Look at several generals standing on the top of the city.

Wang Li did not delay. Now for the Han army, time is life.

"My general wants to send troops out of the city to fight. Are there any generals who are willing to lead the troops?" Wang Li asked directly.

"General, can't it be enough for the four of us to meet each other?" Zhou Bo said.

"Yes, General!" Yingbu, Fan Kuai and Lu Wan nodded.

Faced with this lineup, many people in the court strongly opposed it, including Wang Li who was reluctant to bring these people out deep down.

But since the emperor made the arrangement, he accepted it.

Of course, the controversy between Zhou Bo, Ying Bu and Lu Wan is slightly smaller.

The most controversial person in the DPRK is Fan Kuai.

Because his wife is Lu Pheasant's biological sister, and Lu Pheasant is Liu Bang's wife.

Although Liu Bang is dead and Lu Fei is now living in Luoyang, the use of Fan Kuai makes people feel uncomfortable no matter what.

Besides, it’s not like the Han Dynasty didn’t have generals who could lead troops in war.

Even Song Yi, who was rated as not being aggressive enough, was not much worse than Fan Kuai, as long as he was not allowed to be the commander-in-chief.

But this is how Wang Buxu arranged it. As for whether these people will rebel or do something.

Wang Buxu is actually not worried.

After seeing the deployment of troops, Wang Li was not too worried.

The only ones who were highly valued were these four people. Below them, they were all generals promoted by the Han army.

Besides, the soil for rebellion no longer exists in Han State.

Do you really think that the emperor is a fool?

Won't you make some arrangements for this matter?

Wang Buxu once clearly told Wang Li, feel free to use it boldly and don't worry about loyalty, I have already made arrangements.

Although he couldn't figure out why the emperor did this, Wang Li didn't want to figure it out.

"This general only plans to send one person out!" Wang Li said.

"Isn't it unstable to send one person out?" Zhou Bo asked doubtfully.

It is normal for the city defenders to send troops out of the city to fight.

No one stipulates that the defending troops must only stay on the wall and wait for the enemy to attack.

And the tactics are flexible. With so many people like them now, it is obviously inappropriate for them all to gather in the city.

Therefore, sending people to fight outside the city to consume the enemy's effective strength and reduce the final defensive pressure is also a frequently used tactical method.

But what does it mean to send only one person out?

Only stick to one side and give up the other three sides?

"General, this will put a lot of pressure on the defenders outside the city!" Lu Wan also agreed.

"No!" Wang Li shook his head directly.

Wang Li naturally had his reasons for doing this, but facing his own generals, Wang Li still needed to explain clearly.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong in the next battle, it will be a lot of fun.

"The Huns have a large number of cavalry, and our army only has less than 100,000. We still need to divide our troops to garrison the city, and then divide them into four sides. Each side can only have a maximum of 20,000 people. If the Huns gather their forces to attack, there will be facilities to stop them, and 20,000 infantry will be available.

It’s also hard to resist.”

"There are large gaps in defense facilities, and we cannot guarantee that the expected results can be achieved in all four directions. If we try to cover everything, the final result may be that we will lose defense on all sides."

"Therefore, I, the general, want to concentrate all the facilities at the north gate, and then send 50,000 infantry out of the city to defend, and cooperate with the city wall cover to drag the main force of the Huns here!"

"In addition, send two more people to the rear to reorganize the troops, circle back from both sides, and directly attack the Huns' logistics!"

After listening to Wang Li's arrangement, the four of them clicked their tongues in unison.

I secretly thought that the generals who came from a 'professional' background were better than the generals like them who came from humble backgrounds.

Don't look at these people, all of them are famous generals in history.

But now, their level is actually very average.

Even Yingbu, who is the most famous, only has stronger fighting ability. To put it bluntly, this is a weakened version of Xiang Yu.

Zhou Bo, Lu Wan, and Fan Kuai are still young rookies making an attack.

If Yingbu was to command this battle, he would probably rush out with his army and directly compete with the Huns.

If Zhou Bo and others were given the command, they would basically hold on until the Huns retreated on their own.

Now their abilities have not yet reached their peak, and they are able to hold the position of general mainly because of their previous status. Even so, they have been downgraded.

Of course, using them also has the meaning of comfort.

Not only to appease these officials and generals, but also to appease the local people and people who were once loyal to them.

When the basic market becomes large, many things need to be fine-tuned. Otherwise, trying to lump everything into a ball is just nonsense.

Finally, Zhou Bo went out of the city and led 50,000 Han troops to conduct defensive operations.

Yingbu and Lu Wan went to the rear to receive and reorganize the oncoming troops, and then detoured to the rear to sneak attack on the Huns' logistics from both sides.

Fan Kuai was left in the city on standby, which made Fan Kuai feel a little unhappy.

But he also knew that his identity was different from theirs, so he didn't dare to show it.

Next, all the defenders in the city began to get busy.

Collect defensive equipment, mainly to resist horses and plant wooden thorns.

To say that he went out to fight in the city does not mean that he went out to die.

Regarding the defense requirements, the standards are actually not low at all.

At the outermost edge, there are rows of rejecting horses.

Once the enemy cavalry arrives here, they have to find a way to break through it, either by dismounting and moving away, or by directly knocking them away.

But at the same time, they also need to face the defenders' crossbow attacks.

But whether it was moved away or knocked away, the speed of the cavalry charge slowed down at this level.

Behind the horse is a horse trap that is half a meter deep and ten meters long. This is not yet completed. According to standards, the horse trap must be at least one meter deep, and some sharpened wooden sticks are inserted inside.

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Since this was not completed, some other defense measures were added.

Just dig some small holes in all the positions in front of you.

The area is twice that of a horse's hoof, and its depth is about the depth of an upright hand.

Don't underestimate this kind of pit. Once a foot steps into a high-speed war horse, it will cause the horse to flip over in a mild case. In a serious case, the horse's leg will be broken directly.

If even the horse is in such a miserable condition, how can the cavalryman on it be any better?

After the horse trap, there are rows of horse-repelling troops, and then there are infantry battle formations.

All in all, the farthest distance between the first row of infantry and the first line of horse resistance was about fifty steps away.

But here, the cavalry on the opposite side had to face three lines of defense before they could meet the Han defenders.

Of course, this is not the end.

Because Yuyang has been frequently attacked by barbarians from south for hundreds of years, it also has a moat, and the width is not narrow, it is ten paces wide and two meters deep.

So, if you have enough time, then a complete set of facilities can be turned into a moat.

After doing this, if the cavalry can reach the city wall comfortably, it will be considered a stroke of luck.

As for speed, there is no speed at all.

It's not that it's not impossible to fill the horse pit, but according to this design, all the defenses below are within the attack range of the defenders on the city wall. If you want to fill it, you have to take human lives to fill it.

If that doesn't work, send a group of soldiers out of the city to stop it. Your cavalry can't be fast anyway, and I still have archers on the wall to cover it.

From the beginning of the battle, Wang Li decided to send troops to fight outside the city, so the first line of horse rejection and horse traps were located very far away, already beyond the support range of the city wall defenders.

As night falls, the defenses outside the city are almost complete.

It is almost a layout with three floors inside and three floors outside.

The horses that were originally used on the four sides were all moved to the north gate, almost in a row next to each other.

If the first row is knocked open, the second row will also be blocked.

According to this formation, when the Hun cavalry rushes over, there will basically be no speed at all.

The scouts kept running back and forth, passing back the previous news one by one.

The Huns were also attracted by the scouts one after another according to Wang Li's arrangement.
To be continued...