Chapter 172: Composition of the Coalition (Part 3)
A.D. 182, the fourth year of Han Guanghe, September 15
It took half a month, Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zhan's twenty-five major armies were finally assembled, and after the grain and grass were prepared, the army entered the southern part of the Zhangwu grassland, and joined forces with Wuheng's 100,000 army.
Half a month ago, when Badun received Ji Liang's total annihilation of Liu Tai's 5,000 iron cavalry, he didn't believe it, but then he was overjoyed, because he got a response from his cronies in the army, and now Liu Tai's more than 100,000 troops can only rely on the camp to hold on, and they don't dare to fight with the Wuheng soldiers.
There are even rumors that the food route of the Tianci army has been cut off by the troops sent by Ji Liang, such as the surplus grain in the camp of the Ci army today is only enough to last for a month and a half, or even less than a month and a half, as long as the army besieges it, there is no need to attack at all, and the 120,000 Tianci army can starve to death if they are hungry.
The Great Tent of the Allied Army
Headed by Gongsun Du, the three main generals all gathered, but the atmosphere was a little tense, and before the fight started, the interior was a little unstable, why? Naturally, it was because of the major leaders of Gongsun Zhan's department and Wuheng in the east.
In the past, the white horse general Gongsun Zan pacified Karasuma Mountain in a battle, and killed countless old and weak people of the Wuheng royal family, and his hands were stained with the blood of the Wuheng people.
Bun Dun's hatred for Gongsun Chan can hardly be expressed in words, because if it weren't for Gongsun Chan, Bun Dun could have taken over all the rights of the complete Wuheng Three Divisions, but now? Except for Wuheng in the east of his hometown, which was under the rule of Bundun, the other two departments were all working independently.
Gongsun Chan naturally has no good impression of Badun, in the past, Wuheng's surprise attack on Yuyang County was all the attention of Bundun, Gongsun Chan naturally got the news, his nest was destroyed by a note of Bundun, what good face will Gongsun Chan have? The one who died in it was Gongsun Zhan's wife and concubine and the only son Gongsun Xu, and Wu Heng had formed an undying hatred, unless one party died, this feud could never be resolved.
Gongsun Du is also a reasonable person, knowing that the hatred between the two sides will never be resolved, and he will not waste his tongue, because this is exactly what Gongsun Du wants, use Gongsun Chan to restrain Wu Heng, threaten Gongsun Chan with Wu Heng, and Gongsun Du himself will profit from it.
"Ahem Bergui, O chief of Bunton, sit down." A smile flashed in Gongsun Du's eyes, and he pretended to cough twice, interrupting Gongsun Chan and Bang Dun's angry glare.
"Humph!"
"Humph!"
Gongsun Zhan and Bang Dun both snorted coldly, but they didn't dare not sell Gongsun Du's face, and took their generals to sit on their knees and no longer look at each other.
"Hey, now that the war is imminent, let go of the personal enmity between you for the time being, if anyone dares to use the sword in private, don't blame Ben Taishou for turning his face and being ruthless." Gongsun Du smiled, posed as a good man, and said half-persuasively and half-threateningly. Now among the three, Gongsun Du has the strongest army, as many as 200,000, so he naturally has the confidence to say this.
Gongsun Chan and Bun Dun listened to Gongsun Du's words, and there was a trace of disdain on the corners of their mouths, Gongsun Du's intentions, the two naturally understood, and the reason why Gongsun Du wanted to put the two families together, the sinister intentions also seemed to be obvious, if the two families did not make trouble, Gongsun Du would find trouble, if the two families were awkward, then Gongsun Du would sit firmly on the Diaoyutai Instead, this had to be listened to in reverse.
Its intentions are not compatible, its heart is not strong, such a coalition army is rare, but Gongsun Du is not an ordinary person, seeing that Gongsun Chan and Bang Dun did not speak, the atmosphere of the scene was a little embarrassing, and he looked at the Hu general Ji Liang behind Bang Dun with a smile and asked: "Dare to ask this general is Mr. Ji who defeated Liu Tai's 5,000 iron cavalry?" ”
"Huh?" He frowned, and was obviously a little dissatisfied with Gongsun Du directly bypassing him to ask Ji Liang, but this time it was Wu Heng who asked Gongsun Du for help, and it was not easy to say, so he could only nod slightly to Ji Liang.
