Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Liu Bei was stunned and couldn't understand what was going on for a moment.

Ma Chao, Yan Xing and other generals all looked doubtful and confused.

Everyone was discussing how to stop the Qin army from breaking out, so why did the Prime Minister suddenly want to rescue the north bank granary?
It seems that there is nothing to do between the two?
"Your Majesty, I understand what the Prime Minister means."

Fa Zheng suddenly realized, stood up and said:
"Yu Jin only sent half of his troops out of the city because he had no intention of abandoning the city and breaking out."

"The more than 10,000 Qin troops came out of the west gate, pretending to break out to the west, but in fact they changed their route to the north, crossed the Wei River on ice, and then turned back east along the north bank, heading straight for our camp on the north bank."

"Our army's food and fodder are transported southward from Jieting. They are first stored in the North Camp and then transported to the camps on the south bank. Now there are 300,000 hu of food and fodder stored in the camp!"

"Yu Jin's move was to take us by surprise, break into our northern camp, and forcibly burn our stored food and fodder!"

"Once these 300,000 hu of grain and grass are burned, our army will not be able to replenish them temporarily, so we can only retreat to Jieting to get more food."

"In this way, the siege of Jicheng will be lifted!"

As the wisest person in this big tent, second only to Xiao Fang in wisdom and resourcefulness, Fa Zheng naturally understood immediately and grasped the hidden meaning of Xiao Fang's words.

Liu Bei suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Xiao Fang anxiously.

Xiao Fang nodded slightly and smiled faintly:
"This plan must be the work of Cheng Gongying. This man is quite resourceful."

"Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. All the cavalry should rush to the north bank to help him. Let him lose more than he gains."

Liu Bei suddenly understood and said happily:
"Zhao Zilong, Ma Mengqi, Yan Zilu, listen to my orders!"

"I order you to unite ten thousand cavalrymen and immediately cross the river on the ice to support the northern camp."

"If the Qin army really comes to attack, I want you to annihilate all the enemy troops and not let any of them escape back to Jicheng!"

The three generals accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

Ten thousand Han cavalrymen, braving the cold night wind, poured out of the camp like a tide and rushed towards the north bank.

...

On the north bank of the Wei River, west of Liangying.

Fifteen thousand Qin soldiers who crossed the river, under the cover of darkness, had sneaked close to the Han army's food camp.

Cheng Gongying and Zhao Ang immediately looked into the distance and saw that the Han camp was brightly lit and the figures of patrol soldiers were vaguely visible, and they could see both the real and the fake.

"General Cheng Gong, your plan worked. The big-eared thief was completely defenseless!"

"If this fire is set, we won't have to leave our homeland and go to Yizhou to beg for food!"

Zhao Ang turned his eyes to Cheng Gongying with excitement and admiration.

Cheng Gongying raised a hint of pride at the corner of his mouth, waved the long sword in his hand, and shouted arrogantly:
"My fellow men of Xiliang, this is our only chance to save our hometown and our lives."

"See what's ahead? That's the Han army's food camp. Charge in and burn all the Han army's food and grass!"

"kill--"

Cheng Gongying rode his horse, dragging his sword, and ran out roaring and shouting.

The sound of the horn pierced the silence of the night.

Zhao Ang and 15,000 Qin infantry and cavalry burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit like trapped beasts, and rushed towards the Han camp like a tide.

The cold wind is as sharp as a blade, scraping your face like a knife.

The Qin troops ignored the severe cold and rushed towards the Han camp like crazy.

Because they understand that this battle is their last hope.

If he was defeated, he would either be completely wiped out by the Han army or die with his reputation destroyed.

Otherwise, they would have to leave their homes and flee to Yizhou to beg for food from the Shu people.

Tonight, they are fighting for survival!

In a blink of an eye, the Qin army had rushed to the outskirts of the Han camp.

It was not until they were only twenty steps away that the lights of the Han camp illuminated the figures of the Qin army.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

The gongs sounded loudly as warnings were sounded, echoing through the night sky.

"The Qin army, the Qin army is attacking!"

