The sun rose slowly, and the golden sunlight shone on the majestic pass, shining between the bleak and desolate grasslands and the mountains that stretched for thousands of miles, driving away the fog and haze and bringing a trace of warmth to the cold northern morning.

Xiong Ba hurried to the camp before dawn. When Wuyan was informed, he immediately went out to greet him, and at the same time ordered someone to invite the two adults. He didn't dare to snub this humble minister. Last month in Danhan Mountain, it was precisely because of Xiong Ba's help that He Lian almost didn't spend much to get rid of Lord Luoluo and his group of forces. He Lian favored him and tried his best to keep him in Danhan Mountain. But Xiong Ba still returned to Murong Feng's side.

Xiong Ba sat in Wuyan's big tent, opened a large cowhide map, and laid it on the ground. Uyan and Que Ji Suli surrounded him.

"Your Majesty, please look, this is Lu Longsai." Xiong Ba smiled, and his right hand pressed back and forth twice above the map.

"When the Han people built this fortress, they put a lot of thought into it. The entire fortress is a huge 'sun' shaped defense system. Even if the first line of defense is breached, there is still a second line of defense that can be exploited. It would take troops to hold such a large fortress, but they now have only two men and 1,600 men. Probably, the Han people have not been attacked by us for a long time and have forgotten about us. ”

"The commander believes that our frontal assault on Luronse has suffered huge losses, and the gains outweigh the losses. He proposed a feint attack on the front of Luronse, with the main force attacking one of its flanks, breaking through one point first, and disrupting the enemy's defensive line. Once the Han lose flank protection, the pressure on their frontal defense will inevitably increase dramatically. At this time, they can only draw forces and retake the flank. And we took advantage of the fact that the Han people could not take care of the beginning and the end, concentrated the main force, and dealt a heavy blow to them in the front, and once their defense collapsed, Lu Longse would be ours. ”

"Can you explain this more carefully?" Uyan then said.

"The first line of defense of the Han people is very threatening. Its front wall is tall and wide, and the two wings of the auxiliary walls are built along the mountain, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. In particular, its auxiliary walls played a key role in protecting and strengthening the defense of the entire fortress. When there was a crisis in the frontal defense of the fortress, his flanks were immediately available to support the troops. The terrain of the secondary wall is higher than the main wall, and the siege force is exactly within its effective range. But there are pros and cons. Once the auxiliary walls are lost, the defense of the main wall is a huge threat, and all the advantages will become disadvantages. ”

"To reduce the resistance of the frontal assault, it is necessary to solve its auxiliary walls, the Cloud Tower and the Mei Tower. The Plum Tower on the left wing of the fortress is lower than the Cloud Tower on the right wing. When we feinted to attack the main city wall, we attacked the left wing of the plum tower with a main force. The Han did not dare to abandon their left flank while defending against our frontal attack, and they had no choice but to send reserves. We'll consume all of his reserves on the Plum Tower. At this time, we suddenly attacked the cloud tower with the highest terrain. Without support, the cloud tower will be taken by us in one fell swoop. ”

"If the Han lose Yunlou, the right flank of the defending force will be completely exposed to the range of our bows and arrows. At this time we attacked the right flank of the main wall with all our main forces. Luronse's first line of defense would have collapsed in an instant. How long will an enemy who has lost the first line of defense and whose morale has suffered a major blow in numbers be able to hold on to Lulong Tower? ”

Therefore, the number and interval of the frontal feint attack must be well grasped, not only to make the Han people feel that this is the main direction of attack, but also to make the Han people feel that they can still hold and do not need the support of reserve troops. And the troops attacking Meilou had to fight hard and fiercely, and they had to consume a lot of Han soldiers, so that the Han people mistakenly thought that we were going to break through from there. Remember, the key is not to occupy the plum tower, but to force the enemy to pull all the reserve troops up the plum tower and give it to us for consumption. ”

Su Li shouted: "Xiongba, do you clearly want me to fight the old bottom?" ”

"Fatty, don't think I don't know how many people you've come this time. Pluck your hairs, what's your name? Your troops are facing the left flank of the fortress, and you are the bravest warrior of our Xianbei tribe, so of course it is most appropriate for you to attack. Attacking a small plum building, is it an insult to your talent? Xiong Ba said with a smile.

Su Li was silent, and his face was a little unhappy.

"Don't worry, the enemy on the Mei Tower will not exceed two hundred, and your losses are not as great as you imagined?" Xiong Ba saw that he was unhappy, and hurriedly comforted him.

