Guo Tuke specifically used a strategy to lure the remnants of Guantao County Magistrate into a trap, and then used heavy troops to encircle and suppress them, in an attempt to annihilate all the main resistance forces of officers and soldiers in Jizhou!
Jizhou is very large, and it is impossible for all the Taixian magistrates in each county to believe in Taiping Dao, and it is impossible for Zhang Jiao to replace all the county magistrates with their people. Of course, the position of prefect and prime minister is within his control.
In fact, before the uprising, half of the cities in Jizhou were not completely controlled by Taiping Dao.
It was just that after the uprising, Dian Wei and others led a strong army, and like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, they captured the cities that had neglected to repair their armaments one by one.
Those county magistrates either surrendered or fled for their lives.
As for the main resistance force of officers and soldiers in Jizhou, which they were afraid of, there were not many. Among them, the Guantao County Magistrate was the most troublesome.
Because he actually integrated all the fleeing officers and soldiers of Wei County, and the number of officers and soldiers actually reached hundreds of thousands!
This is not a small amount! It was enough for the Yellow Turban Army to take it seriously. Moreover, these fleeing officers and soldiers have seen blood. Although they are deserters and quite shameful, they are much better than those militiamen!
In addition, the powerful Magistrate of Guantao led this group of people, just like a lion leading a wolf!
The magistrate of Guantao County, with 200,000 Guantao officers and soldiers, killed three Xiaoqu commanders and wiped out all their troops, which numbered 400,000! !
This is a great achievement!
It is also because of this that Guo Tucai personally took action to assist Bu Ji Daqushuai, integrate 500,000 elites, and come to Wei County to deal with him!
Under Guo Tu's command, everything was laid out. Later, because he heard that Lu Zhi was going north to lead his elite to attack them, Guo Tu came over after laying out the situation.
Compared to the resistance force, Lu Zhi is the main force in the Han camp!
"What's the specific situation?" Guo Tu took a deep breath and asked.
"We followed the plan... Although the enemy entered the Grand Canyon as scheduled, when our ambush troops surrounded them, we discovered that those were only a small number of soldiers..."
"It turned out that those people were dead soldiers. Each of them held a flag and pulled long iron chains behind the horses. They kept sweeping up the dust on the road, making us think that they had all entered the Grand Canyon."
"Moreover, they placed a large amount of flammable materials in the mountains and forests of the Grand Canyon in advance. After our large forces entered the canyon for encirclement and suppression, the enemy turned around and surrounded us. Those dead soldiers set fire to the materials, and the canyon on three sides was ignited with raging fires. Many generals were He... died in the fire..." the messenger said in a low voice.
"However, because the enemy did not have a general to suppress the army, Bu Ji Da Qu Shuai led some elite troops to successfully break through without being burned. Afterwards, he also killed all the surrounding officers and soldiers. However, because Bu Ji Da Qu Shuai was not in Guantao The city is under control, and the city has fallen." The messenger slowly arrived at the situation.
In fact, the messenger did not say that in all this, the enemy had anticipated the opportunity, had completely thought of their plan, and used their tactics to launch a wave of counter-encirclement and suppression. If he said this, he would offend the military commander. He is not stupid.
"So that's it! This person has some great strategies!" Guo Tu sighed slightly after listening to the whole process. Then he waved his hand to let the messenger go down.
In this round, he lost. In fact, he also knows that if he is not at the scene, variables can easily occur. That Guantao County Magistrate is obviously not a mediocre person!
"The military advisor left over there and came here to deal with Lu Zhi. He did not personally take charge and allowed the thieves to take advantage of the situation. There is no need for the military advisor to do this." Yu Du said in a condensing voice.
"He is attacking the city now because he wants to cooperate with the inside and outside?" Dian Wei pondered for a while and said quietly.
Although the Guantao County magistrate killed three Xiaoqu commanders and 400,000 troops, he also paid a heavy price, and the city could not be defended. After that, they could only become rootless duckweeds and had no place to stay in Jizhou.
Later, they integrated the deserters from other counties and attacked the city several times in order to cultivate themselves, but they were unsuccessful. I didn't expect that they would fully exert their efforts at this juncture and capture Guantao City!
Everything is not a coincidence!
"It should be like this. It seems that we have to raise the threat level of this little county magistrate to another level!" Guo Tu took a deep breath and said solemnly.
