Chapter 385: Sinking Pit Breaking Armor
The emperor was stupidly there, and he couldn't help but be afraid when he thought about it, and what Duan Shoufu said was not false at all. King Liang brought out 400,000 elite troops. These 400,000 people are the entire elite of the imperial court.
The original idea was also very simple, that is, to go all out to suppress the bandits and pacify the south, and he would never have dreamed that there would be such a result today, and besides, this King Liang was his own brother, even if he didn't trust anyone, he couldn't help but believe him! King Liang was indeed doing his best for the imperial court. People should be strong and strong, and they took the lead in going south to quell the rebellion, in public and private, in reasonableness, and my brother did his best to be benevolent and righteous! The emperor thought about it for a while, and said that it was really not worth it for the sake of a woman! Wouldn't this make the people of the world laugh at each other! Thinking about the fact that the relationship between the two brothers has always been very good, it is really unbearable for him to punish his nephew.
This heart had to soften again, "That's it! That's it! Since this beast likes Bingfei, I'll fulfill them! For the sake of a woman, it's really not worth it for me to fall out with my brother!"
Duan Zhe shook his head again and again, "Your Majesty! The question now is not whether you forgive others or not. But it is a question of whether the king of Liang will lead this army to rebel! You know that this counterinsurgency army fought against the bandits, and won many battles, but what was unexpected was that the king of Liang repeatedly captured Hua Nai, that is, he did not hurt a single soldier, and properly and unconditionally released him. It's not just one time! The Tanmalay newspaper actually caught and released it three times.
I feel that this matter is by no means so simple, and if you think about it, there are not a few people who eat horses and feed these 400,000 troops on this day! If King Liang had no dissenting intentions, he should have fought quickly and returned to the dynasty as soon as possible! In this way, he has led the army in the south to develop his own forces in the name of quelling the rebellion and suppressing bandits, and he will not collude with these bandits, seek to usurp the throne, and plot against them, right? If that is the case, then the society will be worried. If you think about it, this army of bandits and the counterinsurgency army combined are millions of people. If the two join forces and go north, how can they resist?"
The emperor couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, and what the first assistant said was not unreasonable! King Liang had taken away a lot of the elites of the imperial court, such as civil and military officials. The soldiers are all elite troops. Dealing with the evil bandits, caught and released, is by no means as simple as it seems, maybe it is to hide people's eyes, and it is likely to collude with the evil bandit Huanai to overthrow the imperial court. However, when he thought about it, his brother, he understood, he should not be that kind of person! What did he think, how did he uphold a skeptical attitude, "Aiqing! I thought about it repeatedly! I only felt that my brother King Liang was definitely not the kind of person who usurped power and rebelled, I knew him very well! I didn't want to doubt him!"
Duan Shoufu hurriedly pulled the words back, "Your Majesty! I don't want this to be true! I believe that King Liang is not that kind of person, but this is said again! You are also an emperor who has read poetry and books and is familiar with history, and you should understand that such usurpation and rebellion, cannibalism, father-son fighting, and brothers against each other abound in history! As a true son of heaven, the power in your hands cannot be taken away by the family. If this thing is true, then this society can be subverted by King Liang, you have to think clearly and figure it out!"
When the emperor heard this, he also frowned, what the first assistant said was not without a little truth, if this million divisions came from the north, then his own court would be powerless to resist at all. At that time, it will not be as simple as flesh and blood affection, and it is likely that his own country will change hands. However, the current situation is also difficult, what should I do?
Duan Zhe saw that the emperor was in some trouble. Hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, there is no such thing as a good way, and it can only be like this, like this......
After hearing this, the emperor couldn't stop nodding his head and saying, "That's all it can be like now!"
King Liang sat on the war horse as steadily as Mount Tai, and there was not a single soldier behind him, only the general Shen Yi beside him.
Shen Yi saw the neat and overwhelming heavily armored troops of the bandits, approaching him step by step, and trembled on this saddle bridge, "Chitose-sama, are you really not afraid at all?"
King Liang smiled slightly, "General Shen, everything is ready, this big net has been opened, just waiting for the prey to rush in!"
Hua Nai saw from afar that in front of the imperial tent, there were two lonely horses, and one person was sitting on each horse. At the head is the scheming King Liang, and next to him is the general of the imperial court. King Liang sat on the saddle bridge as steadily as Mount Tai, without the slightest fear.
Hua patiently understood that this time he had to give this old fox some color to take a look. However, he also felt very puzzled, and he didn't know what kind of medicine King Liang was selling in this wine gourd. Why don't you set up a big formation to meet the enemy? The soldiers of this court can't see one, which one is singing. It won't be Zhuge Kongming's empty city plan, right?
Thinking about it, he didn't feel funny in his heart, he was not Sima Yi! He thought that this time he would definitely kill the soldiers and horses of the imperial court to the ground. If King Liang, the old fox, fell into his own hands, he would not let him go so softly, and he would definitely cut him with a thousand knives and break his body into thousands of pieces. He pondered, basking in the joy of imminent victory.
