Chapter 189: Luring the Enemy (II)
Two miles north of Shaanxi County, the commander of the Qingzhou Army will make a temporary camp.
Liu Cun, who received the urgent report, thought for a while, and hurriedly came out with the civil and military forces around him, standing on a gentle hill several meters high, looking at the five puffs of smoke rising straight into the air on the north bank of the river, and then looking at the enemy city surrounded by heavy troops but constantly bursting with cheers, and then started a tense discussion.
After a stick of incense, Liu Cun made a decision in front of more than ten civil and military officials: "I really didn't expect that this Han Xian would be so strong and so unscrupulous, it's okay!" Since the enemy army wants to invest 40,000 horses to forcibly land and fight to the death with our army, we can't help but save face, General Liu Pi ......"
"The subordinates are here!"
Liu Pi hurriedly came out to salute, he didn't expect so many generals to call himself without calling him, so the look on his face was quite apprehensive and excited.
Under the stunned gaze of all the civil and military forces, Liu Cun asked solemnly: "General Liu Pi, if I ask you to lead 5,000 new training soldiers to resist nearly 10,000 landing enemy troops for about half an hour, and when the second batch of enemy reinforcements cross the river, immediately retreat to the second line of defense, can you do it?" ”
Liu Bi was surprised when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood: "This is ...... The lord means...... Deceit and lure the enemy? ”
Liu Cun smiled with satisfaction, nodded and said: "What you said is right, it sounds like anyone will lose the battle, but in fact, such a battle is not easy to fight, the enemy will know the difficulty and retreat if the resistance is fierce, if the fire is not ready, the enemy will doubt whether there will be a trap in the middle, so you have to think about it, don't show your stuff!" ”
"Measured by the width of the dock, the enemy army is even faster. More than 200 ships can't rush to the shore at one time, and it's good to be able to dock half of them......"
"I reckon, before and after the enemy ships docked. There will be about 2,000 archers from the ship to fire arrows to cover the first wave of thousands of foot soldiers desperately rushing to the docks, and I ask you to command your 5,000 recruits to launch a blockade, not only to let the landing enemy army suffer heavy losses, but also to prevent the enemy army from attacking your first blocking position! ”
"Whatever method you use, you must wait for the second wave of enemy reinforcements to arrive before you can lead your brothers to evacuate the first line of positions...... Can it be done? ”
Liu Pi, who was fully prepared to fight a good battle, felt embarrassed at this moment. Some reluctantly looked at their main general Guan Hai, and immediately agreed after receiving Guan Hai's hint: "Lord, please rest assured, your subordinates can do it." It's just that...... Crossbow positions have been arranged on both sides of the ferry before, is it ......"
"That's right...... Then remove the ballista carts and place them all behind the side of the second line. ”
Liu Cun, who was determined to annihilate the main force of the White Wave Army, didn't want to listen to his explanations, but in order to maintain Liu Bi's sharpness. He thought about it for a while, and finally encouraged:
"General Liu Pi. As long as you can successfully complete the task, and when the second wave of enemy reinforcements arrives and retreat, the tens of thousands of soldiers guarding the second line of positions will continue to fight, and I will allow you to take a short rest and lead the soldiers under your command to launch a final counterattack, at that time, I will hand over your 6,000 cavalry and General Cheng Ji's 5,000 cavalry to your command, how about it? ”
Liu Pi was overjoyed. Kneeling down on one leg and bowing deeply, he jumped up and hurried to change the defense.
Zhong Wenwu was very surprised when he saw this. couldn't figure out how Liu Cun would hand over such a heavy task to Liu Pi, a deputy general who was not very good, Guan Hai also asked hesitantly: "Lord, is this appropriate?" ”
Liu Cun put away his smile and replied with a serious face: "Besides Liu Bi, who else do you think is more familiar with defeating?" ”
Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, and Cui Yan and the others around him laughed funny when they heard it, but the cautious Yang Biao asked worriedly:
"Zijian, don't be in danger, you really want to put Han Xian's 50,000 elites on the shore to fight?"
Liu Cun nodded solemnly: "I have confidence in the soldiers under my command, and I will never delay the ...... of Li Lesuo's troops besieging the city because of this."
"There is another important reason for this, nearly 20,000 cavalry troops led by generals such as Xu Sheng, Wei Yan and Zhai Chao have quietly crossed the river downstream at this time, and they will rush to attack the enemy camp in Hebei at night......"
"If we can attract a little more enemy troops on our side, Xu Sheng and them will have a little less resistance at that time, which will be more beneficial to the whole war."
Yang Biao was still a little worried: "But...... Do you have enough troops here? In case Li Le's thousands of iron horsemen in the city risk their lives to go out of the city to fight, and the landing enemy army should cooperate with each other and echo each other, I am afraid that this battle will not be easy to fight! Don't turn a sure battle into a rout! ”
The generals laughed when they heard this, and they didn't seem to have any concerns about the lack of troops.
Liu Cun saw that Yang Biao was still in a daze, so he had to lean over and whisper in his ear: "Don't forget, we still have more than 10,000 recruits and tens of thousands of auxiliaries...... All of them had undergone three or five months of rigorous training, possessed elite equipment and weapons, and occupied favorable terrain, so I did not believe that these 50,000 people, with the assistance of 10,000 cavalry, could not defeat the 50,000 rebellions from Han Xian crossing the river. ”
Yang Biao was surprised: "Do you really plan to use recruits and auxiliaries to fight this tough battle?" Aren't you afraid of heavy casualties? ”
Liu Cun sighed in a low voice: "As long as these 50,000 recruit auxiliaries can survive, they will be fearless elite veterans in the future...... Don't worry, I plan to leave these people to the emperor in the future. ”
After Liu Cun finished speaking, he got on his horse and left, and rushed to the ferry position with Guan Hai, Cheng Ji and others to inspect the position, ignoring Yang Biao, who was stunned behind him.
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At noon, the sun was blazing.
More than 200 large and small wooden boats, which hurriedly set off from the Shaanjin ferry port on the north bank, finally crossed the wide and turbid river and appeared on the river two miles upstream in a neat formation.
Seeing that the Baibo army fleet covering half of the river upstream was approaching quickly, there was a commotion in the Qingzhou Army's 2,000 spearmen formation on the south wharf, and with the rapid arrival of the Baibo Army's naval division command building, the soul-stirring war drums on the enemy's fleet sounded "tom", which shook the young faces of the Qingzhou army array on the south bank instantly pale.
There was great fear in the eyes of many soldiers, and the originally neat and solemn formation began to show signs of confusion.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the two battalions of spearmen immediately shouted loudly, and several lieutenants slapped their horses out in time to suppress the position, and the hundreds of teams with veterans were anxious when they heard the scolding and scolding of their superiors, and quickly pulled out the horizontal knife at their waists and roared loudly: "What are you afraid of?" Whoever dares to take half a step back, Lao Tzu immediately cut him! ”
"Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, don't forget that you still have my tens of thousands of troops behind you, and don't forget your parents and family members who have just lived a good life in your family!"
"Dog's day for Lao Tzu to stand up straight, what is there to be afraid of? Isn't the white wave thief the same, with one head and two eggs? Are you afraid that the sharp spears in your hands will not be able to stab him? Lao Tzu raised his head, tightened his gun, and listened to Lao Tzu's command. ”
"Kill one enemy, remember the merit once, flee cowardly in battle, and immediately kill without forgiveness!"
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