When Jian Qiutai saw Gao Jianchang's expression, his expression suddenly moved, looking at Gao Jianchang's appearance, it seemed that he had already been prepared? Several other people also reacted in the same way as Jian Qiutai, all of them looked at Gao Jianchang with blank eyes, hoping to get Gao Jianchang's affirmative answer. However, I don't know if Gao Jianchang did it on purpose, as if he didn't see the eyes that everyone expected, he still had a calm expression, and took a sip of water unhurriedly.

Jian Qiutai frowned slightly, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Gao Jianchang's manipulative behavior. At the moment, he said in a slightly stiff tone: "General Gao, now everyone is already an ally sitting in the same boat, if there is any good strategy for attacking the city, then say it, let's discuss it together to see if it is feasible, why hide it." ”

"Oh!"

Gao Jianchang was surprised, and said with a blank expression: "Prince Jian Qiutai, I saw that none of you asked, and I thought that none of you were interested, and if you didn't ask, how would I answer? ”

After chattering and chattering, seeing that everyone's faces were already a little dissatisfied, Gao Jianchang stopped and said seriously: "You should know that the reason why our king sent troops this time is because there are children of the Lu family in Fanyang, Youzhou to persuade my king. At the same time, Karasuma in the north of Youzhou and Xianbei in the east will also send troops at the same time, and my king will naturally not miss such a good opportunity in this regard. And my king is not a small person, there is such a good thing, naturally I have not forgotten your king. However, my king also took into account that at the time of the war with Youzhou, the siege of the city was a very strict problem. Therefore, after learning of my king's concerns, the children of the Fan Yang Lu family dedicated to my king's blueprints of siege equipment. Long before the troops were dispatched, the siege equipment was already on the way, and it would arrive in the next two days. At that time, no matter how strong the city of Youzhou is, how can it be defended?"

"I see!"

When Jian Qiutai and the others heard this, they were suddenly stunned.

Of course, the alien countries around the Central Plains are no strangers to siege equipment, and they have always wanted to obtain the technology of these siege equipment. However, since the invention of siege equipment in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, no matter how the various forces in the Central Plains fight, they will not spread these technologies to foreign countries. Salt, iron, grain and other goods were also strictly forbidden to be sold to foreign countries by the Central Plains Imperial Court, but many merchants would also smuggle and unite with the border guards to obtain huge profits. However, as for the technology of siege equipment, no merchant will give these things to foreign countries. Because these merchants also understood that once the siege equipment fell into the hands of foreign races, it would be a great disaster for the Central Plains. In the battle with the aliens, the cavalry of the alien races has a great advantage, and the Central Plains, the biggest advantage is undoubtedly the strong city. No matter how strong the cavalry is, it will not be able to attack the city with cavalry. Based on this, the alien race has not known how to make siege equipment. Of course, without technology, they can also be imitated. It's just that imitations are counterfeits after all, and there is no way to compare them with the real thing. If the core technology cannot be mastered, they will not be able to create a real siege machine, the appearance is there, and the quality and lethality are miserable.

Now, they don't know what kind of hatred Fan Yang Lu clan and Youzhou Mu have, and they would actually hand over the technology of siege equipment that has been forbidden in the Central Plains to the King of Goguryeo, but it made them extremely curious.

Of course, they also have some coveting for the technology of these siege machines, but they are not very strong.

The alien races mostly live in a nomadic form, and few cities are built, and even if they are built, their defensive functions are vulnerable. Therefore, Goguryeo has the technology of siege equipment, and there is not much threat to several foreign countries, after all, they do not live on cities. Of course, it would be best if you could get the technology of the siege machine. If they wanted to attack the Central Plains, they would not be at a loss because they faced the strong cities of the Central Plains. However, they also knew that it was not so easy to obtain the technology for the manufacture of siege equipment from the king of Goguryeo, and as for what price to pay for this technology, they would have to wait until the war was over, return to their respective countries, and consult with their monarchs.

Since there was already a way to deal with the strong city of the Central Plains, the main generals of several forces discussed it and dispersed. Their relationship with each other is not very harmonious, and they would not be able to get together if they did not have common interests. So, let them sit together and cook wine about heroes, and that's free.

At the same time, Yuan Chang, Guo Jia and others in Benxi City also gathered generals to discuss foreign affairs.

