The night was dark, and the soldiers and horses outside the city had already slept peacefully, but the Yuan army in the city was in full swing of preparations. In the end, there is no way out of Xinbi's proposal, if Gao Ye is allowed to bombard like this, not to mention how big the blow to the morale of the army is, I am afraid that in less than half a month, the city wall will be blown down. Zhang Nan also understood this, so he ordered to attack the catapult outside the city at night. Although both of them knew in their hearts that the soldiers who went out of the city were no different from sending them to death, only by burning the trebuchet in the high night could the battle continue, and only then could their side have any hope of victory.

The 8,000 men and horses were divided into four teams, and Zhang Nan personally led 2,000 soldiers and horses, and led the men and horses to the place where Gao Ye was outside the south gate and quietly killed. After all, as the commander of the first army, although this battle is a life of death, if he is unwilling to fight, how can those soldiers who have long been frightened and courageous move forward?

How tragic this battle of blood and fire is, I am afraid that only those who have fled from the battlefield are qualified to tell. Even Zhang Nan was hit by six arrows in his body, and he was covered in knife wounds, if it wasn't for the protection of his own guards, I'm afraid he would have died outside the city long ago. Xin Bi, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, heard that Zhang Nan had returned, and hurriedly ran to Zhang Nan's place, seeing that although he was pale at this time, fortunately he was in good spirits, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the military doctor was bandaging his wounds, he immediately spoke: "How is General Zhang's injury?" Is it serious? ”

As soon as the military doctor saw that it was Xin Bi coming in, he hurriedly wanted to give a salute, but Xin Bi waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, hurry up and bandage General Zhang." Instead, Zhang Nan laughed when he heard this: "This time Lao Tzu has a big life, and he didn't die in the hands of Gao Ye!" Sir, rest assured, this injury is not in the way. ”

"What's the matter, did you meet the high night?"

"Oh, not really. But Cao Jun was prepared. I led the men and horses to quietly approach the enemy's catapult, at first it was quite smooth, along the way did not meet the Cao army scouts, I was still secretly happy in my heart, how do I know that I walked near the catapult, and was ambushed by the Cao army. I can only take men and horses, on the one hand, to resist Cao's army, and on the other hand, throw grease at the trebuchet, and burn it. The trebuchet outside the south gate was also burned in half. In the end, I couldn't support it anymore, so I ordered to break through the siege, and I never saw Gao Ye from beginning to end. ”

Xin Bi nodded when he heard this: "General Zhang has worked hard, and it is not easy to burn most of it. ”

"Hey, who told that Cao army to lie in ambush near the trebuchet, so that when I am killed there, how can their trebuchet be saved? This is the case on my side, and the other three gates are similar, this time, I think it is impossible not to send troops to attack the city at that high night! Let him know tomorrow, we are amazing! ”

Xin Bi also said repeatedly: "Okay, good, so it's best." When crossing the river at night, the second son had already made a hand with Yu Ban, and now he has solved the danger of Leling and surrounded Yu Ban Yangxin. I will hold on for another half a month at most, and I will be able to wait until the second son returns from a big victory, and at that time, it will be time for me to fight back. General Zhang is seriously injured, and he will ask for a good student to recuperate tomorrow, and he will leave the important task of defending the city tomorrow to him. ”

"Haha, don't worry, I can't die from this little injury. Tomorrow's ......"

"General Zhang, if you attack the city tomorrow night, it will be a hard battle. You're so badly injured, can you hold on? Besides, I still have to fight against Gao Ye for many days, so it's better to heal from my injuries as soon as possible. ”

"Haha, this military division can rest assured, this injury is not in the way."

"Alas, well, then General Zhang will have to be more careful tomorrow......"

It's a pity that the scene on the second day surprised Zhang Nan and Xin Bi, who were originally expected to come with a big attack, but at the moment it was silent. Even the remaining trebuchets did not continue to attack. As far as the eye can see, you can still see the remains of the trebuchet that burned last night, standing there. If it weren't for the Cao camp in the distance, Cao Jun could still be seen busy, Zhang Nan and Xin Bi would almost feel that Cao Jun was no longer there.

One day like this, Xin Bi didn't feel strange, but for three days in a row, the Cao army did not take the initiative to attack, and Xin Bi already had a faint worry in his heart. Zhang Nan in the lobby was also full of puzzlement, if it is said that decent battles are Zhang Nan's specialty, then using strategy is his shortcoming. It is precisely because of this that Zhang Nancai relies more on Xin Bi around him, hoping that he can see through Cao Jun's dynamics. It's just that Xin Bi kept frowning and was silent, which made Zhang Nan on the side even more worried. In the end, I couldn't help it, so I spoke: "Military advisor, Cao Jun's movements are so strange, there must be a trick, what can you see?" ”

Xin Bi shook his head with difficulty and said, "It's strange to say, since I waited for the attack to burn the catapult, this Cao army has not taken the initiative to attack. There was no action other than to gather all the catapults outside the south gate. Our scouts were surrounded and suppressed by Cao's army, and they died nine times, and now it is even more difficult to obtain information from the outside world......"

