Chapter eight hundred and fiftieth chapters dig a hole for you to jump
A night of rush work begins...
Regardless of their hard work during the day, one hundred thousand soldiers jumped into the pit one by one and continued to dig down the trench less than one foot.
As for the remaining 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers, they were lined up at the four gates of Ye City, ready to attack the Han army who came out of the city to destroy the city.
On the top of the city, Zhuge Liang and his Han troops were all confused and did not know the true intentions of the Chu army.
It was late at night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the light was dim. Although there were torches on the top of the city, they could not shine a few hundred steps away. From the top of the city, we could only see the Chu troops arrayed nearby, but not the trench line.
Of course Zhuge Liang could not see that one hundred thousand Chu troops were digging holes in the heat of the day.
The rumbling war drums of the Chu army made the ears of the Han army at the top of the city numb. The sound of the war drums covered up the sound of digging holes so that the Han army could not detect it.
In this way, the Chu troops in the front row kept beating their drums, the Chu troops in the back row were sweating profusely, and the Han troops at the top of the city were stunned, deeply immersed in the Chu army's performance and unable to extricate themselves.
This confrontation lasted nearly an hour in the blink of an eye.
The Chu army never attacked, and the tense nerves of the Han army at the city wall gradually relaxed. They seemed to have begun to adapt to the endless beating of gongs and drums.
"Prime Minister, the Chu army is beating the drums like this but has yet to attack. What kind of trick is this Yan thief playing?" Cao Ren asked suspiciously.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, raised a disdainful sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said, "What other tricks can Thief Yan play? He just wants to use this harassment tactic to disturb our army's sleep, so as to destroy our army's morale.
That’s all, this is a trivial skill, nothing to worry about.”
Cao Ren suddenly realized that this was also the case. Otherwise, why would the Chu army only beat drums but not attack?
"Then what should we do?" Cao Ren asked.
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said calmly: "It's very simple. Leave some troops and horses at the top of the city to continue guarding. The rest of the soldiers return to their respective camps, plug their ears and continue to sleep. Once the Chu army really comes to attack, wake up the soldiers immediately."
Just go and defend the city."
Cao Ren nodded repeatedly, deeply convinced.
This kind of tactic of harassing the enemy at night was not something Cao Ren had never done before, and Zhuge Liang's approach was indeed the best way to deal with it.
Therefore, Cao Ren followed Zhuge Liang's wishes and conveyed the new order.
When the order was passed, the soldiers who came after hearing the news went down to the city one after another in boredom. The original more than ten thousand soldiers on duty continued to stay at the top of the city, enduring the deafening drums and closely monitoring the Chu army outside the city.
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Zhuge Liang also dozed off, pretending to be lazy and leisurely, and leisurely went back to his Prime Minister's Mansion to rest.
Outside the city, when Yan Liang saw the number of Han troops at the head of the city reduced, a smile appeared on his stern face.
As expected, darkness was the best cover. Zhuge Liang thought he just wanted to disturb the Han army and made the decision to ignore it.
"Zhuge Liang, after dawn, just wait and pay the price for your self-righteousness."
Amidst the sneers, Yan Liang issued an order, ordering one hundred thousand soldiers to step up the excavation, and be sure to complete the deep digging of the trench before dawn.
Amid the thundering drums, one hundred thousand Chu troops dug in wildly.
Before you know it, several hours have passed, the east has turned white, and the sky has become dim.
After a night of drumming, Cao Ren became a little numb and dozed off amidst the noise.
Seeing that it was getting dark and the Chu army was about to lose the cover of night, Cao Ren relaxed his nerves and planned to go down to the city to rest.
Before leaving, Cao Ren came to the female wall again, preparing to observe the enemy's situation for the last time.
Cao Ren raised his eyes and looked into the distance. With the faint light of the early morning, Cao Ren vaguely seemed to see dust flying hundreds of steps away.
Moreover, the dust and mist were not just in one place, but everywhere around Yecheng.
Cao Ren was suspicious for a moment, and his heart suddenly shook. All his sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and he shouted urgently: "Quick, go and ask Prime Minister Zhuge to come."
The soldiers at the top of the city went down to the city and rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion on flying horses to wake up Zhuge Liang who had just fallen asleep.
Zhuge Liang heard that Cao Ren had an urgent military situation, so he had to suppress his sleepiness and rushed to the city with his tired body.
When we reached the top of the city, the sky became a little brighter again, and the situation outside the city became increasingly clear.
"Prime Minister Zhuge, something is not right. Please take a closer look at the enemy situation outside the city." Upon meeting, Cao Ren shouted hurriedly.
Zhuge Liang could only rub his eyes, lie down by the female wall and look out.
The hazy sleepy eyes gradually became clearer, and Zhuge Liang looked far into the distance. When he clearly saw the situation outside the city, his whole body was shaken violently, and all the sleep in his body was shaken away in an instant.
Zhuge Liang's originally leisurely face was suddenly filled with astonishment.
Because he clearly saw that countless Chu troops were in the trenches, sweating profusely as they turned over the soil. These Chu troops were clearly digging deep trenches.
The trench that seemed to be less than ten feet deep during the day yesterday was already bottomless when I looked at it from the top of the city. A rough estimate would suggest that it should be at least two feet deep.
This means that the so-called harassment by the Chu army last night was just a trick to confuse him so that he could cover the troops behind him from digging deep trenches.
This is exactly Yan Liang's annihilation plan.
As for Zhuge Liang, he thought he had seen through Yan Liang's intentions and was completely unaware of the Chu army's digging operations. He allowed the Chu army to dig the originally shallow trench overnight until it was impossible to wade through the water on foot.
