In July, it is a day of fire. Even at night, the temperature has not dropped much. It is only at dawn that there is so much coolness. It is undoubtedly the best time to sleep. Even the noise in the grass has been going on for a whole day. The little bugs at night had all quieted down at this time. The huge Weize Pass was quiet, with only a few torches still crackling and burning. Everything seemed so peaceful.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo."
At a quarter of an hour, two cuckoo songs suddenly sounded on the dark Guanqian mountain road. Although the sound was not loud, it could undoubtedly be heard very far in this dark night.
“Creak…”
Not long after the cuckoo's call, there was finally a reaction on the city wall. First, a torch on the top of the city swayed rhythmically from side to side for a while, and then, the heavy door was pushed open from the inside.
"superior!"
Seeing that the signal was completely correct and the door was already open, Zhao Meng, who had already led three thousand infantry troops to lurk at the foot of the pass in front of the pass at night, immediately became energetic and drank in a low voice while waving his hand.
"Fire the arrow!"
The Youzhou Army advanced at a very fast speed. Three thousand soldiers rushed to the front of the pass and rushed into the city along the city gate. However, they never thought that at this moment, a loud roar suddenly sounded from the top of the city. , and then, a large number of archers all poked their heads out from the city plate, and their bows that had been drawn roundly aimed at the confused Youzhou army without any courtesy. Soldiers.
"Whoosh, whoosh. Whoosh..."
Before the officers and soldiers of the Youzhou Army could figure out what went wrong, arrows rained down from the top of the city rapidly, instantly knocking down a large number of the officers and soldiers of the Youzhou Army who were unprepared. The screams were loud and the entire army was in complete chaos.
"Damn it, I fell into a trap, retreat, retreat quickly!"
The arrow rain was really too dense. Even though Zhao Meng tried his best to block it with his spear, he still couldn't escape the result of being hit by several arrows. However, at this critical moment of life and death, he couldn't care less about the pain. , he roared loudly, twisted the horse's head, and fled out of the city. His reaction was not slow, but it was too late. The rain of arrows on the top of the city did not subside at all, and this did not even wait for Zhao As soon as he completed the U-turn, he was shot into a hedgehog by the dense rain of arrows.
"How could this happen? How..."
Zhao Meng really couldn't figure out why he ended up like this. You must know that Zhao Wei, the deputy guarding the gate, was his distant cousin. They had always had a good relationship with each other. Although they were each their own masters, they had always had many contacts in private. , since the year before last, Zhao Meng has been ordered to bribe Zhao Wei, and has given countless benefits. This time, Zhao Meng personally contacted Zhao Wei and agreed to surrender to the Youzhou Army, but he never thought that in the end, it turned out to be a Trap, the unwillingness in Zhao Meng's heart can be said to be extremely strong, but the reality is so cruel, no matter how much unwillingness he had, Zhao Meng could only murmur a few times before being hit by dozens of arrows. Fell off the horse...
"Report, my lord, something serious has happened. General Zhao's troops were killed in an ambush. Only less than 300 of the 3,000 soldiers escaped, and the rest were lost inside and outside Guancheng."
In the city guard's palace of Shiyi City, Gongsun Ming was discussing with Pang Tong and other important generals about entering the army. Unexpectedly, he saw a horseman stumbled in and kneeled down on Gongsun Ming, anxiously. Ji Di reported.
"Huh? Tell me clearly, what is going on in this battle?"
Weize Pass has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you force the pass, you will suffer heavy losses. Gongsun Ming knows this very well. In order to ensure that he can successfully capture the pass, he As early as last year, he had begun to make arrangements to bribe the garrison of Guancheng. He spent an incredible amount of money on this. He thought that with the cooperation of many internal forces, it would not be difficult to capture Guancheng. But he never thought that he would fall into the trap of the defenders, which really made Gongsun Ming extremely angry. It was only because of his deep Qi nourishing skills that he didn't suddenly change his color. However, his words of questioning could not help but reveal a strong sense of chilling. mean.
"Returning to my lord, according to the investigation, Gao Ganjimi, the governor of Bingzhou, led an army of 10,000 to Guancheng. Zhao Wei, the former deputy guard of the pass, was exposed for some reason and was secretly executed by the Gaogan. He also used his name to deceive us into the vanguard. The troops entered the pass, so that General Zhao Meng died in the battle in the pass, and now the heads of the two generals Zhao have been hung above the pass."
Hearing Gongsun Ming's unkind tone, the reporter who came to report the matter did not dare to hesitate at all, and quickly revealed the information he had found out.
"Hey, he's such a high-ranking cadre, but he was underestimated by someone. Military advisor, the enemy's situation has changed. What will happen now?"
Gongsun Ming had never suffered such a big loss since he led the army in war. He was inevitably angry, but he did not raise troops out of anger. Instead, he dealt with the problem cautiously. Pang Tong sat aside.
"My lord, Bingzhou's troops are empty. The top cadres can prepare more than ten thousand troops and horses, which is the limit. The bet is that they can rely on the danger of Weize Pass to resist our army. If our army forces the pass, the losses will be huge and it will be delayed. It will take a long time, but it is impossible to win, so I thought we should defeat it with a miracle."
Pang Tong did not rush to answer Gongsun Ming's question, but after silently deducing it, he gave a suggestion.
"Well, what the military advisor said is true. However, if the enemy cannot hold on, even though our army has many soldiers and horses, we may not be able to do anything."
Gongsun Ming frowned and thought for a while, but still couldn't think of how to use the word "Qi". He had no choice but to continue asking.
"My lord, you know, the only way to enter Bingzhou is Weizeguan. You can also take a detour to Bingzhou via Pingxingzhai (today's Pingxingguan). However, this road is very difficult and dangerous, and you have to pass through the territory of the southern Xiongnu. You may have to fight with generals along the way. But if it can be done, Bingzhou can be conquered in one fell swoop. Therefore, a certain person thought that the army should be divided into two groups, one to attack Weizeguan, and the other to take Pingxingzhai. No matter which route succeeded, Bingzhou could be conquered. Yan."
Pang Tong had obviously thought everything through, and after a few words, he had already figured out the beauty of using both reality and reality.
"Well, that's good. I will lead 60,000 soldiers to the Pingxing Stronghold. The military advisor can lead the army and rush to Weize Pass immediately. I will leave Jun Yi under the military advisor's tent to listen to my instructions. There is no need to rush to attack. Wait until I take the Pingxing Stronghold. After that, the military adviser will send his troops to knock on the pass to contain the high-ranking cadres and their troops from returning for reinforcements. In this way, we will not have to worry about annexing the state and not breaking it!"
After quickly calculating the situation between the enemy and ourselves, Gongsun Ming had already made up his mind and without any hesitation, he immediately made the final decision. All the generals had no objections to this and all praised him. , things are settled...
