Chapter 15 Reinforcements Arrive

Liu Hou naturally couldn't do what they wanted, and he promised to let Lu Meng send someone into the city to visit, but he quietly made arrangements. When the envoy sent by Lü Meng was hung from the city with a bamboo basket, he was immediately accused and blindfolded, so that he could not see the Eastern Wu generals who were imprisoned on the other side of the city wall. It was useless to let this Soochow envoy protest or struggle. At first he was carried around the city and then finally to a cell. It wasn't until he was in his cell that someone untied the strips of black cloth that blindfolded him.

In the prison of Jingzhou City, the messenger saw that the prison was full of people. These people are all naked, and they can't tell what their identities are, and the only thing that can be sure of their identities is that the people who speak have Soochow accents.

But this doesn't mean anything, Jingzhou City is close to Dongwu, and here are businessmen gathered, the two places have close exchanges, and there are a sea of people who can speak Wu. The messenger walked down the narrow aisle and asked along the way which of the prison men belonged to the army and who led the troops.

The people in the cells on both sides of the cell were noisy, and no one answered his questions at all, only faintly hearing voices such as "help" and "wronged". Others reached out from the wooden fence of the cell to pull the people walking in the aisle, so that the messenger had to be careful to avoid being pulled to his clothes.

Because Liu Hou sent someone to keep an eye on him, he walked around the cell and he couldn't find anyone to interrogate properly, and he could neither confirm nor deny that these people were Eastern Wu generals. Of course, he deliberately didn't see any of the seven leading generals.

Of course, these people in the cell are not the generals of Eastern Wu, they are all people quietly arranged by Liu Hou. Some of them were prisoners from the original prison, and some of them were actually people who were temporarily recruited to work today. Just as the receptionist was taking him around in circles in front of the messenger, these extras, under the organization of the government, quickly took off their clothes and entered the cell to play the role of a dragon.

They were instructed that those who knew the Soochow accent could speak in the Soochow accent, and those who did not know the Soochow accent should not speak. It was these Soochow accents that made the envoy a little confused. As for why they don't wear clothes?

The reason is very simple, due to the urgency of time, it is impossible to find so many Soochow military uniforms for a while. The real Eastern Wu soldiers who were encircled would be the Jiangdong Tigers, who had so far refused to surrender, and asking them to borrow clothes was tantamount to seeking skin from the tigers. So Liu Hou simply let them take off their clothes and perform in their true colors. Anyway, in ancient times, stripping captives was nothing new.

The messenger did not get the answer he wanted, and naturally he was unwilling, and he asked, there are only so many people in the cell, and what about the others? You must know that there are 30,000 soldiers in Eastern Wu.

Therefore, the person in charge of the reception took the envoy back to the government to drink tea and chat, which was actually delaying time. Just when he had boiled three dishes of tea and drank it so that the messenger's mouth was bitter and he wanted to vomit, it was finally arranged.

This time, the envoy was taken to the barracks in Jingzhou City, which was originally empty, and all the soldiers had already gone to war, leaving only a few old, weak, sick and disabled. But at this time, the barracks was full of people, so it was not lively.

is still a topless Minzhuang, still speaking this Soochow accent. Some of these people had just come out of the cell to rush to the scene, while others were newcomers, with a total of no less than 2,000 people.

2,000 people were not much, but they were enough to support the scene, and when the envoy came to the barracks, as far as the eye could see, there were these men who were sitting on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs, and they were sitting on the ground in a heap of unclothed places. Farther away, the view is blocked by the military tent, and you can't see the situation behind, which can easily give people the illusion that there are many people like this in this barracks.

The truth was that the farther place was completely empty, and there was not even a ghost, and when the messenger tried to go and see, he was restrained by the host, saying that it was not advisable to overwork the arrival of the distinguished guest. Even when the messenger tried to get close to the men who were sitting on the ground, he was stopped.

The reason turned out to be for safety, and he was strictly forbidden to get close to these Jiangdong tigers. Although the envoy repeatedly protested, saying that they were his own people and would not harm him, no one sold his account at all, but this was someone else's territory, and whatever they said was what they wanted, you could do whatever you were asked to do, and you should not think about anything if you were not allowed to do anything.

Not to let this messenger get close to these people, of course, because he was afraid that if he got too close, he would reveal his flaws. If someone pulls these strong bodies over and looks at the situation behind them, they will find that in fact, their hands are cut behind their backs, but the rope is just wrapped around their bodies and hands a few times, and there is no knot at all.

In other words, they weren't really tied up at all, they were just playing a show for the messenger. As soon as the messenger was gone, they pulled the ropes from their hands and left giggling and laughing.

So the messenger still got nothing, and was played in vain for an hour. After seeing the barracks, he was dragged back to the mansion to drink tea, and he was flustered by drinking, and there was sour water in his stomach.

He asked to meet the generals who led the troops several times, but the people who entertained him said that your generals in Eastern Wu were all greedy for life and afraid of death, and they were about to be captured, so those who led the troops were all dressed up as ordinary soldiers and hid among the soldiers, so until now they don't know where the generals are hiding in the pile of soldiers.

The straightforward messenger was born one Buddha and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, others don't know, this messenger is an old minister of Dongwu, and he knows that all the generals of Dongwu are tough guys who are not afraid of death.

