Chapter 1,287: Wei Army Internal Support

After hearing what the man in black said, Xu You did not answer immediately, but stared at the man in black for a moment, which made the man in black feel numb in his heart. However, there was nothing else in his eyes except fear. The uneasiness made Xu You feel confident.

"Go back and tell your lord, don't have other thoughts. If we fail, we will lose hundreds of soldiers at worst, and he will face the Jiu Clan. So working for my king with peace of mind is the most important thing. "After a long time, the man in black was frightened, and Xu You said slowly.

"Hey, sir, don't worry, my lord will never be half-hearted, sir, you can rest assured!" The man in black nodded and bowed in reply;

"Okay, you go back. Whether to attack the city tomorrow or not, I will decide after discussing with General Yan. If you need to open the city, there will be news passed to you tomorrow." Xu You said to the man in black. He waved his hand and said: "Tell your lords that capturing Handan will be a great achievement. When the time comes, General Yan and this officer will definitely ask for a reward for him in front of the King of Wei. Not to mention other things, the position of a captain is indispensable." "

"Thank you, sir, thank you, General Yan! I will definitely convey this to you, I will resign, I will resign!"

With that said, under the leadership of Yan Liang's personal guard, the men in black left Yan Liang's tent and disappeared into the darkness.

After they left, Yan Liang quickly asked: "Military advisor, is this person reliable?"

"General, don't worry. The person behind this person is a middle-level and lower-level general who has been instigating rebellion for two years. He is inconspicuous among the Tang army. He is just a small commander. It seems that the defenders in the city have indeed suffered heavy losses. Otherwise, it will never be his turn to defend the city alone. The general can be ready, and the city will be broken at the beginning of the fifth watch tomorrow night," Xu You said calmly;

"Well, tomorrow the Japanese general will order the soldiers not to attack so hard and prepare for the evening."

"No, general," Xu You heard this and quickly stopped him: "On the contrary, in tomorrow's battle, we should attack even more vigorously. The art of war is full of lies, but the truth is false, and the false is true. If the general does not order an all-out attack, it will be very difficult. It may arouse the suspicion of the Tang army guard."

"Okay then..." Yan Liang hesitated for a moment and finally agreed to Xu You's suggestion.

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In Handan City, on the east city tower, Xiao Jinzai was sitting on the main seat, looking at the person in front of him and saying: "How are you, have you seen him?"

This man was the man in black who appeared in Yan Liang's tent more than an hour ago. At this time, he was already dressed as a Tang army. He knelt in front of Xiao Jin and replied softly: "I've seen you. I've already seen Mr. Xu." "

"How do you say it?" Xiao Jin quickly asked;

"They did not object to my brother's proposal, but they did not agree to my proposal on the spot. They just said that they needed to discuss it again. If they agree with my brother's approach, they will send out the signal on time and then wait for us to take action."

"What else did Mr. Xu say?"

"Master Xu said that if my brother can help break the city, he and General Yan will recommend him to the King of Wei as a captain. This is still the lowest reward."

"Really?" Xiao Jin was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Then did they tell you how to determine the offense?"

"Master Xu said that if the attack is agreed to, in addition to the initial response, at the beginning of the fifth watch, there will be signals coming from outside the city. They are also red lanterns, with three lights and three lights out, and then one circle to the left and one to the right. Circle. If brother is ready, respond with the same signal."

"Well, you go down first. Starting tomorrow afternoon, we will be ready and start taking action after taking over the city wall in the evening. By the way, how many brothers do we still have that we can trust now?"

"Excluding the losses in the past few days, there are still more than 60 brothers who we can fully trust now."

"Okay, that's enough. When the time comes, follow my orders!" Xiao Jin patted his thigh hard, made up his mind, and said;

Xiao Jin was originally from Handan City, and he was quite capable.

In the Handan Army, he was promoted to the position of commander, but that was the end of it. However, he did not think so. He always felt that he had extraordinary abilities and should not be just a general of a hundred people, so he often worked under his command. He complained in front of a close confidant, and over time he was targeted by the Yanling Guards of Wei State, and they were won over without much effort.

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The fighting on the second day was more intense than the previous days. After finally ending the day's fighting, Zuo Xiao arranged the defense of the city and returned to his own government office. Within a day, the soldiers in the city again Hundreds of people were lost. If this continues, Handan City will be captured in less than ten days. However, because there are a large number of Zhao cavalry outside the city, reinforcements will definitely not be able to arrive for the time being. In this way, Handan City is estimated to be It can't be saved.

Zhao Yun had informed several generals about the deployment of Weijun's troops. Colonel Zuo also knew that his only escape route was the Fukou Pass twenty miles away, but he was willing to evacuate like this. As a result, the only way to recruit troops temporarily is in the city. However, yesterday Zuo Xiao had already sent the recruitment memorial to Yecheng and handed it over to Luoyang from Yecheng. However, there is still no royal order from Luoyang.

Just as Colonel Zuo was deep in thought, suddenly the guards outside reported: "General, the pigeon message from Yecheng has been sent."

"Send it in." Schoolmaster Zuo felt refreshed and finally came.

While talking, the commander of Zuo Xiao's personal guards came in with a pigeon letter and handed it to him.

Zuo Xiao took it and saw that it was the memorial he wrote yesterday, but there was an extra word on it, "Approved", and there was also a seal of the Tang King on it.

"Great!" Zuo Xiao clapped his hands. Now that the king has allowed him to recruit 5,000 new soldiers, with these soldiers, the elite soldiers in his hands can at least rest well at night. In this way, even if the reinforcements from Yecheng arrive a few days later, there will be no abnormality in Handan. Maybe, he can use the more than 2,000 war horses in the city to give the enemy outside the city an unexpected counterattack.

Thinking of this, Zuo Xiao immediately ordered to recruit another 5,000 new soldiers from the city, arrange them to guard the city head, and then select the 2,000 most elite and horse-riding soldiers from the soldiers in the city, equip each of them with a war horse, and prepare to use these 2,000 people as his trump card.

What Zuo Xiao didn't expect was that this unintentional action of his would eventually become his life-saving straw.