Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 105: Thousands of men are afraid, Guan Yu conquers Gong'an in one day
At the same time Liu Feng attacked Jiangjinkou.

Guan Yu, who was stationed at Gong'an Jinkou, also led a large force to the city of Gong'an again.

Although Gong'an City was strong, Guan Yu remained confident and calm.

Yue Ju, Yang Xing, Yan Cheng, He Yuan, Luo Yan and Yu Hua were ordered to lead 2,000 men to surround the east, west and north gates of Gong'an City.

Guan Yu personally led his troops to surround the south gate of Gong'an City.

The soldiers of the four gates were skilled in digging and burying deer horns and building high fortifications outside Gong'an City.

The soldiers were already familiar with the tactics of besieging a city when they besieged Fancheng.

Looking at Guan Yu's army busy at the foot of the city, Zhuge Jin and Sun Huan on the top of the city felt overwhelmed.

Guan Yu’s siege tactics are so skillful!
Faced with the strong city of Gong'an, we neither challenged nor attacked the city.

Instead, they directly buried deer horns and built high fortifications at the four gates, as if they wanted to turn Gong'an City into an isolated city. This was to put pressure on the officials, soldiers and civilians in Gong'an City.

A knife is always most threatening just before it is unsheathed.

Because you don't know when the knife will be unsheathed, in what posture it will be unsheathed, and you don't know where it will attack after it is unsheathed.

of course.

You can also choose to strike first and kill your opponent before he unsheathes his sword.

however.

If you want to kill your opponent first, you must have stronger force than your opponent.

Obviously.

Zhuge Jin and Sun Huan's military strength was not enough to take the initiative.

Lead troops out of the city to fight against Guan Yu?

Zhuge Jin is just Zhuge Jin, not Zhuge Zhengwo.

Sun Huan is just Sun Huan, not Sun Wukong.

Not only that.

Last night, Guan Yu let the Wu soldiers outside the city enter the city "for the sake of" Zhuge Jin's face. It seemed that it increased the number of defenders in Gong'an City, but in fact it lowered the morale of the defenders in Gong'an City.

After all, Zhuge Jin lacked the ability to respond to emergencies in battle.

Sticking to the rules can only deal with ordinary opponents; only by being flexible can you deal with powerful opponents.

Although not letting the Wu soldiers outside the city in would discourage the soldiers inside the city, the Wu soldiers who had been abandoned once by Zhuge Jin and Sun Huan would not be able to trust Zhuge Jin and Sun Huan again even if they entered the city, and might even incite other Wu soldiers.

Once there is a crack in trust, the general and the soldiers will become strangers.

Without the trust of his soldiers, a general will lose his prestige.

If a general has no authority, he will not be able to make his soldiers obey his orders.

Whether or not to let the Wu soldiers outside the city enter last night required comprehensive consideration of the pros and cons.

Choose the lesser of two evils rather than simply saying "the army's morale will be disrupted."

The direct consequence was that only half a day later, the news that Guan Yu's troops were at the gates of the city spread throughout the city, and the news became more and more widespread.

By the time Zhuge Jin and Sun Huan realized it, the rumor had already gotten out of control!
"Governor, Guan Yu chose to besiege the city instead of attacking. He must be waiting for rumors to spread in the city before joining forces inside and outside. I think we can first put the officials who surrendered and the wealthy families in the city under house arrest." Sun Huan suggested in a serious voice.

Zhuge Jin was shocked: "If this is the case, the people in the city will lose their support!"

Sun Huan no longer cared about the people's support at this moment, and said: "Prefect, as long as we defend Gong'an City, we can regain the people's support. But if we lose Gong'an City, even if the people's support is still there, it has nothing to do with you and me."

Zhuge Jin was hesitant.

Sun Huan was a military commander and was more concerned with the military pros and cons.

Zhuge Jin was the prefect of Nanjun, and he was more concerned about whether the people could support Sun Quan in taking control of Nanjun.

If all the officials and wealthy families who surrendered in the city were placed under house arrest, who in the city of Gong'an would be loyal to Sun Quan in the future?

Can you keep it for a while, but can you keep it for a long time?
However, the most taboo thing on the battlefield is hesitation.

Thinking too much is the same as thinking nothing.

Zhuge Jin's hesitation made Sun Huan anxious. "Governor, if you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences! If you can't bear to do it, I will personally lead the troops to put them under house arrest. After driving Guan Yu away, you can punish me for disturbing the people, which will be enough to appease the discontent."

in the military.

Sun Huan was indeed more decisive than Zhuge Jin, and he even took the initiative to ask to be the villain.

however.

