Plan to cut off the nine states

Tang Weitian did not know how to defend a city. He only understood one thing: he must not let the enemy underestimate him. Moreover, when Xu Chu offered a plan to Wei Xuan, he was standing next to him and heard the prince suggest going out of the city to fight and show his courage to the enemy.

Xu Chu's original intention was to bluff by actively challenging the Hanzhou army, so that the Hanzhou army would not dare to attack easily. However, Tang Weitian did not understand this meaning. He left only a few people to guard the city, and only guarded the city gate. There was no soldier on the city wall. He led all the remaining soldiers - less than 500 people, including only more than 20 cavalry - out of the city to form a battle array.

The Hanzhou army did not expect that there were still Yizhou soldiers in the city, and did not expect that someone would rush out to fight, so they came in a hurry and did not form a battle array near the city gate.

Tang Weitian was full of fighting spirit. He ordered the infantry to stay where they were, and personally led more than 20 cavalry to rush straight to the enemy's flag.

The generals of the Hanzhou army were shocked and hurriedly sent their deputy generals to fight, while they formed a battle array in the rear.

"General Shuaitian" is not called for nothing. Tang Weitian knocked down the enemy general with a spear and rushed forward without slowing down.

The generals and soldiers of Hanzhou Army were all shocked. The general was confident that he had more soldiers and wanted to fight again. He shouted loudly: "Bows and crossbows! Bows and crossbows..." He wanted to call on the crossbowmen to shoot the enemy. He shouted several times but got no response. He turned his head and saw that the deputy generals looked at each other. Then he saw that the soldiers who should have lined up were actually retreating.

"Those who retreat without permission... Ouch." The general tried to stop the soldiers from retreating. When he turned around again, he saw that the enemy general had rushed to him. His face was hideous, as if he wanted to eat people. He was startled and shouted "Ouch". This shout was more effective than any of his orders. From the deputy generals to the ordinary soldiers, they turned around and ran. Those who had horses rode horses, and those who didn't had horses tried their best to move their legs.

Tang Weitian chased for five or six miles and stabbed three more people. He specifically picked people on horseback, thinking that the other party might be a high-ranking official.

The vanguard of the Hanzhou army was defeated before they even formed a battle formation.

This was the situation Lou Ai saw when he led his troops to the battle. He had no idea about the details of the Yizhou army, but the more this happened, the more he would not allow the vanguard to retreat. He immediately ordered the entire army to line up and charge outward with swords and spears, and then ordered someone to ride a horse to tell the soldiers who were running towards this side: turn around and fight again, otherwise they would all be treated as enemy soldiers.

With swords and spears blocking in front and strong enemies chasing behind, the vanguard soldiers fell into greater chaos, but after some consideration, the soldiers were forced to re-form the battle formation under the coercion of the generals. Many people had thrown their weapons on the road and had to stand in place with their bare hands.

Before the formation was formed, Tang Weitian had already arrived. Behind him, more than 20 cavalrymen followed closely, waving swords and spears, shouting and cheering.

Tang Weitian rushed into the enemy formation, stabbing and stabbing at will, and he would hit them. He became more and more courageous as he fought, and he forcibly cut hundreds of enemy troops in half, forcing them to delay forming a battle formation.

Lou Ai watched the battle from afar and asked in surprise, "Who is this man?"

A deputy general replied, "This man is not very old and is good at using a spear. He must be Tang Weitian, the 'General of the Sky' in Yizhou."

Lou Ai had also heard of this man's reputation. He originally thought that the Yizhou army was just bragging. When he saw him today, he couldn't help but praise him, "He is really a fierce general. There are many soldiers and generals in Hanzhou, but no one can match him."

All the generals on the left and right were ashamed. Even so, no one stood up to ask for a fight.

"Are the archers ready?" Lou Ai asked.

"Soon."

"Sound the horn to call back the troops. If Tang Weitian chases us, shoot him with arrows."

"It may accidentally hurt our soldiers..."

