When a fire was lit in the Shu army camp, the flames shot into the sky and illuminated the dark night.
Jinyang City is not far from the Shu army camp, and the soldiers guarding the city also noticed the fire.
The soldiers did not dare to delay and hurriedly reported the news to the judge.
Shen Pei rescued three thousand jars of wine, which will definitely make the Shu army unable to sleep, so Shen Pei believes that the Wei army will win, and is already thinking about what the Wei army will achieve. Is it to capture Fa Zheng alive? Or kill Zhao Yun? Or capture Huang.
Loyal?
But the dream didn't come true, and news of a fire in the Shu army camp came.
Shenpei vaguely felt something was wrong, so he hurried to the city tower and looked in the direction of the Shu army camp. Looking at the red fire, Shenpei frowned and frowned. He wanted to guard Jinyang and could not send troops, so he could only stay on the city tower.
wait for news.
At this moment, Shen Pei's heart was already in turmoil.
The fire that broke out in the Shu army camp was definitely not caused by Sima Yi, but probably by Fazheng. Thinking of Fazheng, Shen Pei felt his head hurt, and it was very uncomfortable to be caught between Sima Yi and Fazheng.
"Sir, a group of people appeared outside the city."
When the judge was in a trance, a general on guard at night said loudly.
Looking around, a group of people quickly ran towards Jinyang City. After careful inspection, they found that there were about a hundred people, all wearing Wei army uniforms. Their clothes were wrinkled and tattered, and they were covered in blood and dirty. They were obviously soldiers fleeing for their lives.
"Who is under the city?"
The judge took a deep breath and shouted knowingly.
"Sir Shen, General Ma led an army to attack the Shu army camp. They were ambushed and attacked by fire. The army was defeated. We have escaped and returned. Please open the city gate and let us enter the city."
From below the city tower, the soldiers' hoarse voices came.
Shen Pei did not open the door immediately, but asked again: "Where are the military advisor and General Ma?"
The soldier replied without hesitation: "The military advisor and General Ma are behind and will arrive in a moment."
The judge listened carefully and found that there was really a sound behind him. It was the army rushing back quickly.
For a moment, the judge was in a state of confusion. He did not expect that Sima Yi had really fallen into Fazheng's trick. In this case, Fazheng must have known about the fall of Jinyang and deliberately prevented the Shu army from entering the city. Zhao Yun accepted the drink, too.
Deliberately. Thinking of this, Shen Pei felt cold in his heart and prayed that Sima Yi could come back safely, otherwise he might be killed by Fa Zheng.
Shen Pei no longer hesitated and led the soldiers down the tower.
After a while, Shen Pei asked the soldiers to open the city gate and greet him at the city gate.
However, the judge still kept a cautious eye.
He stood at the city gate, with three thousand soldiers guarding the city behind him. If there was any movement outside the city, Shenpei could mobilize three thousand soldiers to guard the city gate and keep out the people outside the city. This was Shenpei's responsibility
Be careful. However, Shen Pei doesn’t want this to happen, and hopes that Sima Yi will come back safely and smoothly.
When the fleeing Wei army approached the city gate, Shen Pei did not let him go immediately. He waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute. You don't have to enter the city for the time being. There are three thousand soldiers guarding the city behind me. You can lead the three thousand soldiers to rescue the military advisor and General Ma."
These words are a test for selection.
If the escaped soldiers insist on entering the city, there may be problems. After all, Sima Yi is the military advisor and Ma Chao is the commander, so they cannot be abandoned. If the escaped soldiers accept the order, it must be one of their own.
When the judge thought of this, he felt very proud and was very optimistic about his plan.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a bow and arrow shot out across the sky towards Shen Pei.
Bows and arrows are neither fast nor powerful.
When Shenpei noticed that the bow and arrow were shooting at him, he was so frightened that he dodged the bow and arrow on one side of his body. But when Shenpei stood firm again, a black shadow ran out among the Wei army deserters, and at the same time, a nine-foot-long sword
It fell down and was instantly placed three inches in front of Shenpei's neck. If it was pushed forward a little, it could cut Shenpei's neck.
