vrcanaries Chapter 719 Yan Fuyao deploys tactics
Chapter 719 Yan Fuyao deploys tactics
General Wei snorted coldly,
"The Qian army was terrified. 800,000 soldiers were completely wiped out. I don't even know how Gong Yang Ge and Xiang Qu fought!
Now Gongyang Ge has been captured alive, and Xiang Qu should have died in battle.
An army of 800,000 was destroyed just like that, and the states of Chu and Qian were completely devastated!
Forget it, no matter what they do, this general will never surrender!
I will die bravely to repay your kindness, and I will not retreat!"
The city lord quickly advised,
"Hey, General Wei, don't be so stubborn. Even if you and these 20,000 men all die in battle, what will happen?
The Yan army still couldn't make a serious dent, and we lost 20,000 men in vain."
Hearing this, General Wei glared and shouted,
"So what do you say? Do you want me to surrender?"
Seeing the murderous look in General Wei's eyes, the city lord who originally wanted to persuade him to surrender also shrank his neck, his mind raced, and he said,
"Oh, General Wei, how could I possibly mean that?
What I mean is, you can fight and retreat to preserve your strength.
You see, the Yan army knows that we only have 20,000 local troops. They will definitely look down on us and will only send a small number of troops to fight us. I think they will send at most 20,000 to 30,000 people to fight us.
We can show the enemy our weakness and then defeat this Yan army! After defeating them, won’t we have the credit?
Then, we took some supplies and left quickly, burning the remaining supplies and leaving nothing for the Yan army.
We retreated all the way south to Jingzhou and joined forces with the Jingzhou defenders to resist the Yan people.
Even if we cannot defeat them, we can conserve our strength, join the navy, continue fighting, and keep the Yan army north of the Yangtze River.
With the merit of repelling the Yan army once, the emperor will definitely reward you.
As for you, you have saved our soldiers and expanded the size of our navy, making it even more difficult for the Yan army to cross the river.
Kill two birds with one stone.
"What's the point of dying here? Just as the official said, you can achieve merit and help stop the Yan army. Why not do it?"
Hearing this, General Wei thought about it carefully and said,
"That seems to make sense. Then why would I need the credit for repelling the Yan army? If I had just led my men to Jingzhou, wouldn't that have saved a lot of lives?"
The city lord shook his head and laughed.
"General Wei, you are good at fighting, but when it comes to winning over people's hearts, you are not as good as me.
First, if you abandon the city and flee directly, given His Majesty's temper, wouldn't he chop off your head?
But if you defeat the enemy once and then retreat, that is called a tactical retreat, not escape.
After all, no one in this world has ever defeated the Yan army, and this is your first contribution.
Secondly, if you repel the Yan army, the angry and humiliated Yan army will definitely go back to ask for reinforcements. By the time their main force arrives, we will have already run away. Instead, we can attract their main force here and buy time for us.
dont you agree? "
"Oh, that makes sense!"
General Wei was surprised.
"Defeat the enemy first, then retreat calmly, conserve your strength, and fight the enemy again. Even the emperor and the civil and military ministers would find no fault with this.
Just do it!
Then he said to the soldier,
"Go tell the Yan people that I would rather die than surrender. Let them come and fight if they dare!"
"Ah, ah, ah, don't be so arrogant. If you provoke the Yan army, what will happen if they really send 100,000 men to attack us?"
The city lord said quickly,
"Just politely refuse. Just say that the general has been favored by the emperor for generations and is unwilling to surrender."
"As ordered!"
The soldiers hurried forward.
The city lord smiled triumphantly.
Otherwise, how can we say that scholars are ruining the country?
This city lord knew absolutely nothing about the Yan army.
First, the Yan army never fought a battle without confidence. Since they came to fight, they were 100% confident of winning. Let alone 100,000 people, even if there were 20,000 people, they could blow open the city gate with one cannon and rush in to kill the 20,000 defenders.
This is the battle-hardened central army versus local peasant soldiers, how can it be the same?
Second, even if they really defeated the Yan army and retreated quickly, what would happen?
Xiangyang is a full four hundred miles away from Jingzhou, and the Yan army has a cavalry unit. Can they outrun the cavalry?
Faced with the war beast of Yan State, their only way to survive was to surrender. There was no other way.
The soldier went to tell the Yan State's messenger the news, and the Yan State's messenger immediately rode back at full speed.
When he arrived at the river, the Yuying army had just crossed the river.
The messenger went to see Yan Fuyao and conveyed the words of the general.
After hearing this, Yan Fuyao felt relieved and looked at Shen Changgong seriously and said,
"Now, let's see what you have to say. It's not that I didn't give him a chance, but that he didn't cherish it."
"Yes, yes, you are right. Let's follow your plan."
Shen Changgong held her little hand and said.
"I want to ride a horse. How can I command a battle from a carriage? I can't even see outside."
"You should order a feint attack first. It won't be too late to give the order when we are almost there."
"it is good."
Yan Fuyao said to the messenger outside,
"Pass on my order, all scouts are dispatched to hunt down the enemy scouts.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Corps of the Yuying Army launched feint attacks from the east, west and south of Xiangyang respectively.
The other seven regiments will hide in Zhenwu Mountain, two miles west of Xiangyang, and wait for the right moment to immediately attack the North City with all their might, with the primary goal of occupying and protecting supplies and food fodder!"
"As ordered!"
Seeing the empress commanding the battle and giving orders, Jiang Ruoxue immediately clapped her hands softly.
"Your Majesty is so powerful and heroic."
Yan Fuyao smiled triumphantly and pinched her pretty face.
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"You've helped me win so many great battles, but you've never praised me once?"
“You’re amazing too.”
Jiang Ruoxue covered her mouth and chuckled.
Following the Emperor's order, the Yuying Army immediately set off and headed eastward.
They ran eight miles and arrived at the west side of Zhenwu Mountain.
Then, the first three corps immediately charged towards Xiangyang.
They pulled the artillery and rushed all the way.
The First Corps occupied a good position and could attack the west of the city without having to run so far.
The Second Corps went to the east of the city, and the Third Corps went to the south of the city.
On the top of the city wall, General Wei had made preparations. He had stepped up defenses on three sides of the city wall and was ready to strike a heavy blow to the Yan army.
The city lord also came to the top of the city and asked nervously,
"Strange, why didn't the Yan army attack the city from all sides instead of just attacking these three?"
General Wei smiled and said,
"My Lord City Lord, when it comes to fighting, you are truly no match for me. The saying 'When besieging an army, there must be a gap' means giving the enemy hope of escape so they won't fight to the death.
Moreover, the Han River is not far to our north. Even if we escape from the north, we will have to go around from the east or west and still run into their main force. The Yan army is right to do this."