Shuhan

The night is like ink, covering the small town of Xie County.

Suddenly, fire shot into the sky, and the flames danced crazily in the night sky, as if a fire dragon was about to break free and soar into the sky.

Xiang Chong was wearing black armor, with a calm light shining in his eyes.

He stood on the hillside in the distance, his eyes piercing through the firelight, staring closely at the happenings in Jie County City.

According to the plan, the soldiers quickly and orderly threw the oil-soaked torches into the granary.

Around the granary, the originally silent night sky was torn apart by raging fire. The fire turned half of the sky red. Thick smoke rose with the jumping flames. The air was filled with the smell of burnt grain and wood.

The crackle of the flames and the screams of people intertwined, making the night in Jie County very lively.

An imperceptible smile flashed across Xiang Chong's face.

He looked up at the sky and saw the firelight dyeing the clouds orange-red, as if the entire sky was burning.

The Han soldiers moved quickly and decisively, their figures looming in the firelight.

Xiang Chong looked gloomy.

Reinforcements?

Otherwise, he will definitely take back the food and grass.

Xiang Chong immediately ordered his soldiers to retreat.

"There are thousands of elite soldiers in the city, and the rest are civilians. If time goes on, there is a danger that the city will be destroyed. No more waiting, I will go to support you!"

The grain and grass in Jie County have been burned, and there is no point in staying there.

However.
Not long after withdrawing from Jie County, the smile on Xiang Chong's face stopped.

"General, please be careful. Most of the enemy troops are cavalry, and we are infantry. I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist. How about we station ourselves in Xiacheng first to wait for reinforcements!"

Unfortunately, in order to prevent the Wei army from catching up, they had to burn food.

The entire Jie County City seemed to have turned into a sea of ​​fire, reflecting the frightened faces of the people in the city.

The scout could only say truthfully: "General, the Wei army sent out cavalry, as fast as the wind, and arrived at Puban City in less than half a day. They were unprepared in all aspects, so they allowed the Wei army to succeed. Fortunately, Puban City was not lost. When the reinforcements arrived, they would surely be able to defeat them." "Relief!"

And
Even if the Wei army comes to attack Puban City, he should be able to receive the news. Why did I only receive the news when the Wei army was almost finished?

Without this food and grass, your Wei State has no spare power to attack our Puban City.

As the fire spread, the food in the granary was gradually swallowed up by the sea of ​​fire, and the tongue of fire licked every inch of the space wantonly. Occasionally, sparks flew out and landed on nearby roofs, causing new fires.

But even if it can't be pulled back, it can't be given to Wei Jun.

Ha ha.

"What are you talking about? The Pubanjin camp was destroyed by the Wei army, and Puban City was surrounded by the Wei army? Where did the Wei army come from?"

"withdraw!"

According to the news from the Military Intelligence Department, the Wei army has placed its main forces on the south bank of the Yellow River and has been attacking Fengling City day and night. Where would they get the troops to attack Puban City?

The Wei army's granary was burned down.

After hearing the news from the scout, Xiang Chong became anxious.

They only had a few thousand troops. Facing the same number of cavalry, or even far exceeding their number, how could they be their opponents?

If we could hold on under the cavalry attack, our losses would be smaller.

If they cannot hold on and collapse, it will be a one-sided massacre.

"Xicheng is a small city. If Puban City is destroyed, how can we survive?"

Support must be provided, and staying in Xiacheng is a dead end.

But to go there rashly is no different from committing suicide.

"In the martial arts hall, we once talked about how the infantry can deal with the cavalry. We will rest in Xiacheng for a day to build equipment to deal with the cavalry, and then go to Puban City to help."

It is not impossible for infantry to deal with cavalry. But they all need to be prepared in advance.

Fortunately, there were enough craftsmen in the army, so Xiang Chong immediately ordered the craftsmen to make a thousand spears.

This spear is eight feet long and is specially used to form a spear formation to contain the momentum of the cavalry.

In addition to the Zhangba spear, you also need to make a horse, antlers, and a horse-cutting sword.

If there are heavy armored cavalry among the Wei cavalry, they will also need bronze hammers and iron axes.

Unfortunately, there is not enough pig iron in the city, so these cannot be used.

In addition, they built chariots for their favored people, and mounted deer antlers, caltrops guns and other horse-repelling weapons on the chariots, using the chariots as barriers to "reject foreign forces on all sides."

In order to prevent the impact from the cavalry, the infantry cooperated with the chariots, using the chariots to be arranged in a curved manner, with antlers in between, staggered to form a hook shape, reducing the impact of the cavalry and limiting the cavalry's rushing activities.

As the chariot and antlers blocked the cavalry and destroyed the cavalry's formation, the infantry rushed outside the chariot to fight.

This is the battle method taught by Jiangwu Hall for infantry to deal with cavalry.

According to His Majesty's words, that is: the plains and wilderness are combined into a chariot, with a force like mountains and a ring like a camp wall, and the enemy's cavalry cannot use Yingwu's front. If mountains and rivers are blocked, they will be analyzed and used as tools.

With these equipment, the infantry has the capital to compete with the cavalry on the plains.

however.

Plans can't keep up with changes.

It was originally planned to build these appliances in one day.

However, due to insufficient manpower and insufficient materials, it was not until three days later that the equipment needed to deal with the cavalry was ready.

It's a pity that they are going to the cavalry, not the cavalry coming to them.

When the infantry defeats the cavalry, what they can rely on most is actually the terrain.

In front of Xia City, there was a forest of spears and chariots accompanying the army. This infantry army, armed to the teeth, slowly moved forward in the direction of Puban City.

On the other side, in Fengling City, Wei Yan, who was still wondering about the Wei army not attacking the city, found out about the Wei army's attack on Puban City, and his expression suddenly became serious.

"The Pubanjin camp was captured by the Wei army, and Puban City is in danger!"

When Wei Yan saw the battle report from Jiangbei, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

Good guy!
You, Sima Yi, look at you like a wolf, and your stomach is indeed full of bad water.

On the surface, they are fighting to the death with me in Fengling City, but in the end, a big wave is brewing!
"General, do you want to go to support? According to the military department, there are not enough Han troops in Puban City. Xiang Chong leads the main army to Jiexian County to plunder grain and grass. If we delay, Puban City is in danger of being captured."

Vice General Wei Yan said immediately to the side.

"What are the movements of the Wei army?"

There was a look of embarrassment on the lieutenant's face, so he could only say truthfully: "The cavalry of the Wei army are all out. Sima Yi forbids the sergeants to travel at will. Our news is cut off and we don't know the movements of the Wei army. On Longshou Mountain, there are reports that a large group of Wei army is moving towards Puban City." And go.”

There is an observation post on Longshou Mountain, which transmits news through carrier pigeons. When the Wei army's cavalry is everywhere and the news is cut off, this is actually one of the few news that can let the Han army know the movements of the Wei army.

"If we don't provide support, we are afraid that Puban City will be captured by the bandits. If we provide support, the enemy's cavalry will benefit, and our army may be in danger of destruction." Wei Yan also hesitated and became happy.

There are fewer people brought out from Fengling City, and the support is ineffective.

If too many people are taken out, Fenglingcheng will be in danger.

"It is enough to leave three thousand people in the city. The general and his army can go by boat to support Puban City. In this way, we will not be afraid of the Wei cavalry."

In the past six months, the Han army had also collected a lot of boats and put them on Fenglingdu, but now they came in handy.

"I wonder if General Zilong will send troops to support?"

Hey ~
I can't control that much.

Now that the information was blocked, Wei Yan had no choice but to make what he thought was the right decision.

send troops!
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