The Shenwu Army never expected that the enemy army, who had been stubbornly resisting, would take the initiative to open the door, and they were all stunned for a moment. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 But just when they were stunned, rows of feathered arrows came out of the door, and the dozen or so cavalrymen who bore the brunt of the attack, along with their war horses, were shot like hedgehogs, and they fell in a pool of blood before they could scream.

This blow stunned the Shenwu Army, and at this time, they gradually realized in their hearts that this group of people in Shen Yuan was not just ordinary thieves. However, just when they didn't know whether to attack again or retreat one after another, dozens of enemy soldiers armed with long swords and broadswords suddenly poured out of the gate. Swift and skillful, these enemies slashed their horses' legs as soon as they rushed to their horses, and then swung their swords when the horsemen on horseback were wounded and fell to the ground and lost their balance. For a while, Shen Yuan's front gate fell into a state of extreme chaos. The two sides of the enemy were in a scuffle, and the neighing of the war horses in the shadow of the sword and the desperate screams of the casualties of the soldiers on both sides of the battle were mixed together, resounding throughout the night sky, sounding miserable and terrifying in this snowy night.

Meng Caiyi's excellent tactics immediately achieved miraculous results, and in a matter of moments, they killed about fifty or sixty Shenwu troops in front of the door, but they themselves suffered very little damage. Due to the hand-to-hand combat between the two sides, the Shenwu army had powerful archers in the rear to press the formation, but they did not dare to fire an arrow indiscriminately for fear of accidentally injuring their own soldiers, and watched their own people being slaughtered by the enemy like mustard.

Zhao Ben saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. After a burst of golden gongs, the cavalry of the Shenwu Army that rushed to the gate of Shen Yuan fought and retreated, fortunately they were all strictly trained regular troops, and they were defeated but not chaotic when they retreated, protecting each other. So far, the first head-on contact between the two sides ended in a crushing defeat for the Shenwu army.

"This person is definitely a rare talent! It's really unbelievable that Meng Caiyi's subordinates actually have such a talent, if they are trained more, they will become a great tool in the future. Wu Ruotang suddenly opened his mouth and praised. He and Feng Weixue witnessed the whole process of the battle from beginning to end, and were quite surprised by the result of the defeat of the Shenwu army, and couldn't help but admire the good organizational skills and wonderful tactical arrangements of the black and thin man. Although, that big black and thin man is the enemy man.

Feng Weixue was silent, but she agreed with Wu Ruotang's statement in her heart. However, what she admires more is Meng Caiyi herself. Even a little-known subordinate has such a ability, and Meng Caiyi's personal charm and talent can be seen to be even more amazing. If Meng Caiyi himself personally supervised the battle in Shen Yuan tonight, would Meng Caiyi's army fall into such a desperate situation? Feng Weixue couldn't help but question in her heart. Meng Caiyi, Meng Caiyi, I didn't have the opportunity to see each other tonight, I really don't know if it's my luck or my regret......

Wu Ruotang didn't care about Feng Weixue not responding to his words. He observed the formation deployment of the Shenwu Army with great interest, and couldn't help but smile and said: "People say that Guo Jing is a famous general today, and there are unpredictable opportunities to march and fight, but according to me, it is also average. ”

Feng Weixue couldn't help but look at the Shenwu Army outside Shen Yuan, seeing that although the Shenwu Army lost the first battle, the lineup was still neat and prosperous, and the fighting spirit was even higher than before the war, and there was nothing wrong with it. Then he asked, "How so?" ”

Wu Ruotang smiled slightly, and said: "Shen Yuan is like a lonely city, since the Shenwu Army has a strong absolute strength, coupled with a steady stream of support, as long as Shen Yuan is surrounded by water, there is no need to attack at all, after a few days, the Meng Caiyi Army has cut off the food source, and it has to abandon its weapons and surrender." Hehe, although I haven't read any books, I also know that 'besieging but not attacking' is the best strategy to deal with the lonely city. But you see, most of the Shenwu Army's military strength is concentrated in the plain area in front of the main gate in the south of Shen Yuan, and the rest of the west, north, and east have almost no soldiers, which shows that their next move is still to storm the main gate. ”

Feng Weixue couldn't help sneering when she heard this, and said, "Siege but not attack? Do you think that now is a big war between countries? If such a conservative strategy is also adopted against this small manor, I dare guarantee that Guo Jing will be impeached by the court within three days for his incompetence, and then he will be greeted by the fate of losing his official position and returning home to farm. But it's no wonder that you stinky monkey can't understand these political things. ”

"Huh!" When Wu Ruotang heard this, he felt that it made a lot of sense. He laughed and said: "I really can't see that a young and beautiful girl actually understands these tricks and tricks, which makes me look at it differently." ”

Feng Weixue pursed her lips slightly and ignored him. But there is a deep sadness in my heart - this is the most basic common sense living in a high-level family, without a keen political antennae, how can you survive well in such an intricate interpersonal relationship? However, if she had a choice, she would rather be just an innocent peasant girl who could breathe the air freely without worry...... Everyone envies the "happy" life of the children of the family who are freshly dressed and angry, pampered, and superior everywhere, but behind this glory, how can the hardships of the children of the family be experienced by mountain monkeys like Wu Xiaotang?

After a while, Wu Ruotang suddenly said again: "But I still don't quite understand, although the Shenwu Army must capture the Shenyuan in a short period of time, it may be the best strategy to concentrate superior forces to storm the gate, but it completely abandons the defense in the other three directions, doesn't that give the Meng Caiyi Army a chance to escape?" ”

Feng Weixue also felt quite weird, but said in her mouth: "Maybe Guo Jing has some other tactical arrangements." In siege warfare since ancient times, in order to break the fighting spirit of the defending army, the besieging side will often deliberately abandon a direction to let the defenders flee, so that they will not encounter the stubborn resistance of the defenders, and they can also wait until the city is captured before chasing the enemy who has lost their fighting spirit and scattered...... Is Guo Jing planning to do so? ”

Wu Ruotang shook his head and said, "I don't see it." If it is to break the fighting spirit of the Meng Caiyi army, Guo Jing only needs to let go of one direction and not guard, why do you need to let go of all three directions? ”

Feng Weixue thought for a while and said, "I understand. Guo Jing seems to have let go of the three directions, but in fact, if the Meng Caiyi army wants to retreat, it can only choose to break through in the east. Because the north of Shen Yuan is Tanxi, choosing to retreat from this direction is time-consuming and laborious, and it is not safe; And the west of Shen Yuan is the direction where the Shenwu Army is coming, who knows if the Shenwu Army has any backup to come? Retreating from this direction is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap. Therefore, the Mengcaiyi army either does not retreat to defend to the death, and if it wants to retreat, it must choose the east. (To be continued.) )