In the early morning of the next day, the new recruits of the Shence Army gathered in the school grounds. After a day of hard work, the temporary "fortress" had been set up. Ge Shuhan, the military commander of the Hexi Army, sat on the podium with a golden sword, preparing to review
Results.
The soldier cast an inquiring look at his commander. Seeing the Jiedushi Lord silently nodding, the soldier cleared his throat and said: "The commander-in-chief has ordered us to start the drill according to the previous groupings!"
Zhang Shouyu patted Li Kuo's arm and nodded lightly. The method of this actual combat exercise was siege warfare, which can fully reflect the combat effectiveness and execution ability of an army. According to the results of the deployment, Li Kuo's Suzaku Regiment
As the siege force, the 1st Brigade of the Qinglong Regiment, mostly composed of former palace guards, played the role of the defender. Perhaps considering that the siege force was mostly inexperienced recruits, Zhenwei Deputy Lieutenant Zhang Shouyu and the Suzaku Regiment
After a conversation, the captain temporarily took over his duties and took command in person!
"Touer Zhang is mighty!"
"The Suzaku Regiment will win!"
The faces of the recruits were all filled with bright smiles, as if with this experienced Hexi Army officer, they would definitely be able to capture the seemingly "vulnerable" fortress in front of them.
"Don't yell, save your strength to attack the city later!" Zhang Shouyu's beard trembled in anger, and he interrupted the crowd's booing with a stern voice. He didn't know why the commander set the ratio of offensive and defensive personnel at such a number.
Three to one, haha! Even the most experienced general can hardly capture a fortified city with only three times the number of soldiers in the garrison. Zhang Shouyu looked up at the "fortress" that had been built up overnight, and felt a twinge in his heart.
Wry smile. The commander-in-chief pays so much attention to the planning of the siege battle. It seems that His Majesty is really going to take action against Tubo. However, since he knows that siege is the bottleneck of marching and fighting, why do you have to make it difficult for a group of babies? The commander-in-chief is too impatient. Although
With this thought in his mind, Zhang Shouyu would not question his coach's decision. He is a soldier, and a soldier's bounden duty is to obey. No matter whether the coach's decision is right or wrong, he has no right to question it.
"First brigade commander Wu Hai listens to the order!" Zhang Shouyu calmed down and began to assign combat tasks.
"The general is here!" A handsome man with a chin and a tiger's head jumped out and responded.
"You lead a brigade of brothers to attack from the front. Don't spare any effort and contain the defenders to the north of the city at all costs."
"I have the order!" Wu Hai cupped his hands, received the order flag, and turned around to leave.
"Second Brigade Commander Tao Cheng obeys the order!" Zhang Shouyu tapped his fingers and squinted at a small soil slope at the west end of the "Fortress".
"Please give me your orders, general!" Tao Cheng responded in a deep voice.
"Take the brothers from the Second Brigade to the west slope to build a double road, and go directly to the Western Wall. If you don't have enough cattail bags, go and take care of the soldiers. You don't have to worry about the frontal battlefield. Build the double road for me, and go directly from the original position.
Kill him." Zhang Shouyu finished speaking in one breath, staring at the handsome flag fluttering in the wind on the fortress like an eagle.
Tao Cheng was obviously also a veteran brought out by Zhang Shouyu. He understood everything at once and happily accepted the order.
As for these three brigades, Zhang Shouyu snapped his fingers and was in trouble. Because the commander wanted to completely absorb the Shence Army into the Hexi Army, so after the Shence Army was reorganized, many teams were drawn from the original Hexi veterans.
A low-level officer went to serve as a captain and brigade commander in the Shence Army. However, because of Secretary Gao's strong recommendation, the young man Li Kuo was the only brigade commander of the third brigade of the Suzaku Regiment. This young man was no stranger to Zhang Shouyu.
The young man's calm and resolute attitude on the polo field left a deep impression on him. However, the new army's war is different from horse racing. One mistake may lead to the destruction of the entire army. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Shouyu decided to give the young man a chance.
"Commander Li Kuo of the Third Brigade obeys the order!"
"The general is here!" The young man clasped his fists at the captain and waited respectfully.
"Lead the people and run around the city wall, don't stop!" Deputy Lieutenant Zhang's order was concise and powerful.
"Ah?" The young man lost his voice for a moment. He really didn't understand why he was asked to do such useless work when the siege force was insufficient. Could it be that Zhang Tou'er didn't trust his ability?
"Keep running until you see Tao Cheng and the others setting up a tunnel from the west and launching the first attack." Zhang Shouyu stared closely into the young man's eyes and said unhurriedly. He wanted to make sure whether this person had any control.
If he can't understand the power of soldiers as he said so straightforwardly, then even if he risks offending Secretary Gao, he still has to go to the commander in chief to remonstrate with him. In actual combat, he must not be allowed to lead an army alone.
"General, do you want our troops to quietly jump up from the south side of the city wall when Brother Tao Cheng attacks from the west?" The young man asked tentatively, as if he caught something in the other's eyes.
A smile finally appeared on Zhang Shouyu's tense cheeks. This boy was very talented and he did not disappoint!
