"Where is the saint?" Ge Congzhou asked at the foot of Zhuozhou City.
"The army arrived at Lutai three days ago," Zhu Zhen, the Marquis of Duyu, replied.
"Why are you so slow..." Ge Congzhou muttered subconsciously, and then he realized, isn't it good to be slow? Is it better to squat in the camp and watch you fight?
It is already November 28th this year, and Long Xiang's army entered Zhuozhou yesterday afternoon. According to multiple intelligence comparisons, there should be three to four thousand soldiers and horses in the city, and the number of serious warriors may be less than two thousand.
Zhuozhou's military force was at its peak during Li Cunxin's period, but was subsequently transferred here and there, all the way down. After Anfu moved to assassinate Zhuozhou, he suffered two defeats, and no longer had much strength.
More than 3,000 people from the vanguard of the Houtiao Army arrived last night, and another 8,000 people arrived today. Thousands more are on the way and are expected to arrive tomorrow.
Ge Congzhou couldn't wait any longer and ordered Feng Zangzhi, the deputy envoy of the Xiaojie Army, to lead his men to attack the city. Long Xiang's army had attacked the city this morning and lost more than a thousand people, with no results. Now he will switch to the Xiaojie Army.
Feng Zangzhi didn't talk nonsense after receiving the order, but the warriors of the Jiefie Army complained. After driving four hundred miles, they only had one night's rest, and they made me bleed and attack the city. Even animals cannot be used like this.
They waited for a long time before getting into formation, followed behind the siege vehicles, and slowly fought their way up along the road cleared by Long Xiang's army.
Li Cunxiao stood at a distance and watched silently.
He was not a soldier under Ge Congzhou, but was subordinate to the Rouzhou camp. Strictly speaking, he was a soldier of Liang Hanyong.
There were also combat missions in the Johor camp, but they gradually stopped after winter.
Li Cunxiao was previously besieged by soldiers and horses from the three towns of Youzhou, Yiding, and Hedong, and could not even get out of the city. After the combined forces of the three towns retreated, it makes sense that he pursued and killed the enemy. Although in terms of the real situation, he was captured by Zhao
Wang Shao Siwu Yao came.
Li Cunxiao was very aloof on the battlefield in Youzhou. He was not under the command of anyone and had great freedom. In the past few days, he had been plundering the countryside of Yizhou. After the Yiwu Army mobilized troops and horses to attack, he could not resist and fled eastward.
, joined with Long Xiang’s army.
To be honest, although Ge Congzhou didn't want to see Li Cunxiao, he also knew that this guy had made great contributions and stirred up people's hearts in Yizhou, otherwise the thief would not have retreated so easily. Now he came to Zhuozhou City to eat and drink, so he pinched his nose to recognize him.
I plan to let him go west in a few days and then return to Yizhou. Keep an eye on the rebel army and don't let them come and cause trouble.
Li Cunxiao didn't know what Ge Congzhou was thinking, he just silently observed the situation on the battlefield.
During the time when he was wreaking havoc in Yizhou, he attracted many desperadoes, and his army expanded to five thousand.
He has never systematically learned how to manage the army and does not know how it is done in the military books. But a general like him who has risen from the grassroots has his own method. To put it simply, he learned it from his adoptive father Li Keyong, and he became a brother in the army.
, adopt a wide range of adopted sons, advance and retreat together in battles, be loyal, honor commitments, share blessings and share hardships, and be full of Jianghu spirit.
This kind of army cohesion is quite good, but to be honest, it feels like a one-man army.
The soldiers of this kind of army may have a very high level in the original group, but if the environment changes, for example, the army is annexed by others, or the leader dies or leaves, the level cannot be maintained, and they will never be able to regain their previous level.
I feel that if the new coach's level is high enough, he may be able to slowly restore their combat effectiveness, but if his level is average, it will be difficult.
For regular court training, the X family army definitely doesn't like this kind of army, because the personal brand is too strong. Not only is it easy to rebel, but it is also very troublesome to manage, so I would rather not use it.
"Pu Bing doesn't seem to be very good at it." An Jingjing, deputy envoy of the Qingyi Army, stepped forward and said with a sneer.
