As spring passes and summer solstice approaches, the sun is scorching hot.
A team of a hundred people was slowly approaching Zhao County.
Zhaoxian City Gate has been under martial law for the past two days. More than a dozen city gate guards have just received the order from the County Lord. Upon seeing this, they immediately raised their weapons in their hands and watched attentively.
If something goes wrong, the city gate must be closed immediately.
"It's not peaceful outside the city recently. There may be bandits scurrying around. Once there is a group of more than ten people, you must be on alert."
The county prince's instructions were still ringing in his ears, so these guards also changed from their usual sloppiness. They even searched the business travelers coming and going with great care, and they did not dare to let them go even if someone bribed them.
Of course, this is not only Cui Xunsu's extremely strict influence, but also the bribe money... it is not enough.
However, as the hundred-man team approached, the soldiers who saw these people clearly began to let go of their worries.
These are not thieves, they thought in their hearts.
It was an obvious official army.
The neat queue, consistent pace, bravery on the face, and strong body all reflect this fact.
The most important thing is that the military uniforms and armor they wear bear the same marks of Cao Jun as themselves.
Thieves cannot pretend to be officers and soldiers.
No matter how many people are killed, they can only have a fierceness and evil spirit that is not inferior to that of officers and soldiers, but it is absolutely impossible to have such details and temperament that reflect discipline and cooperation.
Several veterans even saw some familiar faces in this team, and they were suddenly enlightened.
"I have an impression of these people. I saw them last month when I went to the military camp with Shangguan to transport food," one of them pointed:
"This is the Qingzhou Army from our nearby military camp."
"Looking at this situation, the Qingzhou Army has made a lot of progress recently."
A veteran sighed with emotion, and then muttered in confusion:
"When did Caozhou Mu become so generous to them? Do they have so many armors?"
"Tsk, tsk, yes, there must be dozens of them, right?"
While the guards were talking among themselves, many people in the Tianzhu camp were actually feeling uneasy, and some were even sweating profusely.
After all, this was their first time doing this kind of thing.
The strange thing is that no matter how nervous they were and how frightened their hearts were, they never had any thoughts of hesitating or retreating.
It was as if there was a voice in the dark that kept reminding them: General Tiangong's orders must be resolutely implemented to the end.
Wu Sheng, who was walking at the front, also noticed this. He couldn't help but snorted coldly, turned to stare at the most panicked people, and issued a silent warning.
Why are you nervous? Just be natural!
The general said, the more natural it is, the more they believe it.
He was disdainful and even more puzzled.
What's so stressful about this?
Thinking of the next scene, Wu Sheng felt his whole body tremble with excitement, and he remembered that night at Zuo's Wubao.
Soon I will feel it again.
He was looking forward to that wonderful feeling, and the smile on his face became brighter.
The city gate is finally in sight.
As usual, a veteran came up and asked: Which army are you from and why are you in Zhao County?
Just as Wu Sheng was about to speak, he saw the dust flying, the sound of horse hooves, and a black-clothed official hurriedly preparing to ride out from the city gate.
When the young official saw Wu Sheng's team, he was startled for a moment. He looked at their clothes and his expression suddenly changed.
He immediately picked up the reins, dismounted and stepped forward, asking:
"But Captain Gong sent you here?"
Wu Sheng was about to answer when he saw the young official looking at Wu Sheng's armor, nodding to himself and saying, "I know Captain Gong, and the chest pattern on this armor is unique to his Gong family generals."
"Come on, come on, come with me to see the county prince. He is sending me to find Captain Gong."
"There's been trouble outside the city these days, and I'm asking you to send some troops to help with the city's defense."
"What a coincidence."
Seeing that the other party was holding hands and exchanging greetings in a familiar manner, Wu Sheng also smiled and allowed the other party to lead him forward.
The surprise came too quickly.
Indeed, what a coincidence.
...
It's already within five miles.
Wang Zheng estimated the distance with a calm look, and felt that it was about the same. With an order, the heavenly army stopped immediately.
The two thousand Tiangang soldiers at the front all pointed their eyes at Zhao County ahead of the general, with nervousness and uneasiness appearing on their faces.
Although they have seen many city walls higher than this.
In the past, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans ravaged the state and destroyed countless cities. However, at that time, they relied more on tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of ant residents to besiege the city and consume it until the opponent could not hold on and civil strife broke out, and then the city was destroyed.
Siege? Very strange.
Or a frontal attack with thousands of people?
They were a little less confident, and this negative emotion instantly spread to the back.
There are 3,000 people in the Tianfu Division, as well as a team of aunts and grandmothers.
Their sight was blocked by the five thousand people in front of them, and they couldn't see clearly what was happening in front of them, but they also felt something strange.
So at this moment, when the steps stopped, everyone had the same consciousness.
A crucial battle that affects the success or failure of the Heavenly Army...
coming!
This is what Wang Zheng is thinking about at this moment.
Compared with military chaos, robbery of food, and killing of officials, this was the first real battle, not only for him, but also for the heavenly army.
So he attaches great importance to it.
Life and death are all fought here.
Winning has a real foothold and has taken a solid first step. Only then can the route that I have planned with all my ambition become possible to continue and realize.
defeat...
Not defeated!
Impossible to lose!
A sharp light flashed in his eyes, crushing all the negativity before it was about to be born.
When I was in the workplace in my previous life, my habitual thinking was to seek failure before winning in everything. This kind of thinking will naturally occur after time travel.
The war was fierce and dangerous, and even though Wang Zheng had the two most powerful weapons, the system and the prophet, he really didn't have much confidence when facing those contemporary heroes whose names went down in history.
He has thought about it countless times, what would he do if he were to be defeated?
He can accept failure in his heart.
But at least this first step must not be failed!
He had already thought up the plan to capture the city and implemented it.
The Wubao is actually a very important part.
The fort was destroyed and people died, and it was a wealthy gentry in the two counties. The county king will definitely investigate.
At that time, I acted at night without being exposed and hid, and before I left, I burned and eliminated the traces. If the other party found nothing, they would be even more wary.
If he already knew that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were rebelling again, he could easily guess that it was his group, and the nearly 10,000-strong rebel army would directly force him to ask for help.
Our own side took advantage of the situation and surrounded the point to provide reinforcements.
If the county prince hadn't learned about it yet, he would definitely ask for help from his military camp. As long as Wu Sheng and others behaved appropriately, they should have entered the city by now!
As long as you enter the city, you are sure of success.
At this time, a figure was running quickly from the front.
Wang Zheng took a closer look and saw that it was a soldier from the Tianzhu Camp. He suddenly became convinced and snapped his fingers habitually.
Snapped!
It’s done!
Soon after, messenger soldiers followed Xu Fang to Wang Zheng.
"General, we entered the city yesterday, and most of the guards at the west three gates of the city are our 124 Heavenly Executioners."
"Major Wu has obtained all the defense commands to the west of the city gate according to the plan."
"This was originally done last night, but we didn't see the whereabouts of our army, so we didn't launch it."
"The major ordered me to stay outside the city and wait for the general's new instructions!"
A look of embarrassment flashed across Wang Zheng's face. The plan he and Wu Sheng had discussed in advance was to arrive yesterday afternoon and launch an siege in the evening.
I didn't expect these aunts to be so capable, and the marching speed was more than twice as slow as planned.
But he couldn't say that his plan had gone wrong again, so he had to cough dryly and said to the messenger:
"The rest of the plan remains unchanged, the time is adjusted to this afternoon, and the internal and external operations will be launched simultaneously in an hour."
"You should work harder and inform Major Wu Sheng immediately."