Chapter 14 The plan is calculated
In the next few days, Sun Jian sent troops to attack the city every day, but the defensive measures of Bishui Pass were very good, and there were also hundreds of thousands of Liangzhou soldiers and horses in the pass, and the troops were sufficient, so every time the siege was in vain.
During this period, Gao Cheng also sent Chen Zhi and Zhou Tai to lead the soldiers and horses into battle, speaking of which, in this world, his soldiers and horses were either field battles or defenses, and it was the first time to face such a strong city wall as Bishui Pass. There is not much experience in siege.
Therefore, Gao Cheng trained in battle to train his subordinates in attacking fortifications, with Sun Jian as a reference, Chen Zhi, Zhou Tai and Lu Dai The experience of the three people increased rapidly, and I believe that after this exercise, their ability can rise a lot.
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In the sour jujube camp, the army of the princes is slowly moving, coming towards Bishui Pass. Among them, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other princes had already received the battle report from Sun Jian.
Among them, Yuan Shu was overjoyed after hearing that the striker had killed Hu Zhen, the general of Liangzhou. Sun Jian is dependent on his forces, and now that the younger brother has made the first contribution, he also has a glorious face as the eldest brother.
The lieutenant sent by Sun Jian reported the news of the lack of food and grass, and Yuan Shu immediately said that even if his soldiers were short of food, they could not let Sun Jian's soldiers starve.
However, Yuan Shu's nest is far away in Nanyang, and now the grain and grass of the princes' army are all supplied by Jizhou, Yuan Shu personally looked for Han Fu and urged him to transport the grain and grass from Jizhou.
Yuan Shu was happy, but Yuan Shao was dissatisfied in his heart, and in the big tent of the Chinese army, he was holding a military newspaper, and his brows were slightly furrowed. In front of him sat the strategist Xu You, and when he saw Yuan Shao's expression, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Lord, Sun Jian and Gao Cheng made the first contribution to killing Hu Zhen, but one of these two people is a person from the highway, and the other is a eunuch remnant, so they can't be allowed to make meritorious contributions anymore, if they capture Bishui, the reputation of the highway will definitely be in the sky, threatening the lord's position as the leader of the alliance!"
Xu You knew a lot about Yuan Shao's character, so he said tentatively.
Sure enough, as he expected, Yuan Shao sighed slightly when he heard this, and said: "The highway is good luck, Sun Jian is the tiger of the world, and the Sun family is full of extraordinary generals, but such a talent has taken refuge in him, and he has made the first contribution!"
Then his eyes flashed, and he asked in a low voice: "Ziyuan, do you have a plan to make Sun Jian and Gao Cheng unable to attack Bishui?"
Xu You had a smile on his face, Yuan Shao was the leader of the princes' alliance, and there was a way to calculate Sun Jian and Gao Cheng. As soon as his mind moved, he thought of a solution.
"This matter is simple, I heard that Sun Jian is very meritorious, the marching speed is too fast, there is not much grain and grass, well, Yan Liangwen Chou is now protecting the baggage in the rear, it is better for the lord to secretly issue a warrant, let the two pretend to be bandits, and lead capable soldiers and horses to intercept and kill the grain and grass transported from Jizhou! On the one hand, Sun Jian can be cut off from grain, and on the other hand, he can continue to recruit soldiers and strengthen the strength of our army!"
Yuan Shao nodded again and again after hearing this, every time he encountered a problem, Xu You always had a way. He immediately said: "Just do what Ziyuan said, I will give Yan Liangwen Chou an order! There are two people who make a move, even if Han Fu sends Pan Feng to transport grain, he will definitely not be able to keep the grain and grass!"
Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, naturally knew the transportation route of grain and grass, and let his subordinates go out to intercept and kill Jizhou's grain and grass, and in less than two days, there was a report from Malai that Jizhou's grain transport soldiers and horses were intercepted and killed, and the princes' battalions were afraid that they would be cut off for two days.
Even the army of the princes had run out of grain and grass, so how could they transport grain to Sun Jian? When the lieutenant under Sun Jian's command got the news, his expression changed wildly, and he immediately returned to Bishui Pass and reported the news to Sun Jian.
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Camp. There was silence. Sun Jian and Gao Cheng were silent after getting the news. Zhu Zhi, Han Dang and others were full of anger, and Cheng Pu scolded even more.
"The most poisonous plan to break the enemy is to cut off food! I didn't expect that I, Sun Jian, were not defeated by Hua Xiong's men, but because of friendly forces!" After half a sound, Sun Jian gritted his teeth and said.
These generals have amazing physical strength, even if they are hungry for a few days and nights, they still have physical strength, but the soldiers under their command do not have such a realm and strength, and if they are hungry for a day, their combat effectiveness will decline. If you starve for three days, you will have to wait until you die.
Gao Cheng said: "The allied army's grain and grass all depend on Jizhou's supply, if there is really no grain and grass, we have to withdraw our troops, and wait until the main force of the princes comes, and then the first merit of breaking through Bishui will be gone...... Someone must be in the way!"
