Chapter 828: Rotational Training
Wang Ran, who received Huangfu Chaobo's permission, became energetic and said: "Since the allies' troops are not easy to use, why not mobilize troops from Sizhou? Now in Runan, in addition to the two cities of Ancheng and Ruyin, there are heavy troops stationed. , the remaining cities are all ordinary garrison troops. We can transfer some garrison troops from Sizhou, and we can use these cities to train troops. "
"There is one more thing that I would like to ask my lord for details. That is, siege warfare is something that our Anton Army is not good at. If possible, we can also mobilize soldiers from each battalion in turn, so that the soldiers and horses of each battalion can Familiar with siege warfare."
"Okay," Pang Tong put his hands on his hands and laughed, saying, "General Wang's method is very good. He mobilizes the garrison troops to attack the city, which is just a substitute for training in battle. However, it is also feasible to mobilize the military camps in rotation, but it is not appropriate to mobilize them in turns. It is hundreds of miles away from Sizhou to Runan. It takes a long time for the army to come and go, and at most it can only be mobilized for one or two rounds of replacements. "
Wang Ran's thoughts made Huangfu Chaobo's heart move. It was indeed true. Although the Anton Army defeated foreign enemies several times before retaining its current territory, it was basically defensive operations. In the battle to defend the city, almost all military camps were Have experienced it several times.
However, such wars to attack the city can be said to be very rare. Now that the Anton Army has sufficient troops and supplies, it can be said that future wars will be mainly based on external combat. Therefore, Wang Ran's suggestion is a good one. It was very timely. Yuan Shu's army in Runan was not very powerful and could be used for training.
Not only the war barracks, but also the generals of each battalion.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Chaobo said to Shi A: "Shi A, after returning to Xincai later, send an order to Luoyang and order Xu Shu to dispatch one school of soldiers from each camp of Huben Army and Long Xiang Army. Sixty thousand defenders were selected, and a total of 90,000 troops rushed to Xincai as soon as possible to replace the soldiers from various schools currently participating in the battle in Runan. "
When Shi A heard this, he immediately came out to take orders.
Pang Tong asked: "Lord, as for the general..."
Huangfu Chaobo waved his hand: "The leading generals will not be changed. The three generals Huang Zhong, Zhang He and Wang Ran will be commanded for the time being. By then, I will prepare the 90,000-strong army to be divided into three groups, and the Yuzhou Army's 30,000-strong army will also be divided into three groups. The three of you will lead them. As for the alien lords, if you can, take them with you. If they must move with the army, they will be evenly distributed among the ministries and treated as our Anton Army's defenders. "
Then Huangfu Chaobo asked about the situation of the generals and sergeants, and then the lunch ended. Huangfu Chaobo did not continue to watch the battle in the afternoon, but returned to Xincai under the protection of the trapped camp.
After returning to Xincai, under Huangfu Chaobo's order, Shi A immediately sent an order to mobilize troops to Luoyang. After Xu Shu received the order that day, he began to mobilize the army. The combat barracks of each department were okay, but the main reason was that it took time to mobilize the 60,000 garrison troops.
Fortunately, under the rule of the Anton Army, there has been a strict classification of soldiers. In addition to the three levels of guards, combat soldiers, and guards, the more elite parts of the guards will also be reorganized separately, so only generals are needed. The government ordered the number of soldiers and horses that each county needs to deploy, and the military commander of each city can send the corresponding number of soldiers to the county as quickly as possible, and then go to the predetermined assembly point together at the war barracks in the county.
On July 10, Huang Zhong's army finally captured Ancheng, but when the city was defeated, Lejiu led more than a thousand remaining soldiers to break out and enter Shenyang County. After more than ten days of fighting, Huang Zhong's army was in urgent need of rest and recuperation, so they could only watch and enter Shenyang.
On the 12th, news came from Zhang He's army that Ruyin City had been destroyed. Li Feng led nearly a thousand troops south along the Ying River and retreated to Shen County.
When Anton's army gathered its troops again,
Cao Cao's army's strategy also changed. The news that the Andong Army divided the army into several groups to attack the surrounding cities also reached Cao Cao's ears. Later, Cao Cao also ordered himself to lead an army of 50,000 to besiege Xiapi. Cao Ren led Cao Ang, Cao Anmin and Li Dian to lead an army of 50,000 to turn around. Then go north to attack the two cities of Liangcheng and Siwu.
Within ten days, Cao Ren's army conquered two cities. Afterwards, the army continued to move south, preparing to attack the prime minister.
At this time, Sun Ce's army had also captured the cities of Yuguo and Jiangdu. In addition to leaving three thousand soldiers and horses in each city to defend the city, Sun Ce's army of 40,000 troops pointed at Guangling.
At the foot of Guangling City, Sun Ce was full of justice and looked at the city in front of him with excitement. Guangling City is one of the largest cities in Jiangbei. If I can successfully capture this city, I believe it will play an immeasurable role in the Sun family's journey north to the Central Plains and their struggle for world hegemony.
What he didn't know was that in Gaoyou City, a hundred miles north of Guangling, Ji Ling's 50,000-strong army was watching eagerly, ready to give him a fatal blow at any time.
Gaoyou is only a hundred miles away from Guangling City. However, although it is a hundred miles away, it is connected by the Zhongdu River. If you go down the water, you can reach it overnight. For Sun Ce's army, Ji Ling's army has been lurking in Gaoyou for more than ten days.
Now, it was finally time to surface, so after receiving the news that Sun Ce's army had begun to attack Guangling, Ji Ling began to prepare for the attack. He wanted to hit the target with one blow and give Sun Ce, the rebellious boy, a fatal blow to intimidate him. Huangfu Chaobo and Cao Cao in the north let them know that the Zhong Dynasty was not a clay figure left to be kneaded by them.
On the 15th, Sun Ce's army officially launched an attack on Guangling City. In addition to the 40,000 Danyang soldiers, there were also 5,000 Guangling troops that Sun Ce had captured and reorganized in the past few days. The role of these 5,000 troops was to fill the river and Consume the defenders' arrows and other defensive equipment.
Guangling City is the county city of Guangling County in Xuzhou, located 60 miles north of the Yangtze River. Zhongdu River flows through the southeast corner of the city. You can reach the Yangtze River by going downstream along Zhongdu River. The city wall is not a common square, but a pentagon, with a water gate and a dock on the southeast corner. There is a city gate in each of the other four directions.
After Sun Ce led the army to arrive, he divided his troops into three parts and attacked the three walls of Guangling on the north, west and south respectively. As for the east gate and the southeast water gate, no troops were sent to besiege them, adopting the strategy of encircling three and missing one.
In fact, it was not that there were no troops at the southeast water gate, but that Sun's navy was lurking ten miles downstream of Zhongdu River. Sun Ce's navy was strong, while Yuan Shu's navy was not worth mentioning. Sun Ce made such an arrangement because he wanted the army in the city to break out from the water gate, which was just right to annihilate them on the water.
The veteran general Huang Gai was in charge of the north, Han Dang was in charge of attacking the south, Sun Ce led two generals, Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan, to attack the west city, and another general, Lu Dai, was assigned 3,000 soldiers and horses to go to Hailing because he was originally from Hailing, Guangling, and had served as a county official in Hailing, hoping that he could control Hailing and then quickly return to provide support.