"One month is enough. Now I know all the truth and reality of Luoyang. Zhu Ji, an unknown person, is just a withered bone in the grave!"
Wang Dun said very confidently.
He learned from Qiao Yu, who was defeated and surrendered, that all the main forces of the Huns and Han had not yet set off from Guanzhong, and now the defenders of Luoyang were just miscellaneous soldiers.
In addition, Luoyang's city defense was no longer what it used to be, so he was 70% sure that he could attack Luoyang.
After conquering Luoyang, Wang Dun's prestige will be greatly increased. At that time, he will move all the people near Sizhou to Jingzhou, and he can completely turn Jingzhou into a capital to compete with Jiangdong.
In this way, Wang Dun himself controlled Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, Wang Dao controlled Jianye Chaotang, and everything inside and outside was under the control of the Langya Wang family.
As soon as Wang Dun finished speaking, there was another burst of compliments from the staff, generals and others next to him.
Everyone felt that Wang Dun's entire plan could be easily realized.
"However, General, Liu Yu's troops have not yet conquered Chenggao Pass. Should we wait a little longer?"
Qian Feng asked at this time.
"No wait, the Qingzhou bandit army is nothing, even a small Chenggao. I can take Luoyang myself."
In fact, Wang Dun had no intention of attacking Luoyang together with the Qingzhou soldiers. His plan was to take Luoyang and withdraw south before the Xiongnu reinforcements arrived, leaving Xun Song and the Qingzhou thieves to resist the counterattack of the Hu barbarians.
Thinking of this, Wang Dun's heart moved and he asked Qian Feng next to him.
"Is Xun Jingyou in the army?"
The Xun Jingyou mentioned by Wang Dun was Xun Song who was the governor of Yuzhou in Jin Dynasty and supervised the military affairs of Yuzhou.
Qian Feng was not very clear about this, but he did not hesitate at all.
"Shijun Xun led his people to explore Shiliangwu today, and he has probably returned."
Wang Dun immediately said, "Send someone to have a look. If he comes back, ask him to come see me immediately!"
Qian Feng immediately accepted the order and went down to make arrangements. Before he could take two steps, he heard Wang Dun speak again.
"Wait a minute, summon Du Zeng too."
"General!" Qian Feng immediately took the order and left.
After a while, the clerk under Wang Dun's tent came to reply, saying that Xun Song had just returned to the camp and would be arriving shortly. As for Du Zeng, he was already waiting outside the tent.
"Let him in."
Wang Dun winked at Qian Feng and then said.
Later, a tall, muscular man with a square face walked in.
As soon as he saw Wang Dun, he immediately saluted respectfully.
"The last general, Du Zeng, has met General Wang!"
After hearing Du Zeng's resonant words, Wang Dun waved his hand and said with a smile.
"General Du is wrong. I am a hussar general, but I am not yet a general!"
Du Zeng, who had the air of a military general, didn't take it seriously at all when he heard this.
"The general conquered Yangdi and became a general of hussars. Luoyang will be captured by the general soon, so he will definitely be promoted to a general!"
"Sooner or later, the position of general will be yours. The general will be called sooner or later, isn't it the same!"
Du Zeng's words were half rough and half cunning, but they were very much to Wang Dun's liking.
"Hahaha, if it doesn't happen next time, it won't happen next time!"
The reason Wang Dun was so happy was not because he was bribed by Du Zeng's two lame flattery words, but because Du Zeng's own role was what he valued.
Du Zeng was originally a Southern Barbarian Sima of the Jin army, but later he rebelled with his general. When Wang Dun was pacifying Jingzhou, Du Zeng happened to lead his army to surrender to Wang Dun.
Although there were not many soldiers and horses in Du Zeng's hands, they were all elite soldiers. In addition, Du Zeng himself was also a well-known fierce general.
Therefore, Wang Dun planned to use Du Zeng as his deputy general to help Xun Song stay in Luoyang after he captured Luoyang. In fact, he was using him as his back-up.
However, Du Zeng didn't know Wang Dun's plan. He still regarded Wang Dun as his Bole. Otherwise, how could he, a rebel Sima, become the prefect of Xiangcheng today.
A moment later, Xun Song also came.
