Chapter 573: Innovative Tactics

"Big Brother has a policeman" who is over thirty years old, with an iron armor wrapped around his strong body, a war knife at his waist, a thick stiff beard on his lips that almost covers his mouth, his eyes are blazing, and his nose bridge is high, it is Yao Bilong, the general of Xihe.

In the tent, Yao Pingzhong, the marshal of Xihe, was holding a large bowl of rice indiscriminately, and when he heard this, he threw the bowl and stood up, and his own soldiers handed him his helmet and sword, and then strode out of the tent with his younger brother in his hand, and galloped away on the war horse. Everywhere I passed, I saw that the military tents were dense, the fences were like forests, and countless Han soldiers walked in the meantime, and the prestige of the Xihe army could be seen.

The two brothers rushed to the west bank of the river, abandoned their horses and walked up the barrier, where a number of Xihe generals had gathered, and they saluted when they saw the marshal. Yao Pingzhong didn't bother to respond, and leaned out of the wall to look at the river.

I saw the majestic Pujin pontoon bridge across the river, and at the other end of the bridge was the east bank barrier controlled by the Jin army. Yao Bilong stretched out his hand and pointed to the east shore and said, "Brother, please look, those ferries are testing the waters." ”

Of course, Yao Pingzhong saw it, and about three or four boats had sailed to Daheyang. It doesn't seem to be carrying many soldiers on board, so there is talk of testing the waters.

Yelu Ma Wu, this name is not only something Xu Wei can't forget, but for Yao Pingzhong, it's a nightmare. In that year, he was first repelled by Ma Wuhan Changhe's division, and after being defeated in the mountains, he was besieged and fell into a desperate situation. To this day, the commander of Xihe can still clearly remember the scene of that day, the soldiers were so hungry that they couldn't even lift their axes, and when they broke through, they boiled all the leather armor, leather helmets, and even saddles and ate them......

Now, this plague god has reappeared. Not long ago, he sent a handwritten letter to the west bank, arrogantly clamoring to seize the pontoon bridge, cross the river, and let Yao Pingzhong have a good life to fight. The world is so coincidental, when the Western Army counterattacked, the main generals of the Jin Army were Ma Wu and Han Chang, and now, they have joined forces again

"How many people can this ship carry?" Yao Pingzhong asked.

"Dashuai, this is built according to the size of the ferry, which can carry eighty people, and about four or five boats can cross the river at a time, and there is no way to do more." Xihe's deputy marshal Guan Shigu replied.

Eighty people, four to five ships, that is to say, the Jin army can cross up and down 400 people at a time. This amount of troops was basically no pressure on the defending Song army, but Ma Wu would definitely attack directly from the pontoon bridge while the boat division was forced to cross. The little lieutenant's gaze wandered along the west bank, and on the bank, the Xihe army had already erected a fence to prevent the Jin army from landing on the shore.

"With the strength and arrangement of our army, Ma Wuxiu wants to cross the river." For a long time, Yao Pingzhong said in a deep voice.

All the generals echoed this opinion, but Guan Shigu said: "I am not worried about the pontoon bridge, but the strength of Fenglingdu is weak, and it must be guarded against." ”

Yao Pingzhong was silent for a while, and Xu Wei handed over the responsibility of Guanhe's giant defense to me, this was because of his trust in Xihe Shuaisi. Now, he is capturing Yan'an, and there must be no mistakes on the Guan Plain. This time, don't rush forward, and do everything on the safe side. As soon as he thought of this, he nodded and said, "In this way, add another 3,000 troops to Fenglingdu." Anyway, we can't let Ma Wuyi enter the pass, otherwise, the two Xu Xuanfu won't be able to spare our Xihe Shuaisi."

September 21, 4th year of Jianwu, Yan'an, Xicheng.

Zhang Jun, a traitor to the Jingyuan Army, was standing at the head of the city at this time, and was paying close attention to the movements of the Western Army outside the city. In the past few days, the Jingyuan army has completed the preliminary preparations for the siege of the city and has completely mastered the defense system of the city. I have to say that Han Chang still spent a lot of effort in the east and west cities of Yan'an.

It is mainly reflected in the transformation of the city defense system, rather than strengthening it. For example, the towers above the gates in various parts of the city were changed to double tiers, with archery on the upper floor and melee combat on the lower floor; In addition, almost all the tooth buttresses in the city were flattened, making Yan'an a flat-headed city; The corner of the extension of the city wall, which was originally a right angle, was changed to a rounded corner by Han Chang, and the corner tower built here was completely demolished, because the corner tower was the easiest target.

Despite occupying such a strong wall, Zhang Jun still didn't dare to take it lightly. Because what he saw was not only the long barracks, the moving heads, but also the towering heavy equipment

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Jun made a heart. If the western army retreats like this, either the city will be destroyed, and only these two roads Xu Wei and his nephew can't tolerate me

A few miles away from him, Wang Yuzheng, the handsome man of Jingyuan, was looking at Yan'an Xicheng with a complicated mood. The reason why it is complicated is that there are many places where the shadow of Pingyang Mansion can be seen in the transformation of Yan'an city defense. In Hedong that year, it was he who presided over the transformation of the city defense of Pingyang Prefecture. He was plagiarized by Han Chang......

