Chapter 65: Pre-War Deployment
"Gongwei, don't be too pessimistic, didn't Meng De go to ask for help, maybe there is a turnaround."
"Yizhen, don't comfort me, it's not the first day I've been on the battlefield, even if I die here today, I have to let them shed a layer of skin."
"The order will go down, the golden sauce oil pot will be ready, all the rolling stones and sassalwoods will be moved to the city, and the whole army will be ready for battle."
At the time of a stick of incense, the Yellow Turban Army had stopped two or three miles in front of the city gate, only to see that the opponent's army was neat, waving the flag, and Bocai was sitting in the Chinese army, and if the command was determined, it seemed that today was bound to take the Changshe.
"Gongwei, this wave is a talent, this command and dispatch is very suitable for the art of war, plus the siege force this time is several times that of ours, this is not easy to defend."
"Indeed, without foreign aid, we have little chance of winning, so we can only hold on to waiting for help for now, I hope Meng De can bring reinforcements as soon as possible." Zhu Jun sighed.
Half an hour later, the Yellow Turban began to attack the city, only to see a large group of Yellow Turban soldiers holding wooden shields rushing forward, followed by several pairs of soldiers holding ladders, and then behind are the siege of the city's foot soldiers, black pressure is a piece, the momentum is very huge.
Because Changshe is only a county town and has no moat, coupled with the attacks of the yellow turbans from time to time in the past ten days, the city wall of Changshe is already full of holes. This time, Bocai used five times the number of troops, just to finish the battle and take down the officers and soldiers in the city in one fell swoop.
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Su Xiu was hurrying to Changshe with a battalion of 3,000 cavalry and wolf fangs. In order to give himself a head start in the future battle for hegemony, Su Xiu asked Su Shuang and them to purchase a batch of war horses after the drought in Qingzhou, and expanded the cavalry battalion to a scale of 3,000, and one person with two horses, and the wolf's tooth battalion was even more one person with three horses, and then it was no longer expanded.
It's not that Su Xiu doesn't want to form more cavalry, but the military expenditure is too great, and Taishan County can't support the huge cavalry investment. After all, cavalry is still a high-end army in this era, and the war horses purchased by Su Xiu are all high-grade war horses, and the expenses of the cavalry battalion alone are enough to cover the expenses of 20,000 people.
However, the increase in combat power given by the cavalry battalion to Su Xiu is also quite large, whether it is mobility or combat effectiveness on the plains, the benefits that the cavalry battalion can bring are incomparable to the infantry.
"Report - Lord Qiqi, we are still fifty miles away from the county seat of Changshe, and the scouts in front have sent back news that the Yellow Turban Army began to launch a large army to attack the city yesterday, and Changshe is still holding on."
"What is the strength of the Yellow Turbans, who is in charge of the troops?"
"There are about sixty or seventy thousand people, and the person who commands the troops is Yingchuan Yellow Turban Qu Shuai Bocai."
"Have you ever heard of the Yellow Turban Station? Where is the grain and grass? ”
"No news yet."
"Probe!"
Ordered someone to take the map, Su Xiu took a closer look at the terrain, and found that the terrain around the Changshe was open, which was not conducive to hiding his whereabouts, and the only hidden point was in a forest in the southeast corner of the Changshe, if this forest was preempted, it would be able to launch an attack from the flank, thereby disrupting the deployment of the Yellow Turban Army, thereby relieving the pressure in the city of Changshe.
But Su Xiu knows very well that there are not many people in the Yellow Turban Army with good military talents, but this Bocai is the top person among them, although now more than 100,000 people are surrounding the Changshe, but Cao Cao's breakthrough will definitely make him strengthen his peripheral vigilance, even if it is to prevent accidents, he should not ignore the existence of this forest.
"Come on, call Li Quan, the general of the Wolf Tooth Battalion."
Shao Lean, a man about thirty years old came to Su Xiu, this person is Li Quan, the wolf tooth general. This Li Quan is the first batch of veterans to join the wolf tooth, his mind is very flexible, Xi Zhicai and Yu Ban were very optimistic about this person when they were training, and they gave him a lot of advice, plus he himself is also very competitive, he stood out among the wolf tooth people, and was appointed by Su Xiu as a general to assist in the management of the wolf tooth.
"Li Quan, now you lead the wolf fang to explore this forest, you must make clear the distribution of the opponent's forces in this forest, if you can take it directly, grab it, but you can't let one go, otherwise we will face the encirclement and suppression of the army. In addition, a team was sent to explore the location of the Yellow Turban Army's food and grass, and burned the opponent's food and grass as much as possible. ”
"No!" Li Quan received the order and led more than 300 wolf-tooth warriors to leave first.
"Lord, isn't it just a bunch of chaotic people, isn't it so cautious? Although there are many of them, we are all elites, rush over, and directly kill that wave It will be over for a while? ”
"Yide, don't underestimate this wave of talent, among the thirty-six Fang Qu Shuai of the Yellow Turban, he can be regarded as the most decisive figure, but this person has not led the troops for a long time, and he is not decisive enough to make decisions on the spot, otherwise this Changshe will definitely not be able to insist on our support."
"I don't look good at this wave, more than 100,000 people have been around the Changshe for half a month and still can't get in, this has to be replaced by my old Zhang, how can it take so long."
"Yide must not underestimate the enemy, the lion fights the rabbit, it still needs to be used with all its strength, although this Changshe is said to be a small number of soldiers, but Huangfu Yizhen and Zhu Gongwei are not fuel-efficient lamps, these two are generals who have experienced bloody battles, if it is not for the disparity in strength, it may not be impossible to break through."
"The order was given, the cavalry battalion advanced at full speed, rested for half an hour thirty miles behind the enemy, and began to attack at the time of Shen."
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"Dashuai, the brothers have been attacking for a day and a half, but this Changshe has not yet been taken, do you think we should slow down first?" In the Yellow Turban military tent, a man in his thirties said to Bocai on the main seat.
"Slow? It has been three days since Cao Cao broke through, and this Yingchuan is adjacent to Sili and Dongjun, if Cao Cao really moves in to reinforce the troops, then it will be even more difficult for us to take this Changshe. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are not general, now we must go all out and take down the Changshe while they are now sleepy and lacking, so that we can choose to go west to Sili or go north to turn the Tiangong General, and the initiative is completely in our hands, so this Changshe must take it down now. ”
"But the brothers' losses are also very great. If this continues, the brothers will not be able to support it. Yesterday we had 60,000 or 70,000 men, but today we have lost more than 10,000 people, and we have not even climbed the city walls. ”
"Ox horns, we are in trouble now, and it is even more difficult for the Huangfu Song in the city. We can still change it down and take a rest, but they have been guarding the city and can't rest, and if we retreat, then we won't be able to take this long society. ”
"Do you want to let that group of people go on then?"
"Wait, the ordnance defending the city in the city should be used up soon, and then send them up at that time, even the Great Luo Immortals will not be able to save Huangfu Song."
"That's right, Niu Jiao, you immediately send someone to let the brothers on the other side of the forest be vigilant, Cao Cao may bring reinforcements at any time, if you find it, report it immediately, and then instruct Zhang Baiqi to increase the feint attack at the east gate, disrupt the deployment of Huangfu Lao'er, and cooperate with the main force to attack the city."