Chapter 17 Strategic Breakthrough
In early April, the whole of Nanyang was shrouded in a torrential downpour. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ infoIt stands to reason that the spring rain should be soft, but this rain is so violent.
Xinye is only a small city after all, even if Yuan Shu has been repairing the city wall for several months, he can't repair a strong city.
The heavy rain hit the Xinye city wall, and the blood stains that had been coagulated were washed down in an instant. The castle tower looks bad against the red background.
And the city is already a sea of corpses, after such a baptism of heavy rain, the smell of blood immediately spread to the surroundings, the soldiers who are still defending the city in the rain seem to be unable to stand the pungent smell, one by one stretched out their hands to cover half of their faces.
This is the eighth charge that Zhang Mancheng has tried to save the morale of the army, this time they have worked hard to rush to the bottom of Xinye City, but they were still defeated and died under the command of Ju Yi, and Zhang Mancheng was also nailed to the shoulder by Pan Min.
In the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, Yuan Shu was still sitting high, but there was an old man standing in the middle, and the old man seemed to be discussing something with Yuan Shu.
"Gong Yuan, this heavy rain is coming, and the corpses outside the city must be disposed of, otherwise it will definitely cause a large-scale epidemic if it spreads, and the consequences will be unimaginable."
Yuan Shu glanced at Zhang Bozu, Zhang Bozu's medical battalion had done very well these days, at least greatly reducing the casualty rate of his soldiers.
"What Mr. Zhang said is that the war has just ended, and it is pouring rain outside, I'm afraid no one wants to dispose of the corpse."
Zhang Bozu said with a straight face: "No one has to draw people, once the epidemic occurs, Xinye will definitely be devastated, and the advantages accumulated by Yuan Gong will be gone." β
"Then according to the sir, who is better?" Yuan Shu had already collected the appearance of Jiao'er Langdang, he knew the importance of this hygiene, and Wei Yu had told him very solemnly before leaving.
"If you don't let General Pan take a thousand people with me to dispose of the corpse, and there is no room for delay, it should be executed immediately!"
Yuan Shu glanced at Pan Min who was sitting on the left side, and Pan Min immediately got up and said, "Return to the lord, my subordinates are willing to go." β
The matter of disposing of the corpse had come to an end, Yuan Shu looked at the backs of the two of them leaving in a hurry, and glanced at everyone again.
"Zhang Mancheng is newly defeated, at this time, he should take advantage of the victory to pursue, I think it is better to go to fight Zhang Mancheng to the death tomorrow?"
Yuan Shu couldn't wait any longer, he already knew from Ji Ling's mouth that Wei Zhongdao was coming back soon, and he couldn't wait to surprise his great military master before Wei Yu came back.
Xu Shu had already gotten up, and after performing the courtesy, he said, "What the lord said may not be impossible, Zhang Mancheng has lost seventy-seven eighty-eight troops in the charge for several days, and his morale is low. Zhang Man was injured in front of the battle again, and tomorrow's attack will definitely lead to a big victory. It's just..."
"It's just that Zhang Mancheng is also a handsome talent, and when the army is defeated, I'm afraid that he will retreat to Caiyang overnight."
Ju Yi has already proved his talent with his strength in several battles, and at this time he is already the No. 1 general of Yuan Shu.
"What Xu Senjun and General Ju said is true. This is also a concern. The lord and look at the map. β
Cheng Yu pointed to the map in the middle of the camp, and Yuan Shu had already gotten up to look.
"We are waiting for this battle to attack and kill Zhang Mancheng's camp here, if Zhang Mancheng notices that he will pull out the village and retreat south overnight. And he only has two places to go, one is Zhang Ling, and the other is Cai Yang as the two people said.
Zhangling is in disrepair all the year round, and the city is sparsely populated, so Zhang Mancheng will definitely not go here. But Caiyang is the opposite, not only has a high wall no less than Xinye, but the local area is also relatively wealthy. If Zhang Mancheng is allowed to flee here, and he can use the resources here to appease people's hearts, the war will be delayed. β
"Who is the Caiyang County Order?"
Cheng Yu said solemnly: "This person's name is Qin Jie. β
"Qin Jie?" Yuan Shu's eyes were in a trance, and his mind began to think.
At this time, Gu Yong had already shaken his sleeves and stepped forward, and said: "Qin Jie is originally from Xiangyang, and he only made the Caiyang County Order not long ago, this person is not clear with the Yellow Turban Army, since Zhang Mancheng raised his army, the counties between Xinye and Xiangyang have been attacked, but this Caiyang is safe and sound." β
Gu Yong had obviously done his homework for a long time, and continued: "A few days ago, his subordinates had already sent someone to communicate with Qin Jie, but the messenger was sent back by him, if the lord wanted to win over this person, I am afraid it would be difficult. β
When Yuan Shu heard this, he was a little angry and said: "What a Qin Jie, isn't he afraid that my army will go south, so that he can't eat and walk around?" β
Yuan Shu was angry, and everyone looked at each other a little, only Yi Ji stepped forward and said: "Qin Jie, snake and rat, I'm afraid I am watching the victory or defeat of the lord and Zhang Mancheng, why don't the lord send an eloquent man to persuade him?" β
Seeing that Yuan Shu had already moved, Yi Ji continued to speak, this time he and Wei Zhongdao persuaded Huang Zhong and the others that they had achieved great merit, and it was the time to repay the favor.
"Cheng Xicheng Changshi is known for his eloquent talent, and the Hedong Baibo Yellow Turban was torn apart by his sharp mouth, if the lord sends Cheng Changshi to go, this matter will be done!"
Cheng Xi looked at Yi and named his name, and was just about to step forward, Xu Huang on the side had already spoken first: "Lord, Huang has a word." Now that everyone has already said this Qin Jie's character, if he dares to send Cheng Changshi alone, I am afraid that it will be dangerous.
