In extraordinary times, use extraordinary methods. This method refers to both laws and methods.
Gongxian County has its own system, which can ensure effective operation during governance. It is also destined to have strong inertia to resist sudden changes to different war situations.
How could Xu Huai select Ling Jian, Han Wende, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng, Liu Shiwang and others from tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in just half a day without using extraordinary means and being unfamiliar with Gong County?
And even if Xu Huai can accurately select these five people from the soldiers, how can Chen Yougui, Zhu Xun, Gu Dajun and other commanders, commanders and more commanders easily break the existing system of the defenders and let them
It's just ordinary military officers, and the five wardens take the lead?
Not only that, Xu Huai also asked them to select military officials and arm them with the best soldiers and armor.
There are 2,000 soldiers guarding the mausoleum. The bloody soldiers may not be able to get ahead, but they will definitely not be without them.
According to conventional methods, it will be impossible for many of them to easily give up the one or two sections, team heads, and flag heads that they can still play.
And even for the Tomb Guards, whose armor and equipment are better than those of the ordinary Imperial Guards, elite scale armor and pierced armor are rare items, and they are basically worn by many generals and military officials. Even if they are not born, they will not give them away easily.
Excellent crossbows and weapons.
But now, Gu Dajun, Zhu Xun and others, even if they are thinking about their own lives, will force their generals to give up their people, weapons and armor to form a new ice-cutting team.
Of course, speaking more broadly, it was the prestige of King Jing Zhao Tuan and the fact that Xu Huai had 500 elites in the city that ensured that this extraordinary method could be implemented.
Otherwise, if Niu Er rode on Gu Dajun and held his knife to his throat, how could the more than two hundred generals and military officials under the city tower not be restless?
Of course, the ice-cutting team must be pulled out of the city immediately, so they can choose generals, but not pawns.
Instead, Ling Jian, Han Wende, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng, Liu Shiwang and others selected the team heads and flag leaders, and then directly separated these team heads and soldiers under the flag leaders from the original capital teams and newly organized them.
Enter the chiseling army.
Ling Jian, Han Wende, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng, Liu Shiwang and the team members they selected all had their flag heads replaced with scale armor and pierced armor. The arsenal was insufficient and they were ripped off directly from the bodies of other generals guarding the mausoleum; long and short
Soldiers, iron shields, infantry bows, and divine arm crossbows are also configured in this way.
Zhu Xun, Gu Dajun and others also wanted to follow them out of the city. At this time, they did not dare to fail to do their best and finally gathered five ice-cutting teams in the afternoon.
The ice-cutting team was divided into two parts: the third team headed towards the Yiluo River in the west, and Xu Huaiqin led a team of elite cavalry to cover it; the two teams headed towards the Yellow River in the north, and Zhang Xin and Guo Junpan led a team of elite cavalry to cover the flanks.
At this time, the main force of the Luqi had penetrated into the southern foothills of Mang Mountain, and was looking for those weak-willed fortresses between Yanshi and Mengjin to attack, so as to nail the northern part of Luoyang like nails to block the small group of soldiers and horses from attacking Yanshi.
, reinforcements from Gong County and other cities.
In Gong County, the captives only had a few small teams of scouts and reconnaissance cavalry, keeping an eye on the movements of the defenders. In total, there were only one or two hundred light cavalrymen from the Semu tribe.
There are currently only a few enemy cavalry in Gong County, and Xu Huai did not need to personally go out of the city to guard him. However, in order to reduce the resentment in the hearts of Zhu Xun, Gu Dajun and others, he also watched Ling Jian, Han Wende, Liu Shiwang and others at close range leading the troops to fight.
Due to his ability, Xu Huai still personally led the team to cover the flanks for the ice-cutting team.
When the ice-cutting team left the city, it attracted the attention of the captive soldiers. Four or five teams of scouts and reconnaissance cavalry gathered from all directions. However, the Red Husband's scouts mainly used light cavalry, and their combat was mainly based on galloping and shooting.
The three ice-cutting teams heading towards the Yiluo River were only a hundred or two hundred steps apart. Their formations were quite orderly, and the ordinary soldiers basically wore armor. The formations were equipped with a large number of shields, and there were Xu Huai's armored cavalry.
When the enemy cavalry came, they did not dare to charge directly to the nearby area, but only fired from the outside.
