Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

The thieves retreated, and the soldiers guarding the city all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Jun sat on the steps in front of the city tower, panting heavily, watching the soldiers clearing the corpses and damaged ordnance on the city wall.

He was now nearly sixty years old. Such a high-intensity defense battle for three consecutive hours made the old man almost vomit blood from exhaustion, and he felt like stars were shooting out in front of his eyes.

After a long time, he took a sip of the water handed over by Fang Yue, then exhaled and said, "Did you catch anyone alive?"

"No, anyone who dares to go to the city will be killed on the spot." Fang Yue shook her head.

"While it's still dark, quickly clear the battlefield outside the city." Zhu Jun ordered, "See if there are any rebel soldiers who are still breathing, and find out who the commander of the rebel army is."

Fang Yue agreed and turned around to go down to the city.

Zhu Jun stood up and looked at the corpses strewn outside the city, lost in thought. Fortunately, the thieves lacked siege equipment and their weapons were not so sophisticated, otherwise Huai County would really be in danger.

"Bring a pen and paper!" Zhu Jun shouted.

Immediately, an official brought a pen and paper, and Zhu Jun was on top of the city. He followed the evening breeze and gave Liu Ming a report about the war in Minghuai County.

Send a fast horse to the capital overnight.

Zhu Jun returned to the prefect's mansion and had just finished dinner when Fang Yue came.

"Da Sikong, we found a bandit who is not dead." Fang Yue said, "It has been confirmed that the person commanding today's siege is neither Zhang Yan nor Mrs. Guo, nor is he even one of the Black Mountain bandits or the Baibo bandits."

"Who is that?" Zhu Jun asked eagerly.

"The traitor doesn't know the real name or origin of the person who commanded the siege today. He only knows that he suddenly came to the mountain some time ago and brought a group of armored men with him, about five hundred in number." Fang Yue continued. road.

His tone was a bit urgent and worried, and he obviously felt that things were not that simple.

"I'm telling you, it's impossible for a thieves to suddenly appear who is proficient in the art of war." Zhu Jun said thoughtfully, "But who is this common man from outside?"

"Could they be the remnants of the Xiongnu?" Fang Yue asked, "The Baibo thieves had colluded with the Xiongnu before. They invaded Hanoi together and were dispersed by Your Majesty. Could it be that they have gone to Montenegro again?"

Zhu Jun shook his head and said: "It's impossible. The Huns don't have so many armored men, and I've heard about the Huns' abilities. It's unlikely that they can reach today's commanding ability. It seems that there are still fierce battles to be fought in the future."

Zhu Jun pondered for a moment, and then wrote an additional letter to Gai Xun, who was still fighting in Hedong, describing the strangeness of the thieves and asking Hedong to quickly send a powerful force to help.

Fang Yue did not leave immediately. He hesitated and said, "There is one more thing that needs to be decided by Da Sikong."

Zhu Jun: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"

"All the heroes from the surrounding villages have entered the city." Fang Yue said, "But the people in the surrounding villages heard that the bandits were coming and were afraid that the bandits would plunder the villages. Therefore, when the bandits stopped attacking the city, many people took advantage of the opportunity. They came to Huai County, do you want to let them in? "

"With all the people entering the city, I'm afraid there won't be enough supplies in the city..." Zhu Jun pondered for a moment and said, "But we can't just watch the people being massacred and plundered by thieves..."

"Most of the people have brought some food reserves. Although they cannot bring too much in a hurry, it is still enough to last for four or five days." Fang Yue explained hurriedly.

Zhu Jun nodded and said: "Then let them come into the city. You are responsible for settling them and not causing chaos. The young and strong among them can be temporarily organized to participate in some labor, and some swords and guns can also be distributed for emergency training. , thinking that the reserve force guarding the city can at least cooperate with Xiang Yong to conduct some patrols. "

"Yes!" Fang Yue agreed and walked out.

"Wait a minute." Zhu Jun suddenly said.

"Do you have any other instructions from Da Sikong?" Fang Yue hurriedly turned around and asked.

"Notify other counties overnight to be on guard to prevent the thieves from attacking Huai County and turning around to attack other places." Zhu Jun ordered, "People in the countryside can bring food in advance and transfer it to the county."

……

In the main camp of the Black Mountain Army, in the main tent of the Chinese Army, Xu Rong, Zhang Yan, and Guo Tai all looked unhappy.

"Are you afraid of dying in a war?" Xu Rong glanced at the two of them coldly and said in a deep voice, "Are you fighting? You are just kidding!"

"Stop gesticulating here." Zhang Yan was impatient and immediately retorted, "I know you have some skills in leading troops, but we are not vegetarians. We have fought no less battles with the army than you, but No one fights like you!"

