Chapter 729 A fire to burn!
The battle in Tanzhou began. Nearly 200,000 troops were gathered on both sides and fought in full swing around a small Tanzhou city.
The Northwest Army's siege was divided into two commanders, one was Chuan Shanyue, the vanguard general of the Northwest Army, and the other was the Northwest Army's general. Song Naifeng, who had just been crowned king, was obviously determined to take it down in this battle!
The Northwest Army is good at cavalry fighting, but how could Song Naifeng have such a high prestige and only use cavalry? Siege cities and territories have always been the best choice for the Northwest Army, so once the battle between the two sides begins, the situation becomes very tragic.
The Northwest Army was fearless and had extremely rich experience. They prepared a variety of siege equipment with the army. In terms of siege alone, they were more than a little stronger than the Liaodong Army!
Lu Zheng is good at defending the city and has put a lot of effort into defending the city. When the two sides started to fight, Lu Zheng also had enough troops to defend the city. Therefore, the battle was very fierce, but neither of them could do anything to each other. Both sides were expendable, and the key was to compare who could afford it.
Lu Zheng pulled four battalions to guard four gates, and the other six battalions were ready to fight at any time. They changed defenses every six hours to ensure that the strongest defense can be achieved on the city wall for twelve hours a day.
After three days of persistence, Lu Zheng suffered more than 10,000 casualties. The Northwest Army suffered losses of the same as Lu Zheng. The siege and the defending side were killed and injured. From this, it can be seen that there is still a gap between the combat capabilities of the Southern Army and the opponent.
The key is that there is no sign of weakening of the offensive of the Northwest Army. Song Naifeng is known for his bravery. Sichuan Mountains and Mountains can gain Song Naifeng's trust because of their bravery. Everyone in the army guarding the city has a feeling that the balance of victory and defeat seems to be tilting towards the enemy side.
In order to stabilize the situation, Liu Song has not closed his eyes in the past three days. He looked decadent and haggard. Like him, most of the leaders of the ten battalions are like this. At present, more than half of the casualties in the scout camp have been killed or injured, and Kuang Zi is so depressed that he is almost depressed.
Night fell, and as the long horns of the Northwest Army sounded, the army retreated like a tide. The soldiers and generals guarding the city breathed a little relieved at this time.
In Lu Zheng's convention hall, many generals gathered. Lu Zheng said, "Everyone, we have more than 10,000 brothers died in three days of fierce battles! I saw that they died almost the same in the Northwest Army.
I have to say that Song Naifeng's Northwest Army is really the most capable army. Judging from the situation, our situation is already unfavorable! Therefore, the combat strategy must be adjusted! In the next step, we will open the door to welcome guests, let the Sichuan Mountains break through the east gate, and then use the formations in the city to set traps. Let me hear it! This battle is just a death, there is nothing scary! At the critical moment, it depends on whether we have this courage!"
"boom!"
As soon as Lu Zheng said this, the scene exploded. Everyone, including Liu Song, stood up and widened their eyes. They couldn't believe that all this was true!
Let the enemy break through the East Gate? Wouldn't this be a mess? How could the city be defended from this?
Those present were all war-torn people. Although they admire Lu Zheng's ability to use troops, they have not used troops like this in ancient times. If someone said this, they might immediately rebel. Seeing this scene, Liu Song shouted: "What are you shouting? Why are you shouting? Lord Lu is the chief general of the imperial court. He can carry the Shangfang sword on his body. Those who dare to disobey can kill those who dare to disobey!"
Liu Song's roar was indeed intimidating. The restlessness at the scene immediately became quiet. Liu Song was still very angry with WeChat. Everyone didn't dare to make noise for a while!
Lu Zheng looked around and said lightly: "It's okay, it's normal for everyone to question it. After all, there has been no such routine in tactics throughout the ages! However, the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. The longer the time goes on, the more difficult it will be for us to fight back. Now is our chance to fight back!
The Northwest Army has consumed a lot recently. We are uncomfortable, and they are also uncomfortable! At this point, look at the actions of Chuanshanyue. He personally went bare-handedly in almost every battle. Hehe, for a general, this is his lead, which also shows that he is anxious!
At this time, we opened the net and gave him an illusion, making him think that our defense had collapsed! The thread tensed in Chuan Shanyue's mind would relax after all. Once he relaxed, the formation we carefully prepared was their hell!
From the East Gate to the West Gate, we planned for so long, just for this battle!”
