Chapter 148 Conquering Yanjin and marching into Yuanwu
Chapter 148: Capture Yanjin and march into Yuanwu
The so-called siege is not like in some poorly produced film and television works, where groups of soldiers carry bamboo ladders, rush to the city wall, put the bamboo ladder up, and then climb all the way... In this way, in addition to letting the enemy
There will be no other result than beheading them one by one.
A truly realistic siege involves a huge siege machine that is no shorter than the city wall slowly driving under the city wall, and then with a roar, the springboard of the ladder falls, setting up the city wall, and the soldiers rush over; and
At the same time, the archers on the well railing began to suppress fire. The catapults aimed at the crowded areas on the city wall and bombed indiscriminately.
impact.
Yes, the so-called siege battle is actually a comprehensive duel between machinery and courage. Just relying on courage or strength in numbers may not really bring victory.
No matter how many people there are, no matter how brave they are, if they can't rush to the city wall or break through the city gate, what's the use?
Only by relying on sufficient siege equipment to give full play to the advantage of our troops like now can we consider a battle with a chance of winning.
Cheng Peng rode a jade horse and held an ice spear, watching the battlefield.
The soldiers under his command have already rushed to the wall of Cao's army's camp, and are fighting inextricably with Cao's army who is resisting desperately.
Although the quality of Cao Ren's subordinates is relatively high, his subordinates have significantly higher morale - in the game, a soldier's actual combat effectiveness is equal to the basic quality multiplied by the general's bonus multiplied by the morale bonus. Due to morale
After a long period of time, the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides is no longer obvious.
This means that Cheng Pengjun's military advantage was fully utilized.
War is not a game, and there is no such thing as "the traitor is about to die, but the loyal minister kills the monarch with a flash of lightning". Victory is victory, and defeat is defeat.
Although Cao Ren went to the battlefield in person wearing heavy armor and carrying a short spear and a large shield, he alone was not enough to save the defeat.
Wherever he went, Cheng Pengjun couldn't resist and retreated one after another.
But after all, he is only one person.
Moreover, the generals on Cheng Pengjun’s side are not dead!
I don't know who took the lead. Dozens of top three-star players rushed up the ladder with shouts and surrounded Cao Ren on the high wall.
The battlefield is not a battlefield, and the siege is not a formation. There is no concept of "one-on-one", so they did not hesitate at all and launched an attack on Cao Ren.
Various weapons fell like raindrops, and each blow was enough to kill ordinary elite soldiers directly.
Even though Cao Ren's strength has exceeded three stars under the blessing of destiny and has risen to almost the middle of four stars, he is not strong enough to protect himself when faced with the siege of dozens of three-star peak players.
You can take care of this side but not that side; even if you charge with all your strength, you will be pushed back.
So after a while, the general of Cao's army was covered with injuries and collapsed from exhaustion.
"Kill Cao Ren!"
The cheers first sounded on the city wall, and then spread, and finally all Yuan Shaojun was cheering.
For a time, they were full of momentum, but Cao's army completely collapsed.
The next battle was a one-sided chase and annihilation.
In this battle, Yuan Shao's army lost 3,000 men. Cao's army, led by Cao Ren, almost completely wiped out the 5,000 sergeants and only escaped with a hundred cavalry.
"Very good, let's tidy up this camp and we can use it directly." Cheng Peng said happily, "The view here is wide and the walls are strong. It is really a rare defensive stronghold. After tidying up, it will be important for the army to follow up.
It’s a transit station!”
Xu Tu and Yue Yi nodded and went to arrange their work.
The victory in the siege is just the beginning, there is still a lot that needs to be done.
Then the next morning, Yue Yi rushed to the Chinese army's tent early and urged Cheng Peng to march quickly.
"There's no need to be in such a hurry." Cheng Peng said nonchalantly, "The young master has given us plenty of time. No matter how much we delay, we can reach Xuchang before the right time. It won't delay his marriage with Mr. Cao.
of."
These words made all the players present laugh.
Of course, only players are present.
Although this statement has long been an open secret among the players, the secret is still a secret after all, and it cannot be said in front of NPCs.
After laughing for a while, Yue Yi put forward the suggestion just now.
"Since ancient times, we have only heard of clumsy speed, but not of skill. Speed is always the only magic weapon to defeat the enemy." He gestured on the map and said, "According to the horse exploration report, there are two Cao Cao forces all the way south from Yanjin.
The Japanese Army. One is a guerrilla army led by Xia Houyuan and Li Dian, with about 4,000 people; the other is a 6,000 elite army led by Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong and Le Jin, stationed in Yuanwu County. There is currently no evidence that the two sides have
The troops are united..."
"You mean, we can defeat Xia Houyuan's army first, and then attack Yuanwu?"
"That's right, once these two troops are eliminated, all that will be left are the guards around Xuchang." Yue Yi nodded, "Although there are Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Xu Chu... and a large number of special forces over there.
