Chapter 912: The Magnificent Power of Han (Thirty-Six)

The battle to attack Jiuyuan County has continued to the third day. The Eastern Expeditionary Army has attacked the city wall of Jiuyuan County several times. Although it failed in the end, Feng Fayong has seen the dawn of victory. On this day, Zhao Yong personally led Daijun. Thirty thousand county soldiers arrived and joined the attack. This greatly boosted the morale of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, but Jiuyuan County was already on the verge of despair. Wang Jian knew that he was unlucky and had already written a suicide note and made preparations to fight with the city. He is not Lu Chao who is preparing to die together. He has a big backer like Li Ru behind him. In addition, his father Wang Xiao suffered a disastrous defeat at Hangu Pass. If he loses his troops and loses his territory, what awaits him will definitely be the most stringent Qin law.

After preparing everything, Wang Jian took his last reserve team and climbed onto the city wall. Under the city, 50,000 Eastern Army troops were ready to go. Each neat square formation exuded a desperate atmosphere. Accompanied by the rumbling war drums With a loud sound, densely packed siege equipment of all kinds were pushed out after joining the army. The number was so large that it was simply unimaginable.

The Qin army at the top of the city almost all looked desperate. The battle in Jiuyuan County had lasted for nearly four days, but for the local battle, the reinforcements had not arrived yet. Once the opponent launched an attack, they did not think they could stop the opponent. This powerful blow.

Wang Jian stood on the city tower, staring at the flag of the Eastern Conquest Army fluttering in the distance. His expression of despair had receded and was replaced by calm. If this is the case, then die here!

He stretched out his arms, as if he wanted to embrace the entire Jiuyuan County. The next moment, he began to roar the Qin Army's war song in a hoarse voice. His voice had long been hoarse these days, even if he tried his best to send it. The voice is also very weak.

"Correct Lao Qin, restore our rivers and mountains, and vow not to truce until the blood is shed dry!"

On the top of the city, people slowly began to respond to Wang Jian's singing, and gradually gathered into a torrent on the top of the city. Thousands of remaining Qin troops waved their swords and guns, and sang with all their strength. A war song they once made their enemies tremble with.

In the distance, Feng Fayong showed a slight sneer on his face. In the past, the Qin people sang war songs to mourn their enemies. Today, they sang war songs to mourn themselves in advance.

"Blow the drums, blow the trumpets, prepare to attack!" He turned around and said to the messenger beside him.

The drums rumbled, and the loud bugles sounded in the Chinese Army. Along with the bugles of the Chinese Army, the Eastern Expeditionary Army formed one by one, and began to sound the corresponding bugles, and the military flags were waved one by one, indicating that the preparations had been made. Prepared.

"General Feng, General Feng!" A fast horse approached quickly from a distance. The knight on the horse let go of his throat and shouted loudly, and in an instant he was approaching the Chinese army.

Feng Fayong frowned. That was the general he had left behind to guard the camp. Looking at his hurried expression, it seemed that something had happened to him.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"General Feng, the commander of the Eastern Group Army, He Lanxiong, has just sent an order immediately to postpone the attack on Jiuyuan County. All troops should return to camp immediately and be on standby!" the general said loudly.

"What did you say?" Feng Fayong was shocked. Jiuyuan County was already within easy reach, but he was actually asked to stop attacking.

"Are you mistaken? Is the person who came here really the messenger of General He Lanxiong? Could it be the Qin people who are causing trouble?" Zhao Yong, the governor of Daijun beside Feng Fayong, asked sternly.

"Go back to the governor, go back to General Feng. How dare you be careless about such an important matter? But the person coming is General He Lanjie, the general under General He Lanxiong! The general knows him."

"He Lanjie?" Feng Fayong frowned deeply. Since it was him, the military order could not be fake.

"General Feng, I think Commander He was afraid that we would seize Jiuyuan County on our own and take away his credit, so he ordered us to stop the attack. If you are outside, you will not accept your orders. Let's capture Jiuyuan first." Let’s talk about the county. Looking at it like this, it’s impossible for Jiuyuan County to withstand our full blow and create a fait accompli. What else can he do?” Zhao Yong said solemnly.

"Yes, General Feng, we have been fighting for several days. If we just stop like this, wouldn't our sacrifice of Paoze a few days ago be in vain? We are fighting in the Qin army's homeland, and their reinforcements will be available at any time. They may come to the rescue, but if that is the case, all our previous efforts will be in vain." Qin Lei, a veteran beside Zhao Yong, echoed.

Qin Lei was a veteran of Dai County during the Zilan period. When the civil war broke out between Dai County and the Zhao court, Qin Lei led his army to guard Nanzhang and guard the gate of Xiling. He firmly controlled this important place, allowing Zhao Qi to finally fight for it. After a quick victory, he had to take a detour to Nanzhang to attack Xiling, paving the way for the final defeat. Qin Lei is the only remaining old general among the Daijun soldiers. Most of the new generals came from the Eastern Expedition Army, and Qin Lei Lei is also one of Zhao Yong's most trusted supporters.

"Old General Qin." Feng Fayong pondered for a while, "Commander He Lanxiong has a high position and no need to prove himself with military achievements. His status is already prominent enough. He ordered us to stop the attack, fearing that there is something hidden, and, The military discipline of the Eastern Expeditionary Army is strict, but there are no generals outside. It is said that the emperor's orders are not obeyed. It is one thing that the order does not arrive, but it is another thing when it arrives and it is violated or not obeyed. That is a serious matter. Losing your head."

