Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 242 The Soldier Without Fighting

In the Linfen camp, Zhang He came back from his tour and saw that Cheng Yuzheng and dozens of soldiers were explaining the slogan for tomorrow, which seemed to be a new one, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

After everyone dispersed to practice in the camp, Zhang Yun said: "It was dark just now, and more than a dozen bandits came to surrender. This strategy of the military division can be called a soldier who surrenders without fighting."

Cheng Yufu smiled and said: "Although the Baibo army is prosperous, they are all mobs. Many people were bewitched by Mrs. Guo. The north of Fenshui was occupied by thieves. Many people must be forced to follow. The thieves may not be of one mind. , it is best to disintegrate at this time."

Zhang He nodded and said: "What the military adviser said is true, and he offered a huge reward to take Hu Cai's head. Even if the thief has no intentions, I think Hu Cai will be suspicious of himself. Once there is chaos inside, he will be defeated without fighting."

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Hu Cai is timid and suspicious. I made this plan because of him. The thieves are scattered, and some people have surrendered. The embankment of a thousand miles will collapse in an ant's nest."

Zhang He sighed: "In this way, the bandit army's morale will be unstable and their morale will be low, and our army's morale will be doubled. If we lead the army to attack again, it will be easy to defeat."

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Perhaps in this battle, there is no need for a general to go out, Hu Cai will give the leadership, and the Linfen bandit army will take the initiative to ask for surrender."

"Oh?" Zhang He was stunned for a moment, but he was not in a hurry to enter the army, so he smiled lightly: "It would be great if it could be like this."

In the early morning of the second day, the two banks of Fenshui River were very quiet, and the rebel army who had enough to eat and drink was temporarily comforted, but at noon, when the officers and soldiers on the other side brought wine and meat, the rebel army only had gruel and vegetable soup left.

The overnight drop and the gap between the two sides made the thief army very dissatisfied, and what shocked the Baibo army even more was that his companions appeared on the other side, calling their names loudly.

dong dong dong-

"Guo Tai, Guo Daxian, the broom star descends to earth, if you don't believe me, come and see, whoever is going to die with whom!"

"The giant deer has killed its horns, and Black Mountain has its horns killed.

As long as everyone surnamed Zhang runs away quickly, others will inevitably. "

The soldiers on the other side called for their companions and tempted them with wine and meat. The slogan of Hu Cai's head of [-] yuan was loudly shouted, and the morale of the bandit army was extremely low.

dong dong dong-

"Liu Boxing, the patriarch of the Han Dynasty, recruited and surrendered his family!"

"Enjoy peace for a year without tax, get a reward for marrying a wife and having children."

……

The very tempting slogans sounded neatly one after another, reaching the ears of the Baibo army on the other side over and over again, and at the same time draining their morale again and again.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Qu Shuai immediately went back to the city to report that if the food in the evening did not improve, a large number of people would run away overnight.

Sitting in the government office, Hu Cai was furious, pointing at the person who came and cursed: "The grain and grass have not been delivered, what can I do? If you don't believe me, let them go to Baibo Valley to remind them."

Qu Shuai was shocked, raised his head and said: "Boss, this...the army is short of food, I'm afraid the army's morale will be messed up!"

"Bastard, what are you looking at me for?" Hu Cai stood up abruptly, pointing at Qu Shuai with red eyes and shouting, "Could it be that you want Lao Tzu's head to receive credit?"

"I... I have absolutely no intention of that."

"Hmph, I have already seen that you have bad intentions!" Hu Cai yelled at the case, and sent an order: "Come here, push this person who is planning to do something wrong, and behead him for public display."

"As ordered!"

The cronies outside rushed in, regardless of Qu Shuai's yelling, pulled him out, and beheaded him on the top of the wall to warn those who plotted wrongdoing.

When there was chaos in the barracks of the thieves, [-]% of the guards left overnight. The guards went to the city to report the next day. Ask the crime together.

