Gambling is not a simple matter.

Gambling, the first is to compete with the psychological elements, the second is to compete with the courage to be fearless in the face of danger, and the third is to compete with the organizational ability of limited hole cards.

Desperate on the battlefield is called playing with life, that is not called gambling.

Although gambling on the battlefield is also desperate, it is definitely not a reckless desperate bet.

Xiong Chu's decision to gamble, of course, is not to ask everyone to simply work hard, that is not the way of thinking of a killer.

Making full use of limited strategic resources, concentrating on the most critical places, appearing at the most critical moments, playing the most critical role, and then striving to create a miracle is called gambling.

The purpose of gambling is to hope that God will throw a pie and just smash it into his arms.

In the Battle of Guandu that year, Cao Cao used his 50,000 army to fight against Yuan Shao's 300,000 army across the river, which was gambling.

Cao Cao won the bet in the end, so he picked up a big pie for nothing.

Later, he lost the gamble in Chibi in the south, and as a result, he lost 180,000 people, not to mention, and the nine counties of Jingxiang were also lost.

Of course, Prince Xiong did not have an army of 50,000, and the only condition he could use was that Sheng Ke learned the identity of Jinyiwei and took the command of all the more than 5,000 troops in his hands.

Gambling is also a technical job, and it is not just a matter of cooling the mind.

First of all, the governor Yang Yipeng, the prefect Yan Rongxuan, the guard general Zhu Guoxiang, the inspector Wu Zhenying, and the commander of the army Yuan Ruizhen were all put under house arrest, and then seized the military power of the central capital.

Secondly, all the armories were opened, and 790 tiger squat cannons were transported to the designated place overnight, and placed according to Xiong Chu's design. Although the lack of a red-coated cannon disappointed Xiong Chu, he could only settle for it.

Thirdly, the 1,200 men of the firearms battalion all gave up all the rope-haired bird guns and used the very cumbersome Five Thunder God machines, and they were also arranged in the manner specified by Xiong Chu.

Fourth, except for the gunpowder necessary for the Tiger Squat Cannon and the Five Thunder God Machines, all the other gunpowder and oil were moved out, and the commander Lu Chengyin and Qianhu Chen led 1,200 people out of the city to carry out construction overnight.

Fifth, Chen Hongzu and Cheng Yongning, the cavalry of thousands of households, led 500 cavalry out of the city overnight, ambushed them in accordance with the regulations, and then acted according to the plan.

It was after the above five aspects that Prince Xiong decided to gamble with Zhang Xianzhong's 100,000 army around the central capital.

Now, the fourth preparation of the bear reserve has finally come into play.

This function was to command Lu Chengyin to lead 1,200 guards, and it took one night to dig out two dark trenches from the corner of the west and south city walls: six feet wide, one foot deep, eight miles long, and twenty zhang apart from each other.

Of course, the two small ditches that were so shallow were useless, but they were filled with fierce fire oil, and a fuse made of gunpowder, covered with dry firewood and grass, and a thin layer of ash was sprinkled, and of course it was useful.

Although Lao Hui Ma Shouying was scheming, he didn't know that the imperial court attached great importance to Fengyang, the central capital, and the various materials he hoarded were also very abundant.

When more than 1,000 people rushed through the first trench with the vanguard of 5,000 elite infantry, Chen Hongzu Qianhu, who had been hiding in the city wall, could see very clearly with the lookout holes temporarily dug out of the city wall, and then with an order, two fuses made of gunpowder were ignited.

Zhang Xianzhong saw a huge fire dragon rising into the air near the west gate, in fact, more than 1,000 people in the vanguard of Lao Hui Ma Shouying had already been surrounded by the fire, and the follow-up more than 3,000 people were separated by the fire.

Tom – Tom –

The 180 tiger squat cannons that had been lying in ambush on the southeast side of the trench for a long time were divided into three groups and opened fire in turn, and the more than 1,000 people trapped in the fire net were desperately scurrying in panic, but now they were finally wiped out.

