Chapter 416: The Strategy to Defeat the Enemy

In fact, Lu Zhi's situation is quite embarrassing now. He didn't even dare to let the army get too close to Guangzong City, for fear that Zhang Jiao would jump over the wall in a hurry.

The law of war says: "Ten will surround it, five will attack it, and double it will divide it!"

A ten times advantage in troops can be used to siege a city, a five times advantage in troops can launch an attack, and a double advantage in troops needs to divide and disintegrate the enemy.

However, the current situation has been reversed. The Yellow Turban Army has more than 10 million troops, turning Guangzong into a super barracks, while Lu Zhi only has more than 5 million troops, which is less than half of Zhang Jiao.

Although due to the collapse of the Yellow Turban Army, various states and counties began to be able to support Lu Zhi, which caused Lu Zhi's troops to expand rapidly, but the strength of the Northern Han Army was still far inferior to the Yellow Turban Army in terms of numbers.

In addition, the military strength of the county soldiers who came to support from various places is quite impressive, and they are on par with ordinary yellow turban miscellaneous soldiers. Lu Zhi did not dare to assign important tasks at all.

If time can go on, the strength of Lu Zhi's troops may surpass Zhang Jiao's. After all, in comparison, the profound background of the big man is far beyond what Zhang Jiao can match.

But Liu Hong couldn't wait!

He only saw the successive defeats of the Yellow Turban Army in various places, and saw his army conquer one city after another, so he thought that the Yellow Turban Army was really dying.

In addition, tens of millions of troops were fighting in the north and south battlefields, and the daily consumption of money and food was an astronomical figure. With Liu Hongcai and Grandet's temperament, he naturally hoped that the sooner the war would end, the better.

Liu Hong has issued three decrees in a row, urging Lu Zhi in the north and Huangfusong in the south to eliminate the main force of the Yellow Turbans as soon as possible and quell the war.

Lu Zhi had no choice but to bite the bullet and drive towards Guangzong.

There were still more than two hundred miles away from Guangzong City, Lu Zhi really didn't dare to take the risk of advancing, and temporarily stationed troops to find a good way to defeat the enemy.

"Everyone is a hero in the world. I don't know if there is a clever plan to help the general break the thief?"

In the big tent, facing Lu Zhi's question, everyone was speechless.

There is no way out, don't even think about a strong attack, unless Liu Hong can mobilize twice as many city-breaking dragon cannons, and add three to five times more ammunition, so that he can hope to blast through Guangzong's city wall.

As for luring the enemy out of the city for a decisive battle, it is impossible under the current situation.

The Yellow Turban Army is bent on being a coward,

No matter how provocative Lu Zhi was, he refused to fight.

In fact, Shang Ji didn't understand Zhang Jiao's approach. Guangzong was the place of the Four Wars, and there was no danger before and after. Although there was no luck, the Yellow Turban Army was still powerful. .

Although Lu Zhi will have nothing to do with Guangzong for a while, there is no doubt that with the current development of the situation, the Yellow Turban Army will be defeated sooner or later. Only by breaking out of Guangzong's shackles will there be a chance of survival.

With Zhang Jiao's wisdom, there is no reason why he can't see this, but he doesn't know why he insists on going his own way.

"General, the last general thinks that the moth thieves have become a trapped beast at this time. We just need to surround them to prevent the moth thieves from breaking through. After a long time, the moth thieves will run out of food and grass, and naturally they will win without a fight!"

The person who spoke was a military general with a Chinese character face, bright eyes, a loud and powerful voice, and a very good appearance.

This person's surname is Geng, his first name is Wu, and his style name is Wenwei. He is the confidant of Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, a historical general, and temporarily serves as the governor of Jizhou. Because of the massive defeat of the Yellow Turban Army, Han Fu finally got rid of the predicament of being hanged and beaten, and was able to free up his hands to support Lu Zhi.

However, Jizhou was dilapidated, and Han Fu was busy cleaning up the remaining troubles in various places. The task of leading troops to support Lu Zhi was handed over to Geng Wu, and Geng Wu also brought a whole million soldiers from Jizhou County. Although the number is huge, their combat power is quite weak. In an open field battle, Shang Ji's 300,000 troops can easily defeat them.

