In the battle for hegemony in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, under normal circumstances, when attacking large cities and towns such as counties and counties, they would not try to surround the city with water.
Because such a city sometimes covers an area of dozens of miles, how can there be so many troops and horses to besiege it? At best, they can occupy the fortress and prevent the troops and horses in the city from coming out. At the same time, they should also try their best to prevent the troops and horses rushing to the city from entering the city.
This would be considered a successful siege.
This requirement may seem simple, but it is difficult to implement. It is related to many aspects. Especially the overall coordination ability of the coach of the besieging side. There have been many battle examples. Although the besieging side claims to have hundreds of thousands of troops and horses, they are particularly brave when encountering the city.
When the generals are in charge, the encirclement is often in vain.
For example, when Kong Rong was besieged by Guan Hai's 100,000 Qingzhou army, Taishi Ci was able to ride out of the siege alone to ask for help from Liu Bei. This is certainly related to his personal bravery. He galloped left and right and shot right, as if he was in an uninhabited land.
At the same time, it was also because the Yellow Turban Army, as a peasant uprising army, became more chaotic as the number of people increased.
The brave ones are in the minority, and those who are not good at fighting, and those who have no military discipline are in the majority. Naturally, it is impossible to form a truly effective and tight encirclement.
Another example is the Anshi Rebellion during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The rebels Yin Ziqi and others besieged Suiyang. There was a brave general named Nan Jiyun in Suiyang City. He first sent thirty cavalry out of the city to ask for reinforcements. "There were tens of thousands of thieves covering him." Nan Jiyun
When they broke out of the siege, they actually "stopped two cavalry"...
Then he led 3,000 infantry and cavalry reinforcements to charge back to Suiyang, "reached the city, fought, and set up the bad bandit camp." Two thousand people were killed and injured, and a thousand people were still able to enter the city.
Under Wang Zheng's observation, in terms of the tightness of the siege, Sun Ce's army approaching the city today had actually defeated the Jizhou army led by Yuan Tan outside Fenggao City that day.
Seeing the enemy's troops and horses gathered in front of and behind Shuxian City, everyone couldn't help but look solemn.
Of course, what made them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy the most was the general's flag with the word "Sun" fluttering in the wind below the city.
This shows that after Wancheng, the little overlord Sun Ce is once again preparing to personally lead his army to capture the city.
The target this time is Shu County!
The other party seemed to have received the news that Wang Zheng was in Shuxian City. While dividing their troops and approaching Shuxian County, forming a slowly closing encirclement network, in order to put pressure on the defenders in the city, they selected thousands of tiger soldiers to appear.
Outside the south gate of the city, everyone was tall and mighty, wearing brilliant armor, and walking back and forth not far outside the city in a show of glory.
Looking from the city from a distance, I saw Sun Ce's army besieging the city all over the mountains and fields, boundless. But when I heard the drums and horns of the three armies beating, suddenly, even the city walls seemed to be shaking. Countless dust powders rustled from the ground.
The wall fell.
This deafening sound penetrated directly into the city, echoing the rolling river outside the city.
Wang Zheng was still as calm as water. After many battles, he had already seen the storm. Although Sun Cejun's army was in great shape, it did not move him. However, looking at the generals behind him, all looked shocked, but Wei Yan pressed tightly.
Holding the hilt of the knife, his face became more and more fighting spirit, he couldn't help but smile, and suddenly asked: "Who among you knows the art of detecting horses, can you tell how many soldiers and horses the enemy has?"
Everyone was confused, some said ten thousand or twenty thousand, some said thirty or forty thousand, but their tone was not sure.
Zhou Hui said hurriedly: "Here comes someone, send the whistle..."
Before he finished speaking, Wei Yan, who was listening to the side, suddenly answered: "Currently, within five miles, there are about 10,000 infantry outside the city, and about 3,000 cavalry."
"Brother Wei has a keen eye." Wang Zheng nodded and asked, "What do you think of Sun Ce's army?"
