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Chapter 19: Divide the troops and attack

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    In this way, Liu Cong stayed in the military camp for five whole days.

    In the past five days, his mother Cai sent people to take Liu Cong back to the city three times, but Liu Cong refused to go back because he was busy with military affairs.

    Until Liu Cong felt that the training in the entire military camp met his requirements and satisfied him, he gave Deng Ai and Li Hu some instructions, and then returned to the city.

    But as soon as he returned to the county magistrate's office, Deng Ai sent soldiers to deliver the news. The scouts got the information. Shen Dan and Shen Yi already knew the news that Fangling City was occupied by Liu Cong. They came from Shangyong and Xicheng.  Five thousand soldiers and horses were mobilized to take back Fangling, so Liu Cong immediately summoned Deng Ai and Ma Tao to discuss countermeasures.

    "Shou Yi, Shi Zai, Shen Dan and Shen Yi are going to lead five thousand troops to attack Fangling. What are your countermeasures?" Liu Cong asked Ma Tao and Deng Ai.

    "Lord, the wall of Fangling City is built at the level of a county city. It is tall and strong. As long as we hold on to the city and defend it, Shen Dan and Shen Yi will not be able to break through it in a short period of time." Ma Tao was still full of confidence in the defense of Fangling City.  confidence.

    Fangling used to be a county, but because the population was too small, it was later changed to a county and classified as Shangyong.

    "My lord, it is indeed not easy for five thousand soldiers and horses to break the city, but if Shen Dan and Shen Yi besiege and fail to attack, they will use the resources of two cities to fight against one of ours. If this continues, the food and grass will be exhausted. What's more important  Unfortunately, we still have Cao Cao from Xiangyang behind us, so it is not the best idea to defend." Deng Ai objected.

    "What Shi Zai said makes sense, we must come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy!" Liu Cong did not recommend sticking to the defense, because if you defend for a long time, you will lose.

    "Shouyi knows how many soldiers and horses there are in Shangyong and Xicheng?" Deng Ai asked Ma Tao.

    "There are three thousand soldiers and horses in each city, and there are six thousand in total."

    "Six thousand, Shen Dan and Shen Yi led 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack Fangling. In other words, Shangyong and Xicheng each have 500 soldiers left!" After hearing Ma Tao's words, Liu Cong's eyes suddenly lit up.

    "My lord, do you want to send out surprise troops to attack Shangyong and Xicheng?" Deng Ai immediately guessed what Liu Cong was thinking.

    "Exactly!" Liu Cong smiled, "Since Shen Dan and Shen Yi want to give up Shangyong and Xicheng, how can we not refuse!"

    "My lord, we only have three thousand soldiers in total. If we divide our troops further, wouldn't Fangling City be too empty? If Fangling City is breached" Ma Tao was full of worry.

    Liu Cong and Deng Ai both frowned.

    I have to say that Liu Cong¡¯s idea is beautiful, but if it is really implemented, it will take a lot of risks.

    Although there are only 500 soldiers in Shangyong and Xicheng, how many troops can you allocate to attack them?  And can Fangling City be defended against the siege of five thousand troops?

    The key problem is that we have too few soldiers.

    Even if you have five thousand soldiers and horses, you will not hesitate to implement this plan.  No wonder in the past history, Cao Cao would say that Liu Jingsheng¡¯s son was like a dog and a pig, and Jingzhou had a hundred thousand soldiers, but he surrendered without a fight!

    "No matter how risky you are, you have to take a gamble!" After a while, Liu Cong made up his mind. He only had this little capital. If he was surrounded, he would be too passive. He must give it a try!

    "Shi Zai, with a thousand soldiers and horses, how many days can you guard the mausoleum?" Liu Cong suddenly asked.

    "If the other side attacks the city with all its strength, I can guarantee that the mausoleum will not be lost within five days!" Deng Ai said very firmly.

    "Five days are enough!" Liu Cong nodded with satisfaction, because he knew that Deng Ai was definitely not talking nonsense. "Li Hu and I led Feiyu Camp and Feitian Camp to attack Shangyong and Xicheng. Deng Ai and Ma Tao  , with Deng Ai as the commander, lead Feihu Camp to guard Fangling!"

    "No!"

    That afternoon, Feihu Camp, Feitian Camp, and Feiyu Camp, a total of three thousand troops, marched into Fangling City in a mighty manner and deployed defenses at the north and south city gates.

    The common people also knew that Shen Dan and Shen Yi were going to lead an army to attack Fangling, but when they saw these mighty soldiers under Liu Cong's command, they were not worried at all.

    Liu Cong let all three thousand troops enter the city in order to let the people see the army defending the city, thereby stabilizing the people's hearts, and then use the night to quietly take Feitian Camp and Feiyu Camp out of the city.

    Deng Ai and Ma Tao began to make arrangements nervously. The two towers were filled with flags, and the equipment for defending the city was also piled on the top of the city, including arrows, swords, guns, shields, rolling wood, thunder stones, etc.

    There were also several large pots set up on the tower. There was no kerosene here, and the people lived in poverty, and it was impossible to use other cooking oil. However, they prepared buckets of excrement. When the enemy attacked the city, they would  When these things are boiled and poured down, their lethality isIt is very large. As long as it is contaminated, the skin will immediately fester and fester. It is commonly known as golden juice and is a must-have for defending the city.

    Under Ma Tao's lobbying, the enthusiasm of the people increased. When they heard that wooden planks were needed to defend the city, some people simply removed the door panels, while others also donated coffin boards, and almost the entire city was covered with wooden planks.  Wrapped up, it can completely block the arrows fired from the city.

    While the city was in full swing, Liu Cong and Li Hu took advantage of the darkness and led 2,000 soldiers to quietly leave the city.

    The news from the scouts is that Shen Dan and Shen Yi have just left Shangyong City at this time. It is more than a hundred miles from Shangyong to Fangling, and there is only one road. If Liu Cong's army goes directly to Shangyong at this time, it will be half way.  He would definitely encounter the armies of Shen Dan and Shen Yi, so Liu Cong hid 20,000 soldiers in a valley in Jingshan Mountain.

    They waited all day the next day, but did not see any sign of Shen Dan and Shen Yi's army. It seemed that they were not marching very fast.

    In the mountains and forests in late autumn, the climate is humid and there are many mosquitoes, but the two thousand soldiers from Feiyu Camp and Feitian Camp did not complain at all, because their commander-in-chief Liu Cong has always led by example. Wherever the soldiers are hiding, he is there.  He ate whatever the soldiers ate, and he also taught them many ways to prevent mosquito bites and made them aware of several herbal medicines that could relieve pain and discomfort.

    This turned the soldiers' gratitude towards Liu Cong into worship, and their loyalty almost reached its peak.

    Finally at noon on the third day, Shen Dan and Shen Yi's five thousand army passed through the official road at the foot of the mountain and headed for Fangling City.

    After arriving outside the city, we set up camp. Looking at the posture, it was obvious that we were not going to attack the city immediately, but wanted to rest for the night.

    Liu Cong suddenly had a new idea. If he led his army to rob the camp at night and waited for work, and when the Shen Dan Shen Yi camp was in chaos, and Deng Ai led his army to fight out of the city, wouldn't Shangyong be able to decide in one battle?

    After having this idea, Liu Cong felt hot in his heart, but he was not impulsive and decided to explore Shen Dan Shen Yi's military camp before making any plans.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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