Liu Mang led his two thousand five hundred heavily armored Black Flag Army soldiers to set up a battle formation outside the city. When they were preparing to meet the enemy, the enemy suddenly raised a flag that stunned Liu Mang. There were a total of three flags. The first flag was the Commander's Flag, which was' Cheng '. The second flag was the Deputy Commander's Flag, which was' Yellow '. The last flag was the Army's Flag, which was' Urban Management '.
What was this situation? Was there another army called the City Guard in this world? Liu Mang was really puzzled. His City Guard had been divided into two by him. One of them had participated in the siege of Yingshang. Due to the large consumption of physical strength, Liu Mang allowed them to rest in the city. The other part was given to Liu Mang. Liu Mang asked Liu Ziyang to lead his troops to Ruyin and take down Ruyin City. After that, they would join forces to go to Runan together. Taking down Runan would not only solve the problem of Shouchun's provisions, but it would also be able to besiege Wei to rescue Zhao. This would cause Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu to be unable to join forces. This was what Liu Mang needed in this expedition to Yuzhou. But why was there an extra City Guard in front of him?
Just as Liu Mang was puzzled, two generals came out from the opposite army. The night was dark and he could not see clearly, but his voice could be heard very quickly. "Is that the Great Han Dynasty's Holy King, Liu Mang's Black Flag Army in front of us?"
This voice? Liu Mang's eyes lit up. Huang Zhong was also a little puzzled and puzzled. "This, this is Xu 'er's voice?"
"Han Sheng, you can also recognize it?"
"Yes, this is Xu 'er's voice!" Huang Zhong nodded. No one knew his son better than him as a father. Huang Zhong owed his son before, so he knew his son's every move like the back of his hand. Naturally, this voice was not a problem.
"Huang Xu?!" Liu Mang really could not understand. If it was Huang Xu on the other side, then it would really be the other half of the City Guard. But weren't they brought to Ruyin by Liu Mang? Liu Mang got Huang Zhong to go forward and shout. Indeed, it was Huang Xu and Chengyu. The two of them were brought back to the Central Army's main tent by Liu Mang.
"Tell me, what happened?" Liu Mang had an ugly expression on his face. The appearance of the City Guard could only mean one thing, and that was that the City Guard had been defeated. Otherwise, they would have broken through Ruyin City instead of appearing at Yingshang.
"My Lord, my Lord, this …" Chengyu and Huang Xu looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
"Speak. I'm mentally prepared for the number of casualties. Victory and defeat are common in war. What about Ziyang? Xu Sheng? And Wang Wei. Tell them to come and see me! " Liu Mang could only accept it. If Ruyin was defeated, Liu Mang could only helplessly accept it. He would wait for the army to assemble before attacking Ruyin.
"No, no! My Lord, Military Advisor Ziyang and Xu Sheng are not with us! "Chengyu and Huang Xu explained.
"They are not with you? Where did they go? "
"They are still in Ruyin!" Chengyu and Huang Xu stammered like a little wife. How were they still the decisive City Guard General and Deputy General?
"They are still in Ruyin!" The City Guard had appeared at Yingshang and had been defeated. If Liu Ye, Xu Sheng, and Wang Wei were still in Ruyin, it meant that they had either died on the battlefield or been captured by Liu Bei's Army. Damn, this was really a headache. Ziyang was such a steady and accomplished person. He was not inferior to Xu Shu in Shouchun in terms of strategy. However, now that he had been captured, it was impossible for Liu Mang to give up on Liu Ye, Xu Sheng, and the others. In fact, Liu Mang's headache was not about this, but what kind of people and army could beat Liu Ye to such a state.
Liu Mang had two thousand five hundred Black Flag Army and City Guard. Both of them were heavy armored soldiers. With Xu Sheng, Wang Wei, Huang Xu, and Chengyu working together, even if Liu, Guan, and Zhang were to come, they would be able to resist. However, now that they had been defeated, he had no choice but to let Liu Mang reconsider.
"Han Sheng, send someone to send a letter to Ruyin's Garrison General. Tell him that Lady Mi is in our hands. If they want their matriarch, ask them to exchange Liu Ye, Xu Sheng, and Wang Wei for her! Otherwise, their matriarch will have to remarry! "Although fifty thousand shi of provisions could solve the crisis in Shouchun, the three generals under him had to be saved.
"My Lord, there is no need! Even if you send Lady Mi over, you won't be able to exchange for it! "Huang Zhong looked at the two of them with an aura of disappointment.
