Chapter 395: Plan Ahead
"Opposite...... Are you really going to stay all night? โ
Behind an earthen wall, a rebel commander cautiously peered into the enemy position, only ten feet away.
He clearly saw that the Kunyang pawn on the opposite side was also like him, leaning on the earthen wall to peep at them.
Neither of them dared to relax, after all, the positions of the two sides were too close to each other, only ten zhang away.
At this distance, once one side relaxes its vigilance, when the other side launches a sneak attack, it will definitely not be able to react.
"Poofโ"
An arrow came out of nowhere and slammed into the earthen wall in front of him, and the splattered mud blinded the eyes of the rebels.
"Damn, there's a crossbowman who fires cold arrows! โฆโฆ Counterattack! Counterattack! โ
The rebel commander hurriedly crouched behind the wall with his shield in hand, and ordered his crossbowmen to counterattack.
Who knows where that dastardly crossbowman is hiding and letting go of the cold arrows?
The rebel crossbowmen who received the order launched a round of random fire towards the roofs of the buildings on both sides, and even towards the Kunyang position on the opposite side, not seeking to kill the enemy, but only to warn the other party: We also have crossbowmen! Don't lose both, ruin the night that has come so hard.
After a few moments, the surroundings were quiet again, and the rebel soldiers hid behind the earthen wall and watched quietly for a while, and when there was no movement, they returned to the campfire.
"Damn it!"
Sitting down on a broken stool that he had picked up, the rebel chief complained angrily: "Obviously, we surrounded Kunyang, how did we get it, but it was like we surrounded the people of Kunyang......"
These words simply expressed the hearts of all the rebel soldiers in Kunyang City.
It stands to reason that their righteous division broke through the southern wall of the Kunyang people, and even occupied about one-eighth of the city, so it should be that the Kunyang people trembled under their surrounding, but in fact, it was their righteous soldiers who were panicked under the threat of the Kunyang people's sneak attack, and they didn't even dare to sleep, for fear that the Kunyang people would come out of nowhere and take their lives.
Hearing the rebel commander's words, all the rebel soldiers around the campfire also sighed.
I have to say that from breaking through the city wall of the Kunyang people to being forced to start a street battle with the Kunyang people now, the mood of the soldiers of the righteous division can be said to have fallen from the high altitude all the way to the trough.
They thought that after breaking through the city walls, the Kunyang people would give up their resistance, and then they would be able to celebrate their achievements in the city, and enjoy themselves - well, writing pleasures, reading sadism, but they were full of resentment and wanted to vent on the Kunyang people.
But the cruel reality made them understand that not to mention the abuse and revenge on the Kunyang people, they may not even be able to make the Kunyang people submit.
Suddenly, a soldier asked the old soldier sitting by the bonfire: "Old Cui, when you first summoned the mausoleum, were you as difficult as the Kunyang people?" โ
The old soldier Cui Zheng who was asked was silently chewing the tasteless dry food, shook his head when he heard the words, and said: "The Zhaoling people are also very tenacious, but after the city wall was breached, they gave up resistance, and the Kunyang people ......"
He stopped abruptly, and anyone could see the unease on his face.
Seeing that the veterans who had fought in the Battle of Zhaoling were uneasy, the atmosphere around the bonfire became even heavier.
Or a young soldier whispered: "Why do we have to fight with the people of Kunyang? I've heard that Kunyang is just a small county, not rich, and doesn't have much grain in stock......"
Seeing that the soldier was questioning the decision of the lieutenant general, the rebel commander coughed, glared at his eyes and warned: "Don't talk nonsense. โ
The soldier shrank his head, not daring to speak anymore, and the atmosphere became more and more dreary.
Seeing this, the rebel sighed and admonished the soldiers: "In short, keep one eye open when you sleep......
As he spoke, he stood up, ready to go back to the earthen wall to peek at the movement of Kunyang pawn on the other side, but at the same time as he got up, two cold arrows whizzed at the same time, one cut through his forehead, and the other hit his throat.
"Hmm......"
With a groan of pain, the rebel fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes wide open, his hands clutched to his throat, but he was still dead.
The rebels around the campfire were stunned for a moment, and then immediately exploded.
"Despicable Kunyang ......"
"Bastard thing!"
They retaliated angrily.
Not only were they angry, but they were also terrified, because they didn't know if they would be the next to be killed by a cold arrow.
But at best, they could only retaliate against the Kunyang pawns in the opposite position with crossbow shots, because they couldn't find the 'marksman' who had shot them. โ
At the same time, in the Kunyang pawn position not far away, Ju Sheng, the commander of the second battalion of the brigade battalion, was napping behind the second earthen wall of the front line, and after hearing the shouting and scolding from the other side, he opened his eyes and asked, "What's going on on the other side?" โ
The soldier beside him, who was standing behind the earthen wall and peeking into the distance, replied, "Listening to the other party's scolding, it seems that our marksman shot and killed a commander on the other side." โ
"Oh."
Ju Sheng nodded abruptly.
Stood up and patted the dust off his body, squinting his eyes and peeking at the other side.
He didn't know how to explain his mood at the moment, he just knew that his mood was very complicated.
But one thing is certain, since he has defected to the Kunyang side, then he naturally hopes that the Kunyang side can win. Fish fish
Just as he was peeking at the opposite side, a soldier whispered: "Battalion commander, that Sun Xiu is here." โ
Ju Sheng looked back, and when he saw Sun Xiu walking towards this side with a few soldiers.
"General Sun." He lowered his posture and took the initiative to say hello.
"Ju Yingshuai." Sun Xiu also returned the salute, with a very complicated expression.
