"Nine hundred long bows of string wood, three hundred and twenty horn bows, two hundred and six Xiongnu short bows, ninety-one border bows, one hundred and ten carved bows, and one hundred and sixteen thousand one hundred and two arrows

Fifteen. There are 350 crossbows and more than 14,000 special crossbow arrows. It’s okay, okay, it’s enough.”

After muttering softly the statistics of Guangling's weapons and bows and arrows reserve, Tao Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Zuo Rong's scraping of land in Xiapi and Guangling in the past few years was not in vain. At least he left himself a decent weapons reserve.

Especially the most important feather arrows, the storage is quite sufficient - before the invention of standardized wind feather arrows, ordinary feather arrows with bird feathers glued on them had to be used, and the cost was not ordinary expensive, so Tao Ying made the arrows.

Even after winning the battle, he was still very angry at the generals of the Gentleman Army who used an average of thirty-five arrows to kill one enemy.

Rest assured, taking into account the productivity of this era, Tao Ying still ordered to Zhang Lie on the side: "General Zhang, please immediately send an auxiliary army to the battlefield where I fought against the Zorong rebels a few days ago, and carefully

Clean the battlefield, pay special attention to collecting broken arrows, remove all the feathers on them, and bring them back to Guangling City. In addition, send people to collect and purchase moso bamboo, willow, sticks, fish bladder glue, cowhide glue, bone glue, etc. to make arrows.

Take the time to collect materials, the more the better.”

"No, sir, please rest assured. I will send someone to handle it immediately." Zhang Zhao agreed and immediately arranged for two deputies to go and handle the matter separately. Then Zhang Zhao turned to Tao Ying and asked: "Master, Yuan Shu sent Sun Ce to attack Guangling.

I wonder if you have a decision? Should Guangling keep it or give it up?"

"If Guangling is to be abandoned, what else will I do with collecting arrow-making materials?" Tao Ying said with a smile: "Besides, wouldn't it be a pity to just give up the important town of Guangling, which was finally recovered with great difficulty?"

"But can we hold it?" Zhang Lie was a little worried, "Sun Ce's son has always been known for his bravery and good fighting skills. In the past, Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, was both brave and strategic. He defeated a large number with a small number and destroyed Huang Rang's 100,000 people. He was powerful in all directions and was defeated.

The imperial court named him a loyal general with a rank of two thousand stones. However, when such a brave and scheming general met Sun Ce's son, he was killed and retreated. He had to close the city and defend it. In the end, Sun Ce's son easily broke through Lujiang City.

, died of a combination of qi and illness. Sun Ce's son is so brave, even if we stick to Guangling, we may not have much confidence."

"Of course I know that Sun Ce can fight, but I will never give up Guangling City." Tao Ying said calmly: "Although Guangling's vitality was seriously damaged in the Zuorong Rebellion, its population and economic foundation are still there, and it will be very easy to recover.

It's easy. By next year at the latest, we can supply a large amount of money and food to Xuzhou. How can I give up on such an important city? Besides, the city of Guangling is quite strong, so it may not be impossible to hold on."

"Since the young master insists on holding on, I will accept the order." Zhang Lie had no choice but to say: "Then I will have two suggestions. One is to ask the young master to abandon the three counties of Tangyi, Yuguo and Jiangdu, and concentrate manpower and material resources on Guangling to hold on.

Guangling is a city. Secondly, please send a messenger north to Xuzhou to ask for help from the lord, and ask the lord to send reinforcements south quickly for rescue."

"The first suggestion is a good idea, but Tangyi is too far away, and it is too late to transfer the population and food. Fortunately, Tangyi is only a small town, and the people are short of food. Let's leave it to Sun Ce and transfer Yuguo and Jiangdu.

The population of the county can be fed to Guangling." Tao Ying said with a confident expression, "As for the second suggestion, forget it, General Zhang, it's not like you don't know the current situation of Xuzhou's army, my father can still send it

Reinforcements for us?"

"Sir, you want our army to fight alone again?" Zhang Lie was surprised.