Wei Yan was silent for a while and replied: "Before today, I had never thought that the soldiers and horses from Jiangdong could be so majestic."
"Haha." Wang Zheng looked up to the sky and laughed, suddenly turned to Zhou Hui and said: "Today's feast for the eyes is really thanks to Zhou Jun's generosity, I am very grateful."
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Zhou Hui was confused by these words, and he didn't know what he meant by what he said. He couldn't help but asked in shock: "Why did Zhou Hui say this?"
Wang Zheng's eyes flashed with sharpness, and he stared at the city very seriously. He smiled slightly and said: "Jiangdong Sunlang is a beautiful lady. I have been fortunate enough to meet him once, and I am quite impressed by his charming style. I expect you all to be fond of him."
I'm afraid he has been famous for a long time, but I wonder how many people have seen him with their own eyes?"
Everyone shook their heads, and even Zhou Hui said: "Although Sun Ce has a good relationship with my younger brother Zhou Yu, I only returned to Jiangdong in recent years, so I am only acquainted with this person."
Wang Zheng nodded slightly and said slowly: "That's it. It is said that treasures are easy to come by, but beauties are hard to find. People like Sun Bofu, who have outstanding appearance, are actually the best among beauties, and are even more rare to see."
As he spoke, Wang Zheng looked around and said word by word: "Now that these heroes and beauties are leading their troops here and arrayed in front of them, isn't it the most rare beauty in the world?"
"If Lord Zhou County hadn't commanded him well and led his army to defeat Sun Ce's army once before, I'm afraid he might not have been able to lure this person to trek through the mountains and rivers and visit the city in person. Wouldn't it be a pity that such a beautiful scenery can only be enjoyed by myself? Haha."
Hearing this, everyone on the side looked at each other, and even Wei Yan couldn't help but look surprised.
Good guy, Sun Ce is a young hero who is famous all over the world. In the past year, he has been unstoppable and invincible. He can be said to be powerful in Jiangdong. With his momentum at this time, he can lead thousands of troops to attack any city in the world.
It is enough to frighten people, and it is extremely rare to be able to remain unafraid in the face of the enemy.
Wang Zheng was on the good side. Not only did he not take it seriously at all, he actually described Sun Ce as some kind of beauty, with beautiful scenery...
What does this mean? In the eyes of this Xuzhou Mu, Sun Ce and this powerful army of more than 10,000 tigers and soldiers are just playthings to please him?
I really don't know whether I should say that this Wang Zhoumu is calm and composed, or that he is bold and bold.
Tao Ze praised Wang Zheng's pride and confidence. He couldn't help but raise his thumb and said: "Zhou Mu, you are a true hero!"
Zhou Hui hesitated for a moment, then coughed dryly and said: "Zhou Mu's courage is really admirable. However, the enemy's troops are very capable, and we must not underestimate them."
Wang Zheng smiled and said: "Although Sun Ce's army is strong, the general and the warriors under the county king are not weak. Didn't the county king just win them in one battle? How can a defeated general be brave? You can defeat him once.
, I can defeat him a second time!”
He stood at the top of the city and looked far away. He saw thousands of Sun Ce's "sample soldiers" outside the city still walking around. The troops and horses of Sun Ce's army coming from behind had already drawn up their posture and were preparing to set up camp.
The place where Sun Ce's army chose to camp was neither far nor close to the city. It was already within ten miles. Over ten thousand men and horses were drawn out from east to west. Different camp heads were lined up in a row, with flags fluttering like clouds.
day, until the end of sight.
In terms of momentum alone, it is indeed extremely terrifying.
Usually when a city is besieged, the location where one side of the besieged city can camp is thirty or forty miles away from the city wall, while the closest ones are usually around ten miles away. Camping within ten miles is relatively rare.
Because if you are too close to the city wall, the enemies in the city can come out at any time, which makes it easier for the opponent to harass or rob the camp. From this point of view, Sun Ce seems to be equally bold and full of confidence.
