Chapter 376: Hiding from the Sky and Crossing the Sea
"There is an ambush here, and it can be broken."
Fang Xuanling temporarily served as Yu Ban's military advisor and discovered the suspicious soldiers set by Sun Bin.
Yu Ban commanded the legion to attack the ambush, and sure enough, there was an ambush, and the two sides fought, killing and wounding more than 1,000 people on the other side.
"The military advisor is really a god, and even Sun Bin's plan can be easily seen."
"Okay."
Fang Xuanling looked at the war eagle in the air, using the war eagle to investigate, coupled with Fang Xuanling's judgment of the terrain, he could easily find the enemy in ambush.
If the other party ambushes tens of thousands of people, it is impossible to have no movement. If the number of people in ambush is small, it will not be able to achieve results.
Mulan's reconnaissance cavalry followed the rear of the forbidden legion, and the presence of the Iron Eagle scout saw through most of the ambush soldiers, and began to target the main army of Tian Ji, Tian Dan, and Sun Bin.
Under careful reconnaissance, the six legions carried a large number of baggage wagons to attack Dongpingling, forcing Sun Bin to focus on Dongpingling.
"The ambush seems to be getting more and more difficult, not only can it not succeed, but it has been repeatedly discovered, and it has lost 3,000 soldiers. We don't have many soldiers and horses, and if we continue like this, we will all run out of soldiers and horses. β
Tian Ji wanted to use an ambush strategy to prevent Xuzhou Mu's army from approaching Dongpingling, but after Sun Bin deployed, he was discovered by the enemy. As a result, Tian Ji's mentality gradually became unstable.
Unlike the 120,000 troops sent by Xuzhou Mu, he only has 60,000 troops, and Xuzhou Mu can afford to lose, but he can't afford to lose. The loss of 3,000 troops is equivalent to the loss of one-twentieth of the troops.
Tian Dan groaned: "Since the arrival of Xuzhou Mu, the ambush soldiers have been repeatedly recognized. Moreover, his legions are even more powerful, and he has his deputy commander Le Yi commanding all the armies, and the armies cooperate with each other to force us to fight a decisive battle with them, so that we will surely lose. β
Tian Dan is one of the top defenders, but he also does not want to defend the dangerous city. If there is only one lonely city south of the Yellow River, it will be difficult for any famous general to hold it, and it is only a matter of time before it falls.
After Chutian entered Jinan with his advisers and guards, the situation became worse and worse for Tian Ji and Tian Dan's army. They have less and less room to fight back.
If it is not necessary, they are unwilling to fight Xuzhou Mu head-on. The opponent's lineup of generals is extremely luxurious. If it were a head-on battle, just one Leyi legion would be enough for them to be uncomfortable. Le Yi has not officially fought Sun Bin yet. Not to mention that Chutian brought the most elite Guards Legion.
"There are a few strategists under the command of Xuzhou Mu who can gain insight into most of the strategies......"
Sun Bin realized the existence of Fang Xuanling, Xun You and other strategists. He wanted to calculate Fang Xuanling and Xun You, which was more difficult than calculating Yu Ban, Xu Rong and others.
"Strategist, Strategist."
After Tian Bin became a military advisor, Tian Ji relied on Sun Bin very much, and put all his hopes on Sun Bin at this time.
Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Qi handed over all the main forces to Tian Ji, Tian Dan, and Sun Bin three generals, in order to fight. If the other party was not Xuzhou Mu and his 120,000 army, but a group of ordinary generals, Sun Bin could easily hold the Kingdom of Jinan.
Sun Bin looked at the air, and there was a black eagle hovering in the air: "Maybe they not only have strategists, but also special eyes and ears, and our every move is under their surveillance." β
Tian Ji and Tian Dan were reminded by Sun Bin and looked at the black eagle together.
