Chapter four hundred and fiftieth siege strategy
However, the scene in the big tent was beyond Shen Zhuixing's expectation. There was no one inside.
Shen Zhui .
A simple search found nothing else, so he kicked over the oil lamp in anger and burned the entire Chinese army tent.
Still furious, Shen Zhuixing rushed out of the Chinese army's tent and killed everyone he saw.
Suddenly, not far away, I saw a large flag fluttering in the wind. The flag was flapping in the wind. It was the flag of the commander of the Yan army.
Without thinking, Shen Zhuixing swung the Long Yuan Sword and slashed at the flagpole. The flagpole, which was as thick as the mouth of a bowl, did not move at all.
Shen Zhuixing pushed it with his hand, and the flag suddenly fell down. It turned out that Long Yuan's sword was too sharp.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhuixing's casual move had different reactions. Originally, Shen Zhuixing killed people and set fires in the camp, which had caused turmoil in the entire Yan army's rear. Now, the soldiers in the distance saw the commander's flag suddenly fall in the light of the fire. , everyone thought that a large number of enemy troops were coming from the rear. Some people shouted, "The imperial reinforcements have arrived." In panic, the formation became loose, and some people began to flee in all directions.
At this moment, Zhu Di in the front was preparing to issue an order for a full-scale attack on the city. Suddenly he saw a commotion in the rear and asked what was going on.
Some people said that reinforcements from the imperial court had arrived.
Zhu Di was surprised because he knew that Geng Bingwen's troops, which were claimed to be 300,000, only reached 130,000 during the same period. Another 170,000 troops would arrive at any time. It was more likely that they would land by boat on the sea via the Sancha River and go around to behind oneself.
The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more frightened he became. He couldn't see the truth clearly in the darkness, so he ordered Zhang Yu to be the vanguard and ordered all the troops to turn around. The front team became the rear team, and the rear team became the front team, and they rushed north.
The hasty large-scale emergency mobilization produced adverse consequences. In the darkness, the Yan army soldiers trampled on each other, causing countless casualties.
Shen Zhuixing, who was mixed in the Yan army, saw a large number of army horses retreating and chasing him. He didn't know what was going on. He thought that with the power of one person, he could not resist thousands of horses anyway, so he snatched one. The war horses escaped in the chaos.
Geng Bingwen, who was guarding the city head, saw that the Yan army was suddenly in chaos and then retreated in large scale, so he ordered the entire army to go out of the city to pursue it.
In the darkness, the Yan army thought that they were being attacked from both sides, and suddenly became panicked and confused.
Geng Bingwen commanded his troops to pursue the victory and annihilated more than 10,000 enemies. More importantly, he set fire to sixteen trebuchets that had no time to transport away.
The chaos lasted until dawn.
The Yan army was defeated for more than a hundred miles, but Geng Bingwen retreated when he saw a good situation. He withdrew his pursuers halfway and repaired the city overnight to consolidate the defense.
After daybreak, the Yan army counted their troops and found that the number of dead, wounded and fleeing people reached 25,000, and most of them died under the hooves of their own horses.
But what drove Yan King Zhu Di crazy the most was that there were no reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty at all.
There was only one person on the other side, but they were overwhelmed and embarrassed, losing 20,000 to 30,000 people, and also lost a large number of siege equipment and 16 trebuchets.
Zhu Di personally killed a dozen sergeants who spread the rumor that "the imperial reinforcements have arrived" last night. He was still furious and shouted at Lan Yue: "Yixian, you have also been living in the world, and you are half a martial artist. Come and tell me. Is there any way I can kill that guy? What’s even more ridiculous is that I don’t even know who the other person is right now? But I’ll find out soon!”
Lan Yue could only smile bitterly, thinking to herself: "Of course I can't tell you that this is my good brother Shen Zhuixing, but if you know this name, I'm afraid you will soon suspect me."
Thinking of this, he was worried in his heart, but he said perfunctorily to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, King Yan, there is no need to worry. No matter how powerful a martial arts master is, he will only die when facing thousands of troops. This time he was unexpected, and we suffered a loss. This situation will not happen next time. Besides, the person who ties the bell must be tied to untie the bell. If the other party is a martial arts master, your highness, you can also ask a martial arts master to solve it."
"Okay, it's better that you have a clear mind and found a way to solve the problem in one sentence. I was so angry." Under Lan Yue's explanation, Zhu Di regained his composure.
Zhu Di immediately ordered to re-siege Zhengding City, cut down trees, and build ladders.
As for equipment such as trebuchets, they cannot be built for the time being.
When the Yan army surrounded Zhending again, they found that the once depressed southern army had regained its courage and fighting spirit, and had repaired the ruined towers. At the same time, it had also cleaned the surrounding battlefields, recovered a large number of weapons, bows and arrows, and was ready for battle.
Under the circumstances, the Northern Army, from top to bottom, no longer had the arrogant mentality it showed at the beginning.
After the battle ended like this, Zhu Di would definitely not withdraw his troops easily. He divided all the remaining troops into two groups, ordered the two groups of soldiers to take turns in the battle, and attacked Zhending non-stop for twelve hours.
The cruelest war of attrition has finally begun.
The Northern Army used the newly built ladders to swarm up from the four walls of the city. At the same time, the archers below the city shot arrows at the city without hesitation.
