Shi Huang wanted to attack again, but he didn't have the courage, and Shiwu, who could lead the troops, hid in the house to recuperate from his injuries, and he didn't show up for a few days. This makes Shi Huang www.biquge.info, who has always been accustomed to being powerful in Hepu, almost helpless now, and the only thing he can think of is to send people to Jiuzhen and hand over the address to ask for reinforcements, and then he urgently recruited many people in Hepu City to defend the city.

Now Shihuang can only guard the city carefully, and he is anxious to hope that the two reinforcements can come soon. In case Huang Zhong's siege equipment is ready, Shi Huang will not be able to stop it for a few days. That's not all, there were repeated news in the city that the people had crossed the city to rush to Huang Zhong's military camp, and Shi Huang was so angry that he scolded "Diao Min", but he didn't think about what he usually did to the people.

There were originally a lot of wealthy families in the area around Hepu who were good friends with the Shi family, and if they concentrated the people in their hands, they could have more than 10,000 troops, but now they didn't dare to move lightly without exception.

Because not long ago, Huang Zhong and Gan Ning had heard about these local tyrants looking for a knife, and now Huang Zhong's army is pressing, and the local tyrants are holding a wait-and-see attitude, and they will be the grass on the wall at the right time, and they will hold on to the little power at hand, for fear that Huang Zhong will not even have the strength to resist when he suddenly comes to "fight the local tyrants". There are also many smarter people who are secretly quietly transferring their belongings elsewhere, and the people at hand are even more afraid to let go.

Thinking of how these wealthy families flatter themselves in ordinary times, and swear how they will be loyal, but when things happen, they all become shrunken turtles, and they ignore themselves, and Shihuang is a fire in his belly.

"You bastards! There's no sound when there's something, isn't it? When my eldest brother's rescuers arrive, they will repel the Yizhou thief army, and see how I clean up you people! All the money, grain, and land were confiscated, and all the people were under my command. Hey, the daughter of the big family surnamed Yang heard that she looks good, see if I can accept it into the room! ”

Thinking so, Shi Huang didn't know if the reinforcements at the address could arrive in time before Huang Zhong attacked the city. If you don't get there in time......

"No, no, I'd better make some preparations first. Let a few trustworthy people find me a way first, and if necessary, I will flee to my eldest brother. ”

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Dozens of miles west of Hepu is a mountainous artery connecting Jiuzhen and Jiaoji. I don't know when a force of about 3,000 people suddenly appeared in this mountain forest, and the general who led this force was Gan Ning, a general under Lu Ren.

Phew――

A poor big hare was shot by a sharp arrow and nailed to the ground.

Some of the soldiers had already hurried over and picked up the hare, which had become the prey. Gan Ning was satisfied with the big bow and withdrew the bow sac, and asked the soldiers beside him, "How many are these?" ”

The soldiers counted and replied, "General, there are three geese and six hares." ”

Gan Ning said: "It's a pity that they are all small things, nothing big." Okay, go back and hand over the prey to the cook, and today Lao Tzu has game to drink. Hey, it's not good to be ambushed in the mountains, just don't worry about no game. ”

"The general's marksmanship, boy's respect!"

Gan Ning scolded with a smile: "Don't shoot on the back!" I think I'm good at archery, but it's really hard to compare it with Old Man Huang. When the lord of Guangzhou had not yet come, I was hunting with Old Man Huang, and secretly we were also competing in archery. But fortunately, it was the same wild dog, and I shot it in the body, and he shot it in the eye. Hey, there are a lot of things that I really can't convince of. Okay, okay, let's go back. ”

Back in the small tent set up temporarily in the mountains and forests, the cook took the prey and washed the barbecue, and then added all kinds of spicy seasonings, which was full of aroma for a while. After the burning, Gan Ning kept half a hare and half a wild goose for himself, and distributed the rest to his relatives, in addition to the juice squeezed from the wild fruits in the mountains...... According to military regulations, alcohol is not allowed during the war, but fruit juice is allowed, so Lu Ren also specially distributed them a juicer. This is a habit of Gan Ning, and if there is any good thing, he will definitely share it with the people around him, that is, "being able to raise soldiers" recorded in the almanac.

While eating and drinking, Gan Ning's lieutenant asked: "General, we have been in ambush here for five or six days, and we haven't fought a battle until now, what does the lord want us to do?" ”

Gan Ning poured a big mouthful of juice, rinsed it a few times, and when he was finished, he took out a toothpick and picked up his teeth, and replied nonchalantly: "The lord wants us to ambush here, just waiting for Jiuzhen and the reinforcements from the address." Hey, the fine work sent to those two places hasn't come back yet? ”

The deputy general shook his head, and Gan Ning smiled: "If you don't come back, you will continue to wait, anyway, we have game to drink every day, and waiting a few more days is just for fun." Unlike Old Man Huang, although he besieged Hepu City, he had to pretend that there was not enough food and grass and the siege equipment was not complete according to the will of the lord. According to the stinky temper of the old man Huang, he must be going crazy in a hurry now. Oh, tomorrow I will bring some wild food for the cook to smoke and send to Old Man Huang, and send some fresh juice or something, he will not be able to eat dry food every day during this time. ”

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Hepu City, the main generals outside the city are as anxious, and the urgent thing is actually the same as the address and Jiuzhen's reinforcements have not yet arrived.

