Three Kingdoms

The siege of Zigui was originally surrounded by three towers.

This is a conventional configuration for siege warfare.

Unless there is a life-or-death enemy, or there is some unbreakable hatred between the two sides, generally speaking, they will not deliberately block the city.

The reason why human history is relatively repetitive is actually similar to the practice of surrounding three buildings.

It's always like this, or there's always something missing.

Human lifespan has a certain limit, and the time for most ordinary people to learn and grow is also the same. Human nature will not change on a large scale because of this. Therefore, the means and methods of expression, etc., are actually historically and The ancients were not much different either.

Surrounding Sanque is also a psychological warfare. In one sentence, it is better to live than to die.

And in history, has this same sentence appeared many times and been repeated again and again?

Huang Gai is a veteran general. He initially chose to surround three buildings. On the one hand, he used this to influence the fighting spirit of the Sichuan and Shu soldiers in the city. On the other hand, he wanted to wait for Huang Bing to take the retreat...

But, it's different now.

After several days of stalemate, the situation changed.

Huang Bing returned in defeat with both hands broken. Although he was not dead, or that he was not dead for the time being, it actually basically meant that he had nothing to do with this battle.

This is equivalent to cutting off his path to promotion.

Huang Gai was so angry that he had to use his reason to suppress his inner anger, so as not to do anything irrational and harm the three armies.

Huang Gai needs revenge, both for himself and for his son.

If revenge cannot be taken, then this hatred will become a burden for Huang Gai, and even the entire Huang family, and become a bloody shame. This is the tradition of the Han people, and it is best to retaliate on the spot before you can be called a gentleman. Those who take revenge after ten years can only be said to be ambitious poor ghosts, and those who take thirty years to Thirty years from Hedong to Hexi, at most it was the clamor of the incompetent.

Because thirty years is too long for a Han Chinese. If we talk about the changes of an entire era and the waves of the world, then thirty years is indeed nothing. It passes in the blink of an eye. But in the present day of the Han Dynasty, even in later generations, how many thirty years will there be in life? After waiting for thirty years, the enemy may have been dead for two generations. Who else will I seek revenge from? Like Wu Zixu dug up the corpse and whipped it?

Therefore, "Spring and Autumn" warns future generations that if you want revenge, you must take revenge as soon as possible. It is not advisable to do what Wu Zixu did. No matter how hard you whip the corpse, the deceased will not feel any pain. But only those who are alive feel pain and fear. Qin Shihuang was afraid of the big iron vertebrae, Liu Bang was afraid of the Hongmen Banquet, and even the current Prime Minister was afraid of the loose gun...

When Huang Gai got the news of Huang Bing's defeat and injury, he didn't even think about another ten or thirty years. He immediately ordered that any revenge should be avenged now. Uh, no, it was the change of Wei Sanque. Following his plan, he intensified his offensive and even prepared to expand the encirclement area, preparing to surround Zigui City on all sides. He would fight to the death with the blood of Zigui's Sichuan and Shu troops to wash away the shame of him and his son.

Huang Gai could endure being wronged, being insulted, being stripped of his clothes and spanked. He even thought that these things were nothing, but when he knew that his child was injured, he could not suppress the anger in his heart.

But when Jiangdong's army rushed towards Zigui with noisy noise in the early morning when the sky was bright, they found that the north gate of Zigui was ajar...

Chen Wu, who was immediately in front of the formation, launched an attack without saying a word and without waiting for Huang Gai's instructions.

Sure enough, the city of Zigui was already deserted.

It's not that there are no people at all, but the Sichuan and Shu soldiers in Zigui have withdrawn, leaving only a small number of Zigui people.

Zigui city originally had a small population. During the last war, most of the powerful people and nobles in Zigui fled. Some of them fled to Jiangdong, while others went to Sichuan and Shu. Therefore, the remaining people in Zigui City were basically scattered common people.

When Zhuge Liang evacuated, he did not take them with him, nor did he force these people to evacuate...

This approach is obviously different from when Zhuge Liang was in Jingzhou in history.

Historically, when Liu Bei evacuated Jingzhou, he wanted to take away every brick and tile in the city. What is the so-called "people follow the scenery"? Just listen to it. If you really feel benevolent, you can let all the people follow. That head There must be a hole.