Tai Shici nodded at Yuan Chang, took the lead in standing up and said: "Lord, according to the report from the spies, Fuyu sent 50,000 troops, Lou Ru sent 30,000 troops, Mao Qian sent 30,000 troops, Ma Han sent 40,000 troops, Chen Han sent 30,000 troops, plus Goguryeo's 40,000 soldiers and 30,000 soldiers and horses, their strength has reached an astonishing 250,000. ”

"Hmmm!"

Yuan Chang and Guo Jia listened to what Tai Shici said, not only did they not have any worries on their faces, on the contrary, their faces were full of joy. Originally, the idea was to concentrate the forces of several surrounding countries together, and then they could be eliminated in one fell swoop, clearing the way for the next battle. Now, these countries have sent a large number of soldiers and horses, and they have basically poured out, which is even more perfect than they expected, and the two of them can not be happy.

"Although it is better than expected, however, they have too many troops to fight head-on, nor can they completely destroy them at once, which is a bit troublesome. ”

Guo Jia said unhurriedly, but the expression on his face did not change in the slightest.

"Strategist, your joke isn't funny at all!"

Yuan Chang glanced at Guo Jia, and said with a smile: "Even if the other party's troops don't have so much, you won't think about fighting with them, of course, there must be some trouble, then it will be hard for the military advisor." ”

As Yuan Chang said, Guo Jia is indeed just a joke. As one of the top strategists of today's era, how could Guo Jia fight in a hard-fought way, it was simply an insult to his wisdom. Since ancient times, China has produced a large number of talents, and resourceful people are like carp crossing the river, and when they can use strategies, they will never use the method of frontal confrontation. This is also the reason why, in the eyes of aliens, the Central Plains people are scheming. It can be said that in the wars of all dynasties, the Central Plains people, whether they were internal or external wars, rarely had a hard time. All in all, for the people of the Central Plains, war is still based on use.

"Okay, don't talk too much, the military advisor will say it if he has a good plan, and it is only right to pacify these alien races as soon as possible. After laughing for a while, Yuan Chang's face turned straight and said sternly.

"Yes, my lord!"

Speaking of business, Guo Jia's expression also became strict, and he began to say what he thought in his heart in an orderly manner, and how to act, all of which were clearly explained.

The next day, before the sun had risen, drums were beating outside the city, and it was clear that Goguryeo was preparing to attack the city. When Yuan Chang and the others walked to the top of the city, they saw that the outside of the city was dense, black and oppressive, and there were people and war horses everywhere. Moreover, there were not a few cavalry members of the coalition forces of several alien countries, and with a cursory sweep, they reached an astonishing number of seventy or eighty thousand. If they fought on the plains, these seventy or eighty thousand cavalry alone would give Yuan Chang and them a headache. After all, in this era when there were no thermal weapons, cavalry was simply invincible on the battlefield to tanks, and in a head-on confrontation, there was basically no arm that was the opponent of cavalry. Although pikemen were able to restrain cavalry charges, their effectiveness in restraining cavalry was greatly diminished when their numbers reached a certain level. Simply, Yuan Chang and the others did not plan to face each other head-on, and the role of cavalry was dispensable.

The battle did not start immediately, and the main generals of several forces, Gao Jianchang and other forces, under the escort of the shield soldiers, stood close to Benxi City at a distance of 100 meters. Gao Jianchang rode out of his horse and shouted at Tai Shi Ci at the head of the city: "General Tai Shi Ci, this general thinks that you are also a talent, and I can't bear to kill him." Now that we are waiting for the 500,000 troops of the coalition army to come to the city, as long as General Tai Shici opens the city and surrenders, this general will definitely say a good word in front of my king to ensure your glory and wealth, how can it be?"

Yuan Chang and Guo Jia listened to Gao Jianchang's words, and almost didn't laugh, they didn't expect that Gao Jianchang would also cheat. If you didn't know the true number of troops on the other side, maybe you would really believe him. After all, the city is densely packed, and it is impossible to count them one by one. However, there were already spies who had reported their troops, and Yuan Chang and them naturally knew the real situation.

Of course, in war, it is also a very normal thing to deceive and falsely report one's own troops, and doing so is nothing more than intimidating the other side in terms of the number of troops, so as to achieve strategic intentions.

Just as the historical records in the Battle of Guandu recorded that Yuan Shao had an army of 700,000, this is obviously impossible. Of course, the history books will record errors, which is naturally the reason why Yuan Shao falsely reported the troops. After all, there is no wind and no waves, there is no Yuan Shao who falsely reported this incident, and it is unlikely that the history books will be wrong.