After meeting Xun Song, although Wang Dun's official position was above him, he had no intention of entrusting him with superiority.
"Brother Jingyou, how was your visit to Shiliangwu?" Wang Dun asked kindly.
Xun Song's great grandfather was the famous Han Shangshu Ling Xun Yu, a standard high-ranking scholar. It was naturally impossible for Wang Dun to treat him the way he treated Du Zeng.
"Back to the general, I went to Shiliangwu. Although I met some Hulu knights, there are not many Hulu in the entire Shiliangwu. The number of Hulu will not exceed two thousand if we are full."
In today's Wang Dun army, in addition to the Jingzhou soldiers and horses led by Wang Dun, the other two soldiers and horses are the returning soldiers of some of the Jingzhou rebels led by Du Zeng, and finally the Yingchuan soldiers and horses led by Xun Song.
"Shiliangwu is located in a strategic location, but the Hulu sent only such a small number of troops. It seems that the Luoyang Hulu troops are stretched thin and there is nothing to fear!"
Xun Song immediately expressed his opinion.
After Wang Dun heard this, he was in a good mood, "Brother Jingyou, I really admire you for your understanding."
"In this case, as the saying goes, troops are valuable and quick, so how about we divide the troops into two groups tomorrow, one to take Shiliangwu and the other to Pingxian?"
Shiliangwu is located twenty miles east of Luoyang City. On the top of the city wall of Shiliangwu, you can vaguely see the appearance of Luoyang. It can be said to be the most important fortress outside Luoyang.
As for Ping County, it is located in Mang Mountain to the north of Luoyang, with Mang Mountain to the south and the river to the north. It can control the situation in the upper reaches of the river at any time. Once the Hulu on the north bank crosses the river and attacks the east, it can clearly grasp the information. .
"I obey the general's orders!" Xun Song said immediately.
He had already guessed about Wang Dun's thoughts. The so-called attack on Luoyang this time was just a method used by Wang Dun to test the strength of the Hulu. Even if he attacked Luoyang, he would definitely not be able to defend it for a long time.
Therefore, Xun Song did not want to conflict with Wang Dun in military operations.
Anyway, this attack on Luoyang is destined to be a famous move. In addition, the Hulu in Luoyang are weak and have low morale, so it will definitely not be too difficult.
However, Xun Song never expected at this time that Wang Dun's plan only gave him a reason to withdraw his troops, but the task assigned to Xun Song was to hold on to Luoyang.
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Sizhou, Chenggao.
Outside Chenggao Pass, when the rear army from Yanzhou arrived, all the Han soldiers on the battlefield cheered.
The shouts one after another have raised the morale of the whole army again.
After seeing the arrival of these Han reinforcements, the Xiongnu defenders on Chenggao Pass City all turned pale and had no intention of fighting anymore.
However, unlike these ordinary Han soldiers whose morale was once again high, Li Feng, the forward general, was in an extremely bad mood.
"The last general is incompetent. He held the city for more than half a month but could not conquer it. Please punish him!"
As soon as Li Feng saw Liu Yu, he immediately apologized without his hat.
"It is said that kindness does not control the army, and righteousness does not manage wealth."
Liu Yu was not really angry, he said slowly.
"I have already seen it. Although Chenggao Pass was not conquered, the soldiers under your command did not suffer too much loss. In this way, you did not become angry and ignored the casualties of the soldiers. You are still a benevolent general."
Because of the large number of new siege equipment used by the Han army, ordinary cities can often be conquered in a month.
This was simply a military revolution for the offensive and defensive warfare at this time.
Those protracted sieges were already a thing of the past for the Han army.
It was precisely because of this idea that Li Feng finally became a little panicked after attacking Chenggao Pass for nearly a month but failed.
However, despite this, he did not force the soldiers to carry out a strong attack with huge casualties. Instead, he continued to use equipment to destroy the city walls in order to attack the city with minimal casualties.
Hearing that Liu Yu's words did not seriously blame him, Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt a little guilty.
"I am really ashamed to be the last general. It is really difficult to hold the position of vanguard general again. Your Majesty, please choose another good general!"
