Volume 2: The King's Way Chapter 183 Famous General
In front of Yingshang City, Ji Ling had already climbed onto the city wall - he relied on the trick of reducing the number of soldiers and increasing the number of stoves to temporarily deceive Bai Tu's main force, so that he had the opportunity to attack Yingshang.
Even if the plan goes smoothly, Bai Tu should have received the news and is rushing back. No matter how optimistic the estimate is, there are only one or two days left.
Naturally, Ji Ling had no time to slowly build siege equipment on the spot, and could only use the most primitive ant-like warfare.
What? Why not bring siege engines?
In order to hide his tracks, Ji Ling has already exerted his extraordinary intelligence and also had good luck. Did he expect to push the sieve that was several stories high over here without being discovered?
Moreover, with their technical level, they cannot transport things like well guards and ladders! And they want to push it for hundreds of miles? It will definitely fall apart halfway due to the bumps...
In comparison, Baitu’s standardized parts production is considered “high-tech”.
At first, Ji Ling thought that as long as he could avoid Bai Tu’s main force, Yingshang was not a fortress to begin with, and when it was not heavily guarded, he could take it with a night attack!
Ji Ling's idea was not wrong. In fact, during the first night attack, he did successfully climb the city wall and almost broke into the city.
After being promoted to the rank of Gold and Jade, if the defenders did not have strong morale or well-trained soldiers and sufficient food, Ji Ling was able to half fly and half climb, and after using the strength of the wall, he could climb up the wall with his bare hands!
Unexpectedly, there was a fierce general hidden in Yingshang, who was also wearing gold and jade armor and wielding a silver dragon spear. After fighting with Ji Ling for more than a hundred rounds, he managed to pull Ji Ling off the city wall.
Why was Ji Ling so shocked?
He was already a famous general, renowned for his martial arts, especially after being named the General of Chariots and Cavalry of the Zhong family, he entered the ranks of golden and jade generals. Even though he had been attacked by powerful men like Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, Ji Ling was at least still confident that not many people could defeat him head-on!
If there were not so many troops defending the city, Ji Ling would even suspect that he had fallen into an ambush.
As Ji Ling was pulled out, the momentum of the night attack was dampened, and in the end both sides suffered losses that night. From the perspective of the siege, the casualties were almost 1:1, and Ji Ling could be said to have made a big profit. However... Ji Ling himself knew very well that he had to take Yingshang in a short time, otherwise no matter how great the casualties were, it would be meaningless.
Today Ji Ling once again led his army to attack. At first everything went as he expected, and the silver-armored general did not appear. However, when he went up to the building again, he found that the other party was waiting for him with an expressionless face.
Ji Ling: ...
You are targeting me, right? If I don't show up, you won't even give orders, and you'll just keep targeting me, right?
"Who are you? Are you so timid that you dare not tell your name?" Ji Ling asked angrily.
Upon hearing this, the silver-armored general's lips trembled instinctively, but he did not make a sound. Instead, he started to fight directly. Ji Ling hesitated for a moment before raising his battle axe.
Last night's battle had forced Ji Ling to admit that there was a certain gap between him and this unknown silver-armored general!
It seemed like he had fought for more than a hundred rounds before he was shot down by one bullet, but in fact Ji Ling could feel that this young silver-armored general, whom he had never heard of, not only possessed golden and jade armor, but also had superb skills, much better than himself. If it weren't for the fact that his armor was stronger, he would not have been able to hold on for so long.
After all, not everyone has the title of founding general of chariots and cavalry...
The reason why he was so tepid and only showed signs of defeat after fighting with the opponent for more than a hundred rounds was mainly because of the opponent's fighting style , which was so tepid, or steady!
Obviously, the silver spear in the opponent's hand was so thin compared to his own axe in terms of thickness, but he was unable to shake it whether it was a sweep, a chop, a stab, or a block.
When Ji Ling thought of this, he became more indignant, and swung the axe in his hand more vigorously. However, the silver-armored general was still as steady as an old dog... no, as steady as a mountain, as if he didn't feel Ji Ling's "explosion" at all.
At this moment, Ji Ling suddenly discovered that there was a Jiangdong army in the distance, and it seemed that they were about to surround him from behind. He immediately realized that Bai Tu's main force had turned back.
In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, Ji Ling had to lead his troops to retreat.
Bai Tu also vaguely saw the battle between Ji Ling and the mysterious general of "his own side" on the city wall.
After all, they were already able to make glass, so Bai Tu naturally would not forget to use the best quality finished products to make a few pairs of telescopes. In fact, almost every main general now had a pair.
Seeing that Ji Ling's army was not in disorder when they retreated, and that his own army had rushed back overnight and was very tired, Bai Tu did not pursue them further, but retreated back to Yingshang City. At the same time, he immediately went to meet the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and the silver-armored general!
The acting county magistrate of Yingshang was a member of the Wei clan who followed the army to the war, and the county lieutenant was also a temporarily appointed captain in the army.
As Bai Tu expected, it was not because his memory had declined sharply. The general in silver armor was indeed not from the General of Chariots and Cavalry's Mansion, nor was he Cao Cao's reinforcement. The reason why Wei Lai trusted him so much and led him into the city was because... he came from Shouchun to deliver a letter!