"Remember, if the teeth are flattened, it means that the top of the wall is narrowed, which greatly reduces the chance of being hit by stones; The corner of the city was changed to a semicircle, and it was extremely difficult to collapse it with artillery trucks. Also, pay attention to his horse face, the original battle shed has been changed to a low wall, and it is almost impossible to attack the horse face. Wang Yu's right hand pointed at will, and his mouth did not stop for a while.

Beside him, the swords and penmen of the army also quickly recorded the words of the marshal.

"In addition, there must be a group of artillery in the city, and the artillery is made of artillery, so that our army will hardly have any advantage. If you want to capture the city, you can either use goose carts, flying bridges, and ladders to send the troops up and drive the Jin army out of the city; Or break through the gates and enter. I'm afraid it's going to be difficult to do. ”

At this point, he turned his head and asked, "Did you write it down?" ”

"Please take a look." The knife and pen officer presented the book, and Wang Yu took it and handed it back after reading it, and instructed, "With the picture, it is not only useful this time, but also can be used for reference in the future." Han Chang is really my opponent. ”

Xu Cheng, who had been silent, interjected: "Wang Shuai, there are less than 30,000 people left in the Jingyuan army, and it is very difficult to attack the city. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? Let's see how Xuanfu Xianggong arranges, Ben Shuai is inclined to attack Xicheng first. After all, the scale of this place is smaller, and the eastern city ...... It's too difficult. Wang Yu smiled bitterly.

"Why don't we go to Dongcheng together and report to Xu Xuanfu?" Xu Cheng suggested.

"Yes, after lunch?" Wang Yu said.

"Okay, let's go." Xu Cheng nodded. Since Xu Cheng was severely punished a few days ago, I don't know if the knot in the hearts of these two deputy marshals of Jingyuan has been completely untied, anyway, they are still amiable on the surface.

A group of men and horses left the place and were about to go to the barracks, when they saw a horse team of about 100 men approaching. Xu Cheng's eyes were sharp, and he saw at a glance that the leader was his ninth uncle Xu Wei. After that, Xu Hong, Wu Jue, Ma Kuo, Yang Yan, and all the road commanders were about to arrive.

"What are you doing when you don't eat for lunch? Want to go to town? Xu Wei came over and asked with a loud laugh.

"Coincidentally, I'm discussing with Xu Jingluo, and I'm going to go to Dashuai's place for a meal." The two teams were in one place, and Wang Yu also smiled.

Wu Jue interjected from the side: "Wang Shuai, Xu Shuai, Xuanfu Xianggong and we have come all the way, and we haven't eaten, you see ......."

"I didn't say it, the bun is enough, the meat is enough, and a few more dishes are Xuan Fu Xianggong, all the marshals, comrades, please in the tent" Wang Yu said loudly.

A group of generals talked and laughed, and they all went to camp. The purple gold tiger crossed the red Qinghai skull given to him by Wang Shu when he was sent to Shaanxi, and he kept raising his horsewhip to greet the soldiers in the barracks. Most of the officers and men of the Jingyuan Army were preparing to eat, and when they looked up, they were all stupid.

It is not unusual to see Xu Xuanfu, what is strange is that Xu Xuanfu is followed by Yongxing Shuai Yang Yan, Liangxing Du Xu Hong, Wu Jue, the staff officer of the Establishment Division, and the chief of our Jingyuan Shuai Division

Go to a military tent and sit down, and drink tea is also exempt, it is lunch time, what the soldiers eat, these generals also eat. After all, it was a large gathering of senior generals of the Western Army, and Wang Yu specially asked the men to prepare a few dustpans of mutton, and fried three pots of vegetables, and sent them to the tent in one go.

Up to Xu Wei and down to Jiang Zuo, they gathered around a long table and feasted. The purple gold tiger hadn't seen a good time when it was on fire, so while tearing the bun into pieces and putting it in the soup bowl, he smiled at his subordinates who were eating a little noise: "Why didn't anyone speak?" The supplies are sufficient, so you don't have a meal, right? ”

All the generals laughed, and Yang Yan squirted a mouthful of soup directly from his nostrils, choking and coughing.

Xu Wei asked while soaking the buns, "Zhengchen, what were you looking at when we came?" ”

"Back to Xianggong, I am here to draw a map of the city's defense. Let's eat first and see how about after eating? Wang Yu said with a mouth full of food. Originally, according to etiquette, talking to people with food in your mouth, especially your boss, is very disrespectful. But there is no such thing in the barracks. From Xuanfu envoy Xu Wei to ordinary soldiers, they all have a unified title, comrade.

