Chapter 74, Geng Gong’s teachings and the inability to completely solve the Huns

At this time, Li Di suddenly thought of something and pulled Mr. Xiucai, whom he had specially brought in, in front of his eldest brother Geng Gong.

"Brother, this general of mine is a little different. He is a scholar. Originally, I planned to have him slowly teach my fellow citizens how to listen, read, and write on my way home."

"Since eldest brother has made reasonable arrangements for me, the naturalized subjects, why not wait for my husband to teach these naturalized subjects, and also teach eldest brother's Han soldiers how to read and write?"

Emperor Li's suggestion made eldest brother Geng Gong's eyes flash suddenly.

"That's okay. My brother's idea is really great news for the big bosses under me... To be honest, these soldiers under me are actually better than your naturalized citizens.

It’s not much better. Only half of the subordinates who can correctly recognize and write their names can count...!"

In fact, it was Emperor Li who thought that at the bottom of ancient society, the penetration rate of writing was actually very low. Those who could speak and listen and those who could recognize and write were two completely different social classes.

In just a few words, the two of them made clear arrangements for Liyue to lead the soldiers and their future lives.

The eldest brother Geng Gong arranged the Liyue soldiers brought by Emperor Li one by one, and then took Emperor Li to teach him:

"Brother, although we won't have to worry too much about the Huns attacking the city for a while, it doesn't mean that we don't need to make some preparations in advance..."

Afterwards, Geng Gong personally took Emperor Li to prepare defensive materials for the possible Huns attack on the city in the future.

"The reason why I stopped you from attacking the camp in the middle of the night is that in addition to the fact that the Xiongnu army has not yet planned to attack the city, there is also a reason why the time has not yet come..."

No wonder these Huns, according to historical records, began to move frequently in April and May. After Geng Gong retreated from outside the fortress to Shule City, the Huns' army's strategy for Shule City since July has been to encircle but not attack Shule City.

attack.

In order to teach Emperor Li the military strategy on the battlefield, the eldest brother Geng Gong tried his best to explain to Emperor Li the key points of knowledge that might arise on the battlefield from all aspects.

"And this enemy information cannot be clearly understood before the Xiongnu army completely sets up camp..."

"Running a camp doesn't mean you can just go and go back if you want. Before launching a camp attack, you should know the important supplies of the Huns army and the location of the key leaders..."

"However, when you think so, you don't know that this time is also the time when the Huns army is most vigilant and sensitive... Can you think of attacking the camp in the middle of the night before the Huns have set up camp, the Huns will also be worried that we will launch an attack on them tonight

Attack the camp..."

"If the attack on the camp alarms the Huns, and the Huns army follows behind the soldiers you sent to attack the camp, and takes the opportunity to break through the city defense gate, then the attack on the camp will be meaningless..."

It was only after his eldest brother Geng Gong's patient explanation that Emperor Li gained a practical understanding of the Shule City defense battle that took place in history.

"Assaulting a camp is only called attacking the camp after the enemy has completely deployed the camp. Otherwise, it is not called attacking the camp, but charging the formation!"

However, while having an overall view, there will also be a shortcoming of being too high-minded and too high-minded.

Let him talk about the general trend, and he can tell you a lot of nonsense, but once you ask him what to do specifically...

For example, how to solve the siege of the city by the Huns army? Apart from abandoning the city, the only other solution is to attack the camp in the middle of the night.

"In addition to this, you also need to consider your retreat in advance. Once you launch an attack on the camp, no matter whether it succeeds or not, you must have a set or even more safe retreats..."

"The only right way for us right now is to keep the city of Shule intact! Only when this major premise is met can we use the strategy of attacking the camp..."

"On the surface, the current Xiongnu army has just surrounded Shule City and has not yet completed setting up camp. It is the most suitable opportunity to launch an attack on the camp in the middle of the night..."

As modern time travellers, because of easy access to external information, they generally have the so-called overall view. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, anyone who has passed the history can talk about the general trend of the world.

There are no reinforcements, which means that Shule City can only rely on the less than 400 soldiers it currently has.

There will definitely be no reinforcements expected, and there is no one on the throne to issue a transfer order. In this special period, any general stationed on the border who dares to transfer troops without authorization will be convicted of rebellion.

From fortifications of wood and stones, to gold juice and kerosene, from rotational defense in wartime, to logistical supplies, all the military strategy knowledge related to city defense was carefully explained to Emperor Li.

The main purpose of the Xiongnu army's siege was not to storm Shule City, but to keep the retreat route open. It was not the main force of the Xiongnu army, but a small group of cavalry behind them to clear the way.

"Moreover, attacking a camp is always a desperate gamble made by both the offensive and defensive sides when their forces are too disparate. If you win the bet, the siege dilemma will be resolved in time. If you lose the bet, it will be equivalent to destroying the entire fortress.

Le City was surrendered to the Xiongnu, so the attack on the camp can only be regarded as a deviant strategy, but it cannot be regarded as the normal way to fight in war..."

This means that even if the attack on the camp is successful, it is useless to repel the Huns cavalry currently surrounding Shule City.

Because Emperor Li knew history, he knew that the capital of the Han Dynasty was at a critical moment of power change.

"The attack on the camp is successful, but all the soldiers sent are wiped out, which is also meaningless. The enemy has tens of thousands of troops to lose, but you and I only have less than 400 available soldiers..."

"Therefore, allowing the Huns to successfully complete the encampment will actually increase our success rate in launching a midnight attack on the camp... Only a thousand days of being a thief, how can a thousand days of guarding against thieves..."

Because the defeated Huns' cavalry would soon call in a large number of Huns' cavalry to surround Shule City again to ensure that their retreat was clear.

According to historical records, Geng Gong, who was stationed in Shule City, also led his troops out of the city to attack the Xiongnu camps several times. However, it was like driving away mosquitoes. Not long after Shule City was relieved, the Huns army was rushed to support them again.

, surrounded Shule City.

From the initial blockade of the gate, to the cutting off of the stream, and even four months later as Li Xin said, the Xiongnu army forced the earth to fill the city and captured Shule City regardless of the loss of troops.

It is estimated that at that time, the Xiongnu army had finished plundering materials and people from the Han Dynasty and was preparing to return outside the Great Wall.

And not just because Shule City ate the corpses of Huns...
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