The day for Guo Wei's personal expedition, no, the labor force was set in May.
Guo Zongyi went to beg for a long time, and finally had to lie that Guo Rong had agreed with him to go to Yanzhou before leaving. Guo Wei then relented and allowed him to accompany him.
Guo Zongyi was so happy that he jumped three feet high on the way back home. The time to make great achievements was coming!
Yanzhou is a smooth battle, and it's a good time to practice. Unfortunately, the 5,000 new troops haven't been gathered yet, and they can't catch up with this opportunity. All they can bring out is his 1,000 guards, plus the 500 elites given to him by Guo Rong.
ride.
Fortunately, the Five Dynasties were not short of fighting. This time they brought out 1,500 people. After being tempered by the fire of war, a group of good seedlings would immediately grow up and serve as a small school, so that they could better train the 5,000 new troops.
Nowadays, only by properly arranging things behind your back can you rest assured and enjoy peace of mind.
That night, he urgently summoned Cao Bin to his house.
In the hall, the lights were brightly lit, and Cao Bin strode forward wearing armor and holding a sword.
Guo Zongyi looked at him carefully by the orange light of the oil lamp. He was much darker and rougher than when he first met him. The elegant minister of Chanzhou City now looked more like a general.
"My name is Cao Bin, please send my regards to His Highness."
After seeing the ceremony, Cao Bin sat down on the left side.
"How is the military training going?" Guo Zongyi went straight to the point.
Cao Bin pondered for a moment and then replied: "These soldiers have some foundation in the original army. After more than a month of hard training, they can barely fight."
Guo Zongyi nodded and told Guo Wei to personally conquer him and tell him about his companionship.
Cao Bin had already expected it and was not surprised. He just crossed his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. If I continue to train this army for more than a month, I will definitely be able to help Your Highness establish his authority in times of peace."
Seeing Cao Bin's confidence, Guo Zongyi was also inspired and stood up with his arms: "Okay! With your words, I will be alone without worries."
Cao Bin sighed slightly in his heart, and His Highness jumped again. He quickly stood up and corrected him sternly: "Your Highness cannot be called an orphan yet."
Guo Zongyi sat down and took out a picture and handed it to Cao Bin: "Please take a look first."
Cao Bin took it, unfolded it, and saw that it was the Yanzhou city defense map drawn by the camp in front of him. He couldn't help but stare, and said in shock: "How could your Highness have such a map?"
"I brought it from before His Majesty's case." Guo Zongyi said calmly.
Cao Bin's face turned dark. He rolled up the picture and warned in a deep voice: "What your Highness did was not done by Master Ming. Please return the picture tomorrow."
Guo Zongyi was startled and asked: "What are you going to do? I specially sent this picture so that you can use the rest of the time to recreate the battlefield according to the picture and use it for military exercises."
Cao Bin shook his head resolutely: "I will never do anything like this to trap my master."
Guo Zongyi was furious, but Cao Bin reasoned. He couldn't force him, but the military exercise had to be done, and the battlefield background had to be restored as much as possible.
So, Guo Zongyi had to agree: "Okay, I will return it tomorrow."
Cao Bin smiled faintly and was about to say a few words of praise when Guo Zongyi changed the topic and actually made things difficult for him: "But tonight you must write down the picture or draw it."
Cao Bin was speechless. He glanced at the city defense map with crisscrossed lines and dense small characters. He immediately felt dizzy. It was difficult to draw it, so why use his brain to memorize it?
Looking up, he saw His Highness looking like he was planning something. Cao Bin gritted his teeth and agreed: "Go ahead! I'll draw this if I bid."
After saying this, he asked the attendant to get paper and pen.
Guo Zongyi's eyes showed admiration, and Cao Bin's determination was far stronger than most people he had ever met.
Those who have always achieved great things must have an unyielding will. Otherwise, if they are defeated in one blow, how can they talk about making achievements?
Mu Ping fetched paper and pen from the study room. Cao Bin lay down at the high table and was about to start writing. Guo Zongyi quickly reached out to stop him.
"There is no point in copying the gourd and painting the gourd. Guohua and I will look at this picture carefully and pick out paintings that can be imitated."
