The battle situation was urgent, Guan Yu and Huo Jun's two armies set off the next day, Guan Yu took the land route to the east, and Huo Jun took a boat to the northeast.

The boat sailed out of Poyang Lake, the water and sky were colorful, and the waves were vast. Huo Jun was dressed in heartfelt armor, with one hand on the hilt of the sword, and the white whip was buckled around his waist. Standing on the bow of the ship, looking at the city of Pengze that is getting closer and closer.

At this time, the ship flying the 'Gan' flag approached, and Gan Ning shouted on the deck: "Zhong Miao, Peng Ze has arrived today, and Ning has led the sailors back." ”

Huo Jun returned the salute and shouted: "Thank you Xingba for escorting you all the way, and you will be rewarded by Peng Ze!" ”

Gan Ning put his fingers in his mouth and let out a sharp whistle, and his ships heard the whistle, turned the sailboat on the spot, returned to Shiyuzhang, and completed the task of escorting him.

There is no way to let Gan Ning lead the water division to escort it. Although the Jingzhou army took the northern counties of Yuzhang, its actual control was really weak. And as the war progressed, the local township and county bandits became more and more rampant.

In the past, they looked like fishermen, but if they met a businessman, they turned into jackals and plundered. I heard what Gan Ning said, the biggest water thief force in Poyang Lake is the Poyang thief Peng Hu, who has tens of thousands of men and women under his command.

The logistics of the combined army can be guaranteed, and thanks to Huang Zu's Jiangxia sailors escorting back and forth during the period, the grain ships were able to avoid being attacked by these daring water thieves.

Now Huo Jun went to Pengze to defend the city, and it was not enough to just bring people, and a large number of military supplies such as arrows, bows and crossbows, blades, and food used to defend the city needed to be transported. If there was no Gan Ning escorted by the army, it would be a little unsafe to rely on the more than 1,500 people under Huo Jun's account.

In the middle of the night, as the fleet approached Pengze Wharf, Huo Jun also saw Zhao Yun standing in the wind on the shore, waiting for him.

"Lowering the sails!"

"Anchor!"

When Zhao Yun saw the fleet docking, he waved his hand and shouted, "The Venerable Master unloads!" ”

"No!"

Zhao Yun glanced at the ship behind Huo Jun and asked, "Zhong Miao, how many arrows did you bring with you?" ”

Huo Jun stretched out a finger and smiled without saying a word.

"100,000 arrows?" Zhao Yun asked tentatively.

Huo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "A total of one million arrows, plus a thousand more bows and crossbows." Enough? ”

"That's enough!" Zhao Yun said excitedly: "One million arrows, the enemy is only twenty or thirty thousand, what is the shortage." ”

One million arrows, rationed to an army of more than 3,000 people, belonged to the upper level in the crossbow ratio of the Han Dynasty, and during the Han Dynasty, a bow and crossbow were equipped with five arrows (fifty arrows). In the case of frontier war-prone areas, the ratio of bows and crossbows will reach the level of 1:100.

A million arrows, 3,000 sergeants, and a crossbow ratio of 1:333 may seem like a high number, but considering that it will be a months-long siege, it is normal.

Huo Jun took out Liu Bei's letter from his arms and said, "General Zhao, this is General Zuo's letter, talking about the cooperation between the two armies. ”

Zhao Yun's expression froze, took Liu Bei's letter, read the full text carefully, checked the seal on the scarf, and said: "Yun has seen General Jingbei Zhonglang!" ”

"There are a total of 2,192 cavalry, 730 recruits, 346 surrendered soldiers, and about 1,116 soldiers in the headquarters. Fifty-three horsemen and 2,139 foot soldiers were dispatched by Huo Jingbei. ”

Zhao Yun was quite qualified, and he was not dissatisfied with Liu Bei's military order, but quickly expressed his attitude and agreed with Huo Jun to control his troops.

"Don't dare!" Huo Jun didn't dare to be arrogant, and arched his hand and said: "General Zhao has been on the battlefield for a long time, if Jun has a wrong command, he should give more advice." There are 150 cavalry soldiers in the Jun army, which are actually deployed by the eldest son and General Zuo, and can be transferred to the general's account to command them now. ”

"No!"

Zhao Yun raised his hand to Peng Zecheng and said, "Sun Quan's army will arrive soon, and Yun will introduce Peng Zecheng to Huo Jingbei." ”

"Please!"

"Please!"

Under the guidance of Zhao Yun, Huo Jun began to understand the terrain of Pengze City.

