Chapter 421: The Beginning of the War (14)

"Sixth Team Ready, Attack!"

What happened in Tongxian had nothing to do with the soldiers on the Bohai County side. Therefore, after the soldiers of the fifth team retreated, Zhao Yun continued to give orders in an orderly manner.

With the lessons of the past, the soldiers in Youzhou did not dare to relax any longer, and they all watched Bohai County's actions vigilantly. However, this time the sixth team's attack was a feint.

"Ah, hateful! Yuan Chang Xiao'er, I was going to take your head to vent my hatred!"

Gongsun Xu was also extremely uncomfortable under such a tight spirit. Always pay attention to the opponent's offensive, but being beaten by the opponent up and down, no one will be in a good mood. Gongsun Xu can still maintain normalcy and not go crazy, which is already a good psychological quality.

"Seventh team ready, attack!"

The 5,000 soldiers of the 7th Brigade of Bohai County rushed up again, and the same round of arrows was fired, and then they forcibly attacked the city. This time, the soldiers of Youzhou did not relax, but after three or four hours of high mental tension, the soldiers of Youzhou were already tired, relatively speaking, the soldiers of Bohai County were in a better state. Therefore, although the offensive and defensive situation was still the same, this time, the casualties of the soldiers of Youzhou and Bohai County actually reached a state of one to one. I have to say that the siege method proposed by Guo Jia that combines virtual and real has really played a great role.

The eighth team feints, the ninth team attacks, and the tenth team attacks. When the siege of the city by the 10 teams of 50,000 soldiers of Bohai County was over, the sky was almost dark. The siege lasted a full day, with nearly 20,000 casualties on both sides. In the beginning. The casualties on the Bohai County side were significantly higher than those on the Youzhou side, however, after using Guo Jia's idea. The situation turned around and casualties began to level off. After a day of fighting, more than 5,000 of Yuan Chang's 50,000 soldiers were killed, and more than 10,000 were lightly or seriously wounded. As long as there is another chance to temper. And it is only a matter of time before they survive, they become elite soldiers. Combat is the best place to temper soldiers. No one will deny this.

"Woo, woo, woo!"

A long, heavy trumpet sounded, and this time, it was the signal for the retreat of the great army. After the horn sounded, the soldiers on both sides breathed a long sigh of relief. And then. The logistics troops of Bohai County ran under the walls of Tongxian County. Carry away the corpses of your own soldiers, the unspoken rule on the battlefield, no one will do anything when one side is disposing of the corpses. Although not explicitly stated, the binding force of unspoken rules is sometimes more effective than formal rules.

When the soldiers of Bohai County left, Gongsun Xu also asked the soldiers of Youzhou to go out of the city and bring back the corpses of their own soldiers for disposal. The ashes of any soldier who died in battle should be brought back to their hometown for burial, and if they die in battle, they cannot go back, for fear that no one will die.

Tong County is ten miles away. Yuan Chang's army was stationed here, and it was in Yuan Chang's camp at the moment. Yuan Chang's side was naturally in a meeting to discuss today's battle situation.

"Zilong, there's no need to put too much pressure. Any qualified commander has grown up after countless battles, and it is not achieved overnight, and you don't have to put too much burden on yourself. ”

Yuan Chang patted Zhao Yun's shoulder and comforted him softly.

What kind of person Zhao Yun is, Yuan Chang is very clear. Therefore, when he was on the battlefield, Yuan Chang had been paying attention to Zhao Yun's expression, although it was a bit too cruel to let Zhao Yun accept this, but Yuan Chang also had to do it. Zhao Yun is a general he has high hopes for, a subordinate, and a friend. They still have a long way to go to realize their ideals and let the brilliant Han civilization break away from the trajectory of history. Moreover, when he was in Jizhou, the sudden appearance of the fake Lu Bu gave Yuan Chang a great crisis, and it seemed that the situation had been out of the scope of Yuan Chang's knowledge. Therefore, Yuan Chang must speed up the process of his own development, Youzhou is the starting point of his rise, but also the foundation for realizing his ideals, Yuan Chang must work harder.

"Don't worry, Yun will not disappoint your lord!"

