Chapter Thirteen The Two Armies Stalemate at Changshe, Liu Jing’s Ingenious Plan to Break the Enemy
The battles in the north were won one after another, but the Yuzhou area seemed a bit quiet in comparison. After Huangfu Song successfully entered Changshe, there was no movement.
After Zhu Jun's defeat, he withdrew from Yingchuan County and stationed himself at Xinzheng on the border between Yingchuan County and Henan Yin.
After knowing where Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song were stationed, Bocai chose to go to Changshe. He still did not dare to go to Henan Yinfanzang before meeting up with other Yellow Turbans.
After all, Henan Yin is the central land of the Han Dynasty. After going there, most of the time you will be a meat bun and beat a dog, and you will never come back.
After Bocai led his army to Changshe, he surrounded the county town of Changshe, hoping to force Huangfu Song to leave the city for a decisive battle. Although the Yellow Turban Army was large in number, it was still not enough to truly attack the city.
The elite soldiers brought by Huangfu Song were stationed in the city, which was not the same as those previously attacked cities where even the county soldiers were uneven.
Huangfu Song didn't want to fight with Bo Cai at all, and planned to defend the city. Bo Cai was not stupid, and the army surrounded him but refused to attack.
The two went back and forth and had a stalemate in Changshe for more than half a month. Fortunately, the successive victories in the northern war calmed Liu Hong's uneasy heart, otherwise Huangfu Song would have been convicted and replaced.
At this time, in Xu County, south of Changshe, a tall horse rushed towards the city gate at high speed, raising clouds of loess wherever the horse's hooves passed.
On top of the city gate, a man wearing standard armor and a sword hanging from his waist took one look at the visitor and said, "Open the city gate!"
This person is none other than Liu Da, the servant of Prince Chen’s house!
After entering the city, the man went up to the tower and reported to Liu Da: "Commander, there are no changes in the bandit Kou Bocai today. General Huangfu is still guarding Changshe City."
"Okay, you go down and rest!"
After receiving the information, Liu Da quickly walked to the county magistrate's office and informed Liu Jing of the information.
"Hey, now that the bandits are powerful and their morale is strong, the only thing we can do is to wait for the right time!" Liu Jing sighed.
Of course he remembered this battle that went down in history! This battle was the beginning of Huangfu Song's glorious career. A fire attack caused the entire army of Bo Cai to collapse, and then he wiped out the three counties.
Thinking of the fire attack, Liu Jing suddenly remembered that he seemed to have learned the fire attack from Huangfu Song! He immediately opened the energy panel to check.
【Name】Liu Jing
【Age】14
【Command】53
【Force】52(5)
【Intelligence】50
【Politics】50
【Charm】95
[Characteristics] Learning (the system assigns characteristics, and you can learn from others to acquire characteristics and attributes)
Far Arrow (the range and hit rate of the archers under his command are increased)
Fire attack (success rate increases when using fire attack)
Brave general (charge into battle, easy to kill enemy generals in the battle formation)
"Hahahaha!" Liu Jing suddenly laughed after checking the attributes.
"The Crown Prince?" Liu Da was startled beside him. He thought to himself that he was sighing just now, why did he suddenly laugh? Could it be that our Crown Prince...
"I have thought of a strategy to defeat the enemy!" Liu Jing looked forward firmly, "Immediately sent two additional scouts to monitor the Bocai Department at night and map out every plant and tree on the terrain where the Bocai Department is stationed."
"Here!" Although Liu Da was a little puzzled, he didn't ask.
Huangfu Song in Changshe City was suffering from a headache at this time. He had been stationed in Changshe for a long time and avoided fighting, which caused the morale of his troops to gradually decline.
There was a lot of discussion in the army. Most of them were young recruits who had never been on the battlefield. There were 70,000 to 80,000 people stationed outside Changshe City. From the top of the city, it was so densely packed that it made people shudder.
