Chapter 78: Mao Sui recommended himself
"Alas!"
Hearing the word "strong attack", Gao Shun couldn't help but sigh:
"The pass is already narrow, and there are many roadblocks set up with heavy guards. The assault was not only ineffective, but also inflicted heavy losses on our troops. The general said that in the three dispatches, our army suffered a total of 2,000 soldiers, and more than half of them died in the strong attack at the pass. β
As soon as he heard that in order to suppress the bandits, he had killed 2,000 soldiers, and Lu Bu also showed an unbearable look on his face.
But soon, I heard him say again:
"What about the other party's damage?"
"The thieves are stubbornly guarding the key places at the pass, never going out, and the casualties are ...... Not more than a hundred! β
"What?"
Unexpectedly, the gap between the casualties of the enemy and us was so large, Lu Bu was stunned, and couldn't help frowning again:
"Then you haven't considered only besieging and not attacking?"
"Yes! The last time the last time he went to Sankun Mountain, he went with this in mind. Gao Shun nodded back.
"That works...... How? β
"Alas! Not ideal......"
After the first two attempts, Gao Shun knew in his heart that with this natural danger and protection, no matter how many troops they had, it would be impossible for them to attack the village.
Because the "door" is so big, no matter how many people come, they can only break in one by one, which is almost no different from sending them to death.
Therefore, during the third encirclement and suppression, Gao Shun did not plan to attack, but adopted the strategy of "only encirclement and not attack" as Lu Bu said, preparing for a war of attrition.
After all, the cottage is surrounded by mountains, and the entrance is just that, as long as the other party does not eat or drink, the enemy army will be self-defeating.
Unexpectedly, they surrounded them for several days, but the thieves in the village showed no signs of coming out to "forage for food".
finally caught a thief, and after the trial, it turned out that Liu Pi and the others had long expected to be surrounded by people, so they stored a lot of food in the village, enough for everyone to consume for more than a month.
In addition, there is a clear spring flowing through the mountain, and there are wild fruits to pick at the foot of the mountain, so for a while, I can't starve these thieves at all.
After learning about this, Gao Shun was angry enough.
But it was a pity that they had come and left like this, so they settled down opposite the cottage.
I'm going to have a long battle with these bandits and see who can hold out to the end!
But what people didn't expect was that the confrontation had only been ten days old, and Liu Pi and Gong Du took advantage of the night to lead the troops to kill!
Gao Shun sent people to be on duty at night, but because the Lu army thought that the other party did not dare to fight, they had already relaxed their vigilance, and most of the soldiers rested in the tent at night.
Therefore, the more than 3,000 people led by Liu Pi were like wolves entering a flock of sheep, and they killed Gao Shun's army that night.
It was not until dawn the next day that LΓΌ's army regained its strength.
But he was about to fight the enemy, but found that Liu Pi had returned to the cottage with his troops.
As before, it was a high hanging free battle card that could not be defended, and Gao Shun was not given a chance to take revenge at all.
Gao Shun was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he was helpless.
After waiting for several days, seeing that Liu Bi still refused to fight, Gao Shun thought twice, and finally had to withdraw his troops and return to Hongnong.
On the one hand, it is because there are too many wounded soldiers in the army and they need to return to the city for treatment as soon as possible;
On the other hand, he also expected that if he waited like this, the soldiers of the self-army would inevitably be careless again.
When the time comes, if the other party makes another night attack, they will definitely be damaged.
It's better to go home first, and then start over again after recuperation.
"Oh? This Liu Pi ...... Do you know how to use soldiers? β
After listening to Gao Shun's report, Lu Bu nodded thoughtfully, but soon said unwillingly:
"It won't work to storm it, and neither will it work to besiege it...... According to you, this handful of thieves can't be pulled out? β
"Well, that's not what the end will mean, but, but it's really difficult to get rid of this village." Gao Shun twisted his eyebrows and replied truthfully.
"Then tell me, this time...... Who should General Ben send to battle? β
"This, this ......"
To be honest, those who can go have been there before, but none of them have laid down this village.
Now, Lu Bu asked him to recommend candidates, and Gao Shun really has a feeling that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.
At the same time, because this battle is extremely difficult and difficult to win, no matter who he recommends now, it is tantamount to digging a hole for the opponent.
This kind of offending thing is really difficult to choose for a while.
So after thinking about it and waiting for a long time, he still couldn't say a name.
Just when Lu Bu was waiting a little impatiently, a man standing at the back of the general's ranks suddenly walked out on his own and said in a loud voice:
"The last general, Huaxing, is willing to go to the thief!"
It has been more than ten days since the battle of the Rising Moon Tower.
During this period, although Huaxing rarely spoke in public, Lu Bu was still very impressed by his previous outstanding performance.
But most of the impressions stay in Huaxing's martial arts.
And at this time, they are talking about a war, and an extremely difficult one.
Since Lu Bu had never heard of Huaxing's experience in leading troops to the battle, he listened to Huaxing's self-recommendation, and he was really a little difficult for a while, and he didn't know how to respond, and his eyes for help were also cast on Chen Gong on the side.
Seeing this, Chen Gong walked quickly to Lu Bu's side, and after thinking about it, he asked Hua Xing in public:
"General Hua, you also heard about the situation in Sankun Mountain just now, can you be confident of winning this battle?"
Today's Huaxing is no longer the son of the weak businessman, and there is no need to hide his edge.
After listening to Chen Gong's question, he immediately replied:
"If you don't have faith, how can you go to war below? Master Chen, you ask that...... Won't you make me decide to live and die again? β
The last time in the Shengyue Tower vs. Ozan Nugo, Chen Gong asked Hua Xing to make a "life and death situation".
At this moment, seeing that Chen Gong came forward again, Hua Xing made a joke.
"General Hua's words are serious, of course there is no need to stand up for life and death."
After waving his hand with a smile, he saw Chen Gong holding his long beard and asked:
"But considering the safety of our soldiers, I want to ask one more question: I don't know the general, how sure are you of victory?"
Hearing the other party ask about this, Huaxing smiled slightly.
This time, the reason why he took the initiative to ask for war was to make a high-profile meritorious service, so as to gain Lu Bu's trust.
So when answering the question, of course, he would not be too modest, and said four big words with his head held high:
"Nine out of ten!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Lu Bu's face was surprised, but the entire conference hall was also in an uproar.
Obviously, whether there is a military official or a military general, everyone is very "dissatisfied" with this answer.
"Humph! It's in the bag? What about bragging, right? β
"Phew! Do you really think that if you defeat a barbarian, you will be invincible in the world? β
"What a megalomaniac! General Gao and they all returned in vain, how dare he say that? There's no one in the eyes, right? β
"Alas! Why do you care so much? Let him blow it well. When he comes back in disgrace, see how he explains! β