It doesn't matter that Liu Ming is ill, but it frightened everyone who followed Liu Ming. If Liu Ming is good or bad, what will he do in the future? At the moment, he no longer cares about how to attack Feirucheng. Anyway,
Gongsun Zan was there to make trouble. Originally, according to Zhang Fei, the whole army was supposed to return to Huxiao Villa immediately, but at this time Liu Ming was seriously ill and it was difficult to move. Fortunately, Hua Tuo's apprentice was a doctor accompanying the army, although it was not good for him.
It was possible to stabilize Liu Ming's condition. At that moment, Guo Jia and Guan Yu ordered people to call Hua Tuo to come and treat Liu Ming.
Liu Ming stayed put and waited for Hua Tuo's arrival, but Gongsun Zan only had three days and was a little unbearable.
In the past three days, Gongsun Zan, in order to make a great contribution before Liu Ming recovered from his illness, stepped up his attack on Feirucheng. The intensity of his attack could even be said to be a bit crazy.
Gongsun Zan originally had fewer men and horses than Zhang Ju and others who were holding on, but it was only because Gongsun Zan's soldiers and horses were brave and good at fighting, with five thousand fine cavalry, that they were unstoppable, so they were able to defeat Zhang Ju and others and huddled in the city. Gongsun Zan had previously besieged Fei.
Rucheng was nothing more than a siege. Although the mental pressure on Feirucheng was great, there were no substantial casualties on either side. But this time Gongsun Zan made even greater achievements in order to regain the face of failure in front of Liu Ming.
, regardless of casualties, the casualties of both sides will be huge in an attack. This siege operation is not comparable to a field battle between the two armies. The side attacking the city will suffer a big loss, and the casualty ratio is often greater than 3:1, even if it is
Zhang Ju's side who defended the city were all new soldiers, so Gongsun Zan's casualties were still greater than Zhang Ju's, and during the siege, Gongsun Zan's five thousand fine cavalry were not used. In three days, Gongsun Zan's troops suffered countless casualties.
At this time, someone from Gongsun Zan's men said to Gongsun Zan: "General, it is a fortified city as fat as a city. The rebels in the city are Zhang Ju, and there are many soldiers and horses, and there is plenty of food and grass. However, our army has suffered heavy casualties recently. If
If our army continues like this, I'm afraid our army will be defeated under Feiru City before we capture the city."
Gongsun Zan was already very angry because he could not conquer Feirucheng for several days, but suffered heavy losses. Now when he heard what his subordinates said, his heart was even more aggravated, and he shouted angrily: "I'm not just a bunch of losers like you."
Provoked! If you had some ability, why would you do this? Now that victory is in front of you, do you still want me to let you go? Tomorrow, you and I will fight to the death and vow to destroy this city!"
The subordinate, unable to speak, scolded him and stepped aside boredly, but another confidant of Gongsun Zan said: "General, Liu Ming was originally here to assist our army, but now our army is working so hard, but they are standing still.
, it is really hateful to just sit back and enjoy the success! Why not, General, let them join in the siege. This will allow us to have extra troops to attack the city."
When Gongsun Zan heard this, he hesitated and said: "In this way, wouldn't it mean that I have given away the merits of my years of management to others? Moreover, Liu Ming's men have humiliated me many times, how can I bow to them? This matter is over.
Mention it again."
This confidant had already expected Gongsun Zan's reaction, and then said to Gongsun Zan: "The general's words are wrong. Our army has not been able to conquer Feiru City with fierce attacks for days. How can Liu Ming's men do it? What's more, at this time,
Mr. Liu can't afford to be injured. There are no less than 100,000 rebels as fat as the city. Our army has been attacking for days. At this time, there should be 60,000 to 70,000 rebels in the city. Mr. Liu's troops are only 30,000.
With such a large number of people, no matter how well-equipped they are, they should not be able to take down Feirucheng. The general only needs to take advantage of Master Liu's inability to take charge and force them to attack Feirucheng. When all their casualties are exhausted, Feirucheng will be defeated.
There will also be heavy casualties and exhaustion in the city, and our army can take the opportunity to rest for a few days, reorganize its troops and horses, and reap the benefits. By then, with our elite division, we will not be able to capture the enemy's tired army. This is
Not only does the credit go to the general, but it also weakened Master Liu and his troops, and also repaid them for their last rescue."
Next to him, another confidant of Gongsun Zan interjected: "Humph! What kind of rescue? When we were defeated, Liu Ming and the others shot and killed many of our brothers? What kind of kindness can there be? If they hadn't suddenly encountered
Those Wu Heng dog thieves, and those Wu Heng dog thieves will not let them go. I think they will only watch our jokes. However, General, the strategy just now is good, it can consume the strength of both of them.
.General please accept it."
When Gongsun Zan saw several of his confidants who had followed him for many years, they all said that this was a good idea. Gongsun Zan himself also thought it was a clever plan. He agreed at that time and immediately visited Liu Ming's army.