"Wrong, we are dividing our troops to fight!" Tao Ying sneered and said, "General Zhang, you stay in Guangling City while I lead the Junzi Army out of the city to fight in the field and deal with Sun Ce's son."

"Sir, are you kidding me?" Zhang Lie jumped up, "Are you going to lead an army of eight hundred gentlemen to fight against Sun Ce's son again? Sun Ce's son is no better than Zuo Rong's son. If Zuo Rong's team is a rabble, then Sun Ce's

The boy's team is like a tiger and wolf army! Moreover, Sun Ce is brave and resourceful, and he will not make the same mistake as the dog thief Zuo Rong!"

"Old General, you misunderstood. I'm not going to fight Sun Ce's son, I'm going to deal with him!" Tao Ying smiled and said: "Guangling is more than 700 miles from Shouchun, and there is no waterway. Sun Ce's son

There are more than 700 miles of land routes for food. General Zhang, as long as you hold on in Guangling City for a while, Sun Ce's death will come when he is forced to ask for food from the rear."

"Young Master, do you want to cut off Sun Ce's child's food supply?" Zhang Lie's eyes lit up, and he finally understood Tao Ying's true plan.

"That's right." Tao Ying nodded and smiled: "As the old general said, Sun Ce's son is both brave and resourceful, and his subordinates are mostly veteran generals who are good at fighting. In a head-on confrontation, our army will never be Sun Ce's opponent. Conservatively

Passively besieging an isolated city will sooner or later end up running out of food and defeating the city. Therefore, the only chance for our army to turn defeat into victory is to use Sun Ce's more than 700-mile food route."

"It's a good idea to cut off the enemy's food routes." Zhang Lie was a little tempted, but hesitantly said: "But Sun Ce is used to using troops, how can he not be prepared for our army to cut off his food routes? Although the gentleman's army of gentlemen is good at long-distance attacks,

But once Sun Ce's son encircles Guangling, Junzi's army may not even be able to break out of the city."

"I have already said that I will not passively defend Guangling City." Tao Ying smiled even more relaxedly and said: "I want to pull the Junzi Army out of the city and fight Sun Ce's guerrillas in the wild. In mobile warfare,

Looking for opportunities to defeat the enemy, I can also share the pressure of defending the city for you, so that Sun Ce's son does not dare to attack the city with all his strength, and even sleeps in peace."

"Young Master, are you talking about war on paper again?" Zhang Lie smiled bitterly, "With the mobility of the Junzi Army, it is not difficult to deal with Sun Ce's son. The general believes in this. But when it comes to running around and fighting in the wild, Young Master, your

How to supply military rations, fodder, and bows and arrows? If you bring too little, you won't be able to hold on for long. If you bring too much, how can you take advantage of long-distance raids, sir?"

"Don't worry, my Junzi Army's requirements for military food and fodder are very low. As long as there are a few supplies, it can last for a long time." Tao Ying smiled very happily and said: "And I plan to be in the wild mountains and forests.

, build two grain and grass supply points secretly, store a batch of grain, grass and weapons to ensure that they can move around and fight for more than fifty days."

"Really?" Zhang Lie was a little hesitant.

"Old General, please rest assured. I am still young and reluctant to die, so I will not make fun of my own life." Tao Ying said with a smile: "Another point is to use infantry to guard the strong city, and use the army of gentlemen to roam and fight, harassing and destroying

The enemy's food route is also the Xuzhou defense strategy conceived by the junior when he decided to form the Junzi Army. At the same time, it will be the best way for the infantry and the Junzi Army to coordinate operations. This is a rare opportunity for military training. Please stop trying to persuade the senior general, junior.

I have made up my mind and don’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

"In this case, then the general's order is up to him." Zhang Jie couldn't defeat Tao Ying, and he knew that the Junzi Army was the best in the world in escaping skills, so he said: "But there is one thing I want you to remember, sir. If the war is not going well, please ignore me.

The general can retreat first. Although the general is not talented, he will break out and retreat at any cost. This is still certain. You don't have to worry about the general."