"Yes!" Mrs. Guo agreed, "You know that you can't attack by force, but you still risk your life. Do you really think that our brother's life is not life? We are not raised by our parents?"

Xu Rong sneered and said: "We don't have enough backup, so we can only attack in one go. If we delay for a long time, we will wait for death! Before we went down the mountain, you also agreed to suddenly besiege Huai County, and now you are scared to death? How can we lead the troops with such hesitation?"

"But...seeing that the army has been prepared, the casualties in the attack were huge, and more than two thousand brothers were lost in half a day. It would be stupid to continue the attack! It's beyond stupid!" Zhang Yan roared almost roaringly.

"Don't attack by force? You should think of a way to outwit us!" Xu Rong said.

The big tent suddenly fell into silence.

Zhang Yan and Mrs. Guo didn't have much training in the art of war, otherwise they wouldn't be in the miserable situation they are today.

Xu Rong looked at the two people who were pulling their heads together, and couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, but then he thought, if he continued to use force, these two people would definitely not cooperate.

But the problem is that these thieves can only rush with a sudden surge of blood. Once they cannot take down the first wave, their combat effectiveness will become weaker the longer they delay. Huai County will still not be able to take down, and it is impossible to play a role in Hedong. The stress-relieving effect of war.

Maybe we really need to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

"The Black Mountain Army has been operating in the surrounding area for a long time, but has it ever set up a trap in the city?" Xu Rong asked.

Zhang Yan shook her head and said: "No, once the Shan clan, a powerful family in Hanoi, wanted to take refuge with us, but the clan was exterminated by the Dog Emperor."

"You also attacked Huai County last year. Did you find any secret passages leading to the city?" Xu Rong continued unwillingly.

"If there was a secret passage, we would not have been defeated before." Zhang Yan continued to shake his head, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Yes, we can dig a secret passage. There was no secret passage before. We can dig a secret passage into the city now and take advantage of it. Unprepared, surprise attack.”

Mrs. Guo also agreed, "It makes sense. Now that the weather is getting warmer and the ground has thawed, it is not difficult to dig a tunnel."

Xu Rong nodded, "It's a good idea, but you can't just dig like this, and you can't just dig one. From tomorrow onwards, you can feign an attack while secretly digging multiple tunnels. At the same time, you have to send people to the surrounding villages to search for food." , to support our army.”

……

The next day, Zhu Jun led the generals to the top of the city and inspected the city defense situation. Overall, he was quite satisfied.

The food and ordnance in the city can still last for a while. Although the soldiers cannot support the decisive battle outside the city, it is still enough to defend the city.

"Da Sikong, please take a look." Fang Yue suddenly said.

Zhu Jun also noticed the situation in front of him and saw a black line moving forward in the distance.

"The thieves have arrived, prepare to fight!" Zhu Jun shouted loudly.

"Ready to fight!"

"Ready to fight!"……

Orders were passed on one after another, and the entire county fell into a tense atmosphere again.

"The bandits are... moving their camps?" Han Hao said in confusion.

The bandit soldiers came to the city, but they did not attack the city directly. Instead, they set up camp about five miles away from Huai County.

For a battle involving tens of thousands of people at every turn, there was no safe distance within five miles. On top of the city, they could even see the movements of every traitor.

It can be said that the opponent has no secrets at all. What does this mean?
"The thieves are not in a hurry to attack the city, but are approaching and setting up camp. Do they want a protracted confrontation?" Hao Meng said, "How about the generals leave the city while it is not yet stable, and charge for a while to test it out."

Zhu Jun shook his head and said: "Everything is visible before your eyes, so why bother to test? What on earth is this commander hidden among the thieves going to do?"

The military strength in Huai County City does not support them to take risks. What they have to do now is to hold on to the city and wait for Gai Xun to come for reinforcements.

Soon, the bandits established a large continuous camp, and then sent a large number of people to go up the mountain to cut down trees. This is easy to understand. Whether making siege equipment or strengthening forts and erecting fences, trees are inseparable.

"Are they...are they going to fight us to the death?" Hao Meng suddenly pointed into the distance and said, "They actually started ramming the earth wall!"

Everyone also saw this scene.

Originally, it was thought that the bandits approaching the city to set up camp was just a temporary move, just for the convenience of siege or to bring psychological pressure to the soldiers defending the city. In any case, it would definitely be a short-term action.

However, they saw the bandits setting up a fence and digging soil to build a wall!
Is this a fortress built against the city wall?
What did the thief general think?

