Chapter 41: The General Trend

The windy and frosty years are clearly visible on the low city walls. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Even a lot of damage on the wall tiles was left unattended.

Because it has always been an insignificant city, in this insignificant land.

Bintu County, the county town that has been neglected for too long, the so-called city wall, that is, anti-theft and anti-bandit; For the regular armies of various forces, they have never played the slightest effect, and they are nothing more than the surrender of the city when the troops arrive.

The weight of Youzhou, the first in Jicheng, undertakes the friendship between Hu and Han in the north, and has close ties with the Central Plains; The second is in Liaodong, with Liaodong County as the mainstay, Lelang County and Xuansu County as the supplement, and the power of the three counties is the sole inheritance of the northeast frontier.

And Liaoxi belongs, to put it bluntly, it is just a link between the two places. Strategically, there is no vertical and horizontal, geographically there is no important town, and the transportation is even more inconvenient when the western Liaoning corridor has not yet been developed.

If there is really a big change in the land of Liaodong, what can such a small county change?

Over time, naturally no ruler would want to waste this effort to repair the defense. If you can be perfunctory, that's it.

"However, even if it is such a small city, it is not even as good as a dock fort in the Central Plains, but it is not something that we can touch now......"

Looking at another wave of dock guards, he puffed up his strength and shrank his entire body as much as possible under the simple wooden shield produced by Huang Yueying overnight and rushed towards the city wall, Li Cheng sighed unbearably.

From the figures of the many people who cowered on the city wall, it can be seen that the left-behind troops and materials arranged by Goguryeo in Bintu County can be described as very few. In addition to the rain of arrows that splashed a few waves at the beginning, the next thing that could be thrown down was basically bricks and tiles, and the boiling water of gold juice was completely gone.

It is no wonder that Yu Ban dared to pat his chest, guaranteeing that as long as he and Xiahou Ba were the pioneers, even with this group of dock soldiers who had no experience in siege, they would be able to seize the city.

This is not a fantasy story, there are not so many halos for you to squander......

Li Cheng did not hesitate to veto Yu Ban's proposal.

Because of the wooden ladders that could be used for siege, without the help of any craftsmen, Huang Yueying barely built a total of four in a few days. In other words, not only people had to climb to the top of the city, but the follow-up troops could only rely on these four wooden ladders.

Don't look at this low wall, which is no more than four meters at most, a strong man will not do any harm even if he jumps directly. For the besieging side, there is no long-range suppression, no endless follow-up, four meters, it is a moat!

The use of utensils is to provide convenience for people; And without these siege equipment, it will take a lot of lives to fill it.

War is not only about strategy and bravery, but also about logistics.

If there are bundles of arrows that can suppress the city, if there are endless siege ladders every few meters, if there are also a few wells, carts, catapults, and battering rams...... This posture alone is enough for the opposite side to surrender directly to Kaejo, right?

Unfortunately, if there is no if, you can only bluff.

"The Goguryeo garrison in Changli City hasn't moved at all......

Seeing that there were two more dock guards who had just climbed not much high, they were pushed away by the Goguryeo defenders on the city wall with a wooden ladder, and let out a miserable cry in mid-air, falling heavily on the ground and rolling in pain, Li Cheng couldn't help but mutter.

There was a sudden muffled grunt beside him, and then the bowstring trembled; The Goguryeo soldier on the city wall, who was a little proud, suddenly clutched his chest and fell backwards.

Collecting the bow and turning his head, glancing at the empty quiver in his eyes, and the slightly trembling right arm, Xiahou Ba said in a deep voice: "Childe, if you support it for a while, it's time to withdraw the troops." Whether there will be movement in Changli City, no one knows; But if you continue to fight, your morale will be easy to drain. ”

The first bet on this strategy is to bet that the defenders of Changli will make some moves, in order to encircle the point and send reinforcements.

Did you lose your bet like that?

Li Cheng glanced back unwillingly, but the circle of dock guards in his eyes unconsciously avoided his gaze.

All the horses, including Li Cheng's own, were sent to investigate the movements of the Changli defenders, in order to make a return as soon as possible; Therefore, Li Cheng at this moment, standing in front of the formation, couldn't see more expressions.

Li Cheng and Xiahou Ba, leading three thousand pure foot soldiers, have built up enough momentum for three days. Three thousand dock soldiers, not too much, not much, lure the enemy just right; said that it is a lot less, if it is a strong attack, it is indeed completely possible to fight this county seat.

Yu Ban led another 3,000 soldiers to hide his traces, except for the first day of the siege, he himself came to observe for a while, and there was no news.

This is also Li Cheng's absolute trust in the forbidden Cao Wei general.

There is no need to report, no need to get orders, and completely let Yu Ban choose the battlefield and fighter by himself. As long as his 3,000 men attracted the Changli defenders to attack, he just held on; Break it, pay for it!

But after all......

Is it up to man to plan things and heaven to make things happen?

Li Cheng gritted his teeth and was about to speak, but Xiahou Ba beside him suddenly moved the tips of his ears, and subconsciously grabbed Li Cheng's wrist, his eyes were full of irrepressible excitement: "Childe! The sound of horses' hooves! ”

Li Cheng listened unconfidently for a moment, until the faint tapping sound was finally clear, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.

