Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2084 Prepared and rose suddenly

   Wancheng.

  Everything seems to come too fast, and everything seems to have been doomed long ago.

The city wall may have been just a fence built subconsciously by primitive people at first, and then this kind of facility that can provide a certain sense of security began to evolve slowly, getting higher and bigger, and finally became the current appearance, and continued Go on until the day when it is completely destroyed by hot weapons and abandoned by human beings themselves.

   The refugees are in chaos.

The hussars are coming, Xu County is facing a big enemy, afraid of being attacked by two roads, so the road from Xinye to Xu County is blocked, and these refugees from Jingzhou are driven away to eliminate possible hidden dangers, is this a normal response? move?

  『Pang Lingjun thinks these refugees... have a problem? ’ asked Zhang Lie who was beside Pang Shanmin.

  At this moment, the defender of Wancheng is none other than Zhang Lie who flaunted his might under Xu County, and was injured and recuperated in Wancheng.

  Huang Zhong is still on the front line of Fancheng and has not returned.

Zhang Lie is almost the first group of generals to join Fei Qian's command, but it's a pity that Zhang Lie's own ability is not too strong, and the team is a little busy, so at most he can only become one county and one place. Command generals, but there is no way to become a senior general with one army and one commander.

   Now that Feiqian is sending troops to Jingzhou, Zhang Lie thinks that General Hussars will take over Jingzhou just around the corner. After all, Hussars also had a relationship with Jingxiang before. Isn't this logical? What's more, in Wancheng there is also the Pang family and the Huang family, who are also old people from Jingxiang. It is also the general trend to belong to the same banner. So when Zhang Lie saw Pang Shanmin, he was naturally very respectful, and he would not be arrogant because he followed the hussars earlier. The two cooperated well, and there was no mutual restraint.

Pang Shanmin frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head, "No, maybe someone is thinking too much... No matter what, you are not allowed to open the city gate without an order... Just in case... As for the refugees, order Going westward along the Wuguan Line is...』

There are not too many defensive soldiers in Wancheng, and there are many merchants. If there are a large number of refugees, it will be difficult to take care of them, and they will not be able to fully accommodate them. It can only be said to provide some food and grass to let these refugees continue to move forward. The general's soldiers were introduced into Guanzhong for placement.

  Although this road seems longer, it is also the best way out for these refugees.

  Zhang Lie sighed and nodded, "That's the only way... But what if the caravan in the city wants to enter and exit?" Are you also not allowed to communicate? 』

  Pang Shanmin frowned slightly, and said: "If you have to go, it is convenient for you to leave the city at noon every day...just leave and not enter... just wait for a while, that's it..."

  Zhang Lie was silent.

Pang Shanmin decided to open the city gate at noon to release those merchants who were eager to leave the city. Zhang Lie did not object. After all, the original foothold of Wancheng was a commercial city. If all of them are locked up in the city, it will be hard for everyone to talk about it, and troubles will inevitably arise. Anyway, the serious relationship has been clearly explained, and they must leave the city. Minimize as much risk as possible.

Outside Wancheng, on both sides of the road, in the woods and shrubs, in the thatched huts built in the wilderness, there lived desolate, sallow and thin refugees. Others are injured or sick, so they can only nest in the bushes, or lie on the ground, like a wild dog, only showing their heads and faces, and their cloudy eyes are staring at everyone. A person who walks past...

  Under some straw huts in the distance, Pang Shanmin could still hear some miserable howls two days ago, but now he can't hear them anymore, maybe he left, maybe someone left...

Children who lost their parents either wandered around in a daze, curled up in a certain place and cried when the night fell, and then cried and cried silently; After a few days, I became stiff...

   This is the land of Nanyang, a wealthy town originally known as the hometown of the emperor.

  These Jingzhou people are the people of Jingzhou who were originally known as the land of fish and rice.

  『Oh...』Pang Shanmin sighed, looked up at the sky,

  The sky is still so blue, but the people of this world still seem to have changed their appearance...

  …(;)…

  South of Wuguan, Wuming Wubao.

