The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 21: Soldiers out of pot

Huguan is the Xiongguan guarding the Taihang Baixing in the Northern Han Dynasty. It passes through Baixing from Zhenzhou and enters the boundary of the Northern Han Dynasty. It is surrounded by mountains. Huguan is the throat fortress. There is Baigu Mountain in the north and Baigu Mountain in the south. Shuanglong Mountain is located between the two mountains. It is named after the Hukou pass. After breaking the Huguan, the Yong army can drive straight in. This time the Yong army is divided into two groups. It is Jing Chi who is in charge of attacking the Huguan. Thirty thousand cavalry, plus 40,000 Zhenzhou army, stormed Huguan from March 14th. Defender Liu Wanli was also a well-known general. He took 7,000 defenders and stood firm. The Yong army attacked for seven or eight days. It is difficult to break through the pot.

On March 21st, Jing Chi placed a horse under the banner, staring coldly at the city head that was almost stained red with blood, and some chapped lips revealed his inner anxiety. This time the military order It is clear that he must break through the Huguan, go through the Shangdang to Qinyuan, join up with His Royal Highness King Qi, and attack the main force of the Northern Han Army. The Northern Han Army has insufficient strength and can only guard a few fortresses. As long as the Huguan is broken, the front is not. The vast territory of fortification. But it has been eight days, the Huguan still stands under the attack of the Yong army, Jing Chi's heart is like a fire, and he can't wait to go to the battlefield himself, but if the cavalry is used to attack the city, it would be too wasteful. Qi Wang means It is clear that the Zhenzhou army is attacking the city, and his cavalry is going to attack the city for thousands of miles. They must not lose too much at Huguan. Look up at the sky. After the sunset has fallen on Huguan city, the tower is blood-red. He said fiercely: "Receive troops." Then he rode his horse back to the camp, and must figure out a way, at most two days, if he can no longer break the city, even if he charges himself personally, he must set foot on the tower of Huguan.

On March 22, General Lin Ya, the commander of the siege of the city, stood on the three-zhang high platform that commanded the battle. His expression was full of worries. These days, rushing carts, ballistas, ladders, and catapults I don’t know how much it has been destroyed. The Huguan city is in a mess. The moat has already been filled. Even the city gate was burned to the ground with tung oil by the Yong army, but it was blocked by the Northern Han army with stones and bricks. Break the city, I'm afraid it will miss the military opportunity. It’s a pity that Liu Wanli was cruel. As soon as he learned that the Yong army was about to attack the Huguan, he organized all the young men in the Huguan into armies, assisted in attacking the city, and used the method of sitting together to make the young and strong men monitor each other. Although there are some secret spies that have lurked for a long time at Huguan, they have never had the opportunity to break through the Huguan internally and externally. If it weren’t for a few shrewd and capable people who took advantage of the opportunity of throwing the rolling wood and stone forest to leave the wooden slips with military information written, I’m afraid they don’t know the city now Virtual reality. Even so, the Huguan city wall was strong, and there were mountain peaks on both sides. Liu Wanli stood up on the two mountains and supported each other in three places. The Yong army suffered heavy losses, but he could not succeed. Today, Lin Ya was ruthless and sent all the elite soldiers on board. Seeing the ladders dumped in the fire, the blood of the brave soldiers in the army covered the outer wall of Huguan, even though he had experienced a lot of battles. Lin Ya was also agitated by the blue veins on his temples, and was full of anger.

