Chapter 1001: Rapid Change (1)
The three sides attacked the enemy camp, but they all lost their troops and returned home.
Although this defeat seemed more reasonable than the frontal defeat by the Vietnamese army the day before, and it was ultimately caused by the enemy's stubborn defense with the help of the advantageous position, this defeat still dealt a big blow to the morale of the Pingtian army.
greatly frustrated the confidence and arrogance of his army for several months, and in the next two days, few people even proposed to Qin Yude for war again.
Because the cruel truth is in front of us, in the face of the enemy's solid camp and many defensive means, the superiority in strength really can't take any advantage on them. On the contrary, if you continue to attack, you will suffer more casualties.
So a few days passed, and the two armies only confronted each other, but there was no more head-on collision.
However, not sending troops to attack the enemy does not mean that Qin Yude is really at a loss and does not want to continue attacking. If that were the case, he wouldn't even stay here any longer, but would have led his army away.
During the five or six days of this truce, he mainly did two things, one was to gather the generals under his command to praise the paintings, and together they could advise on how to break the enemy in front of him; The second is to send a large number of people to search for wood, stone and other materials that can be used to attack the opponent's military fortress.
Although there are actually a lot of hoarding of these things in the rear, after all, it takes a lot of time to transport them, and naturally it is not as good as using local materials.
But these two strategies were still sluggish, and for five or six days, there was almost no decision.
In the case that the two armies have made it clear that the chariots and horses are facing each other, and the other side is setting up a fortress on the way, thinking that it is a stubborn defense, any clever tricks and tricks are obviously useless, and they are nothing more than some self-talk that tries to lure the enemy out of the village and then surround it with a large army.
Even the night raid strategy, which had always been quite usable, could not take shape because of the deep ditches on three sides of the Vietnamese army camp to block the horses.
As for the detour or something, it's even more of a joke. Not to mention that the enemy in front of him could not be concealed, even if the enemy was really blind, he would have to give up his baggage horses, and then climb over the small slopes on both sides of the road, which were twenty or thirty feet high, and then attack the city......
I'm afraid it will be more difficult than directly breaking this military fortress.
Therefore, this multi-day plan is really lackluster, and there is almost no clue.
As for the collection of siege materials or something, although it cannot be regarded as a complete futile effort in the past few days, it is also very little. Everything that can be used for siege near Liangzhou City has been carried out almost a long time ago, and those villages and towns have long been in ruins.
At this point, for the attacking side of the Pingtian Army, there is really a sense of being at a loss, as if there is really no more secure strategy than to directly take your life to fill in and storm the military village.
But if you want to say that you will withdraw from the army, everyone is really unwilling, and they have already killed under the city of Liangzhou, how can there be such a reason to return empty-handed?
Even Qin Yude, who has to think about it, can't explain to Luoyang, which makes people wonder if he does his best and refuses to give up.
"Big brother, why don't we simply abandon Liangzhou and go to attack other cities on the side, such as Hezhou and Pingzhou?" Qin Yuxiang could only give such a suggestion in the end.
Those two cities are also considered to be large cities in Liangzhou, but their importance is completely incomparable, but there is also an advantage, from Pingzhou to the south, you can turn into Huaibei, and you can launch an offensive against another important area under the control of the Dayue court.
After listening to this proposal, Qin Yude couldn't help but fall into deep thought: "Is this method really feasible?" Aren't you afraid that our logistical food channel will be stretched too long? ”
"Big brother, in fact, in my opinion, this time our continuous siege of the city is a rare big victory, and the harvest is enough. Even if this matter is returned to the teacher, even if everyone is annoyed for a while, they will be satisfied later.
"The only thing to worry about is none other than Luoyang Zhao Guangxiao...... Therefore, taking Pingzhou and other cities, and really killing the army into Lianghuai, naturally it can be regarded as giving him a good explanation. If he doesn't believe us then, he'll have to fight on our own.
"Moreover, compared to our great gains this time, whether it is real or famous, he has made great gains, but he is cowardly when he shrinks in Luoyang. If you send someone to contact Li Wannian in Guanzhong and form a new alliance with him, you will not be afraid of fighting alone again. ”
These words really woke up Qin Yude, and made him wake up and cheer: "What you said is right, our Pingtian Army is not only two-way, but also Chang'an Li Wannian." It's a big deal to stop caring about him, let's cooperate with Li Wannian ourselves.
"And now, half of the city in Liangzhou is in hand, which can also make it easier for us to cooperate and contact with Guanzhong, and Luoyang doesn't have to pay attention to it!"
As the saying goes, if you ignored my love yesterday, then tomorrow I will want you to be unattainable!
Did he, Zhao Guangxiao, really think that he could only find him to join forces?
The idea was set, and Qin Yude wanted to gather his subordinates again to discuss how to withdraw from the army.
At this moment, a subordinate hurriedly came to report excitedly: "Dadu Governor, the enemy army has retreated!" ”
"What did you say?" Hearing this, Qin Yude's whole person was stunned, and he thought that he was hallucinating.
Until the other party repeated: "The enemy camp in front suddenly moved, but it retreated directly!" ”
When the words fell, there was another commotion outside, which made Qin Yude unable to hold back any longer, and hurriedly ran out of the big tent, and then saw the enemy camp in front of him, billowing black smoke accompanied by the flames expanding and rising, almost enveloping the entire camp.
This scene is as if the enemy camp was suddenly attacked and set on fire.
But this is not the case, but the defenders lit their own fires before withdrawing, in order not to leave usable supplies for the Pingtian army, and then calmly retreated.
But even so, whether it was Qin Yude or the soldiers under his command, he was still a little dumbfounded.
Obviously, his own family is the one who has nothing to do, and he even thought about giving up attacking Liangzhou and turning to another place.
Fortunately, this side has not moved, but the Vietnamese army has withdrawn first, what is going on?
"You say, 'What's going on?' Could it be that something really happened in the rear of the Vietnamese army, which caused them to have to lead their troops south? Qin Yude asked with some eagerness.
The previous Nanyang and other cities were easily destroyed by their own families, and the Vietnamese army barely resisted, which had already made them have this conjecture, and now, it is even more unbearable for people to have such thoughts.
After all, for now, there really can't be a second, more plausible explanation.
"Metropolitan Governor, the opportunity is rare, we can take advantage of their retreat and the army's disarray to kill the past. As long as this face-to-face enemy is defeated, Liangzhou can be obtained! Some subordinates were also excited to propose, and then everyone followed up and asked for battle.
After many days of grievances, today, I finally have a chance to vent it!
Some people died, but not completely......