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Mao Sui laughed, and patted Li Yuan's face like a pet: "You just do what you want."
8 Chapter Fifty: Lian Po's Confidence (Third)
Xinzheng.
Zhao Jun is attacking the city.
General Lian Po stood on the high platform, quietly watching the siege situation in front of him.
The city in front of it was originally the capital of Zheng State, and it has become the capital of South Korea since South Korea destroyed Zheng State more than 200 years ago.
Since it has been in the Central Plains for four wars, South Korea has never relaxed its management of Xinzheng, and after 200 years of operation, it is not an exaggeration to describe the entire Xinzheng City as impenetrable.
Such a city is obviously not so easy to capture.
From Lian Po's personal point of view, as a leading general, Lian Po has commanded countless wars, and his nerves have long been as tough as steel. , and then fell one by one on the road to the siege, his eyelids did not even blink.
It's strange to say, but after the daily battles, this general of the Zhao Kingdom will turn into a general who loves soldiers like a son, and anyone who has been with Lian Po for a long time knows that Lian Po has great respect for his soldiers. These concerns of the soldiers under his command are definitely from the heart.
Loving soldiers like a child and being ruthless, these two qualities have achieved a near-perfect fusion in Lian Po's body, making him the number one general in Zhao Guo and even in the entire Chinese world.
Siege is actually a very boring thing, at least for the commander.
Catapults, carts, eight-ox crossbows, and ladders, the four were tried in turn, slowly consuming the defenders' vitality.
The success rate of surprise attacks in most siege battles is actually very low, and these aboveboard methods are the most important means of breaking the city.
Of course, a long siege was added.
The sun gradually climbed to the middle of the sky, General Lian Po looked up at the sky, and said calmly to Le Cheng beside him: "Send the order, Ming Jin, let the soldiers who attacked the city withdraw to eat."
The sharp sound of Ming Jin began to sound, and countless soldiers of Zhao Jun withdrew like a tide.Some people cursed and said that they would be able to climb to the top of the city in half a cup of tea time; With his head down, he silently carried his weapon and walked back to the camp.
Le Cheng said in a low voice: "General, the siege casualties in the past two days are a bit heavy."
Lian Po hummed and said, "No problem."
Le Cheng's eyebrows trembled, obviously wanting to say something, but he didn't say it in the end.
Ever since the failure of Le Cheng to enter Longtai last time, he could feel that Lian Po had obviously alienated himself. The reason why Le Cheng was able to become the deputy general this time was because Lian Po didn't want to get closer with Pang Nuan. Xin became the lieutenant because of the recent drama.
Le Cheng really can't say all the things that he could say before.
Lian Po didn't turn his head back, but his voice still reached Le Cheng's ears: "If you have anything to say, just say it, you are my deputy general, and you have the right to express your opinion."
Le Cheng smiled awkwardly, and said: "General, I think, if this continues, will Handan side?"
"Don't worry about Handan." Lian Po let out a hey, and said: "Your Majesty handed over 45 people to my hands during the Battle of Changping, but now there are only 25 people, so what?"
Le Cheng shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking, but it could be seen from the expression on his face that he actually didn't take it seriously.
The 25 troops of Zhao State led by Lian Po are almost the most elite troops of Zhao State, because they are all composed of standing troops.
During the Battle of Changping, Zhao State only had 15 standing troops, 25 county soldiers, and [-] temporary workers to fight Qin.
And now, eight years later, Zhao Guo already has a standing army of 25 in the Xinzheng battlefield alone, plus scattered in the Xihe County battlefield and Hejian to guard against Qi's westward advance, as well as the Handan Guards and Border Cavalry Corps. The total number of Zhao's standing army exceeds 35, which is more than twice that of seven years ago.
The standing army stationed in the barracks for training every day is obviously not the same as the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers and young farmers who train for three months every year.
Therefore, although the troops mobilized by Zhao Guo in various battlefields in this battle were almost the same as those in the Battle of Changping, which were about 45, it is not an exaggeration to describe the combat effectiveness in Nei Li as very different.
If the current Lian Po's 25 standing army is used to face the 45 troops in the Changping War of Zhao Guo, Le Cheng feels that the current Lian Po's chances of winning should be relatively high.
Wouldn't it be a pity if such an elite force lost a lot in the attack on Xinzheng?Besides, don't forget that there are 15 Chu troops in Yangdi not far away.
Just when Le Cheng was in a daze, thinking about whether to say these words, Lian Po suddenly turned around and patted Le Cheng on the shoulder.
"I know you are worried about Yang Zhai, but Ju Xin is not weak. His leader is his own, so there is no need to worry about him. Although Huang Xie claims to have an army of 15, only 4 or [-] of them can really fight. How can we capture Yangdi City, which is guarded by Ju Xin? Chu State is no longer the Chu State it was back then!"
When Lian Po said these words, his face was full of confidence.
After a pause, Lian Po continued: "However, one month's siege is indeed enough. Starting tomorrow, it is enough to attack the city every three days. It is obviously impossible to attack Xinzheng City in such a hurry. Next, we have to prepare for a long-term siege."
"Long term?" Le Cheng couldn't help asking: "How long does the general think it will be?"
Lian Po thought for a while and said, "At least a year, maybe even longer."
Le Cheng sighed with some regret: "It would be great if the Thunderbolt could play a role."
Before, Zhao Jun had tried to use Zhentianlei to deal with the tall and thick city walls of Xinzheng. Although he succeeded in scaring the Koreans, he did not succeed like Yangdi City.
The craftsmen's judgment was obviously correct.
Lian Po smiled slightly, and said: "It's okay, as long as Xinzheng is still under siege, then there will be no troubles in the whole battle situation. And, have you forgotten that there is Li Mu? He will break the deadlock."
"Li Mu?" Le Cheng was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but said, "But what Li Mu has to face is Wang Jian's 20 soldiers, and he only has [-] cavalry."
"There are only [-] cavalry?" Lian Po couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, Li Mu will do everything he should do."
Le Cheng blinked, and suddenly felt that his general's confidence in Li Mu was really high.
Chapter 851 Battle in Guanzhong (first update)
Li Mu is heading south.
Although it is said that most of Beidi County has returned to the hands of Qin, the people of Qin did not deploy too many people on the Great Wall defense line on the Qin-Zhao border in the northernmost part of Beidi County.
For an army of [-] cavalry that can be called a torrent, the Great Wall defense line is meaningless.
Accompanied by billowing black smoke from the beacon towers, Li Mu came all the way outside Yiqu City.
About twenty miles away from Yiqu City, Li Mu specially summoned Yiqusheng, and said a word to Yiqusheng.
"You have to be mentally prepared."
To be honest, Yi Qusheng didn't quite understand Li Mu's meaning at that time, but by this time Yi Qusheng understood.
Yiqu City has been destroyed.
Wang Jian obviously knew very well that Qin would not be able to defend Yiqu City after his main force left, so when Wang Jian moved his army to the east, the chief general of the Qin army did something in vain. , Li Mu also did things.
When he was leaving, Yiqu City was burned down with a fire.
Yiqu Sheng looked at the ruined Yiqu City and was stunned.
As a Yiqu person, Yiqu Sheng undoubtedly has great affection for the ancestral land of Yiqu City.
In fact, due to the entanglements between Yiqu people and the state of Qin in recent years, they have actually been influenced by many Central Plains Ming.