Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 310 Acupoint Attack

Before dawn, a situation of encirclement was formed, and Wang Zheng personally took the lead. At noon that day, the city's head and gates were broken.

In the afternoon of that day, the coalition forces of the two prefectures had successfully captured Yuguo City. The enemy generals were Sun Qian and Sun Gongyou who had ambushed Wang Zheng in the Liuhe Mountains before.

This famous scholar from Beihai County was recommended to Kong Rong by the great Confucian Zheng Xuanxian, and later served as an envoy after Liu Bei was appointed as Xuzhou Shepherd.

In the Romance, there are more Confucian scholars and staff figures, but in fact, they are not bad in martial arts. In the original history, after Liu Bei won Yizhou, he was worshiped as General Bingzhong, and his treatment was second only to Mi Zhu, and Jian Yong same.

Of course, due to the impact of Wangzheng Time Traveling, many people who would have shined in the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and even the Three Kingdoms have withdrawn from the stage early, such as Xu Xuan before, and Sun Qian today.

Not only annoyed by his deceit, but also for the sake of deterrence, even if he committed suicide in the county government when the army was defeated, Wang Zheng also took his head and hung him outside the gate.

That day and night, when most of the soldiers were cultivating, the new owner of the county government office was brightly lit, Yan Xiang, Gu Jian and others came one after another.

After conquering the Kingdom of Yu, the next step would be to directly attack Guangling. The people who came here, regardless of the faction of the Yuan Army or the Tian Army, all knew that Wang Zheng summoned all the people at this time for precisely this purpose.

When starting from Tangyi, Wang Zheng, Yan Xiang and others kept discussing, all for this ultimate strategic goal.

After everyone was seated and the soldiers served tea, they withdrew from the hall and patrolled all directions, responsible for keeping military information secret.

"This battle is just a small victory." Looking around at the crowd, Wang Zheng held up his teacup and respected each other from a distance: "There is still a big battle to be fought, so let's replace wine with tea today, let's talk to celebrate first."

"How about having a banquet after the Guangling is broken?"

"Here!"

Everyone agrees, regardless of the level of official position. If it is said that although his prestige was great and powerful, but after all, because of his age, many people secretly refused to accept it. They are all very outstanding. Everyone present knows how capable General Tiangong is. For the sake of the general's temperament, he is often rebellious and reckless. Do it, but it is also the most capable person.

And this is also the easiest to see on the battlefield.

Whoever kills the most enemies and wins the most battles is the most capable.

Therefore, now everyone is very upset with Wang Zheng, even Yan Xiang smiled and said: "The governor must win the battle, and the attack must be captured. Two cities in a row can be conquered within a day. How fast is that?"

"I expect the tiger's prestige to be so strong that it can frighten Xiaoxiao and boost our army's strength. Guangling City may be defeated without a fight."

After exchanging a few words of greeting, everyone toasted and drank, and the atmosphere was quite enthusiastic for a while. Did you win the battle, and it was a series of victories? Even though everyone belonged to different camps, the meaning of joy was the same, and it came from the heart.

"If that's the case." Wang Zheng smiled, "Of course it would be the best."

In the past few days, whenever he thinks that Lu Bu has come to Xuzhou, and is stationed behind his home Pengcheng, the feeling of lying on the couch surrounded by fierce tigers makes Wang Zheng always feel uneasy, and he wants to go home quickly. Cut through the mess, get Guangling quickly, and even drive Liu Bei out of Xuzhou quickly.

"That's right." At this time, a young general officer suddenly asked: "I heard that when the general was stationed in Tangyi, a messenger from Pengcheng came to report. I don't know what the news is?"

The words were presumptuous, and the words were even more abrupt. Wang Zheng's expression did not change when he heard the words, but he raised his sword eyebrows, and the laughter in the hall stopped immediately.

A real young guy like Gu Jian couldn't hide his thoughts, and immediately glared.

People from Pengcheng said, what is it about Yuan Shu?
When is it your turn, Yuan Shu's people, to intervene?
Wang Zheng glanced at the man with a half-smile, recalled briefly, and remembered that this is one of the new generals who came from Yangzhou. It is said that his name is Yuan Yin. Judging by his age, combined with this surname, even Yan Xiang Without saying anything, Wang Zheng also guessed that there is a high probability that he is related to Yuan Shu.

