At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 228 The golden cicada escapes its shell, tunes the tiger away from the mountain, and returns to the carbine

Since ancient times, if you want to capture a city, you must have several times the number of soldiers and horses on the side defending the city before you can take it with a hard attack.

When the two armies confront each other, due to the different tactics of the two sides, there may be a situation where the less wins the more, but in a siege war, it is extremely difficult to happen.

The main reason is that compared with the attacking side, the defending side has a natural geographical advantage and can hold on to the city.

Without multiple soldiers and horses, it is almost impossible to win!
This is where Li Shimin's confidence lies.

The enemy Xu Shiji's [-] soldiers and horses were obtained by Sun Ying's defeated Wagang Army after taking over Li Mi.

With [-] against [-], if it wasn't for Li Jing's repeated orders and Sun Ying's reputation, Li Shimin would even want to take the initiative to attack...

……

Outside Yiyang City.

At the same time, Xu Shiji also received a secret letter from Zhang Xutuo.

When Zhang Xutuo was marching secretly, he sent someone to send news to tell Xu Shiji that the plan could be started.

After receiving the letter, Xu Shiji clenched his fists and was very excited.

This strategy planned by the lord is simply too...exciting.

He is only 24 years old!

Although he has been in the army, he has never tried such an art of war!
If it really succeeds, not to mention the new city of Yiyang Mianchi Shangzhou, even Li Shimin's [-] troops will be completely buried in Henan County!
"When my lord taught me the art of war, I made up a story about the art of war. In it, a peerless famous general commanded a battle named Liudu Chishui. ..." Xu Shiji murmured, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

One day, he also wants to become that famous general!

And this time, he has the opportunity, together with Zhang Xutuo, to realize this time...the strategic decision that none of them could understand their own intentions!

In the barracks, Xu Shiji took out a map. On the map, the four cities were marked, the distance between the four cities, the time required for the march, and...the defenders in them.

At present, Mianchi is the weakest, with only a few thousand guards.

But Zhang Xutuo had already led his army to attack.

According to the report from the scouts, Li Jing led an army of [-] troops and followed closely behind.

Mianchi must be saved by the enemy, and Li Jing will not give it up to others like this.

And what he has to do now is to abandon Yiyang City and storm the weakest...Xincheng!
"Send the order! The whole army immediately breaks out of the camp, regardless of whether it is dark or not, directly rush to the new city!" Xu Shiji took a deep breath and issued a military order.

……

Inside Yiyang city.

In the afternoon, Li Shimin watched Xu Shiji's [-] troops outside, all transferred out of the camp, and hurriedly called... Changsun Wuji.

To be honest, because Sun Ying's name is on top of his head, Li Shimin is a bit hypocritical now.

"Wuji, is Xu Shiji's goal a new city?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.

After reading the map, Changsun Wuji made some analysis, nodded and said, "The direction the enemy is marching is Xincheng!"

Only then did Li Shimin heave a sigh of relief, and immediately asked: "Now there are [-] defenders in the new city. If we want to be safe and sound, should we take advantage of the situation and join forces with the defenders in the city to attack Xu Shiji's troops?"

In his view, this is a great time.

Originally Xu Shiji led an army of [-] to confront his army of [-], while Leng Jianzhang led an army of [-] to confront Li Jing's army of [-]...

Now that Leng Jianzhang and Li Jing have both gone to Mianchi, it is a great opportunity for him to lead an army of [-] to double-team Xu Shiji's army of [-]!

And his childhood friend Changsun Wuji pondered for a while, took out the secret letter that Li Jing had left before he left, shook his head and said: "Before General Li left, he told us not to act rashly, everything... may as well wait for General Li to come back, after all Our opponent is Sun Ying!"

Li Shimin nodded slightly upon hearing this.

The idea of ​​attacking was dispelled.

Counting as the Duke of Yangcheng, Sun Ying's name is here, and he still has to respect it.

The graves of Li Mi and Sima De who didn't respect Sun Ying have already grown grass...

……

Besides, Li Jing, he was rushing towards Mianchi, worried that Leng Jianzhang would lead an army of [-] to steal his home.

But after chasing and chasing, he found...

The sophistication of the enemy's marching far surpassed him.

Must be a military veteran!
He even thought it was Han Qinhu and He Ruobi's level.

The marching and dispatching was impeccable, and the long-distance raid did not reveal a single flaw.

"Fortunately, the general discovered the movement of this army in time, otherwise, Mianchi would be in danger in two days at night!"

Along the way, Li Jing pursued him closely. Fortunately, he was not weak in military skills, so he bit him tightly.

However, fighting and fighting, when he was patrolling the camp, he discovered... what he was chasing was only an army of more than a thousand people.

This was mainly judged based on the amount of food cooked by the enemy army. Li Jing who made a decisive decision launched an attack.

It turned out that the other party's so-called 3 troops had long since disappeared without a trace, and there were only more than [-] people left. They pretended to be [-] people and led him to follow them all the time.

"Not good! The golden cicada escapes its shell!"

Li Jing was well aware of this plan, so he immediately reacted and dispatched scouts to investigate in the direction of Mianchi Shangzhou and the new city of Yiyang.

Let's see where Zhang Xutuo's troops have gone...

Half a day later, the scouts finally found news about Zhang Xutuo's department.

They actually turned around and headed towards the new city!

"Tiaohu Lishan?"

