cite Han

Chapter 518
However, after Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu entered the city, they immediately issued a safety notice, ordering the lanes to be open for travel, and the market to operate as usual.

He also posted the "Sun Ben Calligraphy" everywhere in the city, counting all kinds of evil things that Sun Ben did to Changsha to the people of Nanchang, showing that the Jingzhou army is not a self-made army, but responds to the country at the top, obeys the people's hearts, and hangs the people Sin.

Then the two summoned the officials of the county government in the main hall. Because the meritorious Cao (Liu Yi) was sick, the five officials (Xu Ping) were killed, and the chief secretary (Sun Ben's confidant) resigned. Xu Miao made great contributions and was promoted to the master book to help him manage the affairs of Yuzhang County.

In the afternoon, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu had some free time and went to Liu's residence together to visit Liu Yi.

Liu Yi said that returning home from illness was just to show his attitude to the outside world, and he didn't really want to be loyal to Sun Ben.Now Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu came to visit in person and gave Liu a lot of face, so he got up from the hospital bed, met the two, and returned to the county mansion together.

With Liu Yi and Xu Miao co-chairing the overall situation, at least the interior of the county government is as stable as Mount Tai.

A hundred miles north of Nanchang, the sea is dark, north of the city.

Peng Hu looked at the top of the city with a gloomy face, and saw him wave his big hand and order to attack. The disciples under his command immediately shouted, carrying a simple ladder, pushing a heavy crash car, and rushing towards Haihun City in a chaotic manner go.

Peng Hu used to have more than ten thousand disciples, but he was encircled and suppressed by the generals of the Jiangdong army before, and suffered heavy casualties. Now there are only three thousand under his command, which seems to be a lot, but most of them are newly recruited bandits and villagers who coerced them However, there are only a thousand Poyang thieves who have really followed him for many years.

Originally, Peng Hu had the idea of ​​temporarily attaching himself to Liu Jing, borrowing troops to capture Tai Shici's old lair, Haihun, and collecting all his belongings, so as to make a comeback.As a result, Liu Jing did lend him [-] elite soldiers, but he did not give him the command. Instead, he sent another general, Wenpin, to lead him.

On the surface, Wenpin regarded himself as a lieutenant general, and he was very polite to him, the titular general. In fact, Peng Hu couldn't command the opponent at all. In this attack on the city, Wenpin led the troops not to garrison the east of the city, and acted on his own, completely ignoring his orders.

Peng Hu was filled with resentment, but he had nothing to do with the opponent, he could only hold back the anger and drive his troops to attack the city.

In the past, Peng Hu traversed the mountains and rivers, raided the villages, rarely attacked cities, his siege experience was pitiful, and his subordinates were full of mobs, so the scene was called "chaotic".

In contrast, the defenders of Haihun were all Taishici's former troops. Although they were small in number, they were very elite. Peng Hu's troops rushed to the moat, and the defenders immediately fired bows and crossbows, raining down on the city.

Few of Peng Hu's men were wearing armor, so they could only hold up their scorpions to resist the arrows while walking on the pontoon bridge. During the process of crossing the moat, Peng Hu's men kept falling into the water with arrows, and only one out of ten of them successfully boarded the opposite bank.

After reaching the bottom of the city with great difficulty, the ladder was stabilized. Unexpectedly, hot oil and dung juice were poured down on their heads, and Peng Hu's men on the ladder were immediately drenched all over their heads and bodies, screaming pitifully.

The people behind had never seen such a horrific scene, they were terrified for a moment, they all hesitated to move forward, and were immediately overwhelmed by the arrow rain from the defenders.

I don't know who was the first to turn around and run away, and then a chain reaction was triggered. Peng Hu's men arrived at the city with countless casualties, and they retreated so easily without putting any pressure on the defenders. Peng Hu was so angry that he cursed.

On the pontoon bridge, the retreating soldiers collided with the attacking soldiers, and the two sides huddled together. The consequences can be imagined, either they were shot by the defenders, or they were drowned in the water. The team hunts down.The first attack ended in such a hasty way.

After a short rest, Peng Hu immediately organized a second round of attack. Although it was stronger than the first round, it was still limited.

Peng Hu was surprisingly calm this time, because he had no luck in his heart, he thought that Haihun might win in a single battle if Tai Shici was not around.Facts have proved that he was overthinking, with the mob under his command, he couldn't attack Haihun at all.

On the other hand, Wenpin made a little test and found that the defense of Haihun City was solid, and the soldiers worked hard, and he became more determined in his mind that "siege is the bottom, recruiting is the top", and immediately stopped the attack.

A few days ago, Wenpin and Peng Hu crossed the river and failed to attack Haihun. He realized that Haihun might not be easy to attack, so he sent people to sneak into the city and lobby the defenders to surrender.

In the past few days, as the information came back one after another, Wenpin learned that the Haihun defenders are not monolithic, there are not only those who will not surrender, but also those who have ambiguous attitudes.

Especially yesterday came the news that Zhuge Liang led his army to defeat Sun Ben under the city of Nanchang.This news had a great impact on the defenders of Haihun. Tai Shici was defeated by Ai and Xi, and Sun Ben was their only hope. There are only two ways, either to sacrifice the city and surrender, or to perish with the city.Wenpin believes that it won't be long before some people can't hold on and leave the city to surrender.

In the middle of the corner, a rider came from Nanchang, held Sun Ben's head, galloped past Haihun City, and shouted to the city: "Sun Ben committed violence and poisoned Changsha, and now he has been executed...!"

The soldiers of the Jingzhou Army outside the city burst into applause when they heard the words, while the Haihun defenders fell into deathly silence.

"Military division is really a god!" Wen Pin sincerely admired Zhuge Liang's ability.In just a few days, he killed Sun Ben and conquered Nanchang, even if he was a famous general in ancient times, it was nothing more than that.

"The sea has fallen..." Wenpin asserted.

Sure enough, at noon, a large-scale rebellion broke out in Haihun City, and several generals who refused to surrender were all killed.

On the day of death, the gate of Haihun city was opened, and the defenders surrendered. Wenpin appeased them one by one, and then led the army to station in Haihun to take over the city defense.

Peng Hu has been coveting Tai Shici's property and his works, and he is going to enter the city with Wenpin to make a fortune and strengthen himself.

Wenpin, however, kept Peng Hu out of the city on the grounds that Peng Hu and Taishi Cibu had a long history of enmity and let him enter the city for fear of trouble.

Peng Hu froze in place, with an unbelievable expression on his face, he never thought that Wenpin would do such a great job, what is this?When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden?The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey is cooking?
Peng Hu's subordinates were all bandits from the mountains, and they attacked the city today, killing and injuring hundreds of people. Seeing that the Jingzhou army would not let them enter the city to plunder, they immediately glared and gnashed their teeth, and made a noise. Walk.

Although Peng Hu was furious, he didn't lose his mind. Liu Jing is powerful now, and he has only 3000 people under his command, and he can't even beat Liu Jing's department of civil affairs. Going against Liu Jing is tantamount to asking for death .

The plan to seize Haihun has failed, and now Peng Hu can only continue to make compromises under Liu Jing's command and wait for the opportunity.

Thinking of this, Peng Hu suppressed his anger, comforted his troops, and returned to the camp.

(End of this chapter)