While Wang Zheng was looking at the top of the mountain, Gao Lan was also staring at the foot of the mountain silently.
This place is divided into three garrison locations. This is Guo Tu's plan after he surveyed the mountain shape. One of the three garrison locations can help each other, and the second one is on the top of the mountain, which is the last line of defense. At the same time, the lookout position is extremely high, plus Tuqiu Mountain.
The terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the road is narrow but not too high. As long as the defenders at the top of the mountain are not careless, if anything happens at the foot of the mountain, they will be able to detect it immediately.
It can be said that the original purpose of this kind of division of troops is to cut off the enemy's possibility of sneak attacks at night.
Therefore, even if Wu Yuan and his men intercepted and killed the sentry who wanted to report the news, at the moment when the iron cavalry launched the charge, Gao Lan, who was sleeping unintentionally on the top of the mountain, still discovered something was wrong!
The first thought that flashed through my mind was, of course, "Do we need rescue?"
But that uncle's response made Gao Lan hesitate.
Because the opponent's response was wrong, without any precautions, the enemy quietly touched five miles away, and there were cavalry on the opposite side. If it was Gao Lan, his first reaction must be to order immediately
The men retreated into the mountains instead of forming a formation to meet the enemy or calling for reinforcements.
After all, the situation at that time was obviously that the enemy was in darkness and we were clear, and the attacker was not malicious. It was not the right choice to rush into battle.
As a result, Gao Lan watched helplessly as his friendly troops were attacked and entangled by the iron cavalry, and then flanked by a large number of infantry troops behind them, completely cutting off all escape routes. He was really indecisive when he was attacked from all sides.
What Gao Lan was most worried about was that the three or four thousand men who showed up were not the enemy's entire force. The enemy still had ambushes on the side. He did not try his best at this time because he deliberately wanted to use such a stalemate battle situation to lure him to lead his troops to rescue.
After thinking for a long time, the reinforcements that finally came down the mountainside made Gao Lan grit his teeth and make a decision.
Still saved!
Their three-pronged march can be said to be in vain, just one step at the foot of the mountain is enough. If the two Yuan armies are allowed to be wiped out at the same time, then the thousand or so people on the top of the mountain alone will be able to rely on the terrain to hold on to an army three times their size.
The enemy is really difficult.
Maybe they could hold off Yuan Tan for reinforcements, but if the enemies on this road are top-notch soldiers, the goal of this trip is to burn Yuan Jun's food and grass, even if they are completely wiped out by the Jizhou army who comes back for reinforcements, then they will attack all the way.
Under this, it is very likely to get the upper hand.
Gao Lan didn't dare to gamble anymore.
But just when he had assembled his troops and was about to go down the mountain, he suddenly realized that Yuan Jun at the foot of the mountain was beginning to lose his strength.
Is the Xuzhou Army so powerful?
This made Gao Lan hesitate again. Even if he immediately joined the battle, he might not be able to reverse the situation. The key was that Gao Lan was always worried about the enemy's ambush.
The sudden attack on one's own grain road was indeed a clever move, and the opponent obviously came with elite troops. There were nearly a thousand cavalry alone. So how could the entire army only have 3,000 troops?
If our own road fails, the consequences will be disastrous. It is better to simply strengthen our belief and use the terrain on the mountain to hold on to the end. In that case, if Fenggaocheng's army returns in time, they may be able to scare away these Xuzhou troops.
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at last...
After a battle between heaven and man, Gao Lan still sighed deeply, and with a wave of his hand, he chose to consider the overall situation and abandon his own friendly forces.
Although this decision is very difficult, especially since his position in Yuan's army is already somewhat embarrassing, it is not Gao Lan's character to do anything he knows cannot be done. What's more, if the granary is really lost, this plan to attack Feng Gao will be completely completed.
If you fail, I'm afraid your family will really die, right?
So in this case, he can only choose the solution that is most beneficial to the situation.
...
On the other side, Wang Zheng looked at it for a moment, and then gave up his previous plan of using fire to attack the mountain.
According to the information from visual observation, the defenders of the Jizhou Army were not stupid. They cut down all the lush trees around Tuqiu Village in advance and created a bare and relatively wide fire break zone.
The strategy of setting fire to the mountain not only had little effect, but also wasted precious time.
What if Baibu sniper uses rockets after a sudden approach?
He specially brought more than a hundred third-level archers this time because he had considered it in advance. Compared with the second-level Qingzhou step bow, the range and accuracy of the Baibu sniper were greatly improved, even from the foot of the mountain.
