When the banquet was over and he returned to his home county, Wang Zheng could not hide his excitement.
Because the attribute panel of this one of the Five Tiger Generals is truly worthy of the effort he has put in these days.
Huang Zhong, courtesy name Hansheng
Hero title: "Sunset Arrow God"
Talents: divine power, hand-to-hand combat, military management, prestige, first-in-command, broadsword weapons, and crossbow weapons.
Special skill 1: Standing on horseback with a horizontal sword (when serving as a commander, increase the overall attributes of the cavalry under his command by 2% and the defense of the infantry by 5%)
Stunt 2: One arrow pierces the heart (passive skill, in combat state, all members of the same team can perform long-range attacks with an accuracy of 5)
Special skill 3: Excellent swordsmanship and arrows (the hero's soldiers will be automatically converted into special types of swordsmen and archers after one year of belonging to the headquarters. Note: the upper limit is one thousand)
The promotion route of the Sword Archer: Sword Archer-Elite Sword Archer-Tiger Armor Sword Archer-Dragon Arrow Hunter-Son of War.
Not only are his talents and stunts on par with Guo Jia's, but the key is that Huang Zhong's third stunt, the sword and arrow, actually comes with a special unit...
Just based on the word "special", if you follow common sense, it should mean that its combat effectiveness is far better than that of ordinary arms, right?
Although there is an upper limit on the number, and there is no free lunch in the world, if the combat effectiveness really exceeds that of ordinary arms such as the Yellow Turban Militia, Qingzhou Infantry Archers, and Light Cavalry, then it is very likely that the experience required for upgrading will also be higher.
But overall, he was still more happy than worried, and Wang Zheng was rarely excited for a night. After all, Huang Zhong's personal force alone had made up for the weakest link in his army, which lacked top-notch brave generals in terms of personal force.
What Wang Zheng regrets most is that Huang Zhong came too late and joined the team even later!
If he had Huang Zhong under his command when he and Liu Bei clashed that day, why would he be so afraid of Guan and Zhang joining forces?
If there is Huang Zhong, even if the big-eared thief escapes from Xiapi and is pursued for thousands of miles, not only beheading him, but also cutting off one of his arms first!
such a pity...
With such a complicated mood, Wang Zheng didn't calm down until the next day. When he summoned Huang Zhong, he finally turned his mind to business and asked in detail about the military situation in Beihai.
During Huang Zhong's eloquent conversation, Wang Zheng listened attentively while reviewing the information in his hands.
The current progress of various departments of the Heavenly Army is roughly as follows.
First, Xu Fang stationed troops in Pingshou and controlled the nearby Gyeonggi area with close to seven cities.
Second, Zang Ba's troops are currently continuing to march towards Donglai County in the east. They are already overwhelmingly powerful and are expected to capture the entire Donglai County within a month and successfully join forces with Chen Jiao's navy.
Thirdly, the largest remaining force in Beihai is the commander-in-chief Wu Anguo. He currently has nearly 10,000 troops stationed in Chang'an, and he is somewhat capable. He has not surrendered yet. When Huang Zhong returned, the Forbidden Ministry was attacking with all his strength, but there was still no victory.
Unfortunately, despite this, firstly, because Kong Rong was dead, the Beihai navy was shaken and the people had no fighting spirit. Secondly, there was Zang Ba, and Xu Fang's echoes from afar boosted the momentum. Therefore, the progress of Yu Jinbu was not too slow.
Although Chang'an was not captured, the nearby cities had been removed one by one within ten days. As the so-called isolated city cannot be defended, the capture of Chang'an was only a matter of time.
Of course, there are other forces in Beihai that are still ready to make moves.
After the initial chaos, the important ministers and aristocratic families stationed in various places formed two different opinions. Some people believed that before the Xuzhou Army occupied the entire territory, they should immediately summon all the remaining troops to launch a counterattack to defeat Pingshou.
Others believe that the Xuzhou Army is now in great prestige, and the Wu'an Kingdom with the largest military force is directly entangled by the Imperial Ministry and has no time to take care of itself. On the other hand, Donglai is unable to protect itself due to harassment from pirates. At the moment, Beihai
With almost half of the country's fall, the defeated army hastily gathered together. The former lacks training and experience, and the latter has low morale and no fighting spirit. It is obvious that they will not be the enemy's opponent.
If you use your scalp to fight for a long life, I'm afraid it's more likely to lead to death.
Now that Kong Rong is dead, the snake cannot survive without a head. Therefore, they proposed that everyone should go to support Wu'an Kingdom on the one hand, and first defend the territory of Chang'an in the east of Beihai Kingdom, and at the same time, immediately send a message to the emperor who was far away in Xudu.
