At the secret passage, Peng Yue led his army and waited.
However, the passage of the secret passage is only one and a half people high and one foot wide, so it cannot accommodate too many soldiers.
There were not many soldiers around Peng Yue.
At this moment, he waited quietly.
Peng Yue heard the news from Wang Can and was very anxious in his heart. Now Li Jing led the army of the Tang Dynasty to come by water. If there is any more delay, there will be more danger. Chengdu must be captured as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.
Peng Yue was waiting, but after a short time, he saw the door of the secret passage opened, and Guo Jia and Hu Wei came over.
Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "General Peng!"
Peng Yue returned the salute with clasped fists and said straight to the point: "Commander Guo, your Majesty has just received news that the Tang Dynasty has sent Li Jing to lead an army to Yizhou for reinforcements. It is estimated that they will arrive in Chengdu soon. Your Majesty is worried about time constraints, so he specially arranged for me to enter the city overnight.
We will launch the plan early tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Guo Jia also became nervous.
The current situation is that Chengdu must be captured. If Chengdu cannot be captured in one go, it will cause great changes to Shu's control of Yizhou, which cannot be allowed to happen.
Guo Jiadao: "Mr. Hu, can you arrange it?"
"no problem!"
Hu Wei agreed without hesitation.
His residence covers a large area, and it is easy to accommodate Wang Can's soldiers.
Hu Wei said: "General Peng, come with me."
Peng Yue said: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's not hard."
Hu Wei waved his hands one after another. For him, if he could help Wang Can seize Chengdu, he would have made a contribution. It would be of great benefit to the Hu family and even himself.
Hu Wei led Peng Yue out of the secret passage and went straight to the Hu family's school grounds.
The Hu family's school grounds are extremely spacious.
All the soldiers entered the school grounds and rested where they were.
After arranging all this, Hu Wei led Peng Yue and Guo Jia to the main hall and sat down. He looked at the two of them and said: "Commander Guo, General Peng, now the army is entering the Hu family in a steady stream. In a short while, it won't be long."
The arrangements may not be complete. You have to command the battle tomorrow, so go and rest first. I will take care of the next thing."
Peng Yue said: "Mr. Hu's kindness is appreciated by Mr. Peng. It won't be a problem."
Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Brother Hu, don't worry about General Peng. That's the kind of person he is. You just need to cooperate with him no matter how he arranges it."
"well!"
Hu Wei responded one after another.
"Tap! Tread!!"
A burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the hall.
But it was Hu Wei's housekeeper who flew into the hall. He looked panicked and said, "Master, something serious has happened. Li Guang led his army outside the house and said he wanted to see the master."
brush!
Hu Wei's expression changed drastically.
His first reaction was that the news of his surrender to Shu had been leaked?
In an instant, he denied it again.
Because if Liu Bang knew the news of his surrender to Shu, he would definitely not just send troops to the door, he would definitely attack directly.
Hu Wei looked at Guo Jia and said sternly: "Commander Guo, you and General Peng go to the school grounds first and order all the soldiers to suspend their actions. They must not speak, make any noise, or show any movement. I will deal with Li Guang first and see what happens.
What happened? If the news really leaks, I will notify you to start a war."
"no problem!"
Guo Jia's heart was also hanging in the air at this time.
He was also worried about leaking the news.
Peng Yue and Guo Jia hurried out of the hall and went straight to the school grounds.
Hu Wei sat in the hall and was not in a hurry to go to the door. He had to give Guo Jia and Peng Yue some time to prepare. After a while, Hu Wei stood up and led the housekeeper to the door. He looked sleepy.
, his eyes fell on Li Guang, the leader.
Li Guang now also holds an important position.
After all, there are not many people under Liu Bang who can be used now. Li Guang is very skilled in martial arts, and his archery skills are even more magical. Moreover, Li Guang is familiar with the art of war and can march and form formations.
This is a rare talent.
Hu Wei cupped his hands and said, "General Li, I wonder what's going on when you come to my humble home late at night?"
Li Guang took out an edict and threw it directly to Hu Wei, saying: "This is your majesty's edict. The country is in a difficult situation. I hope the Hu family can support it. Mr. Hu, what do you say?"
Hu Wei took the edict and read it quickly.
The edict clearly asked the Hu family to provide money and food. Although the Hu family was rich, the Hu family's money did not fall from the sky.
Liu Bang was simply robbing him.
Hu Wei took a deep breath and said, "General, isn't there any room for maneuver?"
Li Guang snorted and said, "This is an edict!"
brush!
Hu Wei's expression changed drastically.
Since it is an edict, there is no room for maneuver.
Hu Wei was unwilling to spend so much money and food. His mind was spinning, and he suddenly thought that Peng Yue's army would be launched tomorrow. He agreed now, and he only needed to delay time.
Hu Wei made up his mind and said quickly: "General Li, since it is an edict, Hu Wei has no room to refuse and can only obey it. However, in a hurry, we have to spend so much food and money at once. My Hu family
I don’t have this ability.”
"Two days, give me two days to prepare."
