After sending the middle-aged eunuch away, Zhu Wang summoned the two lieutenants to the tent. The three of them sat in front of the sand table. Zhu Wang said in a deep voice: "There is news from the capital. Your Majesty has an order, ordering me to wait within ten days." We must attack the Hundred Masters City, do you two have a good strategy?"
Deputy General Jiang Zongbao cupped his fists and said: "Baishi City is an important border area, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the number of defenders in the city is not yet known. Now our army has a total of ten heavy catapults. If the whole army attacks, the catapults will be used in conjunction with the infantry." The army ascended the city and at the same time used giant trees to ram the city gate. As long as a hole could be opened in the city tower, the army could file in. By then, the two armies would fight with real swords and guns, and it was still unclear who would win."
Zhu Wang nodded: "What Zong Bao said is true. When it comes to troop formation, I think I am far inferior to Baili Jin. But when it comes to fighting at close quarters with real swords and spears, I firmly believe that our Daliang soldiers are as bloody as anyone else. As long as we break through the city gate and enter the Hundred Division City, even if we cannot annihilate the Yan army in one fell swoop, as long as we can drag the Wei Qing army to come to our aid, our chances of winning will be even greater."
Another deputy general, Tu Meng, hesitated and said: "General, although we have Wei Qing's 120,000 troops rushing to support us, it still takes ten days to arrive. Within these ten days, won't the Yan Kingdom follow up?" Will more troops be sent to support Baishi City? Besides, Yan and Chu have always been on good terms. If Sikong Li gets wind of this and intervenes in this battle, won't our army be attacked from both sides and fall into the enemy's encirclement?"
Zhu Wang sighed: "What Lieutenant General Tu said makes sense, and this is also my concern. But now that it has been confirmed that our Daliang reinforcements will arrive in ten days, and I believe that with Baili Jin's temperament, he will not take me This defeated general takes it seriously, and he is confident that he can deal with us only by relying on the defenders in the city. He will not ask for reinforcements until a critical moment. In this way, our army will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. As for Sikong Li, we I can only hope that he will look down on this small fish like ours and choose to stand still. Remember, if you encounter an ambush, you can't mess up your position and just retreat in formation. After all, this is thirty miles to the south. Yongzhou Golden Wolf City, as long as we can retreat to the city, we can naturally delay it until Wei Qing arrives. Send my order to the army to rest and take turns guarding to prevent the Yan army from sneak attack. In five days, the army will attack the city with all its strength!"
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When the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the ugly hour had not yet arrived, Yang Yi, the defender of the Liang Kingdom, looked at the Baishi City not far away. He saw that the city tower was dark and dark, like a giant. He said to Zhao Sheng who was also on duty at night: "Old Zhao, what do you mean about the Yan Kingdom?" Do you really dare to send troops to attack our camp?"
Zhao Sheng said angrily: "I can't say for sure, but I think the general has a hundred thousand troops here. No matter how courageous Baili Jin of Yan State is, he will not dare to send people here to die."
Yang Yi spat and cursed: "His grandma made me have to keep vigil at night and not be able to sleep peacefully. It's so damn unlucky!"
Just as Zhao Sheng was about to say something to stop him, there was a sound of breaking wind in the dark night, and an arrow shot out from the darkness, directly piercing Yang Yi's chest. The latter had no time to say anything, so he fell into a pool of blood, dying. Zhao Sheng was shocked. Before he could say anything to remind him, another arrow hit his head directly, killing him on the spot!
Horse hooves formed in the distance and dust was flying. Jiang Daohua personally led the troops and led 5,000 elite cavalry to fight out from the side gate of Baishi City. In just a few breaths, they reached the formation of the Liang State army and killed them in one round. Killed more than a thousand heads. It was late at night, and most of Liang's army was still asleep. In addition, the Yan cavalry made another surprise attack, and Liang's army had no time to react and was helpless to resist. After the sneak attack was successful, Jiang Daohua was not greedy for credit. He raised the torch and threw it at Liang Jun's granary, which instantly ignited a raging fire.
