"I think he is just messing around. When he has exhausted all these people, he will run back honestly. We don't care what tricks he plays, he just keeps the same to cope with the changes." Duan Fengnian said this. That's right, after all, the strength is here.
In the face of absolute strength, any trick is useless.
"Should we send an army to go around the mountain?" asked a general. "Firstly, we can explore the strength of his rear. Secondly, we can also form an encirclement of Wolong Pass to prevent him from being defeated and escaping, or even let a few soldiers escape." Lighting fire can also scare them."
"I think it's possible. It seems too passive for us to attack the city like this. Seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, and the supply of firewood is also a bit low, why not take the initiative to attack the grass and scare the snakes, knock the mountains to shock the tigers, and see how many people are in the city. Soldiers and horses?" Another fat general asked.
"That's not necessary!" Duan Fengnian waved his hand, "The mountain road is not easy to walk, and now the mountains and plains are covered with snow. It won't take six or seven days for the troops to go around it? The mules and horses can't walk, and you can't even bring food and supplies. , even if we finally get over it, how can we still fight when we are half exhausted?"
"Although it is difficult to walk, you can still walk. If the mules and horses can't get across, then carry dry food on your back. As long as you go around, there is always a way to get food." The fat man said, "If the prince allows it, I will be willing to carry it myself." Ten thousand soldiers go."
"Pull them down. By the time your 10,000 soldiers pass by, I will have already defeated Wolong Pass!" Duan Fengnian said, "Besides, our purpose in this battle is just to seize the pass. As long as Wolong takes it, even if we win, we won't besiege them. Leave them a way to escape."
Duan Fengnian firmly disagreed. He believed that he would be able to capture Wolong Pass within ten days. If this was the case, there was no need to send troops to make a detour.
In addition, if Wolong City is besieged, Li Qiu and the others will definitely not surrender. They will only trap the beasts and fight. Instead of doing this, it is better to leave a way out for them. This is the principle of surrounding three and letting one go.
Since he disagreed, several generals under his command did not dare to say anything anymore. They thought, Prince, you may be too optimistic. Judging from the other party's momentum, it is not false. Otherwise, how could they dare to take the initiative to go out of the city to challenge?
Even if Li Qiu doesn't know how to lead troops, Xu Zhisheng, Zhang Heng, and Lin Feixiong are all very experienced generals. How could they let Li Qiu do this?
Besides, Li Qiuke didn't mess around. We didn't take any advantage in the siege this day. We even lost hundreds of siege armored vehicles and dozens of catapults...
Without these large equipment, the next siege may be more difficult.
What worries Langya generals the most is that there may not be only 20,000 troops in the city. Otherwise, how could they dare to come out in full force?
If they wanted to win in a dangerous situation and fight to the death with us, they wouldn't be able to fight so smoothly, and they wouldn't have to form an array in the city at all!
Although this caused us a lot of casualties, from a strategic perspective, it makes no sense at all!
In short, the opponent's attack was not systematic, but it was also quite methodical, but it was not the method we are familiar with.
This is actually a very terrible thing, and it must be paid attention to, but it is wrong for the prince to underestimate the enemy so much.
But Duan Fengnian is a very stubborn person, and it is difficult to change the things he decides...
In fact, when the soldiers first arrived, some generals suggested sending a surprise force to bypass Wolong Pass, but Duan Fengnian refused.
He believed that if a roundabout encirclement was to be carried out, it would be useless if there were too few people to go. It would require at least 10,000 troops, and if the horses could not get through, they could only be infantry.
It was freezing cold and the mountain roads were difficult to travel. The soldiers could not carry heavy armor at all. They could only carry weapons and a few days of rations. If ten thousand people made a roundabout way, even if the march went smoothly, it would take at least seven days. With these seven days, Wolong Pass has been captured long ago!
In addition, Duan Fengnian is also worried that Xue Jinshan will send reinforcements. Yanyunguan is full of black dragon heavy armored cavalry. Even if only three thousand cavalry come, his own ten thousand light cavalry are not enough to kill them in half a day...
Unexpectedly, Xu Zhisheng was able to withstand the bloody battle for three days and three nights. He also didn’t expect that Dazhou’s reinforcements came so quickly. It only took three days and three nights to get here from Fengyang. He had wings and flew here. of?
Someone asked, saying that no matter how hasty Duan Fengnian was in attacking Wolong Pass, didn't he send out scouts to investigate, or plant spies in advance?
Of course there is, but Xu Zhisheng is an experienced general. Can he not think of things that everyone thinks of?
When he learned that Duan Fengnian's army was approaching, he not only notified Fengyang immediately, but also immediately fortified the walls and cleared the fields, sending all the people in the city away!
They also organized the young and middle-aged people among the common people and assembled a temporary army of rural soldiers. They did not need them to defend the city and fight. They only sent a few officers to lead them and let them conduct a blanket search in the rear.
Anyone who comes from Langya County, whether they are spies or good citizens, will be imprisoned!
Especially on both sides of the road, people are sent to patrol back and forth day and night. If you see suspicious people, you don’t need to ask, they will be arrested directly!
In addition, many people in Wolong Pass are hunters. They usually make a living by hunting in the mountains and are very familiar with the mountains. Xu Zhisheng scattered them all in the mountains and reported them immediately if he found any trouble.
If there is a stranger, just take it directly. If you catch one, no matter who it is, you will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver!
If it is proven that he is an enemy spy, he will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!
There is also homing pigeon shooting. As long as you shoot down an enemy homing pigeon, you will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver.
Because homing pigeons cannot fly at night and can only fly during the day, even though their targets are small, it is difficult to escape the bows and arrows of hunters.
Therefore, for an excellent general, it is not enough to just lead troops in battle. There are many things that must be carefully planned by him personally. There cannot be any mistakes or omissions, or try to minimize the mistakes...
This basically completely cut off all sources of information for Duan Fengnian, making him blind and deaf.
He didn't even know that Yanyun's 50,000-strong army passed through Yanyunguan and stationed at Wolong Pass. He still insisted on his own opinion in a confused way, thinking that there were only 20,000 people in Wolong City...
Duan Fengnian's eyes darkened and he couldn't figure out the situation, but Xiao Chen understood his situation clearly.
Because Li Haibo and the others had already infiltrated the bird very well, successfully instigated the rebellion of Murong Yumen, and obtained a lot of important military information from various channels.
Even sometimes, Xiao Chen knows about the news from Langya County before it reaches Duan Fengnian!
Knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure that you can fight a hundred battles without danger. This is also the confidence that Xiao Chen dares to take the offensive.
Whether in ancient times or now, information warfare is extremely important, and it can even affect or even reverse the trend of the entire battle...
Besides, Xiao Chen sent Lin Qi and Duan Fengnian to discuss helping each other's wounded soldiers. Firstly, it was out of humanitarianism, and secondly, it was to delay time.
One hour can save many, many lives...
