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Such a cruel threat immediately frightened the man out of his wits. (Baidu searched for his balls and had to drink his own egg soup. Such a terrifying thing, let alone an ordinary person like this, I'm afraid it's an extremely strong person.
, and must surrender to it.
At this time, the Chu soldiers on the left and right came up with their knives, took off the man's trousers, and aimed their shining knives at the crotch, ready to strike.
"Your Majesty, please spare your life. The younger one has done all the tricks. The younger one has done it carefully. Your Majesty, please spare your life~"
Under duress, Xiao Zuo finally confessed.
Yan Liang sneered and raised his hand slightly to signal that Chu Zu's hanging sword did not fall.
Yan Liang then gave Deng Ai a signal and ordered him to continue the interrogation, while Yan Liang went back to the imperial tent, drinking some wine and waiting for news.
Not long after, Deng Ai walked into the imperial tent excitedly. From the looks of it, he must have yielded useful information during the interrogation.
"Father, that boy has been recruited. Zhuge Liang has mixed more than 500 soldiers among the refugees. Their task is that some of them go to Handan to ask for help from Liu Bei, and the other group raises fire in our camp at night to cooperate with Zhuge Liang's troops to destroy it.
I build a wall."
Yan Liang had expected that the former asked Liu Bei for help, but what happened to the latter surprised Yan Liang.
Even Pang Tong's expression changed slightly.
"Tell me more details." Yan Liang suddenly became alert.
Deng Ai continued: "Zhuge Liang asked these craftsmen to launch a surprise attack tonight, taking advantage of my unpreparedness to burn down our southern camp and lure our troops to rush to support the southern camp. However, Zhuge Liang took the opportunity to send troops out of the east gate to destroy my eastern siege.
Bi, this is Zhuge Liang’s plan.”
So that’s it.
Yan Liang looked at Pang Tong and sneered: "Prime Minister, this classmate of yours is indeed not simple. This trick of fishing in troubled waters is indeed a clever trick."
"If this is really the case, then we can make a plan, but it is not credible based on one person's words alone. We need other details to confirm it before we can be sure." Pang Tong said with a cup of his hands.
Yan Liang nodded and ordered Deng Ai to continue the interrogation, using the same intimidation method to make sure that all the other agents confessed.
Deng Ai took the order and left. He spent an afternoon carefully interviewing the remaining 500 people and interrogated most of them in detail.
Deng Ai also imitated Yan Liang's tactics, threatening to cut off the balls of anyone who didn't confess to make broth. As a result, no one could stand up to this threat, and everyone confessed.
The last pair of confessions were basically the same, confirming that Zhuge Liang indeed wanted to join forces with others at night to destroy the wall along the east gate.
When Zhuge Liang's plan was exposed, Pang Tong proposed a strategy to counteract the plan. Yan Liang then passed down the decree and arranged for the generals to deal with it.
Dusk has passed and it is night in a blink of an eye.
There is an atmosphere of excitement permeating Yecheng at this moment.
It was already dark. On the south gate tower, Zhuge Liang stood confidently. He was still waving his feather fan in the middle of winter, his face turning purple from the cold. He was filled with strong confidence.
"Prime Minister Zhuge, can our strategy really succeed?" Cao Ren beside him was not very confident.
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and asked: "Why, Zixiao, don't you have confidence in the truth?"
"How is it possible? Of course Ren has no doubts about the Prime Minister's wisdom." Cao Ren hurriedly flattered Zhuge Liang.
He said it well, but Cao Ren was beating the drum in his heart. Yan Liang had seen through Zhuge Liang's schemes many times before, and even got himself injured. How could Cao Ren forget that?
Cao Ren had long had doubts about Zhuge Liang's resourcefulness, and secretly thought that Zhuge Liang had no idea where his confidence came from. No matter how many times his schemes were discovered, he always looked confident.
While Cao Ren was thinking, he suddenly heard a soldier shouting excitedly: "The enemy camp is on fire. Look, the Chu camp is on fire."
Cao Ren was shocked. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he saw several fires rising into the sky in the Chu camp outside the wall, and the fire continued to expand and spread.
All Cao Ren's doubts about Zhuge Liang were extinguished by the fire that shot up into the sky. When he looked at Zhuge Liang again, his face was filled with excitement and approval.
"Prime Minister Zhuge, the enemy camp is on fire. Our people must have taken action. Your plan has really succeeded." Cao Ren shouted excitedly.
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, with only a faint smile on his face. He looked so calm, as if everything in front of him was already under his control.
"I have already said that this plan is perfect and Yan Thief would never have thought of it. Now that the fire has started, it is time for us to act." Zhuge Liang said proudly.
Cao Ren nodded solemnly and shouted excitedly: "Soldiers, the Chu thieves have fallen into the trap, so you should all shout to me."
When the order was passed, the sound of drums rumbling from the top of the city shook the sky.
"Kill~~"
"Come on~~"
The Han soldiers on the top of the city, according to the instructions in advance, tore their throats and screamed loudly.
The sounds of killing and drums shattered the silence of the night, as if thousands of troops came out of the city and were heading towards the southern camp where the Chu army was on fire.
In the Chu camp, a fire was raging.
"You guys, be quick and order a few to pile up. The more, the better." In the camp, Deng Ai shouted loudly.
Hundreds of soldiers went up separately and lit all the firewood piles piled on the empty ground.
Looking around, dozens of fires were burning in the camp, giving the impression that the camp was burned down.
