"Why don't you open the city gate for so long!?" The city gate opened, and Liu Xun rushed in full of anger, picked up the county magistrate's collar, and yelled filial piety to him.
"General, this is what Ziyang said and has nothing to do with me!" The county magistrate felt a little aggrieved. It was not him who said this. In fact, they haven't made up their mind yet.
"Zi Yang?" Liu Xun turned his head, looked at the young staff member, and frowned, "Why is that so?"
"If you don't open the city gate, the city will remain, but the general will survive. If you open the city gate, the general will die, and the city will be lost!" The young staff member looked at Liu Xun and said with a smile, "How do you think the general should make a decision?"
Liu Xun looked at the young general, took a deep breath, looked at the Commander-in-Chief again, and said filial piety: "You are the Commander-in-Chief here, you should be the one to make the decision, why should you shirk it!?"
Jun Cheng opened his mouth and was a little confused for a moment. Why did he still blame himself?
"General, although the rebels have retreated, our army has suffered heavy casualties in this battle. According to my opinion, it is better to strengthen the city defense at this time to prevent the rebels from attacking." An aide advised.
Liu Xun left the county magistrate behind and looked into the distance with a frown. Night had fallen. Under the dim moonlight, the surrounding areas of Shu County were mainly concentrated in the east direction. It was difficult to distinguish the undisposed corpses under the moonlight.
The thick fishy smell can remind people of the brutality of the war during the day.
For the Lujiang soldiers, it was indeed a bit tragic.
Further away, you can see the camps erected by the enemy, and the dots of firelights become more eye-catching under the night. If it were normal, Liu Xun would probably send troops to make a surprise attack, but after today's defeat, Liu Xun now
But it is difficult for even the slightest similar thought to arise.
Today, Wei Yan has brought a great psychological shadow to him. The only thing he can think of now is to strengthen the city wall and strengthen the defense.
In Wei Yan's camp, Wei Yan immediately counted the battle damage after returning to the camp. The soldiers he brought out had no casualties. On the contrary, Pei Yuanshao lost dozens of soldiers when intercepting Liu Xun. This was because Liu Xun was bent on breaking through, otherwise it would only be
More.
Pei Yuanshao looked at Wei Yan with some anxiety. This was not the first time he went to a real battlefield. In fact, the result seemed good to Pei Yuanshao. After all, when he was on Taiping Road before, leading tens of thousands of people to fight with hundreds of people might not be possible.
Today's results, with a thousand men intercepting the enemy's army and killing countless enemies, but only losing dozens of men himself, in Pei Yuanshao's view, this was a great victory.
It's just that Wei Yan's gaze was a little dangerous, which made Pei Yuanshao a little breathless, especially since Wei Yan's record was stronger. He defeated more with less, but there were no casualties. In comparison, he dealt with a defeated army and was beaten like this.
, the gap is a bit big.
"General Wei..." Wei Yan was not seen scolding him for a long time. When Pei Yuanshao looked up, he saw that Wei Yan had gone to the fire to warm himself. After hesitating for a moment, Pei Yuanshao stepped forward and said: "The general is willing to be punished. Please punish him."
"Today's battle is finally won." Wei Yan threw a stick into the fire, thought for a moment and said, "I believe you have tried your best, but you may not be suitable to be my deputy general."
Normally, Wei Yan actually looked down upon Lu Bu's generals. Who were they except Zhang Liao and Gao Shun?
But to be honest, in terms of fighting skills, these generals are not low, especially in terms of cavalry. Compared with them, Pei Yuanshao's ability... let alone being a deputy general, Wei Yan felt that there was no one available in Chunan, let alone a deputy general.
, we can only stuff him in.
Pei Yuanshao looked up in shock.
"My lord will be here tomorrow. Then you can return to my lord's command." Wei Yan looked at Pei Yuanshao and said.
Wei Yan did not punish him, which was supposed to be a happy thing, but now looking at Wei Yan's appearance of not wanting to pay attention to him, and thinking about his posture like a god of war today, Pei Yuanshao felt a little unspeakably depressed in his heart.
Wei Yue and Zhou Cang had scolded him before, but he didn't take it seriously. Wei Yan didn't scold him this time, but it made him feel an unspeakable sense of shame. He didn't know why, but he felt shameless.
Human feelings, especially worried about what to do after seeing Chu Nan tomorrow?
"It's night, you are responsible for keeping watch." Seeing that he didn't leave, Wei Yan stood up and said.
"General, go away." Pei Yuanshao said quickly. He wanted to save some of his own image, but Wei Yan ignored him. After a brief explanation, he turned around and went to rest. Although he fought hard today, after the battle, he
I am indeed a little tired.
There was no conversation all night, Liu Xun did not come out of the city to attack, and Wei Yan had no intention of attacking at night. The two sides spent a relatively peaceful night in peace and harmony.
Early the next morning, as the sun rose in the east, Chu Nan had already led his army into the territory of Lujiang. Although it was said to be the main force, in fact it only had a thousand more troops than Wei Yan. Lu Bu left him 10,000 troops, but Hefei, Shouchun and other places
Soldiers and horses must be stationed, and Huang Zhong was also sent out. There were not many soldiers and horses he could bring.
"My lord, the general is incompetent." Pei Yuanshao knelt beside Chu Nan and said with a mournful face.
After all, it is very embarrassing to be returned, and you may not be reused in the future.
