The war drums roared, and a tight urge.
The soldiers in Wancheng were running around the city wall in a little panic, and shouting from time to time sounded, transporting the wooden rolling stone arrows and spears. Faced with the attack of Cao's army, the defenders of Wancheng were obviously not as calm as those of the veterans of the war under the command of the cavalry.
By the time Pang Shanmin received the message and climbed the city wall with Huang Wan and Jiang Gan, Huang Zhong had already dispatched troops, arranged a post and warships, and the whole city was martial law to maintain vigilance to both the inside and the outside.
The Cao army in Jingzhou, which had not many cavalry in the army formation, seemed to be the responsibility of an active battlefield, whistling back and forth. Occasionally, some cavalry of Cao army deliberately went to the edge of the range of Wancheng to test, and then twisted and twisted on the horse's back, just like this, they could show their cavalry and attack the morale of the soldiers on Wancheng.
If the Cao cavalry in Chang'an or the Northern Territory were in the eyes of the Cao army in Jingzhou, the behavior of these Jingzhou was like clowns, but for the soldiers in Wancheng, most of them were infantry, and they were walking across the mountains. They didn't know what it would do to twist on the horse's back like soft soup cakes, nor did they know whether it was considered superb riding skills. They just felt that the Cao army's flag covered the sky and the sun was so pressing that they couldn't breathe.
"About five thousand men."
Huang Zhong narrowed his eyes and estimated, saying to Pang Shanmin, "Don't worry, you are probably here to demonstrate."
The soldiers in Wancheng, after Huang Zhong's troops, are not counted. The remaining soldiers are eight hundred, and the auxiliary soldiers are over 1,000, but their combat effectiveness is half-fold, which is five hundred. As for civilians, they basically cannot expect any combat effectiveness. At most, they can only help transport some objects. Therefore, it can be said that the combat effectiveness of the Wancheng defenders is about one thousand five, so Cao's army wants to besiege Wancheng...
Five thousand is a little less.
'It is true,' Jiang Gan said on the side, 'There is a military strategy, if there are ten, if there are five, if there are multiples, if there are multiples, if there are multiples, if there are multiples, if there are multiples, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, if there are fewer, then it can be avoided... Now Cao's army is only three times that of me, and even if it is gathered and attacked, it will be difficult to get down. Please do not worry.'
Pang Shanmin nodded.
Jiang Gan turned to comfort Huang Wan again.
Huang Zhong heard Jiang Gan and gurgled, so he turned his head slightly and touched Pang Shanmin for a moment.
Pang Shanmin nodded slightly.
In the distance below the city, Cao's army gathered into an array and shouted loudly. With the arrangement of the chief general of the Cao army, they held up flags from time to time and lined up in an orderly manner. Then the flags fell to the ground, and the soldiers either hit the shield or stopped the ground, with great momentum.
War, as a human gathering, is formed from a single individual into a huge array, so that every person standing in front of such an array will inevitably feel fear that he has to face so many people alone. If he does not have a strong will, he will easily fall into tension and cannot extricate himself.
Huang Zhong also began to order the soldiers of Wancheng to start the arrangement under the leadership of his troops. In front were swords and shields, behind were swords and spears, and behind were archers. There was also a shout of shouting and shouting on the city wall, and these soldiers of Wancheng were also lined up in an order, slowly eliminating the fear of the Cao army's massive move.
Huang Zhong's troops were naturally considered elite. After being mixed into the other teams of Wancheng's regular soldiers, it was like Huang Zhong immediately dispersed countless tentacles and immediately integrated the originally loose defense of Wancheng, with some vague changes in momentum.
Cao Ren in the distance looked up and looked up.
In the Han Dynasty, it was said that it was a man who had hope for the spirit, and could observe the momentum and then make various judgments, but it was obvious that most of them were false words. The so-called look at the spirit is just a comprehensive consideration, just like Cao Ren's current look at Wancheng, which is actually a "looking at the spirit" from a certain angle.
Cao Ren needs to take a look in person.
The Cao family and Xiahou family under Cao Cao, at least in the hearts of the Ruotou ministers such as Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, still put unity and the overall situation first. People's interests are relatively not valued. They basically adhere to the concept of both losses and prospering together. Personal temporary concessions and forbearance, and even sacrifices are acceptable.
