Chapter 297: Pengcheng Blitzkrieg (I)
"I, Yuan Highway, am not afraid of Yang Invincible, so I don't dare to attack Xiaopei, but Peng Cheng is more valuable to attack."
Yuan Shu commanded more than 100,000 troops to fight in Pengcheng, intending to capture the city held by Mi Fang and Yin Li.
Yuan Shu's generals did not dare to be enemies with Yang Ye, and since Yuan Shu wanted to fight Pengcheng and bypass Yang Ye, they were also willing to do so.
Jiujiang Taishou led Chen Qingzhi and Hou Jing to meet Yuan Shu, gave Yuan Shu enough face, and still served Yuan Shu as the main father.
"There are two generals under him, who can command the cavalry, and the generals Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Chen Lan, and Lei Bo command the infantry and archers, although Xuzhou Mu has a million troops, he has nothing to fear."
In order to make Yuan Shu follow his advice, Jiujiang Taishou deliberately touted Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu received reinforcements from Jiujiang Taishou, and two cavalry generals helped him to restore his confidence: "I want to order Zhang Xun to lead his troops to attack the city, and the rest of the soldiers and horses to block the enemy's army, what do you think?" ”
The generals replied, "That's very good." ”
"Lord, Xiao Pei's guard general Yang Invincible is less than twenty miles away from our army's north camp!"
Yuan Shu was planning to feast the ministers, but he heard that Yang Wu's ghost was still lingering, and the wine bottle almost landed.
Yang is invincible, and Yang is invincible!
This name made Yuan Shu and the generals of Yuan Shu's forces panic.
Jiujiang Taishou didn't know that Yuan Shu and his generals were shocked by the prestige of the enemy generals, and couldn't help but wonder: "How many people are there in Yang Ye?" Why be afraid? ”
Yuan Shu shuddered and said: "Yang is invincible in the world, although there are only 10,000 horsemen under his command, but 10,000 are invincible. ”
"But 10,000 riders......"
Jiujiang Taishou couldn't help but despise Yuan Shu.
Yang Ye has 10,000 cavalry, and it is not a special cavalry, Yuan Shu has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and he was intimidated by Yang Ye's 10,000 cavalry.
"If the lord uses these two cavalry retainers under him, they cooperate with each other, even if it is two Yang Ye, it is nothing more than that."
Jiujiang Taishou continued to recommend Chen Qingzhi and Hou Jing to Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu looked at the two below hesitantly: "Can they really match Yang Invincible?" ”
"Not a problem."
"I will hand over 30,000 cavalry to them to meet Yang Invincible."
Yuan Shu himself had no choice but to count on Chen Qingzhi and Hou Jing to play a role.
"Command!"
Chen Qingzhi divided Yuan Shu's 20,000 cavalry, while Hou Jing divided 10,000, and they were stationed in Beiying, ready to meet Yang Ye.
Yang Ye was aggressive, always thinking of capturing Yuan Shu alive in an army of 100,000.
However, he has been on the battlefield for a long time and has a keen intuition about danger, and when Chen Qingzhi's white-robed army and a large number of light cavalry appeared, Yang Ye's intuition allowed him to escape.
Yang Ye's army began to retreat.
Yuan Shu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Yang was invincible and didn't dare to fight. Finally, someone can restrain Yang Invincible!
"Zhang Xun, you prepare siege equipment and capture Pengcheng in one fell swoop. Chen Lan and Lei Bo, the two of you formed a southern camp to guard against reinforcements that might come from the Xiapi Kingdom. Ji Ling and I are in charge of the Chinese army. ”
Yuan Shu divided the army into the northern camp to block Yang Wuving; Nanying, guarding against the army of Pi State; siege camp, preparation of siege affairs; The middle battalion, personally in charge, supports all parties.
Yuan Shu's deployment seemed to be leaky, and no one from the various Inhuman Lords and Disciples raised objections.
"The defense of the southern camp is weak, and I am afraid that the lord will have to be stationed in person."
Guo Jia privately proposed to Jiujiang Taishou.
His current status is not high, he is only a staff member of Yuan Shu's subordinates, and he can't speak directly to Yuan Shu.
"Strategist, please rest assured, I have already sent scout cavalry to reconnoiter thirty miles to the south, and once the army of Xia Pi arrives, they will be the first to notice. The middle camp will immediately support the south camp. ”
"Even so, you can't be careless, Pengcheng is a flat river, and it is suitable for cavalry marching."
"I will go to remind Chen Lan and Lei Bo, and order them to set up antlers and reject horses to prevent them from being attacked by the Xuzhou cavalry."
Jiujiang Taishou knew that Guo Jia's suggestions were mostly effective, and he would not be untargeted, so it was better to be careful.
Pengcheng, Mi Fang saw the dense army of Yuan Shu under the city, and he who originally planned to capture Yuan Shu alive was suddenly stunned.
Mi Fang thought that Yang Ye led 10,000 cavalry to attack Yuan Shu's army three times, and almost captured Yuan Shu's deeds, he could also do it. But in fact, even if they saw Yuan Shu's endless army at a glance, not many people dared to have such thoughts.