"No need?!" Liu Mang suddenly stood up. He was furious. "Could it be that Dao Ziyang, Xu Sheng, and Wang Wei have all died in battle?! How dare you! Liu Bei, oh Liu Bei, I, Liu Mang, have really underestimated you. You actually left behind such a killer move to deal with me, Liu Mang. You dared to kill my generals. If I don't take revenge, I am not a man! " Xu Sheng was a God Refinement General and the main general of the Black Flag Army. Although Wang Wei had just subdued him, he was also a God Refinement General. Moreover, his knowledge was even better than Xu Sheng's. It could be said that if Liu Mang did not have any other troops under his command, Wang Wei would have already been in charge of the army. There was also Liu Ye. This person was really an indispensable person under Liu Mang. No one was more proficient than him in the study of mechanisms among Liu Mang's subordinates. He was also the one who helped Liu Mang modify the ballista and ballista cannons. He was also the one who came up with cement and was even experimenting with glass. If Liu Ye died, then Liu Mang would really lose an arm!
"Ai, ai! My Lord, let this general say it! " Huang Zhong quickly stood up and sighed. He knew that if he did not stand up, this misunderstanding would only get bigger. "My Lord, Mr. Ziyang, and Generals Xu Sheng and Wang Wei are still alive!"
"Still alive? If they are still alive, then bring them to exchange. If Lady Mi is not enough, then add in Mi Fang. If not, we can even give Liu Bei our ballista cannons! However, you must bring Ziyang, Xu Sheng, and Wang Wei back! " Liu Mang was really putting in a lot of money. Even if the ballista was the second generation, Liu Mang could sell it for several tens of thousands of gold. Cao Cao in Xu Du wanted to spend this price, but he did not sell it. Now, the ballista in Liu Mang's hands was the third generation. It was even more powerful. With the addition of the ballista cannons, it was a godly weapon for sieging cities. In an era where cannons did not exist, a stone cannonball that could shoot a few hundred paces away would not only kill a few people, but would also cause the defenders to tremble in fear upon hearing its name. Liu Mang was willing to give up all of this in exchange for the safety of those three people.
"My Lord, there is no need to exchange them. We did not lose the battle. Mr. Ziyang and Generals Xu Sheng and Wang Wei were not captured!" Huang Zhong finally explained clearly.
"Did not lose the battle? Not captured?! "Liu Mang was clearly in disbelief." Victory and defeat are common in war. You have no need to lie to me! I only want you all to be alive! "
"It's true. Mr. Ziyang and the others did not lose the battle at all. To be exact, there was no battle!" Huang Zhong said.
"En?!" Liu Mang was getting more and more confused.
"Father, let me say it!" Huang Xu was very embarrassed. He and Chengyu did not know how to explain it to Liu Mang. However, seeing that Liu Mang was getting more and more confused, they could only bite the bullet and go forward. "My Lord, we arrived at Ruyin under Mr. Ziyang's lead a day ago. However, the news we received in Ruyin was that my Lord was ambushed in Yingshang and might have been defeated. Therefore, Mr. Ziyang split up with us. We came to Yingshang to rescue you while Mr. Ziyang waited for our news in Ruyin!" Huang Xu explained, but this explanation did not give Liu Mang a satisfactory answer.
"Where did you get this information? I was defeated and surrounded? In Yingshang? How could those old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers of Yingshang defeat me and besiege me? Hehe, open your eyes wide and look. The land you are stepping on now is Yingshang. Yingshang no longer belongs to Liu Bei. It is now under the command of our Lvbu's Army! "Liu Mang really did not understand how they received the news that he was defeated and besieged.
"Sigh, my Lord, this, this!" Cheng Yu finally opened his mouth. He also didn't know how to explain it. Their information was given by the enemy. If it was just to lure the tiger away from the mountain, then Liu Ye might have been able to decipher it. But Ruyin City was too strange. This made all the generals, including Liu Ye, think that it might be true. Because of this, the Urban Army came from afar to rescue them.
"Well, let's rest tonight. Tomorrow, we will go to Ruyin!" Liu Mang did not want to blame them too much. Anyway, they were not defeated, no generals were killed or injured, and no prisoners were taken. It was just that time was delayed. They were supposed to go to Runan, but now they were going to Ruyin.
… …
The sky soon became clear. Because of the siege the day before, Liu Mang knew that the soldiers were tired. Therefore, they only left when the sun was high in the sky. Ruyin was in the north of Yingshang. If they went by water, they would arrive there in four to six hours. If they went by land, they would be delayed for a minute. However, Liu Mang and the others still arrived at Ruyin within a day. When they arrived at Ruyin, they found that Ruyin City was really quiet. It was not just quiet, it was completely silent.
