Chapter 44: The Battle Encountered Obstacles
Although Zhou Cang is Guan Yu's younger brother, he is also a late-stage marrow washing player after all. Among players, except for perverts like Qin Mo, no one can beat him.
When it comes to the marrow cleansing stage, the player's upgrade speed slows down significantly.
Those with weaker physiques needed so much experience that it was simply despairing, so they could only slowly persevere. Even Xu Qiang, who was previously in the limelight, slowed down.
Just entered the marrow cleansing stage.
Zhou Cang led the way and launched a second charge towards the city wall.
The effect is immediate.
Under the desperate cover of the soldiers from the Xiandeng Camp, Zhou Cang was the first to climb to the top of the city wall. Before anyone else arrived, he swept across with the long sword in his hand, and three heads fell to the ground immediately.
After gaining a firm foothold, Zhou Cang stood with his sword in hand, and for a moment no one could approach him.
The first soldiers took advantage of the gap and risked their lives to climb up to the top of the city wall. They hugged each other and gathered together, creating a small space in the enemy's formation and building a bridgehead for the army.
In the central army.
Gongsun Zan, who was watching the battle, was overjoyed and immediately issued an order: "Let all the mercenaries attack. If they don't, it will be regarded as giving up this mission and they will not be used again in the future."
Yiren is cunning, but Gongsun Zan is no pushover.
The Liaodong Army has already taken down the toughest bone. There is no reason for the mercenaries to still be watching the show at this time. They can't really follow behind the army and take advantage of the situation, right?
There is no such a cheap thing in the world.
The next fight on the city wall will surely be a fierce battle, and Gongsun Zan does not want his troops to suffer too many casualties.
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On the other hand, the mercenary groups that received the order had different reactions.
Some did not obey orders, while others were filled with passion and were ready to risk their lives. They decisively led their troops, and under the cover of catapults and arrow towers, they followed the bloody path that the first batch of soldiers had fought their way to the top of the city wall.
The two armies surrounded the city wall and fought fiercely again.
However, Zhou Cang was quick-witted. Once he found that his side had gained the upper hand, he immediately led the remaining warriors in the vanguard camp to charge down from the city wall, defeat the enemy troops guarding the gate, and open the north gate.
Gongsun Zan was overjoyed when he saw this, and personally commanded the main force to charge into the city.
Seeing this, the mercenary groups that were still waiting and watching rushed forward, ready to beat the fallen dog and take the opportunity to gain experience points.
But soon, these mercenary groups that retreated at the critical moment received a heavy blow.
After breaking into the city, Gongsun Zan declared all the mercenary groups' combat missions as failures on the grounds of "disobeying orders", and even threatened to report to the Jiedushi Mansion and suggest that they be put on the blacklist.
Once on the blacklist, you will no longer be eligible to accept war missions.
It is just like the old saying - it is a futile effort to carry water in a bamboo basket and a futile effort to bite a bladder.
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Two days later.
Those mercenary groups who acted smart during the attack on Xiangping were blacklisted by Qin Mo, the governor of Liaodong, and became a laughing stock among the player circle.
What players laugh at is not their cowardice, but their overestimation of their own abilities.
If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job.
This battle has fully proved that only war-oriented mercenary groups are qualified to participate in the war. The rest of the mercenaries should just stay put and take low-risk missions.
Fortune and wealth come from taking risks.
It is reported that as soon as Qin Mo gave the order, half of the mercenary groups immediately withdrew from the battle sequence and took on low-risk tasks such as transporting food, reconnaissance, cleaning the battlefield, and maintaining order.
The Jiedushi Mansion did not kill them all.
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Gongsun Zan led his troops to capture the city in one day, shocking the whole area.
King Tanzhi had originally heard the news from foreigners and knew that the Liaodong Army had arranged 4,000 Youyun cavalry to provide support in the rear, so he did not dare to take the risk of sending reinforcements.
Now, they have completely given up the idea of sending reinforcements, for fear of falling into the enemy's trap of "encircling a point and attacking reinforcements."
