Chapter 1349: Jiang Wan's plan, Zhang Ren attacked Fengdu
Whether it is difficult or not is both Liao Li's business.
If he wants to defend Hanping City, he must defend to the end. If he relaxes at all, Gao Shun outside the city will not be polite to Liao Li.
Gao Shun, Jiang Wan, Kou Feng and others gathered in the central army's tent, three miles outside the city.
Kou Feng felt that the siege that he had just retreated was a waste of fighting opportunity, so he came out and said, "General, I thought it was a pity to call the gold and withdraw the troops just now."
"I will understand what you mean! But I will feel it's not a pity!" Gao Shun looked dead, but did not change at all.
Kou Feng couldn't even say a word that was overthrown, and Gao Shun's words made him feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Wan came out and explained: "General Kou, General Gao, is to create the illusion of our army attacking Hanping City for Liu Bei. In turn, he helped Zhang Ren and Yan Yan attract troops."
Gao Shun even said directly: "As long as Zhang Ren and Yan Yan attacked Ba County and Badong County, with their reputation in Yizhou, the two counties will not be under Liu Bei's command!"
Only then did Kou Feng understand the intention of Gao Shun and Jiang Wan. The army concentrated its forces to attack Hanping City and concentrated all the forces of the Liu Bei army in Yizhou here. Then Zhang Ren and Yan Yan would be much more relaxed. It seems that this withdrawal was because Gao Shun wanted to preserve more strength.
"Thank you, General Gao, Lord Jiang's advice, I have benefited a lot!" Kou Feng is a good man who knows his mistakes and can correct them.
Gao Shun admired Kou Feng very much. Kou Feng was young and was not bad at all in terms of courage. The only thing that was a bit lacking was his awareness of the overall situation and strategy. If Kou Feng could grow up, he would definitely be a pillar of the court in the future.
The Shenwu court does not mind that there are many talents, and Liu Yu will also greatly value them.
Gao Shun hoped that Kou Feng could grow up as soon as possible, and he was willing to train Kou Feng for the court.
This situation was going very smoothly under the plan of Gao Shun and Jiang Wan.
"Gongyan, what should our army take next?" Gao Shun asked Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan bowed slightly and said, "General, we should use the golden cicada to escape from the shell."
"Very good!" A glimmer flashed in Gao Shun's eyes.
But Kou Feng couldn't hear any reason at all. He didn't know what plans were between Jiang Wan and Gao Shun.
"General Kou, tonight, I'm sorry to lead 10,000 troops to attack Hanping City under the banner of General Gao." Jiang Wan said. "You go and rest first, take enough energy, and let Liao Li know how powerful we are tonight."
Kou Feng knew that this must be a part of Jiang Wan's plan, and immediately responded: "I will obey the order."
Kou Feng bowed and slowly retreated. He had a task tonight, so he would just go to rest according to Jiang Wan's order.
After Kou Feng left, Gao Shun asked, "Gong Yan, how likely do you think we have to win this time?"
Jiang Wan smiled and said, "General, I can't guarantee that I have a big chance of winning, but I will definitely gain something!"
Gao Shun pondered for a while, then said firmly: "Your Majesty is in charge of the army. If we can't achieve any results, how can we be worthy of Your Majesty's emperor's grace? Let's act according to the plan. If there is any accident, I will take it all my strength!"
Jiang Wan understood that Gao Shun had to take all the responsibilities, which made him admire Gao Shun very much and praised him: "General wise!"
Under Gao Shun's command, Liu Jun from Jingzhou began to bury the pot and cook rice and rest.
Liao Li was worried about the possible attack of the Liu army in Jingzhou, and did not dare to relax for a moment. He waited left and right, but he did not wait for Liu army's attack to come. Finally, he saw countless smoke slowly rising from the Liu army camp in Jingzhou, Liao Li realized that Gao Shun would not launch an attack for a while.
"The whole army rest!" Liao Li, who was tense, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Liu Bei army in Yizhou in Hanping City relaxed with Liao Li's orders. After a day, they were really tired.
The golden crow is setting, and night falls.
Liao Li kept watching the Liu Jun camp in Jingzhou in the distance on the city wall. Others could rest, but Liao Li didn't dare. It has been several hours since Mingjin withdrawn his troops before. According to the general situation, even if Liu Jun in Jingzhou had to recover his strength, he had almost rested at this time.
Surprisingly, Liu Jun from Jingzhou did not move at all. It seemed that he would not launch another attack today.
