In Tai Shici's view, the situation in Danyang County this time is far more dangerous than last year.
Sun Ce's troops and horses are more numerous than last time. In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, this only increases their fear and timidity. But in the eyes of Taishi Ci, this is an obvious signal.
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The last time the two sides fought, most of Yuan Shu's main force was focused on attacking Xuzhou. In fact, it was Sun Ce's troops who were fighting fiercely with Liu Yao's army. Even if he won the battle, he would not have enough power to occupy Danyang and cut off the foundation.
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This time it was obviously different. Not only did the enemy become stronger and stronger, Sun Ce's strategic route also changed.
Taishi Ci naturally knew that just last year, Sun Ce crossed the river from Liyang. First, he defeated Liu Yao in Dantu, Wu County, forcing him to flee west to Danyang. Then Sun Ce led his army from Qiantang to attack Wu County in three directions, and captured
Since returning home, he has been recruiting troops and accumulating strength.
Liu Yao, the governor, was also very aware of this. He knew that there would be a big battle in the coming year, so he stationed heavy troops in Guzhang at the junction of Danyang and Wujun to guard it to the death.
As a result, no one expected that just after the New Year, Sun Ce indeed immediately mobilized his army, but the target of the attack was not Danyang, but Kuaiji, south of Wu County!
It was not until he fully occupied Jiangji and even defeated the other two forces entrenched in Yangzhou, Wang Lang and Yan Baihu, that he began to attack Danyang again.
On the one hand, he completely bypassed the defense line set up by Liu Yao. On the other hand, not only did he gain another county, his strength was greatly increased, but he also had Yuan Shu behind him to provide food and support for his troops. This time, Sun Ce's offensive was completely different.
Last time, every time I captured a city, I didn't rush to continue the attack. Instead, I attacked steadily, arranged officials, took over the civil affairs, and made it clear that I wanted to gradually encroach.
This situation aroused a strong sense of crisis in Taishi Ci's heart. He sent a messenger to Danyang. On the one hand, he was seeking reinforcements to keep Wuhu's line of defense intact. On the other hand, he naturally wanted to remind Liu
Yao, this situation of being passively beaten cannot continue.
If you watch Sun Ce's strength getting stronger day by day, but your family has always been shrinking in Danyang County, and in half a year at most, the opponent will be in a good situation, and when the war breaks out again, they will
It will be overwhelming and out of control!
It's just that... Taishi Ci's bright eyes couldn't help but darken when he thought of Liu Yao.
He originally chose to leave Beihai because Kong Rong was a man of great ambition and talent, and was unable to know people well. Unexpectedly, he crossed the river all the way to Qu'a to seek refuge with Liu Yao, a clan minister from the same hometown (Liu Yao was from Muping from the east).
Same result.
At this time, it happened that the prince was residing in Yangzhou and Yuan Shu was reorganizing his troops. At that time, the Yangzhou army's troops were the first to advance to Dong'a. Sun Ce showed his power and killed three generals under Liu Yao's command. The name of the little overlord was powerful in Jiangdong.
Liu Yao was so stressed that he had trouble sleeping and eating, and was unable to sit or stand steadily.
According to common sense, Taishi Ci came to take action at this time. It was the right time and there must be a place for him to be useful!
As a result, Liu Yao did not think highly of Taishi Ci because his aide Xu Zijiang did not think highly of Taishi Ci, but when others recommended Taishi Ci, he said: "If I use Ziyi, Xu Zijiang will definitely laugh at me for not knowing how to employ people."
Later, Taishi Ci was only asked to be a sentry commander to spy on the military situation!
Perhaps even God couldn't stand this magical operation, and in order to avoid Tai Mingzhu's secret plot, by chance, when Tai Shi Ci was patrolling the surroundings with a group of pawns, he met Sun Ce by chance in the Shenting.
At that time, Sun Ce had thirteen servants, all of them Huang Gai, Han Dang, Song Qian and other brave men. Taishi Ci was not afraid, and stepped forward to fight against Sun Ce. Sun Ce stabbed Taishi Ci and dismounted.
At the same time, Taishi Ci also grabbed Sun Ce's helmet. It was not until the two armies merged with Shenting that the two stopped fighting and dispersed.
After this battle, Taishi Ci's reputation as a man of great courage was truly confirmed. Almost everyone felt that Liu Yao should reuse him now, right?
result...
It is true that Taishi Ci was promoted from a sentry and cavalry commander to a cavalry captain, but Liu Yao arranged for him to go to Wuhu to the west of Danyang to guard, instead of actually facing Wujun's main defense line to the east, but there were mistakes.
, no one would have thought that Sun Ce's real offensive in the first year of Jian'an would be to the west of Danyang.
When Chen Pu led his army to attack Wanling and Liyang, he was so powerful and high-spirited that no one could have imagined that he would get a slap in the face at the foot of Wuhu City!
Taishi Ci, who was skilled in both arrows and halberds, personally starred in a wonderful show of locking the river across the river, which not only brought Sun Ce's army to an abrupt halt, but also seriously injured the enemy general Chen Pu with an arrow and almost died.