And because Geng Wu came in a hurry, he didn't know much about the things on the front line, and he didn't know Lu Zhi's situation, so he made such a "reasonable" suggestion.

"Wenwei's plan is very good, but I don't have time to wait, please Wenwei to find another quick plan!" Lu Zhi waved his hand to signal Geng Wu to sit down, and then said with a wry smile.

"General..."

Geng Wu was puzzled, how could he be so impatient in a marching battle? It is impossible for the well-known Lu Gong to be so frivolous, right?

But he didn't say a word, and a middle-aged scribe next to him gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, motioning him to shut up. Although Geng Wu didn't understand, he sat down obediently.

Although this little move was hidden, it was still discovered by Shang Ji who had been following him!

The middle-aged scribe seemed to feel Shang Ji's gaze, and raised his head to meet Shang Ji's eyes. The scribe immediately showed a slightly embarrassed smile to Shang Ji, and then quietly cupped his hands as a greeting.

Shang Ji also smiled and bowed his hands in return.

If Geng Wu is an unknown person, then this scribe is well-known!

This person's surname is Ju, his first name is Shou, and his courtesy name is Gonghe. He is an important adviser of Yuan Shao in history. He is placed in the flames of war, and he is a proper S-level top historical adviser!

The top historical military general Shang Ji has met more than a dozen times before and after, but this is the first time seeing the top counselor, so naturally he pays more attention.

In addition, it needs to be explained that Jushou is now under Han Fu's command. It turned out that Han Fu let Jizhou join Yuan Shao's camp in history. Now the trend of history is collapsing. It's hard to say whether the original scene will happen again. .

And Shang Ji is very interested in poaching Han Fu's corner and intercepting Hu Yuan Shao. He has already intercepted Zhang Xi, and it is not impossible to add another Jushou!

Jushou on the opposite side didn't know that Shang Ji was already planning on him. Although he had just arrived like Geng Wu, Jushou's thoughts were naturally not comparable to Geng Wu's. Through the reactions of everyone present and the current situation, he guessed the cause and effect He was very confused, and understood Lu Zhi's difficulties.

But for this situation, there is nothing he can do to let Ju Shou's resourcefulness go against the heavens.

After being silent for a while, Shang Ji hesitated for a while, and then said: "How about the water attack? I heard that there is a river nearby called the Zhang River. I wonder if we can use Qin general Wang Ben's trick to break the beam?"

Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, was ordered by the First Emperor to attack the State of Wei in 225 BC. The situation Wang Ben faced at that time was almost exactly the same as it is now. Daliang, the capital of the state of Wei, was the most powerful city in the world at that time, with high walls and thick walls, and there were 300,000 Wei troops stationed in the city, so it was almost impossible to win by force.

However, Wang Ben took a different approach, diverting river ditches to irrigate Daliang, using water instead of soldiers, and captured Daliang City with ease.

As Wang Ben was a general of Qin in the same era as Shang Ji, Shang Ji naturally knew very well about his proud battles.

"Yue Wu's plan is feasible, but the water volume of the Zhang River is small and cannot be compared with the big river. It may not be enough to destroy Guangzong City!"

Lu Zhi pondered for a moment, then said with some uncertainty.

"The final general proposes a soil attack, digging tunnels to the city, and breaking it from the inside!"

After coming, Ma Teng, who was in a state of soy sauce for a while, also took advantage of the situation and said.

"General Shoucheng can give this plan a try. In the end, the general suggests that we keep attacking on the surface, cover up the sound of tunnel digging with the momentum of torchstone carts and city-breaking dragon cannons, and use the strategy of attacking east and west!"

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, and then suggested aloud.

"We can also use fire to attack. The barracks in Guangzong City are now crowded and crowded. Use torchstone carts to throw kerosene and other flammable substances, so you don't have to worry about moths and thieves not surrendering!"

Even Lu Bu expressed his opinion.

For a while, everyone spoke enthusiastically, and the big tent was very lively.

However, the audience will actively offer their words and suggestions, but Lu Zhi's complexion has not improved significantly, and Ju Shou next to him has been frowning, not shaking his head and sighing slightly, and his clothes are full of worries.