In the middle of the night, Anseong was silent, only the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves, as if the whole city had fallen into a deep sleep.

Most of the Wei troops in Runan were attracted to the area from Baoxin to Xinxi, and even the Wei army that surrounded Ancheng had disappeared.

Zhao Yun led an elite cavalry and quietly gathered under the city wall.

The moonlight shone through the gaps in the clouds, shining brightly on the scars and wear on their armor.

Zhao Yun was wearing heavy armor, and the red feathers on his helmet swayed gently in the breeze.

His eyes were resolute, and his hand holding the spear was steady.

Sure enough, as His Highness expected, the Wei army outside Ancheng left.

His Royal Highness used his body as bait to attract the main force of the Wei army to Xinxi City, and now is the best time to leave from Ancheng!

Of course

This departure is not a retreat, but a move forward!

The Wei army has been attracted away, and at this moment, Pingyu City is empty of garrison, and tonight is the best time to take Pingyu!

His Royal Highness is fighting with the military advisor at risk, and he, Zhao Zilong, must not live up to their high expectations!

With a gesture, Zhao Yun led the cavalry to slowly wave the reins, and with the sound of brisk horses' hooves, they headed towards Nanru Water to the north.

Just for a moment.

Zhao Yun and thousands of cavalry and thousands of foot soldiers stepped on the shallows of Nanru Water.

The water rippled under the horses' hooves, but it didn't make the slightest sound, as if it were a hidden passage laid for them by the earth.

Meng Jian had already been waiting on the shore, his eyes were firm, and his strong physique was hidden under a black uniform.

Although he is a Confucian student, he is a scholar of this era, and his martial arts are not bad.

Meng Jian stepped forward, saluted Zhao Yun, and said, "General, the boat is ready, in Pingyu City, just wait for the general to come." ”

"Thank you."

Zhao Yun turned around and whispered to his soldiers: "Sons, the target of this battle is Pingyu City, and I will arrive before dawn." Remember, act quickly and silently, without causing any commotion. ”

After saying that, he did not delay any longer, and immediately headed for the boat.

Dozens of boats can't bring thousands of people to the other side at once, but they have plenty of time at the moment.

The Han army tacitly divided into small teams, boarded boats one after another, and quietly crossed the Nanru River, blending into the night.

Zhao Yun did not wait for everyone to cross the Nanru River before starting to march, but waited for more than 1,000 soldiers to cross the river, and then led these more than 1,000 elite soldiers to march towards Pingyu in a hurry.

Ahead was a dense wood, through which Zhao Yun and his cavalry shuttled like ghosts.

The moonlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, sprinkling them like a silver cloak, enveloping them in it.

A gentle evening breeze whipped the treetops, and the leaves made a faint rustling sound.

The horses of the cavalry were light in their steps, and not a single sound was revealed, as if they were marching through the air.

In the distance, Pingyu City was brightly lit, and the soldiers defending the city were probably asleep and defenseless.

"General, I'll go to the city first and open the city gates."

Meng Jian immediately got up and asked for his life.

"Sir, be careful."

Meng Jian nodded, and then took the five Meng disciples and sneaked towards Pingyu City.

The hook entered the city, and not long after, he heard a soft sound of the city gate opening.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun no longer delayed time, and immediately led the order towards the city.

"The grain depots, the barracks, the government offices, and the arsenals in the city. I, the children of the Meng family, will all take the general to go, there are more than 1,000 guards in the city, and the general has to fight quickly. ”

Meng Jian's forehead was covered with fine sweat.

This theft of the city, if you are not careful, you may fall to the ground.

and even the death of the clan.

The stimulation is not enough for outsiders.

"Thank you very much."

Zhao Yun, with the assistance of the Meng family's disciples, successfully infiltrated Pingyu City.

After careful planning and intelligence gathering, the Meng disciples knew about the various important places in the city and the places where they might encounter resistance.

Zhao Yun commanded the division into several teams, each heading to the predetermined target.

Granaries, arsenals, government offices, barracks.

It's all top priority.

Zhao Yun led hundreds of people and personally went to the barracks.

By the time Zhao Yun arrived at the barracks in the city, the sound of commotion in the city had gradually arisen.

In the barracks, the Wei army began to realize that something was wrong in Pingyu City, but it was too late to react adequately.

Suddenly, a sharp horn pierced the night sky, waking up some Wei soldiers like thunder.

However, they did not have time to put on their armor and had to grab their weapons in a hurry, but they could not organize effective resistance.

Zhao Yun's cavalry rushed into the barracks like a raging wind, and the silver spears were like the sickles of death, cutting the Wei troops to the ground one by one.

In the chaos, some soldiers tried to resist, but their efforts were quickly crushed.

