Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 97 Thunder
At noon the next day, Zhang Liao learned that Xuzhou was on fire and was attacked during the chaos and was about to fall. He then discovered that the Huainan military camp near Xiaopei was indeed empty.
After determining that Ji Ling was concentrating his main forces to capture Xuzhou and that there might be civil unrest in Pengcheng, Zhang Liao mobilized all the troops in Xiaopei and rushed to support him.
There were only a few thousand defenders in Xiaopei, as well as Gao Shun's eight hundred soldiers.
But halfway through the journey, they met a fast horse from Pengcheng who came to report that the fire in Xuzhou was just a feint and Ji Ling's target was still Xiaopei!
However... it was already getting dark, and the moon was dark and the wind was strong. It was too late for Zhang Liao to go back, so he had to take 3,000 cavalry back for support first, while the other infantrymen continued on their journey slowly.
That night, Ji Ling's main force indeed appeared outside Xiaopei. Wei Xu, who was in charge of the South Gate among the garrison, and Ji Ling raised fire as a signal, opened the city gate and welcomed Ji Ling's army directly in.
Even the Xianzhen Camp could not defend the city under such circumstances and could only escape from the east gate...
Gao Shun first commanded his men to gain a firm foothold at the East Gate, which was still under his control, as a retreat route. Then he led the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to pick up the families of Lu Bu and other generals in the Wengcheng.
Normally the army cannot enter the city, but this refers to the inner city. In the world of Cheng Ji, even a small city has a large urn built in it. The army that takes turns to rest during the defense of the city is stationed in the urn, and street fighting also takes place in the urn.
When there is no military pressure, the city wall can also be opened as a market town, but the land in the city wall will not be sold, it is only leased, and no one lives there.
When they were about to rush back to the east gate, Song Xian led his men to block the way and said, "Gao Shun, Hao Meng! Lu Bu is stubborn, brave but not wise, heartless, short-sighted... It's not too late to surrender now!"
Gao Shun grinned and muttered something strangely. Hao Meng at the side shouted, "How dare you, a traitor, make such a fuss here!"
"Hmph, you are so stubborn. I will leave Lu Bu's family behind and let you go... Hey! How dare you launch a sneak attack?" Song Xian was halfway through his words when Gao Shun rushed up.
Gao Shun's armor is very similar to Jiang Qin's, both are "plain" in style, and the color is darker. The special thing is... the bonus to combat power is weaker than the same armor. At the same time, it is better at commanding Ji-made soldiers!
Lü Bu can accurately command a hundred cavalrymen without relying on junior officers, while Gao Shun's normal upper limit is three hundred. If it is the Xianzhen Camp trained by him personally, he can command eight hundred.
There are no mistakes, no morale collapse, and even no "morale" at all. The strength of the Eight Hundred Vanguards is completely constant!
Therefore, it is common to see that in Gao Shun's Xianzhen military camp, the crows are silent, with only the sound of Ji Zao's soldiers passing by during their inspections...
Ordinary people would feel depressed just by being in it.
After an incident , Gao Shun became taciturn and always acted independently in the army. In addition, due to the special nature of the Xianzhen Camp, other generals mostly kept their distance from him.
Hao Meng looks a little thin and always smiles with squinting eyes. Although sometimes people don't know what he is thinking, his smiling appearance seems to be the exact opposite of Gao Shun's personality, but he gets along well with Gao Shun.
However, even though Gao Shun's armor was not good for fighting, it was still no match for Song Xian.
After a few rounds of fighting, Song Xian screamed, "Ah! I'm dead!"
Then there was no sound, and his personal soldiers were also dragged into the trap camp and retreated from the east gate together...
After Ji Ling entered the city, he received news that Song Xian, one of the three insiders responsible for capturing Lu Bu's family, had been killed by Gao Shun, and Gao Shun had already evacuated from the east gate.
Ji Ling felt deeply sorry about this. He had thought that he could capture Xiaopei and also seize the "treasure" that would control Jiangdong for his lord. He secretly cursed these traitors for being incompetent.