"Your Majesty's army is besieging Jicheng. How could the Qin army appear on the north bank of the Wei River?"

"Go and report to General Ma and General Deng!"

"Close the camp gate, aim the arrows, shoot quickly--" a sudden shout arose from within the camp.

The Han soldiers who were sleeping peacefully in the tent rushed out of the tent in a hurry to set up defense without even having time to put on their armor.

However, in such a hurry, the Han army had not yet completed its deployment, and the Qin army rushed in like a tide.

The attack on the camp begins.

More than a dozen Han soldiers were shot to the ground by the sharp arrows of the Qin cavalry before they could react.

The Qin army crashed into the camp wall.

With a loud bang of collapse, the camp wall, which was several meters long, was overturned to the ground.

The Qin soldiers rushed in through the gap like a flood breaking through a dam.

After all, the Han army was an elite force. They fought desperately to block the Qin army's advance, slightly slowing down the Qin army's momentum.

In just a short period of time, Deng Ai and Ma Dai had already arrived with thousands of soldiers and horses.

"How did the Qin army leave the city right under your Majesty's nose and attack our granary?"

Ma Dai looked at the Qin army pouring in, his face full of surprise and confusion.

Deng Ai's thoughts turned, but he said in a deep voice:

"Our army has not yet completed the siege of Jicheng. This Qin army must have sneaked out from the west gate, crossed the Wei River on ice, and then turned back to attack our granary."

"Yu Jin is planning to attack our grain camp unexpectedly and burn our 300,000 hu of grain and fodder, so as to force Your Majesty to retreat to Jieting and Lueyang for food!"

Ma Dai suddenly realized and frowned:
"Even after this, they still want to struggle to the death. They will not give up until they hit the wall!"

"Come here, report to His Majesty immediately and ask His Majesty to send reinforcements."

A horse galloped away.

Ma Dai held the silver spear in his hand and shouted:

"All troops, listen up! Food and fodder are the lifeblood of our army, and we must not allow them to be lost."

"Follow me and defend the granary to the death. Don't retreat even a single step!"

Ma Dai rode his horse, spear in hand, and rushed towards the gap.

With a wave of his spear, several of the most ferocious Qin soldiers were stabbed to the ground.

The Han army behind them rushed forward, blocked the Qin army's way with their flesh and blood, and fought desperately with swords and spears.

A fierce battle began.

Ma Dai's martial arts skills were very strong, and the Han army was very elite, but unfortunately, in this brief moment, the Qin army had a three-fold advantage in strength.

Moreover, this Qin army, composed mainly of people from Xiliang, is the most elite part of the Qin army.

Inspired by the belief in survival, the Xiliang Qin army burst out with unprecedented fighting power.

After a fierce battle, the Han army retreated step by step under the attack of the Qin army, and gradually could not resist.

Deng Ai rolled his eyes a few times and suddenly thought of a plan.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to open the nearest granary and pile up thousands of grain bags to form a simple "city wall". At the same time, he dug a trench to separate the wall from other granaries.

"General Ziyue, retreat quickly! I'm going to set fire!"

Deng Ai stood on the "city wall" with a torch in his hand, and shouted at Ma Dai who was fighting hard.

Ma Dai glanced back and immediately understood Deng Ai's intention, and immediately ordered the entire army to retreat.

The Han army, which was gradually losing strength, suddenly abandoned its front line, turned around and fled, retreating behind the "city wall" made of grain bags.

"Light up the grain bag for me!"

Deng Ai jumped down and was the first to throw the torch.

The soldiers along the line threw torches onto the city wall made of grain bags.

In a blink of an eye, a wall of fire rose up, blocking the Qin army's advance route.

Although the Qin army was as brave as beasts, they were flesh and blood after all. Faced with the blazing wall of fire, they instinctively stopped and dared not force their way forward.

"You actually thought of sacrificing tens of thousands of bushels of grain to light a wall of fire to stop our army?"

Cheng Gongying reined in his horse in front of the fire wall, his face filled with the expression of unbelievable. (End of this chapter)