"What happened? I fell into a trap." Bian Xi shouted secretly when he saw that he was surrounded.
At this time, a man who looked like a general was outside the door. He was wearing armor, holding a sword, and a copper helmet on his head. He was riding a yellow gelding horse, with 600 infantry behind him, surrounding the gate of the county government treasury.
Three hundred swordsmen and shield soldiers blocked the front line, and three hundred archers aimed at the treasury in unison, surrounding the entrance of the treasury with water.
"Hahaha... you stinking bandits, you knew you would come here. Did you fall into my trap this time? Let me see how you come out this time!" The man on horseback laughed loudly.
, has a sallow complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a wide mouth, a small goatee on his chin, a bit of dark yellow hair and beard, and a tall nose. He is probably in his thirties.
Bian Xi looked through the crack in the door of the treasury and saw that although the 600 people in front of him were not many, they were all neatly organized, with a hint of murderous intent on their faces. The man on the horse had a strong body and held a
The long-handled sword also looks quite majestic.
"It seems that they have laid a trap for the bandits early in the morning and are waiting for them to plunder. Now they regard us as real bandits." Bian Xi turned his head and said to his subordinates.
"Master Shangshu, there are only 600 Wei troops outside the gate, why don't we rush out and kill them all!" A village chief suggested.
"No! They are six hundred people, not six people. It is easy for fish to slip through the net. Once fish slips through the net, I am afraid that our army's secret sneaking will be exposed." Although Bian Xi is not a resourceful person, he has been over the years.
The experience of the scouts who came here told him that it was not advisable to act rashly at this time. Once the enemy was alerted, their plan to attack Nanzheng might be ruined.
"Master Shangshu, what should we do now?"
"If we don't go out, they won't be able to attack us. It's okay for the time being. Let's just stay in this stalemate and let me think about it." Bian Xi glanced at the door, took stock of the atmosphere outside, and then said.
Outside the treasury, the people on horseback waited for a long time but did not see the people inside rushing out. However, if they attacked by force, they would suffer a lot of losses. Moreover, he was bluffing this time. In fact, there were only fifty people stationed in the county.
There are others
Twenty or thirty government officials, just because they were repeatedly harassed by bandits, decided to make their own decisions, opened the treasury, distributed weapons to the people in the city, organized a team of 600 people, and moved all the other people in the city.
Arrived somewhere else.
However, these talents have been training for a month and have never been on the battlefield. If they really go to a confrontation, they will probably suffer a big loss.
He anxiously turned over and dismounted, and shouted inside: "I will count dozens, and then you will come out and surrender, hand over your weapons. I will never hurt you."
After hearing this, Bian Xi shouted: "Why should we believe you?"
"I am the magistrate of this county, and I always keep my word. You can go and ask around. I, Zhang Meng, never lie to anyone!" Zhang Meng, the magistrate, shouted loudly.
Bian Xi said: "Soldiers never tire of deceit, unless you ask your subordinates to lay down their weapons first, and then we come out and surrender!"
"Impossible! How can I believe what you say?" Zhang Meng, who is not a fool, replied.
Bian Xi didn't really intend to surrender, he just wanted to delay time. Inside the treasury, the hundred soldiers he brought were looking for exits to see if there was any place where they could rush out.
"In this case, why should I believe what you say? Since ancient times, officials and thieves have been at odds with each other. If we don't go out, you can't even come in!" Bian Xi shouted.
Zhang Meng was so angry that he walked back and forth on the spot and threw the sword in his hand towards the soldiers. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Suddenly, he saw some scrap wood on both sides of the warehouse.
An idea struck, and he ordered his subordinates: "You each take fifty people, go around to both sides, then place all the firewood at the door of the treasury, pour kerosene on it, and set fire to smoke them out."
The subordinates nodded and immediately split up, and a hundred archers went around.
Bian Xi saw the movement of Wei soldiers, but he was not sure what the intention was, so he said to his subordinates: "Be careful. Have you found the exit?"
"Master Shangshu, we couldn't find any exit. We all tried it with steel knives. The surroundings were made of huge rocks and were glued together with special clay. Even if we cut them with knives, there wouldn't be even one or two.
Even if there is no time, I can’t cut out an exit.”
Bian Xi said: "Forget it, let's all gather here. I think the Wei soldiers want to attack. Everyone, be prepared. As long as they dare to attack by force, we will give the Wei army a first blow."
"good!"
The two groups of people were in a stalemate like this. Not long after, a lot of wood was suddenly thrown from both sides of the treasury, and soon it piled up into a pile.
Seeing this, Bian Xi hurriedly shouted: "No, the enemy is going to attack with fire..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the torch was thrown over, and the firewood poured with kerosene immediately burned. Then, a lot of snowballs were thrown from both sides, and they were thrown at the burning fire.
