Chapter 54: The Strategy of Tian Feng

Chapter 54: The Strategy of Tian Feng
Early the next morning, the sound of a horn could be heard in the distance, and the soldiers on the walls of Pingling City discovered the approaching army of Yuan.
Ju Yi sat upright under the command flag, leading the vanguard battalion of thirty thousand Yuan soldiers slowly encircling the city. With just one look, Ju Yi locked his gaze on the formidable purple-faced man on the wall, wielding a large Spring and Autumn Sword.
Ju Yi smiled and said to the vice general next to him,
"That person has an extraordinary momentum, he must be the commander of Pingling City. He seems to be a good man, but unfortunately he met me, Ju Yi, today."
Vice General showed strong fighting spirit and said to Ju Yi,
"General, let me lead my troops to charge first."
Ju Yi calmly waved his hand and then said,
"I heard that Guoze's nephew is a useless fellow who only cares about eating, drinking, and living. Before he died, he had a lot of useless friends. There is a guy named Yang Jian who kept shouting last night that he wants to teach me, Ju Yi, a lesson. Let him lead his troops to attack the city."
Yang Jian on the side felt a little uneasy when he heard this. Although he did say these words, isn't he always pretending to be cool like this?
How did someone even tell that old fellow Ju Yi about it!
Now that I have been killed, I can't pretend anymore. If I survive today, my beautiful wife, whom I was just about to marry, will be taken away by someone else.
Yang Jian held a long spear, sweat dripping down his face.
"General, last night I spoke out of turn while under the influence of alcohol. I beg you not to stoop to my level and pay attention to a small character like me, Yang Jian."
Ju Yi's eyes drifted towards the person in front. The sharp gaze almost pierced Yang Jian's heart, causing cold sweat to flow down his body. He knelt down in front of Ju Yi with a thud.
"Those who retreat from the battlefield shall be beheaded! Someone, come..."
Yang Jian hurriedly kowtowed, knocking his forehead several times almost breaking it.
"General, I'll go up with my men, I'll go up with my men, please don't kill me..."
Ju Yi nodded solemnly, then coldly smiled.
"Go, your family will be taken care of properly afterwards,"
At this moment, Yang Jian cursed Juyi countless times in his heart, but he continued to kowtow and express his gratitude unwillingly. Reluctantly, he followed a team of a thousand people and moved forward.
On the city wall, Zhang Liao saw two one-thousand-men squads separating from Yuan Shao's army, and ordered the soldiers on the wall to prepare bed crossbows and stone cannons.
"Draw your bows, load the stones, and wait for them to come within two hundred paces. Then, kill them all with a direct hit. I want none of them to survive this initial charge!"
As Yang Jian and his few subordinates approached below the city, he held up his shield nervously. However, countless stones and arrows from the bed crossbows were already raining down on them.
Yang Jian, who was charging ahead, didn't even have time to scream before he was hit by the rocks and his brain splattered. Not a single member of this thousand-person team survived under the powerful firepower of the defenders in the city.
Ju Yi secretly palpitated with fear. The defense strength is indeed not something that can be easily overcome.
Guo Tu's influence cultivated in the army has suffered numerous casualties due to Ju Yi's blatant actions. Several young generals who used to align with Guo Tu in the vanguard camp were suddenly at a loss for words.
Later, Ju Yi ordered sternly,
"Bring someone over, surround the one who is short of three, and send people to attack from time to time. I want to see how many stones and arrows Pingling City has."
"Cloud ladder cars and well railings are ready, ready to charge before dinner. Once we take Pingling City, I will allow you to play freely for two days."
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"Niutou Mountain, Tian Feng has already arrived at Wen Chou's camp with Yan Liang and Chun Yu Qiong."
The camp of Yuan Jun is now spread at the foot of the mountains, like a white flowing river, blocking the road between Le'an County and Jinan County.
Tian Feng gathered commanders such as Wen Chou, Yan Liang, Chunyu Qiong, Zhang He, and Gao Lan overnight. Holding an oil lamp, Tian Feng carefully observed a rough map of Qingzhou.
This is a hand-drawn map by a scout of Yuan Shao's army, of course it cannot compare to the products brought by Liu Bei's modern technology.
"Generals, Pingling is now surrounded by our lord, and we are facing a continuous stream of reinforcements from Liu Bei. We have a great responsibility on our shoulders."
"Sir, just tell us your plan. We, the army of Jizhou, are not afraid of those miscellaneous soldiers from Xuzhou."
With a serious expression on his face, Wen Chou said to Tian Feng.
Tian Feng straightened his bent waist, then sighed and said, "Actually, before leaving Pingling, I had already suggested that our lord send a general with a elite army to attack Xuzhou. If Liu Bei is attacked from both sides by our army, he will surely be unable to attend to both ends."
Zhang He stood up and walked over to the map, immediately realizing: "In that case, not only can we take Qingzhou, Liu Bei might not even be able to hold onto Xuzhou."
Tian Feng looked at Zhang He, who had a strategic vision far beyond the others, and nodded approvingly.
"Unfortunately, Guo Tu and Feng Ji opposed it and even had Xun Yu supporting them. Myself and Xu Zi Yuan, we couldn't change Lord's thoughts at all."
A few people's expressions were somewhat gloomy, and the hot-tempered Chun Yu Qiong even slammed the desk in front of him heavily.
"Guo Tu, that dog bastard, should be cut to death with a single blow!"
"Now that we have the advantage of geographical position and timing, the topography of Mount Funiu has been heavily guarded by over 80,000 of our troops, and the reinforcements from Lean County can forget about passing through here."
(End of this chapter)