"It's okay, you eat, I've been on fire for the past few days, and my throat has been sore, so I have to slow down, bring it to me first." Xu Wei didn't mind.

Wang Yu immediately ordered someone to pick it up, and when it was sent to Xu Wei, he didn't have time to match the picture, just a word record. The Purple Gold Tiger watched at the sound of chewing.

At the beginning of the defense of Pingyang in Hedong, he was the commander-in-chief, and he was deeply impressed by Pingyang's advanced urban defense system. Since then, he has not been more attentive to this knowledge. Therefore, as soon as I looked at Wang Yu's record, the real scene appeared in front of me.

"It is worthy of being the strongest shield of the Western Army, Han Chang is known for being good at attacking and defending cities in the Jin Army, and when he meets our Wang Jingluo, I am afraid that he will have to show his original form." Xu Wei looked at it and smiled.

Yang Yan and others followed suit, and they all praised Wang Yu. The latter was extremely sober, and said while eating: "Xianggong Xiu, although the Yan'an city defense system has the influence of Pingyang City, Han Chang still has his own originality. To be honest, what is in front of the Western Army is a hard ...... No, it's a fortress cast in golden soup."

Xu Wei listened, and the smile on his face receded slightly. Although he did not have Wang Yu in the line, he also commanded many defensive battles, and the strength of Yan'an's city defense was known from the day the soldiers came to the city. This is also the reason why in the battle a few days ago, all the generals were happy about the victory, but he had reservations. Victory in the field was only the beginning, and the real problem was the siege

Not wanting to disturb everyone's eating, he kept the words in his stomach and ate by himself. A meal without alcohol is eaten quickly, not to mention that this group of people are all generals who lead troops to fight, and they don't pay so much attention to it.

Xu Cheng asked people to bring tea and scrape oil for the chief and colleagues.

Xu Wei held the tea bowl and said in a deep voice: "Jin Qing, you tell everyone about the matter." ”

Wu Jue responded, took a sip of tea, and said loudly: "Everyone, in the east and west cities of Yan'an, the Jin army has already defended the city. Needless to say, everyone knows that it's time to buckle the city and attack it. Today, the generals of Xuanfu gathered here, just to discuss, how will our army fight in the next battle? ”

After the words were spoken, there was silence in the tent. The generals seem to be still dizzy.

Yang Yan was also bored, but suddenly noticed the loneliness in the tent, looked left and right for a while, and said loudly: "Don't open your mouth?" So I said it? ”

"What is Yang Dashuai's opinion?" Wu Jue asked with a smile.

"Now that the Jin army is shrinking into the city, our army will naturally raise troops to attack. Now, the two sieges in the north and south have been pulled out by our army. There are only two cities left, East and West, as far as I know, the scale of Xicheng is smaller, why don't you take Xicheng first? Yang Yan said.

Xu Hong didn't know if it was the most junior marshal, and asked: "Then the Jin army in Dongcheng has not been injured in the bones, and if you want to attack Xicheng, you must gather troops, what should I do?" ”

"The east and west cities are facing each other by the river, blocking the river, leaving troops to contain the east city, and gathering forces to map the west city," Yang Yanhong said.

Xu Hong nodded with satisfaction and didn't say anything more.

After Wang Yu and his comrades finished speaking, they said without hurry: "The Jingyuan army has made preparations before the war, and now our army has two problems. The first is to deal with the two fortified cities of Yan'an, and if you want to take them as soon as possible, you will not have enough troops; Second, for this unprecedented urban defense system, there are no ready-made tactics to be found, so we still have to negotiate a set of effective tactics. ”

As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one. After Wang Yu finished speaking, none of the generals present could answer.

Xu Wei suddenly remembered why he didn't bring Zhang Xian? That guy is also a good offensive and defensive player, if he comes to the Jingyuan Army, he will definitely be able to sing and sing peace with Wang Zhengchen.

Seeing that the commander's comrades were all dumb, Wang Yu was quite proud, and said with a smile: "Today, Wang has completed all the surveys of Yan'an Xicheng and announced the minister?" ”

Xu Wei understood and circulated the record to the generals.

"Look, Wang believes that Han Chang's transformation of Yan'an Mansion City has a main purpose, that is, to reduce losses, especially for the artillery trucks that have caused huge damage to the city. He cut his teeth, picked up the corner tower, shrunk the top of the city, changed the corner of the city, and fixed the horse face, which should minimize the loss of the city defense system in the war. Therefore, Wang boldly guessed. However, Xuanfu Xianggong, colleagues, don't blame Wang for not listening. ”

Wang Yu talked eloquently, and all the generals listened very carefully. Hearing this, Xu Wei said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"If the usual siege tactics were to be used, I am afraid it would be difficult to be effective. Han Chang's troops should be sufficient, and the city must have accumulated a large amount of military supplies, even if our army fills in all the troops, it is unlikely that the city will be broken in a short time. Wang Yu didn't listen to what he said.