Three Kingdoms

Zigui.

Zigui County is not a big city.

Its city walls were originally made of earth and stone, but now they look like they are made of flesh and blood.

The upper and lower walls of the city were covered in red under the sunlight.

Following a series of orders from the Jiangdong military formation under the city wall, a heavy rain of arrows suddenly flew into the air amidst the terrifying sound of bowstrings, shrouding the Zigui city in a large shadow.

The arrows whizzed down, biting the rocks, wooden posts, the floor, and the soldiers who were unable to dodge or were accidentally exposed.

Sometimes the human brain will do things under stress that are incomprehensible to normal people. Just like before the rain of arrows comes, the middle-level military academy has already issued instructions to avoid cover, but there are still soldiers who don't know what to think, and then move from places where they would not be shot to more dangerous areas. Or maybe you have hidden your body but halfway through, you feel unsafe and have to move...

Although Zhuge Liang's expression remained calm.

Although Huang Gai's strength was somewhat unexpected, it seemed to be expected.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Huang Gai is obviously regarded as a green leaf, just like a general who only sells his butt... er, sells his flesh and blood. Then he is used to set off Zhou Yu's agility, and then Zhou Yu is used to set off Zhuge Liang's myth. But in fact, the burning of Chibi was neither Zhou Yu's first idea nor directly related to Zhuge Liang. It was Huang Gai's suggestion first, Zhou Yu agreed, and then Huang Gai executed it, and he almost died. .

As for the historical Battle of Chibi, such as the wonderful straw boat borrowing arrows, borrowing the east wind and other wonderful miracles in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang did not do anything...

The real contribution of Zhuge Liang in the Battle of Chibi is strictly speaking, there is only one thing, that is, he promoted the alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei.

Therefore, in later Three Kingdoms games, Zhou Yu's skills were often set to be like a fire god. In fact, this military medal contains half of Huang Gai's.

The positions Zhuge had set up previously were solid and clever, which not only restrained Jiangdong's soldiers from moving on the water, but also left Jiangdong's soldiers on land helpless. After Huang Gai's attack failed, he immediately found a way to break the situation. Although Zhuge Liang's crossbow catapult can destroy Huang Gai's stern and his mountain soldiers can stop Jiangdong soldiers, Zhuge can't resist the raging fire and smoke...

Later, Zhuge Liang also responded with anger to Huang Gai, but this does not mean that Huang Gai's strategy was wrong, but that Huang Gai did not expect that Zhuge had such a skill. Although the efficiency of setting fires in the river is supported by kerosene, it is also limited by the kerosene. Those who are not contaminated by kerosene will naturally not be harmed. After losing some ships and personnel, the Jiangdong Army obtained After receiving the second wave of supplements, they quickly gathered together again, demolished the obstacles on the water, and headed straight for Zigui.

Zigui County is an important node in the entire long waterway.

Starting from Yidao, the waterway entered an area with many mountains and forests, and Zigui County was a rare flat area between the mountains and rivers that could provide the army with repairs. Now it has become a key point of contention.

A succession of missing arrows covered the city wall like a torrential rain, and soldiers who were not well protected fell in pieces.

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly.

Although it was intended to show weakness, he did not expect that the quality of the original guards in Zigui was so poor...

Of course, if it were during training, these Zigui guards might not behave so badly.

After all, there is a big difference between actual combat and training.

During the training, the soldiers knew that this was training and no one would really die, so they naturally behaved more firmly and courageously. However, in actual combat, the original subtle wavering and fear were invisibly amplified.

But there is no good solution, because actual combat is actual combat. After an actual combat, if these Zigui guards can survive, their mentality and will will be greatly improved.

But now...

A large part of Zigui's defenders were originally Jingzhou soldiers who surrendered when Wei Yan attacked Jiangling. Later, some soldiers were recruited from nearby areas. Due to the lack of sufficient military training and the challenges that Zigui was facing at that time, That is to say, ordinary thieves, and even ethnic minorities such as Di people and Ji people who are not bandits are naturally enough. But now when facing the Jiangdong soldiers who are also armed with sharp armor and piercing armor, even if they are The slight advantages in equipment cannot completely make up for its shortcomings.

