Everything that happens next is a matter of course.
For decades, no Han official had led his troops into the mountainous areas where the Shanyue people were entrenched for several days and nights, and finally escaped unscathed.
Even Sun Ce, the little bully who is currently famous in Jiangdong, was almost attacked and killed by Zu Lang, the then Marshal of Jingxian County in his early years!
Although Sun Ce later borrowed his uncle Wu Jing's troops to take revenge on Zu Lang, he only drove Zu Lang out of Jing County.
Even as brave as Sun Ce, he did not dare to enter the mountainous area easily to pursue Shanyue Zongshuai.
Taishi Ci not only returned safely after going to the mountain to pursue the case, but also captured a large number of Shanyue tribesmen and came out of the mountain.
Suddenly, Taishi Ci's name became a household name among the people in Jingxian County, and everyone felt lucky to have such a "prefect" as Taishi Ci to protect him.
As for the authenticity of Taishi Cidanyang's identity, no one cares to mention it anymore.
Taishi Ci was not only deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Jingxian County, but his reputation for bravery and good warfare also spread among the Shanyue tribes, large and small.
Not only did they surrender to the Shanyue tribe, they farmed the land honestly, and Nading became a soldier; even the other surrounding Shanyue tribes did not dare to take any chances with Jingxian County for the time being.
Even Lingyang's Shanyue Marshal Zulang, who had thousands of troops, gave up the idea of attacking Jing County after hearing about Tai Shici's deeds.
"How do you two think we should deal with the enemy?"
Taishi Ci was sitting in the hall of the "Prefect's Mansion" with a solemn face and a majestic look.
There are two people sitting at the bottom, both of them are Taishi Ci's generals.
The lean and short man spoke first: "General, I think that since the enemy and we are greatly outnumbered, it is better to occupy the city and defend it!"
Taishi Ci looked at the man and after a long time uttered two words: "No!"
"The wall of Jing County is less than two feet high and it is difficult to defend it for a long time."
"Since we can't defend, why don't we take the initiative to fight!"
"Life or death, let's talk on the battlefield!"
Another rough-looking man with black face said loudly.
Taishi Ci seemed to be moved, but did not respond.
Taishi Ci had been thinking about whether to fight or defend all night, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
The lean man who advocated defending the city was the former county captain of Jingxian County. Now he was appointed as the "Danyang Captain" by Taishi Ci. He had no more than a thousand county soldiers, most of whom were new recruits.
The black-faced man who advocated going to war was the leader of Shanyue whom he had conquered before, and he was quite brave. He also has more than a thousand Shanyue soldiers under him. Although group discipline is poor, his individual combat effectiveness is very strong.
This adds up to more than 2,000 soldiers, which is the entire wealth of Tai Shici's men.
According to reports, there are at least seven or eight thousand people on Yuan Yao's side. The strength of the two sides is outnumbered four to one, which is a huge disadvantage!
Although this comparison is not as disparate as when Tai Shici fought against the Shanyue tribe, the two cannot be compared.
The Shanyue Armed Forces are actually just some disorganized rabble. It's just that compared to the general mob, the individual combat effectiveness of Shanyue soldiers is stronger.
Therefore, when confronting the weak county soldiers, the Shanyue armed forces not only do not suffer, but often gain the upper hand because of their familiarity with the terrain.
Therefore, the Shanyue armed group often has only two things to fear. One is encountering ruthless people who are braver and better at fighting than them, especially those who can take the lead and lead elite soldiers to explode at a single point! The second is the fear of encountering a well-trained and well-formed army of princes.
There is no doubt that Sun Ce and Taishi Ci are both ruthless people!
What Taishi Ci has to face now is the second situation.
As someone who has seen large-scale battles, Taishi Ci knows very well how powerful a regular army of princes can be.
Taking Yuan Yao's eight thousand army as an example, no matter how few archers and crossbowmen there are, there are only a thousand.
And what is the concept of a thousand well-trained crossbowmen?
