"These two are cunning and cunning." Ma Tan sat cross-legged on the second seat, his hands on his knees, still very calm.

As for the reaction of the Shen brothers, it was in Ma Yan's calculations.

Guan Ping sent troops to three counties with lightning speed, and then the soldiers took Fangling without blood, and then took Xicheng, Zhuxiang, Licheng, and Guancheng four counties.

There are only nine county towns in this area, and Guanping has five of them.

The remaining four are remote, or have to pass through Shangyong, and it is difficult to capture for a while, so the whip is out of reach.

Now that the army has come to the city, the reaction of the Shen brothers is only three kinds, one is to send troops to fight, but with the cunning of the Shen brothers, it is impossible to make a mistake easily, so this possibility is very small.

The second is to abandon the city and flee, which is also unlikely, because the foundation of the Shen brothers is in Shangyong, and it is the 30,000 people outside Shangyong City.

And even if you run away, where can you flee? Is it impossible to flee to Hanzhong?

The third is to defend the city, which is very likely.

The two brothers were as stable as Mount Tai in Shangyong's rule, and they were attached to Liu Biao, and they could wait and see whether they would succeed or fail according to the city. Speaking of which, Xinye's strength is a little weaker, if Cao Cao goes south.

The main force will attack Xiangfan, and the division will attack the three counties, so the Shen brothers will probably surrender as soon as possible.

In front of the pass, there are only two roads, one is to capture and the other is to defend.

Needless to say, Gan Ning was ordered to march forward and ascend to the city first.

However, with 4,000 elite soldiers, attacking a city with 5,000 troops to defend it, and the Shen brothers can send officials to help defend it, this is definitely not the work of a wise man.

There's only one way left, the garrison.

This garrison does not refer to the garrison of the current battalion, nor is it to garrison the Shen family brothers, but to garrison the army that may come from Liu Biao Xiangyang.

If Liu Biao was furious when he heard the news, he sent a general to attack Fangling. Guan Ping can make two preparations, one is that Guan Yu heard the news and led a large army to besiege Fancheng and forced Liu Biao to divide his troops.

The second is to hold on to the dangers, deploy defenses layer by layer, and finally force Liu Biao to retreat.

And if you can win the mediocrity, you can defend Liu Biao with all your might. If you can't take the mediocrity, you can only divide the troops to keep an eye on the mediocrity, so as not to stab the Shen brothers in the back.

The art of war is cloudy, ten are to encircle, five are to attack, multiple is to fight, and the enemy is divided.

If the forces are evenly matched, they must also find ways to force the opponent to divide their forces, and then look for opportunities to annihilate the opponent. What's more, Guan Ping has few soldiers.

If the army is divided, it is even more difficult.

"Is there a good way to do it?" Guan Ping turned his head and asked Ma Yandao.

"It's just a lure to the enemy." Ma Tan said very calmly.

"How to lure the enemy?" Guan Ping leaned forward slightly, expectantly.

Lure the enemy into battle, this Guan Ping also knows, but how to lure the enemy?

"You can order Captain Gan to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to shout and curse under the city." Ma Tan is still calm, as if it is a mountain.

"The Shen family brothers are cunning and cunning, how can they be fooled like this?" Guan Ping shook his head when he heard this, feeling that if he used this strategy, he might not be satisfied.

"The Shen brothers must not fight." Ma Yan nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Isn't that useless work?" Guan Ping rolled his eyes, are you kid teasing me? Regardless of the occasion, what time is it?

"When the time comes, send the Shen brothers and women belly pockets to show humiliation. If the Shen brothers come to fight angrily, Captain Gan can destroy them violently, but if the Shen brothers still refuse to fight, it will damage morale. ”

Ma Tan said quietly.

Guan Ping's eyes lit up when he heard this, this method is good. Regardless of success or failure, it is the Shen brothers who suffer.

The two were still talking, and after Gan Ning inspected the camp, he returned to the Chinese army's tent. "Brother Gan came just in time, and ordered 3,000 elite soldiers to go to the city to scold. Ordered the battalion Sima Shen to stay in the camp. ”

Guan Ping stopped Gan Ning and ordered.

As a general, Gan Ning is naturally not afraid of fighting, let alone let him go to the city to scold, or let him attack the city, he will also go.

"No." After Gan Ning suddenly agreed, he immediately ordered the trial to stay in the camp, and he led 3,000 elite soldiers out of the camp to Shangyong City to call for battle.

Guan Ping and Ma Tan, under the protection of a few personal soldiers, boarded the camp gate to watch the situation.

The people of Gan Ning's department are very capable, and everyone has a brocade belt around their waists, which is both majestic and uniform. Gan Ning rode his horse to the city, followed by the flag bearer, and the flag with the word "Gan" followed him like a shadow.

Gan Ning rode his horse, stuck the spear in his hand on the ground, tightened the reins of the horse with his left hand, pointed forward with his right hand, and said loudly: "Gan Ning, a Ba person, is here, can the brothers of the Shen family dare to fight to the death with me!! ”

"Ba Ren Gan Ning is here, can the Shen brothers dare to fight to the death with me!!!"

Gan Ning, the general of the bear and tiger, the lungs are amazing, and under the big drink, the sound is like a bell, and the murderous aura is overwhelming, like a real tiger, a real bear.

At this moment, the city of Shangyong was crowded, and Shen Ding led a large number of soldiers to line up on the city, with archers and arrows in hand, and stones and woods piled up on the city.

On the tower of the city gate, there is a handsome flag with the word "Shen", there is no wind today, and the handsome flag just hangs down quietly. Under the handsome banner, Shen Ding was wearing armor, pressing the hilt of his sword, and watched the situation condescendingly.

