Molested Zulong at the beginning

High Priest Loulan's eloquent plan stunned General Wusun for a while.

If the strategy is really carried out according to the high priest's plan, then the more soldiers and horses Daxia has, the greater the disadvantage will be.

The more mouths there are to eat, the faster the food and grass will be consumed.

As long as they are vigilant, don't rush into the enemy again, and stay in the city like a tortoise the whole time, they will be able to drag down the Xia army who has been working on an expedition.

After all, whether it is Loulan or Wusun, each of them has a high wall and a thick wall, and no one wants to take it down for a year or so, it is just a dream.

Moreover, as locals, they can dispatch soldiers and horses from the rear at any time to provide food, grass and supplies.

Due to the expedition of thousands of miles in Great Xia, every point lost in the vigor of this army will be lost, and it is difficult to replenish it in time.

If this confrontation continues for a long time, the situation will definitely become more and more unfavorable to Da Xia.

"The high priest's trick is really good. Since he can't compare with him in strategy, then just focus on strategy."

"No matter how Xia Jun tempts us, we will never change from the same principle. We only fight defensively. As long as we remain undefeated, the final result will be a big victory for us."

General Wusun couldn't help but praise.

The high priest of Loulan sighed: "If you want to talk about good warfare, you have to rely on generals. I just rely on the right time and place."

General Wusun didn't take it seriously, and immediately said with a smile: "Then according to the words of the high priest, our two countries will join forces and become each other's horns. This time, I will definitely let Na Mengyi be defeated in the Western Regions, and I will let that Bai Su pay for his blood." pay."

All of a sudden, Wusun and Loulan's troops moved into action, and the entire Western Regions showed signs of storm.

Chapter 190 Four Easy Offensive and Defensive Types

As the sun rose, golden rays of light fell on the ground, and the layers of green grass like waves were covered with a thin halo.

Meng Yi was dressed in a skirt armor and stood leaning on a sword. His jet-black hair curled up into a neat sideburn, and he was gracefully standing in the wilderness, like a magnificent picture scroll.

At this moment, she frowned tightly and was looking into the distance.

I saw that the surrounding battlefield was in a mess, and broken swords and battle flags could be seen everywhere.

Obviously, I don't know that I have experienced a major war.

Looking at Loulan Kingdom in the distance, the slightly damaged but still strong city, she couldn't help but asked with a headache: "Has it been ten days already..."

Since the release of the call for thieves, Xia Jun has been marching forward all the way, heading directly towards Loulan Kingdom.

During this period, the two sides have experienced twelve battles, big and small, and Xia Jun can be said to be victorious in successive battles.

But as the supply line got longer and longer, Loulan and Wusun kept huddling in the city, starting a war of attrition. This situation became even more unfavorable for Xia Jun.

After all, if Daxia wants to transport a catty of grain to the front line, he needs to consume at least six or seven catties on the way.

Even though the Beiting Protectorate Mansion has been ordered to transport a large amount of livestock, and to grow some vegetables similar to bean sprouts locally in the Yuezhi Kingdom to replenish on the spot and reduce the pressure on the rear, the loss is still very large.

Sister Zheng gave her a total of three months to pacify the Western Regions.

Now almost half of the time has passed, but Loulan and Wusun Kingdom are like a bastard, and she can't chew it for a long time.

Even though they had sent special personnel to insult the city, or pretended to be defensive, to lure the soldiers and horses out of the city to fight, but the other party never took the bait, let her seduce in every possible way, they still couldn't shrink back.

This gradually gave Meng Yi a headache.

It's not a problem to stick to this trend.

However, the casualties would be too high in a strong attack, so what should we do!

Just as she was contemplating, a horseshoe neighed.

The galloping sound of several war horses resounded in the surrounding fields.

I saw several cavalrymen in black armor and holding long swords, rushing towards her position quickly.

The cloak fluttered in the wind, and the armored knight turned into streamlined lines while galloping. Only the bright eyes showed determination and fearlessness.

"General, Master Bai has arrived..."

Several people formed a circle around Meng Yi, knelt on the ground on one knee, and clapped their hands together.

Meng Yi was taken aback for a moment: "My lord, did you manage the Yuezhi Kingdom so quickly?"

After regaining the lost territory of the Yuezhi Kingdom, she and Bai Su's troops split into two groups.