But starting from the second generation...
Cao Ren narrowed his eyes and estimated that the time from Huang Zhongben's order to respond to various parts, he was probably a little worried.
The walls of Wancheng were already surging people on the side of Cao Ren, with layers of large shields and spears standing on the side of the battlements, and with the sound of horns coming, some smoke began to fill the sky on the top of the city.
Cao Ren knew that this was burning some boiling water, even golden juice...
After all, if the offense and defense are really developed, you can't just pull it out and burn it out temporarily?
"It's not unfair to Zidan's defeat... Huang Hansheng has very strict management of the army..." Cao Ren muttered and immediately ordered, "Come, come and call in front of the formation!"
Most of the people who hold positions in front of the camp are real warriors.
After all, these days, I have to rely on my own voice. If I want my words to be able to hear clearly, I have to have a loud voice, and on the other hand, I naturally have to be close. Otherwise, it is safe to be safe, but what is the use of saying anything that cannot be heard?
A military academy under Cao Ren came out and headed straight to the city. Facing the cold arrows on the top of Wancheng City, he shouted loudly: "When Huang Situ visited Jingzhou in the moonlit night, a general from a family swept the bed to greet him, so he asked Huang Situ to move his feet to Xiangyang!"
When this person finished shouting, even the soldiers of Cao's army shouted loudly, "Huang Situ, move the foot to Xiangyang! Move the foot to Xiangyang!"
Huang Wan's face couldn't help but turn a little white, tired and afraid. He turned to look at Pang Shanmin, then looked at Huang Zhong, and his body trembled slightly.
Jiang Gan comforted him again: "Don't be afraid of Duke Huang, this is just that Cao's army is unwilling to let down his spirits and is just here to get back face... Envoy Pang is the loyal and kind-hearted country, so he will definitely not let Duke Huang..."
Jiang Gan suddenly saw Huang Zhong's eyes projected in half, and his breath suddenly condensed. He laughed twice, and kept silent.
Huang Zhong glanced up and down at Jiang Gan, then turned to Pang Shanmin and whispered: "Cao army does not carry siege equipment."
Looking down from above, it is natural to see whether there are any big guys like Chongche Yunlou in the array under Cao Jun City.
『Therefore... I understand...』 Pang Shanmin pinched his beard, "If he doesn't respond, he will lose his momentum."
After saying that, Pang Shanmin waved to the first military academy. The military academy came and listened to Pang Shanmin's instructions. Then he turned around and went to the array of guards in Wancheng to convey the orders. Soon after, he shouted slogans and shouted: "If you want to fight, fight, attack, attack, attack, stop talking nonsense, come and see the real chapter!"
The meaning of the word is simple and straightforward, and the soldiers in Wancheng shouted, and then burst into laughter.
Cao Ren snorted at the city, not angry, but waved his hand slightly. He saw a path split between the Cao army formation, and then some Cao army soldiers dragged out several corpses. Each corpse was basically fuzzy and terrible.
Obviously, these corpses were followed by Huang Wan, who were on the way, or those who sacrificed their lives to intercept them for Huang Wan.
Cao Ren sneered, "Tell Mr. Huang, since he doesn't want to be a guest in Xiangyang, it's fine! But the mountains are high and the waters are deep, so you have to be careful on the road!"
The guards beside Cao Ren answered loudly, and then shouted Cao Ren's words to Wancheng, and hit Huang Wan's ears.
I don’t know if it was anger, fear, or some other strong emotions, which made Huang Wan break free from Jiang Gan’s support, rushed to the edge of Wancheng battlements, pointed at Cao Ren and shouted in a hoarse voice: “Rebel! The world is above, and one day, all the generals will be killed! All the people will be killed!”
Cao Ren raised his head and laughed, then waved his hand to order and began to evacuate.
With the sound of Cao's drums and whistles, he retreated in an orderly manner.
What exactly does Cao Ren mean?
The Cao army retreated a little abruptly, as if they were suddenly coming. It seemed that the Cao army was just to come to Wancheng to demonstrate or to go on an outing?