There are generals and powerful troops such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Red Robe Army, but we don't need to fight them to the death - they are the targets of the young master, and those of us who are his subordinates only need to capture Yuanwu County."
"As long as Yuanwu County is captured, Cao's army will have only two options left - either to counterattack with all its strength and fight us decisively on the plains south of Yuanwu County; or to retreat to Xuchang and rely on Xiongcheng to fight a defensive war...
"Cheng Peng looked at the map and fell into deep thought.
Yue Yi made it very clear. In general, it is nothing more than the principle of "quickness is more important than delay, and change will occur". It is more convenient to attack two groups of enemies one after another than to unite the two groups of enemies into one place and then attack forcefully.
But he had other considerations.
Things on the battlefield change rapidly and are difficult to predict, and accidents can happen at any time. Therefore, excellent generals often have two different tendencies. One kind likes to win by speed and establish victory before accidents happen; the other kind likes to fight steadily and steadily.
Watch the development of the situation calmly, wait until everything is clear, and then strike hard to decide the outcome.
Both Yue Yi and Xu Tu tended to the former, but although Cheng Peng tended to the former in character, his education was in the latter.
As a historian, he is familiar with many war examples from ancient and modern times at home and abroad, and can even recite many of them directly.
Judging from historical experience, although the former type is brilliant, it will often be wasted after one failure; while the latter type may not have such wonderful battle examples and legendary stories, but it is better than being safe - just like the battle of Bai Qi and Chang Ping He
Wang Jian's battle to destroy Zhao, Chu and Bai Qi was certainly exciting, but in fact it was also extremely dangerous. If Zhao Jun was not really weak, Zhao Kuo, who personally led the army to attack, would have been able to defeat his central army with his upright troops.
, leaving the Marquis of Wu'an to die without a burial place; but compared to this, Wang Jian's battle was very stable, smooth and without any ripples.
If you want to be praised by others, Bai Qi's tactics will naturally be more beautiful, but if you want to win, Wang Jian's approach is the right way.
However, these thoughts are only Cheng Peng's own opinions. To use a common saying, they are... not enough for outsiders.
His eyes moved around the map, then raised his head and scanned the faces of his companions one by one.
So he made a decision.
Attack! Now! Go now!
Because what he saw on the faces of his companions was high fighting spirit.
At this moment, the three armies are working hard and their morale is high. No matter what kind of enemy they face, they are strong enough to fight. Even if they encounter any accidents, they will not be defeated in a single battle.
That being the case, why are you still hesitating?
Let’s talk about it later!
As for safety, Young Master Yuan will personally lead an army of 80,000 people southward in the near future, and there will be a large number of players accompanying him.
With such a supporting army here, what is there to be afraid of?
He was also a decisive person. Now that he had made up his mind, he did not hesitate at all and directly ordered the entire army to set off. He handed over Yanjin, which had not yet been repaired, to Yue Yi, who was marching slowly because there were many engineers in the army, and left behind
General Yan Liang and two thousand elite soldiers helped guard the choke point on the bank of the Yellow River, and then personally led the remaining fifteen thousand troops to attack to search for Cao Cao's army Xiahou Yuan and Li Dian's troops.
This march lasted three days.
Until they arrived at the foot of Yuanwu County, they still didn't see the troops that were supposed to intercept them on the road.
"Could it be that they have withdrawn into Yuanwu County?" Xu Tu pondered, observing the enemy's situation, "But the opponent's flag does not have the word 'Li' in the flag - at this time, is it necessary to deliberately show weakness?"
Cheng Peng was also puzzled.
For Cao Cao's army, which is outnumbered and outnumbered, it is necessary to boost morale as much as possible at this moment, so that it can last longer when Yuan Shao's army is pressing down. Therefore, it is necessary to put up every military flag, at least to let the soldiers see it.
"There are enough generals here to hold the line", which can increase a bit of confidence.
But they didn't do that.
"Perhaps... they are not in Yuanwu County..." Cheng Peng hesitated for a while, then ordered the officers in charge of intelligence to search the surroundings carefully.
"Let the players also work hard. I am a little worried after only relying on NPCs to search for horses."
The players naturally understood his concerns. Everyone who received the mission did not have any objections and set off quickly.
Then, Cheng Peng came outside the military camp and stared at Yuanwu County.
As the gateway to Xuchang, this small town is small but very strong. It is indeed a difficult target for him who does not have enough siege equipment.
But this is not a problem.
There are also some engineers in Cheng Peng's army, about a thousand people - they were exchanged with Yue Yi before setting off. Although they did not carry a lot of tools for the sake of marching speed, they could not build the large ladders and wells that they had when they captured Yanjin.
Lan, counterweight trebuchets and the like, but if we just make city rams or something like that, it would be enough.
But he didn't do that.
"Dig trenches as deep as possible; set up more defensive horses; prepare as many defense facilities as possible for me!" Looking at the ready-made original weapons that seemed completely unmoved by the army, Cheng Peng gave the order, "No matter what the enemy has,
What kind of trick is this? Let our army be in an invincible position first!"
