Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 517 Determining the Strategy
To the northwest of Ji County, the mountains are continuous.

The Sanggan River roughly divides the mountains into two parts, north and south. In the southern mountainous area near Ji County, there is a wide area of ​​relatively gentle slopes.

This place is closest to Ji County, is located at a high point, and has an excellent view.

The troops called by Tian Yu gathered here one after another. Even though there were many people, they actively cut down trees in the mountains and built fortifications.

The various armed forces that arrived later were also arranged in a circle in the surrounding valleys and ridges, setting up various small camps to build an overall defensive fortification.

Their purpose was to block the road from Ji County to Juyongkou and lay the foundation for the subsequent encirclement.

Only a large encirclement can kill the black bear, which is good at mobile and rapid combat.

The people of Youzhou were adept at cavalry warfare, so they naturally knew that it was difficult to injure or seriously injure the enemy's elite cavalry in a field battle.

The people of Youzhou were also aware of their own shortcomings, and few were willing to rush forward with their elders and brothers from three or nine clans to use their flesh and blood to resist the horseshoes.

When a war horse with horseshoes on it gallops, its four hooves can really trample the flesh and blood together with the bones into meat paste.

It's meat paste, not a meat bag or anything.

Since there is no force willing to sacrifice in a field battle, and no one has the prestige to force a powerful army to die, the other side is destined to be free to stay or leave in a field battle.

Put yourself in their shoes. If you are not willing to take your relatives to stop it, then others will not be willing to do so either.

Therefore, if you want to completely eliminate the hidden danger, you must kill the black bear.

If the enemy cannot be intercepted in a field battle, then the only option is to change the way of warfare and turn the field battle into a positional battle.

First build fortifications and block the road.

The other side brought so many chariots, they definitely cannot be abandoned.

The chariots are the enemy's only weakness. Once the road is blocked, the enemy's entire army will be unable to pass.

The more Black Bear hesitated and delayed, the more complete the Youzhou’s defensive fortifications would become.

The longer it was delayed, the larger the number of volunteers who arrived here to join the battle would be, until they formed a large advantage in numbers and fortifications.

At this time, the Jizhou troops, one in the south and one in the north, marched towards Jixian together.

Use circles of civil engineering works to surround Ji County layer by layer until the enemy is exhausted!

This type of siege method can truly kill the black bear and prevent future troubles.

It can also avenge the people of Taiyuan and Hedong counties who died.

At this moment, when Tian Yu, Yan Rou and Wang Ling were planning the map together, Black Bear also led Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, wearing Youzhou Wuhuan fur coats, into the West Mountain area.

With the power of Yin Gan’s horse, there is no impassable cliff.

Although not as good as antelopes and goats, they are also very agile and flexible. They carried Black Bear and others to the top of a steep cliff in the West Mountain.

There are only sparse trees on the top of the mountain. It is washed away by rain all year round. There is no decent soil layer under your feet. It is just a layer of rock that will break if you step on it.

Black Bear looked at the compound camps on the slope in the distance that looked like the Chinese character "吕" (Lü). He said to Zhang Liao, "It seems that the enemy knows my tactics very well and has established a dual command. If we attack, we can break through the valley entrance and kill our way into the valley. Even if we break through their camp, they can rely on the camp on the mountain to hold on and fight to the death with me."

"Yes, our army is small in number, and although they are elite, if we cannot defeat them in one blow, we will be short of energy and it will be difficult to fight again."

Zhang Liao pointed to the distance and said, "There are many small camps in the mountains among them. They are set up to take in the defeated soldiers, resist our pursuit and kill them. So if we defeat the large camp in the valley, their soldiers will be defeated. If our army disperses and pursues them, the results will be meager. Instead, we will be outnumbered by the enemy and fall into a tough battle. Moreover, the teams chasing the defeated soldiers have no reinforcements and no one to rescue them. They will be stuck in a tough battle or at a disadvantage, and the losses will definitely be heavy." Black Bear squinted and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he saw various miniature camps. The smoke from the cooking fires in the small camps mixed with the mountain fog and was difficult to detect.

He looked carefully at the stronghold on the slope, which was still being reinforced. Normally, attacking a city on flat ground would be a difficult and unforgettable task with heavy casualties.

