Hearing the sound, Chen Mu looked up and saw a figure standing at the gate of the city looking at him quietly.
This is a war, and to be more specific, it is a war of aggression. People in ancient times had a very serious idea of loyalty to the emperor and the country. Even if Chen Mu spread his reputation before, to these officials who have enjoyed the salary of the Longxia court for generations, Chen Mu is still a rebel.
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Just like parents are no longer objects, but they are one's parents after all and cannot be betrayed.
Of course, Chen Mu had no intention of occupying the whole of Jingzhou so smoothly and without any injuries.
He is no longer the chivalrous and courageous scholar who served the country at the beginning. Now he is a real tycoon. Everything he does now is to fight for power.
"Who is this person?"
Zhang Bowen on the side responded: "Lingling General Zhang Long, I have inquired about it before. This man's ancestor is a general who founded the foundation with Emperor Long Xia. There are people like this who have served the Long Xia court for generations to guard Lingling."
, If we want to take over this county easily this time, I'm afraid we will have to use weapons."
Chen Mu nodded, and then looked at the general at the top of the city again: "What we are doing is the business of rebellion. How can we not kill people? We are covered by flintlock guns and the swordsmen are forward to attack the city!"
"Take orders!"
After Chen Mu spoke, Huangfu began to command the army, and the war was about to begin.
With excellent equipment and abundant manpower, Chen Mu thought he would be able to capture the city quickly, but the result was unexpected. From morning to evening, the soldiers were unable to completely capture the city.
With no results, Chen Mu had to suspend the attack.
But Zhang Long who was on top of the city tower became more and more courageous as he fought. Seeing that Chen Mu no longer dared to attack, he roared on top of the city tower: "You, Chen Mu, were granted the title of King with a different surname by the late emperor and were given the land of Yizhou. Who would have thought
Not only do you not want to serve the imperial court, but you also harbor wild ambitions. As long as I, Zhang Long, are here, you will not even think about setting foot in Lingling!"
Chen Mu quietly looked at the man on the tower. After a long time, he had no choice but to retreat five li with the rest of the army and set up camp.
In the tent at night.
"There are not many soldiers in Jingzhou now. Brother Chen, I think today is just a moment of luck for the people in the city. After all, our army has not had a rest for several months, so that is why it is like this. After a day of rest, we will surely take it."
Come down."
After retreating from the front line, Chen Mu didn't say a word. Zhang Bowen thought that Chen Mu was hit by the sudden defeat, so he comforted him. After all, Chen Mu had led the Shu army to fight for so many years, but he had never lost a single battle.
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As for Chen Mu, he quietly looked at the map on the table, but he was definitely not shocked. He was just summarizing the reasons for today's defeat and how to defeat the city.
Zhang Bowen is right. You must know that these soldiers have not been home for almost a year since they went to Mobei and then arrived here. Their bodies are exhausted from the constant fighting, and their minds are numb from the increasing homesickness.
I have fought too many battles during this period, and I want to go home.
The more this is the case, the more this battle needs to be fought as soon as possible.
But when he saw the flat and vast Jingzhou area again, a flash of electricity instantly exploded in Chen Mu's head.
Then he saw him slam the table violently. Zhang Bowen, who was still thinking about how to comfort Chen Mu, was suddenly shaken by this move.
"I thought of a way to defeat the enemy!"
"What?"
Chen Mu pointed at Jingzhou, a vast and flat place without any natural danger.
"Why do we have to attack these fortified cities? We are all imprisoned by some thoughts. We can just bypass these fortified cities and attack them inside. This dragon guarding the city is very powerful and has hard bones. I don't believe it. The same goes for the generals of other cities.
in this way."
The area in Jingzhou is very fertile. Compared with Yizhou, the usable land area is too much. However, it also has a fatal weakness. This area is too vast and flat. Chen Mu can almost lead the army from the two cities.
Going back and forth between the cracks.
"You mean... go straight into Jingzhou?"
Chen Mu nodded excitedly: "What I mean is, take down the easy-to-hit places first, and the hard-to-grab ones like Zhang Long. Let's save them until the end and play slowly. When the time comes, the army will surround the city and surround him."
He could starve to death in a year!"
"But... it will be troublesome if we are surrounded and suppressed by then."
This was not only the first time Chen Mu encountered this situation, but it had also been the same for the Tatars under Taiyuan City before. The flat terrain in the north was extremely suitable for their cavalry operations, but in the end, they still chose to waste their time under Taiyuan City.
The reason is the same, they are afraid that once they leave, they will encounter fighting on the road, and then the Taiyuan defenders behind them will come and dig their butts. This is why, in history, when the two sides fought, the attacking side had to break the current city.
Then he turned to attack the next city.
It is extremely dangerous to go deep into the enemy's hinterland and there are still enemy troops behind. If you don't pay attention, the defenders of several surrounding cities will attack together, and there is almost no chance of victory.
But now Chen Mu waved his hand and said indifferently: "But there is one situation where you can take such a risk, that is, when the attacker's strength is far greater than that of the defender, you can play like this."
"Jingzhou only has more than ten thousand troops, and they are still some miscellaneous troops who maintain order. When we attacked the city before, many people came to the city to help. These people may be able to defend the city with their lives due to the strong city, but if it really happens
If you dare to come out and fight with real swords and guns, I can guarantee that 100,000 people will not be able to defeat 50,000 of us."
Hearing Chen Mu's explanation, Zhang Bowen's eyes lit up, and he immediately knew that this method was feasible. After all, the Shu army was in a bad state now, but they were all veterans who had fought in Mobei and Jiangnan. They were definitely not comparable to the sergeants in Jingzhou.
of.
"Brother Chen's opinion is that our current situation is indeed feasible. If this happens, most of the land in Jingzhou will be captured by us in less than a month, but I still think we should go and fight with Han Xin'er first.
At that time, a hundred thousand troops were roaming in Jingzhou, and some timid generals who defended the city were frightened to death."
At this point, both of them burst out laughing.
It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that Chen Mu led the army to march towards the depths of Jingzhou. Zhang Long, who was originally guarding the city tower, thought that Chen Mu was coming to attack the city again when he saw this.
He quickly commanded his troops to stand ready.
But unexpectedly, tens of thousands of troops arrived, but they circled their city and headed towards the back of the city.
"General...general, are they...not going to fight?"
Zhang Long frowned, and now he realized why Chen Mu was doing this.
"It's not that they didn't want to fight, they just didn't want to fight with us and went to the hinterland of Jingzhou."
When the deputy general on the side heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "This is a good thing, how about we steal their ass? The Art of War..."
Before the deputy general could finish speaking, Zhang Long slapped him on the head: "Are you stupid? Going to copy them with a motley crew like us? You're just looking for death!"