This means that if Taishi Ci leads his army into battle, he must lead his infantry and bear three rounds of rain of arrows from Yuan's army before he can reach the front of Yuan's formation.
How many casualties can three thousand arrows cause?
Let’s count less, one or two hundred people.
This means that before a close encounter with Yuan's army, Taishi Ci's side will have to reduce its troops by 10%.
If the opponent sets up a spear-and-shield formation and adopts a step-by-step strategy, there will be no need to fight.
Before you can break through the opponent's defense, you have to reduce your strength by 30%!
Who can withstand this!
In ancient times, almost no army could withstand a casualty rate of 30%!
If we can't fight in the field, can we only defend the city?
The problem is that when people defend the city, their purpose is to wait for reinforcements to come. Taishi Ci defends the city, who will save him?
Liu Yao's power has been destroyed. Except for Jing County, no county in Yangzhou recognizes Liu Yao as the Yangzhou shepherd.
It can only be trapped in an isolated city.
Moreover, the city wall of this county town is still very low. People at the lowest place can climb up if they pile up on top of each other. It is very difficult to defend the city!
If Yuan Yao fails to attack, Taishi Ci, who is not rich in food and grass, will not be able to survive for even a month.
Defend the city? It's a dead end!
The kind that has almost no chance of winning!
It seems that if we leave the city for a decisive battle, there may be a glimmer of hope!
Just as Taishi Ci was paying attention, a person suddenly walked in outside the door.
"Reporting to the prefect, there is a man outside the mansion who says he has a plan to defeat the enemy. Please meet with the prefect!"
"See you, see you!"
Taishi Ci waved his hands a little irritably.
Since he proclaimed himself the "Prefect of Danyang" and made the county captain the county captain, people often asked Taishi Ci to give them an official position.
The mountain people here are stupid and seem to think that if they come to Taishi Ci with two carts of grain, they can get an official position as chief registrar or historian and return to their hometown to honor their ancestors.
Taishi Ci also tried to select officials and enrich his "prefecture". But he soon discovered that culture and education were not flourishing in Jing County. There were no more than two digits of literate people in the entire county, no more than one person who knew the truth, and no one who could serve as a counselor or staff!
Taishi Ci also sent people to other counties in Danyang to hire some famous scholars in the countryside. But as soon as people heard about Taishi Ci's name and background, they would either thank the guests behind closed doors, or directly drive out the people Taishi Ci sent even with their gifts.
Taishi Ci spent a lot of effort in vain, but found that he could not even recruit the poorest scholar.
People even said that they would rather serve as the most insignificant swordsman and pen clerk among the six officials in the county than be the "Meritorious Officer of Danyang County".
Although he was rejected many times, Taishi Ci never held a grudge against anyone. Because he himself came from a poor family. When he was young, he worked as an errand boy in the county, so he knew the difficulties of being a scholar from a poor family.
Unlike the scholars who came from wealthy noble families, they could choose their masters. Even if the princes they surrendered to failed, there was still a chance that they would be recruited by the victor.
People with low backgrounds also have low error tolerance, so they are more likely to be cognitively intolerant and more inclined to be safe rather than take risks.
Taishi Ci understood all these, and he was just disappointed.
Now a man suddenly came and said that he had a plan to defeat the enemy. Taishi Ci didn't believe it at all.
I didn't even think of a strategy to defeat the enemy. How dare someone brazenly say that he had a strategy to defeat the enemy?
Another liar!
After the waiter who announced the news retreated, he walked in again shortly, holding a greeting card.
"Prefect, that man refused to leave and said he was your old friend."
"He said you will know who he is when you see his nameplate."
Taishi Ci frowned, does this person have a name card?
Name cards are equivalent to business cards. Because they are often used when visiting others, they are also called greeting cards.
Those who can use famous invitations must naturally be well-known people, otherwise it would be meaningless as a greeting invitation.
Taishi Ci became interested and reached out to take the invitation card.
After just the first glance, Taishi Ci's slightly frowned eyebrows knitted together.
"It's actually him!"
"Why did he come to me?"
