Late Tang

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Holding a red pennant gun, Zhu Wen led his team of 50 people to follow the team in front.He didn't know if this would be the last sunrise he could see in this life, and he didn't share this emotion with Zhu Cun and Zhu Zhen who were walking side by side, because he didn't know if thinking about such a thing was the right thing to do. A cowardly display.

He is a team leader, according to the coach Li Cunxiao, a team leader is not only the leader of these fifty people, but also the courage of these fifty people.As the leader of the team, he must have both brains and courage. His every move affects the whole team. Therefore, he must not show any cowardice.

Did the commander-in-chief Li Jing ever think about death before going to battle?

The army did not say a word, only the rhythmic footsteps sounded in the vast fog.Today's fog is very heavy, so big that the eyes can only see a few people in front and behind.Zhu Wen couldn't even see all [-] people in his team, so he could only walk closely next to each other. Once they got separated, they might not be able to find the big team again.

When there was a ray of dawn in the sky, the distance from Daying to Yucheng was only more than 30 miles, and they finished walking.

This 5000-strong auxiliary army went all the way to Yucheng, but the defenders on the city didn't even know it.With such a thick fog, it was impossible to see anything three steps away.

Five hundred steps below the city, the army stopped.

Liu Xun, who had made up his mind, was a little surprised that he could reach the city so smoothly.Now that we are under the city, everyone has not thought about what to do next.

"What's there to think about, find a few strong hands and feet, climb up the wall, open the city gate, and set fires everywhere, the bandits will be chaotic, and then they will be defeated in one fell swoop." Li Cunxiao shouted.

Li Cunxiao is known as a tiger general, but he is brave but resourceful. Naturally, everyone didn't listen to his words, but looked at Liu Xun together.Liu Xun is known as the little Zhuge, he is known as one step at a time, and when it comes to tricks, naturally it depends on him.

Liu Xun slowly pondered in his heart, what is the purpose of this auxiliary army?

It is not annihilating the enemy but luring the enemy. Wang Xianzhi has a lot of soldiers and horses. It is a joke to annihilate the enemy with five thousand auxiliary troops.If the commander-in-chief doesn't directly send the town [***] up, one reason is that he doesn't want the town [***] to confront the straw thieves' crowd tactics and lose his brothers in vain.Secondly, I was also worried that the grass thief would run away as soon as he saw the strength of Zhen [***].The main purpose of sending the auxiliary army up now is to make the grass bandits feel underestimating the enemy, so that they will not only not be afraid of suppressing [***], but also unknowingly surround them and swallow this bait.

If you understand the mission of the auxiliary army, then this battle will be easy to fight.

The battle can be fought through the mist. If Yucheng can be captured, it will definitely attract an army of grass thieves. As long as they can hold the grass thieves for a long time, the elite of the town [***] will be able to arrive.

However, Liu Xun still has a hidden worry in his heart, that is, it is still impossible to judge whether the commander-in-chief Li Jing is just a small fight or a big fight.

The [-] troops in the town [***] seem to be divided into four groups, one to defend Song City, and three to attack Dangshan, Chuqiu, and Kao City. Liu Xun secretly guessed that the commander is actually carrying out a Big roundabout outflank tactics.

Use Songcheng as a stronghold, then outflank the grass army in Yucheng area in three ways, and finally encircle them on the east bank of Bianqu and the west bank of Bianshui.If you want to achieve this goal, you cannot scare away the grass thieves.

If they can take down Yucheng, and then attract the grass army near Yucheng, then the commander's three-way troops will be able to outflank it more smoothly.However, in order to achieve better results, Li Jing's three-way army will dispatch troops later than the auxiliary army.The auxiliary soldiers now have a great chance of taking Yucheng, but the most critical thing is how to deal with the grass army coming nearby.

If the commander-in-chief only needs to defeat the grass bandit, then Zhen [***] will come to help quickly. It is safer for them to take Yucheng, and it is enough to persist for half a day.But in case Li Jing intends to severely injure the grass bandit, and really uses a big roundabout outflanking tactic, the reinforcements will take at least two to three days to arrive, that is to say, he will have to stay in Yucheng for three days.

If the main force is really planning to outflank, then they might as well not capture Yucheng, so as to avoid being besieged.But in this way, the effect of the bait will not be strong.

Liu Xun thought about it, and finally told the other five people his guess and judgment, so that everyone can make the final decision together.

"Why didn't the teacher tell us directly how to use his troops?" Li Cunxiao asked puzzled.

Yang Shihou squeezed his chin and said, "Because the teacher would never have thought that we would have a chance to capture Yucheng with these recruits. If it weren't for the heavy fog, we would have no chance to capture Yucheng. Therefore, naturally we would not consider this. If we don't attack If we go down to Yucheng, we won't be besieged. I think the teacher's intention is to outflank."

"In that case, wouldn't it be dangerous for us to attack Yucheng?" Gao Siji couldn't help worrying.

"Why, third brother is afraid?" Wang Yanzhang stood aside and said.

When Wang Yanzhang said this, Gao Siji couldn't hold back, "I'm just thinking from the perspective of the overall situation, so I wouldn't be afraid."

"If we consider the overall situation, then we should take Yucheng even more. In this way, wouldn't it be more conducive to the general's encirclement?" Wang Yanzhang continued, unreasonable.