The letter, on the one hand, allowed the emperor to reprimand Wang Zheng for his evil behavior of not obeying the court's orders and fighting in private. On the other hand, he could appoint a new Beihai Prime Minister and send troops to rescue him.
Of course, the first one is basically just that. After all, no one is a fool. Wang Zheng has taken the initiative to attack Beihai. Naturally, he will not give up just because of Emperor Xian's edict. The key point is the last two.
In fact, the main attacking faction also agrees with the request for external aid. After all, it is impossible for Beihai County alone to defeat political commissar Wang who controls a state. However, on the issue of whether to go to Chang'an, both sides have no idea.
It's a complete conflict of opinion.
From the perspective of the main offensive faction, Chang'an is now almost an isolated city. If we go there, we are willing to risk our lives. This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable. Naturally, it is more appropriate to organize forces to counterattack in the rear.
From the perspective of the main defenders, if they sit back and watch Wu Anguo be wiped out by the Xuzhou Army, then the remaining forces in Beihai are no match for Xuzhou. Wu Anguo must be saved. If they want to defend or counterattack, they must also protect Chang'an!
According to Huang Zhong's knowledge, until he returned to Xuzhou, the insiders lurking in the Northern Navy reported that the two factions were still tit for tat and at a stalemate. It can be expected that under the situation where the Xuzhou army was united and advancing rapidly, their quarrels with each other, except for
It can only cause internal divisions and further weaken its remaining strength. It has no other use.
Xu Fang's briefing also specifically mentioned the Bohai pirates headed by Zhang Chongyue. Combined with the earlier secret reports sent by Mi Fang and Chen Jiao, the current situation of this force is as follows.
Before Xu Fang conquered Pingshou, Guan Cheng and Zhang Chongyue led their troops southward and joined the battle with the main force of the Donglai navy. It has to be said that these people are indeed good at water warfare, and their combat effectiveness is indeed better than today's
The newly formed Xuzhou Navy.
Especially in the elimination of the Donglai navy from Buqina Road, it was Zhang Chongyue who led his troops to join in at the critical moment of the battle between Guan Cheng and Donglai County, and was able to destroy the enemy in an instant and achieve the final victory.
Combining the information obtained by Chen Jiao and Mi Fang from different channels, Wang Zheng discovered a key point.
At present, among Zhang Chongyue's army, the naval force is naturally dominated by the bandits of the Bohai Sea. However, after landing in the east and conquering the counties along the way, Zhang Chongyue's men displayed an astonishing infantry combat effectiveness. In terms of weapons and equipment
It is really too abundant, far beyond the comparison of ordinary bandits.
Combined with Guo Jia's previous speculation, Wang Zheng has reason to suspect that this may be the involvement of forces from Liaodong or Youzhou!
In addition, a secret letter came from Guan Cheng, but it was just one sentence.
"Zhang Chongyue is becoming increasingly arrogant and engaging in illegal behavior. Zhou Mu should prepare a response in advance."
After seeing this, Wang Zheng sneered. How could this allow him to prepare for the situation in advance? This was clearly a reminder to him not to forget his previous agreement with Guan Cheng.
Hey...I don’t know who is becoming more and more arrogant.
But for now, naturally, I still want to support Guan Cheng, but this guy also has to beat him up. As for Zhang Chongyue, it's not time to move yet. It's not so early to cross the river and demolish the bridge. The matter on Beihai's side is not over yet.
Woolen cloth.
After pondering for a long time, Wang Zheng slightly adjusted his original deployment and made corresponding countermeasures.
First of all, he naturally ordered Yu Jin to keep a close eye on Wu Anguo's forces. Even if they could not break the city, they would never let this person go!
After all, this was a name that sounded vaguely familiar to him, so he shouldn't let the tiger go back home!
Secondly, Zang Ba's army should speed up the attack. After capturing Donglai, they can work with Xu Fang to open up the road from east to Pingshou. Then they can turn to the west and cooperate with the Jin army to completely surround Wu'an's army.
Total annihilation!
Even if Kong Rong is killed, there is no need to keep Wu Anguo!
It’s not Taishi Ci anyway.
At the same time, Xu Fang's Ministry must firmly control the Gyeonggi area. If the Northern Navy invades, they can only defend and not attack. After Zang Ba and Yu Jin's troops have annihilated the other Northern Navy, they can go south again to besiege the city and mobilize reinforcements.
