Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 478 Heroes See the Same Thing

The next day.

Under the torrential rain, the sky and the earth are vast. It seems that there is a sense of heaven and man. With the dragon and the tiger fighting for the front and the murderous intent, the dawn of the day is a little earlier than before.

Even so, the sky was still gloomy.

Until a muffled thunder sounded like a "boom", the gloomy sky suddenly brightened!
At the same time, Sun Ce in the handsome tent suddenly opened his eyes. The chic and leisurely surrounding him a moment ago, all the handsome and coquettish people were forced to disperse, replaced by layers of waves like a raging sea. The earth-shattering murderous intent, along with his knife-like eyes, flocked towards the head of Shu County city.

"Siege!"

At the command of the general, the soldiers of the three armies set out for the camp, and saw banners and flags covering the sky and covering the sky for ten miles. Except for a few earth hills that were about to be piled up to the height of the city wall, all kinds of flying towers and ladders were lined up like a long snake. , all crowded in the south of the city wall, and dozens of trebuchets were behind the cover, and there were countless rushing carts, hook-ramming carts, wooden ox carts, falcon carts, hitchhikers, etc., either attacking the city gates, or assisting The boarding car kills and injures the defenders at close range.

If you look down from the top of the city, you will see at least tens of thousands of Sun Ce's soldiers standing in formation in the vast expanse of heaven and earth. With earth-shattering killing cries, he launched an endless charge against Shu Cheng.

In the torrential rain, the ants at the front quickly began to attach to the city, followed by countless reinforcements, and between the forward and the backup, there were hundreds of supervising teams, with cold faces, carrying horses to isolate the two sides .

The function of refusing horses at this moment is not to deal with the enemy, but to prevent the retreat of their own soldiers, because Sun Ce and the generals have been mentally prepared from the beginning, so that if they attack the city forcefully in the rain, there will be many casualties. There are bound to be retreats.

But they don't allow the soldiers to retreat, and let all the soldiers know that there is only one way to survive, and it is only in the city!
In Shu County on this day, from dawn to dusk, the shouts of killing and the singing of dysprosium never ceased for a moment, and could be heard endlessly.

At this time in the city, Wang Zheng, Zhou Hui and the others were also fully clothed and kissed the top of the city.

To put it bluntly, although Wang Zheng has participated in many battles since the uprising, he seldom personally commanded the siege of the city. This was the case for several major city defense battles, whether Wen Chou attacked Kaiyang or Yuan Tan attacked Fenggao.

So when the two armies really started the offensive and defensive confrontation, Wang Zheng didn't think too much of himself. Apart from using his old incident of attacking Linzi yesterday as an example to raise everyone's vigilance, he wanted to strengthen their defenses, and then let Zhou Hui be the defender. The actual commander-in-chief of the city, his family only observed from the sidelines.

Zhou Hui was not too polite, so he asked him to select [-] elite soldiers from the Tianzhu camp and put them on the top of the city. If there was any emergency, he would order generals at that time, give Xiaoqi to the rescue.Those who have great achievements in killing the enemy will be promoted or given rewards.And the herald shouted loudly in unison to let the defenders of the city know.

So the voices of repaying meritorious deeds came one after another.

"The second battalion repelled the enemy's attack three times in half an hour! Dubo XX, you will be rewarded once for your second merit, and you will be rewarded for how many heads you get and what rewards you get"

The voice on this side has not yet finished, and the other side shouted to report the victory: "Dingying so-and-so, a member of Du Bo, who killed the grandson thief, once for one meritorious service, a certain amount of money, and promoted to Du Bo"

When the battle was at its height, the sounds of rewarding meritorious deeds could be heard everywhere on the several-kilometer-long southern city wall, mixed together in one place, swaying upwards with the wind, and being drawn into the sky.It fell down again, accompanied by cold rain, scattered into the city.In addition, the officials in the city organized thousands of civilian men, either to deliver supplies to the city, or to take away the wounded from the city. Tao Ze even specially selected loud voices from the army, about 200 people, who did nothing. Celebrating success at the top of the city, that is to say, shouting and applauding at the bottom of the city: "Good!"

