Chapter 381 Confrontation between the two armies
The reason for the fierce attack during the day was to intimidate the Northern Wei army and Murong Yan in the city, so that they would give up the idea of ​​going out of the city to fight, and instead retreat inside the city and wait for rescue.

Although the Western Liang army seemed to be very powerful, in reality, it only had 250,000 troops, while there were a full 200,000 elite Northern Wei troops in Suizhou City.

Even if he could, the 250,000 Xiliang troops under Liao Huan’s command would probably suffer heavy casualties, or even only a few would be left.

The fierce attack after the surprise attack was to discourage Murong Yan from breaking out and trap them in Suizhou City.

As long as these 200,000 troops do not leave the city, this battle of annihilation will be almost half won.

“Murong Yan was famous in the Northern Wei Dynasty for his steadiness and defensive skills.”

Zhuge Shou grinned and said, “This time, let’s let him defend Suizhou City as solid as an iron wall.”

“Work will begin overnight.”

Liao Huan waved his hand and said, “First, dig pits in the east, west, south, and north, and put up chevaux de frise.”

“Lin Xingye, you take 30,000 people and bring back all the usable plants and trees within a radius of several dozen miles.”

“Huluxu, you lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry outside the east gate and launch a round of harassment every half an hour.”

“The pits should be three zhang long and two zhang deep, with a distance of one hundred zhang from the city gate. There should be a pit every thirty steps, intersecting each other, leaving a ten-zhang wide curved path in the middle for setting up chevaux de frise.”

“promise.”

After receiving the order, the generals in the tent left and started working enthusiastically with their soldiers.

The next day, Murong Yan climbed up to the top of the city wall with two panda eyes and looked at the jagged pits and chevaux de frise with a sneer on his face.

“These Xiliang people are crazy.”

he cursed.

Murong Yan had no intention of leaving the city to meet the enemy. Even if the Xiliang army dug more and deeper pits, it would be of no use.

“Stay on the city wall. If the Xiliang army does not attack the city, do not disturb me.”

After leaving these words, Murong Yan turned around and walked down the city wall.

The harassment from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry last night had made him and the defenders in the city extremely tired.

Day three.

The Western Liang army still did not attack the city, but continued to dig pits, build chevaux de frise and military roads. If the Northern Wei army wanted to leave the city, they would have to bypass these pits. The military roads were extremely narrow, only ten feet wide, and were winding, so the cavalry could not exert any power of charge.

Each military route only requires hundreds of elite leather-armored infantrymen, armed with long spears and large shields, to form a battle formation, and the Northern Wei army can be defeated.

Fourth day.

The Xiliang army continued to dig pits, and the densely packed pits trapped Suizhou City from the east, south, west and north.

As if they knew that the Northern Wei army in the city dared not leave the city, tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers did not even take up spears. They carried hoes, bamboo baskets, and wheelbarrows, and pushed cartloads of soil behind the pit.

fifth day.

A Northern Wei cavalry of tens of thousands set out from Shangyuan City to rescue Suizhou City, but was ambushed by the Eight Hundred Battalions and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Qin Yuanba and Huluxu. They were slaughtered and defeated, and retreated to Shangyuan City in embarrassment.

The eighth day.

The passage between Suizhou City and Fancheng was opened by the Western Liang Army, and tens of thousands of strong civilians came to the foot of Suizhou City to participate in digging the pit.

The ninth day.

tenth day.

Time passes day by day.

Suizhou City was under siege for twenty days.

The snowstorm was getting stronger and stronger. More and more civilians were outside Suizhou City, and the pits became more and more numerous and deeper. At the same time, a ten-foot-high ice wall was built outside the pits.

This ice wall was built with soil from pits, and then boiling snow water was poured on it. Within a short period of time, the water froze into ice, making the soil extremely solid.

Hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops and more than 100,000 civilian laborers dug pits outside Suizhou city day and night.

The ice wall grew higher and thicker.

One month later.

On the top of Suizhou City, Murong Yan stood on the city wall with a stove in front of him. He warmed his hands and drank warm wine, watching the Xiliang people busy at work under the city wall, and the wall that was getting higher and higher.

Suizhou City was surrounded by ice walls on all four sides. Between the city walls and the ice walls were densely packed, intricate pits and military roads lined with barricades.

Murong Yan was not panicked because he still had food, plenty of it, enough to last until spring. By then, the weather would warm up, the ice and snow would melt, and the city walls built by the Xiliang army with snow water would collapse on their own.

“A bunch of idiots.”

Murong Yan sneered: “Go ahead and dig. This general will accompany you to waste time.”

Two months later.

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The Bingqian cast by the Xiliang Army was more than two zhang high, almost three zhang high, almost level with the city wall of Suizhou.

Now, not to mention people, even a fly can’t fly into Suizhou City.

Support, whether they like it or not, the 200,000 elite Northern Wei troops in the city had no way to leave the city and could only be trapped inside and wait for rescue.

But where are their reinforcements?
The original plan was for Liao Huan to lead an army of 300,000 to besiege Suizhou City as bait, attracting the Northern Wei to send troops to rescue, and then surround and attack the reinforcements.

However, Liao Huan took the initiative to reduce the number of troops by 50,000 and only brought 250,000 troops, so that Xiliang now still has 250,000 troops.

The remaining 250,000 troops, led by Lu Ju, were stationed on the left and right wings of Suizhou, keeping a close eye on the Northern Wei army in Shangyuan City and other places.

The Northern Wei military god Helian Bobo seemed to have seen through Xiliang’s plan. Although reinforcements arrived, they did not attack the Xiliang army led by Liao Huan, but instead stationed them hundreds of miles away from Suizhou city.

The two sides continued to confront each other.

Moreover, Liao Huan built an ice wall outside Suizhou City, so he was basically not afraid of being attacked from both sides. He set up a camp outside the city and deployed his troops.

Without 100,000 cavalry, there would be no threat at all, and tens of thousands of scattered soldiers would not even be enough to fill the gaps in the teeth.

The outcome of this war has exceeded the expectations of both sides, and the Military Affairs Department’s original plan to lure the enemy out of their hole did not completely work.

However, the strategic goal had been half achieved, and the 200,000 elite Northern Wei troops led by Murong Yan had been trapped and died in Suizhou City.

Xiliang must take in these 200,000 people.

As for how to eat it, it depends on Liao Huan’s ability.

At present, this battle has turned into a confrontation between the foundation and strength of Western Liang and Northern Wei.

The war between Xiliang and Northern Wei touched the nerves of the entire world. No matter whether it was the underworld or the government, everyone was paying close attention to the situation in Suizhou City.

The outcome of the Battle of Suizhou almost determined the future of Northern Wei and Xiliang. If Xiliang won, it would only be a matter of time before it annexed Northern Wei.

Once the Northern Wei is annexed, the King of Xiliang will lead his troops southward and march into the Central Plains. Who can stop him?

However, unlike the attention of the outside world, the six states of Xiliang celebrated this New Year’s Day with great excitement.

The mobilization of 500,000 troops on the front line did not cause any serious damage to Xiliang, and even taxes did not increase.

Ning Xi, the Princess of Xiliang, summoned officials from the six states of Xiliang during the New Year’s Day, and then went on tours to various places to appease the people.

Ning Xi visited almost every household, especially those with fallen soldiers.

(End of this chapter)