Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Valley
Of course, Gao Shun didn't know that he had been remembered by Xu Ji, and Gao Shun, who had just withdrawn to the inner city, did not immediately go back to Zhao Hong after returning to the camp, and the first person he saw was Bo Cai, who was unknown but hidden in his station. Zhao Hong searched Wancheng all over the city, and Bocai, who was missing, actually stayed in the camp where Zhao Hong regarded him as the chief general of the most elite troops? This is definitely something that Zhao Hong can't imagine, let alone accept.
Gao Shun didn't pay much attention to Xu Ji, but Xu Ji's appearance still made him a little concerned, and the meaning of this young man's sudden appearance on the battlefield was enough to show the importance of this person to the official army, which was difficult for Gao Shun to understand, of course, Gao Shun only cared a little. But Bo Cai was extremely concerned after accidentally hearing that a teenager appeared in the official army: "You said that there is a teenager in the official army? Sun Jian is very obedient to him? ”
Gao Shun just nodded but didn't answer, Bo Cai frowned and said to himself: "It is reported that Sun Wentai has a strong temperament, and he has never liked others to criticize him, so he is easily unconvinced, how can he be like this to a young man?" Of course, Gao Shun can't explain it.
Although Bocai was full of curiosity and puzzlement about Xu Ji's appearance, Xu Ji was also curious about Gao Shun, who defeated Sun Jian. Although Sun Jian didn't think that his failure was because of how powerful Gao Shun was, he did not deny his failure. Of course, Xu Ji knew very well that Sun Jian couldn't lose his face, so he didn't admit it, but being able to make Sun Jian, who was so proud, admit his defeat was enough to show that Gao Shun's strength should not be underestimated.
Zhao Hong didn't know how many officers and troops there were in Wancheng at the moment, the night provided the best protection and barrier for the Han army, but it also made Zhao Hong very frightened, although 100,000 yellow scarves were stationed in Wancheng, but this still couldn't bring him too much sense of security, especially when the door had been breached, Zhao Hong couldn't clearly understand the situation of Wancheng at this time. Zhao Hong didn't even know what to do at this time, and at this moment, Gao Shun came to see him.
"General, his subordinates are incompetent and failed to expel Sun Jian from Wancheng." Gao Shun, who came in, saluted first.
Zhao Hong seemed to have a backbone when he saw Gao Shun returning, and he didn't seem to pay much attention to the bad news brought by Gao Shun, so he asked anxiously: "Don't get in the way, what's the situation in Wancheng at the moment?" How many people were in the Han army? Can Wancheng still hold on? A series of questions is enough to show Zhao Hong's confusion and panic.
A trace of deep disdain flashed in Gao Shun's lowered eyes, but he still replied respectfully: "The official army has broken through the east gate, but it seems that there is no intention of continuing to advance, the situation in the city is not too good, is it better for the general to send people to appease the people and mobilize soldiers?" If you go on like this, you will only be afraid of change. ”
Zhao Hong was like a drowning man grasping a life-saving straw at the moment: "Do as the general says, General Gao, can Wancheng still hold on?" There was deep fear in his tone, although the Yellow Turbans rose up in various places, but in the end, the Yellow Turban Army still held the idea of small farmers from the bottom of their hearts, and was still afraid of the majesty of the Han Dynasty.
Gao Shun saluted again and said: "Gao Shun can't say for sure, the general is the chief general of the first army, and he knows what he knows." Gao Shun still had military affairs, so he took his leave first. Gao Shun didn't want to waste time with Zhao Hong anymore, as the main general, he was not only breached in the face of enemies far less than himself, but even more so in such a situation, Gao Shun was very dissatisfied, so he was close to Bo Cai, and this is the reason why Bo Cai chose to hide in Gao Shun's camp, he trusted Gao Shun, and Gao Shun also trusted him.
Zhao Hong, who watched Gao Shun leave, changed his cowardly appearance before, although he was still a little flustered, but how could he be unbearable before? walked to the shelf where his sword was placed, hesitated for a while, he picked up his sword, and shouted loudly to the door: "Zhao Hu, order someone to summon the general who is not dead yet, Lao Tzu really doesn't believe it, without him, Lao Tzu can't defend Wancheng." ”
But no matter what Zhao Hong's reaction is, tonight is destined to have to let the official army build a defensive line at the east gate, and Zhao Hong really has no good countermeasures to deal with, so he decided to use the stupidest but the simplest and most effective method: use the number of people! After all, there are more than 100,000 yellow scarves, which is the only reason why Zhao Hong has the confidence to exchange his life.
