Laza held a glass of horse milk wine in his hand and was stunned for a long time like a sculpture. The guards and generals around him were holding their breath one by one, for fear that a little noise would make would alarm him.

Laza is not a kind person.

When he was in the Western Regions, he was synonymous with the God of Killing. He always had only one way to deal with those who disobeyed him, that is, to cut off his head with one knife and end it all.

Of course, he was not a person who was just interested in killing and killed for the sake of killing. He had excellent military strategy and battlefield command ability. Otherwise, for so many years, Tochar would not have been in the turbulent Western Regions guarding. This time, when facing a major decision, he was transferred back from the Western Regions.

In the early stage of the war, Laza was very satisfied, and everything was advancing according to his expectations. The Zuo Wu Guard divided the troops and then turned around in a panic, everything was under his calculations. Tens of thousands of Tang troops were divided into two pieces by him, and it was difficult for them to take care of each other.

He originally thought he would easily take down the Tang army's troops, and then the army rushed to the east, flooding the entire Hedong area like a flood, and reaching the earliest strategic concept of the great discussion.

But then, he was very disappointed.

This is not a strategic mistake, but another issue. Whether it is Tochar or Helaza, they have mistakenly estimated the combat effectiveness of the Tang army under Li Ze. When all their strategic and tactical concepts are planned based on the combat effectiveness of the Ansui Tang army, facing the current dilemma, it is inevitable.

It's just a pity that he only figured out this problem now.

The combat effectiveness shown by the Zuo Wu Guard on the opposite side was amazed by him. The two armies were separated by two cities apart a hundred miles apart and could not take care of each other. Their logistics supply had been defeated by the Tubo army, but they had to defend it. After nearly a month of attack, they had no results.

If it were An Sui, I would have been defeated by them long ago.

The river was already in chaos, and Zhu Wen fulfilled their promise, and the Tang army's left-wei Guard could not withdraw from the assistance. Although Chinan, Delhi, was in a difficult situation, they also completed the strategic idea of ​​disrupting Hedong as promised. All external conditions were met, but there was something wrong with it.

Yinzhou City and Fuyuan City were like two nails, piercing him on the way forward.

The format is becoming less optimistic.

The Tang army left military guards on the opposite side made Laza a little scared. They were not afraid of war, but that the Tang army in Zhenzhou had twelve guards, and the Left Military Guards were just one of them.

There are two Tang troops in Zhenzhou that are taking action now. One is to nail himself to the Zuowu Guard in Yinzhou, and the other is to defeat Deli Chinan in Shuozhou without any help. He even lost his retreat and had to abandon everything and enter Hedong. If he cannot break the predicament here, then the destruction of Deli Chinan is only a matter of time.

In Zhenzhou, Yizhou and other places, the Tang army still has the left and right Qianniu Guards, which were Li Ze’s direct troops of the personal guards. If they sent troops to Hedong, then Delhi Chinan would be destroyed. Although the river was still in chaos, from the current situation, it was probably impossible to cause big waves. Once the Left Guards in the Hezhong also brought troops, they would be in big trouble.

After thinking about it, Laza couldn't think of any other way. If he had increased the offensive and wiped out Han Qi's troops on the other side, the Tubo army would definitely face unprecedented difficulties next.

It’s easy to come, but it’s hard to go back!

Thinking of this, he stood up suddenly, drank the mug of horse milk wine in his glass, and sternly said: "Call the generals to meet."

Fuyuan.

Li Cunzhong stood at the broken city with a grim expression. Today is the third attack of the Tubo soldiers, which is an extremely unusual phenomenon. In the past, the Tubo soldiers carried out a strong attack at most one day.

What happened that made them suddenly become so desperate?

This is a good phenomenon, indicating that external situations have changed again. But this is not a good phenomenon, because it means that it has to endure greater difficulties.

The enemy retreated, and the soldiers who had just fought hard on the front line immediately retreated. The young and strong in the city, even women and children, rushed up. The city walls needed to be repaired, and the filling trenches under the city needed to be excavated. The injured soldiers needed to be treated, and the bodies of the dead soldiers needed to be transported back and buried in peace.

The entire Fuyuan City has been mobilized, and as long as it can breathe, everyone is working hard to defend the city.

This is not a battle between the governors. Such a battle will not be done to the people. Now it is a deadly battle with the alien race. If the city cannot be defended, no one will be better.

The grain road had long been cut off, but even if every household in Fuyuan City swept the bottom of the tank sharply, they still offered every grain of food.

