Although the autumn tiger is still showing off its power, with the arrival of golden autumn in August, there is still a sense of coolness in the air, which makes people who are suffering from the heat feel relief.
However, this was not the case for the soldiers stationed in Yancheng.
"Were you the one who was on duty yesterday? What's your name?" Looking at the messy scene below the city, and then looking at the panic-stricken night watch team leader in front of him, his open-jawed brows became more and more frowning.
"Return, report back to General Zhang, Zhao Feng, a humble official, was on duty last night..." Zhao Feng said tremblingly.
Ordinarily, this should be good news now. The Qingzhou Army, which had been besieging the city for almost two months, withdrew and left. This disaster was eliminated. But who would be unhappy in the city?
As a result, some people were really unhappy. When he sent someone to bring the good news to the county government who had been drafted into the central army, General Zhang's face immediately changed. He didn't even bother to eat breakfast and went straight to the city.
Zhao Feng panicked immediately.
Because it was a good thing, when he sent people to report the news, he publicized it all the way. The good news spread throughout the city like a gust of wind. Up to now, cheers in the city are still rising and falling.
If he was wrong and the nature of this matter was the same as General Zhang's face, wouldn't it...
A gust of cool wind blew by, and Zhao Feng felt a chill on the back of his neck, covered in cold sweat.
Fortunately, Zhang Jia didn't get angry or even mean to hold people accountable. He just frowned and kept questioning: "When did the movement start at night? Did the Qingzhou Army move in a hurry? Were the sounds you heard at that time very chaotic?"
"It should be urgent..." Zhao Feng breathed a sigh of relief and answered subconsciously. He felt that the question of opening his jaw was redundant. Of course the Qingzhou Army was leaving in a hurry. Who would choose to travel at night if they were not in a hurry? Besides, the place was abandoned outside the city.
The campground can also explain the problem. Looking at this chaos, you can imagine how hasty the Qingzhou people left.
"How can such vague words be tolerated in a major military matter?" Hearing the word "should", he opened his jaw and became furious, pointed at Zhao Feng and several other officers on duty, and shouted in a stern voice: "You, and all of you, will give it to someone."
Think carefully about what the situation was like at that time!"
"Here...hey!" Zhao Feng and others were startled. They didn't understand what kind of style General Zhang was doing, but they didn't dare to talk back. They all looked back with sad faces, but they couldn't say anything.
So?
You know, since the siege of the city, the Qingzhou Army has made trouble from time to time and feigned attacks at night, not once or twice. Because they have suffered too many deceptions, the defenders have mastered some rules. As long as the enemy does not step on them,
Once they got within twenty feet of the city wall, they ignored them, even if the other party pushed the well gate over, it was of no use.
When they first discovered the unusual movement outside the city last night, the defenders just thought the Qingzhou Army was repeating its old tricks, and they all sneered with disdain. It wasn't until dawn that they discovered that the other party had actually left!
I didn't pay attention at the time. Now that I think about the details, how can I possibly think clearly?
The generals and soldiers didn't know why, but Xin Pi, who joined the army, seemed to be aware of it. He walked up to Zhang Zha and asked in a low voice: "Jun Yi, are you worried..."
Zhang Jia said cheerfully: "Wang Pengju is known all over the world for his ability to use surprise soldiers. If he didn't attack before, it can be said that he intended to preserve his strength. Now he suddenly withdraws from the siege. How can we not make people suspicious?"
Xinpi nodded, shook his head, and said: "But it is also possible that the lord has started to fight back. He has no choice but to withdraw from the siege and deal with the imminent crisis first."
"That's why I'm in trouble!"
He opened his jaw and spread his hands, sighing loudly and saying: "If my lord is on the defensive, these thousands of soldiers and horses will be of little use. Forced fighting will only increase casualties. It is better to stop quietly and wait for the Qingzhou army to attack. But if my lord is
If we launch a counterattack, this army and horse will be of great use. At worst, they can contain the main force of Qingzhou, or the more than ten thousand infantry led by Tian Kai, Liu Bei and their like, alas!"
