Although Chiping is very prosperous, but the city is not big, there is no inner city, the outer city here, there is no moat, although there is a city wall, but it is in disrepair, covered with moss, the shrubs under the root of the wall are patches, there is no momentum of the male city at all.

However, it is a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Because of the topography here, it is just between the river bays, the Yellow River comes from the west, turns a bend in the west of Chiping City, and surrounds Chiping City on three sides.

With the Yellow River as the moat, in the world, which city can be sharper than here?

The south gate without the Yellow River is not considered a weakness, and it is only a few miles out of the south gate to Chishan Mountain. Although the mountain is not high, it closely echoes the city, and as long as a partial division is stationed on the mountain, it can make the besiegers feel that they are difficult to take care of.

With many geographical advantages, Chiping is not a battleground for soldiers. The geographical location here is too remote, because it is too close to the Yellow River, and there are many surrounding hills, so there is no depth, and there is no large number of people.

However, there are no useless people in this world, and there is no useless place, for Liu Dai, Chiping is a place with excellent terrain to garrison soldiers. The terrain is dangerous, close enough to the front line, but it is safe, the city is prosperous, the scenery is good, there are many banks of the big river, is there a better place than here?

Of course not.

More than 200 miles to the east, is the important town in the west of Qingzhou - Licheng, which was originally the station of Qingzhou general Xu Huang, and is now stationed in Licheng.

This army was expanded on the basis of the original Luoyang Northern Army, and there was the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, inheriting the glorious name of 'Yulin', which is not an arrogance.

The army in the name of Yulin, of course, will not be weak in combat effectiveness, in fact. Commander Yu Ban's troops were originally the troops with the largest number of people, the highest proportion of veterans, the most well-equipped and the highest degree of training among the three main forces in Qingzhou.

If it weren't for the civil strife in Xuzhou and Langya's Zang Ba as a containment, Liu Dai might not have dared to face the threat of the ban alone.

Even now, knowing that there are only half of the Yulin army stationed in Licheng, Liu Dai has never had the idea of attacking Licheng by taking advantage of the situation. On the contrary, on this ground, he rejected Cao Cao's requests for help many times, but shrank in the safety of Chiping City, set up an iron barrel array around him, and he had a wine meeting with many celebrities and gentlemen every day. Talking about the world, it's not fast.

This kind of reception usually lasts until late at night, as Baume & Mercier enjoyed the atmosphere of candlelight talks.

Think of it, in the dim candlelight, call a group of singers and maiko, and wrap a light and thin veil around the exquisite, youthful body. In a beautiful sound, dance. In the haze, it was as if the fairy of the Moon Palace had descended to earth and had a good time drinking in such an atmosphere. After the feast, find a fairy to go to Wushan together, and sleep until noon, is there a more wonderful enjoyment than this?

"Baume & Mercier is really a Baume & Mercier. It's really unusual, and it's so enjoyable. ”

Nightlife was not popular in this era. Ordinary people can't even eat enough, so how can they have the money to light lamps and boil oil? However, due to the drinking party of the celebrities, Chiping people were 'beaten' by the nightlife.

For safety, Liu Dai refused to go out of the city; In order to enjoy the view, especially the magnificent view of the river at night, it was necessary to remove the interference of the barrier of the city walls. So, he ingeniously converted the North City Tower into a banquet place.

Every night, on the high city tower, the lights are swaying, the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, and from time to time there will be bursts of high-pitched and majestic singing - celebrities are cultural people in the end, and they are interested in composing poems. or express ambitions, or compose a sad song for the current situation, or laugh and scold Wang Yu, a freshly baked national thief who has been jumping up for a few days.

After Wang Yu got the information, he felt that Liu Dai was very creative, which was compared with those who engaged in open-air barbecue in later generations.

The people of Chiping and the 30,000 troops of Yanzhou didn't know what an open-air barbecue was, but they were very helpless about Liu Zhijun's methods of disturbing the people, disgusted, envious, and dared not speak out, and so on, in short, they couldn't sleep well at night.

The person who spoke was undoubtedly envious, and his envy was not too ambitious, because he was a famous lieutenant and was himself from a strong background. If you make some contributions, you will also have the opportunity to receive an invitation to participate in a round.

"Boss Qi, I wonder, the city tower is so high, the river wind is fierce at this time, isn't it cold to blow up? Even if the kings are not cold, those singers are so thinly dressed, can they ......?"

"You know!" Captain Qi snorted: "The city tower has now been changed to a warm pavilion, windproof, and there is a fireplace, and it is warmer than spring, not to mention a few strands of light yarn, even if you take it down, it won't be cold, do you think it's the same as us, standing guard on the mountain?" Idiot, this is called style, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, understand? ”

Chiping City was small and could not fit an army of 30,000, so except for Liu Dai's 5,000 personal guards, the rest of the troops were stationed outside the city. Some of them were stationed along the river, while the rest were camped outside the south gate.

Captain Qi's battalion was the outermost force, and they were stationed on Chishan Mountain as a shield for the army.

