Wu Han sent hundreds of Han troops with loud voices to stand in front of the city gate of Wuyang, tearing their necks and yelling at Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing in the city.
No one is good at beating people, and no one is good at swearing. These Han soldiers were scolded no matter what they heard, and all the eighteen generations of Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing's ancestors were collectively greeted.
Despite such insults, there was still no movement in Wuyang City, and no one of the 100,000 Shu troops came out of the city to meet the enemy.
The more the Han army scolded, the more uncertain Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing felt. What the Han army was doing now was obviously to provoke their own side and provoke them to leave the city to fight.
The Han army of only 50,000 people challenged the Shu army of 100,000 people with great fanfare. Neither Gongsun Hui nor Shi Xing knew where the Han army's confidence lay.
However, the two of them understood that they could not satisfy the Han army no matter what. Since the Han army was eager to fight, they would definitely not be able to fight.
Seeing that scolding Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing had no effect, the Han army officers and soldiers began to insult the Shu army, no matter what was unpleasant.
Listening to the rounds of scolding outside the city, the officers and soldiers of the Shu army all turned red, not knowing whether they were angry or embarrassed.
The generals of the Shu army came to Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing one after another to ask for help. Even if they died in battle outside the city, it would be better than huddled in the city like they are now.
Looking at the generals who came to invite them, Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing both looked indifferent.
Gongsun Hui shook his head and said: "The enemy is now using the method of provoking the generals. The purpose is to lure our troops out of the city to fight. If our soldiers really can't control their temper and are lured out of the city by the enemy, wouldn't they fall into the enemy's trick?"
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Shi Xing said with a gloomy face: "Anyone who dares to talk about war again will be punished by military law!"
After hearing what Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing said, all the generals were so frightened that they shrank their necks and no longer dared to ask for a fight, and went back in disgrace one by one.
The Clay Bodhisattva still has three parts of earth nature, and the soldiers of the Shu army are not all weak. They were blocked at the door of their homes by the Han army, pointing at their noses and yelling, which made people feel angry and angry.
However, the two generals Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing were of the same opinion and refused to fight. The soldiers below were also discouraged.
The morale of the Shu army was not high to begin with. If they were discouraged like this, their morale would be even lower. Many soldiers were sitting feebly on the top of the city with blank faces and no desire to win in the upcoming battle.
Hundreds of Han soldiers cursed for a whole day, and returned to the Han camp in the evening. The next day, hundreds more Han soldiers came out of the Han camp, still standing in front of Wuyang City, defying the enemy and scolding the enemy.
Just like the situation the day before, Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing still stayed behind closed doors.
For several days in a row, the Han army scolded the formation every day, but the Shu army in Wuyang City had been numbed by the scolding, and none of them even had the energy to get angry. The bloodiness of the generals and officers seemed to have been worn away.
After seven or eight days like this, the Han army never attacked Wuyang, but just yelled and cursed outside the city. At this time, there was not much food left in Wuyang city.
A hundred thousand troops need to eat and drink, and tens of thousands of people need to eat and drink. They consume a lot of food every day. How can the little grain stored in Wuyang City be enough for such consumption?
Gongsun Hui wrote a letter to Gongsun Shu in Chengdu, asking Gongsun Shu to deliver grain. Gongsun Shu did not hesitate and immediately sent troops and horses to escort 50,000 shi of grain to Wuyang.
The grain transport team had just passed Guangdu and was marching to Wuyang when it encountered a sneak attack by Han cavalry. More than a thousand Shu troops who were transporting grain were killed by Han cavalry and fled. Most of the 50,000 shi of grain were robbed by Han cavalry.
, the remaining grain that could not be taken away was also set on fire by the Han cavalry.
The attack on the grain transport team made Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing of Wuyang take a breath. Without food supplies, the entire army, and even the people in the city, would starve to death in the city.
Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing discussed how to deal with the food problem.
Shi Xing rolled his eyes and said to Gongsun Hui: "Wuyang City
The people inside are a heavy burden for our army. In my nephew's opinion, it is better to throw this burden to the Han army!"
