Chapter 26: Night Attack on Chenliu
In the early morning, the west gate of Anyang slowly opened, and a team of cavalry galloped out at great speed, led by one person, wearing a red daqi and carrying a sharp sword at his waist, he was Liu Bang, the general of the Chu army, beside him, a sixty-year-old man, he was Li Shiqi, who came to Liu Bang yesterday,
Skillfully seizing Chen Liu, is a clever strategy for Liu Bang from Li Shiqi, Chen Liu is the world to rush, extending in all directions, during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao is the beginning of Chen Liu, conquest of the Quartet, and eventually there is hegemony, and now, Li Shiqi hopes that Liu Bang will control Chen Liu, as a springboard, to the west,
Although Liu Bang has 100,000 people, but in the late autumn season, he rushed to advance Chen Liu, once the snow falls, Chen Liujiu can not be attacked, Liu Bang will be in a dilemma, therefore, Liu Bang's only consideration is to continue to go west, abandon Chen Liu, or go south to Chen County, and prepare for the winter, after all, Chen County and Hengshan County are adjacent to each other, and Xiang Zhuang can be horns of each other, even if the Qin army kills, it is not suitable to shake the slightest,
But Li Shiqi's arrival, completely changed Liu Bang's decision, if he can take Chen Liu, turn to the west, can reduce a lot of resistance, therefore, Liu Bang is to listen to Li Shiqi's strategy, first salute and then soldiers, if Li Shiqi can not convince Chen Liuxian order, Liu Bang will take advantage of the night and Li Shiqi to cooperate with the outside, surprise attack Chen Liu,
At this time, Liu Bang and Li Shiqi and others have traveled nearly five miles, Li Shiqi deeply felt Liu Bang's sincerity in treating people, at this time he hugged his fists and smiled: "Send you a thousand miles, you must say goodbye in the end, lord, you better go back early, I will try my best to persuade Fang County to come and surrender,"
Liu Bang nodded with satisfaction, looked at Li Shiqi, and instructed: "If you can persuade, you can persuade, if you can't persuade, retreat, don't be in a hurry, but mistake your own life, my army will march north at night, go to Chenliu to respond, if you succeed, you can set fire to the south gate, I will definitely lead the army into the city,"
The two of them said goodbye for a while, and Li Shiqi arched his hand to Liu Bang to say goodbye, and then slowly walked forward, with about 30 people in casual clothes, and hurriedly went north.
Looking at the back of Li Shiqi's departure, Liu Bang prayed silently in his heart, hoping that Li Shiqi would not miss.
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Chen Liu, now Chen Liu, Kaifeng City, Henan Province, Zheng Di in the Spring and Autumn Period, later occupied by Chen State, named Chen Liu, Wei Hui Wang Du Liang during the Warring States Period, that is, its place also, after Qin Shi Huang unified China, abolished the division, placed the county, and established Chen Liu County,
At this time, Li Shiqi drove his horse slowly, beside him, a young man in brown linen clothes followed closely, seeing that he was about to arrive at Chen Liu, the young voice said beside Li Shiqi: "We will find an inn to live in temporarily after we enter the city, at night, we must rush to the county office, whether to attack Chen Liu at night, all listen to Mr. Li's arrangement,"
Li Shiqi looked around vigilantly, and after listening to the young man's words, Li Shiqi nodded, and walked towards the city gate by himself, while several teenagers changed their route to the tea shed not far away, they did not plan to enter the city with Li Shiqi, so as not to be discovered.
