530 all-out offensive
Wang Hong, who was standing beside Li Jing, said softly, "General, according to the agreement, General Xue Wanche has begun to send troops......
Li Jing nodded noncommittally, and from where they were standing now, although Lei Ze City could not be displayed in the telescope, the soldiers and baggage teams marching in the direction of Lei Ze were all in sight.
Before Liu Wuzhou's incident, Wang Hong was still the captain of Mayi, at that time, he watched the people's livelihood and suffering, and repeatedly advised Wang Rengong, the Taishou of Mayi, to open a warehouse and release grain, and his urgency was therefore seen by Liu Wuzhou.
It wasn't until after Liu Wuzhou's uprising that Wang Hong also felt that Wang Rengong's death was not a pity, but he still looked down on Liu Wuzhou's rebellion, so he threw himself on Li Jing on the Yanmen front.
Li Jing's evaluation of Wang Hong is still quite high, Wang Hong and Wang Xuan can be said to be the two major generals under Li Jing, so as soon as Wang Hong spoke, Li Jing turned to him; Li Jing originally thought that Wang Hong would say a few more words about the report on the battle situation, but he said it abruptly.
In any case, Li Jing saw the inevitable battle of Lei Ze, and he also believed that Lei Ze was bound to win!
Guarding Lei Ze were Xu Yuanlang's general Liu Fuli and the 5,000 soldiers he said; Liu Fuli had a calm personality and was resourceful, and in the face of the siege of the Yunzhong army, he naturally chose to rely on the city to shrink inside, so as to wait for the reinforcements to implement the strategy of flanking the front and rear.
The city of Lei Ze City is not tall, but the surrounding places where soldiers can be displayed are not wide, and Liu Fuli's strategy of sticking to the city to wait for work is also decent.
But under the all-out attack of artillery and explosives packs, where in the world is there a city that cannot be attacked?
If the battle was personally commanded by Su You, he would definitely use a large army to feint attack a certain city gate as before, and at the same time use assault troops to carry out directional blasting of the rest of the city gates, relying on firearms that cross the era to force his way into the city.
Li Jing pays more attention to not sharp weapons, but military appearance, and what he is most willing to see is "a soldier who surrenders without a fight"; Just like at this time, the Yunzhong Army was arranging a neat formation, slowly advancing and pressing step by step.
The army that Li Jing commands now is not necessarily the bravest army in the world, but it must be one of the best in terms of discipline; can be compared with it, I am afraid that only the tens of thousands of elites under Li Tang and Wang Shichong.
The elite troops of Li Tang and Wang Shichong are the foundation of the Great Sui, and they are also the elite divisions trained by Yang Jian, the founder of the Great Sui; Yang Jian defeated the Southern Dynasty because of this, and Yang Guang fought in all directions, and even killed overseas Ryukyu, isn't it for nothing?
The army in the clouds spread like ants, and Razor City had long been in a tight position.
Xue Wanche's eyes were sharp, and he had seen Xu Jiajun also swarming forward like ants; They poured up to the wall, bowed their bodies, and all of them hid behind the battlements, looking like hungry wolves at the army in the clouds!
Xue Wanche's gaze went beyond Lei Ze and the distant mountains, and looked farther away.
The drums beat and the flags waved, and the arrows rained down on the other side of the moat, hoping to block the first attack of the army in the clouds.
The battle-hardened soldiers were obviously not intimidated by the bows and arrows in the city, and the shield soldiers immediately erected large shields, while the auxiliaries rushed to the moat with dump carts pushing earth and stones in their cover!
Faced with a not-so-wide and calm moat, filling him out can obviously be a huge blow to morale, and this is a small trick often used by domineering commanders.
Xue Wanche was bound to win Razor City, so of course he also used this trick.
If Liu Fuli wants to crack this trick, he has to open the city gate, put down the drawbridge on the moat, and rush over to fight, but the five thousand defenders in the city are really not enough in front of the more than 10,000 elite soldiers led by Xue Wanche.
Liu Fuli didn't have the courage to rush out, but he still knew the consequences of rushing out! - Can't you say that the sappers who push the cart are the elite? As soon as I go out, won't I fall into the trap of the enemy?
After only a moment's hesitation, Liu Fuli sadly found that the moat had been closed, and the road leading to the city gate was getting wider and wider.
The efficiency of the army in the clouds is really extraordinary.
As soon as the moat was flattened, Xue Wanche ordered the shield commander to drive straight in, directly covering the assault team to attack the city.
Just when Liu Fuli wondered that the Yunzhong army did not seem to carry siege equipment to climb the city, there was a sudden loud noise at the city gate, and then the siege battle became a battle for the city gate.
Li Jing looked at the scene of Lei Ze City from a distance, and knew that Xue Wanche's entry into the city was only a matter of time.
When Li Jing was about to turn around and go down the mountain, the scouts from Jinxiang hurried over under the leadership of Li Jing's personal guards, "General, there is a military report!" ”
Li Jing nodded, and when he took the letter and read it, he saw that it was written, "Cheng Yanjin used a suspicious tactic to successfully drag down the army of Lu County, and Xu Chang has no plans to reinforce Dongping at the moment." ”
After reading the letter, Li Jing casually handed the letter to Wang Hong beside him, and said with a smile, "Cheng Biting Jin is good, after Xu Chang discovers our intentions, I am afraid it will be five days before I want to reinforce Dongping." ”
After Wang Hong saw the information sent by Cheng Yanjin, he immediately perked up, "General Cheng is really powerful, and it only took less than 10,000 people to make Xu Chang's soldiers move!" If Xu Chang knew the truth, he was afraid that he would vomit blood angrily. ”
"Cheng Biting Jin seems to be reckless, but he is extremely steady in his use of soldiers. Now that Lei Ze and Yuncheng are isolated, give the order for a general attack. Li Jing nodded, and then said to Wang Hong, "By the way, pass the news to Xue Wanche about Cheng Biting Jin." ”
The offensive and defensive battle of Lei Ze City was still in full swing, and Xue Wanche really couldn't imagine that Liu Fuli, who had only 5,000 people, would dare to use his arms as a car and not give an inch.
