"Captain Xu." Chen Shouli came up with a smile on his face. He would never have thought that the acting skills he thought were excellent were actually extremely poor performances. Just when he thought he was about to succeed, he was greeted by a cold sword.
Xu Zongwen drew his sword and put it against Chen Shouli's thick neck. His words were flat! He asked without emotion: "Are you sincerely surrendering to the Jin Dynasty?"
All the civil and military officials in Fuyang City were shocked, and a few timid ones had already fled. However, County Captain Chen Shouyi asked Xu Zongwen: "Captain, why is this happening?"
"Please ask my brother to take all the troops in Fuyang City out of the city and seize the troops." Xu Zongwen said coldly.
Chen Shouyi: "Captain, we have given you the land and population list and your official seal. What are you going to do?
Xu Zongwen ignored Chen Shouyi at all. He clenched the long sword in his hand, and the blade was firmly embedded in Chen Shouli's skin. A trace of blood was faintly visible. Fu Yang's civil and military officials were shocked, thinking that the matter had been leaked and they would die!
"Captain, spare your life! It was the Xu brothers who forced us to surrender. We are all sincere and we were all coerced by Xu. Please be patient, Captain!"
Seeing that the situation took a turn for the worse, all the civil and military officials in Fuyang County were frightened and uneasy. For a while, they all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"You bunch of boneless cowards! The wind blows and you fall on both sides." Chen Shouyi pointed at the people around him who were not fighting and cursed angrily: "When the barbarians come, surrender to them. If the Jin army goes north, you will surrender." Do you still have the face to surrender and surrender? Do you still know that a martyr woman will not marry a second husband, and a loyal minister will not serve two masters?"
"Chen County Lieutenant, you really stand up and talk without pain. We are all local squires. We are all the breadwinners of our families. One person is responsible for the lives of dozens of people. You two brothers were sent to Fuyang by Zhao Qian. There is no Since we are young here, we naturally have no scruples!”
"That's right, who doesn't know that you are the eagle dogs sent by Zhao Qian to monitor us?"
"If you want to die, you can die alone, but don't harm me, the squire of Fu Yangcheng."
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The civil and military officers of Fuyang County actually started to quarrel with the Chen brothers on the spot, which also made Xu Zongwen, Pei Qing and other Jin army generals and sergeants watch the excitement. Xu Zongwen really didn't expect that this would happen?
Dog bites dog, a mouth full of hair.
After the Jin army's troops killed all the civil and military officials in Fuyang City, the defenders collapsed without a fight and immediately abandoned their troops and surrendered. As a result, Xu Zongwen had three thousand more troops in his hands.
"Bury a pot to make rice and camp on the spot!"
Zheng Lue passed down Xu Zongwen's military orders verbatim, and most of the eight thousand troops set up tents outside the city, lit torches, set up pots and stoves, and started camping in full swing.
In order to boost morale, Xu Zongwen dispersed all the money in Fu Yangcheng's treasury and rewarded the sergeants under his command. Fu Yangcheng's assistants rushed to deliver food, wine and meat to the Jin army in order to please or protect themselves. For a time, everyone in the Jin army was smiling and full of joy...
Fuyang County Government.
Xu Zongwen was the leader, and Nie Zhen'er was standing by. On the left and right were Pei Qing and Shen Yu. Forty people including Zhuge Kan, Zheng Lue, Tian Luo, Zhang Gui, Zhang San, and Zhang were sitting in the lobby. There were many dishes in front of everyone. After eating and drinking wine and meat, everyone began to discuss how to attack Pengcheng.
Shen Yu and Zhuge Kan arrived at Fuyang City before dark today. They recaptured five cities in Donghai County. They were regarded as captains with superior military exploits among the people. Xu Zongwen asked their opinions first.
Zhuge Kan analyzed: "History of siege warfare is nothing more than ants attacking the city, surrounding it with ten, attacking it with five, and dividing it if twice. The city is filled with human lives! At present, our army has 20,000 troops. Zhuge Kan The envoy originally had 10,000 elite troops, plus the troops gathered from the counties of Xiapi County and the counties south of Pengcheng, the total number should be about 30,000. I have 50,000 troops attacking the city, and the Qin army in Pengcheng also has 50,000 troops. Our army has little chance of winning by storming Pengcheng, and there will definitely be heavy casualties. My subordinates want this battle to be fought out of wits!"
What Zhuge Kan said is true. Everyone here knows it and agrees to use strategies to break the city. We must not attack by force and let our brothers die in vain!
"I heard that Zhao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, came from the Zhao family in Xiapi. He went to Chang'an to meet the King of Qin, Fu Jian. Fu Jian saw that he had a face as good as a crown jade, a majestic appearance, and that he behaved well and acted well, so he paid special attention to him. Appoint him as the governor of Xuzhou and the prefect of Pengcheng. This person can be trusted by Fu Jian, and he has 50,000 troops stationed in Pengcheng. He must not be taken lightly!" said the leader of the team, Tian Luo.
Zhuge Kan waved his hands repeatedly and explained: "Captain Tian doesn't know something. Zhao Qian took on the important task of prefecture pastoralist when he was only 30 years old. In fact, it was a blind trick used by King Fu Jian of Qin! Zhao Qian got his name because he was young and was good at talking. He has a good reputation, and to put it nicely, he is young and promising, but in reality he is just an embroidered pillow, which looks good but is useless!"
"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.
