The next day, Zhang Baiqi received a silk letter from a Yellow Turban cavalryman, informing him that he would send a fierce general to lead 3,000 elites to assist in the siege three days later. The letter did not contain any additional conditions such as splitting the spoils of war, which Zhang Baiqi was worried about. It only said that the fierce general sent by Zuoqiu Wudi was highly skilled in martial arts and would help him kill the generals of the North Sea.
Although Zhang Baiqi didn't take this so-called fierce general called Zuoqiu Wudi to heart, since Guan Hai had taken the initiative to show goodwill and returned the favor, he replied to Guan Hai, saying that after conquering the North Sea, he would return 10,000 dans of grain to Guan Hai and would also set aside a few counties for Guan Hai to manage.
Not long after the messenger left, Zhang Baiqi heard that there were hundreds of people leaving Beihai City through the east gate. In the middle of them were several large carts carrying baggage and women and children. It seemed that they were the family members of a wealthy family in Beihai City who had fled. Following Zhang Baiqi's instructions, the northern and southern camps did not send troops to stop them.
"Hehe, the canal marshal's plan of trapping one of the three is starting to work!”One of Zhang Baiqi's staff officers smiled and said," In a few days, the morale of Beihai City will be low. By then, we will be able to take the lead. Beihai City has a lot of people and food. The commander will use this as a foundation to sweep through Qingzhou. He will then consolidate the Guanhai and Zangba divisions. By then, he will have millions of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. He will march south to Xuzhou and Yangzhou, east to Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and north to Youzhou and Jizhou. With this fertile hinterland, he will be able to dominate the world. With a little rest, the commander will be the ruler of the world within ten years!”The more the staff officer spoke, the more excited he became. He was filled with two extreme emotions: longing and sleepwalking.
"Go and supervise the craftsmen! Let's see when the siege weapons will be completed!”Although Zhang Baiqi was very pleased, the fact that the vanguard of 20,000 elite troops had been completely wiped out and his many years of battle experience told him that this matter was not that simple. Perhaps it was just a few large families fleeing alone, and the main elite force of the North Sea who had wiped out his vanguard had come out to challenge him a few days ago.
He had once observed this elite troop. What shocked him was not only that this troop was made up of strong men, which was very different from the old and weak soldiers he had seen in the past. What shocked him even more was the strong fighting spirit in the eyes of the soldiers and generals. It was the strong fighting spirit that had been shown when Huangfu Song defeated the Yellow Turban elite Imperial Army a few years ago!
It was this kind of gaze that made him raise his vigilance. He had resolved several sneak attacks from the North Sea Army and rejected the North Sea Army's invitation to fight. He had tried to use his superior strength to crush the morale of the North Sea Army. Now, it seemed to be working! At this time, he had to be even more vigilant to prevent all his efforts from failing!
Just as the advisor had said, he had come to the North Sea to use the North Sea as a base. In recent years, he had suffered enough from wandering battles. In the past, he had fought for 300,000 years, but now, there were less than 80,000 of them. This made him realize that he had suffered from wandering battles. Therefore, he could not help but win this battle. He had to win a big victory, a lucky victory, and not a tragic victory! In the ensuing war against the imperial court and the internal strife of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, strength was the foundation that determined everything.
In the next few days, a few groups of people left the city one after another. In total, more than 3,000 people had escaped from the North Sea City. "If only those fleeing people were those annoying elites!”Zhang Baiqi silently calculated the number of people who had escaped from Beihai City in the past few days. Although it was within his expectations, he still felt that it was not enough. It was only the servants and servants of the rich families who had escaped. It would not be of much help to the upcoming siege.
With the Yellow Turban Army's inferior ability to attack the city and relying only on the siege battering rams and scaling ladders that had been rushed over the past few days, the army would probably suffer huge losses before they could take down the North Sea. Thinking of Guan Hai's letter from a few days ago, he couldn't help but look forward to the arrival of the 3,000 elite soldiers by the invincible general called Zuoqiu. At that time, he could challenge the Beihai Army and test the waters. If he won, he would be happy, but even if he lost, it wouldn't hurt his strength.