As a member of the Nanyang Army, he has always been hostile to those who claim to be righteous teachers, even if Ju Sheng on the other side has surrendered to Kunyang, the mustard in his heart will still not be eliminated.
However, considering that this Ju Sheng has become a member of the Black Tiger Crowd, and has also become the commander of the second battalion of the brigade battalion, even for the sake of Zhou Hu's face, Sun Xiu has to repay some respect.
What's more, today's daylight is really good, advancing and retreating in a measured manner, and it perfectly fulfills the tactic of a certain black tiger thief leader 'using layers of earth walls to defend and consume the number of rebels'.
"Ahem."
After coughing lightly, Sun Xiu expressed his intentions: "I just received a summons from Leader Zhou, Leader Zhou wants to see you and find out about the current situation of the enemy and me, you go and report, I will take care of you for a while." โ
"Yes!"
Ju Sheng responded with his fists clenched, and did not refuse Sun Xiu's kindness.
After all, in fact, Sun Xiu is the defender of this South Street, and he is just a pioneer officer, similar to Cao Wu on the other side.
Instructing his soldiers to obey Sun Xiu's orders for the time being, Ju Sheng immediately went straight to the place where the leader of the black tiger thieves was.
At this time, Zhao Yu was no longer in the Black Tiger Righteous House, because the Black Tiger Righteous House was located in the secondary streets and alleys in the southeast of the city, and this afternoon, due to Zhang Feng's unfavorable defense, he lost half of the southeastern city, and the Black Tiger Righteous House was already within the range of the rebels' attack.
So, Zhao Yu simply moved to the county office, and this is also the request of the county commander Liu Bi and the county Cheng Li Xu - this battle has been fought so far, these two are afraid that the leader of the black tiger thief will die, after all, then Kunyang will really be completely finished.
When he came to the county office, under the 'please enter' signal of several black tiger thieves who were on duty, Ju Sheng came to the ya, and came to the former yaya hall where the county order was originally used to try the case.
I saw that at this time in the yatang, Zhao Yu was sitting on the seat that originally belonged to the county order, and in front of him, there were two people, namely Ma Gai, the guard of the west city wall, and Wang Qing, the guard of the east city wall.
When Ju Sheng entered the house, Ma Gai was reporting to Zhao Yu: "...... For the time being, the western wall can be defended, but the rebels are very persistent in capturing the western wall. Today, Huang Kang outside the city is desperately urging the Green Forest Thieves to attack the city, which poses a great threat to our western city wall, and I implore that an additional reinforcement army be sent ......"
Zhao Yu nodded slightly, suddenly caught a glimpse of Ju Sheng who entered the house, raised his hand to signal Ju Sheng to be by his side for a while, and immediately asked Wang Qingdao: "What about the east city wall?" โ
"Okay."
Wang Qing is still the same, and Jiao Erlang said locally: "The county guards of the east city wall are slowly getting a little bit of shape, and the two little cubs of Shi Yuan and Chen Gui are doing okay, and the pressure on my east city wall is not big, the key is the southeast city area...... That Zhang Feng, I think you better change someone, that guy can't do it, in the afternoon, that group of rebels will hit my back. โ
"For whom?"
Zhao Yu shook his head slightly.
He also knew that Zhang Feng's ability was insufficient, especially after 'retreating to the second line', he had already lost his old blood, and the whole person was also raised for nothing, if it weren't for the fact that there was no one, he wouldn't have let Zhang Feng go up.
"I'll remind Jang Bong."
Zhao Yu said calmly.
As soon as he heard this, Wang Qing guessed that Zhao Yu had no idea of changing people, and complained with a little unhappiness: "Then I can only tell those little cubs to look in front of them with one eye and behind them with the other...... I hope that the eastern city wall will not be lost because of this, and the great plan of the great leader will not be ruined. โ
Zhao Yu didn't care about Wang Qing's complaints, and said with a smile: "With my Wang Zuo commander in charge, how can the east city wall be lost?" โ
Wang Qing was stunned for a moment, and his tone was a little hesitant for a while: "That's nature." โ
"This guy is still very easy to deal with......
Zhao Yu laughed secretly in his heart, and then said: "Okay, let's go back first, I will arrange what you two said......"
In fact, Wang Qing and Ma Gai had also noticed Ju Sheng, and when they heard this, they left with interest.
Of course, before leaving, the two naturally did not forget to say hello to Ju Sheng.
"The Great Chief."
After Ma Gai and Wang Qing left, Ju Sheng stepped forward and saluted with fists.
Zhao Yu stood up and said with a smile: "I don't mean anything else to invite you to come, I just want to hear what you think about today's street fight." โ
"Thoughts?" Ju Sheng was a little confused, and after glancing at Zhao Yu, he hesitated and said, "I think that the 'street fighting' proposed by the big leader is very clever......"
"I'm not asking you to compliment me." Zhao Yu interrupted with a smile.
"No, no, the end will be from the heart." Ju Sheng explained curtly, and then said: "First of all, through today's engagement, it has been proved that street fighting is a very clever tactic, if used properly, our side can even inflict huge casualties on the rebels with a small number of losses, and the last general's biggest concern at the moment is that the rebels give up the capture of Kunyang......
He secretly glanced at Zhao Yu and continued: "Although the last general was under Liu De before, the last general also knows a little about Guan Shuo's personality. If Guan Shuo thinks that Kunyang cannot be completely captured, or if the casualties are too great, I suspect that he will give up on continuing the siege. And as soon as he gives up the siege, he will inevitably set fire to the city in retaliation. In the meantime, I, Kunyang, will face the catastrophe of annihilation. โ
"Hmm."
Zhao Yu nodded with satisfaction.
Because what Ju Sheng said was exactly what he was most worried about.