Chapter 48 Xun captures the city

Cao Zhen got the news of the first wave of sending letters, and learned that Wei Qi had missed the delivery of food because of the handling of the spy matter, but he didn't take it to heart, because he also got a guarantee that Wei Qi would deliver food the next day. Although he was also surprised that Wei Cheng Zhang Ji, as a famous general, Zhang Ji would actually descend to Han after that, he didn't think much about it. As long as Wei Qi sends him grain and grass, don't miss the matter of the former enemy, even if he kills more people, Cao Zhen will not care.

"Mao Ji is there to supervise the grain, well, let Xun Ji and Du Hui lead troops to pick it up, don't make any mistakes on the road. The more big the victory is now, the more there is no room for mistakes. "Poor Cao Zhen was pretentious, but he definitely didn't expect that the dignified Shangshu Ling would surrender to the enemy and already control Yecheng. He was only worried about what was wrong on the way.

Xun Ji and Du Hui received the order and led 5,000 soldiers and horses to return quickly. Along the way, Xun Ji was silent, and his face was gloomy. Du Hui asked: "Junhou (Xun Ji is Jinghou), how do I think you are not in a good mood?" ”

Xun Ji let the horses rush forward while waving his whip: "Look at the direction of Yecheng, the clouds are scattered, and the murderous aura is vertical and horizontal, not an auspicious sign." ”

Du Hui said with a smile: "The prince's family is naturally true of the means of passing on the qi, I heard that the old man will know whether the enemy will steal the camp as soon as he sees the wind and clouds." However, the young general thinks that things in the world are unpredictable, where is a little wind and cloud that can be summarized? It's not that I don't believe in the prince, but now that our army has won a big victory, even if Ji Han has a few spies in the rear, where can the overall situation be changed? What's more, there is Shang Shu Ling Lord personally in charge, and it is foolproof. ”

Xun Ji smiled bitterly: "I hope so." Although I don't know what the problem is, I always feel that this thing is not right, Zhuge Liang is scheming, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yunyong are the best in the world, this time Ji Han gathered the whole country to attack Jizhou. forced His Majesty to move the capital in the name of worshipping his ancestors. I thought that this war would be fought extremely fiercely, and the situation would be protracted, even if it didn't fight for three or two years, it would definitely not be able to get down for a year and a half. But right now, they are so easily defeated by us, I always feel that there is something wrong with them. If Ji Han's troops are insufficient, they can block the return of the new five battalions, and if Ji Han's troops are sufficient. But we beat them back again and again. Although with the help of Shang Shuling's order this time, the Western Front suddenly increased its troops and occupied the advantage of troops, but if I say how strong the combat power of these Tuntian soldiers can be, I still have doubts. ”

Du Hui said with a smile: "The family of princes and strategists, thinking about things is always unsuccessful, and first thinking about defeat." This time, Mo said that it was only Zhang Fei who was the enemy of the general, even if Zhuge Kongming was here. Suddenly, in the face of a reinforcement army of 100,000 people, even if you don't fight, you will be scared away. I really respect His Majesty Emperor Wu, it was he who set up military households and military cantonments back then, so that Jizhou could have 100,000 troops ready for war at any time. This team of people is something that Ji Han would never have imagined. Ji Han was not defeated in the hands of the general, but in the hands of His Majesty Emperor Wu and in the hands of Shang Shuling. Without this army, without Shang Shu's order to quickly send this army to the front, our army might really face the kind of fierce battle that the prince said. ”

Xun Ji knew that no one could solve his worries, including the general, almost everyone was too optimistic, and he didn't expect that under the current situation, there might be a huge crisis in this kind of victory. The Wei army had too many men and horses in front of the line, and the consumption of grain was too large. And all the grain and grass in Jizhou have been inadvertently concentrated in Yecheng, if Yecheng is not missing, with Yecheng's geographical location close to the front line, with Yecheng's high city and deep pool, it can definitely become the most important guarantee for the victory of the army, but what if Yecheng is lost?

