Guancheng, as an important hub connecting Youzhou and Pingzhou, has experienced countless attacks and ravages by Wuwei over the past month. Compared with before the war, it has long been beyond recognition.

Guancheng, surrounded by rivers on three sides, not only blocked the water passage, but also blocked the only land avenue. Taking Guancheng down, you can directly attack Jicheng and attack Pingzhou from the top. This is why Deng Jingwen tried his best to defend Guancheng and spared his breath for Jicheng.

After the five thousand troops led by Feng Lun entered Guancheng, they immediately expelled all the ordinary people in the city, making Guancheng a pure military fortress. The city was indeed not big, but it was strong enough. Guancheng, which only had the army, also made the Lulong people more convenient in management and had less things to consider. They carried a large amount of supplies, and in a short period of time, they did not have any material shortages.

Cao Xin initially formulated a strategy of arbitrage and aid, which was extremely successful.

After concentrating superior forces, Guancheng launched a large-scale attack, which made Guancheng urgent for a while. After forcing his opponent to seek help from Jicheng and Pingzhou, Cao Xin set up an ambush circle. After attacking Lu Long's army who came to support twice in a row, Fei Zhong from Jicheng and Deng Jingshan from Pingzhou also immediately understood the other party's strategy. Since then, no matter how critical the Guancheng is, they have only acted as if they came to support. The troops came out to look at each other and then shrank back.

More often, Jicheng no longer mobilizes troops, but Pingzhou sends cavalry troops to maneuver, waiting for an opportunity to find the flaws of the Wuwei soldiers. If there is, they will pounce on them and bite them. If there is no and it is found that it is a trap, immediately use the powerful power of the cavalry to follow them.

When the Wuwei soldiers saw that their opponent had already seen through their plans, they gave up the idea of ​​surrounding the points and attacking aid, and instead sent the cavalry led by Tu Lichun and Li De's rangers to deal with the Lu Long cavalry from Pingcheng.

Two cavalrymen started a cat and mouse game in the vast area between Guancheng and Pingzhou. Today you ambush me, tomorrow I will raid you, and fight hard.

The combat effectiveness of the cavalry on both sides is not much different. One has the advantage of excellent equipment, while the other is that it relies on the familiar terrain and can be regarded as local combat. The source of intelligence is more and more accurate than that of the Wuwei cavalry. For a moment, the two sides fought equally and suffered damage to each other, and no one could do anything to each other.

Under such circumstances, Cao Xin decided to end the game and prepare to take down Guancheng, and completely break the connection between Jicheng and Pingzhou.

"Since you can't catch fish, the bait will lose its due role, and it's time to close the line." Cao Xin looked at the generals in the tent and said.

Compared to the cold wind outside, in the big tent, four braziers were lit, it was as warm as spring. However, the warmth of this time was a torment for most generals, because they spent most of their time in the cold wind. No matter how good Wuwei's equipment was, his skin would still be exposed. For example, Wanfu, he was not used to putting his head in a cotton-woven hood, only revealing two eyes and one nostril, so there were traces of frostbite everywhere on his face and ears, and a big red nose was particularly conspicuous. For example, Liang Han despised the inflexible use of weapons after wearing gloves, and he had no feelings, and refused to use gloves. With these hands, there was no point in looking at it now.

Most generals have a habit of one kind or another, so they have various injuries of different severity. They run around in the cold wind, and they are numb and feel no feeling. But as soon as they enter this warm tent, these frostbites are itchy and make people scratch their heads. This is a serious military discussion, and it is not good to be too presumptuous.

Wanfu pinched his red nose vigorously and said in a buzzing voice, "Governor, although Guancheng is small, it is not easy to fight. It has been surrounded by water on three sides. For more than a month, we have been moving here. The ice surface is actually not strong. Yesterday I drove a horse to drag a carriage and roamed around. It was so scary. If you give up attacking from the ice surface, but attacking from the land, it is too easy for the opponent to concentrate its strength to defend."

Liang Han raised his eyebrows and rubbed his hands, saying, "It's just a matter of the size of casualties. Over the past month, the enemies in Guancheng have been exhausted. Compared to them, we are better. However, the governor, I suggest that we should try our best to find more stones and use a catapult to open the way. In this weather, the threat of crossbows has been reduced too much, and the strings are too brittle, and the ground is broken in a few strokes. However, I found that there were not many stone bombs in the camp, and the governor did not send anyone to supplement them."