The three ice-cutting teams were a little panicked at first, but seeing that the enemy's cavalry and crossbows could not threaten them, they continued to advance toward the river beach under the leadership of the generals and military officials, raising their shields to guard their sides.
After arriving at the embankment on the east bank of the Yiluo River, Ling Jian, Han Wende, and Liu Shiwang also faced each other head to tail. In addition to separating some men and horses on the left and right wings and on the ice, they formed formations with shields and spears to prevent small groups of cavalry from approaching and shooting arrows.
Outside, the remaining people used shovels, hammers, iron chisels and other tools to destroy the ice surface, or collected firewood and piled firewood on the ice surface.
The ice on the Yiluo River and the Yellow River is more than a foot thick. With just a few manpower, the ice-breaking efficiency cannot be very high.
In fact, a large group of cavalry has already entered the west of Yanshi. Dai Viet is in Yanshi and there is no large group of field elites in Gong County. The effect of destroying the river ice is very limited and cannot achieve the purpose of restricting the entry and exit of the cavalry.
However, Xu Huai forced the defenders to leave the city. In addition to forcing Zhu Xun, Gu Dajun and others to cooperate with him to break the original defender system, select generals, and completely organize new defenders, the more important thing was to force the defenders to dare to leave the city.
Facing the enemy soldiers, you can accumulate courage and experience against the enemy bit by bit from the contact.
After noon, twilight was already deep, and more soldiers and scouts gathered from a distance. Xu Huai withdrew his troops and returned to the city, completing today's ice-cutting task.
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The ice-cutting team returned through the North City Gate. King Jing Zhao Tuan, Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and others had already heard the news and stood on the North City Tower to watch again.
After the city gate was closed, the generals lined up on the long stone street under the city tower. Zhao Tuan, the king of Jing Dynasty, stood in front of the crenellated wall and said loudly: "At this time when the country is in danger and the mountains and rivers are crumbling, the generals and soldiers are not afraid of the strong invaders and dare to
Going out of the city to face the enemy and fight is really a blessing for Vietnam and Gong County - all the generals and soldiers are rewarded with a spoonful of lamb meat and a minute of fine wine at the night banquet, and whoever kills the enemy is rewarded with ten sticks of money! Ling Jian, Han Wende, Liu Shiwang, Yu
Gong, Yu Zheng, you follow Xu Junhou to the city tower, I have another reward for you!"
Xu Huai left Zhu Tong beside King Jing Zhao Tuan, and Zhang Xin served as supervisor of the army. However, the guards around King Jing Zhao Tuan were also under his command. Therefore, King Jing Zhao Tuan always paid attention to everything that happened on the city tower.
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Heading towards Gong County, what King Jing Zhao Tuan was most worried about was that the defenders would not be able to use them.
If the defenders are exhausted and reinforcements cannot arrive in time, how long can Xu Huai with only 500 armored soldiers fight against the bandits?
Whether the Hulao Pass can be blocked in time is also of great significance to the captive soldiers. Would the captive soldiers care about the casualties of two to three thousand people and not dare to fight a tough battle under Gong County City?
In fact, the success or failure of Gong County is related to whether the captive soldiers can successfully block the eastward advance of the Western Army. If they encounter obstacles, they will definitely invest heavy troops to attack the enemy. Xu Huai only has 500 elite troops around him, which is definitely not enough.
The key to Gong County's success or failure lies in the incompetence of the defenders.
As for the Hulu Nan bandits, they traveled through hundreds of counties in Hebei, Hedong, Jingdong East Road, and Gyeonggi Road. Although it cannot be said that there are absolutely no people who dare to go out of the city to fight against the Hulu soldiers, they are still very few.
After entering Gongxian County, the fat-headed and big-eared Chen Yougui and other guards were dissatisfied with King Jing Zhao Tuan's first impression. However, he did not expect that Xu Huai would have such means to directly kill Ling Jian, Han Wende, and others today.
Liu Shiwang, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng and others were selected.
King Jing Zhao Tuan summoned Ling Jian, Han Wende and others to the tower. In addition to continuing to encourage them to unite their troops in battle, he also wanted to strengthen their power in front of the defenders so that they could truly replace them in the coming days.
