The flames of war in Lingju are burning.

On the battlefield dozens of miles wide, the Qiang people were crowded, crowded together, desperately moving forward.

"Rush...... Beat Lingju, eat sheep and kill cattle......"

"Kill all the Han ......"

Countless people roared and roared, and rushed forward with the procession.

They are like the endless swarm of insects in later science fiction movies, one after another, one after another, and they don't know what fear is?

Because, for the Qiang people, life and death are like disillusionment.

The harsh environment of the Xihai Plateau has long made them numb to death.

On the contrary, there may be some hope for now.

As long as they rushed past the Lingjusai in front, the vast, rich, and warm Hexi Plain behind them would become their hunting ground.

At the head of Lingju City, thousands of crossbowmen have already been prepared.

With the commander's order, a rain of arrows that covered the sky fell from the sky.

Then, the ballista and bed crossbow installed on the head of the city also developed one after another.

Huge heavy crossbow bolts, constantly being fired.

Especially the bed crossbow, each of which costs more than 3,000 yuan!

But its lethality is also amazing.

Every hit is equivalent to a massacre.

The powerful heavy crossbow can easily pierce the bodies of several or even a dozen Qiang people, and the huge kinetic energy can even overturn the centaurs directly.

However, the number of Qiang people is too many.

Soon, they braved the rain of arrows from the Han army and rushed to the city wall of Lingju.

Countless people cheered, throwing their rattan-woven hooks onto the city, or lifting ladders to the walls.

Like ants, they climb up like crazy.

Under the city walls, more people took their weapons and all the tools they could use, desperately smashing and digging the foundations of the walls.

The Han army defending the city immediately reacted.

The crossbowmen, aiming their fire at the city walls, continued to snipe the enemy, while the others tilted and fell directly from the city to the mouth of the golden soup pot that had already been boiled and emitted an astonishing foul smell.

The soup that has been boiling for a long time is poured down on the head.

Countless Qiang people who were climbing immediately fell down with a miserable howl, like dumplings.

This soup is not only hot, but also, because it is mixed with a lot of feces, in this era, it is an out-and-out biological weapon.

Anyone who gets it on the skin can die!

Therefore, even many Qiang people under the city walls were drenched in the aftermath of the soup.

Immediately he howled and rolled on the ground.

At the same time, at the head of the city, countless rolling stones and sassal trees began to be lifted and smashed down.

Pham Minh Woo stood in a corner of the city, watching all this, his face flushed with anger.

"General Zhao! Didn't your cavalry attack yet? He glared and looked at Zhao Xindi.

It was now the third day of the Qiang siege.

In the past three days, the Yue clan and the Qiang people have taken turns to attack the city.

The Han army defending the city did everything to defend and stop the enemy's attack.

Almost all of the 2,000 soldiers and 5,000 militiamen who were temporarily recruited were wounded and exhausted.

However, Zhao Xindi and the reinforcements he commanded did not move, watching coldly.

"Captain Fan, I said a long time ago, without the order of the general of the second division, our army will not attack!" Zhao Xindi had a cold face, shook his head and said: "The military order is like a mountain, please also ask the captain to calm his anger!" ”

Fan Mingyou listened, his lungs were about to explode!

He pointed out of the city and shouted, "General Zhao! Please open your eyes and take a closer look! ”

Zhao Xindi glanced at the outside of the city, and said without changing his face: "I saw ......"

"Isn't it just that the Qiang people are trying to infiltrate northward from the Jianhe?"

Looking from the head of the city, the line of sight extends to both sides of the river.

Countless Qiang people, riding their sheepskin rafts, planned to cross the river to bypass Lingjusai and infiltrate from the Jian River into Hexi Inner County.

There may be more than 1,000 people in large numbers, and there may be hundreds of people in the few.

It seems that the Qiang people are planning to use the attack to cover these people to infiltrate north, and even bypass the Lingju defense line.

But......

In Zhao Xindi's eyes, this is not important at all.

Because......

He sneered and said, "If Lingju is such a place that is easy to bypass, why did Duke Xu and Duke Li build a fortress here?" ”

"The captain has lived in Lingju for a long time, and An Neng doesn't know the geography of Lingju?"

"Guarding the post road alone, facing the river and the mountains, although there are tens of millions of enemies, they can't go one step further!"

The place where Ling lives is indeed an excellent node!

There is a river in front of it, backed by mountains, and there is only one road, which extends from Lingju to Jiuquan County.

And this road is where the side wall of the Han family extends.

As for the rest of the world?

If the Qiang people could climb over the snow-capped mountains, they would not have been imprisoned on the Xihai Plateau for so many years.

It is precisely because of this that Guangluxun Xu Ziwei and the general Li Xi retreated the Hexi fortress of the Han family from the Yellow River here.