The entire city felt empty. There was no noise of merchants gathering, nor were there any people coming and going. Even Liu Mang could only see the flag on the city wall. He did not see anyone. It was completely like a dead city.
"My Lord!" "My Lord!" "My Lord!" Liu Mang, Xu Sheng, and Wang Wei knew that Liu Mang was coming. They had already come to greet him. When Liu Mang saw the three of them, his heart felt a little more at ease. These three people were all talents. Two were generals, and one was a talented assistant. If any of them were missing, Liu Mang would be heartbroken.
"Ziyang, what's going on here?" Liu Mang asked the person in charge here, Liu Ye. Liu Ye was Liu Mang's military adviser. This time, Liu Mang had ordered that seeing Liu Ye was the same as seeing Liu Mang. The entire army had to listen to his orders. Those who disobeyed would be executed.
"My Lord, everything is Liu Ye's fault. Please do not blame the four generals!" Liu Ye knelt in front of Liu Mang and begged Liu Mang.
"Ziyang, stand up and speak. Tell me, what are your sins?" Liu Mang wanted to know everything that had happened here.
Liu Ye stood up and told Liu Mang everything. Only then did Liu Mang know what was going on.
Three days ago, Liu Ye led the army to Ruyin City. Liu Ye followed the standard procedure and shouted to persuade the people to surrender. However, there was no response from the city. Liu Ye found it strange. Just as he was about to send scouts to investigate, the sound of a zither suddenly came from Ruyin City. A middle-aged scholar was playing the zither and singing on the city gate tower. Beside him, two children were fanning the scholar. If it was just a scholar, Liu Ye would not be suspicious. What made Liu Ye suspicious was that while the scholar was singing, all of Ruyin's drawbridge city gates were opened. Not only were the gates opened, but there were also soldiers sweeping the fallen leaves and rubbish at the city gate.
On the city wall, there was no one else other than the singing scholar and the two children. When strategists dueled with each other, it was a game of intrigue and intelligence. Liu Ye could be considered a top strategist, but he could not understand what the scholar in front of him was playing. There were no guards on the city wall, and the city gates were wide open. What was he playing at? Surrender? If he wanted to surrender, he should have gone down the city wall and raised the white flag. Was there an ambush in the city? Even if there was an ambush, he could not have opened the city gates, right?
Finally, when Liu Ye still could not figure it out and was about to send someone to investigate, the scholar on the city wall finally spoke, "Liu Ye, Mr. Liu Ziyang, greetings!"
"Who is on the city wall? My Imperial Army has crossed the Huai River to attack Yuzhou. If you know what's good for you, surrender quickly! "Before Liu Ye could speak, Wang Wei took over the conversation.
"This general should be General Xu Sheng!" The scholar on the city gate tower smiled indifferently. "General, there's no need to go through so much trouble. The city gates are not closed. If the general wants Ruyin, he can just take it himself!"
"Take it himself?! Military Advisor, what do you think? "Wang Wei was stunned. Was he really here to give away the city? That was not right. Even if they wanted to surrender, there should be people who surrendered. Even if it was a small city, there should still be hundreds of guards. Ruyin was so big, but there was not a single person. There were only a few old, weak, and disabled people. Who would believe that? There must be a trap. This was Wang Wei's first thought after so many years.
"Sir, may I know your name?" Liu Ye also did not understand the situation. Since he could not figure it out, he might as well investigate the situation first.
"I am not talented. I am Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou from Beihai County. I am now the governor of Ruyin County under the command of Left General Liu Xuande!" The scholar on the city wall spoke. It turned out that he was one of Liu Bei's three strategists, Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou.
If Liu Mang was here, he would definitely laugh at him. Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou, was from Beihai County. When he was in Xu Province, he was introduced to Liu Bei as a subordinate by the great scholar Zheng Xuan. Although this person had some praises, he was only a second-rate strategist. When he was in Xu Province, he was played by the father and son Guo Jia, Chen Gong, and Chen Gui. Under Sun Qian's help, Liu Bei did not have a good life. However, this guy's luck was good. Tao Qian gave Xu Province to him three times. Originally, Tao Qian had the intention to give Xu Province to him. Sun Qian then looked around and intimidated Old Tao, allowing Liu Bei to obtain Xu Province. Sun Qian also received such a big merit for no reason. Only then did he gain a foothold in Liu Bei's army. At that time, Liu Bei did not have many strategists to help Liu Bei. Even if he helped, he could not afford to lose face. Moreover, at that time, Liu Bei was not favored. Therefore, Liu Bei only had Sun Qian and Jian Yong. Even now, there was only one more person, Pang Tong. Therefore, Sun Qian was called the second of the three strategists in Liu Bei's army. Actually, there were only three people. No matter how they competed, they would still be in the top three.
