The devil is coming

Chapter 505 The real dog
As an ancient zombie, Liang Cheng once said this: Human beings are the most adaptable beings in the world.
This sentence has been perfectly interpreted by Uncle Zheng;
I still remember that in Hutou City, Uncle Zheng was selected into the civilian camp. Xue San helped him carry the armor, and Liang Cheng helped him hold the knife;
that night,
Liang Cheng and Xue San pinned a barbarian knight in front of Uncle Zheng.
Uncle Zheng stabbed him down.
Hack him to death!
In his two lifetimes, it was the first time that Uncle Zheng felt the taste of blood coming from such a close range and clearly, and it caused severe physical discomfort.
Several years have passed,
Uncle Zheng today,
But he was able to calmly order to retreat and fight again during the siege.
It was as if he regarded Anhu City and the barbarians in front of him as experienced ladies in the red tent, and patted him gently:
Come on, let's change positions and continue.
In Uncle Zheng's opinion, it was his experiences and ups and downs in this world that changed him and made him become like this;
But in the eyes of the demon kings, it is the "freedom" of this world that allows the Lord to restore his inner nature.
Anyway,
Under Uncle Pingye's order, the Yan army, which had completely attacked the west wall, began to withdraw.
The ladder was also brought down by itself, and the arrow tower was pushed back.
The battering ram, which worked so well, silently moved back after breaking open the city gate.
Soldiers and horses from all walks of life are retreating in an orderly manner.
Li Fusheng's eyes narrowed and he praised:
"Brother Zheng's method of military training, I admire him. When the Marquis led us to fight, he taught us that when attacking, it is not difficult to be as fierce as a tiger. This is not difficult to do, but when retreating, it is true. Elite.”
Although this was a retreat after a successful siege, it was so rigorous in all aspects. It can be said that this army is no longer inferior to Jingnan and Zhenbei.
Even if there is a gap, it may only be some differences in the individual qualities of the soldiers, which is also caused by some restrictions on the recruitment of soldiers under Zheng Fan.
However, this is just a shortcoming. The most important thing is that Li Fusheng also knows in his heart that after several battles in the past few years, many of the veterans under his command either died in battle or were injured and left the army. After the new soldiers came in, Although there seems to be no obvious decline in combat effectiveness, he, the commander-in-chief, can detect the real deep-seated changes.
After a hundred battles, the veterans wither away.
In addition to withering, there is also corruption.
The Zhenbei Army used to eat sand in Beifeng County. After being transferred to the capital, Li Fusheng clearly felt the change in his troops. After entering Jin and stationed on one side, this change was even more obvious.
Life has gotten better, and I have seen the real world of flowers. What I am looking at is no longer the big and round old ladies in the red tents in Beifeng County, but now I am looking at the delicate women in brothels;
Therefore, Li Fusheng firmly supported the attack on Chu. Different from the general direction that Emperor Yan saw, Li Fusheng was worried that the soldiers and horses under his command that had been polished in Beifeng County would be weakened in a few years. scattered.
The best way to solve this problem is not to rest or stop, but to continue fighting, keep fighting, keep instilling murderous intent in the soldiers and horses under your command, and let them experience the baptism of blood and fire.
In the end, it won't matter much if the two kingdoms of Qian and Chu are destroyed, and then they fall again.
Li Fusheng's thoughts are so simple.
Next, the one who chooses to attack is the South City Wall.
Moreover, the attacking team was replaced by soldiers and horses under Li Fusheng.
Simultaneously,
In order to avoid the recurrence of the previous situation where the savages did not work hard and were passive and slack, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the exercise, Uncle Zheng found two prisoners and asked them to go to the city to bring messages.
The words are very simple:
The Yan army can accept your surrender, but all nobles and leaders must be executed!
Therefore, even if Li Fusheng personally directed the second round of siege, the overall effect was much worse than the first.
If the Xuehaiguan soldiers under Uncle Zheng were moving smoothly when attacking the city, then the soldiers and horses under Li Fusheng were really stumbling when attacking the city.
And even if Uncle Zheng sent someone to convey the news of "adding ingredients" to them, they still didn't take it seriously.
The Zhenbei Army is indeed a proud army.
Even in the first defeat at Wangjiang, it was the left army that was defeated. The Zhenbei Army led by Li Bao was behind the eldest prince's throne, and the fight was actually really good and beyond reproach.
