Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Squeak..." The lever bracket of the giant catapult rubbed against the bearing and made a weird cry. The twisting force of the thick hemp rope made the tail catapult soar into the air, "Bang!" Flew up in midair.

Guo Shao and several military commanders rode their horses to patrol everywhere. The water in the moat has drained, and more and more stone dump trucks and ladders have been driven out to the front line. The entire wilderness is full of magnificent hustle and bustle. There used to be a lot of land here in the south of the city, but now it has been trampled on by countless people into a flat wasteland, and the crops have disappeared. Only far away can you see some undamaged paddy fields, only rice piles are left; the rice is harvested by Sergeant Zhou and used as rations.

They rode slowly for most of a day before going around the south of the city from the east to reach the northwest of the city. Now the siege is mainly done by catapults. In addition to damaging the wall stacks, it can also smash and injure some Nantang soldiers from time to time. Although it is slow, it is constantly consuming the opponent's troops. If the Southern Tang Army showed signs of retreating from the wall, Guo Shao's general would arrange a feint attack.

These are just a little play. In order to satisfy the people above and the moat's water flow dried up, Guo Shao and other generals are preparing a total attack from three sides.

"The ladder is not enough. Wait a few more days." Guo Shao couldn't help but said, "As soon as an attack, the ladder will be destroyed and consumed very quickly. You must fully prepare."

The use of oil in the Southern Tang Dynasty was really a weapon for defending the city, but Guo Shao didn't know where they dug it up. In this era, we can only mine open-pit oil mines, but cannot drill wells.

Li Chuyun also followed Guo Shao around the city many times. For their group, they may be more familiar with the periphery of Shouzhou City than their home. The wall of this city is approximately square, with Feishui to the north and Palgong Mountain on the opposite bank. The distance estimated by Guo Shao and others to walk is at least fifteen li in the perimeter of the whole city; one wall is three to four li long.

At this time, Li Chuyun said: "Lord, I remembered a reminder that apart from thinking about how to attack the city, we also have to defend. Beware of Liu Renzhan rushing out of the city to attack us."

A general laughed after hearing this: "The Southern Tang Army has been defeated after repeated battles, so it relies on shrinking in Jiancheng. This Shouzhou city has become an isolated city, and they dare to come out to fight? Anyway, I don't believe it!"

"But that's Liu Renzhan!" Li Chuyun emphasized, "To defeat an opponent, you must first respect your opponent, not to mention that Liu Renzhan is a respectable military commander, and everyone is his master."

Guo Shao opened his mouth and said: "I think Brother Li is right. Although there are many people in our besieged city, most of them are town soldiers and village soldiers. There are also a large number of people who have not experienced the battlefield. There are loopholes and need to be strengthened. Beware. Brother Li observes, is there something wrong with our army's siege?"

Li Chuyun said: "These fortifications were built by their predecessors, and officials have also inspected them. Any experienced general will besiege the city like this. There is no problem with the fortifications. I am just worried about the combat effectiveness of the soldiers when they are attacked."

"Although I am the capital of the left side of the Tiger and Jie Army, I only have 6,000 people from the First Army and the Second Army. The rest is in the hands of Li Zhongjin, not in Shouzhou." Guo Shao said, "It's the guard and the infantry Sidu Commander Li Jixun has as many as 20,000 elites on foot...The northwest is in the direction of Huaishui. In the past, you could see a large area of ​​camp, which is the resident of the right side."

Li Chuyun said softly: "Li Jixun wants to wait there to fight Nantang reinforcements."

Everyone listened, and everyone who understood them understood... Li Jixun's ministry had never been to Shouzhou City.

Guo Shao frowned and said, "I will go to the right-wing camp in a while and let Li Jixun deploy troops to the front line. After all, if he is really attacked by Shouzhou soldiers, Li Jixun is also responsible for being stationed so far."

"I can only try." Li Chuyun nodded, "Shouzhou City’s outer front line is so long, not counting the Feishui in the north, the east, west, and south sides are more than ten miles away. If the six thousand soldiers are divided and garrisoned, the troops will be too strong. It's thinner."

After Guo Shao listened, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a loophole, and immediately rushed to the Tiger Jie Army's right-side camp... In order to show his sincerity, he did not send people, but personally invited soldiers. He rushed through the night, and arrived at the right-handed middle army camp in the middle of the night, and waited until dawn before being put in to see Li Jixun.

But Li Jixun said that Guo Shao is a mediocre person. "Guo Du has a school with a military power of 100,000. If he can't attack the city, he is afraid that the defenders in the city will attack you in turn? Is it still fair?"

There was a general next to him even more ridiculed: "Guo Dushi must think that he is Han Xin...Haha, Han Xin leads the soldiers, the better." Another said: "In Huainan, I have won the war, if it is Guo Dushi. It was really defeated by the defenders who had huddled into the city. That really meant the whole army to be famous!"

Guo Shao came in person, and he was very annoyed when he ran the road in the middle of the night and was frozen outside for a long time. After he and his troops left the base camp, he couldn't help but turn around and spit out: "You are paralyzed!" The generals and soldiers also cursed, "Who are his subordinates?"

