"General Huangfu, Nanyang City is ahead. What should we do next?" In Huangfu Chong's camp, a group of people were discussing, undecided whether to fight directly or wait for an encirclement. After all, Zhang Mancheng's Yellow Turban Army was short of food. It is already a well-known thing. No one wants to give this military glory to anyone else!
"General, let me lead the troops to attack. I am willing to issue a military order. If I can't attack Nanyang City, I am willing to engage in military law!" A general asked the battle.
"General, let me go. I promise to behead Zhang Mancheng!" Another general said not to be outdone. Several people in the camp were arguing with each other!
"Okay, okay, don't argue! Let the soldiers take a rest first and wait for General Lu Zhi. Anyway, we have food, so let's rely on it slowly!" Huangfu Chong said with a smile.
"Okay!" A few people were still not happy, after all, this was fat on the lips. "General, why don't we attack first? Taking the lead will also make us feel proud!"
"Haha, the Yellow Turban Army is now a trapped beast, and anyone who fights at this time will have to fight hard! We can make up for this bad luck! If we starve him for a few more days, then, haha, we will be able to capture him!" Huangfu Chong said with a smile on his face.
"Congratulations, General! It's just that the pioneer officer Liu Bei is very active. Do you want to tell him?"
"Huh, young people, you can gain experience by running into many obstacles!" Another person laughed. Although the three heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun, and Huangfu Chong, had good relationships, their generals were inextricably linked to each other. The three groups are not monolithic!
"Okay! Just wait and see! As a protégé of General Lu Zhi, Liu Xuande will not be fooled so easily. This person has great ambitions. What he probably wants most now is reputation and strength. It depends on how he chooses!" Huangfu Chong smiled and said
"Brother, what a great opportunity. I will lead two thousand people to fight first, grab the top spot, and show our brothers' faces!" Zhang Fei had been persuading Liu Bei for a long time!
"Yide, I also want to take the lead, but according to common sense, these people are trapped beasts now. If we attack rashly, the losses will be too great!" Liu Bei still felt sorry for the few soldiers in his hand.
"Brother, how can we follow common sense in fighting! Maybe the morale of the Yellow Turban Army is low. If we fight, we may wipe them all out!" Zhang Fei said
"Yes, brother, what a great opportunity, how could we let it go? Third brother is right! It's time to make our reputation known!" Guan Yu also advised, both of them are brave men and are never afraid. Go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, even in the bottom of your heart you are eager to fight!
"Alas! I know everything you said, but it's not easy for thousands of us!" Liu Bei was still hesitating!
"Haha, brother, aren't there only two thousand of us?" Zhang Fei suddenly laughed.
"Huh?" Liu Bei was stunned when he said this. Didn't he still have five thousand elite soldiers?
"Yes, brother, these five thousand elite soldiers are borrowed. They are not ours. Don't you think they are our troops after getting along with them for a few days?" Even Guan Yu saw that something was wrong.
"Oh, if you two hadn't told me, I would have fallen into this misunderstanding!" Liu Bei patted his head and suddenly realized, "However, I still want to win them over! What a good soldier!"
"Brother, we all eat royal food, why should we follow us three poor guys? Besides, we are nothing and have nothing now. We just want others to follow us. Don't we also have to be qualified!" Zhang Feidao said
"That makes sense!" Guan Yu agreed.
"Let's do this. My second brother and I will each take two thousand men to attack the city. We will win the first victory so that we can establish prestige in front of these five thousand elite soldiers! Let's see if we can take away some elite soldiers in the end!" Zhang Fei said
"Okay, you two can lead the troops to feign an attack. After all, Zhang Mancheng will fight to the death for anyone he meets!" Liu Bei thought about it for a while, but made up his mind to fight. The only ones who lost the battle were the imperial troops and horses. You have won the reputation of being good-looking! Why not do it!
"Come on!" Guan and Zhang happily went to recruit troops!
"General, Jian is willing to lead three thousand soldiers and horses to break the city and capture Zhang Mancheng!" In Zhu Jun's camp, Sun Jian was asking for orders!
"Wen Tai's courage is commendable, but we have to find a day of rest. Tomorrow you will lead the elite soldiers to break through the city gate, and I will lead the army to press back!" Zhu Jun smiled, then turned around and ordered, "Come here, tell Huangfu General, just tell me to march after breakfast tomorrow, and we will attack the south gate!"
"General, should we attack a little earlier?" Sun Jian asked
"Why is this?"
"This city is very easy to break? If we attack earlier, we can take the lead!" Sun Jian said
"Haha, defeating the enemy is important, merit is not important! Just march as promised!" Zhu Jun said with a smile,
"Yes, General! In that case, I will prepare and march tomorrow."
