In January, the Yellow Turban Army has been attacking for a full month now.
In the first few days, due to the obstruction of the moat, although the Yellow Turbans still had a way to cross the river, only some of the siege equipment could be used. Relying on cloud ladders as a temporary way to cross the river could not bear the weight of those large siege equipment. .
But no matter how wide or deep the moat is, it will be filled in one day. When the Yellow Turban Army filled up the moat, the Yellow Turban Army's large siege equipment such as wells really became effective, and the Yellow Turban Army really started their offensive.
It was from then on that the pressure on the Han army really began to increase.
Different from the previous life-and-death battles where corpses littered the fields to attack and defend the city, the scene under Chen Liu now had a sudden change in style, with both sides actually working together to stock up on weapons.
During this month, the sky was filled with arrows and flying rocks all the time. The Han army's crossbows on the city wall, the catapults and the wells of the Yellow Turbans, the two sides of the catapults began a wild bombardment, refusing to give in to each other.
With Chi You's commander-in-chief's vision, he naturally understood the difficulty of conquering Chen Liu, and he would not forcefully attack without hesitation.
Therefore, after the moat was completely filled, Chi You not only did not attack as fiercely as before, but began to attack step by step and steadily.
These days, Chi You has been using the power of siege equipment to bombard the Han army in Chenliucheng. Although the Han army was condescending and its long-range troops had a longer range, they could not help but be suppressed by the Yellow Turbans' numbers and equipment.
Although the Han army had put a lot of effort into repairing Chenliucheng before, a lot of damage had appeared under the continuous bombardment by the Yellow Turbans for such a long time.
Ancient times are different from modern times. There was no cement in ancient times. In ancient China, city walls were basically made of earth. They were built with rammed earth, which was compacted and compacted. Local loess or black earth was used and tamped until it was firm. Layer by layer, each layer was beaten to a height of fifteen centimeters. thickness of.
Although the city wall made of rammed earth was extremely strong under the wisdom of the ancients, it was ultimately difficult to withstand the continuous bombings of trebuchets.
Whenever there is damage to the city wall, it is when the bloody battle between the two sides really begins. The Yellow Turban hopes to take this opportunity to expand its advantage, and if possible, capture this annoying city in front of them in one fell swoop. The Han army, on the other hand, resolutely resisted the pressure and tried its best to repair the city wall to prevent the Yellow Turbans from actually opening a gap.
Fortunately, although the scene was extremely thrilling, Li Xiang still resisted the pressure and took effective measures in time, which allowed Chen Liu to stay until now.
During this period of time, Chi Youwei spent a lot of money to defeat Chen Liu. Although on the surface it was a steady and steady attack, relying on constant bombardment by large siege equipment, Chi You's secret methods were endless.
Chiyou was unable to defeat the enemy after a long battle, so the first thing he used was the strategy of exhausting his troops. Chi You ordered his people to carry the ladder every hour and pretend to attack Wancheng, waving flags and shouting. When the Han army braced itself and began to defend, the Yellow Turbans would send out gold and withdraw their troops. This was done every night, making Chen Liu's Han army restless.
The biggest advantage of the fatigue strategy is that you can wait for work. You only need to send a small number of soldiers to harass the enemy, which can confuse the enemy and make the enemy relax their vigilance.
In history, there are many examples of exhausting tactics and achieving great results.
In both the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling, Sun Bin adopted the tactic of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao", thereby achieving the purpose of mobilizing the enemy, forcing the Wei army to rush back and forth, and finally achieved the effect of waiting for work, thereby defeating the enemy in one fell swoop. It has the performance of exhausting troops.
And Wang Jian's battle to destroy Chu should also be a typical strategy of exhausting troops.
Facing Wang Jian's 600,000 Qin army, it was impossible for any Chu people to eat well and sleep well. The Chu officers and soldiers, including Xiang Yan, all hoped to start the main decisive battle as soon as possible.
However, Wang Jian stood still for a year, which not only weakened the Chu army's vigor, but also made the Chu army restless and depressed for a year. Moreover, during this period, Wang Jian continued to send small groups of troops to harass the Chu army continuously, making the Chu army exhausted. Under Wang Jian's constant tossing, the Chu army was at the end of its strength and lost its former fighting strength.
There are many kinds of tactics to exhaust soldiers. The one used by Chi You is the most commonly used and simple one, but it is also the most practical one.
To be honest, the exhaustion strategy is really a good strategy. It uses a small force to harass the enemy at irregular times, irregular points, and regardless of the day. It is intended to tire the enemy and reduce the enemy's momentum and energy.
If you ignore the enemy's harassment, sleep as usual or are careless, then this is the best time for the enemy to attack.
And Chi You did exactly this. While constantly sending small groups of troops to feign attacks every night, Chi You would occasionally launch a real night attack, which made Li Xiang unbearable and had to take full precautions.
After all, who knows if Chi You's next night attack is real. Although it is unlikely, if Chi You launches a real night attack and the Han army is unprepared, the situation will be terrible.
Li Xiang had no good way to deal with this, even if he wanted to go out of the city and defeat Chi You's troops who sent out a feint attack. But firstly, Chi You was also prepared for an ambush, and secondly, it was just a small force. Even if it was really lost, Chi You would not feel distressed.
In desperation, Li Xiang had to divide the entire army into two groups and take turns to rest. But Li Xiang cannot place the resting place of the army too far away, otherwise if something happens, he will not be able to provide timely support.
Therefore, although it was weakened, Chi You's tactics of exhausting troops still had a considerable impact on the Han army in the city.
In addition to the exhaustion tactics, Chi You really did everything possible, including night attacks, tunnels, and even used the Yellow Turbans to steal food from the few internal forces in the city. Fortunately, the Han troops in the city were still vigilant and discovered the Yellow Turbans' small moves in time, so no major chaos was caused.
Of course, Chi You's side is constantly moving, but Li Xiang will not passively accept attacks, and appropriate counterattacks are still necessary.
However, although Li Xiang intended to attack at night, Chi You's camp was heavily guarded, making it difficult for Li Xiang to find an opportunity for a while.
In this month, Li Xiang led his troops out of the city five times, but returned without success three times. Only twice did he take advantage of the slightest weakness in the Yellow Turban camp to attack.
Then, even if Li Xiang found an opportunity these two times, Chi You's response was quite fast and he redeployed his troops in time. Therefore, although these two night attacks by Li Xiang were somewhat effective, the actual losses caused to Chi You were not very large.
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