Five hundred and ninetieth chapters eager to rush to attack
When one's death depends on the military inspection, success depends on the details of the battle formation." [Tiger Seal Sutra Volume 3]
The heavy rain gradually became lighter, but the sky was still gloomy, and raindrops fell on the ground. The bricks on the city wall were slipperier than ever before, and Yuan Jun who defended the city was more relaxed than ever.
A soldier leaned out from the ladder with difficulty, reached out and touched the wet wall tiles. Without using any force on his fingers, he slipped from the city wall and fell heavily into the mud.
There is such a scene almost everywhere at the top of Nanpi City. Although the heavy rain soaked the bow strings and made it impossible to fire the bow, the slippery wall tiles caused a lot of obstacles to the officers and soldiers below the city. They had almost no trouble or effort.
You can push the unsteady officers and soldiers off the city wall and throw them to death. Compared with yesterday, today's battle is a torture for the officers and soldiers. It is not only difficult to climb the city, but also suffers heavy losses. Many Du Bo came before
He came to the general to report the situation, and asked for a temporary truce, and then attacked the city after the rain stopped.
Yu Jin could not hold back after hearing this, and said resolutely: "The military order is like this, how can I make my own decisions!"
"No ten thousand people can climb this kind of city wall!" Uncle Youdu said dissatisfied: "But if you wait a little longer, why rush in? The people below are complaining a lot."
"Are they those Qingzhou soldiers?" Yu Jin smiled sarcastically: "People who are used to arrogance and indulgence should ignore them." He had long disliked those Qingzhou soldiers with undisciplined military disciplines, and now he was not very polite when he spoke. Yu Jin glanced at the general.
Their expressions could not bear to make them feel cold, so they looked up at the rainy sky that showed no sign of stopping, and sighed: "You will postpone the attack on the city for now. I will go and discuss with General Fan."
"Thank you, General!" A group of people said happily.
Yu Jin led his horse to Taishi Ci's tent, and saw Taishi Ci and Li Dian face to face. Chen Dao and others came out of the tent, and they met. Taishi Ci said: "Wen Ze has come just in time, let's go together."
West City.”
The "Xicheng" here refers to Fan Chou, the powerful general who was encamped in the west of the city. As the chief general during the three-day siege, Taishi Ci and others had to discuss everything with him first, and the emperor would finally make a decision on major events.
Fan Chou was sitting on the bed with his upper body bare and asked a doctor to bandage the wound on his waist. When he saw Taishi Ci and others pouring in, he raised his eyebrows in displeasure: "What are you doing here? We are not attacking the city today.
Already? Want to disobey military orders?"
"We dare not disobey the order." Taishi Ci clasped his fists, looked at the generals behind him, and said softly: "It's just that it's raining now and the top of the city is slippery, so it's inconvenient for the soldiers to climb the city to fight. They can't make any progress, and many innocent soldiers have been killed."
I am thinking that I might as well report to the emperor and take advantage of the rain to rest for a while. When the rain stops and the sun rises, it will not be too late to attack the city again."
"Recuperate?" Fan Chou was looking forward to planting the military flag at the top of Nanpi City tomorrow. Why would he delay it for a while? If it was delayed for a long time, the emperor or the generals of the Northern and Southern Army under his command would lose their patience and attack.
After taking over the task of the city, what should Fan Chou do himself? He sneered: "I allow you to postpone the fight again, will the emperor allow me? Destroy the city in three days, this is the military order I issued in front of the emperor, you will not be killed.
You attacked the city with all your strength, are you going to punish me now? Come back to me!"
When he drank, the doctor next to him was startled and almost knelt down in fear.
Taishi Ci was not intimidated by Fan Chou. He was still the superior of Yu Jin, Li Dian and others. He felt it was necessary to take up the matter and stand up for them: "No one can stand on the city wall under such a heavy rain.
General Fan simply regards human life as nothing! Although Your Majesty is strict in running the army, he also cares about his officers and men. Doesn’t General Fan have the slightest understanding of his superior intentions?"
