Chapter 147: The Battle of Jinji Ridge II

In the half-day fierce battle, there was no inch, but the narrow mountain road was rendered with blood everywhere. Bright red blood, red rocks reflect each other, making this red even more dazzling.

It's a shocking feeling.

When the time is a little longer, the blood has turned black, and between red and black, it is an indescribable sadness.

It's getting dark, and it's been overcome. There's not much morale left. It would be futile to continue the attack. Cheng Jikong could only withdraw his troops.

After the troops were collected, when night was approaching, the brigade also arrived. To be precise, the Luo Dai Department and Zhang Xuan's headquarters have arrived as the leaders of the army.

Cheng Jikong's mind suddenly felt a little uneasy, lest Zhang Xuan ask him how the situation was, his worry was not unreasonable.

But after a while, Zhang Xuan asked Cheng Jikong to come over.

Even if Cheng Jikong was worried, he didn't dare to disobey Zhang Xuan's orders.

"The last general will meet the general." Cheng Jikong said.

"Get up." Zhang Xuan said: "What is the situation here. ”

"It didn't go well." Cheng Jikong had no choice but to say 1510, telling the story of the battle and even the steepness of Jinji Ridge.

"The last general is willing to take this mountain instead of General Cheng." After Luo Dai heard this, he immediately said.

As one of Zhang Xuan's core personnel who went south this time, Luo Dai knew all of Zhang Xuan's plans, and knew that the most important point of this plan was time.

Zhang Xuan wanted to set off from Changsha and break into Guangzhou within ten days.

At this speed, even if it is a walk, it has to be fast, but for tens of thousands of troops, it is a little too difficult for a strong man.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan relaxed a little requirement and did a good job of confidentiality, which could be extended for a longer time.

But even so, time is tight. Giving Cheng Jikong three days is not to let Cheng Jikong use three days, but the longest time that Zhang Xuan has allocated to this section of the journey is three days.

Therefore, Luo Dai did not hesitate to ask for battle, and wanted to attack Jinjiling overnight. Early tomorrow morning, you can continue to march.

Zhang Xuan's heart moved, and then he shook his head secretly in his heart.

As a general, the most basic quality is to judge whether the battle in front of you is good or not, and where it is not easy to fight.

The terrain of Jinjiling is almost indistinguishable from a city, and it is even stronger than an ordinary city. In the face of such terrain, a strong attack is the next resort.

The best way is to surround it, cut off water, food, firewood, and especially water.

Such a mountain could have stocked up on a large amount of food in advance, but it was likely that there would be no water source. Even if there is a water source. Relying on the vegetation on the mountain alone, I am afraid that it will not last long to make a fire.

Don't underestimate firewood.

Nowadays, firewood has been replaced by a variety of energy sources.

But in ancient times, when marching in the wilderness, firewood was still the only way for people to turn raw food into mature food. Without firewood, the soldiers stationed on it, even if they had food and water, could only eat raw.

Not to mention, there are other drawbacks of eating raw food. Their stomachs can't stand it alone. In siege warfare, many times the first thing to be cut off is not food or water, but firewood.

It's a good idea, but it's too time-consuming. What Zhang Xuan lacks is time.

But no matter how much time is lacking, we cannot fail to abide by the laws of war, and a strong attack at night is likely to add another fiasco. In vain.

"Please rest assured that before sunset tomorrow, the last general will definitely conquer this mountain, and if it fails, he will be willing to accept military law." Cheng Jikong listened to Luo Dai's words, and suddenly became angry in his heart, and said sharply.

The biggest grievance in the army is to grab merit.

People who can become generals have a bit of temper, and people who are really soft and soft-hearted can't control the scene. If Cheng Jikong gave up the task of attacking Jinjiling today, wouldn't he be a slap in the face in public?

Even if you knock out your teeth and swallow blood, you have to fight for this breath.

