Chapter 504 Game
When Cao Jun arrived at Pingyuanjin, Ding Sheng, who was standing on the watchtower, also saw it.
He felt a little heavy when he saw the smoke and dust everywhere and the countless fine armors entering each Han army barrier row after row under the sun.
But to save face, he still laughed.
He smiled and scolded Shi Chenqin, the army commander on one side:
"What's going on with the Han army in Qingzhou? It's like poking a honeycomb. They all came to Pingyuanjin. The same goes for Cao Cao. You are the prime minister of Jinan and I didn't beat you. Why are you trying to get involved?"
Chen Qin smiled and replied:
"Isn't it that our Taishan Army is too famous in the North? Now the Han army has spread, saying, 'Mount Taishan is invincible if it is less than 10,000 people.' Our army now only has more than 10,000 people. Liu Yu is on the opposite side." Of course I'm afraid. I can't let Cao Cao help me."
Hearing Chen Qin talk about Cao Cao, Ding Sheng smiled contemptuously:
"Cao Cao has such a great reputation. Your Majesty asked our army to pay more attention to this person, but I think he is nothing."
Chen Qin was puzzled, thinking that Ding Sheng had some unique insights, so she asked:
"Why did Ding Shuai say this?"
Ding Sheng jumped off the watchtower and said this:
"Yes, just looking at his experience, he is indeed indomitable and has a spirit of spirit in him. But everything depends on the result. I only saw that he suffered a disastrous defeat in Changshe, Yingyang rat collapsed, Qishui broke his hair, and Wei It’s a waste of time. Has this man ever won a battle? The latest one seems to have taken up a lot of space, but it was a rotten fish.”
Chen Qin was silent, and after a long time she said to Ding Sheng:
"Shuai Ding, it's better not to ignore it. If you judge heroes by success or failure, things in this world are simple. Anyway, with the arrival of Cao's army, the Han army on the opposite side has almost three times our army. At this time, we still have to It’s better to be cautious.”
Ding Sheng patted his chest and waved his hand:
"Let's not talk about this anymore and go back to camp first."
Chen Qin has been working with Ding Sheng for a long time and knows this military commander very well. I knew he was reserved on the outside but smart on the inside, so I didn’t say anything more.
That day, Ding Sheng discussed military strategy with his generals and decided on tomorrow's defense matters. He asked Jin Quan to be responsible for tomorrow's peripheral defense line, and then he would sit in Dazhai to prepare the entire army.
After the generals retreated, Ding Sheng chatted with Chen Qin and other staff and logistics officials for a long time, and then went to rest.
But as soon as Ding Sheng returned to the screen to rest, he saw his tooth guard Chang Diao walking in.
Ding Sheng specially asked for Chang Diao from the king's collision team, and he always valued it very much. When he saw him entering, Ding Sheng's clothes didn't match, so he walked outside the screen and asked what was going on.
Chang Diao Bao Quan Do:
"Commander, when I was patrolling the camp just now, I heard many officials complaining about the cold night and wanted to drink some wine to warm themselves up."
Ding Sheng frowned and shook his head:
"Discipline in the army is very strict. You and I can't do it randomly. It's absolutely impossible to give this wine. In this way, you ask the people from the Logistics Department to send two more bundles of firewood to each tent in the outer camp and cook some broth. , the same warmth.”
Speaking of this, Ding Sheng was also muttering:
"This day is getting weirder and weirder now. It's usually hot this month, but it's bone-chilling cold at night. It's really weird!"
Thinking of this, he said to Chang Diao:
"You will talk to the logistics team later and see if there is any cloth in the materials sent from the rear. Then we will take off work to make a set of summer clothes for the brothers. They can be worn in layers when it is cold."
But after saying this, Ding Sheng still saw Chang Diaochu there and cursed:
"If there are any other trivial matters, please tell Nai Gong."
Chang Diao knew that Ding Sheng had such a temper, so he moved his lips and confessed:
"That boy Zhang Chou is muttering again, saying that he wants to be a forward in tomorrow's selection and wants to do something big."
