Chapter 869: Shattered Leaf City
Naren Castle is about 400 miles away from Broken Leaves, and is blocked by He Hunt Castle and Ye Branch Castle located on the shore of Atami.
On the night of the second day of the first month of November, Shen Qian led an army of 40,000 troops transferred from Tocharo, using Narun City as a logistics base to launch the Battle of Broken Leaves.
In the early morning of the second day, the sun rose in the east. The golden morning light is sprinkled.
Jia Huan took his personal guard Yang Dayan and others, and after inspecting the circle, he looked at the Pearl River outside the city at the head of the city. Climb high to see far. At the moment, his attention was all on the Battle of Broken Leaves. Can Yu Qiao succeed when he goes?
Although, with the help of Yuhua's reputation, his strategic deception was very successful, but it was impossible for Tochar's 40,000 troops to be transferred back to Shule, and the news was completely blocked. There is a timeliness, a time difference.
Just like Pearl Harbor and Germany's blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union, it is not without a trace. But the key lies in the judgment of the decision-maker.
Jia Huan put his hands on his shoulders and carefully scrutinized Shen Qian's military plan in his mind. Shen Qian's style of using soldiers is completely different from Zhang Sishui's style of using soldiers.
In the distance, the guerrilla general Yang Ji, the leading general who stayed behind in Naren, rushed over with a hundred guards in the morning light.
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Fengde Khan sat in the Ili River Valley, commanded 50,000 troops, and attacked the Beiting Zhou army with the combined forces of Baye Guxiaode and Shatuo people.
In his arrangement of Broken Leaves, he led an army of 80,000 troops led by the general Tangut to stay in Broken Leaves. It can be described as a heavy defense. With the war looming, the Turgish had already begun to mobilize for war, expanding their army to 150,000 men.
In September, Tangut was beaten by Zhang Sishui under the city of Narun and lost his armor, and he had a very deep understanding of the sharpness of the Zhou army's firearms. Therefore, in his arrangement, the main force of 80,000 troops gathered near Broken Leaf City, and He Hunting City and Ye Branch City all existed like outposts. Garrisoned 3,000 people each.
On the afternoon of the fourth day of the 11th lunar month, when the Tirish garrisons of He Hunting City were lazily enjoying the sun at the head of the city, suddenly a red wave appeared in the distance of the horizon! Tens of thousands of Zhou troops, with artillery, food, baggage, and equipment of various arms, boldly and directly crossed the city of He Hunting and headed north.
The soldiers at the head of the city were dumbfounded!
Zhou Jun passed like this? This is a complete disregard for the army in the city!
However, the thousand households who defended the city did not dare to order the army to fight without authorization. One-on-one, you can't beat Zhou Jun, let alone less to hit more? No one is so long-lasting.
Subsequently, Ye Zhicheng, who was closer to Broken Leaf, was also inexplicably surprised by Zhou Jun's tactics.
Later in the day, the guards of the two cities sent messengers to Shatterleaf. But they were all intercepted and killed by the Zhou army without accident.
The cavalry of the Zhou army in Beiting, under the command of Le Bai, was completely lost. But Shen Qian had four thousand elite horsemen in his hands. Shielding the battlefield from the messenger to deliver the message is no difficulty.
Of course, sentinels can't block carrier pigeons, beacons, and other means of messaging. But Shen Qian had already gone deep into the enemy territory to explore the terrain and situation, and did his homework. The Turgish are all good horses, and there is no shortage of good horses in their hands, and in the flat areas of broken leaves, the cavalry is the main force for delivering news.
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Shattered Leaf City.
On the sixth day of November, the city is filled with a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere.
Jia Yuanjun, who was famous in the Western Regions, led a large army to rob the beauties in the river, and the Zhou army was unable to force the broken leaves, plus the battle in Beiting went smoothly and plundered a lot of Han slaves. It's all wealth. The nobles of the city were in a good mood.
At night, Suzaku Street is lit up. Horse-drawn carriages continued to converge at the side doors of several mansions. Several lavish gatherings of nobles were taking place. Among them, the banquet held in the mansion of the left-behind general Tangut was attended by the highest grade.