When he defeated Gunbu in Mobei, Xiong Chu had already discovered that even if the fierce fire oil could not burn people to death, the black smoke produced was enough to choke people to death.

Now there is not only a fire, but also a tiger squatting cannon urging, coupled with the thick smoke that covers the sky and the sun, although it has not killed many people, but the earth-shattering momentum, as if there are tens of thousands of people ambushed here, is enough to scare many people to death.

A limited number of two or three hundred men rushed out of the flames, and as a result, the five hundred cavalry, who had been in ambush for a long time, rushed out and slaughtered all the enemies who were still dizzy and fluttering at the flames on their bodies.

Lao Hui Ma Shouying then rushed over, and was stunned when he saw the fire dragon rising into the air, and then heard the sound of cannons and the sound of cavalry charging that caused the earth to tremble, and his heart was suddenly cold.

Whoever discovers that one of his actions is under the enemy's calculations will have a great sense of frustration and will lose confidence in his own judgment.

Just like now, when Lao Hui Ma Shouying found that the enemy had already counted every step of his own move, a sense of powerlessness suddenly rose in his heart.

Since the enemy can calculate that he will divide his troops from here, it means that the enemy still has an unknown number of killing moves waiting for him behind him.

This road doesn't work, and I have to find another way, and this is the only thing I can do now.

In fact, Xiong Chu didn't think about it so much, his purpose was to give the enemy a dismount.

Then drag the enemy to the west of the central capital to prevent the enemy from seeing through the reality of the city, and then attack the city from all sides.

Although the impact of concentrating the enemy in one direction will be infinitely magnified, all the resources that you can concentrate will work at the same time, and it can be sustained for a period of time, and once dispersed, it will be over.

This is a forced choice, that is, the tactic of choosing the lesser of two evils.

Since the Wandering Rebels are called Liukou, it shows that their tactical literacy is strictly defective, and there will be deviations in their thinking.

Lao Hui Ma Shou should have suffered a loss in the southeast direction, but he is a lively person, belonging to the category of turning back after hitting the south wall.

I suffered a loss in the south, and of course I had to get it back immediately. Otherwise, morale will suffer a serious setback, and today's siege will have failed.

Of course, there is a way to find it back, so the old Hui Ma Shouying waist knife shook three times, and the herald stood on the horse and began to wave the red flag again, and the direction pointed by the flagpole was the northeast direction.

Hula suddenly, more than 10,000 people rushed out from the phalanx of the brigade in the west, and 2,000 cavalry of the forward force slaughtered in the northeast direction, preparing to attack the central capital from the north gate.

Kill –

From a forest in the north of the central capital, a group of cavalry, seemingly five or six hundred men, suddenly rushed out, and the direction of the attack was to ram head-on with the enemy's two thousand cavalry, probably preparing to intercept the enemy's impact speed.

This tactical action, as if it was a dying struggle, strengthened Lao Hui's confidence in attacking the north gate, and at the same time ordered the follow-up nearly 10,000 infantry to immediately press up.

With a bang, the cavalry of five or six hundred men rushing from the north restrained their horses at the same time.

With a bang, the enemy's 2,000 cavalry raised fire dragons at the same time, and fell into the same trap.

Tom – Tom –

Exactly like the Tao Road to the southeast, shortly after the fire broke, the characteristic roar of the tiger squat cannon rang out again.

This time it was different, the cavalry hit rate of the tiger squat cannon against the enemy was much higher, because the war horse target was too big. The overwhelming iron sand flew over, and they were able to hit the target without aiming at all.

In particular, the tiger squat cannon can't kill many war horses, but can only injure all the war horses.

The two thousand war horses were already frightened when they suddenly fell into the sea of fire, and now they were all injured, and even the gods could not save them.

All the horses shook off the riders on their backs and began to gallop, a torrent that no one could stop.

The old horse knows the way, and the war horse is psychic.

The artillery fire came from the front, and the wounded war horse immediately turned around and ran, broke through the line of fire and began to run wildly.