"Zhao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, is just a decoration. It is a means for King Fu Jian of Qin to win over the nobles of Xuzhou. The real power in Xuzhou is General Zhang Ju of Pingnan. This man is the most powerful general under King Fu Jian of Qin - Hussars General Zhang Fu Jian, Hao's brother, handed over Xuzhou's military power to him and asked him to take charge of Xuzhou's military affairs. That idiot Zhao Qian is just a servant who is ordered around by Zhang Ju!" Zhuge Kan continued.
After Zhuge Kan's explanation, everyone finally uncovered the mystery. It turns out that this small Xuzhou actually has so many inside stories!
Xu Zongwen also underestimated the Qin army in Pengcheng. He secretly noted Zhang Ju and listed him as the first enemy to defeat Pengcheng. He left the original Xuzhou governor Zhao Qian behind.
Next, Shen Yu, Zhang Gui and others stated their opinions one by one, but the person Xu Zongwen wanted to hear most never spoke.
"Mr. Auxiliary Machine, I don't know if you have any high opinions. If you do, please don't hide it." Xu Zongwen finally lost his temper and asked Pei Qing.
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Pei Qing. There was no other way. Wuyuan City was defeated by Pei Qing's method. It was Pei Qing who was the first to see that Fu Yang ordered Chen Shouli and the county captain Chen Shouyi to surrender. Consider Pei Qing as a wise man.
Pei Qing was surrounded by a group of people. It felt very uncomfortable to have his whole body being noticed. He said seriously: "Captain, everyone! Pengcheng is the seat of Xuzhou. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city. There is abundant food and grass, mountains of ordnance, and a high city. It’s so deep that it can’t be compared with small cities like Xiangben, Wuyuan, and Fuyang, and even Xiapi and Tancheng can’t compare with it. If you want to capture it, you have to use extraordinary methods!”
"Please sir, please give me some advice!"
Xu Zongwen gave Shen Yu, Zheng Lue, Zhuge Kan and others a look, and everyone asked in unison.
"The bottom line is to attack the city, and the top priority is to attack the heart. The news of the Qin army's defeat at Feishui is written in a special book, tied to a crossbow, and shot into the city to disintegrate the Qin army's fighting spirit and shake the Qin army's morale. This is one of them;"
"The first step is to attack the enemy, and the second step is to attack the enemy. Write a letter of war with Zhang Zhi, ask him to go out of the city to fight, and test the Qin army's combat power. This is the second step;"
"If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. He recruits more craftsmen, accumulates siege equipment, and builds ladders, rams, wells, and ballistae carts. Pengcheng has a moat. If you can't take down the suspension bridge, you can only rely on Hao Bridge. The rest, etc., The more the merrier, these are the three;”
"The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. Pengcheng occupies the advantage of the geographical advantage, but at the same time it also loses the advantage of the geographical advantage. I have been observing the sky for a long time. There will be heavy rain in Pengcheng within half a month. If it is not possible, we can store water in Sishang and break the embankment to flood it. Pengcheng! This is the fourth one."
Pei Qing proposed four strategies in succession, each one more powerful than the other, and each more beautiful than the last!
Especially the final strategy of storing water in Sishang and flooding Pengcheng with water. How clever, how unfathomable, and how ruthless?
Everyone was enlightened when they heard it, and they were suddenly enlightened!
"Sir, your talent is enough to equal an army of 100,000 men!" Xu Zongwen stood up, raised his hands and saluted Pei Qing. When everyone saw this, they all stepped forward to follow suit.
"Sir, your wisdom is unparalleled, and I am truly convinced!"
Pei Qing was so flattered that he did not dare to accept the courtesy. He quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, repeatedly saying that he did not dare.
Xu Zongwen stood up with a smile and told everyone: "Now that our army is strong and powerful, your positions have long been inconsistent with the men and horses you command. Today, I will take this opportunity to reassign the captain, and everyone will obey the order!"
"promise!"
In fact, Xu Zongwen had the idea of adjusting the positions of his subordinates for a long time. The generals had thousands of soldiers, but they were always holding unranked official positions such as team leader. Each of them had already been active and wanted to be promoted. Duty, Xu Zongwen came here before the battle, and everyone got an unexpected surprise!
"Today, the fake Sima Shen Yu is promoted as the leader of the first army, leading three thousand troops."
"No, thanks Captain!"
"Army Sima Zheng Lue is the leader of the second army building and leads three thousand troops."
"No, thanks Captain!"
"The team leaders Tian Luo and Zhang Gui are the leaders of the third army and the fourth army, each leading three thousand troops."
"No! Thank you Captain!"
"The pro-army advocates three and four, each leading five hundred troops, are the pro-army leaders,"
"Thank you Captain!"
Zhang San and Zhang Si were originally the leaders of the army. They were able to lead five hundred troops, which was pretty good. Moreover, they were only protecting the central army and did not need many troops.
"Cavalry leader Zhuge Kan, you are not my subordinate. For the time being, I allow you, the leader of the cavalry unit, to lead three thousand cavalry!"
"The remaining five thousand men and horses are directly under the command of this captain." After Xu Zongwen finished the reward for the generals, he walked to Pei Qing alone. He solemnly said: "Today, I would like to worship Mr. Fuji as the captain of the school, including all your official positions. Pengcheng, I personally ask Zhu Shijun for merit and the governor for instructions."
"Thank you Captain!" Everyone knew very well that once Pengcheng was captured, the entire Xuzhou would fall into the hands of the Jin army. Promoting a few building owners under such a big credit was simply a trivial matter, not worth mentioning!
