Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 99 The power of heaven and man (two in one)

"General, there is no one in the city!"

When Pan Zhang rushed into the city, his sergeants reported.

"what!"

Pan Zhang looked around, but saw that under the silent night, the streets and alleys were deserted. Even the sergeant who lit the fire on the tower did not know where he was. There was no sign of Zhou Ju at all.

Pan Zhang got excited and said, "No, I fell into a trap."

With that said, Pan Zhang turned around and was about to leave, shouting: "Get out of the city and report to your subordinates immediately that Zhou Ju is falsely surrendering!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the loud sound of military drums.On the wall that was originally deserted, hundreds of figures suddenly swayed under the moonlight.Countless torches appeared in the streets and alleys, crowds of people crowded, and several military flags were raised high on the trees.

Immediately afterwards, torches were thrown from the city tower, and the kerosene poured at the city gate came into contact with sparks, and a raging fire suddenly ignited.Countless haystacks were thrown down from the city tower one after another, and the dry weeds quickly burned again. The fire spread and grew bigger, eventually isolating the inside and outside of the city.

The sergeant standing at the gate of the city couldn't escape, and the kerosene on the soles of his feet burst into flames. He screamed, slapped the sparks on his body, and then began to flee in all directions, but the flames on his body burned bigger and bigger, burning them alive. The miserable screams made people feel terrified.

"kill!"

On the tower, Huo Jun looked at Pan Zhang's troops who were surrounded from all sides and said in a deep voice.

"promise!"

As the second tom sounded, the ambush sergeants in the city poured out from the streets and alleys, using the Yuanyang formation as a small formation to attack Pan Zhang's troops who were already panicking.

Pan Zhang looked at the soldiers coming from three sides and holding the mandarin duck formation, and he was afraid in his heart. It was this strange military formation on Hao Mountain that defeated them.Then, Pan Zhang looked at the north gate, which was already a blazing fire. He felt fierce in his heart and cursed: "If I escape today, I will make your life worse than death."

Pan Zhang waved and retreated, obviously preparing to rush through the fire and escape from the city.But how could Huo Jun have no countermeasures? The crossbowman on the tower set up his bow and fired an arrow, tilting the arrow out.For a time, those who were hit by Pan Zhang's arrows fell to the ground one after another, causing many casualties.

The fire in the city also attracted Sun Quan's attention. He wanted to gallop out, but Zhou Yu stopped him and said, "My subordinates, although there are fires in the city, I don't know what Captain Pan's condition is. We can wait for the scouts to report."

After a while, the scouts hurried over under the moonlight to report: "General, Captain Pan was ambushed in the city. His retreat was cut off by fire and he was trapped in the city."

"what!"

Sun Quan used the reins to whip the tree trunk beside him, with an extremely angry expression on his face, and shouted: "Come with me, we must rescue Wen Gui."

Sun Quan had to worry, Pan Zhang was his direct general, and Pan Zhang had been by his side since he became the magistrate of Yangxian County at the age of 15.Sun Quan was very fond of Pan Zhang. When he was only the county magistrate, he ordered Pan Zhang to recruit more than a hundred people.Later, with his help, he made great achievements in defeating bandits and was promoted to Sima of another department.

When Sun Quan first came to power, in order to achieve success and stabilize people's hearts, he appointed Pan Zhang to be the assassin of Wu Commandery, and his reputation was very powerful for a while.Later, with the support of Sun Quan, he stayed in Xi'an and Jianchang for several years, and was promoted to captain of Wu Meng and returned to Wu County.

Sun Quan has few direct descendants in Jiangdong, and only Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang are among his core generals. If Pan Zhang and his men are killed in battle now, Sun Quan will lose an arm.

Four thousand sergeants lined up from the camp holding torches high. Thousands of torches turned the battlefield red. They formed a massive military formation in the night and charged towards the Pengze city wall.

To be honest, Sun Quan also had other ideas. Pan Zhang was a brave man and good at fighting. If the thousands of people in his headquarters could hold on to the city gate, and if his troops could take the opportunity to cooperate with him inside and outside to seize the north gate, they might be able to capture Pengze City.

