Xu Miao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a slight hesitation: "There should be no problem, right?"
"It's better to be cautious and ask questions clearly."
Hao Zhao still persisted, leaning out with a serious expression and shouting to the general-looking man at the bottom of the city: "May I ask the name of this general? Where does he come from?"
"I am Dong Bi, the general of Bingzhou. My Liangshijun has been ordered by the Emperor to send us here to reinforce Liangzhou. Please open the city gate quickly and let us in. Otherwise, everything will be over when the Shu army attacks. .”
The speaker was Tao Gong, who was pretending to be Dong Bi. He looked quite anxious. It seemed to everyone that he was afraid of the Han army chasing him and wanted to enter the city. It was a normal reaction.
Although Tao Gong's performance was extremely lifelike, Hao Zhao still didn't fully believe it and continued: "It turns out to be General Dong. I'm so polite, Hao Zhao. General Dong, it's not that we don't believe the general, but since the general came from Bingzhou on orders, Why did you only bring these few troops to rescue Liangzhou? Also, are there any documents to prove the rescue?"
"Well, let the general know that we originally had five thousand fine cavalry, but we were ambushed by the Shu army when passing by Anding. After a fierce battle, only more than a thousand soldiers and horses escaped, and the Shu army continued to rank They chased and killed them, and by the time they reached Guzang, only a few hundred people were left.
As for the certificate document, Dong is not with him. He is just the deputy general of this army. The certificate document is with the chief general, General Su Shangsu. Unfortunately, we were defeated by the Shu army. He was scattered by the rebel army and now we don’t know where he fled. went. "Dong Bi sighed and replied helplessly.
After hearing what he said was reasonable, Hao Zhao didn't know whether to believe it for a moment, so he looked at Xu Miao and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"It should be true. Someone has heard of Su Shang. He is the number one general under the governor Liang of Bingzhou. As for Bingzhou, there is indeed a general named Dong. I think he is the one outside the city.
Moreover, these sergeants all spoke with a Bingzhou accent, and they were indeed cavalrymen from Bingzhou. "Xu Miao said, stroking his beard.
Although he had never served as an official in Bingzhou, he had heard of several famous figures in Bingzhou when he was in the Central Plains. He knew the name of Su Shang, the general of Bingzhou. Although he did not know the full name of Dong Bi, he still had some impressions.
"General Hao, please open the city gate quickly. The Shu army is about to surround them." Seeing that the people at the top of the city were still muttering in disbelief, Tao Gong quickly urged him loudly.
He winked at the dozens of surrendered soldiers beside him, signaling them to start making noise and put pressure on the Wei army in the city.
"Open the city gate quickly, the Shu army is about to attack."
"I came all the way from Bingzhou to rescue Liangzhou. Is this how you Liangzhou people treat the reinforcements?"
"Open the city gate quickly. If you don't open the city gate, we will evacuate."
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Hearing a burst of curses coming from below, the Wei soldiers on the city wall were all ashamed. Others risked their lives and lives to come all the way to support, and it was really unreasonable to close the door behind them.
Xu Miao and others were also quite embarrassed, but Hao Zhao still had doubts and did not dare to sit down and make a decision easily.
While he was hesitating, he heard a sergeant at the bottom of the city turn and point behind him and shout loudly: "General, the Shu army is coming to kill us. Since these bitches in Liangzhou don't believe us, we might as well run away."
When Hao Zhao heard this, he looked far away and saw two Shu armies coming from the north and south. Judging from their speed, they would arrive in a moment.
"General Hao, the Shu army is coming. If you don't open the city gate, I will have no choice but to retreat. Please report the whole story to Commander Xu yourself, and tell Commander Xu that the rescue was not something we did not do our best. Naijun and others don't believe Dong. In the future, my Liang Shijun will blame him and ask him to help explain something." Seeing this, Tao Gong took the opportunity to put pressure again.
"this....."
Hao Zhao was speechless for a moment and turned to look at Xu Miao aside.
Xu Miao was also in a dilemma. He had previously entrusted Hao Zhao with all the power of defense. At this moment, he actually believed in the identity of the reinforcements under the city. However, seeing that Hao Zhao still had concerns, he could not say anything more.