Gongsun Hui didn't quite understand what he meant. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean by my nephew?"
Shi Xing said: "Uncle, let the people in the city go out of the city and let them join the Han army!"
Gongsun Hui was shocked, looked at Shi Xing in horror, and said: "This..."
"Did the emperor forget to come to see you? How did Cen Peng die? Now that we are facing a formidable enemy, why don't we follow the example of Mr. Xuanci and Mr. Xuanmiao?"
Gongsun Hui came to his senses and said urgently: "What do you mean by my nephew, to send assassins disguised as people fleeing the city, sneak into the Han army camp, and wait for an opportunity to assassinate Wu Han?"
Shi Xing nodded repeatedly, raised the corners of his mouth, and sneered: "As long as Wu Han dies, the Han army will be leaderless. Then our army will attack from Wuyang and defeat the enemy!"
Gongsun Hui thought for a moment, smiled while stroking his hands, and praised: "The wise nephew's plan is wonderful! But, this assassin..."
Shi Xing said disapprovingly: "Uncle, don't worry, under the heavy reward, there will be brave men! As long as the gold given is enough, it is not difficult to recruit some desperadoes from the world!"
"Okay! I'll leave this matter to my nephew!"
Gongsun Hui and Shi Xing did not dare to fight the Han army on the frontal battlefield, so they thought of the evil method of sending assassins to assassinate them. Although this method was not fair and even cunning, it was very effective.
If Laishe Li was not powerful, he would still be stabbed to death in Wudu County. If Cen Pengli was not powerful, no one could defeat him in Yizhou, but he would still die under the sword of an assassin. Therefore, sending assassins to assassinate can really solve the problem.
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Shi Xing spent a lot of money to recruit more than a hundred Jianghu Rangers in Wuyang. These people were all desperadoes with strong martial arts skills and no fear of death. Shi Xing did not send all of them out, but sent more than 20 people to disguise themselves as city warriors.
People, let them mix with the people fleeing from the city, go to the Han camp, and wait for the opportunity.
The Shu army no longer blockaded Wuyang. The people in the city were so hungry that their eyes were dim and their chests were pressed against their backs. As soon as they heard the news, they fled out of the city one after another. The first batch of people to escape from Wuyang numbered as many as
More than a thousand people.
After they left the city, they did not run towards Guangdu or Chengdu, but fled towards the Han army camp.
When Cen Peng led his army to Wuyang, he treated the local people very favorably, including giving porridge and providing food. Cen Peng's good deeds also won an excellent reputation for the Han army.
Therefore, after the people of Wuyang left the city, the first thing they thought of was to join the Han army.
Hearing that thousands of people escaped from Wuyang and took refuge in his own camp, Wu Han frowned and said angrily: "When the two armies are fighting, what kind of chaos will these people come to cause?"
Liu Shang thought for a while and said: "At the beginning, General Cen treated the people kindly in Wuyang. After General Cen was assassinated, the people spontaneously built a temple for General Cen. Such a good story is enough to make General Cen famous in history!"
His words sounded like they had nothing to do with what Wu Han said. In fact, Liu Shang was telling Wu Han that if you want to have a good reputation, Da Sima, you must also follow Cen Peng's example and treat the people of Shu kindly.
Wu Han was so smart that he understood the implication of Liu Shang's words as soon as he heard it. He sneered and said: "What is famous or not, I don't care about that!"
Liu Shang asked seriously: "Da Sima, given the current situation, can Gongsun Xiaoer survive for a long time?"
Wu Han's face darkened and he snorted coldly: "The Grasshopper of the Queen of Autumn!"
Liu Shang clapped his hands and said: "Gongsun Shu will not last long. Da Sima has reached the top of his career as an official. If he wants to make contributions in the future, I am afraid he will have no chance."
Therefore, it is quite important to earn some good reputation for yourself while Gongsun Shu is still alive. When it is recorded in the history of Qing Dynasty in the future, his life will not be too ugly!
