Panshe Ridge, as its name suggests, is like a coiled snake, extremely winding. Even so, this is still the only way for the Xianbei people to go south, because it is surrounded by high mountains and ridges, and this is the only road that can pass smoothly.
"Sir, although Panshe Ridge is a good place for an ambush, the Xianbei people are not fools. Besides, there is Sun Fang here."
When Jushu said that the battlefield was chosen at Panshe Ridge, Zhao Yun became even more confused. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was not safe here, so why would they fight you here?
Although Panshe Ridge is winding and winding, it is only about two miles long. It only takes ten minutes for a person to walk from the beginning to the end. For cavalry, it only takes five minutes at most.
The Panshe Ridge Gorge Road is wide and can accommodate ten cavalry at the same time. Calculated based on the area of three meters for horses and men, at least 5,000 people can pass through Panshe Ridge at one time. The Xianbei people have 15,000 riders. Even if they pass at full speed,
More than twenty minutes.
"Zilong, if you are the leader of Xianbei this time, how will you pass through this Snake Ridge?"
Jushou looked at Zhao Yun, his eyes full of expectation.
"The Coiling Snake Ridge is steep. If I were to consider the possibility of an ambush, I would choose to spend it in batches, with a maximum of 500 riders at a time. In this way, even if there is an ambush, the loss will not be great."
Zhao Yun thought for a moment and gave his answer.
"What if I drop a boulder to block the entrance after your cavalry has passed halfway?"
Jushou began to take action.
"First, send people around to both sides and go up the mountain to resist the enemy. Then send sergeants to dismount and dig rocks to dig a tunnel. If nothing can be done, immediately withdraw your troops and flee, waiting for the opportunity to fight again~"
Zhao Yun shows off his tactics as soon as he sees them.
"What if there are three thousand cavalry attacking from behind?"
"Well, of course, five thousand troops and horses are divided to meet the enemy, and the remaining people continue to dig stones~ As long as the road is opened, then your own strength can be doubled, and the three thousand cavalry can be destroyed with a backhand~"
"What if the enemy's heavy troops advance at the other end of the passage and all their bows and crossbows are fired? There will be heavy casualties."
"This~"
The sweat on Zhao Yun's forehead kept flowing. Although it was just a verbal exchange just now, he couldn't help but start to deduce it now. Following Ju Shu's progress, it seemed that he would inevitably die regardless of the way forward or the way back.
Once the cavalry passing by found that the back road was cut off, they would immediately ride their horses to rescue them and dig out rocks. At this time, there would be at least three to four thousand people crowded in the Coiling Snake Ridge, and only five or six thousand people outside.
Terrified and demoralized.
If another force appeared at this time, such as Wen Chou's militia, with two thousand Yuan's armored soldiers as the vanguard, two thousand crossbow battalions as the middle force, followed by light spear infantry, it would be absolutely easy to annihilate half of the Xianbei cavalry.
Just as he had originally thought, the cavalrymen on the rear route would dig stones and tunnels as soon as possible.
If the 2,500 cavalry led by Zhao Yun and Yuan Shu's close cavalry were added at this time, more than 3,000 cavalry would definitely be able to hold back half of the Xianbei cavalry.
Once the battle on the other side of the passage is resolved, dig the stone path and cooperate with Zhao Yun's cavalry to completely annihilate this Xianbei bandit.
Not only Zhao Yun was deducing, but Yan Liangwen and Chou Gao Lan were also doing the same. After a while, some beads of sweat appeared on the brows of the three of them. It was obvious that the consequences of excessive mental exertion at this time were caused.
"If you want to break this situation, you can only break it with force~"
Once in the game, the only thing that can break through is absolute force. If Zhao Yun or Wen Chou can be killed instantly, it is possible to turn defeat into victory. The consequences of the leader's death are very serious. In the least case, morale will be reduced, in worst case, the enemy will be defeated on the spot.
