Chapter 102: Attack and Defense

"Excuse me, my lord, we will keep watch for a few days. What enemy is attacking us? Liu Qi asked.

"It's hard to say how many days you will keep. As for the enemy......" Ouyang waved his hand, and the forbidden army began to continue beating drums, and the forbidden army that was not selected in the field withdrew from the east gate, and then the outside of the west gate shook, and a group of cavalry galloped into the school field. Ouyang Yi pointed and said, "The rest of the people will each lead three hundred cavalry to set off in a day's time." But don't worry, it's going to be out every two days, so it seems that you have to support it for 20 days. Now there's a perk where you can buy soldiers with your money. The cavalry company with men and horses, ten runs. Infantry five-through. Need to buy can be registered with the quartermaster on the side. Don't want to go to Yangping to buy, a township soldier will cost thirty times. And the county reminds me. Prices in Shanggu and Yangping are very high, so it's best to buy something in the capital before leaving. In fact, you don't have to worry, you are the defender of the city, and the cavalry still have to get some of the logs and climbing tools, and you are only responsible for the defense of one gate. Another point, weapons are free, and there are ready ones in Yangping. There is a quota of arrows every day, bamboo poles are enough, and knives are enough. ”

Han Shizhong said: "My lord, Yangping does not rest for a day day and night. It would take at least two days for the infantry to reach ......"

"Now you're handsome, not me. I have already told them that killing an enemy in a contest is the same as killing an enemy in real life, and that there will be a reward. Those who do not obey the order shall be subject to military law. The logistics, I've arranged it, and if you guys don't have any other questions, then we'll get started. ”

Liu Qi asked: "Can you encourage the people of Yangping to garrison?" ”

"This depends on your eloquence, anyway, in a word, as long as you don't use coercive means to let them help you, you can use tricks to cheat and deceive. Didn't you pay back five hundred dollars? You might be able to buy a few thousand people. Ouyang said: "As for the others, it doesn't matter if they are defeated." Naturally, someone will score you for your performance. In fact, this official invited more than a dozen battle-hardened generals and soldiers to serve as referees to score, and now he is in Yangping. Each of you has a horse, do you still have a problem? ”

"Nope!" The two generals turned around and shouted: "Go!" ”

The two generals led the men and horses away, and Ouyang asked: "Now that you have seen the enemy clearly, those who choose to attack the east gate must carry the words 'east attack' written on it." Who fights the first formation? ”

"The last general is willing to take the east gate!" A young man in his twenties took the lead.

The seed master said beside Ouyang: "Liu Guangshi." His father, Liu Yanqing, and I still have some friendships. His father was the envoy of the Xinjun Festival, and the deputy commander of the guard and horse army. ”

"Back doorman." Ouyang nodded: "If you have the ambition to not be protected by the aura of your father, take some real skills." ”

"The last will be ordered!"

Ouyang asked again: "Who will attack Ximen in the first wave?" ”

"The last general, Zhang Jun, is willing to go!"

Zhang Jun? This man is a little familiar. Ouyang scratched his head and thought for a while, when he went to Hangzhou to travel to Yue Wang Temple, there was a row of people kneeling in front of Yue Fei Temple with Qin Hui, and there was a person named Zhang Jun. It can't be this guy, right?

"Brother Ou Xian?" Zhang Xuanming reminded him.

"Oh! That's right. Ouyang came to his senses and said, "Each person picks three hundred cavalry and sets off at this hour tomorrow." The military expenditure is 500 yuan, and you can enter Yangping from the south gate to buy food and other supplies. However, there should be no verbal confrontation with them. You have heard the rules, outside the city gates, there are weapons at hand. ”

"Yes!"

At the beginning of the show, as the first official reporter of the Royal Newspaper and the person in charge of Tokyo, Li Yifeng, immediately sent a fast horse to Yangping, and it is estimated that the newspaper will come out in two days, and he also has to take intern reporters to follow Zhang Jun and Li Guangshi to record the on-site performance. Liu Huilan's side is also ready, and a large group of intern reporters are all ready. During this time, the Royal Newspaper will remove international and local news and only publish domestic news and martial arts news.

The people of Yangping have already learned the news, and the people are looking forward to the opening of this good show, and the streets and alleys are talking about it, and the county town is more lively than the countryside to catch the market. Not only them, but also many army generals, the Privy Council, the Ministry of Rites, and Zhao Yu's Qincha and so on all began to set off from Chaoyangping. Of course, the Yangping inns are also fully prepared, holding up the butcher's knife, ready to slaughter fiercely, and under Ouyang's instructions, all the house prices will rise by 300.

