"Has the Lord already brought the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to Ruyin?" Gao Shun looked at the map in his hand and asked Gao Shun.
"Yes!" Gao Shun nodded.
"The Lord wants to take down Ruyin with a surprise attack?"
"Yes!"
"Your Formation Breaker is too slow, so the Lord wants you to stay behind and wait for the main army?"
"Yes."
"Have you investigated Yingshang City? How many soldiers are there?" Gao Shun asked again.
"Look!" Gao Shun took out a piece of paper. On it were notes made by Gao Shun. He wrote down some details of Yingshang City. The height of the city and the width of the moat were all taken into account.
"Will you die if you speak more!" Zhang Liao couldn't stand it anymore. He cupped his fists towards Zhang Liao and said that he wasn't feeling well and took his leave.
"Lao Gao, Lao Gao?" Zhang Liao smiled bitterly and shook his head. Fortunately, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun had worked together for many years and could still get used to it.
"Take down Yingshang City and station the main army!" Gao Shun finally said more than two words.
Zhang Liao also had the idea of taking down Yingshang City. However, he only needed to know how to fight. Most of his troops were heavy armored cavalry. It wasn't good for them to directly attack the city. The Formation Breaker also had heavy armored infantry.
"Take down Yingshang and attack their hearts!" Gao Shun said to Zhang Liao.
"Attack their hearts?" Zhang Liao heard Gao Shun's words and was moved. "How can we attack their hearts?"
"Think about it yourself!"
"Pu!" Ge Jun couldn't stand it anymore. He also said that he wasn't feeling well to Zhang Liao and took his leave.
Gao Shun was indeed not suitable to command an army. He was only suitable to be a general. As for training soldiers, you only needed to tell Gao Shun how to fight. As for other strategies and such, you should take care of them yourself.
"Reporting! Reporting to Deputy Commander, there is a general outside the camp requesting an audience! "
…
Early the next morning, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun's army left the camp and headed towards Yingshang.
Yingshang was no longer the same as before. This was because Yingshang had been ravaged by Liu Mang's Army. At that time, Mi Fang was Mi Zhu's younger brother. Mi Fang would rather die than surrender. Liu Mang had to use brute force to take Yingshang. At that time, Yingshang was almost destroyed by the ballista cannons.
"Lao Gao, look at Yingshang. It's really a strong city! Zhang Liao looked at Yingshang City. Yingshang was near Yingshang. Yingshang was once a rich place. Even people like Zhang Liao could survive in Yuzhou because of Yuzhou's resources. If it was before, Zhang Liao would not even think about it. He would just wait for the army to come and then attack. At the very least, he would first fill up the moat and then use his men to attack.
But now, Yingchuan had fallen.
"Lao Gao, do you want to use the Formation Breaker to fight?" Zhang Liao wanted to tease Gao Shun.
Looking at the towering city wall and the moat, Liu Mang remembered that when Liu Mang attacked the city, he used ballista to bombard the city. The moat was not completely filled. If they rushed over, the casualties would certainly not be small.
Gao Shun did not even think about it and said, "No!"
"Lao Gao, do you want to disobey my orders?" Zhang Liao looked at Gao Shun with a smile. Yesterday, Gao Shun had left him outside the camp to rest. Even if he knew that Zhang Liao was coming, he did not pay attention to him. Zhang Liao naturally wanted to retaliate.
He wanted to tease Gao Shun. Who knew that Gao Shun would raise his head and roll his eyes at Zhang Liao. "Are you stupid? Attack the city? I am not stupid! I will not go! "
Zhang Liao's teasing smile suddenly stiffened. Indeed, attacking the city was the same as being stupid. But you can't be so direct. Zhang Liao only wanted to tease Gao Shun and make him lower his head. But Gao Shun did not even care about him. He directly said that he was stupid!
What an awkward silence. Zhang Liao could only awkwardly smile and say that he was just joking with him before leaving.
"Zhang Hu, go and shout!" Yingshang City could only be attacked mentally and not forcefully.
"Yes!" Zhang Hu nodded and rode his horse to Yingshang City. In the past few days, he had been stifled by Gao Shun in the camp. Now, he could finally shout.
"Listen to the bastards on the city wall. Your Grandpa Zhang Hu is coming. If you know what's good for you, immediately open the city gate. Otherwise, when the city is breached, I will not let you live!" Zhang Hu's voice was loud enough to cause an uproar on the city walls.
