(Author's note: Sorry for the late update, here is the late third update for everyone...) At dusk, the sky was already covered with dark clouds, and the Yan Army's camp was being renovated secretly. The soldiers would
Loads and loads of loess were carried to the military camp, and then tamped down with large stones to gradually raise and strengthen the ground where the camp was located.
After nightfall, a sudden strong wind blew, and the cool wind blew the Yan army's flag. The soldiers' faces were full of joy. It had been hot for so many days, and today there was a sudden cool wind.
, joy welled up in my heart.
In the three Yan Army camps at the east gate, south gate, and north gate of Yecheng, all the soldiers were working enthusiastically in joy. Coupled with the cover of the night, the camp was raised a lot in the darkness.
In the Jin army's camp at the west gate of Yecheng, Lu Bu and his generals were waiting at the gate of the camp. Seeing the long line of grain transporters coming out of the night, he felt a little comfort in his heart.
"Be careful, don't spill it. I'll be the only one to ask questions if something goes wrong." Chen Gong, riding a green war horse and wearing thin armor, pointed at the team transporting food and shouted loudly.
Lu Bu was looking forward to the arrival of food, and he was also looking forward to the arrival of Chen Gong and reinforcements. Not to mention how happy he was.
"I see you, my lord!" Chen Gong took the lead and galloped in front of Lu Bu. He dismounted from his horse and bowed with cupped fists.
Lu Bu relied heavily on Chen Gong. In the past two years in Bingzhou, he never fought with the Xianbei people. He often led an army out of the fortress, and all matters in Bingzhou were left to Chen Gong to handle.
Fortunately, Chen Gong lived up to his duties and used his talents to manage Bingzhou in an orderly manner. However, in order to raise military expenditures and food, Chen Gong had to increase the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes imposed on the people of Bingzhou. In addition, he also spent a lot of money on sojourn
The Huns in Bingzhou were attached to the Han Dynasty, and these Huns joined the army to fight for Lu Bu.
Lu Bu relied on his personal bravery to impress all the Huns and willingly serve them. He also recognized the advantages of the Huns in cavalry, trained them personally, and successfully formed a cavalry team with the Huns as the main force.
The Huns used wolves as their
Totem, so this army was called the wolf cavalry and was dispatched by Zhang Liao. All the Han people in Bingzhou were included in the personal guards commanded by Wei Xu. Lu Bu then selected two elite soldiers from these personal guards.
Thousands of people formed a trap camp and handed it over to Commander Gao Shun.
Bingzhou has a small population and lack of troops has always been a headache for Lu Bu. Chen Gong attracted the Huns, which was undoubtedly a big help to Lu Bu. Therefore, every time Lu Bu went out to fight, he always had no worries. He was very interested in Chen Gong.
Gong gradually became more dependent on her.
When Lu Bu saw Chen Gong standing in front of him, he immediately stretched out his hands and patted Chen Gong's shoulders. He laughed loudly and said, "The military advisor has indeed kept his promise. Today is exactly seven days. The military advisor can raise the funds within seven days."
Having so much food and grass is really a great achievement."
Chen Gongdao: "Serving the lord is what subordinates should do. The people in Jizhou are rich, and Handan City alone can raise a lot of food and grass, not to mention there are Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties. I only brought 20,000 soldiers and horses from 30,000.
, I will leave the remaining 10,000 troops to stay in Zhongshan, Changshan and Zhaojun under the leadership of various military commanders. I wonder how the progress is on my lord's side?"
Lu Bu's happy face suddenly showed a trace of anger, and he shouted: "Forget it, Zhao Jun is cunning. Our army has lost more than two thousand soldiers and horses in the past two days, including Cheng Lian, Xue Lan, and Li Feng
The three generals were also killed one after another. Yecheng was not as easy to attack as I thought, and our army only came with cavalry and did not bring any siege equipment..."
When Chen Gong heard Lu Bu's words getting weaker and weaker, he finally fell silent and stopped saying a word. He raised his hands and said, "My lord, don't worry. I don't know much about the war. My lord, can you tell me in detail?"
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Lu Bu nodded, stretched out his hand, took Chen Gong under his arms, and said to Chen Gong: "It looks like it's going to rain tonight. This is not the place to talk. Please follow me into the tent."
Chen Gong obeyed his orders and walked into the village gate with Lu Bu. When passing by Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, he suddenly found a big man he had never seen standing between Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, and he hurriedly asked
: "Lord, this is..."
"I am below Chou, I have seen the military advisor!" Wen Chou hurriedly said to Chen Gong.
After Chen Gong heard this, he was shocked. He looked at Wen Chou hurriedly and turned around and asked: "Yuan Shao has five fierce generals under his command, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Han Meng, Gao Lan, and Ju Yi. Among them, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the most brave. Two of them are brave."
They are all generals who are brave enough to champion the three armies and are invincible. I really didn’t expect that my lord could actually get Wen Chou to surrender. This is really a blessing for my lord and a blessing for our Jin army.”
Lu Bu chuckled and said: "This is all Zhang Liao's credit. If he hadn't persuaded Wen Chou to surrender, I'm afraid he would have become a dead soul under my halberd by now."
Chen Gong glanced at Zhang Liao sideways, and seeing that Zhang Liao was high-spirited and energetic, he smiled and said: "Wen Yuan is both wise and brave. My lord should treat him well, and he will surely become a capable general in his own right in the future."