"Killing a fierce general is like attacking a city. How can there be no deaths?" Lou Ai said coldly. No one dared to say anything more. He hurriedly passed the order. The archers in the team had not yet completed the formation, but it was enough to shoot and kill only one person.

As soon as the gong sounded, the Hanzhou army in front rushed back as if they had been pardoned, and even dropped the last few weapons on the ground.

Tang Weitian was furious and wanted to chase again. The soldiers behind him caught up and reminded him: "General Tang, the enemy seems to be using bows and crossbows."

Tang Weitian was not good at bows and crossbows, and was most afraid of this thing. He said "coward" with contempt, stopped his horse, and shouted: "Hand over Xu Chu, and I will spare your lives. If Xu Chu is injured, your whole army will pay with his life. You have bows and crossbows, and I have city walls. If you have the courage, come and attack the city!" After that, he turned around and left with his men.

Lou Ai smiled and said: "He is not completely a reckless person, but he is not smart enough. He invited me to attack the city, which must be empty. The whole army will move forward. Before midnight, we must recapture Hanping City!"

The vanguard general was smarter. He dismounted early and walked with the infantry, so he escaped. He knelt in front of the chief officer's horse. Just as he was about to defend himself, he was interrupted by Lou Ai.

Lou Ai didn't even want to look at him, "Take off your helmet and join the ranks to see the results."

The Hanzhou army didn't dare to take risks this time. They marched forward in a line, watching Tang Weitian lead his troops to retreat into the city from afar. Tang Weitian was the last to enter the city, holding a long spear in his hand to demonstrate.

The Hanzhou army stopped, Lou Ai looked up and saw that the city wall was empty, with no flags or soldiers. He smiled and said, "As I expected, the Yizhou people were bluffing. The soldiers Tang Weitian brought out of the city were probably all the soldiers defending the city. One thousand people will make a feint attack from the front, one thousand people will go around to the opposite side to climb the city, and one thousand people will support from the front and back. The others don't need to move. Within half an hour, this city will be broken..."

A deputy general beside him carefully advised, "General, don't be careless. As the saying goes, if you are empty, you should be real, and if you are real, you should be empty. Since Tang Weitian dares to..."

Lou Ai said angrily, "Tang Weitian scared you like this? Wei Xuan is a coward, how many soldiers can he leave for him?"

The deputy general didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he could only agree repeatedly.

Lou Yu was about to give the order when he suddenly realized that he was the only one in the army, and the lieutenant general had won the hearts of the people. Looking around, all the Hanzhou soldiers were frightened, and they obviously thought that this attack on the city would be a hard battle.

The Hanzhou Army fought fiercely with the Avatar Army for many years. Although they had the upper hand, they were never able to win a complete victory. As soon as the Yizhou Army arrived, they drove all the Avatar Army out of Hanzhou within a few months. Therefore, Hanzhou became famous. Jun was originally afraid, but after Tang Weitian rushed back and forth, he lost his fighting spirit.

Lou Yu could continue to give orders. Under his personal supervision, the Hanzhou Army would have to attack the city no matter how scared they were. What made Lou Yu hesitate was whether this move was worth it.

Xu Chu and Chang Yan stayed in the small town of Taniguchi, feeling a little uneasy, especially Chang Yan. Without the presence of enemy generals, he was even less courageous. Worried about gains and losses, he murmured: "I told Tang Weitian that we must defend Hanping City. The lives of these people depend on this. But based on this kid's temper, there is a high probability that he will not be obedient. He only has 500 people, but the Hanzhou Army only has tens of thousands of people, and he is no match for him. Alas, alas, alas, I have come full circle, and I am going to die here today..."

Xu Chu also felt that Tang Weitian was not good at guarding the city, but he was not that afraid and said with a smile: "In troubled times, it doesn't matter where you die."

"If I had to choose a place to die, I hope it would be Si Guo Gu."

"Everyone wants to return to his roots after fallen leaves. You don't want to go back to Jiangdong?"

