In the seven days of attacking Yinling, as the first general under Yuan Shu, Ji Ling's department has been serving as the main attack task, and his subordinates have suffered the largest casualties and urgently need to be replenished. Hearing that Yuan Shu had sent reinforcements, Ji Ling stood up and asked loudly, "Which general is coming?" Hurry up, please! ”

A person outside the tent door had already laughed and said: "Liu is not talented, he came to assist the three generals on the order of the lord, and waited for the dispatch of the three generals." ”

When Ji Ling looked up, it was a white-faced and big-eared man, it was Liu Bei. When Liu Bei led 50,000 Xuzhou troops to Yuan Shu, Ji Ling, Lei Bo and others led their troops to go out, so the two sides did not meet. However, Yuan Shu had already told them about Liu Bei's coming to surrender in the letters urging them to enter the army in the previous few times, so Ji Ling was not very surprised when he saw Liu Bei at first glance.

To tell the truth, Yuan Shu, who thought he was noble, even looked down on his half-brother Yuan Shao, just because Yuan Shao was born to a concubine and belonged to a concubine, how could he look down on Liu Bei, who used to make a living by weaving mats and selling shoes? However, Liu Bei not only brought 50,000 horses and horses this time, but also brought a large amount of grain and grass, which Yuan Shu urgently needed now, so Yuan Shu greeted Liu Bei with a smile.

However, although Yuan Shu took Liu Bei in, he was not very comfortable with him. Hearing the news that Ji Ling and others were blocked in Yinling, Yuan Shu had a plan and asked Liu Bei to lead the 50,000 Xuzhou soldiers to help. Yuan Shu's intention was obvious, that is, to use siege warfare to gradually consume Liu Bei's strength in order to better control Liu Bei. How can these tricks be concealed from Liu Bei, but Liu Bei has no other way to think about it now, so he has to lead his headquarters to Yinling. Along the way, Liu Bei was thinking about how to preserve his strength, which was the capital for his comeback.

After listening to Ji Ling's introduction to the battle situation in recent days and the arrangements for the siege of the city the next day, Liu Bei already had a plan in his heart, he arched his hand and said: "The three generals have been attacking the city for days, and the soldiers have many casualties and are exhausted. ”

It turned out that Ji Ling and the others all had the intention of preserving their strength, so they found such a reason to let Liu Bei serve as the main attack tomorrow, and the other three as feints.

Ji Ling heard what Liu Bei said, and couldn't help sneering: "So, General Liu doesn't agree with Ji's arrangement?" ”

Liu Bei laughed and said: "When he was bullied by Liu Xin's family and was cornered, he was fortunately taken in by the lord and tried to repay him, how could he think?" It's just that General Ji's plan to attack the city tomorrow is a little inappropriate. ”

Lei Bo thought that Liu Bei was deliberately prevaricating, and immediately said angrily: "Liu Bei, you are just a defeated general, and you dare to make irresponsible remarks here!" ”

Liu Bei's city was quite profound, and he didn't care about Lei Bo's cynicism at all, and said lightly: "General Lei's words are wrong, and he is just talking about things. If the three generals don't want to listen, they won't say anything about it, anyway, they won't be able to capture the Yin Tomb, and the lord will not be blamed on the next person. ”

"General Lei, now General Liu is also a person who works for the lord, everyone should be in the same boat, don't say these hurtful words in the future." Ji Ling looked stunned, hurriedly drank Lei Bo, and said to Liu Bei, "I don't know what kind of siege method General Liu has, please make it clear." ”

"Haven't the three generals heard of the Trapped Beast Fighting? Moreover, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in this city. Liu Bei paused, saw that Ji Ling seemed to have an understanding in his eyes, and continued, "If you besiege Yinling City like a general, the soldiers and civilians in the city will definitely fight to the death, and how can they be attacked in a hurry." In the next thought, when leaving a gate not to attack, let the defenders in the city have a way to live, and do not worry that they will not abandon the city and leave. ”

Siege three is a common method of siege, Ji Ling has been leading the army for many years, how could they not know? It's all because it was too easy for them to start capturing those county seats, and they were temporarily frustrated in Yinling, and they didn't think about it. Now that Liu Bei has woken up, Ji Ling and the others suddenly realized, and praised in unison: "General Liu is really a clever plan!" ”

Seeing that the three of them had changed their views on themselves, Liu Bei smiled, waved his hand and said, "Three generals, there is still a plan in the future." Tomorrow, the main attack on the west gate will still be under the subordinate, General Lei and General Chen will feint to attack the south and north gates, but General Ji will go to the east of the city to set up an ambush, and wait until the defenders of Yinling abandon the city and leave......"

Ji Ling stroked his palms and smiled: "General Liu's plan is wonderful, if Yinling City is broken because of this, it should be a great merit for the general." ”

At dawn, the Yuanshu military camp, which had been silent all night, sounded the terrible horn again, and the soldiers swarmed out of the camp, shouting and rushing to Yinling City, and another day of siege began. After last night's deliberations, Ji Ling made some changes to Liu Bei's siege plan, and today's siege is still carried out from four directions at the same time.