Among them, Tian Dan reacted faster: "Could it be that our soldiers in ambush have been detected by them?" It's no wonder that ambush tactics fail time and time again. β
After careful consideration, Sun Bin took the risk of proposing a plan: "You can hide from the sky and cross the sea, attack Licheng with a long snake formation, and ambush its reinforcements." β
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Chu Tian urged the Sixth Army to not leak a drop of water, and the troops sent by Sun Bin to ambush or lure the enemy were all recognized. Chu Tian used steady tactics to constantly deplete Sun Bin's troops.
His strength is twice that of Sun Bin, and if he continues to consume, he will only win. Chutian's army had approached Dongpingling.
"The main force of the other side is still in the area of Dongpingling, with about 50,000 to 60,000 people."
Mulan's warhawks have been spying on the opposing army.
"The enemy's tactic may be to fight against the city with its back. Could it be that Sun Bin has been forced by our army to the point where he has to fight? β
Chu Tian couldn't help but be cautious considering that the other party was a god, and once he had terrible characteristics, he might be defeated.
Before the arrival of Chutian, Sun Bin had the advantage, and when Chutian arrived, most of Sun Bin's plans failed, but Sun Bin's threat had not been completely lifted, and Sun Bin was trying to turn the tables with a small number of troops.
"Intensify investigation efforts to prevent a sneak attack on Sun Bin."
There were war eagle and iron eagle scout cavalry to reconnoitre, but Chu Tian was still a little uneasy, so he asked Mulan to send more scout cavalry.
Xun You said: "The farther you go into the enemy's territory, the more grain and grass you need to consume, and it is very important to protect the grain road. β
"Yes."
Since Xun You took the initiative to put forward the proposal, he may have had a premonition, and Chu Tian listened to everything.
Cao Ren's Iron Wall Legion, Yang Ye and Zhang Liao's Invincible Legion, guarding the rear baggage vehicles.
Yu Ban's legion was always at the forefront, and when his legion approached the Dongping Tomb, he could already see the towering walls of the Dongping Tomb and the stubborn defenders on the walls.
Tian Ji and Tian Dan set up a camp outside the city, stationed 5 or 60,000 soldiers, and resisted the enemy together with the defenders in the city. Sun Bin set up a banner in the camp to show that there were many people.
"According to the information provided by the Iron Eagle scouts, the camp is the main force of the enemy, and the camp is closed, and the number has never decreased. It seems that they have abandoned the use of ambushes, and instead have taken advantage of the dangers of the camp to fight each other with the city. β
Yu Ban and Li Dian have recently defeated many ambush soldiers, and their confidence has recovered.
"The number of people has never decreased......"
Yu Ban's words reminded Fang Xuanling, who had followed him to observe the enemy camp, and he was keenly aware of something wrong.
Fang Xuanling observed the other party's camp for half a day.
Li Dian asked, "Strategist, could it be that there is something wrong with the other party's camp?" β
"What General Li said is right, there is indeed something suspicious, this may be the other party's trick to hide from the world."
"Hiding from the world?"
"If I am not bad, there is already a large force of cavalry or cavalry infantry circling our rear."
When Yu Ban and Li Dian heard Fang Xuanling's conjecture, they immediately sweated. If Sun Bin sent a cavalry to break the rear, then the rear army would be very dangerous!
"The Iron Eagle Scout has been deceived!"
"After all, the Iron Eagle Scouts only use domesticated livestock, and their intelligence and information they can provide are extremely limited. If the other party is Sun Bin, it is not difficult to hide from the world. Immediately notify the lord and support the rear. β
The cavalry of the forbidden legion immediately galloped out of the camp.
A force of 15,000 people went out day and night to attack Licheng, which was occupied by Le Yi's army not long ago!
Licheng was attacked for the second time, and was quickly breached by surprise, and the defenders and defenders were defeated and fled from the city.
Licheng is once again controlled by Tian Ji's army!
"Tiandan held on to the camp, and they couldn't capture it for a while. In order to keep the grain route open, they will definitely return to Shili City, and we can set up an ambush on the way. β
Sun Bin drove with a long snake formation, and after breaking through Licheng, he used the technique of ambush and waited for Chutian to return to the division.
