Chapter 774: The Last Tranquility
The Huainan army in the city was actively preparing to launch an attack on the Qin army.
The Qin army stationed outside the city was still stepping up the construction of catapults, and the clanging sound of hammers echoed in the barracks.
Standing on the outer edge of the barracks, Liu Wei was still looking at the Shouchun city wall not far away.
On the city wall of Shouchun, the battle flags of the Huainan Army are fluttering in the wind, and the wind lifts the battle flags, lifts the corners of the battle flags, and makes a burst of "hulala" sounds.
Although the distance was not too far, Liu Wei could only see the battle flags fluttering on the city's head, but could not hear their fierce sounds.
Staring at Shouchun City, Liu Wei's eyes always flashed with an excitement that could not be concealed.
Yang Feng died in Shouchun, and it has been several months now.
Since Yang Feng's death, Liu Wei has always been angry about the crusade against Shouchun.
Now that the army has finally arrived at Shouchun City, as long as the battle situation does not change much, in two or three months, this Shouchun City will be broken by the Qin army.
The leader surrounded Shouchun, and Liu Wei also knew that what he was facing was a very strange phenomenon.
The Huainan army in the city totaled 150,000 people, while the Qin army besieging the city only had 70,000 people in total, plus the Yulinwei who were still on the shore of the river and attacked the scattered troops of the surrounding Huainan army along the way, but 75,000 people.
The disparity in strength was half, but the Huainan army cowered in the city and did not dare to make the slightest move.
Liu Wei didn't think much about this phenomenon earlier, but thought that Yuan Shu was frightened and didn't dare to face him.
Ever since Chen Gong said that Yuan Shu might have dug a secret tunnel in the area of Xiangling so that the Huainan army could attack the Qin army from behind, Liu Wei no longer had that kind of almost blind confidence.
The combat strength of the Huainan army is not weak, although the equipment and military discipline are much worse than the Qin army, but the two armies really start fighting, and the Qin army is not sure of a complete victory when the number is at a disadvantage.
"Someone!" Staring at Shouchun City, Liu Wei called behind him.
Hearing Liu Wei's call, a personal soldier hurriedly ran to his war horse, clenched his fists and bowed towards him.
"Go to General Gaoshun's barracks now! Inform General Deng Zhan and ask him to have all the dragoon guards transferred to the Huainan battlefield! This king is of great use! Turning his head to look at the pro-soldier standing next to him, Liu Wei gave an order to the pro-soldier.
"No!" With a fist and a bow, the soldier then turned around and ran to his horse, turned over and jumped on horseback, and rode his horse in the direction where Gao Shun's army was stationed.
"Your Highness!" As soon as the soldiers who had received Liu Bian's order left, Chen Gong ran towards Liu Bian, and when he came to his side, he arched at Liu Bian, who was riding on a war horse, with his fists clasped and said, "There is a quiet outside Shouchun City, it seems that something is wrong!" ”
Turning his head to look at Chen Gong standing next to the war horse, Liu Wei asked him: "How do you interpret what Gongtai said?" ”
"Our army is coming to the city, and the Huainan army at the head of the city should have a big adjustment!" Putting down the fists he had picked up, Chen Gong said to Liu Bian: "But the Huainan Army in the city has not moved at all, I am afraid that there is something unfavorable to our army's deployment!" ”
"Gongtai wants to say that the Huainan army is about to leave the city and launch an attack from behind our army?" After listening to Chen Gong's words, Liu Wei asked him a question.
Liu Wei directly pointed out the crux of the problem, and Chen Gong no longer covered it up, and said to him: "Exactly, there must be a difference before the war. At the moment, there is no movement in Huainan City, so you can see what major deployment they have! ”
"Didn't the public station say that the master is controlled by the strange, and the master is controlled by the strange?" Looking at Chen Gong, Liu Wei smiled slightly and said to him: "Even if there is any change in the Huainan army, our army will meet the enemy with this tactic, and the battle situation will not change in the slightest!" ”
"The two armies are fighting, and our army will also suffer a lot of losses!" Turning his head to look at Shouchun City, Chen Gong's brows furrowed slightly, and he said to Liu Wei: "Once our army is damaged too much, all the Huainan troops in the city will rush out, and this battle is afraid that it will be ......."
At this point, Chen Gong stopped talking, looked at Liu Wei and didn't continue.
Although Chen Gong stopped talking, Liu Wei knew what he wanted to say, frowned slightly, and was silent for a long time before nodding and saying to Chen Gong: "What Gongtai said is very true, with the meaning of Gongtai, what should our army do?" ”
"Deploy at night and strike on both sides!" Looking at Liu Wei, Chen Gong said to him: "The infantry will send 20,000 people to hide behind the main infantry formation of our army, and wait until the Huainan army kills from behind, the two armies will fight, and the hidden soldiers will enter from the rear of the Huainan army, and the Huainan army will definitely be defeated!" ”
"How should the Huainan army from the city respond?" After listening to Chen Gong's deployment, Liu Wei nodded, and then asked him.
