Bai Yu and Li Yulin used the same method to drive the poisonous snakes, and the raptors defeated the Zhao soldiers stationed at the south gate and east gate. Zhang He at the south gate, Tai Shici at the east gate, and Huang Zhong at the north gate all followed Gao Fei's instructions.
I will actively prepare for tomorrow's siege.
Gao Fei ordered the catapults to be evenly distributed outside the three city gates, and transported the rafts, bamboo rafts, canoes and other things that had been prepared a few days ago to the three city gates, and gave everyone a feast.
The officers then began to boost morale, making the soldiers full of energy.
In the middle of the night, Chen Dao led Wenpin, Liao Hua, Gao Lin, Lu Heng, surrendered general Wang Xiu and thousands of surrendered soldiers back. After eating and drinking, they began to rest and look forward to a battle to destroy the country tomorrow.
In the dead of night, Gao Fei sat alone in the big tent, reflecting the dim lights, dragging his chin and thinking hard about how to carry out the second half of Qu Langdenhu's strategy.
"My lord, Guo Shenjun is outside asking for an audience!" the soldier entered the tent and said with cupped hands.
"Guo Jia? Why is he here? Let him come in!"
Not long after, Guo Jia walked in, cupped his hands and said, "I see you, my lord!"
Gao Fei raised his hand, pointed to a straw mat next to him, and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, sit next to me."
Guo Jia walked straight to Gao Fei's side, sat down without restraint, cupped his hands and said, "Master, aren't you going to rest yet?"
"Don't you have a rest too? If I rest, who will come to meet you? You came from the south gate late at night, does Zhang He have something to do?"
"General Zhang, everything is safe and sound. It's just something happened to my subordinates."
"Oh... tell me."
Guo Jia looked at Gao Fei's sad face and asked, "My lord, are you worried about Qu Langtunhu's next strategy?"
Gao Fei nodded and said with a smile: "Well, do you have any good ideas?"
Guo Jiadao said: "Lü Bu is a young man, a brave man, but he has Chen Gong by his side, and he seems to obey Chen Gong's words. If the lord wants to encourage Lü Bu to attack Sili, he must have a good excuse that can make Chen Gong believe it. But with the subordinates
It seems from below that Chen Gong is a very scheming person and treats people very badly.
He was also very suspicious and would not be easily deceived. The only way was to start with the generals under Lu Bu. Lu Bu valued Gao Shun and Zhang Liao very highly, as well as his wife's uncle Wei Xu, and Wen Chou, who had recently joined him. These four
If we all approach Lü Bu together, Lü Bu will definitely capture Sili."
"Then how do you think we should convince these four people? Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wen Chou are not easy to use."
Guo Jiadao: "My subordinate is willing to persuade these four people one by one. I rarely move around in front of others, so few people in the Jin army know me. Plus I can imitate accents from various places, so it is not difficult to blend into the Jin army."
"Is there any danger?" Gao Fei asked worriedly.
"Three points of surprise, seven points of danger, but my subordinates have their own ways to resolve it. The general attack on Yecheng will begin tomorrow. It is also the time when the Jin army is least prepared, so my subordinates can take advantage of this time to sneak into the Jin army.
, and then contacted the four people of the Jin army one by one after capturing Yecheng,
Let them persuade Lu Bu to go south to attack Sili. As soon as Lu Bu leads his troops across the Yellow River, the lord can take his retreat and send troops to guard the various crossings of the Yellow River to prevent him from crossing north. In addition, the lord must also make a connection.
The Xianbei people, encourage the Xianbei people to go south to attack Bingzhou..."
Guo Jia paused, and seeing Gao Fei listening attentively, he continued: "Once the Xianbei people go south to attack Bingzhou, Zhang Yang, who stayed behind in Bingzhou, will definitely ask Lu Bu for help. Our army has blocked all the crossings of the Yellow River, and the message cannot be transmitted. Lu Bu
There is no way of knowing. The lord can take him at this time
Leading a strong force into Bingzhou, nominally helping Zhang Yang repel the Xianbei people, but secretly attacking and killing Zhang Yang, and then promising the Xianbei people benefits to retreat, and sending troops to garrison Bingzhou, then Bingzhou can be easily captured.
Come, the whole north of the Yellow River belongs to the lord."
Gao Fei laughed loudly and said: "What a clever plan. This move of yours is really clever. However, are you sure that there will not be any danger for you to enter the Jin army's camp alone?"
Guo Jiadao: "Lord, don't worry, my subordinates have their own strategies to escape. Moreover, this will also be the first contribution I, Guo Jia, have made under my lord's account. From now on, people all over the world will remember my name, Guo Jia."
"This boy still has the same drive. A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and he will risk his life just to be famous." Gao Fei thought secretly in his heart.
The scene when Gao Fei met Guo Jia for the first time at Sun Rui's house in Luoyang two years ago gradually came to mind. Looking at Guo Jia in front of him, he had grown into a strong and handsome young man. He was no longer the same person as before.
He was a frail young man, so he patted Guo Jia on the shoulder happily and said with a smile: "The younger generation is to be feared, the younger generation is to be feared. Be filial and work hard, you will leave an important mark in the history books in the future, and you will also become my
Founding hero of the country!"
