Approaching the troops to Huaiyin, the three armies camped ten miles away.

Huo Jun held a white whip, and rode around Huaiyin City with the generals on the left and right, pointing out the terrain of Huaiyin City.

Huo Jun raised his whip and pointed at the city and asked, "Do you have a strategy to break the city?" ”

"Governor, although the city of Huaiyin is narrow and has few soldiers, the city is close to water on both sides, and only the two cities in the south and west can deploy troops to enter. And Zhu Guang is known for his martial arts, and he has been on the border for many years, and he is not an unscrupulous general. Stealing can not be taken by force, but only by besieging the city, slow down the map. ”

Quan Cong pointed to the Huaiyin city and said: "Huaiyin city is short, and in Cong's opinion, the governor may be able to build a soil mountain, so as to approach the city, and then send the elite to the mountain to climb the city." Under the strong attack of the army, Huaiyin City can be broken! ”

In ancient times, in addition to the ants attached to the siege of the city, if you want to break the city, you should build siege equipment, and then use the siege equipment to break the city.

If the siege equipment can't take the city, only the Tushan siege method is more reliable.

Pile up a hill of earth outside the city, make the hill higher than the city, and then place crossbowmen on the hill to shoot down on the enemy on the tower. After grasping the initiative, let the sergeants build the earth mountain to the edge of the city wall, and then the siege will be much simpler.

Of course, the Tushan siege method is not invincible, Zhuge Liang besieged Chencang, and after repeated attacks, he sacrificed the Tushan siege method, used the well to shoot Chencang City with a hundred feet, and then let the sergeants fill the trench with soil pills.

However, Hao Zhao knew the method of breaking the siege, and in the face of Zhuge Liang's siege method, he chose to build a high city wall, so as to obtain the commanding power, and finally crack Zhuge Liang's Tushan siege method.

"Governor!"

Jiang Ji held the reins and said: "The Art of War says: 'Repair the oar, with equipment, three months and then complete, from the earth (earth mountain), and then three months. It took a long time to accumulate soil for mountains, add equipment, and then break the city. At that time, Zang Ba must rush to the army to save him, and Huaiyin will be difficult! ”

"Huaiyin City has been abandoned for many years, although Zhu Guang rebuilt the city, but it is difficult to say that the city is strong. Today, the city of Huaiyin is short, and the momentum of our army is high, so why not get up the elite to attack it and go down to the city in one fell swoop. ”

Jiang Ji served as the Taishou in Jianghuai for many years, and because he was in charge of the army and government all the year round, he was no longer a simple strategist, but a general who also led soldiers and horses.

"Dudu, Huaiyin City is close to water on both sides, and now the ants are attacking the city, and I am afraid that there will be many losses. If it is difficult to get down to Huaiyin City, the soldiers are tired, and they have the heart to defend the city. Quan Cong said.

Huo Jun stationed on the hill, looked at Huaiyin City, and said: "The king has arrived in Shaobei, and the army led by Cao Cao is as short as half a month, as long as a month, and will also be in Shouchun." When Cao Cao's army arrived, how could he break the city and win? ”

As he spoke, Huo Jun pointed to Huaishui and said, "Huaiyin City is close to Huaishui in the north and Huze in the east. Therefore, the west and south cities are strong, and the east and north cities are short. Today, the boat enters the water, shoots the enemy with the eight-ox crossbow, besieges the sharps on all sides, climbs the wall, and can quickly break through the Huaiyin City. ”

"Dare to ask the Governor, when will you attack?" Gao Xiang asked.

Huo Jun looked up at the sun and said, "It's the middle of the day, and you can take the city at the time of feeding." ”

"Take the city when you feed it?"

The generals had many doubts, and it was already about three to five o'clock in the afternoon in the later generations, and they were afraid that there would not be enough time to attack the city at this time.

"Why don't you attack the city the next day?" Ding Feng suggested.

Seeming to see everyone's doubts, Huo Jun explained with a smile: "When our army first arrived in Huaiyin City, the enemy was more prepared, and when he attacked the city today, he was really slacking off the enemy!" ”

Hearing this, the generals were relieved. At present, when the army first arrived in Huaiyin, logically speaking, it should go down to camp and rest. If you want to siege a city, you will most likely choose the next morning, not today. Feeding the time to attack the city, there is indeed a sense of surprise.

