Chapter 13: The Battle of Zhao
"Lord, this year's spring harvest is not very ideal, last year's grain stock plus taxes can support up to 100 days, and there is still some time before the autumn harvest. โ
Zhang San stretched a lazy waist in the study: "The training of the trapped camp is almost over, tomorrow I am ready to announce the departure, bring two thousand heavy cavalry, three thousand infantry, and the food of about 20 days will be one step ahead, and at the same time order Wang Gong of Zhongshan County to lead an army directly to Zhao State, and you will set off to support us after joining Wang Gong two days later." โ
"Lord, so out of the nest, but as long as it is known, Zhongshan and Julu counties may not be protected. โ
Zhang Sanyi patted his head and pointed to the map hanging on the wall of the study: "Zhihao, look at this." Zhongshan County is surrounded by Bohai County, Hejian County, and Guangping County, but there is no Julu, below Julu is Zhao Guo, next to Zhao Guo is Changshan County, and behind Changshan County is Anping County. The three counties are 300 to 500 miles away from Zhongshan County, and even if the news spreads, they will have to spend five to seven days marching, and Zhongshan County will have to travel to Julu for two days, which is enough for us to return to defense. โ
"But my lord, hasn't Zhongshan County been lost since then?"
"Oh, Zhihao, you are a wise man, and a thousand worries must be lost. What kind of place is Zhongshan County? The harvest is worse than our Julu, and there is no surplus grain in the first place, so what can I give to the people of Zhongshan County to eat? Besides, the reason why I laid down Zhongshan County is that there is only Zhongshan County on the left side of Julu, and we can only take Zhongshan County as a sentry to ensure the safety of our rear, and after the autumn harvest, we have rectified the Zhao State, and Changshan County is looking back to recover Zhongshan County.
In this way, we have three advantages: first, no matter which county captures Zhongshan County, they will choose to rest and recuperate; second, those who occupy Zhongshan County must also provide food and grass; third, in order to stabilize their position and prevent the people of the other two counties from exerting pressure, the people who occupy Zhongshan County will definitely not be in trouble with us. These are the consequences and benefits of knowing the emptiness of Zhongshan County, if they can hide it, it is better, and after I recover the Zhao State, I will 'accidentally' leak the news of the emptiness of Zhongshan County, gather the troops of the three counties, intercept and kill the intruders, and directly smash Huanglong, and then collect another county.
If the latter, I choose to recuperate in the four counties of the garrison, and after the harvest next spring, I will commit Changshan, which has the most abundant grain and grass, and if the former, I will choose to capture the Zhao State without rest, gather the troops of the three counties, and then return to defend Julu after taking Changshan in one fell swoop, no matter what, after the autumn harvest, I will be in charge of the four counties.
Wait until next year I am ready to clean up Bohai County, Hejian County, Guangping County, and then raise troops to slowly swallow Wei County, Yangping County, Pingyuan County, Qinghe County, Leling Kingdom, so that I account for ninety percent of the thirteen counties and fifty-four counties of Jizhou, and after Han Fu surrenders Jizhou, I will occupy Anping County for the reason of revenge, so as to get Jizhou. โ
"There are many differences between the Lord's thinking and that of Zaixia. โ
"Tell me about it. โ
"I think Zhongshan County can not be lost, there are two reasons, one is as a sentinel station of Julu, and second, although Zhongshan County is poor and bad, but throughout Jizhou is the most important road to divide the thirteen counties of Jizhou, please see, Zhongshan County has three counties on the left, four counties on the right, three counties on the right, and two counties under it, we can make Zhongshan County a hub, first attack the Zhao State under it, Changshan, and then attack the Bohai County, Hejian County, Guangping County on the left, and finally capture the Wei County, Yangping County, Pingyuan County, Qinghe County left Julu on its right and Anping County 800 miles away from Changshan Countyใ
In this way, no matter which direction the county is captured, the support of this county will be stopped by Zhongshan County, and so repeatedly the lord of Jizhou is just around the corner. โ
"It's a little interesting, I didn't expect this, what does Mr. think?"
