Chapter 305： Turtle Tactics
Western Liaoning Corridor, a great war related to the belonging outside the pass broke out. The iron cavalry of both sides galloped. The cavalry of more than one hundred thousand scales fought in the not-so-spacious mountain corridor. The cavalry tried to cut off the opponent's food passage, and conflicts broke out from time to time.
In the end, the cavalry of Mingguan, the prefect of Liaodong, entered the Liaoxi Corridor at the cost of losing tens of thousands of cavalry, trying to force the Prince Yan and Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Youbeiping, to fight in the Guzhucheng area of Liaoxi County.
As the great princes with horse-producing areas, the two sides have a higher proportion of soldiers and civilians outside the pass, and each invested a large number of cavalry.
Gongsun Zan and Prince Yan put the heavy cavalry in the middle, commanded by Di Qing himself, Gongsun Zan took command of three thousand white horses, and a large number of right Beiping cavalry as the left wing, and the brave and combative Wuhuan cavalry as the right wing.
Prince Yan and Fan Zhongyan ascended to command this decisive battle.
The cavalry at Mingguan was more powerful than they imagined, and many sneak attacks were of no avail.
The Liaodong Army often fought against Choi Jae Sun, the lord of Goryeo Kingdom, at the border. It was considered a very experienced army.
At this time, Choi Jae-sun, the lord of Korea, and Lee Min-chul, the lord of Korea, were fighting for the unification of Korea, and Mingguan had the opportunity to attack Liaoxi.
Mingguan gave up to continue to attack Korea, mainly considering the complex mountainous terrain between Liaodong and Korea, as well as concerns that the Liaoxi Army would attack Liaodong first, and decided to take Liaoxi first.
"Xiwen, what do you think our army has in this battle?"
Prince Yan looked at the Liaodong Army Corps opposite, feeling a little desperate in his heart.
The Liaodong Army has been fighting against the Goryeo Kingdom. Few princes directly faced the attack by the Liaodong Army. At this time, the Liaodong Army turned its spearhead to the civil war and was equally brave.
"Lord is willing to listen to the truth or lies?"
"Naturally is the truth."
"Our army may have less than 30% chance of winning."
"Is it less than 30%..." Prince Yan was heavy, clenched his fists, and finally let go. "The chance of winning is 30%. After all, the opponent has such fierce generals as Chang Yuchun and Li Chengliang. A general of that level may be better than Di Qing. Be brave."
The prince Yan can kill and wound thousands of cavalrymen of the Liaodong Army before the Liaodong Army enters the west of the Liaodong Army, which is enough to be proud.
Liaodong Prefect Mingguan and black-clothed prime minister Yao Guangxiao also stood on the high ground and commanded the Liaodong Army.
In this attack on the West Liaoning Corridor, Mingguan must defeat the pair of worshiping brothers, Prince Yan and Gongsun Zan, who were separated in West Liaoning, in order to open the passage into the pass.
The war between Houjin and Ming Dynasty was concentrated in Liaodong in the early stage, in the Liaoxi Corridor in the middle stage, and in Guannei in the later stage. If the Liaoxi Corridor is taken, the Liaodong cavalry can enter the pass unscrupulously. The princes in the pass faced a prince outside the pass with a large number of elite cavalry and heavy infantry in Liaodong.
"Military, from your point of view, what chance do we have?"
"Nine percent chance of winning."
"Liaoxi is already in my pocket. Order Guanning Iron Cavalry to attack!"
"The cavalry in front of the Northern Song Dynasty Hall launched an attack!"
Mingguan and Prince Yan gave offensive orders almost at the same time, desperate to open a decisive battle to determine the right to belong outside the customs!
iron hoof, the winner is king!
In Yingling County, Qingzhou, Zhao Gongzi's forces are facing off with Chutian forces. Zhao Gongzi wants to keep Yingling County where he started. The Le Yi Legion launched an offensive, pressing on every step of the way.
After occupying Taishan County and defeating Yuan Shu, Chu Tian turned into an offensive partly, turning passive into active.
"Master!"
Le Yi, Hua Mulan, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun and other front-line generals greeted the coming lord.
Chutian saw that the frontline generals looked a little bit tired. Obviously, the recent move to the Quartet made the various legions appear tired.
"When Young Master Zhao is defeated, the Qingzhou war will come to an end, and the focus will be shifted to Yanzhou, and rounds can be played."
