As a soldier, Hua Limu has done it to the extreme.

Zheng Peng asked himself, he couldn't do better.

"Hua Limu has met Zhang Jianjun, Deputy Zheng Jianjun and all the leaders." Hua Limu knelt down on one knee and respectfully gave a military salute to everyone present.

Although he was wounded, his waist was straight, straight as a javelin.

Zhang Xiaosong walked over and personally helped him up: "General Hua, you have suffered." ”

"It's your hard work, Hua Limu still doesn't do enough." Hua Limu said with some shame.

"I couldn't ask for more." After Zhang Xiaosong finished speaking, he asked: "General Hua, we will discuss these things later, I believe that your king will not erase your credit, and the court will not forget your efforts, the top priority is how to wipe out the rebellious ministers and thieves entrenched in Liancheng, you are the general of Dihanna, and you have also served as the guard general of Liancheng, you are very familiar with Liancheng, so let's introduce it to everyone." ”

"The last general commands."

After Hua Limu finished speaking, he turned his head and said to everyone: "Everyone, I can only say that the solidity of Liancheng is absolutely beyond your expectations, please be extremely careful, to be honest, if I lead my troops to attack Liancheng, it will definitely be a nightmare for me." ”

Ashina Xian was the most anxious, and asked: "General Hua, you are most familiar with Liancheng, according to your opinion, is there any way to capture Liancheng at the lowest cost?" ”

"No" Hua Limu said very dryly: "Dihan's operation of Liancheng for more than 100 years, has built Liancheng as solid as gold, to capture Liancheng, you can only attack hard, there is no way to take a trick." ”

Zhang Jian opened his mouth and said: "A Liancheng, living in so many people, how much grain and grass people eat and chew every day, as long as we surround Wangtian Peak, and when they run out of ammunition, it will be the day we break through Liancheng." ”

"It's not that this method doesn't work, it's just... It takes a long time. ”

"How long?"

"Three years at the least, five years at the most."

Zhang Jian frowned suddenly: "So long? Is it an exaggeration? Do they have enough food and grass? Is there enough food and grass, but is there so much water on it? If a man does not drink water for three days, he dies of thirst. ”

Hua Limu explained: "It's really not an exaggeration, there are three large granaries in Liancheng, each granary stores no less than 50,000 stones, after Ah Lida rebelled, not only snatched the grain from all over the country and sent it to Liancheng for storage, but also bought grain at a high price everywhere, it is said that it was transported for two months, and no one knows how much grain he had." ”

"As for the water source, there is a heavenly pond at the peak of Liancheng, the pool is six zhang deep, it is full of clear water, and there is meltwater from the snow-capped mountains next to it, so many cattle and sheep drink water, I have never seen it dry up, if you want to surround it, when the food and grass of the rebellious ministers and thieves in Liancheng are in emergency, it is estimated that you have to be prepared to persist for a long time."

Before Zhang Jian could speak, Zhang Xiaosong on the side flatly refused: "No, this matter can't be delayed for too long, and it will change later." ”

There are more than 70,000 troops in the north and south, plus more than 100,000 logistics, not to mention that the daily consumption of grain and grass is astronomical, most of the elite in the Western Regions are here, if the war is not good, the rest of the forces will definitely take advantage of the situation.

Zhang Xiaosong received information that the scouts and spies of Tubo have been very active in the Western Regions recently, and if it drags on here for too long, I am afraid that the nail of Liancheng has not been removed, and his base camp has been copied.

It's just that Tubo doesn't have the next move, and Da Shi will definitely make a move, so this battle can't be delayed for too long.

Hua Limu smiled bitterly helplessly.

Even Hua Limu didn't expect that the original place that was the most firm and reliable place in the country has now become the biggest obstacle to the restoration of the country.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Liancheng is a city built on a cliff, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the people above are extremely well prepared, if you want to capture it in a short time, you can only pay a great price.

The leaders led by Zhang Xiaosong discussed for a long time under Wangtian Peak, but in the end they were still at a loss.

Fire attack, water attack, night attack, strong attack, etc., every plan put forward was finally overturned one by one.

The geographical location of Liancheng is so good that many generals of the hundred battles are helpless.

"Pengpeng... Peng... Peng Peng"

"Whoa... Ulala..."