Of course, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song were surprised that the Yellow Turban did not do anything about their invasion of Wancheng, but this did not make them relax their vigilance, and quickly built a defensive line near the east gate, which was the only thing they could rely on, although the street fighting in Wancheng could greatly alleviate the problem of insufficient numbers of the Han army, but also lost many advantages of the Han army, such as large-scale battle formations. However, compared with the difficulty of attacking the city, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song still chose this way of warfare that was not far from each other. At least the number of soldiers that both sides of the street battle can put in will be limited, and the Han army relying on the east gate can actually advance or retreat, and the defensive pressure will be less than that of the Yellow Turban, at least the Han army can come and go freely when it wants to retreat.
The forgotten Xu Ji is leading Chen to the top of the East Gate Tower at the moment, the moonlight tonight is very good, but it can't help but be a little sluggish. Xu Ji actually couldn't figure out the current situation a little, so he wanted to come out and walk around to get rid of his identity as a person in this bureau, and jump out to see the situation, so that he might be able to see what he had ignored before.
Xu Ji was puzzled by why Bo Cai, who was almost certainly in Wancheng, did not move after the Han army broke through the east gate of Wancheng, and when Xu Ji planned to open the city gate to the large-scale entry of the Han army, only Gao Shun gave the Han army, not even the Han army, Gao Shun just brought great trouble to Sun Jian, and the rest were just small fish and shrimp-like movements, which was not enough to cause trouble to Zhu Jun Huangfu Song, and this was obviously not Bo Cai's handiwork, so there were only two possibilities, or Bo Cai had a terrible backhand preparation, Either the wave is something else, and the picture is not small.
Xu Ji was puzzled by this, he couldn't deduce Bocai's true purpose, and if he couldn't see the opponent's purpose, he would lose the opportunity for the strategist. Seeing that the move is not the way that Xu Ji admires, if you can be one step ahead of others, you can take the lead step by step, and it is not a small advantage to take the lead at any time. And having to wait for the other party to make a move before responding, this is not a very good feeling for Xu Ji, as if he is being mastered.
After such a while, Xu Ji not only did not figure it out, but became more and more confused. Chen Zhi stood quietly behind Xu Ji very faithfully without saying a word, the city tower was very quiet, and there were only a few soldiers on the city wall who were on duty at night, Xu Ji suddenly turned back to Chen Zhi and said, "Do you remember the Gao Shun who injured General Sun?" ”
Chen Zhi replied calmly: "Remember." ”
"How did you fight him?" Xu Ji asked with interest.
"Foot combat is not as good, horse combat is unknown." Chen Zhi's answer was very scoundrel, and the core meaning was: I don't know what to do without fighting.
Xu Ji shook his head and smiled helplessly: "I learned Guo Fengxiao's laziness ten out of ten, why didn't I find out that Uncle Zhi is such a scoundrel to you." ”
Chen Zhi still replied without a smile: "The Lord has always liked to throw any troublesome things to us to do, and Uncle Zhi feels that he is not sure of Gao Shun's victory, so he simply doesn't take care of it." ”
Xu Ji chuckled: "I didn't ask you to take care of this matter, I think the heavy armor infantry under Gao Shun is very elite, I'm afraid it's difficult to compete, even if you can win Gao Shun, I'm afraid it's difficult to retreat in the encirclement and suppression of the soldiers under his command." Not to mention that you may not be able to win, how can I let you take this almost certain death? After that, he looked up at the sky and sighed: "But this Gao Shun is a trouble after all." ”
Chen Zhi said with a smile: "In my opinion, the Lord doesn't feel troublesome, but the Lord wants to subdue him with a heart of pity, and doesn't want to ruin his life?" ”
Xu Ji turned around and said with a smile: "You know my thoughts, but now that I have no merit and fame, let alone a wang clan, how can I recruit Gao Shun so easily?" What's more, I'm actually not optimistic that Wancheng can be conquered so easily. ”
Chen Zhi frowned when he heard this: "Then why did the Lord say this? ”
"The gap in the number of soldiers is too great to be made up by stratagem."
"Why didn't the Lord tell the two generals?"
