In the Battle of Tongguan, the Sui army from the Eastern Capital City won the victory with overwhelming force. It only took an hour to attack the rebel camp from the front, and only dispatched a mere 300 reinforcements to defeat the rebel army with overwhelming force.

Strictly guard the Chinese army camp and kill the rebels

The army was so frightened that they had to abandon the camp and flee for their lives. The Sui army took advantage of the situation and pursued them, beheading more than 3,000 people and capturing nearly 5,000 people. They captured the rebel camp in one fell swoop. If it weren't for Chai Shao and his wife who stayed in danger and fought to the death with Chai Shao as the rearguard.

, we can almost take advantage of the situation to win Yongfeng Cangcheng.

It’s not that the rebels are too rookies. In fact, the rebel soldiers under Chai Shao, Li Xiuning and his wife are not weak. They have defeated the official army many times and have a lot of battlefield experience. It’s not that the rebels’ camp defense is not enough.

Strong and defensive, the rebels are leaning towards

To contain the Sui army and buy time for the main force of the own army, a huge cost and effort was spent to build the camp. Just three trenches were dug to protect the camp. Even if the main force of the rebel army came to attack the camp, there would be absolutely no

It's possible to break camp in such a short period of time.

The reason is that the Dongdu Sui Army is too powerful. The Dongdu Sui Army has received strict training and is equipped with the most sophisticated weapons and armor in the world. There are also countless veterans who have experienced many battles in the team to provide guidance and serve as the backbone of the grassroots. The overall combat effectiveness is real.

There were too many rebels, and with one of the best warriors in the world leading the charge, it was not surprising that the Sui army, with its obvious strength advantage, achieved such a victory.

The chain reaction caused by this battle was very fatal to the rebels. First of all, after the camp outside Cangcheng was lost, the rebel divisions no longer had the opportunity to transport food out of Cangcheng and send it to Daxing. There was so much food and grass in it that it was in vain if it could not be used by the main force.

;The next chain reaction was even more serious for the rebels. As promised, Chen Sangliang defeated the rebels' partial division in less than three days, surrounded Yongfengcang, and broke through.

He Panren, who was greatly shocked by the direct contact with He Panren, no longer hesitated. He immediately dismissed the grain transporters and asked them to take away all the grain they could carry away.

The grain and grass sent to the front line turned into a pile of coke, causing the main force of the rebel army to immediately face a food and grass crisis. It also made the main force of the rebel army inevitably face the danger of running out of food in the future.

Of course, although the Sui Army in the Eastern Capital has obvious advantages at present, it has not only grasped the strategic initiative in the Guanzhong battlefield, but also blocked the food supply of the main force of the rebels. However, the rebels are not completely without a chance to make a comeback, because the main force of the rebels is still there.

Food and grass can barely last for a while.

Time - if you really don't have enough, you can still borrow it from the people in Guanzhong who have just harvested in autumn. As long as Li Jiancheng's army can firmly hold Yongfeng Cangcheng, persist until the main force returns for reinforcements, and reopen the grain channel to obtain supplies, then the main force of the rebel army will still be able to turn defeat into victory.

Opportunity, but...

"Can Dalang defend Yongfengcang City to buy me time? I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. Although Yongfengcang is located on a higher ground, it is relatively easier to defend, but after all, Cangcheng was just built not long ago, and the walls are not high enough or thick enough.

The newly rammed earth walls are not strong enough, and the city defense strength is still not as good as that of a regular city. The little thief Chen Yingliang is famous for his scheming and is good at winning by surprise. If Da Lang makes any mistakes again, I will be dead."

In fact, not long after receiving the news about the battle at Tongguan and He Panren's defection by burning grain, the wily Li Yuan had already begun to think about the next war arrangement while the main force of the rebels was still storming the Daxing Palace. Li Yuan deduced that Chen

There are two tactical arrangements for Sanliang’s next step:

There are two options. The first option is to storm Yongfengcang as soon as possible, completely remove Li Jiancheng's nail, and then march west to fight with the main force of his own army; the second option is to besiege the city and bring reinforcements, surround Yongfengcang and wait for his own attack.

The main force returned to support and launched a decisive battle west of Yongfengcang while waiting for work.

Both options have advantages and disadvantages for the rebels. The first option is to storm Yongfengcang as soon as possible. If Li Jiancheng can insist on holding on, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for the rebels. But if Li Jiancheng cannot hold on, then the main force of the rebels will

It's completely over

, by then Chen Sangliang would not even have to march into Daxing, and he could starve the main force of the rebels to death. The second option is the safest and most secure for the rebels. The Sui army would besiege the city for reinforcements, and the main force of the rebels would return after taking Daxing.

Rescue Yongfengcang,

Although it requires mobilizing troops and arduous journeys, Yongfengcang can be kept intact. At the same time, the partial divisions under Li Jiancheng can also be preserved. They can play a vital role at critical moments. It is not impossible to defeat the Sui army in the eastern capital with a pincer attack from inside and outside.