Once Chutian resolves the threat from Qingzhou, the generals under his command can rest in batches instead of fighting all the time.
Running against Cao Cao's forces, so that Cao Cao has no time to develop. This is an insidious strategy that Chu Tian recently came up with. Cao Cao is completely regarded as an experience package. Every general will visit Cao Cao's army and conduct military training.
"Young Master Zhao has assembled more than 100,000 troops, but most of them are recruits and Yellow Turbans temporarily recruited. It shouldn't be a worry. The fifty thousand army that supported Prince Yan from the Plains is a veteran with certain combat experience, and the combat capability is unknown. Be careful."
The scouts sent by Chutian may not get all the information, unless they fight against each other, no one knows how powerful Tian Ji's army is.
"With the Leyi Legion as the main force, continue to push Yingling County, forcing Gongzi Zhao to fight with us. Another copy of the book is to persuade Gongzi Zhao to surrender. Zilong, you lead ten thousand cavalry to protect Liangdao."
Chutian deployed Zhao Yun in the rear guard food road.
The importance of the grain road is self-evident. Zhao Yun is considered a stable military commander. Before the decisive battle, he placed it in the rear guarding the grain road. There should be no major mistakes.
Hua Mulan’s investigative corps dispersed in large numbers to investigate the intelligence. The Leyi Army in the rear marched on the basis of the detected intelligence and made a posture of attacking Yingling County.
Zhao Gongzi’s high-level barracks and other important buildings are located in Yingling County, and Yingling County also accumulates a large amount of grain and weapons. If Yingling County falls, it is equivalent to the huge impact of the fall of Xiacheng on the Chutian forces, which is unimaginable for Zhao Gongzi.
This is what must be saved when attacking the enemy.
Unless Gongzi Zhao surrounds Wei and rescues Zhao, he cannot shake Chutian's determination to capture Yingling County.
The Zhao Gongzi encircled Wei and rescued Zhao with great difficulty. First, he had to break through the defenses of Zang Ba and Sun Guan, and secondly, there were Li Xiuning and her maiden army in Xiacheng. With Xiacheng’s current 93 people’s hearts, the common people will voluntarily become the townsman, protecting their residence and allegiance to the city.
Even if the son of Zhao had Sun Bin as a military officer, the tactics of encircling Wei and saving Zhao would not be successful.
"Xuzhou Mu sent a letter to persuade surrender."
Young Master Zhao was hosting Tian Ji. At this time, Chu Tian sent a letter of surrender to him, saying that as long as Young Master Zhao surrendered, he could be named prefect.
"It's a tempting condition, but I am still a little unwilling. Liu Bei has been in exile in many places, and he will eventually get a third of the world. Why can't I do it?"
Gongzi Zhao faced Chutian's persuasion to surrender, but he did not agree.
There are many soldiers and territories under his command. Coupled with the help of the Tian Ji army sent by Pingyuan Aida Qi, Zhao Gongzi regained his confidence a little, thinking that he could force Chutian to retreat by clearing the wall.
He moved all the surrounding population and resources to Yingling County, and appointed Tai Shici as the defender to hold on. At the same time, he and Dorgon, Guan Hai, Xue Wanche and others built fortifications outside the city and set up camps with the county. , Do not give Chu Tianqing the opportunity to attack Yingling County with all his strength.
As long as Chutian can't do his best to attack Yingling County, it will definitely delay the time for the capture of Yingling County, which will put tremendous pressure on Chutian's logistics.
"The last general led a cavalry to attack the grain road of the Xuzhou Army and burn its temporary granary, and the Xuzhou Army will definitely retreat."
Dorgon limped to ask Mr. Zhao for his order. He was injured by random arrows in the previous decisive battle and has not recovered yet.
"I divided the cavalry into you, and you tried to burn the food cart. If the road is blocked, just retreat and don't go your own way."
Young Master Zhao decided to distribute 10,000 cavalry to Dorgon, and let him harass the Xuzhou Army's food road.
Dorgun turned on his horse with the support of his own soldiers, and led a few Eight Banners Cavalry and 10,000 light cavalry to attack the food road of Xuzhou Army Corps.
"Why don't you fight the Xuzhou Legion?"
After Tian Ji led the fifty thousand army to arrive, he urged Young Master Zhao to play.
