As the saying goes, the two armies are at war, so they need to prepare for a rainy day. The Tianyuan Army has not yet fully crossed the Pan River, and Tang Yin has already formulated a plan to attack Zhangyu.
In the past two days, the Tianyuan Army demobilized the captured Peng Army and executed all the stubborn ones. Then Tang Yin sent out several troops to recover the villages and towns around Zhangyu, and first completely isolated the city of Zhangyu.
Two days later, the Pingyuan Army, together with the army's grain, grass and baggage, all crossed the Pan River as scheduled. Without further delay, Tang Yin commanded the army and marched towards Zhangyu.
Due to lessons learned previously, the Tianyuan Army was cautious in this march. The spies responsible for spying had been sent to places twenty miles away from the entire army, carefully inspecting all the important and dangerous places they passed along the way.
, Tianyuan's army walked slowly and without any accidents, and successfully arrived at Zhangyu City three days later.
There are mountains everywhere in Gaochuan County, but Zhangyu City is located in a large plain. Looking at it, it is a flat river. If a large county city is located on the plain, it will be very conspicuous. The outline of Zhangyu City can be seen clearly from a long distance.
Tang Yin's injuries have almost recovered now. He was riding on his horse, accompanied by his generals, and walked to a small earth bag on a relatively high ground. He looked up at Zhangyu. The city of Zhangyu was square in shape, with city walls.
It is not too high, about two feet and five meters, almost eight meters. For a city that is not a frontier fortress, this kind of city wall is not bad. Looking into the city, you can vaguely see the high platforms and pavilions. It can be seen that Zhangyu City is still very tall.
prosperous.
After watching for a while, Tang Yin turned his head and asked, "Do you know the number of enemy troops in the city now?"
Letian and Ai Jia both stepped forward and said: "Sir, Zhangyu has been closed for several days. Our spies cannot enter the city, so it is not yet clear how many enemy troops there are. However, based on the troop deployment in surrounding villages and towns,
It can be seen that the additional troops in Zhangyu are close to 20,000."
Well! This is similar to Xiao Xin's original estimate. Zhangyu itself has 20,000 county soldiers, plus the 20,000 drawn from other villages and towns, the military strength has reached 40,000. If the strong men are captured in the city and forced into the army, the total military strength will be
It should be around 50,000. Based on the triple siege theorem (the strength of the siege team is three times that of the defenders), our own army of 150,000 can only be said to be just enough.
Tang Yin nodded and said to Xiao Muqing and Ziying: "Set up camp two miles away from Zhangyu and rest for a day. Early tomorrow morning, the whole army will attack the city!"
"Yes! Sir!" Xiao Muqing and Ziying both said with cupped hands.
According to Tang Yin's order, the Tianyuan Army camped two miles away from Zhangyu. The person in charge of the camp was Ziying. Ziying was a regular military general. His basic military concepts were much stronger than Xiao Muqing's, and his camp was also very knowledgeable.
Ziying camped around Zhangyu City and surrounded the enemy's city. It was unrealistic for an army of 150,000 to surround such a large county, and it would also be easy for the enemy to break through. Ziying's camp was
It is true and false. On the surface, all the camps look basically the same, but in fact, the troops are mainly concentrated on a few key points, echoing each other. Once the opponent attacks blindly, it is easy to be severely beaten by the Tianyuan Army.
After Ziying set up the camp, it was already dark. Tang Yin inspected it in person. He was very satisfied with Ziying's performance, praised him without hesitation, and then went back to the Chinese army's tent to get news.
Let’s talk about Zhangyu City on the other side.
There are now a lot of troops in Zhangyu, even more than Tang Yin imagined. Added up to 60,000 to 70,000 troops, but with such a large number of troops, not many can really be put to use, only the more than 20,000.
The county army and the other 20,000 are reservists recruited from local areas. The so-called reservists are actually veterans who have been retired for a long time. They are in their forties and fifties. Some of them even need crutches to walk, let alone fight in battle.
The remaining 20,000 to 30,000 men are all strong men. However, these strong men are all improvised from the people of Zhangyu City. They have never been on the battlefield and have no fighting skills. To put it bluntly, they are just 20,000 to 30,000 men as human shields.
That's all.
The only reassuring thing about the current situation in Zhangyu is that the city defenses are complete and there is sufficient food and grass. This has also become the greatest confidence of Zhong Tian, Zhan Wushuang, Zhan Invincible, Xiao Shang and others to resist the Tianyuan Army.
That night, Zhong Tian, Zhan Wushuang and others gathered in the county capital. Although there were many people gathered in the hall, it was silent, the atmosphere was gloomy, and it was so depressing that one could hardly breathe.
The Tianyuan Army has already arrived at the city, and has set up camp around the city, sealing the siege of Zhangyu City. This is just the beginning. There will be a steady stream of reinforcements from the Tianyuan Army behind it. Only relying on the isolated city of Zhangyu, they want to withstand the huge number of troops and high morale.
No one in the Tianyuan Army can be optimistic.
"King! Sir!" Following the voice, one of the generals under Xiao Shang's command walked out. This man was wearing a silver helmet and silver armor. He was tall and burly. He was in his early thirties, with a white face and black beard. He had a majestic appearance and heroic appearance.
Brave and majestic.
Hey! Zhong Tian had never paid much attention to the generals under Xiao Shang. When he saw this general, his eyes couldn't help but light up, secretly thinking that this man is so energetic! He looked at Xiao Shang with doubts on his face.