Jiang Daohua gave an order: "Brothers, withdraw!" The elite cavalry of the Yan Kingdom came and went like the wind, and returned to Baishi City safely. After counting the number of people, except for more than a hundred people with minor injuries, no one in the entire army was killed! However, Liang's 100,000-strong army faced a surprise attack by Yan's 5,000 troops. Not only did they suffer over a thousand casualties, but three-fourths of the army's food and fodder were burned. Zhu Wang rushed over from the military tent. Seeing this scene, Thunder was furious! He ordered that the night guard be beheaded for public display, and at the same time send additional manpower to prevent the Yan army from making another sneak attack.
Jiang Daohua was not complacent when the Yan army was victorious. Baili Jin looked at his beloved general who had lost his temper and was both distressed and pleased. He praised: "Well done! But this raid was far from hurting Liang Gou at all. At the same time tomorrow, you will lead another five thousand troops and continue the sneak attack. You have worked hard tonight, so go down and rest first."
Jiang Daohua said suspiciously: "If the sneak attack succeeds tonight, Liang Guo will definitely strengthen manpower defense. If we go there tomorrow, what difference will it make to death?"
Baili Jin smiled and said: "Soldiers, this is a trick! If our army succeeds in the surprise attack tonight, it is true that Zhu Wang will send more men. However, Liang Jun naturally does not believe that the general will make another dangerous move tomorrow. The so-called sending more men , it’s just routine, so let’s do the opposite and catch him off guard!”
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The next night, after learning the lesson from last night, Liang Jun indeed sent more men to watch the night. However, when it was approaching Chou, there was still no movement in Baishi City. The night watch sergeant could not help but relax his vigilance. It was late at night, and the Liang soldiers were tired and exhausted. After waiting for a while, there was still no surprise attack by the Yan army. The soldiers on duty in Liang looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that there would be no more trouble tonight.
Just when the defenders were relaxing, Jiang Daohua led five thousand elite cavalry and attacked again with thunderous force. In this raid, the Yan army still did not attack Huanglong directly. They only harassed the outside of the camp and used fire attacks. They kept throwing kerosene torches into the camp. For a while, there were wailings in the Liang Kingdom camp, and there was a burning smell in the air.
Jiang Daohua and the five thousand fine knights came and went like the wind. After they succeeded, they drove their horses back to Baishi City. Tu Meng was furious, got on his horse, raised his sword high, and shouted: "Brothers, follow me in pursuit, don't let Yan Gou return to the city alive." !”
They were attacked by surprise for two days in a row, but they never saw the appearance of the enemy. The Liang army was filled with anger. Many soldiers had no time to put on their armor, so they picked up their swords, mounted their horses, and followed Tu Meng towards the Yan army. However, How could these Liang soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep be faster than the well-trained and well-prepared Yan Kingdom's elite cavalry.
Liang Guo's camp was only five miles away from the Hundred Division City. Jiang Daohua's army arrived in a blink of an eye. The defenders in the city opened the city gate early and brought the friendly troops into the city. At the same time, a row of crossbowmen on the city head stretched out their bows and arrows. The arrows are aimed at the pursuing troops in the rear.
"put!"
With an order, hundreds of arrows were fired. Liang's pursuers were unable to avoid him, and they were thrown off their backs. Since they were not heavily armored, they would surely die if they were hit by an arrow! After a round of arrows, the first row of crossbowmen retreated, and the second row immediately took over to start a new round of shooting. Liang Jun had no choice but to wave his sword and deflect the arrows, but Baili Jin was strict in his military management, and his crossbowmen were all excellent archers with excellent arm strength. They were able to hit the mark with perfect accuracy. There were wailings below the city walls, and Liang Jun was constantly killed by arrows falling from his horse. Even though Tu Meng was highly skilled in martial arts, he was shot in the shoulder by an arrow, which penetrated deep into his bones and hurt his heart. Seeing another round of arrows coming, he was so frightened that he quickly tightened the reins and stood up his horse, and then he was lucky enough to escape. If Jiang Zongbao hadn't led his troops to rescue him, Tu Meng would have been surrendered outside the Hundred Division City tonight. The two held their shields high, fought and retreated, and finally retreated beyond the range of the Yan army's crossbows.
In the military tent, Zhu Wang's face was ashen, he clenched his teeth and said nothing. I wanted to chop off hundreds more heads to bring order to the army, but the war was imminent and in order to prevent the army from losing morale, I could only hold back my anger.