Cao Xin smiled slightly, "For the attack tomorrow, the Central Army is the main attacker. You all need to prepare to break the city. Guancheng must be taken. Whether it is Shi Zhuang or Wang Sili, they all think that Fei Zhong from Jicheng is going to jump over the wall and fight to the death. There are still tens of thousands of soldiers in Jicheng. If he goes alone, Wang Sili's troops will face many difficulties and the losses will increase. Therefore, we must take Guancheng."

Liang Han said thoughtfully, "So, Fei Zhong will break through, and Wang Sili's troops will fight and retreat, and eventually we will return with us to annihilate the Lu Long soldiers who broke through the siege in the field?"

"That's about it!" Cao Xin said. "Wang Sili's troops have been divided into two wings of this pocket array. After we take Guancheng, we will face the Jicheng army head-on. After Shi Zhuang takes Jicheng, he will break into pieces. The entire battle will probably take half a month. Everyone, after this battle, the spring breeze will probably blow."

Everyone nodded repeatedly.

The spring breeze is coming, and most of the soldiers in our hands are going home to prepare for spring plowing. Only the army of soldiers is left, so it is only suitable for stabilizing the front line and successfully defending it. Without auxiliary soldiers, this battle cannot be fought.

Generally speaking, there are few generals who are the vanguard troops of the siege, but when everyone saw that Cao Xin was confident, he did not want to reveal his secrets, so he knew that he did not ask again.

Anyway, I'll see it tomorrow.

At the top of Guancheng City, Feng Lun stood above the city with a vicissitudes of his face, looking at the Dibiscient Wuwei Military Camp not far away. The first half month after the outbreak of the Guancheng Battle was his most difficult day. The fierce attack of the Wuwei soldiers almost occupied Guancheng for a while, and the desperate counterattack in the city survived. Feng Lun originally thought that this was the result of all the soldiers in Guancheng's struggle, but the news that came casually made him suffer.

It turned out that all the strong attacks were just a cover. After sending a message of help, the two armies on his side who came to support were almost ambushed by Wuwei, and almost all the troops were destroyed. From then on, even if they were in a dangerous situation, he never sent a messenger to ask for help.

He decided to defend Guancheng with his own strength.

As long as we can defend the warm spring of the next year, the river water will freeze, a turning point will come. At that time, the fleet of Pingzhou can go down the river and support Guancheng and Jicheng at any time without worrying about the other party's siege and ambush. The current Wuwei army does not have enough power.

Wuwei's attack on Guancheng has never stopped. Several troops were taking turns to attack, and the attack was also a variety of tricks. Feng Lun has seen all kinds of strange tricks this time. He even believed that as long as he could survive this level, his command ability, siege ability, and even defense ability would jump upwards.

Of course, he also organized troops to attack the city, but the result was very miserable, which made him realize that when facing a master figure like Cao Xin, his little thoughts were not enough.

Just guard the city honestly.

Guancheng and its surrounding areas have been destroyed by war.

As far as you can see, the snow can only be seen in the distance. Before the two armies, they were already mottled, purple, black, and fancy, and it was difficult to find a pure white piece. Even the frozen river surface was filled with messy things. Occasionally, some broken limbs and arms could be seen. The ice in some places was purple-black, which was the effect of blood condensed on it.

It has been seven days since the Wuwei Army has not launched an attack, and the soldiers in the city have had a good sleep. However, for Feng Lun, this is not a good sign. After calm, there will inevitably be a strong outbreak. He vaguely feels that life and death will be after this calm.

Looking back at the soldiers patrolling above the city, he sighed and turned around and walked inside. In the hidden soldiers' caves, the soldiers' snoring, laughter and arguments came. He even heard the sound of gambling with snoring and shouting.

He did not stop it. The soldiers relaxed their tense nerves. This was not a bad thing. He decided to have a good sleep too. Today he saw the starry sky and the long-lost stars. Tomorrow should be a good weather, and of course, it is also a good day for killing.

Feng Lun was awakened by the sound of war drums, jumped up from the bed, picked up his knife and stood on the city gate building. In the Wuwei military camp opposite, teams of Wuwei soldiers were coming out one after another.

Sure enough, it was today.

Above the city, drums and horns were roaring, soldiers emerged from the Tibetan soldiers' cave, walked up to the city wall with curses and began to prepare to defend the city. A crossbow machine was uncovered with felt cloth covered on it, and bundles of feather arrows were lifted out. Some soldiers began to set up a pot to light fire and prepare gold juice. Some were carried up by the toilet, and the smell on the city's head began to become rich. But at this time, who would care?
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