1014 Mountains of soil
"The matter has come to this point, you might as well seek reinforcements, the military division can raise the troops of Xiangyang to attack from the rear, and Zhuge Jin of Nanjun does not want Yiling to lose, and will definitely come to help." Cai Wenji said firmly.
Wang Baoyu's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded: "This is a good way, I will write two letters immediately and send them out immediately." β
Without further ado, Wang Baoyu wrote a letter and sent a messenger to the two places quickly, but he didn't know that Zhuge Jin heard that Xu Chu's soldiers had sent to Yiling, and an army of 30,000 had been purged, led by the general Han Dang, and had rushed to Yiling.
On the Xiangyang side, Mo Qianxun TongguΓ² reconnoitred several times, and was sure that Xu Chu's army was not retreating by fraud, and he also led an army of 30,000 to rescue Yiling.
"Baoyu, I once heard that when Liu Bei Jiangdong was in distress, it was the lord of Shangxiang who allowed him to escape back." Cai Wenji said.
"I'm the one involved, and that's true." Wang Baoyu nodded.
"Chong'er is still in Yiling City, why don't you let him come forward and stabilize Xu Chu's army?" Cai Wenji built yì said.
"Alas, to be honest, I really like this kid, it's distressing to be sensible. It's just that Chong'er is indifferent by nature and doesn't want him to mix too much. Wang Baoyu said.
"Chong'er is my righteous son, I depend on him for my life, like a blood relative, how can I not be heartbroken?" Cai Wenji said, "In extraordinary times, we must use extraordinary methods, and only by dragging the enemy army and waiting for reinforcements is the best policy." β
Wang Baoyu pondered for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement, and when the matter came to this point, Wang Baoyu did not hide it anymore, and took out Cao Cao's dying letter.
After Cai Wenji saw it, she was taken aback, "I didn't expect Cao Cao to also be included in Yiling, no wonder Chong'er was dressed in white and guarded under the Futu Tower." β
"This matter is very important, so I didn't tell anyone except Chong'er, not even my sister told her."
Wang Baoyu saw Cai Wenji stunned, thinking that she had thought too much, and hurriedly explained, but Cai Wenji smiled slightly, picked up the pen, and carefully added a few words at the end of Cao Cao's letter: "Xu Chu is the most righteous, wait for me to coax him once." β
"Wen Ji, what are you doing here?" Wang Baoyu was puzzled.
"You can hand over this letter to Xu Chu before the battle, and watch the changes." Cai Wenji said.
Wang Baoyu took the letter, only to see Cai Wenji and then added: Cao is back to Yiling, this place is my place of residence, if someone comes to attack, you can let the tiger marquis Xu Chu come to help, Zhongkang is benevolent, and I have a deep affection, I only hate parting!
Cai Wenji is a master of imitating other people's handwriting, almost the same as Cao Cao's writing, and she can't tell the truth from the fake, not to mention that most of the front of this letter is true, and no one will pay attention to the subtle changes in the back.
Wang Baoyu put the letter away, and had a little bottom in his heart, and when Xu Chu read the letter, he might retreat without a fight.
"Wen Ji, if it is because you avoid a catastrophe, you will have great merit!" Wang Baoyu praised casually.
"I'm not a monk." Cai Wenji giggled, smiling like a flower, Wang Baoyu looked at her heartbeat, and couldn't help but kiss her, if it weren't for the war, she really wanted to linger with the beauty.
Nanjun and Xiangyang raised troops to come, and of course Xu Chu and Jia Xu learned the news, adding up to 60,000 soldiers and horses, which cannot be underestimated. Xu Chu always felt exhausted, so he wanted to withdraw immediately.
But Jia Xu didn't agree, he calculated that it would take three days for these two armies to come, and if he could speed up the piling of earth and stone mountains, rush into Yiling, and hold on, the two armies would not be terrible.
