Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters take advantage of the head, Cao Ren also
The night is dark.
Yan Liang stood there, motionless, like a cold statue.
An hour has passed. The soldiers have been shivering in the cold wind for a long time, and their faces are all red from the cold.
In the direction of Yecheng, there was still no movement.
Everyone began to waver, wondering if their judgment was wrong. If Cao Ren really wanted to surrender, wouldn't he have missed a great opportunity?
Yan Liang remained motionless, with no sign of wavering on his face.
After standing there for a while, Yan Liang's ears suddenly twitched slightly, and he was vaguely aware of something due to his extraordinary military skills.
Listening carefully, from the west direction, there seemed to be faint footsteps coming from far and near. Although the sound was very weak, it could not escape Yan Liang's ears.
"The enemy is coming." A sneer appeared on Yan Liang's lips.
The soldiers on the left and right were refreshed, and they subconsciously clenched the swords and guns in their hands.
Not long after, the sound of collapse rang out from the west. This sudden sound was like a spark of fire, igniting the blood of the Chu army soldiers in a blink of an eye.
Everyone knew that the Han army was coming.
The scouts came at full speed and stood in front of the enemy.
"Your Majesty, tens of thousands of Han troops have raided the wall and are currently destroying it."
The scout's report once again confirmed the Han army's breakout and confirmed that the speculations of Yan Liang, Jia Xu and other counselors were completely correct.
"Order the troops to stay still for the time being and let the enemy out of the wall." Yan Liang shouted with his whip raised.
If we attack the Han army now, it will certainly cause great damage to the Han army, but it may also scare the Han army and flee back to Yecheng. In this case, the battle of Yecheng will be delayed.
Yan Liang now wanted to let the Han army out of the wall, so that they would think that their conspiracy had succeeded. But he did not want to fall into the trap and fell into the trap set by Yan Liang.
Fifty thousand Han troops have their arrows ready, waiting for Yan Liang's order.
But at the wall, Cao Ren was still commanding his soldiers, frantically destroying the Chu army's wall.
The soldiers of the Han army went crazy and tried their best to destroy the wall, as if they wanted to vent all the anger they had suffered from being besieged for several months on the earthen wall that symbolized the siege of the Chu army.
Boom boom!
Pieces of earth and rocks were pushed down, and the dust and fog cleared. A broader view was presented to the Han army, giving them hope.
"Hmph, Yan thief, it's not that easy to surround me, Cao Ren." A sarcastic smile surged on Cao Ren's face.
Under Cao Ren's scolding, 20,000 Han troops took action and soon dug a gap of seven to eight feet in the wall.
The width was enough, so Cao Ren ordered the work to stop and rushed out of the gap first. Twenty thousand Han troops rushed out of the gap like a torrent.
The Han army, who thought they had escaped and ascended to heaven, were all extremely excited and ran wildly after Cao Ren. They tried to pass through the outer camp of the Chu army and broke out of the siege in one fell swoop.
Cao Ren and his Han army were completely unaware of their every move. There were already scouts from the Chu army, who were always rushing to report to Yan Liang.
When Yan Liang learned that the Han army had broken through the siege and poured into the open field, he knew that the time had come for the final blow.
Yan Liang took a breath, raised his whip and shouted: "Send the order to the generals, all the troops are out, it's time to end the battle of Yecheng, let me kill the enemy bandits fiercely!"
The decree was passed down layer by layer, and the sound of war drums boomed.
Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren, Pan Zhang, Tai Shici and other generals led their troops out one after another and rushed towards the Han army who had fallen into the trap from all directions.
At this time, Cao Ren and the remaining soldiers he had just led fled into the wilderness.
Just when Cao Ren was secretly rejoicing, thinking that he had escaped the disaster, the newly surged feeling of rejoicing was shattered by the thunderous sound of war drums and shouts of death.
Looking around, he saw countless torches lit up, and in the dark night, long golden dragons were coming towards him from all directions.
The Chu army is the ambush of the Chu army!
Cao Ren was stunned, and the Han soldiers were also stunned. In the blink of an eye, this hasty army fell into endless panic.
"Zhuge Liang, you killed me!"
Cao Ren wanted to scold Zhuge Liang in his heart, but he didn't think much about it. He shouted anxiously: "We have been tricked. The whole army retreats. Return to Yecheng quickly~~"
The 20,000 frightened Han troops turned back in a hurry and scrambled to escape towards the gap in the wall.
When they dismantled it and came back, they found that the wall was ablaze with fire, and rows of Chu troops had stood in the breach, blocking their way.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~
Before Cao Ren could be shocked, arrows were already pouring down like a violent storm. The thousands of Han soldiers who were fleeing at the front had no time to dodge and were knocked to the ground by the rain of arrows shot from the darkness.
"Back off, back off -" Cao Ren shouted loudly, reining in his horse and retreating.
The rushing soldiers retreated in panic, not daring to take a step closer to the gap. Nearly 20,000 people were pushing and shoving, forming a chaotic mess.
At this time, the Chu troops from all directions were coming like the wind, like sharp swords, mercilessly stabbing at the panicked lamb of the Han army.
Zhao Yun danced his spear like the wind, as if entering an uninhabited land, Huang Zhong's sword slashed like a wheel, and was unstoppable along the way. The generals led the elite Chu army, ruthlessly killing the frightened enemies.
