Chapter 365: Strong reinforcements from the north
It is said that Chen Long dealt with Tao Sheng, who was greedy for life and feared death, and cut off his hair and replaced him as the head. For a time, the three armies were purged, and he despised Tao Sheng's actions. Even the bystander Guo Tu secretly praised that although there were some benevolent women, the chief general was not easy to kill, and he was considered rare in the Three Kingdoms where people cannibalize people. Guo Tu, full of thoughts, bid farewell to Er Lu with his eyes, then slowly horsed up and disappeared on the horizon.
After Guo Tu left, the grain road was open, but how could he raise so much grain and grass that was burned in a short time? Chen Long broke the Yecheng Treaty on the 10th, but he was forced to have no choice, because Chen Long really didn't want to retreat.
In terms of military strength, the Montenegrin Army has a certain advantage, but when it comes to capturing the world's fortified cities, the advantage in military strength disappears. The scene of the violent attack on Yecheng, with arrows raining down on the city, and the Montenegrin army's dead and wounded lying on their pillows appeared repeatedly in Chen Long's mind, and it seemed unavoidable.
Chen Long is not a foolhardy man, and with a top strategist like Zhou Buyi by his side, he will naturally consider the battle situation comprehensively to seek the greatest advantage and turn corruption into magic.
On the night of the battle against Guo Tu, Chen Long's cavalry camped there to rest. Chen Long and Zhou Buyi made an assessment of the battle situation. As the saying goes, a sharpened sword never fails to chop wood. If you want to destroy Yecheng within ten days, this night's plan is absolutely crucial.
As usual, Zhou Busuo took out a carefully drawn map of Jizhou and analyzed: "There is currently no information indicating that Yuan Shao recalled his two sons. I wonder where he got the confidence?"
Chen Long said: "Backed by a fortified city, the army is well-equipped with food and supplies, all officials are well-equipped, and there are still sufficient advisers and generals, so naturally we feel confident."
Zhou Bujie slowly shook his head and said: "Guo Tu returned with broken feathers, and Yuan Shao will not be able to use them. Guan Yu has been able to fully suppress Chunyu Qiong, so there is no need to worry about this army."
"With Yan Liang and Wen Chou outside, Yuan Shao only relies on a group of second-rate generals, and we have the advantage in this regard. However, Yuan Shao still has more than 100,000 troops in the city, and there are enough civilians. If he mainly attacks one gate, it will be difficult to break through, let alone only ten. The food and fodder of the sky. But if we attack the four gates of the city, our troops will be dispersed, which will make it even more difficult to attack the city. What I mean is to focus on the two southeast gates, with more than 100,000 people on each gate, and see who can succeed!"
Chen Long nodded and said: "Logically speaking, this is the only way to arrange it. I will lead an army to attack the east gate, and Taishi Ci and you will lead an army to attack the south gate. Each echelon of 20,000 troops will attack in rotation day and night, with simple coordination." Catapults, or a chance to break down the wall.”
"However, I always feel that this style of play is too formal, or a bit silly, and it hurts the soldiers, which is not what I want." Zhou Bujie was also silent. In this ten-day bet, he wanted to win. More difficult than ever.
Chen Long was fascinated by the map of Jizhou. To the north of Yecheng was connected to the big city of Handan, and further north to Zhending, there were a series of small towns. Chen Long was very familiar with the geography of Jizhou, and his eyes finally settled on Cangzhou.
Chen Long murmured: "It's a pity that Gongsun Zan was held back by Yuan Tan and Wen Chou, otherwise he would have been a strong support. However, Cangzhou has been defending itself behind closed doors. If it can get the help of Qu Yi and Tian Feng to sneak attack the north gate of Ye City, the chance of winning will be It’s much bigger.”
Zhou Buji didn't take it seriously at first. Qu Yi and Tian Feng stayed behind closed doors and never claimed to be out of control of Yuan Shao in Jizhou. How could they suddenly come to help the Black Mountain Army attack Ye City? This plan would probably be difficult to achieve.