"Let's make do." Li Cunxiao looked at the weak look of the soldiers in the Xiaojie Army and said, "Maybe he is dissatisfied and unwilling to work hard. Let's just wait and see what happens."
"Everyone is ready." An Jingjing said with a smile: "That Liar Dog Zhu Zhen came over to warn us not to run away before the battle, which will damage our morale, haha."
"We came uninvited. It's normal for people not to welcome us." Li Cunxiao didn't take it seriously and continued to observe the battlefield, his expression gradually becoming serious.
The reason for the change in his expression was not that the Pu soldiers suddenly became more powerful, but that the Zhuo people were not very reliable, their morale was low, and their fighting spirit was low. An Fuqian was not an incompetent person, how would he deal with it?
An Jingjing also noticed it and heard him say: "Military envoy, there may be a chance."
Li Cunxiao nodded, said nothing, and continued to watch.
Both the offensive and defensive sides were not working very hard, but this does not mean that the casualties were not high. In fact, it was still very tragic. After only attacking for a while, hundreds of soldiers were already lost. Arrows, falling rocks, and gold juice on the top of the city.
, the boiling oil dropped as if it was free of money - this is obviously unsustainable. If some things are not fully prepared in advance and are consumed, they will be gone.
"Xia Ren, this is—" An Jingjing licked his lips and was about to continue speaking, but stopped.
He quickly changed his tune and said: "The imperial court is going to waste Pu soldiers. Ge Congzhou, Zhu Zhen, He Delun and other Liang dogs have dark hearts, and they know how to deceive their own people."
Li Cunxiao rarely defended Ge Congzhou: "Someone has to attack the city."
"Yes." An Jingjing said.
"Dong dong dong..." The war drums kept beating all the time. The first wave of samurai warriors from the Imperial Army were still attacking, and the second group of more than 2,000 people came up again.
A dense number of artillery vehicles were piled up in front of the formation, and they kept hammering away.
The long stack of arrows shot upwards like no money, and from time to time the soldiers fell down screaming.
After a long period of movement, the Xingnu Wall was finally in place. Hundreds of Weibo warriors boarded it, drawing their bows and shooting straight, trying to suppress the enemy archers at the top of the city.
Cries of death rang out from the south and north of the city almost at the same time.
Longxiang Army and Xiaojie Army each launched a feint attack and fought endlessly with the thieves.
Guard general An Fuqian also dressed neatly and went to the top of the city in person to boost morale. The battle between the offensive and defensive sides had entered a fierce stage.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether Zhuozhou is attacked or not." An Jingjing was quiet for a while, and then couldn't help but break his mouth. He just heard him say: "An Fuqian obviously doesn't have many soldiers, so what if he just leaves Zhuozhou alone without attacking?
?Does he still dare to go out of the city to fight? It is actually better if he comes out, and he can catch them all in one fell swoop, and maybe he can even capture Zhuozhou with a backhand."
"You don't understand." Although Li Cunxiao's emotional intelligence was average, he did not know much about things on the battlefield. He pointed his riding whip to the west and said: "This is for Wang Gao to see. There are many soldiers and horses in the Yiwu Army, thirty to fifty thousand.
There are always people. If the nail of Zhuozhou is not pulled out, the Yiwu army will not be able to get rid of their luck. Under An Fuqian's instigation, if they can't save it, they will order all the soldiers and horses to kill them. Even if they are defeated, they will still be defeated.
You can retreat to Zhuozhou and wait for the war situation to change. Besides, Jinyang won't do anything to watch. How did Anyuan come here? Have you forgotten?"
When An Jingjing heard this, he quickly learned: "I almost forgot about the thief Anyuan. He is the vanguard, so the follow-up army is probably not far away. It is really uncomfortable for Zhuozhou to be nailed here."
"But then again, you just mentioned that the imperial court will consume Pu soldiers and Wei soldiers. Although I was aware of it, I never took it to heart. Now it seems that this should be one of the reasons for the desperate attack on Zhuozhou.
"Li Cunxiao said: "We have to be careful."
An Jingding nodded.
No one wants to be used as a spearman or a consumable. In troubled times, the army is the lifeblood. This is almost the instinct of every warrior.
The boring and bloody war lasted for another half hour.
There were so many corpses under Zhuozhou City that they were almost countless.
