Chapter 545: Strategies for Weary Soldiers

It is said that Zhuge Liang, who was stationed in Wuzhangyuan, received the news from Li Yunfei, and immediately began to divide the troops with Gao Shun. Gao Shun led 100,000 troops to garrison at Wuzhangyuan. It is also impossible for Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang's coalition forces to advance eastward.

Zhuge Liang himself led more than 100,000 elite soldiers, starting from Wuzhangyuan, all the way north and directly attacking Liangzhou. Since the father and son of Ma Teng and Ma Chao in Xiliang all participated in the alliance, Liangzhou is actually quite empty inside. Now Han Sui is in charge, and the force is only 50,000 to 60,000 people.

Originally, that guy wanted to stick to the city, but Zhuge Liang played a series of offensive tactics, which led to a rebellion within the Xiliang Army, which collapsed, and Han Sui was also captured alive.

After that guy was arrested, he simply surrendered. He surrendered first without persuading him to surrender. In order to show his sincerity, he became a very competent leader and took the lead. Of course, this was a gift for the new owner. Get a good background.

Under the leadership of Han Sui, who knew the basics, he captured the entire territory of Liangzhou in just half a month. After successfully stationing troops at Jiayuguan in Jiuquan County, he temporarily stopped continuing to advance westward. Instead, according to Li Yunfei's original strategy, to fight against the outside world must first settle down and go eastward, trying to conquer those southern Hungarian tribes that have basically been Sinicized, and completely eliminate all hidden safety hazards within the Great Wall...

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"My lord, I'm back again." Hu Yi's shout came from outside the camp. He was very excited to return to the north again, and he brought tens of thousands of troops with him.

"Why did you come back so soon, the war in the south is over?"

"Basically, Cao Cao is finished. That guy actually took the lead in attacking not only Yuan Shao's three sons, but also Ma Teng and Gongsun Kang. Now they are both hurt. We don't need to beat them up. Just boast."

"Is Cao Cao not dead?"

"Not yet, but it's almost there, but the three sons of Ma Teng and Yuan Shao all died due to their injuries!"

"...Why didn't Xu Shu take advantage of the situation to launch an attack? It stands to reason that they took advantage of the internal turmoil and launched an attack, and they should have taken it easily."

"That's what I asked at the time, but Master Xu said that Liu Xie is still alive and still in Cao Cao's hands. Master Xu doesn't want the lord to bear the notoriety of regicide."

"No matter how big it is, anyone in the chaos army may die."

"That's right, that's what I said at the time, but Master Xu said that he has already watched the sky at night, and Cao Cao can't live for half a month at most, so it's better to wait."

"It's really good at talking. Forget it, he will be responsible for the battle."

"My lord, I heard that Zhuge has conquered Xiliang, and now he is starting to attack the various ministries of the Southern Huns?" Hu Yi's age is actually the same age as Zhuge Liang, but he is Li Yunfei's key training seventy-two The boss among the disciples, so seeing Zhuge Liang's rapid rise, of course I am a little anxious. I am the boss of the master's disciples. If I can't compare with Zhuge Liang's merits, then it is not too embarrassing for the master...

"Yes, you came back just in time. I will send you 60,000 elite soldiers to recover Bingzhou, and then prevent the Southern Huns from entering Bingzhou to make trouble. Are you confident?"

If Zhuge Liang attacked from the west, those Xiongnu tribes would certainly not be able to stop them from the front, but the Huns cavalry escaped very well, and it is their fine tradition to run away if they cannot beat them. just suffer...

"It's all right...but can't I attack the various ministries of the Huns?"

"Since you are the commander-in-chief of an army, it is of course up to you to handle this kind of thing. Everything depends on the specific situation. If it is feasible, attack, if it is not feasible, then defend, and just don't do things you are not sure about."

"Understood, thank you, Lord, for your trust." With Li Yunfei's permission, Hu Yi was relieved.

"Thank you. By the way, I heard that the Zuoxian King of the Southern Huns robbed Cai Yan, a talented woman from our Han family. If you have a chance, you can rescue her." Xian Wang seems to be near Bingzhou, so I mentioned it by the way. Li Yunfei's words stunned Hu Yi for a moment, but he suddenly understood.

"...Understood, promise to complete the task!"

"Don't think about it, kid. You are really going to save people. Don't talk about robbing me of a woman, or I won't let you off!" Last time, this guy was the one who said he was going to Yecheng to rob him of a woman. , so that everyone knows it, but if they didn't grab it, they innocently got the name of a pervert.

"Understood, understood, the end will definitely act in secret, and I promise not to let others know!" Hu Yi promised very seriously, and hurriedly left the room after speaking, and hurriedly led the troops to collect credits. Jing suddenly became the general of Zhengbei, and now he is fully in charge of the expedition to Liaodong, so he should be a general of Zhengxi at any rate.

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After staying in the barracks for a few days, Lu Lingqi and the infantry trainer finally returned to the south contentedly. Lu Lingqi went back excitedly to recruit troops and prepare for the southern expedition to Baiyue. The infantry trainer also happily went back to wait for the master to return in triumph. Own.

