"How is the battle going?" Zhou Yu asked the generals below while trying to maintain a calm attitude.
In this long time, this is the third time Zhou Yu has asked. Obviously, Zhou Yu today is not as calm as he appears.
"General, the Japanese army has invested more than 70% of its troops, and Yandu is still impregnable!" A general replied excitedly and unbelievably.
Ordinary generals, if nearly 20,000 enemy troops invaded, but they only had 800 troops in their hands, they would probably have fled long ago. It would be very rare for them to have the courage to stay and fight the enemy.
After all, although Yandu is just a small town, it is still a county town. With only 800 troops, they couldn't even fill the city wall. In other words, you cannot even build the most basic defense system. Even if it is built, there are still flaws everywhere.
This is the reason why those big cities can only have defensive capabilities after the military force in the city reaches a certain scale.
In this case, how to resist the enemy's invasion. There are flaws in the city defense everywhere, and any general with a little ability can easily deal with them. And how many people can do this if the enemy has been attacking for most of the day with overwhelming superiority and is still impregnable.
Under normal circumstances, with such a disparity in troops, a qualified general would only need one attack to capture the city.
At the same time, these generals were also secretly guessing who was sent to Yandu City by Zhou Yu to produce the current effect.
All the generals present knew very well that this must have been arranged by Zhou Yu. It was absolutely impossible for the original Yandu County Magistrate to have such abilities. Otherwise, Zhou Yu wouldn't have been so unhurried before!
Yes, of course this was arranged by Zhou Yu. It is true that Zhou Yu did not send a single soldier to Yandu City, but he sent a general there, or to be more precise, he asked Zhao Kuangyin for another general to come for assistance, which led to today's result.
The generals of the Sun family used to have a somewhat awkward position with Zhao Kuangyin. Not to mention Zhou Yu, even Zhao Kuangyin's confidant generals could easily mobilize other generals without Zhao Kuangyin's consent. What trouble!
Let alone Zhao Kuangyin, any monarch is sensitive in some aspects.
It was precisely because of that person in Yandu City that Zhou Yu believed that Akechi Mitsuhide would never be able to defeat Yandu in a short time.
Wang Jian, another disciple of Sun Wu besides Zhou Yu. In fact, compared to Zhou Yu who mostly hangs out with Sun Ce, Wang Jian is the one who has always been by Sun Wu's side and followed Sun Wu's teachings, and has improved the most.
As for Wu Jie and others, they are not even Sun Wu's disciples, and Sun Wu only gives guidance. Although he also enjoyed the benefits of Sun Wu's Bingsheng skill, the improvement was quite limited, and it was just an initial trigger of the Bingsheng skill.
Therefore, although there are only 800 troops in Yandu City, if the people were replaced, it would not be difficult for Akechi Mitsuhide to take advantage of the huge military advantage.
But with a strengthened professional defensive general like Wang Jian, the small Yandu City turned into a big discus. If Akechi Mitsuhide wanted to eat it, he would accidentally get his teeth clattered.
"It's time! Send an order to General Zhao Yu and order him to lead the attack!" Zhou Yu took a deep breath and said.
Akechi Mitsuhide was not here to attack the city, but to plunder. If Yandu could not be captured, Akechi Mitsuhide would not be able to hang himself from this tree. When the time comes, Akechi Mitsuhide will definitely withdraw his troops first, and then look for other targets to attack.
What's more, Akechi Mitsuhide didn't want to have too much head-on confrontation with the Han army. For Akechi Mitsuhide, this was simply unnecessary. Therefore, Akechi Mitsuhide could not stay in one place for too long to avoid encountering reinforcements from the Han side.
It is precisely because of these considerations that Zhou Yu is no longer prepared to continue fighting, but is preparing to attack at this time.
At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide had invested 70% of his troops. Attacking at this time will definitely catch Akechi Mitsuhide off guard, and successfully hit Akechi Mitsuhide's Kiku from behind.
"In addition, tell General Tu that he must not act rashly and wait until General Zhao and the Japanese army are restrained before attacking!" Zhou Yu continued to order.
Tu Anyi, the thousand cavalry hidden by Zhou Yu are now under his command. At the same time, he is also the strongest general among the generals Zhou Yu can mobilize, except Zhao Yu.
Zhou Yu handed over the hidden thousand cavalry to Tu Anyi, a strong general, to take command. It can be seen that Zhou Yu had high hopes for this force.
In fact, this was indeed the case, otherwise, Zhou Yu would not have had to let Tu Anyi take action in the end.
Being attacked from the rear by Zhao Yu, when the two sides started a full-scale melee, the Japanese army basically had no formation to speak of. At this time, if Tu Anyi suddenly charged out again, and the plain terrain was still the most suitable for cavalry combat, he would be able to easily punch through the Japanese army.
At this time, under Yandu City, Akechi Mitsuhide was very worried. It was such a small city, and according to the previous investigation, there were not many soldiers!
Judging from the current situation, let alone half a day, even if it takes ten days and a half, he may not be able to take down this city.
Akechi Mitsuhide once suspected that the city in front of him contained more than the few troops he had detected, but he soon gave up this guess. As a famous general, he still has the most basic judgment.
As for the guard in Yandu City, Akechi Mitsuhide had a headache and was also very curious about him. Judging from this man's methods, every soldier was placed in the most critical position.
Afterwards, this person even mobilized the people in the city to assist in defending the city. Even the people's power was perfectly utilized by him, becoming a perfect auxiliary for the soldiers defending the city.
At this point, Akechi Mitsuhide believed that if he were put in the opponent's position, he would never be able to do this.
What's more, Akechi Mitsuhide now really wants to see the guard in Yandu City with his own eyes to see who has such ability.
However, Akechi Mitsuhide himself knew very well that he might not have this opportunity.
At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide had fully realized that it would be difficult for him to capture Yanhuai City in a short time. Therefore, at this time, Akechi Mitsuhide already had plans to withdraw his troops.
However, this idea just came out of Akechi Mitsuhide's mind, but the sudden shouts of death from behind also started to sound at this time.
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