Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 596
Outside Runzhou City, Wuyue Camp.

When Shen Chengli heard Du Yu's report, he was furious, dropped the cup in his hand, and shouted: "They are all idiots, they didn't even escort the food and grass well, they were attacked by the Tang army and burned.

"Right now, the food and grass on the front line of our army are only available for a few days. We must let Changzhou send more food and grass, otherwise the army will have no food, so we will have to withdraw and become a laughing stock!"

Ding Deyu went on to say: "General Shen is right, the top priority is to let Changzhou raise food as soon as possible, send people to the front line by boat from the canal, and stabilize the morale of the army.

"Second, the number of troops on the front line is reduced, and it is impossible to suppress Runzhou. Apply to the court early, and try to mobilize another 4 to [-] horses to launch a greater onslaught on Runzhou, and even encircle it from all sides. If you are trapped, you will be trapped. military."

After listening to Ding Deyu's highlights, Shen Chengli nodded slightly, and said: "Shen has also considered this point. According to the scouts, the food in Runzhou City is only enough for the army and civilians to last for ten months. If we guard the outer city, the regiment Surround it and prohibit entry and exit, then after a year, the residents in the city will starve to death.

"This time our army is attacking the Tang State, and cooperates with the Song army to destroy Tang. It's hard to say how long we can fight. If we can't attack by force, we will use it for a year to trap the soldiers and civilians of Runzhou to death, and Runzhou City will not attack. Self-destruct!"

"It's just a little longer. It's not what the Zhao family wants to see. We still have to capture Runzhou as soon as possible, and then march into Jinling City." Ding Deyu felt that relying on the army to besiege the city was a bit too negligent and not proactive enough.

Jiao Jie said beside him: "General Shen, Ding Jianjun, I have a plan, I don't know if I should say it or not"

Shen Chengli asked: "Mr. Jiao, what is your plan? You might as well speak up."

After Jiao Jie cupped his hands, he said: "Using conventional siege battles consumes too much energy. This city guard general Lu Jiang is over sixty years old and always steady. He is not affected by our aggressive methods and refuses to go out to fight , if we attack by force, the casualties of our army are several times that of the defenders, so a strong attack is still the worst policy. There is a saying in the military book: "The first is to attack the enemy, the next is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the city." So if we can It is the best policy to use ingenuity and not attack the city by force.

Shen Chengli and Ding Deyu listened to the counselor Jiao Jie's words, looked at each other, and nodded in approval.

After all, they also knew that it would be great if they could take down the enemy and the city without using soldiers and horses, so Ding Deyu became interested.

"This is the record of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", which is also written later. Therefore, those who are good at using soldiers should subdue other people's soldiers instead of fighting. This is the method of attacking. These officials have also read it, but in the face of Runzhou, how to use it to attack, what strategy do you have?" Ding Deyu asked earnestly road.

Shen Chengli was also very curious, and asked: "Mr. Jiao, why don't you tell me, let me listen, if it's feasible?"

Jiao Jie nodded and said: "The strategy may be a little harsher. The surrounding villages and towns are all Tang people. We can capture some people from the nearby towns and put them in front of our army's phalanx. When we attack the city, we can drive them from behind. It can block many arrows and force the Tang army to open the city to rescue, while our army can take advantage of the chaos to attack the city gate."

Counselor Jiao Jie revealed his plan, and it was indeed very vicious. He wanted to use the common people as a cover, followed by Wu Yue soldiers and horses.

Drive some Tang people in front like cattle and sheep, so that the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty on the top of the city will be cautious and will not shoot arrows in a large area, giving the Wuyue soldiers a lot of buffer time and reducing casualties.Moreover, as long as Tang Jun opened the city gate to welcome the people outside, Wu Yue soldiers could take the opportunity to capture the city gate.

After Shen Chengli heard this plan, he was silent for a while, his eyes flickered. Although this plan was a bit vicious, it did work. Anyway, the people in the city and the Tang army are enemies. After they break through the city, they will not let them go easily. So this Once, there is no need to pay attention to the benevolence of women.

After all, when they were in Changzhou, Wu Yue soldiers also burned, killed and looted the people in the city. They didn't have much compassion for the people of Southern Tang. mental disorder

Therefore, after Shen Chengli figured it out, he said: "Those who achieve great things don't care about small details, as long as they can reduce the casualties of our army and have a chance to break through the city, you can try it."

Ding Deyu stared at Shen Chengli and Jiao Jie with a trace of contempt. He fought in the north and no one used this kind of thing. Only when the grassland barbarians don't regard the Han people as human beings, they rush ahead like cattle and sheep to attack. There have been similar records of city cover.

However, wars between Han people and Han people have never been done like this. If this kind of strategy is used, the Confucian population in the Central Plains will definitely be condemned by the Confucian population and scolded viciously!
Ding Deyu frowned, but he didn't stop him. He let them do it, and even if the city was broken, his task would be considered complete without any impact.

The task assigned to him by the Zhao officials was to tear through the defense line in the east and kill him under the city of Jinling, so as to put pressure on Jinling Zailaiding.Once Wu Yue's army approached the city of Jinling, Li Yu and others must be flustered and have no intention of organizing an overall war, and they will blindly transfer the army back to defense. In this way, the defense along the Yangtze River will be affected.

Therefore, the battle of Runzhou is of great importance. This is the east gate of Jinling, so Ding Deyu's overall situation is the most important. Even if this plan is vicious and unbenevolent, he did not stop what Wu Yue did.

Shen Chengli said: "Okay, I will leave this matter to Mr. Jiao, what do you need? I will send two Dukes of Duyu to assist you.

Jiao Jie said with a smile: "General, don't worry, using the Tang people as a cover is just one of the strategies. I have a series of strategies to target the defenders in the city. This is mainly to bet on the behavior of Lu Jiang and Su Chen. If they don't have sympathy Heart, without a heart of benevolence, righteousness, and compassion. Then our strategy will not work, but it will have a certain impact on the reputation of the two of them. After all, we are only targeting the people of the enemy country, but Lu Jiang and Su Chen are different. If you refuse to save your own countrymen, you will be condemned by Confucian scholars, and when the time comes, it will depend on how they choose, which is also a test of their humanity."

"Okay, is this plan good?" The more Shen Chengli listened to it, the more he felt that this plan was very good, let's see how the two of them deal with this difficult problem.

Jiao Jie cupped his hands and said: "Then I will find someone to start the arrangement, and it will definitely surprise Tang Jun."

"Hahaha, I'm looking forward to it, Mr. Jiao, just go ahead and arrange it. With the general's warrant, transfer the two Du Yuhous to follow your command, and follow your plan."

"Of order!" Jiao Jie nodded and took over the task.

(End of this chapter)