The night slowly began and the sky gradually darkened.

"Wait for the quicker, and do it slowly!"

With the impatient shouting of the soldiers defending the city, dozens of pedestrians blocking the north gate pushed and hurried into the city.

Then, just as the city gate was about to be closed, another group of sweaty pedestrians rushed to the gate, eager to enter the city.

When the city gate was about to be closed, the leading strong man jumped over the antler wooden fence and stepped into the city gate with an arrow, so that the two soldiers who were about to close the ear gate were caught off guard and took several steps back, one of them was unsteady under his feet, and the other fell to the ground.

"Bold and reckless, dare to storm the city gate and seek death!" The soldier who fell his ass so painfully got up with a grunt, and while scolding, he rushed to stab at the strong man.

"Stop!"

A chief appeared in time to grab the annoyed and angry soldier, and then asked the strong man in an unkind tone: "Don't you know that the city gate will be closed at the end of the day, why are you late?" ”

"General Rongyu, we are tenant farmers in Liufu, because the farmland is far away, we are still late to come back in a hurry." The strong man was born five big and three thick, but when he spoke, he was literate, and he seemed to be a little knowledgeable, and he should be the servant who supervised the work of the group of tenant farmers behind him.

"Oh, people from Liu's house?" Shi Chang's expression changed slightly, and he waved his hand in a deep groan: "Okay, let's enter the city quickly, only this once, don't do it in the future, otherwise don't blame me??? General Ben shows no mercy! ”

Obviously, it doesn't matter how the strong man explains, the important thing is that the "general" made Shi Chang very useful, so the "general" let him go in large quantities.

"Uh, General Xie. Thank you, General! The strong man thought that it would take some time to talk about it, but he didn't think that he would be so simple, so he immediately bowed down and thanked him. He waved his hand and motioned to dozens of young men behind him to enter the city with the guy who was ploughing the land and quickly entered the city through the ear gate on the left side of the main gate.

This is Anyi Castle, the county town of Hedong.

Since the outbreak of the Battle of Sui'anyi, most of the people in Hedong County have migrated to Hongnong County with the Xiliang Army to settle down again, and only the people who do not want to leave their hometowns still stay here. However, they all then took refuge in the city of Anyi, where they worked outside the city during the day and returned to the city in the evening to rest. The main gates of the four gates of Anyi City were never opened lightly, so that the people and pedestrians entering and leaving the city gates could only enter and exit through the ear gates on both sides of the main gate. And the search was very strict, one by one, one by one, in and out. As if he was afraid that the Xiliang army would sneak into the city.

It is true that the city of Anyi is tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to break through under normal circumstances. But there is a contingency for everything. In the past, when the Xiliang army occupied Anyi City. Originally, he thought that the fortified city could withstand the princes' allied forces under the city, but unexpectedly, hundreds of soldiers under Cao Cao took advantage of the loophole, pretending to be Xiliang soldiers to escort the people into the city, so that they burned the Anyi granary at night, and finally forced the Xiliang army to abandon the city and cross the river and retreat to Hangu Pass.

Today, this Anyi county town is jointly managed by Jiang Qi, the general of Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang, Jiangdong Sun Ce and Yuan Shao, among which Zhang Yang is the main one, and Sun Ce and Jiang Qi are the deputies. Assist from the side. Speaking of Zhang Yangqi, he was originally also a battlefield veteran. Quite brave, in the early years, he followed the state to assassinate Shi Ding Yuan to resist the barbarians outside the Saiwai, although he did not dare to say that he had experienced a hundred battles, but he was also a person who had been in battle for a long time. However, as the world becomes more and more chaotic and the age is getting older and older, Zhang Yang has long since lost the courage of the past, not to mention the physical blessing, just the courage is no longer what it used to be, and he is becoming more and more cautious, for fear that something will go wrong, which will affect his life.

Therefore, for most of the past six months, under the governance of Zhang Yang, Anyi City has been depressed, and the life of the people in the city has become more and more difficult. However, there is one thing that is commendable, that is, the law and order in the city is excellent, and no one dares to be a traitor, let alone kill people, set fires, roosters and dogs; Catch one and kill the other, can law and order be bad?

At present, there are only more than 10,000 people in the huge city of Anyi, but there are as many as 30,000 garrisons, and there are two camps outside the city. Outside the south gate, there are 15,000 heavy soldiers under Jiang Qi's account in Jizhou, and there are 20,000 troops under Sun Ce's army in Shilitun outside the north gate, and there are 10,000 soldiers and horses under Sun Ce in Anyi City, and the other 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city are recruits recruited by Zhang Yang in half a year.

Therefore, there are nearly 70,000 troops stationed in Anyi City today, which can be called a heavy defense and impregnable. But in recent days, Zhang Yang and Sun Ce have not been in the city, and Jiang Qi has temporarily taken over the defense. Because, in the near future, the allied forces of the princes will start a decisive battle with the Xiliang army in Loudiyuan, so that both of them have rushed to the allied camp and will come to the battlefield to watch the battle when the decisive battle is due.

"Quack?????? Bang dang! ”

With the crisp sound of the deadbolt being plugged in, the ear doors on both sides of the north gate closed at the same time, and a group of armor soldiers on night patrol walked back and forth on the castle tower.

At this time, the night is getting thicker, there is silence outside the city of Anyi, the light has completely retreated, and the darkness has become the protagonist of heaven and earth.

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Twenty miles outside the north gate of Anyi City, bluestone ditch.

A temporary village rises from the ground at some point, and the bluestone ditch within a radius of several miles is full of orderly tents, and there are bursts of neighing of horses during it. If an experienced wrangler had heard the neighing of these horses, he would have judged that there were at least ten thousand horses in this humble camp, and all of them were fine war horses.

