"We are counted as Che Chen Khan." Li Guorui, Yue Zhi and others both looked depressed. Judging from the current results, the two long trenches showed the will and determination of the Donghu people.

If the Great Wei imperial guards want to break the current situation, they will have to pay at least tens of thousands of casualties.

Yesterday, the Donghu people took advantage of their aura to attack, and at least 30,000 to 40,000 people died. Although most of them were Han slaves and reigns of various tribes, many soldiers from the five tribes of Donghu were killed and injured, at least more than 10,000 people died and more than 20,000 injured.

For an army of more than 200,000 people, 30,000 people were killed or injured in a war yesterday, which could be said to be a trauma.

The morale of the Wei army was not strong, and its strength had been eroded a lot, and it was impossible to drive the people to fill the trenches. If you really want to break through the two trenches in front of you, there would be about tens of thousands of casualties. Li Guorui and Yue Zhi were not confident that they could sacrifice the imperial guards to such an extent.

"This is already a deadlock." Yue Zhi sighed and said, "It's okay, it's not a dead end."

This is true. Jinzhou was surrounded by Changhao, but Li Youde was not Yi. If he wanted to conquer Jinzhou, the Donghu people would not have this dream if they didn't die. If they died, Che Chen Khan could not hold back. Moreover, the conquered Jinzhou would not affect the overall situation. As long as Yushui City was successfully built, it would be connected with Songta Forts, Ningyuan and Yu, Jinzhou would be able to be rescued sooner or later. If the confrontation continues, the Donghu people would not be able to hold on.

Now, the emperor and the two palaces must be disappointed when they know this situation. The imperial guards were unable to attack again, and the Donghu people would not attack again. The two sides were at odds and they stopped after only one day of fighting.

"If Yushui City can be built, the emperor and the two palaces will also accept it." Yue Zhi said to Li Guorui: "This city is well built, and there is still the current defense. You can slowly withdraw troops, and the Donghu people will also withdraw one after another."

"It's probably not that simple..."

The roar of cavalry running came from afar, Li Guorui showed a bitter look on his face, and Che Chenhan's layout was profound and profound. How could he have no backup plan after trapping Jinzhou?

Yue Zhi's body shook and he also looked to the direction of Jinzhou.

In the middle of the two trenches, more than 30,000 palace tent soldiers were galloping in the sunset. The silver armor on these cavalry shone brightly in the light, showing a majestic atmosphere like the sea. The archers on Jinzhou City had pulled the crossbow to attack the Donghu cavalry passing by. However, these palace tent cavalry were moving forward, regardless of the threats on their side, and just kept fighting horses and running forward!

"The attack on Tashan is gone." Many imperial guard generals, including Li Guorui, Zhang Bangwen and other civil officials, all looked shaken. Tashan was behind the main army, just like Songshan Fort, which was the cornerstone of supporting the army's food supply route. Although it was less than twenty miles behind the main force of the Wei army, the cavalry attacked from the side and behind. At this time, the Wei army gathered to react and rushed over, which would take at least more than one day.

Faced with 30,000 cavalrymen, the Wei army had to dispatch at least 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 elite infantry, including the infantry army. Otherwise, they would be defeated. It would take time to assemble a large army, and it would take time to advance to the battlefield.

"No need to hurry." Li Guorui calmed down at this time and said to the generals: "Tashan Fort is more than three meters high and less than three miles in circumference. There are more than 6,000 soldiers of the imperial guards stationed in the interior. There are still pits, trenches, horse-resisting horses, and arrow towers on the outskirts. Even if you attack with the most elite palace soldiers, it is not easy to conquer them in a hasty way."

"I'm afraid the morale of the army will be unstable." Zhang Bangwen sighed, and the worry on his face was quite obvious.

Yue Zhi glanced at Zhang Bangwen and said, "If there is enough reward, how can the morale of the army be unstable? Besides, if I lead the army, there is no question of unstable morale!"

Morality was originally weak, and the Wei army was mainly infantry. The Donghu soldiers were dispatched, and the cavalry could be dispatched continuously. After that, the Wei army left the original camp and was prone to being raided by enemy cavalry during the mobility, which would lose its original advantage.

Yue Zhi will be the best candidate to lead the army. He has made up his mind to be neither anxious nor slow, and not give the enemy cavalry an opportunity to take advantage of. Even according to Yue Zhi's idea, just retreat more than ten miles to keep the food route and protect Yushui City. The two sides will not find any real opportunity when they are involved in each other like this.

