Bringing Military Supplies to Ming Dynasty

“It’s good if you didn’t chase it, it’s good if you didn’t chase it.” At this moment, Mutor felt a sense of relief, and there was a little bit of it like a member of the Wala tribe. The brave general looks like.

It was finally safe, Mutor took a long breath before calming down, and then several Thousand-man Commander who fled with him among his generals called over and asked, “You talk about it , How many enemies are there at this time?”

“It looks like more than 20,000.” An outspoken Thousand-man Commander said such a sentence without thinking.

As soon as the voice came out, Mutor’s face showed a very solemn expression, and he seemed a little unhappy.

“I think there are at least forty thousand.” Another Thousand-man Commander noticed the change on Mutor’s face and quickly stated his opinion.

“I think there are seven to eighty thousand people. Otherwise, how could our 30,000 army be defeated so quickly.” As soon as the number of 40,000 fell, another Thousand-man Commander said Different opinions came out.

Until this moment, Mutor’s expression became much more kind. “I think there are seventy to eighty thousand people. In this battle, we fought desperately for two days and two nights. In the end, we severely damaged the enemy no less than 50,000 cavalry. After that, we still retreated due to lack of troops. Everyone said yes.”

This is just talking nonsense with your eyes open. It is said that Mutor is not usually such a character, but he can’t explain to the leader of Yexian after he is defeated, he can only think of using this method to explain everything. In this way, not only will he have no fault, but on the contrary, he will have merit.

The main general set the tone, and the other Thousand-man Commanders did not want to be affected by the defeat. After just a little hesitation, everyone agreed with such a fabricated fact. Soon, they also called the Thousand-man Commander and Hundred-men Commander below to unify the caliber.

A big defeat is just what they said was a big victory. This can be considered a kind of “art” of war.

The attack on the outer city of Sicheng continued. This is already Twelfth’s continuous siege.

Following the heavy damage of the “mass destruction” weapon on the first day of the siege, the infantry commander General Kurban changed his attack strategy. At most two thousand people can be sent to one city wall at a time. Under such a scale, the two sides will fight you and me, regardless of the outcome.

Even several times, I was almost able to reach the gate tower. After several hopes, Kurban developed a feeling of suffering between hope and disappointment. When he made a summary when he had nothing to do, he was surprised to discover the fact that the defensive ability of Five Star Army seems to be strong and weak, and every three days, the defensive ability will become weaker and stronger day by day. , Until the fourth day, there will be a strong and weak fact.

Why did this result happen, Kurban is puzzled. The only thing he can do is to continue to attack the city, paying a heavy price and trying his best to consume the opponent’s strength. Didn’t the scout say it? The enemy in Sicheng also has the size of 40,000 soldiers. With such a cost, even if it is two or even three for one, the final victory will still belong to him.

Churban has a good idea. But he didn’t know that the reason why he was given the illusion of being strong and weak in defense was entirely because the soldiers guarding the city changed their rules every three days. In the twelve days of siege, the Five Star Army has replaced four groups of veterans. Those recruits who have experienced the three-day defense battle have completed the process of transforming into veterans, and then went to the New Second Army to report. And from start to finish, the main force of the new army has never been used.

Unable to know the specific situation in the city, Kurban only tried again and again, and then ten days later, the Five Star Army guarding the city was still strong and weak, and people could not find the reason. Kurban was surprised to find that there were only 10,000 soldiers left in his hand.

For 22 consecutive days of siege, the original 50,000 infantrymen, dead and wounded, now there are only 10,000 healthy people. He finally had to find Prime Minister Alipu, Suo Ask for reinforcements.

I never thought that Sicheng was so difficult to attack. At the beginning, it was said that it would take the outer city in three days, but only a few three days passed. Fei Dan did not take it, and even the number of soldiers attacking the city It was already insufficient, which made Alipu very unhappy, but for the time being, he could not think of a better way. In desperation, he had to replace the original 20,000 cavalry with infantry and handed it over to Kurban.

Just as Alipu had just finished this matter, another news came that the 30,000 cavalry sent by the Wara Ministry came back. However, only 5,000 people returned from the 30,000 who went out. In other words, it is very likely that when they attacked Mobei City, they also encountered a big defeat.

Mutor is back. Originally he could return a few days in the morning, but in order to show that he did have a hard fight with the Five Star Army, he deliberately delayed it. Upon returning to the camp, he was also called for questioning first.