In the middle of the camp is a large and well-patterned camp tent, which is obviously the Chinese army tent of this suspicious army.

The layout of the big tent is extremely simple, there are more than ten desks with a length, width and height of no more than two feet on the left and right sides of the stairs, and on the stairs is a heavy and simple handsome case, and there is a soft cushion at the back. This is the case with the entire Chinese army's big tent, there is nothing but these furnishings, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is shabby and simple.

"Goo-goo??????"

At this moment, in the middle of the tent, the four desks were merged, and on the desk was a pot of steaming hot tea, and two handsome scribes in brocade robes sat opposite each other, pouring tea and drinking it without hurry.

After drinking a cup of tea, the scribe on the right side of the desk couldn't help but turn his head to look at the night outside the tent, and then looked back at the extremely handsome scribe opposite, and said with a smile: "The night is getting deeper, presumably the war on the Loudi Plain is in full swing at this time, and the fight is inexorable, but the two of us are sitting in the tent and leisurely drinking tea, if this matter is known to the lord." I don't know how to feel! Hehehe??????"

When he had said this, the scribe burst out laughing and seemed to find it very amused. Or maybe I think of an interesting incident before, and my laughter is very hearty.

"Zijing came on a starry night, if I don't entertain a little, I really can't bear it. However, the camp is simple, there is no wine and food, only a pot of tea. If the lord is here, it is just right. The three of us can sit on the floor and have a heart-to-heart conversation over this pot of hot tea. Other words. If the lord is in person, he will not come from thousands of miles away! The handsome scribe said with a laugh.

"Gongjin's words are indeed true. But I thought Gong Jin was thinking too much, my brother was elegant and magnanimous. There should be no doubt about it. I don't know if Gongjin thinks so? The scribe on the right said with a smile on his face.

Apparently. These two people sitting opposite each other are Li Li's trusted henchmen. The handsome scribe on the left is Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, the general of Anbei, who led his troops to sweep away the Southern Xiongnu within a year, and then waved his army to recover the entire territory of the state and made great achievements for the Western Liang Army. And the person on the right is a veritable Confucian scribe, and he is a feudal official who guards the land of a state, this is Lu Su Lu Zijing.

After hearing Lu Su's words, Zhou Yu smiled calmly and poured Lu Su a cup of tea again. said with a smile: "What Zijing said is extremely true. With the mind of the Lord, there will never be a gap because of this matter. However, as subordinates, we should be thorough, and it is better to deal with things that can be avoided in advance. Otherwise, once someone takes advantage of this to make a living in the future, won't I, Zhou Yu, be speechless, and I can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River! ”

Lu Su laughed when he heard this: "I can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River, this sentence seems to come from the mouth of my brother, but now it is used by Gongjin." Hahaha! ”

After laughing, Lu Su gradually withdrew his smile and said, "Although I don't think there is any need to be so cautious in this matter, what Gong Jin said is not unreasonable. As a minister, he should share the worries of the Lord so as not to cause trouble again in the future. This time, I will take the matter as evidence, and Gong Jin can let go and have no scruples. ”

"That's great, I'm fine!"

Zhou Yu smiled happily, raised his cup to invite Lu Su to drink together, and after taking a sip of tea, he said with an excited expression: "Right now, the Lord is leading the army to fight a decisive battle with the allies, this is a decisive battle of five or six hundred thousand people, thinking about it makes my blood boil and my heart is surging!" It's a pity that we were in Hedong and couldn't go to the battlefield in person, which is really a big regret in my life. However, I am also burdened with a heavy responsibility, and the lord has ordered me to capture Hedong County within two days, so as to cut off the retreat of the Allied forces, and tomorrow is the deadline. Therefore, the matter of meeting Bo Fu tonight is very important, whether it is successful or not. If the secret discussion fails tonight, our army will raid Anyi City overnight, and even if it cannot capture the city tomorrow, it will be the worst to uproot Jiang Qi's camp at the south gate, seize the ferry, and burn the Allied ferry. Only in this way can we destroy the retreat of the Allied forces and live up to the high expectations of the lord! ”

"Gong Jin seems to have a bamboo in his chest, and he is sure that he will win this battle?" Lu Su asked with a little surprise.

Zhou Yu shook his head lightly, thought about it and said: "It's not a secret, Anyi City is very strong, the city is high and thick, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are 30,000 defenders in the city, and there are more than 30,000 reinforcements outside the city. Nevertheless, we must also try our best to take this city, only in this way can the lord have no worries, so that he can lead the army to defeat the allies with all his strength and win the decisive battle of Loudiyuan. And the key to my taking Anyi City lies in Bo Fu, if he can promise me as an internal response and cooperate with our army to attack the city, then it will be easy to capture this city. However, if he insists on being the enemy of our Xiliang army, it is indeed quite troublesome, and the 30,000 soldiers and horses under his account alone can hold the city for half a month without losing. Therefore, whether this battle can be successful depends on how Bo Fu chooses. ”

Lu Su nodded thoughtfully, and then said suspiciously: "According to the detailed investigation, Sun Ce is not in the city today, but went to Loudiyuan with Zhang Yang to watch the battle. If so, can he still come tonight? ”

"Yes." Zhou Yu affirmed: "Scout detective, he and Zhang Yang have returned to the county town more than half an hour ago, and I have arranged for more than 200 soldiers to sneak into the city in the evening, presumably they have already handed over the secret letter to Bo Fu, and Bo Fu may be on ??????his way at this moment."

"Hahaha! Not on the way, but already there! In the midst of laughter, but seeing a fast horse rushing directly into the gate, when Zhou Yu's voice fell, the person had already rushed to the door of the big tent.

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