Chapter 22 Everything is ready, just open the city gate

Author: Zimu Feiyang

Chapter 22 Everything is ready, just open the city gate

Cao Cao stroked his beard, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Cao Ren is our general. He wants to go with me to the front line to lay out the battle line. Cao Ren can't lend it to you."

"Fengxiao is a military advisor, and I can't lend it to you. Cao Hong can lend it to you for a few days, and Xu Chu can lend it to you for a few days."

"As for the tiger and leopard cavalry, I will lend you two thousand leopard cavalry. However, I can only lend you half a month at most. After half a month, Cao Hong will lead the two thousand leopard cavalry back."

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were Cao Cao's elite cavalry. There were only five thousand in total, and they were led by Cao Hong.

The tiger and leopard cavalry are also divided into two types: tiger cavalry and leopard cavalry. Three thousand tiger cavalry are heavy cavalry, and two thousand leopard cavalry are light cavalry.

After Cao Cao said these words, it was basically a done deal.

It is impossible for a prime minister of Cao Cao's family to really bargain like a vendor in a vegetable market.

Su Ming made some calculations, and Qin Qi's five thousand soldiers and horses were responsible for blocking the ferry and preventing Huang Zu's navy from landing.

He led two thousand leopard cavalry and rushed straight to Huang Zu's camp to capture the thieves and capture the king first.

So, now there is another question.

How to open the city gate of Xiling is the key.

Although the Leopard Cavalry is an elite cavalry, it is not good at attacking cities.

Qin Qi's five thousand new soldiers were not even able to fight a siege.

If the hard one doesn't work, then you can only use the soft one.

We have to find a way to bribe Huang Zu's henchmen, open the city gate at the critical moment, and let them enter the city.

After having a rough plan in mind, Su Ming said to Cao Cao: "I still need ten thousand taels of gold. I have to find a way to earn the city gate."

After Cao Cao pondered for a while, he felt that ten thousand taels of gold was nothing.

"Okay, I'll give it to you!" Cao Cao agreed.

Jiangxia County.

Xiling County.

In a house.

Cao Hong and Qin Qi were leading the army to Jiangxia, while Su Ming had already led Xu Chu, Sun Shangxiang, and a dozen of his confidants to sneak into Xiling County quietly.

This house was bought by Su Ming just yesterday and used as a base for their operations.

"General Su, I've found out everything."

"The navy at Xiling Ferry was led by Huang She, the son of Huang Zu, and under him were the Jinfan thief Gan Ning and Su Fei. The four gates of Xiling were guarded by Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng, Chen Ju and Deng Long.

." The scout responsible for inquiring about the news reported to Su Ming.

Xiling Ferry is outside the city. Su Ming's plan is for Xu Chu and Qin Qi to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to form a square formation and occupy the ferry by surprise.

As long as the ferry is occupied, Huang Zu's navy will not be able to get ashore. When the time comes, he will capture the thieves first and capture the king. After finishing Huang Zu in Xiling City, he will then deal with the navy again.

The key to the problem now is how to attack Xiling City.

As long as he can enter the city, with his own force and two thousand leopard cavalry, he can complete the task of capturing the thief first and the king first.

The four city gate guards, Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng, Chen Jiu and Deng Long, were responsible for guarding the four city gates respectively.

Su Ming carefully looked at the information on the four city gate guards in his hand.

Zhang Hu has no special hobbies. He is in the military camp every day, and his home is at home. He has a wife and a son.

Chen Sheng and Chen Jiu are brothers. They are young and have a good relationship with Huang Zu's son Huang She. It seems that they are not easy to bribe.

Deng Long was a veteran and had no wife. He spent his days hanging out in brothels in the city, lusting after women.

"Brother Su Ming, who should we start with?" Xu Chu stretched his big head and asked Su Ming.

The two brothers Chen Sheng and Chen Jiu can be ruled out first. They are young and carefree, so they may not be able to be tempted by wealth and sex.

Moreover, when such young people are in their prime of life, it is easy for them to become overheated, and they are not easy to threaten.

Zhang Hu's weakness should be his wife and son.

As for Deng Long, he can seduce with female sex.

After thinking about it, Su Ming decided to start with Zhang Hu.

Female sex is just a temptation, and Deng Long may not cooperate with him for female sex.

But Zhang Hu is different. His wife and children are a fatal weapon.

I kidnapped his wife and children without fear of him not cooperating.

Although, this method is a bit dirty.

However, Su Ming only had this chance and could not take any risks, so he could only make this decision.

History will only remember the victors.

You won't remember how you won.

Su Ming ordered Cao Hong and Qin Qi to lead their troops to hide in the day and night, and soon lurked in the mountains more than ten miles outside Xiling City.

In ancient times, there were barren mountains and ridges everywhere. As long as you didn't take the official road stupidly, not only a few thousand troops but also 350,000 troops could be hidden in the mountains without being discovered.

Now, the soldiers and horses have lurked near Xiling City. Everything is ready, all that is left is the person to open the city gate.

At this time, Su Ming was also ready to take action against Zhang Hu.

In the evening, Zhang Hu came down from the north gate.

"General Zhang, do you want to go have a drink together?" his deputy general greeted Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu showed an honest smile on his face and refused the kindness of his colleagues, saying: "No, your sister-in-law has prepared the meal at home and is waiting for me to go back!"

These people also know that Zhang Hu has no bad habits.

I don’t drink, gamble, or visit brothels. I always go home as soon as possible after lunch every day.

Therefore, after Zhang Hu declined the invitation, they left separately.

In the city, in a small courtyard.

"Creak." Zhang Hu pushed open the door and shouted into the room: "Madam, I'm back."

However, when Zhang Hu opened the door to the back room, he saw a stranger sitting in his home, drinking wine and eating vegetables.

Zhang Hu is very familiar with the dishes on the table. They are all his favorites and were cooked by his wife.

When I got home, I didn't see my wife and children, but I saw a few strangers.

Zhang Hu pulled out the sword from his waist with a bang, pointed at Su Ming and yelled: "Who are you?"

Su Ming picked up the chopsticks to hold the vegetables, dipped his other hand in the wine, and wrote the word "Cao" on the table.

"Cao Cao's people?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Hu looked at Su Ming with a cold face.

"Crack!"

"Bah!" Su Ming chewed a few mouthfuls quickly, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then said to Zhang Hu: "It's not interesting, the prime minister of Jiangxia is interested in it."

"Tonight, please open the city gate."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hu's face immediately darkened. He thought to himself, this is asking me to be a traitor and sacrifice the city gate!

"Impossible!" Zhang Hu refused without even thinking.

"Pah! Pah!" Su Ming clapped his hands, and someone immediately brought two large boxes next to him. Su Ming waved his hand, signaling his men to open the boxes.

After the box was opened, one of the two boxes was full of gold cakes, while the other box was empty.

Su Ming took a few mouthfuls of food and then slowly said, "If you agree, these three thousand taels of gold will be yours."

"If you don't agree, the other box will be used to hold the heads of your family of three. I promise to let you and your family of three walk away neatly."
Chapter completed!