Anlu County is located in the northeast of Shiyang and is also one of the counties under Jiangxia County. At this moment, a middle-aged scholar in his mid-thirties is sitting in the guest seat in the lobby of the county temple with his eyes closed and meditating. Naturally, the person sitting in the main seat is Magistrate Anlu was also silent, but looked outside the door from time to time, as if waiting for something.
"Zhao Mingting doesn't have to worry. We just have to sit here and believe that Captain Zhou will be back soon." The middle-aged scribe said slowly.
Magistrate Zhao nodded slightly, but still said uneasily: "It's just Yushi Xun, Shi Yang is in danger, so I can't help but be impatient!"
"Don't worry, with Lord Wenfu's ability, Shi Yang will definitely not be breached by Wu Thief in a short time. We still have some time."
Magistrate Zhao said: "That being said, if Shi Yang is lost, I, Anlu, cannot be saved!"
After saying that, he glanced at Yushi Xun and said secretly that you are not an official of Jiangxia and have the responsibility to protect the land. Of course, it is easy to say that if Jiangxia is not protected, it will not be a certain family that will suffer the consequences.
Naturally, Censor Xun heard the implication of Magistrate Zhao and reassured him: "The Ming court is relieved. As long as the Zhou county captain summons all the troops, Yu will have his own strategy to defeat the enemy. By then, the Ming court will be able to help him." Listen to Datian, your career will be smooth sailing in the future."
These words made Magistrate Zhao very excited. The reason why he took the risk and agreed to Xun Yu's request was to accomplish a great feat. However, the Wu thieves were coming with great force. Whether Xun Yu's strategy would work is still open to debate. If things fail, there will be endless troubles.
Therefore, although Magistrate Zhao was several years older than Yushi Xun, he was not as calm as him. However, when he thought about Xun Yu's identity, he felt a little more at ease.
This Xun Yu official lived in Zhizhi and served as the censor. He not only came here on the emperor's order, but also came from the Xun family in Yingchuan. He was a descendant of a well-known surname and a family member.
Although the former leader of the Xun family, Xun Yu, died due to a conflict with Emperor Taizu Wu, another Xun family boss, Xun You, was still highly valued by the royal family. In addition, the Xun family's disciples and former officials were all over the court, so the Xun family's The power cannot be underestimated, which is also an important reason why Magistrate Zhao is willing to obey orders and trust Xun Yu.
Just as County Magistrate Zhao was thinking about future gains and losses, there were rapid footsteps and the sound of metal collision outside the door. A middle-aged man in full armor led several soldiers into the hall.
"The Ming court and the censor have summoned more than 300 soldiers from Anlu County. They are now gathering outside the county temple, waiting for orders from the Ming court and the censor Xun."
"Only three hundred people came? How could I remember that there were more than five hundred soldiers in Anlu County?" Magistrate Zhao said with dissatisfaction.
Zhou Xianwei said: "This..."
What could be the reason? It could not be that they were going to fight against the Wu thieves. Many sergeants thought that this trip was a way to die, so they refused to go for various reasons. Even these three hundred people were a certain person who had many years of prestige and repeated promises. They were summoned only after persuasion, otherwise, huh, the number of people would be even smaller.
Xun Yu, who was on the side, seemed to understand the reason. He smiled and helped Zhou Xianwei to relieve the siege and said: "Three hundred people are quite a lot, plus the troops summoned from other counties, there are more than a thousand people, which is enough to defeat the enemy." . The sergeants who are not going are staying to defend the city."
"This..." Magistrate Zhao said hesitantly: "Since the censor said enough, I can rest assured."
After Cao Rui came to the throne, in order to show the benevolence of the new emperor, he specially sent courtiers to the borders to condolences the soldiers guarding the border. Xun Yu, the official secretary and censor, was ordered to comfort the soldiers in the Jingxiang area.
The so-called "administering books and serving the censor" is also called "administering books and serving the censor", holding books and serving the censor, referred to as "censor" or "serving the censor". It is an official position that has existed since the Qin Dynasty and has been used by the pre-Han Dynasty to this day.
After the establishment of Cao Wei, this position was often referred to as the second chief minister in the imperial censorship, so it was an important position in the censorship station. Generally, there were two to four people, who were responsible for serving the censors, supervising and impeaching senior officials. Sometimes they were also ordered to send envoys to arrest arrests. Prisoner, etc.
