Ban Chao insisted on sticking to it, worried in his heart, but his face was silent, talking and laughing with the generals freely, and he could share weal and woe, he couldn't dismantle his clothes, and stayed on the city wall all day long. Therefore, although the city is in danger, the morale of the army is stable.

There is a mountain in Wuji City, which is more than 3,000 meters high, and there is a flat land on the top of the mountain, which overlooks in the distance, and the surrounding scenery is in full view. Every night, Ban Chao took Chen worried, climbed high and overlooked, and saw that in all directions, there were Huns and Guizi armies, and the fire was dotted, like stars in the sky, and he couldn't help sighing: "If you hold each other like this, when will you be able to break through?" "Came home in a huff.

On this day, Ban Chao looked down and saw that the north was blazing, and the east, west, and south seemed a little dim, he stared for a long time, stroked his palms and laughed: "There is salvation, there is salvation." Chen Xi was stunned, but he heard Ban Chao say happily: "Chen Xi, do you dare to kill from the north gate, go straight to Shule, and invite reinforcements?" ”

Chen Yu looked at the north, the torches were dense, illuminating the sky clearly, and he couldn't help but hesitate: "General, the north is full of fire, and the east, west, and south are weak, and the Xiongnu and Qiuzi soldiers must gather in the north, why should the general attack the strong and give up the weak?" Isn't this a self-defeating trap? ”

Ban Chao laughed, and said with a straight face: "Chen Xi, are you afraid?" ”

Chen Xi said proudly: "I, Chen Xi, have followed the general into the fortress and traveled to thirty-six countries, and I never know the word fear!" The big husband fought on the battlefield, and the horse leather shrouded body, what hatred did he have! Even if the Huns and Qiuzi have thousands of troops and horses, I dare to ride in alone! ”

"Good! Guts! Worthy of my great warrior! With this determination and courage, why can't you break through! "Ban Chao summoned Sha Yi, the general of Shule, to stand on the top of the high mountain, it was the last autumn, the trees were scorched, the north wind was whistling, raising his robe, hunting sound. After a long time, Ban Chao said slowly: "Sha Yi, with you leading 2,000 troops, early tomorrow morning, attack the Huns and Qiuzi from the north gate to cover Chen Xu's breakthrough!" Then I will be on the mountain, and I will take the flag as the signal, and the red flag will move, and you will open the gates of the city and attack and kill. When the white flag moves, return to the army immediately, and do not be greedy for merit. ”

Sha Yi saw that the Xiongnu and Guizi soldiers under his feet were densely packed, and there were countless of them, and he was afraid in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak, so he had to obey orders. Ban Chao turned around and pointed to the West Gate: "Chen Xi, after you break through, bypass from Wusun, go out of the Tianshan Mountains, go straight into the Shule Kingdom, invite reinforcements, and then ambush the soldiers on the side of the West Gate, but seeing the fire in the city, we will attack and kill at the same time, and we will definitely be able to break through!" ”

Chen Wei was full of doubts in his heart, but he didn't know where to start, but fortunately, when he followed Ban Chao for a long time, he knew that Ban Chao was brave and strategic, and he used soldiers strangely, so he arched his hands and said in a strong voice: "Obey the general's order!" ”

The next day, Chen Xi and Sha Yi led 2,000 troops, with the rank of one and a lekou, lying on the side of the north gate, waiting for the banner of Banchao. Suddenly heard the noise outside the city, the chaotic horses roared together, was surprised to themselves, a big red flag suddenly rose on the mountain, flying up and down in the wind, like a dragon plate, Chen was overjoyed, raised his saber, raised his arms and shouted: "Kill out!" ”

The gates of the city were wide open, and two thousand elite horsemen, like a rushing river, poured out of the city. But seeing the Huns covering the ground, they did not form a team and were retreating by themselves. Chen Shu and Sha Yi were inexplicable: "The Hun Iron Cavalry has always been disciplined, why did it suddenly become a mess?" Our army is weak, but the Xiongnu will besiege it for a few more months, and the city of Wuji can be captured, so why did they suddenly retreat? What happened? Where to retreat? I didn't have time to think about it, Chen Shu and Sha Yi took the lead, waved the weapons in their hands, and chopped them one by one, which was fierce.

The Huns are retreating from the chaos, the chaos is not an army, suddenly see the Shule army attacking, the momentum is violent, frightened to scatter and flee, the long legs to save a life, the short legs to do the knife head ghost. There were a few bold and fierce ones, who greeted each other with swords, and they couldn't count the fights, but they were also surrounded by the Shule army and hacked to death with knives. Chen was overjoyed, and with an idea, he burst into the formation, cut down the military flag with a sword, and shouted: "The Han General Geng Gong is here!" ”

The front and rear armies of the Xiongnu were far apart and did not communicate with each other. The front army didn't know why, and suddenly heard the roar of "Geng Gong is here" all over the mountains, they were defeated by Geng Gong several times, at this time, how not to be afraid? Tear your legs apart and run for your life. The Shule army rose up and captured countless horses. Chen Mo took a few people, killed through the encirclement, looked north and ran away, and disappeared in an instant.

However, he said that Ban Chao brought a few soldiers, covered the ground with white cloth, put a few cases, and stroked the piano with both hands, the sound of the piano was insignificant, sometimes gentle, sometimes killed...... At the foot of the mountain, shouting and killing the sky is earth-shattering. Ban Chao is calm and calm, not caring about success or failure, just closing his eyes and stroking the piano. Suddenly, the sound of the piano changed, and a murderous aura faintly revealed, getting thicker and thicker, soaring into the sky, unable to bear to hear it, and the soldiers looked at each other in shock. However, the sound of the piano was so high that it seemed to hit the wall and could not rise again, and when I heard a "pop", the strings were broken, Ban Chao opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Dance the white flag!" ”

Chen Mo had broken through, Sha Yi was killed, and suddenly saw the white flag dancing, he remembered Ban Chao's words, did not dare to be greedy, turned the horse's head, and calmly returned to the city. Sha Yi led all the generals of Shule to Banchao's tent, full of doubts, and asked: "General Ban, the Huns have many generals, last night for some reason, the Huns will all gather their forces at the north gate, the east, west, and south are all the Qiuzi army, but the troops are weak, but the general is bold, and he abandons the weak and picks the strong, so that we will attack the north gate, in case of defeat, how can Wuji City be defended?" Now, although we have returned triumphantly, we are inexplicable. ”

Ban Chao laughed: "Sun Tzu's Art of War said, go up to the army to fight, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and then attack the city." Our army is trapped, and if we do not conspire, will we not bring about our own destruction? My brother Geng Gong defeated the Xiongnu several times, and the Xiongnu hated it to the bone, raised 100,000 troops, and besieged my brother in Shule City, but my brother has always been tenacious, how can he be compared with mortals? Although surrounded, the Huns could not advance an inch, but they could not score half a point. Protracted, the Huns are angry, and they will transfer the army, and the Xiongnu who have recently collapsed here will give up Wuji and surround my brother Geng Gong. Last night I saw the east and west Xiongnu camp fire, faint noisy sound, south, north, west three sides of the gloom, I expected the Huns to withdraw today, go to Shule City to besiege my brother, as I expected! ”

Sha Yi admired: "The general is as bold as a fight, he is like a god, he is really self-defeating, he is stupid, he dares to betray the general, how can he not be defeated?" Since then, the Shule army has been even more single-minded, guarding the city with Ban Chao.