Liu Ming was unconscious at this time, and no one wanted to pay attention to Gongsun Zan. Guo Jia considered the overall situation and proposed to meet Gongsun Zan. Since Liu Ming's last instruction was to put Guo Jia as the leader, Guan Yu and others obeyed.
After meeting Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan expressed his intention to come and asked Liu Ming's army to coordinate operations. He also implicitly stated that since Liu Ming could not preside over military affairs at this time, Gongsun Zan himself had the largest official position at this time, and Liu Ming's army should accept Gongsun Zan's own
Command and control.
As soon as Gongsun Zan finished speaking, Zhang Fei immediately stopped. He roared at Gongsun Zan: "My eldest brother is ill, but our brothers are still here, so how can you tolerate your chirping here! You are worthy of whatever virtues and abilities you have.
Commanding our brothers? If we hadn’t stopped the Wu Heng cavalry and saved your life, you would have been reincarnated long ago! How could you still be running wild here!"
"Third General, have you forgotten my Lord's instructions?" Guo Jia saw Zhang Fei getting angry and asked quickly.
Zhang Fei remembered that his elder brother had appointed Guo Jia to temporarily manage military affairs, so he stepped aside and stopped talking.
When Guo Jia saw Zhang Fei retreating, he said to Gongsun Zan: "Since General Gongsun's troops have been attacking the city for days and are exhausted, then our army should independently undertake the task of attacking Feirucheng. General Gongsun can lead the army.
How about resting for a few days and watching us attack the city?"
Gongsun Zan originally didn't think that he could take over Liu Ming's army. He was just testing it out, and it was better than nothing. At this time, Zhang Fei gave him a drink and gave up this idea. After being beaten by Zhang Fei, Gongsun Zan knew that Zhang Fei was
A stunned young man had long been afraid of Zhang Fei. At this time, Zhang Fei acted aggressively, and Guo Jia agreed to his request. His basic purpose was achieved, and Gongsun Zan stopped forcing him to mention it.
What's the matter? Say goodbye and leave.
As soon as Gongsun Zan left, Zhang Fei said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, what were you doing just now? Just forget it if you don't let me beat him. But this Gongsun thief came here with bad intentions. We don't
If you don’t care about him, why do you still agree to his request?”
Guan Yu also asked incomprehensively: "Yes. Fengxiao. Although my third brother is reckless, there is some truth in what he said this time. Gongsun Zan has been losing troops and generals for several days and has not captured Feirucheng. At this time, he asked us
To continue the attack, we obviously want to waste our troops and let them enjoy the gains. Now my eldest brother is seriously ill and cannot command the troops. Why did you agree so generously, Fengxiao?"
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Generals, don't be impatient. This is a great contribution from God to your lord. How can we not do it? This time we break the city, we don't need to move a single soldier. I will do it briefly."
Little plan, keeping this fat city is at your fingertips!"
Everyone was very surprised and quickly asked: "What clever idea does Fengxiao have that can have such a magical effect? Tell us quickly."
Guo Jia smiled and explained to everyone: "Generals, the so-called isolated city cannot be defended. The rebels Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun started the rebellion by colluding with the Wu Heng foreign tribe. Zhang Ju and the others were beaten by Gongsun Zan before we came.
We were scared and hunkered down in Feiru City. We called Wu Heng and the others in a hurry. Now Wu Heng has been beaten away by us again and suffered heavy losses. He won't come back for a while. Zhang Ju and the others
It can be said that our biggest backer is temporarily gone, and Gongsun Zan and the others attacked Feiru City for three days. Naturally, the soldiers and civilians of Feiru City will also be panic-stricken. As long as we tell the soldiers and civilians of Feiru City, we can
In addition to the name of our lord's benevolence and righteousness, the soldiers and civilians who are as fat as a city will naturally dedicate the city, so why do we need to do it?"
Everyone has a lot of tricks up their sleeves.
Zhang Fei secretly praised Guo Jia's brains as much as his elder brother.
At that moment, Guo Jia wrote a "letter to complain to the army and civilians of Fei Ru". He ordered his men to immediately copy more than a thousand copies and shoot them into Fei Ru city overnight.
The main idea of this book is: Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun were cruel and unkind, trying to ascend to the throne and establish themselves as kings. They offended the power of heaven! Now the imperial court sent heavenly soldiers to suppress the rebellion. In this case, Zhang Chun colluded with the Wu Heng foreign tribe and harmed the people.
I belong to the same clan. Now the Wuheng tribe has been defeated by General Liu. Feiru City is now just an isolated city. General Liu was originally the master of Huxiao Villa, with unparalleled benevolence and righteousness. Seeing that General Gongsun is about to attack the city, he is afraid that when the city is destroyed, the city will be destroyed.
