The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 496 495 Jingzhou Storm (7)

It can be said that Sima Yi's strategy successfully restrained the troops of Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu, making Zhang Liao's and Zhou Yu's troops extremely tense.

And Zhou Yu, just as Sima Yi guessed, he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and was going to wait until Jiangxia's navy and Zhang Liao were inextricably fighting, and then sent troops to attack Jingzhou, where the Xu Kingdom was on an expedition, and took the opportunity to take Jiangxia.

But due to the existence of Sima Yi, Zhou Yu's wishful thinking never succeeded.

At the same time, Liu Biao's army has arrived at the northern end of Jiangxia County and is temporarily in Pingchun County.

When all the troops arrived, Liu Biao marched in three ways, sending Cai Zhong to lead [-] troops to attack Xinxi, Baoxin, and Xincai, and Cai He to lead [-] troops to attack Langling, Wufang, and Shangcai. Then he led Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others to attack Shenyang and Ancheng, and then the three armies attacked Pingyu, the county town of Runan County.

After occupying Pingyu, they used it as a springboard to head east all the way to Pengcheng.

The plan had already been made. On the night before the army was about to leave, Cai Mao gathered Zhang Yun, Cai Zhong, Cai He and others in the big tent and had a secret discussion.

"Liu Jingsheng has already made arrangements, and the rest is up to us. If we don't get rid of Liu Jingsheng first, we will definitely die in his hands in the future. Therefore, I decided to turn Runan into Liu Jingsheng's last grave." .” Cai Mao said bluntly in front of everyone.

Zhang Yun asked: "Even if Liu Biao is killed, Liu Qi is still there. If Liu Qi is not killed together, Jingzhou will never be peaceful. Why don't we just go on and on and send people to Jiangxia to assassinate Liu Qi? As long as Liu Biao, Liu Qi will die one after another." , then Liu Cong can naturally inherit the throne."

Cai Zhong and Cai He echoed from the side, expressing that what Zhang Yun said was absolutely true.

Cai Mao said: "Liu Qi is just a child with a yellow mouth, so there is nothing to worry about. If I want to kill him, I have to kill him openly. Why send someone to assassinate him, it will make people suspicious."

Zhang Yun asked: "What does the governor mean..."

Cai Mao immediately took out a letter, handed it to Zhang Yun, and said, "You will know it at a glance."

Zhang Yun opened the letter, took a quick look, and said: "The governor is really clever, if this is the case, Liu Qi will not die!"

Cai Zhong and Cai He rushed over to have a look, and only then did they realize that it was a letter that forged Liu Biao's notes. In the letter, Liu Qi's seven major crimes of being the prefect of Jiangxia were counted over and over again, and based on these seven major crimes, Liu Qi was ordered to commit suicide. Apologize.

"Hahaha, big brother is really clever. After Liu Qi gets this letter, if he doesn't commit suicide, he will be disobedient. If he commits suicide, it will save a lot of trouble, and this letter can also be concealed from others. Anyone can read it. I never imagined that this was our trick. Hahaha..."

Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and the others were also overjoyed, and sent someone to inform the enemy of Liu Biao's strategic intentions. Besides, Cai Mao wanted to choose an envoy to deliver the letter to Jiangxia, but the envoy could not be chosen by others. It was finally finalized, which made Cai Mao very annoyed.

Because this person can neither have anything to do with Cai Mao, but also has to obey Cai Mao, it is extremely difficult to choose.

Everyone thought hard and tried to find a suitable person, but found it really difficult.

In the end, Zhang Yun thought of someone, so he said to Cai Mao: "Captain, I think of someone, and this person should be the most suitable candidate."

Cai Mao hurriedly asked, "Who?"

Zhang Yundao: "Wei Yan."

"Wei Yan?" Cai Mao asked suspiciously, "Who is Wei Yan?"

Zhang Yun hurriedly reminded: "The governor is really a noble man who forgets things. Does the governor still remember the matter of sending people to Jingnan to assassinate Liu Bei last year?"

Cai Mao nodded and said, "Of course I remember this matter, but what does this matter have to do with Wei Yan?"

Zhang Yundao: "Because the person sent by the governor to assassinate Liu Bei is Wei Yan."

"Oh? So it's him." Cai Mao suddenly realized that there was someone like Wei Yan.

Wei Yan was a military commander under Zhang Yun. He was famous for his martial arts skills and bravery. At that time, Cai Mao wanted to send someone to Jingnan to assassinate Liu Bei. Zhang Yun recommended Wei Yan to Cai Mao, and promised Wei Yan that once he killed Liu Bei When Liu Bei was defeated, he was made a general and rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold.

Wei Yan is a poor, jingling boy, young and energetic, and very conceited. Once he heard that Zhang Yun gave him such a good opportunity, he felt obliged to go to Jingnan.

Wei Yan came to Changsha where Liu Bei lived, disguised himself as a businessman, and paid attention to Liu Bei's every move every day, but after observing for more than half a month, he still did not find Liu Bei's order.Because before Wei Yan came, Zhang Yun once warned Wei Yan that there are two sworn brothers beside Liu Bei, one is Guan Yu and the other is Zhang Fei, both of them are invincible, if you meet these two people, you must not do anything , otherwise you will be killed.

