Chapter 845 Besieged but Not Attacked
Tap tap tap!
Thousands of iron cavalry galloped on the ground, their huge horse hooves trampling on the ground, as if Thor's chariot was driving across the earth, trampling everything to pieces.
There are more than 3,000 people in this cavalry force. Even in the North, it is a very impressive cavalry force. You must know that on the plains, the power of a cavalry charge is enough to defeat ten times the enemy!
This iron cavalry carries a Gongsun banner, surrounded by a person in the middle, wearing a full body robe. There are two mustaches at the corners of his mouth to show his authority. His eyebrows are like knives. He is obviously a decision-maker who has been in a high position for a long time.
"Master Gongsunfu is here!"
A pioneer knight broke away from the military formation, flew to the military base where Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Gong and others had set up, and shouted loudly.
It didn't take long for the village gate to be opened, and three cavalrymen were seen galloping out of the village with joyful faces. They were brothers Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Gong, and the chief clerk Liu Yi.
"Father!"
The two Gongsun Kang brothers rushed forward and shouted loudly. It turned out that the man in the formation who was guarding him like stars and the moon was Gongsun Du, the overlord of Liaodong who had just been appointed as the governor of Youzhou.
"Kang'er, Gong'er, hehe."
Gongsun Du couldn't help but smile when he saw his two sons.
"The child has seen his father."
Gongsun Kang said with a look of shame on his face: "This city of Beiping is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The generals guarding the city are very capable. I am really ashamed that I failed to capture the city."
Gongsun Du waved his hand and said comfortingly: "It's okay. Peiping was Gongsun Zan's base camp back then. It was built very solidly. Take me to see it in person."
"Here!"
Gongsun Kang gave instructions behind him, and then led Gongsun Du towards Beiping City. Thousands of cavalry followed Gongsun Du like a stream, heading towards Beiping City in a mighty manner.
"So many cavalry? Could it be that Gongsun Du has arrived?"
Jiang Qi, the guard at the top of the city, saw the overwhelming Liaodong cavalry outside the city. Although he knew that the cavalry could not be used to attack the city, he still trembled all over and hurriedly called for a soldier.
"Go and ask for Mr. Zhengnan, quickly!"
"Beiping City is worthy of being Gongsun Bosi's headquarters. Gongsun Zan spent a lot of effort repairing the city back then."
Gongsun Du rode his horse far away and stood outside the city, looking at the city of Beiping and couldn't help but sigh.
Gongsun Zan was the governor of Youbeiping at that time. After losing the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zan was still able to hold off Yuan's army in Yi Jing for more than half a year despite the fierce attack by Yuan Shao's army. Naturally, he repaired the city of Beiping to a very strong level.
Gongsun Du, his general and his two sons were pointing at Beiping City and discussing how to attack the city, when a tall and thin scribe suddenly appeared on top of the city.
"Mr. Zhengnan, you are finally here."
Jiang Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Pei. He pointed at the army outside the city and said to him: "Suddenly there were so many cavalry outside the city. I'm afraid it was Gongsun Du who arrived in person."
"Don't panic. As long as I'm here, you won't be afraid of Gongsun Zan's resurrection. What does Gongsun Du mean to you?" Shen Pei said coldly.
Although Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du have the same surname, they are actually not related at all, not even distant relatives. And Gongsun Zan was the overlord of Youzhou. Even when Gongsun Du was at the peak of his power, he did not dare to provoke Gongsun Zan easily. You must know that during the battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, if Gongsun Du suddenly sent troops to attack Gongsun Zan's rear, Gongsun Zan would definitely be defeated. However, in fact, during the most difficult period when Gongsun Zan was trapped in Yijing, Gongsun Du did not dare to move.
After all, there are few people in Liaodong. Without the number of people, the troops will naturally be insufficient. Except for Gongsun Du who sent troops to cross the sea to capture parts of Qingzhou, the Gongsun family in Liaodong did not dare to raise troops against Cao Wei until the period of Gongsun Yuan. It can be said that the population constrained the Gongsun family.
Even if we encourage births now and want these baby soldiers to fight, it will take at least fifteen or six years, so Gongsun Du can only use the soldiers of the Three Han Dynasty as the vanguard.
Gongsun Du stared at the city head and said slowly: "I brought three thousand cavalry and fifteen thousand miscellaneous soldiers with me on this trip. Let these miscellaneous soldiers explore the way first."
Although Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong had learned from the past, Gongsun Du still wanted to see for himself how strong the city of Beiping was and what the ability of the judge was.
"Mr. Zhengnan, the enemy is attacking the city!" Jiang Qi reminded.
The tens of thousands of troops outside the city have begun to move. A dozen soldiers each pushed a ladder truck forward slowly. More than a thousand infantry formed a small square formation. After the training of the war, the soldiers of the Three Han Dynasties also grew up. Standing up, the archers and sword and shield players cooperated tacitly and slowly advanced.
"It doesn't matter, if the soldiers come, we will stop it, and if the water comes, the earth will cover it."
However, Shen Pei did not panic at all, and issued orders in an orderly manner, arranging the army sergeants to board the city to defend the enemy, and arranged another part as a reserve force.
"That's right, Father."
Gongsun Kang suddenly said: "A few days ago, the judge arranged for a military horse to suddenly burst out of the tunnel, catching our army by surprise."
"Authentic? It seems that this judge has put a lot of thought into defending the city."
Gongsun Du ordered: "In this case, order the men and horses of the two schools to be on guard at all times. If the judge wants to repeat his old tricks, order them to kill him."
The school was established by the Han army and had 800 people. The number of people in the two schools was 1,600.
However, Shen Pei did not dig a second tunnel. After all, this strategy relies on surprise, and it will be difficult to work the second time.
Amidst the shouts of drums and trumpets, the soldiers of the Three Han Dynasties climbed up the city wall on ladder carts, while the soldiers on the top of the city threw rolling logs and rocks downwards, and released arrows. In an instant, the two armies The killing was evenly matched.
However, Gongsun Du this time was just to test the strength of the city of Beiping, and he did not really want to capture the city in one go. After seeing that the resistance at the top of the city was tenacious and injured 7,830 Korean soldiers, he ordered the troops to withdraw. Back to camp.
"Well, the city of Beiping is indeed very strong. If you want to capture the city, you will have to injure more than 10,000 soldiers." Gongsun Du frowned.
He tapped his fingers on the table and ordered: "Give me the order to dig a ditch outside Beiping City to prevent the enemy troops from leaving the city, and to prohibit reinforcements and grain from outside the city from entering the city."
Following Gongsun Du's order, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Three Han Dynasties were immediately dispatched. Their whole day's work was to dig around the city of Beiping without attacking the city. Gongsun Du was determined to starve and trap the defenders in the city to death.
In order to limit the mobility of the troops and horses in the city, Gongsundu not only dug ditches, but also erected many wooden fences. At the same time, he sent troops and horses to attack the city in Youbeiping City and plunder the population. The most valuable thing in Liaodong was not ginseng, but ginseng. population.