The defenders in several places in Dayuan soon discovered the barbarian cavalry, and quickly lit smoke signals and beat gongs to give them a warning.
The residents of the city became extremely nervous and all hid in their homes, not daring to come out.
The army defending the city assembled as quickly as possible and prepared to fight.
He was frightened when he saw the enemy coming to attack.
The number of troops was far beyond their expectations. Could it be that they really planned to attack the city this time?
Most barbarian armies only defend and do not launch attacks.
The walls of the First City were very tall and easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Even if you win by force, the losses will be huge.
They would first surround the city and then send their troops to plunder it.
However, after so many years, the people with the surname Qi in the border areas had already moved away.
If the enemy advances too far, the imperial army will be dispatched to intercept them.
The defenders can also cut off the enemy's retreat from the rear.
Therefore, although they often faced invasions from the enemy in recent years, they always engaged in small-scale attacks, looting some people and then quickly retreating.
A truly desperate attack would only occur when a dynasty was extremely corrupt and on the verge of collapse.
Generally, they would not be too worried even if they discovered the enemy.
But this time, I felt that something was wrong. There were too many enemy troops, and they were very aggressive.
Looking at the murderous enemy from afar, the generals defending the city felt something was wrong.
Little did he know that the Third Prince had joined forces with the Yunlu Pavilion to smuggle a large amount of iron into the enemy army. In one winter, they forged a large number of weapons and armor, and doubled the army's size.
The purpose of sending so many people to surround the city is to scare them and prevent them from sending troops to fight.
The defending general was terrified and quickly ordered his men: "Prepare for a fierce battle immediately. Gather all the young and strong men in the city and have them carry rolling stones and logs.
Set up a big pot and boil golden soup and black oil.
All soldiers who can fight are divided into two teams and take turns fighting.
I think the enemy will not give up this time when they attack."
The same was true for the garrisons in several other cities.
When eight express messages were sent to the imperial court, everyone was prepared for defense.
Li Ye also received the news quickly.
It can be seen that the enemy army is divided into several teams to surround the city, and all the scouts are watching the enemy's every move.
"As expected, the barbarians chose to invade in the spring.
Why is there only the barbarian army? Are there any movements from other countries? " Li Ye was very confused.
If they really want to attack, several countries should unite and send troops together.
Why did the barbarians suddenly take action on their own?
This is a bit abnormal.
"Your Highness, our people have been keeping an eye on the Jin Kingdom and the Khitan, but they haven't made any moves.
According to our inference, the barbarian invasion did not contact them."
Li Ye frowned even tighter: "Want to eat alone? Or do you have another plan?
This method of action is really too weird!"
"We are now strong in both men and horses, so why not take the initiative to attack and repel the enemy!
With so many war horses, I am confident that I can stop them."
Zhao Wudi was eager to try and full of fighting spirit.
In the past, it was not easy to deal with the barbarians. We could win the battle but still fail to catch up with them.
With the best war horses, Zhao Wudi will not let them go.
"Don't worry, they have besieged several cities, and each city has sent a large number of troops.
Although the barbarians' army had more than doubled in size after a winter of rest.
There is no such method of siege!
If they really wanted to launch a forceful attack, they would definitely concentrate most of their forces on attacking one city.
They must have other plans for doing this!"
Li Ye said.
Since childhood, I have been learning military tactics using the northern enemy country as an example.
Moreover, Li Ye also has various tactics learned from later generations, which are more advanced than the current ones.
It's almost like standing at a God's perspective.
At this moment, he was not anxious at all, but extremely calm.
Since we are going to fight a war, we must naturally do our best to destroy the enemy's vitality.
As the saying goes, it is better to break one finger than to hurt ten fingers.
If you don't take action, it's fine. But if you do, you must strike with thunder.
"Continue to closely monitor the enemy's movements, and contact the defenders of each city.
We can't let them just defend blindly, we have to look for opportunities to take the initiative.
Only by fighting can we find out the other party's true intentions.
I don't believe the barbarians are really that powerful and can capture all the cities at once."
Li Ye said coldly.
"Yes, I will go and investigate right away!"
Jialing Pass soon received the news.
Faced with the enemy's encirclement, the third prince was not worried at all.
Before coming to the battle, they had already informed Shi Wushuang that they did not want to attack Jialing Pass and hoped that the garrison in the city would not attack.
Shi Wushuang knew very well that their main attack direction should be Li Ye.
After telling the Third Prince, they were all very happy to keep their troops in place.
Waiting quietly for Li Ye to be defeated.
The Third Prince and General Shi Wushuang drank some wine while waiting for news from the front line.
In order to bribe the third prince, the barbarians even sent him several beautiful women.
They party all day and all night long, and their life is so comfortable.
"Do you think the barbarians can succeed this time?" asked the third prince.
Shi Wushuang did not show any gloating. Instead, the more such situations occurred, the more cautious he became.
“Don’t underestimate the Sixth Prince’s abilities; he has hundreds of thousands of people under his command.
Even if you can't fight, you can just sit there and let the enemy hack you to death, and it will take a long time.
I guess if he is defeated he will definitely run away immediately.
Your Highness must send more people to keep a close watch on him, and notify the barbarians immediately if you find any trace of him.
Only if the Sixth Prince dies at the hands of the barbarian cavalry can Your Highness be freed from responsibility."
"You're right. I'll have my trusted confidant do it right away! You guys at Yunlu Pavilion shouldn't be idle either. Try to get as much information as you can about Lao Liu."
"yes!"
"Report! His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince has sent an urgent message!"
The Third Prince curled his lips and said, "I guess he sent me a letter to ask for support."
"Let's take a look. Maybe we can get some information online."
The Third Prince agreed with this and said to his men, "Bring the letter here!"
I took the letter and read it carefully.
The Third Prince suddenly burst into laughter: "I told you, your guess was absolutely correct.
The enemy is heading towards him, and he wants us to send reinforcements to support him.
He also told us to take the initiative to send troops to fight and tie down the enemy's main force.
He had such a nice dream. He hurt me so badly and still wanted me to help him.
Bah, I can’t wait for you to die.”
The Third Prince drank a glass of wine leisurely and said calmly, "Your Highness should write him a letter as soon as possible, saying that we are surrounded by enemy troops and are trying every possible way to defeat them.
But our defenders are too few in number and are unable to support him in a short period of time.
With this letter, Your Highness can escape responsibility no matter what happens."
The third prince nodded: "Of course!"
He immediately ordered his men to write back to Li Ye, saying that the situation here was critical and they were lucky to be able to save themselves, and there was no army to send.
Let Li Ye find a way to resist the enemy on his own.
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