Three Kingdoms King of the North

When Xu Shu came to Taiwei's mansion, he saw that Yang Biao and Zhu Jun were both here, and hurried forward to salute them.After Yang Biao returned the gift, he called Xu Shu to the living room to sit down.

After the three of them sat down, Yang Biao asked, "Yuan Zhi, when will the soldiers and horses of Jizhou Mu come to the capital?"

Hearing Yang Biao's question, Xu Shu quickly stood up and replied: "Returning to the Taiwei, Xu received a letter from the lord yesterday. They have taken Hangu Pass and beheaded Li Ying, Li Jue's younger brother. After a short rest, Then I will send my troops to the west and fight Li Jue and Guo Si two thieves."

Because Li Jue was worried that Li Ying's death would affect the morale of the army, he concealed the matter.Not to mention that the military officials in the city didn't know about it, even the generals around him didn't know about it.At this moment, Yang Biao and Zhu Jun heard that the Jizhou army had killed Li Ying, and they couldn't help showing surprised expressions on their faces.After the two looked at each other, Yang Biao continued to ask: "Yuanzhi, I ask you, how many days will it take for Jizhou Mu's army to reach the capital?"

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Shu stretched out three fingers and said, "If there are no accidents, we can arrive outside the capital within three days."

"This is really great." Hearing that Han Zhan's army will arrive at the capital in three days, both Yang Biao and Zhu Jun are all smiling.

"My lords." Xu Shu paused for a moment, then continued: "The army came from a long distance, and I'm afraid they didn't bring much equipment to attack the city, so I need two helpers to open the gate of the city when the army arrives."

Hearing Xu Shu's talk about opening the city gate, the expressions on the faces of Yang Biao and the others became gloomy.After a while, Zhu Jun said in embarrassment: "To be honest with Yuan Zhi, if Yang Feng's soldiers and horses are still in the capital city and open the city gate to Jizhou Mu, there will be no problem at all. But now Yang Feng is fleeing, and Li Jue is in the city. Cui Yong, the mighty general under his command, might not be so easy to open the city gate."

Seeing that the two were worried about opening the city gate, Xu Shu thought quickly.He felt that he needed to report this matter to Han Zhan immediately, so that when his lord arrived with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he could not enter the city because there was no internal response in the city.If the delay is too long, and Li and Guo suddenly stop their troops and make peace, the situation will be very unfavorable to the Jizhou army.

Thinking of this, Xu Shu quickly stood up and said to the two: "Since the two adults feel that it is not easy to open the city gate, then Xu needs to report this matter to the lord immediately so that he can make arrangements early. Farewell!" After saying that, he turned and left.

As soon as he walked to the door, Xu Shu suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit, so he stopped and said to the two: "My lords, in fact, Xu came here today, and I have something to ask."

When Yang Biao heard that Xu Shu had something to ask for, he said politely, "What's the matter with Yuanzhi, but it's okay to say it."

Xu Shu then told them in detail what Han Zhan said in his letter about sending people to sneak into Guo Si's army to spread rumors and destroy Guo Si's army's morale and morale.Finally asked: "I don't know if the two adults have any candidates?"

After Yang Biao and Zhu Jun looked at each other, they replied, "Yuan Zhi, I do have a suitable candidate. I wonder if you would like to use it?"

Hearing that Yang Biao had a suitable candidate to recommend, Xu Shu couldn't help feeling secretly happy, and quickly asked, "Taiwei Yang, I don't know who you are talking about?"

Chapter 278

Although Sokov saw Zhang Bao and another general standing on the city wall, he couldn't see their expressions clearly. At this moment, he thought to himself: It would be great if there was a pair of binoculars. I can also clearly see the expressions of the people on the city wall.

In order to find out whether Cui Yong was willing to open the city gate and surrender, he turned to Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, arrange a few people for this Marquis, I want to get closer and have a look."

Looking at the city wall in the distance, Huang Zhong hesitated for a moment, then called two chief officers and ordered them to bring their subordinates to escort Han Zhan to the city to see what happened.

Han Zhan came to the moat and looked up at the city wall. He saw Zhang Bao and another general standing behind the crenel, and behind him stood a group of soldiers in bright armor.Han Zhan shouted loudly towards the top: "Captain Zhang Qi, is Captain Cui Yong beside you?"

Zhang Bao didn't speak, the general next to him chuckled and said, "I never thought Hou Ting would have heard of the villain's name, the villain is really flattered!"

When Han Zhan heard what Cui Yong said, he couldn't help but thumped in his heart, thinking to himself: "From Cui Yong's tone of voice, it seems that he doesn't want to submit to himself. Since he refuses to submit, why didn't Zhang Bao come back in time to report?"

