Chapter 5 Towards Unification Section 56

To the north of Jiujiang County, after Yuan Shu occupied Shouchun, he changed it to Huainan County. After years of looting, the county has been dilapidated, except for Shouchun, only Hefei City is still visible in the south. On the east side, in the direction of Xuzhou, only Yicheng (now Bengbu) city is still a little popular.

Hefei City was led by Yuan Shu's general Zhang Xun Le Zhuo and Lei Bo to station, and Yicheng City was led by Liang Gang and Li Feng led by the general Qiao Rui. The first generals Ji Ling and Chen Lan, Zhang Jiong, Liu Xun and the pseudo-Cheng Chaopei Xiang Shu Zhongying, and the chief official Yang Hong stayed in Shouchun to protect Yuan Shu's safety.

Lu'an stretches out a Kip Corner into Yuzhou, the east side of Kip Corner is adjacent to Shaobi Lake, Chengdong Lake is blocked in the middle of the road, Chengxi Lake is on the west side, there is a small road in the middle of the three lakes can be passed, and the only route to choose is these two paths.

However, between Chengdong Lake and Chengxi Lake was the strategic Huoqiu, where Yuan Shu stationed a force of troops and horses. Although it was not difficult for Huo Qiu to overcome it in one fell swoop, Yuan Shu did not expect to let Huo Qiu's soldiers and horses block Liu Bei, who was known as "good at attacking the city", he just wanted to use Huo Qiu's soldiers and horses to warn, so that he would have time to prepare for his departure and escape.

As for the road between Chengdong Lake and Shaobi Lake, it is muddy and difficult to walk, and once it rains, it becomes a paste road. Liu Bei's main force was cavalry, and such a road was a disaster for cavalry. Yuan Shu had no garrison on this road.

At the end of the two roads, Yuan Shu also deliberately built Yangquan Fort, hoping that it could support Huo Qiu and delay Liu Bei's soldiers and horses.

Before the war, when Liu Bei's staff members discussed the battle plan, they all made a fuss about the two roads between the three lakes, and several copies of the plan were written, and Liu Bei fought all of them back. The staff officers were puzzled, and finally asked a person with the name of Liu Bei's Yizi (adopted orphan) to come forward to inquire, and Liu Bei's answer was an eye-opener for everyone: "Our main force is cavalry, and for cavalry, as long as the road conditions are good, the distance of the road is not a problem." The earth is round, there is more than one road to Shouchun, and the vision of the staff is too narrow. ”

This was the first time that Liu Bei had expressed his opinion on the Yixue (the Great Qin books brought back by the fleet).

A few days later, the staff officers came up with a plan to ask the whole army to go east, bypassing Shaobi Lake, and even bypassing Wabu Lake on the east side, and attacking Shouchun from the northwest side of Hefei City. Liu Bei praised this.

Yuan Shu's heavy troops are all in Yangquan on the west side, if the Qingzhou soldiers suddenly appear on the east side of Shouchun, it will definitely surprise Yuan Shu, and it will definitely disrupt Yuan Shu's hands and feet.

Since then, all strategic plans have revolved around the Eastward Expansion Program. In order to confuse Yuan Shu, the Qingzhou soldiers launched intensive patrols around Yangquan, showing a posture of looking for a marching route. For the East Road, it is tempted to move residents into Lu'an, and then through their mouths, they understand the road conditions and hire guides.

On the evening of July 25, 402 and July 25, 196 A.D., it rained, and the Qingzhou soldiers suddenly came to the east gate of Shouchun.

Heavy rain poured, Shouchun City upstairs, the guards cowered and hid at the battlements, in the sound of wind and rain, faintly heard the sound of copper trumpets, a guard looked out curiously, suddenly, the mouth sounded a frightened shout: "The enemy attacked, the Qingzhou soldiers are coming." ”

In spite of the heavy rain, the guards lay down at the battlements and looked out, and in the rain, a black cavalry team appeared, and this cavalry approached the east gate of the city with the rain, and with the sound of a military trumpet, they neatly drew their sabers and stood motionless in the rain.

At this time, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the rain of the wind slanted on the faces of the people, and flowed down the bodies of the cavalry. Several Qingzhou lieutenants ran back and forth in the rain, and in the rain, the guards at the head of the city faintly heard the shouts of the Qingzhou lieutenants: "Keep on guard and set the military posture." ”

The pouring rain poured on the Qingzhou cavalry, but these people held their sabers in one arm, stared at the city with fierce eyes, and stood there without moving.

Shouchun City was in a panic, and the torrential rain could not cover the noisy police, screams, and running sounds. After a while, Ji Ling, the general in the city, accompanied Yuan Shu to the city to check the enemy's situation.

Under the city, Liu Bei saw the Huangluo umbrella cover at the head of the city moving, and knew that Yuan Shu had ascended the city, so he ordered loudly: "Sing, men should kill." ”

Under the city, in the torrential rain, the Qingzhou soldiers stood like nails, singing war songs loudly:"

Men should kill people, and kill mercilessly.

