The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 486 Octopus, hooked (make up for more)
In the second year of Chuping, in mid-May.

In midsummer, the grain harvest battle was in full swing, fiercer than any war ever.

In this era when there was no machinery, and even the common people had to rent cattle from the government, the efficiency of working in the fields was obviously very slow and hard.

But even though they are exhausted in every way, the smiles on the faces of the people are brighter than ever.

A bumper harvest in the fields means that there will be food in the coming year.For the people of this era, there is food at home, and there is no panic in their hearts. If the county where they live is not disturbed by war, it is a real paradise.

But no one knows that under this large-scale busy farming with the participation of the whole people, there is a hidden crisis created by people with good intentions.

South Wuyang County.

Yang Li, who had been dormant for a long time, finally waited for her own moment of revenge.

Xi Zhicai's plan is actually not that complicated, it is nothing more than taking the entire Taishan County in the shortest possible time.

According to the plan, Xi Zhicai led his army to march from Lujun, and arrived at Nanwuyang as quickly as possible, and took the city directly under the cooperation of Yangqi from inside and outside.

Then he sent troops to the north and went straight to Fenggao.Yang Yu entered the city first as the head of the Yang family, and then took advantage of the night to capture the city defenses and entered the city to welcome Xi Zhicai.

If the plan went smoothly up to this point, then Cao Cao could send troops to reinforce, guard the two main throats from Mount Tai to Xuzhou, and then control Mount Tai, while cutting off Zhao Yun's grain road and preventing him from returning.

In order for Yang Fen to have room to prepare in advance, Xi Zhi gave Yang Fen half a month.Today, the two sides cooperated with each other in Nanwuyang and prepared to seize the city in one fell swoop.

The Yang family also has a family business in Nanwuyang County. At this time, Yang Qi is leading nearly a thousand confidants to gather in the courtyard. After dark, they take advantage of the chaos and seize the control of the city defense. Welcome Xi Zhicai into the city.

The Yang family is rich and powerful. Although it was only half a month, Yang Qi still armed all the guests in his family.Although it was not enough for everyone to wear armor, the weapons in their hands were all made of iron, not fragile bronzes.

This is also the first time for Yang Fen to go into battle in armor. It is impossible to say that there is no tension in my heart.

But when he thought of his wife, his anger immediately overwhelmed his fear, and he didn't hesitate at all.

"What time is it now?"

Yang Qi asked the confidant next to her.

The confidant immediately clasped his fists and replied, "Patriarch, it's almost Xu time."

Hearing this, Yang Qi nodded.

The time he agreed with Xi Zhicai was three quarters of the ugly hour, and there were still more than three hours away from now, so there was no rush.Yang Qi then waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to rest where they were, so that they could gather enough energy to wait for the night's fight.

At the other end of the county, Cui Yan also unknowingly came to Nanwuyang.Along with him, besides Pound, was Chen Deng who had just returned the day before yesterday.

In addition, Lin Xi, who has been training troops and suppressing bandits for the past six months, also appeared in Nanwuyang City at this time.

What Lin Chao asked Gao Shun to escort Chen Deng before his departure was to mobilize Lin Xi's troops to Taishan County to prepare for the next action.

For nearly half a year, Lin Xi finally trained an elite soldier according to the method of training soldiers taught to him by Zhao Yun.Although there is still some distance from the real elite, the combat effectiveness of soldiers who have seen blood can still be guaranteed.

And the half year of suppressing the bandits also made Lin Xi look more stable. The cold atmosphere that he had experienced in the school office had completely turned into a chill.

"General Lin, please sit down!"

Cui Yan stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, motioning for Lin Xi to sit opposite him.

Although Cui Yan is a member of the inner palace and in charge of the morality of the entire Xuzhou, his attitude towards Lin Xi is still very polite.

Lin Xi is not very old, he is only 19 years old this year, and he is older than the generals in Xuzhou, but his seniority cannot be supported.

As early as the fourth year of Zhongping, he followed Liu Bei to fight on the battlefield, and now he is in charge of the army alone. This is a treatment that Zhang Fei does not have, which shows his weight in Liu Bei's heart.

