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Wang Yuan was not indifferent to all this, in fact, he had been paying close attention to the formation and size of the rebel army for a long time. Wang Yuan was surprised when he learned that nearly 1,000 catapults and hundreds of bed crossbows were placed in front of the rebel camp, as well as a large number of siege vehicles, ladder trucks and other equipment.

Shi Siming worked tirelessly to bring this large number of siege equipment through the difficult Shu Road, and this determination was really good. Wang Yuan knows which plank roads are difficult and dangerous, and it is still very difficult to travel lightly, not to mention that he has to carry these hammer things. It can be seen from this that Shi Siming is fully prepared for this attack on Jiannan Dao, and he is also determined to succeed.

It's no joke that so many siege equipment are not a joke, and Wang Yuan doesn't dare to hold it up. Although Wang Yuan has accumulated a lot of materials and equipment in his hands in recent years, the scale of catapults and ballistas alone is not less than that of the other party. However, because the defense line is too long, these materials are scattered in various state capitals as part of the city defense, and this is a defense of the city, not a siege, and their own catapults cannot be used to resist the attack of the opponent's catapults.

Once these more than 1,000 siege machines launched a fierce attack on the city head at the same time, Wang Yuan really couldn't imagine the scene. More than 1,000 catapults are enough to cover the entire Tongzhou city inside and outside, and the soldiers are afraid that if they don't even have a foothold, it will be a disaster.

In the hall of the state government, Wang Yuan convened everyone to discuss how to deal with the matter. The generals also saw the size of the rebels, and all of them looked serious and worried.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has seen the strength of the rebels, Shi Siming is showing us his strength and scaring us. However, he does have the capital to be proud of, and once those catapults under the city are activated, they can turn the head of Tongzhou City into hell. What do you think about this? Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.

The generals were silent for a moment, and Liu Dehai said loudly: "Don't worry, the marshal has an idea." We can set up a cannons within the walls and use the range advantage to strike at the rebels as they attack the city. The power of the Thunderbolt is not Gade, and if it hits, it will destroy the catapult. The lowly thought that after a few rounds it would be possible to crush its catapults. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and smiled: "This is a way, but it is not the best way. First, as far as I know, the rebel catapults were equipped with wooden wheels and were maneuverable. The ground in front of the battle is open, and the catapults are scattered among them and it is difficult to hit, have you ever thought about the problem that the Shenwei cannon is difficult to turn and the distance adjustment of the range is too procrastinating? It is advantageous to attack dense enemies or siege cities. If it is used against these nimble catapults, it will inevitably consume too many thunderbolts, and it will also expose our hole cards prematurely. ”

Liu Dehai nodded and said: "What the marshal said is extremely true, and it is a poor consideration of his humble duties. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "It's not that it's not ill-considered, I can only do this as a last resort, I can't let the rebels be easily suppressed, once he is heavily pushed under the city wall, it will be dangerous." ”

The generals were silent, and the only countermeasure that everyone could think of was the Shenwei Cannon, but what the commander said was not unreasonable. Although the Shenwei cannon is very powerful, its shortcomings are also obvious, and it is difficult to hit against mobile enemies. Moreover, the construction of thunder bullets is expensive, and the reserves in the army are limited, so they must not be wasted at will.

Du Fu, who was sitting in the corner, suddenly spoke: "Dashuai, I have never participated in such a big battle, what I said may not be the right way, but I also want to express my opinion, if there is a mistake, don't blame Dashuai." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The meeting in the army, speaking freely and brainstorming, is to discuss the best plan, and nothing else." Brother Du said something to say. ”

Du Fu said: "Thank you." I think so, since the number of catapults on the other side is huge, and the threat to me in the siege tomorrow is huge, it is imperative to solve this threat. That's the right way to do it. But since there is no good way for a while, it is better to return to the basics and use the simplest way to target. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "What's the easiest way?" ”

