As the sun set, Zhuge Ke breathed a sigh of relief. The first day of October was almost over, and the 10,000 Shu Han troops on the opposite side still did not move. It seems that it is not very likely that Wei Ba will attack, and the cruel words he said before are just cruel words after all.

Did you win the bet this time? Looking at the camp of the Shu Han army opposite, Zhuge Ke asked himself secretly. Although it didn't happen to him what he feared most, he still didn't dare to relax. Wei Ba did not fulfill his promise, and did not launch an attack on the first day of October when he did not receive the news of successful negotiations, but it does not mean that he will remain silent in the future, that is not Wei Ba's character. He is so enthusiastic that he will never return in vain.

Maybe he set his goal on Yiyang, after all, the crown prince Sun Deng is in Yiyang, surrounding Yiyang, and surrounding Sun Deng, which has a greater symbolic meaning.

Zhuge Ke was a little disappointed, he knew that in Wei Ba's eyes, he Zhuge Ke was not a weighty opponent at all, at best, he was at the same level as Jin Dongliu. Although Jin Dongliu is an indispensable general under Wei Ba, Zhuge Ke is still a little lost, and he hopes to be an opponent with Wei Ba rather than a tribe under Wei Ba.

Zhuge Ke returned to the county temple, took off his armor, and just took his seat, his younger brother Zhuge Rong walked in quickly, his face was anxious.

"Brother, there's a war."

"At war?" Zhuge Keteng stood up suddenly: "Where is the war?" ”

"Yiyang." Zhuge Rong handed an emergency military report to Zhuge Ke, Zhuge Ke took it, opened it and looked at it, his face suddenly changed, and he subconsciously held his breath.

At noon today, Wei Ba led an army of 60,000. Suddenly surrounded Yiyang, with the momentum of devastating and decaying, successfully defeated the defense line arranged by Zhang Cheng on the periphery, and now the troops are under the city of Yiyang.

This military report was sent by Zhang Cheng, and he asked Zhuge to abide by the city and not act rashly. There were still more than 10,000 defenders in Yiyang City, and even in the face of Wei Ba's 60,000 army, he could support it for a few days. Now what he is most worried about is that once Zhuge Ke makes a rash move and goes out of the city to fight, he will encounter Wei Ba's superior forces. Suffered significant losses.

Zhuge Ke couldn't help but be surprised. Although he didn't believe that Wei Ba would give up easily, the fierceness of Wei Ba's attack was still beyond his imagination. The 60,000-strong army surrounded Yiyang, and it turned out that Wei Ba never thought of retreating, he just redeployed. Concentrate forces to attack Yiyang.

Zhuge Ke admired Zhang Cheng. Facing Wei Ba's army of 60,000. The defensive line he deployed on the perimeter must have collapsed at the touch of a button. In this case, he can still stay calm and let him not rush to Yiyang's aid easily. So as not to be ambushed by Wei Ba's heavy troops, it can be described as an old saying. You must know that it is the prince who is besieged in the city, and he has changed to an ordinary person, so I am afraid that he has panicked at this time, and I hope that all the reinforcements nearby will support as soon as possible.

Then, it happened to fall for Wei Ba's trick. He waited for work under Yiyang City, and no matter which reinforcements rushed to Yiyang in one go, he would become his prey. Zhang Cheng wrote a letter to him, presumably to other counties as well, to avoid the danger of being eaten by Wei Ba one by one. As long as you survive the initial panic, it is possible to avoid making mistakes in your busyness.

However, Zhuge Ke still can't be completely assured. Even if there are more than 10,000 people in the city, there is no guarantee that Yiyang will be safe. Wei Ba is famous for being good at siege. There are almost no fire bombs in Yiyang, and Zhang Cheng may not know how to restrain the fire bombs, once Wei Ba starts to attack the city, Yiyang may be broken at any time. Once the crown prince Sun Deng fell into the hands of Wei Ba, the consequences were unimaginable. Zhang Cheng is so calm, on the one hand, it is related to his character, and on the other hand, it may also be because he has not seen Wei Ba's methods with his own eyes.

It's better to hear than to see with your own eyes.

Zhuge Ke was in a dilemma and was anxious.

……

The sunset shone red for half of the sky, painting Yiyang City with a layer of blood. On the land outside Yiyang City, the blood stains have dried up and turned dark red, and the bodies of the soldiers of the Wu army have been cleaned up and placed in a centralized manner. The camp of the Shu Han army is rapidly being set up, like a blooming flower. The roof of the tent was snow-white, and it looked like it had a white edge for Yiyang.

However, Sun Deng knew that this white edge was more like a mourning dress, and Wei Ba suddenly surrounded Yiyang, which was equivalent to judging his death.

The scene two hours ago still lingered in Sun Deng's heart, and he couldn't forget it for a long time. At that time, the noon sun was hot, and Sun Deng, who had not slept all night, was thinking about whether to catch up on sleep or hold on for a while, when he suddenly heard an urgent report that the Shu Han army had suddenly begun to attack. When he ran up to the tower, the west of the city was already in full swing, and more than 20,000 Shu Han troops cut off the connection between him and Zhang Cheng.