After hearing this, Ding Sheng's temper suddenly rose. He slapped the table and cursed:
"It's such a big deal, but he still chooses the front line? He has to urinate on the battlefield. I've asked him to take care of the fodder. This matter is big enough. No matter how big it is, he can't control it."
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Chang Diao still said:
"I also said this to Zhang Chou, but he complained that he had some ambitions and did not want to shame the Zhang family in Dasangli. He said that eating grass with others is not the behavior of a hero."
At this moment, Ding Sheng was no longer angry. He only asked Chang Diao:
"Is this person coming to you to deliver a message?"
Chang Diao nodded and said no more.
Until this time, Ding Sheng understood that Chang Diao had been coaxed into thinking that this person really had something to do with the king.
So, Ding Sheng directly exposed this person's background and said to Chang Diao:
"Don't believe this man's words. Although his surname is Zhang and he comes from Dasangli, he is not from the Wangshang family. His family has been in Dasangli for only one or two generations, and he is not related to the Wangshang family. This man has coaxed me before, saying that he is the king's cousin, but can he coax me? I don't know any of the king's relatives and friends? Little dad Zhang regards me as his nephew, and Zhang Dan and I are brothers. Zhen also treats me respectfully and calls me third brother, so he can only favor those of you who don’t know the details.”
Seeing Chang Diao, Ding Sheng was suddenly surprised:
"This Zhang Chou is a gangster. He always talks about how much he is appreciated by the king. He is the elite of the Zhang family in Da Sang. This dog and donkey are also good at boasting. He is the most cowardly person on the battlefield. Even though he is not a relative of the king, he is Even if he is from Da Sangli, he would not be able to do it to this extent. It is because this person is not very capable, but he loves to take credit for anything he can do. Back off. This guy is also a dog. When we went out to fight against the Langya thief at the Yimeng Mountain Pass, the grandson used an excuse to have a stomachache and then disappeared. When we defeated the Langya thief later, he came back like this. Want to be a forward? You also want to do something big.”
Chang Diao understood and never mentioned Zhang Chou again.
After that, Chang Diao went out to work, and Ding Sheng finally lay down to rest when he suddenly heard a boiling fire in the distance and the sound of killing.
Ding Sheng suddenly turned over and rushed out of the tent with his boots on. Then he saw the firelight burning through the night sky to the east of the outer military camp.
Ding Sheng cursed:
"The thief Cao still dares to fight with us at night? How brave, come here, put on my armor and raise my account."
So, on this night, Cao Jun began his first major siege against Ding Sheng's army.
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No one expected that Cao Jun's first attack would be that night.
On July 2nd, at the Chou hour, Cao Ren and Shi Huanshuai, the most powerful generals of Cao's army, took action at the same time. The two armies dispatched a total of five to six thousand troops and went into battle one after another, concentrating on attacking Dazhai on the east slope.
This village is the easternmost protrusion of the Pingyuanjin defense line and is located on a riverbank slope. There was originally a small village surrounding it, but it had been captured by Pingyuan soldiers a few days ago.
Dongpo Dazhai has a thousand troops, and its battalion generals are Wangdang and Zhangsuo, both of whom belong to the Jinquan tribe.
Faced with the siege of Cao's army, the two generals responded calmly. But in the end the opportunity was lost, and Cao Ren's troops rushed through the two trenches outside the stronghold until they reached the foot of the stronghold.
Cao Ren's tribe is the tiger infantry of Cao's army. They are all brave men with extraordinary fighting power.
There was a small general who screamed and climbed onto the city, killing several Taishan soldiers in the stronghold. Because he was wearing heavy armor and could not avoid swords and axes, he was really fighting with his life.
Fortunately, Wang Dang, who was guarding here at this time, saw him and killed him with an arrow, leaving the stronghold safe.
