Chapter 372
The gate opened, and Zhou Cang's troops entered first, followed closely by Guan Yu's troops.

It should be said that Guan Yu originally commanded cavalry, but now as a general, coupled with the lack of horses and other reasons, he switched to commanding infantry.

Many of the cavalry in the army were recruited from Huangzhong Yi Conghu and Qiang people. Of course, they are now all quasi-Han people.

I have a Han household registration, a Han name, and my living habits are gradually becoming Chinese, but I have not yet fully learned the language and characters.

If they pass these two tests, they can enjoy the same rights as Han people.

There is no problem with the three-year assessment, and descendants can also take part in the imperial examination.

Of course, those who have made meritorious deeds on the battlefield can appropriately reduce this period, and even get a slight extra point in the assessment.

The general commanding this cavalry is Ma Dai, Ma Teng's nephew, and of course the candidate.

Military generals from the Liangzhou faction began to be promoted, and reuse was not considered.

The reason is somewhat helpless, just because the Ma family has a high reputation among the Qiang and Hu people, and being controlled by them can coordinate the relationship between the Hu people and the Han people, and at the same time speed up the Chineseization of these Hu people.

In the Battle of Juancheng, if so many soldiers and horses had not been lost, so many Hu cavalry would not have been promoted.

Guan Yu has seven thousand soldiers on his side, including two thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry.

Five thousand infantry, two thousand personal soldiers, and deputy general Zhou Cang.

Zhang He had two thousand troops and his deputy was Wang Shuang.

Finally, there is the Xu Shu tribe, with 1000 people under its jurisdiction.

There were also five thousand reserves, which could have been incorporated into the army.

However, these soldiers all joined the army one after another in autumn. Guan Yu thought that they were not well trained and did not integrate them into the fighting army.

Practice every day, patrol the camp regularly, and do some auxiliary work.

Tonight, they were all sent out to surround the west and north of Juancheng.

If the enemy army really breaks through from these two sides, the success depends on whether these soldiers can pick it up!
"General, something is not right!" Not long after Guan Yu entered Juancheng, Zhou Cang sent someone to inform him, "The city is too quiet. Considering the previous movements, it is impossible for the enemy to not react."

This is also the reason why Zhou Cang came in first. He was responsible for exploring the road ahead and also responsible for confirming whether the enemy had any ambush.

"It doesn't matter, you and I have been trained in street fighting. In today's environment, the opponent's numerical advantage cannot be used." Guan Yu ordered.

Ma Dai was roaming around the periphery and could rush in to support at any time. In addition, Guan Yu relied on his own bravery, so he had nothing to fear.

Above the city wall, Ye Bushou moved quickly to occupy the commanding heights while observing the situation inside the city.

The biggest change since they came in is that all the torches in the city have suddenly gone out.

The patrolling soldiers and the places where the soldiers were stationed were almost completely dark.

This meant that even on the city wall, they couldn't see clearly what was going on inside the city.

Maybe there are a lot of undercurrents swimming in the dark night, but they can't see them!

It's normal to see things around you clearly within the range of a torch, but you can't see things clearly in the darkness.

To see clearly, you have to be in the dark. Only when your eyes get used to it can you see something blurry.

Ye Busha in the first period may know this, but Ye Busha in the third period obviously still can't do it.

"No, I can't see clearly..." One of them, Ye Bushuang, took a closer look. He was already far away from the torch, but it was not that simple to see people moving clearly in the dark.

The guys who came from the Black Mountain bandits can do it very easily. Even in a responsible environment like the mountains and forests, they can easily see a figure in the distance.

Perhaps dark vision needs to be practiced from an early age. In the absence of night vision devices, it would be good for adults to ensure that they are not night blind. How much sharper their vision can be in the dark?
Of course, there is another stupid way, which is to fumble around and find traces of the enemy, which also involves high risks.

"We don't know the distribution of the enemy troops, their number, or their movements at all... They originally had the convenience of a surprise attack, but now they are evenly matched..." After listening to Ye Bu's report, Guan Yu was not satisfied with the result.

"The other party should have conducted drills for this situation..." Jia Xu frowned. The other party was a bit too cautious.

This kind of opponent is not good, it is too brain-consuming.

Juancheng is not a big place to say the least. Now that the opponent's space has been suppressed, they will use the vicinity of the county government as a stronghold to resist.

There will be some problems if you are in the dark, but this is a two-way street and it is not a big problem.In the places that have passed, Ye Bushou will carefully check to ensure that there are no enemy troops in the houses to avoid being outflanked.

Our side was already moving very fast, so the first thing the other party did was to put out all the lights so that no one would know their reality.

If they don't know what is true and what is false, they will be in awe, so slowing down their progress will give them enough time to prepare.

From another perspective, the nutrition of Cao Jun's soldiers can keep up. At least no one has night blindness, otherwise turning off the lights will make things worse.

The soldiers guarding various places shrank rapidly. Regardless of whether they were organized or not, at least in the case of street fighting, the battle formation was useless.

Instead, they gathered together to ensure that there were friendly forces behind them.

Jia Xu wouldn't believe it if the other party hadn't practiced this thing specifically.

There is no way to do it. Just find a lot of firewood or something, surround the area, and then light it directly to smoke.

If you don't come out like this, just burn it over and burn the opponent alive.

This has the lowest risk and the best effect. The disadvantages are also obvious and not very moral. After all, there are still many people living there.

That is to say, Guan Yu will never agree, otherwise Jia Xu would do that anyway.

For him, having to accommodate Guan Yu or even Liu Bei's character is the biggest trouble.

Fortunately for Zhang He, he can do whatever he needs to do. If it doesn't work, he will sue, and the worst he can do is be dismissed.

But since he was transferred to Guan Yu's command, there was nothing he could do.

"The other party plans to hide in the darkness. If we don't let them hide..." Jia Xu ordered, "How are you preparing the fireball?"

"You can throw it at any time!" the subordinate civil servant replied.

"Fireball?" Guan Yu heard this for the first time.

"Just in case the other party turns off the lights. If they want to hide, we won't let them hide!" Jia Xu replied.

Speaking of which, a soldier brought the fireball over. It was actually nothing new, just a huge spherical torch with a short handle underneath.

Some soldiers lit them on fire and then threw them out.

The torch fell to the ground, but it continued to burn because it was soaked in fish oil.

However, everything around the torch, several meters in radius, could be seen clearly.

For a time, a large number of fireballs were thrown out, and the army was able to advance little by little.

Every time they advanced, a soldier took out a bag of sand and extinguished the unburned fireball.

The road we walked was also dotted with torches to ensure lighting.

For this reason, Jia Xu mobilized hundreds of reserves to maintain the number of torches and watch the fire.

They each also have a whistle for warning.

The army pressed forward bit by bit, and the space for Cao's army to move became less and less, basically limited to the area around the government office.

Naturally, they can be seen from a distance, arrayed in streets and alleys. At the same time, some soldiers came to the roof, holding crossbows. They were all crossbowmen of Cao Jun.

"General, you might as well go out and call for surrender. I just said that if you don't surrender, you will start setting fire from here." Jia Xu replied.

This is already near the government office. Most of the houses near the government office are residences of officials and officials, and there are not many houses for ordinary people.

If Liu Bei cares about the people, then he shouldn't pay so much attention to the houses of officials and merchants, right?

If all the plans cannot be implemented, Jia Xu will be tired!

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