Chapter 794: Cover the chrysanthemum and escape
The infantry of the Song army is more and less cavalry, most of the previous cavalry was brought to the Song division city by Yue Shao'an, after so many years of conquest, now the remaining cavalry are treasures, most of them are in the rear, therefore, when pursuing, the infantry was left behind, the chasing cavalry was less than a thousand people, and the advantage of the Song army was gradually narrowed in the pursuit.
Seeing that the retreating team had arrived in front of the city gate, Yue Shaoan waved his hand lightly, and the second team, which had eaten and drunk enough and rested, got on their horses and drove away from the city.
The already tired Song army encountered Song Shicheng, who was waiting for work, and both morale and physical strength made them a passive situation. The pursuers soon turned into deserters, and the Song army was like a bull rushing towards the red cloth, and after lifting the red cloth, he found that there was a master of popping chrysanthemums hidden behind, so he could only hide the chrysanthemums and run for his life.
The formation reversed, Diao Xiang hurriedly sent troops to respond, and Yang Fan was happy to watch the battle on the mountain.
In this way, the Song division army used the wheel warfare method to get rid of Diao Xiang exhausted, and many Song troops fought fiercely under the scorching sun to make their physical strength exhausted, causing various diseases, among which wound infection and heat stroke were the most.
At the end of the day, Diao Xiang watched Song Shijun retreat with a disgraced face, and his heart was really depressed, and he couldn't wait to immediately launch artillery to bomb Song Shicheng.
However, looking at the wooden signs on the city, he could only sigh, shake his head and stomp his feet.
Although Yue Shao'an had an advantage, he was not very happy, because he knew that this was only the beginning, and it was far from enough to drag Diao Xiang down.
What's more, there is also Yang Fan who has been watching on the side.
When night fell, Diao Xiang's camp was busy, the wails of the wounded and the low moans of the sick came one after another, making Diao Xiang sleepless. Although the old man said that he was old and strong, and his body was very strong, he had no sleep all night, and with the help of sadness, two dark circles under his eyes climbed up to his eye sockets very comfortably the next day. It looks a little funny.
When they met in the morning, Yang Fan still greeted Diao Xiang very politely, but Diao Xiang didn't give half face, his face was gloomy, he looked at Yang Fan's annoying face with his nostrils, and then snorted lightly with his nostrils to answer him.
The two passed by, Yang Fan's polite smile never changed, and Diao Xiang's slightly angry expression of disdain did not change.
When Diao Xiang walked away, Yang Fan's daily routine was done, and he returned to his camp.
"General, Diao Xiang seems to be very dissatisfied with our immobility, do you see if it's ......" Yang Fan's adjutant general next to him said with a worried look on his face.
It's just that before he finished speaking, Yang Fan raised his hand to stop, only to see Yang Fan casually turn over on the horse, and said as he walked: "Diao Xiang is not a fool, our relationship with the Song court is also well known, he didn't want to kill me for a moment, the reason why he didn't do it now is because of Yue Shao'an, a tree that attracts the wind, so Yue Shao'an is not only our enemy, but also our savior, we can't live without him, but we can't indulge him." If we want to survive and grow, we have to survive in the cracks between them...... On that day, I asked why I reminded Diao Xiangcheng of the sign on his head. ”
Speaking of this, Yang Fan smiled mysteriously and said, "Being able to ask such a question proves that you still don't understand Diao Xiang." Do you think he's a rough guy on the surface? If you think so, you are wrong, how can a general who dominates the battlefield not know the changes in the opponent's city, if we don't remind him, Yue Shao'an's move may be difficult to play a role. ”
"The general is saying that Diao Xiang deliberately pretended not to know that day?" The deputy general took a deep breath and said, "If this is the case, Diao Xiang is also a ruthless character." ”
"yes!" Yang Fan nodded and said, "It must be true, but Yue Shaoan's performance also surprised me." I thought he would stay in the city and wait for the times to change. I didn't expect him to take the initiative to attack. We came from afar, Diao Xiang was already short of food and grass, and in the face of this kind of wheel attrition war, I don't know if he can figure it out. ”
"Yue Shao'an is indeed a genius, and he can make people unexpected every time." The adjutant general sighed.
Yang Fan nodded in agreement and said, "This time, it is an opportunity to learn, for Yue Shao'an, you can study more......
"Thank you, General, for the point."
The two whispered as they drifted away.
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Throughout the morning, Song Shicheng was very quiet, and above the city, Yue Shaoan set up a cauldron early, stewed meat and soup, and added a lot of side dishes, and even every soldier received a small wine jug.
This scene is like a war there, and it is more like a celebration banquet than the Song army.
After preparing all morning, until it was almost noon, the scorching sun was scorching, Yue Shao'an gave an order, and the team that had been prepared rushed out again.
This time, Diao Xiang learned to be obedient, made the fortifications in advance, and watched Song Shicheng's team rush over, so he raised his bow and arrows. However, Diao Xiang was obviously muttering that it was Yue Shao'an's IQ, and his reaction seemed to have been expected by Yue Shao'an.
The cavalry who rushed over carried crossbows on their backs, and the crossbow arrows were tied with special firearms, and the crossbow arrows of the Song division were slightly longer than the bow and arrows of the Song army.
Diao Xiang looked at it from behind, his eyes were so angry that he had no choice but to send troops to fight back.
When the Song army saw the Song army attacking, they turned around and ran, and when they were about to chase down the city, another team of men and horses rushed out, replaced the crossbowmen, and covered the past.
The tide of battle has developed into the pattern of the previous day.
Diao Xiang knew that if this continued, the strength of his side would be weakened little by little, but he had no good way but to entangle with Yue Shao'an like this.
However, Diao Xiang also saw that Yue Shao'an's purpose was not just to weaken him, and he seemed to be more interested in his pile of artillery, so Diao Xiang was extremely careful to protect it, not daring to be careless......
This also gave Yue Shaoan a headache, because although he could drag Diao Xiang and weaken him with his own strength in seven days, he still couldn't fundamentally change his weakness. Only by destroying those cannons can it be possible to reverse the doom of Song Shicheng......
Of course, in addition, there is also a way to make a fuss about the water source, because the Song Shicheng is close to the mountains, and it is too laborious to draw water on the spot, so the camp of the Song army is built along the river, and if it is poisoned in the river water, it can also turn the tide of the war. However, Diao Xiang is obviously guarding against this move, the Song army's defense area perfectly separates the upper reaches of the river bank from the Song Shicheng, Yue Shaoan wants to poison the river water, first of all, he has to break through the defense line of the Song army, if he really has to do this, he is poisoned, and there will be few of his own people left, and with such obvious poisoning, the other party is not a fool, will he still drink the water in the river?
The stalemate passed day by day, and there were more and more people and injuries in the Song army, but Diao Xiang's mood gradually stabilized, but Yue Shaoan's brows became tighter and tighter day by day. Yang Fan still hangs out in the morning every day, doing this game of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.
No one noticed that a team of five hundred people was hurrying from Dali, and it was not far from Song Shicheng......