Du Fu said: "The soldiers are in the clouds, the soldiers are coming, and the water is coming to the earth." It's the easiest way to deal with it. The enemy has a large number of siege engines, so the easiest idea is to destroy the attack of the opponent's siege engines and reduce their number. That's what I call the most straightforward and simple idea. ”

The generals frowned, and some people already showed disdain in their eyes, this Du Fu didn't mean what he said for a long time, and no one understood what he meant. Who doesn't know how to reduce their number, but how? Saying a bunch of nonsense is equivalent to not saying anything. If it weren't for the fact that the marshal treated this person like a guest, I am afraid that someone would have interrupted him a long time ago.

However, Wang Yuan seemed to be interested, looked at Du Fu and smiled: "Brother Du's idea is simple and direct, but it is true that the simplest way is also the most effective. I guess Brother Du must be trying to reduce the pressure of tomorrow by destroying the number of rebel catapults and siege equipment before tomorrow's siege battle, right? ”

Du Fu patted his thigh and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant." You see, the rebels are clearly emboldened, and if they do not put these siege weapons in front of the camp, will we not be caught off guard if they are launched tomorrow? But since they took it out to show off and placed it in the open space in front of the camp, this gave us a chance to deal with it in advance, which has to be said to be their mistake. The so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, it is these arrogant and arrogant people. If these instruments were planted in the camp, we might not have had a chance to destroy them. But since they're out of the camp, we have a chance to destroy them. This is my personal opinion, and perhaps this idea is very unrealistic. ”

Song Jiangong frowned and said, "Does Du join the army mean that we want us to attack the enemy camp at night and destroy the catapult?" That's too risky, isn't it? If the rebels dare to do this, they must be prepared, perhaps to lure us to attack, and this proposal may need to be considered. ”

Du Fu hurriedly smiled: "What General Song said is that Du has never really fought, and it may be a little whimsical. I just say what I think, I know it must not be feasible, but I always have to find a way to come up with ideas. ”

"That's not a nonsense." Liu Dehai said.

Du Fu was a little embarrassed, busy and embarrassed.

Wang Yuan had been silent in thought, and suddenly said, "Brother Du's words may not be a feasible strategy. ”

Everyone was stunned, and Song Jiangong hurriedly said: "Marshal, you have to think twice, if this is deliberately done by the rebels, attacking the camp will be sent to death." I'm afraid that stealing chickens won't make rice. ”

Wang Yuan said: "Whether it is a trap or not is another matter, although it is a trap, you can't drill into it, but if it is not a trap, it is a waste of opportunity." Brother Du's words were in a sense a straightforward approach, and these catapults and bed crossbows were lined up in dense rows outside the camp, which was the best opportunity to destroy them. If successful, tomorrow's siege will be much easier, and it will also be a great blow to the morale of the rebels. As long as we survive tomorrow's onslaught, the rebels will be demoralized, and the rest will be easy. ”

"But what if it's a trap? Isn't it to throw yourself into the net? The soldiers and horses who went to attack the camp may not return. If we experience a defeat before the war, it will also be a blow to the morale of our army. Song Jiangong said.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "So be cautious, but it doesn't mean that there is nothing to be done." I'll tell you the truth, these catapults are vicious, but I don't think they can breach a city. I have convened you for another purpose. It may be clear that the destruction of these catapults is beneficial both for the defense of the city and for the whole situation. Once these catapults were destroyed, the rebels' siege would have to be delayed for several days, which would be in the good interest of the overall situation. Therefore, whether there are traps or not, such an opportunity is always to be tried, but how to operate it is a very particular problem. In this way, I also know your opinions, you can let me think about it, and when it gets dark, we will meet again, and then make a decision. ”

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After the generals retired one after another, Wang Yuan slowly paced to the back hall with his hands down. In the small courtyard of the back hall, Gongsun Lan, Li Xin'er, A Luo and other Jurchens sat around in the sun, chattering and not knowing what topics to talk about, and laughing from time to time.

