Chapter 20: Take the initiative

After withstanding the siege of Baqiu by Wang Wei, Wen Ping, and Jin Xuan a few days ago, the battle situation began to be relatively calm. But Zhang Lang did not dare to relax at all, because he knew that the brief silence after the storm would be followed by an even bigger storm. The other side must deal with it with twelve points of spirit, and if something goes wrong, it will be a loss for all the games.

However, what happened next was unexpected, Wen Ping suddenly seemed to have no confidence to attack, and there had been no movement for four or five days, which made Zhang Lang deeply uneasy. Given the importance of Baqiu's strategic location, it is impossible for the enemy army to continue like this forever, and they have not moved at all so far, which seems to hint at some conspiracy behind their backs. If he came to Ming, Zhang Lang was not afraid, but what he was most worried about was that they came to conspire. There must be some strange trick behind Wen Ping's back, Zhang Lang almost thought to himself.

Another day of hesitation and anxiety passed, and finally, Zhang Lang couldn't sit still, all along, he used his own advantages, took the initiative to attack, and often could always lead the opponent's brand. If you sit still, it's not your own style. It seems that it is necessary to take the initiative to break the enemy once again and reverse the current uneasy form.

At night, Zhang Lang summoned Guo Jia and Lu Su to come in to discuss.

Obviously, the two of them also knew the purpose of Zhang Lang's summoning them, and as soon as they entered the mansion, Guo Jia split his mouth and said: "Lord, depending on the situation, the form will change, Wenpin and they have not moved at all in the past few days, and their subordinates suspect that they are playing any tricks again." ”

Zhang Lang first motioned for the two to take a seat, and then said with a solemn face: "I also have this suspicion, so I summoned you to discuss it late at night." ”

Guo Jia then picked up the tea brought by the maid, drank two sips in a row, and then put it aside to ponder. If they found out that it was Zhao Yu, who had no name but was an ironclad lady who brought them tea and water, they were afraid that they would be flattered and would not be able to drink so arrogantly. Guo Jia thought for a while, and seemed to be unsure for a while, and speculated: "Baqiu's defense line is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is almost impossible to take it down by normal methods." From the perspective of their subordinates, they must have come up with a surprise soldier, and this strange soldier is nothing more than two ways, one is from the water. But the problem is that it is not easy for them to get a boat now, and even if they do, they are afraid that they will not be able to escape the surveillance of our army on the water. And if they want to float down like the lord Nabaqiu did, his subordinates believe that except for the lord Black Eagle Guard, no army has such ability, even the Jingzhou army, which is famous for water battles. In this case, there is only one other way, and that is the mountain road. Dafan mountain road, there are always not a small trail, Baqiu three mountains and one water, in addition to Wujian Mountain back to the south bank of the Yangtze River can be ignored, although Tianyue Mountain and Baiyun Mountain are high and steep, and let us choke the checkpoint, but it is difficult to ensure where there is a trail can go straight through the mountain, reach our defense line, and then attack inside and outside to break the checkpoint. At this point, there is a bit of a mystery. Therefore, his subordinates thought that it was very likely that they were crossing the mountains and crossing the veins, intending to raid our army. ”

Although Zhang Lang was not sure of Guo Jia's thoughts, he felt that it was very reasonable, and said: "It is very likely that Wang Wei said that it is not long or short in Baqiu, and it is not impossible to find a path. But even if we know their intentions, we can't guard against them at all? ”

At this time, Lu Su said slowly: "Lord, with such a guess of the opponent's actions, it is better to attack to test their reality, if they really make a move, a lot of troops will inevitably be drawn." If we really find that their strength has dropped a lot, then we will first attack the army outside them, and then we will fight the dogs at the gate, and the subordinates will not be able to do much about what they can do. ”

Zhang Lang couldn't help but shout: "Yes, Xiaoyu, you go and call Wei Yan and them over immediately." ”

That Zhilu Su didn't want to think about it, so he objected and said: "The lord can't go out of the city at this time, maybe the enemy army will set up a trap for us to leave the city?" If they fight for every point, we will lose one combat power. If we are not sure, we should not attack so rashly. ”

Zhang Lang didn't expect Guo Jia to object, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "You came up with this idea, and you are the one who opposes it, what do you want me to do?" Am I really going to sit here and wait for death? ”