(Yuan Yin, nephew of Yuan Shu. After Yuan Shu's death, he escorted Yuan Shu's coffin, his wife and children to Lujiang, but was killed by Xu Wei on the way, and took the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and presented it to Cao Cao.)
You choose to come my way, isn't it because the outcome of Xiapi is unknown, but Guangling won the first battle, so you have a better chance to be gilded?

That being the case, you should be more sensible!
Although he was complaining secretly like this, but looking at Yuan Shu's face, he laughed aloud: "I didn't write anything."

"It's nothing more than the fact that the woman in the general's private house is ignorant and hasn't seen him for many days. She misses the general, so she ordered someone to bring a letter from home."

"Why?" At this point, Wang Zheng paused, and said with a smile: "Lieutenant Yuan is also interested in these women's words?"

"It's a family matter." Although his face was full of disbelief, Yuan Yin couldn't say anything more: "It's inconvenient for the general to hear about it."

At this time, Yan Xiang coughed dryly twice, glanced secretly at Yuan Yin, and said directly: "Inspector, let's get to the point."

Although they are allies, they are now jointly attacking Guangling, but whether it is Yuan Shu or Yan Xiang, they still have some faint fears of Wang Zheng in their hearts, and they always pay attention to its movements. They naturally want to explore what news Pengcheng brings.

Yan Xiangyi originally planned to take advantage of the harmonious atmosphere after the victory of the battle today, to chat a few words first, and then understand the matter by insinuating, or indirect hints. At this time, there was a grudge with Wang Zheng, and even conflicts.

But Yuan Yin was so abrupt, not only didn't ask anything, but blocked all the follow-up anyway, he saw that although Wang Zheng looked calm, he could get along with him for a long time, and he already knew a little bit about his temperament, and a slight frown was actually a great deal dissatisfied.

Glancing at Yan Xiang, seeing that he wanted to smooth things over, Wang Zheng suddenly smiled, and said without mentioning it: "That's exactly how it should be."

"Guangling and Tangyi are different countries." Yan Xiang said solemnly: "Tangyi is the front line of Guangling facing Yangzhou. On that day, Tangyi hoarded a large number of troops and divided them into two places, forming a tendency to fight. Yuguo also has man-made The moat, but no matter how you say it, the two are not very advantageous, it can be said that the city is small and the walls are low, so once we deploy well, we can win in one battle."

"It's true." Wang Zheng nodded.

Among the cities he went to before, in terms of geographical advantages, naturally Pengcheng, Xiongguan in the world, and Linzi, the fifth of the Han Dynasty, were the most difficult to crack. In order to form a surprise attack, he went down to the outer city just one day later, and even so, with only the inner city behind, the Pengcheng defenders still persisted for a long time, which took him a lot of effort.

When attacking Pengcheng, this strategy was able to be used because Wang Zheng was getting more and more wings. When conquering Linzi, even if the three groups of rebels joined forces, it took more than half a month in the end.

These two cities are both prefectures and counties.

And Guangling is also a prefecture, even if you have not seen it with your own eyes, even if the level of difficulty cannot be compared with Pengcheng and Linzi, but Wang Zheng at this time is the most psychologically unacceptable to take too long!
He glanced at Yan Xiang, knowing that he should be prepared since the other party proposed, so he couldn't help but ask with full expectation: "What's your opinion, Mister?"

"There is a saying in "Mozi" that if you encounter a fortified city, don't enter it with a hole in the soil, bind the pillar and cast fire to destroy its defense." Yan Xiang smiled confidently: "The governor, I think that you can attack Guangling with a hole .”

"Acupoint attack?" Wang Zheng was startled, and after chewing on Yan Xiang's previous words, he immediately came to his senses.

Means to use authentic warfare?

Wang Zheng, a history novice, of course doesn't know. In fact, point attack, or tunnel warfare, was staged countless times during the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

Some of the most famous cases recorded in history, such as the Battle of Anzhong in 198 AD, faced with the siege of the coalition forces of Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, Cao Cao successfully evacuated with his army by digging tunnels.