Licheng was breached, and the rout brought the news to the ears of Chu Tian, who arrived in Dongpingling.
"Didn't the Iron Eagle Scout report that Tian Ji, Tian Dan and the others were the main force in Dongpingling?"
Chutian summoned Mulan to reconfirm the accuracy of the information.
"Dongpingling does have 20,000 defenders, and the camp is about 60,000 ......," Hua Mulan thought of other possibilities, and changed color slightly, "Perhaps, the other party used straw or widely spread banners, recruited a large number of villagers and other suspicious tactics to make War Eagle's judgment wrong." β
There is indeed such a possibility.
The War Eagle of the Iron Eagle Scout can only provide rough information, and with the intelligence of the War Eagle, it is far inferior to the ordinary reconnaissance cavalry. If Sun Bin found out that Chu Tian was using the war eagle as an important means of investigation, he would be able to hide it from the sky and cross the sea.
Now the Chutian army is sandwiched between Dongpingling and Licheng, in a dilemma.
"Sun Bin is really difficult to deal with, and he can fight back with such a disadvantage. Attack Dongpingling, or return to Licheng? β
Chu Tian handed over this important decision to Xun You.
There is no need for Xun You to remind him, Chu Tian also knows that when he returns to save Licheng, Sun Bin will definitely wait for work and take the opportunity to fight back. As for Dongpingling, there may be a guard Tian Dan, once they are delayed by Tian Dan for ten days and half a month, their military rations will be exhausted.
Xun You said: "If you don't save Licheng or attack Dongpingling, General Le Yi can attack the surrounding counties and get supplies." Grain and grass were forcibly requisitioned from these counties, and it was enough to promise to repay them later. β
Chu Tian's eyes lit up, the siege speed of Le Yi's army was too fast, and it was not necessary to use Licheng as a supply point, as long as Le Yi's siege speed was fast enough to capture the city near Dongpingling, he could get grain and grass from the enemy's territory!
If it weren't for Le Yi and Le Jin's offensive legion, Chu Tian's current situation would be very passive, and Licheng would be an indispensable place. But Chu Tian has a legion that is good at attacking cities, breaking through the opponent's city, and the supplies obtained are enough to use!
Under the premise of Sun Bin's lack of troops, Sun Bin is the passive side, and Sun Bin can't be allowed to lead the nose, but should take the initiative to attack and put pressure on Sun Bin.
"Le Yi, Le Jin, the two of you will go to attack Taixian County as a granary."
Chutian immediately sent an offensive army to a county town near Dongpingling, forcibly requisitioned grain and grass, and promised to repay it later.
The Le Yi Legion came to Tai County, and in less than three days, they were trapped!
In order to pacify the country of Jinan, Lejin forcibly requisitioned grain and grass, and almost all the grain and grass in the entire county were scavenged.
Everywhere Le Yi's army went, all the villages and towns were broken, and Chutian's army was not troubled by the lack of food and grass for the time being.
At the same time, Chu Tian forcibly recruited the nearby Xiangyong, prepared siege equipment, and launched a rapid attack on Dongpingling.
Sun Bin's plan to wait for Chu Tian to return to Licheng was shattered, and Xuzhou Mu Chu Zimou and his army were very tricky: "Because the food is to the enemy, in this way, they have almost no flaws. β
Sun Bin is passive, and the Le Yi Legion has an extremely strong siege ability, and can easily break through a county town, and will not worry about the lack of food at all.
The powerful siege ability of the combination of Le Yi and Le Jin was beyond Sun Bin's expectations.
Now it seems that the two key cities of Dongpingling and Licheng are in the hands of Tian Ji, Tian Dan, Sun Bin and others, but they still can't change the fate of Dongpingling's imminent fall.
Tian Ji asked Sun Bin, "Strategist, what should you do now?" β
"Go for the best."