He pointed to the outside of the city and said with a wry smile: "But now, George, do you think it's better for me to go out of the city to look for fighters, or continue to hold on? If so, how long will I have to hold on?"
Xinpi raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but was speechless for a moment.
This is indeed a problem.
There is no such thing as loyalty without reason in this world.
After the defeat of Long Cao, the reason why Jizhou did not appear to be invincible was because the people in Jizhou still had confidence in Yuan Shao and believed that this noble lord could get out of the predicament and make a comeback.
The Four Generations and Three Dukes are not just nice to say, they represent huge potential power! There is no way Yuan Shao can just fall into despair.
Therefore, all the generals are holding on and waiting. Instead of thinking that the situation is over like after the Battle of Guandu in history, they make plans for the future and wait for the wind.
As Zhang Jaw said, if he can cooperate with Yuan Shao's main force, his trapped troops will become a surprise force and may give the Qingyou coalition a fatal blow, just like what he did in the Battle of Longcuo.
This was a good opportunity to make a crime and perform meritorious service. Whether he opened his jaw or Xinpi, they were all looking forward to that moment. But when things came to a close, Xinpi suddenly discovered that the timing of launching the attack was not as difficult to grasp as usual.
Leaving the city? If it was a plan, if they encountered the main force of Qingzhou on the plains, this strange army would turn into stupid roe deer who were willing to die. They couldn't even get out of the waves. Let alone meritorious service, it would be good if the two of them could save their lives.
Continue to hold on? If the lord has launched a counterattack, will Yancheng's troops just sit back and watch?
You must know that at this time, any inconspicuous force may become the key to victory or defeat. Idling these four or five thousand troops in the city is a huge sin for Jizhou, and Xinpi cannot afford it.
, I can’t afford it even if I open my jaw.
What to do? For a moment, Xinpi was also confused.
The next moment, he suddenly asked in surprise: "Jun Yi, how long has it been since we last contacted Yecheng?"
He opened his jaw and sighed, shaking his head: "Ever since the people from the three counties crossed the border,..."
"Whoa!" Xin Pi suddenly realized what he was doing. He gasped and gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Pengju, Wang Pengju, he's doing this out of spite!"
He opened his jaw and didn't answer. Of course it was deliberate. From the moment the opponent came in pursuit and refused to attack fiercely, he opened his jaw and already had an ominous premonition.
Although he didn't know the specific plan of Yuan Shao's counterattack, there was no doubt that if he could launch a counterattack when the enemy was pursuing victory and got carried away, he would get twice the result with half the effort. With luck, he might be able to solve Qingyou's two troubles in one fell swoop.
At first Wang Yu refused to attack the city, and then he tried to drain the enemy from the bottom of the cauldron and drove the people of the three counties to seize the goods. He took the opportunity to attack Qinghe and Anping. It seemed that he would be able to attack steadily.
After the people of the three counties crossed the border, the Qinghe territory was filled with smoke. It was obvious that the coalition forces were drawing firewood from the bottom of the cauldron and used Li Dai Tao Zang to lure the snake out of its hole.
Due to the lack of information, Zhang Zha was not sure how many cities were still defending in Qinghe, but he knew that the number must not be too many, because Wang Yu's strategy was too poisonous and accurate, and it directly hit the vital points of the powerful.
So that they have to save.
Because most of the cities within the territory have fallen, and the coalition's rangers are constantly shuttling in the wild, it is even more difficult to exchange news. Zhang Jia is not even sure whether the several waves of messengers he sent have reached their destinations, and whether the lord knows
The existence of my own lone army!
"Stand still for the time being, send more scouts, wait and see." The two discussed for a while, and finally came up with a stable strategy. It was too risky to send troops, and it was not a problem to ignore it completely. They could find a way to do something in the intelligence work.
Breakthrough is the real thing.
He said that, but even Zhang Jia himself didn't have high expectations for it.
Things were just as he expected.
