Chapter 851 Although the old tricks are still beautiful
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"Give up on Shanglin?"
In the Ansu County Governor's Mansion, Shangguan Renqing sat up in excitement. Looking at the letter in his hand, he could hardly believe it. It took Zhu Biao so long to capture half of Shanglin County, and now he would not go south, but would march eastward to Chengbo.
, giving up half of the county was completely overturning the established policy.
"What does he want to do?"
Shangguan Renqing didn't believe that Zhu Biao made such a decision rashly without careful consideration. But looking at the map, Shangguan Renqing couldn't think of any possibility of Zhu Biao's entry into Chengbo to open up the situation.
Dang Shikui thought of almost everything and bet on whether he could capture the city within a month. Shangguan Renqing really hoped that Zhu Biao would find a flaw in the Zhou army's layout.
Three days later, Chengbo County, outside the county city.
There were still thirty miles away from the county seat, and Zhu Biao's army had to stop. Because the Zhou army's military camp was right in front of him, a small but strong camp.
"Dang Shikui adopted a lock-down method on Chengbo. Nineteen military villages of different sizes were built around the perimeter. This is the westernmost one."
Di Feng pointed at the map. There were many small red dots marked around Chengbo County, and each small red dot represented a camp.
"This is the place where he stores grain. It is located in the southeast corner of Chengbo County, eighteen miles apart. Dang Shikui built a city wall three to four feet high, like a town. It was surrounded by Zhou army forts, which were tightly defended.
It is heavily guarded."
Densely packed with little red dots and granaries, this square is as clear and eye-catching as Chengbo County.
Zhu Biao touched this point with his fingers, it was his goal tonight.
Three hundred thunderbolts, one hundred thunderbolts, and a cost of one thousand four hundred gold. There is no reason why Zhu Biao can't take the granary. Don't say it is comparable to a town. It is a real city. Three hundred thunderbolts are enough.
Enough to blast down the city wall.
At night, the warm wind blows.
It's March, and the cold winter has long gone away from the world. It's late at night, but Dang Shikui in the tent of the Zhou Army Commander-in-Chief is still awake.
He couldn't understand how Zhu Biao could make such a choice, giving up the Shanglin Beidi that he had finally obtained, and pouring his troops into Chengbo. The logistics were completely cut off.
Is he just going to fight for four or five days and then turn back again? Or is Zhu Biao going to be crazy and cruel to the people and use harsh tactics?
Is the King of Tang in Beijing willing?
In a war, what is fought for is material, money and food; what is fought for in the world is the morale of the people. If Zhu Biao really burns, kills and loots in Chengbo, then what if he is defeated in this battle? What if the entire army is annihilated?
The king of Tang will lose the support of the people.
The Five Kings Rebellion lasted for two generations. Even when the princes were in their most difficult times, they took this into consideration and did not touch this line easily. Because as long as this precept is broken, there will be consequences.
Two, if there are two, there will be three. In the end, the people will be completely devastated and the army will become a bunch of beasts.
Zhu Biao's reputation in the Central Plains is not very good, and the flood in Shizhou is still remembered by countless people. The leader of the party has Shizhou soldiers under his command, and he understands the hatred of Zhu Biao by the people of Shizhou. But this is not
It is said that Zhu Biao really has low morals. During the time when he was leading the troops in the war, the party leader heard about the evil deeds of burning, killing and looting.
However, due to logistical difficulties, Zhu Biao's 200,000 troops marched into Chengbo. How could he raise military supplies besides looting the people?
The world leader of the party has been thinking about this problem for three days. He looked at the map countless times in these three days. He carefully considered every link to make sure there was nothing wrong.
What kind of flaw did Zhu Biao see that made him dare to lead his troops regardless of retreat and go deep alone?
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Tonight was Zhu Biao's first night outside the city. The leader of the party could not sleep peacefully, so he sat in the tent, under the yellow glow of the candles, and carefully considered the layout of the map again.
"Report——"
Suddenly there was a shout outside the tent.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the rebel army broke out of camp at night, passed through the two villages in the southwest, and is heading towards the Army Liang City!"
Striding out of the military tent, Dang Shikui took only his personal bodyguards and hurried to the camp observation deck. Looking southwest from the ten-foot-high earth platform, one could clearly see a group of fire dragons passing over one building after another. The military camp, from west to east, rushed towards the grain harvesting land in the southeast with all its teeth and claws.
Countless firelights lit up from the surrounding Zhou army's stronghold, as numerous as the stars in the sky, and the bright firelight turned the black night sky white.
"Commander, we are really pulling out teeth from the tiger's mouth!"
There were only 30,000 Hedong elite cavalry who came to raid Junliang City, and the people beside Zhu Biao were Zhu Zhong and Zhu Tong. They talked to each other more casually and less respectfully and complimentarily.
