When Zong Yu and Yidu soldiers appeared in the north of Gong'an City, not to mention Pang Tong, even Zhu Ran was a little unable to react.
The siege was only on the eighth day, how could Yidu County soldiers appear in the north of Public Security City now? !
At that time, Pang Tong even suspected that this force was sent by the Soochow Army to pretend that the purpose was to cooperate with the inside and outside to break the public security city.
But in fact, Zhu Ran was also confused now. The reinforcements from the Han army came too fast.
From the direction of the public security port, there is no news at all.
Zhu Ran even wondered if this was a conspiracy by the public security guards, pretending to be reinforcements to lure him into sending troops, and then ambush him halfway to eliminate his effective forces? !
Both sides were suspicious, but in the end, it was Pang Tong who responded first.
It's not that Zhu Ran is not good at decisiveness, but that Pang Tong has the advantage of taking the lead.
Since Zong Yu brought troops to help, he must first send out scouts to inform the guards in the city to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. After Pang Tong saw the messenger sent by Zong Yu and verified Zong Yu's autographed letter and certificate, he came to Half-believing and doubtful, he sent Jiang Wei and five hundred soldiers to meet Zong Yu.
The reason is very simple. Jiang Wei has met Zong Yu, and if the reinforcements are coming instead of being disguised as Soochow troops, Jiang Wei's resourcefulness will have a greater chance of seeing through it or escaping back to the police.
Jiang Wei was also brave, so he actually took five hundred soldiers out of the city to test the truth. Fortunately, Jiang Wei's boldness was of no use, and it was the Yidu reinforcements led by Zong Yu that came.
Moreover, there were a total of four thousand people.
This time, Pang Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the reinforcements, both the defensive strength of the city and the morale of the soldiers can be greatly improved.
But Pang Tong also had a question - how could Zong Yu lead troops to help so quickly? !
As for this matter, we have to start with Zong Yu's transfer from Chengdu to the post of governor of Yidu County.
When the Northern Expedition plan was originally formulated, in order to ensure the safety of Jiangling, both Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi agreed to temporarily abandon the two counties of Wuling and Lingling, and deploy troops from the two counties to defend Jiangling. At the same time, Zongyou was transferred to Yidu to support Jiangling's flank defense.
Pang Tong knew about this, but how to do it was not something Pang Tong, who was in charge of strategy, needed to worry about.
In fact, Zhang Xi didn't think that much. He just thought that Zong Yu had the ability to take on the tasks that Yidu County needed to undertake in special times. How to carry out this task should be decided by Zong Yu, the prefect of Yidu. Prepare your own affairs.
These two really didn't care about the follow-up.
But Zhuge Liang took care of it.
There is no way, Zhuge Liang is good at everything, but there are too many things that he is worried about, and he wishes that everything was in his own hands.
Well, Zhang Xi, Pang Tong and others have actually advised Zhuge Liang that everyone has their own responsibilities. How to do their assigned tasks well is the chief's own business. If the prime minister who is doing the coordinating work can't do such a small thing, If you want to intervene, you will be exhausted.
Zhuge Liang actually knew that it was not good for him to do this, but he would always habitually consider a matter according to his own thinking. When the things done by the local officials did not meet Zhuge Liang's expected progress, he would not be able to bear it. Live direct guidance.
This is a disease, but Zhuge Liang really can't help it.
Therefore, when it was confirmed that Zongyu would be transferred to be the governor of Yidu, Zhuge Liang, who was in Qinzhou, sent a special letter to Zongyu, hoping that he would make preparations in advance, especially when Yidu County was seriously short of troops. Under various circumstances, we must be prepared to send troops to rescue under various circumstances.
Originally, Zhuge Liang just reminded him and really didn't want to say more. But who knew that Zong Yu actually wrote a reply to Zhuge Liang, telling Zhuge Liang all his thoughts, and asking Zhuge Liang for help. guide.
Then Zhuge Liang couldn't hold it back and gave him some "guidance".
In fact, Zong Yu's response strategy did not have any big problems. After he arrived in Yidu County, he immediately began to stockpile military rations and ordnance, mobilize and train county soldiers, and at the same time, he had already prepared defense work at key checkpoints on land in advance. , once the war situation changes, Zong Yu can quickly gather county troops to support Jiangling from overland.
But on the waterway, Zongyu's response measures were a bit simple. It was still a conventional water battle to seize the port and then transport troops through the waterway.
Zong Yu indeed did not consider the issue of how to quickly and effectively support the public security once the Soochow Army invaded in a large scale and the naval operations were unfavorable. Zhuge Liang did.
For this reason, Zhuge Liang suggested that Zong Yu should consider the possibility of losing the water battle in advance, find other suitable landing points in advance, and build temporary pontoon bridges in advance. If there is no war on weekdays, send people to do simple maintenance in one or two months. That’s it, it’s not a hassle.