At this time, Li Shiqi came to the city, and a Qin soldier stopped Li Shiqi, he stood up and shouted: "During the battle, no matter who you are, you must be checked,"
Seeing the rough soldiers // Lu, he was slightly unhappy in his heart, but he was anxious to see the Fang County Order, so he had to endure it for the time being, and arched his hand on the horse and said: "Please tell the Fang County Order, the old man is visiting,"
Li Shiqi took out the post, the soldier looked at Li Shiqi in a daze, this kind of person who has a relationship with the county order, he can't afford to provoke, hesitated for a moment, the soldier immediately greeted him with a smile, took back Changge, and arched his hand and said: "This old gentleman waits, I'll go find Lord Sima to come over,"
The soldier left in a panic, and Li Shiqi looked at the soldier contemptuously, and couldn't help but smile mockingly,
Soon, an officer in leather armor rode his horse, he saw Li Shiqi waiting anxiously from a distance, he sped up his horse, and soon came to the front, arched his hand and smiled: "Dare to ask Your Excellency is Mr. Li,"
Seeing that this officer knew himself, Li Shiqi couldn't help but smile and said, "You know me,"
"Mr. Li's name is famous, famous far and wide, how can I not know," the military Sima smiled and arched his hand, Li Shiqi saw that he had some knowledge, and couldn't help but smile and arched his hand: "This is a prayer post, and please ask Sima to help me transfer it,"
Jun Sima took the salutation and turned away,
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Chen Liuxian ordered the name of Fang Clam, these days heard that the Chu army crossed, the heart was worried, three days ago ordered the whole city to be on guard, strictly guard against the Chu army, at this time, Chen Liu's defenders nearly 30,000, if the city is firmly defended, according to Chen Liu's grain reserves, can hold on for at least two years, although the Chu army is numerous, but they are also difficult to capture Chen Liu,
Relying only on the thick walls of the city left by Chen is not a long-term solution, Fang Clam can't sleep at night, thinking about the plan to retreat from the enemy every day, just at this time, Li Shiqi visited, Fang Clam was overjoyed, and immediately ordered, please Li Shiqi into the city for a continuation,
At this time, in the guest hall, Li Shiqi had just arrived, the two of them sat down, a maid brought tea, turned around and left, there was a short silence in the house, and soon, Li Shiqi was the first to speak: "I heard that the Chu army has crossed, the momentum is huge, most of the cities along the way are begging, and now, Anyang, the township of Chen Liu, has also been lost, I don't know what Brother Fang's plan is,"
Although Li Shiqi is a Confucian student, he is not a fool, he has thousands of strategies, many people ridicule Li Shiqi for having knowledge and uselessness, but Fang Xian is very clear that Li Shiqi is just a talent, but he is old, in this life, I am afraid that he will talk about the end of his life,
With a light sigh, Fang Xian said a little helplessly: "Chen Liucheng has thick walls, sufficient grain and grass, and resisting the Chu army for a year and a half is not a problem, but I am also worried, if I can ask for reinforcements, it will only be a matter of time to break Chu,"
The meaning of Fang Clam's words has been revealed, he will strictly guard the city, and fight with the Chu army, Li Shiqi knows, if you want to persuade Fang Clam, you need to gradually lure, not in a hurry, but lowered your head, after a little thought, a government soldier walked in quickly at this time, arched his hand and said: "My lord, the partial banquet has been prepared,"
Fang Xian nodded slightly, looked at Li Shiqi, and laughed loudly: "Brother Li, let's talk while eating,"
The partial government and the guest hall are only a few steps away, the two soon came to the partial ya, sat with each other, a government soldier poured wine for the two, made a salute, and left.
Li Shiqi was still hesitating, how to persuade Fang Clam, but Fang Clam had already raised his glass and smiled: "Knowing that Brother Li has a lot, I can't accompany him, but Brother Li just drinks freely, and he doesn't have to be restrained,"
Li Shiqi nodded with a smile and picked up the wine glass, "I'll give a glass to Lord Fang first,"
After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere is getting more and more harmonious, Li Shiqi's eyes are red, and there is already a trace of drunkenness, and Fang Clam, but his eyes are drunk and hazy, squinting slightly, staring at Li Shiqi, thinking for a short time, Li Shiqi thinks that this is the best time to persuade Fang Clam, so he picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile: "I heard that the Chu army is transiting, not plundering people's property, not lewd // women, strict military discipline, to a commendable army, I don't know, what does Fang County Ling think,"
This is actually Li Shiqi testing Fang Clam, at this time Fang Clam was already drunk, he sneered without thinking: "Just the Chu army, don't be afraid, I should strictly guard against it, garrison the head of the city, and fight with the Qin army to the end,"
"Now that countries are rising, the situation in the world is changing rapidly, doesn't the general consider considering a way out, if the Chu army makes a detour to the west and abandons Chen Liu, the general can do the same, empty Chen Liu, and can't save the Qin State," Li Shiqi forced another sentence, but Fang Xian had already looked out of the window coldly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "If the Chu army abandons Chen Liu, I will be the commander of the army to go west, intercepting the back road of the Chu army, there are ambushes in front of the Chu army, and there are chasing soldiers in the back, how can it survive for a long time,"
For a while, the laughter of the fang clam echoed in the partial ya, and Li Shiqi saw that the fang clam could not persuade him to surrender, so he had to shake his head helplessly, at this time, the fang clam said: "Even if I can't exterminate the Chu army, I have to live and die with the Qin State,"
The banquet was eaten very late before it dispersed, Fang Shi was not strong enough to drink, and was poured down by Li Shiqi, at this time he was sent back to the back office to rest, and Li Shiqi was also resting in the guest room prepared by Fang Clam for himself, at this time an oil lamp flickered on and off, Li Shiqi sat at the table, and his heart was difficult to calm down for a long time.