Just when everyone was worried about how to attack the city, there were suddenly a few high-pitched drums, followed by a burst of string music, and everyone looked up, and their faces couldn't help but change greatly: on the wall of Wangcheng, a group of beautifully dressed women were dancing to the sound of string music, and those soldiers pointed at Tang Jun and laughed.

is clearly laughing at Tang Jun, laughing at Tang Jun for having no way to take them.

"It's so hateful, you dare to laugh at me and have no one in the Tang Dynasty." Zhang Xiaosong said with a pale face.

Zheng Peng hurriedly reassured him and said: "Zhang Jianjun is angry, they are using the method of agitation, we don't need to pay attention to it." ”

"That's it" Ashina Xian also persuaded on the side: "Deputy Supervisor Zheng is right, these people have been forced to a dead end by us, and the generals of the defeated army are brave enough to speak, but now they are just deceiving themselves and others." ”

Everyone persuaded one after another, Zhang Xiaosong laughed, and said: "Don't worry, these carving insect skills can still be distinguished, which will make him easily angered." ”

Just when everyone wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, Zhang Xiaosong's voice changed, and he said a little gloomy: "Tiancheng and Fengcheng are easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially Fengcheng, there is a lot of momentum when a man is a pass, and ten thousand people are not open, however, the Wangcheng built at the foot of the mountain, but the city wall is special, and the food must be eaten in one bite, the road must be walked step by step, don't think about anything, we will take the Wangcheng first, and then seek the other two cities." ”

Zhang Xiaosong made a quick decision to take down the largest Wangcheng first, first, to combat the enemy's arrogance, and second, to compress the enemy's living space.

As the first object of support for the Tang Dynasty, Sulu Khan was the first to stand up and say: "I am willing to lead the warriors under my command to take Wangcheng as a gift for Zhang Jianjun." ”

Raising troops for a thousand days, using troops for a while, it is urgent to attack Liancheng, and if you have to go to the battlefield anyway, it is better to simply take the initiative and leave a good impression on Zhang Xiaosong.

Ashina Shi immediately said: "Zhang Jianjun, I am willing to lead the warriors under my command to capture Wangcheng and present a gift to the Tang Dynasty." ”

On weekdays, Sulu Khan stole a lot of limelight, and at the critical moment, Ashina Xian was not willing to lag behind and took the initiative to ask for help.

As soon as the two spoke, the rest of the forces were not far behind, and they asked to join the war, and some of them quarreled and scolded each other in order to take the lead.

Zhang Xiaosong immediately persuaded: "Everyone, don't argue, don't quarrel, don't hurt your family's harmony, please listen to a certain word." ”

After everyone stopped, Zhang Xiaosong said: "I know, all of you here, none of them are cowards, we are not afraid of war, not afraid of death, but the sacrifice must be meaningful, there is no need to fight, the new ladder and trebuchet are already on the way, and they will be able to arrive within three days. ”

In fact, at the beginning, Ah Lida spared no effort to strengthen Liancheng, and the information was sent to Zhang Xiaosong's desk, and he gave a secret order to let people transport the latest siege engine designed by the Ministry of Engineering here.

It's hard to say that Tiancheng and Fengcheng can't be said, and Wangcheng will definitely not be able to stop the powerful siege weapons of Datang.

"I heard that the Ministry of Industry has come up with a new type of trebuchet, which can throw a 300-pound boulder 500 steps away, which is powerful, but I didn't expect to be able to witness it so soon."

"By the way, with a large trebuchet, let's see how Ayanda can hold the city."

"According to the intelligence, the small trebuchet in the hands of Alida can throw a maximum of 200 steps, and our new catapult can throw 500 steps, and then they can hit leisurely and aim, and they will be all over the ground looking for teeth."

"It's still Zhang Jianjun's clever plan, and he calculated that they would hide here early."

"Great, let the thieves taste the boulder rain."

Everyone is touting Zhang Xiaosong and coaxing Zhang Xiaosong with a smile.

Zheng Peng, who was on the side, also secretly admired Zhang Xiaosong.

The scholar who was born in Jinshi has become a powerful supervising army, and he knows that it is very dangerous, and Sulu Khan, Ashina Xian and others rushed to fight the high-risk front, without it, it is very confident in Zhang Xiaosong.

Zhang Xiaosong is very careful in handling the affairs of the Western Regions, as far as possible to be comprehensive, grace and power, in more than 100 forces like a fish in water, easy to swim, simply a human spirit.