Fortunately, after Jiangdong's soldiers landed ashore, they were not as powerful as they were on the ships and warships.

Under Zigui City, soldiers from Jiangdong swarmed in, shouting for death as if they were about to pierce the sky here.

Gain experience in actual combat and grow in actual combat.

This seems to be true for both parties...

Jiangdong soldiers adapted faster, but Zigui's defenders still had some problems.

Soldiers who behave in a panic and are not adapted to actual combat will die quickly, and the rest will naturally become veterans who have been tempered, and finally have the opportunity to become elites.

The injured and dead soldiers will soon be carried away by special personnel and sent to the city.

The archers on top of the city also fought back against Jiangdong's archers amidst the orders.

Compared with the solid stone battlements on the city head, the wooden shields and shields of Jiangdong soldiers were somewhat thin. The Jiangdong archers who had no time to avoid were shot and fell down in rows. The screams echoed up and down. The combination of inside and outside fully demonstrates the fragility of life and the impermanence of fate.

Then the archers on the city head began to adjust their angles, and started shooting the Jiangdong soldiers who rushed up from behind the battlements. The Jiangdong soldiers charging below the city fell one by one, with blood splashing everywhere. The soldiers who were shot were either killed on the spot and fell headlong. Falling to the ground, or rolling around and howling, and then being dragged down by Jiangdong's medical soldiers...

Jiangdong soldiers also have medical soldiers.

Anyway, now that the fattest tail among all the big men is swaying in front of them, there are very few people who can resist pulling out two handfuls of it.

Crowds of people came to the city head in crowds. Rows of ladders with slanting branches and green leaves were erected one after another. Jiang Dongbing climbed up like ants. The archers on the top of the city did not immediately retreat, but still bent down to look for opportunities to shoot at the climbing Jiangdong soldiers. From time to time, Jiangdong soldiers were shot, screaming and falling from the ladder. Blood stained the city wall and the land under the city. Bright red, purple, black and red.

Zhuge Liang raised his head and looked into the distance. Behind the Jiangdong military formation, the newly built ladders, rams and columbists were slowly being pushed towards the Zigui city.

Being able to build these siege equipment in such a short period of time is already pretty good. It can be called a well-organized deployment and quick action. After all, Zhuge Liang did not relax when he laid out the hilltop position in the waterway. The defensive layout of Zigui Land. Before Jiangdong soldiers arrived, Zhuge ordered all the trees and forest land for several miles outside Zigui County to be cut down, and even slightly larger stones were collected into the city.

This caused a lot of difficulties for Jiangdong soldiers, otherwise Huang Gai would not have sent people and ships to go to the mountains and forests on the other side to cut wood.

Jiang Dongjun has indeed invested money.

Before these big guys were built, Jiangdong Army did not stop its attacks. It would launch a wave of attacks every one or two hours. Each time, dozens of corpses would be left behind, and the injured would be pulled back. There will be more.

It was not until now that these big guys were brought out, which also means that the real fierce fighting may only start from now on.

Zhuge Liang carefully visually inspected the height of the column cart, which seemed to be similar to the Zigui city wall. Although Zigui's city wall is not as tall as that of Xiongguan, it is not too low either. Jiangdong's craftsmanship is pretty good. They can make the heights almost the same at one time just by visual inspection, which shows that there are indeed two. brush.

However, a small number of columbines and rushing cars do not have much effect.

Zhuge Liang's face remained calm, "Here comes, prepare the kerosene." 』

Of course, kerosene is used to deal with rush cars and columbiners.

You can't use too much kerosene, because the number of rush carts and columbiners that Huang Gai pushed up for the first time was not large. If you don't control it well and use it up, you will be numb next time.

And Zhuge Liang felt that Huang Gai seemed to be planning something...

Or maybe there was something hidden under the battlefield that he hadn't discovered yet.

"Fa Hengzhi, prepare a team of 100 men, wait for Jiangdong to retreat and drive out his soldiers," Zhuge Liang ordered, "But be careful of Jiangdong's ambush. If there is an accident, return immediately." 』

Faping took the order and left.

