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As the torches were suddenly lit outside the city, torches were also lit on the castle towers. Not only that, but when the torch is lit, the beacon that has been prepared for a long time is also lit.

The smoke rose into the sky, and rumbling war drums rang out on the towers. Suddenly, the people in the city woke up in their sleep, and in the blink of an eye, the scene of thousands of lights was once again presented. It's a pity that the defenders on the city tower have no intention of looking high at this time, let alone enjoying this beautiful scenery.

"Finally showing up!" On the tower of the West Gate, when the shouts of killing sounded from the city, Lei Bo no longer paid attention to the battle in the city, but walked to the female wall and looked down at the siege army outside the city.

Coincidentally, in front of the lobby of the county guard's mansion, a few miles away from the west gate, someone said the same thing as Lei Bo at this time: "Sure enough, it's here!" Almost at the same time as me, I rushed out of the city, and if it weren't for the sentry and the alert, I would have discovered this group of sneaky thieves in advance, and I was afraid that I would have met the thieves head-on and been harmed by them. It was Kong Ming's subordinate army commander Shi Sima Yi who spoke.

Things have to start with Wancheng, that day he and Kong Ming led the army to Wancheng, that afternoon with Kong Ming out of the city to check the terrain, and then found some clues around the abandoned camp of the Jingzhou army. But he and Kong Ming kept it secret, pretending to return to the city with nothing, and that night Sima Yi was ordered to lead a cavalry team of 1,000 people to Yangzhai at night, and the departure time was a full day later than Xu Shu's army, but when they were about to arrive at the west gate of Yangzhai City, they accidentally discovered the whereabouts of the Jingzhou army.

If it weren't for the timely return of the sentinel cavalry, Sima Yi almost led a thousand cavalry to meet this Jingzhou army head-on; If this is the case, Sima Yi and his party will inevitably be more than lucky. It is very likely that it will be annihilated outside the city by this Jingzhou army in advance. It was precisely because of the detection of the whereabouts of the Jingzhou army in advance that Sima Yi made a quick decision. He led the guards around the west gate and made a circle from outside the north gate and the east gate. Eventually, he entered the city through the south gate when it was dark.

It was this discovery that made Yang Zhai Cheng know in advance of the Jingzhou army's plan to sneak attack at night, and made arrangements before the Jingzhou army attacked the city gate at night. This was the direct reason why Lei Bo appeared on the tower of the West Gate, and he was joined by two thousand defenders to support the West Gate. It's just that these 2,000 people did not appear on the streets, but went up to the city from the south and north towers, detoured back to both sides of the West Gate Tower along the female wall, and then hid their whereabouts and did not show up for the time being, until the city gate was in danger or the Jingzhou army attacked the city. Give the Jingzhou army a fatal blow.

At this moment, with the sound of "dong dong" war drums coming from the direction of the west gate, Sima Yi, Chang Lin, Ji Ling and Guan Yu, who stayed in the county government, changed color when they heard the sound. But after seeing Sima Yi finish speaking, he gently stroked a small beard under his chin with a solemn expression, his eyes were deep and obscure, and he had a thoughtful expression. Guan Yu, who came to Yangzhai City with him, did not have a trace of a smile on his face, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and a pair of Danfeng eyes under the thick tiger eyebrows narrowed into a line. A sharp cold light flickered in the narrow gap.

Those who are familiar with him know that this is a sign that Guan Yu is about to go on a killing spree. It's just that his current embarrassing situation determines that he will not take the initiative to ask Ying to fight, even if Yangzhai City is in danger, even if the city gate is broken by the Jingzhou army. Guan Yu would not take the initiative to lead the troops into battle, because his mission on this trip was to protect the safety of Sima Yi and Yingchuan County Shouchanglin, and it was not his task to lead the troops to defend the city or go out of the city to fight.

At this point. Guan Yu's consciousness is very high, and he always abides by one principle. This is not to seek merit, but to seek no fault. Anyway, he never expected to make a career under Li Li. As long as the status quo can be maintained, it will be satisfied.

Compared with Guan Yu, Ji Ling, who was standing beside him, seemed very anxious, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was anxious. With years of experience in the battlefield and his excellent ear power, he could roughly judge the number of soldiers and horses of the Jingzhou army from the shouts of killing, horse hooves and screams from the west gate. A full 25,000 paces, this is the approximate number obtained by Ji Lingtong's voice. And this number means that the siege soldiers and horses exceed the defenders by six times, and the three thousand defenders on the tower of the West Gate alone will not be able to hold the city gate, and the Jingzhou army will break through the city gate in less than half an hour. The war is so critical, how can Ji Ling not be anxious, how can he not be anxious, how can he sit in the county guard?

Just when Ji Ling was about to invite Ying to fight and lead the army to reinforce Ximen, he saw that Tai Shou Chang Lin was not angry and said: "In the past few days, Sima Chang Shi Phi Xing Dai Yue has led the army to come to help, and this kind of affectionate friendship Chang Mou must be remembered in his heart, and he will not forget it." However, the current war is urgent, and Chang and General Ji Ling do not know much about the situation of the Jingzhou army, so if Changshi is willing, I want to hand over all the soldiers and horses in the city to Changshi's command, and all the officials in the city, including my Changlin, are all under Changshi's dispatch. Speaking of this, he paused, looked back at Ji Ling, and asked, "Does General Ji Ling have any objections?" ”

Ji Ling was stunned and responded: "Zhong Da is the commander of the army of the Southern Expedition, and he was ordered to come to Yingchuan this time, and he should be in charge of all the soldiers and horses in the city. Therefore, there was no objection and he completely agreed with the county guard's suggestion. It's just that?????? At this moment, Ximen is in danger, and the Jingzhou army is six times larger than mine, so I don't know if there is a good way to retreat from the enemy in the long history? Before the words fell, Ji Ling looked at Sima Yi with burning eyes, seeing how he answered and how to retreat from the enemy.