Become an official and be a great Sima
, you have really reached the top, and there is no room for improvement. If you go higher, you will be the emperor! For Wu Han, the official has already reached the top, and what is missing is his reputation!
While the two of them were talking, a soldier came to the door of the camp, stepped in and saluted, and said: "Da Sima!"
"Come in!"
The soldier walked into the central military tent, handed a parcel of bamboo slips to Wu Han, and said respectfully: "Da Sima, this is a message from Luoyang!"
Wu Han took it and waved to the soldiers. Then he opened the outer package and took a closer look. It turned out to be a letter from the Feng family. Liu Shang came over curiously and asked, "Da Sima, is this a letter from your Majesty?"
"Haha!" Wu Han scratched his head and said with a slightly red cheek, "It's a letter from my wife!"
"Oh, it turns out it's Madam-in-law!" Liu Shanngle was delighted and urged: "Da Sima, please open it and take a look. What Madam-in-law said in the letter!"
Seeing Liu Shang stretching his neck and approaching him with a gossipy expression, Wu Han clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and put the bamboo slip in his hand downward. Liu Shang smiled sheepishly and took two steps back.
After he pushed away, Wu Han untied the rope of the bamboo slip, unfolded the bamboo slip, and lowered his head to take a closer look.
This is indeed a letter written by Qin Zihua. First, he briefly introduced the situation at home to Wu Han and asked him to lead his troops without worrying about home.
Later, she talked about Gongsun Shuxiao spreading rumors in Luoyang. In order to dispel the rumors, she took out all her family's money and used it to purchase land.
Later, when the emperor heard about this, he complained to her lightly, and then gave her a large box of gold.
Wu Han read the letter and was both angry and amused. What is the relationship between His Majesty and himself? How can a few rumors provoke this? Gongsun Shu's use of such despicable tactics is an insult to His Majesty's wisdom.
My wife was really fooled and actually bought so much land in Luoyang. Did she not plan to live her life in the future?
Speaking of which, His Majesty was still considerate of himself. When he saw that the palace was running out of money, he promptly rewarded him with a box of gold, so that the whole family would not go up and down to drink from the northwest wind.
Seeing that Liu Shang was still looking in his direction, Wu Han simply handed the family letter to Liu Shang and asked him to read it clearly. After reading it, Liu Shang couldn't help laughing and said to Wu Han: "Your Majesty still relies on Zhong
Da Sima!"
Nonsense! Wu Han asked curiously: "Ah Shang, here, is the land in Luoyang so valuable? I only bought a few pieces of land, and you spent all the money I have accumulated over the years?"
Liu Shang's eyes widened and he said: "It's expensive! Da Sima only cares about military affairs and doesn't understand the situation in Luoyang. Land in Luoyang is already very expensive. I guess the land price will rise in the future! Speaking of which, I should also remind my wife.
, build more houses and shops in Luoyang!"
Wu Han was not very concerned about money.
When he was in the army, he gave most of the rewards given by Liu Xiu to his soldiers. When he was in court, he gave most of the rewards given by Liu Xiu to the Wu family clan members. The money he left behind was really worth it.
not much.
But even so, Wu Han's family wealth was still very rich because of Liu Xiu's many rewards.
Liu Shang handed the letter back to Wu Han. Suddenly he thought that the official business had not been done yet, so he asked: "Da Sima, those people who escaped from the disaster?"
"Okay, let's take them into the army first! As for food, you don't need to give too much, as long as they don't starve to death!" Wu Han waved his hand to Liu Shang, motioning for him to explain to the soldiers below.
Liu Shang bowed in response and said: "Da Sima, General Mo will do it now!"
"Yeah!" Wu Han nodded, picked up the bamboo slip again, and read it from beginning to end again. He thought Qin Zihua would write some thoughts about missing him, but she didn't mention a word, and Wu Han muttered angrily.
He muttered several words.
However, the fact that Liu Xiu rewarded Qin Zihua with a box of gold really touched Wu Han.
