A group of people entered the camp. The tent was relatively dark and there were no lights on.
The old man's family is actually quite wealthy. Although he comes from a poor family, after Zhu Jun's father passed away, his mother made a career out of selling bamboo silk.
What is Zeng?
It was silk fabrics, which could be circulated almost as cash at that time.
Later, Zhu Jun's superior had failed in his campaign against the bandits, so he was reported to the provincial and county governors, and was almost executed by the court.
It was the old man who spent hundreds of gold to bribe the officials at the Chancellor's desk and lighten the blame in the memorial, so that his boss could be spared the death penalty.
From this point of view, the old man's family is still very wealthy, and he is definitely a wealthy family.
However, if you have money, you have money, and the accumulation of family wealth is achieved by increasing revenue and cutting expenditure. I will never be stingy where I should spend it, and I will not waste even a penny on what should not be spent.
After marching and fighting for so many years, he did not even want to keep the oil lamp in the tent burning, which shows that Zhu Jun is worthy of being from a businessman family. He is courageous and courageous, but he is not pedantic and spends money indiscriminately. He is a man who can do great things.
After the soldiers lit the lights, Zhu Jun sat on the seat. Chen Mu sat on the second seat under his right hand without hesitation, and the rest were Wu Anguo, Han Hao, Yang Feng, Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai, and Luo Hao, Li Lan and others also sat down one by one, while Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, Sima Lang and others could only stand.
Zhu Jun took off his armor, revealing the light blue silk robe underneath. He looked around, nodded slightly and said, "Zi Gui."
"Lieutenant."
Chen Mu raised his head and looked at him.
Zhu Jun handed the armor in his hand to the soldiers beside him, touched the tea cup on the table, took a sip and said: "Anyang City is here, how do you think we should attack?"
How to attack?
The conventional method is to build siege equipment and then storm the city.
However, Anyang is an important town. The city is only slightly shorter than Pingyuan City, and there are many preparations in the city. It is not that easy to rely on equipment such as ladders to attack.
So Zhu Jun asked Chen Mu to see if he had any other methods, such as the simple and effective method that flooded Anyang last time.
Chen Mu smiled and said, "There are three ways."
"oh?"
Zhu Jun put down his tea cup and joked with a smile: "Could it be some kind of top, middle and bottom strategies?"
"All three are good options."
Chen Mu said with a smile: "Attack the city first, attack the heart first. Yuan Jun's general Zhang He has been defeated by me many times. Now that I'm here in person, he will fear me like a tiger. If I enter the city with a letter of defence, and ask him for a decisive battle, I will say something in front of the battle In order to discipline Zhang Junyi, he surrendered without a fight, and Yuan Jun retreated without a fight."
"Forehead......."
Zhu Jun didn't know what to say for a moment. He could expect that Chen Mu might have a plan to deal with the enemy, but he didn't expect that he would make the enemy surrender with just one word. Isn't this a fantasy?
After all, Zhang He was also a close general of Yuan Shao, who commanded tens of thousands of troops and defeated Gongsun Zan. How could he surrender without any reason?
Many generals present also looked at each other in confusion, but Chen Mu was their superior after all, and his status in the army was only lower than that of Zhu Jun and Guan Yu. The older generals were just ordinary generals, and the younger ones were just ordinary captains. , naturally did not dare to refute verbally.
As for Sima brothers Yang Xiu and Chen Qun, although they have doubts in their hearts, their status is even lower. They are just clerical assistants in the army. They don't even have a place here. They can only stay aside to record military affairs, and they dare not interrupt.
So after Zhu Jun was stunned for a long time, the place became quiet. No one dared to speak. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, Zhu Juncai smiled bitterly and said: "Zi Gui, I know you have great talent, but you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. Even if your reputation is famous all over the world, the enemy will not be able to win because of your words. If Zhang Junyi chooses to surrender, he belongs to a prominent family in Hebei and his entire family is in Jizhou, so how could he betray Yuan Shao?"
Chen Mu smiled slyly: "Zhang Junyi is from Muxian County in Hejian State, which is very close to Youzhou. Although Gongsun Bogui failed to defeat Gao Lan and entered Muxian County, Yuan Shao did not send heavy troops to the north. If he is willing to surrender, I will write a letter to Gongsun Bogui and ask him to protect his family."
"It's not that simple."
Zhu Jun couldn't help but said: "Now that Yuan Shao is storming the plains and his morale is strong, how could anyone choose to rebel at this time?"
"Countermeasures!"
At this moment, Yang Xiu suddenly spoke up.
Sima Yi and Chen Qun sat like old monks without saying anything. They had actually guessed it, but they would never be as pushy as Yang Xiu.
Chen Mu's face darkened, his eyes turned around, and he glared at Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu was suddenly shocked and knew that he had made a mistake, so he quickly said: "Uncle, Xiu is aware of his crime and please punish him."
"Since you are in the army, follow the rules of the army and go get the five military sticks later."
Chen Mu said calmly.
Yang Xiu did not dare to argue and said with a bitter face: "Wei."
