Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 320 Under the Iron Wall of Chencang

Below Chencang City.

Seeing that the Qiang and Hu people who were attacking the city began to retreat at the call of their respective commanders, and charged towards Chencang City without hesitation, Guo Bin, who was standing in the middle army, immediately showed his anxiety. He wished he could defeat Chencang today. , washed the city for three days, and naturally the Qiang and Hu who attacked the city could not retreat.

Guo Bang turned his head and looked at Li Jue. He raised his whip and pointed at the retreating Qiang and Hu. He said: "Zhiran, this group of barbarians is really unreliable. They dare to retreat on their own. When they are the leader of one or two Qiang and Hu Qu commanders, they are shocked. "

Li Jue glanced at Guo Si in surprise. He felt that Guo Si, a pig teammate, was actually making random plans and causing chaos at this time. He didn't want to talk to Guo Si, but because the two of them were in the same boat at the moment, His situation was that of a grasshopper on a rope, so he could only patiently say: "No..."

"These Qiang and Hu people came all the way to help you and me. Instead of caring for them, we killed them. Who else will dare to come to help you and me and fight against Liu Zhang's son with us?" Li Jue said in a persuasive way.

"Besides, killing people to establish authority means that they have no choice but to follow us. But now these Qiang and Hu groups can come and go freely. We have killed one or two Qiang and Hu Qushuai. By then, the remaining Qiang and Hu will probably not be as dedicated as they can be." Attack the city, but disperse in a rush, leave you and me, and return to Liangzhou. "

Guo Bang's eyes flickered. Li Jue's words were easy to understand. He understood them clearly and felt they made sense. Right now, they needed allies, and they had to treat the Qiang and Hus in front of them well. They would spread the word by word of mouth so that they could recruit them. More Qiang and Hu came to the rescue.

"Forget it, what you said makes sense, Zhiran." Guo Bang's eyes stopped flickering, and he expressed his agreement with Li Jue's words.

"I just regret that the ladder that our army worked so hard to build for the car was completely burned by the Shu soldiers last night. Otherwise, it would be great to use it to attack the city today..."

After saying this, the Qu Commander lowered his head, as if he was waiting for punishment, but his eyes were glancing upward, circling back and forth on the faces of Li Jue and Guo Si, intending to look at the faces of Li Jue and Guo Si. The two men's attitudes and views on their retreat without a fight were revealed.

The commander-in-chief showed an incredible expression. A moment later, his face was filled with emotion. They attacked the city in vain and retreated without authorization. Unexpectedly, Li Jue and Guo Si did not intend to blame them, but said they wanted to defend them. Showing merit, this couldn't help but make him feel excited.

After saying this, Li Jue glanced at Guo Si. Guo Si had a straight face, but he had to force out a smile and said: "You're right, you're right. With the bravery of Qu Commander's subordinates, the Shu soldiers in the city will definitely be shocked. "

"Childlike," Guo Bang looked at the Qiang and Hu Qushuai who left happily, and his expression became very ugly: "This group of Qiang and Hu attacked the city in vain, and they did not obey orders. If we do it in order to prevent them from abandoning you and me, Go, if you hold your head high, you won’t punish them. How can you celebrate with wine?”

Although he was under Li Jue's gaze just now, Guo Bin had no choice but to say a few words, but as soon as the Qiang Hu left, he couldn't help but ask about Li Jue, and the volume of his questions was inevitably louder.

Li Jue held a Qiang and Hu Qushuai in his arm, and he said proudly: "We are all from Liangzhou. Although there are differences between Han and Qiang, in the end we are one family. A family should not be so divided. Thank me. I thank you, what's the point... We won't rest until we get drunk tonight, we will assemble the army to fight again tomorrow."

Due to the overnight attack last night, as the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the well rope for ten years, so Guo Bang led his troops and squatted not far from Chencang City, thinking about the strategy if the Shu soldiers launched another night attack. Then he had the opportunity to counterattack an army, kill a group of Shu soldiers, and get rid of the anger in his heart.

"That's true." Guo Bang nodded in agreement with Li Jue's statement. As a sharp weapon for defending the city, one arrow would be lost if used. More arrows would fall on the Qiang and Hu, and in turn, they would fall on his and Li Jue's tribe. There is less on me, which is a good thing.

into the night.

"General, I can't repay you for your kindness." Several Qiang and Hu Qushuai thanked him.

Li Jue looked a little helpless. He motioned to Guo Si to lower his voice, and then he approached Guo Si and said: "Now we must collect everyone's hearts. Punishments must not be made rashly, and rewards must not be exceeded. Only in this way can we gather the scholars and work with Yizhou in the future." Competing... Moreover, this group of Qiang and Hu did not return without success today, at least they consumed the arrows of the Chencang Shu army, which can be regarded as a credit. "

One of the leading Qiang and Hu Qushuai spoke. He had lived in Liangzhou for a long time and mixed with Han people. He had learned some writing and knowledge, and his words were also refined.

