At the east gate of Yecheng, the thick suspension bridge has been put down. Two thousand crossbowmen lined up along the moat, shooting arrows into the darkness.
Yan Liang was wearing heavy armor, holding a big knife, and straddled a war horse. Behind him was a thousand cavalrymen who were waiting for battle, frowned and looked at the opposite shore of the suspension bridge.
On the other side of the suspension bridge, the noise was noisy, the screams of soldiers and the neighing of horses all brought great joy and encouragement to the Zhao army below Yecheng.
"General, the voices on the opposite side gradually dispersed. It must be that the Yan army was defeated by our offensive and retreated on its own. Should we kill us now?" A member of Yan Liang bowed his hand.
Yan Liang had a gloomy face, and looked at the darkness on the other side of the suspension bridge without any movement, and felt a little suspicious in his heart, and said slowly: "Strange! Yan's army is very strong, how could it retreat so easily? Theirs
What about heavy infantry and heavy cavalry?”
"General, they are indeed very strong in the Battle of Julu, but after this period of rest, our army's strength cannot be ignored. What's more, it's now a siege battle, not a field battle, and the Yan army's sect is as bulky as it is.
The soldier came up, weren’t he waiting to be stoned to death? General, should he attack?" said the other general.
Yan Liang said angrily: "Are you the lord general or am I? I'm chattering here again, be careful of the head falling to the ground! Retreat to the rear army!"
Both of the generals retreated in disappointment, and didn't even dare to fart one. They turned their horse's head and retreated.
Yan Liang looked at the darkness of the other side, and ordered: "Come on, order the crossbowman to shoot the fire arrows. I want to see what is going on on the other side!"
"promise!"
After the order was issued, two thousand soldiers scattered on both sides of the moat prepared arrows wrapped in oil cloth, ignited them and pulled their bows and arrows to shoot towards the other side of the moat.
The dense sparks of scattered fire illuminated the night sky. When the light of fire fell on the ground, it dispelled the darkness around it.
Yan Liang was always watching the situation on the other side. Under the faint light of the fire arrow, he saw everything on the other side. It turned out to be a clearing, while the cavalry in heavy armor lined up far behind, hiding in the night.
.After seeing all this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and hurriedly ordered: "Put off the suspension bridge, retreat to the city, close the city gates, no one is allowed to leave the city without my order."
Outside the east gate of Yecheng, Taishi Ci, Gao Lin, Lu Heng, Liao Hua and Zhou Cang were stunned. Seeing that Yan Liang was about to be lured out of the city, but the plan was destroyed by a rocket, the five of them looked at each other.
"His grandma is a bear! Yan Liang is just a brave man, why did he think of such a way?" Taishi Ci, with the anger in his heart, held the halberd in his hand tightly, and said hatefully.
Lu Heng said: "Yan Liang and Wen Chou are famous generals under Yuan Shao's tent, and they are the best in the three armies. Perhaps because they suffered setbacks in the Battle of Julu, they became cautious."
"Yan Liang retreated into the city, and all our efforts were in vain. What should we do now?" A trace of worry appeared on Gao Lin's face.
Liao Hua said: "It may not be necessary that the lord asked us to do this, just to prevent the enemy from coming and attacking. Since the enemy does not come, we will continue to dig deep trenches and build barriers. After the excavation overnight, we will definitely be able to do it tomorrow.
It will give the people in the city a great shock."
Taishici said unconvincedly: "Everyone says Yan Liang, Wen Chou is powerful. I just want to find an opportunity to fight with these two people and compete to see who is higher and lower."
Zhou Cang smiled and said, "General Taishi, don't worry, it will naturally be a day. Since Yan Liang guards the East Gate, the lord has handed you the important task of defending the East Gate, it means that the lord wants you to kill Yan Liang."
Taishici felt very relieved when he heard Zhou Cang's words. A hint of joy appeared on his face, and he smiled at Zhou Cang and said, "Old Zhou, I like to listen to you, I am usually taciturn."
, but as long as you open your mouth, it is very pleasant. Unlike Zhang He, who opens his mouth, he is slick and deserves to let him guard the South Gate!"
Lu Heng, Gao Lin, Liao Hua, and Zhou Cang all silently after hearing Taishi Ci's slightly childish words, but everyone knew in their hearts that Taishi Ci and Zhang He were mortal enemies, and they quarreled when they met, and they had to fight for their contributions.
It was nothing new. All four of them shook their heads and showed helplessness.
Although Taishi Ci said this, he was also worried that Zhang He would make contributions at the South Gate, so he secretly asked Li Tiedao, the deputy general behind him: "You go to the South Gate to see. If there is any movement in Zhang He, come back and tell me quickly.
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Li Tie was originally the deputy general for Liao Hua and stayed in Tianjin to garrison. Until a few days ago, Taishici's generals Wang Men, Tian Kai, Shan Jing, Zou Dan and others were all killed in battle. Jia Xu recommended him to Taishici.
