Liu Wei inspected the villages near Shouchun for more than two days.

While he was touring the village, Shouchun City did not stop.

Night shrouded Shouchun City, and it was dark inside and outside the city.

The Qin army camp lit braziers, and the light of the braziers reflected the camp red.

Chen Gong and Tai Shici stood side by side on the edge of the camp, looking at the Shouchun city wall.

"General, the Huainan Army is out of the city again!" The two of them were looking at the black shadow climbing down the wall of Shouchun, and a soldier quickly ran behind them, clasped his fists and said to the two: "The strong crossbowman is ready!" ”

"Let's see!" Tai Shi Ci was about to give the order to let the strong crossbowmen advance and fire the crossbow arrows, but Chen Gong didn't wait for him to speak, so he said to the soldier: "Order the whole army, be wary of the sudden arrival of the Huainan army!" ”

"No!" Tai Shici did not object to Chen Gong's order, and the soldiers responded with their fists and went to inform the whole army of the situation.

Not long after the soldiers left, another soldier ran behind Chen Gong and Tai Shici, clasped his fists and bowed to them and said, "General Qiyu, Mr. Chen, Your Highness and Wen Hou are back!" ”

Hearing that Liu Wei and Lu Bu were back, Chen Gong and Tai Shici glanced at each other, Chen Gong hurriedly waved his hand, and said to Tai Shici: "General, the two of us will go to see His Highness and then make plans!" ”

Tai Shi Ci answered, and followed Chen Gong in the direction where the soldiers were running.

They didn't go far before they saw Liu Wei leading Lu Bu towards them.

"How?" When Chen Gong and Tai Shici approached, without waiting for the two to speak, Liu Wei asked them: "I heard that the Huainan army went out of the city at night, but is it the truth?" ”

"Exactly!" He bowed down with his fists and saluted Liu Wei first, and Chen Gongcai said to Liu Wei: "Yesterday evening, the Huainan army went out of the city, and our army shot arrows, and the Huainan army retreated. Just now, there was another Huainan army coming down on the city wall, and Ziyi planned to shoot them with arrows again, so the soldiers did not want to act for the time being, and waited for the Huainan army to move. ”

"Follow this king to see!" Hearing that the Huainan army would climb down from the city at night and retreat after being blocked by arrows, Liu Wei waved his hand at Chen Gong and Tai Shici, gave an order, and walked towards the side of the military camp closest to the Shouchun city wall.

When they arrived at the edge of the barracks, it happened that the Huainan army on the city wall was still transporting soldiers and horses to the city.

From a distance, the figures on the city wall were longing, and it was obvious that many people had climbed down.

"Align the crossbowmen in battle formation!" Looking at the Shouchun city wall in the distance, Liu Wei smiled slightly and gave Tai Shici an order.

"No!" Knowing that Liu Wei was going to let the strong crossbowman cast the crossbow arrows, Tai Shi Ci responded, turned around and was about to leave.

As soon as he turned around, Liu Wei stopped him again and said, "Tell the crossbowman, use rockets!" ”

Calling Tai Shici, Liu Wei gave him an understatement of advice.

After getting this order, Tai Shici didn't react much, agreed, and went to convey the order.

Chen Gong on the side looked at Liu Wei with round eyes, and his mouth moved and asked, "Your Highness, isn't it ......?" ”

"I saw the Huainan army go down to the city, but I didn't see them charge!" Turning his head to look at Chen Gong, Liu Wei smiled and said, "If the public platform uses soldiers, will the soldiers be so exposed to the enemy's arrows?" ”

"No!" Chen Gong shook his head, patted his head and said to Liu Wei with a sudden realization: "If Your Highness doesn't mention it, Your Majesty hasn't thought of it......"

"Putting down the dummy is just the first step!" Nodding towards Chen Gong, Liu Wei said: "What the Huainan army is waiting for is our army's paralysis and carelessness, once our army thinks that the people they put down the city wall are dummies and neglect to take precautions, the real attack will come!" ”

"Our army shoots rockets at the dummies laid down on the city, and the dummies will burn when they encounter fire, and it takes more processes and copper coins to pierce a dummy than to make an arrow!" Nodding thoughtfully, Chen Gong said to Liu Wei with admiration on his face: "Your Highness really knows the slightest!" ”

"Strategizing, this king can't do it!" Shaking his head with a smile, Liu Wei said to Chen Gong: "But such obscene thoughts, playing in front of this king, are some class axes!" ”

While the two were talking, thousands of Qin army crossbowmen had already lined up and walked out of the barracks.

As one of the crossbowmen's officers gave a loud order, thousands of crossbowmen all buckled their arrows to the crossbows.

One by one, the crossbow arrows were fastened to the arrows, and the crossbowman did not hold the crossbow arrows flat, but quietly waited for the officer's next order.

"Ignition!" The second order given by the officer was not for the crossbowmen to fire arrows, but for them to light a flame on the arrows.

In front of the queue of each team of crossbowmen, there were two Qin soldiers with torches running quickly, and while running those Qin soldiers with torches, they brought the torches to the arrows that the crossbowmen had already buckled on the crossbows.

One by one, the arrows with oilcloth wrapped in the tips ignited, and the crossbowmen who were ignited raised the crossbows one after another.