Faced with such a scene, Zhang Ying was already a little numb, he mechanically commanded the soldiers and civilians at the head of the city to draw bows and shoot arrows, throw stones, and pour gold juice into the city, and repelled wave after wave of attacks by Yuan Shu's army, and held out until noon.

Usually at this time, the siege battle of the Yuan army had to be suspended for a period of time, after all, after half a day of fighting, both the attack and the defense were very tired, and many of the attacker's equipment were also damaged in the battle and needed to be repaired. But today's situation is somewhat abnormal, and the besieging troops under the city show no signs of stopping, but are attacking more and more fiercely.

Suddenly, there was a war drum from outside the west gate, and the attack on that side suddenly intensified. Zhang Ying had just inspected the north gate at this time, and saw the fearful retinue running over in a hurry last night, and said, "General Qiqi, the enemy army attacking the city on the west gate seems to have changed?" ”

Zhang Ying's heart sank, and he asked in a deep voice, "What change?" ”

The entourage frowned and said, "The armor and banners of these people are a little different from those who attacked the city a few days ago, as if they are newly transferred reinforcements from the enemy. ”

The latest wave of attacks that occurred at the west gate of Yinling was carried out by the 50,000 Xuzhou troops led by Liu Bei. Yuan Shu expanded the army vigorously, and money and food became a big problem, so naturally he did not change the clothes and armor banners for Liu Bei and the others who came to defect, so Liu Bei and they still used the clothes and armor banners of the Xuzhou Army, which actually made the sharp-eyed Zhang Ying's subordinates see some clues.

Hearing that the enemy had come to the west gate for reinforcements, Zhang Ying couldn't help but be shocked, and was about to go to the west gate to have a look, when he suddenly saw another soldier running over in a hurry, and said: "General Qiyu, the enemy attacking the city outside the east gate has begun to retreat, and turned to the south and north gates respectively. ”

Zhang Ying was at the north gate, he held the battlements and looked down, and sure enough, he saw a lot of smoke and dust at the east corner, and countless people and horses rushed towards this side.

With the addition of this army of troops and horses withdrawn from the east gate, the pressure on the north gate side increased, and under the continuous attack, several enemy troops climbed up to the head of the city. Although after the desperate resistance of the defenders, the enemy was driven down, but Zhang Ying was also shocked into a cold sweat. Soon, the news of the emergency at the west gate and the south gate also came one after another, but the east gate gradually returned to calm, and there was no enemy army outside the city, and everyone withdrew cleanly.

Knowing that there were no enemy troops outside the east gate, the entourage felt that the opportunity could not be missed, and hurriedly persuaded: "General, if you don't leave at this time, I'm afraid there will be no more chance." ”

Zhang Ying shouted in a deep voice: "Shut up! This is a trick of the enemy, if we go out from the east gate and fall into the enemy's ambush, we will give the order to transfer part of the defenders of the east gate to the south and north gates, and be sure to withstand the enemy's attack. ”

The personal entourage did not convey Zhang Ying's order, but gritted his teeth and continued to persuade: "General, don't be too careful, the enemy is obviously trying to take advantage of the new arrival of reinforcements and want to break through my city gate in one go." But general, you see, the enemy's siege forces at the south and north gates are obviously insufficient, so the troops from the east gate are sent to strengthen the offensive here, and they will not stop until they achieve their goal. ”

Zhang Ying was about to drink this personal attendant, and suddenly felt that his words also made some sense. Judging from the enemy's siege of the city in the past few days, it is obvious that the north and south gates are feints, and the real main direction of attack is at the east and west gates. But today, not only the enemy outside the west gate has replenished reinforcements, but the north and south gates are also in a hurry.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Ying looked at the city again, where the offensive was still fierce, and the troops withdrawn from the east gate were what he had seen with his own eyes, and now they had all been put into the attack. Due to the increase in troops, the besieging enemy rushed towards the walls in waves, not giving the defenders any respite at all. Zhang Ying can be sure that if the fight continues like this, Yinling City will not be able to defend it for three days.

Zhang Ying finally relented, turned around and said, "Follow me to the East Gate." ”

Just when the three city gates in the south, west, and north were in full swing, the east gate of Yinling City was quietly opened, and Zhang Ying rushed out of the city first. Although he abandoned the city and left, Zhang Ying could not take more soldiers and horses with him, and he also needed to use the defenders of the other three gates to drag the enemy for him and buy time for his retreat.

Not long after Zhang Ying left the city, the Yuan Shu army besieging the city suddenly shouted in unison: "Zhang Ying has left you and run, surrender and avoid death!" ”

The soldiers and civilians on the head of the city, who were already overwhelmed by the continuous attacks of the enemy army, heard this shout, and they were even more panicked. At this time, the news that Zhang Ying opened the east gate and went out of the city also came, and the soldiers and civilians defending the city suddenly exploded. Many of them threw away their swords, guns, bows, and arrows, and fled from the city. In the blink of an eye, the three city gates fell one after another, and Liu Bei, Lei Bo, and Chen Lan led their respective men and horses to rush into Yinling City.

Zhang Ying had already predicted the end of Yinling City the moment he led his army out of the east gate, but he couldn't care about it anymore, he just wanted to rush to Shouchun to join Liu Miao as soon as possible. Shouchun was much stronger than Yin Ling, and there was the last ray of hope to resist Yuan Shu's attack.