"General Fan has not dispatched a single soldier in the past two days, which shows that he really cherishes his soldiers." Guan Yu, who was standing behind, said with a frosty face and a deep tone: "We are all soldiers of the emperor, why am I the only one waiting for you?
Soldiers and horses do not count human lives? If General Fan does not give an explanation, I, Guan Yunchang, will not accept it."
Fan Chou suddenly choked. Although Guan Yu was a general who had just joined the army, he was close friends with the popular Pingnan General Xu Huang from the same hometown, so he had to be careful about this relationship. What's more, Guan Yu's former commander-in-chief, Liu Bei, was at this time.
The emperor served as a servant. If the other party really wanted to report it to Heaven, it would not be impossible for him to do so. He calmed down for a moment and said disdainfully: "You are just a junior high school student. You are too arrogant to interrupt without authorization. You also regard military law as nothing."
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At this point, when he saw Taishi Ci wanted to intercede, he immediately said: "I understand that you are just suffering from injustice. You have all seen my current injuries. It's not that I deliberately hid my attack, but that it is really difficult to climb the city to kill.
Enemy." After saying that, he reached out and pulled up the doctor who was still kneeling on the ground beside him. This action touched the wound. Fan Chou gasped in pain, and then asked the doctor to deal with the wound on his waist.
: "Since you cherish your soldiers, how can I force others to do something difficult for you! You will go back now and see how I, the warrior of Liangzhou, attack the city!"
When everyone saw that the injury on his waist did not appear to be fake, and that he was about to attack the city with an injury, the original intention of launching an army to accuse him suddenly disappeared. Yu Jin remained calm in his heart. He knew that this was not a question of whether Fan Chong was willing to fight or not.
But rainy days are not suitable for fighting at all! If you continue to fight and the city cannot be attacked, you will suffer heavy losses first. If the soldiers are dissatisfied, how can they sacrifice their lives for you in vain? When the time comes, the generals will make trouble together, and the consequences will be even more serious than now.
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Yu Jin, Li Dian and others looked at each other and saw that Guan Yu's face turned slightly pale. He suddenly felt something was wrong. He was about to speak, but another person came in behind him. It was Lu Su, the supervisor of the army who had gone to the imperial camp for some business.
"Is General Fan's injury getting better?" Lu Su smiled honestly, as if he didn't see the tense atmosphere remaining here. He strode forward, leaned over to look at Fan Chou's injury, and said to himself.
"I have just come from the imperial camp. The country has asked me to pay a special visit. I am seriously injured when I kill General Fan. I still have to command and dispatch. It is really valuable."
Fan Chou was moved when he heard that the emperor was concerned about his injury. He also said that Jia Xu's good words for him by the emperor's side had an effect, so he pretended to be: "It doesn't matter, Supervisor Lu is here. I see Yu Xiao
After a while, we are about to supervise the generals to gather troops to attack the city. We can break through Nanpi as soon as possible and solve the serious problem, so that we can repay your majesty for your cultivation."
Lu Su nodded and said with deep approval: "What General Fan said is that your Majesty is not only concerned about the general's injury, but also concerned about the attack on the city. No, your Majesty also specially ordered the partial general to lead the troops to be General Fan's deputy.
Attack the city with all your strength."
"Ju Jun?" Fan Chou said in shock: "Didn't he stay behind and successfully guard against high-ranking officials and lead him to recruit him? Why did your Majesty transfer him here?"
"The general still doesn't know about the news we just got." Lu Su said with a cheerful smile: "General Zhang defeated Yuan Xi in Muxian County, high officials were beheaded, and Qianzhao has already surrendered with his cavalry."
Hejian, Muxian County.
