He Man was discussing the military situation with Jia Ren in the tent, when a sergeant suddenly came to report: "The grain and grass of the boat at the ferry have been burned, and the guards have no plan for death or injury." ”

The two were shocked and hurriedly asked.

The sergeant replied, "Suddenly hundreds of knights came galloping at the crossing, and all of them shot arrows and bows, and scattered the people on the wharf with a rain of arrows, and poured fire oil on the grain and grass of the ships, and burned them with a fire. ”

Jia Ren tugged at the man's sleeve and said, "Has anyone come to report their names?" Where did the people come from? ”

Although the sergeant was dissatisfied, how could he dare to blow up in front of Jia Ren, and hurriedly said: "The person who came is not named, so he doesn't know the identity of the other party. ”

Jia Ren didn't give up yet, and said, "Then how do they dress up?" ”

The sergeant said, "They rode tall horses one by one, and seemed to be more handsome than the general's mount, wearing yellow short shirts and pigskin boots..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Jia Ren's face change drastically, "Kick! Step on! Step on! Taking three steps back, He Man hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and asked anxiously, "Strategist, what's wrong?" ”

Jia Ren settled down, waved his hand to let the sergeant who reported the news retreat, and said to He Man: "General, Guo Qianyang is back!" "The yellow short placket that the sergeant said is not the standard military uniform of Yangzhai County, what is it? What's more, he was still wearing pigskin boots, which was even more unrunning.

He Man listened, but laughed, and said: "What should I do, let the military advisor be so out of shape, I personally commanded an army of 30,000 to attack Yangzhai County, just to meet this Guo Qianyang for a while, to see how he can be so praised by the general." Besides, the Yuecai battalion is only 700 people, how many people can he bring back? Therefore, even if Guo Bin is back, what can he do? ”

Jia Ren thought about it, it was indeed this truth: "Regardless of why Guo Bin returned to the aid so quickly, but in terms of troops, even if Guo Bin led all the soldiers of the Yue Cavalry Battalion to return to Yang Zhai, there are only 700 people, plus 1200 family soldiers, the military strength can reach 1,000 is to burn high incense, in front of his own 30,000 troops, what can a small 1,000 people do?" It seems that he has scared Guo Bin out of the psychological shadow. ”

Indeed, Guo Bin quietly took Jia Ren's power away, and almost wiped out the hundreds of masters who attacked the county government in Taiping Dao. Jia Ren felt as if his every move could not escape Guo Bin's calculations, and when facing Guo Bin, the sense of powerlessness that surged from the depths of his heart made Jia Ren dare not face this tall and handsome boy again.

Stabilizing his mind at the moment, Jia Ren glanced at He Man in surprise, and was surprised in his heart: "I didn't expect that although this He Man looks vulgar, his mind is so meticulous. He had already thought of the strength of both the enemy and us, even if Guo Bin led the army to help, he had thought it through! This person is deeply hidden, and it turns out that it should not be underestimated. ”

Jia Ren hurriedly said to He Man: "Is it that Jia has lost his temper, or is the general thoughtful." ”

He Man nodded and said, "Our army has surrounded Yangzhai County, and these cavalry will definitely not come out of the city." As for Fulong Villa, there were no cavalry in it at all. Moreover, there are 10,000 troops besieging it, and even if someone comes out, they can't stop it, and they don't dare not report it. It seems that as expected by the military advisor, Guo Bin is afraid that he will come back. ”

Then he looked embarrassed and said: "It's just that as soon as I returned to the army, I burned the Dongdu Port, which our army relied on as the lifeblood, and it was much more inconvenient for our army to transport grain and grass soldiers or to deliver news to Xuchang." ”

Jia Ren said: "What the general said is good, but the ferry cannot be completed in one day, I am afraid that we will step up the arrangement, make full use of the advantage of numbers, and strive to take Yangzhai County in the shortest time!" ”

The east ferry port is a ferry port on the side of the Yingshui River in the east of Yangzhai City, which is named after the east gate. Originally, whether it was transporting soldiers or grain, the army of He Man used Yingshui to transport it from Xuchang by boat. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call this East Wharf the lifeline of the 30,000 Yellow Turban Army attacking Yangzhai.

The loss of a little military strength was only a drop in the bucket for the 30,000 army, and the loss of grain was only a part of the grain that had just arrived at the dock and was too late to be transported to the camp. Therefore, for the time being, the direct losses in the Battle of Dongdu are extremely small or even negligible for the Yellow Turban Army.

It's just that the destruction of the East Ferry made He Man and Jia Ren resentful.

It's no wonder that the two of them didn't send heavy troops to guard the East Ferry, but in fact, whether it is Yangzhai County or Fulong Villa, they have been surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army, and no one will be able to rush out of it without being discovered. And in their calculations, Guo Bin could not have turned Yang Zhai so quickly. Therefore, according to common sense, the east ferry port is very stable. Who would have thought that Guo Bin would suddenly appear?

However, this battle did not affect the overall situation, the grain and grass stored in the camp of the Yellow Turban Army were enough for the army to eat for a month, and the sergeants who cut wood in the northern mountains of Yangzhai City made rapid progress, and now the wood for making siege equipment was complete, as long as it was carried out step by step according to the pre-plan, there would be no accidents.

The Yellow Turban Army is sure to win.

