The next day, Zhao Nianci, who was determined to win Dangshan County, ordered his soldiers to come out in full force and line up in front of the camp to prepare for the battle. But Wu Jun did not go out of the city like yesterday, and put on a posture of guarding against death.
In order to encourage the Wu army to fight, Zhao Nianci sent people to the front of the city to scold them.
For half a day, the officers and men of the Hezhong Army kept on cursing and uttering insulting words.
However, the opponent remained unmoved.
After noon, Zhao Nianci sent civil servants to negotiate with Sun Ru and Gao Pian with words of persuasion.
Sun Ru does not fight.
On the third day, Zhao Nianci ordered the lieutenant soldiers to lurk in the camp, and sent more than a thousand old and weak to disarm and provoke in front of the city. Finally, he piled up a bonfire in front of the city to barbecue meat, drink and make fun of.
This action made the generals of the Wu army at the head of the city tear their eyes apart. While beating their chests and stamping their feet, they challenged Sun Ru one after another.
Sun Ru does not fight.
Not only that, he also tied up the two most noisy generals and beat them with military sticks in public.
Before dusk, Sun Ru ridiculed Zhao Nianci at the top of the city: "It is said that there are many generals in the military, and there are no disadvantages in the battlefield. No return!"
Zhao Nianci, who had nowhere to use his energy, couldn't help being furious.
She said to the generals: "Our army broke the Shu army like a slaughter dog, and its 500,000 army was wiped out in ten days. Now our army has gathered more than 20 towns, and we have two kings as commanders. Attacking the Wu army, this is a military force that has never been seen in a hundred years in the imperial dynasty, how can it be stopped in the mere Dangshan Mountain?"
So he ordered the army to attack the city on three sides the next day.
Under Zhao Nianci's strict order, more than 20 military disciples took the lead and led their own soldiers to lead the battle. The territory of the generals reflected Dangshan County like a pearl.
Under the leadership of Sun Ru, the generals of the Wu army resisted desperately, and the battle was extremely tragic.
By sunset, the roads under the city were blocked by corpses, and there was nowhere to place the ladders in front of some of the city walls. Many military strategists and generals led their troops to attack the top of the city, occupying a large territory for a time, but in the end they failed to gain a firm foothold.
Not only that, but Sun Ru personally led the elite monks and focused on hunting down military disciples, resulting in the fall of three generals.
The Wu army also suffered heavy losses. Relying on the city defense, the number of casualties unexpectedly caught up with the battle outside the city.
At night, Zhao Nianci lit a huge bonfire in the camp, mourned the three generals with mournful and passionate words, and made an alliance with everyone, "Wu's army is weak. Today's battle, our army is the attacking side, the number of casualties is still not high. Higher than the number of enemies killed! Such a Wu army, even if the trapped beasts are still fighting, how long can they be rampant?"
"I hate that Sun Ru is sinister and vicious. He even gathered monks to kill our military generals. If you don't take revenge, you will not be a human being! Tonight, you can rest well, because this will be the last time you sleep peacefully before victory. Starting tomorrow, all soldiers will take turns day and night. For, don't break the city and don't withdraw troops!"
The soldiers were so emotional that they all shouted: "If you don't break the city, you won't withdraw your troops!"
At four o'clock that night, Zhao Nianci was meditating when he suddenly heard a faint noise coming from the direction of Dangshan County.
Before she could send someone to check, some monks rushed to report the military situation.
"General, Wu Jun has abandoned the city and fled!"
"What? There is such a thing?"
"It's absolutely true! Wu Jun is dividing into several groups and fleeing eastward!"
"Bastard! Killing my three generals, you still want to run away?! Beat the drums and gather the generals!"
Zhao Nianci did not expect Wu Jun to run away.
When besieging the city, the army encircled three and one, which indeed left a gap for the opponent to escape. But this is just a conventional method to prevent Wu Jun from fighting to the end. With Wu Jun's firm will shown in the past two days, they would just run away like this
In fact, in Zhao Nianci's original plan, starting from tomorrow's siege, she would encircle the city on all sides and not give Wu Jun a chance to escape. Because she has determined that with the number and strength of her own military generals, even if the Wu army fights to the death, there is only one way to die.
She had to kill Wu Jun to relieve her hatred.
Soon, the soldiers of the battalion rushed out of the formation, and the generals also arrived at the big tent.
Zhao Nianci said coldly to the generals: "The enemy of Dangshan is the elite bandit army. They must not be allowed to run away like this. Otherwise, Xuzhou City will be difficult to attack when 700,000 bandit troops gather in the future. This is the first time that this general will lead the army alone. Dangshan lost three military generals, and we will never allow only one county seat! The current battle is only a few days away, and the Wu army is fleeing in the starry night. They must know that they are not our opponents. It can be seen that they have lost their morale. This is the only way for us to expand the results of the battle. Great opportunity! This general ordered: Pursue the Wu army and kill them all!"
