Chapter 1,286 Xu You's Arrangement

Jizhou, Wei County, under Handan City, the Wei army's attack on Handan City has been on its fifth day. Except in the morning of the next day, the Tang Army's white horse Yi Cong appeared outside Handan City, causing more than two thousand casualties to the Wei Army. In addition to the losses of soldiers and horses, the Tang Army's cavalry never appeared again in the next few days.

Yan Liang stood on the chariot and watched the battle at the top of the city. His army was once again driven off the top of the city by the Tang army. Seeing this, Yan Liang slapped the handrail in front of him hard and said, "Oh, There is no way to keep it!”

After saying that, he looked up at the sky again. At this time, the sun had begun to set. Today's battle must end. As a last resort, Yan Liang said to the ordering soldier beside him: "Send the order, call the gold and withdraw the troops, send the order." All troops and horses should retreat alternately and withdraw their troops!"

"Ding ding ding..."

With the sound of gold ringing, the Wei soldiers who were attacking the city retreated under the cover of their companions, then helped or lifted their injured companions on the battlefield, and evacuated towards the direction of the Chinese army. Of course, when leaving, on the battlefield The siege equipment cannot be thrown away.

The Tang soldiers on the city wall cheered happily when they saw the Wei army retreating like a tide.

Colonel Zuo looked at the Wei army's soldiers retreating slowly and breathed a sigh of relief. The war had started for five days. During these five days, they had repelled more than twelve rounds of attacks by the Wei army. Although the Wei army's The losses have exceeded 10,000, but the losses of the soldiers defending the city have also exceeded 5,000.

Different from the cheers of ordinary soldiers, as the general, Zuo Xiao knew the current situation very well. He had less than 8,000 soldiers and horses left, but there were nearly a thousand cavalry here, and more than half of the 7,000 infantry had been attacked. Injuries of varying degrees. But now that Zhao's 30,000 cavalry are watching eagerly outside Handan City, Wei Jun's more than 10,000 cavalry can't blatantly appear within 20 miles around Handan City, let alone send troops to support.

Seeing that the Wei army's soldiers and horses had completely retreated, Colonel Zuo arranged for the soldiers and horses to be on guard at the top of the city, and then returned to the general's mansion in the city. After cleaning up, he did not rush to eat, but reported the situation of today's war. After asking detailed questions in the pigeon letter, he sent someone to Yecheng immediately.

Outside Handan City, a few miles to the northeast, the Wei army's camp stood here. After dinner, Yan Liang first summoned the generals to learn more about the losses of each unit's troops. Later, after he dismissed the generals, he asked Xu You: "Master Xu, when will the opportunity you mentioned appear? It is already the fifth day, and the king's troops have already arrived in Wei County. Camp, if your second brother and Military Advisor Feng take away your first achievement, it will not look good on both of you!"

When Xu You heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "General, don't worry, I have already started preparations. It should be done within the next two days. I will not let the general miss this achievement."

While the two were talking, a soldier suddenly came in from outside the tent and reported: "General Qi, there is a man outside the camp who says he is from the same town as Military Master Xu and is requesting to see Military Master Xu."

Xu You laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "General, look, isn't this coming?" After saying that, he laughed loudly and said to Yan Liang's soldiers in the tent: "Have someone lead this man quietly into the tent. Come, remember, you must bring it quietly, don’t let too many people discover it!”

Yan Liang's soldiers were stunned for a moment, then looked up at Yan Liang. Seeing that his general had nodded in agreement, he agreed and turned around to go out.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the soldiers left the leadership, Xu You introduced it to Yan Liang in detail. It turned out that as the head of Wei State's Yanling Guards, Xu You was not only responsible for collecting intelligence, but also responsible for wooing enemy officials and generals. After several years of hard work, he had successfully recruited a general from the Tang army in Wei County, and this person happened to be the garrison general in Handan City, so Xu You took the initiative to ask for help and went to fight with Yan Liang's army. The purpose of Handan is to find the right opportunity to activate this internal response, cooperate internally and externally, and open the city gate.

After a while, a man in black was brought into the tent by Yan Liang's bodyguards. Seeing that he had been brought in, Yan Liang immediately ordered the rest of the soldiers in the tent to exit, leaving only the captain and the two of them. Inside the account. In fact, with Yan Liang's skills, there was absolutely no need to keep the school captain. However, his school captain was his confidant and commanded Yan Liang's most elite five thousand cavalry. With his insistence, Yan Liang also No more forcing.

After the man in black was brought up, he glanced at the fierce-looking Yan Liang on the throne, then turned to look at Xu You beside him, and quickly bowed and saluted: "Young man, pay homage to the general, and pay homage to Mr. Xu!"

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your master sending you here? He promised to open the gate of Handan City as soon as the Wei soldiers and horses arrive. Why has it not been opened for five or six days? Could it be that he has not opened the city gate yet?" Are you ready to go back on your word?" Xu You ignored his salute and instead said to the man in black in a sullen tone;

"I don't dare, I don't dare. Please see it clearly, my lord. My lord will definitely not dare to go back on his word. I also ask your lord Xu's forgiveness. The reason why the city has not been opened is because the defense in the city has been too tight these days. Once we arrive, At night, in addition to the guards, there are also soldiers from the left school who keep watch every day in the city, so my lord has no chance to send people out of the city to contact you." When the man in black heard this, he jumped in fright. He fell to his knees and quickly explained to Xu You;

"Hmph, it's good that you don't have any other thoughts..." Xu You snorted coldly and said, "From what you said, is the situation today different from before?"

"My lord, you can see that the soldiers in the city have suffered a lot of losses, so Zuoxiao no longer has so many soldiers to guard the night, especially those elite soldiers. Zuoxiao has to rely on them to deal with the daytime battles, so the night watch in the city tonight is handed over to the guards in Handan City. My lord is responsible for the first half of the night tonight." The man in black hurriedly complimented;

"Then when can he fight Open the city gate?" Xu You asked impatiently;

"My Lord said that if there is no problem, tomorrow night should be the second half of the night for the defense of the South City, so at that time, my Lord will take over the guard of the South City Gate in the second half of the night. At that time, someone will be sent to hang a red lantern on the tower. If the general and my Lord decide to break the city, then hang a lantern in the southeast direction of Handan City. After my Lord sees the signal sent by my Lord, he will be ready. The city gate will be opened at the beginning of the fifth watch. Please be ready, General." The man in black replied respectfully;