions to this battle." Duan Qin said from the side.

He spoke the truth.Although it is not as brilliant as the victory on the frontal battlefield, it is quite rare to be able to use the additional [-] Thunderbolt battalion archers and [-] Huns to deploy such a tactic to lure the enemy and wipe out most of the enemy's troops.It seems that handing over the Liang Mansion to Zhang He is the right choice.

Liang Feng said: "That's true. However, the villages outside the stronghold still suffered a lot of losses. It seems that they should not be negligent in defense just because they are close to the camp. A Wu Fort should be built. With Wu Fort as the outer defense, it will be able to interact with the stronghold You can't be defenseless."

"Wubao, where the three villages are united into one, may require thousands of labor." Duan Qin said immediately, "Lieutenant Yi has sent news that more than two thousand enemy soldiers have been captured, which should come in handy."

The final victory on the frontal battlefield was beautiful, but the ratio of surrendering the enemy was not too high.The rout was scattered, it was not very easy to pursue, and they were afraid that if they chased too much, they would fall into the enemy's desperate resistance.In the end, only more than 2000 people were captured.More than 4000 people escaped from Shangdang.In order to prevent these rout troops from harassing other counties, Yi Yan led his troops to expel them all the way, but they have not yet returned.

But for Duan Qin, this was an unimaginable victory.Six thousand cavalry, defeated the enemy's 2 horses, killed [-] troops, and captured more than [-] prisoners.This kind of war with less to win more, not to mention the Jin State, even hundreds of years ago, in the Cao Wei period, it was rare.

This Yiyan is truly a natural born general!

Liang Feng didn't know what Duan Qin was excited about. He nodded and said, "What Siruo said is true. These 2000 people must be put to good use. If the winter plowing is delayed, some compensation must be found. But in this battle, the injured There are also many soldiers, and we must beware of the Huns attacking again."

After saying this, Duan Qin also calmed down a little: "After a big defeat, and it's winter again, the Xiongnu shouldn't send troops so quickly, right?"

"This battle is not like Lucheng. It's hard to say how Liu Yuan will deal with it." Liang Feng was not dazzled by the victory. On the contrary, this battle thoroughly demonstrated his strength and wiped out his old background.If Liu Yuan was ruthless and attacked with the power of the whole country, he could only stick to the city and had no other way.

It's really hard to guess how this kind of hero who can stand in troubled times will make a decision.

Seeing that Duan Qin also frowned, Liang Feng sighed lightly: "Let's wait for Boyuan to come back before making a decision."

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Above the main hall, there was a deathly silence.Liu Cong and Liu Yao were kneeling in the hall, one left a long knife mark on his left cheek, disfigured and injured his left eye; the other hung his arm on his shoulder, his body was full of scars.

A few days ago, these two people were still looking high-spirited and vowed to lead the troops to conquer Shangdang.However, nowadays, the loss of soldiers and generals does not count, and they are all seriously injured, which is really unexpected.

Liu Yuan naturally couldn't think of it either.His face was as grave as water, and he couldn't hide the anger in his voice at all: "Out of 5000 troops, only less than [-] came back. Is Liang Zixi so powerful?!"

Before Liu Cong opened his mouth, Liu Yao answered first: "If it weren't for those surrendered soldiers wearing our armor and charging into the battle in disguise, the camp would not have been thrown into disarray. My son broke through the siege with all his might. I am really ashamed of my father." Great trust."

Although he clearly pleaded guilty, the issue of the surrender of troops clearly pointed to the defeat of the former army.If Liu Cong hadn't been defeated so quickly, how could those surrendered soldiers that Liang Zixi had taken care of put on their own armor and caught him by surprise?

Liu Cong could naturally hear the meaning behind Liu Yao's words, and his face of hatred was slightly distorted.Affected by the expression, the scar became more and more terrifying.

Liu Yuan looked over with those tiger eyes: "Why did the former army lose?! I heard that they only have a few thousand troops."

The soldiers sent to Liu Cong this time are the elite of the Han Dynasty, and someone must report to him about the battle.Even if Liu Cong wanted to say more about the enemy, it was impossible.Gritting his teeth, Liu Cong said: "The enemy army used thunderbolt cannons on the battlefield, and cavalry have no way to get close. I think that if you don't try to restrain this thing, it may be disadvantageous to attack Shangdang in the future."

Liu Yuan has also heard about the Thunderbolt Cannon, but he is proficient in military affairs, how could he not know the purpose of this weapon?

"Thunderbolt cannon is a siege tool, how can it be used in field battle?" Liu Yuan asked coldly.

This matter, I am afraid that another person would not believe it.But Liu Cong has suffered such a big loss, how can he not think carefully?

"The Jin army replaced the stone bullets of the thunderbolt cannon with iron pellets the size of a finger. The range is more than doubled and can penetrate light armor. The artillery cart is not pulled by manpower, and the launch is extremely fast. Within 350 steps , It can be said that it is invincible, and it cannot be stopped without heavy armor. The soldiers led by my ministers are all wearing light armor, so they are defeated by the opponent's sharp weapons just now!"

