Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1676 Battle of Shangdang Five

Hanoi, Chaoge City.

Suburban barracks.

It has been a while since Mu Jing personally led the army to station in Chaoge, and it seemed relatively relaxed during this time, while waiting for news from Shangdang and Hedong, he continued to deduce the situation of the battle.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Shangdang!"

"Say!"

Mu Jing didn't wear armor today, but was wearing a relaxed robe. He was discussing the promotion of strategy with Xi Zhicai, when he heard the messenger come to send a message.

"Your Majesty, our army has penetrated into the hinterland of Shangdang, directly approaching the city of the eldest son!"

"So fast?"

Mu Jing was a little surprised when he heard that, he waved his hand and said, "Keep watching, and report any news immediately!"

"promise!"

The orderly left.

"Zhicai, what do you think Zhang Wenyuan is thinking?" Mu Jing couldn't help asking.

"I don't know!"

Xi Zhicai smiled wryly: "Zhang Wenyuan's mind is a little special, it's not easy to deduce, and his tactical layout is also difficult to budget. Logically, he has already made every step of the way, but at this time to accelerate the entire strategy, it is obvious that he has his own plan!"

"Can he eat Shangdang?"

Mujing hesitated.

"Shouldn't His Majesty trust him?"

"Of course I trust him!"

Mu Jing smiled, and said: "But the more you trust, the more you worry, because sometimes I doubt even my own judgment!"

Everyone makes mistakes, and Mujing sometimes self-reflects whether he is too impulsive or whether he has done something wrong.

"Your Majesty must be under too much pressure!" Xi Zhicai said in a low voice.

"You feel it?"

Mujing pinched the bridge of his nose, and said with some bitterness.

"Holding Wu Jun and suppressing the Yuzhou battlefield is not a long-term strategy after all. Wei Jun will react quickly, and Cao Mengde is not a person who can only be beaten but not fight back!"

Xi Zhicai said in a low voice: "Your Majesty wants to fight quickly, so that he can have enough combat power to face the whole world, instead of being dragged to death by the Yan army, and then attacked by the Wei army and Wu army!"

"It's not that I have any doubts about our strategy, but I think that the battlefield has too many variables!" Mu Jing sighed, and said softly: "The more variables on the battlefield, the more unfavorable we are. I don't want to play my cards out. I just want to use the strength of the troops on the surface to solve the Yan army, at least defeat Liu Bei, and let him flee back to Youzhou in despair, so that I can send troops to Jiangdong, Central Plains, and destroy the Wei army and Wu army without any worries!"

The reason why he was the first to fight Liu Bei was not only because Liu Bei's main force was better preserved and more open, but also because Liu Bei was too obtrusive.

His hometown is far away in Youzhou, it is rare for him to send troops south, if he retreats to Youzhou, Mu Jing wants to fight, at least he will have to spend twice as much energy as he does now.

If it is a long-distance battle, it needs smooth food roads, so the shortcomings of the Ming army's strength are even greater.

Therefore, defeating the Yan army is what the Ming army needs to do most at present.

But if the battlefield drags on for too long, with Cao Mengde's shrewdness, he won't give Mu Jing too many opportunities, and may even come up with something that Mu Jing didn't expect.

Don't doubt what this eternal hero can do. Whether it is Liu Bei or Sun Ce, to a certain extent, they can't do Cao Cao's ultimate.

"Your Majesty, at least the promotion of the current strategy is still under our control. Although there are variables on the battlefield, we can't be anxious because of the variables!"

Xi Zhicai thought for a while, then cupped his hands and advised, "As long as we can deal with the Yan army within this year, then we still have time. Even if Cao Mengde wants to react, he won't be able to get up quickly. After all, Huang Zhong The general is suppressing him!"

"Hope it!"

A somewhat unnatural smile appeared on Mujing's face, then changed the subject and asked, "Is there any news from Hedong?"

"Have!"

Xi Zhicai said: "The Second Sun and Moon Army has already entangled the Yan Army. If Zhang Fei wants to break the situation, there is only one way, and that is to enter Henan, but it is hard to say whether he has such courage, even if he really dares Fighting, we have already prepared, if he enters Henan, that would be even better, letting him in and fighting is also one of our strategies!"

"Don't underestimate Zhang Fei!"

Mu Jing said: "Zhang Yide is just rough, not stupid. This man is confused in small things, but shrewd in big things. Besides, he has a good advisor by his side. Maybe it will bring us unexpected surprises!"

"Your Majesty is talking about Pang Tong?"

Xi Zhicai thought for a while and asked, "What does the Jingzhou Pang family mean?"

