The mountains are rolling and rolling, and under the setting sun at dusk, the mountain roads are filled with dark shadows.
Li Xuan stood at the top of the city, holding a long sword at his waist and pressing his right hand on the parapet, looking at the narrow mountain road in front of him and the steep peaks on both sides.
Those shadows seemed to turn into countless soldiers in his eyes, rushing towards the checkpoint.
Li Xuan waved her hand, and these shadow soldiers immediately disappeared without a trace, turning into darkness again, hiding quietly under the mountains.
His right hand fell on the hilt of the long sword. Li Xuan's eyes flickered, as if something appeared in his mind.
It seemed that he could vaguely see two groups of soldiers fighting each other in front of his eyes.
Wang Qin stood behind Li Xuan and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, is there any feasible strategy for the terrain here?"
Wang Qin thought he knew the King of Nanchang fairly well. A person like the King of Nanchang could immediately come up with five or six methods in a blink of an eye.
Li Xuan looked back at Wang Qin in surprise, nodded, and said: "Once the Tianyin Sect mobilizes its troops, the number of troops will be at least thousands. The mountain road is narrow, which is not conducive to the deployment of troops. Therefore, our best way is to force the opponent Hard fight..."
"Use crossbows and catapults to kill Tianyin believers on a large scale." Wang Qin somewhat understood.
He joins the army as a meritorious officer and knows many things.
"Well!" A trace of hesitation flashed on Li Xuan's face, and she said thoughtfully: "But the battle damage of crossbows and catapults must be considered after all. We may have some upper hand at the beginning, but after the crossbows and catapults are used up, If I wait for myself, I’m afraid I’ll have to fight them head-on.”
Li Xuan didn't like to fight hard. He shook his head and said: "If that's the case, I'm afraid I will have to accompany them all, so before they arrive at Meiling Pass, we must consume as much energy as possible and delay their arrival. The time at Meiling Pass makes them walk on the mountain road longer and more tiring.”
"So the prince ordered the villages and cottages on both sides of the mountain road to be burned down..." Wang Qin immediately understood Li Xuan's plan and blurted out: "It's still a strategy of exhausting the troops!"
"That's all we can do, use the strategy of tired troops, and add that we have more ordnance than they do. In this way, our advantage will be greater, and the accumulated advantages will become a victory."
"Your Majesty, I've learned my lesson." Wang Qin looked at Li Xuan, stretched out his hand and bowed.
Li Xuan has been carefully calculating almost every step since her departure from Zhoucheng.
Step by step, he accumulated his own strength, weakened his opponent's strength, and won one victory after another.
And in the meantime, even if there were casualties, the casualties had been reduced to the lowest possible level.
The key is that after several rounds of fighting, the Qianniu Guards, Kuaiji soldiers, and Wuzhou soldiers have gradually adapted to the rhythm of the war.
"The Yan Can Army blocked the mountain road at the front. Brother Qiu led the Qianniu Guards and the hunter-born soldiers to strangle all the remaining soldiers and prevent the details of the fall of Meiling Pass from being exposed as much as possible. In this way, our advantage can be maintained until the end of the day. When the Yin army comes to kill."
Li Xuan put her hands behind her hands and looked at the rolling mountains in front of her, with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes.
In order to ensure that his advantage could be retained for a long time, Li Xuan even sent Qiu Zhenmu out directly.
If Qiu Zhenmu and the others hadn't tried their best to stop him, Li Xuan might have committed suicide by now.
The purpose is to use these advantages to kill the enemy as much as possible.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will be able to firmly guard Meiling Pass and prevent the Tianyin bandits from having any chance of overcoming." Wang Qin firmly handed over to Li Xuan.
Regarding guarding Meiling Pass and preventing Wuzhou from falling into the flames of war, Wang Qin and Li Xuan stood on the same stance.
They are different from the local aristocratic families in Wuzhou. Only when Wuzhou becomes more prosperous will officials like them have the opportunity to move to more positions.
Once Wuzhou falls into uncontrollable turmoil, no one like them will be able to survive.
The aloof emperor has always considered more issues of costs and benefits.
If these people firmly guard the Tianyin Sect's move south, then the emperor will definitely not be stingy about promotions and promotions.