Of course, the balance of war cannot be completely reversed by the power of one person, so even though he was regarded as a god by the generals in Wuhu, Taishi Ci did not feel any arrogance at all.
Looking around, he really wasn't in such a complacent mood.
Wuhu is an important town in Danyang. It originally had two captains, and they attacked fifteen dubos in total. The other captain was completely convinced not long after Taishi Ci first arrived and was willing to serve as his deputy. However, he was unfortunately killed on the first day of Sun Ce's army's attack on the city.
Die in battle.
And these days, the faces participating in military discussions are changing every day!
There were four new faces who came to participate in the military meeting the day before yesterday, seven yesterday, and today...there are already eleven!
Yesterday's night attack on the enemy's barracks was indeed a brilliant victory, but the price paid by the Wuhu army was also heavy. The old faces who did not come were obviously dead. Some of the new faces who replaced them were originally deputy uncles, and some
He was originally just a captain. Because his team's boss and deputy boss were killed one after another, he was promoted to fill his position.
From the loss rate of officers alone, the casualties of soldiers can be roughly calculated.
Thinking of this, Taishi Ci's mood became heavier and he asked: "Last night's night attack, I was only thinking about the number of beheadings, but I neglected to ask, what was the loss of each of our troops?"
The uncles answered one by one that the biggest losses were dozens of casualties; the losses were small, and there were also sporadic casualties. As of now, among the thirty hundred soldiers in Wuhu who defended the city, the one with the most complete organization now has more than eighty people.
, but the one that suffered the most serious losses was that not even one of them survived, and it was almost disintegrated.
After some statistics, after more than ten days of hard fighting, nearly half of the three thousand defenders were lost.
This made everyone feel even more depressed. It was completely different from the expression a person should have after just defeating the enemy. Some people couldn't help but suggested: "Captain, why don't I go to the stone city behind and guard the defenders there?"
The army is mobilized?"
"Even if there is no official document from the governor, given the captain's current reputation, I expect that the Shicheng defenders will definitely cooperate!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up and they all agreed.
But Tai Shici shook his head and flatly refused: "This is absolutely impossible!"
"Secretly dispatching other troops without the governor's order is a big violation of the rules." He said sternly: "Besides, Shicheng is the last line of defense in front of Danyang City. The soldiers and horses in the city must not be moved lightly!"
"But Captain..." The man said hesitantly: "As you just said, Shicheng is not a strong city. If Wuhu cannot be defended, there is no guarantee of holding it. What's more, the defender of Shicheng is far from comparable to the Captain. If we are here
If something goes wrong...the situation will be critical!"
"The longer we defend, the more exhausted the enemy on the opposite side will be!" Taishi Ci's eyes flashed with fierceness: "Hey, if all the soldiers in Wuhu City are dead, then I can guarantee that his subordinates under Sun Ce will
The casualties will only get worse!"
"Mistakes? As long as there is still a breath left, there will never be any so-called mishaps in Wuhu!"
Everyone understood clearly that Tai Shi Ci wanted to use Wuhu to bring down Sun Cejun!
As long as Sun Ce's army is defeated, it doesn't matter even if the entire Wuhu garrison is destroyed or even Wuhu is lost!
After all, after this fight, the enemy will win and it will be an absolutely miserable victory!
That would not only result in a loss of military strength, but also the high morale and morale they had gained after their consecutive victories would be gone. When they went to attack Shicheng again, they would face a garrison that was recharging its energy and waiting for work!
If you fight well, you might be able to take the opportunity to counterattack.
It’s just... Everyone, you look at me, and I look at you. From the first day Liu Yao entered Yangzhou, he fought with Yuan Shu endlessly. Most of the uncles were old soldiers, and they had fought many fierce battles.
He can be regarded as someone who has seen the world, but after listening to Tai Shici's words, he couldn't help but feel cold in his heart.
It was not because he was afraid of death, but because when he said these words, Tai Shici's tone was too calm.
It would have been fine if Tai Shici had said these words with a strong voice, but instead he wrote lightly, talking about the life and death of the people in the city as lightly as drinking tea and drinking water...
How can such an attitude of indifference to life and death not make people feel cold all over?
If this Taishi Ziyi had not always been able to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and his own personal ethics were beyond reproach, the uncles would have known that his words were clearly based on the overall situation and that he was loyal to Liu Yao, not for his own selfishness.
I'm afraid some people may have other thoughts.
But despite this, everyone is thinking, it doesn't matter if the guards here are sacrificed, it doesn't matter if Wuhu City is lost, but if there is no tiger general like Tai Shici...
The stone city behind may not be able to hold even against the weakened Sun Ce army!
Sun Cejun could suffer so much under Wuhu City. To put it bluntly, wasn't it because of Taishi Ci?
The scene of people with different expressions was also seen by Taishi Ci. He remained calm, just looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "No matter whether the governor can return reinforcements in time or not, Wuhu City must guard for at least ten more days!"
"In the past ten days, anyone who dares to make false claims to retreat, or who dares to call for reinforcements from the Shicheng defenders, will be regarded as disrupting the morale of the army and will be executed!"
