Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 99 Long Pain Or Short Pain
Sun Jian's naval forces took the lead in attacking Yunwu City. Although Han Sui also had some naval forces, they were not many in number, so Sun Jian seized this point and quickly captured Han Sui in Yunwu City with a thunderbolt. The water army in the tributary of the Yellow River at the northern end of the city was wiped out. It seems that Han Sui didn't care much about the defeat of his water army. In fact, Han Sui basically gave up the water army on the whole. During the fierce attack, there was almost no decent resistance.

Considering that Han Sui originally had enough time and troops to build the navy, it seems obvious that Han Sui did not pay enough attention to the navy. Of course, this is actually normal, because in fact, the tributary of the Yellow River is very small. If you go further up, you will enter the depths of Qilian Mountains. The river there is very narrow and the current is very fast. It is easy to be swept over by the rushing water.

Therefore, it is normal for Han Sui to give up the water army. In fact, judging from the terrain of Yunwu City, even if Sun Jian completely occupied the advantage of the water army, he wanted to directly enter Yunwu City through the waterway. It was definitely not an easy task. Before the siege was officially launched, Sun Jian also sent a lot of scouts to investigate, trying to find the weakest place to attack the city.

However, what surprised Sun Jian was that Han Sui seemed to want to let Sun Jian's siege troops enter the city on purpose. Sun Jian is now in a dilemma. Sun Jian may launch an attack without hesitation, but now Han Sui has made it clear that he does not have a tight defense posture. This is like Zhuge Liang's empty city plan. It is a psychological tactic that makes Sun Jian Immediately wondered what Han Sui's real intentions were, and felt that this was probably a trick or a trap of Han Sui's.

But now Sun Jian's water troops have assembled, as if the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If he doesn't attack at this time, it will be a trivial matter whether he misses the opportunity to fight. I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will use this matter to talk about it after he returns. , How embarrassing will it be then?Sun Jian didn't want to lose his head in front of Dong Zhuo because of this matter, so even if Han Sui really prepared a trap for him, he could only bite the bullet and continue to attack.

In fact, it is indeed a very wise choice for Han Sui not to carry out strict defense. It is not that Han Sui is really as clever as Zhuge Liang and knows how to use psychological tactics similar to the empty city plan, but in fact the north of Yunwu City relies on water. The surface itself is not so easy to defend, because it is difficult to fully deploy troops here. In fact, most of the Xiliang troops under Han Sui are better at fighting in relatively open areas, and their armor rate is not as good as The imperial army of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so in many hand-to-hand battles, they could not beat the imperial army of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

And Sun Jian is also very good at training and leading sailors. When the troops he led launched an attack from the water, their combat effectiveness was quite strong. Therefore, under such circumstances, Han Sui chose to directly give up part of the city near the water. After Sun Jian's troops entered Yunwu City, they would look for opportunities to encircle and wipe out Sun Jian's troops. If Sun Jian's troops went deep alone, Han Sui would find a way to go around and kill Sun Jian. If the troops can get back to the ship, then they can come out of the urn to catch the turtle or close the door to beat the dog.

Sun Jian has rich combat experience, and actually thought of the tactics that Han Sui might adopt, so on the one hand, he dared to be too impulsive when attacking, and on the other hand, he also tried to prepare in advance in case Han Sui might exist. The behavior of going around and breaking the back road.

But in this way, Sun Jian's offensive rhythm changed. He did not pay much to occupy a corner of the northern end of Yunwu City. Han Sui's troops were defending, and they really wanted to lure the enemy into a deep formation.

Sun Jian's heart was broken, and after confirming that the troops were prepared for Han Sui's sneak attack, he decisively took the lead and led the troops towards the center of Yunwu City. Occupying a city is not an easy task, even after breaking through the city gate or entering the city, because the side that still wants to defend has not given up resistance, then the ensuing will be extremely difficult and cruel Street fighting broke out in the city.

As the home team, Han Sui's army will still have a considerable advantage in many aspects. First of all, it will take the lead in the deployment of the army, because Han Sui's army can more easily grasp the movements of Sun Jian's army. , but it is difficult for Sun Jian to fully grasp the movement of Han Sui's troops in the city. In this way, Han Sui has every opportunity to use local more to attack less or strong to attack the weak to give himself an advantage, or to use the terrain in the city to fight against the enemy. Divide and disintegrate Sun Jian's troops.

It is difficult for Sun Jian to conduct real-time command and control of all his troops at the same time. Once a few troops are surrounded by the enemy, all they can do is either fight to the death or surrender. In fact, when you are alone and helpless, if you There are chances to survive, not many soldiers are willing to die.

So Sun Jian had to choose a slower attack plan layer by layer, gradually disintegrating the defense of Yunwu City step by step, and occupying while fighting. This attack method is the most difficult but also the most secure. Although it may cost a lot, but It is often the safest way, because it is not easy to let your troops fall into the risk of completely losing control, and all risks and losses are controllable, but because it lasts for a long time, the overall loss is Relatively large.

In the case of sufficient food, grass and troops, in fact, the superior side tends to be more inclined to adopt this offensive method, because it is almost difficult to give the weaker side a chance to comeback, but now Sun Jian really has a great advantage. ?

Another way to attack is to try to find the core figures of the defending side, and try to kill the most important core figures by beheading them, or annihilate their most important combat troops, so as to give the opponent a huge psychological impact. The risk of the method is extremely high. The income after success may be very large, but it may not be so large in fact. It is a plan with unstable income and very high risk. It is very risky. Generally, if there is a better The way is not to choose this method of attack.

But now Sun Jian is actually more inclined to use such a riskier combat method, because Han Sui is indeed in Yunwu City, so as long as he kills or captures Han Sui, the victory can be established. In a protracted battle, he is not sure that he can win the final victory after a long battle, so instead of falling into a bitter battle and finally losing the battle, it is better to try his best from the beginning, even if he loses. So uncomfortable.

This may be the so-called long-term pain is worse than short-term pain!
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