Chapter 10: Turning waste into treasure
It must be admitted that the so-called "clever plan" that Han Yao came up with on the spur of the moment does have its originality, but the problem may be new in this era, but for Shi Xun, it is a ...... The "old plan" for the rear car is a lesson.
In the original history, later Wei, Shu, Wu three kingdoms were established, the Eastern Wu Taifu Zhuge Ke led a 200,000-strong army to the north, attacked Hefei New City, besieged for more than two months, and saw that the city was about to be broken. So the guard Zhang Te ran out and said to Zhuge Ke: "I have no intention of resuming the war today." However, Wei Fa, who has been attacked for 100 days and cannot be saved, although he surrenders, his family does not sit. It has been more than 90 days since the enemy. There are more than 4,000 people in this city, and more than half of the dead have been killed, although the city has fallen, there are still half of the people who do not want to surrender. "——Similar to Han Yao's statement, please delay for a few more days, we will definitely surrender.
Zhuge Ke listened to what Zhang Teh said, and really stopped the army and did not attack, but who would have thought that after Zhang Teh returned to the city, he would demolish the houses overnight to repair the city defense, and when it was dawn, he suddenly retorted: "I have a dead ear!" Zhuge Ke was furious and stepped up the siege of the city, but he was no longer in a hurry, the morale of the Wu army was low, and Cao Wei's reinforcements were coming, so he had no choice but to retreat.
Of course, compared with the two, Zhang Te and Han Zhong are not in the same shape. First of all, Zhuge Ke's attack on Hefei New City was intended to besiege the city and send reinforcements, so it dragged on, and 200,000 people attacked a city garrisoned by only three or four thousand people, but they couldn't take it for more than two months, and the morale of the guide was low; And this time, the Youzhou soldiers have only been prepared for two days, and then after a day of fighting, Changli City will be in danger, even if it can really be delayed for another ten days. The morale of the attackers will not be greatly damaged - and reinforcements from Liaodong may not be able to arrive.
So that's it. It's not like I've been dragging out for a long time and can't take the city. As a result, I have lost a certain amount of confidence in breaking the city, as long as I work harder, I will be able to win tomorrow, is it necessary to wait any longer? Just to keep Han Zhong's wife and children from being punished by the Gongsun family, and spread this name of benevolence and righteousness?
Of course, more importantly, Han Yao was wrong to expect that it was Xun himself, although Hongfu was a great Confucian in the first generation, he had a great reputation. But this reputation should not be earned from the battlefield, as the so-called "soldiers are treacherous", when fighting, what benevolence and righteousness can be said? It's Xun and not Song Xianggong, he's not so pedantic.
However, if Xun didn't know Zhang Te's "old plan", and Zhuge Ke didn't have "the overthrow of the back car", maybe he would just shout "get out" and blow this Han Yao away. And since he can compare Han Zhong and Zhang Te, he can't help but feel childlike. Wanting to play a good trick on this self-proclaimed "wise man" messenger, he asked with a straight face: "Is there any deception?" ”
Han Yao heard this. couldn't help but be startled, and suddenly changed color, but he immediately reacted, quickly pretended to be honest, and replied: "There are few soldiers in the city, it is difficult to defeat the king's division, dare to deceive?" Don't you have too many doubts? ”
Shi Xun sneered: "This city can be broken overnight, why bother to delay the time, do you still hope for Xiangping's help?" Han Yao almost blurted out: "It's just like your words!" Fortunately, he swallowed the truth in time, and hurriedly argued: "The prince is in a hurry to come here, and he has to send reinforcements in peace?" However, for ten days, there will be reinforcements, and it is expected that they will also start to cross the Great Liao River. "You miscalculated, reinforcements can't come anywhere, how dare we have that kind of extravagant hope?