Wang Zheng watched for a long time and then asked the people around him, "Has anyone found Sun Ce?" Everyone shook their heads. It was not that easy to find one person among tens of thousands of people.
Tao Ze, on the other hand, was sharp-eyed and pointed to the west. There was a mountain there. Many generals of Sun Ce's army were surrounded on the mountain. There was one person in each group, with a crown of feathers and golden armor. He seemed to be watching the defense of Shu County. He said: "This seems to be the enemy."
The commander-in-chief? I just don’t know if it’s Sun Ce or Huang Gai?”
Juchao, which Huang Gai had previously captured, was the closest to Shu County. Although he did not see the "Yellow" flag, he probably came with Sun Ce to attack the city.
He couldn't see clearly. Wang Zheng's eyesight was outstanding. He followed the direction and looked far into the distance. After a while, he nodded: "It's Sun Ce. Hey, I haven't seen you for many years. Brother Bofu's demeanor is even better than before." As he said,
But he sighed softly.
Wang Xiong asked: "Why does the general sigh?"
But Zhou Hui and others on the side all had a thought at this time: "In terms of merit and reputation, Wang Zheng is not inferior to Sun Ce now, but in terms of appearance... Hey, there is a big difference. Could it be that he is meeting Sun Ce again?"
The man is ashamed of himself, so he sighs?"
Wang Zheng shrugged and replied seriously: "Brother Sun Ce left in a hurry that day, and I didn't even apologize properly. Now that we meet again, we are too far apart, so we still can't see it clearly."
"Hey, I don't know if the scar on Brother Bo Fu's face has healed, or if there are any traces left? Wouldn't it be a pity if the white jade was slightly flawed? Then the general will be guilty of his careless mistake."
This answer once again exceeded the expectations of the generals. On that day, the battle at Kaiyang was only spread within the Heavenly Army, but not throughout the world. Not many people knew about Wang Zheng.
He had fought against Sun Ce, and the most important thing was, according to what Wang Zheng said, he was not only the victor, but he also injured Sun Ce's face? In the end, he even left without saying goodbye out of shame?
Thinking of the scene where a handsome guy hides his face and runs away with his head in his arms, people in the audience were stunned. The more they thought about it, the more interesting it became, and they couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhou Hui couldn't help laughing and said: "Since we have a hero in front of us, how can we not have female musicians to add to the fun? Moreover, Sun Ce has come to my Shu County from afar, even though he is an enemy, he is still a guest. As a landlord, I cannot fail to receive guests.
Call for singing and dancing to go to the city."
When Tao Ze led more than 30 people to the top of the city, both armies immediately paid attention. Many of them, including Sun Ce's army outside the city, were also attracted. Regardless of whether they were friends or foes, they were all whispering.
The defenders wondered to each other: "How come the county king summoned Nu Le to the city?"
Sun Ce's soldiers asked each other: "What is the opposite of this?"
There were many veterans in the armies on both sides. They had attacked and defended the city many times, but they had never seen this scene before.
These more than 30 female musicians were all selected from the city's most courageous and well-trained singers, and had been given instructions in advance. When they went to the top of the city, even though they were between the enemy and our own armies, they were surrounded by fierce and murderous horses.
, most of them can actually keep their expressions unchanged.
As Zhou Hui sat down in the chair, he clapped his hands gently, and the drums and drums started to sound.
Wang Zheng also arranged for Wang Xiong to go and select hundreds of soldiers with loud voices in the heavenly army. At this time, the singing and singing started, and they lined up neatly on the top of the city, shouting in unison toward the bottom of the city:
"Your army has come all the way to give me tens of thousands of heads, and I have made great military achievements in the sky. There is no way I can repay you for this great kindness and kindness. Sun Lang from Jiangdong is one of the most beautiful people in the world. Therefore, I have specially prepared a set of female musicians to join the army and chat with you."
I feel grateful, this is what the ancient poem says: Swords are given to strong men, dancing and music are given to beauties."
