Therefore, after the army converged, Gongsun Jian began to dispatch troops. First of all, Gongsun Jian sent Xie Wu and his special combat brigade to go deep behind enemy lines to start sabotage activities, doing everything possible to cut off the logistics and transportation routes of the Southern Han army, and at the same time destroying the important county capitals of the Southern Han Kingdom, not requiring capture, but only attacking and killing local officials, so that those towns and cities were leaderless and caused turmoil. Secondly, Ding Feng was sent to assist Xie Wu in the operation, and led the amphibious warfare division to destroy all the bridges, ferries, wharves and other strategically important locations in the Southern Han Kingdom, making the internal transportation of the entire Southern Han Kingdom not smooth. In addition, Zhu Zequan's Sixth Division was dispatched to continue the detour to the enemy's rear and cooperate with the special operations brigade to wait for an opportunity to effectively eliminate all possible resistance personnel in the Southern Han Kingdom. The local garrisons in the countryside or towns were all their targets, and their main purpose was to completely mess up the entire Southern Han Kingdom.

After giving these orders, Gongsun Jian was not idle, and began to sweep the surrounding county governments with his army, and when Liu Mang's army arrived, Gongsun Jian had already captured five cities in one province, four counties. Especially the newly captured Fucheng, although in the eyes of Gongsun Jian and his generals, it can't be compared with Linshui County at all, but it can be regarded as a big city in the Southern Han Kingdom. So he took advantage of this favorable terrain and began to strengthen the city defense, waiting for Liu Mang's arrival here.

Within a few days, Liu Mang's army of more than 200,000 troops arrived twenty miles outside the city called Xihuafu, and a major battle was about to start after setting up camp. At this time, Gongsun Jian in the city of Xihuafu only left the king of Chu to lead more than 20,000 people and the fourth and seventh divisions to sit on the garrison. And he himself with the 2nd and 3rd and the Rapid Support Division has long been missing.

Those who are familiar with Gongsun Jian's combat methods understand that Gongsun Jian has started to play his old tricks again and go to harass the other party. Before leaving, Gongsun Jian explained to Qian Tuan that if the city could be defended, it should be held as much as possible, at least for a few more days, and the vitality of the army of Liu Mang, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, should be consumed as much as possible, after all, the siege and the field battle are not the same, and the relative losses of those who take the initiative to attack are much greater than the losses of defending the city. But if you really can't hold it, then find a way to abandon the city and break through, don't be stupid to fight to the death with the other party for a broken city.

After explaining and ordering all the battle plans, Gongsun Jian's heart was not easy at this time. After all, his opponent has an army of more than 200,000 people, and he is fighting at home, don't look at his plan well, but the real victory or defeat in the end is not yet known at this moment. Therefore, Gongsun Jian's heart is also very worried, but he still needs to pretend to be confident in front of everyone.

After the army of the Southern Han Kingdom set up camp, Gongsun Jian took people to observe it secretly from afar. found that Liu Mang, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, may not be very good at being the emperor, but the level of leading troops to fight is not simple. The large camp of more than 200,000 people, where it is stationed, is not disordered, the inner layer and the periphery are well organized, the front and back camps, the middle army and the left and right are all connected one ring after another. It looks intricate, but in fact it is patchwork and layered. In particular, the large battalion where the rear army placed grain and grass was extraordinarily concentrated. Moreover, the distribution of the guards on the periphery is also very reasonable and ingenious, and every place can be taken care of, and there are not only open posts but also dark posts. Based on this alone, it can be seen that Liu Mang is a good commander.

After reading the Southern Han military camp, Gongsun Jian's brows couldn't help frowning. I didn't expect to meet an opponent this time. If Liu Mang, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, is estimated to be good, his level may still be above Sun Sheng, the king of Wu, and he is a difficult opponent.

The first day passed so calmly on both sides, the Southern Han army only strengthened its defenses after being stationed, and the defenders in Xihua City did not make any movement, and Gongsun Jian outside the city was also very quiet. Because Gongsun Jian knew in his heart that the commander of the other party was a character, and it was impossible for him to steal the camp without guarding himself, maybe he was waiting for himself in the camp now. After all, Gongsun Jian fought with Wu Guo before, and many times this method was used to disturb the enemy.

In the next day, the Southern Han army changed its previous posture of marching in a hurry, and since it had arrived at the battlefield, there was nothing to hurry, so the whole army continued to rest except for the sentry posts and patrol personnel who were responsible for the guard. Gongsun Jian also deeply admired this, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty really had some skills, and knew how to distribute the strength of his soldiers and adjust the morale of the army.

The front is in a hurry to be able to resist Gongsun Jian's army in time, and the back is not in a hurry to replenish the physical strength of the soldiers, after all, the next thing to face will be such a difficult battle as the siege. It's impossible to win easily without good fitness.

For three days in a row, the Southern Han army did not make any movement, and the same was true of the Zhou army inside and outside Xihua City. The atmosphere of the battlefield is a little weird. According to Gongsun Jian's habit in the past, there would always be an attack at a certain time in three days, even if it was not close to the other party, it was good to simply harass and disturb the rest of the other party. But this time, Gongsun Jian was always waiting quietly.

The generals under him were also a little confused, and Tian Kuo and Ma Teng asked Gongsun Jian the reason. And Gongsun Jian asked them with a cold face,

"Lao Ma, Lao Tian, tell me how much the scouts we sent out have lost in the past few days?"

"This ......" Ma Teng was born at night, and he understood the meaning of Gongsun Jian's words as soon as he heard it.

"The other side is indeed different from the previous enemy, and our scouts have lost more than ten in the past few days. And none of them were able to get within five miles of the other party's camp. Ma Teng replied honestly.

