Chapter 488: Jizhou Strategy (30)
Wei Yan stood at the bottom of the city, staring at the city, unmoved. He attacked with all his might, just for Samo's chances. And Samo, too, did not disappoint him.
Sha Mo led his troops all the way over the mountains and mountains, because he did not encounter any enemy traces all the way, and he even arrived a day earlier than Wei Yan. When he arrived in Quzhou, Sha Mo ordered his subordinates to gather up and sneak to Quzhou City. Wait for the moment.
While waiting for Wei Yan, the scout also explored the terrain in the vicinity clearly. The grain and grass of Ye County go down the Zhangshui River to Quzhou, so the west gate of Quzhou is a water gate, which is just enough to allow the cargo ships carrying grain to enter the inner city wharf to unload. After Shamor found out, he suddenly had a plan in his heart. So he commanded the right and left to do so and so.
On that day, in the midst of the forest, Shamor could only hear the rumbling of drums and the sound of killing. couldn't help but perk up and said, "Wen Chang is here!" So he sent scouts to inquire about the situation. After a while, the scouts returned, saying that their army was attacking the city in front, and the battle was fierce.
Next to him, a lieutenant came to ask Shamo: "General, the Pao Ze brothers are all working hard, let's kill them here to help him?" ”
Shamo shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer!" Seeing that his tone was firm, the lieutenant had no choice but to retreat.
After another hour or so, I saw a scout come to report that the soldiers and horses of the three cities had gone to the east city. When Shamo heard this, he jumped up and laughed: "It's time to break the city!" ”
So he ordered a group of men and horses to drive a boat to the water gate, and then he personally led a part and went along the coast. As soon as the soldiers who drove the boat appeared, they were discovered by the defenders at the head of the West Gate, but they never thought that the enemy would come from the west, and on this water, there have always been ships, so they did not care. As a result, when they arrived at the river in Quzhou, those boats turned down the river and came to the Quzhou waterway, and immediately Yuan Jun became vigilant, waving his flag at the head of the city to order it to retreat, and shouted loudly.
As a result, the ships were driven by the fierce rowing of the muscular brutes and sped towards the city gates. Now, even a fool knows that the situation is wrong. The head of the city was suddenly in a mess, and only a drum was heard, and the arrows were shot down sparsely, but they fell into the water one after another, and none of them were shot. and when they came near, they were beaten by the brutes with oars, and they flew one after another.
When the ships approached the water gate, they saw the officers and men of the ships jumping into the water, and the defenders at the head of the city were not knowing why, when the ships burst into flames. Then all the ships were burning, and they went down the water, and with a bang, they hit the water gate. Then they gathered together in one place and burned.
The defenders at the head of the city were stunned for a while, and were about to put out the fire, when suddenly they saw a roar, and the enemy soldiers who got up from the water ran to the city again, and when they took it out of their arms, they took out a flying claw, swiped it in their hands a few times, threw it upward, and then they grabbed the city bricks.
The defenders were so frightened that they slashed with their swords and cut the ropes. Fang slashed this side, and Shamo over there appeared with most of it. Among the barbarians, there are also powerful archers, aiming at a few enemy troops, only to hear the sound of the strings, the enemy army fell headlong into the city, the morale of the Qingzhou army was greatly boosted, but the city was panicked. The colonel asked his soldiers: "Go and ask for help, why haven't the reinforcements arrived?" ”
The soldiers were forced to ask by the captain, and in the panic, where could they answer. Just as he was supporting himself, suddenly there was a cheer from the bottom of the city, and he poked his head to look, but saw that many flying claws were thrown on the head of the city.
Quzhou is not a big city, and the city walls are not high. And the barbarians are accustomed to climbing trees and rocks, and in their eyes, this wall may not be as good as a cliff in the deep mountains. So he grabbed the rope and went up.
