Chapter 60: Fighting of trapped beasts (2)

When Wang Ji heard the shouts of killing, he began to mobilize his troops. He was already the fastest he could send troops, but he still didn't have time to stop the line of defense from being lost. This was not because the Wei army was not prepared enough, but because the Huainan army was too prepared enough. From the beginning of leaving the city gate to the Wei army's defense line, the Wei army's defensive firepower range and means were calculated by the Huainan army. Including the movements and reaction time of the Wei army camp, the Huainan army made sufficient estimates.

The Huainan Army rushed out of Shouchun City and accelerated, and even had no adjustments to the formation. Although the formation could be maintained during running, the width of the city gate was limited, and how many soldiers could be accommodated to rush out side by side was also fixed. If you want to maintain the formation, you had to rely on the generals of each division to make detailed arrangements and explanations before the war, so that the soldiers of the entire army understood the position and tasks they should occupy after leaving the city. Not all soldiers can meet the requirements, and only the most elite soldiers who have experienced many battles have the ability to complete the instructions.

Therefore, the nearly 20,000 people who charge in front are elites in Shouchun City, and the generals of each unit personally supervised their troops to attack the tough. The purpose was to take the defense line of the Wei army before the Wei camp reinforcements arrived and seize the initiative. If the Wei army had fought against the Huainan army with the ditches and ditches, the Huainan army would probably have to pay great casualties to seize this position. More importantly, the breakthrough operation would be destroyed, and speed was the key to the breakthrough.

The Wei army's preparations can be said to be complete, but the determination of Zhuge Dan and others in the city was still insufficient. In particular, they did not realize how important the race against time was to Zhuge Dan and others. In addition to the Yuzhou Legion of Wang Basic, the Wei army in Dongying maintained a force of 30,000 troops, Sima Zhao mobilized more than ten routes of roaming troops to Wang Ji and commanded them together. The total force was about 70,000, and the Huainan army opposite was like a tide and sea, at least 100,000. Zhuge Dan's determination to break through was what everyone wanted. The Huainan army in the city had already reduced its fighting spirit in the last battle. Today, it still has such combat power, which made people admire Zhuge Dan for his good governance.

After the Huainan Army occupied the fortifications of the Wei army, the elites who were charging in front stopped and reorganized their formations and stood on standby. The Wei army was about to charge, and more than ten troops rushed out from behind the elite vanguard of the Huainan Army. This is the regular main force of the Huainan Army. The elites fought to the death to take the position, and the formation was completely messed up, and the physical consumption was extremely large. It had to be reorganized before they could be condensed into combat power. Moreover, the elites should be used on the blade and should not be consumed at will.

The Huainan Army fought with the Wei army with the determination to fight to the death. The Wei army was in full swing and inevitably had a frivolous attitude. After handing over the action, we realized that the Huainan Army was really desperate this time. The Wei generals each drove their troops forward, intending to withstand the Huainan Army's offensive first, and then deploy defenses in the rear, delaying the Huainan Army waiting for the Wei army from the Nanying and Xiying to come to support.

The front line was the elite of the Wei army. The main force of the Yuzhou army was successfully resisted the offensive of the Huainan Army under the command of the two generals Wang Chong and Zeng Lie. The Huainan Army general Yang Hu was appointed as the vanguard for breaking through this time, and swung the axe and rushed in the Wei army formation very bravely. Seeing Yang Hu's fierceness, Wang Ben and Wang Jing, two young generals in the Wei army formation came together. Both of them were Wang Ji's tribe members. They were appointed to return to Xiangcheng when they fought with Jiang Ban the last time, so they missed the fierce battle. Seeing that the Huainan Army general was extremely brave and looked like a general, the two brothers decided to take this person first to make a contribution.

"The child of Huangkou is here to die? No one in the Wei army called out!" Yang Hu shouted when he saw the two generals coming.

"Look at my brothers taking your life!" The two young generals shouted and cursed, and two spears were already coming.

After the Jiang Ban brothers were killed, Yang Hu blamed himself all day long, hating why he did not go to the trouble with the two. Therefore, during this breakout, he took the initiative to petition as the vanguard. Seeing these two young Wei generals, Yang Hu snorted coldly and raised his axe to meet him, but he made up his mind to kill the two of them to establish his authority.

The battle between the two sides was on the east side of Tushan, which was an open land but could not accommodate more than 100,000 people. In fact, the forces that were close to each other were about 60,000 to 70,000. The Wei army invested elite troops to curb the momentum of the other side. The Huainan army invested in ordinary soldiers to accumulate energy. Although the purposes were different, the gap between elite soldiers and ordinary soldiers was not obvious between this scale of fighting.

Tens of thousands of people were mixed together, and there was no room for array movement, but they were just rushing forward. Whether it was elite or ordinary soldiers, everyone was a human being, and they were also facing the situation of killing several swords and guns at the same time. It was basically an explanation for the life of the injured soldiers. The injured soldiers were even more miserable. They could not dodge them, but they had to lose their lives.

Wang Ji observed behind the formation for a moment and pondered: "This is a war of attrition! Zhuge Gongxiu had a plan!"

Chen Qian beside him said, "Zhuge Dan knew that we would use elite troops to stop us and fight a war of attrition regardless of death or injury. It seems that there will be a back-up, so we have to be careful."

"After that being said, the two armies were in a stalemate. It was too late to replace the elite." Wang Ji shook his head and said.

"It seems that only by consuming military strength has been delayed, and you can wait until the reinforcements from Nanying and Xiying can slow down." Chen Qian stared at the battlefield.

