Invincible special police swept the three kingdoms

Chapter 284 Battle of Shiting (2)

After resting for a day, the Yangzhou army immediately set up their camp and continued to march towards Shiting.

"Mr. Jia, have you made arrangements for those refugees who escaped from Shiting yesterday?" Zhao Lei asked immediately.

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the refugees have been handed over to Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang has ordered five hundred soldiers to escort these people out of this place and return to Shouchun. Everything has been settled properly. And the people When they heard that the lord let them go to Shouchun, they were all happy, and even sang praises to the lord."

"Hehe, it seems that this matter has the result I want. It seems that the influence of the boss's surname on our army is not bad. Sigh! If I had known that I would encounter refugees, I would have brought more people with me when I left Shouchun. Some food." Zhao Lei said.

"Hehe, my lord, now that our army is approaching Shiting, I believe that there will be fewer and fewer people fleeing. Therefore, my lord, don't worry that there will be more refugees to distribute our rations." Jia Xu Said.

"Well, I also know the reason. In fact, the reason why these people were able to escape from Shiting yesterday must be at the risk of their lives. At this time, Shiting's city gate must be closed, and it is true that no more refugees will appear .” Zhao Lei said.

"That's right, my lord is wise." Jia Xu laughed.

After walking for more than an hour, Zhao Lei ordered the army to stop and rest.Then let the military commander summon Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Ma Chao, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai to discuss matters with him.

"I'm calling everyone here now because I have something important to tell. Yesterday I received information from Wang Yue. This time, more than 3000 Yellow Turban soldiers led by Ou Xing and Zhang Chun in Lujiang are stationed in Lujiang County, Shiting City, Wuwei County, Jiashi Walled City, these four places. Among them, Lujiang County and Shiting City have the most troops. According to my estimate, the strength of this Shiting City is about [-]. Our army has more than [-] , in terms of numbers, I obviously have an advantage. So I decided to attack Shiting County head-on at that time. If Shiting County is breached, it will be a big blow to those remnants of the Yellow Turbans. And since yesterday, a large number of refugees appeared Judging from this situation, I am afraid that there will be more refugees in the whole territory of Lujiang County. If we do not defeat the Yellow Turban Remnant Party for a day, then there will be more people suffering. Therefore, I decided to take advantage of the fact that this group of anti-thieves did not fight with Moling When Liu Yao joins forces, defeat them," said Zhao Lei.

Speaking of this, Zhao Lei smiled again: "But I believe that the man should be able to hold back Liu Yao's troops and prevent them from uniting. At the same time, it will also give us time to conquer Lujiang County."

As soon as Zhao Lei finished speaking, Zhao Yun immediately stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Brother, Zilong is willing to lead three thousand soldiers to take Shiting City for Big Brother!"

As soon as Zhao Yun made a sound, Zhang Liao and Ma Chao also stood up at the same time, clasped their fists together and said, "Wen Yuan (Meng Qi) is also willing to be a pioneer, please help me!"

Zhao Lei raised both hands, pressed down, motioned for the three of them to sit down, and said softly: "Don't underestimate Shiting City, although there are only 3000 people stationed in the city. But the terrain around Shiting City It's complicated, because there are too many jungles and the miasma is pervasive, if you don't choose a good time to attack, I'm afraid the chances of winning Shiting City are not great."

Hearing Zhao Lei's words, Jia Xu nodded with a smile.

After Zhao Lei analyzed the reasons, he glanced at Ma Chao again, and said to him, "Meng Qi, although you have completed the harsh training content in the Yangzhou Army, I made an exception and promoted you to be a general. But don't forget, now you are Zilong's lieutenant general. Just now when Zilong asked for a fight, how could you steal the limelight from your boss? Fortunately, all of us here today are my confidants, and we don't take this kind of worldly wisdom very lightly. Otherwise, this kind of thing will spread , You don’t know how many people you will offend in the Yangzhou Army.”

Zhao Yun chuckled and said, "Brother, forget it, I don't care about these things."

Ma Chao stood up at this time, and said to Zhao Lei, "This subordinate knows his mistake, and the lord blamed it."

For Zhao Lei's accusation, Ma Chao was not at all unhappy.Because everything in this world can be taught, but worldly wisdom cannot be taught.Every word and every sentence of what Zhao Lei said earlier was for the good of Ma Chao from the bottom of his heart, and it was all for Ma Chao to learn how to be a human being.

Since Ma Chao admitted his mistake, Zhao Lei's serious expression disappeared at this moment, and he said with a smile: "It's good to know, I say this for your own good. You have to remember, no matter how many military exploits you make or how many enemies you kill in the future, No matter how high the official position is. Being a man is as important as ever. If you don’t know how to be a man, you will never be respected by others.” Zhao Lei said.