However, the sound of hooves gradually approached, and when the corner of the military formation finally revealed their human appearances, Li Cheng and Xiahouba, who had been waiting for them, immediately changed into shocked faces.

The one who came was Yu Ban himself!

Without waiting for Li Cheng to ask, Yu Ban's horse speed did not decrease at all, and he turned over in mid-air and landed firmly in front of Li Cheng.

"Childe, there is no movement in Changli City, we can't wait any longer!"

Hearing Yu Ban's words that were also slightly anxious under the cold face, Li Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "Attack the guest? ”

As soon as he finished saying these four words, Li Cheng immediately shook his head and vetoed: "Not to mention the casualties, even if you capture the guests, what is the benefit?" The defenders of Changli dared to ignore the survival of the guests, didn't they just have the intention of asking for no fault. ”

"Indeed, it is useless to take down the guests. But with the experience and courage of conquering the guests, the courage ......"

Yu Ban's already slender eyes suddenly narrowed slightly: "If you suddenly attack Changli, you may not have no chance of success!" ”

"Storm Changli? Heh......"

Although Li Cheng also knew that Yu Ban was not the kind of person who would be untargeted, his first reaction subconsciously was a dry laugh in disbelief.

"Wen Ze, that's the rule of a county! Don't talk about the quantity and quality of our troops, just say that we don't have any siege equipment! It's all up to Yueying to build ...... by herself."

"Childe, in the past three days, so-and-so, he has also built three siege ladders with his own hands."

"What? Wen Ze you ......"

"Changli City, the height of the city wall, is only two zhang. It is said that it is a county rule, but since the division of Emperor Xiao'an, the subject state of Liaodong is only to restrain the border tribes here, and it can be compared with the cities of the Central Plains! ”

Yu Ban took a step forward without giving in, and without waiting for Li Cheng to speak, he continued eagerly.

"In the fourth year of the first peace, I followed the King of Wei to Xuzhou and pulled out Guangqi; In the following year, the second battalion in the south of Puyang City was broken; After attacking Shouzhang, Dingtao, Lihu, Yongqiu, all of them are standing! Dare to ask if the enemy army is not strong? Is the enemy city not strong? And the reason why the attack is invincible, the people who fight are elite soldiers? Sharp weapons? Good strategy? ”

"There is a general trend in the world, and there is also a general trend in the first army! Take advantage of the situation, and be stubborn and unmatched; Sit and wait for the situation to decline, then you will support the armor in vain, and you will be in a dilemma! ”

"How similar is Childe's situation today to that Murong Ling? If there is no great achievement, it will be taboo. Since Childe has gambled on this, where is the reason to admit defeat? Although a certain person is not talented, he dares to make a military order! With the 3,000 soldiers in the headquarters, if you can't fight a battle, you will be killed and wounded, and you will be deserved! ”

"And as soon as this city is taken, the news should be immediately blocked, and after resting for the night, it will quickly go north, in order to show weakness, so that the defenders of Changli will mistakenly think that our army is incompetent and retreat, but bluff; If you take advantage of its slackness, you may be able to launch a surprise attack and decide on a battle! ”

Yu Ban's suggestion that he had tried to lower the volume as much as possible was deafening.

In modern times, even since the beginning of modern wars, one war after another has begun to approach one mathematical problem after another: troop density, firepower density, terrain height, marching speed......

The history of Western warfare in modern times has all followed this solution.

There is only one and a half questions, but it is not right to use mathematics.

Halfway, it's the USSR. After all, it still has the foundation of an industrial and military power, and it also relied on the advantage of the cold winter to complete the most important stalemate battle in the European theater.

And isn't the rest of this way the miracle created by the people who have bred on the land under their feet?

Moreover, this mistake has made the actuarial "mathematicians" of the West wrong for nearly a whole century, extending from the military to the economy, all the "battlefields".

Even if we don't talk about mathematics and gambling -- although gambling itself is also a calculation problem, in the final analysis, isn't the ethereal "luck" and "potential" the most fascinating part of the word "gambling"?

Whether it is the natural resources of the battle of Xiang Yu and the giant deer, or the immortal work of Huo Quai's wolf Juxu; Whether it is the continuation of Xie Xuan's battle of Weishui, or Chen Qingzhi's dream of the Northern Expedition of 7,000 white robes......

Under this sky, there has never been a shortage of heroes and stories that are not bound by reason and arithmetic!

Miracles, there will be; However, it is by no means counted, waiting for it!

"Wen Zhi."

Li Cheng stared straight ahead.

"On that day, I thought I had learned what kind of demeanor to stand in this world; Now I know that there are still many things I have to learn on this road! ”

This thought is through, and now that I think about it, there is the Song Dynasty, which is rich and unparalleled, and the armor and equipment are all top-notch, and even the development of firearms does not spare money, but what is the result?

Heavy literature and cheap martial arts, the general has no fighting spirit, the soldiers have no desire to win, there are more rules, but not enough enterprising.

Can when the society is erosive and the mediocrity is in power, they still resist the Jurchen and Mongolia, the two ferocious rising nomadic tribes, and there are Song soldiers, which can be described as weak?

Just because of the Great Song Dynasty, from the very beginning, it lost the momentum of the great unified empire "although it is far away, it will be punished", and it ruined the prosperity of the brilliant civilization!

"This battle, the general trend of this army, Wen Ze, just trouble you, let me study hard!"