Tian Ji is not a general of Zhao Gongzi after all, and wants to end the war in Beihai State as soon as possible and return to Pingyuan County. The elite soldiers of Pingyuan County were transferred to Tian Ji to support Young Master Zhao, which meant that Pingyuanxiang's remaining troops were insufficient.
"The Xuzhou Army has a fierce offensive and ravages like fire. Only by clearing the walls and thwarting its vigor can defeat and victory. If General Tian Ji trusts me, he should act according to my tactics."
Young Master Zhao has been defending against Chu Tian for a long time, and he has figured out a way to deal with Chu Tian, and the method is quite simple, that is, stick to it.
The princes of the Eastern Han Dynasty are trying their best to expand and compete for territory. If the Xuzhou Army is delayed in Qingzhou for a year or a half, the Xuzhou Army may miss many opportunities.
Gongzi Zhao, who once worked with Chutian to suppress the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, knew too much about the horror of the Xuzhou Legion. The Xuzhou Legion on the opposite side was 80,000 elite and fierce generals.
took the initiative to challenge, so he fell into the trap of the Xuzhou Army Corps.
"My Qi martial arts may be able to defeat the Xuzhou Army. But I still follow your arrangements."
Tian Ji sees that Zhao Gongzi has already figured out how to fight in a disadvantaged situation, so he no longer insists on playing, but sticks to Zhao Gongzi's tactics.
The Qi martial arts and Qingzhou crossbowmen led by him are good for defense and have an advantage when they are on the defensive.
Gongzi Zhao’s tortoise tactics really caused Chutian a headache.
After the occupation of Yingling County by Zhao Gongzi, it was regarded as the original evidence. It was a large city with complete defense facilities such as gate tower, arrow tower, horse face, and moat.
Like Xiacheng, Yingling County has a high-level barracks, and the recruitment speed is much faster than other cities in Beihai Country.
Young Master Zhao stayed in Tai Shi Ci to guard the isolated city, he believed Tai Shi Ci would not betray him.
If Dorgon stayed at the city, many of them would surrender the city if they saw that they could not hold on. But if it was Taishi Ci, he would not betray the lord at a critical moment.
"The Yingling has been carefully managed by me and hoarded enough grain for one year. If you can't get out of trouble after one year, then you surrender to Xuzhou Mu."
Gongzi Zhao did not force Taishici to stay at the tomb. He could only surrender to Xuzhou Mu when he ran out of food.
Even Gongzi Zhao himself is not capable of defending until his soldiers are exhausted.
Tai Shi Ci replied: "The final admiral will hold on for a year and will not disappoint the lord's expectations!"
The son of Zhao was silent, and led the army to leave the camp, leaving him with 30,000 Taishi Ci. Tai Shici immediately recruited soldiers and horses in the city and continuously recruited soldiers to defend the city. It is estimated that the strength of the defenders can be increased to more than 50,000.
"A military commander defends the city, and then goes out of the city to contain the enemy, Zhao Gongzi is really a difficult opponent."
Chutian knew that Young Master Zhao could strengthen himself in the catastrophe of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and he had several means.
Because of Zhao Gongzi's layout, the Xuzhou Army was somewhat passive.
If Yingling County cannot be captured as soon as possible, I am afraid it will enter a long siege. It can be imagined how difficult it is to attack a city that has been regarded as a retreat by Zhao Gongzi after many years of operation.
After Zhao Gongzi left Yingling County, the Leyi Corps soldiers approached the city and chose to camp at the water source to set up obstacles such as horse-rejection, trenches, and fences to prevent Taishici from making a surprise attack from the city.
Tai Shi Ci is also a fierce general, if Tai Shi Ci comes to the Chu camp with a hundred horses, then Xuzhou Mu will be faceless.
Le Yi led a group of captains and army Sima to observe the defense of Yingling County. Yingling County was obviously reinforced and dozens of stone arrow towers were daunting.
The city wall has protruding rectangular piers every certain distance, called horse face, about 20 meters in width, protruding 12 meters from the outer surface of the wall, forming a dense cross fire with the city wall. There are arrow towers and warehouses on the horse surface.
This may be the most difficult city faced by the Xuzhou Army. Under the management of Zhao Gongzi, the difficulty of attack is even higher than that of Taishan County.