Innocent people and soldiers who were deceived by Zhang Ju and others suffered a large number of casualties. Therefore, I advise you to surrender the city to atone for your mistakes. Otherwise, there will be many casualties when the city is destroyed, so there is no need to hold grudges.
Early the next morning, some people who got up early and soldiers on patrol saw these letters tied to arrows. These letters were all written on paper. Liu Ming made his own paper, and it was not uncommon to carry paper with the army. But this paper,
It was still a rare thing at that time, and some civilians had never seen paper in their lives. It was such an honor to have a piece of paper passed down to the family. At that moment, the soldiers and civilians who saw the letter collected the letter. The words on the letter
, there are those who can understand, and there are those who cannot understand. For those who are literate, there is no need to say anything for those who understand. All that is left is to be afraid and find someone to discuss it. But for those who cannot understand, they will find someone who is literate and ask for clarification.
.Coupled with this letter, Guo Jia wrote it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, full of emotion and eloquence, with both temptation and threat. For a time, people throughout the city were in panic, whether it was the soldiers guarding the city or the people in the city.
Everyone knows that this fat city is now an isolated city, and there will be no reinforcements coming. It will only be a matter of time before the city is broken, and they are all thinking about their way out in the future.
Even Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, the thieves, knew that there were bows and arrows brought into the city with letters. Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun were even more frightened after reading the "Book of Complaints to the Army and the People". Zhang Ju had been the self-proclaimed emperor for just two days.
Seeing that the city was about to be destroyed and people were dead, after the panic, he even indulged in wine and sex, and wanted to go crazy for the last time. But Zhang Chun inspired his natural cruelty and ordered the whole city to search for letters sent in by the enemy. If there were any private
Anyone who hides will be shot to death! The whole family will be executed! After the order, the whole city was awash in blood. Many innocent soldiers and civilians died in vain under the order, and Zhang Chun’s crazy behavior aroused the resentment of the entire city’s soldiers and civilians.
That night, there were guests from Zhang Chun's family who beheaded Zhang Chun. They united with the military academy guarding the city to open the city gate and offered fertilizer to Rucheng and Liu Mingjun. However, Zhang Ju fled with a few of his cronies in the panic of the whole city and went to
Qiu Liju took refuge in Wuheng.
Overnight, Feirucheng changed its owner. Liu Ming's banners were planted all over the city. By dawn, Gongsun Zan was rewarded, but it was too late. Gongsun Zan regretted it and deeply hated that he gave away the credit to others.
He scolded the confidant who offered advice and never listened to him again. Then Gongsun Zan wanted to go into the city and plunder it to supplement his military resources. Unexpectedly, Guo Jia didn't let him enter the city at all, but told Gongsun Zan
, the war was over, and Gongsun Zan was ordered to return to his base and wait for orders.
This made Gongsun Zan very angry, but what Guo Jia said was not unreasonable, and Gongsun Zan could not refute it at all. However, Gongsun Zan was also quick to think, thinking that in the battle report, although Zhang Chun had been beheaded and hung at the city gate to show the public, but that
Zhang Ju, who had proclaimed himself emperor, fled. If he could catch Zhang Ju, it would be a great achievement, no less than his contribution to defeating Feirucheng. Moreover, Zhang Ju fled in panic and did not have many guards with him.
With his five thousand elite cavalry, it is not easy to capture him.
In order to capture Zhang Ju quickly, Gongsun Zan stopped talking nonsense with Guo Jia and others, ordered his troops to follow up, and led five thousand fine cavalry in pursuit.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals were all very dissatisfied with Gongsun Zan, thinking that Gongsun Zan did not respect orders. Only Guo Jia laughed and said: "If we go deep alone, we will not last long. It is better to let them suffer a loss."
At this point, Guo Jia led Liu Ming's army here to calm the people and garrison troops.
Seven days later, Hua Tuo arrived day and night and performed a series of treatments such as gold acupuncture and bloodletting on Liu Ming, which alleviated Liu Ming's condition. However, Hua Tuo still told everyone that Liu Ming was injured this time.
His bones and muscles were broken, and he also suffered from wind and cold. The treatment was not timely. It would take at least more than a month for Liu Ming to wake up. If he recovered, it would take at least half a year. But fortunately, he had his own medical treatment, and his life was gone.
No problem, just need to rest.
After Hua Tuo finished speaking, everyone felt relieved. Now that the rebellion has been put down, all that's left is to govern Youzhou. Liu Ming has plenty of free time, so he can just take care of him.
At that time, Guo Jia collected the 60,000 men who had surrendered from Fei Ru, and gathered 20,000 of his strong troops into the army. The rest were scattered throughout Youzhou, leaving 10,000 Youzhou troops who had followed Liu Ming to guard Fei Ru. He led Guan Yu
Wait for the others to return to Jixian County.
Fifteen days later, Guo Jia reported that Gongsun Zan was trapped in Guanzi City.