"Judging from yesterday's attack on the city, the thief general is quite capable." Han Hao said to himself, "But judging from now, if he really chooses to stay in a stalemate with us for a long time, it will be very unwise. After all, we don't They are short of supplies, and reinforcements will arrive soon. The longer it takes, the worse it will be for them.”

At this time, they saw groups of thieves dispersed from the camp and headed to various villages and towns. Needless to say, they must have looted.

"Fortunately, most of the people have entered the city." Fang Yue said happily. As a native of Hanoi, he still cares about the life and death of local people.

Zhu Jun observed for a long time and said: "No matter from which angle you think about it, the bandit soldiers are too abnormal. Now you can go and test it. Hao Meng listens to the order!"

"The general is here!" Hao Meng saluted with clasped fists.

"You lead five hundred archers to approach the bandit camp and shoot arrows." Zhu Jun ordered, "You don't need to kill many thieves, just harass them."

"Obey the order!" Hao Meng followed the order and went down to the city.

"Da Sikong, do you want me to lead my troops to protect the archers?" Fang Yue asked.

Zhu Jun shook his head, "It's such a close distance and we can turn around and go back to the city, so why bother sending troops again."

Fang Yue thought it was reasonable and said nothing more.

Hao Meng led the archers out of the city and quickly approached the bandit camp. When he was within an arrow's reach, he stood still and aimed at the bandit soldiers who were building a wall with a single shot.

The thieves crouched behind the unfinished low wall to hide, so this round of shooting had little effect, only killing a dozen unlucky guys who didn't have time to find a suitable bunker quickly.

Hao Meng was furious when he saw it, "Just watch me and cum as soon as your head shows up!"

When the thieves saw that the arrow rain had passed, they all looked over to see. Unexpectedly, when they showed their heads, they were met with another overwhelming rain of arrows.

After several rounds of shooting, the thieves never showed up again.

At this time, the camp door suddenly opened, and a band of thieves came out.

"Ming Jin!" Zhu Jun ordered from the top of the city.

Ding ding ding ding…

The crisp sound of ringing gold resounded throughout the battlefield.

"Retreat!" Hao Meng shouted, broke the string himself, and shot down several thieves. He covered the archers and ran back. He soon reached the city and entered the city calmly.

At this time, the thieves in the camp emerged again and started digging soil to build walls.

"The thief is cunning and the shooting effect is not good." Hao Meng went up to the city and said.

"The thieves are acting strangely. Please brace yourself and deal with them carefully." Zhu Jun still couldn't see through the other party's plot, so he had to tell everyone to be careful and defensive.

At the same time, tunnel excavation began in several relatively hidden tents, and the excavated soil was transported to the village fence to build walls. Everything was so natural, and no flaws could be seen.

Zhu Jun moved a chair and sat on the top of the city to carefully observe the actions of the thieves.

Some thieves transported the wood back to the camp from the mountain and began simple processing. It seemed that they were going to make siege equipment, and the scraps they cut were also used to build some straw sheds behind the stockade fence.

"How can these thieves build a pergola in the spring?" Fang Yue muttered in confusion.

"They must have been scared of being shot by my archers, so they built a pergola to avoid the arrows." Hao Meng said proudly.

"Hey, when the branches of the pergola are dry, we can use fire to attack." Han Hao has studied the art of war. After seeing the layout of the bandits, he thought of an attack method. "It seems that there are tents set up behind the pergola." , isn’t this looking for death? Let’s burn them together.”

Zhu Jun said nothing.

After another half an hour, Zhu Jun suddenly said: "Have you noticed that the speed of building the wall has slowed down?"

Everyone looked and saw that it was indeed the case. There was no longer the same momentum and rhythm as when they were building the camp.

There are fewer people building the wall, and the work has become slower, but soil is still being transported from time to time.

"Perhaps the thieves care about digging soil instead of building walls!" Zhu Jun suddenly said after a long time.

Everyone was shocked.

Han Hao was the first to react, "Does Da Sikong mean that the bandits are going to dig tunnels to attack?"

At this moment, the gate of the bandit camp opened wide, and countless bandit soldiers poured out, densely packed, carrying ladders and attacking the city.

"Fang Yue, lead your country warriors to dig a trench along the inside of the city wall and fill it with water." Zhu Jun ordered, "The rest of the soldiers continue to defend the city! We must repel the thieves first. I would like to see them. What tricks can you play? If you want to spend it, I will accompany you to spend it!"

"Fire arrows!" Hao Meng waved his hand, and the archer stepped forward and fired a shower of arrows, which fell into the group of thieves, but most of them were blocked by the simple wooden shields of the thieves.

"This time we have to see whether the thieves are feinting or attacking," Han Hao said.

Zhu Jun took a deep look at Han Hao and nodded. (End of chapter)