There was a clerical error in the previous chapter: the distance between the new wall and the old wall should be 10 zhang.

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At that hour, drums also sounded in the camp outside the city. As soon as the drums sounded, the barracks instantly became lively, and all the soldiers walked out of the camp tents in armor.

In the camp tent of the Chinese army, Xu Ba, Wang Jian and others gathered together, and everyone rubbed their fists, full of expectations for the upcoming war.

"Brothers, don't say much, we ask Brother Wang to give an order." Xu Ba did not make a big call around the bush, but said it bluntly and then handed over the right to speak to Wang Qian.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after careful research with Brother Xu in the past few days, we have formulated a sophisticated siege plan, and next, I will explain it to you." After speaking, Wang Jian walked to a map and continued: "Everyone, please look here. ”

"From this map, we can clearly see the geography around Pengcheng. The city of Pengcheng is about 1,000 zhang long, the northwest two sides are built against the mountains, the south faces the big river, and only the east side is the plain land, which can be used to attack the city. ”

"This map also shows in detail the defense deployment of Pengcheng that we have already explored. There are 500 elite soldiers and more than 300 horses in Pengcheng, these 500 soldiers and horses are the main force of the Pengcheng defenders, they are headed by Peng Wei, and they are scattered on the four walls of Pengcheng. There are 300 elite soldiers and 3,000 people in the east city wall, 50 people and 500 people in the north city wall, 100 people and 1,000 people in the south city wall, 150 people and 1,500 people in the west city wall. It is also worth noting that in addition to the 500 elite soldiers in Pengcheng City, there are also more than 200 elite soldiers behind us, who are hiding in fortresses everywhere, and we have no way to take them for the time being. ”

"This map also shows the distribution of our forces in detail. There are our men and horses within a hundred miles of Pengcheng, and our sentry has walked a hundred miles away; Our camp is in the northeast corner of Pengcheng, which is conducive to advancing and retreating, and if we win, we can retreat into the mountains and keep the fire. In addition, we have made dozens of ladders overnight, and now they have been transported by slaves to the east of Pengcheng, protected by 500 elite soldiers. ”

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: It is also victorious in war, dull and sharp for a long time, a siege is forceful, and a long-term violent division is insufficient for the country. The most taboo thing about siege warfare is that it takes a long time, gets stuck in a quagmire, and cannot get out. We don't have enough troops to besiege the city, we don't have enough food to fight for a long time, and we don't have enough strength to fight often. Therefore, we must fight this battle quickly. According to this request, the plan I made with Brother Xu was to feint head-on and attack the city on the flank. It's up to me to assign tasks to you. ”

"Xu Yan, Xu Ren, Xu Fu, Xu Ji, and Xu Yu stepped forward to listen to the order."

Five burly young men walked up to Wang Jian and said, "The last general." ”

Wang Jian took out the arrow from the quiver and said: "I order you to lead 300 elite soldiers, 300 horses, 500 slaves, a total of 4,000 people in Pengcheng to storm the east city wall in the east of Pengcheng, led by Xu Yan, don't care about casualties, I hope you can annihilate the living forces in Pengcheng as much as possible, and drag the vast majority of the troops in the city." ”

"The last general commands." The five of them took the arrow and bowed it again.

"Xu Dian, Xu Chu, Qin Ba, Wang Jia stepped forward to listen to the order."

Four big men with muscles all over their bodies walked up to Wang Jian and arched their hands: "The last general." ”

Wang Jian once again pulled out the arrow from the quiver and said: "I will order the four of you to each receive 100 elites and 100 healthy horses, headed by Brother Xu, everyone is full of food and drink, and they are ready to attack the east gate of Pengcheng at any time." ”

"The last general commands." The four of them took the arrow and bowed it again.

"Guan Ling stepped forward to obey the order."

A short, thin man of Orion stepped forward and arched his hand, "The last general." ”

Wang Jian once again pulled out the arrow from the quiver and said: "I order you to lead 100 warriors who are good at climbing and reconnaissance to secretly pay close attention to the dynamics of the eastern city wall of Pengcheng, and report in time as soon as there is a movement of soldiers and horses." ”

"The last general commands." Guan Ling thanked him.

"Peng Injury, Peng Yu, and Peng Dou stepped forward to listen to the order."

Three young men with a straight posture stepped forward and arched their hands, "The end will be there." ”

Wang Jian continued: "The three of you still lead 100 cavalry sentries to scout in all directions, and as soon as there are reinforcements to save Pengcheng, come to report in time, and there must be no mistakes." ”

"The last general commands." The three of them agreed with some resentment.

"The rest of the people, wait with me, sit in the camp with me, and support the Quartet." Wang Jian continued.

