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"Once the south gate is attacked, the defenders in the city will immediately guess the origin of us, so that we may spread the news before we capture the city. In this way, even if we capture this city, it will be in vain. The reinforcements of the Western Jin Dynasty will arrive within one day, and we will be unable to escape at that time."

Speaking of this, Xu Shu paused, took the water bag from his own hands, drank a few big mouthfuls of water, and then wiped his mouth off the water stains stuck to his beard. He handed the water bag to his personal soldiers, and he continued: "So although we are closest to the South Gate, we would rather bypass the South Gate than attack directly. In fact, if we were not worried about exposing our whereabouts and avoiding the emergence of external troubles, the West Gate was not the most ideal target of attack. If conditions permit, I would rather lead my army to attack the East Gate or North Gate."

Wei Yan was very smart, and he whispered in a moment: "The military advisor means that if we attack the South Gate directly, the defenders will immediately think that we are the Jingzhou army, because the only enemy in the south is our Jingzhou army. Compared with that, the East Gate and the North Gate are not the case. Nowadays, the Wei State has sent troops to attack Henan County, and the situation is unstoppable. The front army has already captured Zhongmu and may go south to attack Yingchuan at any time. In this way, if the East Gate or North Gate is attacked, the defenders in the city will definitely think that the Wei State soldiers attacked the city all night, and will never think that the Jingzhou army was attacking the city at night. I wonder if the last general is right?"

"That's true." Xu Shu nodded: "In order to fulfill his mission and ensure that he can escape unscathed after completing the mission, we must not only conquer Yangdi City, but also try our best to confuse the public and hide their whereabouts as much as possible. Therefore, sneak attacking the East Gate or North Gate is the best choice. Unfortunately, when we removed the Huangshuiwa Pass last night, we failed to completely wipe out a trunk of troops stationed at the checkpoint. When we counted the bodies after the war, we found that two were missing. Fortunately, the two of us hid in the deep mountains, otherwise our army's whereabouts would have been exposed to the Yangdi Guards at this moment. Now that we have reached this point, we have no time to detour the East Gate or North Gate, and we have no choice but to attack the West Gate nearby, and we must completely wipe out the defenders in the city and occupy Yangdi City before dawn."

Wei Yanshen nodded with approval, and was about to speak, but Jiang Qin beside him robbed him and interrupted: "According to the military advisor, the purpose of our visit to Yangdi City this time is to fulfill the alliance and complete the handover with Wei general Cao Ren. For this reason, Pang Tong's military advisor used the caravan to send some food and grass into the city three months ago. If this is true, it means that Wei general Cao Ren will lead his army to attack Yangdi in the near future, come to contact our army and fulfill the alliance. In this way, even if our army successfully attacked and hid its identity, it will expose the whereabouts of the soldiers under the tent of Wei general Cao Ren in advance, and will be intercepted and chased by the Xiliang army. Wouldn't this be a shame to put us in trouble? Isn't it a shame to put Cao Ren's army in danger?"

As Jiang Qin said, there are only two vassal states that are enemies of the Western Jin Dynasty. If the defenders in the city cannot guess that the Jingzhou army is the one who attacks the city, they will definitely think it is the Cao army. It is that simple. It is either this or that, and there is no third possibility. The reason for this result is that the handover point for the Southern Han and Northern Wei countries to fulfill the alliance is set in Yangdi, the city of Yingchuan County.

Xu Shu turned his head to look at Jiang Qin. He was silent. In the darkness, Jiang Qin could not see Xu Shu's face and eyes at all. But he could feel that his words made Xu Shu very unhappy, and perhaps he would be angry. But Jiang Qin was not afraid. Regardless of whether Xu Shu was happy or not, he must say what he should say. At present, the Southern Han and Northern Wei are allies, and they are joining forces to fight against the Western Jin Dynasty. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are fighting with the Western Jin army. This meeting in Yangdi City is a witness to the long-term alliance between the two countries. However, Xu Shu did this to betray his allies, which made Jiang Qin indignant and could not accept Xu Shu's practice of only conserving himself and not caring about his allies' life or death.

In addition, there is another important reason why Jiang Qin openly raised doubts. This is that Xu Shu asked Zhou Tai to lead 300 personal soldiers to disguise themselves into the city during the day, thinking that they were in the inner support. This made Jiang Qin very uneasy and worried for Zhou Tai all day long because the Western Jin general stationed in Yangdi City was nothing but someone else. It was Ji Ling, the former general under Yuan Shu who had met several times with Zhou Tai. In addition to Ji Ling, the defending generals also had Lei Bo and Chen Lan. These three were quite familiar with the Jiangdong generals and had worked together under Yuan Shu for a while. Therefore, if Zhou Tai was caught by these three people in a little attention, the consequences would be unimaginable.

It is precisely because of this that Jiang Qin was indignant. Xu Shu knew that the generals guarding the city were all former generals under Yuan Shu, and also knew that Zhou Tai had followed Sun Ce as generals under Yuan Shu, and was very familiar with Ji Ling, Lei Bo and others, but he still sent Zhou Tai to sneak into the city to attack the city gate. Isn’t this asking Zhou Tai to die? Why didn’t he send Wei Yan? Is it because Wei Yan is a general in Jingzhou, while Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai are generals in Jiangdong? He kept saying that the Jiangdong Army and the Jingzhou Army were all nonsense. When the critical moment, the Jiangdong Army became the stepmother and left all the headless things to the Jiangdong General. Is this really outrageous?

