Although Yan Mo, the deputy general of the Yanling Army, and Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, usually did not deal with each other very well, at this moment, Yan Mo spoke for the latter: "There are still occupied points on the wall of Pi Lao Pass.
, and the Shang Shui Army still has two wells, so they still have a chance."
When he said this, he looked at Zhao Hongrun intently.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Pi Lao Pass in the distance, shook his head slightly, and said: "Wei Jiao, blow the horn and call the Shang Shui army to withdraw."
"Your Highness?!" Yan Mo shouted in surprise.
Hearing this, General Qu Cheng of the Yanling Army frowned and shouted: "Yan Mo, don't be presumptuous! Even if there are still points on the pass wall, how can the speed of climbing with ladders be compared to the continuous flow of Korean troops on the pass?"
wall
?If the Shang Shui Army's Jinglan Chariots were undamaged, their soldiers could scale the wall as fast as the Korean soldiers. But now that the Jinglan Chariots have been burned down, do you really think you can defend those who occupied the wall just by relying on the ladder-based troops?
point?"
Yan Mo opened his mouth, speechless.
In fact, he also understood that after losing the Jinglan chariot, the speed of Shangshui soldiers climbing the Guan Wall was simply not comparable to the Korean army's support for the Guan Wall. This meant that the number of Korean soldiers on the Guan Wall was increasing.
many.
In this case, the Shangshui soldiers on the wall were unable to succeed, and in the end they could only watch their own positions being removed one by one by the enemy.
"If it's a forceful attack," Yan Mo said hesitantly, and then sighed secretly.
Because he knew that His Highness King Su in front of him would not agree to a forceful attack. After all, His Highness's way of using troops would never treat the soldiers of his army as unnecessary expendables.
As the saying goes, good iron must be used on the blade. For His Highness King Su, any soldier must be used where he can reflect his value. Even if he dies in battle, he must be used with value.
Die in battle.
Therefore, throughout the wars of His Highness the Commander-in-Chief, King Su, he never engaged in unnecessary mutual consumption with the enemy, either relying on strategies or taking advantage of weapons.
Sure enough, after hearing Yan Mo's words, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said: "I can barely accept the loss of one or two thousand soldiers for a leather prison pass, but if I lose five, six thousand or even more soldiers, I can't.
Accept Wei Jiao, blow the trumpet, and tell Wu Ji to withdraw his troops."
"yes!"
Wei Jiao, the chief of the imperial clan, nodded, took out the horn from his arms, and blew it.
"Woo, woo"
Different from the passionate horn sound that represents attack, the horn that represents retreat is particularly low-pitched.
The generals of the Yanling Army looked at Wei Jiao who was blowing the horn with strange expressions, and their mood was particularly complicated.
In fact, in their opinion, as Yan Mo said, even though six wells were burned by the Korean army, the Shangshui Army still has certain offensive capabilities. After all, the Shangshui Army has only launched two waves of offensives against Pi Laoguan.
, less than 2,000 infantrymen were invested, and there were only a few hundred casualties. There were still at least 5,000 infantrymen still behind the array, which was not without the strength to fight.
However, if we launch a strong attack on Pilao Pass with only ladders, the casualties after the war may not be what was predicted, and may be several times the casualties.
A conservative estimate would be that at least five or six thousand soldiers would have died in the battle.
And they may accept such a loss, and most generals in the world may accept it, but His Highness King Su in front of him will not accept it.
This reminded them of what His Highness King Su once said to them: In order to win victory, I can only let my soldiers go to the battlefield to die, but at the very least, I will let every soldier who fights on the battlefield die.
The soldiers who died on the battlefield all died with value.
This is also the reason why the generals of the Shangshui Army and the Yanling Army, who were from the Chu people, were so loyal to a certain His Highness King Su who was obviously from Wei, because this His Highness King Su truly regarded them as his disciples.
Instead of treating soldiers purely as consumables to win victory, like those generals of Chu State did.
"The Shangshui Army has withdrawn."
Zongwei Mu Qing licked his lips and spoke to break the silence.
Perhaps sensing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Zuo Qiumu, the 3,000-man general of the Yanling Army, forced a smile and said: "Correct judgment. Withdrawing troops at this time, those Shangshui soldiers on the wall can escape intact, at least the losses can be reduced."
Reduce it to the minimum; and if we delay any longer and wait for the Korean soldiers to continuously swarm up the city wall and drag down the Shang Shui soldiers who have climbed up the wall, then those soldiers will not be able to escape."
"Yes, yes." Zuo Xunxi, who was also a 3,000-man general, also echoed: "Although we did not get full success, the Shang Navy killed several times the Korean army in this battle, so it can be considered a small victory.
"
"That's right. Just give it up as soon as it's ready. Just take your time and figure it out."
"Don't forget, there are thousands of Korean soldiers on the other side of Yishan. If we delay for a long time and these Korean soldiers rush back to Pilao Pass for support, the losses of the Shangshui Army will be more than a few hundred people.
"
The generals of the Yanling Army present all said to smooth things over.
It has to be said that the relationship between the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army is indeed very complicated, and they compete fiercely with each other, but there is also a sense that both will be prosperous and both will suffer losses.
Just like Yan Mo just wanted to stop Zhao Hongrun from ordering the Shang Shui Army to retreat, he also did not want the Shang Shui Army to be defeated at Pilao Pass and defeated in front of the Korean army. Except for their Yanling Army, they did not allow any army to defeat the Shang Shui Army.
In turn, the Shang Shui Army had the same attitude towards the Yanling Army.
After a long time, Yan Mo took a long breath and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, now that the surprise attack has failed, how should we capture Pi Lao Pass?"