Just after noon, the two armies met south of the Yishui River. General Zhang Liao of Pingbei had 20,000 cavalry, and Zhang He commanded the infantry to wait in formation. He himself led the cavalry on the right wing, and the other side of the army was close to the Yishui River. Jiayi
In order, with murderous intent, the whole army was full of fighting spirit. On the opposite side, although Yuan Xi, Gao Gan and other troops had many soldiers and horses, they were already in a noisy chaos.
First, the cavalry led by Qianzhao moved, and then the nearby infantry also abandoned their flags and made a fuss. Zhang Liao led the cavalry to charge in person, mixed with the cavalry led by Qianzhao, and jointly defeated Yan Rou's Wuhuan cavalry.
They were retreating steadily. Without the protection of the Wuhuan cavalry, the infantry formations of Yuan Xi, Gao Gan and others were simply worthless in Zhang He's eyes. Fa Zheng, the supervisor of the army, immediately ordered people to beat drums and march forward. Zhang He personally led the army after hearing the order.
The soldiers under his command moved forward, and his military formation was like a spring flood breaking through solid ice, and the troops of Yuan Xi and others were immediately shattered.
Generals Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan were still trying to stop them, but they were the new elites in the army that Zhang He had 'trained' under Yuan Shao's orders. Naturally, there were many flaws in the marching formation. It was these flaws that Zhang He was looking for.
When we reach the breakthrough point, we use less to attack more, and our momentum quickly overwhelms the opponent.
"General, general!" Jiao Chu couldn't escape in time, so he knelt down and said in a hurry: "General, I will spare my life. The last general is willing to surrender, the last general is willing to surrender!"
Zhang Henian felt soft-hearted for a moment because they had fought side by side. He was about to summon his subordinates to tie him up with a rope and wait for him to be punished, but who knew that Jiao Chu said another word of begging for mercy: "The kindness of the general's support and guidance will last forever."
Don’t forget, if you save my life today, you will not be driven by your wishes in this life!”
"He will cling on randomly." Zhang He raised his eyebrows. He was afraid that he would be slandered if he was not clean. At this time, after listening to Jiao Chu's words, how could Zhang He save his life? He immediately sneered: "Left and right, I won't capture him.
Kill him!"
Jiao Chu was so frightened that he jumped up from where he was. Just when he tried to resist, he was pinned to the ground by a dozen soldiers and killed.
There is also Zhang Nan.
Zhang He thought in his mind that since Jiao Chu spoke arrogant words, Zhang Nan and him were also the same. Neither of them could stay, so they had to take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of them first.
Therefore, Zhang He became more and more courageous as he fought and penetrated deep into the enemy's formation. He was completely different from the steady and step-by-step style of the past. Zhang Liao on one side also mobilized his iron cavalry from east to west, diagonally across Yishui, and charged Yuan Xi's army. The iron hooves of the charge stamped on the ground, as if the ground was on the ground.
It was as if the mountain was shaking, and even the sand and gravel were shaking non-stop. Those soldiers who had not had time to escape were so distraught when they saw this situation that they threw all their flags and weapons on the ground and fled northward just to save their lives. Those who could not escape were killed.
Zhang Liao and the torrent of cavalry who led him caught up with him and knocked him to the ground. He was instantly trampled into a pulp.
At this time, Yuan Xi's defeat was determined, and under the protection of Zhang Nan and Yan Rou, he went north to Yijing. However, the senior officials changed their disguises and tried to sneak away through the corridors. As a result, they were killed by his subordinate Guo Yuan and finally sent to Zhang Liao's house.
in hand.
"How dare a mantis arm be used as a chariot." Zhang Liao ordered Zhang He to take care of the battlefield and count the damage. Gu Zi ordered his men to seal the head of the high official and prepare to send it to the Nanpi Army together with the victory report. He said to the surrender leader: "Zijing
, do you know why Yuan Xi lost?"
"It's because arrogant soldiers will be defeated." Qianzhao cupped his fists and said: "After Yuan Xi defeated Liu Gong, he was very satisfied and thought that his elite troops were incompetent. As a result, he underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. He encountered the general before Gaoyang, and did not wait for the senior officials to join him.
