When he came out of the door and saw Zhao Yun standing outside, Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Zilong is really a trustworthy person."
Zhao Yundao said: "Since the captain has spoken in advance, I will naturally wait here."
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "Don't always be the captain and the captain. Just call me Chen Cheng, or just Wen Zheng."
He leaned over and whispered: "Actually, I am a fake captain. I have not been a soldier before, and now I am just a white man. I didn't even tell the general Zhonglang about this. There is only Zilong in the whole city.
You alone know."
Zhao Yun was stunned, looked around, and said, "In that case, I'll call you Wen Zhizhao."
Chen Cheng laughed and said, "That's right. Is there a clean place in the city? We have been fighting for a long time, let's take a rest first."
Zhao Yundao: "Of course there is, all... Wen Zheng just come with me."
He led the way, while Chen Cheng led the horse and followed behind. After walking for a while, they arrived at a deserted courtyard. Zhao Yun pushed open the door with fallen red lacquer and said: "This was originally the official residence of local officials. Later, something happened.
It has changed. I don’t know where the owner has fled. It has been deserted for a long time, and it is the most peaceful place. However, there is no popularity here at all, and I don’t know if you, Wen Zheng, can’t live here.”
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "We are all military men, how can we have so many details? I think this place is very good."
The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, and there were piles of dead branches and leaves under the eaves. There were spider webs hanging on the pillars and they were covered with dust. It was indeed very clean. He loosened the reins and let the war horse go to the yard to graze on the grass.
His sleeves wiped the dust on the stone bench and table in the pavilion, and said: "I didn't dare to ask more questions in the hall just now. Can Zilong tell me about the recent situation in the city? Besides, I have always known that General Gongsun is brave and good at fighting.
Baima Yicong is unyielding, how could he be forced into such a situation by Zhang Chunjun?"
After that, he sat down, reached into his clothes, took out two pieces of dried meat, a pig's trotter, a pot of wine, two wine glasses, and said: "Come on, Zilong has a cup first."
liquor."
Zhao Yun stared dumbfoundedly as Chen Cheng took out so many things from his clothes. He was stunned for a while and asked: "Wen Zheng...but he believes in the Tao of Taiping?"
Chen Cheng filled the wine glass, handed it over, and said: "I have some understanding of Taoism, but I am not a Yellow Turban. Why would Zilong ask this?"
After the Taiping Taoist uprising, they were also called the Yellow Turban Army because their heads were wrapped in yellow scarves. It is said that some of the followers of the Yellow Turban Army were able to summon wind and rain and scatter beans to form soldiers, and they had many miraculous spells. Chen Cheng knew what he was asking, and he clearly knew that Zhao Yun
Why do you ask this, but pretend not to know? After putting away the armor on his body, he only has a cloth robe inside. There is no room for many things?
Zhao Yun was surprised and suspicious, but it was hard to ask. Moreover, he had only black beans to eat every day for more than half a month. He was indeed very hungry. When he saw the meat and wine, he swallowed involuntarily. Seeing this, Chen Cheng smiled and said:
"Don't worry, they are all good food and wine."
He first picked up a glass, raised his head and drank it. After finishing the drink, he smashed it in his mouth and said, "Does Zilong think this wine is poisonous?"
Zhao Yun was provoked by him, so he picked up the wine glass and drank it. The cold wine fell down his throat, and a hot feeling instantly rose from his stomach. Since he drank the wine, he simply let go of his suspicion and grabbed it.
After eating a few pieces of meat with chopsticks, he put down his chopsticks and said: "The reason why our army is trapped here is..."
He shook his head and did not continue speaking. Apparently he was unwilling to speak ill of his superiors. Zhao Yun changed the subject and said: "There are still more than half of the soldiers and horses in the city, and there is no shortage of ordnance. It's just that there is not enough food and grass, and the war horses...
.... It was completely consumed, and then I was trapped in the city."
"There are still more than half of the troops and horses, which means there are more than 15,000 people?" Chen Cheng pondered for a while and said: "Without the horses, why not break out to the west? There are mountains to the west. As long as we rush into the mountains,
The enemy's cavalry will have no use for it."
Zhao Yundao: "I don't know about this. I think the generals have their own ideas."
Chen Cheng laughed dumbly and said, "Is it your idea to sit in the trapped city?"
Seeing Zhao Yun's ugly face, he added, "Why doesn't Zilong eat it? But it doesn't taste good?"
Zhao Yun pushed away the dishes in front of him and sighed: "Fine and wine are of course good, but my colleagues suffer from hunger every day, how can Yun enjoy it here alone?"
"So that's it," Chen Cheng said with a smile, "It's okay, feel free to eat. I also brought a lot of them, and I'll let Zilong take them back later to give everyone a toothpaste."
Zhao Yun said: "In that case, I'll thank Wenzheng in advance."
He was eight feet tall and had a large appetite. After being hungry for a long time, he started eating like a storm. He ate two or three kilograms of meat alone, but no more wine. Seeing how generously he ate, Chen Cheng was even more happy.
, said: "With such a large appetite, I think I have a lot of strength. It's very good, very good."