"The aristocratic family has been like this since ancient times. It is impossible for us to punish the Pang family because of Pang Tong. Pang De's willingness to enter the Ming Dynasty Hall is already a compromise. I have to give them three points no matter what!"

Mu Jing said: "As for Pang Tong, I know that this man is talented, but since he is an enemy, if he can kill him, he will naturally kill him, but there is no need to pay too much attention to him!"

Mu Jing smiled lightly.

Crouching dragon and phoenix chicks, one can secure the world.

Wolong is in Daming now, it's useless for the phoenix to jump again, if it really wants to make a fuss, let him die first, after all, this is not a long-lived person.

In fact, Zhuge Liang was good enough to deal with Pang Tong, but Mu Jing was not willing to let Zhuge Liang go north.

Mu Jing deliberately suppressed his talent.

I hope Zhuge Liang can have a better future.

If Mujing is willing to give Zhuge Liang a bigger stage, it will not be difficult for Zhuge Liang to become famous, especially on the battlefield.

But if Mujing is a Zhuge Liang who is more steadfast, it will be more useful in the future.

Xi Zhicai nodded, he didn't really care about Pang Tong, what he cared more about was the nameless man next to Liu Bei, who was a bit scary just thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, what if the main force of the Yan army that is too far away goes south?"

Xi Zhicai asked.

"Then an all-out decisive battle!"

Mu Jing sneered: "I will still be afraid of him. If he dares to fight, so will I. At worst, a fight will determine the world!"

As he said that, he asked another question: "But Liu Bei's attitude is a bit strange to me. Guan Yu has only a few soldiers and horses, and he entered Hanoi. It makes sense, but if he wants to fight me decisively, it is a bit insignificant. His main force You have been in Taiyuan, what are you waiting for?"

This is something he can't figure out.

"Perhaps he, like His Majesty, is waiting for a breakthrough on the battlefield?"

Xi Zhi thought for a while, and replied.

"Not necessarily!"

Mu Jing smiled: "If it was me, I wouldn't fight like this. The north-south offensive is different. They should be more aggressive from the north to the south. It was a mistake to divide the battlefield from the beginning, unless... "

"Unless he wants to cover up his real strategic deployment!"

Xi Zhicai continued Mujing's conversation.

"Ok!"

Mu Jing nodded: "Continue to release the scouts, Jing Wusi, please urge them to be more careful and get more informed!"

"His Majesty!"

Xi Zhicai suddenly asked: "The Xiongnu were repelled by us, but they can enter the Hetao Plain. In addition, there are Xianbei tribes in the north of Bingzhou. The fighting power of the Xianbei is now even higher than that of the Xiongnu..."

"You want to say that Liu Bei will collude with Xianbei to enter the customs?"

Mu Jing said solemnly.

"You must guard against it!"

"I still believe it's not a last resort, he Liu Bei doesn't have the guts!" Mu Jing said with a smile.

It's not that he believes in Liu Bei's character, but that he believes in Liu Bei's maintenance of his own reputation. This person's good fame and fortune are more important than everything else, and he is called this.

He won't let his reputation rot.

Collusion with barbarians.

This is a heinous crime, and it is a crime that has lost people's hearts.

"Has it really reached this point?"

"Then keep fighting!" Mu Jing said forcefully: "I don't mind if they enter the customs, but if they want to enter the customs, they must ask me first. I don't have much opinion on the so-called Xiongnu and Xianbei. Sooner or later I will eat them, but I will not give them any chance to eat me back!"

Regarding alien races, Mujing's thinking is different from that of everyone in this era. He comes from the future, and the 56 ethnic groups in the future are one.

So he wanted more than just conquest of these nomads.

Or assimilation.

Incorporating these ethnic groups with Han culture is the way out, otherwise, even if you can suppress it for a while, it will pop up sooner or later.

The nomads have a strong folk style, and they are inexhaustible, and Mu Jing is not an executioner. If one day he dominates the world, he has only one strategy for all the aliens in the northern Xinjiang and the southern barbarians. First fight, then suppress, and then Cultural invasion, ideological assimilation.

"His Majesty!"

A soldier reported outside the account.

"Say!"

Mu Jing raised his head and looked outside the tent.

"Zhaoming's First Army has fought against the Yan Army at Sanhekou. The battle has been fierce for a day and two nights, and the results have been achieved!"

"Report quickly!"

"Yes!" This is a bloody general who obviously came back from the front line. He has a command flag on his back, is a messenger, and has a memorial in his hand.

Xi Zhicai personally took the playbook, opened it first, and after a few glances, passed it to Mujing: "Guan Yu is too fierce!"