"I'm thinking about it too."
Looking at the Shang Shui army in the distance slowly retreating from Pilao Pass, Zhao Hongrun murmured: "That Jin Fu is really beyond my expectation. It is not easy for a strong man to cut off his wrist."
Yan Mo curled his lips and seemed a little unconcerned.
Because in his opinion, if His Royal Highness King Su hadn't considered the casualties of the Shang Shui Army, in fact, the Shang Shui Army would still have a chance to conquer Pi Lao Pass.
Furthermore, compared to the misty and rain surprise attack by His Royal Highness Prince Su next to him, what did the Han general Jin Pao do? It was nothing more than asking a group of cavalry to wait for an opportunity to rush out of the pass, and burned down a few wells and chariots of the Shang Shui Army at the expense of others.
.
What are the top ten tycoons in the North Plains? That's all.
Thinking of this, Yan Mo said to Zhao Hongrun: "After what happened today, it will not be that easy to attack Pi Lao Pass through the narrow passage of the sheep intestine."
"Yes." Zhao Hongrun sighed melancholy and said with a wry smile: "In this case, we can only start from Yishan or Wangwu Mountain."
After hearing this, Yan Mo had an idea and asked: "Your Highness, do you think that if a catapult is set up here, can it destroy the Pi Lao Pass in the distance?"
"" Zhao Hongrun squinted his eyes and visually measured the distance between the mountain top where he was and the Pi Lao Pass in the distance. He shook his head and said, "This place is too far from Pi Lao Pass. At least it has to be on that mountain top."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the east, the third hilltop from west to east in the Wangwu Mountain area, which is still under the control of the Korean army.
"I'm afraid the Korean army won't allow our army to easily capture that mountain." Qu Cheng frowned, and then asked: "Don't your Highness consider Yishan Mountain?"
"Yishan?" Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said, "Yishan is so steep that it is difficult for a catapult to carry it up."
"No, Your Highness has misunderstood. The general is referring to crossing Yishan Mountain and going around to the back of Pilao Pass. The fire on the east side of Yishan Mountain has not yet been extinguished. The Korean army is unable to take care of the west mountaintop. Our army can take this opportunity to build a fire on the mountain.
Military camp.”
"What to build with?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a half-smile.
"Uh" Qu Cheng was speechless. Then he remembered that a fire had burned all the trees on the western hilltop of Yishan Mountain. The whole hilltop was bare. Where could there be any wood to build a military camp?
Should the trees be cut down from the forest at the foot of the mountain and transported up the mountain, or should the wood be transported from Wangwu Mountain?
"Let's go back to Tang County and make plans."
Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.
So the group descended from Wangwu Mountain and went straight back to Tang County.
After Zhao Hongrun returned to Tang County, he waited at the outpost in the city for about two hours when he saw Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Navy, leading a group of generals to apologize.
It has to be said that the generals of the Shang Navy who accompanied the army to fight this time all looked ugly at the moment.
After all, it was obviously a victory that allowed Pi Lao Pass to be conquered at a very small cost, but they actually lost it. Although many Korean soldiers were killed during the period, was it useless? Pi Lao Pass was still in the hands of the Korean army.
.
What's more, the reason why they were able to kill several times the number of Korean soldiers at a very small cost was only through the ingenious plan of the mist and rain surprise attack by His Highness King Su in front of them. To be honest, it has nothing to do with their Shang Shui Army, even if it is replaced by
As a member of the Yanling Army, you can do the same thing, or even do it better than them.
Zhao Hongrun took a very open view of this. After all, he did not take Pi Lao Pass too seriously and felt that it was unnecessary to sacrifice too many soldiers on such a small pass. Otherwise, if the Shang Shui Army had
Even if you attack forcefully, you still have a chance to conquer Pi Lao Pass.
"Okay, everyone, get up."
Zhao Hongrun comforted the generals of the Shang navy with kind words and said with a smile: "Don't take Pi Lao Pass too seriously. If a surprise attack fails, we can use other methods to attack Pi Lao Pass. On the way back, my king
I already have some ideas."
Hearing this, the ashamed Shang Shui army generals couldn't help but look at each other, astonished by the resourcefulness of His Royal Highness King Su in front of them.
One plan fails and another one fails?
How long did it take?
While all the Shang navy troops were stunned, Wei Jiao, the chief of Zongwei, had laid out the map flat on the table.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun summoned the generals in front of him, pointed at the map, and said in a deep voice: "Since the Korean general Jin Fu has made up his mind to defend Pi Lao Pass, then just bulldoze the pass."
"Your Highness wants to use strong fire oil?" Wu Ji asked in surprise when he heard this.
Zhao Hongrun gritted his teeth and took a breath, nodded and said: "At this point, we can no longer consider the issues of waste or pollution, pollution or pollution. As the commander-in-chief, I naturally have to give priority to my soldiers."
"Your Highness is merciful!" all the merchant navy generals said in unison, cupping their fists.
Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, then pointed to the location representing Wangwu Mountain on the map, and said in a deep voice: "Yishan Mountain is steep and it is difficult to carry a catapult up the mountain, but Wangwu Mountain, which is relatively gentle, can help me capture this mountain.
On the top of the mountain, set up a catapult here and bulldoze Pi Lao Pass!"
"Yes!" The generals clasped their fists and accepted the order.
But immediately, Wu Ji said hesitantly: "But Your Highness, according to reports from our soldiers in Wangwu Mountain, the Korean general Qingyao built military camps and barriers in several dangerous places on the mountain, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"It doesn't matter."
Zhao Hongrun stretched out his hand to interrupt Wu Ji's words and said sternly: "I just want to take this opportunity to try another tactic."