28. Underestimate the enemy, see the enemy underestimate again
This is a field that has not yet been cultivated. It is a good fertile field. The snow that has not yet melted has made the ground a little muddy. However, this place has now become a place that has been heavily stepped on by countless pairs of straw sandals. Because... there is no one here.
What was the biggest impact of the Yellow Turban Rebellion? You can say it was an impact on the Han Dynasty, you can also say it was a resistance of the oppressed class, or you could even say it was the first performance of the heroes on the stage. But...
"Master Governor, please be careful. I heard that Zhang Jiao is good at sorcery and has countless strange people and strangers under his command. If Master Governor's army fails, then Jizhou will fall into an irreversible situation."
An old man with white hair was earnestly admonishing Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, hoping that he would not be so eager to attack Zhang Jiao, but it was clear that Wang Fen had his own ideas.
"County Magistrate Yan, it's not that I don't want to be quiet, nor that I can't understand the current situation. But look, your majesty's order for me to arrest Zhang Jiao has been handed down. Even if I try to show off, I can't just do it."
Don't move at all. And you also know that if these thieves are not wiped out quickly, who will cultivate the fields in Jizhou? I, a big man, have suffered from natural disasters for several years in a row. If there is another disaster, you will say that under my rule next year
What do the people eat?"
Seeing that the old man surnamed Yan was speechless for a moment, Wang Fen felt a little sorry and comforted him with kind words.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yan, I will definitely come back victorious. What's more, Mr. De will also help me." After saying that, he got on his horse and rode away.
"Hey... I hope God will bless me as a big man. Wang Fen has formed a strong alliance with many parties and is loose and tolerant but less decisive. I'm afraid he will be in trouble if he goes away. Li Degong is honest and self-defeating in his years. However, military matters are different from the administration, and he pays attention to killing and killing.
Decisive and adaptable to the situation, De Gong is a scholar. Neither of them are good generals. I can only hope that Zhang Jiao will focus on magic and neglect soldiers."
Although the old gentleman strongly disagreed with the dispatch of troops, he still reported his duties and returned to his office to continue organizing official duties and deploying city defenses.
The light cavalry led by Lu Bu and the scout Cao Xing were sent out by Li Shushi. Anyway, Cao Xing, Lu Bu and Gao Shun had their own unique contact information, so Li Shushi did not have to worry about the problem of poor information. And he now
Shi Zheng was leading the Yellow Turban Army of less than 5,000 people toward Xindu.
"General, there are not a few enemy troops. If we go forward like this, it will be like hitting an egg with a stone."
Guan Hai looked at Li Shushi who was riding leisurely on the claws and warned with some worry. Although he had not participated in any big battles, he had served as a leader among the housekeeper's private soldiers, so he still had some experience.
"Our most important task is to hold back the reinforcements from Anping State, and the second is to consider whether we can capture Xindu City. I am telling our enemy that I am marching towards him now. The enemy has just lost Guangzong City. In order to
To boost our own morale, the few thousand people we have here are a good target. The number is not too large but not too small either. We don’t have to worry about the number being too small to boost the morale of the troops, and we don’t have to worry about the number being too large to be eaten down. So I am the bait enemy.
I will definitely eat it.”
"Then will the enemy regard us as bait and not dare to eat us?" Guan Hai was still a little confused.
"The intelligence from the leader shows that the enemy sent troops in a hurry this time. Not only did the Jizhou governor's troops be less than 10,000, but even Anping's Prime Minister only had more than 2,000 people, and there was no concentration of Anping's county soldiers at all.
It means that the other party is very anxious and eager to solve our Taipingdao uprising at once."
"I understand, so what should we do?"
"It's not easy to do anything during the day, let's talk about it at night." Li Shushi gave Guan Hai a "you understand" look. Guan Hai also understood and stopped asking too many questions, and went to restrain the team.
"Zian, is there any news over there?" Li Shushi turned to ask Gao Shun beside him, but all he saw was that Gao Shun shook his head, smiled and went to chat with Su Xiaoluoli, who was disguised as a man.
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Although it was already past the vernal equinox, it still felt like it was getting dark very early. Li Shushi was eating the dinner prepared by Su Xiaoluoli for himself in his big tent, while he, Gao Shun and Dian Wei were studying the topics that were familiar with the geography of Anping Kingdom.
A simple map drawn by Taiping Taoists. Although the map is a bit simple, it basically has the distribution of mountains, rivers and rivers, and it can be considered a detailed document.
Suddenly, Li Shushi seemed to vaguely hear a few wolf howls, and the high-pitched sound penetrated many obstacles. Li Shushi felt that Gao Shun's body beside him was a little stiff, and his expression became serious.
Seeing Gao Shun's appearance, Li Shushi and Dian Wei subconsciously stopped their discussion and stared at Gao Shun together, who seemed to be confirming something.
"Lord, the enemy seems to be marching through the night, and seems to be heading straight for us. There are probably more than 10,000 people."
After Gao Shun reported the message he had just received, he immediately pointed out the enemy's location and approximate marching route on Li Shushi's map.
"What is the enemy's military configuration?" Li Shushi asked a question that he was more concerned about.
