Chapter 50, work becomes a pass

It has been raining for three days, and Zu Zhao's army did not choose to attack the city. It was unfavorable to its own army. This must have been taken advantage of the defense. Zhao Ci knew that Zu Zhao would not attack the city in the rain. At night, Ji Ling asked him to discuss military affairs and suggested that he take advantage of the rain to attack the enemy's camp. Now Zu Zhao's military camp is unstable and there is heavy rain. If they attack, they will be bored.

However, Zhao Ci was greedy for pleasure. At the same time, he was waiting for the Yellow Turban Army to attack and wait for reinforcements behind Zu Zhao. He ignored Ji Ling's suggestion and let Ji Ling have a good rest. When the sky clears up, the reinforcements arrived and went out of the city to fight to the enemy. At that time, Zu Zhao's army will definitely be completely destroyed.

Ji Ling repeatedly suggested taking the initiative to attack, but was rejected by Zhao Ci. Looking at Zhao Ci's desire at night and not wanting to fight, Ji Ling was sad and sighed to himself, "Maybe what Zhao Meng said is true. Our army will never escape the fate of defeat. He sighed and retreated to the house. From then on, he no longer suggested to fight, but to hide in the house.

Zu Zhao and his group discussed countermeasures in the camp. If the enemy attacked in the rain and night, it would be a great threat to our army and had to be prevented. In the past few days of heavy rain, there was a lot of water in the camp, especially the serious moisture of grain and grass, and some old people had mildew and other conditions. Although it can still be used, Zu Zhao understands that eating such food is extremely harmful to the army. Moreover, soldiers are in a humid climate day and night, which is very bad for the future.

Su De also thought that the enemy might attack, and suggested that Zu Zhao pull up the camp in the rain, and at the same time open a ditch to let sleep out, so that there should be no water accumulation in the camp. Zu Zhao agreed and ordered people to open ditches and drain in the rain to strengthen the camp. It rained for five days and five nights in a row, and it didn't clear up until noon on the sixth day. Finally, the long-lost sun appeared in the sky. The soldiers cheered and shone in the sun. Under the sunlight, the soldiers immediately enjoyed this comfort. They all took off their clothes and were exposed to the sun.

When Zu Zhao saw the soldiers like this, he was greatly horrified and immediately ordered him to wait and not to relax. If the enemy knew that they were so relaxed now and sent troops to attack the camp, then even if the enemy could not occupy the camp, the loss would not be small. Seeing that it was Zu Zhao's order, the soldiers had to wear armor and helmets and wait.

However, it was said that just after noon, soldiers suddenly came to report that an army suddenly appeared behind the camp, which seemed to be Zhao Ci's army. As soon as Zu Zhao invited people to discuss, Su De immediately pointed out that the enemy must have gone for the grain and fodder. Now our army's grain and fodder are damp. If they destroy it again, the army will have no food and fodder, and the final consequences are unimaginable.

So Zu Zhao immediately gathered his army and attacked in five teams at the same time. One team directly went out of the camp to intercept the enemy's back road, and the other three directly protected the grain and fodder behind the camp. Zu Zhao and others had just led the army to the grain and grass reserve, where they saw flames and chaos in the army. Zu Zhao was shocked that the enemy was indeed coming for grain and fodder, but looking at the current fire, he was afraid that the grain and fodder would be damaged a lot.

Zu Zhao arranged for the soldiers to put out the fire while commanding the army to fight. Zhao Meng took the lead and rushed directly to the enemy. However, the enemy did not respond to the battle, fired a rocket one after another and slowly retreated. Zhao Meng took Zu Zhao's order, waved his army to chase and kill, and took back a lot of grain and fodder. It turned out that it was Ji Ling who came to grab grain and burn grain.

Zhao Meng saw Ji Ling and rushed directly to him. Ji Ling was not in love with the war and ordered the soldiers to sprinkle all the food and fodder on the ground and then withdraw them. The soldiers led by Zhao Meng saw the grain and haystacks all over the ground and had no intention to pursue them. They stopped to pick up the grain and grass one after another. Zhao Meng saw it and didn't want to pursue it.

Ji Ling was walking when suddenly a team appeared in front of him. It was Ma Yuan and Han Ye. When the two saw Ji Ling, they knew that they could not fight him alone. They looked at each other and rushed up at the same time. Ji Ling fought with the two for a while. He was afraid that Zhao Meng would catch up and dared not fight. He fought and retreated, and finally returned to the city. Ma Yuan and Han Ye chased them to the city and recovered all the food they had robbed, but in the process of retreating, the Ji Ling Army sprinkled grain on the ground one after another, and Ma Yuan and others recovered less than half of the original amount of the food.

Ma Yuan and others led the army back to the camp and poured out the recovered grain, which was mixed with a lot of sludge and sand, which made everyone sad for the soldiers. Seeing that the food and fodder were seriously damaged and the soldiers were a little uneasy, Zu Zhao immediately told them that the follow-up food and fodder were already on the way and will arrive soon. Everyone just need to think about how to defeat the enemy as soon as possible, and don't worry about the opposite of what they eat.

The soldiers heard Zu Zhao say that the food and fodder were coming, so they were full of confidence and energy. Zu Zhao saw that the soldiers were energetic and returned to the general's camp. At this moment, Zhao Meng, Su De, Ma Yuan, Han Ye and Zhao Qi all gathered under the account.

Zu Zhao frowned and couldn't help sighing. Su De said, "I didn't expect that the enemy would really attack at this time. If they attack, I'm afraid that our army will be defeated." The rest of the generals were also gloomy when they heard it.

Zuzu said, "Fortunately, it was only the military horse of Ji Ling's headquarters who came this time. I guess Zhao Ci must not agree to attack. This is also God's help to me."

