The sun sets in the west, and a waning sun hangs in the sky.
The city gate of Jinyang City opened with a creak, and a group of people and horses slowly drove out. Among them, the leader was Shen Pei, who headed out of the city with 10,000 stones of grain and 3,000 jars of fine wine prepared by Fazheng.
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This time, Shen Pei spent a lot of money.
Grain is easy to talk about. After all, when the granary is opened, 10,000 shi of grain can be levied, which can easily meet Fa Zheng's requirements. But the three thousand jars of wine escorted by FAW were obtained by Shenpiao at a high price. After all, each jar of wine is
These are not ordinary wines, but aged fine wines. To gather three thousand jars of fine wines really takes a toll on the brains of the judge.
After leading two groups of soldiers out of the city, Shenpei knew that he was on a road of no return.
It is a great achievement to let the Shu army drink and have a carnival.
If he returns to Jinyang City with three thousand jars of fine wine, Sima Yi will definitely not be lenient. Even if Sima Yi doesn't kill him, he will definitely be humiliated in every possible way. Sima Yi vowed that it must be completed, and the judge also knows that Sima Yi does not dare to kill him.
"Sir Shen, can the drinks be sent out?"
Next to the judge, a confidant asked in a low voice.
Obviously, even the subordinates who reviewed and matched were uneasy and felt that it would be difficult to succeed.
Shen Pei said in a deep voice: "Do your best, listen to fate, and act according to the opportunity."
When the subordinates heard this, they stopped talking.
The wheels turned, and a team winding like a long dragon left Jinyang City, disappeared from sight, and rushed towards the location of the Shu Army camp. The Shu Army camp is located eight miles away from Jinyang City, in front of, behind, and to the left of the camp.
It is a broad avenue, flat and vast, and it is not easy to set up an ambush. There is only a hillside ten feet high on the right side, covered with dense trees.
Shen Pei arrived with the grain team, but was stopped outside by soldiers and waited quietly for Zhao Yun.
Not long after, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong came out.
Noriman led his soldiers to stand ready in the camp to prevent trouble.
Seeing that Fazheng did not come out, Shen Pei breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the layout of the military camp and the surrounding environment, and secretly praised Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun as veteran generals. Their layout was rigorous and watertight. Even if they wanted to raid the Shu army,
The camp was not easy either. The shadow of Sima Yi suddenly appeared in Shen Pei's heart, and he felt a little admiration. Only Sima Yi could come up with such a damaging trick.
"Trial match!"
When Shen Pei was thinking about things, Zhao Yun's rich voice came.
The judge suddenly came to his senses, bowed and said: "General Zhao, why are you looking for the official office?"
Zhao Yun walked to the side of the examiner and shouted in a deep voice: "The military advisor asked you to prepare 10,000 shi of food, but you completed it in a decent manner. But there are still 3,000 jars of wine in the convoy. What does this mean? We need to reward the soldiers.
Is there any need for you to do this? Once the soldiers are drunk and the camp is unstable, it is easy for things to happen. Don’t you understand this?"
The judge already knew that Zhao Yun would ask, so he already had a plan in mind.
He showed an innocent look and said respectfully: "General Zhao, please listen to my explanation!"
"Huh, drinking is prohibited in the military camp, no need to explain. I don't want any of the three thousand jars of wine, just take them all back." Zhao Yun held his head high, staring at the judge like a knife, and directly rejected the judge's request.
At this moment, Shen Pei's heart sank to the bottom
The Shu army arrived outside Jinyang City. He wanted the Shu army to enter the city, but Fa Zheng firmly refused.
Now he was about to give out the wine that contained a small amount of sweat medicine, but Zhao Yun was determined again. It was simply because God did not bless him and did not give him a chance to make meritorious deeds. The judge sighed in his heart, but he kept thinking, trying to convince Zhao Yun.
"Zilong, I think we can listen to Shen Pei's explanation."
Huang Zhong was talking, but his eyes were fixed on the three thousand jars of wine not far away. He made a rumbling sound in his throat and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
When the judge saw Huang Zhong's expression, he immediately became energetic.
There is a general who is addicted to alcohol, which greatly increases his chances of giving away three thousand jars of wine. Especially since Huang Zhong is an old general in the army, he is prestigious and capable.
Zhao Yun also has to weigh Huang Zhong's words.
Shen Pei cheered up and said: "General Zhao, General Huang, please listen to the official's explanation. The three thousand jars of wine were not prepared by the official. It was the gentry in the city who heard that the Shu army was coming and wanted to relieve Jinyang.
It was dangerous, and he spontaneously presented old wines. The gentry were so enthusiastic that the subordinates could not refuse, so they came with three thousand jars of wine."
As he spoke, the judge walked to a carriage filled with wine, pulled out the sword on his waist, and stabbed the wine jar with his sword.
In an instant, a strong aroma of wine floated out, lingering in the air.
Huang Zhong took a deep breath, squinting his eyes slightly, with an intoxicated look on his face, enjoying himself very much. He stretched his neck and kept swallowing saliva, with a look of anticipation in his eyes.
They looked like they couldn't wait to take a sip.
Zhao Yun saw Huang Zhong's expression and said, "Old General Huang, military situation is important."
"Oh, yes, yes!"
Huang Zhong nodded and stood helplessly on the spot.
The judge secretly screamed something bad, and said: "General Zhao, Old General Huang, and the gentry gave away ten thousand jars of fine wine in total. I thought that if there was too much wine, there might be problems, so I only brought
We bought three thousand jars of wine. If the three thousand jars of wine were divided evenly, one soldier would not have half a bowl of wine, so there would be no problem if he drank. The soldiers who should be on patrol at night would watch the night and rest when they should, and there would be no problems."