Seeing Cao Ren withdrawing, Huang Zhong also ordered that Wancheng be gradually lifted from his vigilance and put away the weapons and wood, especially the key point is to turn off the gold juice first and do not need to continue burning.
After all, it’s the thing that is fragrant and fragrant, and each person is soaked together...
Ahem.
On the other hand, Pang Shanmin quickly asked Huang Wan, who had been exhausted and had a great emotional fluctuation, to go back to rest. Fortunately, in the Han Dynasty, even the officials' food was far less than that of later generations. The three highs were not too common, so Huang Wan's blood vessels were not caused to burst in public, but it was obvious that his face was gray and exhausted.
Pang Shanmin gave his confidant a wink and asked him to accompany Huang Wan and Jiang Gan, saying that he was taking care of him nearby. Even if he had any instructions, everyone actually understood it, but in fact it was still surveillance.
Huang Wan didn't say anything, just sighed slightly.
Jiang Gan said that he was annoyed by Pang Shanmin and was very sorry and just wanted to go to Chang'an as soon as possible.
Pang Shanmin hummed haha, he didn't say no, nor did he say it was OK.
The people who are troubled now are not Huang Wan and Jiang Gan. Because except for Zhen Min and three or five other people, there are some brave people in this group, the rest have no combat power.
It's the follow-up to these people...
More troublesome.
Seeing that Jiang Gan helped Huang Wan walk away, Pang Shanmin pondered for a while, then turned around the city wall, then supported the battlements and looked towards Xiangyang. After a while, he said softly to Huang Zhong: "Somewhat strange... Han Sheng, what do you think?"
Huang Zhong frowned and said, "If you have to explain it, it would make sense."
That's right.
Pang Shanmin nodded.
He grabbed the gate of Xu County because Ren Jun was assassinated and had a good relationship with the city guards, so he was able to escape in chaos inside and outside.
If you leave Xu County, you can go straight to Heluo, but you can also choose to go around Wuguan. Of course, the reason is reasonable, because there are heavy troops of Cao's army in Yangcheng, which cannot be easily passed.
Almost all of Huang Wan's people died on the road, leaving only a personal servant. This can also be explained. After all, Huang Wan's route is not to follow the Holy Word, and even some verbal powers are not useful on the road to escape.
As for Jiang Gan's excessive talkativeness, it can also be explained as being impatient or running for Huang Wan's loyalty.
When Cao Ren's army arrived so well, it was also possible that Cao's army from Bowangpo informed Xinye Jingzhou nearby...
All of this can be explained, but the problem is too many coincidences.
When a coincidence occurs, it can be a coincidence, but too many gather together, just like I bought a lottery ticket in later generations and even won the jackpot.
Is this lottery true or false?
Of course, Pang Shanmin couldn't be like Mr. Jia, yelling with a head guarantee, insisting that Huang Wan and Jiang Gan were real or fake, after all, this matter was related to the emperor.
Pang Shanmin was a native Han man, so he had very complex emotions about Liu Xie.
Therefore, in his heart, there is even such a hope.
What if it is true?
Pang Shanmin breathed a long sigh, stood silently on the edge of the battlement, looking into the distance.
Although Huang Zhong instinctively realized something was wrong, his ability was more in battle formations, in the swords and bows in his hands. For these complex things, he lacked his ability in this regard. After all, Huang Zhong was originally just a hunter in Jingxiang, so he could not give Pang Shanmin any particularly good advice.
"This Huang Gong... and who else Jiang Ziyi is all thin... If you talk about the ability of verbal words, it may be good, but it is inevitable that you will not be enough to seize the flag in battle..." Pang Shanmin whispered, "Only the Zhen Ranger is quite brave and needs to be very careful..."
Huang Zhong nodded.
Pang Shanmin thought for a while, then shook his sleeves, "Forget it, this matter is indeed quite strange, but I can't understand it for a while, so... the key point is how to do it..."
Huang Zhong said: "I think that Cao's army came to force the king to make a choice as soon as possible."
Pang Shanmin nodded.
The so-called disposal, or choice, are actually nothing more than three types.
One is to keep these people in the city.