Lin Ya was commanding the battle, and suddenly felt the wooden platform under his feet tremble. He couldn't help but look down. He saw Jing Chi's shirt left Tan, with shawls, and walking up with a tall drum in both hands. Walking to the stage, Jing Chi stood up the drum and shouted loudly: "Take the drumsticks." A guard who followed Jing Chi quickly handed two drumsticks wrapped in red silk to Jing Chi. Jing Chi yelled, danced the drumsticks, and struck the war drums hard. The drums resounded across the sky, like the endless thunder on the horizon, roaring and whirling across the battlefield. After the Zezhou War, Jing Chi heard that Jiang Zhe was playing drums to help the Yong Army win a great victory, so he entangled Jiang Zhe to learn drumming. Jiang Zhe had nothing to do, so he taught him for a few days. Although he didn't understand the rhythm, He has been on the battlefield and came from a military commander. Although the drums he hits are not so ever-changing, they are more powerful and inspiring. The Zhenzhou Army heard the **** drums and learned that it was Jing Chi who was playing the drums. They were both excited and ashamed. They shouted: "I will be ordered to attack the pot so that General Jing We went to attack the Northern Han Dynasty, but now we can’t fight hard, let General Jing wait here, and now General Jing personally beats the drums to help us out, if we can’t break the city, I’m afraid we won’t be able to lift our heads up in front of General Jing all our lives. The face of the Zhenzhou Army will also be lost by us." The soldiers of the Zhenzhou Army encouraged each other. This round of siege was in full swing, and Huguan was almost shaking and trembling with the sound of drums, and the sky was covered with clouds, as if they could not bear to see the ground. Bloody and bitter battle on the

Liu Wanli, standing on the top of the tower, was covered with dust. His eyes were full of ice and there was no reinforcement, because the main force of the Northern Han Army was fighting hard with the Yongjun Zezhou Camp. The rest of the troops were either in Jinyang or Daizhou. Jinyang could not easily transfer troops, and Daizhou, Liu Wanli groaned. When Lin Yuanting returned, he had an agreement with the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty and that the Daizhou army would never leave the country. This may be because the former owner did not want to be strong. The Daizhou Army influenced the political situation of the Northern Han Dynasty, but Lin Yuanting happily agreed. He claimed that the Daizhou Army was to defend the countryside, not to fight against each other in the same room. Therefore, the Daizhou Army has never gone beyond Daizhou in these years. Of course Going out of Yanmen to attack a barbarian is not counted. Therefore, only relying on this army to defend Huguan, but for eight days, Liu Wanli knew very well that Huguan had almost collapsed, but the Yong Army was still boundless. In this battle, he was defeated without victory.

Liu Wanli's lieutenant came over, his lips were full of fire bubbles, and his voice was hoarse: "General, the enemy is coming up again, this time they pushed four cloud carts up, I'm afraid it is inevitable. "

Liu Wanli sighed slightly. Huguan's terrain is narrow. Generally speaking, using three cloud carts is just right. If you use four, it will inevitably be too concentrated and the loss will be more severe. However, it is relatively pressure on yourself. It will be bigger. In the past few days, the Yong army has been so slow to attack the city, and even only used two cloud carts each time. He took a deep breath and said, "Strike with fire."

The lieutenant received his order and gave the order. In order to keep a few days longer, Liu Wanli had ordered to wait until the enemy was approaching before attacking. When the cloud vehicles were retreated outside the pass by the Zhenzhou army, the lieutenant gave an order. , The North Han army guarding the city bundled the collected firewood, spilled oil on it, and threw it onto the cloud cart with a trebuchet, and then shot it with a rocket. The cloud cart immediately blazed with flames so that the Yong army could not climb. Go up and shoot arrows in the city. At this time, the Yong army under the city was different from usual. They did not try to climb the cloud cart and release arrows. Instead, they forced the cloud cart down. Four cloud carts dumped on the wall and built a slope. At this time, the horns below the city sounded in unison. , The Zhenzhou Army was separated from the left and right, and a 500-strong Yongjun cavalry rushed up, dust billowing under its iron hoofs, and fireworks splashed in all directions. They even rushed toward the city wall on the dumped cloud cart. Liu Wanli shouted loudly: "Archery, archery." At this time, the North Han army also did not care about saving arrows, and shot at the Yongjun cavalry without prejudice. At this time, the leader of the Yongjun at the forefront was already laughing and charging. On the tower, the horseshoe with a large bowl mouth stepped on the two Northern Han troops. The horse 槊 in the general's hand waved, and the blood burst, and then more and more Yong army boarded the tower, and the pot was broken. Four big characters appeared in Liu Wanli's heart. He was almost desperate, but the sturdy blood of the North Han people almost burned him. After secretly passing the military order, he commanded the city defenders to resist desperately for a moment, then shouted loudly. He shouted: "Back, back, let them come up." At this moment, his face was bloodied, like a ghost. Although the defenders at the head of the city were bewildered, they were shocked by him. They all dodge subconsciously, and there are more than 400 left. Almost all of the human Yongjun cavalry boarded the Huguan Tower, but when they were excited about it, Liu Wanli shouted: "Fill the crossbow."

