Chapter forty-seven leisurely siege
When Liu Yun became wild, the bandits' aura was still decent.
Gai Xun brought his troops and Liu Yun to the same place, and held his arms and looked at Liu Yun cursing.
Seeing Liu Yun turn his mouth up and down, he cursed wildly, Gai Xun couldn't help but nod.
It's really a witty word and a clever tongue!
Although he couldn't understand some words, it was enough to have the momentum of scolding.
When Liu Yun finally took a break, Gai Xunce stepped forward and took the opportunity to say, "My lord, this may not be a good idea! Their timidity has become a rush. If we don't go up to the city, they dare not come down. But they always have the advantage of military strength."
Liu Yun was also a little worried. After losing some of his troops, these grandsons have now become turtles.
The scolding sounded so badly, and after scolding for so long, the city shot a wave of arrows like a scare, and then there was no movement at all.
After thinking about it in his heart, Liu Yun said, "Then let's take a break. After running around for so long, even if he is not tired, he will be tired! I don't believe they will not be hungry."
"Lord, Ma Wan brought a small number of remaining soldiers to Baishi Mountain. If General Wang could not catch this person, he would definitely find a way to return to Didao City. It would be better to send cavalry to patrol the left and right." Gai Xun got off the horse and said to Liu Yun.
Liu Yun walked towards the government office with his hands behind his back and said, "Old Guy looks at the arrangement. If you can catch the horse and play, it will naturally be a good opportunity. But if you can't catch it, there is no need to force it. Let's change our way to deal with the grandsons in the city."
The heavy armor accompanied the steps and made a clattering sound. Gai Xun smiled and said, "It seems that the lord has a plan in his heart!"
"Not yet, I'm thinking..." Liu Yun turned his head and looked at Gai Xun, and said with a smile.
Gai Xun suddenly stopped, his eyes full of majesty and wisdom were half-squinted, lowered his voice, and said to Liu Yun: "Lord, in fact, the general of the last has a bold idea. Why not take Po Qiang first, Ling Ju and other places? Summon Jiang Zheng led his army as the vanguard, and the last general is next, so he can drive straight into the north of Liangzhou."
Liu Yun's eyes suddenly lit up, "Han Sui's army and horses in Jincheng and other places are fighting with Pang De and Ma Chao, and Ma Wan's army intends to directly take the army of Longxi and Hanyang counties, and the defenders drawn from Po Qiang, Dunhuang and other places will definitely be empty in the rear!"
"That's true, Han Sui's deployment is still very clever. He caught Ma Teng off guard with a mantis stalking the cicada with an oriole behind him. He had already planted it next to Ma Teng, just waiting for the attack today. Ma Teng's defeat was reasonable. However, Han Sui did not calculate the arrangements of his lord. He just used a move to trap the 50,000 troops in Didao City."
Gai Xun analyzed Han Sui's plan in detail and continued: "The battle between Han Sui and Pang De and Ma Chao is difficult to decide the outcome in a short period of time. The total strength of both sides is as high as tens of thousands. On this Liangzhou land, this is a large-scale war that rarely breaks out! And this happens to be the opportunity given to the lord, and it will determine the northern part of Liangzhou in one fell swoop."
Liu Yun was really moved. He didn't think about it north at first. After Gai Xun's analysis, this seemed to be a very rare opportunity.
The only problem is that it is contrary to his original plan.
As long as you capture Didao City, Liu Yun can connect Hanyang County, Longxi County and Kusan into pieces, which is convenient for defense and later development.
The land of Kuanghan is mainly grassland, which is a place where Liu Yun had planned to grazle for a long time. He will station troops and horses to specialize in grazing.
In Liu Yun's plan, the oxen and horses needed for the army will be released from there in the future.
The land of Longxi is fertile and has rich specialties, which is suitable for survival. It will be the main grain-producing area in the future.
In addition, the main silk road is connected to the Longsang City Market in Bashu.
In Liu Yun's calculations, it should become a commercial distribution center in Liangzhou.
Hanyang, where Liu Yun’s base camp is located, should become an industrial area in the near future.
Such arrangements between these two counties would probably be unsatisfactory.
Liu Yun dared not say how good he could develop, but he would definitely be many times better than before.
But what can be done in northern Liangzhou?
It doesn’t matter whether it is strategic intention, Liu Yun cares about the potential of these places.
"Old Gai, what will happen to Didao City in your opinion?" Liu Yun asked while thinking.
Gai Xun had already had an answer in his heart, so he said directly: "If the horse escaped by chance, he would definitely return to Didao City and regain his troops! This is one of the most unquestionable. Han Sui traveled thousands of miles from the northern part of Liangzhou to dispatch such a large army south. His fundamental intention was to not just seize Didao, but to store grain and fodder in Baishi City. He obviously had planned to fight for a long time. Destroying Ma Teng's troops was his primary purpose, and secondly, he should be the lord."
Liu Yun took Gai Xun's words and said, "So Ma Wan regained her troops and would definitely overcome Longxi, Kuohan and other places in one fell swoop, and then try to annex Hanyang County, right?"
