Hearing Huang Zhong's words, Liu Ye on the side asked in surprise: "We have gained the city, what else can be done to deceive us?"
Huang Zhong was silent for a while, then said: "It's so easy to capture, I always feel that the enemy abandoned the defense on his own initiative."
The soldier on the side said: "The general is too cautious. Although the Sun thief is a bit difficult to deal with, he has traveled thousands of miles and defeated several cities in such a short time. Although he has captured most of the Lujiang River, he has not been able to rest. Qian County is not a strategic point.
I don't think there are many elites left here, so when I suddenly see my army coming, it is inevitable that I will be a little panicked."
Another person also echoed: "Exactly, although there are many new soldiers attacking the city today, there have been frequent battles during this period, and they have already experienced it, and everyone dares to die, so it is normal to conquer the city with one drum.
"
"What you said is not unreasonable." Huang Zhong thought for a moment and said, "But I always feel that something is wrong."
"Since the general has doubts, why don't we do this." Liu Ye on the side suddenly said: "Your army will stop at the city gate for the time being and don't rush into the city. How about we first let the mountain climbers on my side enter the city to test the reality?"
Although the thousand men and horses Liu Ye brought this time were under the banner of Liu Xun's remnants, in fact many of them were wealthy and rural warriors whom he had recruited from nearby counties based on his reputation, and there were also more than 400 Shanyue people.
"This..." Huang Zhong hesitated when he heard the words, looked at Liu Ye and asked: "If there is an ambush in the city, wouldn't these people be allowed to die?"
"So what's the problem?"
However, Liu Ye didn't care at all and waved his hand and said: "Although those barbarians have human form, they are actually like animals and are no different from animals. I drive them like hunters raising running dogs. They are the most suitable ones for traveling.
"
Huang Zhong asked: "Sir, if you treat Shan Yue like this, aren't you afraid that they will be resentful?"
"General Huang, as recorded in Shi Zhi's "Zhi", said: Those who are not of my race must have a different mentality." Liu Ye said with a smile: "For all barbarians, if they are weak, they will submit, if they are strong, they will rebel. This has been true since ancient times."
"No matter whether you are gentle or coercive, but the methods are different, you must never be kind and treat people seriously."
"On weekdays, my food and clothing expenses for them are no different from other soldiers. If they can kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, they will be generously rewarded. These mountain people are too late to be grateful to me, so how can they feel resentful?"
Huang Zhong had nothing to say, so he agreed to Liu Ye's suggestion.
Of the 6,000 people he brought this time, excluding the 1,000 Bu Qu from Liu Ye's side, the remaining 5,000 li were from his direct descendants, and the other 4,000 were soldiers from the First and Third Departments of the Heavenly Army respectively.
horses, and more than two thousand new soldiers.
At this moment, he saw that the city gate was wide open, and he was about to rush in bravely. Unexpectedly, he suddenly saw the flag swinging, signaling the battalions to retreat. Then some people entered the city alone from the other side, and suddenly there was a loud noise.
Huang Zhong's direct lineage obeyed the general's orders, but the new soldiers did not dare to make mistakes. Naturally, the only ones who were dissatisfied were the proud soldiers of the First and Third Divisions of the Heavenly Army.
After all, Huang Zhong had not long joined the Heavenly Army, so in twos and threes, many generals drove their horses to the general's flag, surrounded Huang Zhong, and asked all kinds of questions about the reason.
Huang Zhong explained it carefully and told all the doubts in his heart. Most people disagreed. An uncle named Wu thought that he was quite senior and was from Zhao County, so he couldn't help but said: "The city gates have been opened. Sun
What other evil plans can the thieves have? General Huang is too suspicious. Could it be that because of the wealth in the city, he is unwilling to let us enter the city first?"
As soon as these words came out, although Huang Zhong's face was calm, several of the guards around him suddenly changed their expressions, and they all looked at the uncle with anger. However, the uncle showed no fear and only became lazy when the people around him reminded him.
He said arrogantly: "Haha, the general is just joking, please ask the general and his mother to blame you."
Huang Zhong glanced at him blankly, and also smiled and said: "Uncle Wu Du, what you said is wrong. Although I have known you all for a short time and belong to different tribes, I have never regarded you as outsiders. We are all lords."
No matter how many troops or battalions they serve, they are all brothers of the same family, and the men are determined to achieve fame. They live in a small county and only make a small profit from a woman's clothes, so why bother?"
"To be honest with you, I am really worried that there is an ambush in the city. That's why I let the mountain cross into the city first. Didn't you see clearly? The general's headquarters also did not enter the city."
Hearing this, everyone was startled: "The people who just entered the city were not General Huang's troops?"
"of course not."