The army of bandits entered the realm in a mighty way, and the momentum of this heavy armor attack was like a flood and aggressive. The bandits were all heavily armoured and armed with blades in their hands. Get ready for a hearty fight. Just when Hua Nai's soldiers and horses were fifty zhang away from King Liang's war horses. There was an uproar, only the sound of Jin Ge Iron Horse and metal colliding, this huge sound was like a human voice boiling a pot, and the bandits were screaming, and for a while the dust and mist were flying, and the horses were neighing!
What is the reason? The road seemed to have collapsed, and a huge pit had appeared, and the heavily armored soldiers of the bandits had been deeply trapped. This pit is dozens of feet deep, and the war horses and soldiers have fallen into this deep pit. The soldier who fell into the pit first was stoned to death by the soldier who fell next. Because of the heavy armor, the bandits could not move.
Hua Nai fell into the pit on his back, but fortunately, those bandits tried their best to rescue him and survived, so he lost his armor and fled in a hurry. As he fled, he thought that his brothers had suffered heavy losses at this time. He never expected that the old fox King Liang would dig such a huge trap on this inevitable path. This heavy armor soldier itself has a large weight, and this fall is a dead death, a wounded wound. He wondered, just now he saw that the boundary in front of him was not half abnormal with the ordinary road, how could it have become this deep pit trap in an instant?
How did he know that this King Liang had already studied his heavy armor attack formation extremely thoroughly, and the weight of each soldier, each set of armor, the weight of each horse, and the weight of this horse's armor had been carefully calculated. This is really called strategizing and winning thousands of miles away!
Don't look at King Liang every day, he doesn't seem to care much about the movements of Hua Nai, but in fact, people arrange people to investigate the movements of bandits all the time, as the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other is invincible. He has all this Wen Tao Wu strategy in his chest, and King Liang is not only literate and hyphenated. He is also proficient in mathematics and the laws of nature. This method of sinking the pit and breaking the armor is the result of his careful consideration.
In order to accurately calculate the total weight of the enemy's troops, he stayed up for several days and nights, and he was stunned. At 10 o'clock in the middle of the night, he arranged for craftsmen to dig this huge pit overnight, and asked them to keep it strictly secret. After all, this soldier is not tired of cheating, if the slightest rumor leaks out, it will bring about an unfavorable situation of losing all the games in the ears of the bandits.
This is also the reason why when the general Shen Yi wanted to understand King Liang's true intentions again and again, King Liang did not reveal any clues. I am afraid that if the slightest rumor leaks out, I will face a total rout. Therefore, the whole process of this careful planning is strictly confidential.
Of course, digging a pit is the easiest, and the most difficult thing is how to determine the thickness of the planks laid on top of this big pit. King Liang had to accurately calculate how much force the plank could withstand. Knowing this, knowing the total weight of the bandit heavy armor troops, this is not enough. It is also necessary to make this area no different from ordinary roads, which requires a thick layer of soil on top of the wooden planks of the pit cover, and plants and flowers on both sides, and some strange stones, etc., so as to make it realistic. The weight of these things is also key.
King Liang had to accurately calculate that when he wanted to ensure that the cover plate could bear enough soldiers and horses, and that the head of the heavy armor team was some distance away from him, the cover plate was just destroyed and collapsed because it could not bear the weight. Try to break up as many of the heavily armored bandits as possible. King Liang, of course, understood that after this incident, the heavy armor soldiers would definitely suffer heavy losses, and even if the team behind them did not fall into this big pit, they would definitely flee in the wilderness.
King Liang looked at this magnificent scene, and smiled at Shen Yi, the general beside him, "General Shen, how do you feel? What I said earlier wasn't teasing you, right? Now you should believe my words, right?"
When Shen Yi saw this situation, he was already stunned, stammered, and speechless. He never dreamed that King Liang would break this heavy armor attack array without spending a single soldier. I didn't expect it to be so precise. Now he can only sincerely admire this King Liang. He knew best that this plan was the result of Liang Wang's careful consideration. is so hidden, and this secrecy work is done so well, and it is even more unexpected for him. In addition to admiration or admiration, in addition to worship or worship.
While thinking about it, the court soldiers arranged by Shen Yi in advance took ropes and chains, gathered around the pit, and began to tie up these wounded and undead bandits who were moaning bitterly one by one, and escorted them to the prisoner of war Dazhai prepared in advance. Because there were too many prisoners of war. It is to keep the court soldiers busy. After counting, nearly half of the bandits died at the bottom of the pit. The court soldiers buried the corpses of the bandits. It's a pity that the bandit leader Hua Nai escaped.
King Liang thought about it, this Hua Nai was a big loss of vitality this time, and he would definitely organize the remaining bandits to make this desperate fight. King Liang seems to have seen the dawn of a great victory in counterinsurgency. However, he did not expect that a great catastrophe had quietly arrived.