On July 16, the armies spent a whole day marching across the city to clean up the remaining enemies.
Shao Xun was not in a hurry to go in. He planned the next phase of the war with his staff in the camp outside the city.
To a certain extent, Yecheng was the third capital of the imperial dynasty. It was a large city with complete facilities. It was the largest city in Hebei and one of the few great cities in the world.
Well, don't be afraid when you see a big city. In fact, big cities are not necessarily easy to defend.
Just a question, have you seen the Tang army guarding Chang'an? No.
No one is a fool. Don't regard those generals who have experienced battles as ignorant of soldiers. There is a reason why Chang'an is not defended. This city cannot be defended at all.
For a city wall with a circumference of dozens of kilometers, one person standing one meter would need 40,000 soldiers. In fact, this density is simply not enough. It would have to be doubled and doubled again - it is simply unrealistic.
The city wall is only over five meters high and lacks city defense facilities. It is also very thin and can be easily destroyed. Even the walls of many county towns are stronger than it.
There is a large population in the city, and the consumption of food is astronomical. As soon as there is a slight siege, everyone will eat each other immediately.
Which wise man wants to guard Chang'an?
At this time, Luoyang and Yecheng were far less big than Chang'an and Luoyang in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They were not even as big as Yecheng and Luoyang in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Northern Wei Dynasty included all the residential areas outside Luoyang at this time and built the outer city.
, the city area increased several times.
But no matter how small the cities of Luoyang and Ye are, without tens of thousands of troops, it is really difficult to defend them.
Shao Xun doubted how many people Shi Le could gather now.
"Liang Xi and others used the people of Jizhou to use the materials of Shangdang Mountains and Forests. The magnificent system can be seen in Wenchang, Tingzheng and other halls, the Golden Tiger, the Bronze Bird Tower, the Minghe, and the Catalpa Palace..." At the meeting, Hu Wufu
Then he shook his head and talked about the old story of the construction of Yecheng during the Cao Wei years.
"Ye City is solidified by three platforms, just like the Jinyong City in Luoyang."
"There is also a garden forest in the west of Ye. The city wall is short and thin, so it is not difficult to pull it out."
Shao Xun listened quietly and nodded repeatedly.
He had been to Yecheng once and had some impressions about it. Yecheng itself was actually not difficult to attack, and even part of it could be captured, but the three towers in the western half were relatively strong, like Jinyong City, and very difficult to capture.
In his impression, in the original time and space, Luoyang and Yecheng were the last ones to lose to Jinyong City and Santai.
With these two places, we can definitely hold on to it for a long time and see it again and again, if we have food.
"Ye has three solid platforms, connecting Taihang to the west, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and serving as a highway. It is truly the backbone of the world and the throat of Hebei. If Ming Gong gets it, he can move here like Cao Mengde did."
, Hu Wufuzhi's thinking diverged and he began to digress.
Shao Xun frowned after hearing this.
The other generals and subordinates all looked sideways at Hu Wufuzhi.
Their base is in Henan, and they are absolutely unwilling to go to Yecheng. Hu Wuyanguo, what are you talking about? Who instructed you?
Hu Wufu didn't seem to notice, and continued: "It was so late for Shile to go south! This shows that it was difficult to raise military supplies. I thought that there were not many defenders in Yecheng, and there was not much food. Ming Gong could boldly go north.
Destroy them in one battle."
"Oh?" Shao Xun became a little interested and asked, "Do you think Shi Le will fight me in a decisive battle?"
"If Shi Le fled without a fight, he would have no choice but to serve as an official for Liu Cong. For him, it would be better to fight. If Shi Le flees without a fight, his reputation will be greatly reduced, and he can only take refuge in Liu Cong; he will be defeated.
Then I ran away and still relied on Liu Cong. Since I have to be manipulated by Liu Cong no matter what, I might as well fight. Once I win, the whole situation will be safe."
"Yan Guo's vision was very accurate this time." Shao Xun praised: "I also predict that Shi Le will fight with me, but I don't know whether it will be a city defense battle or a field battle, or send elite cavalry to penetrate deep into my rear to harass me."
It is only about 190 miles from Yecheng to Fangtou.
One person and three horses can only take two days.
One person and two horses only last three days.
A person consumes three kilograms of grain a day, and a horse consumes nine to ten kilograms - if it is not enough, you can graze for a while.
In other words, carrying sixty kilograms of dry food, Shile's cavalry could move in the wild for two to three days, and basically did not need to graze.
If grazing is possible, food consumption will slow down and the activity time will be longer.
