Chapter 446: The Righteous Soldier
Outside the west gate of Jizhou City.
The place where there are about ten miles away from Jizhou City is where Luo Geng's Youzhou army camped, and after arriving here, Luo Geng seems to have really accepted the so-called advice of Cui Yanlai and Liu Li to rest the army here.
However, this place outside the West City is a bit special, and anyone who leads the troops will be able to see how unsafe it is to camp here.
About thirteen or fourteen li west of the city is a large river that flows from north to south, although the river is not very fast, but the river is wide, the narrowest place has two li, and the widest place can have more than four li.
Therefore, it is very awkward to build a large camp in this place in the west of the city.
If the camp had been built on this side of the river, the distance from the camp to the city wall would have been less than ten miles after the camp of 50,000 men had been built.
Whether it was the troops in Jizhou City coming to raid, or the Qingzhou Army and the Yuzhou Army attacking left and right, the Youzhou Army with its back to the river would not even have time to retreat.
If the camp was built on the other side of the river, if the excluded Luo Geng knew that Jizhou City had been breached, it would have been too late to lead his troops there.
The terrain on this side of Xicheng is the most suitable for pinning down Luo Geng, so Cui Yanlai and Liu Li will force Luo Geng to come here.
Comparatively speaking, it is definitely better to place the team behind the river than in front of the river.
Therefore, Luo Geng's Youzhou army was stationed on the west bank of the river, so that if they wanted to attack Jizhou, they had to cross this big river first.
Luo Geng also seemed to be in no hurry, doing things step by step, and when he arrived, he ordered the soldiers to cut down trees and build bridges over the big river.
And the speed of building the bridge is also unhurried, and it seems that there is no longer the intention to compete with Cui Yanlai and Liu Li for Jizhou.
However, a person like Luo Geng, as long as he hasn't left, it will be a huge threat to anyone.
On the third day of his encampment in the west of the city, the Yuzhou army and the Qingzhou army began to besiege Jizhou on three sides.
In response, Luo Geng sent dozens of scouts to the west of the city for a turn, and he also waved his flag and shouted for a while.
Luo Geng, on the other hand, had a pergola built by the river, and he took a small horse to the river to fish.
On the fourth day, he got up early in the morning and went fishing again, and then sent dozens of people to hang out of the city.
In the afternoon, the soldiers returned and brought a letter to Rogen, saying that it had been shot down by the men on the city walls.
Luo Geng already knew it, and it was difficult to know it, and the soldiers of the Jizhou Army on the city wall shouted louder than thunder.
Not to mention that Luo Geng heard it, even the Qingzhou army that was not in the west of the city but in the south of the city would be alarmed.
What's more, the Jizhou army released arrows, so it didn't matter whether the people who came were soldiers of the Youzhou army or not, as long as someone came from the west side of the city, they would shout a few times first, and then put a few arrows down.
Luo Geng opened the letter and looked at it, and couldn't help but smile.
This kind of carving insect skill is so superficial, if it can really sow discord, it will seem that people outside the city are too idiotic, of course, Luo Geng thinks that Cui Yanlai and Liu Li are indeed idiots.
"Zeng Ling has nothing to do."
Luo Geng smiled and casually threw the letter into the river in front of him.
It seemed that he fished only for the sake of fishing, not for the sake of fishing, and that everything he caught was thrown back into the river, and the letter was like a fish, and was soon washed away by the current.
Luo Geng's subordinate general said: "The general has seen through Zeng Ling's strategy to sow discord at a glance, but what if Cui Yanlai and Liu Lina and other idiots believe it?" β
"Just believe it."
Luo Geng smiled and said, "I can't make stupid people smarter. β
He looked at the rod in his hand and sank again, and a very large fish was hooked.
On the fifth day in the west of the city, Luo Geng's Youzhou army built seven or eight bridges on the river, and Luo Geng personally inspected and walked back and forth on one of the bridges.
At noon on the fifth day, a hanging basket was put down from the wall of Jizhou City, and a person without weapons walked alone towards the Youzhou military camp.
After a short time, the scout cavalry of the Youzhou army stopped the man, and the man only said a word and never spoke again.
