As the day turns to the west, the golden-red sunlight shines from outside the high Huzhou City Wall on the bodies and faces of several Wu army generals who are sitting against the foot of the wall, making Liao Qing's eyes, which were already drunk and blurred, narrow even more. , the anger in his heart became even more intense, and he drank a large bowl of turbid wine in one gulp.
As the saying goes, when one is drunk, one becomes even more depressed. He originally thought of using alcohol to extinguish the anger in his heart, but he felt that his heart was even more on fire after drinking two kilograms of wine. The words he had not dared to say before actually came out of his mouth at this time: "Pang Shuai this time." He is too cowardly. There are only 20,000 Xu Song troops left outside the city. I have 40,000 to 50,000 brothers in the city. He actually refuses to let us send troops. It is really frustrating!"
"Brother Liao, be careful. Pang Shuai must have had his own considerations in making this decision, and it is not something we can think about." The people drinking with him were all friends with whom he had close friendships, although they were all soldiers. Lieutenant General, but he still admired Pang Wanchun greatly. Seeing that he was talking about Pang Shuai's faults under the influence of alcohol, someone quickly tried to dissuade him, and someone else quickly filled him with another bowl of wine, trying to stop his mouth with wine.
It is said that Huzhou is now forced to be trapped, and the food in the city is tight to supply the entire army. Ordinary soldiers sometimes don't even have enough to eat, let alone drink. But these people had unusual status after all, and they had already taken care to grab a lot of good wine for themselves after entering the city, but it came in handy today.
Liao Qing, however, refused to accept anyone who came. He took the bowl again and drank the wine, and then said with a loud tongue: "Did I say something wrong? Are you willing to be blocked and beaten by the Song Army all the time? Think about what I'm waiting for. How beautiful it was when the army was raised. Hangzhou, Huzhou, Wuzhou, Suzhou... which city was not fought for by the brothers with their lives? But now, just because he suffered a loss in Suzhou, Pang Shuai actually dared not move! Poor! The bodies of my brother Liao Guang and other soldiers have not been recovered until now!"
These few words really spoke to everyone's hearts, and they were actually quite impatient of the current passive situation. Suppose the situation remains as before, the Song army is powerful and they must rely on the city to fight. But now, the main force of the Song army has left, and only more than 20,000 people can scare them away from the city. This kind of aggrievedness is not something that a group of Wu army generals who have fought out bloody battles can endure.
A bearded man even swallowed a large bowl of wine and echoed: "Brother Liao, what you are saying is that if this battle really continues like this, we will have no chance of winning! I would rather be killed by the Song Army." I don’t want to be scared to death by them! I can’t bear it anymore. I will go see Pang Shuai later and ask him to open the city and go to war as soon as possible!”
If there is one, then there are two. After being influenced by these two people, the others also nodded: "Well said, it is too uncomfortable to hold it in the city all the time. We should take the initiative to attack!"
"Count me in when you go to see Pang Shuai to ask for orders!"
The seven or eight generals present had a close relationship. Once someone started to take the initiative, and they were drunk and emboldened, they all started shouting, planning to have a fight with Pang Wanchun. Seeing this, Liao Qing was even more happy. He immediately threw the wine bowl on the ground and stood up: "Let's go see Pang Shuai now!"
Just when everyone made up their mind to go, the only general who had not expressed his stance quickly stood up to stop him: "Everyone, wait a minute, you are so
What's the difference between going and forcing a woman to have an abortion? How will Pang Shuai deal with it? Don't say he won't agree to you then, he might even condemn you for it! "
"Ning Heng, you are too timid. If you don't dare to go, just find a place to shrink down. Don't ruin our big event!" The general with a mixed beard immediately shouted loudly, with dissatisfaction on his face. Although the others He didn't criticize him immediately, but his expression became a little unhappy.
"Boss Hong, Brother Liao, unless my younger brother is timid and refuses to follow you to do big things, Pang Shuai will not change his mind at will! If you don't believe it, I will go with you!" This is the same for Ning Heng. As a man of great loyalty, he no longer blocks the way and will go with them.
His words reminded a few people that although they had drank and their brains were a little hot, they had not completely lost their minds. As long as you think about Pang Shuai's daily behavior, it's hard to say what the outcome of this matter will be. As a result, the courage that everyone had just mustered was exhausted, and their steps stopped.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Boss Hong stared at Ning Heng with a pair of bull's-eyes and yelled, full of annoyance.
Just when Ning Heng was at a loss, a soldier suddenly ran down from the top of the city. As soon as he saw Ning Heng, he reported urgently: "General Ning, there is another movement of the Song Army outside the city. It looks like It’s about retreating…”
Ning Heng was the garrison officer of this city wall. When he heard this, he no longer cared about dealing with a few robes, and immediately turned around and quickly went up. Several other people were startled and followed closely, wanting to see what was going on outside the city.
