"Hurry up and prepare, the night tour army will set off tomorrow to attack the Iron Cliff Fort!"

On this day, Gan Sheng suddenly summoned all his Yin schools to an emergency meeting. His face was gloomy, and he said such a sentence as soon as he opened his mouth, which surprised everyone present, and even Wang Song felt inexplicable. Moreover, Iron Cliff Fort is a very unfamiliar name, and some people don't even know what kind of place it is and where it is located, and they have to ask the people next to it.

"General, why did the Yama Palace suddenly decide to attack the Iron Cliff Fort? It's a far away place! Wang Song asked cautiously.

"Just because it doesn't give face to King Yama!" Gan Sheng replied angrily.

It turned out that this Iron Cliff Fort was just a small yin city that had just been established for more than ten years, rich in refined iron and secret copper. Refined iron and secret copper are relatively rare metals, which are very suitable for making various weapons and armor, so Iron Cliff Fort takes the sale of various weapons as its main industry.

Since they are all blacksmiths and sell weapons as a business, the people of Iron Cliff Fort are fierce and not very obedient. Since its establishment, the lord of the Iron Cliff Fort has never taken the initiative to go to the underworld to worship the Yama Dynasty. However, the scale of this small Yin City is too small, and its location is so remote that the underworld has never taken it very seriously.

It was not until the last two years that the development momentum of Iron Cliff Fort was good, especially the level of crafting weapons and armor was getting higher and higher, which attracted the attention of the underworld. The king of Yama then sent a messenger to Zhao'an, hoping that the Iron Cliff Fort would take the initiative to surrender, and only need to pay tribute to a batch of weapons every year to replenish the equipment of the Yin army, which means it.

But I didn't expect that the castle owner of Iron Cliff Fort was actually a miser, not only was he unwilling to pay tribute, but he also found various excuses to refuse to submit the order. This is a great disrespect to the king of Yama!

Therefore, the underworld must send troops to teach this eyeless little Yin City a lesson, otherwise where will the face of the king of Yama be left in the future?

However, Iron Cliff Fort is far away from the underworld, and it is difficult to supply, so it is not appropriate to send a large army to attack. After discussion, the bigwigs of the Yama Hall decided to send only one army, not to capture the Iron Cliff Fort, but to intimidate them and make them surrender.

Not to mention that this kind of task is hard, the difficulty is not small, and no one wants to take it. It is said that after the two marshals of the day and night tours received the task, they retreated from the Yama Palace, and they both shirked each other, and finally simply guessed privately to decide who would take the task. Naturally, the night tour was lost.

The marshal of the night tour had no choice, and when he came back, he arranged for several of his yin generals to draw lots. Gan Sheng unfortunately won the lottery, and this thankless task finally fell on the head of the night tour rear army!

Gan Sheng was very depressed, and the one in nine chance he even let himself touch it, which was really unlucky. But the task has been taken, so we can only lead the army head-on.

When he set out, Wang Song's baggage battalion carried a large amount of baggage, including all kinds of huge siege equipment and enough grain and grass for a thousand people to eat for half a year. Dozens of large snails alone were carried on a large scale, which also seriously affected the speed of the march. Therefore, the journey to Iron Cliff alone took us nearly three months.

This means that before the war has started, nearly half of the grain and grass in the army have been consumed. If this crusade is not resolved quickly, we will even have a big problem with the supply of food and grass on the return trip!

Finally, after a long journey of more than eighty days, the army was about to march to the Iron Cliff Fort after the night tour. Gan Sheng sent scouts to investigate in advance as usual. When the scout returned, he reported that the Iron Cliff Fort was built on a cliff, leaving only a stone bridge across a deep valley to connect it to the outside world. The stone bridge is long and narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, which can be called a natural danger.

In addition, Iron Cliff Fort had a small bridgehead built opposite the deep valley with only a small number of troops. At the same time, they cultivated large fields on the other side, and every day people and ghost slaves came out of the fort to plough. The role of that small bridgehead was not so much to defend against foreign invasion as it was to protect the farmers and ghost slaves from nearby monsters.

So, at the pre-war meeting, Shen Turen first jumped out and offered his advice: "Since it is not easy to attack, why don't we have a surprise attack first?" The enemy forces in the bridgehead can be completely ignored, I can first take the canine cavalry battalion to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders of the city gate on the opposite bank, and rush over with the speed of Cerberus to capture the gate in one fell swoop! ”

But as soon as his words fell, Gao Jia objected: "The enemy army in the bridgehead is indeed not to be feared. But according to the scouts' report, the stone bridge is so long and narrow that your canine cavalry can only run three or four horses side by side, and the impact is really limited. Besides, the Cerberus couldn't be as fast as they could close the gates. I'm afraid that when you run to the city, you will be in a dilemma and become their target! ”

"Then how do you say this battle will be fought?" Shen Turen felt that Gao Jia had refuted his face, and he was very unconvinced, and his eyes widened.

