"God doesn't follow people's wishes." Liang Xiao shook his head with a wry smile.

When he was most reluctant to fight Lie Jiaomi, Lie Jiaomi pressed him step by step, insisting on him to decide the outcome.

If you spend a winter in the Ili River Valley according to the scheduled plan and fight again next year, both the troops and the combat power of the soldiers will be much better than the two now, and his confidence in winning is much greater. Now, all hope is on the 500 Greek Armor Cavalry of Doroth. If the Greek Armor Cavalry can fully exert its due power, he still has 50% or 60% of the winning ability. If the Greek Armor Cavalry is silent, the result will be hard to say, and even if he can win, it will be a miserable victory.

After all, the Yuezhi people were not Han people, and their loyalty was not as good as the Dayuan people. No one could tell whether they would backfire without powerful force. But it was inevitable that Ashana would make more demands.

They are originally friends of interests. When they have common interests, everyone can talk about feelings. When they have no common interests, talking about feelings is about seeking a skin from a tiger.

"Da Lu, it's not that we are wary, we really have to fight."

Ashana stroked her beard with a serious expression. "The general doesn't have to worry. Lie Jiaomi can't hold on for too long. As long as he can defend the valley, he will have no choice. In a few days, he will naturally retreat unless..." Ashana hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "He also wants to spend the winter in the valley."

"Then let's remind him." Liang Xiao looked helpless. "If you have to be neighbors with him all winter, it's not a happy thing."

"How do you want to remind him?"

"I wrote him a letter to talk about the pros and cons. Although I am not as good as Dongfang Shuo's eloquent tongue, the basic principles can still be explained clearly."

Asha's laughed loudly, and he kept his head. "Yes, although the general is not an eloquent lobbyist, he has a difficult-to-get-seeking vision for ordinary people. As long as Lie Jiaomi is not confused, he can always understand the general's painstaking efforts."

"I hope so."

Liang Xiao immediately called a scattered man and dictated a few words. The general idea was very simple, just to tell Liejiaomi that you and I are not in line with each other. Now I have occupied the favorable terrain. If you attack for a strong force, you will have to suffer heavy losses. Winter is coming, so you should go back to Chigu City. Let's fight again next year. Chigu City is your foundation. If Chigu City is lost, all your family will become prisoners, and you, Kunmo, will be done.

Liang Xiao asked the Sairen to repeat it and confirm it was correct, so he asked him to meet Lie Jiaomi.

Ashana was listening on the side and quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know that Liang Xiao's ears were amazing. Even though he was several steps away, even if he was very relaxed and careful, Liang Xiao could hear clearly. Even Liang Xiao knew the changes in his heartbeat.

At that moment, Liang Xiao sighed. It’s good to stay at home for a thousand days, but it’s difficult to go out for a while. If these seven or eight thousand cavalry were all Han troops, if Asha, it was Li Guang or Wei Qing, why would he be so entangled?

After hearing Liang Xiao's message, Lie Jiaomi arranged for the messenger to have a meal and sent him back.

The mess was confused and didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd of Liejiaomi, so he had to give Liang Xiao a panic. Liang Xiao asked about the past, but didn't say anything. He rewarded him with half a piece of silk and asked him to go down and rest.

Liang Xiao immediately invited Ashana, Jian Mi, and told them Lie Jiaomi's reaction. After hearing this, Jian Mi blinked her big eyes and couldn't figure out what was going on, but Ashana was very disappointed, pondered for a long time, and shook her head.

"It seems that this battle is inevitable."

Liang Xiao asked back, "Why did Dalu have such a conclusion? Will Liejiaomi really attack the valley entrance? This is a decision that is not worth the loss. We have a good location, and infantry battles are the strength of our Han army. If Liejiaomi abandons the advantage of cavalry, the loss will definitely be significant." He shook his head again. "In my opinion, Liejiaomi is just a pretentious act, which makes us confused about his intentions. The possibility of a strong attack is not high."

Ah She had only had a little idea, but when Liang Xiao said this, she became interested. After working with Liang Xiao for so long, he saw Liang Xiao hesitating for the first time, and believed that he was more accurate than Liang Xiao this time, and immediately became interested.

"General, how about we bet?"

Liang Xiao was a little surprised and curious. "What are Dalu planning to bet on?"

"I bet on whether hunting Jiaomi will attack the valley entrance." Ashana said: "I bet on him that he will attack, and use a hundred gold as the bet."

Liang Xiao smiled. "Since Dalu has such a good mood, I will accompany him. I know Dalu has always wanted a top-notch Dayuan horse. If I lose, I will give Dalu one. What about it?"

Ashana raised her eyebrows and laughed. "It's just my wish. General Jianmi, are you interested in getting into a thrust? Do you support me or General Liang?"

