Chapter 177: Chen Cang

Duan Xuan stood at the head of the city, watching his soldiers disappear into the darkness. His face was still resolute, but his heart seemed to be suspended in the air. After a while, he couldn't see anything but the campfire in the distance.

"General, it's windy up there, do you want to go down and wait first?"

Duan Xuan shook his head and said, "No, I'll just stand here." ”

Suddenly, a dog barked in the distance. Then dogs from near and far barked. As soon as Duan Xuan's face changed, he saw many torches lit in the darkness in the distance, and the sound of shouting and fighting came from afar. The flames kept blazing, all the way in the direction of the giant monsters.

"Good!" Duan Xuan slapped his hands on the city wall fiercely and said, "Zhang Jie, they have succeeded!" ”

But he rejoiced too soon, and the flames rushed all the way to where the siege equipment was stored, only to stop abruptly just as he was about to arrive. With the sound of steel clashing, six hundred trapped armorers stepped out of the darkness. Armed with spears, they lined up in a tight formation and blocked the path of the Han army's onslaught. Behind them, hundreds of crossbowmen were waiting.

Chen Cheng had already laid an ambush here, waiting for the Han army in the city to come out and attack at night. He hadn't waited for anyone for the first few days, but he was still sitting here every night, and today the soldiers and horses in the city had been discovered before they had even crossed the trench. However, he only notified the tooth soldiers under his command, but did not notify the Qiang people on the periphery, so that the Han army was killed.

The current situation is that our own side has an absolute superiority in troops, and even if it is a change of troops, it will take advantage.

Chen Cheng didn't look at the next battle, he said to Wei Ran: "Wait and send the wounded soldiers and prisoners of war back to the camp." ”

Wei Ran arched his hand and said, "No! ”

It took a long time for the surrounding sounds to subside. Chen Cheng first went to the wounded barracks to take a turn, comforted the wounded, and not long after returning to the Chinese army's tent, he saw Wei Ran pushing an enemy general with his hands tied behind his back. Wei Ran kicked the enemy general's calf and shouted, "When you see Chen Yuanjun, don't you kneel down?" ”

The enemy stumbled to his feet and fell to his knees, but he held his head high and let out a contemptuous sneer.

Chen Cheng saw that the armor on the other party's body was shattered and bleeding from his forehead, so he said to Wei Ran: "Why didn't you bandage him?" ”

Wei Ran was stunned and said, "I'll call the military doctor over." ”

The enemy general on the ground sneered: "Why do you have to be so coy? Kill me! ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Before, we were at war, and life and death are mutually assured. Now that you have been captured, I will not kill you. ”

He stepped forward, untied the ropes on his body for the enemy general, and said, "Please be seated." ”

As soon as the man on the ground got out of trouble, he wanted to kidnap Chen Cheng, but when he saw several armor soldiers on the side pressing their hands on the hilt of the knife, and saw that Chen Cheng was in a strong figure and looked like Kong Wu was powerful, so he gave up. Chen Cheng asked, "How do you call the general?" ”

"A certain Zhang Festival is also!"

Chen Cheng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." ”

Zhang Jie was furious and shouted: "Since it has fallen into the hands of thieves today, if you want to kill it, why do you want to humiliate the hero so much? ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "I really haven't heard of it." ”

He asked Yan Xing, who was standing on the side, "Has Yan Ming ever heard of General Zhang's name?" ”

Yan Xing replied, "Zhang Jie is a warrior under Duan Xuan, and he is famous in the army for his strength. ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "I see. ”

He said to Zhang Jie; "General Zhang will rest in the camp for a while, and when it is dawn, I will let you go back to the city."

Zhang Jie's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief, "You want to let us go back to the city?" ”

"Not bad."

"Why did you let us go back? Isn't there some kind of trickery? ”

Chen Cheng laughed out loud and said, "As far as you are not worth my tricks, let me tell you clearly, I want you to help me bring a letter of persuasion to Duan Xuan." ”

"Hmph, how can General Duan surrender to the traitor?"

Chen Cheng smiled: "He won't surrender now, but when he is cornered, maybe he will have other ideas." ”

The military doctor walked in behind Wei Ran and bandaged Zhang Jie. Chen Cheng said to Wei Ran: "Take him down, give them some food and water, and let them go back when it is dawn." ”

"No!"

The fighting in the camp in the distance had subsided, and the barking of dogs had completely disappeared. Obviously, Zhang Jie's surprise attack failed. Although the initial progress went smoothly and was close to the goal for a while, it fell short in the end. In advance, Duan Xuan knew that this sortie was likely to be just a loss of troops, but he still had a plan in case. In the early stage, Zhang Jiebu's momentum was like a rainbow, giving hope to him and the people watching the battle in the city, but when he was about to succeed, he completely took away the hope.

Duan Xuan stood at the head of the city, quietly looking out of the city. Behind him, more than a dozen generals also fell silent. After a long time, Duan Xuan sighed, turned around, and said, "Let's go back and rest." ”

He returned to the house and lay down on the bed, but he couldn't sleep.

If he had known such a result, he should not have sent Zhang Jie and them out. The fact that the previous fight went so smoothly shows that the raid had an effect, and in the end, it failed because the enemy was outnumbered. If you can be more daring and attack with all your might, you may be able to succeed.........

