So I play chess

Chapter 128 Deadlock
Chu Yangguan shrank in the shield formation, and his temples throbbed violently.

With his disposition, he should have rushed directly into the city and killed the towers, picked out those archers, and then killed the black-faced young general who spoke just now and hanged him above the city gate.

However, that was when he and Tang Mingyi took care of each other.

Now he has to hold back his temper and make the calmest and most appropriate decision.

Since the other party said he couldn't see clearly, he led his troops back three miles and stationed temporarily, and at the same time sent three teams of scouts to explore in the three directions of northwest, east and west.

It's a pity that three teams of scouts are far from enough to create a feeling of heavy troops in the city, but he really has no choice.

After the more than 1000 people were stationed, the problem was fully revealed.

The first is the more than 100 people who were looted by the Liangzhou army.He, the vanguard, did not carry luggage, and the horses and weapons were allotted according to the number of people. It was easy for these people to lose their horses, but it was the most difficult thing to do without weapons and armor.

Chuyangguan couldn't just leave them in one place regardless of their life or death.

Regardless of whether the cavalry is light or heavy, the Dingyi Army mainly carries guns, and some light cavalry also carry bows as well as guns.So they re-deployed weapons on the spot, turning these light cavalry who had lost their combat power into archers.

However, these archers do not have any ability to protect themselves, and can only form formations with shield soldiers, temporarily serving as guards for temporary positions.

It was impossible for the remaining cavalry to attack the city. In order to prevent the Liangzhou army from looting, they even lost the mobility advantage of roaming. More than a thousand troops had no choice but to stay where they were, waiting for the rear to come to support.

But Chuyangguan didn't do nothing. Although there was still a glimmer of hope of entering the city without a fight, it was more likely that they would attack the city, at least pretending to be attacking the city.

Then you need to crash the ladder or even watch the tower.Although Tongcheng is surrounded by dense forests, it will take more time and manpower to temporarily select and cut them down. Chuyang Pass sent some sporadic people to investigate the three counties closest to Tongcheng to find some suitable ones. wood.

During the period, they even went to call the city gate again. These city guards were obviously not trained enough, but they just refused to open the city gate.

It was not until after noon, more than an hour later than the scheduled time, that the rear finally joined the vanguard.

Before Chuyangguan asked the specific reason for their late arrival, the commander of the temporary commander in the rear came to report to him with a dejected face. Some food and grass had been robbed and some had been burned, leaving less than half of it.

Chuyangguan couldn't bear it any longer. They planned to combine the two to make an attack, but they didn't expect such worse news to come.

He didn't know that after Lao Zhao, who had robbed them, sent a total of more than [-] sets of Dingyi army's equipment to Tongcheng twice, he was immediately assigned to Qingqi who was on standby inside the east city gate.

Then more than [-] people changed their armors and went out of the city. The simple road opened by Lao Zhao and the others quickly circled from east to west, and finally stopped between the vanguard and the rear of the Dingyi Army.

At this time, Li Mao's troops had already completed the initial layout of Qianlong County, and brought troops from two nearby towns to join Lao Zhao. The two troops merged, and they were divided into the middle and rear sections to attack the rear of the Dingyi Army. .

Although it was an ambush, there was a gap in the number of people after all. Lao Zhao and the others knew that they couldn't take advantage of it, so the first few times they harassed in a small area under the cover of bows and arrows.

Out of familiarity with the terrain, the "Liangzhou bandits" outside the city not only disrupted the marching rhythm of the Dingyi army's rear with almost no losses, but even shot and killed dozens of people.

Before the rear of the Ding Yi army was about to meet the [-] hypothetical Yi troops from Tongcheng, Lao Zhao's troops finally came out in full force, completely disrupting the formation of the Ding Yi army's rear.

The commanders of the Dingyi army who thought they were going to be in a tough battle rushed to the battle, suddenly saw a group of troops coming from north to south, looking at their armor and holding spears, who else could it be if it wasn't reinforcements?

In normal times, the two teams would have to face each other carefully, and check the tokens whether they knew each other or not.

But at that time, the situation was urgent, and the reinforcements first shouted "The general killed the bandits, let me come to support you" and rushed directly into the battle formation. Their faces and armor were also stained with dust and blood. It was obvious that they had just experienced a fierce battle. , I really can't tell the difference in a hurry.

What's more, several commanders who were clearly giving orders, and even some active generals were being besieged by bandits.

When the situation on their side slowed down a bit, the original formation had been completely disrupted, and after those reinforcements mixed into the battle formation, it was impossible to tell which one was coming.

However, with the arrival of reinforcements, the bandits finally showed signs of decline, and quickly retreated into the dense forest after another round of onslaught was fruitless.

The commander of Dingyi army immediately arranged for a little chase, but he didn't dare to go deep. At this moment, many grain carts that had been kept in the ranks caught fire.

Immediately, he saw a group of "Dingyi Army" galloping southward with a bag of food in their hands.

Only then did these people understand roughly what was going on, but they didn't even dare to chase after him.After counting the battlefield, it was found that not only the food and grass had been lost, but also more than [-] soldiers had been killed or injured.

After Chu Yang closed his eyes and listened, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

However, this was the first piece of news that gave him a headache.

The commanders in the rear had just finished speaking, and the people who went to the three nearby counties to investigate also returned, and reported that the three nearby counties were met by bandits not long ago, not only took away many young and strong, but also some timber and iron in the county. All the materials were robbed, and even a fire was lit separately to burn down the county government office.

The few people who went to investigate also took a closer look at the buildings in the three counties. Except for the county government office that had been burned, it was difficult to dismantle the other buildings for wood suitable for crashing cars.

In this way, the thought of Chuyangguan was eliminated. Except that the distance between these three counties was barely suitable, if one wanted to obtain timber from other counties, it would be more convenient to obtain local materials in addition to the time of dismantling and transportation.

But before the siege, there was always some negotiation. Now that the number of troops has more than doubled, the temporary guards in the city would not dare to be so arrogant, so Chuyang Pass sent people to the city to shout out.

But was shot back.

Chu Yangguan really couldn't figure out why the other party would have such an attitude. After thinking about it in his mind, there was only one possible conclusion. Before Liu Zhu left, he joined Tang Xianyao, and his current attitude came from his orders.

Then it is impossible to enter the city without damage, and the city must be attacked if it is not attacked.

But there are obviously several buildings in the city, and they don't have the advantage in numbers. If they build a series of siege equipment, the effect may not be good.

Anyway, trees have to be felled temporarily, so it is better to just take a few Thunderbolt cars, a small Tongcheng cannot withstand the impact of huge rocks.

(End of this chapter)