The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 92 Chapter 092
Chen Jiao immediately said: "Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, had a great quarrel with Yuan Shu. Originally, the governor of Yangzhou was in Shouchun, but Yuan Shu marched into Huainan, captured Shouchun, and called himself Yangzhou Shepherd, so he forced Liu Yao away. Unable to resist Yuan Shu, Liu Yao had no choice but to travel south to Qu’a. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu not only did not stop there, but intensified his efforts and sent Wu Jing and Sun Ben to lead the army to attack Qu’a. Liu Yao united with the local powerful to fight back and succeeded. Repelled Wu Jing and Sun Ben, and drove Wu Jing and Sun Ben across the river, so far broke with Yuan Shu completely, and both sides also attacked each other."

After a pause, Chen Jiao continued: "Now that Yuan Shu is leading an army to attack Xuzhou, the rear must be empty. If my lord can write a letter to Liu Yao and state his interests, Liu Yao will definitely take advantage of the vacancy and attack Yuan Shu's rear. If Yuan Shu finds out that there is something wrong with Huainan, he will definitely not stay in Xuzhou for long, and he will obediently return to Huainan."

Zhang Yandao: "Well, your strategy is very good, but I have never had any contact with Liu Yao. I heard that Liu Yao had a little bit of trouble with Tao Qian before. I am afraid that he will not help..."

Chen Jiao said: "My lord, you can rest assured. Now the lord is in charge of Xuzhou, not Tao Qian. Besides, this matter is beneficial and harmless to Liu Yao. As long as you send a eloquent person to meet Liu Yao, I believe Liu Yao will definitely come to see you." I will not refuse to make friends with my lord. My subordinates are not talented, but I am willing to go to Yangzhou for my lord, and I will definitely persuade Liu Yao to send troops to attack Huainan."

"If Ji Bi goes there in person, things will definitely happen, and I'm much more assured. I'll write a letter to Liu Yao right now, but how should I write this letter properly?"

Chen Jiao said: "My lord, why don't you let your subordinates write for you!"

"Alright."

Zhang Yan immediately asked someone to fetch pen and ink, and Chen Jiao immediately wrote a letter eloquently. The words were very humble, and expressed Zhang Yan's respect for Liu Yao. The letter clearly stated the stakes and interests. Even Zhang Yan felt the urge to send troops to attack when his blood surged up.

After Zhang Yan read it, he affixed his own seal and asked Chen Jiao to take the letter to Qu'e in the starry night.

Chen Jiao bid farewell to Zhang Yan, rode on a fast horse, and dared not delay, so he rode fast and headed towards Qu'e.

But Zhang Yan led the army and set up a camp fifteen miles away from Xiapi City.

Yuan Shu occupied Xiapi City, Zhang Yan did not dare to blatantly attack the city. Firstly, because Yuan Shu had a large number of soldiers, his rash attack on the city was undoubtedly an egg against a stone.The second is because Xiapi City is extremely prosperous, once it suffers from war, it will inevitably suffer losses.

So Zhang Yan thought hard for a while, and came up with a plan to lure the snake out of the hole.

Zhang Yan summoned Niu Jin and Wang Bo respectively, and asked them to bring two thousand soldiers and horses. According to his arrangement, they would set up camp five, ten, fifteen, and twenty miles south of the current camp. The next big camp, and then put more banners in the camp, tie them into human shapes with straw, and dress them in Xuzhou soldiers' clothes to achieve the purpose of bluffing.

Niu Jin and Wang Bo received the order and led a troop to make arrangements overnight.

After dawn the next day, Zhang Yan ordered all the battalions to stand still and wait for the good news.

Yuan Shu lost a good opportunity to wipe out Zhang Yan, and also lost Zhou Kui, and became angry from embarrassment, but after all, he had already occupied Xiapi, so he was not afraid that Zhang Yan would not come to him.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu waited in Xiapi city for a whole day, but did not see Zhang Yan leading the troops to attack.

