After Zhang Ren led 20,000 Yizhou troops to the Sword Pavilion, there were nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses left near Zitong, led by Yang Huai and Gao Pei.

Having learned the lesson of the last defeat, this time the two were cautious and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

The two led the army to storm the city fiercely for several days, and the soldiers were all physically and mentally exhausted, coupled with the posture of the Guanzhong army to defend the city, the Yizhou army finally gradually relaxed its vigilance.

On this night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the sky was still a little gloomy.

When he was a child, a lot of black shadows suddenly appeared on Zitong City, and I saw one after another Guan sergeants and soldiers quietly hanging down from the city wall with ropes.

After more than 500 people left the city, they were gathered together, and the first general was Gan Ning.

Gan Ning lowered his voice and said to the five hundred elite Yizhou soldiers: "Brothers, after entering the Yizhou military camp this time, just shout loudly and set fires, no matter what the situation is, just follow me." ”

In the dark night, all the sergeants and soldiers nodded fiercely, but none of them dared to say anything, for fear of exposing their whereabouts and others.

Gan Ning led 500 soldiers and quietly touched the side of the Yizhou military camp, and after letting people pull out the antlers, he immediately led the troops into the village, and then shouted loudly and set fire everywhere.

"Kill!"

Gan Ning used a big knife to split a camp tent, but found that there was no one inside, and immediately panicked, and shouted hoarsely: "It's a plan, withdraw, withdraw quickly!" ”

"Zhang Ren is here, Gan Ning is leaving!"

At this moment, countless torches suddenly stood up next to the Yizhou military camp, and I saw a general leading the soldiers with a gun to kill here, not Zhang Ren but who was it?

Gan Ning exclaimed in surprise when he saw this, and said, "Didn't Zhang Ren already lead the troops to the Sword Pavilion, why did he meet him in the camp today?" ”

Zhang Yima took the lead and led the troops to kill Gan Ning, but Gan Ning did not dare to fight, and led his men and horses to break through to the outside.

Fortunately, Gan Ning was extremely brave, and the five hundred sergeants in the ambush did not have the slightest panic on their faces, and followed Gan Ning closely to rush out to kill, and for a while no one was stoppable.

"Gao Pei is here, Gan Ning is here!"

Gan Ning had just led the troops out of the camp, when he suddenly heard a loud shout, and saw Gao Pei leading a group of men and horses, and the prancing horse took Gan Ning straight with a gun.

Gan Ning was furious when he saw this, and scolded: "The general of the defeated army dares to block my way, I will kill you first today, and then break through!" ”

After speaking, he brandished the big knife in his hand and killed Gao Pei head-on.

The two fought for more than ten rounds, Gao Pei was not strong, and seeing that he was about to lose, Zhang Ren had already led the Yizhou army to chase him from behind.

Seeing this, a member of the Lieutenant General Guan hurriedly shouted: "General Gan is going to fight, and it is important to break through!" ”

Gan Ning also knew the priorities, and struggled to swing away the spear in Gao Pei's hand, and scolded loudly: "Spare your life today, and then dare to chase after me, even if I am surrounded by Zhang Ren's gang, I will kill you first!" ”

After scolding, Gan Ning shouted at his subordinates and continued to kill in front.

Gao Pei's arms trembled slightly, and his face was bloodless.

He wanted to lead the troops to catch up, but when he thought of Gan Ning's bravery, and remembered the cruel words that Gan Ning put down before leaving, he actually felt a little chill in his heart, and couldn't help but slow down the pace of pursuit.

It didn't take long for Zhang Ren to lead the troops to kill him, and shouted at Gao Pei unhappily: "Let you lead the troops to intercept and kill the Guanzhong army, why did you let Gan Ning break through?" ”

Gao Pei's face was flushed, but he was speechless.

Now is the time to fight, and Zhang Ren has no time to pursue others, so he orders Gao Pei to lead his troops to kill the enemy with him.

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

However, it was said that not long after Gan Ning led the troops out of the city, Tian Feng on the city wall saw the flames in the Yizhou military camp, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Tian Feng looked at the direction of the Yizhou military camp with an anxious look on his face, his hands were clenched tightly, and fine beads of sweat appeared in his palms.

The torches emitted a sparkling firelight, and they were getting closer and closer to Zitong, and it was obvious that there were two people rushing towards this side.

"Open the gates, open the gates!"

Just when Tian Feng was extremely worried in his heart, Gan Ning's voice suddenly sounded under the city wall, but it was a little hoarse.

In the light of the fire, which was not bright, Tian Feng saw Gan Ning, who was covered in blood, not even a helmet, and his cloak exuded like a ghost.

There were only more than 300 sergeants left behind him, all of whom were in tattered clothes and armor, and miserable.