"The last general commands." Everyone spoke in unison.

"Disperse." Wang Jian waved his hand.

And they all left the tent, and each took his men and horses.

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It's still the hour, and in the secret base of the inner guard, many people are gathered together, discussing the upcoming war.

"This is a topographic map of Pengcheng, please look at the east and north of Pengcheng. On both sides there were several wooded hills, most of which were connected together, and although they were not particularly high, they were just right to hinder the movement of the large army in the middle of the road, so that these hills became a natural defense line of the wall built on the mountain, so that most of the soldiers and horses attacking Pengcheng attacked from the east. Zhao Jie's hand moved around on the map.

However, in recent years, the situation has changed, and in the east of Pengcheng, between several connected hills, the people of Pengcheng have cut down a large number of trees, creating a secret road that leads directly to the gate of Dongcheng, which can be used by five horses to gallop together. At the same time, the land created by the felling of trees was also secretly reclaimed, with a radius of 200 meters, where a small number of soldiers could be stationed and galloped. This place is the open space shown on the map. Zhao Jie pointed to a blank road on the map.

"I think Song Yu probably thinks that the bandits don't know about this place yet, so they don't pay attention to this place, but war is not child's play, and you can't make judgments based on your own imagination. Since Song Yu is not fortified here, it is up to us to help him plug this gap. My instincts tell me that this must be the key to this battle. ”

Wang Jian would never have seen his carefully planned plan by Zhao Jie. Since he made up his mind to help Song Yu, Zhao Jie didn't sleep all night, and after a night of research, he found this flaw in Pengcheng's guards, so he decided to remove this flaw himself and keep Pengcheng. He didn't expect that this flaw was exactly what Wang Jian wanted to take advantage of.

"Nowadays, there are still very few members of the internal guard who can be summoned." Zhao Jie asked.

"Almost all of the people in Peng Cheng in the Ming were pulled by Song Yu to defend the city. Now the only people who can be mobilized are those who have been in the shadows, about 100 people. Zhao Yin thought for a while and replied.

"With the people in my hands and the people who were originally guarding the eastern city, it is enough to defend the city wall." Zhao Jie counted the number of people, and then said: "Gather everyone together, tonight, we will go to the east city wall to meet." ”

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At the end of the hour, Song Yu led a group of subordinate officials to the east city wall. The shadow of the tree, the name of the person, the people have not forgotten the county prince who once brought them a happy life, the simple people saw Song Yu's comeback, they were very excited, some people were even more excited tears, I don't know who took the lead, almost all the people shouted: "Song County Gong is 100 years old and boundless." ”

The huge sound tide reached the ears of Wang Jian outside the city, and Wang Qian's confidence in winning the battle was shaken again: the huge sound tide reached the ears of Zhao Jie in the city, and Zhao Jie's confidence in winning the battle increased a lot; A huge wave of sound reached the ears of the defenders of the fortress outside the city, and the defenders' confidence in Pengcheng's victory also increased a lot; A loud wave of sound reached the ears of the enemy sentry outside the city, and the sentry felt a sense of fear. The huge sound tide shows the centripetal force of the people of Pengcheng towards Song Yu, and shows the strong fighting spirit of the people of Pengcheng.

Song Yu walked up to the city tower surrounded by the people, and he was also in tears at this time. Wiping away tears from his eyes, Song Yu stood under the range of the enemy's bows and arrows and made the first pre-war mobilization in his life.

"I'm Song Yu, a scribe, Wen can't protect the territory and the people, and the army can't lead the bow to shoot the enemy, and now Pengcheng is besieged by bandits, and this is my fault. Today, I don't ask you to sacrifice for me, I just ask you to give me a chance to fight side by side with you and live and die together. I will be here, and will always be here, to fight the enemy and protect my homeland with all of you. Song Yu shouted loudly.

"Defend your homeland." The people cried out again.

Song Yu waved his hand to silence everyone, and then said to the people in the city: "Although our men in Pengcheng do not want to fight, they are never afraid of war. The thieves thought we could be deceived, and today we will let them see the true face of our Pengcheng boys. I ask you, stand here and don't retreat! Let the thief's plan be shattered before us! Let them only retreat in front of us. And we will guard this place for eternity, forever and ever! Your merits, as long as I am still in Pengcheng, will never be erased! ”

After speaking, Song Yu turned around, pulled out the saber on his body, pointed at the army in the distance outside the city, and roared, "I will wait for you here!" No matter how many times you have to pounce! There is always a Pengcheng man who will stand in front of you! Until there is no one in Pengcheng! Pengcheng boy swears not to retreat! ”

"The Pengcheng boy swears not to retreat." All the people roared.