As a result, the 10,000 infantry who had been pressed up by the old Hui Ma Shouying had accelerated up, and the frightened horses suddenly hit their heads head-on, and they were immediately overturned on their backs and collapsed.

The loss is huge.

Not only did it directly damage the precious 2,000 cavalry, but it also trampled on the horses and infantry, causing more than 3,000 infantry casualties, which directly made the old Hui Hui Ma Shou completely hurt his muscles and bones.

Although it is not that there is no strength to fight again, the large army that mustered up the remaining courage to come was formed in a hurry after all, and there was no strict military discipline.

Seeing that two consecutive contact battles were on your own side and falling into the trap, you will be defeated and lost in one face, and the psychological shadow will be infinitely magnified.

The biggest advantage of the imperial court officers and troops is that the artillery is powerful, and today there is not only artillery bombardment, but also the fire that covers the sky and the sun, and the battlefield is suddenly stunned.

The current situation is very clear, whether it is to the south or to the north, there is no way to fight in a roundabout way.

Because the officers and soldiers guarding the city changed their usual routine and actually put artillery outside the city, which Zhang Xianzhong and Lao Hui Ma Shouying did not expect.

In fact, Xiong Chu took a risky blow, which was still a sentence that the military advisor Wan Lian said: "If the lonely city is not defended, the living army is difficult to defeat." ”

The meaning is very clear: if you stick to the lonely city, you will inevitably be wiped out. If there is no flexible containment force outside the city, a city cannot be held at all.

The art of war: the strength of the small enemy, the capture of the big enemy.

A weak army, the stronger you defend, the faster you die. Once you're surrounded by huge enemies, you'll have to wait for you to die.

This art of war, Prince Xiong has always memorized to death. Because he has always been weak, he has never been strong.

Although the strength of the army in the city was insufficient, Xiong Chu still divided the 1,000 cavalry, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, into two groups and ambushed them outside the city, and finally played a role in misleading the enemy at a critical time.

There are artillery of officers and troops in the south and north, and the situation in the east is not yet known.

But will the officers and soldiers reorganize themselves and go around to the east? Only a fool would think so.

The Eight Kings Zhang Xianzhong and Lao Hui Ma Shouying were not fools, so they thought that the tactics of outflanking the two wings and breaking through the center would definitely not work. Now the only way is to attack head-on and try to completely defeat the enemy in front of you.

Lao Hui Ma Shouying finally gathered the scattered infantry, and the previous spirit had disappeared from his face, leaving only the shadow.

There was still thick smoke billowing in the southeast and northeast, and Zhang Xianzhong's face was even more ugly than that of Lao Hui Ma Shouying.

Looking back at the West City Gate now, although the huge city gate hole is still open as it is, it seems to have turned into a monster's bloody mouth in an instant, and it will be devoured at any time.

Prince Xiong, Yan Erniang, and Mandeli were still sitting cross-legged on the street, and the two short battles in half an hour were earth-shattering, as if the three of them had not heard.

Zhang Xianzhong has been watching here for half an hour, and he still hasn't figured out what Xiong Chu wants to do.

With the gates open, can the three of them hold back the onslaught of tens of thousands of troops?

"Eight kings, since the Throat Locking Sword dares to keep the city gate open, I'm afraid there is still a huge conspiracy here. Lao Hui Ma Shouying finally returned to Zhang Xianzhong's side: "My two failures are very revealing, the city has already taken precautions, and there is a complete strategy." I'm afraid that I can't work hard, so I'd better go back and find another way, right?"

"No!" Zhang Xianzhong said in a deep voice: "The second king, Zhang Jinjia, was killed by the enemy rushing in, and your two roundabout battles failed, and you also lost thousands of elites. If you don't make a name for yourself today, the brothers below will be scattered, and they won't be able to carry out siege operations in the future. ”

"Since the choke sword opened the city gate, Lao Tzu did not attack the city gate today, but attacked the city wall by ladder. I've been pondering just now, the walls of the middle capital city are really too weird. The city wall is bare, and there are no teeth, so there is no way to hide behind and shoot arrows, Lao Tzu must attack it once!"

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