Chapter 114: Undercurrent
The Fan family also has a large mansion in the county town of Juchao.
When Yuan Nuo went to Fanjiawu to borrow grain, Fan Yang didn't know that Yuan Nuo would enter Lujiang County in the future, and he didn't know that Yuan Shui would fight with Sun Ce, so he was quick to talk about his grain transportation to Chaohu Lake to buy land.
Fortunately, Yuan Wei seemed to have forgotten about this and never mentioned it.
But Fan Yang always remembered this incident, so he always behaved very positively in front of people.
Sun Ce led the Jiangdong army to the city, Yuan Que called on the scholars of Lujiang County to tide over the difficulties together, Fan Yang was the first to respond to Yuan Nuo's call and moved his family into Juchao City.
Of course, Fan Yang's move also has an ulterior purpose.
This purpose is to break into Juchao City, spy on the news for the Jiangdong Army, and when the time is ripe, the city gate should be opened and the Jiangdong Army should be allowed to enter the city.
It's just a pity that Yuan Wei and Liu Ye are very strict in their precautions.
is Liu Kai, the unworthy county magistrate, is also like a watchdog, who regards a nest to death, and Fan's father and son have no chance at all.
But today, the opportunity has finally arrived.
"Father, good news, good news!" Fan Jianxing hurriedly walked into the study and shouted at Fan Yang.
Fan Yang was writing a letter to Zhou Yu with a pen, and immediately put down the brush and asked Fan Jian, "What good news?" ”
"Yuan No, Xiao'er wants to cut off Zhou Lang's grain road!" Fan Jian said excitedly, "Father, quickly give Zhou Lang a letter and ask him to use the grain and grass to set up a trap and trap Yuan Fu'er." ”
"Does Yuan Xiao'er want to cut off Zhou Lang's grain road?" Fan Yang frowned and said, "How did you know?" ”
Fan Jian smiled. said proudly: "Father, I don't hide it from you, my son had an affair with the second-room concubine in Liu Wei's mansion." This matter was just told by Liu Wei to her concubine, and his concubine told the child again. ”
"Liu Wei?" Fan Yang was still a little hesitant, "How did he learn such confidential information?" ”
Fan Jian said: "Liu Wei is the cavalry captain of Lujiang County, nominally he is the general under Yuan Wei'er's account, what's so strange about knowing this?" Father Hugh wanted to be suspicious, so he quickly repaired a letter and informed Zhou Lang of the matter. Otherwise, once the news goes late, the Jiangdong army will lose food and grass. ”
Fan Yang thought so.
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"Bo Fu, the turning point is coming!" Zhou Yu held a book of arrows in his hand. Xing Chong rushed into Sun Ce's big tent.
Sun Ce was about to fall asleep, so he sat up again when he heard the words, and said hurriedly: "What is the turnaround, I will tell you quickly." ”
Zhou Yu handed the arrow book that Fan Yang had just shot out of the city to Sun Ce. While saying, "Bo Fu, look. This is the arrow book that Fan Taigong just sent someone to shoot out of the city, and the letter said that Yuan Wei Xiao'er was about to be unable to stand it, and in order to win, he decided to take risks to intercept our army's food road, hey, Yuan Wei Xiao'er is really hard to change, and his death is coming! ”
"What? Yuan, is the child going to intercept my grain? Sun Ce was taken aback when he heard this. Lost his voice, "Not good! The grain transport team only had 500 soldiers. If Yuan no Xiao'er took advantage of the unpreparedness at night to rob the camp, Ling Cao's headquarters would definitely not be able to resist the enemy, and the grain and grass would definitely not be guaranteed. ”
"Don't worry." Zhou Yu laughed and said, "I have never been the only one Zhou Yu who intercepted people's grain roads, and no one has ever been able to intercept my Zhou Yu's grain roads. ”
"Oh?" Sun Ce let out a sigh of relief and said, "Gongjin, you have already made arrangements?" ”
"Grain and grass logistics are the foundation of the army, how can I ignore it? I have already secretly ordered Zhu Huan to lead an army of 3,000, and Yu Ling Cao secretly accompanied him, if Yuan Xiao'er dares to go, he will be punished by Zhu Huan! Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and said, "But at the moment, what I care about is not grain and grass, but the nest." ”
"Nesting?" Sun Ce was surprised, "What does the public mean by this?" ”
Zhou Yu said: "Bo Fu, don't you think this is a good opportunity? ”
Sun Ce said: "Opportunity? Gongjin, do you mean to take advantage of the situation to seize the nest? ”
"That's right." Zhou Yu said, "Yuan Wei led the most elite cavalry to go out, and the nest will inevitably be defenseless, and we just took advantage of the nest to seize it, making it a homeless dog who lost his home." ”
Sun Ce was a little worried, and said: "If Yuan Wei Xiao'er becomes a lost dog, he will inevitably run to Jizhou, so that the jade seal of the country will not fall into the hands of Yuan Shao, and will inevitably be intercepted by Cao Cao or Lu Bu halfway." ”
Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Bo Fu is too worried, Yuan Xiao'er is here to intercept my grain road, it can be described as a risk, whether it can succeed is still between the two, how can he bring the jade seal of the country?" ”
Sun Ce suddenly said, "Okay, then take advantage of the void to seize the city." ”
Zhou Yu nodded, and said, "I still need Fan's help in this matter." ”
As Yuan Wei said, the city gate should be opened by Fan, but it was designed by Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu didn't expect that he would dig a big hole for himself with his own hands.
