Chapter 671 Start Siege
With Chen Gong present, it is of course impossible for Lu Bu to have a direct armed conflict with Li Jue. In any case, Dong Zhuo currently represents the imperial court, and he himself is also the strongest warlord force.
However, Lu Bu was really angry. In his opinion, Dong Zhuo sent troops to Xianbei at this time, clearly for the purpose of picking fruits and stealing heads!
He fought with Budugen for more than a month, and basically regarded the city of Wanwan as his own. Li Jue jumped out suddenly at this time, and it was the result of Chen Gong and others' strong persuasion that Lu Bu didn't directly lead the troops to kill him.
Holding back his anger, he led Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Chen Gong, plus 20,000 Bingzhou wolves, to "greet" Li Jue aggressively.
Li Jue is very easy to talk at the moment. First, he expressed his gratitude to Lv Bu for his long conquest. At the same time, he also gave Lv Bu five million gold, saying that it was a reward from the imperial court, and let the Bingzhou army repair first. It depends on the Imperial Guard.
Lu Bu didn't like the five million gold, so he refused it mercilessly, and then claimed that the mere Xianbei could be destroyed overnight, so he didn't bother the imperial court to dispatch the imperial army.
The meaning inside and outside the words is obvious, let Li Jue get lost wherever he came from, and it is not Dong Zhuo's turn to take care of Xianbei's affairs.
If Li Jue was pushed back by Lu Bu's words, it would not be Li Jue. Faced with Lu Bu's cynicism, Li Jue was furious, and wanted to teach Lu Bu, the arrogant kid, a lesson.
Then, Li Jue was taught by Lu Bu to be a man.
Although Dong Zhuo's power far exceeds that of Lu Bu, in terms of military strength, few of Dong Zhuo's army are qualified to fight against Lu Bu. Li Jue is obviously not Lu Bu's opponent.
Li Jue was disarmed by Lu Bu after three strikes and five divisions. If it wasn't for the influence of scruples, Lu Bu could take Li Jue's life within three moves.
Li Jue, who was ashamed and angry, was furious and wanted to send troops to attack Lu Bu's army, but was firmly persuaded by the soldiers under his command. Before setting off, Dong Zhuo repeatedly emphasized that conflicts are fine, and small-scale conflicts are fine, but a real war with Lu Bu or other Han troops is absolutely not allowed.
As Dong Zhuo's confidant, Li Jue obviously did not dare to disobey Dong Zhuo's wishes. Although he was furious, he finally swallowed his anger and led the army to leave.
Li Jue was leaving temporarily, not evacuating the battlefield.
Western Xianbei has a vast area, and the city of Wanwan is only a corner of it. The mighty army captured by Lu Bu in the western Xianbei dare not come to the city of Wanwan to die. Therefore, the western Xianbei has become one of the few areas on the grassland that has not been invaded by war.
To put it another way without the flames of war, it means that the combat power is not strong and rich and fat.
Li Jue made a decisive decision and led the army to move to the western Xianbei, taking the opportunity to plunder the western Xianbei.
Seeing that Li Jue had gone away knowingly, Lu Bu naturally stopped embarrassing him, and instead focused on Rao Wancheng, thinking about how to break through the city wall of Rao Wancheng.
On the other hand, Li Jue was naturally unwilling to suffer a small setback with Lu Bu. Although the small tribes scattered in Xianbei in the west are plump, no matter how plump they are, they can't compare to the royal city around Wancheng!
It's a pity that Li Jue's army was completely crushed by Lu Bu's army in terms of generals. Although the quality of the army was not weaker than that of Lu Bu's army, the total strength was only 300,000, and he dared not really annoy this God of War.
Li Jue had no choice but to plunder the western Xianbei wantonly while asking Dong Zhuo for help, asking to send more powerful generals and more troops.
Dong Zhuo immediately made a decision after receiving the request for help, and dispatched 100,000 flying bear troops and 500,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, led by Zhang Ji, to support Li Jue.
At the same time, Dong Zhuo's secret military order was also brought along - must not let the city of Wanwan fall into the hands of Lu Bu!
Who is Dong Zhuo's biggest rival? Undoubtedly, the most threatening Dong Zhuo at this stage, and the most hostile is naturally Bingzhou Mu Luzhi.
Although Lu Bu was in fact a warlord who ruled the other side, he belonged to Lu Zhi in name, and the relationship between the two parties was handled quite harmoniously.
Lu Bu got the Raowan City, and to a certain extent it can be said that Lu Zhi got the Raowan City!
Lu Zhi was already so difficult to deal with, wouldn't it be even more difficult if he added a royal city? Therefore, Dong Zhuo absolutely did not allow Wancheng to fall into Lu Bu's hands.
In the secret order to Li Jue, Dong Zhuo even mentioned that when necessary, he can follow the example of Shang Ji and destroy the city of Wanwan. Even if it leaves a pile of ruins, it is better than leaving it to Lu Bu!
Shang Ji is not clear about the various intrigues in Xianbei in the Northwest, and Shang Ji is currently concentrating on dealing with Manchester City.
It is also a king-level city, and if Dragon City can win in one battle, don't expect this kind of miracle to be replicated in Manchester City. There are a total of six million troops in Touman City, relying on the city wall of Touman City, it is like a copper wall and an iron wall.
It was a crazy idea for Shang Ji to use 3 million troops to attack a city guarded by 6 million enemy troops. Although more than half of the 6 million troops are the newly established cannon fodder Wanqi, the previous 2 million troops are solid elites.
It also includes six Wanqi who can compete with Pingzhou's high-level special arms.
With such a powerful force in hand, Ke Bineng would naturally not blindly hide in the city to avoid the battle like Bu Dugen did.
From time to time, he sent troops to take the initiative to fight out of the city. On the one hand, he used it to improve the morale of the troops in Touman City, and on the other hand, he took the opportunity to explore the defensive loopholes in the Pingzhou army.
However, Ke Bineng's plan was doomed to fail. The Pingzhou Army's reconnaissance and communication system far surpassed that of the Xianbei Army. Once the Xianbei Army took the initiative to fight, Shang Ji immediately dispatched elite troops to take the initiative to fight, and sometimes even personally led Hei Jiaxuan to fight. .
After several times, instead of detecting any defensive loopholes, Ke Bineng lost a lot of troops, even the most elite Xiongnu Wanqi lost more than 20,000 people.
Under the blow, Ke Bineng decisively gave up this kind of fighting method, which was close to the battle of spirits, and began to defend the city instead. The city was frantically reinforced, and the city walls were filled with defensive facilities such as catapults, bed crossbows, clapping poles, rolling logs, and stones.
At first glance, it seems that Ke Bineng has made up his mind to stick to Manchester City.
However, Shang Ji thinks that it is impossible for Ke Bi Neng to admit defeat so easily. Even if Ke Bi Neng can hold the city, if the national fortune war fails after three months, Ke Bi Neng will automatically die suddenly. Shang Ji does not believe that Ke Bi Neng's mental quality is really high To the point where life and death are bearish.
Kebi Neng must have a backup, and he is preparing in secret, and sticking to the city is just a strategy for him to delay time.
This point of view has been recognized by all civil and military personnel in Pingzhou, but no one is sure about what specific means Ke Bineng has. Even the captured senior Xianbei generals like Qiqin didn't know what cards Kebi could have.
Under all unknown circumstances, Shang Ji could only take precautions while attacking Manchester City.
Kebi can't afford it, and Shang Ji can't afford it either! Considering the strength of Manchester City, even with Pingzhou's current siege capabilities, it would take at least a month to break through.
Time is not ample for business opportunities.