Chapter 290: Intercept the Siege

"Just like the Liyang City in front of you, if the city defender will be able to mobilize more than 20,000 young and strong people to assist, it is really hard to say who will win and who will lose in the end, and even if Xu Shiji wins in the end, his soldiers will definitely suffer more than 20,000 casualties!"

Speaking of this, Su Shang stopped for a moment and looked at everyone, everyone was listening quietly, and they fell into a short thought!

After a short while, Su Shang smiled slightly: "Second, an immediate assault can effectively reduce the total casualties of the siege. Even if the defending generals can recruit a large number of young and strong people in time to help defend the city, these people are ordinary people, and once there are a large number of casualties under the strong attack, they will be chaotic and fall into chaos and cowardice. ”

Su Shang paused, as if to deliberately let everyone think for a while, and then continued to laugh: "There is a more important reason, if the army does not take a strong attack, this offensive and defensive battle will fall into a tug-of-war, once it falls into a tug-of-war, those young and strong people who assist in defending the city will slowly get used to casualties, and the surviving people will become a qualified soldier, and in the process, they will have a lot of relatives and friends die, so these people and soldiers will hate the enemy who is attacking the city more." At that time, the besieging side will have to face more defenders of the city, and also civilian soldiers who have increased their strength because of hatred. ”

After Su Shang finished speaking, he looked at everyone quietly, these soldiers and soldiers are all his henchmen, and they are all going to be released to become generals in the army in the future, and they are the cornerstone of his future dominance in the world, so he is happy to teach them.

Everyone was thinking quietly, and after a long time, Wei Chi Gong gave Su Shang a deep salute and said respectfully: "Thank you Marshal for teaching!"

Su Shang nodded, and smiled at everyone again: "The general commands the army to fight, and every decision is related to the lives of the soldiers under him. What should be done in order to complete the combat mission while minimizing the casualties of the soldiers? Therefore, it is necessary to make a decision after careful consideration, but once the decision is made, it must be implemented vigorously and resolutely, so as not to delay the fighter! ”

Everyone nodded, and bowed down to Su Shang to thank him, and Wei Zheng did the same, he bowed deeply to Su Shang, and said with a smile: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years!" I have been familiar with all kinds of military books and strategies since I was a child, and today I realize that I still know too little about the real march and battle! ”

"Brother Wei is humble!" Su Shang smiled slightly.

At this moment, a scout messenger rode up on a horse, "Report to the marshal, the defenders of Liyang Cang sent five thousand cavalry to rescue Liyang City half an hour ago, led by Liu Changgong, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Liyang City in a quarter of an hour." ”

After the scout messenger finished reporting, Wei Zheng smiled and said, "It seems that the general of this Liyang Cang is also worried that the Wagang army will go and return!"

Su Shang nodded in agreement, "Cavalry support, advance can be attacked, retreat can be retreated, even if these five thousand cavalry are lost, it will not hinder the defense of Liyang Cang, 30,000 soldiers can still hold Liyang Cang,"

Saying that, Su Shang smiled slightly, "Zhai Rang's plan is a bit difficult to achieve!" ”

At this time, Wei Zheng seemed to think of something, and said with a little frown: "Marshal, this Xu Shiji is attacking Liyang City, does Zhai Rang plan to let the Wagang army stay and prepare for a long-term battle?"

Su Shang pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Very likely!" If they can't capture Liyangcang in a short period of time, maybe they will attack the surrounding counties first! ”

Wei Chigong's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Then aren't we running for nothing?"

"How so?"

Su Shang shook his head and said with a smile: "The army attacked, how could it be in vain?"

Wei Zheng's face suddenly changed, and he said worriedly: "We don't bring much grain and grass, if the Wagang army doesn't attack Liyangcang for the time being, what does the marshal plan to do, will we attack it ourselves?"

"Liyang Cang is a fortress, if it is attacked, the soldiers will suffer heavy casualties, it is not advisable!"

Su Shang shook his head and said, then smiled again: "Brother Wei, don't worry, I have prepared a secret weapon, and it is not difficult to break through the city gate of Liyang Cang!"

Wei Wei suddenly became curious, and looked at Su Shang very suspiciously, and the same was true of all the soldiers and soldiers, who looked at Su Shang one after another, their eyes full of curiosity!

Su Shang smiled mysteriously, and said with a smile: "Since it is a secret weapon, it must be kept mysterious, please be patient, the power of the secret weapon will definitely not disappoint everyone!"

