Take charge of Ascension

Chapter 341
Guangyang County City was originally a fortified city with tall and thick walls and sharp defense equipment. If the defense was tight, it would not be afraid of a hundred thousand troops attacking the city.

Not long ago, Huo'an on Taiping Road gathered 20 to [-] refugees, together with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and attacked the city for more than half a month.

As for the martial arts powerhouse attacking and breaking down the city walls or gates, Taipingdao is not afraid, and there is nothing to be afraid of with Zhang Jiao, a strong man in the Jindan state, sitting in the town.

The army put together by Taipingdao was simply not strong enough. Apart from the [-] veterans who had some combat power, the newly recruited [-] soldiers were too weak to fight.

If you can't go out to fight in the field, there should be no problem in defending the city. With [-] soldiers as the basis, you can also recruit the young and strong in the city to help defend the city.

The original residents of Guangyang County may not be very supportive of Taipingdao. If they really recruit young adults, not many people will respond. The 20 million refugees are different, they will definitely support Taipingdao.

The 20 refugees suffered from several years of famine, and it was difficult to persist in their lives. Fortunately, Taiping Road broke through Guangyang County, so they survived. Naturally, there is a gratitude to Taiping Road.

Among the 20 refugees, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, it is no problem to barely pick out 10 young and strong. It should be possible to make up [-] people.

The [-] soldiers gathered together are naturally not as good as the imperial court's [-] army. If they fight outside the city, the Taipingdao army will be defeated at the first touch, but if it is used to defend the city, it should be pretty good.

Since Zhao Ji didn't need to hide his clumsiness, Zhao Ji knew that he could say everything, and the benefits of guarding the city had already been outlined and explained.

In the past, he was a special soldier after all, and he was very interested in military strategy. Zhao Ji not only studied modern military affairs, but also loved ancient military warfare. He has done a lot of research on this.

In ancient times, when marching and fighting, as long as you can form troops, command well, and have good equipment, you can organize a team of elite soldiers.

On the side of the Taiping Road, although there are no elite soldiers, they have a favorable location, and if they are mobilized well, they may be able to be reconciled, but there is some hope that they can block the imperial army.

"Okay, what Zhao Qianhu said is good. Since our army is not so elite, we can defend the city. There are many experts in our Taiping Dao. If one person guards a section of the city wall, there should be no problem."

Perhaps it was Zhao Ji's suggestion that hit Liu Xiao's thoughts, making him overjoyed and said the same thing.

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Ten days later, the army of the imperial court of the Kingdom of Shu finally arrived under the city of Guangyang County, a hundred thousand troops, with banners and flags unfurled, stretched for several miles.

In the open area outside the city, one hundred thousand troops pitched their tents, and the camps spread out, occupying an area several miles around, with tents being densely packed one after another.

It was in the evening when the sun was setting and the setting sun in the sky was like blood. The bright red rays of light fell down and dyed the barracks of the imperial army and horses in a faint blood red.

Standing on the top of the city, looking at the fortified camp below the city, Zhao Ji sighed, "It really is worthy of being the elite of the imperial court. The soldiers and horses are well-organized and murderous. Once the city is attacked, our hard days will be over."

"That's right, the warriors of the Kingdom of Shu are well-known in the surrounding countries. Although they have declined compared to before, they are still a very strong army."

Liu Xiao said solemnly.

Within ten days, Liu Xiao seized all the time to issue a call-up order in Guangyang County, and managed to gather [-] young men to help defend the city.

Sure enough, as Zhao Ji thought, among the refugees, the young and strong are more active, while the aborigines in Guangyang County are not active at all.

However, in order to gather [-] young adults, Liu Xiao forcibly recruited them. Even though many people were unwilling, they still had to join.

When Guangyang County City was broken, many people still remembered the rampage of Taipingdao soldiers and horses in the city. At this time, they really dare not disobey.

Under the setting sun, on the top of the city of Guangyang County, Liu Xiao, Zhao Ji, Luo Ji and other generals looked a little ugly after carefully watching the camp set up by the imperial army below the city.

They are all people who know the soldiers, and the strength of the soldiers and horses of the imperial court can also be seen. When Liu Xiao, Luo Ji and the others went down to the tower, they all seemed to be a little preoccupied.

In the county guard's mansion, the generals gathered again to discuss strategies to deal with the enemy.

"After seeing the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, let's talk about how everyone feels."

Liu Xiao spoke first, breaking the dull atmosphere.

The first general immediately said: "Mighty Marquis is worthy of being a famous general who is famous all over the world. He really has a way of leading troops. The camp he has set up has strict weather and is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

The four characters "easy to defend and difficult to attack" are usually used in the battle between the two armies to attack the city or some natural dangers. These four characters appear in a mere camp. It can be seen that the camp is really tough and difficult to attack.

Everyone present agrees with the opinion of this general, and even those who are dissatisfied with the imperial court have to admit it in the face of the facts.

"Liu Shuai, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court have marched in a hurry, and their foothold is not stable. Perhaps, we can attack at night and steal the camp."

Another general spoke.

As soon as this remark came out, it aroused everyone's deep thinking. Regarding this point, there was a lot of discussion about whether they should steal the camp at night and attack the camp of the imperial army.

"This is a good idea. The soldiers and horses of the imperial court have marched for more than ten days. I think they are exhausted. If they steal the camp tonight, they will surely win."

"No, no, look at the camps set up under the city, you can know that the soldiers and horses of the court are not defenseless, and Marquis Wu is a famous general. If we steal the camp in the middle of the night, I am afraid that not only will we not win, but we will fall into the trap." In calculation."

The opinions of both sides are reasonable, Liu Xiao was indecisive for a while, just happened to see Zhao Ji sitting quietly at the side, and his mind moved, he couldn't help asking: "Zhao Qianhu, what do you think?"

As soon as Liu Xiao made a sound, everyone immediately stopped the quarrel and looked at Zhao Ji. Although their expressions were different, they kept quiet.

After the fight between Zhou You and Zhao Ji a few days ago, no matter how dull people are, they also know that Liu Xiao values ​​Zhao Ji very much. No matter what they think in their hearts, they still have to be polite on the surface.

Slightly taken aback, Zhao Ji said flatly: "I don't think we should steal the camp."

"Oh, why is that?"

Liu Xiao's question was also on everyone's mind.

"Since Mighty Marquis uses his troops extraordinaryly, it is impossible to think of such an obvious thing, and it is very possible to make an arrangement, not to mention luring us into being fooled, and wanting to sneak attack, it is unrealistic to catch them by surprise. And, I said it earlier. , Our soldiers are unbearable to fight at night, and they really went outside the city to attack the imperial army head-on.

Zhao Ji analyzed in an orderly manner: "Stealing the camp at night, the camp set up by the imperial army may instead become our hindrance, making us the one attacking the city, and the cart before the horse."

(End of this chapter)