  Zhuge Liang stood on the Wubao, looking at the refugees outside, "How come there are so many refugees these days?" 』

Outside Wubao, the queues of refugees lining up in the huts that receive work badges can’t be seen at a glance. Similarly, the queues for hot soup and food in the distance are also long, because of long waiting, hunger, anxiety , fatigue and other negative emotions caused some confusion from time to time, and it was much more than before.

  『The subordinates went down to ask, these refugees came from Wancheng...』 Liao Hua said standing beside Zhuge Liang.

  『Wancheng? Zhuge Liang was taken aback for a moment, "Has Cao's army attacked Wancheng?" 』

  Liao Hua replied: "No, it's just that these refugees originally wanted to go to Yuzhou, but the roads were all blocked by Cao Jun, so they had to turn back and come here through Wancheng..."

  Zhuge Liang nodded. Although this seems to be reasonable, Zhuge Liang feels that something is wrong after all. Zhuge Liang stood on top of Wubao, frowning as he looked at the queue of refugees in the distance.

  Because of the fear of various problems caused by the refugees, roads were blocked between states and counties to drive out the refugees. This is not the first time that the Han Dynasty has done this. Even if there was no war before, when some local disasters occurred, states and counties often sent soldiers to set up checkpoints to prevent refugees from entering in order to avoid various unstable factors brought about by refugees.

   What's more, this time Cao Hong was defeated, and Xinye is equivalent to the front line, so it seems reasonable to reject refugees...

  『Yuan Jian...』 Zhuge Liang just said, then shook his head again, 『I'll go by myself...』

  Liao Hua was a little baffled. Although he couldn't fully understand it, he nodded to Zhuge Liang's trust, and then watched Zhuge Liang walk down the Wubao with some guards, as if he was looking for the refugees to ask something...

   After a while, Zhuge Liang came back, thinking a little.

  『But found something wrong? ’ Liao Hua put down what he was doing and asked.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, and said: "I asked some new refugees, and found that... some of them have already passed through Xinye, and then they were driven back... Some even said that they have settled in the surrounding areas of Xu County. I was kicked out again..."

  『Passing Xinye...』 Liao Hua couldn't react for a while.

Zhuge Liang said: "If you are worried about the intrusion of refugees, most of them will set up checkpoints at the border, so if you are intercepted and return, naturally there is nothing to say... Among these refugees, there are sooner or later, even if they go earlier, they have already started to fight." Those who built dwellings and reclaimed wasteland were also expelled...』

  『This... um...』 Liao Hua blinked, and seemed to feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it for a while, and frowned while holding his chin.

  Zhuge Liang's eyes were shining with brilliance, "What is the purpose of driving out the refugees?" It is worried about the chaos of the refugees. Now some of these refugees have settled in the south of Xu County and the north of Xinye to open up wasteland, so why should these people be driven out? Even if you stay young and strong, is it common sense? But among these newly added refugees, there are not only young and old...』

  Expulsion of the old and the weak, leaving the young and strong labor force, is also a common operation, and even intentionally arrest supplementary labor and serve as miners, even if they stay in Xinye, repair the city defense, or even serve as cannon fodder, isn't it good?

  Unless there is some reason, it is impossible to do such a delicious act of arresting young and strong!

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, but there was some chill in his eyes, "Besides, the most strange thing is that when these people were expelled, they had nowhere to go, so they heard rumors from the crowd, "There is food in Wancheng"...But I asked again, and everyone said they heard what others said, but no one knew who said it...』

"what? Liao Hua opened his eyes and said, "Could it be..."

  Zhuge Liang said: "At present, the screening needs to be strengthened here, and spies should be strictly prevented from mixing in... Besides, what I am most worried about is... If Wancheng is unprepared, it may be difficult!" 』

  Liao Hua's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Kong Ming is right! This matter should be urgently reported to the general of the town army! 』

  …|··|*~●…

  Dangyang.

  The fierce battle between Sun and Cao dyed the world of this side red.

  『Cao Jun moved! Zhou Yu, who was in charge of looking out, shouted loudly.

  Zhou Yu looked around and saw the banners swaying in the camp of Cao Jun, and then immediately drove out a team of troops. First of all, there was a battle flag with the word "Cao" fluttering in the wind, which was very eye-catching.