"Yes, pull out the teeth from the tiger's mouth, really pull out the teeth from the tiger's mouth." And it must be successful - Zhu Biao tightened his grip on the spear in his hand, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Zhou army camp.
On the observation deck, the firelight was constantly changing. Looking out from above, fires of different styles were lit up from time to time in various military camps. In response, a large net was laid out by the leader of the party, and he was waiting for the net to be opened. treat.
At this time, the leader of the party was full of confidence. He still couldn't guess what Zhu Biao was thinking, but he firmly believed that he could win this battle tonight.
Zhu Biao only sent one of his troops to attack Junliang City, and there was no way he could pose a threat to Junliang City. How much effort did he put into building this town-like military stronghold? Zhu Biao just sent his troops to attack Junliang City. A solid defense and 30,000 elite defenders can withstand one or two attacks.
Hundreds of thousands of Zhou troops were waiting in defense. The Tang troops inside the encirclement were also alarmed by the sound of fighting, and Shi Yuan hurriedly climbed to the city.
Dang Shikui estimated the pace. Zhu Biao only brought a part of the cavalry in. Outside, under the cover of darkness, there were hundreds of thousands of cavalry. These were the ones he had to be careful about.
With an army of 500,000 to 600,000 men in hand, Zhu Biao only needed to use 30% of his strength to completely kill a small number of cavalrymen like Zhu Biao in a night attack.
"kill……"
"Kill..."
Thirty thousand cavalrymen circled the military supply city continuously. The thunderous sound of horse hooves and the shouts of tens of thousands of people could be clearly heard for dozens of miles around.
However, the defenders of Junliang City and the nearby military strongholds all looked at each other in a friendly manner. The incoming rebel cavalry was a complete thunderstorm without rain. The shouts of killing in their mouths were loud and loud, but the actual attack was not Not at all.
Dang Shikui looked at the signal flag raised on Junliang City and frowned slightly. Was Zhu Biao fishing? If so, then he was really courageous. He went directly to do flower work outside Junliang City.
But isn’t this too childish?
That army doesn't have night communication means. A few bonfires can clearly convey the message. Is Zhu Biao really fishing? As an old man who has been on the battlefield for many years, he doesn't even know this, right?
Dang Shikui suddenly felt that he had too many puzzles in Zhu Biao's thinking these past few days.
If he is someone who has experienced the influence of the Internet in the 21st century, he will definitely say: This girl's brain circuit is too abnormal.
Of course, Dang Shikui is not from the 21st century earth, so he just frowned at the moment and carefully watched every change in the direction of Junliang City.
until……
"boom……"
"boom……"
After two huge explosions, the leader of the party turned pale with horror, and then poured a bucket of ice water over his head, which chilled his heart and lungs.
"Send troops. Send troops..."
Hysterical roars. War drums and horns sounded in the camp. The warriors tried their best to raise their antlers, resist their rifles, and open the heavy camp gate.
"kill--"
Two gaps three to four feet wide appeared in the west wall of Junliang City. Zhu Biao, who had already fallen off his horse and the three thousand guards in heavy armor, rushed up without hesitation.
"boom……"
A figure appeared in the gap like lightning, just like Zhu Biao used all his strength to strike out with the "King Long You Regret" palm. The crumbling gap immediately widened by several feet. The black shadow also used the turbulent sea of palm power to move the number.
Hundreds of bricks and stones of various sizes were smashed overwhelmingly towards the trapped camp rushing towards the gap.
The ruins piled up by the collapsed city wall were missing their sharp points under this palm. A dozen soldiers who were charging at the front of the trapped camp were beaten to injuries and broken bones, and even died on the spot. Han Gang, who had always charged at the front, was
The Han Meng brothers were the first to bear the brunt. They were both very strong. After many years of training by Zhu Biao, they both broke through to 80+ in force. They waved the one-legged copper man and Lei Gong Boring to block forty or fifty bricks in succession. However, they were still defeated.
The remaining city bricks were smashed so hard that they vomited blood and flew backwards.
Two explosions sounded almost at the same time, but Zhu Biao and Heiying suddenly woke up. The two figures disappeared in a flash, and when they appeared again, they were already on the battlements of the city wall.
Grandmaster level expert!
As expected, there are experts in charge of this important military and food area.
Zhu Biao's eyes flashed, and he secretly cried out that it was a pity. If it were another place, wouldn't this be another thousand pieces of gold? But now...
"I'll trap him, you guys kill me -"
Shouting loudly, Zhu Biao knew that he didn't have much time. If he could blast open the city wall with a thunderbolt, the leader of the party would dare to come out to fight for him immediately.