Liu Bei was so poor at that time that he was so poor. There is no doubt about this.

So when Cao Cao's army came to the city, Jiangdong expressed his willingness to ally with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao just because Liu Bei had a status and a so-called righteousness? Maybe, maybe not. What is more likely is that Jiangdong happily accepted the people Liu Bei migrated from Jingzhou. Even though Cao Cao took back a lot of money in the battle of Changbanpo, at least some people still followed Liu Bei to Jiangdong.

This may be the reason why Zhuge Liang planned to let Liu Qi go to Jiangxia and more or less control some Jingzhou naval forces and boats. Only when Zhuge Liang was very familiar with the situation in Jingzhou and was good at internal affairs, could he pick a little bit here and a piece there, and free up some wealth for Liu Bei, could Liu Bei have the capital to enter Sichuan.

Now, Fei Qian doesn't need Zhuge Liang to be so frugal, so when these Zigui people strongly express their unwillingness to leave, Zhuge Liang certainly won't force them.

These people who are unwilling to leave Zigui have various reasons, such as demolition in later generations. Maybe others will be tempted by the benefits or dangers, but they dismiss it.

So Zhuge Liang distributed some of the last things he couldn't take away with the people, and then quietly evacuated Zigui City at night.

Chen Wu did win the first place, but he was very unhappy.

Can this thing be regarded as the first achievement?

Whether it can be counted depends on the leader.

What the leader says counts, but what he says doesn’t count doesn’t count.

After all, all the opponents ran away. If we grab it head-on, no matter how much the leader grumbles, the whole army is watching with so many eyes, and they have to recognize it first while pinching their noses, but now...

"sweet! Ganjiba! ”Chen Wu jumped to his feet and cursed.

When Chen Wu and his men rushed to the Zigui warehouse, they saw that it was empty and even the copper locks had been taken away. As we all know, the benefits of being the first to achieve success mainly come from two aspects, one is fame and the other is profit. After all, after rushing into the city, isn't it the general who first occupied the warehouse who has the final say on what is in the opponent's warehouse and what is left?

The "name" is not guaranteed now, and the scene in front of him is to tell Chen Wu innocently, and even the "profit" is gone!

It's not that there was nothing in the warehouse, but apart from a few pieces of tattered mats, some rotten bamboo strips, and a few discarded pieces of rotten rope, there wasn't even a single copper coin, let alone any gold. Silver treasures, money, food and utensils.

"General!" I think this matter... is a bit strange..." Chen Wu's confidant said, "General, look, even this hemp rope has been cut away, leaving such a rotten piece... This doesn't seem like it. What soldiers can do..."

Chen Wuyi frowned.

That being said, it really doesn't look like it.

Because this was not done by soldiers at all, but by the people left behind in Zigui City.

The reason why Zhuge Liang was able to walk quietly was because the people in the city protected him, and the reason why the people in the city were willing to protect him was because Zhuge Liang distributed the remaining supplies to them...

For the army, what do a few broken iron nails, one or two bundles of hemp rope, or some cloth mats count? Will you take everything with you during the evacuation? Obviously it is unrealistic and impossible, but for these Zigui people, a copper coin, an iron nail, and a length of hemp rope can all be useful. So when these people were excited to move things into their homes, they naturally forgot about their fear.

What? Robbery? According to Zhuge Liang's temperament, how could there be such an obvious omission?

Zhuge Liang first arranged soldiers to maintain order, and deployed common people as substitutes and cover. Then he asked several neighboring households to sign bail, and asked their elders to draw lots to determine their order. After agreeing on the number of people and requirements, naturally there was not much movement.

What is the root cause of looting?

There is no punishment for those who violate the order.

Give the foreign master some face and let the leader go first. In fact, these two sentences are not "true" on all occasions. Just like in all queuing processes, people may not jump in line every time, but as long as people see people who jump in line and are not punished, they can show their talents. And go, then even if some of the rumors about "foreign adults' face" and "leaders leaving first" are false, they will eventually become "true".

The reason is very simple, because "giving foreigners face" and "letting leaders go first" are common social phenomena in China, and they still exist after later generations boosted national morale, causing the entire society to subconsciously accept this set of views.

