The strongest Marquis in history

Zhuge Feng said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the generals who raided Wudu County, I suggest that Zhu Yuanshan and Liu Jinyuan go. Zhu Yuanshan is the chief general, and Liu Jinyuan is the military adviser. The two of them cooperate tacitly, and their three thousand elites are very sharp. And in Familiarity with weapons such as cannons and rifles ranks first."

Wang Qidao: "You mean, send 3000 people there?"

Zhuge Feng said: "Since it is a surprise attack, and they are equipped with various weapons, 3000 people are enough."

Wang Qidao: "What about the road from Qi County to Beidi County?"

Zhuge Feng said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that Fei Xiuhu and Situ Santai are suitable for the route to raid Beidi County. The [-] elite soldiers led by the two are second only to the army of Zhu Yuanshan. Moreover, Situ Santai is extremely shrewd. , he is Fei Xiuhu's military advisor, with him around, I think the raid should be easy."

Wang Qi looked at Zhou Zishan and said, "Zishan, what do you think?"

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Majesty, Minister Zhuge's arrangement is very suitable. After all, in the army, Zhu Yuanshan and Fei Xiuhu are both famous for their daring to fight and kill, and they are very powerful in combat. As for Liu Jinyuan and Situ Santai, they are relatively famous. Military divisions are good at planning, and they go to battle, and I think there is no problem."

Wang Qi said: "Let's arrange it."

"Yes!"

Zhuge Feng responded directly.

He is in charge of the army's war, and Zhuge Feng directly arranges the order and arrangement of the war.

In a short period of time, the army divided up and acted separately.

The army led by Wang Qi continued to march towards Longguan.

Chapter 812 Digging a Pit

The army led by Wang Qi did not stop, and after passing through Chencang County, they continued to go to Yumi County.When passing through Yumi County and arriving at Qian County, the westernmost border of the Sili area, the army temporarily stationed and rested to restore its combat effectiveness.

The army adjusted for a day, and the front sentry sent back the news that there was no Wei army stationed along the way to Long County, and all the Wei troops had concentrated on the Longguan line, so Wang Qi continued to march.

In fact, this is Cao Xuan of Wei State, and there is no such weapon as a cannon yet.If Wei's army were all equipped with cannons, it would be easier to guard the place, and the fighting would be more brutal. It must be to seize high ground along the way and block it everywhere.

This is exactly the case, Wei Guo is weaker, and the situation is relatively good for Wang Qi.

The army marched in the direction of Longguan.

When the distance from Longguan was less than ten miles away, they found an open place to station.There are water sources nearby and woods in the distance, which can provide firewood and water sources to ensure the stability of the military camp.

The troops were stationed and rested in place.

Wang Qi didn't stop, and took Zhou Zishan and Zhuge Feng to the direction of Longguan, preparing to observe the situation at close range and see how the defense near Longguan was going.

A group of people approached Longguan and looked at it from a distance on a hillside.

Although the distance is far, the situation can be seen clearly.

Wang Qi looked at the majestic Longguan. He roughly estimated that Longguan was at least ten feet high, and Longguan was built between two rugged and steep mountains. To go to Xiliang, one had to break through the Longguan. close.

In addition, there are stretches of mountains outside Longguan.The hillside is not particularly steep, but soldiers can be arranged to guard the hill.Once Wang Qi's army wants to attack Longguan, it will face Longguan and the ambushes on the left and right sides of Longguan.

This is a basic situation at the moment.

After Wang Qi had an insight into the basic situation, he thought about it and said, "Brother, Zishan, you have seen the general situation and know it well. What can you do to attack Longguan this time?"

Zhuge Feng frowned slightly, and thought for a long time before saying: "Longguan itself is difficult and difficult to attack, and there are dense forests on the mountains on both sides, so there must be ambushes on it."

"The range of the rifle is about two to three hundred. The soldiers of Wei State were equipped with rifles and seized the high ground, forming a firepower point to suppress our soldiers' attack."

"In the past, it was easy to fight in the territory of Qi. Our grand master quickly moved forward and broke through directly. But now, unless he piles up with the soldiers' lives and kills them with crowd tactics. Otherwise, it is extremely difficult .”

After Wang Qi heard it, he agreed with Zhuge Feng's analysis.

On the current battlefield, the role of the grand master is there, but it has been weakened too much.

After all, the grand master is also afraid of bullets.

Wang Qi thought for a while and said: "It is not cost-effective to attack Long County with the tactics of crowds. The soldiers of our Qi State all fought in the north and south, and received countless trainings in the army. They have been honed for several years. That’s how it is today.”

"If we use the crowd tactics to pile up, even if we win this battle, a large number of soldiers will be lost. When Cao Xuan retreats and arrives in Long County, he will stop us again. We will be blocked one after another, and the losses will continue to be huge. .”