One of Tangut's favored concubines bore him a son. Even though he was busy with military affairs, he still held a banquet to entertain the nobles in the city. The concubine of Fengde Khan was lost, and the great beauties in the city, the princess Uniri and others all participated.
The Turgish people have risen for decades, occupying the rich Shaye River and Ili River valleys, plus being located on the northern Silk Road, and have been under the leadership of Fengde Khan. The architectural style in Shattered Leaf Castle is heavily influenced by the Han style.
In a five-room pavilion to the east of Tangut's mansion, there is a burst of music and dancing. In the main hall and side rooms, there are dozens of seats in a separate seat system. On each table, there are exquisite wine dishes.
In the banquet in the main hall, Tang Gut sat on the left side, a graceful orchid song and dance ended, at this moment it was already three rounds of wine, he raised his glass to the Uniri, and said with a smile: "Just now the princess mentioned the strategic issue of the Zhou army, I have a few words to say." ”
More than a dozen nobles in the main hall were attracted by Tangut's words and looked at him.
Tang Gute was drunk, and his eyes were raging to admire the figure of the well-known beauty on the desert grassland: she was wearing a pink dress today, with a slender posture, and with a young woman's style, with round breasts and round hips. I can't wait to hug her tightly, smell her fragrance, and feel the delicate and wonderful curves.
No wonder, the Khan wanted to conquer her. What man doesn't want to have this wonderful woman when he sees it?
Tang Gute said: "The combat power of the Zhou army is far superior to my assault and Shi Jing cavalry. But why did Ben think they wouldn't focus on Broken Leaves? Their forces are too small to subdue our 500,000 herdsmen?
If the main direction of attack is on Broken Leaves, how can they reinforce the battle situation in the North Court? Could it be that you will open up the Broken Leaf River and the Nine Cities of Ili? How is this possible. ”
True, it is. Even if the Zhou army captured Broken Leaves, they would go to Beiting to participate in the battle, and all the way would be full of Turgish people. The quagmire of 500,000 Turgish people, the slightest carelessness, the battle situation will repeat.
Uniri has a slightly long face, soft beautiful eyes, and a beautiful nose. Snow-white skin. In the past few months in Shattered Leaf City, her temperament has become more and more graceful. With the style of a noblewoman. He smiled dignified and said, "What General Tangut said is reasonable. I salute the general! As he spoke, he raised his glass!
Princess Uniri is very popular in the upper class of Broken Leaf City, not only because of her beauty, or because she will become the woman of Fengde Khan, the key is her own charm and style! It's really different from the average woman.
Tangut laughed, and his heart was extremely happy! He naturally can't touch this big beauty, but it is still a very refreshing thing to get her praise in public.
At this moment, a messenger, under the leadership of the butler, broke directly outside the pavilion, got permission, knelt down, and said urgently: "General, urgent report!" The tens of thousands of Zhou troops are less than twenty miles away from Broken Leaf City! ”
"What?"
The crowd at the banquet suddenly exploded. Suddenly, there was a surge of sound. It was as if there were countless mouths talking, asking about the situation.
The smile on Tangut's face hadn't gone away, and his mind was blank! How did Zhou Jun arrive? The Zhou army had artillery, but it could not hold it by the city wall at all. The situation is so critical that Shattered Leaf City is about to be lost.
Unige held a fine wine bottle on his wrist and set it like this. There was a light red of embarrassment on her face.
It's so embarrassing! What did you just say? It is impossible for Zhou Jun to break the leaves! And now Zhou Jun is about to call. This slap is a small matter, but the city is a big thing! Of vital importance!
On a moonlit night, a bright moon quietly exudes the clear glow of a winter night. When the Turks in Broken Leaf City were drunk with gold, Shen Qian, a famous general of the Zhou Dynasty, led an army of 30,000 and approached the lair of the Turk Warriors, Broken Leaf City!
The smoke rises, and the long wind blows for 90,000 miles, sweeping away the dust.