Chapter 1190: Advance and Retreat with Proper Effort

In terms of the size of the city, Shenglong City is the same as an ordinary county town, but some of the decorations are slightly different, which makes it look a bit advanced. In fact, in terms of solidity, it may not be comparable to some county towns in the Daji Dynasty.

Liu Quande was still full of passion for his first time to be on his own. He hoped to make a name for himself. He chose Shenglong City after careful consideration. It was neither strong nor weak, so he could practice his skills without being ridiculed for only picking soft persimmons.

However, the situation Liu Quande was thinking about was very different from the current reality. Apart from other things, in order to reduce the pressure on logistics, the remaining troops of the coalition forces of small countries were scattered in the capitals of various countries, which was also convenient for food.

In other words, Shenglong City had reinforcements. Although part of its own troops were transferred to the outside, this gain and loss, the final garrison not only did not decrease, but increased.

In this way, Liu Quande's original plan of taking advantage of the situation was invalid, because there was no so-called weakness at all, and it was even stronger than before. How could you achieve the original strategic goal?

However, because he received the military order, Liu Quande had already put his life and property on the line here, repeatedly supporting the battle, and even personally leading the army to charge. Sometimes, he even climbed to the top of the city, but was pushed down and fell with stars in his eyes.

If he had known this information earlier, he would not have chosen such a place. Liu Quande had a bitter feeling in his heart. He was boasting at the beginning, but now he was too boastful and could not make it up.

However, Liu Quande was not completely helpless. When he fell off the top of the city, he ordered the army to perform funeral ceremonies, pretending that he was dead, and pretended to retreat. As a result, the soldiers in Thang Long City really launched a surprise attack, and the result was naturally wrapped dumplings.

This kind of method may only be used by people like Liu Quande who come from the local gangsters. In their hearts, the methods are secondary. What is really important is the final result. Only those who survive are qualified to talk about the superiority and inferiority.

In this battle, the defenders lost 5,000 men and horses and lost the ability to fight outside the city. After that, no matter how Liu Quande provoked, they would not participate in the field battle. If they lost two more times in the field battle, they would not even have enough men to defend the city!

One side avoided the battle and waited for assistance. The situation was deadlocked until Wu Yi arrived.

After Wu Yi arrived, Liu Quande knelt to greet him. He did not dare to get up for a long time. He was terrified and feared that Wu Yi would punish him. Because Liu Quande had offended many people before, Wu Yi had to make a gesture, otherwise no one would obey him, and the problem would be big. Should he lead the team?

However, in the end, Wu Yi just raised it high and put it down gently, allowing Liu Quande to atone for his sins and attack the city again as a pioneer.

This time, Wu Yi used all his troops and did not even prepare a reserve army. He attacked the city with all his strength. If troops suddenly appeared in the rear at this time, he would lose the battle.

In the final analysis, Wu Yi continued to gamble. Of course, it could not be said that it was a gamble. After all, before the main force retreated, leaving a troop in the rear to confuse the enemy was not useless. At least it could save him some time.

Being chased continuously and having difficulty returning home, everyone in the army was holding back a breath. When they fell into the battle, they were brave and diligent, and they would not stop until they died. With the help of the long arrows shot by the bed crossbow, there was a foothold. The soldiers climbed up the city wall one by one, shouting and killing, and tied down the troops on the top of the city.

Then, more and more soldiers climbed up the city. With the absolute advantage in numbers, the battle on the city wall was basically over in less than an hour, and street fighting began.

Although others tried their best to dissuade him, Wu Yi still climbed up to the top of the city wall and began to look out at the scene in the city. The danger of street fighting was no less than that of the battle on the top of the city wall, because you never know whether the people inside the gate are enemies or ordinary people, because many people have both identities.

Wu Yi naturally would not choose street fighting. He broke into Thang Long City not to govern this place, but for the grain and grass in the treasury and the deterrence that killing the country's royal family could bring.

The northern city area is considered a poor area with many wooden houses. Wu Yi sent people to spread the news that he would burn down the northern city. Upon hearing this news, the people fled in panic and soon escaped completely. Tens of thousands of people could not leave the city and could only become rioters to pry open the doors of those wealthy families. The two fought, saving Wu Yi's efforts.

The fire burned the city, and the North City was soon burned to a white ground. From the North City to the Imperial City, as in the previous few times, the royal family of the country was reprimanded for their crimes, and no defense was allowed. They were killed on the spot, and then their treasury was taken over as a reward.

In fact, the savings in the treasury were far less than Wu Yi imagined. In order to build this alliance of small countries, each country almost emptied its own family.

Some soldiers were dissatisfied and took advantage of the chaos to break into the doors of some dignitaries and commit robbery. It was understandable because almost every army would do so.

It was only because Wu Yi severely reprimanded this and whipped the soldiers who made mistakes in front of everyone that this trend was suppressed. Everyone was puzzled, and Wu Yi had no intention of explaining. He stayed in Thang Long City for half a day and evacuated again, which seemed a bit hasty.

Defending the city, without external aid, or a newly acquired city, facing the enemy's several times more troops, how could it be successful? Maintaining one's mobility and saving people and abandoning land were the most important.

The destiny of heaven is now extremely chaotic. Even the fate star chart shows that the cause and effect changes are complicated and uncertain. In fact, it is true. Who dares to say the final victory or defeat now?

After evacuating Shenglong City, Wu Yi rushed for days without rest. If it were not for Wu Yi's own prestige, there would have been a camp roar long ago.

People around him thought that Wu Yi was worried about the enemy's siege, which was naturally the reason, but Wu Yi's retreat was definitely not just a retreat, but for the purpose of attacking, which was different.

Calculating the speed of the enemy's main force in his mind, Wu Yi rested in a dense forest and prepared to intercept the enemy here.

In the battle of Shenglong City, Liu Quande made meritorious contributions and has now become a popular person around Wu Yi. Now he took the initiative to propose to deploy defenses around him. Wu Yi did not refuse, but asked another unit to assist him in defense.

Tens of thousands of troops just "disappeared" in the dense forest, quietly waiting for the prey to enter the trap.

Using Thang Long City as a fulcrum, we can change the passive situation in the war. Once the arrogance of the coalition forces of small countries is suppressed, the prospects will be bright again.