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At this moment, Zhuge Liang realized that the reason why the Chu army dug the trench so shallow during the day was actually intentional, just to make him dismissive and self-righteous and not send troops to destroy it.
Everything Yan Liang did was based on his thoughts.
"I told you earlier that we should have sent troops yesterday to destroy the Chu bandits digging trenches. Prime Minister, you refused to listen. Now it's great. Yan Liang is playing tricks on us. Now that the trenches have been dug deeper, what should we do?"
Cao Ren was very angry when he thought of Zhuge Liang's self-righteousness. At this time, he was so emotional that he couldn't help complaining.
Zhuge Liang's face turned red and he looked embarrassed, and the feather fan in his hand was shaking out of rhythm.
Cao Ren's complaint made Zhuge Liang very unhappy.
After all, he, Zhuge Liang, was the prime minister of the dynasty and the leader of the officials. Cao Ren's official position was still below him, but now he was openly complaining about himself in front of all the generals. This was where he lost his reputation as prime minister.
"So what if the traitor Yan has a plan to annihilate him? How can he hide it from me? General Cao, quickly gather your troops and let me go out of the city to attack the enemy trench on the southeast side."
Zhuge Liang became so angry that he issued an order to attack, intending to make up for it.
However, Cao Ren was startled and shouted urgently: "Yesterday we did not send out troops to destroy the enemy. Now the enemy's trenches are about to be formed. If we attack now, wouldn't it be a waste of soldiers?"
Hearing Cao Ren's objection, Zhuge Liang frowned again and his face became even more dissatisfied.
"Look carefully, who said that the Chu bandit's trench has been completed? The southeastern section has not been closed yet. As long as we can successfully destroy it, we can at least delay the time for the Chu bandit to dig a deep trench." Zhuge Liang said sarcastically.
Cao Ren took a look outside. Although as Zhuge Liang said, there was indeed a section in the northeast that had not been dug properly, Cao Ren still thought it was inappropriate to attack.
At this time, Zhuge Liang became angry and shouted: "General Cao, your Majesty left a decree before the northern expedition. Although the troops in Yecheng are all listening to your orders, you must obey my command. Do you dare to disobey me?"
Doesn’t the Prime Minister’s order come true?”
Zhuge Liang used the imperial edict to suppress people, and Cao Ren did not withdraw.
Liu Bei left Cao Ren to "assist" Zhuge Liang, of course, in order to restrain Zhuge Liang, so he made a decree that all the troops in Yecheng must obey Cao Ren's command.
This means that Zhuge Liang cannot mobilize the army beyond Cao Ren. In this case, even if Zhuge Liang has rebellion, it will be useless without Cao Ren's cooperation.
However, Cao Ren and Yan Liang had a blood feud and would never surrender to Yan Liang. Naturally, Zhuge Liang could not persuade Cao Ren to join him in the rebellion and return to Yan Liang.
Liu Bei also issued an order to order Cao Ren to obey Zhuge Liang's command. In this case, as long as Cao Ren had no intention of surrendering, he would have no choice but to obey Zhuge Liang's orders, and the command of the army would not become chaotic.
This is Liu Bei's brilliance, allowing Cao Ren and Zhuge Liang to restrain each other while ensuring that they can defend the city with all their strength.
"The prime minister wants me to attack, so I will attack." Cao Ren had no choice but to obey the order glumly.
At that moment, Cao Ren mobilized 7,000 elite troops, not through the south gate, but through the east gate to destroy the unclosed trench on the southeast side.
Outside the city, Zhao Yun rode his horse and went straight to Yan Liang's chariot.
"Your Majesty, now that it's daylight, the Han army must have seen our intention. I think Zhuge Liang will probably send troops to attack the unclosed trench in the southeast section. Please move the troops at the south gate to the southeast to prevent the Han army.
Coming."
Yan Liang smiled and said nothing, and did not answer Zhao Yun's request.
Fazheng beside him smiled and said, "Don't worry, General Zilong. Your Majesty has already made arrangements. Let's just wait here and watch the excitement."
Already prepared?
Zhao Yun was confused for a moment, not knowing what Fa Zheng meant by this. You must know that the soldiers in the southeast section were unprepared. If the Han army attacked, not to mention the trenches would be destroyed, and there would definitely be a lot of casualties.
Zhao Yun was worried in his heart, but seeing that Yan Liang was so leisurely and didn't seem to be worried at all, he could only suppress his worries and wait uneasily for the so-called excitement.
At this moment, at the east gate, Cao Ren had led 7,000 cavalry, suddenly rushed out, and headed straight for the "construction site" in the southeast section.
After running wildly all the way, Cao Ren's assault force arrived in a hurry.
At this time, tens of thousands of Chu soldiers were still squatting in the trenches, sweating profusely, without any defense at all, and the nearest guarding army was still several miles away at the south gate.
Cao Ren was secretly happy, so he wanted to rush forward with all his strength, kill the enemy soldiers who dug trenches, and quickly evacuate Yecheng after destroying the trenches before the Chu State's security forces arrived.
"Commanders of the Han Dynasty, charge towards me and kill all the enemies~~" Cao Ren shouted, waving his sword and riding his horse like flying.
Seven thousand Han troops marched toward the unfinished trench like a tide.
On the other side of the trench, Jiang Qin, the military governor, sneered at the corner of his mouth and murmured: "Your Majesty is sure of what's going to happen. The Han army has really come to attack me, and it's just the right time!" (To be continued.