Lu Su smiled, and a trace of cunning flashed on his honest and honest face, which made Zhang Lang's heart tighten, and he couldn't look at people like appearance. He said: "The lord is not in a hurry, we are going to send troops to test the truth, but not at this time. ”

Zhang Lang was confused and asked, "When was that?" ”

Lu Su said softly: "After the night, before dawn." ”

Zhang Lang suddenly understood, patted his head, and said with a smile: "Why am I so impatient all of a sudden?" ”

Guo Jia, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly said loudly: "Lord, have you found a strange thing, although Wang Wei's troops have not attacked the checkpoint in the past two days, they have bullied our army and dare not fight, and directly pushed Dazhai to the foot of Baiyun Mountain, which is only a few miles away from our checkpoint, and they also set up a lot of sentry posts and arrow towers in the middle of the mountainside, showing that they want to observe the movement of Baiyun Mountain, even if our army wants to launch a night attack, they can also find out in advance." ”

Zhang Lang was furious and scolded: "What a Wang Wei, there is no one in his eyes, see what I do to him when the time comes." ”

Guo Jia didn't pay attention to Zhang Lang's angry scolding, but pondered: "This move is out of the ordinary, and my subordinates can't figure out what their intentions are for a while, of course, they won't be stupid to monitor Baiyun Mountain's movements." Obviously, there are still some tricks in the back, and at this point, we must not be unguarded. ”

Everyone couldn't help but be silent, one by one, they were preoccupied, and they obviously heard Guo Jia's meaning.

Halfway through, Guo Jia raised his head and said slowly: "My subordinates think that it is very likely that Wang Wei wants to hide something here." And what is concealed is that the defense line has to be pushed so close to our military checkpoint. As long as we think about it, it is not difficult to guess. ”

Lu Su suddenly spoke up and said in a shocking voice: "They may be digging a mountain road." ”

Guo Jia slapped his hands fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Not bad." I also sent the "earth listening" to investigate, and they reported that there was a slight vibrating sound echoing. According to the location, it should be on the west side of Baiyun Mountain. Zhang Lang's whole heart lifted when he heard this, and he lost his voice: "No, how long does it take to dig a mountain road, how can it be completed so easily without a year and a half of work, Wang Wei will not be stupid to this point." ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "On the west side of Baiyun Mountain, accompanied by the water of Baqiu, the geology is relatively soft, and there is only one mountain apart. It is estimated that Wang Wei has already thought of this and discovered this weakness, otherwise why would he start digging mountains and tunnels as soon as the siege is stopped? ”

Zhang Lang's head grew when he heard this, and he was extremely depressed: "Okay, the analysis for you is full of flaws, how can you fight this?" ”

Guo Jia's eyes sparkled and said: "All this is speculation, but if it is true, although it is possible to be attacked from the inside and outside, but they have no success, everything is empty talk." And at this time, it has become a good time for the lord to break the enemy. ”

Zhang Lang had already recovered, he heard the song and knew the elegance, and couldn't help laughing [***]: "In this way, Wang Wei's team can't move for the time being, Jin Xuan robbed me at the beginning, and his spirit was broken, I guess he didn't dare to send troops to take the trail, so that only the Wenpin team was left, so let me go and brush it tonight to see how many catties he still left." ”

Lu Su and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled.

Lu Su reminded: "The lord had better attack the east and west, first send a team of soldiers to attack the Jinxuan Dazhai, let Wenpin relax there, and then suddenly concentrate all his forces and attack the Wenpin Zhai camp." If you don't fight, you will have to fight in a war, and their vitality will be greatly damaged, so that they will no longer be a threat to us, in this way, three teams will go to one team, no matter how powerful Wang Wei is, he is afraid of taking the golden whirlwind that is not angry, and in the end there is nothing to do with us. ”

Zhang Lang couldn't help laughing, obviously in a very happy mood, but then he turned his eyebrows and asked, "What if they didn't take the trail?" How is that good? ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Why doesn't the lord have any confidence in his judgment? Whoever dares to be very sure in his heart, but the fighter plane is fleeting, it depends on who has the courage. ”

Zhang Lang nodded, not talking.

No one expected that Zhang Lang would stick to Baqiu's idea, but in the end, he repeatedly made surprise attacks.

It was already four watches at night, and the level under Baiyun Mountain quietly opened, and then quickly closed.

