Overlord!

Chapter 109 Breaking into Guling
The bank of the Qiantang River is an absolute military location, but it is indeed empty.

With Zhuxia's current development capabilities, neither Yuhang nor Qiantang in the Land of Abundance can be developed, let alone the Xiaoshan area on the south bank of the Qiantang River.Even though this is the most prosperous area in the whole country and even the whole world in the later celestial dynasties, at present, here is an empty wasteland, with smoke and white dew, and the wilderness, with tigers and leopards appearing among the thorns.

The only thing that can show the traces of civilization are the earthen fortresses and military camps built one after another on the rolling Xiaoshan hills in the distance.

After all, the entire Kuaiji County, such a large piece of land, is almost equivalent to the area of ​​two provinces in later generations, and there are only more than [-] people.

On the banks of the Qiantang River, the population that could gather was very limited, which made it impossible for the defenders to control the entire defense line on the river bank. It was not until Tai Shici and Xian Yudan successfully landed that someone lit the beacon fire.

Soon the south bank of the great river was full of beacon fires, and the black smoke was like ugly scars on the blue sky, very dazzling, and people could not help but feel disgusted.

Xian Yudan got on the horse smoothly and followed beside Tai Shici.The two of them came to challenge alone, so they were one person and two horses, and they were wearing armor and helmets, and their equipment was fine.Even this equipment alone is enough to make the Kuaiji defenders excited.

"Captain, with such dense smoke, I'm afraid the entire Jiangnan defense line will know that we are coming." Xian Yudan is also a military spirit, and his temperament is influenced by Sun Ce. He is very courageous. Seeing this scene, instead of being afraid, he joked: "If the defenders everywhere on the other side know our identities, we will be surrounded and suppressed by the defenders of the entire south of the Yangtze River from all directions if we only have two cavalry."

Tai Shici was brave and courageous, and said: "I am not afraid of its coming, but only afraid of its not coming. If any camp sends troops, the disciples will be entangled. I will climb up the wall with you and pull out its banner. Take its gates. Today I will make you and me famous for our bravery."

Xian Yudan was pretty sure, this captain was probably a steel-brained person who didn't know what fear was at all.Two people dared to climb the camp, kill people and capture the flag, and set fire to the village.Others encircled the land and plotted against it, but he probably broke it with great wisdom and courage.

But the two patrolled the shore for a while, and soon discovered that no defenders came out at all.

It seems that these defenders have never thought about the plan of attacking halfway.

Xian Yudan rode his horse down from a slope, caught up with Tai Shici, and reported, "Lieutenant, I have patrolled for more than a dozen miles, but I didn't find any trace of the enemy at all. The enemy seems to have made up their minds to attack Hold the stronghold and avoid the challenge. Shall we raise the flag?"

As soon as Tai Shici raised his hand, he immediately said: "Don't worry, since the enemy is sticking to the camp, let's continue to look forward."

Xian Yudan was also big-hearted, he didn't feel anything wrong at all, he followed Tai Shici and ran all the way forward, only the two of them removed the antlers and ran to the east of Guling City.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a large army waiting to cross the river, the two of them could have continued running to see if they could find the location of the grain road in Kuaiji County.

This is probably the most important key to victory in this battle.

Regarding the style of play of the defenders of Kuaiji County, they just defend the city. It looks like a rascal, but it is actually very unwise in military affairs.

Even if Sun Ce's army can't attack Guling City, due to Lu Meng's farming, Qiantang has [-] stones of grain and grass, and Sun Ce's army can trap the defenders of Kuaiji County to death.

In the final analysis, in this battle, Kuaiji fell into the greatest passivity in terms of strategic choices.

Driving away the weak soldiers and meeting the tiger and wolf divisions, this wise man will not do it.

They dare not fight in the field, so they can only defend the city, and the food road will naturally be cut off by Sun Ce's army.

Guling City might still be able to hold on to it with food reserves, but these earth fortresses along the river would definitely not be able to last for a month or two.

Now it depends on whether the army of Wujun is willing to stalemate here and spend a month.

Tai Shici analyzed: "The most important thing now is to keep the enemy from going out of the city. Otherwise, we will retreat at dusk, the enemy will transport food at night, and the battle will be stalemate. I am afraid it will damage the general's reputation."

Although in this era, it is normal for a siege to last for a month or two, or even half a year.

However, in the name of Sun Lang, he crossed the river several times to attack the city but was unable to overcome it, and some people may have some sarcasm.

Xian Yudan thought about it seriously, and said: "The best thing for such a person is to defeat the Guling army, and the next thing is to attack the city and take down an earthen fortress."

As long as one earthen fortress can be taken down, even if there are only a hundred troops stationed there, it will be a breach in the defense line of the Qiantang River Kuaiji County garrison. It will not only threaten Kuaiji County to transport grain and grass, but also hoard one's own grain and grass in the Wubao. .As long as a few thousand shi of grain is hoarded, it is enough for Wu Jun's army to send a large-scale army to the south bank of Zhejiang.