"Tell me the order to keep the old and the weak and guard the camp, and the rest will go out to fight!" Wang Ji turned around and passed the order.

The commander received the order from Wang Ji and ran to his camp. There were still five or six thousand new recruits in the camp, including Zhao Laosan, who had just escaped from death.

Behind the Huainan Army was Jiao Yi, the commander-in-chief of this attack. Seeing the war ahead as expected, Jiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief and mobilized tens of thousands of people who did not participate in the battle into the combat position. This breakthrough operation can be said to be well planned. Everyone realized that there was almost no possibility of breaking through the entire army, and most generals and soldiers were buried in this Shouchun City. Sacrifice was essential, but no one was willing to be victims. Only a few core generals knew the tactical arrangements for breaking through. Most generals and soldiers did not know the true intentions of their superiors. Under the intrigue and intensity of Zhuge Dan and others, they were all full of fighting spirit and thought they could fight back to Jiangdong with their courage. This could not be hidden from everyone, but before the incident happened, who would disobey the military orders because of a slight speculation? It is natural for the army to obey superiors, and it is a sin to fail to fulfill their superiors' entrustment.

Jiao Yi knew very well what he was doing and what would happen next. He just had to do this for the final breakthrough.

The fierce military situation between the two sides was soon sent to Hu Fen, the governor of Xuzhou in the Nanying, and Sima Zhao, the general of the Xiying. After hearing the news, both sides did not send troops immediately, but calmly thought about the intention of the Huainan Army. It was actually a barely trick to surround more than 100,000 people. Although the Huainan Army was inferior in terms of troops, it was only about 70,000 to 80,000 people were inferior to the Wei army. There were many young and strong people in Shouchun City, and sending swords and guns to arrange them into battle. The number was not the key to siege Shouchun, and siege of Shouchun relied on people's hearts.

Zhuge Dan forcibly requisitioned the entire Huainan region, and the people's hearts were inconsistent. After two defeats, the morale of the army was even worse. Such an army could only last for a while, and the biggest flaw was that it was difficult to last. The Huainan Army launched a quick attack, and I believe it was also a favourite. Since this is the case, we should quickly support Wang Ji of Dongying, but would Zhuge Dan really choose Dongying to break through?

After all, it was just a battle, and only Zhuge Dan's banner was seen in the Huainan army, but he had not seen Zhuge Dan himself yet. Moreover, although the Huainan army launched a large-scale attack, there were at least 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the city without any movement.

"Can it be a test of the thief army?" Yanzhou Governor Zhoutai cited a possibility.

"Zhuge Gongshu, who had finally been excited, probably wouldn't use it to test it," said Zhong Hui.

"I'm afraid it's difficult to maintain Wang Yuzhou for a long time, so make plans as soon as possible!" Pei Xiu said.

Sima Zhao looked at the map and said, "There are so many thieves, and I have to wait."

Seeing that Sima Zhao was a little reluctant, Zhong Hui said in close contact: "The thief army knew that we were unwilling to fight, so the main force did not care about casualties. If it did not respond, it would be difficult to trap the thief army; if it responded to the battle, our army would suffer many casualties, and even if it won, it would be a serious injury!"

"What are the wonderful strategies for Shi Ji?" Sima Zhao asked.

"There will be a plan that can reduce the damage slightly. However, head-on combat is an inevitable result." Zhong Hui thought for a while.

Liu Shao and Fan En were given important tasks by Liu Chan the next day. They did not serve in the court, but were named in Hu Leique. After Liu Shao's famous family, they had both talent and courage. Fan En had outstanding martial arts and meticulous thoughts, and they were both rare talents among their peers. However, their shortcomings were obvious, and they were easy to be impulsive. This personality was beyond the officialdom, especially in the Shu Han officialdom.

At the beginning, Liao Li and Yang Yi were both convicted because of their quick success and ended up being disgraced. What's more, Liu Shao and Fan En had no foundation, nor did they have any experience in becoming officials. Especially, they were born with a deep hatred of corrupt officials, which made it more difficult for them to get along with their colleagues and superiors in the officialdom.

Therefore, Liu Chan selected two people to join Hu Leique, responsible for wandering around Sichuan and secretly collecting information. What followed was an imperial edict that strictly ordered local governments not to increase taxes privately. There are already many normal tax entries in the country, and local governments are naturally suffering from the burden of tying up miscellaneous taxes to the people by making clever names.

Wen Li and others were busy controlling all salt-producing places in China and establishing a new system to manage the production, transportation and trafficking of salt, so that family forces other than the court could not get involved. This is a big bargaining chip that Liu Chan wanted to capture himself. Salt is the lifeblood of the people's lives and should not be put into the hands of others to make huge profits.

Hu Leique kept replenishing newcomers, but not many people could assure Liu Chan to delegate affairs. Because they often went out to various places and faced obstruction by local forces, Hu Leique people worked in groups, and their heads must be one civil and one military, and they had a look after each other. Liu Shao and Fan En happened to be one civil and one military, and Liu Shao knew some martial arts, and Fan En's mind was enough. The two of them partnered for a while first. After years of baptism and training, they might have a higher development.

Liu Chan was visiting Queen Zhang in the bedroom. When the palace maid saw that Liu Chan came, she wanted to wake Queen Zhang up. Liu Chan quickly shook his hand to stop him. He sat by the bed, looking at Queen Zhang who was sleeping. Queen Zhang slept sweetly and smiled. Liu Chan became more and more happy as he looked at it. Although he was the species of Liu Chan, it was no different from his biological child for Liu Chan now.
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