"There are only more than 20,000 soldiers in the city, how can you hold on?"
Yin Li, the general of the Taishan thieves, was transferred to Pengcheng to assist in the defense, and he couldn't help but be afraid when he saw the large number of Yuan Shu's army.
Yuan Shu IV and the Third Duke, coupled with the vast territory and a large number of troops, at least the momentum looks very intimidating.
"Yuan Highway is something, I've never heard of him winning battles. When the tiger prison was closed, he was full of farts and urine, wasn't it our lord who drove Dong Zhuo to Chang'an? To sum up, Yuan Highway is a fart. ”
Mi Fang was very arrogant, but it boosted the morale of the defenders.
Although Yuan Shu had many soldiers and horses, he did not hear of any victories in him, but only replaced him by attacking Yuzhou Assassin Shi.
"Lord Mi, since Yuan Shu is so unbearable, when will the siege be lifted under the city?"
"This ......" Mi Fang faced the inquiries of a group of captains and military horses under his command, since he had already let go of his cruel words, it was better to blow the cowhide bigger, "In less than three or five days, Yuan Shu will definitely withdraw his troops." ”
The corners of Yin Li's eyes, who were listening to Mi Fang's boasting, twitched, Mi Fang also dared to brag, there were 180,000 troops outside the city, not to mention three or five days, it was a miracle to withdraw troops in ten days and half a month.
However, the soldiers believed Mi Fang's words, and their morale was high, after all, it would not take three or five days for Yuan Shu to withdraw his troops, and in three or five days, Yuan Shu would not be able to capture Pengcheng, which was defended by a large army.
The Chutian Legion, which was still a hundred miles away from Pengcheng, had a total of 18,000 people, but they followed the Jiujiang Legion from a distance and did not approach rashly.
The opponent has a large number of scouts, and once they get close, it is easy for the opponent to notice.
Chu Tian was followed by two soldiers, Fang Xuanling and Lu Su, and he wanted to determine the tactics to destroy Yuan Shu's army.
Yuan Shu was too much of a threat to Xuzhou. Even if Yang Ye defeated Yuan Shu four times and three times, making Yuan Shu frightened of him, in fact, the damage to Yuan Shu's army was limited, and soon Yuan Shu gathered the remnants of the army and could regroup. He has too many troops.
Under the premise that the various legions in Xuzhou were pinned down by Cao Cao and Zhao Gongzi, Chutian could only win more with less.
"Pengcheng is located on the plain, a horse and a flat river, there is no danger to defend, suitable for large-scale cavalry marches, if the lord is willing to take risks, he can achieve unexpected results."
"What does the military advisor mean to lead the cavalry to forcibly march and attack for a hundred miles?"
"Exactly. It's risky, but it's a one-game battle that can decide the winner. ”
"Adventure? Which march to war, not in the adventure? That's it. The soldiers were ordered to eat and drink enough to rest, and to set out tonight, making sure to arrive at Pengcheng before dawn. ”
"Please let Zijing go to the battlefield."
In order to better integrate into the Xuzhou forces, Lu Su took the initiative to ask to fight.
Lu Su seems to be a bit forceful......
Chu Tian agreed: "Zijing doesn't need to kill the enemy, just follow me." ”
Chu Tian led the cavalry to raid, which did not mean that Chu Tian must personally kill the enemy.
He took on more of the task of a cavalry commander.
Chen Qingzhi, Xu Rong and others will personally lead the cavalry to fight, but they will not rush to the front, and the cavalry will work hard and drive for them.
Chu Tian brought Zheng Zhilong and let Zheng Zhilong serve as a guard, and at the same time, Chu Tian himself had 70 forces, and the probability of being killed by the enemy was very low.
Intelligence shows that Yuan Shu's army does not have a military general with more than 90 military forces, and it is impossible to take the leader of Chutian among the ten thousand troops.
"This attack was an adventure. I, Zheng Zhilong, and Joan of Arc led 1,000 cavalry battalions, 1,000 Yue cavalry battalions, 1,000 Changshui battalions, and 4,000 servant cavalry, marching 100 miles at night to break the enemy army! ”
Chu Tian only used seven thousand horses.
Although it was only 7,000 cavalry, these 7,000 cavalry were not ordinary cavalry, but high-ranking cavalry.
The Tun Cavalry Battalion, the Yue Cavalry Battalion, and the Changshui Battalion are the sixth-order cavalry of the Fifth School of the Northern Army.
Joan of Arc's cavalry is a high-level cavalry of an alien race captured by Chu Tian during the national war, among which the full-body armored noble knights are more than seventh-order troops, because the price of full-body plate armor is too expensive, and there are only more than a hundred full-body armored knights in the Teutonic Knights.
In addition, there were the fifth-order Rajput cavalry of the Mughal Empire in India, the cavalry of the Arab Empire, and the Goryeo cavalry......
While the Servant Army cavalry is a patchwork of civilizations, Joan of Arc's fanatical abilities can work by surprise.
"The number of seven thousand cavalry is too small...... After the Battle of Xuzhou, after the Women's Army learned the lesson of insufficient mobility, it has been widely equipped with horses for transportation. Please ask the lord to let the Lady Army and his subordinates go into battle together. The lord should be in need of his subordinates...... capacity. ”
Xia Liang took Li Xiuning to ask to fight. She has an all-army aura.
