When Zheng Bao was exposed by Li Hu about his voluntary retreat, he felt his face was dull, and the flesh on his right cheek unconsciously moved a few times. But if this person could win a place in Lujiang, he must be well-established.
Hearing this, he just laughed, drank down the wine in his hand, and said cheerfully: "My Chaohu Navy entered the battlefield for the first time, and they were a little uncomfortable. In the battle at Ximen just now, they did not show their full strength. It was Zheng who led the army in an incompetent way.
Don't worry, husband, and all the leaders, don't worry. Zheng will take the lead in the next battle. Zheng doesn't believe that Lu Kang still has three heads and six arms, and what tricks he can do."
Jingfu took Zheng Bao's face into consideration, so he smiled faintly, drank the wine in front of him, and said lukewarmly, "Okay, okay, I'll wait for the governor's success."
Nowadays, it is more practical to have more friends than more enemies. This time he united many tribes to attack Lujiang, claiming to have 50,000 troops, but in fact he knew that there were only more than 30,000 elite soldiers and generals who could actually go to the battlefield. In fact,
They are all old, weak and remnant soldiers, and some tribes even bring their tribesmen, regardless of gender, old or young, to claim they are brave soldiers, so that they can get more places to share food and supplies.
After the first two sieges, the losses were considerable, and now there are only more than 20,000 troops that can be used. This siege would have required several times more troops than the defenders to succeed. This is the common sense of ancient military strategists. Jingfu is now
We still don’t know how much strength Lu Kang still has, so Zheng Bao’s 10,000-strong army becomes particularly important.
Na Wujie seemed to have a good relationship with Zheng Bao. When he heard that Zheng Bao was going to take the lead, he did not forget to remind him: "Prefect, be careful. I don't know who Lu Kang invited to drive thunder and fire, causing us to eat."
Big loss, heavy casualties."
When Zheng Bao heard about "thunder fire", he couldn't help but look disdainful and said contemptuously: "What thunder fire? It's just a lie. Only you barbarians will believe it."
Zheng Bao's words immediately caused a chuckle and caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the barbarian leaders including Jingfu. The barbarians have always believed in ghosts and gods. Zheng Bao's words did not mean that these leaders were bluffing and deceiving the tribesmen. In fact, including
The leaders, including Jingfu, all understand that the theory of ghosts and gods is illusory and there is no truth to it. However, this is related to the core issue of governance. Even if they know that it is not credible, they cannot bring it to the table.
Li Hu even counterattacked: "Oh! According to what Zheng Taishou said, what is this thing that caused us such a big loss?"
Zheng Bao also knew that he had just made a mistake, so he quickly laughed and said: "Zheng made a mistake, I hope all the leaders will not take offense. As for what this is, Zheng has never seen it, and Zheng is here too."
I just heard what you said, but the loud noise is quite scary. Zheng once heard that some Taoist priests would explode the elixir furnace when refining some elixirs. The situation is very similar to what you said, Zheng
I estimate that Lu Kang also knew that he was no match for the thousands of troops like us, so he found some charlatans and magicians to use some tricks to deceive us. If he was really frightened by him, he would be laughed at if the news spread.
Don't worry, everyone, as far as Zheng knows, it's impossible for those warlocks to use this method to drive away the enemy for a long time. They can only deceive them for a while. Lu Kang must be at the end of his skills at this moment. We can definitely defeat them with our troops now.
.Besides, Zheng also has some siege weapons that he has not yet taken out, which will definitely surprise Lu Kang later."
When Jingfu heard that Zheng Bao also had a secret weapon, he immediately became energetic and asked happily: "Oh! The prefect also brought a weapon for siege, I don't know what it is? Can you open my eyes to it?"
Li Hu had already disliked Zheng Bao, and he couldn't help but lament when he saw that Jingfu still listened to such a cunning and cunning man.
Zheng Bao also noticed Li Hu's dissatisfaction with him, but he still said to Li Hu confidently: "Brother Li Hu, don't believe it. Zheng has been waiting for this day for a long time. The walls of Anhui City are high and deep, so they are not that easy to break."
The most effective strike is long-range attack. Zheng has collected several trebuchets in recent years, which are perfect for this siege."
When Zheng Bao mentioned the trebuchet, there was an exclamation in the big tent. The trebuchet had appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. This kind of siege weapon was once popular in the Qin Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, it was due to its huge size and maneuverability.
Sexual differences and other reasons were gradually abandoned. As time went by, by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, almost no one knew how to make this thing. Zheng Bao was quite capable, and he was able to find a few.
Li Hu was also hesitant, but seeing the excited expressions of Jingfu and others, he could only give a brief reminder, "If Zheng Taishou has such a sharp weapon, he should use it as soon as possible to capture Wancheng as soon as possible. Why bother letting us wait in vain?"
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Zheng Bao also laughed. He didn't expect that his few words would arouse the interest of Jingfu and others again. No one mentioned the "thunder god thing" again. This was exactly what Zheng Bao wanted, so he stopped calling Li Hu.
Ridiculously. The most important thing now is to stabilize these barbarians. Without them, Zheng Bao's strength alone cannot achieve great things.
Li Hu was helpless to Zheng Bao's indifference and had to turn to remind Jingfu again, saying: "The heavy snow keeps coming. If it becomes a disaster, we will not have much food left. We will be in a dilemma."
I hope that Governor Zheng can capture Wancheng as soon as possible, so that everyone will be happy and everyone will get what they need."
Zheng Bao stopped smiling and vowed: "Brother Li Hu, leaders, please rest assured that Zheng and you are in the same boat. There is absolutely no second intention. This time, we will try our best to win Wancheng."
, then Wancheng and even the entire Lujiang River will be ours, and we will achieve great hegemony just around the corner. Come, come, let us drink from this bowl together. Tomorrow at this time, we will have a hearty drink at Lujiang County Mansion."
The brainless leaders and sergeants were encouraged, and they all followed Zheng Bao, drinking from their bowls, and laughing, as if Wancheng was already within their grasp. Only Li Hu shook his head secretly, and had some thoughts in his heart.
While Zheng Bao and Jingfu were laughing, they were thinking to themselves: "After taking Wancheng, it will not be that we all get what we need, but I will get what I need."
Zheng Bao continued to despise these barbarians in his heart, "The barbarians are really easy to deal with. If you give them a small profit, they will flock to them like this, huh! A bunch of fools."
In the barbarian camp, while Zheng Bao was rebuilding the confidence of a group of barbarian leaders, Cao Zhi was in the Dongcheng barracks thinking about a good strategy to retreat from the enemy.
Cao Zhi explained the current difficulties to Xu Chu and Wang Ping, and then asked, "You give me a staff, how should I fight this battle?"
Cao Zhi waited for a long time, but no one responded. When he looked again, the two people were still cross-eyed!
Cao Zhi was also angry. He slapped the table and cursed loudly: "Is it over yet? How about you two fight again in the face of this formidable enemy?"
The two of them were embarrassed when Cao Zhi scolded them like this, and lowered their heads at the same time.