Gongsun Jian nodded and said, "This shows that the other party's secret post is at least five miles away from your own camp, and there are quite a few of them." Otherwise, with our scout ability, how could we not break through to within five miles of the other party? So think about it, as long as we have a big movement, the other party will soon be able to detect it, let alone a sneak attack, it would be good to be able to miss the other party's ambush. ”

"Shhh...... Lord Wang, this king of the Southern Han Dynasty is really a little difficult! Tian Kuo on the side sighed.

"Well, it does. That's why I'm not in a hurry to make a move these days, waiting for the other party to make the first move, and then waiting for the opportunity to find his flaws. Presumably he should attack the city tomorrow, and I don't know how many days the King of Chu will be able to resist. However, the people I sent to the special operations brigade should be almost back, and when the personnel of the special operations brigade arrive, maybe we will have a chance. ”

"Lord Wang, can't we people? The last general admits that the deflated calves of the special operations brigade are indeed powerful, but we are not necessarily that bad. Chang Yongfu, the commander of the third division, said with some displeasure.

This Chang Chang Fu was also the first veteran of the Northern Army to follow Gongsun Jian to Linshui County with Tian Kuo, and was later promoted all the way up to serve as the commander of the Third Division.

Gongsun Jian looked at Chang Fu, and did not get angry because of the other party's questioning tone, but smiled and replied: "Yongfu, don't say it, you people's subordinates are really not good." Maybe the large-scale combat special operations brigade with real swords and guns may not be much stronger than you, but when it comes to sneaking up on the other side, especially pulling out those dark posts on the other side's periphery, they are definitely good at saying nothing. So don't be unconvinced. Besides, I didn't let many people come to the special operations brigade, so I only asked Xie Lao Wu to transfer a company of 100 people to help me. ”

Chang Chang Fu looked at Gongsun Jian, and was still a little unconvinced, so he continued: "Lord Wang, if I don't let my brothers try it today, I will also touch the other party's secret whistle." ”

Without waiting for Gongsun Jian to answer, Tian Kuo on the side raised his foot and kicked Chang Fu, and scolded: "You stupid donkey, didn't you hear the instructor say when you were in the cram school of the military academy, do you have a specialization in the art industry?" The special operations brigade is dedicated to this job, you let your brothers go, they have no problem fighting, but the sentinel is a little worse. If you can't figure it out, who is to blame for losing the lives of your brothers? ”

After all, Chang Chang Fu used to be Tian Kuo's subordinate, and he was kicked and scolded by Tian Kuo, and he immediately stopped squeaking. At this time, Gongsun Jian smiled and said to Chang Fu: "Yongfu, Fang Cai Lao Tian said that he was hungry at all. Let's not joke with the lives of our brothers because of the slightest unconvincing in our hearts. If you really don't accept it, when you go back in the future, you can find a special operations brigade to compete, and the two sides will compete with each other, and Lao Tian and I will be the referee for you. But now it's a war, and the brothers go, it's as simple as losing, and it's likely that they will lose their lives. Therefore, Yongfu, this time it is me and Lao Tian by my side, and when you encounter problems when you lead the army alone in the future, you must calm down and think carefully. In many cases, it is not necessarily about winning or losing, but whether it is worth it or not. Is it meaningful to be able to win with less sacrifice of brothers' lives, but instead want to win in a different way that you like? Is this what a qualified commander does? ”

Gongsun Jian's words were often full of shame, so he hurriedly knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists with his hands and said, "Lord Wang, my subordinates know that they are wrong." In the future, you must think carefully and carefully before doing it. ”

"Hmm. That's right, get up. Gongsun Jian stretched out his hand and helped Chang Fu with a hand, and then said, "You old brothers were the first to follow me, so I don't want you people to be left behind on the path we are all moving forward. In the future, our territory will become bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more soldiers under our command. But when the time comes, do you want to see many people who come after you climb on top of you because of your own lack of ability? Of course, if I have the ability, I will definitely be promoted. But what about you? After the end of the war and the pacification of the Southern Han Dynasty, I went back to the military academy to study more. Do you understand? ”

"Yes, the subordinates understand the hard work of the prince (adult)." Several people, including Tian Kuo and Ma Teng, all bowed down and said loudly to Gongsun Jian.

The Southern Han army finally began to attack the city after resting for three days, Liu Mang, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, was quite a military talent, and on the first day of the siege of Sanque Yi, only 30,000 people were sent to attack the city, which was a tentative attack.

There are more than 30,000 soldiers defending the city in Xihua City, so this point of men and horses is nothing to Qian Tuan, the king of Chu, and he is very comfortable to deal with. But the next day, the situation was different, Liu Mang dispatched 80,000 people to start attacking the city in batches without interruption. Qian Tuan was a little dumbfounded now. After all, there are so many men under his command, it is impossible to fight endlessly, and as long as it is a battle, it is impossible to be injured without sacrifice.

Therefore, after the battle the next day, although the Zhou army resisted the opponent's offensive, its own losses were not small. In one day, more than 3,000 people were killed and no less than 5,000 wounded. More than a third of the combat power was lost.

Qian Tuan's face was very ugly, although his son-in-law did not explicitly state the task he gave him, he just wanted to insist as much as possible, and if he couldn't do it, he could give up the city and break through and leave. But it's only been two days, so I can't just run. What's more, he is a generation of famous generals, although he hasn't been on the battlefield for many years, but his skills have not been lost.

The offensive of the helpless and Southern Han army was too fierce, and Qian Tuan couldn't think of any good way. But just when he was at a loss, the commanders of the 4th and 7th Divisions, who stayed with him in Xihua City, found him. He claimed that his prince left them 5,000 grenades when he left, because it was not too dangerous today, so it was useless. But tomorrow, if the Southern Han army is still like today, it may have to take out the grenade to come in handy.