Cao Bin readily agreed. The city of Yanzhou had strong walls and high walls, so there was no condition to completely imitate it. Moreover, the troops were unpredictable and the water was unpredictable. The distribution of troop points in the city defense map could only be learned from, not imitated.
The two principals and ministers got together and went over the map in detail, eliminating the useless ones. Only the terrain, soil work, outer defense circle and other small changes were left. The most critical troop deployment could only be based on the performance.
Plan your troops and adapt to circumstances.
Finally, Cao Bin spent half an hour carefully drawing a simplified version of the city defense map.
After taking the picture, Guo Zongyi was still worried and asked: "How does Guohua want to conduct military exercises?"
Cao Bin had already planned the plan when he was drawing the picture. When he saw it, he asked questions, and then he said: "I think that the military exercises must be in line with actual combat to be effective."
Guo Zongyi was convinced and nodded to indicate for him to continue.
"The terrain of Yanzhou City is flat, and the Sishui city protection, tunnels, earth mountains and other methods may not be used. If we build a bridge and attack by force, we will suffer heavy losses. It is taboo in the art of war to attack a fortified city by force. The way to attack and defend lies in the word "expense" and "consumption".
In between, you come and go, pulling the strings, waiting for opportunities to defeat the enemy."
"Now there are more than 20,000 soldiers in Yanzhou. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If our army attacks it on all sides, it will only increase its power. It is not as good as surrounding three towers. The soldiers of Yanzhou have not returned to the Murong family and they have no intention of fighting to the death. We will block it again.
The Si River poured into Yanzhou City. When the water receded, the outer defense circle had been destroyed by the flood, and the city could only be destroyed in a matter of seconds."
"At that time, if Murong still refuses to surrender, we can sort out the priority, pretend to be solid, and build xing sheds, leather curtains, lead vehicles and other siege engines step by step to avoid the urn city, dig a corner under the city, floods will rush through, and the earth wall will be destroyed.
It is soft and easy to dig. If it collapses even a little bit, the city will be destroyed."
"If the coach uses this tactic, even if it is just to get close, I believe that he will eventually send elite troops to cover up and push closer, waiting for an opportunity to break the city, so I will use weapons, dig corners, seize gaps and other offensive methods."
After Guo Zongyi listened carefully, he asked, "What if your Majesty uses other tactics?"
Cao Bin shook his head and said with determination: "The Yanzhou camp does not have many cannons and siege equipment such as overhead cranes. Your Majesty has been in battle for a long time and is well versed in military affairs. He will definitely outwit the enemy and not attack by force."
Guo Zongyi did not comment, and only said: "Your Majesty will not block the Si River and flood the city. Anyone can do this, but your Majesty cannot do it."
Cao Bin thought about it carefully and felt that it was very possible. As the ancient saying goes, floods are fierce beasts. Guo Wei had strictly ordered Yanzhou's camp not to offend the people, so how could he practice flooding.
But no matter what, as long as Yanzhou does not surrender, it will end up in close combat, so it is still necessary to practice offensive drills.
At that moment, Cao Bin was about to speak again, but Guo Zongyi sighed quietly and spoke first.
"I think that no matter how your Majesty fights, he will treat our department as a reserve team." Guo Zongyi said softly.
When Cao Bin heard this, his expression was stagnant, and his spirit suddenly became depressed. He talked a lot, but forgot that His Highness was the only emperor's grandson in the dynasty. How could he let his subordinates take the lead? His guards were on board. As the commander, he couldn't get on.
Up?
Your Majesty is already taking a big risk by taking this precious grandson to Yanzhou.
Seeing his expression, Guo Zongyi raised his voice and consoled him: "Guohua, don't be discouraged. Just conduct your troops according to your own ideas. The situation on the battlefield will change suddenly, and no one can say whether the reserve team will be able to make it."
Cao Bin then gained some energy and crossed his arms in a salute: "Hey, I will definitely seize the time to arrange the military exercise."
"Okay, Chai Wang's five hundred elite soldiers will be temporarily handed over to you to practice together. I will observe them in the middle of next month." Guo Zongyi ordered, and then sighed softly: "Sure enough, it is still my iron-tired silver fighting method.
