Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

All is fair in war, but it also depends on who the target of the deception is. If they are some ignorant and uncultured thieves, there are many ways to deceive them, but it is not so easy to deceive Qu Yi.

Zhang Mo glanced at Xu Chu and said, "You remember the art of war quite well, but... this little trick won't fool him."

"Why?"

"If we had plenty of oil, why would we wait until the moth thieves were almost on the wall before releasing it? We could have just used it to smash them down the moment they attacked. How could Qu Yi not have figured out this?"

"What should we do then?" Xu Chu started to worry again after hearing this.

"Many of Qu Yi's archers were injured today. If these were the only ones he had skilled archers, he wouldn't have to worry too much about tomorrow. But if there are more, it will definitely be another tough battle."

While speaking, Zhang Mo's eyes were fixed on the formation of Qu Yi's army on the road ahead. More than 10,000 old and weak people were arranged in the front, and the surrendered soldiers were all on this side of the village. His own troops were in the back. What was the purpose of such an arrangement?

If he wanted to escape, this would be the most appropriate way. With the old and weak blocking the way, Zhang Yan's reinforcements would not be able to kill him even if they came after him. But looking at the tents he had set up, it didn't look like he was going to escape.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Mo suddenly understood something. Her expression changed several times, showing a mixture of joy and sorrow.

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Just as Xu Chu said, many of Qu Yi's archers were injured and he was unwilling to give up. At midnight that day, he sent people to try to swim into the village through the river. As a result, he found that an iron net was nailed under the city bridge. Fish could enter and exit freely, but people could not get through.

"This small village is not simple, it's really not simple!"

Outside the tent, Qu Heng listened to the report from the diving soldiers and sighed, "The entrance to the fort is built like a solid wall. They have tung oil and charcoal, but they don't attack the bandits. They wait until the bandits have scaled the walls before taking action. If they can't control them properly, the city will fall. And those bandits, don't you think of surrendering?"

"He remained calm in the face of danger and commanded with confidence. This man has the demeanor of a great general and his abilities are comparable to this general's. I actually admire him a little."

Qu Yi looked at the village from afar, and the vague outline he saw today emerged in his mind. He seemed to be very young and thin, and did not look like a bandit leader at all. However, he relied on only more than 200 people to withstand the attack of 3,000 people.

Qu Heng chuckled, "General, are you praising him or yourself?!"

Qu Yi hummed, "It is his honor to be mentioned on the same level as this general."

"Yes, yes, General, you are wise and brave, handsome and elegant, majestic and imposing, invincible in battle and invincible in attack..."

"Okay, okay, stop flattering me and go to bed early."

Qu Heng chuckled and said, "Are we going to attack this small village again tomorrow?"

"Bullshit! Zhang Yan's reinforcements are coming soon. Let's all rest for a day and prepare to deal with Zhang Yan's men. We can't escape from this small village, so let him go for now and we can deal with him later when we have the chance."

After saying this, he glanced at the brightly lit village again and went into his tent.

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It is late autumn now, and the howling cold wind in the mountains seems to have eyes, sneaking into clothes through the gaps.

Snowflakes were falling sporadically, and except for the ground under their feet, other places were covered with a thin layer of white frost. The thieves gathered not far from the city gate unconsciously wrapped their thin clothes tightly, and looked at the pots of hot soup and rice carried to the top of the city from afar, swallowing their saliva.

These people were sent by Qu Yi to watch over the village gate to prevent people inside from coming out to cause trouble.

In yesterday's battle, hundreds of the more than 3,000 moth bandits were killed, and more than 100 of Qu Yi's own men were injured. It was thought that he would be unwilling to give up and would fight another hard battle today, but unexpectedly he suddenly stopped fighting and just asked them to keep an eye on the village.

What's so good about keeping an eye on this small village? With so few people, do they dare to launch a surprise attack?

In the howling wind and snow, the moth thieves gathered together unconsciously, smelling the aroma of food coming from the top of the city, and waiting for dawn.

The next day, Sun Qing's troops, who had eaten, drunk and slept well, finally arrived outside Juyi Village.

In the team, Li Gui and others saw from afar that their own stronghold was intact, and they were both happy and confused.

Li Gui asked, "Boss, are you sure you can defend the village with just over 200 people? That's impossible!"

He knew the character of his men best. He was afraid that they would surrender before Qu Yi's troops arrived. Even if they did not surrender, such a small number of people would definitely not be able to withstand the attack of thousands of people.

Du Fei laughed and said, "Why is it impossible? Back then, when she was still young, she tricked a group of moth thieves in Yingchuan and later repeatedly offered advice to help the soldiers suppress the bandits. With her around, everything is possible."