Su Li's brows immediately relaxed when he heard this, "You didn't lie to me?" ”

Xiong Ba shook his head, "I don't lie to you." Then he bowed his hand to Wuyan and said politely: "Everything is at the command of King Khanlu." ”

Wu Yan glanced at the three of them and thought to himself: You three are still listening to me if you are sitting here? Joke. He scolded hatefully in his heart, but his mouth replied loudly: "Where to speak, I will look at the head of the handsome horse." Everything is up to the handsome. ”

Que Ji and Su Li exchanged a look, and said in their hearts: This kid is quite acquainted.

Tian Jing stood on the city wall, looking at the camp of the Hu army in the distance, his face was solemn.

Behind him stood two officers in armor. The tall black and thin middle-aged man on the left is called Wang Jin, and the burly middle-aged man on the right is called Chai Ting. They were the military commanders of the Luronse border army. Generally speaking, a military Sima can lead a group of 600 people at most. However, the establishment of the border army of the Great Han State is specific, one and two songs, eight hundred people. As for the captain, the lieutenant depends on the situation, and how many troops he leads the army. According to the convention, two battalions are one battalion, and two battalions are one army. In Lu Longsai, Tian Jing, the captain of Fenwu, led a battalion of men and horses to garrison the border pass.

Tian Jing threw a full five tuns and 1,000 men and horses on the frontal battlefield, prepared all the equipment to defend the city, and prepared to fight the enemy to the end. A tun of men and horses were arranged on each of the two wing auxiliary walls to support and assist the defense. He only left a tun of men and horses as a reserve force, and the rest of the horsemen and civilian personnel stayed behind to guard the Lulong Tower and the Crescent Tower. He had a limited number of soldiers, and in the face of the attack of the enemy's 8,000 army, he also felt stretched and had no rice to cook.

Wang Jin and Chai Ting were both battle-hardened veterans, and they silently followed Tian Jing behind, looking at the Hu coalition camp that stretched for miles on the grassland outside the Saiwai, and their hearts were heavy.

Yesterday, the fast rider had already set off, and once again sent a request for help to Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, and Liu Zheng, the Taishou of Youbeiping. Tian Jing's heart is clear, with the current people, it is not a problem to support ten days and a half months, but it is difficult to say how long it is. If the reinforcements of the two adults cannot arrive within half a month, the possibility of Lu Longsei being lost is still very high.

"My lord, the logistical supply troops of the Karasuma and Xianbei people have all arrived in the morning, and there are about several thousand people, escorting a large amount of forage and baggage to be stationed in the rear of the barbarian camp. The barbarian is determined this time, and it depends on the situation that he will not die. Wang Jin frowned slightly and said softly.

"It's been years since these barbarians have launched such a large-scale invasion. I guess it's itchy skin, and I have to scratch it. Chai said hatefully.

"Do the thousands of people who came with the supply force have cavalry?" After Tian Jing observed on the city wall for a while in the morning, he went to Lulonglou because he was busy with things, and did not see the enemy's logistics supply troops rushing to Lulongsai. He asked with some trepidation.

"Nope. From a distance, they are all ox carts and horse-drawn carts, and it is estimated that they are all old and young in the barbarian clan. ”

Tian Jing turned around, looked at them, and said with a solemn expression: "This time the Hu people are prepared, and the momentum is violent, and their earliest attack momentum will definitely be fierce." Tell the soldiers to resolutely resist the offensive of the Hu people at any cost, and deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of these barbarians. Let's see if it's the barbarian's broadsword and spear that are sharp, or our copper walls are strong. ”

Since the morning, Li Hong has seen many Xianbei soldiers running to Meishan to look left and right, and then gathered together to point at Meilou, and he didn't know what he was discussing. In the morning, the Xianbei soldiers began to dig and bag outside the range of the Han army's long arrows, and then the bags were stacked nearby. Li Hong felt that something was wrong, and immediately called Cheng Jie.

Cheng Xie lay on the battlements of the city wall, looked at it for a while, and asked Li Hong: "Heizi, is there anything wrong?" ”

Cheng Xie is very strong, stronger than Li Hong, not tall, with a scruffy face. Li Hong looked at him and said the question in his heart.