The soldiers who had just walked off the battlefield with blood and gasping gasped were sitting on the ground, and bowls of porridge were brought up and handed to their hands. In order to last longer, even the front-line soldiers had only porridge to drink.

This is the fifth day of severing the news from the outside. Li Cunzhong has no idea what the outside world has become now. But ten days ago, Han Qi sent someone to send a handwritten letter asking him not to move closer to Yinzhou, but to defend Fuyuan, even if he fought until the last person, he was not allowed to take a step back.

Li Cunzhong undoubtedly faithfully executed Han Qi's orders, just like for many years. He believed that Han Qi would do this.

Although he also knew that Hedong was now in chaos.

Perhaps, withdrawing troops is a better choice. Several generals under his subordinates demanded to withdraw from Hedong, but Li Cunzhong deprived all his military power without hesitation and locked up. These people are all children of Hezhong's wealthy clans, and Li Cunzhong probably had already figured out what Han Qi meant.

In the distance, the sound of war drums and horse hooves were thunderous. Li Cunzhong, who had just drunk half a bowl of porridge, threw down the bowl, strode to the edge of the city wall, and came again, today's fourth attack.

"The civilians retreat and the soldiers are in their positions!" he shouted loudly.

The soldiers who had just taken a breath shouted and rushed to the top of the city again. The retreating civilians raised boxes and bundles of crossbow arrows from the bottom of the city, and raised stones and wooden pounding. The fire of the iron pot on the top of the city was lit again, and the golden juice in the pot was boiled again.

Fuyuan City is almost empty. In addition to the city walls on all sides, many houses in the city have been demolished. Even if there are long tiles and stones, they can hurt the enemy. The beams are excellent, whether they are used to repair the city walls or make wood.

The stone slabs on the ground were pried, and the stone thresholds of every household were also lifted to the top of the city. Everyone in the city was busy winning the battle.

Only by winning can you live.

To be honest, Li Cunzhong's feelings for Li Ze are very complicated until now. From the beginning, they were vaguely hostile to Li Ze, and the Zuo Wuwei was even one in the Tang army in Zhenzhou. It belonged to the court in name, but in fact it was done by itself.

However, Li Ze never deducted the armed forces of the Zuo Wuwei Guard. Li Ze never stingy with the things that should be given to them. Excellent armor and weapons, improved crossbows, standardized trenchers and easy-to-removal catapults, and the equipment of the Zuo Wuwei Guard is much better than the Hedong Army in the past.

If it were the former Hedong Army, it would have been impossible to defend. Li Cunzhong knew this very well. The best armor provided his soldiers with better protection and survival opportunities. The powerful long-range strike effectively made up for their lack of troops. The standardized parts of the crossbow and the catapult made these killers quickly piece together to form a new battle after being injured.

If Li Ze can equip them with thunder fire, then he will even have hope of winning in this battle.

Of course, he could only think about this.

Because of the fierce fire thunder, the output is limited, and only the left and right Qianniuwei is starting to be equipped. Others, that is, some people who perform special tasks, will have them.

Li Cunzhong had no complaints about this.

As a pure soldier, Li Cunzhong was grateful to Li Ze, and he made victory even more accessible. But as a general and a person with local attributes in Hedong, he was disgusted with Li Ze.

He often suffers from such contradictory feelings.

"Take, shoot!"

"Strong crossbow, shoot!"

"Bound Bowman, get ready!"

The shouts of officers came from his ears. Li Cunzhong raised his sword and strode forward. At this time, the main general appeared on the front line, which would make the soldiers burst out with greater courage.

In Yinzhou City, Han Qi received a letter.

An inner guard risked great danger and sneaked into Yinzhou City and brought a handwritten letter from Li Ze to Han Qi.

Han Qi finally understood Li Ze’s all plans this time.

As the Minister of War, Han Qi has only obtained Li Ze's complete plan now, which makes him very angry, but he cannot have anger because just as Li Ze's words at the beginning of the letter made all his anger swallow back into his stomach.

Li Ze congratulates Han Qi on finally becoming the Minister of War of the Tang Dynasty, rather than the commander of the Hedong Dynasty.

It is concise and concise, and in one sentence, the two of them have expressed their grievances and grievances over the years and their mutual calculations.

Han Qi suddenly realized that if he had not defended Yinzhou and ordered Li Cunzhong not to take a step back, or he would have been in great trouble. Perhaps even the Zuo Wu Guard would no longer exist.

It is precisely because of my actions that I received this letter.
Chapter completed!