Not only that, when attacking Fenggao County, the prefecture of Taishan County, the reinforcements of Taishan County were defeated by the Forbidden Army. There were no reinforcements outside of Taishan County, and the defenders' fighting spirit was scattered, so it was easy to attack.
Now in Yingling County, there is Tai Shici who is ordered to stick to it, and the Zhao Gongzi Army and Tian Ji Army are horns to each other. While attacking Yingling County, they must divide their troops against Zhao Gongzi Army and Tian Ji Army.
"Young Master Zhao's tortoise tactics, as well as the layers of fortifications in Yingling County, make people retreat. It seems that he had expected such a day. This is why he was indifferent to my surrender. He must think we are It is impossible to capture Yingling County, and it will soon retreat when the army is exhausted."
Chu Tian took Xue Rengui, Hua Mulan and other generals to observe Jiancheng, which made many famous generals desperate Chutian rarely encountered Jiancheng, and he was more inclined to destroy the opponent’s main force through field battles. . When the opponent's main force was destroyed, the opponent's camp morale dropped, and the difficulty of siege fell several times.
The tortoise tactics of clearing the walls are undoubtedly a painful torture for the army on the offensive side.
Sima Yi could not hold on, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to withdraw his troops. Lian Po was unable to hold on, and Qin Jun hadn't done anything with him for several years, using a divorce scheme to prompt Wang Zhao to replace Zhao Kuo. During the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang general Zhang Xun defended Suiyang City with 9,000 troops, blocked the rebels by more than 100,000, and bought time for the Tang army to reorganize the army...
Chutian is also disgusted by Zhao Gongzi's tactics of clearing the wall.
"At the end, it will require troops and a large amount of siege equipment, at any cost, to capture Yingling County."
Le Yi took the initiative to ask Chutian to ask soldiers for weapons.
"Yes."
Chutian issued an order to the Langya country in the rear, requesting the recruitment of a group of recruits and courage to serve as cannon fodder. At the same time, a group of low-rank foreign soldiers who had been captured in the national war came. The servants of Joan of Arc are high-rank foreign soldiers, and low-rank foreign soldiers are the cannon fodder.
Not only that, Chutian grabbed a large number of strong men in the North Sea country, and also used them as cannon fodder to fill in the moat and produce siege equipment.
In order to end the war as soon as possible, sacrifices are inevitable.
In the end, the cavalry of Mingguan, the prefect of Liaodong, entered the Liaoxi Corridor at the cost of losing tens of thousands of cavalry, trying to force the Prince Yan and Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Youbeiping, to fight in the Guzhucheng area of Liaoxi County.
As the great princes with horse-producing areas, the two sides have a higher proportion of soldiers and civilians outside the pass, and each invested a large number of cavalry.
Gongsun Zan and Prince Yan put the heavy cavalry in the middle, commanded by Di Qing himself, Gongsun Zan took command of three thousand white horses, and a large number of right Beiping cavalry as the left wing, and the brave and combative Wuhuan cavalry as the right wing.
Prince Yan and Fan Zhongyan ascended to command this decisive battle.
The cavalry at Mingguan was more powerful than they imagined, and many sneak attacks were of no avail.
The Liaodong Army often fought against Choi Jae Sun, the lord of Goryeo Kingdom, at the border. It was considered a very experienced army.
At this time, Choi Jae-sun, the lord of Korea, and Lee Min-chul, the lord of Korea, were fighting for the unification of Korea, and Mingguan had the opportunity to attack Liaoxi.
Mingguan gave up to continue to attack Korea, mainly considering the complex mountainous terrain between Liaodong and Korea, as well as concerns that the Liaoxi Army would attack Liaodong first, and decided to take Liaoxi first.
"Xiwen, what do you think our army has in this battle?"
Prince Yan looked at the Liaodong Army Corps opposite, feeling a little desperate in his heart.
The Liaodong Army has been fighting against the Goryeo Kingdom. Few princes directly faced the attack by the Liaodong Army. At this time, the Liaodong Army turned its spearhead to the civil war and was equally brave.
"Lord is willing to listen to the truth or lies?"
"Naturally is the truth."
"Our army may have less than 30% chance of winning."
"Is it less than 30%..." Prince Yan was heavy, clenched his fists, and finally let go. "The chance of winning is 30%. After all, the opponent has such fierce generals as Chang Yuchun and Li Chengliang. A general of that level may be better than Di Qing. Be brave."