"The Yangzhou Army is coming. What should we do? What should we do?" The commotion on the city wall was unceasing. Yingshang City did not have many guards. At most, there were only about five thousand people. Yingshang City was so big. Now, the Governor of Yingshang was a nameless person. He only read a little and was chosen by Liu Bei to be the governor.
"Don't panic, don't panic! We have the protection of Yingshang City's walls and the moat. This city will not be breached in a short time! "The general of Yingshang City's garrison spoke to stabilize the morale of the soldiers.
The general's words made the atmosphere even more tense. What did he mean by 'will not be breached in a short time'? It would be breached sooner or later.
"Defend and wait for reinforcements, defend and wait for reinforcements! Emperor Liu will definitely come back to save us! " The Governor of Yingshang cheered. If it wasn't for Liu Bei, he would at most be a teacher. Being a governor was simply a pipe dream. However, because of Liu Bei, he sat on the governor's position. Therefore, he was very grateful to Liu Bei. If Yingshang City was breached, where would he go to be the governor?
How could there be reinforcements? These people were still clear-minded. Their lord was defeated again and again. Now, he couldn't even protect himself. However, they still wanted to deceive themselves. After all, as long as the city was still there, they still had a glimmer of hope. If the city was lost, then they would be at the mercy of others. Although they only had five thousand guards now, there were tens of thousands of people in the city. When the time came, they could still persuade the people to come and defend the city.
"Yes, we can't surrender. Didn't you see An Fengjin's appearance?" Yingshang Governor's people shouted loudly.
An Fengjin? An Fengjin wasn't far from Yingshang. An Fengjin was on fire. Even the people in Yingshang could see that there were deserters from An Fengjin who fled to Yingshang. These people were crying and telling the soldiers about An Fengjin's tragedy.
When An Fengjin was mentioned, the soldiers on the city walls started to think. They were the people of the city. If the city was breached, what would happen to An Fengjin?
"Soldiers on the city walls, listen up. I will give you an incense stick's worth of time. If you don't come down in an incense stick's worth of time, then don't blame your Grandfather Zhang for sending troops to attack." Zhang Hu shouted.
"Ge Jun, you go too!" Zhang Liao looked at the expressions of the soldiers on the walls and knew that they were going to defend to the death. This was not what Zhang Liao wanted. Thus, he said to Ge Jun who was beside him. Ge Jun nodded his head and urged his horse forward.
"General Zhang, General Zhang. Please don't persuade them to surrender. Please don't persuade them to surrender! "Ge Jun went forward and shouted at Zhang Hu.
"Ge Jun, why are you here?" Zhang Hu looked at Ge Jun and asked.
"I am here to tell you not to persuade them to surrender." Ge Jun said to Zhang Hu.
"Don't persuade them to surrender?" Zhang Hu was stunned. He was sent by Zhang Liao to persuade them to surrender. Why did he change his mind? However, when he saw Ge Jun's eyes, Zhang Hu understood.
"Yes, we can't persuade them to surrender! If we persuade them to surrender, how will we get the wealth in the city? "Ge Jun shouted.
"Wealth?" The soldiers on the city walls were confused.
"Wealth, the wealth is not only in the governor's mansion and the barracks, but also in the homes of the people." Ge Jun's voice became louder.
"Good, good, I knew it, I knew it. You see, this group of Yangzhou Army has no good intentions. They want to burn and kill our Yingshang, how can we surrender and become fish on the chopping board?" Yingshang Governor was exultant. "We will live and die with Yingshang, we can't let them harm our people!" He raised his arms and shouted. Suddenly, the people in Yingshang City looked at him as an enemy.
"We can use the people's hearts!" Governor Yingshang was very happy. Originally, he couldn't get the help of the people of Yingshang. But if he could get the support of the people, then it would be different. The people of Yingshang would defend the city together. With the height of Yingshang's city, they would be able to hold on for a while.
"General Zhang Hu, you should know that our lord, His Highness the King of Shu, is kind and benevolent. He treats the people very well, especially the people under his rule. Look, he only collects 30% of the taxes!" Ge Jun continued to shout.
"30%?" The guards on the city wall were a little speechless. In Yuzhou, Liu Bei also received 50% of the taxes. Even so, everyone was grateful. Other feudal lords received 70% to 80% of the taxes, but Yangzhou only received 30%.