So, Jia Xu and Xu Chu discussed, success or failure is in these two days, if there are any more variables, immediately withdraw the army, there is no ambiguity.
After that, Jia Xu asked the soldiers to pile up the earth and stone mountains overnight, and he personally supervised the work, and his eyes were red.
The army of 80,000 people worked very efficiently, and two days later, a mountain of earth and stone more than ten zhang wide and higher than the city wall of Yiling was finally piled up, and it stretched to the gate of Yiling.
"Haha, Wang Baoyu! See how you can escape from the palm of the old man's hand this time! Jia Xu clenched his fists, but his old tears couldn't help falling, and he muttered: "Prime Minister, if you are alive, you will definitely not allow the old minister to be like this, but the old minister is not selfish, it is all for the sake of King Wei!" Wang Baoyu is growing in wings and ambitious, and he is no longer the yellow-mouthed child you loved back then! β
Looking at the earth and stone mountain, Wang Baoyu was shocked, there were not many people standing on the city wall, if the Cao army rushed forward at the risk of death, it would be impossible to hold it, and once the Cao army rushed to the city wall, the Yi Tomb would inevitably be lost.
Early the next morning, Xu Chu and Jia Xu led a large army, forming an endless long line, ascending the earth and stone mountain, and launched a general attack on Yiling.
Wang Baoyu personally commanded the battle, and rows of crossbowmen continued to fire arrows at the surging Cao soldiers from several directions, and rows of Cao soldiers' arrows slipped down from the earthy and rocky mountains. However, there are still countless Cao soldiers who continue to attack forward and will not stop until they break through the Yi Tomb.
Fan Jinqiang jumped on the earth and stone mountain, standing proudly, with the momentum of a husband who could not be opened, the iron rod continued to sweep, and the Cao soldiers screamed again and again, and they were knocked down one after another.
"Wait for me to defeat this man!" Xu Chu in the rear finally couldn't bear it, rode his horse and rushed up the earth and stone mountain, and went straight to Fan Jinqiang. Jia Xu was afraid that Xu Chu would lose, so he also took the risk to follow.
"Stop firing the arrows!" Wang Baoyu ordered.
The soldiers put away their guns and crossbows, and Cao Bing also took a few steps back from the earth and stone mountain, leaving only Fan Jinqiang and Xu Chu standing opposite each other.
Fan Jinqiang raised the iron rod high and wanted to rush forward to fight Xu Chu, but at this moment, Wang Baoyu ordered: "Big brother, you retreat first." β
Fan Jinqiang put away the iron rod and retreated to the city wall, Wang Baoyu rode out of the horse and said to Xu Chu: "General, how can you not remember the old feelings and come to attack Yiling?" β
"Don't blame Baoyu, the king's order is here, and he can't help himself." Xu Chu arched his hand and turned his face to the side, not wanting to look at Wang Baoyu: "Now that you have broken through the Yi Tomb, it is like exploring the bag to get something, if you insist on not surrendering, our friendship can only be broken today!" β
Wang Baoyu didn't answer, turned around and waved his hand, the soldiers dispersed, and a young man in white walked out, it was Cao Chong, who was still holding a statue in his hand, but it was Cao Cao, Cao Chong smiled at Xu Chu and said, "General Xu, do you still recognize me?" β
Xu Chu looked at it a few times, it was very familiar, and he didn't think of it for a while, but when he saw the statue of Cao Cao, tears immediately welled up, and he said sadly: "Although I can't remember you, I remember the prime minister!" β
"This statue is lifelike, very similar to my father's life."
"Father?" Xu Chu was surprised, and stared at Cao Chong, "You, who are you?!" β
"General, I am the Chong'er who was carried on your shoulders back then!"
"Chong'er, Cao Chong!" Xu Chu's eyes widened in disbelief, his chest shook wildly, and a stream of hot blood rushed to his skull, so hot that he almost couldn't open his eyes: "You, aren't you already dead?" β