Chapter 172: Jia Xu counterattacks
(This VIP chapter made me angry, but I made mistakes carefully and carefully, and I finished the explosion in one go.) Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info)
"So fast?" Lu Buxi said. There is a thunderbolt to attack the city, and it is not so overwhelming that the enemy army defending the city does not dare to go up to the city wall to counterattack! In this way, the casualties of counterattacks from filling the moat are greatly reduced.
"General, don't be too happy, but I can't get the stone out as soon as possible." Liu Ye said. In the era when there were no explosives, all stones were hammered out by hammer, which required much manpower and material resources. There must not be too many stones suitable for throwing outside Wancheng, and they have long been moved into the city by Zhang Xiu. Isn't the absence of a stone equal to nothing? Lu Bu was thinking hard about what could replace the stone to cause damage, and suddenly smelled a foul smell, there is!
"Ziyang just needs to build a thunderbolt, and I'll figure out a way. Just took advantage of the days when the thunderbolt was built, and all the grain outside Wancheng was harvested. Lu Bu said.
"Does the general have a way to get the stone quickly?" Liu Ye asked in disbelief.
"Don't ask, I naturally have a way." Liu Ye is a scholar, Lu Bu's method is ridiculous and insulting, so it's better not to tell him. Anyway, it is to suppress the enemy to shoot arrows at the head of the city, and whether you can kill the enemy army is secondary, as long as you can drive the enemy army off the city.
Lu Bu instructed Lei Xu: "You send more soldiers to pinch the clay basin, and you don't need to bake it after kneading, as long as the water does not leak." ”
"How much to pinch? What is it used for? Lei Xu asked.
"At least pinch one or two thousand, and Powan City will rely on it." Lu Bu said.
Lei Xu was puzzled and took the order.
Lu Bu returned to the big tent and said angrily: "Escort Pei Yuanshao up." ”
A group of guards carried Pei Yuanshao into Lu Bu's big tent, Pei Yuanshao tied wood to his hands, and it seemed that his arms were broken, which was very miserable. Lu Bu was jealous on the outside and wide on the inside, although Pei Yuanshao delayed the fighter, Lu Bu also decided to ask the situation and kill again: "Why did you delay the fighter?" ”
"The last general will be knocked unconscious, and when he wakes up, he is already in the camp." Pei Yuanshao didn't know what was going on, he was still confused.
"Since your skills are inferior, and spare you the death penalty, go down." Lu Bu didn't bother to kill Pei Yuanshao, he already understood what was going on from Pei Yuanshao's words. After Pei Yuanshao fell into a coma, the bandits under him were unrestrained, and instinctively fled towards their own camp.
"The last general will definitely be guilty of meritorious service!" Pei Yuanshao said loudly.
"Okay, your mind will already be known, you go down first to heal your injuries." Lu Bu said to Pei Yuanshao. He already understood Pei Yuanshao's ability, and he couldn't use it, so Hu Che'er, who Lu Bu ignored, killed him directly. Lu Bu secretly regretted that he should let Zhou Cang fight, Lu Bu was worried that Zhou Cang would beat Hu Che'er to the ground, so that Hu Che'er did not dare to pursue Pei Yuanshao, but now it seems that his caution has made things worse. Knowing that the result was like this, Lu Bu might as well have a sudden attack on Wancheng by a large army, and the result would be a little better than now.
"Meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and faults will be punished! The tun chief, military marquis, and military Sima who lured the enemy under General Pei were all beheaded, and the heads were announced to the whole army. Lu Bu said.
Pei Yuanshao was in a coma, but these military marquis and military horses were not in a coma, not only did they not carry out the military order, but instead brought the enemy army to the camp, resulting in the exposure of the military situation, and it was not enough to correct the military order. Lu Bu should complement the softness of forgiving the soldiers the day before yesterday, and combine rigidity and softness.
More than 30 heads announced the whole army, so that this group of rabble was silent, and the soldiers who ignored the military orders were like frightened birds, and one by one began to do the military orders ordered from above with their hearts and minds.
