Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 233: Great courage appears as cowardice, great wisdom appears as foolishness! (Thanks to the monthly ticket support from book friends 202…219~)

Since Qu Xing was able to escape from the hands of Sun Jian, the Tiger of Jiangdong, he was naturally alert and sharp enough.

However, facing Sun Zhao's repeated archery sneak attacks, all his luck was eventually exhausted.

He didn't have time to react in time and was pierced through the temple by a sharp arrow, dying on the spot!

With Qu Xing's sudden death, the remaining soldiers were suddenly leaderless, and fear spread among them like a plague.

At this time, Sun Zhao suddenly led a thousand troops and rushed out from the streets on both sides!
Soon the three thousand soldiers without Qu Xing's command were killed and fled in all directions!
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At this moment, Zhang Liao was still attacking outside the city and praying that Qu Xing in the city would not cause any trouble.

As long as we can delay the enemy and wait for them to attack the city wall, and then move up and down at the same time, we will definitely be able to break through the east gate as Lu Fan said.

But at this moment, Yan Yan suddenly laughed out loud on the tower:

"You ignorant boy, you want to attack Yan Yan's city?
"If you don't retreat, you will end up like this guy!"

As he said that, Yan Yan threw a head down from the city wall in front of Zhang Liao's soldiers. It was Qu Xing's head!

Zhang Liao immediately understood that the 5,000 soldiers in the city had been given away in vain!
He pointed at Yan Yan and cursed like a roaring tiger:

"Yan Yan, old man, how dare you kill my men?!

"When the city is captured, I will make you, this old thief with a gray beard, sacrifice yourself to my generals!"

After saying this, Zhang Liao glanced at the wavering eyes of the soldiers around him and realized that their morale was damaged and it was not appropriate to attack again.

He immediately led the remaining soldiers to retreat quickly...

After the soldiers had finished their work, Zhang Liao angrily hammered the bow of the boat and said in distress:

"My lord once said that I was good at defending a city but not at attacking one. I didn't believe it at first, but today's battle turned out to be exactly what my lord had predicted..."

Hearing Zhang Liao's self-blaming words, Lu Fan hurried to comfort him:

"General, don't underestimate yourself. No one is born knowing how to attack a city. You just need to practice a few times and you will get the hang of it.

"The defeat in this battle is not the general's fault. It is because my strategy was not thorough enough, which allowed the enemy to counterattack..."

Zhang Liao waved his hand and said nothing more.

At this time, Zhang Liao suddenly heard some noise coming from the mountain.

Looking up, he saw a troop of 3,000 men coming down the mountain, with a large flag with the word "Wei" fluttering in the wind.

There is no doubt that these are the troops Wei Yan brought from Beijing City!

After Wei Yan combined his 3,000 troops with Zhang Liao's 23,000 troops, he immediately brought one person to Zhang Liao.

Seeing Wei Yan coming, the gloom in Zhang Liao's heart was suddenly dispelled.

He immediately told Wei Yan what had just happened.

Just as he finished speaking, a handsome middle-aged man next to Wei Yan, who was wearing a Confucian robe, a Confucian cap and a goatee, couldn't help but chuckle.

Although the laughter was not loud, it still attracted the attention of several core soldiers present.

Zhang Liao saw that the other party had an extraordinary demeanor and was a man of talent, so he asked in confusion:

"This gentleman is..."

Wei Yan was about to introduce himself, but the man smiled and waved his hand:

"I am just an unknown person, but I have a unique strategy that can help you capture Wucheng!"

"oh?!"

Even though it was the first time he met him, Zhang Liao felt that this guy was trustworthy, so he became more respectful:

"Sir, if you have any good ideas, please tell me!"

The man stroked his goatee and laughed:
"As the saying goes, great courage appears as cowardice, and great wisdom appears as stupidity... Yan Yan has lived in Ba County for a long time, is well-versed in military books, and is both wise and courageous.

