"My nephew, I agree with what you said about setting up ambushes in Dangtu and Xiakou, but is there something unconsidered here in Jiangxia City?"
At the meeting to conquer Yuan Shu, Zhuge Liang issued a military order and declared to General Cai Mao that Sun Ce would definitely take this opportunity to start attacking Jingzhou. Then, Zhuge Liang proposed to Cai Mao a plan to use Jiangxia as bait to draw out Jiangdong's army, divide it into three battlefields: Dangtu, Jiangxia, and Xiakou, then set up ambushes to weaken Jiangdong's army, and finally annihilate Jiangdong's army and start a counterattack against Jiangdong.
Cai Mao glanced at Huang Zu beside him, and looked at Zhuge Liang with a mixture of admiration and complexity.
"Sun Ce is cruel and despises the aristocratic families, and all the aristocratic families share the same hatred. I think no aristocratic family will refuse if they can help. But the total number of private soldiers from several aristocratic families in Jiangxia is only 2,000 at most. I'm worried that they can't afford it. Such an important responsibility.”
Cai Mao knew very well what kind of virtues the private soldiers of aristocratic families had. They were worse than the ordinary soldiers. They could only look after homes and courtyards, escort caravans, and fight bandits. Cai Mao felt unsure about placing such an important part of the entire plan on the family's private soldiers.
Zhuge Liang seemed to have anticipated Cai Mao's concerns, and he opened his mouth to answer as soon as Cai Mao finished speaking.
"This is natural. As a key battle in Jiangdong's attack on Jingzhou, Sun Ce will definitely send Ji Shu or Zhou Yu to command the army. With one of these two people in charge of Jiangxia, he will definitely not ignore the threat of the private soldiers of the famous families, so the private soldiers of the famous families are just a cover-up. , the important task of retaking Jiangxia still has to be left to General Su Fei."
Following Zhuge Liang's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to Su Fei, which made Su Fei a little stunned.
The general Cai Mao, the prefect Huang Zu, the counselor Mr. Kuai Liang, the general Wenpin and so on were all the dignitaries of Jingzhou. Su Fei, the commander-in-chief, originally just accompanied the last seat to listen. He never expected that Zhuge Liang would mention it. to him.
It was obviously an opportunity to show his face in front of a big shot, but for some reason Su Fei felt a little nervous. After looking around, there was no one else there, so Su Fei stood up and cupped his fists.
"Please give me your instructions, sir."
"General Su Fei is Gan Ning's friend?"
Zhuge Liang's question immediately made Su Fei break into a cold sweat.
Gan Ning and Su Fei were both commanders under Huang Zu at the beginning, and they had a good personal relationship. This was not a secret in the Jiangxia army. Now that Gan Ning is the leading general in Jiangdong, what does Zhuge Liang mean by mentioning it at this time? Su Fei said in panic.
"Although the general has some friendship with Gan Ning, he will never dare to abandon his official duties for personal reasons!"
Zhuge Liang waved his hand and reassured Su Fei.
"I have no doubts about General Su. Rather, I believe in General Su's character, so I want to leave the important task of retaking Jiangxia to the general."
Su Fei raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang. The young man's eyes were as deep as abyss.
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After serving as a soldier in Jiangxia for four or five years, not long after Gan Ning left, Su Fei finally rose to the rank of commander. Su Fei is not optimistic about his future, but he still has many feelings for Jiangxia. He married a wife and had children here, and settled down here.
If Zhuge Liang hadn't mentioned it, what choice would he have made when Gan Ning came to find him?
If you don’t face that moment personally, you may never have the answer.
Now Su Fei has no choice.
The Su Mansion has changed more than a dozen nursing homes. This is not a big deal for a wealthy family, but it is not so pleasant when someone puts a knife to your neck.
This has nothing to do with Zhuge Liang. These people are what Huang Zu wants. Zhuge Liang even helped Su Fei go to Huang Zu to argue with him.
"Zhuge Liang, you are just a county magistrate under me. Don't think that just because Cai Mao appreciates you, you can give orders to me. Even Cai Mao himself will not be afraid of him if he has no reason to convince me."