At the same time, the soldiers on the tower of Huaiyin City either stood with spears or carried bows and crossbows and arrows to the tower. There are dozens of cauldrons on the city tower, where the gold juice is boiled, and the stench is tangy, and it can be smelled far and near.

The guard Zhu Guang patrolled in armor, looking at the 'Huo' flag outside the city, his face was solemn, and he was very jealous.

Stroking his sword, Zhu Guang said: "Huo Jun's fame shocked the world, and the king is also taboo. Now that the troops are coming, our army should stick to the city and not fight lightly. When Zang Xuzhou and the king's soldiers arrive, the enemy will retreat! ”

"No!"

Wei He, who joined the army, nodded and said: "There are 3,000 soldiers in the city, more than 10,000 men and women in Hemin, and the grain and grass are enough for three months." Stick to the city today, and it is not difficult to hold on to tens of thousands of troops for a month! ”

"Report!"

The attendant trotted up the city ladder, walked in front of Zhu Guang, and arched his hand and said: "General Qiqi, Huo Jun sent someone to send a letter, and the general said." ”

As he spoke, the attendant presented the letter with both hands.

"Deliver a letter?"

Zhu Guang felt Wei He's gaze and said, "This is a letter of persuasion, please join the army and read it with Guang." ”

Zhu Guang is in charge of the army outside, so he naturally has a supervising army. Wei He was appointed by Cao Cao to join the army, but he also supervised the army.

"Good!"

Zhu Guang opened the letter, but saw that Huo Jun had preached his martial arts on the letter, and then blew that he had an army of 50,000 in his hands. If Zhu Guang surrenders now, the King of Han will be rewarded. Otherwise, the army will attack the city and burn all the jade.

Wei He remained silent and asked, "What does the general mean?" ”

Zhu Guang looked straight and said, "If you are blessed by the king, how can you surrender to the enemy." Now it should coexist with Huaiyin City, and it will prevent Huo Jun from outside the city. ”

"Good!"

Wei He smiled and said, "That's what the river means!" ”

said this, but Zhu Guang secretly complained. It is not easy to resist Huo Jun, if it weren't for his wife and children being detained in Yecheng, and being deeply valued by Cao Cao, maybe he really had the idea of surrendering. I hope that the reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible, otherwise Huaiyin City will not be comfortable.

"General Zhu!"

After thinking about it, he saw that the Han army brigade was coming towards the city, and there were movements in the west and south cities, with flags fluttering and military drums sounding.

"Is this going to be a siege?" Wei He asked a little nervously.

Zhu Guang threw the letter into the firewood and burned it, and said, "Let the sergeants go to the city, and everyone is on guard!" ”

"No!"

Under Zhu Guang's military order, 3,000 soldiers were distributed on the four city walls, and 500 people were arranged on each of the two city walls near the water, Zhu Guang took 300 people as his personal guard to support, and the remaining two cities were each defended by 8 or 900 people.

When the sergeants on the city tower were nervously preparing for battle, the Han soldiers who came with great momentum stopped outside the city, shouting and cursing in the wilderness, insulting Cao Cao as a Han thief, everyone was punished, and persuaded Zhu Guang to surrender as soon as possible.

After scolding for a while, the soldiers of the Han army seemed to be tired, Gao Xiang got off the horse with his head and sat on the chair to rest. With Gao Xiang taking the lead, the sergeants outside the city were also slack, taking off their armor and unsaddling, resting on the ground, and seemingly not worrying about the sergeants in the city going to battle.

Looking at the movement of the Han army outside the city, Wei He looked sad and said: "General Zhu, Huo Jun is strict in governing the army, how dare the sergeants under his account act like this?" Now it should be Huo Jun's strategy to lure the enemy, and I hope that the general will be cautious, not lightly, and fall into the enemy's tricks. ”

"Hehe~"

Zhu Guang sneered a few times and said, "Huo Jun deceived me and didn't know the strategy, this must be his strategy to lure the enemy." As far as I expected, there must be Huo Jun's ambush in the woods outside the city. If our army goes out of the city to attack it, it will be defeated by Huo Jun. ”

"When someone comes, order the sergeants to be on standby, lock the city gates, and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving without our military order, and those who violate it will be beheaded."