The airport has "let leaders fly first", the traffic police have "note the leader's license plate", and the company has "make way for leaders", so whether "let leaders leave first" is true or false may not be that important anymore. Just like the people in Zigui City now, they believe that the Hussars are the good guys and the Jiangdong Army is the bad guys. As for whether there are still bad people in the Hussars and whether there are good people in Jiangdong's army, I won't go out of my way to distinguish them.

At least in the eyes of the people in Zigui City, Jiang Dongjun was the bad guy.

Chen Wu discovered that the things in the warehouse had been taken away by the people, and he immediately became unhappy and asked the people to take them out. Naturally, the people of Zigui were also unhappy, so when facing the swords and guns of Jiangdong soldiers, bloodshed inevitably occurred.

In Chen Wu's view, these things should be his trophies, and Chen Wu was kind and compassionate enough by not ordering the killing of these Zigui people. How could he still take the property in the Zigui warehouse? !

Huang Gai did not enter the city immediately because he was burned last time. This time he was naturally more careful. He saw Chen Wu entering the city and waited for a while. After hearing that Chen Wu's men began to plunder the remaining people in Zigui City , and then couldn't help but leave the ship and head to Zigui City. Of course, Huang Gai still didn't forget to let the scorpions patrol upstream to prevent them from being burned a second time.

"stop! Stop it all! Huang Gai frowned and ordered his men to stop Chen Wu's men and Lujiang Shangjia from plundering the people of Zigui.

From Huang Gai's point of view, things are not important. What is important is that he led his people to "take down" Zigui City. This is already a real achievement, so having more things is the icing on the cake. It’s not that the snowy weather lacks that little charcoal.

What's more, it seems that the attack on Sichuan and Shu will not end in the short term, so the Jiangdong Army will still stay in Zigui, and even turn it into an important stronghold, so as to maintain a certain relationship with the local people and repair the previous The trauma caused by war is naturally a necessary matter, so how can we start looting?

Huang Gai was very angry at Chen Wu's "ignorance".

In the current Jiangdong Army, Huang Gai's official position was greater than that of Chen Wu, so the chaos gradually subsided.

But this made Chen Wu very angry. He found Huang Gai and had a second quarrel.

Two people have different positions and naturally draw different conclusions.

Just when the conflict between the two people became more and more intensified, Jiangdong scouts who were suddenly sent to the north of the city to investigate the traces of the withdrawal of the Sichuan-Shu Army came hurriedly and reported that a group of remnants of the Sichuan-Shu Army had been found in the valley to the north... …

Huang Gai frowned slightly. He had thought about chasing, but his desire to pursue was not very great. Because as the governor, he only needs to look at the success or failure of the entire army. Currently, he has continuously attacked and occupied many strongholds and cities. In a sense, these are meritorious achievements. Chasing a remaining Sichuan-Shu army is of little significance. . The reason for the slight hesitation was simply because his son was injured and there was still hatred in Huang Gai's heart.

"Please order me to pursue you!" ” Chen Wu cupped his hands and said, “This and that are not allowed in this city. Could it be that Governor Huang also wants to stop a certain person from pursuing and killing the Sichuan and Sichuan traitors?” 』

Chen Wu needs more meritorious deeds, and they are meritorious deeds that Huang Gai cannot share.

The credit for getting there first?

This thing's achievement of being the first to get there, without anyone's head, is it nothing?

Therefore, Chen Wu almost without hesitation wanted to hunt down those Sichuan and Shu soldiers who, in his opinion, had not had time to escape.

And the faster, the better. If the delay continues, who knows where those Sichuan and Shu soldiers will flee to, and whether they can still catch up?

Therefore, Chen Wu looked at Huang Gai's hesitation, and his expression became more ferocious.

Huang Gai sighed. He knew he couldn't stop him. If he really stopped him, he would probably start a fight on the spot. He could only nodded and said, "I'll give you a thousand soldiers, send more scouts, and be careful of ambush!" 』

"Thank you, Governor Huang, for the tip!" ” Chen Wu snorted, turned around and left.

Chen Wu boasted that he was commanding Lujiang Shangjia, which was stronger on land than the ordinary Jiangdong soldiers. Now he was chasing the retreating Sichuan and Shu soldiers, so why should he be afraid?

