Vine City is a city located between mountains.
A kind of vine called "Dragon Beard" naturally grows around the walls of Vine City.
It can spread tens of meters, so it is wrapped around the walls around Vine City.
Every summer, it can The fruit is fist-sized and tastes sour, but it can also be used to satisfy hunger during times of famine.
It is precisely because of this that the walls of Vine City are covered with vines, but no one cuts them down.
At nearly noon, the flags on the city gate were swaying.
The Purple Yinhua Empire flag fell into the mud and was trampled wantonly by the cavalry.
A flag with the symbol of a red cloud flew high.
Just last night, Vine City fell.
Now It has been controlled by nearly 150,000 Tianji Empire troops.
The city is surrounded by densely packed camps and tents, which are endless and extremely powerful.
In the city lord's palace, Marshal Bei Minghuan gently placed the flying report in his hand on the coffee table.
His face was slightly ugly, and he looked at the generals on both sides and said: "The day before yesterday, three prefectures and counties in Cangzhou were attacked by surprise.
Most of the food and grass were burned.
The attackers were all cavalry.
They left immediately after a successful attack and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
This is the first time this happened."
At the bottom, counselor Gong Shangming said respectfully: "The eleventh one is here."
"Let's discuss what to do" Bei Minghuan looked at the generals with cold eyes.
After a while, no one spoke.
He suddenly put his palm on the table and said angrily: "A bunch of losers who are speechless at the critical moment.
The emperor of Tianji Empire What’s the use of following you guys?”
"Marshal, calm down."
Gong Shangming held up the tea cup and said: "This is obviously a harassment tactic adopted by Lin Muyu.
The strength of the Gentian Legion in Tongtian Province has been reduced to zero.
Lin Muyu knows very well that he cannot confront the main force of our Tianji Empire head-on, so So they disbanded the Gentian Battalion into small forces, used their mobility to contain us, and then set fire to our rations.
The three rations were the basis, in order to cut off our foundation. " Bei Minghuan took a deep breath and said, "Sir, do you have any countermeasures?"
"have."
Gong Shangming smiled slightly: "Xiaosheng has three plans, the upper, middle and lower.
I don't know which one the marshal wants to hear."
"Let's talk about the plan first."
"Yes.
It's actually very simple.
Tongtian Province is like a huge basin.
As long as we are willing to waste our troops, we can send more than 100,000 heavy troops to attack the Luohekou Fortress now.
After capturing the Luohekou Fortress, we can catch the turtle in the jar.
Lin Muyu’s hundreds of thousands of gentians The battalions were eaten one by one, but this would inevitably lead to serious losses.
It is said that Feng Jixing and Qin Yan had already led an army to garrison the mouth of Luohe River.
Feng Jixing was also a famous general in the Broken Cauldron Realm, plus the fortress wall of Luohe Mouth.
It’s so thick, if you try to chew on this hard bone, you will definitely bleed.”
"Well, that's right."
Bei Minghuan nodded and said, "I fell into the trap, tell me."
Gong Shangming smiled while stroking his hands: "It is easier to fall into the trap.
Our army can ignore the safety of the five states behind us and attack Tongtian City with all our strength.
It is said that the people in Tongtian City have already evacuated.
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After we captured Tongtian City, we threatened to massacre the city and kill it. lowering the heads of their defenders to serve as The people, on the one hand, can use this to frighten the Qin Empire, and on the other hand, it can also chill the morale of its military.
However, the disadvantage of this move is that it is just a quick measure and cannot last long.
Once we massacre the city, I am afraid that the people of the Broken Cauldron Realm will be very frightened by us.
It will be difficult for us to get what the people want.”
Bei Minghuan frowned and said: "This plan will not work.
Before I left, His Majesty repeatedly said that to win the Shattered Cauldron Realm, you must first win the hearts and minds of the people.
The city can be lost, but the people's hearts cannot be lost.
Let's talk about the plan. gentlemen" "yes."
Gong Shangming's eyes flashed with a little fanaticism and he said with a smile: "Lin Muyu has been on the battlefield for a long time and is well versed in the art of war.
From his harassment tactics, we can prove the ability of this unparalleled general.
However, the harassment tactics also have disadvantages.
"Each of Lin Muyu's troops has a strength of nearly ten thousand people.
They also need supplies of food and grass to replenish the army, so we can adopt a slow-moving strategy to deal with it."
"What is slow travel?"
"Don't be anxious, plan it slowly."
Gong Shangming said: "The first step is to strengthen the walls and clear the fields.
The gates of each city are closed tightly.
Send some troops to guard them.
Do not go out of the city to fight without orders.
The second step is to gather the granaries outside the city.
Pastures, etc., so that the people of Gentian Camp cannot replenish military rations.
The third step is to open granaries in various government treasuries to help people in distress.
The fourth step is to send people to spread rumors, saying that the Gentian Camp is looting people's food and killing countless people.
We can even send our people to pretend to be soldiers of the Gentian Camp to massacre some small villages and towns.
Let’s make Lin Muyu lose the support of the people.
In this way, we, the Tianji Empire, will have the thirteen states of Tongtian Province at our fingertips.”
Bei Minghuan's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Sir, you are truly a wise man.
No other general in the three armies can match him."
Gong Shangming smiled faintly, with a hint of loneliness on his face, and said: "If I hadn't been weak and sick since I was a child and unable to practice martial arts, I would have wanted to charge into battle and be shrouded in horse leather.
It would be better than being a weak scholar now, who can only survive in this treacherous situation.
Make plans in troubled times and turn the tide."
Bei Minghuan smiled: "Sir, there is no need to be anxious.
As long as you wait for the right opportunity, the Western Heaven Realm will definitely send an envoy to use the bright stone to open up Yu Du's veins and Qi sea for you.