"Has Huang Shao fallen?"

Mu Jing frowned.

"It's not easy to fight!"

Play Zhicai.

"Order Huang Shao to hold him back first!" Mu Jing said solemnly: "The battle of Shangdang is the key. As long as Shangdang is taken down, then Guan Yu will be the turtle in the urn."

He thought for a while, wrote a military order in his own hand, and then sent someone to send it to Zhang Liao at the front line of the Shangdang in eight hundred miles.

The military order has only four words.

Quick fight!

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A day later, the eldest son went down to the city.

On the plain less than five miles away from the moat, the Ming army was building camps, cutting down the surrounding trees, and building siege equipment while building camps.

Although the logistics transport brought some siege equipment, it was far from enough to capture the eldest son city.

As a county city, the eldest son city has high walls and thick walls. It is quite difficult to capture it, and more siege equipment is needed.

Temporarily set up the main account of the Chinese army.

Zhang Liao was holding His Majesty's military order in his hand, the four words on it were particularly conspicuous, and he knew in his heart that Mu Jing was urging him to a decisive battle.

He also understood Mu Jing's character, he usually made strategic plans and rarely intervened in the command of generals, so the general situation might not be good if he ordered now.

So we must make a breakthrough in Shangdang.

"Everyone!"

Zhang Liao summoned all the generals and revealed Mu Jing's military order: "Your Majesty is a little dissatisfied with our progress now, and we need to make a quick decision!"

"General, the eldest son city is too strong. If we make a quick decision, let alone whether we can break it, even if we break it, we will pay a heavy price!"

A military minister Shi came out, cupped his hands and said, "Think twice!"

"The general doesn't listen to this!"

Zhang Liao shook his head: "This general only knows one thing, and that is His Majesty's military order, and we must implement it meticulously!"

"So, quick fix!"

He took a deep breath and said: "When Min Wu leads the army back, we will prepare the project. You can rest for more than two days and adjust your status as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

The generals lined up left and right and responded with cupped hands.

Even if they have some opinions in their hearts at this time, they will not say them out. The battlefield is like this. They can brainstorm ideas, but once the military order is issued, they cannot be violated.

This is the so-called military order like a mountain.

"Pound!"

"exist!"

"Did you personally lead the scouts to attack these two days, did you gain anything?" Zhang Liao asked.

"At present, the defense of the city wall is relatively strict. The east and west gates seem to be empty, but in fact there are Tibetan soldiers. They don't know the reality, but it is more difficult to fight. The south gate must be the main force. We can't go around the north gate. In the past, for us, attacking the south gate was the only option!"

Pound cupped his hands and said.

"If you attack the South City Gate, even the weakest?" Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes.

He has been deducing it for the past two days, but with his current strength, facing the powerful main city of the eldest son city, it is still a bit difficult to attack it.

If you can surprise, there is still a chance.

But there are not many such opportunities, especially after the Yan army has reacted, there is basically no opportunity to make a surprise attack now. If you divide your troops and make a surprise attack, you will instead give them the opportunity to break down one by one.

Sometimes the tactical layout needs to be simple and simple, and if you show off your skills too much, you will be slapped in the face. The so-called tricks on the battlefield can only be used under special circumstances. The right time, place and people are indispensable.

But on the battlefield, it is more of a collision of strength.

"If we talk about the weak point, the eastern city wall of the south gate, this part of the city wall should be a new wall after repairing, and we have seen it closer, and it should be relatively weak. Using the trebuchet, there is a chance to break through the defense!"

Pound responded.

"sure?"

"Not sure!" Pang De smiled wryly, and said, "The Yan army scouts are also more capable, and we didn't give us too much time to investigate!"

"If you were to attack, how would you fight?"

"First use the trebuchet to attack the east wing of the south gate, break this layer of defense, and then mainly attack the gate of the city. Only after breaking through the city wall and entering the urn, can we have a chance to break their second defense, otherwise we have no way at all. Into the city!"

Pound's battlefield experience is very rich, and his ability to siege cities is also very strong. There is still research on this aspect.

"What if we change our mind?"

Zhang Liao asked solemnly: "Don't open the south gate!"

"Don't open the south gate?"

Pound smiled wryly: "Then I can't find an entry point. This battle will take time to deduce, and rashly launching a war will increase our casualties!"

"Thunder Tiger?"

Zhang Liao turned his eyes and looked at Lei Hu.

"I don't even have an idea!"

Lei Hu shook his head: "I will carry out the tactical arrangement given to me by the general to the end, but if I am asked to make suggestions, I am afraid I have found the wrong person!"

He is not this material!

(End of this chapter)