"Thank you for your compliment, my lord."
Gao Fei and Guo Jia chatted some more in the big tent, then separated, then fell asleep and slept until dawn.
Early the next morning, Gao Fei left the camp and saw that the water outside the camp had subsided and that the water in Ye City had almost receded. He looked up at the scorching sun and gave the order to prepare for the siege.
The stagnant water in Ye City has not subsided for the time being. All the houses are soaked in the stagnant water. The people are miserable and the soldiers are complaining. The kindness and trust of the Yuan family have disappeared in their hearts. Just last night, some people and
The soldiers sneaked out from the four unguarded city gates, swam across the moat, or simply lowered the drawbridge, left the city and surrendered to the Yan army camp.
Yecheng is already in a state of chaos. The soldiers have no fighting spirit and the people are in panic. The siege for more than half a month has disturbed the hearts of many people in the city. Those people cannot eat well and cannot sleep. They are afraid that they will die when the city is broken.
In the chaos of the army.
On the urn at the south gate, Han Meng looked at the exhausted appearance of his men, coupled with the complaints and surrenders of generals such as Jiang Yiqu, Zhang Nan, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, and Ma Yan, his heart was slightly shaken.
.
Early in the morning, Han Meng, who had just taken over the city's army, gathered Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan and others together. They all sat together and talked freely with each other.
"I have no other intention of calling you here today. After being flooded, Yecheng suddenly fell into an unprecedented crisis. Yesterday I heard that thousands of soldiers and more than 10,000 people surrendered to the Yan army from the north gate. I
I want to ask you, do you think we can still defend this city?" Han Meng was the first to speak.
Zhang Nan first replied: "It's useless to defend. The soldiers have lost their fighting spirit. As soon as the enemy attacks the city, our army will be defeated immediately. The city will be broken sooner or later. I think we might as well surrender as soon as possible."
Already."
"Even if you want to surrender, you must carefully consider who to surrender to, whether to surrender to the Yan army or to the Jin army!" Jiang Yiqu famously said.
Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, and Ma Yan all raised their hands and said, "General Han, we all listen to you."
Han Meng closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened them and asked: "Who do you think we should surrender to?"
"Wen Chou surrendered to Lu Bu, why don't we surrender to Lu Bu together?" Jiang Yi channeled.
Zhang Nandao: "No, we should surrender to Gao Fei. I heard that Youzhou is prosperous under Gao Fei's governance, and being a soldier in the Yan army is very good with military pay and so on. I think it is better for Ying Gao to surrender to Gao Fei.
At least I don’t have to worry about food and drink.”
Han Meng said: "Once Ye City is captured, the foundation of the Yuan family will be destroyed, and there will also be a situation where two heroes are working together in Hebei. Gao Fei is in the east and Lu Bu is in the west. Both sides look good now, but sooner or later they will compete for Hebei.
There will always be fights. We have to make a good choice, otherwise we will regret it for the rest of our lives if we make the wrong choice."
Everyone was silent, and after a long time, they all raised their hands and said, "General Han has always had a unique vision. Is there any candidate in the general's mind?"
Han Meng laughed and said: "Lü Bu, the Marquis of Jin, is brave and good at fighting. He is unparalleled in the world. His subordinates can also be said to be the masters of tigers and wolves. The Marquis of Yan is both wise and brave. He is very unique in governing the place and using troops. Our army has many
I suffered a loss for the first time. In my heart, Lu Bu is just a warrior.
, and Gao Fei is the real hero. During these days of fighting against the Yan army, I fully realized the strength of the Yan army. The Yan army is not fighting alone, but a group of people. There are many talents in Yanhou's account.
, given time, he will definitely become the overlord of the world."
Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan and others all understood after hearing what Han Meng said so thoroughly. After looking at each other, they raised their hands to Han Meng and said in unison: "We are all willing to
The general is following your lead!"
Han Meng slapped his thigh, stood up, and shouted loudly: "Okay, if we want to do it, let's just open the city gate and surrender. Why don't we offer the city directly? First arrest Yuan Xi and Jushou, and then send troops to control the whole city."
City, surrender to Gao Fei along with the entire city's civil and military forces."
Zhang Nan and others all replied in unison: "We are willing to obey the general's orders!"
A smile appeared on Han Meng's face, and he thought silently in his heart: "Zhang He, since I want to be your opponent, I must be your eternal opponent..."
Afterwards, Han Meng made some arrangements for his troops. Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan and others all took their own subordinates to run around the city. Han Meng personally led the troops to Zhaohou
In the government, a series of things are going on in full swing.
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There was still a moment before noon, and the water on the ground had already receded, exposing the ground. Huang Zhong led the army in formation outside the north gate, and Gao Fei rode his horse to the front of the team to inspect.
Suddenly, a group of civil and military officials walked out of the Wengcheng in Yecheng. They walked out through the broken north gate with water flowing. The leader was Han Meng, holding a plate in his hand with some seals, ribbons and documents on it.
When Gao Fei noticed this unusual behavior, he asked suspiciously: "The enemy...the enemy came to surrender on their own initiative?"