"You say, could it be that Cao Jun went to cut wood and make trebuchets again? The trebuchet was so cumbersome that it would not have been able to cross the river, and it must have been built after coming here. Could it be that the results of the battle that day I waited for were beyond Gao Ye's expectations, so he ordered people to continue to cut wood? ”

"It's possible. He gathered the rest of the trebuchets together, and compared them to make it easier to protect. It's just that he doesn't know that the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for him? How dare you drag it all the time like this. Drag it out like this for a few more days, as long as the second son comes back...... Not good! Hit the trick! ”

Zhang Nan was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Sir, what is going on, what do you understand?" ”

Xin Bi didn't answer Zhang Nan's question, but said to himself vigorously: "It's bad, it's bad, it's bad!" If you're not careful, you'll lose everything. I shouldn't have let the second son fight anything! ”

"Strategist, what the hell is going on, you say. You, didn't you make me anxious? ”

"Ugh." When Xin Bi heard this, he let out a sigh of relief and said: "At the beginning, I asked the second son to go to attack Yu Ban, firstly, because I didn't want me to wait for the enemy to suffer from the enemy, and secondly, because Yu Ban was a lone army, the supply of grain and grass was bound to be insufficient, and the second son could win quickly if he wanted to." But now it seems that this is a stinky move! Xin Bi said, seeing Zhang Nan staring straight at him, he sighed again, and then continued: "Now we are waiting according to the plan to resist Gao Ye's attack under the Plains City. Some time ago, Gao Ye was even more raging with trebuchets all day long, and we were worried about the city, so naturally we didn't think much about it. But now it seems that the reason why Gao Ye used trebuchets to wreak havoc, but never sent troops to attack, presumably because Gao Ye knew that as long as he sent troops, it would inevitably make me see the flaws in his insufficient troops, we are delaying time, and he is dragging time like Gao Ye! ”

"Huh? That Gao Ye brought 50,000 soldiers and horses, and even surrounded the four gates, this, so maybe the troops are insufficient? Zhang Nan was surprised when he heard this, but then reacted, and said in shock: "Military advisor, what do you mean is that the high night siege of my plain is fake, and it is true to cooperate with the ban on attacking the second son?" ”

Simbi nodded with difficulty and said, "I think that's exactly what happened. I used to think that even if Yu Ban came, the troops were not sufficient, and there was no supply, so he would definitely not be the opponent of the second son. But now, if you are caught in the back and forth of the high night, I am afraid of ......"

"Then we have to hurry up and save the second son!" Zhang Nan was shocked when he heard this, Yuan Xi is Yuan Shao's son, if there are three longs and two shorts, which of them as courtiers can live a stable life? Moreover, since Yuan Xi followed Yuan Shao to crusade against Youzhou, he has been working under Yuan Xi, and now he is under Yuan Xi's account with Jiao Touch, in charge of Youzhou's soldiers and horses, so it can be said that the relationship between the two of them is the closest to Yuan Xi. If Yuan Xi's lesson arrives, how can he and Jiao Touch climb up in Yuan Shaojun in the future?

Hearing this, Xin Bi hurriedly stopped: "General Zhang, if you send troops to rescue the second son at this time, I am afraid that you will be ambushed by Gao Ye!" When the time comes, the war in Qingzhou will be over! At that time, if the main army is involved, you and I will die hard! ”

"Then what do you mean, you just let the second son be attacked by Gao Ye? Strategist, why don't you want to think about it, if the second son dies, who can take care of you and me? ”

"The lesser of two evils, the second son can still retreat if he is defeated, and he can still escape, but he will not necessarily die. If you go to rescue the second son, it will be useless if you have few soldiers, and if you have many soldiers, the defense of the plains will be empty. What's more, if you fall into an ambush in the high night, it will be difficult to hold on to the plain under the loss of troops. At that time, you and I will completely expose the lord's flank to Gao Ye, how can the lord use troops with peace of mind......"

Xin Bi, who tried hard to persuade to no avail, could only listen to Zhang Nan's instructions at this moment and stick to the city. As for Zhang Nan, he had already gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses, and he took advantage of the night to go out of the north gate and break through. Xin Bi above the city looked carefully, Zhang Nan's 30,000 soldiers and horses only entered the north camp, and there was not even a stick of incense, and the blazing fire suddenly met Xin Bi's eyes. As he expected, Cao Jun had already prepared. But it was also different from what he expected, and he didn't expect that Zhang Nan's army didn't even kill the Cao army's camp, so he fell into the ambush of the Cao army.

Judging from his own judgment, Cao Jun should be empty at this time, but who would have thought that even so, he was ambushed in the camp? Could it be that he has the ability to predict the future at night, and he has already guessed that Zhang Nan will go through the north gate tonight? Seeing that Zhang Nan's army was defeated, Xin Bi on the city wall watched Zhang Nan come back with the rout, and hurriedly ordered to open the city gate and let Zhang Nan enter the city.

I saw Zhang Nan, whose face was black and white, hurriedly rushed into the city, and Xin Bi's heart was also slightly settled. I also saw above the city that although the ambush of the Cao army was powerful, there were many soldiers who fled back. Now that Zhang Nan has suffered this defeat, he can only defend the city with peace of mind. Only then did I think of this, only to hear a loud shout from under the city tower: "Zhang Nan is dead, why don't you come down early?" ”

When he received the military report on the night, he had to rejoice in this unexpected joy. It's just that Gao Ye was happy not long after, and another news made Gao Ye's good mood fall into the abyss. Yanzhou urgently, Puyang has fallen!