One is in the Yuezhi Kingdom to coordinate the logistics, clean up the city, the rebels, stabilize the disaster relief, grow vegetables on the spot, improve the grain trucks, etc., to stabilize the situation in the rear.

One led the troops westward to attack Wusun and Loulan Kingdom.

I thought that Bai Su would at least stay in Yuezhi Kingdom for a month, but I didn't expect that it was completely resolved in just ten days and rushed to the front line.

She had been fighting outside the city for ten days, and she hadn't made any progress yet.

Now that Master Bai is here, just in time to ask, to see if there is any good way to break the city.

"Let's go."

The cavalry on the side brought the horse for Meng Yi, and Meng Yi pulled out the long sword in the mud, pinned it to his waist, got on the horse, and headed for the distance.

Soon, he came to Daxia's camp.

From far away, I saw a figure in white clothes standing quietly in the distance.

"grown ups……"

Meng Yi got off his horse and came to Bai Su.

Bai Su was instructing the guards to put away the food and supplies, when he saw Meng Yi walking over.

He smiled and said, "General Meng, how is the situation?"

Meng Yi smiled wryly: "Don't mention it, this Loulan country is like a bastard."

She sighed and recounted what had happened these days.

Hearing this, Bai Su couldn't help laughing and said, "It's true that I was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years, but it's normal when I think about it. I suffered such a big loss before, and nearly 20 soldiers and horses were lost. Now that they only have the hole cards in their hands, they will naturally not gamble lightly."

Meng Yi took off the helmet on his head and put it on his waist, with a heroic pretty face, his brows were tightly frowned at this moment: "My lord, what should we do next, there is only less than a month left of food and supplies, If it continues, we will have to retreat."

"Do you want to take a risk and attack?"

Bai Su shook his head slightly: "This Loulan is a big country with a population of 80 million. If you want to conquer it with an army of less than [-], it will be as difficult as reaching the sky."

"Let's not talk about whether you can take it down, even if you do take it down, under the huge casualties, how many troops can we have left?"

Hearing this, Meng Yi's beautiful brows frowned even more: "But they can't hold on, and continue to consume, which is not good for us. I don't know what your lord has to do to break the city."

Bai Su stroked his chin, pondered for a while and asked, "Compared with the defenders in the city, who is stronger or weaker?"

Meng Yi replied without hesitation: "If they weren't hiding in the city with high walls and thick walls, I only need [-] fine cavalry to crush their [-] army head-on."

Her tone was full of confidence, but there were reasons for it.

The current smelting level of the countries in the Western Regions is very backward, and most of them are still mainly using bronze ware. However, after the improvement of Baisu in the Central Plains, the smelting level of iron ware is already quite high.

Whether it's weapons, armor, or the crossbow in his hand, they all have an advantage.

In addition, from the tragic war to unify the six countries, the force like tigers and wolves is far from being comparable to that of a small country like the Western Regions.

If a Central Plains cavalry can deal with five Huns, then it is not a problem to deal with small countries like Wusun and Loulan with one enemy and ten.

After thinking for a while, Bai Su said, "Okay, if that's the case, then I'll help you break down the city gate."

Meng Yi's heroic and pretty face suddenly showed a touch of surprise: "I don't know what good plan my lord has to break open this city gate?"

Bai Su smiled and said, "Naturally rely on siege equipment."

Meng Yi couldn't help but sighed in disappointment, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, I'm afraid your trick won't work. As early as the first day I attacked Loulan, I already asked the soldiers to build ladders, battering rams and other equipment."

"But in the face of the overwhelming arrows and rolling stones of the defenders, it is difficult to advance at all."

Bai Su smiled mysteriously: "This thing of mine is different from yours. This thing can allow you to hit the defenders in the city hundreds of feet away, but the arrows of the defenders can't even occupy the corner of your clothes. The whole process is done alone." One side hangs and beats the other until the day the city is broken."

Hearing this, Meng Yi took a deep breath.

One-sidedly hang and beat the opponent, and the defenders can't fight back. This... how is this different from the fairy method.

She swallowed nervously, and asked tentatively, "Could it be that your lord knows the art of ghosts and gods?"

Bai Su didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm an ordinary person, how can I know any kind of supernatural skills?"

"What did the lord say?"