"General, look, the Shu army cavalry that has been chasing us all the way has also come to kill us." Suddenly another sergeant shouted in fear from below the city.
Hao Zhao looked up and saw that a Han cavalry force of about a thousand men was indeed coming to kill him. He thought to himself, was this the Shu cavalry that was chasing his reinforcements along the road?
Tao Gong thought to himself that Liu Yin and the others were really good at it. The scene was really realistic and he had to work harder, so he shouted to the city: "General Hao still doesn't believe it? In this case, Dong took his leave. "With that said, he was about to call everyone to leave.
Seeing that the soldiers and horses under the city really wanted to evacuate, Hao Zhao finally made a decision and hurriedly shouted: "General Dong, wait a minute, I will order someone to open the city gate to welcome all the brothers into the city."
When Tao Gong and others successfully entered Guzang City, Wei Yan, Liu Yin, and Wu Que who were not far outside the city finally breathed a sigh of relief. In order to make the play more realistic, the true identities of Tao Gong and others were not revealed. It was revealed to the fourth person that they had worked hard to grasp the intensity of the pursuit.
Now, the first step of the plan was finally realized successfully. They only needed to be patient for a while before they could start the second step of the plan.
Of course, in order to complete the trick, Wei Yan and the others ordered their sergeants to fire several waves of arrows at the Wei army on the city wall, and then retreated after looking furious and angry.
It is said that after Tao Gong and others were welcomed into the city, they were immediately taken to the military camp next to the Governor's Mansion. On the one hand, it was to provide them with a safe and clean environment nearby. On the other hand, Hao Zhao still did not fully believe them and planned to inquire further. Test.
"General Dong, this is my Ambassador Xu from Liangzhou." Hao Zhao introduced to Tao Gong in the lobby.
Tao Gong saluted quickly: "The last general Dong Bi has met Xu Shijun."
"General Dong, there is no need to be polite. It must be hard for the general to fight all the way. I have ordered people to prepare a banquet. Later, I will join the other generals to welcome you and wash away the dust." Xu Miao said with a smile.
Tao Gong said: "We originally had five thousand people, but we only brought a few hundred people. It's so shameful and shameful. How can a defeated general accept the banquet of the Liangzhou princes with his face licked?"
"Hey, how could General Dong say that?" Xu Miao waved his hand and consoled him: "For our soldiers and civilians in Liangzhou, you did not dodge the axe, and went through all kinds of hardships to finally reach Guzang. You are really brave and righteous. This move will be spread among the people." I, the people of Liangzhou, must be admired and cherished by everyone."
"Yes, the journey from Bingzhou to Liangzhou is long, and Shu thieves intercepted it during the journey. It will definitely be a narrow escape from death along the way.
Although your troops are small, as long as one reinforcement arrives from the east, it will be enough for us to know that the court has not given up on our Liangzhou. When the soldiers and civilians know this, they will be happy and their morale will be boosted. "Hao Zhao also offered words of comfort.
Tao Gong tried his best to squeeze out a few tears and sighed: "Oh, it's a pity that General Su and others could not arrive in Liangzhou with me. Now they are missing and their lives are uncertain. How should they explain to Liang Shijun when they return to Bingzhou in the future? ?”
Hao Zhao said some more words of relief, and then asked: "By the way, General Dong, I still don't know how you fell into the ambush of Shu thieves?"
Tao Gong understood that Hao Zhao's words were another test. If he was not careful, flaws would be exposed and the plan would fail. Fortunately, before he came, he had thought that Xu Miao and others were likely to carefully inquire about the remaining number of the five thousand Wei cavalry. The specific story of the hundreds of people, so I had already made up the rhetoric in my mind.
So he told the story according to the strategy of seven points true and three points false. Seeing that what he said was reasonable and well-founded, Hao Zhao couldn't help but let go of his last worry and no longer had any doubts about the identity of Tao Gong and others. Suspect.
That night, Xu Miao and others did a lot of cleaning for Tao Gong and the others.
On the second day, Tao Gong took the initiative to ask Ying to guard the city. Hao Zhao originally declined him on the grounds that they still needed to rest, but Tao Gong insisted. Hao Zhao felt his loyalty and bravery, so he agreed to his request and arranged Tao Gong's troops to the east city. They happened to face the main force of the Han army led by Wei Yan himself.
