The orders given by Zhao Fei naturally gave Cao Jun soldiers a headache, but none of the generals dared to disobey Zhao Fei. Even though Zhao Fei was just a scholar, he had been in a high position all year round, and his momentum was not casual. They can resist. If Zhao Fei gets angry, not many generals can withstand it.
Furthermore, with Zhao Fei's current prestige in the army, there are a few people who dare to disobey him. Although the soldiers are exhausted mentally and physically, they can only look at Xinye City with emotion. Of course, the most frustrating thing is not These soldiers were sent to surround Xinye City by Li Dian.
Li Dian was somewhat confused about Zhao Fei's order. He sent troops to surround an empty city with no buildings. Could it be that there was some secret in the city. But Li Dian couldn't tell. What secrets does the city have? But since Lord Taiwei gave the order, he naturally couldn't disobey it. Leading ten thousand soldiers, Li Dian surrounded the entire Xinye City. According to Lord Taiwei's order, Li Dian did not send any soldiers to enter. City search.
In Xinye City, Zhuge Liang had been waiting hard for Cao Jun to enter the city, but what disappointed him was that Cao Jun actually ignored Xinye City and went straight to his lord. Of course, if that was all, Cao Jun actually divided his troops. Now, one Cao's army of nearly 10,000 soldiers has surrounded Xinye City.
Cao Jun's actions were very fast. Without Zhuge Liang's preparation, Cao Jun's 10,000 troops had already surrounded Xinye City. After the siege, Cao Jun began to set up camp without any intention of entering the city. Obviously, Cao Jun's army had no intention of entering the city. They just want to surround Xinye City.[
Zhuge Liang was shocked by Cao Jun's actions. Cao Jun's actions were obviously to trap him to death. Cao Jun did not want to make any move to search the city, but they surrounded the city with heavy troops. If they were not completely sure, how could Cao Jun do this? It's obviously an unnecessary move.
Could it be that someone among the Liu army leaked the news, which caused Cao Jun to besiege the city with heavy troops. However, this idea was quickly eliminated by Zhuge Liang. The people he used for this plot were all trustworthy. If the news leaked out, then Cao Jun should not come. Instead of surrounding Xinye City, they sent heavy troops to surround themselves.
The reason why Cao Jun besieged Xinye City was suspected to be that he wanted to trap him to death. It is undeniable that Cao Jun's plan was really spicy. It did not take any effort to induce him to take the initiative. After all, Zhuge Liang's thousand men could not last long, because They have very little food left.
Zhuge Liang himself did not prepare much food and grass. The people of Xinye City fled all the way to Jiangxia, so the supply of food was naturally indispensable. Therefore, Zhuge Liang's thousand soldiers only left some food and grass that could be eaten. During this period, Zhuge Liang ordered the soldiers to be frugal. Used, but still somewhat in short supply.
I thought that after Cao Jun settled in Xinye City, Zhuge Liang would lead his soldiers to light fires everywhere in the city, and then quickly evacuate Xinye City. However, unexpectedly, Cao Jun did not fall into the trap, and instead put himself in this dangerous situation. What is now in front of Zhuge Liang There are only two ways. One is to starve to death in Xinye City, and the other is to lead a thousand soldiers to break out. But the question is, can the former soldiers break out safely.
Obviously, this question is absolutely negative. Cao's army is heavily guarding the exit of Xinyecheng. If they want to break out, they can only attack by force. However, Cao's army is so elite, and its strength far exceeds that of his own army. Even Liu Bei's soldiers Even if you fight hard, you may not be able to break through the siege of Cao Jun.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang's current situation is quite dangerous. Even if he can break out of the encirclement, Zhuge Liang cannot lead his troops to chase his lord. Because there are tens of thousands of Cao's troops there, if he chases his lord, it will definitely be a dead end. At this moment, Zhuge Liang is a little confused Unfortunately, he didn't know how he should solve the predicament at hand. At this moment, Zhuge Liang realized why his teacher Sima Hui told him to be careful when facing Zhao Fei.
At that time, he was young and energetic, and he was somewhat disdainful of the teacher's resistance. But now, Zhuge Liang deeply felt that Zhao Fei's talents were indeed unpredictable. Originally, Xinye City was a trap he set for Cao Jun, but now , Xinye City actually became the shackles that trapped him to death.
After surrounding Xinye City, looking at Xinye City with the city gate open, Li Dian's mind still echoed Zhao Fei's order to him. Surrounding Xinye City, and then without waiting for any rash action, without Zhao Fei's order, he decisively There is no need for soldiers to enter Xinye City.
I can understand that when I surrounded Xinye City, there must be remnants of Liu Bei's army in the city, and they stayed here with the intention of sneak attack on Cao's army. However, it is obviously unreasonable to prevent the soldiers from entering the city. Since there is still Liu Bei's army in the city, it is better to send troops into the city to search for Liu Bei's army than to wait for Liu Bei's army. Breaking through encirclement saves more troops.
