After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 410
Zhao Yang agreed to You Liang's request, but worried that he was not proficient in cavalry warfare, so he asked Shaoshi Zhou to set off with him.

This Shaoshi Zhou was originally the queen of Zhao Yang's chariot. He was not only powerful, but also humble and polite. He heard that Niu Tan, a native of Jin, was extremely powerful. Zhao Yang recommended Niu Tan to replace him as Che You.

Therefore, Zhao Yang attached great importance to Shaoshi Zhou, praised him, and gave way to the virtuous, so he can be taught.It means that Shaoshi is well-known to be virtuous and generous, which can be used as an example for everyone, and it is also a compliment for his character.

So when training the cavalry, Zhao Yang asked Shao Shizhou to be in charge, and he was also serious and responsible, and the effect was remarkable.

After Qi's army arrived, Zhao Yang ordered the troops to be cautious, adopt a defensive strategy, and retreat while standing.

His purpose is very clear, which is to drag the Qi army here and lure them to pursue the Jin army, buying more time for Youliang. When the time comes, as long as there is a result in Gaotang, then the two armies will join forces and the Qi army will attack. Undoubtedly lost.

After Tian Shu saw this situation, he felt a little puzzled, so he said to his lieutenant Gao Wupi.

"The Jin army is coming in menacingly. Why has it been on the defensive until now, and I haven't seen their cavalry. I always feel that there seems to be something wrong with it. I don't know what you think about it?"

Gao Wupi was also a little puzzled, he stared at the map for a while, and then spoke.

"Maybe it's because the area around Cangzhou is still not calm, and cavalry is more conducive to mopping up the remnants of the enemy, so Zhao Jianzi didn't dare to fight at this time, probably because he was waiting for the cavalry to catch up."

His tone was very uncertain. After all, if he was a talented person, Tian Qi would not choose him to be the head of the Gao family. After hearing this, Tian Shu shook his head lightly, and then slowly said Said.

"In any case, we still have to be cautious, and send more military lords to investigate around. If we haven't found out where the Jin cavalry is, we don't want to fight for the time being, so as not to fall into Zhao Jianzi's trap."

"Then you lead the troops to pursue the front, and Tian leads the troops to hold the line. If there is any problem, you can respond in time. This time, you must be careful, otherwise this battle will be lost, and our country of Qi will be defeated." Powerless to resist."

Gao Wupi didn't have the slightest resistance to such a decision, and immediately agreed, but in this way, when Gao Wupi led the troops to attack, Zhao Yang immediately stopped to fight, and only when Tian Shu led the troops behind him come.

Only then did Zhao Yang continue to retreat, and after half a month of trembling, he was getting closer and closer to the border of Qi State.

And the defenders in Gaotang Land are quite empty at this time, because most of the troops have followed Tian Shu to fight, and they didn't expect that the Jin army would appear here at this time.

This is also because the cavalry can run for long distances. As long as there are enough horses, they can stay around day and night. It is much better to have a man on the horse. When the horse is tired, just replace it with another horse. The efficiency is much better than that of the chariot.

You must know that at this time, because the chariot soldiers are followed by apprentices, the highest marching speed is only about forty miles a day, while the cavalry can reach nearly 300 miles a day with one man and three horses.

Therefore, cavalry is of epoch-making significance in this era. It can be said that it has begun to change the rhythm of war from the moment it appeared. If it is too slow or unresponsive, it will suffer serious blows.

Under such circumstances, Gaotang was completely in chaos, and all the surrounding small cities were declared to have fallen. In the end, Youliang led a large army to besiege Gaotang City, and immediately ordered the army to start building siege equipment.

At this time, Shaoshi Zhou put forward his opinion very cautiously, he said to Youliang.

"Our army has such a fast speed that it swept through the surrounding areas of Gaotang. Now the number of defenders in Gaotang is small, and their morale is low. We should stop building siege equipment and directly attack the city at this time."

"Otherwise, over time, the defenders in the city will slowly react. At that time, they may recover their morale when they realize the danger, so we cannot give them such an opportunity."

But Youliang frowned, feeling that it was a bit different to do so, so he said.

"If this happens, our army's losses will be too great, and we are cavalry, it's a pity to use it to attack the city. If we don't take it, the morale of the army will be hit."

Hearing this, Shaoshi Zhou shook his head resolutely, and after thinking about it, he changed his statement.

"If two people fight each other, one is strong and the other is weak, and one of them is knocked down, his morale must be taken away by someone. At this moment, he has no intention of resisting. If he goes back and thinks about it carefully, maybe he can learn a lesson from it. "

"If this happens, the two will fight again. The weak may not be able to defeat the strong. This is why I insist on doing this. After all, what we have to do is to make a quick decision. If the Qi army reacts, it may be bad. The lord's plan."

You Liang's heart was completely moved by the last sentence, he hesitated without the slightest meaning, and then nodded heavily.

Then marched, gave up building siege machines, and started to attack the city directly. In a short period of time, all four walls were attacked, and the defenders in the city suddenly became timid. Morale taken.

An hour later, a city wall was climbed up by the Jin army. Although they were quickly driven down, the soldiers of the Jin army also felt that the enemy's resistance was not very brave, so their morale was even higher.

After fighting for half a day, the defenders in the city suffered heavy losses. One of the city gates was captured by the Jin army. The guard of Gaotang saw the situation and knew that the situation was over. Then he opened the gate and abandoned the city.

You Liang was also refreshed for a while, he walked towards Shao Shi Zhou very solemnly, with a look of shame on his face.

"If the housekeeper hadn't reminded me in time this time, I would have missed this opportunity to capture Gaotang. Please accept my gift here to express my gratitude."

But Shaoshi Zhou immediately avoided and did not accept this courtesy, he said with a pleasant smile on his face.

"We are all working for the lord, but we are just performing our duties. How dare you let the postman do this to me because of such a trivial matter? We should immediately clean up the army, plunder supplies, and then go to join forces military."

(End of this chapter)