Zhao Yun promised Yuan Chang with a straight face, although Yuan Chang never showed any expression. However, Zhao Yun, Guo Jia, Dian Wei, Han Sui, Yu Ban and other Yuan Chang's henchmen also got together from time to time, and they also discussed and discussed, knowing what Yuan Chang was thinking. Therefore, not only Yuan Chang is working hard alone, but everyone is also working hard, and in order to realize their common ideals, no one wants to fall behind. Therefore, Zhao Yun forced himself to accept all this.

"Well, Zilong is doing things, I'm relieved!"

Yuan Chang nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Guo Jia and asked, "Fengxiao, if we follow today's offensive, I'm afraid that we haven't made contact with Gongsun Zhan yet, and there is not much left in the army, what is your best plan?"

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The subordinates have three strategies in their hearts, and as for which one to choose, it is up to the lord to decide." ”

"It is worthy of Fengxiao, I thought of three strategies in such a short time, and let's listen to it. ”

"The best policy, the lord can give up Tongxian. As far as his subordinates know, there is a mountain in the west of Tong County, called Luoxia Mountain. Climb from Luoxia Mountain, you can bypass Tongxian and arrive at Gu'an City, the lord can merge with Yuan Shao, attack Gongsun Zan on both sides, so as to take Gu'an City in one fell swoop, and then march into Zhuo County at the same time with Yuan Shao. ”

"Well, that's a good idea. What is the middle and lower strategy, Feng Xiao doesn't want to sell Guanzi anymore, just say it. ”

"The lord has an order, and his subordinates should obey it. Guo Jia pretended to be obedient, and under Yuan Chang's glare, he continued: "Zhongce, the lord can divide his troops to attack Fangcheng fifty miles east of Tongxian, and after taking Fangcheng, he can send troops from Fangcheng directly to the rear of Tongxian, and our army will attack Tongxian on both sides, making Tongxian difficult to take care of." However, this plan takes a lot of time, and the next strategy is to calculate the plan!"

Although Guo Jia said that it was the upper, middle, and lower strategies, but from the mouth of the ghost genius Guo Jia, they were all good strategies, and in the ears of many people, none of them were bad. However, what made Zhao Yun and Dian Wei a little puzzled was that Guo Jia's next strategy would come from?

"Strategist, I don't understand. Gongsun Xu has never used a plan, how can I wait for the plan to be calculated?" Dian Wei scratched his head and looked at Yuan Chang and Guo Jia with some puzzlement.

"Haha!"

Yuan Chang and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled. Obviously, Yuan Chang also understood what Guo Jia's mouth meant by the plan. However, I'm afraid that only the two of them understand, and the others don't understand.

"This plan was proposed by Feng Xiao, or let Feng Xiao explain it to you!"

Listening to Yuan Chang's words, it seemed that Yuan Chang was humble, but looking at Yuan Chang at the moment, he was sitting on the side with a comfortable expression. Sip tea. Obviously, it is not that Yuan Chang is as humble as he shows, but that this guy is lazy.

Guo Jia rolled his eyes speechlessly. Or explained to Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others: "Everyone, have you seen what happened in Tongxian County during the day?"

A bunch of question marks popped up on Dian Wei's head, and he said puzzledly: "What's going on in the city?

Guo Jia's head is full of black lines. Sure enough, I talked to Dian Wei. It's still very difficult.

However, fortunately, Zhao Yun was still quite powerful, and after listening to Guo Jia's words, he thought for a moment, and suddenly realized: "Military advisor, could it be that you are talking about Gongsun Xu beheading the soldiers under his command?"

As the coach, Zhao Yun naturally pays attention to the situation in the city at all times. Therefore, Gongsun Xu ordered the law enforcement team to drag the burning soldiers to the city and behead them. Although Zhao Yun didn't hear what Gongsun Xu said, but. Looking at that posture, as long as you use your brain, you can also know what is going on.

"Zilong now has the keen consciousness of a general, and can always pay attention to things on the battlefield, and it won't be long before he can become the standard expected by the lord. ”

Guo Jia praised with a smile on his face, and then continued: "Today, Gongsun Xu executed military law above the city, which seems to be normal, but it is actually a little abnormal. When the two armies are at war, it is very taboo to punish one's own soldiers, and if it is not handled carefully, it will cause an uproar among the soldiers. But Gongsun Xu still did it, in addition to cracking the strategy of our army's tired soldiers, and at the same time, he also made preparations for the implementation of his strategy. ”

"Strategy, what strategy can Gongsun Xu'er have, no matter how many people come to them, I will kill them all!" Dian Wei grinned, showing his big teeth, and said very arrogantly. However, when he turned his head and saw Yuan Chang's appearance of going crazy, Dian Wei immediately wilted and squatted aside quietly.