It's a pity that Sun Quan had such an idea, and Huo Jun could not have imagined that he could only surround and kill Pan Zhang with more than a thousand soldiers, but there were more than a thousand soldiers who were good at shooting at the north gate wall.The soldiers who rushed towards the tower with torches were like fireflies in the dark night, conspicuous but harmless.

"Archery!"

Huo Jun was patrolling the dim city tower with his sword. There were no bright torches on the city wall and it was very dark.There were archers and crossbowmen on both sides of Huo Jun's body. One side was shooting towards the outside of the city at the soldiers who were charging into the city, and the other side with a smaller number of people was shooting at Pan Zhang's troops.

There was a fierce battle in the city. The fire at the city gate and the crossbowmen on the tower made it impossible for Pan Zhang to rush out.He had no choice but to be surrounded on three sides and ordered his troops to form a circular formation with their backs against the houses and fight to the death, hoping that Sun Quan would send troops to rescue.

The soldiers who were charging outside the city were unable to move forward due to the rain of arrows and did not dare to charge.

Sun Quan rode forward and looked at the North City Gate, where the fire was soaring into the sky, with a very anxious look on his face.In anger, he swung his sword and hacked to death two soldiers who did not dare to advance, and shouted: "The one who retreats will die. The first person to enter Pengze City will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and promoted to the third level."

With Sun Quan's encouragement, the soldiers regained their energy and approached the city wall with their shields. However, arrows from the tower flew across the city and shot them back. In the absence of siege equipment, Jiangdong's sergeants did not dare to approach the city wall at all.

Sun Quan was so angry that he wanted to kill people again. Zhou Yu stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "My subordinates, our soldiers holding torches are very conspicuous in the night. The soldiers in the city tower can just look for fire and shoot. Our soldiers have no wooden curtains to wait for the carriages, so it is difficult to approach the city. My soldiers It is better to select elite soldiers, use flying hooks, find dark places to climb up the wall, and see if we can seize the opportunity to enter the city."

"it is good!"

At Zhou Yu's suggestion, Sun Quan ordered Chen Wu to select a hundred men who could see the soldiers at night, extinguish the torches, and approach the tower under the cover of night.

"hurry up!"

The flying hook was thrown up, and the Jiangdong soldiers pulled the rope, stepped on the city wall with their feet, and climbed up with the Huanshou knife in their mouths.Approaching the city tower, suddenly a spear emerged from the night and stabbed the Jiangdong soldier in the chest.With a bang, the soldier who climbed up fell violently from the tower.

Immediately afterwards, a bright fire suddenly broke out on the dim city tower, and the densely packed Jingzhou soldiers were all exposed in the orange firelight. They stood at the top of the city, motionless, looking at the Jiangdong Army outside the city who was trying to attack the city.

Those Jiangdong soldiers who tried to secretly climb up the wall were shot down by the arrows of the crossbowmen on the tower, leaving no one alive.

A large 'Huo' banner stood facing the wind. Under the banner, Huo Jun stood with his sword in his hand. He laughed and said, "Sun Quan, you fell into my trap. It's a pity that I only killed Pan Zhang and not you."

As he said that, Pan Zhang's head was hanging from a spear and sticking out of the city wall. Under the bright fireworks, Pan Zhang's particularly ferocious head looked particularly ferocious and terrifying.

"Wen Gui!"

Seeing this, Sun Quan was heartbroken, beat his chest with his hands, and shouted: "I regret not listening to Gong Jin's words, which cost you and thousands of soldiers their lives."

"Gongjin!"

Sun Quan held Zhou Yu's hand, tears filling the corners of his eyes, and said: "I swear to avenge this, now the military will depend on Gong Jin!"

Sun Quan was able to preserve his brother's inheritance and establish a country in Jiangdong.He is far superior to others in terms of magnanimity. He knows how to stand upright when being beaten, knows how to turn around after hitting a wall, is willing to be humble and apologize to his subordinates, and has the courage to delegate power to others in emergencies.

