Chapter 199: The Power of Knowledge

Yongjie is tall and broad, Kong Wu is powerful, and he is one of the few people in the Yong family who can fight except for Yonghong.

The most rare thing is that he also read the art of war and has a little wisdom.

After all, it is also a family that has been inherited for hundreds of years since the Gaozu period, although it has never been reused by the dynasty because of its past bad deeds, and it has always been far away from the center of power, and there has never been any big names.

But after all, the background is in that place, the Yong family has a lot of books, and there is no shortage of capable people to climb because of the huge wealth, if you really want to learn, there are still a lot of things you can learn.

Yongjie was practicing bow shooting at this time, only to see him bend his bow and shoot an arrow, and after a little aiming, an arrow was shot!

Boom!

"Ah——! The general spares his life, the general spares his life! A man was tied to a stake, and Yongjie struck him three inches above the head with an arrow, causing him to wail incessantly.

"Tsk, it doesn't feel good today." Yongjie looked a little annoyed, and took a few steps closer.

His target was one of the officials appointed by the Tai Shou Ang to be the county officials.

In fact, Cunma County basically did not resist much, and after the Yongjia uprising, it quickly fell.

But this person once advised the county magistrate to stick to help, saying that his Yong family would not be able to succeed.

As a result, he and his family became Yongjie's target, his family had long since died, and he hated Yongjie in his heart, but after all, he was just an ordinary person, not a hero.

When death came, he still couldn't help crying and begging for mercy.

It's just that these voices are listening to Yongjie's ears, and they are just to help him practice archery.

The arrow was fired again, but before it could be shot, a soldier suddenly came to report.

"General! General, the enemy siege is coming! ”

However, Yongjie still opened his bow unhurriedly and aimed, in stark contrast to the soldier's panicked appearance, which really meant that Taishan collapsed in front of him and his face did not change.

"Hmph, what's the panic." Yongjie looked disdainful, "Then Deng Fang is going to come to die, just so that we can make new contributions, and the head of the family will definitely be rewarded at that time." How many of them came this time? ”

"General, look at at least 10,000 people!"

"What?!" Yongjie, who originally collapsed in front of Mount Tai and his face did not change, his expression instantly collapsed with Mount Tai, "How many, more than 10,000 people?!" If it's a joke, you will be beheaded! ”

As soon as he let go, the arrow flew out, but it was no longer accurate, and it missed the target, but almost hit the guard.

The soldier who was grabbed by Yongjie hurriedly said: "The subordinates have nothing to say, the general will know when he goes upstairs." ”

"Then where did Deng Fang get more than 10,000 people?!"

The soldier was already crying, cursing in his heart, you XXOO, how the fuck do I know?!

The angry Yongjie naturally didn't expect to get an answer from him, so after venting his emotions, he pushed the soldiers away and hurriedly ran towards the city tower.

"It must be that Deng Fang has no soldiers available, and he drove the people to die! Yes, it must be so, a ragtag rabble, dare to ......."

Yongjie, who kept thinking about it in his heart to anesthetize and comfort himself, collapsed again after climbing the city tower.

Rags? The rabble?

I saw the sergeants outside the city in armor, swords and guns, neat queues, and banners.

The drums of war were beating, and the military formations were moving quickly and orderly.

The horn sounded, and the sound of people roaring and neighing shook the sky.

A big flag was erected in the military formation, hunting and dancing, and a dignified "Liu" character was written on it.

Yongjie: "......"

At this time, there were many more horses running in his heart than the hundred or so outside the city......

This is obviously Liu Bei's army killed...... But how can it be so fast? From getting the news, then deploying troops, deploying everything that is needed, and finally mobilizing the army, at least two months is also needed, right?

He Liu Bei's people can shrink the ground into inches, and they can't travel thousands of miles in a day?!

Or will the enemy generals who come to fight also use the art of sprinkling beans into soldiers?

For a while, Yongjie only felt that there might be a strange warlock with great mana in the enemy army......

Perhaps it was because they had been here for a long time that they had become more and more convinced of the strange things.

……

"Who is the defender of this city, and what is the situation of troops, food and grass, and garrison?" Liu Chan asked Wang Meng beside him.

Wang Meng replied almost immediately: "The guard general Yongjie, the younger brother of the Yonghong clan, is familiar with martial arts and has a little tactical strategy. The total number of defenders is more than 1,800 people, including more than 800 original Cunqi county soldiers, more than 1,000 Yongjia private soldiers, and more than 2,000 young and strong soldiers.

"There is plenty of grain and grass in the city, as the northern gateway of Yizhou County, the Yongjia family has stored a lot of grain and grass in this city. The materials for defending the city such as sassal wood are complete, and the soldiers are afraid of heavy casualties, but the city wall and gate here are in disrepair for a long time, and they are not very strong......"

Wang Meng told Liu Chan one by one, one by one, and the information involved was all in detail.

Yongjie's jaw would drop if he heard it, who is this? Why do you know better than I do?