Li Gui had heard Du Fei talk about these past events during casual conversations, but he thought he was exaggerating. If he hadn't seen the corpses piled up under the city today, he would have believed that Qu Yi had never attacked the village.

Seeing that Li Gui still looked unconvinced, Du Fei said, "Don't think too much about it. We'll know the truth when we get back to the camp. For now, we should focus on fighting the enemy."

On the banks of the Mian River, Qu Yi drove more than 10,000 old and weak soldiers to the front of the battle and sent people forward to shout.

"Your parents, wives, and children are all here. My general has ordered that if each of you kills a soldier from Zhang Yan's own army, you can exchange your family for yours and be restored to good citizen status, with horses, land, and seeds distributed. General Huangfu will also plead with His Majesty to exempt you from rent and taxes for another year. From now on, you no longer have to hide, live in fear of your own future, or live on the edge of a knife. Why don't you quickly take the head and surrender?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in Sun Qing's team became agitated, except for Zhang Yan's main force and the old and weak stronghold team who remained quiet.

"I saw my mother and my son, and I..." The moth thief who spoke clenched the ring-handled knife in his hand and turned his gaze to the team behind Sun Qing.

"It's such a pity that the woman I just married died before she even had enough sleep!"

"Grandfather and I are the only ones left in my family. I can't just ignore him."

The moth thieves, whose families were captured, became restless.

Li Gui and others also became nervous. If this group of people suddenly rebelled, they might suffer heavy casualties in the melee.

Qu Yi sat high on his horse, looking at the restless moth thieves opposite him calmly, just waiting for them to kill each other so that he could clean up the mess.

"Officials' words are lies, don't trust them!"

While the moth thieves were struggling and hesitating, Sun Qing, escorted by his personal guards, rode over and shouted.

"Have you forgotten why you became a thief? Have you forgotten the tragic scene of eating your own children a few years ago?"

Sun Qing sneered, "One year of rent and tax exemption? What about after one year? Can we still afford the heavy taxes and levies? Even if we can save my family's life today, how long can we survive under this cruel and oppressive government?"

At this point, his tone suddenly turned cold, "Do you dare to kill Zhang Feiyan's men? Not to mention that you can't kill them, even if you were lucky enough to win, we will die here today, how can Zhang Feiyan let us go? I'm afraid we will fight to the death until the end of the world."

After Sun Qing's words, most of the newly formed families of thieves had completely given up the idea of ​​rebellion. If they lost their wives, they could find another one. If they lost their sons, they could have another one. But if they lost their own lives, they would really lose everything. Moreover, what Sun Qing said was right. With these people, they could not defeat Zhang Yan's troops.

Only some of the closest relatives of the moth thief were still hesitant. On the one hand, he was reluctant to leave his relatives, and on the other hand, he was afraid of Zhang Yan's revenge. It seemed that death was the only option.

These people could no longer influence the overall situation, but their relatives were blocking the way ahead, so Sun Qing did not let these people take the lead.

There is no place to hide on the road now. If the vanguard retreats a little when rushing forward, once Qu Yi takes action, the old and weak people will definitely rush towards their own team. By then, the team will be dispersed by the old and weak before the fight even starts.

Sun Qing ordered Zhang Yan's own 5,000 men to lead the way, and the old and weak who were slaughtered and the soldiers of Juyi Village followed behind. With a wave of his hand, the army slowly pressed towards Qu Yi's army.

"Bandits are bandits, they are truly inhumane!" Qu Yi was surprised that the situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

He said to the surrendered bandits, "Look, I gave them a chance to choose, but they didn't care about their family ties and drove their horses to trample on their own relatives. I couldn't do anything about it. In this situation, I absolutely cannot allow them to escape and attack our camp."

One of the moth thieves begged, "General, please let them retreat to the road leading to Juyi Village. They will be safe if they escape there."

Qu Yi sneered, "You guys just attacked their village the other day, and now you want us to take you in? You're dreaming! Believe it or not, as soon as you retreat to the city wall, you'll be rewarded with a barrage of arrows and stones."

Qu Yi drove the old and weak in front because he wanted to incite the moth bandits to rebel. If the rebellion failed, he could evacuate as soon as possible with these old and weak blocking the way.

Three thousand against thirty thousand, and on someone else's territory, although Qu Yi wanted to eliminate the bandits and gain merit, he would not risk his own troops to fight for their lives. Moreover, he had wiped out several mountain strongholds this time, which was already enough of a contribution.

He looked at the bandits lined up at the entrance of Juyi Village. Since he had failed to incite rebellion, these surrendered soldiers were no longer useful.