If Wang Lang didn't plan to sit back and watch Sun Ce continue to transport grain to the south of the Yangtze River and hoard it in the earthen castle, he could only send troops to seize the city, then he would be completely passive.

Tai Shici cheered up and said: "These two things should be carried out at the same time. Raise the flag as a sign and order the army to cross the river. Then the two of us will go to Guling to teach our teachers."

The army on the north bank of the river was dispatched by Cheng Pu and Zhang Hong, so another Sima Song Qian took the lead and led the first batch of soldiers to the south bank of the river.

When he landed, Tai Shici immediately gave him instructions: "Divide the army into three parts. About five miles to the northeast, there is a grassy island. The weeds and reeds are so dense that no one can see them. They are several feet high and can ambush hundreds of soldiers. Order two village chiefs Lead the people to lay down the flag there, if the enemy army leaves the city and is led nearby by me, listen to my orders, immediately raise the flag, fight out together, and bravely defeat the enemy."

There is nothing particularly mysterious about the ambush.

These are all strictly regulated in the military law. All soldiers enter the military barracks to learn the military law. The Seventeenth Prohibition 54 was executed. Those who disobey the army will be beheaded.

Therefore, the ambush does not even need a general to command. As long as the commander listens to the order and presses the flag, the whole army will lie down in the dense reeds, raise the flag, and the whole army will rush out immediately.

The key to setting up an ambush lies in whether the commanding general understands the battlefield and can find a suitable place to ambush.

And Tai Shici personally took Xian Yudan to run around the battlefield, he knew the terrain of the battlefield well, if the opponent dared to fight, he would be at a disadvantage.

Afterwards, Tai Shici continued to make arrangements: "You personally lead one to attack Nanzhaotun. The last one stays on the bank of the river, just in case."

Nanzhaotun is an earthen fort set up at Nanzhaoting. On the defense line along the river, enemy troops gather everywhere, and each pavilion has a fort to garrison troops.

Nanzhao Pavilion is the closest earthen fortress to Dujiang. It is located in the middle of the defense line, and the enemy's troops from the east and west sides can come to support them.It is the easiest place to attract the enemy.

Basically, any one of these fortresses along the river was taken down, which was equivalent to opening a gap in the enemy's defense line.If they can be pulled out one by one, step by step, sooner or later, the army of Wu Jun will be able to drive straight in, and even bypass the Guling line of defense, and go straight to Yuji County, a more important city in the east, and even Shanyin County in Kuaiji County.

After arranging the army, Tai Shici directly led Xianyu Dan to the foot of Guling City on horseback.

Guling City has a steep terrain and was built near mountains and rivers.Not only are military camps set up on the surrounding ridges and cliffs, but there are also dozens of huge warships docked beside the pier in the sheltered port below. Under the bright autumn sun, this camp and warships are actually majestic and majestic.

Tai Shici rode his horse and rushed to the bottom of the city, roaring: "Your Majesty has such a mighty army, but why do you just hide in the city, like a turtle with a shrunken head? I am Tai Shici, the captain of Pinglu, under the command of General Ruin Kou. Who would dare to fight with me?" Me to the teacher?"

Xianyu around Dance Malue City shouted for Tai Shici to be his teacher.

The guards on the city wall lay down on the battlements one after another to watch the bustle below, they wanted to see who the generals under Sun Lang's camp were, and unexpectedly two of them dared to leave the city and shouted "Master".

And Tai Shici directly ridiculed: "Could it be that there are tens of thousands of people fed on the edge of the city, but no one is a man? Then you should quickly take off your armor and surrender, otherwise you will not be ashamed!"

Surrounded by a crowd of civil and military men, Wang Lang went up to the city himself, and looked down at Tai Shici who was calling for a fight.

He has an elegant bearing, naturally he doesn't care about such things as being a teacher, but instead asks: "The name of a wise man is known all over the world. It is reasonable to help the king and assist the country, An Han Xing Liu, when will you turn back and help the rebels and invade our territory?"

Tai Shici immediately replied: "General Sun is magnificent and has the strategy of being king and hegemony. If you govern Wujun, the people will be peaceful and the country will be peaceful, the river will be clean and the sea will be clean. If General Sun governs Jiangdong, you will be able to benefit the world. Why don't you just repay your virtue and stop the soldiers from suffering?"

Wang Lang was displeased, turned his head and asked the people behind him: "He is so rampant, he not only underestimates our military strength, but also regards us as mediocre. Who can break his heart and destroy his aspirations for me?"

When Tai Shici talked about military matters, Wang Lang didn't care at all.Anyway, he has never been good at military affairs, nor is he good at military affairs.

But Tai Shici scorned everyone in Kuaiji so openly, Wang Lang was very angry immediately.Could it be that he, Sun Bofu, can stabilize one side, and we, the rulers, ministers and officials in Kuaiji are all mediocre people?

If this can't convince his will, will there really be no one in Kuaiji County?

