Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 560: The truth and falsehoods in the letter confuse people’s hearts

By the Sangshui River, soldiers gathered.

"According to the new information, Chen Zhiguo is unable to send troops, while Wang Quan is sitting back and watching. The city can be said to be under siege, with no internal unity, no external reinforcements, and a small Xianbei tribe as the vanguard. If they attack This city will definitely win!"

Atop the tall horse, Shi Le listened to the report of a fair-skinned subordinate and smiled. He glanced at the scribe beside him and continued: "Once we break the city and get the food and grass, we will turn south at that time! "

The middle-aged scribe standing immediately was none other than Mr. Zhang. After hearing this, he asked, "Does the general intend to take the city as his goal this time?"

"Yes, we just took advantage of the situation. The city and county are not far from us. Hurry up and we can arrive in half a day!" Shi Le nodded, and then asked in a consultative tone: "Sir, what do you think? Could it be a certain family? Is there anything wrong with the decision to choose Dangcheng?"

"On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly. No one can understand everything, so you have to plan properly. But no matter how much you prepare, you can't eliminate surprises. Any decision may be right or wrong. If If it is correct, there will be gains, but if it is wrong, there will be losses, so the key question is, can the general try to preserve his strength when he is at a disadvantage?"

When Shi Le heard this, he already understood and nodded: "You want to say, if I fail to attack the city, how will I retreat?"

Mr. Zhang nodded with a smile.

Shi Le said: "Then what else is there to say? Dangcheng is located at the northernmost of the many counties in Daijun. If I encounter obstacles in attacking Dangcheng, I will miss a single hit and leave immediately, and then turn south to plunder other cities. , to the south of the city is the county government, maybe we can try to attack the city guarded by Chen Zhi, or we can feign an attack, and after intimidation, we can go south and plunder other cities."

Mr. Zhang shook his head and said: "Although some of the general's clan members were gathered by the families in Dai County after being dispersed, and served as servants and domestic slaves, passing on a lot of news, the walls of Dai County are different from those of the city. The people's hearts there are also different from those in the city. More importantly, although Chen Zhi has only had a short time to train his soldiers and horses, his numerical advantage is there, and with preparations, it would have been difficult for us to break the city in the past, and Destroying a prefectural city is not the same situation as destroying a local city. It may attract the attention of the Han court, which will be very detrimental to your next move, general."

Shi Leze said: "Sir, you don't know the latest news, right? My men intercepted a letter sent from Dai County. The letter is very clear. I am about to show it to you, sir..." As he said that, he He put his hand into his arms, and when he took it out again, there was already a piece of letter paper in his hand, and he handed it over.

Mr. Zhang took the letter, glanced at it, nodded and said: "This is indeed Wu Jie's handwriting, and it is also his tone. Between the lines, he is still hinting to Wang Quan, asking him to inform Wang Jun that Chen Zhi is disobedient. His heart is ridiculous. Wang Jun himself is also a minister. The Youzhou under his rule is also the place of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Be it the county governor or the county magistrate, he cannot be his minister. What's wrong with it? How can I express my sincerity?"

"A certain family doesn't care who is the minister of whom," Shi Le said with a grin. "This letter clearly states that there are not many soldiers left to fight in Dai County. So when the city asked Chen Zhi for help, he only Let the prisoners write letters, trying to convince Wang Quan, that waste, to let him send troops!"

Having said this, Shi Le looked back at the men and horses he led and could see a few injured people.

Shi Le said with a proud face: "Wang Quan's garrison troops can only hold their ground, and their combat power is not very good at all. This time they contacted us and defeated us in a battle, what kind of combat power can they have? Now Chen Zhi can only If you can ask people like this for help, what else is there to be afraid of? Even if Dai County is not easy to fight, there will be no problem in this city."

But Mr. Zhang frowned, and then said: "Dangcheng... you can't go!"

"Huh? Why?" Shi Le was surprised when he heard this, "But are you worried about conflict with the Xianbei people? This worry is unnecessary. I know what kind of fighting power the Xianbei people are, and their every move is also paid attention to. I report that in the final analysis, he is just a small member, and the reason why he stayed here is to let them clear the way for me!"

"That's not the case, but there is something wrong with this letter." Mr. Zhang raised the letter in his hand, "This letter was written by Wu Jie, but according to the general's information and the reports from the Huns' spies, this person was clearly under house arrest. Get up, and the letter is said to be from Chen Zhi, which means that when the letter was written, Chen Zhi must have read it first. How could he let Wu Jie write like this? If he wrote like this, the final result would be that Chen Zhi was If Zhi vetoes it, either he will write another letter according to Chen Zhi's wishes, or Chen Zhi will simply go over his shoulder, find someone to write for him, and name it!"

When Shi Le heard this, he also realized that something was wrong. He frowned and nodded: "Yes, that's the truth."

Mr. Zhang followed up and said: "What's more, it is impossible for Chen Zhi not to know about the situation at Wang Quan. What's the point of writing it even if he knows it? So this letter is probably specially used to confuse the public. In order to make us According to the information in my heart, analyze the battle situation and make a judgment.”