When they reached the top of the city and looked down under the afterglow of the setting sun, they found that the Song army began to retreat. Moreover, even the defensive objects such as horse-repellent antlers placed in front of the camp were moved to the rear. When they found that the defenders at the top of the city were constantly looking over, they moved faster, as if they were afraid that the enemy would send troops to disrupt them.
"Are you... really going to retreat?" Ning Heng smacked his lips and muttered softly.
Someone on the side followed and said: "That should be it. The Song army has not attacked the city again in the past two days. It seems that they are planning to retreat. Our siege of Huzhou has finally been solved..."
"But why did he suddenly choose to withdraw at this time? And he also showed his intention to withdraw in front of us?" Ning Heng still had doubts in his heart.
"Maybe there are changes in other battlefields, and the Song army is rushing to support. There was a problem with the sudden departure of his main force in the past two days, and now even this Song army has to leave." Liao Qing's drunkenness disappeared at this time. Some, he guessed. After saying the words, his face darkened again: "If Sun Tu is really allowed to lead his army to leave, I don't know when my revenge will be avenged! I can't let them leave so easily!"
"That's right, letting them leave like this is like letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Maybe they are going to Hangzhou to kill!" Boss Hong also said loudly immediately, and then everyone looked at Ning Heng, and they all saw his heart trembling: " What do you want to do?”
"You are right. Pang Shuai will not let us take risks at this time, especially when the crisis in Huzhou is about to be resolved. Even if we tell him the possible consequences, he will not let us take the initiative! In this case, we Just send troops yourself." Liao Qing said with excitement in his eyes: "I have three thousand elite soldiers under my command!"
"I have
Two thousand people can be mobilized! "
"I also have 2,500 people available..."
These generals were the first ones to follow Fang La in the uprising. If they are still alive, they naturally have soldiers and horses in their hands. Even though Pang Wanchun is the coach here, they worked together and managed to gather nearly 20,000 troops at once. This shocked Ning Heng: "You... what do you want to do?"
"While they haven't left tonight, leave the city for a sneak attack!" Liao Qing said without hesitation: "Boss Hong, Laosan Hu, you can use our tokens to mobilize troops and horses. Remember to keep the noise low, don't be caught. Pang Shuai knows about it. I will accompany Brother Ning and wait for you here. Be sure to bring the troops here before the second watch!"
Ning Heng was furious when he heard this: "Don't act recklessly. You are disobeying military orders. Once Commander Pang finds out, he will not let you off lightly!"
"As long as we can perform meritorious service and take revenge, we will admit it even if we are severely punished by Pang Shuai. Brother Ning, you and I have a good relationship. Our brothers saved you on the battlefield. Don't be ungrateful and want to send someone to tell the truth, right?" Liao Qing stared at him with a ferocious face and shouted.
"Brother Ning, since we dare to do this, we have a certain degree of confidence. We have equal strength. Those Song troops are definitely no match for us. If you refuse to cooperate, you will be the biggest sinner of our country, Wu!"
"Brother Ning, we only let you open the city, but we didn't let you also send troops to fight with us. What are you afraid of?"
Faced with the persuasion of these comrades, even if Ning Heng did not agree with their approach, he could only obey at this time, otherwise he would offend everyone, and even if he was successful afterwards, it would be difficult for him to serve in the army in the future. Get a foothold.
Seeing that he agreed, everyone became happy. Liao Qing was the only one left here to watch him, while the others hurriedly rushed to mobilize their troops. The soldiers and horses under their command were not far away, so it only took an hour for them to be brought quickly and gathered under the dilapidated city gate. At this time, the first watch was almost over and the sky was completely dark. down.
They waited for a while until the second watch. When they climbed into the city and saw that the Song army camp had fallen into silence, they immediately ordered the city gate to be opened. More than 20,000 people quietly came out and approached in the dark.
It wasn't until the 20,000 troops were sent out of the city and their shadows could no longer be seen clearly that Ning Heng, who was standing at the top of the city, felt uneasy and worried again. After much hesitation, he finally made a decision—to confess to Pang Shuai!
Pang Wanchun was busy with official duties at this time and was quite surprised to see Ning Heng arriving. But when he told the story, no matter how calm Pang Wanchun's temper was, his expression changed drastically. He slammed the table and shouted: "How dare they! There is no way to plan!" In anger, he All of Fan Zeng’s famous quotes were brought out.
He was really angry and tired. Before, there was a Fang Shifo who was eager for success and acted recklessly. Now, the generals under his command have taken such risky actions. If he wins, it will be okay, but if he loses, , Huzhou's military strength has been reduced by nearly half, and it will be extremely difficult to hold on.
After Pang Wanchun scolded Ning Heng angrily, he quickly rushed out without even bothering to punish Ning Heng. And just when they exited the command post gate and had no time to mount their horses, there were faint sounds of killing outside.
The battle finally started...