If there was a general in the Lvbu's Army like Gao Shun or Zhang Liao present, he would definitely lead the army into the city. This was because such a second-rate strategist was almost played to death by Chen Gong. What kind of strategy could he come up with? And now, the only person who could truly be considered a former member of the Lvbu's Army was Chengyu. This was because the former Pengzhou Army veterans were all in the cavalry barracks and the cavalry barracks were given to Zhao Yun by Liu Mang to form the White Horse Army.
Although Chengyu was an old member of the Pengzhou Army, he was only a small squad leader before. How could he know about Sun Qian's background?
As for these people now, it was even more impossible for them to know. Xu Sheng, Wang Wei, Huang Xu, and Liu Ye were all recruited by Liu Mang. Liu Ye was a strategist and a strategist would naturally think more. Since Sun Qian was ranked second among Liu Bei's top three strategists, he naturally had his own abilities. Even Liu Ye himself was only ranked third among the Lvbu's Army strategists. In front of him were Chen Gong and Xu Shu.
"Strategist, let me lead the army and kill our way in! Now that the city gates are wide open and there are no guards on the city walls, this is the best time to attack the city! " Xu Sheng was not so cunning. Simply put, he would not think so much. Since the city gates were opened, he would just kill his way in.
"Wait!" Liu Ye shook his head. "There must be something fishy about this. It might be a trap. Let me think about it!"
Liu Ye thought too much and naturally gave Sun Qian an opportunity. In fact, Sun Qian's palms were sweaty and his forehead was soaked with sweat. However, the people below could not see it because they were far away on the city walls.
If Xu Sheng really led a group of people in, then Sun Qian would be finished. Sun Qian was already cursing the person called Black Fatty in his heart. Ruyin was already not easy to defend. It was already a problem for them to hold on for a few days. Now was the time to send more troops to Ruyin. However, this Black Fatty not only did not send more troops, he even took away all the guards in Ruyin and took them back to Runan. He said that he wanted to reduce the number of troops.
Reducing the number of troops was not a problem. Sun Qian also knew that Ruyin could not be defended. He also wanted to reduce the number of troops to defend Runan. However, if you reduced the number of troops, can you also bring him, the Ruyin County Governor, back to Runan? Not only did he not bring him back, he also sent a secret order from the Lord to stop the enemy in Ruyin City. He was only one person. The enemy had tens of thousands, if not thousands. How could he stop them? Sun Qian was just a scholar. Any soldier that came up could kill him.
What bullshit was this? Sun Qian also saw the method that Pang Tong gave him. However, this bullshit method required a huge amount of danger. If something went wrong, then Sun Qian's life would be in Ruyin.
Sun Qian did not want to carry out the order. However, the secret order was written with Liu Bei's words: "Gongyou, my younger brother. This brother entered Yangzhou, fought the false king, saved the common people, and revived the Han dynasty. Originally, I thought that I would have a decisive battle with the false king in Yangzhou. However, the false king was cunning and attacked my Yuzhou in an attempt to besiege Wei to save Zhao. This brother was unable to capture Yangzhou in a short period of time. Therefore, this brother earnestly asks Gongyou, my younger brother, to lend a hand.
I will not forget that the Han dynasty's Han dynasty will not be forgotten. "Although this letter was a plea from Liu Bei to Gongyou, do not forget that Liu Bei was the Lord. Sun Qian was only a strategist. In other words, the meaning of the letter was: Sun Qian, do as you see fit. If you obediently carry out the order, then your contribution will be recorded. If you don't listen, then don't blame me for not caring about our old friendship.
Sun Qian could only helplessly carry out this task of ballet dancing on a tightrope. If he was not careful, then he could go down to meet his ancestors. Fortunately, Pang Tong and Liu Bei only wanted Sun Qian to hold out for three days. After three days, they could leave.
"Mister Zi Yang, are you interested in joining my Lord and fighting for the revival of the Han dynasty?" Sun Qian suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and went forward to shout.
"What? Mister Sun Qian wants to persuade me to surrender? "Liu Ye's tone had a hint of sarcasm.
