Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1418: Battle of the Night Attack

Although Chen Gong still couldn't figure out what hole card Mu Jing had in his hand until now, but he was a person who knew Mu Jing better.

Although Mu Jing is a bit self-willed, but the facts have proved that he has not missed the things he insisted on, not once, so Chen Gong chooses to believe in Mu Jing.

If Mujing wants to change his strategy, even if he disagrees, he will obey the order and do it well wholeheartedly.

Now Mujing proposed the idea of ​​a night attack.

He pondered for a while, but he didn't object. Moreover, he understood the style of the Ming army and the direction that the Wei army was good at. Night raids were really tricky.

In fact, there are many conditions for night raids. It doesn't mean that they can be smeared and killed casually. It is uncertain who will kill who.

In this day and age, when it gets dark, it is all illuminated by moonlight and starlight, especially night raids, which require secrecy and cannot have too many torch lights.

At that time, traveling will become a problem.

One by one in the dark, no one can be seen, short distance is okay, long distance is a little bit, it is easy to get lost, I am afraid that before reaching the enemy camp, the army has already dispersed by itself, so there is no combat effectiveness at all.

Even if you make it through smoothly, you won't be able to tell me and I won't be able to tell you in a fight. Everyone will be in a mess, and maybe they will be swiped by others at some time, and your own people will kill your own people, which is even more tragic.

So if you want to attack at night, you must first ensure some conditions. Similarly, you must make the best strategic plan to ensure that the tactical advancement is carried out according to the strategic deployment, so that it is possible to achieve the goal of night attack.

"My lord, I will come up with a strategic plan as soon as possible!"

Chen Gong cupped his hands, and after saluting, he turned around and left, quickly gathered all the generals around the sand table, and then assigned tasks.

They started to have a lively discussion.

Mujing felt a little suffocated, so he didn't stay at the headquarters directly. He took the divine guards and walked up to the top of the city. On the top of the city, it was already in a state of war.

"How about it?"

Mu Jing stared into the distance, and he saw the Wei army's battle flag.

"My lord, they are testing us now!"

Zhang Ren cupped his hands and said: "Although the advancing speed is fast, it is very steady. It doesn't feel like a surprise attack, but a bit of a step-by-step approach. Therefore, in a short period of time, it should be just a piecemeal battle. They haven't planned to launch a concentrated attack yet. idea!"

"Cao Mengde is still the same Cao Mengde, he is so suspicious that he withdraws his troops alone, you are afraid that he will set a trap for you!" Mu Jing sneered, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he also felt a little contempt for this ancient hero in his heart.

For a person like Cao Cao, the name of the eternal hero is indeed worthy of the name, but he also has shortcomings, and his suspicion is too serious, which is his shortcoming.

Sometimes it is necessary, but sometimes it is fatal.

"Actually, according to Wei Jun's arrangement, they don't need to be aggressive at this time!" Zhang Ren said something for Cao Cao, and said with a smile: "They are the ones who are pressing us to fight. They have the advantage now. As long as we keep this advantage, and our Ming army has no counterattack power, they can choose to slowly consume our fighting spirit, so that they can use fewer casualties in exchange for victory in this battle of Wancheng!"

"It makes sense!"

Mu Jingjing nodded. Although he despised Cao Cao, he was just talking about it. If he changed his position, to be honest, he would not dare to fight too hard. Be adventurous, or be prudent, and be the most cautious in every step.

Cao Cao did nothing wrong.

Moreover, Cao Cao's worries were not unreasonable. He seemed to have tricked Cao Cao a few times, and now he was in some shadows, which was justifiable.

"Can you let them go a little bit?"

Mu Jing suddenly asked.

"Let it go a little bit?"

Zhang Ren was puzzled.

"Just let them come to the city!" Mu Jing smiled.

"It's not a problem, it's just..." Zhang Ren looked at Mu Jing and said in a low voice: "If we let go of the long-distance suppression, it will only take a moment for them to come to the city. It's just that, we will be at a disadvantage!"

"Let's suffer first!"

Mu Jing shrugged, and said in a low voice: "Then just find it again!"

"No!" Although Zhang Ren couldn't figure out what was going on in Mu Jing's stomach, he was a soldier who would not delay military orders.

He immediately ordered to stop all the defensive attacks of the long-distance suppressed archers, crossbowmen, small catapults on the top of the city, and so on.

All of a sudden, it was tantamount to liberating the suppressing power of the Wei army.