Immortal karma is all in killing.

In the past, there were rich men, and they were righteous and promised.

The eyes are murderous, and the body is lighter than a feather.

There are also males and tyrants, killing people like hemp.

gallop around the world, only boasting about swords and guns.

If you want to find this kind of now, you will fish for the moon shadow in vain.

You don't see it, the erection of the Confucian bee raises the strong man to die, and Shenzhou has praised benevolence and righteousness since then.

Once the Central Plains was chaotic, the scholars ran to the cowardly people and wept.

I want to learn from the old style and regain my heroic spirit.

Fame is the same as dung, and those who disdain benevolence ridicule.

Wearing an iron sword, he kills in a fit of rage.

……

The blood flowed thousands of miles, and the corpse pillowed Qianxun Mountain.

The strong man fought and slept with the corpse of the enemy.

……

In ancient times, benevolence and virtue were exclusive to people, and morality was never true.

You don't see, the lion and tiger prey has gained prestige, but who is the elk?

The world has always been strong and weak, even if it is reasonable, it is in vain.

Jun Xiu asked, men have their own men.

Men should be violent. Things and benevolence do not stand.

Men are in the killing arena, as bold as a bear and as a wolf.

If you are born as a man, you will kill people, and you will not teach a man's body to wrap a woman's heart.

Men never show mercy to themselves, and they laugh at their opponents.

There are 100 battlefields in the field of revenge, and there are weeds everywhere.

The boy does not tremble, there is a song to listen to:

Killing one is a crime, and slaughtering ten thousand is a hero.

Slaughter 9 million, that is, the male of the male.

The male is the male, the way is different: see through the thousand-year-old name of benevolence and righteousness, but make this life majestic.

Good name does not love bad name, and murder is not punished.

It is better to teach 10,000 people to grit their teeth and hate them, and not to teach them to scold me.

Looking at the world for thousands of years, where heroes do not kill! (General's Order. Author: Fiddler)"

The torrential rain couldn't cover the murderous singing, the singing was loud and straight into the sky, and on the city, Yuan Shu Ji Ling and others couldn't help but shiver: "The first iron army in the world, worthy of its name." ”

In the world, no prince dares to advocate killing so nakedly, Liu Beijun composed this song, living up to his "crazy name". This is the first time that the "law of the jungle" has been implicitly proposed in the land of China, and the murderous intent contained in it made the Yuan Shu soldiers in the city tremble and fear.

In a moment, Liu Bei's baggage soldiers finished camping behind the cavalry, and the cavalry slowly entered the camp tent while singing. On the tower of the city, only a group of shivering miscellaneous soldiers remained.

As soon as Liu Bei made a move, the Xuzhou soldiers led by Chen Deng immediately responded, waved their troops south to attack Yicheng, and restrained Liang Gang and Li Feng's rescue. At the same time, Sun Yi led a cavalry of 200 people, spared the troops of Le Zhuo and Zhang Xun, who rushed back to the rescue, and occupied Hefei without blood.

Every day, Yuan Shu didn't expect Liu Bei to be so bold and dare not to attack the periphery and go straight to his capital Shouchun.

Liu Bei used two crops of rice in Lu'an, which was harvested early, and the millet planted in Yuan Shu's territory has not yet been harvested. Liu Bei's soldiers came to the city, Yuan Shu closed the city gate in a panic, and even the grain and straw in the city were not complete, so he had to ask Hefei and Yicheng for help while searching for help in the city, and then, the people in the city were in turmoil.

On the morning of the second day, the earth after the rain was muddy, the mist was steaming, Liu Bei's military camp outside the city sounded a burst of military horns, the soldiers of Yuan Shu at the head of the city looked at the battlements, only to see Liu Bei's military camp, the cooking smoke was swirling, a team of soldiers stepped on the muddy water in the camp to run and exercise, the shouting and reprimand of the Qingzhou lieutenant spread far away, and the sound of the city head entered the ears: "Life lies in sports, yesterday's heavy rain and cold air into the bones, brothers, run out of sweat, strengthen the body, listen to the order, one, two, one ......"

When the guards at the head of the city heard this, they unconsciously followed the command of the military camp outside the city, put on wet military clothes, and ran up on the head of the city, muttering to themselves: "One, two, one, ......"

Outside the city, the slogan in the barracks suddenly changed, and the guards at the head of the city unconsciously followed the orders in the barracks, shouting word by word: "One-two-one, capture Yuan Shu alive, one-two-one, step on Shouchun, one-two-one, raise the prestige of our army......"

Just as he was saying this, Yuan Shu, who had not slept all night, led his subordinate generals to the city, and when he heard the words from the soldiers' mouths, Ji Ling was furious, rushed forward, and whipped over a few running soldiers with a leather whip.