Huang Zhong looked excited and said loudly: "Zilong, Mr. Shen has already thought about it, don't worry."
Shen Pei took advantage of Huang Zhong's help to speak and continued: "General Zhao, today because he brought ten thousand shi of grain, the team was too long to prepare meat. Two days later, I will prepare another three thousand jars of fine wine and let the soldiers in the city
Kill pigs and sheep, and bring meat and wine to General Zhao. It will not affect the battle of the army, but it will also keep the soldiers well fed."
Speaking of this, Shen Pei said with a sad expression: "Right now, Jinyang City is weak and can only defend itself and cannot help the generals attack Xiahou Dun. Everything depends on General Zhao and General Huang.
What the gentry can do is to provide good logistics for the army, prepare wine and meat, and hope that General Zhao will accept it."
After performing a complete performance, the judge simply put his hands together, raised them and bowed to Zhao Yunchang.
Commander Shen took a breath and said, "Please accept General Zhao."
Huang Zhong seemed to be moved by the judge, and said loudly: "Zilong, there is nothing to hesitate about. Don't hesitate. Today we have wine to drink, and in two days we have meat to eat. How great! Let's send troops from Hulao Pass.
Later, I was sparing on food, no wine to drink, and no meat to eat. Now Mr. Shen offers good wine and good meat. This is the wish of the elders of Bingzhou and cannot be refused."
Zhao Yun said hesitantly: "Old General, drinking is not allowed in the army."
Huang Zhong immediately became anxious and retorted loudly: "Zilong, soldiers are strictly prohibited from drinking in the army. This is because they are afraid that drinking will cause trouble, and they are afraid that the soldiers will be drunk and unable to fight. Now, the judge has only sent three thousand jars of wine to anyone, all of them
For 70,000 soldiers, each person only has one mouthful, so nothing will happen. Don’t worry, there will be no problem."
Shen Pei then persuaded and said: "General Zhao, just accept it. This is what the people want."
Zhao Yun glanced at Huang Zhong, then at the trial partner, nodded and said: "Okay, I will accept it this time, but it will not be the same next time. The trial partner, in two days you will only bring meat and no wine, and the army will not do it."
Drinking is allowed.”
"promise!"
Seeing that Zhao Yun agreed, the judge finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He only delivers it once, so long as it succeeds this time.
In half an hour, with the help of Shu soldiers, 10,000 shi of food and 3,000 jars of wine were moved into the camp. Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Shen, the matter is done, you can go back."
"Farewell!"
Shen Pei bowed to Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong and left with the soldiers escorting the grain and grass.
The sun gradually moved down, and the figures of the judge and team quickly disappeared from sight.
Zhao Yun looked at the judge who had become a small black spot, turned to Huang Zhong, and said: "Old General Huang, you really did your job, you put on a good show, and made the judge feel dizzy."
Huang Zhong chuckled, spat a mouthful of phlegm in the direction of Shen Pei, and cursed: "This guy Shen Pei is really a thief, he even drinks wine accurately to three thousand jars, and tried his best to convince us. I see,
There is nothing wrong with the food that was delivered, but there must be something wrong with the three thousand jars of wine. As for the idea behind it, I don’t know.”
Zhao Yun said: "Let's go and see how the military advisor handles it."
The two returned to the Chinese army's tent and reported the news to Fa Zheng.
After listening, Fazheng said: "Three thousand jars of wine, I also think there is something wrong with the wine. But the wine is definitely not poisonous. After all, poison in the wine can be easily detected. Sima Yi would not be stupid enough to use such a simple trick.
. General Zilong, please immediately select ten soldiers from among the soldiers and let them try the wine to see what the situation is."
"promise!"
Zhao Yun stood up and immediately carried out the order.
In the big tent, Huang Zhong and Fazheng discussed the arrangements for the military camp and how to set up an ambush?
Half an hour later, Zhao Yun hurried back to the camp.
Fa Zheng asked: "How is the situation?"
Zhao Yun looked gloomy and said: "Sima Yi is very clever. I opened ten jars of fine wine and asked ten soldiers to have a big drink. They were dizzy after drinking, but they stayed awake. But as time passed, their heads became more and more confused.
It got heavier and heavier, and in about half an hour, all ten soldiers fell down. They were all fast asleep, shouting a few times, but didn't respond at all, and they looked like dead pigs."
At this time, Sima Yi's plan became clear.
Fazheng thought for a while and said: "Sima Yi actually wanted the soldiers to drink wine and fall asleep, so as to quietly capture the camp. It's really a good plan. Let's use it together. General Huang, you let the soldiers quietly capture the three thousand soldiers.
The wine in the jar was poured out, and then the jar was washed and filled with fresh water. At night, the camp was brightly lit, and the soldiers drank water and ate with open stomachs. After drinking, the soldiers were asked to return to the camp to rest and wait for Sima Yi to take the bait.
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"Okay, I'll go right away."
Huang Zhong stood up and immediately carried out the order.
Fazheng then ordered: "General Zilong, put aside the ten thousand shi of food for the time being. Don't rush to use it. This is a critical period and we must be careful. Besides, we have plenty of food and grass, and we will not be short of these 10,000 shi of food."
"Well, I'll make arrangements right away."
Zhao Yun nodded and turned to leave.
Fa Zheng was sitting alone in the tent, closing his eyes and meditating, thinking about tonight's events.