So, they are really too proud.
After seeing how easily the west wall had been attacked before, their attack this time really underestimated the enemy.
Even if he underestimated the enemy, he actually didn't even do the basic siege operations well.
After two rounds of trebuchets, and after hearing the screams of the barbarians on the city wall, a captain was eager to make a contribution. Perhaps he saw Uncle Hirano here, so he also wanted to stand out as a captain, so he didn't wait for the shield hand. After suppressing the rear arrow towers and siege crossbows, he directly led his men to carry the ladder up.
But this time, the fighting will inspired by the savages was really strong, the arrows suddenly increased in size, and the savages on the city wall began to be replenished from below.
The ladder offensive was suddenly blocked, but the famous captain was a good man. He put on his own armor and rushed up first, trying to create an explosive point on the city wall.
He did indeed do it. Under his leadership, more than a dozen Yan soldiers followed him to break up the situation.
However, because they were too aggressive, they failed to unify their rhythm with the follow-up troops. They succeeded in occupying positions on the city wall but failed to wait for the timely follow-up help to tear this side apart, leaving them in a state of being outnumbered on the city wall.
In the end, the famous captain was hit by several knives and arrows and died on the city wall.
As a last resort, Li Fusheng could only order the trebuchet to fire one more round before withdrawing his troops.
It's not that we can't continue fighting, because the Yan army is strong and the barbarians are weak. Even if the barbarians gain momentum for a moment, and the Yan army continues to suppress it, the barbarians will collapse sooner or later, repeating the previous scene on the west wall.
But the more Li Fusheng gave orders, the more his head hurt. At the same time, he also knew that if he continued to fight, he could earn face for himself, but it might cause greater damage. It was not worth it to cause unnecessary damage to his subordinates because of his own face. .
But it didn't matter that the troops were withdrawing. The remaining nearly a hundred soldiers under the captain did not retreat according to the sound of the troop withdrawal horn coming from the rear, but continued to climb the ladder and continue to fight.
The reason is that the Zhenbei Army has extremely strict military discipline.
If the battle is defeated, the master will die in battle and those who survive will be killed without mercy!
This is the iron law that the Zhenbei Army has always adhered to, and it is obvious that when the radical captain died in battle, the soldiers under his command had gone crazy, because they instinctively believed that retreating would also lead to death. It would be better to rush towards the savages than to be killed by one of your own.
From point to point, the actions of this group of people affected the other Yan troops who were about to retreat. They hesitated for a moment, abandoned their robes and continued to withdraw. This was not fair. If they didn't withdraw, the military order had already been issued.
Therefore, a completely different scene from the previous orderly withdrawal by Uncle Zheng occurred. When the Yan army under Li Fusheng retreated, it was completely out of touch.
The archer was still thinking of responding to the attack, but the shield man had already retreated behind the archer.
Every step is chaotic, every step is chaotic.
In the end, Li Fusheng gritted his teeth and continued to order the withdrawal of troops, while sending his own troops to take the initiative to respond. After losing many troops, this messy siege drill was finally concluded.
At this time, Liang Cheng, who was already standing next to Zheng Fan, said:
"Actually, Li Fusheng also has a big problem himself. He may be really unfamiliar with commanding siege battles, and he saw us doing well before, so he instinctively wanted to follow our lead.
But in fact, when the captain ascended the city tower, Li Fusheng could have ordered the front line to completely cover it up, and it would not be a big problem to clear the city wall. However, he was still there step by step.
As for the trouble caused by the subsequent withdrawal order, it was because Li Fusheng's troops had become accustomed to the field battle style and their thinking habits, and they had not yet been able to switch to the siege aspect. To be precise, they had not actually done this yet. consciousness. "
Zheng Fan nodded and said: "This should be a headache for Tian Wu Jing. By the way, do you think Tian Wu Jing will attack the city?"
Liang Cheng was silent.
"Well, what's the matter? Just tell the truth and don't save face for him."
"My lord, my subordinates feel that Marquis Jingnan's military habits are actually more suitable for siege warfare than cavalry battles in the field."
"Oh."
Uncle Zheng understood.
Road:
"So you were just giving me face?"
Because I asked a question that is very stupid in the eyes of you people in the art of war.
"My subordinates dare not."
