Chapter five hundred and eighty second in the plan
Jizhou, Qinghe State, Ganling.
"With the news that our lord failed to recapture Yecheng, the morale of our army has dropped a lot. Old general, is there any hope for us to continue to guard here?" Han Juzi sent a battle report to Han Qiong,
Looked at Han Qiong and said.
Yuan Shao suffered successive defeats. Now, not to mention the people in Jizhou, even the generals and generals had no hope of winning this battle. Many people in the army even wanted to surrender to the enemy.
"I'll wait here to keep the north and south open!" Han Qiong pointed to the map and said, "Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan's two armies have 80,000 troops. I also have nearly 40,000 people here, which is an army of 120,000. Plus
The lord's remaining strength is 150,000, which may not be incapable of fighting. But if we abandon this place, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan will be alone, and the lord will no longer have any troops to mobilize."
"Then why not join forces and fight Chu Nan to the death?" Han Juzi asked.
"I'm afraid this is what Chu Nan wants to see the most." Han Qiong sighed: "Although I don't want to admit it, Chu Nan's soldiers and horses are indeed elite. If we can rely on the city and have the green energy to protect the city, we can still
Block that Chu Nan, but if we go out to fight outside the city, judging from the previous battles between the main force of our lord and Chu Nan, we will win less and lose more."
"General, if this stalemate continues, will our army be defeated?" Han Juzi asked in confusion.
"If I can get rid of the constraint of Gao Shun, I can return to support. Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Liao are the closest in strength. Both sides have offensive and defensive capabilities. If our army can attack Zhang Liao from the flanks with Xiahou Yuan at this time and defeat Zhang Liao, this situation can be solved.
!" Han Qiong pointed at the map and sighed: "It's a pity that Gao Shun is not easy to deal with. The Eight Hundred Traps camp is really fierce. Even Ju Yi's first army may not be as powerful as him."
During these times, Han Qiong was defeated by Gao Shun and lost the city and territory. Although there was a reason to extend the front line, he really couldn't defeat him. Not only was he trapped in the camp, but the level of ordinary soldiers was also much higher than that of the Jizhou army. Without this method,
Han Qiong knew that he would be defeated.
That's why he continued to lengthen the battle line and widen Gao Shun's logistics supply line, and then sent troops to harass the food roads behind him and shake his military morale.
Now that Gao Shun is staying in the plain instead of continuing to take the initiative to attack, he is obviously aware of Han Qiong's plan and is thinking of ways to defeat the enemy. Han Qiong can just take this opportunity to think of how to get rid of Gao Shun and break the current deadlock.
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As long as the predicament on Xiahou Yuan's side is solved, with the current strength of both sides, it may not be impossible to reverse the current unfavorable situation for Yuan Shao.
Han Juzi looked at the map and nodded silently. Just as he was about to say something, he saw a general running in and said to Han Qiong: "General, Guantao is reporting urgently!"
"Guantao?" Han Qiong frowned and said, "Speak!"
There should be no enemies in Guantao area. What could happen?
"Yesterday, a group of troops raided Guantao. The guard of Guantao was defeated and fled. Now Guantao has been captured by the enemy!" the general bowed.
"Do you know who is leading the troops?" Han Qiong's face changed slightly and she asked.
"The news sent by the guard of Guantao is that the enemy general is a veteran general, and the troops he leads are not dressed like the Chu Nan Army, but more like the Montenegrin Army."
"Chun Nan?" Han Juzi exclaimed.
"It can't be Chu Nan." Han Qiong shook his head: "The importance of Yecheng is extraordinary. Even if he defeats the lord, it is impossible to come in person at this time. Otherwise, once Yecheng falls, it will have a great impact on Chu Nan.
It wouldn’t be so unwise!”
"If we call him a veteran general in Chu Nan's army, he should be Huang Zhong, who defeated General Zhang He." Han Juzi thought for a while and said.
"Yeah." Han Qiong nodded. Thinking of Zhang He, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed. He didn't understand why Yuan Shao did such a thing at this time.
"I think it's this person." Han Qiong adjusted his mood, looked at Han Juzi and said, "This person has superb martial arts skills and is difficult for ordinary soldiers to defeat. However, Guantao has to save him, otherwise our army's retreat will be cut off. I will do it myself."
Lead troops to meet him. You lead the army to continue the confrontation. If Gao Shun comes to attack, defend it if you can. If you cannot defend this place, retreat to Guangzong. As long as Guangzong is in hand, our army can maintain smooth flow from north to south.
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"General, this man is extremely powerful in martial arts." Han Juzi said worriedly.
"No matter how strong he is, he can't be more than an old soldier. Moreover, he is only leading a partial division of the Black Mountain Army. If Chu Nan has enough troops to guard Yecheng, the number of soldiers and horses he leads must not be many. I will lead five thousand people to defeat this thief!" Han
Qiong smiled proudly and said, although he is also a veteran, can ordinary veterans compare with him?
"You always need to be careful. If something happens to the general at this time, no one in our army can compete with Chu Nan!" Han Juzi nodded.
At that moment, Han Qiong summoned the generals, temporarily handed over the military affairs here to Han Juzi, and led five thousand soldiers and horses directly to Guantao.
On the city tower, looking at the direction in which Han Qiong was going, Han Juzi sighed, can Jizhou really be defended? Although Han Qiong was very confident, Han Juzi really had no confidence now.
