As the Jingzhou army outside the city continued to gather here, siege equipment continued to appear in the enemy's camp. Cui Geng's heart sank a little bit. Liu Bei's envoy to persuade him to surrender was killed by him. He could not possibly

To surrender, Yuyang must be preserved, and this battle must be fought.

The day after the equipment from the rear was delivered, Chen Gong began to command troops and horses to attack the city. The mighty Jingzhou army rushed towards the city wall like a tide of ants, and the dense rain of arrows almost obscured the sky.

Cui Geng dealt with all this calmly. The methods of attacking and defending the city were actually not many if not considering some conspiracies and tricks. Bow and arrow suppression, ladders, rams, more powerful ones, plus Jing Huan,

Catapult.

Those who defend the city are basically these things, so defending the city will be relatively simple. Cui Geng, as a veteran on the battlefield, has experienced a lot of wars over the years. Although the Jingzhou army's offensive is fierce and the fighting is fierce, Cui Geng has also seen

Recruiting and demolishing did not give the Jingzhou Army any chance.

It was already three days later when Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others arrived at Yuyang. During these three days, Chen Gong had thought of all the engineering methods he could think of. Although Yuyang was in danger, it seemed that it might happen at any time.

The victory was average, but the defenders seemed to have resilience. No matter how fiercely he attacked, they were always just a little short of the mark. The small Yuyang City actually managed to survive under the fierce attack of the army. When he saw Liu Bei, Chen

Gong was speechless.

He spent a lot of money on such a small city, but could not conquer it. How could he face Liu Bei?

"My Lord, I am incompetent. I spent three days and failed to capture this city. Please punish me!" Chen Gong handed over his general order and handed it to Liu Bei.

"Gongtai, please don't say that." Liu Bei quickly helped Chen Gong up, patted his hand and said, "Bei has heard that Cui Geng is a man who has followed Chen Mo for many years and is quite brave. This is not Gongtai's crime.

We have not been in charge of the Jingzhou Army for a long time, and we do not have much tacit understanding yet. Our top priority is to capture Nanyang, and we have been running for several days to prepare for Gongtai. Everyone knows the power of Gongtai. If we fail to break the city this time, it is not your fault.

Besides, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. If you judge the crime one after another, the one who deserves the most punishment in this military tent is not the public platform, but the Beiye!"

Liu Bei fought for half his life, and had small victories, but also big defeats. If he was really defeated and punished, Liu Bei's head would not be enough even if he was chopped off ten times.

"Yes, Gongtai, this war is our business. You can be responsible for making suggestions. Now let's think about defeating the enemy." Zhang Fei grinned at the side. They have known Chen Gong for many years, so they naturally know what Chen Gong is capable of.

"Thank you, Lord!" Chen Gong nodded, stood up and said, "The situation is urgent, so I won't go into details. Lord, this Cui Geng is good at guarding, or in other words, all the generals under Chen Gong are quite prudent in their actions, plus Yu

We have sufficient food, grass, troops and horses in Yang. Although we have many troops, we cannot go into battle at the same time. It is extremely difficult to break through Yuyang in a hurry, but now we don’t have much time for us to continue to fight Yuyang.”

In terms of the average level of generals, Chen Mo's generals have no choice. Not only does Chen Mo have a dedicated professor of military art in the academy, Chen Mo also likes to think about improving the level of his generals.

In this world, there are only a few people with extraordinary talents, but ordinary people can also improve their commanding skills through hard work. It is based on this that Chen Mo teaches the rules of the battlefield through various methods. If the art of war is compared to a science

, Chen Mo has some amazingly talented and beautiful people under his command, but not many. After all, not everyone is Lu Bu. They can win the world with their talent. The most common people in the world are ordinary people.

Cui Geng has followed Chen Mo for many years. Under the command of Chen Mo, who has many powerful generals, Cui Geng is not very impressive. But in terms of knowledge, solid foundation, and understanding of various tactics, apart from Yu Sheng, Chen Mo's subordinates are probably Cui Geng. Well, in this war, Cui Geng's defense was very stable. No matter what Chen Gong's plan was, Cui Geng could respond in time. He was not afraid of encountering Lu Bu when attacking the city, but he was afraid of encountering Cui Geng, who was relatively mediocre but basic. A solid general, you can fight however you want, but the tricks are just that, you can use them as you see fit. Unless you are willing to use ten times the strength of the opponent's troops to wear down the opponent's troops and exhaust the opponent's troops, otherwise you can only use the method of cutting off water and food. Trapped the opponent to death.

But it will take time to cut off water and food, and what Liu Bei is short of now is time.

Liu Bei and others nodded. They really don't have time to spend time with Cui Geng here. What they want is not Anzhong or Yuyang, but most of Nanyang. If Cui Geng is really blocking here, then Chen Mo's reinforcements will arrive. , they have no chance to capture Nanyang.

"So we can leave one general to garrison here and keep an eye on Cui Geng. Now Cui Geng should be the only general in Nanyang. Zhang Liao hasn't come back yet. After passing Yuyang, the rear will definitely be empty. We can order a few generals to bypass it. In Yuyang City, capture Wancheng, Jiyang and other places. The most important thing is Wancheng. As long as we get this place, even if Chen Mo's reinforcements arrive, our army can compete with it. Our army's biggest advantage now is its military strength. In this case , why not divide the troops to seize important areas? Then Cui Gengruo continues to defend the city and can only watch our army take Nanyang step by step. If he dares to go out of the city to fight, he can take advantage of the situation to take Yuyang!" Chen Gong pointed at the map and said.

