"General Hua, I also know that this battle is difficult, and I have already planned it. But since you have given me your order, I will never look back. However, if something happens to me, my wife is pregnant and is about to give birth, so she will be stationed with the army. At that time , I hope he can be protected. Chang Zong is my general, and I keep him by my wife's side. Please forgive him for not fighting."
Lao Zuo has always been known for his wisdom and bravery, especially in planning. He is better than others. This time he was sent to Pengcheng for support. He was staying at home with his wife to wait for the birth. It was difficult to disobey the king's order, but he couldn't overcome his wife's worries, so he had no choice but to go into battle with his wife. It was true. Extremely helpless.
Chang Zong, who was standing on one side, clenched his sword and was about to argue and ask for a fight. He was glared hard by Lao Zuo, full of the solemnity of life and death. He had no choice but to clasp his fists and salute Lao Zuo and Hua Xi to express his compliance.
"General Hua, I have a plan on how to attack the city. Please move in front of the video disk."
Lao Zuo took the lead and walked to the sand table of Pengcheng's topography - the photo disk - that was displayed on the wooden table of the tent camp. He pointed at the city wall of Pengcheng and the three mountains behind the city and said:
"General Hua, please take a look! This city is surrounded by mountains on three sides and open on one side. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We attacked the city for ten months and suffered most of the casualties. Just relying on hard attack is a life-threatening strategy. Although the terrain is not beneficial to us, we can still defend it." The city is ultimately man-made. We should focus on attacking people, and the direction of the people's hearts is the key to victory or defeat. I think this is the method we should have: feign attack in the open, make a lot of noise, but retreat as soon as you get close, which means Consume the arrows and food in the city, secretly use internecine techniques, send out people who can turn away from their hearts, and attack the desires of the defenders. If you can satisfy the desires, and cooperate with each other inside and outside, you should have a chance of winning!"
After saying this, Lao Zuo pointed to the dense forests on both sides of the hills and added: "In addition, we should select a dozen brave soldiers who are good at climbing and shooting, change into civilian clothes, sneak into the city from the mountain road, find Huanyong, and wait for an opportunity to seize the city. His head can also accomplish something!"
"The old general talked about the plan of 'capturing the king'. My nephew Wang Dan entered the city the day before and was captured. His son Zhen also entered the city, and his life or death is unknown. Alas!"
When Hua Xi mentioned Wang Dan and his son, he felt heartbroken and frowned, with a sad look on his face.
"This makes it even more necessary to send someone to help and save the father and son!"
Lao Zuo insisted on his triple plan.
"That's fine, but the opponent's goalkeeper is Huan Yong's brother. I'm afraid I won't be able to use him!"
Hua Xi was also worried about the second plan and felt it was not feasible.
"As far as I know, although Huan Yong's biological brother is his brother, because the King of Chu valued his brothers over his younger brothers, he did not assign him the role of city lord. He was only a city guard. He was depressed and was not completely invulnerable. You might as well Give it a try!”
When Lao Zuo came to Pengcheng, he had already sent people to inquire about all the information related to the enemy.
"So, let's give it a try! Our expedition has very little food and fodder left. If we don't make a quick decision and just stick to consumption, we can last for more than ten days at most. We must devote all our strength and be loyal to the Song Dynasty, even if the entire army dies for the country. , leave no one behind!”
Hua Xi grabbed General Lao Zuo's hands and burst into tears.
Lao Zuo took out a volume of letters from his arms, opened it to Hua Xi, and said: "General Hua, don't worry, I also have a backup plan: this is an imitation of the imperial edict of the King of Chu. I have had someone forge a volume, and its essence is based on the edict." Huan Yong and his group vigorously requisitioned people's power to build a platform and build an archery tower. Its height should be as high as the top of the two mountains. They also said that they would come to inspect it in person in the near future to show its power. If the people's power is damaged in this way, they will feel resentful. We sent them When people enter the city, they can take advantage of the situation to cause chaos and cause resentment among the people, so they can cooperate with the attack."
"If you are so determined, if you fail to attack the city, it will be due to our own efforts!"
Hua Xi was very excited. He looked over the scroll and asked, "Can you pass the order to Huan Yong?"
Chang Zong stepped forward, bowed his head, and said: "Please give me this life, and I will definitely achieve it!"
"I promised so much not to send you into battle?" Hua Xi glanced at Lao Zuo in embarrassment.
"This is not about going into battle to kill the enemy, it's just about delivering a message. He will return immediately after delivering it, no problem!"
Lao Zuo handed the imperial edict to Chang Zong with great trust. He was very confident that he was fully capable of returning safely.
Chang Zong does what he says.
One day later, buglers came to report that they saw fire lights in Pengcheng City, and the "buglers" emitted by civilians who rushed to build high-rise buildings overnight shook the silence of the night sky.
"Okay, now, it's our time to 'attack'!"
Under Lao Zuo's arrangement, the soldiers in the barracks were divided into three teams: one team was responsible for guarding the camp; one team was responsible for feigning an attack; and one team was responsible for sneaking into the city in a detour.
The team that "attacked the city" had the largest number of people, and each person was equipped with a certain number of torches, one in each left and right hand. They attacked day and night, with fireworks, so that the defenders in Pengcheng City could not see clearly. No matter how many people came to attack, they had no choice but to keep shooting arrows outside the city to resist the "attacks" one after another.
After going on like this for two or three days, the defenders in Pengcheng discovered a problem: they consumed a lot of arrows, but the attackers did not suffer many casualties. It seemed that the number of people in the Vietnam War was increasing. .
After Huan Yong's brother sent someone to report this situation to him, Huan Yong began to think: It seems that this old general is indeed extraordinary. His military skills are very economical. If he continues to consume like this, what will he gain in advance? The advantage will gradually be lost.
While he was pacing around anxiously, thinking hard about countermeasures, another sergeant came to report that the civilians building the archery tower at the city gate had begun to rebel, and several guards were killed.
After Wang Dan disturbed him, the place where the head coach of Huanyong Camp was located was even more vigilant. This time, it would be difficult for even a fly to fly in.
Over there, Wang Dan was imprisoned and suffered a lot. The old wounds on his body had not healed, and many new marks were added. He also refused to admit defeat. As long as he was awake, he would curse Huan Yong and call him over. He singled out another three hundred rounds.
The guard also reported this situation to Huan Yong. He touched his cheek, which was not completely swollen, and just sneered without being agitated. He ordered: "I have been hungry for a few days. I will give him enough food." Come on! Military rations are so tight, don’t waste any more."
"promise!"
The guard obeyed the order and was about to step back when Huan Yong stopped him again and added: "Wait a minute! Even if I need to use the canal for something, I still let him treat Xiu Mu. "Missing Person Notices" were posted all over the city, so just talk to Wang Dan. I'm looking for my son, I'm calling my son, I'm calling the sheep to pour some food, and come to my place quickly so that father and son can be reunited."
"promise!"
"You, hurry up and send people to the archery tower to arrest all the troublemakers and take them to prison! The leaders will enforce the law on the spot to serve as a warning to others!"
Huan Yong gave another deputy general the order to "quell the chaos".
"The King of Chu is going to visit Pengcheng in the near future? Do you doubt my loyalty? The city tower is already very high compared to the enemy's army. Why is it that at this time, the archery tower is urgently built to be as high as the mountain?"
Huan Yong opened the volume of the edict of the King of the Communist Party of Chu that he had received the day before and studied it carefully again.
