Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 230
The Chizhou offensive and defensive battle has continued until now, Wang Xiu hardly spoke in the camp, taciturn, and his face was very gloomy.

In theory, preparations for this war are very adequate.There is no reason to give up easily, and there is no reason to lose easily.

For the time being, it is true that there are no signs of a turnaround by the government and the army, but unfortunately there are more and more unfavorable signals.The people who take the pills don't have the pills and are still alive, this shit is the biggest problem.

Zhao Cheng's 80 people were able to reach the eighth day under the tactics of continuous harassment and fatigue.Why they didn't need to take turns sleeping, Wang Xiu couldn't figure out why.

No one knows how much explosives and kerosene Zhao Cheng still has.

The previous tug-of-war had resulted in victory and defeat. Wang Xiu knew that his losses were not light. Now that there were only three rams left, he no longer dared to put them into use easily.Otherwise, the hope of breaking the city in the cold winter would be even smaller.

The most terrible thing is that Wang Xiu had a premonition that Bai Chenxiang would take the risk to rob the grain road.This is fishing. For this reason, Wang Xiu specially increased the frequency of food transportation, reduced the quantity delivered each time, and set up ambushes in three local areas between Yongfengjian and Lingzhi Mountain, which were most likely to be intercepted.

The distance between Chizhou and Ganoderma lucidum mountain determines that the depth of this tactic is very small. As long as Bai Chenxiang fights, the three strongholds deployed by Wang Xiu will inevitably respond to each other and eventually eat up this hidden danger.

It is a pity that Bai Chenxiang is smarter or less courageous than expected.The high frequency of baiting did not really attract Bai Chenxiang, the big mermaid.

Then in this ghostly weather, the ambushes who left the camp could not last long. They were not Wang Xiu's original team, but came from various leaders. The ten-day ineffective deployment made them complain, and frostbite and frostbite cannot be ignored.

Especially when the blizzard came, no one could hold on anymore. Now, seeing that Bai Chenxiang was not fooled, they had withdrawn to the village to recuperate.The grain transport team also began to return to Ganoderma lucidum just after the snowstorm stopped today.

The combination of these made Wang Xiu feel bad, but in the end he felt that he had thought too much. Maybe Bai Chenxiang was just wretched, and he really didn't have that much courage and ability.
No matter the Ganoderma Lucidum Cottage or the Chizhou Daying Camp, she is the only one who can talk to the food delivery team, but if she wants to make a surprise attack now, there is a condition according to the geographical location: she must march from Mount Jiuhua during the snowstorm.

"No one can march in conditions like that!"

For the time being, Wang Xiu can only conclude this way. The top priority is to defeat Chizhou before more adverse signals appear and military morale declines further...

After suddenly having a tacit understanding and thinking that Bai Chenxiang might send troops, Zhao Cheng didn't have much time to make decisions and equip.

Zhao Cheng was thinking all afternoon. He was tied up in Chizhou for half a month, and there was no news. Without news, he couldn't fight.

But now there were very few options to choose from, so Zhao Cheng finally decided to make a passive bet: Bai Chenxiang would make a surprise attack on Yangziling.

As long as that girl is still alive, she will definitely do something. But after thinking about it, she can only attack Yangziling, not Ganoderma Mountain Village or Chizhou Camp.

The significance of fighting the Yangziling grain transportation team is not very great, but theoretically, in this season when there is nothing to do but wait to be stabbed, as long as it is a battle, you can fight. The premise is that if you win, you can make Wang Xiu feel that he is its own errors and loopholes.

Assuming that Zhao Cheng is her, she does mental calculations but does not care. If the surprise attack on Yangziling is successful, it will be a simple addition and subtraction.

One-third of the number of Wang Xiu's army, minus the number of people killed by Yangziling, is equal to the strength of the remaining stronghold.Throwing the heads of the rebels into the stronghold affects their morale, creating an aura of flying separately in the face of disaster, and when the remaining rebels are all from Wang Xiu's team, it is possible to destroy the weak offensive in one fell swoop. Ganoderma lucidum mountain lair.

