Royal Road - Chapter 290

[Chapter 289 | City]

“Zhang Sima, I’ll just sit and defend the party, don’t I try to attack the city?” In the tent, Pu Hongji sat on the Hu stool with a look of impatience.

This time he was ordered to come to the party, and he originally planned to attack one or two cities.

Who would have guessed that when he arrived at the place, the right Sima of the King of Qin simply put on a squatting posture, not to mention attacking the city, and even his infantry was divided into two halves, guarding at Xingdao and Huguan respectively, and it was not a posture to fight at all.

Then what did he come to the party for?

Could it be that they are not worthy of meritorious deeds?

In the face of Pu Hong’s complaint, Zhang Dian smiled lightly: “Why should General Pu be impatient? Sending troops to the party this time is of great significance and is not inferior to Luoyang. It’s just that Bingzhou soldiers and horses have always been good at defending the city. If you come to attack, you will all return without a feather. You have also lost a prince. Why use what is short and attack what is long?”

These words made Pu Hong speechless for a while.

Although these Di people can fight, they are extremely bad at sieging cities.

If the Shangdang is really as Zhang Sima said, it can’t be a waste of troops.

Seeing that Pu Hong’s expression had changed, Zhang Dian said again: “What’s more, if you just stick to the Xingdao, why send cavalry? Since His Royal Highness the King of Qin sent Er to wait, after all, there will be a battle.”

Pu Hong suddenly came to the spirit. : “Zhang Sima is saying that Shangdang will send troops to rush to the gate?”

“Naturally.” Zhang Dian replied with certainty.

He had met Liang Feng.

Back then, when Wang Jun sent his son to invite him to conspire together, he was never tempted.

Coupled with Liang Feng’s methods of governing the state, it is really unlikely that he will ignore the emperor and sit back and watch Luoyang fall.

“If we really want to fight, wouldn’t we be slaughtered if we divide our troops?” It’s not that Pu Hong has never fought.

When the army faces each other, it is necessary to have a large number of soldiers, in order to have a chance of winning.

In this way, if the troops are broken down one by one, the gains will outweigh the losses!

“The general doesn’t know that the division of troops is just to let those soldiers and horses in Bingzhou see an opportunity. If they don’t show weakness, how can the other side be willing to attack?” Zhang Dian talked eloquently, with a confident look on his face.

He made great contributions in Yongzhou, and the city of Chang’an was destroyed twice, thanks to his advice.

It is for this reason that Liu Yaocai valued him very much, and entrusted him with the task of attacking the party.

Now that he’s here, Zhang Dian won’t let the opportunity go in vain.

A big win is the key.

It is for this reason that he studied the terrain of Shangdang very much, and carefully deduced the reasons for the failure of the Xiongnu to attack the Shangdang several times.

In the end, there is only one thing: Bingzhou soldiers and horses, extremely good at positional warfare!

Once it is ready for battle, the means are simply endless, making it impossible to guard against.

Whether it is a thunderbolt chariot or a bow|crossbow, they are all terrifying weapons.

If you are dragged into a rock-solid position, there is nothing you can do except keep filling your life.

There was even the threat of being attacked by the horse army.

There are also cavalry in Bingzhou. Although there are not many in number, they are not weak and must be guarded against.

In this way, the best way is to force the opponent to throw away the tortoise shell-like battle formation, from the defensive side to the offensive side.

What else can make the enemy more helpless than sticking to the Xingdao?

If Bingzhou soldiers and horses are unwilling to give up the battle, then it is better to camp and confront each other.

Anyway, their first task is to prevent Bingzhou from giving aid, and it is not a big problem to delay it for ten days and a half months.

On the contrary, if they were in a hurry to get out of Xingdao and aid Luoyang, the opponent would have to take an offensive.

So how useful are those weapons?

The more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Now he is the one who waits for work, and deliberately shows flaws, is he afraid that the enemy will not take the bait?

“But even if there are cavalry to help, our army will not have an advantage.” Pu Hong frowned, “And the enemy doesn’t know which way the enemy will take. If it is not well prepared, will it be troublesome?”

This is a choice between two. The problem is that Taihangxing and Baixing are quite close, less than a hundred miles apart.

From where to Luoyang, it is easy.

It’s just that Taixingxing is close to the Gaodu, and it is also the location of Liang’s residence. Zhang Dian is 80% sure that they will take the shortcut of Taixingxing!

Zhang Dian pretended to have a mysterious smile: “I’m afraid the enemy will set up some confusion around this. As long as the general listens to what I have to say, he will be able to make great achievements!”

Seeing Zhang Dian so confident, Pu Hong’s worries were also put back in his stomach. .

Did he leave his hometown for thousands of miles to make contributions?

As long as you can win the battle, and listen to this kid for a while!

What Zhang Dian expected was not wrong.

Three days later, a group of soldiers and horses set off from Lucheng and rushed towards Baixing.

Ten thousand troops, including two thousand cavalry.

This team marched extremely cautiously, and as soon as they reached the battle, they set up their camp and started a tentative attack.

A steady and steady look, trying to break through from Baixing.

However, Zhang Dian was not fooled.

If you really intend to attack Xingdao, why would you only send 10,000 people?

Even if Jinyang’s reinforcements did not arrive, Shangdang would not have only this number of troops.

And they are still camped, easy to defend, but not an offensive formation.

In this way, the direction of Baixing is just a bait.

Since the enemy wanted to do something, Zhang Dian would naturally accompany him.

Under his instructions, the cavalry led by Pu Hong pulled out the battalion, moved closer to Baixing, and assumed a rescue posture.

On the second day after the cavalry left, there were reports from Gaodu and Liangfu, saying that there was a movement of troops in the two places.

It was still before noon, and before another army and horse appeared in the camp, the strength was still 10,000.

There was no camp, no antlers were set up, they lined up directly, armed with spears, swords and shields, and attacked!

finally come!

This is the main force of the enemy!

Shangdang County soldiers, I am afraid that it is only 20,000, and half of them are used to set up a maze, it really does not count the cost.

The purpose is just to take advantage of the cavalry to go away, defeat the camp in one fell swoop, and break into the Xingdao.

These 20,000 horses should be just the front, and when Jinyang’s reinforcements arrive, it will be the time for the army to help Luoyang.

Too bad they couldn’t do it!

The cavalry led by Pu Hong did not go to Baixing at all, but was ambushed elsewhere.

At least an hour, you can rush back to help out.

At that time, the usual means of defense will be lost, and the enemy will be attacked on both sides. Let’s see how they can resist the charge of the cavalry formation!

Zhang Dian’s eyes sparkled with excitement, and he shouted loudly: “Stay strong in the camp and wait for the cavalry to come back to help!”

Because he was well prepared, and it was to guard the gate, the Han army’s camp was extremely strong, resisting horses, archers, and shield formations. The same is not lacking.

But the enemy really tried his best and rushed forward without fear of death.

For a time, arrows and crossbows flew in front of the camp, and the light of the sword flickered.

Rao’s camp was as solid as a rock, and two or three times, it was almost broken by enemy soldiers.

The Shangdang Jin army really should not be underestimated.

Zhang Dian gritted his teeth and commanded the troops to fight.

After all, you are on the defensive side. If you persist for a moment, you will have a better chance of winning!

However, this unstoppable offensive lasted only half an hour, when the enemy army suddenly shouted gold and began to withdraw.

“Oops!” Zhang Dian reacted immediately, the enemy’s scouts probably sensed where the cavalry was, and they were preparing to withdraw!

If he retreats at this moment, even if Pu Hong rushes back, he will only be in vain.

The tricky plan that was finally arranged, wouldn’t the bamboo basket draw water in vain?

The enemy’s strength was not damaged. If Baixing was the main attack direction, they would not be in a hurry to defend.

The enemy must be stopped!

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Dian said loudly: “Let’s go out of the camp to form a formation and pursue the enemy!”

