It was said that Zhao Chen led his troops outside Jucheng, hoping to use his sharp tongue to persuade Xiao Jian to surrender, but Xiao Jian didn't appreciate it.
So, Zhao Chen led his troops to set up camp and discuss strategies to break the city.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Military advisor, why does such a small town need a plan? Give me, Mr. Zhang, three thousand, and I will attack the city early tomorrow morning."
Zhao Chen patiently advised: "Don't be impatient, Yide. There are only 10,000 troops sent out this time. The damage to the soldiers directly attacking the city will be too serious, which will not be conducive to our army's future capture of Qingzhou. Besides, although Jucheng is small, it is strong. There are three cities, the inner city is three miles wide, and they are all lofty. The sub-city is twelve miles wide, and Guo Zhouhui is forty miles wide. It is an extraordinary small city."
"Commander, what do you think we should do? We can't get around it, and we won't let us get hit. How can we just stand here and stare?"
Cheng Yu smiled slightly, looked at Zhang Fei who was anxious, and said softly: "General Zhang has never seen the military advisor's confident face. He is already confident, so why worry about the city not being broken?"
When Zhang Fei heard this, he secretly glanced at Zhao Chen, and it was just as Cheng Yu expected.
Seeing this, many people also asked military advisors to send troops.
Zhao Chen smiled and said, "Everyone, please listen to me."
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When Xiao Jian returned to the city, he immediately ordered the soldiers to guard the city gate and not go out privately.
Huang Qing, the officer in charge, said: "Prime Minister, I heard that this man is good at night attacks. There are only 8,000 soldiers in the city. If Zhao Chen attacks by force, it will not be enough to withstand the army. The soldiers should be ordered to strengthen patrols to prevent unexpected events."
Xiao Jian followed his plan and ordered the soldiers patrolling the city to shorten the time and conduct one more patrol. They must not take it lightly.
Then he uneasily slept with his clothes on.
The next day, Zhang Fei led his troops to the city and shouted loudly, scolding Xiao Jian for being as timid as a mouse and not daring to leave the city.
Xiao Jian hurried up to the city wall and saw that Zhang Fei was just shouting under the city and did not attack the city. He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered loudly: "No one is allowed to leave the city, but anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
Then he ordered the soldiers around him to keep an eye on Zhang Fei's actions, not to let go of any disturbance and report to him immediately.
Zhang Fei saw that Xiao Jian only showed his face on the city wall, but did not go out to fight. He was not in a hurry. He divided the soldiers into several groups and shouted in groups without stopping.
As a result, an extremely funny scene appeared in front of Jucheng.
On one side, Xiao Jian issued a death order not to fight, and on the other side, Zhang Fei kept insulting people, which made the soldiers guarding the city very angry. They had no choice but to stay on the city and watch the people below because of the order of the Prime Minister.
It was not until noon that Zhang Fei led the soldiers back to the camp to rest.
Xiao Jian waited until Zhang Fei really returned before returning to the mansion to eat.
Before I had even taken two bites, the shouts outside the city rang out again.
Xiao Jian hurried up to the city tower again, only to see a new general under the city who was insulting him, and the word "Chen" was written on the big flag.
It was Chen Dao who, in accordance with Zhao Chen's order, took over Zhang Fei's mission and continued to provoke at the gate of Jucheng.
When the officer Huang Qing saw this, he rolled his eyes and reminded Xiao Jian to pay attention to the other soldiers led by Zhao Chen. Maybe the shouting in front of the city was just a ploy to attack the east and attack the west.
Xiao Jian understood Huang Qing's words and sent a small group of scouts to sneak out from the east gate and go to Zhao Chen's camp to check the movements of the leading generals.
Chen Dao's shouting mission lasted until sunset and then stopped.
After a day without incident, everyone went back to camp to rest.
Zhao Chen spent a rare quiet day with Trainer Bu in the camp.
Suddenly Zhang Liao came to report: "Military advisor, many scouts were found outside the camp."
Zhao Chen nodded and replied: "Wen Yuan doesn't need to pay attention. Go back to camp and rest in peace. I will ask you to go to the city to call for formation tomorrow."
Zhang Liao was very puzzled and turned to look at Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu smiled and said: "General Wenyuan remembers the strategies of military advisors."