Zhu Zhi said helplessly: "Now even if I know that someone is making a hindrance, there is no way to do it, there are only two days of food left in the camp, and with some grain and grass sent by the general, it can support three days at most." After three days, there will be no food and grass, and our army will be in danger!"
Speaking of which Yuan Shu is quite responsible, he said that even if his soldiers and horses are hungry, he will supply Sun Jian's grain and grass, but now that the grain and grass in Jizhou are not available, he gritted his teeth and really divided some of the grain stored in his army and sent it, which made Sun Jian a little moved.
At this time, Xi Zhicai suddenly said: "Lord, General Sun, the matter has come to this, why don't we plan it?"
Everyone shifted their eyes to it, and Xi Zhicai smiled: "The current situation is that the army is short of food and grass, and the general can take the initiative to secretly spread the news of the lack of food to Bishui Pass and make a retreat, if Huaxiong can't bear it, he will definitely take the opportunity to intercept the camp, and our army can take the opportunity to ambush, as long as he is ready, he will definitely be able to leave Huaxiong, and if there is no Huaxiong, Bishui Pass can be broken with a snap of his fingers!"
"This is indeed a good strategy!, but what if Hua Xiong is not fooled?" Zhu Zhi asked with a frown.
Xi Zhicai smiled, spread his hands, and said: "Then we can only really retreat! It is true that our army is short of food, and it is also true that we want to retreat, if Hua Xiong is really not fooled, then he must be a general, with patience and tenacity, and when the time comes, we can only wait for the main force of the allied forces to come and forcibly attack the storm!"
Sun Jian slapped the wooden case in front of him violently, took a deep breath, and said: "Just do it according to Mr. Xi's plan! If Hua Xiong is not fooled, this is also the destiny of heaven, no wonder others!"
Then he looked at Gao Cheng and said: "Brother Ziming, this time our two soldiers and horses must cooperate with all their might, and when the time comes, the four generals under my command, and the three generals under your command, Chen, Zhou, and Gao, will join forces together, as long as Hua Xiong dares to come, he will definitely let him come and go!"
Sun Jian acted quickly, and quickly made arrangements, sending his henchmen to deliberately pretend to be deserters, and was caught by Sergeant Dong of Bishui Pass, and spread the news to Hua Xiong in Bishui Pass.
At this time, Hua Xiong and Li Su were sweating profusely to send the envoy sent by Dong Zhuo away, and when they heard the news that Sun Jian's army was running out of food and grass and preparing to withdraw, they immediately looked at each other.
"Such a coincidence? Xiangguo just ordered us to make meritorious service, and Sun Jian ran out of food and retreated, is this the credit that God deliberately gave us when he saw our bad luck?" Li Su said hesitantly.
Hua Xiong's expression was shocked, and he shouted: "Sun Jian's army has broken off food and grass, the sky will not stop me, let me know the news, tonight I will personally lead the troops to intercept the camp, and I will definitely cut off Sun Jian's head!"
Li Su frowned, and hurriedly said: "General, don't send troops, as long as Sun Jian withdraws his troops, even if we hold the Bishui Pass and make a contribution, if we take the initiative to go out of the pass, there will be a risk of defeat!"
"What's the risk? Didn't you hear that Sun Jian's army was short of food, and there were already deserters? Such a large army was vulnerable! Tianyu would take the blame instead of taking it, and Zhonglang would be afraid that he would be too worried!" Hua Xiong said in a deep voice.
Li Su shook his head, "What if this is Sun Jian's strategy?
Hua Xiong's face changed slightly, what the other party said made sense, he waved his hand, and immediately sent hundreds of scouts to inquire about the news, and soon after these scouts returned, the news was indeed true.
"General Zhonglang, you don't have an opinion now, right?" Hua Xiong said.
Li Su's brows tightened, just in case, he personally came to the wall, using his keen five senses and powerful spiritual power, and sensed towards the camp in the distance. There was a faint movement in the other camp, and it really seemed that he was preparing to withdraw his troops.
"It's a pity that I haven't broken through my spiritual strength now, if I break through the realm and become a soul refining powerhouse, I will be able to cultivate the mirror mental method rewarded by Xiangguo to the realm of mirroring thousands of miles, and see every move of Sun Jian's camp!" Li Su thought with hatred in his heart.
When Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he personally recruited the unparalleled fierce general Lu Bu for the other party and made great contributions, so after Dong Zhuo became Xiangguo, he rewarded him with a soul refining technique to reward him.
It's a pity that Li Su's qualifications are not very good, even if he has a superior soul refining technique, he has not made much progress, and he has been trapped in the ninth layer of soul cultivation and cannot advance an inch.
After sensing that Sun Jian's army was indeed running out of grain and grass and had to retreat, Li Su could no longer stop Hua Xiong, and could only watch the other party select 30,000 elites from the hundreds of thousands of troops guarding the pass. Then take his five thousand iron horsemen, and when the time comes, he will go out of the camp and rob the camp.