It stands to reason that if you bring her, Chu Tian's cavalry combat power will be even stronger.
"It's because I need you that I can't let you fight."
Chu Tian directly removed the back, and the cool body in the summer shook slightly.
"But if something happens to the lord, I'm afraid it will be difficult for my subordinates to live alone. And Xiuning has the ability to motivate morale. The hundred-mile run has a great impact on morale, if the soldiers do not have enough morale, it is like the end of a strong crossbow, and they cannot wear Lu Mian. ”
Xia Liang's proposal made Chu Tian's heart move, if Xia Liang and Li Xiuning were brought with them, the cavalry's combat effectiveness could indeed reach its peak.
Not to mention the aura of the whole army that comes with Liang in summer, the morale is low after a night of marching, and Li Xiuning's motivation ability as the princess of Pingyang is very important.
Chu Tian has always been pragmatism, but this time he struggled somewhat, and finally said, "Okay, you guys participated in the raid." But you can only be in the rear. ”
"Yes!"
Xia Liang and Li Xiuning were able to participate in the raid and were eager to try.
Lu Su saw that there were some complicated relationships between these people.
For Chu Tian in the summer, he may be a subordinate or one of the few strangers who is in constant contact, ensuring that Chu Tian always maintains a thinking ahead of the times.
In addition to the 7,000 cavalry and 5,000 women's troops (on horseback), the infantry battalion and the archery battalion followed. Once Chutian in front of him falls into a bitter battle, then the infantry battalion and the shooting battalion will play a role.
Thirteen thousand men feasted and prepared for a hard march.
These elite soldiers understand that if the food in the army improves, it means that they will have to play with their lives next.
Die, and be a full ghost!
All the soldiers sat on the ground, and the battle was imminent, regardless of each other.
"Xuzhou Mu is full of talents, and in comparison, the Xiangyong I brought support to him is just a group of rabble."
Lu Su saw that Chutian's elite soldiers were strong and strong, and compared with the seven hundred villagers he brought, he immediately felt ashamed.
After all, Xiang Yong is only a Xiang Yong, and there is a gap compared to professional soldiers, not to mention that the people that Chu Tian used to raid for hundreds of miles were the elite of the elite.
Except for the early stage, Chutian rarely had commanders to fight.
Most of the founding kings had to go into battle in person, and they were embarrassed to say that they were the founding kings when they escaped death a few times. In order to fight, Liu Bang was captured by Xiang Yu even his own family, and Liu Bei's family was also captured by Cao Cao.
has no military merits, and it is difficult to suppress a group of civil and military generals.
No one in Xuzhou dared to underestimate the cool summer, because she had military merits.
"No alcohol."
Although Chu Tian let the soldiers eat a good meal before fighting to the death, it does not mean that they can get drunk, so they will not be able to fight.
Joan of Arc sat on the ground as well, and she was accustomed to the way the Oriental cavalry behaved.
Just as the grassland tribes were greatly influenced by the agricultural civilization, the Central Plains cavalry was also greatly influenced by the grassland cavalry, so there was a Hufu cavalry reform.
The eastern cavalry came and went like the wind, and it was common for them to attack in a roundabout way. The heavy cavalry was no slouch either.
"Aren't we going to fight Cao Mengde? Who is this Yuan Highway? ”
Joan of Arc was tricked into going to war, and she did not know much about the princes around her, so she could only passively follow orders.
first fought Taishan County, and then went south to fight Yuan Shu, she didn't know what she was doing, she only knew that she was fighting with Chu Tian, and it seemed that her road back to France was getting more and more difficult......
The cavalry of the servant legion were exiled in the Eastern Han Dynasty and could not return to their respective civilizations, and they somewhat resembled mercenaries. Their harsh lords were only willing to pay half of their salaries, but for some reason, they had trouble thinking of betrayal. They are more like minions than mercenaries.
Fang Xuanling was left by Chutian to command the infantry battalion and the shooting battalion, and was responsible for the aftermath of the decision.
Thirteen thousand people rested, and when night fell, Chu Tian opened his eyes and saw Li Xiuning in armor ready, knowing that the time for the surprise attack had come.
"Get on your horse and get ready for battle!"
Chu Tian turned over and got on his horse, carrying a horned bow behind him, and placing twenty arrows in his quiver.
The fierce and vicious pirate Zheng Zhilong followed Chu Tian, his weapons were a spear and a waist knife. Although Zheng Zhilong prefers to use a knife, he fights immediately, after all, one inch is long and one inch is strong.
The young Lu Su wore a sword on his waist, because he was on the battlefield for the first time, the battlefield in the real sense, and he couldn't help but be enthusiastic.
Why don't you take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures!
Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar and a marquis!
"Let's go!"
The cavalry of 13,000 people left the camp and, under the cover of night, raided Pengcheng for a hundred miles!
A long time ago, there was a person who dared to play like this, that person's name was Xiang Yu, 30,000 cavalry assaulted Liu Bang's 560,000 army!