Liu Chan smiled and said: "You did a good job, you should take credit." ”

Wang jeopardized himself and arched his hand: "This is all a matter of subordination." ”

"Prince, there are not many soldiers and horses in our army, even if the city gate is not strong, it is inevitable that there will be heavy casualties under the strong attack......" Zhang Yi was quite worried.

They only have more than 10,000 people, and the troops to conquer the entire Yizhou County are not particularly abundant.

If it is advanced step by step like this, although it is solid, it will not be good to say that there is still a geometry of troops when it arrives at Dianchi.

"It is better to feign a feint and then pretend to withdraw the troops, which will make the enemy careless. And our army changed to the waterway, bypassing the storage horse and directly killing Dianchi Lake! Our sergeants are elite, the Yongjia and Meng are unprepared, and Yizhou County should be taken in one fell swoop! ”

Liu Chan was quite surprised, he had thought that Zhang Yi was an anti-war faction, but the more he came into contact, the more he found that this was not the case.

In fact, he didn't know everything, Zhang Yi did oppose Jiang Wei's frequent northern expeditions again and again, thinking that the country was small and the people were tired and should not abuse force.

But he also accompanied Zhuge Kongming on the Northern Expedition, and when he was the governor of the city, he was known for his iron fist, but he was not an anti-war faction.

What he advocates is to accumulate strength first, and if you want to fight, you must really be able to lay ground.

"What Bo Gong said is also a quick way to win." Regarding his subordinates' proposal, Liu Chan first affirmed its positive side, and then said with a smile, "But if Dianchi can't be attacked for a long time, what should it do?" ”

"This ......"

He was still young at this time, impulsive and enthusiastic, but he was not thoughtful enough, and he had never really led a battle and was inexperienced.

"If the enemy soldiers swear not to surrender and stick to Dianchi Lake, the defenders of the counties in the rear will cut off our grain routes, and eventually form a ...... encirclement."

Zhang Yi heard that the cold sweat came down, and he hugged his fists and said: "It's the minister's thoughtfulness and too hasty." ”

Liu Chan waved his hand: "Bo Gong knows how to be flexible and has a wise plan, which is a good thing." Those who use soldiers should not easily hand over victory or defeat to others. ”

That is, when formulating a strategy, try not to bet on uncontrollable variables such as the enemy's reaction.

What if Yonghong and Meng had eaten too much tiger whip that day, would they be stunned and not afraid?

[Zhang Yi's Opinion +5] (70)

[Zhang Yi's opinion is 70, military talent +8×2, strategy talent +8×2]

"The minister is taught. The minister immediately led the headquarters to attack the city, and was willing to climb the city for the prince first! Zhang Yi said that he was going to lead the troops to attack the fortification.

Liu Chan's favor for this person has increased a few points, the Zhang family is now the sweetheart of the local family in Yizhou, and he Zhang family rarely wants to be promoted, so he can't do this rough work first.

"Be respectful and slow."

In Zhang Yi's puzzled eyes, Liu Chan said again: "Gu Yi knows that the strength is limited, how can he let the soldiers attack with flesh and blood?" ”

Now Zhang Yi was completely stunned, whether he detoured or not, attacked and did not attack, what did the prince plan? Just said that the other party has enough food and grass, and the prince won't want to besiege the city, right?

Liu Chan smiled mysteriously and summoned Ding Feng: "Take out the gadgets we prepared and let that Yongjie see it." ”

"Yes!" Ding Feng, who was fortunate enough to see this thing, immediately became excited, and beckoned some of the Red Star Army soldiers to go to the rear team of ox carts to unload the goods and get busy.

"What are they doing? What are those ......" Yongjie waited in horror for a long time, but he didn't see any further movements of the enemy troops outside the city.

Just from a distance, it seems that a group of people are unloading a pile of strange-shaped timber from many ox carts behind, and they are ...... Assemble?

"Prince, this thing is ...... Hair stone cannon? Zhang Yi was also puzzled, how could he look like a non-portrait......

Can this weird-looking thing be stoned?

Liu Chan smiled: "It's a stone cannon, but it's slightly different." It is a thing that Zhuge and I recently made slightly improvements based on Cao Jun's thunderbolt and named it 'Lei Gong Cannon'. ”

In fact, the so-called thunder cannon is a counterweight trebuchet.

First, the weight is countered at the end of the gun arm, and then the arm spoon where the stone is placed is pulled down, bent and stuck by using the pulley block and rope, and then the mechanism can be fired.

While traditional human-powered trebuchets require at least tens or hundreds of people to operate, counterweight trebuchets utilize a block of pulleys that require only a few people to hold the grip and turn the wheel to bend the huge gun boom.

Not only does the operation save manpower, but the range and power are not comparable to that of a human trebuchet.

However, it is impossible to make such a complex thing from the original materials.

But for Bashu, which has begun the "rigorous Zhuge process" of standardized and modular production, it only needs to produce standard accessories and assemble them on the battlefield.

Zhang Yi opened his mouth wide and looked at the wooden machinery that was gradually forming in front of him: "This is ...... Gadgets? ”

Liu Chan said with a smile: "It's time for the people of Nanzhong to understand the power of knowledge." ”

(End of chapter)