Han Gang and Han Meng wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths and shouted loudly. Zhao Fei and Qian Bao also waved their weapons and promised loudly.
Seventy percent of one hundred thunderbolts were placed on Zhao Fei's body.
Zhu Biao led his opponent into the interior of the Army Liang City, but he could not guarantee that there was nothing explosive about Zhu Biao.
"Boom boom boom..."
Thunderbolts and thunderbolts exploded alternately. The Han army that used the former to clear the way made rapid progress, while the Han army that used the latter to set fire could advance at the speed of light.
No matter how big the granary is, two thunderbolts can burn it; no matter how high the granary is, one thunderbolt can burn it.
In less than two quarters of an hour, the entire military supply city turned into a sea of flames. The rolling heat wave was unbearable even to Zhu Biao and his opponents, who withdrew, not to mention other enemy and friendly soldiers.
Zhou Jun has already arrived with packages from all directions.
Zhu Biao abandoned his opponent and returned to the team. "Technical and tactical - serial assault, start!"
Since the cavalry attribute was raised to S level, this is the first time that Zhu Biao has opened up the highest technical tactics of the cavalry unit.
"Kill..."
Falling into the camp, the guards mounted their horses in heavy armor and joined the team as part of the cavalry. 120,000 horse hooves beat on the ground, and 30,000 horsemen formed an extremely sharp long arrow. At this moment, it left the string and shot straight out of the formation.
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The Zhou army blocked them for a while, but they couldn't stop them at all. The combat power of the two sides was too different, and the Han army's cavalry was blessed with Zhu Biao's skills and tactics. At night, the Zhou army's infantry, which was not well arrayed, was like rotten wood, and was blocked by Zhu Biao.
Biao led his army to break through the formation easily, and the defeated soldiers would also disrupt the Zhou army's own camp.
In addition to guarding the 100,000 soldiers of the Tang army in the city, the leader of the party mobilized his troops. The military forts were connected into a large airtight net. If the Zhou army remained calm and waited, Zhu Biao, although his troops were extremely sharp, wanted to
It is indeed impossible to break through this big net. The Zhou army is too numerous.
But now, the military food city has turned into a sea of fire. Can the Zhou army still stay calm? How many people are already panicking and losing their minds!
"kill--"
The Han and Tang infantry and cavalry armies outside the military camp launched an attack in a timely manner.
If you have food in your hands, your heart will not panic. If you don’t have food in your hands, your heart will panic.
Zhou Jun was panicking. How could he withstand the attack of an army of 170,000 to 80,000 soldiers? [Including troops surrendered from Shanglin]
Even those Shanglin soldiers who had just been recruited under Chen An, Lu Tong and others were all fighting bravely to be the first. The army rushed into the military camp and was like a broken bamboo, destroying everything.
"Woooooooo..."
When Zhu Biao joined the army, the horn sounded to withdraw the troops.
An army of 200,000 infantry and cavalry slowly withdrew from the battlefield. The leader of the party, like a gambler who lost all his money at the gambling table, immediately wanted to give the order for the entire army to press forward and fight Zhu Biao to the death.
While both of us still have strength, it's dark and the enemy and I can't see each other clearly. If we fight him, both sides will suffer losses.
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them hard. Because the party leader looked at the chaotic army and really couldn't give such an order to send people to death.
"Hahaha, hahaha..."
On top of Chengbo City, looking at the fire outside the city, Shi Yuan laughed loudly. He had been in a stalemate with Dang Shikui for more than half a year. How could he not know that the place where the fire was burning now was where Dang Shikui had stored an army of 600,000 troops for March.
A place where military supplies are needed?
"Hahaha, hahaha..."
The whole city resounded with cheers, and the whole city resounded with laughter. The heartiness of the laughter was like a knife piercing into the heart of Dang Shikui.
The army... was defeated. This battle was over. There was no hope.
If you are not careful, you will lose everything. If you are not careful, you will lose everything! How could I forget how the Cangzhou Army conquered Haizhou? How could I forget that Zhu Biao made the explosives?
Regret engulfed Dang Shikui's heart like a poisonous snake, and endless remorse overwhelmed him, making him look pale and almost suffocate.
Five days later, a good news came to the case of King Tang.
Zhu Biao defeated the world leader of the party at Chengbo City and captured more than 400,000 people. The siege of Chengbo was solved. Now the remnants of the Zhou army and more than 300,000 people are trapped in the fifteen counties in the northern border of Chengbo County.
Dang Shikui really had two tricks. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately made a decisive decision and left. The army withdrew to the fifteen counties in the north of Chengbo, where there were 200,000 Zhou troops garrisoned and three months' worth of grain stored.