Although the martial arts are not new, they can't stand Ouyang's tricks. To be able to enjoy the lively siege battle at such a close distance and safely, anyone is willing to join in the fun. The only thing Ouyang regrets is that he can't say anything if he doesn't raise 5.

In general, Ouyang's arrangement made everyone profitable, and the imperial court could know the characteristics of each general, the sales of the royal newspaper would increase sharply, the local industry would be developed on a large scale, and the Yangping brand would be out. The only damage is probably the interests of Jinshike, and the lifters suddenly found that they were the most noticeable, and this year's attention has reached an all-time low. Even the inn's junior didn't boast of helping a certain jinshi carry water, but boasted that he had helped the xx general lead the horse.

Although the civil officials had opinions, they also felt that Ouyang's test method was interesting. If Ouyang smashed it, they would naturally go to the table for impeachment. But if Ouyang succeeded, they wouldn't be able to find fault. Besides, I still count on the royal newspaper to help me blow it. The interview with the Ministry of Industry was sent to his hometown, and his hometown was a sensation, and everyone praised their ancestors for having spirits. On the contrary, the exiled Yao Gu is ashamed to be mentioned by the people in his hometown.

Although newspaper sales are limited these days, even southeasterners are lucky enough to get a few copies. Some of the businessmen began to bring back newspapers that had expired for a long time, but the sales were really good. The main thing is to look at, the trader's look at the price, the pawn's look at the identification, the public looks at the politics, the wife and the lady look at the rouge, the storyteller can find the subject in the newspaper, and even the farmer can occasionally find the experience of farming interviews. There are also life tips, tips for disease prevention and treatment, etc. And the name Ouyang, following the release of the first issue of the newspaper, has also penetrated into the people. Some people even boast that Yangping is now full of gold, and they can make half a million dollars in a day. Yangping's reputation was also beaten out.

Looking at the martial arts competition again, Zhang Jun suffered a big loss as soon as he left the capital. No one expected that Liu Qi was not in a hurry at all, but calculated Zhang Jun's camp, and carried out a night attack after the ambush. Although Zhang Jun reacted very quickly, he was caught off guard and lost 100 people in 300 cavalry. This is not the most deadly, the most deadly is that one hundred and fifty horses were taken away by Liu Qi, and eighty percent of the remaining horses were painted with white ash to indicate death. That is, Zhang Jun now has two hundred infantry and more than thirty horses left. Liu Qi lost more than 20 people, but he got 105 war horses and 200 military expenses.

If this is not bad, what is even worse is that at dawn, Zhang Jun had just sorted out the remaining troops in the pipeline and was ready to boost morale, Liu Qi's cavalry did not go far at all, and made a surprise attack at close range, and after three rounds, Zhang Jun's troops were gone. Zhang Jun really wants to cry without tears, he has seen bad people, but he has never seen such a bad person. Siege warfare was talked about, but now it has become a robbery battle. Now there are 100 soldiers left, 6 horses, and 50 military expenses.

Li Yifeng, a reporter accompanying the army, expressed deep sympathy for Zhang Jun and a special contempt for Liu Qi. What's worse is that I stupidly washed it with water, and my skin is still hurting. However, he only dared to write towards the facts, otherwise his job would be ruined.

Looking at Liu Guangshi again, as soon as the hour came, three hundred cavalry rushed directly to Yangping day and night. He was crazy, Han Shizhong was even more crazy, he didn't rest as soon as he got the military order, and immediately ran wildly. A day later, Liu Guangshi arrived at the east gate of Yangping, and Han Shizhong's soldiers and horses had only entered the city for less than a quarter of an hour, and the soldiers on both sides were all tired and lay down. The two generals looked at each other from a distance and sighed: Why bother? Knowing this result earlier, it is better for everyone to discuss and save each other's strength.

The result of the game on the third day: the two sides of the east gate hurt others and did not benefit themselves, and they did not have the strength to attack each other until sunset, and it was a draw. Ximen Zhang Jun has almost been eliminated from the competition, and Liu Qi has been given several days of rest.

The reporter interviewed the Quartet on this matter.

Liu Guangshi said angrily: "Han Shizhong is a fucking rabbit." ”

Han Shizhong was glad: "Fortunately, the soldiers were not allowed to rest." ”

Zhang Jun lamented: "There is no place for heroes. ”

Liu Qi said in a deep voice: "Only then did the first group be eliminated." ”

Yangping County is very lively, in the near east and west gate areas, has been carved out of the military zone, except for the city gate guards, referees and reporters are not allowed to enter the military zone, of course, you can climb the wall to enter. All the people walked through the South Gate, and as a result, the traffic jam at the South Gate was not as serious as usual.

