Ji Han Liu Zhang

At dawn, Li Wu, the guard of Chencang, was lying on the desk, fast asleep, indulging in his dream. Last night, he and the officials of Chencang had fun until midnight, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Speaking of which, Li Wu originally planned to have fun all night long, but after drinking too much wine and dancing hard, his body was a little tired and he couldn't resist the sleepiness, so he had to fall asleep in the middle of the night.

Now in the early morning, most of the heater in the house had used up the charcoal fire, and the heat emitted was no longer enough to keep the house as warm as spring. Because of this, a unique cold air in the winter morning penetrated into the house, causing Li Wu to sleep. Suddenly woke up.

"Let's play music, let's dance..." After Li Wu woke up with a shiver, he muttered as he was addicted to last night's joy.

Then as his consciousness became more and more clear, Li Wu wrapped himself in his single clothes and shouted at the attendants who were holding clocks on their heads: "You lazy dogs, you didn't see the heater." Is the charcoal fire almost extinguished? Why don't you add some to Nai Gong?"

Li Wu's curse instantly woke up his attendants. The attendants stood up in a hurry, hurriedly confessed their sins, and ran out of the door to find charcoal.

After being domineering for a while, Li Wu picked up the wine glass on the table and drank the remaining wine in the glass from last night. However, he heard a hissing sound and Li Wu's body shook a bit. Last night The warm wine was naturally no longer warm this morning. The cold wine entered his stomach, which naturally caused Li Wu to react involuntarily.

At this time, the temperature in the room had dropped, and Li Wu felt the chill on his body. He pulled off a fur coat and put it on, rubbed his hands twice more, and looked a little anxiously waiting for the slaves to bring out the charcoal and give it to him. The charcoal fire was added to the stove so that he could continue today's joy.

Yes, Li Wu didn't intend to rest for a while and soothe his tired body. He only wanted to have fun, but he didn't want to wait for an extra moment or a period of time.

Soon, the servants brought charcoal and refilled the stove. The slightly chilly room became as warm as spring again. Li Wu, who was wearing a fur coat, felt a burst of heat, and he casually pulled off the charcoal on his body. Qiu Yi pulled a beautiful girl into his arms, feeling the comfort brought by the warm fragrance and warm jade. At the same time, he picked up a glass of warm wine in his hand, drank it down in one gulp, and tasted the taste of the wine on his tongue. taste.

"Have fun, that's what a man should do." Li Wuyou laughed wildly, his laughter unstoppable with joy.

It's just that Li Wu is so happy now, with Mei Ji in his arms and fine wine in his mouth, but his soldiers are suffering a lot, especially the soldiers who were on duty at the top of the city last night. They were gathered in the tower with drafts on all sides, facing the biting cold of winter night. Soaked in the bone marrow, and the firewood used for heating was very little and was exhausted before midnight. The soldiers on night watch had to huddle with each other to keep warm.

After finally staying up until early morning, I saw the sun rising from Dongshan Mountain, exuding a vague warmth. A group of soldiers on night duty walked out of the tower, facing the sun, thinking about the scene of spring flowers blooming, and trying to use their spirits. Strength against the cold of winter.

"Huh?" A soldier on the top of the city inadvertently swept across the front of the city wall, and quickly brought his distant vision back to the front of the city wall, and at the same time made a confused voice.

But directly in front of the city wall, there were black ants approaching one after another. The group of ants was getting bigger and bigger, and gradually revealed a more detailed shape.

The soldier rubbed his confused eyes, and when his eyes became clear, he could clearly see the true form of the black ants in front of the city wall - they were clearly sharp soldiers wearing black armor and holding ring-headed swords, and a flag was at this moment. It was erected high, with a huge "Gan" character embroidered with gold thread on the flag, which reflected dazzling light in the morning sunlight.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack." The Chencang guard who first discovered Gan Ning's troops saw that the enemy troops were approaching the gate. He shouted loudly, notifying his companions and beckoning them to hurry up and get them. Take up your weapons and prepare to defend the city. Gan Ning's troops, who were galloping towards the city tower, heard the shouts from the city tower and knew that the enemy had noticed their arrival. However, as the commander, Gan Ning did not stop the march and still took the lead to greet them. The men under the tent moved forward, and Gan Ning also looked at Chencang City leisurely.