Xun Ji himself felt that his thoughts were too weird and terrifying, which was impossible. How could Yecheng lose. Yecheng is the capital of the Great Wei Kingdom. Even if there were only a thousand people in the city, it would be enough to withstand tens of thousands of male soldiers. Yecheng was the capital of Yuan Shaodi, the overlord of the north. When Emperor Wu attacked Yecheng, several times, fought intermittently for two or three years, and finally Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan attacked each other, Yuan Shang left the city, taking advantage of no one in the city, Cao Cao personally led the army to cross the river to the north, surrounded heavily, attacked on all sides, dug tunnels and set up ladders, exhausted the siege plan, but could not break the city, and finally even Cao Cao was shot through the helmet by arrows, and almost died under the city. Later, Cao Cao used a plan to break through Yuan Shang, who came back to rescue, and decided to flood Yecheng with the Zhanghe River, and the soldiers and horses in the city were greatly damaged, and the arrows were exhausted, and Yuan Shang's clothes were printed and sealed to lure him down, until the nephew of the city guard, Xianrong, who was judged, stole the city gate, and then attacked the city. There is really no need to worry about the safety of a fortified city like this. What's more, at present, Yecheng has been operated by Cao Wei for decades, and it has long been impregnable, even if Ji Han's skills are strong, he can't rely on a strange soldier to break the city. A few spies are really nothing.

However, Xun Ji thought, why is my heart getting more and more uneasy?

This kind of uneasiness has appeared several times, in fact, he has thought about it carefully, and he has also reminded the general not to attack too fast, not to be too far from Yecheng, what he is worried about is food and grass.

Right now, getting closer and closer to Yecheng, his worries are getting stronger and stronger. He suddenly became alert: "If Yecheng really sent grain and grass, then he would definitely encounter it on the road, but he hasn't encountered it yet, could it be said that the promise of sending grain the next day has become a void?" This thought was drenched in cold sweat in an instant. If it's serious, then what does Shang Shuling want to do? Is it important to have a few spies, or is it important to have 200,000 troops on the front line? If it's someone else, who is Wei Qian, can he not know? No, he knows. So what is he going to do? Is he trying to coerce the general at this critical juncture, and what conditions do he want from the general? No, even if he is not on good terms with the general, he should not use such a major event to block his breath, not to mention that he has never heard of any holiday with the general. If it wasn't for the general personally, then what could it be? Official? Right? Still is......

The weather was not hot, but Xun Ji was already sweating profusely.

Leaving the barracks that was messy all day long, getting rid of the military affairs that could not be dealt with all day long, and riding on the road to urge food, his mind was suddenly opened, and a thought suddenly appeared, this thought was like the shadow of a beast under the water, although it could not be seen, but it had already shown its terrifying posture!

He didn't want to think about it, he didn't dare to think about it, but he couldn't think about it. It's just that all of a sudden, the thought fills my mind. Or maybe it's a flash of inspiration, or maybe it's a mystery that I have been thinking about for a long time and suddenly solved today--if this is really a mystery.

He knew how horrible his thought was. If it is serious, what kind of crisis will the Great Wei State face?

Could it be that Wei Qi has two hearts?

At the thought of this, he felt the blood all over his body gushing to his head, his eyes turned black, his temples jumped apart, and he almost fell off his horse.

"Xun Junhou, what's wrong with you?" Du Hui shouted loudly beside him.

Xun Ji said to himself in his heart. Be calm, don't mess up, if it's chaotic at this time, it's really a catastrophe. If that's the case, what should I do? Wouldn't it be self-defeating to lead these 5,000 people to storm Yecheng, not to mention that there are no siege weapons, even if there are siege weapons. How could this city, which had even been under Emperor Wu for several years, be easily captured by himself?

Attacking is not the way, then there is only outwitting. Think of the worst first, and in the end, even if you do something wrong, you will take care of it yourself. The most important thing right now. It's food. For the sake of food, even if you do something wrong and offend Shang Shuling, it is better than letting Dawei face a crisis.

"Take five hundred men and return to the camp as fast as you can. Look for Lord Jamu, and then meet with him with the general, and ask for a Chinese army of 10,000 people, preferably including the Wuwei battalion in Xu Yi's territory. Xun Ji said, at this time he heard his voice as cold as iron, he had never faced such a major crisis, at this time his heart was no longer nervous, but as calm as ice. He has the blood of Xun Yu Xun Wenda. Although he was far inferior to his father, his natural intelligence and calm analysis made him completely different from a person who had not been through the battlefields of the earth.

