There is Zhaoyang Lake in the north of Xiaopei City, with thousands of miles of blue waves and beautiful scenery. It is also connected to the waters of the Yellow River. You can set off with a small boat and go down the river to Langye. Now, the Chu army has deployed five thousand elite troops here to guard the key points and cut off business travel.
So Xiaopei can only go to Xiapi by land. After taking the land route, there is an official road to the south. However, this is where the Chu army's central camp is located, and it is heavily guarded. The only thing left is to go east. There is an official road and two small roads in the east. Now there seems to be no checkpoint to intercept them, making it difficult to figure out the military's intentions.
"Zi Yuan, why do you conclude that Guan Yu will escape tonight?"
It was already late at night, but the lights were brightly lit in the Chu army's central tent, and a number of generals were standing densely there. The person who had just asked Ji Shu was the King of Chu, Sun Ce. Sun Ce was wearing a armored stomach, a red robe, and a sword hanging from his waist. He looked majestic and did not look like he was going to sleep at all.
"Why doesn't he run?"
Ji Shu stood next to the sand table in the middle of the tent, his face full of seriousness and coldness at this moment.
"Guan Yu is here to hold off our 50,000-strong army until Zhuge Liang wins the battle on the Yangtze River. Xiaopei's supply of food and grass is getting harder and harder to maintain. Every day he delays, the army's combat effectiveness drops by one point. Now he knows that Zhuge Liang After a huge defeat, isn't he just waiting to die if he doesn't run away? Perhaps, he naively thought that his troops were Xu Han's last chance to make a comeback."
Although Ji Shu had a straight face, his words made the tense atmosphere in the tent suddenly become much more relaxed.
Sun Ce couldn't help but smile.
"Oh, do you think Xu Han still has a chance to make a comeback?"
"After tonight, Xu Han will no longer have any chance of survival."
Ji Shu's voice was calm, as if he was just stating an arrogant fact.
And this was exactly what Sun Ce wanted to hear. It was no joke to say it on such occasions from the always meticulous Ji Shu. Sun Ce smiled happily. He had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.
"Okay! Then it's up to you to give the orders."
Ji Shu cupped his hands and bowed gently to Sun Ce.
"Ji Shu takes the order."
"Ding Feng."
As soon as Ji Shu finished speaking, a young man among the generals stood forward, clasped his fists and answered.
"Ding Feng is here."
"The 5,000 elite troops in the north of the city are under your command. If the Han army breaks through, we must defend the defense line and wait for our pursuers to arrive."
"The last general takes orders."
To the north of Xiaopei is a river, and the available boats have been controlled or burned by the Chu army. If the Han army breaks out from here, how many people can escape? It is conceivable that this will never be the main offensive direction of the Han army.
To take a step back, if Guan Yu really puts his main attack direction here and how many people can escape, then Xu Han has nothing to fear. Even if Guan Yu and Xu Shu were allowed to escape, how long could they escape?
Then, Ji Shu pointed at Xiaopei City on the sand table and said.
"I will lead 10,000 troops to launch a fierce attack from the west, directly enter the city, and force the Han army to flee eastward; and brother, you will lead 15,000 elite troops to guard the camp, completely block the road to the south, and support other places at any time according to the situation. how?"
"good."
Sun Ce knew that Ji Shu deliberately did not place him on the front line, so he was asked to guard the Chinese camp where the Han army was least likely to break out and was also the safest. But Sun Ce didn't talk nonsense. Since he told Ji Shu to give orders, he naturally had to follow Ji Shu's arrangements. What's more, now he understands his identity better than ever before.
Seeing Sun Ce nod, Ji Shu turned around and said.
"Jiang Qin."
"Jiang Qin is here."
"You lead 10,000 soldiers and horses and hide on both sides of the official road to the east. If Guan Yu comes from here, don't be stingy with arrows, rolling stones, or kerosene. Use as much as you can. Eliminate Guan Yu's troops and you will be credited with your first achievement!" "
"Subordinates take orders."