Even so, Zhuge Jin still hadn't made up his mind.

Zhuge Jin was indeed a weak military figure. Like Duke Xiang of Song, he liked to reason and abide by rules, and lacked the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

But when it comes to character, no one can find any fault with Zhuge Jin.

According to historical records, Yu Fan was exiled because of his wild and straightforward character. Only Zhuge Jin interceded for Yu Fan many times, which made Yu Fan, a troll from Jiangdong, dare not criticize Zhuge Jin's character and only dare to praise him as "kind and righteous."

therefore.

When Sun Huan said, "After Guan Yu is driven away, the governor will punish me for disturbing the people," Zhuge Jin had already rejected Sun Huan's request in his heart.

Zhuge Jin already felt ashamed for abandoning his soldiers in order to defend Gong'an City last night.

If he allowed Sun Huan to cause trouble in order to defend Gong'an City today and had to hold Sun Huan responsible, Zhuge Jin felt that he was not worthy of being a human being.

finally.

Zhuge Jin chose to let Sun Huan inspect the four gates, while he went to the city personally to appease the people.

Although Sun Huan was anxious, he could do nothing about it.

after all.

Zhuge Jin was the governor of Nanjun, and Sun Huan was only the commander of the Wuwei Army.

Moreover, the loss of Gong'an Jinkou was originally the main responsibility of Sun Huan, and Zhuge Jin never scolded Sun Huan for his defeat from beginning to end.

however.

The battlefield will not favor Zhuge Jin just because he is reasonable and abides by the rules.

Especially since Gong'an City was captured because Lu Meng tricked Fu Shiren into surrendering. To the officials and people in the city who were dissatisfied with Sun Quan, Zhuge Jin's reasoning and abiding by the rules were a joke.

They robbed us of our future and ruined our family property, and then told us to be reasonable and abide by the rules?

When Guan Yu was leading his troops outside, we could only bow our heads and be forced to listen to you, Zhuge Jin, and abide by the rules; now that Guan Yu is at the gates of the city, you still want us to continue to bow our heads and listen to you, Zhuge Jin, and abide by the rules?
What about the face?

Zhuge Jin's appeasement not only failed to stabilize the people's hearts in the city, but instead confirmed the rumors in the city.

Originally, people only heard that Guan Yu's troops were at the gate of the city, but the rumor had not been confirmed.

As a result, once Zhuge Jin appeased him, the rumor became an established fact.

In the eyes of officials and common people in the city: Zhuge Jin has become so embarrassed that he has to win over the officials and common people in the city.

Few people are fools.

If Zhuge Jin really had the ability to defend the city, why did he try to win him over? He could just issue a tough military order: kill anyone who caused chaos.

The officials and common people who were concerned about the lives of their families would really give in if they judged that Zhuge Jin was determined to defend the city.

But the current situation is.

Zhuge Jin was the first to get scared!

Ever since.

Some bold officials discussed privately and simply set fire to their own houses.

The brave people in the city followed suit and found some dilapidated houses and set them on fire.

The officials, soldiers and civilians who set fire to the city were shouting, "Thieves are setting the fire, put it out quickly," luring the patrolling Wu soldiers to run around in the city.

All of a sudden.

Fires broke out in many places in Gong'an City, which not only caused unrest in the city, but also successfully gave Guan Yu a hint.

Guan Yu made a prompt decision.

Directly dispatch archers to the high fort and shoot arrows at the top of the city.

Shouts and cries of killing rang out like thunder, responding to the officials, soldiers and civilians who had set fire to the city.

The Wu soldiers on the city wall saw fires rising inside the city and saw that Guan Yu's army outside the city suddenly launched a fierce attack, and they were all very panicked.

Even an ordinary soldier guessed that Guan Yu had an accomplice!

Sun Huan patrolled the city wall with a gun and killed two military officers who were neglecting the morale of the troops on the spot in an attempt to shock the morale of the troops.

However, this action directly caused the Wu soldiers on the city wall to explode.

Especially Wu Bing, who was abandoned last night, was even more resentful.

A frightened military officer gathered the crowd and shouted: "Sun Huan is a wicked man. He abandoned us last night and wants to kill us today. We should surrender to General Guan!"

Sun Huan was furious. He drew his bow and shot the shouting general to death with one arrow. His wolf-like fierce eyes swept around and said, "If anyone disrupts the morale of the army again, this will be his fate!"

However, Sun Huan's ferocity did not intimidate the Wu soldiers who wanted to surrender. Instead, this arrow aroused even more fear among the people.

