"Sun Tzu's Art of War: Plotting and Attacking" has a cloud: "The upper army is to attack and strategize, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city; The method of siege is ...... last resort". "Strategy" refers to the use of one's own strategy to defeat the enemy, so as to achieve the goal of surrendering the enemy without a fight.

Whether the Sui army opened a huge fleet to show its might, or the whole army formed a demonstration outside the Jiangdu City, it was a strategy to attack the heart, the purpose was to put pressure on the Wei army in the city and increase their psychological burden, which made them sincerely feel that the Great Sui Xiongshi could not be defeated and resisted, and finally gave birth to despair.

Soon after the Chen soldiers lined up, the Sui army set up camp on the edge of the ditch, one tent after another was densely arranged, stretching for more than ten miles, at least three or four thousand, and the white tents were particularly dazzling in the sun. The camp of the Sui army was set against the backdrop of the fleet in the river, and the water and land were staggered, full of the deterrent power of slaughter, as if there was a violent aura rising into the sky.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the Jiangdu city defense map written by Bing Yuanzhen himself was presented in front of Yang Tong and others, which noted in detail the loopholes in the Wei army's defense and defense, and there were only more than 10,000 Wei soldiers in the city, and they wanted to defend the Jiangdu City with a circumference of about 60 miles.

There are three prominent holes on the map: first, the Water Gate is almost undefended; The second is that the north gate is in disrepair, when Li Mi captured the Jiangdu, he had a heavy siege engine impact, causing the city gate to loosen, and Li Mi did not repair it afterwards, and the Sui army could easily break open the city gate; The other is that the defenders are too few, and Yang Tong can take advantage of the advantages of cavalry and troops, send troops to run around the city, mobilize the Wei army in the city, and exhaust them to the ground, and then use the strategy of attacking the east and the west to attack the Jiangdu City at the minimum cost.

"Holy Lord, we have a large number of troops, so we simply launched an attack on the north and south gates and the water gate at the same time, dividing the enemy's limited forces into three groups to reduce the pressure of the siege. Whoever enters the city first will be the first to do so. After reading the Jiangdu city defense map, Su Dingfang immediately gave the simplest and most trouble-saving suggestions.

Yang Tong smiled and said: "Although the Wei army is in chaos and fear, if we attack at this time, it will arouse their hatred and determination to die. ”

"Jiangdu is such a soldier, are we still afraid?" Yang Qinfang on the side said disdainfully.

"Of course, it's not that I'm afraid of them, but it's not necessary." Yang Tong's eyes swept around, and finally settled on Su Dingfang, who was in the main battle, and said lightly: "The ancients had a saying: 'The way to conquer the country is to attack the heart and attack the city; The heart wins for the top, and the soldiers win for the bottom. Therefore, the saint's kingdom attacks the enemy, and it is necessary to serve his heart first. And the prestige of our fleet, the demonstrations under the city, and the battalions on land and water are all prepared for the sake of surrendering without a fight. If we stand still and wait for a day or two, the fear and fear of the Wei soldiers will be further expanded, but whenever there is a little wind and grass, there will be a sense that the grass and trees are all soldiers. A day or two later, their will to resist disappeared without a trace, and their physical strength was also exhausted in the exhaustion of the army, when we attacked the city, we first lost their hearts with a strong crossbow, and then used a fixed strategy to launch a fierce offensive in a number of easy places, and we could take Jiangdu City in one battle! ”

"When did you learn to be as cunning as Fang Shangshu?" Yang Qinfang was amazed.

"......" Fang Xuanling's face was as black as ink

The crowd snickered.

"Go out and run around the camp." Yang Tong said in a deep voice.

"......" Yang Qinfang's face was as black as black, she glared at the triumphant Fang Xuanling fiercely, and rushed out of the camp without saying a word, and ran away.

"Holy ......" Fang Xuanling coughed lightly, wanting to intercede for Yang Qinfang.

"No big, no small, lawless, no princess look, should be punished." Yang Tong interrupted Fang Xuanling with a wave of his hand, it doesn't matter what Yang Qinfang says, but he can't make personal attacks on others, he must give her corresponding punishment, otherwise it will be chilling, he continued the topic just now, and continued: "I am not in a hurry to attack Jiangdu, in addition to the above reasons, there is also to give Bing Yuanzhen time, if he can persuade the defenders to surrender the city, it would be great." If they don't surrender tomorrow, it's not too late for us to take the city. Gentlemen, go down and make arrangements. ”

"The last will obey." Su Dingfang, Niu Jinda, Wei Chigong, Zhang Zhenzhou, Wang Xiongdan, Li Zhi and other generals of the Sui army bowed down and agreed, and left separately.

Jiangdu City is the capital of Yang Guang era, built into a strong city by Wang Shichong, the same as Luoyang, Daxing, Yecheng, there are two city walls inside and outside, the two are ten zhang apart, each four zhang high, if the Sui army attacked, it was bound to pay a certain loss. And Yang Tong didn't want Jiang Du, who was empty of troops, to pay a heavy price.