"Well! Go!" Zhu Jun waved his hand and said, all the forces were scheming to contain each other. At this time, Zhang Mancheng in Nanyang City couldn't sit still, "Please invite General Han to discuss matters!"
Not long after, Han Zhong came to discuss with Zhang Mancheng. The Han army had just arrived and was exhausted from a long distance. The most important thing to do was to rob a camp or something. However, considering that his side was short of food, clothing and soldiers, there was no way. Valid output! "General Zhang, can we send someone to disturb them and prevent them from having a good rest?" Han Zhong said
"Having said that, Huangfu Chong and Zhu Jun, among the three heroes, are here this time. They will not be undefended. They are both famous generals in hundreds of battles! We are afraid that it will be self-defeating and lose troops and generals, which will be a blow to our morale. It’s too big!” Zhang Mancheng said with a bitter smile, now it’s really hard for a clever woman to make a meal without straw! With soldiers but no food, I spent most of my time appeasing the soldiers!
"General, we can't hold on to this city. It's better to abandon the city and leave!" Han Zhong thought for a while and said.
"I also know that we can't keep it for a few days! But how can we leave with so many people?"
"In this way, while their foothold is not yet stable, we will arrange for troops to rob the camp tonight, and we will lead the elites from the small road to sneak towards Runan! The Han troops from Yingchuan have gathered in Nanyang, and we will do the opposite. "Han Zhong's suggestion made Zhang Mancheng's eyes light up.
"What a good idea, leaving most of the people here. Fight if you can, and surrender if you can't. It can also contain them for a while! If the Han army doesn't care about their life or death, I don't think they will just accept their fate. !" Zhang Mancheng said with a smile, but he couldn't bear it. After all, we have endured hardship together for so long!
"General, it's no longer a matter of time! Let's take our soldiers now. We can't take too many, just 20,000 people! Then send 5,000 people each to disrupt the Huangfu Chong and Zhu Jun camps. Give us as much delay as possible !" Han Zhong is that impatient and does what he says! Once you make up your mind, take action immediately!
"But how to tell them? After all, there is not much food and grass!" Zhang Mancheng asked
"In this way, keep all those who are unwilling to leave, as well as the injured and weak, to defend the city as long as you can, and don't fight with the Han army! Let the brothers and friends of this group of people guard the city today. They went to rob the camp in the evening and stayed outside the city. The Han army had a lot of supplies, so they were asked to think of various ways to disrupt the Han army and rob the Han army of supplies. Their task was not to fight, but to steal food from the Han army! As for the others, let’s take them away, and only bring one day’s food! We can rob aristocratic families along the way! It’s just a pity, we can beat new wheat in a few months!” Han Zhong’s arrangement was clear, and Zhang Mancheng told Zhang Mancheng directly Nodding, "Yes, yes, that's it. You hurry up and pick someone, we'll leave right away!"
That night, various noises suddenly came from near the camp of Zhu Jun and Huangfu Chong. The Han soldiers were so disturbed that they couldn't sleep at all. They had been marching for a day and finally fell asleep, only to be woken up again! After going back and forth several times, no one had the desire to sleep anymore! I originally planned to send troops out to take a look, but I was afraid that Zhang Mancheng would be defeated! I just have to endure it. However, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu quietly moved to the vicinity of Nanyang City with their people, but what they didn't expect was to see the city gates wide open and soldiers on the walls. The entire Nanyang City did not look like it was under siege at all. The two of them couldn't help but They looked at each other, confused for a moment.
"Second brother, what's going on? Could it be that Zhang Mancheng wants to rob the camp? Even if he wants to rob the camp, he should go quietly?" Zhang Fei asked doubtfully
"I don't understand either. Could it be that they are deploying troops to set up defenses? Isn't there too much noise?" Guan Yu couldn't understand what the operation was. In their hearts, they never thought that Zhang Mancheng would play such a rogue role. Moves!
"Then what should we do?" Zhang Fei looked back at the soldiers he brought with him. He couldn't just go back in disgrace. If he attacked and couldn't understand the operations in Nanyang City, he was really in a dilemma!
"Third brother, why don't we withdraw!" Guan Yu was a little worried. After all, he was not familiar with the terrain. If someone accidentally made dumplings, it would be a lot of fun!
"Second brother, you've come here, how can you go back empty-handed? In this way, I will lead the attack first, and you can attack later!" Zhang Fei thought for a while and said
"That's okay, but if things don't go well, we'll retreat quickly!" Guan Yu nodded.
