On Renwu (the 5th day) in the autumn and August of the first year of Qianyou, the encirclement was established. After four days of garrisoning troops in the city, following Liu Chengyou's order, the army officially launched the first wave of attack on the rebels. According to Liu Chengyou's order, the troops of the Western Camp were The army, led by Yao Yuanfu and Song Yanwo, launched an attack on the rebel Hexi Village.
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Zhang Yansi, the enemy guard general of Xizhai, was an ordinary mid-level officer in the Pu army before. He was appointed as the chief general of Xizhai by Li Shouzhen's confidant. His talents were limited. In terms of offense and defense, how could he compare to Yao Yuanfu and Song Yanwo? The opponent only blocked the general with the help of deputy envoy Zhou Guangxun.
To the southwest of Hedong City, facing the river, Liu Chengyou stood on the bank of the horse and looked westward. Across the river, he could see the fireworks rising at Hexi Village, which was obviously a fire attack. The latest wave of killing sounds has lasted for less than half a month. The hour had passed, and it had gradually weakened. Liu Chengyou stood looking at Xizhai until the sound of killing completely dissipated in the increasingly desolate autumn wind.
"It seems that the attack on the stronghold failed. This is the third attack in the past two days!" Liu Chengyou asked while stroking his mount's mane.
"Yes!" Following Liu Chengyou was a gray-bearded veteran with a ruddy complexion, wearing armor, and looking older and stronger.
This man's name is Hu Yanke, and he is also one of the ministers of the Yuan Dynasty. He is now the envoy of the North Court of Xuanhui and the governor of the camp. He is already in his sixtieth year. He is humble, kind and knowledgeable. He is one of the ten capable ministers in Liu Chengyou's eyes. .
In the original history, he followed Guo Wei in countering the rebellion, served as military counselor, and provided Guo Wei with many important opinions on military decisions. Coincidentally, it was Guo Wei who recommended Hu Yanke to accompany the army during this expedition. These two people, The relationship seems to be good.
"One vigorous effort, then another failure, three times exhaustion." No matter whether it was the right time or not, Liu Chengyou pulled out a sentence and ordered: "Send the order to Yao Yuanfu to temporarily suspend the attack, rein in the soldiers, regroup, and wait for military orders!"
Regarding the failure of the attack on the stronghold, Liu Chengyou did not have any negative emotions such as anger or dissatisfaction. Of course, this was also because the government troops had not yet done their best to suppress the rebellion. Otherwise, even if they tried their best to seize this small city, Liu Chengyou would never be able to hold on.
Returning to the imperial camp, I sat down and took a few sips of tea. The battle report from the west was quickly delivered to my desk through the Yellow River water force.
Yao Yuanfu and Song Yanwo jointly reported that after three days of attacking the stronghold, the officers and soldiers of the West Camp suffered more than 700 casualties. However, the rebels were not easy either. The battle losses were conservatively estimated at more than a thousand people. Based on this battle loss ratio, Then we know the difference in combat power between the two sides. Moreover, under the attack of artillery, stone shells and heavy fire oil, the enemy's Hexi stockade was severely damaged.
Yao Yuanfu said that the morale of the rebels in Guanzhai in Hexi Province was very low, and he asked for orders to continue the attack. He was willing to issue a military order to defeat the enemy's stronghold within two days.
"General Yao's ambition is as strong as his old age, and his heroic spirit and courage are vividly displayed on the paper, which makes people yearn for it!" The general reported to Hu Yanke. Liu Chengyou curled his lips and said with emotion. Due to the war, Liu Chengyou gave up Yao, and the second general of the Song Dynasty, There is no need to cross the river to visit, so until now, Liu Chengyou has not seen this veteran who has been in his ears many times this year.
"Yaogong has been in the army for many years, and his bravery is still as good as before, which is really admirable!" Hu Yanke smiled slightly, spoke in a Jin accent, and praised, then he handed over the military report: "Your Majesty, do you want to accept his invitation?"
"With Yaogong's ability as a general, he can lead the crowd and mobilize the courage to capture the enemy's stronghold. It will definitely not be a problem. However, the casualties of the soldiers will probably not be small." Liu Chengyou said.
"Your Majesty is considerate of his subordinates and loves his soldiers as sons..."
