Chapter Nineteen Night Attack
"Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao are here."
Two torches on the top of Changshe City lit up, and Guo Jia appeared on the top of the city under the fire, looking at the waves not far from the city calmly.
When he saw that the person on the city wall was indeed Guo Jia, Bo Cai felt very relieved. He was worried that Guo Jia would not be in Changshe and that he would return empty-handedly. It seemed that everything was exactly what he expected.
Bo Cai, who was holding the reins and straightened his back, said proudly: "Little Taigong, you are famous in Yingchuan. I love your talent. Today, as long as you leave the city and vote for my Taiping Road, I will stop my troops and leave. How about?"
As soon as Bo Cai finished speaking, the city of Changshe was in an uproar.
Everyone secretly complained: The Yellow Turban thieves attacked Yingchuan for this Guo Jia? Then we mobilized all the troops to guard the city with blood. Isn’t it just because Guo Jia is the only one?
At the same time, many suspicious eyes were fixed on Guo Jia: This person is favored by the Yellow Turban thief. What should we do? Kill him as a thief? Or tie him up and sent him to the Yellow Turban thief outside the city?
Guo Jia was secretly annoyed in his heart. This wave of words made a heart-killing statement. Now Guo Fengxiao is in a difficult position. Now, Guo Jia cannot expect Bo to withdraw his troops, otherwise he will be even more unspeakable. If he doesn't kill more of the Yellow Turbans, his position will be ambiguous.
"I don't plan for each other. Listen to my words, retreat quickly, otherwise I may be doomed." Guo Jia was righteous, but the children of the aristocratic families around him did not think so. They hoped that Guo Jia would take the initiative to go out of the city, and first, he could let Bo Cai retreat, and second, he could get rid of Guo Jia, a madman who had been jealous and hated for a long time.
Bo Cai laughed a few times, then whispered to the top of the city: "Listen to the people in the city, now you have two ways to go. First, send Guo Jia to my rebel tent, and I retreat. Second, tomorrow I will lead my army to attack the city. When the city is broken, there will be no chicken or dog left! How to make a decision, you can think about it yourself."
Bo Cai, who turned around and returned, raised a faint smile on his lips. When he returned to the military formation, he ordered left and right: "Plan to set up a camp on the spot and send people to build a siege ladder overnight. The rest of the soldiers should rest early. If no one in Changshe City before noon tomorrow, he will attack the city with all his strength."
The group led by Xun Yan at the front of Changshe City watched as Bocai's army camped and set up camp, while soldiers entered nearby forests to cut down trees, obviously to build siege equipment. Soon, several camp tents were already in sight.
The Yellow Turbans were busy in an orderly manner. Xun Yan looked back at the Changshe City, frowned and shouted, "What are you doing?"
Several children of aristocratic families surrounded Guo Jia with vaguely and pressed his hands on the hilt of the sword, and could pull out weapons at any time.
The scene suddenly fell into a brief silence and strangeness. The Xun family's children led by Xun Yan showed displeasure on their faces, while the other aristocratic families seemed to be about to break out, but Guo Jia was calm and indifferent, with a normal expression.
At this time, Chen Qun walked to Guo Jia, and said jokingly, "How could we easily fall into the trap of such a clumsy trick of the Yellow Turban Thief? Everyone, imagine how could the Yellow Turban Thief use a rash move for one person? This is the Yellow Turban Thief, so I don't need to pay attention to it. I think the Yellow Turban Thief must be trying to disrupt our military morale. If we were to let the Yellow Turban Thief manipulate the Yellow Turban Thief, then we would be able to get more and more. What should we do when we hand over Brother Xiuruo? Haha."
"What the long article says is exactly, how can we compromise with the jackals? Let's go back and rest for now. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow." Xun Yan presided over the overall situation, and on the surface, no one would violate his resolution.
From beginning to end, Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu didn't say a word, but just stood beside Guo Jia and were always ready to respond. If you can smooth things out or explain the doubts, you can only stand up by someone with status like Xun Yan or Chen Qun. Xi, the more you explain, the more you will make the children of aristocratic families feel malicious.
Everyone retreated timidly. Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Xi Zhicai walked to a corner of the city. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Under the faint moonlight, the camp of Bocai's army was right in front of him.