Li Feng knew that now that Liu Yu's Emperor Xuanlong Banner and the Emperor's Guard of Honor appeared on the battlefield, the Chenggao Pass on the opposite side was bound to be broken. Even if he led his army to conquer Chenggao, most of his achievements would not be counted. On his head.
Liu Yu ignored his words.
"In front of the two armies, there is no reason to change generals!"
"Get up! Take your men and capture the Chenggao Pass for me, and use the heads of these barbarians to give your new recruits military honors!"
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Li Feng stopped being pretentious.
Now Liu Yu's words have clearly told Li Feng that this is an opportunity to atone for his sins.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The last general will personally supervise the battle. We will attack Chenggao within three days!"
After saying that, Li Feng strode out.
After arriving at his forward army, he immediately summoned all his generals.
Looking at the faces of these generals, Li Feng felt angry.
It was precisely because of these old brothers who had been getting along day and night for several years that he became more and more concerned about the lives of his soldiers.
Facing Cheng Gao, he always tried to play it safe, but his soldiers were demoralized.
"You all listen to me, I have issued a military order in front of His Majesty! It will be sent to Chenggao within three days!"
After hearing Li Feng's words, these generals all looked ashamed, but some also had hesitation on their faces.
"Three days? General, although Chenggao Pass is not the most powerful pass in the world, it was repaired by the Hulu. How can it be conquered in just three days?"
"That's right, General, if it's a fierce attack, then there won't be serious casualties?"
"Now that our Yuzhou soldiers have just been transferred to Hebei, so many of them have finally been trained again. If we continue to attack like this, many more people will die in vain. General, why don't you ask your Majesty for a few more days of grace?"
"Yes, general, the Chenggao city wall has been broken in two places now. As long as we keep hammering hard for a few more days, we can create a few more gaps. By then, there will be fewer casualties and fewer casualties."
"Yes, General, these military soldiers are the foundation of a general. If too many are damaged, what will happen to the future..."
Before the general finished speaking, he was immediately and rudely interrupted by Li Feng.
"Fuck you! These military soldiers are not my foundation, nor are they my military soldiers, but His Majesty's soldiers!"
Although Li Feng was a rough and arrogant man, he was always kind to his subordinates and soldiers. Nowadays, it is rare for him to look so ferocious.
When everyone saw this, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to say any more words.
Just listen to Li Feng continue to speak.
"I have issued a military order, and we will march to Chenggao in three days!"
"This time, you are not allowed to use auxiliary troops to rush into the formation. All of them are sent to the main army. I will personally supervise the formation. No matter who it is, they will not retreat without making a sound, otherwise they will be beheaded in public!"
These generals knew that Li Feng was absolutely serious about what he said this time, and no one dared to make casual noises anymore.
When Li Feng saw this, his face remained cold.
"After three formations, if we haven't conquered Chenggao yet!"
"You guys all put on armor, and I will lead you to the front line personally!"
After everyone heard this, they didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went down to prepare.
Not long after, Liu Yu was in the military tent and heard everything that happened after Li Feng returned to the military camp.
After a plainly dressed military soldier finished speaking these words, Liu Yu frowned.
"Unexpectedly, how long has passed but the generals of these various states' military forces have already begun to protect their own strength?"
Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a little powerless.
He really didn't expect that this kind of corruption would take hold so quickly.
Although the combat power of the military soldiers is still considerable, many generals of these military soldiers have been exposed to many problems.
"It seems that we need to find a way as soon as possible to prevent these military generals from holding power for a long time. Otherwise, if time goes by, various disadvantages will arise."
As the area of prefectures and counties under his control became larger and larger, Liu Yu felt more and more that the original system and regulations for military soldiers were too crude, and many issues had not been taken into account.
However, the next day's attack on Chenggao Pass made Liu Yu understand that although the Han army's troops had some problems and shortcomings, their current combat power was still considerable.
Especially under strong call and leadership, the combat effectiveness of these ordinary military soldiers is enough to crush any ordinary enemy.
Noon the next day.
Liu Yu, wearing armor and leading the Chinese army and Yulin youth soldiers, went to the battle line to watch the forward general Li Feng's siege.
In less than two hours, the forward Han army has launched three attacks.
Through constant harassment and involvement, the Hulu garrison at Chenggao Pass was exhausted at this time. As long as they attacked once more, they could completely capture it.
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