The final decision made by the two generals of Zhengxi and Zhenxi was to launch an attack on the rebel camp slowly and with great fanfare. While surrounding them, they ordered the scouts to spread the word that "Chencang has fallen into our hands".
, forcing the Xiliang rebels to respond to this, rather than guessing the other party's response.
This style of conduct is not very Huangfu Song, but very Zhang Wen.
During the confrontation with Fufeng County, Bian Zhang and Han Sui continued to build fortifications around the camp to strengthen defenses. Now, the riverside wasteland that was originally close to the Wei River and known as the "Water Slope" has been built into a medium-sized area.
If they could not retreat from the large Wubao, the imperial army would have to attack the city.
When Dong Zhuo came to participate in the military meeting, Li Ru had some suspicions. Zhang Wen indeed proposed that the "Liangzhou Volunteer Soldiers" led by Dong Zhuo should take the lead in an attempt to preserve the "Sanhe elite" for "chasing death and chasing north". It sounded like
It was as if Dong Zhuo could drive away the rebels without any loss.
When Zhang Wen raised this point, Dong Zhuo had already sneered secretly and decided to comply first - after all, no one would find out the request of a general who died in a sneak attack by a rebel assassin, right?
It should be noted that in the Spring and Autumn Period and even in the pre-Qin period, Zhuan Zhu, Yao Li, and Jing Ke, those famous assassins, all shared the identity of "Ranger".
But to Dong Zhuo's surprise, Huangfu Song vetoed the plan without waiting for his false approval. After exchanging a few words of ridicule with Zhang Wen, he asked Dong Zhuo to cooperate in attacking one of the three sides of the "siege", and he could
Choose your own direction.
Ha, this General Zhengxi may have seen something, or he may simply be concerned about the many rangers under his command, and wants to express to himself that "although the big man is not that good, he is not too bad." Unfortunately, about this
It may take a hundred people to work hard, but it only takes one person to completely destroy the results.
Since the other party accidentally rescued Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo would not cause any more trouble. Based on the situation of his subordinates, he selected the mountainous side that was conducive to infantry and trapped camp operations, and handed over the trapped camp to Guan Hai and Zhang Ke.
Under the command of the school lieutenant, Niu Fu was ordered to lead the archers to suppress the formation, while Hua Xiong led the cavalry to protect the flanks on the mountain plains.
As for the actual actions after the intelligence offensive, in order to achieve a "joint attack" effect with the faster "Three Rivers Knights", the volunteers need to rush to the Shiwaipo overnight to ambush before the official attack.
Soldiers are a test.
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Dong Zhuo's army camp.
"My subordinates are still opposed to my lord going out to fight in person." Li Ru would change his name to Dong Zhuo when there were outsiders, and his tone would change slightly to avoid being criticized by other generals: "Even with these...'siege engines'
Same."
"Haha! Wen You, you just don't know how to command them," Dong Zhuo patted Li Ru on the shoulder: "Even you, who are well-informed, don't know how to deal with them, let alone those rebels."
Although he did not agree with Huangfu Song's views on the Han Dynasty, if someone said that the general who conquered the west did nothing during the nearly one year he was stationed in Fufeng, Dong Zhuo would be the first to object.
If you want to know the specific reason, just look at the "ferocious-looking" catapult that was sent to the military camp. Huangfu Song's troops were one step slower than Zhou Shen. The reason was not only to gather other Knights of the Two Rivers, but also to bring them with them.
The last clan member of the Han Dynasty named Liu Pu, and hundreds of craftsmen under him.
Although it was impossible for them to go to the battlefield, they built a large number of ordnance such as rams, ladder trucks, trebuchets and even manhole barriers during their stay in Fufeng County. They originally seemed to intend to give the rebels who were attacking the city a "surprise", but now they used it when they took the initiative to attack.
When it comes out, the effect won't be too bad.
The most critical thing is that they are all detachable and easy to assemble. For example, this trebuchet only takes five or six heavy troops to set up in about an hour. After that, it only takes three people to operate it.
The spiked baffle can also be used to defend against cavalry assaults and bow and arrow fire.
Although it will not be useful in outdoor encounters and mobile battles conducted before being trapped in the camp, what is about to be carried out now is a siege battle with sufficient preparation time.
"These things..." Li Ru was still arguing: "If the lord must use them, a separate force must be separated for protection and control. If they are randomly assigned to various tribes and fight independently, not only
It cannot enhance combat effectiveness, and it will also disrupt coordination among troops."
Although generals such as Niu Fu and Hua Xiong, who were delighted to see such a big guy, were glaring at him fiercely, Li Ru seemed to have no intention of changing his mind.
"Hmm..." Dong Zhuo thought about Li Ru's "company" characteristics and decided to follow his words, so he nodded and said: "Then, you will be responsible for commanding this 'siege force', but accordingly
, I hope to see results in time when their efforts are needed.”
"Please don't worry, my lord! My son-in-law will live up to his command!" Li Ru immediately responded loudly.
