The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 18
The meeting hall of Yingchuan Academy was in chaos at the moment, and the children of the aristocratic families all looked panic-stricken, exchanging countermeasures in whispers, and many even proposed to move the whole family to seek refuge.

Who is the Yellow Turban Thief?That's an ant thief who specializes in killing rich and powerful families!
If the yellow turban bandits swept across Yingchuan, they would surely have no eggs left in their nests!
"Everyone, please calm down first." Xun Yan had to step forward to stabilize the situation, and the children of the aristocratic family also believed in the Xun family. After hearing the words, they all shut up and calmed down to see what clever strategy Xun Yan had to defeat the enemy.

Xun Yan said loudly: "Bocai led an army of [-] troops to attack Yingchuan. The purpose is unknown, but in any case, we must be prepared to defend against the enemy. If we cannot unite at this moment, the consequences may be disastrous."

As soon as the words were finished, Chen Qun got up and said, "Brother Xiuruo said great kindness. At this time of life and death, we must work together to overcome this catastrophe."

"I don't know how to write a long article, so what's the best idea?" A child from a family asked Chen Qun for advice.

However, Chen Qun turned his eyes, looked at Guo Jia, cupped his hands and said, "Qun knows that he has few talents, and the strategy of defending against the enemy must be in Feng Xiao's mind."

Everyone's eyes turned to Guo Jia. In all fairness, although Guo Jia was unrestrained, arrogant and arrogant, the children of the family had hated him for a long time, but he had to admit that Guo Jia was indeed talented.

After Guo Jia coughed a few times, he said calmly: "Taiping Dao soldiers force the emperor to be the top priority. Bocai divides his troops to attack Yingchuan. No matter what he wants to do, whether it is to plunder money and food, or to slaughter big families, he will definitely not stay here for long. There are two reasons. The terrain of Yingchuan is flat and there is no danger to defend. Garrison? Impossible. Furthermore, Bocai is the Taipingdao rebel general. How could he miss such an important battle as the siege of Luoyang? Therefore, we only need to concentrate our troops Move into the city, hold on for a few days, and Bocai will retreat."

Everyone in the room looked at each other, suddenly felt reasonable, Xun Yan also nodded in agreement, and after thinking about it, he said: "In this case, I will move all the children in the family into the Changshe, and wait for Bocai to attack, just stick to it."

Changsha?

Guo Jia was stunned again, thinking to himself: Without Huangfu Song's army, would Bo Cai still be buried in Changsha?
After discussing the details, everyone left one after another and went home to arrange the relocation. At this moment, Yingchuan's rich and famous families are huddled together. In order to preserve the family, unity and cooperation is the general trend.

After the children of the aristocratic family left, only Xun Yan, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Chen Qun were left in the room.

Xun Yan frowned and asked the three of them: "I can't figure it out. Bocai defeated General Huangfu's nearly 60 troops on the border of Jizhou. Of course, there was a reason why General Huangfu's army was defeated without fighting. Swallowing countless weapons, armor, food and supplies from the king's division, and now he has nothing to lack, why did he divide his troops to attack Yingchuan? He wanted to finish his work in one battle, and under such circumstances, Bocai came to Yingchuan, which is really unpredictable."

"What Xiu Ruo said is right, I racked my brains to figure out the purpose of Bo Cai's march, but I have no clue." Chen Qun sighed and turned his attention to Guo Jia.

But at this moment, Xi Zhicai looked at Guo Jia meaningfully, and Guo Jia also had a premonition in his heart: Bo is here for me!
But no matter what, you can't say these words, otherwise you will be killed.

Two days later, all famous families from all over Yingchuan moved into Changshe City. Guo Jia also brought more than 300 commoners in his family into Changshe, and brought Xu Shu's mother and son to join them.

At the same time, Bocai led [-] troops into Yingchuan, and came straight to Changsha after getting the news.

In the county mansion of Changshe City, the county magistrate, the county magistrate and other officials had already fled, and this place has become the commanding place for the nobles and rich families.

"The servants and guards of each family add up to more than [-] people, and the food and grass transported to the city is enough to last for half a year." After Chen Qun reported, he sighed slightly. There are quite a lot of food and grass in these big families, but there are too few people who can go to the battlefield. up.

After Xun Yan nodded, he looked at Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Xi Zhicai, and asked, "Bocai's army will probably arrive at the city within a day. Do you have anything to add?"

Xu Shu replied: "You can prepare boiling oil in advance, and then move the stones outside the city into the city. When defending the city, they can be used to defend against the enemy. In addition, the city gate must be guarded by heavy soldiers. Bocai's army came from afar. The attack is focused on hitting the city gate."

Xun Yan followed the good example, and immediately issued an order to carry it out. Xi Zhicai then said: "The soldiers guarding the city come from various families. I am afraid that they will not listen to orders on the battlefield and fight on their own. I want to reorganize the nearly two thousand guards. Under the unified command of the Xun family's children, those who do not obey orders can be killed as an example."

Guo Jia sighed, "Zhicai is very worried. The defenders with less than [-] troops are not strong enough. If they don't follow orders and act without authorization, they may be attacked by Bocai in the first battle." .”

It's not that Guo Jia looked down on the children of these aristocratic families, but that it is true that Yingchuan has been outstanding since ancient times, but not necessarily all the children of Yingchuan's famous family are heroes. The only Yingchuan famous family that Guo Jia admires is the Xun family. The sons of the Xun family can take up this important task without causing public anger. If Guo Jia came to lead the defense of the city, I am afraid that he would not be able to command a single soldier at all, because the slaves of the aristocratic family look down on Guo Jia who was born in poverty. No, Xu Shu can't, even Chen Qun may not have enough appeal to convince the public.