The cavalry under Zhao Yun was full of tacit understanding, and they quickly cut into the enemy's formation and dismantled it into pieces.

For a while, screams and the sound of knives and guns clashing in the barracks rang out, and blood stained the land of the camp red.

Zhao Yun personally entered the camp to fight, as long as the Wei army had signs of resistance, he led the elite cavalry to attack, without any waves, and the Wei army formation was immediately dispersed.

In a short period of time, the Wei army's barracks turned into a sea of blood, and corpses were scattered on the ground.

Thousands of people in the barracks died or fled or surrendered.

In short, it's hard to get a big deal.

"Mr. Meng, the major events in the city have been decided, but if you want to hold on to peace, you must have enough food and grass, and enough troops and people."

Zhao Yun's eyes were very calm.

Calm to the point where it feels cold-blooded.

Meng Jian naturally knew what Zhao Yun was thinking.

"Grain and grass, from my Meng clan, will all be sent to the city."

Zhao Yun shook his head lightly and said, "With this grain and grass, it's not enough." ”

Not enough?

"What does the general mean"

Zhao Yun said coldly: "Regardless of the cost, search for grain and grass." ”

These four words at any cost are too heavy, it is Meng Jian, and he hesitated a little for a while.

The Meng clan didn't have enough grain and grass, so they could only collect grain and grass from other places.

Scholars, people!

"Pingyu City is the key to the planning of His Highness and the military advisor, and there is no room for mistakes, no matter how big the crime is, I will bear it alone. The credit of your Meng clan, I will naturally show your Highness. ”

The assistance of the Meng children is very crucial.

They were familiar with the terrain and intelligence in the city, providing Zhao Yun with valuable information that helped him quickly control various important places in the city.

Now, Zhao Yun also needs their intelligence to collect grain and grass to stabilize the situation in the city.

"That's fine."

His Meng clan has completely fallen to the side of the prince of Hanzhong, since it has completely fallen, why do you care so much?

"Since they want to keep the peace for a long time, then let some of the people of the city go out, and at the same time requisition some of the people as husbands for the purpose of defending the city. In terms of grain and grass, I will raise it for the general. ”

Defending a city is not always better with more people.

The city is so big, and there are many people who have no fighting power, but they can't defend the city.

It will only waste grain and grass in vain, but it will involve military strength to stabilize the situation in the city.

"In addition to grain and grass and the requisition of people's husbands, it is also necessary to erect walls outside the city to clear the wilderness."

The task given to him by Liu Chan was to hold Pingyu City for a month.

But who is he Zhao Zilong?

How can you do it in a month?

Hold on for at least three months!

Zhao Yun knew that to build a strong defense in Pingyu City, a lot of resources and labor would be needed.

The erection wall cleared the wilderness, this was to ensure that there were no resources around the city wall that could be used by the Wei army.

At the same time, it can also be used to make castle defense utensils from the clearing of vertical walls.

Logs, traps, and the like.

"The general is thoughtful."

Now that you have the idea, it's time to do it.

The requisition of the people's husbands and the requisition of grain and grass naturally suffered from the resistance of the city sergeants, wealthy households, and common people.

Fortunately, Meng Jian's reputation in Pingyu City is not low.

He entered several scholarly mansions in a row and earned a lot of grain and grass for the Han army.

Of course

The reason why these scholars were willing to send food was that the Han army allowed them to leave the city.

This is in the hands of the Han army, so naturally it will not disagree.

But the rich and the common people are not so easy to talk to.

Especially those rich families, who have some slaves under their hands, when the day is about to dawn, several rich families will unite and prepare to lead the people in the city to revolt.

Special times require special treatments.

Zhao Yun immediately took the Han army and raided these rich households, and for the ordinary people, Zhao Yun finally did not requisition their grain and grass, but only requisitioned more than a thousand young and strong laborers, and the rest were released out of the city.

Defending the city is indeed important, but if you even forget the original intention of being a general, what are you talking about serving the country loyally?

Of course, no one knows whether there is a reason why it is a big thing to collect grain and grass, which has caused anger and resentment in Pingyu City.

Shenyang.

Chen Tai opened the city gate and welcomed Lu Chang's army into the city.

Looking at it, the morale of Lu Chang's subordinates was very low.

The army of thousands of people was silent, without the pride and ambition of the past.

Their faces were pale, and their eyes were full of exhaustion and frustration.

The wounded were lying on the sidelines, moaning, some unconscious.

The dead were carried to one place and prepared for burial, and of course, there were many corpses of Wei Jun still lying outside the city of Xinxi!

Most of those who can be moved back for burial are petty officers.

The atmosphere in the room was very dreary.

"This time I went to attack the city, then the prince of Hanzhong, Liu Gonghei, should have expected it." Lu Chang said expressionlessly.