This is the advantage of cavalry: short-range explosive power.
Shao Xun thought about it and found that Shi Le had two possible ways to deal with it.
One is that the infantry defends the city, and the cavalry uses explosive power to harass his food routes in the wild. In fact, it is still the same trick as before.
The second is to pull out the entire army and engage in a main battle with him under the city of Yecheng.
Both possibilities exist, and both are what Shao Xun is happy to see.
What he least wanted to see was that Shi Le abandoned the defense of Yecheng and ran away!
In that case, it would be like the Xiongnu's first attack on Guanzhong. The enemy was like a cloud, and if they were not beaten cleanly, they would have to attack a second time.
After all, if Shi Le's soldiers surrender, can you really be trusted? Can you really not rebel?
Unless he is cruel and tyrannical, he might as well just entrap and kill all of Shi Le's surrendered soldiers, no matter if they are 50,000 or 100,000, kill them all.
Putting aside his unwillingness to do so, let's just say that the consequences of doing so were not what he wanted to see - from now on, the enemy soldiers would fight to the death, and the price would be too high.
"Ming Gong, I think Shi Le may stick to Yecheng. He should have tens of thousands of troops at hand. Although Yecheng is big, thirty or forty thousand people are enough. If it doesn't work, you can retreat to Santai. This is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
, Waiting for changes, there may be a turn for the better." Wang Queer said at the side.
Shao Xun nodded and looked at the others.
Sili Colonel Yu Chen stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Ming Gong, you must be prepared for a decisive battle with Shi Le."
"Why do you say that?" Shao Xun asked.
"When Shi Le fights against the city, the soldiers will be calm, and if the mind is calm, the morale will be strong. This is one of the reasons."
"Secondly, if we can win in one battle, it will be very difficult for our infantry to retreat, or it will suffer huge losses. Is it difficult for Shi Le to pursue and capture ten thousand people? In this case, Dading, Hebei. After Ming Gong was defeated and returned to Henan
, or if someone makes trouble and the situation becomes chaotic, Shi Le will have another opportunity."
"Third, if Shi Le avoids the battle and leaves, Shi Le will definitely be attached to Liu Cong. Will his troops be able to keep it? I don't think so. When Liu Cong issues an edict to mobilize troops into the pass, will Shi Le listen or not?"
Having said this, Yu Chen paused, then looked at everyone, and directly concluded: "For Shi Le, there is really not much difference between the army being defeated in Yecheng, being killed by Ming Gong, or being annexed by Liu Cong. Anyway,
He can't even be seen. Shi Le actually has only one way, which is to fight against the city and defeat Duke Ming."
My father-in-law is really reliable! Shao Xun secretly praised him.
He also preferred that Shi Le would fight with him, but the reason was different from Yu Chen's.
They are all people who want to dominate the world. They will run away without a fight. Go home and farm as soon as possible!
Anyway, in a different place, Shao Xun would never be able to do such a thing. Without him, he didn't want to be despised by the warriors.
To put it bluntly, it's prestige.
Careers in troubled times still care about things like prestige.
If you have prestige, you can even let your men go hungry for a day or two to fight. If you don't have prestige, you can make them eat and drink well, but they will still be unruly and defiant.
The founding emperor's eyes could make the murderous generals tremble with fear.
The emperor in the peaceful years had to rely on all kinds of conspiracy and power to restrain his generals.
The founding emperor laughed and cursed, and had a distinctive personality. He could scold whenever he wanted and hit whenever he wanted.
Emperor Taiping, with a sinister spirit, weaves conspiracies, euphemistically called the "Emperor's Mind Technique". To put it bluntly, he does it as a last resort when his prestige is insufficient.
Shao Xun has a high prestige in the army. Wherever he stands, everyone respects him.
He has carefully maintained his prestige.
He didn't believe that Shi Le didn't care about prestige.
"Jin Zheng, what do you have to say?" Shao Xun looked at his beloved disciple again and asked.
"Ming Gong, if Shi Le is still a man, he should fight to the death." Jin Zheng said loudly: "If he dares to avoid the battle, bah, he has no eggs, it is nothing to worry about. At that time, we will attack Yecheng directly, and we will definitely sacrifice Shi Le's wife and concubines.
To Master Shao."
"How do you talk?" Shao Xun couldn't hold himself any longer and cursed with a smile.
Jin Zheng suddenly understood, glanced at Yu Chen, and smiled.
"Dao Hui, you didn't say a word, but what are you thinking about?" Shao Xun looked at Xi Jian and said warmly.