Today he fell into Huo Jun's plan to surrender and lost one of his close generals, which made him heartbroken.If the fight continued, he really didn't know how many more people would be taken in.He is now taking advantage of Pan Zhang's death to confess himself and show his goodwill to Zhou Yu to express his attitude.

Zhou Yu stared at Huo Jun under the banner with anger in his eyes, feeling unwilling to do so.

After feeling relieved, Zhou Yu held Sun Quan's arm and said: "My subordinates, Captain Pan is dead now, and more than a thousand soldiers have been killed in the city. Now we should go back to camp and make a long-term plan. Don't get angry easily and attack the city. Although Huo Jun doesn't show it, The name means that he has the ability of a famous general. He is good at guarding the city and can predict people's hearts. He is no better than others."

Huo Jun finally relied on his military exploits to rise from what Zhou Yu called an extraordinary person to a famous general, which made Peng Zecheng a nightmare for Jiangdong generals.

"it is good!"

After being taught a lesson, Sun Quan was quite obedient. He listened to Zhou Yu's advice and asked his subordinates to withdraw their troops and no longer risk their lives.

Looking at the retreating Jiangdong soldiers, Huo Jun then turned to look at Pan Zhang's hundred people who were resisting in a corner, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.Just now it was Huo Jun who was deceiving Sun Quan and forcing him to withdraw his troops and abandon Pan Zhang's troops.

As for why Sun Quan was forced to leave, it was simple. There were only more than 2000 people in the city, and Pan Zhang had to besieged and suppressed thousands of people. He also had to divide his troops to guard three city walls. It was really hard to use his hands and feet.The dense crowd of people on the city wall just now were just scarecrows in military uniforms, looming in the firelight to threaten Sun Quan.

In the final analysis, Huo Jun still had few soldiers, otherwise Huo Jun's appetite would definitely not be enough to swallow Pan Zhang's thousand men.But Huo Jun is also a contented person. If the number of soldiers in the city is small and the number of soldiers is small, letting too many people in will inevitably ruin the situation.

It would be enough to use a letter to fake surrender and get Pan Zhang's thousands of people to enter the city, surround them and kill them, force the troops to surrender, and replenish the number of people in the city.

After a while, as the shouts of killing in the city gradually ended, Zhou Mu held Pan Zhang's head, presented it to him, and said, "General Qi, the thief General Pan Zhang has vowed not to surrender and has been beheaded by our army. Huo Xiaowei ordered Mu Feng, the leader of the bandits, has taken a look at it with the general and asked the general to verify it."

Huo Jun looked at the gray and bloody head and ordered: "Come here, hang the head in the northeast corner to deter the enemy."

"promise!"

"That's right!" Huo Jun called to Zhou Mu and said, "You have successfully surrendered by pretending to surrender. From now on, you will be appointed as a fake military commander. I will temporarily lead you as a fake military commander to help you garrison the soldiers."

"promise!"

Zhou Mu was overjoyed, raised his hands and said, "Thank you so much, General, I will repay you with death."

In fact, Sun Quan was right. The army had been besieging the city for two months, and the hearts of the people in the city had already drifted.There is indeed someone who wants to surrender, and it is indeed Zhou Ju.However, Zhou Ju's behavior of collaborating with the enemy was discovered by Zhou Mu, the deputy chief of the village, and reported to Huo Jun.

Huo Jun followed the trend and asked Zhou Mu to replace Zhou Ju, and asked him to write a letter of surrender, and staged a play with Sun Quan.This is why Zhang Hong and others asked the Zhou family and found out that Zhou Ju seemed to be a repetitive person, because Zhou Ju was really a repetitive person.

After Zhou Mu left, Huo Du went up to the city with his clothes stained with blood.Huo Jun looked around and felt relieved when he saw that Huo Du was not injured.

"What's the result tonight?" Huo Jun asked.

Huo Du thought for a while and said: "There were about 900 enemy invaders, 700 surrendered, and more than 30 were killed. Our army lost less than [-] casualties in the battle."

Huo Jun nodded slightly and said: "Tonight Jiangdong Army suffered more than a thousand casualties. It can take a few days to calm down."