Chencang is undoubtedly a strategic location and has always been a battleground for military strategists. Since the pre-Qin period, Duke Wen of Qin has been interested in Chencang and made Chencang the early capital of the Qin State to fight against the Rong people in the northwest. The foundation of Da Qin.

Although later, with the transfer of the core of the Qin State to Xianyang in the east, and the opening of transportation lines such as Baoxie Road, Chencang's prominent status declined slightly, but Chencang has always maintained its status as a military powerhouse. The steep terrain makes it a strategic location in Guanzhong. The key support point of the defense line.

Therefore, the city walls of Chencang were built extremely high, with cliffs that looked like axes. The moat was several feet wide, like a large river. The defensive conditions were unique, and it was a strong city that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Gan Ning, who had done research on Chencang, thought of the past five years of Zhongping, when the kingdom led the rebels in Liangzhou to besiege Chencang with an overwhelming force advantage. At that time, the imperial court sent left general Huangfu Song and former general Dong Zhuo to lead an army of 40,000. People rescued Chen Cang.

At that time, Dong Zhuo was eager to rescue, but Huangfu Song, the left general, firmly believed that Chencang was impregnable. Although Chencang was a small city, but the city was fortified and impregnable, the kingdom's offensive could not shake Chencang, just like a strong wind hitting a reef, and opposed Dong Zhuo's proposal to rush troops to rescue Chencang.

The fact was just as Huangfu Song expected, the Kingdom besieged Chencang from winter to spring, and failed to capture Chencang for more than eighty days, so they had to withdraw from the siege in despair. Huangfu Song took the opportunity to lead his army in pursuit, defeated the Kingdom's army, and won the battle.

Based on the past and present, Gan Ning naturally knew how tough Chen Cang was in front of him, but he did not show the slightest flinch. He was definitely going to take advantage of Chen Cang's tough nut today.

Just as Gan Ning's troops were approaching the city wall of Chencang, the defenders on the city were in panic. As an army of refugees, Li Que asked his tribesman Li Wu to bring him to Chencang to use as a defense force. Because these people were not capable soldiers to begin with, they were unable to respond quickly to the sudden attack by Gan Ning's troops.

There was a roaring sound on the top of the city. The soldiers guarding the city were at a loss when faced with the sudden attack of Gan Ning's troops. Their hands were not hands, and their feet were not feet. Their hands and feet did not obey their own orders, and they were in a mess, as if they were frightened. Among the sheep, the soldiers who could calm down did not have the idea of ​​​​defending the city. Under the guise of going to notify Li Wu, they glanced at an opening and fled down the city tower.

As a result, the situation on the top of the city became more and more chaotic as the soldiers scattered. As generals, the commanders, chiefs, and corps commanders shouted loudly and even shook their hands. Even the whips could not restrain the panicked soldiers below.

Not to mention, some generals felt chills in their hearts when faced with the sudden and ghostly appearance of Gan Ning's troops. They had no idea of ​​resisting and took advantage of the chaotic situation to run down the tower, pack their bags, and prepare to escape from Chencang. .

Due to the chaos at the top of Chencang City, Gan Ning's troops did not encounter any decent obstruction and quickly arrived at the moat. Soldiers carrying long ladders rushed forward and put the long ladders on the moat. Before long, Gan Ning The two generals, Ning and Lou Fa, stepped onto the long ladder and ran towards the city wall of Chencang.

As a raiding army, Gan Ning's troops did not carry any siege equipment, such as ladders, rams, wells and other siege tools. All they had were simple long ladders, ropes, and the most important mentality. Sharp weapon - attack the enemy unprepared, and the magic weapon descends from the sky.

Gan Ning followed the long ladder and crossed the moat, and soon came to the city wall of Chencang. He looked up and saw that the tall city wall of Chencang was extremely oppressive, but he just smiled slightly, swung the rope in his hand, and moved towards Chencang's city wall. Throw the city away. (End of chapter)