Chapter three hundred and forty first each has a ghost
Fan Xian's information was more detailed than that of senior officials, which shows that their connections in Hedong are indeed very strong.
The Huns not only surrendered to Cao Cao, but now they sent troops to help Lu Yanlai to defeat them. This was a bit of fun.
The rebels already lack cavalry. It can be said that only Gao Gan and Zhang Bai's cavalry have more cavalry. The other coalition forces can have 1,800 cavalry together, which is pretty good...
When the senior officials saw that the situation had come to this, they could only think of a way to stabilize the other party.
Gao Gan crossed his arms in front of him, and after pondering for a moment, he finally answered: "Lu Yan has more than 40,000 troops under his command. If he takes advantage of our attack on the city to cover up from behind and form a pincer attack with the Yi family's defenders,
, our army will definitely be caught in the middle and unable to look at each other, and there will be no possibility of victory at all."
Zhang Baiqi then continued: "What General Gao said is... Therefore, General Gao and I were discussing countermeasures just now."
"Then what did you discuss?"
Zhang Baiqi was choked by Fan Xian's words and didn't know how to express himself.
Fortunately, the senior official opened his mouth to relieve Zhang Baiqi and said: "Now the total number of soldiers and horses under General Zhang and I is nearly 40,000. If we set up an ambush with Ban Dao in advance, we should be able to delay Lu Yan
A few days. With these few days, several generals can continue to attack Du Ji and capture the Yi clan. As long as the Yi clan is in hand, they can set up a large camp ten miles outside the city to form a two-pronged force.
If you respond, I think we still have a chance to delay Lu Yan until he runs out of food and retreats."
However, Fan Xian, Wei Gu and others looked at each other back and forth... Fan Xian suddenly asked suspiciously: "You two, are you trying to take this opportunity to escape?"
Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi were stunned when asked, but quickly calmed down and Fan Xian and others did not notice their guilty conscience.
This is what I think in my heart, but I may say it openly.
Gao Gan was thinking about how to explain, and soon he replied: "Of course it's impossible! I, Gao, still hope that you will help me regain Bingzhou. How could I leave everyone and escape alone at this time?"
Fan Xian thought: "Yes, Bingzhou has been occupied by Cao's army, and Gao Gan is nothing without us. If Gao Gan really escapes, his hopes will be completely shattered."
Wei Gu was a little unsure about Gao Gan and Fan Xian's thoughts, and his eyes kept wandering between them.
Then, Fan Xian nodded towards Wei Gu and others, indicating that he should trust the senior officials for the time being.
Wei Gu felt relieved and asked Gao Gan: "In that case, have the two generals discussed the specific details of ambushing Lu Yan?"
"These details... of course there are." Gao Gan smiled slightly and continued as if he was confident: "Didn't Lu Yan want to get rid of me and be quick? Then I will use myself as bait to lure him into our ambush.
When the time comes, our cavalry will cut off his retreat and all the ambush troops on both sides will be out. Even if Lu Yan doesn't die, we will definitely tear off a piece of his skin!"
Although the strategy of luring the enemy deep is very simple, it is sometimes very effective.
After Fan Xian and Wei Gu thought about it for a while, they felt that this method might still be successful, so Fan Xian said to the senior officials: "General Chariot and Cavalry took risks alone, which we admire.
But now we are already grasshoppers on the same rope... If we cooperate sincerely, it may be possible to repel Lu Yan; but if someone wants to be clever, the result will be death without a burial!
"
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Fan Xianweigu and other local wealthy families in Hedong are undoubtedly stronger than Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi. They can't afford to offend. Even if they receive a soft threat, Gao Gan can only pretend not to listen.
come out.
The senior official looked solemn and nodded as a matter of course and replied: "This is natural. Don't worry, two generals. General Zhang and I will definitely fight for at least three days for you. In addition to the two or three days since Lu Yan arrived,
Five to six days should be enough for you to capture the Yi clan, right?"
Fan Xian and others felt a little relieved after hearing what the senior official said. After some quiet discussion, Fan Xian said: "Five days should be enough... We just spent the first two days in
It’s just to test the details of the defenders. Now that the tests are almost done, we can officially start the siege!”
After hearing this, Gao Gan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly. How could such shameless words be said so grandly?
After taking a deep breath, Gao Gan clasped his fists and said, "Then, General Zhang and I will go and delay Lu Yan's march for you. Here, we also wish all generals a successful victory and capture the Yi clan!"
"With the general's good words, we will surely achieve final victory!"
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
...
However, when looking at the backs of Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi leading their troops away, Fan Xian suddenly said to Wei Gu: "Why do I always feel that something is not right?"
"Do you feel this way too?" Wei Gu said in surprise, "I thought I was the only one who felt this way... To be honest, I still can't trust them. If they didn't stop Lu Yan, but took the opportunity to escape,
Then we will be in big trouble."
When Fan Xian heard this, his heart thumped, and he immediately regretted that he had trusted Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi.
"Then what should we do now? Or take the opportunity to run away?" Fan Xian asked Wei Gu with some uncertainty. He couldn't bear the thought of facing the 40,000 army led by Lu Yan alone.
"I'm not sure that Gao Gan and others really ran away. After all, we need him, but he needs us even more..." Wei Gu thought for a moment, and then continued: "Otherwise, let's send an army first
We are following them in the name of helping the army. If the senior officials are not there to intercept Lu Yan, then we will evacuate this place immediately no later than tomorrow night at the latest."
After listening to Wei Gu's suggestion, Fan Xian suddenly wrinkled up with distress on his face, "If this happens, we will really have no hope of seizing Hedong County!"
Seeing that Mr. Fan was still struggling with interests and territory, Wei Gu suddenly said anxiously: "Oh! Is life more important, or is it the interests and territory that are more important? You don't even think about it, just a few of our makeshift troops want to compete with the best soldiers in the world.
If we fight with Cao's army, wouldn't it be a good idea to kill him?"
Fan Xian didn't say anything anymore, he knew what Wei Gu said was right.
The ones who can really fight are the Black Mountain Army under Zhang Baiqi and the five thousand elite cavalry of senior officials...
Many of their soldiers only have the simplest knives and guns, and they are still wearing simple leather armor. Their combat experience is almost only half a month from the beginning of the rebellion to today, and they have hardly encountered any encounters.
Through head-on combat...
Although this coalition army seems to number fifty or sixty thousand, they know very well how much its actual combat strength is.
A Yishi county town with a population of more than 10,000 people has no moat and the city wall is not very tall. However, three days have passed and their soldiers have not even climbed onto the city wall.
Although there is a reason for cherishing feathers and not working hard most of the time,
But when it comes time to fight, it's hard to say whether the coalition forces will be able to show their desperate momentum again!