Xun Yu thought it would be an easy thing to go south to express condolences to the border soldiers, but he didn't know that Wu suddenly invaded Jiangxia and Xiangyang. When he first heard the news, he felt that he was unlucky to have encountered the military revolution, but later he thought about it and thought that this was a good opportunity for him to make contributions.
Therefore, Xun Yu used his reputation as an angel and his family background in Yingchuan to summon sergeants from various counties along the way to Jiangxia to prepare to support Wenpin. Although the cavalry guards around him now only amount to more than a thousand cavalry, as long as they can become the first supporting army to appear in Shiyang, this
It's a great achievement.
What's more, he already has a plan in mind. If he is lucky, he may be able to repel the Wu army and relieve the siege of Shiyang. If he can really achieve this, his career in the court will be further advanced.
"How is the situation below Shiyang City?" In a dense forest twenty miles north of Shiyang City, Xun Yu, who had led more than a thousand soldiers to take a break, asked the scouts who came back eagerly.
The scout quickly raised his hand and reported: "Censor, the city is safe. It has been found that the Wu army has not attacked the city for two days and has retreated several miles outside the city."
"Oh? This is strange. What is Sun Quan's idea?" Xun Yu was a little surprised and asked, "Have you ever contacted the prefect Wen in the city?"
"Because the Wu army retreated, we managed to sneak into the city and contact Wenfu Jun and the others. Only then did we realize that it was Wenfu Jun who used a trick to temporarily frighten the Wu thieves, which made the Wu thieves not dare to attack the city easily. "
"So that's how it is." Xun Yu suddenly realized: "Haha, I wonder why Sun Quan didn't seize the time to attack Shi Yang. It turns out that he was frightened. He is really a cowardless person."
At this moment, Xun Yu felt relieved. It was a God-given opportunity for Sun Quan to be scared away by Wen Ping's design. He was originally worried that his strategy would not work, but now after hearing the scout's report, he felt more confident.
Xun Yu's confidence increased greatly, he called the scouts closer and said softly: "In this case, you will work harder and return to the city to tell Mr. Wenfu that this is all you need tonight..."
At the Wu Army camp, Sun Quan came out of his tent and looked up at the sky. He found that the heavy rain for days had long since disappeared, and the sunshine that had not been seen for a long time shone from the blue sky, shining warmly on his body.
The sky became sunny, and Sun Quan's mood seemed to improve. Looking at Shiyang City that was vaguely visible in the distance, he felt that it was time to give it another try.
"Come here, beat the drum and gather the generals."
Sun Quan, who was sitting on the throne, saw that all the generals had arrived, and said loudly: "My lords, our army has recovered its strength after two days of repairs, and now the clouds have dispersed, the rain has stopped, and the weather has turned sunny, so I have decided that the army will continue tomorrow. Attack Shiyang, vowing to break the city in one fell swoop. What do you think?"
Zhu Ran, the number one general in the tent, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I also agree to attack the city tomorrow. Our army abandons the ship and lands to defend the city without delay. If the stalemate waits for the Wei army's reinforcements to arrive, the war may become more difficult. Therefore. Even if Wenpin has an ambush in the city, our army will attack in one go."
"I second my opinion," the generals also stood up and said after hearing this.
When Sun Quan saw the generals' fighting spirit being so high, he suddenly became more heroic. He patted the table excitedly and said loudly: "Okay. Here's the order. The army will have a full meal tonight and attack the city tomorrow."
"promise."
At night, everything was quiet and everyone was sleeping peacefully. Along the way through the frost forest and in the sky under the moon, a group of Wei soldiers had quietly touched the flank of Wu Jun's camp. They saw that the leader was Xun Yu, the censor of Cao Wei.
Xun Yu saw that the distance between this hill and Wu camp was almost there, so he ordered the army to stop and whispered: "Light the torch." After a while, more than a thousand soldiers each held a torch, and a bright light suddenly appeared.
"All armies, listen to the order. The thieves are at this moment. Follow me and kill the enemy." Seeing that the army was ready, Xun Yu immediately drew his sword and shouted loudly.
After that, he took the lead and charged towards the Wu camp, followed closely by more than a hundred cavalry guards, and then followed by soldiers from various counties gathered along the way. More than a thousand sergeants took advantage of the mountains and held torches to attack the Wu soldiers. .
