The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 101

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick...

One drop, two drops, three drops, four drops...

In Bian County surrounded by burning flames, the densely packed soldiers kneeling towards Guo Jia looked up at the sky in shock, the raindrops falling from the sky seemed to be more unbelievable than gold!
Time seemed to freeze at this moment, the hustle and bustle stopped, and the fighting stopped.

The Jingzhou army who killed the Taiping army outside the city stopped their movements and looked up at the sky, their eyes full of astonishment.

The Taiping army fleeing for their lives in the city stood where they were, stretching out their hands to feel the reality of the rain and confirm that it was not an illusion.

At first it was just a drizzle, but it soon poured down!

The expressions of all the generals in front of the Jingzhou army were all dull. Liu Biao looked up at the sky, and the pouring rain stabbed him like a knife like a sword. His blurred eyes refused to close, as if they wanted to see through the sky!

Countless coke and kerosene were piled up in the houses around the city. Together, the fire quickly ignited the entire city of Bian County. Even if there was a river running through Bian County, it would be difficult to extinguish the siege fire by manpower alone. But it rained heavily that day. , Is it God's will?

Both Cai Hao and Huang Zu looked panic-stricken, and ran to Liu Biao's horse staggeringly. Under the heavy rain, they clasped their fists and shouted to Liu Biao: "Master, what should we do now? The fire in the city is about to be destroyed. When the rain wipes out, shall we take the opportunity to rush into the city?"

Liu Biao, who was always looking at the sky, was covered with water stains, slowly closed his eyes, shook his head and sighed: "Call the troops, surround the county, and wait and see what happens."

One rises and the other declines, one ebbs and another rises, and the Taiping Army will panic and be vulnerable if the city is burned by fire in Bian County.

Today, the heavy rain seems to have God's help. The Taiping Army not only narrowly escaped death, but also became more aggressive.

Drenched by the rain, the young Pang Tong looked at the raindrops falling like needles, thoughtful. After Liu Biao gave the order, Pang Tong said to Kuai Yue expressionlessly: "Guo Jia is a foreign enemy, Yuan Shu It's an internal problem."

The desperate Kuai Yue was startled. There was still a wolf in Jingzhou, Yuan Shu, and he had to guard against it.

In Bian County, Guo Jia and the Taiping Army, who were also drenched by the heavy rain, were excited.

Putting down his saber, Guo Jia looked at the sky and said in a low voice, suppressing his excitement, "God save me!"

The Taiping Army suddenly burst into applause!

With uncontrollable excitement on Zhang Yan's face, he said loudly to Guo Jia: "My lord! You are God's destiny, and it is God's will to save lives at this time! My lord! At the end of the day, I will lead my troops and horses to protect my lord and return to Chengdu! In the future, you will rule the world !"

God's will is not God's will, Guo Jia didn't dare to guess, but by chance, the heavy rain at this time did save his life. Zhang Yan's words were not only inspiring for his escape, but also to take this opportunity to make the soldiers cheer for him. Desperate allegiance.

Just like the Son of Heaven, what is the Son of Heaven?The sky is round, the sky is like a god, and the emperor is appointed by the sky to rule the world. Guo Jia has no ability to call the wind and rain, but in times of crisis, the sky helps him survive. Isn't that enough to explain God's will?

Guo Jia can look at this issue from a scientific point of view, rain is an ordinary thing, but others don't think so, especially the soldiers loyal to Guo Jia, they regard it as a sign of heaven!

Suppressing his excitement, Guo Jia withdrew his saber, stretched out his hand to help the four generals up, and then motioned for the soldiers to stand up. He immediately gave the order:
"Zhang Yan, Zhou Tai, the two of you quickly restored order to the army in the city, covered the soldiers at the west gate to enter the city, then closed the gates on all sides, and stood firm without fighting. Xu Chudianwei, the two of you immediately went to check the food, grass and supplies. When we entered the city, our army had The grain and grass can last for half a month, count the remaining grain and grass for me as soon as possible, and report to me."

The four generals took orders and left to carry out the military orders in the heavy rain.

The [-] soldiers under Zhang Yan's command outside the west gate were covered up by Liu Biao and killed more than [-] soldiers. Under the cover of Zhang Yan's army in the heavy rain, only [-] soldiers escaped, and [-] soldiers were lost back and forth!
And when the fire spread across the county, there were tens of thousands of soldiers who escaped from the other three gates but were besieged and killed by Liu Biao. Guo Jia led an army of [-] when he left Chengdu, and only [-] were left overnight. Sickness can no longer fight!
Back in the residence, in the small living room, Guo Jia changed into clean clothes, closed his eyes and knelt on the main seat, thinking about the situation in front of him quickly.

He doesn't know how many enemy troops there are outside the city. He can only find out the truth after dawn tomorrow, but he can be sure that the enemy army will not exceed one hundred thousand. The reason is very simple. If there are one hundred thousand troops , then when the heavy rain falls, the enemy army will definitely attack the city with all its strength, and will not give him a chance to stabilize the situation.

It can be inferred from this that the enemy's army ranges from [-] to [-], and they are unwilling to lose their troops.

With heavy steps, Xu Chu and Dian Wei came to Guo Jia, and just about to salute, Guo Jia waved his hand and said no, and said, "How long can the remaining food and grass last?"

First there was a big fire in the city, and then there was heavy rain. The loss of food and grass must be serious. As expected, Xu Chu said in a deep voice, "It can only last for three days."