Obviously, Ji Ling doesn't care about military power at this time, and whoever commands the soldiers and horses can be handed over, but whoever wants to be in charge of the soldiers and horses must come up with a feasible strategy to resist the enemy, if they can repel the enemy army, it is naturally the best, no matter how bad it is, it is necessary to ensure that the city gate is not breached, and the county town will not fall. This is a prerequisite for taking over military power. If Sima Yi doesn't have the ability to quit as soon as possible, just like him Ji Ling, he is self-aware, and he thinks that he is not sure to defend the West City Gate, so he happily hands over the military power, don't occupy the pit and don't, don't say anything about misleading people and himself, and even affect hundreds of thousands of people in the city.

Sima Yi's mind was clear, how could he not hear the voice of Ji Ling's words? I saw that his face changed slightly, his eyes purred, and he waved his hand at Chang Lin, then looked at Ji Ling, and said with a chuckle: "Thanks to Taishou's appreciation, General Ji Ling is so aware of the righteousness, and he actually handed over more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the whole city to his full command. In this case, Sima Yi is not talented, so he is disrespectful. ”

As he spoke, the smile on Sima Yi's face quietly receded, and he said with a stern face: "The West Gate is the main direction of attack of the Jingzhou army, and there are more than 20,000 siege soldiers and horses outside the city. In addition, the thieves had already prepared, and during the day, they had already sent a group of hundreds of elite soldiers to infiltrate the city in disguise, and joined forces with the army outside the city to capture the city gate. Therefore, unless we send half of the soldiers and horses in the city to the west gate to defend the city, the three thousand defenders alone will not be able to defend the west gate, and sooner or later they will be broken by the Jingzhou army.

However, tonight we must not only defend the west gate, but also send troops and horses to strengthen the defense of the north gate and the east gate. This is because this lone army of Jingzhou soldiers and horses went north not to capture Yingchuan, but to meet with Cao Ren's army here, so as to complete the alliance reached between the two countries. According to reliable sources, two days ago, when General Wei Guo Jia led his army north to Hanoi County, Cao Ren, who was stationed in Zhongmu County, had already led his army south, and his purpose was to come to Yangzhai to contact the Jingzhou army and fulfill the covenant. It should be noted that the purpose of Cao Ren's army rushing to Yingchuan was not only to hand over with the Jingzhou army, but also to capture Yingchuan or Runan and open up the southern passage between Yanzhou and Jingzhou. Therefore, compared to the Jingzhou army outside the West Gate, the upcoming Cao Ren army is a greater threat to Yangzhai City. ”

Speaking of this, Sima Yi paused, and said in a deep voice: "In view of this, what we have to do now is not to increase troops to defend the West Gate, but to mobilize troops and horses to strengthen the defense of the North Gate and the East Gate. In addition to the 3,000 soldiers stationed at the West Gate at this moment, we still have 22,000 defenders and 1,000 cavalry brought by me, as well as 10,000 young men recruited by Taishou overnight, a total of 33,000 people, which is all the people I have at hand.

I intend that only 1,000 soldiers will be left at the south gate, General Chen Lan will lead 5,000 defenders and 5,000 young men to guard the east gate, General Ji Ling will lead 10,000 defenders and 5,000 young men and women to guard the north gate, and the county guard will leave 2,000 men and horses to garrison; The remaining 8,000 soldiers were led by General Guan Yu to ambush on both sides of the main street of the West Gate, and gave them a head-on blow after the Jingzhou army broke through the city gate. At that time, if General Guan Yu can defeat the Jingzhou army, it is naturally the best, if he cannot defeat the Jingzhou army, he must burn its grain and grass, forcing it to be unable to fulfill the alliance with Cao's army. If this can be the case, even if Yang Zhai City falls, we will still have more merit than fault, and we will still be glorious despite defeat. With such an arrangement, I don't know what the three of them think? ”

Chang Lin said curiously: "Right now, the Jingzhou Army and the Northern Wei Cao Army have joined forces to attack our Western Jin Dynasty, even if they can't complete the alliance, I'm afraid it won't have much impact on the alliance between the two countries?" ”

Sima Yi nodded and said: "What Taishou said is good, even if he does not fulfill the covenant, the Northern Wei and Southern Han will still attack together until they defeat my Western Jin Dynasty." However, if the covenant is not fulfilled, it means that there is no direct interest relationship between the two countries, and they will inevitably have mutual dislikes, and they will be wary of each other.

This is exactly what we want to see, and it is extremely beneficial to our army, as long as it is used properly, it can be broken one by one, and then the whole battle can be won. If this battle is won, the strength of the Northern Wei and Southern Han will inevitably be greatly damaged, and our Western Jin Dynasty will become stronger and stronger, laying a solid foundation for the future domination of the world. With all that said, do you still have any questions? ”

Ji Ling asked: "There are only 1,000 defenders at the south gate, once it is attacked by a sneak attack, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving up the south gate?" As soon as the south gate is broken, Yangzhai City will surely fall, and at that time, won't we become a turtle in the urn and the whole army will be wiped out? ”

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