Therefore, Zhao Xindi is really not worried.

Fan Mingyou was angry, so he could only grit his teeth and said, "The general's actions, this official will be presented to the Son of Heaven!" ”

"Please ......" Zhao Xindi smiled coldly, and pursed his lips indifferently.

has been in the Han family for more than ten years, so that Zhao Xindi has long understood a truth - the winner will never be blamed!

As long as you can win, no matter what you do, you will be forgiven and even praised.

Conversely, the more you do, the more you get wrong!

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When the war in Lingju was burning, under the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Li Ling was making final preparations.

He personally led people to Jishishui, which is located on the west side of Luntai, to inspect the terrain and spy on the reality of Luntai.

After careful investigation, Li Ling had some bottom in his heart.

"Luntai City, although it is also a strong city in the Western Regions, but compared with China's famous cities and cities, it is still far inferior......" He looked at the outline of Luntai and thought to himself.

Luntai City, the height of the city is less than three zhang, the circumference is only ten miles, and the thickness of the city wall may only be three or five feet.

It is not compared with Xiongcheng such as Chang'an, Jinyang, and Taiyuan, and I am afraid that the city walls and defenses of my hometown Chengji County are stronger than it!

Of course, in this Western Regions, Luntai is already a first-class big city!

The defenders alone numbered more than 10,000, exceeding the total population of many countries in the Western Regions.

Outside the city, there are stretches of corn fields, dozens of miles deep.

The city walls had a moat, and there were a large number of defensive equipment.

Judging from what the spies observed, there may also be heavy weapons such as bed crossbows and cart crossbows.

Therefore, if you want to take this city, I am afraid that there will be no fewer deaths.

But......

For the Huns, it didn't matter.

Because those who lead the way and act as cannon fodder are all the armies of the client states.

No matter how many of these people die, the Huns will not feel distressed!

"Tomorrow at dawn, let Qiuzi and the Elite Captain tentatively attack, and see the defensive ...... of Luntai" Li Ling rode away, and ordered to his own soldiers: "Let Wei Li and Yan Hao Du Lieutenant be on standby, if you can, fight for two or three days, and smash the wall of Luntai!" ”

There is not much time left for the Huns.

There are still seven or eight days at most, and after this window, reinforcements from the Han Dynasty may arrive in large numbers.

As a former Han general, Li Ling knew very well that if he fought a decisive battle with the Han army within a thousand miles of the side wall, even if he won the battle, he would be seriously injured and vomit blood.

What's more, the goal of the sages has never been to win the main force of the Han army, but to take Luntai, at least symbolically.

This war is not so much about fighting for the Western Regions as it is about fighting for power and profit.

All the sages cared about was the single throne.

He played Luntai in order to justify his name and establish his prestige.

Li Ling even dared to guarantee that as long as this battle was over, the sages would become more well-behaved than everyone else.

Countless overtures and promises to Chang'an will appear, and even learn from Uwei Shan Yu back then, it is not impossible to perform the 'good nephew of the Son of Han Tian'.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Ling promised to be afraid of the sages.

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Yumen Pass.

The outermost part of Dunhuang County is also one of the most important military fortresses in Dunhuang County.

It is built on the hill, guarding the throat between the Western Regions and the Hexi Corridor, because after completion, a large number of jade in the Western Regions are through this pass into the Han realm, so it is called Yumen.

But in fact, the people in Yumen prefer to call it 'Fangcheng'.

This is because the Jade Gate Pass is a rectangular fortress.

The city is four zhang high, the wall is more than one zhang wide, it is rammed by taking the yellow rubber soil on the side of the nearby swamp, which is quite strong and firm.

Li Guangli stood at the head of the city, looking out of the pass, with a solemn expression.

"Wait, Chang'an is urgent......" Li Duo walked up to him and handed over a letter.

Li Guangli took it in his hand, opened it and looked at it, his eyes immediately widened, and then he scolded: "Vertical Zi'an dares to bully me!" ”

"What's the matter with the general?" Li Duo asked.

"The Son of Heaven has agreed to the setting up of the Western Regions Protectorate...... Li Guangli gritted his teeth and said: "The prime minister couldn't stop it, so he wrote a letter to accuse him......"

"Can't the prime minister find a way to delay?" Li Duo sighed when he heard this, and said: "We finally helped our own people to the position of prime minister, but we didn't let Chang'an continue to drag us back!" ”

The rumor of the Western Regions Protectorate was spread last year.

This is really bad news for Li Guangli Group.

Because, once the Protectorate of the Western Regions is established, then the power related to the affairs of the Western Regions may fall into its hands.

It's terrible!

