In fact, Cheng Min wished he could take away all the Tiger Soldiers so that he could feel safe. But firstly, Zhengping is very close to Jinyang, and it can be reached by a quick march in one day. Three days is enough to save your strength to go out; secondly, according to the intelligence obtained, the enemy troops in Zhengping County are only close to ten thousand people, and the city walls of Zhengping County are It cannot be compared with Jinyang, so a hundred thousand troops should be enough; in the third year, Emperor Yan Ping only approved the expedition of a hundred thousand troops based on the current military situation, because Jinyang is the top priority and cannot be lost, and the consumption of food and grass It's also a problem.
In order to protect his own safety, Cheng Min chose a position in the middle of the team, so that whether the enemy attacked from the front or from behind, he could protect himself to the maximum extent.
Under Cheng Min's unwillingness to delay, it took three days for the army to arrive at the gate of Zhengping City. Cheng Min was not as ignorant as Cheng Zhu. He knew that it was not advisable to go on an expedition if the troops were exhausted, so he first Ordered to set up camp and attack the city again tomorrow. In order to prevent Zhao Yu from sending people to rob the camp, he also deployed a large number of personnel on duty. Fortunately, the night passed peacefully.
The next day, Cheng Minxian sent a letter to the Shenwu Army in the city. The main purpose was to explain that the relations between the two countries were not easy, and to persuade them to retreat on their own. He wrote more than a dozen large characters in a eloquent manner, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea. Still no response.
Cheng Min deliberately waited for an extra day, and found that the other party really didn't respond except for showing the exemption card. This simply did not take him seriously. This made Cheng Min very angry and felt that Zhao Wang Guo really doesn't understand etiquette.
The furious Cheng Min gave the order to attack without hesitation, and a hundred thousand troops with siege equipment set up ladders and rushed to the gate of Zhengping County.
The Shenwu army guarding the city gate did not engage them in close combat, and only continued to fight back with bows, arrows, stones, wood, etc.
Until Ming Jin withdrew his troops, the Huben army suffered less than a few hundred casualties, most of them slightly injured. The Shenwu Army relied on the city wall and suffered only less than ten casualties.
In a siege battle, even if the Tigers and Ben Army carry well-made siege equipment, it will still take a lot of twists and turns to cross the moat. With the current strength comparison, this war will last for a month. or so time. Don't think that one month is very long. This is because Zhengping City is not as well-repaired as Jinyang. If it were Jinyang, then this battle would have to last at least a year. This does not count the strength of the defender. Yes, if the defender is as talented as Li Jun, then the siege will most likely last for several years or even decades. Therefore, it is said that the first step is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the third is to attack the city.
How did King Zhao cross Jinyang to attack Zhengping? How did they conquer Zhengping in a very short period of time? Naturally, he used the method of advancing troops and planning.
Zhao Yu already has the city defense map of Jinyang in his hands. If he attacks Jinyang directly, it will take him at least half a year without any foreign aid in Jinyang, and his side will also have to pay a huge price. , so Zhao Yan had no intention of letting him attack Jinyang from the beginning, becauseThat's not cost-effective. They formed an alliance with the Chu State and planned to use cannibalism to eat up Jinyun's land bit by bit, so Zhao Yan set the target at Zhengping County, just to catch Jinyun off guard.
The two countries have been coexisting peacefully for decades. In addition, Zhao Yu and Li Han have a good relationship. There are close contacts between the people of Ganyang and Jinyang. Naturally, no one will notice that Zhao Yu has already They sent people in batches to lurk into Zhengping County. After that, Zhao Yu deliberately used a small number of troops to attract Jinyang's attention because he wanted to use that time to cooperate inside and outside to capture Zhengping. Facts have proved that this unexpected move has indeed achieved great results, and they took down Shohei with almost no effort.
The war is still going on, happening tepidly every day.
Half a month later, when Cheng Min was sitting in the handsome tent munching apples out of boredom, Le Weisheng suddenly walked in with a wounded soldier. Cheng Min was a little curious, but Le Wei asked him before he could speak. The news brought by the student shocked the apple out of his hand.
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"Cheng Shuai, King Zhao led troops to attack Jinyang, and Jinyang almost fell. This is the news from Jinyang. Please make a decision, Cheng Shuai."
Jinyang is theirs. The base camp is something that cannot be missed. Cheng Min took it over anxiously and saw that it was more serious than he thought.
"How could this happen? Jinyang City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. How could King Zhao lead troops to attack the city for several days to achieve success?"
As just said, Cheng Min led ten troops Ten thousand, ten times as many as the garrison of Zhengping County, and with the necessary siege equipment, it still takes a month to defeat the enemy. This Jinyang will only be stronger than Zhengping, how could it be that it was almost captured by King Zhao? ?
Cheng Min didn't know what went wrong. He had obviously tried hard to follow the military instructions, but he couldn't understand why Zhao Yu's every step was beyond his expectations.
Le Weisheng interrupted Cheng Min, who was not sure what he was thinking, and said, "Cheng Shuai, the situation is critical, please give an order quickly."
Cheng Min swallowed. , compared to Zhengping, Jinyang was obviously more important, so he had to give up Zhengping County, which he was about to capture, and said: "Order the army to stop attacking, organize their armaments, and return to Jinyang tomorrow!"
Although Jin Yang was in danger, but it was absolutely impossible to let him divide his troops to rescue him first, because his life was more important.
Originally, the soldiers were attacking the city well, but suddenly the sound of Ming Jin withdrawing his troops came from the rear. The soldiers returned to the barracks without knowing why, and were told that they would return to Jinyang tomorrow. They didn't know the inside story, but there was no doubt that something big had happened that they didn't know about, and they were quite panicked for a while.
On the second day, Cheng Min led the army in a hurry and rushed to Jinyang. An hour after they walked out, shouts of killing came from the direction of Zhengping County, and the Shenwu Army who originally had a no-war card rushed out of the city to chase them.
The scout got the news and reported it to Cheng Min.Min didn't have the intention to care about these people, so he just asked everyone to speed up. As a result, the soldiers became even more panic-stricken. Fortunately, the hanging-tailed Shenwu Army did not really want to rush up and fight with them, but just made them rush forward uneasily.
Le Weisheng had already felt that something was wrong. At this moment, he suddenly thought of a possibility and hurriedly wanted to remind Cheng Min. But before he could speak, many arrows appeared in the woods next to the official road. , fired at them densely, and the formation was in chaos for a while.