Wang Zheng and Sun Ce have been facing each other for nearly half a month. After a battle of wits and tricks, they finally came to the most positive battle of courage and bravery.

To the north of Lujiang River, Tianzhu Mountains span half of Lujiang County.

The dusty Tianshui was dazzled, and the wind and rain became more violent like a mockery. Huang Zhong wiped his face indiscriminately, reined in his horse and looked around for a while, his expression was calm, but his heart became a little irritable.

The momentum of this rain was too violent, so violent that with the vision of a master archer like him, the distance he could see at this time was less than a hundred paces.

It has been many days since they joined up with Wang Xiong's troops outside the city, and it has been many days since they went to the northwest of Lujiang River. There were originally more than [-] troops, but hundreds of them were killed.

There was no way, even though he had been prepared for a long time, and a general like Huang Zhong, who was so brave, successfully broke out of the encirclement, but Sun Cejun's several ambushes still caused some damage after all.

Under such circumstances, and Wang Xiong brought Wang Zheng's entrustment, after they walked out of the Tianzhu Mountains, they did not immediately launch an offensive against the several cities captured by Cheng Pu, but hid near the foot of the mountain while inquiring In view of Long Shu's current situation, he tried his best to recruit Liu Xun's remaining defeated soldiers.

The Yangzhou army guarding the north of Lujiang River was divided into two parts, one part was naturally Liu Xun's private soldiers, directly under his command, and the other part was officials and soldiers close to Yuan Shu.

Among them, many of the former are from the Xuzhou army (Liu Xun is from Langya), while most of the latter are locals. After the defeat, they either scattered and returned to their hometowns or hid in the mountains. After discussing with Xiong, he decided to use the banner of Wang Zheng, the current Xuzhou Mu, to recruit Liu Xun's private soldiers first. Not to mention, the effect was good. In more than ten days, 2000 troops were recalled, and some bandits and bandits also heard about it. They came here, and nearly a thousand people were gathered together. Of course, these people also came under the banner of Wang Zheng, but it was because of his status as the General Tiangong, the commander in chief of Huangjinqu, who had not been publicized for a long time. up.

So up to now, Huang Zhong and Wang Xiong have about [-] horses in the copper belt, of which there are more than [-] cavalry and nearly [-] infantry. It seems that their military strength is better than when they first left the city. But he knew that among these newly added pawns, whether it was Liu Xun's remnants or those bandits, they could only play a small role in their momentum. In other words, if they really wanted to attack the city, When opening the road, you still have to rely on your own Heavenly Army Headquarters.

At the same time, Cheng Pu in Wancheng also received a notification from Sun Ce that he knew that a group of Xuzhou troops had come to the territory, so he sent sentry cavalry to scout around. There have been several face-to-face fights when riding down.

The results needless to say.

Not to mention the Jiangdong army who is not good at riding and shooting, even the most famous Youzhou Tuqi in the world today. When a few people are fighting, they may not be able to get cheap from the third-tier cavalry. Annihilation forced Cheng Pu to send sentries to expand in scale, from a team of five to ten or dozens of people.
In the end, it was even exaggerated to the point where the inquiring sentry cavalry asked Bai Baotuan to dare to leave the city safely!
The brothers showed their prestige, Wang Xiong was naturally elated, but Huang Zhong knew that these successive victories actually had advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is naturally that the morale of the whole team is high, and even those newly joined defeated soldiers, the thieves have a little more confidence, but the disadvantage is naturally that seeing the Xuzhou army's combat strength is so arrogant, they want to lure It became more and more difficult for Cheng Pu to go out to fight in the field.

Thinking of this, Huang Zhong couldn't help looking towards the southeast for a long time, and said to Wang Xiong: "Brother Wang, it's been raining for a few days, and I don't know what's going on in Shu County?"