Wang Yuan leaned up and asked, "What are you talking about so happily?" ”

Li Xin'er gave him a blank look and said, "Since you don't let us listen to the military affairs discussed, our sisters can only chat here." Just now I was chatting about the three little guys of our family, Shunhua and Wang Rong and Wang Ping. The eldest lady took the two little ones to play in the snow in the back garden that day, and Wang Ping and Wang Rong were too naughty and fell into the snow pit. The eldest lady dragged the two of them out, and the three of them were so frightened that they cried, it was really funny. The sisters laughed enough when they talked and wanted to laugh at a time. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "It turns out that this is the case, it seems that you are thinking about the children." It's only been a few days since they've been gone, and the topic can't be separated from them? ”

Li Xin'er said: "Don't you want to be a father? We're trying to do it. ”

Wang Yuan smiled bitterly: "The big war is imminent, I don't have time to think about them." Ay! It's nerve-wracking. Qing'er makes a cup of tea to drink. ”

Wang Yuan sat on the chair, squinting at the warm sunlight and was stunned, Qingyun'er was busy making tea and putting it in front of Wang Yuan. The women looked at Wang Yuan with some concern, and Gongsun Lan asked softly, "This battle is really difficult, how did you discuss?" ”

Wang Yuan sighed and said what he had just discussed. All the women also frowned and thought about countermeasures. Wang Yuan took a sip of tea, and suddenly turned his head to wave to Ah Luo, who was sitting opposite, and said, "Ah Luo come and sit next to me, let's talk." ”

Ah Luo was stunned, and hurriedly looked at Li Xin'er, Gongsun Lan and the other daughters. Li Xin'er frowned and said: "If you want to say considerate things, don't say anything in front of us, go to the room affectionately, don't get in the way of our eyes." ”

Wang Yuan said helplessly: "I just want to ask Ah Luo something, and it's in the way of your eyes again." That's it, Aluo, let's talk in the room. Don't say for a moment that I don't let you know anything, you drove me away. I'm talking about serious things. ”

Li Xin'er said: "I'm just joking. Come on, come on, Sister Arro come and sit. ”

Li Xin'er patted the stool beside her enthusiastically, A Luo walked gently with a floral dress, sat next to Wang Yuan, and said with a smile: "What do you want to ask Erlang?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Ah Luo still remembers the things under the sheep and the city?" ”

A Luo said: "Which one is Erlang talking about?" There's a lot going on there. ”

Wang Yuan said: "I'm talking about you leading people to attack my camp at night, and that time you burned the Shenwei cannon that I worked so hard to build, and you delayed my siege by a few days." ”

Princess Aluo covered her mouth and smiled: "So you want to settle accounts with me?" At that time, you were the enemy of my Nanzhao country, everyone wanted to kill you and then quickly, what is it to burn you some siege equipment? Oops, you're not going to ......"

Ah Luo suddenly stopped in surprise, and Gongsun Lan on the side said lightly: "That's exactly what he wanted to do, that's why he asked you." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "My cousin and A Luo Bingxue are smart, so they guessed my intentions." ”

Li Xin'er was puzzled: "What are you talking about?" ”

A Luo said: "Sister Xin'er." He wanted to attack the camp at night, and burn the enemy's siege engines in the same way I did against him. ”

Li Xin'er suddenly said, no wonder she wanted to ask Ah Luo to come to her side to talk, but it was because Ah Luo used this trick back then.

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Yes, I just want to follow Ah Luo's method of dealing with me back then, and see if I can destroy a large number of siege engines of the rebels, even if only part of them are destroyed, it will also reduce the burden of tomorrow's big war." ”

"But doesn't it mean that the rebels may have set a trap and ambush? We are afraid that as soon as we go out, they will find out and fall into the net. The situation here is not the same as under the sheep and baa city, when you were defenseless, and we got it. And I brought with me 200 dead soldiers, and most of them died. What's more, now that the rebels are likely to set up an ambush, it is impossible to approach and set fires. Arlo frowned.