Li Yifeng mixed into Han Shizhong's team because Zhang Jun's team had no follow-up value. At night, Li Yifeng followed Han Shizhong to patrol the city and asked: "General Han, it's been a day and a half, why hasn't General Liu launched an attack yet." ”

"He's consuming, the art of war: all at once. He was draining the minds of our defenders and boosting the morale of their soldiers. Either you don't attack, and if you attack, the storm will be raging, and you will die. ”

Li Yifeng asked again: "There is no moat at the east gate, do you think General Liu will hit the city gate or climb the high wall when he attacks?" ”

"Logically speaking, it is natural that the four cavalry lifted the sassage to hit the city gate...... Let me ask by the way, do you know that Lord Ouyang of the county has any plans to demolish the east and west gates? ”

Li Yifeng shocked Han Shizhong to heaven: "General Han sees that not only the gate, but also the city wall should be demolished." Yangping is preparing to expand. ”

"Yangping people are rich!" Han Shizhong sighed and suddenly shouted: "The enemy arrow is coming, be careful to protect it." Suddenly, I wondered why there were only a dozen arrows, and they were still ringing arrows.

"Report! There is a letter on the arrow. ”

Han Shizhong said: "Read! ”

"Brother Han, if there is a kind, I will go out alone tomorrow. If you win, all the 300 cavalry will be yours, and the remaining 400 military expenses will be handed over. ”

"Back to the book, Brother Liu has worked hard all the way, so it's better to rest early."

After a while, the arrow came up again: "The spring dew is cold, Brother Han don't freeze the yang ~ root, it will not be humane in the future, and the little brother will feel guilty." ”

"Bastard!" Han Shizhong took a deep breath and said, "Hui: I'm calling for prostitutes, if you have a kind of attack, attack it at this time, and have fun with me." ”

Ringing Arrow: "Are you okay?" ”

"Reply: There is a kind of you coming."

Li Yifeng sighed and wrote: "The two generals attacked each other personally, both intending to provoke each other. From this point of view, although Han Shizhong is at a disadvantage, he has a firm position. Although Liu Guangshi is aggressive, it can be seen that he is irritable. ”

"Can you not be annoyed?" Liu Guangshi said: "The art of war is cloudy, ten times surrounded, do you see how many soldiers and horses I have now?" ”

The general of the forbidden army said: "The general is relieved, we have help." ”

"Hah! Didn't he help? The examiner may arrange the following people to echo Han Shizhong's defeat of the besieging soldiers and horses. Besides, who can say that there is another lifter? No, I have to fight tomorrow. ”

The general of the forbidden army shook his head: "General, he is the main defender, and we are the main attacker, and there is no advantage between three hundred and two hundred." The enemy's defenses were also invisible, and manpower was arranged to monitor our troops from various positions. Our army lacks siege equipment, how to attack? ”

"Today, the moon is dark, and you choose twenty strong men to climb the wall. Once there is chaos, the arrows will be sounded, and we will storm the city gates. Twenty strong men learn from the enemy to tear off a piece of their left sleeve to identify, and we will give them a fish in troubled waters. "The city gate of Yangping is not high, only ten meters, and it is not impossible to touch twenty people.

"The four watchmen are the most sleepy, so I will prepare for this."

"Yes!" Liu Guangshi said: "Coming, shield hand protection, drums to frighten the enemy, fifty cavalry left and right wings ambush. "As long as Han Shizhong dares to send people out of the city to attack the drum team, his fifty cavalry will be launched. If you don't move, then the drums will fatigue the enemy first, and lay the foundation for the twenty strong men to climb the wall.

But Liu Guangshi didn't expect that Han Shizhong was more desperate than he thought, and he didn't sleep all night and insisted on patrolling. Because of his patrol, the soldiers who originally planned to be lazy had no choice but to cheer up. Liu Guangshi's 20-man assault plan was never used in vain. At dawn the next day, Liu Shiguang showed that the enemy was weak, and he looked like the whole army was tired after tossing all night, and dozens of soldiers slept not far from the city gate. But Han Shizhong will not attack and sneak attack, no matter what tricks you do, you will not move, and the subordinate soldiers will take turns to defend in two shifts for six hours per shift.

