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At night, in the Tucheng City Lord's Mansion...
The huqin played in my ears, and the tambourine kept humming. A faint fire was lit in the charcoal basin in the center of the hall. Four orchids kept twisting and dancing gracefully, surrounding a fat man 200 kilograms away in the center.
This fat man is none other than King Huai Wei Ji.
At this time, Wei Ji's face was full of joy, and he was playing with the four Hu Ji, while the Han generals sitting around him looked blank for a while.
They never imagined that a fat man like Wei Ji could dance so naturally, like the king of dance, giving people a strong visual impact.
After the song was finished, Wei Ji hugged the two Hu Ji and came to his seat. He smiled and picked up the gold wine glass: "I am so happy, come, let's have a drink, everyone, to celebrate the victory of our Han army!"
Everyone raised their wine glasses and said, "Your Majesty, please."
After a glass of wine was down, Hu Ji beside Wei Ji immediately filled him up with wine.
Wei Ji threw a mouthful of raisins into his mouth and asked Bai Qi casually: "General Bai, our army has won the first victory. What should we do next? Should we take advantage of the situation and attack Liuli City?"
Bai Qi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, our army has been fighting bloody battles for days and is in urgent need of rest and recuperation. We are afraid that we will not be able to continue our march for the time being."
Wei Ji nodded: "Yes, after traveling for such a long time and experiencing such a war, the soldiers are also made of flesh and blood after all. They really deserve a few days of rest, but..."
He changed the topic and said thoughtfully: "But what if the noble widow gathers an army and attacks my army?"
After all, Wei Ji had fought many tough battles with Liu Ce, and he had a lot of insight into the battle situation. His concerns were not unreasonable.
Bai Qi heard this and said: "That's it, that's what I want. Our army is deep into the enemy's territory. If we fight one city after another, this battle will probably drag on for several years.
If the main army of the noble widow gathers and comes to our Han army, it will be just a matter of time to break his spine in a battle. See if he dares to go against my big man in the future! "
When Tian Yan heard this, he reminded: "That being said, your country's power is not as strong as that of other countries in the Western Regions. It is rumored that it has over a million armored men.
Even if it is suspected of exaggeration, the general estimates that there are still 4 to 50,000 troops. At present, our army's combat strength is more than 40,000.
Even if they are better equipped than Gui Wu, if they want to defeat Gui Widow's main force in one fell swoop, they will lose a lot of soldiers and horses. The general thinks that Liuli City should be taken first.
Then defend the city, break down the enemy's energy, and then strike with the final drum. "
Bai Qi said: "Since the formation of our Han army, we have always defeated the large with the small and the strong with the weak. I heard that when your Majesty started the army, he defeated dozens of thieves with more than a hundred refugees.
Gaoyang City even killed 70,000 thieves in one battle. Now our Han army has strong morale and is fully equipped with armor and weapons, including the country's sharp weapons, firecrackers and iron cannons.
Don’t you still have the confidence to deal with a group of barbarians? This is the first time that our Western Region Protectorate has used troops on a large scale. We cannot let a noble widow ruin our prestige.
So what if it really has a million armor? I, Bai Qi, can kill him without leaving any trace behind! "
"well said!"
Xia Yu slapped the table and shouted: "Let your widow know that we, the Heavenly Power of the Han Army, must not be offended!"
After a burst of heated uproar, Bai Qi ordered his people to take out a map carefully drawn by the staff department.
"Two hundred miles west of Tucheng is Liuli City. The Intelligence Department found out through investigation that there are more than 10,000 defenders in the city, which is equivalent to the strength of Tucheng.
After our army rested here for seven days, we marched towards Liulic City. However, I thought it was completely unnecessary to capture Liulic City.
First, the scale of Liulicheng is comparable to that of Tucheng, and the food and grass in the city cannot sustain the long-term consumption of our 60,000-strong army.
Secondly, even if there is sufficient food and grass in the city, once our army enters the city, it will be trapped in the city and unable to use the flexibility of our Han army.
