The army in Nanguan is indeed not as good as the army in Beiguan that has fought many battles.
Beiguan is good at fighting hard and defending to the death. Even if there is insufficient food and grass, even if there is a shortage of weapons, he will not retreat even half a step.
As for Nanguan, it has always been a smooth battle.
Even if they knew that it was impossible for more than 30,000 barbarians to capture Qiongzhou City, their morale would still become low.
At this time, Bing Tao should have started to inspect the city wall, but the Minister of War always looked worried, standing in the blind corner of the city tower, paying attention to the war all the time.
All the people who came and went could tell that this was a veteran on the battlefield, and he always looked uneasy.
Fei Ruhu couldn't help but sigh secretly, with a look of disappointment on his face. Even Zhang Da didn't know what to say.
There are other guards who know the inside story and know that Chu Wensheng is coming. They are inevitably thinking that Chu Wensheng had better show up as soon as possible. The sooner the better. Otherwise, Bing Tao will be tortured to death by hanging like this. die.
Of course, there are many Nanguan guards who are disdainful. This is the first time for many of them to hear Chu Wensheng's name. After all, they are in the south and north. They always feel that Bing Tao is a bit too conceited. No matter how powerful Chu Wensheng is, he Then dozens of people can still master magic and turn the world upside down.
The battle is still continuing, and many Fan people are coming from the south side. It seems that more and more Fan people are besieging the city. There are countless corpses under the city, but there are no less Fan people on the other side.
At noon, with the sun blazing fiercely, the Fan people finally stopped the siege and began to retreat.
But instead of retreating to the mountains and forests like before, they gathered together again.
"Something's wrong!" Bing Tao gritted his teeth: "When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Chu Wensheng, it must be Chu Wensheng!"
"Commander!"
Zhang Da couldn't stand it anymore and roared: "Commander, those barbarian chiefs of the Chimu tribe have always held a grudge against the Han people since their youngest son was accidentally killed when he acted as a messenger last year. From last year to now, more than a year ago, the entire It was more than a year ago. At that time, Chu Wensheng was not in Nanguan at all, but in Beijing, how could it be related to him!"
Fei Ruhu shook his head and agreed: "Yes, even if Chu Wensheng came and went to the mountains and forests, how could he bribe and win over many Fan tribes in just more than ten days? Fan people, as long as they have wealth, Goods, rice, noodles, wine, cloth, but when did a large number of convoys go to the mountains and forests? If so, it would be impossible to hide it from the official roads and the wild horses. If it was just an empty promise, how could the people believe it? This is not thousands of people. , nearly ten thousand people, but a dozen tribes and more than thirty thousand barbarians, what did Chu Wensheng use to bribe them?"
The two of them talked and talked together, analyzing various possibilities very calmly, and after they were eliminated one by one, Bing Tao finally calmed down.
"Yes, that's right."
Bing Tao took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on his tired face.
"Chu Wensheng is a human being, not a monster, nor a god. There are only dozens of people. There is nothing to fear, and it is impossible to bribe a barbarian. Yes, yes, what he said is absolutely true."
Maybe God was afraid that the old man would be scared out of his wits, so the guerrilla general Che Xiao ran up.
"Commander, we have the whereabouts of Chu Wensheng."
"Speak, speak quickly!"
"I went to Yancheng at the end of last night, and I found out after asking that Chu Wensheng had crossed the Weijiang River three days ago and went straight to Suncheng. He passed three Zhechong Prefectures along the way. I don't know what he said. Two of the Zhechong Prefectures totaled Eight thousand soldiers followed Chu Wensheng to King Wu's fiefdom."
"King Wu's fiefdom?!"
"Yes, we arrived at the fiefdom of King Wu. We took the imperial edict and the letter written by King Wu, and stationed in Changyang with eight thousand soldiers. The four gates were locked, and no one was allowed to enter or exit."
Bing Tao looked confused: "Why are you stationed in Changyang?"
"It's broken!" Fei Ruhu's expression changed drastically: "There are four granaries in Changyang, and the winter supplies for the Nanguan Army are all in Changyang City!"
"Well, you Chu Wensheng!" Bing Tao was furious: "It turns out that we want to cut off the food supply of the Southern Army!"
"If we want to regain the supplies, we must attack Changyang City." Zhang Da said with a worried look on his face: "But Chu Wensheng has eight thousand soldiers guarding the four gates. I am afraid that it will be difficult to capture it for a while, let alone, If we really attack Changyang City, wouldn't it be... wouldn't it be telling the people of the world about your plan, the commander-in-chief!"
"That's it, that's it."
Bing Tao hit the city with his fist: "No wonder it took so long to come to Nanguan. It turned out that he had to wait for the supplies to be delivered to Changyang City. He also knew that the barbarians were constantly harassing Chu Wensheng. , this is forcing me to attack Changyang City, forcing me to raise the flag and stand on my own feet!"
Zhang Da hurriedly shouted: "Commander, you must not fall into the trap of that thief. Once we attack Changyang City and Zhechong Mansion north of Weijiang River, we will definitely deploy troops and generals. The time is not yet ripe, so we cannot act rashly. We cannot It’s such a rash move.”
"Wait!"
Bing Tao's expression suddenly changed slightly: "I have a good relationship with Chu Wensheng. This man is quite righteous. He just ran out of food... Could it be..."
"What?"
"Could it be that Chu Wensheng, taking into account the past friendship, is giving me... a certain end for me?"
"What does this mean, Commander?"
"Although there is a food shortage, there is no news. If I don't rebel, I will naturally send a letter asking the court what Chu Wensheng means and why he is cutting off the food and grass of our southern army. At that time, the court will naturally let me return to the capital. If he is willing to go back, the court can conclude that I have no intention of rebellion, and Chu Wensheng has saved my life."
Bing Tao, who had completely calmed down, closed his eyes slightly, and then analyzed: "If I don't want to rebel, I will definitely go to Changyang in person. By then, Changyang will all be Chu Wensheng's men and bring me back." The capital can also prove that I have no intention of rebellion, Chu Wensheng...Wu An...Wu An has good intentions."
As soon as these words came out, many of his followers were extremely moved. They didn't expect that Chu Wensheng, who killed many people in Beiguan, would be such a person who values love and justice.
Zhang Da gritted his teeth, as if he could see Bing Tao's hesitation, and said gloomily: "Commander, the student has a plan to break the food shortage situation!"
"What's the plan?"
"Lead the Fan people to Changyang, then send troops to Changyang, in the name of annihilating the Fan people, and then break through Changyang in the name of killing the Fan people. They say that the Fan barbarians have entered Changyang. At that time, they will You can get the food back!"
Fei Ruhu frowned: "Changyang is still more than a day's journey from Nanguan. How can we lure the people there?"
"No, it's not to lure them over, but..." Zhang Da showed a sinister smile: "Trick them over!"
"cheat?"
"That's right, why don't we try to win over the people. The Fan people have violated the customs again and again. All they want is food and wine. Give them some first. Then, if we can capture Changyang City and capture Changyang City together with the Guan Army in the south, we will give it to them. They eat more food and wine, so these foreigners will naturally go."
Fei Ruhu shook his head: "Although the Fan people are not familiar with the art of war, they are not stupid people. What if we mistakenly thought that we would lure you into a trap? How could we transfer more than 30,000 people there."
"You don't need 30,000 people, just two or three thousand people. It's just a show."
Fei Ruhu showed hesitation and looked at Bing Tao.
Bing Tao's face was filled with contemplation. After a moment, he took a deep breath: "Okay, let's do it like this!"