Lu Bu directly led the army to drive straight in, and the distance from the city wall was less than 500 meters. As long as he charged, he could directly enter under the city wall and launch an attack on the city wall.

But at this time, Lu Bu stopped in his tracks. He raised his head and looked at the top of the city. There was a trace of fighting intent in his eyes, but he was restraining himself.

Siege requires too much preparation.

He needs time.

"All units of the vanguard army listened to the order and immediately established a defensive formation. All archers and crossbowmen, let me keep an eye on everyone on the top of the city!"

After Lu Bu gave the order, he went to see Cao Cao.

"Report to Your Majesty, our army has crossed the moat and entered a place less than one mile away from the city wall. We will camp and defend. We can launch a direct attack on Wancheng immediately after all the siege equipment is in place!"

In the tent, all the generals stood, and Cao Cao knelt on top of the desk. He squinted his eyes slightly, staring at the troop deployment plan on the desk. The troop deployment between the Ming army and the Wei army was very clear.

"The siege equipment is already ready. As long as we stand firm, we can send it up before evening. But should we attack Wancheng directly now?"

Li Dian, a general of the Wei Army, clasped his hands and asked.

"It's hard to push the troops in now. Do we have to wait?" Ren Jun, the general of the Wei Army, had a violent temper, his eyes flickered, and he said coldly: "A certain thinks that as long as our troops are approaching the city, it is not appropriate to be in the army." Wait, make a quick decision, the Ming army seems to be procrastinating, and there must be intentions. Only by cutting the mess quickly can our army directly break through Wancheng. Have the power to display it!"

There are not a few generals who think like Ren Jun.

In the big tent, there was a sudden boil.

Someone agreed to attack immediately.

There are also people who think that it is necessary to be more cautious, and it is not advisable to fight too hastily.

The generals breathed out their fragrance, saliva flew everywhere, and even burst out of breath, criss-crossing, and the faces were red in the face.

Although the Wei army is not as good as the Ming army, the Ming army is strong, not only because of its strength in training, but because of the way of professional soldiers, the Ming army trains troops every day, and the soldiers are naturally more effective than the soldiers and horses of other princes.

The stronger point of the Ming army is that it comes from the quality of their grassroots and middle-level generals. The Ming army can train these generals at the grassroots and middle levels. They are all literate, familiar with the art of war, and all have a certain commanding power.

This is the foundation of the Ming army's strength.

The Wei army, relatively speaking, is powerful among the high-level generals, and there are more than a thousand generals in battle. There are many more people who read books.

boom!
Cao Cao became a little irritable, and slapped the desk hard, the sound disappeared all of a sudden, and the camp was suddenly silent.

"Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Cao Cao asked.

He has always been a little worried, the Ming army is fighting, and the strategic deployment is becoming more and more difficult for him to understand.

Guo Jia thought for a moment when he heard this, and then raised his head after a while, looking at Lu Bu, and asked directly: "General Lu, you have pushed your troops into the moat and approached the city, will the Ming army counterattack you!"

"In the beginning!"

Lu Bu cupped his hands and said, "Before the king ordered our army to test the attack, they counterattacked well. The archers, crossbowmen, and even those trebuchets on the top of the city moved, but after a while, they stopped. Let us advance our troops, cross the moat, and push it to less than a mile below the city!"

"So they took the initiative to put you in?"

Guo Jia understood.

"It can be said like this!" Lu Bu is also a general on the battlefield, and his sensitivity is no less than that of any general: "It is precisely because the last general is confused, that's why I came to ask the king for instructions, whether we should attack directly or not!"

Otherwise, he would have launched an attack a long time ago. If he was afraid, what intentions did the Ming army have, which he could not think of.

"Your Majesty, I think it's not appropriate to push too fast for the time being. Let's proceed steadily!" Guo Jia squinted his eyes, flickering and not listening. Thoughts flashed through his mind, but he didn't have many answers. , I feel some pressure, the analysis is very good, but it is only speculation, any mistake on the battlefield will lead to the annihilation of the entire army, at this time, he would rather be stable than advance.

"Ok!"

Cao Cao sighed: "If the Eastern Front is flattened, perhaps Gu will be able to attack unscrupulously, but now, we still have to be careful!"

The battlefield on the eastern front is also a problem. They can cross, and so can the Ming army. Once they launch a fierce attack, they will definitely be delayed by the Ming army, and then the Ming army will come to a long-distance attack and press the main force from the eastern front. , then he will be tragic.

