The beginning is the emperor

Chapter 263 The Fundamentals of War

Day two.

The mountains stretching from north to south are in a southwest-northeast direction. Between the two mountains is a plain area, where neat camps are set up, and there are several patrol teams in front of them.

At this moment, it was just dawn, and Bai Qi was standing in front of the big camp. The breeze in late spring and early summer was blowing, with a hint of coolness, blowing his hair.

Bai Qi put on his helmet and stood in front of the grass beside him. In the grass covered with dew, the sound of insects kept chirping, and not far away, the outline of a city was faintly visible.

This city is basically a city stuck between the mountains and the plain. Behind this city is a plain. This city is the gateway to Yasukuni. If you take down this city, you will be able to go straight to the capital of Yasukuni. .

The soldiers in the big camp behind them had already woken up and started to bury pots to make food. The smoke rose, and the cauldrons of the Huotou army were all set up. Many soldiers fetched water from the stream beside them to wash rice.

Next to it, there are neat soldiers led by Shichang, who went to the front to change the guard and watch the night.

In the mountains, there is still rising smoke in front of it, which looks very hazy.

"General, are we going to attack the city later?"

A general next to him asked.

Bai Qi raised his head and looked at the city in the distance: "Don't worry, the other party must have been vigilant, and this city is the last gate of the other party, if they attack rashly, the loss will be heavy, first send scouts to investigate Take a look and see if this city is easy to attack."

"Yes."

The general next to him went down, and the scouts had already been sent out. At the same time, in the city ahead, there were many generals at the head of the city, and the camp inside the city was full of soldiers. In the plain behind, Materials from several cities were continuously transported towards this city.

Bai Qi is right. This city is very important to Qingyun. He has mobilized almost all the troops in the country. Another thing is that some defense equipment has also been mobilized. Ballistas are available. If you still use yesterday With that kind of siege method, as long as the opponent launches the ballista, they can directly shoot all the catapults to death.

One of the most important reasons for being able to capture three cities in a row yesterday was that the opponent was unprepared. Now that they are prepared and have the equipment to defend the city, naturally it is not so easy to fight.

There is a passage in modern warfare that says, "Planes will eventually be shot down, warships will eventually be sunk, a truly cruel war, in the end, any high-tech weapons will be exhausted, war The root of this is the confrontation between people and the war between people."

Although Bai Qi is a famous general in the era of cold weapons, he also knows that the effectiveness of equipment depends on people. He has never underestimated any enemy general of the opponent, and every time he wants to win the war with the smallest loss Well, that kind of war method that kills one thousand and hurts eight hundred is not what he likes.

The sky was getting brighter, Bai Qi looked at the rising sun and sighed: "It's summer."

It didn't take long before the scouts who were investigating in front came back.

"General, there are at least 1 troops gathered in the front of the city. The front of the city is full of traps, and all kinds of defensive equipment are prepared above the city. Compared with the cities we attacked before, the defensive strength is much higher."

Bai Qiqiu nodded: "I see, how close are the mountains on both sides of this city?"

"The city was built between the mountains, but the mountains on both sides are steeper."

Bai Qi asked: "If I want to put the catapult on the mountains on both sides, and it is within the attack range of the catapult, is there any way to put the catapult up the mountain?"

"This……"

Those scouts were at a loss for words, and one scout turned his head to look at the steep and smooth wall in the distance. It is really difficult to climb up.

"Call the equipment soldiers and craftsmen in the camp to come over."

"Yes."

Soon, all the soldiers and craftsmen operating equipment in the camp came over, and when they heard Bai Qi's request, they all looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Commander, this is very difficult to do. First of all, people need to go up. Although this is difficult, it is not impossible. But the problem is that the catapult goes up, which is more difficult."

Bai Qi said lightly: "Overcome the difficulties, find a way, and reward you with 5000 taels of silver."

At this moment, everyone was thinking hard.

At this time, a craftsman stood up: "Commander, I learned a technique when I followed Zheng Guo. If people can go up, we use a rope to tie the catapult, and tie the rope to a thick tree trunk on top, and It is feasible to pull the rope and transport the catapult up the mountain, if not, we can build the city wall."

Bai Dian nodded: "This method is feasible, and you will be responsible."

"Yes."

……

The battle in the east is in full swing, and the battle in Hejian County in the west is also extremely fierce.

call!
Tian Dan grabbed a handful of water and rinsed his face. The cold spring water made him sober up a lot.

Looking up, I saw Lu Zhonglian walking over.

"Commander Tian."

"Mr. Lu can just call me Tian Dan, but I can't stand your call commander."

Tian Dan laughed.

The two of them are now in the mansion in the attacked city, beside them, there are many soldiers standing guard.

Lu Zhonglian smiled and said: "In military affairs, such a title is necessary. Does the commander-in-chief have any ideas?"

The soldiers on the side immediately took the Kanyu and spread it on the table. You can see that Xin Guo's power in Hejian County has already occupied Yun County and a city in the southwest.

Tian Dan looked at the map and murmured: "I think it's not easy to decide. The south, north, and west will all be attacked."

He raised his head and found that Lu Zhonglian was looking at him with a smile.

"What's the trick, sir?"

Lu Zhonglian smiled and said: "Commander, this time is indeed difficult to deal with. If we only look at the cities, we have to send troops to garrison every time we conquer a city. In this way, our troops will continue to be dispersed and weakened. These cities are under our control, but in the end, as long as we lose a game, all the occupied cities will be handed over."

Tian Dan nodded: "That's right, this time we have to face several enemies at the same time."

"So, in line with General Bai's point of view, I also think that the most important strategic purpose of this battle is not the city, but to directly weaken the opponent's vital strength and continuously reduce the opponent's strength. It is useless for us to have the city. We can give it to They, as long as we concentrate our forces and fight to the end, they will be destroyed by themselves."

Tian Dan continued: "So these cities are useless to us."

"That's right, if we occupy the city, they will definitely come to attack. If we take advantage of this opportunity, we can leave an empty city for them, and take advantage of their opportunity to attack, then capture the rest of their cities, and leave another empty city for them."

Tian Dan understood it, this strategy is really a poisonous strategy of using war to support war.

"Okay, order, prepare to rob the city."

(End of this chapter)