Zhu Nao

Two days later.

Xie Wuji stood on the high ground, looking at Puzhou City not far away.In the open space outside the city gate, two teams of men and horses were chasing fiercely.

Half of the team running ahead were pushing several large and small carts, and were rushing forward desperately, while the other half were protecting them with knives; behind them, a group of soldiers were waving The sword chased madly.

"Open the door! Quickly open the city gate!!"

"What the hell are you doing so stupidly?! Come and help!! Didn't you see that the pursuers are about to catch up!!"

The soldiers running ahead desperately waved their flags at the tower, shouting at the top of their lungs.The pursuers behind them were in a hurry, and the distance between them and the pursuers behind them was constantly decreasing due to the slowing down of the baggage truck.

The gate of Puzhou City was closed tightly, and the soldiers on the tower looked around hesitantly.

"Open the door!!!"

It wasn't until the first team of men and horses were about to run down the tower that the Henan soldiers guarding the city finally opened a small gate by the city wall and greeted several soldiers from inside.

The Henan soldiers who greeted them still seemed very hesitant. They should have stepped forward as soon as possible to help the reinforcements resist the pursuers and carry the luggage, but they slowly circled around and approached the reinforcements.The two sides finally met each other, and the Henan soldiers were not in a hurry to push the cart, but actually wanted to check the contents of the supply cart first.At this time, the "reinforcement army" suddenly turned his face, drew his sword and slashed at the Henan soldiers!

These Henan troops already had experience, so they turned around and ran away without saying a word!It's a pity that they were too close just now, and two Henan soldiers were cut down.And the archers on the tower were already prepared. When they saw the "reinforcement" turning their faces, they immediately drew their bows. When their companions ran back to the city, a dense rain of arrows poured down from the tower in an instant!

The "reinforcement army" also turned around quickly, joined the Shu army who had just chased them, and retreated in a mighty manner.

Xie Wuji had a panoramic view of everything.

After about two sticks of incense, the officer in charge of leading the troops just now came to Xie Wuji.

"General," the officer reported, "Just now our army killed two enemy soldiers, wounded one, and captured one; two of our troops were accidentally shot by arrows, and have been sent for treatment."

Xie Wuji nodded, and said: "Thank you for your hard work, you have done a good job."

The officer hurriedly said: "I would like to serve the general!"

Xie Wuji said: "It's getting late, everyone go back to rest. Continue tomorrow."

"Yes, General!"

The officer turned and backed away.

Xie Wuji raised his head and continued to look at the tower not far away.

The wind howled, and the setting sun shone on the khaki-colored city wall, making the lonely city extremely sparse.

Previously, Xie Wuji had someone select fifty elite soldiers from each battalion, and he formed these elite soldiers into a dozen assault troops.In the past two days, he sent these dozens of assault troops to charge the various gates of Puzhou City disguised as reinforcements transporting grain and grass.

They kept changing their patterns. Sometimes the carts were pushed by people, sometimes pulled by donkeys, sometimes by horses, and sometimes they pretended to put some grain on it, but in fact there were still branches and soil underneath; In the early hours of the morning, sometimes at noon, sometimes in the middle of the night; sometimes the pursuers of the Shu army pursued closely, sometimes loosely, and sometimes pretended to have caught up and started fighting... Xie Wuji gave the army an order. If he successfully lures the Henan army out of the city, he will be rewarded heavily.So under the heavy reward, both the "reinforcement" and the "chaser" performed extraordinarily hard.Sometimes Xie Wuji looked at it from a distance, wondering if reinforcements from the Henan Army really broke through the encirclement.

How did the Henan Army react after such continuous and repeated tricks were performed?

At the beginning, the Henan army was more active when they came out to greet them. After all, they were really eager for food and grass, and they would rather take some risks for it; but after suffering several losses in a row, the Henan army became much more cautious. I went out of the city twice, once in the early morning and once in the middle of the night; today, the Shu army dispatched four more times, while the Henan army only came out once, which was the one just now.Maybe they don't believe in evil, and don't believe that the Shu army can pretend to be every time-but in fact, it really is every time!

Right now, the mood of the Henan army will be so broken that even the enemies of the Shu army can't bear to think about it...

Xie Wuji stared at Puzhou City for a while, shook his head slightly, got on his horse, and went back to the camp to rest.

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At night, near the county seat a few miles away from Puzhou City, a bonfire was burning.Beside the bonfire, a group of soldiers lined up neatly.

"Do you all remember what I said?" Meng Huan glanced at the group of people majesticly, "Ask if there is anything you don't understand!"

All the soldiers stood upright, and no one spoke.

Meng Huan nodded and said: "Okay, now that I've remembered everything, I won't talk nonsense anymore. We'll be leaving at three o'clock in the morning! Anyone who is greedy for life and afraid of death, hurry up and stand up! ——Since no one Stand up, I believe that you are determined, even if you risk your life, you will transport this batch of food and grass into Puzhou City! If this can be done, I will guarantee that everyone of you will be promoted to rank after the war is over!"

All the soldiers said loudly: "Yes!"

