Can I get to the other side?

"Attack the city tonight? Is that true?"

"Who will be the vanguard and who will raid the formation? How many soldiers and horses will be dispatched? Surround three buildings or only attack the east gate?"

When Lu Bu heard that he was going to attack the city tonight, he immediately became energetic and couldn't wait to ask. His euphorbia was already hungry and thirsty!

Sima Yi just smiled slightly and said: "We will indeed attack the city tonight, but we don't need to spend many troops and horses, and we don't need Duke Wen to take action."

"Just send dozens of people over."

Sima Yi's words not only made Lu Bu's eyes widen, but also made Zhang Liao and Chen Gong frown.

Jinyang City is the administrative seat of Bingzhou. The city is much taller than Lecheng County. It was one of the important towns used by the Han Dynasty to resist the Xiongnu's southward march.

Even if they had the advantage in winter, it would not be easy to capture this city.

Otherwise, the 50,000-strong army would not have been launched this time.

But Sima Yi said that he didn't need to spend many soldiers and horses, just dozens of people. Isn't he kidding?

"What does the military advisor mean by this?"

Chen Gong asked. Although he thought he was quite strategic, he still couldn't guess what Sima Yi was thinking.

Facing the puzzled looks from everyone, Sima Yi slowly opened his mouth and said eight words: "The battle at Gaixia is fought on all sides."

Zhang Liao and Chen Gong were suddenly stunned upon hearing this.

"The military advisor has a good plan!"

Chen Gong looked admiring and praised aloud: "If this strategy is used, even if Jinyang City cannot be destroyed without attack, it can still greatly reduce the morale of the enemy army!"

Zhang Liao also sighed in admiration: "This is a brilliant plan!"

Sima Yi smiled and said nothing, looking incomprehensible. In fact, the smile on his lips could hardly be suppressed.

"What are you talking about?"

Lu Bu on the side was anxious. These three guys were saying things he couldn't understand, just like playing riddles.

Seeing him scratching his head anxiously, Chen Gong had to explain to him in detail: "The Battle of Gaixia was the final battle between Emperor Gao and Xiang Yu. At that time, Han Xin besieged Xiang Yu in Gaixia, but Xiang Yu had few soldiers and was unable to break out, so he had to order Soldiers guard carefully."

"Although Han Xin had the advantage at that time, Xiang Yu's military strength could not be underestimated, so that night, Han Xin ordered his soldiers to sing a song of Chu."

"When the Chu soldiers under Xiang Yu heard this song, they thought that Han Xin had captured the Chu territory. For a time, their morale was low and they fled."

"In the end, Han Xin forced Xiang Yu to commit suicide in Wujiang River and won the Battle of Gaixia."

"The current situation of the defenders in Jinyang City is very similar to that of the Chu army that was besieged in Gaixia. And tonight is New Year's Eve, so the military advisor wants to use a psychological attack to suppress the morale of the defenders."

Chen Gong had to admire Sima Yi's strategy.

On the one hand, they train troops every day, demonstrate force, and put pressure on the defenders in the city; on the other hand, they take advantage of New Year's Eve to further damage the enemy's morale.

The means are not unscrupulous.

Sima Yi nodded and said: "Gao Gan is quite capable of commanding troops. Today, on New Year's Eve, he will definitely be very alert to prevent us from attacking the city."

"So we are doing the opposite. We will not attack tonight and let the soldiers of the three armies eat, drink and celebrate the New Year."

"Remember to make it lively and noisy, so that the defenders on the city wall can see clearly."

"To attack a city, do not use military force to gain advantage."

"The best thing is to attack the heart."

Sima Yi's first step in attacking the city was not to use force, but to gradually break down the mental defenses of the soldiers defending the city.

New Year's Eve was the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time.

"It's really troublesome!"

Lu Bu couldn't help but feel disappointed when he learned that he was happy for nothing again. After looking at Sima Yi, he turned around and left the training platform in a depressed manner.