Huang Zhong pointed to Liu Ye who was standing in front of the formation not far away and said: "Those are the remnants of Liu Xun brought by Mr. Ziyang. There are some mountaineers among them. The general was worried that there was a scam in the city, so he asked them to go forward to explore the way.
, just like driving eagles and dogs in the mountains and forests."
His patient explanation made the generals of the Heavenly Army less dissatisfied, but Wu Dubo was still a little unwilling to give in. They all muttered: "Who knows whether the scholar and General Huang discussed something in private, what kind of people in the city
You Fu, obviously you want to grab the first prize, right?"
The Heavenly Army is Wang Zheng's real direct descendant. Most of them are not only from Qi County, but most of them are subordinates of Xu Fang. Who is Xu Fang? Like Wu Sheng, they are all close friends of Wang Zheng. Moreover, because
He is calm and measured, and his status in Xuzhou is now lower than that of one person and above ten thousand people. Although Huang Zhong is also highly regarded by Huang Zheng, in the eyes of most people, he still cannot be compared with Xu Fang.
Therefore, even if Huang Zhong is the commander-in-chief of this road, it is fine on weekdays. He will naturally be dispatched by Huang Zhong, but once there is a conflict of interest, he may not be convinced.
Seeing Wu Dubo's strange and sarcastic behavior again and again, the soldiers around Huang Zhong could no longer bear it.
They were originally selected as personal soldiers by Huang Zhong after the First World War in Beihai. Huang Zhong was originally a first-class general, and those who caught his eye were naturally brave people. Most of the brave people were strong-blooded and arrogant.
Arrogant, seeing that this group of people dared to speak rudely to Huang Zhong, everyone was furious. They all took a step forward, pressed their hands on the handles of their swords, and looked at each other angrily. Guo Lu, who was standing at the front, shouted directly: "Bold
!presumptuous!"
"Hey, you are so majestic and domineering..."
Wu Dubo and others joined the Heavenly Army at the earliest time. It can be said that they climbed out from the mountain of swords and the sea of blood. How could they take such a scene in their eyes? Those who came with their own soldiers also greeted them individually, and also drew their weapons.
, tit for tat.
Some of them had followed Wang Zheng when he opened the military camp in Zhaoxian County. In their view, with the huge territory of the Japanese Army, the only one who can be said to be Wang Zheng is naturally Wang Zheng. In fact, he can also be said to be from Qijun, Qingzhou.
Take charge of the house!
So let alone a captain or an uncle, they are just a small commander and a pawn. Even though they are all honest in front of Wang Zheng, once they face other people, each one is more arrogant than the other.
These other people are naturally not only enemies. Today's Heavenly Army has many factions. In addition to the earliest Heavenly Army, there are also local forces in Xuzhou, Beihai, and Taishan's descendants. Even the Heavenly Army is divided into Wu Sheng and Xu.
It can be said that there are many mountains on Fang's two mountains. Therefore, they are not from the same faction, and they are not convinced by each other at all. If you want to talk about the one with the most superiority, it is naturally the old soldier of Zhao County in the Heavenly Army.
When Wang Zheng revolted for the first time, the slogan he shouted was that everyone is equal. But now, not to mention himself, even these former traffickers and lackeys, most of the people at the lowest level have forgotten it. To put it bluntly, there is no such thing as anything in this world.
Equality, even within today's Heavenly Army, there has long been a culture of treating people based on their "status."
Outside the Han Dynasty, the status is based on family background, but the status within the Tianjun is based on the source of birthplace. This old soldier from Zhao County has the highest status among the current Xuzhou Army.
Huang Zhong has only been a member for a short time, but his official position has been promoted very quickly. Even if everyone knows that this person has real abilities, there are still many people who are secretly jealous. Today, the leaders of these troublemakers are from Zhao County.
They believed that they had a deep connection with Wang Zheng and were a real "family". They contradicted Huang Zhong a few words and didn't take it seriously. After laughing at him, they still looked like what could you do to us.
Huang Zhong seemed to really have nothing to do with them. He waved his hand to stop Guo Lu's soldiers, scolded him for a few words and then turned around, still smiling:
"Brothers, even though I joined the army not long ago, I have heard that my lord made a rule when he started his business. You are not allowed to point swords at your own family. This is a big joke."
When they heard Huang Zhong carrying out Wang Zheng, everyone looked at each other for a while, and then they all turned around and ordered their own soldiers to sheath their weapons.
Huang Zhong nodded and looked into the city. It had been a while since the Shanyue Army entered the city. The sound of fighting could be heard faintly. There were probably still some remnants of Sun Thief who were still resisting. He thought for a while, made a compromise and said: "Brothers,
But please wait a little longer, and after these Shanyue people have cleared the area near the city gate and made sure that the Sun thieves have not set up an ambush, I can guarantee here that you will be the first ones to enter the city first, how about you?"
