Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1611 Shocking changes, the end of the hero!two

After several days of continuous rain, it finally stopped. After the rain, the weather was very clear. Except for the muddy land, the sky stretched as far as the eye can see.

White Horse City.

After the Wei army retreated, the Zhou army sent a side division battalion, with only less than two thousand soldiers, to defend here as the protection of the east wing front.

The chief general was named Zhao Rui, and his official position was Sima of another department. He had only 820 soldiers under his command, and most of them were new recruits from the three counties.

Zhao Rui can also be regarded as a member of Yuan Shao's generals, and he also performed very bravely on the Luoyang battlefield, but he came from a poor family, so he is destined not to be loved by Yuan Shaozhi.

Yuan Shao was born in a powerful family, so the way he employs people is bound to be somewhat biased.

Unless it is a particularly well-known talent, in Yuan Shao's heart, he should first use the children of aristocratic families. In fact, his thinking is not wrong in this era.

The children of aristocratic families have monopolized the inheritance of knowledge, and they still have enough nutrition. Whether it is learning literature or martial arts, they are much better than ordinary children from poor families.

It's just that it is also destined that he will miss a lot of talents. There are not many children from poor families, but once there are, they must stand out after tempering, and they must be the best among talents.

Zhao Rui is also well versed in the art of war, and a general with extraordinary martial arts skills. If he can use it well, he will be able to take charge alone, but now he can only be a small Sima of another department, not even a school lieutenant. If it weren't for the elite generals of the Zhou army Most of them were killed in battle, and he would not be allowed to control the main force of the battalion alone.

After he arrived at Baima, he cleaned up the mess of Baima. Baima City is a place that must be contested by military strategists. During the years of the North-South War, it has experienced countless wars.

There are countless houses in the city that have been damaged, and countless people who have affected Yuchi.

The remaining common people are numb.

Facing Zhou Jun, it seemed like he couldn't see it. This made Zhao Rui lose his confidence. As the saying goes, the effect is equal. Your people don't welcome me, and I don't have much confidence in this city. hope.

In addition, now that the main battlefield has been suppressed at Guandu, there is no trace of Wei Jun in the surrounding area for a hundred miles. Under such circumstances, Zhao Rui's vigilance has also relaxed a little.

But this is a battlefield after all, Zhao Rui is a veteran, a general who has survived a hundred battles, and his vigilance against the battlefield is still very high, so even if he relaxes some peripheral areas and does not send out scouts, he still has some defense against the city wall. Somewhat vigilant: "White Horse City is very important. Since the king has handed over the city to me, I will guard it and pass down the order immediately. The gates of each department must carefully check the people entering the city, and absolutely do not let thieves get in." !"

"Yes!"

All the troops under his command responded.

………………

outside the city.

Less than two miles away, in a small forest, although the rain has stopped, there are still many water droplets hanging above the treetops. Under the trees, as long as you touch the trunk, it seems that a lot of water droplets can be shaken off.

"General, the scouts have found out that the city gate is not closed, and the suspension bridge on the moat is not protected. As long as we are fast enough, we can rush into the city gate before they close it!"

A scout captain who was drenched all over his body came back bowed and reported to Tai Shici.

"Be careful. Now we don't have siege equipment. Although we have more troops than them, once the city gate is closed, we will have to cut down trees to make siege equipment. It will delay too much time. The surprise is the surprise. It’s about being quick, time waits for no one, we must ensure that the gates of the city are absolutely open!”

Tai Shi kindly ordered: "Xu Sheng!"

"exist!"

"You bring twenty good men, take off your armor, and see if you can sneak into the city as ordinary people. As long as you respond at the gate of the city, we can rush directly!"

Tai Shici squinted his eyes and said: "Remember, you must ensure that the city gate will not be closed. If you can't hide it, just stick to the city gate. I will be there in less than a quarter of an hour!"

"promise!"

Xu Sheng, the tiger general of the Eastern Wu in history, has just emerged at this moment, and entered Taishi Ci to sit down as a school captain. He is the most ferocious general under Tai Shici's subordinates today.

The twenty soldiers led by him divided into two groups, wearing some civilian robes, and then hid their weapons in the robes, entered the city as ordinary people, and there were soldiers checking at the gate of the city.

Although it is not very strict, it is not easy to fool around.

"Where did you come from?"