Kuangzi said: "General, if they are allowed to come in this battle, it will be difficult to go out again. The east gate is broken. Even if we can withstand for a while, can we resist the opponent's attack? Once the opponent's 100,000 troops continue to rush in from the east gate, when the front line is lengthened, it will help them fight with large forces!"
Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Yes, Kuangzi has a much more flexible mind. I have thought about this clearly. OK, I am worthy of being the leader of our scout army. Do you think you should encourage him?"
"Coax!" The scene burst into laughter, and the atmosphere eased a little. Lu Zheng paused and said, "Everyone, the posture we are on Tanzhou is to defend our stance. Everyone in the world thinks that we must defend our stance, which will lead to an illusion!
If we can destroy tens of thousands of Northwest Army soldiers in this battle, why should we defend the enemy? Take a step back and the sea will be vast, the sky will be vast, the soldiers will be in constant force, and the water will be in constant form. The key to the war between us and the Northwest Army is how many enemies will be injured! If one person dies in the Northwest Army, it will be irreparable to them, but we are different!
In the Central Plains, we are local snakes and have unique geographical advantages, so if we really have to fight for a long time, they will be unfavorable! Therefore, we don’t need to care about the gains and losses of a city and a place. Now we use the resources of Tanzhou to kill tens of thousands of people in Sichuan and mountains. When Song Naifeng wants to fight for us, we will escape instead. It is easy to burn the food and grass in Tanzhou. After they take down Tanzhou, there will be many casualties!"
Lu Zheng said this and it was shocking again. This time it was Liu Song who said: "General, we have given up Tanzhou, what should we do if the capital city is going to be in danger?"
Lu Zheng laughed and said, "I said, let's not care about the power of a city and a place. Tanzhou can be lost, and the capital can be lost! But we can take advantage of the opportunity in this process. For example, we withdrew from Tanzhou, and then quickly attacked Cao Weiming on both sides, raided Cao Weiming, and let him escape. Then we can take down Yuzhou, find the fighter plane and then return to attack the Northwest Army. In short, we have freed from the constraints and got rid of the burden. We have 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and soon the Nanfu Army in Jiangnan will mobilize 50,000 troops. In the future, we will accumulate more than 100,000 troops in the north. When that step is reached, why should we be afraid of the Northwest Army?"
Lu Zheng talked freely, and the generals opened their mouths wide. Their IQ obviously could not quickly digest Lu Zheng's ideas. Liu Song was the smartest and most sensitive among them. He immediately understood what Lu Zheng meant.
Lu Zheng used his troops in a real and false manner. Everyone thought that he was defending the city. He actually used the guise of defending the city to give his opponent a heavy blow, and then he quickly retreated.
Retreat the troops to the capital and raid Cao Weiming can be said to be without a trace. Cao Weiming's tens of thousands of troops were already weak, so how could he withstand the internal and external cooperation between Beijing and Lu Zheng?
After defeating Cao Weiming, Lu Zheng could strategically give up the capital. By that time, Lu Zheng's strength was still there, and he could take anywhere in the land of Jiangbei. The key is that although there were many rebels, the people's hearts were still towards Dakang. It was easy for Song Naifeng to send troops from the northwest to capture the capital, but it was very difficult for him to defend the capital! Lu Zheng could mobilize troops from Jiangnan in minutes. By that time, if Song Naifeng defended the city, he would be passive on the whole line and completely lost his flexibility advantage.
If he expands, Lu Zheng can use his local tyrant's advantage to use the troops in his hands to the extreme and form a local advantage over Song Naifeng's Northwest Army from all aspects, so that Song Naifeng's life is worse than death and is difficult to support!
"Okay, the general's plan is excellent. This time, our Southern Army will survive, while the Northwest Army will be shackled. I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve anything from now on!"
Liu Song punched the table, and his whole body immediately became excited. The decadence of not sleeping for three days disappeared in an instant! Liu Song was the soul of this army. He said yes, passionate, and the generals below all wiped out the decline!
Next, Lu Zheng immediately arranged and took out a complete plan. In this way, Tanzhou City was ready to retreat!
The next day, it was just dawn, and today it was the scorching sun again. The dark Northwest Army came as usual. Among the crowd, you could see Sichuan Mountains and mountains wearing armor, riding horses, and following the crowd forward!
It seems no different from the situation before. The enemy attacked the city and the Nanfu Army defended the city. Soon, the two convenient bloody battles came together. The battle was in full swing, and both sides were desperately consuming!
