Due to the re-arrival of Jiangdong's army, You County was once again heavily guarded. With the addition of Su Fei's 5,000 soldiers and horses, the defense became much tighter. Hundreds of military crossbows captured from Han Dang's camp were all set up on the city tower.
On the city tower, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, always paying attention to the movements in the direction of Jiangdong.
"Woooooooo..."
The distant and long sound of the horn came from the direction of Jiangdong, resounding throughout the world, and a large flag appeared in the sight of the soldiers guarding the city. On the big flag, the two characters "Taishi" were dancing like dragons and phoenixes, and they were about to fly out of the sky.
The flag soared into the sky. Immediately afterwards, neat teams appeared. An endless stream of soldiers held broadswords and spears to form square formations. They walked slowly. Cold light shot out from these weapons, which made people's hearts tremble.
The cold also made the originally dark sky look dull.
The phalanx marched slowly, and its low footsteps shook the distant county seat of You County.
"It's Jiangdong's army, beat the drums quickly!" the general who defended the city shouted hurriedly when he saw Jiangdong's army.
A soldier left quickly, and soon the sound of "dong dong dong..." the rapid drum sound spread to every corner of You County.
The soldiers who were chatting and resting in twos and threes in the camp immediately put down what they were doing, picked up their weapons and rushed towards the school grounds at a sprint speed of 100 meters. The originally noisy camp was silent for a while. In a few breaths, a square formation formed
Already appeared on the school grounds.
Su Fei, who had been standing in front for a long time, nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand: "Let's go." After saying that, he led the soldiers and rushed towards the city gate. Not long after, he rushed to the bottom of the city tower and stood ready.
Su Fei climbed up the tower and took a quick look, then walked towards Liu Pan and others who had already arrived first.
On top of the city tower, Liu Pan and the others looked at the army below the city with solemn expressions. The continuous army under the city numbered at least 30,000, which was three times that of Han Dang's army. Moreover, the level of sophistication of equipment and the eliteness of the soldiers also vaguely exceeded that of Han Dang's army.
, and these 30,000 soldiers and horses were not demoralized by Han Dang's defeat. Even Liu Pan and others were secretly surprised by their high-spirited momentum.
Liu Pan looked at the towering flag, frowned and asked, "Do you know if there is any general named Taishi in Jiangdong?" He had never heard of that famous general named Taishi in Jiangdong.
Ma Liang thought for a while and said, "It should be Jiangdong general Tai Shici."
"Taishici?" Liu Pan asked doubtfully.
Ma Liang said: "This man is a surrendered general, but he has made great achievements in battle. He is quite prestigious in Jiangdong and is highly valued by Sun Ce. Moreover, this man is superb in martial arts. He is good at bow, horse, riding and shooting. He has few enemies in Jiangdong. He is one of the best generals under Sun Ce."
The most important thing is that he is also familiar with the art of war and is good at leading troops."
Liu Pan said in surprise: "How come I haven't heard of such a person?" After saying this, he looked a little embarrassed.
Huo Jun changed the subject and said: "Jiangdong asked this person to lead the army this time, and the troops were sent out at 30,000. What exactly do they want to do?" Jiangdong had never sent out more than 5,000 troops before, but this time, 3,000 and then 10,000 were sent.
, followed by 30,000 people. These troops seemed to have been mobilized at once, otherwise they would not have arrived so quickly.
Several others shook their heads, unable to guess Jiang Dong's intentions.
The 30,000-strong army stopped in front of You County. A middle-aged man in his thirties separated from the army and rode out on horseback. This man had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes and an extraordinary look. He came to the front of the army and pointed his sword at the city and shouted: "I
Taishi Ziyi is here, if you don't open the city and surrender, how long will it take?"
The sound of shouting reached the city, and Huo Jun and others glared angrily, secretly saying that Taishi Ci was arrogant. But Taishi said again: "If you don't accept it, you can go out of the city and fight me, but who is not convinced?"
Liu Pan and others looked even more annoyed, wishing they could go out of the city to fight with him, but as soon as the city gate was opened, the 30,000 troops under the city would definitely take the opportunity to kill them. It was really hateful that Taishi Ci came to tease them even though he knew this.
