Sun Ce put the spear in his hand back on the weapon rack, turned around and saluted Cheng Pu, and said: "When my father was alive, he often taught Sun Ce to listen to the teachings of his uncles, let alone now. General Cheng has nothing to say but just tell me
No problem."
Cheng Pu returned the courtesy and said: "If the young master is determined to restore the ancestral foundation, I will fight to the death with you. But now we have no money, no food, no soldiers and horses, so we can only do it by relying on Liu Xin! When the master was in Luoyang, he once asked Liu
Xin mentioned that he wanted to marry his daughter to the young master. Although Liu Xin did not agree at the time, he did not refuse. Why don't the young master propose marriage to him again, and then he can borrow troops. "
Sun Ce couldn't help but hesitate. Although he also understood that this kind of political marriage was very important for the re-emergence of the Sun family, he was also a proud and arrogant person. His wife should be a beauty. Who knows what Liu Xin's daughter looks like?
appearance?
Zhu Zhi, however, seemed to have seen what Sun Ce was thinking, and advised from the side: "Young Master, what General Cheng said is absolutely true. What's more, I heard that Liu Xin's wives and concubines are all stunning in the world, and the daughters they gave birth to are probably the same.
Where to go? This matter affects whether the Sun family's foundation can be restored, so please don't hesitate, young master."
Sun Ce thought for a while, but still couldn't make up his mind, and said: "This matter is not urgent at the moment. Let me think about it for a few more days."
The problem of Dahan Bank was solved, and Liu Xin felt relieved. Information from various places came one after another. Yuan Shao had driven away Han Fu, occupied Jizhou, and had a big fight with Gongsun Zan. Later, under the mediation of Dong Zhuo, the two sides
The Yellow Turban Rebellion in Shandong became more and more violent, and Dong Zhuo used the name of the court to order Cao Cao to suppress them. Seeing this news, Liu Xin knew that Cao Cao's comeback was unstoppable.
News also came from Xuzhou that Tao Qian's health was getting better day by day. The officials in Xuzhou also gradually developed a good impression of Zhang Liao, Zhang Qing and their entourage. During this period, Zhang Liao was entertained by officials of all sizes in Xuzhou almost every day, and met with Mi Zhu and Chen Deng.
The Yellow Turbans in Shandong put a lot of pressure on Tao Qian. Although Zang Ba and Sun Guan were stationed in the north, and Liu Bei was stationed in Xiaopei, he still felt uneasy and repeatedly begged Zhang Liao to stay.
Come down and help guard Xuzhou. After receiving Zhang Liao's report, Liu Xin naturally agreed. This is equivalent to planting a nail in Xuzhou, and it can also easily monitor Liu Bei. Why not?
Suddenly, a guard came to report outside the door, saying that it was Xu Huang and his wife asking for a meeting. Liu Xin was a little surprised. Xu Huang should be secretly preparing for war in Zoke County at this time, why did he come here suddenly?
Xu Huang saw Liu Xin's doubts and cupped his hands and said, "It's Zhuonai who always wants to see the master."
Liu Xin was even more surprised: "Mrs. Xu, what do you want from me?"
Zhang Ning said a blessing to Liu Xin. Thinking of all the past events, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion and said: "My lord helped me avenge my father's murder, and I made me dependent on me for the rest of my life, so I can't retaliate. Yesterday, I heard from my husband that Shandong has another
There are remnants of the Yellow Turbans who are in chaos, and I would like to go to your lord to recruit them. I hope you will grant me your permission."
Liu Xin took a lot of risks when she took Zhang Ning in, and she had no intention of using her to recruit the remaining members of the Yellow Turban Party. However, many years later, after seeing the love between Xu Huang and Zhang Ning, Liu Xin had already given up.
This idea came to her. Now it was Zhang Ning who took the initiative to bring it up. Liu Xin couldn't help but ponder, and said after a while: "Mrs. Xu, I also know that you are a heroic woman. However, the world has changed and people's hearts have changed. After so many years, who can
Knowing what those people are thinking, I can't let you take this risk!"
Zhang Ning said decisively: "My lord's kindness to me, I can't repay it even if I give up my life. Now that I have given birth to a pair of children for my husband, I will have no regrets even if I die! I hope your lord will fulfill me."
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Hearing this, Liu Xin suddenly changed her expression and said: "Mrs. Xu, you have no regrets! But have you ever thought about Gongming, will he have no regrets when he loses you? Have you ever thought about those two children, without their mother?
Will there be no regrets?"
Zhang Ning was stunned by Liu Xin's words. She turned to look at Xu Huang and shed two lines of tears. Xu Huang quickly raised his hands and said, "My lord, Ning'er also has good intentions..."
Liu Xin interrupted him and said: "Gong Ming, you don't need to say any more. Your sister-in-law once taught me that it is our men's responsibility to calm the world, and it is not a hero to use women to achieve goals. Mrs. Xu's heroic spirit is as heroic as any man's.
I admire men, so we men should also stand up and do what we should do!"
A few days later, the weather gradually turned cooler. Liu Xin knew that the time was almost up. He ordered Cheng Yu and Kuai Yue to rush to Zangke overnight to assist Xu Huang and Zhang Fei respectively, and prepare to launch a counterattack.
Nishikawa's offensive.
As night fell, Yan Yan stood on the top of the city of Luocheng and looked down. Luocheng was exceptionally quiet tonight. The Jingzhou army that had been harassing them for three months seemed to have disappeared without a trace.
