Yuan Tan heard what Zhou Yu said, and while arranging his men to go down, he asked: "Gong Jin, do we want to retreat a few dozen miles and set up camp? This time the enemy is so fierce that more than a hundred riders dare to attack our camp at night."
Zhou Yu laughed dumbly.
Or is this the enemy's purpose?
Unexpectedly, it almost happened!
Zhou Yu looked at Yuan Tan and said seriously: "Don't worry, eldest son, as long as you listen to my arrangements, this kind of thing will never happen again."
"The enemy's purpose may be this, to give us a blow and lower our morale."
"Now the eldest son gathers the soldiers and calms them down."
"Tell them that General Yan Liang is coming soon."
"As soon as General Yan Liang arrives, we will attack the city in three steps."
"Xiapi must be under our control."
Yuan Tan then agreed and ordered the personal guards to summon the generals.
In Xiapi City, with the return of Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning and others, the defenders in the city burst into cheerful laughter.
Although they did not participate in this battle.
However, the people on the city wall saw the chaotic situation in the distance.
Only relying on less than a hundred cavalry can cause such a situation to the enemy. It can be seen that although the enemy's number is large, it is just that.
Xu Shu brought all the generals to greet Gan Ning in person, handed a tiger talisman to Gan Ning and said: "You did a great job and kept your word. These are the three thousand sword and shield soldiers under Guangling Cheng. From now on, they will be under your jurisdiction. Do your best in the future, Marquis Wu always does not care about his origins, he is a virtuous person."
Gan Ning took the tiger talisman and said excitedly: "Gan Ning swears allegiance to the Marquis of Wu to the death!"
Touching the tiger charm, Gan Ning laughed loudly and said: "Actually, I was dissatisfied when I was at Huang Zu's place. Huang Zu was old, dim and timid. I had long heard of Jiangdong's reputation and wanted to come here. Unfortunately, Huang Zu's only son They thought I was a bandit and wanted to kill me, so they kept watching me."
"Now, I finally got what I wanted."
"By the way, I heard that we still have a trapped camp. I wonder who the general is who leads the trapped camp?"
Gao Shun walked up and hugged his fists.
Gan Ning's eyes lit up and he said, "It would be great if I could also equip a group of heavy armored soldiers, preferably heavy cavalry."
Everyone laughed.
"How delusional!"
"Not to mention the heavy cavalry, even the heavy armored soldiers, apart from being trapped in the camp, it is impossible to form a second one. This consumption has made Wu Hou suffer from physical pain several times."
"However, Wu Hou has a guard team under his command. They are all lightly armored and have very strong combat effectiveness. The last time they attacked Xuzhou, they were almost wiped out. Later, they sent people to Danyang to form another team. It is said that they recruited 3,000 people this time. , all of them are brave and good at fighting. However, when we came here, these all-armor Danyang elites were still training in Danyang, so we didn’t have a chance to see them."
Gan Ning hissed: "Jiangdong has become more and more wealthy recently! Although it is not as good as the heavy armored soldiers, I did not dare to think about the fully light armored soldiers when I was in Jingzhou!"
Huang Zhong laughed and said: "Nonsense, Jiangdong now controls the three major states of Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and most of Yangzhou. Naturally, it is not comparable to Jingzhou in the past. I heard that Wu Hou seemed to have promised that he could be crowned king in the future. I am getting old. Wait. Not yet. But, Xingba, you are still young, so you have to work hard!"
All the generals also started talking about it.
There have been rumors about being crowned king for a long time, but it has not been confirmed.
Now that Huang Zhong said this, it should be true.
If you can be crowned king, all the generals will think about it, then this life will be worth it!
Xu Shu, Lu Su, and Zhang Zhao looked at each other and smiled.
They heard with their own ears that Wu Hou had promised.
Wu Hou not only promised the opportunity to be crowned king, but also promised an immortal monument and the thirty-six heroes of Nantianmen.
But now, the immortal monument is already there!
Seeing that the generals were still agitated, Xu Shu said: "Rest when you should, and everyone else, return to their respective posts!"
Only then did the generals disperse.
After dawn, Lu Su summoned him to bring the craftsmen he brought to install the Thunderbolt Chariot inside the city wall.
The thunderbolt chariot was adapted from the catapult and was originally used to attack city walls.
However, this time we have to defend the city.
When he came, he had heard that Yuan Shao liked to use catapults, arrow towers and other weapons of war to attack cities and kill enemies, causing the defenders to suffer miserably.
This time, he dismantled and moved all the thirty Pili cars that had previously attacked the platform.
However, it is not a siege.
Instead, attack the catapult!
The Thunderbolt Cart is too big and cannot be placed on the city wall.
Lu Su convened craftsmen to discuss and reform the Pili Chariot again, making it taller and capable of throwing heavier boulders.
In this way, the Thunderbolt Chariot was installed inside the city wall to attack the outside of the city from the inside.
However, this has a major flaw.
That's because it is impossible to directly observe the enemy's position and cannot move. The attack target is very blind, and the range is limited.
Even so, Lu Su thought it was enough.
Lu Su asked the craftsmen to measure the distance from the moat to the city wall, and determined that the approximate range of the thunderbolt chariot throwing stones was about three hundred steps from the edge of the moat to the outside of the city wall.
This is because, although the attack distance of catapults and arrow towers is far greater than the attack distance of bows and arrows, the attack distance of catapults and arrow towers is still limited and cannot be compared with thunderbolt chariots.