Perhaps, the chance of turning defeat into victory is much greater than being passively beaten in Daxing. So Li Yuan quickly made a decision and decided to use a delaying strategy to induce Chen Sangliang to make the second choice, not to rush to attack Yongfengcang but to wait for the main force of his army to return.

aid.

There are not many people in the world who have the confidence and efforts to use tricks against Chen Shangliang, and Li Yuan is one of them. In fact, when Li Yuan used tricks to avenge his son-in-law, if it hadn't been for the unexpected occurrence of a new crop, Bai Diazi, Li Yuan would have been killed four years ago.

Chen Sangliang has been dealt a fatal blow. This time is no exception. After careful consideration for a moment,

, Li Yuan beckoned the surrendered general Yun Dingxing to him, and told Yun Dingxing: "Write a letter with your own hand to Chen Yingliang, telling him that you were completely forced to surrender to me before, but now that Chen Yingliang has

He led his army into Guanzhong. Are you willing to act as an internal agent for him and help him defeat the main force of our army to atone for his previous sins?

It was rare that Yun Dingxing, who had always been obedient, did not agree immediately. There was a look of embarrassment on his wrinkled old face. Li Yuan observed the words and asked with a sneer: "Why? Not willing? I don't dare to offend the little thief Chen Yingliang by pretending to surrender. I want to leave some space for myself."

What’s the next way out?”

"General, you died unjustly." Yun Dingxing, whose life was hanging by a thread, was shocked. He quickly raised his hands and bowed and said: "It's not that the general is unwilling, it's because I have a mediocre relationship with that little thief Chen Yingliang, so he went suddenly.

I pretended to surrender because I was afraid that he would not believe me and I would miss the great general's important event."

"You are so shameless. You can tell lies with your eyes open without blushing." Li Yuan cursed secretly in his heart, but kept a calm expression on his face and ordered: "It's okay, you just need to follow the orders. It won't be a surprise even if you can't trick the little thief Chen Yingliang."

After you finish writing, I will arrange for someone to deliver the letter, so you don’t have to take risks yourself."

"The last general will obey the general's orders." Yun Dingxing respectfully agreed, but in his heart he cursed that Li Yuan was nothing - he had a deep friendship with Chen Sangliang, and at the critical moment, he would definitely survive as long as he surrendered. Now it was up to him to deceive Chen Sangliang.

Liang, regardless of whether he can succeed or not, even if he surrenders in the future, his head will be hanging in the balance.

"Remember, one more thing." Li Yuan added: "Tell Chen Yingliang that Chai Shao has brought back the news of the fiasco at Tongguan and He Panren's burning of grain. I was furious and ordered to step up the attack on Daxing Palace City, and sent another group of troops.

An army will go back to aid Yongfengcang first, and once Daxing Palace City is captured, we will immediately lead the main army to rescue Yongfengcang and re-open the grain road."

Under the eaves, Yun Dingxing, who was always known for his greed for life and fear of death, could only clasp his fists and sing promises again. While writing the book himself, he secretly prayed that his eldest nephew would understand his difficulties and continue to leave a way for him to survive in the future.

.Li Yuan’s side too

He personally picked up the pen and wrote a letter to his eldest son Li Jiancheng, giving advice on strategies, asking Li Jiancheng to act according to the plan, and inducing Chen Sangliang to postpone the attack on the city. Then he sent a trustworthy person to use fast horses to rush to Yongfengcang, and tried his best to deliver the letter.

Yongfeng warehouse was handed over to Li Jiancheng.

Now it’s time to take a look at the situation on the Sui army’s side. After breaking through the camp of Chai Shao and his wife, Chen Sangliang did not rush to launch an attack on Yongfeng Cangcheng. He simply ordered the Sui army to move the camp and make the main camp.

Moved to the west of Tongguan, and ordered the army to build siege weapons

weapons, and be prepared to launch a frontal attack when necessary - the despicable Chen Sangliang never likes frontal attacks that consume huge amounts of money, and especially hates frontal attacks on fortified cities, so Chen Sangliang is never willing to take human lives unless it is absolutely necessary.

Go to Yongfengcang City to fill in.

In addition, Chen Sangliang also promulgated a new prisoner policy in his capacity as the ambassador to Guanzhong, asking his subordinates to directly tell the prisoners captured today that those who were willing to join the Sui army would be immediately recruited, and those who were unwilling to join the Sui army would be recruited immediately.

They could leave immediately and were given food on the way. Although some of the generals of the Sui army

People felt that Chen Sangliang was too lenient in doing this, and they were even more worried about the released prisoners returning to the enemy's army. Chen Sangliang replied: "If I don't do this, no one will dare to surrender to me in the future. The released prisoners will return

It's better to go to the enemy's army, as it can help our army publicize the prisoner policy and undermine the enemy's morale."

