Chapter 219: Internal and External Attack
Because he didn't know what the situation was in Guangning County now, Xu Bu did not rest but marched all the way, and finally arrived in Youzhou at dusk that day.
Subrama stopped and took out the map of Youzhou from his arms, and compared the surrounding things while looking at the map, and was still muttering to himself: "It's Huai'an County to go there." "The main force of the official army is now in Guangning County, Huai'an County must be empty in defense, if it is attacked at this time, Xu Bu has an eighty percent chance of winning, but it is a pity that the purpose of Xu Bu's trip is not Huai'an County.
As he spoke, Xu Bu's eyes flashed and he stared in the northeast direction, "That should be Guangning County." "My father was besieged there by Zhao Yi.
Guangning County is only a few dozen miles away from the border of Youzhou, and the Subu Department can arrive in less than two hours. However, Su Bu also knew that there must be many officers and military spies ahead, and that there were 5,000 soldiers under his command, and the goal of walking in the wilderness was too big. I'm afraid that before I get in touch with my father in the city, I have already been discovered by the officials and soldiers outside the city, which is extremely unfavorable to the plan.
After the main tent was set up, Xu Bu and the generals entered it, and Su Bu called a henchman into the tent, wanting the soldier to sneak into Guangning County at night and get in touch with the Qiang Canal in the city.
In order to make Qiangqu believe in this soldier, Xu Bu wrote a letter to Qiangqu himself, and handed over the jade pendant he had carried with him for many years to this soldier, so that Qiangqu could believe it.
After the soldiers crossed their horses and ran out of the camp, Xu Bu discussed with the surrounding soldiers about attacking Guangning City, they did not have many troops, and the soldiers of the Qiangqu Department in the city were also besieged by the officers and soldiers for a long time, so they could only choose the city gate with a weaker defense.
Su Bu's plan was very thorough, and he even thought about the countermeasures of the officers and soldiers, and after continuous revisions, his plan was impeccable.
"Everything is ready now, just wait for news from my father." Xu Bu stood up with his hands and slowly walked out of the military tent, his eyes staring in the northeast direction, and the corners of his mouth hooked an arc. But Su Bu's happy mood didn't last long, and was broken up by a few small talk from the camp generals.
I heard a general say: "Since the leader has been besieged for half a month, why don't you send soldiers to inform us of the situation?" ”
These words were like steel needles, and the words pierced Su Bu's heart, and his heartbeat suddenly slowed down a little. This general's question is not wrong, half a month has passed, why didn't my father send soldiers to inform them of the situation in the department? Was it that all the soldiers sent out were caught and killed by the officers and soldiers, or did my father not send soldiers for help at all?
Of the two possibilities, Su Bu is more inclined to the second point, Su Bu knows his father's character very well, and he has the temper of a diamond diamond, and he will not let go of the things he believes will knock out his teeth. My father must have been afraid that his tribe would be taken advantage of by other tribes after learning the news, so he did not send soldiers to announce. Thinking of this, Su Bu's ugly face was slightly relieved.
As for the first possibility, Xu Bu didn't dare to think about it directly, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his heart was constantly sinking, if the first possibility was true, it would mean that Guangning County had been surrounded by Zhao Yi, and Tanma couldn't come out at all. If the scouts in the city can't get out, then the soldiers they sent won't be able to get in, and if that's the case, the Qiangqu will be in danger.
Su Bu can only secretly hope in his heart that God will bless that soldier to avoid the official patrol and enter the city of Quang Ninh.
It was not that Su Bu did not think that he would directly attack the county seat of Guangning without greeting Qiangqu, and according to his father's resourcefulness, he would definitely be able to seize the opportunity to lead the army out of the city.
However, this matter was to be carried out at night, and if the target of the cavalry running in the wilderness during the day was too conspicuous, it could be seen from dozens of miles away, and that time was enough for the officers and soldiers to deal with it. However, when attacking in the night, the Qiang Canal on the city could not distinguish between the enemy and us, and he might not dare to lead his troops to rush out of the city. This is the most troublesome thing for Subu, and he can only get in touch with his father first and finalize the time for the attack, and then his own troops can act.
Now the burden of thousands of catties and the life and death of the Qiangqu department are pressed on the shoulders of that little soldier, which makes Xu Bu regret a little, if he thought of this layer at that time, he would not have sent a little pawn over to report the news.
But now it's too late to regret it, the soldier has been leaving for a full hour, and at this time he must have arrived outside Quang Ninh City, even if he flies now, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with him.
After an hour of galloping, the soldier finally arrived less than five miles away from Quang Ninh County, tied his horse to a wooden stake, put on a night suit, and walked cautiously to the county seat of Quang Ninh.
The torches in the distance were clearly visible, as many as the stars in the night, especially the sparks in the hands of the patrol soldiers, which were connected from end to end like a long dragon.
The man stayed outside the city for more than an hour when he saw the officers and soldiers patrolling begin to change shifts. Generally speaking, the interval between two patrol soldiers is half an hour. The soldier was so confident in his skill that he could climb the wall in less than half an hour, and he jumped out, hooked a corner of the wall with an iron hook and rope, and crawled quickly towards the gate.