After Chen Mu taught Yang Xiu a lesson, Zhu Jun said, "Zi Gui, is it as Dezu said?"
"Yes, it's just a counter-intuitive plan."
Chen Mu talked eloquently: "There is still Xin Ping, a close confidant of Yuan Tan in Anyang City. If I persuade him to surrender, he will report the matter to Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan will also tell Yuan Shao about it soon. Yuan Shao will definitely suspect Zhang." combine."
"Yuan Shao may not doubt him."
Zhu Jun retorted: "Zhang He is a trusted general of Yuan Shao. He was defeated by Zi Gui and demoted and punished. Now he is back again quickly. It shows that he still has Yuan Shao's trust."
"What if I cross the Huan River to attack Jiuhou City?"
"A secret attack on Jiuhou City?"
"Exactly, Yuan Shao actually doesn't trust Yuan Tan either. His favorite son is Yuan Shang'er."
Chen Mu said: "So Wei County is not under Yuan Tan's full control. Fengji is the supervisor of the army and is stationed in Yecheng. He is monitoring Yuan Tan for Yuan Shao, and Yuan Tan is stationed in Jiuhou City to form a barrier between Anyang and Yecheng. , do you think I will attack Jiuhou City in secret, will Zhang He save me or not?"
Zhu Jun pondered: "Jiuhou City is not so easy to attack. It is surrounded by Wucheng, Wei County, Pingyang City and other places, and there is Yedu behind it. There are no less than 40,000 to 50,000 elite Yuan troops around. If a single army goes deep, it may be difficult to accomplish anything. .”
Chen Mu smiled and said: "What we want is not to capture Jiuhou City, but to see how Zhang He chooses. If he saves, we can ambush him midway. If not, hehe."
"If we don't save him, Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan will definitely suspect that Zhang He has different intentions and abandon the young master despite his previous words of persuasion."
Zhu Jun suddenly realized.
No matter how much Yuan Shao dislikes his eldest son, Yuan Tan is still in charge of Wei County on behalf of Yuan Shao. The enemies have all moved outside the city and surrounded the city. What does it mean that you choose not to save the savior?
Even if the Luoyang army didn't hurt Yuan Tan even a hair, such an attitude would definitely make Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan unhappy, and they would definitely be suspicious of him.
How was Zhang Hegao Lan forced to surrender in history?
It wasn't because they couldn't capture Cao Cao's camp and were slandered by Guo Tu that they had to surrender to Cao Cao.
Of course Chen Mu knew that it would not be easy to force Zhang He to surrender, so he bypassed Anyang and attacked Jiuhou City where Yuan Tan was. If Zhang He chose to come to the rescue, he could just surround the point and call for reinforcements. If Zhang He chose not to rescue, Yuan Tan would There must be a thorn in the heart.
None of the Yuan family members in the late Han Dynasty were broad-minded. The most important thing is that Jiuhou City is not an important town like Anyang, and the city is not high, so it is very difficult to attack.
It's just that because it is around Yecheng, there are too many Yuan troops around, so it is difficult to attack. As long as it can frighten Yuan Tan, Zhang He should be blamed for his inability to return to the army. Zhang He was frightened and could not tell. Will really surrender.
But Yang Feng still couldn't help asking questions: "But there are too many Yuan troops around Jiuhou City. Even if the army bypasses Anyang and goes deep alone, what if the Yuan troops in Anyang fail to arrive and other surrounding Yuan troops attack?"
"This brings us to the second method."
Chen Mu glanced at the Sima brothers and said softly: "When the second brother takes Neihuang and attacks Wei County from the southeast of Yecheng, do you think they still dare to attack the defenders of Wucheng, Pingyang City and Yecheng? Will you support Jiuhou City?"
"The inner yellow shouldn't be that easy to get."
Zhu Jun objected.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lieutenant Commander, the mountain man has his own clever plan."
"Okay, let's see how you take down the inside."
Zhu Jun nodded.
There is no other way now. Yecheng is the center of Wei County and also the center of Jizhou.
There are no less than ten thousand soldiers around, and there are heavy troops in Fanyang, Neihuang, and Liyang areas. There are also several cities around Yecheng, which can't be captured so easily.
Since Chen Mu said there is a way, let's take a look at his first.
At that moment, Zhu Jun also immediately began to rectify military affairs, while stepping up the construction of camps and planning the attack on the city.
After a few days, Chen Mu set off for Neihuang County.
Guan Yu's army was stationed in Neihuang at this time, and the imperial court dispatched a total of more than 60,000 troops. In addition to Xu Huang who was stationed in Linli, Zhu Jun led 35,000 elite Northern troops, and Guan Yu led about 20,000 troops.
At this time, Guan Yu had already prepared to attack the city. After Chen Mu arrived, he had all the plans in place and began the official operation.
It’s early August, and autumn has already begun.
The weather is still hot.
At the west gate of Neihuang County, Yuan Junjun Sima Zhao Weisun guards this gate.
Many people know that the Zhao family is a prominent family in Wei County, but few people know that Zhao Weisun's biological sister married Sima Fang.