But if they allow the Tianyin Sect to invade Wuzhou and Wuzhou is corrupted, then the career of these people will come to an end.
If these people can successfully block the Tianyin Sect from outside Wuzhou, or even invade Wuzhou and destroy the Tianyin Sect, then they will have achieved a peerless feat.
His victory in the Baijiangkou battle was comparable to that of Liu Rengui, the left prime minister back then. It would not be impossible to become a marquis and worship the prime minister when the time comes.
"It depends on how strong the Tianyin Sect is and how many people they will send to Meiling Pass. If too many enemies come, we'd better keep ourselves useful. After all, as long as we exist, they will always be wary. Three points, if we didn't wait, who knows how crazy they would be." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, he did not agree with blindly defending.
Wang Qin was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "This official is taking the liberty."
Li Xuan was the current king of the county. He was still young and could serve as a governor of a state. However, if he made too much contribution and forcibly sent him to a higher position, it would definitely be a disaster rather than a blessing for him.
"It doesn't matter. In fact, from my point of view, if we let it go a little, what if Meiling Pass is lost... If we can directly annihilate more Tianyin bandits on the Wujiang River, then the merits will definitely outweigh the faults. ." Li Xuan turned sideways and looked to the southeast.
Unconsciously, the wind became louder and louder, but no one paid attention.
Under the dark sky, a faint shadow of Wujiang River can be seen.
It stretches for a long time, flowing down from the Pan'an Mountain area, then north to Jinhua, then westward and northward to Lanxi, and finally all the way north from Lanxi, crossing the rolling mountainous areas, passing Tonglu, entering Fuchun, and finally entering Hangzhou, reaching the East China Sea.
If the vast Wujiang River is utilized well, Li Xuan and others located in the upper reaches will have a great advantage.
"Joining the army, you should know about Zhuge Town, which is not far from here. So what is the most memorable thing about Zhuge Kongming in his life? Do you still remember joining the army?" Li Xuan suddenly mentioned Zhuge Kongming.
"It's a straw boat borrowing arrows." Wang Qin nodded, and then he said: "But that's just a folk romance. "Three Kingdoms. The Biography of Lord Wu" and "Wei Lue" both recorded that the protagonist of this matter was Wu Lord Sun Quan."
"Yes, the Battle of Chibi is really worthy of special mention." At this point, Li Xuan turned to ask: "Joining the army, do you still remember the battle of Chibi and the comparison of the strength of Cao's army and the Sun and Liu coalition forces?"
"According to "Three Kingdoms" records, the strength of Cao's army should be around 150,000, including 100,000 direct descendants and 50,000 surrendered Jingzhou soldiers; Sun and Liu's coalition forces, Liu's army has more than 30,000 people, and Sun's army has more than 50,000 people, two to one." Wang Qin was just from the Wang family in Taiyuan and was very familiar with these things.
"Yes, Cao Mengde fought in the Battle of Chibi and never went south in his life. The world's situation has reversed. Now that we follow the example of our ancestors, we may not be able to defeat the Tianyin rebels." Li Xuan's look flashed with unimaginable flashes. of brilliance.
Zhuge was good at using water and fire throughout his life, which is what Li Xuan has always longed for the most.
As for other battlefield fighting skills, they are not as good as the clever use of time.
Hundreds of thousands of enemies changed hands and were completely overturned in an instant.
"Your Majesty, please be careful. It's okay for you and I to talk about this. If someone is interested in hearing this..." Wang Qin suddenly reminded Li Xuan in a low voice, and Li Xuan was suddenly startled.
Wang Qin's words immediately made Li Xuan become silent.
When Gaozong Li Zhi was alive, Li Xuan was the emperor's cousin.
Once Li Zhi passes away, whether Li Xian or Li Dan takes the throne, he will be a veritable imperial uncle.
If Liu Bei is mentioned casually, it will inevitably make people think too much.
Li Xuan suddenly thought of Sangu Villa in Jinhua and Zhuge Town in front of Meiling Pass. Now he suddenly mentioned the Battle of Chibi. These things seemed to have an invisible hand guiding him in a certain direction. .