In the past few days, Meng Huan had figured out the patrol situation of the Shu army, and successfully found the weakness of the Shu army's encirclement.He decided to launch a surprise attack when the Shu army changed defenses in the early morning of tomorrow, and opened the encirclement by slamming east and west, and transported the luggage into the city!

This time, he is very confident that tomorrow's action must be sure!

Since he would wake up before dawn tomorrow, after boosting his morale, Meng Huan waved his hand without talking too much nonsense, "Go back and rest early, you must recharge your spirits tonight."

"Yes, captain!" The soldiers dispersed and went back to rest.

Meng Huan was also about to return to the camp, but someone from behind stopped him: "Lieutenant Meng..."

Meng Huan turned back: "What's the matter?"

It was a soldier who called him.The man said: "Lieutenant Meng, the Shu army seems to have frequently launched attacks on the city these days... Will it affect our actions?"

They were outside the encirclement. They didn't know what happened inside the encirclement, but they could vaguely hear the movement.Due to the frequent movement, it is inevitable to be a little worrying.

Although Meng Huan murmured about this, he didn't take it too seriously.Maybe it was because the Shu army was in a hurry to besiege the city, and they deliberately sent people to the city tower to call for provocations, which is also a common thing.Nothing to do with their actions.

He said coldly, "Are you afraid?"

The soldier hurriedly shook his head and said, "No! None of my subordinates!"

"Then go back and rest quickly, and prepare for the early morning action!"

"...Yes!" The soldier didn't dare to say any more, turned around and ran away.

……

The next morning.

It was not yet clear, and the only sounds in the woods were the chirping of insects and the crackling of bonfires.

The soldiers of the Shu army who were in charge of the night patrol resisted their drowsiness and looked around boredly.It was almost time to change the guard, and they would inevitably be a little distracted and slack after staying on all night.

Suddenly, shouts came from not far away.Everyone suddenly woke up, their sleepiness disappeared, and they pricked up their ears to listen carefully.

"what sound?"

"Is there any hostility?"

Soon, there was a rush of clappers not far away—that was a signal for an enemy attack and a request for support from around!

The Shu soldiers didn't dare to delay, they quickly picked up their weapons and ran towards the sound of the clapper.When they ran away, they didn't realize that a group of people had already crawled into the grass near them to lie in ambush under the cover of night.

When the large troops ran away, only a few people remained here to continue to stand guard.Suddenly, a burst of arrows shot out from the bushes!

The few Shu soldiers standing guard heard only the sound of arrows in the dark, but they could not see the arrows. Suddenly, several people were shot down by the arrows.The rest of the people realized that the situation was not right, and were about to call for reinforcements, but the rain of arrows suddenly stopped, and a few black shadows sprang out from the haystack, rushing towards them!

Those sneak attackers were well-trained and agile, and immediately cut their throats with the dagger in their hands after capturing the Shu soldiers.In the blink of an eye, the remaining Shu soldiers standing guard had all been brought down, and there was hardly any movement.The sneak attackers completed their task and hurriedly raised their torches and waved them towards the woods behind.

Soon, dozens of people rushed out of the woods pushing the baggage cart!

"Quick! Must be fast!" Meng Huan hurriedly urged, following at the end of the team.The soldiers gritted their teeth, filled their arms and legs with strength, and accelerated their pace even more!

They heard a commotion not far away, and it was the troops they had sent to attract the enemy.They didn't know if they had been discovered, and they didn't care about it, they just rushed in the direction of Puzhou city!

Soon, the field of vision suddenly became wider, and they ran out of the woods and grass, and came to the wilderness, and the city was not far away!

Meng Huan was overjoyed: It went very well, his plan of making a fuss was a success!They broke through the encirclement!

He stopped and said, "It's all up to you! Be sure to send the food and grass to the city!"

"Don't worry, Lieutenant! You will never disgrace your life!" The soldiers assured him in unison.

The soldiers continued to rush forward, and Meng Huan followed here, turned around and ran to the hiding place - he couldn't follow into the city, he had to stay outside the city to command, and was ready to return to Taobei.

The soldiers pushing the luggage ran wildly in the wilderness without cover, and the Shu soldiers quickly spotted them.

"The enemy is there!"

"Oops, it's a slap in the face! We fell for it!"

"Come on!"

The soldiers of the Shu army who came back to their senses immediately chased after the fish that slipped through the net.In the wilderness, another chase was staged.And the shaking torches and people's shouts quickly spread to the Puzhou city tower...

……

Xu Ke was resting in the attic on the city wall when he was suddenly awakened by the footsteps and shouts of soldiers.

"Mr. Xu," the soldier hurriedly reported, "There are people outside carrying luggage and approaching the city gate..."

"What?" Xu Ke rubbed his sleepy eyes and wailed weakly, "Again?"

Xu Ke is the officer in charge of the defense affairs of the North City Gate.He was not in the least excited by the news of the reinforcements.In the past few days, the Shu army has taken an offensive of fatigue, and has carried out fraudulent aid to them more than a dozen times.