"Hey!" Huangfu Song sighed, if Zhu Jun hadn't lost the first battle, he wouldn't be so passive today.
As soon as Fu Xie entered the hall, he heard Huangfu Song sigh, "General, are you worried about the war?"
"The morale of the army is getting low, which is not a good sign!" Fu Xie was brought by Huangfu Song from the north and was considered his confidant. He directly informed the other party of his worries.
Fu Xie fell into silence after listening. If you ask him to be a vanguard, then he will definitely be able to do a good job. If you ask him to lead an army, he can also do it, but if you want him to be the coach, he can think about the grand strategy, the overall situation or the situation. If it is a detail in the military, he may not be qualified for it.
Huangfusong naturally knew about these situations and changed the subject: "Is there any news from Xu County?"
When Huangfu Song led the army and wanted to enter Changshe and defend it, he summoned Fu Xie and Liu Jing to discuss the matter. Fu Xie, as the deputy general, did not express his opinion.
Liu Jing chose to split his troops with Huangfu Song and help each other. Huangfu Song said several times before the war that he would not interfere with Liu Jing's independent actions, so he split his troops with Liu Jing. Liu Jing stationed in Xu County, and he stayed at Changshe.
The Bocai Ministry was not a professional army, and the scouts were also temporarily raised. Liu Jing's troops were smaller in number and marched faster. They took over Xu County before the Bocai Ministry found out, and closed the city. Liu Jing's troops were required to enter and exit the area. Jing’s permission.
Until now, Bo Cai didn't know that there was an army in Yingchuan County.
"There is no news. It's as if the boy has lost contact since he entered Xu County." Fu Xie replied with a wry smile.
"Tomorrow, all the soldiers will gather at the school grounds. This situation cannot continue. You can go out and I will think about a strategy to defeat the enemy." After saying this, Huangfu Song continued to look at the map.
Fu Xie looked at the food at Huangfu Song's table and couldn't help but remind him: "General, remember to eat. If you fall ill, we really won't be able to get out."
Huangfu Song didn't even raise his head. He looked at the map intently and said, "I know, I know."
The next day, 20,000 troops gathered neatly on the school grounds. They all stood upright with standard armor and weapons. On the surface, they looked like an invincible and invincible elite army.
But if you look closely at each sergeant's eyes, they reveal emotions such as tension, complexity, fear, and confusion.
After the team had assembled and stood for a while, Huangfu Song came to the school grounds and climbed onto the general stand. He looked at the soldiers under the stage with a pair of sharp eyes.
Whenever Huangfu Song glanced over at him, the soldiers always turned away and did not dare to look at him.
"Is this the army I brought out?" Huangfu Song's voice was not loud, but when it fell on the ears of every soldier, it felt extremely harsh.
This sentence doesn't sound like a question, but like a question.
"Among you are the fifth school of the Northern Army, the most elite in the country, the Sanhe Cavalry, the frontier troops I brought from the North who have seen blood, and the people with lofty ideals who protect your home and country." Huangfu Song continued: "Look Look at you now, how can you still look like you are defending your home and country! You are cowardly before you fight! This is a cowardly act!"
This sentence touched the truest thoughts in the hearts of the soldiers, and the shame of being seen through made them lower their heads.
Huangfu Song did not finish his speech: "Are you scared when you see the dense enemy troops outside the city? Are you afraid to go into battle? If I open the city gate today, ask yourself, do you still have the courage to go up and fight with the enemy?"
"I'm telling you! There are great changes in the army, and it's not about numbers! If the number of people can determine the outcome, then what's the point of training? When Le Yi led the five-nation army to attack Qi, he conquered more than 70 cities in Qi State, and Qi State was about to be defeated.
The country is destroyed!”
"Qi General Tian Dan was ordered to lead his people to fight against Leyi in Jimo City for five years. He defended the city undefeated for five years. Later, he used the Fire Ox Formation to defeat the enemy and regained more than 70 lost cities! You just need to do your best.
