Chapter 832 Surprise

From the mountainous areas on the border between Beihai and Langya County, Yuan Tan led his army to drive out. His tens of thousands of front troops had previously cleared the way out of the mountains and set up camp on the plains in advance. Counting the 30,000 main force he brought, The number has reached 40,000.

This is pure military strength, not counting the people who escorted the food. Judging from the number of people alone, including the rear army and other troops that did not arrive, the scale of this war is rare in the world in recent years.

This number of people is enough to attack any city in Langya County, because those cities only experienced Cao Cao's second massacre three years ago, and the city defenses have not yet been repaired and perfected, so they cannot prevent the full impact of the army.

Moreover, Langya's cities were generally small in size and could accommodate limited soldiers. Yuan Tan heard that Yuan Xi had gathered more than 20,000 people in Dongwu. These people could not all stay in the city, so they could only camp outside the city.

In this way, it is not just a battle to defend the city, but a duel outside the city, which is more beneficial to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan looked to the south. Fifty miles over there was Tobu, where Yuan Xi was located. He thought for a while and led the army to camp on the spot for the time being. At the same time, he summoned the counselors and asked them to discuss countermeasures with the information about Tobu. .

Guo Tuxinping and others came one after another and brought the information sent by the spies. After Yuan Tan listened, he found that as he expected, Yuan Xi did not put all the soldiers in the city, but approached the east of the general. Two small towns near Wu were changed into vice cities.

These two small towns are six or seven miles away from Dongbu Road. They originally had earthen walls less than one foot high to protect against wild beasts. After Yuan Xi captured Langya, he sent people to raise it several feet, and it could barely be regarded as a small city. .

But Yuan Tan disagrees. In his eyes, a city without an inner city and a city wall no more than three feet tall is the same as having no city walls.

When the time comes, I will defeat them one by one, leveling these two small cities first!

But thinking about it, Yuan Tan also knew that things did not go so smoothly. In ancient times, it was common practice to defend a city by having a sub-city next to the big city to assist in the defense. The sub-city was not a soft persimmon. Those who could lead the army to garrison the sub-city were all in the army. Only a strong general can do it.

Moreover, if Yuan Tan wants to attack the secondary city, Yuan Xijun in the main city will also come out to assist and attack from both front and rear. This is also giving full play to his own advantages for Yuan Xijun, who is also good at field combat.

Yuan Tan typed on the map and said, "How to attack the city and which side to attack first. I want to hear your thoughts."

After hearing this, Xin Ping spoke up first: "No matter what, if you ignore the two sub-cities and attack Dongwu, it will be the most risky."

"So no matter what, we must first remove the two sub-cities outside Tobu."

Guo Tu also agreed: "Attacking the secondary city can also induce Dongwu to send troops to rescue. At that time, we can use infantry to form an array to block the surrounding reinforcements."

"The people that Yuan Xi's army relies on are nothing more than the Youzhou cavalry. However, the distance between the main city and the auxiliary cities is only a few miles, which is close enough, but the speed advantage of the cavalry cannot be used at all."

"On the contrary, we only need to take advantage of the number of people and deploy a large number of infantry between the main city and the auxiliary cities to separate and surround them. The head and tail can't care about each other!"

A group of counselors, including Yang Xi, all agreed. There was nothing wrong with Guo Tu and Xin Ping's suggestions, and they used an upright conspiracy. It was a pure competition of strength. Yuan Xi couldn't help but accept their move.

After hearing this, Yuan Tan nodded and said: "Okay, let's repair it for a day. No matter how many people the rear army can have, we will send troops early the next day!"

"Set up camp every ten miles until ten miles outside Tobu City, then set up a formation to put pressure on Tobu and attack the two sub-cities at the same time!"

In Dongwu City, Zhuge Liang hurried into Yuan Xi's study with an urgent report. After a brief salute, he handed over the information silk book and said: "Yuan Qingzhou has led his army out of the mountainous area and arrived fifty miles north of Dongwu City. They have set up camp on the spot. .”

Hearing this, Yuan Xi said, "How is our cavalry doing?"

Zhuge Liang heard this and said: "Nearly half of them are still in Qingzhou to harass."

"There are less than 2,000 heavy armored and light cavalry left. Of course, there are also the two cavalrymen of Yan Rou and Xian Yufu who came from the sea and are hidden in the city behind Tobu. There are thousands in total."

Yuan Xi nodded slightly. These cavalrymen looked small in number, but they were all the elite of Youzhou cavalry, and each cavalryman was equipped with at least two horses. This was not a small number, and it was also the limit that the territory under Yuan Xi's rule could bear.

He said aloud: "How about a night attack by the cavalry while the opponent's footing is not stable?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "I have already thought about it. It should be possible, but the risk is very high."

"The distance of fifty miles is a hundred miles back and forth. The war horses are extremely tired and may not be able to achieve success."

"If you want to make a surprise attack, you have to do it when the other party lowers their guard."

"It will take at least two days for the opponent to march fifty miles. They must prepare for a surprise attack while marching and setting up camp, so they may not succeed."

"It would be more appropriate to attack when it is close to about thirty miles away."