"My lord? What happened to you? Du Hui was stunned.

"I'm just afraid, Shang Shu has made adults have two hearts!" Xun Ji's words were faint, but they exploded like a giant thunder.

"Huh!?" Du Hui almost fell off his horse, he looked at Xun Ji in surprise, and began to wonder if he was seriously ill and talked nonsense. "Lord Shang Shuling is a loyal minister of Great Wei. Everyone in the world knows, Lord Xunji. Do you know what you're talking about? He had already unceremoniously called Xun Jidi by name.

"Of course I do. I also know what kind of chaos will happen if the 200,000 army does not have military rations! It is true that at the moment I have no basis, but the lack of food and grass is the biggest basis, and the front line cannot wait, and the army cannot wait. Without these grains and grasses, Dawei would be finished! Xun Ji's voice became louder and louder, and he had always been polite and polite, and his eyes were fierce at this time, like a fierce beast, which made Du Hui frightened, "You let them come quickly, I will go to take the city." ”

"Take the city?" Du Hui was completely stunned by Xun Ji's madness, "If you guess wrong, even if you are a marquis, you can't bear this responsibility." ”

"Yes, I can't take on this role, but for the sake of Da Wei, I have to take on this role! If I do it right, I may die in the battle of the enemy, and if I do it wrong, I will definitely be executed by the court, but even if I die, I will take a city gate, and I will support the army until it comes! It is also necessary to ensure that the grain and grass reach the front line smoothly. When you go back, you say to the general, well, let's just say that we met the Ji Han men and horses on the road and suffered a heavy defeat, and we should bring the men and horses to clear the obstacles. ”

Du Hui was shocked, Xun Xuan's words were full of fierceness in the face of death, in order to eliminate the possible crisis, he not only wanted to attack his own capital, but also lied about the military situation. Any one of these is a capital offense!

"General Du, you remember. Although my Great Wei is in turmoil right now, the fire is real gold. My Great Wei also has loyal ministers, good generals, and generals who are keen on strategy and dare to do things. Xun Ji has dragged everything away today, and I hope you can do the same! Xun Ji was like crazy at this time, he blocked everything, and the reason was not because Wei Ji's plan was revealed, but because Xun Ji's sensitive nose smelled the crisis, and he wanted to minimize the danger coefficient.

In the face of such a Xun Ji, Du Hui changed from the initial exclamation to respect. He saluted Xun Ji: "I guarantee with my life, I will report the news to the general as soon as possible, no matter what, I will also ask the general to send the Wuwei battalion to the front line." ”

After pondering for a moment, he said, "However, no matter what, I can't believe that Shang Shuling has two hearts. There are still nearly 100,000 people, thousands of soldiers and horses, and hundreds of civil and military officials in the city. If he could do that, his methods would be too terrifying. But...... Junhou, for the sake of Da Wei. Take care, no matter what you succeed or fail, and hold on until I come back! ”

The two broke up, Du Hui took a few people to hurry west, and Xun Ji gritted his teeth and led the army to gallop east.

It was only ten miles away from Yecheng, and there was still no movement of grain and grass, and he saw the soldiers left outside the city by Mao Ji. The soldier told Xun Ji about the fact that Mao Ji had entered the city and had not returned.

At this time, Xun Ji gritted his teeth, no matter what, he could only be rough, but he didn't want to attack, because if he attacked, even if he put together all the five thousand people, he would not be able to compete with the defenders behind the Tibetan high city wall. Moreover, he could not open the gates at all.

If you want to seize the city gate, you can only use wisdom.

The city gate was still closed, and the guards approached the gate with a lazy movement, wearing the uniforms of the Tuntian soldiers, pushing carts one after another.

"Stop. Who? The defenders shouted loudly.

Xun Ji urged him to step forward: "I am the commander of Gaocheng County, Bohai County, and I am ordered by Lord Shangshu to escort grain and grass here, please open the city gate." ”

The men at the head of the city looked down. Seeing that those centaurs did bring a lot of vehicles, he nodded and said, "Wait a minute, open the city immediately." ”

It was this simple sentence that Xun Ji's heart immediately sank to the bottom. His strategy succeeded, and in just one sentence, he tried to find out that Wei Qi did not want to send food to the front line, otherwise, if he was to investigate the spies. They will not let themselves into the city because they are food deliverers. In the same way, if the transportation of grain and grass is affected by the investigation of traitors in the city, then what is more convenient than to let your own grain transportation team go directly to the front line?