The originally calm and composed faces of Li Cunxiao and An Jingjing also changed color at this time.
The Jin army actually liked field battles and did not like to attack cities. On the battlefield, they would often make various tactical moves and do everything possible to lure the enemy into taking the initiative to fight in the field instead of retreating to defend.
This is related to their style when they formed an army. When Li Keyong first arrived in Jinyang, he took office with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, at least half of whom were private soldiers accumulated by the Zhu Xie clan for generations, namely Sha
The Tuosan tribe and the soldiers and horses of the nine surnames of Zhaowu who were vassals fought repeatedly with the Tubo and Uighurs, and even suppressed Pang Xun's rebellion. These people always like to fight in the field, their siege skills are very average, and they don't have the patience to attack the city.
At the same time, it is also closely related to the relatively small capital of Hedong. With just a few elites, what will happen if they are all exhausted?
At this time, when I saw Xia Jun attacking the city with such "heroic" style, without worrying about losses at all, I was naturally shocked - hearing about it is one thing, seeing it with my own eyes is another.
Shao Shude has reached this stage and beaten all the warlords like dogs. His assessment of being thick-faced and sinister-hearted is absolutely correct.
"The opportunity has come!" Li Cunxiao suddenly sat up straight and said.
An Jingjing perked up and looked intently, only to see that the first wave of Xia soldiers attacking the city could not hold on and collapsed, while the second wave was affected by it and wavered in position, and was about to retreat.
"Squeak!" The east gate of Zhuozhou City opened at the right time, and a group of sergeants who had been recharging their strength for a long time rushed out and went straight to kill the fleeing Xia army.
The enemy troops at the top of the city also accelerated the frequency of shooting arrows, trying to create chaos as much as possible and create opportunities for the troops to attack the city.
"Move out!" Li Cunxiao ordered.
"Yes!" An Jingjing immediately went over to organize the team.
After a while, more than two thousand horsemen rushed out and quickly approached from the edge of the battlefield.
Almost at the same time, He Delun, the commander of the Longxiang army, also left the formation with more than a thousand cavalry and attacked the Jin army leaving the city, trying to stop their offensive.
Naturally, it was impossible for the Jin army to be unprepared.
After the infantry left the city, hundreds of cavalry rushed out and rushed towards Hedren's troops, desperately covering the infantry to pursue and defeat the enemy.
There were about a thousand infantry troops out of the city. They were well-equipped and had good morale. They were led by An Chongjie, the son of An Fuqian. He moved very quickly and was very brave. Under the protection of his own soldiers, he led his troops to charge forward, and more than a thousand people attacked fiercely.
He wedged himself into the fleeing Xia soldiers and slaughtered them with great bravery.
"Have fun! Kill the thief!" An Zhongjie held a heavy sword and opened and closed it widely. There were almost no enemies in sight - in fact, no one fought with him, everyone was running away.
The Jin soldiers were inspired by him, their morale soared, and their men became more powerful, killing the Xia soldiers until...
"An Zhongjie!" The knight shouted as a black horse rushed over.
Behind him, hundreds of cavalry roared towards him, and their long and thick horses easily knocked over the pursuing Jin soldiers.
An Zhongjie suddenly turned around, only to see Yi Sha heading straight for the door. He hurriedly swung his sword to block, and subconsciously turned his body to one side, not daring to hold the heavy sword to slash the knight on horseback.
"Dang!" The thick long sword flew away from his hand.
"Come up!" Li Cunxiao stretched out his hand to fish it out, threw An Zhongjiao on his horse, and walked away.
Li's personal soldiers surrounded him with a tacit understanding, blocked most of the attacks for Li Cunxiao, and escorted him out of the chaotic battlefield.
Li Cunxiao laughed loudly and rode his horse straight to the flag of the commander of the Central Army.
Zhu Zhen watched someone rushing over from a distance and waved her hand.
More than a thousand soldiers stepped forward, with their long spears raised diagonally and their bows fully drawn. They watched silently. With just one order, they could kill anyone who rushed into the formation, regardless of whether they were friendly or enemy.
"Bang!" Li Cunxiao threw the struggling An Zhongjie in front of the horse and said: "Capture one of the thieves alive and tie him up!"