Yingshang is the county seat of Runan. Although it was conquered, it has not yet gone through the "procedures" to be transferred to Jiujiang County or Lujiang County. It is impossible to send a message directly from Shouchun Ji, unless you go through the interstate channel and notify Runan Ji first, and then Runan Ji forwards it... Yuan Shu would never care about you.
The reason why General Silver Armor was here was related to the news he brought - a plague broke out in Shouchun!
I don’t know whether to say it’s fortunate or unfortunate. Just a few days ago, symptoms of suspected malaria appeared in Shouchun. The main reason is speculated to be that when the rebel army was wreaking havoc in the city, they threw corpses into the well, and some were not discovered in time, causing the water source to be polluted...
Fortunately, the famous doctor Zhang Zhongjing happened to be traveling here - the status of doctors in the Han Dynasty was neither high nor low. Most of the time, the status of doctors can only be felt after the disease occurs... but Zhang Zhongjing is definitely an exception!
Zhang Zhongjing, also known as Zhang Ji, "Zhongjing" is his courtesy name. During his prime years, Zhang Zhongjing mingled in official circles and even served as the governor of a county.
However, Zhang Ji essentially hated bureaucracy and officialdom. When he was a prefect, he even opened a large hall to treat the people in the county.
Later, he resigned from his official position and traveled around. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he could be said to be a "star doctor". No matter where he went, as long as he was willing, he would be a guest of honor of local officials.
After discovering the epidemic in Shouchun, Zhang Zhongjing did not hesitate to start directing the treatment and isolation - ordinary doctors may lack experience in command and dispatch, but Lao Zhang had been a prefect!
Most of the personnel team that Bai Tu left in Shouchun were newcomers from the Naxianguan and the Xianxuan Test. At this time, they dared to give up their power and fully cooperate with Lao Zhang...
At the same time, of course, a message had to be sent to Bai Tu. There were also more than 30 riders following Zhang Zhongjing to Shouchun, all riding war horses. At first, they scared the officials who stayed in Shouchun and almost caused a misunderstanding.
Later, I learned that these people were the "defeated troops" under Gongsun Zan of Hebei. Because they met Zhang Zhongjing by chance, they volunteered to escort him for a while. Moreover, these people actually came to surrender to Bai Gong!
The reason why they ride war horses is to keep a low profile! Otherwise, everyone would be a general with armor.
Among them there is even a General of Gold and Jade - even in the General of Chariots and Cavalry's Mansion, those with gold and jade armor can be counted on one hand, don't you see... the General of Chariots and Cavalry himself is still wearing armor of wood and stone.
There are also four gilded generals, and the rest are wooden and stone generals.
After learning that these people intended to surrender, the officials of Shouchun did not dare to deal with them privately, but they still treated them well.
When he learned that he had to deliver the letter to Yingshang, it was this General Jinyu who volunteered and expressed his willingness to make the trip...
There was no need to question the speed of the Jinyu armor equipped with a BMW engine, and the other party claimed to be very familiar with the terrain of Runan, which was naturally the best - a Jinyu general delivering a letter was the fastest no matter how you looked at it, even the speed of sending letters between Chengji was much slower, and there was no need to worry about being intercepted by a small group of enemy scouts.
This is how the scene of General Silver Armor’s decisive battle against Ji Ling came about.
When Bai Tu saw the silver-armored general and the silver spear in his hand from afar through a telescope, he was already a little excited, but...
After meeting the other person in person, Bai Tu was a little disappointed.
He was as young as I expected, except for his appearance… I had thought that Zhao Zilong of Changshan would be only inferior to the two handsome men of Jiangdong… and their eldest brother in appearance.
However, in Bai Tu's opinion, the other party's appearance is still far from that of Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, not to mention compared with their older brother. Although he can barely be considered to have thick eyebrows and big eyes, he is a little rougher than he imagined.
Just when he was about to ask if this general was the one he was thinking of, the other party took the initiative to greet him and said, "Chen from Runan has arrived, and I pay my respects to Lord Bai."
Bai Tu concealed his disappointment and at the same time, he held back the words "General Zhao, there's no need to be polite" that were about to come out of his mouth, and turned it into: "General Zen, there's no need to be polite! Ahem, after the battle of Yijing, General Chen is fine, it's a blessing for the world!"
By this time Bai Tu had also realized who this "Chen Dao" was.
How many Jinyu Generals are there under the General of Chariots and Cavalry? Those who can become Jinyu Generals at this time are naturally not ordinary people .
He was the commander of the most elite Bai Li soldiers under Liu Bei, equivalent to Cao Chun of Cao Cao. He was famous for his loyalty and bravery. A more intuitive description would be a sentence in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" - his name was often inferior to Zhao Yun.
For Chen Dao, it would be somewhat impolite to say that... he is equivalent to "a weaker Zhao Yun".
Chen Dao was a native of Runan. Historically, it was after the Yidaizhao Incident broke out, when Liu Bei lost and regained Xuzhou and went to seek refuge with Yuan Shao, that Chen Dao defected to Liu Bei. There are no detailed records before that.
Bai Tu had never thought that Chen Dao was also born in Baima...
It's not far-fetched if you do the math. Zhao Yun defected to Liu Bei when Liu Bei had just arrived at Yuan Shao's base camp, Yecheng, which is the same time as Chen Dao...