Hearing Gan Ning's roar, even Shen Ding was a little shocked. He commanded many soldiers, but many of them had already changed color.

"What a general." Shen Ding looked around, saw the soldier's expression, and said secretly in his heart.

Shen made up his mind not to fight, so the city was silent. Gan Ning shouted three sentences under the city, but there was no movement in the city, and there was no wave in his heart.

But his voice became more and more high-pitched, with a thick mockery on his face.

"The Shen brothers are famous, and I heard about them when I was in Yizhou. When your brothers raised the army, I, Gan Ning, was still a thief in Yizhou. And now I, Gan Ning, am already a captain under the command of the Marquis of Hanshou, and your brothers are also mediocre, but they dare not fight with me in such a situation. What are the faces of your two brothers, living in this world, why don't you kill yourself early, so as not to be laughed at by the world? ”

Affected by Gan Ning's spirit, the war horses under his command were constantly pacing. While Gan Ning reined in the reins of the horse and controlled the war horse, he raised his head and laughed loudly.

"Hahahaha!!" Gan Ning's corporal let out a thunderous laugh.

In the face of Gan Ning's cynicism, the morale of the soldiers in the city was a little weaker. This is normal, as the saying goes, one general is brave and three armies are vibrating.

On the contrary, the three armies are weak.

The reason why the Shen brothers were able to gather 30,000 people, bring 5,000 armor, and stick to the mediocrity. Even Liu Biao can't seize the power of the two brothers.

In addition to the large number of people in the Shen family, it also has the role of the prestige of the Shen family brothers. At this moment, Gan Ning is challenging under the city, and there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses.

but there were five thousand men in the city.

And 30,000 servants helped to defend the city, and even if they poured out, there would be no trouble. If the general is brave, he should go out of the city to fight. If the general is timid, he will ignore it.

It's easy to affect morale.

Shen Ding saw that the morale of the soldiers around him was sluggish, and he couldn't help but shout in his heart. But Shen Ding didn't dare to call the shots, so he immediately beckoned a confidant and hurried to the city to report the news.

Not long after, the henchman came back and shook his head at Shen Ding, who clenched his fists when he heard this, unwilling but also a little frustrated.

And as the Shen brothers did not react, that is, they refused to fight, the morale of the soldiers in the city became more and more depressed.

Of course, this demoralization slump is manageable. After all, the Shen brothers have been in charge for many years, and their command is still enough.

It is impossible for a soldier to collapse on his own because of such a trivial matter.

On the camp gate of the camp in the rear, Guan Ping and Ma Jian looked at each other clearly. Guan Ping sighed: "The radical method is really useless for the Shen family brothers. ”

"Someone, can you get your belly pocket?" Immediately, Guan Ping said to the soldiers below the camp gate.

One of them bowed and said, "Lord Lieutenant, I have already sent someone to fetch it." ”

Ma Tan designed, but unfortunately there were no women in the former army, so there was no belly pocket. I can only send someone to the rear army to get it, and the rear army is just a resident of the lieutenant department of the agricultural school, with many flags and bluffs.

There were 8,000 men and women, but they were not equipped with weapons, and naturally they had no combat effectiveness.

There is no shortage of women's belly pockets.

Soon after, a fast horse came to the camp gate from the rear, and the soldier on the horse hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and handed a red woman's belly pocket to Guan Ping.

Guan Ping came down from the camp gate, ordered the soldiers to take the case, pen and ink silk, and wrote some words mocking the Shen brothers on the silk. Only then did he send someone to give his belly pocket to Gan Ning.

Gan Ning's face was a little strange after receiving the belly pocket, but the soldier who sent the belly pocket told Gan Ning the plan Gan Ning nodded, and ordered someone to find a stone of the right size and tie the belly pocket and the letter to the stone.

Immediately, Gan Ning turned over and dismounted, held his belly pocket, and said loudly: "Since the Shen family brothers dare not fight, then wear this thing." ”

After a loud shout, Gan Ning raised his arms and threw the stone towards Shangyong City. Gan Ning's location is a hundred steps away from Shangyong City, and the stone weighs one or two catties.

The city wall is two feet high.

Gan Ning threw stones into the city with his arms raised, and even killed an innocent soldier in castration. The innocent soldier's brain burst on the spot, and he fell to the ground in a fit of rage.

"This man is really powerful."

Shen Ding and the city soldiers gasped together, and their morale was further hit, and Shen Ding asked his own soldiers to carry the unlucky soldier down. Then he picked up the belly pocket on the ground and the letters, and sent another henchman to bring them into the city.

But the Shen brothers in the city still didn't respond.

When the news passed, it seemed like a stone sinking into the sea.

"According to the city, there are those who dare to fight, kill." Shen Ding already knew exactly what his two brothers meant, and while holding his breath and unwillingly, he pulled out the sword on his waist and slashed at the pillar next to him, and the blade of the sword went deep into the pillar.

Shen Ding did not draw his sword, but the sword was still stuck in the pillar, and suddenly turned into the city gate tower, closed the gate, and out of sight.

The soldiers in the city looked at each other, and then their morale was much lower.

The Shen brothers didn't dare to fight, and they didn't dare to fight because they were so humiliated, which really hit morale.

After Guan Ping wrote the letter, he took Ma Jian to the camp gate to watch the situation, and when he saw this scene, he sighed and said, "Mingjin collects the troops." ”

"Dingding!!dingding" With the rapid sound of gold and iron, Gan Ning led three thousand elite soldiers to retreat like a tide.