Shang asked: "Brother Shang, this is..."
"Oh! Your Majesty, these are my brother's subordinates, their name is Hao Zhao." As he spoke, Xiao Shang turned his head to look at the general, frowned and asked, "Hao Zhao, what's the matter with you?"
"Sir, the general believes that our army should attack the enemy camp tonight."
Oh? After hearing this, Zhong Tian, Zhan Wushuang, and Zhan Wudi all cast their eyes on Hao Zhao's face.
Xiao Shang frowned secretly, this Hao Zhao said something bad, why did he insist on going out of the city to attack the enemy? He couldn't even hide now, how could he still go out to fight?! His face darkened, and he scolded: "Don't do it
You’re talking nonsense, get out!”
"Sir, the Tianyuan Army came from afar and set up a large camp of this size outside our city without stopping. The officers and men must be extremely exhausted. If they attack the camp at night, they will catch the enemy by surprise.
Let our army achieve a great victory." Hao Zhao said seriously.
Xiao Shang was sincerely unwilling to go to war and couldn't listen to anything he said. When Hao Zhao finished speaking, his face became even colder and he shouted: "War is not a child's play. It's not as simple as you said. Why don't you retreat quickly?"
Down……"
Before he could finish what he said, Zhong Tian waved his hand to interrupt him and said quietly: "I think what these generals said is reasonable." After speaking, he looked at Zhan Wushuang again and asked: "General Wushuang,
What do you think?"
Zhan Wushuang thought for a while and said: "Tang Yin is very cunning, and he has many capable generals around him. I'm afraid the Tianyuan Army will not fail to guard against our army's sneak attack at night!"
Hao Zhao's eyes widened and he said to Xiao Shang: "My lord, the general also observed carefully when the enemy camp was set up. The enemy camp was empty and empty. Where it looked like there were many soldiers, it was actually empty inside, and where it looked weak.
There is a hidden murderous intention. On the surface, the enemy's central camp seems to be heavily defended, but in fact the main force of the Tianyuan Army is not here. My lord, you only need to give me three thousand troops, and I will sneak attack the enemy's central tent at night.
We can definitely get back Tang Yin's head."
Xiao Shang looked at Hao Zhao who took the initiative to ask for military leave. Instead of being happy, he was itching with hatred. He secretly attacked the enemy's military tent and took Tang Yin's head. It sounds easy, but in fact it would not be that easy. If Tang Yin was really that
If they were easy to kill, why would Zhan Wushuang, Zhan Invincible or even Zhong Tian end up in this situation?
Snapped!
Xiao Shang suddenly slapped the table, his eyes spitting fire, he glared at Hao Zhao, and shouted loudly: "Hao Zhao, don't talk nonsense anymore. If you dare to deceive our military morale again, I will punish you severely! Go back!"
Hao Zhao originally wanted to continue speaking. At this time, a young golden-armored warrior came out of the queue, grabbed Hao Zhao's wrist, and forced him back into the queue. At the same time, he whispered: "Brother Hao, sir
I am dissatisfied with your words, so I’d better stop saying them.”
"But...but if we miss this perfect opportunity, our army will no longer have any hope of winning!" Hao Zhao shook his head and sighed.
The young general in golden armor took a deep look at Hao Zhao and said quietly: "Do your best and obey fate! There are many things that are beyond your control."
"Alas!" Hao Zhao looked up to the sky and sighed, deliberately raising his voice and saying, "If we don't go to war now, I'm afraid our army won't even have a chance to go to war in the future."
Xiao Shang snorted angrily, without even looking at Hao Zhao, pretending not to hear. As far as Xiao Shang is concerned, he is relatively open-minded and has a very gentle personality. No matter what his abilities are, he will not treat those who disagree with him.
The generals who disagreed were tolerated.
In fact, Zhan Wushuang is also considering whether Hao Zhao's plan is feasible. It is undeniable that he is right. The Tianyuan Army came from afar and set up camp without stopping. It is certain that they are exhausted, and tonight is indeed the case.
A good opportunity to carry out a sneak attack was only something we could think of, but wouldn't Tang Yin and his generals have thought of it? If someone were to guard against this, make preparations in advance and make a hasty sneak attack, wouldn't it be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth and only increasing casualties?
After repeated consideration, Zhan Wushuang felt that a sneak attack at night would be too risky and not as safe as strictly guarding the city. Moreover, they were in a critical moment and they could no longer afford any loss. In the end, Zhan Wushuang still did not express his position.
, rejected Hao Zhao's proposal with a silent attitude.
That night, Tianyuan's army did not attack the city, nor did they make any tentative harassment, and Zhangyu's side was even more behaved, not a single soldier was sent out, and both sides spent the night calmly.
In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just getting dark, drums were beating everywhere in the Tianyuan Army camp, and the sound of ordering troops could not be heard. It didn't take long, and a formation of 20,000 people from the Feng Army poured out from the south camp, not far from Zhangzhou.
Yu stabilized his position a mile away. Then, the former sergeant moved to the left and right, and a tall infantry general walked out of the camp. This man held an oversized giant hammer and stood on his back.
In front of the Fengjun formation, he looked at the top of Zhangyu City and shouted loudly: "Rebels in the city, listen, I am a fighting tiger of the Tianyuan Army. Who dares to go out of the city and fight with me?"