Volume 2 Clouds Chapter 15 Adventure
Fengzhou.
Luo Youdu watched from the city wall as the Shu army bypassed Fengzhou City and entered Chencang Road.
Generals Yang Yuan and Zhao Yan looked at Luo Youdu with disbelief. The Shu soldiers really appeared.
Yang Yuan's mood was the same as that of Zhang Jianxiong who was ambushed on the shallows of the Jialing River. He was shocked beyond words.
I have been fighting for half my life, but this is the first time I have encountered such a situation where the enemy's dynamics were calculated so accurately.
Although Zhao Yan didn't know the specific situation, he understood that Luo Youdu had foreseen the movements of the Shu army in advance, and he was secretly amazed.
Luo Youdu's brows knitted together, and after a while he smiled and said, "Generals, according to your experience, how many soldiers are there in this Shu army?"
Yang Yuan said: "Judging from the military formation, there are at least 5,000 of them."
Zhao Yan also said: "I estimate that there are about four or five thousand ."
"Five thousand!"
Luo Youdu thought to himself and said, "It seems that the other party not only wants our food, but also Fengzhou City!"
The internal economy of Shu collapsed, and Li Tinggui and Gao Yanchou would not have many troops, which was within Luo Youdu's expectations.
But it is definitely more than 5,000.
The fact that only 5,000 people appeared was enough to show that the other side still had a troop left waiting for him to dispatch to the garrison in Fengzhou City.
This is not a conspiracy, but an open conspiracy.
Attack the enemy and rescue them!
If I don't send reinforcements, they can take the food for themselves without restraint.
Without food and money, the only thing waiting for him is death.
However, if they sent troops to rescue, they would certainly be surrounded by the remaining Shu soldiers who had not yet appeared, and would be caught in a desperate situation where they would be attacked from both sides.
Luo Youdu slapped the wall with his palm and said, "General Yang, General Zhao, lead your troops and horses to join forces with General Zhang to attack from the front and back and kill these 5,000 Shu soldiers. General Zhao will kill the enemy in the front, and General Yang will guard the rear and be prepared for the Shu soldiers to attack from behind. After eating these 5,000 Shu soldiers, the three of you will work together to rush back and kill the supporting Shu soldiers."
Yang Yuan and Zhao Yan's faces changed suddenly at the same time.
Yang Yuan lost his voice and said, "What will happen to Fengzhou if we leave?"
"No problem!" Luo Youdu said with a calm smile, "There are still 2,000 soldiers in the city. The enemy will not . Only when they have eaten all of you and have the food and grass in their hands will they turn around and take over Fengzhou. It is meaningless for them to have Fengzhou alone."
Yang Yuan was stunned and asked, "How can Fengzhou have two thousand soldiers?"
Luo Youdu said: "General Zhang's two thousand soldiers! As long as you enter Chencang Road as quickly as possible and kill the Shu soldiers, the Shu soldiers will not have a chance to spread the news. The enemy will not know that General Zhang's two thousand soldiers have been ambushed in the shallows of the Jialing River. They will only think that his two thousand soldiers are still stationed in Fengzhou. Besiege the point and attack the reinforcements. They will not think of attacking the city until the reinforcements are defeated. Besides..."
The smile on his face became even bigger: "I won't gamble with my life. If the situation is not right, I will run away immediately. What if I give Fengzhou to them? You guys guard the food, just wait for Brother Wang and Brother Han to come back and besiege Fengzhou, then we will be the ones to attack the reinforcements."
Seeing that Luo Youdu had made up his mind, Yang Yuan and Zhao Yan said no more and left without saying anything.
After Yang Yuan and Zhao Yan came down from the tower, Cao Bin, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Isn't this a bit risky?"
Luo Youdu laughed and said, "It seems I didn't hide it from you!"
Of course he knew there was a safer way.
But being safe means not being outstanding and not achieving results.
He was given few opportunities to lead troops, and what he wanted was not for a good fighter to have no great achievements, but for him to become famous in one battle.
Luo Youdu didn't know whether Guo Rong would die early because of his appearance. If the butterfly effect occurred and this first hero of the Five Dynasties escaped the fate of dying young, that would be fine. From Guo Rong's attitude, it can be seen that he is determined to suppress the arrogant generals, and he will have many opportunities.
But if Guo Rong can't escape his fate after all, he won't have much time left.
In just a few short years, it is necessary to master certain hard skills.
Otherwise, there is a high possibility of backlash and being swallowed up by the times.
You can’t avoid gambling, you can’t avoid taking risks!
Only by seizing opportunities in your hands can you feel at ease, rather than relying on future changes.
Facing Cao Bin, who had already shown the aura of a famous general, Luo Youdu said with great pride: "The world has been in turmoil for a hundred years, wars have never stopped, bones are scattered in the wild, and the people are living in misery. Your Majesty is a wise ruler who is most likely to end this chaotic world. You and I were born in this chaotic world, and happened to meet the holy ruler. How can we live in obscurity? Your Majesty has high hopes for me. If I don't dare to take any risks, how can I live up to his respect? This time I must eat up these Shu soldiers!"
He didn't know whether Guo Rong would know what he said, but he was sure that if he knew, he would definitely give a thumbs up.
Guo Rong is a gambler, and taking risks is his innate nature.
Compared to the first challenge he encountered after ascending the throne, he put everything he had into fighting a war against the Northern Han and Khitan to show his power.
What does this little danger of mine matter?
"What's more!" Luo Youdu showed a mysterious smile on his face: "As a person, you should know how to share, and never keep everything to yourself. People can be selfish, but they cannot ignore the interests of others, especially when they are on the same boat. If you don't know how to share, you may be kicked off the boat by others!"
Cao Bin was a little confused.
Luo Youdu glanced in the direction of Chengjie Erzhou.
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Ma Ling Village.
"Report! Fengzhou has sent out 3,000 soldiers, who have already left the city and headed north into Chencang Road."
Li Tinggui waved his arms and said, "Three thousand. It seems that Luo Youdu is not stupid! He wants to keep the food and Fengzhou at the same time, and wait for the reinforcements from Wang Jing and Han Lingkun... We can't give him this opportunity!"
"General Zhao, you go first to support General Gao!"
Lieutenant General Zhao Yanpu loudly received the order and ordered three thousand elite soldiers to march north at a rapid speed.
Li Tinggui also led the remaining 7,000 soldiers to march towards Fengzhou.
Like Gao Yanchou, neither Li Tinggui nor Zhao Yanpu stayed outside Fengzhou City.
However, compared to Zhao Yanpu who directly charged into Chencang Road, Li Tinggui stopped at the entrance of Chencang Road.
Then Li Tinggui set up his formation at the entrance of Chencang Road, north of Fengzhou.
He was on guard against Luo Youdu and had a backup plan.
Fengzhou is not important to Li Tinggui, but a Fengzhou with food is of particular significance to him.
Food comes first, Fengzhou comes second.
The combat effectiveness of the Zhou army was indeed superior to that of the Shu army. Gao Yanchou's 5,000 soldiers might not be able to defeat the Zhou army's grain transport guards and the pincer attack of 3,000 soldiers.
But with the addition of Zhao Yanpu's three thousand troops, the eight thousand soldiers attacked the three thousand Zhou soldiers, so there was no reason for them to lose.
He left 7,000 men to guard the entrance to prevent Luo Youdu from giving up Fengzhou in a desperate attempt and blocking him with all his troops on the Chencang Road.
The Chencang Road is not conducive to the army's deployment, and we cannot give the enemy any chance to take advantage.
