Chapter 598 Killing and surrendering under the city
However, Gu Jian, Jiang Qi, and the generals of Wei Yan came up with a plan. Wei Yan asked: "General, what's the plan?" Gu Jian said slowly. After hearing this, all the generals cheered.
It turns out that Gu Jian's strategy can be summed up in one word: "make money."
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Broken down, it can be divided into two steps. The first step is to use the reduction of pawns.
Just now Wei Yan and Jiang Qi surrounded and suppressed Cheng Pu's army, and then pursued the soldiers. In addition to killing most of them, there were still hundreds of prisoners who had not been dealt with. They also selected three to four hundred people from the generals' headquarters, tied them up, and all wore clothes.
The armor of Cheng Pu's army was used, and the banner of Cheng Pu's army was used, thinking that the vanguard troops would move to Qu'a first.
Now it has just passed Shenshi, and the sky is already very dark. It would be best to wait until we get to Qu'a City, and maybe we can use this to open the city gate.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't. After all, pretending to be a defeated soldier to gain the city gate has happened in endlessly and frequently since ancient times, but it is actually not an easy task. Think about how tight the city's defenses are when the two armies are fighting.
Especially at night, the party guarding the city will often make regulations. After a certain time, the whole city will be under martial law.
Under such circumstances, let alone opening the city gate, it is impossible to walk around the city. Pretending to be a defeated enemy can deceive the enemy into opening the city gate, but it is too easy.
But coming back, is it possible for Gu Jian’s plan to be realized?
There are still some.
First, it is because everyone in the world knows that these few days are Wang Zheng's wedding day. This is extremely important. It may make Cheng Pufang greatly reduce his vigilance and really think that the enemies who attacked Dan Tu and even defeated the army are a group of enemies.
A very vicious bandit.
Second, the party pretending to be the defeated party has a very clear understanding of the enemy's commands, garrison, internal situation, etc. It would be great if the enemy's surrendered general takes the lead.
Of course, there are loopholes in this. For example, if they are really bandits, how vicious must they be to capture Dantu so easily? How many troops are needed to defeat the army trained by Sun Ce himself?
Therefore, the most important point whether this strategy can be successful or not depends on how good Qu'a's guards are. If a person is unscrupulous and does not think carefully, as soon as he sees someone coming to make money, he will respond immediately and actively.
It would be best to give up the city to the opponent in a cooperative manner.
Comparatively speaking, instead of making money from the city, it might be more appropriate to work hard to find an internal agent in the opponent's city.
Therefore, Gu Jian's strategy has a second step.
If General Qu'a refuses to open the door, the Xuzhou cavalry chasing after him will come out. Anyway, among the troops sent to open the city gate, there are indeed one or two hundred surrendered soldiers of Cheng Pu's army.
, while watching from a high place, kill them all!
Seeing their comrades being killed by the enemy, how would the soldiers of Cheng Pu's army react?
When Gu Jian thought about it, there were only two reactions. Either they would rush forward with enthusiasm, and they might open the city gate and rush out to rescue them. If this was the case, they could sound a horn, ambush all around, and take advantage of the chaos to fight again.
Seize the city gate.
Either Cheng Pu's army has strict military discipline and sticks to the general's orders no matter how angry he is. Then he will watch helplessly as the surrendered soldiers are killed. This will also cause a serious blow to their morale. This is the so-called "preemptive attack".
Before the war started, Xuzhou's momentum gained the upper hand. This would definitely be helpful for the subsequent siege.
"What a plan to kill two birds with one stone!" Wei Yan looked at Jiang Qi and said, "What does General Jiang think?"
"feasible."
Jiang Qi briefly thought about it and nodded in approval. The generals held a temporary pre-war military meeting and explained their respective tasks in a few words.
Following the strategy of the ancient sword, he drove out the prisoners in the city, took away all their weapons, and selected three to four hundred elite men, all with their swords unsheathed and holding spears. The two teams were together.
Then he found a man from the surrendered army who was willing to take the lead. When he got to the city, he called the door with this person.
Wei Yan, who had the most cavalry, marched for half an hour to Qu'a, selected a good place, and ambush beside the city gate. If they could get the city gate open, they would immediately cover up and fight for the city gate.
Jiang Qi led his headquarters and followed the "defeated soldiers". His mission was to slaughter all the surrendered soldiers of Cheng Pu's army if he could not open the city gate. The ancient sword was assigned because of the heavy damage.
Following the good generals, they serve as a reserve team for the time being, specifically responsible for taking care of Jiang Qi and Wei Yan.
After being fully prepared, Wei Yan's troops had been advancing for half an hour before the "defeated soldiers", Jiang Qi, and the ancient sword armies moved out later. When they arrived at the foot of Qu'a City, it was close to Xu, and the night was dark, although it cannot be said that they could not see their fingers.