Of course, strategically speaking, the Wei army has lost

With the initiative obtained by Li Guorui's troops from the raid, he played chess, and his original killer move was resolved by the enemy, but now he is in a difficult battle of Duizi.

"It will be fine if you stay in Tashan for two days." Yue Zhi clasped his fists at Li Guorui and said, "There are still road camps along the way. Relying on the old camp to build camp defense, it is fine to protect the grain road and Yushui City. As long as the Tashan Mountain is not lost in the front and Yushui River is not lost in the front, we can still win this battle."

Yue Zhi's face was a little sad. After the battle was like this, Li Youde and his subordinates were completely abandoned. The good result was that they were trapped for a few months and escaped, and they were afraid that half of them would die. The bad result was that after a long confrontation, they would either starve to death or Jinzhou was conquered in hunger, all died in battle or a few people survived, but became prisoners of the Donghu people.

No matter what, the main force of the Wei army had no choice but to do nothing.

"Please ask the Taiwei, as the Taiwei said, there is no need to worry. The tower mountain is steep and will not be easily won by the enemy." Li Guorui's face was calm, but his demeanor was still very good. This time, he came with a sharp temper and fought for a hammer. If an accident occurs, his opponent's response is very good. This is acceptable. If he panics when he encounters an accident, he is not worthy of being the commander of the army.

More Donghu cavalry followed the palace cavalry, and there were still more than 100,000 Donghu infantry formations staring at the main force of the Wei army in front of the long trench.

The weather was warmer on this day, but the soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army felt colder.

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It was less than five days since Xu Ziwei arrived in Tashan, and finally had a preliminary understanding of this small castle.

This castle is built on the mountain. Not far from the fort is a tributary of the Yangmu River. Behind it are continuous mountains with endless mountains, as well as Xingshan, Songshan and other forts.

An official road stretches for 200 miles, connecting the forts, Ningyuan City, and Yuguan.

Tashan is thirty miles from Songshan, more than 60 miles from Ningyuan City, thirty miles from Jinzhou, 60 miles from Jiuyingzhou, and less than thirty miles from Yushui City. The road is at the foot of the mountain peak, winding and twisting. It is possible for mountain hunters to bypass Tashan Fort, but it is impossible for a large army to ignore the Tashan Fort entrenched on the side.

If time and materials allow, Tashan North Fort and South Fort will be gradually built to cover the entire passage.

Xu Ziwei was not very concerned about these defense matters. Less than three days after his two sons were brought to the palace, that is, after talking to Xu Ziwen on the riverside, the palace came again. Chen Chang had to step down as the yard commander, and Deng Ming, the Taiwei, and Chen Chang was transferred to the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank

When Xu Ziwei had just spent two and a half days to arrive at the capital, the emperor had never seen him and directly ordered him to go to Yuguan with Qimen Order Chen Changde.

It was not until Xu Ziwei arrived at Yuguan that Chen Changde, Li Jian, Li Enmao and others led their troops out of Yuguan and had already arrived in Ningyuan area to garrison. The main forces of the Northern Expedition Army rushed to Yushui. Li Jian and others were responsible for leading the army to guard Yuguan and Tashan line. Chen Changde was ordered to lead ten imperial guards, plus hundreds of Lang Guards, and were ordered to guard Ningyuan. When Xu Ziwei arrived in Ningyuan, Chen Changde ordered him to lead three armies to guard Tashan Fort.

The emperor's intention was quite obvious. Xu Ziwei was also in the Northern Expedition Army before, and later left the army. This time he adopted his two sons into the palace, so Xu Ziwei had to continue to serve in the army and gain some connections and prestige between the imperial guards and Langwei.

More than ten years later, Xu Ziwei became the general of the army, and even served as the Grand Marshal, the Order of the Doctor, the Jinwu Guard, and the Qimen Order. He held the power of the palace ban in his hands, and then took control of some of the imperial guards, guarded the new king, and stayed in Beijing as the emperor's father.

The King of Zhao did not stay in Beijing at that time because the situation of the Great Wei when the Emperor ascended the throne was completely different from today. Now the Emperor can no longer trust the foreign court and can only continue to cultivate Xu Ziwei.

The weather showed obvious signs of warming up, and Xu Ziwei felt much better.

