The first person to speak was Cui Hongdu. After Liu An's death, he was already the second most decorated among the people: "The general believes that we must strengthen our vigilance. If the thieves attack Xiongjin, their intention may not be in Xiongjin. Zhuang Wu's sword is intended for Pei Gong!"
"Not bad!" He Bayong stood by Cui Hongdu this time: "Last time Liu Wu brother died in the battle, there was no movement from the thieves on Rencun Mountain. It has been more than ten days, and all the wheat in the fields has been harvested. I don’t believe they sit back and watch us harvest all the wheat in the fields, otherwise what will they eat this winter?”
Wang Wenzuo held his chin with his right hand, twirling his beard, and listened to his subordinates' speech. Except for his eyes, his whole body was motionless, like a wax figure.
"Fuyu Zhongsheng must have been frightened to death! I heard from the captured thief that the white cap that Brother Liu Wu fought for last time was given to the puppet prime minister Fuyu Zhongsheng by the leader of the thieves, Fuyu Fengzhang. So that day The traitor general overseeing the battle under the white banner is Buyeo Tadakatsu."
"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. How could Fuyu Zhongsheng not know this truth? If you lose, you will lose. How could you be so frightened?"
"That's right. Even if he was frightened at the time, he should have recovered in a few days. Is there any reason to hide in the city all the time? Are you afraid that your subordinates will be separated?"
Wang Wenzuo's face was expressionless. Thanks to Hei Te Changzhi's intelligence network, he knew much more than others. Fuyu Zhongsheng was indeed frightened by Liu An's desperate blow that day, but Ren Cun now The one who made the decision in the mountain castle was not him, but Ampere Hirafu who arrived with Japanese reinforcements. As a result, the quality of the intelligence that Wang Wenzuo could obtain dropped sharply. His main source of intelligence was the dissatisfied Baekje people among the rebels, and Abe Hirafu was almost surrounded by Japanese people. The center of the rebels was not interested in Wang Wenzuo. Say it's a black hole.
"Maybe we should withdraw our troops?" Gu Cihang said: "If Sixian City cannot send reinforcements, then we will be a lonely army here!"
"Withdraw the troops? How can that be done? We finally set up the camp and have enough rations. If we withdraw the troops, morale will definitely drop!"
"That's right. The newly harvested wheat in the rear camp alone contains 12,000 dan. There are 4,000 civilians who have just arrived. How can we evacuate with so many burdens?"
"Just burn the wheat. As for the civilians, they are all Baekje people anyway. It wouldn't be a pity if they all die. As long as the sergeants are okay!"
"People are leaving their farm work at home and not applying for the draft, but you leave them all to the rebels?"
"Why don't you stay here to break up the rear and let these Baekje civilians retreat first?"
Bang bang!
The sound penetrated the big tent, and everyone who was arguing turned around and saw Wang Wenzuo holding a short axe. The sound just now should have been made by him using the handle of the axe.
"Why should we withdraw our troops, just because we are alone?" Wang Wenzuo looked at everyone: "Have you forgotten that we have been a lonely army from the beginning? If the lonely army had to retreat, the grass on our graves would be eight feet high now!"
"Then, what should we do?" Gu Cihang asked.
"Stay here until Rencun Mountain City is captured!"
"Capture Rencun Mountain City?" Everyone felt a cool breeze blowing behind their necks. They had basically experienced the last siege personally. The twists and turns of the mountain road, the fortresses, and the blood flowing out from under the protective walls shattered by falling rocks were still there. Occasionally appear in their nightmares. Last time, there were only 4,000 new soldiers in the mountain city. Now, not counting the newly arrived reinforcements, the original defenders numbered 10,000. Wang Wenzuo's troops were only 3,000. To capture the mountain city with this small force was tantamount to asking for death. road.
"Do you think we are outnumbered when we are outnumbered?" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "But you have to know that there are advantages to having more people, and there are advantages to having fewer people!"
"Join the army!" Master Shen asked carefully: "I know the benefits of having more people, but what about the benefits of having few people?"
"With fewer people, less military rations will be consumed!" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "With the same amount of food, the side with fewer people will definitely be able to survive to the end than the side with more people! We have harvested so much wheat these days, the thieves can eat it How many mouths are there?"
"So you plan to use up the enemy's food supply?" Shen Faseng asked: "With a force of three thousand people, it is impossible to surround the mountain city. The enemy army can continue to transport food in from outside!"
"If this is the case, wouldn't Rencun Mountain City become a burden to thieves? The Japanese suddenly came with 40,000 mouths, so Fuyu Fengzhang must not have enough food, right?"
"Then, what if the thieves besiege us? There are ten thousand defenders in Rencun City alone!" Shen Faseng asked.
"You can rest assured. If the thieves fight in the field and defend the city, they still have a slight chance of victory. If they attack my camp, not to mention only 10,000 people, even if there are 20,000 people, they will not be able to capture it!"
"Twenty thousand, thirty thousand?" Everyone in the tent looked at each other. They were all warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles, and they were quite confident in their martial arts and courage. But no one thought that they could defeat one against three on foot in full attire. , trained ordinary soldiers. Military laymen often underestimate the benefits of numerical superiority and overestimate the role of military talent. Even a genius general will have difficulty defeating a mediocre general commanding twice as many troops as his own. It is true that the Tang army had great advantages in equipment and training compared to the Japanese and Baekje rebels, but could this advantage offset the huge numerical advantage of three to six times? They were suspicious.
Wang Wenzuo saw everyone's doubts. He did not continue to explain and stood up: "Let the facts prove everything. Now you act according to my orders! First, we must increase the height of the wall by six feet, deepen the reservoir, and increase the The height of the towers and the deepening of the trenches!”
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"That's the Tang people's camp over there!" The Baekje Interpreter pointed to the camp not far away. Ampere Hirafu lifted the reins, his mount neighed slightly, and came to the edge of the hilltop, carefully observing the enemy's camp. The Tang people's camp lay on the high ground beside the river, like a huge beehive, busy and orderly. Time is very limited. The Tang Dynasty's sentinels are not blind. They will soon find out that someone is peeping into their camp, and they will definitely send someone to drive them away.
It was not the first time for Ampere Hirafu to go to the battlefield, but it was the first time he saw the camp in front of him. Trenches, horses, earthen ramparts, fences, and sentry towers were placed one above another. The tents in the camp were separated by roads. Separated like a chessboard, ant-sized figures shuttled and busied themselves along the road. Apparently the Tang people were well aware that they would be besieged and were making preparations to withstand future attacks.
"This is not an ordinary camp, but it is also not a city gate!" Ampere Hirafu murmured to himself. He compared the camp in front of him with the enemy camps he had seen in the past, and was surprised to find that there was nothing comparable to the camp in front of him. Than.
Needless to say, there is no need to mention the camps of the Ezo and Silla people. Even though there are fences, horse barriers and other fortifications on the outside, there are absolutely no systematic defenses like those of the Tang Dynasty. Although the defense of the city gates is stronger, generally speaking It was located in a dangerous area such as the top of a mountain, unlike the Tang people's camp, which was located on a gentle river bank. This was the first time for Ampere Hirafu to encounter such an army.
