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Chapter 678: Fighting

"That Tian Dan came up with a way to defeat Suxian County in just one day?"

On August 28, when Zhao Hongrun once again watched the Qi army attack Su County from a distance, he couldn't help but think this way.

You know, he doesn't have any good way to deal with this city at the moment, but Tian Dan has figured out a way to solve it. Doesn't it mean that Tian Dan's talents are even higher than his?

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun felt a little pressure in his heart, because he had some prejudice against Tian Dan, so that he absolutely did not want to be compared with this man.

But when he saw the Qi army's formation today, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, which aroused the doubtful looks of several Zongwei around him.

"Why is Your Highness laughing?"

Zongwei Chief Wei Jiao really couldn't understand. Because of the current situation, the Qi army was about to launch an attack on Suxian County. Logically speaking, the atmosphere should be very serious. Why did his Highness laugh out loud?

"Nothing." Zhao Hongrun shook his head slightly and said.

All the sect guards looked at each other and thought carefully for a long time, but they could not figure out the reason why their highness was laughing.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun, who was looking at the Qi army's formation from a distance, had a strange smile on his face. The reason was because of the visiting positions of the catapults in the Qi army.

I remember that the day before yesterday, the catapults in the Qi army were all arranged in a "line" shape. It seemed that Tian Dan saw that the soldiers under his command to attack Suxian were not effective at that time, and he was heartbroken, hoping to destroy the city wall of Suxian with catapults.

.

But the problem is that Suxian is a fortress-level city - before the Chu State built Fuli Fortress, Suxian was a fortress used by the Chu State to resist the attack of the Qi army. In terms of the strength of the city wall, it is not comparable to ordinary county towns.

The indiscriminate bombardment like the Qi army's the day before yesterday only resulted in a few more dents and a few more cracks on the outside of the southern city wall of Suxian County, that's all.

But today, the catapults in the Qi army were positioned in a fan-like arc. Zhao Hongrun judged that Tian Dan was probably planning to concentrate his firepower to knock down a city wall today.

And the reason why he laughed was because Tian Dan's move was the most "stupid" method in his mind.

Of course, the "stupid" mentioned here refers to being simple and straightforward, without technical content, and time-consuming. However, if you think about it carefully, siege warfare is the most time-consuming battle, just like the Yanling Army conquered Qi County in two days.

This is based on the fact that there is a big gap in the quality of the two soldiers. How can it happen every time?

Perhaps it would be safest to be as down-to-earth as Tian Dan and to attack Suxian step by step.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun put away the sneer on his face.

He was a little ashamed, because Tian Dan had already thought of this move, but he felt that this move was "too stupid and did not reflect his wisdom as King Su", so he put it behind him and thought about it carefully.

I think this is the best way to defeat Su County at the moment.

"It seems that the successive victories have also made me a little more confident..."

Zhao Hongrun secretly warned.

No wonder, after all, there is clearly a way to destroy the city, but the strategy is deemed stupid and not "shocking" enough, so it is discarded. Isn't this a disguised form of lofty ambitions?

On the other hand, Tian Dan, who is currently in charge of the main formation of the Qi army, is obviously a famous general who has defeated hundreds of cities and defeated millions of enemies. However, he is not burdened by his fame at all and chooses without hesitation.

Zhao Hongrun admired Zhao Hongrun for his indifferent attitude.

He sincerely praised in his heart: He is indeed a famous general of Daqi!

"Bang bang bang——"

With a deafening sound, dozens and hundreds of stone bullets flew up from the Qi army's formation, roaring, carrying strong wind pressure, and hit a section of the southern city wall of Suxian County hard.

Even from a distance, Zhao Hongrun could see that the outer wall of the south city wall of Suxian County had become fragmented under the attack of these huge stone bullets.

Looking at this scene, Zongwei Mu Qing couldn't help curling his lips and said: "I thought Na Tian Dan had come up with some clever plan, but I didn't expect it to be such a stupid method based on pure brute force... I can also imagine this.

.”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Mu Qing.

It is true that the strategy used by Tian Dan is not glamorous. Even people like the Zongwei who lack experience in siege warfare can think of it, let alone those veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time.

However, what is precious is that Tian Dan took the lead in breaking the deadlock of "the Wei army on the west route and the Qi army on the east route failed in Suxian one after another".

And this is the responsibility of the commander-in-chief of an army.

What? Personally lead the troops into battle and direct the war?

No, that is the duty of the general, not the commander-in-chief.

As the commander-in-chief of an army, you can never be helpless. Even if you use a strategy that seems stupid to others, it is better than you have obviously figured out a solution but kept it deep in your heart due to various reasons.

Because "blind obedience" is the norm for soldiers and generals in the army. If you, as the commander-in-chief, do not issue orders, even if they are orders that seem stupid to you, over many days, the morale of the idle soldiers and generals will increase.

Adverse effects on aspects.

On the battlefield, the best way to maintain morale, besides winning the battle, is to drive the soldiers one after another so that the latter have no time to think about things that will affect their morale and will not be helpful in winning the battle.

