Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 423 Desperate

After hearing Wang Bizhi's words, Lu Qian was hesitant. The news about the horse hunting was true, but Guan Yu was an experienced soldier, and Chen Gong was behind him.

But at this time, Xiahou Dun's reinforcements were delayed, and Guan Yu was on the outskirts of the city and did not attack. If he was really waiting for food, grass and supplies, wouldn't he have missed a good opportunity and was waiting to be beaten?

The two hesitated until nightfall. Suddenly, when it was dark, the defenders came to report that someone had escaped from the Han army and wanted to see Lu Qian.

Lu Qian ordered people to put them into the city. The person who came claimed to be Xue Wang. He was the nephew of Xue Li, one of the original Taishan thieves. , he was unwilling to surrender, and escaped from the mountains when it was dark while transporting grain.

"The luggage is really in Laiwu?" Lu Qian's heart jumped wildly, and he asked, "How much food and grass did they transport?"

Xue Wang replied: "We transported two batches of grain and grass yesterday and today. I heard that there is a batch of weapons behind us that will be transported overnight so that we can attack the city tomorrow. I predict that Guan Yu will let us surrender troops attack first tomorrow. So I found an opportunity to escape."

Lu Qian was overjoyed, clenched his fists and said: "It's really a good opportunity, if their weapons are destroyed, the enemy can't attack the city, and they can hold out until the arrival of General Xiahou.

Wang Bi listened quietly at the side, seeing that Xue Wang's expression didn't seem to be cheating, but he always felt that there was something strange about this matter, and he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Seeing that Wang Bi was silent, Lu Qian asked anxiously, "Joining the army, what do you think?"

Wang Bi took a deep breath and asked, "Have you ever followed Zang Ba?"

Xue Wang replied: "The villain went up the mountain at the age of 15, and spent seven years in the Taishan village. Chief Zang recognizes me."

Lu Qian nodded slightly, and immediately sent an order: "Call the two generals Xu Xi and Mao Hui!"

Not long after, two generals came quickly, they were from Yanzhou, they had followed Zang Ba for a while, Wang Bi asked Xu Xi to come forward to recognize each other, they really recognized Xue Wang, there was no doubt at the moment.

Lu Qian informed the two of them about the news brought by Xue Wang, and said: "The life and death of the city is hanging by a thread. If you don't destroy this batch of supplies, the city will be destroyed tomorrow, and you and I will be prisoners of the ranks! "

Xu Xi clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, general, the general is willing to lead troops out of the city to rob food and destroy this batch of luggage."

Mao Hui also asked for orders immediately. The two of them were originally Cao Cao's subordinates. They rebelled and followed Zang Ba because of Zhang Ju's rebellion. Later, the Taishan bandits were defeated and they surrendered to Cao Cao. People ridicule, now is the opportunity to perform meritorious service.

Seeing that the two were so active, Lu Qian made up his mind and said: "Okay, you two will go to hijack the car tonight, with Xue Wang as your guide. If you can destroy Guan Yu's weapon, it will be a great achievement. I will report to General Cao and ask for credit for you two."

The three of them were overjoyed and rushed to prepare. At midnight, they quietly left the city with [-] elite soldiers, walked around the foot of the original mountain from the south, and rushed towards Laiwu.

The night was as cold as water, and Lu Qian and Wang Bi were waiting for news in the city. They couldn't sleep at all. Watching the Guan Yu army battalion around the city for half a circle, the torches were all lit, it was as bright as day, and the patrolling soldiers came in an endless stream. Feeling of powerlessness.

In the middle of the night, a silvery moon rose late into winter, and the soldiers leaving the city remained silent. This made Lu Qian and others even more nervous. If Guan Yu attacked the city tomorrow, how would they resist it.

Wang Biyan said: "Could this be Guan Yu's trick to lure the troops, deliberately transfer the defenders away from the city, so that the city will be empty tomorrow, so that they can attack the city?"

Lu Qian held on to the battlements, looked at the burning lights outside the city, the Han army camp was scattered all over the place, and there was no movement at all, and his heart became more and more uneasy for a while.