Once there is a war, and there is no guarantee of quick victory in the water battle, don't go to Soochow to fight a water battle, just collapse the river from the landing point selected in advance, and then take the land route to support the public security.
At the same time, Zhuge Liang also suggested that Zong Yu could seek help from Chen Dao, who was stationed in Badong County. After all, this temporary landing pontoon may be the key to rescuing the police or Jiangling in the future. If the two of them communicate with each other and build and maintain it together, it will not only be convenient, but also The financial cost to the states and counties could be smaller. I have to say that Zhuge Liang’s thoughts were really too detailed and too much.
But the facts proved that it was because of the existence of this temporary pontoon that Zong Yu had no plan to fight on the water after gathering his troops. He directly collapsed the river and went straight to the police overland.
Faster than Pang Tong and Zhu Ran expected, they arrived at the Public Security City in eight days.
Also, because of the existence of this pontoon bridge, the reinforcements led by Chen Dao should arrive at Pang Tong earlier than expected. The most reassuring thing is this.
In this case, Pang Tong would have enough confidence to have a good time with Zhu Ran in Gong'an City.
As for Zhu Ran, haha, now Zhu Ran is really thinking about whether he should imitate General Lu Meng, send troops to surround the public security, and then divide his troops to attack Jiangling.
Zhu Ran really understands Lu Meng more and more now. It's not that he doesn't want to eliminate his worries before heading north across the river to attack Jiangling, but that he is forced by the situation and this policeman is really difficult to crack.
If Zhu Ran's current situation is the same as Lü Meng's at that time, and the strategic goal is to capture Jiangling, then facing the police guarding more than 10,000 people and Jiangling being guarded by only a few thousand people, Zhu Ran will definitely do the same thing as Lü Meng s Choice.
It's obviously better to fight on the Gangneung side.
However, Lü Meng had learned from the past, and Zhu Ran's strategic goals now were different from Lü Meng's. Zhu Ran finally had to endure it, commanded 40,000 soldiers, and continued to besiege the public security city.
Even in order to reduce the difficulty of siege, Zhu Ran consciously let go of the defenses from the north gate to the public security port, just to let the public security defenders see a way to escape. Once they could not hold on, they would escape in the direction of the public security port.
When that time comes, Zhu Ran will even inform Lu Kai to abandon the port defense and let these people escape to Jiangbei. Whether it will increase Jiangling's defensive strength is another matter. We must create a tense situation in Jingzhou, so that it is possible. Forcing the Jingzhou army to return for reinforcements.
Yes, now Zhu Ran doesn't have much hope in conquering Jiangling. As long as he can conquer the Public Security Bureau, intimidate Jiangling, and force the Jingzhou Army to return reinforcements.
For rice, it’s better to eat it one bite at a time! ! !
Zhu Ran also made up his mind to fight Pang Tong at the police station.
And this response really poked at the weakness of the Han army, and it did give Pang Tong a headache.
The number of public security troops guarding the city increased from 6,000 to 10,000. There was no need to worry about the city being breached for the time being. This really made Pang Tong feel relieved.
However, the total strength comparison on the public security battlefield was still as high as one to four, and the Han army was at an absolute disadvantage.
Now the Soochow Army is obviously fighting for consumption with you. The Han army will definitely not be able to defeat the Soochow Army, even if Chen Dao leads troops to help.
The number of troops that Chen Dao can bring is only four to five thousand at most, and the total number of public security guards will not exceed fifteen thousand. If Chen Dao is delayed by something on the way, the public security guards may not be able to The fighting force will never exceed ten thousand people.
Under such circumstances, it is unrealistic to hold on to the police for too long.
Taking into account the war in Nanyang, although Guan Yu's army had a sufficient strength advantage after joining Zhang Fei's army, victory or defeat in the war cannot be determined by the number of troops.
Over in Nanyang, it is possible to fight for as long as it takes.
It is possible that the Wei army was defeated at the first touch, and the army marched straight into Henan, and then besieged Luoyang. In no more than a month, the Han army swept through the Central Plains.
It is also possible that the Han army will be blocked by the Wei army from Yingchuan County and entangled back and forth. It will take two to three months, or even longer, to conquer Yingchuan and fight the Luoyang offensive and defensive battle with the Wei army.
But regardless of the consequences, I'm afraid that on the police side, I will definitely not be able to hold on until the reinforcements come back.
Not to mention a month, if the police can still guard for half a month, it can be considered that I have performed beyond my level.
Therefore, Pang Tong is really considering whether he should choose to conserve his strength, take the initiative to abandon the public security, lead his soldiers to retreat to Jiangling, and rely on Jiangling city defense to stop the attack of the Soochow Army.
From the perspective of attacking Jiangling, the public security is a problem. If the public security cannot be defeated, it will be difficult to attack Jiangling.
But from the perspective of defending Jiangling, it doesn't matter whether there is public security support or not. As long as Xiangyang behind Jiangling is not lost, Jiangling will be difficult to conquer.
So, should we retreat to Gangneung? !
(End of chapter)