After a while, the fire was reduced, but thick smoke began to rise. It happened that the wind direction at this time was facing the door of the treasury, and the thick smoke rushed directly into the treasury.
"You idiot, it turns out he wanted to smoke us. Everyone covered their mouths and noses and lay on the ground." Bian Xi shouted hurriedly.
Outside the treasury, Zhang Meng had a smile on his face and continued to ask people on both sides to throw in firewood.
After a while, people outside heard bursts of coughing from the people inside, and Zhang Meng burst out laughing and shouted: "I see if you can come out, or I will smoke you to death!"
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The people around him also laughed wildly, but did not attack.
When everyone was laughing wildly, the door of the treasury suddenly opened, and then more than twenty flying knives were shot out from the door. In just this moment, more than a dozen people in the Wei army were killed, and all of them were hit in the head.
Knife. Several people were injured on their arms. Even so, for ordinary people who had never fought in a battle, the pain was still unbearable, and they began to make sounds like killing pigs.
"Block it, block it with your shield! There are experts inside, and you can tell the direction just by the sound of your voice..." Although Zhang Meng was a county magistrate, he had an extraordinary background. His father was Zhang Huan, a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was Zhang Huan's elder.
Laizi. However, due to the rift between Zhang Huan and Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo eliminated dissidents after occupying Liangzhou. Zhang Meng then moved his family to Hanzhong and kept his name anonymous. It was not until Dong Zhuo's death that he restored his original surname.
Zhang Meng also became a county magistrate in Chenggu County, but he always felt that he was incompetent and wanted to make a difference.
After Bian Xi and others shot with flying knives, they immediately closed the door of the treasury. This random shooting did bring some psychological shock to Zhang Meng and others.
As a result, the two armies began to stand in a stalemate, while Bian Xi and others continued to hide their faces on the ground, and ordered people to dig small caves at the weak points high in the treasury to let the thick smoke disperse.
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Gao Fei, Zhao Yun and more than 800 people were waiting at the Han River. When Bian Xi and others returned after a long time, they sent people up to see what was going on.
As soon as the soldiers climbed up to the peak, they saw the smoke coming out of Chenggu City from a distance, and hurriedly shouted to Gao Fei: "Your Majesty, there is smoke coming out of Chenggu City. Could it be Bian Shangshu and the others who met him?"
What's the danger?"
Gao Fei said: "The whole army is dispatched, we can't let any of our own people make any mistakes."
"promise!"
With an order, Gao Fei, Zhao Yun and more than 800 people all started climbing up the rock.
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"Damn, how can these stinky thieves be so strong? It's been almost half an hour and they haven't been smoked to death yet?" Zhang Meng cursed.
"Sir, look, the smoke is coming out of the treasury."
"You idiot, you are so smart. Go get some water, the more the better!" Zhang Meng shouted.
"Fetching water? Sir, what kind of water are you fetching at this time?"
"Don't ask so many questions. Everyone lifts a hole and draws out all the water from the spring. One hundred people... no, two hundred people!" Zhang Meng shouted excitedly.
"But sir, where did you get so many barrels?"
“There are plenty of them in private houses, just pick them up!”
"Oh, it's my lord."
After the order was given, Zhang Meng showed a strange smile and said, "Let's see if I don't kill you this time!"
After a long time, two hundred soldiers came over carrying a bucket full of water. There was a hot spring in the mountain. The water was warm. It happened to be close to the city. When they came to fight, the soldiers all let go.
He fell to the ground and asked, "Sir, what are you going to do next?"
Zhang Meng chuckled and said to his soldiers: "Go separately and pour all the water into the treasury. The treasury is on a low ground. This time I will freeze them alive!"
The soldiers nodded and praised Zhang Meng for his intelligence.
Two hundred people quietly slipped over and poured buckets of water into the treasury.
"Water! So much water!" the Feiyu Army soldier lying on the ground suddenly shouted.
Bian Xi hurriedly said: "Grandma, try your best, I can't bear it anymore, all rush out and kill him without leaving a trace!"
"Okay! I've endured enough." the crowd said excitedly.
At this moment, there was a thunderous sound outside, followed by a smell of gunpowder.
After Bian Xi and others smelled the smell, they immediately knew what was going on and rushed out with their soldiers.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door of the treasury, he saw that Zhao Yun had already controlled Zhang Meng. Eight hundred soldiers of the Feiyu Army surrounded Zhang Meng's men. Gao Fei walked out surrounded by the crowd.
"Emperor...General...why are you here?" Bian Xi put away his weapon and asked hurriedly when he saw that these people were vulnerable to the Feiyu Army.
"If I don't come again, will you keep hiding?" Gao Fei pointed at Zhang Meng and others and asked, "What's going on?"