Under the shade of the tree, Xu Shu couldn't see Jiang Qin's expression clearly, but he could guess what Jiang Qin was thinking at the moment and why he was speaking for Cao Ren's army for no reason. In fact, Xu Shu knew very well that Jiang Qin didn't care about the life and death of the Cao army. The reason why he used Cao army to speak out was to vent his dissatisfaction with him, Xu Shu, and was resentful of his sent Zhou Tai to the city.

Thinking of this, Xu Shu whispered: "What General Gong Yi said is not without reason. At present, the purpose of our army and Cao are the same. We are allied forces. No matter which side of the whereabouts are exposed, they will be surrounded and blocked by the Xiliang army, and they will inevitably suffer losses. However, our trip is alone and has limited troops. Once exposed to the Xiliang army, we will be in desperate situation immediately. If we are besieged by the Xiliang army, we will be wiped out.

In contrast, Cao Ren has many troops under his tent. Even if he is intercepted and chased by the Western Liang army, he is still able to break through the siege. At least it is no problem to withdraw from Yanzhou. Therefore, if we and Cao Ren must expose one to attract the attention of the Western Liang army or restrain the Western Liang army, Cao's army is undoubtedly more suitable than us." To put it bluntly, Xu Shu's words are summarized in one sentence: If you die, you can save yourself. As for allies, you will betray them.

Jiang Qin did not agree with Xu Shu's argument at all. When he was about to argue, Xu Shu raised his hand and shook his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Yangdi City is not so easy to capture. This city is Yingchuan County City, and the county magistrate is Changlin. He is a talented person under the command of the Western Jin Emperor Li Li. Since he took office, he has been a good governor, advised to teach agriculture and sericulture, and governed with clear and clear officials, and was deeply loved by the people. Not only that, this person once served as a prefect in Hedong County. At that time, it was the critical moment of the battle against Yuan. He and the prefect of Henoi led the troops of the two counties to resist the attack of Cao Cao's army, thus defending the Hanoi County after Li Li defeated Yecheng.

From this we can see that Chang Lin, the prefect of Yingchuan, is quite strategic, and although he is a civil servant, he is extremely brave. In addition, there are old generals such as Ji Ling, Lei Bo, Chen Lan and Liu Xun in this city, with as many as 25,000 defenders. Therefore, if we want to capture this city in one fell swoop, we will not be able to go down in one go, and at least we will have to fight for a night."

Speaking of this, Xu Shu sighed softly, "Okay, it's useless to say more. Let's take a break at this time. When the war comes together, there will be no time to rest." After saying that, Xu Shu stopped talking and leaned against the tree and closed his eyes to rest. Jiang Qin said the words to his mouth but had to swallow them back, which made his face flushed. It was so uncomfortable, but he could do nothing.

Immediately, Jiang Qin simply fell on the grass under the tree and slept like a "big" shape, and deliberately snoring to vent his dissatisfaction. Wei Yan sat under the tree, holding a long-handled sword in his arms, leaning against the tree and closing his eyes to sleep. His attitude towards Jiangdong generals was no different from Xu Shu, Pang Tong and others. He was just using it, and he did not regard the Jiangdong army as his own. So he did not care about the life and death of Jiangdong generals. He cared about whether Zhou Tai could seize the city gate as soon as possible and welcome the army into the city. As for other matters, it had nothing to do with him.

Time passes quietly.

The lights of thousands of families in Yangdi City have disappeared, but the wind lights on the streets are still shaking with the evening breeze. A large city like Yangdi City with a population of more than 100,000, the wind lights on the streets are bright all night long. The states and counties under the Western Jin Dynasty, counties and cities with a population of more than 100,000 are the same.

It was quiet late at night, and there were no pedestrians on the street. More than 100,000 people in the city were immersed in their sleep. Suddenly, the updater appeared on the wide street, yelling while beating the gong: "The weather is dry, be careful of the candle!"

The shouts gradually drifted away, and the streets and alleys returned to calm again. At this time, dark shadows flashed under the dim lights, but no one appeared on the street. This was the figure left by someone deliberately avoiding the lights and walking along the houses on both sides of the street in the slanting moonlight.

Just as the shadow appeared, a group of soldiers appeared at the entrance of the alley at the southern end of the street, walking in line in the middle of the street, walking from the alley at almost the same pace, with as many as 500 people. They were the city gate guards who came to change shifts, and they were once every four hours during the day and once every two hours at night. Tonight, this is the second group of city guards who came to change shifts. After they took over, the replaced city guards would not leave, because it was already late at night, and they stayed directly in the shift room on the city tower to rest, sleep for an hour, and then guard for another hour, and then they could go home.

Soon, five hundred soldiers came downstairs. The leading Junhou shouted from the air with the Junhou above, and quickly climbed up to the city tower with the soldiers under his tent. While chatting and laughing, the shift change was completed. However, just as the two Junhous passed by, the Junhou who came to take over the shift whispered: "The prefect ordered me to come and pass the message. Tonight there are wild ghosts in the city and hungry wolves outside the city. General Lei Bo defended the city with me."

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