Li Jue listened to Guo Si's words, but he didn't respond. The chariot and ladder were gone, so it was meaningless to say these words. Moreover, he thought that even if the chariot and ladder were still there, he might not be able to do anything to the Shu soldiers guarding Chencang. .

Li Jue's face was kind and showed no trace of anger. He stepped forward and took the Qiang and Hu Qushuai's hand and said: "Shuai Qu has worked hard today. After attacking the city, he has intimidated the Shu soldiers in the city. I will buy wine for him." Handsome performance."

As a Qiang and Hu Qushuai, although he is proficient in some words and understands some principles, his nature is still simple and he does not have so many twists and turns in his stomach. Therefore, although Guo Si's acting skills here are somewhat inferior, he is still trapped. Go in.

"General, it's not because we don't work hard. It's true that the Shu soldiers in Chencang are very well defended and impeccable. If we continue to fight, it will be in vain and cost the lives of our subordinates. It's not a wise move. Therefore, we didn't wait for the general's order. Please forgive me for withdrawing the troops without permission."

Guo Bang made a melancholy sound, and said something with unfinished meaning. He complained a little about the commander of the front camp, Hu Feng, who had been laid to rest. Hu Feng neglected the enemy and failed to defend well. Not only did he lose his own life, he also affected the attackers. All the equipment was burned by the Shu soldiers, but Hu Feng was Li Jue's nephew after all, and since everyone was dead, it was hard for him to ask what he was guilty of, let alone talk about Hu Feng's faults in front of Li Jue.

While Li Jue and Guo Si were talking, several of the Qiang and Hu Qu commanders who had ordered the Qiang and Hu to retreat and withdraw their troops came to the Chinese army. They were ordered to attack the city but retreated without waiting for the Chinese army's order. They could not help but feel a little hesitant and worried about Li. Jue and Guo Si were angry, so they came to plead guilty and to pry into Li Jue and Guo Si's thoughts. If Li Jue and Guo Si were angry, they would not serve them and would lead their troops away when they found an opportunity. , Return to Liangzhou.

After saying a few more words, the Qiang and Hu Qu commanders surrendered and went to inform the son in the tent, telling him that there would be fine wine and food tonight, and it was worth fighting today.

But after waiting until midnight, Guo Si didn't see any movement from the Shu soldiers. Just when he was thinking about withdrawing his troops and returning to camp and going back to rest, the scouts guarding Chencang City reported back a message, which made him feel sleepy. Wake up.

"Are you sure there are Shu soldiers coming down from the city?" Guo Bang approached the scout, his eyes red, like a jackal looking for prey at night.

The scout stood still and did not dare to make any move. He only nodded affirmatively and said: "You can see clearly that the Shu soldiers did not open the city gate, but lowered the rope from the top of the city. Many figures slowly descended from the top of the city. "You are really cautious. You don't even open the city gate, but you climb down from the top of the city." Hearing this, Guo Bang said contemptuously, and then grinned, showing his scarlet teeth: "It's a pity that we still have to fall down today." It's in the hands of the Lord, sons and daughters, follow me."

Guo Bang, who got up and was about to rush to Chencang City to block the Shu soldiers, suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, go and call General Li from the camp. The moonlight is so bright, I should invite Zhiran to enjoy it together."

Guo Si did not forget Li Jue. He thought that he would definitely make some achievements tonight and wanted Li Jue to come over and have fun together.

Not long after, Guo Bang led his troops to a distance of a hundred steps below Chencang City. Through the moonlight, he knew that what the scouts said was true. There were indeed many ropes lowered from the top of Chencang City, and many figures were pulling on the ropes. , slowly declining.

"Shoot for me, shoot for me." Guo Bang did not dare to approach Chencang for fear of being hit by arrows from the top of the city, so he had an idea and planned to use arrows to kill the Shu soldiers who descended from the top of the city to mid-air on the city wall. .

In this way, there was no damage to his side. Secondly, the Shu soldiers in the middle of the city wall were unable to get up or down. They were perfect targets for arrows and could only end up being shot to death.

'I'm such a wizard. Guo Si was pleased with himself and at the same time urged the archers under the tent to fire arrows faster.

Under the moonlight, I could see where Guo Bin was standing, and there were continuous volleys of arrows, like a black line, flying across the empty midfield and landing on the figures in the middle of the Chencang city wall. Each figure said little. They were all hit by hundreds of arrows, like hedgehogs.

"Cum for me, cum, cum again."