Gai Xun nodded and said, "Although Ma Wan suffered a defeat in front of the lord and lost thousands of people, the foundation still exists. With more than 20,000 troops in Didao City, Longxi County is simply within easy reach."
"That's right! Today, Longxi is better than defeating Qiang, and Lingju and other cities in northern Liangzhou are probably still empty. Not to mention having more than 20,000 troops, even if there are thousands of people, they can easily get into these cities in Longxi." Liu Yun raised his eyebrows and said.
This is really a difficult choice!
At present, except for Didaocheng, the bone that is difficult to chew, everything else is actually easier to chew.
But Liu Yun was just stumbling against this difficult bone, and he had an inexplicable obsession in his heart.
Seeing that Liu Yun was still hesitant, Gai Xun continued, "Lord, it is the best strategy to seize the northern part of Liangzhou! Regardless of the dispute between Han Sui and Ma Chao and Pang De, who will lose and who will win in the end, just take over the four cities of Po Qiang, Ling Ju, Xiping and Guzang, and then the contact between Han Sui and Xicheng, Zhangye and Jiuquan will be cut off, making it difficult for them to take care of each other."
"If Han Sui was defeated, he would have no way to go. He could only use the Ganlang Qiang Road to lead the defeated army to the north, join forces with the generals of Dunhuang and other places, and trap the land outside the pass. If he wins, he would have to lie dormant Jincheng, or go east to Chang'an, and get along with Dong's thief."
Liu Yun chuckled and said, "As soon as your best strategy came out, I couldn't help but think of Zhuge Liang! This dragon and phoenix among men are about to be born, and I am still looking forward to it. Mr. Gai, what about the worst strategy?"
"The lord has mentioned Zhuge Liang many times, and I am also very interested." Gai Xun smiled and joked, "There is also Zhongce!"
Liu Yun kicked away the wooden boards scattered all over the ground, looked for a clean piece of land on the stone steps, sat down, and said, "Okay, okay, then you can talk about Zhongce first!"
Gai Xun took out his skin from his arms, poured two sips of wine, touched his mouth with a comfortable face, and said: "Lord, this strategy is to overcome the cities in Longxi, recruit soldiers to hold on, and wait for an opportunity to eat Didao, and drive horses to play with more than 20,000 troops. The war in Yuzhong is like a pool of muddy water, and horses are just alone all the way, and there should be no reinforcements."
Liu Yun smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that in Mr. Gai's opinion, seizing Didao City is the only way to go!"
Gai Xun didn't say anything, which probably meant to agree.
This answer really surprised Liu Yun, "Then why didn't you stop me before? You followed me without saying a word!"
Liu Yun looked at Gai Xun and felt a little depressed. The old guy probably regarded him as a two-part.
Gai Xun stretched out his slightly stiff arm and said, "Lord, I asked in the previous episode. At first I thought the lord had a good idea to play with the horse."
Liu Yun took Gai Xun's wine bag and drank two sips of wine.
He needs to wake up now, and the old guy's secretly doing business style is really unbearable.
It was probably a serious matter afterwards. He had already attacked Didao City, so he said that it was too bad to let Liu Yun choose the three strategies of the top, middle and lower.
"Actually, Didaocheng is not unable to take over, but his approach is too despicable!" Liu Yun sighed and said.
Gai Xun looked at Liu Yun suddenly and asked softly: "Master, is he planning to... massacre the city?"
"That's not, it's not that the city massacre is contrary to nature and I can't do it. But it can be done by driving the people out of the city, strengthening the walls and clearing the fields, and setting fire to the city." Liu Yun said word by word.
Ma's timidity in playing these parts really opened Liu Yun's eyes, but at the same time he had to admit that their approach was very smart.
They forced Liu Yun to a dilemma, and looked at Didaocheng in front of him, and it felt like he was chewing wax.
Anyone who is more arrogant and leads troops to surround Liu Yun, his original plan will be successful in eight out of ten.
The wine bag returned to Gai Xun's hands, and he said calmly: "But the lord will not do this. They will definitely shoot and kill the people and prevent them from leaving the city. Liu Fujun, who loves the people as much as his son, is the most shameful thing."
"So, just wait and see if they will bite the hook. If they don't take the opportunity to surround us before dawn, then withdraw their troops and take Angu's small town first." Liu Yun leaned against the fire, leaned his head and fell on the stone steps, staring at the sky with the stars shining.
Gai Xun drank the wine in a small sip and said, "It seems that the lord chose Zhongce!"
"No! I chose all three strategies. Ma Teng and Han Sui used almost all their troops to fight in Yuzhong. Now we can mobilize troops, and there are only us who can adjust the troops. Then why not take advantage of the situation and take all the things that can be taken? By then, I will divide 10,000 troops, which should be enough to defend the northern part of Liangzhou, right?" Liu Yun said with a hint of laziness in his voice.
When people are in a warm environment, sleepiness gradually comes.
The two consecutive nights of sleeplessness made Liu Yun feel a little fluttered and his mind was not so good.
Fortunately, Gai Xun's subordinates have fully cultivated their spirits, otherwise this battle would be really difficult to deal with.
Thinking of this, Liu Yun suddenly rolled up and asked with his red eyes, "Old Gai, do you think they are tired?"
Chapter completed!