Corpses littered the fields, and blood flowed everywhere.
In the night, Yan Liang still stood on his horse, quietly watching the siege that would determine the outcome of the Battle of Yecheng.
Judging from the size of the enemy, the entire Han army is already here, and there is no chance of any breakouts.
"Send an order to Deng Ai and order him to bring me the iron cavalry from the Western Camp. I will wipe out the enemy thieves as soon as possible." Yan Liang ordered loudly.
In order to prevent unexpected situations, although Yan Liang concentrated a large number of troops at the east gate, he also had a hand in the direction of the west gate and sent Deng Ai to lead 5,000 cavalry to station there. The Han army had other tricks.
From the current situation, it seems that Deng Ai's five thousand cavalry no longer need to stay at the west gate. They should be transferred to quickly eliminate the enemy.
The scouts galloped up their horses and headed straight for the western camp.
At this moment, in Ye City, Zhuge Liang had galloped back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
As soon as he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhuge Liang met the Song family head-on.
At this time, Mrs. Song had already wrapped herself in a thick coat and prepared some soft clothes with her, just waiting to leave the city with Zhuge Liang.
"Liang'er, Mom heard that Cao Zixiao and the others have left the city. When should we follow them out?" Mrs. Song asked uneasily.
A sly smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face: "The Yan thief has many tricks and tricks, and he will definitely be able to see through Cao Ren's fake surrender. If we follow him out of the city, we will die."
Ms. Song was stunned for a moment, not knowing what her son was talking about.
"If we don't fight out of the city with General Cao? Then how can we break out of the encirclement?" Song said in confusion.
Zhuge Liang smiled proudly: "Don't worry, mother, I have a shortcut that can ensure that we escape from Yecheng without being noticed. Without further ado, please come with me, mother, as soon as possible."
Zhuge Liang didn't explain much. He just took the confused Song family and more than 200 close family soldiers, and went straight to the back garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. His mansion was naturally very spacious, and there was a quite extensive garden behind the main hall.
But since two months ago, Zhuge Liang had protected his reputation and sealed the garden, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving.
At this time, Zhuge Liang led a group of people through the grass-built garden wall. When they entered the garden, the Song family and many unsuspecting soldiers were all shocked.
Mrs. Song was surprised to find that the originally flat garden was filled with mountains of mud, and the appearance had completely changed.
Before Song could ask more questions, Zhuge Liang had already taken her into a separate hall. Song was surprised to find that in the center of the hall, a large pit with a depth of more than ten feet had been dug.
"Mother, this secret passage can lead directly outside the west gate. Now the Chu army must have been attracted by Cao Ren to the east gate. If the defense of the soldiers in the west is weakened, we can escape from Yecheng through this secret passage from the west gate."
Mrs. Song was even more surprised and said curiously: "Liang'er, when did you dig this secret tunnel? Why don't you know about it at all?"
"Mom, don't ask any more questions and escape from Yecheng. My son will explain to his mother slowly." Zhuge Liang didn't want to explain too much.
In fact, as early as two months ago, Zhuge Liang realized that Yecheng might not be able to be defended.
At that time, Zhuge Liang, just in case, used his own soldiers and quietly spent nearly two months digging a secret passage outside the city in the back garden.
And this tunnel was dug just a few days ago to the location that Zhuge Liang had calculated in advance. This is why Zhuge Liang suggested Cao Ren to break out of the encirclement at that time.
Zhuge Liang was worried that if the Chu army discovered this secret path, all his efforts would be in vain.
Cao Ren would never have thought that he had unknowingly acted as a bait to cover Zhuge Liang's escape.
"But if we escape from here, what should Cao Zixiao and the 20,000 soldiers do?" Song asked uneasily.
Zhuge Liang sighed: "My son is determined to defend Yecheng with Cao Zixiao, but after thinking about it, he realizes that he is the emperor's right-hand man. If he is lost, the emperor will have no way to rely on him. Therefore, he decided to keep his useful body and continue to assist him."
Son of Heaven, if I want to survive, I must sacrifice Cao Zixiao and those 20,000 soldiers. All of this is for the sake of the overall situation."
Zhuge Liang had a sad face and explained his difficulties to his stepmother in a sad tone.
After hearing this, Mrs. Song sighed quietly and said: "As a mother, I am a believer in Buddhism. I really can't bear to have so many people sacrifice themselves for Liang'er and mother. But mother, listen to what you say, if Liang'er, you have
With this mistake, the emperor lost his support. If Yan Liang was killed, countless people in the world would die miserably. Liang'er, is that true?"
"Mother is absolutely right. That's what I mean. Everything I did was because of the Yan thief's persecution." Zhuge Liang said in a dilemma.
"I hope the Buddha has eyes, and on behalf of all sentient beings in the world, let's get rid of the demon Yan Thief." Mrs. Song twisted the beads again and cursed Yan Liang.
Seeing that he had convinced his mother, Zhuge Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not too late, we have to set off. My son will open the way in front. If there is no problem, my mother will follow."
With that said, Zhuge Liang asked a dozen of his close soldiers to go into the pit first. Then, Zhuge Liang also jumped down and got into the secret passage without hesitation.