"From the city to kill the Huainan army, because the city gate is narrow, can not go out of the city to line up a large array, our cavalry took advantage of the situation to kill, and mixed with it, the enemy at the head of the city is afraid to shoot arrows!" Turning his head to look at the Shouchun City Gate, Chen Gong said to Liu Wei: "Although the number of Huainan troops killed in the city must be more than the strange soldiers behind our army, but they can't open the formation, it is fatal, 10,000 cavalry, it is enough to deal with it!" ”
After listening to Chen Gong's explanation, Liu Wei asked him again: "So what does the public think is it appropriate for the two armies of the strange master?" ”
"Wen Hou is good at lining up to meet the enemy, and the infantry should be led by Wen Hou!" Holding his fists and bowing to Liu Wei, Chen Gongcai continued: "General Taishi is good at winning with surprise soldiers, and when he leads the cavalry, he will fight with the Huainan army out of the city!" ”
"Just according to the words of the public platform!" After Chen Gong finished speaking, Liu Wei nodded without even thinking about it, and said to the soldiers on the side: "Order Lu Bu and Tai Shici, with Mr. Chen's plan, immediately make arrangements to meet the enemy!" ”
"No!" Another soldier responded with a fist clenched and conveyed Liu Wei's order to Lu Bu and Tai Shici.
After half a cup of tea, Lu Bu and Tai Shici, who had been ordered by Liu Wei, got together.
As soon as he saw Tai Shici, Lu Bu said to him: "Ziyi, Your Highness and Gongtai are expected to attack our army tomorrow, and the two of us will each lead an army, and a certain will resist the Huainan soldiers behind the battle, and Ziyi will attack and kill the main force of Huainan in front of the battle!" I don't know what Ziyi has to worry about? ”
Lu Bu asked about his plans, Tai Shici smiled slightly, hugged his fists and arched at him and said: "The last general only needs to lead the army to fight tomorrow, but it is Wen Hou, and the responsibility is heavy." If you are a little careless, I am afraid that after our army's formation, it will break through for the Huainan army! ”
"Could it be that the Huainan Army will send more than 100,000 people to attack our army from behind?" After listening to Tai Shici's words, Lu Bu smiled slightly, and said with some disapproval: "Ziyi is facing the main force of the Huainan Army, so you must be cautious!" ”
"The last general will be cautious!" Nodding his head, Tai Shici asked Lu Bu: "I heard that His Royal Highness wants Wen Hou to divide his troops to meet the attack, and ambush two 10,000 troops in front of the main formation in advance, I don't know who Wen Hou intends to use as a general?" ”
"There is a certain in the main formation, Yang Feng and a certain are in the main formation!" Tai Shi Ci asked about Lu Bu's plans, and Lu Bu obviously had a plan for a long time, so he didn't think about it, so he said to him: "A certain has sent an order to go down, and the two generals Han Xian and Zhou Cang will each lead a 10,000-strong army to enter the selected area tonight to ambush!" ”
"Such an arrangement, Wen Hou should have considered it carefully!" Nodding, Tai Shi Ci arched towards Lu Bu with his fists and said, "I wish Wenhou a victory in tomorrow's battle!" ”
"Ziyi's battle tomorrow, when the flag is won!" also raised his fist and arched towards Tai Shi Ci, and Lu Bu also congratulated him in advance.
While Liu Wei and Chen Gong were making arrangements for the possible attack of the Huainan army, in Shouchun City, a group of Huainan troops was heading towards Yuan Shu's palace.
In the corner of the outer courtyard of the palace, a thick wall blocked the view of all those who entered the palace.
The Huainan army, which entered the outer courtyard of the palace, under the leadership of Liu Xun, lined up in a long line to enter the inside of this wide wall.
The space inside the wall didn't seem to be too wide, but when the Huainan army entered, there was no sign of crowding.
When people outside saw this scene, they would only feel that this wall had extraordinary magic, but the soldiers of the Huainan Army who entered behind the wall knew that what they had walked into was not a trapped space, but a long and deep tunnel.
On both sides of the tunnel, there were several Huainan soldiers handing out torches.
A long serpentine formation entered the tunnel, and as each soldier passed, the Huainan army, who distributed torches on both sides, lit a torch and handed it to a soldier who entered the tunnel.
The tunnel is very deep, and there have been countless Huainan troops in front, looking in from the outer entrance, you can see that there are pieces of fire shining inside, and the torches reflect the entire tunnel as if it is completely exposed to the sun.
Liu Xun, who led the Huainan army into the tunnel, did not enter first, and the one who led the team at the front was a general under Liu Xun.
As the main general, Liu Xun stood next to the entrance of the tunnel, pressing the hilt of his sword with one hand, watching the soldiers of the Huainan Army enter this long passage.
When the leader entered the passage, Liu Xun was still a little excited in his heart.
When the Qin army crossed the Huai River and completely crossed the water barrier, Liu Xun had a feeling that Shouchun could not hold at all.
Yuan Shu gave up two natural barriers, exposing the entire Shouchun to the iron hooves of the Qin army, and the Huainan army in the city had only two options when the Qin army besieged the city.
One option is for the Huainan army to rush out of Shouchun and start a decisive battle with the Qin army! Another option is for the Huainan army to be trapped in Shouchun, wait until the grain and grass are exhausted, and then go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army.
No matter which choice is made, in the eyes of Liu Xun, who has been leading the troops all year round, it is undoubtedly self-defeating!
The only thing he didn't expect was that Yuan Shu would hide from all of them and dig such a passage in the outer courtyard of the palace.
This wall has been there for many days, and Liu Xun has seen it countless times, but he never thought that behind the wall, there was a cave.
A passage to the Huailing Tomb completely reversed the adversity of the Huainan Army being unable to leave the city!
In Liu Xun's mind, as long as he leads this army out of Shouchun City and launches a general attack behind the Qin army, Ji Ling in the city will lead the soldiers and horses to kill again, and the Qin army that has suffered from the enemy will be completely chaotic, and the siege of Shouchun may be lifted within a day!