But Wang Lang's anger ushered in a basin of cold water on the people behind him.All the generals retreated quietly, avoiding watching with sideways glances.

Competing with Sun Lang's tiger and wolf division was originally a deployment they did not agree with.

And showing off their power like this right now makes them have no intention of becoming a teacher at all.

Wang Lang said angrily: "Is it true that there is no one in the city who dares to fight? Thousands of people sit and watch one of them come and go as if they are in no one's land? Even if an army of tens of thousands is gathered, driving the enemy to the riverside is also a way to deal with it !"

Gong Cao Yufan had no choice but to persuade him at this time: "Your Majesty, the enemy army has just arrived and is in full swing. It is indeed not suitable to fight. It is better to avoid their sharpness and use up the city to fortify them to consume their vigor, and then wait for a good opportunity. .Since a plan has been made, it is inappropriate to change it hastily.”

Standing on the city wall, Wang Lang only felt that his chest was smoldering, and his hatred was hard to let go.

This planning strategy sounds nice, but it is actually forced to admit that there is no other way but to defend the city.

Just like Lu Bu was surrounded by Cao Cao in Xiapi, he was isolated in a desperate situation, and he had no other way out except to defend the city.

Kuaiji County is really too far away, isolated to the southeast by Wu County and Danyang, Sun Ce's army surrounded him, Wang Lang had no strong support from outside, and no elite soldiers inside, so the hearts of the people were doomed to be lax.

Under such circumstances, even if an army of tens of thousands is forcibly assembled, it may not be possible to push Tai Shici's troops back into the river, and it will only increase the risk of defeat.

But in the name of Lu Bu, when Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Xu and others rebelled in the lonely city, Zhang Liao surrendered.

Wang Lang's prestige in the army was much weaker, and his army's morale was even more shaken.

If it continues like this, the soldiers of Guling City will flee in terror at night and flee one after another.

Wang Lang said angrily: "Then send someone to disperse him and drive him five miles away. We won't let him speak evil here and shake the morale of the army."

And this order was finally accepted by the generals in the city.It is not dangerous to lead hundreds of people to drive away one or two enemy cavalry.

Immediately, a lieutenant ordered more than [-] steps to rush out of the city gate.

But their orders were also very resolutely carried out. If they said to drive out five miles, they would never go half a step further.

Even if Tai Shici and Xian Yudan bowed their bows and shot at them from afar, they would never pursue them.

After Xian Yudan shot and killed the two pawns, he retracted his bow and arrow, and said to Tai Shici in astonishment: "Lieutenant, the enemy army is even more timid than we expected, so I'm afraid there will be no place to ambush them. "

Tai Shici also didn't expect that the opponent's attitude of avoiding the battle was so firm.Compared with Liu Yao's ability to govern the army, Wang Lang's is indeed far behind.

But the situation failed. Instead of being frustrated, he said in surprise, "Then do you think that if we attack this army quickly, the enemy will support it?"

Xian Yudan asked in surprise: "The captain doesn't plan to attack the enemy army five miles below the city, does he? If the enemy army comes to help, we won't have time to wait, and I'm afraid we will be defeated by one blow!"

Tai Shici said boldly and boldly, "Then let's try it out and gather a group of soldiers to storm the enemy's formation!"

However, the development of the matter still broke through Tai Shici's imagination. He came forward alone to lure the army, but the army's banner was exposed, and the enemy army broke up and scattered.

Seeing this scene, Tai Shici rushed to the battle alone, rushed to the city gate, slashed and killed again, preventing the enemy from closing the gate, and even cut off the suspension bridge with his own hands.

Now the enemy army, not to mention sending aid, would probably be directly blocked in the city gate by Tai Shici's troops. If there were no other reinforcements, they might even be blocked by his soldiers at the city gate.

Xian Yudan led all the elite soldiers and rushed directly to the city without fear of death.

Seeing Tai Shici who was soaked in blood all over his body, Xian Yudan was excited and shouted: "Captain, I'll help you take the city."

Wang Lang was furious on the top of the wall: "How dare more than a hundred people storm the city? Immediately dispatch troops to the city and shoot them all!"

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and the Kuaiji garrison did not fall into the trap as Tai Shici expected, but Tai Shici's brave and brave battle also shocked everyone in the city.

Yu Fan solemnly persuaded: "Your Majesty, I thought the enemy army was caught off guard at this moment, so we should immediately beat the drums and gather people from all over the river to encircle them! The enemy army is betting that I can't wait." Only those who dare to rescue will dare to attack the city in such a majestic manner."

Wang Lang hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Mobilize the defenders from all directions to form a siege? What if his purpose is to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements, defeating the people from all directions? Then the number of our troops will also be at a disadvantage."

Yu Fan resolutely said: "Your Majesty, as long as you persevere for a long time, Sun Ce will retreat! After retreating, everyone in the four directions will be able to reunite! However, if you don't rescue today, just sit back and watch the enemy troops come and go freely, then you will be defeated." The morale of the army is completely gone."

(End of this chapter)