After everything was arranged properly, Guo Jia, Xun Yan and others came to the head of Changshe City and waited for Bocai's army.

In the evening, there was dust flying outside the city of Changshe. Soldiers wrapped in yellow scarves poured in like a flood and stopped a mile outside the city. The man who led the army on horseback was Bo Cai.

Seeing the small city close in front of him, Bo Cai raised a disdainful smile: All the famous generals of Huangfusong were killed by Bo Cai. These Yingchuan gentry are trying to stop my army with a small city?wishful thinking!A hundred thousand troops were killed by me, not a single one remained, how many soldiers can there be in this small town?
"Pass down the order, take a short rest, and attack the city in an hour! Break through the north gate with all your strength, and after entering the city, surrender without killing."

The soldiers of the Yellow Turbans all felt strange, all the big nobles would be killed if they broke through the city along the way, why they surrendered now instead of killing them?Only Bo knows the answer.

Bo Cai, who was riding on a horse and looking at Changshe City, recalled the scene more than half a year ago. It was late at night outside the gate of Ye City.

Within ten years, if Taiping Dao raises an issue, it will be defeated!
Guo Jia, Guo Jia, my Taiping Dao is now in a state of invincibility. I will soon capture the imperial capital and change the dynasty. Did you ever imagine the current situation back then?I know that the great virtuous teacher loves you very much, and even rumors that he wants to adopt you as a adopted son and pass on the great cause of Taiping to you, so today, I personally invite you to go to Luoyang with me, so that you can see my Taiping with your own eyes. Dao has become an eternal hegemony.

At the head of Changshe City, Guo Jia, Xun Yan and others looked stern, looking at the Bocai army not far away, showing no signs of fear.

They are not afraid, there are many people who are afraid.

"He, what are they going to do? Why didn't they attack, and didn't retreat? What's the meaning of that?" A child from an aristocratic family with chattering teeth looked timid and asked weakly.

Chen Qun stood on the top of the wall and said in a deep voice without turning his head: "Bo Cai came rushing in, and he is just resting for a while. After the soldiers regain their vitality, they will attack the city."

Xu Shu cupped his fists towards Xun Yan and said, "Brother Xiu Ruo, order the guards to prepare."

Xun Yan immediately issued several orders, and the children of the Xun family split up after getting the order.

An hour later, the sky was getting darker, and Bo Cai was already a proud soldier and general, ignoring the darkness of the sky, and wanted to attack the Changsha with all his might.

Bo Cai, who straddled his horse and stood in front of the army, waved his hand and roared, "Siege the city."

The yellow scarf army behind him rushed away like a wild horse.

Looking down from the head of Changshe City, the soldiers in front of them are like a long dragon like a sea. Many children from aristocratic families trembled with fright and their lips turned white. Tens of thousands, beheading Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun and other ten generals, seeing him today, this person is not worthy of his name, he is mediocre."

Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, Chen Qun, and Xun Yan all nodded and chuckled in agreement.

A child from a family next to him didn't understand what he meant, and asked, "I see that the yellow scarf bandit is coming fiercely, why are you laughing, Brother Xiu Ruo?"

Xun Yan smiled lightly and said: "Although Changsha is a small city, it is not strong, but Bocai has no siege equipment and wanted to forcefully break through the city gate. It is unwise. Besides, it is dark and dark at this time, and Bocai ordered his men to attack the city. Regardless of the casualties of soldiers, there is a saying that it is easy to hide with open guns and hard to defend with hidden arrows. When his army reaches the city and the city is rained down by arrows, it will be even more difficult for the yellow scarf thieves to dodge. It seems that Bo Cai has been dazzled by the previous victory, so naive It is believed that a large number of people is enough to attack a city."

The Yellow Turban Army attacked the city in two formations. The soldiers in the front line rushed to the city gate with huge logs, and the crossbowmen behind them shot arrows at the top of the city for cover. Lead the army to drive straight in.

The sky was getting darker, and the Yellow Turban crossbowmen couldn't see the figures on the tower of the Changshe Tower at all, so they could only shoot randomly at the tower, without any aim, while the Yellow Turban Army who rushed to the gate with the giant tree had not rushed to the city yet. The door was attacked and killed by an overwhelming rain of arrows.

Knowing that the Yellow Turban Army was attacking the city this time, they were coming towards the city gate. Although the guards were not good at archery, a blind shot at the area in front of the lower gate of the city was very effective. After that, he finally came to the gate of Changshe City, picked up the giant tree and slammed into the gate.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The soldiers in the city blocked the gate with all their strength, and when the two sides were in a stalemate, the Yellow Turban soldiers outside the city shouted and cried bitterly, throwing countless stones and hot oil on the gate tower.

There was wailing outside the city gate, and Bo Cai, who was watching the battle in the distance, was blown by the night wind at this time, and his body was chilled. He suddenly woke up a little bit and ordered to withdraw his troops.

After the Yellow Turban Army withdrew, the Changshe City was full of cheers, and Guo Jia, Xunyan and others at the top of the city exchanged a few polite words with each other, but unexpectedly, Bocai arrived in front of the Changshe City alone.

Bo Cai, who was wearing a silver helmet and a dark blue cloak, proudly raised his chest, raised his head towards Changshe City and said loudly: "Is the little prince Guo Fengxiao here?"

(End of this chapter)