The prince Yan can kill and wound thousands of cavalrymen of the Liaodong Army before the Liaodong Army enters the west of the Liaodong Army, which is enough to be proud.
Liaodong Prefect Mingguan and black-clothed prime minister Yao Guangxiao also stood on the high ground and commanded the Liaodong Army.
In this attack on the West Liaoning Corridor, Mingguan must defeat the pair of worshiping brothers, Prince Yan and Gongsun Zan, who were separated in West Liaoning, in order to open the passage into the pass.
The war between Houjin and Ming Dynasty was concentrated in Liaodong in the early stage, in the Liaoxi Corridor in the middle stage, and in Guannei in the later stage. If the Liaoxi Corridor is taken, the Liaodong cavalry can enter the pass unscrupulously. The princes in the pass faced a prince outside the pass with a large number of elite cavalry and heavy infantry in Liaodong.
"Military, from your point of view, what chance do we have?"
"Nine percent chance of winning."
"Liaoxi is already in my pocket. Order Guanning Iron Cavalry to attack!"
"The cavalry in front of the Northern Song Dynasty Hall launched an attack!"
Mingguan and Prince Yan gave offensive orders almost at the same time, desperate to open a decisive battle to determine the right to belong outside the customs!
iron hoof, the winner is king!
In Yingling County, Qingzhou, Zhao Gongzi's forces are facing off with Chutian forces. Zhao Gongzi wants to keep Yingling County where he started. The Le Yi Legion launched an offensive, pressing on every step of the way.
After occupying Taishan County and defeating Yuan Shu, Chu Tian turned into an offensive partly, turning passive into active.
"Master!"
Le Yi, Hua Mulan, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun and other front-line generals greeted the coming lord.
Chutian saw that the frontline generals looked a little bit tired. Obviously, the recent move to the Quartet made the various legions appear tired.
"When Young Master Zhao is defeated, the Qingzhou war will come to an end, and the focus will be shifted to Yanzhou, and rounds can be played."
Once Chutian resolves the threat from Qingzhou, the generals under his command can rest in batches instead of fighting all the time.
Running against Cao Cao's forces, so that Cao Cao has no time to develop. This is an insidious strategy that Chu Tian recently came up with. Cao Cao is completely regarded as an experience package. Every general will visit Cao Cao's army and conduct military training.
"Young Master Zhao has assembled more than 100,000 troops, but most of them are recruits and Yellow Turbans temporarily recruited. It shouldn't be a worry. The fifty thousand army that supported Prince Yan from the Plains is a veteran with certain combat experience, and the combat capability is unknown. Be careful."
The scouts sent by Chutian may not get all the information, unless they fight against each other, no one knows how powerful Tian Ji's army is.
"With the Leyi Legion as the main force, continue to push Yingling County, forcing Gongzi Zhao to fight with us. Another copy of the book is to persuade Gongzi Zhao to surrender. Zilong, you lead ten thousand cavalry to protect Liangdao."
Chutian deployed Zhao Yun in the rear guard food road.
The importance of the grain road is self-evident. Zhao Yun is considered a stable military commander. Before the decisive battle, he placed it in the rear guarding the grain road. There should be no major mistakes.
Hua Mulan’s investigative corps dispersed in large numbers to investigate the intelligence. The Leyi Army in the rear marched on the basis of the detected intelligence and made a posture of attacking Yingling County.
Zhao Gongzi’s high-level barracks and other important buildings are located in Yingling County, and Yingling County also accumulates a large amount of grain and weapons. If Yingling County falls, it is equivalent to the huge impact of the fall of Xiacheng on the Chutian forces, which is unimaginable for Zhao Gongzi.
This is what must be saved when attacking the enemy.
Unless Gongzi Zhao surrounds Wei and rescues Zhao, he cannot shake Chutian's determination to capture Yingling County.
The Zhao Gongzi encircled Wei and rescued Zhao with great difficulty. First, he had to break through the defenses of Zang Ba and Sun Guan, and secondly, there were Li Xiuning and her maiden army in Xiacheng. With Xiacheng’s current 93 people’s hearts, the common people will voluntarily become the townsman, protecting their residence and allegiance to the city.
Even if the son of Zhao had Sun Bin as a military officer, the tactics of encircling Wei and saving Zhao would not be successful.