"Two days later, you bring the soldiers to escort the food and money and leave."
Hu Weidao: "General Li, what do you think?"
"no problem!"
Li Guang answered without hesitation.
When he arrived, Li Guang received Xiao He's instructions. As long as the major families agreed, a delay of one or two days would have no impact.
This is all possible.
Hu Wei quickly thanked him. After thanking him, he changed the subject and said, "General Li, the country is in a difficult situation. It is our duty to donate food and money. But this time, am I the only one donating?"
"of course not!"
Li Guang said: "In addition to your Hu family in the west of the city, many other big families in Chengdu will receive this order. Like you, they all have to donate food and money."
Hu Wei said: "That's good, that's good."
After a pause, Hu Wei continued: "General Li, I have prepared some wine. How about having a drink at home?"
Li Guang rolled his sleeves and said: "If you want to drink some other time, I have official business today and there are many things to deal with."
"General Li, walk slowly!"
When Hu Wei saw this, he stopped trying to stay.
Li Guangda waved his hand and quickly left with the soldiers.
After Li Guang left, Hu Wei immediately ordered the soldiers to close the door and hurried to the backyard school field.
At this moment, the school grounds were pitch dark.
There were no torches or bonfires. The soldiers wore thick clothes and sat quietly.
As soon as Hu Wei arrived, he came to Guo Jia and said quickly: "Master Guo, Li Guang came to the Hu family with soldiers to convey Liu Bang's order to ask the Hu family to donate money and food. Looking at the posture at that time, if I
If you refuse, Li Guang will immediately bring peace to the Hu family."
Guo Jia frowned and said, "Why would Liu Bang issue an order against the Hu family?"
"No, this is not targeted."
Hu Wei explained: "This order was not only given to the Hu family, but also to all the major families in the city. I guess it was because Liu Bang's treasury was short of money and food, so he issued such an order."
"I responded directly and stabilized Li Guang."
"Now, Li Guang has gone to his next family."
"Now that Li Guang has left, everything can continue. We have to move the army in from outside the city as soon as possible. Because if we have more time, there may be more changes."
There was also a hint of eagerness in Hu Wei's eyes.
He is afraid of changes.
The earlier the soldiers are allowed to enter the city, the more confident they will be.
After hearing this, Guo Jia looked at Peng Yue and said: "General Peng, let the soldiers continue to move and enter the city quickly. Regarding Liu Bang's order, you can ignore it for the time being. We will act as planned."
"no problem!"
Peng Yue nodded solemnly in reply.
He turned around and left to take charge of the soldiers entering the city.
From late at night to early morning, when we arrived at nearly Mao hour, when it was almost dawn, the army led by Peng Yue finally entered the city. Peng Yue now led 10,000 soldiers. After all, he only needed to attack the west of the city, and 10,000 soldiers were enough.
The army was ready and lurked at Hu's house.
Everyone is waiting quietly.
Time passed little by little, the sky cleared, and a touch of fish belly white rose in the east.
To the north of the city, in Wang Can's military camp.
Wang Can got up in the morning and finished his morning exercises. After breakfast, he ordered the mobilization of troops and started to go outside the north gate of Chengdu. What he has to do now is to attract the attention of Liu Bang and even Xia Houying, and concentrate Liu Bang's main strength
Outside the north gate, it is convenient for Peng Yue to move at the west gate.
The army arrived and the war drums were beating.
Boom!!
The majestic sound of war drums resounded throughout the world.
The sound of drums makes people excited.
The sound of drums also made the Han army nervous.
When the drums subsided and everything became calm, Wang Can, wearing armor and riding a horse, rushed out. He came to the front of the military formation, looked up at the tower, and said loudly: "Where is Liu Bang?"
At this moment, Liu Bang came again on the city tower.
But when he heard Wang Can's words, he didn't stand up and reply. Instead, he waved his hand towards Xia Houying, signaling Xia Houying to answer.
Xia Houying supported the parapet with both hands and said loudly: "Wang Can, you are bringing troops here today, do you want to show off your rhetoric again? If you have the courage, you can attack the city directly. I, Xia Houying, am waiting on the tower here.
Follow your attack."
Wang Can smiled and said: "Xia Houying, Liu Bang must be on the city tower. But he didn't dare to come forward, so he asked you to come forward? Don't worry, I am here to attack the city today. I want to take a look at your Chengdu city wall
, can you block my attack?"
"Okay, I'll wait and see."
Xia Houying answered loudly.
Xia Houying had no doubts about Wang Can's strength, but Xia Houying had made adequate preparations, and he was confident that he could hold on with the help of Chengdu's city wall. After all, this was a city, not a camp that could be easily destroyed.
Wang Can said nothing and retreated.
When he said he was going to attack, Liu Bang would naturally mobilize all his troops to resist.
In this way, he achieved his goal.
Wang Can said in a deep voice: "Han Xin, mobilize all the catapults, prepare to drop bombs and bomb the city walls of Chengdu. Right now, we must fully prepare for the offensive."
"Here!"
After Han Xin received the order, he immediately made arrangements. (To be continued)