If someone is killed first, how can the officials not be angry and seize it? But this was not the case for Cao's army below the city. Under Cao Ren's personal supervision, they attacked several times and did not avoid the stone at the top of the city. It was said to be fatal.
Wang Dang is also a strong general, and he has fought many battles after joining the Taishan Army. But it was also the first time that the Han army was so unafraid of death. However, Wang Dang was not easy to deal with. Although he had few troops, he still defended well. Cao's army under the city attacked several times but failed to succeed.
Although Wang Dang had been in the sudden cavalry system before, this time he came to the former army system just to lead one on his own. But looking at the overall structure, it is still somewhat organized, and he is a general.
Cao Ren was not upset when he saw that his side had not been able to rush forward, because this was within the plan.
Just when Cao Ren was attacking here, opposite him, Shi Huan had led his troops to sneak into the west gate of the military stronghold, preparing for a surprise attack.
This tactic is very similar to the one used by Dong Fang during his night attack on Juyongguan last year.
But Zhang Suo, the guarding camp general on this side, had already arranged bamboo sticks and antlers under the city. Shi Huan's tribe couldn't even hide under the city and fell into the pit, wailing and screaming.
The Taishan Army archers who reacted on the top of the city threw torches directly downwards. The fire illuminated the Han army below, making it impossible to hide, and then the stronghold was covered with a hail of arrows.
This institute is also a member of the Dashangli tribe, but his abilities are much stronger than that idiot named Zhang Chou.
Cao Ren and Shi Huan's hopeful night attacks were frustrated one after another, so they gave up the offensive tactics and began to dig a long trench outside the stronghold, intending to trap the Taishan Army inside this wall.
This caused Wang Dang to laugh. At this time, Wang Dang stood at the head of the village and looked at the busyness below:
"Why bother doing this useless work? Do you really think this is a place where you can come and go freely? There will be a sudden attack on you and others soon, so that you and others will never come back."
But what Wang Dang didn't know was that after following Cao Ren and Shi Huan out of the stronghold for a night attack, Cao Cao also secretly left the stronghold with Xu Chu and other cavalry generals, leading thousands of leopard cavalry.
When they arrived at the foot of Dongpo Village, Gai Tong and two thousand Youzhou Cavalry were already waiting in the darkness.
Cao Cao met with Gai Tong, and then waited quietly in the dark with three thousand cavalry.
I don’t know how long it took, but the cavalry general Yin Shu came over with several cavalry and reported to Cao Cao:
"My lord, the bandit cavalry has left the camp and is in the northwest."
Cao Cao nodded, pointed his whip to the northwest, leaned on his horse and sang:
"The enemy is in the northwest, join me in making achievements together."
After speaking, Cao Cao clamped his horse's belly, and then led three thousand horses under Xu Chu's retinue straight to the northwest.
The size of the three thousand cavalry was so huge that the night could not hide the earth-shattering sound of horse hooves. Wang Dang on Dongpo Village immediately changed his expression. He looked to the east of him in surprise, with an unknown feeling in his heart. premonition.
A cavalry army of this size is not our own. The cavalry army under the jurisdiction of the former army marshal's department totaled two thousand cavalry. Among them, one thousand cavalry were deployed to the rear of the plains, and only one thousand cavalry remained in the army. So it is obvious that this is a huge cavalry regiment belonging to the Han army.
In a flash, Wang Dang immediately realized that the enemy was trying to attack his reinforcements.
It's funny to say that encircling a point and calling for reinforcements has always been a common tactic of the Taishan Army, but perhaps because they have been fighting with plain soldiers for a long time, the opponent has never used this move, so the Taishan Army has also developed a conditioned reflex.
Previously, every time the Pingyuan soldiers attacked Dongpo Village, the Taishan Army would send a cavalry troop to patrol the periphery of the battlefield, always deterring the Pingyuan soldiers.
But this time, the cavalry general obviously didn't realize what was different this time, and subconsciously led the cavalry out of the camp.
The sound of fighting in the northwest was constant, and could even be heard in the Taishan Army camp in the far west.