Gao Jia didn't bother with him, and continued: "I think it is better to be prudent, capture the bridgehead first, bring the army to the other side and station it neatly, and give the other side a deterrent. Then rely on the bridgehead to use the green arrow battalion to shoot arrows across the deep valley to the opposite city head to provide fire support, and the sword and shield battalion form a shield array to protect the siege equipment to reach the city gate, and then attack the city. ”

Shen Turen was even more unhappy, and said angrily: "According to your meaning, isn't it that my dog riding camp can only be a spectator when he comes from afar?" ”

"Definitely!" Gao Jia was not in a hurry or annoyed, and added: "Once the vanguard has set up a siege ladder, Captain Shentu's canine cavalry battalion can jump to the top of the city with the help of the ladder. As long as the city can be captured, the Iron Cliff Fort will not be able to defend it. ”

"Well, that's pretty much it!" Shen Turen suddenly turned his anger into joy.

Gan Sheng listened to Gao Jia's plan and nodded in favor, and then turned his head to ask if the other Yin Schools had any other suggestions?

Everyone shook their heads, although Gao Jia's plan was not creative, it was almost the most reliable plan at present. However, at this time, Wang Song, who was in charge of logistics, rarely put forward his own views on the battle plan at the pre-war meeting.

He said to Gan Sheng: "General, although the siege plan of the high lieutenant is good, can we try to negotiate with the Iron Cliff Fort first?" ”

"Negotiations?" Gan Sheng frowned and said, "The Qin messenger sent by the underworld didn't talk about it for a month, what are we going to talk about now?" ”

Wang Song was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "In the past, it was 'Wen Tan', but now it is 'Wu Tan', and the effect is different!" ”

"What is 'Wen Tan' and what is 'Wu Tan'?" It was the first time that everyone had heard that there was a distinction between "civil and military" in the negotiations, and they were all puzzled.

Wang Song said: "The Difu Qin sent to talk, only with a three-inch incorruptible tongue, it is for 'literary talk'." We are now coming with a large army, and we will take the prisoners of the bridge guards and farmers outside the Iron Cliff Fort as a bargaining chip. If you surrender without a fight, this kind of negotiation can be regarded as a 'military negotiation'! ”

"Oh, I see." Gan Sheng smiled and praised: "It's really a good plan, so maybe you can recruit Iron Cliff Fort without spending a single soldier." The purpose of our army's trip was not to take down the Iron Cliff Fort, but to make them surrender. Captain Wang, what a clever plan you have! ”

"Where, where! It's still up to General Gan to decide! Wang Song slapped a sycophant at the right time.

Gan Sheng was very useful, and immediately adopted Wang Song's strategy, and directly sent Shen Turen's dog cavalry battalion to attack, and took the lead in capturing the bridgehead on the other side of the deep valley where the Iron Cliff Fort was located.

Iron Cliff Fort did not have many troops on this side of the bridge, except for the farmers and ghost slaves sent out to farm, there were only twenty soldiers. When the twenty soldiers saw Shen Turen's canine battalion rushing towards them like wolves, they were so frightened that they gave up their arms and surrendered without even putting up resistance.

As a result, after the night tour, the soldiers successfully captured the opposite side of the Iron Cliff Fort without bloodshed, and captured a group of farmers and ghost slaves who were working in the fields. Of all the captives, there were about a hundred living people, and the number of ghost slaves was thousands.

However, the reaction of the Iron Cliff Fort was really very fast, and as soon as it saw that the enemy was attacking on the other side, it immediately closed the city gate and increased the number of defenders at the head of the city.

According to Wang Song's plan, Gan Sheng immediately sent an envoy to the outside of the Iron Cliff Fort to ask for negotiations. The lord of the castle personally came forward to have a not very pleasant exchange with the envoy at the head of the city, and categorically rejected Gan Sheng's request for surrender. Moreover, his attitude is tough, and he resolutely refuses to submit to the underworld, claiming that Iron Cliff Fort is a "free city" and will not submit to any underworld forces!

When the threats and intimidation failed, the so-called "armed talks" proposed by Wang Song actually failed in the kidnapping and blackmailing plan, which caused everyone to laugh and despise them.

But in this way, Gan Sheng has to worry again. Although the will of the king of Yama only requires that the Iron Cliff Fortress be taught a lesson, how can it be shown that the underworld intends to move the real character without actually attacking the city? And with the stubborn attitude of this castle owner, if he doesn't give him a little color, it is estimated that he will not be easily subdued.

However, if we have to attack, we will face many problems. The tactics deduced by Gao Jia before were not easy to implement when they were seen on the ground. First, the length of the stone bridge is longer than expected, with the two sides separated by more than 100 meters; The second is that the wall of the Iron Cliff Fort is built by the mountain, and it is as high as five zhang.

According to the distance and height in front of them, it is difficult for the arrows of the Green Arrow Battalion to shoot directly at the head of the city, and it does not pose much threat to the defenders of the city. Without sufficient long-range fire support, I am afraid that the shield array of the sword and shield battalion will not be able to attack the city, let alone set up a ladder to provide the dog riding battalion with a chance to enter the city.

Moreover, a strong offensive in such a dangerous place is bound to suffer heavy losses. Don't fail to attack and suffer a big defeat at that time, then King Yama's face will not be able to be saved!

Neither left nor right, and the officers of the army after the night tour discussed all night in the Gan Sheng account, but still could not come up with a better way. The crowd was exhausted and yawned. In desperation, Gan Sheng had no choice but to let everyone go back to rest for the time being, and discuss it tomorrow.