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "The situation is indeed very different, I really didn't take precautions under the city, and only sent people to guard the periphery, but you led people to sneak in." But here, there are no mountains on either side, and it is all flat land, which is more difficult to hide and sneak into the camp than when there is a narrow valley in the middle of the peaks on both sides of the city. It's a real challenge. How can I sneak into the camp and set fire to it, that's exactly what I'm thinking about now. ”

Li Xin'er said: "What are you afraid of? We're going to do it. With my master's martial arts and that of me, what if we are discovered? It doesn't hurt to kill them seven in and seven out. ”

Wang Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Do you really think you are invincible in the world?" Even my cousin didn't dare to say such a thing, but you dared to say it. Once you are besieged by a chaotic army, you will not be able to do it even if you have three heads and six arms. My cousin fought with me, and was in danger several times and injured several times, did you think she didn't do her best? ”

Li Xin'er looked at Gongsun Lan in amazement, and Gongsun Lan nodded slightly and said, "No matter how high your martial arts are, you will die if you fall into a heavy siege." There is a military camp of more than 100,000 troops, but there are not hundreds of people, thousands, or hundreds of thousands, and they will suffer a big loss if they are entangled. It is absolutely impossible to break in, and you don't have to lose your life. ”

Li Xin'er was suddenly deflated and frowned.

Wang Yuan muttered: "How can there be a way to attract the attention of the rebels in front of the camp, so that they have to show their tracks at night, so that we can avoid their sight and sneak up on destruction." I'm not really worried that they will send troops and horses to guard outside the camp, because that is certain, and even the stupidest generals will keep a close eye on us tonight to prevent us from getting close to destruction. My fear is that they are in the dark, and we are in the light, and we are spotted before we get closer, and a large number of soldiers and horses are surrounding, and bows and arrows are fired indiscriminately from a distance, so there is nothing to talk about. ”

The wives and concubines were silent, and no one could come up with a good idea. Suddenly, Gongsun Lan said softly, "Erlang is trying to attract the attention of the rebels, right?" Why don't we create chaos in their camp, so that we can force the rebels to move and expose their whereabouts? ”

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "Do you mean to break into the enemy camp?" This one is even more dangerous, absolutely not. It is also not advisable to attack the camp, and the enemy camp must be prepared tonight, and sending troops to attack the camp will definitely suffer a great loss. ”

Gongsun Lan said: "It's not an attack on the camp, it's a plan to attack the east and the west." I had nothing to do to look at the terrain. I don't know if you noticed, but the rebel camp stretched for five or six miles, and it was the slope of Hwasan Busan that was backed by it. It is still possible to attack their rear camp from the mountains and forests from the rear of the detour, and if there is danger, they can quickly retreat into the mountains and forests, and they do not dare to chase them into the forest. If you can create chaos in the rear camp and move the whole body, the entire enemy camp will have a corresponding response. At that point, the attention of the rebels in the front battalion will inevitably be distracted, and perhaps it will help us to infiltrate. ”

Wang Yuan slapped his thigh. Stretched out his hand and picked up a branch and scribbled on the ground, laughed and said, "Haha, my cousin is still smart, what a plan." How did I forget that the enemy camp was backed by the slopes of Hwasan Busan, and wasn't that a good opportunity? As long as the pressure from the rear battalion is strong enough, the rebels in the front battalion will inevitably shrink their guards, and we will not have to infiltrate, I have another plan to deal with them. It is more effective than sneaking into the fire. Dear wives, you don't have to complain about being bored tonight, I'm going to take you to the enemy's camp to make a big fuss. ”

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When it was dark, Siye fell into a confused chaos. It was nearly a month and a half, and the crescent moon was already hanging in the sky, and the light and clear light was hazy, and the scenery was faintly recognizable. But the spring day was rainy and windy, and the clouds in the air flowed, covering the moonlight from time to time, and the visibility was only within a few dozen steps.