Li Yunfei also began to check the terrain and build engineering equipment, preparing to storm Beiping City. Since Zhuge Liang has completely taken care of Xiliang, and now he is going to take care of those southern Xiongnu tribes that have been initially sinicized, he must take care of Beiping City as soon as possible. Give Tiger One more troops.

With the 60,000 horses in the tiger area, it is no problem to conquer Bingzhou, but it is far from enough to put pressure on the Huns. The Southern Huns tribe is divided into four kings, each with 70,000 to 80,000 cavalry. He is very good at guerrilla warfare, so Huyi's tens of thousands of horses can defeat the Huns cavalry head-on, but they can't wipe them out.

According to the information we have so far, the food reserves in Beiping City are still quite sufficient, at least it can last for more than half a year, and the most important thing is that a bed crossbow was imitated in the city, although the performance is not as good as the bed crossbow produced by ourselves. , the number is quite rare, but I saw that the arrows shot by the bed crossbow reached a distance of more than 600 meters, so it is still quite threatening to the siege team, and it is really inappropriate to delay it any longer.

A watchtower about 20 meters high was quickly built on a small hillside five miles outside Beiping City. Of course, this thing was built to check the specific situation in Beiping City. There were several telescopes sent over, both of which were They are monoculars, one is hand-held and the other is a 10-power telescope, and the other is a 30-power telescope on a tripod.

Li Yunfei used the 30 magnification telescope to carefully observe the specific defenses on the city wall, and Xiao Qiao also took a 10 magnification telescope to observe around, but she should be a fresh and lively look.

There are a total of ten bed crossbows on the south city wall, and nearly thirty bed crossbows are also deployed on the one kilometer wide city wall. These bed crossbows are all wound by winches, not rockers, so the winding speed will be much slower , can only shoot one arrow per minute, and the three bows are all formally equipped. Presumably, I haven’t figured out why the third bow is reversed, so the speed of the arrows shot by the counterfeit three-bow bed crossbow will be slower than that of ordinary arrows. It may be that the arrows are heavier. At that time, the distance was absolutely impossible. To more than a kilometer, I think the last time more than 600 meters is already the limit distance.

Although besieged, the morale of the army does not seem to be bad, and there is no sign of collapse. But one thing is certain that the alienation plan worked, because Yuan Jun was no longer on the city wall, and Zhang Liao hadn't been to the gate tower for several days...

"The binoculars of the general are really useful, and everyone in the city can see clearly."

"Of course, this telescope is equivalent to pulling things in 10 times. Did you see something valuable?"

"Most of the tens of thousands of Yuan Jun have gathered together, and it seems that Cao Jun has a suspicion. It seems that the general's estrangement scheme has worked."

"...Aren't you watching the fun?"

"It's very lively. There are less than 30,000 households in Beiping City, and there are nearly 400,000 people crammed into it. Isn't it lively?"

"Okay, let me ask Genius Xiao Qiao, can you see how many troops Yuan Jun and Cao Jun have?"

"Well, I can't see it, but I can guess that Cao's army should be more than 30% more than Yuan's. If the general attacks the city, Yuan's army is very likely to surrender!"

"So it's easy to attack by force?"

"Of course, as long as the large bursting arrow propelled by the gunpowder blows down the city gate, the crowd will be able to defeat Cao Jun."

"Well, what you said is simple and clear, but the accuracy of that thing is too poor, and it needs to be improved before it can be used, otherwise it will harm innocent people!"

That thing is big and has a relatively long range. It is much farther than the bed crossbow. It can fly two kilometers. And I personally calibrated it myself, if I asked others to point it, God knows where I would fly there.

"The general is going to attack the city, and it is impossible for the ordinary people in the city to be unaffected. As long as the general can not send troops to loot after breaking the city, it will be lucky." Xiao Qiao is quite open-minded. It seems that if we can end this chaotic world as soon as possible and make the world peaceful sooner, it will be worth paying some price, otherwise more people will be killed after fighting.

Of course, Li Yunfei knows what Xiao Qiao said. To kill innocent people indiscriminately, to rectify military discipline as much as possible, to prevent the soldiers from looting, and to eliminate those looters as soon as possible after taking the city, is to be regarded as a teacher of benevolence and righteousness.

Of course, it would be best if he could be persuaded to surrender, but in Cao Cao's base camp, Xiahou Dun is a deadhead, and the group of generals he leads are also deadheaded, full of loyalty to the death. So I can only fight.

"The thirty-ninth order will continue. From today onwards, every midnight, our army will divide into four columns and feign attacks in batches. We will launch a strategy of weary troops against Beiping City, and launch a general attack in three days!"

"promise!"

"Wait, let the soldiers and horses of the feint attack also prepare for the general attack. Maybe the feint attack may become a general attack at any time!" Li Yunfei really doubted whether there would be some unexpected gains in the city from his feint attack, because the city Yuan Jun and Cao Jun are very different from each other, and they are very jealous of each other.

"promise!"