Chapter 474 Two attacks

Gao Tu and Qin Shengying were shocked when they saw Li Yu wearing ordinary soldiers' armor.

The two of them quickly stepped forward, intervened and bowed, and said, "I pay homage to your highness!"

Li Yu waved his hand and signaled that the two of them would be exempted from gifts.

Gao Tu asked curiously: "When... your highness... why did you suddenly come to Huaishan?"

Li Yu smiled and said, "I'm worried that Huaishan Fortress may be lost!"

Gao Tu and Qin Shengying's faces changed, and they said in unison: "I vow to live and die with Huaishan Fortress!"

Of course, it would be even better if you can send additional reinforcements to Huaishan Fortress, as well as food, grass, arms and other supplies.

Li Yu stepped up the fortress wall, looked down, and said seriously: "The road entering Huaishan is very flat, and the hillside under the fortress is not steep. If the enemy's infantry attacked, the fortress would have the power to fight, but if the enemy sent a battle elephant to attack, how should the fortress resist?"

Gao Tu and Qin Shengying's faces changed, and the couple looked at each other and both lowered their heads.

As Li Yu said, the slope of Huaishan hillside is not very large, and the force of throwing wooden and rocks downward is not very strong.

It is OK to deal with infantry, but if the Xifan Army sent a combat elephant to attack, the effect that can be achieved by rolling wood and stones will probably not be too great.

Gao Tu was silent for a moment and said, "Your Highness, I have thought about this problem! I plan to secretly bury a group of dead soldiers in the forest on the flanks of the fortress. Once the enemy uses war elephants to attack the fortress, these dead soldiers can... attack them with fire!"

He spoke hard, and Li Yuke listened seriously.

After Gao Tu finished speaking, Li Yu felt that it coincided with his own thoughts.

He smiled and said, "General Gao, it seems that we have thought of going together!"

Gao Tu's eyes lit up suddenly and he smiled and said, "Your Highness has always been troubled by the fortress in Huaishan!"

Li Yu asked again: "So, General Gao thinks that it is most appropriate for him to lead this group of dead soldiers?"

Without thinking, Gao Tu immediately intervened and said, "I... I am willing to accept the order!"

As soon as he said this, Qin Shengying's face changed suddenly.

According to Gao Tu's strategy, the number of dead soldiers lying in the mountains and forests will definitely not be too large in order to hide their traces.

Once a sneak attack on the Xifan army attacking the fortress was launched, it would undoubtedly be a moth to the fire, and there would be no return.

Before Qin Shengying could speak, Li Yu shook his head and said, "No! It's too dangerous! You are the chief general of Huaishan Fortress. You should be in charge of the fortress and command the overall situation. How can you lead the dead soldiers and fight against the enemy in person?"

It can be said that the generals can lead by example, which is commendable, but may not be wise.

As a general, his duty is not to charge and kill one or two more enemies, but to command thousands of troops on one side to kill thousands of troops on the enemy.

Qin Shengying nodded from the side, indicating that what Your Highness said was very true.

Li Yu continued: "So, I will lead this group of dead soldiers!"

"Yes! Your Highness!"

Gao Tu and Qin Shengying didn't react at first.

"ah?"

After a while, the two of them stared at Li Yu at the same time and looked at Li Yu in disbelief. This time, even Qin Shengying became stuttering, "Dian... Your Highness?"

Li Yu said happily: "There are Shen Fang and the Old General Liang Ping in Huaian City, Meng Liao in Anshan Fortress, and you Gao Tu and Qin Shengying in Huaishan Fortress. Looking at this circle, I am the only one of them. Therefore, it is most suitable for me to lead a group of dead soldiers to ambush the flanks of Huaishan Fortress!"

Gao Tu and Qin Shengying's faces changed drastically. If this was the case, it would be better to let Gao Tu lead these dead soldiers!

The two of them said anxiously: "Your Highness!"

Li Yu waved his hand to them and said, "Okay! That's all this! Moreover, I have brought all the dead soldiers here!"

As he spoke, he nodded to the flying guards and the iron guards he brought to him.

Gao Tu and Qin Shengying's minds were buzzing at this time.

If His Highness had any reason at Huaishan Fortress, how would he and the other two explain?

How to explain to the 100,000 border troops?

How to explain to the 400,000 capital army?

How can I explain to Chaotian and His Majesty?

Gao Tu said anxiously: "Please... Please think about it for three years!"

Li Yu said happily with a relaxed face: "I have already thought about it very clearly! There is no need to discuss this matter!"

Gao Tu and Qin Shengying also wanted to persuade Li Yu, but the latter looked impatient, turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back.

No one expected that Li Yu sent additional reinforcements to Anshan Fortress to transport food, grass and supplies, while he himself stayed at Huaishan Fortress and had to personally act as a suicide squad.

Zhou Jun’s predictions were not correct at all.

After a day of rest, the Xifan Army launched a large-scale attack again.

But this time the Xifan army did not directly attack Huai'an City. They divided into two groups, one to the southeast, attacked the Anshan Fortress, and the other to the southwest, attacked the Huai'an Fortress.

There were a total of ten legions attacking the Anshan Fortress, with a total force of about 100,000.

The Xifan Army attacked Huaishan Fortress, which had as many as twenty legions, totaling more than 200,000.

The reason why Salman arranged this way was mainly because the terrain of Anshan Fortress was too steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. He sent out ten legions, but it was just a feint attack in the past.

His real goal is actually Huaishan Fortress.

Huaishan is not high and the hillside is relatively flat. In terms of terrain, it can be said to be very friendly to the attacking side.

The twenty legions of the Xifan Army were led by the commander of the legion, Radpur.

Radpur is the highest commander of the Eastern Military Region of the Xifan Kingdom.

There are 20 provinces and five major military regions within the territory of Xifan.

The highest administrator of the province is the governor, and the highest officer of the military region is the commander of the army.

The governor and the commander of the army were in charge of the local government and the other was in charge of the army. They were directly responsible to the emperor, each performing their own duties and not interfering with each other.

Radpur is the commander of the Southeast Military Region of the Xifan Kingdom.

The 200,000 army entered the Huaishan area, stood on the fortress on the top of the mountain, and looked down. Within the eyes, there were crowds of people, boundless and unobstructed, flags were waving, and the earth was rippling.

Looking at the enemy troops at the foot of the mountain, Gao Tu and Qin Shengying could now understand the pressure faced by Huaian City two days ago.

The only one opposite them is 200,000 Xifan Army, and Huaian City was facing the 800,000 Xifan Army!

As the follow-up legions of the Xifan Army continued to arrive at the foot of Huaishan Mountain, Radpur finally sounded the horn of the attack.

With the sound of whimpering horns, two legions were first driven out from the camp of the Xifan Army, lined up neatly square formations, and headed towards the fortress on the top of the mountain.

Seeing that the enemy's attack began, Gao Tu took a deep breath and shouted loudly to the left and right: "The enemy is invading, all generals, prepare for battle!"

Maybe it was because of the extremely tense relationship and the nerves were extremely tense, Gao Tu suddenly stopped stuttering.

After hearing his orders, the defenders on the fortress city either raised crossbows or twisted bows and arrows.

The entire Huaishan seemed to have suddenly become quiet, leaving only the sound of footsteps rumbling and rumbling the army's advancement.
Chapter completed!