The sound of machine springs rang out one after another. Fifty or sixty black crossbow arrows were shot into the Yong army. Almost every crossbow bolt penetrated the body of a group of war horses or a Yong army knight. The narrow head of the city made the cavalry unable to After dispersing, after the retreating North Han army, more than 30 god-armed crossbows were revealed. This kind of crossbow is used to defend the city. Each crossbow arrow is four feet long. It can shoot two crossbow arrows each time, but it takes three. Used by soldiers, because this crossbow is so powerful that it can penetrate iron armor within a hundred feet, so it is the most powerful treasure of earthquake. Because it is easy to damage, Liu Wanli has always endured not using it, hoping to be in the most dangerous It was time to take the upper hand by surprise, and now it is the time of life and death, so Liu Wanli will let the Yongjun iron cavalry go to the city, and then secretly call out the crossbowmen. Now the crossbow is showing great power. After three rounds of firing, the Yong Army has suffered heavy casualties. At this time, the North Han Army took the opportunity to encircle and poured hot boiling oil from the cloud car, pushing the Zhenzhou Army that had followed it back. The cloud car finally burned out in the fire, so the tens of thousands of Yong army under the city could only watch the iron cavalry boarding the Huguan be surrounded and annihilated by the North Han army. It was really broken, and the sound of killing above the Huguan gradually weakened. Suddenly a hoarse and high-pitched voice sang loudly on the city's head: "Fuck me with a rhino armor, the car is in the wrong hub and short-handed. The banners cover the sun and the enemy, and the arrows cross the ground to fight for the first. Yu Xing, left and right edge wounds. Two rounds of haze and four horses, assisting jade and beating the drums. The day is stunned--" As soon as I sang here, the song suddenly cut off, and the city's army is full of great embarrassment.

Jing Chi dropped the drumsticks, strode off the stage, took his horse without wearing a suit, and ran to Huguan city on his horse, watching the tears rolling down. At this time the Zhenzhou army siege was downcast. As the earth slowly retreated, Jing Chi suddenly raised his voice to the sky and sang loudly: "The sky is full of mighty wrath, killing all and abandoning the wilderness. If you can't get in and go back, the plain suddenly runs far. With a long sword, you can hold Qin's bow. The first body is not punishable. Sincere is both brave and martial, in the end, strong and not to be overridden. The body is dead and spirit, soul and resolute as ghost and hero." Yong Jun was shocked at first, and then soldiers followed and sang. Get up, one pass ten, ten pass a hundred, the singing is getting louder and louder, resounding across the sky, a tragic and generous atmosphere is soaring in the Yong army, the singing is getting louder and louder, singing it over and over again, the Yong army has never been defeated. Discouraged and pessimistic, the flame-like confidence and murderous aura condenses into an invincible spirit.

This song "Guo Shang" is a battle song that no one knows. Both the Yong Army and the Northern Han Army are familiar with it, and even those who are illiterate can memorize it. The Yong Army under the city has gained momentum, and so is the Northern Han Army. Feeling sad, and for a while, there was a look like earth. Seeing the Yong army so strong, thinking of the results after the defeat, they were all frightened. Standing closed, Liu Wanli slapped his palm on the city wall, saying in his heart, what Jing Chi used to boost morale after his failure, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he whispered: "Take my bow and arrows." The guards quickly handed Liu Wanli’s copper bow. Liu Wanli is a master archer, who can open a five-stone strong bow. It takes a person’s life within five hundred steps like a bag, but his waist has been severely injured and his strength cannot last. So it has been a long time since he could not go to battle in person, and now he saw Jing Chi going to battle with his bladder, and his heart moved murderously.

