Let’s not talk about the gathering of the Huns.
On Wuhuan's side, Zhang Qi was also making preparations for the war.
It is true that Liaodong is not his yet, and he cannot afford to risk his own life, but apart from losing territory, the Huns' attack on Liaodong this time is a good accumulation of experience for him in large army operations.
The largest number of combatants he had faced before was the attack on the 10,000 unorganized prairie cavalry in Liaodong.
And this time, if the number of grassland people who invaded Liaodong was less than 50,000, then Zhang Qidao wanted to take a look.
Everything has to wait for Hu Shui to deliver the news before it can be confirmed, so now, Zhang Qi is just preparing for the war that he may participate in this time.
Weapons and armors can be brought from the world of cavalry and slashing. The cost of a total of 1,100 Eagle Attack Army is not much, and it can be done with tens of thousands of kilograms.
The other thing is the Molotov cocktail.
If King Zuo Guli really wants to attack the city, then this kind of burning city defense weapon is the best thing to use.
Zhang Qi's preparation here is also simple. It can be done with a high degree of alcohol, sugar and some sticky substances.
After all, the world of riding and slashing can now prepare alcohol and syrup on a large scale without spending food from the outside world, and Zhang doesn't feel distressed when using it.
The soldiers were practicing day after day, becoming familiar with how to cooperate with Zhang Qi's NPC soldiers, and the days passed by like this.
Half a month later, a secret letter was sent back from the grassland,
Zhang Qi checked it immediately.
There is not much content in the letter. It just explains that the attack on Liao was a joint effort between King Zuogu Li and Zuo Tuqi. The total number of troops was more than 67,000, including almost 10,000 elite troops, who were subordinate to King Zuo Guli. The two main forces were Zuo Tuqi and Zuo Tuqi, while the other tens of thousands of people were wandering on the grassland in response to the call.
Putting down the letter, Zhang Qi frowned. A few days ago, Lu Mu brought Zhang Yi's family to Wuhuan, which he didn't expect. However, they were all here. Zhang Guang was nominally his brother-in-law, so he didn't expect it. All arranged properly.
After thinking about it, Zhang Qi shouted outside.
"Let Lu Mu come over."
"promise!"
After a while, Lu Mu came in from outside in a hurry.
"Your Majesty!"
"No need, come and take a look. This is the secret message sent back by Hu Shui."
Zhang Qi stretched out his hand and handed over the secret letter, and Lu Mu took it.
After a while, Lu Mu took a breath and said: "Hey, does King Zuo Guli really want to take over Liaodong? There are only more than 30,000 defenders in Liaodong, including those scattered in various places. The city defense army in the county."
"Haha." Zhang Qi smiled: "What we have done before, the biggest losses are these two. It is inevitable that they will plan to loot Liaodong."
"Where do you think they will attack Liao from?"
Zhang Qi asked.
Lu Mu thought for a while, then walked to the map drawn by Liu Chai in the king's tent and said: "The outside of the Liaodong Great Wall is connected to the mountains. Based on the position of Zuoguli King's tribe, they can only advance southward along Wuhuan Mountain, and then Turn around at Yanshan and enter the Liao Dynasty through the gap in the Great Wall.
In terms of the fastest distance, they should first enter western Liaoning and then cross into eastern Liaoning. The safest option would be to advance eastward between Wuhuan Mountain and Yanshan Mountain and attack Wangping directly. "
"Go down and look at Ping, pass by Houcheng, and defeat Gaoyu. Then you can attack Liaoyang from the west, and then enter Xiangping directly."
Zhang Qi finished explaining King Zuogu Li's offensive route for Lu Mu.
"Your Majesty."
Lu Mu looked at the map for a long time and found that what Zhang Qi said was the best route to attack Liao.
"But, can they capture the Han city?"
Zhang Qi continued to ask, and then asked and answered himself: "It's hard to say. Although the Han army is shrinking, those powerful crossbows are no joke. If they really want to attack the city, the price they need to pay will be huge."
As he said that, Zhang Qi thought carefully about whether there were any records of the Huns' victory in sieges in history. After thinking hard, he actually thought of some, and there really were.
The Xiongnu sent 20,000 troops to kill the governor of western Liaoning.
But that was a few years later, and it was also in that year that Wei Qing fully showed his prowess.
However, being able to kill the governor of Liaoxi means that the Huns are not useless in siege.
Also, there are always craftsmen among the absorbed Han people, so it is not difficult to produce some siege equipment.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Qi asked Lu Mu to come closer, and then said softly: "Go to Liaodong and tell Zhang Yi. If he believes, let him station troops in Wangping and Wuyou. These two places are the most vulnerable to Xiongnu attack."
Lu Mu raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Qi, then asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you interested in participating?"
Zhang Qi smiled and nodded: "This rare opportunity to train troops can allow us to get used to how to fight against large armies in advance."
Lu Mu cupped his hands: "No!"
"Then do you want to get some benefits from Zhang Yi?"
"This is natural. We can't waste our efforts in vain. As for what benefits we can get, it depends on you."
"Little old man understands."
After bowing his hands, Lu Mu left the king's tent without staying. He took a few followers with him and rushed to Liaodong again.
Closing his eyes, Zhang Qi entered the world of riding and slashing. Under his orders, three thousand teenagers who were already fifteen or sixteen years old began to fill Molotov cocktails under the command of the teachers in the first and second batches.
The reason why Zhang Qi pays so much attention to Molotov cocktails is because the kerosene used to defend the city in this era is still ordinary animal fat. Although it can burn, it is more of a combustion support and is not as efficient as these alcohol mixtures.
This time is also an opportunity to try the power of this Molotov cocktail and accumulate experience for future city defense.
Considering the defense of the city, Zhang Qi divided these incendiary bottles into two types. One is ordinary canned throwing objects, which are used for throwing at random, while the other is packed in sealed wooden barrels and used for large areas. combustion.
While the Tianqi was attacking the world for ten consecutive days, Zhang Qi watched them prepare 40,000 kilograms of two types of incendiary bombs, and then he stopped them.
Including the equipment that needs to be replaced for the Eagle Attack Army, the total weight is 80,000 kilograms, which is almost equivalent to the 40 kilograms of weapons and equipment Zhang Qi prepared for each Eagle Attack Army.
It's enough, weighing forty kilograms. A sword weighs only a few kilograms, and the bulk of it is armor.
Although armor is not a panacea, a good suit of equipment can still turn someone who should have been seriously injured into a minor injury, and what might have been a minor injury can be turned into a negligible scratch.
In ancient battle formations, there are two concepts: armor or not.
All the supplies and equipment were ready, and all that was left was to wait for when the Huns would arrive in Liaodong. Zhang Qi was actually somewhat vaguely looking forward to facing a large army for the first time.
After another ten days, the exact news was finally sent back to Wuhuan. Holding the letter, Zhang Qi smiled and immediately set off with his army.
(End of chapter)
