In a forest more than 40 miles south of Wancheng, three thousand soldiers were quietly hiding here. The forest was pitch black and could not see five fingers. Through the tall trees, you could see the shadows of people.
Wearing armor, he sat in the mountains and forests silently.
Suddenly, a figure swayed like a raccoon cat in the dark. The figure walked and turned around from time to time to time to carefully check the situation behind him. After many tests, it was finally confirmed that no one followed him. Then the figure suddenly flashed into the mountains and forests.
There is no road, only a path opened by mountain people who usually go up the mountain to collect firewood. The path is rugged and slowly spreads upwards around the forest.
At a corner of the path, the figure suddenly floated into the dense forest beside it. The figure was extremely quiet in the dense forest, but it did not stop until it was on a rock.
The rock was not covered by a dense forest. With the moonlight, you could see several figures sitting around the rock. Seeing the man in black coming, the few people stopped to discuss and look at the man in black.
"General." The man in black whispered.
"Well, what's going on in Wancheng?" The voice was thick and steady. It was the Jinfan thief who commanded Gan Ning and Gan Xingba.
"General, everything goes well. All three hundred people have sneaked into Wancheng without anyone noticing." The man in black said in a low voice.
"What happened recently in Wancheng?" The person who spoke was a young man in a commoner, Pang Tong, who recovered Wancheng under the order of Liu Qi.
There were 3,000 people on this trip, and there were also hundreds of people from Jinfan thieves. All of these 3,000 people were secretly transferred from the Flying Tiger Army. No one knew of this except Liu Biao and Wang Wei. The three thousand people were already
Liu Qi's mobilization will be seen as much as possible, especially when Jia Xu is in Xiangyang at this time, he has to be careful.
The reclaim of Wancheng this time is of great importance and Liu Qi aims to make Pang Tong a contribution. Therefore, the reclaim of Wancheng this time is led by Pang Tong. There is naturally no problem with Liu Qi's order. The Flying Tiger Army has strict military discipline and even if he is dissatisfied with some dissatisfaction.
But he would also implement military orders without hesitation. However, Jinfan thieves were away for a long time after all, and were somewhat unrestrained. If Gan Ning had not suppressed him, no one would have followed Pang Tong's orders.
Seeing Pang Tong speak, the man in black glanced at Gan Ning and saw Gan Ning looking at him with a calm face. The man in black said reluctantly: "There are more than 4,000 soldiers and horses in Wancheng, but now except for the ones scattered at various gates.
One thousand people, the remaining three thousand people were all in the military camp in the city, and there was less than two hours at the city gate to change the shift."
"What about the others?" Pang Tong said expressionlessly. The man in black was not saying anything valuable. It was during the war. There were relatively more soldiers guarding the gate, and there were more than 200 people in one city gate.
It is dozens of times the time it is usually, but now there is nothing strange. These more than 200 people are just a warning and have no effect on the siege soldiers.
"There are no news for the others." The man in black said with a frown. The news he had tried his best to find out was so ignored by Pang Tong. The anger in his heart was imagined.
It seemed that he had not heard the complaints in the words of the man in black, and Pang Tong remained silent. Soon, another man in black came closer.
"See the military advisor, general." The man in black came to the front of several people and saluted.
"Well, tell me what you are looking for." Pang Tong breathed a sigh of relief and asked at the man in black.
"I have reported to the military advisor that since Zhang Xiu occupied it, curfew has been imposed every night. No one except Zhang Xiu's confidant can go out. And just yesterday, Cao Cao's envoy had arrived in Wancheng, hoping that Zhang Xiu would surrender again, but it is said that Zhang
After seeing the messenger, Xiu was furious and drove the messenger out of the mansion, but did not drive them out of Wancheng." The man in black bowed and said.
"Is there anything else?" Pang Tong asked at the man in black, with a smile mixed in his voice.
"Tonight, Zhang Xiu's mansion was brightly lit, and it was not until not long ago that it became quiet. It should be Zhang Xiu's banquet for the big tribes in the city." The man in black thought for a while.
"I understand. How many people have sneaked into Wancheng now?" Pang Tong asked after pondering for a while. Zhang Xiu should have invited some aristocratic families in Wancheng. In recent years, the situation in Wancheng has become increasingly stable. I have left before.
The aristocratic family gradually returned to Wancheng.
"More than 200 people under General Gan's command have all sneaked into Wancheng, and nearly 100 people have also sneaked into the Flying Tiger Army." The man in black said with some confusion.
"Well, you two sneaked into Wancheng again and inform the people in Wancheng that the Flying Tiger Army was guarding around Zhang Xiu's mansion in the third update tonight. No one could enter the mansion. As for General Gan's command, twenty people would be assigned to Cao Cao's envoy.
Watch out, the others snatched the south gate of Wancheng at the third update, but they must take the south gate of Wancheng when they work inside and outside." Pang Tong said in a deep voice.
"No." The second man in black left immediately after receiving the order.
"No!" The first man in black said with some shame. He didn't know what the man in black said just now, but he didn't take these things to heart until the second man in black said
Only after he got up to him did he remember.