He is not an ordinary person who can think through all his plans and also uses them to his advantage!
"In Wei County, apart from our troops and the elites ambushing in the other two cities, there are basically no other mobile troops." Yu Du Tan said with his hands.
"Don't move other mobile units. If you want to move, move our troops!" Guo Tu said with a ruthless look on his face.
"Our troops? What does the commander-in-chief mean?"
"After spending a lot of time with Lu Zhi, change the evacuation route of our troops. Our entire army will rush towards Guantao! General Dian Wei will take action directly and kill the county magistrate of Guantao!" Guo Tufa said cruelly.
If you can't kill him anymore, let the God of Zhenjiao do it!
"Hiss!" When everyone heard this, they took a breath and let General Dian Wei command his exclusive troops to deal with the remnants. It felt like a cannon to swat mosquitoes.
"The number of Lu Zhi's five tribes should reach about two million. Including the farmers who support the service, the number will be four million! By then, with Lu Zhi's command, those farmers may also become militiamen to attack the enemy. In other counties, if there were still such backstabbing officers and soldiers at that time, it would be very uncomfortable for us," Guo Tu analyzed.
"Okay! Just follow the military advisor's plan!" Dian Wei made the final decision.
"Now, let's deal with Lu Zhi's vanguard first! Pass our military orders and continue to lay traps. When the enemy reaches two miles away from the city, we will retreat to the city." Dian Wei ordered.
It turned out that under the towering city walls, there were densely packed farmers laying various traps.
There is no moat in front of Liyang City, so some deep pits need to be dug and some traps set up to block the enemy. It may not have very good results, but it's better than nothing.
"Deng Deng!!!" A burst of footsteps with a different rhythm came.
The two armies commanded by Lu Zhi marched in an orderly manner.
The Sheng flag was hunting, the army was solemn, and a solemn air rose from it, gathering into a sky-high momentum. The white clouds in the sky disappeared under this momentum.
Two legions, 800,000 men, came unhurriedly. After arriving at two miles away, the army of officers and soldiers stopped as Dian Wei expected.
"Kakakaka!!" Bursts of harsh friction sounds continued to sound, which were the roars of huge ferocious siege beasts!
The siege machine carried by the Changshui Legion was pushed out.
"Clang!" Then, some soldiers holding giant shields slowly surrounded the siege equipment, forming a protective layer of giant shields.
This was to prevent enemies from using arrows to destroy siege engines.
In addition to soldiers who can operate equipment, the Changshui Legion is also equipped with shield soldiers and spearmen. It is not a single technical army!
"Boom!" The behemoth-like siege equipment was continuously pushed out, gradually forming a line, aiming at the entire city wall of Liyang City.
Obviously, the first move for officers and soldiers is to use long-distance attacks!
"Such a sophisticated and huge instrument, it's a pity that we don't have it! Alas..." Yu Du said with envy as he looked at those giant beasts entrenched on the plain line.
Taiping Dao has also specially collected drawings and illustrations of these equipment, but unfortunately they don't have any. The highest level is Xuanjie, not even a ground level!
How can Xuanjie's siege equipment compare with the ones in front of me? !
"Pull out the defensive equipment!" Dian Wei ordered without fear when he saw those monster-like siege equipment.
Some ballistas and catapults were also arranged on Liyang City.
Far attack versus far attack!
Seeing the officers and soldiers setting up, Dian Wei was not idle. He took out a big bow, pointed it at a three-foot-tall catapult, pulled the bow suddenly, and then an arrow with black divine power pierced the air. , shot away.
Everyone on the city wall looked forward to Dian Wei's move. Although General Dian Wei specializes in bows and arrows, he also has experience in bows and arrows. Those siege equipment should not be able to withstand his blow!
"Boom!!!" A comet-like arrow struck with a violent whistling sound.
Just as the lightning-like arrow was about to reach the front of the catapult, a burly figure suddenly appeared in the air, raised a broadsword, and struck the arrow with great precision.
"Clang!!!" A violent clang echoed over the battlefield. Then a huge wave of air rippled out, sweeping up the surrounding wind and sand.
"Boom!~~~"
After defeating the arrow, this figure paused slightly, and then landed easily again.
Just like Dian Wei's arrow, the offensive was not that strong.
The two armies had already made a move before they even came into contact!