"Ming Gong, I thought that Shi Le would definitely go to war, and he couldn't afford to delay it," Xi Jian said.
"Yeah." Shao Xun nodded and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"It's already the middle of July." Xi Jian said: "In August, the fields will be filled with millet, wheat, and wheat, and there will be grain and grass everywhere. If Shi Leruo is trapped in the isolated city, Ming Gong can send people to harvest grain for the army. That's it.
Even if it snows heavily during the siege, there is no need to worry about insufficient military supplies."
Shao Xun laughed when he heard this.
Isn't this a replica of Liu Yu's attack on Nan Yan?
On the way to the march, his food roads were not without losses, but the Xianbei cavalry was never able to completely cut them off and failed to starve Liu Yu's army. The food roads were repeatedly attacked and there were losses, but there was always food transportation.
to the front line.
When we enter Shandong in August, the fields are full of mature grains, which can be harvested at will, and there are no longer restrictions on grain roads.
At this time, the countdown to Nanyan's demise had already begun. The Xianbei cavalry was forced to launch a desperate charge against Liu Yu's army under Guanggu City, and the results were naturally disastrous.
How similar, how similar!
"Chang Can, what do you say?" Shao Xun finally looked at General Long Xiang and the shogunate supervisor Chang Can and asked.
"The Jie cavalry can't beat you. In the battle of Anyang Bridge, the soldiers attacked the cavalry with infantry, and the cavalry retreated one after another." Chang Can said: "I listen to Duke Ming."
"Okay!" Shao Xun slapped the table, stood up, took two steps, glanced at everyone, and said: "In three days, we will go north to attack Ye."
"No." All the generals responded in unison.
Shao Xun paused for a moment and said: "Yan Guo, write me a letter and send it to everyone in Ye City."
Hu Wufu spread out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and looked at Shao Xun.
"Just a few." Shao Xun said: "First, since the late emperor, Hebei has been in chaos many times, and the imperial court has sent out many warriors, which greatly defeated the bandits. The battle of Feixiang, the killing of the owl jackal in Hebei, the battle of Yemagang, the battle of Jingye City
The enchanting atmosphere.”
"Secondly, the remnants of Shi Leben's Ji Sang harmed the common people and polluted loyalty. The crime was committed by oneself, and the evil was not done by heaven. Heaven and earth are benevolent, but there are still severe frosts. The law must punish them, and it is difficult to forgive them."
When Hu Wufuzhi wrote this, he paused for a moment, and then started writing again.
He understood Duke Chen's attitude towards Shi Le: He must be killed.
"Third." Shao Xun continued: "If any of the soldiers who were coerced by Shi Le knew their righteousness and repented, disbanded their armor and hid their bows, and returned to their hometowns, they would not be asked about it. The idle fields given by Shi Le were still ordered to be cultivated, and they were not allowed to pursue them.
So."
"Fourth, how can the people of a large country and the people of Central Xia serve Jiehu for a long time? If the leader of the thieves can surrender, he will be given an official position. If he already has an official position, he will be promoted to the second rank."
"Fifth, some scholars are forced to serve as pseudo-officials in counties and counties due to the fierce power and family. If they can be deeply ashamed of their past mistakes, change their ways, and bring the city to surrender, I can go to the imperial court and be appointed official, and still
Keep your old job."
Hu Wufu's pen is as fast as a dragon and a snake. He is thinking while writing.
Obviously, these articles are all aimed at dividing and disintegrating the Shile Group.
Shi Le allocated fields and houses to the soldiers, but Chen Gong still admitted that as long as you disarm and return to the fields, return to your hometown and resume work, and no longer work for Shi Le.
If someone kills a general of the Shile Group and takes his head to demote him, he will be promoted and make a fortune.
The county officials appointed by Shi Le can surrender now. Guild Chen will fight for you and turn the "pseudo officials" into "official officials". The interests will not be lost at all, but the allegiance will be changed.
In short, Shi Le was punished only for his crimes and never asked for threats.
Da Hu is bound to die, and Chen Gong must be killed. You still have a chance to survive, so don't make the mistake of yourself.
After Hu Wufu finished recording, he thought for a moment, then began to polish the manuscript, and then handed it over to Shao Xun for review.
After Shao Xun read it, he ordered: "Send a lot of people to copy and scatter them in key roads, villages and towns, and in cities and towns. Let Xian Ling know about it. The rest of the people, prepare their troops and horses and prepare for battle. I am invincible in this battle."
, If you don’t win, you won’t return.”
Chapter completed!