Volume 3 Two Beijing Storms Chapter 68 The net opens on three sides

In the thunderous cheers of the Han army, Nan Ying pulled Jia Xu and hurriedly walked down the city tower, and after finding a secluded place, he said with a heavy face: "Wenhe, why do I think something is wrong?" ”

"Oh? I don't know what the lord is referring to? Jia Xu was surprised: "Today, there was a lot of rhetoric on the edge of the city, and the lord not only resolved the conspiracy of Han Sui to provoke civil strife in Luoyang, but also successfully boosted the morale of the defenders, and it was the first battle victory!" ”

"That's not right! That Han Sui personally led tens of thousands of troops to attack Luoyang City with all his might, and it was time to take advantage of the lack of garrison in the city and the instability of the people's hearts to attack on a large scale! Nan Ying said bitterly: "But after he was so angry with me, he took the initiative to propose a three-day appointment, which is unreasonable!" The news of the siege of Luoyang has come out, and it is believed that the Han army loyal to the Son of Heaven is being urgently mobilized, or it will not be long before King Qin will come from all directions! Could it be that he Han Sui was not afraid that the siege would not succeed, but would be outflanked? ”

"It's so simple!" Jia Xu said slowly: "The lord also said that Han Sui was a surprise attack, so where are his logistics materials?" Where are his siege engines? Without adequate preparation, he has an army of millions, and he can only look at the head of Luoyang City in vain! ”

"Are you saying that in three days, all the equipment and supplies needed by the rebels will be able to arrive in Luoyang?" Nan Ying was stunned and said, "This is a mythical story!" It's still possible to have food and grass, but if you want to make a large machine enough to capture Luoyang, you can give the rebels another three months, and they will never be able to do it! ”

"The lord has overlooked one thing!" Jia Xu looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "A few months ago, the rebels were able to send hundreds of good men to participate in the operation of looting the treasures of Taiping Dao. Don't you think it's weird? ”

Nanying was taken aback and said, "You mean, the rebels have secret nests everywhere?" Not only can they be sheltered, but they can also hoard food and build armaments? ”

"Nope! That's impossible! He thought for a moment and shook his head and said, "It's not difficult to hoard food!" However, if you want to manufacture ordnance in large quantities, you must have a large base to do it! They can't hide it! ”

"There's no need to hide it!" Jia Xu sneered: "When the Yellow Turban Rebellion first broke out, a large number of dock walls of all kinds were built in the affected places, what if some of the powerful people in these places were supported by the rebels? ”

Nanying's heart sank suddenly, and he lost his voice: "Not bad! As long as they build a high wall on the perimeter to prevent others from prying eyes, they can do whatever they want inside! Even if it is discovered, it can be said that it is prepared to resist the siege of the Yellow Turban Army! ”

"But it's still impossible!" He thought for a moment, shook his head again, and said, "Is it so easy to make a large-scale siege machine with excellent quality?" Our Eagle's Nest is the best example, if there are no skilled craftsmen such as Ma Jun, Mo Rang and Zhang Xian, even if they have ten times more manpower and material resources, they can only look at the daze! ”

"So," he smiled lightly, "even if some of the dock owners secretly defected to the rebels, where did their craftsmen come from?" These talents are not cabbages, grab a handful! ”

"The lord has thought it through, but you still miscalculated!" Jia Xu tugged at his sleeve and hurried forward: "As I see a person, I'm afraid the lord won't be able to laugh anymore!" ”

"Yes! Checkmate! Yan Pu bowed and said solemnly: "Last night, I suddenly remembered something, but I couldn't find the general, so I had to tell Mr. Jia about it!" ”

"That was more than half a year ago!" He recalled: "Cheng Gongying, the general under Han Sui, suddenly came to the station of my Heavenly Master Dao and seconded all the skilled craftsmen to us!" ”

Speaking of this, Yan Pu looked at Nanying, whose face was darkening, and said with a wry smile: "General, you know, that day, my Heavenly Master Dao once recruited a large number of craftsmen for the battle of Nanzheng, and only then did he produce a huge number of siege equipment under Nanzheng City!" ”

"And this group of people," he said truthfully, "when we were about to retreat to Liangzhou, except for the mysterious disappearance of Momen master Mo Rang, everyone else followed us and left Hanzhong!" ”

"If we expect it to be good!" Jia Xu sighed and said: "The Xiliang rebels have already begun to deploy today's battle more than half a year ago, and secretly sent these craftsmen to infiltrate various dock strongholds near Luoyang to supervise the construction of equipment!" After such a long time of savings, their siege power should not be underestimated! ”

"So, how many of them did you give them?" Nan Ying's face became more and more ugly, he never thought that after a year of Nanzheng's offensive and defensive battle, he would actually have to face the terrible siege weapons made by the same group of people.

"Three hundred! Of course, this is not all of our craftsmen! Yan Pu suddenly smiled and said, "How can my teacher, Zhang Jin, be willing to hand over all his talents to others?" quietly left two hundred craftsmen with the best skills and blended into the army as ordinary soldiers! ”

"In the army?" Nan Ying's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Could it be that these two hundred people are ...... now?"

