In the next three days, there was no movement among the light and heavy cavalry led by Lu Liang, but they were stationed in Yijiang Town.
The food is all bought from the people of Yijiang Town.
Lu Fang noticed something was wrong with Lu Liang and asked him why he had been so depressed these past two days.
Lu Liang just shook his head.
The morning of the fourth day.
The scouts sent out finally came back to report that Yang Mao and Han Feihong led the infantry and baggage troops and finally approached Rucheng County while marching at full speed.
However, Lu Liang locked himself in the room for nearly half an hour before going out and asking Yu Bei to gather his cavalry and go to the north gate of Rucheng County.
On the way, Lu Fang asked him: "But have you contacted the city?"
Lu Liang nodded.
Lu Fang asked again: "Then what are you going to do next?"
Lu Liang lowered his eyes slightly and said: "The mountain bandits in the city...suppress them. This is the path Xu Du commanded them to choose."
Lu Fang was a little confused, "The path you chose?"
"Um."
Lu Liang just responded in a low voice.
Lu Fang frowned and said nothing, his heart full of doubts.
For no reason, why do people like Xu Linzhi seek death?
And it had to be chosen at this juncture when Luliang was suppressing bandits.
But now is obviously not the time to talk about this. Lu Liang said he wanted to suppress it, so he did it.
…
At nearly noon, the two armies gathered a few hundred meters outside the north gate of Rucheng County.
The mountain bandits in Rucheng County are like a formidable enemy.
The horn sounds.
The bandit leaders hurriedly gathered towards the county government office.
outside the city.
Yang Mao, Xing Song and others stood in front of Lu Liang, all looking tired.
The rapid march these days has given them a lot of trouble.
Seeing the situation on the gate tower of Rucheng County, I felt even more upset.
They still know a little bit about how to march and fight. Looking at the layout on the city gate, you can tell that Xu Linzhi and others in charge of Rucheng County are not simple.
It is definitely not easy to conquer Rucheng County.
Seeing that Lu Liang was also looking at the head of Rucheng County, Yang Mao asked: "Recruiting envoys, this battle...how shall we fight?"
"Besiege the city, and when they run out of food and supplies, they will leave the city."
Lu Liang said with a faint expression.
Yang Mao blinked, "Besieging the city?"
His brows wrinkled unconsciously.
After all, he was a civil servant and knew nothing about marching and fighting. How could a mere three thousand people surround a county where more than a thousand bandits were stationed?
However, he hid this contempt very well, and after a moment he only continued: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, the besiegers need five times the strength of the defenders to be able to be considered comprehensive. With the strength of our Chaling Army,
With the strength of our troops, it is probably not easy to besiege the city. Moreover, we are already tired of marching. If we divide our troops, we may be in danger of being defeated one by one by them..."
Yu Bei, Han Feihong and others also looked at Lu Liang.
Lu Liang said: "Then does Mr. Yang have any perfect plan for governing the capital?"
He knew that Xu Linzhi would lead his army out for a decisive battle, so of course he was not worried about the danger of being defeated one by one.
But this doesn’t make sense rationally.
Maybe there will be some flaws.
Yang Mao was a little embarrassed, "From my observation, these bandits in the city are quite capable. Sir... why not transfer the Chenzhou garrison here first?"
"If we transfer them here, it won't be enough for five thousand people!"
Luliang Road.
Han Feihong and others all frowned and remained silent.
In fact, they thought on the way here that attacking Rucheng County this time would not be easy, but they never thought of a good way.
Those bandits took the lead in capturing Rucheng County, and they really lost the opportunity.
"I have some ideas."
At this time, Lu Fang spoke up.
He has never watched The Art of War, but he has watched a lot of ancient movies. Moreover, there is also a hatred value search engine.
I just searched using the hatred value search engine, and I already have the answer in my mind on how to siege a city in ancient times when there were insufficient troops.
"Um?"
