When the first ray of sunshine shone on the earth in the morning, Xu Hu led his 6,000 rebels and marched towards Pingyuan City.
Xu Hu was riding on a tall horse, high-spirited. The rebels behind him were like a long dragon, following closely behind him.
There were only a few battle flags, fluttering in the wind.
Xu Hu turned his head and looked behind him. When he saw the endless team behind him, Xu Hu felt that his life had reached the most glorious moment.
What makes Xu Hu most proud is not just this. In the past few days, Xu Hu has successfully persuaded several rebels to join him in attacking Pingyuan County.
Now Xu Hu can command more than 10,000 rebels.
If he can break into Pingyuan County, Xu Hu believes that his status will definitely improve a lot. And by then, he will no longer have to live in these barren mountains and mountains.
Not long after they came out, the news that 700 cavalry entered Pingyuan County reached Xu Hu. After hearing this, Xu Hu was even more happy.
Xu Hu felt that this county magistrate did not know how to fight at all and only cared about saving his life. If the cavalry were to enter the city, they would definitely have to defend. Although it strengthened the defense, it also lost the most important mobility of the cavalry.
Xu Hu has been worried these days that if these 700 cavalry want to fight with him outside the city, it will be very difficult.
But now that the cavalry entered the city on their own, Xu Hu's worries no longer existed.
Now he could attack the city with confidence and boldness. Xu Hu felt that victory was already in sight.
"Pass my order to speed up the march. We must reach Pingyuan City within three days."
After Xu Hu finished speaking to a messenger next to him, he accelerated his marching speed.
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The news that Xu Hu led the rebels to set out was detected by Liu Bei's army's scouts that day, and then spread to Liu Bei.
The known is not scary, the unknown is the scariest.
When Liu Bei and others heard the news of the rebels' departure, they were not too concerned. After all, it was only three days before this group of rebels arrived here.
However, it is within Pingyuan City that Liu Bei and his party are most worried about now.
Although everyone already knows that there must be an internal agent of this group of rebels in Pingyuan City, the number of internal agents and the location where they will attack are unknown.
"The city gate, the rebels inside the city will definitely rob the city gate. Then open the city gate to welcome the rebels outside the city." Guan Yu said.
"Pingyuan City has four gates. Which gate will the rebels attack?" Tian Yu asked.
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, no one knows.
"Pingyuan City is not big, and the distance between each city gate is only four miles (one mile in the Eastern Han Dynasty is 416 meters), so they can quickly support each other.
Now we can only send additional defenders to each city gate. If one gate is attacked, the other three gates will immediately go to support." Chen Meng said.
After everyone heard it, they all agreed.
"Zilong, Tian Yu, you two will lead the two hundred most elite soldiers to defend the city gate." Liu Bei said.
"No!" Zhao Yun and Tian Yu responded.
"Yun Chang, Yide, you two will lead 1,500 soldiers to defend the city wall."
"No!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei responded.
Of these 1,500 soldiers, 1,000 soldiers were from the original camp in Pingyuan County, and the other 500 soldiers were from the tribe that had been following Liu Bei.
Pingyuan Country belongs to the interior. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were basically only two thousand battalions in the entire Pingyuan country. Now due to the rebellions that occurred from time to time, the number of battalions in Pingyuan Country has increased, reaching 4,000. However, with these four thousand battalions,
It is also distributed to all counties in the plains.
Pingyuan County is a large county within Pingyuan Country, and the seat of Pingyuan Country is also in Pingyuan City, so Pingyuan City has left a thousand battalions of troops to defend the city.
Although the combat effectiveness of these thousand battalions is not as good as Liu Bei's troops, they have received formal military training, and their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
After the arrangements were made, the four people went to prepare for the defense. However, Chen Meng and Jian Yong inside the house did not leave.
"Lord, I'm a little worried." Jian Yong said.
Liu Bei glanced at Jian Yong and motioned for Jian Yong to continue speaking.
"Lord, what should we do if these rebels in the city deliberately cause public riots?"
What Jian Yong thought was not impossible. If the residents of Pingyuan City broke out in riots, Liu Bei would need to send some people to maintain it. This would only consume the defensive force for no reason.
However, the defensive force in Pingyuan City is currently insufficient.
We must find a way to eliminate this hidden danger.
Chen Meng looked at Jian Yong. Chen Meng was still very relieved about Jian Yong's words.
"Xianhe, if the rebels attack the town, they will definitely plunder all the residents in the city. In this case, why don't we let the residents in the city help us defend the city?" Chen Meng said to Jian Yong.
When Jian Yong heard this, he thought it made sense.
"Wait until the rebels are about to arrive in Pingyuan City, and then inform the residents of the rebels' attack on Pingyuan City. If you tell them early, it will easily cause the residents to flee the city; if you tell them late, it will easily cause the residents to panic. Xianhe, at this time, it is necessary to
Be sure to grasp it clearly.”
Jian Yong looked at Liu Bei and saw Liu Bei nodded, so he agreed with Chen Meng's statement.
After everything is arranged, wait for the rebels to arrive.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
The night before the rebels were about to arrive, Jian Yong informed the residents of Pingyuan City that the rebels were about to attack Pingyuan City.
When the residents in the city heard the news, they were extremely panicked. In the past few years, the residents in the city often heard that which small town or village was robbed by the rebels. Wherever the rebels passed, they would not leave any chickens or dogs behind. Anyone who had been robbed by the rebels
It is a place where it is almost impossible for people to survive.
After the panicked residents heard the news that the rebels were about to plunder Pingyuan City, their first thought was to flee Pingyuan City. However, when Jian Yong informed the residents that the rebels were less than ten miles outside the city, the residents fled Pingyuan City.
The thought immediately disappeared.
No one is a fool. If you leave Pingyuan City at this time, it will be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.
Since we can't leave, we can only stay in Pingyuan City.
Under Jian Yong's sharp and impassioned speech, he successfully tied the residents of the city to Liu Bei's fledgling chariot.
When the residents in the city proposed to go up to the city wall to help the soldiers defend the city, Jian Yong stopped them without hesitation. If these ordinary people were to go up to the city wall, they would be more likely to be a disservice.
However, Jian Yong knew that these residents could not be left idle at this time. These residents were still capable of carrying rolling logs and breaking stones on the city wall.
Although it was getting late, Pingyuan City was full of people. One by one, young and strong men were carrying or moving countless rolling logs and stones to the city wall.
These young and strong men are very attentive to their work. After all, the success of Pingyuan City's defense is directly related to their lives and property.
Inside the city and on the city walls, teams of soldiers patrolled by from time to time, inspecting every corner.
The rebels have arrived outside Pingyuan City and set up camp five miles away from Pingyuan City. Tonight will be a Christmas Eve, but tomorrow will be a bloody day.
County Lieutenant Sun Jia was also very busy at this time. Liu Bei had completely handed over the security of Pingyuan City to Sun Jia. With the coming of war, the city needed more stability. Sun Jia and his dozens of men were destined to spend a few days of unforgettable time.
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The war was about to come. In order to allow Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to defend the city without any distractions, Chen Meng specially brought their families to Liu Bei's mansion, and then transferred 20 sergeants from the army to take care of them.
After all, there are many rebels in the city. If these rebels attack their family members, it may bring unpredictable results. This chapter has been completed!