Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat

Chapter 192 Unbearable to watch

The response plan of Wu, Qiao and Le was very simple. Wu Jing led 10,000 troops to support Guzhang, while Qiao Rui and Le Jiu led 8,000 troops to defend the Wucheng defense line relying on the forts and camps.

Before this, in order to prevent the loss of Guzhang, Qiao Rui's 3,000 troops had been transferred accordingly and stationed in Guzhang, increasing the number of defenders in Guzhang to 6,000.

The transfer took place yesterday, just as the news of Yan Yijun's departure for Yong'an reached Wucheng.

This shows that Wu Jing and the other two attached great importance to Yan Yi. Simply because there was a possibility of an attack on Guzhang, they took precautions in advance.

Yan Yi was good at launching surprise attacks and was extremely fast in his movements. These command characteristics of his had long been spread throughout Jiangdong and were well known and vigilant to the generals of various forces.

Wu Jing and others even summoned their generals several times in a row to simulate and discuss the combat deployment of Yan Yi's army.

Therefore, when Wu Jing received the news that Yan Yi was leading his army to attack Guzhang, he did not hesitate to lead an army of 10,000 to Guzhang for support. At the same time, he sent messengers to rush to Shucheng and Shouchun day and night to present the latest military reports to Sun Ce and Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce has now led an army of 10,000 from Shucheng and is marching quickly towards Wucheng.

Yuan Shu also intended to withdraw another 20,000 troops from the northern front to garrison in Danyang, because Zhang Miao and Lu Bu had launched a rebellion in Yanzhou, tying up all of Cao Cao's military strength and energy, so that Yuan Shu no longer needed too many troops to guard against Cao Cao, greatly reducing the pressure.

Under such circumstances, the area of ​​hundreds of miles centered on Wucheng and Guzhang gradually became a mess, with troops being frequently mobilized everywhere.

While troops were being mobilized in various cities, Yan Yi and Han You were also preparing to attack the city.

Yan Yi used the same trick again and relied on the advantage of taking the initiative to surround Guzhang. All the strongholds within 30 miles around Guzhang fell into the hands of Yan and Han's armies one after another.

At 3 p.m., 14,000 soldiers began to line up on the four walls of Guzhang. Yan Yi's central army tent was set up on an open grassland about a mile away from the east gate.

"Mr. Han, if my army captures the city first, the money, food, and supplies in the city will be divided equally between you and me. If you capture the city first, I will only take 30% of the spoils."

Inside the central army tent, Yan Yi began to mobilize Han You before the war. He knew clearly that if you want the horse to run fast, you cannot be stingy with fodder.

A hint of heat flashed across Han You's eyes, and he was very satisfied with this distribution plan.

Guzhang was the enemy's grain storage area. Once it was captured, a lot of spoils would surely be seized.

"Brother, how can this be done? You have far more followers than me, so let's split it 50-50." Han You pretended to refuse.

Yan Yi waved his hand and said, "The first one to capture the city will be determined, not the number of troops. This matter is settled."

Han You no longer refused, thinking to himself: "You already owe me money and food. If I conquer the city first, I will get more spoils, which is only natural."

He always kept thinking about the joint attack on Zhu Zhi.

Yan Yi's cheerful voice then reached my ears: "Guzhang has four gates. You and I will attack two each. Han Jun can choose first."

Han You was flattered after hearing this. He pondered and said, "I want to attack the South Gate and the West Gate. What do you think, my dear brother?"

Among the four gates of Guzhang, the South Gate and the West Gate are undoubtedly the safest areas. The East Gate faces the enemy from Wucheng and is the most dangerous, followed by the North Gate.

Yan Yi didn't care about Han You's little trick and said in a bold tone: "Since that's the case, I will attack the east and north gates."

Han You was slightly stunned, and wondered in his heart, could it be that I made the wrong choice?
The image of Yan Yi in his mind has always been associated with words such as domineering, cunning, and calculating. His attitude suddenly changed for the better, which made him very uncomfortable.

Han You frowned slightly, secretly trying to guess the other party's intentions. He suddenly blurted out, "After we capture Guzhang, who will own the city?"

As soon as he said that, a sharp gaze shot towards him.

Han You's hair stood on end as the familiar feeling returned to him. His heart was trembling, but he forced a stiff smile on his face: "I made a slip of the tongue and said the wrong thing, so of course the throne belongs to you." His fierce gaze disappeared without a trace and became gentle again.

Han You wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and whispered, "It's almost evening. I'll go out and prepare first."

Seeing Yan Yi nod slightly, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked out of the tent, took a few deep breaths, jumped on his horse, and galloped towards the west gate of Guzhang.

The warhorse passed by a military tent guarded by dozens of soldiers, and happened to cross paths with a military general wearing tube-sleeved armor.

This general was none other than Chen Xian, who had recently joined Yan Yi. He approached the tent gate with a somewhat gloomy expression, pulled a token from his waist pouch, and handed it to a soldier guarding the tent gate. "I am Chen Xian, Marquis of the Longxiang Camp. I have been ordered to come and visit Zhu Zhi."

The soldier took the token, looked at it carefully, and handed it back to him: "Please unsheathe your sword!"

Chen Xian nodded, took off his sword and handed it to the soldier. After getting the other party's permission, he opened the tent door and walked into the tent.

Two soldiers followed closely behind him.

Zhu Zhi was lying on the couch with his eyes closed. When he heard footsteps, he opened his eyes and his gaze quickly fell on Chen Xian.

The two looked at each other, their expressions were extremely complicated, as if they had thousands of words to say, but didn't know where to start.

Chen Xian knelt on the ground with a thud and bowed, "Captain!"

Zhu Zhi stood up and helped him up, his tone hinting at a warning: "You have already pledged your services to Yan Yi. We each serve our own masters. From now on, you must not address me like this."

"promise!"

Chen Xian's eyes were a little moist, and he opened his mouth, but seemed to find it difficult to speak.

Zhu Zhi said calmly, "Tell me, what did Yan Yi ask you to do?"

Chen Xian's voice trembled slightly. "His young master asked you to go to the city of Guzhang and persuade the defenders to surrender, and at the same time clarify one thing."

"what's up?"

"The assassination has nothing to do with Young Master."

Zhu Zhi was silent for a moment, then said in a muffled voice, "What if I don't agree?"

Chen Xian knelt down again and cried, "Captain, please agree to this, otherwise something terrible will happen."

Zhu Zhi sneered, "I want to see what you mean by unbearable to watch."

Chen Xian gritted his teeth and whispered in his ear, "If you don't cooperate, the young master will take you to the gate of Guzhang City, strip you in public, put you in women's clothes, and parade you around the city for everyone to see."

Zhu Zhi's breath was choked, and he was shaking with anger: "You bastard!"

Guzhang was his hometown. If he were stripped naked in front of his fellow townspeople and then dressed in women's clothes and paraded around the city, it would be a life worse than death.

Chen Xian advised, "Captain, since the assassin was not sent by the young prince, it is reasonable for you to clear the matter for him. The Sun family is so vicious, why should you continue to work for them?"

Zhu Zhi's cheek twitched, and he sighed, "Forget it. Go tell him. I'm willing to clear this matter up for him."

Chen Xian breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)