"The rain is so heavy, I expect Sun Ce's offensive to stop for a while." Wang Xiong raised his face, and the rain fell on his cheeks. It was cool, and he took a long breath of foul air comfortably, paused and said: "General and The brothers in the city may have a little rest because of this, which is a good thing."

Huang Zhong nodded: "It should be so. I heard from the sentry cavalry that they haven't searched for the shadow of the enemy cavalry for the past few days since it rained."

There was no other way. With insufficient troops and ignorance of the enemy's situation, Huang Zhong was unwilling to have a frontal confrontation with Cheng Pu's army ahead of time, so even though the Heavenly Army on sentry cavalry had repeatedly gained the upper hand, whenever the two armies were about to meet, Huang Zhong Then he will immediately transfer the station with soldiers and horses.

Hearing this, Wang Xiong glanced at the army stretching behind him, thought for a while and said, "The general ordered the two of us to go to the north of the Lujiang River to recruit the defeated soldiers first, and then fight again. Up to now, we have recruited more than 3000 horses. Too much, I'm afraid it's the limit in a short time, General Huang, in my opinion, it's better to build up your physical strength in the past few days, and once the rain stops, you can officially launch an offensive?"

Huang Zhong fell into thought when he heard the words.

Looking around behind him, the team of 5000 people was stretched like a long snake in the wind and rain. He secretly rejoiced that it was not autumn and winter at this time, otherwise he would inevitably be infected with the wind and cold under the force of the rain.

However, even in the middle of summer, it was uncomfortable to be drenched all over. The heavenly soldiers had better physiques, but the new recruits were not good enough.

really can't be dragged on
Thinking of this, Huang Zhong looked up at Wang Xiong, and put forward a different opinion: "It will be too late when the rain stops."

Wang Xiong was startled: "How do you say that?"

Huang Zhong said in a deep voice: "Ten days ago Cheng Pushao cavalry first spotted us, and they will definitely report back to Sun Ce. If they send reinforcements, they may be on the way at this time. The so-called delay will change, this is one of them."

"Brother Wang, it looks like the rain will last for a few more days. Of course our army can use this to cultivate their physical strength, and Cheng Pu's side can also use this to repair it and build defenses in various counties. The difficulty of recapturing Zhucheng is also increasing, and our army cannot gain any advantage because of this, the second is also."

"Besides, the ground will be difficult to walk after the rain. Our army's more than [-] cavalry troops are hard to use. The enemy has a strong city, and our army is not good at walking. Attacking the city with this is to use our weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths. . Get twice the result with half the effort.”

Speaking of this, Huang Zhong made a decisive judgment: "So in my opinion, if you want to launch an offensive, the strategy for attacking the city is not as good as it is after the rain!"

"Now." Wang Xiong stared and took a breath: "With such heavy rain, it is difficult to march, and you want to attack the city?"

Huang Zhong laughed: "Brother Wang followed the lord earlier than I did. Everyone in my life has heard about the Battle of Linzi. How did you forget it? Under the heavy rain, the enemy also thought that we would not To attack a city at this time, one must let go of one's vigilance, isn't that just in line with the strategy of military strategists to attack by surprise?"

"This"

The first battle in Linzi coincided with Wang Xiong's meeting, he had no words to refute, and then said in silence for a moment: "Which place shall we fight first? Wancheng?"

"otherwise."

Huang Zhong shook his vote, and immediately ordered his soldiers to take out the map of Lujiang River, spread it out on the spot, and pointed with slightly squinted eyes: "Wancheng is a county government, with high walls and strong walls, and the grandson's bandits have been in possession for a long time, and it will return to the old situation, and it can be concluded that Now that Cheng Pu's main force is stationed in this city, no matter how brave our army is, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get them quickly, I mean to fight Long Shu first!"

"Long Shu?"

"Exactly. After Cheng Pu killed Liu Xun, he led his army back to Wancheng, but he left a thousand people to garrison. Now under the heavy rain, it is much slower to deliver news or send troops to rescue. This is extremely beneficial to us. The situation, so I thought that if we want to launch an offensive, the first battle should be here!"

