The Nameless of the Common Clans

As the Jingzhou army outside the city continued to gather here, siege equipment continued to appear in the enemy's camp. Cui Geng's heart sank a little bit. Liu Bei's envoy to persuade him to surrender was killed by him. He could not possibly To surrender, Yuyang must be preserved, and this battle must be fought.

The day after the equipment from the rear was delivered, Chen Gong began to command troops and horses to attack the city. The mighty Jingzhou army rushed towards the city wall like a tide of ants, and the dense rain of arrows almost obscured the sky.

Cui Geng dealt with all of this calmly. The methods of attacking and defending the city were actually not many without considering some conspiracies and tricks. Bow and arrow suppression, ladders, rams, and more powerful ones, plus Jing Huan, Catapult.

Those who defend the city are basically these things, so defending the city will be relatively simple. Cui Geng, as a veteran on the battlefield, has experienced a lot of wars over the years. Although the Jingzhou army's offensive is fierce and the fighting is fierce, Cui Geng has also seen They recruited and demolished each other without giving the Jingzhou Army any chance.

It was already three days later when Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others arrived at Yuyang. During these three days, Chen Gong had thought of all the engineering methods he could think of. Although Yuyang was in danger, it seemed that it might happen at any time. The victory was average, but the defenders seemed to have resilience. No matter how fiercely he attacked, they were always just a little short of it. The small Yuyang City actually managed to survive under the fierce attack of the army. When he saw Liu Bei, Chen Gong was speechless.

How could he feel embarrassed that he could not conquer such a small city despite spending a lot of troops, horses, and supplies? How to face Liu Bei.

"My lord, the palace is incompetent. It took three days and failed to conquer this city. Please punish me!" Chen Gong handed over his general order and handed it to Liu Bei.

"Don't say that in Gongtai." Liu Bei quickly helped Chen Gong up, patted his hand and said, "Bei has heard that Cui Geng is a man who has followed Chen Mo for many years and is quite brave. This is not Gongtai's crime. We have not been in charge of the Jingzhou Army for a long time, and we do not have much tacit understanding yet. Our top priority is to capture Nanyang. We have been preparing for Gongtai for several days. Everyone knows the power of Gongtai. If we fail to break the city this time, it is not your fault. Besides, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. If you judge the crime one after another, the one who deserves the most punishment in this military camp is not Gongtai, but Beiye!"

Liu Bei has been fighting for half his life, and has had small victories, but also big defeats. If he was really defeated and punished, Liu Bei's head would not be enough even if he was chopped off ten times.

"Yes, Gongtai, this war is our business. You can be responsible for making suggestions. Now let's think about defeating the enemy." Zhang Fei said with a grin. They had known Chen Gong for many years, so they naturally knew what Chen Gong was capable of.

"Thank you, Lord!" Chen Gong nodded, stood up and said, "The situation is urgent, so I won't go into details. Lord, this Cui Geng is good at guarding, or in other words, all the generals under Chen Gong are quite prudent in their actions, plus Yu Yang has enough grain, grass, soldiers and horses. Although we have many troops, we cannot go into battle at the same time. It is extremely difficult to break through Yuyang in a hurry, but now we do not have much time to continue fighting Yuyang. "

In terms of the average level of generals, Chen Mo's generals have no choice. Not only does Chen Mo have a dedicated professor of military art in the academy, Chen Mo also likes to think about improving the level of his generals.

In this world, there are only a few people with extraordinary talents, but ordinary people can also improve their commanding skills through hard work. It is based on this that Chen Mo teaches the rules of the battlefield through various methods. If the art of war is compared to a science , Chen Mo has some amazingly talented and beautiful people under his command, but not many. After all, not everyone is Lu Bu. He can dominate the world with his talent. The most common people in the world are ordinary people.

Cui Geng has followed Chen Mo for many years. Under the command of Chen Mo, who has many powerful generals, Cui Geng is not very impressive. But in terms of knowledge, solid foundation, and understanding of various tactics, apart from Yu Sheng, Chen Mo's subordinates are probably Cui Geng. Well, in this war, Cui Geng's defense was very stable. No matter what Chen Gong's plan was, Cui Geng could respond in time. He was not afraid of encountering Lu Bu when attacking the city, but he was afraid of encountering Cui Geng, who was relatively mediocre but basic. A solid general, you can fight however you want, but the tricks are just that, you can use them as you see fit. Unless you are willing to use ten times the strength of the opponent to wear down the opponent's troops and use up all the opponent's soldiers, otherwise you can only use the method of cutting off water and food. Trapped the other party to death.

But it will take time to cut off water and food, and what Liu Bei is short of now is time.

Liu Bei and others nodded. They really didn't have time to spend time with Cui Geng here. What they wanted was not Anzhong or Yuyang, but most of Nanyang. If Cui Geng really blocked it here, then Chen Mo's reinforcements would arrive. , they have no chance to seize Nanyang.

"So we can leave one general to garrison here and keep an eye on Cui Geng. Now Cui Geng should be the only general in Nanyang. Zhang Liao hasn't come back yet. After passing Yuyang, the rear will definitely be empty. We can order a few generals to bypass it." In Yuyang City, capture Wancheng, Jiyang and other places. The most important thing is Wancheng. As long as we get this place, even if Chen Mo's reinforcements arrive, our army can compete with them. Our army's biggest advantage now is its military strength. In this case , why not divide the troops to seize key areas? If Cui Gengruo continues to defend the city, he can only watch our army take Nanyang step by step. If he dares to go out to fight, he can take advantage of the situation and take Yuyang!" Chen Gong pointed at the map.

