This time, if the Tengjia Army had not had a large number of spies in Youzhou, who used flying pigeons to convey the news of Huangfu Song's arrival to him, he might even have been raided by Huangfu Song.
This is a bit like Sima Yi's sudden capture of Meng Da. Meng Da thought that it would take Sima Yi two months to arrive in Xicheng, so he did not take more precautions against Sima Yi's army. However, he did not expect that Sima Yi would directly dispatch his army before reporting to the Luoyang City court.
, and even more so, he marched 800 miles in 12 days and led the army to attack Xicheng, catching Mengda off guard and killing him!
Now Wang Yong is better than Meng Da. He already knew that Huangfu Song's army was approaching Yuyang City and would not be caught off guard by Huangfu Song. However, he spent too much time on preparations and did not expect that Huangfu Song would.
Coming so fast, he didn't have to die like Meng Da, but this little time made it a lot of trouble for him to conquer Yuyang!
Moreover, after the captains Wan Lang and Song Yi knew that Huangfu Song's army was coming to Yuyang, they began to dissuade Wang Yong and conserve their strength until the reinforcements came. They were also worried that they would attack Yuyang and be raided by Huangfu Song. Don't say anything then.
If you have merit, you might even be punished!
Wang Yong wanted to continue fighting. In his opinion, Yuyang City could not hold out for a few days. If they could capture Yuyang before Huangfu Song arrived, the attack on Youzhou would be open, and the subsequent war would be over.
It’s much easier to fight! Otherwise, even if their Tengjia Army can dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops, they will be blocked from the Yanshan defense line, making it difficult to take advantage of the Tengjia Army’s cavalry!
Then Wang Yong led the army to continue attacking Yuyang for three days. However, because he had to take into account the upcoming Huangfu Song army, he did not dare to attack with all his strength like the previous two days. The offensive was a bit delayed. Moreover, Wan Lang and Song Yi saw that
They did not persuade Wang Yong to succeed, but they themselves slowed down the frequency of attacking Yuyang City. In order to preserve the strength of the army, they mostly used crossbows to kill the defenders. The frequency of attacking the city wall was reduced a lot, which made it more difficult to conquer.
Yuyang City!
"Song Yi, how about Wan Lang's attack?" Wang Yong saw more and more Yuyang defenders on his wall. He suspected that the Yuyang defenders had transferred soldiers from other directions to his wall, so he asked
My own way of delivering orders.
The messenger said: "Although Colonel Wan Lang and Colonel Song Yi fought fiercely, it was not as fierce as your side, General!"
Wang Yong said angrily: "These two people actually played a trick on me by building a plank road in secret to seize Chencang! They are delaying the war, and they are wasting the lives of more than 3,000 brothers. If they turn around and take Yuyang City, I must tell them
They look so handsome!"
Wang Yong's personal guard Sima Zhou Jun said: "General Yuyang City is well defended, and Liu Yu is even more popular. We almost captured Yuyang City last time, but tens of thousands of civilians supported Liu Yu with swords, and they drove us away."
Down the city wall."
"So my subordinates feel that we are not facing the 10,000 Youzhou army, but also the hundreds of thousands of people in Yuyang City. Even though our 30,000 army has the advantage of weapons and equipment, we are facing more than a dozen people who support Liu Yu.
With tens of thousands of people, we don’t have the advantage in terms of military strength!”
Even Wang Yong is convinced by this. Liu Yu is indeed a clean stream among Han officials. He has settled millions of refugees in the barren land of Youzhou over the years. He is also frugal and frugal, wearing shabby clothes.
Not eating more than one meat dish at a meal can be said to perfectly fit the image of Mr. Qingtian in the minds of the people! That's why he is so popular. With such officials in Yuyang, the people of Yuyang will naturally support the Han army.
!
Zhou Jun continued: "Moreover, the guards of Yuyang City, Tian Kai and Yan Gang, are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. They have fought with the Wuwan people and the Xianbei people for more than ten years, and they have won and lost each other. They have battle experience."
Richer than us! And Huangfu Song is a famous general who has fought in hundreds of battles. Now he is coming with an army of 50,000 men with great momentum. My subordinates think that the general should stop when he is ready and wait for the reinforcements to arrive before finding a way to attack Yuyang County!"
These generals in the Tengjia Army were basically trained by Xu Wei. Although they had different personalities, under the influence of Xu Wei, they calculated defeat before calculating victory, which became the military principle of most generals in the Tengjia Army.
Most of them are relatively conservative generals who would rather not win a big victory than a big defeat. They like to stick to strongholds and fight dull battles. They are good at crushing their opponents with the strong strength of the Tengjia Army. This is what Xu Wei hopes they can do.
