Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 286 My plan has been completed, it is destiny

Han army camp, general's tent.

"…The food we sent was taken back by the defenders, but not long after, a general came over and reprimanded the soldiers, and told them to throw the food off the city wall."

"The soldier who took the food back was also killed."

The scout told the whole story in detail, and everyone in the tent had different expressions when they heard it.

No one expected that simply delivering a meal could have such a big impact!
Sima Yi laughed out loud: "My plan has been completed, it is destiny!"

Gao Shun thought for a moment and said, "Military Advisor, do you want me to bring another batch of food over?"

"No need." Sima Yi shook his head, smiled calmly, and said: "The purpose of disrupting the enemy's morale has been achieved. It would be bad to continue to send food."

"Now we can prepare for the siege. The time is set for the second day of the Lunar New Year. We will send out our troops at dawn and catch them by surprise!"

Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this: "Didn't you say that you would use the strategy of surrounding them from all sides and wait for them to be defeated? Why did you suddenly send troops to attack?"

He couldn't understand what Sima Yi was planning.

Before, he said that there was no need to send troops to attack the city, but now he said that he would send the army to attack the city the day after tomorrow. How could he change his mind so quickly?
Sima Yi patiently explained to Lu Bu: "There is no constant state of war, and there is no constant shape of water. The way of war lies in the alternation of reality and illusion. The purpose of my strategy of attacking the enemy's heart is not to make the enemy surrender."

"War cannot be circumvented by the right time, right place, and right people."

"Winter is a favorable time for us, and the enemy army has an advantage in defending the city, so what I want to fight with the enemy is the people's support."

"These days, we have ensured that the soldiers of the three armed forces have good food and drink and celebrated the New Year happily. The morale of the army has reached its peak."

"On the other hand, the enemy had no fighting spirit due to the cold weather, and we kept putting pressure on them, so their morale was weakened to the extreme, giving us the advantage of people's support."

"Now that we have two of the advantages of time, place, and people, how can we not win?"

Sima Yi never thought that he could make the enemy soldiers surrender with just a few baskets of food, because the enemy was far from being in a desperate situation.

Jinyang City is a big city. If they want to force the enemy troops inside into a desperate situation, it will take at least several months of siege. They don’t have so much time to waste now.

After explaining, Sima Yi added: "Whether we can capture Jinyang City still depends on Duke Wen."

"Duke Wen can give full play to his abilities in the siege the day after tomorrow. I believe that with his bravery, it will only take a day to capture Jinyang City."

Sima Yi did not hide the flattery in his tone, and in order to quickly capture Jinyang, he mixed his flattery with a hint of provocation.

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu said proudly: "How can a small city like Jinyang be able to resist the elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty?"

"This is the end of the Yuan thieves and remnants!"

Lu Bu didn't understand Sima Yi's roundabout way of talking. He only knew that they would be able to attack Jinyang City with real swords and guns the day after tomorrow. He only knew that he would lose face if he failed to capture it in a short period of time.

Seeing this, Chen Gong couldn't help but smile and stepped forward and said, "Now that we have finished discussing this, let's go have some food and drinks together."

"Today is New Year's Eve, we should celebrate with all the soldiers in the army."

The excitement in the Han army camp was not a show for the defenders of Jinyang City; all the soldiers were truly celebrating the New Year.

Of course, although it was the New Year, vigilance was not relaxed at all. People were arranged to keep an eye on the movements of the Jinyang City defenders at all times to prevent them from taking the opportunity to launch a night attack.

So there's nothing wrong with relaxing for now.

When everyone heard this, they all agreed happily.

While Lu Bu and his men were celebrating the New Year, Gao Gan was on guard against their attack on the city and did not sleep the whole night.

At this time, the sun had risen in the east and the sky was bright.

Gao Gan stood on the city gate tower and stared at the Han army camp outside the city. His face was very ugly and he couldn't help but cursed: "What the hell are they doing!"

He waited from early morning until dawn, but the Han army outside the city did not launch an attack. At this time, he was already filled with anger.

These guys are actually celebrating the New Year.

And it happened right under his nose!

Guo Yuan was very sleepy at this time, but he just forced himself to stay awake. Seeing this, he said, "General, the enemy didn't even attack during the New Year. It seems that they just want to surround but not attack."

"Do we need to send more people to patrol? Many soldiers in the army have been frostbitten."

Since the Han army arrived outside Jinyang City, the number of soldiers on daily duty and defense on the city walls has increased a lot, and it is really too much to bear in the long run.

Again, the weather is too cold.

