I’m The King Chapter 1101: : East and west (ninety-four)

Qu Wan in Kangping City is now very confident in his heart. The confrontation with the Han army in the past six months has given him a deeper understanding of the Han army. In the field battle, the combat effectiveness of the Han army is indeed unparalleled in the world. The quality of soldiers, superb tactical accomplishment, strict tactical discipline, and fearless fighting style, such an army, whoever encounters them, will have no good fruit to eat. The more than 20,000 troops in Pyongyang were completely wiped out. In the hands of the Han army, Qu Wan no longer feels suffocated, because in the past six months, he has confronted the Han army no less than dozens of times, but in field battles, he has never won, and occasionally he can draw once. It is a great victory.

But the Han army also has their weaknesses, that is, they are not proficient in tough battles, or their generals lack more methods for tough battles, and what makes Qu Wan even more happy is that the opponent seems to be very sensitive to the excessive casualties of soldiers It's scruples. It's not a bad thing to cherish the lives of soldiers, but if you love too much and don't dare to fight for your life when it's time to sacrifice, that's a big problem.

Reminiscent of the high military expenses of the Han army and the pensions after the war, Qu Wan seems to have some experience. The pensions of the Han army are indeed a heavy burden. If the offense suffers setbacks, most of them will retreat, which is one of the reasons why Kangping City has persisted until now.

The Han army is powerful, and the Chu State was not ready for an all-out war with the Han State in the early days. At the beginning, King Huai of Chu just had a mentality of taking advantage, and joined forces with the Qin Army to start a war against the Han State. China's attack, but no one could have imagined that in just a few months, the situation was reversed, and the fruit that was thought to be a sure thing, now flew away, and I was still angry, and I couldn't stop it.

The Qin people were defeated, Li Xin, Wang Xiao and other generals were defeated one after another. The Wei State they managed to take down was handed over to the Han Dynasty, and the Zhao State was also divided in the contest between the two great powers. Second, a country cannot be a country. As for the three counties in Handi that the Qin people gave to Chu, they have already become the possessions of the Han army.

Every time I think of these things, Qu Wan has the idea of ​​stealing money without losing money.

King Huai of Chu didn't want to fight an all-out war with Han, but Han was pressing against him. Under such circumstances, King Huai of Chu could only pinch his nose and start a national mobilization.

Chu State, one of the superpowers in the world, once the national mobilization starts, the potential for war will naturally be huge. People have gathered nearly 100,000 troops, and completed the chain-type elastic defense in the bending weight plan.

First stabilize the defense and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. This is Qu Zhong's idea. The Chu army has not fought for too many years, and their soldiers need to be tempered. Qu Zhong thought, if Kangping City can withstand the Han army for a year , then, the Chu army on this line of defense will become the second army of the Chu army after the Qin-Chu border.

Qu Wan is already planning the next counterattack. The idea of ​​attacking the mainland of Han should not be thought of. That would be a moth jumping into the flames to kill himself. Tian Dan of Qi State and Li Xin of Qin State have already given him He set a living example, but when the time was right, Qu Wan still dreamed of bringing the land of Qi into the map of Chu people.

Qi people have enmity with Han people. First, Tian Dan's tens of thousands of troops were completely destroyed by the Han people. Then the Han people made tricks again and again and swallowed the Qi country. Now among the Qi people, those who dream of restoring the country There are not a few of them. Now in Kangping City, Qu Wan has recruited many such people. The courage shown by these people in the battle with the Han people is more national and tenacious than the Chu people. It is even worse than Chu people.

Among these people, there are nobles, officials, landlords, and businessmen of Qi State, as well as many ordinary people and mountain peasants. In Qu Wan's view, these are some good guys who can be used!

When the time comes, under the banner of restoring the country for the Qi people, it is impossible to gather a large number of people in the Qi country.

Of course, the premise of all this is that he needs to defend Kangping City, and he will greatly consume the fighting power, confidence and patience of the Han people here. When the opponent realizes that Kangping City is impossible to capture, when they When you want to turn your attention to other places, it is your chance.

"General!" The newly promoted deputy general Zhou Yafu pushed the door in.

"Oh, Yafu is here, just in time for lunch, let's have a few drinks with me!" Qu Wan said with a smile.

"General, the scouts are here to report that a new general flag has been raised in the Han army barracks, and Ye Zhong is here." Zhou Yafu said solemnly, "I'm afraid we will face a tough battle next."

Qu Wan laughed: "Is the King of Han finally unable to bear it? What Meng Chong, Zhang Hongyu, and Bai Yucheng can't do, Ye Zhong can do? Does he really think he has the ability to turn stones into gold?"