"Xuzhou Mu sent a letter to persuade surrender."
Young Master Zhao was hosting Tian Ji. At this time, Chu Tian sent a letter of surrender to him, saying that as long as Young Master Zhao surrendered, he could be named prefect.
"It's a tempting condition, but I am still a little unwilling. Liu Bei has been in exile in many places, and he will eventually get a third of the world. Why can't I do it?"
Gongzi Zhao faced Chutian's persuasion to surrender, but he did not agree.
There are many soldiers and territories under his command. Coupled with the help of the Tian Ji army sent by Pingyuan Aida Qi, Zhao Gongzi regained his confidence a little, thinking that he could force Chutian to retreat by clearing the wall.
He moved all the surrounding population and resources to Yingling County, and appointed Tai Shici as the defender to hold on. At the same time, he and Dorgon, Guan Hai, Xue Wanche and others built fortifications outside the city and set up camps with the county. , Do not give Chu Tianqing the opportunity to attack Yingling County with all his strength.
As long as Chutian can't do his best to attack Yingling County, it will definitely delay the time for the capture of Yingling County, which will put tremendous pressure on Chutian's logistics.
"The last general led a cavalry to attack the grain road of the Xuzhou Army and burn its temporary granary, and the Xuzhou Army will definitely retreat."
Dorgon limped to ask Mr. Zhao for his order. He was injured by random arrows in the previous decisive battle and has not recovered yet.
"I divided the cavalry into you, and you tried to burn the food cart. If the road is blocked, just retreat and don't go your own way."
Young Master Zhao decided to distribute 10,000 cavalry to Dorgon, and let him harass the Xuzhou Army's food road.
Dorgun turned on his horse with the support of his own soldiers, and led a few Eight Banners Cavalry and 10,000 light cavalry to attack the food road of Xuzhou Army Corps.
"Why don't you fight the Xuzhou Legion?"
After Tian Ji led the fifty thousand army to arrive, he urged Young Master Zhao to play.
Tian Ji is not a general of Zhao Gongzi after all, and wants to end the war in Beihai State as soon as possible and return to Pingyuan County. The elite soldiers of Pingyuan County were transferred to Tian Ji to support Young Master Zhao, which meant that Pingyuanxiang's remaining troops were insufficient.
"The Xuzhou Army has a fierce offensive and ravages like fire. Only by clearing the walls and thwarting its vigor can defeat and victory. If General Tian Ji trusts me, he should act according to my tactics."
Young Master Zhao has been defending against Chu Tian for a long time, and he has figured out a way to deal with Chu Tian, and the method is quite simple, that is, stick to it.
The princes of the Eastern Han Dynasty are trying their best to expand and compete for territory. If the Xuzhou Army is delayed in Qingzhou for a year or a half, the Xuzhou Army may miss many opportunities.
Gongzi Zhao, who once worked with Chutian to suppress the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, knew too much about the horror of the Xuzhou Legion. The Xuzhou Legion on the opposite side was 80,000 elite and fierce generals.
took the initiative to challenge, so he fell into the trap of the Xuzhou Army Corps.
"My Qi martial arts may be able to defeat the Xuzhou Army. But I still follow your arrangements."
Tian Ji sees that Zhao Gongzi has already figured out how to fight in a disadvantaged situation, so he no longer insists on playing, but sticks to Zhao Gongzi's tactics.
The Qi martial arts and Qingzhou crossbowmen led by him are good for defense and have an advantage when they are on the defensive.
Gongzi Zhao’s tortoise tactics really caused Chutian a headache.
After the occupation of Yingling County by Zhao Gongzi, it was regarded as the original evidence. It was a large city with complete defense facilities such as gate tower, arrow tower, horse face, and moat.
Like Xiacheng, Yingling County has a high-level barracks, and the recruitment speed is much faster than other cities in Beihai Country.
Young Master Zhao stayed in Tai Shi Ci to guard the isolated city, he believed Tai Shi Ci would not betray him.
If Dorgon stayed at the city, many of them would surrender the city if they saw that they could not hold on. But if it was Taishi Ci, he would not betray the lord at a critical moment.
"The Yingling has been carefully managed by me and hoarded enough grain for one year. If you can't get out of trouble after one year, then you surrender to Xuzhou Mu."