The moon had already sunk, and the morning stars in the sky twinkled like a big one, and the faint stars around it surrounded it like the moon of the stars. Soon, the sky in the distant mountains began to appear a little white.

At the foot of Baiyun Mountain.

A faint mist drifted around the camp at the foot of the mountain, making the night a little hazy, and the light mountain wind blew through the flags, rattling. Most of the soldiers in the village were resting, and only a few soldiers patrolled around with their eyes open. If it weren't for the order from above, who would want not to sleep at this time?

Only the camp where the clerks still had a faint candlelight.

Wen Ping is a very great general, under Liu Biao's hands, except for Cai Mao and Huang Zu, even Wen Ping is a well-known figure. Cai Mao and Huang Zu are proficient in sailors, but Wenpin is both land and water, and he also has a good martial arts, and his strategy is also hunting, which can be regarded as a full material of civil and military affairs. At this time, when he heard that Jin Xuan finally withstood the impact of the Jiangdong Army, he breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time dispelled the idea of supporting Jin Xuan. Hey, thinking of Jin Xuan, Wen Ping couldn't help but have a headache, this guy who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures. But now that it looks safer, I should be able to get a good night's sleep, right? Wen Ping thought of Zhang Lang in Bachuri, and looked at the sky outside that was about to dawn, and it was good that they were just impacting Jin Xuan today, if they killed themselves? Wen Ping shook his head a little frightened, it seems that Jin Xuan is not nothing, and it is not bad to be a bait. Thinking of this, Wen Ping blew out the candle and prepared to change his clothes and go to bed.

The footsteps were heavy and dusty, and soon the misty sky was broken, and soon the enemy army was far away.

Sun Ce was holding an iron spear, dressed in dark blue armor, majestic, and he was the first to take the lead. And Han Dang and Huang Gai, who fell behind half of them, were divided into one left and one right, each lifting a knife and a whip, which was also extraordinary.

He was followed by 5,000 soldiers, including 2,000 Shanyue soldiers and 3,000 light infantry. The troops in Baqiu City were emptied.

Sun Ce led 5,000 soldiers and quickly flew towards Wenpin Dazhai.

At this time, the night has not retreated, the sky is not bright, and it is the most tired time of the day, when most of the patrolling soldiers are still dozing, Sun Ce and his soldiers have quickly forced into Dazhai.

The silence of the night sky was broken by the sound of neat footsteps and horses' hooves. The veteran with many years of experience finally found that there was something unusual in front of Dazhai, and it seemed that smoke and dust were billowing out, and when he was about to observe, the soldiers on the sentry tower had already noticed that a large number of enemy troops had been killed, and he panicked and blew the horn of vigilance. Unfortunately, it was too late, just as the archers woke up in a hurry and prepared for battle, Sun Ce and his soldiers had already rushed to the place where he was only three or four hundred steps away from Dazhai.

Sun Ce urged the horse, and shouted fiercely while shouting and urging the soldiers and said: "Brothers, I have been in the city for a few days, and today everyone will kill the enemy happily with me. ”

"Yo drink." The soldiers shouted in unison, their morale was boosted, and almost in a blink of an eye, they rushed to the front of the village.

In addition to the sparse arrows flying out of the village, there is no power to fight back.

Sun Ce didn't encounter any obstacles, rushed forward, picked off the door lock with a shot, and then stabbed the soldier with a wave.

After a short period of scrambling, many soldiers in the village began to rush out with disheveled weapons and join the battle.

Dazhai is full of fires.

The two armies soon met the enemy, and for a time there were screams everywhere, and the swords and swords in the village were fighting.

Wen Ping just lay down for a few minutes, he faintly heard the noise of noise, he just got up and sat up, a deputy general rushed out in a panic, and said: "General, the Jiangdong army has been killed." ”

Wen Ping looked at the deputy general with some annoyance, and while changing his clothes and armor before getting up, he said angrily: "What are you panicking about? ”

The deputy general stood there only and didn't dare to speak for a while, which shows that the law is usually strict.

Wen Ping asked coldly, "How many people came?" ”

As if on the verge of amnesty, the lieutenant hurriedly spoke: "It is estimated that there are at least four or five thousand people. ”

Wen Ping was stunned for a moment, and then his heart sank, but he didn't think about it, he waved his big hand and shouted: "Follow me to meet the enemy." ”

(To be continued)