It is even more impossible to annihilate the noble widow's army on a large scale. Don't forget, we are attacking now. How can we directly turn the offensive into a defensive?
Therefore, I believe that the army will only take the individual tribal estates around Liuli to supply our army with food and grass consumption during this period. At the same time, the noble army will not be able to obtain supplies from other channels except for logistical supplies.
At the same time, it can also allow the soldiers to familiarize themselves with the nearby terrain, and perhaps find the best place for a decisive battle with the main army of the noble widow. "
Upon hearing this, Tian Yan confirmed again: "Shuai Bai, are you really not planning to capture Liuli City directly and give it to the widow's main force?"
Bai Qi shook his head: "Tanma came to report that the biggest difference between Liulicheng and Tucheng is that there are nearly a thousand wells in the city, and they all draw water from the soil. There is no worry about water shortage.
A strong attack will only cause heavy losses to our Han army. Besides, I have said that even if Liuli City is captured, it will not bring any benefits to our army.
It's better to keep it as bait and force the widow's army to come here. In the meantime, Liulicheng's logistics supply will become more and more serious.
As long as our army can beat up the main force of the widow in the first blow, they will definitely retreat into the city and not dare to act rashly.
At that time, we can cut off the grain road outside the city and turn Liulicheng into an isolated city. Everyone, everyone thinks it is a city.
Can you afford the logistics for hundreds of thousands of troops? "
When everyone heard this, a trace of cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
As expected of Huo Qing's former subordinate, the strategies he devised were all aimed at attacking the enemy's vital points. This really meant forcing people to a dead end.
"His Majesty once said that a hundred thousand troops are not as good as five thousand elite soldiers. Although our Han army is at a disadvantage, everyone is eager for war.
Although the noble widows have many soldiers, in my eyes they are just a bunch of rabble. The 40,000 Han troops want to defeat the hundreds of thousands of noble widows, but in a short time, they are overturned.
Everyone, let the soldiers have a good rest after returning, and set off for Liuli City in seven days! "
"Here!"
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On the third day of February in the fourth year of Xuanwu, the difficult-to-defeat army finally assembled and marched towards Tucheng in a mighty manner.
Looking at the 550,000-strong army, Nan Zhan felt high-spirited for a moment.
"Even Dashi and Sassanids may not have such a strong army as my noble widow. The little Han army dares to mess with my noble widow. This time, I will not only kill you all, but I will also kill you all."
We should even lead the army to the Central Plains to capture the audacious Emperor of the Han Dynasty and let everyone take a good look at it. This is the result of going against my noble widow! "
Nan Zhen began to fantasize about entering the hinterland of the Central Plains and plundering their wealth. In the end, Liu Ce and other royal families knelt in front of him and begged for mercy.
It’s not surprising that he had such thoughts. How could such a huge army lose?
Feilongqian, tell me how to lose! ?
Just when Nan Zhen was ambitious and decided to make great achievements, a scout came to take revenge.
"General General, General Ku Jin has come to report that the Han army has captured Tucheng. The army is currently heading towards Liuli City. General, please rush to help!"
"What did you say!?"
Nan Zhuang picked up the scout by the neck and said, "Tucheng has been lost? It's only been a few days? What is that bastard Si Taiyin doing? Didn't I order him not to take the initiative to attack!"
The scout tremblingly replied: "I don't know the specific reason, but I heard from General Kujin that Master Si Taiyin has died in the battle..."
"Trash, you really gave him an advantage, otherwise I would have sent that guy into a brazier and roasted him alive to satisfy the hatred in my heart!"
Pushing the scout away, Nan Zhuan straightened his armor and said loudly: "Send orders to the entire army to arrive at Liuli City as quickly as possible.
We must not let the Han army attack the city before we arrive! "
"Yes, obey!"
Hearing the dull horn sound, Nan Zhen regained some of his dignity as a coach.
"Bai Qi, I will let you be proud for a few more days. When my army arrives, I will crush all of you to ashes to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