Ding Sheng, who had always been generous, was now standing on the watchtower, looking solemnly at the darkness to the northwest.
He didn't know exactly how many troops were sent out to aid Dongpo's former village. Ding Sheng not only hoped that the number of people would be small, so that the losses would be small, but he also hoped that the number of people would be large, hoping that they could defeat the ambush.
At this time, Ding Sheng's hands were sweating. He knew the importance of sudden riding to him.
The original Pingyuanjin defense line was divided into two parts, east and west. These two places were connected by Pingyuanjin and were defended by the Dahe Navy.
The ten village walls in the east of the river can be divided into two parts: inner and outer. Almost all of the inner villages are connected to the main camp, while the outer villages are arranged on several earth slopes on the east bank of the river as a guard.
The traffic protection in the inner and outer villages is almost guaranteed by sudden riding. If the Tuqi suffered heavy losses here, then the communication between the inner and outer strongholds would be blocked. At that time, the outer stronghold without the support of reinforcements would be in danger.
Therefore, Ding Sheng immediately went to rescue the Tuqi in the northwest.
But Chen Qin, then the chief historian, stopped Ding Sheng's impulse. He advised Ding Sheng:
"Commander, don't raise your troops in a hurry, lest you fall into the Han army's scheme. Now that it's dark, even if the enemy ambushes the supporting assault cavalry, they can't annihilate them. And once our army's stronghold is dispatched, who knows that this is the enemy's The true intention of the army? Therefore, please keep calm and trust the generals’ own judgment and ability.”
After being persuaded by Chen Qin, other generals in the Chinese army, such as Zhao Rong, Ding Wu, and Huang Yong, also came to persuade him.
They all have the same idea, that is, the current commander of the outer wall is Jin Quan. He is a veteran of our Taishan Army. He has fought countless battles and has his own judgment even if he is ambushed.
And what if the Chinese army sends out reinforcements and is ambushed by the enemy? Do you know that the elite new army who have been selected for trial and distribution have not been dispatched yet? You have to guard against this.
After several words, Ding Sheng had calmed down. He paced back and forth and finally made a decision.
He said to Chen Qin and others:
"No, these soldiers are still going out. Although we are safe, we will be passive."
Seeing that Chen Qin wanted to persuade him, Ding Sheng calmly analyzed:
"This is the opposite. Will the enemy not know your analysis? Although I disdain someone like Cao Cao, I also know that this person is somewhat clever. If he wants to ambush me, he must have expected it. Our army sees through this strategy, and then they can calmly pull out our outer defense line."
The more Ding Sheng thought about it, the more he felt it was right. He said to Chen Qin:
"They feel that if our troops don't come out, our troops will come out and catch them off guard."
Chen Qin was also analyzing this possibility, but after thinking about it, he still said:
"The risk is still high. What if the other side is not as complicated as we think and just wants to ambush us? If we leave the camp, wouldn't we be caught in an ambush?"
But Ding Sheng still shook his head:
"So I will send out troops one after another. After a while, Zhao Rong and Ding Wu will take the four thousand troops from the two schools to go out of the stronghold first, and then I will take the ballista battalion and Huang Yong from the army headquarters to set off again. If Zhao and Ding If they are ambushed, we will form a formation and wait for our reinforcements to arrive. We will attack them from both inside and outside, and then our troops will move northeast to rescue the cavalry."
Chen Qin still objects:
"Then our central camp will be empty. If Cao Cao comes to attack our camp, how will we respond?"
Ding Sheng still insisted on his own ideas:
"There are also garrison troops from the inner stronghold on the periphery of the Chinese army. They are guarding the stronghold with sharp swords. What's the point of fear? In addition, you can use our army's card to order Han Hao from the west bank to lead his troops to help. There is no chance of anything going wrong."
In this way, Ding Sheng finally convinced everyone and the reinforcements finally came out.
Is Ding Daqi’s judgment correct?
(End of chapter)