Zhuge Guanqi smiled and said: "If you can trust me, sir, just do as I say." He whispered a few words into Zuo Xingjian's ear.
The expression on Zuo Xingjian's face was doubtful, but he didn't have any good choices in front of him. He nodded and said: "Just follow what Mr. said!" He bowed his hand to Zhuge Yunchun and actually ordered to take the initiative to withdraw the soldiers stationed on the tower.
Horse, opened the south gate of Baiquan City, and lowered the suspension bridge. The city was still empty, but the executor became Zhuge Guanqi.
Zhuge Guanqi stood on the city tower, looking at the approaching army in the distance, his expression calm and unflustered. Gao Yuan beside him felt a little unsure, and whispered: "Sir, will they march in?"
Zhuge Guanqi said: "Yes!"
Gao Yuan said: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Before Zhuge Guanqi had time to answer, Zhan Peng hurriedly came to the city wall, clasped his fists and saluted him: "Sir, Zuo Xingjian and his soldiers and horses escaped from the south gate and abandoned the city!"
Zhuge Guanqi was not surprised. Zuo Xingjian was too courageous. The so-called empty city strategy just now was just a deception. He might have made up his mind to escape when he saw the opponent's army coming. He just proposed
After standing up for him, he just matched his feelings. He smiled and nodded and said, "Unfold the big flag we brought!"
Zhan Peng responded, took out the big flag from the backpack behind him, raised it on the flagpole, and a big Chinese character "Hu" waved in the wind.
Zhuge Guanqi gave Zhan Peng a few instructions, and Zhan Peng nodded repeatedly.
After a while, Zuda led more than 10,000 hungry and cold remnants to Baiquan City. Someone reported to him: "General, the suspension bridge of Baiquan City has been lowered, the city gate is wide open, and there is no one stationed on the city wall."
Zuda was slightly startled, squinting his eyes and looking in the direction of Baiquan City, but saw only a few figures on the city wall. Which song did Zuo Xingjian sing? He was running exhausted in this area with this group of remnants,
Like a bereaved dog, they are in panic all day long. They originally left Baiquan City to return to Yunyang to settle down temporarily, but after Tongyuan Bridge was blocked, they had to turn back. Although there were many cities in the surrounding area, they did not have the strength to capture them. After much deliberation, they had no choice but to turn back.
The most likely place to capture was Baiquan City, and only here the strength was slightly weaker, so they turned back and walked here. Zuda and the others did not have much food and grass left, and they already had the belief that they would fight to the end, no matter how much they had to pay today.
The price must also be to capture Baiquan City.
In fact, Zuda knew in his heart that even occupying Baiquan City would be of no use as there was not much food stored here. Zuo Xingjian would not have agreed to join forces with Jiang Zhengyang so happily if it had not been for the food shortage.
The army came to the south gate of Baiquan City. Zu Da ordered everyone to stop and was not in a hurry to cross the moat. He looked up and saw only three people standing on the city wall. There was also a large banner with Chinese characters waving in the wind.
, seeing that flag, Zu Da couldn't help but be startled. Could it be that Baiquan City had already voted for Hu Xiaotian?
Zhan Peng's laughter came from the top of the city tower: "Are you General Zu? I am Zhan Peng, the general under Master Hu. I have been waiting here for a long time! General Zu, please come into the city. We have important matters to discuss with General Zu."
Zhan Peng was full of energy, and his voice was carried far away by the wind, and could be heard clearly inside and outside the city wall.
Zu Da's face was full of doubts. Although he guessed that the other party might be using the empty city strategy, he was still full of worries. If the person who used the empty city strategy was Zuo Xingjian, he would definitely lead troops into the city without hesitation, but after this experience of fleeing in a panic
, he was extremely afraid of Hu Xiaotian. When he saw the big banner with the character "Hu", he felt chilled from the bottom of his heart.
Zhan Peng said: "Have you forgotten, General Zu? We had a fight at Tongyuan Bridge that day. General Zu's archery skills are pretty good!"
When Zuda heard what Zhan Peng said, he suddenly remembered that the man in the city was the one who shot down his own arrow that day. His heart became more solemn. He looked at the city wall, where Zhan Peng and Gao Yuan were standing on both sides of Zhuge Guanqi.
Zuda thought to himself that the scholar-looking man among them should be the leader among them.
Zhuge Guanqi remained silent, looking calmly and calmly at the densely packed soldiers and horses under the city.
The deputy general beside Zuda reminded him in a low voice: "General, there must be an ambush in the city."
Zuda didn't speak, and looked at Zhuge Guanqi from a distance.
Another person said: "General, they are trying to lure us into the city and then catch us all in one go."
Zhuge Guanqi smiled and said: "General Zu, don't be suspicious. There are no troops stationed in this city. We are here just waiting for the general to come. We have something important to discuss with the general. General, would you like to come into the city to discuss it?"
Zuda pursed his lips, fighting fiercely in his heart. It was obvious that he was hesitating.
Zhuge Guanqi said: "General, don't worry, there are no soldiers or horses in the city to ambush except the three of us. Zuo Xingjian and the rest of his troops have abandoned the city and fled."
Gao Yuan and Zhan Peng were both secretly frightened. How could Zhuge Guanqi be so confused that he actually revealed all his trump cards? Now they were in trouble. Zu Da and the others were all desperate desperadoes. They learned that
Is the real situation still okay?
Zhuge Guanqi expected that Zu's real purpose was to find a way for his soldiers to survive, not to attack the city. Otherwise, he would not have dared to propose an empty city strategy for Zuo Xingjian. Even so, he dared to stay alone and face these ten thousand people.
