Chapter 943: Suppressing Peng Kun
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Or the difficulty is not high, and the powerful officials in the court want all the younger generations to experience it, because everyone understands that when the world becomes more peaceful, there will be bigger wars.
Except for dangerous frontiers, there are basically very few wars involving tens of thousands of people.
The men in the Yulin army naturally petitioned one after another. It turned out that Emperor Wen planned to send a veteran general as the commander.
Unexpectedly, the senior generals in the DPRK became "sick" one after another. Ling Buyi volunteered to go out to attack Peng Kun in Shouchun. At the same time, he asked Xie Yuxian, who was good at suppressing bandits, to lead 7,000 front troops to suppress the bandits along the way.
Emperor Yingwen did not allow Xie Yu's initiative to ask for help, and hoped that Ling Buyi would stay in the capital to marry Cheng Shaoshang and bring incense to Mianyang for the Huo family.
Emperor Wen agreed to let Xie Yu serve as the commander-in-chief of the front army, lead the 7,000 front troops, and set out first. Xie Yu was innocently killed again.
Xie Yu, who was lying innocently at gunpoint, naturally did not want to give up his warm bed. However, as a military general in the imperial court who was in his prime of fighting, and with Xie Yu's background, he could only obey orders and go on the expedition.
Fortunately, Xie Yu, as the former camp commander, can make a simple selection, but of course it cannot be too much, just a simple run.
Although he was not satisfied, Xie Yu still screened out some powerful children who you couldn't beat but could at least run away. This test was simple, relatively "fair" and they were relatively tired former soldiers, so it was difficult for others to say anything.
Later, Xie Yu discovered that having these powerful and powerful children was not without its benefits.
Not only did their private treasury become richer because of the entrustment, but they also basically brought their own dry food and had their own equipment. Xie Yu admitted that he was jealous of the sophistication of the equipment.
Also, when I went to the arsenal again to collect equipment from Ma Yuan, the soldier guarding the arsenal was not only very kind, but also gave the best to Xie Yu, and refused to accept bribes from Xie Yu.
Let Xie Yu shout loudly: If everyone serves the public so wholeheartedly, why is there no peace in the world?
Of course, Xie Yu understood the reason for this. He could have power, but he could not take advantage of it. He sent the money to their mansion privately. This time they received it very happily. They praised Xie Yu for being sensible and even left him for Xie Yu.
Name sticker.
Not having to spend his own money, but being quickly "turned into a mule and horse", Xie Yu immediately fought quickly. In fact, he wanted to fight faster so that he could go home and continue "working".
The former army set out and along the way, the number of bandits and bandits was somewhat unexpected by Xie Yu. Unfortunately, they met Xie Yu, the "bandit suppression expert".
I have seen Xie Yupong act as a prophet many times, using his overwhelmingly superior force to eliminate any banditry along the way without any delay.
The children of the aristocratic families accompanying the army immediately started shouting to go into battle to kill the enemy.
But Xie Yu knew that their bodies were delicate and their bodies were precious. If there was any loss, the nobles in the capital would definitely settle the score with his wife.
However, the children of the aristocratic family had a strong sense of independence, and ignored the obstruction of Xie Yu's personal soldiers, and went to suppress the bandits privately. If they were not discovered in time, something serious would have almost happened.
But after being caught by Xie Yu, they resorted to tricks, which gave Xie Yu a headache.
This also made Xie Yu understand that it was so enjoyable to collect money at that time, but now the backlash is so severe.
Since he couldn't suppress it, Xie Yu could only choose to block it instead of sparing it. Besides, if they really gained some "merit", they could brag with their elders when they got home.
Xie Yu wants them to know that gifts to those who are trustworthy will not be given in vain.
However, it may delay the trip.
Now that the decision was made, Xie Yu immediately made arrangements. The troops were three to four times less than the gangsters, so Xie Yu would not attack.
Every member of the aristocratic family must wear at least two layers of armor, and they can only draw their bows to fight at a distance, not close combat, and they can only attack when the bandit army is completely defeated.