Jing Chi sang loudly, with a still inexplicable meaning. He pointed to the city’s head and yelled loudly. The anger over the past few days made him want to swallow the pot guard alive. At this moment, a faint shadow that was almost invisible to the naked eye emerged from the pot. Guan Cheng head shot at Jing Chi. Jing Chi was one of the best heroes in the Yong army. He also had few opponents in the art of riding and shooting. Although he did not hear the bowstring or see the arrow clearly, he felt it almost instantly. The horror of being stared at, he almost turned his body subconsciously. His hands were empty, and Ma Qian couldn't take it off in time. He could only reach out and grab it. The white feather arrow passed through his fingers and fell into his chest. Jing Chi leaned back to the sky and roared. His body like a hill fell under his horse. The left and right Yong army clashed, grabbing Jing Chi and retreating. The sound of Ming Jin was heard from the Yong army, and tens of thousands of Yong army retreated like a tide. .

Looking at the Yong Jun going away, Liu Wanli almost couldn't believe his eyes. The generals and guards around him shouted, his tone was unusually excited, but Liu Wanli suddenly felt sore in his waist and couldn't help but smile again and again. , I think that the brave generals of the North Han Army can now only command the defense of the city and cannot charge and fall into battle.

The lieutenant leaned over with a long knife, and said in ecstasy: "The general's arrow, that Jing Chi is the general of the Yong army. Shooting him in front of the formation, not only the Yong army is very weak, but also The Yong army has lost its coach, and it is useless to break through the Huguan. Maybe they will retreat tomorrow."

Liu Wanli smiled bitterly: "If this is the best, but if I am an enemy general and I have no success in attacking the city, the lord will be shot. That is, the court will not aggravate the crime, but will also be humiliated. Guan, I hope to redeem the merits, I am afraid that when Jing Chi’s life and death are certain, the Yong army will attack again. Now our trump cards are known, I am afraid that the next day is just one day." He said. The voice was very low. After all, he didn't want to hit the subordinates who were excited, and the lieutenant's expression changed drastically.

Strongly propped up his body, settled in and deployed the soldiers, Liu Wanli returned to the mansion. His wife had already prepared medicinal hot water with anxiety, and helped him to lie on the couch and apply medicine and massage for him. The pain from the injury gradually disappeared before Liu Wanli fell asleep. I don't know when, Liu Wanli suddenly felt itchy in his sinuses, he could not help but sneezed, his sane was also clear, opened his eyes, but saw his five-year-old beloved son Liu Huai holding a withered grass into his nostril. Liu Wanli couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh, stretched out his hand to pick up his beloved son, and said: "Little naughty, how come to disturb Daddy's sleep." Liu Huai flashed his big eyes suddenly, and his milk became milky and said: "Daddy hasn't been in the past few days. Li Huaier." A look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Liu Wanli felt sour and guilty in his heart. He secretly regretted that he shouldn’t be soft-hearted a year ago. He asked his wife to come here from Jinyang with a child. At that time, only Taohuguan was as stable as Mount Tai. Who knew there would be today’s crisis, now the enemy It’s only a matter of time before the army is crushing the border, but you are the master. If you secretly send away his wife and only son, I am afraid that the soldiers and civilians in the city will lose the courage to resist, but if you don’t send it away, once the city is broken, the jade and the stone will be burned. He suffered heavy losses in the past few days, and I am afraid that he will slaughter the city for revenge. I am afraid that his wife and beloved son will die here. Thinking of this, Liu Wanli couldn't help but his body trembled slightly, and he couldn't say a word when he hugged his son tightly.

At this moment, Mrs. Liu came in with the decoction. Seeing Liu Wanli's mood, how the couple did not understand his thoughts for many years, she put down the medicine bowl, walked to the bed and knelt down and said: "Ms. I shouldn’t say more, but now that the situation is like this, the grandfather must be prepared. The concubine has been married to the grandfather for twelve years. Life and death are in common, and we are willing to accompany the grandfather to death, but Huai’er is young and the only one in the Liu family. If there is any damage to his bloodline, the concubine body will be under the Jiuquan, and he will not have the face to see the ancestors and ancestors. Please beg your maiden to send Huai'er back to the countryside and let the concubine's brother take care of it. The concubine's brother is a common citizen , In the future, in case of a sudden change in the situation, it will not hurt Huaier."