"What can Xianbei people do with earthen bags? It's nothing more than what to fill in. The main city wall is five zhang high, and the Xianbei people can't fill that height even if they dig the soil and bag it for a month. The city wall here is built on the mountain, and it is no more than three feet high with the mountain. If the enemy starts halfway up the hill and clings to the base of the city wall and stacks a platform with earth bags, they will have a place to place a ladder and then attack us with a ladder. ”

Cheng Xie didn't even think about it, and said with a smile: "Don't think about it, a madman will think of attacking the city wall from the mountain." The terrain on the mountain is sloping, not only is it impossible to gain a foothold, but it is also very difficult to replenish the soldiers. Don't think they're stupid, they're shrewd. Even if there were a place where they could put up a ladder, how many men would they have to put in to attack it? No way. ”

"But we have only two hundred and sixty men, spread over the eighty paces of the wall. Not only were the forces scattered and difficult to carry out effective blockade, but once the enemy broke through, it would be a disaster for the soldiers defending the main city wall. Li Hong felt that his idea had some truth, and he tried his best to persuade Cheng Jie.

"There's no one left, you know? There is no one left. Cheng Xie himself knows that if there is an abnormal situation, he must report it, but what is the purpose of the report? It's nothing more than asking for people.

Cheng Xie saw Li Hong's ugly face and comforted him: "I'll report, okay." You're staring here. With that, he ran along the wall to the top of the hill. The cloud tower is on the top of this small hill.

Tun Chang Zhou Hao attached great importance to it and ran down with two people. Zhou Hao is a typical northern man, tall and sturdy, with a beard. After listening to Li Hong's explanation, he looked at the figure of the enemy soldiers who were busy on the mountain, pulled his beard vigorously with his big hand, thought for a long time, and said two words: "Look again." ”

At noon, the military lord Wu Fei came over with his entourage. Zhou Hao hurriedly greeted him, and by the way, he made a discovery in the morning. Wu Fei was very surprised and hurriedly walked to the area defended by the scouts. After listening to Li Hong's explanation, he patted Li Hong on the shoulder and praised him: "Yes, there is vision." He turned back to his entourage and said loudly: "Immediately report to Lord Sima Wang, quickly." The retinue flew away.

Wu Fei is in his thirties, with a short beard, two eyes, and always looks smiling. He looked at Zhou Hao, Cheng Jie, pointed at Li Hong and said, "This chief is very smart, smarter than the two of you." Then Li Hong, who had a smug face, left behind and led Zhou Hao and Cheng Xie to continue to the mountain.

As soon as lunch was over, Li Hong immediately realized that something was wrong. He noticed that the number of Xianbei soldiers on the mountain had suddenly increased. The mountains of dirt bags had been divided into dozens by more soldiers and scattered halfway up the mountain. Cheng Xie walked over and also found an abnormality. He said strangely, "What do these barbarians want to do?" ”

"It's going to attack." Li Hong said talkatively.

Suddenly, a huge horn came out of the camp of the Hu coalition army. A long, deep voice suddenly tore through the quiet sky of Luronse.

Then hundreds of horns sounded in all corners of the camp, countless battle flags shuttled back and forth in the camp, and the soldiers came out of their tents one after another, nervously and orderly to their respective battle flags.

The soldiers of Lu Longsai on the city wall stood up one after another and looked into the camp of the Hu coalition army. Piled up with all kinds of weapons in the fortress square, the busy soldiers stopped what they were doing and looked at the city wall.

Tian Jing, who was standing on the city wall, had already changed into a military uniform, black armor, black helmet, and black steel gun. He looked at the Hu army, which was already ready to move, and waved his hand behind him. The herald standing behind him gestured to the flag herald standing on the inner wall.

Violent drums suddenly rang out over Luronse.

The trumpets of the great battle have sounded, the drums of war have been beaten, and the prelude to the decisive battle is about to begin.

The soldiers on this side of the Meilou looked at the movement of the Hu coalition army camp for a while, and looked at the main city wall of their house for a while, looking very nervous. The vast majority of Luronse's soldiers had never participated in a real battle, and their weapons were clenched, their mouths slightly open, their hearts beating violently.

Li Hong looked at their expressions and couldn't help but think of the scene when he participated in the first battle in Mazuipo two months ago. At that time, I was also very nervous, and I was gasping for air. Li Hong couldn't help but think of the handsome Murong Feng. As if he was afraid that someone would find out the secret, he looked up into the woods with some weakness.

Li Hong's eyes suddenly widened, and he let out an earth-shattering roar: "Shield." ”