It didn't take long for the two thousand people to be recruited.
Not only that, but there were also many commoners who had surplus food in their homes who sent food to be used as armaments.
Not long after the recruitment operation ended, Gao Zhi also found Liu Cheng.
With Gao Zhi's help, Liu Cheng successfully requisitioned the training field of the county government.
"Big brother, what should we do next? Should I equip these soldiers with weapons now?”
"No need."
Liu Cheng waved his hand and said,"We'll talk about it when the chiliarch returns."”
In the blink of an eye, night fell. The chiliarch finally returned with his men.
From the chiliarch's mouth, he learned that Cheng Yuanzhi's camp was about 50 miles west of the city.
Liu Cheng took the map from Guan Yu and followed the chiliarch's directions to locate Cheng Yuanzhi's approximate location.
"If Cheng Yuanzhi attacks the city…"
Liu Cheng raised his eyebrows and suddenly laughed.
Seeing Liu Cheng smile, Zhang Fei was a little excited.
"Big Brother, are we going to take action tonight? To attack Cheng Yuanzhi's camp at night?"
"One thousand cavalrymen and two thousand militia, to directly attack a camp of fifty thousand people at night? Are you serious?"
Liu Cheng looked at Zhang Fei with an urge to laugh.
Guan Yu stroked his beard." Third Brother, don't be anxious. Let Big Brother finish."”
Zhang Fei blushed and muttered,"What are you afraid of? As long as you give me 500 valiant archers, I can definitely kill them!”
Liu Cheng smiled and shook his head at Zhang Fei's words.""I believe that you have the strength, but no matter how strong the valiant archer cavalry is, can they compare to you? Even if you could guarantee that you wouldn't be injured after killing them, could you guarantee that the soldiers wouldn't be injured? This is just the beginning. I don't want to waste a single soldier, and I don't want you to take any risks. There were only 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers here. In the Yellow Turban uprising, there were more than a million Yellow Turban rebels under Zhang Jiao. Are we going to hurt our own foundation like this?”
"This... Big brother, I will listen to you."
Zhang Fei stammered and admitted his mistake.
Liu Cheng smiled and said," The Yellow Turban soldiers are undisciplined and their equipment is poor. If it's a night attack, this can be considered a method. If it's accompanied by a fire attack, it might have a very good effect." However, this was not a foolproof plan. Look here."
As he spoke, Liu Cheng pointed at a road on the map.
"This location is about ten miles west of the city. The road here was narrow, and there were mountains on both sides. This was the path that Cheng Yuanzhi had to take to attack Zhuo County. The entire narrow official road stretched for at least a few miles. The trees on the mountain are lush. What if we lay in ambush here? What if we were to send 500 archers to ambush them on both sides? What if we ambush the archers and 1,500 militiamen at the same time? What if the archers shoot arrows and throw stones at the same time?”
Liu Cheng's words made everyone's eyes light up. Gao Zhi, who was at the side, said,"If after throwing the catapults and arrows, a thousand valiant archers and cavalry would launch a surprise attack, together with General Guan Yu and General Zhang Fei, they would definitely be able to take down Cheng Yuanzhi in one fell swoop.”
"This…"
"If that's the case, then we naturally have a unique advantage." Zhang Fei scratched his head and asked. But what if Cheng Yuanzhi didn't attack Gongxi?”
Liu Cheng smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Gao Zhi.
Gao Zhi cleared his throat and said,"General Zhang Fei, don't worry. General Zhang, please take a look at the map. Cheng Yuanzhi is stationed in the western part of Zhuo County. The northern part of Zhuo County was a large mountain range. Naturally, he could not attack the northern part of the city. Apart from this official road, the western region was mostly made up of mountain ranges. If they wanted to attack the south of the city, they had to go around the mountain range on the west side. If they wanted to attack the east of the city, they had to go around the mountain range on the north side.
The Yellow Turban Army led by Cheng Yuanzhi was infantry. If they wanted to bypass these two places, it would take a lot of time. Moreover, the Yellow Turban Army was already short of food and fodder. If they really wanted to forcefully bypass the west of the city and attack the south or east of the city, even if they did not starve to death, they would be exhausted and have almost no fighting strength when they arrived here.
Therefore, Cheng Yuanzhi could only attack the west of the city, and he would attack quickly.”
Liu Cheng's lips curled up after hearing that. He suddenly stood up and said seriously,"Gao Zhi, listen up!"
"Yes!"
"Find all the blacksmiths in the city and buy 500 good bows, 1,500 podaos, and iron shields overnight.”
"Understood!"
Liu Cheng then looked at the chiliarch.
"Captain, listen up!"
"Yes!"
"I order you to send a group of valiant archers to keep an eye on Cheng Yuanzhi. Once you discover that Cheng Yuanzhi has sent troops to Zhuo County, report immediately.”
"This subordinate will obey!"
"Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, listen up!"
"Yes! Yes!"
"After we get the weapons, we'll pick out five hundred archers and fifteen hundred infantrymen as soon as possible. I want you to guarantee that before Cheng Yuanzhi sends his troops to this road, you will let the archers learn how to shoot arrows and the infantrymen learn how to block and wield their blades.”
"Understood!"
Looking at the few people who were united, Liu Cheng nodded in relief.
"The Yellow Turban rebel army is in front of us. Not only must we win this battle, but we must also defeat the enemy with the lowest casualties.”
"Yes!"
After everyone responded, they began to move.
Liu Cheng let out a deep breath. Success or failure depended on this move.
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