"The general's guess is not wrong!" Yan Pu nodded with a smile and said, "These people are among the five thousand surrendered troops you appeased yesterday, as long as the general gives an order, they will complete any of your orders!" ”

"Good!" Nan Ying let out a long breath, and he shouted, "Yan Pu, no matter what the outcome will be in three days, your achievements today alone will be enough to atone for all past mistakes. Ben will hereby swear that if you and I can live to the day of victory, I will help you return to your homeland and promote the teachings of the Heavenly Master again! ”

Yan Pu was shaken, turned over and bowed down, and said, "I will follow the general and fight until the last moment!" ”

"Let's get started!" Nan Ying's eyes radiated a high battle intent: "Herald, gather all the craftsmen, concentrate all the available things in the city, and let Ma Jun and Yan Pu take full command!" ”

"Three days! Hey! He sneered, "The rebels think they have a plan, but they have given us enough time, so let's surprise them!" ”

"Hahaha!" In a series of long laughs, Han Sui walked into the tent and sat in the center.

But seeing that he was smiling and leisurely, where was there still half a minute of annoyance and anger under Luoyang City?

"The general is clever!" There were only two of the most trusted generals in the tent, and the left leader was Yan Xing, and he smiled and said: "Today, the city is arrayed, and our army's elite is exhausted, but not a single siege machine is displayed. If this situation falls into the eyes of the generals of the Han army, they will think that our army has come from afar, just bluffing, and has no siege strength! ”

"Exactly!" The man on the right was a thin, delicate-looking young general, and if Zhang Jiao was here, he might be able to tell from his voice that this person was the accomplice who followed the mysterious black-clad master and his sister to kidnap Zhang Liang.

I only heard him say happily: "The Han army must think that it is foolproof for them to defend the city, and the attack is weak but the defense is more than enough, so three days later, when Miss supervises the arrival of a large number of heavy grain and grass and siege equipment, they can take Luoyang in one fell swoop while their souls are scattered!" ”

"Best of all!" Yan Xingren smiled and said: "The general deliberately made an angry and corrupt posture today, not only deceived the Han army, but even Wang Guo and Li Xiangru thought that the general's cruel words about attacking the city in three days were just to save face!" ”

"Don't gossip! We still have to act now and be ready for anything! Han Sui said solemnly: "Cheng Gongying, you set off immediately, bring someone to pick up Miss, absolutely no accidents will happen, and ensure that all the materials arrive in three days!" ”

The thin young general immediately said respectfully: "The last general commands!" ”

After that, he got up and went out of the account, which turned out to be a vigorous and resolute style.

"Yan Xing!" Han Sui lowered his head and pondered for a moment before he said: "Although our army has already arrived in the city, the Han army from all over the country will definitely send troops to help, according to the information you have, when will the reinforcements of the Han army in the formation arrive under the city of Luoyang?" ”

"Rest assured, Lord!" Yan Xing chuckled and said, "Within a radius of hundreds of miles, it is still difficult for the Han army to protect itself, and there is no way to send troops to rescue it!" And the main force of the Han army is forming a stalemate with Bian Zhang, Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu on the front line, and they are unable to return to help! The only reinforcement that poses a threat to us is Lu Zhi, who is stationed in Jizhou......"

"Fifteenth!" He thought for a moment and affirmed: "Lu Zhi's army still needs to cross the county and cross the Yellow River, and it will take at least fifteen days to arrive!" ”

"Whew!" Han Sui let out a long breath and said with a smile: "Then even if we subtract the three days we waited, there are still twelve days to capture Luoyang!" Nice, plenty of time! ”

"Lord, the last general asks for instructions!" Yan Xing muttered: "Now that our army has 62,000 troops, if Miss arrives in three days with a large amount of grain, grass and equipment, I believe that the guerrillas on the dock walls will also gather with her." Then, the total strength of our army can reach at least about 70,000. With such a large number of troops, how is the Lord preparing to lay out a siege plan? ”

"Siege?" Han Sui smiled mysteriously and said, "What city is around?" The order went down, and the main force of the whole army was concentrated on the front line west of Luoyang, and made every effort to block the West Gate and Guangyang Gate, and the other three sides, without sending a single soldier! ”

"Why is that?" Yan Xing was stunned and said: "With the strength of our army, even if we completely block the Twelve Gates of Luoyang, it is enough to do it!" Why do you want to open the net on three sides? ”

"The usual siege battle is to open the net, so that the soldiers and civilians in the city will be lucky and lose the heart to fight to the death!" Han Sui said leisurely: "But don't forget, this is Luoyang!" There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, and there are countless wealthy families. Rich or poor, they all have the same fear of us! ”

Yan Xing calmed down and listened to Han Sui's eloquent conversation: "If we still follow the usual tactics and just open the net, then the soldiers and civilians in the city will definitely think that this is a trap set by our army out of fear of the fierce reputation of our Xiliang army, and those who flee out of the city will die!" It is conceivable that knowing that they will die, the people in the city will fight back with no regard for their lives! ”

"So, what about the three sides of our army's net?" Han Sui smiled proudly: "With such sincerity, most people will understand a truth. That is, we only want the heads of the traitors, not them! In this way, the flight in the city will be unstoppable, and the morale and determination of the soldiers and civilians to defend the city will also be lost! ”

"What a trick!" Yan Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he hesitated: "But there are drawbacks to doing this, if the Son of Heaven and the traitors also take the opportunity to escape from the imperial capital, wouldn't our plan to blackmail the Son of Heaven to make the disobedient a complete failure?" ”

"Confused!" Han Sui scolded with a smile: "I wish that the Son of Heaven and the traitors would flee now, so that not only can we send our army's invincible fast cavalry to quickly capture them, but also take Luoyang without blood!" ”

"What if they did escape from the hands of the generals?" Han Sui's eyes flashed with a raging fire of desire, and he said lightly: "Luoyang, the capital of the Great Han Dynasty, if even such a majestic city falls, what will the people of the world think?" From now on, the Han will exist in name only, and we will also reach the pinnacle of power in the world because of this war, and no one will dare to stop our army from attacking the world! ”

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