Even though he had experienced many battle formations, Duan Xuan would still fall into self-doubt when he was alone. He is Duan Xi's clan brother, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he knows that he needs to remain calm in front of people, and must not let his subordinates see hesitation and weakness in himself, but whenever he is left alone, he still feels fear and doubts about his decision.

He tossed and turned in bed until it was almost dawn, and then he fell into a deep sleep. In his sleep, Duan Xuan saw his brother Duan Xi, who had long since passed away. He knew in his heart that his brother had committed suicide ten years ago, but he took his brother's appearance for granted, and he didn't have any suspicions.

Duan Xi dressed as a general, pressed the long sword on his waist, and said in a deep voice to him: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored!" ”

In the dream, the elder brother's voice grew louder and louder, and by the end, the whole world shook.

"General, General!"

Duan Xuan was woken up by the pro-soldiers, sat up from the bed, and it took a while to wake up, he glared at the pro-soldiers, endured his headache, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The soldier swallowed his saliva and said, "General Zhang Jie is back." ”

"Huh?" Duan Xuan doubted that he was still in a dream, he stood up and asked, "What nonsense are you talking about?" ”

The pro-soldier said loudly: "General Zhang Jie is back!" ”

A moment later, Zhang Jie, who had a bandage on his head, and more than forty other wounded soldiers were brought to Duan Xuan. As soon as Zhang Jie saw Duan Xuan, he knelt on the ground, "General, my subordinates are incompetent and have failed to complete the task." ”

Duan Xuan was silent for a while, and asked, "Did the Xiliang people let you come back?" ”

Zhang Jie bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

He took out a letter from his bosom and said, "Chen Yuanjun has a letter to the general. ”

Duan Xuan asked his soldiers to take the folded paper, unsealed it, unfolded it and looked at it for a while, then put it down and asked, "Have you seen the thief leader Chen Cheng?" ”

"Yes."

Duan Xuan snorted and said to the people on the side: "Stay these people and settle them well, I want to ask Zhang Jie something." ”

The soldiers all retreated, and Duan Xuan asked, "What kind of person is Chen Cheng?" ”

Chen Yuanjun ...... Chen Cheng's appearance is majestic," Zhang Jie said in a low voice: "As long as you see people, you know that he is by no means an ordinary person. ”

"Hmph," Duan Xuan snorted coldly again, "Do you know what is written in this letter?" ”

Zhang Jie said: "Chen Cheng said that he was persuading the general to surrender. ”

Duan Xuan slapped the table vigorously and said angrily, "Since you know, dare to bring it back to me?" ”

"This ......"

Duan Xuan said sharply: "If it weren't for your courage in the past, I would have ordered someone to behead you now!" ”

Zhang Jie bowed his head and said in a muffled voice: "My subordinates are guilty." ”

Duan Xuan stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and asked, "Then Chen Cheng is very confident in capturing Chen Cang?" ”

“........ I'm afraid yes. ”

"Just by his wooden shelves?"

"This ........."

Duan Xuan thought for a while with a gloomy face, then waved his hand and said, "Go down and rest, and when the Xiliang thief project is good, give me a good life and kill the enemy!" ”

Outside the city, Chen Cheng watched Zhang Jie and others enter the city, but after waiting for a while, no one came out to send a reply. He shook his head and said to the left and right: "It's really hateful to receive a message and not reply!" I have a friend who used to hate women like this the most! ”

Yan Xing and Wei Ran looked at each other and felt a little inexplicable.

"Lord, do you want to start today?"

Chen Cheng looked at the military formation in the distance, smiled, and said, "Since everything is ready, what are you waiting for?" Drumming, marching! ”

The beat of drums sounded from the camp, and the soldiers on the enemy tower waved red flags and transmitted messages into the distance. On the position where the siege equipment was stored, Ding Yuan, who had been promoted to the commander of the "engineer battalion" by the line of fire, heard the sound of drums and turned his head to look at the large camp. After a while, he waved his hand and said, "According to the previous plan, the siege tower is in front and the catapult is behind, act!" ”

Hundreds of wrestlers pushed heavy siege equipment in the direction of Chencang, and in front of and behind them, there were thousands of soldiers holding shields and sharp blades to guard against the counterattack of the defenders in the city. Compared to the counterweight catapult, the siege tower did not need to use ox tendons or prepare a lot of stones, so it was built and moved quickly, and it only took more than an hour to be pushed to the edge of the trench.

When the infantry was preparing to attack the city, the Western Liang cavalry of Megatron guarded the two wings. If the defenders of the city dared to go out of the city to counterattack, these cavalry would pounce and destroy the enemy in the field.

Looking at those huge war machines, Han Sui had mixed feelings in his heart. He hoped to break through Chen Cang in one fell swoop, but he didn't want Chen Cheng to really be able to do it. Chen Cheng is now sitting in the position of Liangzhou Mu, if he captures Chen Cang again, I am afraid that his position will be more stable.

Han Sui has been the emperor of the soil in Xiliang for so many years, and he can no longer tolerate someone pointing fingers at him. When he was first elected as the leader by the Xiliang people, Han Sui would also cry to Gai Xun and say things like "Now we are deeply sinful". But since he raised the butcher's knife to his companion Bian Zhang, his heart has changed drastically, and he is no longer the Han Sui he was back then.

Starting from Bian Zhang, Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu, and the kingdom, as long as they were in his way, they were all killed by him one by one. As he got older, Han Sui became more and more eager for power. For him, Chen Cheng is already someone who must be eliminated, but now is not the time.