Tian Feng was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly asked, "Xingba went to rob the camp, why did he become like this?" ”

Gan Ning shouted hoarsely: "Zhang Ren's gang didn't lead the troops to the Sword Pavilion at all, I fell into the Yizhou army's trick to rob the camp this time, and it is already a great luck to be able to escape." ”

"The thief army is chasing after you, so the military advisor should hurry up and open the city gate."

At this moment, a deafening voice sounded behind them, and countless Yizhou soldiers shouted loudly at the top of their voices: "Capture Gan Ning alive, capture Gan Ning alive!" ”

Gan Ning heard the voice behind him, looked at the torches that were getting closer and closer, showed an anxious look on his face, and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate, the military advisor will open the city gate quickly!" ”

Tian Feng also knew that the matter was urgent, and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Put down the drawbridge, open the city gate, and let General Gan enter the city quickly!" ”

"Crunch, crunch!"

The city gate slowly opened, and the drawbridge was slowly lowered, and Gan Ning's eyes lit up when he saw this, so he led his troops to rush to the city.

Tian Feng just saw Gan Ning rushing to the gate of the city, his face immediately changed, and he shouted loudly: "There is fraud, there is fraud!" This person is not General Gan, close the city gates! Close the gates! ”

It turned out that this man, who looked almost the same as Gan Ning, was simply pretending to be the Yizhou Army.

Although he looked a little similar to Gan Ning, he was far from the way he spoke, so he deliberately kept his voice dumb, and made his hair scattered and covered in blood.

"General Yang Huai is here, don't wait for the city to surrender quickly!"

At this moment, a big man beside Fake Gan Ning tore off his helmet, revealing his true face, and then led more than 300 people to kill the city gate.

"Kill!"

Yang Huai moved forward bravely, and the Guanzhong army didn't have time to close the city gate, so he was killed by Yang Huai.

Tian Feng was shocked when he saw this, and shouted: "If Zitong is broken, we will all die and have no place to be buried." Shut the gates, and let them in! ”

When many Guan sergeants heard the order, they were afraid of death and went to the city gate, but Yang Huai was only able to occupy the city gate, but he couldn't push further forward.

In the distance, the Yizhou army was getting closer and closer, Tian Feng's face turned pale when he saw this, and he said to the deputy general beside him: "Go to the place where the grain and grass are stored as soon as possible, and put more tung oil on it." ”

"Once the city can't be defended, set fire to the grain, and never let the grain and grass in the city be taken away by the Yizhou army."

Although the adjutant general's face was full of reluctance, he still took the order after all.

The gates of the city were very narrow, and a terrible battle broke out here, and the corpses piled up and almost blocked the entire gate.

Even if Yang Huai was extremely brave and fought bravely, he couldn't break into the city.

"Kill!"

The Yizhou army of the brigade has already rushed to kill, Tian Feng looked up to the sky and sighed when he saw this: "The general trend has gone, order to burn grain!" ”

When this order was issued, Tian Feng was also a little sad in his heart, after all, there was a lot of food hoarded in Zitong City, and it was a pity to burn it all.

However, there is no other way to leave the grain and grass to the Yizhou army.

"Boom!"

The grain and grass were originally flammable, but they were poured with oil, and when they were ignited, they suddenly burst into flames, illuminating almost half of the city.

Yang Huai, who was fighting at the gate of the city, had already guessed the result when he saw this situation, and immediately his face turned red, and he roared angrily: "Damn, damn, really damn!" ”

Zitong used to be the place where the Yizhou army stored grain and grass, and the grain that Tian Feng ordered to burn originally belonged to the Yizhou army.

Therefore, when he saw the fire in the city, thinking that after his own grain and grass were burned, Yang Huai couldn't help but curse.

"Rush in, rush in!"

More and more Yizhou troops poured to the gate of the city, Yang Huai roared loudly, commanding the soldiers to rush to the city, wanting to go to extinguish the fire and save food.

"Kill!"

Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the Yizhou soldiers immediately boosted their morale, and they all moved forward bravely, and for a time they actually killed the Guanzhong army and retreated.

Tian Feng suddenly pulled out the sword in his waist, and actually walked straight to the city, shouting sharply: "Stop them, you must burn all the grain and grass first!" ”

The sergeant Guan who was protecting him beside Tian Feng was all shocked when he saw this, for fear that Tian Feng would lose, so he hurriedly followed.

After shouting, Tian Feng threw away the sword in his hand, picked up a big bow, and suddenly shot a Yizhou soldier.

Looking at the stunned soldiers behind him, Tian Feng said: "I have practiced the six arts of a gentleman since I was a child, and I am quite proficient in the art of riding and archery, so why worry about killing a few thieves?" ”

After speaking, he kept pulling the bowstring, and there was no mistake.

When Sergeant Guan saw that all the scribes could go into battle to kill the enemy, his morale was immediately boosted and he once again stabilized his foothold.

A tug-of-war was staged at the gate of the city, because the gate of the city was not very wide, it was difficult for the Yizhou army to give full play to the advantage of troops, so it was actually stalemate here with Sergeant Guan.