The only explanation is that Wei Qi has two hearts, and he doesn't want to send food to the front!

Xun Ji turned around and said in a low voice: "Seize the city gate, clear the defenders, seize the street in front of the city gate, demolish the houses to build a position, we will hold on here for at least twelve hours!" ”

The drawbridge slowly fell, and the three-foot-tall gates rumbled open. Xun Ji's heart trembled slightly. This gate, if it is stormed. Even if there is a rushing car, you can't hit it.

With a wave of his hand, the troops slowly entered the city, and Xun Ji's heart was trembling. He knew that he was the most dangerous at the moment of entering the city, and in the narrow area of the city gate, his forces could not be deployed at all, and if he was discovered, the general defending the city would give an order, and he would not be able to advance or retreat, and he would all die here.

The forward troops entered the city, and the middle troops entered the city......

Xun Ji's luck was surprisingly good, and everything went smoothly according to his delicate plan.

It may be that they are accustomed to seeing a convoy delivering food these days, and the defenders at the head of the city do not realize that there is something wrong with this convoy. They just glanced at these people and went about what they had to do.

The troops in front suddenly stopped, the grain convoy slowed down, then stopped, and the whole street was blocked.

"What's going on?!" The gatekeeper noticed that something was wrong and shouted.

"Back to my lord, there are two grain trucks in front of me with broken axles, blocking the road!" Xun Ji's subordinates explained in the morning.

"Let them push the cart aside and clear the road!"

"It's already being done, don't worry, you're old."

But the process of clearing the vehicles was obviously not very fast, and the soldiers who had stopped also dispersed, shouting and watching, some sitting on the ground, and some breaking into the homes of the people.

"What's going on with them?"

"My lord, these soldiers are tired along the way, so it's okay to find saliva to drink." That subordinate has sharp teeth and sharp teeth, and he has long been taught by Xun Ji, so he will come as soon as he opens his mouth, and the answer is like a stream.

"Fuck, how do you bring the soldiers? Like a flock of sheep,...... No, those people, how did they go to the city? ”

"My lord, they probably want to see the scenery of Yecheng."

"Nonsense, let them get down!"

"It's too late!" The subordinate suddenly drew his sword and put it on the neck of the city gate officer. The few who walked up to the city wall were all masters, and their steel knives flew and cut down the unsuspecting crossbowmen on the city gate to the ground in the blink of an eye. Xun Xun's subordinates shouted loudly, rushed to the city wall, and engaged in a fierce battle with the officers and soldiers defending the city.

In the blink of an eye, there was chaos at the city gate.

The person guarding the city gate here is Shang Shuling's nephew, and the soldiers are only Cao Wei's guards. Because Wei Qi's plan is to try not to set off a big storm, the longer the concealment time, the better, and the longer the front line is dragged on, the more powerless the better, so he could have used Ji Han's men and horses to completely treat the city gate generals, but because Wei Qi's nephew is an official of Cao Wei, he is extremely familiar with the ministers of Cao Wei and will not be exposed, so he is still in charge here. Unexpectedly, it gave Xun Ji a chance.

"You, who are you? If you want to rebel, you can't do it! The restrained gatekeeper was not afraid, and shouted loudly.

"I should be honored by the Marquis Xun, and I came to urge food on the order of the general. From now on, I will be in charge of the west gate of Yecheng. Someone came, locked him up, and shouted to the city, saying that the general would lead the victorious army back to the court, and let Shang Shuling immediately lead a hundred officials to greet him, and transport the grain and grass out of the city to reward the army! ”

Countless loud voices shouted loudly, and the sound swept through the city like a huge wave, sweeping everyone's nerves. Cao Wei's faces were surprised and happy, and Ji Han's soldiers entering the city couldn't help but be shocked.

When Wei Qi learned of this, he broke the pen in his hand and shouted: "Xun Ji is treasonous, falsely passed on military orders, stole away from the front line, betrayed the general, and intended to plot against Yecheng, waiting for me to kill this fang!" ”