Zhuge Liang defeated Xun Yu's plan to disturb the enemy, causing the Wei army to be defeated. He was so depressed that he only dared to hold on and never left the city without authorization.
Especially Xun Yu, he has lost his temper.
Losing your cloak is no big deal, but cutting off your beard will kill you. You must know that beards were the pursuit of men in the Han Dynasty. It is said that if a beautiful beard grows up, he will be virtuous. In the hearts of women in the Han Dynasty, the standard of a handsome man is: a man who is white and fair, and has a beard. Men at this time considered their beards to be beautiful.
During the battle last night, Xun Yu's beard was cut off by himself like a leek.
He used his hand to stroke his beard, but found nothing, and hurriedly put his hand down, fearing that others would see him and laugh at him.
They returned to the camp in embarrassment. When Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao saw Xun Yu's appearance, they didn't recognize it for a moment. After they recognized it, they wanted to laugh but didn't dare. They bit their lips desperately and didn't dare to speak. Look at Xun Yu more, and don't dare to look at the comrades next to him, for fear that he won't be able to hold back and laugh.
Xun Yujue wiped the lingering smiles on Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao's faces, and immediately turned red. He didn't dare to see the smiles on their faces clearly, so he said: "We have lost this battle. The whole army must hold on and not be easy." Go out to fight, and we will discuss it later when the Jing army attacks the city." After saying that, he hurriedly returned to his account.
As soon as he entered the tent, the uncomfortable laughter of Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao could be heard outside.
Xun Yu blushed with anger.
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The army rested for a day.
Zhang Liao summoned the generals to discuss the strategy of attacking the city. Although Xun Yu was beaten to pieces and his beard was cut off, his strength was still there and should not be underestimated. Now the Wei army has set up camp outside the city, forming a divisive situation, which prevents them from attacking the city with all their strength, and has achieved the purpose of delaying the time to wait for reinforcements. Zhang Liao naturally couldn't let them get what they wanted.
"The purpose of the Wei army is to hold us back." Zhang Liao glanced at the generals in the tent. "I'm afraid the troops in Youzhou have already received the news and sent troops. It only takes more than twenty days to get from Youzhou to Ye Jing. In other words, We must capture Ye Jing within twenty days, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted and we will be attacked from both sides."
Ma Chao smiled and said: "With the help of the city-defying heavy crossbow and the sky-blasting artillery carriage, we can capture Ye Jing in ten days, not to mention twenty days, and capture Wei Crown Prince Cao Pi alive..." He paused and glanced at the others. , said with a smile, "I heard that Cao Pi has a wife, Zhen Ji, who is a peerless beauty. If we can capture her and present her to the emperor, it will be a great achievement!"
When everyone saw him like this, they couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Liao said with a smile: "Okay, after the city is broken, I will present it to the emperor. Kong Ming!" He turned to look at Zhuge Liang, "Now the Wei army has formed a cornering trend in order to delay the time. Is there any plan to defeat the enemy? "
Ever since Zhuge Liang became Zhang Liao's military advisor, he has always made plans and plans without missing a beat, and he always anticipates the enemy at every step. Zhang Liao and the others were invincible all the way, which was inseparable from Zhuge Liang's ingenious schemes.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang was Zhang Xiu's favorite person. He had already served in Shangcheng Pavilion and had a bright future. He was the quasi-prime minister of Dajing. No one in the army dared to disrespect this young Confucian scholar.
Zhuge Liang had already made a plan. After scanning the crowd with his wise eyes, he said slowly: "This must be Xun Yu's plan. They form a cornering force and rely on each other so that our army cannot concentrate its forces to attack the city. My strategy to defeat the enemy is On the two characters 'wai'."
Zhang Liao frowned: "Two characters for "Wei"?"
"Yes!" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said pointedly, "The first siege is: the strategy of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao, and the second siege is: the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao."
Zhang Ren looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "Does Master Zhuge mean to besiege the city first? The purpose of the siege is not to attack the city, but to lure the troops outside the city out of the stronghold, so that we can annihilate them and then attack the city with all our strength?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded: "What justice said is true. The soldiers outside the city are all cavalry. Xun Yu wanted to use the speed of the cavalry to harass our army at all times to attack the city. He had reached the strategy of turning the corner, but he forgot , when it comes to cavalry, our cavalry in Dajing is the best cavalry in the world, General Ma Chao, can you be sure to defeat them?"
Ma Chao said confidently: "We will definitely defeat it in one battle."
"good!"
Zhang Liao pointed out: "According to Zhuge's strategy, we will attack the city tomorrow. Ma Chao will lead 10,000 cavalry to ambush the rear. The other troops will surround Ye Jing and wait for reinforcements from outside the city. Li Yan, I order you to lead 5,000 troops." The horses intercepted the enemy's front troops, and General Ma Chao attacked from behind. Generals Zhang Ren and Yang Bai blocked the troops in the city."
All the generals shouted in unison: "Here!"
After the army rested for a day, the army formed formation the next day and marched towards Yejing.
Above Ye Jing City, Cao Ren was wearing shiny black armor and staring ahead with a solemn expression. Tan Ma had already received news that the enemy was approaching step by step. The soldiers on the city ran quickly and got into position to prepare for the battle.
When the sun peeked out of the ground, a group of people and horses appeared at the end of the road and came slowly under the sun. The first thing they saw was dust rising several feet high, followed by the leading cavalry troops galloping over, followed by They are soldiers and horses with no end in sight.
The 50,000-strong army could only see the beginning but not the end.
Only countless military flags can be seen fluttering in the wind, as dense as a forest.
After reaching the foot of the city a thousand steps, the leading troops immediately dispersed and rushed towards the city. After circling the city, some soldiers and horses were left to guard the four walls. At the same time, other soldiers and horses were assigned to disperse around to detect whether there were other ambushes outside. .
After the investigation was clear, Zhang Liao's Chinese army came slowly.
The army had been dispatched a long time ago. When it came to the city, the entire army formed a semi-arc. As the entire army approached, it surrounded Ye Jing City. There was a guard at each city gate and thousands of soldiers and horses.
Especially since this is the city of Ye Jing, there is no need to surround three people without one. The army surrounded the city tightly.
Zhang Lioce immediately stepped forward, looked at Cao Ren on the top of the city and shouted: "Is that Cao Ren on the city?"
Cao Ren stared at Zhang Liao: "Are you Zhang Liao?"
Zhang Liao: "Exactly. Cao Ren, now you have no reinforcements from outside and no troops at home, why not surrender as soon as possible."
"Bah!" Cao Ren spat, "I, Cao Ren, am a relative of the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, how can I surrender to you? Don't be arrogant. It's still unclear who will win and who will lose. As long as I, Cao Ren, breathe, you can't even think about entering Yejing. .”
Zhang Liao certainly knew whether Cao Ren had surrendered, and the purpose of talking nonsense to him was to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from outside the city. If the enemy troops outside the city are not defeated, he will not dare to attack the city. Unable to devote all its strength to siege the city, it would be difficult for Ye Jing to be breached.
We can only find a way to lure Xun Yu out and annihilate him before we can attack Ye Jing with all our strength.
But Xun Yu never came out.