Yiyang is on the north bank of Zishui, and if the enemy attacks, it is impossible to directly cross Zishui to attack the city, either from the upstream or from the downstream. The water downstream joins some of the other water systems, and the current is faster and the water surface is wider, so usually the enemy comes from upstream. Zhang Cheng arranged 7,000 elites in the upstream and 3,000 elites in the downstream, setting up a solid formation as Yiyang's outer defense line. These outer defense lines are not really defense lines, but only provide enough early warning for Yiyang City to avoid a surprise attack.

It is said that there are a lot of these people, especially when there are only 20,000 Shu Han troops in Yiyang, these people may even block the opponent's offensive and resist the enemy outside the city.

However, when Wei Ba led an army of 60,000 and pounced from three directions at the same time, this line of defense completely lost its meaning, and in less than two hours, the 7,000 Wu army collapsed, except for Zhang Cheng, under the protection of dozens of troops, who broke out of the encirclement by boat and fled back to Yiyang City, the more than 7,000 troops he led were swallowed up by Wei Ba.

In the face of Wei Ba's superior forces, Zhang Cheng did not dare to fight with him outside the city, and before Wei Ba freed up his hands, he also took back the three thousand elites downstream to the city. Now, there are still more than 15,000 people in the city, and in the face of Wei Ba's 60,000 army, it seems that there is still a certain advantage in defending the city, but when he thinks of Wei Ba's past achievements, Sun Deng's heart is worried.

Now there is a saying that since the advent of Wei Ba's fire bombs, the tactics of siege have actually changed, and it is no longer the kind of siege that was the main thing, supplemented by siege, the proportion of battle losses between the offensive and defensive sides is huge, and the defending side has enough advantages.

Even Sima Yi has proven that the Agni Bullet is not invincible.

Looking at the Shu Han army camping outside the city, and looking at the fluttering battle flag in the Chinese army camp, Sun Deng's heart felt a chill. Since he was ordered to guard Yiyang, he was worried about fighting against Wei Ba, but he didn't expect this day to finally happen.

"His Royal Highness the Prince." Zhang Cheng walked over from behind and said softly: "Go down to the city, even if Wei Ba attacks the city, it will take a few days to prepare, and it will be fine for the time being." ”

Sun Deng turned his face and looked at Zhang Cheng's eyes. Zhang Cheng is even more tired than him. In order to prevent Wei Bazhen as claimed, he would launch an attack on the first day of October, Zhang Cheng also failed to sleep all night, was besieged at noon, and experienced probably the most dangerous battle in his life.

Now, Zhang Cheng still has a wound on his face, which was shot by a stray arrow during the breakout. When breaking through, although the Shu Han army could not go into the water to pursue, but they did not give up easily, they used the crossbow car to shoot fiercely, many parts were shot into serious injuries, Zhang Cheng himself was also injured, the wound on the face was better, two branches were shot on the back, and the bones were deeply visible. If it weren't for the sturdy armor that eliminated the force on the arrows, God knows if Zhang Cheng would be able to stand up and walk now.

"Good work general." Sun Deng gave a deep salute. Zhang Cheng has the identity of a half-master with him, and he has always held a disciple ceremony in front of Zhang Cheng.

"This is the duty of the ministers." Zhang Cheng returned the salute, and when he bent over, his cheeks twitched twice. The wound on his back seemed to burst again, but he still lowered his back until it was up to the standard of propriety.

Sun Deng picked up Zhang Cheng and walked towards the city together. "General, can we hold Yiyang City?"

"It depends on whether the reinforcements come fast enough, and whether the reinforcements come enough." Zhang Cheng glanced at the military camp outside the city and sighed: "My Great Wu now not only has to deal with Shu Han, but also has to guard against Cao Wei, and the troops are insufficient. Wei Ba is very famous, and if there is no superior force, I am afraid that no one will dare to fight against him. However, where can we draw another 40,000 or 50,000 people, and who has the courage to fight against him? ”

"Just can't hold it?" The corners of Sun Deng's eyes twitched twice.

"Not really." Zhang Cheng smiled: "Wei Ba has an advantage, but the advantage is not so big that it is absolute, if he wants to destroy my Great Wu by himself, I am afraid it is a fool's dream." ”

Sun Deng frowned, not quite understanding what Zhang Cheng said. Can Yiyang hold on?

Zhang Cheng felt Sun Deng's doubts and couldn't help but sigh secretly. Although Sun Deng is in his early twenties, about the same age as Wei Ba, and has read a lot, the knowledge in this court is still too weak. He didn't feel the power struggle behind this war at all, and compared to Wei Ba, who took the initiative from Li Yan and led this war, he was as naïve as a child.

Can such a prince support the state of Wu? Zhang Cheng suddenly felt an inexplicable frustration.

"General?"

"Uh-huh!" Zhang Cheng coughed in disguise: "His Royal Highness the Prince, in the opinion of the ministers, Wei Ba sent troops to Yiyang to attack the city and seize the land, I am afraid it is not the main purpose, and it should be his true intention to force peace with war." He gave up Linxiang and moved to Yiyang, probably because the prince was here. ”

Zhang Cheng raised his head and looked at Sun Deng quietly: "Prince, whether you can hold Yiyang or not is related to the success or failure of the negotiations between the two sides." The prince is here, and it is impossible for the king to sit idly by, so Wei Ba's goal is not to conquer Yiyang, but to surround Yiyang. For Wei Ba, siege is secondary, and blocking reinforcements is the main thing. ”…… (To be continued......)

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