Make up your mind...
We must fight a decisive battle with the Liaodong Army in Wen County.
On the other hand, seeing that the left army had taken the lead and grabbed the first credit, Guan Hai and Zhang Niujiao naturally cried out in anger, unwilling to fall behind, and arrived at the battlefield one after another.
Within two days, Xinchang and Anshi counties were successively captured.
It is reported that inspired by Gongsun Zan's capture of the city, two deputy generals Xu Qiang and Zhao Liuyun personally led their troops to attack the city.
The killing was very resolute.
Those mercenary groups that did not give up their mission also performed well.
After removing the three outer barriers, the three armies of Liaodong moved into Anshi County, which was closest to the Wuhuan base camp, according to the established plan and used it as a stronghold.
Prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.
While the army was resting, a steady supply of food and supplies were transported to Anshi County, and some of the supplies were stored in Xinchang County further north.
By the time the food and fodder were ready, it was already mid-August.
Qin Mo, as the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Army, immediately ordered the three armies and one cavalry to march towards Wen County and set up camp ten miles north of Wen County.
The next day, a tentative attack was launched on Wen County.
Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful.
After the King of Tanzhi entered Wen County, he strengthened the city defenses and stationed a large army, making the city impregnable. It would be difficult for the Liaodong Army to forcefully break into the city with only its limited strength.
Even with the assistance of mercenaries.
After that, the Liaodong Army launched several more attacks, but each time failed and resulted in additional casualties.
The battle situation remained at a stalemate.
It was under such circumstances that Qin Mo left Yangle County and rushed to the front line to supervise the battle in person.
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The central military tent.
Qin Mo sat in the middle, with seven generals sitting below him: Taishi Ci, Gongsun Zan, Guan Hai, Zhang Niujiao, Zhou Cang, Xu Qiang and Zhao Liuyun.
The atmosphere in the tent was somewhat solemn.
Wen County had been under siege for a long time without success, and even the governor had to come in person, which made the generals feel embarrassed.
The joy of previous victory was gone.
"Generals, do you have any good ideas for the current war situation?" Qin Mo asked.
Everyone, look at me, I look at you...
Gongsun Zan saw this and stood up, clasped his fists and said, "General, I suggest that we surround Wen County without attacking. While sending a large army to surround Wen County, we will send elite cavalry to sweep the other cities in Liaodong and cut off the enemy's food and grass supply."
"The Wuhuan in the east are rebels. They are arrogant and domineering in Liaodong. They are unpopular. Once the food in the city is cut off, the people will definitely riot. At that time, we can make good use of the spies lurking in the city and incite them. Wen County will fall without a fight."
This is the most reliable strategy to break into the city.
Under the current conditions, it is extremely difficult to capture a heavily guarded city with the same amount of troops, and we can only use strategy.
"I agree with General Gongsun's strategy." As the former leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, Guan Hai also suffered greatly from the loss of a city and could understand Gongsun Zan's concerns.
However, Zhang Niujiao and Taishi Ci said nothing.
The two men neither agreed with this passive tactic, nor could they think of any other strategy, so they could only remain silent.
"Is it possible to build an earth wall outside the city and break into the city from a high position?" Xu Qiang suggested, referring to the strategy that Huangfu Song used to defeat the Yellow Turbans.
Guan Hai, Zhang Niujiao and Zhou Cang, three former Yellow Turban generals, twitched their faces.
Qin Mo's mind moved, and he had an idea, so he asked, "Is there a quarry nearby?"
Although he was puzzled, Taishi Ci, the Central Guard who was in charge of patrolling the battlefield area, still stood up and replied: "General, there is a large quarry not far from the military camp."
"Very good." Qin Mo ordered, "All troops remain still for now and follow my orders."
"promise!"
The generals looked confused and left the tent .
Qin Mo did not rest, but immediately summoned more than 50 mercenary leaders who were accompanying him and temporarily issued a large-scale mercenary task - to load stones in the quarry.
