Chapter 48: The Eve of the Great War
"Okay, let's stop chatting. Let's head to Higashi-gun. After all, if you go a little earlier, you can have a better chance of winning. ”
"No."
"Lord Qiqi, there are still more than one hundred and eighty miles ahead, and we will reach our East County."
"Okay, listen to my orders, everyone speed up and march quickly."
"Ding-dong... Jiang Xingba was detected, and Jiang Xingben had two people, and the metallic sex was broken. When Jiang Xingba and Jiang Xingben appeared on the battlefield at the same time, the two of them had +2 force and +3 commander. Ding dong... At present, Jiang Xingben launched a metal break, force +2, commander +3. Current Force: 96, Commander: 89. Ding dong... Currently, Jiang Xingba launches Metal Breaker, Force +2, Commander +3. Current Force: 93, Commander: 94. ”
"It's not good, it should be Jiang Xingben, Xun Yu and Jiang Xingba, they have already fought with Zhang Jiao." Xue Rengui secretly said in his heart that it was not good, after all, in history, Zhang Jiao had defeated Lu Zhiren! And he can organize the uprising of so many people, it must not be an ordinary person. "Looks like I'm going to have to hurry back to help."
"Someone, go and inform Gao Shun, and the whole army will speed up. Strive to get to our East County within half a day! ”
"No."
"My lord, what's wrong. We're all almost there. Why did you suddenly order the whole army to speed up? ”
"I have a bad premonition in my heart, presumably Zhang Jiao is already attacking our city in Dongjun. We need to hurry back to help. ”
"This 。。。。。。" Xu Maogong felt that Xue Rengui had changed the deployment of the army just by his own feelings, and felt that it was very inappropriate. But the maturity that Xue Rengui showed before, Xu Maogong, after thinking about it carefully, didn't say anything to dissuade him.
"Lord Qiqi, there is a messenger from our East County who said that there are 100,000 urgent matters and I need to come to see you immediately." When Xue Rengui and their army traveled about more than 100 miles, a herald suddenly came over and said to Xue Rengui.
"Oh, then you can bring him up."
"No."
"My lord, something is wrong! Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Bandits, led an army of about 180,000 horses and horses is attacking our Dongjun at this moment, and Lord Xun Yu has sent me over to tell you. ”
"I don't know, Xun Yu, how long they can hold on.
"Lord Xun Yu said before I left that they could hold out for at least a month. Leave it up to the lord to decide. ”
"Okay, I see, you go down and rest first."
"Thank you, Lord."
"My lord, I really know that things are like gods. But how did the lord know that the Yellow Turban Army was attacking our Dongjun at this moment? Xu Maogong had to admire what Xue Rengui said just now. But he was very puzzled by how Xue Rengui knew about this.
"Hehe, I've said it all, it's intuition."
"This 。。。。。。 All right. Obviously, Xu Maogong didn't believe what Xue Rengui said. However, Xue Rengui couldn't tell him that he had a system in his brain. You can remind yourself all the time. I'm afraid that even if Xue Rengui says it, Xu Maogong won't believe it. This is the only way to prevaricate.
"Alright, hurry up and give the order. The whole army rested for three days. Then the whole army rushed to Dongjun to support. "The army has been on a long journey before, and now they must be given a rest.
However, if you take a short break, you will have muscle soreness all over your body due to strenuous exercise. If you go to the battlefield at this time, I'm afraid it will be a head-off for no reason. Since Xun Yu said that he could hold on for more than a month, then Xun Yu could hold on for at least more than a month.
After all, Xun Yu is a person who is not good at talking big, and it is just a big matter of life. Xun Yu will definitely not talk nonsense. Therefore, the whole army was ordered to rest for three days. Attacking Zhang Jiao again is the best way to do it.
"By the way, we also have to send scouts to check the movements of Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Bandits."
"No, Mao Gong will arrange it immediately."
"By the way, I will call Zhang Fei, Gao Shun, Zhou Wen, Zhou Wu, Li Hong, Xue Xiantu, and Zhou Qing later. By the way, Mao Gong, you can come over too. Let's discuss the strategy of entering the army in three days. ”
"No."
"Guys, we're going to have a big battle in three days. At present, we have all our own troops, and there are about 10,000 soldiers and horses. There are about 18,000 regular combat troops in the eastern county, and there are about 50,000 of our conscripts. In this way, we have about 80,000 people, and although Zhang Jiao brought about 180,000 people, most of them are farmers who have not undergone formal training. Therefore, although we are inferior in numbers, less than 80,000 horses to more than 180,000 men, although the ratio of troops is about one to two, I believe that with our elite division. I will definitely be able to defeat them, so I don't know what your opinions are now, so let's talk about it. ”
"What else is there to say! It would be nice to just call it. Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu said so.