"The last general takes orders!"
When the generals were about to pay their bills, Zhao Nianci suddenly called out to stop them.
She thought for a while, "Although Wu Jun's morale is low, Sun Ru is insidious and cunning, but he should not be underestimated. We must guard against him setting up an ambush on the road!"
When she first came to Dangshan, she didn't pay attention to Sun Ru, but after several fights, her attitude towards this opponent changed greatly, which is her cleverness.
She snorted again: "The thieves are sticking to the fortified city. Let alone our opponents, the encounter in the wild is even more unbearable. When you pursue in different ways, if you encounter unfavorable terrain, let the monks first investigate clearly, but But the speed can't be slowed down because of this, let the bandits escape!"
All the generals admired Zhao Nianci's wisdom, and they all clasped their fists and said, "Yes!"
Zhao Nianci immediately thought that since the vision is not clear at night, even if there are monks patrolling all around, it is difficult to guarantee everything. In order to prevent Sun Ru from having any unexpected calculations, for example, let the partial division attract the army to chase far away, and lead the main force back to the carbine to raid the camp, she should deal with it.
Taking this into consideration, Zhao Nianci did not participate in the pursuit, and at the same time left 50,000 soldiers to guard the camp to guard against accidents.
After that, there was nothing in the middle of the night.
After dawn the next day, good news, large and small, came back one after another.
By dusk, the basic situation had become clear.
Soldiers and horses from all walks of life chased them out, and they all gained something, ranging from hundreds to thousands of casualties, and none of them were ambushed.
However, after collecting all the battle reports, Zhao Nianci not only didn't feel happy, but his face was ashen and furious.
First of all, none of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life chased the main force of the Wu army. Although each had gains, the total did not exceed 10,000.
Secondly, Sun Ru did not set up an ambush along the way at all. Wu Jun discarded a lot of armor along the way, looking like he was fleeing in a hurry.
Third, because Sun Ru had no plots, Zhao Nianci's behavior of sitting in the camp and guarding against death became a joke. This not only disperses the pursuit force, but also causes all the soldiers and horses to rush to kill and collect heads when they encounter Wu Jun when they are chasing. This behavior of coveting military merits was not stopped by her presence in time, which delayed the main force of chasing Wu Jun. This process caused the main force of the Wu army to basically run away.
Zhao Nianci slapped the summary battle report on the desk, and gritted his teeth: "Sun Ru, you bastard! I thought you were really talented, but it turns out that you just know some small tricks, and you can hunt and kill a few of my generals! In order to escape for your own life, you even nearly Thousands of soldiers are left far behind, let our army hack and kill at will, you... are simply a waste!"
She got up suddenly: "Order all the troops not to go back to the camp, and march towards Xiao County after gathering, I will lead the rear camp and rush there afterward!"
...
Xuzhou, Xiao County.
A large number of Wu troops were rapidly entering the city, and the dusty ranks on the official road could not see the end at a glance. Many soldiers' faces were gray and defeated, and they looked quite embarrassed.
Sun Ru rode up to the side of the road, watching the procession with a resolute look on his face.
The lieutenant general had a worried expression on his face. As Sun Ru's confidant, he hesitated and said, "General, in the battle of Dangshan, our army abandoned the city without authorization while still fighting. Twice that... ”
Before he could finish speaking, Sun Ru waved his hand and interrupted, "What exactly do you want to say?"
The deputy general bite the bullet and said: "General, when retreating from Dangshan, we can set up an ambush along the way and inflict heavy damage on the bandit army... Some generals even think that we don't have to retreat, and use the name of retreat to conduct roundabout attacks. In fact, it may still have a miraculous effect.”
Sun Ru smiled, "Heavy damage? Miraculous effect? You underestimate this woman Zhao Nianci. When she attacked the city, she could kill thousands of our soldiers in one day, but her own casualties were not large. Is this just Because she has a lot of generals under her command? Her ability to arrange troops and find weak points is terrifying, and her level of thoughtfulness is definitely not low!"
After a pause, he added: "Our troops are small, and we don't have an advantage in combat power. Whether it's an ambush or a roundabout surprise attack, it's okay if we succeed. Once we lose, we will be doomed! We will retreat in several ways. , and set up the same number of suspects along the way to disperse their forces, so that they can successfully return to Xiao County, it is not easy."
The lieutenant general thought for a while, it seemed to be such a reason, he hesitated to speak.
"Just say what you want."
"Yes..." the lieutenant general hesitated, "but general, you said before that you wanted to wipe out the bandit army, but now we are retreating after losing our troops. This..."
Sun Ru said unhurriedly: "What's the rush, now that we have arrived in Xiao County, everything has the conditions to start."