A full dozen times!None of them were real reinforcements, all of them were lied to by the Shu army!It's crazy! !

Under this kind of fatigue offensive, Xu Ke no longer had any hope for the so-called reinforcements. He even felt fearful: Could it be that the Shu army thought the siege of the city was too tiring, and wanted to use this method to trick the soldiers out of the city to kill them little by little? light?

"Mr. Xu," the soldier asked, "do you want to send someone out of the city to meet him?"

Xu Ke subconsciously wanted to say hello!The day before yesterday, he had already met the city once, and lost more than a dozen of his subordinates. Would he do the same for a second time?

But the words swirled around on the side of his tongue, and he swallowed them back.He braced himself up, got up and said, "I'll go out and have a look first!"

He got out of the attic and came to the city wall.Sure enough, a group of men and horses in the wilderness were rushing towards them quickly, and the pursuers of the Shu army were chasing them not far behind.

Xu Ke tried to identify the true identity of this team with his intuition, but his ordinary eyes couldn't see any difference between this team and those few days ago.

The soldiers around looked at Xu Ke nervously: after the past few days, the soldiers guarding the city were also very afraid that the officer would order them to go out of the city to meet the reinforcements.That is really too dangerous, it is very likely that someone will be hacked to death for no reason!

Xu Ke hesitated for a moment, and then ordered: "The identity of the visitor is unknown, immediately go to the general to ask for instructions... Archers, get ready, and shoot arrows immediately if you find any clues!"

The soldier asked: "Then do you want to open the city gate?"

Xu Ke said ambiguously: "Wait for the order of the general Shangguan."

The soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.It is definitely too late to ask Shangguan Xian for instructions now.What Xu Ke actually meant was not to open the city gate.It's just that he was worried about taking responsibility for making a wrong decision, so he said this on purpose.

So soon some soldiers ran down the city tower calmly, looking for Shangguan Xian...

……

Outside the city, Meng Huan hadn't returned yet. He took the risk and retreated to a relatively secluded high ground, hoping to see the results of today's actions before leaving.

He looked at the situation outside the north city gate, seeing his soldiers getting closer and closer to the city gate, while the Shu army chasing behind was still a long way away, his eyes began to sparkle with excitement.

It worked!It finally worked!As long as this batch of luggage is transported into the city, the city can last for another ten days and a half months!Although half a month is not a long time, this is only the first time, after that he will succeed for the second time and the third time!Moreover, the blow to the morale of the Shu army by this batch of grain and grass is more meaningful than allowing the city to hold on for half a month!

Closer...closer...almost!

However, it didn't take long for the excitement in Meng Huan's eyes to turn into hesitation and shock.

——Why is there no reaction in Puzhou City? !Why haven't the city gates been opened yet, and why haven't Shangguan Xian's men left the city yet?Are they all asleep, or are they all starving to death? !

"Open, hurry up and open the city gate!" Meng Huan clenched his fists anxiously.

The soldiers transporting food were obviously more anxious than him, waving military flags and torches desperately to signal the city wall, but there was still no movement in the city.

In a blink of an eye, the soldiers transporting food had already run to the gate of the city.They beat on the city gate anxiously, but the heavy gate remained motionless.The soldiers of the Shu army in the rear did not slow down because of this, and were approaching rapidly.

"What are you doing!!" Meng Huan was insane, wishing he could rush up to help open the city gate himself.Not to mention that he is hundreds of feet away, even if he is right under the city, he cannot open the city gate with his own strength.

His heart was about to burst into his chest, but he couldn't change anything.Under his desperate eyes, the Shu army also rushed to the bottom of the city tower, completely engulfing his men who had been training hard for many days...

……

On the tower, Xu Ke stared blankly at the movement below.

When the reinforcements started beating the city gate, he felt a little shaken in his heart, but he couldn't make up his mind.And just when he was hesitating, the pursuers of the Shu army had arrived.

Now the two sides are fighting, and it seems that they are fighting quite fiercely.But it wasn't that the Shu army didn't pretend to fight two days ago. As soon as their soldiers went out to help, they were immediately beaten up by both sides of the fight.So he was still not sure what was going on.

"Xu Gong, do you want to shoot an arrow?"

"Xu Gong, do you want to open the city gate?"

The soldiers kept asking him for instructions, but he never dared to speak.

"Ah! Mr. Xu, they seem to have really killed someone!" A soldier exclaimed!

Xu Ke leaned on the city wall, his eyes widened. Under the dancing firelight, he really saw people fall down one after another.The white knives go in, the red knives go out, the spurting blood—it's true!

Xu Ke immediately gasped!Are these reinforcements real? !

"Hurry up, let the arrows go—no, you can't let the arrows go! Assemble, assemble! Go out of the city to grab food and grass!" Xu Ke shouted hastily.

However, it was too late... Dozens of reinforcements were engulfed by the Shu army, and it was difficult for them to distinguish the enemy from ourselves in the dark, so they dared not shoot arrows at will.But they saw with their own eyes that the luggage carts that had been delivered to the gate were pushed and pulled by the Shu army, and quickly moved away from them...