"Okay." Zhang Xuan said: "In this case, let General Cheng start and finish well in this matter." ”

After Zhang Xuan asked everyone to practice, he left Cheng Jikong alone. told Cheng Jikong all the plans of his Guangzhou raiders, and finally said: "The danger of Jinjiling, I have only seen it, I know that it is difficult for some strong people to conquer this place in one day and night." But at this moment, regarding my plan to go south, ten people died at the foot of Jinji Ridge today, and one hundred people died on the battlefield on the other day. So I can only force people, if tomorrow before sunset, you can't take Pingshi Town. I can only do military law. You now have a chance to excuse yourself. ”

Cheng Jikong secretly said in his heart: "I'm afraid I'm going to resign today, and the future is only limited to today." ”

Cheng Jikong has been following Zhang Xuan for a long time, and he also understands one thing, that is, if you don't have that kind of talent, you can get close to Zhang Xuan. The future is no different.

The most obvious is none other than Luo Dai.

Luo Dai himself is a relative of the country, with old qualifications and many merits, and now he is still a cavalry general. It seems that he has a lofty status, but in fact, he is just a fighter, and Cao Zongyu, who can already take charge of himself, has no way to compare with people like Wang Jincai.

It's not that Luo Dai and Zhang Xuan have a bad relationship, and it's not that Zhang Xuan has an opinion about Luo Dai for him, but that Luo Dai himself has a limit, and among the fighting generals, he may be able to do his best, but if he takes another step forward and is a talent in all aspects, he won't be able to.

Cheng Jikong is close, and he can't compare with Luo Dai at all, and Luo Dai is still like this. If Cheng Jikong gives Zhang Xuan a feeling that he can't fight and can't bear the heavy responsibilities today, Cheng Jikong's future in the future will be nothing more.

For Cheng Jikong, this is completely unacceptable.

Cheng Jikong said loudly: "Please rest assured, before sunset tomorrow, you will definitely take Jinjiling." ”

"Okay." Zhang Xuan said: "I will replace the wine with tea and wish General Cheng success." ”

Cheng Jikong took the tea, as if he was drinking water, and drank it all, and even swallowed the tea leaves. said: "General Xie." The last general will go to work. ”

After Cheng Jikong went back, he gathered the generals around him, said all the words he said in front of Zhang Xuan, and said loudly: "The situation is like this now, brothers and I, in the future, will we eat meat or in Great Xia." It's in this battle. ”

Cheng Jikong has an advantage over ordinary generals, that is, he has his own team in the army. After all, he was one of the three major Kou in Xuzhou, although he couldn't fight at the beginning, but there were still people in the lineage, if there were no people who dared to fight and kill, how could he be valued by the government and known as the Three Great Kou of Xuzhou.

Of course, these people were defeated by the officers and soldiers at the beginning because they had not undergone formal training, and they were just wild people who started fighting.

Now that he has been in Zhang Xuan's army for several years, there are certainly many officers from other departments in his army who are all over the key positions, and if Cheng Jikong wants to defect, there will naturally be a fight. But he wanted to climb up in the Xia army, and his old brothers were his natural team.

With him, one is honored, one is lost, and he is naturally considered to be his person.

Even Zhang Xuan can't change the people below him to form a gang. All he could do was suppress. Just don't let these things affect the big picture.

"Big brother, I've been thinking about it for a day, in fact, I think there is a way." Chen Xiaoyi said: "We can't attack head-on, and there are only a few gaps in the mountain, and the soldiers and horses can't be opened, so I want to go back to them and attack on both sides." ”

Cheng Jikong said: "Oh, how can we go back in time? ”

The east of Jinji Ridge is a cliff, which is not much different from the mountain on this side of Jinji Ridge. And to the west is the Wujiang River. The flowing water of the Wujiang River cuts a road from the mountain, and the water flow is very turbulent. But because of the big circle, the water flow is a little slow. But it's not much slower.

"Swim through the Wujiang River." Sun Xiaoyi gritted his teeth and said: "My grandfather did something on the Yellow River at the beginning, you can make some rafts, or carry a log down the Wujiang River, take down Pingshi Town, and then attack Jinjiling from Shannan." The southern side of Jinji Ridge seems to be a little easier to walk. ”

As soon as Cheng Jikong heard it, he knew that he was dangerous, but he had no other choice.