Sha Mo led the army like a tide, and the enemy troops in the city could not defend this place and that, and they were instantly overwhelmed by the Qingzhou army. After Shamor attacked the city, he saw that the water gate had been burned clean, so he unfurled his flag, and after a while, several small boats appeared on the waterway in the distance. It's all things that start fire. After Shamor decided to enter the city, he didn't care about it, just set fire to it and kill people.
The general of Naqu Zhou received the report of Ximen, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he knew that another enemy army was coming from behind. However, at this time, the war was in full swing, and he did not dare to leave for a moment, so he ordered a lieutenant to lead troops to help Ximen. The lieutenant obeyed the order, and when he reached the middle of the road, he stopped and said to the army: "The Qingzhou army is coming, and I expect that this city will not be protected." Do you want to die? If you want to die, follow me to attack the Qingzhou army. If you want to live and surrender, you can also escape. ”
The sergeants all looked at each other, and after being stunned for a while, several military marquis and tun commanders came out and said: "We want to live, and we are willing to act according to the orders of the captain." ”
The lieutenant shook his head and sighed, and said, "I expect that this Jizhou will be owned by Liu Xuande sooner or later." Then there will be no more fighting. I have been in the army for more than ten years, but I am tired of fighting, and I still have my parents at home, so I abandoned this armor and returned to my hometown. Wait for yourself. ”
After speaking, without waiting for everyone to react, he rushed into the alley next to him, and disappeared in an instant. When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but be stunned. The military marquis headed by the leader was full of bitterness, and the boss ran away, how can this be done? So he looked back and said, "If there is a chance, I hope that those who leave will be able to leave as soon as possible." May those who descend to Qingzhou come with me! ”
Hearing this, most of the sergeants dispersed. They also know very well that if they don't run, whether they surrender or fight, they will always be cannon fodder. It's better to take this opportunity to escape from here.
The rest are either homeless or those who are accustomed to fighting and want to make a name for themselves. The same is true of the marquis. Seeing that there were still half of the people left, he was very satisfied, and Sidao had these people here, and he might not be able to find a position in the Qingzhou Army. As soon as he thought of this, he led his army to the west gate.
When they arrived at the west gate, they saw that the west gate was broken, and the ground was full of corpses. My heart jumped, and I thought that fortunately, the captain saw the opportunity early, and if he insisted on coming to help, he was afraid that he and others would not be able to please him. Shamor was commanding at the city gate, and suddenly saw another army coming, but its establishment was incomplete, and the formation was also incomplete, and he couldn't help but be stunned. Before he could make a move, he saw the other party waving a white flag coming.
Shamoha laughed, and ordered the marquis to step forward. Hearing that he had come to surrender, Samo's eyes lit up. Then he asked, "Do you know where Yuan Shao's granary is?" ”
The military marquis said in his heart, and it was indeed so. But he was even more respectful, lowered his head, and said, "I know the lowly position!" ”
Sha Mo said: "I am the deputy general of the pro-army under the general's account, and you will lead the way in front of the head, if you can burn Yuan Shao's grain, it will be regarded as your great merit, and then you will not be rewarded." ”
When the marquis heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately turned around and led the way in front. He also advised Shamo: "The granary is heavy, the general can change into the clothes of the Yuan army and go with the humble position, so that nothing goes wrong." ”
How did General Qu Zhou know that the reinforcements he sent had disappeared, but instead took the lead party and went to the city to set fire.
The messenger in Quzhou City chased all the way, and finally caught up with Gao Ran, panting and shouting: "General! Checkmate! Qu Zhou is in danger! ”
Gao Ran was taken aback, and shouted, "Who is coming?" ”
The pro-soldier said: "The general will be Wei Yan, the deputy general of the Fifth Army of Qingzhou!" ”
Gao Ran's heart turned, and he knew that this was Liu Bei who sent a partial army to attack Quzhou, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, so he was busy with the rear army as the forward, and galloped towards Quzhou again.