“What’s the matter? I gave you 30,000 cavalry. You only brought back 5,000 people. This leader needs an explanation.” There was a cold light in his eyes, and Mutor replied. If it is wrong, he will raise the butcher knife to kill.

Thanks to the preparation in advance, Mutor pretended to be as calm as possible, and told the nonsense that he had made up before. After he finished speaking, he still pretended to be a face Weeping, he said: “My lord, it’s all because of the bad intelligence of the scouts that caused us to be hit hard.”

“80,000 Five Star Army, where did this come from.” Mutor’s explanation made the browse tightly frowns also startled in amazement. When did that many Five Star Army in Mobei City? If this is the case, 30,000 fights 80,000, eliminated the opponent’s 50,000 riders, and can escape back 5,000 people. This is not a small victory.

“I don’t know at the end.” Mutor shook the head with an innocent face, and then pretended to be aggrieved as he had thought before, saying, “My lord, you say Could it be that the military god transferred the main force to the direction of Mobei City, and all the infantry left in Shicheng?”

“Huh?” Woke up instantly by such a word. Thinking about it carefully, this idea is not without reason. What is important is that there is no other possibility besides such an explanation. “Okay, I see. I will meet with Alipu right away and tell him about this matter.”

In order to shirk responsibility, Mutor found out such an excuse, so he will also contact Arip’s meeting again accelerated the speed of their coalition defeat.

In the main account, Alipu was also invited first, and he explained all what happened to Mutor and his conjectures. “Prime Minister, now it seems that our previous estimation is wrong. The Cavalry of Five Star Army is not in Sicheng City. What they leave behind is only infantry. This can explain why we failed in the siege and sent troops to Mobei City. It will also be the reason for the defeat.”

It was reasonable and reasonable to say that the clever Alipu was also misled and made the same judgment. “Well, that should be the case. It’s just that Sicheng City has high walls and strong walls. Even if all the soldiers are left behind, what can we do if we can’t get in?”

Seeing that Alipu agreed with his judgment. , But also proud of it. In his eyes, Alipu is very smart, even if he agrees with his judgment, there should be no Five Star Army cavalry in the city. In this way, the previous military plan must be changed. “Prime Minister, this leader knows that you did your best, but as you said, when the military god was building the city, he was afraid that he considered the safety of the city, so it is very difficult to capture them, that is. , We need to think of another way.”

“Think of another way.” Alipu’s face remained unchanged, and he was indeed very curious. “But I don’t know what ideas the leader has?”

“Hehe, there are some ideas, but I don’t know if cultivation won’t work, but I have to ask Prime Minister for some advice.” Hehe smiled first, he did have a bold idea, and he also intended to show off in front of Alipu.

“The leader’s idea must not be wrong, hope to hear the details.” Alipu saw that he was selling the key first, and simply satisfied the other party’s request, saying with a pleading expression With these words.

Alip’s posture was so low that Jean Ye was filled with a sense of pride. There was a burst of laughed heartily at the moment, and then he said: “This leader thinks like this, attacking Shicheng only Relying on the ladder is far from enough, that is, it is better to go to Northern Ming to get some artillery. With the help of this thing, the attack will surely double the results for half the effort. Only in the crisis of Sicheng, the Five Star Army of Mobei City The cavalry must be assisted. At that time, we only need to strike it halfway, and the major event can be achieved.”

“Encirclement is false, is it true to strike aid reinforcements?” Alipu’s mind turned quickly. Now point to the core of the problem.

“No. Attacking reinforcements is true, and attacking Sicheng is true. When the time comes, no matter which side makes progress, it will be our victory.” First, I shook my head, and then Nodded again, with a smile in his eyes.

This time Alipu didn’t answer right away, he was considering the feasibility of the matter. Thinking that they still have an advantage in military strength nowadays, it is feasible to go to war on both sides, so he agreed, but a bigger question lay before him, “Will the Northern Ming Army give us artillery?”

“We don’t want their artillery. We had picked up a hundred artillery on the battlefield before, but there were not enough artillery shells. Now we just let them hand over the artillery, and we don’t want it in vain. We can trade with them. Trading with the extra horses in the army is exactly what they need, and there must be no problem.” I was very confident when I said that.

“War horses trade artillery shells, but our war horses are not at all too many.” As he said, Alipu thought that he had just arranged 20,000 cavalry to be replaced by infantry to attack the city. Was it your own idea of ​​20,000 horses?