With the full moon in the sky, Yang Su led 50,000 elite troops to the outside of Jiankang City, silently, like ghosts.
Based on this military law alone, He Ruobi and Han Qinhu were not as good as him.
This is just because Yang Su was extremely harsh in his military management. In every battle, he would first go to the enemy with hundreds of people to trap them. Those who could not return would be killed. Then he would return with hundreds of people. Therefore, all the soldiers would die, and there would be no strong enemy in front of him.
What does it mean? When confronting the enemy, first order hundreds of people to charge into the enemy's position. Those who cannot break through and retreat will be beheaded regardless of the number of people. Then hundreds of people will be ordered to charge, and the cycle repeats.
This is training for The Expendables.
Anyway, you will either kill the enemy or be killed by your own commander. Instead of dying in humiliation, it is better to die on the battlefield. When the whole army is brave and unafraid of death, and their momentum is like a rainbow, another wave of pressure will be really overwhelming and overwhelming.
However, this method is not used casually. The elite dead soldiers that Yang Su used to charge into the battle at first were always highly rewarded, favoring his family and protecting his descendants, to set an example.
Only when soldiers blindly follow the general trend can they be invincible and attack every enemy. Otherwise, there will be no reward for just killing, and it is guaranteed that the entire army will mutiny and their heads will be cut off by the soldiers in their sleep.
Later, Li Jing also highly praised this tactic. It is said that soldiers who fear me do not fear the enemy, and those who fear the enemy do not fear me. This is the famous general in ancient times who kills three out of ten soldiers to impress the enemy and kill them.
First, the order is issued to the three armies.
It is completely conceivable that such an army rushes to the battlefield. If Yang Su had used all his strength, how could the Jiangnan rebels be able to support it?
So why are the Sui troops here tonight?
It's very simple, accept the surrender of the Song family's thieves.
Song Que was too young, and although he had a strong record, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Sui army was strong and had no fear even if it was defeated ten times. As long as Song Que was defeated once, he would be doomed.
Therefore, the Song family has secretly surrendered, hoping to be rewarded, become the head of the family, submit to the Sui Dynasty, and not invade Lingnan.
"Marshal, beware of fraud!"
At this moment, I saw someone echoing on the city wall, and then the city gate slowly opened, and Xin Qiji came to Yang Su's side.
He was appointed by Gu Cheng to be the secretary of the Marshal's Mansion. His position was low and he had no power, so Yang Su did not dare to neglect him.
"This city offering must be a fraud!"
The corner of Yang Su's mouth raised a cruel arc: "But so what, I will finish my work in one battle, tonight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the navy had arrived on the river outside the city.
At the head are five giant ships, which are the five-toothed ships built under the supervision of Yang Su himself. The decks have five floors and are twelve feet high. Each ship can accommodate 800 warriors.
This scale is equivalent to a fifteen-story building in later generations on the river. Under the five-masted canvas sail, the fleet can approach at a speed as fast as a galloping horse. There are lampposts on the ship, and the firelight shines in the sky, and the stars
The moon was eclipsed by it.
This is to block the enemy's retreat.
When Nanchen was breached, Chen Shubao actually had a chance to escape to the sea, but he was too cowardly and preferred to hide in a well and catch turtles in an urn.
Of course Yang Su didn't know about historical development, but he was meticulous and comprehensive.
It was too late, but soon, the Sui army had just entered the city with tens of thousands of people. Yang Su stretched out his hand and suddenly a torch lit up from below. Thousands of grappling hooks were thrown out. At the same time, dozens of ladders descended. The Sui army climbed up and launched a storming attack.
In an instant, there was a shout of killing Zhentian!
There was indeed an ambush inside the city, but what was even more terrifying was the violent attack outside the city.
Apart from raids on camps, there are very few battles at night. Night battles with torches may often appear in TV dramas, but in reality this is almost impossible to happen.
Because the torches were shining, the visibility was extremely low and the command was inconvenient. The attacking party was like a blind man, really risking his life to fill it.