Sima Yi had a look of astonishment on his face. He couldn't help but look at Chen Gong with some worry, and asked cautiously: "Mr. Wen, what is this..."

Chen Gong said with a smile: "Military advisor, don't worry. Duke Wen's character is like this. He just feels a little out of tune with us. He will be fine after a drink and sleep."

"It is true that Duke Wen was unparalleled in leading the army in battle, but in terms of strategy, we still have to rely on the opinion of the military advisor, and the military advisor can just do whatever he wants."

Sima Yi was relieved after hearing this.

Lu Bugui was a relative of the emperor and the emperor's most trusted general, and he had a large number of troops in his hands. He did not want to offend Lu Bu.

The scene of Lu Bu killing Xun Chen with a sword in the main hall that day was still vivid in his mind to this day, and he still felt chills running down his spine when he recalled it.

Xun Chen, kill if you say so.

Putting aside the concerns and worries in his heart, Sima Yi continued to discuss with Chen Gong for a while and decided on how to implement the heart-attack strategy.

…

Night falls little by little.

Under the military orders of senior officials, the number of patrols and defense personnel on the city wall was doubled tonight, and all the soldiers in the city were on standby.

Once someone attacks the city, the soldiers waiting in the military camp will immediately rush to the city wall to defend it.

The sun goes down and the weather gets colder.

The cold wind howled on the city wall, and the soldiers on duty on the city wall hunched their necks and stamped their feet, trembling uncontrollably all over their bodies.

Although they all wore warm clothes such as sheepskin jackets, the cold wind poured in from their sleeves and collars everywhere, and the weapons they held in their hands were as cold as ice, so that they could not help but feel uncomfortable. Can't even get warm.

"It's cold, it's freezing to death..."

A short soldier squatted down, tremblingly took out a bottle of wine from his arms, and then took a sip.

Although the taste of this turbid wine was not very good, it could warm his body after all, which was better than standing there in the cold. He felt like his whole body was numb.

Seeing this, an old soldier next to him kicked the short soldier and scolded him in a low voice: "You can't drink while defending the city. Be careful not to let others see it. You will be whipped when the time comes!"

"Hurry up and put it away!"

However, the short soldier did not listen to him, and drank to himself. At the same time, he said dissatisfiedly: "No one is allowed to go back to celebrate the New Year on New Year's Eve, and it is so cold on the city wall. What's wrong with drinking? Is it possible that people are really going to freeze to death here?" Up here?"

"Just get whipped, I don't care!"

The old soldier heard the resentment in his words and couldn't help but sigh and said: "No one has gone back to celebrate the New Year, and you are not the only one. Just defend the city honestly and be careful of the enemy attacking the city."

"Attack this damn city!" When the short soldiers heard this, they immediately became angry. They pointed at the Han army camp outside the city and said jealously: "They are all celebrating the New Year, how can they have time to attack the city!"

The old pawn looked outside the city with complicated eyes.

At this time, the lights in the Han army camp outside the city were brightly lit, and the laughter and singing coming from it could be heard even on the city wall.

In addition, there are also the aromas of various meals and fine wines floating along the wind. Just smelling it makes people feel greedy.

"They are spending the New Year in the military camp, but we are suffering from cold and hunger on the city wall. We have to sneak in even a sip of wine. How can there be such a reason in the world!"

"I can't fight this battle for even a day!"

The short soldier said indignantly. In fact, he was not the only one. Many soldiers in the army were complaining. After all, no one wanted to fight in the winter.

Even if they were fighting, the clothes they wore could not protect them from the wind. Most of the soldiers guarding the city had frostbite on their hands.

It was simply extremely painful.

Death would be happier than this.

Hearing the complaints and complaints of the short soldier, the old soldier wanted to comfort him, but suddenly he noticed a figure moving in the night outside the city, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Who!!"

Following the old soldier's roar, many soldiers around him suddenly became vigilant. They raised their torches, bent their bows and pointed arrows at the outside of the city.

