Chen County.

Chen Sheng received a tip that the Qin army would make some moves recently, and since the capture of Xingyang, the Qin army had firmly controlled Ao Cang here.

This was a blow to Chen Sheng, but it was not fatal, because the rebel army was hoarded all over the place, and they were all children of peasant households, so everyone would have some surplus food at home, and they could ensure that they were safe.

You only need to take Xingyang back before the food is exhausted, and everything will be fine.

Chen Sheng planned like this, in his opinion, the Qin army was not to worry, it was just a group of people who were strong from the outside, he thought so, and did not learn a lesson from the defeat of Sheng Qi and Tian Zang.

On this day, he gathered his subordinates and sent men and horses to the north bank of the Yellow River to increase the number of military ministers, after all, if the Qin army moved, the military ministers would bear the brunt.

The "Five Tiger Generals" in his hands are his henchmen on the battlefield, with these five people, he can sit back and relax, even if he can't break through Xianyang, but he can also make himself invincible.

Chen Sheng's soldiers and horses were gathered from all over the country and went to the area guarded by the military ministers.

At the same time, the Qin army also began to act, and Meng Yi followed Zhuang Jia's strategy, divided into two waves of men and horses, pretending to go north all the way, deliberately creating momentum, and spreading the news of attacking Wuchen to the outside world.

The other wave crossed the mountain road, set off from a place with few people, spared Chen Sheng's defense area, and went straight to Kaifeng City, where Zhaoping was located.

The team that went north to feint was led by Li Duan and Tian Zang, while the team to the east was led by Xiang Yu and the thief, and Xingyang was guarded by Zhuang Jia.

Now, Xingyang can be regarded as their base camp, with Zhuang Jia sitting in it, they can prevent the enemy from secretly raiding, Zhuang Jia is resourceful, and it is a piece of cake to be competent for this task.

Xiang Yu and the thief crossed the mountain road as the vanguard, opening a way for the army to attack Kaifeng.

The 50,000-strong army led by Meng Yi set out three days later, the main purpose of which was to prevent the enemy from gaining insight into the Qin army's plans.

A few days later, Tian Zang sent a message that a large number of rebels had gathered on the north bank of the Yellow River, and that the military strength of the place defended by the military ministers had increased several times.

As Zhuang Jia expected, Chen Sheng estimated that half of his forces were mobilized in order to prevent the loss of Wuchen.

"The military advisor is really like a god."

After Meng Yi read the news, he put it into the brazier and burned it, leaving no evidence, for this reason, Meng Yi issued a military order, in the military order, he ordered Tian Zang and Li Duan to delay the soldiers and horses of the military ministers, to prevent him from going east to support Zhaoping's Kaifeng.

Therefore, when the Qin army rushed to the territory of Wuchen, the two armies confronted each other on both sides of the Yellow River, and neither side launched an active attack, and the first attacker was likely to be at a disadvantage without knowing the details of the other party.

For this reason, Chen Sheng's rebel army was deadlocked across the bank and did not take the initiative to attack; The Qin army led by Tian Zang was stationed on the shore, and his rebels were opposed, and because of this, he fell into the strategy of the Qin army.

Their original purpose was not to attack the rebel army, if the two armies were deadlocked, it would give the Qin army an advantage, because if they did not attack, it would be the best attack.

The two sides of the Yellow River were in such a stalemate for half a month.

However, it turned out that Zhaoping in Kaifeng was not so relaxed and comfortable, and the Kaifeng City guarded by Zhaoping thought that it would be peaceful, but he didn't expect the Qin army to be like a ghost, and suddenly became a general.

The 80,000 Qin troops led by Meng Yi blocked the water in the Kaifeng siege, and Zhaoping tried to rescue many times, but the distress signals were intercepted by the Qin army.

Today's Kaifeng City is like an island trapped in the vast ocean, and it may be swallowed up by the waves at any time.

"My lord, Kaifeng is already a fish on the lips, even if I don't need to attack the city, they won't live long, it seems that this time we won again." The thief said.

Even if they don't continue to attack the city, they will be able to consume them, and when there is a shortage of food and grass in the city, that is, their death time has arrived.

It's just that this time, Meng Yi did not adopt a conservative strategy, he said: "This is too time-consuming, we go deep into the hinterland of the rebels, and the time is long, and it will inevitably show its feet, and it is the best policy to fight quickly and quickly." ”

They entered the enemy territory alone, and if they were not careful, if the news leaked, they would soon attract Chen Sheng's attention, of course, this was the worst plan.

Thinking about it, the thief felt that what Meng Yi said was reasonable, and said, "My lord, you will give the order, when will the city be attacked?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, if it's late today, the siege of the city in the evening is not good for our army, although Kaifeng is not like an iron wall, but it is difficult to break through in a short time, so you have to outwit." Meng Yi said.

"What's the way to outwit?"

"Do you remember the tactics you used when you attacked Xingyang?" Meng Yi asked.

"Wheel War!"