After Yuyang, it is only more than sixty miles away from Wancheng. The army can arrive in one day. The most important thing is that Wancheng does not have a general like Cui Geng to guard it now, although Cui Geng must have left enough soldiers in Wancheng. Ma, but as long as Cui Geng is left here, Chen Gong does not believe that those left-behind generals will be like Cui Geng.

If that were the case, Ji Ling would not be able to capture Anzhong.

In fact, siege by circling a city is a taboo in military strategy. It is easy to be cut off from the rear by the food supply. But there is no way. Liu Bei's military advantage is limited. Once the troops sent back to Nanyang by Chen Mo return, Liu Bei's military advantage will be gone. At that time, there will be no hope of conquering Nanyang. Therefore, Chen Gong will take this risky move at this time, in order to maximize Liu Bei's military advantage and seize the key points before Chen Mo's troops arrive.

"What Gongtai said is exactly what I want!" Liu Bei looked at the map for a long time before nodding and saying: "Wen Pin! Wang Wei!"

"The last general is here!" Wen Pin and Wang Wei hurried forward and bowed when they heard it.

"You two quickly lead 20,000 troops and horses, bring enough food and supplies, and advance to Wancheng. No matter what the cost, you must capture Wancheng before the enemy army returns to help." Liu Bei looked at the two of them and said solemnly.

He rarely gave orders with such harsh words. At this moment, he suddenly became serious and had his own power.

"I will obey your orders!" Wen Pin and Wang Wei quickly received the orders and said goodbye.

"Zhang Fei, Ji Ling!" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and Ji Ling again.

"I am here!" Zhang Fei and Ji Ling stepped forward.

"You two will lead 20,000 soldiers and go to Bowang. If Chen's reinforcements arrive, notify Zhongye as soon as possible, and also help Zhongye block Chen's reinforcements! Before Wancheng is captured, Chen's reinforcements must not be allowed to set foot on Wancheng!" Liu Bei said solemnly.

"Don't worry, brother!" Zhang Fei patted his chest and promised: "It's a good opportunity to see what the generals under Chen Mo are capable of!"

"The rest of the generals, follow me to stay here, keep an eye on Cui Geng, and recover the surrounding counties at the same time!" Liu Bei nodded and looked at the others.

"Yes!" Chen Dao, Liu Pan, Liu Hu and others saluted Liu Bei. Now it depends on whether Cui Geng will send troops.

Liu Bei acted decisively. After giving the order, all the generals immediately began to prepare. Wen Pin and Wang Wei led the troops and horses, went up the Yu River, and went straight to Wancheng. Zhang Fei and Ji Ling led the troops to Bowang, sent a large number of scouts, and set up checkpoints to explore where the enemy might appear.

Although Cui Geng was trapped in the city, he also noticed the movements of the Jingzhou army.

On the top of Yuyang City, the army that left seemed to deliberately attract Cui Geng, and passed through Yuyang City in a show of force.

"Not good, the enemy is going to go around the city and attack Wan County!" On the tower, Cui Geng looked at the direction of the enemy's march, his face changed, and he quickly understood the other party's idea. Is this forcing him to leave the city? But knowing that it was a trick, Cui Geng had to go. If Wan County was lost, what would it be for him to defend Yuyang?

"General, this is a strategy of luring the enemy, don't be fooled!" A deputy general stopped Cui Geng and said.

"Even if we know it's a trick, we have to go!" Cui Geng sighed and said, "There is no general guarding the rear. The few generals left by General Wenyuan have never experienced any war. They may not be able to hold on. If Wan County is lost, how long can Yuyang be defended?"

The opponent's move really hit Cui Geng's soft spot. Even if he knew it was a trick, he had to fall into it. Even if he gave up Yuyang, he had to keep Wan County.

"Order the soldiers of the three armies to assemble!" Cui Geng shouted while going down the city.

"General, the enemy has too many troops. I'm afraid we can't stop them!" The deputy general said anxiously.

"Don't stop him. After we leave the city, we will go directly back to Wancheng. We must return to Wancheng to resist the enemy before the enemy army arrives!" Cui Geng shook his head. He now has only about 3,000 troops left. 3,000 people fight against tens of thousands of people. Cui Geng is not so stupid. He is ready to give up Yuyang and concentrate all his strength to defend Wancheng!

"Then Yuyang..."

"No! We can take it back naturally in the future!" Cui Geng found that he had made a big mistake. When he was short of troops, he still wanted to defend everywhere. The result was that he could not defend anywhere. Instead, it was better to concentrate his troops to defend the most important point and wait for reinforcements.

It can't be said that he was wrong. He just thought that Zhang Liao's troops should return soon. He only needed to defend for a few days. But no one expected that Zhang Liao and Wei Yan's troops encountered a heavy rain on their way back. They were delayed for five days by the heavy rain, and Cui Geng's previous arrangement was easily broken by Chen Gong's plan.

The deputy general received the order and ordered the three armies to gather out of the city. While the other side mobilized troops and loosened the blockade of Yuyang, Cui Geng rushed out of the city with his troops...

It will be late tomorrow morning. Please forgive me. I really don't have the energy to write tomorrow morning's chapter now.