Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 169 Battle of Mighty Gate

"Bo Yan, what do you think Yuan Yin will do next?" Bai Tu asked Lu Xun.

After he officially became a disciple of Lu Su, Lu Kang gave him the nickname Boyan.

"If I were Yuan Yin... no, no matter who is Yuan Yin, he should have understood by now that in front of Baigong Pao, it is difficult to defend a city alone. An army must be sent out tonight to re-enter Xiaoyaojin." Lu Xun said.

What Lu Xun said is also the crux of Yuan Yin's regret now!
Faced with the menacing Jiangdong army, which was obviously not of the same standard as Qichun and Guangling, Yuan Yin chose to defend the city.

Yuan Yin's idea is simple. The Huainan sailors in Chaohu Lake are vulnerable. Under the severe drought, the water in Nanfei has stopped flowing, and the water level in Beifei is lower than in previous dry seasons.

The reason why Hefei is an important military base that is easy to defend but difficult to attack is not only because of its strong and thick walls, but also because of the surrounding Baohe River, Yinhe River, Louhe River, Chaohu Lake... serving as moats to protect it!
However, under the severe drought, even around Xiaoyaojin, only a large area of ​​tidal flats remained.

Therefore, Yuan Yin gave up the peripheral water villages and even Xiaoyaojin, the most important camp in Hefei, considering self-preservation first.

Bai Tu spent no effort at all. He only used a team of light steps to clear the way with wooden planks, and then led Jiangdong's elite soldiers and siege equipment all the way from Chaohu to the foot of Hefei City.

If it were Lu Xun who was defending the city, even if the river was dry now, he would never give up and set up defenses on the tidal flat. After all, the mud at the bottom of the river was still there. If he defended the city along the coast, Jiangdong soldiers would have to pay a heavy price for crossing there.

In fact, Yuan Yin is also very simple. He always thought that as long as he defended the city wall and waited until Bai Tu could no longer bear the consumption of military rations for the drought-stricken troops and returned to Chaoxian County or even Ruxukou, he would have won. After that, when the drought passed in the next year, the water level would increase. If the price rises again, Hefei will still be the iron-clad Hefei!

After all, in the current climate, Bai Tu had to dig his own well when he was stationed outside the city. On the contrary, Hefei City was surrounded by rivers after all. Even if there was a severe drought, the city's water supply could still be guaranteed.

However, what Yuan Yin didn't expect was that Bai Tu actually took out the Baigong Cannon, a sharp weapon specially used to punish "defensive defenders"...

If the camps around Hefei are still there now, Bai Tu may not dare to shoot his heavy Bai Gong cannon outside Hefei!

"So... we can ambush near the mighty gate tonight?" Bai Tu asked.

There are seven city gates in Hefei, two each in the east, west and south. During the day, Bai Tu attacked the city tower of Nanxunmen, commonly known as Xiaonanmen.

Xiaoyaojin is near Weiwumen, which is also known as Dadongmen in the later world.

How close are the two? ——Take the subway and get off at Dadongmen Station. Walk a few hundred meters to Xiaoyaojin Park.

"Yuan Yin may not be so careless, he should send someone to investigate. Although the moat has dried up, there is no place to ambush nearby... But going to intercept it is always beneficial and not harmful." Lu Xun said.

The reason why Lu Xun followed Bai Tu with the army was because he had an idea.

After all, although the situation in Jiangdong is good now, Bai Tu is working with cattle and making salt, so he is always worried that someone will cause trouble, so Lu Su took the initiative to ask Ying to stay behind and take charge.

However, he recommended his young apprentice to follow Bai Tu as a consultant.

If it were someone else leading the army, he might not be able to trust a little kid, but it was different for Bai Tu - of course he trusted his nephew.

The reason for attacking Xiaonanmen was precisely because this side was relatively dry and the terrain was more conducive to the use of Baigong Cannon. Facts have proved that Lu Xun's step has indeed "reached" Yuan Yin.

