Chapter 994 Ren Jun's Defensive Arrangements
Suddenly, Huangfu Chaobo thought of something, that is, the assembly line in reality, so he asked: "Can't you let all the laborers stand in place, let them line up from the place you dug to the tunnel entrance, and then let them hand out bags of soil one by one? It will save everyone from walking around in the tunnel, and the logs transported in can also be operated in this way."
Huangfu Chaobo's words shocked the two of them, and they quickly reacted and said: "My lord, this method is feasible. If people walk back and forth in the tunnel, they will easily get tired, so the speed will also drop quickly. If you just stand in place and hand over soil and logs, it will save a lot of effort than before."
"Yes, my lord, if this is true, I am sure that the time to dig the tunnel will be shortened by at least two to three days." Dugu Tian also said on the side.
"Shorten the time by two to three days, that is to say, it will take about seven days," Guo Jia said, "Lord, the time is almost up."
Huangfu Chaobo understood what Guo Jia meant. In seven or eight days, the battle in Yuzhou should have begun. According to the prior arrangement, Huang Zhong and his two armies would directly attack Qiao County, the county seat of Qiao County, as soon as the battle started. After seven or eight days, the battle in Qiao County would have already started for several days. Moreover, with seven or eight days, Cao Cao's reinforcements should soon arrive near Dingtao.
"Okay, we will move the camp early tomorrow morning. I will personally lead the army to the north city to set up camp. When Zhang He's army arrives, all 10,000 civilians will be in place. You two can go back to the camp and rest first." Huangfu Chaobo said to Duguba and the others;
"I have one more thing to ask for your approval, my lord!" Duguba knelt down and asked;
"Speak!"
"Please send someone to tell my brother the method of transporting soil and wood!"
Huangfu Chaobo suddenly realized that Dugu Xiong would definitely need to dig tunnels to attack Qiao County, and he should tell him about this. So he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will arrange for Shi A to tell your brother about this method right away."
The two of them bowed and left.
The next morning, Hu Yandu received news from the patrolling cavalry that Zhang He's army had reached 30 miles north of Dingtao. Huangfu Chaobo ordered the guards, 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 civilians to leave the camp and head towards the north of Dingtao. He planned to camp where Duguba was going to dig, just in time to cover the tunnel entrance within the camp, reducing the chance of being discovered by Cao Cao's army.
On the top of Dingtao City, the movement of the Eastern Expedition Army outside the city alarmed the guards, and someone immediately reported the situation to the governor Ren Jun. Soon Ren Jun climbed to the top of the city under the protection of his personal guards.
Seeing that the 40,000 to 50,000-strong Eastern Expedition Army was heading north, Ren Jun said to several generals around him: "Generals, what do you think of the Eastern Expedition Army's division?"
The generals around Ren Jun were the main generals of the various armies in Dingtao City, including Chen Wu, the main general of the Shanyang Army, Xie Hong, the main general of the Central Camp of Cao Cao's Central Army, Xie Cheng, the main general of the Dingtao City County State Army, and Ren Fu, the main general of Ren Jun's Central Army. Each county governor had a different number of elite central army troops, and their main generals were generally the most trusted relatives or trusted subordinates of the governor. For example, Chen Wu of the Shanyang Army was the cousin of Shanyang Governor Chen Qun, and the main general of the Jiyin Army was also a nephew of Ren Jun himself.
Hearing Ren Jun's question, Xie Hong said: "In my opinion, Zhang He's army is about to arrive, and the Eastern Expedition Army is preparing to divide its troops to attack the city."
The rest of the people also nodded in agreement. After the Eastern Expedition Army arrived in Dingtao, the scouts in Dingtao City could no longer move outside, and could only infer from some details according to their own experience.
"Yes, in this way, Dingtao City will face the attack of nearly 200,000 Eastern Expedition Army troops. You should know what the lord means, that we hope we can drag the main force of the Eastern Expedition Army under Dingtao City as much as possible, so the next battle will not be too easy. However, don't worry, the lord's army will arrive soon, and as long as the Eastern Expedition Army division is tired, it will launch an attack on the Eastern Expedition Army.
When we cooperate inside and outside, we will definitely be able to defeat the Eastern Expedition Army!" Ren Jun nodded and said;
"From now on, General Xie, the defense of the city head will be handed over The county soldiers only need to deploy 1,000 soldiers for defense in the South City, and 3,000 soldiers are deployed for defense on each of the other three walls. General Xie is responsible for the west wall, and General Xie is also requested to send 5,000 core battalions to support the West City. General Xie will personally lead 5,000 core battalions and 3,000 county soldiers to take charge of the North City. General Chen will lead 5,000 Shanyang troops and 3,000 county soldiers to take charge of the East City. This prefect will personally lead 5,000 Jiyin troops to coordinate and be ready to support you at any time. "
"I will obey your orders!" Several people saluted with fists together;
"Everyone, tell the generals and soldiers that the time to make achievements is now, In this war, if we can hold out for a month, it will be a great achievement. If we can cooperate with the Lord's army to defeat the Eastern Expedition Army, it will be a great achievement. The Lord will definitely reward us for both merits. "
"Don't worry, Lord, we have secured the Lord's reward." Xi Hong laughed;
Everyone present also smiled at each other, full of confidence. Anyone would have such confidence if 30,000 troops defended the fortified city for a month.
Sure enough, when the messenger passed Ren Jun's order to the various armies in the city, the cheers of the soldiers rang out.
The cheers in the city resounded through the sky, and the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army outside the city could vaguely hear them. However, for Huangfu Chaobo and others, it was only a matter of time to break through the city. What they had to do now was how to capture the city as quickly as possible while reducing the losses of the army.
Soon, the Eastern Expedition Army arrived at the designated location, and Huangfu Chaobo ordered the army to set up camp. Five thousand civilians set up the North Camp in two hours. At this time, Zhang He's army had also arrived near the North Camp.
Zhang He ordered the army to rest outside the camp for a while, and he led several generals to the camp to meet Huangfu Chaobo.
"I, the last general Zhang He, pay my respects to the lord!"
"General Zhang, please stand up!" Huangfu Chaobo helped him up and said, "Is the army going smoothly along the way?"
"My lord, there is nothing unusual along the way."
Huangfu Chaobo called all the generals of Zhang He's army to the map, told them the arrangements for the war, and then ordered them to lead the army to camp east of Dingtao.
After hearing this, Zhang He and his generals hurriedly said, "My lord, let me lead the attack. I only need 10,000 combat soldiers and 10,000 defenders. You can lead the rest of the troops to the eastern camp. When the time comes, I will personally lead the halberd soldiers to attack the city through the tunnel. We will definitely be able to capture the city."