Liu Wanli felt a sharp pain. How did he not cherish his beloved son? He wanted him to join the army as a young man, and he went to the battlefield with the newlyweds for only three days. He was finally blessed by God to survive. For many years, husband and wife gathered together. Many, the parents in the family are all taken care of by his wife. It was not until six years ago that he was seriously injured and went home to recuperate. Huai'er was born, and his parents left no regrets before they died. Then he was sent to Huguan to guard him. It was at a time when the battles of Dayong and the Northern Han Dynasty were tense. Huguan was shocked overnight, and he naturally did not dare to take his family. Unexpectedly, the family is reunited but the enemy is attacked, and the situation in Huguan is precarious. But if the beloved son is sent away, I am afraid that it will affect the guard. Liu Wanli finally avoided his wife's pleading gaze and whispered: "Madam, don't worry, the Lord Yong Jun was shot by me today. We will definitely wait until the reinforcements. "Speaking of this, I sighed in my heart, where are there reinforcements now? Madam Liu was also tearful. She was not an ordinary country girl. She had also read poetry and had a brief history of classics. She also supported Menting all the year round. She didn't understand her husband's insincereness.

At the time when Liu Wanli and his wife were heartbroken, the maid came in hurriedly to report: "General, Vice Admiral, please see me."

Liu Wanli immediately woke up, handed his beloved son to his wife, and said: "You go in first, I will consider this matter." Madam Liu was happy, nodded repeatedly, and hugged Liu Huai and walked in hurriedly. Tang, before leaving, I haven’t forgotten to tell him: "Miangong, don’t forget to take medicine."

Sent off his wife and ordered the deputy to come in. Liu Wanli picked up the already warm and cold soup and drank it slowly, thinking about what would happen to the deputy? Looking outside through the window, it is not yet dusk. Today’s war is over at noon. Now everything about defending the city should be changed and taken care of. He is already familiar with things about defending the city, so he shouldn’t need to deal with it. Asking for instructions, he also knows that his old injuries have relapsed. How could he bother himself at this time?

The young lieutenant walked into the room hurriedly, and when he saw Liu Wanli he said excitedly: "General, at last there will be a plan to solve the danger of the pot."

Liu Wanli's heart moved, but he didn't show any signs, even his hand holding the medicine bowl did not tremble at all. He said indifferently: "Let's talk, the situation is so sinister now that there is only one point of hope. Give up easily."

The lieutenant said with excitement: "When the defense is finally being rectified, the most powerful scout in Guanzhong was sent to inspect the situation of the enemy camp. Although the enemy concealed Jing Chi’s injury, the camp troops were uneasy. All of the military doctors in the army are on standby, and all the generals are also waiting in the army. It can be seen that Jing Chi’s injuries are extremely serious, even if he does not die, he will peel off his skin. The final general thought, now the morale of the Yong army is greatly reduced, and it is not for us. They are very defensive. They despised us because we have never been out to meet the enemy these days. They will finally think that if we select more than two thousand elite soldiers tonight, take advantage of the night to go deep into the enemy’s camp, set fire to the camp, and burn the enemy. The army is heavy, and kill them by surprise. If there is another chance to kill a few important generals, the Yong army will not be able to be a director at that time. The grain road will pass through the Baixing, and it will be difficult to supply. They must retreat, or if they do not retreat, they must also postpone the attack. We can also take the opportunity to fly to the counties and ask them to recruit Ding Yong to help defend the Huguan, and the Huguan will definitely be able to hold."