After speaking, Su Shang laughed, turned around and looked at Liyang City from afar, everyone immediately laughed too, they didn't ask out loud, they also turned around and looked at Liyang City from afar.

Outside Liyang City, a cavalry team of 5,000 people was rushing towards Liyang City, and they were less than a mile away from the city gate. However, at this time, Xu Shiji's army had all entered the city, and the heavy city gate was slowly closing.

Looking at the cavalry army running like the wind, Wei Zheng couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity!" If you can arrive half an hour in advance, take advantage of the time when the Wagang army enters the city, come to a half-crossing and attack, and the inside and outside should be combined, maybe you can turn defeat into victory and completely destroy Xu Shiji's 40,000 soldiers. ”

Su Shang nodded in agreement, picked up the binoculars, and looked at the handsome banner of the cavalry team from afar. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he immediately put away his binoculars and laughed: "Go!" Let's go back immediately and prepare to take over Liyang Cang! ”

After speaking, Su Shang urged the horse to leave, and everyone also urged the horse to follow, Wei Zheng was a little puzzled, urged the horse to walk a few steps quickly to keep up with Su Shang, and asked, "What new discoveries has the marshal?"

Su Shang said with a smile: "Liyang Cang can't be defended, it is estimated that it will be broken by the Wagang army tomorrow, we have to go back and prepare!"

Wei Chigong also urged the horse to follow, and when he heard this, he was a little puzzled and said: "Isn't there still 30,000 soldiers in Liyang Cang, it shouldn't be a problem for them to hold Liyang Cang, right?"

"Not bad! 30,000 soldiers stationed in Liyang Cang must be more than enough! ”

Su Shang smiled, "However, they will soon be gone!" ”

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up suddenly, "What does the marshal mean is that their five thousand cavalry will be ambushed by the Wagang army, and then besieged for reinforcements?" ”

"Not bad! There are a lot of talents in the Wagang army, and they will definitely intercept the 5,000 cavalry, and then adopt the method of besieging the city and sending reinforcements to lure the defenders of Liyangcang out. ”

Huang Lin also followed at this time and asked, "Then is it possible for them to directly abandon the five thousand cavalry and keep holding on behind closed doors?"

"No!"

Wei Zheng continued, and at this time he also figured out the key, "Yuan Min will definitely send troops to the rescue!" Maybe Yuan Min didn't want to save it in his heart, but the 20,000 Luoyang Army was an independent army, and Liu Changgong was their main general, even if Yuan Min didn't agree, it was useless, he couldn't suppress the generals of the Luoyang Army, and those generals would definitely lead the army to the rescue! ”

"Brother Wei is right! So we have to hurry back and prepare now, so as not to miss the time and be successfully entered by the Wagang army into Liyangcang. Once they successfully take over the Liyang warehouse, not to mention how much the grain in the warehouse will be ruined by them, just their hundreds of thousands of soldiers, we can't help them. ”

After speaking, Su Shang shouted, "Drive!" The speed of the war horse suddenly increased, and all the soldiers followed suit, and the group quickly returned to the temporary station!

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On the official road connecting Liyang City to Liyang Cang, a team of 5,000 people is rapidly advancing in the direction of Liyang Cang, they are the cavalry team led by Liu Changgong who went to rescue Liyang City, but returned in vain.

Half an hour ago, Liu Changgong led 5,000 cavalry soldiers to rush to the outside of Liyang City, but found that Liyang City had changed hands.

At this time, Liu Changgong's face was not moving, full of gloom, but he was terrified inside, Liyang City was garrisoned by 5,000 soldiers, but it was broken by a rebel team of 23,000 people in more than two hours, and the strength of the rebel team made him have a strong sense of foreboding.

"Where is this, how far is it from Liyang Cang?"

"General, this place is about twelve miles away from Liyangcang, out of this mountain, the official road outside is in a flat area, the speed of the team can be raised, if you rush at full speed, it only takes a quarter and a half of an hour, and the team can return to Liyangcang." The pro-soldier general seemed to be able to guess Liu Changgong's heart, and answered in detail.

On the official road between Liyang City and Liyang Cang, there are two relatively large mountains, one is a mountain about eight miles away from Liyang City, that one mountain is relatively large, stretches for a long time, and the official road in the mountain is about three miles long.

The other is the mountain here, this mountain is a little smaller, and the official road that stretches in the mountain is about a mile and a half.

