Five hundred and fourteenth chapters strategy to break the city
"He came so fast?" In the city of Jinyang City, Xinpi's injury has not recovered yet. Even though he has practiced the art of visualization and restored the power of heaven and earth, his physical condition has been greatly improved, and doctors have taken careful care of him.
, the broken leg injury will not heal so quickly.
At this moment, Xin Pi was using the aura of awe-inspiring people in Jinyang City to transform it into sky-high blue energy to protect Jinyang City, while watching the enemy's formation.
Five thousand people stand in front of a city like Jinyang, which is a little thin, so the threat should not be great!
Yunti and Jinghuan had been pushed to the front of the formation. Ma Chao had eight catapults prepared. He also knew that his troops were not strong enough to fight with full force, so he chose to concentrate his strength and use the method of breaking the surface.
Although there are many soldiers guarding the city, the space on the city wall is limited and it is impossible to concentrate on a section of the city wall. In Ma Chao's view, as long as the offensive is strong enough and a section of the city wall can be occupied, the city can be easily obtained.
He ordered the catapults to concentrate on throwing stone bombs in a certain direction.
Boom boom boom~
With the support of the military formation, the eight stone bullets hit the city head like meteorites with a harsh scream.
Xinpi raised his eyes and looked at it, not paying attention. The meteorites bombarded the green air shield and did not bounce off or break into pieces. However, the power carried by the stone bullets was mostly weakened by the green air.
The moment the bullet penetrated the green air, its power was greatly reduced, and it swung towards the city head like a normal falling stone bullet.
For today's princely armies, such stone bullets falling from the sky have no deterrent effect. The shield bearers guarding the city head directly use their shields to fly away the stone bullets.
"Too few. Meng Qi obviously doesn't know how to fight this siege." Chen Gong looked at this scene and shook his head helplessly.
Public opinion is not important to a city. If there are powerful Confucians, public opinion can be turned into actual power, but the form of expression will be different according to the Confucian's abilities and ideas.
Some directly form a shield to deflect the enemy's attack, while others, like Xinpi, do not resist forcefully, but remove the power attached to the siege equipment and lose the power attached to the military formation.
After that, whether it was stone bullets or arrow clusters, they were no different from those shot by ordinary people. Not to mention the blessing of military formations, even soldiers without the blessings of military formations could easily block them.
There is also a group of people who attach green energy to city walls and soldiers to form a layer of protection. This kind of skill is more of a test of Confucianism.
When attacking a city, the most fearful thing is that the opponent not only has public opinion, but also has such powerful Confucianists. Although the Confucian method of speaking and speaking has been weakened, almost most Confucians can no longer use the powerful speaking method, but this kind of mobilization
The capacity of public opinion has not been reduced.
Generally speaking, in a city with this kind of Confucian scholar, no matter how powerful the attacking general is, it will be difficult for him to destroy the city like before.
Ma Chao is obviously not the kind of general who is good at attacking cities. At this time, the most correct approach should be to break the hearts of the people first and then attack by force as Zhao Yun said.
Moreover, a strong attack is not like this. Instead, you must first use a large number of arrows and stone bullets to consume the opponent's green energy. When the energy is almost consumed, you can then launch an siege.
Moreover, the eight catapults were indeed too few, and their consumption effect was limited, not enough to break the city.
"Teacher, this method is unwise, why do you still let him attack the city?" After Zhao Yun arranged the formation, he came to Chen Gong and watched the battle with Chen Gong. Looking at Ma Chao commanding the catapult to attack the city, Zhao Yun frowned and said.
They used Guanzhong soldiers and horses this time and did not have many siege equipment, so Zhao Yuncai suggested focusing on attacking the heart.
"Although this son is talented, his character is unruly and rebellious. He is somewhat similar to the young Marquis Wen, but his combat experience is far less than that of Marquis Wen. Let him suffer some hardships before he can be trained." Chen Gong said calmly.
Like Lu Bu, but he is not Lu Bu after all. In addition to his personal bravery, Lu Bu also has a terrifying insight on the battlefield. Even if the Ma family is in decline, it is still a poor family. However, Lu Bu has been wandering outside the Great Wall since he was a child, relying solely on his ability and ability.
You can say that he is a political idiot and incompetent because of his fighting qualities honed in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but Lu Bu is truly invincible on the battlefield.
Whether it's attacking a city or fighting in the field, Lu Bu is capable of it. In this regard, even if a general like Ma Chao, who grew up under the protection of his family, has good talents, it will be difficult for him to hold a big position for a while!
Maybe he is not as talented as Zhao Yun, but he is much more troublesome than Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun, a disciple, makes Chen Gong worry a lot. As long as he is given a general direction, Zhao Yun can usually complete it well.
"Zilong, if you come to attack the city, how will you attack it?" Chen Gong suddenly changed the subject and asked Zhao Yundao.
Zhao Yun sat on the horse, looking at the direction of the city with sharp eyes, thinking about the strategy to break the city in his mind. After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yun said: "If we must attack by force, the disciples have no good way. We can only use our energy first."
With its green energy, we can attack the city again!"
With the green energy transformed by public opinion, Zhao Yun could not think of any good way to destroy it. He could only follow the conventional siege methods and try to exhaust the green energy step by step. However, this green energy comes from the people's hearts. As long as
The people still want to defend the city, and if a reliable Confucian scholar transforms the green energy, the green energy will be generated endlessly.
"What would happen if you were in charge of the siege?" Chen Gong asked.
