"What about you? How did you choose?" The face of the head of the Yu family when he looked at the other three families was not as good as before.
"I, I don't agree with this approach and am willing to quit. But don't worry, I will never tell the truth."
"Huh." Family leader Yu snorted dissatisfiedly.
The three heads of the family who disagreed were naturally imprisoned. No one could leave the room until the matter was settled. Even if the head of the Yu family agreed, the others would definitely not agree. Rebellion is not a child's play.
After Liu Bei and Liu Pan learned about their home, the first thing they did was to lead their soldiers to clear it out.
"Cao's army will be waiting outside the city to meet him. Let's do this and this..." The head of the Yu family slowly said the strategy he had already thought of. The other heads of the family in the scene nodded in agreement after seeing that nothing was left out.
Late at night, Jiangling City was extremely quiet. The first thing Liu Pan did after entering the city was to impose a curfew. After dark, everyone must return home immediately. Anyone walking on the street will be shot without mercy.
During the war, it is normal to use this method. The people in the city did not have any resistance at first. However, as time went by, not only the merchants were unwilling, but the people also disagreed. Many people in the city relied on their own craftsmanship or
They do odd jobs for businessmen to earn household income. However, with the city closed like this, people have no food left in their homes, and businessmen have also lost a lot of consumers. Naturally, there is a lot of resistance, but this is all done in secret.
Until the time comes when they can no longer survive, the people's choice has always been to accept the situation.
Just relying on words to resist is of no use. The defenders in the city are swaying with swords and guns. Anyone who dares to speak out can only talk about it behind his back and live off his words.
The night was as dark as ink, and three hundred men in black walked out of the Yu family head's house. Under the cover of the night, they slowly walked towards the city gate.
It has to be said that the head of the Yu family is very skilled. He is already very familiar with the patrolling soldiers from the Yu family to the city gate area. He usually takes care of them. There are also many people who secretly seek refuge with the Yu family. In fact, three hundred people are close to the city gate.
At that time, it did not alert the soldiers.
Not only was it as simple as three hundred men in black sneaking up on the city gate, but in order to be sure, the head of the Yu family asked several other family heads to send their dead soldiers to continuously create chaos in the city and provide opportunities for the most elite men in black.
It is said that such a plan is flawless, but there is a problem with the generals guarding the city. The guard general at the east gate is a general in Liu Bei's army. He does his duty well. When he saw the people walking over in the night from a distance, he already
Alert, he immediately ordered his soldiers to report to Liu Bei.
The man in black was a dead soldier of a noble family. He was not afraid of death despite his usual training. After arriving at the city gate, he started fighting without saying too many words. On one side was a well-trained soldier, and on the other was a soldier.
With brave soldiers who are not afraid of death, the battlefield heats up rapidly.
While the men in black were sneaking up on the city gate, chaos arose everywhere in the city. The private soldiers of the aristocratic families were not afraid when they encountered patrolling soldiers in the city. Generally, the patrolling soldiers were only three to five people and at most ten people.
In a team of more than a hundred people, only a few dared to draw their swords directly, and most people hurried forward to report the news here.
"Sir, there is chaos in the east, west, south, and north of the city, and patrol soldiers are constantly being attacked by sneak attacks." Liu Bei frowned, feeling very anxious in his heart. All his family assets are in Jiangling, and he naturally does not want anything to happen to Jiangling.
After Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, he was surprised and said: "My lord, it's not good. I'm afraid the aristocratic families in the city have colluded with Cao Jun to open the city gates and quickly send soldiers to various gates." The situation was critical, and Zhuge Liang also lost his previous graceful demeanor.
appearance.
"Send an order for General Zhang and General Guan to come to the big tent as soon as possible." Liu Bei ordered.
The defenders at the East City Gate resisted very tenaciously. These soldiers had followed Liu Bei for many years and fought in various places. They had never seen anything like this before. Although there were only fifty or sixty soldiers in hand, the generals guarding the gate were still confident that they could repel these men in black.
, after a brief battle, the general guarding the gate was somewhat dissatisfied with the combat effectiveness of the men in black. With such a force, he still tried to sneak attack the city gate, but he was just a dead soldier with a passion for death.
Fifty or sixty soldiers formed an insurmountable gap in the eyes of the men in black. No matter how loudly the head of the Yu family in the rear roared, they could never break through.
There are fewer and fewer defenders. No matter how uncooperative the men in black are, they have one advantage that the defenders do not have, that is, they are not afraid of death. Before they came, their head of the family had repeatedly told them not to care about the battle situation.
No matter how critical it is, no one ever retreats.
After losing more than a hundred people, the defenders only had more than twenty people. It only took a single effort to seize control of the city gate. The head of the Yu family looked happy and kept directing the men in black to come forward.
"kill!"
"Kill all these traitors."
The head of the Yu family was shocked. "Zhang Fei?" This signature roar was familiar to people in the city. Such a loud voice could be heard by people in the east and west of the city even if Zhang Fei was in the city.
More than a hundred cavalry, led by Zhang Fei, charged into the men in black, and in just a moment, they killed the men in black.