Gan Ning, who was next to Zhuge Liang, looked somewhat ugly. He blinked and pursed his lips. After all, he couldn't hold it back and said loudly: "I'm engaged, someone is here!" Why not let someone go out of the city to kill generals and capture the flag? 』

Gan Ning had been blamed for his defeat before, and now he was eager to save his face. Why not be anxious when he saw a chance to fight? Otherwise, how can he hold his head high and behave as a human being after all his merits have been taken away by others?

Zhuge Liang glanced at Gan Ning and said, "There's no rush." 』

Gan Ning wanted to jump, but after repeated assurances, he got the chance to return to the battlefield with Zhuge Liang for the second time. He really didn't dare to act arrogant at this time, so he could only huff, cross his arms and whisper to himself. Chirp.

And Huang Gai, who was on the boat on the bank of the river, looked at the Zigui city wall in the distance and couldn't help but sigh, "The soldiers of Sichuan and Shu are by no means ordinary." 』

He still has some seasons left to play.

But he had to come.

Jiangdong's internal dilemma is more troublesome than it appears from the outside.

Maybe others think Jiangdong is pretty good, but in fact, what has become of Jiangdong now. As a member of the upper-class rulers of Jiangdong, Huang Gai naturally has some sense of what he has done.

Is there a shortage of generals in Jiangdong?

No shortage.

Is there a shortage of advisers in Jiangdong?

There is no shortage either.

But Jiangdong was trapped in Jiangdong, unable to move forward, and did not dare to retreat.

Huang Gai figured out a little bit of the reason, but he couldn't figure it all out.

In fact, speaking of it, Jiangdong Army's training targets on land are basically similar to those of Sichuan and Shu Army. Most of them are Shanyue. Therefore, when Jiangdong Army attacks people like Zigui who are not too hard, there are also some who are not. adapt.

"I said to Governor Huang, this Sichuan-Shu army is just relying on the city wall to defend and is hiding inside all day long. It does not dare to confront us openly. What is there to praise?" "When Chen Wu heard Huang Gai's words, he laughed loudly and said loudly, "It is true that the hussars and men dominate the north, but in Sichuan and Sichuan, there are mountains and deep waters separated from the north of Sanfu. How can it be compared with the powerful Guanzhong Hussars? I even heard that the Zigui general was only a weakling. Could it be that there is no one in this Sichuan? It’s ridiculous that there are no generals in Sichuan! After the city is broken, if you can capture this son, you should make him wear a belt around his neck and crawl on his feet to entertain the soldiers! 』

Chen Wu's vulgar language is obviously more in line with the taste of ordinary soldiers. When he said this, all the surrounding Jiangdong soldiers burst into laughter, as if they would capture Zigui City in the next moment.

Huang Gai's face darkened, "Chen Zilie, you must know that arrogant soldiers are easily defeated!" 』

"Yes Yes! Governor Huang said yes! Arrogant soldiers, haha, easy to lose! ” Chen Wu glanced sideways at Huang Gai and laughed again.

Huang Gai gritted his teeth.

Chen Wu smiled crookedly.

No matter how dull the surrounding soldiers were, they seemed to be able to sense that something was wrong. They looked at each other and lowered their heads. They wished they could put a background sign on their heads to show that the real person was not here and saw nothing. heard.

Huang Gai was too lazy to say anything to Chen Wu, but Chen Wu's expression showed some undisguised disdain.

His words just now seemed to be belittling Sichuan and Shu, but in fact they were ridiculing Huang Gai.

Look, Sichuan and Sichuan are so rubbish, and you, Huang Gai, have suffered losses in front of such rubbish soldiers, does that mean...

uh-huh!

Regardless of his qualifications and achievements, Chen Wu could not compete with Huang Gai. Even if Huang Gai suffered a small defeat before, Chen Wu could not say anything openly. After all, as a general, who can boast that he is a hundred thousand Victory? Even Governor Zhou had suffered losses and been defeated in battles before. If Chen Wu said that he was the defeated general, then if he himself was defeated, would all the shit and urine he had thrown out turn over and land on his head?