The east gate is in a stalemate, and the west gate is in a state of death battle. Yesterday, seventy percent of the meritorious soldiers were given a holiday by Liu Qi, the brothels were full, and the restaurants were also full of people. All expenses were allocated from the captured enemy military expenses, and morale was extremely high. But unexpectedly, Zhang Jun, who was already ten years old, suddenly died and struggled, and Shanggu bought fifteen horses with all the military expenses. Twenty light cavalry pursued to the west gate of Yangping, without resting, and took advantage of the night to directly climb the wall to launch an assault.

Liu Qi didn't expect that seventy percent of the enemy was annihilated, but there was no rout, and it came so quickly that he woke up in his sleep and rushed to fight. Twenty people took the initiative to set fire to the military zone and raided, Liu Qi had more than 100 soldiers who did not return at night, and only 60 soldiers who panicked. There are countless dozens, and he has to worry about Liu Qi's own life, but he was suppressed. Although the soldiers who stayed overnight in the city were notified, the wooden swords and guns were burned. More than 100 sleepy-eyed soldiers fought with their fists.

In the end, although twenty Zhang Jun's elites were eliminated, Liu Qi's headquarters lost more than 100 people, and the purchased grain was burned. Liu Qi paid a heavy price for his youthful pride.

In the second round, Dongmen was still in a stalemate. Simon was defeated.

Then, reinforcements from the east and west arrived. Liu Shiguang relinquished his command on the spot and assumed the post of soldier himself, and the generals were united. Zhang Jun took the remaining dozens of soldiers to lurk, ready to wait for the plane.

Then there was a fierce siege at the east gate, with 600 men attacking 200 defenders. Although there were some protective measures, one person died due to an accident. Although Han Shizhong's troops held the city wall, the enemy lost eighty percent, but the city gate was dilapidated, and there were less than 100 people left in his department, so the situation was not optimistic.

There was a dramatic scene in the siege of the West Gate, when two hundred attacking soldiers went up to the city wall and found that they had become two hundred and fifty soldiers. The identity symbol of the attacker is to wrap red belts, but Liu Qi has prepared fifty red belts in advance. In the end, an inexplicable slashing unfolded on the city wall. The attackers immediately sent the remaining 100 men to change their clothes and wipe them out. But he didn't expect Liu Qi to suddenly open the city gate, and the remaining thirty cavalry directly took the main general of the gong party and captured him alive.

Simon's second wave of attackers was destroyed. Liu Qi's 60 remnants and Zhang Jun's 80 remnants fought the final battle. Although Liu Qi was small in number, he controlled the horses. In the end, Liu Qi had ten people left, and they all annihilated two waves of enemies.

After these two waves of attacks, Liu Qi gave up the competition. After withstanding the third wave of attacks and holding out for another day and a half, Han Shizhong's troops gave up the competition before the fourth wave of reinforcements arrived.

The seed master followed Ouyang to Yangping, watched the battle on both sides, and commented: "Han Shizhong is a general, and Liu Qi is a strange general." Liu Guangshi is a stable general, and Zhang Junnai is a tough general. He commented that Han Shizhong is like Wei Qing, who can coordinate the army, be cautious and cautious, be diligent and diligent, and fight steadily. Liu Qi seemed to be Huo Quai, and no one could have imagined where his troops would appear. Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun are slightly inferior to these two, but they are also good talents when used properly, and they can stand alone.

In addition to these four people, Ouyang also arranged for reinforcements, breakthrough rescue teams and other situations that may occur in siege battles. It's just that although the subsequent candidates are remarkable, they are not as good as the first batch of four candidates. According to the summary of the referees, it is average, there are loopholes for others to drill, and others have loopholes and do not seize them. It's more like they're doing a drill, and whoever has more men and bigger fists will have the upper hand. Occasionally, there are so many clever generals, but it is a pity that they lose their heads and tails, and often take advantage of local advantages, but lose the overall situation.

And in the later competition, there was cheating. Those who used their own money for military expenses, those who were familiar with the two armies of the East and the West, who were familiar with each other's secondments, those who talked about referees, and those who attacked from the south gate to cause riots. According to Ouyang's theory, as long as you don't get caught, the theory that cheating is also a kind of ability seems to be passable. But Ouyang, a veteran, has long thought of all kinds of cheating possibilities, a student who is good at cheating is not necessarily a teacher, but if it is a teacher, it must be a teacher who is good at catching cheating.

There were other episodes, such as the soldiers did not obey the generals a few times, Ouyang was not polite, and directly punished the soldiers. As for compensation, it is not needed. The general said well, a person who leads the troops can't even pick the soldiers, how can he talk about raising soldiers. There is also an episode that there are soldiers picking quarrels and provoking trouble in the city, and they are all arrested by Zhanming and others.