, but there are also silhouettes of people a few steps apart, making it difficult to distinguish faces carefully.
Looking up at the sky, I saw very thick clouds. I lowered my head as I walked, only to see the lack of light from the stars and the moon.
The city of Qu'a is very large. Probably because of the martial law, there are not many candles in the city. There are only a few torches burning along the surrounding city wall, and the lanterns are shining high. Unfortunately, the night is too dark, but they can't illuminate it.
too far.
Gu Jian stopped marching far away, searched for a place, and ambush. Through the dense trees and rolling hills, he squinted his eyes and watched carefully. He saw the "defeated soldiers" in front of him running around, and passed through several waves of Cheng Pu's army.
Patrolling sentries, like a swarm of bees, swarmed outside Qu'amen.
The sound of shouting and yelling came through the night in the distance.
"General Jiang." Gu Jian approached Jiang Qi and whispered, "Success or failure depends on this one move."
"I think Captain Gu's plan is very promising."
Jiang Qi laughed and said: "I have just interrogated the prisoners. I have learned that the name of the city guard is Quan Rou. He was originally Shangshu Lang Youcheng who appointed Xiaolian as Emperor Ling. During the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, he abandoned his official position and returned home. Later, Sun Ce
After entering Wu, I just defected, hey, how can a mere scholar know about military affairs?"
"If he was really an ordinary scholar, how could Cheng Pu let him guard Qu'a?"
Gu Jian didn't agree with it, and said in a deep voice: "When General Jiang said this, I feel that this plan will be difficult to succeed."
"But it doesn't matter. This plan is divided into two steps. I didn't really expect the first step, but the key is still in the second step!"
Having said this, Gu Jian glanced at Jiang Qi, a murderous intent flashed through his eyes, looked at the city in the distance, and said with murderous intent: "In this battle of Dantu, the brothers under my command suffered heavy casualties. This second step
If it can be implemented smoothly, it can somewhat alleviate the hatred in my heart!"
"Haha." Jiang Qi didn't realize it and said with a smile: "With the help of Jizhou Tigers this time, we will be able to defeat him in one battle, just like the ancient captain wished."
Due to the darkness of night, Gu Jian and others could not actually see clearly the movements of the "defeated soldiers" in front of them. They could only see the shadowy figures at the top of Qu'a City. Soldiers were running back and forth holding torches. First, they shot down the target arrows.
In this way, the movement of the defeated soldiers is restricted. If they go further forward, as long as they cross the arrow field, they will be killed without mercy.
After a while, a man dressed as a general appeared. He poked his head outside the city and seemed to ask a few questions. Then, the man left. Not long after, another general appeared. Because of his bright armor, even though he was separated from the city,
Even from afar, I saw the light reflected from him.
Gu Jian said: "Looking at his armor, he must be a general." He looked at each other and Jiang Qi, and the two said in unison: "It must be that Quan Rou!"
The general at the top of the city asked very detailed questions for a quarter of an hour. Most of the "defeated soldiers" were genuine Cheng Pujun. Gu Jian was not worried that Quan Rou would see the flaw at first, but as time went on
As time went by, I began to feel that something was wrong.
"General Jiang, something is wrong." He said solemnly.
"How do you say that?" Jiang Qi asked in astonishment.
"It's normal for scholars to be thoughtful, but they shouldn't be so cautious!" Gu Jian said in a deep voice, "Such an inquiry seems to be delaying!"
"What do you mean?" Jiang Qi was stunned for a moment and then reacted: "Does Quan Rou want to wait until daybreak before letting the 'defeated soldiers' enter the city?"
"No, it's after dawn that we have a clear look at the situation below the city, whether the defeated soldiers are suspicious, and whether there is anything suspicious nearby!"
By daybreak, you can see clearly from far and near. Not to mention the Wei Yan tribe ambushing under the city, which is difficult to hide. Even Gu Jian and Jiang Qi may be able to see the clues. Jiang Qi frowned: "What do you think?"
Gu Jian thought for a long time, and then made a decision in his heart, and immediately said: "Since the enemy has not fallen into the trap, it is better to skip the first step and take the second step directly!"
"Please general, please unfurl the flag, dispatch the entire army immediately, and kill the 'surrendered soldiers' first!"
"this"
Jiang Qi was a little hesitant. He was ordered to come to help Wang Zheng. Before leaving, Yuan Tan repeatedly warned him to preserve his strength and not to send too many soldiers for a national jade seal. Therefore, he strongly agreed with Gu Jian's "
If we take the second step of the "gain the city" strategy now, even if Chun Pujun's morale and morale are shaken, won't we still have to fight a tough battle next?
However, Gu Jian's analysis made sense. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Qi agreed and immediately handed down the order.
The night was silent and the air was stagnant. Thousands of horsemen and soldiers were all careful and cautious. They climbed onto their horses lightly, drew out their sabers, or prepared their bows and arrows. The soldiers all looked at what they were looking at, and what they looked at were looking at Dubbo.
