Throughout the ages, as long as the outstanding generals know how to adapt to local conditions and take advantage of the situation, they are not just like Zhao Kuo who just memorizes a few military books and thinks he is invincible and invincible.
Xu Zongwen used a method that seemed clumsy but was actually very effective to attack Dangyin. He took a fancy to the fact that the old path of the Yellow River was piled with a large amount of silt. Just like outside the Great Wall, it was easy to get the soil, and he could easily fill up the Dangyin City with horses capable of running up to the top of the city. the height of.
On the contrary, if it is an area south of the Yellow River, it is difficult to dig the earth, and the method of digging the earth to fill the city will not work at all. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the gain outweighs the loss.
"Now, distribute the sacks, ten to each person. As long as the height is close to the top of the city, our war horses can run up to the top of Dangyin City." Xu Zongwen ordered.
"No!" The generals clasped their hands and quickly went to collect the sacks in batches, and then went to the cement and sand accumulation area of the old Yellow River not far away to load the sediment.
Fortunately, Xu Zongwen's five thousand fine cavalrymen were not short of horses, so it didn't take much effort to go back and forth. Soon, the Jin army marched towards Dangyin City in an open and bright formation.
Of course, Murong Bao, who was tied to the chariot, was pushed out mercilessly by Xu Zongwen and became the talisman of the entire army.
At the top of Dangyin City, looking at the sudden appearance of a large group of Jin troops, someone had already informed Lan Han. By the time Lan Han arrived, Xu Zongwen's army was already in formation a stone's throw away from Dangyin City. .
"A group of cavalry, is it possible that they still want to fly up?"
Lan Han watched for a long time and found that the Jin army did not have a large number of infantry and did not see siege equipment. He felt relieved. He also ridiculed the Jin army for wanting to use cavalry to attack the city. It was a daydream!
"Is this Jin army stupid? A group of cavalry came to attack the city, but they are not here to die."
"Look at that flag, General Xu Xiao. Could it be that he is the most famous and most popular General Xu Xiao in the Jin army?"
"Are you talking about Xu Xiao and Xu Zongwen, the heroic cavalry general of the Jin Dynasty who beheaded Duke Yang Ping of Qin and recaptured Xuzhou and Qingzhou?"
"Besides Xu Xiao, who else is a brave cavalry general in the Jin army?"
The generals of the Yan army at the top of the city pointed at the Jin army below the city, and they discussed from time to time, who were all debating who should command this army?
One party believed that it was absolutely impossible for Xu Zongwen to attack Dangyin, because at present, Qin Zhendong General Mao Dang had stationed 100,000 troops and was fighting fiercely with the Jin army in Yongqiu. What was he, Xu Zongwen, doing all the way to Dangyin instead of rescuing his friendly troops?
The other side is Xu Zongwen himself. These people believe that the credit of Xu Zongwen's killing of Yangping Gong Fu Rong in the Battle of Feishui was attributed to Li Dai Tao Jiang and was taken from others.
In the Battle of Pengcheng to regain Xuzhou and the Battle of Linzi to regain Qingzhou, Zhu Xu's men also relied on their desperate efforts, and all strategies and plans came from Xu Zongwen's counselors.
The so-called brave cavalry general Xu Xiao, the undefeated general Xu Xiao who has won consecutive battles, is just a villain who deceives the world and steals his reputation!
"Ahem!" Lan Han stretched out his palm to stop the generals' discussion, "Shut up, I, Khan!"
Under the city, after a burst of chariots passed by, yellow sand and dust rose. Everyone's eyes widened and they stretched out their bodies to look far away.
"That's the fourth prince, the general!"
"Yes, it is indeed the Fourth Prince."
"Has Xingyang been..."
"You actually dare to use the fourth child to blackmail me!" Lan Han's rough old hands grasped the city wall tightly, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes.
"Da da da..." After a burst of hoofbeats, Xu Zongwen rode out of the military formation on a green thunder horse.
Looking at Lan Han who was on the tower of Dangyin City, Xu Zongwen slowly stepped forward with a smile on his face.
"No, General!" Pei Qing shouted loudly.
Xi Jian ordered brothers Zhang, San and Zhang to secretly lead people to respond. As long as Lan Han dared to take action, they would take action.
Xu Wen, who was in the back row, took a hint from Xi Jian and led a group of shield soldiers to immediately step forward to protect Xu Zongwen.
"Great Khan, you must have recognized your nephew. If you are a ruthless and ruthless person, then you can just order an arrow to shoot the fourth prince and general of the Yan Kingdom to death." Xu Zongwen Holding the riding whip tightly in his hand, he shouted towards the city.