"Let's not talk about this for now...... Li Guangli loosened his shirt and said: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to ask and complain!" Concentrating on playing a good wheel platform is our top priority! ”

Li Duo nodded and bowed: "The gentleman is wise!" ”

For soldiers, winning the war can win everything.

I really don't really care about other things.

Generally, when a soldier cares about other things, it basically means that he is actually a failure!

Only the weak and the loser will be like a resentful woman, twittering and not playing.

"Yangguan, what's going on?" Li Guangli asked.

"Just about to report to the general, Dunhuang Taishou has personally commanded 3,000 county soldiers, rushed to Yangguan, and Yangguan Captain Cheng Yao converged, and then out of Yangguan, into Loulan, from Loulan to the north, along the end of the water to aid Luntai!" Li Duo immediately reported: "In addition, yesterday, the lieutenant Wu Gong of Jiuquan County has ordered the opening of the Jiuquan arsenal and official warehouse, and sent 5,000 Jiuquan people to transport grain, grass and ordnance, and they can arrive at Yumen in five days at most!" ”

"It's too slow!" Li Guangli raised his head and said, "Tell Yangguan that I only give them five days, and they must rush to Luntai within five days!" ”

"Tell Wu Yanming in Jiuquan again, I will see the grain, grass and ordnance in Jiuquan within three days, otherwise the military law will be engaged!"

"No!" Li Duogong received the order.

"Send someone to inform Ju Yan again, immediately send troops and advance to Loulan, and in three days I will see the soldiers and horses of the third lieutenant Juyan under Loulan City!"

"Yui!" Li Duo said goodbye again.

Li Guangli continued to look at the world outside the Yumen Pass.

Gobi, yellow sand, and the tenacious survival of poplar and salix.

The Western Regions under the sun looks like a Jedi of life.

However, Li Guangli knew that as long as he moved forward another hundred miles, everything would suddenly become clear.

The water from the end and the water are irrigated together to irrigate the vast Puchang Sea.

Around Puchang Sea, hundreds of miles around, the river is murmuring, the green grass is fragrant, and the cattle and sheep are flocked.

The people of Loulan, the people of Cheshi, and the countries before and after Pu were all founded in this area.

From Loulan to the north, across the Puchang Sea, you can see the shadow of the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

After this mountain, it is the core ruling area of the Xiongnu in the Western Regions, and it is also the main battlefield of the Tianshan Battle during the Tianhan Dynasty.

From Loulan to the south, along the Jixian water and desert, from the south of the Xiongnu controlled Yuli country, it entered another oasis concentration in the Western Regions, and Luntai is located at the north end of the Jixian Shuinan River, connected with Qiuzi.

From Luntai to the south, it is the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

It is also where the Huns' servants are located, and the lair of the king of the day.

At the beginning, when Li Guangli was valuing Dawan, he personally climbed to the top of the Tianshan Mountains to overlook and observe the basin behind the mountain.

To this day, Li Guangli still remembers what he said back then: "If you want to secure the Great Wall, you must not be able to protect Heshuo, if you want to secure Heshuo, then Hexi must be defended, and if you want to defend Hexi, then Zhangye is essential, as for the Western Regions, cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu, and be trapped in Mobei, then the Tianshan Mountains will be obtained, and if you want to get the Tianshan Mountains, the south of the Tianshan Mountains, the fertile fields are thousands of miles, and you must not attack them!" ”

After returning to the court, he reported these experiences to the Son of Heaven and suggested that a campaign against the Tianshan Mountains should be launched immediately.

It's a pity that the Huns moved faster than him!

In the second year, the Xiongnu set up servants at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, imitating the Han family in the Western Regions.

Immediately, he set up a day chase king in the Western Regions, and was responsible for the affairs of the Western Regions.

For this reason, and the Marquis of Shan Yu even brought his royal court to the Tianshan Mountains for the first time.

The failure of the Battle of Tianshan during the Tianhan Dynasty forced Li Guangli to abandon his strategy of expelling the Xiongnu from the Western Regions in a hurry, and instead focused on Junji Mountain, north of Juyan.

Now, after seven or eight years, he will once again lead the main force of the Han army to attack the Western Regions.

The opponent changed from the Marquis of Ji to his nephew Xian Xian and his former colleague Li Ling.

"This time, I won't go back in vain!" Li Guangli swore in his heart: "I will take the Tianshan Mountain to repay the Son of Heaven!" ”

Since the war of Dawan, he has been invincible several times in a row.

The battle of Tianshan was won first and then defeated, and after the battle of Yuwushui took advantage, he was greedy for merit, resulting in the abandonment of previous achievements.

If he can't win this time, let alone Chang'an, I'm afraid that all the generals in Hexi will doubt his ability!

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