Longshu is located in the north of Wancheng. The distance in a straight line is not too far, but it is only two hundred miles away. The key point is that Longshu goes deep into the Tianzhu Mountain Range, which belongs to the mountainous area. There is only one official road that allows cavalry to pass. On weekdays, it would be enough to rush for two or three days, but now it rains and the road is muddy and hard to walk, and the iron cavalry are a bit reluctant, let alone other ordinary cavalry, so if Wancheng rushes to the rescue, it will not only take double the time, but the cavalry will leave directly no more.

An extra two or three days may be the key to defeating the enemy, and it may even knock down Qian County behind Long Shu!

Huang Zhong said again: "There is still one advantage in fighting Longshu. General Wu entered Lujiang from Yuzhou, and then went south. There are two routes. One is to go to Yangquan to cross Qianxian County, and the other is to go to Anfeng to go to Lu'an. No matter which one, We can find it in Longshu, so that the two armies can join forces."

Wang Xiong said: "General Huang, although this strategy is beneficial, it also has disadvantages. We also have to travel two to three hundred miles to go to Longshu now. Five thousand soldiers will inevitably be at the end of their battles when they arrive at the city in the wind and rain. This disadvantage One; this number of soldiers and horses is not small, and it is bound to attract Cheng Pu's attention. What should we do if we send troops to pursue them? The second is that we have insufficient food and grass. Even if Cheng Pu's pursuit is not enough to fear, we can The lone army is deeply trapped in the enemy's territory. If Longshu's city is strong, it will be difficult to get out in a hurry. What should we do? The city is difficult to conquer, and the pursuers will come again. May I ask the general, what should our army do? This is the third disadvantage."

Huang Zhong waved his hand and said: "What brother Wang said is true, but in my opinion, all three evils can be eliminated."

"Oh?" Wang Xiong asked sideways, "How to break it?"

Huang Zhong stood up, raised his head and said: "Let's divide the army into two groups. Brother Wang will lead the infantry and a thousand cavalry on the way. Put up more flags, put on a show of momentum, and use my army flag to attack Wancheng."

"As for me, the remaining [-] cavalry will be led to the remaining [-] cavalry, and the flags and drums will be silenced. They will take the trail and rush to Longshu. Taking advantage of the dark weather, Cheng Pu will most likely be confused by this feigned attack, thinking that we are thinking of accomplishing our merits in one battle and directly destroying the Anhui Province. Take the city!"

"This is Mingxiu plank road, crossing Chencang secretly." Wang Xiong understood: "How can only two thousand cavalry break through the city! The general's plan is too risky, isn't it?"

"Soldiers are inherently fierce, and battles are inherently dangerous." Huang Zhong said in a deep voice: "Brother Wang is both wise and brave. I have always admired him very much, but I disagree with what Cai just said. Why can't two thousand cavalry take the city? "

"The lord once said a word, there is no reason in war that the strong must win, there is only the conclusion that the victor must be strong!"

"What's more, what kind of troops are these two thousand cavalry? They are elite tigers bestowed by the lord himself, and they are invincible tigers. Therefore, the most expensive soldiers are the best, not the large ones. They are more than enough for mere Longshu!"

At this time, Wang Xiong also understood that Huang Zhong's mind had been decided. To put it bluntly, Huang Zhong's official position was ultimately above him, and he was appointed by Wang Zheng as the head coach. Forget it, besides, his analysis was not without reason, so he no longer objected: "General Huang has the courage to go deep alone and rain on Long Shu, so he should wave his flag and shout with all his strength."

"General, don't worry and move forward bravely, as long as I have a breath, it will make it difficult for Cheng Pu in Wancheng to make progress!"

As the so-called hero sees the same.

Under the rare torrential rain, on the east and west sides of the Lujiang River, the two current generals, one young and one old, coincidentally plan to seize the city in the rain!

(End of this chapter)