Chapter 482: Assassin
The two armies fought from dawn to dark, with each other killed and wounded, and each collected his troops and returned to his camp.
According to statistics, the Jingzhou army suffered more than 5,000 casualties in one day, and Tian Feng was a little unbearable and looked at Pang Tong.
Pang Tong looked at the report in his hand very calmly, and gently put it aside: "How can you not die in a war." It's just that Xuchang is extraordinary, and for the lord, the meaning is extraordinary, even if it is a loss, the writer must be won! ”
Pang Tong's voice was not high, but his tone was categorical and undoubted.
Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Gao Lan, Zang Ba, Guan Ping, Du Xian, Hou Cheng and other generals are also listed, they are used to seeing life and death, even if they can't bear it, they won't show it, and their expressions are like Pang Tong's.
"Today's events have been a little probing, and there are many things, at least the defenders at the head of the city do not want to preach as much as they preach. We only launched an attack on the south gate, and the defenders at the head of the city were only about 10,000, but they were certainly more than the other three sides today, that is, the number of defenders in the car was no more than 40,000, which is only 35,000 according to general estimates! Pang Tong said slowly, and all the generals breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Yu nodded and said: "In today's battle, our army's stone-throwing vehicles are hugely powerful, and there are many fortifications destroyed, and the dead and wounded are at least no less than our army, according to the calculations of the military division, that is to say, there are at most 30,000 horses left in the city now." If it's attacked from all sides......"
Guan Yu said this, proudly looked at the generals, and sure enough, everyone's eyes were bright and eager to try.
Tian Feng frowned and said: "Having said that, they can repair the fortifications at night, and if they are short of manpower, they can also transfer the people in the city." And Xuchang is not as good as the average city, there are many wealthy families in the city, and it is still possible to transfer twenty or thirty thousand people, even if the combat power is not strong, but the number of people is still a big trouble! ”
Pang Tong nodded and said, "What Mr. Yuan Hao said is good, this matter really has to be guarded against." In this way, Zilong, you work hard, and send 100 sergeants with excellent archery skills in the army, and you can send people to observe secretly around at night, but if you find them building fortifications, you can immediately interrupt the attack. As for the people in the city, this is also a double-edged sword for them, just see who is cut at the time, hehe! ”
"Tomorrow the city will be attacked from all sides, and we will see the reality in the city!" Pang Tong set a strategy, discussed the details, and then dispersed.
However, at the time of the third watch, a figure flashed past the guards and touched the big tent of the Chinese army.
The man was also dressed in clothes, athletic, and agile, but no one noticed him along the way.
He was full of joy when he saw that he was about to enter the big tent, but just as he was about to enter the big tent, he was almost frightened to death.
A dull cold blade was already resting on his neck.
"Don't do it, there's no malice in the next place!" The man hastened to forgive.
"Who are you, you dare to break into the camp in the middle of the night, sneaky intentions, if you don't recruit from the truth, you will be called to the ground immediately!" I only heard a pleasant female voice, but the voice was cold.
This woman is Sun Shangxiang who was recruited here, because the other generals led the army during the day, so they rested, leaving her to patrol the camp at night, but I didn't expect it to be an accident.
The movement immediately alarmed the patrol sergeants around him, and the brigade immediately surrounded him. Sun Shangxiang pulled down his mask, it was He Ping, but Sun Shangxiang still didn't know him, so he had to report to Pang Tong to deal with it.
was tied up by Wuhua and escorted into the big tent, Pang Tong came in to see the others, let Sun Shangxiang stay, and the others all withdrew from the tent.
"Who are you? What is the purpose? Pang Tong asked coldly.
He Ping hurriedly replied: "My surname is He Mingping, and the words are even, and I serve as the captain of the city guard in Xuchang City, but I came here tonight for something important, and there is no malice!" ”
Sun Shangxiang kicked it up: "No malice? If you don't have malicious intent, you still dare to sneak into the camp and won't find someone to report it? ”
He Ping's hands were tied, and he was kicked so that a dog gnawed, and shouted with his face against the cold ground: "The small sentence is true, there is really no malice, I am just worried that the matter will be exposed, so I made this decision, and please forgive me!" ”
Sun Shangxiang was about to make a move, but was stopped by Pang Tong and said, "Madam, slow down, let him get up and finish speaking." ”
Sun Shangxiang definitely wouldn't help him, so Pang Tong personally called the sergeant outside the tent to come in and pull He Ping up, and then said: "Okay, you speak slowly now, dare to have half a sentence untrue, and immediately behead you and hang you in the gate!" ”
He Ping nodded like pounding garlic, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Mr. doesn't ask, Ping will say it all." ”
So He Ping told all his plans with Wu Rang and Yang Liang.
Pang Tong thought for a long time after listening to it and said, "Are you saying that Yang Liang is a member of the Yang family?" ”
In fact, Jin Tianwei has long been all over the world, and Xuchang is the top priority, and the affairs of the Yang family have naturally been known for a long time.
He Ping replied: "Exactly! This matter is exactly what the Yang family secretly supports. There is a handwritten letter from Yang Liang here, please take it out and look at it! ”
Pang Tong stepped forward, and sure enough, he found a letter close to his chest, and when he opened it, there were two letters, one of which was written by Yang Liang, describing the sincerity and plan of the Yang family. The other is the signature of Yang Biao, the head of the Yang family. According to the tone, Pang Tongdao believed that it was indeed written by someone from the Yang family, even if it was not written by Yang Biao himself, it was ghostwritten by someone close to him. Because this way of speaking in the high-ranking family is not something that others can imitate at will, Pang Tong, as a member of the Jingzhou clan, is very familiar with the speech of Pang Degong and the heads of the family. The verdict is true.
Ordered someone to loosen He Ping's ties, and ordered someone to serve tea, sit down and talk carefully.
He Ping was very good at observing words and feelings, and when he saw that Pang Tong believed his words, he immediately became bold, and in order to further make Pang Tong believe in himself, he also introduced his life experience and Wu Rang.
It turned out that He Ping lived in his maternal grandfather's He family since he was a child because of the early death of his parents, and his surname was He, and his family was surnamed Wang. And Wu Rang is the brother of Wu Fu, who assassinated Dong Zhuo.
"Oh, I see! Then your real name should be Wang Pingzai, right? Sun Shangxiang suddenly asked.
He Ping saw that Pang Tong withdrew from all the others, leaving only Sun Shangxiang alone, and seeing that he was very polite and respectful, he even sat down on his own, which showed that this woman's identity was not ordinary, and hurriedly replied: "Exactly." Haven't asked the female general for her name? ”
Pang Tong smiled and introduced: "This is my lord's Mrs. Sun!" ”
He Ping suddenly realized: "But the sister of General Sun, the lord of Jiangdong, and Miss Shangxiang, the daughter of General Sun Poyu? ”
Sun Shangxiang was very proud when he heard that he was surprised when he mentioned his identity, and generously admitted: "Not bad! ”