Even the Chinese New Year is walking halfway. Although it is the Western Regions, the wind is not much lighter than that in Liaodong in winter. Even if the armor is lined with a large cotton coat, the frozen steel armor cools outside, and the people are still trembling.

Moreover, the war was too long, and it only took less than a quarter of it. Kucha, Shule, and the culprit, were still thousands of miles away. I don’t know how long the war will take! In such a cold weather, no matter whether the Bafu soldiers or the Guanxi cavalry who were assigned to the Western Regions Protectorate, they were all in a hurry.

But let alone, Jiaohe City, the capital of Cheshiqian, is really special. It is located between the intersection of two ancient rivers. Although the river has dried up and changed courses in unknown climate change, the huge ancient rivers and Jiaohe City built by digging river mud on the spot look like it is so simple and vicissitudes.

The entire army was stationed in a lifeless manner while taking advantage of the cold wind, and in the middle of the Tucheng Jiaohe and Walnut standing in the surrounding area at the corner. The Right Army was the Cheshi National Alliance that "rebelled" during the Battle of the Mountain Kingdom.

However, at this time, the 20,000 troops were only more than 8,000 left. After all, the logistics pressure was there, and Cao Zhang did not trust them. He dismissed these troops from the Cheshi country along the way. When he arrived at Jiaohe City, there were only troops from the Cheshi country who were not believed and could not be dismissed.

As for the Left Army, Cao Zhang brought the expedition, even the logistics soldiers included the 15,000 vanguard army of the Protectorate's Office.

The reserved civilian light infantry exhausted and removed the felt bags carried by the horses. The curved steel skeleton was heavily nailed to the dry land of the ancient river channel, setting out a military camp like the mushroom forest. Leng was reluctant to say anything. No matter whether it was the infantry of the Protectorate of Zhang Heguo Huai or the Knights of Guanxi, they all drove into the camp dullly.

It is time to find water sources, and it is time to feed horses and feed horses, but the entire army is in a depressing atmosphere, which makes people feel unpleasant.

But in such a lifeless look, several cavalrymen who were holding the flag of the Protectorate Mansion ran out of the gate of Jiaohe City in ecstasy. While thrusting their horses ass, they rushed into the camp. Looking at the army that was lazy to greet, they shouted along the way with great excitement.

"The Cheshi people will not surrender! The Cheshi people will not surrender! The army is about to attack the city!"

"What? The Cheshi people don't surrender?"

"The army is really going to attack the city, it's great!!!"

Often, siege battles are the most painful and cruelest wars. If you are in the Central Plains, you will be nervous when you learn that the army is going to attack the city, and the commander has to spend a lot of money to recruit death-death men as pioneers. However, in the Protectorate's Mansion, when you hear that there is a war to fight, many people are even so excited that they cry out in joy, kneeling on the ground and fists are hammering the dry earth.

When he heard that Jiaohe City refused to surrender, even Cao Zhang in the commander's military camp could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Judging from the current political situation, the entire Western Regions are still waiting and watching, and Cao Zhang still needs to use military merits to establish his authority. In the Central Plains, the rulers promote their kindness! But in this land where productivity is backward and bullying the weak and fearing the strong, they have to show off their muscles and show their ability to fight. They can cut off hundreds of heads, so that the Sages in the Western Regions can be afraid of you.

When Ban Chao decided to the Western Regions, he soon thirty-six cavalry rushed into the camp of hundreds of people in the Xiongnu mission, chopped off the head of the Xiongnu master and threw it in front of King Shanshan. Is this scared him to worship the Celestial Empire?

If Jiaohe City surrenders again, if you want to find the next attack point, you still need to travel thousands of miles west to attack Kuqa, the capital of Kucha, near the Tarim River.

Moreover, in order to maintain the Xinyi of the great power, if the Cheshishi surrenders, the army of the Western Regions Protectorate will not be able to loot, otherwise if they surrender, who will surrender? At that time, the five thousand landlords and cavalry, as the main force, will still have two claws. Cao Zhang really doubts whether he can drive them to travel west for another thousand or hundreds of miles.

In contrast, whether the Cheshi and the Man, Snake and Rat will rebel again is a trivial matter!

Fortunately, it seemed that the army was dead and had great confidence in the city defense of its capital. The Chinese people in front of the farming Cheshi arrogantly refused to surrender, and wanted to continue to stand up and compete with the big man.

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However, Cao Zhang was dancing with his arms excitedly there. Wang Changle, who was the most impulsive, became steady and frowned in his eyes at the map.

"Uncle! Don't be too happy too early! Jiaohe City is not that easy to attack!"

"If there is too much loss here, the next war will be even harder to fight! Don't forget that this is the beginning, and there are also several Western Region barbarians who are not convinced by the king's transformation and need to conquer!"

"Our army has tiger squat cannons, why are we afraid of it?"

Cao Zhang is a good leader, but unfortunately, Huang Xuer, who is a general, is really average in military strategy! Listening to his optimistic words, Deng Ai poured a basin of cold water on his forehead.

"The tiger squat gun is too small and has poor power. Moreover, Jiaohe City is an earthen wall. If the tiger squat gun is used to collapse the city wall, I am afraid that the hundred barrels of gunpowder carried by the army will be exhausted. If you want to transport gunpowder to the front line, you will be useless!"

"this……"

Later generations of Da Meng were too superstitious about firearms. In the battle of Sarhu, he was beaten to annihilate by the Eight Banners Jurchens with cold weapons. Now Cao Zhang seems to have made this mistake too! He was really stunned when he listened to Deng Ai's calculations.

However, after pouring cold water on him, Deng Ai, a man who was originally honest and honest, couldn't help but look cunning.

"But the cannons can't be used to bombard the city! We have other ways. Uncle Cao, don't you think that the situation of our army now is very similar to that of Guan Yu when he besieged Xu Du?"

"So our army will be completely defeated?"

I don’t know whether I look down on Guan Shouhou or have no confidence in him. When I heard this, Cao Zhang’s head suddenly drooped. Deng Ai was so angry that he couldn’t get up. Miss Changle next to him shook her head speechlessly, and then slapped Deng Ai on the back of her head.

"What are you buying? Tell me if you have any tricks! Don't you know if my uncle's IQ is low?"

He also rubbed the back of his head helplessly and lowered his voice. As Deng Ai's demon whisper, San Xiaoqiang's heads gathered together. In less than a moment, a wave of evil and sinister smiled suddenly! Especially Cao Zhang, his voice was particularly lewd and chuckled.

"Good idea! In terms of Yin, it's your little Dengzi!"

…………

Although it was cold and cold, the next day, the army of the Western Regions Protectorate quickly kicked off the siege, especially on the east side of the city, with a burst of crying and shouting at her parents. The Han army of the Western Regions Protectorate was pushed to the forefront of the entire army.

This trick is immoral enough. It is a common trick used by nomadic peoples. After capturing the population of the farming people, they are forced to attack the city of the farming people as cannon fodder. This not only consumes the vitality of defending the city, but also has to fight with each other inside and outside the city, which is particularly able to attack the morale of the defending part of the city.

Sure enough, the horn of the siege was just blowing, and looking at the city, many of their neighbors, even the second uncle and cousin, were driven to Jiaohe City in helplessness, and the screams and curses on the top of the city were already loud.

"Despicable Han Dog!!!"
Chapter completed!