The person who took action was none other than Huang Zhong.
He shot an arrow to attract Shen Pei's attention, then swung his sword to kill, taking control of Shen Pei in the blink of an eye.
Shen Pei's calculation was good, but he underestimated Huang Zhong's abilities.
Shen Pei thought that with 3,000 soldiers assisting him, even if people outside the city were up to no good, the soldiers would be able to rush up to block him. However, he did not expect that Huang Zhong was so powerful and so fast that he directly controlled him.
"grown ups?"
Shen Pei was controlled by Huang Zhong, and the three thousand soldiers in the city immediately became restless.
Huang Zhong shouted: "Xin Pei, let the soldiers in the city be quiet, otherwise I will kill you with one knife."
Seeing that the person controlling him was Huang Zhong, Shen Pei smiled bitterly in his heart and had to shout: "Don't move, don't yell, be quiet! Quiet!" After a pause, Shen Pei said: "Old General Huang, you control Jinyang
It's useless, Bingzhou has become Cao Cao's, it's just a city of Jinyang, it can't stand alone and it's impossible to turn the tide of the war."
Huang Zhong sneered twice and looked at the three thousand soldiers in the city.
These soldiers immediately shut up and stopped making noise.
More than 3,000 soldiers were the defenders of Jinyang City. They belonged to Yuan Shao at first, but later surrendered to Shu and became an army under Wang Can. Sima Yi asked Ma Chao to kill Gao Gan, and the 3,000 defenders surrendered to Cao Cao.
, became the Wei army. They essentially followed Shenpei, obeyed Shenpei's orders, and could not ignore Shenpei's life.
Huang Zhong nodded with satisfaction, looked at the judge again, and said disdainfully: "I can't kill even a hundred people like you. Immediately send an order for the soldiers guarding the city to return to their respective positions and continue vigil. No.
When discussing this matter, no information is allowed to be leaked, and anyone who leaks it will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes Yes!!"
Shen Pei agreed and ordered the three thousand soldiers to return to their respective positions.
As a result, Huang Zhong's news was blocked.
Huang Zhong smiled, put away the long knife placed next to Shenpei's neck, used a short knife to threaten Shenpei, and led more than a hundred people into Jinyang without any bloodshed, taking control of the situation.
After entering the city, the door slammed shut.
When he arrived at the city and climbed up to the tower, Huang Zhong asked, "Jian Pei, are there any of Sima Yi's people in the city?"
Shen Pei shook his head and said: "Old General, there are no Sima Yi people in the city. There is a big battle tonight. Sima Yi and Ma Chao took all the Wei troops out of the city. The garrison on the city obeyed the orders of the guilty minister."
Huang Zhong asked again: "Is your family in the city?"
Shen Pei's heart was cold and he quickly shook his head and said: "No, no!"
Huang Zhong hummed, his eyes like daggers, and his aura was threatening.
Shen Pei shivered and immediately changed his words and said, "The guilty minister's family is in the city, right in the city." Huang Zhong chuckled, and Shen Pei obediently told him where his family lived, not daring to refuse.
The family members were controlled, and Shenpei knew that he had no choice but to surrender.
Huang Zhong ordered: "Li Zhong, take ten soldiers to Shen Pei's mansion, surround the Shen Mansion, and don't allow anyone to come out or let anyone in. Remember, don't alert the enemy, and wait for my order.
"
"promise!!"
Li Zhong left with ten soldiers and ran towards Shen Pei's mansion.
Huang Zhong grinned and said: "Mr. Shen, I am going to put myself in danger and trade one old life for the lives of your whole family. You must think clearly and don't be disobedient!"
The judge nodded repeatedly to show his cooperation.
A quarter of an hour later, one of the soldiers who went to Shenpei's residence came back and reported that it was indeed Shenpei's residence.
