Chapter 65: The Method of Siege
Sun Ce, with the generals of the Jiangdong Army and his 100 guards, perfectly completed the trip to the village.
This time, not only did the three brave generals Guan Hai, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao be subdued, but more importantly, the three thousand young and strong men under their command doubled the hidden strength of the Jiangdong Army. Some people have a future! And the logistics production has been fully arranged, and there is no worries.
More importantly, he taught Zhou Yu all the essence of Sun's Tai Chi, which made Sun Ce feel much more at ease about the health of this brother. At least in the future, Zhou Yu will no longer easily die of illness just because of his weak body!
Although it seems that he is strong now, he doesn't look like he has hidden diseases.
In fact, even if there is really a problem now, at least one medicine king Li Dangzhi is there to protect him and Hua Tuo is the supporter.
Sun Ce and others arrived at the camp like a whirlwind in the early morning of the second day after they arrived in Shu County by Li Ru. The time between the two sides was just right. Even if Yuan Shu had arranged surveillance, he would not have the opportunity to enter the closely guarded central army tent.
As long as a person with similar figures appears occasionally, he will not be noticed by Yuan Shu's spies from afar. Sun Ce has left the camp for more than ten days.
Halfway back to the camp, Sun Ce arranged for Jia Hua to Shouchun and informed Wu to go to the camp in Shuxian.
Sun Ce could not wait. In his feeling, these cities guarded by scholars must be easily defeated. Looking at the broad and neat military camp and the elite soldiers of various teams who were lined up in the camp, Sun Ce's heart became more and more enthusiastic.
Looking at Sun Ce who looked relaxed and strode into the central army's tent, Li Ru, who had been worried for half a month, finally felt relieved. He was anxious to hear the exact news. He asked quickly: "Lord, is it okay?"
Sun Ce nodded with a relaxed smile, looking at the generals who arrived in the tent in advance: "It's okay! And everything is unexpectedly good! Military advisor, thank you all these days. Is it okay here!"
The two exchanged important situations during this period. I heard that the counterfeit village had been pacified and the strength of the Jiangdong Army was greatly expanded. Naturally, they were very happy. However, everyone also regretted Deng Dang's half-repair, but it was the best result that he had not died in the battle. The generals who had been accustomed to life and death for a long time would not pretend to be hypocritical!
Sun Ce was very surprised when he heard that the day before yesterday, Lu Kang actually sent two thousand troops out of the city and fought a fierce battle with the camp. He hurriedly asked, "Oh! There is something like this! What is the result of the camp's battle? How many enemies have been annihilated?"
He did not ask about the victory or defeat of the camp, so he naturally had absolute confidence in Gao Shun's camp. How could Gao Shun, who had never lost his career, lose? But he took it for granted. If Lu Kang was a general who was good at fighting at that time and continued to send more successor troops to attack, he was afraid that even if the camp was undefeated, it would be impossible for him to defend this camp so easily.
Gao Shun always had a solemn expression on his face when doing serious business.
He bowed and reported: "Lord, this first battle in the camp, killed more than 500 enemies, but the injured were not counted, and one enemy was captured.
Sun Ce said in surprise: "Why is there only one enemy who captured it? You didn't catch the prisoner at all!"
Gao Shunying said: "It was the lord. At that time, the camp had just arrived and the camp had not been established. It was not suitable to take prisoners. Therefore, his subordinates ordered not to capture prisoners. However, this kid rushed into our army and surrendered. Due to the military rules, the brothers caught him.
This time I was killed in the battle between the camp and injured thirty-nine. I failed to achieve the goal of one hundred, so I would like to punish the lord.”
All the generals in the tent were amazed.
"With weak forces, such fruitful results can be achieved. This old-fashioned boy has no fart when discussing matters. I can't tell that there is really a way to train troops. No wonder the lord will be so relieved to him.
I can only say that the lord is really wise. If you ask for punishment for such a battle, then what else can you fight? Are you blaming yourself or showing off your achievements in front of us!"
The generals in the tent were very impressed, but they were also a little slandered.
After hearing Gao Shun's report, Sun Ce sighed and patted Gao Shun's broad shoulders: "Gao Shun, when we first established the army, we set a goal to be one hundred, which is the goal you want to pursue when you are trapped in the camp.
But there are no immortals in the war! It is still the initial stage, so don’t make too strict requirements. One to ten casualties, the current camp is already very good. In the future, more training and more battles will be better!”
After looking at the generals, Sun Ce said loudly: "It will take a few days for me to be the new Lujiang Prefect. Do you have the confidence to take this small Shu County in three days!"
Before the generals could agree, Li Ru interrupted Sun Ce: "Lord, you underestimate the enemy too much! Let's talk about these three days, our army will have to rush to make some siege tools. It will be possible to officially start siege in about three days. It is unlikely that you will be able to conquer Shu County in three days!"
Sun Ce said embarrassedly: "Ah! Isn't this siege tool ready-made? Why do you still need to make it?"
Li Ru laughed and said, "Lord, don't you know? It's like a large instrument such as a well railing, a stone throwing cart, and a city gate crash, are extremely bulky.
Short-distance transportation is OK. If you are a few hundred miles away, not to mention whether you can transport it, even if it is transported, it will be the year of the monkey and horse month. I’m afraid that the journey will be bumpy and they will fall apart when they arrive in front of the formation. It would be faster than just transporting a pile of wood.
Therefore, the best way to attack the city is to set up camps, divide troops to surround three gates, and leave one gate to make a living. If there are more troops, you can ambush them in a long distance in order to completely annihilate the enemy.
Then the master went to challenge to boost morale. Wait until the craftsmanship equipment is ready before attacking together, otherwise we will bring so many craftsmen to do something! Did the lord forget it?
Could it be that the lord wanted to force the city to climb with only the ladder this time?
If that were the case, I was afraid that the casualties of the soldiers would be very heavy. Besides, we only had five thousand soldiers, and at least five thousand troops in the city. With the same number of people, we may not be able to attack! We always have to take advantage of the city."
Sun Ce's face turned a little red, and he said with a embarrassed smile: "Hehe, I'm proud, proud! I was a little dizzy when I was happy for a moment. Thank you for the reminder!"
All the generals who understood the rules of war also burst into laughter. They all thought that the lord had to think too much about these days, and they were tired of rushing to get on the road and forgot how to fight the siege.
Sun Ce murmured in his heart: "No wonder, Yuan Shu said that so many people are enough for me. It turns out that there are so many advanced auxiliary equipment. I really think that like those who are acting in a movie, they are rushing upwards with a ladder! I really think that stones are props made of foam now!
It turns out that the siege tactics at this time are so advanced! It’s embarrassing, it’s so embarrassing this time! Strange! Why don’t Lao Sun Ce have these things in his impression? Did they miss it?"
Li Ru stopped smiling and continued, "And in the eyes of his subordinates, we have to fight Shu County slowly!"
Sun Ce scratched his head strangely: "You still have to attack slowly? Why is the military advisor?"
"Lord, when we were in Shouchun, the strategy we agreed on was to hide our strength and try not to kill important figures of the Lu family, so as not to make the situation uncontrollable."
"Yes, this Lu family will still play an important role in our next development to Jiangdong! Then thank you military advisor, you should arrange all the matters!"
If you don’t care, then go and challenge it. Anyway, I’m still idle in the camp.
After making up his mind, he said hurriedly without waiting for Li Ru to speak, "Then let's challenge it!"
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Chapter completed!