bookbashuk Chapter 169 Bullshit tactics
Chapter 169 Bullshit tactics
Yuan Tan sent troops to Yi Jing.
Soon they arrived at the fortress, where both sides gathered 20 troops.
Yuan Tan ordered the camp to be set up, and took Wen and Wu to the fortress, mainly to take a look at the layout of the fortress.
Guo Jiatianfeng and other military advisors even took pen and ink drawings and drew topographic maps on the spot.
I saw that the Yijing Fortress was really extraordinary. The fortress was built on a high slope, with a height of nearly [-] meters. Moreover, there were three lines of defense in front of the fortress, all of which were dug with trenches, horse barriers, barbs and other obstacles.
On the high ground in front of the fortress, trebuchets were densely arranged. Due to the height, the range must be farther than that of Tiance's army.
Moreover, there are arrow towers everywhere inside and outside.
Cavalry cannot exert its combat effectiveness in such terrain, and long-range troops do not have the enemy's range. If only infantry is used, unless the ground is full of corpses, there is no way to get close to the city. There are only three peripheral lines of defense, and it may take the lives of tens of thousands of troops to fill them. .
When Yuan Tan saw this, it was no wonder that Yuan Shao did not capture Gongsun Zan's Yijing Fortress in history. Completely relying on the consumption of logistics, Gongsun Zan was consumed to death.
He could definitely win by fighting for food and grass, but it would be too time-consuming.
When Gongsun Zan saw that Yuan Tan did not arrive with a large force, he was definitely not here to attack. In this case, if he did not show up, he would lose his momentum.
So Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu also led a small group of troops to the outermost defense line.
The two sides met.
"Yuan Tan!" Liu Yu was very angry. Speaking of it, he admired this young man at first and thought he was the pillar of the Han Dynasty. However, he did not expect that he would become the biggest disaster.
Yuan Tan interrupted rudely, "Liu Yu, why are you helping the emperor to do evil? You are the emperor's uncle, but you are collaborating with the traitor Gongsun Zan?"
"You are the traitor." Liu Yu was annoyed.
Yuan Tan smiled and said, "I am Bei Zhonglang General. I am responsible for controlling the troops and horses of Hebei Province. You do not obey the orders, but instead wantonly send troops to harm the place. If I don't attack, who will attack you?"
Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan knew that what Yuan Tan said was wrong, but on the surface they did not make any sense.
Liu Yuqiang held on and said: "Things that are pure will become clear from themselves, and those that are turbid will become turbid from themselves."
"I didn't expect you to be this kind of person." Yuan Tan sighed.
Liu Yu was furious, I should have said this, right?
Gongsun Zan knew very well that Yuan Tan was famous at the moment, and comparing his righteousness with him would only bring shame to himself. "Uncle, there is no need to talk to him. Come on, shoot the arrow!"
Yuan Tan retreated to a stone's throw away, while Guo Jia and others drew terrain maps in their own directions. Fighting in this situation requires teamwork, which is very difficult for one person.
An hour later.
Twenty miles away.
Yuan Tan's [-] troops have already set up camp.
He beat drums and gathered people in the Chinese army's tent to discuss matters.
In fact, there is one thing that everyone has been kept in the dark and want to know.
Guo Jia asked: "My lord, when you come here, you have a way to easily attack this place. I wonder what it is?"
Yuan Tan did not intend to tell the truth, because after all, some things are difficult to explain, so he said: "I have sent Gao Lan to the Bohai Sea to transport sea salt. Will you know by then?"
sea salt?
As soon as these words came out, everyone was even more filled with questions as to what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
at the same time.
In the Bohai Bay, Nanpi is Bohai County, so it is not far from the beach.
You can see that countless salt fields have been cultivated on the seaside, and thousands of people are working hard in sweat. They dug aqueducts to bring seawater into the fields and then waited for it to dry.
Gao Lan and Qianzhao patrolled back and forth, and also brought [-] elite soldiers to cultivate the land, so the output was very large.
"General, you can't eat this sea salt, you should know that, right?" An old man said as he chased Qianzhao.
Qianzhao was already impatient, "Old man Sun, you say it eight times a day, can you stop saying it. Didn't I tell you earlier? These are not for eating, but for defeating the enemy."
Old Man Sun: "You have made it very clear, but why can't I figure it out at all? Can sea salt defeat the enemy?"
Qianzhao was also puzzled, "This is a military secret. Stop talking nonsense and send this batch to the eldest master immediately."
In this regard, a steady stream of sea salt was transported to the Tiance Army camp in front of Yijing Fortress.
When the first batch of sea salt arrived, the soldiers were shocked. How much did it cost for so much salt?
You must know that salt was very expensive in ancient times and was an important strategic resource.
The soldiers were even more shocked when they heard that they were all inedible sea salt. What was the use of all this?
So, when Yuan Tan arrived, everyone asked this question.
Yuan Tan grabbed a handful of sea salt. It was really rough. It looked like there were [-] trucks and more than ten tons of salt. From now on, these would be delivered every year. Moreover, sea salt does not disintegrate easily and will accumulate more and more on the enemy's land.
He laughed and said, "Yes, the quality is high. Let's transport our trebuchet to the Yijing Fortress tomorrow and sprinkle the sea salt inside and outside the enemy's position."
Everyone: (⊙ o ⊙ )Ah!
Are we dreaming.
"Why is that so?" Xu Shu couldn't help but ask.
Yuan Tan laughed first, "It's used to defeat the enemy."
Everyone: (⊙v⊙) Yes
When Yuan Tan saw this expression, he said, "Hahaha..." He would not laugh easily unless he couldn't help it.
Young Master, are you really crazy?
If we use salt, we can only produce saline-alkali land. Does the eldest son want to kill them?
I have never seen such a fighting method.
The key is that it makes no sense at all.
How could I miss the eldest son so much, but... Guo Jia and the others looked at each other and couldn't help it!
"Come on, follow me and bring some salt to throw in." Yuan Tan laughed and waved.
Two hours later.
Yuan Tan led an army of [-] to the outside of the city. In addition to the trebuchet troops, other infantry, archers, cavalry and other various arms brought a third.
"Work in three shifts, one person for four hours. The soldiers of the trebuchet battalion should work hard. Every time a batch of sea salt arrives, you will throw it evenly on the local position, from far to near."
Under Yuan Tan's description, the generals in various departments were full of incomprehension.
And this time.
Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu also received news of the arrival of Tiance's army, and they immediately mobilized [-] troops to the first three lines of defense.
Liu Yu: "Yuan Tan only brought so many people?"
In his heart, Gongsun Zan looked down on Liu Yu who could not lead troops, and said: "Uncle, you don't understand. This must be Yuan Tan trying to find the weak points of our defense line, but he is going to miscalculate. This Yijing Fortress is the one I have worked so hard for." Build.”
"Pass my order, and each battalion will enter its designated position, read my flags, and act in unison."
"Here!" Tian Yu and other generals immediately split up.
Liu Yu pointed out: "General, look, Yuan Tan is going to use a trebuchet."
"As expected." Gongsun Zan was very calm and sneered: "Our three lines of defense have three trenches, which are as complicated and huge as spider webs. The soldiers only need to hide inside to avoid the damage of the trebuchets. .”
Following the sound of the trebuchet, Gongsun Zan and the others saw that the sky was not full of black spots, but a bright one, with a lot of baggage in it.
"Pay attention to the flint, the enemy fired flint! The baggage must be a fuel soaked in kerosene!" In the trenches, officers with foresight told the soldiers to be careful, because flint is much more lethal than ordinary stones. too much.