, but without exception, they were all thrown at the general holding the flag beside Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi stared at the city head, holding the handle of the knife with one hand, and placing the other hand on the shoulder of the flag general. He opened his lips lightly and said the word "departure" as if he could say it at any time.
At this moment when the three armies were silent and the distance was quiet, several crisp bird calls suddenly came into his ears. He turned his head to look and saw a group of night birds spreading their wings and flying towards their destination in the distant night sky. Under the clouds
, the bird flew very fast, Gu Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Not good!"
"What's wrong?"
Before he finished speaking, the group of night birds had already passed over the head where Gu Jian and the others were lying in ambush. They suddenly screamed and flew in all directions. Only then did Jiang Qi react, but Gu Jian was already looking anxiously at the head of the city in the distance, only to see the lights on the city.
In the middle, the guard who seemed to be Quanrou seemed to have heard the sound of birds and raised his head.
"Don't delay, start immediately!" Gu Jian couldn't care about anything anymore and directly passed Jiang Qi and shouted sharply at the flag officer beside him.
The general holding the flag was startled, and he raised the flag like an instinctive reaction. Gu Jian jumped on his horse, drew his sword, turned his head, and shouted: "Brothers in Jizhou, charge!"
The cavalry of a thousand people moved upon hearing the order, galloping with their horses and leaping out of the ground. They shouted like a gust of wind or thunder. In an instant, countless people lit up torches. Suddenly, there was a boiling stream of iron.
Following the ancient sword, carrying dust, he ran towards Qu'a.
Amidst the shouts of killing, they suddenly saw the enemy attack. Everyone on the city was pale, the generals were frightened, and the soldiers were running around, almost in chaos. Fortunately, the general leading the army kept calm, shouted and gave orders again and again.
.Cheng Pujun barely settled down.
The guard stretched out his hand to summon, and called dozens of loud soldiers. He gave a few instructions, and the soldiers shouted in unison: "Who is coming, and why are they attacking my city?"
At this time, Gu Jian had rushed to the bottom of the city, but did not answer for the first time. Instead, he lined up in an orderly manner two or three miles away. After the formation was set up, Jiang Qi and the infantry group followed. After the two parties met, two more troops were mobilized.
A team of 100 people, keep moving forward,
Then, they took their bows and arrows and did not bring any personal soldiers. They just rode out with Jiang Qi and rode lightly out of the formation, arriving outside the "arrow target" where Cheng Pu's army had previously shot.
"It doesn't matter who I am," Gu Jian asked loudly: "I dare to ask the city, but Quan Rou?"
Chengtou replied: "It is this general."
"That's good." Gu Jian laughed loudly. Since the other party hadn't guessed their identities yet, he naturally continued and said in a quack tone: "I've heard the name of the general for a long time. We brothers have just come to this precious land, but we are
I have a great gift for you.”
"What gift?"
The ancient sword pointed to the side, and he suddenly let out a loud shout: "Kill!"
After giving the order, the Jizhou army rushed forward like wolves and tigers, and immediately started massacring the defeated soldiers. Not only that, every time they killed a person, they also shouted loudly: "Kill such and such a person in the Wu army, what is his surname and what is his name?"
The military position is."
On the one hand, it was to announce the identities of these surrendered soldiers, and on the other hand, it was Hong Guoguo's provocation. No one with a bloody heart could resist it. Cheng Pu's army was furious, and immediately asked Quanrou for rescue.
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Quan Rou's brows furrowed more and more. He could clearly see the enemy's motive for killing, but he also became increasingly suspicious. If they were thieves, they naturally wanted to plunder money and food, so why did they want to kill them?
If it wasn't bandits, where did the troops come from? It could only be the Xuzhou Army on the other side of the river.
Although it was difficult to understand how the Xuzhou Army could suddenly launch troops on Wang Zheng's happy day, the more Quanrou thought about it, the more likely it was that it became more likely.
And if it is the Xuzhou Army, then there is no way that there are only one or two thousand people with good faces outside the city at this time. If Quanrou thinks about it, there must be an ambush in the dark. Once the city gate is opened, Qu'a is very likely to fall!
But if we don't let the soldiers out of the city to rescue them, wouldn't it be equivalent to watching hundreds of unarmed soldiers being massacred?
In fact, this affects not only the morale of the soldiers, but also the prestige of his general, I am afraid it will also be greatly affected!
Thinking of this, Quan Rou's expression became so gloomy that she felt like she was dripping with tears.
PS: At this stage of the book, there will basically be no original characters, some names are just not very familiar to people.
Jiang Qi was a general under Yuan Shao. He was killed by Zhang Liao when he rescued Wuchao.
Quanrou's son is more famous, named Quan Cong, who is the second husband of Sun Quan's daughter Sun Luban.