Chishan is not high, but compared to the city wall of Chiping City, it is still a little bit higher, looking north from the top of the mountain, you can see the lively scene of the North City Tower very really.

Garrisoned in Chiping for more than a month, Liu Dai's army has not seen the battle formation, coupled with the leading role of Liu Dai and others, all the sergeants are a little slack, and their vigilance is not as high as when they first arrived.

Watching the excitement, chatting, and gossiping at night is a popular practice in the military.

"So that's what happened, amazing, amazing, it's really a long experience."

The other person said with a wistful face: "I heard that Wang Yu Xinna's concubine is also from a dancing girl." This time, I entered Qingzhou, arrested the beauty, and danced a few songs for everyone, it would be beautiful. If you can kiss Fangze, it will be really ......"

"It's a beautiful idea!" Captain Qi was happy, slapped the back of the horse's head, and scolded with a smile: "If you catch it, it won't be your turn, let alone kiss Fangze, if you want to see her dance, you have to have that identity, right?" What is the origin of the sable cicada? I was ...... in Luoyang"

"So evil?" There were a few insomniacs next to him, who listened attentively and shouted from time to time.

"Of course!" Captain Qi said matter-of-factly: "Needless to say, Wang Pengju, General Yuan's role in the siege of the Central Plains will be simple. Another Lu Bu is also a remarkable figure, when he was in the state. The Huns and Xianbei are afraid of them like tigers, and they call them flying generals! These two people fought for a woman, think about it, how beautiful is that woman? ”

“…… Tsk, amazing, amazing. Everyone was amazed.

Captain Qi said triumphantly: "This time the heroes will meet the alliance, and I am afraid that there will be hundreds of thousands of troops, no matter how powerful Wang Yu is, there are only 10,000 or 20,000 people under his command. Death, it is a death, and the sable cicada can't run away. However, if we want to see her dance, we can't take our turn. Unless ......"

"Unless?" Captain Qi sold a pass, and everyone's eyes lit up.

"Meritorious! Make a great contribution! Liu Yuanjun is also a person who pays attention to rewards and punishments, Fang Xiao's guy led people to renovate the city tower, Xie Yuan and them came up with the idea of building a beacon tower, didn't they all get invited? ”

"How much credit is a great achievement?"

"Capture and kill the enemy general."

"Sizzle! Boss Qi, you don't mean Wang Pengju, right? That's fierce

, although a good tiger can't stand a pack of wolves. But the one who goes up first, eighty percent will be dragged down by him to cushion his back, who knows which one is lucky enough to meet the final blow? This one is too hard. ”

"You can't kill Wang Pengju. And others. Captain Qi said disapprovingly.

"Someone else?" Everyone shook their heads: "Those few in Qingzhou, none of them are easy to get along with, and this credit is not easy to stand." ”

"Hehe, you don't understand this, do you?" Captain Qi smiled. Said mysteriously: "There is knowledge in this." ”

"Boss Qi, you can tell everyone." More and more people came around. When they heard this, they prayed one after another.

Captain Qi smiled, shook his head and said, "This matter, when it comes to Liu Yuanjun's strategy, I can't say it, I can't say it." ”

"Don't mind! That's only half of it, hanging my appetite, I can't sleep! ”

"No, Boss Liu, General Liu, you can do it."

"General Liu, if you want to make meritorious contributions, you have to rely on the brothers to help, you told us, when we are confidants, we will not live up to you, from now on, you point to the east, we will not go to the west, you point to the west, we will go all the way to the end."

"Good!" Captain Qi was waiting for this sentence, "What do other people say?" ”

Yanzhou's 30,000 troops were originally scattered all over the country, and Liu Dai's regular troops were only more than 10,000 people. Captain Qi's battalion of soldiers and horses is a patchwork miscellaneous soldier that Liu Dai values the most, he didn't go into battle, he was a general, the boss, and he went into battle, so it wasn't necessarily what happened.

Therefore, Captain Qi has been thinking about how to pinch the troops into a force, and no matter how the battle is fought, he can also have some confidence, so he has put a lot of effort into this. The hard work paid off, and with the opportunity of small talk, the opportunity finally appeared.

Everyone looked at each other, some people saw what Captain Qi meant, some people didn't, but they didn't mean to refuse. In war, it is better to follow the smart man than to follow the fool.

"That's it, please General Liu show everyone a clear way, let's advance and retreat together!"

"Okay, since they are all their own brothers, Qi has nothing to hide." Captain Qi was overjoyed and said, "Everyone should know that there is a war going on in the north, right?" ”

Everyone nodded.

Wang Yu directly attacked Cao Cao, won a while in the west of Liaocheng, and then waved his army westward, fought fiercely under Leping City, and won five battles in a row in ten days, which is called a majestic eight-sided.

After receiving the news earlier, the generals of Yanzhou were still worried, fearing that Liu Envoy would fulfill the covenant, cross the river to help the war, and face the terrible Wang Pengju.