Yes, their upline Xu Wei is no longer looking forward to it, otherwise Xu Wei would also know their names, but since Xu Wei doesn't know their names, they are obviously cannon fodder in troubled times. Xu Wei only asks that their downline must surpass
An ordinary general of the Han Dynasty!
Wang Yong saw that none of his confidants agreed to continue the fierce attack on Yuyang. Wang Yong could only slow down the intensity of the attack on Yuyang, but the power threatened the Yuyang defenders and made it difficult for them to repair. At the same time, Wang Yong still had a glimmer of hope in Yuyang defenders.
The army showed flaws and he captured the city, so Wang Yong still commanded the army to surround Yuyang City on three sides, and at the same time kept asking for support from the direction of Mayi! Obviously, with the arrival of the army led by Huangfu Song, his 30,000-strong army could no longer cope with the current situation!
In Hunu County, which is less than a hundred miles away from Yuyang City, Zhang He led 3,000 cavalry on a rapid march to get here. At this time, Hunu County had a lot of troops, about 3,000 people, but they all stopped moving forward!
Zhang He saw them and said angrily: "Youzhou Mu is besieged in Yuyang City, but you are hiding here and watching. Are you still officials of the Han Dynasty?"
Zou Dan, the captain of Guangyang County, is the officer with the highest official position here. He smiled bitterly and said: "We are too few in number. The county guard is worried about comforting Guangyang County. Most of the soldiers in Guangyang County are left behind by him to guard the city. I can only
Brought 1,000 soldiers.
Under the rule of Yuyang, Lucheng and Yongnu each brought 200 people under the leadership of the county captain, and then Pinggu, Anle and other places also sent hundreds of people to support. The total of all of us was only 3,000 people.
The Tengjia Army has 30,000 people, and we simply don’t dare to bring these troops to fight against stones, so we gathered in Hunu County, hoping to wait for more reinforcements from other places, and then support Yuyang City together!"
Zhang He said angrily: "I'm afraid that Yuyang City will be attacked by the Tengjia Army when you wait for support!"
It’s no wonder that Zhang He was annoyed. He, a Jizhou Army, traveled thousands of miles to rescue Liu Yu, but he didn’t expect that the Youzhou Army, which was so close at hand, would be overtaken by his Jizhou Army, which was thousands of miles away! These
Youzhou Army doesn’t feel ashamed either!
Zou Dan smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone in the Han Dynasty knows the reputation of Lei Gong. Everyone knows that Lei Gong always defeats all the enemies when he sends out troops. In particular, Lei Gong also defeated the most powerful general Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, the county guards from all over Youzhou, and the country."
It seems that even Gongsun Zan, the number one general in Youzhou, was defeated, so Zhoumu is even less likely to be the opponent of the Tengjia Army. Everyone does not believe that Lord Zhoumu can defend Yuyang City, so the governor and the country of Youzhou
The prime minister began to concentrate his troops to protect the city under his rule."
This idea is so incredible that even Zhang He doesn't know what to say. Don't they know that Yuyang City is the gateway to Youzhou? Yuyang City has been captured. What's the use of defending a city that is defenseless?
When Lei Gong's army comes over, with the little force in their hands, they will still be attacked by Lei Gong and they will attack the city and be hanged by Lei Gong!
He had also heard of Liu Yu's name. It was said that he managed Youzhou very well. Among other things, the price of food in Youzhou was actually higher than that in Jizhou. Zhang He admired Liu Yu very much for this alone.
But now it seems that Liu Yu is only suitable for governing the interior. He is far worse militarily than his own generals, and he cannot convince his subordinates. He is besieged, and the governors from various places actually send such a small number of soldiers to support him. This is incredible!
Zhang He looked at these people with a cold face and said: "Now I have the final say here, whether you accept it or not!"
Zou Dan was the first to salute and said: "We are willing to obey the captain's command!"
Zhang He, the captain here, originally had the largest official position and the largest number of troops, and Zhang He also had the strongest fighting spirit. These captains and county lieutenants had long wanted a thigh like this to hug, so no one was dissatisfied with Zhang He's
command!
Zhang He said seriously: "Facing Yuyang, the whole army sets off!"
The Youzhou Army and Jizhou County jointly commanded, and these 6,000 soldiers marched towards Yuyang under the leadership of Zhang He!
When approaching Yuyang, Zhang He sent a large number of scouts to explore the situation around Yuyang City!
Then Zhang He summoned all the officers of the army, including Sima and above, and said: "The current situation is pretty good. Tan Ma just came to report that our Han flag is still flying in Yuyang City, which means that the Tengjia Army has not yet conquered Yuyang!"
Zou Dan and others were relieved when they heard this. This is the best news for them!
Zhang He continued: "But now the Tengjia Army still surrounds Yuyang City on three sides. The crisis in Yuyang City has not yet been exposed. I plan to take advantage of the Tengjia Army not discovering our army to raid them and try to defeat the Tengjia Army."
