Chapter 143: Stratagem and Decision
The original army of 60,000 had only more than 42,000 people left. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhao Yuan was ordered to lead the soldiers to harass the Wei army in Jingfeng, and after thinking about it again, he decided to go with only 10,000 soldiers for the first time, after all, it was just to harass the Wei army, not to really start a war, it was a big deal that the Wei army went out of the city and withdrew the army by himself.
The large number of people who go not only affects the rest of the people on their side, but also does not mean much.
At the same time, he was thinking about the second wave, that is, in the middle of the night, he suddenly led an army of 20,000 to attack him. In this way, the Wei army should think that they are here to attack the city, and the effect of attacking the Wei army will be more obvious.
After deciding, he sent someone to report to Zhao Yongyu briefly, and then led 10,000 soldiers to Jingfeng City, which was five miles away.
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And at this time in the city of Jingfeng.
Zhang Meng slowly blinked his somewhat tired eyes, and said lightly: "The process of the battle is like this, the main general of the Zhao army is brave, but he doesn't have many strategies, but the prince Zhao Yong in the army, this person has a good heart, and he has secretly controlled my Xiangcheng since before the war!" This is the same as the general's slight control of Xincheng in South Korea, and we don't know about it at all. It wasn't until time that the matter was figured out. ”
"Well, the current Zhao Jun is a little troublesome, but there are still ways, just looking at the appearance of the king, I still don't want to ask for help from other countries." At this time, Wu Ming also seemed a little worried, after all, the gap between the two sides was too big, and the resources in the Wei army were seriously insufficient.
The question of arrows alone is already a headache. In addition, at this time, the Zhao people had already hit the gate of the girder, relying on the current soldiers to support the time and then rush to make the arrows, it was a little too late.
"Report to the general, 10,000 Zhao troops have left the Zhao army garrison and are rushing towards us." While he was thinking, a soldier hurried in and said loudly.
"Only 10,000 soldiers?"
After thinking quietly for a while, Wu Ming asked lightly.
"Exactly. And there are no siege equipment to carry, it doesn't look like they are here to attack the city. ”
Hearing this, Wu Ming's face couldn't help but show a chuckle: "Got it." Go down and keep watching. ”
"Ten thousand soldiers? They didn't come to siege the city, so who were they? Zhang Meng blinked, and his puzzled gaze skimmed towards Wu Ming.
"Go up to the castle tower and take a look. I guess I don't want us to sleep. ”
As he spoke, Wu Ming had already stood up slightly.
On the castle tower, the night wind howled.
The four of them stood together, watching from the pole, and the torches in Zhao Jun's team were like stars in the sky, making the formation and position of the entire team extremely obvious.
With the passage of time, the whole team went from far to near, and it was not long before they arrived outside the southern city of Jingfeng.
Under Zhao Yuan's order, the army began to set up a formation and made a posture of attacking the city. But as long as you have participated in the siege battle, you know that the siege of the city is absolutely not possible without ladders and other things.
At this time, there was no Zhao army, although the ladder of the Zhao army during the siege of the city during the day was not damaged, but at this moment, the four people, including Zhang Meng, believed that under the same number of people in the two armies, the Zhao army would never risk attacking the city.
That would be tantamount to death.
Sure enough, after the war drums sounded, the soldiers of the Zhao army began to arrange the formation drill, and so on.
Occasionally, they would put on a provocative formation against Jing Fengcheng, but for these, Wu Ming only smiled slightly.
"Hehe, it is worthy of being a soldier trained by the prince of Zhao Guo himself, and his individual combat ability is already on par with my Wei pawn."
Turning around with a chuckle, Wu Ming suddenly said to the general beside him: "Isn't there still five hundred stones of grain in the city?" The order went down, let everyone set up their own stove to cook, and put a few cases on the upper floor of this city, get some food, and we watched Zhao Ren's performance while eating. ”
"General, this?" Zhang Meng, who had been deeply troubled by Zhao Jun's attack, suddenly panicked again when he heard Wu Ming say this.
"Arrange it, Ben will have his own sense of proportion." After giving Zhang Meng a reassuring smile, Wu Ming turned to the general on the side.