Zhou Busuo was considering another possibility and said: "Yuan Shang brought Yan Liang out of Huguan to attack Shangdang. I heard that Sun Qing and Wang Dang were under a lot of pressure. If a forged letter from Yuan Shao could be made, we could use it to deal with the critical situation in Yecheng. In order to recall Yuan Shang in name, we will set up a trap and kill Yuan Shao's favorite son first. By then, are we still afraid that Yuan Shao will not fall into the trap and attack?"
After hearing this, Chen Long thought it was a clever idea, but it was a pity that Zhong Yao, the master of counterfeiting, was not around. He was thinking about what to do if he had no food and grass for ten days and Yuan Shang hadn't come back yet. Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he smiled and said: "I think Yuan Zhi's plan is the best. Yuan Shang has already killed a Yuan Xi. Why don't we spread the news and attack Ye City within ten days, and make a plan to attack Ye City wildly?" According to the posture, whoever rushes back to Yecheng first to save his father, Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang, will inherit the title of Lord of Jizhou. In this way, I am afraid that the two sons will have to compete with each other to see whose feet are faster. Haha, what a brilliant idea!"
Zhou Buji said with great joy: "My lord, do you mean to ruin the old Yuan family? That's good." Then he frowned and said: "When Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang come back, won't Yan Liang and Wen Chou have to come back with them?"
Chen Long patted his head and said: "There are opportunities for victory in chaos, and there is plenty of food and grass in Ye city. I immediately wrote a letter of resignation to Gongsun Zan, saying that if Yuan Tan withdraws his troops, Yuan Tan will be in front and Wen Chou will be behind. Please Gongsun Zan must lead his troops and march straight in. I will ambush the leader of Yuan Tan's troops, and he will attack the tail of Yuan Tan's troops, and we will be victorious. Yuan Shang also did the same thing, asking Sun Qing to pursue the enemy and camp outside Huguan, and I would personally set up an ambush to deal with it. Yuan Shang. Both of his sons were severely injured at the same time. Dare I ask if Yuan Shao really refused to save him?"
Zhou Buji gave a thumbs up and said: "As long as Yuan Shao can't help but open the city gate and go out to save his son, our chance will come!"
Chen Long was also a little proud, and finally said: "As for Tian Feng and Qu Yi, I still want to test their minds and see if they are willing to support my Longzhu. When I also write a letter of divorce to Tian Feng, I will say Our army's food and grass were burned, and we need hundreds of stones of food and grass for emergency relief. Let's see how Tian Feng reacts. Will he give me some food as a gift?"
Zhou Buyi couldn't help but praise him, but he didn't expect that his lord had left no stone unturned and took advantage of the opportunity of fighting to test Tian Feng's mind. Zhou Buji personally selected them overnight and sent out more than a dozen teams, each running towards different goals.
Three days later, Chen Long and Tai Shici divided their forces and began to attack Yecheng. The soldiers divided into several groups did not rest day and night, and attacked wildly, regardless of life and death. In the end, they all failed because the city was too strong and there were too many defenders. After two days and two nights of violent attack, Chen Long's army seemed to be unable to sustain the attack. The battle takes a break.
Five days had passed, and news began to spread among Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan's troops that Ye City was in danger. Whoever of the two sons of the Yuan family could return to the city first to relieve the siege of Ye City would succeed Yuan Shao's position and become the new Jizhou. Lord. The eyes of the two Young Masters Yuan immediately turned red. They immediately abandoned the front line and immediately regrouped at full speed, approaching Yecheng day and night.
Yuan Shang fought outside Huguan, which was closer to Yecheng. He traveled under the stars and at night, and returned to Huguan in just one day. Yuan Shang did not stop, and crossed Huguan with Yan Liang, driving his army straight towards Yecheng.
Yuan Tan's troops formed a long snake. Yuan Tan was anxious and ordered General Wen Chou to cut off the rear to resist Gongsun Zan who came later. Gongsun Zan's army pursued the enemy with great momentum, and it turned out to be the strong reinforcement from the north that Chen Long said.
On the seventh day after Guo Tu was released, Chen Long had three days of food left, and a letter suddenly came from Tian Feng. Before Chen Long could take it apart and take a look, he came to report that Yuan Shang had already arrived at Niutou Gorge, a hundred miles away from Yecheng. This was the ambush circle that Chen Long carefully designed for Yuan Shang. Now Chen Long was standing at Niutou Gorge. Above the bull's head in the canyon.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