"Anyway, it doesn't matter. Let's practice here. When we attack Chu, we will definitely still have some practice. I heard that when Nian Yao of Da Chu was guarding Zhennanguan and playing chess with Tian Wujing, it can be said that he was Quite cowardly.”
Based on the intelligence and what Uncle Zheng himself saw and heard when he walked near Zhennanguan,
General Nian Yao, who had a great reputation for capturing several princes alive during the rebellion of the Chu princes, had perfected his kung fu at Zhennanguan.
The Yan people are provoking, and he is repairing the city;
The Yan people clamored that he was repairing the city;
The weather is fine and he is building the city;
Even though the weather was bad, he also forcibly continued to build the city.
Therefore, during his tenure, he not only built two heavily defended military strongholds on the east and west sides of Zhennanguan, but also built two heavily-defended military fortresses on the north side of Zhennanguan, imitating Anhu City and Dadie City behind Xueguan Pass. Two castles were built.
The reason why Tian Wujing sent troops to attack the country at the beginning of the year was, on the one hand, to deal with Uncle Zheng who did not know what he was doing in Chu State, but he was definitely doing something;
On the other hand, I also found that this great general of Chu actually wanted to continue to build cities outside!
Therefore, the Yan army was dispatched to reduce the radius of Zhennanguan's influence, and Nian Yao's plan to continue building cities on the periphery was ruined. It was reported that foundations were being laid in two places at that time.
So,
To attack Chu, we not only need to conquer Zhennan Pass, but also small castles like Anhu City in front of us need to be conquered.
It is impossible for Lao Tian not to know what his Yan army is good at and what it is not good at, so similar teaching exercises will inevitably continue in the attack on Chu.
If you're not good at anything, just learn it in a meat grinder. In this kind of environment, you will definitely learn things quickly.
It's like the college entrance examination in later generations. If you don't do well in the exam and you are shot, you may not be able to get the top score, but you will definitely do better than not being shot.
At this time,
Li Fusheng, who had finished withdrawing his troops, walked over with a dark expression on his face.
He was really angry, so angry that he almost exploded.
shame,
What a shame!
Soldiers actually care about face the most. Even if they don't say it, they are actually competing overtly or covertly.
This time, Li Fusheng completely gave Zheng Fan's Xue Haijun the previous drill, giving a negative demonstration of the opposite.
When Li Fusheng came to Zheng Fan,
Zheng Fan said directly:
"Brother, when you were already on the city wall on that side, you should not stick to formalities and directly order the front line to cover up..."
Li Fusheng listened patiently to Zheng Fan's words, and his expression slowly returned to calm.
Liang Cheng nodded slightly beside him. In terms of interpersonal communication, he found that his distance from the master level was getting wider and wider.
In the eyes of ordinary people, it is very rude and extremely offensive to analyze the mistake that the other party has just made in person.
But for people like Li Fusheng, the last thing he needs is false comfort.
He is a very pragmatic general, so the Lord directly helping him analyze the previous problems is actually the best way to alleviate the embarrassment.
Knowledge, knowledge.
Liang Cheng sighed in his heart.
As for the small matter that what the Lord said to Li Fusheng now seemed to be [-]% similar to what he said before, he didn't care.
After listening to Zheng Fan's words,
Li Fusheng nodded heavily,
Road:
"Yes, we have a lot of problems because we are self-centered. Fortunately, we are not attacking the Chu people's city this time. Otherwise, like just now, our losses will be increased countless times."
"Just think of it as paying tuition, oh no, it's Shu Xiu."
"Yes, yes, this is well said and makes sense. Alas, brother Zheng, I really realize that I am so many years older than you."
"Brother, there is no need to say these words between you and me. Just order the pot to be cooked, and then summon the generals under your command to make a summary."
"Okay, I listen to you. In this case, you, I can't help but send me one of your subordinates who you think is the most skilled in siege warfare. Let him tell us more, and I will listen. .”
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and pointed at Liang Cheng, who was standing beside him.
Road:
"Just him, he has a lot of true inheritance from me."
……
after nightfall,
Uncle Zheng came to the tent where the Savage King was.
Uncle Zheng was not in a hurry to go in first, but asked He Chunlai to take a look first. After learning that Sang Hu was not in the tent, Uncle Zheng walked in.
immediately,
Dozens of guards stood guard outside the tent with knives.
The Savage King was still sitting there, but the chain in his hand was untied and he was eating.
Fan Li cooked it, a hodgepodge.