Jiang Qin solemnly clasped his fists and stepped back. Ji Shu looked around the crowd and continued.
"That's what I say, but I think Guan Yu is most likely to take the two trails on the south side of the official road. One is adjacent to the official road and goes through Wangshuang Mountain to Xiapi; the other is further south, leading to Xiapi via Xilu Mountain. .”
"Reporting to the military advisor, the general requested to guard Xilu Mountain!"
As soon as Ji Shu finished speaking, someone came forward eagerly to ask for a fight. Everyone turned around and saw that this person was Wei Yan.
Ji Shu looked at Wei Yan with interest and said.
"Do you think Guan Yu will go here?"
"yes."
Wei Yan answered without any hesitation, which made Ji Shu a little curious.
"Why?"
You must know that this road is very close to the Chu army's central camp. Sun Ce's reinforcements can arrive within half an hour. If they cannot break through quickly, Guan Yu will be surrounded by heavy siege.
Compared with the other two roads to the east, this road has the highest risk on the surface. Of course, the possibility of Guan Yu's soldiers making dangerous moves is not ruled out, so Ji Shu is not sure.
"No reason, because I know him."
Wei Yan's words made Ji Shu and Sun Ce look at each other and smile, and Sun Ce made the first decision.
"Okay! I will let you lead five thousand elite troops to guard Xilu Mountain. If you encounter Guan Yu, you will hold on until reinforcements arrive and surround Guan Yu."
"The last general takes command!"
Wei Yan clasped his fists heavily in agreement and retreated, with a hint of excitement in his voice.
Since Sun Ce agreed to Wei Yan, there is only one way left, Ji Shu continued.
"The rest of Wang Shuangshan will be guarded by Su Fei. I will also allocate five thousand elite troops to you."
After Su Fei heard this, he hurriedly stood up and said with fists in his hands.
"The last general takes command!"
At this point, the deployment of troops and the generals had been arranged, and other generals were ordered to fully cooperate with the generals, and the military meeting dispersed.
Su Fei caught up with Wei Yan and said with a smile.
"Hey, Old Wei, if Guan Yu comes to my side, I will definitely leave him to you."
To be honest, Wei Yan didn't quite understand this person. He was just familiar with him, but he had plotted against Su Fei. Why did this person become closer to him? This time I will leave him the opportunity to deal with Guan Yu.
Wei Yan said.
"Thanks."
Su Fei chuckled twice and patted Wei Yan's shoulder.
"Heroes cherish each other, I understand, I understand!"
Wei Yan gave him a cold look and left.
The autumn wind is as expected, the moonlit night is slightly cold, the cold frost irritates the skin, and sometimes goosebumps appear all over the body when touching the cold blade.
The night was quiet, and the brazier on the top of Xiaopei City in the distance was dancing with sparks.
Standing in the darkness, Ji Shu felt extremely peaceful. The long sword was unsheathed, reflecting silver light in the moonlight.
"shooting!"
The cold voice spread far in the quiet night.
boom! boom! boom!
It was like the sound of a slingshot amplified ten times, and there was a whizzing sound in the air, making people feel that it was the sound of a heavy object breaking through the air. But soon there is no need to think and discern.
boom! boom! boom!
In a trance, it seemed as if all the stones were thrown together, and the stones hit the city with a thunderous sound. In such a night, it was impossible to tell whether the stone was broken or the city wall was broken.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
On the top of the city, the voices of the Han army were drowned, and there was noise everywhere. The whole city was like a wild beast that had been awakened.
It took a quarter of an hour for the stone carts to attack before Ji Shu ordered the stone throwing to stop.
"Kill~~"
The soldiers slapped their shields with their swords and shouted at the top of their lungs, but they did not take a step. Only the soldiers beside the stone-fired cart loaded the stone bullets as before.
"Fire the arrow!" "Fire the arrow!"
The soldiers of the Han army finally came to their senses, and sparse and messy arrows rained down the city.
boom! boom! boom!
What responded to them was a new round of stone-throwing attacks from the Chu army.