It's just that since Guo Bin is suspected of returning to Yang Zhai, and the timber is ready, the army that is logging in the mountains can withdraw to the camp. When the enemy's situation is unclear, it is also necessary to reduce the number of troops and act cautiously. This He Man is cautious and thoughtful, it can be seen that he can be valued by Bocai, and it is not unreasonable for him to be sent to Yang Zhai and entrusted with important tasks. At least, he's not as reckless as he seems.

On the second day, just as the army in the logging camp in the north was withdrawing, He Man in the camp received news that a large camp suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain five miles north of the camp.

He Man was shocked, Guo Bin was so bold! So powerful!

He dared to set up a camp under the noses of his 20,000 besieging army, and the camp was built in just one night! It is said that there are scouts of the Yellow Turban Army within five miles around the camp, and once there is a disturbance, they will fly to the camp. Yesterday before the sun went down everything was fine, and this morning a large camp came out, and I thought about it with my toes, and knew that it had been built overnight.

He Man couldn't figure out how the other party could set up a camp overnight. At that moment, he led a group of his subordinates out of the camp to check, and happened to meet Jia Ren who got the news on the way, so he cooperated and went north to the camp.

When I came to the front of the village, I saw that the camp was built at the foot of the mountain, with the mountain and water at its back, and the walls were strict. In front of the camp is a gentle slope, and on the left side of the camp is the boiling water. The wall is one zhang high, there are sergeants standing guard behind the wall, and the military flag in the camp is fluttering, and the order is in order.

The point is that the place where the camp is located is a headache.

In and out of Yangzhai, you have to cross Yingshui to the east, and within 30 miles of Yingshui, there is only one stone bridge for everyone to pass. This stone bridge was built by the wealthy families in the county when Jia Ren was the governor of Yangzhai County. Jia Ren, who abandoned the old wooden bridge and built a new stone bridge, relied on this political achievement to gain great prestige in the county.

Now, the camp on the opposite side is only less than a mile away from the stone bridge. Originally, Taiping Road transported troops back and forth ~ grain was transported by waterway, but now that the wharf is destroyed, they can only take this stone bridge, so the location of this camp is really a headache for the Yellow Turban Army.

If converted into a unit of length commonly used in later generations, a mile road in the Han Dynasty was about 415.8 meters, which is about the distance of running a lap around the middle school playground. It is no exaggeration to say that if the wind direction is correct, Guo Bin is farting in the camp, which can be smelled on the stone bridge.

The longbow equipped by Guo Bin's army has a limit distance of 300 meters. It can be said that Guo Bin's longbowmen only need to walk out of the camp for a hundred meters to form a fire cover on the stone bridge. Of course, regarding the data on the range of the longbow, He Man and Jia Ren do not know.

Jia Ren stroked his long hair and said to He Man: "Looking at the size of the village, it can probably fit more than a thousand people." However, there are sparse people inside, and I am afraid that such a large camp was deliberately built to confuse us. ”

He Man nodded and said, "The military advisor is reasonable, but whether it is a thousand or seven hundred, in the eyes of our army, isn't it the same?" ”

After listening to He Man's words, everyone laughed. Indeed, with a camp of up to 1,000 people, it dared to set up camp in front of 20,000 Yellow Turban troops, which was really bold. Although it occupies the advantage of the terrain and the construction is indeed fast and abnormal, but there is no such tall and sturdy city wall as Yangzhai County, in the eyes of everyone, it will not take even half a day to break through such a small village.

So, he ordered someone to keep an eye on him, and He Man took Jia Ren back to the camp.

In the Chinese army tent, Jia Ren said to He Man: "I heard that the dock was burned down yesterday, and I was afraid that Guo Bin would not show up and only harass our army in the dark, which would naturally make me tired and anxious." But I didn't expect that this Guo Bin turned out to be ignorant of the art of war. ”

He Man said: "Oh? What do you mean by this? ”

Jia Ren replied to the lupine scarf, the image of a fairy, waving the feather fan in his hand, quite a taste of pointing out the country. Listening to He Man's question, he said with a little reserve: "General, there is a cloud in "The Art of War": 'The invincible, defend also; The victor is also attacked. The rules are insufficient, but the offense is more than enough. The good defender hides under the nine earths, and the good attacker moves above the nine heavens, so he can protect himself and win all'. ”

He Man touched the back of his head and said, "Strategist, what do you mean?" ”

Jia Ren smiled, continued to shake his head and said: "Anyway, the general meaning is that if you blindly defend, you will definitely have insufficient preparation, and only by attacking can you always have room for advance and retreat." This Guo Bin not only came back to Yang Zhai, but also was mostly cavalry, and he should have been cruising around the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Our army has few horses and no cavalry, so its mobility is extremely limited. ”

Seeing that He Man listened carefully, Jia Ren was very satisfied, and continued: "If Guo Bin leads the cavalry to harass our army and escapes with one blow, we will definitely have no way to deal with him. But now he dares to show the carriage and horses, and set up a village to invite the war, which is clearly selling Seoul. ”

He Man nodded convincingly and said, "Then military advisor, how should we deal with Fang?" ”

Jia Ren said: "General, the reason why Yangzhai City is closed must be waiting for Guo Bin to come to help, if Guo Bin's head is sent to the city, presumably Yangzhai County can be broken in one go." ”

The words made He Man enthusiastic and excited. If Guo Bin can be captured alive or his head brought back to Xuchang this time, it will definitely be another great achievement.

Thinking of this, He Man was busy: "Does the military advisor have a clever plan?" ”