Not only because of the powerful enemy but also the repeated defeats, Han Juzi was somewhat unhappy with what happened to Zhang He. Although he had no friendship with Zhang He, he was the only remaining general under Yuan Shao after all, and he was forced to leave because of rumors.
Even he could see that this was self-destruction of the Great Wall, why couldn't Yuan Shao see it?
Regardless of the reason, this move has shaken the morale of the military. There are many people who think the same as Han Juzi.
Can Han Qiong really turn the tide of the war on this battlefield filled with powerful generals?
Shortly after Han Qiong left, Han Juzi was preparing to take a rest when he suddenly saw a junior high school student rushing over and said to Han Juzi: "General, Gao Shun is here with his troops!"
"Gao Shun? Why now?" Han Juzi stood up quickly, looking surprised.
Not long after Han Qiong left, Gao came to kill him. If this was a coincidence, it was too coincidental. If it had been planned in advance, then...
Han Juzi didn't dare to think about it anymore, so she got up immediately and led the small school to the top of the city, where she saw Gao Shun's army had set up a fighting formation outside the city.
"Quickly, call the Confucian scholars in the city!" Han Juzi quickly ordered people to call all the Confucian scholars in the city to protect the city's green spirit.
Without Han Qiong, Han Juzi had no confidence in facing Gao Shun.
While talking, Gao Shun's side had already begun to attack the city. The siege troops were divided into eight groups, each with 800 men. Han Juzi knew that one of the eight groups was trapped in the enemy camp. Gao Shun's previous sieges were like this.
As for the attack, the eight hundred trapping camps were mixed in with the siege army. It was impossible to know which one was the trapping camp. The attacking power of the trapping camp was much stronger than that of ordinary troops. Even if the battle formation was cut away by the green energy protecting the city, it would not be possible to attack.
It can still burst out with terrifying combat power, more terrifying than the soldiers who have strengthened the battle formation.
Eight men and horses pushed the ladders and quickly approached. Waves of arrows fell from the top of the city, but they could not break the opponent's battle formation. This was the most terrifying part of Gao Shun's tactics.
Even if it is not the main force, if the battle formation has not been cut away, it will be difficult to simply use the battle formation to break the opponent before they get close to the city wall.
Han Qiong could rely on his years of experience in leading troops to tell which camp was trapped in the details, but Han Juzi obviously did not have this ability. He stared at the siege soldiers from the city tower, but did not wait until the opponent put the ladder on the city wall.
Can you tell which team is the main force in the trapped camp?
The opponent began to attack the city, and the kerosene that had been prepared burned down a section of the ladder. Many of the siege soldiers had to retreat. However, a group of troops were so brave that they jumped on the burning ladder.
This is it!
Looking at this scene, Han Juzi finally found the trapped camp, but it was too late. The soldiers of the trapped camp had already rushed directly to the city wall. These people were all superb in martial arts, and their equipment made him, the general of the Jizhou Army, jealous. The swords of ordinary soldiers were difficult to use.
In the past, Han Qiong gathered superior forces and used people to squeeze out the trapped camp. But now Han Juzi had not been able to determine which camp the trapped camp was. Naturally, he could not respond immediately like Han Qiong.
As soon as they met, they were trapped in the camp and occupied the city.
It’s over!
The moment the trapped camp rushed to the city wall, Han Juzi knew it was over. As long as the trapped camp was allowed to attack the city wall, it would basically be impossible to defend it.
Jizhou Army officers and soldiers came from all around, but the trapped soldiers who rushed to the city wall did not fight immediately. Instead, three people formed a small formation, and the three small formations formed a large formation to occupy a section of the city wall. Three soldiers holding swords and shields
The soldiers stand in front, and the soldiers at the back holding long swords take the opportunity to slash forward. It is a very simple combat method, but it is precisely because of its simplicity that it is more difficult to defeat.
The besieging Jizhou Army officers and soldiers not only failed to drive the opponent down, but were defeated by the opponent. In a short time, the entire city wall was captured by the trapped camp.
The soldiers who coordinated the siege also quickly rushed to the top of the city under the cover of the trapped camp and began to fight with the defenders.
This time the city was defeated faster than ever before, and Han Juzi did not care about regrets. When the trapped troops rushed to the top of the city in large numbers, he had already begun to prepare to retreat. Didn't Han Qiong say that there is no need to defend to the death?
If he can't hold on, he will retreat to Guangzong. As long as he holds Guangzong until General Han Qiong comes back, that's all.
The trapped soldiers who stormed the city did not pursue and kill them, but quickly seized important areas in the city and completely occupied the city.
Han Juzi led the defeated army out of the city and was about to go to Guangzong when he saw a group of people blocking the way in front of him. The leader was a general, holding a three-pointed two-edged sword. It seemed that he had been waiting here for a long time, but he had hidden himself with a hidden word before.
He had lost his body shape, and when he saw them fleeing, he showed his body shape and came over.
Ji Ling!?
When Han Juzi saw this person, her heart slowly sank.
As Gao Shun's lieutenant, Ji Ling also performed well in this war. He even had several battles with Han Qiong. Although he was defeated, he was not defeated. Han Qiong also bluntly said that he could not defeat Ji Ling completely.
Seeing Ji Ling here at this moment, Han Juzi still didn't understand that they had fallen into a trap. From Han Qiong's departure to Gao Shun's attack on the city and then Ji Ling's blocking of the road, the opponent's purpose was obviously to completely eat up their troops.
"Thief general, why don't you dismount and surrender!" Ji Ling shouted, and before Han Juzi could respond, he had already launched a charge against Jizhou's defeated troops...