"Military advisor, could it be that Gongsun Xu wants to surrender?"

"That's right, that's exactly the case! If Gongsun Xu wants to punish the soldiers, he can punish them after the battle, but he has to punish them on the battlefield, in addition to showing the soldiers under his command, he also wants us to see. Wouldn't it be very reasonable if a soldier from Tongxian County came to our barracks tonight to surrender and was dissatisfied with Gongsun Xu's behavior?"

"Listening to the words of the military advisor is better than reading for ten years, and Yun has been taught again!"

Guo Jia humbly arched his hand to Zhao Yun, then looked at Yuan Chang on the side, and asked with a smile: "The lord, the subordinates have three policies, the upper, middle, and lower, what is the policy for the lord to be elected?"

"Haha, Feng Xiaomo is not testing me!"

Yuan Chang laughed, looked at Guo Jia with a meaningful smile, and said slowly: "Although the best strategy is good, it can have a surprising effect, and our army and Yuan Shao's army are combined, and their strength is even stronger." However, Youzhou is our foundation in the future, and every city must be taken care of with heart. Now bypassing Tongxian and giving up Gongsun Xu, even if we defeat Gongsun Zhan, it will be a hidden danger for us in the future. Therefore, although the best strategy is good, it is not the best policy. Although there is also merit in using the strategy, however, when our army took Rongcheng before, it was used in this strategy, and I think Gongsun Xu also knows that there will be no more precautions. Although our army is not afraid of Gongsun Xu, it is not a good thing to consume troops out of thin air here. Therefore, the middle strategy is the real best policy, divide the troops to attack Fangcheng, as long as the city is taken, Gongsun Xu will definitely lose an inch, but provide an opportunity for our army to take advantage of. Therefore, I think the middle way of doing is to do so!"

"The lord's thoughts coincide with his subordinates, and he should be a big deal!"

Looking at the confrontation between Yuan Chang and Guo Jia like this, Zhao Yun and the others felt powerless, it seems that they are still good at doing it, this kind of brain-using thing, let Yuan Chang and Guo Jia do it!

"Since this is the case, divide the troops to attack Fangcheng, Fengxiao, who do you think should lead the army?"

Yuan Chang looked at Guo Jia treacherously, and threw another problem to Guo Jia. The four people present, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Han Sui and Yu Ban, in addition to Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Han Sui and Yu Ban all have the ability to lead the army. And Zhao Yun is the commander of the army, if he is not present. It will definitely attract the attention of Gongsun Xu, and once Gongsun Xu understands Yuan Chang's intentions, he will send troops to pursue him. When the time comes. Instead, the attacking soldiers will fall into the enemy's two-sided attack. Therefore, the one who can lead the army is to choose one of Han Sui and Yu Ban.

However, it is not easy to decide who to choose, Han Sui and Yu Ban have similar abilities, and they have their own advantages. The success of the surprise attack on Fangcheng is a great achievement, and as a general, who doesn't want to make meritorious contributions, even if it is not for merit. They also wanted to show their abilities in front of Yuan Chang. Therefore, it is difficult to choose who to choose. Therefore, Yuan Chang threw this problem to Guo Jia. It's to let Guo Jia worry. Han Sui and Yu Ban naturally don't hold a grudge against Guo Jia because of this, but they always complain. When the time comes, Guo Jia said that he had to compensate one of them with something.

Guo Jia naturally understood Yuan Chang's intentions. Everyone knows about Yuan Chang's "careful eyes". Guo Jia didn't expect the revenge to come so quickly. However, it is impossible for this kind of problem to stump Guo Jia.

"Ju Zi and Wen Ze both have advantages, and it is difficult for me to choose. In this case, if Ju Zi and Wen Ze recommend themselves, whoever thinks they can do this matter will stand up for themselves!"

Guo Jia's method is good, I don't choose anyone. Let them make their own decisions, and they won't blame him when the time comes.