"Victory and defeat are common things for military officers. If you lack ability, you must rely on hard work to make up for it. I remember General Wei Yue said that you work hard in training." Chu Nan signaled Pei Yuanshao to stand up: "One failure is nothing. Keep working hard and strive for the next one.
This time the editor will be impressed."
"Yes, thank you so much, lord." Pei Yuanshao's originally hesitant and lost heart suddenly recovered a little, and he bowed to Chu Nan.
"My lord, after yesterday's battle, I'm afraid Liu Xun no longer dared to go out of the city to fight. The general has asked for orders to lead his army to attack the city today." Wei Yan looked at Chu Nan and said.
"A strong attack?" Chu Nan was a little repelled when he heard this. A strong attack means inevitable casualties. It would be unwise to waste such a small amount of possessions on attacking the city. He looked at Wei Yan and said: "Chang Wen, our army's soldiers and horses
There are not many in the first place, so the losses in a strong attack will be huge, and it may not be possible to break the city. It is really not the work of a wise man. Is there any other way to break the city?"
"This..." When Wei Yan heard this, he frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Master, I think that Liu Xun has a flamboyant and unruly temperament, but his abilities are mediocre."
"After yesterday's battle, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to go out of the city to fight anyway, tsk..." Chu Nan sighed. This character is indeed a shortcoming, but it was equivalent to having been used yesterday. He was almost beaten to death by Wei Yan. With yesterday's lesson,
No matter how arrogant and unruly his temper is today, I am afraid he will not dare to go out to fight in the city.
"My lord, I wonder if these monster ants under your command can help in the battle?" Wei Yan suddenly looked at the two pets on Chu Nan's shoulders. During the Battle of Shouchun, these monster ants had accomplished a remarkable feat, hiding a large amount of food and grass underground, and the army entered the city.
After that, the ants quickly returned the food in the village to the ground, which not only solved the food shortage in Shouchun, but also became a good omen under Chu Nan's secret propaganda.
With these insect armies, it was much easier for Wei Yanjue to conquer the city.
"How do you want to use it?" Chu Nan waved his hand, and the demon ant followed his order, spread its wings, and flew directly to Wei Yan's head.
"Can we seize its food and grass like we did in Shouchun?" Wei extended his hand to pluck the demon ant from its head, but the demon ant refused to do so, and in the end he could only let it lie on top of his head.
"After all, there is still consumption. I can't come up with the food and grass to feed tens of thousands of people now!" Chu Nan was a little speechless. Although it was simple to break the city in Shouchun, it later consumed a lot of food and grass to appease the people. Although Shu County is not as good as Shouchun,
There are a lot of people in spring, but if every county does this, the supply of food and grass will be absolutely astronomical, and if this trick is used too often, it will no longer work.
"Then the general wants to attack the city with this ant army!" Wei Yan looked at Chu Nan and asked, "Can I give it a try?"
Chu Nan had never used this before. He looked at Wei Yan and said, "That's fine!"
Anyway, there is nothing to lose, and it is really time to try other possibilities for your own Zerg tactics.
"General, let's do it now!" Wei Yan was overjoyed when he saw Chu Nan relent, and asked the demon ants to gather as many of their kin as possible to stand by, while he led his troops to the outside of Shu County to start a fight.
Liu Xun heard Wei Yan yelling and cursing, but he pretended not to hear it. Looking back now, even if Wei Yan didn't lure him out yesterday, he was really beating him under the city. He was probably the loser. The reason why he lured him out
, just to hit him harder.
We were already beaten in the battle yesterday, and we will not leave the city to fight under any circumstances today.
As for Wei Yan's humiliating words, Liu Xun just pretended not to hear them.
On the city tower, Jun Cheng couldn't stand listening anymore. He began to admire Liu Xun. When he was arrogant, he was a thief who was arrogant, but when he should be patient, he was a thief who could tolerate it.
It was impossible to fight outside the city. The county magistrate used several words and tricks to make the opponent look embarrassed. However, the formation was together. Although there was no world of its own, his words and tricks could not be invaded. It was obvious that the opponent was stronger than him.
He is much smarter, which makes Jun Cheng a little depressed.
"Zi Yang, why don't you use your means to teach him to look good?" Seeing that he could not embarrass the other party, Jun Cheng looked at the young staff member. Although the other party did not major in Confucianism, his cultivation level of Haoran Qi was extremely high, far above his own. He hoped
He can take action.
The young staff member was playing with a machine lock, and his eyes fell on the military formation led by Wei Yanji. After thinking for a moment, he frowned and said: "The other side does not seem to expect the general to fight."
"So what?" Jun Cheng looked at the young staff member puzzled.
"On the battlefield, if you take action, you must have something to ask for. Now that you don't expect the general to go to war, and you have no intention of attacking the city, why are you here?" the young staff member asked with a smile.
"I don't know." Jun Cheng said with some confusion: "Why are you here?"
"We are neither attacking the city nor intending to fight. Looking down, all we want is to waste our army's energy. There may be a night attack tonight!" the young staff member said with a smile.
"That's it, I'll go tell the general!" Jun Cheng suddenly realized, and immediately went to express his merits to Liu Xun. The young staff didn't pay attention, but looked towards the direction of the opponent's camp, unconsciously calculating something, and frowned slightly.
"Night attack?" After hearing the news, Liu Xun frowned and looked outside the city, then looked at the county magistrate with a suspicious look on his face: "Is this true?"
"That's Ziyang's speculation," the county magistrate said helplessly.
"That's it." Liu Xun nodded and said, "Since we know he is going to attack at night, we must make him look good tonight!"