The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 457: Three Thousand Tigers and Wolves

The most sober person is naturally Wang Xuance.

He had to stay awake. He couldn't afford to lose. Three thousand people could never stand up if they suffered just one defeat.

"I thought that using troops was a deception. We could spread the word and say that we poisoned the Qingshui River!"

When Jiang Shiren and Fan Xian heard this, they shouted: "What a great idea!"

The gravel area on the ground of Chaboluo City is actually an isolated city, and there are very few water sources here. The reason why there is a city here is because there is Qingshui River here.

Qingshui River is the only source of water for all residents of Chaboluo City.

If one person is poisoned, the entire city will undoubtedly die.

But if you really poison, although you can indeed capture Chaboluo City without a fight, the cost is too high. Firstly, it cannot have an instant effect, and secondly, the people who will die the most are the people.

Fan Xian said: "If this happens, there will be panic in the city. Let's attack again!"

"Surround the city on three sides, leaving the southern city alone unattacked, giving them a way to retreat, so the enemy won't defend and fight to the death!"

As soon as the three of them reached an agreement, Fan Xian immediately made preparations. He ordered people to look for wild animals everywhere, kill them and throw them into the river. The river water began to turn light red and there was a fishy smell in the water.

Then he ordered people to shout outside the city, telling the people to flee quickly, saying that the river was poisoned and that we, millions of men, were going to attack the city.

When the people in the city heard that the barbarians had poisoned the river, they were immediately in chaos.

Tianzhu society is not like the Tang Dynasty society where the court has a high degree of centralization. Their management is relatively loose, and local armies are not restricted by the king.

Just like the princes during the Warring States Period in the Central Plains.

The people in the city were in chaos, and the Tang army outside began to attack the city. On the surface, it looked like dust was flying in the Tang army's formation, and there was no telling how many people there were.

Although I don't believe there are millions of people, there must be tens of thousands. After all, if the Tang Dynasty wants to fight, it will definitely be a large army.

When the defending general saw that the people began to surround the general's mansion, he shouted loudly to open the city gate, and his heart became even more chaotic.

With one hundred thousand Han troops and no water to drink, there was no way to fight. The generals decided to abandon the city after discussion.

It can be said that the Tianzhu people's understanding of war is several levels lower than that of the Han people. Their understanding of whether a war can be fought depends entirely on comparison, and whether it can be fought after comparison.

Only when they feel they can fight will they make up their mind to continue fighting. Otherwise, they will think they have lost. This is of course also the time when they have a way out.

The Han people have no idea of ​​​​war at all. Whether they can fight is secondary. The important thing is whether they should fight.

Just as Wang Xuance gave them a way out, the general of the defending army gave an order, and the whole army and the people in the city abandoned the city and fled.

It sounds ridiculous to run away before the battle even starts, but in such a strange country, it happens often.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Wang Xuance to destroy his country with only a few people.

What's even more bizarre is that the people in the city still remember the past experience and believed that the war will be over soon. In order to escape for their lives, they packed lightly all the way and took away all their belongings at home.

They felt that the Buddha would protect their property, and the Han people would not dare to shoot them, because the Han people were inferior people and would eventually be defeated, so they did not dare to do anything too extreme.

Three thousand cavalrymen ran horizontally outside the city, bringing up flying sand all over the sky. There were no one knows how many people there were.

Wang Xuance gave the order to attack the city, and the three thousand cavalry roared in unison. The bows and arrows in the front row shot out like rain, and the cavalry behind them charged forward side by side...

A miracle happened. All the siege soldiers were stunned. Not a single soldier was found on the city.

They opened the door and rushed in, only to find that the city was empty! Only 20 to 30% of the people did not escape or had no time to escape.

As soon as Fan Xian got the news, he, Wang Xuance, and Jiang Shiren were all stunned...

"What kind of battle is this?" Jiang Shiren looked puzzled. Fan Xian said: "We have experienced countless battles, big and small, and this is the first time we have seen such a scene!"

Wang Xuance said: "Fearing the enemy is a good thing! But killing my envoy is a national humiliation. If the King of Tianzhu does not admit his mistake and shows sincerity, our army will continue to fight! Since we can't see the King of Tianzhu well, then in this way meet him!"

All three of them claimed it was!

Wang Xuance had never led an army before and did not know how to restrain the soldiers after entering the city. Fan Xian deliberately did not mention it and left Wang Xuance without any restraint on the three thousand soldiers.

There are no restrictions, just do whatever you want.

Soldiers are inherently arrogant and uncivilized, and represent destruction. Once they enter the city, they let loose and have fun.

Chaboluo City suddenly became a hell on earth, with guns everywhere on the streets and women being raped in public.

He would kill anyone he disliked, and even set fire to his house after killing him.

Each of the soldiers boasted about what they had done that day, how much they had done, how many they had killed...everyone was excited.

Anyone who leads a military knows that letting soldiers do whatever they want often makes the army more effective. Therefore, for a city that is difficult to capture, the general will often promise before attacking the city that he will let the soldiers do whatever they want after they capture it.

This is only bad for the reputation of the army.

Wang Xuance knew it, but he forgot. He was only thinking about how to win.

Three thousand soldiers became three thousand madmen, full of inexplicable desire for war, and always wanted this good thing to continue.

Fan Xian was originally a young official and a soldier with an official position, so he liked to let the soldiers do whatever they wanted, because it also benefited him.

He doesn't need to rob, his men will respect him for what they rob.

Fan Xian originally wanted to instigate Wang Xuance to stay in Chaboluo City for a few days so that the soldiers could party for a longer time, but as soon as Wang Xuance captured the four cities of Chaboluo, he ordered the entire army to abandon the city and advance towards Duodu.

Most of them are cities on the road directly to Qunü. They are important Taoist cities. For a normal attack, you must first capture Heluo in the east. This will make Duodu lose support and become an isolated city, making it much easier to attack again.

But Wang Xuance only wanted to be quick, and he had never really fought a war. He didn't know the depth, so he marched directly into Dudu.

Fan Xian was heartbroken when he had to abandon the defense of the captured Chaboluo City. Because he could not bring a lot of gold and silver with the army, he secretly left a hundred-man team to defend the city.

The army blocked the sky and rolled up yellow sand all the way, and set off towards Dudu.

It took only three days to arrive after a ten-day journey, which shows that the enthusiasm of these three thousand people really tasted the sweetness.

Even Wang Xuance and Fan Xian did not expect that the vanguard was already preparing to attack while their central army was far behind.

The vanguard also knew that the leader of the army was actually an envoy, and he might not know how to fight, but it made him happy because he could come as he pleased.

He doesn't understand military law either.

If you really have to be fined, then screw you! We, the soldiers, are not your subordinates. We can listen to you in the big direction, but we make the decision in the small matters.

Therefore, it is often very important for an army to be led by its original general. Especially when changing generals on the spot, there is a great risk, because the soldiers have not recognized you as the general leading the army.

When he heard that the vanguard had begun to attack the city, Wang Xuance was shocked and hurriedly called for Fan Xian.

Fan Xian said: "Only I will go there in person!"

"I'm afraid it's too late!" Jiang Shiren said carefully.

His caution is justified. This is a private attack without strategic arrangements. It is a random attack and will definitely lead to defeat.

(End of this chapter)