"One group will die today, and another group will die tomorrow. If it goes on for a long time, the soldiers will inevitably be sacrificed. Therefore, the method of crowd tactics is extremely inappropriate, and I don't agree with it."

"Our current warfare should be result-oriented and only look at the final result, but at any time, we still need to use our brains, pay attention to tactics, and pay attention to methods."

Wang Qi talked eloquently, and said: "Strategy and tactics are the basic way of thinking that army generals should have. Fighting the enemy bravely, winning victory desperately, and thinking about tactics are not contradictory."

Zhuge Feng said: "I will remember Your Majesty's order, and when it is arranged in the army, I will preach it."

Zhou Zishan said: "What your Majesty explained is also a problem exposed by our Ministry of Political Affairs. Today's personnel in the Ministry of Political Affairs and military advisers at all levels are far from enough to teach and explain the theoretical system of war. On this point, the Minister will strengthened."

Wang Qi said: "It's good to understand, these things will be pushed forward slowly."

After a pause, Wang Qi said: "Let's get down to business, let's talk about the battle this time. Cao Xuan has set up strong defenses on Longguan and on both sides of Longguan. How can we break through?"

Zhuge Feng and Zhou Zishan looked at each other with serious expressions in their eyes.

The way of war has changed.

Many methods in the past cannot be implemented.So the two of them are thinking now, and there are some hesitation in their hearts. For a while, they can't think of any way.

Seeing that the two of them had nothing to do for the time being, Wang Qi said, "Let's go, return to the camp first. After returning to the camp, think carefully."

"Yes!"

Zhuge Feng and Zhou Zishan answered in unison.

The group walked back.

By the time we got back to the camp, night had fallen and the sky was getting dark.

In the camp, the smell of food lingers.

When the army is marching in a hurry, the meal at noon is simple dry food.Stopping at night, there will be enough meals, including rice, meat, and soup, to ensure that the soldiers can eat enough.

Wang Qi, Zhuge Feng, and Zhou Zishan ate together in the camp, discussing the current situation while eating.

While eating in Zhou Zishan, he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have thought of a way."

Wang Qi said: "What method?"

A gleam flashed in Zhou Zishan's eyes, and he said: "I chose a stupid way to dig a tunnel in the distance outside Longguan, directly under the tower of Longguan, supplemented by bombarding the tower with cannons, so that Cao Xuan has no time to pay attention to the situation of the tunnel."

"As long as the tunnel is dug through and enough gunpowder is buried in it, once it is ignited, the entire underground of Longguan will be wiped out. The tower of Longguan will completely collapse."

"Cao Xuan lost the defensive barrier, and in a panic, we directly launched an attack. We beat Cao Xuan's defense in one go. The most important thing is that Cao Xuan can't bomb the underground outside the city without cannons, and can't stop us from digging tunnels."

"Once dug through and Longguan collapses, it will be a victory."

Zhou Zishan said: "Of course this is a stupid way, but I think it can play a role."

After hearing this, Wang Qi put down his job and thought carefully.

"Brother, what do you think?"

Wang Qi looked at Zhuge Feng again and asked.

Zhuge Feng said: "In theory, there is no problem. It's just that the specific operation is more troublesome. If there is no other way, this is the best choice."

Zhou Zishan continued: "Actually, this is the reason why there is no bunker. If there is an open area like the gate of the city gate, we can use artillery fire to suppress the firepower of all parties and continuously transport gunpowder to blow it up. Longguan."

"The problem is that there is a bare area outside the city, and the gates of Longguan are strong. In addition, soldiers transported gunpowder and left it outside the city. Once they were hit by stray bullets or hit by stray bullets, not only did they not blow up the enemy, but they were blown up. ourselves."

"I still think it's more appropriate to adopt a stupid method. After all, in this battle, we can't pin all our hopes on Zhu Yuanshan and Fei Xiuhu."

Wang Qi made a decision: "That's it, we will start attacking tomorrow. However, considering that a large amount of soil may be produced when digging the tunnel, we will bomb first tomorrow and move the camp forward a certain distance to shorten the distance from Longguan. The location of the excavation starts from the camp. In this way, even if a large amount of soil is produced, it will not be discovered. This matter needs a professional enough person to be responsible, so it must not be careless. hurt ourselves."

Zhou Zishan said: "With such soldiers in the army, there will be no problem."

Zhuge Feng promised: "I promise to complete the task."

Wang Qi discussed a detailed plan with Zhou Zishan and Zhuge Feng, and continued to eat.

In the evening, they all go to bed early.

In the early morning of the next day, the army set off and went directly to Longguan, about a thousand steps away.

One by one, the mortars were quickly set up.