Ji Liang understood, stepped forward and arched his hand to Gongsun Du and said, "Cavalry Gongsun Taishou, it is Ji Liang below." ”
"Oh?? Heroes are teenagers. Gongsun Du smiled and stroked the steel whiskers under the jaw and said. Ji Liang looks like he is only twenty-four or five years old at most, and he is indeed a young hero.
"Don't dare, it's just by relying on the ancestral formation that you can defeat your country's General Liu's department, if it weren't for General Liu's defenselessness, I'm afraid he wouldn't easily rush into battle!" Ji Liang's face was indifferent, and he said honestly.
"Yes." Gongsun Du nodded with satisfaction, not caring about Ji Liang's indifferent look, and said with a smile: "I don't know if Mr. Ji has a strategy to break the enemy?" ”
"Breaking the enemy?" Everyone present, including Gongsun Zhan, all looked bright, since Liu Tai's debut, the only one who has made Liu Tai suffer is Ji Liang, and they naturally put all their hopes on Ji Liang.
However, Ji Liang didn't seem to have the slightest self-awareness, frowned, and said lightly: "The Tianci army can't shrink back, with the solidity of the camp, our coalition army will not be able to attack the camp in a short time." ”
"Oh? In the meaning of Mr., so it can only be consumed? Gongsun Du frowned, and said with a little unswerving face. As a battlefield general, Gongsun Du naturally understands that delaying for a long time is very unfavorable to his coalition army, if he waits for Guan Yu and Yan Liang to get the news to rescue Liu Tai, then the coalition army can only retreat, because Gongsun Du is not sure to defeat the Tianci army with the same strength at all.
"It's not dry." Ji Liang shook his head, disagreed with Gongsun Du's statement, did not wait for Gongsun Du to answer, and continued: "If there is still a month of grain and grass left in the military camp today, the water reserves are not very sufficient, as long as our army cuts off the water sources around the Tianci army, within seven days, the Tianci army will definitely be in turmoil." ”
"How about poisoning??" Suddenly, Liu Yi, the military advisor beside Gongsun Du, said with a light in his eyes.
"Poisoning?" Ji Liang frowned, glanced at Gongsun Du, who was a little moved, and then looked at Liu Yi, who spoke, and said disapprovingly: "This general, poisoning is not the right way in Shacheng, and the water source of the Tianci army is mostly a surname reserve, and it is rare to go alone to take the water source in the river to drink, if you can't grasp the accurate time, even if you are poisoned, it is just useless, and it is very important, if you are poisoned, the Tianci army will be injured but not dead, it will definitely become a mourning army, and the same enemy will be resentful, plus the excellent armament of the Tianci army, our coalition army will definitely suffer heavy losses, In this way, the gains of the coalition forces outweigh the losses. ”
"At this moment, the most perfect tactic is to trap the Tianci army in the camp, and lead an army to drag the possible reinforcements from the west, as long as it drags on for more than a month, without losing a single soldier, it can drag down the Tianci army, and the big worm without claws can be captured with one hand!" Gongsun Zhan, as the most famous general among the people present, directly slapped the table case and said categorically.
"En" Gongsun Du also nodded, looked at Gongsun Chan and said, "Bo Gui is willing to lead troops to the west of the Tianci military camp to intercept reinforcements?" ”
"Huh??" Gongsun Chan was stunned for a while, but he didn't expect Gongsun Du to ask Gongsun Chan to garrison his own troops to intercept reinforcements in the west, isn't this obviously to lose Gongsun Chan's troops?
"Shengji, our army only has 50,000 soldiers and horses, and Guan Yu and Yan Liang's second department have 200,000 soldiers, I'm afraid I can't catch it." Gongsun Chan could only look embarrassed and find a reason to refuse. Indeed, if the 200,000 Tianci troops were to be killed together, Gongsun Zhan would not dare to go up and send them to death with only 50,000 soldiers and horses.
"It doesn't matter." Gongsun Du shook his head with a smile, then looked at Yang Yi on the right and said: "Xuan Cheng, you lead 50,000 soldiers and horses from your headquarters to help Bogui, if the enemy army is strong, this general will send reinforcements again!" ”
"The last general commands!" Yang Yi didn't hesitate at all, and directly knelt down on one knee and shouted at Gongsun Du.
Seeing that Yangyi was so refreshing, Gongsun Zhan's face twitched, and he stood up helplessly, and said to Gongsun Du: "Take the order below." ”