Please believe me, you will definitely be able to survive in your prime."
He previously reached the level of a holy warrior."
"Well, thank you Marshal."
"What about Tongtian City?
Should we fight or not?"
"Tongtian City is already an empty city.
The Gendan Camp has retreated.
However, there is Tanlang Cliff between here and Tongtian City.
Uncle Dingzhou of the Qin Empire led nearly 50,000 troops to guard it.
We are going to Tongtian City. , must pass through Tanlang Cliff, so Dingzhou Bo must eliminate it."
"This is simple."
Bei Minghuan smiled and said: "Uncle Dingzhou is just an old man.
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He was lured with gold and silver and ordered to lead his subordinates to join him.
Have you forgotten, sir?
Along the way, how many states in the Qin Empire have come together?"
The county government is waiting for the wind to surrender.
No matter how important your power and status are, can it still be important to your life?"
Gong Shangming smiled: "Uncle Dingzhou is an exception.
He has lived in Dingzhou for a long time and has always been very honest.
Even after we entered Dingzhou City, we did not search for his belongings at all."
"So, this Dingzhou uncle is like an egg without a seam."
"No, it's very easy to deal with him.
I sent people to check.
Uncle Dingzhou has three sons.
One is following him, and the other two are doing business in Dingzhou.
We sent people to go and catch his two sons at night and at night.
As a threat, he loves his third son very much.
As long as we hold his third son hostage, the fifty thousand people of Uncle Dingzhou will also be ours. " "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you sir."
"yes" Two days later, Uncle Dingzhou surrendered and Tanlangya fell.
Thirty thousand troops under Uncle Dingzhou's command returned to the Tianji Empire.
The remaining 20,000 troops from the prefectures and counties fought to the death and were killed.
The few remaining soldiers wandered into the mountains and forests.
On the 19th, Lin Muyu's troops captured nine cities in Leizhou and set fire to the grain and grass to cut off the Tianji Empire's retreat.
On the 21st, Wei Qiu's troops intercepted and killed Tianji Empire reinforcements in Cangzhou, beheading more than 5,000 people.
On the 22nd, Situ Sen's troops burned Junzhou City.
On the 25th, Lin Muyu's troops attacked the Liuji Corps camp in Shangyuan County, Dingzhou at night and beheaded more than 3,000 people.
On the 26th, Lin Muyu and Wei Qiu's troops joined forces in Xuzhou, but were subsequently hunted down by an army of 50,000 soldiers from the Liuji Corps, and were forced to take refuge at the foot of Tianqiong Snow Mountain.
As of the evening of the 27th, Lin Muyu's 100,000 Gentian battalion left in Tongtian Province was unable to do anything, its troops were severely damaged and they were defeated all the way.
On the 28th, Beiminghuan gathered a large amount of food and grass, commanded 200,000 troops, and approached the Luohekou Fortress.
The war was about to begin.
The battle of Luohekou is very important.
Once Luohekou is lost, it means that the entire Lingdong Province will be exposed to the iron heel of the Tianji Empire, and the empire will no longer be able to resist the invasion of the Tianji Empire.
Late at night, the warm wind blows across Lingnan.
April in the Middle-earth Continent is about to pass in a blink of an eye.
After entering May, the hot summer is coming.
On the western territory of Lingkong Province, war drums soared into the sky, and the densely packed Blackstone Empire army on the ground was shouting feverishly.
Their iron spears carried rotting human heads, and the rear of the horses dragged the conquered people with ropes.
A woman from Lingnan, with war flags standing everywhere, Marshal Baili Qin looked at the distant jungle with pride on his face.
There, the imperial war flags covered the forest.
They were the army of Cangnan Province, and the commander was Xu Jiantao, the Marquis of Cangnan.
"Xu Jiantao, this fox" Baili Qin raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Having avoided us for so long, is he finally going to face us head-on this time?
Bailiyan, do you think we can successfully defeat them in this battle?"
Bai Liyan, a Confucian scholar on the side, had cold eyes and said: "Ancestor, Xu Jiantao is not a simple person.
We cannot underestimate the enemy too much.
Since he dares to fight, it means that he must be prepared.
Otherwise, with his steady behavior, he will never be able to shake off the enemy."
Come out to fight against us."
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"Yeah" Baili Qin smiled slightly and said: "Lin Muyu's Longdan Battalion has been dispersed by the Liuji Corps in Tongtian Province.
This Great Qin Empire has become like a lost dog.
What can Xu Jiantao do against us with his mere 50,000 provinces?"
Will the army come against my 300,000 strong soldiers?”
"How the ancestors thought we should fight" "Crush it head-on and let Xu Jiantao see the power of the Blackstone Empire."
Bai Liyan was silent for a few seconds and said, "Then let me bring ten thousand tigers and leopards to outflank them.
Can you?"
"Well, as you wish, go ahead."
"yes" In the middle of the night, the warm wind blew the empire's dark blue violet flag.
The war horses seemed to feel the edge of the tiger and leopard riders, and became restless, snoring, and tapping their front hooves on the ground.
Xu Jiantao was holding a spear, and Yuan Tingyue stood on horseback under the battle flag, looking into the distance with deep eyes.
Can this battle be won?
It would be great if we could win.
At least we could stop the killings of the Blackstone Empire and save the people of Lingnan Province from annihilation.
You must know that Lingnan Province is the richest of the four major provinces in the south.
The annual taxes It has as much as 70% of the other three provinces.
Once Lingnan Province also falls, the empire's treasury will be stretched thin.
If there is no money and no food, what else can we fight with?
Xu Jiantao took a deep breath and said: "Get ready for war."
"yes":