Moreover, his current status is not due to Lin Chaomeng's shadow, but by his own efforts, which is even more awe-inspiring.

Lin Xi cupped his hands at Cui Yan, and said, "Mr. Cui, you don't have to be so polite, just call a certain Zixu!"

Hearing this, Cui Yan smiled and nodded.

After they took their seats, Chen Deng and Pound also took their seats.

"Zixu, how is the arrangement in the city?"

Lin Xi replied: "Mr. Cui, don't worry, if you want to seek Mount Tai County, no matter what strategy you use, you must first take those few pass cities, otherwise when the defenders of Mount Tai react, the thief will have no choice but to return.

A certain person took 8000 people on this trip, divided them into four groups, and dispersed them to various cities one day before yesterday, so no one would notice.No matter where the thieves are rioting, someone will definitely receive the news at the first time, and then wipe them out! "

Lin Xi couldn't guess where Xi Zhi would start, so he simply garrisoned all of them to make sure nothing would go wrong.

Hearing this, Cui Yan smiled and said: "Zixu is a good planner, but Ling Ming will send elites from the school affairs office to keep an eye on Yang Ling. According to the report from the spies, Yang Ling hasn't shown up since three days ago. According to his previous behaviors , it can be concluded that Yangqi will definitely do it within a few days, and it is very likely to be here in Nanwuyang County."

As the founder of the School Affairs Office, Lin Xi understood the investigation capabilities of the School Affairs Office better than anyone else.Cui Yan calculated the result based on the information reported by the school affairs office, and it should be almost the same.

Lin Xi's eyes were full of confidence: "In this city, someone has ambushed two thousand soldiers, and there are two thousand cavalry outside the city. Don't worry, Mr. Cui. If the thieves really start a rebellion in this city, someone can also immediately Put it out!"

"So good."

Cui Yan nodded, expressing that he was very satisfied with Lin Xi's arrangement.

……

In the middle of the night, the five thousand Yanzhou army led by Xi Zhicai finally arrived five miles in front of Nanwuyang City.

The time he agreed with Yang Qi was the third quarter of Choushi. According to the calculation of later generations, Choushi corresponds to the time from one to three o'clock in the morning.And Zishi is from eleven o'clock in the evening to one o'clock in the morning.

There are eight quarters in an hour, and each quarter is 15 minutes.

It was three o'clock in the ugly hour, which was 45:[-] in the morning, and it was only past eleven o'clock in the evening, and there was still more than an hour before the appointed time, and Xi Zhicai had already arrived.

The reason why he came so early was because he was not completely relieved of Yang Qi and wanted to investigate it himself.

Thaksin believed Yang Qin's words, but Xi Zhicai couldn't believe Yang Qin's ability.For such a matter of life and death, one cannot be too cautious.

This time he led an army to attack Mount Tai by surprise. Cao Cao was afraid that he would lose, so he specially equipped Xu Chu as his guard, and Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were the generals in command.

In the vast night, after Xi Zhicai ordered the army to stop five miles away from Nanwuyang, he gave Xu Chu an order: "Zhongkang, take a hundred light cavalry and go to investigate and see if there is any abnormality. Remember , don't startle the snake!"

"only!"

As for the military orders, Xu Chu has always carried out the orders without compromise. He just put his fists together and took a hundred riders away on horseback.

After Xu Chu left, Xi Zhicai still stared at the dark night with his brows furrowed.

A few days before the dispatch of troops, Xi Zhicai watched the sky every night, and finally determined that there would be no moon tonight, and the night when he couldn't see his fingers was the most suitable for action.

Even though Xi Zhicai knew that his eyesight was beyond his reach, he still wanted to see through the current situation in Nanwuyang City.

Because he always has an ominous premonition.

"Sir, is there something wrong?"

Cao Ren leaned over and asked.

Xi Zhicai shook his head, at this moment the arrow is on the string and he has no choice but to send it.

He has deduced the whole process no less than twenty times, but he still can't think of any omissions in his plan.

Since there is no problem with the plan, then success or failure...

Depends on fate!
　Well, I still owe two more.

　　The days of paying off debts are coming to an end.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)