Chapter 166: Raiders of Yunzhou
Yunzhou City is the largest city on the western border of the Longshan Empire, a military center and a commercial distribution center. Most of the merchants who have trade with the Longshan Empire will gather here because they are at the rear of the checkpoint and are stationed in Longshan, and Yunzhou has become a development.
The city has a large population, more than 90% are from other places, and the streets are constantly flowing. Merchants and vendors are busy transporting goods, not affected by the war at all. What should they do in their daily lives and what else do now.
Although the checkpoint ahead fell and Yunzhou City will face the Qingshan Empire's military front, the Longshan Army camp outside the city will give the city an unparalleled sense of security. Even if the Qingshan Army attacks with all its strength, it will not be easy to succeed.
"Is this too disrespectful to us? The city is so lively?"
Shi Zhongyu looked around and found that the people in Yunzhou City were busy. Here, he could not feel the slightest depression of being shrouded in war.
"Speak quietly and go around and take a look." Dongfang Qiang said.
Shi Zhongyu has been sent to the scout camp by Wang Bin and temporarily serves as Dongfang Qiang's deputy. This time, in order to attack Yunzhou City, he and Dongfang Qiang disguised themselves and sneaked into the city to inquire about the enemy's situation.
I have to say that the generals under Wang Bin are very brave and are not afraid of being discovered by the Longshan Army and being caught and removed from the crowd.
"I'll go over there to see the goods." Shi Zhongyu said loudly.
Those who were wandering around the city either went to see the goods or on the way to see the goods. After he said this, someone next to him immediately came up.
"Master, what goods do you want to find? There are many goods in Yunzhou City, so the small ones can lead the way." A thin young man in coarse cloth linen walked up.
"I heard that the northern part of the Longshan Empire is rich in Laoshan ginseng, so I want to see how it is." Shi Zhongyu smiled and said. In such a big commercial city, there are really people who help to lead the way. Just give some benefits and can travel a lot less. Whether it is cost-effective depends on the individual. Of course, in order to play it realistically, Shi Zhongyu's move is just a piece of silver, which makes the thin young man's eyes shine. This is definitely a big money owner.
Shi Zhongyu followed the young man and Dongfang Qiang was surrounded by a group of people. Of course, these people would not have any bad intentions. They just tried their best to introduce themselves and asked Dongfang Qiang to ask them to be guides.
Shi Zhongyu took such a generous move just now, and all the people saw it. The two masters came together. Wouldn’t they missed the great opportunity to get rich if they didn’t flatter them?
After listening for a while, Dongfang Qiang chose a middle-aged man who was familiar with fur. Following this middle-aged man to the fur market to see the goods, Dongfang Qiang selected a guide, and the unselected people dispersed. While he was unwilling to accept it, he opened his eyes and looked for his own "big fish".
In the evening, Dongfang Qiang and Shi Zhongyu met at an inn in the city and summarized the news they found in one day.
"The two gate guards in the north and east of the city are 2,000 each. Usually, there are only 200 people guarding the city gate and patrolling the city area. The others are on standby in the camp." Shi Zhongyu said.
"There are a total of 5,000 guards at the two gates in the south and west of the city. Usually, there are 1,000 soldiers waiting in the west of the city."
Dongfang Qiang also revealed the news he found. He faced the fallen levels in the west of the city and had to be on guard against their Qingshan Army's surprise attack at any time, so the Longshan Army arranged many soldiers.
"In addition to nine thousand people guarding the city gates, 30,000 defenders were stationed in the city. The number of troops stationed in the Longshan Camp outside the city is unknown." Dongfang Qiang said again.
They could only inquire about the deployment of troops in the city. As for the camp outside the city, they could not enter and were not sure about the situation of the garrison.
"Forty thousand people guard the city, no wonder these people are not afraid at all." Shi Zhongyu swallowed the tea and said very unhappy.
The Qingshan Army launched a large-scale embargo, but these people were not afraid. As the Qingshan Army general, he was certainly unhappy.
"It's better not to be afraid. If you are afraid, the city will be martial law. We are not good at finding out the news." Dongfang Qiang felt it didn't matter. Whether the people here were afraid or not, they should attack or attack. It has nothing to do with whether others are afraid or not.
"Go back, the general should be anxious." Shi Zhongyu said.
After figuring out the deployment of troops in the city, their mission was completed. It was time to go back and report to their generals. Half a month has passed since he seized the level, and it is time to advance again and make achievements.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the inn, the young master who was drunk at the next table suddenly sneered: "Qingshan Jun's spy, hum..."
The Qingshan Army Front Army camp, Wang Bin, Nangong Lie, and Prince Qinghe sat together to chat, waiting for news brought back by Shi Zhongyu and Dongfang Qiang.