Jianmi is thinking without hesitation. "I support General Liang."

Ashana smiled with her palms. "Okay, I have another Dayuan horse."

Liang Xiao also smiled.

Lie Jiaomi summoned the generals to discuss matters and told them about what Liang Xiao sent to the envoy. After hearing this, the generals looked at each other.

They thought Liang Xiao had a reasonable point. In terms of location, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. In terms of length and short, the Han army was obviously better at fighting in the field. The Wusun people dismounted and fought, and they gave up their strengths to make the shortcomings. It was not suitable. In terms of time, Liang Xiao had enough supplies and had no worries. If the Wusun people wanted to spend the winter in the river valley, they would have to collect more cattle, sheep and forage, otherwise they would not persevere next spring.

Besides, there is another bigger problem: once the mountain is closed due to heavy snow, Akagu Castle will change, and when they know the news next year, it will be too late even if they want to go back to rescue.

After listening quietly to the opinions of the generals, Lie Jiaomi only said one sentence: Liang Xiao sent an envoy to persuade me to withdraw his troops, which was a sign of guilt. If he was sure of victory, he would be willing to fight, so how could he be so kind to persuade me to retreat?

It is rare to have an opportunity. If we don’t take this opportunity to defeat him, we will have even less chance when the reinforcements from Dayuan, Yuezhi and even Han people arrive next year. Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack the gorge, this canyon is a dead end. As long as we break through the gorge, Liang Xiao will have no way to escape and will definitely be captured.

As for Chigu City, what are you going to worry about? Liang Xiao was blocked in the canyon by me. What can his subordinates do? Is Guo Wu stronger than Aliusu and dares to forcibly attack my Chigu City? Let’s take a step back, even if Chigu City changes, as long as we defeat Liang Xiao, this land will still belong to us, and even Dayuan will become our vassal state.

Think about it, isn’t Guishan City in Dayuan richer than Chigu City? Even Suye City, because of the existence of a large number of Han merchants, is many times stronger than Chigu City.

After hearing Lie Jiaomi's explanation, the generals woke up from a dream and were impressed.

Lie Jiaomi immediately made arrangements and sent three thousand cavalry to collect necessary supplies such as cattle, sheep, grass, etc., and at the same time recruited the herders in the valley as soldiers. Liang Xiao was blocked by him, and he could now act freely with confidence. With enough supplies, he could spend the winter in the valley. With more troops, he had a greater chance of winning.

Then, he personally led the army to approach the canyon and began to prepare for a strong attack.

Liang Xiao ordered people to bring two Dayuan horses and hand them to Ashana's hands.

Ashana took the reins of the horse and stroked the mane of the Dayuan horse, and couldn't let it go. Yuezhi also gave birth to horses, but they knew better. Dayuan horses were definitely the best war horses, no doubt about it. He was happy to get two top-quality Dayuan horses at once.

"Da Lu, why don't we bet another bet?"

Ashana glanced at Liang Xiao sideways, proudly. "I didn't expect that the general would be reluctant to leave. Why do you want to win these two horses back?"

"Yes." Liang Xiao said frankly: "These two horses are the princess's beloved things. I lost to you, so I am naturally unwilling to accept it. If Dalu dares to bet again, I will definitely be able to take them back, and maybe I can win Dalu for a few hundred golds."

"Hundreds of gold? You're so angry." Ahsha was moved. "What do you want to bet, and what bets do you use?"

"Betting that I can guard the gorge, but Dalu can't." Liang Xiao smiled. "It's a bet, including Mingzhu, the princess and I have five top-quality Dayuan horses. If I lose, I will give them all to Dalu. If Dalu loses..."

Ashana raised her eyebrows. He knew that the high-quality Dayuan horse was rare, and even the Dayuan royal family was not unlimited. Luo Xuli only had seven or eight such Dayuan horses in total, four adult horses were her and Liang Xiao's mounts, and three underage young horses were prepared to leave for her son Xiao Hannibal. Liang Xiao took out all the Dayuan horses to bet, which shows that he was really anxious.

Of course, it was not because I lost Dayuan Horse, but because I was afraid of losing the position at the Gorge.

He admitted that the Han people were good at fighting in the field and were indeed stronger than the Yuezhi people, but if the people of Dayuan were also stronger than the Yuezhi people, he would not accept it. When the people of Yuezhi passed by Dayuan, they could be said to have won every battle and never lost. How could the people of Yuezhi be inferior to those of Dayuan people?

This is related to the dignity of the Yuezhi people and must face the challenge. Even if Yuewo people are not good at defending the city, five thousand people are more than enough to guard the canyon. If you can take this opportunity to learn some offensive and defensive skills from Liang Xiao, you will be even more profitable.