As long as the main force of the army in Beihai is wiped out, the remaining aristocratic families and officials from various places will be seen as clowns in Wang Zheng's eyes, and it will be determined soon.
In general, the Xuzhou Army currently has the upper hand on the Beihai side, and the situation can be said to be excellent.
At this time, Wang Zheng was already thinking further.
After taking Beihai, the natural next step was to set up another military wing defense line on the side near Qijun to prevent Yuan Tan from being determined to go south again.
As for fighting Yuan Jun again...
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng's eyes flickered for a while, then he shook his head and gave up the idea.
Not suitable yet...
After all, he vaguely remembered that this time Yuan Shao attacked Youzhou and returned with a great victory, not to mention that he completely killed Gongsun Zan, his great enemy. After a long period of morale, Yuan Shao was firmly established in terms of strength and prestige.
The position of the most powerful vassal in the world.
At this time, Wang Zheng realized that it was not yet time to have a full-scale conflict with this man.
Of course, as a novice in history, Wang Zheng actually remembered it wrong.
According to the original history, Yuan Shaosheng and Gongsun Zan were defeated in this battle in the first year of Jian'an. However, the white-horse general was not as short-lived as Wang Zheng thought. He would not be truly defeated until the fourth year of Jian'an, and he set himself on fire in the watchtower.
Of course, for now, Wang Zheng hopes that Gongsun Zan will live as long as possible, just to help him share a wave of hatred first.
...
In the first year of Jian'an, war was everywhere in the Central Plains.
At Wang Zheng's order, Chu Ju was looking north. At the same time, another world-famous young hero, Sun Ce, was also stirring up trouble in Jiangdong.
In the second year of Xingping, Sun Ce crossed the Yangtze River eastward and was met by Zhou Yu. He then attacked Fan Neng and Yu Mi, and then attacked Zhang Ying at Danglikou. Using Qu'a as a stronghold, he fought a decisive battle with Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, and defeated Liu Yao.
, and shortly after the first day of the new year, Sun Ce once again raised his army and launched an offensive against Wang Lang of Kuaiji and Yan Baihu of Wu County.
The two sides fought several battles in Guling without a clear outcome. Later, Sun Ce adopted Sun Jing's strategy and sent a force to bypass Wang Lang's main force and attack Gaoqiantun from the rear at Chadu Road, and then killed Wang Lang.
Zhou Xin, the general sent to assist Wang Lang, was defeated and fled in the end, but Sun Ce pursued him and drove Wang Lang from Shaoxing to Dongye. In the end, he had no choice but to surrender.
Subsequently,
Because Wang Lang was elegant, Sun Ce only questioned and reprimanded Wang Lang without harming him. Sun Ce also sent his important minister Zhang Zhao to persuade Wang Lang to serve him, but Wang Lang refused.
After Sun Ce conquered Dongye, his prestige was greatly enhanced. Yan Baihu, who was then separatist in Shicheng Mountain and Baihu Mountain in Wu County, took the initiative to surrender, but was killed by Sun Ce.
After taking care of these two people, Sun Ce's target from the eastward journey was now the last one left.
The enemy he defeated once last year.
Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou who now occupies Danyang.
.....
Danyang County, Wuhu, Duwei Mansion.
With a "wow" sound, a bucket of cold water fell down. Taishi Ci was bare-armed, shook his head twice, shook off the water droplets on his hair, and shouted happily, "Another bucket!"
Two soldiers built a small high platform with bricks, stones and wooden boards. They stood on it, carrying a large bucket about half a man high, and then poured it down.
It's March, and the morning in Jiangdong is still cool.
The water in this bucket was well water, and the temperature was very low. The cool breeze after the rain stirred up goosebumps all over Taishi Ci's body. When the soldiers on the side saw it, they couldn't help but shudder, but Taishi Ci seemed to
I didn't feel cold at all, which was a rare treat.
For a period of time, the Wu army on the opposite side seemed to be going crazy, attacking day and night. Sometimes, they could launch four or five attacks a day. He didn't sleep much for five or six days in a row. Two hours ago, he just
He repelled another night attack by the enemy. The cold well water flowed down his body and spread in all directions, passing through the pools of blood left by the enemy and our soldiers on the city wall. It gradually changed from clear to dark red, like a streak of blood.
The gurgling red stream merged into the drainage channel, soaked the city wall, and flowed outside the city.
The moat outside the city had long been filled up by Chen Pu's men.
Just between the moat and the city wall, in a radius of one or two miles, the stones thrown by the trebuchets created deep pits one after another. Inside and outside the pits, many corpses of soldiers were lying in random directions. There were soldiers from the Wu army,
There were also some from Liu Yao's army, some who were killed in battle, and some who had been dead for many days. Broken limbs and arms were everywhere, scattered everywhere.
