After making the arrangements, I saw Uncle Ma Dai's flag return from outside the camp. The soldiers he brought also looked very happy. It seemed that they had already caught the Cao soldiers who had escaped from Ji City. I quickly left Wang Ping, the commander of the second battalion of the Tai Hu Battalion, to personally supervise the safety of the tunnel. I immediately rode to Uncle's place with Zhang Bao and Guan Xing.
When he arrived at his uncle's camp, there was indeed a man tied behind his back at the camp entrance. He looked more than seven feet tall and had a strong skeleton. However, his face was pale, his cheeks were fleshless, and his eyes were sunken. It seemed that he had been starving in Ji City. This guy's hair was still stuck with grass and branches, and his clothes were still wet. There were also bloodstains scattered everywhere. It seemed that he had been captured after a fight. Although he looked exhausted, his eyes were still sparkling, showing his unyielding spirit. Looking inside from the entrance of the camp, there were two rows of warriors standing on both sides of the road from the entrance of the camp to his uncle's tent. They were all more than eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and thick backs. They were fat and strong. Each of them had a chest and belly, and their evil eyes were wide open. In addition, their helmets were bright, their armor was bright, and the sabers in their hands were shining. It was really shocking. Suddenly, an order came from the tent."
"The Great General has ordered for the Cao Army to be brought up.”
The two rows of warriors faced each other, their steel sabers placed together. It turned out that they wanted the Cao soldier to pass through the sword formation. The soldier who was escorting Cao Jun pushed him away.
"Let's go, let's go quickly."
The man did not show any weakness. He turned his head and glared at the soldier. He said fearlessly,
"I have my own legs. I don't need you to push me. What's a small trick?! You're even trying to scare Grandpa Yan!"
Then, he walked forward with his head held high. He didn't look sideways at all. He took one step at a time and was very steady. He treated it as if there was only air above his head. He wasn't worried at all that a soldier's hand would be unstable. The knife would suddenly fall and cut his head. It looked like he was here for a walk. I really admire him. If it were me, I wouldn't have such courage.
The Western Liang men also greatly admired men with courage. Although this guy came from the enemy, his courage was indeed amazing. Many people's eyes were filled with admiration. Moreover, those soldiers didn't really want to kill this Master Yan. They were just scaring him. Seeing that he was about to leave, they all consciously withdrew their sabers one by one.
Seeing this, I quickly slipped into the tent from the back and found that Uncle Pang De and Uncle Ma Dai were both there. After I came in, Uncle looked at me and didn't say anything, indicating that we should just stand by ourselves. The man walked into the tent and stood in the middle of the tent. He looked up at the top of the tent as if we didn't exist. He didn't feel like he was a prisoner. Uncle slapped the handsome table.
"Those standing below, report your names.”
"Your grandfather didn't change his name, but he didn't change his surname.”
The soldiers on both sides shouted,
"How dare you speak like this in front of the Great General!”
"Pei, he's just a lone horse. He can't even protect his family, and he still dares to call himself a great general! When my army arrives, all of you will vanish into thin air.”
When his uncle heard this, his expression changed slightly, but he quickly recovered.
"General Yan, my Ma Family has been loyal for generations. We reported to the Imperial Court, and we were loyal to the people. However, my father and the rest of the people were killed by Cao Cao. My Ma Family has a hatred for the country. I think General Yan is also a good man. Why don't you help me destroy Cao Cao and persuade him to surrender Jicheng?”
Hearing this, Yan Wen rolled his eyes and was about to speak. I have read history and know that he wanted to inform the defenders of Jicheng, claiming that reinforcements would arrive soon. I hurriedly interjected,
"General Yan, are you planning to pretend to surrender and then shout outside Ji City to tell the defenders that they will arrive in less than three days?”
Yan Wen choked when he heard that. His uncle was not a person who was only brave but had no brains. Seeing that Yan Wen did not care about life and death, he knew that he would not easily surrender. However, he still pitied the talent and advised Yan Wen to surrender. Seeing that I had exposed his intentions, Yan Wen decided to be stubborn to the end. No matter what Uncle said, he would not surrender. In the end, Yan Wen said,
"When a subject serves the monarch, he will die. But you want me to say unjust words and be an unjust person. You'd better give up!”
Uncle had no other choice. He pulled out a token arrow and ordered the executioner to kill Yan Wen. I took a step forward and said,
"Uncle, please wait for a moment. Nephew still has something to say to General Yan.”
"Tong 'er, what else do you have to say to such a stubborn person? I'll wait for you for a while. If you still don't surrender, I'll definitely kill him.”
I walked up to Yan Wen and surrounded him from left to right, up and down, looking at him carefully, making Yan Wen feel very uncomfortable. He couldn't help but say,
"What are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at what you are. I'm looking for the difference between you and us!"
"I'm also human. What's the difference?”
"Is that so? Why can't I tell? As a man of the Han Dynasty, he is loyal and loyal. He will destroy his family and destroy the thieves without regret in order to serve the court. As for you, you say that you are a courtier and serve the monarch. You only have to die. You have no second thoughts. I want to know who you are talking to. Whose subject are you?"
"I naturally serve the Great Han Imperial Court and become a subject of the Great Han.”
"Is that so? How is my emperor now? Whose hands will the court be in?"
"This, this…"
"What is this? You can't even tell right from wrong. You really think you're a loyal person! Do you think that the Cao rebel army can save Ji City and Wei Kang?”
"The soldiers and civilians of Ji City are united and impregnable. If you still can't take it after attacking for so many days, Prime Minister Cao will definitely send people to rescue you.”
"I, pui. When he returned, he was promoted to Prime Minister Cao. He was just a thief who wanted to usurp the Han Dynasty. Let me tell you, the Cao thief has already forced our emperor to confer him the title of Duke of Wei and hold nine tin. How far is this from usurping the throne?”