The important thing is that the Sui and Wei wars were civil wars between brothers, regardless of whether it was the Sui army or the Wei army, a soldier was a vigorous labor force, if he did not die, he was a laborer, and he could contribute to the post-war reconstruction, and these young and strong labor forces were particularly important for the post-war period when the population was seriously lacking.

This is also Yang Tong's serious management of the government, in the civil war, he completely gave up the idea of bloody battles, hoping to use stratagem to win one victory after another, the Sui army has occupied an absolute advantage in Jiangdu, so it is the most ideal result to surrender without a fight.

Why did he grant amnesty to the rebel leader Bing Yuanzhen?

It is with the help of Bing Yuanzhen's special status in the Wei army that it is said that the counties of Jiangdu and the seven southern counties of Danyang, Biling, Xuancheng, Wujun, Yuhang, Huiji, Sui'an, and Xin'an, exchanging one person for the lives of countless people, is really cost-effective.

The generals naturally couldn't feel the change in Yang Tong's mentality, but the wise men such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Cen Wenwen deeply understood it.

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The Sui army not only did not attack the city, but even did not come out after entering the camp, except for the morale of the patrol, the vast military camp rarely saw idle people walking around, if it were not for the 100,000 troops scattered into the tents, the Wei army in the city even suspected that this was a dead camp, an empty camp.

The Wei army in the city was worried for a full day, until night fell, and the majestic scene outside the city could no longer be seen, and the soldiers breathed a long sigh of relief, they did not have time to rest, they gathered together with their familiar comrades, and whispered about the fate of Wei and their own future.

Compared with ordinary soldiers, the officers undoubtedly thought more and farther, they knew that Jiangyang Cang was the lifeblood of the Wei army, with its loss, the Wei State was actually on the verge of extinction, if the Shan Xiongxin army was still there, did not experience the Liyang fiasco, there was still a glimmer of hope for recapture, but now, including Jiangdu, in the south, there are almost no decent troops, and the Wei State, which has only been established for two or three months, has been on the verge of resting.

Inside the barracks.

A thick cloud of sorrow hung over everyone's heads.

Bing Yuanzhen, who was in charge of logistics, ordered more than 100 generals above the rank of captain to set up a pre-war banquet, this kind of banquet is to inherit the tradition of the Wagang Army, every time before the war, the officers and men of the three armies should have a hearty drink, when it is a pre-war severed meal, of course, if they can return triumphantly, they must also have a dinner to celebrate.

It's just that the Wagang Army has transformed into a regular army, and this kind of reckless tradition has been strictly forbidden by Li Mi, who has been de-Wagang, and Bing Yuanzhen is also taking advantage of Li Mi's absence to invite the generals to drink.

These generals and colonels who were promoted from the 'Pushan Public Camp' and the Fourth Army thought that Bing Yuanzhen encouraged morale and felt very cordial to the banquet that had disappeared for a long time.

"Generals!"

Bing Yuanzhen raised a bowl of wine high and said loudly to everyone: "Maybe it's the last time we all get together to drink, I'm a literati, I can't lead soldiers, I can't fight, I can only cheer for everyone in the rear, I hope the generals will hold on for a few days, work hard for a few days, if the saint hears the news, he will definitely wave his army to help." This bowl of wine, I salute everyone, it's done. ”

"It's done!"

After Bing Yuanzhen's reminder, the generals also thought that there were still more than 100,000 troops in Huainan, and if Li Mi returned to the division, it would only take four or five days.

Zhang Tongren put down the big bowl, wiped the wine stains on the corner of his mouth, and said to the generals in a solemn voice: "The Sui army has been hiding in the barracks and resting all day, and it is very likely that they will come to attack the city tonight. ”

When the generals heard Zhang Tongren say this, they were disappointed and their faces were gloomy, but Zhang Tongren was the main general, so he didn't dare not listen, so he had to drink the stuffy wine one by one.

After a while, I only heard the sound of 'bang bang bang' continuously, including Zhang Tongren, one by one fell on the table and the ground, all of them were drunk, and fell to the ground horizontally.

Bing Yuanzhen laughed, his wine was a bad wine mixed with water, and the intoxicating thing was the sweat medicine in the wine, although he also drank some, but he took the antidote in advance and was not fascinated. He slowly stood up, walked to the door, and kicked the people around him, without the slightest movement.

However, the wine that the soldiers outside drank was all good wine, and there were not so many sweat pills to put on, but Bing Yuan really knew that the Wei army had a tradition of 'severed head wine', and the Sui army entered the country in a big way, as long as there was wine in front of him, he was afraid that the soldiers who could not see the sun tomorrow would drink it, and as long as the amount was enough, it would be intoxicating.

After about half an hour, Fan Qin led more than 800 people to rush into the barracks. The barracks were full of drunken soldiers, drunk and fell to the ground in various postures.