Zhu Xun and Gu Dajun, who were just winebags and ricebags, shouldered the heavy responsibility of commanding the garrison generals.
Qiao Jien, Chen Yougui, Gao Huihong and others knew in their hearts that Dai Viet severely restricted the princes from intervening in government affairs, and King Jing Zhao Tuan took over the defense of Gong County. For King Jing Zhao Tuan, it is still unclear whether it was a blessing or a disaster.
Therefore, they will not disobey King Jing at this time, but they will not be too close to King Jing, and their rewards to King Jing will only be superficial.
However, ordinary generals and more civilians in the city are not aware of the strange twists and turns involved.
In their view, King Jing Zhao Tuan was a high-ranking prince, a majestic prince of Dai Viet, and a shining pearl that they looked up to but could not reach.
Hearing the words of praise and encouragement from King Jing Zhao Tuan, the officers and soldiers under the city were very excited. Ling Jian, Han Wende, Liu Shiwang, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng and others followed Xu Huai up the tower, and they were even more excited.
They usually regard themselves as noble and heroic, but when King Jing Zhao Tuan ordered the guards around him to step back and personally stepped forward to help them up without having to salute them, they were all so excited that they could not control themselves.
King Jing Zhao Tuan had already ordered Qiao Jien to prepare several good knives. As a reward, he personally tied them to the waists of Ling Jian and others, and then ordered them to lead their troops to a special military camp to rest, and then use it at night.
They were summoned to a night banquet.
At this time, Xu Sihu and others also temporarily took over the defense of the four cities in Gong County. Xu Huai accompanied King Jing Zhao Tuan and others to the palace.
Although King Jing Zhao Tuan showed full confidence in Ling Jian and others on the city tower, he was really worried about whether these people, who were just ordinary military officials and jailers before, could take on the important task of commanding the army.
After returning to the palace, King Jing Zhao Tuan ordered Qiao Jien, Gao Huihong, Chen Yougui and others to go down to rest first, leaving only Xu Huai, Wang Ju, Guo Junpan, Zhang Xin and others talking beside them. They couldn't help but ask Xu Huai with concern:
"Can Ling Jian, Han Wende, Liu Shiwang, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng and others be used?"
"Under my compulsion, the people recommended by Zhu Xun, Gu Dajun and others may not be said to be the best choice in the world, but among the three thousand garrison generals in Gong County, they must be the best choice - it concerns Zhu Xun and others
They don't dare to have selfish thoughts about human life. In the past, Ling Jian and others were either unruly or came from a poor family and failed to get ahead, but now that they have caught the attention of Zhu Xun, Gu Dajun and others, they can lead soldiers at the bottom.
In fact, they already have a high reputation among them. And just after they left the city to cut the ice, the accompanying military officials and soldiers were indeed convinced by Ling Jian and others," Xu Huai said, "They will take over and reorganize the garrison.
The army is responsible for the defense of the four cities. In addition to Zhang Junhou supervising military discipline and military law and providing them with sufficient support, His Highness can also select some people from around him and arrange them to help them, so that they can directly report anything to His Highness.
It will definitely make other military officials not dare to bully each other. Others are just trivial matters, and Xu Huai will always pay attention to them..."
Facing the advance of the powerful cavalry, a commander-level general led four to five hundred infantry out of the city to fight in the field. He had to take into account all aspects of the battlefield in the surrounding area. Ling Jian, Han Wende, Liu Shiwang, Yu Gong, Yu Zheng and others were still seriously lacking.
The relevant experience in commanding troops in combat certainly cannot be considered qualified now.
However, it is much simpler to defend the city by riding on it. The long and narrow city wall does not require any complicated formations. The core of defending by riding on the city is to suppress the enemy under the city, and there are not many complicated tactics.
Variety.
For the defenders, firstly, Ling Jian and others must dare to take the lead, and secondly, Ling Jian and others must have enough reputation among the lower-level generals.
Xu Huai believed that Ling Jian and others were capable of presiding over the defense on a city wall that was about five or six hundred paces long.
Even if there are some flaws, five hundred soldiers from Tongbai Mountain can overcome it.
This arrangement is far better than splitting the five hundred Tongbai mountain soldiers as the backbone to support the defense of the four cities, while using the Gongxian garrison, which has an absolute numerical advantage, purely as auxiliary support. It is much better and will last much longer.