"I want to see General Luo Geng."
Half an hour later, by the river, Luo Geng's eyes moved away from the fish drift and glanced at the man who came out of Jizhou City alone.
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What's your name? β
Luo Geng asked.
"Back to the general, my name is Shi Kuan, and I am the captain of the army under the account of the adult."
Luo Geng nodded after hearing this, and did not ask anything more, his eyes returned to his fish float, as if waiting for the next big fish to take the bait.
He didn't ask, and Shi Kuan didn't say anything.
Everyone thought it was a little strange that this man who had come to be a lobbyist at the risk of death did not say a word, and the general did not say a word, which was of course a very strange thing.
After about an hour and a half, Luo Geng got up, as if he had lost interest in fishing, but the last fish he caught did not let go, but threw it in the bucket.
This is a fish caught by the general, and of course others don't dare to dispose of it at will, so they can only keep it in a bucket temporarily.
Luo Geng got up and pointed at Shi Kuan: "Arrange a place for him to live." β
Shi Kuan clenched his fists and leaned over: "Thank you, General." β
Luo Geng ignored him, but instructed his subordinates: "Clean his dwelling cleanly, give him a new set of bedding, and give him whatever food he wants to eat or drink, as long as it is in the camp, give it to him." β
Shi Kuan bowed down again after hearing this, just now he said five words, thank you general...... This time he said seven words.
Thank you, General, for making it happen.
Luo Geng glanced at him and said, "I look down on Zeng Ling, but I look down on a man like you, and people who can die for the Lord are worthy of my other eyes." β
With that, he stepped away.
Shi Kuan was taken to a residence, and sure enough, it was cleaned up, and the bedding in the military tent was all brand new.
Someone came to ask him what he wanted to eat, and Shi Kuan smiled and said: "General Luo just caught a fish, it looks fat, just eat that fish, if there is some sauce meat, the wine should be enough." β
The questioner glared at him, and said in his heart that this man was so bold that he actually wanted to eat the fish caught by the general.
The general has been fishing for days, and this is the only fish left, and you, a person from the enemy army, actually want to eat it.
However, what he didn't expect was that this man ran to ask for instructions, and the answer he got was....... The general said that this man will eat and drink whatever he wants, as long as there is something in the camp, he will give it to him.
After a while, the fish was cooked and sent over, as well as the sauce meat, and a whole jar of wine, which was no less than 30 catties.
Luo Geng is a good drinker, and he likes to reward his subordinates with good wine, so every time he goes out, he will bring a lot of old and good wine with him.
Shi Kuan doesn't care so much, he eats when the food comes, drinks when the wine is full, and falls asleep when he is full of food and drink.
Day 6.
Two teams of cavalry came outside the Youzhou military camp, there were quite a few people, each of which could have thousands of people, and when they arrived outside the Youzhou military camp, the team stopped and sent people to the Youzhou military camp to spread the word.
Luo Geng smiled after getting the news, and said in his heart that those two guys were really stupid enough, or they were stimulated by Zeng Ling's superficial and naΓ―ve plan to sow discord.
However, thinking about the key again, of course those two people could also think that this was Zeng Ling's strategy, but they were already suspicious and suspicious in their hearts, as if there was grass growing in their hearts and they couldn't pull it out.
The strategy of discord is not actually a conspiracy, but a conspiracy, even if it is discovered by others, it does not mean that it is useless.
Because discord is the use of doubt in people's hearts, everyone has doubts in their hearts, and the so-called generous people are people who can rationally suppress doubts.
But in fact, nine out of ten people in this world are not so generous, and more than half of the remaining 0.10 percent of the generous people are still pretended.
If there is really any means to retaliate, this person who pretends to be hard will definitely be more ruthless and brutal.
Can you ask the people in the world, who has never doubted the people around them?
Luo Geng came out of the camp, and when he walked on the bridge, he felt that the sunshine was exceptionally good today, it was late autumn, and every morning seemed to have nothing to do with the warmth, and it was the most comfortable in the afternoon.
But today is obviously different, and the light is so good, probably because of the stupid glow of those two idiots on the other side of the river.
