Anlu County is located in the northeast of Shiyang and is also one of the counties under Jiangxia County. At this moment in the lobby of the county temple, a middle-aged scholar in his mid-thirties is sitting in the guest seat with his eyes closed and concentrating. Naturally, the person sitting in the main seat is

The Anlu County Magistrate was also silent, but looked outside the door from time to time, as if waiting for something.

"Zhao Mingting doesn't have to worry. We just have to sit here and believe that Captain Zhou will be back soon." The middle-aged scribe said slowly.

Magistrate Zhao nodded slightly, but still said uneasily: "It's just Yushi Xun, Shi Yang is in danger, so I can't help but be impatient!"

"Don't worry, with Lord Wenfu's ability, Shi Yang will definitely not be breached by Wu thieves in a short period of time. We still have some time."

Magistrate Zhao said: "That being said, if Shi Yang is lost, I, Anlu, cannot be saved!"

After saying that, he glanced at Yushi Xun and secretly said that you are not an official of Jiangxia and have the responsibility to protect the territory. Of course, it is easy to put it lightly. If Jiangxia is not protected, it will not be a certain family that will suffer the consequences.

Naturally, Censor Xun heard the implication of Magistrate Zhao and reassured him: "The Ming court is relieved. As long as the Zhou county captain summons all the troops, Yu will have his own strategy to defeat the enemy. By then, the Ming court will be able to help him."

Listen to Datian, your career will be smooth sailing in the future."

These words made Magistrate Zhao very excited. The reason why he took the risk and agreed to Xun Yu's request was just to accomplish a great feat. However, the Wu thieves were coming with great force. Whether Xun Yu's strategy would work is still open to debate.

If things fail, there will be endless troubles.

Therefore, although Magistrate Zhao was several years older than Yushi Xun, he was not as calm as him. However, when he thought about Xun Yu's identity, he felt a little more at ease.

This Xun Yu official lived as a scholar and served as a censor. Not only did he come here on the emperor's order, but he was also from the Xun family in Yingchuan. He was a descendant of a well-known surname and a member of the family.

Although the former leader of the Xun family, Xun Yu, died due to a conflict with Emperor Taizu Wu, another Xun family boss, Xun You, was still highly regarded by the royal family. In addition, the Xun family's disciples and former officials were all over the court, so the Xun family's

The power cannot be underestimated, which is also an important reason why Magistrate Zhao is willing to obey orders and trust Xun Yu.

Just as County Magistrate Zhao was thinking about future gains and losses, there were rapid footsteps and the sound of metal clashing outside the door. A middle-aged man in full armor led several soldiers into the hall.

"The Ming court and the censor have summoned more than 300 soldiers from Anlu County. They are now gathering outside the county temple, waiting for orders from the Ming court and the censor Xun."

"Only three hundred people came? How could I remember that there were more than five hundred soldiers in Anlu County?" Magistrate Zhao said with dissatisfaction.

Zhou Xianwei said: "This..."

What could be the reason? It was not because they were going to fight against Wu thieves. Many sergeants thought that this trip was to risk their lives, so they refused to go for various reasons. Even these three hundred people were made by someone with many years of prestige and repeated promises.

They were summoned only after persuasion, otherwise, huh, the number of people would be even smaller.

Xun Yu on the side seemed to understand the reason. He smiled and helped Zhou Xianwei to relieve the siege and said: "Three hundred people are quite a lot. Plus the troops summoned from other counties, there are more than a thousand people, which is enough to defeat the enemy."

.The sergeants who are not going are staying to defend the city."

"This..." Magistrate Zhao said hesitantly: "Since the censor said enough, I can rest assured."

After Cao Rui came to the throne, in order to show the benevolence of the new emperor, he specially sent courtiers to the borders to condolences the soldiers guarding the border. Xun Yu, the official secretary and censor, was ordered to comfort the soldiers in the Jingxiang area.

The so-called "administering books and serving the censor" is also called "governing the book and serving the censor". Holding the book and serving the censor, referred to as the censor or serving the censor, is an official position that has existed since the Qin Dynasty and has been used by the Han Dynasty to this day.

After the establishment of Cao Wei, this position was often referred to as the second chief minister in the imperial censor, so it was an important position in the imperial censor station. Generally, there were two to four people, who were responsible for serving the censors, supervising and impeaching senior officials. Sometimes they were also ordered to send envoys to arrest arrests.

Prisoners, etc.

Xun Yu thought that it would be an easy task to go south to express condolences to the soldiers at the border. Unexpectedly, Wu suddenly invaded Jiangxia and Xiangyang. When he first heard the news, he felt that he was unlucky and encountered the military revolution. But later

Then he thought that this was a good opportunity for him to make a contribution.

Therefore, Xun Yu made use of his reputation as an angel and his origin as a Xun family in Yingchuan. On the way to Jiangxia, he summoned sergeants from various counties to prepare to support Wenpin. Although the number of cavalry guards around him now was only more than a thousand cavalry.

People, but as long as they can become the first support army to appear in Shiyang, this

It's a great achievement.

What's more, he already has a plan in mind. If he's lucky, he may be able to repel the Wu army and break the siege of Shiyang. If he can really achieve this, his career in the court will be further advanced.

"How is the situation below Shiyang City?" In a dense forest twenty miles north of Shiyang City, Xun Yu, who had led more than a thousand soldiers to this place for a break, asked eagerly to the scouts who were rushing back.

The scout quickly raised his hand and reported: "The censor, the city is safe. It has been found that the Wu army has not attacked the city for two days and has retreated several miles outside the city."

"Oh? This is strange. What is Sun Quan's idea?" Xun Yu was a little surprised and asked, "Have you ever contacted the prefect Wen in the city?"

"Because Wu's army retreated, we managed to sneak into the city and contact Mr. Wenfu and the others. Only then did we realize that Mr. Wenfu had used a trick to temporarily frighten the Wu thieves, which made the Wu thieves not dare to attack the city easily.

"

"So that's what happened." Xun Yu suddenly realized: "Haha, I wonder why Sun Quan didn't seize the time to attack Shi Yang. It turns out that he was frightened. He is such a cowardless person."

At this moment, Xun Yu felt relieved. It was a God-given opportunity for Sun Quan to be scared away by Wen Ping's design. He was originally worried that his strategy would not work, but now after hearing the scout's report, he felt a little more confident.

Xun Yu's confidence increased greatly. He called the scouts closer and said softly: "In this case, you will work harder and go back to the city to tell Mr. Wenfu that this is all that needs to be done tonight..."

At the Wu Army camp, Sun Quan came out of his tent and looked up at the sky. He found that the heavy rain for days had long since disappeared, and the sunshine that had not been seen for a long time shone down from the blue sky, shining warmly on his body.

The sky became sunny, and Sun Quan's mood seemed to improve. Looking at Shiyang City that was vaguely visible in the distance, he felt that it was time to give it another try.

"Come here, beat the drum and gather the generals."

Sun Quan, who was sitting on the throne, saw that all the generals had arrived, and said loudly: "My lords, our army has recovered its strength after two days of repairs, and now the clouds have dispersed, the rain has stopped, and the weather has turned fine, so I have decided that the army will continue tomorrow.

Attacking Shi Yang, vowing to destroy the city in one fell swoop. What do you think?"

Zhu Ran, the number one general in the tent, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I also agree to attack the city tomorrow. Our army abandons the ship and lands to defend the city without delay. If the stalemate waits for the Wei army's reinforcements to arrive, the war may become more difficult. Therefore.

Even if Wenpin has an ambush in the city, our army will attack in one go."

"I second my opinion." After hearing this, the generals also stood up and said.

When Sun Quan saw that the fighting spirit of the generals was so high, he suddenly became more heroic. He patted the table excitedly and said loudly: "Okay. Send the order. The army will have a full meal tonight and attack the city tomorrow."

"promise."

At night, everything was quiet and everyone was sleeping peacefully. Along the way through the frost forest and in the sky under the moon, a group of Wei soldiers had quietly touched the flank of the Wu army's camp. They saw that the leader was Xun Yu, the censor of Cao Wei.

Xun Yu saw that the distance between this hill and Wu camp was almost there, so he ordered the army to stop and whispered: "Light the torch." After a while, more than a thousand soldiers each held a torch, and a bright light suddenly shone out.

"All the troops are listening to the order. The thieves are at this moment. Follow me and kill the enemy." Seeing that the army was ready, Xun Yu immediately drew his sword and shouted loudly.

After that, he took the lead and charged towards the Wu camp, followed closely by more than a hundred cavalry guards, and behind him were soldiers from various counties gathered along the way. More than a thousand sergeants took advantage of the mountains and held torches to attack the Wu soldiers.
Chapter completed!