Seeing that no one was talking, Taishi Ci sighed: "Why is there no one? There is really no one in Jingzhou."
Liu Pan couldn't help but said: "I don't accept it, just come up and fight me if you have the ability."
Taishi Ci smiled and said: "It seems that there is really no one in Jingzhou, so let a teenager come forward." After saying this, he pretended to be emotional. The 30,000 troops behind Taishi Ci burst into laughter.
Everyone on the city, from Liu Pan to the soldiers, looked angry and wanted to rush down to the city to teach these laughing people a lesson. But Ma Liang said: "Haha, General Taishi is indeed as good as General Han. He has a good mouth. Then
General Han once said that he would capture Youxian within one day, but he did not expect that he would leave first after one day. Alas, when word spread, people thought that Youxian did not entertain him well, which is really shameful. General Taishi also wants to capture this city tomorrow.
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After Ma Liang finished speaking, the originally angry soldiers on the city burst into laughter, while the 30,000 troops below the city looked ashamed and angry. Even Taishi Ci had a flash of anger in his eyes, but it disappeared immediately.
Taishi Ci looked at Ma Liang on the city and said: "I didn't expect that such a talented person could be found in a small You County. Why don't you come to Jiangdong and work together with my lord."
Ma Liang smiled and said: "My lord also admires the general's demeanor and has long wanted to have a long talk with him."
Taishi Ci said regretfully: "It's a pity that we only met on the battlefield. Let's say goodbye." After saying that, he handed over to Ma Liang and left with an army of 30,000 men.
Ma Liang was relieved until Taishi Ci's army disappeared. He had noticed that although Taishi Ci's army was powerful, it did not bring siege equipment. He vaguely guessed that Taishi Ci was not here to attack the city today. Later, Taishi Ci's performance also confirmed
His guess was that Taishi Ci came today just to attack the momentum of the Youxian defenders, which is what the saying goes, to show off their power. Fortunately, he blocked them back.
However, Taishi Ci was much more difficult to deal with than Han Dang. He knew that his plan had not been realized and that Ma Liang had rebelled against him, but he took the initiative to recognize Ma Liang's talents and recruit them. This did not weaken the momentum of the army, but instead strengthened it a bit.
.Imagine that you have to recruit a general from a small enemy county. It shows that Taishi Ci is a meritocratic person.
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In the Chinese army's tent in the Jiangdong camp, Taishi Ci was sitting on the floor, with all the food and wine on the table. Opposite him was Jiangdong veteran Han Dang.
Han Dang looked at Taishi Ci and said, "How? Success?"
Taishi Ci shook his head and said, "Someone in You County has seen through my plan."
"What? Who in the small You County can see through Ziyi's plan?" Han Dang was shocked. Although he boasted that he was strong in commanding troops, he was far behind compared with the people on the opposite side. If he hadn't been a veteran of Jiangdong,
, I am afraid that he is already the fifth general, and someone in this small You County has discovered his plan.
Tai Shici said: "Do you know who this man is, a general with white eyebrows?"
Xingdang shook his head and said: "I have seen this person but I don't know who he is. He may affect tomorrow's siege."
Taishi Ci shook his head and said: "No, attacking the city has nothing to do with strategy. Besides, I already know this person, so naturally I won't use these little tricks."
Han Dang nodded. He didn't see this man having any impact on him during the siege. However, thinking of this, Han Dang asked: "Are you really not going to chase those more than a thousand cavalry? You must know that Liu Qi is very likely to be inside."
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Taishi Ci said: "No, I have already asked which road is blocked. They should already know that I am camping here and will not look back. I can only move forward and get lost in the mountains. Besides, there are many miasma and poisonous substances in the mountains that can enter rashly."
Not only will we not be able to find anyone, but we may lose troops and horses, and it’s hard to say whether Liu Qi is among them or not?”
Although Han Dang knew that what Taishi Ci said was reasonable, he was still worried. It was just that he had just been defeated and it was not easy to borrow troops from Taishi Ci.