This trick definitely delayed the trip, but it did allow these powerful men to mature quickly.
Those who can adapt to killing can continue, and those who can't adapt will be sent to the back camp to manage logistics and count the seizures in the bandits' stronghold. In the end, everyone will share these. Although they are not valuable, they are very commemorative.
After stumbling all the way, we finally arrived near Shouchun City.
During this journey of fighting, some of the most powerful young men were indeed trained to be able to wear heavy armor and slash several times in the backs of fleeing bandits in close combat.
What’s more, those who complained fiercely before now count and pay in the back camp, and they are particularly diligent in settling accounts.
It has to be said that killing requires talent.
He blocked several "brave" people's proposal to attack the city directly.
Xie Yu, combined with the map provided by the imperial court, personally explored the city.
This Shouchun city is defended on all sides, and this Peng Kun city is not simple either. The city gate is a wooden hanging gate that is raised and lowered by ropes. There are moats on both sides, so it is difficult to break into it at once.
If we attack by force, there will definitely be a lot of casualties.
However, the current shortcoming in Shouchun City is the lack of food. As long as the subsequent food supply is cut off, Shouchun will not be able to survive for more than a month, and it will definitely collapse.
Seeing that the counter-rebellion troops sent by the imperial court had arrived, but the number was not large, Peng Kun wanted to improve the morale of the city defenders.
He wanted to take advantage of Xie Yu's unstable foothold to break through the new camp built by Xie Yu.
The harriers of the world have long since discovered the gathering of enemy troops, so Xie Yu is naturally prepared.
When Peng Kun sent three thousand elite men under his command to attack and kill Xie Yu's camp, Xie Yu had already made plans.
Immediately adopt the strategy of feigning defeat, allowing Peng Kun's three thousand elites to attack as much as they can, and then lure them in layers to chase them, only when their physical strength is almost exhausted and their excitement level cannot be increased.
Xie Yu immediately led his cavalry and attacked like peeling an onion.
For infantry whose positions are chaotic and whose physical strength has been reduced to a minimum, the flexible cavalry is their nightmare.
In the end, except for a few less cavalry, the rear team became the front team and fled into Shouchun City before Xie Yu could take action to deal with them. The other three thousand elites of Peng Kun basically fell into Xie Yu's hands.
After that, although Peng Kun was not willing to give in and sneaked out of the city to attack the camp, he basically adopted a defensive posture and did not dare to block the attack of the army again.
In fact, when it comes to military strength, Peng Kun still has at least 20,000 troops, but no matter whether it is elites, ordnance, or food and salary, he can't compare with Xie Yu. In addition, Xie Yu's strategy of false defeat really "scared" the morale of the defenders.
Already.
Especially after Ban Laohou led another government army of about 8,000 people and arrived at Shouchun City. The combined number of the two armies was about 15,000. Peng Kun did not even dare to send out a small group of troops to attack the camp, so he had to hold on.
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Because of the rich bragging of the powerful men in the camp, Mr. Ban Laohou also had scruples in his heart. Not only did he not take away Xie Yu's military power, he also discussed the next siege strategy, and also agreed to Xie Yu's siege strategy, reducing the number of troops.
Killing.
We'll talk about the rest when Major General Ling Buyi's 50,000 main force arrives.
Seeing that Mr. Ban Laohou agreed, Xie Yu began to pull over the captured generals under Peng Kun's command, endorsed the basic credibility of the powerful sons, and asked them to return to the city to persuade them to surrender, using a strategy of attacking the heart.
Mr. Banlao Hou naturally agreed with Xie Yu's strategy of attacking the heart.
Others who were impatient wanted to attack the city directly, but Xie Yu only told them that everyone's contribution now is enough, and they should leave some soup for the brothers behind. If they are really itchy, they can go to Shouchun to suppress bandits.
If you follow the donkey in this way, the somewhat restless military spirit will be somewhat reassured.
Chapter completed!