However, on the surface, Ji Ling looked very sorry for Song Xian's death. He comforted Wei Xu and Hou Cheng and reiterated his lord's promise to confer the title of Guannei Marquis on the two of them, which made Wei Xu and Hou Cheng feel at ease.
Before in Pengcheng, Ji Ling was just making a feint attack, which was also discussed in advance with the Xu family and other families.
After all, Pengcheng City is deep and has thick walls, and there are many defenders. The influence of those traitors in the city is limited in the army. Even if they create some chaos in the city, they may not be able to take over the entire Pengcheng before Xiaopei comes to rescue . If they only take down one city gate, once Xiaopei’s army arrives, they will have to retreat even if they have entered the stage of street fighting in the city.
So Ji Ling’s initial target was Xiaopei!
Therefore, Xu Tong and others came to Xiaopei specially to secretly instigate Wei Xu's rebellion...
Although Xiaopei is just a small city with a small population and grain reserves, as long as Ji Ling controls Xiaopei, not only will the army have a place to rest, but the grain route will also be more unobstructed, and they can even directly receive grain and grass from Huainan through Xiaopei Ji - but the consumption will be greater than normal transportation.
At this time, Pengcheng had no geographical advantages except for the city walls. After Xiaopei was captured, it could no longer be defended for long. From a strategic point of view, there was not much difference between Xiaopei and Pengcheng.
Just as Ji Ling captured Xiaopei overnight and led his army into it to camp and rest, in the north of Xiaopei, in front of the weir on the Weishan Lake facing Xiaopei side, Guan Yu had arrived with 3,000 infantrymen two days ago and had worked hard for two days!
Weishan Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Central Plains. It has a very high terrain, with the highest point exceeding hundreds of meters above sea level. It has a huge water storage capacity and is a long and narrow lake system from northwest to southeast. Xiaopei is located in its southwest, and the overall terrain is several dozen meters lower than that of Weishan Lake.
The result of the two-day operation of the three thousand troops was that the Weishan Lake was slightly opened up...
At this time, Weishan Lake had already flowed southward, with a trickle of water flowing out. However, there was still a large amount of earth and rocks blocking the upstream area, which prevented the water from bursting out.
Guan Yu had also ordered the ordinary soldiers to wait along the higher and more stable terrain, while he was flying alone in front of this last barrier.
Guan Yu’s armor was emerald green with faint dragon patterns on it!
In his hand was the famous Green Dragon Crescent Blade. At the junction of the blade and the long handle, there was a faint roar of a dragon head, and...if you compare it carefully, you can find that this blade part is exactly the short-handled broadsword that Guan Yu usually holds!
As Guan Yu gently shook his arm, the dragon shadow on the Green Dragon Crescent Blade became more solid, and even the sound of a dragon's roar was heard.
As Guan Yu swung his crescent blade, he slashed at the dam in front of him. The blade emitted a emerald green light that was dozens of meters long. The last dam was shaken with one strike. Then he swung it in the opposite direction. Amid the huge collision sound, the water flowing out of Weishan Lake became more and more impressive...
Finally, he raised his head high and chopped vertically from top to bottom. Then, a shadow of a green dragon emerged and hit the dam. Suddenly, there was a loud noise, followed by the sound of continuous gushing. The lake water rushed to the lower place like a dragon.
At this time, Guan Yu's face turned slightly red and he fell towards the place where his personal soldiers were in the army.
Guan Yu's armor also has a special feature . It can accumulate strength through the spirit and energy of the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in daily life. When using the armor to activate it, you can choose to burst out with three swords, or you can choose to add thirty swords.
The former is like this now, the power is far greater than ordinary gold and jade, I am afraid that Lu Bu's eyes will light up when he sees it, but it is not easy to control, and after three slashes, it will cause physical exhaustion...
It was also with this last knife that the shadow of a green dragon seemed to flash in the dark clouds. In the still gloomy sky, thunder sounded at the right time. The rain at the end of the summer flood season finally arrived as promised!