After hearing Zhao Yun's words, the other three generals nodded, while Ju Shou and Tian Feng smiled and said nothing.
"Why are you two laughing~"
Wen Chou doesn't dare to make mistakes now. He really can't afford to offend these scholars.
"Among the generals out there, which one will be killed by the Xianbei people with one blow?"
"Hahahaha~"
"Hahaha~"
"Haha~"
Yan Liang and the four of them looked at each other, and then burst into laughter together, almost knocking over the roof. After all, they did not think that they would be the ones killed instantly.
After hearing Jushou's plan, Yuan Shu was still a little worried. After all, so many Xianbei people were still cavalry, and he only had 10,000 newly formed militia regiments and 2,500 newly formed cavalry under his command.
Although they are all trained by famous generals, it is still difficult for him to believe that they have not experienced the baptism of war.
"My lord, I don't know why I'm frowning~"
Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Shu.
"It's okay, I'm just a little worried~"
How could Yuan Shu say something to demoralize him now?
"Haha, lord, if you are worried, Feng has something to add."
Tian Feng is a good man, and as soon as he heard Yuan Shu's words, he knew that he was worried about the lack of combat power of the troops.
"Yuan Hao, please speak~"
"My lord can recruit two thousand oxen carts for sending troops this time. Firstly, they can transport grain, grass and equipment, and secondly, when the war begins, they can drive the cattle to Panshe Ridge. It will definitely cause great harm to those Xianbei people, that is, the losses will be
Bigger~”
"Tian Dan's Fire Ox Formation?"
Yuan Shu hesitated when he heard Tian Feng's words. This Fire Ox Formation was an amazing formation with great results. Tian Dan relied on this formation to defeat hundreds of thousands of Yan State's coalition forces, and he was promoted to a famous Chinese general because of this battle.
"My lord, the Fire Bull Formation is actually not that magical. It's nothing more than training the first cow. It just so happens that Feng has some knowledge of this~"
Tian Feng shook his head. The Fire Bull Formation was rumored to be magical by the outside world. People have always tried to copy it, but nine times out of ten they all ended in failure.
In fact, the most difficult thing is to train the first cow, and the Tian family is really good at this.
"Yuan Hao, I didn't expect that you are a descendant of Tian Dan. If you have the help of the Fire Ox Formation, you will definitely win this battle~"
Hearing that Tian Feng could really make the Fire Ox Formation, Yuan Shu's heart dropped to his stomach.
The Fire Ox Formation was only used once in Chinese history, and it was only a few thousand troops that defeated the Yan State's hundreds of thousands of troops, which was more than enough to deal with the Xianbei people.
"Lord, you are joking. If I could, I would go pick the bullocks now~"
Since Yuan Shu agreed, Tian Feng was happy to show his hand.
"Tian Feng, if you follow my military order and go to the Agriculture Department, they will naturally fully cooperate with you in selecting bullocks~"
Yuan Shu would never frown on a problem that could be solved with money. Although he had to transfer two thousand bullocks this time, as long as he could win this battle, everything would be worth it.
"No~"
Tian Feng took the order and left. Although he said it lightly, it was very laborious to really train the first cow needed by the Fire Bull Formation, so he didn't want to waste a moment.
"Do you still have questions~"
Yuan Shu glanced at Wen Wu and asked them in a low voice.
"Lord, this battle is of great importance. You must be fully prepared. I will go and allocate food, grass and weapons."
Jushu said that he wanted to leave.
"Note, please order someone to prepare four thousand quilts. I will be of great use~"
"No~"
Although Ju Shou didn't know what Yuan Shu wanted to do, it was just a quilt, so he took it with him.
"Everyone, this battle is our first battle in Changshan County. We can only succeed and not fail. Dare to fight to the death to protect our rivers and mountains~"
"Dare to fight to the death to protect my country~"
"Dare to fight to the death to protect my country~"
"Dare to fight to the death to protect my country~"