It was almost four o'clock when the two returned to the camp. Seeing that the three big bosses were all there, Dongfang Qiang hurriedly reported the detailed deployment of the enemy troops they found.
The drum of the general gathering sounded at the fourth day. Everyone in the army was qualified to participate in the military convention. No one complained, and some even let out a breath of turbid breath, lamenting that the day had finally arrived. After half a month of idleness, these fierce generals had no war to fight. The feeling of having energy and having no place to vent was really depressed.
When all the generals arrived, Wang Bin introduced the defense arrangements of Yunzhou City again so that everyone could have a rough expectation of the number of enemy troops.
"General, the enemy has only 40,000 people to defend the city. Our 200,000 people can break it in one go, and then go to the Longshan Empire city." Zhang Xiong, commander of the cavalry battalion, stepped out.
"General Zhang is right. There is no need for a large army to move together, only a hundred thousand troops may be able to break the city." This is what Li Weiyi, the commander of the Pioneer Battalion, said.
"The two generals have few enemy forces to defend the city, but they set up a large camp outside their city, and the number of troops stationed inside is unknown. It is probably inappropriate to attack rashly." Daniu said.
"The siege must be coordinated with the Equipment Battalion. The catapults from our Equipment Battalion arrive at the Yunzhou City, and the army needs to buy time for us." said Wen Kun, the captain of the Equipment Battalion.
Wen Kun is a genius who had just been excavated by Wang Bin. He is one of the generals who came to support him with Prince Qinghe. He is particularly good at long-range strike operations. He was commanded by him before.
"General, why not attack the city in surprise?" Kuangdao looked at Ao Jian beside him and said out.
"Oh? How to attack?"
Nangong Lie became interested, and Prince Qinghe was also energetic. Only Wang Bin acted drowsy, and the surprise attacks mentioned by Kuang Dao could not make him awake.
"You reported to the general, Qingdao Camp and Divine Sword Camp, a total of 700 soldiers, are all elite disciples of the sect. However, when the enemy was not prepared, they attacked Yunzhou City and opened the city gate for the army." Kuangdao said.
Seven hundred elites suddenly launched an attack, and the Longshan defenders in Yunzhou City could not defend themselves at all. As long as they seized a city gate, the army would have half the chance to capture Yunzhou City.
"The method of surprise attack is acceptable, and you have that strength, but you don't know what the situation is in the enemy camp outside Yunzhou City. If you attack rashly, you may be cut off by the enemy's retreat." Nangong Lie said.
As the General of the East of the Conquest, Nangong Lie is the commander who can see the overall situation. He can understand the hidden dangers at a glance.
"Maybe we can learn from the enemy's tactics." Dongfang Qiang went out and said: "Before, the enemy entered our border and besieged the border city and attacked the camp outside the city. If it were not for the enemy's chief general who fought on both sides with merit, it would be difficult for our camp to stand firm, and the defenders in the border city could not support it because they were intercepted. Our army could do the opposite in this battle, sending large troops to siege and intercept the enemy camp so that it could not contact Yunzhou City, and sending elite troops to raid Yunzhou."
Dongfang Qiangyang and described his combat ideas. After hearing it clearly, all the generals felt that it was good. It might be possible to fight like this.
"Wang Pingdong, what do you think of General Dongfang's tactics?" Prince Qinghe saw that Wang Bin was almost asleep, so he asked.
"Dongfang said it very well." The prince spoke. Wang Bin quickly corrected his attitude and sat upright and said, "Dongfang's tactics are good, but he ignored a few points. How many people are needed to siege the enemy's camp, where is the main force of the enemy, how long does it take for our equipment camp to enter the battlefield? What if the enemy is prepared and the Qingdao Camp God Sword Battalion failed to attack? Will the levels we have worked hard to capture be attacked after our army is dispatched?"
After Wang Bin said this, the generals were silent. There were indeed many things they did not consider clearly, and they thought about them in a successful way.
"You need to worry about defeat before the fight!" Wang Bin reminded again.
"I will remember it in the end!" The generals under the account quickly bowed, saying that Wang Bin was giving them some advice and teaching them the principles of fighting.
"Then can Wang Pingdong attack Yunzhou City?" Qinghe asked. The army of the expedition was stagnant, and he, the military supervisor, was also anxious.