With just one sentence, Zhuge Liang was stopped, and Su Fei's family was held hostage.
It's not that Su Fei doesn't understand Huang Zu's approach. Compared with trust, having control is more in line with the interests of the upper class and makes them feel more at ease. But understanding didn't mean agreement, he just felt chilled to the bone.
In the evening, after attending the military meeting hosted by Tai Shici, Su Fei returned home a little tired.
At the military meeting, Taishi Ci arranged 4,000 troops and horses on each of the three sides of the Han army's siege. The remaining south gate was a gap in the Han army's siege, so the pressure was less, so Taishi Ci gave it to Su Fei's command of 2,500 troops. Hundreds of people. There are still 3,000 Jiangdong troops, while Tai Shici is left to deal with the aristocratic families and respond to emergencies in various sects.
"Huang Meng, this is my military talisman. Take it and you can command the troops and horses in my hand. Tonight, Tai Shici asked me to accompany him to Huang Yueying's Mansion to see Mr. Huang. Although Huang Mansion is also in the south of the city, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get out.”
Huang Meng looked at Su Fei, who looked a little pale.
Even if the Han army successfully entered the city and recaptured Jiangxia, they finally killed Tai Shici. But before that, how could Su Fei survive by staying with Tai Shici?
Huang Meng took the weapon talisman and nodded, sighing slightly.
"General Su, I am also acting under orders. Please don't blame me. I will instruct my brothers to protect the general's family later. The prefect will treat them well when he comes back. Please don't worry, general."
To be honest, Su Fei had never thought of petitioning Tai Shi Ci to defend the city, but Su Fei knew that Tai Shi Ci keeping him by his side was a restriction on him, and letting his soldiers guard the south gate where there would be no war was a restriction on him. favor and trust.
If he makes excuses to escape, it will only make Tai Shici suspicious, put him in a cage, make the Han army's plan fail, and make his family die in vain.
Like many people, Su Fei has no freedom of choice.
He could only use his own life to fulfill the Han army's plan while saving the lives of his family.
Hearing Huang Meng's words, Su Fei nodded disheartenedly and said nothing.
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As the sky grew dark, Huang Meng led Su Feijun to the south gate.
"Brother, we are under the command of General Su Fei and have been ordered to take over the defense of the South Gate."
The two commanders guarding the city had already received the transfer order, and they only agreed after verifying the identity of Su Feijun.
Seeing the two thousand Jiangdong Army slowly retreating and the Su Fei Army successfully taking over the defense, Huang Meng smiled and ordered the soldiers to hang a banner with the word "Su" on the top of the city.
Thick darkness enveloped the earth, and sounds of fighting rang out from the other city gates. No one noticed that the south gate quietly opened.
Fifteen thousand Han troops entered Jiangxia City quietly from outside the city, led by Han general Li Yan. Li Yan looked around and asked Huang Meng who came up with some doubts.
"Huang Meng, you did a good job. Where is Su Fei?"
Huang Meng was just a small commander. Seeing that Li Yan still recognized him, he quickly reported the report with sincerity and fear.
"General Su followed Tai Shici's call to the Huang Mansion. I believe the Huang family's private soldiers will not dare to act rashly tonight."
Let Su Fei's army guard the south gate, but call Su Fei to the Huang Mansion? Li Yan paused for a moment and immediately understood the context.
"That's enough, Su Fei has done a good job. I thought we had to rely on our internal and external cooperation to quickly capture the south gate, but I didn't expect to get in so easily. In this case, there is a lot that can be done. As for the Huang family's 500 Private soldiers won’t be of much use, so it doesn’t matter.”
"Kill!"
Suddenly there was a cry of killing in the city, coming from the direction of the prefect's mansion. This is when the private soldiers of several other aristocratic families began to take action.
Huang Meng cupped his fists and asked for orders.
"Please tell me what we will do next, General Li."
Li Yan touched the hilt of the sword at his waist and smiled slightly.
"Since we already know where the enemy general is, we won't go to the prefect's mansion. Let's go and capture Tai Shi Ci alive!"