Yang Mao and others couldn't help turning their heads to look at Lu Fang.
They had no hope for Lu Fang before. Even if Lu Fang came up with any new training methods, they just treated Lu Fang as a spectator.
At such a young age, and not being a general, how can one know how to march and fight?
Lu Fang just looked at Lu Liang.
Lu Liang nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Lu Fang then said: "There are two methods. One is to besiege the city. We have three thousand soldiers and horses, which can surround three sides of Rucheng County, leaving the remaining gate alone."
"Leave it alone?"
Yang Mao immediately said: "Wouldn't that mean letting them go in vain?"
"We have cavalry!"
Lu Fang said: "If they leave the city, they will never be able to hide it from us. When they lead the cavalry to pursue them, can they outrun our horses with their two legs alone?"
The eyes of Yu Bei and others shone with light.
Yu Bei gave Lu Fang a thumbs up and flattered him: "Goodbye, Mr. Lu! I didn't expect that in addition to his unparalleled talent, Mr. Lu also has such attainments in the art of war."
Yang Mao glanced at Yu Bei and said, "But if they go into the woods after leaving the city, how can our cavalry be able to use them?"
"Then it depends on whether our speed is fast enough."
Lu Fang said lightly: "And even if they get into the woods then, it will be a good thing for us. It is better than them occupying Rucheng County and not coming out to fight. However, this method has a huge drawback, that is, if they
If we leave the city at night, we may really have to watch them go. At night, the cavalry is like a blind man."
Yang Mao's pupils shrank.
At this moment, his evaluation of Lu Fang couldn't help but improve a few points again.
He really didn't expect that Lu Fang could speak so eloquently.
Although Lu Fang himself pointed out the shortcomings, as Lu Fang said, it would be a good thing to let those bandits leave Rucheng!
These bandits occupy Rucheng County, and it is almost impossible for people like us to break through the city. But in the wild, with an army of 3,000 people encircling and suppressing more than a thousand bandits, the possibility is much greater.
The days are long!
Then I remembered that Lu Fang just said there were two ways, and couldn't help but ask: "What about the second way?"
Lu Liang also looked at Lu Fang at this time, his eyes full of surprise.
Even he didn't know that Lu Fang knew this.
This younger brother could always surprise him.
Lu Fang continued: "This second method also relies on light and heavy cavalry. Rucheng County is so big. If we charge at the speed of cavalry, how long will it take to get from the north gate to the farthest south gate?
We will station these one thousand cavalry outside the north gate, and the remaining two thousand men will be stationed at the east, south, and west gates respectively. Using command arrows or drums as signals, when the enemy's food and grass are exhausted, no matter which one they choose to attack from
If they break through the gate and hundreds of soldiers hold them back for a quarter of an hour, there will be no problem, right? When the cavalry rushes over, they will be defeated."
"This method, by sealing all four gates, can prevent the bandits from leaving the city at night, but it also has a drawback. After all, the troops are scattered, so we have to beware of their sneak attacks at night. And the assistance must be timely, otherwise
, brothers are afraid that they will suffer heavy casualties."
The scene was completely silent.
Including Yang Mao, Yu Bei, Han Feihong, Xing Song and others were dumbfounded.
Even Lao Xiao couldn't help but glance at Lu Fang repeatedly.
This kid!
It's quite a bit of a trick.
Could this be what that white-bearded god taught?
Although both methods have disadvantages, they are already very rare. At least they are many times better than guys like Yang Mao.
Besides, how can there be an absolute way to win a big battle?
As the saying goes, man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Being able to occupy most of the chances of winning is already a rare tactic.
"The admiration value from Han Feihong is 888!"
"The worship value from Yu Bei is 999!"
"The worship value from Yang Mao is 666!"
"..."
Lu Fang received the admiration points from Yang Mao and others, and turned his head to look at Lu Liang, "Of these two methods, which one do you choose?"