On Tushan Mountain to the west, the man supported by the generals of Sun Ce's army was none other than Sun Ce. Hearing the shouts from the top of Shu County City, the murderous intent flashed out of his eyes, and he burst out laughing.
"Tens of thousands of heads, military exploits in the sky" is fine, but "beautiful woman in the world" is really a bit too much. Sun Ce has been praised for his appearance since he was a child, and he is often quite conceited, but because of his handsome facial features,
Although I have no makeup, I have never been laughed at in such a way.
The implication behind his words was that he was regarded as one of those women in the boudoir who only rely on their posture to entertain people!
All the generals around Sun Ce were also furious. One of them, a serious and resolute middle-aged man who looked like he was a man of steel, jumped out, raised his sword and said: "Young general, the thieves are not ashamed of their words and bully others too much.
The last general is calling for battle!" It was Huang Gai, Sun Ce's father's old subordinate.
"What's the insult?" Sun Ce waved his hands calmly and said: "The enemy praised my general's appearance and even offered it with singing and music. It is very suitable for hospitality, but..."
Having said this, he looked at the city on the opposite side and suddenly chuckled: "Zhou Hui shouldn't have come up with such a way to provoke the generals. It seems that Wang Yukou is in the city now. Send an order and thank him."
Not long after, a line of strong men also emerged from the city, and they responded in unison: "Wang Zhengshu knows what this general likes, and he is well-informed. You can stay in the city, and I will take it for myself one day."
Due to Wang Zheng's age, the insulting nickname "Shu Zi" has often appeared in the mouths of his enemies since his uprising. However, as he grew older and his power became stronger, few people used it like this anymore, and even more so.
Not to mention that it was in full public view and the two armies were facing each other. After saying this, Sun Cejun in the city also burst into laughter.
Zhou Hui and others were fine, but Wang Xiong and the generals of the Heavenly Army suddenly changed their expressions. Just as they were about to ask for a fight, Wang Zheng smiled faintly and said: "Brother Bo Fu is a member of a high family, and he follows the rules in terms of speech, but it is difficult to tell the difference."
Get out of the machine."
The army had just arrived at the city. Sun Ce knew that the top priority was not to attack the city, but to set up camp and gain a foothold. Of course, he would not be impulsive because of a verbal dispute.
As for Wang Zheng...
It's almost noon, red flags are rustling on the city tower, and guns are shining brightly below the city.
He stood proudly on the top of the city with his hands folded, looking up at the clear blue sky. The sun was shining brightly, and the heat had already soaked into the armor. His smile suddenly faded in an instant.
For some reason, Zhou Hui seemed to be blessed and understood Wang Zheng's meaning instantly. He immediately said as if he had received an order: "Let's change to "Qin Feng Wu Yi"!"
The female musical instrument was originally playing a welcome song, gentle and elegant. After hearing Zhou Hui's order, it suddenly changed its tune, the snare drum beat, the silver bottle collapsed, the pipa played, and then became passionate.
Hundreds of fierce warriors responded and sang: "How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my sword and spear, and I share the same enemy with you!"
"How can I say that I have no clothes? I am in the same boat with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my spear and halberd and worked with me together!"
"How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same clothes with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my armor and soldiers and went with me!"
Its voice is so high that it splits metal and stone and suppresses the moving clouds.
This sudden change surprised the three armies on the city.
"The traitor Sun Ce is wreaking havoc in the east of the Yangtze River. Now he has come to invade us and show off his force in the city. He treats our three armies and generals as if they are nothing..."
"Qiang!"
Wang Zheng raised his sword eyebrows and suddenly unsheathed his sword. He looked around, his eyes flashing sharply: "Is it tolerable? Which one is intolerable? Is there a brave man who will go out of the city to take the thief's head?"
Hearing this, Wang Xiong's heart boiled with excitement. Just when he was about to march out, someone jumped in front of him and loudly replied: "Wangzhou Mu, I would like to go!"
The generals followed the call, and the garrison soldiers on the top of the city also looked out. When they saw the person who wanted to fight clearly, everyone was startled, and Zhou Hui was even more speechless.