Shi Le immediately understood: "Sir, are you saying that Dangcheng might be a trap?"

"I just said that it is possible, but whether you want to accept it or not depends on you, general, to make your own judgment. After all, if it can happen, the rewards will be very gratifying."

Shi Le hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "But since you said so, sir, we can't rule out this idea. Originally, plundering was only secondary to this march. The key is to be self-reliant. You can't take risks, otherwise this army will be consumed." Now, I don’t have any trump cards, so let’s send people to investigate first, and don’t be busy going to the city.” Mr. Zhang nodded, showing a look of relief, and then said: “Exploring the situation is one aspect, and the other aspect is We also have to chart a new marching route.”

"Not bad, huh?" Shi Le suddenly felt something in his heart, and then asked excitedly: "Sir, when you said that Ruodang City was a trap, didn't you mean that Chen Zhi wanted to mobilize soldiers from Dai County to support him? If we can find him, If the soldiers take advantage of their unstable footing and intercept them on the way, wouldn't they be able to achieve a great victory? Then send their troops south to capture Dai County. It would be easy to take advantage of it. To take a step back, instead of intercepting them on the way, they would only lead the troops away from Chen Zhi. Later, when Daijun's troops are empty, he can directly kill the generals, wouldn't he also be able to take advantage of the situation?"

"What the general said is true. If these words of faith really seduce us, then the trap in Dangcheng will be built with the strength of Dai County. However, attacking midway may not be effective because Dai County is far away from Dangcheng. It's close, the middle way is really not far, and if Chen Zhi really lays a trap, he must be prepared, which goes against your general plan not to take risks."

"According to what you say, sir, you must not agree with my surprise attack on Dai County." Shi Le understood the meaning behind his words. "Then, isn't Dai County here in vain? Is it necessary to cross Dai County and directly attack the two counties in the south?" county?"

"This letter," Mr. Zhang still showed the letter, "is a trick to deceive the enemy. We can't figure out its intention. Maybe the prefect intends to lay a trap in the city, but it is also possible that he is planning an empty city. , thus rescuing the city without any bloodshed, or it may be a bait to seduce us into thinking that Dai County is empty, let the general lead the troops there, and then use the superior force to fight a decisive battle. After all, according to normal thinking, the newly trained new army, It is unrealistic to expect long-distance rescue.”

"Maybe it's just that you think too much!" Shi Le felt a little irritated. "If I saw this letter, I would lead people to kill it. How could there be so many things?"

Mr. Zhang nodded and said: "This is natural. I have never doubted your bravery. That's why you were able to make a difference in Hebei until..."

"Okay! I know!" Shi Le waved his hand, "Until the butcher comes and kills me, forcing me to go far away and finally join the Huns, just wait. Sooner or later, I will show off to that old dog! Now I I also know that you can’t just let your temper go, let’s ask someone to inquire first, but it won’t take long, and those Xianbei people are not easy to use, maybe they will succeed in the end.”

But Mr. Zhang smiled: "The Han people have a saying, the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind. It is much easier to snatch something from the Xianbei people on horseback than from the Central Plains people in the city."

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"This Wu Guangshu is really cruel, it's hard for him to dare to shoot an arrow!"

Under the city, looking at the arrows flying in front of him, directly greeting his face, Kebo Zhenxujituo, who was sitting on the horse, looked gloomy. He turned his eyes and fell on the person under the horse.

The man's hands were tied with a rope, and the other end of the rope was held by Sujida.

"Didn't you say that you can use this method to open the city gate?" Xujituo looked at this man and sneered. There were screams from the front, mostly from the tenant farmers who were being driven away. Some of them were hit by arrows on the city wall, but others were killed by Xianbei people's scimitars.

The tied man, listening to these shouts, felt like a frightened bird, bending his body and begging for mercy: "Handsome! I didn't expect that Wu Guangshu could really do it. He usually looks quite elegant. , It’s true that you know people but don’t know their hearts, but if you are a handsome man, you can accept my proposal at first, let me sneak into the city, and then cooperate inside and outside..."

"Zhu Hong, you are willing to betray your own people in order to survive. How can I safely let you enter the city?" Xujituo sneered, "Don't even think about this. I said before, this time we attack the city. As long as you return in vain, I will kill you first! Don't take chances, because no one can save you. You probably don't know yet. Yesterday, my men intercepted a letter sent by Dai County …”

When Zhu Hong listened, his whole body shook even more violently.

But he had to follow the horses forward, and figures swarmed around him, driving away the tenant farmers and people, approaching the city wall little by little!

On the city wall, Wu Guangshu looked pale, and the people around him looked even more frightened. The soldiers who kept shooting arrows looked at the Xianbei people getting closer and closer, and their arms trembled.

Beside, an old man who looked like an elder knelt on the ground, looking up to the sky and shouting!
"Who can cure these cruel barbarians! What should we do?"

The moment he finished speaking, a cry of death suddenly came from the distant woods!

(End of this chapter)