Part Three, Chapter Seventeen, Strike Across the River 2
[69 Book Bar - www.] Deng Canglan knocked on the desk and said: "Generals, General Bi and I have discussed it many times. We also wanted to send a surprise force to take a detour and attack from the south of Dongping City, but this plan is not practical.
It's too difficult. If you want to establish a firm foothold behind the snake people, the army must have 100,000 soldiers.
Even if our army can divide these many troops, the march of 100,000 people will be difficult to hide from others. Moreover, once discovered by the snake people, there will be a field battle. It is not that Canglan is timid, the snake people are fighting in the field, as long as the snake people
Dividing ten thousand troops is enough to stop a surprise army, so this is impossible."
Tu Fang thought for a while and said: "So, the only way is to attack from the front?"
Deng Canglan nodded and said: "I am not very talented, so I thought this was the only way. All the generals are very talented today, and they may have some clever plans. Canglan is all ears."
Tu Fang thought for a while and said: "If we attack head-on, it will be a water battle. The snake-men water battle is no worse than a field battle. I am afraid that with the strength of our army, we are still no match for them."
Deng Canglan said: "Snake people are born with water skills. Fortunately, they have very few boats and their boat-driving skills are extremely poor. Therefore, every time they engage in battle, they always focus on defense. Even so, our army has attacked many times, but we still can't win.
Cheap."
Tu Fang looked at the map blankly, and there was silence around him. I couldn't help but feel confused. After hearing what Deng Canglan said, Dongping City was almost impossible to capture. If the attack on Dongping City requires water warfare, the Earth Army is good at land warfare, so only
I'm afraid that the reinforcements coming this time won't be of much use.
Tu Fang looked at it for a long time and sighed: "Are these monsters really invulnerable?"
Deng Canglan and Bi Wei looked at each other, and suddenly said: "It's not invulnerable. The Snake people's defense skills are not very good, and they are completely disorganized. If our army can attack the city, the Snake people will definitely be defeated. It's just..."
It's just that we couldn't attack the city at all. Bi Wei also sighed and interjected: "That's right. After the snake people retreated in the imperial capital, they fled into Beining City. I led the army to pursue them. It was easy to recapture Beining City. I didn't expect this.
The Snake Man was defeated at the riverside. After crossing the river and retreating into Dongping City, his appearance changed and he was unbelievably powerful."
I lowered my head and pondered. Marquis Wen had said before that the total strength of the Snake Men was about 200,000. He divided a force of 100,000 to attack the imperial capital, but more than half of it was burned down by a fire. However, the remaining 40,000 Snake Men still had such power.
The strength is really unexpected. Now
The total strength of the Snake Men is still around 140,000, which is more than the strength of the Imperial Capital. Fortunately, they have grown too fast and their forces are dispersed. If all the 200,000 troops were used to attack the Imperial Capital at that time, I am afraid that Marquis Wen's mine array will also be destroyed.
It doesn't work anymore.
The Snake People are really too strong. We are constantly making progress, but the Snake People's combat power seems to have no bottom. When will this war end?
This meeting lasted for a long time but yielded no results. On the contrary, it destroyed half of the confidence we had when we set out. Marquis Wen sent troops now because he knew that the snake people's combat effectiveness dropped sharply in winter. But it is already very cold now, and we still haven't
If we can make some progress, the snake people will counterattack after the spring, and then we don’t know how to deal with it. After the meeting, Tu Fang, Deng Canglan, and Bi Wei continued to discuss, while we returned to camp to organize. I don’t know what they can discuss.
Come on, I guess there won't be any clever ideas.
Qian Wenyi and Cao Wendao followed me out of the door, and the three of them walked abreast. I was still thinking about this, and Qian Wenyi suddenly said: "Tongzhi, if we still can't break Dongping City in winter, I'm afraid...
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He didn't speak anymore, and Cao Wendao rushed to say: "Yes, it will be extremely bad if we can't take back Dongping City when spring begins."
I nodded and said: "Lord Wenhou established the Earth Army. The first task is to assist the water and fire armies to retake Dongping City. With General Tu and General Deng Bi teaming up, we also have the advantage in terms of military strength. We can probably come up with some clever strategies and succeed in the first battle."
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As I was talking, someone from behind called out: "General Chu." I turned around and saw that it was Shao Fengguan coming with Zhuge Fang. I rode over and said with a smile: "General Shao, long time no see."
Shao Fengguan still had a faint smile on his face, and came over and said, "Brother Chu, can you say a word?"
I paused in my heart and said, "What's the matter?" I was afraid that he would tell some bad news. He took me aside and whispered: "General Chu, I heard that Lian Baice is now under your command?
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I said, "Yes. You knew it quickly. I asked him over just before departure."
Shao Fengguan pondered for a moment and said: "Lian Baice is very capable, but he is too snobbish. You have to be careful, lest he is not too loyal."
Shao Fengguan was probably still grudged by Lian Baice for not sharing the joys and sorrows with him. I smiled bitterly and said, "As long as he is loyal to the country, even if he is not loyal to me, what does it matter?"
Shao Fengguan was startled, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Brother Chu, your mind is indeed much more open-minded, but I am stingy."
I smiled. I once wrote in "Victory Strategy" that the way of employing people is the first, followed by virtue. No matter how snobbish Lian Baice is, he is really a rare talent. When he returned to the imperial capital
At that time, I was also a defeated soldier who was almost beheaded. If it weren’t for Marquis Wen’s special promotion, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I didn’t want to say more about this, so I said: “Brother Shao, you have been in Dongping City for a while.
, are the snake people really invulnerable?"
Shao Fengguan said: "When the snake people retreated into Beining City, Bi Wei also suffered a small loss at first. But when my Feng Legion arrived and threw the flat mines from the air, the snake people's defense collapsed immediately. However, now we have arrived in Dongping
City, the situation is a little different. The Feng Legion will fly across the river to Dongping City.
Throwing thunder is not an easy task, and the snake people also learned the lesson and arranged fortifications at the top of the city. Their fortifications were completely different from ours. They actually piled soil on the top of the city, covered it with residual bricks and rubble, and then placed it on top of the city.
By digging holes in the soil, flat mines pose less of a threat to them."
This kind of defensive method can only be accomplished by snake people. I thought about it and said, "How about the snake people's strategy for defending the city?"
Shao Fengguan curled his lips and said: "There is no plan, it's just a fierce battle. Alas, it's this kind of fierce battle, but we have nothing to do. Any tricks to lure the enemy, make noises in the east and attack in the west, are completely useless against the snake people. If the whole army can rush to the city,
It would be easy to break through the city, but sometimes I won’t be able to get closer, alas.”
The north of Dongping City faces the river. If we attack, we can only rely on the power of Deng Canglan's navy. But Deng Canglan's navy only has 15,000 men and 500 to 600 warships. This strength alone is indeed not enough to deal with the snake people. I
He sighed and said, "I didn't expect that this bone is really hard."
"No matter how hard it is, you have to swallow it." Shao Fengguan smiled and said, "Are you free tonight? Come drink with me in my camp. I have something good for you to try."