"The troops guarding the city for three days were on the city wall directly opposite us, so Zhang Biao changed commanders to three different commanders!"

Jiao Dafeng glared at Ai Jiaxin, "What do you think this means?"

Ai Jiaxin gasped. Having fought for many years, he certainly knew what this meant.

"Does it mean that the first few commanders were killed in the siege battle that day? It means that the morale of the defenders was very high, they spared no effort in the battle, and the generals took the lead."

Jiao Dafeng smiled bitterly and fell down on the chair, shaking his head and saying: "I thought so too at first, but today, I saw the commander from the first day again. These people are just colonel-level officers, but today he is a major general.

, they were able to rotate the garrison troops to the city within three days and command the battle calmly, what does this mean?"

His voice gradually grew louder.

Ai Jiaxin's expression slowly became serious, "It shows that Zhang Biao is very confident. He doesn't care whether he is alone in the city or not. It should be said that the city has sufficient food, grass, ammunition, and more soldiers and horses than we imagined!"

"Finally we got to the point! So tell me, why did they show weakness on purpose?" Jiao Dafeng seemed to be talking to himself, or asking Ai Jiaxin.

"Based on this, the strength of the troops in Luoyang city is at least two or three times that of our troops. There are at least 50,000 or 60,000 people. If there are really so many, with Zhang Biao's usual style, they go out of the city to fight in the field. We are definitely not

Opponents, why did they hold on and let us trap them for several months?"

"Unless they have a big plan, they won't notice our 20,000 soldiers at all!" Ai Jiaxin added.

As soon as the words came out, both of them saw the look of fear in each other's eyes. Jiao Dafeng jumped up and said, "General, Commander Luo!"

Luo Erhu's right route army and most of Luo Longyun's left route army marched towards Jiaozuo and Xinxiang and other places respectively. The total number of elite southern troops under their command amounted to more than 70,000.

At present, the Left Army has broken through Xinxiang and penetrated deep into Hebi. The Northern Army can completely encircle it from Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Anyang, Sanmenxia and other places.

If the Northern Army concentrated 300,000 troops to encircle the 70,000 elite Southern Army, and the Southern Army was in the Central Plains and could not send many reinforcements except to defend the city, then they would be in danger.

These more than 70,000 elite troops are the main force of the Southern Army in the Central Plains battlefield. Once something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Call the two Commanders Luo immediately, and the whole army should stop advancing. It is best to retreat immediately! Come on, come on, come on, come on, prepare your pen and ink!" Jiao Dafeng shouted.

"General Jiao!"

Ai Jiaxin held Jiao Dafeng down and said, "General, you are too slow. When the general came a few days ago, he was quite dissatisfied with us. At this time, we are struggling to attack Luoyang City. At this time, we are sending such a telegram."

, the general will suspect that we are deliberately alarmist because we cannot capture Luoyang City, and he will not believe us!"

"Whether the general believes it or not, I will report it back. In addition, I will also telegraph the Wuchang General Staff Headquarters. The Northern Army has a big plan. They may be secretly deploying troops and generals. They must have set a trap in northern Henan."

Jiao Dafeng insisted.

"General Jiao, if there is no evidence, even the General Staff Headquarters and the commander-in-chief would not believe it." Ai Jiaxin stressed.

Jiao Dafeng slowly calmed down, "You are right, we need evidence, but where does the evidence come from?" He put his forehead on his hands and thought hard.

It would be great if there was information from the Military Adjustment Department. Hundreds of thousands of Northern Army troops were mobilized to encircle them, and the movement would not be small.

Don’t the spies of the Military Adjustment Department know better?

But the military situation of the Military Adjustment Department was beyond the control of a lieutenant general like him.

Ai Jiaxin watched Jiao Dafeng deep in thought and did not dare to disturb him. He could only sit there in silence, thinking that if this was really the case, the consequences would be disastrous.

Suddenly, cold sweat was pouring down their backs, and their clothes were soaked in a short time.

"I have a solution!" Jiao Dafeng suddenly raised his head.

"General! Please tell me!" Ai Jiaxin's eyes lit up.

"Tonight, you will lead the second and third brigades to quietly retreat to the Mang Mountain in the north of Luoyang City to ambush you. Tomorrow morning I will still lead the first brigade to attack the city. In the afternoon, I will suddenly lead the first brigade to the rear in the direction of Mang Mountain.

Withdraw, tell me, what will Zhang Biao do if he discovers that our troops are withdrawing?" A sly smile appeared on Jiao Dafeng's face.

Ai Jiaxin's eyes lit up, "He will definitely guess that we know some military secrets of the Northern Army. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, he will definitely leave his nest and chase us. I will attack on the middle road of Mangshan Mountain. I can

Give him a good whack!"

"Not bad!" Jiao Dafeng nodded and said:

"Although this move cannot change the overall situation, we can find out how many troops are hidden in Luoyang City. If it is as we expected, there are 50,000 or 60,000 elites hiding in the city, then the opponent must have set a trap in northern Henan. This

It is an indisputable fact. With this evidence, General Luo Erhu will definitely believe us. As long as we retreat in time to ensure that the main force is safe, at most we will lose Xinxiang and other places, and we can still start a tug-of-war with them in Luoyang."

"General Jiao is absolutely right!" Ai Jiaxin said with admiration.

"By retreating to Xuchang City, we can ensure that the general has an unobstructed retreat. Although Xuchang City is not as high and precipitous as Luoyang City, it has Funiu Mountain on the left as a horn and the Qingni River on the right. There is no danger of enemy attacks. We will turn to the defensive position.

Let's attack, but let's see if Zhang Biao can break through the city we are guarding?!" Jiao Dafeng slapped the table and said excitedly.

"Okay, General Jiao, then the general will organize his troops and secretly ambush near Mang Mountain."

"Be careful not to let the news get out. Remember, a certain number of people should be left in the camp to bluff, so as not to let the other party see any flaws!" Jiao Dafeng warned.

"General, please don't worry, the general is leaving!" Ai Jiaxin respectfully bowed a military salute, turned and left.

…

On the second day, the sun was shining brightly and the spring breeze was pleasant under Luoyang City.

If it hadn't been for war, it would have been a good day for a spring outing, and the literati and poets might have written more articles and poems.

But right now, it's a different landscape.

Thick plumes of smoke soared into the night sky, almost blocking the sun. The bullets were like locusts, the artillery fire shot into the sky, blood spattered, and the loud cries and screams of human beings killing each other were deafening.

Jiao Dafeng's on-the-spot command skills were obviously at a higher level than Ai Jiaxin's. The Confederate army attacked the city wall more times than in the previous days, and it lasted longer.

Although they were all driven down in the end, the intensity of the battle suddenly increased to a higher level.

"Brother Yin has seen it, this Jiao Dafeng is really well-deserved." Zhang Biao then sneered:

"Looking at it again today, this guy does have some tricks up his sleeve. Times make heroes. This time he is going to hate Luoyang City after all."
Chapter completed!