Or was it because Wang Xiu fled away to Mount Jiuhua again after a successful strike, making Wang Xiu feel that his own logistics line was too loopholed and retreated voluntarily?
It is said that there is a tacit understanding with her, but after all, it is not completely sure.For these problems, Zhao Cheng has been considering the dark sky.

An attack is basically a done deal, and keeping on guard almost means there is no way to survive. Wang Xiu is not stupid, and now he only needs to try again, and he can basically see the truth about Zhao Cheng's exhaustion of defense supplies.

There will only be a chance of two days at most for lingering.

If you choose to retreat for two days, it is easy to miss the chance of a surprise attack that may exist in Bai Chenxiang's department.

The trouble is that only Zhao Cheng thinks like this, and Cai You will never approve such a risky plan.Basically, you can know his thoughts in the usual conversations. Now, Cai You just wants to take this militiaman that Zhao Cheng has trained to look good with great difficulty, and try his best to survive until the army comes in spring.

This pot belonged to Zhao Cheng. Zhao Cheng told him at the time that he could hold it, and then gained a relatively independent command. Now he basically has no face to persuade him to attack with "can't hold it anymore".

A person who is nervous about falling into the water, basically the most likely choice he will make is to cling to the lifeguard's hands and feet and drag him to the bottom of the water together.Zhao Cheng knew about this.

What makes Cai You shrewd is that he still doesn't fully trust Zhao Cheng, and he doesn't know what his considerations are based on. However, this 1000-man militia started from the beginning of training until Zhao Cheng mobilized resources to equip them with cold-proof equipment. Cai You inspected the militias almost twice a day, morning and evening.

When the sky is completely dark, it is basically time to attack.

For Wang Xiu, maybe it's time for him to harass and test the city again.For Cai You, it was almost time to inspect the militia battalion.

There is no regular pattern in Wang Xiu's siege time, it may be early or late, but it is basically after the end. This is because in the dark, it is difficult for Zhao Cheng to judge his troop formation and charging arrangements, and it is most likely to be ineffective and wasteful. The period of gunpowder and kerosene.

Now that the initiative to attack is a certainty, Zhao Cheng hopes that Wang Xiuhei will attack the city as soon as he comes down.Because the attention will be attracted only when he is attacking the city, which is convenient for Zhao Cheng to protrude from other city gates.

Now is the right time, place and all that is needed!
I hope all the conditions and elements are met together, because there is no more time to wait for this and that.

Even the most powerful Mongolian cavalry, the marching speed in a snowstorm will not exceed a hundred miles per day. Even if Bai Chenxiang has a halo, it is impossible to exceed fifty miles per day. The distance between Huashan Mountain and Chayangziling, the two-day snowstorm, came tonight again.

Conservative estimate: She has now set up an ambush circle at Guzikou of Yangziling.At the same time, Wang Xiu's large-scale grain transport team left just after the snow stopped during the day.In other words, the Battle of Yangziling may start at any time from now on.

That girl needs Zhao Cheng's cooperation.

At the same time, Zhao Cheng also needed the news of Bai Chenxiang's Yangziling victory to reach Wang Xiu's camp, causing Wang Xiu to hesitate.And at that time, with the help of the dark night, in the most unlikely time period, he was partially attacked by Zhao Cheng, who was supposed to be waiting to die in the city.

Therefore, Wang Xiu's camp must be in chaos. With his cautious and suspicious nature, he would not even believe that the forces from the city were actively attacking him, but would mistake it for other secret reinforcements entering Chizhou, or Bai Chenxiang's ghost tactics , and then chaos.

If it really appears, it will be Chizhou's only chance!
After figuring it out, Zhao Cheng decisively picked up his pen and wrote a personal letter to Zhang Ji. Well, it was probably the content of the teacher’s list, and the purpose was also clear. Stay with Cai You so that he doesn't come out to cause trouble, and don't see through Zhao Cheng's deployment.

As for then?There is no more.