Facing the crazy offensive of the Northern Army, the Southern Army showed no fear. Geng Bingwen, who accepted a lot of encouragement from Shen Zhuixing, climbed onto the tower under the protection of Shen Zhuixing and the Iron Guards and commanded Ruoding.
Since they had collected a large number of arrows earlier, the Confederate army returned fire from the towers with bows and arrows, and kept knocking down the ladders, causing the opponents to flip over and kill countless people.
After blocking an offensive, Shen Zhuixing saw that the opponent still had reserves of fresh troops, so he suggested to Geng Bingwen that he temporarily withdraw half of his troops and rest aside for a protracted battle.
Geng Bingwen readily accepted it.
The battle continued until nightfall. The Yan army replaced one group of troops and another group of troops to replace them, and continued to fight at night.
Because Geng Bingwen had accepted Shen Zhuixing's suggestion earlier, he followed suit and replaced it with his own new force.
But Geng Bingwen couldn't bear it anymore. His legs went weak and he closed his eyes and fell into the arms of the iron guard beside him.
Everyone was so frightened that they quickly called "Sheng Yong" to come over. Shen Zhuixing's internal energy was everywhere, and Geng Bingwen opened his eyes again.
When he struggled to command the battle again, Shen Zhuixing said: "If you keep doing this, I'm afraid you won't survive tomorrow."
In desperation, Shen Bingwen handed over the command to Shen Zhuixing.
At this time, the battle became more intense, and both sides had exhausted their arrows.
Shen Zhuixing ordered a team of men to demolish the burned houses, transport bricks and tiles to the top of the city, and use them as weapons to smash them down.
This move was indeed very effective. Since the Yan army's arrows had been exhausted, the southern army had "a brick in hand" and was condescending, gaining the upper hand.
Shen Zhuixing's command of operations was different from Geng Bingwen's.
The other commanders sit in the center and wait for information to arrive before issuing orders.
Shen Zhui Xing, on the other hand, was holding the Long Yuan Sword and using Qing Kung to move back and forth between the four city walls. A crisis had just occurred, and even before the crisis had arisen, he had solved it. Wherever the Long Yuan Sword went, there was no one who could combine it.
The more the Southern army fought, the easier it became. The Yan army suffered numerous casualties. If it weren't for the Yan king Zhu Di personally supervising the formation behind him, no one would have dared to climb the city.
The battle lasted until dawn, and the walls of Zhending City were piled with corpses of the Yan army.
Although the Yan army attacked in two groups, they were so exhausted after a night that they could no longer climb the ladder.
Seeing this situation, Lan Yue advised Zhu Di: "There will be no results if we continue to fight. Besides, what if we defeat Zhending? If the losses are too great, even if we barely get through Zhending, we won't be able to go far. It's better to wait for now."
Withdraw and consolidate the base first. Perhaps by then the real problem will have been solved without fighting."
Zhu Di remained silent.
He looked at the Zhending city wall, which was not tall but was in dilapidated condition, and then at the high-spirited Confederate army led by Shen Zhuixing. He sighed secretly, turned around and said to the generals: "Attack the city."
This is a bad move, it will only waste time and dull our morale." He announced that he would withdraw immediately.
Seeing the Yan army slowly retreating and gradually disappearing on the northern plains until they were no longer visible, the soldiers of the southern army believed that this was true.
With less than 20,000 defeated soldiers, they resisted the siege of 100,000 Yan troops. They held on for three days. The city was as safe as Mount Tai, which made the enemy troops flinch. At this moment, they finally saw the Yan army leaving. Everyone cheered and even more people shed tears.
Tears of excitement.
They all gathered around Shen Zhuixing and once again shouted the name of "Sheng Yong" in unison, revealing their true feelings and shaking the sky.
King Zhu Di of Yan raised his army from the beginning of July to the end of August when he came south to Zhending. His troops were more than ten feet large and small, and there was no trace of defeat.
But in the end, the way south was blocked by a small Zhending city, ending the first journey south to attack the capital.
The happiest person was Geng Bingwen, whose face was filled with joy.
He took Shen Zhuixing's hand and said with a smile: "Look, I said at that time that you alone could defeat thousands of troops. Now it seems that I am really foresighted!" After that, he laughed again.
Shen Zhui
"What are you afraid of? With a miracle doctor like you by my side, I think you can save even the dead with your true energy!"
"Besides, why can't I be so happy? Do you know the meaning of being able to defend Zhending City?"
"Sheng Yong knows a thing or two." Shen Zhuixing said calmly.
"Oh, tell me, I think you are young, do you know strategy?"
After winning the battle, Shen Zhui
"So, knowing the enemy comes first, and knowing yourself comes second. It can be seen that knowing the enemy is the most important! Let's analyze Zhu Di's advantages and disadvantages."
"The advantage of King Yan Zhu Di is also very obvious. Not only does he have a large number of troops, he has also been influenced by famous generals such as Li Wenzhong and Lan Yu since he was a child. He has been fighting the Mongols for more than 20 years. He and his army have enough
The actual combat experience is far beyond the comparison of the imperial army, so if the two sides attack, I think the Yan army is stronger and has a higher chance of winning."
Chapter completed!