Seeing that Chuanshanyue could not capture it for a long time, fire erupted from her eyes and shouted: "Damn, we have lost tens of thousands of people for a few small macaques from the south. There is nothing to say now! We must capture it today. Chuanshanyue rushed to the front. If I don't retreat, you can't retreat!"
Chuan Shanyue's eyes were wide open, almost spitting out fire. He rode a horse and took a gun, and rushed to the front. All his guards followed closely behind. The group of people became suicide squads and risked their lives to rush forward with their wooden rolling stones on the top of the city. The people in front fell down, and the people behind followed one after another, and even the people behind used the bodies of the people in front as shields to block the attack.
Chuan Shanyue gritted her teeth and buried her head, and the soldiers around her were even more inspired. Outside the east gate, several Northwest soldiers finally climbed up on the city wall.
"Attack, attack! Hurry up, continue to attack and control the city wall!" Someone shouted. The Northwest Army was like a chicken blood. Chuanshanyue took off his armor and went into battle with his bare shirt. He climbed up from the ladder like a flying rush, and climbed to the top of the city.
After getting on the top of the city, a spear in his hand was so scattered that no one was his enemy where the spear passed. The main general attacked, and the northwest army behind him continued to rise, and the walls guarding the city quickly collapsed.
Chuan Shanyue was overjoyed and stood at the top of the city and shouted: "Open the city gate!"
The Northwest Army general had already prepared a log that needed forty people to lift and smashed hard on the city gate, and the city gate made a low tearing sound!
After about a dozen shocks, the East City Gate was knocked open with a "boom!" and the people outside shouted: "The city gate is broken! The city gate is broken!"
"Come on, the city gate is broken, all the brothers listened to it. Anyone who has made meritorious contributions will have a great reward. Now it is time to make achievements. Let us join us to kill the southern barbarians together, kill all the Nan barbarians, and not leave any of them!" Chuan Shanyue roared, and he was almost roaring.
With his order, the soldiers siege the city naturally rushed into the city gate like a tide! After entering the door, everyone saw a long corridor. At this moment, everyone's minds were filled with victory, and they didn't realize that there was something wrong with the situation inside the east gate. Everyone sacrificed their lives to rush into the city. Obviously, the merit of breaking the city was too great, and once the city was broken, the next one might be defeated. In this era where the number of heads was used as the standard for meritorious service, it was obvious that everyone thought it was time to harvest the heads!
Chuanshanyue put on his armor again, and then rode his tall horse and rushed into it. He led a group of personal guards to rush along for about thousands of meters. One of the personal guards next to him said, "General, what's going on? Why is it wrong? This long corridor has no end, and it seems that there is always a strange feeling!"
Chuan Shanyue was stunned for a moment and looked up at the top. The city wall in the corridor between them was three or four meters high, and there was no way to climb. Moreover, the corridor was not wide. All the troops rushed in were squeezed into a group. At a glance, they could not see much armor, and they could only see the whole world full of heads!
Chuan Shanyue felt a sudden shock in her heart, and suddenly she thought of a crisis. At this moment, the crisis came as scheduled! The sky was filled with fireworks, and a smell of tinder oil spread out, and then she saw the sky full of fires!
The fire fell from the sky, and the shadows of the hateful Nanfu Army appeared on the city wall. In the meantime, these Nanfu Army rushed countless turbulent oil downwards, and many Nanfu Army tied rockets and shot down. It took only a few breaths, and there were almost all the entire corridor, and almost all of them became a sea of fire!
This scene was simply nowhere to hide for the Northwest Army. Huge panic spread, and the Northwest Army was even more chaotic. They didn't even have the intention to fight back. Those who had the opportunity to escape were all climbing and running for their lives. The eyes of Sichuan and mountains were cracked. He widened his eyes, unable to believe that everything in front of him was true!
He had never seen such a tactic since he was in the army. Where did the soldiers guarding the city put their opponents into the city to set traps? This was undoubtedly a self-destruction of the Great Wall, but Lu Zheng really did it, and the effect was very good. The fire burned the world with burnt smell of meat.
"Child Lu Zheng, I, Chuan Shanyue, will never match you in this life!" Chuan Shanyue roared!
"General, for the sake of the present plan, we can only rush forward and never retreat, because the fire behind us has already burned, so we can only move forward, otherwise we will all be burned to death!"
Chapter completed!