Bai Su looked at Meng Yi who looked puzzled, and said with a smile: "This thing is called Huihui Cannon, and it is the best choice for breaking the city."

Chapter 190 Play Music and Dance Together

"Returning Cannon, what is this?"

When Meng Yi heard this strange name, he couldn't help but froze for a moment.

Bai Su said with a smile: "In the past, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mozi once built a device called borrowing a cart, which can hollow out dozens of kilograms of wooden stakes, like burning coals, and throw them towards the outside of the city. Go and use it to defend the city."

"And my return to the cannon this time is similar to the principle of borrowing the car, all of which are throwing heavy objects out."

"However, compared to the distance of tens of feet when borrowing a car, I can only throw a weight of tens of kilograms. This time, I can easily lift a boulder of hundreds of kilograms and throw it a distance of one or two hundred feet."

"hiss!"

Meng Yi couldn't help but gasped, and his eyelids trembled.

A huge boulder weighing hundreds of catties is thrown a distance of one or two hundred feet. This... how can there be such a terrible weapon in this world.

You must know that the range of today's crossbow arrows is only tens of feet, and the distance of longbows is only about a hundred feet.

If it is true as Bai Su said, this object can throw huge boulders at the city from a distance of one or two hundred feet, this is simply a one-sided beating.

The defenders in the city didn't even have a chance to fight back. If they wanted to fight back, they had to go out of the city and rush to kill Xia Jun's camp.

But going out of the city to fight head-on was exactly what Xia Jun wanted.

Bai Su said with a smile: "Whether it can be done or not, you will know if you try it yourself after the artisans are called to build it."

When Meng Yi heard this, a look of excitement suddenly appeared on his face: "Okay, I'll call the craftsmen right away."

During the expedition of the army, in addition to the soldiers who fought, there will also be many veterinarians, cooks, and craftsmen who will follow the army.

It is used to make siege equipment anytime and anywhere, arrows used in the army, mend damaged armor, or treat horses as a doctor.

After all, once this army leaves the customs, it will be thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. Once an emergency problem occurs on the front line, it will be too late to dispatch supplies from the rear.

Therefore, the army often follows, a large number of logistics personnel preparing for war.

After Bai Su drew the blueprint of the returning cannon, he handed it over to the craftsmen in the army.

These craftsmen are all extremely experienced. Although it is the first time they have seen this object, according to Bai Su's drawing, the production of each part did not take much effort.

It took only one morning to preliminarily make one.

Meng Yi raised his head, and looked at the three or four meter tall behemoth in front of him in amazement.

She has been a soldier all her life, and she has experienced hundreds of battles. She has seen not one thousand siege equipment, but eight hundred.

But it was the first time she saw such a big guy.

Various winches and runners are located in various parts. A long pole like a long arm stands obliquely on it. Two thick ropes hang down from the top, and a thick cowhide is tightly tied. It seems to be used to place things.

Huge equipment requires at least a dozen people to push it.

Meng Yi asked curiously: "My lord, is this thing really as powerful as you said?"

After all, purely from the outside, this thing is a bit too bulky.

Bai Su smiled slightly: "Just try it and you'll know how powerful it is. Someone here... reloads."

He instructed the soldiers on the side, and the three soldiers next to him carried a boulder weighing more than 200 kilograms and put it on the return gun.

Immediately, according to Bai Su's instructions, they turned the winch one after another, adjusting the angle and turning the gears. As the rope was tightened step by step, the gears made a "creaking" sound.

Seeing Meng Yi standing helplessly under the cannon, Bai Su reminded him: "General, the cannon has just been made this time, and it is extremely powerful. Be careful, you will loosen the tight rope later and let the boulder be thrown out." , you'd better step back a bit, don't surprise you in a while."

But Meng Yi smiled: "Isn't it just a small siege tool? I haven't seen any scenes before, so how can I be frightened by this thing."

Seeing her confident expression, Bai Su's eyelids couldn't help but tremble, she was excited, and pretended to be in front of me.

He glanced at Meng Yi with some amusement: "In that case, the second battalion commander, ahhhhhhhh... that centurion, let me shoot at the distant mountains and forests."

"Yes."

The soldiers turned the winch one after another, and the thick wooden pole was pulled down bit by bit, showing a slightly curved arc