  『Cao’s? Zhou Yu frowned slightly, and then asked, "Can you see who is in charge?" 』

  In each army, there are some soldiers with strong eyesight who are responsible for watching. After a moment of concentration, they report back: "It seems to be Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao!" 』

  『Cao Zixiao? 』Zhou Yu was taken aback.

If at this moment, Cao Jun’s camp was not fighting against a general from the Cao clan Xiahou clan, then Zhou Yu could almost conclude that Cao Ying was an empty shell. After all, Cheng Pu was not an ordinary Jiangdong general. They all just sent some miscellaneous generals to deal with it, either Cao Jun underestimated the enemy, or there was no one to send...

With Cao Cao's military quality, the possibility of underestimating the enemy is not high, and the possibility of the other kind of intentional release of water is even smaller. After all, everyone knows that the best effect is to strike halfway. It is possible that Cao Cao didn't even understand this. Originally The effect that can be completed with a hundred damages must be killed by a thousand?

  But now that Cao Ren has been killed in the Cao camp, Zhou Yu couldn't help but feel a little shaken. Could it be that in the Cao camp, there are generals bigger than Cao Ren on duty?

  Zhou Yu frowned and pondered, then sorted out his original thoughts back and forth, and suddenly smiled and said, "Where is Wen Gui?" 』

  Pan Zhang heard Zhou Yu's voice, and hurried forward: "The end is here!" 』

  Zhou Yu pointed with his hand and said in a clear voice: "You and I have three thousand soldiers, how dare you swim from here and rush into Cao's camp?" ! 』

  Pan Zhang laughed loudly: "Why don't you dare?" ! But please command the governor! 』

Zhou Yu immediately allocated 3,000 soldiers to Pan Zhang, and immediately Pan Zhang, like a tiger breaking free, took the 3,000 soldiers from Jiangdong, neither to the side of Caozhen Shoal nor to the side of Cheng Pu, but directly rushed to By the Dangyang River, began to remove armor, ready to swim!

  Jiangdong soldiers mostly know how to use water, and the water quality is not bad!

A Dangyang River is neither as magnificent as a big river nor as turbulent as a big river. It is just a branch river. For ordinary people, crossing such a river is certainly not easy, but for Jiangdong soldiers who can swim, it is certainly not a problem. An impossible task, as long as you take off the armor first, you can swim across it, and then use the rope to transfer the armor over there.

  Of course, such a move is more exaggerated than building a pontoon bridge, and it is also more vulnerable to attack, but Zhou Yu's move hit the weak link of Cao Jun!

Because contrary to Jiangdong soldiers, most of the people in Cao's army don't know how to use water. Whether they are generals or ordinary soldiers, they are landlubbers. For these people, the river is a natural barrier. Neither Cao Ren nor Han Hao I thought that I could swim across the river directly, because in their concept, without any equipment from the depth of the water, it is impossible to cross the river!

  Thus, Cao Zhen was drawn to the upper reaches of the shoal, and Cao Ren was attracted to the pontoon in the lower reaches of the river. Zhou Yu sent Pan Zhang to swim directly from the middle, which really hit Cao Jun's tactical blind spot. Cao Jun was completely unprepared in this direction, and no one thought that Zhou Yu would attack like this!

  What is the best way to attack the enemy who is halfway across?

   Naturally, it is impossible to go into the water together to fight, but to use long-range weapons.

  This is common sense.

  And if it violates common sense, there is a problem.

In an army with cold weapons, regardless of the strength of the soldiers, the melee soldiers will always be in the majority. For example, the battle of the Scottish longbowmen is a very rare special case. Compared with the recent arrangements, plus the fact that archers need long-term training, they need more professional practice and longer training time than ordinary pikemen. Therefore, in the cold weapon war, the number of long-range soldiers It is often low, and it is even common for the entire army to have no ranged soldiers at all.

If Cao Zhen didn't bring archers at the beginning, it might be a show of force, then Cheng Pu's attack downstream forced Cao Ren to have to bring archers, and the number of archers in the entire Cao army camp is limited after all. , After mobilizing from left to right, when Pan Zhang attacked from the front again, the shortage of archers in Cao Jun's camp was finally fully exposed.

  The lack of archers means that there are not enough soldiers in Cao Jun's camp!