"General, look over there!" At this moment, the soldiers around Lu Qian suddenly pointed to the northeast and exclaimed.

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see a crimson red sky in the distance, illuminating the outline of the original mountain very clearly, and thick smoke billowing in the midair, judging from this situation, there must be a big fire behind the mountain.

"Haha—it's a success!" Lu Qian clapped his hands excitedly and laughed loudly, saying, "Finally, Ying County has been saved. I only hope that General Xiahou can come to help soon."

Wang Bi couldn't hide his excitement. Although he missed the opportunity to burn the food and grass, he finally destroyed their equipment and finally managed to persist for a while.

I heard that the catapults and well fences in the Han army were very powerful, and the Jinan City that Gongsun Zan built was easily breached. Ying County is not half as high as Jinan City. If attacked by these weapons, wouldn't it be wiped out?
At this moment, the enemy army under the city also got the news. There was a sound of drums in the camp, and people shouted and horses shouted. Three groups of soldiers and horses were dispatched and rushed towards the direction of Yuanshan.

"If [-] soldiers and horses can be mobilized in the city, take this opportunity to go out of the city and hunt down the enemy, isn't it determined by the first battle?" Lu Qian hammered the city wall helplessly. Now that the troops are insufficient and there is no general to lead the troops, he can only regret miss.

Wang Biyan said: "If Guan Yu's army has no weapons, they will not be able to join the city. We just need to defend and consume their food and grass. When General Xiahou's reinforcements arrive, I predict that Guan Yu's army will be short of food and grass. If we can wait for another opportunity to rob food, Deploying defenses against the natural dangers of Mount Tai can stop Guan Yu's army."

"Joining the army makes sense!" Lu Qian saw that although the troops outside the city had been mobilized, the patrolling soldiers in each battalion were still orderly, and secretly sighed in his heart that Guan Yu was a formidable enemy because of his skillful use of troops.

Not long after, I suddenly heard a commotion outside the south city, a group of soldiers came from a distance, and it was the second general Xu Xi who had gone to rob grain to lead the troops back.

"General, we have already burned all of Guan Yu's military equipment and food carts, so hurry up and open the city while they are still fighting the fire!" Xu Xi's face was covered with ashes, his beard and hair were disheveled, and it seemed that he had also experienced a fierce battle.

"Quickly open the city gate!" Lu Qian ordered people to open the city gate to welcome the army.

Rumbling--

As the suspension bridge was lowered, the south gate of Yingxian County was opened again. Lu Qian ordered the archers to be on guard in case the enemy troops from far away would take the opportunity to kill them, so he personally went to the city to meet the army.

Before he walked down the steps, he suddenly heard a scream from below the city, metal and iron clattered, and the sound of killing suddenly rose, his heart sank, and he shouted: "What happened?"

"Zhang Wenyuan is here, why don't you surrender?"

Under the light of the fire, I saw a man urging his horse to rush out of the city gate. When he reached the alley, a group of soldiers who had just patrolled had no time to react, and were killed by Zhang Liao's troops.

"Zhang Liao?" Lu Qian was shocked. Isn't this the person who attacked Laiwu by surprise? Why did he enter Ying County again?

"This must be Guan Yu's trick. The city gate has been broken. General, go!" Wang Bi shouted from the top of the city tower, but at this time there were enemy troops camping outside the other three gates. where.

Lu Qian ordered his soldiers to block the approaching enemy troops and fled with Wang Bi to the southwest corner of the city wall. There was a hanging basket for providing information. come up.

The two hurriedly descended from the bamboo basket and hid in the grass. They waited for the soldiers and horses in front to kill them, then they got up quickly. Taking advantage of the cover of night, they were about to cross the moat at the bridge of Xicheng.

As soon as he walked out of the shadow of the city wall, he saw a group of soldiers and horses suddenly bursting out in front of him. They drew their bows and set arrows and shot at the bridge head. The general shouted: "You have nowhere to go, surrender and don't kill!"

Lu Qian saw that the general situation was over, and he didn't even have a weapon in his hand, so he could only sigh helplessly, and glanced at Wang Bi.

(End of this chapter)