He became a deputy general. He followed Gao Fei from the beginning. He made contributions at Sishui Pass when he attacked Dong Zhuo. Although he made contributions, he was not obvious under Gao Fei's tent, which was full of talents. Therefore, he has always been
He has been the rank of the army's Sima, Chief Commander, and Chief Commander, and has been one step at a time. He occasionally has a little complaint, which is a common human nature. After being promoted to deputy general this time, he was very happy.
After dying, he followed Taishici and became a deputy general with dignified manner.
After hearing Taishi Ci's words, he nodded and rode his horse towards the south gate.
Li Tie quickly whipped around the city for half a circle, and soon arrived at the south gate. But outside the south gate, Zhang He was commanding soldiers to dig deep trenches in full swing, build barriers, and torches were inserted everywhere, illuminating the open space outside the south gate.
The two generals Pang De and Xu Huang commanded the infantry and cavalry respectively, waiting for battle along the moat, looking extremely majestic. However, the gate of Yecheng was tightly closed, and there was no movement inside.
Li Tie was curious, for some reason why Zhang He had to light a torch to dig deep trenches and expose his intentions. He rode a horse and jogged to Zhang He, bowed and said, "I have seen General Zhang."
Zhang He turned his head and glanced at Li Tie, and said, "Oh, it's you, did Tai Shi Ziyi ask you to come?"
Seeing that Zhang He was already clear, Li Tie stopped hiding it, so he nodded and said to Zhang He: "General Taishi is worried about General Zhang, so he specially sent me over to take a look."
"Haha, what are you here to see? Are you here to see if I have made meritorious service?" Zhang He said with a little sarcastic sarcastic words, "You have seen it too. I have no war here. It's very peaceful. You can go back and report to Taishi Ci.
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"Uh..." Li Tie stammered, "General Zhang, didn't the lord let us dig in secret? Why did you put on lights and decorate? In this way, the enemy just knows our intentions?"
Zhang He smiled and said, "I just let the enemy inside know the intentions of our army. I want to see what the people inside react. At the same time, I have Xu Huang and Pang De here. One of them leads the heavy cavalry and the other
Although he led heavy infantry, although there were only a few hundred people, it was enough to block the enemy's attack from the city, so I didn't need to worry. Besides, the person guarding the south gate was Han Meng, who was different from Yan Liang and Ju Yi.
This person is calm and cautious, and he usually doesn't do things that he is not sure about, so I can only show the strength of our army so that they can overestimate their own abilities and dare not fight."
After hearing Zhang He's explanation, Li Tie said, "General Zhang is very good at knowing that he is the last general. Then I will go back now and let General Taishi use this method. In this way, the excavation work will be carried out more smoothly.
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"No! Yan Liang is guarding the east gate. I know this person's temper. If you make a mysterious and mysterious thing, he will stick to the city. If you blatantly, he will be dissatisfied when he sees it. He will think it is
Our army is provoking him. With his personality, it would be strange if he doesn't go to fight. Moreover, this person is extremely brave, and I am worried that Taishici is not his opponent..." Zhang He said this, and he suddenly stopped and hurriedly tried to Li Tiedao
, "Don't tell Taishi Ci this sentence, otherwise he will definitely fight Yan Liang."
Li Tie is not a fool or an idiot. He could imagine how Taishici was fighting desperately. He clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured General Zhang, Li Tie has his own sense of responsibility. Take care of General Zhang, Li Tie will say goodbye now."
"Let's go slowly, don't send it!"
Li Tie turned his horse's head, rode his horse, and ran towards the east gate again.
After seeing Li Tie leave, Zhang He continued to direct the soldiers to dig. At the same time, he raised his eyelids and looked at Han Meng who was standing on the city tower. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said to himself: "Han Meng, I am like this."
I've been doing it so hard to show you, do you know what I mean?"
On the city tower at the south gate of Yecheng, Han Meng held the hilt of the sword hanging from his waist, and looked at the bright lights outside the city, Yan soldiers were digging and carrying soil in full swing, and they could vaguely see Zhang He who was commanding the army.
The figure.
"Oh!" Han Meng sighed heavily, and said in his heart, "Jun Yi, after ten years of separation, I don't expect that we will meet again like this..."
"General!" A scout came to Han Meng's side and clasped his fists.
Han Meng turned his head and glanced at the scout. Seeing that the scout was very familiar, he asked, "You...you are the second young master..."
"Shh..." The scout hurriedly stretched out a finger, put it on his lips, shushed hard, then looked around and asked, "General Han, can you borrow a place to speak?"
Han Meng pointed to the soldiers around him and said, "It's okay to say something, but it's okay to say it. The people standing here are my relatives, so there is no need to hide anything from them."
The scout was skeptical and seemed a little hesitant: "This..."
"If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, forget it. Since the second young master asked you to come, there must be something. If you didn't convey the matter to me perfectly, I'm afraid you won't explain it to the second young master, right?" Han Meng
Cold and authentic.
The scout was numb and said hurriedly: "I said, the young master asked me to come and ask General Han to come and go to the mansion to express his feelings in person. I want to thank the general for help last time."