And in the battle of Yijing the following year, when Gongsun Zan couldn't hold out, Yuan Shao first surrounded him on all sides to block his escape route, and then dug underground tunnels, even exaggerating to the point where Gongsun Zan dug under the tower where Gongsun Zan lived. Unbeknownst to him, the desperate Gongsun Zan set himself on fire and died.

In the subsequent battle of Guandu, the two ex-presidents turned their faces completely. They were both experts in tunnel warfare and knew the basics. There was also a confrontation between acupoint attack and acupoint preparation. In the end, Cao Cao was superior. , When Yuan Shao wanted to dig directly behind Cao Jun's barracks through acupoint attack, he was discovered by Cao Cao. He did the opposite and dug a circle around his acupoints, ambush and set up traps, and finally won a big victory.

However, digging tunnels is a technical job, not to say that digging a hole in the ground is enough. The ancients preferred to study astronomy, and most of their knowledge of geography was on the surface of mountains and rivers, and they probably didn't know what was going on under the surface.

Since it is for military use, the requirements are extremely high. Not only must it be enough to pass for more than ten miles or even tens of miles, but it must also bury the traces and keep the passageway stable and smooth. It is definitely not an easy task.

It is a little unpopular in later generations, and it is extremely scarce in ancient times at this time. It is not clear how Yuan Shao's subordinates can get such talents. Anyway, Cao Cao is definitely because of the group of his subordinates who gained experience in robbing tombs. , Only then repeatedly made meritorious deeds.

As for Wang Zheng, counting his subordinates many times, there is no such talent, so he has never used it before, and he has never even thought about it.

After pondering for a while, Wang Zheng approved of this strategy.

If he can directly penetrate into the interior of Guangling through the tunnel, it doesn't even need to be too big, as long as it is enough for a thousand people to walk, and he leads the Tianzhu camp to make a surprise attack at night and open the city gate, then the city will be taken!

"This plan is very clever." He looked at Yan Xiang. Since the scholar took the initiative to propose, he must have been prepared for this: "Is there a suitable candidate?"

As Yan Xiang clapped his hands, not long after, a soldier walked in.

Wang Zheng looked at the person who came, and seeing his face full of flesh, his eyebrows and eyes like a mouse, his heart was moved. Could it be that he is also a talent who digs graves and changes careers, so he is proficient in this way?
Of course, as long as the other party can contribute, he doesn't care about his privacy. He asked kindly, "Brother, don't you know his name?"

The military man was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand, he didn't react until Yan Xiang reminded him, he quickly bowed and replied: "The villain is happy, and I pay my respects to the general."

"Listen to Lord Yan's words, saying that Brother Le is good at attacking acupuncture points?" Wang Zheng nodded and praised: "Unexpectedly, there are dragons and tigers hidden in the army, and in the grass, there are people with great talents."

"Don't dare, dare not," Na Leqi quickly waved his hands: "I don't know what acupuncture is, but I have been a miner for a few years before, so I have some experience in digging tunnels."

"Great kindness." Wang Zheng's expression became more and more relaxed: "The military situation is urgent, and this general will cut to the chase."

"Brother Le, take a look. It is about 70 miles from Yuguo to Guangling. You need to investigate. Where can you start digging without attracting the attention of the enemy?" asked.

Le Qi heard the words and hurriedly approached, Yuan Shu had been planning for a long time, and the equipment was still relatively detailed. Although the map related to Guangling marked some mountain shapes and rivers in the county, it was still clear at a glance.

After measuring it with his hands, Le Qi pointed to one of them and said, "If you start digging from here, it should be considered suitable, but the villain still needs to go to see it."

"Yes." Wang Zheng asked people to offer tea, and when Le Qi thanked him again and again, he said: "If this place is suitable, it will take a few more days to dig out a tunnel enough for a thousand people to walk directly to Guangling City?"

"Thousands of Impossible"

"It's the limit of a villain's ability to dig one enough for dozens of people to walk." Startled by Wang Zheng's lion, Le Qi quickly explained: "If there are enough people, it will take up to three days."

"However, there is still one difficulty." Le Qi looked at Wang Zheng with a hesitant look on his face, and said proactively.