Half an hour later, the four of them replaced the wine with tea, and they ate, drank and laughed on the tower of the south gate and talked boastfully to Zhao Jun downstairs.
Of course, Zhang Meng was still a little uncomfortable at this time, but since Wu Ming had already said it, he was not very interested in half relieved.
The smoke of the cooking in the city slowly spread in the night sky, and with the flow of the wind, the smell of smoke slowly drifted to the opposite column of Zhao Jun.
"General, do you see the sky above Fengcheng?" A general moved his nose and sniffed twice before looking at Jing Fengcheng and shouted in surprise.
Zhao Yuan also hurriedly looked over, but just one glance had already made the anger in his heart even stronger.
Smelling the increasingly solemn smell of cooking smoke in the air, the angry Zhao Yuan suddenly let out a cold snort: "It seems that these rats are not going to rest for a while, and they will order the withdrawal of the army and come back late at night!" ”
"Yes." The general also arched his hand helplessly, turned around and walked to the front of the large army.
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After a while, a soldier walked up to Wu Ming, who was laughing, and said loudly: "General Yu, the Zhao army has begun to withdraw." ”
"Withdrawn?" Zhang Meng was the first to stand up, and walked to the edge of the city tower with a confused look and looked down.
"Hehe, I can't act so soon." Wu Ming also laughed lightly twice at this time, and turned to the other two generals and said, "Let's go, let's take a look together." ”
At this time, Zhao Jun was like a defeated rooster, and the formation followed Zhao Yuan in a somewhat casual manner and hurriedly rushed back to the Zhao army station.
Because it was dark, when Wu Ming looked down, he could only faintly see the torches lit by Zhao Jun and the smoke and dust left behind after the evacuation.
"The general is really a genius, so Zhao Jun just left!" Thinking of the days when he was in Fangcheng, when Zhao Jun besieged him, Zhang Meng's heart couldn't help but tremble, it was really a sense of helplessness that was worse than death, "However, with Zhao Yuan's temperament, I'm afraid it won't be like this." This person has a small belly and chicken intestines, and flaws must be reported. It is very likely that he will continue to come here late at night, not to hide it from the general, the last time in Fangcheng, this person and Zhao Yong bothered us all night. ”
"Well, I've seen that." On the back seat, Wu Ming stretched out his hand to a few people, "Let's sit down and talk." ”
"This general, if you want to give up Jingfengcheng, you will withdraw the army tonight and return to Daliang. What do you think about it? ”
"Give up Jingfeng?" A staff general looked at Wu Ming suspiciously, and asked very puzzled: "This is already the last city in the south of Daliang, if you give up, won't Daliang, the capital of our country, have to directly face the soldiers of the Zhao army?" ”
At this moment, Zhang Meng and the eyes of another general also looked towards Wu Ming.
"So you mean you don't agree?"
"I can't say whether I agree or disagree, it's just that the last general really can't think of a reason for me to withdraw my troops, I just want to hear what the general means."
Obviously, they couldn't understand why Wu Ming did this. And this move is really against common sense, everyone else is eager to be able to defend this city, and then drag the Zhao army to death, or use other methods to eliminate the Zhao army or negotiate peace.
In short, no matter what, no one would think of giving up Jingfeng City.
You must know that every time the Zhao army breaks through a city, the loss is naturally not small, even if it is not collected by Fengcheng in the end, the Zhao army will definitely be greatly injured, and it is already two to say whether the beam of the art of war can be re-organized by the time comes.
"Then, if the Zhao army attacks again tonight, what should I do? Ignore it? Or send troops to fight. Even if you ignore it, as long as Zhao Jun's movement is loud enough, do you think the ears of the soldiers can ignore these and sleep peacefully? ”
After glancing around at the puzzled gazes cast by the three of them, Wu Ming swallowed the food in his mouth before he continued: "It is true that Jingfeng City is the last city in the south of Daliang. But the problem is that now our Wei State does not have enough army support, Jingfeng City is not as good as the Great Liang, there are several small mountains around the Great Liang as a barrier, but Jingfeng is surrounded by a fertile field, which is the main grain area of our Wei State, which is one of them.