The fire that broke out in the city was extinguished by the defenders, and the boiling Jiangling gradually calmed down.
Cao Cao's army, which had been lurking outside the city, saw that the noise in the city was getting quieter and quieter. Cao Cao's face was very ugly. Jiangling was a very important matter. He stayed up late at night, waiting for good news to come from the front, so that Jiangling could be conquered in one fell swoop.
seize.
"My lord, could it be that the head of the Yu family didn't do things closely enough and was discovered by the defenders in the city?" Xi Zhicai stepped forward and asked.
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "It's impossible. Judging from the plan passed down by the Yu family, there are no omissions. Moreover, the Yu family is quite powerful in the city. If you join forces with other aristocratic families, you have a great chance of winning. Let's wait and see."
"Lord, the city gate is open, the city gate is open." Xun Yu stood outside the tent. After receiving the latest news from the soldiers in front, Xun Yu hurriedly walked into the tent, dancing and dancing, not half as good as Wang Zuozhi.
style.
"Send the order, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will enter the city immediately, and the three armies are preparing to attack Jiangling." Cao Cao ordered. The opportunity was fleeting and Jiangling could be captured at the minimum cost, so he must not let it go.
The city gates were wide open, and torches were constantly waving on the city. It was not until the rumble of horse hooves came that the darkness gradually returned.
Xiahou Dun frowned. At this time, Jiangling City was like a savage beast with its mouth wide open. He felt a little uneasy, but he still led his soldiers towards the city gate without hesitation.
Five hundred tiger and leopard cavalry had just broken into the city gate when they were met by a dense rain of arrows. Unprepared, the cavalry lost dozens of people.
Every soldier of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was selected as rigorously as the Xiliang Army, and the training intensity was also very intense. In order to capture Jiangling, Cao Cao directly sent the most elite troops among the generals.
"We've fallen into a trap." Xiahou Dun, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, immediately realized something was wrong and shouted: "The whole army retreats."
It's just that at the city gate, it was a bit more difficult for the five hundred tiger and leopard cavalry to turn around. In the chaos, the cavalry were crowded and trampled on each other, and the number of people who fell off their horses was unknown.
After fighting desperately to get out of the city, Xiahou Dun had only more than 100 tiger and leopard cavalry beside him, and more than 300 elite cavalry were buried in Jiangling City. Xiahou Dun was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wanted to immediately send his troops to attack the city.
"Lord, our army fell into a trap. Jingzhou soldiers were ambushed at the city gate, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry lost more than 300 people." Xiahou Dun said dejectedly.
Liu Bei appeared at the city gate, looked at Cao Jun who was waiting outside the city, and laughed and said: "Cao Cao kid, if you want to sneak attack on the city gate, it's not that simple."
After saying this, something was thrown down from the city.
"Sir, this is the head of the Yu family." A general who was responsible for contacting the Yu family came forward and said.
Cao Cao's expression kept changing. He didn't care about the loss of the Yu family head and the aristocratic families in the city, but the more than 300 tiger and leopard cavalry were Cao Jun's hard work. After so many years of building cavalry, Cao Jun's tiger and leopard cavalry only had 2,000 people.
Cao Jun was reluctant to use his trump card, but he didn't expect that he would die under such a scheme.
"Liu Bei, I will take your life in the future to pay homage to the dead soldiers." Cao Cao pointed at Liu Bei with the whip in his hand and shouted.
Cao Jun retreated in disgrace, and Liu Bei felt great.
"Sir's plan was indeed brilliant, causing Cao's army to lose more than 300 cavalry." Liu Bei turned around and said.
Zhuge Liang also woke up from the initial panic and said calmly: "After this battle, the morale of the defenders has been greatly boosted. It will definitely be more difficult for Cao Cao to capture Jiangling, and he may retreat because of this.
Then the danger of Jiangling can be relieved."
Liu Bei nodded slightly. From the time Zhuge Liang came out to the present, the strategies he has given to Liu Bei's army are all very good. Taking Cao Jun as an example, Zhuge Liang suffered a lot of losses.
The equipment of more than 300 tiger and leopard cavalry all fell into the hands of Liu Bei. These weapons were basically purchased by Cao Cao from the Xiliang army at a large price, and now Liu Bei was given a free advantage.
After Cao Cao returned to the army, his expression never relaxed. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was the most elite soldier in the army. Unexpectedly, instead of capturing Jiangling City, he lost his troops. He didn't care about the soldiers he lost before, but the casualties of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were.
It's the most heartbreaking.
At this time, Cao Cao also had the idea of retreating. The food and grass in Jiangling City was enough for three months, but in these three months, Cao Cao's army needed to consume countless amounts of food and grass. Even if there was not much delay on the road, a cart of food and grass would last for three months.
The food and drink expenses of the soldiers who were transported here and escorted were all money, and the road from Yanzhou to Xuzhou was not very easy, so a large number of people were needed to escort them.
"Lord, if our army retreats, we should leave heavy troops to guard Nanyang County in order to attack Jingzhou again in the future."
After Cao Cao had this idea, his advisers naturally came up with suggestions.