Just when he was about to ask, he heard Cui Yong say: "I have received the great favor of the great Sima, even if I am smashed to pieces, I can't repay it. How can I surrender to you, a bastard. Come on!"

Following his shout, Han Zhan saw that Zhang Bao was pinned on the crenel by two soldiers with his hands cut behind his back.Cui Yong pointed at Zhang Bao and said, "I will let you see today what happens to those who betray the Lord and seek glory!" After speaking, he swung his hand down and ordered loudly, "Cut it off! "

A soldier next to him, after hearing Cui Yong's order, came over and raised the big knife in his hand high, and swung it down suddenly, Zhang Bao immediately decapitated, and blood spurted from the neck far away.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Han Zhan screamed inwardly, and then turned around and ordered the cavalry guarding him: "Quick back, back quickly."

However, his shout was still half a beat too late. After Cui Yong killed Zhang Bao, he issued an order, and the archers, who had been ready to go, rushed to the crenel and shot arrows down the city.Countless sharp arrows shot down from the top of the city, and immediately shot several unresponsive cavalrymen into hedgehogs. While riding his horse and galloping, Han Zhan felt as if someone had hit his back hard with a fist. He knew immediately that he had been hit by an arrow.But this place is still within the range of the defenders' bows and arrows. If they continue to stay, their lives will be in danger. He can only wave his horsewhip desperately in order to escape as soon as possible.Seeing the defenders on the city shooting arrows, Huang Zhong yelled that he was not good, and then rushed out with a team of cavalry to meet Han Zhan.

After Han Zhan fled back to the main formation, he found that of the twenty cavalrymen who followed him to the city, only four or five came back alive; and the cavalry team that Huang Zhong took out to meet him also suffered more than a dozen casualties.

Seeing the heavy casualties of his subordinates, Han Zhan couldn't help jumping his feet in anger. He pointed his horsewhip at the city wall in the distance, and cursed loudly: "Cui Yong, this feud is irreconcilable. He will smash you to pieces!" dead body"

Persuading Cui Yong to surrender failed, not to mention Zhang Bao's life, and more than 30 people were killed or injured, which made Han Zhan furious.However, he did not blindly order the cavalry to attack the city, but sent an order to withdraw the troops and return to the camp.Guo Jia and Huang Zhong didn't say anything about his actions, because they knew that if they wanted to capture this fortified city, the cavalry would not be of much use, and the infantry would decide the final victory.

As soon as he returned to the barracks, Huang Zhong took the initiative to say to Han Zhan: "Master, it seems that if we want to enter Chang'an, we must send troops to attack the city."

"My lord," upon hearing Huang Zhong's words, Dian Wei stood up from the queue and volunteered to say, "The general is willing to take someone to supervise the construction of siege equipment. When the equipment is completed, he will be able to capture the capital. But the general I must cut off Cui Yong's head personally, and vent my anger on my lord."

Han Zhan saw that it was impossible to enter the city through internal response, and using a strong attack might be the only effective way.Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Guo Jia and Xun You, and asked, "You two, how do you think we should seize the capital?"

Xun You was the first to express his position, and he said with some concerns: "My lord, if we lead our troops to attack the city, the troops of Li Jue and Guo Si may join forces and harass our army's flanks. meeting"

Before Xun You finished talking about his concerns, Guo Jia stood up and said, "My lord, Jia has a plan to defeat the soldiers of Li Jue and Guo Si."

Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan was overjoyed immediately, and quickly asked, "What's Feng Xiao's trick, tell me quickly!"

"Our army can be led by General Dian Wei to feign an attack at the east gate to attract the soldiers of Li Jue and Guo Si. Zilong and Han Sheng led their troops to lie in ambush halfway to ambush them."

After Han Zhan waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, he did not express his position immediately, but considered the feasibility of this strategy.After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "Feng Xiao, if the troops of Li and Guo's two thieves come around the city, the ambush we set up will be useful. But if they directly enter the city and help Cui Yong How can we deal with it?"

"My lord, I'm worrying too much." Guo Jia said with a smile, "Now that Li Jue and Guo Si are in dire straits, even if they stop fighting temporarily and join forces to deal with our army, they will still have suspicions in their hearts. No matter whose soldiers If the horse enters the city, the other party will not feel at ease, so they will definitely come around the city."

Regarding Guo Jia's statement, Xun You only thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "What Feng Xiao said is very true. Even if the two thieves Li and Guo join forces, it is due to the situation, and there is still suspicion between them. They will never enter the city. If they want to deal with our army, they will definitely come around from the north and south of the city and attack our army's back."

"I heard that one of the two thieves, Li and Guo, has a counselor named Jia Xu." Although the two counselors under him reached an agreement, Han Zhan's hair trembled when he thought of Jia Xu, who was known as a poisonous man.So he said to the two of them with great concerns: "What if he sees through our strategy?"