The one who guards the city gate is just a corporal leader, and there are 30 people under his command. It is not bad to be able to get a fat job as a city guard. However, he has been a county soldier for many years. They are a lot of stress.

"We came to work in the city from Xiaopo Village outside the city!"

Xu Sheng had been a ranger for a while, so he was quite comfortable dealing with this kind of scene, and he had done some homework on the surrounding terrain.

"Really?" But this corporal leader is not so easy to fool, he is very skeptical, looking at the robes of these people, and looking at their aura, his intuition tells him that this is a member of the corps.

"Check what's on them!"

Wu Chang said.

When Xu Sheng heard this, a look of ferocity flashed across his eyes. Sure enough, Baima City is also a battlefield now, but any battlefield is always much stricter, how can it be so easy to fool around.

"kill!!"

Seeing the past, but finally being made things difficult by a small corps leader, Xu Sheng had no choice but to have weapons on his body, and a search of his whereabouts would directly expose him, so he had no choice but to go to war directly.

"kill!"

Xu Sheng pierced through the air with one sword and beheaded the corporal leader. More than [-] people directly beheaded all the dozens of Zhou army soldiers harvested by the city gate, but they couldn't hide their actions.

The soldiers on the city wall reacted quickly.

"There are enemies!"

"Quick reinforcements!"

On the city wall, violent shouts erupted.

"Guard the city gate, stick to it for a quarter of an hour!" Xu Sheng swung his long sword, killing all directions, and one person swept across, guarding the city gate, and would never allow anyone to close the city gate.

"kill!"

Tai Shici in the distance started to move rapidly, with a horse on his lap, a gun in his hand, and the soldiers and horses behind him, rushing out like a ferocious beast.

"Enemy attack?"

Zhao Rui just happened to be inspecting the city gate, but he did not expect to meet him. He saw that the city gate and the suspension bridge seemed to be occupied. There is no escape.

"Kill him, close the city gate, and put away the suspension bridge, hurry up!" Zhao Rui yelled desperately.

"kill!"

The war broke out immediately.

But this is an unequal battle, Zhao Rui has less than [-] soldiers, and they are all gathered from those county soldiers, lacking battlefield experience, while Tai Shici's [-] elite soldiers are all soldiers of hundreds of battles under his command.

The gate of the city was blocked by Xu Sheng alone, and it couldn't be closed at all. Xu Sheng was shot in the shoulder by an arrow and had many wounds on his body.

Zhao Rui committed suicide himself.

But Tai Shici had already arrived, he pierced through the air, and directly nailed Zhao Rui to the ground at the gate of the city. He was extremely powerful, like a peerless beast running wildly.

"Sima is dead?"

"The enemy general is too fierce!"

"what should we do?"

The generals and soldiers of the Zhou army suddenly became leaderless and became chaotic. Some people fled in fear.

"Surrenderers who put down their weapons are not stupid, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

Tai Shici's voice was like thunder, shaking the hearts of countless soldiers. In an instant, many soldiers of the Zhou army put down their weapons and made gestures of surrender.

The battle to seize the city lasted only half an hour.

130 soldiers of the Zhou army died in the battle, and 12 soldiers of the Jiangdong Wu army died in the battle. They were all warriors who robbed the city gate.

This battle went very smoothly.

Two hours later, Sun Ce led Jiangdong's main force, crossed the rugged mountain road, and entered Baima City to rest.

After entering the city, Sun Ce asked people to confiscate the robes. After changing the soaked clothes for his subordinates, he decided to rest for three hours before preparing to surprise Yanjin.

"How is the situation in the city?"

Sun Ce looked at the Baima City, which was full of warehouses and holes, and it was very easy to win, but it is hard to say whether the city will fight back.

"It's okay!"

Lu Su clasped his hands and reported, "I went to the city to see it. Baima City has been a battleground for many years. The people in the city who fled were fleeing, and those who did not flee were living like walking dead. Every day is a day, and because There are very few young and strong, most of them are weak, women and children, and there are basically no big families. For them, whoever occupies Baima City is just a matter of life. The person in charge of the whole city is a county magistrate of Baima City. , there is no malice towards us, unless we slaughter the people, otherwise they will not oppose us!"

"Then there is no need to leave anyone to guard it!"

Sun Ce shook his head and said, "After resting for three hours, prepare the whole army to attack and defeat the enemy in one battle!"

On the battlefield, Cao Cao had already dragged the main force of the Zhou army to Guandu. At this time, the position of Yanjin became very important.