Therefore, when attacking a city at night, it is basically a bloody battle during the day. In order to speed up the city, they attack day and night, continuously, and tire out the defenders in the city. The price is huge casualties, which means killing 800 enemies.
A means of losing a thousand dollars to oneself.
But now, Yang Su's army is climbing the wall to attack!
When Xin Qiji saw it, he couldn't help showing admiration and took a deep breath.
Yang Su's move is undoubtedly a sound strategy.
If the dedication of the city is true, then the Sui army's entry into the city is enough to determine the overall situation. Even if the strong attack from outside is in vain, it will be fine;
If Song Que deliberately lured them, the Sui troops in the city wearing armor and holding shields would not be able to be destroyed in a short time even if they killed them, which would greatly reduce the pressure on the outside of the city.
In the past, hundreds of people dared to die!
Thousands of people are bait tonight!
In Yang Su's eyes, the lives of soldiers are obviously just numbers. In order to achieve his goal, he is not afraid of sacrifice.
The question is why is this necessary?
Jiankang is not Xiangyang that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. With Yang Su's military strength, they are pressing forward. The rebels will never be able to resist it. They will surely descend on the city within three months. Why sacrifice so much for the sake of speed.
Yang Su's eyes were flashing with fire, without any fluctuation.
The Sui army suffered huge casualties and the battle was extremely tragic, so that they could make up for the shortcomings of why they could not attack for a long time. As for Xin Qiji, he could win if he saw that it was safe. The battle situation is ever-changing, who can say for sure?
Whoosh!
However, at the next moment, Yang Su suddenly raised his brows. Looking up, he saw flames in the city soaring into the sky. The raging flames seemed to cover up the shouts of killing outside.
"Together we will be destroyed?"
Yang Su sneered.
Even if Jiankang is destroyed, what will happen?
He was not like any other commander who foolishly rushed in to put out the fire.
Even looking at the bright fire, Yang Su's heart moved and a bold idea came to his mind.
Should we take the opportunity to massacre the city?
If the city is massacred, all the elite members of the Song family in Lingnan will die here, and all the aristocratic families who follow the lead of the Song Dynasty will also be destroyed.
In Jiankang City, the Chen royal family, Nanchen officials and skilled craftsmen had already been brought into Daxing, and the rest were either ordinary people or rebel members.
Yang Su knew very well the psychology of these people who lived at the feet of the emperor, and they all had a strong sense of the glory of their family and country.
When Song Que captured Jiankang earlier, he also contributed to the internal and external cooperation. When defending the city, the army and the people were united and worked extremely hard.
This is the way to die, and there will be excuses when reporting to Yang Jian in the future.
Of course, the most critical purpose is not to avoid future troubles.
"The enemy set fire to Xin Ji's room, and they are trying to fight to the death. Jiankang is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, with a gathering of talents and prosperous cultural relics. How can we allow thieves to run rampant? You lead three thousand soldiers and horses to put an end to this fire disaster!"
At this moment, Yang Su looked at Xin Qiji and spoke righteously.
"Um?"
Xin Qiji's heart moved. He had achieved success at a young age and had experienced ups and downs in his career. He had experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom and was keenly aware that something was wrong.
"The last general takes command!"
But Xin Qiji didn't ask any questions and led three thousand troops into Jiankang.
"The prince recruited a poor family to fight for the first achievement, massacre the city and defeat the enemy. I will kill him as a warning to others!"
Yang Su watched and was already ready to put a black pot on the pot.
However, he didn't know that on Zhongshan Mountain outside Jiankang City, densely packed cavalry were lurking in the shadows.
The leader was none other than Song Que.
At this time, Song Zhi and Song Lu behind him looked at the Sui troops entering the city, shouting to kill, all showing grief and anger.
Only Song Que had his eyes slightly closed and his face remained calm.
Once a general succeeds, thousands of bones will wither behind him, new graves will be laid in the barren graves, and loyal bones will be buried on the battlefield.
Since ancient times, if you want to achieve great things, you must do this!
When 40,000 Sui troops entered Jiankang, Song Que suddenly opened his eyes.