Gongzi Zhao did not force Taishici to stay at the tomb. He could only surrender to Xuzhou Mu when he ran out of food.
Even Gongzi Zhao himself is not capable of defending until his soldiers are exhausted.
Tai Shi Ci replied: "The final admiral will hold on for a year and will not disappoint the lord's expectations!"
The son of Zhao was silent, and led the army to leave the camp, leaving him with 30,000 Taishi Ci. Tai Shici immediately recruited soldiers and horses in the city and continuously recruited soldiers to defend the city. It is estimated that the strength of the defenders can be increased to more than 50,000.
"A military commander defends the city, and then goes out of the city to contain the enemy, Zhao Gongzi is really a difficult opponent."
Chutian knew that Young Master Zhao could strengthen himself in the catastrophe of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and he had several means.
Because of Zhao Gongzi's layout, the Xuzhou Army was somewhat passive.
If Yingling County cannot be captured as soon as possible, I am afraid it will enter a long siege. It can be imagined how difficult it is to attack a city that has been regarded as a retreat by Zhao Gongzi after many years of operation.
After Zhao Gongzi left Yingling County, the Leyi Corps soldiers approached the city and chose to camp at the water source to set up obstacles such as horse-rejection, trenches, and fences to prevent Taishici from making a surprise attack from the city.
Tai Shi Ci is also a fierce general, if Tai Shi Ci comes to the Chu camp with a hundred horses, then Xuzhou Mu will be faceless.
Le Yi led a group of captains and army Sima to observe the defense of Yingling County. Yingling County was obviously reinforced and dozens of stone arrow towers were daunting.
The city wall has protruding rectangular piers every certain distance, called horse face, about 20 meters in width, protruding 12 meters from the outer surface of the wall, forming a dense cross fire with the city wall. There are arrow towers and warehouses on the horse surface.
This may be the most difficult city faced by the Xuzhou Army. Under the management of Zhao Gongzi, the difficulty of attack is even higher than that of Taishan County.
Not only that, when attacking Fenggao County, the prefecture of Taishan County, the reinforcements of Taishan County were defeated by the Forbidden Army. There were no reinforcements outside of Taishan County, and the defenders' fighting spirit was scattered, so it was easy to attack.
Now in Yingling County, there is Tai Shici who is ordered to stick to it, and the Zhao Gongzi Army and Tian Ji Army are horns to each other. While attacking Yingling County, they must divide their troops against Zhao Gongzi Army and Tian Ji Army.
"Young Master Zhao's tortoise tactics, as well as the layers of fortifications in Yingling County, make people retreat. It seems that he had expected such a day. This is why he was indifferent to my surrender. He must think we are It is impossible to capture Yingling County, and it will soon retreat when the army is exhausted."
Chu Tian took Xue Rengui, Hua Mulan and other generals to observe Jiancheng, which made many famous generals desperate Chutian rarely encountered Jiancheng, and he was more inclined to destroy the opponent’s main force through field battles. . When the opponent's main force was destroyed, the opponent's camp morale dropped, and the difficulty of siege fell several times.
The tortoise tactics of clearing the walls are undoubtedly a painful torture for the army on the offensive side.
Sima Yi could not hold on, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to withdraw his troops. Lian Po was unable to hold on, and Qin Jun hadn't done anything with him for several years, using a divorce scheme to prompt Wang Zhao to replace Zhao Kuo. During the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang general Zhang Xun defended Suiyang City with 9,000 troops, blocked the rebels by more than 100,000, and bought time for the Tang army to reorganize the army...
Chutian is also disgusted by Zhao Gongzi's tactics of clearing the wall.
"At the end, it will require troops and a large amount of siege equipment, at any cost, to capture Yingling County."
Le Yi took the initiative to ask Chutian to ask soldiers for weapons.
"Yes."
Chutian issued an order to the Langya country in the rear, requesting the recruitment of a group of recruits and courage to serve as cannon fodder. At the same time, a group of low-rank foreign soldiers who had been captured in the national war came. The servants of Joan of Arc are high-rank foreign soldiers, and low-rank foreign soldiers are the cannon fodder.
Not only that, Chutian grabbed a large number of strong men in the North Sea country, and also used them as cannon fodder to fill in the moat and produce siege equipment.
In order to end the war as soon as possible, sacrifices are inevitable.
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