Yuan Shu then sent out scouts to investigate outside the city.In the evening, the scouts came back and informed Yuan Shu that Zhang Yan was stationed 3 miles outside the city, and [-] miles to the south, there were four extra camps out of thin air, one camp every five miles, including Xuzhou There are constant exchanges of soldiers, and it seems that Zhang Yan's reinforcements number about [-] to [-].

But for some unknown reason, these people have been standing still.

After hearing this, Yuan Shu decided that Zhang Yan was waiting for reinforcements. After all, this place belongs to Xuzhou, and Zhang Yan is Xuzhou's shepherd. It is very easy to assemble a large army if he wants to dispatch troops.

In just one night, there were more than 1 soldiers in Xuzhou. If we wait another day or two, wouldn't there be more and more soldiers in Xuzhou?
In desperation, Yuan Shu immediately gathered [-] soldiers and horses, leaving Ji Ling and Yuan Huan to guard the city, while he led Zhang Xun, Liang Gang, Yan Xiang, Yuan Yin, Yang Hong and others to attack Zhang Yan's camp.

Now that the sun was setting, Yan Xiang suggested that Yuan Shu should not be so impulsive and talk about it in the daytime tomorrow.Yuan Shu couldn't sit still, insisted on going his own way, and led an army of [-] out of the city to attack Zhang Yan's camp.

Just as Yuan Jun left the city, the scouts reported the news to Zhang Yan. When Zhang Yan learned that Yuan Shu was leading the army, he immediately made arrangements and ordered the troops to retreat!
Yuan Shu led the army to the front of Zhang Yan's camp, before launching an attack, he saw Xuzhou soldiers abandoning the camp and fleeing. In a short while, a camp was empty.

Yuan Shu and the others froze there, never expecting that the Xuzhou soldiers would retreat without a fight.However, Yuan Shu cautiously sent a few people into the camp to have a look, only to find that there were scarecrows wearing Xuzhou soldiers in many places in the camp.

After hearing this, Yuan Shu personally led his troops into the camp to inspect it, and when he found that there were indeed many scarecrows, he burst out laughing.

"I thought Zhang Yan got reinforcements, but I didn't expect it was all bluffing. From this point of view, the few camps behind him should also be bluffing, right?"

Yuan Shu continued to walk south with his army, and ordered the camp to be set on fire.The raging fire burned the entire camp, billowing thick smoke rose into the sky, and the surrounding area was illuminated by the light of the fire.

Yuan Jun walked south for about five miles, and saw Zhang Yan's second camp. Yuan Shu was not polite at all, and immediately ordered to attack the camp.

Who knew that Zhang Yan's army had already left, and what remained were only some dummies made of straw, which turned out to be another empty fortress.

Yuan Shu didn't stop at all, and continued to fight south with his army, and set fire to the camp again.

Afterwards, Yuan Shu captured two camps one after another, and set fire to the camps in the same way.

At this time, the night had already fallen, the dark clouds in the sky covered the entire moon, and the whole land was pitch black, so Yuan Jun had no choice but to march forward with torches.And those camps that were burned down also illuminated their surroundings like daylight.

Yuan Shu led the army directly to Zhang Yan's last camp, thinking that Zhang Yan would not be able to escape this time, who knew that what Yuan Shu faced was another empty camp, and Zhang Yan's army was nowhere to be seen. .

At this time, Yuan Jun's soldiers were exhausted, and they were exhausted enough, and there were still 35 miles away from Xiapi City, whether it was close or far, but if they wanted to go back, it would be a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Yuan Shu ordered to rest in the camp where Zhang Yan stayed, and ordered the soldiers to take strict precautions, and specially sent out scouts to investigate everywhere, so as not to be fooled by Zhang Yan.

In Xiapi City, Ji Ling led a guard to patrol non-stop. At three o'clock in Haishi, suddenly a scout came from outside the city and shouted in a panic, saying that Yuan Shu led the army. He was ambushed by Xuzhou soldiers and was in a bitter battle. Please Ji Ling quickly bring reinforcements to support.