On this day, when the lanterns were lit, the sound of hooves came from outside the North Camp of Xu Hensheng, Zhang Bai's cavalry. Through the hazy night, an army could be vaguely seen. "Enemy attack!" With the sound of a gong, the Yellow Turban who was on high alert spread the news of the enemy attack to the North Camp in an instant. Even Zhang Baiqi's camp heard the warning. Soon, all the soldiers of the two camps gathered to prepare for war. Zhang Baiqi even passed the news to Zhang Ba of the South Camp, ordering him to be on guard against a night attack. He personally led the soldiers of the second camp to help Xu Hensheng. It was the adaptability of Zhang Baiqi's troops that showed that this Yellow Turban troop was indeed not comparable to an ordinary mob.
When I saw the change in the north from the city tower, I also gathered the generals and prepared for the change." Our reinforcements are here!”The morale of the soldiers on the city wall had already dropped significantly after many days of siege. Now that the enemy camp was attacked from behind, they could not help but excitedly whisper the news of the arrival of reinforcements, and their morale began to rise again. The generals and I looked at each other and smiled. If anyone were to see this, they would realize that Taishi Ci was the only one missing among the generals.
Zhang Baiqi's camp was less than a mile away from the North Camp. In less than a moment, Zhang Baiqi led his troops into the North Camp and went to Xu Hensheng, who was fighting with the front camp. At this time, Xu Hensheng was talking with a rider of the enemy. The two sides did not start fighting. The enemy stopped half a mile away from the camp." Our Guan Qu Marshal has ordered General Zuoqiu Wudi to come and help. Please inform Guan Qu Marshal Zhang!"”When Zhang Bai arrived in front of the formation, he heard this sentence.
" So it's Guan Hai's reinforcements. They came so quickly." Zhang Baiqi thought to himself." Hensheng, call that person in to talk!”，"Yes, sir!" He opened the camp and let the man in, bringing him to Zhang Baiqi." You said you are under the canal commander. Do you have any proof?”，"Greetings, Qu Marshal Zhang. Previously, my Qu Marshal received a letter from Qu Marshal Zhang and immediately ordered General Zuoqiu's troops near the North Sea to come over at night to help him! This is a token."
The person handed over a silk letter. It was the one that Zhang Baiqi had passed down a few days ago. Zhang Baiqi no longer had any doubts." Pass down my order. Remove the alert and open the gate to welcome General Zuoqiu! He ordered the camp to prepare wine and meat to welcome General Zuoqiu!”
After a while, Zhang Baiqi brought Zuoqiu Wudi's troops into his camp. He also called Xu Hensheng and Zhang Ba into the camp to welcome Zuoqiu Wudi. After a few rounds of toasts, both sides also called each other brothers." I saw that Brother Zuoqiu's troops, although they rushed over from hundreds of miles away, are still strictly disciplined. They are really elite!”Xu Hensheng praised.
The Yellow Turban General, Zuoqiu Wudi, was none other than Taishi Ci, who had disappeared from Beihai City. This time, he had come under the guise of Guan Hai's troops. This was the plan that everyone had been planning for a long time. Although he was surrounded by tens of thousands of enemy troops, Taishi Ci showed no fear.
"Many thanks to Marshal Zhang Qu and Generals Zhang and Xu for your hospitality. This time, I will definitely help Marshal Zhang Qu take the city to show our friendship.”Taishi Ci's calm words revealed his strong confidence." Brother Zuoqiu, Wu Anguo, the general of the North Sea, is skilled in martial arts and has extraordinary strength. Previously, our general Xu Damu was also the brave leader of the three armies. However, I heard that he was killed by Wu Anguo's meteor hammer in less than one exchange. This person cannot be underestimated.”Zhang Ba urged.