The battle of Guandu was in the fifth year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, at that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty court experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, and then Li Dao and Guo Yan's rebellion, plus the wars of the princes in various places, the population of the entire Central Plains added up, but only about 10 million, thirteen states, on average, each state did not even have a million population. After careful calculation, among the four states occupied by Yuan Shao, except for Jizhou, which is more prosperous and has a larger population, the population of Bingzhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou is not large. Even if the population of Yuan Shao's four states reached the average, then Yuan Shao's influence would have a population of four million. Of course, it is certainly impossible for these four million people to go to the battlefield, deducting 50 percent of the women, and then deducting 50 percent of the old, weak, sick and disabled, it is obvious that only one million young and strong people under Yuan Shao's command can go to the battlefield. At that time, the society was so chaotic, most of the young and strong people were naturally reluctant to go to the battlefield, and after deducting the officials of various states, counties and counties, the manpower to develop production, etc., Yuan Shao's total strength could reach 500,000 It was already very good. Moreover, it is necessary to deduct the troops stationed in each city, Yuan Shao occupies four states, and then less than half of the troops, that is to say, when Yuan Shao was in the battle of Guandu, it was already the limit that he could invest 250,000 young people. Moreover, these 250,000 young men and women must continue to deduct miscellaneous soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, etc., that is to say, on the Guandu battlefield, Yuan Shao's real elite who can fight is actually about 100,000. And Yuan Shao can boast of 700,000, and he is indeed a talent.

Of course, compared with the strength that Cao Cao boasted about when he dealt with the Sun-Liu coalition army, Yuan Shao was not worth mentioning.

According to Cao Cao's letter of persuasion to Sun Quan, it was said that "the Imaji water army is 800,000 people, and Fang and the general will hunt in Wu", which derives the statement that Cao's army is 830,000. The 800,000 people mentioned here refer to Cao Cao's entire army, not the troops that drove to Jingzhou.

According to the record of "Zizhi Tongjian", Zhou Yu's report to Sun Quan on the strength of Cao's army was: "Everyone saw that Cao Shu's words were 800,000 and each was afraid, and they did not expect its truth and truth, so they opened this discussion, which was meaningless." Today, the school is real: He has only 1560,000 Chinese, and he has been tired for a long time; the public has also received 780,000 ears, and he is still suspicious. - Cao Cao's entire Central Plains army was only about 150,000 people, and the newly surrendered Liu Biao army was at most 80,000, so Cao Cao's total army in the whole country was more than 230,000 people.

Therefore, before taking Jingzhou, before Cao Cao took Jingzhou, his troops reached 15 or 60,000, which was the total strength of his forces. Then, it is naturally impossible to bring all the troops with him to fight Jingzhou, deduct half of them, Cao Cao brought about 80,000 troops when he went to fight Jingzhou, of course, this is after deducting the combat strength of miscellaneous soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, plus the seventy or eighty thousand troops that surrendered in Jingzhou later, that is to say, in the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's troops were about 160,000. In his letter to Sun Quan, Cao Cao said that there were 800,000 water infantry troops, and it was obvious that Cao Cao was counting all the troops under his command, including miscellaneous soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, in order to intimidate Sun Quan. Later, before the start of the war, Cao Cao increased his intimidation efforts, describing his troops as a million-strong army. It can be seen that in the era of the late Han Dynasty, Cao Apu dared to call himself the second, and no one dared to call him the first.

Let's say Gao Jianchang's words, it is naturally impossible to impress Tai Shici. Not to mention Yuan Chang's kindness to him, just because he understands Yuan Chang's strength, Tai Shici will not betray. What's more, Tai Shici is still a loyal person, so naturally he will not do such a thing.

Therefore, Tai Shici didn't say much, he took the bow and wound it, and raised his hand was an arrow.

"Buzz!"

The arrow fell straight under Gao Jianchang's horse, and then Tai Shici's proud voice sounded: "If you want to fight, then come to fight! This general's seven-foot man, how can you be afraid of the barbarians! For the time being, spare the dog's life, when the war starts, this general will take the dog's head!"

Hateful!

Gao Jianchang was bored, scolded in his heart, and no longer persuaded him, returned to his own camp, and prepared to attack the city immediately. (To be continued.) )