The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 155 Volume Victory and Defeat
Liu Xie led his people to the Wei River and began to build a city wall not far from it.

The Xianzhen Camp under Gao Shun was specially prepared for sieges and capture cities, so building city walls was a perfect match for their expertise.

In just less than half a day, the Xianzhen Camp built a city wall that was one mile long.

According to estimates, a city wall of this length is enough to block any pass in the Jincheng Valley.

"Whether it will succeed or not, we will have to wait till tomorrow!"

Liu Xie walked forward and touched the still damp city wall.

The current city wall only has the shape but does not function as a city wall.

The wall is so soft that even a kick from a child could cause it to collapse.

Whether it can really be effective, we still have to wait for a night of cold wind to see how the city wall is carved.

After a night.

It’s not yet noon.

The generals could not wait to come outside the city to observe the condition of the city wall.

Xu Huang came to a place about a hundred steps away from the city wall and took the lead to stand still.

One hundred steps. This was the effective range of the Qiang people's bows and arrows that Xu Huang calculated last time in Meiwu.

Moreover, the arrows in Xu Huang's hand were replaced with the thick arrows used by the Qiang people.

Although the range of this kind of arrow is shorter than that of the Han people's bow and arrow, its power is often greater!

The bowstring drops and the arrow flies out!
The arrow shot by Xu Huang seemed to be able to gather the surrounding wind, turning into a tiger running forward, waving its thick front paws and slapping forward fiercely.

"cluster!"

After a slight sound, everyone came forward to check.

The arrow fell to the ground.

Where the arrow hit the city wall, only a tiny white mark appeared, which was insignificant.

When I put my hand on the wall, I felt that it was very rough and icy cold.

Overnight, the mud and water inside actually froze into solid ice!
Lu Bu also came over to test at this moment.

He came to the earth wall with a Fang Tian Ji in his hand, grasped the handle of the halberd, and chopped at the wall hard!

The blow that was powerful enough to shake mountains only sank a few inches when it hit the wall made of mud and sand!
Lu Bu was immediately overjoyed: "How is this wall different from one made of rammed earth?"

The method works!

Excellent quality!

Liu Xie, who was watching from behind, asked Dong Zhuo: "Grandmaster, if I use this technique in the Jincheng Valley and build a city in one night, I wonder if I can trap the Qiang people to death at the bottom of the valley and win in one fell swoop?"

This is not Duan Xing's way of fighting.

It is not Huo Qubing's way of fighting either.

It is a tactic that uses the weather to forcibly change the terrain!

There is a big river running through the Jincheng Valley, so there is no shortage of river water.

The silt there is softer than that near the Wei River.

Because it is a valley, hurricanes often hit it, and the weather there is probably a bit colder than that by the Wei River!

Since the Qiang people have the advantage of geographical location, Liu Xie will take advantage of the weather!
In this way, we can naturally set up a dead end and solve the Qiang problem!
Dong Zhuo also stepped forward and touched the city wall that was built overnight.

He pushed hard, but it didn't move at all.

This city wall is enough to resist the Qiang people!
Dong Zhuo never thought that the emperor had actually come up with a way to defeat the Qiang people!

Even he, who had seen Duan Xing fight and was extremely familiar with the Qiang people's tactics, could not think of a method, but the emperor actually thought of it!
Use the weather to change the geographical advantages, and use the geographical advantages to promote harmony among people...

Dong Zhuo felt mixed emotions for a moment, happiness mixed with other things.

"Your Majesty won this battle!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xie decisively smiled brightly.

I defeated the Grand Tutor again!
"In this way, we can put an end to the Qiang disaster!"

"..."

Dong Zhuo couldn't bear to attack Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty, this is just a temple calculation. Don't just talk about it on paper and think that this is the result of the war, otherwise you will become the second Zhao Kuo."

Things like temple divination are just deductions.

The specific course of the final battle may be very different from the initial deduction.

Therefore, when it comes to things like temple divination, the simpler the better.

Especially now when it is not very convenient to convey information, simplicity and clarity are needed.

Just like the last battle of Hedong.

The temple calculation at the beginning was extremely simple.

Li Jue and Guo Si went through Longmen and occupied Jishan to attract enemy forces.

Xu Rong went to Fenglingdu to harass the enemy and confuse the direction of the main attack.

Then Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu's central army crossed the river from Puban and went to the east of the river to cut off the enemy's communication between the north and south, and then divided and encircled them.

Simple and clear, everyone knows what they should do.

But even so, too many unexpected events occurred.

First, Xu Huang attacked Xiagui, forcing Dong Zhuo's central army to return for support.

After crossing Hedong, he did not follow the original plan to cut off the north and south of Hedong and then slowly take action. Instead, Lu Bu directly killed Shanyu in battle...

There are too many unexpected events and risks involved.

Even the Battle of Hedong was like this, let alone the complicated Battle of Longyou.

Apart from anything else... the so-called prerequisite for building a city to isolate the Qiang people is that the Qiang people must get into the bottom of the Jincheng Valley and fall into the trap set for them.

What if they just can’t get in?
There may be a hundred or a thousand ways in which the war could have developed, but there is only one way for the imperial court to defeat the Qiang people and put an end to the Qiang disaster!
Therefore, we are still a long way from "victory". We can even say that we haven't even seen a glimmer of hope...