When attacking a mountain stronghold from above without sufficient preparation and equipment, the cycle of continuous and repeated attacks, being suppressed and then attacking again will lead to a sharp increase in casualties.

Unless you can crack it open with a hard blow like a hammer hitting a walnut.

The black bear thought about it and smiled: "Since they like to chop trees, let them chop trees for another three days."

Zhang Liao was shocked: "Your Majesty, are you going to let them complete their fortifications?"

"Well, the planning of this camp is quite grand and it cannot be completed in a short time."

Black Bear's face showed no emotion. "It seems that there is an old rival of mine in there. He knows what I am good at and is targeting me on purpose. Since he has made preparations, I will let him prepare well. When his soldiers are tired, I will attack him forcefully."

He turned to look at Zhang Liao and said, "Tomorrow I will lead the front team, and General Wenyuan will lead the rear team. We will each lead more than a thousand cavalrymen out of the city to Fanyang. After all, the general is my confidant and good friend. I haven't seen him for a long time and I miss him very much. I will meet him and reminisce about the past. I believe that at this time, all the people in this mountain will devote themselves to the construction of the camp, which is wonderful."

Zhang Liao looked around and said, "Fanyang is about a hundred miles away from Jixian. The round trip of 200 miles will cost a lot of horsepower."

"Ride draft horses. War horses are kept in the city."

Black Bear raised his eyebrows and looked at the eagles circling in the sky: "Yuan Shang will not let go and fight me. I also brought some good tea to see if he dares to drink it. This is probably the last time I meet him on an equal footing. If we meet again, it is hard to predict what the scene will be like."

Zhang Liao wanted to advise him, but he caught a glimpse of the one-horned horse lying quietly beside him: "May I ask, sir, how many of these divine horses do we have in our army?"

"More than forty horses, all under the command of Grand Historian Wen Gong."

Black Bear raised his hand and pointed at the broad hillside opposite with the whip in his hand: "Walking on the mountains is like walking on flat land. This small camp is nothing to worry about."

After a pause, Black Bear continued, "Our goal is not to annihilate them here, which is impossible. Instead, we need to strike them and cover the passage of the chariot soldiers and auxiliary troops. We need to fight quickly, win quickly, and evacuate quickly. This will show that our army is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and the people of Youzhou will dare to pursue us, and the people of Jizhou will also press forward with their entire army."

Zhang Liao nodded slowly, and soon he put himself in the enemy's perspective: "If I were General Yuan, I would send elite cavalry to follow you. When you divide your troops to attack, sending troops to harass us will surely disrupt our army's morale and boost the morale of the Youzhou soldiers."

"He is not as good as you. Even if he sends elite troops to follow you, he dare not get too close. That's why I said before that we should fight and move quickly, not focus on killing or defeating the enemy."

Black Bear said, restraining his smile: "In fact, General Wenyuan's concerns are reasonable. Even if Yuan Shang cherishes his troops, if the generals he selects are reckless and eager to make achievements, and rush forward early, it will naturally be detrimental to our army's plan."

Zhang Liao then nodded. The disadvantage of this tactic was that his own troops were insufficient and it was difficult to deal with Yuan’s pursuit forces.

If Yuan Shang cooperates, or the generals leading the troops cooperate, they all want to take advantage, and if they just sit back and watch, then our own tactics can be achieved.

But what should we do if they don’t cooperate?

The 3,000 auxiliary soldiers accompanying the army are an unstable factor. Only by leading them to win a few battles will these people quickly unite into a group.

Zhang Liao recalled the terrain along the way. He thought and organized his words and said, "Your Majesty is good at attacking. You can lead the vanguard to attack the Youzhou soldiers. I can lead a battalion of knights as the vanguard. After arriving, choose a place to set up an ambush and rest the horses. When the chariot camp and auxiliary troops pass by and the enemy soldiers pursue, I will ambush and kill them. I will surely defeat them."

"can."

Black Bear agreed without hesitation: "We will fight the pursuers first, and then turn around to fight the Youzhou soldiers. This way, when we fight the Youzhou soldiers, the Jizhou soldiers will be reluctant to rush to rescue us."

"To avoid any accidents, I will send Taishi Wengong as the first mover to kill the general and seize the flag."

(End of this chapter)