Xu Ji shook his head lightly: "After all, people are soft-spoken, and it is not easy to attack Wancheng at this time, how can the two generals easily give up the East Gate position that they have won so easily?" To be honest, at this moment, I can't wait to get out and go back to Yingchuan immediately, it always makes me feel like I am under a dangerous wall. ”
Chen Zhi smiled and said, "Is the Lord a little worried?" The Yellow Turban is now too busy to take care of himself, and the Lord should be in no danger in the army. ”
Xu Ji shook his head and said, "You forgot about the unknown Bocai." I guess he's already starting to suspect me, this person is now just afraid of a poisonous snake lurking in the shadows, if he doesn't attack, he is afraid that if he does, he will only be killed. ”
Of course, as Xu Ji expected, Bo Cai did suspect that Xu Ji was the person behind the defeat of his Changshe, although he was not completely sure that person was Xu Ji, but Bo Cai already had the intention of killing the wrong person and not letting it go.
The night's turmoil made the entire Wancheng seem very lifeless, but both Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song understood that this was just the appearance, and the dark tide under this was definitely not as calm as it appeared to be.
At this time, Emperor Fu Song and Zhu Jun were discussing with the generals in the big tent, and Xu Ji did not participate although he was present. Cao Cao, who was next to Huangfu Song, saw that Xu Ji was at the outermost point without saying a word, and suddenly turned around and asked Xu Ji: "Wen Lie, don't you tell me your opinion?" Xu Ji was in a trance, and after being awakened by Cao Cao, he replied without raising his head: "The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings, and the battlefield is blood-stained." Wen Lie has no opinion on this matter. ”
Cao Cao suddenly laughed after hearing this: "Good words, good sentences, a good sentence that the mountain rain is about to come, the wind is full of buildings, and I love it very much." Wen Lie is really talented. ”
Xu Ji raised his head and said: "Wencai is just a small way, General Meng De still pays more attention to the battle situation." ”
Cao Cao was not displeased, he didn't say anything after listening to it, he just turned around and went back to continue to join the discussion, but the brief conversation between the two of them still reminded Zhu Jun of Xu Ji's existence: "Wen Lie, what Meng De said is that you also come to the staff officer, Wancheng can break the door so easily is all your credit, and in the current situation, you can also tell me your opinion." ”
Xu Ji got up and saluted: "Two generals, although they have broken through the city now, our army is only 20,000 people after all, even if there are many losses in the yellow scarves, there are still at least 70,000 or 80,000 people, and there are 50,000 people who can fight not counting the yellow scarves, Xu Ji doesn't know how to have a chance to win." ”
Although these words are a bit suspicious of demoralization, they are indeed true, and there are generals in the big tent, and everyone understands the current situation and can realize the severity of the current situation, even more difficult than what Xu Ji said. For a moment, everyone fell silent. Cao Cao saw that everyone was depressed, and said with a smile: "Great military master, you must have a way to come, you might as well say it." ”
Xu Ji looked around at the people around him and said slowly: "If you stick to it, I think I will lose this battle." If you want to completely recover Wancheng, it is still the old way, deceitful defeat, I expect that at this time, Bo Cai will no longer give advice to Zhao Hong, Zhao Hong, a fool who is so ambitious, will definitely not be able to see the truth and falsehood of our army, and lure the enemy to divide his troops out of the city, divide and annihilate him. That's how you have a chance. ”
Everyone was silent again, and if they wanted to give up the defense line of the city gate that was finally broken, the most difficult thing to accept was Sun Jian, who was injured for this. But Sun Jian understands Xu Ji, Xu Ji is not doing meaningless things, breaking through the city gate is just Xu Ji's first move, what he wants is to destroy the complete defense system of Wancheng, the city gate of the east gate was destroyed by Xu Ji's order, this is Xu Ji's deliberate buried back hand, as long as the Yellow Turban counterattacks to recapture the East Gate, it will also be found that it is still impossible to defend here, then it is to force the Yellow Turban to move their defense line out, Xu Ji wants the Yellow Turban to stretch their defensive line, so that the Han army can have more opportunities, because the Yellow Turban will have more flaws.
It's not that the people in these tents don't understand, but everyone is a little unwilling to give up the city gate position that they have already won. Xu was not in a hurry, he just stood quietly in place, he knew that they would make the right choice.
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