To put it bluntly, it means that the soldiers have no time to worry about anything else.

In this regard, Tian Dan is more decisive and resolute than Zhao Hongrun. He truly deserves to be a famous general who has spent half his life in the military.

But having said that, although I admire Tian Dan's choice, this battle also became boring because the Qi army's so-called "attack on Suxian" was actually hundreds of catapults.

What's so interesting about intermittently bombing a section of the southern city wall of Suxian County?

Is there anything worth learning from this?

Therefore, not to mention that all the sect guards were bored, even Zhao Hongrun was yawning again and again - he wanted to come up with a "stunning" plan to break the city last night, but he didn't sleep for most of the night, so he was now sleepy and tired.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a loud "bang" in the distance, like the movement of a mountain collapsing. Zhao Hongrun, who was sitting on the horse with his eyes closed and dozing in shock, was almost startled.

"What...what's going on?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a frightened look.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Jiao, the chief of Zongwei who had been watching the battlefield, said in a solemn tone: "The city wall of Suxian County collapsed... The catapults of the Qi army finally collapsed the city wall of Suxian County."

Unlike the other Zongwei who can get distracted due to boredom, as the Zongwei leader, Wei Jiao's duty is to assist Zhao Hongrun and supervise anything worthy of supervision, such as the boring Qi army siege battle in front of him - no matter how boring it is.

, he must also open his eyes and watch intently.

"Collapsed?"

Zhao Hongrun muttered and turned to look at Suxian City Wall.

Sure enough, I saw that the strong city wall of Suxian had already collapsed. However, that collapse accumulated a large number of stone bullets from the Qi army, as well as the debris caused by the violent collision between the stone bullets and the wall. Therefore,

, if the Qi army wants to use this gap as a breakthrough point, it will still be difficult.

At this time, the other four except Wei Jiao were actually distracted just now. The Zongwei who were in a daze also came to their senses at this moment.

For example, Zongwei Zhou Pu narrowed his eyes and said with certainty: "The Qi army is about to attack!"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but cast his eyes on the Qi army's main formation, and was slightly surprised: Tian Dan, would he really use that gap as a breakthrough to order an attack?

He shook his head and said slowly: "If I were Tian Dan, I would not attack immediately."

Zongwei Zhou Pu turned his head and looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise. Although he didn't say much, looking at his expression, he seemed not to believe it.

In his opinion, the Qi army had clearly destroyed a section of the city wall in Suxian County. If he did not order an attack now, how long would it take?

However, it turns out that Tian Dan's decision-making power was obviously biased towards Zhao Hongrun. He did not order his troops to forcibly attack the city at the gap, but drove the numerous catapults to continue bombarding the city walls of Suxian County. It was obvious that

I want to expand the scope of that gap.

"clever!"

Zhao Hongrun secretly praised him, then turned around and saw Zongwei Zhou Pu with a puzzled look on his face. Although he reminded him, he said: "Zhou Pu, look at the gap, which is only a dozen feet. If the Qi army impatiently

launch an attack, do you really think

They attacked the ground and entered?... In fact, as long as the Chu general Wu Yuan sent people to block the inside of the gap, the Qi army still could not enter the city... In addition, in order not to accidentally injure Tongze, the Qi army's catapults

It has also become a decoration. Like this

The outcome is nothing more than copying the stalemate situation between the two armies on the city wall to the gap. In fact, the gap is narrower, which is actually more beneficial to the Chu army. In this case, why rush to attack? Why not

Continue to expand the scope of the gap?... It should be noted that the larger the gap, the greater the blow to the morale of the Chu army in the city. Maybe in the end, the morale of the Chu army in the city will fall to the bottom and they may not want to fight anymore.

.”

After hearing this, Zhou Pu suddenly realized.

However, even though he understood it, he still couldn't believe it.

"Your Highness, the Qi army's attack on Suxian today is not just like this, right?" he asked with a strange expression.

Zhao Hongrun looked up at the sky and realized that it was already afternoon.

According to this momentum, if Tian Dan wanted to expand the gap in Su County's city wall enough for the Qi army to rush in, I am afraid that today, as Zhou Pu said, the Qi army's catapults would be furious and almost unstoppable.

Indiscriminate bombing ended the Qi army's attack on Suxian today.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun also had some doubts in his heart.

"Could it be that Tian is holding him back..."

He turned his head and looked at Qi Jun's main formation, feeling vaguely aware of it.

Just as Zhao Hongrun and Zongwei Zhou Pu thought, when it was almost dusk, today's Qi army's attack on Suxian ended with hundreds of catapults from the Qi army's indiscriminate bombardment of Suxian.

Although the soldiers and generals of the Qi army were very happy because the enemy's wall collapsed, their commander's decision made them confused.

But Tian Dan's expression remained indifferent. Only when he ordered the withdrawal of troops, and when he turned his head to look at the high slope where Zhao Hongrun was, did a hint of strangeness appear in his eyes.

color.

"I wonder if Ji Run can understand..."

Muttering to himself, Tian Dan turned his horse's head and led his army back to camp, ending their Qi army's attack on Suxian today.


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