"30% of the taxes, Milord, this, this, this is letting the people benefit!" Zhang Hu was also flattering Liu Mang.
"That's right!" Ge Jun and Zhang Hu were singing a two-man show. "Our Milord, other things are good, but there is one thing, that is, he takes care of the people too much. Not only the people of Yangzhou, but also the people of Great Han Dynasty!"
"General Ge Jun, what does this have to do with not persuading them to surrender?" Zhang Hu asked doubtfully.
"Of course it has to do with it!" Ge Jun looked as if he expected better from Zhang Hu. "It is because Milord is too good to the people, that's why we brothers don't have anything to gain. It's not easy to fight a war, that's why we brothers can fill our stomachs!" This stomachs naturally referred to their pockets.
"If you persuade them to surrender, Yingshang City will become Milord's territory. How can we rob them? How can we rob them? You know Milord's military law, we are not allowed to take a needle or a piece of thread from the people. Those who take it will be beheaded."
"Ah ah ah!" Zhang Hu was shocked. "Then what should we do?"
"General Zhang Hu, that's why we can't persuade them to surrender. Wait until we take down Yingshang. Haha, Yingshang will be ours. They are the enemy, the people under their rule are naturally also the enemy. Robbing the enemy is naturally not a problem. Yingshang City is full of shining silver and beautiful girls! When we take down the city, we brothers will be able to eat and drink well. We will also have food to sleep with. Our days will be comfortable. If you persuade them to surrender, then we brothers will have many things to do. How much money can we get from taking down Yingshang? Only by taking down Yingshang and robbing their food will we have the chance to make a fortune! "Ge Jun looked at Zhang Hu with disappointment.
"What should we do? What should we do?" The city walls shook again. Ge Jun was describing in detail how to rob. This group of Xiliang Cavalry had done this many times. Even if they hadn't done it, they had at least seen it. Naturally, they were describing it vividly, making the people on the city walls feel threatened.
"Nonsense. If you want to take down Yingshang, you have to see if the weapons in our hands are willing!" The Yingshang Governor coldly snorted. Only then did the people on Yingshang calm down. That's right, they still had weapons. Yingshang City was still in their hands. As long as Yingshang City wasn't taken down, then Ge Jun's words would be nothing more than a fool's dream. Thinking of this, the hearts of Yingshang's defenders became even more determined to fight to the death.
"General Ge Jun, if we don't persuade them to surrender, then Yingshang City will be stacked with the lives of our brothers. We can't let so many die for money!" Zhang Hu said to Ge Jun.
"Haha, Zhang Hu, this is what you don't understand. I told you to read a few more books on the art of war, but you just don't listen. This Yingshang City, don't look at how tall it is and how it is surrounded by a moat. It's actually full of flaws. Taking it down will be easy!" Ge Jun looked at Zhang Hu with disdain.
"Easy to take down Yingshang? Then come! This governor will wait for you on the city walls! Let's see how many people you have to sacrifice before you can come to me. " The Yingshang Governor was a little disdainful. Although Yingshang City had been taken down once, it was still repaired. Did you think that it would be easy to take it down? Did you think that the defenders on the city walls were useless?
"You still don't believe me! Do you still remember what the Lord said? "Ge Jun said disdainfully.
"What did he say?"
"Naturally, it's that sentence, 'The strongest fortress in the world is not usually breached from the outside!' It is from the inside! "Ge Jun was imparting knowledge to Zhang Hu.
"From the inside? General Ge Jun, do we have a mole in Yingshang City? "Zhang Hu asked deliberately.
"Mole?" The defenders on the city walls looked at each other.
"Don't make wild guesses. How could we have a mole in the city? This is just a smokescreen." The Yingshang Governor comforted them.
"How could we have a mole in the city!" Ge Jun seemed to be pandering to the Yingshang Governor.
"Then how do we take down the city!"
"Haha, this is the way to take down the city!" Ge Jun pointed to his mouth.
"Mouth?"
"Are you going to kill us with your mouth? If your mouth could kill, we would have died thousands of times! "The Yingshang Governor sneered. The defenders on the city walls laughed.
"It is still the mouth. However, this mouth is not ours. It is theirs." Ge Jun looked coldly at the defenders on the city walls.
"Theirs?"
"General Zhang Hu, let me ask you. What is the most inseparable thing for a person?"
"It is the women." Zhang Hu said without thinking. Everyone could not help but smile.