It turns out that you are the one who likes them the most...Xian son-in-law.
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A few days later, due to the "propaganda" that Fufeng County spared no effort in, various rebel groups and the invading Qiang tribes conducted many investigations and finally became convinced that their escape route had been cut off, and their morale dropped sharply.
Originally they were on the border of the Han people, so the Korean army didn't care. Even if they were dispersed by the official army, they could disguise themselves as Liangzhou people and flee and hide. However, the rebel Qiang, who looked obviously different from the Han people, did not have such conditions, so they "counterattacked".
The voice of "Chencang secures the way back" continued to spread among the Qiang people, to the point where most of the rebel Qiang people ignored the orders of Bian Zhang and Han Sui.
Moreover, the cautious and slow attack of the Han army made them feel that there was no need for so many people to defend this place.
As a last resort, Han Sui ordered Ma Teng and Pang De to lead a group of 30,000 homesick rebel Qiang cavalry back to Chencang, while Han Sui took the remaining 70,000 infantry and cavalry mixed troops to defend Shiwaipo to avoid being taken advantage of by the Han army.
attack.
But it is a pity that Huangfu Song, who did all he did to let them divide their troops, immediately issued the order for a general attack as planned, and Dong Zhuo's troops also approached the side wall of Shiwaipo overnight as agreed.
Although the diet of this group of Qiang invaders gradually assimilated with that of the Han people, it was still far from being able to cure the "bird blindness". Looking down from the wall of Shiwaipo City with torches lit, one could only see endless darkness.
In this darkness, Dong Zhuo's army, or in other words, Li Ru's siege troops were busy building siege equipment.
Without the participation of "unparalleled generals" and "siege equipment", the tactic used in normal siege warfare is "ant attachment", that is, crossing the moat against the ladder - if there is one, and then erecting the city wall.
Braving the rain of arrows, rolling logs and stones and other city defense methods, they broke through forcefully.
No wonder Zhang Wen was not willing to send the Sanhe Knights to attack the city. Unable to break through on horseback, they were just better-equipped infantry, and the equipment played almost no role in the army.
"Xian son-in-law, is this plan... too ideal?" Seeing that the first catapult was about to be built, Dong Zhuo finally couldn't help but ask.
Due to the "company and camp" nature, Li Ru did not outline a comprehensive and complete strategy, but simply handed over the battle plan to the generals in charge of archery, infantry, and cavalry.
In order to suppress the dissatisfaction of the siege equipment troops against Li Ru, Dong Zhuo personally came to supervise the siege troops, and naturally he also saw the strategies delivered by Li Ru.
His instructions to the trapped camp were to "ambush behind the agency troops. When the agency troops retreated and passed by, they would block the rear, but they were not allowed to step into the original positions of the agency troops."
The instructions given to the archer team were: "Ambush on both sides between the government troops and the city. You can let the enemy infantry enter the forest without blocking them. However, if anyone tries to escape from the forest, you can kill them one by one."
The instructions given to the cavalry were: "Liberate near the city and ignore the infantry. When a fire breaks out in the forest and there are Qiang cavalry troops out of the city, attack them halfway."
Finally, it was the agency troops themselves: “Only build a trebuchet, use flammable traps disguised as well rails, rush cars and other equipment, and throw a stone bullet at random into the city after the first rooster crow. When enemy soldiers enter the forest,
Retreat immediately."
Although there should be follow-up strategies to be added, just looking at the first movements of these troops, at least three troops have been eliminated - if everything goes well.
"This is the 'unparalleled characteristic' of my son-in-law," Li Ru said: "Design based on the most ideal situation, and make corrections or changes according to subsequent changes, in order to achieve the best results that can be achieved. In a word, [do all people and things]
, just listen to fate.”
"If you think about it carefully, this plan is not without possibility of success." Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and responded: "I am very familiar with the character of those Qiang people. When the bird blindness improved slightly, I found someone bullying them.
If you can’t see anything at night, you might just light a torch and rush out..."
Li Ru was about to respond, but his eyes froze as he glanced towards the city wall.
Dong Zhuo followed his gaze and saw an unusually tall man standing vaguely on the city wall on the outer slope of that world. He was surrounded by a group of Qiang people who at most wore light fur armor and were decorated with wolf fangs and horns.
This man was wearing a set of dark, heavy bone armor. His face was not revealed, he just raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Li Ru with disdain, then pulled it back and made a motion of slitting his throat.
"Beigong Boyu..." Although he has never seen this person, Dong Zhuo has no doubt that he is the leader of the Qiang rebels in the Liangzhou rebel army. Moreover, Li Ru's "simple"
The plan has been completely seen through by him, and the top priority now is to retreat as soon as possible and start again——
At this moment, a beam of light that penetrated the sky and the earth, had an indescribable color, and made all those who looked directly unable to see anything else suddenly shone down.
At the same time, Dong Zhuo seemed to hear a young woman saying in a voice that was suppressing a smile:
