The order was laid, and the 20,000-strong army suddenly stopped, hundreds of paces in front of the north gate, and the formation did not advance.
Not only Shi Dakai, but also the 20,000 Great Wei soldiers, looking at the strange picture of the enemy city, all opened their mouths in surprise, and they were all confused.
According to common sense, when Zhao Fan learned that their army was coming, he must have ordered all 5,000 soldiers and horses to go to the city, with bows and crossbows in preparation, and wooden flying stones raised, waiting for the Wei army to attack.
But what they saw in front of them was too unexpected for them.
The first line of the city wall, which was supposed to be densely packed with human heads, turned out to be empty and empty at the moment.
The suspension bridge, which was supposed to be hanging high, was in a state of falling.
The city gate, which was originally closed, was now wide open, and I couldn't see half of the soldiers guarding the gate, only seven or eight old men, who were sprinkling water and sweeping the floor like no one was at the gate, as if they didn't take their 20,000 troops in their eyes at all.
Here's what's going on In the minds of the soldiers of the Great Wei, the same question mark burst out, looking at each other for a while, and looking at the empty enemy city for a while, all of them had a blank expression.
Looking at the situation in front of him, Shi Dakai, who was originally murderous, had dissipated his murderous aura at this moment, and was replaced by deep suspicion.
The 20,000 Wei army stopped in front of the enemy city, neither retreating nor attacking the city, forming a stalemate.
The head of the north gate of Chenxian County.
Thousands of Taiping soldiers were curled up, squatting under the female wall, trembling one by one, not even daring to take a breath, let alone raise their heads.
Thousands of people sweated one by one, fearing that the city gate would be so wide open, and the next second the Wei army would rush into the city and kill them cleanly.
Zhao Fan, who was hiding in the city tower, had already soaked in a cold sweat at this moment, and he didn't dare to go out, but he lay on the crack of the door from time to time, looking condescendingly out of the city, his heart was pounding wildly, and his face was written with two "nervousness" of Dou Da.
Behind Zhao Fan, the officials of all sizes in the county were also flustered, wiping their sweat from time to time, and they didn't even dare to take a breath of air.
Among the group of panicked and restless people, Deng Ai was the only one, but he was calm and relaxed, sitting in the corner and sipping a small wine, revealing a calm temperament that was not similar to his age.
Zhao Fan turned around and found Deng Ai in the corner, and when he saw Deng Ai's relaxed appearance, his eyes couldn't help but burst with disgust and annoyance.
He ran over in a few steps, and asked in a deep voice at Deng Ai: "Deng Shizai, the enemy is already standing under his nose, you are still in the mood to drink, what do you mean?"
Deng Ai put down the wine glass, stood up slowly, and said with a calm and calm smile: "Since the Wei army did not attack immediately, it means that Shi Dakai has already fallen into the plan of his subordinate empty city, and he has doubts, and he will retreat later, why should Lord Taishou be so anxious, it is better to sit down and drink a glass of wine." ” Seeing that Deng Ai said so relaxed and confident, Zhao Fan's nervous and irritable mood calmed down a little, but he said worriedly: "The stone thief is not attacking now, but this does not mean that your strategy is successful, in case he will see through your strategy and still launch an attack, Deng Ai, when the time comes, the responsibility for the loss of Chenxian County, this Taishou will ask you to bear it alone." ” Zhao Fan's implication was already very clear, if Shi Dakai launched an attack, he would never dare to lead the army to resist, and would immediately abandon the city and flee.
And when the time comes, he fled to Hong Xiuquan, and when he was scolded by Hong Xiuquan, he Zhao Fan would put all the responsibility for losing the city on Deng Ai, and asked him to carry this black pot and apologize for his crimes.
Deng Ai's brows narrowed slightly, and a trace of displeasure and even disdain flashed in his eyes.
Yes, he had a little contempt for Zhao Fan from the bottom of his heart.
You must know that he is just a small official in the county, even if this empty city plan is his offering, but the decision to adopt it is still in the hands of him Zhao Fan in the end.
And since Zhao Fan decided to use the empty city strategy, it means that he is also willing to bear the consequences of the failure of the strategy.
But now Zhao Fan said that if the strategy failed, he would ask him Deng Ai to carry the black pot and let him be a scapegoat.
Deng Ai's mood became agitated again, but he swallowed his saliva, suppressed the no, and said coldly: "Taishou, don't worry, if my empty city plan is replaced by an ordinary and reckless enemy general, maybe it will really not work, it is precisely that Shi Dakai is extremely resourceful, he will be suspicious, he will definitely be fooled, this plan will definitely succeed."
"What if" Zhao Fan was still uneasy, and asked forcefully.
Deng Ai was silent for a moment, and then said angrily: "This plan is offered by my Deng Ai, if it fails, the king of heaven will blame it, and I, Deng Ai, am willing to bear the consequences." ” "Okay, that's what you said" Zhao Fan nodded with satisfaction, and said to the county officials on the left and right: "You have all heard it, if the king of heaven blames him at that time, you have to be a witness." ” The county officials on the left and right naturally said yes one after another.
Deng Ai was silent, returned to his seat with a cold snort, lowered his head and continued to sip wine.
Zhao Fan had no choice, so he had to be uneasy again, and leaned to the side of the door, looking down at the city through the crack in the door.
In front of the city, the Wei army has been arrayed for a long time, but it has never attacked the city.
It's not that you can't attack, but you don't dare to attack.
Shi Dakai stared at the old people in front of the city gate who were sprinkled with water and sweeping the floor, the more he looked at it, the more suspicious he felt, and then looked at the empty picture above the city, and the suspicion in his heart became heavier and heavier.
After hesitating for a long time, Shi Dakai waved his hand and shouted: "Order the whole army to retreat ten miles and set up camp."
When the order was handed down, the lieutenant generals on the left and right were all surprised.
An adjutant general hurriedly asked: "General Shi, our army has been killed by the city gate, there is not a single enemy shadow on the head of this Chenxian county, and the city gate is also open, why do you want to withdraw the troops, just kill into the city in one go." ” "You know what?"
Shi Dakai snorted coldly, and pointed at the open city: "The enemy opened the city gate wide, and he couldn't see the shadow of half of the soldiers, he obviously wanted to lure me to attack the city, I expected that Zhao Fan must have ambushed a heavy army in the city, how could I let him be." ” "However, isn't it said that the Hong thief has fled with the main force, leaving only Zhao Fan and five thousand weak soldiers?"
the deputy general said suspiciously.
Shi Dakai said in a deep voice: "There are treacherous people like Yang Xiuqing in the Taiping Army, and there are top strategists like Sima Hui, maybe this is just a trick for them, and they must not be underestimated." ” Shi Dakai had made up his mind, and immediately ordered the whole army to withdraw ten miles to camp, and at the same time sent a messenger Pegasus to report the military situation to the potters who were still in the north.
The order was passed down, and the 20,000 menacing Great Wei soldiers had to forcibly suppress the raging fighting spirit and slowly retreat in an orderly manner.
On the first line above the city, the Taiping soldiers who were crouching under the female wall were surprised and delighted when they saw the Wei army retreating like a tide, and if it wasn't for the order, they would have jumped up excitedly, cheering loudly to celebrate and escape the catastrophe.
Inside the city tower, they were already caught in surprise and excitement, and all the Guiyang officials clapped their hands excitedly in celebration.
Zhao Fan was even more excited that his body was trembling, and his eyes were surging with surprise, as if he couldn't believe his eyes, and he couldn't believe that Shi Dakai, a murderous rebel who was coming and invincible, actually withdrew without firing a single shot.
"Shizai, your empty city plan has succeeded, it has really succeeded, you really impressed Ben Taishou."
Zhao Fan excitedly praised Deng Ai, his attitude was completely different from before.
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The county officials and colleagues on the left and right also looked at Deng Ai with surprised eyes, but the meaning of appreciation was less than jealousy.
Deng Ai drank the last sip of wine in the cup, stood up and looked at Zhao Fan proudly, and said with a faint smile: "I said a long time ago, that Shi Dakai must be fooled, and now Taishou finally believes it." ” "Your strategy is indeed wonderful, but how fierce that Shi Dakai is, why did he not dare to attack when he saw my city gate wide open" Zhao Fan pressed the surprise, but asked in confusion.
Deng Ai sneered and stammered and explained: "This is actually simple, that Shi Dakai will use soldiers, but the more this kind of person, the more suspicious he is, when he sees that our city gate is wide open, and there is no one above the city gate, he will naturally wonder if there is a heavy army ambush in my city, and under the unpredictable reality, of course he can only choose to retreat first, and dare not rashly attack the city." ” Zhao Fan suddenly realized, looked at Deng Ai's eyes, and couldn't help but add a little novelty, as if he couldn't believe that this humble and inconspicuous stuttering boy could have such resourcefulness and insight to help him solve a big crisis, which was really unexpected.
At that moment, Zhao Fan patted Deng Ai's shoulder and praised him: "Deng Shizai, Deng Shizai, I didn't expect you to be a great talent, don't worry, I will truthfully report your merits to the Heavenly King, and you will wait for the Heavenly King to add you to the knighthood." ” "Thank you, Lord Taishou."
Deng Ai was busy with excitement and thanked him again and again.
If he can really be appreciated and promoted by Hong Xiuquan, then the official position will be promoted, and there will be more space to show his talents.
Zhao Fan then comforted and praised Deng Ai again, and then sent him down to the city.
As soon as Deng Ai walked on the front foot, Jun Cheng on the back foot stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Lord Taishou, how to write this good news, do you really want to write Deng Ai's merits truthfully?"
"Ahem, how to write the good news, do you still use Ben Taishou to teach you" Zhao Fan coughed and glared at him, and the tone of the rhetorical question was meaningful.
The county immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Lord Taishou, do you see if it is okay for your subordinates to write like this, just write that the traitor Shi Dakai's army is pressing, our army is outnumbered, and the army's heart is turbulent. ” Zhao Fan was satisfied, and did not speak, only nodded.
Jun Cheng understood, and was busy according to Zhao Fan's meaning, wrote a good news, and sent someone to Pegasus to report to Hong Xiuquan.
Zhao Fan walked out of the city tower, stood on the edge of the city wall with his head held high, raised his eyes to look at the Wei army who was retreating far away, and muttered a sneer in his mouth: "Deng Ai, you are indeed a little clever, although this empty city plan is dangerous, but it has helped Ben Taishou make a great contribution, but it's a pity, such a big credit, how can Ben Taishou cheapen you A small official from a humble background, hum" isjgy: