I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 47 Discovering the Weakness
Li Shimin called all his confidants to the big account to discuss good strategies to defeat the enemy.

"This time, our army will play an assist, not the main attack, and cooperate with Huangfusong's army to annihilate Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army." Li Shimin set the tone first, "How can our army quickly break through the enemy with the least cost?"

Except for Xi Zhicai who knew the inside story, everyone was talking, "My lord, our army is powerful and morale is high, but the yellow scarf army has no morale. It is already a fish on the chopping board. Why should we make such a big effort?" How about giving it up?" Zhang Liao asked a little puzzled.

"Wen Yuan, don't worry. Although our army has enough troops to defeat Zhang Jiao's troops, most of them are new surrenders. People's hearts are not stable. It's hard to guarantee that they won't fight back. That's why I only bring 5 troops."

"In addition, our army has already defeated Zhang Bao and Zhang Niujiao's troops. It is very eye-catching. Right now, our army should not be too conspicuous. We need to hide our strength and hide our strength. Therefore, this is why I don't want to compete with Huangfusong for credit." Li Shimin Tell everyone what's on your mind.

Zhang Liao had no doubts after hearing this, and he admired Li Shimin even more in his heart.

Seeing that there were no more objections from the crowd, Li Shimin asked, "What good strategy do you guys have?"

Seeing that Zhao Yun seemed to have something to say, Li Shimin said to him, "Zilong, tell me what you think."

Seeing that Li Shimin had called his name, Zhao Yun stood up and said, "My lord, the general thought that the main force of Zhang Jiao's troops might attack Huangfusong first, and our army would only fight to the death. The plan to attract the main force of the enemy is likely to be aborted."

Li Shimin knew that Zhao Yun was also a man of wisdom and courage, so he thought about it again, and felt that what Zhao Yun said was reasonable.

"My lord, what General Zilong said is very true, and I also think it is very reasonable. Our army has won many battles, and the Yellow Turban army is afraid of our army like a tiger. I am afraid that they dare not attack us. It is very likely that Zhang Jiao's main force wants to defeat Huangfu Song first." , and then take advantage of the momentum to attack our army." Xi Zhicai also said thoughtfully.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, why don't our army come here to respond to all changes without change, and send out all the scouts, and pay close attention to the movements in the south."

"If the enemy really has such a wishful thinking, then we will follow the plan and change the feint attack into an all-out attack, break through the frontal enemy, and then make a round with Huangfusong to encircle the remnants of Zhang Jiao." Li Shimin said confidently.

"Hurry up and build some siege equipment, and start attacking the enemy's camp tomorrow. Give them some pressure first, test the reality, and then make plans." Li Shimin said confidently.

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The next day, Li Shimin led [-] elite soldiers and went straight to the enemy camp. He was accompanied by generals Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun. He was going to dampen the enemy's spirit first.

Li Shimin asked people to call a formation in front of the enemy camp for a long time, but no one came out to fight, and the Yellow Turban army hung up the exemption card and could not defend.

Among the Yellow Turban Army, a dark-complexioned, burly general looked at Li Shimin's army from a distance, without saying a word, with a serious expression on his face.

This person is Pei Yuanshao, Zhang Liang's confidant general. He has received the order of General Ren Gong, and he will not hold on to Li Shimin's army.And told him that holding the camp is a great achievement.

Li Shimin's side went to call for battle several days ago, but the Yellow Turban army couldn't hold on, no matter how insulting they were, they didn't respond at all.

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Seeing that there is no hope of outsmarting Li Shimin, he finally decided to attack the city with an army!

The next day, [-] troops marched out of the battalion in a mighty manner. Four square formations were neatly arranged, and the flags covered the sun.

Following Li Shimin's command: "Attack!"

The [-] troops in the Chinese army carried ladders and shields, shouted and rushed towards the enemy's camp.The arrows of the Yellow Turban army began to suppress from a long distance. The arrows rained down and hit the shields frantically.

Li Shimin immediately ordered his crossbowmen to fight back. There were more than [-] archers from all the armies under his command. At this time, thousands of arrows were fired, hitting the Yellow Turban Army hard like dense raindrops.

Finally, after paying some casualties, the army finally approached the enemy's camp, then set up a ladder, and attacked desperately, while the crossbowmen in the distance continued to cover.

The Yellow Turban Army was clearly well-prepared. They built a low wall inside the camp, and all the soldiers hid here. When the officers and soldiers set up the ladder, they greeted them with stones. One by one, they picked up the stones and threw them down. Caught off guard, casualties were heavy.Shouts of killing and screams filled the city.

Although Li Shimin couldn't bear to see his soldiers die so tragically, war is so cruel, and only warriors deserve to live.

Under the multiple blows of the enemy's long-range crossbowmen on the high platform and the ambushes in the camp, the Yanmen Army's siege momentum was contained.Li Shimin saw that the enemy was well prepared and the defense arrangements were orderly. In order to avoid heavy casualties of his own army, he ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

Seeing the Yanmen Army receding like a tide, Pei Yuanshao breathed a sigh of relief, and the Yellow Turban Army guarding the camp burst into cheers. They would think that the Yanmen Army was nothing special.

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After Li Shimin withdrew his troops and returned to the camp, he summoned all his confidants to discuss the enemy's situation.

"According to the situation of today's siege, it seems that the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side is going to defend the camp to the death, and they must be a coward. According to the news from the scouts, they also have more than [-] people. The enemy really focused on this attack. It's on Huangfusong's side." Li Shimin said unwillingly.

"Right now, our army must break through the enemy's camp as soon as possible, and then encircle and wipe out Zhang Jiao's troops." Li Shimin said firmly.

"Zhicai, I asked you to report the military situation to Huangfusong, have you sent it?" It turned out that Li Shimin asked Xi Zhicai to pass his guess to Huangfusong yesterday.

"My lord, the letter has been delivered, I believe they will receive the letter soon." Xi Zhicai replied.

"My lord, I may have a plan to defeat the enemy army."

"Oh, what's the strategist's clever plan, tell me quickly." Naturally, Li Shimin didn't want to blindly attack, as that would only cause heavy casualties, which is not a good strategy.

"Today, I ran around the Yellow Turban camp and found the enemy's weak point. Although they are well-defended and there are many towers and towers, weeds are overgrown outside their camp. It is late autumn, and the vegetation has withered and is extremely flammable. If our army sent crossbowmen to ignite the withered grass with rockets, and the Yellow Turban army went in without knowing the enemy's situation, they thought that the camp would be under fire, and the morale of the army would be shaken. "Xi Zhicai expressed his thoughts confidently.

"Great plan, great plan, haha" Li Shimin was ecstatic and laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)