Then he complimented Shixun: "The name of the prince and the marquis, the world knows it, and a promise is nothing less than the weight of a thousand gold." If I save my lord's wife and children today, it is expected that the hearts of the people in Liaodong will inevitably be attached, and the eastern towns of Changli and Li will be sincere, and they should go down without a fight. In the past, the soup opened the net on three sides, in order to release the birds, and returned to the heart of the world, wouldn't the prince want to follow the holy place? ”
Is it the story of laughing wildly in Xun's belly, and saying in his heart that Shang Tang's "open side" can be compared with today's events? This dog head hasn't even passed the level of words, and his talent for tongue argumentation is only D-level at most - it can be seen that there is no one in Liaodong! He has played Han Yao enough, and he is planning to drive this guy out of the tent, or "the two countries are fighting, and they will be killed first"? Suddenly, a glance out of the corner of his eye, he saw Zhuge Liang beside him waving his hand slightly.
Shi Xun turned his body slightly sideways, close to Zhuge Liang, Kong Ming leaned close to him and whispered a few words, Shi Xun couldn't help nodding, then turned around, faced Han Yao again, and said in a deep voice: "Your words also seem to be reasonable, but the soldiers are fast, I can't drown under Changli for a long time." If you really surrender, that is, release the detained ships outside the city, I will send the front army to cross the Chongqing River to continue - if there is no boat in Ming Dan, I will attack. ”
In fact, Changli, which is also the Yixian County of Liaoning Province in later generations, is not a key point in the road, and it must be attacked. From Yangle to the heart of Liaodong, it is easier to take the south road, that is, to cross the Daling River through the two counties of Bintu and Tuhe - in the territory of Jinzhou City in the later generations - and then go to the southern foot of Wuwu Mountain, and then go to Wuwu without worry, and then you can drive to the bank of Da Liao River. In addition, there is a feasible northern road, which is to cross the Daling River from the territory of Yangle, and then bypass the northern foot of Yiwu Mountain, and then go south to Wu Wu - relatively farther, and the places passed through are much more deserted.
The problem is that Xun has already sent secret agents to explore various roads and cities in Liaodong in the name of business, and he has also studied the surrounding geographical environment with Yan Rou and Tian Chou. Bintu, Tuhe, Wuxi, etc. are all small towns, the garrison is weaker, and it is easy to take, only Changli is not dangerous, but there are thousands of defenders, if you put it behind you lightly, and follow the north and south two ways forward, if Han Zhong copies his own grain road, how can it be good?
Moreover, Changli is on the verge of the Daling River, Han Zhong has already collected all the surrounding ships, all of them are detained in the ditch in the north of the city, if Changli is taken first, and his boat is obtained, then it will be more convenient to cross the Daling River - this is the reason why Xun wants to come to fight Changli, as for the Bintu and Tuhe in the south, he has already sent Yu Ban to lead 3,000 troops to attack.
Therefore, after discussing with Zhuge Liang, Xun put forward a condition on this: you should quickly release the detained ships, so that you can see the sincerity of your heart. Their plan was to take two steps and make one step, and tomorrow while crossing the river by boat, they would continue to attack the city of Changli - seeing that the city was about to be broken, a rear army of six or seven thousand could enter the city to search and kill, and the main force could cross first.
Han Yao didn't dare to be self-conscious, saying that he would go back to discuss with the lord, and then hurriedly ran back to the edge of the city, put down the basket in the city, and brought it in. When he saw Han Zhong, Han Zhong hesitated when he mentioned the conditions of Shixun - I blocked Shixun here, just to buy time for the rear to gather troops and horses, if the boat was released first, so that Shixun could cross the Daling River, then the city could not be broken, could it survive for another ten days, what was the point?
He didn't expect that Shixun didn't plan to keep his promise at all, no matter whether he let go of the ship or not, he would continue to attack the city tomorrow.