Gao Gan stared at the Han army camp for a long time, then sighed and said, "Let's return to normal. Soldiers whose families are in the city will be allowed to go home to visit their families for a day, and those whose families are outside the city will be rewarded with some wine and water."

He was now physically and mentally exhausted. Perhaps it was really as Guo Yuan said, the enemy only wanted to besiege the city.

If he continued to keep the entire army in a state of high tension, in such cold weather, they would not be able to hold on before the enemy attacked the city.

"promise!"

Guo Yuan clasped his fists and accepted the order.

……

Sima Yi's strategy of attacking the enemy's heart played a great role.

Although senior officials ordered the lifting of martial law and allowed soldiers whose families were in the city to return home to visit their families, this did not restore much morale.

In particular, what Gao Shun did under the city that night had already spread among the soldiers.

Originally, the soldiers in the city lost their will to fight after seeing the Han army outside the city training every day with great enthusiasm and no fear of the cold.

Now that they knew they would be pardoned by the emperor if they surrendered, the soldiers' morale dropped even further, and a war-weary mood began to spread throughout the army.

But I can only hide it in my heart.

After all, if you dare to say it out loud, it would be a serious crime of disrupting military morale, and once discovered, you will be dealt with directly by military law.

Night falls again.

Many of the soldiers guarding the Jinyang city wall withdrew, and the remaining soldiers on duty hid under the parapets, chatting while roasting a fire.

"Alas, I don't know when this kind of life will end."

A soldier sighed and said, "What do you think those generals in the city want? Outside the city are the imperial court's troops. The city is surrounded, but they still refuse to surrender."

"It's obvious that if I vote, I can be pardoned by His Majesty."

Everyone present was his own family, so he had no reservations and spoke directly out of his mind.

Another soldier also said: "Yes, the court kindly sent us food, but we threw it away before we even had a few bites. What a waste."

"Xiao Mozi's death was not worth it, alas..."

Speaking of Xiao Mozi, the others couldn't help but turn their eyes to the old soldier squatting in the corner, holding a knife and not saying a word.

The old soldier was their sergeant, and Xiao Mozi was the soldier who was killed by Gao Gan the day before, and he was also the youngest soldier in their team.

The old soldier almost treated him as half a son.

But Xiao Mozi did not die on the battlefield. Instead, he died at the hands of his own people because of a few bites of food. Everyone knew how sad the old soldier was.

The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment, with only the fire in the brazier still flickering.

But the old soldier did not join in their conversation. He just added another piece of firewood to the brazier and said calmly, "It's almost dawn. When the brothers who are going to relieve the guard arrive, we will go back and rest."

The soldiers nodded silently.

After a while, a soldier felt the urge to urinate, so he stood up and wanted to relieve himself, but at this time he accidentally glanced outside the city and was immediately shocked.

"Captain, you, look outside!"

There was a tremor in the soldiers' voices.

The old soldier and the other soldiers were startled. They all stood up from the parapet and looked outside the city. Then their faces changed one by one.

In the light of dawn, they could vaguely see countless figures flashing in the Han army camp outside the city. A large number of soldiers began to gather, and the dark army was like a black tide, marching towards Jinyang City in the morning light!
The enemy is attacking the city!

Before he had time to think, a soldier took the horn from his waist and was about to blow it - this was a warning of the enemy's attack.

But before he could even reach his lips, a hand covered in calluses and knife wounds snatched the horn away from him.

It was the old soldier who was a sergeant.

The soldier who blew the horn looked at him in astonishment and couldn't help but ask, "Sergeant, what are you doing? The enemy is attacking the city, you have to blow the horn quickly!"

As long as the horn sounds, the soldiers in the barracks will begin to gather and rush to the city wall to defend against the enemy. This is also one of the duties of the soldiers on duty.

"Look over there."

The old soldier pointed to the passage along the city wall not far away.

Of course, there were more than just their squad of soldiers on duty on the city wall. There were hundreds of them, all gathered in groups of three or five.

But at this time, the soldiers were either squatting under the parapets to sleep and warm themselves by the fire, unaware of the enemy outside the city; or they discovered the enemy but squatted down again.

No one blew the horn.

The old soldier casually put the horn on his waist, glanced at the other soldiers, and said with a deep look in his eyes: "If no one else blows the horn, what should we blow?"

When the soldiers heard his words, they immediately understood what he meant.

They looked at each other and squatted back silently.

outside the city.

At this time, the Han army had already assembled. In order to minimize the noise, Lu Bu specifically ordered the entire army to remain silent and obey the flag commands.

But even so, when he saw that the army began to attack Jinyang City, but there was no response on the city wall, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Are the guards so low in vigilance?"