"Zang Ba will lead 25,000 people to harvest food tomorrow, and invite all the people in the vicinity to help. Lu Meng led 5,000 people to keep an eye on the defenders in Wancheng, and he must not let Wancheng defend the city and interfere with our army's harvest of grain. I led a battalion of 500 archers and cavalry to the south to monitor Zhang Xiu's army in Anle City on the other side, and pay attention to supporting me at all times. Lu Bu ordered.
There was an archery battalion wandering on the west bank of the river, and Zhang Xiu did not dare to cross the river with all his strength, as long as Lu Bu grabbed the grain of Wancheng before he returned to help, laying the foundation for defeating Zhang Xiu later.
"Ziming should be careful of Hu Che'er, he runs faster than your war horse, once he goes out of the city to fight, don't fight." Lu Meng's force is relatively low, the two have never fought each other, and Lu Bu can't estimate which of the two has higher combat power. He didn't receive the system notification that Hu Che'er was killed in battle, and he thought that Hu Che'er was not dead. The system didn't recognize Hu Che'er as a general at all, so Lu Bu didn't receive the news.
An Le Zhang Xiu received a messenger sent by Zhang Quan at midnight, when he saw Zhang Quan's sword, Zhang Xiu was so shocked that he was completely sleepy, Zhang Quan didn't even have time to write a war report, you can imagine when the Wancheng crisis was. He couldn't wait for dawn, and hurriedly sent someone to invite Jia Xu to come to the army to discuss.
Jia Xu was still outside the big tent, Zhang Xiu couldn't wait to rush forward and grab Jia Xu's arm: "Lu Bu besieged Wancheng, presumably Mr. already knows, can there be a way to retreat from the enemy?" ”
"I already know. At present, there are three strategies for the general to choose, the next strategy is to immediately return to the army Wancheng to rescue, the middle strategy is to go north to Xiangcheng along the water to invite Cao Gong to jointly cut down Lü Bu, and the best strategy is to go south to Xinye and Liu Biao's army to attack the army of Lü Bu who is supervising the digging of the river in Pingchun and Yiyang. Jia Xu said.
"If the middle and upper strategies can't rescue Wancheng in time, isn't it the loss of the generals' families? Please also ask the gentleman to explain my doubts. Zhang Xiu didn't understand why it was the best policy not to rescue Wancheng.
"It seems that rescuing Wancheng is the best decision at the moment, otherwise, Lu Bu would not have sent an army to monitor our army in Shuishui, waiting for our army to attack halfway through, it is unknown whether it can cross the river safely, even if it crosses the water, it may not be able to defeat Wancheng besieged by Lu Bu's army. So it can only be a next step. Jia Xu continued:
"If you can go north to Xiangcheng, and join Cao Gong to attack Lü Bu, it will definitely make Lü Bu uneasy, and with Liu Biao of Jingzhou going north to attack, Lü Bu will definitely be defeated. This was originally a good strategy, I guess that Lu Bu must have deployed heavy troops in Lushan, and if he wants to go north to Xiangcheng, he must first defeat the soldiers arranged by Lu Bu in Lushan, so he changed from the top strategy to the middle strategy. ”
"Going south to Xinye and far away water cannot quench your thirst, and it is the most undesirable strategy. Since it is the most undesirable strategy, Lü Bu must not have taken much precautions, but he can attack it unprepared, and he can force Lü Bu to lead the army to the south to rescue Zhang Liao and others, and the siege of Wancheng will be lifted. This is the best strategy at the moment. Jia Xu analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy in one breath.
Jia Xu didn't know Lu Bu's determination to capture Wancheng, if he knew that Lu Bu was going to enter the pass in the end, he would never dare to ignore Wancheng, he thought that Lu Bu would retreat to Runan once the siege failed.
"If you go south to Xinye, once Wancheng is lost, what can you do?" Even if Jia Xu analyzed the gains and losses of all strategies, Zhang Xiu was worried that Wancheng still didn't know how to choose.