Liao Li vaguely felt something was wrong, and was touching his beard and constantly thinking about it.
"Sir, you should take a break and let the last future stare at the enemy." Ma Sheng, deputy general of Hanping City, cared for Liao Li.
Liao Li came to his senses, nodded gently, and said, "If there is any movement from the enemy, come and report to me immediately."
Of course, Ma Sheng did as he did. Now the largest and most capable official in Hanping City is Liao Li, and the entire army dared not let Liao Li be exhausted.
Liao Li knew his importance and could have a good rest at this time, so he would not miss it.
The battle between the Liu army in Jingzhou and the defenders of Hanping City stopped temporarily, as if the battle today had never happened at all, and the world was very quiet.
Late at night, Kou Feng quietly came out from the camp with ten thousand soldiers under the banner of Gao Shun.
Before coming out, Gao Shun had already advised Kou Feng to let Liao Li pay full attention to Kou Feng. As long as Gao Shun's result is, the process is not important, Kou Feng will freely play it out.
This is the first time Kou Feng has led so many troops. The first time he has led his troops alone, he must have performed well.
The Liu Jun camp in Jingzhou is only three miles away from Hanping City. The defenders of Hanping City are not all fools. Soon someone noticed something was wrong and shouted: "There is something!"
Ma Sheng, deputy general of Hanping City who stayed to monitor Liu Jun in Jingzhou, became nervous in an instant. Under the night, he saw a large number of figures shaking.
"What a treacherous enemy army, I didn't do anything all day, just waiting for the attack late at night. Fortunately, I was wise and powerful, and I didn't get their big fool! Archers are ready! Grease is ready!" Ma Sheng ordered quickly.
As the figure on the city wall moved, Kou Feng knew that his heart was exposed, he pulled out his weapons and said loudly: "Kill!"
Ten thousand people attacked at the same time, and the shouts of killing were deafening. The sound woke Liao Li who was sleeping.
When he heard the shouts of killing, Liao Li quickly came out of the rest place, and he didn't even put in his clothes.
"What's going on?" Liao Li came to Ma Sheng in disheveled clothes, looking at him running. Seeing the crowds surging under the city walls and a large "high" flag, Liao Li already knew what was going on.
"What a Gao Shun, he actually launched a night attack!" Liao Li said hatefully.
Ma Sheng bowed his hand and said to Liao Li: "Sir, judging from the enemy's attack, it seems that it is full of people."
Under the night, even Liao Li could not see how many people were. However, from the shouts of killing and the movement of the figures, Liao Li recognized Ma Sheng's opinion.
"Hmph! Gao Shun is full of calculating, but he didn't know that our army was ready! People come and pour turmeric oil down and ignite the ground! Prevent the enemy from moving forward!" Liao Li responded quickly.
Soon, a bright fire started to burn under the city wall.
Kou Feng kept in mind Gao Shun's instructions and ordered the archers to strike at a long range, and no battle to enter the city before the fire was extinguished.
When Kou Feng led an army of 10,000 to attack Hanping City under the banner of Gao Shun, Gao Shun and Jiang Wan quietly left another exit of the camp with the remaining troops.
Gao Shun, who had been walking for a distance, saw the burning fire in Hanping City, and a rare smile appeared on his dead man's face.
Jiang Wan finally understood why Gao Shun usually had a stern face. It turned out that when Gao Shun smiled, his face was so ugly. Gao Shun still looked better when he didn't smile.
"The whole army accelerated forward!" Gao Shun's smile quickly disappeared, and he restored his previous dead face.
Where did Gao Shun lead 10,000 troops to go?
Fengdu City is an ancient city with a long history in Yizhou. Some people say that Fengdu is a ghost city, a concentration of all ghosts in the world. I don’t know when this legend began.
The people around seemed to believe this legend, and after night, they all stayed at home.
Due to the dangerous terrain of Fengdu City, the border with Fuling County was not conspicuous in normal times and was sparsely populated. However, as the Liu army of Jingzhou led by Gao Shun gained a foothold in Fuling County, Fengdu City became one of the cities that Liu Bei focused on. Liu Bei arranged almost 3,000 troops in Fengdu City, and sent his newly acquired trusted subordinate Chen Xiu to guard Fengdu. With the dangerous terrain of Fengdu City, there were still 3,000 troops, which was enough to block the attack of Liu's army in Jingzhou.
The guard Chen Xiu was also very confident, but an accident happened.
Liu Jun sent Zhang Ren and eight thousand soldiers to Fengdu City. Chen Xiu had heard of Zhang Ren's reputation when he was still a soldier. He was very worried about whether he could repel Zhang Ren.