Lu Bu was puzzled, but he was too lazy to think about it. After all, the later he was discovered and the closer he was to the city wall, the better it was.

When the army was less than an arrow's distance from Jinyang City, a soldier on the city wall finally heard the noise and blew the horn.

"Woo——"

"Woo——"

"Woo——"

A series of desolate trumpet sounds rang out on the city walls, instantly waking up countless soldiers defending the city from their sleep!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"The enemy is attacking the city!"

"Hurry up and climb the city wall to defend against the enemy!"

Regardless of whether the soldiers in the city were willing to fight or not, as soldiers, their first reaction after hearing the horn was to pick up their weapons and rush to the city wall.

Senior officials also rushed over as soon as possible.

But when he saw the massive enemy army outside the city, he couldn't help but screamed, "How come the enemy is so close!"

One of the great advantages of defending a city is that you can use arrows to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy before they reach the city walls.

But now the Han army is about to arrive under the city wall!
"Quick! We must not let the enemy climb the city wall!"

Although Gao Gan now wanted to kill all the soldiers guarding the city walls, defending the city was the top priority compared to punishing them!
As soon as he finished speaking, countless arrows and stone bullets fell from the sky, and the soldiers on the city wall suffered heavy casualties in an instant!
"What is that car-thrower?!"

Gao Gan was stunned and extremely shocked when he saw the huge stone bombs falling from the sky.

How could a catapult throw such a heavy stone bullet so far?

"kill--!"

After being suppressed by a wave of stone bullets and rain of arrows, the Han army took the opportunity to rush to the foot of the city, and a series of ladders and siege carts were leaning against the city wall.

Countless Han soldiers began to climb the city wall!
The most eye-catching among them are a group of soldiers wearing heavy armor, each of them has a big waist and strong body. They are the reorganized vanguard camp!
In this battle to attack Bingzhou, Qu Yi also brought the Vanguard Camp and followed the army, just to show his loyalty and ability to the emperor!
His Xiandeng Camp had been almost completely destroyed in the previous battle. The current Xiandeng Camp was reorganized by him after receiving instructions from Liu Xie.

Although there are only 500 people in the organization, they are all elites selected from various armies, and they are wearing sophisticated equipment made by Zhen’s craftsmen!

"The shield guards are in front! The people behind follow up!"

"The first step is right before our eyes!"

Qu Yi shouted loudly, and then he rushed to the city wall at the first person, slashing and killing the defenders with a knife.

He had just surrendered and now urgently needed a merit to prove himself. If he could capture Jinyang City first, he would be able to gain a firm foothold among many generals with this merit!
On the other side, Gao Shun was also leading the Xianzhen Camp to attack the city. Hearing this, he snorted coldly and shouted, "The credit for being the first to reach the city must go to our Xianzhen Camp! Follow me and charge up the city wall!"

"kill--!"

The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp were as fierce as wolves and tigers, and they rushed towards the city wall fearlessly. Their momentum was no weaker than that of the Xiandeng Camp!

"Qu Yi! That traitor!"

When Gao Gan saw Qu Yi leading the Xiandeng camp to charge onto the city wall, he suddenly became furious and immediately wanted to lead his troops to rush up and eliminate the culprit who led to Yuan Shao's capture.

But after seeing the bravery of the first-line soldiers, he forced himself to suppress the idea and commanded his soldiers to organize defense.

Whether it is the first landing camp or the trap camp, they can only open a gap. But if he puts all his strength into blocking this gap, he will lose sight of one thing while focusing on another, resulting in the complete loss of the city wall!
But at this moment, Guo Yuan, covered in blood, came to report anxiously, "General! The East Gate has been lost! Some soldiers opened the gate and let the enemy enter the city!"

"General Sui and General Zhao also died in the battle!"

"What?!" Gao Gan was immediately furious after hearing this. The city gate was of top importance. Once it was lost, even if he was the military genius Han Xin, he would not be able to defend the city!
Seeing more and more enemy troops rushing up the city wall, Gao Gan no longer hesitated and gritted his teeth and ordered: "Count the troops and horses, we retreat!"

Jinyang City can no longer be defended. Staying here means waiting for death. The only way to have a chance of survival is to escape!
Soon, Gao Gan abandoned all the infantry in the city and took the few 5,000 cavalrymen to escape from the only north gate that had not been attacked, heading north.

After the scout received the news, he immediately reported it to Lu Bu who was in charge of the central army.

"General! A group of soldiers left from the north gate of Jinyang City and fled towards Wuyuan County!"

When Lu Bu heard this, his face changed.

Wuyuan County...isn't that his hometown?

(End of this chapter)