"The lord should send Wang Quan to guard Zhongshan County, and then Wang Quan will select a general to lead 5,000 infantry to support us, so that even if Zhongshan County is besieged, unless it exceeds ten times the strength of Zhongshan County, it will not be able to break through Zhongshan County in a short time, and we have enough time to defend back during the period when Zhongshan County is besieged. โ
"According to the words of the gentleman. โ
On the second day, Zhang San wore black armor and walked to the school martial arts field and shouted at the heads of the people who brushed the field together: "Today, it is the time for me to take the school to trap the camp, then I will lead two thousand heavy cavalry, three thousand infantry as backup, and the task of the trapping camp is to break through the seven counties of Zhao State within three days, if I think you need support, I will lead the troops to fight, at this time it will be judged that you have failed, the loser is not qualified to stay in the trap camp, your position will be replaced, do you understand?"
"Got it!"
"Let's go!"
Yue Yi rode his horse and drove Zhang San: "Lord, are they really good?"
"You don't understand the terrible nature of such a team with high mobility, strong combat ability, and good team cooperation, besides, it should be something I asked you about, you are a military advisor!"
"It's a dereliction of duty, since following the lord, the lord has given me an impact far greater than the joy of getting the truth when I was studying, and I feel the breath of a scholar in the lord, not the fierceness of the general, I have been repeatedly frustrated. โ
"It's still the same sentence, it's useless to read dead books, it's better to read books for ten years than to travel to the people for a year. โ
"General, ahead is Zhao'an County of Zhao State. โ
"It's just right to see the performance of the trapped camp here, and the small talk ends here, so let's enjoy it with me. โ
"I don't dare to ask for it. โ
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Xu Rong looked at the city wall for a while and shouted: "All of them are there, the soldiers are divided into two roads, surrounding the east, west and south sides, the archers release arrows, and then the chargers form a cloud ladder to climb the city."
About eighty paces away from the city wall, the archers dismounted and lit the arrows and shot at the city wall, and the soldiers in the city wall were in a hurry, and more than half of them were killed and wounded. At the same time, the stormtroopers had already set up a ladder to climb the city wall, and it didn't take long for the south and east gates to be opened, and the rest of the people rode into Zhao'an County, and the city wall was lit with wolf smoke after a cup of tea.
"This, this is too fast!" Yue Yi looked at Zhang San in disbelief. Zhang San didn't move on the surface, but Taishan's heart was like a cat scratching: "Of course you don't understand the decapitation tactics." โ
After Zhang San entered the city, he ordered to kill the squire and the county order, and asked Xu Rong after killing the chickens and monkeys: "Are there any casualties?"
"There were no casualties, only 56 minor injuries. โ
"Tonight is a surprise victory to win two counties in a row, and tomorrow will be off. โ
"Yes, my lord. โ
After taking the seven counties as concocted, Zhang San deliberately released some deserters to flee to Zhao State. On the second day, Zhang San led the reinforcements from Zhongshan County and Julu County to Zhao State, and Zhao Guo was too guarded by Qian Se to be shocked and opened the city gate.
Zhang San ordered to enter the city, but Yue Yi hurriedly stopped: "Lord, I'm afraid there is fraud." โ
"In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy is a floating cloud, enter the city. โ
After entering the Zhao Kingdom, Zhang San shouted: "I'm not afraid of deception, Dong Anli killed Qian Se and killed his favors and cronies together!"
After speaking, a whirling turtle appeared around Zhang San, enveloping Yue Yi and Zhang San in it, blocking the oncoming arrow rain.
Half an hour later, the corpses in the city wall of Zhao Kingdom were all over the field, and Zhang San looked at Yue Yi with some remorse: "I regret not listening to Mr. โ
Dong Fan rode over on his horse: "Lord, more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in our department have been damaged, and 300 have been injured in the camp. โ
"Anyway, Zhao Guo has been captured. It is impossible for Changshan to fight down. Let's go back. โ
Suddenly, he hurriedly dismounted and knelt in front of Zhang San: "Lord, Zhongshan County is surrounded by Guangping County, there are at least 20,000 troops, please send troops to support as soon as possible." โ
"I just have no place to get angry! Take Zhao Guo's pawn as a pioneer and march with me to Guangping County. โ