Only by capturing Yanjin can it be regarded as completely cutting off the retreat of the main force of the Zhou army.

"Your Majesty, in addition to Yanjin, we also need to guard Yangwu, Baima, and Wuchao, so that we can be safe!"

Lu Su said softly: "Otherwise it's easy for them to break through and go north, then our previous efforts will be wasted!"

"It makes sense!"

Sun Ce said: "However, we will wait until after Yanjin is taken. Gu's troops are so many, and the division of troops may not be able to stop the Zhou army's counterattack!"

"Your Majesty!"

Tai Shici walked in from the outside, looking tired, but full of energy. He cupped his hands and reported: "Our army has been settled, but three hours of rest is too little. The soldiers are not energetic enough to fight!"

Marching for days, all the soldiers can fall asleep standing up, so just rest for a few hours, it is useless.

"Ziyi, time doesn't wait for me!"

Sun Ce waved his hand: "I don't want to give enough time for our soldiers to rest for two days before making plans, but if we delay by one day, we will have the risk of one more day. Even if we are exposed, it will easily lead to the failure of the surprise attack. When it becomes a strong attack, I don't know how many casualties will be paid to take Yanjin, so time and speed must be controlled, let the soldiers hold on, our Jiangdong soldiers are not cowards, I believe it alone, They can hold it!"

"promise!"

Tai Shici sighed, and he knew it, but he was somewhat worried that the exhaustion of his strength would weaken the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

"My lord, we found a small arsenal in the city!"

Tai Shici continued to report.

"Oh?"

Sun Ce's eyes lit up: "This is just right, no matter how much it is, at least it can replenish our weapons. For a long-distance raid, food, grass and weapons are scarce!"

"There is not much food here, and the food we bring with us can only last about a day and a half!" Lu Su said softly, "So the first battle in Yanjin should be sooner rather than later!"

Yanjin must have food, grass, and weapons. As long as they take Yanjin, they will be replenished. When the time comes, they will rest and recuperate, and it will not be a problem to besiege the main force of the Zhou army.

At this time, Sun Ce asked Tai Shici, "How about your casualties?"

He entered the white horse, the battle was over, and he didn't know the specific casualties, so he just took the time to ask Tai Shici now.

"It's going well, the casualties are only twelve soldiers, and more than 1000 people in the Zhou army have all surrendered. They don't have much fighting spirit. After killing the main general, the remaining soldiers basically have little fighting spirit!"

Tai Shici replied.

"This is a good thing!" Lu Su cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Zhou army seems to be full of fighting spirit, but in fact it is not. Although Yuan Benchu ​​aroused their enthusiasm, he did not give them absolute confidence, so as long as the thief and the king are captured, If you take down their generals, you can easily crush their formation!"

The real elite, even if the main general is beheaded, will not be easily disintegrated. This is the difference between the mob and the real well-trained elite.

One very obvious thing is that under Yuan Shao's command, most of the current main force are mobs, and they are all young and strong who have just been recruited.

"Change tactics!"

Sun Ce is the pride of heaven on the battlefield, a general in charge of the army, has his own talent, and has a quick response, which few people can do. Feint to attack the main force, draw out the enemy general, the archers shoot and kill the main general, and then charge to the duel!"

Strategy is strategy, tactics are tactics, strategy is the layout of the overall situation, not the battlefield, and tactics is the arrangement before the battle, which is the art of command on the battlefield.

Sun Ce was proficient in the arrangement of tactics. He stood up, his eyes flickered, and after a moment of thought, he said, "This battle must be advanced!"

"in advance?"

Tai Shici and Lu Su were a little hesitant, as there was not enough time now.

"If it's after three hours, then you'll die at night!"

Sun Ce narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's march quickly again. We may not be able to reach the battlefield tomorrow morning. If it is a sneak attack during the day, the effect will not be enough. Therefore, we must advance to Yanjin before tomorrow morning, taking advantage of the last darkness of dawn. Launch an attack and take advantage of his unpreparedness to kill the main general. Both Gu and Ziyi have the power to charge forward with ten thousand troops. They are the vanguard of the left and right. After entering the enemy camp, they must kill the main general, which will definitely reduce our army's losses!"

This is a chaotic decapitation tactic.

Generally not easy to use.

But in this case, you can try it. If you can succeed, then this battle can be won with the least cost.

(End of this chapter)