While the two were discussing, they saw many people coming out of the city one after another. Guan Yu made a rough estimate and found that there were about 20,000 to 30,000 people. "They are not really going to rob the camp, are they?" Guan Yu said to Zhang Fei He said, "If we go to rob the camp, maybe he can succeed. Then the situation will change!"
"Then what should we do? How about we kill each other directly?" Zhang Fei said
"No, I'm afraid these soldiers won't use their strength! In this case, send someone back to tell the elder brother and tell them to prepare to rob the camp. We will lie in ambush at the city gate. No matter what, when they come back, Let's make another raid! If they don't come back, we'll attack the city at dawn and seize the city gate!" Guan Yu said
"Okay! Second brother has made the arrangements!" Zhang Fei said. The two of them watched Zhang Mancheng and Han Zhong lead their troops out of the city. They didn't dare to show off anymore, so they just stared outside the city!
"Go forward at full speed, leave Nanyang County first, remember to kill everyone you meet on the road! Leave no one alive!" Zhang Mancheng shouted
"It's the commander-in-chief!" This group of people moved forward at a high speed like wild horses trying to get rid of their stiffness. When it was just dawn, they had already rushed out of Nanyang. They didn't rest along the way, and they didn't even take a sip of water. .
"Kill!" The people Han Zhong sent out were really dedicated. They shouted several times every once in a while. They didn't let the Han army sleep well all night. Liu Bei got the news about Zhang Fei and didn't tell anyone. He just led two thousand of his cronies to ambush in a narrow section of the road, intending to engage in a sniper battle. Unfortunately, the news came from Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, so Liu Bei was left waiting in vain all night, although there were shouts of killing from time to time. Come, but there has been no fighting!
Zhu Jun and Huangfuchong had better mental qualities. As soon as they saw this posture, they knew it was a plan to disturb the troops, so they directly arranged for people to take turns to defend, and the others could just sleep as usual. As for how many people can actually fall asleep, I don't know. Anyway, by the time it gets daybreak, most people will be out of breath, their eyes are dull, and they have no energy at all!
"General, what should we do?" Sun Jian said to Zhu Jun helplessly. Looking at the group of sleepy soldiers, he felt really weak!
"Haha, it doesn't matter. Since Zhang Mancheng wants to drag him, then we will drag him! As long as we take good care of the food and grass, we won't be afraid of him dragging him back!" Zhu Jun said with a smile.
"Yes, general" Sun Jian reluctantly withdrew.
This happened every day for several days. Finally, these Han soldiers got used to it. No matter how they shouted, they would do whatever they were supposed to do! However, the Yellow Turban Army did come and rob the camp several times during this period, taking away a lot of baggage and horses. It can be regarded as alleviating part of the food and grass problem! The three of them, Liu Guan and Zhang, had been ambushing back and forth many times, but they could not find Zhang Mancheng's troops who had robbed the camp. The state of the large troops had not been adjusted well, so they never attacked the city!
"Brother, where do you think Zhang Mancheng is hiding? He must not have run away!" Zhang Fei said dissatisfied
"Probably not. This is his foundation. If he really runs away, it will be like a tree without roots and a tree floating on water!" Guan Yu said
"Yes, if he really leaves Nanyang, it will be his death! The only problem now is that we don't know where he is hiding!" Liu Bei said
"Why don't you report it to Lord Zhu Jun and Lord Huangfu Chong?" Zhang Feidao said
"Actually, it doesn't matter where Zhang Mancheng is hiding. As long as we can knock down Nanyang City!" Guan Yu said
"Yes, if we capture Nanyang, we can pacify the Yellow Turbans in Nanjun," Liu Bei said. As long as we can open a gap, we can annihilate the Yellow Turbans!
"Brother, we are the vanguard, and this success must be ours. Last time, my second brother and I stayed all night in vain. This time we will do what we did last time, sneak attack on the city gate, and then the army will press on us!" Zhang Feidao
"Okay!" Liu Bei and Guan Yu nodded unanimously.
Coincidentally, Zhu Jun and Huangfuchong decided to attack at the same time! "Kill!" Sun Jian shouted, leading his four generals forward together! The people Nanyang City sent to stop them all retreated. Sun Jian's legs were quick and he slashed several people with his long sword. Finally, he got lucky and ran into a Yellow Turban general on horseback. Sun Jian was lucky enough to jump up and jump over the horse. He chopped off his head with a knife, took advantage of the situation and took the horse, and went straight to the city gate.
"Quick! Follow the general and seize the city gate!" Huang Gai yelled and rushed forward! The Han army behind was even more excited, and the Yellow Turban army, which was directly attacking, retreated continuously.
