"Cowardless people! With many times the number of people, they don't use force in the face of an attack. They attack the city without many casualties and then give up timidly!"
A punch hit the crenellations of the city wall hard. Liu Yin, the defender of Manyin City, watched the Wei army pull back the siege equipment and became trapped in camp again. He couldn't help but cry out in anger.
It sounds quite bizarre.
Isn't it a good thing that the enemy is no longer attacking the fortress that has been trapped for half a year?
Why is the guard so unhappy and angry?
But if you know Liu Yin's position since he became an official, you will know why he is like this.
Without him, seeking military glory will not lead to success.
He had joined the army since the beginning of the Prime Minister's expedition to Nanzhong and the rebellion. In recent years, he had almost no chance to kill the enemy on the battlefield. Now he was trapped here with ten times the army. He finally had the opportunity to make a name for himself by relying on the strong city to defeat the enemy. However, the Wei army
After a few painless attempts to attack the fortress, the siege continued.
How could he not be inexplicably angry?
Yes, as Zheng Pu said, there is no need for rescue at Manyin City Fortress.
Liu Yin thought to himself that as long as the food supply was not exhausted, no matter how many soldiers and horses came from Wei Wei, there would be no chance of the city being breached.
It's not that he is arrogant.
Rather, the fort is very small, and the area subject to attack is also very small. Three thousand soldiers are enough to defeat the enemy day and night.
Moreover, there were no worries about civil unrest or the morale collapse of the soldiers in the city.
When Zhang Bao recruited the troops guarding the city, he was the deputy governor of the army! After spending nearly ten years together, sleeping and eating together, he had long since become a soldier, and it can be said that all his subordinates are willing to die.
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Under such circumstances, why doesn't he hope to become the "iron wall" of the great Han Dynasty after the late Huo Jun?
"The general made a mistake! Twenty cents per person!"
With a cheer, a hand stretched out in front of Liu Yin.
Looking sideways, it was Sima Zheng from Tingying who was grinning with joy, revealing his jagged yellow teeth.
This is the bet between Liu Yin and the second camp of Zhen and Zhi.
If the Wei army continues to attack the city for three months, the soldiers of the second battalion of Shuzhi will have to help the Liu family's farmland and pasture in Longyou for one day after the war; but if the situation is reversed, Liu Yin will give twenty coins to each of the men in the army.
Obviously, Liu Yin lost the bet.
But he was not depressed at all, instead he was secretly happy.
Because the military laws of the Han Dynasty prohibited gambling, he still violated it despite knowing it, just to ease the mood of the army's sergeants.
After all, the city had been trapped for half a year. Only at the beginning of spring, Zhao Guangbu sounded a warning signal outside the city that the imperial court would come to rescue him. He was worried that in the long run, the soldiers would become irritable or depressed after being trapped and isolated for a long time, which would lead to bad consequences.
things happen.
Such as mutiny, trance, etc.
So he found a reason to give the soldiers something to look forward to, and not to worry about being trapped all day long.
As for why I chose to make a bet that violated military law.
The people of the two tribes are from Fuling County, where there is little arable land and few livestock. Is there anything they look forward to more than deliberately losing money!
The effect is quite obvious.
At least after the Sima of the Tiao Camp spoke up, not only the Sima of the Tiao Camp also came to cheer, the other soldiers on the city wall cheered instantly, as if they had just experienced a great victory.
In other words, the morale of the troops in the city is very stable and their morale is not declining.
"Go! Go! Go!"
Liu Yin slapped the hand in front of him and deliberately cursed with a dark face, "I don't have any money now! I will cash it in when I return from the war. Is it possible that my family still lacks this little money like you?"
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As soon as these words were spoken, laughter burst out from the city wall again.
The Liu family in Chengdu is a wealthy family, ranking among the best in Bashu, and a mere tens of thousands of dollars is really nothing.