"Mister Zi Yang is not persuading me to surrender. Mister Zi Yang has misunderstood. Sun Qian knows that Mister has been courageous and insightful since young. When you were thirteen, you beheaded the villain by your father's side. After that, you beheaded Zheng Bao and stabilized Yangzhou. After that, you joined Liu Xun's army. Liu Xun was only a brute and Mister naturally looked down on him. After that, General Cao joined Traitor Cao's army. Unfortunately, Traitor Cao's eyes were dull and could not recognize gold and jade. Because Mister was a relative of the Han dynasty, he alienated Mister. This King Of Shu, Liu Mang, is truly a hero of a generation! "Liu Mang not only praised Liu Mang, he also praised Mister along with Liu Mang. This caused Liu Mang's army to nod in satisfaction. At least Sun Qian knew what was good for him.
However, before he could respond, Sun Qian made a huge turn. "But it's a pity that the hero of this generation, His Highness King of Shu, is going to die young!" Sun Qian shook his head regretfully.
"What did you say, traitor? You dare to curse our Lord? You are courting death! "Xu Sheng was furious and wanted to rush into the city to drag Sun Qian down from the city wall and beat him to death. However, he was stopped by Wang Wei. If there was really only this person in the city and there were no guards in the city, why was this person so calm and composed? He even dared to use the name of His Highness King of Shu to infuriate the crowd. Was he not afraid that they would rush in and kill him in a fit of anger? Or did he already have a plan? "Let me go, Wang Wei!" Xu Shu roared angrily. "Calm down, calm down!"
"What? Did I say anything wrong? " One of Sun Qian's fingernails had already scratched his palm. If he really rushed in, he would be unarmed. Other than being beaten to death or crippled, there was no other choice. Fortunately, Xu Sheng was stopped by Wang Wei.
"Mister Ziyang! Did His Highness King Of Shu divide his troops with you? " Sun Qian looked at the two flags under Liu Mang's command. One was the black chess piece and the other was the City Guard. However, these two armies only had a few thousand people. Although Sun Qian was only a second-rate strategist, he could still see the number of people. Could it be that Liu Mang was preparing to attack Yuzhou with only a few thousand people? Before he attacked Yuzhou, he did not know that the Lord's main army was in Yangzhou.
Now that there were only a few thousand people in Ruyin, it meant that Liu Mang had divided his troops.
"What a pity, what a pity. If the King Of Shu did not divide his troops, he could have won the war and Yuzhou would have been his. However, I'm afraid that he is already in a precarious situation!" Sun Qian continued to provoke the anger of Liu Mang's army.
"Won the war? Precarious situation!? " Liu Ye remained calm. "Mister Gongyou, although my Lord has divided his troops, he still has tens of thousands of troops. I am only his vanguard!"
"Tens of thousands of troops? Haha, tens of thousands of troops met White Ears! " Sun Qian suddenly revealed a shocked expression and quickly covered his mouth as if he had said something that should not be said.
"White Ears? Is it the White Ear Heavy Armored Infantry? "Liu Ye thought in his heart as he asked.
"How is that possible? The White Ear Heavy Armored Infantry had been brought to Yuzhou by my Lord. Generals Zhang Fei and Chen Dao are currently commanding them!" Sun Qian waved his fan and said. "If my Lord did not have the White Ear Heavy Armored Infantry, how could he have reached Shouchun so quickly? Don't you think so, Mister Liu Ye? "
"Hm?" Liu Ye frowned. What was Sun Qian trying to say?
Suddenly, Sun Qian yawned. "Mister Ziyang, Qian is tired and needs to go back and rest. Ruyin is here, Mister Ziyang can take it!" Saying that, Sun Qian got up and was about to leave. Before he got up, Sun Qian turned back. "That's right, Mister Ziyang, Yuzhou is not like Huainan. The weather at night will be very cold and there will be dew. Therefore, Mister Ziyang needs to wear more clothes. Qian sees that you are travel-worn and unprepared. Qian has some clothes here that I hope Mister Ziyang and the rest do not mind. As he spoke, two muscular soldiers walked out from the city gate and pushed two large carts towards Liu Ye's army.
Strong soldiers? Weren't they old and weak just a moment ago? Now they have become elites?
The two large carts were filled with clothes. If it was used to avoid the cold, it would be suitable. But the style of the clothes! It made everyone's expression change. Xu Sheng gritted his teeth and picked up his lance to rush through the city gate.
It turned out that the clothes on the two large carts were all women's clothes. Not only were there outerwear, there were even women's undergarments and foot wrappings. Was this mocking Liu Ye's army for being a woman? This was truly intolerable.
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