"If you want to gain advantage from him, you must come up with a surprising strategy to defeat him!"

The man paused and continued:

“Ba County has a lot of rain, and mudslides occur occasionally in the mountains.

"Moreover, the river in Wucheng flows from east to west. General, you can send people to block the river in the west of the city." On rainy days, the river water in the city will surge and flood the city.

“In addition, the general can build two rows of fence posts outside the north gate all the way to the top of the mountain, and loosen the rocks and soil on the mountain.

“When it rains, mud will flow down along the fence posts into the moat.

“Not only can the moat be filled, but the gates can also be flooded.

“Then we can form a dirt ladder, and even without a ladder, we can easily reach the tower!
"At that time, the general will continue to lead the main force of the navy to attract Yan Yan, and General Wei Yan will charge at the north gate, and this city can be easily captured!
"After the city is captured, Yan Yan will definitely escape from the south gate and flee to Yufu County by land.

"General, you can send another 2,000 soldiers to attack us along the way, and we can capture Yan Yan alive!
"Once Yan Yan is captured, the entire Ba County will be in the general's hands!"

After hearing the man's plan, Zhang Liao suddenly realized something and thanked him in surprise:

"Sir, your plan is truly amazing! May I ask your name?"

The man waved his hand:

"If you win, I will tell you later. If you don't win, I won't leave a bad name in the history books."

Hearing such humble words, Zhang Liao laughed out loud:

"Sir, you are too modest. If such a good plan still fails, it is because we are incompetent and has nothing to do with you!"

After saying this, Zhang Liao invited the man to take a seat and asked Wei Yan to entertain him well.

He followed the other party's instructions and personally led people to the west of the city to get mountain soil to fill the river!
The west tower of Wucheng.

Yan Yan frowned slightly as he watched the enemy suddenly start to take soil to fill the river.

He looked up at the weak sunlight in the sky and guessed that it would rain soon.

However, it was too presumptuous for the enemy to want to flood the city.

The city wall of the South Gate is located at a relatively low altitude, and there are many hidden drainage holes at the bottom.

If there is too much water in the city at that time, it can flow southward from the drainage hole to the moat outside the city.

Therefore, it would be futile for the enemy to block the river.

At this time, General Sun Zhao immediately reported:
"Sir Governor, the enemy has placed stakes outside the north gate. I don't know what they are for!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Yan immediately followed Sun Zhao to the north gate and saw two rows of thick fence stakes twenty meters apart.

Yan Yan examined it carefully for a long time, and suddenly understood:
"The enemy is planning to divert the mud flow from the mountain to flood the moat and build earthen stairs...

"If the enemy really does this, the North Gate will be in danger!"

Sun Zhao was shocked and asked hurriedly:

"So how do we respond?"

Yan Yan pulled his beard, his face solemn:
"Wait until it gets dark tonight, and take your men out quietly to destroy these fence stakes.

"If we just remove the stakes near the moat, we can stop the enemy's intentions!"

Sun Zhao was somewhat puzzled:

"Why do we have to act tonight? If we demolish it tonight, the enemy will replace it tomorrow morning. Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?"

Yan Yan shook his head slightly:

"I just saw moisture spreading at the base of the city wall. I'm afraid it will rain heavily tonight or tomorrow.

"If we don't act tonight, it will be too late tomorrow!"

Hearing this, Sun Zhao immediately followed the order and went to prepare.

Yan Yan looked at the enemy troops frantically building fences, and felt that there seemed to be a formidable guy among them...

That night.

Seeing that the enemy troops had reorganized and returned to the camp, Yan Yan immediately ordered his men to open the city gates and lower the drawbridge.

Let Sun Zhao lead 500 soldiers to sneak towards the fence stakes.

Just as the soldiers were about to pull out the fence stakes, a cavalry of a thousand men suddenly rushed towards them from not far away!

(End of this chapter)