This is the distance that the latest mortars can shoot, aiming in a general direction for bombing.Of course, all artillerymen are specially trained and have the ability of actual combat.

Chapter 813 Remedy

A full hundred mortars were set up row by row, and all the artillery was quickly in place, all of them ready for battle.With the order to fire the cannon, the rumbling sound of the cannon resounded.

The deafening sound reverberated in the air, and amidst the smog, shells flew out one after another, drawing an arc in the air, and heading towards the tower of Longguan.

boom! !

A loud bang sounded from the city tower.

In an instant, the stones splashed, and even the sound of ding-ding impact continued to resound.

After the shell exploded, the iron pieces and steel needles flying out from the shell flew out.Even many soldiers who were hiding were affected by the flying needles and iron pieces. Many people were directly injured, and the screams resounded immediately.

Boom! !

Continuous shells, falling continuously.

The entire Longguan city tower trembled violently, and countless fireworks were lingering around.That is to say, the city of Longguan is strong, so it can withstand the bombardment.

It was just that too many shells were bombarded, and the iron sheets and steel needles on the tower kept passing around. Many Wei soldiers hiding on the tower were either injured or died tragically.

Cao Xuan has now retreated from the Longguan Tower.

He was originally going to supervise the battle from the tower, but seeing the power of the shell explosion, and even a steel needle passing by his ear, he was almost injured. Cao Xuan was also scared and retreated, not daring to go to the battlefield in person.

Standing in the pass, Cao Xuan could feel the vibration of the ground even if he was on the ground, and felt the tremor of the tower being bombed.

The power of the cannon is too strong!

The rest of Cao Xuan's subordinates all looked horrified, and many of them trembled slightly.

The cannon opened their eyes.

There is such a weapon in the world.

Cao Xuan looked bitter, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Cheng, although we have already predicted the power of the cannon, and we have a certain ability to bear it in our hearts. Now that we really see it, we realize that we are really a frog at the bottom of a well. I can't help but feel frightened. The bombardment of this shell is really too strong."

Cheng Lin sighed, and said with emotion: "The power of the cannon is indeed very strong. Once there is a frontal fight, the charge will be bombed like this, and there will be countless casualties."

"The most insidious thing is that the veteran noticed that there were countless steel needles, iron pieces, etc. in the shells, which flew out when they exploded, reaping the lives of countless people, and it was extremely ruthless."

"Fortunately, we have the rifles sold by Aiweier in advance. The army is equipped with rifles. Once the soldiers of Qi attack, the soldiers on the tower and the soldiers on both sides of the mountain can carry out fire suppression."

"Without this step, this battle would be impossible to defend at all. It was correct to say that the defense is the offense. Under such circumstances, to put Wang Qi in Longguan with the intention of closing the door and beating the dog is asking for death. road."

At this time, Cheng Lin was very grateful for Cao Xuan's choice, if Wang Qi's army were allowed to enter, the consequences would be disastrous.

Cao Xuan nodded and said: "In this situation, we can only stick to it. When Aiweier's cannon arrives, we will confront Wang Qi. Even if his army wants to attack, we will bomb them wave after wave. It's just that I don't know when Ewell's cannon will be delivered, it's really worrying."

Cheng Lin said: "Your Majesty, we can only endure. Persisting for one more month or one more day may make a difference."

Cao Xuan nodded.

He looked up to the tower of Longguan, with a look of worry on his face, but it was gradually replaced by firmness.

So far, he can only wait.

The rumbling bombardment continued to resound.

On the city tower and on the mountains on both sides, they were constantly being bombed, so that the sound of artillery fire continued.It was just the sound of bombing, which gradually became rarer from morning to afternoon, and the troops were withdrawn directly towards the evening.

The army retreated a certain distance and camped at a distance of about six per cent from Longguan.

This camp, the two sides confronted each other.

According to the original plan, Wang Qi sent artillery to bombard from time to time, but did not launch a fierce attack.Under such bombing, Cao Xuan was sitting in the pass, and he noticed the strange atmosphere.

If Wang Qi wants to bomb, he should concentrate his firepower on the bombing. Now the sparse bombing is really a waste of time and pills.

Since there is such a bombing, there must be a reason.

In the evening of this day.

After the bombardment outside the pass was over, Cao Xuan came to the tower and urged the soldiers to repair the tower of Longguan.

Under the continuous explosions, the city tower suffered a lot of losses. Fortunately, Longguan was built with blue stones, and the barrier was extremely strong. It has not been fundamentally affected yet, but Cao Xuan was able to stabilize Longguan.

While urging, Cao Xuan looked at Cheng Lin and said, "Mr. Cheng, I always think that there are some problems with the current situation. You said that Wang Qi only bombarded but did not attack. What might Wang Qi have planned? "