Guan Ning is not the kind of person who is very slow. He immediately heard that there was something wrong in the words of Fazheng and Liao Li. Guan Ning quickly asked: "Two adults, are there any difficulties? As long as you talk to the little old man,
He said, as long as the little old man can help, I will definitely do it!"
Fa Zheng hesitated for a while with some embarrassment on his face, and finally said: "Actually, this is the case. This time we were ordered by the general to attack the Xiongnu and Xianbei, and the men and horses we brought were all cavalry! This cavalry will be on the plains.
It is very convenient to fight on the ground, but to defend the city..."
Guan Ning also understood now. Indeed, who has ever seen cavalry used to defend the city? Although the cavalry can fight even if they are dismounted, their power is greatly weakened. It would be fine if they encounter a small group of enemies, but the problem is this time
The Goguryeo army wants to capture Xuantu City, and it is obvious that they will not just send a few thousand men. I am afraid that the Goguryeo army will come by then much more than the Western Qin army under Zhao Yun and others!
On the other side, Liao Li also continued: "Actually, before Mr. Guan came, we were also discussing this matter. The only way was to ambush the Goguryeo army outside the city! But there was a plain outside Xuantu City, and there was no way to set up an ambush.
If we want to ambush the enemy, we can only build some small hills in an inconspicuous place outside the city. But the problem is that we don’t have enough manpower to do all this before the Goguryeo army arrives! If it is a head-on confrontation, I’m afraid we
We can't stop the offensive of the Goguryeo army!" Liao Li specially emphasized the word "manpower shortage", and then looked helpless again.
Liao Li made it so obvious. How could Guan Ning not understand? However, as everyone thought before, even if he understood the intentions of Fazheng and Liao Li, Guan Ning had no intention of rejecting it. After all, this matter was related to
The life and death of the people in Xuantu City were at stake. Guan Ning could only nod his head and said: "This matter is easy to handle! There are more than 30,000 strong men in Xuantu City! The young man can call on them to help the general!"
"Ah!" Although they had known that Guan Ning would agree to help, Zhao Yun and others exclaimed with surprise when they heard Guan Ning's personal promise. Zhao Yun immediately walked up to Guan Ning and clasped his fists at Guan Ning.
He bowed and said, "Mr. Guan's righteousness is admirable! Please accept Zhao Yun's respect, sir!"
Guan Ning also quickly stood up and returned the greeting, not even daring to answer the call, while Wei Yan couldn't wait any longer and intervened: "Okay! We don't have to pay attention to these false etiquette anymore! Let's get things done quickly!"
"Yes, yes!" Guan Ning nodded quickly and said: "What the general said makes sense! I will go and gather all the strong men in the city right now! With their help, I will definitely be able to help your army with its arrangements before the Goguryeo army arrives.
Good hills for ambush!" After saying that, Guan Ning bowed to everyone, then turned around and left. It seems that he is also a pragmatist!
After Guan Ning left, Zhao Yun grabbed Fazheng and asked, "Xiaozhi, who is this Guan Ning?" Zhao Yun and Guan Ning were talking so lively before, but they didn't know at all.
Who is Guan Ning? Looking at Wei Yan next to him, he is equally confused.
Fazheng smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "General! This Guan Ning is not an ordinary scholar! This person's reputation is not much less than that of Wang Yun and Cai Yong back then! Fortunately, the general did not offend this person just now, otherwise, the scholars in the world would know
The general's reputation is completely ruined! The saliva of those literati can drown the general!"
Hearing what Fa Zheng said was so serious, Zhao Yun also subconsciously shrank the back of his head. Zhao Yun did not expect that the little old man who looked like he would fall down when the wind blew could actually be so capable. Wei Yan, who was standing aside, was also stunned and turned his head.
Looking at Guan Ning's leaving figure, he tutted and said, "No way! Xiaozhi, are you trying to scare us? I don't think this old man is easy to deceive?"
Liao Li on the side also laughed dumbly and said: "Why not? General Wei, don't you really think that Guan Ning was deceived by us? In fact, he knew everything in his heart, but he just didn't tell it! Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with it.
There is no harm between him and Xuantu City, so why should he break up with us? General, don’t underestimate this person in the future! Many people wanted him to become an official, but he refused to agree. He has been missing for so many years.
I didn’t expect him to be hiding in Liaodong! Come to think of it, Gongsun Du didn’t have the ability to get this person’s loyalty, so he let him live in seclusion in Xuantu City! But we don’t know if we can persuade him to serve the Lord! What if?
If possible, it will be a great boost to the lord's reputation!" At the end of the sentence, Liao Li couldn't help but his eyes lit up, as if he was imagining the benefits of Guan Ning joining Western Qin!
General Manager Fuzheng was somewhat sober and reminded Liao Li: "Gongyuan, I'm afraid this matter won't be that easy. Just seeing that he is willing to stay in this far east place for so many years shows that fame and fortune have little influence on him!
Now we are going deep alone, but there is nothing that can attract a celebrity like him to join us!"