Pengze City is different from Chaisang City, which is located on a narrow land in the middle of the two lakes, and the structure of the city is extremely unique, which is different from ordinary Han Dynasty cities. Pengzecheng is relatively normal, it controls Jingchu on the top, south of Anhui on the bottom, the Yangtze River on the north, and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. If the foot soldiers want to enter Yuzhang, they will break Pengze City.

At the same time, under the topography, the southern city wall section of Pengze is built according to the towering mountain, which is meandering like a giant python, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to attack the city, you can only attack it from the east, west, and north. In general, Pengze City is larger than Chaisang City, and the city walls will be slightly higher due to soil foundation problems.

Between the horses and whips, Huo Jun's white whip was particularly conspicuous, and the whip pointed to the Haoshan in the southeast city, and said: "Haoshan is condescending, looking down on the surroundings of the county. If you want to hold the city, Haoshan must not send troops. ”

Zhao Yun bowed his head slightly, and said: "The clouds are as Huo Jingbei intended, the vast mountains are towering and dangerous, if they are occupied by the enemy, it is not the blessing of our army." However, before the cloud soldiers and horses were insufficient, they did not dare to go out of the town, and now Huo Jingbei led the troops to, and he could divide the troops into Tunhao Mountain. ”

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said, "According to General Zhao's intelligence, General Sun Quan led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to come. ”

"Exactly!"

Zhao Yun suggested: "Previously, there were more than 6,000 soldiers and horses in Matun, and 5,000 soldiers in Jingkou in Sun Quantun. This day the great army will come, and it will be no less than ten thousand people. If you see it in the clouds, you can put thousands of soldiers and horses on the mountain, and the rest of the soldiers and horses stick to the city, thinking that it is the momentum of the horns. ”

Sticking to the city is not to defend the city, but to rely on the geographical facilities around the city to enhance your own advantages and give the opponent as much damage as possible.

The Haoshan in the southeast corner is much higher than Pengze City, if Huo Jun only relies on the defense of the city, he will give up Haoshan and give it to the Jiangdong army. In the early stage of defending the city, Huo Jun will be weaker than the downwind. Therefore, Zhao Yun said that the troops are stationed on the top, and the trend of becoming horns will be the right choice.

Huo Jun looked at the surrounding terrain and was silent.

Zhao Yun thought that Huo Jun was worried about the supply problem after going up the mountain, and said: "The south gate of Pengze is close to the mountain, if you are stationed in the vast mountain, the grain and grass can go up from the mountain to supply the soldiers and horses on the mountain." There are springs and streams in the mountains, which can be drunk by thousands of soldiers, and the supply is not a problem. ”

"Yes!"

Huo Jun bowed his head slightly, and said: "Move troops to Haoshan, condescending, like a bamboo, it should be beneficial to defend the city!" ”

Perhaps influenced by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many people can think of Ma Jian when they see Tunbing Mountain. But in fact, on the Tunbing Mountain, it needs to be viewed objectively, and it depends on the mountain.

When it comes to condescending attacks, the best example is the Battle of Dingjun Mountain. Liu Bei's troops on the mountain not only showed the battlefield scheduling and troop arrangement of the Wei army, but also had a full view at the tactical level. Armies can also attack from a high position, using potential energy to form a more violent charge.

If you have an advantage defensively, you can also have an advantage. On the mountain, it is difficult for the side below to see and observe the movement of the enemy army, and the mountain peak will also hinder their judgment of the size of the army on the mountain, as is the case with the grass and trees.

As for Ma Yan, his soldiers and horses are less than Zhang He's, which is indeed conducive to his defense, but he doesn't see the disadvantages brought by the Tunbing Mountain.

When a qualified military commander is stationed in the mountains, the first consideration is logistics and supply, and the second is the details of the enemy's fire attack, but the lethality is the problem. Without exception, these pits were all trampled on by Ma Yan, and their depth lacked knowledge of the details of the battlefield.

Strategy can be macro, but tactics need to be micro. For generations, people such as Zhao Hao and Zhuge Liang who are engaged in logistics can fight, although they have a talented side, but more importantly, they have two perspectives to consider war.

Huo Jun looked at Peng Ze's east gate and asked, "Can the east city gate be opened?" ”

"Pengze City is small, and there is no urn city, so the east gate does not dare to open. The clouds had ordered the soldiers to pile up stones and block the gates. Zhao Yun replied.

Huo Jun groaned for a while and said, "General Lao will communicate the city gates as much as possible, and the city gates must not be closed. Jun and the general led 1,000 elite people and 200 cavalry soldiers to camp on the vast mountain, and Huo Xiaowei led more than 2,000 people to defend the city. ”

"Huo Jingbei, what do you mean by this arrangement?" Zhao Yun asked in surprise.