"Damn, all you know is food. Have some ambition!" Ge Jun scolded jokingly. "The most inseparable thing for a person is food!"
"What do you mean?"
"General Zhang Hu, how much do you eat for a meal?"
"A few catties of food!"
"That's right. You're a soldier, so you naturally have to eat more. We can eat, but the guards within the city walls might not have anything to eat. Their lord hasn't even given them their rations yet." As soon as Ge Jun said this, many people on the city walls became restless. Indeed, they had not been given food for a long time.
"Was it taken by someone?" Zhang Hu asked with his eyes wide open.
As soon as Zhang Hu said this, the defenders of Yingshang looked at the Garrison General and the Yingshang Governor.
The Yingshang Governor panicked. No official was as clear as water. If the water was too clear, there would be no fish. Therefore, the Yingshang Governor was a greedy person. That was why he panicked. However, as an official, he was naturally thick-skinned. Otherwise, he would not be an official. "I am an honest official. How can I be greedy for your food? Do not listen to the false words of my subordinates."
"Who is greedy? This Liu Bei's official is still honest!" Ge Jun's words made the Yingshang Governor feel a little better. He could not help but think that a dog's mouth could still show ivory.
"But even an honest person can't cook without rice! Their Lord Liu Bei's Runan City has no food. How can he transfer food to Yingshang? The food in the Yingshang City's treasury is completely empty. "
"What? Our Yingshang's granary is empty?" Someone began to talk.
"I was wondering why there had been no food for several months. It turns out that there is no food!"
"That's right, that's right. Do you still remember that His Majesty and General Guan had borrowed provisions from us?"
"How are we going to fight without rations? We can't starve. "
Seeing the discussion, the Yingshang Governor panicked and quickly refuted the rumors. "No, no, the Lord has already transferred food."
"Then why not? Are you greedy? "Someone among the defenders asked under the cover of the crowd.
"I am an honest official."
"Then why don't you give out rations?"
"I …" The Yingshang Governor did not know what to say. If he said that the food was delivered, then not giving out food would mean that he was greedy. If he said that the food was not delivered, then it meant that there was no food in Yingshang.
Originally, the Yingshang Governor was hoping to borrow some food from the people like Guan Yu. However, before he could open his mouth, the Yangzhou Army exposed him. He immediately jumped up in anger.
"If you ask me, we can go to the treasury and see if there is any food!" Ge Jun continued to fan the flames. "Therefore, General Zhang Hu, Yingshang already has no food. In a few days, a group of weak shrimps without food will be easily captured! At that time, because Yingshang City is stubbornly resisting, we can rob and burn it. The Lord will not say anything. "
This was a blatant threat. This was also a blatant threat. You don't have any more provisions, and it will only take a few days to break through the city. Once the city is broken, I will rob your things and destroy your family.
The people on the city walls were in a panic. The Yingshang Governor wanted to suppress them, but there was no food in his treasury.
"Everyone, don't panic. Everyone, don't panic!" Even if there is no food in the treasury, would the people in the city let everyone go into battle on an empty stomach? Everyone, think about it. We have tens of thousands of people behind us! These people might be your parents or your wives and children. What are we afraid of? " The Garrison General stood up. With this sentence, Yingshang, who was about to collapse, was able to hold on.
"En?" Zhang Liao frowned. This was not what he wanted. If this continued, it would really become a bitter battle.
"Deputy Commander, let me go!" A young general on the side said to Zhang Liao.
"En! I can only trouble General. " Zhang Liao nodded.
Just as Zhang Liao and Ge Jun were about to return empty-handed, and the Yingshang Army on the city walls was prepared to live and die with the city walls, a young general rode out from Zhang Liao's army and ran towards Yingshang.
"General, you can't go any further!" This young general walked in front of Ge Jun and Zhang Hu and still wanted to go forward. However, he was stopped by Ge Jun. This was because if he went any further, he would be in the attack range of Yingshang City. If the city walls were to fire thousands of arrows, even a refinement god martial artist would not be able to withstand it.
"Thank you for your concern, General Ge Jun!" The young general smiled and cupped his fists towards Ge Jun. "I know what I'm doing!"
"Soldiers and people of Yingshang, do you still remember me?" This general walked to Yingshang City and immediately took off his helmet to reveal his face. He shouted at the Yingshang Army on the city walls.
"General, General!" The Yingshang Army on the city walls was in an uproar.
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