Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

 Chapter 2060: Seeking Lulong (Part 2)

 Chapter 2058: Seeking Lulong (Part 2)

"But the grain depot is within Lulongsai, and our army cannot fly. How should we burn it?" Jia Fu asked very puzzled.

Qin Hao smiled confidently and said: "Our army's new bed crossbow, the Eight Ox Crossbow, has a maximum range of three miles."

"The range is not enough. Even if we use the projectile method, we still can't hit the grain depot inside Lulongsai." Sun Lingming asked with a frown.

“It’s indeed not enough, but what if it’s condescending?”

After saying this, Qin Hao and Gongsun Xuanyuan looked at each other, and saw each other's eyes full of admiration. It was obvious that they had thought of something together.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is right. The Eight Bull Crossbow is by far the bed crossbow with the longest range in the world. However, even if it uses the projectile method, it still cannot reach the grain depot in the pass. However, it will be different if it is done from a high position. "

As he spoke, Gongsun Xuanyuan pointed to a hilltop on Yunshan Mountain on the right side of Lulongsai and said: "This peak is unknown and difficult for ordinary soldiers to climb. Even if they could climb it, it would not be able to accommodate too many people, but it is the closest to Lulong." A mountain peak.

When Xianbei attacked Lulong, they sent troops to occupy this peak, but found that the peak could only accommodate dozens of people to climb up, and this number of people could not threaten Lulong's city defense at all, so nothing happened after that. .

If the Qin army occupied this mountain peak, with a condescending position and a favorable wind, they could reach the grain depot with the range of the eight-oxen crossbow. Even if there were not many people on the mountain, they could still accomplish the purpose of burning grain. . "

“General Gongsun deserves to be the best general in Youzhou. He really has a good plan. What a good plan.”

Zhang Liang clapped his hands, but then changed his tone and said: "But the real focus of this plan is not how to burn the grain depot, but how to lead the army outside Lulong Wall, and how to support it to the pass after burning the grain." The defenders collapsed on their own and how to resist the two-way attack from the Qing army. "

 As soon as Zhang Liang said this, the generals who were originally relieved could not help but become nervous again.

Yes, burning food is just a step. If you want to get to this step, there are at least three prerequisites, and these three conditions are not simple.

 The first thing is how to lead the army to Lulong. This alone is difficult to achieve at present.

You must know that between Lulongsai and the Qin army, there are fifty Qing army strongholds and two county towns of Wuzhu and Junmi.

If you want to cross fifty Qing strongholds and two county towns, nearly a hundred miles away, and lead the army to Lulong Fortress without alerting the Qing army, it will be impossible unless the Qing army is collectively blinded. impossible.

 Even the first step cannot be completed, let alone the other two steps after that.

 At this thought, all the generals felt disappointed, and their happiness was in vain.

"It's impossible to reach it by land, but what if we take the sea route?" Gongsun Xuanyuan asked.

As soon as these words came out, the generals' hope was once again ignited.

 Yes, if the land route is not possible, they can still take the water route.

With Zhou Yu's Qingzhou navy present, they could take the sea route and transport the army to the rear of the Qing army, and then surprise Lulongsai to cut off the Qing army's retreat.

This time Zhang Liang did not refute, but still shook his head. Zhuge Liang stepped forward to take over the conversation and asked: "General Gongsun, do you know about the third Hetao Battle between our army and Yuan Meng?"

Gongsun Xuanyuan was stunned and didn't understand why Zhuge Liang asked him this, but he still answered truthfully: "Of course we know that in the third battle of Hetao, it was Zhuge's military advisor who led his extraordinary troops, detoured thousands of miles, and was attacked from both sides. Retaking Zhenbeiguan completely cut off Temujin's army's retreat, allowing the Qin army to win the third Hetao Battle. "

“Lulongsai is the lifeblood of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and with the lessons learned from Yuanmeng, Nurhaci will definitely attach great importance to the defense of Lulong to ensure that our army will not take advantage of it.”

At this point, Zhuge Liang looked into Gongsun Xuanyuan's eyes and said unhurriedly: "General Zhou Yu had already used the sea route detour tactic as early as the Qingzhou War. General, do you think that with Nurhaci's shrewdness, he will use it against him?" Isn't the Qingzhou Navy on guard? " Gongsun Xuanyuan was stunned, and his brows suddenly furrowed. Zhuge Liang's words pierced his heart, and he immediately stared at the sand table where the Manchu and Qing troops were in Youbeiping, Liaoxi and other places. Distribution of forces.

After a long time, Gongsun Xuanyuan showed a look of surprise and said with a wry smile: "No wonder General Nurhachi's army was so scattered. It turned out to be to prevent the navy from taking the retreat."

“Yes, this is the main reason why the Qing army dispersed its forces and switched from offense to defense.

He knew full well that our navy could attack his rear at any time, so in order to avoid being attacked from both sides, he switched from offense to defense.

Now that Nurhaci has deployed beacon towers along the coast, once the naval forces really land behind the Qing army, or even in Liaoxi County, they will soon be surrounded by various Qing armies.

Therefore, although the sea route can be traveled, it is impassable. This is also a dead end. "

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Gongsun Xuanyuan's face became even more bitter. He turned to look at Qin Hao and said with a bitter smile: "Your Highness, King Qin, now Xuanyuan finally understands why the Qin army can win every battle. There are people like Kong Ming and Mr. Zifang." If you are wise, you will not make any mistakes when marching and fighting, so how can you lose the battle?"

“Haha, I also think that I am lucky to have all the military advisors to assist me.”

Qin Hao laughed loudly, but Zhuge Liang and other counselors said in unison: "It is our great fortune to assist the lord."

“Okay, you military advisors don’t have to be too modest.”

 Looking at Qin Hao and all the counselors, they seemed to be in harmony and trusting each other, Gongsun Xuanyuan felt envious in his heart.

If any of these counselors had come to assist him, he probably wouldn't have reached the point where he is now.

“Your Highness the King of Qin, now the sea and land routes are impassable. It seems that it is impossible to capture Lulongsai before defeating the Manchu Qing Dynasty.”

Gongsun Xuanyuan said with a happy face. He originally wanted to make up for his mistake, but he didn't expect that the plan would have such a big flaw. Fortunately, the Qin army's military advisor saw it, otherwise he would have made more mistakes.

 “Is it impossible to travel by sea?”

A strange color flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, and he said playfully: "I can't see it."

Gongsun Xuanyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have set up beacon towers. Once the naval forces land on the shore, the Qing army will immediately know about it."

"Haha, except for Xuantu County, which is not close to the sea, all the counties east of Youzhou, including western Liaodong and Liaodong, are all close to the sea. With such a long coastline, can Nurhaci set up beacons on all of them?" Qin Hao asked rhetorically. road.

"this…"

Gongsun Xuanyuan opened his mouth, but was speechless.

 That’s right, how could the Manchu and Qing dynasties set up beacon towers along thousands of miles of coastline?

Qin Hao continued: "Nurhaci would at most set up beacon towers on the coastline of Liaoxi County. As for the coastlines of Liaodong and other four counties, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty had the financial resources, they would never consume so much manpower.

 Hence, the naval forces can probably jump over Liaoxi County and land from Liaodong County. "

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