After the two men in black left, Gan Ning bowed to Pang Tong and said, "Thank you, Shiyuan, these guys are getting more and more rebellious. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know how to punish these guys."
Before Gan Ning left Jingzhou, Liu Qi said alone that this trip was based on Pang Tong and told him not to interfere. He was a little dissatisfied. Although Liu Qi had certainly made sense for him to do so, he told him to obey a young man.
He was still a little uncomfortable.
However, there was no mistake in the army hiking during the day and night, and even the army's resting place was calculated clearly every day, which made Gan Ning convinced Pang Tong a little and no longer ignored Pang Tong like before.
After that, the two of them got along with each other and had similar tempers. After a few days of getting along, they were already considered confidants.
Jinfan thieves did not have any strict military discipline. They have won several battles with Liu Qi in the past few months, and they are even more arrogant. Liu Qi has told him many times, but Gan Ning has no specific solution.
, I didn't expect that Pang Tong would be punished today.
"Haha, this is just the beginning. These people have great abilities, but they have a bad temper. If they don't fight their arrogance as soon as possible, they will cause a big mess sooner or later." Pang Tong shook his head and smiled.
"Shi Yuan is so confident that he can take back Wancheng today." Gan Ning knew the problems of Jinfan thief and didn't care about Pang Tong's words.
"Yes, it is not difficult to reclaim Wancheng. What is difficult is how to defeat Jiyang with thunder, or even reclaim Fancheng occupied by Cao Cao. If Fancheng can be reclaimed, Fancheng and Wancheng will form a barrier to temporarily block it.
Cao Cao's military force will be foolproof then Jingzhou will be safe." Pang Tong shook his head and said a little absent-mindedly.
Zhang Xiu's control of Wancheng has a very obvious impact on the surrounding cities. Although the counties around Wancheng nominally obey Liu Biao, they secretly leaned towards Zhang Xiu. If Zhang Xiu is taken down, these counties might have changed a lot.
Maybe you will be anxious when you are too busy.
"Oh, this is a problem. Once the news of our retraction of Wancheng comes out, Jiyang and other places will definitely be panicked, and maybe Cao Cao can take advantage of it." Gan Ning also felt a little tricky when he heard Pang Tong's words.
This time they came to Wancheng only more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. Although there were more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, it was indeed difficult to block the news. Moreover, even if they occupied Wancheng, they could not distribute too many soldiers.
The horse goes back to Jiyang and Niryang and other places.
You should know that Fancheng is only twenty miles away, while Shangyong is less than a hundred miles away from Wancheng. If Jiyang, Nieyang and other places rebel again, Wancheng will suddenly become an isolated city. Maybe then
It will be cheaper to Cao Cao.
"Don't worry, there are fewer troops and horses in Jiyang and Nieyang, and there are no decent people. Only General Wei Yan needs to lead 500 people to shock them. The key is not to let them connect with Cao Cao's forces.
"Pang Tong said as he turned his head and looked at Wei Yan behind the two of them and said, "General Wei, at the third update, you will lead a thousand soldiers to guard the four gates, and no one will be allowed to escape. After General Gan takes Zhang Xiu, you will lead the five
Hundreds of people rushed to Jiyang and Niryang overnight, and they must control these two places. This matter is of great importance. You must be careful not to make any mistakes."
This time, Liu Qi came to Wancheng and specifically asked Wei Yan to follow Pang Tong. Liu Qi did not specify how Wei Yan was. Pang Tong also knew Wei Yan along the way. This person was greedy for merit and had to do better than others. Today, Pang Tong
The reason why I expressed my worries in front of so many people was to Wei Yan.
"Don't worry, military advisor, Wen Chang dare not delay the affairs of the lord." Wei Yan said solemnly. Apart from Liu Qi, there were no one else who believed in him. Although he was a little surprised by Pang Tong's methods, he was not too impressed.
Seeing Wei Yan like this, Pang Tong did not bother him. He had his own way to make him obedient, but now he has no time to deal with this matter, and he does not want to backfire and ruin Liu Qi's major affairs because of this matter.
"General Wu, stay and help General Wei with his arm. After everything in the city is settled, you will guard the four gates so that General Wei can leave." Pang Tong looked at Wu Xiong and said. He was still worried about the place where the city gate was, Wu Xiong was a little worried.
It is not difficult to keep the four gates with small means.
"No." Wu Xiong didn't show his face, but he was indeed a little disappointed. He had not made any contribution since he followed Liu Qi. It seems that there is hope this time. He knows his talents very clearly.
It is far inferior to Xu Shu, Pang Tong and others, and even Ma Liang and others are slightly inferior, so she did not complain that she was just trying to do her own thing.
Gan Ning knew Wu Xiong quite well, so he naturally knew his mood. However, Liu Qi was full of talents and the territory he controlled was indeed a little small. Many generals who made military achievements had not yet used their skills, so Wu Xiong could not rank even more.
However, he believed that in the near future, when Liu Qi truly takes control of Jingzhou, these problems will definitely be solved!!