But Li Xuan knew in his heart that the invisible hand that really guided him secretly was himself.
Suddenly, Li Xuan smiled slightly.
It seems that after returning, we have to change the name of Sangu Villa, from Sangu to Sigu.
Look in front, look behind, look left, look right, look around the villa.
"It's a pity that we can't get too close after all." Li Xuan sighed softly, stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go, join the army, and accompany me to carefully inspect the city's defenses. I will be able to guard here in the future." How long it takes depends on how well prepared we are.”
Wang Qin paused for a moment, but then said solemnly: "I obey the order!"
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The entire Meiling Pass is high in the south and low in the north. From a plan view, the Nanguan City Wall and the Beiguan City Wall are at the same level.
The reason for this is that the Beiguan City Wall is one meter higher than the Nanguan City Wall.
It is this height of one meter that makes it more than twice as difficult for the Tianyin Sect to attack the city.
"If we can build some special shields with a height that can go from here to there, then even if the Tianyin Sect has a catapult, we don't have to worry at all." Li Xuan walked from north to south on the city wall. , exactly four meters wide.
"Four meters?" Li Xuan frowned slightly, this figure was a bit difficult to handle.
"Actually, there is no need to cover them all. Just have a few sides, and then let all the soldiers shrink in. After all, I won't be full of soldiers on the city wall like the Tianyin Sect guarding the city. What we are waiting for is to take advantage of it, and even more Most of them are crossbows and catapults." When Wang Qin mentioned the catapult, he couldn't help but pause slightly, and then looked towards the bottom of the city.
This height, this slope.
All of a sudden, the power of the catapult was immediately increased by another half, so their chance of successfully defending the city would be higher.
"In this case, I would like to trouble Junjun and Mr. Feng to think more about it. I have to write a letter to the envoy to report. In addition, Hangzhou and Yuezhou also have to write to urge them. Then the two families can have more If we had provided support earlier, I would have sacrificed less if I waited here."
Li Xuan raised her hands to Wang Qin seriously, and then explained a few more words before turning around and leaving.
I walked around the entire key and made a little more arrangements.
Li Xuan returned to the official residence of the Shouguan School and inspected various official houses before Li Xuan returned to the temporary official house.
After waving Li Zhu off, Li Xuan continued to write a letter on the desk.
Li Xuan wrote to the governor's office in Hangzhou, the governor's office in Wuzhou, and the governor's office in Yangzhou to introduce the situation in Wuzhou in detail.
He didn't ask for help directly as soon as he opened his mouth. If he asked for help directly from the first time he opened his mouth, it would inevitably make people feel too embarrassed.
In the letter, Li Xuan calmly described everything he had done during his stay in Wuzhou. At the same time, he expressed his worries about the upcoming army in Muzhou, and begged several seniors to provide some assistance.
Regarding the current situation, Li Xuan restored it as realistically as possible without any exaggeration.
He didn't want to cause uncontrollable mistakes in the situation due to his own negligence.
After I finished writing the letter, it was late at night before I knew it, and it was almost midnight.
Li Xuan washed up a little, and then went to the couch at the back to rest.
At this time in the entire Meiling Pass, except for a few soldiers on duty, most people were also asleep.
Hours of fighting and only one full day of work caused people to fall into a deep sleep quickly.
At this moment, under the bed in Li Xuan's bedroom, the floor suddenly overturned, and then a figure appeared under the bed.
Wearing a lavender chest-length undershirt, her hair is shawl-length, she has a look of resentment on her face, and her eyes are about to burst into flames.
He Qing'er, the daughter of He Zheng, a member of the Wuzhou Facao army.
She actually never left Wuzhou, but quietly hid in the secret compartment under the guard's bed, and came out silently in the dead of night.
But at this moment, the person lying on the bed was her murderous enemy.
A cold light flashed, and a short sword was pulled out of the scabbard.
He Qing'er walked to the bed step by step and looked at Li Xuan who was breathing evenly.
Anger flashed in his eyes, and the next moment, the dagger had stabbed hard.
Suddenly, a hand flashed up like lightning, grabbed He Qing'er's wrist, and then pulled it down hard.
He Qing'er immediately fell onto the bed uncontrollably...
(End of chapter)