Originally, the city gate had long been damaged by explosives, and with the full force of the commandos, the city gate had long been useless; But even so, the battle at the gate of Razor City was extremely fierce.
The reason why this happened was also because Xue Wanche had not fully adapted to the rhythm of having firearms so far, and he was still a little anxious about the Razor City at his fingertips.
After hearing the news of Cheng Biting Jin from Li Jing, Xue Wanche was also overjoyed, and immediately ordered someone to shout to the city head, asking to face Liu Fuli again.
According to the normal procedure of the battle, Xue Wanche and Liu Fuli had met long before the offensive and defensive battle began, but at the beginning, the two did not talk for more than half a sentence, and the omnidirectional procedure naturally turned into a scolding war of swear words to each other.
After more than half an hour of fighting, Liu Fuli obviously realized the current situation,—— now that the city gate has been broken, with the 5,000 people under his command, what are the chances of winning against an enemy who is three times his size?
thought so, but there was no hope, he always believed that Xu Chang would not ignore his distress letter.
Now that he heard that Xue Wanche deliberately asked to see him again, Liu Fuli only hesitated a little and walked up to the city, and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know what General Xue has to say?" ”
Xue Wanche immediately opened his mouth and shouted, "General Liu, I know that Your Excellency is originally a Sui minister......
Liu Fuli's old face suddenly blushed slightly, and he retorted stubbornly, "The officers and soldiers of the two armies are in dire straits, but you and I are here to catch up, is it appropriate?" ”
Liu Fuli obviously also knows Xue Wanche's background, and they may only be able to find common ground by coming out, but this is obviously not the point.
As soon as Xue Wanche heard this, he knew what Liu Fuli was thinking, and immediately said loudly, "General Liu, are you trying to delay time and wait for reinforcements?" Did General Liu still think that reinforcements from Lu County would come to Lei Ze? ”
"Haha, are you scared? To tell the truth, Liu had already warned the Lu County side, and the reinforcements of the major general arrived as soon as he spoke. Liu Fuli immediately burst out laughing, the reason why he threw out this military secret was not only to cheer himself up, but also to boost the morale of the guards.
Before the city gate was broken, perhaps the news of Xu Chang's army coming was still secret, but now the idea of wanting to cooperate with the reinforcements is too unrealistic.
The city gates were breached, and his mere 5,000 people could not be filled with corpses and blood in the face of the enemy's powerful firepower.
"Really? According to the news that Xue just got, our side has 50,000 soldiers in Rencheng in Lu County, and Xu Chang's army is no different from the shrunken turtle now, and wanting to wait for his reinforcements is tantamount to a fool's dream! Xue Wanche smiled slightly, and after saying these few words, he said coldly, "As for Yuncheng, I really hope to come to help; General Liu, why don't you take a long-term view and look behind you? ”
The word "behind" is a little ambiguous, but Liu Fuli still turned his head and glanced back according to the literal meaning, but saw smoke billowing in the distance in the east, where is it not Yuncheng?
Liu Fuli's heart suddenly sank, he believed that the Yunzhong Army had the strength to open up two or more fronts at the same time; It's just that if Xu Chang is really as Xue Wanche said, then Lei Ze and Yuncheng can be said to be gone.
Looking at Liu Fuli, who didn't know how to speak, Xue Wanche said coldly, "Can General Liu still come up with any reinforcements?" Whether to fight or choose to surrender, General Liu will decide in one word! ”
Liu Fuli had already believed Xue Wanche's words, and he could probably guess that the Yunzhong Army was probably using a suspicious strategy in Yuncheng, and maybe the beacon fire in Yuncheng was just a worry about the frightened bird.
But the current situation is that Yuncheng, Lei Ze and Lu County are fighting separately, how can they have any advantages in connecting together?
Liu Fuli was worried in his heart, and the defenders at the head of the city were also stunned, Xue Wanche's words just now were too demoralizing.
Looking at the soldiers looking at him one by one, Liu Fuli said loudly, "Xue Wanche, today there is you without me, with me without you!" Mr. Xu treats me like a mountain, let you have a lotus flower, and if you want to break my Lei Ze City, you have to see your true ability. ”
Seeing that Liu Fuli's face was full of anger, Xue Wanche calmed down, "Xu Yuanlang treats you like a mountain, you can repay his kindness with death, so you can't bear to let five thousand soldiers accompany you to the funeral?" ”
The guards at the head of the city were silent, and the Xu family army, who was still fighting, seemed to have slowed down their movements.
Xue Wanche's sudden flash of inspiration and thought of the heart-attacking technique seemed to have really played a role.
He first used the power of thunder to attack with heavy troops, then used Huairou means to persuade alone, and finally used a divisive strategy to divide the relationship between the opponent's generals and his subordinates.
Now, the seeds of chaos have already been planted in the Xu family's army.
Liu Fuli had long heard that Xue Wanche was a fierce general, how could he have thought that his words were also aggressive?
A weak country has no diplomacy, and the reason why Xue Wanche is sharp is because he has strong support behind him, Liu Fuli couldn't help but feel sad when he thought of this.