"This week's army is really cunning. I, Hu Jun, have never suffered a defeat since I followed the leader. Today I not only lost a general, but I also lost a lot of troops. How can I have the face to repay the leader!"
People were coming and going in the camp, and many military doctors were treating injured soldiers. Hu Jun was furious in the main tent. He was extremely irritable. Many generals did not dare to speak. Only Du'e knelt down on one knee and said: " General, it’s all my fault for being reckless and I’m willing to accept military punishment.”
Hu Jun knew in his heart that military morale was more important than anything else. If the general had to be punished before the city was attacked, word of this would inevitably be affected, so he said: "You are not to blame for this failure. It was all caused by the enemy's cunning. But we must learn from this lesson, take steps step by step, and win Mingcheng quickly."
All the generals responded. After learning this lesson, they no longer had an arrogant attitude. Then they looked at the map and studied it intently.
A general said: "General, the Zhou army's victory this time was due to surprise and disrupting our army. I think it is necessary to give them a counterattack and send people to capture Guitou Road."
Hu Jun looked at the map carefully and had some thoughts in his mind. Guitou Road is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If he sends troops alone, it will definitely be difficult to capture, so he can only outsmart it. But how to outsmart it?
Hu Jun walked around, and the generals were thinking deeply. Suddenly, Hu Jun looked at the mountains on both sides of Guitou Road. One was Fangshan and the other was Zongshan. These two mountains were just within walking distance of both sides of Guitou Road. It was during the attack on Fangshan that Yuda fell into the trap.
Fangshan is the closest to Guitou Road, and Zongshan is the farthest from Guitou Road. Presumably there are Zhou army ambushes on these two mountains, but there are only these three roads to Mingcheng. If the army advances, it must pass through Guitou Road. .
Hu Jundao: "Soldiers, we were beaten in the face by the enemy when we first arrived. Now I have a good method. Listen to me."
"General, please speak!"
"If we want to go to Mingcheng, we must take Guitou Road, and there must be heavy enemy troops guarding there, but we can't sit still and wait for death. I decided to divide the troops into three groups, go all the way around Fangshan to attack the left mountain top of Guitou Road, and go all the way around. Cross Zong Mountain and attack the right hilltop of Guitou Road. We will attack from three directions and we will be able to capture Guitou Road and camp below the city."
The generals thought for a while and felt that it was feasible, so they said: "Please give me your orders, general!"
When Hu Jun saw that the generals agreed, he said: "Due, I will give you 20,000 troops to bypass Fangshan and attack the enemy."
"I will obey your orders!"
Watching Du'e leave, he looked at a general again, but saw that he had raised eyebrows, a raised nose, one eye looking at the world, an auspicious mouth, slightly erect ears, a vicissitudes of life on his face, and he was wearing silver armor. Slightly fat, wearing a silver helmet, a pair of silver boots, a halberd, a red scarf, and a breastplate, he was Guan Ji, a famous general of the Tang family.
He said: "Guan Ji, I will give you 20,000 horses to bypass Zongshan and attack the enemy."
"The last general takes orders."
"The rest of the people have given me orders to get ready to march into Mingcheng."
"As you command!"
The army set up their formation and headed towards Guitou Road in a mighty manner.
The three groups of troops advanced in an orderly manner. Du'e led 20,000 soldiers to capture Fangshan by surprise, killed a young general of the Zhou army, and marched towards Guitou Road.
Guan Ji led 20,000 soldiers to Zongshan. Unlike Due, Zongshan was low-lying and a swampy land. At first, it was constantly attacked by the enemy. However, Guan Ji was smart and quickly adjusted his strategy, catching the enemy by surprise and returning the enemy. He killed a general of the Zhou family and lost thousands of people, but he quickly came to kill Guitou Road.
As the two groups of people brought the good news, Hu Jun's face showed a trace of pride. He didn't stop until he reached Guitou Road. Looking at the easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack front, he frowned and waved his hand. Said: "Occupy this place for me and attack the enemy with all of them."
brush!
With an order, the Tang troops from three sides rushed towards Guitou Road. Arrows were fired, and the enemy soldiers kept screaming. Guan Ji and Du E led their men and horses directly into the enemy camp, causing the Zhou army to immediately become confused. As the whole army advanced, Zhang Zhen, the guard of Guitou Road, was about to escape when he saw this.
"Zhang Zhen, where can you escape!"
When Guan Ji and Du E saw this man, they immediately became passionate. They raised their axes and halberds and rushed towards Zhang Zhen. The two sides were fighting together. Zhang Zhen was no match for them. Guan Ji pierced his chest with his halberd. Du E's The ax chopped off the head, boosted morale, and instantly wiped out all the Zhou soldiers, more than 10,000 soldiers in total.
Hu Jun suddenly laughed and said: "The children of the Zhou family can only fight with words. We can easily capture the Guitou Road. Mingcheng must also be an empty shell. It will be easy for us to capture it."
Du E said: "General, after passing Guishan Road, you will reach Ming City, and Li Hanming, the general of the Zhou family, is in the city. The last general is incompetent. I want to take off his head with my own hands. I hope the general will do it."
Hu Jundao: "You are still too young. Li Hanming is a general of the Zhou family, and you cannot kill him with his force. His fighting power is several levels lower than Zhou Zhitong's. Not to mention your ordinary soldiers, even if they are It will be very difficult for me to capture him, so don’t talk nonsense, I will have my own ideas when I capture Ming City.”
Guan Ji said: "Li Hanming is currently stationed in Mingcheng. I heard from you that the situation is not optimistic, and the defense of Mingcheng is watertight. If we attack the city, it will be extremely difficult. We should ask the general to come up with a foolproof strategy."
Hu Jundao: "What Guan Ji said is that it is not easy for our 100,000 troops to get here. The cold in the north is so cold that it is not easy for our soldiers in the east to stay in the camp for a long time. We must capture Mingcheng as soon as possible, but Li Hanming has always used tricks." There are many things, so we must take strict precautions.”
"General, we are working hard day and night. We will strictly abide by military regulations and capture Mingcheng as soon as possible."
Hu Jundao: "Send my order to march into Mingcheng."
The morale of the three armies was high and they headed towards Mingcheng.
However, Ming City had already been heavily guarded. When they saw the Tang army approaching in the distance, some soldiers hurriedly went to the main hall to report: "General, the Tang army will approach the city in an hour."
