Guanggu, Nancheng, Shuaitai.
Liu Yu sat calmly on the commander's platform, listening to the report of a messenger who had just rolled off the saddle of a fast horse with a flag on his back: "The enemy's total armored cavalry is about 2,000, coming from the north." After coming out of the gate, they did not attack northward, but turned towards the west city, broke through the long siege in the northwest corner of our army, and broke through three baggage camps. More than 200 patrol sergeants of our army were killed in the battle, but there were remaining sergeants Nearly a thousand enemy troops were introduced into the supply camp, ignited the saltpeter and sulfur, and perished together with the thieves."
Liu Yu sighed: "They are really brave soldiers. We must find out the names of these soldiers and provide them with good pensions after the war. Their fear of sacrifice prevented the enemy from breaking through, otherwise the defense line of Xicheng would be destroyed." It was broken. Tan Shao was not well guarded and made such a major mistake. We will record this major mistake and punish him after the war. What happened to the rest of the enemy troops?"
The messenger said: "The remaining more than a thousand enemy troops seemed to have rebelled internally after the fire in the baggage camp. The one who originally led the breakout was Gongsun Wulou, but the one who later commanded the remaining enemy troops was the enemy's Prince Beihai. Murong Lin, this army is rushing back and forth in the direction of the West City, attacking our troops attacking the city. General Tan is dispatching troops to stop them."
Liu Yu nodded: "Tan Shao's arrangement is pretty good, but this time it is still too dangerous. If the enemy army continues to rush out from the gap, more than a thousand cavalry can completely sweep across the company camp behind our army. At that time, the soldiers in front saw the fire in the rear camp, and the morale of the army was bound to be in chaos. The entire Xicheng offensive was likely to be reversed. Go and send an order to Tan Shao. Liu Rongzu's troops, who were originally used to attack the city, postponed the attack and used it as a mobile force. Be prepared for possible enemy counterattacks at any time."
The messenger looked troubled and said: "General Tan asked me to send a message. He is sure to stop the enemy's cavalry attack. Please keep the attack order unchanged. He also said that Zhang Shangshu's siege mechanism has also been Once the layout is complete, we can storm the West City with just one order."
Liu Yu shook his head: "It is not that simple for the enemy to attack from the west city like this. Their total armored cavalry is more than 10,000, but only two thousand are coming out now. What about the remaining enemy's main armored cavalry? Tan Shao body As a general, you must fully consider all possibilities on the battlefield. Now this enemy cavalry is disrupting the siege formation of Xicheng, forcing him to use his reserve force. If he continues to force the siege at this time, he will give tens of thousands of enemy troops If all the armored cavalry attack from the city, the West City will really be doomed."
The messenger was frightened when he heard this, and said quickly: "As ordered, I will convey the commander's words to General Tan word for word."
Liu Yu nodded and said: "Since there is an attack by enemy cavalry in the west city, order Zhu Lingshi's troops in the north city to quickly invest the main force in the direction of the west city. Only a small number of troops will be left in the north city to monitor."
Liu Muzhi frowned slightly: "Jinu, aren't you afraid that the enemy will take the opportunity to break out of the city from the north gate?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "If the enemy's main armored cavalry force is in the direction of the north city, then after Gongsun Wulou broke through the defense line in the northwest corner just now, they will all leave the city to follow up. If they have the chance, they will not attack. This can only mean that they The main force is not in the direction of Beicheng, let alone Beicheng. Even if we leave the city, it will not be easy to attack our siege troops in other directions. If we just break out, Guanggu will inevitably fall. Without Guanggu's fundamental foundation, How much trouble can the cavalry cause?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Zhu Lingshi also eliminated nearly 500 armored cavalry who broke through before. The enemy knows that there are ambushes and chariots here, and they may not dare to attack easily. However, from Beicheng to Xicheng , I’m afraid it will take some time..."
Liu Yu looked solemn, nodded, and said: "Instruct Liu Jingxuan, the champion general of the former army, to send General Ning Yan and his deputy Suo Miao to lead two thousand cavalry to support the battlefield in Xicheng now. If there is a large group of enemies, The armored cavalry rushed out of the city and went up to fight, not giving the enemy a chance to form a formation and clash back and forth."
Wang Miaoyin frowned slightly: "Two thousand cavalry? That is half of the main force of our Nancheng cavalry. If the enemy's cavalry is here in Nancheng and directly attacks us, what should we do?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Nancheng has been attacked for more than half a day now. Outside the city, our army has destroyed many attacking tools and corpses of both the enemy and our armies. It is unlikely that a large number of cavalry will directly attack the ghost wall and the city gate." When we rush out, even if the enemy has tens of thousands of cavalry descending from the sky or fighting through tunnels, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses we have here are still enough to deal with them, so don’t worry, Queen."
Wang Miaoyin felt relieved and said, "It's all thanks to Marshal Liu for taking the trouble."
Liu Yu waved his hand at the messenger and said: "You must tell General Tan not to rush for success, and don't think about making meritorious service to atone for your sins. What is needed most now is still calmness, calmness, and calmness. The enemy's thousands of If Yu Ju's armored cavalry are not driven out of the battlefield or eliminated, they are not allowed to attack Xicheng. This is my order. Anyone who violates it will be subject to military law!"
The messenger wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed and retreated. Soon, one person and one horse disappeared into the smoke.
Liu Yu sighed softly: "Our defense line is still a hundred meters dense. It is inevitable that there will be gaps. No matter how long the perimeter is, it cannot be defended in all directions. Only more than 200 people are left to defend this corner. Tan Shao is really It's too careless. I can understand his determination to finish the battle in one battle and capture the West City as soon as possible, but at this time, the less impatient he can be."
Liu Muzhi said calmly: "The West City has been a feint attack before, but it is actually our main attack direction. After several rounds of bloody battles in the East City and Nancheng, the enemy's main force must have been concentrated towards the East City and Nancheng, especially Nancheng. Now Most of the Yan army's main force in the city is concentrated here, so the guards in the west city must be empty. Tan Shao has always been decisive and brave in fighting. He withdrew all the guard battalions in order to capture the west city in one fell swoop with an absolute superior force. Send slaves, you just now I can't say anything when I gave the order, but the matter is now here, if we don't let Tan Shao attack, doesn't that mean all the previous efforts have been wasted?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "What I am most worried about now is not whether we can capture the West City, but the movement of the enemy's ten thousand armored cavalry. Judging from the way those immortal monsters rushed out of the South City, there may be something wrong with the city wall. Less flipping of the wall can allow thousands of infantry to rush out of the city at one time. If it is cavalry, the speed may be faster. If we attack the city with all our strength, but encounter the counterattack of a large number of cavalry in the city, that will be troublesome. I I think the reason why the black robes are willing to let us fill in the three defensive trenches is because they want to facilitate the cavalry assault!"