"Without food and water, use words to shake the people's hearts and minds, and then attack the city again!" Zhao Yun briefly stated his thoughts.
"This method is quite satisfactory. If it is ordinary, it is indeed a good way to attack the city." Chen Gong nodded. Although Zhao Yun is a military commander, his greatest advantage is his stability.
Zhao Yun was slightly startled when he heard this, looked at Chen Gong and said: "What the teacher means is..."
"Marquis Wen has led his troops to the rear to intercept the Huns. With an army of 10,000, we cannot supply food and grass here, so we only have five days. In five days, we will not only break through Jinyang, but also fight all the way to Mayi!"
Chen Gong looked at the direction of the city wall. Ma Chao had already begun to attack the city. Seeing that his siege equipment was ineffective, he gathered the power of his troops and thrust out spears against the city wall, leaving gaps in the walls. However, he quickly recovered and was weakened.
The spear gleam from behind pierced the city wall, leaving only a series of holes.
Zhao Yun raised his eyebrows when he heard this. If it were to last for five days, the strategy of cutting off water and food would obviously not be appropriate. If you rely on this method to shake people's hearts, you must be prepared for a long-term stalemate.
If we fight quickly...
Zhao Yun looked at the city, thought for a moment and then said with a bitter smile: "My disciple is incompetent and I don't know how to quickly defeat this city."
Chen Gong looked at the Jinyang City in front of him and took Zhao Yun to walk around the city. He hesitated and said, "There are ways to destroy the city, but it will hurt Tianhe, so I can't do it!"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he looked around and seemed to realize something: "Teacher, you are saying, flood Jinyang with water?"
"Yes." Chen Gong nodded and said: "When I became a great scholar, my mission was to establish a destiny for the people. It is common for princes to fight and conspire. But if the city is destroyed in this way, not only the people of Jinyang will be harmed, but also the people of Jinyang will be harmed.
I don’t know how many people downstream will be implicated. Such things are contrary to our ways and cannot be done and must not be done!”
The waterways in Bingzhou are broken, so water transportation is impossible, but that does not mean there is no water. Jinshui and Fenshui have sufficient water, and it is no problem to flood a Jinyang city.
But in this case, the war damage will not only be the people in the city, but also the people in the lower reaches of Jinyang and countless villages and generals will be reduced to a swamp, and their lives will be devastated.
"Teacher, I remember the teacher said that there is a difference between having something but not using it and not having it." Zhao Yun suddenly said.
Chen Gong was stunned, looked at Zhao Yun, nodded and said with a smile: "Storage water and build a dam to attract enemy troops to attack?"
"Exactly!" Zhao Yun nodded. As long as they lured the enemy out, they would have no use for the green energy in the city.
Chen Gong thought for a while, nodded and said with a smile: "This is a good plan, but you need to let them know. In this way, when the division goes to store water and build a dam, you can raid the formation here. If the enemy comes out of the city to attack, you can let them go first."
Pass the enemy troops and then surround them from the rear!"
"Here!"
Just as he was talking, Ma Chao over there had his two wells burned, five ladders, and one of his chariots smashed. He was no longer able to climb the city and had to retreat temporarily.
"Where is sir?" Ma Chao came to apologize, but Chen Gong was nowhere to be seen, and looked at Zhao Yundao in surprise.
"Sir, I know that the general will have difficulty breaking through the city in this battle. He already has a countermeasure, so go ahead and prepare it!" Zhao Yun said with a smile.
Looking at Zhao Yun's smile, Ma Chao felt that the other party must be laughing at him, so he snorted and ignored him.
This person is probably sick!
Zhao Yun glanced at Ma Chao speechlessly. Being modest by nature, he didn't quite understand Ma Chao's brain circuitry. Just like Ma Chao always misunderstood Zhao Yun's meaning, two people with completely different ways of thinking were destined to find it difficult to have anything in common.
On top of the city, seeing the opponent retreat and start setting up camp, Xinpi frowned slightly.
"Sir, the enemy troops were forced back by us, and the siege equipment was also damaged a lot. Why are you frowning, sir?" Guo Yuan asked suspiciously when he saw Xin Pi's frown.
Xin Pi frowned and said, "I just saw that the other side sent a group of troops out to go up the river. I'm worried that the enemy will store up water to attack the city!"
Impounding water to siege a city?
The expressions of Guo Yuan and Gao Gan changed. Gao Gan couldn't help but said: "Sir, this Jinyang City is very strong, with a height of four feet. It is a strong city for men in the entire Bingzhou. Even if the enemy forces attack the city with water, it will be difficult."
What can I do?"
"Firstly, it will damage the youthfulness of our army, and secondly, it will also hurt the people's sentiments." Xinpi shook his head and denied his view, pointing to the Jinshui River in the distance: "Although Jinyang City is strong, the terrain here is not
It is relatively low. If the enemy uses water to attack the city, even if it cannot flood in, the water will still spread to the vicinity of the parapet. At that time, the enemy may use rowing boats to attack!"
"Then what should we do?" Gao Gan frowned and asked. Although it cannot be broken, the people's hearts in the city will be damaged, and the advantages of the city wall will be lost. The enemy can rush directly to the city wall with boats.
, then it would be troublesome to guard it.
Xin Pi said flatly: "We cannot allow them to store water to attack the city. Order Huchuquan to lead the cavalry to harass the enemy's troops and build dams!"
Gao Gan nodded and said, "I'll give the order right now!"