Chapter 172: Ling Cao
The two days passed quickly, and the raft that Sun Ce had requested before was also done, although the workmanship was a little rough, but it was enough for the siege.
Sun Ce came to the edge of the Pujiang River and looked at this tributary, although it is autumn now, the water potential is still relatively urgent, although it is not as rapid as the rising water in summer, but it should not be underestimated.
"Lord, the current water situation ......" Guo Jia was a little worried.
"There's no time to think about it so much now, the Flying Tigers have now entered the city, we must attack the city now!" Sun Ce said.
"Hmm!" Guo Jia nodded, he knew that what Sun Ce said was the truth, but he was still very worried.
"Before, I asked you to go to the whole army to count and see who knows how to water, how is this count!" Sun Ce asked.
"Well, there are only a thousand soldiers who know water, after all, most of the soldiers we brought this time are the Xiliang army, and most of them don't know water." Guo Jiadao.
"Okay." Sun Ce was a little disappointed, but there was no way, before this, he also expected such a situation, but he didn't expect that only such a little person would know water.
"Well, call all these soldiers first, I have something!" Sun Ce was helpless, but he could only do this first.
Guo Jia nodded, left the tent, and soon returned.
"Lord, everyone is already outside the tent!" Guo Jiadao.
Sun Ce nodded, and then walked to the outside of the tent.
After glancing around, Sun Ce found a soldier who was different, and the rest of the soldiers showed a slight sense of fatigue between their eyebrows, but this soldier didn't feel his fatigue at all, and this soldier seemed to be full of confidence and didn't know anything about fear.
"What's your name?" Sun Ce pointed at the soldier.
"Lord Qi, the villain's name is Ling Cao!" Ling Cao replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Ling Cao!!
This name Sun Ce can be said to be very familiar, but it is more familiar with his son, Ling Tong!
This Ling Cao, in history, is the general of the naval army of Eastern Wu, at the beginning, Sun Cefeng set up Huainan, conquered the Wu thief Yan Baihu, the white tiger was invincible, ran to Yuhang, and plundered on the road; Ling Cao and his son Ling Tong led the villagers to defeat him, and the father and son came to vote for Sun Ce, and Sun Ce made him a lieutenant from the conscription and led troops across the river together.
In this life, Sun Ce didn't give Yan Baihu a chance to escape, so this Ling Cao didn't seem to have a chance to perform.
"Answer me." Sun Strategy, thinking slightly, asked a question, "If you are asked to lead the troops and attack the water gate of this Huiji City along the waterway, you may capture it?" ”
After thinking for a moment, Ling Cao replied loudly: "Yes!" ”
"So, how do you want to use soldiers? What do you need the army to do with you? Sun Ce directly handed over the basic combat strategy to Ling Cao to decide.
"Lord Qiqi, as long as 500 water soldiers attack the water gate, as for the gate, the army will feint!" Ling Cao said very confidently.
"Oh?" Sun Ce raised his eyebrows, even Guo Jia was stunned, this Ling Cao wouldn't be talking big, right? Can 500 soldiers take this water gate?
"The villain has observed the guards of this city before, although there are guards on the city wall, it seems to be very strict, but in fact, the defenders can be said to be useless for the guards of the water gate, as long as the feint is done well, not to mention five hundred, even if it is a hundred people, they may be able to capture this water gate!" Ling Caodao.
"Hmm!" Sun Ce nodded, and then ordered, "Then Ling Cao, I will appoint you as the captain of the Navy Military Academy, the governor of this siege battle!" I'll give you a thousand men to attack the Water Gate, and in terms of the gate, we will feint and attack seriously, and in the city, our army still has two thousand Flying Tigers! After entering the city, it will be handed over to you to unify the dispatch, and after taking the water gate, cooperate with the army outside the city to take the city gate! Do you understand? ”
After hearing Sun Ce's order, Ling Cao was stunned, he didn't expect that Sun Ce would do this, and he would make him the governor of this battle!
"How?" Sun Ce smiled slightly, staring at Ling Cao.
"I didn't ...... It's okay! Ling Cao instantly felt a lot of pressure, but he shook his head decisively, "Lord, your subordinates take orders!" ”
"Well, go and prepare, come and inform me when you're ready, I'll send troops to attack the city!" Sun Ce said.
"Yes!" Ling Cao nodded.
Soon, Sun Ce's army moved! Lu Bu led the army, carrying siege equipment and rushed towards the city. Of course, when it comes to the moat, which is a tributary of the Pujiang River, the main problem is to build a pontoon bridge! It's also the toughest!
"Sir, Sun Ce is here to attack the city!" After Pan Lin saw Sun Ce's army move in the city, he hurriedly came to inform the scribes.
"Well, then try to defend the city, we have a good position, no matter how powerful Sun Cejun is, it will be useless! Just keep them and don't let them build the pontoon! Even if the pontoon is almost built, can the pontoon be the same as walking on the ground? The scribe said with some disdain, Sun Ce is useless this time!
"Yes! I understand! Pan Lin nodded and left to supervise the battle at the head of the city.
"Shoot me! Shoot those soldiers! Pan Lin gave orders in an orderly manner above the city, he was full of spirit, even if Sun Ce was invincible, what could he do? Isn't it going to be defeated at his hands?
However, what Pan Lin didn't notice was that on the tributary of the Pujiang River, there was a row of rafts down the river and came directly to the water gate of this Huiji City!
The water is urgent, coupled with the attack from Lu Bu's side, Pan Lin has no heart to pay attention to the water gate side, not to mention, he doesn't think Sun Ce will attack the idea of that small gate!
Very easily, Ling Cao broke through this small door! More than a thousand soldiers immediately entered the city!
"General!" After Ling Cao saw Chai Meng and the soldiers of the Flying Tigers, he immediately bowed respectfully.
"Well, there's no need to be polite, does the lord have any orders?" Chai Meng hurriedly helped him up, although the situation of the water gate has not been noticed by Pan Lin now, but this is not a place to talk for a long time, so Chai Meng made a long story short.
"Well, this is the lord's order!" Ling Cao took out Sun Ce's letter from his arms.
After a brief glance, Chai Meng nodded and arched his hand towards Ling Cao: "General, then Chai Meng will obey the general's orders this time!" ”
"Without further ado, what is the state of affairs at the city gates now." Ling Cao asked directly without pretentiousness.
"The city gate is now very heavily guarded, and it may not be so easy for us to help the army break through!" Chai Meng's face was solemn.
"Whoa...... "Boom ......" was another sound of running water.
Following the sound, I saw another row of rafts going down the river and heading straight for the water gate.
Of course, these soldiers don't know how to water, but fortunately, driving the raft is not a difficult task, and soon the trapped camp soldiers mastered the skills, although they stumbled, but fortunately, they finally entered the water gate.
(End of chapter)