The Thunderbolt Chariot has the longest distance and can attack the city wall directly from the other side of the moat.
If catapults and arrow towers want to attack the city wall, they must cross the moat and come to the other side of the moat, and they must be within a distance of three hundred to five hundred steps from the city wall.
While directing the craftsmen to install the thunder chariot, Lu Su asked Jiang Qin and Ding Feng to demolish the houses near the north gate of the city, and continued to intensify his practice of using chariot tools against cavalry.
On the other side, the next day, Yuan Tan, Zhou Yu and other generals finally received the 30,000 reinforcements sent by Yuan Shao.
The commander of the reinforcements was Yan Liang, one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei, and a colleague of Wen Chou who was as close as a brother.
When Yan Liang saw Yuan Tan, Zhou Yu and others, his face was so gloomy that he could shed water.
It wasn't him who led the reinforcements this time.
He recommended himself because he wanted to have a good time with Wen Chou, have a good time with the brothers, and show off their heroic demeanor on the battlefield.
Who would have known that while he was still on the road, he heard the news that Wen Chou had died in battle.
When he first heard the news, he almost doubted his ears.
This time the lord sent the eldest son Yuan Tan and Wen Chou south to Xuzhou, using 50,000 infantry archers and 6,000 cavalry!
With such a huge military force, Wen Chou actually died in battle!
Wen Chou was no ordinary general, he was the commander of six thousand cavalry.
These six thousand cavalrymen had destroyed Gongsun Zan's white horse followers.
While fighting against Baima Yicong, Wen Chou was still safe and sound.
Today, we actually suffered a loss due to these clowns from Jiangdong.
How does he accept this?
At this moment, seeing the eldest son Yuan Tan, Zhou Yu and others coming forward, Yan Liang got off his horse.
Seeing the eldest son's apologetic look, Yan Liang wished he could kill him with a knife!
waste!
The lord has been famous all his life, but the sons he gave birth to are more worthless than the last!
He just defeated Kong Rong of Beihai and was praised as a god.
A rotten scholar like Kong Rong, what can you prove by defeating him?
Wen Chou's death is proof!
However, although Yan Liang was filled with hatred, he did not dare to take action against Yuan Tan.
No matter how useless the eldest son is, he is still the son of the lord.
In front of everyone, the lord couldn't bear to embarrass him.
but--
Yan Liang walked up to Yuan Tan and slapped Zhou Yu in the face.
Yan Liang's sudden attack immediately confused Yuan Tan and other generals.
Yuan Tan looked at Zhou Yu who was slapped to the ground and hurriedly helped him up. He glanced at Yan Liang with some fear and said, "General Yan, what are you doing? Gong Jin is still injured and has not made any mistakes. Why are you doing this?" Hit him?"
Yan Liang pointed his riding whip at Zhou Yu, who had a livid look on his face, and said, "You didn't make any mistakes? Young Master, even you can't cover up a loser who made big mistakes!"
"Zhou Yu is the mastermind appointed by the lord."
"The dignified mastermind assisted the eldest son and led 6,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry archers to attack Xuzhou, but he actually defeated generals like Wen Chou!"
"Are they all dead?"
"So many soldiers and six thousand cavalry are unable to deal with this bunch of losers from Jiangdong!"
Yan Liang pointed his riding whip at all the generals and roared: "What are you doing? Are you all a bunch of losers?"
All the generals dared not speak out.
Yuan Tan also remained silent.
It is indeed a serious mistake to damage Wen Chou.
If my father comes, I'm afraid I won't be beaten at all.
Yuan Tan looked at Zhou Yu beside him, a little afraid.
If Zhou Yu reveals that Wen Chou was his own mistake. He didn't trust him at first, but trusted Wen Chou, and accepted the challenge even though he had a huge advantage, I'm afraid he would also be scolded by Yan Liang.
Although Zhou Yu was so angry that he was shaking all over.
In all his life, he has never suffered such humiliation!
Who dared to hit him before?
However, at this time, he had to endure it.
It is true that the fault of Wen Chou's death was the eldest son, but if he found out, would Yan Liang really dare to hit the eldest son? As the mastermind, he will only become the person venting.
Another thing is that a war is about to begin. A conflict with Yan Liang at this moment will only make the relatives angry and the enemies happy.
Zhou Yu took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and said to Yan Liang: "General Yan is very critical. After Xuzhou is captured, I am willing to go back to Yecheng to plead guilty to Yuan Gong. But now we have to fight, so please calm down General Yan." .”
"To avenge General Wen, the right thing to do is to capture Xiapi."
Yan Liang snorted, got on his horse again, walked towards the camp, and said, "When will the next attack be? What are your plans?"
Yuan Tan mounted his horse and led the way, saying, "We will follow Gong Jin's plan and walk in three steps."
Yuan Tan hurriedly motioned for Zhou Yu to come over.
Zhou Yu explained the three-step strategy.
Yan Liang remained silent.
Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Default is acceptance.
Although he received a slap in the face, Yan Liang did not point fingers like Wen Chou and influence him to lead the troops to fight. This is a good thing.
Zhou Yu nodded towards Yuan Tan.
Yuan Tan glanced at Zhou Yu with some sympathy and gratitude.
This Gongjin can make things happen!
Be willing to take the blame for yourself.
Moreover, he can lead the army in battle.
In the future, if I want to ascend to the throne of the Crown Prince, I will have to rely on him.
(End of chapter)