He originally thought that Fang Clam's loyalty and uprightness could understand the situation in the world, listen to his own advice, surrender to Liu Bang, and make contributions, which was far better than his appointment as a small county commander in Qin State, but who would have thought that Fang Clam was stubborn and devoted himself to Qin State, and refused to make any concessions, which made Li Shiqi realize that he could no longer dissuade Fang Clam, otherwise, once he annoyed Fang Clam, it was very likely to affect tonight's plan to seize the city,
In thinking, time passed slowly, and soon, midnight was coming, Li Shiqi quietly flashed out of the guest room, gently closed the door, and went to the study of the room clam.
The county government is divided into the front yard, the backyard and the partial courtyard, the study is in the partial courtyard, not far from the guest room, because Li Shiqi is the old friend of the house clam, so the room clam does not have a fortification of the clam, at this time, Li Shiqi hid from the soldiers who came to patrol, in the dark night, finally found the study of the house clam, gently pushed the door open, Li Shiqi by the moonlight, quietly looking for something, finally, next to a table, Li Shiqi found the token of the house clam, he was overjoyed, took the token, and quietly left the study again,
At the back door of the county government, several Chu soldiers who had been waiting for a long time saw the panicked Li Shiqi, and after a conversation, Li Shiqi took the reins handed by the Chu soldiers, and everyone lit the torches and hurried to the south gate.
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"The county commander has an order, open the city gate quickly, there are urgent documents to be sent to Xingyang," several cavalrymen wore Qin army armor, held torches, and a bronze token glowed in the moonlight, and soon, this cavalry team came to the city gate, and the general responsible for guarding the city gate intercepted their way, and more than 100 Qin soldiers waved their long ge, ready to go,
"This is the token of the county commander, you get out of the way quickly," a leader of the Qin army on horseback shouted, he was the centurion of the Chu army who followed Li Shiqi north during the day, and on the order of Li Shiqi, he killed several Qin army patrol posts in the street, changed his clothes, and came to deceive the city,
The two sides were deadlocked for a moment, the general took the token, looked at it, it was indeed the token of the county order, he began to hesitate, half a sound, he turned back to a lieutenant general and said, "Go and ask the county lieutenant, can you let them out of the city,"
The adjutant general beside the general was just about to leave, and the centurion of the Chu army had already waved his leather whip, whipped it away, and said angrily: "Bastard, the military affairs are urgent, if there is a delay, it will not be forgiven,"
The centurion's words made the general a little frightened, and he hesitated again for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Okay, Kaesong,"
"Only quack" the city gate slowly opened, the centurion took the lead, to the city gate, suddenly, he drew // out of the long sword, to the Qin army will be cut off, the general was caught off guard, was cut off half of the head in, at this time, the Qin soldiers began to panic, rushed hard, wanted to kill the Chu army who snatched the city gate, but the centurion had taken the first step to control the horse and rushed away, he swung his sword and hacked several people in a row, came to the city gate, the bow and arrow that had been prepared was pulled away by the centurion, beside him, a soldier handed a torch, ignited the arrow cluster, and the rocket soared out, Shooting out of the city, soon, a thunderous shout sounded outside Chen Liucheng, and I don't know how many soldiers and horses were rushing towards Chen Liucheng, and more than 100 Qin troops immediately collapsed and fled in all directions into the city......
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