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In the wee hours of the morning, another arrow shot up the northwest corner tower of Juchao City.
The soldiers of the Fan family, who had been waiting on the corner tower for a long time, immediately picked up the arrow book and came back.
After Fan Yang finished reading the arrow book, his brows furrowed, and Zhou Yu asked Fan in the secret letter to help open the north gate of the nest, but it made him a little embarrassed.
"Father, what's wrong?" Fan Jian, who was sitting at the bottom, asked.
Fan Yang didn't say anything, but just handed the arrow book to Fan Jian.
After Fan Jian finished reading it, he said, "Father, what's so difficult about this? Beiguan is guarded by Liu Wei, and Liu Wei has always had a good relationship, and he led two hundred strong men to go, in the name of helping the labor army, and Liu Wei was not ready to take Beiguan, as soon as the city gate was opened, the Jiangdong army entered in a steady stream, and the major event was harmonious. ”
"You're confused." Fan Yang said, "It is not difficult to deceive Liu Wei, and it is easy to capture Beiguan, but after capturing the city, the reputation of my Fan family has also been completely ruined. ”
"Afraid of what?" Fan Jian said disapprenously, "In the future, Lujiang will inevitably be owned by the Sun family, my Fan family is the internal response of the Sun family, and the dedication of the city is meritorious, the Sun family will have a heavy reward, my father may be able to become the Taishou of Lujiang County, and the Sun family is the Olympic aid, who in the entire Lujiang County dares to disobey your father's orders?" ”
"Son, you think about the problem simply, even if Sun Ce has the courage of an overlord and the people of the three rivers, he can't do whatever he wants." Fan Yang sighed, and then continued, "However, now that we have no other choice in the Fan family, it may be okay, Jian'er, this matter will be left to you." ”
Fan Jian said: "Father, don't worry, my son will not disappoint you." ”
After finishing speaking, Fan Jian rushed away.
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At dawn the next day, it was business as usual.
Although the current has been turbulent in the dark, it is still calm on the surface.
In the morning, just after midnight, the Jiangdong Army once again approached the city of Nanguan and launched an attack on Nanguan again.
After a hard battle until now, most of the siege equipment of the Jiangdong Army has been damaged, and only three or four wells have not been damaged, but because most of the bows and crossbows have been damaged, these dozen wells have become decorations.
Now, the Jiangdong Army can only use improvised bamboo ladders to attack the city.
However, the Yuan army's equipment for defending the city was also exhausted, the yaksha beat, the wolf tooth slap, and the ramming rod were all destroyed, and the stored rolling wood and stones were also exhausted, forcing Ji Ling to demolish the houses in the city, and use the wood and stones obtained from the demolition of the houses to fight back against the Jiangdong army that was attacking the city.
It's also hard, but of course it's more advantageous to defend it.
Because there is no siege tower, ladder, pointed head, wooden ox cart and other technical equipment, the Jiangdong army can only use simple bamboo ladders to attack the city, and the defenders are much easier to defend, and even, there is no need for regular troops to defend, just send people to defend the city.
In the continuous sound of horns, the Jiangdong Army poured in like a tide.
In just a moment's effort, the city of Nanguan was already crowded with Jiangdong soldiers.
Most of the Jiangdong army's bows and crossbows have been destroyed, and there are few bows and crossbows left in the Yuan army, and the remaining bows and crossbows alone are no longer enough to prevent the Jiangdong army from approaching the root of the city wall.
Soon, dozens of improvised bamboo ladders were erected, and groups of Jiangdong soldiers began to struggle to climb up.
At the head of Nanguan City, Yuan Bing and the people who assisted in defending the city raised the wood, stones and even bricks obtained from the demolition of private houses and threw them under the city wall.
Occasionally, there will be Jiangdong troops bravely climbing to the top of the city.
However, waiting for them was the elite of the Yuan army led by Ji Ling.
The elite of the Yuan army was outnumbered, and it often only took one all-out assault to kill the small number of Jiangdong troops that had finally climbed to the top of the city.
After a whole day of onslaught, the Jiangdong Army once again paid more than 100 casualties and retreated.
The sun had set, and the battlefield had fallen silent once again, but the undercurrents hidden below the surface of the water were getting more and more turbulent. (To be continued......)
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