At the gate of the camp, Yan Liang stood on his horse, looking at the fires all around with a calm expression.
Not long after the fire started, the rumbling of war drums and solemn shouts of killing came from the south gate of Yecheng, and it seemed vaguely that the Chu army was charging towards this side.
Hearing the sound of the drum, Yan Liang smiled, Deng Ai laughed, and Pang Tong also laughed.
"Prime Minister, it seems that your classmate has been tricked by you again this time." Yan Liang said sarcastically.
Pang Tong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "If your Majesty had not had the courage to let the refugees out of the city, how could I have used this strategy to pull off the plan?"
Yan Liang laughed loudly, raised his whip and said: "Okay, we monarchs and ministers don't need to flatter each other anymore. Send an order to Zilong and others, and let them prepare to slap Kong Ming in the face."
After the decree was passed down, Deng Ai hurriedly sent out scouts and headed straight for the east gate.
On top of the city, Zhuge Liang was still shaking his fan, still full of confidence.
It was dark at night, and he could only see the flames rising in the Chu camp. But he could not see clearly where the flames came from.
Seeing that the time had come, Zhuge Liang turned to Cao Ren and said, "Zixiao, it's almost time. It's time to make Yan Thief suffer a little."
Cao Ren's face was full of excitement, he nodded heavily and shouted: "Where is Niu Jin!"
"The last general is here!" Cao Ren's first general came forward in response.
Cao Ren said boldly: "I am injured and cannot lead my troops into battle. I will leave the task of breaking the wall tonight to you."
"General, don't worry, I will definitely live up to the general's expectations." Niu Jin responded enthusiastically, got down to the top of the city, galloped away on horseback.
When Niu Jin rushed to the east gate, five thousand elite soldiers had gathered there. They were all in high spirits and ready to move.
Yecheng had been besieged for several months, and these Han soldiers had suffered a lot. Knowing that tonight they would teach the Chu army a lesson, they all became more eager for revenge.
Niu Jin came to the east gate, boosted morale, and then asked the east gate to be opened and the suspension bridge to be lowered.
The city gate creaked open, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the endless night came into view.
All the Han soldiers knew that at the end of the darkness was that cold and hateful wall, which isolated them from the world and made them a lonely army.
Tonight, they are fighting to break the wall.
"Brothers, I will destroy that damn wall and let the Chu thieves see how powerful we are. Charge~~"
Niu Jin roared loudly, raised his sword and galloped his horse, rushing out of the city gate first.
"Kill~~"
Amidst the roaring sound, five thousand Han soldiers rushed out, and as Niu Jin rushed out of Yezhuo, they rushed towards the wall in the darkness.
Niu Jin ran all the way, rushing through the open space outside the moat, crossing the frozen ditch, and in a moment, he had reached the tall wall.
According to the plan, the Chu army here will be lured to the south gate, and the precautions and vigilance towards the east gate will be reduced to a minimum.
Now there is no movement on the other side of the wall. Everything shows that Prime Minister Zhuge's plan is going smoothly and the Chu army has been fooled.
Niu Jin was very excited, scolded the rushing soldiers, and started to destroy the earth wall as soon as possible.
Although the earthen wall built by the Chu army was two feet high, its sturdiness and thickness were only to prevent small intrusions and was far less solid than the city wall.
Niu Jin's soldiers brought many percussion tools such as hammers. He believed that with a little force, the earth wall could be overthrown and destroyed.
Five thousand Han soldiers swarmed up and rushed to the earth wall, picking up their tools and getting ready to take action.
At this moment, a cannon shot was heard, and countless torches suddenly lit up on the earthen wall, illuminating the line along the wall as bright as day.
Han Jun's eyes were irritated and he subconsciously raised his arms to cover his eyes.
When Niu Jin and his soldiers barely adapted to the sudden bright light and looked up, everyone was shocked.
But on top of the wall, thousands of Chu troops appeared in an instant like divine soldiers descending from the sky. Countless sharp arrows were aimed at them, shining coldly like the fangs of the god of death.
On the top of the wall, Pan Zhang stood with his sword across his sword and shouted with a sneer: "Han soldiers, your Prime Minister's trick has been discovered by my emperor. If you are willing to surrender, I will spare your lives."
The Han army was shocked and everyone was in a panic at that moment.
Niu Jin looked even more horrified, only to realize that he had fallen into the Chu army's trap. Now thousands of sharp arrows were aimed at him. Let alone destroying the earthen wall, even escaping would be a problem.
The situation was so critical that Niu Jin didn't have time to think about it and shouted: "Retreat the whole army to Yecheng!"
Before the shouting stopped, Niu Jin turned his horse to go ahead.
Five thousand Han soldiers moved with a roar, turned their heads and fled towards the east gate in a hurry.
Pan Zhang sneered, waved the long knife in his hand, and shouted: "Fire arrows at me, kill all the enemy invaders."
At the command, thousands of sharp arrows rushed down like a violent storm.
Amidst the heartbreaking screams, hundreds of Chu troops were swept to the ground like fragile straw by the violent rain of arrows.
Niu Jin danced his sword like the wind, blocking the rain of arrows coming from behind, and finally escaped from the shooting range of the Chu army's arrows.
Just when Niu Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought he had escaped, he suddenly heard the thundering sound of killing coming from the northeast corner. When he raised his head and glanced, he was surprised to see a Chu army cavalry running towards them diagonally.