After the defeat, Lu Chang's forehead was covered with sweat, his hair was messy and soaked with sweat, and it seemed that he hadn't washed it for several days. The face is covered with hair, which makes the already dark skin dull.

His expression also lost its former sharpness, replaced by melancholy and frustration. Bags under my eyes are swollen and I look like I haven't closed my eyes for several nights.

Although there were not many guards in the city of New Rest, only three or four thousand at most, these three or four thousand were well prepared.

It looks like that bud, obviously a general, but he is guarding the city in the middle of the night.

When the Wei army attacked the city, the reaction of the defenders in the city was even more swift.

Moreover, because there were not many defenders in the city, it gave him the illusion that I could capture Xinxi.

As a result, he attacked the city of Xinxi, unwilling to retreat, and lost his troops.

However.

After a pull, until the reinforcements of the Han army arrived, they still failed to lay a new breath.

Even Li Ji in the city couldn't set off any turmoil, but only briefly confused the Xinxi defenders for a moment, but soon returned to the original state.

Needless to say.

Lee Ki was defeated.

This is also the reason why Lu Chang retreated so quickly.

There is no chance.

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, although the praise is lost, but the praise of a city cannot affect the overall situation of Runan."

After Ancheng was breached by the Han army, the praise was of little value.

Both cities are on the edge of the Namru River, and Anseong is still upstream.

"It's just that the grain and grass in the city have been taken away, which is really fatal."

Lu Chang sighed.

Praise City is indeed less important anymore.

But there is still the grain and grass of the Wei army!

The Wei army was already short of food, and now most of the grain and grass are missing, which makes it even more difficult to defend Runan.

The Han army has been sending elite cavalry to attack the grain road in the rear, and I am afraid that in a few days, there will be a food shortage in this army.

can't eat enough, this subordinate general, can still fight for him?

The morale of the army is going to be unstable!

Chen Tai nodded, the impact of yesterday's battle will be reflected in a few days, and now, it is only a short-term pain.

"Last night, the soldiers of the Han army camp outside Shenyang City did not go to the rescue, but abandoned the camp and went in the direction of Ancheng, which is strange."

The thousands of troops in the Han army camp outside Shenyang City were naturally considered by Lu Chang, so he also deliberately allocated a part of his troops, preparing to set up an ambush on the way for the Han army to go to Xinxi to help, and preparing to surround Wei and rescue Zhao with one hand.

Even if Wei Wei rescued Zhao Bucheng, he would not let these thousands of people go to Xinxi and destroy his big affairs.

But.

These thousands did not go south, but north!

"This is strange, the Wei army near Ancheng has already withdrawn, and it stands to reason that Ancheng is safe."

Lu Chang's brows were also furrowed.

"Do you say?"

Lu Chang looked at Chen Tai and said, "Could it be that Zhao Yun took advantage of the attraction of our army and wanted to escape?" ”

Chen Tai immediately shook his head.

"When he was besieged by the army before, he didn't see him escape, and he erected a wall outside the city and was ready to defend the city, how could he flee easily? If you escape, won't you give me the Nanru Water and Grain Road? ”

"Yes."

Lu Chang nodded.

"It's just that Ancheng is a small city, and thousands of people are enough to defend the city, and if there are a few more people, won't they go to waste food and grass in vain?"

Why are they doing this?

Chen Tai thought about it carefully, and said to the guard beside him, "Bring the map!" ”

Hurriedly took over the map of the guards, Chen Tai couldn't wait to open it, he looked at it carefully, and analyzed: "Zhuge Liang led the main force of the Han army to attack Baoxin, and there are not enough troops in Xinxi City. Thousands of Han troops outside Shenyang City, went to Ancheng, then. Where are the thousands of people in Anseong going? ”

Lu Chang's words woke him up.

Anseong is a small city, and thousands of people can defend the city.

Too many people are useless.

Then, there is a possibility that the thousands of Han troops outside Shenyang City went to Ancheng to 'change their defenses'.

Now the question is, where will the thousands of Han troops who have been replaced?

"Maybe Zhuge Liang asked Zhao Yun to go to praise and support in order to be safe?" Lu Chang analyzed a possibility.

Chen Tai nodded and said, "There is such a possibility, but I always feel that something is wrong." ”

Wrong?

"What do you mean by that?"

Could it be that the crown prince of Hanzhong has a bigger conspiracy?

Lu Chang thought about it and felt that it was very possible!

"Maybe I know what Liu Chan is up to."

Chen Tai sighed, the look of frustration on his face undisguised.

"What's the plan?"

Chen Tai's eyes were gloomy, but he just slowly spit out two words:

"Pingyu!"

If Pingyu is captured by Zhao Yun, then Runan will really fall into the hands of Liu Gonghei, the crown prince of Hanzhong!

(End of chapter)