"Okay, I promise you." Tao Ying solemnly promised, and then Tao Ying told Zhang Lie: "Old general, Sun Ce is indeed brave and good at fighting, and he is brave and resourceful. He is very dangerous. Please be careful even if you are trapped in Guangling.

The junior has a plan that can help the senior general defend the city, please adopt it."

"What's your plan, sir? I'm all ears." Zhang Lie asked curiously.

"My father and Sun Jian were originally on good terms." Tao Ying recalled: "But after Sun Jian's death, when Sun Ce was living in Jiangdu, Xuzhou, he recruited talents under my father's rule and won many hearts, which angered my father.

He was expelled from Jiangdu and driven back to Qu'a, and the two families became enemies from then on. Later, my father had an enmity with Sun Ce's maternal uncle Wu Jing, and the enmity with Sun Ce deepened. Later, Sun Ce's son sent his father's old subordinate Lu Fan to

Jiangdu welcomed his mother and took the opportunity to spy on Xuzhou's military situation, which angered my father again. My father ordered Lu Fan to be arrested and tortured. In the end, although Lu Fan was rescued by his followers, our Xuzhou army also formed a friendship with Sun Ce's son.

A mortal feud!"

At this point, Tao Ying finally showed his hypocrite's fox tail and said with a sly smile: "So, old general, you can publicize these old things in Guangling City, and then spread rumors, saying that Sun Ce's son has sworn to follow Cao Cao's example.

The thieves massacre the city in revenge. Once Guangling is breached, not a single one of the people, soldiers and civilians in the city will be spared. They will all be killed! In this way, the soldiers, civilians and people in Guangling will no longer be able to support our army in defending the city."

"Young master's clever plan, I understand it." Zhang Lie smiled even more evilly and lowered his voice and said: "Please rest assured, master, when the people of Yuguo and Jiangdu have moved to Guangling, I will immediately send people to spread this information

Rumors forced these common people to help the general defend the city."

Tao Ying smiled knowingly. At the same time, Tao Ying was also a little suspicious and thought to himself: "Is Sun Ce really just sending troops to attack Guangling this time just to help Yuan Shu take advantage of the situation? Counting time, the bone on the back of this kid's head has also grown, and the one who is Xiang Yuan Shu

Lu Fan, who offered the advice, was also an old subordinate of the dead old man Sun Jian. He advised Yuan Shu to send Sun Ce to attack Guangling. Could it be that he wanted Sun Ce to take the opportunity to kill him? No, Sun Ce's son is a venomous snake. He cannot be allowed to grow up and must be pulled out as soon as possible.

His fangs!"

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Although Tao Ying's wishful thinking was a good one, unfortunately things were easier said than done. The Xuzhou army, which had just regained Guangling, was not on a stable footing. It had to appease the residents of the city, hunt down and kill the remnants of the heinous Zuo Rong party, and seize the time to reorganize and surrender.

The army must repair the city defense and prepare weapons to defend the city. At the same time, it must move the neighboring Yuguo and the people of Jiangdu to clear the country. It must also build two secret supply points under extreme confidentiality. All kinds of work are complicated, how can it be

Can it be done in three or two days?

So after a busy day, in the early morning of the next day, which was also the 30th day of August in the first year of Xingping, Tao Ying made decisive tactical adjustments and decided to lead the Junzi Army out of the city in advance and take the initiative to go west to meet Hou Sun Ce's invading army.

He used guerrilla tactics to slow down the advance of Sun Ce's army and buy time for the Xuzhou army led by Zhang Lie to prepare for war. Zhang Lie also knew that time was precious, so he rarely raised any objections. He only told Tao Ying to be careful with a few words, and then Tao Ying agreed in person.

He led the Junzi Army out of the city to face Sun Ce. However, the little girl Lin Qing caused some trouble for Tao Ying and pestered Tao Ying to go with her. However, Tao Ying refused to give in this time and even scolded Lin Qing bloody

.