Just as Yuan Xi was about to speak, he heard Zhuge Liang say: "Of course, what I just said is Yuan Tan's normal thinking."

"The art of war relies on surprise, so the best opportunity is to attack over a long distance. Let's do it tonight!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Kong Ming really likes me."

"Except for Yan Rouxian Yufu who is holding his troops stationary, the rest of the Qingqi are dispatched by military division Lao and are ready to send troops. They will leave the city as soon as it gets dark and attack Yuan Tan's camp to give Yuan Tan a head start!"

Seeing that it was getting late, Yuan Tan went back to the camp to discuss matters with a group of counselors. He said to everyone: "In the past few days of our march, the other side should send people to harass us. We must be on guard." Guo Tu said: "It should be We will take action twenty or thirty miles away from Tobu."

Xin Ping thought for a moment and hesitated to speak, but Yang Di said loudly: "Is it possible that he has been waiting for us and attacked us while we are not yet stable?"

Guo Tu laughed and said: "How is it possible? How many cavalry does he have, one thousand, two thousand?"

"There are 40,000 troops here. The purpose of the cavalry attack is to surprise the camp and cause chaos in the camp. Our camp has a Luzhai trap. How can their cavalry rush into the camp?"

"What's more, in order to prepare for an attack on the camp, torches were lit in each camp all night long, and the soldiers were on guard. What could they do if they were prepared?"

"I think the Chief of Staff still needs to know more about the military affairs in the camp."

Yang Di's face was red and he was speechless. When Yuan Tan saw it, he said: "Okay, Gongze will arrange for the sergeants on duty to be careful and take precautions. The others will take a rest and wait for the decisive battle in the future!"

It was getting dark, and in a mountain col more than ten miles away from Yuan Tan's camp, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang listened to the news from the spies and started discussing in low voices.

Xu Huang had a headache, "The other side has been prepared for a long time. I'm afraid this surprise attack will be very troublesome."

"If the raid fails, not to mention the loss of soldiers, and the mission entrusted by the master cannot be completed, and if we fight later, we will lose even more people, and we will not be able to explain it when we go back."

Zhang Liao nodded and said: "There are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead. We have to attack the camp, and we must destroy the opponent's morale."

Xu Huang's eyes flashed, "Wen Yuan has thought of a way?"

Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "No, no."

He said aloud: "I am a rough man. I have followed Marquis Wen for so many years. In fact, I am quite crude in terms of strategy and formation."

Xu Huang said aloud: "Wen Yuan is too self-effacing. If you are superficial, wouldn't we be the ones who don't know anything?"

Zhang Liao sighed: "I know in my heart that my talent is indeed limited."

"So what I rely on in my heart is the spirit of rushing forward without looking back. Without this spirit, I can't go down."

"I heard that there are deer antlers built around the camp. The only one that doesn't have one is the entrance to the camp."

"In this case, when it turns dark, I will lead my troops straight through the gate of the village and rush into the village, followed closely by Gongming."

When Xu Huang heard this, he laughed and said: "Wen Yuan looks down on me. How can I lag behind at this time?"

"Today I will attack the stronghold with Wen Yuan!"

Zhang Liao said: "Okay!"

"Let the Qingzhou soldiers see how powerful we are!"

As night fell, Yuan Tan inspected twice and then went to sleep. However, he was awakened by a loud shout after who knows how long.

He sat up suddenly and heard huge noises outside the camp. His first reaction was that it was broken. Could it be that the main force of Yuan Xi's army was attacking the camp?

At this moment, he smelled the smell of death. If this was true, he might die here tonight!

But after all, Yuan Tan had experienced hundreds of battles. He only took off his outer armor when sleeping, and the inner armor was still on his body. Now he suddenly jumped up, put on the outer armor as quickly as possible, and put on his iron helmet. .

He drew out his sword and was about to rush out of the tent. At this time, his personal guards had arrived and protected the tent. The leader of the guards said outside: "Your Majesty, there is an enemy attack!"

Yuan Tan said angrily: "Of course I know!"

"How many people are there across the way?"

The leader of the guards said: "There are at least a thousand people."

Yuan Tan snorted coldly: "More than a thousand people dare to attack my camp. Why is it so chaotic?"

The leader of the guards hesitated for a moment and said: "The people on the other side rushed in directly from the gate of the village, and Qi Qi used some strange things. The soldiers were in a panic. The situation is not good!"

After hearing this, Yuan Tan's expression became serious. He strode out of the camp and realized why the camp was in such chaos.

He did have people light torches everywhere to prevent the camp from blowing up in the dark. Now the torches are not extinguished, but there is choking smoke everywhere!

The smoke obscured the vision, and in the haze, there were firelights everywhere. This was not only the light of the torch, but also the other party was deliberately setting the fire!

What's more, there were dense and continuous explosions. I don't know what weapons the opponent used. Under the influence of the two-pronged approach, the Qingzhou Army was in an abnormal panic. Even though the leader tried to stop it, the soldiers listened to the constant screams and screams. There was an explosion, and my nose was dizzy from the pungent smoke. It was really difficult to stay calm!

Yuan Tan looked ugly. He didn't expect that the other party would dare to rush in directly and cause such a big trouble to himself!

(End of this chapter)

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