In the dusk, the sky and the earth are vast. In a large open space in the city, there are densely populated camps. Dozens of sheng flags stand like autumn trees in the camps, dancing lightly in the wind.
It was dinner time, and smoke was curling up in the camp, floating in the bloody dusk.
This camp is backed by an earth slope. Behind the earth slope, the Zhang River flows slowly. Then, it flows under the dilapidated Zhangnan City next to it and slowly flows into the distance.
Under the setting sun, the water of Xiangjiang River glows with golden light, and occasionally fish jump on the water and make sounds.
Zhu Kui, the new governor of Jiangxia, arrived and led 500 soldiers into the camp. He showed his identity certificate. Of the 50,000 officers and soldiers in the city, 20,000 were brought by Nanyang Guanhai and others. He knew Zhu Kui and led them last time.
Nanyang was pacified, so he was very trustworthy.
While letting the soldiers choose a big tent in the military camp, he also passed on the three men of Guan Hai and the Jiangling and Xiangyang reinforcements school captains.
Guan Hai and the others arrived first and asked, "The three of us expected that my lord and princess had arrived and were hosting the wedding banquet at the county government office. I didn't expect that my lord would come to the barracks."
Zhu Kui smiled and glanced at the three of them. The title changed quite quickly. When he left Nanyang, he did not bring any soldiers with him, but the three of them had three spies under their command. Even the soldiers around them were also
Last time it was given to the person who flew the homing pigeon.
The three of them followed Qin Jie for two years, and gradually they forgot that Zhu Kui had once called him their lord. Especially after Xiliang abandoned his official position, they became even more determined to serve under Qin Jie.
Zhu Kui didn't blame them. It was human nature to pursue profit. He said: "No need. Zhao Ci is not in peace. Why come to the celebration banquet? Qin Jie and I are good friends. We will avenge him this time. Xiangyang
Have you arrived with the Jiangling military commander?"
When Zhu Kui said he was about to arrive, two middle-aged generals came to pay their respects.
"The last general, Huang Zhong (Huang Zu), pays homage to the Marquis of Jinling!"
The middle-aged general who calls himself Huang Zhong wears a copper chainmail suit and has a long beard, both of which are as sharp as an eagle. He has a heroic aura coming towards him.
Another Huang Zu, also wearing chain mail and a pair of sharp eyes, gave people a sense of recklessness.
There are two more celebrities from the Three Kingdoms. Since Zhu Kui returned to Jiangdong, he has rarely encountered famous generals that are familiar to his memory. One is the Five Tiger General of the Later Shu Han Dynasty, and the other is the man who shot the tiger in Jiangdong.
Zhu Kui did not dare to neglect, stood up and said: "The two generals came at the right time. I thanked them first for breaking the siege of Hanyang and holding the rebels inside Jiangxia City."
"I don't need to say thank you, Lord Marquis. I didn't know that Lord Marquis had arrived just now. He was collecting food and grass in the city. I was late. I hope you can forgive me." Huang Zhong said, clasping his hands and apologizing.
"Oh, is there enough food and fodder for the army?" Zhu Kui asked with concern as the three armies went ahead without using the food and fodder.
"There is enough food and grass in the city for three months," Huang Zu replied.
"It doesn't take three months to defeat Jiangxia within ten days," Zhu Kuihao said.
The two of them frowned when they heard this. As for Jiangxia and the other five captains, Zhao Ci knew that there were people with strong martial arts skills in the army, so he did not dare to fight alone. He reduced his troops and defended the city several times, but all failed.
, Zhao Ci was quite capable and should not underestimate the enemy. Qin Jie died for underestimating the enemy.
When Huang Zhongquan was about to persuade him, Zhu Kui waved his hand and said, "I have summoned you here at night to inform you that I intend to raise troops to cross the river overnight and send troops to Jiangxia. I have a clever plan to break the city."
"What? Lord Marquis, you have just arrived and haven't rested yet. Why are you so tired?" Zhou Cang advised in confusion. Qin Jie died in a hurry. Naturally, he didn't want his savior to make the same mistake.
The same goes for other people.
"Yuanfu, don't worry. Am I a reckless person? I have already made a plan. Just follow it."
"promise!"
No one had any choice but to accept the order and say yes.
After the accounts were settled, Zhu Kui thought in his mind: "It took seven days for five hundred light cavalry to gallop forward. Acheng and his two thousand crossbowmen and company of crossbow chariots went upstream. It seems that it will take four more days."…
The army broke out of camp and was ready to go. Zhu Kui unceremoniously resigned from Guan Hai, Huang Zhong and others, each with a total of 6,000 soldiers and horses, and assigned them to Zhou Tai and Gan Ning respectively.