As a result, Liu Dai did not move, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Captain Qi asked again: "Cao Cao is in danger, why didn't our army save him for a long time?" ”

"......" no one spoke, although many people had a guess, but that conjecture could not be taken out and talked about.

"You must all think it's ......" Without looking at everyone's expressions, Captain Qi knew the thoughts of his generals, he shook his head and said, "Actually, you all guessed wrong. Liu Yuanjun was not afraid of Wang Pengju, nor was he frightened by the suspicious soldiers in Qingzhou, he had seen through Wang Yu's plan and was ready to plan it! ”

"Will it be calculated?"

"It is true that the Qingzhou army is very strong, but Cao Cao is not a soft persimmon, although he is defeated, since he has retreated to Leping City, it is impossible to be defeated in a short time! General Yuan will soon march eastward, and when the time comes, will Wang Yu use 20,000 soldiers and horses to resist the 100,000 army joined by Yuan and Cao? He must have an idea to scare us, and then send the soldiers and horses stationed in Qingzhou to help in the war. ”

"So, Liu Yuanjun pretended to be frightened?"

"Otherwise, how can it be called a plan?" Captain Qi sneered: "When the soldiers and horses of Licheng cross the river, and the battle is together, we will drive straight into Qingzhou!" At that time, Qingzhou only has 3,000 soldiers and horses of Taishan Huang Zhong and 4,000 Yulin stationed in Beihai, but it is fortunate to have to deal with our 30,000 troops and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Taishan thieves at the same time? ”

"I see."

"If you want to, you can show this face and ask for a pioneer position to come back. Qingzhou this year, the harvest is very rich, and it sells salt, paper, and is so rich that it is oily. It is equivalent to prohibiting hasty returns, let's just wait for work and take the opportunity to capture it. Although Yu Ban is also a general in Qingzhou, his strengths are only in camping, and his martial arts are very ordinary......"

With his guidance, a bright prospect was displayed in front of everyone, which made their blood boil and they couldn't help themselves.

"Just listen to General Qi!"

"Kill into Qingzhou, eat pigs and eat sheep!"

"Capture alive and forbidden, rob Diao Chan!"

The demons on the top of the mountain danced wildly, and there was also a commotion at the bottom of the mountain, presumably someone was alarmed, but everyone ignored it, and they all looked at Captain Qi with eager eyes, and the words were like a tide.

"General Qi is really clever, this trick to encircle Wei and save Zhao, he has won the magic of the art of war, amazing, amazing!"

"General Qi is stronger than those celebrities! I heard that Liu Shao, the Hebei prodigy, also explained Liu Yuanjun's thoughts to others, saying that he would not move like a mountain, move like thunder, first consume the enemy's sharp energy with a defensive position, and wait until the enemy army slacked off before launching a counterattack, it is simply nonsense! ”

"If Liu Yuanjun appoints General Qi as a general, and the governor of the whole army, why worry about the injustice of the masses and the instability of the world?"

Captain Qi's face was full of red light, but the night was too thick to look at it very carefully, he waved his hand and said: "Brothers, the so-called fool has a thousand thoughts, and a certain one also came up with it by chance, I can't afford to be praised like this, I can't afford it." ”

His words are not all modest, he actually analyzed it from Liu Shao's words. What kind of temper are Baume & Mercier? Bullying the soft and afraid of the hard! What is the benefit of fighting Wang Yu to the death? Sneak attack on the empty Qingzhou is the most in line with the purpose of bullying the weak and fearing the hard, or avoiding the strong and becoming weak.

He has been stationed on the periphery, and he has a lot of dealings with scouts, so the information he understands is naturally detailed, so from Liu Dai's reconnaissance direction, why is it difficult to get a glimpse of the truth?

The generals didn't pay any attention to this, if before tonight, Captain Qi proposed to go to the war to be the vanguard, they would definitely be very dissatisfied, cursed and needless to say, when they went to the battlefield, maybe they would stab a knife in the back, put a cold arrow or something. Now, they have a high fighting spirit, and they can't wait to set off for the east immediately, go to Qingzhou to make a big fortune, and make a great achievement.

After a while, the friendly troops under the mountain seemed to have adapted and regained their calm, only the sound of silk and bamboo and singing on the castle tower in the distance were faintly heard, and the night was deeper and quieter.

Captain Qi suddenly asked, "Did you hear any sounds?" ”

"Huh?" Everyone was just happy, where to pay attention to what sound, when he asked, they were all at a loss. There was the timid one, who was even more frightened, his face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Qi ...... General, don't scare people in the middle of the night. ”

"It seems ......" Captain Qi ignored this, he listened attentively, and finally, his eyes turned to the back of the mountain, and he hurriedly shouted: "Someone has gone up the mountain!" More than one person, come on, come and see what's going on! ”

"Ahh Before the words fell, a terrible scream rang out, piercing the silence of the night!

"Enemy ...... Enemy attack! Captain Qi's mind was racing, and he subconsciously shouted.