"I have no choice but to try my best. If I make a mistake and die outside the city, it will not affect the final outcome of Chizhou. If I am wrong, it will be Chizhou's only hope and opportunity. Please leave everything to sir."

At the end of the letter, Zhao Cheng wrote this.Then hand it to Zhao Qingming for him to send it quickly.

At the same time, several secret orders were issued in succession.

So there was a calm before the storm. Most people in the city knew nothing. The militia camp, which was usually noisy and liked shouting "one, two, one" and singing songs, was surprisingly quiet when it got dark.

In normal times, Zhao Cheng does not completely restrict them and has some free time.But now we are basically under a curfew in the military camp. All the militiamen outside have been recalled, and those inside are not allowed to go out.

Not everyone in the militia has weapons. Usually, the training mainly involves wooden sticks, but now, there has been a large-scale movement of sharpening wooden sticks with knives.It seems like they are just killing boredom after training, but in fact, you can see their nervousness and uneasiness in their expressions.This is the restlessness of new recruits before they are deployed in wartime.

At the same time, a large amount of materials collected and prepared for winter battles began to flow into the camp.

Those who were appointed as captains, who usually showed skeletal surprise, had already led their respective team members to give the final combat explanation, and began to apply ginger oil on their faces, necks, especially hands and feet, to resist the severe cold. When necessary, wear gloves and booties for heat lockout after application.

A small amount of dry food began to be distributed, but they were not allowed to eat casually.

Usually there is no condition at all, and drinking is absolutely not allowed, but tonight is an exception. Earlier, Zhao Cheng collected a batch of wine during the vigorous IOU campaign, and was still reluctant to use it. Now is the right time, and everyone distributed half a small pot of wine.

The order is to drink it before going out into battle.

Even if there is no wind now, it is conservatively estimated that the temperature at night will drop to above minus 15.Alcohol is poison in normal times, but it is life-saving chicken blood at critical moments.It can improve their morale and speed up blood circulation, reducing the chance of their limbs freezing to death.

There are no more resources. With such preparations, Zhao Cheng has tried his best to wipe out all his previous character.

With the help of the darkness, Zhao Cheng's old team, the thirty or so core police officers have secretly withdrawn from the city, and officially stationed in the militia battalion as the backbone, and will specifically command this combat mission.

The rest of the people were naturally led by Liu Qishan, staying at the top of the city as the last guard and bluffing.

Once the siege started, Zhao Cheng didn't care much about how long Liu Qishan could last, and now he should be thinking about how long this commando can survive?
In fact, whether we can see the light of tomorrow, not many people know or care about it.Now seeing the five-year-old girl Liang Hongyu walking into the barracks wearing a tiger-headed hat, the tender and childish voice shouted "Go out".

Almost everyone's blood was flushed with red eyes. When such a little girl needs to go out with the army, it seems that this is a just war that must be fought. The issue of life and death is clearly no longer important, and questions and thinking are not allowed.

At this time, except for Zhao Cheng who was heartless, almost everyone had light in their hearts, and that light was Liang Hongyu's halo.Her childish voice is the magical skill "Red Jade Drumming". When such a cute baby needs to appear in the battle, the people outside are already "full of evil".

So there is no need for Zhao Cheng to brainwash the swearing-in again, the appearance of Liang Hongyu is the swearing-in.

dong dong dong dong-

At the critical moment, low war drums began to beat outside the city, and Wang Xiu's warning of another attack on the city came from the north.So Zhao Cheng and Xiao Hutou led the team and rushed to the south gate quickly.

The queue quickly gathered at the south gate. Everyone was nervous and pious, clenching the sharp wooden sticks in their hands and getting ready.

"I don't know what I'm going to face after opening the door, but I'm a soldier on the battlefield, and I don't have any room for consideration. If we can see the light of tomorrow, everyone who participated in the battle tonight will be recorded in the annals of history!"

Zhao Cheng did not receive applause for his speech this time, and everyone drank half of the jug of wine and threw the jug away.

"Open the door and rush after me!"

In the freezing darkness, the gates of the city opened...

(End of this chapter)