The Lord's justice is when employing people, and Cheng Changshi is a great talent, so he must not lose. If you let Huang lead 3,000 elite soldiers to make a detour with Cheng Changshi to Cai Yang, you can persuade Qin Jie, but if you can't convince, you will forcibly attack the city, so as to cut off Zhang Mancheng's way. β
Xu Huang said that it was in line with Yuan Shu's intentions, although Cheng Xi had not made any achievements since he voted for himself, but he was Wei Yu's confidant, if Cheng Xi was defeated in this battle, Yuan Shu would naturally not be able to explain to Wei Yu, and Xu Huang would be able to go, which would naturally be the best.
"What General Xu said is very true, and his subordinates seconded it!"
"My subordinates also seconded it."
Seeing that everyone was nodding, Yuan Shu immediately clapped, "Since everyone has no objections, let Gongming and Shaowen set off immediately and Cai Yang first."
Tonight, the third watch rebelled, and the fifth watch raised troops, which is to fight to the death with Zhang Mancheng! β
After Yuan Shu finished speaking, he walked to Xu Huang and Cheng Xi again, took the hands of the two and said: "The two of them must be careful in this battle, both of them are the humerus of the technique, and the merit of defeating Zhang Mancheng is less than one ten-thousandth of the two." β
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On the other side, even the heavy rain could not stop the advance of Wei Yu's troops, Wei Yu was behind Wen Ping Liao Hua and Huang Zhong at this time, and Huang Wudie, a stubborn little girl, did not return to the carriage, and still accompanied Wei Yu to move forward in the rain.
Just as he was setting off in the morning, Wei Yu had already received news from the spies sent by Chen Jia that Yuan Shu was about to launch a general attack on Zhang Mancheng, which had already made Wei Yu anxious.
Even if Cheng Yu and the others were theoretically able to deal with this matter, he always felt that something was missing.
But he didn't think about it for a while, he just kept speeding up the carriage and horses, and at this time he had arrived in the Yuyang area.
Looking back at Huang Zhong, Wei Yu asked with some concern: "Zhixin's body should be fine, if General Huang is worried, he can slow down." β
Huang Zhong wiped the rain from his face, squeezed out a smile and said: "Don't worry, the four-wheeled carriage improved by the military advisor Zhong has already tried, it is smooth and tight, and there is Mr. Zhang in the carriage to take care of Huang Xu." β
Wei Yu nodded, he was afraid that Huang Xu would not be able to stand the fatigue of the boat and car earlier, so he changed the carriage to four wheels. Most of the ancient carriages were one-axle and two-wheeled, and they ran very smoothly, but after being installed on four wheels, they were much better.
Of course, this was also transformed with the help of several generals of Huang Zhong, especially since Liao Hua had been poor for a long time
Retrofitting the carriage is quite handy.
"Turn around and level the yellow scarf, and let the lord repair the roads in this Jingyu area, these roads are really difficult to walk once it rains heavily."
Wei Yu complained, and continued to put the feather fan in front of him, and continued to speed up. In addition to Liao Huasheng's surviving subordinates, this team also has 3,000 men and horses drawn from Wancheng, and of course, this also includes Huang Zhong's old subordinates.
After all, the rain was lighter, and Wei Yu's underwear was not very wet because of the protection of his armor. The heavy rain and the horses galloped and brought a lot of dust and salt, and after stopping to rest for a while, and when the vision was clear, I saw two horses approaching.
These two people know Wei Yu, and they are the people under Chen Jia who are responsible for Wei Yu's contact with Xinye. As soon as the two saw Wei Yu, they immediately turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and said.
"Strategist, the leader asked me to bring a message."
"Say."
"The lord is going to fight to the death in front of Zhang Mancheng's camp tonight, and sent General Xu and Cheng Changshi to Cai Yang first, wanting to cut off Zhang Mancheng's retreat."
"Huh? Cai Yang? β
Wei Yu has already begun to restore the map of the Three Kingdoms era in his mind, and after some thought, if Zhang Mancheng is defeated and retreats, Cai Yang is indeed the best choice.
"Is the lord planning to attack Cai Yang like this?"
When the man heard this, he said: "Master Yi recommended Cheng Changshi to go to Caiyang to persuade Caiyang County to order Qin Jie, and General Xu led his troops to go with him for insurance, and made plans with both hands." β
"Qin Jie?"
Wei Yu looked at the people behind him and asked, "Qin Jie is now the commander of Caiyang County?" β
Liao Hua hugged his fists and replied: "My subordinates are originally from Xiangyang, and I have really heard from the villagers and friends who have studied in the Wancheng area that this Qin Jie made the Caiyang County Order not long ago. β
Qin Jie! What a Qin Jie! He had just solved Zhugong, and now another Qin Jie had appeared.
In history, after Zhugong was cut by Zhang Mancheng, it was this Qin Jie who succeeded him as the Taishou of Nanyang. Wei Yu has read from several wild histories in his previous life, and the reason why Huang Zhong did not come out in his prime was largely due to the run on Qin Jie.
Qin Jie is not a protΓ©gΓ© of the Yang family like Zhugong, but from the history of squeezing Huang Zhong, you can know this son's open-mindedness. Wei Yu heard the people under the horse say that Qin Jie and the yellow scarf were not clear, and he became more and more worried about Cheng Xi and Xu Huang.
This Qin Jie is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Immediately decided, Wei Yu shouted to the people behind him: "Everyone immediately rerouted to Cai Yang, and helping General Xu cut off Zhang Mancheng's back road is a great achievement!" β
In the middle of running wildly, Wei Yuhe shook the rain on his face vigorously, and said silently in his heart.