After hearing this, Ji Ling was also panicked, and hastily gathered 2000 soldiers and horses, leaving [-] men and Yuan Huan to defend the city, and headed south.

Not long after, more than 200 defeated generals wearing Yuan Bing's clothes came to the city in embarrassment, shouting for the people in the city to open the door.

The defenders on the city saw that they were their own soldiers and horses, so they put down the drawbridge and opened the city gate without any suspicion.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the more than 200 defeated soldiers entered the city, they immediately waved their weapons and slashed at Yuan Bing. Waved a few times regularly.

Hundreds of Xuzhou soldiers suddenly came out of the darkness and entered the city directly...

Ji Ling hurried south with [-] soldiers and horses. After less than ten miles, suddenly thousands of arrows were fired from both sides of the road. Yuan Bing was unprepared and shot down a large area.

Before Yuan Bing could react, tens of thousands of ambush soldiers came out. Niu Jin on the left, Wang Bo on the right, Xu Sheng at the back, and Tai Shici at the front each led their troops to charge towards Yuan Bing.

Ji Ling and others were surrounded by Xuzhou soldiers in an instant, and only then did they know that they had been tricked.Because of his shoulder injury, Ji Ling didn't heal, so he didn't dare to fight. Under the protection of [-] cavalrymen, he went to the right and killed him.

Under the protection of his entourage, Ji Ling finally escaped, and immediately returned to Xiapi.

Seeing that Yuan Jun's banner was still hanging on Xiapi City, and Yuan Bing was still standing on the city, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself, "I want Xiapi City to not be lost..."

Ji Ling asked someone to open the gate of the city, and led his relatives into the city casually. After the gate was closed, a group of people rushed up, dragged him and his subordinates off their horses, and tied him up to the tower.

On the tower, Zhang Yan looked at Ji Ling, who was brought over by Wuhuada, and said with a smile: "General Ji Ling, don't come here without any problems!"

"It's you?" Ji Ling was surprised when he saw Zhang Yan. He didn't expect Xiapi City to return to Zhang Yan's hands so easily. Take it as you please!"

Zhang Yan laughed and said, "General Ji Ling, don't get me wrong, I didn't plan to kill you, nor did I plan to cut you, I'm going to let you go!"

"Are you going to let me go?" Ji Ling couldn't believe his ears and asked hurriedly.

"Yes! You are Yuan Shu's confidant and beloved general. I believe Yuan Shu should be able to listen to your words. I will let you go back and tell Yuan Shu for me that I have no grievances or enmities with him. Please stop being aggressive. , Otherwise, I will let him come and go, and the whole army will be wiped out in Xuzhou! Instead of thinking about how to capture Xuzhou, it is better to care about your own rear. Isn't he afraid of others sneaking into Huainan when he is on a virtual expedition?"

Ji Ling frowned, and after hearing what Zhang Yan said, he asked again: "Are you really planning to let me go back?"

"I, Zhang Yan, always say the same thing." Zhang Yan immediately waved his hand at his subordinates, who then untied Ji Ling.

Ji Ling moved his hands and feet, looked at Zhang Yan's stern face, for some reason, he felt admiration in his heart.Since he joined the army, he has never been caught by anyone. He never thought that he would fall into Zhang Yan's hands.

"Then I'm leaving..." Ji Ling asked cautiously.

Zhang Yandao: "General Ji, please do as you please. However, I hope you must bring what I just said!"

"Please don't worry Zhang Shijun, I will definitely bring what Zhang Shijun said just now. But, can my followers be released together?"

"General Ji, I hope you don't push yourself too hard! I have shown you great tolerance by letting you go. If you make unreasonable demands again, I might as well write a letter to Yuan Shu directly."

Ji Ling frowned, didn't say anything more, and went down the tower dejectedly, looking at those who were tied up by all kinds of followers, his eyes were also filled with reluctance.

He turned over and rode on a war horse, shouted "drive", and galloped out of Xiapi.

(End of this chapter)