Li Jing's face was gloomy, and he bit out these words fiercely.

He originally thought that the enemy's real intention was Mianchi, but he didn't expect...the enemy's real intention was actually the new city he guarded!

He must be rescued by attacking him, act vigorously, lure him out of the city, divert the tiger away from the mountain, and then escape the golden cicada's shell and kill him back to the carbine!
"Send the order! The whole army turns around and returns to the new city!"

Li Jing took a deep breath, calmed down, and sent an order back to the army.

At this moment, he even wondered if Sun Ying himself was in charge of this cold arrow Zhang.

Only a general of Sun Ying's level can perform such an operation, and he has been deceived several times!

……

Yiyang City.

At the same time, Li Shimin also received a report from the scouts, and learned of the movement of the [-] troops of Leng Jianzhang's army.

And the report from Li Jing's fast horse.

"The enemy's real goal is the new city. Leng Jianzhang has led an army of [-] to attack the new city. We must defend the new city for two days!"

Because of Zhang Xutuo's feint shot, Li Jing would be two days late in rushing back.

After receiving this letter, Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji, and said in a deep voice, "Now that the thieves are menacing, I'm afraid they are determined to win the new city..."

Changsun Wuji also nodded involuntarily: "Now there are only [-] soldiers in the new city, should we... want to rush to help?"

If they don't rush to help, to be honest, the enemy is marching desperately, with such a fierce momentum, they are worried that the [-] troops will not be able to stop the [-] troops of Xu Shiji and Leng Jianzhang.

"Sun Ying has no plans to spare. I'm afraid there is a way to quickly break through the city with such an army..." Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "This king has been in the army for many years, and he knows how to use troops. The enemy is so urgent. , want to attack Xincheng, but this king will not allow them to do so!"

"Order, the headquarters separates the [-] troops, heads to the new city, and guards Xu Shiji and Leng Jianzhang's department outside the city!"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji immediately praised, "Your Highness's strategy is brilliant. With an army of [-] guarding the side, Xu Shiji and Leng Jianzhang's troops dare not attack the city with all their strength!"

Li Shimin raised his head, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "This time, the king will lead the troops himself!"

……

a day later.

Outside the new city.

Li Shimin had just led his army here, only to find... nothing.

Outside the new city, there is no [-] troops of Xu Shiji and Lengjianzhang as he imagined.

Empty.

Li Shimin's face was livid, and he soon received a report of danger from the defenders of Yiyang City.

"Your Highness, please return to help quickly. Lengjian Zhang and Xu Shiji join forces to attack the city. I am afraid that the general will not be able to resist..."

Li Shimin patted the table angrily, stared at the scouts below, and said coldly: "Who lied about the military situation?"

All the scouts below lowered their heads.

According to their reports, Lengjian Zhangbu really came straight to the new city!

They also don't know what happened.

Why overnight, outside of the new city, not a single enemy army could be found.

"Your Highness, the most urgent thing is to return to Yiyang first!" Changsun Wuji remonstrated with a wry smile on the side.

Only then did Li Shimin's expression ease, and he let go of the group of scouts under his command.

Looking at the direction of Yiyang on the map, his expression was full of fear.

After a short confrontation this time, the enemy army easily mobilized about [-] troops to help.

First was Li Jing, who was transferred from the mountain, and then he, who went to aid Xincheng...

But their real goal is Yiyang City!

When they thought the enemy was going to attack Mianchi, the opponent turned around and stormed Xincheng.

When they thought the enemy was going to attack Xincheng, the other side besieged Yiyang instead...

"Yiyang City will never be left in the hands of this king!"

Li Shimin clenched his fists, he had already taken the blame for losing 32 states.

No matter how real he lost Yiyang City, he couldn't bear the crime of losing the land!
……

Outside Yiyang City.

Xu Shiji led an army of [-] men, and had already begun to prepare ladders to attack the city.

But in fact……

He didn't want to attack Yiyang City at all.

He didn't even know which city he wanted to attack.

"My lord's strategy is really unimaginable, let General Zhang and I choose to attack the city independently..."

Xu Shiji looked at the soldiers who were preparing for the siege, smiled wryly and shook his head.

The master made it very clear about the plan on the side of the couch this time, let him and Zhang Xutuo adapt to the situation, which means that with the cooperation of the two, they can fight wherever they want.

And after these several times of cooperation, Xu Shiji has already deeply appreciated the horror of Zhang Xutuo.

First, the troops were dispatched to attack Mianchi to lure Li Jing out of the city, and then they rushed back to Xincheng to give the enemy a false impression and transferred Li Shimin to leave Yiyang City...

And then on...

Xu Shiji looked in the direction of Zhang Xutuo's department on the other side, and shook his head helplessly.

If nothing else, this is another empty camp.

Moreover, after he pretended to attack tonight, he had to speed up his march to cooperate with Zhang Xutuo.

After all, with the help of Li Shimin and Li Jing, they couldn't win Yiyang City in a short time.

"General Zhang, I don't know where you chose this time?" Xu Shiji looked at the four cities on the map and couldn't help guessing.

Xincheng, Yiyang, Mianchi, Shangzhou...

Among them, Mianchi and Shangzhou currently have relatively empty defenses.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, he must guess it accurately, and then cooperate with Zhang Xutuo to put pressure on Li Shimin's army.

Take advantage of the chaos and seize the four cities!
(End of this chapter)