Taishi Ci smiled." Bring me my bow and arrows!”Taishi Ci ordered his bodyguards. "Everyone, please take a look at my methods!" Soon after, the bodyguards brought Taishi Ci's bow and arrows. Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Ba, and the others did not know what Taishi Ci was going to do. They only stopped the restlessness of the guards beside them and followed Taishi Ci out of the tent. Taishi Ci pointed at a swaying lantern on a sentry tower a hundred paces away.
" This lamp is too bright, disturbing my brother's mood to admire the moon." After he finished speaking, he stretched his ape arm and nocked an arrow on his bow. The bowstring let out a " weng " sound, and the long arrow flew through the air. Before the sound faded, the lantern on the watchtower had already begun to fall to the ground!
Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Ba, and the others were stunned. Who had ever seen such godly archery? For a moment, it caused a panic around the sentry tower. After all, Zhang Baiqi was a veteran general of the Yellow Turban army. He had been commanding the army for a long time, so he came back to his senses in a flash and shouted at the panicking Yellow Turban soldiers.
"General Zuoqiu is really a godly archer!" Taishi Ci smiled and said," Since I joined Guan Quwei's army a few months ago, I've fought more than ten battles, big and small. I've never had a general under my halberd. Tomorrow, I'll fight and kill Wu Anguo to show the military might of Guan Quwei!"”
Zhang Baiqi was overjoyed. His last bit of suspicion was completely dispelled by Taishi Ci's miraculous shot. He began to plan how to rope this fierce general into his camp. Thus, the host and guest left happily at the banquet. Taishi Ci's troops were arranged to stay in a temporary tent that had been vacated by Zhang Baiqi's camp. Taishi Ci's troops were also warmly welcomed, and the soldiers were fed and drunk.
It was the time when the rooster crowed at night, the time when people were most tired. After the first half of the night, most of the troops in Zhang Baiqi's camp had fallen asleep except for a few Yellow Turban guards. Taishi Ci was not sleepy at all. He kept an eye on the North Sea. The soldiers under his tent were half-dressed, and the marquises and generals were also looking in the direction of the North Sea Tower.
Not long after, there were several flashes of fire on the North Sea City Tower. At the same time, if one stood on the North Sea City Tower and looked, they could see some lights flashing in the far west. It was a signal sent by the North Sea City.
Taishi Ci did not hesitate any longer when he saw the fire. He took a group of men and horses from his tent and headed straight for Zhang Baiqi's tent. The rest of the men and horses picked up their weapons under the lead of the military marquis or military commander. Soon, a series of miserable screams came from Zhang Baiqi's camp. At the same time, fires started everywhere. Although Zhang Baiqi was a little drunk, his many years of experience in battle had made him vigilant at all times. When the first scream came, he turned over and kicked the guards in the tent awake. Urgently call the Yellow Turban soldiers of the personal guard camp to prepare for battle!
By the time Taishi Ci arrived, Zhang Baiqi had already gathered more than a thousand people around him. However, Taishi Ci did not show any fear. He brandished his halberds and charged at Zhang Baiqi like a whirlwind. Wherever the halberds went, no one could stop the Yellow Turban soldiers. The soldiers around him also fought bravely and followed without fear. Although the soldiers of Zhang Baiqi's personal guard camp were brave, it happened so suddenly that most of them had just woken up from their dreams. Their clothes were disheveled. At this moment, Taishi Ci's fierce attacks like lions and tigers had already taken their morale away.
"Chief, let's retreat to General Xu's camp first before we try to take it back!”Zhang Baiqi's personal guard unit's commander saw that things were not going well and carefully suggested. "Forget it, I didn't expect Guan Ziheng (Guan Hai) to fight against his own family in front of a great enemy!”At this moment, Zhang Baiqi had yet to realize that he had fallen into Beihai's trap."Guards, Division A will hold off the enemy. Division B and Division D will follow me to protect the canal marshal to the North Camp!”Seeing that Zhang Baiqi had agreed, the commander immediately ordered loudly. Immediately, the personal guard camp split into two groups. One group escorted Zhang Baiqi to the North Camp, while the other group held Taishi Ci back!