The army suffered a great defeat. Now it is defeated again at Muxian County. It is because Yuan Xi, Gao Gan and others did not listen to my words and pretended to be in power."
"Oh?" Fazheng asked curiously: "Why doesn't Yuan Xi listen to you?"
"When we were in Gaoyang, I suggested to them that Jiedu Pavilion is not far from here. If we can send light troops to rob Duke Liu, Hebei will definitely be shaken. General Zhang will be punished if he is convicted before fighting.
If you are eager to rescue Liu Gong, how can you safely engage me in battle?" Qian Zhao said calmly.
Fazheng and Zhang Liao looked at each other, and both saw varying degrees of surprise in each other's eyes. However, Jiedu Pavilion was not close to Gaoyang at that time, and Liu Yu was not alone. There were Xian Yuyin, Xian Yufu and others around him.
They were protected by soldiers and horses, not to mention that Zhang Liao was on the near side at the time. It was not as easy as it seemed to send light troops to hijack him.
"What happened after that? What did you say again in M County?" Fazheng smiled and continued to ask.
"Nothing was said. Instead, Yuan Xi blamed the senior cadres for being too slow to assist me. The senior cadres also thought that my march was slow and wanted to put me under military discipline." Qian Zhao looked dissatisfied. He was originally recommended by Yuan Shao, but now if it wasn't true,
Having been wronged and with a bleak future, how could he easily leave his master: "So after receiving Xuande's messenger on the road, he decided to surrender anyway."
It was only now that Zhang Liao and Fazheng figured out the reason why Qianzhao truly surrendered. They were relieved. Fazheng said: "Youzhou has not been broken. In my opinion, we still have to pack up our troops and take advantage of the victory to go north."
That’s it.”
"Yuan Xi's strength has been greatly damaged after this battle. Since your Majesty has worshiped me as General Pingbei, I must shoulder the heavy responsibility of Pingbei." Zhang Liao said without hesitation, and then he ordered Zhang He to organize his troops and prepare to march north to Yixian County. Face-to-face instruction
When giving the military order, he said to Zhang He: "Junyi, you have conquered Yixian before, so you should be very familiar with it. I am entrusting Yixian to you to attack. Is it appropriate for you to do so?"
Zhang He returned to his old place several times. Naturally, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and he said with great confidence: "I will obey the order!"
Now that Zhang Liao had Zhang He under his command, he had recruited two surrendered generals. However, his own troops were overwhelmed by the two of them. He was wary in his heart and deliberately kept the distance between them: "Zijing will follow me.
When we arrive in Youzhou, facing Wuhuan, Xianbei and other Hu cavalry, there is still room for your and my cavalry to be useful."
Qianzhao naturally accepted the order. At this time, Fazheng suddenly winked at Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao understood and said when they met in private: "Xiao Zhi." At this time, the relationship between the two of them was already very familiar: "I really want to
Wang Bofang sent it there?"
"After Yecheng was defeated, even Governor Zhuge retreated to Hejian. Even though he was the postal governor of Hedong County, how could he follow the army so far?" Fa Zheng was talking about Wang Duan.
, Wang Duan has been in charge of the army's food and grass with Zhuge Xuan, and he can't say much about military strategy, and his ability is not obvious. Many people often ignore him subconsciously: "If your Majesty is so determined, why don't you give him another command at this time?"
His position? He is the postal officer of Hedong Province. His name is really unfair."
"Then let him go south with Guo Yuan to report the victory?" Zhang Liao thought for a while and said. In fact, Wang Duan has always behaved his duty, but he has not made any great contributions. It is a bit redundant to take him with him. After listening to Fazheng's words, he felt
It's a bit inappropriate to keep it like this. You still have to understand the emperor's intentions. No matter what, you still have to remind the emperor not to forget that his cousin is still here with Zhang Liao.
"That's fine. I'll do more credit for him in the victory report and see what the emperor thinks."