"What's the problem?" Wang Zheng was a little disappointed at first, but then he thought that dozens of people are enough, so he said softly, "Just tell me."

"General, the villain can naturally dig out the tunnel, but"

Le Jin glanced at Yan Xiang. Before he came, he knew that this was for attacking the city, and he had thought about it a lot:
"But one thing, no matter how much you pay attention to this matter, the movement will not be small. Let's dig in the ground and put an urn in a suitable place at will, and you can hear it clearly."

"Even if there are people who are proficient in this way, there is no need to do so. Digging tunnels will easily cause changes in the water level. There must be a well in a big city, and the water level will immediately drop because of this. It is also a means of detection."

When Leqi first entered the hall, he was timid, but when he talked about the things he was proficient in, he began to become more confident and calm, and talked eloquently:

"Also, General, do you know if there are ditches in the city?"

"I don't know yet." Wang Zheng told the truth: "What if there is, so what if there is no?"

"If there are ditches, we can't see the reality of the surface when we are underground," Le Qi said with a worried look on his face: "Once we touch here, there is a danger of landslides immediately, and basically none of the soldiers who dig the tunnel will survive." "

In terms of thinking alone, the ancients of the Celestial Dynasty have basically enriched military theory to the extreme.

On top of acupoint attack and preparation of acupoints, in the Spring and Autumn Period, both theories and warriors were already very detailed.

Especially on the preparation of acupoints, there are many ways to prevent the enemy from breaking through the fortified city with tunnels.

One, after detecting the direction of the enemy's tunnel, directly try to collapse it,

Second, use fireworks and poisonous smoke to fume into the tunnel, or pour water to repel the enemy,

Three, set up ambushes at the entrance of the tunnel, or even learn Cao Cao's method, and dig more deep pits directly around the tunnel.

There are even more proactive approaches.

Sending warriors down the tunnel to fight the enemy hand to hand, this method is to turn defense into offense, take advantage of the exhaustion of the enemy, go out from the tunnel dug by the opponent and seize the opposite camp.

To put it bluntly, the biggest advantage of tunnels can always be played when the enemy is unknown.

Hearing this, Wang Zheng was a little hesitant. If other strategies fail, that's all. Find another way. But according to Le Qi, digging tunnels requires a lot of manpower. Once you encounter a ravine or landslide
Although compassion does not control soldiers, it is normal for soldiers to die under the sword, and if they are buried alive, they will be casualties in vain.

"Let's do this." He thought for a while: "Brother Mingri Le and I, let's put on a disguise, and hurry up and go to Guangling City to see the terrain first."

Guangling naturally has ditches.

But after taking a closer look, coupled with some exploration of the surrounding terrain and geology, under Wang Zheng's inquiry, after thinking about it again and again, he was still [-]% sure that it would not collapse.

[-]% can take the risk and give it a try!

Then Wang Zheng ordered the three armies to prepare various tools and deploy manpower according to his request.At the same time, he ordered the army to stand up and rush to the city of Guangling first.

The news of Yuguo's fall will not be hidden for a long time. In this case, it is better to directly approach the city, put on a posture of long-term siege, and paralyze the enemy. adobe.

Of course, after setting up camp and digging ditches, Wang Zheng continued to order people to feign an attack, dispatching troops two or three times a day, shouting curses at the front of the battle, or bluffing, all in order to distract the enemy's attention.

After three days like this, in the evening of the same day, Le Qi came to report in a disgruntled but excited manner: "General, the tunnel has been dug!"

Immediately, countless rustling sounds resounded in the tent, which was caused by the collision of armors as everyone was delighted to hear the words and couldn't help getting up one after another.

"Brother Le, you've worked hard." Wang Zheng and Yan Xiang were the only ones on the court who were still sitting upright, but they also looked at each other and clapped their hands and laughed.

"Everyone." Looking around at the crowd, Wang Zheng said word by word: "How are the troops and horses prepared?"

"General, everything is over!"

"Inspector, you guys can't wait!"

"Very good." Wang Zheng smiled slightly, and pondered for a moment: "Since that's the case, attack Guangling and destroy Guangling at midnight tonight."

"Get Guangling!"

(End of this chapter)