Having said this, Taishi Ci pressed his left hand slightly on the hilt of his sword and said, "Don't worry, everyone, when there is a war, I will be in the front line. If you want to retreat, I will personally cut off the rear!"
"The war will continue for a day, and I will never leave the city."
Having said this, he waved his hand, and a soldier immediately handed over the bow. Taishi Ciyuan relaxed his arms lightly, nocked the arrow and drew the string. With a slight exertion, the bow was like a full moon.
It's a bit far...
He patrolled the city with tiger eyes. Today, because Chen Pu was injured, Sun Ce's army did not launch an attack on the city. Even the soldiers huddled in the barracks and did not come to the city to call for formation as usual.
In fact, the enemy has long since dared not send generals to call for formation.
In the past few days, before every attack on the city, someone would arrange for someone to come and call for surrender. Taishi Ci would often ignore it and just take the opportunity to look at which official among them was high. Then he would lightly draw the bow, and the arrow would be like lightning, shooting steadily.
In, never miss.
This miraculous shooting skill not only greatly boosted the morale of the defenders in the city, but the enemy was also shocked and speechless.
Although such an arrow shot, no matter how accurate it was, would not cause much damage, Taishi Ci's move was naturally not to show off his skills, but to do his best to reverse the situation and smooth the gap between the enemy and ourselves.
Just when Taishi Ci was trying hard to find his target, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind him.
Shortly afterwards, a soldier ran up to the city in a panic.
"Master, a letter has arrived from home!"
"Due to the Xuzhou Army's attack on Beihai, Huang County is now suffering from pirate troubles. Many of the Taishi family's children have died recently, and the old lady has also been disturbed and is in danger..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a snapping sound. Taishi Ci was so shocked that he accidentally dropped the Zhenyue Bow, which he regarded as a treasure.
"What did you say!"
Taishi Ci had a ferocious look on his face. He jumped down and the tall figure flew over and directly picked up the soldier.
"Are there pirates invading Huang County?"
"And disturbed my mother?"
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"As the day comes, you can remember the kindness of hard work and come here at starry night to fulfill your filial piety..."
After reading the family letter, Taishi Ci stood there in silence for a long time with his head hanging down, without saying a word.
On top of the city, the generals gathered around didn't know what to say, and fell into a silence that could be heard for a while.
In the original history, Yuan Tan also attacked Beihai in the summer of the first year of Jian'an, and won a complete victory in the summer. However, in the same disastrous defeat, because his opponent was not the Yellow Turban bandit Wang Zheng, Kong Rong did not
Choosing to live and die with the city, he fled to Xudu and was recruited by Emperor Xian as a master craftsman, and was later promoted to Shaofu.
Similarly, because the invader was the Yuan family of Runan, the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes, the local families in Beihai did not choose to resist to the end after the fall of Pingshou, and Donglai was not attacked by pirates. It can be said that order was restored in a short time
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This time, it is very different.
After a while, when Tai Shici raised his head again, there was a burst of exclamation.
But this mighty general who faced thousands of enemies now had his eyes red and tears welling up in his eyes.
this...
Everyone was dumbfounded and unbelievable. After these days, they had already surrendered to their own captain. Amidst the hail of bullets and arrows, they never made him smile or move his face. Under the siege of the isolated city, they never felt the slightest bit frightened. How come a letter from home?
Did he lose his temper like this?
"Captain, there is no need to be like this..." Someone couldn't help but said: "Old Madam Jiren has her own destiny, so she will be fine!"
"If you are really trapped because of your loved ones and feel uneasy, you can go back to rescue. The governor is not a heartless person, and he will definitely agree if he considers it!"
"My heart is like a knife right now, because my mother, it's not just my ears..." But I saw Taishi Ci with tears streaming down his face, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Pirates are invading our county and they want to do harm, Ci can't bear to go, but...
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At this point, Taishi Ci's words were full of bitterness: "The enemy is approaching the city. At this time of life and death, when the governor is appointing people, if Ci returns now, wouldn't he be an unfaithful and unjust person?"
"The sad thing about Ci is that this matter will trap me into loyalty and filial piety, making it difficult to have both!"
Hearing this, everyone sighed.
Yes, Wuhu's ability is now maintained. It is no exaggeration to say that it really depends on Taishi Ci's efforts. If he returns to his hometown this time, then...
Once Chen Pu recovers from his injuries, or Sun Ce sends another general to attack the city, can they alone be able to stop it?
However, mother and son are natural relatives, and even if their own lives were at stake, no one in the crowd spoke up to persuade Tai Shi Ci to stay, or even thought of it.
At this moment, footsteps sounded again.
Another cavalry galloped towards the city. Before anyone could arrive, panicked shouts could be heard.
"Captain, our messenger is back!"
"But they didn't bring any reinforcements!"
"And I also brought news that Liu Yao, the governor, had abandoned Danyang and fled to Yuzhang a few days ago due to the advice of his advisers!"
What?!
Hearing this, everyone present turned pale.
This blow was too great for these generals who fought bloody battles.
After Taishi Ci was stunned for a moment, he suddenly showed a self-deprecating smile, full of bitterness.
Liu Yao...
Such a despicable person, thanks to my loyalty, I even had a dilemma just now...