When attacking Xingyang, there was a feint in front, and at night, a group led by the thief sneaked into Xingyang and opened the city gate, thus allowing the Qin army to pour in.

"Do you want to do the same thing?"

Meng Yi nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It's not all at all. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's still a wheel war, but it's not a sneak attack, since the battle of Xingyang, the enemy will inevitably be prepared for us, if the old trick is repeated, it will only fall into the enemy's trap, so this time, we have to face it head-on." Meng Yi said.

The more he talked, the more confused he became, the thief felt that his brain was a little insufficient, and he faced it head-on, so why did he take wheel warfare to fight consumption?

What's the difference between this and wearing a raincoat and an umbrella?

Meng Yi smiled and said, "You'll know tomorrow." ”

……

When night falls, darkness covers the earth, and when the white moonlight shines on the earth, it is covered with a veil of hoarfrost.

Kaifeng was surrounded, and Zhaoping immediately ordered people to strengthen night patrols to prevent the Xingyang incident from happening again.

As Meng Yi expected, Zhaoping set a trap to prevent the Qin army from repeating its old tricks, and the night was peaceful, and the Qin army did not attack at night.

The next day, the dawn pierced the sky, dawn came, and a rising ray of sunlight shone on the earth, and the morning air was still fresh and comfortable.

About three o'clock, the Qin army was ready to go, and the rebels in Kaifeng were also on alert.

The big war is imminent!!

In this siege, Meng Yi split tens of thousands of troops into four teams, and still adopted the method of wheel warfare, launching attacks separately.

Zhaoping, as the general of the defending army, was above the city gate, watching the Qin army march on a small scale, and guessed the strategy of the Qin army, and said disdainfully: "Hmph! Is it another wheel war? The Qin army's tactics were only few. ”

Wheel warfare, as the name suggests, is a war of attrition until the enemy is exhausted, and finally a painful blow is inflicted.

Now that he knows Meng Yi's strategy, Zhao Ping can take measures to welcome him, and he doesn't need to be too in love, he just needs to watch Qin Jun's performance to his heart's content.

……

With the beating of the war drums, the Qin army officially launched an attack, the earth-shattering sound resounded between heaven and earth, the first round of attacks, countless Qin soldiers came to the city, and rushed forward with all their might.

On the Kaifeng side, although he knew that wheel warfare was used, he had to guard against it, and he didn't need to be on guard and retain his physical strength.

At the foot of the city, when the two armies started fighting, the Qin army withdrew again, and after a stick of incense, the second team attacked again, and so on.

The four teams took turns to attack, and after a total of two rounds of attacks, the defenders of Kaifeng City didn't even bother to resist.

Knowing that they were doing this on purpose, it wasn't really an offense.

Rao is like this, the soldiers guarding the city are also tired, so boring, unconsciously, it is noon, everyone is hungry, including the Qin army.

At this time, Meng Yi issued an order for an armistice, asking all the soldiers to carry a cake each, which could be eaten and ready to standby.

Although I don't know much about the meaning of the general, it is my duty to obey orders for those who can be soldiers, and that's it.

After all the soldiers of the Qin army gnawed a cake, they barely fed their stomachs, they were ready to go, and they did not dare to slack off, and Meng Yi was under a big tree, holding a dog's tail grass in his hand.

Half an hour passed, and another hour passed, and everyone in the Qin army stood motionless, many people were strange, I don't know what Meng Yi meant?

It's been an hour and a half, and there is neither a rest nor an order, what does the general want to do?

In the end, the thief couldn't help but run over and asked, "My lord, it's still been an hour and a half, but you gave the order, do you want to attack or retreat?!" ”

"What's the hurry? Can't even wait for that time to win? Meng Yi said.

"Not really, but ......"

"It's just that you are standing here without a sound, and many soldiers have complaints, right?"

The thief nodded, and Meng Yi said what he thought in his heart, and said, "If you don't attack again, the enemy you are afraid of will have to make a fire and cook." ”

"All I want is for them to make a fire and cook." Meng Yi said.

He was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for the enemy to let his guard down, and that time was about to come.

"Huh?"

The thief frowned, not understanding what Meng Yi was thinking.

"Do you know why each of you is required to carry bread with you? It's just to save time eating. Meng Yi didn't bother to play dumb riddles, and explained directly, "Whether it is an army or an individual, it is often the weakest defense when eating, and this is also the best time for us to attack." ”

"I see, but how can you tell if they are eating?" The thief asked again.

"There must be smoke in a fire, and once smoke rises, it's time for them to eat, and this is the best time for us to attack, understand?!"

The thief gave a thumbs up and said, "Adults are worthy of being adults, resourceful, it turns out that you are not fighting wheel battles to repeat your old tricks, but to deliberately consume them and let them eat as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, yes."

……

Less than half an hour later, there was curling smoke rising in Kaifeng City, Meng Yi suddenly stood up from the ground and said: "Soldiers, the time is ripe, take Kaifeng in one fell swoop, kill!" ”