Yes, at the beginning, Chen Xiu wanted to repel Zhang Ren. He didn't know where he got the confidence.
It is a good thing to have confidence, but when confidence is broken, the contrast is not something that ordinary people can bear. Zhang Ren's army is moving forward all the way, and old subordinates and young men continue to surrender. Zhang Ren is famous in Yizhou and is very good to the military and civilians. These people are going for this little. In addition, the situation on Yan Yan's side is similar to that of Zhang Ren.
Zhang Ren's troops continued to increase, and finally reached a huge amount of 10,000. Chen Xiu was stunned. The more than 10,000 troops were almost four times that of all the troops in Fengdu City. At the same time, the soldiers of Fengdu City heard that General Zhang Ren led tens of thousands of troops to attack Fengdu, and they all lost their courage and were in panic all day long. Through rumors, Zhang Ren's troops were exaggerated many times.
The morale of the army was disintegrated, Chen Xiu immediately sent a letter of help to Wei Yan, and in the letter tactfully stated whether he could give up Fengdu City if he had no choice. If he could not defeat him, he would just retreat at worst. Unfortunately, Wei Yan did not understand Chen Xiu's good intentions. Even if he saw it, Wei Yan would not let Chen Xiu give up Fengdu City. Wei Yan's order was to let Chen Xiu defend to the death, and reinforcements would arrive soon.
After receiving such an order, Chen Xiu was in tears. It seemed that he could only hold on to the death.
At the same time, the army led by Zhang Ren finally arrived at Fengdu City. Without waiting for Chen Xiu to react, Zhang Ren immediately launched an attack on the city.
Chen Xiu struggled to support him and relied on his strong defense to constantly repel Liu's army. At the same time, Chen Xiu begged God to let reinforcements arrive soon. He estimated that he would only last longer than a few days.
"Damn it!" Zhang Ren saw that the army's attack was blocked again, and immediately said furiously: "Are they all wastes? A small Fengdu has not been taken down for so long!"
Zhang Ren did not name anyone to scold anyone, but all his subordinates blushed.
You should know that the garrison of Fengdu City is Chen Xiu. Many people under Zhang Ren know Chen Xiu. In the past, Chen Xiu didn’t carry shoes to Zhang Ren, but now he can block Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren must feel embarrassed.
"Sir, why don't we use fire to destroy Fengdu City!" A general under Zhang Ren proposed a solution.
Zhang Ren cursed: "Bastard! Destroy Fengdu City?! You can tell such bad ideas! You are desperate!"
No wonder Zhang Ren was angry! Zhang Ren was very disgusted with Liu Bei and had feelings for the people on the land of Yizhou. Fengdu City has been standing for many years. If it was burned by him, he would be ashamed of Yizhou and the people of Yizhou.
The general who was scolded was ashamed and lowered his head and did not speak.
"It seems that the only thing to attack the heart is to do." Zhang Ren was not mindless, and he could tell the other party's situation.
Fengdu City has not many troops, and it depends on its dangerous geographical location as defense. However, Zhang Ren made a fatal mistake. He should not launch an attack so quickly. It is very difficult to defeat Fengdu City outside. This is also why Liu Bei dared to only let three thousand soldiers defend here. The best and most difficult method is to have internal turmoil so that Fengdu City can be easily captured.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ren knew what he should do, so he stepped forward and said to Fengdu City: "The soldiers of Yizhou in Fengdu City! I am Zhang Ren! The former general of Yizhou. We all grew up eating Yizhou rice. Why did we want Yizhou people to defeat Yizhou people? Liu Bei dog thieves usurped our lord's foundation."
Chen Xiu was shocked. His most worried was that Zhang Ren came out to speak. Chen Xiu understood the tactic of attacking the heart first. Others came out to speak, but Chen Xiu looked down on him. However, Zhang Ren was different. In Yizhou, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan had great prestige, especially in the army! At this time, a large part of the troops under Chen Xiu were the old troops in Yizhou, and they all admired Zhang Ren.
Before Zhang Ren could continue talking, Chen Xiu shouted: "Archer! Shoot Zhang Ren to death!"
However, no archer was willing to take action. The archers all looked at Chen Xiu, and from their eyes they could see that they were unwilling to take action.
Chen Xiu felt a chill in his heart. As the main general, his orders were useless!
"What are you doing?! Shoot me quickly!" Chen Xiu grabbed an archer and said viciously.
Chapter completed!