"Of course I remember!"
"The scouts outside the camp must have been sent by Xiao Jian to inquire about our army's movements. Our army's one-day shouting may have become a strategy to attract enemy troops in Xiao Jian's eyes. In case other soldiers raided, they did not arrange a defense. Wouldn't it be wrong? The city was about to be broken, so we sent scouts to investigate. The strategy of the military strategist was to make Xiao Jian relax his vigilance. Since Xiao Jian's scouts are here, let the scouts pass the message to Xiao Jian. Our army has no other movements, so This saves our army the time and effort to inform Xiao Jian."
At this point, Zhang Liao suddenly realized: "Wen Yuan was reckless."
Sure enough, the scout informed Xiao Jian of the situation in Zhao Chen's camp.
Xiao Jian was overjoyed. Since Zhao Chen's other generals did not send troops, it meant that Zhao Chen had no other option but to call a formation in front of the city.
As long as the Jucheng army cannot hold out, there will be nothing they can do.
The next day, Zhang Liao's army arrived as scheduled and shouted insults in front of the city.
Xiao Jian went to the city to observe and saw that it was no different from yesterday, so he felt relieved and allowed Zhang Liao to lead the army to call for battle and hold on to the city.
At the same time, they continued to send out scouts to monitor every move of Zhao Chen's camp.
In the afternoon, he went back to his mansion to enjoy happy time with his wife and children.
But the soldiers guarding the city were upset.
Outside, Zhao Chen's army took turns shouting and cursing, and making all kinds of vicious remarks. However, Xiao Jian, the Prime Minister in the city, refused to go out of the city to fight, and only went back home to enjoy himself.
For several days, Zhao Chen's army was like this, shouting in formation from early morning until sunset.
The soldiers in Jucheng were upset and gradually became commotion.
There are also some soldiers who have figured out the rules of Zhao Chen's army. They just call the formation and will not attack the city directly, so the defense of the city becomes relaxed.
Some soldiers even began to complain: "The Prime Minister is happy in the city, but we have to listen to the scolding here. How unfair."
However, the scouts that Xiao Jian sent out never came back, and they left several times in a row without returning.
In fact, it was Zhao Chen who ordered Zhang Liao to capture all the scouts and not let any of them go.
Zhang Liao was very puzzled and asked Zhao Chen: "Military advisor, in order to pass the information to Xiao Jian, there was no need to arrest the scouts before. Why do we need to arrest him now?"
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "The information that I want to pass on to Xiao Jian has been transmitted, so naturally I have to get rid of the scouts to avoid exposing the next plan."
Zhang Liao frowned and thought for a long time before he understood the reason.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Huang Qing, who was in charge, advised Xiao Jian: "Zhao Chen's army has been insulting him for days. The soldiers in the city are already angry and have nowhere to vent. Some soldiers are already in commotion. At this time, the country is very strict with self-discipline. We must not fight with him anymore." There is a big difference between the officers and soldiers, so it can calm the resentment in the hearts of the officers and soldiers. If not, if the officers and soldiers are impulsive and vent their anger over the past few days on the Prime Minister, wouldn't it lead to a catastrophe!"
When Xiao Jian heard this, he broke into a cold sweat.
He hurriedly returned to the front line to check the military situation, but for several days, he saw no sign of Zhao Chen's army.
The soldiers were confused and dissatisfied with Xiao Jian: "Zhao Chen didn't show up when his army was provocative, but now he shows up after his army has withdrawn. He really knows how to choose the right moment."
If Huang Qing heard this, he would definitely shake his head helplessly. No matter what he did, there would be people who would be dissatisfied.
Xiao Jian felt uneasy when he saw that Zhao Chen's army never came to provoke the city again. He pointed to the faint Zhao Chen army camp in the distance and asked Huang Qing: "Is there any news from the scouts? Why did Zhao Chen's army seem to disappear overnight?" generally?"
Huang Qing replied: "None of the scouts who have been sent out in the past few days have returned. Fortunately, there is water on both sides of Jucheng. The only way to go is from the southwest. Zhao Chen should not be able to bypass this place."
Xiao Jian shook his head and suddenly said: "Zhao Chen is not someone who gives up so easily. There is an inexplicable uneasiness, I am afraid that Zhao Chen is planning something big."