"You can try, send troops from our central army, and cooperate with General Xiahou Dun on the eastern front to clean up the battlefield in the eastern suburbs first, forcing them all to withdraw!"

Guo Jia suggested.

In terms of the battlefield situation, cleaning up the outskirts is equivalent to suppressing the living space of the Ming army in the city, which is of great benefit to the Wei army.

Of course, it is not easy to sit up.

"The tactics are not bad, but as far as the battlefield is concerned, from our northern line to the eastern line, the journey of a hundred miles has too many mutations, and I don't have so much confidence!" Cao Cao shook his head, not because he didn't want to fight, but because of risks and benefits It is out of proportion, and now that he is in a good situation, he should stabilize the situation instead of rushing forward.

"Then wait!" Guo Jia also nodded, he just mentioned it on a whim, and he himself didn't have much thought about it.

"Ok!"

Cao Cao nodded: "I still have to look at Mu Longtu's thoughts. I can't figure out what this guy is planning for a day, but I feel a little bit aggrieved all day long, and I always feel like I dare not give full play!"

"I have ordered Yelou to do my best to inquire about the deployment in the city. As long as I can figure out their deployment, I am confident that I can reveal Mujing's thoughts!"

Guo Jia said firmly.

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The sun gradually went down.

In Wancheng, the wartime headquarters of the Ming Army, the lights have already been turned on, Jingping Second Army, Jingping Third Army, Jingping Fourth Army, Violent Bear Second Army, General Zhonglang of the four armies, The army commander, the army chief book, the army generals, and other generals of the high-level command system all gathered together.

"My lord, this is the plan we gave for the night attack!" Chen Gong did his best. In such a short period of time, he came up with this strategic plan, but it made everyone in the staff of their wartime headquarters die. A lot of brain cells.

"Send troops from the Eastern Front?" Mu Jing took a look, a little surprised, he handed the strategic deployment plan to the generals and asked them to circulate and watch.

"The Eastern Front is just a feint!"

Chen Gong began to analyze: "Only by focusing their attention on the Eastern Front, can we have a chance to launch a sneak attack at night on the main battlefield!"

"What do you think?"

Mu Jing didn't speak until the generals had seen the strategic deployment plan.

"My Jingping Fourth Army is not a big problem!"

Meng Huo opened his mouth first, and he cupped his hands and said, "If my task is just to hit a penetration, then within an hour, I can complete it!"

"Report to Your Majesty, I can do the mission of the Violent Bear Second Army!"

Wen Pin said with a smile: "Block the eastern front, even the Wei army in the northeast corner, don't be too shy!"

He has this confidence.

"The east line is fine, what about you?" Mu Jing looked at Zhang Ren and Gao Ding.

The surprise attack in this battle was an attack by the whole army. Chen Gong's strategic deployment was very careful. Each army had its own mission. There was an eastern front on the eastern front, but the night raids were mainly on the main battlefield on the northern front.

"My lord, let's exchange the mission of the third army with that of the second army!"

Gao Ding thought for a while, and said falteringly: "Our army is not good at raids. We can fight, but we may not be able to achieve results. When we get entangled, the Wei army will react directly. At that time, we will not only fail to achieve the effect , will suffer!"

It's not that he's afraid of death.

But the third army does not have such an advantage, it will spoil things, and finally lead to the loss of the entire deployment of the night attack, which is a big problem.

"The second army's surprise attack is not a big problem, but the recovery of the second army's combat power is a bit slow, and I am seriously injured now. I will definitely not be able to do it myself in a short time. I need a strong general to help out!"

Zhang Ren raised his head and looked at Ma Chao beside Mujing.

"Meng Qi, how are your injuries?" Mu Jing asked Ma Chao.

A group of strong generals in the Ming army were all seriously injured because of a single Lu Bu, but it is a pity that Huang Zhong has not come yet, otherwise there would be no need to be so restrained.

"The injury on my body recovered quickly, and the problem is not serious, but..."

Ma Chao said: "I don't want to face Lu Bu yet, because I don't have the confidence to face Lu Bu. At present, I lack the confidence to face Lu Bu regardless of energy. The warrior lies in the spirit. I don't want to be overcome by him a second time." , This will be a big obstacle for me to defeat him in the future!"

He wants to face Lu Bu in his prime, and the battle with Lu Bu has benefited him a lot. He may not be Lu Bu's opponent, but he can use Lu Bu to break through himself.

(End of this chapter)