Returning to the front camp under the city, Li Chuyun heard that the right side refused to deploy troops to assist in defense, only sighed and had nothing to say.

Guo Shao was also embarrassed and said, "If you send someone to ask Li Chongjin for instructions, it would be unpleasant."

Li Chuyun said: "For the current plan, the only way is to have the First Army and the Second Army be stationed in the southeast and southwest corners, so that when any place is attacked, a man can be nearby to reinforce... In addition, the army can be eliminated from the front The'deployment' of the army is still useful, and some of the tooth soldiers in the town can also fight, choose to assemble and deploy them in various positions."

Guo Shao believed that he was good, and he first told the Tiger and Jie Army's Second Left Army to be stationed in another place, and then summoned all the generals to discuss the matter of the Chinese army to deploy offensive and defensive methods.

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Liu Renzhan also patrolled the city walls every day. After watching for a few days, he finally couldn't help himself. He discussed with the generals: "If the old man leaves the city, he will break the Zhou army."

The Ministry will dissuade it on the grounds of not getting an answer from Shangfeng. Everyone doesn't want to go out of the city to attack...Mother, the people under the city are like oceans, even camping into the sea, afraid that there are one or two million people? There are still tents on the Huai Shui side, and it is hard to see how many people are there. The disparity in military strength was too great, and everyone felt that it was very difficult to defend the city for two months.

Liu Renzhan has been observing for a long time. At this time, he no longer listened to the advice of the generals, and said: "Whoever defends the city, defends firmly is dead! These days, the Zhou army has logged a lot of wood from Palgong Mountain and has done so many attacks. The city equipment must be ready to storm Shouzhou. Waiting for them to attack? Isn't that the way to defend the city."

Liu Renzhan pointed to the company camp in the northwest and said: "There must be Li Zhongjin’s guards. The tents in the camp are much better than the soldiers in the city. The station is so far away that they can’t be saved. This autumn, I will be on the battlefield with a cool air At time, we can take the initiative to attack in any situation that is beneficial to me. It’s time; the siege is at odds with Li Zhongjin, but our army is united, this is harmony between people; our army can choose any place from each door , This is the right place. The right time, the right place, and the people are all occupied. I still dare not use soldiers. Wouldn't the people in the world laugh at me for being timid!"

He added: "The Zhou army has a lot of soldiers, but the elites all stand still and watch the fire from the other side. The ministries under the city are nothing but you. Don't be afraid."

Although the generals were still worried, they believed in Liu Renzhan, who was extremely prestigious, and they all obeyed.

Liu Renzhan then made the decision to go to war, selected elite stances from the army, and quietly prepared. He also appointed his own son Liu Chong as the striker's commander, leading the elite soldiers to prepare for the attack.

Liu Renzhan again observed the deployment of the Zhou army for a whole day and made a decision: "The elite soldiers left the city from Dinghumen (west), and after they succeeded, they burned the equipment by the Feishui River, then turned around and attacked south, and then burned | The front siege equipment, then enter the city from Tongfeimen (south)."

He pointed to a camp in the southwest corner: "This group of people seems to be well-disciplined or capable of fighting. The cavalry will hit him by surprise first, and disperse the camp. Don't let them assemble into battle."

Liu Renzhan was condescending on the top of the tower, pointing with his hand away from the distance, as if pointing to the world between his sleeves. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com He stood long, eagerly facing the wind, the thousands of horses under the city seemed to be not a crowd that could threaten him, and he had already been stepped under his feet.

At this moment, Liu Renzhan frowned, and saw the Zhou general who was that day wandering in the distance. Although he couldn't see his face, Liu Renzhan still recognized the guy...just riding a horse. People in the city who want to shoot themselves with bows and arrows. Many generals of the Zhou Dynasty were good at shooting. Legend has it that a general of the Zhou army directly shot and killed the defending general on the wall at a distance of more than two hundred steps. Liu Renzhan felt that there was a discrepancy, but it was only an exaggeration of the distance. He didn't want to play such tricks with the other generals.

"Move the crossbow here, the old man sees if he dares to come closer." Liu Renzhan immediately ordered.

The military commander was two to three hundred steps apart, and seemed to have spotted Liu Renzhan again, sitting on the horse looking up and watching. Liu Renzhan also frowned and looked at him, and the two looked at each other from a distance.

But this time the general was not coming, so Liu Renzhan ordered the general to curse him. I saw the man immediately put his hand to his ear and turned his ear to him, as if he could not hear clearly.

Liu Renzhan couldn't help but muttered: "After two days, the old man will let you see and see, so I will care about you."

He then ignored him and ordered Liu Chong to select elite soldiers from various ministries, gather the army in the west of the city, and be ready to act at any time. However, Liu Renzhan will also personally observe when Kaicheng strikes, and catch the opportunity he thinks is favorable.

At this time, the sun has gradually fallen on the horizon, and Zhou Jun's slingshot launch has gradually stopped. Those tall and heavy instruments are erected in the afterglow of the setting sun, forming black shadows, and some levers are still rotating...At this moment, if you have seen an oil extraction machine on an oil well, you will definitely think of the setting sun. The scene on the oil well. .

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(Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish everyone a happy family... There is one more tonight.)