Even though there are many disabled soldiers, it requires extraordinary courage.
But the more Zhuge Guanqi said this, the more suspicious Zuda became. He hesitated for a while before he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go see you!"
Zuda was about to ride his horse, but the surrounding officers hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "General, no, there must be an ambush in Baiquan City. They are obviously deceitful!"
Zuda shook his head slowly and said: "I will go in alone. No one is allowed to follow me into the city. If I still don't come out within half an hour, you can attack again."
"General!"
Zuda raised his right hand, obviously determined.
Watching Zuda coming towards Baiquan City alone, Zhuge Guanqi showed admiration on his face, and secretly praised Zuda in his heart. Zuda is indeed a responsible general. Compared with Zuo Xingjian who escaped from the battle, this man is more capable.
The quality is undoubtedly much higher.
Zu Da crossed the suspension bridge and passed the city gate under the watchful eyes of his own soldiers. Zhuge Guanqi did a good job. Attacking the city was not Zu Da's goal. Even if he captured Baiquan City, he would just be lingering on. It could not fundamentally solve the problem. See
to the Hu-character banner. After hearing Zhan Peng's words just now, Zuda already thought that Baiquan City had fallen into the hands of Hu Xiaotian. In fact, after Zuda escaped from Yunze, he had been thinking about how they could get out of trouble all the time.
At first, they hoped to cross the Wangchun River to Yunyang, but after the Tongyuan Bridge was blocked, Zuda stopped thinking about this and understood one thing. The only possibility to save their lives in this area was
Hu Xiaotian was the only one left, so Zuda decided to go to the city alone. He wanted to have a good talk with the other party.
It was only when Zu Da entered the city that he was convinced that there was no ambush. Empty city plan? A bitter smile appeared on Zu Da's lips. He was still hesitating just now. Hu Xiaotian's men were indeed unusual characters. They were able to do this in the face of a large army approaching the city.
Such calmness and composure, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the guts.
Gao Yuan had already arrived at the gate to greet him. He took the reins of Zuda's horse and said with a smile, "Sir, I'm waiting for you on the gate tower."
Zuda nodded and walked slowly up the tower. He was not familiar with Zhuge Guanqi. On the contrary, he had dealt with Zhan Peng once. He still remembered Zhan Peng's amazing archery skills. How could Zhan Peng be so outstanding?
The people whom military commanders serve respectfully are by no means ordinary people.
Zhuge Guanqi smiled and said: "General Zu is here!"
Zuda said: "Sir, you are..."
Zhuge Guanqi said: "Let's play Zhu Guanqi!"
"Hello, Mr. Zhu!" It was not without reason that Zuda was able to gain Jiang Zhengyang's respect. He was both wise and courageous, and was good at communicating in all aspects of relationships. When he was in Yunyang, Jiang Zhengyang basically let him do everything.
Zhuge Guanqi glanced at the waiting army below and said, "How many people are there under General Zu's command?"
Zuda did not hide anything and answered truthfully: "More than nine thousand people."
Zhuge Guanqi said: "I remember that when the general fled Yunze, there should be 20,000 people there. In just a few days, more than half of them have fled."
Zuda said helplessly: "God's will plays tricks on people." He couldn't help complaining about Jiang Zhengyang's incompetence. If Jiang Zhengyang hadn't neglected to take precautions, the outcome should not have been like this.
Zhuge Guanqi said: "Where are General Zu taking them? They are following the general. They think the general can lead them out of the predicament. Does the general have a clear purpose in mind?"
Zu Da was stopped by Zhuge Guanqi and was speechless. He could not see the future or hope at all. Ever since Yunze lost the imperial rations, he had lost all his goals. These days, he was more like a headless fly.
, has been hit to the head with bloodshed.
Zhuge Guanqi asked: "Even if the general captures Baiquan City, can he hold it? And can he fundamentally solve the hunger and cold of these soldiers?"
Zuda shook his head, he couldn't solve it.
Zhuge Guanqi said: "I will show you a clear path for the general. Master Hu is recruiting new troops. If these soldiers go to join the army, Master Hu agrees to forget about it."
Zu Da's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again. Ordinary soldiers might still have a way to survive, but as for himself, he had no way out. Losing the imperial rations was an unforgivable crime. He whispered: "Yunze's matter is not your fault."
What you did?"
Zhuge Guanqi said meaningfully: "Those who don't know are not guilty! Jiang Zhengyang colluded with the Yunze water thieves, intending to steal and devour the imperial grain. Those water thieves revolted when they saw the grain, intending to devour it for themselves, so the two sides fought in Yunze. In the end, they were both destroyed. General Zu
Don’t you know?”
Zuda was stunned there, and after a while he shook his head and said, "I can't do it. Master Jiang also wants to find a way for his brothers to survive, otherwise he would never make such a choice."
Zhuge Guanqi sighed in his heart. Zu Da was considered to be very affectionate and righteous, and he was still unwilling to smear Jiang Zhengyang. He looked at the soldiers outside the city and whispered: "They are still following him to this day.
With the general in mind, these people didn't leave because they still had trust in the general. They firmly believed that the general could lead them out of trouble. The general's decision would determine their life or death."
Zu Da's heart was shaken. He looked outside the city. When he saw the exhausted soldiers under the city wall, saw their faces full of weather and fatigue, and saw their eyes still shining with hope, Zu Da
His nose felt sore, and tears rolled down his eyes.
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