Swarms of flies buzzed and hovered above it, but this was not the most terrifying thing...
On the four walls of the city, Taishi Ci ordered hundreds of bamboo poles to be planted. On the top of each bamboo pole, there was a head of Liu Yao's soldier hanging.
When the wind blows, the hair is flying, and the blood is so bloody that it makes you almost nauseous.
This tactic of erecting poles at the top of the city and hanging the head to deter the enemy has always been used against enemies. Wu Sheng used this tactic when he attacked the Prime Minister that day.
But now, Taishi Ci had used his own soldiers. If it was not a last resort, he would not have made such a move.
However, during this period of time, cities near Wuhu such as Xuancheng, Danyang, Liyang and other cities have been captured by the Wu army. In addition, Liu Yao's army just suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of Sun Ce last year. Now that the two sides are fighting again, many people are already afraid of him.
The military strength is already far inferior. If fighting spirit and morale continue to be so low, then why fight?
With no other option for the time being, Taishi Ci had no choice but to be cruel and ordered his troops to cut off the heads of those who retreated from the battle, hang them on poles, and place them in front of the charging troops as a warning to others.
The effect was very good. It not only aroused the fear of the soldiers, but also made them fight for their lives out of fear. After all, it goes without saying how to choose between certain death and the dilemma of life and death.
The Wu army on the opposite side was greatly frightened and their momentum was dampened!
Imagine an army charging. The people at the front are not soldiers, but ferocious-looking heads. Moreover, these heads are not those of the enemy, but one of their own. What kind of impression will this create on people?
Desperado!
Before engaging in battle, the opponent's courage weakened a bit.
Even some people in the city who had strange thoughts were shocked by Tai Shici's "violence" and temporarily calmed down.
However, Tai Shici naturally knew that these actions were nothing more than drinking poison to quench his thirst, and they would not change Wuhu's current unfavorable environment.
In order to boost the morale of the army, he not only organized several counterattacks, but also personally led a team to attack the opposite military camp at night. Not only did he kill many Wu troops, but even the enemy's general Chen Pu was shot by Taishi Ci with an arrow. Although he was not on the spot,
He was shot to death, but also seriously injured.
This also gave the Wuhu defenders a rare respite.
After flushing several large buckets of cold water, Taishi Ci took a towel and wiped it clean. The soldiers gave him armor and helped him put it on. He glanced in the direction of Chen Pu's camp outside the city. It was not too far away, and the horn could be heard.
I heard that there were several large flags fluttering in the wind among the successive layers of tents.
How to defeat the enemy?
While thinking about it, he looked around: "Has the messenger sent to Danyang for help not returned yet?"
"No." Every morning, when there is no fighting, there is a small-scale military gathering. Officers from the city's senior level and above came in droves. When they heard the conversation between Taishi Ci and his soldiers, some looked worried and said: "
Before the Wu army attacked the city, the captain had sent a messenger to Danyang, but it has been almost half a month and there has been no news."
"There are only three thousand men and horses in the city. If it weren't for the tens of thousands of enemies like the captain, the city would have been defeated. But even so, our army has suffered half casualties in the fierce battle so far, and our strength is greatly insufficient..."
"If the governor doesn't send reinforcements... I'm worried about Wuhu... but it can't be defended."
Another person also said: "The distance between Wuhu and Danyang is only a hundred miles, and there is no trace of reinforcements so far. There are only two possibilities. One, the messenger had an accident on the way, and two..."
At this point, the man paused and looked desperate: "It means that the governor wants to abandon Wuhu!"
Hearing this, Tai Shici, who had been silent all the time, raised his head and glanced at the man. After a long while, he shook his head and said: "If Wuhu is lost, the stone city behind will have fewer troops and is not a strong city, so it will be harder to preserve."
"Once the Wu army captured Shicheng, their troops could reach Danyang City. How could the governor not know the key to this?"
This is the truth. Everyone nodded after hearing this, so why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?
Taishi Ci couldn't understand this either.
There will be no problem on the messenger side either!
Not to mention that they were his own soldiers, they had always been reliable in doing things. Even in these days, Taishi Ci was afraid of the worst and sent out several more messengers one after another.
It’s impossible for everyone to have an accident and not be able to reach Danyang, right?
Thinking of this, Taishi Ci looked up at the sky, and the heroic spirit that had been raised in his eyebrows was now completely drowned by the heavy clouds of sadness.