Moreover, Liu Yin had always been generous, and whenever he came back to take up a post after taking a break, he would always bring some wine and meat from his pasture to have a feast with everyone. The officers and soldiers of the Dragon Army were not worried that he would break his promise and become fat.
On the contrary, it seems that one knows the taste by eating the marrow.
The Sima of the camp stopped laughing. He first raised his palms to tell everyone to stop making noise, and then invited them, "General, do you dare to make another bet? Let's see when Ni Wei comes to attack the city again?"
"Why don't you dare?"
Liu Yin said loudly, "If Wei Wei doesn't attack the city within three months, I will give each of you another twenty coins!"
"ah!"
The commander of the camp was instantly overjoyed and blurted out, "General, you are generous!"
Immediately, he turned to the other soldiers and waved his fist excitedly, "After three months, we will all get forty coins!"
Needless to say, there was another burst of cheers from the top of the city.
Even Liu Yin couldn't hold back his dark face and smiled.
Because he doesn't need to worry about his military morale for the next three months.
Let me ask, the Wei army was trapped for half a year and tried to attack the city several times. How could they attack the city again three months later?
Even though he was smiling, he felt a little sad.
If Wei Wei did not attack the city, where would his military success come from?
well.
Sad husband! Feng Tang Yi Lao, I am also untimely!
Coincidentally, Xu Zhi, who was in the Han army camp in Yuwei County, also felt melancholy about the difficulty of seeking military glory.
Previously, when Hexi had not yet sent more troops, he privately asked Zheng Pu to serve as the front line of the army.
At that time, Zheng Pu refused to comment because everything was undecided; now, with the Prime Minister's approval, Zheng Pu supervises the troops and horses to march forward. He got what he wanted, but he lost the opportunity to make military achievements.
This is because the Han army did not intend to fight a fierce battle against the Wei Dynasty.
Either Zheng Pu was timid in fighting, or he couldn't bear to see more casualties among his soldiers.
However, the Han army, which originally had an additional 7,000 troops and a total of 12,000 cavalry from Ma Dai and Jiang Wei's tribe, only had 2,000 infantry and settled in Yuwei County.
right!
The so-called increase of troops in Hexi is aimed at the south of Helan Mountain. Only Xu Zhi and Fu Qian are bluffing.
Liao Hua and Yan Yu's tribe took advantage of Zheng Pu to divert the attention of the Qinlang tribe who was rebelling against the Wei Dynasty. They had already passed through Wushaoling along the Wuting Nishui River Valley, and quietly crossed the barren valley to join forces with Wei Yan.
Even the five hundred heavy infantrymen who had been subordinate to Zheng Pu since the formation of the army rushed there under the leadership of Liu Lin.
There were only 2,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. Facing the Wei Guohuai tribe with more than 10,000 people and the Qinlang tribe with more than 5,000 cavalry, Xu Zhi knew without asking that Zheng Pu planned to fall along the Quwu Mountains.
You can't hold on to the camp.
He also knew that the Wei Guo and Huai troops, who had no idea what was true, had arrived, and he did not dare to attack the camp easily.
Because the camps of Madai and Jiang Wei are still at the east end of Wushaoling.
At least, the Wei army did not dare to attack Zheng Pu's camp at the risk of being overtaken by the cavalry without completely suppressing the Han army's cavalry.
Moreover, the terrain from Yuwei County to Wushaoling has continuous sand dunes with no mountains, ridges or ravines to obstruct it.
It is most beneficial for the cavalry to move freely.
How could Qin Lang's tribe against the Wei Dynasty stop Ma Dai and Jiang Wei's riding exchanges?
If he had such ability, he would have broken into Wuwei County and swept through the Hexi Corridor!
Ha~~
Therefore, Xu Zhi, who knew that the battle at Yuwei was about to descend into a confrontation, could only lament that it would be difficult to prepare for the battle.
Because he didn't dare to say anything.
This is the Prime Minister’s decision,
In addition to approving Zheng Pu's dispatch of troops, the prime minister also made some adjustments to the strategy for this troop dispatch.