I saw a small group of Han soldiers holding torches appearing in the night, only ten or twenty people in number.

"Brothers on the wall, don't shoot your arrows. There are only a dozen of us."

The leader was Gao Shun. He waved a torch and shouted loudly. At the same time, he opened his arms to show that he was unarmed and not hostile.

But his actions did not make the soldiers on the city wall relax their vigilance. The old soldier shouted coldly: "Stop quickly!"

Gao Shun smiled when he heard this and said loudly: "Today is New Year's Eve. My general knows that all the brothers are guarding the city and are suffering from cold and hunger. It is very hard."

"So the general ordered us to come over and bring some food to the brothers so that we can have a good New Year together!"

"Bring it up!"

With a wave of Gao Shun's hand, the soldiers behind him brought over seven or eight bamboo baskets. Each bamboo basket was covered with cloth, making it difficult to see what was inside.

But as the Han soldiers lifted the cloth, the soldiers on the city wall immediately saw clearly what was inside the bamboo basket.

Inside were steaming steamed white flour buns, roast chicken, roast lamb, and jars of fine wine!

Every bamboo basket is packed to the brim!

Seeing these things, the soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but swallow their saliva and couldn't look away anymore.

Those are white-flour steamed buns!

Gao Shun smiled and said: "Brothers, we are celebrating the New Year today and will never attack the city. Don't worry."

"To be honest, we all join the army just to have a bite to eat and earn some military merit. It's just that we fight for the emperor and the great man, but you are rebels against the party and traitors."

"Brothers, listen to my advice and surrender! You are also the subjects of the Han Dynasty. His Majesty has pardoned even the Yellow Turbans, how can he not pardon you? Now that the King's Master has arrived, if you continue to resist to the end, you will only lose your life in vain!"

"That's it, I bid you farewell!"

After Gao Shun finished speaking, he took a steamed bun from the bamboo basket and bit it in his mouth, then left with a group of soldiers.

The figure gradually disappeared into the night.

And there was silence on the city walls.

The many defenders looked at each other, and no one knew what to do now.

The enemy troops came over to give them food?

This is too ridiculous.

The short soldier stared at the food and wine outside the city, his eyes gleaming, and he couldn't wait to say to the other soldiers: "Quickly! Prepare the bamboo basket, I'm going to get the food!"

"You're crazy!"

The old soldier was shocked and stopped him quickly, "This is a trick of the enemy! There must be poison in the food. They want to poison us to death so they can attack the city!"

The short soldier said impatiently: "You think too much. How can anyone dare to mess with food like this?"

"Besides, it's better to die from poison than to die from starvation and freezing!"

The short soldier couldn't listen at all. After saying that, he asked other soldiers to help pull the hanging basket. He quickly got off the city wall and ran to the baskets of food.

He lay on the basket of white-flour steamed buns, took a greedy sip, then grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth. At the same time, he pulled a leg off the roasted chicken and ate it from side to side.

The soldiers on the city wall swallowed their saliva.

They are all a bit ready to move.

Although you can have food if you join the army, it can only fill your stomach. Where can you get white flour steamed buns and roasted lamb and chicken?

But at this moment, the short soldier suddenly fell down, pinched his neck, and twitched on the ground.

"It's really poisonous!"

The old pawn's face changed drastically and he was very worried.

But after a while, the short soldier stood up again, panting and shouting to the wall: "No, it's okay, I just choked!"

"Brothers, come and help, carry all the food up! It's still hot now, it won't taste good if it gets cold!"

Hearing this, the soldiers on the wall couldn't help it anymore, and selected more than ten people to use the hanging basket to go down the wall and carry all the food up.

...

Inside the governor's mansion.

Although it was late, Gao Gan hadn't fallen asleep yet. Today he was ready to keep watch and guard against the enemy attack at any time.