When fear reaches its extreme, people will become selfless.

Whether to escape or fight back after this selflessness is different for everyone.

When a frightened archer suddenly shot an arrow at Sun Huan, the situation became out of control.

In addition to the Wu soldiers, there were also Han soldiers who originally belonged to Fu Shiren in the Gong'an City.

Although most Han soldiers would follow whoever gave them food, there would always be a few who wanted to take advantage of the situation to make a living.

Survival of the fittest, the timid ones will starve to death, and the bold ones will die of gluttony.

While Sun Huan was too busy to take care of other things, a general at the east gate led more than a hundred people to rush into the city gate, hacked down the Wu soldiers at the gate, and opened the gate.

Seeing this, Yue Ju and Yang Xing excitedly led the crowd into Gong'an City.

The troops were divided into two groups, one group took the main road in the city to attack the South Gate, and the other group took the East Gate to attack the South Gate.

Sun Huan was shocked and angry when he heard the sudden change. On the one hand, he sent his troops to guard the city gate, and on the other hand, he led his personal soldiers to charge straight at Yue Ju who was coming from the top of the south gate.

Although Yue Ju was only a fake captain, he was also very strong.

He was not afraid at all when he saw Sun Huan coming to kill him.

The credit for being the first to reach the top is right in front of you. If you give up because of fear, you will be like a piece of mud that cannot be climbed.

Although the first one to reach the top of the city wall is often rewarded with merit, this also has a hidden premise, which is that you can gain a foothold on the top of the city wall and not be repelled by the enemy.

"Fight this thief, and I will share the credit with everyone else!"

Yue Ju shouted loudly and rushed towards Sun Huan first. The soldiers behind him were all excited and their eyes turned red.

"How brave!"

Sun Huan was angry.

An unknown person actually wants to take the credit for being the first to achieve great success. Does he want to treat me, Sun Huan, as a vegetable?

Sun Huan relied on his bravery and struck Yue Ju with a spear.

I thought this shot would kill Yue Ju directly, but I never expected that Yue Ju would block it with his spear!
Yue Ju smiled grimly, and even had the energy to taunt Sun Huan: "Lord Guan's power is ten times greater than yours!"

Sun Huan, who was ridiculed, was even more defensive. With a tremor of his hand, he stabbed Yue Ju fiercely with his spear.

Although Yue Ju was brave, the difference in armor and weapons made him dare not be careless at all. He directly called on several brave soldiers to besiege Sun Huan.

Who will challenge you in a duel on the battlefield?

Yue Ju's real purpose was not to kill Sun Huan, but to contain Sun Huan so that Yang Xing at the city gate could successfully kill the Wu soldiers at the city gate.

Just hold on until Guan Yu leads his troops into the city.

This battle is won!
The credit for being the first to reach the top will be yours!

Although Sun Huan saw through Yue Ju's intention, he could do nothing to him.

Yue Ju, the fake captain selected by Guan Yu himself, was extremely brave.

Even though the spear was broken, he just frowned, and then took the two broken spears to fight Sun Huan to the death.

Those who were not brave enough followed Guan Ping to Shangyong.

Knowing that Jiangling was lost and being allowed to go to Shangyong to save his life, he still resolutely followed Guan Yu back to fight against Sun Quan and was chosen as a fake captain. How could he not have real ability?

In the fighting room.

Suddenly, Sun Huan heard loud shouts from below the city: "The city gate is open."

However, Yang Xing had already defeated the Wu soldiers under the South Gate and opened the city gate.

Sun Huan was so frightened and distracted that he was stabbed in the left shoulder by Yue Ju's spear.

After the city gate was lost and he was stabbed by Yue Ju's spear, Sun Huan dared not fight anymore and turned around and left.

Yue Ju didn't chase after him either.

The credit for being the first to reach the city has already been earned, so there is no need to risk chasing after Sun Huan. The most important thing is to lead Guan Yu's army into the city.

Yue Ju first cut down the Wu army's flag on the top of the city wall, then personally took up the Han army's flag, and waved the flag and shouted to Guan Yu's army below the city.

Seeing that the south gate of Gong'an City was opened and Yue Ju on the top of the city was waving flags and shouting, Guan Yu made a prompt decision and ordered the troops to enter the city.

As the East Gate and South Gate were opened one after another and Guan Yu's army entered the city, most of the Wu soldiers in the city fled in fear, except for a few who resisted stubbornly.

This city, which was second only to Jiangling, lasted only one day before being conquered by Guan Yu!

Ten thousand men are frightened, but the divine power remains.

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