If you shoot up the mountain, you have a high chance of hitting the center of Tuqiu Village.
Nope either.
After pondering for a while, Wang Zheng shook his head. In places like the granary, the Jizhou Army must have taken adequate fire prevention measures. The method of extinguishing fires is to shoot. If Gao Lan is not dealt with, they will quickly extinguish it. It is completely useless.
effort.
What if a large-scale frontal attack was conducted to attract the attention of the defenders, and Wu Yuan was allowed to lead the Yellow Turban soldiers up from the back hill to wait for an opportunity to sneak in and set fire?
This is one of several plans planned by Wang Zheng. At present, it seems that it is the best way to burn down the granary of Tuqiu Village in a short period of time.
It is true that the back mountain trail is rugged and difficult to climb, and there are not many places to hide on the mountain, so the number of people who can hide is limited. But if there is night cover, the situation is different.
Tuqiu Mountain is not high, and with the support of the hunter who is familiar with the situation on the back mountain, Wang Zheng can send hundreds of people up from the back mountain bit by bit at night, and then launch an attack from the front before dawn, completely attracting the attention of the Jizhou Army.
, so that they have no time to pay attention to the situation in the back mountain.
With the countless grains and grass stored in Tuqiu Village, if a fire were to burn randomly, the fire would be difficult to control.
Once the third-level soldiers gather close to a hundred people, the enemy will be distracted and it will be difficult to deal with them in a short period of time, and the fire will burst into the sky!
After finalizing this plan, time was precious, and Wang Zheng was not prepared to let his soldiers continue to rest, so he immediately ordered the army to attack the mountain.
It not only confuses the enemy, but also consumes the enemy's energy as much as possible.
This time, Wang Zheng chose to let the new soldiers charge forward. Firstly, the Tianzhu Battalion was the main force in the first battle. Coupled with the previous attack, their physical strength was also at the bottom and needed more time to recover. Secondly,
This kind of terrain is like a city siege. There will inevitably be huge casualties at the beginning. The same is sacrifice. Naturally, the new soldiers and the Tianzhu camp are not the same.
So under Wang Zheng's order, two thousand new soldiers slowly climbed up Tuqiu Mountain along the mountain road.
The first encounter between the two sides took place at the first bend of the mountain road.
Although the slope is not steep, it is still an exploitable terrain. Gao Lan deployed more than 200 people here and built pits and horse-rejection restrictions. If he only relied on infantry to attack, he would face a condescending force that occupies the terrain advantage.
The Jizhou Army is afraid that it will suffer a big loss.
The result was not what Wang Zheng expected, and the first batch of attacks ended in failure.
Even though from the outside, this team is no different from the Yuan army at the foot of the mountain, it should even be weaker. After all, there are obviously many wounded soldiers among them, but they are well prepared and their real combat power is obviously stronger, and this team
The opponent this time was no longer a third-level soldier, but a new soldier with little combat experience. Even though he had a sufficient advantage in numbers, Wang Zheng even arranged for archers to assist in the attack, but he still failed to conquer this line of defense, and was unable to engage in combat.
They were beaten back within half an hour, and nearly a hundred people were lost.
By this time of the battle, the sky was almost getting bright.
Time is extremely unfavorable for the Xuzhou Army. Fenggao is too close to here after all. Even if Wang Zheng sent people to block the news from both sides, it would be difficult to hide it from Yuan Tan.
After all, anyone who knows a little bit about military affairs will inevitably arrange for regular contact between the front line and the rear. If the information is cut off, this also explains the problem!
Yuan Tan could naturally guess that something might have happened behind his back!
Even in the most optimistic scenario, the enemy will not leave Wang Zheng for more than two days. If he is alert today, reinforcements will arrive tomorrow at the latest!
For this reason, Wang Zheng's idea is to complete this strategic plan and burn down the grain road before sunrise tomorrow at the latest!
Under his order, the new soldiers began to mix with the old soldiers, and launched attacks on the enemy's defense line in batches. As they continued to wear out, Gao Lan's troops obviously underestimated the Xuzhou Army's fearlessness of death.
At that time, even though they repelled nearly four or five waves of Xuzhou Army's offensive, they still suffered half of their casualties.
At this time, they were at a numerical disadvantage, but they could not afford to die. Seeing this, they had no choice but to retreat to the top of the mountain.
The Xuzhou Army immediately occupied this place, but did not continue to pursue them. After all, with the strength of a group of new soldiers, it was extremely difficult to keep them from retreating when casualties continued to occur around them. It was not necessarily too difficult to continue fighting.
Already.
For the next half day, the two sides were locked in a confrontation. Until sunset and nightfall, everything was still peaceful.
In the first few hours of nightfall, the Xuzhou Army stationed on the mountainside had been very quiet. Gao Lan did not think that the enemy had the ability to attack the mountain at night, so he just ordered his men to hold more torches and take strict precautions. But at about midnight, half
Suddenly, there were loud shouts and drum beatings from the other side of the mountainside, which could be heard far away in the silent mountain night.
Enemy attack!
Although it was unbelievable, Gao Lan responded quickly. A large number of ready soldiers immediately jumped out of their half-asleep and began to assemble quickly to prepare for the massive attack of the Xuzhou Army.
However, a full quarter of an hour passed, and the Xuzhou Army kept shouting and preparing to charge, but in the end there was no movement, as if the previous noise was just an illusion.
Was it actually a feint attack? Gao Lan was furious, but he had no choice but to listen for a moment and could only order the assembled troops to disperse again while continuing to strengthen precautions.
The brief silence did not last long, but half an hour later, the deafening shouts of death rang out again, and Sergeant Yuan, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened again and had to regroup.
As a result, everything was the same as before. The Xuzhou army still only made a fuss for a while and then calmed down.
By this time, Gao Lan probably understood the enemy's intentions.
What a thief, this is a trick to defeat me!
But this tactic is one of the most difficult to crack. After all, even if you guess the opponent's intention, you still dare not relax at all. After all, if the opponent suddenly launches a attack after several feints,
Attack with all your strength. If your side is unprepared, it will be a complete disaster!
Soon, the Xuzhou Army made a move for the third time, and this time, the Xuzhou Army suddenly fired countless torches, densely packed into thousands, lighting up the entire night in an instant.
not good!
Gao Lan felt that his worries were about to be confirmed. He suspected that the Xuzhou Army might really launch a large-scale attack this time, so he quickly summoned the army for the third time.
result....
After a while, nothing happened.
Gao Lan was already furious after being teased one after another!
Seeing that his troops were exhausted from the continuous feints, he simply issued an order for all soldiers to remain alert and rest on the spot.
At worst, I won't sleep tonight. Anyway, Yuan Tan will definitely send reinforcements tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest!
Even if you resist hard, you still have to get through these two days!
Looking around, he saw that everyone had tired faces with resentment after hearing this order, and they were obviously quite dissatisfied. Gao Lan had to pretend not to see it, and just stared at the opposite side with a dark face, gritting his teeth angrily.
You are so presumptuous because of your numerical superiority...
Just wait, time is on my side!
...
What Gao Lan didn't know was that the Xuzhou Army on the mountainside was shouting to kill and beating drums, making a loud noise. At the same time, on the back mountain where no one was paying attention, a group of figures were struggling to climb in the dark.
In order to prevent them from getting separated at night, falling behind, or even falling off the mountain road, all the soldiers of the Tianzhu camp lined up in a row and tied a long rope around their waists. Because the path in the back mountain was really difficult,
They didn't bring much. Some people only brought a knife, and some carried a crossbow. But the only thing that didn't change was that everyone carried two packs of kerosene in leather pouches.
Tuqiu Mountain is not very high, but its shape is extremely steep. The mountains at the back are even steeper. Even climbing during the day is extremely difficult. The difficulty is naturally even higher at night. Even for the sake of concealment, you can’t even use a torch, causing the hunter who led the way to
This time they are unable to accompany each other, so only Wu Yuan and Tianzhu Ying, who have extraordinary physiques, can complete such an inhuman task.
However, even these third-level soldiers had to work very hard. It took them a long time while panting, before they finally quietly approached the top of the mountain.
At this time, Wang Zheng launched his third feint attack. Wu Yuan even heard the angry roar of the enemy defender!
finally reached!
With joy flashing in his eyes, Wu Yuanqiang suppressed his excitement and signaled the soldiers behind him to stop where they were. He first gently untied the rope around his waist, quietly parted from the grass, then leaned forward and carefully walked a dozen steps forward.
With the help of the dim moonlight and the light of torches, the village came into view again, familiar yet strange.
Separated by a fire break with all the trees cut down, Wu Yuan did not dare to enter the village rashly, but so far it could be concluded that the first batch of sneak attacks had been successful. It was obvious that his army's feint on the front was extremely successful and involved most of the people involved.
Yuan Jun's attention.
"You guys hide here first, I'll go down the mountain and pick up a group of people."
After Wu Yuan tiptoed back again, after Wu Yuan finished his instructions, the figure disappeared into the darkness again in an instant.