And now what Jiangdong Army has to do is to hold on to Yuan Yin's elephant legs...

At night, the Huainan Army first discovered the [-] Jiangdong soldiers who had moved to the east. However, under the command of Lu Xun, they first retreated to the other side of the tidal flat formed after the Nanfei River receded, and then steadily fought with the Huainan Army who wanted to forcefully mobilize troops. For half the night.

Although Lu Bu's cavalry was unable to attack due to terrain reasons, and the Huainan Army with the Founding BUFF was no less elite than the Jiangdong Army, which had been carefully trained for a long time. As for combat experience, both sides were relatively lacking, but in terms of morale, Jiangdong Army clearly had the advantage. gain the upper hand.

After all, one party was determined to show off Ren De, but the other party was reluctantly ordered to go to Xiaoyaojin to set up defenses after being frightened by Bai Gong's cannon during the day.

Moreover, under the command of Lu Xun, Jiangdong Army has always maintained its original position along the river, forcing the opponent into the center of the river, which is the current location of the tidal flat.

Under the constraints of the silt, the Huainan Army, whose morale was already low, was even more at a disadvantage.

Because the existence of tidal flats will interfere with the levitation power of the "war horses", the cavalry of the Castle Princess World cannot march in the mud, so they lack harvesting power.

Night battles, and moreover, ambush battles, are different from the open and bright confrontation between the two armies during the day. Not only can they not be commanded with flags from a high platform, but even the signal range of the "handsome flag" will be affected by the night.

Therefore, there is no need to consider the issue of subtle formation changes, and being able to follow the basic orders of the command without panicking is considered elite.

Therefore, the number of Jiangdong's troops dispatched could not be too large. Even if Lu Bu personally led the troops, he could only dispatch less than [-] troops.

As for commanding 10 people in vain?It is simply impossible. It is necessary to arrange generals from other departments to fight independently under the grand strategic policy. Whether there is a tacit understanding among the generals from other departments is another matter.

Because with Shuaiqi around, Lu Bu couldn't use his own advantages and charge everywhere.

Under the commander's banner, Lu Xun also followed Lu Bu nervously - Lu Xun was still a little scared of this flying general.

But Lu Bu didn't make things difficult for him, although it was a little impossible for him to listen to the advice of a brat. After all... Lu Bu had never been known for being good at speaking, and Lu Xun, who had no achievements, even if he was praised by Lu Su and Lu Kang Even in the sky, Lu Bu could not be convinced, but... Lu Bu still followed Bai Tu's words this time and was willing to be Lu Xun's "microphone" and "bodyguard".

If someone else had been recommended, even his godson's persuasion would have been useless, Lu Bu would have done it himself.

But what Lu Xun said... Bai Tu made it very clear that he was a student of Lu Su, and Lu Su was his cousin. From this, it can be deduced that Lu Xun is his grandson of Lu Bu!

In this way, even if Lu Xun didn't call him "Godfather", Lu Bu still had some control over him.

With the "commanding power" of Lu Bu's battle armor and the signal amplification effect of the commander's flag, it is more than enough to command the eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers.

After all, the number and accuracy of the troops that can be commanded are not only related to the generals' own abilities and command methods, but also to the number of grassroots corps commanders and commanders, the degree of tacit understanding with the commander, and the perfection of the training of Ji Zao soldiers. .

The Jiangdong Army is definitely the easiest army to command, but Lu Bu's tacit understanding with the army other than the cavalry is average, and he is not good at commanding with a commander's flag.

What Lu Bu likes most is to directly lead the charge, lead thousands of cavalry, follow his own pace, and "fight" and that's it!

But now they only use Lu Bu's armor, which has its own commanding effect, making it easier for Lu Xun to command. Lu Bu didn't say a word during the whole process, which made Lu Xun flattered.