When he first arrived at Tashan, he did not sleep well for two consecutive nights. The howlings of wild beasts outside the castle made him frightened, and even the screams of birds in the middle of the night could wake him up.

This small town is not only dangerous, but also very simple. Not long after the castle was built, many of the walls of the houses were made of rammed earth and bundles of grass. The house exuded a strong smell of mud, which was quite uncomfortable. Xu Ziwei felt that the bedding was wet and could wrung out water. Although he brought more than a dozen servants and guards, he served him every day, no matter how good the servants were, they could not make the weather warmer and clearer.

Xu Ziwei was going crazy when he stayed in Tashan. There was no doubt that this place was hardship and danger, but for the future of his two sons, he could never escape from the Northern Expedition Army as he did the previous time.

As a heavy general, guarding a fortress, as long as he wins this battle, Xu Ziwei will definitely be rewarded for his military merits.

During the great battle of hundreds of thousands of people, some people contributed a lot, but they might not be able to receive any decent rewards. Some people are completely crippled with qualifications, but they can easily receive heavy rewards. Xu Ziwei is undoubtedly the latter.

In Tashan Fort, there are mountains of grain, and there are also large granaries between the forts, with at least one million stones of grain stored along the forts and granaries.

In addition to food, there was nearly one million guan of money. This was the reward given by the imperial court before the main army started the war. The troops along Yuguan had received the reward. After the reward arrived at Tashan Fort, Xu Ziwei was afraid and did not dare to lead troops to send the money to the camp more than 20 miles away. However, he planned to send someone to inform Li Guorui and ask the recruiter to send someone to move copper coins.

Every time he left the city, there were wars and soldiers.

Near Yu Pass, Xu Ziwei felt fear and frightened. The cruel and violent image of the Donghu people has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and most of them are cavalry, coming and going like the wind, suddenly appearing, and people can't escape, and they keep chasing and slashing until they kill all the Wei army.

As the eldest son of the royal family, Xu Ziwei received a very complete education. The more he knew about the Donghu Army's battle examples, the more he became.

In front of me, the mountains such as Tashan Songshan were green. Many trees remained green even in the deep winter. There were a lot of white snow left on the top and the back of the mountain, which was quite dazzling. People could not tell whether there was any danger hidden among the mountain roads and the peaks. A timid commander like Xu Ziwei usually did not dare to leave the fort at all, and even sent troops out of the fort to be trembling, for fear of being taken advantage of by the enemy.

Although many subordinates told him that there were defense facilities such as sentries and arrow towers on the periphery, the army often had pond horses and whistles, and the logistics civilians and men's wings were constantly coming and going, which was not as dangerous as Xu Ziwei imagined, but every time Xu Zixian climbed up to see the vast land was empty and deserted, and the valleys, hills, dense forests, roads, plains, and endless grass from the shrubs, it seemed that there were terrifying Donghu Iron Cavalry hidden in each place.

Due to this reason, the army's reward was not sent away at the first time, but Xu Ziwei, as the chief official, did not take the responsibility. He had already informed the army's commander and the transfer envoy. As the Fortress guard, he just did not take the initiative to take the responsibility.

"Do you think Chen Changde, Li Jian, Li Enmao and others are better?" Xu Ziwei stood on the fort wall and sneered at his confidant beside him: "Li Guorui asked Li Jian and Li Enmao to lead troops to protect the retreat. What is the retreat? The food route is more than 20 miles away from Tashan. This section of the road is the most empty and dangerous. The recruitment of the envoy cannot line up the camp all the way. He asked Li Jianhou to gather his army. The northern barbarians ignored it. It was just to ensure the safety of the retreat. It was enough to leave thousands of troops at Yuguan, and at most more than 10,000 imperial guards, which was enough to ensure the safety of the closing gate. Ningyuan left thousands of people, and the remaining nearly 100,000 troops, along the way.

Song, Tazhu Fort and the front, dig trenches and set up sieges to deal with the harassment of Donghu at any time, this is to ensure the safety of the food routes in the rear. These two Grand Marshals, one in Yuguan and the other in Ningyuan, wishing to hide in Pingzhou. Li Enmao was better, so he ran to Ningyuan, but he needed 30,000 to 40,000 people to defend the army there? On both sides were mountains and valleys. If you want to rush over, you have to attack Ningyuan. Ten thousand people in Ningyuan City can resist the 100,000 troops, and there must be sufficient siege equipment. But he put me in front and said that he was making me a contribution. I bah..."
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