Zhao Meng said, "Zhao Ci is greedy for pleasure and difficult to listen to people's advice. I may have come out to Ji Ling this time without Zhao Ci's permission at all. If Zhao Ci was willing to listen to Ji Ling's brave and fighting character, I'm afraid he would have attacked us when it rained.

Zu Zhao was silent for a moment and said, "If so, we can divorce them."

Everyone was stunned and asked how to dissociat. Zu Zhao thought for a moment and explained to everyone like this. He heard the generals nod their consent. If they could be separated from them, except Ji Ling, then no one under Zhao Ci could resist Zhao Meng and others, and then they could directly attack the city.

However, it was said that after Ji Ling attacked Zu Zhao's grain and grass warehouse, he led the remaining troops back to Xinchang City. This time he really attacked secretly. When the sky cleared, he saw how lazy his soldiers were. He expected that his soldiers were still like this, not to mention the enemy soldiers living outside the camp. So Ji Ling immediately met Zhao Ci and asked the soldiers from the whole city to attack Zu Zhao's army. Unfortunately, Zhao Ci was still drunk in the arms of the beautiful woman and did not see Ji Ling, and asked someone to tell him that there were counselors like Su De in the enemy's camp, and they would definitely know that someone would sneak up and ask Ji Ling not to go. Now that the sky is clear, the enemy does not dare to attack. Let Ji Ling have a good rest and wait for the reinforcements to get out of the city together.

Ji Ling repeatedly asked, but Zhao Ci did not see him. However, Ji Ling could only withdraw. He looked up at the sky and sighed several times. Suddenly, soldiers came to report that part of the grain and grass in the city was seriously damp and needed to be transferred. Ji Ling was inspired by this, and the grain and fodder of Zu Zhao's army must have been eroded by the rain. At this moment, they should also be transferring the grain and fodder. If they unexpectedly burn the rest of the grain and fodder, they will definitely retreat if they lose their grain and fodder. This is the best strategy.

So he met Zhao Ci again, but Zhao Ci was enjoying** with the beautiful woman at this moment. The guard heard the movement in the room and did not dare to go in and report. After half an hour, the movement in the room stopped a little. At Ji Ling's request, the bodyguard seemed to knock on the door and reported the matter to Zhao Ci. Who knows that Zhao Ci was furious when he heard this and said whether Ji Ling wanted to rebel. Unexpectedly, he disturbed his rest five times and three times. If he was not afraid of death, he asked Ji Ling to take the headquarters to have a try.

What Zhao Ci said was angry, but the bodyguard told Ji Ling the original words. After passing a person's mouth, the meaning naturally changed. Ji Ling thought for a while, and his army and horses were less than 800, but it was enough to attack the enemy's grain and fod camp. So he really led 800 troops to rush out of the city gate, directly bypassed the back mountain to take the grain and grass camp of the Zu Zhao army, and ordered the soldiers to take away what they could take away and burn those that could not be taken away. If the enemy chased after them, they would spill the food on the ground, and the enemy would not chase them directly, so that the army could successfully withdraw to the city.

After Ji Ling's successful sneak attack, he led the team back to the city. I, Zhao Ci, had already known about Ji Ling's dispatch of troops. He was angry that Ji Ling actually sent troops privately and completely ignored him as the lord. When Ji Ling came back, Zhao Ci immediately ordered someone to bring him to see himself. Ji Ling didn't know why, so he followed him to see Zhao Ci. He planned to persuade him. Now that the enemy's food and fodder are not good. If they want to continue to stick to guard here, then there must be follow-up troops to send food and fodder. If an army is sent directly around the path and intercept their food and feed behind their back, then Zu Zhao's army will not defeat, and there will be no food. Cao, you must withdraw your troops. If you send troops to pursue you at that time, you can occupy the whole county in Liaodong in one fell swoop. At that time, you can directly use this place as the foundation for the rear and fight against the Han Dynasty.

Although Ji Ling had a good idea, Zhao Ci didn't give him this opportunity at all. As soon as they met him, he scolded him, saying that he did not listen to the military order and sent troops without permission. Is this the rhythm of his whole army to be destroyed? Ji Ling was not convinced and said, "Lord, when I met you, didn't you send someone to send me a message to let me take the troops to attack?"

Zhao Ci was angry, patted the table and roared, "When did I let you bring the army and horses to attack?" You sent troops without permission, damaged many soldiers, and returned from defeat, which damaged our morale. Now you still dare to contradict me. Come on, pull him out and fight 20 military sticks.

The generals knelt down and begged for mercy, saying that Ji Ling did this for the purpose of the army. He had destroyed the enemy's food and fodder and should not have done it. However, Zhao Ci was angry and still thought that Ji Ling was wrong. He insisted on pulling him out and beating 20 military sticks. The first one who pleaded for Ji Ling also pulled out 20 military sticks. One of the poor people who begged for mercy was a civilian. How could he withstand 20 military sticks? Only ten military sticks went down and had long been skinned and fainted. When the generals saw it, they sighed one after another, and no one dared to say a word.

One of the begging generals was hit by 20 military sticks, and he also stood unsteadily and was very resentful. This man's face is black and red, and he is seven feet long. He is not tall. He is Ji Ling's hometown and his name is Ji Gang. The two met in Nanyang. They know that they are fellow villagers, and the two have contact each other from time to time. Later, when Zhao Ci revolted, the two followed at the same time.

Now he has been innocently beaten by 20 military sticks. How can he not be angry? At that time, he came to Ji Ling's room and cried unjustly. He also said that Ji Ling was meritorious, but it turned into a sin. Zhao Ci is really a mediocre and incompetent person. He asked Ji Ling to leave together to avoid losing his life in the future.