"Wangxiao, now, do you know how to act?" Xi Zhicai looked worried, and Xu Shu also frowned and meditated.
Guo Jia sighed to the sky and said with a wry smile: "For the sake of the current plan, I was afraid of Bo's withdrawing his troops. If he withdrew his troops, after the Taipingdao rebellion was pacified, today's affairs will be taken advantage of by villains. I, Guo Fengxiao, became a rebel member of Taipingdao. To block the public's stance, at least I must severely damage Bo's army. If possible, I, cut off Bo's head and can only show my ambition."
When he walked to Guo Jia, Xu Shu whispered: "The children of the gentry and wealthy families in the city are all greedy for life and fearful of death. I am afraid that they will join forces to send Fengxiao out of the city."
One hand touched the broken and cold city wall, Guo Jia sneered: "Although Changwen has just analyzed Bo Cai's intention, Changwen was only half right. I guess Bo Cai did come for me, but he would not kill me, but captured me in front of Zhang Jiao to seek credit. However, Changwen still concluded that one thing happened. Even if I sent me Guo Fengxiao to Bo Cai, Bo Cai would not keep his promise and stop the army. Bo Cai defeated Huangfu Song's 100,000 troops, and this matter had spread all over the country.
, the world thinks that he Bo Cai is a peerless general, and he uses his troops like a god. Otherwise, how could he defeat 100,000 enemies and kill countless generals? I am afraid that even he Bo Cai himself thinks so, so he will not withdraw his troops. If Changshe is such a small city, if he stops his troops and his reputation is damaged, how can he do this? If the children of the gentry who claim to be heroic and talented in Yingchuan cannot even see this, it is that I, Guo Fengxiao, were wrong. I saw them wrongly. It turns out that they are not just mediocre, but fools."
At this moment, the wind suddenly blew, the three of them were flying hair and their clothes were dancing. The three of them looked up at the sky, then looked at the direction of the wind, and they both locked their eyes on the Bocai Camp.
The wild grass is overgrown outside Changshe City and is extremely lush, and the place where Bocai camps is no exception.
Suddenly, the three of them showed joy. Guo Jia saw the excited expression on their faces and smiled faintly: "Only the wave can be broken."
"Help from God." Xi Zhicai's interface.
"Wild fire spreads to the prairie!" Xu Shu made the final decision.
The three of them hurriedly walked down the city. Xu Shu and Xi Zhicaiben proposed to go to the county government to inform Xun Yan, but Guo Jia shook his head and said, "No need to delay, I can lead the children of my family out of the city to defeat the enemy."
After thinking about it carefully, Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu nodded in agreement, and then came to the west of the city together. When they moved into the city, more than 300 households brought by Guo Jia were placed here. At this moment, the people snuggled up with each other on both sides of the west road of the city, covered in thin clothes, and slept on the ground.
At this moment, Zuo Ci was lying in a remote corner and slept soundly. His usual image of the fairy-like tract is gone. Dozens of children of cloth were sitting neatly around Zuo Ci. Many of them were dozing off, but some people were vigilantly opening their eyes and patrolling around. When they saw Guo Jia coming, they hurriedly got up and whispered: "Little Grandpa."
Guo Jia felt a little reluctant when he looked at these teenagers, but in this troubled times, he didn't care too much, so he summoned nearly a hundred teenagers. The common teenagers who had been trained by Guo Jia himself in the past six months were uniform and walked to the avenue in an orderly manner. In the blink of an eye, the team stood in front of Guo Jia in a neat manner.
On the other hand, Xu Shu and Xi Zhicai also pushed a car over. Unlit torches were placed in the car and distributed them to the teenagers in the civilians. They each had two torches. After briefly informing them of their strategy, Guo Jia added: "The risk of going out of the city this time is extremely high. If the Yellow Turban Army finds our intentions, it will inevitably cause a fight. If you are worried, you can stay. I, Guo Jia, will not blame me."
Nearly a hundred young men stood in front of Guo Jia, and the slightest hesitation never appeared. Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu nodded slightly.
"Zhicai, you will leave all matters in the city to deal with. If I, Guo Jiafu, have a short life and cannot come back, I hope you will take care of these people more." Before leaving, Guo Jia held Xi Zhicai's hand with a serious look on his face.