Huo Jun had no choice but to use the strategy of false surrender. Since the night attack strategy, Peng Zecheng was basically in a passive situation and was being beaten. If he wanted to change the status quo, it was inevitable to launch an attack.

Huo Du looked at the Jiangdong camp in the distance and asked, "When does Zhongmiao think the Jiangdong army can withdraw?"

"I don't know!" Huo Jun shook his head and said, "We need to see how the eldest son and General Zuo's war progresses in Yuzhang."

"When will the Yuzhang War end?" Huo Du asked again.

Huo Jun shook his head again.

Since the siege of the city, Huo Jun has lost the source of war news.He had no idea what the current war situation was and could only choose to believe Liu Bei.

Huo Du sighed and said, "It's already December, and the beginning of the year is approaching. Our sons have been away on the war for a year, and many of them miss their families. When this battle is over, Zhong Miao will see if he can bring over our Huo clan members. Or let the boys go home and take a look."

Under long-term siege, people are in a state of tension for a long time, and it is normal for people's hearts to fluctuate.Huo Jun could understand, but it didn't help. The only way was to let the soldiers relax occasionally through proper rotation.Fortunately, there are sufficient supplies in the city, otherwise it would be more than that.

……

In the city, Huo Jun ordered people to clean the battlefield and repair the north gate that had been burned by the fire.Sun Quan and Zhou Yu also led their troops back to the camp. Everyone sat in the tent to discuss the next war.

Sun Quan looked downcast and asked: "Huo Jun is cunning and deceived us with letters. Unfortunately, Wen Gui died in the city. What plan should we have to solve the current crisis?"

"Dongfang, Gongjin!"

Zhang Hong remained silent, frowning in thought.

Zhou Yu pondered for a while and said: "My subordinates, our army has defeated Pengze City. Huo Jun is wise and Zhao Yun is brave. Don't be hasty. If the car in front is overturned, it should be a warning to the car behind. Yu thought that he could still attack Chai. Sang, destroy Huang Zu's navy and cut off Liu Bei's army's retreat."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Sun Quan cheered up and began to listen carefully to Zhou Yu's analysis, and said: "Chaisang's soldiers, how can we defeat it? Please give Gong Jin a detailed explanation!"

Zhou Yu sorted out the thoughts in his mind and said: "Under Qi Cun's command, Chaisang is approaching Pengze. How could Huang Zu not know about the recent battle situation. He saw that our army was frustrated at the gate of Pengze City and had been attacking for several months, so he felt slack. read."

"Today Pengze is going to Chaisang, and the navy will arrive in the morning and evening. Our army will lead the elite boats to attack Chaisang Water Village. If the Jiangxia Navy is burned to the ground, the enemy will have no navy, and the food road will be in danger. Unless Jingzhou can defeat Yu Zhang, get food locally, otherwise in a short time, Jingzhou's troops and horses will be in chaos without fighting."

Sun Quan was slightly moved and asked: "May I ask Gong Jin, how big is the victory or defeat?"

Zhou Yu thought for a long time and said: "Huang Zu is old and foolish. He deceives the military officials. He lacks wealth and grain, and the boats are not in order. The army is killed without fighting. Under a surprise attack, if you are unprepared, you can win in one battle. Once you break his army, go in Daze, attack Erliu from a flank, then the war in Yuzhang can be stopped."

"it is good!"

Sun Quan pondered for a while, made up his mind decisively, and ordered: "Now I order Gong Jin to be the commander-in-chief of the front to attack Huang Zu by surprise. I will lead the central army behind alone to raid the formation for Gong Jin and provide support at any time."

"promise!"

Zhou Yu was happy in his heart, but his face was serious. He stood up and raised his hands and said: "Yu will defeat Huang Zu and live up to the trust and respect of his subordinates."

"Under my command, I have a strategy that can be even more powerful to help Governor Zhou defeat the enemy."

Everyone looked for the voice and saw that the man was sitting in the corner of the camp and slowly getting up. He had a tall body, a square face, and a heroic air.