However, with the passage of time, the strength advantage of the Yizhou army gradually played a role, and it became more and more difficult for the Guanzhong army to resist.

Tian Feng watched the fire in the city gradually weaken, and couldn't bear to let the soldiers continue to fight to the death, and immediately shouted loudly: "Retreat, the whole army retreats!" ”

After Tian Feng's order was issued, a small number of generals led a small number of soldiers to continue to entangle with the Yizhou army at the city gate, while the rest of the people protected Tian Feng and killed them from other city gates.

However, he said that Gan Ning led the troops to kill a bloody road, and was rushing in the direction of Zitong, when he suddenly saw the fire in the city, and his face immediately changed.

It didn't take long for a small team of Sergeant Guan to be killed, and said to Gan Ning: "Zitong is lost, the military division has retreated with the defenders in the city to burn food, and the general must not return to the city again." ”

When Gan Ning heard this, he immediately changed direction and fled to other places.

……

The fire gradually stopped, and the shouts of killing finally disappeared, and when the dawn came, the banner of the Yizhou Army had fluttered on the city of Zitong.

Zhang Ren still didn't catch up with Gan Ning after all, so he could only take the Yizhou army into the city.

He stood in front of a large cloud of ashes, his face did not feel the slightest joy at the capture of Zitong, but was a little heavy.

Squatting down and grabbing a handful of grain ashes, Zhang Ren sighed softly: "It's a pity! ”

At this moment, the logistics officer of the Yizhou Army ran over and said, "General, the losses in the city have been counted!" ”

Zhang Ren hurriedly asked, "Say it quickly!" ”

The logistics officer replied: "Because the grain has been poured with oil and burned for too long, there is not much grain and grass that has been snatched back. ”

"The most important thing is that after the granary was set on fire due to the howling wind last night, the wind and fire set fire to all the nearby houses and buildings, and many people were burned to death."

"There are many people in the city today, and although they have escaped with their lives, their houses, food, and belongings have been burned down, and if the government does not help them, these people will probably starve to death."

When Zhang Ren heard this, he stomped his right foot on the ground fiercely, splashing a cloud of ashes.

With a gloomy face, he asked again, "What about the casualties of the soldiers on both sides?" ”

Hearing this, the logistics officer showed a trace of horror on his face, and said: "Last night, the casualties of the Guanzhong army were less than five hundred, but the casualties of our army were more than twice that of the enemy. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ren's face froze.

After Jiang Wu's troops were broken last time, the Yizhou army still suffered heavy casualties after eliminating those Guan sergeants and soldiers under the condition of overwhelming superiority.

Originally, he thought that there were only a few elite Guan sergeants like that.

But last night, Zhang Ren had no intention of calculating and occupying an absolute advantage in troops, which was still the case, but Zhang Ren's heart flashed with heartfelt fear.

Taking two deep breaths and forcibly suppressing the suspicion in his heart, Zhang Ren said in a deep voice: "Bury the corpse and open the warehouse to release grain." ”

"Stomp, stomp!"

Yang Huai and Gao Pei led a few armor soldiers and strode towards Zhang Ren's side, all of them with excited looks on their faces.

"The general is really clever, it is expected that after Gan Ning learns the news that you led the troops to the Sword Pavilion, he will come over to rob the camp, so he will plan to defeat Gan Ning first, and then take Zitong!"

It turned out that although there were really 20,000 soldiers and horses rushing in the direction of the Sword Pavilion, the general who led the troops was a fake Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren himself was hidden in the Yizhou military camp, quietly waiting for Gan Ning to come and rob the camp.

Looking at the excited generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei, Zhang Ren shook his head and said: "I just gambled at the time, and I didn't expect that Gan Ning would really go out of the city to rob the camp." ”

When he said this, Zhang Ren also felt a little incredible, as if he was born in a dream.

Yang Huai said disdainfully: "It seems that Gan Ning is just a vain, only worthy of being a water thief, and it is not enough to be qualified to lead the army." ”

"Na Tian Feng is known as one of the few resourceful people in Guanzhong, and today he was killed by the general and fled the city, and it seems that the strategists in Guanzhong are nothing more than that."

Zhang Ren didn't answer, but asked, "Have you ever found out where Tian Feng and Gan Ning fled?" If these two people can be captured alive, the danger of Yizhou is likely to be easily resolved. ”

Gao Pei said: "They have fled into the mountains with the remnants of the defeated army, and it is very difficult to catch them in a hurry. ”

Zhang Ren frowned and said: "The Guanzhong Army has no grain and grass, and it is surrounded by our army's territory, and sooner or later there will definitely be clues." ”

"I've been here for a long time, if I don't rush to the Sword Pavilion again, I'm afraid the Lord Guild will be furious. To grasp Tian Feng and Gan Ning, there are two generals. ”

Yang Huai and Gao Pei were overjoyed when they heard this, and they promised with their mouths.