After Yuyang, it is only more than sixty miles away from Wancheng. The army can arrive in one day. The most important thing is that Wancheng does not have a general like Cui Geng to guard it now, although Cui Geng must have left enough soldiers in Wancheng. Ma, but as long as Cui Geng is left here, Chen Gong does not believe that the remaining generals will be like Cui Geng.

If this were the case, Ji Ling would not be able to capture Anzhong.

In fact, it is a taboo for military strategists to encircle the city and attack it. It is easy for someone to cut off the food route from the rear, but there is no way. Liu Bei's military advantage is limited. Once Chen Mo's troops sent back to Nanyang return to the division, Liu Bei's military advantage will be over. No, there would be no hope of capturing Nanyang by then. That's why Chen Gong took this dangerous move at this time, in order to maximize Liu Bei's military advantage. Before Chen Mo's reinforcements arrived, Seize important territory first.

"What Gongtai said is exactly what I want!" Liu Bei looked at the map and nodded after a long time: "Wenpin! Wang Wei!"

"The general is here!" Wen Pin and Wang Wei heard this and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

"You two quickly lead 20,000 troops and horses, bring enough food, grass and baggage, and attack Wancheng. No matter what the cost, you must capture Wancheng before the enemy troops return for reinforcements." Liu Bei looked at the two men and said solemnly.

He rarely gave orders in such harsh words. At this moment, he suddenly became serious and powerful.

"General, take your orders!" Wenpin and Wang Wei quickly received the general's orders, said goodbye and left.

"Zhang Fei, Ji Ling!" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and Ji Ling again.

"The general is here!" Zhang Fei and Ji Ling stepped forward.

"You two lead 20,000 troops and go to the Bowang area. If reinforcements from Chen's army arrive, notify Zhongye immediately and help Zhongye block Chen's reinforcements! Before Wancheng is conquered, Chen must not be allowed to The thieves' reinforcements have set foot half a step across the border of Wancheng!" Liu Bei said solemnly.

"Don't worry, brother!" Zhang Fei patted his chest and assured, "It's time to see what Chen Mo's generals are capable of!"

"The rest of the generals, stay here with me, keep an eye on Cui Geng, and recover the surrounding counties at the same time!" Liu Bei nodded and looked at the others.

"Here!" Chen Dao, Liu Pan, Liu Hu and others saluted Liu Bei to see if Cui Geng would send troops.

Liu Bei acted vigorously and gave the order, and the generals immediately began preparations. Wenpin and Wang Wei led their troops up the Feishui River and went straight to Wancheng. Zhang Fei and Ji Ling took their troops to Bowang and sent a large number of troops.

Scout, set up checkpoints to detect where enemy troops may appear.

Although Cui Geng was trapped in the city, he also noticed the movements of the Jingzhou army.

On top of Yuyang City, the departing army seemed to be deliberately attracting Cui Geng, and passed by Yuyang City in a show of force.

"No, the enemy is going to circle the city and attack Wan County directly!" On the city tower, Cui Geng looked at the direction of the enemy's march, his expression changed, and he quickly understood what the other party was thinking. Was he forcing himself out of the city? But he knew it was a plan.

, but Cui Geng had to go. If Wan County was lost, what would be the use of him guarding Yuyang?

"General, this is a tactic used by thieves to lure the enemy. Don't fall for it!" A general stopped Cui Geng and said.

"Even if you know it's a strategy, you still have to go!" Cui Geng sighed and said: "There are no generals guarding the rear. The few generals left behind by General Wenyuan have never experienced any wars. They may not be able to defend it. If Wan County is

If there is a loss, how long can this Yuyang be maintained?"

The opponent's move really hit Cui Geng's weakness. Even if he knew it was a trick, he had to succeed. Even if he gave up Yuyang, he had to keep Wan County intact.

"Send the order for the three armies to assemble!" Cui Geng shouted as he went down to the city.

"General, the enemy has too many troops. I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them!" General Pi said anxiously.

"There is no need to stop him. After I leave the city, I will go back to Wancheng directly. I must return to Wancheng to defend against the enemy before the bandit army arrives!" Cui Geng shook his head. He now only has about 3,000 troops left. Three thousand people follow him.

Tens of thousands of people are fighting, but Cui Geng is not that stupid. He is ready to give up Yuyang and concentrate all his strength to defend Wancheng!

"Then Yuyang..."

"No! I can take it back later of course!" Cui Geng realized that he had made a big mistake. Although he did not have enough troops, he still wanted to defend everywhere. The result was that he could not defend anywhere. It was better to concentrate his troops.

Hold on to the most important point and wait for reinforcements.

He couldn't be wrong. He just thought that Zhang Liao's troops and horses would return soon, and he only had to hold on for a few days, which would be enough. However, no one expected that Zhang Liao and Wei Yan's troops and horses encountered a heavy rain on their way back.

Shengsheng was delayed for five days by the heavy rain, and Cui Geng's previous arrangement was easily broken by Chen Gong's plan.
Chapter completed!