"Master, you should always be more optimistic."

"We need to take the enemy seriously tactically, but we need to despise them strategically. We don't need to think that a group of Qiang people are invincible!"

Liu Xie pointed above his head.

"Recently, natural disasters have continued. The imperial court is certainly not feeling well, but do those Qiang people feel well?"

"The Qiang leader Mi Dang, and the Di people Qiang Duan and A Gui from Wudu and Yinping, did they really send troops to avenge Han Sui?"

"Natural disasters continue, the land is barren, even the Han people who grow crops have a hard time living, let alone the Qiang and Di people who rely on the mountains for their livelihoods."

"They may have used Han Sui as a cover when they went out to plunder this time. In fact, they wanted to plunder enough to keep their tribe and people alive. If that's the case, how could they give up a rich place like Jincheng?"

"Once they capture Jincheng, the money and food they will get will be enough for them to stay in the mountains for several years. Why wouldn't they go and make a fortune?"

"As long as the news that Jincheng is empty is revealed, they will definitely be fooled! Please rest assured, Grand Master!"

After Dong Zhuo thought about it, he also felt that what the emperor said made sense.

only……

"Your Majesty, what military book did you read about the phrase 'strategically despise the enemy, tactically take the enemy seriously'? This phrase, which speaks of the essence of military tactics, should not be completely unremembered by me."

"..."

Liu Xie said, Grand Master, your focus seems to be a bit off.

"I remember that it was a military book I casually flipped through in Shiqu Pavilion, but I don't know where I put it now... If the Grand Master is willing, he can look through all the books in Shiqu Pavilion himself, and maybe he can find the military book that recorded that sentence."

Anyway, it's not a bad thing for Taishi to read more at his age...

Seeing that Dong Zhuo seemed to be deep in thought and even wanted to go to Shiqu Pavilion to find books, Liu Xie was just thinking about whether he should forge some books and throw them in for Dong Zhuo to read.

"Your Majesty, if the Qiang people heard that Jincheng was empty, they would definitely follow your Majesty's wishes and head to the Jincheng Valley."

At this moment, Jia Xu felt that he had to come out and remind the emperor of a very important thing -

"But Jincheng is still in Ma Teng's hands after all."

"Jincheng is the core of Liangzhou and has always been regarded as a stronghold by Ma Teng. If Ma Teng is asked to give up Jincheng... even if it is only for a short period of time to lure the Qiang people into taking the bait, I am afraid he will be extremely reluctant in his heart."

"In this case, what should Your Majesty do?"

Liu Xie's smile froze.

He could easily take advantage of the Qiang people's greed for money and lure them to the vicinity of Jincheng.

But he had completely forgotten how to make Ma Teng willingly give up Jincheng and his old nest...

Not everyone can be like Liu Xie, who can easily leave Chang'an at any cost for the outcome of the war.

Ma Teng was indecisive and suspicious to begin with, so it was difficult to ask him to give up Jincheng to cover up for the imperial court.

"It seems that we need to select a lobbyist to go to Jincheng and persuade Ma Teng first."

If Ma Teng does not cooperate, all the plans will remain in vain and cannot be implemented on the real battlefield.

Liu Xie first looked at Jia Xu, then shook his head silently.

Looking at Xun You again, Liu Xie still shook his head silently.

Neither of them is known for their eloquence, so it would be extremely difficult to accomplish this task.

"Your Majesty, I think that Chief Clerk Wei Kang can take on this important task!"

Jia Xu was indeed not shooting without purpose.

Now that the problem has been raised, a solution must have been prepared.

Liu Xie gave Jia Xu an admiring look.

I thought Jia Xu had remained silent throughout this plan, but it turns out that he had thought of what I had missed and came up with a countermeasure.

Wei Duan...

The last time Han Sui held the people hostage, it was this man who went to Huaili City to persuade the wealthy families in the city to open the city gates.

This shows that Wei Duan is quite good at negotiation.

Moreover, the Jingzhao Wei family was quite famous in the Yongliang area.

Wei Duan went to Jincheng and could also join forces with the Liangzhou gentry to put pressure on Ma Teng.

If this person goes there, he might be able to persuade Ma Teng.

"Good, then let this person go."

Just after Jia Xu agreed, Xun You also stepped out.

"Your Majesty, I request to go with the army this time."

?

The two people who had been silent just now were now vying to offer suggestions. Liu Xie wondered if they were somewhat dissatisfied with his slacking attitude just now.

But Xun You's expedition...

Liu Xie subconsciously looked at Lu Bu.

He had previously thought that this battle would be the same as the one in Hedong. He just had to rush forward mindlessly and crush the enemy with the iron hooves of Xiliang.

But now it seems that the war in Longyou and the war in Hedong are completely not on the same level, and there are more areas that require micro-management and coordination than Liu Xie had imagined!

To be honest, Liu Xie was a little worried about leaving this delicate work to Lu Bu.

"It's rare that Gongda volunteered, so I can't spoil his fun."

"In that case, you can be the military advisor and go with Fengxian!"

(End of this chapter)