Guo Si couldn't help but feel happy. He urged the archers under his tent. Since Chencang was captured by Shu soldiers, he and Li Jue led their troops to Chencang City, thinking of recapturing Chencang. However, these days, they have been They are all in a deflated state, and he is not very broad-minded. He has accumulated a lot of resentment for a long time. Tonight, it was thrown out with the rain of arrows, and he was really happy.

After shooting for a while, Guo Si saw Li Jue coming on horseback. He stepped forward and said, "Zhi Ran, here you are... These Shu soldiers are really dishonest. They attacked the camp last night and they want to attack the camp again tonight. It’s a pity that I caught him in the act.”

Guo Bang introduced the relief scene in front of Li Jue: "This group of Shu soldiers were really cautious. They did not open the city gate, but descended from the city top along the rope. It just so happened that they became a living target for our army, and they were killed one by one. The archers under my tent turned into hedgehogs, and the city wall must be stained with blood now."

After speaking, Guo Bang laughed triumphantly, his voice mixed with joy and excitement. The anger he had been feeling for a long time was now thrown out of the sky.

Guo Si was smiling happily, while Li Jue's face was calm, not infected at all. He turned over and dismounted, stopped and observed for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "Guo Aduo, don't you think something is wrong? "

"What's wrong?" Guo Bang asked back. He was now immersed in the pleasure of revenge. Except for the excitement brought by dopamine in his mind, he didn't pay attention to the current situation.

Li Jue's face was heavy. He pointed to the figure on the city wall who was hit by arrows and said: "How could the Shu soldiers still hold on to the rope and not fall under the city wall even if they were hit by so many arrows?" When the arrow hit, why didn't the Shu soldiers even utter a cry... When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. "

Hearing this, Guo Bang was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and shouted loudly: "Stop shooting, stop shooting, I've fallen into a trap..."

"Stop cumming, stop cumming, stop it."

Under Guo Bang's urgent orders, the archers stopped shooting for no apparent reason. Their eyes wandered left and right, and they exchanged glances with their fellow archers, wondering what was going on, so Guo Bang ordered to stop. shooting.

After Guo Si stopped the archers, he froze on the spot. After Li Jue asked him, he knew that the figure in the middle of the city wall was not a real person, but a scarecrow made of straw and cloth. The soldiers used a bunch of scarecrows to deceive him of a lot of arrows, but he enjoyed it and kept urging the archers to shoot. He also called Li Jue, intending to let Li Jue witness his achievements.

Firstly, he was deceived by Shu soldiers, and secondly, he lost face in front of Li Jue. Guo Bang, whose face gradually turned red, gritted his teeth and gnashed his hair, and his whole body was in a state of rage, like a bird that wanted to devour. The lion of man.

"Ah...ah..."

Guo Si was full of anger and had nowhere to vent. He roared loudly and beat his feet and chest several times. Li Jue on the other side just looked on indifferently, not disturbing Guo Si's venting. He knew that Guo Si was familiar with Guo Si. Si has reached a critical point, and he will not be able to settle down without venting his anger.

After venting his anger, Guo Bin clenched his fists and stared directly at the top of Chencang City. After a while, he turned to Li Jue and said fiercely: "Zhiran, I, Guo Bin, will not be a human unless this city is destroyed. "

In the following days, while Li Jue and Guo Si were building siege weapons, they also used various siege methods. They piled mountains of earth, dug holes, and chiseled city walls, just to break through Chencang and massacre the people in Chencang City. Soldiers of Shu, wash away the shame on your face.

However, under the guard of Gan Ning and Lou Fa, Chencang City did not reveal a single gap, allowing Li Jue and Guo Si to take advantage of it. Li Jue and Guo Si could only look at Chencang and sigh, taking Chencang as their leader. Iron wall.

Time soon came to April. In April of the first year of Jian'an, although they failed to capture Chencang City, under the inducement of Li Jue and Guo Si, the Qianghu from Liangzhou who gathered under their command became more and more powerful. In addition, the generals in Guanzhong, including Li Kan, Candidate, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing and others, were worried that Liu Zhang would lead the Shu troops to enter Guanzhong and seize their power and territory, so they also sent troops to help. , so Li Jue and Guo Si attacked the city for months, but their strength did not wear out, and their power became stronger and stronger.

Facing the increasing number of enemy troops besieging the city, Gan Ning looked as relaxed as ever, without any worries in his heart. This was because he was confident enough to defend Chencang. A large amount of Digu was brought in, and there was no shortage of food and grass in the city. The two subordinates were all his former sons, and the scholars were united with him. There were no worries in the city, and there was enough food and grass. Therefore, he had perfect If you are sure, you can hold on to Chencang and wait for Ming Gong's army.

(End of this chapter)