Han Sui and Yu Ban glanced at each other. There are all ideas in their eyes that are eager to try, but no one stands up.

Both of them understood that the surprise attack on Fang City was both an opportunity and a challenge, but the opportunity was greater than the challenge. As long as it is successful, it must be a great achievement. However, they don't want to compete for the credit. So, both of them stood in place at the same time, and did not stand up and recommend themselves.

"I said that you are also troublesome, why don't you lead the army, I can too!"

Dian Wei saw Han Sui and Yu Ban squirming and pinching, and immediately shouted. However, as soon as Dian Wei's words came out, he was stared at by everyone's collective eyes, and Dian Wei was the leader, I am afraid that the problem will be even greater. Dian Wei was immediately depressed, why couldn't the Sprinkle family be competent for this, why didn't they think of him?

"Forget it, since you are all so humble, let's draw lots and decide!"

Yuan Chang is also helpless, the civil and military forces under Yuan Shao want to behave in front of Yuan Shao, you fight for me. His subordinates are good, and they are all so modest. Therefore, in desperation, Yuan Chang had to come up with a compromise solution. The decision to draw lots depends on their luck, and if they are unlucky, they can't blame others.

Yuan Chang casually found a piece of paper and tore it in half, half of which was written "war" and the other half blank. After Yuan Chang got ready, Han Sui and Yu Ban each caught one.

"Fight!"

When Han Sui unfolded the note, the word war was written on it. Obviously, Han Sui's luck was better. In this regard, Yu Ban shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't care too much, if he lost the opportunity this time, he would have a chance next time.

"Wen Ze, thank you very much! When I return victoriously, you and I will drink bitterly. ”

Han Sui looked at Yu Ban and said loudly. Yu Ban nodded, and the two glanced at each other, sparks flashed in their eyes, but they were quite sympathetic.

"Alright, you two don't disgust us. Juzi, you go and prepare now, set off overnight, don't take the city in one fell swoop. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

After Han Sui strode away, Yuan Chang looked at Guo Jia and said with a sinister smile: "Fengxiao, we can also prepare, I'm afraid the guests are coming soon." ”

"What the lord said is very true, haha!"

The night was dark, and the moonlight was not so bright tonight, and it seemed that it also knew that something dark was about to happen, so it hid in the clouds, and could not bear to witness what was about to happen.

Sure enough, on the second watch, a basket was slowly hung on the wall of Tongxian County, and the Bohai County spies who were staring in the dark quickly reported the matter to Yuan Chang. And a quarter of an hour later, a strong man appeared in front of Yuan Chang. The strong man was covered in scars all over his body, even on his face. Yuan Chang was in a state of affairs, and sighed secretly in his heart, this bitter meat plan is really in place, if it is a different person, maybe it is really a trick. It's a pity that they encountered a person like Yuan Chang, as well as Guo Jia, a top strategist with the title of ghost talent.

"Yuan Taishou, woo woo..."

When the strong man saw Yuan Chang, he immediately knelt down, and a string of tears was squeezed out of his eyes at the right time, if he was really a powerful actor, it seemed that Gongsun Xu was not without talents. At least from the perspective of acting, it is still very promising.

"General, why is that?"

Yuan Chang deliberately put on a puzzled look on his face. took a few steps forward to help the strong man, and showed all kinds of expressions such as surprise and confusion vividly, obviously. Yuan Chang is also a powerful actor.

The strong man secretly glanced at Yuan Chang's expression, and when he saw Yuan Chang's expression, he thought that Yuan Chang had taken the bait. At that moment, the strong man cried even more, and whimpered and said, "Yuan Taishou, you have to avenge the next few brothers." During the day, Yuan Tai defended and besieged the city. Let Gongsun Xu's evil thief lose his troops and generals, Gongsun Xu, a virtuous thief, did not dare to go out of the city to fight with Yuan Taishou. Instead, he took his anger out on the soldiers. Those brothers in my family were soldiers who burned the fire, but they were beheaded by Gongsun Xu for a reason. I think that my brothers are pitiful, and now they are still alone, and they are thinking about the end of this war. So he went back to his hometown and married a wife. Don't want to. Creation made people, but failed to die on the battlefield, but was killed by the thief of Gongsun Xu. Yuan Taishou, I am willing to serve Yuan Taishou, and persuade all the brothers in the army to serve Yuan Taishou, and hope that Yuan Taishou can accept us and avenge us!"

