overbearing

Hanzhou is located at the mouthpiece of the border between the Central Plains and the Northwest Grassland. It has a special geographical location. Regardless of whether they are generals or mediocre generals, the generals guarding this place in the past have done the same thing during their tenure, which is to strengthen the city defense.After many years of painstaking efforts, especially those important towns near the border, the walls are even more solid, and the defense is naturally first-class, but the mobility is much worse.

In the past, Hanzhou's armament was mainly defensive and defensive. When Zhou Jirong came here, he naturally looked down on this way of shrinking in a tortoise shell and waiting for others to attack. Instead, he focused on cavalry. Become Zhou Xiaohou and go north to fight the autumn wind, grab whatever he sees, and vow to recover the losses suffered by the previous generations little by little, and calculate the interest at a profit. The ultimate dream is to wipe out this group of robbers and neighbors. It's over, it would be best if all the other party's territory is assigned to the Central Plains.

Therefore, he is not very satisfied with the current stalemate battle situation, and every time the escort officer who comes back to hand over the grain and grass has to listen to him cursing and scolding.Fortunately, he didn't skimp on food, grass, and supplies, and he took care of everything clearly, not bad at all, and of course there would be nothing more.

The escort officers are also wronged, more than half of the army is recruits, it is not as good as those battle-hardened tribes in Hanzhou. It is not clear what the internal situation is. The Xiongnu are very vigilant, and the spies sent to the grassland to inquire about the news pretend to be businessmen, but their identities are often seen through.

Hearing this, Zhou Jirong said bitterly after a long time: "It's also my fault that I didn't make it clear to you in advance. Hanzhou and the Xiongnu have been incompatible these years, and even a needle can't flow out of my hand. The trade route has been cut off for many years. Now the army is guarding the border, and even a fly cannot fly through it. But at this time, a caravan appears, and they are not really pig-headed, so they are ghosts if they don’t suspect it!" After all, it was him all these years The Huns were bullied too much.

Zhou Jirong was not too worried about this because he couldn't find out the news. After all, the two sides had fought and killed for so many years, and they knew the basics to some extent.Even if all the Xiongnu are soldiers, there is only such a population in total, and there will be no more people in a short time.

The dispatch of troops from the Central Plains this time was the unanimous goal reached after balancing the forces of all parties. The imperial court really wanted people to ask for food and supplies, and all kinds of equipment were given priority. Zhou Jirong was very envious of Jianzhou's equipment in [-].There is also a solid city to defend. Although there is no cavalry that can compete with the Huns except the original cavalry in Hanzhou, the other conditions are already unique. The commander who leads the army is also a veteran guarding the Lingnan area. Compared with Zhou Jirong, although he lacked a bit of courage to move forward, he was more stable.

If he still loses like this, Zhou Jirong really has nothing to say.

After a few more days, the situation gradually improved.The Xiongnu have always been resistant to cold. In previous years, most of their trips to the south were in the spring and autumn, and they would retreat to the grasslands in summer. It is now May. Although the enemy has not retreated, they are getting a little anxious. The Central Plains grasped the opportunity keenly. After this period of tempering, the advances and retreats began to look the same, and when they gained the upper hand, they gradually increased.

The good news was sent to Hanzhou first, but Zhou Jirong subconsciously felt that something was wrong.In the past, the Xiongnu used to attack the frontier, relying on the speed and mobility of coming and going like the wind to grab it and leave. Occasionally, when they attacked the city, they would fight if they could not, and they would close when they saw it. They rarely entangled like this endlessly.

When Shi Weichen arrived in Hanzhou with the resting troops, he called him over for questioning before he even had time to take a sip of water.

Zhou Jirong shared his doubts with Bai Tingyu, and Bai Tingyu thought for a while and replied: "The Huns claim to have an army of 30, but according to the news from Shi Shichen, there are only 20 at most, and most of them are beggars. People from several tribes of the Hua tribe and the Hua tribe, and among them, I saw the new Shanyu's troops..."

"This is just my subordinate's guess... Last year, the snowstorm on the Huayuan was extremely severe. At this time, the Xiongnu still tried to attack the city and refused to retreat. This may be the reason. If you grab it and go back, this year's life will be settled. If these people can't go back, they will naturally save a lot of rations, and the rest of the people will be able to survive. These people are not very motivated. Could it be that Xin Shanyu controlled their women and children and forced them to send troops? The method Xin Shanyu also used when he merged several small tribes..."

Zhou Jirong thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "This method is okay to deal with a small number of people. With so many horses, even if the women, old and young of the clan are controlled by others, it is better to turn their heads and start a war. After all, their Shan Yu's position is inherited. There are not so many particularities, whoever has the ability will do it!" After a pause, he continued: "No one is really stupid, and it is easier for others to die by themselves. No one is willing to do this kind of thing. They probably have other plans!"

As for the plan, Zhou Jirong thought it over for a while, if Shan Yu left an ambush as a backup, but considering the current situation, it would not make much difference if the opponent had twice as many troops to attack the city.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he didn't think about it, Zhou Jirong simply said: "Don't worry about his plan, first find out where these people are hiding, and naturally know what the other party's purpose is!"

Bai Tingyu replied yes, and passed on the order. After hesitating for a while, he said to Zhou Jirong: "...We have few people left among the Xiongnu. Now that the two armies are facing each other, it is even more difficult to pass on the news. I'm afraid there will be no results in a while. .”

The fact that Xizuo didn't get in was partly because of Zhou Jirong, and Zhou Jirong was also a bit guilty, saying: "Leave it alone, do your best, it's a pity I didn't issue the command, otherwise sending a few cavalry out will not be able to deal with the army. It’s not a problem to find the traces of the brigade on the Internet!... The spies can’t get in and can’t do business, I’m going to trap them to death! Businessmen are only looking for profit, who knows how much information they will buy for the Xiongnu at that time... Hey, no! 16 Years ago when the Xiongnu attacked the city of Jianzhou, several important border towns were not lost, how did they come here?"

That year was the most dangerous year in Hanzhou. The soldiers came to the city overnight. There were only a few thousand troops defending the city, but there were tens of thousands of enemy troops outside the city.Zhou Jirong's father was on the front line at that time, worried about the young children in the city, he rushed to help Hanzhou overnight, and finally died in the scuffle outside the city.