Glancing at the clock in the courtyard, Gao Gan put down the military book in his hand, called Zhao Rui and asked: "What's the situation over there with Lu Bu? Is there any sign of attacking the city?"

Zhao Rui replied: "No, Lu Bu's camp is celebrating the New Year tonight, and there is no sign of mobilizing troops."

Their scouts have been keeping an eye on the movements of the Han army, and they can detect any movement at the first time.

Lu Bu's army was as usual, but it was particularly lively tonight.

"It's just an appearance." Gao Gan snorted coldly, as if he had seen through the enemy's trick, "They just want us to relax our vigilance."

"If my guess is right, Lu Bu will launch an attack at dawn. Keep sending people to watch, and don't be lazy!"

Zhao Rui bowed his hands and promised, but did not retreat immediately.

After a little hesitation, he said, "Although the enemy did not attack, someone just reported that the Han army sent seven or eight baskets of food to comfort the soldiers on the city wall. They said that they were all Han people and should celebrate the New Year together."

"What?!"

Gao Gan's face changed when he heard this, and he stood up suddenly and asked, "No one touched the food, right?"

Zhao Rui said awkwardly, "It has been taken back by the soldiers guarding the city, and they are sharing it now... Don't worry, general, there is no poison in the food."

"A bunch of idiots!"

Gao Gan was so angry that he cursed. How could he not see such a simple psychological strategy?

Without time to reprimand Zhao Rui, Gao Gan grabbed the sword hanging on the wall, put on his cloak, and hurried out of the study.

Soon he came to the city wall.

At this time, the city wall was a lively scene. The soldiers each had a white flour bun in their hands, some were drinking wine, some were eating roasted chicken and roasted lamb, and there was laughter and joy.

But with the arrival of Gao Gan, all the noises stopped abruptly, and the soldiers who were still eating the moment before immediately hid the food behind them.

Gao Gan's eyes were filled with anger, and he said sternly: "Who asked you to accept the enemy's food? Who brought these foods back!"

All the soldiers lowered their heads, and no one answered.

"No one admits it?"

Seeing this, Gao Gan's anger grew even stronger, and he immediately ordered: "Come on, check them one by one! Anyone who has eaten, drag them down, strip them of their clothes, and whip them thirty times!"

All the soldiers' faces changed immediately.

In winter, strip them of their clothes and whip them thirty times.

This can be fatal!

Zhao Rui was about to persuade him, but was glared back by Gao Gan.

How could Gao Gan not know that punishing the soldiers guarding the city at such a critical moment would surely cause dissatisfaction among the people.

But if he did not punish them severely, the soldiers guarding the city would be bought in a few days.

Even at the critical moment, Lu Bu poisoned the food and wine, which was simply a disaster.

After weighing the pros and cons, he chose the latter.

Seeing Gao Gan's guards coming forward to check, the old soldier gritted his teeth and prepared to stand up to take the blame, but someone stood up before him.

"Yes, it's me..."

The short soldier whispered, his face pale.

Gao Gan's eyes immediately fell on his face. Before everyone could react, he stepped forward and directly drew his sword to chop off the short soldier's head!

Blood sprayed.

The body of the short soldier fell to the ground, and Gao Gan's face was splattered with blood, making him look as hideous and terrifying as a demon.

His murderous eyes swept across the faces of everyone present, and he said coldly: "Accepting food from the enemy is the same as collaborating with the enemy, and you should be beheaded!"

"Throw away all the food in your hands! From now on, whoever dares to accept food from the enemy will end up like this!"

After leaving this cold sentence.

Gao Gan turned around and strode away.

Under the supervision of his personal guards, the soldiers guarding the city silently threw the food in their hands outside the city wall, and no one dared to hide it privately.

The old soldier, with tears in his eyes, trembled and picked up the head of the short soldier, looking at his young face, speechless and choked.

He was only fifteen years old.

...

The movements on the city wall were clearly seen by the Han army scouts hiding in the dark, and then returned to the barracks to report to Sima Yi.