In the afternoon, all the scouts he sent came back. It is not accurate to say that they all came back. It should be said that they all came back alive.
"General, all my brothers are dead. We haven't gone twenty miles when we encounter the Qingzhou Army's rangers. They are all veterans of the White Horse Yi Cong. Their attack was ruthless! The moment they turned around, they were shot with a wave of arrows.
Come here, Ergouzi and the others died on the spot. The iron arrow penetrated from the back of the neck and came out from the throat. It was terrible! General Zhang, you have to avenge your brothers!"
"There are fewer rangers in the north. The team we met only had five people. Seeing that they were small, the brothers originally wanted to fight, but they refused to fight. Instead, they fought, ran, and let go.
Ringing arrows! As soon as we retreated, they caught up with us again, and they were so fierce in pursuing us, as if they had an sworn hatred!"
"General Zhang, there is no way to go south..."
"Jie, Jie is bullying people!"
Some of the scouts fell to the ground crying, some were in shock, and some were dejected. The only thing they had in common was that they were all covered in blood. They had obviously experienced a hard battle, or to be precise, a massacre.
Of one hundred scouts, only forty-eight came back. What if they weren't massacred?
The one who walked the farthest was the ten-man team heading north, and they only walked fifty miles...
Information? Of course there is no way! The nearest city to the north, Yimucheng, is at least two hundred miles away from Yan County. How can it be only fifty miles away?
The only thing the scouts said correctly was the last sentence. Wang Yu made it clear that he wanted to bully others. All the cavalry in Zhang Jaw's army were used up when they broke up. The army was alone behind the enemy and could not get any intelligence. Wang Yu sent the rangers to the enemy's rear.
Let him go, just to defeat him in terms of intelligence!
Opening his jaw, he felt waves of anger welling up in his chest. He was so impulsive that he ordered the whole army to attack, catching Wang Yu off guard and letting out this bad breath.
However, thinking of the serious consequences of doing so, he did not dare. It was useless to leave the city now. Who knew where Wang Yu's main force was hiding? If Wang Yu could not be defeated, what could he do if he left the city? Wandering around? Waiting for food to run out and starving?
Die? Or break out to the west?
Without accurate information, he couldn't do anything. No matter what he did, it was all gambling, and the bet was the lives of more than 4,000 soldiers under his command! The bet was really too big. He held the chip in his jaw and dared not put it on the gambling board.
Throw.
But if he doesn't throw it away, a very bad situation will still happen. Wang Yu can even use two to three hundred light cavalry to trap him. With nearly five thousand elite soldiers, he can only contain two to three hundred cavalry. Does this make sense?
Looking at a group of scouts who had survived the disaster, he opened his jaw in confusion and thought hard. Finally, he made up his mind and ordered Xinpi: "Zhiji, I will take 500 soldiers out of the city. During this period, you must guard the city.
Unless someone comes personally, the city gate must not be opened, but I want to see if Wang Yu's light cavalry can stop me!"
Xinpi was horrified and wanted to stop him, but he couldn't find a reason.
When the soldiers saw that there was no one outside the city, the general did not dare to send troops, and their morale was bound to drop. If he couldn't find a way, he would have to be trapped like this. Counting the days, it was almost time for the lord to take action. The soldiers and horses in Yan County What does it mean to be trapped like this?
After thinking again and again, he finally said: "Jun Yi, don't rush for a while. If we wait for a few days, Wang Yu may be more anxious than our army."
"Well, what George said makes sense." Indeed, if Yuan Shao's counterattack had already begun, Wang Yu must have been more anxious than himself. He opened his jaw and nodded slowly, acknowledging Xin Pi's advice.
Ps. Xiaoyu was reflecting and thinking about the plot a while ago, and was in a bad state, and finally recovered a little bit. Starting today, I will resume two updates, but in fact it is only a thousand words more. It is just a notice, not an explosion. Everyone expresses misunderstanding. .
As for when to resume the third update, let’s do it slowly. The update is fast, and the plot is not good. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)