Seeing Zheng Fan coming, the Savage King smiled and said, "Uncle, have you eaten?"
"Ate."
Zheng Fan sat on the ground.
"Uncle, you've had a hard day today." Gou Moli said with a smile, "But I have a small suggestion. Can you give Sang Hu a chance so that he can lead his men to practice siege?
Uncle, you know that most of us snowy people have only seen three cities in our lives;
Anhu City, Dadie City and Xuehaiguan. "
The Savage King knew what Zheng Fan was doing today. He was taking the lives of the Savages to sharpen the Yan army's sword.
But the Savage King was not angry and even wanted to join in.
"Well, don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Zheng Fan said.
"What uncle said is true, there will indeed be many opportunities in the future." Gou Moli said with a smile.
When attacking a city, you can lack everything except dead people.
Moreover, even if it is a dead person, his body is still useful.
The corpses of the dead can be used to refine grease for use as fire oil, or the corpses can simply be thrown into the city with a trebuchet to cause a plague in the city.
"Uncle, do you have a good relationship with General Li Fusheng?"
"Gou Moli."
"Subordinates are here."
"You know, I have been in the Yan Army for so long, and what touched me the most, do you know what it is?"
"Please give me some advice."
"Even within the Yan army, although they have their own hills, when a war breaks out, they can give their back to Pao Ze."
"This is indeed rare, but uncle..."
"You said."
"That's also because you have to meet a noble person from the beginning, so you don't have to worry about those nonsense things. In addition, later on, you gained the attention of Marquis Jingnan, so naturally no one will hinder you in this aspect.
When the water is clear, there are no fish. There is nothing new under the sun. "
Hearing this, Zheng Fan frowned slightly.
After thinking about it carefully,
Uncle Zheng really recalled an incident in the Yan army, where he had personally experienced a friendly army that refused to save him.
That was General Deng Ziliang, who was attacked and killed by Zhong Tianlang of the Qian Kingdom at night.
However, in that incident, it was Uncle Zheng's Cuiliu Fort that refused to save the friendly forces and deliberately conserved its strength.
Because of this incident, Uncle Zheng was even beaten by the Marquis of Jingnan.
Therefore,
It's not that Uncle Zheng didn't meet Pao Ze who stabbed him in the back, but because the person who could stab him was none other than himself.
When you find that everything around you is white, it is very likely that the black spot is you.
But this example, this dark history, Uncle Zheng will never bring it up again, it’s meaningless.
"Uncle, this time the army goes out of the fortress, the gains will be huge, but I think the army cannot stay here for too long. Therefore, I think that after uprooting the pastures of some tribes and taking away their livestock and people, we can Taking advantage of this divine power, he directly apportioned it to other tribes and asked them to take the initiative to send cattle, sheep and young people.
They are used to bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. If they hit the gong, their legs will be weak immediately, and the subordinates can draw up a list for the uncle. "
"Okay, you can take care of this."
"Uncle Xie, I will never let you down."
"When the real attack on Chu begins, I will untie all the chains on your body."
"Uncle, I am so kind and virtuous, my subordinates will treat them like cattle or horses in their next life..."
"Wouldn't it be more convenient for me to just send you to the next life?"
"..." Gou Moli.
...
The next day,
The Yan army attacked the city again in the morning and withdrew its troops at noon; attacked the city again in the afternoon and withdrew its troops at dusk.
On the third day, Jin camp troops attacked the city;
On the fourth day, the siege continued;
On the fifth day,
There is no way to continue the siege.
Because there is no food in the city,
Moreover, Yan Jun's method of playing is too terrifying for the mental torture of the barbarians in the city. It is simply a devil!
The Yan people occupied the city wall again and again, retreated again and again, and then attacked again and again. It was simply not something that humans could do!
finally,
The barbarians in Anhu City mutinied, killed all their leaders and nobles, and then took the initiative to leave the city and kneel on the field, completely giving up resistance.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, no more fun."
Li Fusheng said with some regret that he had just found the feeling of commanding an siege.
immediately,
Li Fusheng looked at Uncle Zheng beside him,
Road:
"Let's change to the next city. It's called Dadie City, right?"
"Yeah, but don't rush it yet."
"No hurry? What do you want to do?"
Uncle Zheng smiled and said,
Road:
"First send some food to Dadie City, let them eat something before they have the strength to defend the city."
(End of this chapter)