Zhao Yun showed a little embarrassment on his face and said, "I made Wen Zheng laugh."
Chen Cheng smiled heartily and said: "We, the soldiers, are lucky if we can eat. After we defeat the bandit army, I will give Zilong a good banquet."
"Huh," when he said this, he muttered in his mind, why did this sentence sound so familiar?
An illusion, it must be an illusion!
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "After the enemy troops are defeated, it's my turn to invite Wen Zheng."
"Haha, everything is fine."
While they were talking, Gongsun Zan was also discussing matters with his generals. Gongsun Zan stood in a high position and said in a deep voice: "You all heard just now that the reinforcements are only a thousand people, and the court will not send more reinforcements in a short time.
Yes. Do you have any opinions? Feel free to tell me."
Guan Jing sighed and said: "It's difficult for the country to give in. He only has a few people and rushes over. But he only has a thousand people in his hands. Can he seduce the main force of the rebel army to attack? If the food in the city is saved, it can still be sustained.
After a period of time, distribute all the food. If the decisive battle goes unfavorably, there will be no room for change."
Among the generals, some were in favor of eating for a few days and then fighting to the death, while others were opposed to fighting with light troops. Even Gongsun generals like Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan also held the opposite opinions. Everyone quarreled for a while.
Together they turned their gazes upward and said: "Please make a decision, my lord!"
A sneer appeared on the corner of Gongsun Zan's mouth, and he said: "If there are reinforcements from the imperial court, we can still hold on. But now that it is clear that we cannot send more troops and horses, how can we hold on? The horses are almost all killed. Next
What are you slaughtering? It happens that the wounded soldiers are almost recovered, and there are more troops available."
He stood up, walked two steps in the hall, and shouted decisively: "I have made up my mind, distribute all the food, let the soldiers eat and build up their strength, and fight the enemy to the death in five days!"
When all the generals heard this, whether they agreed to a decisive battle or not, they all pushed aside the tables in front of them, stood up, and responded in unison: "Promise!"
Seeing the tense atmosphere in the hall, Guan Jing smiled and said, "Even if we can't completely defeat the thieves, it would be good to snatch some cattle and sheep back."
Hearing this, Gongsun Zan snorted, turned around and went to the back hall. Since he left, the generals also left one after another to prepare for the decisive battle five days later.
Guan Jing couldn't help but be shocked when he saw Gongsun Zan walking away. He grabbed Yan Gang who was about to leave and asked in a low voice: "General Yan, why is my lord suddenly angry? Did I say something wrong?"
Yan Gang was pulled by his sleeve and couldn't break free, so he had no choice but to say: "Mr. Guan, as soon as you said that, the generals' thoughts of death have faded away. It means that the lord loves you. If it were someone else, he might be swayed
The charge of morale has been eliminated."
Only then did Guan Jing understand. There was a look of remorse on his face. He let go of his hand and said: "I...I...I don't mean that. No, I have to talk to the Lord."
!”
After saying that, he stamped his feet and chased after Gongsun Zan.
Seeing Guan Jing leave in a hurry, Yan Gang couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly. Mr. Guan was resourceful and loyal, but he didn't know how to fight and liked to talk nonsense... Alas, he shook his head again and walked out.
The White Horse Yicong are the most elite troops under Gongsun Zan's command. Although there are few horses now, who said we can't fight without horses? In the decisive battle five days later, they will still be the vanguard!
Moreover, I don’t know how many people in later generations prefer horseless horses to horses.
Chen Cheng had a conversation with Zhao Yun, then fed his war horses, slept for a whole day, and rushed out of the west city gate when it was getting late. Zhang Chunjun was busy for a long time during the day before calming down the chaotic situation.
, was already tired. Although the generals above were furious and ordered to strengthen the alert and no longer allow officers and soldiers to enter or leave the city, how could those tired rangers stop Chen Cheng?
Although besieging a city has psychological advantages, how can living in a tent in the wild be as comfortable as living in the city? Those barbarians are used to this kind of life, but their fighting ability is too poor. The rebel soldiers can fight,
But the number of people was too small.
Relying on the speed of his horse and the strength of his bow, Chen Cheng shot down three enemy soldiers and rushed out from the open space between the camps.
In the largest camp, when soldiers came to report that a horseman had broken through the interception and escaped, Zhang Chun was so angry that he kicked over the table in front of him and cursed: "Are you all pigs? Pigs are worse than
You are smart! You said you need to step up your guard, step up your guard, but this is good, let people come in and out within a day!"
"What do you think we are here? A toilet? Come here when you want, leave when you want?" He picked up the long stick and said angrily: "Chase him, even if he chases him to the end of the world, I have to kill him!"
After that, he rushed out of the tent, jumped on his horse, and rushed out. Behind him, the rebel cavalry stepped on their saddles and mounted their horses, whipped their mounts with whips, and followed. There were also some generals who shouted loudly.
He drove the Wuhuan people forward to intercept them. Although these barbarians were not good at attacking cities or fighting in the field, they had lived on horseback since childhood, and their riding skills were superb. As long as they were not facing each other, they were still very good.
Useful.
Like now, they are used to chase down officers, soldiers and cavalry.