However, the mountain here is relatively narrow, the exit of the mountain on the side of Liyangcang is only about four zhang wide, and the slopes on both sides of the mountain are relatively steep, which is not suitable for war horses to march and run.

Liu Changgong had been thinking about the affairs of Liyang City just now, but he didn't care about the scenery along the way, and then he noticed that he was already in the middle of the mountain, and the exit of the mountain was three hundred steps away.

"Command the team, after leaving the mountain, return to Liyang Cang at full speed!" Liu Changgong ordered sharply, he was more and more worried in his heart, and he just wanted to return to Liyangcang as soon as possible.

"Woo......"

At this moment, a long, low horn suddenly sounded from the exit of the mountain, and entered the mountain, echoing far away.

Immediately afterwards, the cavalry officers of the brigade quickly ran out from both sides. Soon, in front of the exit of the mountain, there were groups of cavalry soldiers in full armor, and behind them, there were also large groups of infantry soldiers running out, ready to line up.

At this moment, the cavalry team parted on both sides, and a strong general urged his horse out of it.

The majestic general looks about thirty-two or thirteen years old, more than eight feet tall, rough hands and feet, burly, dark brown complexion, short beard on his face, dewy eyes, riding a black war horse on his crotch, holding a standard eight horse lance, majestic, breathtaking!

Seeing the majestic general, Liu Changgong's face changed instantly, and he had already recognized that this person was Shan Xiongxin, the second leader of the Wagang Army.

Liu Changgong was frightened in his heart, thinking that in such a terrain environment, it would be difficult to lead the soldiers to break through Shan Xiongxin's interception and blockade, and was about to drink to order the army to turn around and retreat, when a rear army soldier ran up quickly.

"Report to the general, an army composed of a mixture of infantry and cavalry suddenly appeared outside the mountain in the rear, their belonging, number and other details are unknown for the time being, the scouts are inquiring, and they have been arrayed at the entrance to the rear of the mountain to blockade."

Liu Changgong suddenly felt dizzy, and was about to fall off the horse, he was a little desperate, he was surrounded by people in the mountains, this was a dead end.

"General, calm down!"

The one who reminded him was the general surnamed Zhou, who was Liu Changgong's confidant and confidant, and also Liu Changgong's think tank.

Liu Changgong suddenly came back to his senses, and the expression on his face calmed down a little, but he seemed to have found a big savior, and hurriedly asked, "Is there a way for General Zhou to teach me?"

"Send someone to Liyangcang immediately to ask for help, as long as the reinforcements arrive, we can break through the blockade, break through the encirclement, and even eliminate the enemy soldiers at the exit in one fell swoop!"

"But the exit has been blocked by enemy troops, how can the letter soldiers break through?"

"The Messenger should be able to get out! The enemy just wants us to ask for help, and what they want is to besiege the city and send reinforcements. However, in order to prevent accidents, the general can send a few more messengers and let some messengers sneak out from the slopes on both sides! ”

When Liu Changgong heard this, his face suddenly changed again, and he said in a low voice: "Isn't that for reinforcements to send them to death?"

"I can't care about that much!"

The general surnamed Zhou said hurriedly, pointing to both sides of the mountain, "General, take a look!" In such an environment, if there is no team outside to contain the enemy army, can we break out? ”

Liu Changgong suddenly fell into the battle between heaven and man, and the expression on his face kept changing, and after a long time, he made up his mind and called a few messengers to give orders.

The actions of the Wagang army seemed to confirm the guess of the general surnamed Zhou, the two letter soldiers who left from the exit of the mountain did not encounter any obstacles, and those Wagang soldiers even automatically made way of a passage, urging them to leave quickly.

Seeing this scene, Liu Changgong's face couldn't help but change again, it became more and more gloomy, but he didn't speak, as the general surnamed Zhou said, he couldn't take care of so much, people are not for themselves, heaven and earth will be destroyed, if he wants to live, he must break through, then he can only let others die.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

The shocking sound of war drums suddenly sounded from the exit of the mountain, and then, the earth-shattering war drums also came from the rear of the mountain.

At the exit of the mountain, Shan Xiongxin held a long lance in his hand, pointed hard at the mountain, and said sharply: "The cavalry attack!"

The army moved according to the order, and the 5,000-watt gang cavalry acted instantly, lined up in several columns and entered the mountain, they were armed with swords, shields, guns and spears, urging the horses to gallop quickly towards the court army!

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