Guo Jia was silent for a moment, and then said in a positive tone: "My lord, judging from the recent scuffle between Li Jue and Guo Si, it seems that there is no such thing as a military adviser in the army, otherwise one of them would have already been defeated. According to Jia's estimate, Jia Perhaps Xu is not in the capital right now."

Although Sokov saw Zhang Bao and another general standing on the city wall, he couldn't see their expressions clearly. At this moment, he thought to himself: It would be great if there was a pair of binoculars. I can also clearly see the expressions of the people on the city wall.

In order to find out whether Cui Yong was willing to open the city gate and surrender, he turned to Huang Zhong and said, "Han Sheng, arrange a few people for this Marquis, I want to get closer and have a look."

Looking at the city wall in the distance, Huang Zhong hesitated for a moment, then called two chief officers and ordered them to bring their subordinates to escort Han Zhan to the city to see what happened.

Han Zhan came to the moat and looked up at the city wall. He saw Zhang Bao and another general standing behind the crenel, and behind him stood a group of soldiers in bright armor.Han Zhan shouted loudly towards the top: "Captain Zhang Qi, is Captain Cui Yong beside you?"

Zhang Bao didn't speak, the general next to him chuckled and said, "I never thought Hou Ting would have heard of the villain's name, the villain is really flattered!"

When Han Zhan heard what Cui Yong said, he couldn't help but thumped in his heart, thinking to himself: "From Cui Yong's tone of voice, it seems that he doesn't want to submit to himself. Since he refuses to submit, why didn't Zhang Bao come back in time to report?"

Just when he was about to ask, he heard Cui Yong say: "I have received the great favor of the great Sima, even if I am smashed to pieces, I can't repay it. How can I surrender to you, a bastard. Come on!"

Following his shout, Han Zhan saw that Zhang Bao was pinned on the crenel by two soldiers with his hands cut behind his back.Cui Yong pointed at Zhang Bao and said, "I will let you see today what happens to those who betray the Lord and seek glory!" After speaking, he swung his hand down and ordered loudly, "Cut it off! "

A soldier next to him, after hearing Cui Yong's order, came over and raised the big knife in his hand high, and swung it down suddenly, Zhang Bao immediately decapitated, and blood spurted from the neck far away.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Han Zhan screamed inwardly, and then turned around and ordered the cavalry guarding him: "Quick back, back quickly."

However, his shout was still half a beat too late. After Cui Yong killed Zhang Bao, he issued an order, and the archers, who had been ready to go, rushed to the crenel and shot arrows down the city.Countless sharp arrows shot down from the top of the city, and immediately shot several unresponsive cavalrymen into hedgehogs. While riding his horse and galloping, Han Zhan felt as if someone had hit his back hard with a fist. He knew immediately that he had been hit by an arrow.But this place is still within the range of the defenders' bows and arrows. If they continue to stay, their lives will be in danger. He can only wave his horsewhip desperately in order to escape as soon as possible.Seeing the defenders on the city shooting arrows, Huang Zhong yelled that he was not good, and then rushed out with a team of cavalry to meet Han Zhan.

After Han Zhan fled back to the main formation, he found that of the twenty cavalrymen who followed him to the city, only four or five came back alive; and the cavalry team that Huang Zhong took out to meet him also suffered more than a dozen casualties.

Seeing the heavy casualties of his subordinates, Han Zhan couldn't help jumping his feet in anger. He pointed his horsewhip at the city wall in the distance, and cursed loudly: "Cui Yong, this feud is irreconcilable. He will smash you to pieces!" dead body"

Persuading Cui Yong to surrender failed, not to mention Zhang Bao's life, and more than 30 people were killed or injured, which made Han Zhan furious.However, he did not blindly order the cavalry to attack the city, but sent an order to withdraw the troops and return to the camp.Guo Jia and Huang Zhong didn't say anything about his actions, because they knew that if they wanted to capture this fortified city, the cavalry would not be of much use, and the infantry would decide the final victory.

As soon as he returned to the barracks, Huang Zhong took the initiative to say to Han Zhan: "Master, it seems that if we want to enter Chang'an, we must send troops to attack the city."

"My lord," upon hearing Huang Zhong's words, Dian Wei stood up from the queue and volunteered to say, "The general is willing to take someone to supervise the construction of siege equipment. When the equipment is completed, he will be able to capture the capital. But the general I must cut off Cui Yong's head personally, and vent my anger on my lord."

Han Zhan saw that it was impossible to enter the city through internal response, and using a strong attack might be the only effective way.Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Guo Jia and Xun You, and asked, "You two, how do you think we should seize the capital?"

Xun You was the first to express his position, and he said with some concerns: "My lord, if we lead our troops to attack the city, the troops of Li Jue and Guo Si may join forces and harass our army's flanks. meeting"