"Who is this?" Sun Quan asked doubtfully.

When Zhou Yu saw that it was Lu Su, he raised his hands and said: "Qi, this is a guest in my mansion. My surname is Lu, my given name is Su, and my given name is Zijing. He said that he had a plan to make the thieves retreat, so Yu took him into the tent. "

When Sun Quan saw Lu Su's extraordinary appearance and his plan to drive back Jingzhou's troops, Sun Quan showed a gentle smile and said, "Please give me your words!"

Lu Su slightly cupped his hands and asked, "I wonder if my subordinates know who Liu Bei is?"

"How could you not know!" Sun Quan said: "Liu Bei is a great hero who can win people's hearts, travels across the Central Plains, and is good at using troops. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all enemies of ten thousand people and will be used to death. Don't underestimate him!"

Lu Su stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since my subordinates know it, how can Liu Biao not know about it? Liu Biao sent Liu Qi to lead the troops into Yuzhang, with Liu Bei as his assistant. In the current war, Liu Qi's name has been heard, and he has already become the guest and usurped the title!" "

Sun Quan's eyes lit up and he said, "What does Zijing mean?"

Lu Su paced the tent and analyzed: "Su heard that Liu Cong, the second son of Liu Biao, is married to a daughter of the Cai family. The Cai family is Liu Biao's arm. Although Liu Qi is the eldest son, the position of the heir is unknown. Now the two sons are at odds, and Liu Qi has entered The troops in Yuzhang should have the intention of making achievements and showing off their power, and they mostly relied on Liu Bei."

After a pause, Lu Su stopped, raised his hands and said: "For Qi Cun's subordinates, it is better to use the strategy of alienation and send people to Xiangyang to spread rumors, lobby Cai Mao, and spread the word that the generals know Liu Bei but not Liu Qi; Liu Bei is always ambitious. He has the idea of ​​occupying Yuzhang and becoming independent."

"When Liu Biao hears this, he will be suspicious, which will disrupt the morale of his army. If Liu Biao calls Liu Bei to Xiangyang, the army will have no generals, and it will be easy to defeat. If Liu Bei is unwilling to return to Xiangyang, Liu Biao will send Liu Qi's army back to Xiangyang, and then only Liu Bei will be left. With soldiers and horses and no food and grass, it is very easy to defeat them."

After saying that, Lu Su sneered and said: "If Governor Zhou can defeat Huang Zu and Liu Bei leaves again, how can Liu Qi take charge of the army? Sun Yuzhang is in the south and our army is in the north. Under a pincer attack, the army will be destroyed. Or maybe Liu Biao Seeing that the Jiangxia navy was destroyed, and knowing that no one was there to restrain Liu Bei, he mobilized his army back to Changsha."

"No matter what, the siege of Yuzhang should be solved by itself!"

"color!"

Sun Quan couldn't help but applaud and asked, "What do you think Gong Jin of Dongfang thinks of Zijing's plan?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Zijing has a great talent, and I beg your lord to make use of it."

Zhang Hong said: "Zijing's strategy is very ingenious, as Qin used Guo to drive a wedge between them. My subordinates should implement it quickly."

Sun Quan slapped the case and said: "Immediately send people to Xiangyang, spread rumors, lobby Cai Mao, and implement the strategy of alienation."

"Han Ji·Huo ​​Da Sima Family": Congping Yuzhang, guarding Pengze, and rejecting Sun Quan and Zhou Yu.Ten thousand generals of Quan came to attack, and Jun defended Haoshan and Pengze... After being trapped for eighty days, Jun used Jie Yu's tactics to attack the city. He also ordered the commander of the camp, Zhou Mu, to implement a false surrender strategy, and surrounded and killed Quan General Pan Zhang's thousands of men.

Quan and Yu could not defeat him for a long time, and many soldiers died. He sighed and said: "Jun is really a heavenly man!" Both the enemy and ourselves obeyed Jun's strategy, and he became powerful in the south.

ps: I have something to do tonight, it’s gone!

Tomorrow the Zhou Mansion will see if it can be updated three times.

(End of this chapter)