This is a bit of a risk, but the enemy soldiers have already begun to retreat, and they are backing their tents. If they attack, as long as the distance is not far, there will be no any trouble.

In the face of battle, the most feared thing is to be disturbed when retreating.

Now that they have heard the news of the cavalry returning to their aid and are being pursued again, this group of soldiers and horses is very likely to be defeated on a large scale.

Even if the other side did not collapse, they would be able to return to the camp smoothly.

This bet, Zhang Dian is going to give it a try no matter what!

The horses were turned away, the antlers withdrew, and soldiers in leather armor rushed out of the camp.

This time, the enemy army was far beyond expectations, but after a brief confrontation, the formation remained motionless, and the water-splashed formation was chaotic.

After hesitating for a moment, the enemy stopped fighting, turned around and ran away!

They did not care about the companions who were still fighting behind them.

Originally, they were fighting and retreating, but they were suddenly dropped by the army. Who could still fight?

In the battlefield, it is just a bloody courage, once the courage is exhausted, it is the time to flee!

These abandoned Shangdang soldiers began to riot. Not long after, the more than a thousand people didn’t want to fight, they threw down their weapons and ran away.

It’s like an ant nest appeared on a bank. One moment it was just a small opening, and the next moment it collapsed for thousands of miles, and it was a complete failure.

Soldiers collapsed.

The formation could no longer be maintained, and the enemy seemed to have gone mad and ran wild.

This is by no means a lure!

Zhang Dian looked very confident.

Many soldiers scattered and fled, only the middle one could barely maintain the formation.

But they can’t escape!

Zhang Dian shouted loudly: “The enemy army is crushed! Catch up, wait for the cavalry to arrive, and wipe out the entire army!”

With only 2,000 people left in the camp, Zhang Dian personally led the remaining 8,000 men and horses to attack the fleeing enemy. go!

Less than two miles away from the battlefield, Yi Yan was crouching in the yellow grass, quietly waiting for the prey to arrive.

The soldiers who came all the way from Shangdang were only 4,000 light cavalry.

However, they brought 6,000 horses, almost one person and two, and arrived at Shangdang in just two days.

After determining the enemy’s layout and strength, he and Zhang Bin decided to divide their forces into battle.

The enemy really got in on the game, pretending to deploy troops, but actually hid the cavalry near the camp.

And this is exactly what Yiyan wanted.

The enemy thinks that he sees the real and the real, but the real is real and the real is fake!

There is no main attack direction at all, and the two troops are fully responsible for the tough attack, in order to wipe out the enemy before the Xingdao!

On his side, he is not fighting for his life at all, but lures the enemy to go deep.

In fact, only half of those who went to attack the camp this time were veterans, and the rest were infantry soldiers who had just joined the army.

These people are not very experienced in combat, but their physical fitness is not inferior to any veterans.

It is not easy to take down the enemy camp, but it is not difficult to play the role of a defeated army.

In fact, half of it was a real rout, and no matter how experienced the veteran was, he couldn’t see the flaws in it.

But the remaining half that hasn’t collapsed is the key to lure the enemy into the ambush.

In the face of such a “broken army”, with 10,000 cavalry on the side, will the enemy let them go?

Won’t.

Because Yi Yan just found out that in this Shangdang battle, Liu Yao’s right Sima happened to be in charge of the overall situation.

That person’s name is Zhang Dian!

In Wang Ying’s camp that day, he dared to poison the lord and nearly killed the lord.

Such a daring, arrogant, sinister and vicious guy, will he miss the rare opportunity to annihilate the enemy?

He will send troops to pursue it!

This battle is no longer just to fight for Xingdao, to help Luoyang.

In the distance, smoke and dust rose up, screaming constantly.

After chasing and fleeing, the two groups of people got closer and closer, Yi Yan clenched the long knife in his hand tightly, with such force that even the scar on his shoulder throbbed faintly.

Won’t wait any longer.

He will let that despicable villain pay with his life!