"No!"

Throughout the afternoon, the Wei soldiers on Huaiyin City only quietly watched the soldiers outside the city shouting and scolding, no matter how relaxed the Han soldiers were, they did not move.

"General, when the time comes, the thieves are insulting, can there be any sergeants to rest?" Wei He asked.

Zhu Guang pondered for a while and said, "The south gate is guarded, and the other three gates let the sergeants rest in batches." ”

"No!"

After receiving Zhu Guang's military order, most of the sergeants on the upper floor of Huaiyin City were reduced, and the remaining sergeants were slack off when they saw that there was no one outside the city.

When it was time to feed, the Han soldiers outside the city were tired of covering or scolding, and at the same time, there was smoke rising in the camp, and the Han soldiers began to form a team, put on armor, and prepared to return to the camp.

Zhu Guangchang spat out a turbid breath and said, "It is Huo Jun's strategy to lure the enemy!" ”

As he spoke, Zhu Guang saw the sound of gold outside the city, and said, "The enemy withdraws and lets the sergeants eat in batches." ”

"No!"

With Zhu Guang's orders, the heavily guarded South Gate sergeants were also reduced by half, and only a few hundred people were guarded. A large number of soldiers went down to the castle tower to eat and rest, rejoicing in surviving the day.

The soldiers ate under the city tower, and Zhu Guang could eat in the house on the city tower.

Taking off his armor, Zhu Guang sat down on the table, and the attendant served a hot meal. Smelling the aroma of rice, Zhu Guang suddenly felt hungry.

As soon as he picked up the chopsticks, Zhu Guang seemed to hear something and asked, "Is there anyone beating the drum?" ”

"I haven't heard the sergeant beat the drum!" The squire replied.

As soon as the words fell, the armored soldier hurriedly ran into the house and shouted: "The general is not good, the enemy is going and returning, beating drums and blowing trumpets, supporting wooden ladders, it seems that there is a strong idea of storming the city." ”

"What?"

Zhu Guang showed a look of surprise, and said in disbelief: "The thief army has not left, and is attacking the city today?" ”

"Exactly!"

Zhu Guang understood something, threw the chopsticks on the desk with a snap, gritted his teeth and said: "Huo Jun is really cunning, knowing that I don't dare to go out of the city to attack, so as to slack off our army." Go and return, wanting to break the city in one fell swoop. ”

Wei He trotted into the house, panting and said, "General Zhu, outside the north and east two cities, there is a southern thief boat. ”

Zhu Guang put on armor and tied his sword, and commanded: "Order the soldiers to go to the city to be on guard, and the farmers to carry the equipment, and be sure to guard the city." ”

"No!"

Outside the city, in the previous arrangement, Ding Feng attacked the north city by boat, Gao Xiang led the soldiers to besiege the south city, Quan Cong led the troops of the headquarters to attack the west city, and Jiang Ji led the soldiers of the boat to attack the east city.

On the Huai River, the boat is driven by wheels, and the waves are rolling, and the boat is approaching the north city.

Huo Jun was dressed in heartfelt armor, stood on the bow of the boat, and commanded: "The boat is close to the city, and the eight oxen crossbow are on the arrow." ”

Then, Huo Jun snatched the drummer's drum hammer and said, "Tell Ding Feng that the governor will personally beat the drum for him, and it will be up to him whether he can enter Huaiyin for dinner." ”

"No!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Huo Jun held a double hammer and beat the drum surface, and the inspiring drum sound resounded through the countryside.

Ding Feng saw Huo Jun personally beating the drum, holding a sword and shield, and shouted loudly: "Du Du drums, do you dare to fight?" ”

"Dare to fight!"

Amid the sound of drums, the sergeants on dozens of boats were inspired and shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

"Wow!"

The boat docked, and Ding Feng bravely led 2,000 soldiers to land and run towards Huaiyin Beicheng.

"Courtesy cover!"

Ding Feng took out the flying hook from his waist and shouted at Yu Shao.