After hearing this, everyone was silent.What Wang Yanzhang said was right. From the overall situation, if they can win, they will naturally win Yucheng, so that they can attract grassroots thieves and allow the commander to encircle them smoothly.But in this way, everyone is in danger, after all, the auxiliary army is all recruits.

"Also think about it, what are you afraid of if there is danger? If you are afraid of death in a war, you can fight a bird's war. Only when there is danger can we show our skills. We are recruits, and Wang Xianzhi's soldiers are still a group of refugees, not to mention we are full of armor and weapons. You will know who is strong and who is weak." Li Cunxiao shouted loudly.

Liu Xun, Gao Siji and the others looked at each other and made up their minds.

"Cunxiao is right. Since God gave us this chance, it would be a pity if we didn't take it. Hit!" Liu Xun finally made up his mind.

After deciding to seize the city, the question of how to fight.

Speaking of this, everyone unanimously recognized the commanding position of the big brother Liu Xun.

"Old Wu Tianxiong and Lao Liu Cunju, you two each pick a team of elite soldiers, and try to sneak into the city from the west gate and the south gate respectively. The second iron gun and the third Chengwu led their troops and horses to guard outside the two gates. Prepare to enter the city, Lao Sihuwu, you take the second battalion of the headquarters to guard the direction from the southeast of the city to Dangshan, and I lead the headquarters to guard the direction from the northwest of the city to Chuqiu. There are soldiers and horses of Wang Xianzhi not far from both sides, and they captured them in Yucheng. Before, the reinforcements of the grass bandits must not be allowed to break through our defenses."

After dividing the tasks, the six returned to the headquarters.

Li Cunxiao was dissatisfied with not being able to enter the city, but when Liu Xun told him that the task of defense was more serious and that the most powerful generals were needed, he immediately went back to the headquarters with a smile.He rode back to the main formation. He had two battalions under him, but he was the only battalion-level officer. Below him were twenty team leaders, deputy team leaders, Marquis Yu, and coaches. They didn't even teach.

Zhu Wen, Zhu Cun, and Zhu Zhen looked at Li Cunxiao's big horse, which surpassed the others, and they were all amazed.

Zhu Zhen whispered to Zhu Wen and the two of them with a smile: "When we fight later, we must remember to follow the commander closely."

Zhu Wen was puzzled, "Why?"

"Haven't you heard that although this Li Yanei is the fourth among the handsome disciples and the youngest, he has the highest martial arts? It is said that he can beat the enemy alone, and it takes four people to beat the enemy." Gaining the upper hand, the other five yamen can defeat him. Naturally, we will be safer if we follow him, not to mention, only the commander can see our bravery when we follow him."

The two brothers Zhu and Wen couldn't help laughing. Indeed, this commander is the commander's disciple. If he can see his bravery, he can be promoted casually at that time, or say a word or two in front of the commander. In other words, they will not be developed.The last time Zhu Wen said something well, the two brothers became the team leaders.

Li Cunxiao's equipment is very gorgeous, wearing the Suanni treasure armor bestowed by Li Jing, a gold-woven cloak, and a blood-sweat horse.He had a muddy iron lance in his hand, a jade sword at his waist, and a pair of gold maces hung immediately.Everything is precious and enviable.His muddy iron spear weighs tens of catties, but he holds it as easily as a white wax spear in his hand.

At this moment, Li Cunxiao arrived in front of a thousand soldiers and horses in the main formation, led them to the southeast of Yucheng, pointed his spear at the ground, and ordered everyone to take their positions.

"Anyone who dares to escape, I will kill him myself!" He roared loudly, turning his head to see the three of them. "Zhu Wen, you lead people to guard the left side, and I will draw five teams for you to see if you have the ability to defend. If you can defend, I will ask the commander in person to give you credit and let you be the commander when I go back."

That was the left flank of their 1000 troops. As long as they defended here, the soldiers and horses who came to help the grass bandits would not be able to outflank it from the side.Because there is a river to the left. Although it is not too deep, it is not easy to ford.

Zhu Wen took the military order and returned to the five teams assigned to him, pointed the flag gun in his hand at the river, and said loudly: "This is the river!" At this time, a layer of white mist enveloped the river, clear The river flows under it.The width of the river is hard to see because of the fog, but looking at the river beach here, it is estimated that the river is thirty paces wide.The river beach is covered with mud and reeds grow everywhere. "Our task is to defend the river beach. No matter what happens, we must ensure that we will stick to the river beach. We will never allow anyone to wade in between the river beach and us. If anyone dares to come up from the river, we will kill every one of them." Cut off their dogs' heads and throw them back in the river!"

Seeing Zhu Wen's fierce expression, the other four team leaders put away all their little thoughts.

Zhu Wen, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Cun carefully inspected their defense line. The surrounding land was rough and muddy.There is still a lot of mud on the shore, and it will slip when you step on it.As the battle drew closer, Zhu Wen's heartbeat became faster and faster, and his face turned slightly pale involuntarily.He watched Li Cunxiao walking around on that bloody horse, shouting loudly, making final arrangements and boosting morale.

At this time, the fog in the sky was getting thinner and thinner, and even the sun behind the fog gradually became clearer. Zhu Wen tightly held the flag gun's hand, his eyes full of firmness. (To be continued.)