Lu Bu sneered and said: "The military advisor looks down on Zhang Liao too much. In my heart, he is already a capable general. I already gave him my approval when I handed over the Wolf Cavalry to him."
"Yes, yes, my lord said yes, I made a mistake." Chen Gong said hurriedly when he saw Lu Bu's face showing an unhappy look.
Lu Bu took Chen Gong's hand and said to the generals: "Everyone, the military advisor has come from afar. I am hosting a banquet in honor of the military advisor today. You all come together. We will not go home until we are drunk today."
Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Wen Chou and others replied in unison: "No!"
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In Ye City, Yuan Xi sat alone in the hall of Zhaohou Mansion. He looked very gloomy. The conversation he had with Wen Chou during the day made him confused. In his opinion, Wen Chou was his father's servant.
He was the most loyal and brave subordinate, and the person who promoted him to a high position. He could not understand that Wen Chou would suddenly surrender to Lu Bu with all his heart.
"Lord..." Jushu walked in from outside the hall. Seeing Yuan Xi's brows tightening, he shouted tentatively.
Yuan Xi was thinking about things and didn't hear Ju Suo's words at all. He didn't even know that Ju Sue came in. His eyes were staring at the ground blankly, his hands were clenched into fists, and his upper teeth were biting his lower lips.
He squeezed out a sentence: "Why... why did you surrender to Lu Bu... Why on earth is this?"
Jushou heard what was going on from Yuan Xi's words to himself. He sighed, shook his head, walked slowly to Yuan Xi's side, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the matter is over, don't think about it anymore."
It's of no use, I can only say that everyone has his or her own ambitions.
This subordinate is also ashamed of his lord. Although he has a small victory over the Jin army today, it will be more difficult in the future. Now the enemy has surrounded the four gates and cannot get out. As the military advisor of the Zhao army, this subordinate cannot imagine
When I retreated from the enemy, I was really ashamed."
Yuan Xi came to his senses at this time. Hearing Jushou's words, he said: "Military advisor, don't worry, maybe my Yuan family is really over. There are still 50,000 soldiers and horses in Ye City, and the food and grass are enough to last for a year.
If we insist on not fighting, we may be able to defeat the enemy..."
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, followed by a huge thunder, which directly drowned out Yuan Xi's voice.
Jushuo saw Yuan Xi open his mouth but heard no sound, but his brows immediately furrowed and he hurried out of the hall. Looking up, he saw lightning mixed with thunder in the night sky, and a bit of cool wind blowing him.
Feeling comfortable, he hurriedly shouted: "No! The Yan army may really be able to flood Yecheng!"
Yuan Xi ran out of the hall, came to Jushou's side, and asked: "Military advisor, what did you just say?"
Jushou hurriedly said: "My lord, it has been so hot and unbearable for a while that the water level of the Zhang River has dropped. Zhao Jun blocked the channel where the Zhang River flows into the moat. They must have built a dam there to temporarily store water.
.I didn’t expect the weather to change so quickly during the day. Now there’s lightning and thunder, it’s a storm.
The omen before the arrival is that if this heavy rain lasts for a long time, the water level of the Zhang River will inevitably rise. Once the Yan army digs the gap, the river water will flow down and will inevitably rush into the moat. The river water carried by the moat will
If the water level is limited, the water level will reach the ground, and the river will flow into the city, and Yecheng will instantly become a land of marshes."
When Yuan Xi heard what Jushu said was so serious, he hurriedly asked: "What should we do?"
Jushu said: "For the current plan, we can only block the places around the city wall where water can overflow, and then dig deep ditches everywhere in the city to store water. We hope to reduce the impact of the water of the Zhang River on Ye City.
In addition, the grain in the granary should also be quickly moved to a higher place to be prepared and must not be flooded, otherwise Yecheng will fall into an unprecedented panic."
Yuan Xi said: "Military advisor, I will leave this matter to you. Go now and leave everything in the city to your command..."
"Lord—" Chen Zhen rushed over from outside, panting and panicking, "Something is going wrong, General Yan... General Yan..."
Yuan Xi and Jushou both took a breath of air and asked in unison: "What's wrong with Yan Liang?"
Chen Zhen took a breath, took a deep breath, and said in one breath: "My subordinates and Chen Lin were guarding the east gate. General Yan Liang suddenly arrived on horseback. He immediately summoned three thousand cavalry and ordered people to open the city gate and lower the drawbridge.
, he was about to break out of the east gate and fight to the death with the Yan army, but his subordinates could not stop him. General Yan Liang
He rushed out of the city with the cavalry, and just when he ran to the edge of the earth wall built by the enemy, he was suddenly attacked violently. Tai Shici, the general of the Yan army, commanded the soldiers to lure the enemy deep and led Yan Liang into the encirclement.
General Yan Liang was surrounded, and his subordinates were unable to get out due to the conflict, but were blocked back by the enemy..."
Before Chen Zhen could speak, Yuan Xi said angrily: "What nonsense! Follow me to the east gate and send troops to rescue Yan Liang. I have lost Wen Chou and cannot lose Yan Liang anymore, otherwise the morale of our army will be extremely low!"
Ju said, Chen Zhen replied at the same time: "No!"