Seeing Han Zhong's hesitation, Han Yao couldn't help but be anxious, and hurriedly said: "Although the enemy army can be crossed, but the rear army must be left behind to supervise Chang Liye, then it will be difficult for reinforcements to arrive in ten days, and it is not far away. If it is not allowed, it may be difficult to win the trust of them, and the city will be destroyed! ”
Han Zhong smiled bitterly when he heard this, and he couldn't say to Han Yao: "You miscalculated, the reinforcements won't come at all, and we won't have a chance to destroy Shixun's rear army, he died two days early, died two days late, and was still burdened with the name of surrender or breach of contract, so why bother?" So I had to wave my sleeves: "I have my own opinions, and I will retreat." ”
Han Yao Han Zhiyu couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed: "If you don't use your loyalty, if you don't use wisdom, this city will fall, and we will die!" ”
Han Zhongxin said that even if I listen to your words, this city will inevitably be breached, and we will still die - forget it, let me die bravely! So he stepped up the repair of the city wall, and no longer planned to make a living.
However, the shape of Changli is completely different from Zhang Tezhi's defense of Hefei New City in later generations, and the Youzhou Army of the Xunsuo Department is not demoralized, let alone lose its vigilance. The guards here have just lit torches to repair the city, and a small colonel reported that Xun knew, and Xun had not yet stripped off and slept - he never slept late, got up later, although the march was out, he had to adjust his work and rest habits, but the biological clock was not so easy to adjust, he couldn't sleep at night, and often had to rely on the horseback during the day to make up for sleep - he was furious when he heard the news, and immediately gathered the three armies to attack the city overnight!
The operation of the chariot is difficult, and it is difficult to get the right head in the dark, so I simply don't use it, and just take advantage of the night to push the chariot and the ladder towards the city. It stands to reason that there are many people with blindness in the moon and night in this year, and there are not enough lighting facilities and night combat training, so any army fighting at night has to be compromised in half, the problem is that the Youzhou army is yawning, tired and confused, and the Changli defenders are also uncomfortable. So it only took two hours to break through the city, and Sun Wen's big shield and long knife were the first to rush into the city, and he cut people when he saw them. The defenders dispersed in a hurry, and Han Zhongzhi knew that he could not avoid it, so he simply killed himself.
Instead, Han Yao was arrested—he was a scribe, he couldn't escape quickly, and he didn't dare to die, so he had to be captured—and he was escorted to Shixun. Shi Xun pointed at the guy and scolded: "Shaft, dare to deceive me!" ”
Han Yao said to him: "Fei Yao dares to bully the prince and the marquis, Han Zhongzhong is unwilling to let the boat out of the city, although I will do everything possible to persuade ......" Shi Xun sneered: "Hugh and I will do it again, you want to delay the army, so you are offering the seal and the false ear!" ”
Han Yao's spirit was completely out of state this time, he was both frightened and distressed, and he resented Han Zhong for not using his "clever plan", so he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what he said, and blurted out: "How can you know it?!" ”
This man must be stupid enough that others will lose interest in playing with him or reprimanding him. Shi Xun was still waiting for Han Yao to deny it, and then he refuted it one by one, but who would have thought that he would admit it directly, and his interest immediately decreased, so he had to snort coldly: "How can you hide it from me?" ”
Han Yao hurriedly said: "Set up Han Zhongken to use my plan, and when the boat is released out of the city, I am afraid that the prince and the marquis will not be able to realize it." Although I am full of wisdom, why don't I use it, the city is broken, and at this time, fate? Now I wish to surrender, that is, to plan for the prince and marquis, and I can immediately get all peace. ”
It's Xunxin who said forget it, with your IQ, you can help me plan, and you can get the whole Pingzhou immediately, not to mention that I already have Zhuge Kongming in hand, even if I am alone, I will not take in you as a waste who has not done enough and has more than enough failures. Liu Xuande is not Kong Ming, but he can also toss and turn in the troubled times, for the sake of Sun Qian and Jian Yongye, if Sun and Jian were exchanged for goods like you, they would probably have died long ago and had no place to be buried......
Just as he was about to give the order to escort Han Yao out and behead him, a flash of inspiration suddenly occurred in his mind—can we try to turn waste into treasure? (To be continued......)