Shi Huang was so anxious in the city that he was restless, and he wanted to abandon the city and flee when the rescue soldiers arrived; Huang Zhong grabbed a piece of sauced beef weighing more than three catties and nibbled violently, and muttered sullenly while gnawing on his mouth: "If you don't come, if you don't come......"

Where is he eating? It's basically taking food to vent the dissatisfaction in your heart!

Deng Ai next to him had been holding his chopsticks and staring at Huang Zhong for several minutes, and the beef slices that the chopsticks had been holding had already fallen back into the plate. Because Huang Zhong's behavior was really laughing and not persuading, Deng Ai's expression was very strange. In fact, as early as that day, when he received Lu Ren's order, Deng Ai knew that there would be no less fun along the way, but he didn't expect Huang Zhong to be angry at a large piece of beef like a child. Deng Ai, who had no reason, remembered what Lu Ren said when he was chatting with him:

"You ask the old general how he behaves? Loyalty is certain, that is...... Well, how do you say it? Our old man Huang said it nicely, and he said it badly, if he didn't fight, he would definitely be an old naughty boy! ”

"Old Urchin......

Deng Ai silently recited a sentence in his heart, and suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when Huang Zhong was too idle to go to a nearby village to inspect, he actually compared the matter of slingskin bows with a few children. How did he look like a man who was almost sixty years old? It's no different from a six- or seven-year-old child, and even loses like a child in the first few games...... The slingskin bow is not a bow and arrow, and Huang Zhong didn't grasp the main point at first and was won by a child in a few games.

"What a veritable old urchin......"

After reciting another sentence silently, he suddenly heard Huang Zhong shouting: "The meat is gone!" Give the old man three pounds! ”

Deng Ai just dropped the beef back on the plate, and this time the chopsticks fell on the table. Deng Ai helplessly persuaded him: "Old general, this is already your third game!" Overeating can be detrimental to the body. ”

Huang Zhong pouted his mouth like a child: "But Shizai, tell me, what can the old man do now besides eating, drinking, and sleeping?" In the blink of an eye, the city of Hepu had been besieged for half a month, and the lord did not allow the siege of the city, so he insisted that Gan Xingba take 3,000 people to the mountain road to set up an ambush, saying that he wanted to 'encircle the point and send reinforcements', leading Jiuzhen and the defenders of the address to fight in the field to avoid too much loss during the siege. But now more than half a month has passed, and there has been no movement between Jiuzhen and Jiao, and there is no news from Xingba...... Will reinforcements from these two places come? If you don't come in January, you will have to wait for a month. I really want to stuff the old man! ”

Deng Ai was dumbfounded, and said in his heart that the master was really right to transfer people, according to Huang Zhong's impatient temperament, if he was sent to the mountains to ambush, he was afraid that he would not be able to sit still for a few days. After thinking about it, Deng Ai persuaded: "Old general, settle down first, and wait a few more days." The master didn't say it at the time, after besieging Hepu City, it would last for a month, and if the master's grain and grass were delivered and the reinforcements from the two places had not yet arrived, he would directly capture Hepu and then make plans. There are still ten days left in this calculation, and the old general has been waiting for many days, so what does it matter if he waits for another ten days? ”

Huang Zhong couldn't help no matter how unhappy he was, so he had to pat his thigh hard and said, "The old man has nothing to say, wait!" If the reinforcements from the two places really don't come after ten days, the old man will wave his army to attack the city, and he will be able to take the lead and prevent Gan Xingba from stealing the limelight. ”

Deng Ai nodded slightly, picked up the chopsticks and prepared to eat. However, Huang Zhong's next sentence still made his chopsticks fall back on the table: "Come on, give the old man three catties of beef, two catties of rice, and one catty of fruit wine!" If the beef is gone, go to the nearby village and buy it! ”

“…… This old urchin can really eat! ”

In fact, after Huang Zhong and Shiwu won the initial battle and besieged the city, Gan Ning of the rear team took advantage of the military mobilization of Huang Zhong's army to besiege the city as a cover, directly crossed Hepu City, and rushed to the mountains and forests of the main road to ambush. According to Lu Ren's meaning, the total number of troops in Hepu, Jiuzhen, and Jiaoji is a large amount. Although the combat effectiveness and equipment are poor, relying on the numerical advantage with the city as the backing is likely to cause great losses to Lu Ren's thousands of men and horses.

Moreover, Lu Ren has also read a few books on the art of war, and he still understands some of the principles such as "ten times the siege and five times the attack". If you want to use these thousands of men and horses to level the large number of troops of Shixie, the best way is to lure the enemy out of the city and use the advantages of your side to fight field warfare, so that you can give full play to the advantages of your own soldiers' combat effectiveness compared to the opponent.

So Lu Ren sacrificed one of the classic tactics of a certain grandfather, to encircle the point to send reinforcements, and let Huang Zhong lead more than 2,000 people to besiege Hepu City as a siege city, and then let Gan Ning go to the main road to set up an ambush to block the attack. If the reinforcements are not very large, let Gan Ning kill them directly. If there are more comes, then Gan Ning's task is to cut off the opponent's retreat, and then Huang Zhong's elite department will solve the brigade.

And after many times of investigating the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Detective Family, Lu Ren has a self-confidence, that is, if he fights a field battle with the opponent, his thousands of people can solve the opponent's 20,000 people. And this is still under the premise of not using muskets. However, until now, the number of muskets on Lu Ren's hand was only about 700...... (To be continued.) )