"Quick! Close the door, close the door! Pull up the bridge! Quick!" The man on the tower shouted. At this moment, Sun Jian squeezed his legs hard, and the horse took the force, jumped hard, and just landed on the suspension bridge! Sun Jian took advantage of the situation and slashed hard on his horse. The horse was in pain and jumped up again. In the eyes of everyone's surprise, he jumped onto the city wall. When the Yellow Turban Army did not react, Sun Jian quickly cut off the rope of the suspension bridge, drew a circle with his long knife along the way, and cleared a foothold!
"Kill him! Hurry up!" the Yellow Turban Army shouted, swarming up and swarming up. It was really time to fight with all their strength, otherwise the result would be death! At this moment, Sun Jian felt that the pressure had increased sharply, but he finally managed to reach the city wall, so he couldn't continue to jump down! It must be said that Cheng Pu had a strong sense of consciousness. When he saw that Sun Jian was alone, he shouted, "Fire the arrows, fire the arrows quickly, and fire arrows at General Sun's front, back, left, and right!" As soon as he finished speaking, the deployment led by Sun Jian was to directly draw the bow and let go of the arrows. After three waves of sword rain passed, Sun Jian was lying on the ground. Sun Jian has a strong sense of fighting. When he saw that there was no one around him, he quickly chased and killed the Yellow Turban Army. If the Yellow Turban Army rained arrows on him, he would die young! As a result, a magical scene appeared on the city wall. Sun Jian chased a group of people and chopped them down!
"Hurry! General Sun has already entered the city! Everyone, charge with me!" Huang Gai shouted loudly with both whips, and Han Dangzu Mao and Cheng Pu worked together to crush the Han army all the way. Zhu Jun's army pressed forward step by step, and the Han army formed a camp step by step. The Nanyang defenders closed the gate and used all their strength to deal with Sun Jian alone. As for the Yellow Turban Army outside the city, they had no choice but to give up! "Clear the battlefield quickly and attack the city with all our strength!" Zhu Jun laughed. He became more and more fond of this little fellow Sun Jian. He sincerely praised "Jiangdong Tiger, well-deserved of its reputation!"
"Guard the city, brothers downstairs, don't fight hard and harass the Han army more!" The Yellow Turban Army upstairs shouted, and at the same time increased their intensity on Sun Jian, and forced Sun Jian off the city wall, what kind of individual bravery? When you are trapped in a narrow area, there is nothing but strength in numbers! Sun Jian originally wanted to fight his way into the city from the city wall, but there were too many people and it was difficult to fight. If he tried to attack by force, he would be an old man who hanged himself because he didn't want to live too long! In the end, he had no choice but to jump from the city wall to the outside of the city again, which made Zhu Jun look at him and say it was a pity!
Zhu Jun attacked for a long time but still had no effect. He wasted a lot of soldiers and left corpses all over the ground. In the end, he had to suspend the attack and discuss with Sun Jian and the others how to fight next. As for the battle situation on Huangfu Chong's side, Zhu Jun and others don't know yet!
"Kill!" In fact, just when Sun Jian launched the attack, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu also launched a surprise attack. Zhang Fei had a loud voice and roared from the ground, almost frightening the defenders on the city wall to death!
"Sir, what the hell, you scared me!" Many people on the city wall cursed. Last time they went out to rob the camp, they brought back a lot of things. Now that the defenders have something to eat, their spirits are different. !
"What the hell, you look like a coward at first glance, come up if you can!" A group of people shouted, and Zhang Fei was so angry that he flew into a rage. The yellow scarf army refused to come out. The city gate was closed, the suspension bridge was pulled up, and they stood on the wall. He scolded and used rolling logs and rocks to defend himself. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's surprise attack had no effect at all. The most terrifying thing was not the Yellow Turban Army's fighting skills, but their actions. No one was afraid of death. Many people jumped from the wall holding the Han army after being injured. After coming down, a group of people were stunned to repulse Huangfu Chong's charge several times. This standard siege battle was too difficult for Liu Bei and the others. They had no experience and relied solely on their own strength. You can hit it a few more times in the beginning. After a few times, morale was low, and the filthy words on the city walls continued, making the officers and soldiers extremely angry.
"When I break the city, I will kill it!" Zhang Fei said bitterly. Although Guan Yu didn't speak, Danfeng's eyes narrowed and he was filled with murderous intent. As for Huangfu Chongyin's sullen face, he was probably regretting that he might as well have attacked as soon as he arrived, then he might have captured the city long ago. Until now, the most worrying thing is where Zhang Mancheng and Han Zhong are. Everyone knows that the two men led the troops but did not return to the city. Moreover, people come to rob the camp every night, but no one can be found during the day. This is the problem that worries me. If it is not solved, the situation may be reversed. Nothing can be done against this rogue style of play!