The west gate of Tongzhou slowly opened, and after the suspension bridge was lowered, a team of soldiers and horses quietly went out of the city gate and came to the plain outside the city.

Wang Yuan was wearing black tight armor and riding on a black horse, and beside him, Gongsun Lan, Li Xin'er, A Luo, Qingyun'er, Ziyun'er and other daughters were also wearing black tight night clothes, all of them were delicate and neatly dressed. Behind them, more than 5,000 cavalry left the west gate one after another, lined up in the open ground outside the west gate.

Wang Yuan called Liu Jun, Zhao Qing, Tan and Ping, and after a few simple explanations, the soldiers and horses began to march northward, marching in a small team of more than 100 people, separated by tea time, in order to avoid the brigade of soldiers and horses acting together to make too much noise.

More than 5,000 soldiers and horses slowly moved north, far away from the rebel camp and the range of their night patrols, and made a huge circle. It was not until the middle of the moon, near the second watch, that the brigade of soldiers and horses came down from the slope northwest of Hwasan Busan, fifteen miles north of the rebel camp. Everyone dismounted, parked their horses in the valley, and then trekked through the mountains and forests. After more than an hour of trekking, they finally made a detour to the east side of the rebel camp, which is next to the slopes of Hwasan Busan. At this time, it was nearly four watches.

On a protruding rock between the mountains and forests, Wang Yuan and the women popped up and looked down at the rebel camp below the hillside.

The rebel camp at the foot of the mountain was brightly lit, and the camp that stretched for miles was magnificent, and the dense tents and barracks stretched to the west, and there was no end in sight, only the light of the fire flickering like stars in the dark night. As far as the rear camp can see, piles of tall material hoards stand tall. Although it was already the second half of the night, the soldiers and horses in the aisles of the barracks were cruising back and forth, showing no signs of slackness, and they were extremely well guarded. Outside the log wall of the camp camp, a deep ditch was dug as the ditch of the camp, because the time of camping was in a hurry, there were still gaps in the walls of the camp in several places, and there were only dozens of arrow towers, but there were many soldiers and horses there.

Wang Yuan took the water bladder handed over by A Luo and drank a large sip of water, handed the water bladder back to A Luo, pointed to the rebel camp under the mountain and said in a low voice: "It seems that the rebels are very well guarded. It looks like a place where food and grass are stored, and it must be more heavily guarded. ”

Li Xin'er said excitedly: "If you can burn their grain and grass, wouldn't it be a great achievement." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "This is wishful thinking, you look at the layout of the rear camp, it is obvious that Shi Siming is prepared." You see, these stacks of grain and grass were divided into dozens of places, and they were surrounded by trenches, and beside them were the tents of the soldiers, so that if one place caught fire, they could immediately isolate the fire, and at the same time the soldiers and horses would encircle and annihilate the invading enemy. What's the use of burning one or two grains and grass? It doesn't matter to them. ”

The women followed the direction of his finger, and sure enough, the independent hoarding places were isolated from each other, and the black ground in the middle was obviously a newly dug isolation passage, and the surrounding rows were the soldiers' tents. Indeed, as Wang Yuan said, the rebels have a set of means of prevention, and Shi Siming has fought with the Khitans in the north for so many years, and has already formed his unique defense system.

"Are the soldiers ready?" Wang Yuan turned to Liu Jun and Zhao Qing who were standing in the shadows below the rock and asked.

"It's all ready, just wait for the marshal's order."

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "Okay, everything is according to plan, remember, making a big noise is the best policy, don't fight hard, once it is unfavorable, immediately retreat into the mountains and forests, I don't want to have too many casualties." ”

"Obey the orders of the commander!" Liu Jun, Zhao Qing, Tan and others responded in unison.