Yuan Shu frowned, looked at the military camp outside the city, and asked puzzledly: "Liu Bei came to such an army?" He dared to besiege the city with this force? Treat me as if no one else is the answer. Who dares to stand up for me and destroy the prestige of the enemy's army. ”

Liu Bei really had no one in his eyes, and the cavalry units of nine brigades plus the infantry of one division dared to approach the city of Shouchun. Last night's heavy rain, I couldn't see the situation of Liu Bei's camp, but today as the sun rose, the mist gradually disappeared, and the appearance of Liu Bei's camp was presented in the eyes of the condescending Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei's way of setting up a village is very strange, the fence lined up is not a tightly arranged wooden wall one after another, on the contrary, between each adjacent wooden pile, there is a large gap, this gap is just enough to allow a person to drill into it sideways, every five wooden piles are connected into wooden rows, and every two wooden rows are connected with a zigzag nail - no wonder Liu Bei set up camp so quickly in the rainstorm last night, it turned out to connect each piece of wooden row, and it became a camp.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed in his heart, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw something and closed his mouth tightly.

The camp is easy to be sneak attacked, Yuan Shu originally planned to suggest that the army sneak attack at night, however, he saw a few Qingzhou soldiers patrolling the fence, leading a dog, patrolling back and forth in the fence, and then carefully observed, helplessly dispelled the idea of sneak attack. Dogs are alert animals, and when they hear footsteps at night, they will immediately bark non-stop, but dogs do not have this habit when the soldiers on the night watch are sleepy. Liu Bei introduced the dog into the barracks and wanted to sneak up on his barracks without being detected, which was almost impossible.

Yuan Shu secretly thought to himself, he should also get a few dogs to go up the city wall, let go of the idea of sneak attack, and pick up the old topic: "Who dares to kill me for a while out of the city?" ”

The generals were silent, and General Ji Ling reluctantly said: "Liu Jun and our army have different schedules, our army eats at sunrise and rests at sunset. I heard that Liu Bei only began to get up an hour after sunrise, after sunset, several hours to go to bed, now, most of the soldiers of our army have finished eating, watching Liu Bei's camp, has not yet begun to eat, now immediately start, out of the city to fight, may not be able to win. ”

After listening to Ji Ling's words, the generals all stared at Ji Ling like idiots, Ji Ling looked left and right, and couldn't find a person who volunteered. ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the sycophants were endless. Yuan Shu couldn't help but praise again and again, however, Ji Ling had no joy or sorrow, he clearly felt that everyone was looking at him, just like looking at a dead man, full of pity.

Walking down the city, Ji Ling began to order the military horses, but he overestimated Yuan Shujun's ability to prepare. Last night's heavy rain, the wood fire was wet, although Yuan Shu got up early, but the early bird did not eat the insects, and after he went down to the city, Yuan Shujun's men were still struggling with the wet wood.

The furious Ji Ling urged the gang to step up his actions, and when all the Yuan soldiers had finished breakfast, Ji Ling specially went to the city to look, and the fire in Liu Bei's military camp had been extinguished.

"Your Majesty, the spirit is useless, the army has only been reorganized now, Liu Beijun has eaten, the opportunity has been lost, and the minister implores to cancel this attack."

Yuan Shu sneered and asked, "General Ji, you didn't mean to delay, did you?" ”

Ji Ling angrily defended: "Liu Bei's army has a marching vehicle, the stove is in the car, and coal and stone are used as fuel. Although our army is in the city, most of the wood and fire are wet by the rain......"

Looking at the meaningful smirk on the faces of Yuan Shu and the others, Ji Ling's voice became lower and lower, and finally fell silent, bowed his hand slightly, knelt down again, buckled his head to Yuan Shu a few times, got up, and walked down the city tower.

"Open the city gate", Ji Ling shouted loudly, bowed his hand at the city head like a farewell, and brandished a three-pointed two-edged knife to urge the horse to rush out of the city gate.

In order to speed up the assault, Ji Ling first opened the city gate, and then lowered the drawbridge, and as soon as the drawbridge landed, he rushed out.

It was originally introduced to China at the end of the Song Dynasty, and Yuan Shu's suspension bridge also used hand-drawn ropes, which were slowly lowered, and the suspension bridge was heavy, and this process took a lot of time. Ji Ling, when he went out of the city, turned his head to look at the pair of Yuan Shu soldiers pouring out from the narrow city gate, and then thought: "Mistake." Liu Bei is at the east gate, why don't I come out from the north gate or the south gate and go around to the west gate to attack him, so that I can beat him without being careful. ”

At this moment, the military horn in Liu Bei's military camp sounded chaotically, and when Ji Ling rushed out of the city, Liu Bei's military fortress fence was already full of rows of crossbowmen. With the sound of the trumpet, pairs of crossbowmen continued to reinforce the fence.

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