When Huang Zhong saw the judge's concubine trembling, he cursed: "What are you afraid of? If I had known this, I shouldn't have surrendered to Cao Cao in the first place."
Shen Pei remained silent. How could he not surrender at that time?
Huang Zhong snorted and stopped talking. He quietly looked at the fire that broke out in the Shu army camp and listened to the faint roar coming from the Shu army camp. After another quarter of an hour, Huang Zhong saw that the fire in the camp became smaller.
, and there was no pillar of fire rising up to the sky and the earth. I understood that Fazheng's plan had failed, and the next step would be to see his power.
Fazheng forced the Wei army into the mountains and forests, and Huang Zhong knew this method.
If a fire breaks out in the forest, the sky will surely be filled with flames, which means that Fazheng's plan is successful. If there is no fire in the forest, it means that Sima Yi escapes and will return to Jinyang.
Time passed, and Huang Zhong waited quietly on the tower with a broadsword in hand.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the city.
Huang Zhong crouched down, hiding under the city wall and looking at the situation outside the city. He found that Sima Yi and Ma Chao were returning to Jinyang with more than 20,000 broken soldiers. In the battle tonight, the Wei army soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The soldiers were all crooked and walking.
They were all a little unstable, and there was still red blood on their bodies. These were the lessons Fazheng had taught Sima Yi.
Huang Zhong grinned and looked excited.
He looked at Shen Pei and ordered in a deep voice: "Shen Pei, Sima Yi and Ma Chao must have entered the city to rest without any precautions. Don't talk nonsense, otherwise I and your family will die. Remember it clearly and do as I tell you.
, if you capture Ma Chao and Sima Yi this time, your merits will be equal to your faults, and your Majesty will not be held accountable."
The tone was so cold that the judge's heart was filled with fear.
But Huang Zhong's last words made the trial partner's heart flutter. It would be good if he could not be held accountable.
The judge nodded and said: "Don't worry, Old General Huang, the guilty minister will not show any flaws."
Huang Zhong nodded with satisfaction, immediately went down from the tower, and hid with the soldiers who entered the city. Even so, Huang Zhong still left two soldiers with Shen Pei to prevent him from talking nonsense, so that nothing would go wrong.
After Huang Zhong hid, the army outside the city had arrived.
Ma Chao yelled: "Jian Pei, open the city gate for me!"
His tone was arrogant, and he didn't take Shen Pei seriously at all. Especially since Ma Chao once shot Shen Pei to the ground and kneeled down, suffering such humiliation that it made Shen Pei's heart feel cold.
Shen Pei hated Ma Chao to the extreme.
Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!
Shen Pei sneered twice in his heart and said secretly: "Isn't it just surrendering again? What's the big deal? Wait until late at night, see how arrogant you Ma Chao is?" Shen Pei sent an order to the soldiers guarding the city, telling them not to cause chaos.
After speaking, he ordered the soldiers to open the city gate and welcome Sima Yi and Ma Chao's army into the city.
This time, Ma Chao and Sima Yi did not go up to the tower, but waited at the bottom of the city.
Sima Yi ordered: "Come here, call down the judge."
After the order was conveyed, Shen Pei hurried down and stood in front of Sima Yi and Ma Chao.
Sima Yi ordered: "In the trial, the army was ambushed by Fazheng, causing heavy casualties. I will not hold you responsible for your crimes for the time being. Tonight, you must guard Jinyang City to prevent the Shu army from attacking the city."
"promise!"
Shen Pei sneered in his heart, but agreed anyway.
Ma Chao and Sima Yi immediately led the army into the city and quickly placed the more than 20,000 seriously injured troops in place. Both of them were tired for most of the night and went directly to the governor's mansion to prepare for rest.
ps: The second update of the third update; everyone’s flowers are so awesome, it’s ranked 9th. Okay, Xiaodong worked hard, I’ll update chapter 4 today, let’s have a blast, give me all the flowers.