The next morning, which was also the morning of the 26th, Chen Sangliang once again led his army to the gate of Yongfengcang City, carefully surveyed the terrain and studied tactics to break the city. To Chen Sangliang's helplessness, the newly built Yongfengcang City

Although the city is not high enough or thick enough, and there is no time to prepare any difficult weapons such as Yaksha hammers and thousand-jin gates to defend the city, it is still

It was still located high on the hillside, and it was defended from a high position. If the Sui army wanted to attack and capture it, it would have to cost a lot of money. (The specific terrain of Yongfengcang cannot be tested, but it is recorded in history books that the Wei River changed its course in later generations and did not flood Yongfengcang.

Fengcang only separated Yongfengcang to the north bank of the Wei River, so it can be inferred that Yongfengcang must be located on high ground.)

At the same time, according to the prisoners of war, there were about 15,000 troops stationed in Yongfengcang City. Li Xiuning escaped with some of the defeated troops. It is estimated that the garrison strength has reached about 20,000. It will be more difficult for the Sui army to attack and capture by force, and they must pay

The cost is bound to be even greater.

"It's not difficult to attack. The city wall is only one and a half feet and only one foot thick. It's a new wall. The wall must not be penetrated yet. It's not difficult to attack."

Not everyone is as despicable as Chen Sangliang, who likes to take advantage of others and avoid bullying. At least several generals of the Sui army shouted that Yongfeng Cangcheng was not difficult to capture. Liu Heitai, who was unable to fight in yesterday's battle,

Generals such as Kan Xiao and Ma Sanbao couldn't wait to volunteer and asked Ying to lead the army to attack the city. Chen Sangliang

But he smiled and said nothing, refusing to accept the heroic request of his fierce generals. The counselors knew that Chen Sangliang's bad character must be surprising, so they didn't say anything. However, Li Jing, who had not had much contact with the unscrupulous nephew, misunderstood Chen Sangliang.

With a sense of shame, he asked: "My dear nephew, do you want to besiege the city and call for reinforcements?"

"Besieging the city and calling for reinforcements is of course a way." Chen Sangliang replied thoughtfully: "But the war there must be urgent in Daxing. If we delay here for too long, Daxing may make some mistakes. Furthermore, if we can capture Yongcheng as soon as possible,

Fengcang is more beneficial to us after all."

"Then we can only attack by force." Li Jing said: "Fortunately, Yongfengcang City is newly built and the city is not strong enough, so we have a good chance of winning it by force."

"What about the casualties?" Chen Sangliang said with a sad face: "I hate attacking the city the most. It's all about killing people. There are quite a lot of thieves in Yongfengcang. Even if we win by storm, we will definitely suffer losses.

It’s not that small.”

Li Jing rolled his eyes, and then he realized that his cousin turned out to be a top-notch guy who wanted horses to run and not eat grass. At this time, Chen Sangliang's distant cousin Pei Xingfang suddenly said: "Brother, but

Do you still remember the method you used when you attacked Menghai City? Yongfengcang is located on high ground, and the water source must come from the Weishui River in the north. Maybe that method can be used again."

Chen Sangliang's treacherous triangular eyes suddenly lit up. He slapped his forehead and was annoyed that he had forgotten how to cut off the water and breach the city. Then he led a group of accomplices and lackeys to the north of Yongfeng Cangcheng to explore the terrain. The result made the Sui army generals happy.

What's even more embarrassing is that Yongfeng Cangcheng is indeed a gentle slope away from the bank of the Weishui River, but this distance is less than two hundred steps, which is very long.

A large number of troops were stationed in Nantun to completely cut off the enemy's water source. But fortunately, as long as there was such a distance, Li Jing immediately suggested: "My dear nephew, you can build a fence and fortifications 150 steps away from Cangcheng, and arrange the troops to take turns day and night.

Guards can still cut off the enemy's water source. Another army is stationed northwest of Yongfengcang to facilitate the dispatch of troops for rescue."

Chen Sangliang was overjoyed when he heard this, but he did not immediately agree to adopt it. Instead, he turned his attention to Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang understood and replied with a smile: "Don't worry if you stay behind. Guanzhong has been suffering from drought since ancient times. Autumn rains are very rare.

I have been observing the weather in the past few days and found no sign of rain in the near future."

Chen Sangliang laughed loudly and ordered: "Get started immediately and act according to the plan. Cousin, I will leave this matter to you. Build a fence, dig a trench, and arrange elite soldiers to take turns guarding. Let me ask her Li Xiuning to

I can’t even find face wash”

As he sang the promise, Li Jing immediately arranged for the army to act according to the plan, digging trenches and building fences and earthen barriers on the rebels' water intake road. Chen Sangliang also mobilized elite troops to cover the engineers in building fortifications. The rebel generals saw it on the Yongfengcang City.

This situation immediately frightened everyone out of their wits

They were all distraught and rushed to Li Jiancheng to issue a warning. They all said at once: "Captain Zuo, what should we do? It seems that the officers and soldiers want to cut off our water source. There are no wells in Yongfengcang City. If we really let the officers and soldiers

If you succeed, you don’t need to fight, we will be thirsty to death.”

Li Jiancheng's face turned blue. He first looked up at the blazing sun in the sky, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, you are really ruthless," and then said: "From now on, the drinking water in the city will be stored and distributed uniformly. At night,
To be continued...