The Yan army at the top of the city had already drawn their bows and was ready to attack. Lan Han waved his hand and ordered the Yan army to put down their bows and arrows. He turned around and asked with squinted eyes: "Are you Xu Xiao, Xu Zongwen, the heroic cavalry general of the Jin Dynasty?"
"I'm just the one." Xu Zongwen was about to say that he would not change his name, but he seemed to have a bit of a Jianghu atmosphere, so he did not say it out loud.
"Sure enough, he is so heroic and proud, he is a young hero!"
Lan Han's words were a sincere compliment. Since Huan Wen's Northern Expedition captured Luoyang in the twelfth year of Yonghe (356), the most far-reaching and most influential Northern Expedition of the Jin Dynasty was when Xu Zongwen's lone army sneaked into Luoyang and raided Xingyang. Going deep into the hinterland of Sizhou, they made another surprise attack on Dangyin this time.
Moreover, Xu Zongwen was only twenty years old and had just won the title. He was much younger and more promising than the then Great Sima Huanwen!
"Thank you for the compliment, Great Khan. If Great Khan could give me this Dangyin City, I would be really grateful!" Xu Zongwen said shamelessly.
As soon as Xu Zongwen asked Lan Han to surrender in public, not only the generals and sergeants of the Yan Army at the top of Yin City laughed out loud, but also the generals Pei Qing, Xi Jian, Tian Luo and Zhang Gui in the main formation of the Jin Army. They all shook their heads and covered their eyes, feeling that Xu Zongwen was too shameless.
Xu Zongwen did seem to be pushing the envelope too far, but Lan Han was not angry.
Lan Khan was originally from the Xiongnu tribe. After his father and two brothers died, he took over the throne with his stepmother and two sisters-in-law.
Lan Han's sister was the concubine of King Murong Hui of Yan and gave birth to Murong Chui. Later, King Fu Jian of Qin and Prime Minister Wang Meng worked hard to destroy Yan State. The Qin army swept across the northern grasslands and destroyed Dai State. Naturally, they also Lan Han's tribe, Lan Han and his nephew Murong Chui endured it for fourteen years before they could return to Hebei again when the Feishui War came.
Lan Han has already passed sixty this year. After experiencing so many things, he has a firm mind and never gets angry. Therefore, everyone in the Murong family respects him very much and regards him as an elder.
"General Xu, if you can capture Dangyin City within today, what's the point of me giving it to you?"
Lan Han was confident that with the thousands of men and horses in his hands, it was more than enough to defend Dangyin City, not to mention that Xu Zongwen did not have any siege equipment at all.
Use cavalry to attack the city, and sows can climb trees.
"Okay, since the Great Khan is so confident, let's wait and see!" Xu Zongwen didn't wait for Lan Han's reply, then rode his horse back to the formation, and the shield soldiers also shrank back.
Soon, after Xu Zongwen gave the order, every Jin army cavalry rode towards Dangyin City with bags filled with Huangben mud and sand.
Then, the sergeants threw the bags filled with soil under Dangyin City.
"What is the Jin army doing?"
"What are you wearing?"
Just when the Yan army was still wondering what the Jin army's tactics were, after an hour of continuous digging and moving of earth, the Jin army's elite cavalry relied on their extremely strong toughness and endurance to fill up the land under the strong city. !
"Set arrows, shoot them for me!" Lan Han panicked, he panicked!
But Lan Han's reaction was a step too slow, and the Jin army's crossbowmen also rode their horses to support, covering their comrades in throwing sandbags under Dangyin City.
Finally, the Jin army's elite cavalry could easily ride directly to the city tower. Xu Zongwen used this seemingly "clumsy" method to make up for the shortcomings of the five thousand elite cavalry's lack of siege ability and instrumentation capabilities.
Xu Zongwen, who was very discerning, saw that the situation was accomplished, drew his sword and shouted: "Brothers, your chance to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds has come. Follow me, Xu Xiao, and charge!"
"Kill!" Pei Qing and Xi Jian pulled out the Gentleman's Sword.
"Kill!" Tian Luo, Zhang Gui, Xu Wen and others drew their swords and spears and stood in front of the army, leading their troops to charge!
"Young people don't have martial ethics!" Looking at the Jin army that was about to charge to the city, Lan Han was about to cry without tears. This time he really pretended to underestimate the enemy!
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Although the Yan army stationed in the city resisted tenaciously, when the Jin cavalry swarmed into the city, the Yan army could no longer resist.
Soon, the entire Dangyin City fell into the hands of Xu Zongwen.