Of course, the reasons are sufficient. For example, Cao's army intercepted and ambushed outside, and there was no time to go to Chang'an for the time being, etc., but whether it was Huang Wan, Jiang Gan, or the taciturn Zhen Min, they were not familiar with Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong. Staying in Wancheng and taking strict supervision, like house arrest, is not impossible. However, when faced with such behaviors of people with the "Son of Emperor's Secret Decree", no matter what, it is a bit too much, which is completely contrary to the loyalty and righteousness that the Han should respect on the surface.
In other words, there is a slight suspicion of detaining the minister.
What's more, if Huang Wan said that she would not care about life and death, and would not care about safety, she would have to go on the road?
Forcibly detained?
So if Huang Wan and others are left in Wancheng, even in the name of Huang Wan's personal safety, what if Huang Wan does not agree with it? He is the third duke personally granted by the emperor. Unless the emperor has an order, no one can seize it.
If a person is accused of a minister of his own, if something goes wrong, Pang Shanmin will take it personally. However, the Han Dynasty is not an era when one person does things and one person takes responsibility. Don’t think that he can get rid of the crime by dying. He often goes up and goes up, and there is also the right to pursue the matter without limiting time...
At the same time, Huang Wan and others stayed in Wancheng, which was also a hidden danger.
Another type is to throw it away and ignore it, let it die, or send it back to Xu County.
But the problem is that Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong were not sure whether the real emperor issued a "secret edict" to the cavalry. If this matter was true, then Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong ignored Huang Wan and others, or simply pushed them to Cao's army, in this way, so as to avoid trouble for themselves...
Regardless of the Emperor Liu Xie, it would be a bad idea if it affected the subsequent layout and development of Feiqian, the subsequent layout of the Cavalry and Feiqian was affected.
Even if he takes a step back, even if he handed Huang Wan to Cao Ren, would Cao Ren thank Pang Shanmin Huang Zhong for letting Wancheng go?
Obviously, it is impossible.
The last solution is of course to send it to Wuguan.
But this method is the most troublesome.
It is also the most dangerous.
Although large-scale dispatch of people can make Huang Wan and his group safer, but what about Wancheng?
The more people escorted, the weaker Wancheng's defense will be.
If it is escorted by a small army, it is not only necessary to find a way to avoid the likely pursuit of Cao's army, but also to ambush. Whether it can successfully arrive at Wuguan is said to say that the elite personnel who have gone out will basically be difficult to come back. Even if they do not die on the road, they cannot return to Wancheng quickly when they arrive at Wuguan.
If Huang Wan must be safe, in fact, Huang Zhong took his troops to escort him and found an opportunity to break through the interception of Cao's army. Even if Cao Ren chased him, what if Cao Ren did not chase Huang Wan and his party and turned around and attacked Wancheng?
As long as you choose escort, it will definitely mean the reduction of Wancheng's power.
『Therefore…』 Pang Shanmin pinched his beard,『This may be an open conspiracy…』
Huang Zhong was silent.
『Hmph...』 Pang Shanmin smiled, 『But... it's simple to break it. The only thing I'm worried about is... Is this Cao army still in the trap...』
Since it is inappropriate from Wancheng's perspective, no matter how you do it, you naturally need to introduce external forces to break the situation.
Pang Shanmin thought for a long time, and smacked his lips, "Oh, the mountain man is dull and can't figure it out thoroughly... he can only use the carrier pigeon... informed Chang'an and responded with determination..."
Carrier pigeons are not naturally generated resources in Wancheng, but need to be brought from Chang'an. For a period of time, one less is used. Carrier pigeons are one-way and do not guarantee safety. After all, you may encounter eagles or hunters on the way...
In other words, the carrier pigeons simply got lost. Although this possibility is relatively small, it is not ruled out that there are always a few carrier pigeons who are foolish.
When something happened in Wancheng, a carrier pigeon had been used. Now there is only the last one left in Wancheng that can fly to Chang'an. If it is used on Huang Wan now, then before there is no new carrier pigeon to Wancheng, if there is anything wrong with Wancheng, it will be impossible to contact Chang'an urgently.
Is it worth it?
What's going to look at this?
After all, sometimes, information is priceless. If you know it one day earlier, you may have the effect of one day earlier.
Seeing that Pang Shanmin had made the decision, Huang Zhong couldn't say anything, but he was still a little worried.
Chapter completed!