Uncle Wu Du shook his head: "I'm afraid that when we enter the city, the enemy's supplies and provisions will have been plundered by those Shanyue people."
These people just said that the city was rich and seemed to want to enter the city to plunder. In fact, even if Huang Zhong allowed him to enter the city, they would not have the guts to plunder at will. You must know that the king's political army is very strict.
Death flag.
But after all, we were in Yangzhou instead of Xuzhou at this time, so everyone wanted to do something with the enemy's seizures and the wealth of some large families. This was an unwritten rule in the Xuzhou army. Wang Zheng also knew that there would be no one who knows what to do.
The truth is that it is obviously unrealistic to want horses to run fast and not eat grass. As long as he does not attack ordinary people and does not go too far, he often turned a blind eye to this in the past.
Eye.
Seeing that his family had repeatedly made concessions, and these people were particularly ungrateful, the smile on Huang Zhong's face finally disappeared. He was indeed worried about his status as a direct descendant of the Zhao County People's Army, and he did not want to interact with the people behind these people.
There was a conflict between Xu Fang and Wu Sheng, but nothing could be done again. He was not without temper. When he was furious, although there was no joy or anger on his face, his tone was indescribably cold: "Well, in the light of all of you,
How should I act during this period?"
But silently, even his self-identification has changed.
"Does this need to be said?" Wu Dubo said carelessly: "General Huang, you have admitted it yourself. When it comes to fighting in the mountains, can people from Shanxi Province be better than us? I would like to ask you to be in the front line.
Enter the city first. Even if there is an ambush in the city as the general said, and there are generals waiting there, we can still be stronger than those in the mountains, right? It's easy to seize the city gate without wasting all the previous efforts. This is also for the sake of the war situation.
"
Huang Zhong remained silent.
The night gradually deepened, and the city was filled with flames. From a distance, several mounted scouts galloped over, dismounted from their horses, and knelt down before Huang Zhong's horse.
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
These exploration horses were arranged by Huang Zhong to accompany Shan Yue into the city earlier, specifically to find out what was going on in the city. Huang Zhong looked sideways and asked, "How?"
"General," the scout replied: "It seems that the Sun thieves are now concentrated in the county government, and there are many fires in the city. It seems that they took the initiative before retreating to the county government, intending to burn the stored grain, luggage and other items.
Pure."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Dubo called out: "General Huang, the situation is very clear now. The Sun thieves clearly saw that they could not hold on, so they wanted to destroy them. I would rather break the jade than destroy it. Xu Xuan, the prefect of Linzi at that time, was
From this, it can be seen that Qian County was defeated with one blow, and there is nothing to doubt."
"Please give the order. If you really don't want us to enter the city, please send your troops into the city as soon as possible. If because of your indecision, you let the thieves in the city take the opportunity to escape, wouldn't it be like letting the tiger return to the mountain?"
Huang Zhong divided his troops to attack the city, and only surrounded three sides of the city, leaving the western side unencircled. He hesitated and said: "The enemy general may still be in the city, but he just attacked the city, and I have never seen his flag.
..."
Before he finished speaking, several more riders suddenly rushed towards the west city wall.
All the generals turned their heads to look at them, and saw the knights approaching. The knights on the horses couldn't wait to dismount, and shouted loudly: "Report! The west city gate opened wide, and a group of soldiers and horses rushed out. The villain was looking at his flag from a distance.
, it has the word 'Dong' written on it."
Liu Ye happened to rush over at this time and quickly said: "It must be Dong Xi. I heard that this man is a famous warrior in Kuaiji. He is eight feet long and has extraordinary strength. After Sun Ce entered Wu County, he took the initiative to join him.
Later, he made many meritorious deeds, including the Shanyin bandit Huang Longluo. Zhou Bo died in the hands of this man. When he attacked Wancheng that day, he and Sun Ce were the first to attack. General Huang must not let this man go!"
Hearing this, Huang Zhong became more and more confused. How could the opponent's general be defeated without a fight if he was not an incompetent person?
Could it be that, as others said, it was because Thief Sun had not been able to rest for a long time that his army had no fighting spirit?
He looked at the dark city gate again, still a little hesitant.
At this time, Wu Dubo took the lead in shouting again, but instead of rushing to enter the city first, he pursued the enemy.
"Since this thief is a general under Sun Ce, he must not be let go. General Huang, please give the order to pursue him!"
"Since Sun Ce is a general and has a reputation for being brave, why don't you fight, resist for a while, and then leave?"
"Does General Huang still think there is fraud in this?"
"good!"
"What fraud?"
Huang Zhong glanced at him coldly and said in a deep voice, "If there is no ambush in the city, it may be hidden halfway!"