All troops will lay the foundation for victory in subsequent operations!"
But Zou Dan persuaded: "Captain Zhang, the Tengjia Army has not surrounded Yuyang City. We can directly enter Yuyang City. Yuyang already has 10,000 defenders, and with our 6,000 troops, there will be
With 16,000 people, the Tengjia Army is at most twice as many as ours. It is impossible for them to attack the city with such a force!"
But Zhang He said: "My men are all cavalry. They can exert their greatest power on the plains. When they enter the city, most of their combat effectiveness is wasted. Although the Tengjia Army has 30,000 troops, they did not bring them with them this time."
When the cavalry comes, this is a good opportunity for us. They can't resist our cavalry attack on the plains!"
Zou Dan thought for a while and said: "But they have 30,000 people. Even if the siege consumes some soldiers, there should be 7,000-8,000 people in one force. And among us, there is a mixture of cavalry and infantry, so it is difficult to give full play to the greatest advantage of the cavalry. If we are defeated
The other two armored armies are surrounding us, and I'm afraid we won't be able to escape!"
Zhang He said angrily: "I, a Jizhou native, am not afraid of dying to save your Zhou Mu, but you are here to push back and forth. Do you still want to save people? What's the use of us rushing into Yuyang? Yuyang City is not under the control of Tengjia Army."
During the siege, only one of the Tengjia Army could be defeated, so that they would not dare to continue to besiege Yuyang!"
After Zhang He said this, Zou Dan naturally didn't have much to say! He could only nod his head in agreement. If this word got out today, they wouldn't even be able to serve as officials!
Zhang He continued: "We will raid the enemies in the west. The time of the raid will be Banwan. When they are exhausted from attacking the city, I will lead the cavalry to charge on the front line and completely defeat the Tengjia army. You can follow me to encircle and suppress Tengjia."
The remnants of Jia Army, we defeated Teng Jia Army at the west gate and entered Yuyang from the west gate!"
Everyone else nodded and approved Zhang He's battle plan!
So 6,000 of them hid in a valley not far outside Yuyang City!
Waiting for the late moment, Zhang He led 4,000 cavalry to charge directly at the Tengjia Army at the west gate of Yuyang!
The captain of the west gate of the Tengjia Army was Wan Lang. He originally planned to lead the army back to the camp, but he saw smoke and dust billowing towards them from the south!
Listening to the sound of galloping horse hooves, he knew that these were the cavalry of the Han Dynasty, and there were a lot of them, because reinforcements from their Tengjia Army could only come from the north!
Wan Lang shouted: "The whole army is assembled in a diamond shape. The sword and shield soldiers are outside, the crossbowmen are inside, and the trebuchet in the center is ready to attack. Place the ladders and rams at the front of the formation, and immediately go to Wang Yong and Song Dynasty.
Please help me!"
Following Wan Lang's order, the soldiers of the Tengjia Army continued to carry the ladders, and the ladders intersected with each other to form a simple triangular barrier. At the same time, the soldiers kept approaching each other, and soon a giant rhombus formation appeared under Yuyang City!
The defenders on Yuyang City kept cheering, and they also discovered the arrival of reinforcements! This meant that the siege of Yuyang was about to be lifted, and they finally survived. How could this not make these soldiers who escaped death excited?
Liu Yudu excitedly asked Xian Yufu: "Should we send soldiers to support them? In this way, we can attack the Tengjia Army from both sides, and maybe we can annihilate all the enemies in the west!"
But Xian Yufu thought for a while and said: "The Tengjia Army is very powerful. These days of fighting have exhausted our army. Moreover, the Tengjia Army has two armies in other directions. It may not be a good thing for us to attack rashly.
Yuyang City is now our most important line of defense in Youzhou, and we cannot take this risk. From the subordinates' point of view, we still receive the supporting troops at the gate of the city."
Xian Yufu shook his head and said: "The combat power of the Tengjia Army is beyond imagination. We can't take much advantage by relying on the city wall, and although our reinforcements are cavalry, I'm afraid we can't take much advantage of the Tengjia Army!"
In Xian Yufu's view, the reinforcements should directly enter Yuyang City to strengthen Yuyang's defense. This is the best choice!
Liu Yu thought for a while and stopped talking about the attack. He had seen the combat effectiveness of the Tengjia Army these days. Even though they suffered more casualties during the siege, such powerful combat effectiveness was simply unprecedented!
But Liu Yu was worried: "The Tengjia Army is so powerful, nothing will happen to them!"
Xian Yufu arrived: "Most of this army is made up of cavalry. Even if it is difficult for them to defeat the Tengjia Army, there is still no problem in escaping. Ming Gong can just watch here!"