When Fazheng said this, Liao Li immediately fainted, while Zhao Yun waved his hand and said: "Ignore those things for the time being, our first task now is to defeat the invading Goguryeo army this time! Wen Chang
!The layout of the hills outside the city will be left to you! I will be responsible for reorganizing the defense inside the city! Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. If the two methods of ambush and surprise attack fail by then, we will eventually have to rely on
Xuantu City is fortified!"
"Okay! Leave it to me!" Wei Yan also patted his chest confidently, brushing away everyone's previous worries. The Western Qin Army has not encountered any kind of powerful enemy in so many years. How has it ever been afraid of anyone? This has been a long time.
Since then, the Western Qin Army has never suffered a defeat, which brings confidence.
On the other side, Guan Ning lived up to his trust. In just one hour, he summoned all the strong men in Xuantu City, more than 30,000 people. Although Guan Ning lived in seclusion in Xuantu City,
But Gongsundu would send people to banquet with Guan Ning from time to time. All the people in Xuantu City knew that Guan Ning was a great person. In addition, Guan Ning was humble and helpful, so the people were convinced of him, even though Xuantu City
There is no city guard, but Guan Ning can make all the people listen to his words. It can be said that one call can be answered by a hundred people.
With enough labor, the next work would be much easier. Wei Yan mobilized more than 20,000 people to help fill in a ravine near the plain to the east of the city. The location and size of this gully were not careless.
After all, this is not the first time that the Goguryeo people have come to Xuantu City. If there is an extra conspicuous hill, it will only attract the opponent's attention and lead to failure. Therefore, Wei Yan chose a location relatively far away from Xuantu City.
And this hilly ravine is not high, it just needs to be able to hide the ambush. Looking from the official road in the east of the city, you can only see a small dirt bag. According to the previous plan, the ambush was carried out here.
It is the Mao Ren Qingqi commanded by Zhao Yun, so although the location of the ambush is a bit far away, it does not matter to Mao Ren Qingqi!
As for the remaining 10,000 strong men, they began to repair and repair the city wall under the command of Zhao Yun. However, the city wall of Xuantu City had not been repaired for many years. In addition, the Goguryeo people came to plunder from time to time over the years, and the city wall was already in ruins.
It was dilapidated. Although it had been repaired, to be honest, it was not very effective. It seemed that the key to success or failure was the ambush outside the city!
After a whole day of busy work, on the second day, the scouts sent out by Zhao Yun received news that a large number of troops were found three hundred miles east of Xuantu City. After hearing the news, Zhao Yun and others
I couldn't help but be surprised, the Goguryeo people came so quickly! Fortunately, there were strong men in the city to help, otherwise, they would have been caught off guard!
Now that they had received the news, Zhao Yun and others did not delay any longer, and immediately carried out the ambush according to the plan. According to the marching speed of the Goguryeo army, by the time the opponent arrived at the ambush site, it should have been evening, although it was not an excellent period for an ambush.
, but it was also very good. Immediately, Zhao Yun took all eight thousand light cavalry to ambush in the gully, while Wei Yan took the remaining heavy cavalry and waited at the city gate. Regardless of when Zhao Yun
Whether the ambush is successful or not, Wei Yan will lead his heavy cavalry out of the city for a surprise attack!
Time passed bit by bit. At the top of the gully, Zhao Yun, Song Xian, and Wei Xu were all lying on the top of the ravine, looking into the distance, waiting for the enemy to appear. But it was already the time of You, and they still didn't look.
Seeing the shadow of the Goguryeo army, Zhao Yun could still keep his composure, but Song Xian and Wei Xu on both sides couldn't help it. Song Xian curled his lips and started to find something to say to kill time. He turned to Zhao Yun and said:
"General, why do you think that bad old man named Guan Ning is so powerful? All the people in this city actually obey his command!"
Zhao Yun chuckled, but shook his head and said: "If you ask me this question, I can't answer it! But I think that Guan Ning's speech and behavior are very extraordinary. Perhaps it is because of this that the people believe in him.
!After all, over the years, Xuantu City has neither generals nor defenders. The people of Xuantu City have been abandoned by the court and the Lord of Liaodong, Gongsun Du! In such an insecure environment, the people
We always hope to find some sustenance, and Guan Ning can just meet their needs!"
Wei Xu snorted with some dissatisfaction: "I just can't figure it out. With such a bad old man's appearance, how can those people trust him? I can cut that bad old man in two with one hand! Hmph!
!How can such an old man feel safe? If we hadn't appeared this time, I'm afraid that when the Goguryeo army appeared, he would be the fastest one!"
Hearing that Song Xian and Wei Xu seemed to be very unconvinced by Guan Ning, Zhao Yun just smiled and did not explain much. Song Xian and Wei Xu both grew up in a bitter and cold place like Bingzhou, and what they followed was,
Just listen to whoever has the bigger fist, and explaining to them what the people's will is is a waste of words. It's better to just let them think about it.