The second is that although the general has already asked 5,000 people to be recruited from the 15,000 soldiers in Xincheng, our king has also ordered that the entire territory of Wei must be equipped with a general to recruit troops. But the question is, do I still have soldiers to recruit in Wei? General Zhang Meng should still be clear about this.
In addition, the material reserves in Jingfeng City are not perfect, and the temporary preparation is definitely not good, the Zhao army will not give us this time, and even if we prepare some things, it is not certain whether we can hold the siege of the Zhao army's 40,000 troops.
Although our army destroyed 60,000 Korean troops at Fangcheng Station, it was caused by the Korean army's ignorance and rash attack on the city, but at this moment, the Zhao army knew our army well, and the surroundings of Fengcheng were also covered with Zhao Jun's eyeliner. If you want to do something outside the city, I'm afraid that Zhao Jun will not let us do good things. After all, how many soldiers and generals can be recruited in our Wei State now, and Zhao Jun also knows some of the situation. Unlike the previous Korean army, there were concerns.
What the director of the general means is to retain the strength of our Wei soldiers. Let the king send someone to ask for help from the Qi State, although the two countries of Qi and Wei have been at odds many times, but after all, the crown prince of our country has been detained by the King of Qi as a hostage, and the King of Qi will not sit idly by. ”
In one breath, Wu Ming told everything he saw clearly, and finally looked at the other three people next to each other.
After thinking about it for a while, a staff general frowned and pondered, and bowed his hand slightly to Wu Ming, "What the general said is the truth, but we may not be able to hold on to Jingfeng." But my king has always regarded himself very highly, which of the countries of Wei dared to be disrespectful to my Wei during the Wenhou period, I am afraid that in the end my king is unwilling to let people envoy to Qi State, and make people laugh at me Wei State cowardly! ”
"Yes," another general also said worriedly: "I have soldiers in the west of the river near Jinguan, as well as the newly occupied Handi Xincheng, why don't you recruit all the soldiers from these two places, so it is not difficult to destroy the Zhao army." ”
The two generals each expressed their opinions. And Zhang Meng has been thinking hard about the first question Wu Ming asked, "What if the Zhao army attacks again and again tonight?" ”
The number of people on his side is not superior, and the army cannot be active all the time, so that Zhao Jun is bored. Moreover, this time the Zhao army retreated, or it may be just because Zhao Yuan was out of breath for a while, and it was only dark for a while, so he led the army to retreat temporarily.
But if you come back late at night! Zhang Meng didn't want to face this. You can't go out of the city and fight, and in this case, if you go out, whether Zhao Jun will fight or not is still two words.
After all, people are just harassing. As long as you can't sleep, the purpose has been achieved.
Thinking of this, Zhang Meng lowered his head and didn't care about other things.
Glancing slightly at the second general who spoke, Wu Ming replied lightly: "Linjin Pass and Xincheng are thousands of miles away from here, the time on the way of the herald, plus the time for the army to come back, I am afraid that it will take seven or eight days, and in such a long time, I am afraid that the Zhao army has exhausted us and others." Moreover, Zhao Han was originally an allied army, and it was only after the Zhao army sent troops that this form was formed, although Xincheng is now occupied by our army, there is not a day that the Koreans do not want to take it back. Not to mention Hexi, the Qin State is scheming, isn't it just to recover Hexi, I'm afraid that as soon as the Zhao people leave, we will face the Qin people.
At that time, there will always be soldiers to work hard, and all our soldiers will be used for the consumption of Zhao State, and the Qin State will be very willing to see it, but we can't always be tired of dealing with the attacks of various countries. To unleash suspicion and conflict among countries, it is fundamental to contain each other. ”
As soon as Wu Ming said this, it was like a blow to the head, and the two generals were suddenly struck. Think about this period of time, the Wei State has been at war for almost many years, attacking Zhao today, attacking Han tomorrow, and confronting the Qi people. The day after tomorrow, the Qin State came to attack again, and South Korea, which had failed several times after the Qin Dynasty, also joined in the fun, and the Zhao State, which was almost destroyed by the Wei State, now jumped out to find trouble.
The Wei State, which was in the land of the four wars, almost fought against the surrounding neighbors, but the four countries of the people were generally wheel tactics, constantly attacking in turns, resulting in the current Wei State being exhausted and unable to protect itself.