So Zhao Weisun is the biological uncle of Sima Lang and Sima Yi.
Sima Fang had long written to Zhao Weisun, and Zhao Weisun also agreed to submit to the imperial court. This time the two parties agreed that once Guan Yu attacked the city, he would open the west city gate and let the Luoyang army in.
It was late at night, and the city walls were covered with iron frames piled with torches for lighting. Only above the city tower, there was a paper lantern hanging on it.
This is the secret code agreed upon by both parties, raise fire as a sign!
Guan Yu personally led 10,000 soldiers and quietly approached the outside of Neihuang City, and then sent people to hold up torches and wave them continuously outside the city.
At this time, Zhao Weisun walked anxiously up and down the city tower. The night was starry, and the anxiety in his heart made him sweat like rain. From time to time, he looked outside the city to see if there was any torch signal outside the city.
"Master, there is a torch shining!"
Zhao Weisun's family soldiers noticed the signal outside the city and reported to him quickly.
"Quick, give the signal."
Seeing that there were indeed torches flickering outside the city as promised, Zhao Weisun immediately asked someone to reply.
Yuan Shao was from an aristocratic family and was well aware of the power of the aristocratic families. Therefore, after occupying Hebei, he put the Hebei aristocratic families in a prominent position. The aristocratic families who opposed him plundered their wealth and forced them to flee. The aristocratic families that supported him were reused and kept wooed.
For example, the Zhang family in Hejian, the Zhao family in Liyang, the Shen family in Yin'an, etc. Most of their generals are from the famous families in Hebei, so Zhao Weisun is now one of the Neihuang guards and is in charge of Ximen affairs.
After he acted as an internal response, torches were quickly fired on the city tower. When Guan Yu saw this outside the city, he became energetic and immediately sent Guan Hai to lead a thousand people to approach the city and prepare to enter the city.
After a while, Guan Hai came to the city gate, and the city gate quickly opened. Guan Hai quickly occupied the west gate of the city, and then Guan Yu immediately sent out his army.
At night, when most of Neihuang's soldiers were still sleeping, Guan Yu's army had already entered through the west gate. Under the leadership of Zhao Weisun, they quickly surrounded the military camp in the city.
The highest guard in the city, Yuan Shao's general Han Meng was sharp and underestimated the enemy. He was completely unprepared. At this time, he was fast asleep.
After someone in the city noticed it and sent out a signal, the whole city woke up. However, the battle did not last long at all. The west gate was lost. Guan Yu immediately sent troops to control the south gate and the north gate. Only the east gate was still in the hands of Yuan Jun.
When Han Meng learned that the enemy had invaded, he hurriedly got up from the bed, picked up weapons and armor, and led his guards out of the mansion. At this time, the city was in panic, and enemy soldiers were everywhere.
"General, after the enemy entered the city, they first captured the north and south gates, and then went straight to the camp at the east gate. Now the camp is besieged by the enemy and can hardly be defended."
As soon as Han Meng came out, broken troops from the north and south gates reported to him.
Because the camp in the city was surrounded and most of the soldiers were still sleeping, the enemy suddenly attacked and the entire camp was in chaos.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Fortunately, because Guan Yu had to control the four gates, he did not attack the camp in the city immediately, so the camp general immediately organized soldiers to resist.
But it was obvious that they could not hold on for long. Many soldiers did not even wear clothes or armor, and their weapons were not found. There was already a fierce attack outside.
Upon hearing the news, Han Meng immediately shouted angrily at his soldiers: "Now that the city gate has been captured, if we cannot repel the enemy today, we will definitely be dead. All the soldiers will follow me to lift the siege of the military camp."
"only!"
The soldiers responded with a roar.
At that moment, Han Meng led hundreds of his own soldiers towards the military camp.
After Guan Yu's 10,000-strong army entered the city, they immediately dispersed and began to encircle and suppress the defenders throughout the city. The north, south, and east gates were to be controlled, and then they slowly attacked the military camp in the east.
There were shouts of killing everywhere, some were trying to escape, some were resisting, dozens of soldiers dispersed and raided, and the city was in chaos.
When Han Meng arrived outside the military camp, he saw thousands of people storming the entrance of the camp.
This military camp is a school ground near the east gate of the city. Because it is inside the city, the camp's defense strength is insufficient. It is just an ordinary fence. Now it is crumbling and is about to be breached.
Seeing this situation, Han Meng became anxious and immediately said: "Soldiers, follow me to kill!"
"kill!"
Han Meng's soldiers roared and rushed after him.
The Luoyang army that was attacking the camp did not expect that the enemy suddenly came from behind, and its morale dropped. However, when the troops in the camp saw that reinforcements had arrived, their morale was boosted and they launched a counterattack.
Not far away, Guan Yu, who was watching the battle, was riding on the back of Zhu Huang Feidian. From a distance, he saw a fierce general charging into the formation and breaking up his army's formation. He suddenly narrowed his eyes and the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand glowed with blazing fire.