Speaking of this, his eyes were gloomy and sharp, "I would have given the lives of so many soldiers and lost so many armors, so I am not counting on the enemy!"
Not capitalizing on the enemy, but naturally luring the enemy. The lieutenant general still understands this truth, he said: "Our army has paid such a high price, but we have not yet gained any real gains, so it is inevitable that people will criticize it. If the king of Wu is dissatisfied, I am afraid that the situation of the general will be... .”
He didn't say it clearly, but the meaning is very simple.
Sun Ru looked towards the direction of Dangshan Mountain in the west, and his tone was not serious but steady: "The more you give, the more you will get. When King Wu gets the heads of more than 200,000 bandits, he won't be dissatisfied."
...
Songzhou.
Li Ye and Li Maozhen sat facing each other, with only one companion beside them, Cui Keli and Zhao Bingkun.
It was Cui Keli who spoke first, and he said to Li Maozhen: "Since the coalition forces gathered in Songbo and Gunyi, all the action plans of King An's soldiers and horses have been cancelled, and all the troops dispatched now are from King Qi's trilogy. Doesn't that seem inappropriate?"
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Li Maozhen lightly shook the folding fan, smiled slightly with his eyes bent, and said, "What's wrong? This king's trilogy charged forward, fought bloody battles for the coalition forces to attack the city, and let King An's soldiers and horses have a good rest. Is it wrong?"
Cui Keli said: "Ming people don't speak dark words in front of them. I have heard that King Qi has a generous temperament. Why is he now hiding his words like a woman?"
Li Maozhen raised her eyebrows immediately.
Li Ye coughed and smoothed things over with a smile: "King Qi's trilogy is willing to fight ahead, so the Gu Wang naturally can't stop him. It's just that the soldiers under Gu Wang's command also have the heart to contribute to the country, and I hope King Qi will understand."
The reason why Cui Keli and Li Maozhen argued is very simple.
Whether it was Li Ye or Li Maozhen, the prefectures and counties brought down by his soldiers and horses would naturally be occupied, and they would become his sphere of influence after the war.
Since the war until now, Li Ye and Li Maozhen's soldiers and horses have actually been taking advantage of the opportunity to choose a place to station to compete for territory.
Up to now, this problem has become increasingly prominent as a contradiction, and the generals below have already had friction.
For Li Maozhen, the "Fake King An" naturally obeyed his order, but Li Ye's old department believed that the "Fake King An" was the real King An, so even if the "Fake King An" didn't want to fight, they wouldn't Just watch. Moreover, if the "Fake King An" has been indisputable, it is not in line with his identity.
After the war situation changed, the original marching strategy had to be changed accordingly, so Li Maozhen took the opportunity to let his soldiers and horses go ahead.
Zhao Nianci's use of troops in the direction of Dangshan is the product of this situation.
Not only that, Shangguan Qingcheng was originally going to attack Wuning Suzhou, but now she was ordered to rest in Qiao County, and her mission was replaced by Li Maozhen's confidant Liu Zhijun.
After listening to Li Ye's words, Li Maozhen pondered.
He secretly pondered: "Although 'King An' completely listens to my orders, after this battle, he can't hand over power and soldiers directly to me. This is too weird and sudden, and it is difficult to convince the public. The only feasible strategy , during this battle, let him occupy as much territory as possible for my series to provide convenience. In the future, I will grasp the overall situation of the world, and then through the change of official position, with the cooperation of "King An", slowly divide Li Ye's old department annexed his power."
Thinking of this, Li Maozhen smiled unabated and said: "The strategy of the march was agreed upon by the king and King An, and there is no reason to change the order overnight. In fact, this is to let your ministry recharge their batteries. After all, there will be a lot of wars in the future, and we need to rely on it." Guibu... This is what King An meant."
Cui Keli immediately cast his eyes on Li Ye, full of doubts, puzzles and scrutiny.
Uncle, your eyes are really expressive, and your acting skills are good... Li Ye held back a laugh, coughed again, and pretended to say: "This is indeed what the lonely king meant... Well, King Qi thinks, When is the time for our soldiers to go to the front to replace your troops?"
The old god Li Maozhen was there, showing a look of wisdom pearls in his hands, "If the king's army and horse attack are frustrated, then naturally King An's trilogy will be needed to go into battle."
He added in his heart: "It's just so high, why can't this king take care of it?"
Li Ye glanced at Cui Keli, asking for advice.
Boy...Your Highness, you still pretended to be like that, very detailed... Cui Keli made a pensive look, nodded after a while, and hummed solemnly, "That's also reasonable... ... I also hope that King Qi will not break his promise."
He thought to himself: "Gao Pian himself is a famous general, and he has Confucianism to help him, how can he be so easy to deal with?"