Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

The disaster in Shangjing and the southern region had little impact on Dingzhou. With the military reserves in Luancheng, the army was relatively stable.

Luancheng and Jingxian are the two places where Zhao Sheng and the princess hide their troops the most. Due to the new blast furnace iron smelting, the output is extremely high.

Not only that, Lu the blacksmith used the steel pouring method to cast the parts of the armor and forged them. The armor he made was different from traditional manufacturing and was almost a whole piece of protection.

Zhao Sheng actually referred to the style of foreign protective gear for this lightweight protective gear. Today's production method greatly saves labor costs and provides more comprehensive protection.

He thought it was relatively simple. As the defenders, the soldiers on the city wall would provide adequate protection and then kill the enemy with the long spears in their hands.

The halberd has the advantages of stabbing, hooking, and chopping. The enemy also has protective gear. When attacking a city, there are means such as ladders, climbing ladders, and hook ropes.

After the crossbow shooting, it was close combat. Two soldiers defending the city held long spears, which made it easy to deal with one enemy. If they stabbed at the same time, the enemy could only block one of them.

The other one stabs forward. If the enemy wants to dodge, he will ignore the function of the hook and will directly break his neck.

In the Sansan formation, there are also people who use machetes. These people in the new army are equipped with long swords similar to Mo Dao. Chopping, slashing and stabbing are all weapons favored by masters.

The crossbow is a great weapon for beginners to aim, especially since you can draw the bow in advance and shoot when the time comes. However, for archers, they still prefer recurve compound bows, which allow them to shoot faster.

Zhao Sheng did not study Zhuge Crossbow. His current focus was on explosives and large crossbows, so that he could place explosives on the crossbow and shoot. This shooting mode was easier to be accepted by local people.

Moreover, the explosives on this large crossbow have two modes, one is ignition explosion, and the other is impact explosion.

This type of impact blasting is designed purely for sniping high-ranking generals on the battlefield. After hitting the target, it will cause secondary damage and make the enemy have no desire to survive.

"Husband, I have recently discovered that you are quite obsessed with military affairs. Do you have any plans..." Li Shuya hinted at something, and Zhao Sheng understood in his heart that she was just worried that he would take revenge on the second prince.

"Wife, does my opinion matter? The key is that the idea of ​​you and I being together is what really matters. I won't do anything meaningless."

Zhao Sheng was used to calling the princess "daughter-in-law". This folk way of addressing her brought the two young people closer together and added a bit of interest to their lives.

"Well, for my sake, you must tell me what you think." Li Shuya said coquettishly when she felt Zhao Sheng's hand caressing her waist.

It was really fate that the useless prince was still unmarried at the age of 21, and the princess of Dingzhou County had been waiting for her deceased cousin for three years. Finally, the two met and fell in love with each other.

As expected, love has a shelf life, so if you want to get married, you have to do it early.

Zhao Sheng gently hugged his wife and said lovingly, "If I have any ideas, I will definitely tell my wife."

The weather, which was like a joke to the Great Zhou Dynasty, also brought unfavorable climate to the Huns in the north.

After the fall, the heavy snow in the north came a full month earlier. This was not only a climate problem, but also because they had not prepared enough fodder for the winter.

Some tribes had not yet reached the designated area, and heavy snow had already covered the grassland in white. Countless cattle and sheep froze to death. Some lucky tribes insisted on going back and found their gathering place after a few days.

Here are the supplies and tents they had stored in advance for the winter. Although some cattle and sheep died, they can still be eaten in this weather.

But some tribes were not so lucky. Due to the long distance, they could only find a sheltered place to set up camp. Many people stayed in the sheepfold at night, relying on the body temperature of the sheep to survive.

The cattle and sheep living outside were not so lucky. Many of them could not withstand the cold and were frozen to death.

Finally, the weather improved and there was no more heavy snow. People on the grassland looked at the dim and glowing area in the sky to determine the direction to go.

During this season, Erhan Chanyu of the Xiongnu summoned the leaders of several tribes and decided on two routes, one was the twelve counties of Yanzhou, and the other was the Qin area.

"Going to Qin will put us on the border with Liang State, which will make it easy for them to attack us from behind. The supplies we have looted with great difficulty will become Liang State's tribute."

The speaker is Huyan Yan from the Huyan tribe, who is currently the Grand Marshal of the Xiongnu. His words can basically represent the entire Huyan tribe.

When the Great Chanyu heard Huyan Yan's remarks, he also recalled a failure many years ago. He originally thought that everyone was a nomadic people, living a nomadic life in peace, but it turned out that Liang State began to learn farming.

"Then I think we should head towards Yanzhou. However, this time we shouldn't get too close to Yanzhou. Instead, we should head towards this location."

The location referred to by Erhan Chanyu was some prefectures and counties near Yanzhou, the closest of which was Daizhou, followed by Weizhou and Guangchang County.

"Daizhou is the most difficult of these places to attack. The other places can be easily attacked as long as we bypass them. Moreover, as far as we know, Dingzhou only has 100,000 people, and it is not certain that they can send troops."

Everyone looked at the place pointed by the Great Chanyu and felt that this location was convenient for attack and it should be no problem to capture a few cities. However, they didn't know if there was enough food here?

After reading this, the people of the Nalan tribe bowed to the Great Chanyu and said, "When you are going to take action, just let us know."

Seeing that no one raised any objections, the Great Chanyu felt that this action would definitely be fruitful.

Wait a few more days to see if other small tribes return. By then, the number of people going out to fight will increase. Their purpose is not to occupy, but to plunder supplies and people.

The military of Dai County was divided into two forces, with Dai County in the front and Shuozhou in the rear, connected with Changshan County, forming an iron triangle.

Moreover, Changshan County has a standing military force of 50,000. Combined with Dai County's 100,000 troops, it is unrealistic to attack the city in a short period of time, especially with the endless 100,000 mountains here.

The Xiongnu would not carry any siege equipment when passing through here, and with the 100,000 troops of Shuozhou behind them, it would be difficult to predict who would win or lose once a war broke out.

However, the county town near Changshan County was difficult to defend. This time, the Huns bypassed Dai County, passed through Tianqi Town, and headed straight towards Weizhou.

Although there are 20,000 permanent troops stationed in Weizhou, the so-called troops of the Great Zhou are just people who can move and carry weapons. Anyway, they are all in seclusion and defending. It doesn’t matter whether their combat effectiveness is strong or not. They just need to hold on for a few days and wait for reinforcements.

This is also the geographical advantage of Changshan County. There are mountains to the west and north, which are not easy to attack. The most suitable place is the east. In recent years, the Huns did not take the road to Weizhou because they were worried about their own retreat.

This time, Dai County sent out 50,000 troops to follow the Huns. Even for the warriors who galloped across the grasslands, fighting in the mountains depended on numbers and bravery, the terrain, and finally the logistical supplies.

But this time the Great Chanyu dared to take such a risky move. Firstly, he concluded that due to the climate, the troops of the Great Zhou were moving slowly, and secondly, the logistical supplies could not keep up in time.

Moreover, most of the people led by the Great Chanyu this time relied on human transportation, so there were a lot of slave soldiers. They didn't want to freeze or starve to death in this winter, so they had to keep moving to plunder supplies.

The only tactic to get through Apocalypse Town is one word: fast, and if there is a second one, it must be fast and ruthless!