Although the original "three months' food" deadline has passed for more than half a month, and the "three months' food" itself only refers to three months' food and grass for an army of 200,000 people.
On a human body, it is only a few months' worth. But it is much stronger than the current situation of the main force of the Zhou army.
There have been too many changes in one month. Just like the Chengbo battlefield, one month ago and now, they are two different worlds.
How could Zhu Biao let the cooked duck fly away? After burning the military supply city, he moved his troops to the north of Chengbo overnight, cutting off all land connections between the main force of the Zhou army and the fifteen counties in the north.
As a result, a big battle inevitably broke out in the north of Chengbo City.
Shi Yuan, who already knew the exact changes outside the city through carrier pigeons, also mobilized troops to organize a counterattack against the Zhou army.
This battle included 400,000 Han and Tang troops and 600,000 Zhou troops. It was a massive battle with a scale of one million.
The Zhou army was extremely tenacious in fighting for survival. However, Zhu Biao's army, whose two arms were upgraded to S-level, had a qualitative improvement in combat effectiveness compared to the past.
The sound of fighting was clearly reflected in the infantry formation. More than 60,000 Tang army infantry armor were arrayed in the "Eight Formations of Wuhou", and in conjunction with the trapped camp, the elite combat strength of three to four thousand personal guard infantry armor was forcibly Withstood a strong attack five times the enemy's strength.
In other words, Zhu Biao's 60,000 infantry troops withstood the party leader Zhou's 300,000 troops. Then, the main force of Zhu Biao's army, 140,000 cavalry, faced off against the Zhou army's infantry and cavalry, which was slightly less than twice the number. Is there any suspense about who wins and who loses?
So, when the Zhou army was at a disadvantage, Zhu Biao led his cavalry, like a hot knife cutting through butter, to break through the barrier of the Zhou army's armor, and went straight to the banner of the leader of the party, and broke the thigh-thick flagpole with one shot After that, the entire Zhou army battle formation began to collapse.
The leader of the party cut off his tail to survive, and threw his main force to Zhu Biao. He led his 100,000 troops to take advantage of Zhu Biao's army to pursue and intercept the defeated Zhou army, break through the weakest point of Zhu Biao's army, and rush towards the north. Zhu Biao noticed it immediately, but he really didn't have the troops at hand to intercept. Dang Shikui also picked up some rebel soldiers along the way, and later took in some remnants of the Zhou army who were lucky enough to escape being chased by the Han and Tang cavalry. Come on. An army of 1,340,000 troops rushed to fifteen counties in the North in extreme embarrassment.
The situation on the battlefield in Bozhou has been completely reversed, and then a question is placed in front of Zhu Biao, Shangguan Renqing, and Shi Yuan: whether to deal with the remnants of Dang Shikui on the spot, or to take advantage of the emptiness in the area north of Pingjiang in Bozhou to immediately The soldiers went down to Pingjiang.
Zhu Biao's opinion was to immediately send troops to Pingjiang, rely on the superior cavalry power of the Tang army, firmly control the area north of Pingjiang, and start exploring the land south of the Yangtze River.
In his eyes, Pingjiang is not a dividing line. Looking at Changhe, which is fifty miles wide in the east, Pingjiang, which is four to five miles wide, is just average. How did it become the 'North-South dividing line' in the eyes of Shangguan Renqing and Shi Yuan? Where's the line?
It is true that the Tang army had very few penetration troops on the frontal battlefield. Zhu Biao did not want to fight all the way to Tianjing. When he could no longer hold on, he could retreat. It would not be too late to retreat to the north of Pingjiang. Like Shangguan Renqing and Shi Yuan When the two of them were like this, they drew a line in Pingjiang's mind, and Zhu Biao looked down upon him.
This issue was reported to the King of Tang along with the good news.
Shangguan Renqing and Shi Yuan's opinion: start to deal with the remnants of Dang Shikui, and worry about it first.
Zhu Biao's opinion: seize the north bank of Pingjiang River and start working on the south bank of Pingjiang River. Only his own troops are needed!
Because of the battle of Ansu, the battle of Shanglin, and the battle of Chengbo, Shangguan Renqing and Shi Yuan, who admired Zhu Biao greatly, insisted on their opinions and were never willing to give in.
Zhu Biao's 200,000-strong army was already the main force of the Tang army in the Bozhou battlefield. Although Shangguan Renqing and Shi Yuan had many troops, without Zhu Biao's assistance, the situation of the Tang army in the fifteen counties in the north would immediately change. Offense is defense.
Although the Tang army had more troops than Dang Shikui's remnants, their numbers were limited. The 400,000 troops were simply not enough to attack the 15 counties in the North where more than 300,000 Zhou troops were garrisoned... (To be continued. If you like this
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