When he saw that Cao Jun's camp could not send a large number of archers to attack Pan Zhang's troops again, Zhou Yu's heart was finally relieved. Laughing, he issued an order for a full-scale attack. Jiangdong soldiers Roaring, they swarmed up from the south in three directions. On the other side, Cao Ren also realized that his cover had been seen through, and it was meaningless to continue to hold on, so he led his men and horses, ordered a full retreat, and defended with a strong camp. Jiangdong Bing's attack...

  …(╯-_-)╯~╩╩…

  When Zhou Yu launched his offensive against Cao Jun's camp, the same sunshine also fell on Wancheng.

  『Leave the city at noon! Only out but not in! ”On the city gates and streets, the soldiers maintaining order shouted loudly, “Line up! It's all lined up! 』

  『Archers prepare! Shoot the forbidden line! Zhang Lie shouted, "Everyone at the city gate listen up, get out of the shooting range!" Otherwise shoot to kill! 』The archers on the top of the city set up their bows and shot out arrows with white feathers, marking the distance from the city gate.

   Under the yelling of the soldiers on the top of the city, some refugees stationed near the city gate stood up crookedly, and shuffled slowly to avoid outside.

   Watching the refugees at the city gate gradually move away and disperse, Zhang Lie gave the order: "Put down the drawbridge!" Open the city gate! 』

  Amidst the creaking and creaking sounds, the suspension bridge slowly fell, and a puff of smoke and dust was thrown at the pier on the opposite side. The gate of the city opened slowly, and merchants who had already lined up came out with their guards escorting their vehicles, cattle and horses.

  Zhang Lie looked around, turned his head and said to Pang Shanmin, "It's good to let these merchants go out, let's not talk about these cattle and horses eating and chewing, even these guards... feel more at ease when they leave!" 』

  Pang Shanmin nodded, "Exactly, when entering and exiting the city gate, there are so many risks, please take care of Captain Zhang!" 』

  『It’s easy to say! This is my job! Zhang Lie said, "All the guards in the city must put their weapons in the car, and they are not allowed to carry them with them. They also have bows and arrows on guard. It must be absolutely safe..."

  Before the words fell, I saw that the axle of a lorry suddenly snapped into two at the city gate, and then the car carrying the goods suddenly overturned to the ground, and the goods were scattered everywhere!

  Pang Shanmin frowned suddenly.

  Zhang Lie suddenly became alert, and immediately shouted: "Everyone is on alert!" 』

  Amidst the clatter of armor, not only the soldiers on both sides of the streets in the city raised their swords and guns, but even the archers on the top of the city immediately turned their bows and arrows, and all pointed at the overturned vehicle!

"Accident! It was an accident..." The caravan leader turned out from behind the vehicle, raised his hands and waved, "It's the next vehicle..."

  Seeing the visitor, Pang Shanmin's expression softened a little. He recognized the merchant leader as a member of the Huang family, who originally wanted to transfer the purchased goods to Guanzhong, "clear the road quickly!" 』

"Yes Yes Yes…"

  The leader of Huang’s merchant hurriedly called the guards and craftsmen to pack up the vehicle together. As a result, the craftsman got under the vehicle, stretched out his hand to hit the axle, and suddenly changed his face, "This... this... this was deliberately sabotaged!" 』

The cross-section of the axle is not broken naturally, but there are more than half of the saw marks, and only a few parts are connected together. It is okay if it is empty, and it is not obvious. Of course, it will not be able to withstand the heavy load, and it will break. open.

  When Pang Shanmin and Zhang Lie heard this, their expressions changed immediately.

   The sound of shouting suddenly rose!

Among the sheep-like and honest refugees outside the city, a lot of knife-wielding men suddenly ran out, and they rushed into the caravan to hack and kill, causing chaos, and some even took advantage of the city to attack. The archers transferred to the gap in the city, and rushed straight to the city gate!

   At the same time, there are also noises in the city, like a response, resounding in the market!

  『Captain! Captain, let's see! ”In the chaos, the soldiers on the top of the city suddenly pointed to the distance, “The smoke and dust towered in the distance! I'm afraid there is an enemy attacking! 』

  (end of this chapter)