"Well, let's do this. We don't have enough troops and don't have the capital to besiege the city, so we can only win by cleverness." (Note 1)
"I have the order!" Li Kuo performed a military salute, accepted the order and left.
Zhang Shouyu looked at the young man's retreating figure, feeling very pleased in his heart.
...
Since it is an actual combat exercise, naturally we cannot be too rigid about the identity of the two sides. There are also many ladders for attacking the city, and there is no shortage of "boiling oil" for the arrows used to defend the city. However, these arrows have their heads removed.
A wooden pole coated with flour; this boiling oil is the red dye sent by the military officers to the West Market to collect barrels. Marshal Ge Shuhan personally set the rules. Three feather arrows in the body means that there are three white spots on the body.
Counted as dead in battle. Any soldier who was poured with "boiling oil" would immediately jump off the ladder no matter where he climbed. However, the careful military officers had already laid out layers of thick felt blankets at the bottom of the city wall.
Falling from the "city wall" which is nearly twenty feet high will not injure a person's muscles and bones. As for fighting, they used wattle sticks collected from Nanshan, and they were coated with flour to make the standard weapon of the Tang Dynasty -
Horizontal knife. In line with the rules of Yujian, those with three scratches on their bodies are declared "killed" and are not allowed to fight again. After the war, regardless of the outcome of the battle, the offensive and defensive commanders must report the number of "killed" on both sides to the commander-in-chief.
, for analysis.
"woo woo woo woo..."
The trumpet of Quyou has already sounded. Li Kuo briefly informed Zhang Yanji, Zhou Wuwei, Dou Qing, Pu Dachui and other confidants about the tactics, and then they started trotting around the city wall with everyone. Because it was an siege, the trumpet sounded.
The "tragic" result was destined in the first second.
Wu Hai's brigade was the main attack point of this siege, so it was equipped with the most "ordnance". Wu Hai obviously had rich combat experience. He did not directly let the soldiers rush forward and overwhelm the opponent with numbers. Instead, he used only the few soldiers to attack the enemy.
One hundred people were divided into three groups. The first group was responsible for fire cover, and the second group was responsible for holding shields to protect the body's vital points. The third group was the real siege force. Each of three of them held a ladder.
Under the cover of Pao Ze, they must attack the city gate in the shortest possible time, and then the brutal game has just begun.
For some reason, Li Kuo felt that his blood was boiling at this moment. Before, he only felt solemn when he heard the sound of horns and drums. It was not until today that he truly understood why Gao Shi made such a statement: "The horns started to start the camp and fell into a sleepy sleep. The general's front line was already fighting."
"Such a magnificent and poignant poem, the silent connection can only be understood by veterans who have shed blood.
"woo woo woo woo..."
What does the sound of the trumpet mean? The break between the rulers of the two countries? Countless displaced poor people? Or is it the world outlined in charcoal on the map of the territory of the Tang Dynasty and other countries? The young man has no time to think about these many things, he cannot
Stop, Lieutenant Zhang said, we have to wait until Brother Tao Cheng attacks the Western Wall before we can launch the final attack...
"woo woo woo woo..."
The sound of the trumpet sounded again, and Wu Hai, commander of the first brigade, issued the order to attack the city. A group of soldiers drew the two-and-a-half-stone hard bow into a full circle and fired it toward the sky diagonally above. In an instant, a sheet of arrows was woven in the sky
The net was thrown towards the defenders on the city wall.
Under the cover of this rain of arrows, the second and third groups of soldiers launched into action. Most of them were young men who had never seen blood. Fang Qian listened to his brigade commander explaining the essentials of siege. He just thought it was fun and had no intention of doing anything.
They take it too seriously. In their opinion, this is just a game arranged by their commander to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for training.
When the arrow hit the city wall, most of its strength had been relieved, but the defenders did not dare to slack off and used protective gear to deflect the arrow. This moment of relaxation actually allowed Wu Hai's soldiers to march twenty
Yu Bu, now they are only thirty steps away from the city gate. As long as they take the ladder, rush to the tower, and mark a few white marks on the defenders, they can capture the fortress! With this idea, the recruits
In order to speed up, they broke up their formation and pierced the heart of the fortress like arrows.
"Ah!" Several arrows hit Ren Fan, a soldier from the first brigade. He lowered his head and counted a few, and there were four white dots! Before the young man understood anything, he "died" heroically. He turned around helplessly, with a full head of blood.
With shame on his face, he ran towards the commanding flag of his brigade commander.
The defenders shot more and more feather arrows, one wave after another, one after another. The second and third groups attacking the city suffered more "casualties". Many recruits who had not had enough fun were unwilling to do so.
He heroically "sacrificed" and continued to rush forward. Halfway through the charge, he noticed that his neck tightened, and when he looked back he saw that it was Mingfa who had joined the army. The panicked recruits had no choice but to surrender, and were dragged like little chickens by the burly adults who had joined the army.
Away from the battlefield.
"They are too anxious!" said Li Kuo, who had already run to the east side of the city after seeing such a tragic situation.