Soldiers come to the world

After entering November, the Yellow River began to freeze. It was not until mid-November that the ice surface of the Yellow River was completely frozen and it was possible to walk on the ice. Walk across the ice with a donkey or mule loaded with goods.

But this year, there were no traces of merchants on the ice of the Yellow River in Gaonu County. The cloud of war hung over the land. Qiancao Army, they are mainly guarding Lishi County.

That afternoon, a team of [-] cavalry slowly arrived in Gaonu County. The cavalry was commanded by General Ma Dai. Looking at the surrounding scenery carefully, this is the first time he has come to Shangjun, and he is feasting his eyes on the magnificent mountains and rivers.

A few miles away from Gaonu County, a group of cavalry rushed towards them. The leader of the general was Shangjun Captain Zhang Yi. He led [-] soldiers to guard Gaonu County.

"The last general will see the military advisor!" Zhang Yi clasped his fists and saluted.

"Thank you, General Zhang, for coming all the way to welcome me. Has the matter I explained before been done?"

"Reporting to the military division, everything has been done."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, lightly shook his feather fan and said, "Let's go to Gaonu County first!"

Everyone speeded up and headed towards Gaonu County. At this time, a large camp had been set up outside Gaonu County, and the cavalry had settled in one after another. Inside the tent of the Chinese Army, Ma Dai, Zhang Yi and other generals stood in front of a sand table. Zhuge Liang I am carefully checking Lishi County on the sand table.

Lishi County is the prefecture of Xihe County, and it is also an important pass through Luliang Mountain in the west of Bingzhou. Its strategic position is extremely important. It is known as the west gate of Bingzhou. If Lishi County is taken, the army can pass through Luliang Mountain from here and directly attack Taiyuan. .

Zhang Yi introduced from the side: "The scouts sent by the humble staff have made a clear investigation. They can directly cross the ice surface of the Yellow River from Wangjiadu. It is located about [-] miles northwest of Lishi. There are high mountains and dense forests, and tens of thousands of troops can be hidden there."

"How is the defense of Lishi County?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

"The city of Lishi County is three feet and eight feet high. Cao Jun rebuilt it last year. The city is tall and generous. There are [-] troops stationed in the city. The leading general is Kong Xiu, and the deputy Jiang Yan is Xia Houyuan's former generals."

"What's the character of these two people?" Zhuge Liang asked quietly.

"Reporting to the military commander, Kong Xiu is cunning and insidious, while Jiang Yan has a bad temper. The two have completely opposite personalities."

At this time, Ma Dai next to him said: "Military Master, we have heavy trebuchets here, we can directly use the trebuchet to destroy the city gate, so why bother?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "Is it my Zhuge Liang's job to fight and kill?"

He whispered a few words to the two of them, and they both nodded, "The military advisor is really brilliant!"

Cao Jun's defense in Bingzhou focused on Hedong County. General Zhang Yun led [-] troops to station in Hedong County, facing tens of thousands of Han troops at Pujin Pass on the other side of the Yellow River.

Lishi County to the west of Taiyuan was not the focus of Cao Jun's defense, but due to the important strategic position of Lishi County, Xia Houshang sent generals Kong Xiu and Jiang Yan to lead [-] troops to garrison Lishi County.

This morning, Jiang Yan patrolled the city as usual. He didn't have much interest in defending Lishi County. Lishi County is far away from the main battlefield, so it is difficult to have a chance to make meritorious deeds. This made Jiang Yan quite depressed. .

At this time, a soldier pointed to the distance and shouted: "General, they are coming again!"

I saw more than a dozen Han army scouts appearing outside the west city. They were standing on a hill about two hundred steps away from the city, drawing something with charcoal pencils in their hands.Jiang Yan had long been fed up with the scout team of the Han army. For half a month, he has been active around the county town, mapping the terrain and exploring the mountains and rivers. Today, it is even more extreme, standing outside the range of the bow and crossbow to map the city. serious provocation.

Jiang Yan was furious, and ordered to the left and right: "Order three hundred cavalrymen, come out with me, and kill these bastards!"

Jiang Yan had a violent temper, and several generals couldn't persuade him, so he rushed to report to the chief general Kong Xiu, the gate of Lishi County was opened, Jiang Yan led [-] cavalry to chase more than a dozen Han army scouts, the Han army scouts turned around and fled. Jiang Yan led his army in hot pursuit.

After chasing for more than ten miles and bypassing a big mountain, a dozen Han army scouts disappeared. Jiang Yan saw the steep mountains around and dense forests on both sides. It was the best place for an ambush. He suddenly realized, " I fell for it!"

"Quickly retreat!"

As soon as he shouted, he heard a gong, and ambushes were everywhere, surrounded by thousands of cavalry. At this time, the soldiers rolled out a wheeled cart, and Zhuge Liang sat on the cart, holding a feather fan and said with a smile: "I am here!" Zhuge Liang, the master of the Han army, is it true that Jiang Yan has not surrendered sooner?"