At this time, Zhang Fei also cast a hint of approval.
"But by the command of the Lord, obedience must obey."
"But according to the command of the Lord, we will obey our orders."
"Mao Gong, do you have any opinions?"
"I think that Zhang Jiaojun's troops, the Zhi Army, and the Marching Army will definitely be much stronger than Bocai and them. If we rest for three days, then our whereabouts will definitely be discovered by them. Then, Zhang Jiao will definitely have two options. The first is to turn a blind eye to us, and the second is to divide the army and send men to attack us. ”
"Is it possible that they will lead the whole army to attack us?" At this time, Zhang Feifa asked. Several other people also cast puzzled glances, and seemed to be thinking about this issue as well.
This Mao Gong thought that this was impossible, since Zhang Jiao could gather an army of 180,000 in silence. Then they must have some plan, otherwise they could completely attack the logistics supply line of the Jingshi or the imperial army, or cut off their way back. So there must be some secrets in their attack on East County that we don't know. Since this is the case, they will definitely not give up attacking Dongjun easily. So I concluded that there was a good chance that they would not send their whole army against us. But we still can't let our guard down, and even if they send some of these forces to attack us, we will definitely be dealt a very serious blow. ”
"So how are we going to get in three days? Should they be stationed outside and join forces with Xun Yu and them, or should they go directly into the city, join Xun Yu and join them, and stick to Dongjun together? If it is to enter the city, then the whole army is to enter from one door. Or, divide the troops to enter through the four gates? Mao Gong, what do you think? Speak up and listen. "Xue Rengui knew that these generals would definitely be omnipotent if they let them charge into battle, but let them think about these things, in terms of strategy. But it was a bit difficult for a strong man, so Xue Rengui had no choice but to ask Xu Maogong directly.
Mao Gong believes that although the Yellow Turban thieves are huge, these 180,000 soldiers and horses fell from the sky after all. Therefore, Mao Gong thought that they must not have enough grain and grass. And our Dongjun began to collect food as early as last year, and it can be said that the soldiers are strong and strong. Although it is said that the Yellow Turban thieves are vulnerable, there are 180,000 after all. If we go head-to-head with them, we will definitely suffer a lot of losses. Therefore, my opinion is not to confront them head-on, to consume troops, as long as we can hold out until their food and grass are exhausted, at this time we will definitely be able to win the big battle. So my opinion is to pick a loosely guarded gate and fight into the city and join the defenders inside the city. ”
"Okay, then that's how it will be arranged."
However, what Mao Gong has not been able to figure out is where did their 180,000 soldiers and horses come from? Moreover, in ancient times, the siege of the city has always been surrounded by three people, and I don't know why they blocked the four city gates this time. ”
"Where did their 180,000 soldiers and horses come from, this is easy to explain."
"What's the explanation?"
"Break it down. They were peasants who voluntarily revolted, as long as they were willing to disguise themselves as peasants from the rebels, and then march in groups, or in groups of eight, nine, or ten. It's okay to travel to Donggun from all over the world. ”
"This 。。。。。。 What a cohesive force it takes. ”
"After all, they are a peasant army that voluntarily revolted, not an army that was forced to demand. But why they kept storming Dongjun, I didn't think about it for a while. "After all, this has never happened in history. Although in history, the Yellow Turban Rebellion did affect Dongjun and its influence was not small, but Zhang Jiao did not appear in this place at all.
Not to mention what 180,000 soldiers and horses there will be. This is something that Xue Rengui has been unable to figure out. may be because of Xue Rengui's crossing, which triggered the corresponding butterfly effect. It's useless to think about it now, and the top priority is to keep your base camp first.
"Okay, give the order. The whole army rested for three days, and during these three days, we must pay attention to vigilance and beware of the Yellow Turban thieves. Three days later, we entered through the north gate of the East County. "Because Zhang Jiao's camp is arranged at the south gate. Therefore, the South Gate is the place with the largest number of troops and the most elite. If you enter from the north gate, then the soldiers at the south gate of Zhangjiao will definitely not have time to support.
"When the time comes, Zhang Fei, Zhou Qing, and Xue Xiantu will lead the front army to a surprise kill. Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu brothers were in the middle to protect the military division, and Gao Shun and I broke off. ”
"Lord, by all means. Although the lord's courage is extraordinary, but the lord is the body of ten thousand gold, and it is absolutely impossible to bear this heavy risk in case the lord has a mistake. We can't afford it. I also ask the lord to choose someone else to take on this important task. ”
"It's better to let me Yide go to the back of the break."
"That's fine. Then I'll swap it with Yide. Everything else remains the same. Three days later, the third watch cooks, and the fifth watch sets off. ”