Zhang Baiqi's camp was in complete chaos. Some of the fleeing soldiers began to flee in the direction of the north and south camps. The north and south camps also knew that the commander's camp had been attacked, so they opened the camp gates and tried to lead troops to rescue them! Unfortunately, opening the gate at this time was not a wise decision.
At the same time, the north, south, and west gates of the North Sea were opened. Xu Sheng, Wu Anguo, Jiang Guang, and Gao Qi led their armies to charge out at the same time. At the same time, a huge fire was lit on the west side of the city, and their shouts shook the sky. Judging from their momentum, it seemed that thousands of troops had arrived.
"Reinforcements are here! Zhang Baiqi is beheaded!" I had been waiting on the city gate tower for a long time. When I saw that Taishi Ci's plan had succeeded and the enemy camp was in chaos, I quickly ordered the soldiers guarding the city gate tower to shout in unison! For a time, Taishi Ci's troops were surrounded by countless enemies. The Yellow Turban soldiers of Zhang Baiqi's troops had been frightened by Taishi Ci's troops and had been tortured once. Now, they woke up from their dreams and heard the shouts of killing everywhere. It was as if they had been ambushed from all sides. They could not tell what was real and what was not. For a time, they were in even more chaos.
Although Xu Hensheng and Zhang Ba tried their best to restrain them and even killed some of the Yellow Turban soldiers who had fled in panic and sent a few troops to support Zhang Baiqi's camp, the chaos in the camp had already appeared. When the Beihai Army arrived in the city and heard that reinforcements from the North Sea were coming from the west, they were also attacked by the scattered soldiers in the main camp. The Beihai soldiers took the opportunity to enter the camp and finally became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Zhang Baiqi's army finally began to collapse. Even if Sun Wu was alive, Zhang Baiqi could do nothing. He could only bring along the Yellow Turban Battalion under Xu Hensheng's control, as well as the two personal guards that followed him. A group of more than 3,000 people fled north!
Xu Sheng attacked the North Camp, Wu Anguo attacked Zhang Baiqi's camp, and Zong Bao and Zhao Qing's " reinforcements " attacked the South Camp. Although Zhang Ba was also a valiant Yellow Turban general, as Zhang Baiqi's brother, he could only abandon the camp and flee in the face of the current situation. He only took two Yellow Turban with him. I could see it clearly from the top of the city wall. Seeing that the Yellow Turban camp was in chaos, I called for the soldiers to shout," The enemy leader has fled!" Surrender and spare your life! Therefore, a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers began to lay down their weapons and kneel down to surrender! At this moment, less than two hours after Taishi Ci launched his attack, Zhang Baiqi's 70,000-strong army had collapsed!
It turned out that Bing Yuan's plan was a scam. He had used the silk letter from Guan Hai that Taishi Ci had brought over to trick him into sending an army to help him. He had planned to send a battalion of men to sneak into Zhang Baiqi's camp and create chaos. Then, he would use Zhao Qing's troops lying in ambush outside as reinforcements. He would take advantage of the night to confuse the enemy's mind. The soldiers in the city would then take the opportunity to attack. There was a plan in the plan, and Zhang Baiqi would not be fooled.
Although the details were still worth pondering over, they had chosen to come at night. How could Zhang Baiqi and the others discover the key points in such a hurry? They just did not expect Taishi Ci to perform so well. He ingeniously used his godly archery skills to subdue Zhang Baiqi and gain his complete trust. He was even valiant and invincible in Zhang Baiqi's camp. He led two groups of soldiers to kill through Zhang Baiqi's camp, causing Zhang Baiqi's camp to completely fall into chaos, giving the people in the city an opportunity to take advantage. They took the opportunity to destroy the two camps in the north and south. Zhao Qing's performance was not bad either. He managed to force the 1,000 soldiers into a 10,000-strong army and successfully caused the Zhang Baiqi army to fall apart. A strategy that was drafted according to the situation, because of everyone's perfect performance, became a classic battle example in the future.
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