I have a plan on how to defeat the enemy in my own affairs!"
"General Huangfu! General Huangfu! General Huangfu!" The impassioned speech finally paid off. The first to wake up was the Beidi County army. They were Huangfu Song's troops, so they naturally wanted to support Huangfu Song.
Then all the soldiers in the army shouted loudly and their morale was boosted.
In fact, Huangfusong had no plan to defeat the enemy at all, he just blurted it out to boost morale.
Seeing that the effect was achieved, Huangfu Song ordered the entire army to drill, and he and Fu Xie returned to his residence.
"Has the general got a plan to defeat the enemy?" Fu Xie asked on the way back.
Huangfusong shook his head and said nothing.
Fu Xie also guessed in his heart that if he had any countermeasures, he would have been called over long ago.
Just after returning to the house, a soldier came in with an arrow in his hand: "General Huangfu, after you went out, an arrow flew from the other side of the tower."
"Huh?" Huangfu Song and Fu Xie both became serious upon hearing this, wondering whether Bo Cai couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to attack the city?
After receiving the arrow, Huangfu Song took a closer look and found that the arrow was very well made and better than the arrows used by the general army. It could not be the arrow of the Bocai Army.
"It seems like there are notches?" Fu Xie's sharp eyes saw that there seemed to be a few scratches on the arrow shaft.
Huangfusong twisted the arrow in his hand and found the mark on the arrow shaft, which was engraved with the four characters "Tonight's Fire Attack".
"Fu Xie, take a look."
"Fire attack tonight? Is this an arrow shot by my junior brother?"
"Well, it seems to me that these arrows are well made. They look like arrows used by a large family for archery. It is impossible for Bo Cai's army to have them." Huangfu Song said what he was thinking.
"Indeed, the army will not be equipped with such arrows. But tonight's fire attack? Isn't it a bit too hasty?" Fu Xie said, Liu Jing is just a Sima from another department, and now directly talking about tonight's fire attack, it seems a bit overwhelming.
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"Come and take a look." Huangfu Song had already walked to the map and circled the dots. "Changshe is located between two waters, but the enemy's camp is not close to the water source. If they attack at night, the enemy will definitely be unable to get water to put out the fire."
Fu Xie looked at the map and nodded.
"Did you notice on the way back that the wind is quite strong today?" Huangfu Song looked at Fu Xie, "The wind is blowing from the north. Xu County lives in the south. He goes north to Changshe and takes advantage of the north wind to set fire to the camp. The thieves and bandits
There is no escape!”
Fu Xie was a little surprised. He didn't pay much attention to it on the way back. General Huangfu was keenly aware of the direction and strength of the wind and remembered it in his heart.
"Your junior brother is really a talented general! I think he has already had a plan to defeat the enemy. He is just waiting for the north wind!" Huangfu Song suddenly felt very good. "He is in Xu County, but he is facing the enemy in Changshe."
The movement is as clear as the control, the art of war is mastered, one knows oneself and the enemy, and one can be victorious in every battle."
"Yes, I exchanged letters with the teacher. The teacher often said that the junior brother is a pillar of talent!" Fu Xie also said with a smile. The junior brother came up with a strategy to defeat the enemy, and he was also very happy in his heart.
"Fu Xie, follow me to the tower to watch!"
After receiving the message from Liu Jing, the two of them were in a good mood, their pace became much more brisk, and they arrived at the city tower in a short while.
"Hahahaha!" Huangfu Song burst out laughing after watching Bo Cai's deployment, "Originally I just wanted to take advantage of the fire to defeat the enemy army, but now that I look at it, I can't say that I can completely wipe out the enemy army!"
"Yes, this wave of people actually camped on the grass!" Fu Xie said.
"No one can resist the power of water and fire! Let the food be served early tonight so that the soldiers are full, and the enemy will be annihilated tonight!" Huangfu Song clenched his fists and looked towards the direction of Bocai's camp.