"The general was blinded by eagerness. If General Hu Che'er is still here, Wancheng will indeed not be able to hold it for a long time. Hu Che'er was killed, there was no general in Wancheng, the young general and the dog were all careful people, and they would definitely defend the city. If you defend the city, Lu Bu's army has no siege equipment, and it is very difficult to fill the moat, let alone siege the city. Once Lü Bu's army suffered too many casualties, Lü Bu's army collapsed without a fight. Jia Xu said.
Knowing his son is not as good as his father, Jia Xu knows what kind of goods his sons Jia Mu and Zhang Quan are, because their ability is too low, but they are the best candidates to defend the city now. If Hu Che'er hadn't died, Jia Xu would have really worried about Wancheng's loss.
"Mr. Gaojian, do you want to inform Liu Biao and ask him to send troops to attack Zhang Liao and Gao Shun in Yiyang and Pingchun?" Zhang Xiu asked.
"Not necessarily. The general wants to serve Cao Gong, Liu Biao should have known about it, how can he be defenseless against the general. Moreover, a few days ago, Xu Shu used the excuse of the lack of food for the people who dug the river, and the soldiers robbed all the grain in Yiyang, Biyang, Fuyang, Pingchun, Xinye and other counties. When Zhang Yun retreated, he was suddenly pursued and killed by Zhang Liao and was defeated. After losing a few counties and losing a game, how could Liu Biao remain calm? Jia Xu said.
"The soldiers are fast, I command 3,000 cavalry to occupy Xinye first, and Mr. leads 2,000 infantry to come later?" Zhang Xiu asked. The 3,000 cavalry in his hands are extremely powerful, well-equipped, able to fight well, and everyone is fierce. This cavalry was part of Dong Zhuo's 100,000 Xiliang cavalry, which was commanded by his uncle Zhang Ji, and after Zhang Ji's death, it came into the hands of Zhang Xiu, which was the foundation for Zhang Xiu's life.
"General, don't worry, these two thousand infantry are in my hands, and I can stop the chasing Lu Bu cavalry." Jia Xu said.
Without waiting for dawn, Zhang Xiu ordered to bury the pot and cook and wait for the south.
Xiangyang.
"Villain! Ungrateful villain! Liu Biao, who had excellent cultivation, was furious, and the whole person fell into a state of rage, overturning countless official documents to the ground.
He had just received a secret letter from the Runan family two days ago, saying that Lu Bu was raising troops to attack in the direction of Wancheng, and at the same time Zhang Yun caught Xu Shu's messenger who replied to Sun Ce to cooperate with him in sending troops to Jiangxia.
When Zhang Yun led the army to find Zhang Liao's theory, he was threatened by Zhang Liao to burst the embankment, Zhang Yun was worried that the east of the water would become the current Huainan ocean, and wanted to retreat back to Zaoyang to ask Liu Biao to make a decision, but Zhang Liao pursued and beheaded Liu Biao Zhonglang Huo Du.
Kuai Yue came out of the ranks and said: "Lu Bu's command is full of brave generals, and his dispatch of Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Xu Shu to dig the river has long exposed his wolf ambitions. Xu Shu is good at strategizing, Zhang Liao is good at fighting, Gao Shun is good at fighting, and Jingzhou is unbreakable unless he has an army. Yuzhang Huaqin is a person who is full of Confucianism, and he has no ambitions, so he will not commit Changsha. Why don't you let your son Liu Pan lead his soldiers back to Jingbei? ”
"No!" Cai Mao took the lead in objecting: "Changsha is too guarded by Zhang Ji and does not do his job, does not ask about political affairs, and sets up a doctor in the yashang to treat the untouchables, dereliction of duty, if the thief violates the border, Jingnan will not be protected." ”
Zhang Ji is Zhang Zhongjing, he hates officialdom and despises his career and is obsessed with medical skills. In order to distinguish the superior from the untouchables in this era, the officials had a clear rule that they could not enter the houses casually and approach the people, otherwise they would be blackmailing the nobles. Zhang Zhongjing had no way to set up a doctor in the county hall to treat the people, and he came from sitting in the hall.