Although we were marching all night, we were not in a hurry, but walked slowly on foot.
We set out at You hour and arrived at the other side at Zi hour.
In front of the team, Zhu Kui raised his hand to stop, called the generals and said: "The army will camp five miles away from Jiangxia. The camp must be strong, work hard, and build more fences."
"Gan Ning, Zhou Tai."
"The end is here!"
"The two of you lead your troops and horses, along with all the drums, gongs and horns of the three armies, and approach the city. There is no need to attack. Sound the horns together to build up your momentum. Remember to let the thieves on the city think that the army is attacking the city."
"promise!"
"Zhou Cang."
"The end is here!"
"Tonight, your troops and horses will conduct reconnaissance and vigil to be on guard against any eventuality."
"The general will obey his orders."
"The rest of the generals, please calm down the soldiers and have a good rest tonight. Everyone will get enough sleep for me. I won't be able to sleep the next night."
"Yes!" Everyone didn't know what kind of medicine Zhu Kui was selling in his gourd, but they felt a little more relaxed. At least they didn't ask everyone to come overnight and attack the city overnight. This would not be taken advantage of, but would be suicide.
Late at night, on Jiangxia City, Captain Zhang Hu of the bandit army led several soldiers to patrol back and forth on the top of the city.
Among Zhao Ci's rebels were his dead brother Zhao Guoguo, and two generals, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. They were both Yellow Turbans who had escaped from the north not long ago. Because they brought more than 20,000 Yellow Turbans, the thieves in the city
The number of soldiers increased to 80,000.
Huang Zhong, who came from Jiangling, knew the art of war well and was a talented general. Zhao Ci also tried several times to attack Hanyang with his superior strength, but Huang Zhong easily defended him. Therefore, 80,000 soldiers and horses did not dare to leave the city.
As they left the city, the Han army swooped in. One of the rebels shot Zhang Hu in the arm with an arrow, nearly killing him.
"Woo————"
"Boom————"
A deep horn sound suddenly sounded, breaking the tranquility of the night, and torches outside the city swayed like summer fireflies in the winter night.
Zhang Hu, who was peeing against the wall, heard the horn sound, his urethra was blocked and then released, and he peed all over his pants.
Zhang Hu hurriedly tied his belt, not caring about the urine stains on the storage tube, and shouted quickly: "The officers and soldiers are attacking at night, please wake up brothers."
While shouting, he pulled over a small soldier and said: "Go back to the county mansion quickly and inform the commander that they are coming. The officers and soldiers came to kill them overnight."
He drew the sword from his waist and stared at the fire, refreshing himself and preparing to fight to the death.
The sound of "woo, dong" became louder and louder, and the shouts of "kill!" continued continuously. Every soldier on the tower looked nervous. It was unknown whether he was still alive after holding this battle.
.
Unfortunately, after a long time, there were still only sounds, but no human beings. The various shouts before attacking the city seemed like a symphony in the middle of the night, waking up all the thieves in the city.
Zhao Ci hurriedly ran up to the tower with some disheveled armor and clothes. He looked for Zhang Hu and shouted, "Where are the officers and soldiers? Why are there no people there?"
Zhang Hu pointed to the fire not far away and said: "Commander, the officers and soldiers are not far from the fire."
When Zhao Ci saw that there was only the sound of a horn but no one was in sight, he relaxed in his heart. He looked at the soldiers around him with their eyes wide open, and realized something in his heart. He shouted: "We have fallen into a trap. The officers and soldiers will not attack the city at all tonight.
But use suspicion as a tactic."
"Everyone should go back and rest first."
Then Zhao Ci wanted the army to return to camp to rest. The army would not be able to conquer the city at night, and crying for father and mother would only be a way to disturb the enemy."
"No, Commander." Chen Sheng, a subordinate on the other side, shouted: "Commander, nine lies and one is true. If at the sound of the trumpet, a large number of infantry are really accumulated, and seeing that the defense on the city is relaxed, a sudden attack will come.
Wouldn’t our whole army be wiped out?"
When Zhao Ci heard this, it really made sense. There was no chance of a battle between the two armies. A single chance could cause the city to lose people. He was helpless and said, "Two of you, what should you do?"
Chen Sheng suggested: "No matter what, we must be careful tonight. After dawn, see what the officers and soldiers are doing and making calculations."
It seemed that this was the only thing to do. Zhao Ci thought about it for a while. He couldn't sleep even after returning to his house due to the loud shouting of killing, so he might as well just keep an eye on it from the top of the city.