It's just...Lu Xun always felt that General Lu looked at him strangely, as if he wasn't happy to call him "General Lu"?
Apart from this point, Lu Xun felt great commanding the battle for the first time - even vaguely feeling like he was awakening to a new strategy!

During this period, Yuan Yin's choice was also beyond Lu Xun's expectations. Because the opponent was pinned in the mud throughout the fight, Jiangdong Army could be said to have taken a huge advantage. Originally, Lu Xun speculated that Yuan Yin would retreat soon.

However, what Lu Xun did not expect was that the fighting lasted for most of the night, and the opponent "added fuel" several times. In the end, even the southern camp was alarmed. It was not until Bai Tu personally led the army that the opponent was frightened away.

As the "Lord", Bai Tu has the strongest compatibility with all the grassroots officers. As long as the morale of the army is stable, he can command many people - this is also the case that as the "Lord", he often personally leads the troops into battle. s reason.

In the second half of the night battle, Lu Xun's command was a little weak. After all, it was the first time, so the time was inevitably short. Moreover, Lu Xun was still young, and his official seals and military symbols were only the most basic, and his mental strength could not be maintained for too long. "Topography" status.

Different from Bai Tu's blank slate, Lu Xun had two major strategies at the beginning of his awakening - observing the terrain and forming a decisive battle.

The former is equivalent to an auxiliary function. After consuming mental energy, you can view the battlefield conditions from the "perspective of terrain". Viewing the battlefield is like overlooking a sand table!
If Chen Gong's "strategy" is a few cameras, then Lu Xun's "viewing the terrain" is the mini-map of the game - although there are no details, the general terrain and the direction of our army can be seen, and the enemy who is far away can The army... is in "battlefield fog", and there is no perspective effect.

As for the "definitive formation"... it is equivalent to a killing move, which requires the use of terrain and military strength to create a decisive blow. Lu Xun even doubted whether he would ever have the opportunity to launch a complete "definitive formation" in his lifetime.

At dawn, Bai Tu counted the casualties last night and found that nearly two thousand Jiangdong Army had been killed - if Bai Tu had not also sent reinforcements, this would have been almost close to the critical point of defeat of 8000 soldiers.

The opponent's battle losses, even after Lu Xun weakened, were always at the level of 1.5:1. In the first half of the battle, he was beaten in the mud. Afterwards, it was estimated that the opponent's casualties were nearly 5000!
The number of people participating in the battle should have exceeded half of the Hefei defenders...

What made Bai Tu even more surprised was that Yuan Yin did not go out of the city to collect the corpses the next day. Even though Bai Tu had withdrawn from the Weiwu Gate and took the initiative to raise a banner asking each other to collect the corpses, the city of Hefei remained motionless.

With the current hot weather, the corpses will rot in a short time. Not only the corpses of officers will cause plague, but the remains of Ji Zao soldiers, if allowed to rot, will also produce gas that is detrimental to the army!

Bai Tu has decided that if the other party doesn't come out in the afternoon, he can only collect the body on his behalf...

Of course, if Baitu was to do it, he would definitely dig a big hole, set it on fire and then fill it up. It would be impossible to treat the enemy the same as he treats his own people, and try to preserve the ashes.

Unexpectedly, before noon, Bai Tu received another surprising news - traces of a large-scale march were discovered in the north of Hefei!
Originally, Bai Tu had no hope of being able to surround him and come to the rescue. After all, Yuan Shu had a history of "seeing death without rescuing him."

This is indeed the case. The army discovered was not the support from Shouchun, but... Yuan Yin took advantage of the night battle at Weiwu Gate last night to escape from the north gate with his true confidants Nanyang elite soldiers!

After Lu Xun learned the news, he was also surprised. He had never thought before that the enemy would be so unscrupulous that even an important town like Hefei would give up so easily?What kind of cool operation is this?

No matter how smart Lu Xun is in the future, he is still young, and he still lacks some meaning to speculate on "people's hearts"...

(End of this chapter)