Qin Lei's beard curled up and he was about to say something else when Feng Fayong cut him off, "General Qin and Governor Gao have divided Shannan County and Dai County into a war zone, under the unified command of Commander He Lanxiong. He is our It is not a trivial matter for your immediate superior to violate military orders. Moreover, Commander He Lanxiong is a Huns. He is not a very reasonable guy. He has a very hot temper. Even if we think that his order today is wrong, we can only We will appeal to the governor afterwards, but now, we must stop the attack."

After saying this, Feng Fayong no longer gave Zhao Yong and Qin Lei a chance to speak. He turned to the messenger and said, "Blow the trumpet and withdraw the troops!"

The retreat bugle sounded. This time, the response from below was a bit slow. Apparently, the generals on the front line were also confused about this order. It took a long while before the various phalanxes that were ready to attack began to sound the bugle in response.

All kinds of siege equipment turned and retreated. After they retreated to the back of the formation, each square formation turned around and began to move away from Jiuyuan County with neat steps.

On the city wall, the originally exciting war songs suddenly stopped. Wang Jian and others were all dumbfounded as they watched the tens of thousands of Eastern Expeditionary troops walk away like this.

He could have marched down with a bang, but he turned around and left like this. What was the Eastern Expeditionary Army doing? Is it an armed demonstration? Wang Jian was puzzled.

One day later.

He Lanxiong looked at Feng Fayong and others with a smile, "General Feng, Commander Zhao, and General Qin are very annoyed, angry, and confused. This easy-to-get credit has been wiped out by my light military order!"

Feng Fayong laughed, "The commander is serious. Dai County and Shannan County are classified as a war zone by the governor. The commander is the highest commander of this war zone. Since an order has been issued, the general must execute it even if he understands it, and he must execute it even if he doesn't understand it." This is the duty of a soldier, and obeying orders is your bounden duty!"

"Okay, well said. Soldiers have a bounden duty to obey orders. No wonder the governor values ​​you so much." He Lanxiong applauded loudly, "General Feng, in fact, I don't want to capture Jiuyuan County and rush into the hinterland of Qin in one go, but it won't work. Ah, now is not the time! Not only me, but also the Governor and the Council are also afraid that General Feng will show off your power and capture the Jiuyuan County City in one fell swoop, which would be bad for Luo!"

"What's the harm in this?" Zhao Yong on the side asked puzzledly.

He Lanxiong looked at Zhao Yong with a smile. This Zilan's youngest son had been weak and sick since he was a child. After Zilan's death, he was supported on a horse by the Zhengdong Army as a flag, but that was all. As Daijun announced the change of flag, he became a subordinate of Zhengdong Mansion. As a county governor, Zhao Yong's historical mission will also be completed. Soon, Zhao Yong will step down from his post as acting county governor and go to Zhengdong Mansion to serve. Gao Yuan prepared a noble position for him and raised him up. His importance is, Now there is no way to compare with Feng Fayong, not even Qin Lei. Veterans like Qin Lei still have to be won over.

"Governor Zhao, wars always serve politics, and wars always have a purpose. Why are we fighting this war? What are the benefits of winning and what are the disadvantages of losing? Naturally, we have to think clearly. On the surface, the capture of Jiuyuan County is a great victory, but not only does it have no benefits, it also has great disadvantages, so why should we fight? It is naturally better not to fight."

"Disadvantages?" Zhao Yong was still puzzled. This Mr. Zhao was not familiar with politics. Qin Lei frowned and thought, but he asked directly.

"Yes, the disadvantages are great, because if we capture Jiuyuan County, it means that we will have to fight the Qin people with real swords and guns. An all-out war with the Qin people is not in line with our current interests. It’s not something that the current Zhengdong Mansion can afford.” He Lanxiong said with a smile.

"Since we can't fight, why are we setting up such a big battle?" Zhao Lei muttered.

He Lanxiong thought that Zilan was so cute. It was a pity that Zilan was a hero, but the bloodline he left in the world was a simple enough little guy. Hearing that Zilan's eldest son was like his father, it was a pity that he died in But this is a good thing for Zhengdong Mansion. If the eldest son is still alive, I am afraid that Zhengdong Mansion's annexation of Dai County will not be as smooth as it is now.

"Simply put, it's blackmail!" He Lanxiong explained to the cute little white rabbit tirelessly, "The Qin people want to test whether we have the determination to fight, so naturally we have to show them our courage. We Not only do we have the determination to fight, but we also have the determination to risk everything and would rather live in ruins than in ruins. Only in this way can we make the Qin people retreat. We have indeed set up a big battle and spent a lot of money, but we will always gain something. When we come back, we conquer Dongfu, but we never do business at a loss."

"Commander, are our tens of thousands of troops just here to be spectators?" Qin Lei asked.

"Of course not!" He Lanxiong shook his head, "We won't fight in Jiuyuan County, but we have to do something. In a few days, Gongsun Yi's independent cavalry division will arrive. When the time comes, let them sweep up Jiuyuan County. , go and beat the autumn wind."

"Jiuyuan County is very poor, but I'm afraid there is nothing to gain." Feng Fayong said with a smile.

"If you don't have money, there will always be people." He Lanxiong said calmly. (To be continued)