However, he had just climbed halfway through when he saw the fire flickering below, and he was shocked, he didn't expect that the time for the handover of the official army would be so short. He lay on the city wall tightly, and the night clothes he was wearing blended with the color of the city wall, and the officers and soldiers below couldn't see it at all if they didn't look carefully. But he didn't dare to move now, and if the slightest noise alarmed the patrol soldiers below, he would be in danger.
Suspended in one place for a long time, his physical exertion was very serious, and in less than half an hour, he was already sweating profusely, and his arms were a little trembling.
Looking at the endless stream of patrol soldiers under the city, he secretly complained in his heart, and finally couldn't hold on, his footsteps slid down, and the extremely alert officers and soldiers heard the friction sound of the sallala, and shouted coldly: "Who! The leader of the ten men raised his head to his brothers, and the soldiers of the group immediately threw their torches high in their hands, and their eyes were fixed on the city wall. This man was dressed in a black night coat that was very conspicuous in the bright light, and he found his whereabouts, and before ten people could greet him, his soldiers had already bent their bows and arrows, only to hear a scream that pierced the sky.
The Qiang Qu in the city bit two bites of horse meat and sighed deeply, the more time passed, the less food there was in the Great Wall.
The generals who entered the palace saw Qiangqu's sad appearance, opened their mouths but didn't say anything, and looked like they wanted to say something.
"The general has something to say, and he can't scare me." Qiang Qu took a sip of his drink, rolled his eyes and asked the general.
Only then did the general say: "Chief, the soldiers reported just now that the grass in the city has been eaten by war horses. What do you think? ”
Hearing this, the bronze lord in Qiang Qu's hand trembled slightly, there are several grasses in the city, and tens of thousands of war horses and tens of thousands of people are rushing to eat, and it is normal to eat them. The grass is gone, and people can still eat war horses. But what do war horses eat?
Although it is to survive, every time he kills a war horse, Qiang Qu feels as if his heart has been pinched by something. If you kill all these tens of thousands of war horses, why will you fight with the official army in the future? Besides, now that the weather is warm, if all the war horses are killed, in such weather, I am afraid that it will not take a few days for the meat to rot.
Qiang Qu clenched the bronze jue in his hand, his brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, this matter is indeed very difficult to do, he pressed his sore head, raised his head and looked at the roof inadvertently, his eyes flashed to his heart: "Order the soldiers to demolish the houses in the city and feed the war horses with the thatched reed mats used to build the houses." ”
When the general heard this, he secretly applauded in his heart, this is indeed a good way. However, this joy did not last long on the general's face before he collapsed, and said with a wry smile: "The chief's plan is very exquisite, but the houses in the county are limited, even if they are all demolished, the thatch and reed mats obtained will not last long." ”
Qiangqu's strategy was to delay this dilemma for a few days, but did not fundamentally solve the problem, and they would have to face this problem in a few days.
"There is only one way to solve this dilemma. That's to hit out! Qiang Qu said with a straight expression. But then he sighed, "It's a pity that our soldiers no longer have the belief that they will win." "The Xiongnu soldiers who were strong in the past are now surviving, and they can survive every day.
Qiangqu knew that he had failed many battles with the officers and soldiers, in addition to losing morale, and more importantly, the soldiers had lost hope, how could a hopeless person defeat the enemy. In Qiangqu's view, if he wants to restore his department, I am afraid that the only way to do it is to wait until the mountains and rivers are exhausted.
The general also knew the situation in Guangning County now, sighed deeply, and just wanted to go out to deal with the matter explained by Qiangqu, when he saw the soldiers at the city gate, with a soldier with a feather arrow in his arm, came to the palace.
When the soldiers at the city gate saw Qiangqu, they bowed and saluted, pulled the soldier and bowed down and said: "Chief, this person claims to be a confidant soldier of the young leader, and he has something important to discuss with the leader when he enters the city. ”
These words made Qiang Qu tremble. The general, who had already taken a step, retracted his feet when he heard this.
The life of this messenger is really great, when the officers and soldiers release their arrows. was rescued by the Hun soldiers who were awakened by the noise of the official army, and then entered Guangning County.
Suddenly hearing the news of Xu Bu, Qiang Qu was still very excited in his heart, he took a strong breath, stabilized his emotions, stared at the soldier and asked: "You said that you are a confidant soldier of Su Bu, then why have I never seen you?" What credentials do you have? ”
The soldier took out the letter and jade pendant from his bosom and respectfully handed them to Qiangqu. Qiang Qu is naturally very familiar with his son's notes, as for the jade pendant, Qiang Qu is even more familiar, this is the jade pendant that has been passed down by his family for many years, and when he established Xu Bu as the heir, Qiang Qu personally wore it for him.
What really excited Qiang Qu was the content of the letter, Xu Bu actually brought 5,000 soldiers to help him, which made Qiang Qu shout: "God help me!" The depressed mood of more than ten days was released at this moment.
He laughed twice, under the sandwich of his own two parts, Zhao Yi'an could live!