"What is it? Really?"
"How can this be fake? Do you think that Cao Cao wouldn't do it? Let me tell you, the reason why our army hasn't taken Ji City is because my uncle pities us, the people of Great Han, and doesn't want to kill each other. In my eyes, the city wall of Ji City will collapse with a slight push!”
"Nonsense!"
"If you don't believe me, let's bet that I can make Ji City collapse with a wave of my hand tomorrow!”
"Let's bet. What conditions?"
"Raise conditions to me? You don't have the qualifications, do you? However, I pity you. If I lose, I will persuade uncle to let you go. If you lose, surrender to me and be my general forever.”
"Alright, it's a deal. However, General Ma…"
His uncles, Uncle Pang De, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, and even Ya Dan who had just entered were secretly laughing in their hearts. Yan Wen was going to be finished again. His uncle held back his laughter and nodded.
"Just do as Tong 'er says. We'll see tomorrow."
Since Yan Wen and I had made a bet, everyone guessed that he would definitely lose, so they no longer made things difficult for him. They sent people to detain him alone and let him have a good meal to nourish his body.
After Yan Wen was taken away, my uncle asked me,
"Tong 'er, aren't you making it sound too uncertain? Can you do it tomorrow?"
"Don't worry, I'm ready. "Uncle is only in charge of mobilizing the troops. Tomorrow, all the troops must be at least two hundred zhang away from the city. Once the city walls fall and our Tai Hu Battalion occupies the gap, we will immediately charge into the city and capture Wei Kang. However, the people in the city were all innocent people, so they had to restrain the soldiers from killing indiscriminately.”
"Tong 'er, uncle knows. Our Western Liang has a small population. If we continue to kill indiscriminately, will there be anyone left? I will definitely tell the leaders of the various tribes to kill those who kill the people indiscriminately.”
It was getting dark. Uncle Pang De and my brothers took out my gunpowder from the storage area and put it in a wooden box. They transported it to the tunnel entrance and then put it into a huge wooden cabinet under the city wall according to my orders. They led out two fuses along the wooden groove and wrapped the fuse at the tunnel entrance with fire-resistant materials to prevent accidental ignition. After spending more than two hours like this, the three tunnels were all completed. Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, and Ping Wang will each take 100 men to guard a cave entrance. Anyone who dares to approach the cave entrance before I give the signal to light it will be killed without mercy. The Tai Tiger Battalion still has to participate in the battle on the second day. I've arranged the tasks for the 1st and 2nd Battalion and waited for tomorrow's battle.
It's good to be young. I slept until dawn. Outside, people were already shouting and horses were neighing. They had started eating and were preparing to fight after dinner. After I finished packing, I packed some things and put on my helmet and armor. I held the halberd in my hand. Zhao Long led a horse for me to go up. My horse was crippled, but there was no shortage of horses here. Uncle gave me another one at the last minute. I guess I can use it.
After gathering, I asked Zhao Hu to bring Yan Wen to the front of the formation. Although uncle didn't understand why I wanted to move the army so far away from the city, I repeatedly emphasized it, so I arranged it accordingly. However, the four gates had also arranged soldiers to prevent the people in the city from escaping. Here, my Tai Hu Battalion is at the front, followed closely by my newly recruited Ya Dan and Yue Ji's soldiers. They don't have any suitable weapons, so each of them has a large saber to use. I was in such a tight spot that I didn't have the time to get them any. However, I've already promised to give them steel weapons that they like. They knew the quality of my weapons and were so happy that they couldn't sleep. His uncle sent Hu Tuolei out to shout for Ji City to surrender. He was the brother of Hu Che 'er, a subordinate of Zhang Xiu in Yuan City. At that time, Zhang Xiu found him pleasing to the eye and taught him martial arts. After Zhang Xiu was defeated, he fled to his hometown, Xiliang. Since Zhang Xiu and his father were fellow disciples, he could be considered as one of us. However, he did not dare to call himself a senior disciple.
Ji City had no intention of surrendering. The rain of arrows made Hu Tuolei jump around. However, Hu Tuolei still followed my instructions and shouted,
"If you don't surrender, the heavens will descend a huge thunder and flatten your city.”
Hearing his words, the arrows on the city wall rained down even more fiercely, making him unable to dodge in time. An arrow even shot into his hair, scaring him so much that he galloped back.
Yan Wen looked at me and said contemptuously,
"You must be dreaming."
Uncle nodded at me, indicating that I could do it. I waved my hand at Zhao Hu, who waved the flag three times to signal Zhang Bao and the others to light the fire. I turned to Yan Wen and said,
"Just you wait. In less than two breaths, Ji City will fall.”
Yan Wen didn't believe it at all, so I didn't want to talk to him anymore. Soon, three muffled sounds came from underground. The horses were so frightened that they stood up. Mud and bricks flew up from the wall in front of them, and three clouds of dust rose. The wall had collapsed, and the soldiers guarding the city had disappeared. Yan Wen was stunned, but I didn't have the time to care about him. I shouted,
"Tai Tiger Battalion, charge with me."
He led the Tai Tiger Battalion and charged out. I didn't encounter any resistance when I reached the gap. I knew that the soldiers guarding the city on both sides of the gap should have been killed by the shockwave. Those further away should have been stunned. The Tai Tiger Battalion effortlessly occupied the gap. The Cao soldiers on both sides of the gap did not move at all, bleeding from their seven orifices. They had indeed been shaken to death. Zhao Hu waved his flag at his uncle to signal that they could attack. When his uncle saw the signal, he immediately raised his spear. The army immediately moved and rushed into Ji City.
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