"Smack!"

Under the shocked gaze of the strong man, I saw Yuan Chang slap the desk with an angry face. said indignantly: "What Ben Taishou hates the most is this kind of incompetent general, his own incompetence. But to blame the responsibility on his subordinates, it is simply worse than a beast. This general can rest assured that Ben Taishou will seek justice for you, take down the head of Gongsun Xu, and pay tribute to your relatives. ”

"Thank you Yuan Taishou, Yuan Taishou is really our reborn parents! I have nothing to repay, I can only repay with my life, take Tongxian for Yuan Taishou, and repay Yuan Taishou's great kindness!"

"General, please hurry up, it's really hard for you!"

Yuan Chang looked at this strong man with a sad face, and his expression was vividly expressed.

"Yuan Taishou, I made an agreement with my brothers in the army. If Yuan Taishou is willing to accept us, he will take the fire as a sign, and when the third watch is over, Yuan Taishou will lead the army to go, and the brothers in the city will open the city gate and let Yuan Taishou's army enter. At that time, Tongxian County will be taken in one fell swoop, and Youzhou will be in Yuan Taishou's pocket sooner or later! I will congratulate you here in advance, and at the same time, I am also willing to contribute to Yuan Taishou's attack on Youzhou. ”

The strong man's face was so respectful that he almost knelt down and shouted to the lord to accept me!

"Haha, if you capture Youzhou, the general's merits will definitely not be forgotten. The general will take it a little, Ben Taishou will go to gather the soldiers, and when the time is approaching, he will go to Tongxian, and this time he must take Tongxian!"

Yuan Chang patted the strong man on the shoulder, then turned to leave the tent. When Yuan Chang turned to leave, a sneer flashed in the eyes of the strong man, and he seemed to have foreseen Yuan Chang's fate. However, it is still unknown who is the hunter and who is the prey, and when the strong man knows that Yuan Chang and they have already understood Gongsun Xu's strategy, I am afraid that they will be surprised!

In the third watch, Yuan Chang and Zhao Yun led the assembled army of 10,000 and followed the strong man towards Tongxian. There is still a stick of incense before the third watch, and Yuan Chang's army has already laid an ambush outside Tongxian County. After the strong man gestured to Yuan Chang, he stepped aside and lit the torch, but in the night, the firelight was extremely conspicuous. When the torches flashed three times, the city followed the torches that also flashed three times, and it was clear that the inner city should have been prepared.

"Yuan Taishou, the brothers in the city are ready, you can move on!" the strong man came to Yuan Chang's side and said in a low voice.

"Where is Dian Wei, don't you quickly take down this deceitful person!"

With Yuan Chang's shout, Dian Wei jumped to the strong man with a hideous look, and raised the strong man with one hand.

"Yuan Taishou, what do you mean by this? If you come to vote sincerely, how can you talk about deceit? Is there any misunderstanding in it? There is no way to live in the next place, but Yuan Taishou is urgent to take the opportunity to seize the city. ”

The strong man still refused to admit that he had surrendered, and shouted loudly.

"A small trick dares to be embarrassed in front of Ben Taishou, I just don't know whether to live or die!

"Knock, knock, knock!"

With Yuan Chang's order, the earth-shattering drums sounded, and Yuan Chang didn't seem to have any intention of hiding at all. And with the sound of drums, people appeared above the city, and obviously, the Youzhou soldiers who were ambushed in the city also appeared. Thinking about it, Gongsun Xu also knew that the plan failed, and he didn't continue to hide!

"Gongsun continues to be a child, don't be embarrassed by your little tricks. Today, I will accept the heads of the generals under your command, and in the coming day, I will take your head and kill you!"

"Ahh

The brawny man screamed, and then his head was in a different place. Then, Yuan Chang asked the soldiers to wrap the head of the strong man in black cloth, and Zhao Yun took the bow and arrow, nailing the head of the strong man to the city wall.

Subsequently, under the anger on Gongsun Xu's face, Yuan Chang led the army to leave with a swagger.

"Hateful!"

In the air, only Gongsun Xu's angry shouting and scolding could be heard! (To be continued......)