In just a short time, the thousand soldiers of the Jin army who stayed in the camp were wiped out by Wen Chou's fierce offensive, and the camp suddenly turned into a sea of fire following Wen Chou's order.
Blazing flames burned the sky, and wolf smoke was everywhere.
Wen Chou led the cavalry troops back to the city. He held the horse's belly tightly with his legs, held a gun in his right hand, and held Cheng Lian's head in his left hand, with a bright smile like a peach blossom on his face.
"The general is mighty! The general is mighty! The general is mighty..." Wen Chou's subordinates all shouted inspiring slogans. At this moment, Wen Chou's heroic image was once again erected in their hearts.
On the west gate tower, Jushou watched Wen Chou, who was loved by his subordinates, return victoriously. He had an indescribable premonition. He glanced sideways at Yuan Xi and saw that Yuan Xi also had an excited face. He wanted to speak but gave up in the end.
Yuan Xi was so excited that he pressed his hands on the battlements. Seeing Wen Chou's heroic return, he said loudly: "I have good looks and Wen Chou, so why worry that the siege of Ye City cannot be lifted?"
Jushou didn't say anything, he naturally knew that Yan Liang and Wen Chou were two very important arms, but he didn't know why, he felt very confused, and an unknown premonition always hit his heart from time to time.
Seeing that Wen Chou had arrived at the suspension bridge, Yuan Xi said to Ju Shu: "Military advisor, let's go down to welcome Wen Chou's triumphant return. This is the first victory for our army in the past few days. The Jin army has no camp, and the siege of Ximen has been lifted. It seems that
The siege of the other three city gates will also be lifted in an instant. The military counselor's clever plan is really brilliant, hahaha..."
"Lord, don't be careless. Although our army had a small victory, it was only because the Jin army's camp was empty. Although it is not clear where Lu Bu went, if he leads the army back, Ximen will be surrounded again. Moreover, the Yan army
It is not a trivial matter. As for whether Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and the other six generals can lift the siege of the south gate and the east gate, it is still unknown." Jushou was afraid that Yuan Xi had not understood the current situation, so he immediately said.
Yuan Xi was very happy when he heard Ju Shou's words. It was like a wake-up call. However, he had no temper and was able to listen to opinions. Seeing that Ju Shou's analysis was very reasonable, he asked: "In the opinion of the military advisor, our army
How to set up defenses?”
Jushu said: "If we want to completely lift the siege, we must set up a camp outside the city and send a general to garrison outside the city to form an angle with Ye City. We can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat."
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Well, I already know it in my mind. Let's go down now."
"promise!"
Jushou followed Yuan Xi down the city tower, and when they came to the doorway of the city gate, Wen Chou happened to be riding his horse slowly from outside the city.
When Wen Chou saw Yuan Xi, he immediately got off his horse, threw Cheng Lian's head in front of Yuan Xi, clasped his fists with a smile on his face and said: "My lord, this is Cheng Lian, one of the eight strong generals under Lu Bu, the Marquis of Jin. Now he is dead."
I was beheaded by someone and dedicated to my lord!"
Yuan Xi took a look at Cheng Lian's head and saw that the head had been trampled by horse hooves to a bloody pulp. He smiled at Wen Chou and said, "Very good. General Wen has made great contributions and should be rewarded. I don't know what General Wen wants."
What?"
Wen Chou clasped his fists and said: "General, I don't want anything. This is the credit of the military advisor. General, I just did some meager efforts. If my lord rewards me, I should give it to the military advisor."
Yuan Xi was very happy when he saw that Wen Chou was not claiming credit. He reached out and patted Wen Chou on the shoulder, and said with a hearty smile: "The general is so humble, which is really a blessing to our army. If all the soldiers in the army are like the general, everyone can work together."
, we will definitely be able to lift the siege of Yecheng."
Jushou glanced at Wen Chou and thought to himself: "Wen Chou always likes to compete for credit. He and Yan Liang once almost had a fight. If the generals hadn't stopped him, the consequences would have been disastrous. But... Wen Chou standing in front of me was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. Not only did he have merit,
No, you have to blame it on others, what is this Wen Chou thinking in his heart?"
Wen Chou seemed to have noticed Ju Shou's slightly strange expression. When he saw Ju Shou standing silently behind Yuan Xi, he smiled and said: "Commander, now that the siege of Ximen has been lifted, Lu Bu's army has disappeared. I don't know what we should do next?"
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"Oh..." Jushou stroked his beard and saw the blazing flames in the Jin army's camp not far away, and said calmly, "Lü Bu's army will definitely come back. Now that the siege of Ximen has been lifted, it is still possible
Being surrounded by enemy troops, if we want to permanently eliminate the possibility of being surrounded, we can only set up a stronghold outside the city, and then become horns with Yecheng..."
Wen Chou didn't wait for Jushu to speak, and then asked for his order: "Leave it to me. I am willing to lead ten thousand horsemen to set up a camp outside the city, and we will be the horns of Yecheng."
When Yuan Xi saw Wen Chou volunteering, he said: "Very good, then I will give you 10,000 cavalry and immediately set up a camp outside the west gate. You must stick to the camp. If an enemy appears, you can only hold on and do not go out to fight. Enemy troops
If they attack the camp, I will lead the army to cover them from behind. If the enemy attacks the city, you will lead them to cover them from behind, forming a horned force."
Wen Chou cupped his fists and said, "No!"