Guo Jia gave an order after pondering: "Tomorrow morning, we will pretend to be in battle at Ximen to make the enemy think that our army is going to fight with our backs. Taking advantage of this gap, each of the other three sects will send a team of 2000 people to break through. Fleeing in the direction of Badong County, counting the days, Yuan Zhi should have arrived in Badong County to escort the follow-up food and grass."

Xu Chu looked suspicious, and asked, "My lord, there is no large army in Badong County, and Sima Ju only has [-] soldiers and horses, how can he come to help?"

Guo Jia sighed and said: "I just hope that Yuanzhi is in Padong County. If he is there, he must send out suspicious soldiers to make the appearance of a large army to help. If Yuanzhi has not arrived in Padong County, Sima Ju... as long as I If some soldiers flee to Badong County, the enemy troops outside the city will be afraid of the Yizhou army, and they may take the initiative to negotiate a truce with me. After three days, if there is no reinforcements, we can only fight to the death."

It is also a desperate situation, but the situation at this time is much better than before. Guo Jia can command the army and dispatch troops, which is far more optimistic than the chaos in the county before, and the odds of winning are a bit higher. At that time, breaking through was a narrow escape. , Now a battle, the outcome is unpredictable.

The rain gradually diminished in the second half of the night, and it had completely stopped in the early morning. The sky was bright and sunny.

Going up to the west gate tower, Guo Jia looked at the enemy army stationed a mile away. Judging from its size, there were indeed many soldiers and horses. Zhang Yan, who had scouted the enemy's situation, came to Guo Jia and clasped his fists: "My lord, the enemy army outside the city is besieging the city on all sides. There is a large army. Sixty to seventy thousand people, if our army goes out of the city to fight, it will definitely defeat the enemy."

There were only about [-] soldiers capable of fighting in the city. Although the enemy army was massive, Zhang Yan believed that the Taiping Army would undoubtedly win.

Seeing Zhang Yan's bloodshot eyes and the wind and frost on his face, Guo Jia stroked his shoulder and said gently: "Feiyan, you haven't slept all night, you should go to rest first, leave this place to Youping, you don't need to worry about it." Don’t overwork and collapse.”

Zhang Yan knelt down on one knee and lowered her head, said in a deep voice: "Master, after the fire broke out in the city last night, the last general missed the military plane and led the army into the city and put the lord in a desperate situation. The last general cannot absolve himself of the responsibility, please deal with it according to the military law."

Reaching out to help him up, Guo Jia raised a faint smile, shook his head and said: "Feiyan cares about it, and then she is in chaos. If she didn't care about my safety, why would she act hastily? How can I have the heart to punish you? Feiyan, this One time, let’s take it as a lesson. As a general, you should not be alarmed when you are in trouble, and stay calm when you are in trouble. I once told you that in the future, I will definitely compete with all the heroes in the world. There will definitely be wars, but Feiyan My mighty arm with which to strike the throne."

Zhang Yan was in a complicated mood and moved inexplicably. He suffered from self-blame and guilt all night, and even had no face to face Guo Jia. But now, he tried not to let the tears fall, and said with choked teeth: "My lord values ​​the general so much. In the end, I will live up to my lord's kindness in this life."

Let Zhang Yan go back to rest first, Guo Jia asked Zhou Tai to mobilize troops and horses, prepare to go out of the city to set up a battle, and pretend to be a decisive battle with the enemy outside the city.

Just when Zhou Tai was about to go down to gather soldiers and horses after receiving the order, Guo Jia stopped him again, because Guo Jia saw someone from the enemy camp coming on horseback.

When the man arrived at the base of the city, Guo Jia looked down and saw that the man was handsome and majestic, wearing a scribe's sleeve robe, he bowed his hands towards the top of the city, and said loudly: "Jingzhou Kuaiyue, Guo Jia please show up. "

Guo Jia stood on the top of the city tower, immediately revealed his identity and said, "This is Guo Jia, what can you learn from me?"

Kuai Yue raised his neck and looked at Guo Jia. Apart from being young, he couldn't see anything special from his appearance alone, but Kuai Yue didn't dare to underestimate this young man, so he cupped his hands and said, "I will negotiate peace with you on behalf of my lord." , as long as you lead the army to leave and promise never to invade Jingzhou again, my lord will let you go."

With a slight smile, Guo Jia nodded and said, "Okay, you go back and ask Liu Biao to withdraw his troops for five miles, and I will personally lead the troops out of the city and return to Yizhou."

Since it was Kuai Yue and the word Liu on the enemy banner, Guo Jia knew it must be Liu Biao.

Although Liu Biao has an army of [-] to [-], Guo Jia does not believe that Liu Biao not only commanded Jingzhou, but also trained the Jingzhou army into a tiger and wolf division in a short period of time. In terms of combat power, the Taiping Army has grown from a bloody battle, even if it is weak Widowed, more than [-] soldiers fought to the death, and the worst thing was that they both suffered losses with Liu Biao.

There was no face to talk about at the moment, Kuai Yue's words were condescending, Guo Jia didn't care, there was no point in arguing about it, even if he fought Liu Biao to the death and avenged last night, but in reality?Jingzhou, Guo Jia couldn't swallow it, and he couldn't even capture Xiangyang and Jiangxia. Guo Jia didn't care whether Liu Biao could continue to defend Jingzhou, but Yuan Shu couldn't be cheaper, right?
When Liu Biao came to negotiate peace, he had the same scruples as Guo Jia. After fighting Guo Jia here, and Yuan Shu came to rob there, Liu Biao would only end up like a wolf and a tiger. Why bother?

If Guo Jia could be wiped out in one fell swoop by taking advantage of the fire last night, Liu Biao would follow the trend. After all, the advantage was obvious at that time, but now, victory or defeat is unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)