I have completely adapted to this noisy environment, but now it suddenly becomes silent, which gives people an unreal feeling.
At this moment, a loud "rumbling" sound suddenly came from the distance. Yan Yan's heart couldn't help but tighten. He was very familiar with this sound. It rang once or twice almost every day, and every time there was a loud bang
Afterwards, several huge rocks would fall from the sky. When all the defenders, including Yan Yan, heard this sound, they would curl up into the corner like a conditioned reflex.
Sure enough, within a moment, three or four huge rocks fell from the sky and hit the city head accurately, making an even louder noise. Some city bricks were cracked and even the city wall under their feet was shaken. Yan
Yan muttered: "His grandma thought she could have a peaceful sleep tonight, why is she here again!"
Hearing Yan Yan's foul language, the surrounding soldiers laughed and stood upright. Some went to check the extent of damage to the area hit by the boulder to see if it needed repairing, while others looked down the city to see the Jingzhou Army.
Did the soldiers yell and curse again under the city? Suddenly, there was another strange "wuwu" sound in the sky. Everyone knew that this was the sound of a huge stone about to fall. They all looked up and were shocked. A large piece of stone in the sky
It was roaring towards the city, and in the blink of an eye, it hit the city with a "crack, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, crack, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang,"" attack. The defenders at the top of the city were unprepared this time and were caught off guard. They immediately let out a burst of ghostly cries and howls.
Normally, only three or five stones like this flew over at a time. This time, forty or fifty stones came flying in. It was like a rain of stones. The soldiers on the top of the city were stunned. Some people were hit directly on the head.
Suddenly, their brains exploded, and their death was horrific. Some people were hit hard on the waist by stones that bounced off the ground, and their bones and tendons were broken immediately. They lay on the ground and groaned endlessly. Yan Yan reacted quickly. When he heard something wrong, he immediately
He shrank into a corner. Even so, he lowered his head a little slower, but his helmet was still hit by the boulder whizzing by, and flew far away, scaring him out in a cold sweat.
Before the soldiers on the city could calm down, the sound of "rumbling" sounded again, and a moment later, another large rain of stones fell from the sky. This time, everyone learned the lesson and clung to the corner.
Even so, four or five soldiers were injured by the flying stones.
This time, a total of fifty trebuchets were deployed outside the city, and five consecutive waves of attacks were carried out on Luocheng. The direct damage caused by the trebuchets was not great, but as long as the people hit were either dead or disabled, the defenders would be greatly affected.
The psychological pressure caused by the soldiers can be imagined. Moreover, after all, the trebuchets were not as accurate as the artillery of later generations. Many stones directly crossed the city wall and fell on the military camps and houses behind. These military camps and houses were obviously not as strong as the city walls. How could they withstand it?
Due to the impact of the boulders falling from the sky, as long as they were hit by the boulders, they would collapse in an instant, and many people were buried alive in the ruins. For a time, there was a cry all over the city of Luocheng.
Yan Yan did not expect that the Jingzhou Army under the city would suddenly launch such a violent stone attack. His heart could not help but tighten. Could it be that the Jingzhou Army, which had been experiencing nothing but thunder and rain for three months, was about to launch a general attack. He stood up in a hurry and threw those
The trembling soldiers who were still huddled in the corner rushed up and prepared to defend the city. After all, the defenders were elite troops trained by Yan Yan himself. The soldiers rushed back to their posts, bending bows and arrows, and carrying logs.
Those who were pounding stones, those who were preparing to scratch hooks and push rods, and even some of the huge stones thrown up by the trebuchets just now were pushed to the crenellations by the soldiers, ready to smash them down the city at any time.
Just when there was a lot of commotion at the top of the city, a loud "pop" sound suddenly came from the bottom of the city. Yan Yan heard this strange sound and didn't know why, but his intuition told him that it was not a good sound. Yan Yan instinctively picked it up
He picked up a shield and put it over his head, and heard screams all around him. There was also a "bang bang bang" sound from above the shield, which made his arms feel numb. Only then did Yan Yan understand that the loud noise just now was
It was the sound of a crossbow machine, not one crossbow machine, but the sound of thousands of crossbow machines firing at the same time.
This time the Thousand Crossbows fired in unison, the casualties caused to the defenders of Luocheng were obviously much greater than the trebuchet attack just now. However, this kind of crossbow arrows was obviously much easier to deal with than boulders, so the defenders grabbed hold of them one after another.
Shields, some archers had already blindly shot random arrows into the darkness below the city.
The Jingzhou Army only made a total of 3,000 crossbows. They are now lined up under Luocheng City, but they are out of the range of the defenders' bows and arrows. The random arrows fired from the city will not cause any damage at all. But the crossbows of the Jingzhou Army
Wei Yan looked at Luocheng not far away, and asked nervously: "General Huang, do you really want to order a charge? The Lord's order is for us to feign an attack!"
Huang Zhong also raised his head and looked forward, and said expressionlessly: "Wei Yan, don't you want to make great achievements? Once Luocheng is past, there is no more dangerous place to defend, and Chengdu is within easy reach. Yes, the Lord's attack on our behalf was a feint, but the Lord also said
, this feint attack must be very realistic, and the enemy must not be able to see any flaws. What do you think the most realistic feint looks like? Of course it is a real attack! Beat the drums, blow the trumpets, and march in!"