Seeing that Hu Cai was suspicious, a close aide persuaded him: "This is a time when the officers and soldiers are suspicious. Now the army's morale is in turmoil. Boss, you should go to the front of the battle to supervise the battle and distribute the rations as soon as possible. Only in this way can people's hearts be stabilized and stick to it. Otherwise, the defenders will collapse. Our lonely city is hard to defend!"

Hu Cai was furious, pointing at the man and scolding: "You asked me to go out of the city to supervise the battle, what is your intention?"

The confidant said hurriedly: "I am thinking about the soldiers of the whole army. If this continues, the soldiers will flee. How can we stop the officers and soldiers?"

"Hehe, you all want to trick me out of the city so that I can report to the officials to receive the reward, right?" Hu Cai grinned grimly, approaching the man, and said in a deep voice, "I have worked with you for more than ten years, and we are as close as brothers, but you plan on me like this, Damn—”

"Uh..." Before the confidant could react, he was stabbed in the vitals by the dagger in Hu Cai's hand, and fell to the ground dead.

"Whoever dares to plot evil again in the future, I will finish him off myself!"

Hu Cai's manic roar echoed in the hall, and the cronies outside were trembling, hiding behind the hall and not daring to speak.

Another day passed, seventy-eight out of ten of the defenders on the shore had escaped, and even people in the city had fled secretly. At this time, the grain and grass in Baibo Valley had not arrived, Hu Cai became more and more anxious, and hid in the government office like a trapped animal. Don't dare to go out.

"Report—" At this moment, someone outside reported: "The officers and soldiers killed the city and surrounded the city."

"What?" Hu Cai was startled and roared angrily, "Who is guarding the river bank? Take him down and question him."

"Boss, it's not the officers and soldiers from the other side, but from Jiang County upstream!" The man panicked and replied, "General Li Le has been killed by the officers and soldiers."

"This...that's impossible!" Hu Cai turned pale with shock, and sat slumped in the chair with a dull expression.

"Report, boss, run, someone opened the city, and officers and soldiers rushed in."

At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and someone stumbled and ran in.

"You bastard, they're all a bunch of trash!" Hu Cai jumped up from his seat, grabbed his sword and ran towards the government office.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he was caught by the door bolt and fell on his back. Before he could get up, someone came up and held him down, and he was lying on the ground unable to move.

Only one person yelled: "You are a dog thief, we have been with you for more than ten years, but in the end my brother died in your hands. I took your head today. Let it be your final contribution to the brothers!"

Hu Cai struggled to raise his head, seeing that they were all his cronies, he roared angrily: "Li Laoba, you are so courageous, how dare you..."

Before he finished speaking, he was chopped off by a person next to him with a knife, and his head was chopped off, and a stream of blood spurted out along the chest cavity.

"The one who descends will not be killed!" At this moment, a group of cavalry rushed up, and the first general held a snake spear and shouted: "Hu Cai is a rebel, come out to eat Lao Zhang's spear, huh?"

It was Zhang Fei who came. As soon as he led his troops to the city, he saw the gate of the city open and the bandits welcomed him into the city. Kneeling on the ground, someone held a bloody head and shouted "surrender".

Zhang Fei was puzzled on the horse and asked, "Is this Hu Cai's dog head?"

"Exactly!" The bandit soldier replied: "Hu Cai has a head of one hundred thousand dollars, and I hope the general will not forget to reward him."

"What is one hundred thousand dollars?" Zhang Fei stared, and instantly understood that when he first arrived, he heard the shouts from the other side and the raised flag, and waved his hand and said, "That's the reward Zhang He promised you, ask him for it." .”

"General, the bandit army surrendered without a fight. What's the matter?" At this moment, Qin Liang arrived with his troops.

Zhang Fei scratched the stubble all over his face, bared his teeth and said, "Well... it's a strategist's plan!"

(End of this chapter)