"Good!"

Ding and Yu are both generals and colonels, and the two have worked together for many years. Today, Ding Feng led the brave soldiers to the city first, and Yu Shao led the soldiers who were good at shooting, and the nearby city was covered by the soldiers who climbed the city.

In the northern city, the Wei soldiers saw the Qi army landing on the shore and raiding the city gate, and shouted: "Enemy attack!" ”

"Enemy attack at the north gate!"

"Where are the crossbowmen?"

Seeing the surprise attack of the Han soldiers, the Wei army hurriedly gathered on the city tower. In the shouting and scolding of the commander and the chief, the sergeant who was eating downstairs reluctantly put down the food in his hand, took his weapons and crossbows and ran upstairs.

But when they went up to the wall, they found something that frightened them, the arrows of the crossbow of the bed.

The sailors of the Han army anchored their boats on the water, turned the side of the ship towards the city tower, and the sergeant loaded his arrow gun there and aimed at the Cao soldier on the city tower.

"Whoosh!"

A Cao Jun crossbow shot at the city tower with a heavy crossbow in his hand, and a sharp sound of breaking the air came, and before he could look up, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then the whole person was carried away by the terrifying impact of the arrow gun, nailed to the rammed earth wall on the city tower.

After a few struggles, the crossbowman's head hung down weakly, and the heavy crossbow in his hand fell to the ground, and he was already dead and could not die anymore.

"There's a bed crossbow on the enemy's ship!"

"Where's the bed crossbow?"

Zhu Guang moved to Huaiyin City and brought several bed crossbows to the city, which was the capital of Zhu Guang to defend the city.

Several bed crossbowmen on the battlements operated the bed crossbow and were just about to shoot, but they were already targeted by the eight-bull crossbow, and four arrow guns flew in. Three missed, and the remaining arrow spear flew like a string of gourds to kill two people, and the arrow wing seriously injured one person, so frightened that the bed crossbowman did not dare to raise his head.

Under the leadership of Yu Shao, with the Baniu bed crossbow, he suppressed the Cao Wei crossbowmen on the city tower.

Under the cover of the bow and crossbow, Ding Feng wore light armor and a knife in his mouth, and threw the flying hook towards the city wall with force, and his legs climbed up with the friction of the city wall.

In the meantime, there were arrows and spears of eight oxen crossbows embedded in the wall, and Ding Feng stepped on it heavily and borrowed his strength. At a height of four or five meters, under the agile sergeant Xiandeng, he climbed to the top of the castle tower in a short time.

When he was about to roll over the wall, Ding Feng caught a glimpse of Sergeant Cao stabbing himself with a spear. Ding Feng, who was hanging on the city wall, seemed to have been prepared, and threw the stone with his right hand, hitting the enemy's eye socket.

"Ah~"

Sergeant Cao's eye socket was injured and he screamed in pain, so he could still stab Ding Feng.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ding Feng flew over the city wall, first kicked the Cao sergeant with his foot, and then took the ring hand knife in his mouth to fight back, and fought hard to kill the enemy on the spot.

"Kill!"

With Ding Feng's first climb to the wall, the sergeant climbed up the wall along the flying hook, first a few people, then more than a dozen people, and then dozens of people. Of course, there were many sergeants who were shot over during the climb or stabbed to death by spears in the air.

But as time went on, more and more sergeants climbed the walls. After more than 40 or 50 people were killed or wounded, the defenders of the north gate of Huaiyin were defeated and left, and Sergeant Cao surrendered either to death.

Ding Feng looked at the boats on the Huai River and shouted: "Put a military flag on the city tower and welcome the governor into the city." ”

In a few moments, the two flags of 'Han' and 'Huo' were planted on the city tower, fluttering in the wind, very eye-catching.

In less than a meal, the north gate of Huaiyin was taken by the army led by Ding Feng and Yu Shao.

Seeing the military flag erected on the city tower, Huo Jun stopped beating the drum, handed the drum hammer to the attendants, and laughed: "Huaiyin City!" ”

"The sons of you will come with me into the city to eat!"

"No!"

Luring the enemy is really slacking the enemy, and hitting the south is really taking the north!

(End of chapter)