Chapter 107: The Middle Strategy
On the face of the silver fox, a strange smile flashed, and he nodded: "The one who knows the times is a handsome man, and General Jiang is willing to abandon the secret and turn to the light, he is really a genius in the world, and I don't know how much better than the stubborn Fu Yan." General Jiang, please rest assured, after the deed is completed, my Great Wei will never treat the meritorious servants. ”
"What should we do next, in the opinion of the Commander?" Since Jiang Shu chose to betray, of course, the sooner the better, the longer he stays in Yang'an Pass, the more dangerous it will be, after all, Fu Tong is the main general of Yang'an Pass, and most of the military power is in his hands.
The silver fox said unhurriedly: "There are only three strategies today: the best strategy is to assassinate Fu He and take over the military power of Yang'an Pass; The middle strategy is to snatch a city gate, and when our Great Wei soldiers and horses arrive, open the city gate and welcome the army into the city; The next strategy is to lead the troops out of the city to surrender to Cheng, and after joining up with our Great Wei army, then attack Yang'an Pass. Among the three strategies, the upper policy is the most risky, but the general can do all his work, once he succeeds, Yang'an Pass is in the hands of the general, which is the first credit; If it succeeds, it can help the Great Wei army break through the city, which is the second merit; The general can retreat without any risk, but it will be more difficult to take Yang'an Pass again, and the general's achievements can only be regarded as the final achievement. ”
Jiang Shu couldn't help frowning secretly, the three strategies proposed by the silver fox are indeed the three paths that Jiang Shu can choose now, assassinating Fu He is indeed the best policy, as soon as Fu Tong dies, the entire Yang'an Pass will fall into his hands, and dedicating the entire Guancheng to Zhonghui is not the first achievement?
However, is it really that easy to assassinate Fu Yan?
Not to mention the group of guards around Fu Yan, it is Fu Yan himself, it is also a strong martial artist, once the assassination fails, it is unknown whether he can get out.
Jiang Shu shook his head, this kind of high-risk business was not something he could bear. As for the choice of strategy, there is no risk, but the words of the silver fox are very clear, going out of the city and surrendering is equivalent to only consuming part of the garrison of Yang'an Pass, and the entire Yang'an Pass is still in the hands of the Shu army.
It seems that the only option is to choose the middle way!
Jiang Shu gritted his teeth and said: "Now when the battle is fought, how can Fu He be unprepared, it is difficult to assassinate him, in the next hand, there is still a group of men and horses, but it can forcibly take a city gate, but after the incident, Fu He will definitely send troops to fight, although I have some henchmen, but most of the soldiers are from Xishu, and may not be able to follow me sincerely to surrender, it is not a big problem to support for a while, but after a long time, I am afraid it will be difficult to support." ”
Silver Fox smiled slightly and said: "General rest assured, how can Governor Zhong let the general fight alone, although my Great Wei army retreated for thirty miles, this is just to cover people's eyes, Governor Zhong has already secretly sent Hu Lie to lead five thousand elite soldiers to ambush outside Yang'an Pass, just wait for the city to raise fire as a signal, and he will come to meet the general." ”
Jiang Shu was overjoyed and said: "In this case, I will prepare immediately, ask the fox to lead the branch General Hu Lie, and at the third watch tomorrow, Yang'an will pass the south gate, raise the fire as a number, and conspire for great things." ”
Jiang Shu summoned several confidants of the school captain Sima overnight, these officers were all cronies who had followed Jiang Shu for many years, and when they heard that Jiang Shu wanted to defect to the Wei State, they all raised their hands in approval. Jiang Shu directly commanded more than 1,000 people, but except for some henchmen and cronies, Jiang Shu could not fully trust this army, so Jiang Shu wanted to find these confidant officers to steal the south gate of Yang'an Pass.
The plan of the operation was quickly determined, with the henchmen and cronies as the main body, the troops went to the south gate, falsely claiming to assist in the defense of the south gate, if the army guarding the south gate did not obey, they attacked it, and immediately opened the city gate to welcome Hu Lie's army into the city.
The time is set for the second watch tomorrow night.
Jiang Shu seemed restless all day, and the specific affairs were handled by those lieutenants, and he didn't need to come forward in person. The silver fox disappeared mysteriously, and he was not seen all day, Jiang Shu's mood became even more worried, rebellion is a first-class rebellion, once it is revealed, the end will be ruined, and there is no place to bury.
When it was dark, the silver fox appeared and said to Jiang Shu: "I have made contact with General Hu Lie, and at the third watch at midnight today, General Hu Lie will lead the army to appear outside the south gate on time, and take Yang'an Pass with candles as a signal." ”
Jiang Shu looked at the silver fox with some surprise, since he learned the true identity of the silver fox, he knew that the silver fox was an extraordinary person, and now the current war of the great enemy is tense, the gate of Yang'an Pass has been closed, and the city has been under martial law, but the silver fox can calmly enter and exit Yang'an Pass, this kind of ability is not something that ordinary people can have. Jiang Shu thought of the blue bird who had stolen the Hanzhong defense map before, in the heavily guarded Hanzhong Governor's Mansion as if he was in a no-man's land, and passed the information back to Guanzhong under the many checkpoints of the Lieutenant's Mansion.
"General Jiang, how are you preparing here?"
Jiang Shu said: "Basically, there is no problem, I have sent a few henchmen to secretly contact the troops of my cronies, these people have all been loyal to the Great Wei, but in the tribe, there are still some people who have not returned to their hearts, I don't know whether to transfer out or take them to the south gate together, if these people refuse to surrender, it may cause some trouble for our actions." ”
"Take it away, if you stay alone, you will be detected by Fu Yan, and at the same time, leaving these people will also become Fu Yan's subordinates, which is not good for our next actions. Bring all of them to the south gate, and after getting in touch with General Hu Lie, if these people still refuse to surrender without knowing the times, they will all be killed on the spot! The silver fox said coldly.
Jiang Shu's heart trembled, and when the silver fox said this, a cold murderous aura flashed in his eyes, which made people shudder, but Jiang Shu didn't say anything more, and ordered several henchmen to gather their troops and prepare for action.
In the dark night, the entire Yang'an Pass fell into a dead silence, except for the guards who came and went and the soldiers patrolling the city, there was no half of a figure on the empty street.
Jiang Shu rode a tall horse and led the army to gallop towards the south gate.
Not far from the city gate, there was a sentry post of the Shu army, and when he saw an army coming, the sentry commander immediately came out to stop him and shouted: "Who is it?" Password! ”
Jiang Shu immediately stepped forward and said: "I am Jiang Shu, I just received a secret report, tonight the Wei army will attack the city at night, Fu Du ordered me to immediately reinforce the south gate, and you still don't get out of the way, you missed the military plane, but it is the crime of killing the head." ”
The sentry commander naturally recognized Jiang Shu, and hurriedly asked people to move the barricade, Jiang Shu sighed secretly, and was about to move forward, when suddenly came from the front and rode on, and the person on the horse smiled coldly and said: "General Jiang, where are you going?" ”