Just the city wall, which is about five feet tall and thick, is enough to be daunting.
Moreover, the moat, horse face, arrow tower, urn city and inner city are all in place, which also eliminates the possibility of flooding, digging tunnels, sneak attacks at night and other tricks to break the city.
It is also difficult to besiege until the food is exhausted.
Today, there are no common people in Chencang City, only more than 10,000 soldiers who defend to the death, with sufficient food, fodder and weapons.
In other words, if you want to break the city, you can only use ladders and other equipment to climb up and seize the city wall regardless of casualties.
But you can't help but attack.
For today's Han Dynasty, only by capturing Chencang and occupying the territory west of Youfufeng Wuzhangyuan and Qishan can they truly gain a foothold in Guanzhong and see the dawn of restoring the old capital.
The next day, the prime minister went to the army tent.
Except for Xiang Chong, who was on his way to Fanxukou to take charge of the transfer to Long Road and was absent, the three generals of the Han army, Wei Yan, Zheng Pu, Guan Xing and Jiang Wei, were all present.
The Prime Minister, who is sitting upright, is in good spirits as Guan Xing said last night.
Even in the chilly season of spring, my face looks a little gray and my brows look deep and tired.
After everyone gathered together, the Prime Minister spoke slowly and asked, "Everyone knows about the peace between Jiangdong and Niwei. I want to attack the fortress after the spring plowing. I wonder what your opinions are?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Wei Yan.
Regardless of his official position, qualifications or temperament, he is always the first to speak out.
"Everyone in the east of the Yangtze River is a rat, and there is no shortage of strategies!"
He had no intention of shirk, and immediately stood up straight in his seat and answered with his hands raised, "Prime Minister, at this point, our army has no choice but to attack by force! In my opinion, it would be better for me to cross the water and set up camp in the east of Chencang City, and then rebel against the Wei Dynasty."
The garrison in Beiyuan came to the rescue, which allowed the Chinese army to attack day and night without any distractions, hoping to break the city as soon as possible. And I only need to supervise 40,000 troops to cross the water to prevent Wei Wei from crossing. The other generals can be ordered to lead Wu Yuanxiong to help.
The Chinese army breaks the city."
At this point, he glanced sideways at Zheng Pu before continuing, "Prime Minister, Chencang City is majestic and strong, and it will not be conquered in a day. Our troops crossed the water and fell into camp to defend it. We do not need the help of Zhao Yihong's cavalry. It is better to divide it."
Let's go and guard Longdong with Zijin."
"Prime Minister, I would like to support General Wei's proposal."
As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Xing immediately expressed his position.
Jiang Wei, who alone led more than ten thousand tiger infantry troops to camp on the south bank of the Weishui River and south of Chencang City, immediately agreed, "Prime Minister, Wei also agrees with General Wei's proposal. Moreover, Wei will slightly move the general's camp ten miles east to respond to General Wei.
It can ensure that the south bank is worry-free and prevents Wei Wei from coming from the south bank to disturb Anguo's attack."
The two people were eager to express their opinions, but it was not because they had no plans.
But now there is no room for tricks in the confrontation between Han and Wei and the forced attack.
What Wei Yan said is the safest and most appropriate combat plan.
As for what he claimed, let Zhao Guangbu be reassigned to Zheng Pu's command to help guard Anding County~~
Once the offensive war started, Anding County became the weakness of the Han army.
Because Zheng Pu's troops are currently stationed in Qian County, they also want to supervise their troops south to Yumi County, relying on the Qishui River Valley to contain Wei's Sun Li troops stationed in Yong County.
In this way, Anding County's defense will be weakened.
Only Wang Ping's troops and Zhang Yi's Xuanwu Army were crippled, and even with the Xiliang cavalry roaming outside on guard, it was difficult to contain Wei's desire to covet the Jingshui River Valley.
In any case, Wei Guo had more than 20,000 infantrymen stationed in Qixian, and there were more than 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry!
Once Zheng Pu's troops move south and are far away from the Jingshui River Valley, they can rely on their large number of troops to slowly advance with infantry, contain the Han army's infantry and cavalry in Longdong, and then let the Wuhuan cavalry drive in.