Ju Shou did not say a word, but carefully observed Wen Chou's every move. Seeing Wen Chou talking and laughing freely and calmly, he secretly thought in his heart: "Is it true that Wen Chou only acted out of character for the safety of Yecheng?"
Yuan Xi gave Wen Chou 10,000 horse infantry and asked Wen Chou to set up a camp outside the city, corresponding to Ye City. He himself sent others to guard the west gate. After giving the instructions, he took Ju Shou and others back to the city.
At the same time, outside the south gate of Ye City, Zhang He looked into the distance from the watchtower of the Yan Army camp. When he saw soldiers standing on the wall of the south gate of Ye City, equipped with bows and crossbows, he felt a little respect in his heart.
He said to himself: "After ten years of separation, Han Meng has become more and more sophisticated in his military formations. It seems that the south gate is not suitable for attacking."
In the open space of three miles from the Yan army camp to the moat of Yecheng, ten thousand infantrymen were hiding in the deep trenches that had just been dug last night. There were deep trenches crisscrossing them, and between them, every ten meters.
A small and narrow open space is left open, and when viewed from the air, it looks like there are layers of checkpoints.
In addition, two earthen walls were built near the suspension bridge. Generals Xu Huang and Pang De each led 500 heavy infantry and heavy cavalry to hide behind the earthen walls. Once the enemy troops lowered the suspension bridge, they were ready to raid from the city.
, Xu Huang and Pang De will immediately rush out and block back the people pouring out of the city gate.
Zhang He stood on the watchtower, looked at Han Meng who was wearing helmet and armor on the wall opposite, and said with a smile: "I'll see how you come out!"
Han Meng on the south gate wall was also looking at the defense line deployed by Zhang He. He sighed heavily and said to himself: "Jun Yi's defense is so tight. If you want to rush out from his defense, you can't.
It’s really not an easy thing.”
Han Meng and Zhang He are from the same hometown. Han Meng is a few years older than Zhang He, and they are from the same village. The two of them grew up wearing a pair of crotchless pants. When Zhang He was ten years old, the two of them accidentally saved an old man. The old man treated them both.
One was so grateful that he left two volumes of military books as gifts to two people. After the two received them, they studied the military books together and asked each other for advice when they encountered anything they didn’t understand. They often went out in pairs and talked about everything.
friend.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. When Zhang He was fifteen, there was a severe drought in Hebei. There was no harvest in Hebei, and the people could only live on the accumulated grain. Han Meng's family was poor, and Zhang He's family was slightly better than Han Meng's.
Meng's father couldn't bear the hunger and went to Zhang He's house to steal some food at night.
After getting food, Zhang He's father discovered it. The two of them fought over the food, alarming the neighbors. Han Meng's father felt that his face was shameless, so he committed suicide, and Han Meng's mother also followed suit.
, leaving only a helpless Han Meng.
This incident left a huge shadow in Han Meng's heart. He believed that the death of his parents was caused by Zhang He's family. In anger, he broke with Zhang He and left his hometown with half of his military books.
He began to wander around. Zhang He also looked for Han Meng, but failed to find him. He had no choice but to return to his hometown until the Yellow Turban Uprising.
At that time, he was drafted into the army. Han Meng gradually became stronger and matured in his wanderings. By chance, he met Wang Yue, who was known as the best swordsman, and got Wang Yue's help.
He was taught swordsmanship and practiced hard to become a talent. Finally, he met Yuan Shao in Runan County of Yuzhou and recruited disciples, and he followed Yuan Shao from then on.
Now that the two people meet again, the past ten years ago emerges in their hearts bit by bit, making both of them feel very emotional.
Han Meng sighed heavily, looked at Zhang He who was standing on the watchtower in the military camp, wriggled his lips, and said softly: "Jun Yi, what happened in the past is in the past. Now we are each our own masters. I'm afraid it will be difficult to reminisce about the past.
Love, no matter who wins this war, this will be the battlefield for you and me to show off."
"General! My lord has an order, let the general cooperate with the six generals Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Zhang Nan, Jiang Qi, Jiang Yiqu, and Zhang Wei to attack the enemy forces outside the city." A scout walked directly to Han Meng's side and cupped his hands.
Han Meng's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned around and asked, "What did you say? How did the six of them get out?"
The scout said: "The Jin troops who went out from the west gate and surrounded the west gate didn't know where Lu Bu had taken the army. Only a thousand people were left to guard the camp. The military advisor saw the opportunity and asked General Wen to lead his troops to charge.
, Lu Kuang and others took the opportunity to fight out from the west gate, and are now detouring to the south gate, preparing to fight out from behind the Yan army. Please ask the general for your cooperation!"
Han Meng said: "I understand. If you reply to my lord, tell me that Han Meng will do his best and lead his troops to storm the Yan Army camp!"
The scout resigned and slowly descended from the tower.
Han Meng hurriedly turned around and looked at the Yan army soldiers who were waiting for him on the opposite side. He frowned and said slowly: "Even if Lu Kuang and others are coming from behind, Zhang He's defense is also very tight. Lu Kuang and others are here."
The cavalry should be led by Zhang He, but if Zhang He lets the whole army hide in a deep ditch, the cavalry will be divided into many parts, and if I want to attack by force, I will inevitably lose troops, what should I do?"
(Author's note: Sorry, I'm on a business trip these days, so I don't have time to update too much. I'll keep it to one chapter per day. I hope you'll forgive me.)