"Return to the Prince's Highness, the siege tactics of the generals just mentioned that the Qingdao Camp and the Divine Sword Camp attacked, opening one of the city gates for the army, the cavalry camp followed, rushed into the city to seize the main road in the city, and providing convenience for the army to enter the city to fight. The equipment camp can not participate in the siege, but go to the enemy camp outside the city of Yunzhou, and use long-range strikes to suppress the enemy, so that it cannot support Yunzhou City. In addition, we can march with great fanfare and give the Longshan Army a wrong plan, making us think that our army wants to pull out the military camp of Yunzhou City and attack the east and west."
Wang Bin sorted out the combat plans of the generals and cooperated with each other, and a new tactic was released.
The enemy's defense arrangements are chaotic, and at the same time they are paralyzed by the defenders of Yunzhou City, creating opportunities for the Qingdao Camp and the Divine Sword Camp. If the two of Kuangdao Aojian failed to capture the city gate, the army could forcibly attack the enemy camp under the cover of the instrument camp. Even if they were not good, they could burn some military tents and retreat calmly after the damage was made.
"Wonderful, when will the army start preparing?" Qinghe asked again.
He originally liked literature but not martial arts, but there was another saying: no literature is the first, no martial arts are second, and it is addictive to defeat the elite of the Longshan Empire, which is known as the strongest in the Eastern Region.
"The equipment battalion is ready first, remove all the catapult carts, prepare the stone bullets, and let the soldiers of the cavalry battalion help drag over, and the catapult carts will be assembled on the battlefield." Wang Bin said.
Other legions are easy to talk about, but this equipment battalion is slow to move and requires special care.
"General, then have our cavalry battalion become a groom?" Zhang Xiong spread his hands and said that he could not explain this to his brothers when he returned.
"Then are you willing to be a groom this time just to capture Yunzhou City?" Wang Bin asked.
"Of course I'm willing...hehe..." Zhang Xiong smiled.
If he could capture Yunzhou City, he would be happy to be a groom even if he was a groom.
"Hahahaha..." Wang Bin's last conversation with Zhang Xiong made the account laugh loudly. The laughter went far away. The soldiers who heard the laughter couldn't help but laugh. The laughter was contagious.
With tactics, the commanders of each army dispersed and began to prepare for war. Wen Kun returned to the equipment camp and looked at the huge and bulky catapults, thinking to himself: Is there any way to make these big guys easy to transport? You can't let the cavalry battalion help carry the carriage every time you fight. The cavalry soldiers sat down with war horses, not the kind of horse that carries goods.
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In Longshan Camp outside Yunzhou City, a young man dressed as a young man walked out. The young man was a captain of Longshan Tower. He accidentally heard the conversation between Dongfang Qiang and Shi Zhongyu. He knew that the Qingshan Army was about to launch a strategy for Yunzhou City, so he sent the news to Longbo.
"Uncle Emperor, Qingshan Army is going to attack Yunzhou City, what is the possibility of it?" Long Bo asked.
It is normal for the two armies to fight and send spies to each other. Without the notice from the captain, the spies sent by Long Bo will also get news. The army's dispatch cannot be concealed.
"Since the Qingshan Army has counterattacked in the name of conquering the east, the attack will definitely come. However, we set up a main camp here to respond to Yunzhou City. Nangong Lie wants to attack the city, so he must not get into a bloody head?" Long You was very confident in his arrangement. He was not good at attacking Qingshan Border City, but in terms of defense, he believed that he was not inferior to Nangong Lie.
When Nangong Lie defended, he failed to capture Qingshan Border City. Now he is the only one who defends, so Nangong Lie can't even think about capturing Yunzhou City.
"Uncle Emperor, Wang Bin has always been tricky, so you must be careful." Long Bo reminded that their uncle and nephew were both fallen under Wang Bin. If Wang Bin had not returned to the army, they would not have been defeated and were forced to withdraw from the Qingshan border and give the initiative to attack to the Qingshan army.
"Boer, are you afraid of being beaten by Wang Bin?" Long You was slightly angry at Long You's reaction. Because Long Bo fought with Wang Bin so many times and never won once, so every time he faced each other, Long Bo prioritized what would happen to Wang Bin. This also made Long You complain about him quite a bit. Just a Wang Bin, can he still go to heaven under his strict defense?
"No, one day, I will defeat him with my own hands!" Long Bo still had the fighting spirit and still refused to admit defeat.
"Very good, why should a good man be afraid of one or two failures?" Long You praised.
What satisfied him the most was that he never gave up on this quality, which also shows that Long Bo is an indomitable and capable material. No wonder the Dragon Emperor made him the sage son of the Qinglong Palace.
"The Dragon Ya Legion is stationed in the camp. If the Longshan Army attacks, you can attack at any time." Long You ordered.
"Nephew, obey the order." Long Bo is now only the commander of the Dragon Tooth Legion and has to obey Long You's orders.
Chapter completed!