Chapter 127: Breaking the City and Capturing the General
Liu Yi's army attacked Jixian County and suffered strong resistance from the defender Shan Jing, and the leading Gan Ning and the generals blindly underestimated the enemy and suffered heavy losses, so Liu Yi was furious and reprimanded Gan Ning, the main general of the siege; Of course, there are also points to be mentioned from time to time, Gan Ning and the generals are ashamed and brave, and they will summarize the gains and losses of the day that night, brainstorm, and vow to take Jixian County within three days.
That night, Liu Yi's camp had a light horse out, to the counties to gather craftsmen, Pei Yuanshao's proposed well fence was recognized by everyone, if there is such a thing, it can better suppress the archers on the city; Because Liu Yijun was strict in discipline and had no offense with Minqiu, coupled with the good wages, he also found a lot of craftsmen to rush to make the system overnight, and the rest of the ladders and sasswoods used in the siege were also strengthened.
Gan Ning decided that after the siege preparations were ready, he would no longer divide his troops to attack it, but concentrate on breaking through with the south gate, and with his strength, he could exert the most elite strength of his subordinates to achieve the purpose of breaking through one point and moving his whole body, and this can also reduce casualties, of course, the feint attack of the other three gates is indispensable, and here he directly handed it over to Yang Ming.
The preparation of siege equipment and the adjustment of strategy and tactics, Gan Ning did not take any action against Jixian County except for a few tentative strikes the next day, and the three-day period passed in vain, but Gan Ning was as stable as Mount Tai! Liu Yi is also happy to see it succeed, an excellent and qualified general often loses in the process of growth, he is even more impressed, there is no real person in this world who wins a hundred battles, since he has paid the price, he must be rewarded, that is the growth of his generals.
Seeing the formation set up by Gan Ning to attack the city again, Shan Jing on the head of the city already knew that the fall of Jixian was only a matter of time, and now all he could do was to rely on the city pass, kill and injure Liu Yi's soldiers as much as possible, and wait for the lord to return to Beiping. Today, Gan Ning has made careful preparations in the arrangement of the formation and the selection of soldiers, and several well railings are slowly leaning towards the city wall under the embrace of the Qinglong battalion, waiting for the soldiers of the Xuanwu battalion to shoot at the archers in the city; Gan Ning ordered the Vermilion Bird Battalion to rush to the city pass, and at the same time, the 1,000 elites of the Iron Cavalry Battalion were waiting for him, and as long as he dared to leave the city, he would definitely be dealt a severe blow.
One after another, the ladders were erected up to the city tower of Jixian County, and the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Battalion also braved the rain of arrows and rolling wood and stones to rush to the city tower, and the battlefield that had been quiet for a day became noisy again! Gan Ning and the generals did fight prepared this time, but Shan Jing was not incompetent, and with the city in hand, the defense was very tenacious, and it was difficult for the two sides to see the victory or defeat for a while.
"Today, the second brother has used hard work, but he is on the army to fight. The lowest siege city! This storming of the city is really a helpless move! Listening to the shouting and killing outside, Liu Yi and Zhang Hu were also discussing the affairs of the army in the main account, the gains and losses of Jixian County are not too big a problem now, and how to deal with the elite soldiers who Gongsun Zhan returned to help is the most important thing.
"The day before yesterday, the attack on Jixian County was mainly due to Xingba and the generals who did not know the enemy and despised the enemy, after the winner mentioned the point, everyone has improved, and I want to come to Jixian County into my hands It is a matter of these two days!" Zhang Hu smiled slightly and spoke.
"Jixian County is just a small place, not enough to worry about, if it weren't for Liu Yu and Lord Liu here, I'm afraid our army would not attack! Although there is no news now, but our army has been sending troops for half a month, Gongsun Zhan heard that he was going to return to help, his soldiers are quite strong, and the three brothers of Liu Xuande in the plain help each other, but they must be cautious! Xi Zhicai continued.
"What Zhicai said is, after I intend to capture Jixian County, I will let the second brother beat my banner and bring thousands of county soldiers to Beiping, and I can lead the elite of the whole army to ambush, and strive to fight Gongsun Zhan's reinforcement division an ambush, as long as it can annihilate its main force, then Beiping City can be destroyed without attacking, this is the method of encircling the point to help!" This is the tactic that Liu Yi had already thought of when he went out to fight.
"Encircling the point to send reinforcements, the lord's tactics are really exquisite, Zicai admires, Beiping is the place where Gongsun Zan has been operating for many years, and our army will gain more than it loses if it is forcibly attacked; The method of helping is the best policy, and please explain it in detail! Zhang Hu praised when he heard this, and Xi Zhicai also nodded slightly.
