Chapter 186: A Mountain Is Taller Than A Mountain
"Feng Xian's trick is borrowing arrows, and he is quite clever!" Cao Cao said almost through gritted teeth.
"Although he is a death row prisoner, it is also a living human life, so it's a pity!" Lu Bu's tone was still a little unbearable, but when he heard Cao Cao's ears, it became schadenfreude.
The so-called large number of men and horses in front of the pass were just a ploy by Lu Bu and Cao Cao, and most of them were death row prisoners raised from various counties and several waves of bandits encountered on the road, not the real warriors under Lu Bu and Cao Cao.
The duty of these people is to pretend to be sworn to the death to rush the pass after beating the drums at night to disturb the enemy, so as to paralyze the guards on the pass.
In this way, not only can the loss of the materials defending the city be accelerated, but also the people in Guanzhong can gradually be careful.
If that's all, the two of them will naturally not have any burden, but Cao Cao has recruited a lot of homeless people by himself, enriching this team that is almost dying.
Lu Bu naturally would not agree to let ordinary civilians go to die, but in this era, it is difficult for the homeless to live, and now that he joins Cao Cao's army, no matter whether he is affected by death, at least he can have a full meal, even if he dies immediately, he is not a starving ghost. Lu Bu's obstruction not only did no one thank him, but some people began to scold his ancestors.
Lu Bu couldn't, he had never taken money seriously, and he began to promise rewards for civilians participating in the war after tackling key problems.
"Ten thousand dollars per person...... Issued after tackling key problems! ”
"Feng Xian, doesn't he think that Cao's money is really so much?"
"Haha, Brother Meng De, isn't it two or three thousand? This amount of money can't bother you! ”
"But will these people last three days?" After ending the ridicule, Lu Bu asked seriously.
"It's difficult......" Cao Cao shook his head.
"But this secrecy measure must be done well, so as not to be confided in by anyone again, then it will be a little more than worth the loss!"
Immediately, the two of them gave the order to collect the troops.
After the troops were collected, the sky gradually brightened, and I saw dead bodies lying under the tiger prison......
"Lu Bu is nothing more than that...... Although he is brave, his ability to lead troops is obviously not good...... It's not as good as Cao Mengde and Sun Jian, the two of them have at least climbed the wall......" Li Dao looked at the battlefield, his face full of disdain.
"Maybe it's a conspiracy......," Guo Yan muttered slightly.
"Lao Guo! Would you risk the lives of thousands of brothers for a conspiracy? What's more, this is obviously a waste of life, except for wasting a few barrels of fire oil...... Just a few pieces of gravel! A certain family thinks that the state army is a group of girls! Li Dao laughed out loud as he spoke.
At night, the beating of drums disturbed for four or five hours, the siege of the city, and the collection of troops...... After three days of reincarnation like this, Lu Bu's side had already dropped nearly 4,000 corpses under the Tiger Prison.
Sure enough, on the night of the fourth day, the reaction of the tiger prison seemed to be much looser, and even the fire oil and wood were not left behind, only a few soldiers shot arrows from the wall, and even in some places, it was only when people climbed the wall from the ladder that the defenders would move.
However, even so, the besieging forces failed to gain a foothold on the city walls, and still left behind the corpses and returned again in vain.
"Today's guards are obviously a lot lax, it seems that the guards are starting to be careless!" After checking the losses, Lu Bu said to Cao Cao with some relief.
"Tomorrow, Feng Xian has to prepare desperately, and first inform Liu Bo'an and Gongsun Bogui to prepare to keep up, otherwise I am afraid that if we occupy the wall, we will be beaten down again."
"Brother Meng De, it's better to prepare a big sum of money to dismiss them tomorrow, lest someone say that we don't keep our promise!" Lu Bu saw that Cao Cao's mind was full of victory, but he pointed to the death squad that had withdrawn from the direction of Tiger Prison Pass.
Among them, death row prisoners will be pardoned, bandits will be released, and civilians will be given 10,000 dollars each.
No matter how Lu Bu and Cao Cao calculated before the Tiger Prison Pass.
Liu Biao, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao were quite leisurely riding horses.
"Lord, there is Luoshui in front, and it is not far from Luoyang after Luoshui." Kuai Yue pointed to the winding river in front of him and said slowly.
"Lord, Luoyang is not so easy to eat right now!" Cai Mao saw that Liu Biao's face was full of emotion, and couldn't help but say.
"Indeed, if you want to rely on Jingzhou to compete with the world, I'm afraid it's wishful thinking." Liu Biao also had to sigh, but the speculation in his heart was unknown.
"Wishful thinking? If the lord doesn't think about it, if he doesn't try to do it, how can he know that there is no chance to realize it? Kuai Yue glanced at Liu Biao with a smile, obviously feeling out some of Liu Biao's inner thoughts.
"It's dangerous to fall into the water, but it's not easy to get through it safely!" Liu Biao said, looking eager to try, looking like he was about to attack immediately.
"How is the army ready, and it may be ready for battle at once?" Liu Biao's eyes clearly showed a longing.
To Luoyang? Or is it the dragon chair in the palace?
"Don't be impatient, just wait for three more days, and you will definitely be able to set off in three days!" Kuai Yue also said with a little excitement.
"Three days?" Liu Biao reacted in an instant: "Is the grain and grass of the Kwantung Coalition Army already insufficient, how about the Tiger Prison Pass?" ”
"The tiger prison is deadlocked...... But there is also not enough food and grass...... Three days later, if the lord can stop the grain delivery team in Luoyang, presumably the Kwantung coalition army and the Xiliang Yizhou miscellaneous army in Hujiao Pass will be scattered due to lack of food, and then the lord can be regarded as grasping the overall situation! ”
"The lord has internal responses in the Kwantung Coalition Army and the Yizhou Army, and when the time comes, he may be able to win a big victory! Isn't the world in your hands? Kuai Yue's tone was already full of temptation.
"I have made up my mind, inform Wen Ping, Liu Pan! Be ready to attack at any time, inform Zirou to prepare food and grass, and after three days, the world will tremble! Liu Biao said in a deep voice. The majesty on his face suddenly thickened.
For Liu Biao's quick decision, Kuai Yue appreciated it very much in his heart, and couldn't help but show a knowing smile on his face.
Unconsciously, Kuai Yue has been by Liu Biao's side for nearly three years.
In the past three years, Liu Biao has gone from having nothing to now controlling Jingzhou, it can be said that in the past three years, any decision made by Liu Biao has passed through Kuai Yue's hands.
Kuai Yue is like Liu Biao's right-hand man, almost to the point of inseparability.
Seeing that Liu Biao, who had gradually lost his enterprising spirit a few days ago, was once again full of pride, Kuai Yue's heart was naturally very happy.
"That position, it's time to change someone!" Kuai Yue once again looked in the direction of Luoyang City.
As if sensing Kuai Yue's thoughts, Liu Biao, who had half-closed eyes, suddenly raised his head to look at the scorching sky, and a strange smile bloomed on his face