Jiang Yan had no choice but to get off his horse and knelt down: "Jiang Yan is willing to surrender to the Han army!"

Zhuge Liang ordered Jiang Yan to be helped up, and said with a slight smile, "Since General Jiang is willing to surrender to Han, why don't you help us take Lishi County?"

Jiang Yan said with emotion: "Thanks to the military commander for not killing me, I would like to persuade General Kong to surrender to Han!"

Zhuge Liang ordered someone to let Jiang Yan go back, Zhang Yi said next to him: "It's too easy for this person to surrender, he must be a repeated villain, the military advisor must be careful of their tricks!"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said, "How can I not know, I'm not afraid of them surrendering, I'm afraid they won't move."...

Jiang Yan returned to Lishi County and said to Kong Xiu: "I pretended to surrender to the Han army, Zhuge Liang asked me to persuade my brother to surrender, do you have a good strategy?"

Kong Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "To capture the thief, we must first capture the king. We can use our tactics to capture Zhuge Liang and the general of the Han army in one fell swoop. We can make a great contribution!"

He whispered a few words to Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan nodded, "Little brother, let's make arrangements now!"

Early the next morning, Jiang Yan came to the Han army by the Yellow River again. When he saw Zhuge Liang, he knelt down and reported: "I want to report to the military division, my general is willing to surrender to the Han army and help the Han family together!"

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed, "If General Kong is willing to surrender, I will report to His Highness the King of Han, and your great achievements!"

The two discussed the details of the surrender, and then Jiang Yan left. As soon as Jiang Yan left, Zhuge Liang ordered someone to find Zhang Yi, gave him some instructions, and Zhang Yi took the order and left.

At noon, Kong Xiu, the chief general of Lishi County, was bare-chested and led thousands of soldiers to line up in front of the city gate. All kinds of weapons filled the open space outside the city gate.

But on both sides of the Wengcheng in the county seat, Kong Xiu deployed a thousand elite crossbowmen, waiting for the Han army's military advisers and generals to enter the city.

Kong Xiu was very nervous. After all, he was putting all his eggs in one basket. If he failed, it might be his death. But if he succeeded, he would become Cao Jun's number one hero.

At this time, a soldier pointed to the distance and shouted: "General, they are coming!"

An army of more than [-] people slowly appeared in the distance, heading towards Lishi County, Kong Xiu turned around and shouted: "Don't act rashly without my order!"

Soon, the Han army arrived two hundred steps away. This was the most critical moment. Once the Han army pushed forward again, Cao's army would immediately retreat back into the city. Kong Xiu shouted: "General Kong Xiu, Li Shi, is willing to surrender to the Han army! "

General Jiang Yanfei rushed forward, bowed to Zhuge Liang and said: "My general sincerely surrenders, please accept the surrender!"

According to general etiquette, Cao Jun fell to the ground and surrendered. As the general of the Han army, Zhuge Liang should go forward to help him up and comfort him. This is the opportunity for Kong Xiu to launch a counterattack.

Zhuge Liang smiled coldly, "General Jiang, I seem to hear some strange noises in the city?"

Jiang Yan was startled, and listened attentively. Sure enough, he heard the shouts of killing in the city, and he froze for a moment. What's going on?Zhuge Liang shouted: "Get it for me!"

The soldiers on both sides rushed up and pushed Jiang Yan to the ground. Jiang Yan shouted that he was innocent, Zhuge Liang reprimanded: "You are so ingenious and dare to lie to me. Today is your death day."

Jiang Yan's face was ashen, trembling all over, unable to speak a word.

At the same time, Kong Xiu and the others also heard the shouts of killing in the city. They looked at each other and turned their heads to look at the top of the city.

A soldier rushed from the city and shouted: "General, the Han army has entered the city from the south city!"

Kong Xiu was so frightened that her heart almost stopped beating. Their ambushes were all in the northern city, and the rest of the gates had no guards at all, but they were attacked by the Han army. At this moment, the Han army a hundred steps away suddenly erupted. With the sound of shouting and killing, a cavalry came to hide and kill. Cao Jun's soldiers were in chaos. At the city gate, countless Cao Jun's soldiers were fleeing.

Kong Xiu got on his horse, beat the horse and galloped towards the east, not long after running, a cavalry came up, the leader was Ma Dai, Ma Dai yelled, "Death!"

A knife slashed at him, the knife was so fierce that Kong Xiu was caught off guard, and his head was chopped off by the knife. Cao Jun was in chaos and ran in all directions, but all the way around was blocked by the Han army. Cao Jun soldiers had nowhere to escape and knelt down one after another surrender.

The Han army occupied Lishi County, Zhuge Liang ordered Jiang Yan to beheaded, and the army immediately took control of the main road of Luliang Mountain. When the news reached Taiyuan, Xia Houshang was shocked and rushed to Yedu to report.