Seeing that Hu Yanke was also opening his mouth to compliment him, Liu Chengyou gently raised his hand to stop him and asked: "I want to pacify Xizhai first, and then break Pucheng. Does Hu Qing have any strategy to break the stronghold?"
After hearing the question, Hu Yanke didn't show any embarrassment on his face. He thought about it for a moment, clasped his hands and said, "Maybe we can use some measures."
"Who?" Liu Chengyou asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Zhou Guangxun!" Hu Yanke said simply.
"Is this person available?"
With confidence in his eyes, Hu Yanke simply explained to Liu Chengyou: "This person was originally the deputy envoy to Hexi. The late emperor sent Li Shouzhen out to control the river, with the original intention of occupying the magpie's nest. In the previous campaign, Tongzhou was defeated, and Li Shouzhen captured him. The military power was replaced by the unknown Zhang Yansi..."
"This matter will be left to Hu Qing to handle!" Liu Chengyou said directly before Hu Yanke finished speaking.
After giving the order, Liu Chengyou thought for a while, then looked at Feng Dao next to him: "Hexi Village can be used, and Hedong City can also imitate it! Feng Qing has the ability to observe people. He was sent to Hezhong before, and he was also good enough for Li Shouzhen and his subordinates. Understand, you can choose the human world!"
"Yes!" After hearing the order, Feng Old Fox immediately stood up and answered with his hands raised. His eyes were moving shrewdly, and he was already thinking about it. He was slightly happy, and he realized that there was a possibility of doing this.
Liu Chengyou left all the time matters to these two veterans. He only needed to see the results.
For Liu Chengyou, it would be best if the fortress could be breached from within. However, Liu Chengyou did not relax at all and worked intensively to prepare for the fortress to be breached by external forces.
There are four gates in the east of the river, a big river in the west, and one is missing in the north. But on the east and south sides, with the combined efforts of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, after several days of hard work, the walled city was erected horizontally, connected by fences, and built in layers, like two giant beasts. , and the heavy crossbows, artillery carriages and "artillery" scattered among them are like sharp fangs.
The vanguard of the wall, looking from a distance, almost touches Pucheng, only a few dozen steps away from the moat. The moat was dug extremely deep by Li Shouzhen, which almost eliminated the possibility of an attack by the officers and soldiers. Look at the soldiers with swords, shields and spears stationed on the wall. Later, the defensive enemy troops stood out.
On the watchtower in the front row, hundreds of warriors held "big trumpets" and took turns shouting, persuading surrender, announcing, and intimidating.
"Only kill the first culprit and ignore the rest" was shouted out again, and the generals in the city were asked to put things right as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret after the city was broken...
A large army is besieging a city. This method of demoralizing the enemy and disrupting the morale of the army with just a few words has been tried and tested. After all, attacking the enemy's heart is the most important.
Looking at the layout of the city, it is not much different from Guo Wei's approach in the official history. It is nothing more than a stronghold and a stupid war, but Liu Chengyou did not plan to fight for a year and a half.
Such a strategy is a good and safe method when the country is stable and the national power is sufficient. However, the loss of national power and the damage to people's livelihood are too serious.
In the original history, the national power of the Later Han Dynasty was basically consumed in quelling the Three Rebellions. In order to support Guo Wei in breaking the traitors, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang and other ministers gathered money and food in the rear, and did everything they could. The harsh laws and tyranny of the Later Han Dynasty, especially During this period of time, it can be said that the government was extremely exploitative and exploitative of the people.
The result was that, by exhausting all possible means, carrying all the infamy, and transporting money and food to the river, the effect of suppressing the rebellion was certainly achieved, but more importantly, it was used to win over Guo Wei's military morale.
A small Hedong city, an isolated city with no foreign aid and Li Shouzhen's unpopularity, needed hundreds of thousands of troops to fight for a year? In the end, there was no fierce battle, and the people in the city were scattered and Li Shouzhen set himself on fire.
Raising thieves to respect themselves, no matter whether Guo Wei has this intention or not, the result is very clear. After the rebellion was put down, it was Guo Wei who gained the most.
It is said that Guo Wei was forced to rebel by Liu Chengyou. However, looking at Guo Wei's actions and methods before and after the rebellion in Hezhong, isn't his intention clearly revealed?
It's just that the subsequent development was a bit out of control. Who would have thought that the original owner would be so hasty and cruel as soon as he lifted the table?