In particular, Zhou Tai, Han Dang and others, who followed the leaders of Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan to fight in the east and west, can be said to be real battle-hardened generals, they have suffered countless wounds on their bodies, and scars are all over their bodies. No matter how difficult the scene is, such a general has never been discouraged, no matter how dangerous the environment is, he has never given up, he has survived countless times in his life, and he has never heard them say a word "afraid".

How can such a fearless warrior, such a loyal and loyal minister, slander people as greedy for life and afraid of death, how can this messenger not be dishonored. What's more, just now Liu Chan personally said on the city wall that the seven generals of Eastern Wu were drunk and it was inconvenient to come out to meet guests, why did they become nowhere now? Could it be that these Jingzhou people are all big talkers?

"On behalf of my lord Wu Hou, I protest against your inappropriate remarks, we strongly condemn your irresponsible behavior, and make solemn representations in this regard, we demand that you immediately stop your infringement against us, and return to the declaration of the Sun-Liu Alliance reached before the Battle of Chibi, and we deeply regret your remarks and actions that wantonly undermine the spirit of the Sun-Liu Alliance Declaration."

"Uh......" The receptionist was also speechless this time, after all, he was just a trick, not a famous scribe in history, and in the face of such diplomatic rhetoric, there was no way to answer, so he had to blindly persuade the envoy to drink tea.

It is said that Liu Hou is also very the wall. He hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and after the excitement had passed, his eyelids had long been drooping down, so he lay on the city wall and dozed off.

Lu Meng was under the city, and he didn't dare to sleep, so he could only accompany him. Whether it is in his previous life or this life, he has never suffered like this, which makes him sigh that it is not easy to be rich and handsome.

"Ahh About an hour after Lu Meng's envoy sent out, the eastern sky appeared white, and although Liu Hou was wrapped in two layers of blankets, he was still awakened by the cold wind in the early morning.

Rubbing his nose, which was a little itchy, Liu Hou heard a sonorous sound of military boots, and a soldier with a musket on his shoulder straps ran in front of Liu Hou in a gust of wind, and one stood upright, raised his hand and gave a military salute: "Report!" ”

"Say." Liu Houdao.

"Report to General Zhennan that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments, totaling 4*, have entered the city through the West Gate. Please instruct! The herald reported. Every time he heard the name of General Zhennan, Liu Hou was unhappy for a while, but now was not the time to care.

"Good!" Liu Hou immediately woke up from his drowsy state, and breathed a sigh of relief in excitement. With this group of people, his heart that had been hanging for two days and two nights could finally be put down.

"The order is given, the first and second regiments will come here at once to defend the guard, and each battalion of the third regiment will guard the other three city gates." Liu Hou gave orders.

"No!" The herald answered and trotted away.

Now the Hong Army under Liu Hou has a total of three standard regiments and two guard battalions. Each standard regiment has 1*, which is the group of people who have just arrived. And the 1,000 soldiers and horses that Liu Hou brought over first in the "super battleship" were his 2 guard battalions. In each battalion of the Guards Battalion*, the main ones will be Zhang Bao and Guan Xing.

At the same time, Liu Hou issued an order to let the person who received the envoy of Eastern Wu go back to the envoy who was dizzy, Liu Hou mainly wanted to use him to delay time, and now that the reinforcements have arrived, his use value is gone. Therefore, on the way back, he did not blindfold him with a strip of black cloth again, so that he could see the real situation in Jingzhou City.

He first saw a group of neat and well-groomed soldiers running through the street, although the number was not large, about 3,000 people, but the sound of running in unison, like a drum, shook his heart. Although these soldiers are all tired, the momentum and spirit give people the feeling that they are well-trained elite soldiers.

The envoy was secretly frightened, thinking, could it be that Liu Bei's Bai'er (Baiyi) elite soldiers have arrived? But it doesn't look like it, the white-eared elite soldiers are all with white feathers on their heads, but these people's clothes are very simple, green from head to toe, without any extra decorations, it should be an unknown new class of troops in Xishu.

(Note: The white-eared elite soldier should be a clerical error of the white-eared elite soldier, since it has been wrong, and now the white-eared is more famous than the white-eared, then this article will use the word white-eared, anyway, it is a novel and not a historical paper, so there is no need to be too rigorous.) ）

When he was hung up to the city by the hanging basket, he finally saw the 30,000 Eastern Wu soldiers who were imprisoned, and he couldn't help but be surprised. Because he was far away and there were Jingzhou soldiers closely monitoring him, he didn't dare to say much, he just wanted to go back quickly and report what he saw to Lu Meng.

When the men and horses of the first and second regiments arrived at the city, Liu Hou saw a deep sense of exhaustion on their faces. Yes, they were urged by Liu Hou to travel day and night, trotting all the way. Although they also have training subjects for long-distance and rapid marching in peacetime, this time the military situation is urgent, and the intensity of the march is indeed much greater than usual.

Happily, they all persevered, and it seems that the usual rigorous training has not been in vain. Fortunately, there are famous generals like Zhao Yun who usually take over the training, and if Liu Hou is replaced to personally grasp the training, it is impossible to achieve such an effect.