"Zicai, don't praise me, this detailed matter still needs you and Zhicai to plan, and then Liu will also listen to the order!" As a modern person who has traveled through time, Liu Yi has a clear understanding of his own ability, and when it comes to boosting the morale of the soldiers and leading them to charge into battle, he is indispensable. But design and planning are not his forte, even this encirclement point can only be said to be a strategic idea, and the specific details will be planned by Zhang Hu and Xi Zhicai! As the lord, what Liu Yi wants to do is to make the best use of people, if he has to bow down to everything, it can only mean that he has no one under him!
"Hehe, the lord is very good at hiding and idle, but this method is indeed the best policy, you have to plan well, come here, take the map!" It's not that Zhang Xi and the others can't think of this way, but since the lord said that of course he wants to give some face, Xi Zhi just asked someone to take a large map and spread it in the tent, and the master and the slave studied it on the map.
The ancient maps were naturally very simple compared to later generations, but Liu Yi used them a lot after coming to this life, and he was used to it in his eyes. That's it, this map is also extremely precious, it is not an exaggeration to call it a strategic material, Liu Yi is bent on looking for a talent in this area, who can make the combat sand table in his impression, but he has not been able to get what he wants.
The eyes of the three of them wandered on the road between Yecheng and Beiping, trying their best to find the terrain conducive to the ambush, and after a while, the eyes of the three of them were focused on a place on the map called Motianling, which was the only way to Beiping, only a hundred miles away from Jixian County.
"Someone, go and ask the guide to come immediately!" The three of them raised their heads and glanced at each other, naturally they all understood each other's thoughts, and Xi Zhicai pointed to the mouth of Motianling Qingyunpo and said.
"The villain Zhang Qiang has seen the lord and the two adults." In a few moments, the guide came into the tent, and this man was eight feet long, but he was very burly, and when he saw this, he hurriedly saluted when he saw the three of them.
"Zhang Qiang, you are the guide officer of our army, are you familiar with the terrain of this Ferris Ridge?" Xi Zhicai asked Zhang Qiang with his hand pointing to the location of the Sky Ridge in the map.
"Lord Hui, I am in charge of exploring the terrain and using it for the army, and I have also surveyed here!"
"Okay, let's talk about the terrain hereγγγγγγ"
"My lord, two military advisors, this terrain is dangerous, and its left side..."
An hour later, Zhang Hu went with Ma Bao, Liu Yi also specially transferred back to Zhoucang from the front line with two hundred soldiers of the Iron Cavalry Battalion, these two people listened to Ma Bao's description is not complete, in order to ensure that the battle is foolproof, they proposed a field investigation, so Liu Yi's security work must of course keep up, Zhang Xi and the two of them are no matter which one he can't afford to lose, originally wanted to accompany him personally, but both of them said that the war here is not over, and the lord can not be moved.
Liu Yi handed over the siege to Gan Ning, and he didn't want to go to Guanzhi, but after Zhang Xi and the two left, he sat alone in the tent, and when he was bored, he said that he didn't make a sound, so it was good to boost the morale of the soldiers, so he went out of the tent and went to the battlefield, at this time it was almost dusk.
But before he could leave the camp, he saw Xu Huang leading a team of soldiers back to the camp with one person.
"See the lord, Gan Xiaowei led the army to attack for a day, and has taken down Jixian County, which took Liu Zhoumu to abandon the city and left, wanting to join Beiping; How did he know that we arranged an ambush on that road yesterday, since the hand to capture, now Lord Liu has been properly settled in the city, he praised the lord this time, Captain Gan is still in the city to deal with the aftermath, the last general first came to see the lord of the victory. Xu Huang's words were not without a look of pride, that day was reprimanded by Liu Yi although he was convinced but finally held his breath, today all the generals work together, plus full preparation, the soldiers are brave, and they have broken the city pass in one day, as for capturing Shan Jing alive is Xu Huang's plan.
"Okay, the second brother Gongming and the generals have made great contributions to this battle, and the order will go down, and the whole army will enter Jixian County immediately, and I will celebrate the generals tonight! Are you the single scripture? When Xu Huang spoke, the soldier had already escorted Shan Jing to Liu Yi, looking at the person in front of him with bloody eyes but staring at him fiercely, Liu Yi couldn't help but ask, Looking at his army these days, he is also a good talent.
"The eldest husband doesn't change his name or change his surname, a certain is Shan Jing, I think you are that Liu Yi, I have no old grudges with you in Beiping and your Yan County, but you have no reason to raise troops, you are really an unrighteous person, since it fell into your hands today, Shan Mou is just dead!" Seeing that Xu Huang called this person the lord, he didn't understand the identity of the person in front of him, so he reprimanded loudly and begged for death!