They don't need to capture the city or fight fiercely. They only need to destroy the farmland in Longdong counties along the way and plunder the cattle and sheep of the Han Qiang and Hu tribes, and they can cause great disturbance to the counties!
But Zhao Guangbu was asked to join the Xiliang cavalry on guard. With the strength of nearly 8,000 cavalry, the Wei Guoqi County garrison did not dare to come out to seek death.
As the three of them expressed their opinions one after another, the Prime Minister's eyes also fell on Zheng Pu.
And it carries an inexplicable meaning.
Because the prime minister was the only one besides Zheng Pu who knew that Li Tang Mang was now in the abandoned Shangjun, preparing to attack the enemy's rear when the war between Han and Wei was about to break out.
Therefore, the Prime Minister was also worried whether Wei Yan's proposal would ruin Li Tang Mang's plan for this free move.
After all, if Zhao Guang's troops entered Longdong and the Han Dynasty once again had the strength to attack Zuo Fengyi from the Northern Luoshui River Valley, how could they not deploy defenses in advance!
"Prime Minister, General Wei."
Zheng Pu, who was attracting the attention of everyone, bowed his hands to the Prime Minister and Wei Yan in turn, and then said, "General Wei has taken care of me. However, if you want to make the Longdong defense worry-free, you only need to divide Qianqi and me from Zhao Yihong's department."
Can."
Is it enough to ride a thousand horses?
In the face of the huge disparity between the enemy and ourselves, adding only a thousand cavalry seems a bit overestimating, right?
Hearing this, Wei Yan and others were a little surprised.
The prime minister, who knew the reason, couldn't help but be a little worried and asked, "Zijin, are Qianqi too few? If Longdong is in chaos, our army Gaoping and Xiaoguan will be disturbed, and we cannot afford to be negligent."
The underlying meaning of this statement is that the Prime Minister would rather not leave Tang Mang to attack the Wei Dynasty, rather than causing damage to the Jingshui River Valley.
Because Li Tang Mang's idle move was the icing on the cake.
And Longdong is related to whether the attack can last long!
Which of the two is more important is self-evident.
"Return to the Prime Minister, Pu dare not neglect the war."
Zheng Pu quickly replied, "Pu only needs a thousand cavalry to enter Longdong. He wants the defenders of Gaoping and Xiaoguan to separate a thousand men each and enter the Jingshui River Valley to build garrisons and defend them. In this way, even if the rebellion against Wei is successful,
If there is no intention of committing a crime, our army will have plenty of time to return to defense."
Uh~~
I see.
Everyone was astonished when they heard this.
Indeed, as the battle line is pushed to Longdong, Xiaoguan and Gaoping at the source of Jingshui River do not need too many garrison troops!
You can also divide your troops to assist Zhang Ni and Wang Ping in guarding the Jingshui Valley.
"good!"
The prime minister raised his hands and praised, and also made a decision on the deployment of the war, "In this way, we will deploy according to the words of Wen Chang and Zijin. However, Zhao Yihong's department was still under the supervision of Wen Chang, and he sent thousands of horses to the south bank of the Wei River.
Serve as the eyes and ears of Boyue's tribe and Dashan Pass. Boyue, you send a school of soldiers from Suiyang Xiaogu to Jigu. If you go against Wei and send troops from Baoxie Valley to harass Hanzhong, well... If you go against Wei's soldiers, other troops will
If it cannot be stopped, the Baogu plank road will be burned down."
"promise."
Jiang Wei straightened up and accepted the order with his hands in hand, and also sighed in admiration, "The Prime Minister is thoughtful and considerate, and none of us are as good as him."
Yes, the Prime Minister's move was a precautionary measure, blocking Wei's last move to force the Han army back to attack the enemy.
Wei Zhengnan General Wang Chang has stationed himself in Wancheng, and Jingzhou Governor Hu Zhi has stationed troops in Shangyong and repaired the Xunkou garrison. This means that the three eastern counties can march into Hanzhong together with Wei Guanzhong's partial division, forcing the Han army to give up the attack.
However, Meng Yan's troops currently guarding Hanzhong County are not large, and it is difficult to contain the invasion from both fronts.