Fan Qin's more than 800 people not only have his soldiers, but also Bing Yuanzhen's personal guards and Sui army, and now everyone has the same goal, that is, to dedicate the Jiangdu to the Great Sui Emperor completely, he coldly ordered: "Close the camp gate!" ”

More than a dozen soldiers closed the gate of the barracks, Fan Qin took out his war knife, rushed into the camp with a large group of people, and said viciously: "The soldiers are divided into four ways and enter the camp in three ways, and all the generals in the army are killed, from the general, down to the captain, the brigade commander, and the team leader, and none of them can be left." Mr. Shi went with me to the Chinese army. ”

He knew that Li Mi had a very high control over the army, and the military attachés in the army, large and small, were his henchmen, once these people sobered up and led the troops to make trouble, there was no other way than to use the army to suppress them.

"Whoa."

The crowd dispersed as commanded.

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There were 700 soldiers guarding the south gate of Jiangdu, and the main general was called to the barracks to drink more than an hour ago, and never returned, led by the letter general Zhang Che. The soldiers waited for so long, not only exhausted, but also sincerely afraid, for fear that the Sui army would break through the city and kill themselves.

This is, Fan Qin led more than 700 people to come in a line, and beside him was Bing Yuanzhen, who held Zhang Tongren's arrow, and urged him to step forward and ask, "Where is Zhang Che?" ”

The soldiers got up one after another, and a captain ran down the city and replied: "Master Yu, the last general is Zhang Che." ”

Bing Yuanzhen raised the arrow and said loudly: "General Zhang has an order, General Zhang will take over the unguarded Water Gate, and the south gate will be guarded by General Fan. ”

Zhang Che took the order arrow, turned back and shouted to the soldiers: "Follow me to the water gate." ”

Seven hundred soldiers followed Zhang Che to the west water gate of the city, Bing Yuanzhen and Fan Qin glanced at each other, both of them breathed a sigh of relief, the generals and colonels in the barracks had been executed, the soldiers were already drunk, and the Jiangdu City was almost undefended, and the next thing became extremely simple.

However, when the drunken soldiers finally woke up, they were outnumbered, and there was not much time left for them, Bing Yuanzhen said to Shi Hao beside him: "Please Mr. Shi go and report to the saint, the south gate has been taken, please send troops into the city to take over the barracks!" ”

Shi Hao arched his hand, "The two of you have strong support and have made immortal achievements, when I see the saint, I will definitely report it truthfully." ”

At this time, the city gate was opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and Shi Hao rushed out of the city gate on horseback and ran into the deep night......

At the same time, Yang Tong and more than a dozen generals, under the escort of the Xuanjia Army, watched the Jiangdu City from a distance in front of the big camp, and there was no news from the black ice platform in the city so far, presumably they had already begun to act. Yang Tong knew Bing Yuanzhen's status and prestige in the Wei army, and as long as he fully cooperated, Jiangdu City could go down without a fight.

As soon as he thought of this, he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and a knight was rushing towards this side, and a soldier had already met him, "Who is coming?" ”

"I am Shi Hao, the Eagle Yang Lang General of the Jiangdu Intelligence Hall, and I have urgent information to report to the Holy Lord." In the darkness, a man said loudly.

Yang Tong heard it very clearly, and ordered, "Bring him up!" ”

After a while, Shi Hao walked up to Yang Tong under the supervision of the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army and gave a deep salute: "The last general, Shi Hao, will meet the saint." ”

"General Shi is flat." Yang Tong said with a smile: "You have fought wits and courage with the enemy in the rear over the years, and you have made a lot of meritorious contributions, and you are the unsung hero of our Great Sui." I've always wanted to see the General, and tonight I finally got my wish. ”

After receiving the emperor's praise, Shi Hao was extremely excited in his heart, and said with a deep salute: "This is what the last general should do, and it should not be praised by the saint." ”

"Deserved, deserved." Yang Tong looked at Shi Hao and asked, "General Shi did not hesitate to risk going out of the city, what happened in the city?" ”

"On the sage, the southern gate of Jiangdu has been taken over by Bing Yuanzhen and Fan Qin, Zhang Tongren and all the generals above the team have been killed, and the soldiers of the Wei army are now drunk like mud, so as not to wake up and cause unnecessary trouble. Please send troops to take over Jiangdu City and take over the military camp."

Yang Tong was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to Wei Chigong: "Wei Chi, take two thousand brothers and General Shi to investigate!" ”

"The last general obeys!" Wei Chi Gong ordered the two guards and followed Shi Hao towards the city.

Yang Tong ordered 30,000 Xiaoguo troops to gather in front of the camp and stand by.

After a short time, Wei Chigong sent someone to report, "Qiqi Shengshang, the south city gate has been controlled by our army. ”

"Haha, it really didn't take any effort to get it." Yang Tong laughed and ordered Su Dingfang on the side: "Dingfang, you and Lao Niu lead the soldiers into Jiangdu City, seize all important strongholds, do not disturb the people, and those who violate the order will be beheaded......

"The last will obey."

The second general bowed and led the army to Jiangdu.