Azhan made a quick decision. "If I lose, not only will these two horses be returned in full, but I will also give you another five hundred gold, what?"

"A word is certain." Liang Xiao raised his hand.

"One word is determined." Ashana went up to meet him and swears. Three crisp sounds of "papapapapapapapa", the two of them laughed to the sky, feeling that they were in the hands of their victory.

Liang Xiao immediately arranged troops to set up a formation. He met Ashana's request, and he led the Han army and Dayuan people to defend the first formation first, the Yuezhi people plundered the formation, and by the way, he observed and learned about Liang Xiao's command of the battle.

This canyon is not deep and wide, less than twenty miles long from north to south, only two or three miles wide from east to west, and the mouth of the canyon is even narrow, only about two hundred steps. There is a river in the middle, with steep cliffs on both sides. Except for argas and snow leopards, no creature can climb directly up.

Liang Xiao made full preparations and ordered people to cut down fir and build dozens of shooting platforms up to ten feet high, which were placed at the entrance of the gorge. He also ordered people to roll hundreds of huge rocks down from the hillside, which were distributed in an orderly manner at the entrance of the gorge. These huge rocks were about one person tall. They stood behind and leaned down slightly, and could be used as cover. They could stand up and shoot and kill freely, just like a city wall.

Liang Xiao asked Dayuan soldiers to mix with Han army soldiers, and every two Han soldiers were paired with one or two Dayuan soldiers to fight together. These Dayuan soldiers have received training from Old Andrew and are familiar with infantry warfare. Now, with on-site guidance from the Han army, it is a rare opportunity.

The soldiers of Dayuan entered the position with confidence and began training.

The biggest problem with cavalry dismounting and fighting in the field is footwork. I am used to riding a horse's legs and are somewhat uncomfortable to the ground. I can't see it when I walk normally. When I need to fight, my legs will not obey. Free shuttles on such a huge rock-covered position is a task with extremely high demands.

Under the guidance of the Han army soldiers, the soldiers of Dayuan began to practice walking quickly in the stone formation, moving forward and backward. Ashana saw it and was happy in his heart, and immediately ordered people to copy and find a suitable place to practice.

Seeing the Han army put down the stone formation and the Han army was practicing in the formation, the Wusun people also wanted to take the opportunity to steal the army. However, they could not observe at close range and could only look from a distance. It was difficult to find a suitable big stone outside the gorge. It was difficult to build an identical training ground than climbing to the sky. Hunting Jiaomi had no choice but to have someone draw circles on the ground to simulate huge stones and train soldiers.

Fortunately, the terrain outside the canyon is wide open, and hunting can allow tens of thousands of soldiers to start practicing at the same time. This is an advantage that Liang Xiao and Ashana in the canyon do not have.

Tens of thousands of people on both sides, hundreds of steps, began training at the same time, making final preparations for the upcoming battle.

More than ten days later, the Wusun people who went out to collect supplies arrived with the first batch of supplies and the soldiers of the new scramble. Lie Jiaomi immediately launched the first wave of attacks.

The sound of a trumpet sounded, and a thousand shepherds who had just been conscripted were forced to pick up their weapons and walk towards the stone formation, while the real Wusun elite stopped at two hundred steps of the appearance formation, ready to enter the battle at any time.

Seeing these shepherds with incomplete armor and simple weapons, the jammed teenagers around Luo Xuli were silent. The Amazon female warriors were a little reluctant to see it. Most of these shepherds were jammed, and it was probably the families or tribe members of these teenagers.

Liang Xiao stood on a shooting platform, looking at the shepherds with incomplete armor and despair, his eyes twitched.

Lie Jiaomi is cruel enough. But this is not a bad thing. His daring to treat the shepherd like this means that he has made a decision to decide the outcome and believes that he can suppress anyone with force. Once the war is unfavorable or even defeated, the shepherds will fight back.

"Want to compete with me in position?" Liang Xiao sneered: "Lie Jiaomi, let the horse come over."

The sound of war drums sounded, Liang Xiao waved his hand and called Sebas, pointing to the shepherd who was slowly approaching. "Sebas, do you want to save your tribe?"

Sebas nodded vigorously.

"Okay, go to the front of the formation and say that I know they are forced and don't want to hurt them. If they are willing to surrender, I can let them in. If they dare not, they can also pretend to be dead in the formation. As long as they put down their weapons, they can spare them."

"Really?" Sebass was overjoyed.

"A word from a gentleman said, even the four horses can't catch up with the car." Liang Xiao touched Sebas' head. "Go."

Sebas knelt down in front of Liang Xiao with a "thump", kowtowed a few heavily, got up, and ran away.-

(To be continued.)
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