"There seem to be very few cavalry and civilian officials. I don't know if they were not brought out or were sent elsewhere. The enemy's troops are mainly composed of light infantry, and there are also some archers."
"Archers and civilian troops, these guys are really troublesome guys." Li Shushi scratched his head.
"Indeed, as long as the enemy commander is not so stupid, he only needs to block the front with his light infantry, which is far more numerous than ours, and then the archers can support us from the rear to prevent us from advancing. Then we can use light infantry to block the front.
If the cavalry cuts off our retreat, it will be difficult for us to escape the consequences of the entire army being destroyed." Gao Shun's words were like inserting several more javelins into Li Shushi's body.
"Report to the general and ask for an audience with the general."
Just when Li Shushi was scratching his head about how to break through the defense of the army, the soldiers guarding outside Li Shushi's military tent loudly reported that Guan Hai had come to see him.
"General, what's going on? Have you come up with any good ideas? Just give the orders, I will listen to you." Guan Hai was afraid that Li Shushi could reimburse his own private soldiers of more than a thousand people with such a small number of people.
The strength is scary when you think about it. Although there is a reason why the water pirate is not good at land combat, it is incredible every time when he kills so many people in such a short time.
"I have an idea, but the losses are a bit big, so I'm a little hesitant." Li Shushi didn't shirk, and directly expressed his concerns. After all, there were few people on his side, and if the losses were too big, the next battle might not be easy to deal with.
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"No problem. Anyway, Leader Zhang didn't really expect us to defeat the army that outnumbers us. It's good to have a chance to show his face now."
Guan Hai wrote to Zhang Jue many times, but Zhang Jue had no special expression at all. This made the originally ambitious Guan Hai somewhat discouraged and dissatisfied. Although he could not shake his admiration for Zhang Jue, he was more interested in helping Li Shushi perform meritorious services.
Enough.
"Okay, then let us act in this way, what do you think." Li Shushi told Guan Hai his suggestion.
"Sure, the old guard will obey the general's orders." After saying that, he left Li Shushi's Chinese army tent.
"Zian, do you think there is a high chance that my plan will succeed?" Li Shushi was still a little hesitant. After all, this was his real first battle, and his nervousness was palpable.
"It doesn't matter, it's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen. Moreover, the enemy coach seems to be two literati who don't know anything about military affairs. It seems that even if they have some real wisdom, it will be difficult to show it."
"Then it's decided, let's make a big fuss this time." Li Shuyi encouraged himself with such a positive tone, and he also believed that he had his own confidence, that is, the things he had in his hands
Weird spells.
Immortal Technique: Dominance (Intermediate Level): Temporarily improves the attack power, defense power, mental power, explosive power, and morale of our troops. Can be used against the army. Proficiency is 7/1000. MP consumption is 8.
Taoism: Corpse Qi (intermediate level): Temporarily reduces the enemy's attack power, defense power, mental power, explosive power, and morale. Can be used against the army. Proficiency is 13/1000. MP consumption is 10.
Taoism: Eight Formation Diagram (Elementary): Surround the enemy troops with a stone formation with eight gates, giving them various effects. Proficiency is 2/50. MP consumption is 20.
Tao Technique: Bloodthirsty (Elementary): Ignite the ferocious energy hidden in the warrior's body, causing him to completely forget about the constraints of physical strength and exert his full strength. Proficiency is 1/50. MP consumption is 30.
Divine Skill: Sharp Gold (Rough Skill): Use the power of Western gold to act on metal weapons and armor, temporarily increasing the sharpness of our troops' weapons and the strength of their armor. Proficiency is 2/5. It consumes 40 MP.
Divine spell: Self-healing (proficiency): Use the vitality of the Eastern Wood to heal the wounds suffered by oneself. Proficiency 13/100. Consumes 15 MP.
Fire strategy: Skyfire (entry): Surround several enemy units with flames falling from the sky, causing them to suffer heavy damage. Cannot be used when it rains or snows. Proficiency is 1/10. MP45 is consumed.
Water strategy: Whirlpool (rough passage): Manipulate the water flow to form a spiral water vortex to attack several enemy troops. It can only be used against troops located on bridges, shoals, wetlands, rivers, snowfields, and oceans. Proficiency 2/5. Consumption
MP60.
Wind Strategy: Storm (Rough Pass): Blows up a storm and attacks several enemy units. Proficiency is 1/5. Consumes 60 MP.
Ground strategy: Ground subsidence (rough passage): Launch a large-scale ground collapse, causing huge damage to several enemy units. Proficiency level 3/5. Consumes 60 MP.
Li Shushi initially didn't quite understand the "able to fight against the army" attribute that appeared when domineering and corpse qi reached the intermediate level, but later he understood it when he saw the identification talisman brought by Zhang Jiao, and he was also a little excited at the same time.
But all attributes are increased and all attributes are reduced. Especially after reaching the intermediate level, there is a 20% attribute increase for oneself and a 30% attribute decrease for the enemy.
This definitely has the ability to change the direction of the battlefield. Li Shushi is convinced, because this little strong Lu Bu has proven this countless times. So much so that he is now completely accustomed to fighting with sudden changes in attributes.