Amidst the roar, you couldn't even hear the screams, everything was covered under the huge sound. Only the collapsed and incomplete city tower told the horror of what was going on at the top of the city.
"attack!"
"Kill!" "Kill!"
The attack of the stone chariot was stopped again, and the soldiers of the Chu army launched a charge under Ji Shu's order. The sporadic rockets and arrow rain on the city top could not stop the Chu army's attack at all.
With a loud noise, the West City Gate only withstood the impact of the car once before it collapsed. The Chu army swarmed in and the west gate of Xiaopei was lost.
"Informed military advisor, the west gate has been completely controlled by our army, and the Han army is retreating towards the prefect's mansion."
Ji Shu nodded slightly and walked forward slowly.
Many houses near the city gate had been affected by the previous offensive. Broken arrowheads and weapons were everywhere on the ground. The smell of fire smoke and blood in the air made Ji Shu's nose itch slightly.
"Instruct the whole army to go straight to the governor's mansion and not to disturb the people. Leave another three hundred soldiers behind to count the losses of the nearby people and make arrangements after the war."
"promise!"
Under Ji Shu's order, the Chu soldiers advanced rapidly. Except for some sporadic blockades that could delay a little time, they never encountered a large number of enemies. The Han army seemed to have given up resistance in the west.
Maybe Guan Yu has fled eastward?
Ji Shu couldn't help but think so, but could it really go as planned? Ji Shu didn't dare to take it lightly. He looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was eagerly waiting for the scout's information.
However, the nameless and meaningless screams of panic and despair lingered in his ears and resounded throughout the city, telling Ji Shu that the city had fallen into complete chaos.
No wonder. The number of people in Xiaopei City was far beyond the capacity. In addition, many refugees were confined to a certain area during the war, and they were plagued by depression, hunger, and fear.
Just a small trigger can make them collapse and go crazy. Ji Shu didn't think that Xu Shuhui would be a saint enough to give up using this opportunity to create favorable conditions for retreat. It would be better to say that the Han army had suffered a big loss by only using it in such a small way to relieve so many refugees during the war.
In such darkness and chaos, the accuracy and speed of message delivery are naturally greatly affected.
"Bo Yan."
"The end will be here."
"You lead two thousand soldiers and horses around to appease the refugees. If necessary, you can directly kill soldiers who violate military discipline and mobs who attack our army!"
"Take orders!"
Lu Xun left in a hurry, but Ji Shu knew that calming the chaotic refugees was not an easy task, at least not something that Ji Shu could do without affecting the speed of the army just by saying a few words.
It wasn't until the Taishou's Mansion was already in sight that Ji Shu received the first intelligence about the movements of the Han army.
"Reporting to the military advisor, Guan Yu led about 10,000 Han troops to rush out of the east gate and headed southeast. Xu Shu, on the other hand, led 3,000 troops to break out of the siege at the northern port."
Why don't you put your eggs in one basket? Presumably they also guessed that there must be an ambush in the east.
But Ji Shu has no intention of letting any of them go!
"Hou Cheng, you immediately lead 5,000 elite troops to pursue north. You and Ding Feng will trap the Han army. You must capture Xu Shu alive!"
"The last general takes command!"
Guan Yu and Xu Shu divided their forces into two groups, which Ji Shu did not expect, but it did not deviate much from the plan. After arranging to leave Hou Cheng, Ji Shu finally felt at ease. The rest depends on the performance of the soldiers and horses everywhere, and there is no point in worrying about it.
"Let's go, let's take down the prefect's mansion, clear out the remaining soldiers in the city, and welcome the lord into the city."
After Guan Yu escaped, there were not many soldiers and horses left in the prefect's mansion. Ji Shu easily captured the prefect's mansion.
However, after the capture of the prefect's mansion, shouts of killing quickly rang out from all around shortly after the fighting ended.
"what happened?"
Ji Shu frowned.
The person who hurried up to Ji Shu was Han Zong.
"Teacher, this is Xu Shu. He led three thousand white-ear elite soldiers to emerge from the south and has surrounded the prefect's mansion!"