Therefore, Chen Wu would indulge his subordinates in chattering, but on the surface he would not openly break with Huang Gai. As for insinuations and accusations, Chen Wu would not directly name him. Could it be that Huang Gai could take the position on his own? ?

If Dian Wei is the ranger general under Cao Cao, and Guan Yu is the ranger general under Liu Bei, then Chen Wu is the general who represents the ranger faction, or has the character of a ranger, under Sun Quan of Jiangdong.

Huang Gai was of the same generation as Sun Jian, while Chen Wu followed Sun Ce, but now he is slightly biased towards Sun Quan. However, Sun Quan's regard for Chen Wu only remained superficial, especially for Chen Wu's "Lujiang Shangjia", he was still somewhat wary.

"Lujiang Shangjia" is Chen Wu's direct private army. This is not a big problem. After all, the Jiangdong generals have as many private soldiers as they can support. However, Chen Wu's "Lujiang Shangjia" are basically from Lujiang. They stick to each other and have many impetuous personalities. Jin, with a decisive attitude and a disregard for death, naturally gained a certain reputation among the Jiangdong Army, which made Sun Quan somewhat unable to move even if he wanted to split his military power in the middle and later stages.

This is very troublesome...

Sun Ce wooed Chen Wu because he was interested in the soldiers in Lujiang. But before Sun Ce could do anything, he died in a car accident on the way. Before he could recoup the investment he gave, didn't he just give Chen Wu an advantage?

Sun Quan wanted to accept Sun Ce's debt, but how could it be that easy?

Chen Wu understood Sun Quan's thoughts, so he always kept it in mind and still took the benefits, but if he wanted to hand over military power, it was definitely impossible. This time Chen Wu came, although it was ostensibly under the command of Huang Gai, in fact Huang Gai could not command those "Lujiang Shangjia" beyond Chen Wu.

At the same time, most rangers look down on serious family members, and noble family members look down on warriors, and warriors look down on rangers...

Then the Jiangdong people looked down on the South Vietnamese, and the South Vietnamese hated all Jiangdong people.

Anyway, all levels in Jiangdong despise each other.

Human beings will spontaneously form circles. The characteristic of joining groups for warmth in ancient genes will make the characteristics of the circle more and more obvious. The so-called big bureaucrats can only attract small bureaucrats. Of course, what the contempt monster can attract is the contempt monster. Boxer To attract boxers, etc., only if you are surrounded by people with the same characteristics can you get along well with each other.

So what kind of people did Jiangdong attract?

After Sun Ce, those who fled to the east of the Yangtze River, including the Jin people who crossed south after the Three Kingdoms, and the Southern Song Dynasty, etc. Those who fled south were those who sought refuge, were unwilling to face the invaders, and avoided various disasters. …

It’s not that these people are bad. After all, it’s human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It’s not that these people can’t escape. After all, we can’t require everyone to be brave and dare to fight. But when a group of people gather together, they form a There is a fixed mindset, and then you think that those who resist are fools and those who are submissive are the smart ones. There is definitely something wrong with this.

Although Chen Wu smiled at everyone on the surface, in his heart he not only looked down on Huang Gai and others, but also looked down on Sun Quan and Jiang Dong's great wisdom. In Chen Wu's heart, he felt that Sun Ce was the perfect match, and what a hero he was. He defeated Jiangdong Wushu with one person's power and built this foundation. However, he did not expect that Sun Ce had only died so long ago, and Jiangdong had already lost its vigor. , and there is no arrogance. How can this not make people feel depressed?

When Huang Gai and Chen Wu were having their own thoughts, suddenly kerosene was poured on the top of the Zigui city and set alight. Immediately, the rams and columbists that Jiangdong Army had finally made under the city were caught in a sea of ​​flames!

"Sure enough, there is still fire oil! Huang Gai sneered twice and said to Chen Wu, "Zigui City will probably take the opportunity to cover up the killing after the fire is extinguished. Chen Xiaowei can lurk on one side and attack according to the opportunity." 』

There were screams in the city of Zigui, and amidst the screams, the Jiangdong generals on the building boat started to confront each other.

Chen Wu stared at Huang Gai.

Huang Gai stared at Chen Wu.

For a moment, some flames seemed to rise between the two of them...