However, Zhuge Liang said that after Xu Shu entered the city, he immediately issued a notice to calm the people, ordering the lanes to be opened for travel and the markets to operate as usual.
He also posted a "Memorandum Against Sun Ben" everywhere in the city, recounting to the people of Nanchang all the evil things Sun Ben had done to Changsha, showing that the Jingzhou Army was by no means reckless in raising troops, but was responding to the country, obeying the people, and respecting the people.
Conquer crime.
Then the two men summoned the officials of the county in the main hall. Because the meritorious officer (Liu Yi) claimed to be ill, Wu Guanpu (Xu Ping) was killed, and the chief clerk (a close associate of Sun Ben) abandoned his post. The county now has no official in charge, so Xu Shu
Xu Miao had meritorious service and was promoted to chief administrator to assist him in managing affairs in Yuzhang County.
In the afternoon, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu had a little leisure time, so they went to the Liu Mansion to visit Liu Yi.
Liu Yi claimed that he was ill and came home, but he was just showing his attitude to the outside world, and he did not really want to be loyal to Sun Ben. Now Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu personally came to visit, which gave Liu Yi enough face, so he got up from the hospital bed.
Meet the two of them and return to the county together.
With Liu Yi and Xu Miao co-presiding over the overall situation, at least the county government is as stable as a mountain.
A hundred miles north of Nanchang, Haihun, north of the city.
Peng Hu looked at the city with a gloomy face. He waved his hand and ordered an attack. His disciples immediately shouted, carrying a simple ladder and pushing a heavy car, and rushed towards Haihun City in a chaotic manner.
go.
Peng Hu originally had more than 10,000 followers. He was encircled and suppressed by Jiangdong Army generals before, and suffered heavy casualties. Now he only has 3,000 followers left, which seems to be a lot, but most of them are newly recruited bandits and villagers.
, there are only a thousand Poyang thieves who have followed him for many years.
Peng Hu originally had the idea of temporarily relying on Liu Jing, borrowing troops to capture Taishi Ci's hometown of Haihun, collect his property, and make a comeback. In the end, Liu Jing did lend him two thousand elite soldiers, but he did not hand over the command.
Instead of giving it to him, he sent another general, Wen Pin, to lead it.
On the surface, Wenpin regarded himself as a deputy general and was very polite to him, the nominal commander, but in fact, Peng Hu could not command the other side at all. For this siege, Wenpin led troops to the east of the city and did his own thing, completely ignoring his orders.
Peng Hu was filled with resentment, but he had no choice but to hold back his anger and drive his troops to attack the city.
In the past, Peng Hu traveled across the mountains and rivers, raiding the countryside, rarely attacking cities, and had very little experience in attacking cities. In addition, there were only a mob under his command, so the scene could not be described as "chaotic".
In contrast, the defenders at Haihun were all Taishi Ci's old tribe. Although they were small in number, they were very elite. Peng Hu's tribe rushed to the moat, and the defenders immediately fired their bows and crossbows, raining down on the city.
There were only a few members of Peng Hu's tribe wearing armor, so they could only hold up their spears to block the arrows while marching on the pontoon bridge. During the process of crossing the moat, Peng Hu's tribe was constantly hit by arrows and fell into the water, but they were able to successfully board Shi Wu Er San on the other side.
After finally reaching the bottom of the city, we finally set up the ladder, but unexpectedly, hot oil and dung juice poured down on it. Peng Hu's men on the ladder were immediately drenched in rain, and they let out shrill screams.
The people behind had never seen such a terrifying scene. For a moment, they were so frightened that they hesitated to move forward, and were soon overwhelmed by the arrows from the defenders.
I don't know who was the first to turn around and run away, which immediately triggered a chain reaction. Peng Hu's men suffered numerous casualties before they arrived at the city. They were defeated so easily without putting any pressure on the defenders. Peng Hu was so angry that he cursed loudly.
On the pontoon bridge, the retreating soldiers collided with the attacking soldiers, and the two sides huddled together. The consequences can be imagined. They were either shot by the defenders or drowned in the water. Even if they were lucky enough to escape, they would soon be captured by the police.
The team captured and killed. The first attack ended hastily.
After taking a short rest, Peng Hu immediately organized a second round of attack. Although it was stronger than the first round of attack, it was still limited.
Peng Hu was surprisingly calm this time, because he had no luck. He thought that Haihun might be able to defeat Haihun in one battle without Taishi Ci. It turned out that he had thought too much. With his ragtag group of men, there was no way he could capture Haihun.
On the other side, Wenpin did a little testing and found that Haihun City's defense was stable and the soldiers were working hard. He further strengthened his idea of "attacking the city as the bottom priority and recruiting as the top priority" and immediately stopped the attack.
A few days ago, Wenpin and Peng Hu crossed the river and failed to attack Haihun. He realized that Haihun might not be easy to capture, so he sent people to sneak into the city and persuade the defenders to surrender.
Over the past few days, as intelligence came back one after another, Wenpin learned that the Haihun defenders were not monolithic. There were some who refused to surrender, and there were also people with ambiguous attitudes.
Especially the news that Zhuge Liang led his army at the foot of Nanchang City and defeated Sun Ben yesterday. This news had a great impact on the Haihun defenders. Taishi Ci was defeated and left Ai, Xi, and Sun Ben was their only hope. Now
After hearing that Sun Ben was defeated, they had no time to take care of themselves and had no hope at all. Now there were only two ways before them, either to surrender the city or to die with the city. Wenpin believed that it wouldn't be long before someone could not hold on and left the city.
Surrender.
In the corner, a horseman came from Nanchang, holding Sun Ben's head in his hand. He galloped past Haihun City and shouted to the city: "Sun Ben has been wreaking havoc and poisoning Changsha. He has been executed now...!"
When the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers outside the city heard this, they immediately burst into loud cheers, while the Haihun defenders fell into deathly silence.
"The military advisor is truly a god!" Wenpin was sincerely impressed by Zhuge Liang's abilities. In just a few days, he killed Sun Bi and captured Nanchang. Even a famous general in ancient times could only do this.
"The sea has descended..." Wenpin asserted.
Sure enough, at noon, a large-scale rebellion broke out in Haihun City, and several generals who were unwilling to surrender were killed.
At the end of the day, the city gate of Haihun was opened, and the defenders came out. Wenpin appeased them one by one, and then led his troops to station in Haihun and take over the city defense.
Peng Hu has always coveted Taishi Ci's belongings and tribes, and is planning to go to the city with Wenpin to have a good time in order to strengthen himself.
However, Wenpin blocked Peng Hu outside the city on the grounds that Peng Hu had a grudge against Taishi Cibu and was afraid of causing trouble if he was allowed to enter the city.
Peng Hu was stunned on the spot, with a look of disbelief on his face. He never expected that Wenpin could do such a great job. What is this? When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden? When the cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys are cooked?
Peng Hu's men were all mountain bandits. They attacked the city today and killed and wounded hundreds of people. Seeing that the Jingzhou army refused to let them enter the city to plunder, they immediately became angry and gnashed their teeth. Some encouraged Peng Hu to attack the city, and some instigated Peng Hu to rebel.
Walk.
Although Peng Hu was furious, he did not lose his mind. At present, Liu Jing was powerful, and he only had 3,000 men under his command. He could not even defeat Liu Jing's military and civil affairs department. Going against Liu Jing was tantamount to self-inflicted trouble.
Dead end.
The plan to seize Haihun failed, and now Peng Hu can only continue to make concessions under Liu Jing and wait for the opportunity.
Thinking of this, Peng Hu suppressed his anger, appeased his tribe, and returned to the camp.