This reason is quite tenable.On the battlefield, it is indeed possible that one side has an improved weapon and has a great advantage.However, the advantage to the loss of more than 1 soldiers was beyond Liu Yuan's ability to bear.

Seeing that the people on the seat were still about to get angry, Liu Cong immediately said: "I think this thunderbolt cannon is probably Liang Feng's secret technique for tricking ghosts. Its sound is like thunder, and it has the power of ejection. If you throw fireballs into the camp at night, Be able to confuse people!"

These words immediately suppressed what Liu Yuan wanted to say.yes!Before, he had been afraid to touch Shangdang, because he was afraid of what the "Buddha son" would say.If the star falling into the thunder is just the movement made by the thunderbolt cannon, on the psychological level, a major obstacle will be broken.

But how to get something as big as the Thunderbolt Cannon to the side of the camp is still a puzzling question.But these, Liu Yuan obviously would not ask clearly.

As soon as he took the case, he sternly said: "When you come back in a big defeat, do you still want to find any excuses? That is [-] elite soldiers, how many generals does Han have?!"

With this sound, Liu Cong and Liu Yao bowed their heads: "I am willing to make amends for my crimes! Take Shangdang again!"

Both of them are dragons and phoenixes among men, how can they not know the meaning of Liu Yuan's furious anger.Everyone will lose a battle, and the best way is to make amends.

However, a minister from the side stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, it is now winter, and raising troops again may not be conducive to national affairs. We must also beware of Jinyang's counterattack, and I am afraid that we will not be able to draw too many soldiers."

The [-] army failed to win, and there will only be more troops sent again.However, the military strength of the Han Dynasty is already a little stretched, and they have to besiege the city to fight for reinforcements and defend Jinyang. How can there be so many soldiers to squander?

Liu Yuan frowned.Of course, he knew about this situation.However, the inability to reverse the decline after a big defeat is a serious blow to morale, and it is not even conducive to attracting other gentry and anti-Jin hilltop forces.If you can't even beat a prefect, who will come back to join you?How can it occupy the entire territory of Bingzhou?

Liu Yao took advantage of the situation and said: "Father, my son is willing to lead the way again and conquer Nie County!"

This time he led all the cavalry, so he couldn't fight the siege well.If there were more infantry, how could they lose so miserably like Liu Cong, who was greedy for meritorious service and went deep into the Shangdang?

Liu Cong was not willing to show weakness, so he took a step on his knees and said loudly: "My son is also willing to lead the army and try again!"

The two were vying to lead the army. Liu He, who was standing by the side, smiled coldly in his heart, and stepped forward: "Father, raising troops in winter is a waste of time, not to mention that the war is not good. It's better to wait until the beginning of spring before attacking Shangdang."

Liu He is the son of Empress Huyan and the eldest son of Liu Yuan.He is eight feet tall, eager to learn and beautiful, and his knowledge is better than other brothers.Liu Yuan is not like other nomadic barbarians. Even if he favors other sons, his heart is still influenced by the magic power of Confucianism. He always looks up to this intelligent eldest son.Because of Liu He's high status, he will not be allowed to lead the army to fight, but will stay in the capital.

In this way, Liu He will not be able to rely on military exploits to establish his prestige.Whether it is Liu Cong or Liu Yao, they are good fighters and have been ordered to go to war many times.Liu Yao is nothing more than an adopted son, but Liu Cong is a serious worry in Liu He's heart and is extremely jealous.It's just that it's inconvenient to show it on the face, and pretends to be a brother and friend.Now that the two of them were defeated, how could he give them an immediate opportunity to atone for their sins?

Hearing what Liu He said, Liu Yuan frowned slightly.The ones who returned in this big defeat were all his sons, it was not easy to punish him, and it was not good to let it go.Redemption is one way, but there are risks in letting the newly defeated generals fight again.Coupled with what Liu He said, it was even more impossible to order immediately.

After thinking for a while, Liu Yuan sighed: "You two are seriously injured, so you should go to recuperate first. Wait until the beginning of spring, then let Liu Qin be the commander, and attack Shangdang firmly!"

Liu Qin is a general under Liu Yuan's command, and he is also good at fighting.As for the assistant general, he didn't say it directly.At that time, no matter whether Liu Cong or Liu Yao is sent, it will be justified.

Hearing this order, how could everyone not know the meaning behind it, and agreed to each other.There is still a lot of work to be done to deal with the aftermath of this defeat and rebuild prestige.

Seeing the unwilling faces of the two, Liu Yuan couldn't help feeling a wave of hatred in his heart.This Liang Zixi made him lose his great-uncle Liu Xuan back then, and now he has defeated his two most powerful sons. Could it be that he was born to conquer him?No matter what, he can't lose anymore!This Shangdang must be conquered!