After all, Liu Wanli has been fighting for many years. He was happy at first, but then he was a little worried. Although the leader of the Yong army, Jing Chi, was injured, the leader of the Zhenzhou army was so careful that he might not have thought of the possibility of robbery. This counterattack may not really achieve the goal. But his eyes flashed, he had seen the withered grass that Aiko had left on the bed, and he felt a sudden pain in his heart. If this continues, the pot will be broken when the Yong army stabilizes. If he agrees to this plan, If you can force the Yong army to retreat, it is worth the risk. And based on Liu Wanli's years of experience on the battlefield, this strategy has a five-point chance, and now there is only one or two chances and you have to fight. Putting down the medicine bowl, Liu Wanli said solemnly: "You go to the army to recruit 1,500 warriors who dare to die. No matter how many, I will personally lead the army to attack."

The lieutenant hurriedly said: "My lord, your old injuries have relapsed. How can you lead the army to attack the camp? Let the general lead the army."

Liu Wanli was about to object, the familiar pain came from his waist, he couldn't help frowning, and he had to say: "Then I'm up to you. Our army will live and die tonight."

The young lieutenant bowed down and said: "The general rest assured, if there is something wrong, the general will be willing to die with his body and never steal his life."

An ominous premonition surged in Liu Wanli's heart. He wanted to stop him out loud. However, thinking of the current situation, his heart would be impossible. It was just a few days before his death. Now he can no longer hesitate. He stretched out his hand to pick up the lieutenant, and looked at this young man who had been fighting with him for many years, his eyes flashed with grief, that is, the success of stealing the camp. This choice of hitting the stone with a pebble may also hurt both sides, but he has no choice but to watch this. This incident has never happened. He hates the sky and is so unkind. He would rather be a peace dog than a chaotic world. Liu Wanli suddenly had a big rebellious idea. If the world can be unified, the Northern Han Dynasty will be destroyed. What does it matter? When this thought came out, Liu Wanli subconsciously avoided the lieutenant’s gaze, and said in his heart that, in any case, it is only natural for him to receive the favor of the king, and to die for one’s body. If the reunification of Da Yong is really unstoppable, then let himself become Da Yong. Sacrifice the blood sacrifice under the iron hoof.

That night, the moonlight was dim, and Huguan, with a carefully selected daring warrior, looked at the Yongjun Camp in the moonlight from a distance.~IndoMTL.com~Behind him were five hundred cavalry and one soldier. Thousands of infantry soldiers, soldiers with arms, warhorses, and cotton-covered hoofs, although there are many men and horses, there is no sound. With a wave of the lieutenant's hand, more than one hundred people bowed to him and disappeared into the night. These more than one hundred people are wearing black night clothes and carrying single-handed swords. They all bring fire-lighting objects and prepare to burn the Yong army camp. When the fire starts, the lieutenant will rush into the Yong army camp with all the troops. Kill him alone.

The camp of the Yong army in the distance was silent. Except for the soldiers who guarded at night, almost no figures were visible. It seemed that all the Yong army were sleeping. The big changes today must have exhausted their hearts. . The lieutenant was also uneasy. After all, what he had invested in this battle was all good soldiers from Huguan. Once the stealing failed, it would be forever.

Not long afterwards, there was a sudden fire in the Yongjun camp, and chaotic noises rang out. In the light of the fire, people could be seen running around. The lieutenant was overjoyed, and the horse in his hand shouted: "Kill!" Then he took the lead. He rushed to the Yongjun camp. Following the road destroyed by the scouts who sneaked into the camp and set fire, he first rushed into the Yongjun back camp, with flames on both sides. He swung his horse to the left and right to overturn the burning tent. By the way, they were thrown onto the camp that had not yet caught fire. Five hundred cavalry followed him and rushed into the army of the Yong army, while the other infantrymen killed and set fire everywhere. The lieutenant felt happy, except for overturning the Yong army who was in the way. Outside, he did not want to delay, if he wanted to rush into the Chinese army, he hoped to kill several generals of the Yong army. Out of his eyes, he saw the Da Yong army camp turned into a sea of ​​flames. He laughed and slammed a Yong army assassin that was desperately coming to intercept in front, and said loudly: "Kill, kill a blood stream!" They all shouted to kill, and then rushed into the large account of the Yong Army's generals with the banner of "Jing" hanging.