"Meng Qi always remembers the Lord's teaching." Ma Chao clasped his fists and said.

Zhao Lei was obviously very satisfied with Ma Chao's answer, and said to Zhao Yun, "Zilong, Ma Chao, you seem to have taught me well. This brat is much better than when he was in Shouchun City last time. The young master at that time has a temper."

Regarding Zhao Lei's compliment, Zhao Yun also smiled and said, "This little brat still needs to fix it a lot."

Zhao Yun's words also made Ma Chao burst out laughing.

Everyone saw Zhao Lei's love for Ma Chao in public, and they all felt a little incredible, but Zhao Lei's vision was never doubted by everyone, so everyone had a kind of anticipation for Ma Chao, wanting to Let's see what his future development will look like?
At this time, Zhao Lei asked Jia Xu, "Mr. Jia, now I plan to attack Shiting City head-on. I wonder what Mr. Jia thinks?"

Jia Xu replied unhurriedly at this time: "My lord, the environment around Shiting City is indeed a bit harsh, and it is not suitable for camping. A strong attack is a quick solution, and it is a good way."

"However, my subordinates feel that the strong attack consumes too much of our army's strength. The Yangzhou army brought out by the lord this time is all veterans who have been honed in the Dongdong Alliance. It would be a waste to use them for the strong attack."

"Oh? Then Mr. Jia has a good plan?" Zhao Lei asked.

Jia Xu smiled and said to Zhao Lei: "Why don't we use the method of luring the enemy to consume the number of soldiers and horses in Shiting City first, and then carry out a strong attack, so that our losses can be reduced a lot."

"Hehe, a clever plan, Mr. Jia's idea is much better than a strong attack. It seems that this kind of strategy is quite useful when attacking the city, and we may use it often in the future." Zhao Lei smiled at the moment.

Seeing that Zhao Lei had already agreed, Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please give me an order."

Zhao Lei stood up at this moment and said: "This time I will use Ma Chao as the vanguard and lead 3000 troops to attack Shiting. Then pretend to retreat to lure the enemy out of the city, and then Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao will each lead 1000 troops to ambush Ma Chao. On the left and right sides of the return route, after Ma Chao has lured the enemy into our ambush, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun will cut off the enemy's retreat, and then you, Ma Chao, will fight back, and the three troops will wipe out the enemy together."

"No!" The three of them clasped their fists together and said.

"Meng Qi, this time I asked you to be the vanguard, don't let me down! Remember, your responsibility is to lure the enemy to pursue, so you must be defeated if you lose, and you must not let the enemy see a trace flaws." Zhao Lei said.

"Yes, my lord, this subordinate will definitely live up to my lord's expectations." Ma Chao clasped his fists and said.

Zhao Lei nodded in satisfaction.

After a while, the Yangzhou Army set off again and set up camp thirty miles away from Shiting City.Then began to build siege equipment, ready to attack the city in the near future.

The movement of the Yangzhou Army was naturally seen clearly by the condescending Shiting City.

At this time, Zhang Chun, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, was standing on the tower, looking at the Yangzhou Army barracks in the distance, and said to a young man beside him: "Mr. Gongjin, look at the Yangzhou Army barracks, which seems to be building siege equipment." what!"

The young man named Gongjin said to Zhang Chun, "General, it seems that Zhao Lei is also an expert at using troops. He also knew the terrain around Shiting beforehand. He knows that only by attacking the city directly and making a quick decision can he take down Shiting." But General, although we only have more than 3000 people in Shiting City, it is not impossible to resist Zhao Lei's 1 people. After all, the miasma in the jungle outside Shiting is too harmful to people. The miasma cannot be inhaled because it is on the city tower. But the Yangzhou army is attacking the city on the ground. If the siege takes too long and inhales too much miasma, it will definitely be poisoned. Therefore, as long as we can attack the city, By delaying the time, the Yangzhou army can be defeated."

"Zhou Lang of Lujiang really has a clever plan. It would be great if Gongjin could join the Yellow Turban Army. With your talent, you will definitely be reused by the district chief." Zhang Chun said.

"Thank you, my lord. Zhou Yu is used to being carefree all his life, and he doesn't like being an official."

Zhang Chun smiled, patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, and said, "Hehe, I have asked you several times and you have always answered this way. Well, I won't force you anymore. But this time, it is up to you to defend the city."

"No!" Zhou Yu said with cupped fists.

Seeing Zhou Yu agreeing, Zhang Chun also smiled and took Zhou Yu down the tower.

Little did Zhao Lei know, what he was about to face here was a siege battle with Zhou Yu.

(End of this chapter)