After the army returned to the camp to bury the pot and cook food, Yuan Yao gathered everyone into the tent and said, "Gentlemen, you have already attacked the city once today, what is your strategy to break the enemy?" ”

The soldiers thought about the hedgehog-like Huangzhou City, and they felt helpless in their hearts, if they talked about the battle array and rushed to kill, they were naturally not afraid of anyone! But now Deng Long is closed to himself and does not go out of the city to face the battle, even if they are covered in iron, how many nails can they hit?

Yuan Yao's army counted the naval army of nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses, these soldiers and horses are already the largest force they can use, if they use brute force to attack Huangzhou, in the end, even if the city is captured, how many soldiers and horses do the 10,000 defenders in the city have to kill and wound them?

If these 50,000 troops suffered heavy casualties under the city of Huangzhou, what should they do to attack Xiakou City and Sanjiangkou, which are even more precipitous?

All the generals lowered their heads and did not speak, Pang Tong thought for a while, stepped forward with confidence, and said: "Lord, the minister thinks that my army has been frustrated under the city of Huangzhou, which is a great thing!" ”

Yuan Yao looked at Pang Tong in surprise and said, "Oh? What does this mean? ”

Pang Tong stroked his beard and said: "Lord, you must know that this battle to attack Jiangxia is not just a duel between the lord and Jiangxia Huangzu, there are Jiangdong soldiers on the flank of our army, and Jiangxia Huangzu is still standing behind Jingzhou Liu Biao, a backup!" ”

"Previously, General Wenchang attacked Exian County in one fell swoop, and after the arrival of the lord's army, he forced the surrender of Pheasant, Qichun and other counties one after another, and my 50,000 troops were able to drive straight into Huangzhou City and kill directly!"

"Before, our army was attacking the city like a bamboo, and the soldiers were unstoppable, and it seemed that the situation was very good for the lord!" When Pang Tong said this, he bowed to Yuan Yao again and said, "But don't you think that my army is a little too sharp?" If our army captures Huangzhou again at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to baking the lord on the fire? As the saying goes, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind! If the lord is too sharp, whether it is Jiangdong soldiers and horses or Jingzhou Liu Biao, they will definitely pay most of their attention to our army, and in this way, the situation will be even more unfavorable to the lord! ”

When Yuan Yao heard this, he was shocked into a cold sweat, he was still a little arrogant recently, and he forgot about Jiangdong soldiers and horses or Liu Biao!

The spring breeze must be a tragic blow, and you still have to be cautious!

Yuan Yao nodded and said: "What Shi Yuan said is reasonable, but I was a little negligent, so in your opinion, how should my army deal with itself?" ”

"The lord is wise!" Pang Tong first praised Yuan Yao, and then said: "In the eyes of the minister, it can be said that it is the right time for our army to be frustrated under the city of Huangzhou at this time!" There have long been rumors outside that the main public soldiers rely on surprise to win, and our army can't fight tough battles! ”

"In the opinion of the minister, why didn't the lord confirm this rumor? If our army is frustrated under the city of Huangzhou, whether it is Jiangdong Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others, or Jingzhou Liu Biaojunchen, they will definitely think that the rumors are true, and the combat strength of our army is not to be feared. At that time, they will definitely divert their attention from the lord, and put it on each other, Jiangdong and Jingzhou have long had a blood feud, once they pay attention to each other, there will be conflicts, and when there is a big war between the two of them, then the lord can not only seek Jiangxia, but also sit and watch the success or failure to seek greater benefits! ”

"Hahahaha! Good! I have Shiyuan and the generals to help, so why worry about big things! Yuan Yao laughed a few times, hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "It seems that Shi Yuan has a strategy in mind to break through Huangzhou?" ”

Pang Tong also knew that his plans were all based on one key point, that is, Yuan Yao's army could independently grasp the progress of the attack on Huangzhou, and only in this way could Yuan Yao advance and retreat calmly.

Fortunately, Pang Tong had a plan in his heart, and nodded in response: "The lord can rest assured, Huangzhou is just a small place, and its dangers are all above the moat, and the minister has a strategy to break the city in his heart, as long as the lord needs it, the minister can break the city for the lord at any time!" ”

Yuan Yao was relieved, thought for a moment, looked at everyone and said, "Shi Yuan mentioned it just now, there are rumors outside that I lead the troops to fight by surprise, and our army can't fight hard battles. I have also heard of this, although this rumor is groundless, but it may not be without reason, our army has not fought a frontal battle and a bloody siege battle, which is also a fact! ”

"I also thought about it for a while, and our army really needs training in this area. It is a good thing that the army was frustrated by the subordinates of Huangzhou City this time, and it is just right to use Huangzhou City to conduct military training and exercise the ability of our army to attack the city and fight head-on! ”

"Wen Chang, Zaixing, listen to the order! Starting tomorrow, the two of you will take turns to lead the army to attack the city every day, and use the city defense of Huangzhou City to exercise the combat power of our army. This Huangzhou City is a training ground, and I want to use this place to truly temper my army into an invincible iron-blooded army! ”

Wei Yan and Yang Zaixing got up and stepped forward and responded: "No, we will receive the order and will live up to the trust of the lord!" ”

From the next day, Wei Yan and Yang Zaixing took turns to lead the army to attack the city.

Yuan Yao's army will fill the moat, catapults bombard the city, shoot at the well and the defenders, form a shield array to protect the archers and the defenders for shooting, pile up the earth outside the city and shoot at the defenders, and use the ladder to cross the river and other projects have been carried out several times, after the actual battle between the guards and the Longxiang army, the water army of Zhang Dingbian and the tiger army of Li Siye are also involved, and Yuan Yao's army can be said to be having a lot of fun!

However, these actions of Yuan Yao's army were actual combat exercises in the eyes of Yuan Yao and the generals, but in the eyes of scouts from all sides, it was different.

In their opinion, this kind of action is more like Yuan Yao's army tried its best to help Huangzhou City, and even suffered heavy casualties, so they had to transfer reinforcements from the rear.

After Jiangdong Sun Ce Junchen and Jingzhou Liu Biaojunchen learned of these news, they immediately let go of their worries about Yuan Yao's troops and horses, and paid much less attention to Yuan Yao's side.

Even Huang Zu himself was a lot more relieved, and even had the idea of raising troops from Xiakou to Huangzhou and joining forces with Deng Long's troops to defeat Yuan Yao's army.

Fortunately, Su Fei, the general under Huang Zu, still has some knowledge, he persuaded Huang Zu that Yuan Yao's troops and horses are not good at attacking the city, but there are so many fierce generals, and their army is definitely not weak in field warfare.

Huang Zu listened to Su Fei's words, so he did not rashly lead the troops to Huangzhou.