"Let's go?"
Tian Ji listened to what Sun Bin said, and this time he actually took the initiative to withdraw his troops.
From beginning to end, they did not dare to fight Xuzhou Mu head-on. It is difficult for a Qiao woman to cook without rice, and she does not have enough troops to fight head-on with Xuzhou Mu, which is to kill herself.
"Cross the Yellow River north and head to the plains. If our whole army is annihilated, we will not be able to defend even the plain counties north of the Yellow River. β
Sun Bin judged the situation and finally believed that Jinan could not be defended, so he notified Tiandan to withdraw from Jinan on all fronts.
"Forgive the fluorescent light of the rotten grass, how can it be as bright as the moon of the heart of heaven?"
Tian Dan received Sun Bin's order to abandon Jinan, so he set up suspicious troops and led the army to cross the Yellow River north.
Sun Bin had already prepared a retreat for the defenders of Jinan.
Tiandan retreated overnight, and the next day Dongpingling was already an empty city, and the camp outside Dongpingling also became an empty camp.
"Report, the defenders of Dongpingling have fled in large numbers!"
Chu Tian also thought that there would be a tough battle in this expedition to Jinan, but he didn't expect Sun Bin to see that the situation was not good, and in order to preserve his strength, he withdrew from the south of the Yellow River on all fronts.
In this way, although Jinan and Le'an were within reach, they also missed the opportunity to eliminate Tian Qi's main force. Sun Bin took tens of thousands of veterans to the north, and he could go south at any time, which would be a threat in the future.
"Speed, Invincible, Scout the three armies, go and hunt down the enemy!"
It was impossible for Chutian to let the defenders of Dongpingling easily cross the Yellow River, and immediately sent light cavalry to pursue them.
"Yes!"
Three cavalry corps pursued Tiandan, who led the retreat of the defenders of Dongpingling! The black-pressed cavalry is like a hunting dog, all the way north!
"My lord, please let the three generals of the fifth school of our Northern Army lead the Yue Cavalry Battalion and the Changshui Battalion to pursue the enemy!"
Mi Fang, Wu Anguo, and LΓΌ Kuang formed a combination of five schools and three generals of the Northern Army, and asked to lead two battalions of light cavalry to participate in the pursuit.
Chu Tian glanced at the map: "Joan of Arc, you follow them and pursue from the other direction, there seems to be a ferry in this place." β
Joan of Arc is accustomed to being submissive: "Yes. β
Mi Fang, Wu Anguo, and Lu Kuang were eager to try, but they led the elite Yue Cavalry Battalion and Changshui Battalion cavalry!
Sun Bin prepared his boat at the crossing of the Yellow River, and Dongpingling was still some distance from the Yellow River.
In the north of Jinan is Jishui, and north of Jishui is the Yellow River.
Sun Bin had already set up a pontoon bridge in Jishui, and Tian Dan led the army to cross Jishui, which burned the pontoon bridge.
The pontoon bridge was burning, and Tian Dan was in a complicated mood. He is a famous general of a generation, and he even wants to flee without a fight, and he has to block the pursuing soldiers by burning the pontoon bridge.
The pontoon bridge was destroyed, and the cavalry of Xuzhou Mu was out of reach.
Chu Tian's army entered the Dongping Mausoleum, and generals Yu Ban and Cao Ren admired Chu Tian even more. Chutian personally conquered Jinan, and Sun Bin fled in despair, not daring to fight.
Chu Tian didn't feel that he was taking much advantage. Because he found that Sun Bin had taken one step and planned three steps, and had already moved half of the population of Dongpingling ahead of schedule.
Chu Tian was checking the details of Dongpingling when he suddenly received a system notification.
"Ding! The third national war event will be launched in August of the sixth year of the lord calendar, and the content of the event preview is requested to be checked by each lord. This national war covers all civilizations, and princes with a population of more than one million in each civilization, including NPC princes, can participate. β