Xu Daoan and Li Nanfeng looked at each other with solemn expressions and said in unison: "So, we are not safe now if we take down Wulin Ferry. Only by taking down Ma Tou Camp can we be considered to have taken the initiative?"
Xu Daofu nodded: "Yes, the reason why I asked Li Lang to go undercover again is to deceive Liu Daogui's main force as much as possible. If his tens of thousands of troops are huddled in Jiangling City, although
Jiangling is too big and there are not enough troops to defend it on all sides, but if Liu Daogui directly abandons the defense of the outer city and only defends the inner city, then this problem does not exist, and we will still face the trouble of fighting hard to attack the city."
Li Nanfeng smiled and said: "Our 30,000-strong army is just the vanguard, followed by nearly 200,000 troops, as well as our troops in Jingnan and Jiangzhou, they can all come to support, even Huan Qian and Gou
Lin's remnant party may turn to rebel after seeing us attack Jiangling. As long as we have the manpower, we can build a long siege and cut down trees to make attacking tools, and the inner city of Jiangling will be broken sooner or later."
Xu Daofu shook his head: "Nanfeng, you must not underestimate the enemy like this. Think about it, Liu Yu also led an absolutely superior force to besiege Guanggu. How long did that battle last? It took a full year. Judging from the Jin army,
Even if the infantry's siege ability is so good, the inner city of Jiangling is similar to Guanggu City. They are both strong cities in the world and difficult to attack. Liu Daogui has already built a granary and cellar in the inner city, which can supply 30,000 people.
They have been out for more than a year, so even if we besieged the city, we would not be able to trap them all at once."
Having said this, Xu Daofu paused: "Besides, when Liu Yu attacked Guanggu, the Yan army in the city had no foreign aid. We could only hope for a miracle and Liu Yu would retreat on his own. And what about Liu Daogui? He has strong foreign aid, from Yongzhou.
Lu Zongzhi and Zhu Chaoshi from the Jiangzhou direction can come to support at any time. Even if they don't come, you only think about our follow-up army coming, but why don't you think about Liu Yu from Jiankang?"
"Our army of more than 200,000 people has not captured Jiankang. Now Liu Yu's troops in Jiankang City are no less than 100,000. Will he just watch us withdraw and besiege Jiangling? If Liu Daogui doesn't rescue Liu Yu, is it?
Because he lacks strength and does not know what is true, he dare not act rashly, but is this the case for Liu Yu?"
Xu Daoan gritted his teeth: "So, we can't be too happy now. Only by winning the Matou Camp can we say that we have hope of victory?"
Xu Daofu said coldly: "No, just taking down the Ma Tou Camp is not enough. At most, it will be a siege of Jiangling. If we replace it with ordinary generals, we will be frightened by our rapid offensive and unexpected landing and abandon the city."
Escape, but Liu Daogui is a real famous general. He will definitely defend Jiangling and never retreat. Even if we enter a siege battle, we may not have an advantage. The longer it takes, the more trouble we will have."
Xu Daofu's eyes flashed with hatred at this moment: "Just like when we attacked Jiankang, I had already suggested that we should take advantage of the fact that the army had just arrived and was at its peak, while the Jin army had just received the news of the battle report from the front line.
It is unstable. Even if Liu Yu comes back, he does not bring a large army. At this time, their morale is very low. As long as we attack the city with all our strength and are not afraid of casualties, Jiankang can definitely be won."
"But Senior Brother Lu didn't listen to me. He thought that relying on the internal support of the Tiandao Alliance and the cowardice of the high-ranking families in the city, Jiankang City could be defeated without attacking. As a result, it gave Liu Yu time and also gave him
During Liu Yi's time, they mobilized and organized the soldiers and horses in the city, especially Liu Yi's underground army, and stabilized the defense line. If we tried to attack later, we suffered repeated setbacks. After more than half a year, we were unable to break into the city. We could only
Retreat. This is a bloody lesson learned not long ago, how profound it is!"
Li Nanfeng said in a deep voice: "We can't make such a mistake again this time. We must go all out to capture the city as quickly as possible without fear of casualties. Master, I am willing to be the vanguard of the siege and lead the brothers to the city."
To attack the inner city of Jiangling, don’t rush to the top of the city, but come to meet us with your head raised!”
Xu Daofu smiled and waved his hand: "Nanfeng, it's great to have this momentum, but to fight, you need to be brave and resourceful. The reason why I proposed to attack the city with all our strength last time was because the people in Jiankang City at that time were
The number of troops does not exceed 15,000, and we have more than 200,000 troops. Even if we exchange ten for one, we will still make a profit."
"But this time our strength is only 30,000, and the army in Jiangling City is still more than 15,000. If Liu Daogui retreats into the inner city, we will not have such a strength advantage, and it will be difficult to break the city at once, so we have to think
The best way is to draw the Jin army out of the city as much as possible and force them to fight us outside the city."
When Xu Daofu said this, he looked at Xu Daoan: "Daoan, you always have a lot of good ideas. Can you think of any way to lure the Jin army out of the city this time?"
Xu Daoan smiled slightly: "There is a way to do this. If it is used against Liu Yi, I'm afraid it won't work, because this guy doesn't care about the life and death of the people, but Liu Daogui has always been a man who loves the people like his son, and he also loves his soldiers like his son. If we kill
If the nearby villagers and people besiege the Ma Tou Camp and the troops and horses he reinforces, I think Liu Daogui will not turn a blind eye."
Xu Daofu listened thoughtfully and nodded, but did not speak.
Li Nanfeng on the other side curled up his lips and said, "But haven't all the villagers around here escaped? Where can we catch them?"
Li Nanfeng's eyes flashed coldly: "I think we don't need to conquer the Ma Tou Camp. It might be better to keep it. The villagers from Zato City near Wulindu have moved away. It's impossible to say from here to Jiangling, these days
After all the residents of the hundreds of villages have moved away, we can divide our troops to attack the surrounding villages that have not been evacuated, burn the villages, capture the villagers, and take all the villagers to the Ma Tou camp, or simply to Jiangling City, and take them
The villagers massacred each other to create a Jingguan. Huh, if Liu Daogui doesn't go to war, he will just be a coward and unable to protect the people. If he goes to war, hey, we can just wipe him out."
Li Nanfeng frowned slightly: "However, Master Lu said that our attack on Jingzhou this time is to be run as a long-term foundation. We cannot kill innocent people indiscriminately, which is a violation of military law."
Xu Daofu sneered and said: "What time has it been? Don't worry about that! It's because we listened to Senior Brother Lu too much before, and that's why we ended up where we are now. Dao'an's method is very good. While besieging the Matou Camp, he also gave
I will go to the village to capture people and set them on fire. Those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot. Within a day, I need five thousand prisoners. Also, Dao'an, you can lead the team yourself and bring five thousand men and horses to me to go around from the north and cross the Han Dynasty.
Water, cut off the connection between Ma Tou Camp and Dangyang. It is best to ambush a reinforcement from Dangyang. If there are any gains, bring all the corpses and prisoners to Ma Tou Camp. I will let the defenders in the camp
Jun, you know what terror and despair are!" ()
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