Although Huang Gai was a little worried, he saw that everything was safe when he entered the city, so he put down at least 80% to 90% of his worries. The remaining one or two worries were actually about the possible ambush of the Sichuan-Shu Army. …

Huang Gai was not surprised at all that there were soldiers from Sichuan and Sichuan left in the valley.

Because this is normal, and we really believe that the Sichuan-Shu Army has withdrawn.

After all, it is basic to withdraw troops and leave an ambush behind, but it is possible that the remaining Sichuan and Shu troops were accidentally exposed and discovered by Jiangdong scouts.

So now that the ambush left by the Sichuan-Shu Army has been discovered, a counterattack is inevitable. In Huang Gai's plan, if Chen Wu wins, then although most of the credit belongs to Chen Wu, Huang Gai also has the commanding credit to share, which is not a loss. On the contrary, if Chen Wu accidentally loses, then Chen Wu Wu Ye was not qualified to pick fights with Huang Gai again...

As for the consequences if it really fails, Huang Gai thinks it won't be a big problem. Because Huang Gai felt that the Zigui defenders were at the end of their rope and had used everything they could. If there were still some kerosene, gunpowder and the like, Chen Wu had almost dug people into the corner before. Why would the Sichuan and Shu defenders do this? Need not?

Huang Gai thought so, and Chen Wu felt so even more.

Chen Wu even felt a little resentful. He felt that the Sichuan and Sichuan defenders really didn't give him any face, so why couldn't they hold out for two more days?

He has already dug tunnels under the city wall!

With anger, Chen Wu quickly found the traces left by the Sichuan and Shu soldiers, and also saw the smoke floating in the valley.

"grass! 』

Have you eaten this yet?

Chen Wu became more and more angry, and he led the people towards the place where the smoke was rising.

After bypassing the nameless mountain road and passing through the jungle, it suddenly became clear that there were some tents scattered in the valley facing us. There were some vague figures moving around, maybe because they all wanted to eat, so when Chen Wu and his men came up, there was no secret whistle to warn!

It's no wonder, after all, they are all defeated troops, what else can they look like?

Chen Wu estimated that these were soldiers who were forced to stay behind by the Sichuan and Shu generals, or who were said to have died. Anyway, this kind of thing is not uncommon in Jiangdong. I heard that when Sun Jian escaped, wasn't that what happened...

If that's the case, you're welcome!

Chen Wu waved his arms and ordered the attack without saying a word!

Lujiang Shangjia howled and threw himself directly into the valley!

Those Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers who seemed to be waiting for dinner in the tent ran towards the depths of the valley in panic, while Chen Wu's Lujiang Shangjia followed behind them without even thinking!

However, after bypassing the foot of the mountain, those Sichuan and Shu soldiers who were running "in panic" suddenly disappeared, as if they had disappeared directly into the mountains and shrubs...

Lujiang Shangjia, who was chasing after him, felt something was wrong at this moment. He stopped one after another and looked around.

Suddenly, the fear exuded by the flames jumped and reflected in the eyes of Chen Wu and other Lujiang Shangjia!

From the top of the mountain, more than ten ignited straw balls were thrown and jumped towards the Jiangdong soldiers.

Screams suddenly echoed throughout the valley.

"fire! Fire! 』

"Ahhhh..."

Flames, black smoke, screams, and wails.

Zhuge Liang stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the Jiangdong soldiers under his feet like ants on a hot pot in the fireworks, and shook his head, "It's a pity that Huang Gong did not come, only some small fish and shrimps came..."

If Huang Gai could really be burned to death, Jiangdong would basically have no choice but to withdraw his troops. It's a pity that Huang Gai is a veteran general after all, he is experienced and cautious, and is not so easy to fall into.

Gan Ning was beside him, but he was overjoyed. Although it was not his idea, the fire he lit was just like Yourong Yan said, "Engage, now is it time for Jiangdong to withdraw its troops?" 』

Zhuge Liang chuckled, "No, on the contrary..."

"ah? Gan Ning was stunned.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "If Huang Gongfu was burned, he would probably have retreated... Unfortunately, now... sometimes in this war, the outcome is not necessarily the outcome..."

"ah? What else do you want if you don’t want victory? Gan Ning couldn't understand it at all and scratched his head.