Chapter 273: It's as Fast as the Wind (Part 2)

"Out of the city to meet?"

As soon as the words fell, the young handsome men couldn't help standing up, obviously reluctant.

You know, in order to win Wenshui, they took tens of thousands of lives, and only then with the cooperation of Nei Ying, they captured this fortified city.

Now, Qu Shuai wants to lead an army out of the city to meet the enemy. What if he loses the city by stealing chickens?

It's better to stick to the city, anyway, the granary in the city is full of corn, enough to eat until the next spring.

"Master, according to the humble opinion of the last general, this battle can be used to fortify the wall and clear the field, so as to sharpen the enemy."

The speaker wore a yellow scarf on his head, his body was extremely thick and strong, his armor was stretched by his muscles, and his arms were thicker than the waist of others. Day, it has not fought and strengthened its ears."

Bingzhou is bitterly cold, and the ice and snow will not melt until April. In addition, many areas in the north cannot grow food, while all the grain-producing areas in the south are occupied.

This means that the Han army cannot fight a protracted war——

If you can't attack for a long time and there is no food supply, morale will inevitably collapse.

And Guo Tai glanced at the strong man in armor, and said solemnly: "This method is not feasible at all. Bingzhou is an important border area. The imperial court specially set up a granary in Jinyang. Who knows how much grain is still in it?"

"In addition, if the Han army collects food from other states and counties, no matter how much food we have, we won't last long."

As a general who participated in the first Yellow Turban Uprising, Guo Tai knew more about military affairs, otherwise he would not have been elected as the leading brother.

In his view, if they are completely sealed inside the city, they will not be able to obtain effective information and contact with the outside world. In addition, without backup, even with an army of 300,000, they will still not be able to hold on——

Defense requires a large amount of materials to be confiscated internally, such as demolishing some houses in the city to obtain rolling logs, and this will inevitably anger some people;

Losing contact with the outside world for a long time, ordinary soldiers are very likely to mutiny under such circumstances;

The defense of the city is too passive. If the enemy troops harass with catapults, their morale will decline over time.

Therefore, after analyzing the situation for the generals under his command, Guo Tai patted the case, suppressed all the noise, and said in a deep voice:

"This battle can only be fought out of the city."

After finishing speaking, with a murderous look on his face, he raised his hand and slashed down: "The general situation is set, don't talk about it again!"

Seeing the master like this, all the generals in the audience were silent like cicadas, not daring to have any more objections, and they all bowed their hands together:

"promise!"

At this point, the plan is initially determined.

Guo Tai walked down the steps, looked around, and pressed his sword and said: "There are two bandits, one is stationed in the north of Wenshui and the south of Fenshui. Among them, there are about 30,000 county soldiers and more than 10,000 wolf cavalry. Underestimate."

Hearing about wolf cavalry, all the handsome men showed solemn expressions, looked at each other for a while, and then started talking in a low voice, but the man in Taoist robe was still calm.

At this time, Guo Tai slowed down his tone and continued to analyze the enemy's situation for his subordinates: "The other is the northern county soldiers led by the old thief Ding Yuan. They were drawn from Xinxing and Leping counties. The infantry is the main force, and after a long journey, they will definitely be exhausted, so they will not be able to fight in the short term."

He was right, the Nangui troops were indeed county soldiers, and they were mainly infantry, but that was before, and now with the horses that King Xiutu paid for, the situation was instantly reversed.

A young commander asked: "According to the master's intention, we need to make a quick decision. Before the thieves and the northern and southern armies join forces, we should destroy one of them first?"

Wenshui City was named after Wenshui, as long as the big river outside the city was crossed, one of the main forces of the enemy army could be confronted.

In other words.

The two armies face each other across the river and can launch surprise attacks at any time.

"good."

"Since we captured Wenshui City, the wolf cavalry and the county soldiers stationed on the north bank have been avoiding the battle, which shows that the general is afraid of war."

Guo Tai stroked his beard and looked quite confident. He felt that although the wolf cavalry was strong, the general was mediocre, and said with a smile: "The day before yesterday, this old man sent a cavalry team to stand on the bank of the river pretending to be women to dance, deliberately humiliating The other party wants to see the reality."

"What do you think the result is?"

"The enemy general is holding a Fangtian painted halberd. He looks heroic, but he is weak inside. Seeing that we have no intention of crossing the river, he turns away without saying anything."

In an instant, the atmosphere became more relaxed.

Counting cities in succession, destroying them all the way, and now hearing what the master said about how unbearable the enemy general is, the fear of fighting in the hearts of the young commanders immediately dissipated.

Furthermore, Guo Tai's analysis is correct, passive defense is not good, and the main attack is the only correct choice.

Three hundred thousand troops.

50,000 old soldiers, 250,000 young and strong, and more than half of them have seen blood, so what if the wolf rides?

Too many ants gnaw dead elephants!

In addition, there are all high-level masters of Taiping Road to help, and this battle has a great chance of winning.

Morale is available, but arrogant soldiers are bound to lose.

Previously, he had a disagreement with the generals under his command, so Guo Taicai uttered words of contempt for the enemy. In fact, he has always recognized the status quo——

This battle must be won, but it will be won miserably.

Thinking of this, Guo Tai stroked his gray beard, and turned his gaze to the blue-robed Taoist sitting beside him.

"Master, don't worry, this battle depends on my method of peace."

After saying that, the Taoist looked around at the generals around him, and said with a smile: "As the master said, defending yourself in a besieged city is undoubtedly waiting for death. Instead of this, it is better to go out of the city and fight."

"My master once said: Heaven is dead, and Huangtian shall stand. The lifespan of the Han Dynasty is exhausted."

Hearing this, the young commanders who had just joined the Yellow Turban Army were stunned. They didn't expect this person to be very powerful, and he turned out to be the apprentice of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao. No wonder the master treated him with courtesy.

"Since this is the case, we will send the brave out of the city tonight, and lie in ambush near Wenshui in a few places suitable for crossing the river."

"You order all the subordinates to prepare for the battle and be ready to go at any time."

Having said that, Guo Tai drew out the long sword around his waist, turned around and cut off the short case, and shouted:

"Revenge and avenge my humiliation, stand up to me, Huang Tian, ​​in this battle!"

The next moment, the shouts shook the sky.

Outside the county government, came to cheat the "Taiping Tianshu", no, Du Quan and Zhou Tian, ​​who came to discuss important matters with the Yellow Turban Army, were stunned for a moment, their expressions were very exciting.

at the same time.

In Quyang, 300 miles away from Jinyang City, the north wind howled. Among the dull sound of horns, the sound of horseshoes and wheels rolling, the surrounding people couldn't help thinking of thunder rolling under thick dark clouds.

Zhao Yun led a thousand cavalry to borrow from the Qiang tribe, Lu Li led two thousand cavalry to serve as the vanguard, Song Xian led four thousand infantry to guard the northern border, and the remaining thirteen thousand county soldiers were all here.

Escorted by the guards, Ding Yuan stood at the forefront of the ranks. Behind him, the horse neighed violently and kicked like flying.

"Send out sentries! Once suspicious people are found wandering around, all of them will be taken into custody. If they run away on horseback, they will be killed immediately!"

Along the way, no less than fifty spies were arrested. Ding Yuan had to ensure that the Yellow Turbans would not know the movement of the army until they crossed the Fenshui River and joined the wolf cavalry.