"Ye Zhong is the Secretary of the Ministry of War of the Han Dynasty. Gao Yuan sent him here because he had the determination to capture Kangping City. General, we must not underestimate the enemy!" Zhou Yawu looked at Qu with a relaxed expression. Finished.

"Of course I know this!" Qu Wan said with a smile: "No matter how they change, we have always been able to adapt to all changes, and defending Kangping City is the core part of this battle. Now the strength of Kangping City has increased With 50,000 people, sufficient food, and numerous armaments, the Han army has already missed the best time to take down Kangping City. If you fight with me, then Kangping City is really dangerous, but now, Kangping City is as stable as Mount Tai. Even if they want to take their lives, they will not be able to break through my Kangping City."

Flags were waving, drums were rumbling, and Ye Zhong's first attack after arriving in Kangping City finally kicked off. Although Qu Wan said he didn't care about Ye Zhong's arrival, the name of the person, the shadow of the tree As the number one general under Gao Yuan's command, Ye Zhong, who has been famous for a long time, personally commanded the battle against Kangping City. Qu Wan still had the spirit of 120,000 points to go into battle and command the battle in person.

However, the process was far beyond Qu Wan's expectations, and Ye Zhong's ability seems to be mediocre, and the siege routine is the same as that of Mengzhong, the only difference is that the morale of the Han army seems to be high Quite a few, or because Ye Zhong is the old chief of the Southern Field Army, his subordinates seem to want to show their unyielding fighting will in front of the old chief, but the fighting intensity has not increased much compared to before.

It's not because the Han army's will to fight is bad, but because the general of the Han army who commanded the battle is still very concerned about the casualties of the soldiers. ringing.

The attack like a tide, the retreat like a tide, except for giving Qu Wan a false alarm, did not have much effect. Kangping City is still standing tall, if it is the only result of Ye Zhong's arrival , that is, the Han army has attacked the city wall many times, but that's all.

After one day, Qu Wan had already lost his patience. If Ye Zhong's ability was nothing more than that, then he really had nothing to worry about. With a little disappointment, Qu Wan returned to the city, and will direct the defense The task was handed over to Zhou Yafu.

Another day has passed, and the Han army's offensive is still loud with thunder and little rain. It seems to be surging like a tide, but it is actually weak.

"General, I suspect that the opponent is digging a tunnel." Another night, Zhou Yafu came to report to Qu Wan about the military situation during the day, "Today, a large number of earth barriers appeared in front of the opponent's position, but it surprised me Yes, the other side doesn’t seem to shy away from it. We know that they are digging tunnels almost openly.”

"Digging a tunnel?" Qu Wan felt a little unbelievable. The offensive and defensive warfare on the mainland has developed to this day, and the combat art of both the offensive and defensive sides is almost perfect. Any conceivable method, the predecessors have already thought of it and put it into practice. Implementation, this is also today, for the attacking side, the battle of fortifications has become a nightmare for several stations. Facing a well-prepared city, it is almost impossible to take it easily if you want to attack hard.

"This is Ye Zhong's new strategy?" Qu Wan almost laughed, "Dig more shafts in the city, detect the location and progress of the tunnels dug by the opponent, and give them a heavy blow when the time comes to dig the tunnels." ? Ye Zhong can figure it out!"

Qu Wan felt that Ye Zhong was joking, but Ye Zhong himself didn't think so. In his big tent, a group of people were discussing around a map, but the person who was discussing was not Ye Zhong. These generals, but others.

Three or four researchers from the Yizhen Research Institute and several masters of fortification transferred from the Ministry of Industry are discussing how to break through the strong city wall of Kangping City.

"The past city construction on the mainland is almost a template!" A master architect casually drew a horizontal and vertical intersecting line on the drawing, and poked small holes in some of the key points. : "It is incomparable to the construction of our big Han cities, each with its own characteristics, so there will be no other unexpected actions in Kangping City. These places are some of the bearing points and pivots under our current city wall. Earth, as long as the explosives in your research institute are strong enough, you can completely overturn this section of the city wall that is a hundred meters long.”

"There is nothing wrong with the explosives in our Yizhen Research Institute. The key is, are the critical points you pointed out correct? If these points are not found correctly, we will not be able to achieve the desired effect." A A researcher at Yizhen Research Institute said.

"Joke, I don't know how many cities I have built in my life. Such a small problem can stump me. I dare to issue a military order. Do you dare?"

"Why don't you dare!"

Watching the two of them jacking up the cow, Ye Zhen stood up with a smile, "I believe the two masters, so we only need to place explosives on these few points, and we will succeed in one fell swoop?"

"Good!" The two said in unison.

"Very good, Meng Chong, come here, and abandon all the tunnels dug in other places. Tomorrow, start from these three points and dig all the way to the bottom of the city wall." Ye Zhong pointed Drawing, looking at Meng Chongdao. (to be continued...)