Although Xi Zhicai learned some martial arts skills with Guo Jia, it was not this material after all. Xu Shu was ready to go and obviously wanted to go with Guo Jia. The matters in the city, especially the more than 300 civilians following Guo Jia, must be taken care of. Xi Zhicai knew that this burden was his own, so he could only nod his head sadly. However, he was soon shocked and resolutely said: "When Fengxiao and Yuanzhi go here, they will surely succeed in one battle."
Guo Jia no longer had his mother-in-law, and Xu Shu and he took nearly a hundred young men in public to the west of the Changshe River.
When he arrived at the west gate, the person guarding the city gate was Xun Shao, the son of Xun Yan. Although he was young, he was polite and moderate. Seeing Guo Jia coming with nearly a hundred young men, he stepped forward and asked, "I wonder what the young lady has to do?"
Guo Jia gently pulled Xun Shao and whispered: "I want to lead my children out of the city to attack the camp."
"Does my father know about this?" Xun Shao frowned. He was about the same age as Guo Jia, but almost all his father and uncles had a common friendship with Guo Jia, so he was actually a little more humble when facing Guo Jia.
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It's not advisable to go further, please put the overall situation first."
"This..." Xun Shao was a little embarrassed. The power to defend the city was already in the hands of his father Xun Yan, which was recognized by the wealthy families of Yingchuan. However, Guo Jia was born in a poor family and was essentially not like them. Can Xun Yan restrain Guo Jia? Not to mention that Xun Shao's mind was too twitching, I'm afraid Xun Yan himself could not explain it clearly.
"Young Master, see if there are enemies outside the city? If not, you can let me close the gate after leaving the city, it will not affect your duty to guard the city gate." At this time, the night wind was blowing, and Guo Jia was anxious, fearing that this good opportunity for heaven would be delayed.
When Xun Shao heard Guo Jia's proposal, he thought it was reasonable. After exploring it, he opened the gate of the west of the city. After Guo Jia and his group went out, they closed the gate again.
The Bocai army was stationed in the north of Changshe City. Guo Jia and Xu Shu led the common teenagers out of the west gate. According to the prior agreement, a team of ten people, Guo Jia and Xu Shu each led half of the people to sneak towards the Yellow Turban Camp through the lush and dense grass.
The conversation was divided into two parts. The children of Yingchuan family who returned to their residence got together again. After discussing for a while, they decided to tie Guo Jia and send him to Bo Cai to avoid this unintentional disaster.
The three gentry children led by Wang, Huang and Li gathered more than fifty people to find Guo Jia's figure. They searched all over the city tower but did not find it. Then they rushed to the west of the city and fell into nothing. They were told by Xun Shao that they had found Guo Jia's whereabouts. The children of the aristocratic families were shocked and rushed to the county government with torches. However, they saw Xun Yan, Chen Qun, and Xi Zhicai at the entrance of the county government.
"Brother Xiuruo, something is not good. Guo Jia led his children from his family to surrender to the Yellow Turban Thief!"
"Absurd! He slandered." Xi Zhicai was furious. Thinking of Guo Jia and Xu Shu leading those young men in their early 10 years old to go out of the city to kill the enemy, and these playboys were just caring about their own lives and death. Now they not only want to capture Guo Jia to show goodwill to the thief, but what's even more hateful is that they don't know the truth and are also charged with the crime of surrendering to the thief!
"Hmph!" Xun Yan's face was gloomy and ignored this group of noble families who were usually arrogant but had no real talent and knowledge. With the expressionless Chen Qun and the resentful Xi Zhicai walked towards the north of the city quickly.
When they climbed the city tower, Xun Yan and his group were stunned as if they were bolt from the blue.
On a clean night, the grass where the strong wind blew hissed, and the tents standing among the grass were in order.
The flames were only quietly lit in an inconspicuous place, one, two, three... Ten o'clock stars and fires suddenly rose ten times, and the fires soared into the sky, and countless fires passed by, like a meteor falling. When they fell, a raging flame was lit. Ten ignitions of fires in different directions were like ten crazy dragons, jumping up and raging.
Riding on the strong wind, the fire dragon swept across the earth and burned out the plants and trees. The camp tents ignited a huge fire with the wailing of people and the neighing of horses.
Chapter completed!