Start with Yan Liang, the Sims of Yuan Shao's youngest son

Chapter 151 Preparation for War ([-])

Yuan Ke never dreamed that he had a hundred ways to sneak out of the city gate, but when Xun Yu made a move against him, he couldn't guard against it.

"You don't have to be afraid, it's not your fault, go back to work at ease!" He said a few words of relief lightly, sent the soldiers away, and began to think seriously about the problems before him.

No matter how confident I am, when it comes to reality, Cao Ren and Xu Huang are both generals under Cao Cao who can stand on their own. This time, the mobilization of the army to avenge Cao Cao must have high morale, which means that the mourning soldiers will surely win.He is still not sure how many soldiers and horses these two men have under their command, but based on information from a long time ago, it is estimated that the number of troops under these two men should be no less than [-].

And the soldiers in the city, plus the bandit soldiers and the common people who are capable of participating in the war, let alone the surrendered soldiers in the city, at most there are just over 1 people, which is incomparable.

In fact, he had never defended a city with such a small force, so he could only rely on the knowledge in his head and Tian Feng's guidance to perfect the city's defense.

The first thing to solve is the problem of military strength.

"Sir, I want to remove all slaves from slavery and use them as a source of soldiers, what do you think?" Yuan Ke asked.

"In my subordinate's opinion, no." Tian Feng shook his head, "If the slaves are pardoned, it will inevitably lead to strong opposition from the official family, which may lead to chaos in the city. It is better to pardon some of the official slaves first, and then release some crimes. The light prisoners should be able to add another two to three thousand people, and the private slaves of the official family's family should not be touched."

"Let's do this first." Yuan Ke felt a little regretful, "If private slaves are added, we can make up nearly 2 people."

Tian Feng said worriedly: "But they have not been trained, and their combat effectiveness is probably not enough."

This is indeed a problem, how to do it?

But relying on Yuan Ke's rich life experience, he came up with a solution in a short while.

He thought of the battle formation of the rebel army that Li Zicheng used when he followed Li Zicheng in the South and North Wars.This formation is to divide the soldiers into groups of ten, each of whom holds a shield and long and short weapons respectively, and performs their own duties in combat, often achieving the effect of one against ten.

According to the current situation, it is naturally impossible to arrange these slaves and prisoners who don't know anything into a group of more than ten people, otherwise every knife may stab one's own people, but this tactical idea of ​​unity and cooperation is It is worth learning, why not use two people as a team to fight together, plus your own secret weapon-"New Explanation of the Analects", the combat effectiveness must be considerable.

He told Tian Feng about this idea, and Tian Feng also thought it was feasible, and gave him a thumbs up.

Yuan Ke, who has been praised, has a more open mind, and suggestions based on the experience of Sims life are constantly pouring out of his mouth:
"Since the enemy forces are concentrated in the east, it is better to seal the gates of the west, south, and north cities to make it more difficult for the enemy to attack the city from all sides!"

"We can paste another layer of mud on the crenels of the city wall, and insert some arrows or needles into it while it is still dry, so that even if the enemy troops climb up, they will have nowhere to drop!"

"Let's mobilize the people to pour less water into the moat dug by the people, and pour the collected tung oil on it, so that we can use fire to attack!"

"Look at this picture I drew. The thing in the picture is called a ballista. Just turn the handle here and tighten the rope, and the bowstring will be taut, and you can shoot hundreds of steps away!"

"That's right, that's right, Xun Yu is full of tricks, we need to dig trenches in the walls on all sides to prevent the enemy from digging tunnels to attack."

Holding the sketch in his hand, Tian Feng stared dumbfounded at the spitting Yuan Ke, full of doubts in his heart, who is he, and how come there are so many magical ideas in his mind?
Thanks to Yuan Ke's inspiration of "billion", the two quickly discussed the detailed deployment.

The 4000 archers are divided into four groups[1], guarding the four city gates respectively.And the 1000 people in each place formed a group of two, hiding behind the crenel, listening to orders and firing salvos from the perforation in turn.

Four thousand heavy armored infantry were also on standby in the city. They formed a group of two, one holding an iron shield and a hammer in front, and the other holding a long halberd behind.

The slaves and prisoners also followed this example, waiting for orders in the city, and the soldiers on the city were rotated in batches to come down to rest, and then do some additional work of throwing logs and rocks.

The craftsmen in the city rushed to work day and night to make ballista according to Yuan Ke's sketch.

As for the old and the weak, women and children, please help with the work of carrying tung oil, boiling water and cooking!
Because Yuan Ke was rewarded with a fake yellow Yue, and was blessed with prestige in Xudu City in the past, and Cao Cao's army was notorious for slaughtering the people, so the people in the city were willing to listen to his orders and vowed to defend Xudu to the death.

A big battle is about to kick off!
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Before Cao Ren set off, he had hired a sorcerer to interpret his dreams.

Recently, he often dreamed that he was riding a tall horse, but no matter how much he shouted or even whipped, the horse did not move.

Hearing his words, the sorcerer pinched his fingers, shook his head and said, "A horse is like a dragon, and something is like the wind; come and go quickly, and great things can be accomplished. General, this is a great auspicious omen!"

If he knew at that time that there was a second half of these two formulas - "If you have a horse, everything will stop", I'm afraid he wouldn't even give that charlatan a penny.

As a result, he got the news just as he walked halfway. The big households in the city who had promised to be internal agents turned their backs and turned to Yuan's family.

"Get ready to attack the south gate!" He drew out his sword and shouted.

"General, don't do it!" Xun Yu reminded him beside him, "I am guarding the city soldiers, and my eyes are as hard as a rock. I must be fully prepared and don't attack rashly."

Cao Ren laughed loudly, turned around and shouted: "All officers and men listen to the order. From the day the city is broken, you are allowed to plunder for three days. All the money, property and utensils you get will belong to you!"

When all the soldiers heard this, their emotions became high one after another. They put their long poles on the ground and chanted loudly, with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers.

Seeing that all the soldiers have become brave under the heavy reward, Cao Ren glanced at Xun Yu proudly, and swung his sword forward: "Bend back to restrain the bow, and attack the city with the middle, left, and right bows forward!"

The 5000 people in each of the three prequels are the elite under Cao Ren's command. As soon as they heard the order, they immediately rushed to the city.

Facing the three-foot-long moat in front of them, they first formed a formation with shields, and then carried wooden planks to build a series of simple moat bridges.

When the moat bridge was laid, they each held their iron shields high, carried the ladder on their shoulders, quickly passed the moat, and assembled under the city wall.It didn't take much time, and the thousands of people leading the way were already within easy reach of the city!
[1] The military organization unit, about 500 people during the Three Kingdoms period.However, according to the number of troops of the princes, there is actually no fixed number.

(End of this chapter)