Wei Yan kept it firmly in his heart, but for more than half a month, Liu Bei either followed Guan Yu or Zhang Fei. Sometimes Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would follow Liu Bei at the same time, making Wei Yan unable to do anything.

By chance, Wei Yan finally got an opportunity. This time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did not follow Liu Bei, but Liu Bei followed an old man. Of course, Wei Yan did not know that person was Huang Zhong.

Therefore, Wei Yan launched an attack, but he didn't want to be protected by Huang Zhong, a bad old man. He couldn't attack Liu Bei at all. When he and Huang Zhong were fighting hard, Wei Yan couldn't help being surprised by Huang Zhong's force. Never thought that a bad old man would have such high force.

Not only that, but Wei Yan was also injured by Huang Zhong. Fortunately, Wei Yan was not a fool. Seeing that he couldn't even resist Huang Zhong, and he was startling the snake again, he ran away.

Later, Liu Bei knew that someone was going to assassinate him, so he stepped up his defenses and sent people all over the city to search for Wei Yan.Wei Yan had nowhere to hide, so in desperation, he went back to report to Zhang Yun, saying that he could not complete the task.

Zhang Yun considered Wei Yan very much, so he didn't pursue it.

However, Cai Hao thought that Wei Yan had delayed the time, and even made a fuss to startle the snake. Not only did he not provide compensation, but he also blamed him, and removed Wei Yan from the post of Sima of the army, and demoted him to an ordinary soldier.

However, Zhang Yun tried his best to comfort Wei Yan, and asked Wei Yan to recuperate in his mansion, find a doctor for Wei Yan to treat him, and let Wei Yan eat and live in his mansion.Wei Yan was very moved by Zhang Yun's behavior, and Zhang Yun also felt that Wei Yan was a talent, and he didn't want to miss it, so he kept hiding at home and regarded him as his confidant.

However, few people in the army know about Wei Yan himself, and Zhang Yun is not like other confidantes who take Wei Yan with him wherever he goes.On the contrary, Zhang Yun tried his best to hide Wei Yan's identity, for fear that Cai Mao would make trouble for him if he found out.

However, the fact that Wei Yan was removed from his position by Cai Mao had already spread in the army, so in the eyes of outsiders, Wei Yan and Cai Mao had a feud.

Zhang Yun saw that this was another opportunity to make meritorious service, so naturally he would not miss recommending his confidant, so he brought Wei Yan up again.

Of course, Zhang Yun was still apprehensive at first, fearing that Cai Mao would think of the past when he found out.But Cai Mao's reaction just now is enough to prove that Cai Mao has already completely forgotten about this matter.

"He has already been dismissed by me. How can an ordinary soldier serve as an envoy?" Cai Mao said.

Zhang Yun hurriedly said: "Captain, why don't you give Wei Yan the status of a school lieutenant, in this way, it will be justified."

Cai Hao frowned, and was still thinking about whether to give Wei Yan the official position of captain, Zhang Yun hurriedly said: "Captain, at this moment, I'm afraid I can't find a second candidate, after all, Wei Yan used to be my My subordinate, as long as I come forward, I believe Wei Yan will definitely go, and this time Wei Yan will definitely handle things beautifully."

"Brother, it's better to settle the matter as soon as possible. Since the deputy governor strongly recommends Wei Yan, it means that Wei Yan is very reliable, and he will not be interrupted, but he will be disturbed by it." Cai Zhong said from the side.

Cai Mao said: "Okay then, let Wei Yan go and give him an official position as a school lieutenant. If he can do a good job this time, then after it is done, I will give him the title of general."

Zhang Yun was extremely happy, and immediately cupped his fists and said: "I am here to thank the governor on Wei Yan's behalf."

……

Zhang Xiu led the army to the city of Yangdi again. Unlike the last time, this time Zhang Xiu led not only cavalry, but also many infantry, and the soldiers were all carrying various siege equipment, and the cavalry were scattered. The two wings of the entire army are only used for auxiliary attacks, but this time the main attack is the infantry of Zhang Xiujun.

However, Yangdi City is slightly different from the last time Zhang Xiu came. When Zhang Xiu came last time, the water in the moat was frozen to ice, and the soldiers could directly reach the bottom of the city wall and directly attack the city gate.

But this time, Yang Xiu drained all the water in the moat, and the ice surface was also dug open, revealing a wide and deep pit, like an insurmountable long river, blocking the direction of Zhang Xiujun's advance .

And the towers in Yangzhai City were also full of troops and civilians guarding the city. They alternated together. At first glance, they looked very complicated and chaotic. Zhang Xiu's first attack was defended the day before yesterday.

Riding on a tall horse, Zhang Xiu looked at the defenses in Yangzhai City, and then took a look at the chasm on the ground. It seemed that the difficulty of attacking the city had increased a lot compared to before.

The gap in front of him alone is very difficult to cross. To capture this city, one must cross the gap.

"Dong dong dong..."

The war drum was beating, and Zhang Xiu held up the long spear in his hand, and made a move towards Yangdi City in front, shouting hysterically: "Siege the city!"

(End of this chapter)