When asked by Xi Zhicai, Wei Yan took a deep breath, knowing that this was a test for him.
Wei Yan pointed his finger at where he was, speaking slowly, and then thought about it and said: "This is the only way from Chonghe County to Qiantong County, but because of this, there are many people walking and the path is familiar. It is easy to be ambushed rashly.
Scouts will investigate."
"What I mean is to hide here." Wei Yan said, moving his fingers slightly, "This place is far away from the official road and is not easy to find. And down here, it is a good camping spot. Based on the distance between the two places, the Coincidence County
The reinforcements must choose to camp and rest nearby. The more familiar they are with this area, the more they will be negligent. When the time comes, they only need to attack at night and they will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
"Bah bang bang." Xi Zhicai clapped, and Guan Yu nodded slightly.
Wei Yan thought more comprehensively, and did not just copy the things in the textbook and rashly choose to ambush directly. Instead, he could adapt to the situation immediately. This is very good and he is an absolute general.
Wei Yan came up with the plan, so the operation was naturally given to Wei Yan.
Halfway through, Wei Yan quietly separated with four thousand people, but on Guan Yu's side, the flag remained undiminished, and the army marched towards Qianzhong County in a mighty manner.
Twenty thousand troops surrounded him, and upon receiving the news, the magistrate of Qianzhong County almost spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
There's something wrong, Chonghe County is closer to you, why should you sacrifice the near for the far away!
Of course, he just imagined this in his mind and said that he didn't dare to say it. He had received news from Yuan Shao before and was on guard against Liu Bei's army. Now that Guan Yu is coming with his troops, he is not unprepared.
There are about 5,000 defenders in the city, and they occupy the power to defend the city. Although Guan Yu has 20,000 defenders, it is not difficult to support the city for a period of time if there are sufficient supplies to defend the city.
Moreover, when he is attacked here, whether it is Gaocheng in the north or the overlap in the south, he will not stand idly by. When the time comes, he will be attacked from three sides, and he will not worry about being unable to repel Guan Yu.
Outside the city, in the camp.
"Report, there are three consecutive waves of people leaving the city in the north of Qianzhong City." A scout who had been arranged in advance walked in and reported.
"Report, there are three waves of fast horses leaving the city in the south of the city." Immediately afterwards, another scout came to report.
Xi Zhicai nodded with satisfaction and said to Guan Yu beside him: "Since the messengers have been sent out, we can also attack the city!"
"Okay!" Guan Yu responded simply and clearly.
It was said that they were attacking the city, but it was postponed until the next day. Ten thousand people lined up outside the east gate without leaving, and started the siege step by step in full accordance with the instructions.
Outside the city, on top of a towering tower, Guan Yu and Xi Zhicai stood on it, watching the siege troops attack and then be killed, but their faces showed no expression.
"No matter how practical training is in daily life, it is still different from actual war."
"Indeed, we have to take turns to fight and experience it."
For the two of them, they never thought about taking Thousand Children's City with a frontal attack.
After all, the task given by Wang Xuan was to contain Yuan Shao's troops without allowing the war to expand and affect the construction of Qingzhou. Therefore, after arriving here, Guan Yu and Xi Zhicai discussed and decided on a plan to mainly kill the enemy's troops.
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Therefore, siege of a city is just an act, or in other words, a practical drill for the soldiers. After all, this is the first battle after forming an army. Since they take the initiative on the battlefield, why not take the opportunity to train the team?
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After a day's attack, 10,000 men took turns to attack the city and reached the top of the city seven times. Although they were all killed in the end, this was entirely because Guan Yu did not want to do too much damage and did not invest more troops.
After the war, the losses were calculated, and a total of more than 300 people were killed and more than 1,200 people were injured. Fortunately, most of them were minor injuries. With the presence of salt water disinfection and field medical teams, as well as the "soldier talisman" given by Wang Xuan,
These people can quickly regain their fighting strength.
The reason why the battle losses are so small is indeed the result of daily training. The daily drills include how to deal with the rolling logs and stones used to defend the city, how to escape from the city, and how the archers cooperate with the sword and shield soldiers to suppress the city defenders.
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Although on the battlefield, hot-headedness will inevitably lead to some troubles, but having countermeasures is better than having no countermeasures at all, and after a while, everyone will become familiar with it.
After all, these soldiers are not pure recruits, they are all guys who have been Yellow Turban thieves for several years. They may not have seen blood, but they have all been in battle, and more than once.
For Qiantong City, this day was like hell. Guan Yu attacked the city seven times. Although everyone was killed, the losses were still heavy. After the war, the number of casualties reached more than 700.
Even more people were injured. It can be said that after one day of siege, the battle damage reached 40%!
Fortunately, this was a battle to defend the city, and there was no way to retreat. The generals defending the city trumpeted the opponent's plan to massacre the city, so the entire army was not defeated.
"Quickly, I'll send out a few waves of messengers. If they don't come to rescue us, let's wait for the Qianzhong City to be destroyed!" At the end of the day, the general guarding the city was as tired as a dog.
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In Chonghe County, the garrison general Liao Cong glanced at the messenger in front of him and actually sent three waves in succession. Is the situation so urgent?
Liao Cong was also surprised when he opened the letter. Twenty thousand people? So many?
Didn't it mean that Guan Yu brought a total of more than 20,000 people to Leling? Did he bring them all out at once?
He is the closest to Leling and has the largest number of troops, eight thousand men. Now Guan Yu actually bypasses him and attacks Qian Tong. With the strength of the troops there, he may not be able to stop him.
And if Qiantong is lost, he will be caught in the attack between Qiantong and Leling, which will be even more disadvantageous to him. Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered 6,000 troops and hurried towards Qiantong.
Go for support.
There is no need to bring food, grass, baggage, etc. What Qian Tong lacks is people, not materials.
Less than a day into the march, he received another letter asking for help from Qian Tong. When he saw that the city was attacked seven times on the first day, Liao Cong couldn't help scratching his teeth and quickly accelerated his march.
"General Wei, the overlapping army is here, about 6,000 men, with light vehicles and simple followers." A guy who looked roughly like Wei Yan walked up to Wei Yan and reported.
In fact, this was Guan Yu's real son, Guan Ping. After Qingzhou stabilized, Wang Xuan asked Liu Bei and Guan Yu to take the lead, and everyone brought their families to Linzi.
Although Guan Yu has not been home for many years, he can be sure from his appearance that he is his biological child.
As for when Guan Yu's wife and Guan Ping saw Wei Yanzhi, who looked very much like Guan Yu... well, that's another story.
When his son came, Guan Yu would definitely take him with him. As soon as he came and left, Guan Ping and Wei Yan got along like brothers. This time Wei Yan led troops independently for the first time, and Guan Ping also came with him, which was double insurance.