Chang Yan sighed again, glanced at the guard at the door, and said: "The seven tribes are just guests in Jiangdong, it can't be considered their hometown."

"Um?"

Changzhi said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, Emperor Wu did not do many good things in Jiangdong back then. The Seven Clans not only refused to persuade him, but also acted as an accomplice, so they were unpopular with the people. Even if the Seven Clans declined, they would not admit that they had made mistakes. , I will only blame the people of Jiangdong for being ungrateful, and even lose the support of the people. To be honest, before the Jiangdong uprising, I rarely said that I was a descendant of the Seventh Clan, and I did not even say that my surname was Chang. "

Xu Chu also smiled and said: "This is a very pleasant thing to say, especially if the building manager Shi should listen to it, so that he can stop complaining about the 'unruly people'."

Chang Yan pointed at his neck, "It's not very stable anymore. If I talk more nonsense, it will break faster."

The two of them were tired, so they just sat on the ground and chatted. The only thing Chang Yan couldn't forget was Si Guo Gu. He really liked a secluded life without fighting against the world. "Drinking, sleeping, weeding, playing ball... not counting weeding, everything else is a good thing." , beautiful things..."

The guards at the door only look at people and don't care about anything else.

The sun was setting outside, and there were no lights in the hall, making it even darker.

Lou Yu stepped in and took off his armor with the help of the guards, while others went to light lamps and candles.

Xu Chu and Chang Yan stood up and waited for the news.

After removing all the restraints, Lou Yu came to Xu Chu and asked, "Is Tang Weitian your old subordinate?"

"So be it."

"General Xiao Tang was originally a follower of Mr. Xu, and he was very loyal..." Chang Yan added.

"In that case, why did he seek refuge with the King of Shu and not follow you to Yecheng?" Lou Yu asked.

Chang Yan couldn't answer, so Xu Chu said: "Everyone has his own ambitions. Even if he is an old man, there is no need to follow him all the time."

"Haha. Mr. Xu can see clearly. Well, Tang Weitian is guarding the isolated city and has been surrounded by the Hanzhou Legion. I heard that he is a fierce general and cherishes his talents, so he did not attack the city immediately, but gave him a chance Opportunity: Surrender out of the city before dawn, spare his life, and let him be the vanguard general of the Hanzhou Army."

"What did he say?" Xu Chu said.

"He...only listens to the orders of you and the King of Shu. The King of Shu is far away in Yizhou, so you are the only one left."

"He is no longer one of my subordinates. I cannot order him to surrender."

Lou Yu's face turned cold, "In that case, let's attack the city at dawn."

Lou Yu turned around and left, still ordering the guards to guard the two of them.

Chang Yan said in a low voice: "You don't even give us anything to eat or drink. Are we going to starve to death?"

"If you're not afraid of starving to death, you're afraid of dying idle." Xu Chu slowly sat on the ground. In the past few days, his physical strength had dropped significantly.

Chang Yan was a little anxious, "It's better to just give in and let Tang Weitian surrender..."

Xu Chu shook his head, "Tang Weitian is a general of Shu. He stayed in the isolated city to save me. It would be unkind and unjust if I forced him to surrender and surrender to Hanzhou."

"How can we talk about benevolence and righteousness at a time like this?"

"Only in times like this can benevolence and righteousness be valuable." Xu Chu smiled, "Don't worry, since Lou Yu has this intention, he will never give up halfway. I have given him a choice, and he will be moved."

"What choice?" Chang Yan asked in surprise.

"You'll know later." Xu Chu was a little sleepy, yawned, and sat cross-legged in a meditative posture.

As the night got darker, there was a sudden noise outside. Xu Chu didn't move. Chang Yan was a little anxious and asked the guards at the door: "Brothers, what happened?"

The guards looked at each other. Someone went out to check, and soon came back and said to the other guards: "Tie Yuan led his army to attack, and we have set fire to the plank road."