Liu Bei's army will never leave too many soldiers in Xinye City. Their primary purpose is to retreat, so Liu Bei's army will not leave more than a thousand soldiers to block Cao's army. And he has an army of 10,000, and he can send out a few thousand at will. The small Shinye Castle was turned upside down.
By that time, Liu Bei's army will be out of sight. As long as they annihilate this group of Liu army soldiers in one fell swoop, they can rest easy. But now, God knows when Liu Bei's army in the city will come out and where they will come out. This wait will be missed. The best fighter plane.
Two days passed, and Cao Jun outside the city made no move to withdraw. Several large camps were nailed like nails at the four gates entering and exiting Xinye City. Whether it was night or day, Cao Jun was patrolling Xinye City. .The tightness of its defense prevented Zhuge Liang from finding any chance of breaking out.
The several camps of Cao's army are closely connected. As soon as the enemy is discovered, the several camps will quickly gather together. In less than half an hour, Cao's army will inevitably surround the large army that has broken through. At that time, his thousands If there are many people, it is really difficult to escape.
Outside the city, Li Dian was also in great pain. Although Li Dian was puzzled by Zhao Fei's order, he could only obey it. In fact, Li Dian had also thought about it. The army entered Xinye City and surrounded Xinye inside and outside. Check the city carefully. As long as you kill Liu Bei's soldiers in the city, your merits will be complete.
Of course, he was not the only one who thought this way. The generals under his command also kept persuading him. They said that everyone else was chasing Liu Beijun and marching towards Jingxiang, but he was guarding such an empty city and doing nothing but being a soldier. For what purpose, not just to be able to make meritorious service and get promoted and get ahead. But in this situation, let alone get ahead, there is no chance to even make meritorious service, let alone get promoted.
In response to the persuasion of the generals, Li Dian was obviously in a dilemma. On one side was the powerful Taiwei, and on the other were brothers who had experienced life and death. This made Li Dian choose. If Li Dian knew, he would have done it long ago. If you have chosen, why suffer again.
However, Li Dian was a general who commanded and forbade his orders, but his lieutenants were not necessarily so. Not to mention that all the generals were militants, but besieging this empty city was really uninteresting. Listening to the army ahead, Chasing Liu Bei, but he could only face an empty city, and no one was interested.
Killing Liu Bei is definitely a great achievement. If you can really catch Liu Bei, you can rise to the top immediately. Therefore, some people can't wait. If the matter in Xinye City cannot be solved, they will go crazy for it. .[
Several lieutenants ignored Li Dian and decided to send three thousand soldiers into the city to search. However, Li Dian was fully aware of the actions of the lieutenants. But he obviously did not refuse. After all, these are his brothers who have been with him through life and death. , how could Li Dian really kill him?
Moreover, Li Dian also did not want to continue to waste time. Because Cao's army was ready to attack Jingzhou and Xiangxiang. Cao Cheng led an army of more than 100,000 to march into Jingzhou in a mighty manner. What does the lord want to do? The rhythm of Liu Biao's showdown in Jingzhou was about to begin, and he definitely couldn't waste time here.
Several lieutenants also heard the news, otherwise how could they be so bold. They resisted orders on the battlefield, and they resisted the orders of the Taiwei. This was obviously a rhythm that did not want life. If Liu Bei's army in Xinye City was successfully cleared, he would still Forget it, if you fail, you will really die.
Zhuge Liang got the news that Cao Jun's three thousand soldiers had entered Xinye City immediately. Hearing the news, Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly lit up. He thought that the end was all over, but unexpectedly there was a bright future.
In order to conceal the matter, the deputy general sent out three gates and mobilized a thousand soldiers to search the city. This was definitely good news for Zhuge Liang. With these 3,000 soldiers, Zhuge Liang had the means to escape. Zhuge Liang We quickly gathered all the soldiers. Whether we can escape from Xinye City will depend on the next battle.
Zhuge Liang knew the whereabouts of Cao's three thousand soldiers very well. After all, these soldiers had been trapped in Xinye City for a long time, so they had nothing to do with the terrain of Xinye City.
The city was very quiet and desolate. This was the only emotion felt by Cao Jun's soldiers who entered the city. There was not a single living thing in Xinye City, which made Cao Jun's soldiers who had seen strong winds and waves feel a bit chilly. Such a desolate city really hid Liu Bei's life. Soldiers of the army? Cao Jun's soldiers thought secretly.
At this moment, a commotion suddenly broke out in the rear of Cao's army. A group of one hundred or ten soldiers suddenly rushed out. Their sudden appearance really shocked the officers and soldiers of Cao's army. In a panic, More than a dozen officers and soldiers of Cao's army died at the hands of the enemy. Then, the enemy army of a hundred or so people fled away immediately.
How could the soldiers of Cao's army let them succeed? A thousand troops pursued them, intending to kill all the more than one hundred soldiers of Liu Bei's army. However, after chasing for several streets, these more than a hundred people suddenly disappeared.