Commanding the soldiers to loosen the straw man under the city wall for two consecutive days, the Qin army fired countless arrows at the straw man the night before, and Ji Ling, who got the sweetness, was standing on the city wall at this time, looking at the Qin army camp with a proud face.

When the Qin army's strong crossbowmen lit the flames on the arrows, Ji Ling was stunned for a moment.

Patches of flames danced in the darkness in the distance, like elves jumping in the night, shining with orange light.

Looking at the flame that had just been lit, Ji Ling's brows furrowed slightly.

Suddenly, his eyes opened suddenly, and he shouted to the soldiers of the Huainan Army who were facing the grass man under the city wall: "Pull the straw man up!" ”

Ji Ling's reaction was not unfast, but after all, it was still half a beat slower.

Before his shout fell, a flaming array of arrows flew towards the foot of the wall.

The arrows carried flames, like meteors shining in the night, wrapped in the sound of the "whirring" wind, and flew towards the straw men under the city walls.

The Huainan army, which had been ordered by Ji Ling, hurriedly dragged the straw man to the city wall as soon as they heard his shout.

But where can their speed be faster than arrows, and many straw men have just lifted some before they are shot by flaming arrows.

The rocket struck the straw man, and the dry glypho immediately burst into flames, and a dazzling fire burst into flames on the walls of the city wall.

Standing at the edge of the barracks, looking at the raging fire burning on the city wall, Liu Wei raised his hand and pointed to the Shouchun city wall, and said to Chen Gong and Lu Bu on the side with a smile: "What? The Huainan army just wants to use such small tricks to repeat the cycle, so that our army is negligent in taking precautions, and then climb down the city wall with real soldiers and launch a surprise attack on our army! ”

"If it weren't for His Highness, it would be a big mistake!" As soon as Liu Wei's words fell, Chen Gong clenched his fists and bowed to him and said, "Your Highness is wise, and the palace is convinced!" ”

"Don't be too humble in the public platform!" Smiling and waving his hand at Chen Gong, Liu Wei said to him: "Even if the Huainan Army achieves its true goal and there is a public platform, they will not be able to fulfill their wish." This king has a plan, and now the surrounding villages are all willing to cut off contact with the Huainan army, and the passage in the city can be used! ”

"Your Highness wants to use the passage to enter Shouchun?" As soon as Liu Wei's words came out, Chen Gong shook his head and said, "The passage is a way, and it is absolutely impossible!" ”

"Why?" Liu Wei originally planned to let the dragoon guards enter Shouchun through the passage, put a few fires in the city, and take advantage of the chaos in the city to kill the main force in one fell swoop. Before this proposal could be spoken, just sending troops into the passage was vetoed by Chen Gong, which immediately made him feel depressed in his heart.

"Our army has found a passage outside the city, and His Royal Highness has also patrolled the four villages, although the Huainan army can't get out of the city, but it can also expect this!" Turning to face Liu Wei, Chen Gong said to him: "Even if the dragoon guards enter the passage, I am afraid that when they reach the end, what they see is a dead end that has blocked the road ahead!" ”

"What should I do?" Frowning slightly, Liu Wei asked Chen Gong.

Raising his hand and pointing to the Shouchun city wall in the distance, Chen Gong said to Liu Wei: "Today, the straw man of the Huainan army was shot and burned into pieces, if the minister is not bad, they will definitely continue to put down the straw man in the next few days." ”

Chen Gong said this, but Liu Wei didn't expect it, he tilted his head slightly, looked at Chen Gong without blinking his eyes and asked, "Why?" ”

"Your Highness, imagine that the purpose of the Huainan Army to put down the straw men is just to paralyze our army!" Smiling slightly, Chen Gong said to Liu Wei: "Our army has already exposed their true intentions by launching rockets, and the Huainan army believes that as long as the straw men are laid down for a long time, our army will definitely neglect to take precautions one day!" ”

When Chen Gong said this, Liu Biancai was stunned for a moment and asked him: "What can I do like this?" ”

"Whatever you do, take advantage of the fire to rob!" Looking at Liu Wei, Chen Gong smiled slightly and said to him: "For two or three days, the dragoon guards can take advantage of the Huainan army to put down the straw man, sneak under the city wall, and when they take back the straw man, they can climb the city wall with their pull......"

"Okay, you're a public platform!" Chen Gong's words were only half said, and Liu Wei patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face, and said very intimately: "No wonder in the battle of Xuzhou that day, even Guo Fengxiao was a little jealous of the public platform, it turns out that the public platform has such wisdom!" ”

"Thanks to His Highness's praise, His Majesty is terrified!" was praised by Liu Wei, Chen Gong hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed to him, apologetically.

"From today onwards, you are no longer a white ding!" Holding Chen Gong's shoulder with one hand, Liu Wei frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then said to him: "From today on, you are the Qin Army's military advisor sacrificial wine, and your official position is only under Xu Shu and Pang Tong!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" It is a great honor for Chen Gong to be able to plan strategies in the Qin army as Bai Ding, and now Liu Wei promoted him to be a military advisor in one fell swoop, how could Chen Gong not be moved inexplicably, he hurriedly hugged his fists and bowed, bowed deeply to Liu Bian, and said: "Your Majesty must bow to the end of your life!" ”