Luo Geng thinks that the two of them are stupid, and those two people also think that Luo Geng is stupid, and they both want to take advantage of each other's people, and they probably think the same way.
Cui Yanlai sat on the war horse and didn't get down, looking at Luo Geng who walked over condescendingly, and had the urge to shoot that dwarf with an arrow now.
Luo Geng is real
He is very short, but this does not prevent him from being a giant that few people can match in military terms.
"General, I heard that there are distinguished guests in your camp now?"
Cui Yanlai asked coldly.
Liu Li immediately said: "Old Cui, how are you talking to the general, can the general still collude with Zeng Ling?" If you have something, you must also speak well, and you must not be rude to the general. β
Luo Geng smiled secretly in his heart.
He nodded and said, "There are indeed guests who came out of Jizhou City." β
Cui Yanlai asked, "Then may I ask the general, who is this person?" β
Luo Geng said: "Jizhou Jiedu envoy Zeng Ling's personal military captain, named Shi Kuan. β
Cui Yanlai followed up and asked, "Then what did he say to the general?" β
Luo Geng shook his head: "Didn't say anything." β
Cui Yanlai frowned.
Liu Li said: "Don't hurt and be angry, don't be hurt and angry...... The general said nothing, I believed it, but it would have been better if the general had been willing to bring the man over and ask him face to face. β
Luo Geng said: "Yes." β
He turned back and gave an order, and his men immediately ran back to the camp.
After a short time, Shi Kuan was brought to the side of the riverbank, and he looked extremely calm and without a trace of fear.
Liu Li sat on his war horse and asked, "Who are you?" β
Shi Kuan replied: "Jiedu made Shi Kuan, the captain of the pro-soldier under the account of the adult." β
Liu Li asked again: "You came to the Youzhou military camp to see the general, did Zeng Ling ask you to say something?" And what did you say to the general? β
Shi Kuan replied: "No, I didn't say anything. β
Liu Li snorted: "Do you think you are like a big husband at this time?" Don't you feel stupid? β
Shi Kuan said: "I don't think I'm stupid, but I think you're stupid, and the one next to you is about the same stupid as you." β
Cui Yanlai pulled out the long knife and pointed it at Shi Kuan and asked, "What did Zeng Ling ask you to say?!" β
Shi Kuan said: "My lord asked me to say it, I just said it." β
Cui Yanlai and Liu Li were both immediately angry.
Shi Kuan continued: "The lord also said that there is a renjie outside, two idiots, as long as you go to Renjie's side, you don't need to say anything, those two idiots will also think that you must have said something, you tell the truth that you didn't say anything, you two idiots also categorically don't believe it." β
Hearing this, Luo Geng actually nodded slightly, and seemed to agree.
Cui Yanlai waved his hand: "Take him down, tie him to the back of the war horse and drag him, I don't believe he won't say it." β
Shi Kuan was still so calm, and even a little disdainful.
"Looks like you're right."
He looked at Luo Geng: "The general thinks so too." β
Luo Geng was silent for a moment and then said four words to him.
"Go all the way."
Shi Kuan clenched his fists: "Thank you for the three fish of the general, thank you for the wine." β
Luo Geng turned away with a calm face.
Cui Yanlai was extremely dissatisfied with Luo Geng's attitude, but Liu Li pulled him and signaled not to be impulsive.
Cui Yanlai's people tied up Shi Kuan, dragged him through the open space with a war horse, and ran all the way to the outside of the city wall.
The soldiers of the Jizhou Army on the city wall looked at each other with blood-red eyes, and everyone clenched their weapons, eager to rush out and fight the enemy now.
The war horse stopped, and someone said to Shi Kuan: "If you say it now, what did Zeng Ling ask you to say to Luo Geng, and you won't die." β
Shi Kuan, who was covered in blood and rags, struggled to get up, trying to stand up straighter, he looked at his comrades on the city wall, and tried to make himself smile.
He looked at the man on horseback and said, "Then I have to think carefully about what words to use to deal with you." β
The rider waited for a moment and then asked him, "Have you thought about it?" β
Shi Kuan nodded: "I think about it." β
Then he looked at the man: "Phew." β
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