A general who suddenly realized his admiration praised him, "My king can get a general, it is really a blessing for me to be a general." After listening to the general's analysis, although the Koreans have hatred for me, they are no longer able to conquer. The Zhao people are eager to destroy us, and the Qin people are also deeply concerned about Hexi, and only the Qi State is helping Han and Zhao to send troops under the banner of justice, so that they have concluded a war with our Wei State. Now asking for help from the Qi State, the King of Qi will not object. With the Qi State containing the Zhao State, our Wei State may have a chance to restore its foundation, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past and be exhausted. ”
"The last general also understands." When one person's words fell, another general immediately said loudly: "The general is talented, no wonder he was able to go deep into the hairy, and the soldiers took the city of Xincheng in Handi without blood, and the last general is willing to follow the general to the death, and he will not hesitate to do so." ”
At this moment, Zhang Meng was still left with his head down and not saying a word. Looking at Zhang Meng's absent-minded appearance, Wu Ming's gaze slanted and asked softly, "General Zhang, what about you?" I thought of a clever plan to retreat from the enemy. ”
"Huh?" Zhang Meng suddenly raised his head in surprise, but his head caused the other three to laugh.
"Hehe," Zhang Meng laughed out in embarrassment, shaking his beard. After a while, he faced the eyes of the three of them, and said seriously: "The last general was thinking about how we should deal with Zhao Jun if he continued to attack tonight, but unfortunately, I didn't have a clue after thinking about it. I don't know how to solve the current problem, and after what to talk about, Zhang Meng didn't listen to the problems you talked about. However, rest is not good for fighting, this thing will have already been experienced, and the taste is really worse than being stabbed. How to decide, the general will listen to the general's arrangement. ”
Zhang Meng's words caused everyone to laugh here. But the other two generals also admitted that if the Zhao army came to harass, they didn't know what to do if there were no soldiers inside and no reinforcements outside.
After a few people said a few words again, the other two generals also respectfully bowed their hands to Wu Ming, "The last general is willing to obey the general's orders, and how to decide is all up to the general." ”
"Well, that general, thank you in advance for your trust." Wu Ming also returned the salute respectfully.
Immediately after that, the four of them withdrew what they had eaten, and spread out the topographic map around Jingfeng City and Daliang to discuss.
From where to withdraw the troops, to how to withdraw the troops, and how to use the troops after arriving at Daliang, the four of them all talked about it.
Of course, at this time, I was already mainly listening to Wu Ming, except for some of the unstable factors, the others also came according to Wu Ming's meaning.
Of course, the primary purpose of returning to Daliang, how to face the problem of King Wei Hui, was also undertaken by Wu Ming.
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Zhao Junzhong.
When Zhao Yuan returned to the station, he was already angry, and all the parts above his neck were red.
didn't report this time to Zhao Yong, and found a quiet place to sit.
Zhao Yong only found out about this matter after asking other soldiers, of course, he didn't talk to Zhao Yuan about this, and still smiled.
And in the middle of the night, Zhao Yong didn't ask about sending troops to harass again, but Zhao Yong insisted until the middle of the ugly time when he gathered 20,000 soldiers and headed towards Jingfeng City, and this time another soldier also made two simple ladders.
Of course, it is impossible to take 20,000 troops to attack the city, that is also looking for death, but Zhao Yong is angry, so he pretends to besiege the city, so that the Wei army can be busy.
But when he arrived with an army of 20,000 to line up outside the city of Jingfeng. The guards on the tower threw their torches at the city. Of course, this is not to attack Zhao Jun, and the distance is too far, and it is impossible to attack it.
"What is this?"
Seeing that torches were thrown down, Zhao Yuan felt a panic in his heart again.
"They won't have any plans." A staff member beside him also asked sharply at this time.
But Zhao Yuan didn't have any answer, didn't want to speak, and didn't know how to answer.
As they watched, there was not much time, and a raging fire broke out on the periphery of Jingfeng City.
It turned out that the Wei army had already placed some dry firewood outside the city, but at this moment, they just set some corpses on fire and burned them.
Reflecting the firelight, Zhao Yuan faintly saw that the Wei defenders on the city tower left quickly at this time.