Chapter 1515 attacking the heart and mind
"What a pity, Sun Jun is too naughty. Such a great opportunity has been wasted in vain. Otherwise, Zhuge Dan would be a loser now and there would be no place to live." When the generals congratulated Sima Lun in public, Sima Lun just smiled faintly and became humble, not very satisfied with the development of the battle situation.
In Sima Lun's idea, the Huainan Army and the Wu Army should be more intense, and the competition around Shouchun City should be more explosive. Sun Jun's siege this time was a slap in the siege, and the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Wu people was really not an ordinary scumbag.
Their performance really disappointed Simalun.
This time when Sima Lun watched the fire across the river, it was very clever. Even the Sima army did not need to make any arrangements. It only needed a high-profile withdrawal of troops, and everything was natural.
The reason why this plan was successful was that Sima Lun seized the conflict between the two families. The reason why the Eastern Wu side was willing to send troops was that there were great benefits waiting for them. If the benefits were in the end, the Wu people would definitely not give up, so Sima Lun took the initiative to retreat, which was just a space for the Wu people to freely play.
If Sima Lun had not retreated, under tremendous pressure, the Huainan Army and the Wu Army would not dare to turn against each other. Although they had their own ulterior motives and secretly plotted against each other, under the current situation of the enemy, neither Zhuge Dan nor Sun Jun, it would be impossible to take the world's ruthlessness and openly turn against each other.
But Simalun pretended to withdraw his troops, and immediately revealed his true colors and was ready to move. As long as both sides fought, Simalun's plan would be a great success.
The only regret is that the people of Wu are too weak and Shouchun is empty. With such a great opportunity, they were unable to win Shouchun. This undoubtedly gave Zhuge Dan a chance to revive. If the Wu army could win Shouchun, Sima Lun would have made it easier to solve the matter in Huainan.
However, Sima Lun's plan was successful if he could fight between the two sides. Zhuge Dan originally wanted to use the power of the Wu Kingdom to fight against Sima Jun, but in the end he did not eat mutton but instead made him feel irritated.
Although Zhuge Dan finally saved Shouchun, there was no way out and reinforcements, which made Zhuge Dan's overall plan completely bankrupt. Sima Lun also changed from the two enemies he had to deal with to defeat each other, which was undoubtedly much easier.
Zhuge Dan undoubtedly wanted to defend Shouchun, but the continuous losses caused Zhuge Dan's strength to be greatly damaged and also destroyed his reinforcements. Zhuge Dan fought alone, and the balance of victory would completely fall to Sima Lun's side.
Without any obstacles, Sima's army was very smooth after crossing the Huai River. Sima Lun built four floating bridges on the Huai River, making the entire river crossing operation very smooth. After crossing the Huai River, Sima Lun also met with Wang Chang's Jingzhou Army and encircled Shouchun at the same time.
There is no doubt that winning Shouchun will be the end of this battle. Although Xincheng is still controlled by the Wu people, Sima Lun believes that that is not the point. What he needs to solve now is Zhuge Dan. As long as Zhuge Dan is taken down and the Huainan rebellion can be put to an end successfully.
It has only been a month since Sima Lun sent troops. Now Zhuge Dan has been hiding in Shouchun, losing all the territory in Huainan and all the reinforcements. Everyone knows the truth that the lonely city is difficult to defend. Now the entire Shouchun City is shrouded in a bleak cloud, and there is no way out, and there is no hope. The despair spreads among the Huainan army, and no one knows how long they can hold on.
Sima Lun was not in a hurry to attack the city, but dug several trenches around Shouchun, crisscrossing. His purpose was very clear, which was to block Zhuge Dan's breakthrough path. If Zhuge Dan felt that Shouchun might not be able to defend, he would probably lead his army to break through. These trenches completely blocked Zhuge Dan's breakthrough path. After leaving Shouchun City, Zhuge Dan could not move forward.
Sima Lun's seemingly simple move eliminated Zhuge Dan's vitality. Many generals were puzzled and believed that ordinary battles of siege would often use the method of siege and one, and on the contrary, they would leave a way out for the defenders to retreat, so that they would be less resistance when siegeing the city.
If there is no way out for retreat, the army guarding the city will have no way out and will inevitably fight to the end. In this way, the army sieges will often pay several times the price of casualties if they want to take down the city.
Simalun had no reason not to understand such a simple truth, but Simalun still firmly insisted on his own ideas and surrounded Shouchun City like an iron barrel, so that the defenders could not see any hope of breaking through.
Sima Lun did this with his own ideas. Shouchun City was already Zhuge Dan's last stronghold. After leaving Shouchun City, Zhuge Dan had no place to stay. Therefore, no matter how the siege battle proceeded, Zhuge Dan would definitely defend Shouchun and would not choose to break through. Therefore, surrounding three quotas and one has no meaning to Zhuge Dan.
Sima Lun blocked Zhuge Dan's retreat, which was also a deterrent to the defenders and the people in the city. Zhuge Dan wanted to defend Shouchun, but many people might not have the same thoughts as him. Even ants survived, let alone people? So in the Huainan army, there must be many people who were unwilling to bury Zhuge Dan. When they could not see hope in defending Shouchun, they would naturally find another way out. Sima Lun naturally had another way to let this group of people submit.
The attacker is the best for the attacker. Although Zhuge Dan suffered a lot in the battle of Yingshang, the battle with the Wu army made Zhuge Dan even worse, but the centipede insect died without being stiff. Zhuge Dan still had some strength. What's more, Shouchun City was a major place where Zhuge Dan had worked hard for many years and spent a lot of effort. Sima Lun wanted to take Shouchun, he would definitely take a lot of effort.
Therefore, this siege battle will be a lasting battle. You must have enough patience. If you are anxious, you can't eat hot tofu. Sima Lun naturally understands this principle. If you want to solve Zhuge Dan, you have to make a long-term plan and slowly plan.
When the generals under his command arrived at Shouchun City, they couldn't help but feel excited and asked Sima Lun for battle, all competing to be the vanguard of the siege. Obviously, they didn't want to fall into the hands of others for this great contribution.
But is it really that easy to take down Shouchun City?
Chapter completed!