"Do you think I'm going for an outing or hunting?" Tao Ying yelled at Lin Qing, "You're seventeen years old, and you're still so ignorant? I'm going out of the city to fight, to slow down Sun Ce's son's advance. Sun Ce

Who is this kid? One of the best warriors in the world! I'm going to fight him, and I'm not even sure myself. Wouldn't it be even worse to die if I bring you, a stumbling block, with me?! Besides, have you gone through wilderness survival training?

?Can you drink mare's milk to satisfy your hunger? Can you cut open the blood vessels of a war horse, drink the blood to save your life, and sew the blood vessels of a war horse back together? Can you eat raw snake meat, rat meat and ants without blinking an eyelid? No

After practicing these skills, you dare to fight guerrilla warfare with my army of gentlemen?!"

The first time she was scolded by Tao Ying, the little girl Lin Qing was so angry that she burst into tears. She was extremely aggrieved and was pulled away by Zhang. Tao Ying glared at the little girl again, then turned his eyes to Xu Sheng next to him and said: "Wen

Xiang, I don’t plan to take you there this time, it’s not that I don’t believe you can’t endure hardship, it’s just that I have a more important task for you.”

"I understand, sir, please give me your orders." Xu Sheng, who had been promoted to General Yamen by Tao Yinghuoxian for his contribution to beheading eleven people in the battle with Zuo Rong, replied respectfully.

"Do you still remember the Macedonian phalanx I taught you last night?" Tao Ying asked first, and when Xu Sheng nodded, Tao Ying said again: "Go to the surrender team and select two hundred suitable surrender soldiers, and hurry up.

The tactics of this phalanx were taught to them and trained urgently. Although this phalanx tactic has many flaws and has been eliminated in the West thousands of miles away, it has never appeared in China. If we suddenly use it, even if it is Sun Ce,

Children will definitely be caught off guard and can be used as our infantry surprise soldiers."

"General, I obey." Xu Sheng agreed, clasping his fists, and added: "Actually, general believes that there is room for improvement in this tactic. For example, for example, the shortcomings of weak melee combat can be compensated by equipping soldiers with short weapons..."

"You can figure it out." Tao Ying waved his hand to interrupt and said: "To be honest, I also read about this Western tactic in a book. I don't know much about it. I just think that this tactic can be used for surprise attacks and the effect should be good.

, and it is easy to train and equip. If you have any good ideas, you can do it as much as you want without fear of failure. You and I are both still young and have plenty of time and opportunity to sum up experience and make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."

"Thank you for your trust, young master. Even if Xu Sheng is shattered to pieces, he will not be able to repay you!" Xu Sheng was really excited, and he didn't understand why Tao Ying trusted him so much and used him so highly to his subordinate who had just defected.

, it’s so good that it’s almost unbelievable.

In gratitude, Xu Sheng suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly raised his hand to Tao Ying and said: "Sir, regarding the Guangling battle situation, the general has a suggestion. I wonder if you will accept it?"

"Say it directly. If you are good, I will definitely obey you." Tao responded.

"Sir, why don't you ask for help from General Zang Ba?" Xu Sheng suggested: "The reason why the master refuses to ask for help from the lord is because the lord does not have enough troops. A large number of temporarily mobilized troops will inevitably be in a hurry and destroy the defense of the five counties of Xuzhou. But Zang Zang

General Ba's troops are abundant and his combat effectiveness is not weak. Moreover, you have already beheaded Zuo Rong and fulfilled your promise to General Zang Ba. General Zang Ba should also keep your promise and accept your command. Also, General Zang Ba should keep his promise.

, based on what I saw and heard in Langya, I feel that General Zang Ba is a man who sticks to his word."

"Good idea." Tao Ying nodded and said: "Now that the autumn harvest has just ended, Zang Ba's military provisions should be sufficient, and he should have the strength to send troops south. As for whether it will succeed or not, it depends on whether Zang Ba keeps his word. That's it.

I'll write a letter to Zang Ba right away and send a horse to deliver the head to Kaiyang."
To be continued...