These representatives all come from ordinary people, including original residents of these two counties and refugees fleeing from the north and the south, but there are no squires in the county. Because Zhang Liao understands that once the war drags on for too long, these ordinary people will
To become the main force defending the city, as for the squires, it is okay to let them share wealth and wealth, but it is a bit awkward to let them share hardships. These knowledge were taught to him by Liu Xin. He didn't know if it was right or not, and he didn't need it.
To find out, just follow Liu Xin's instructions resolutely.
On the battlefield that stretched for hundreds of steps, there were corpses of Xianbei people everywhere. War horses that lost their owners wandered alone, and the blood dyed the ground dark red. Most of the people had never seen such a tragic scene. Some people
Unable to control themselves, they lay down on the roadside and vomited. Some people turned pale and could not move.
The well-trained Han soldiers were obviously used to this kind of situation. They cleaned the battlefield step by step, collected the ownerless horses, dragged the Xianbei people's corpses to a large pit dug in advance, buried them, sprinkled them with lime, and covered them again.
Top the soil.
It is summer. If these corpses are not dealt with in time, they will rot and stink in a few days, and then they will spread germs and lead to the epidemic of plague. This is a greater threat than the Xianbei cavalry.
It was not until the Han army soldiers were halfway through cleaning the battlefield that the shocked people's representatives came to their senses. Some people helped clean the battlefield, and some went to comfort the injured soldiers. When Zhang Liao saw this scene, he finally laughed and the people's hearts were lifted.
It can be used, so why worry about Xianbei not being broken!
The large group of troops led by the leader ran into the remnants of the Xianbei army who had returned from defeat in the afternoon. The 10,000 forwards led by Murong Xiong were almost wiped out, leaving only 2,000 wounded who lost their horses. And Suli's 30,000 cavalry
, only 12,000 people escaped back, and even Suli himself was killed in the army.
After a bad start, the leader was furious and ordered all the 14,000 defeated soldiers to be beheaded. Although Xianbei was cruel and showed no mercy to deserters, it was impossible to kill 14,000 defeated soldiers at once like this.
This situation has never happened before. In fact, Kuitou did not want this. After all, killing so many tribesmen and making too many enemies would be extremely detrimental to his position as the Great Khan of Xianbei.
However, although the Xianbei army he mobilized had more than 200,000 people, it was divided into several factions, and many of them did not recognize him as the Great Khan. If he did not kill the chicken and scare the monkey with one move, others would be very vulnerable in future battles.
Maybe he was disobeying his orders in order to preserve his strength. In that case, let alone making achievements, he would probably lose miserably. The leader is a man who wants to do big things, and he has always been ruthless, killing a few more people to do it to him.
It means nothing.
The person responsible for carrying out the execution was Que Ji, one of the three leaders of Xianbei in Liaodong. Until now, he had not seen the shadow of the Han army. The other two leaders who lived with him day and night, Mijia and Suli, had already
The soul returned to the west. Now, the chief leader also asked him to be responsible for executing the fourteen thousand defeated soldiers, and most of these soldiers belonged to Xianbei or other small tribes in Liaodong. The intention of killing the chickens had been fully revealed.
Que Ji was dissatisfied, but although he still had thirty thousand-man troops under his command, compared with the one hundred thousand-man troops in the central Xianbei, the direct line of the leader, there was a huge gap in strength. He did not dare to act rashly and could only force
Enduring the grief in my heart, I watched helplessly as the heads of these 14,000 tribesmen were missing.
Seeing that Que Ji was unhappy, Kuitou smiled and patted his back and said: "Que Ji, now that Mika and Su Li are dead, you will be the unique leader of the Liaodong Division from now on. I am here to take the lead.
Congratulations to you."
Que Ji didn't dare to refute, he sighed secretly and said, "Big man, how should we deal with the corpses of these tribesmen?"
According to the rules of the Xianbei people, these corpses should be cremated. However, how to separate the 14,000 corpses for cremation would require a lot of time and energy. Queji was afraid of making his own decisions because of Kuitou's power.
The leader said without hesitation: "Push them all down the Fen River."
This is exactly the cruelty of Kuitou. The two men in front, with a total of 40,000 cavalry, were almost defeated without touching it. Kuitou had to re-examine the combat effectiveness of the Han army. The Fen River is upstream of Daling, and the weather is now hot.
, the corpse will rot in a few days, and will soon pollute the entire water source. By then, diseases will be spread in Daleung City, and Daleung City will not be conquered.
Of course, Queji didn't expect it to be so far-reaching, but he didn't dare to disobey Kuitou's order and had to do as Kuitou said. Kuitou did not organize an attack immediately, but led the army to twenty miles north of Daling City.
Set up camp. Anyway, all the food and grass are supplied by Yuan Shao, and he is not in a hurry to attack. Wouldn't it be better if Daling City could be in chaos because of this?
As the sun gradually set in the west, Gao Lan led 50,000 reinforcements and finally arrived at Neihuang City. There were many arrows, stones, wood, and filthy stains on the ground scattered under Neihuang City, all of which seemed to tell people that the end had just happened here.
It was a big battle. However, the battle flag of the Yuan army on top of the city was still fluttering in the wind, and there was no trace of the Jingzhou army below the city. Gao Lan was relieved a lot.
The defenders at the top of the city had also clearly seen the flags of this group of troops, but they were so nervous that they did not dare to open the city gate easily. Jiang Qi held his hand on the battlement and shouted loudly: "Who is coming?"
Gao Lan rode out with his gun drawn, raised his hands towards the city, and said: "General Jiang is here well. Gao learned that the Jingzhou army was attacking Neihuang, so he specially led the army to rescue him, and asked General Jiang to open the city quickly.
Door, let me in!"
Among Yuan's troops, Gao Lan's status was second only to Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Wen Chou stayed in Yecheng to protect Yuan Shao, so among the generals in Liyang, Gao Lan ranked second, and Jiang Qi was only Nei Huang's guard.
His status should be lower than that of Gao Lan. However, the generals of the Yuan army often fought openly and secretly among themselves. Jiang Qi believed that his martial arts skills and strategy were not inferior to Gao Lan's, so he was always dissatisfied with Gao Lan.
Seeing Gao Lan appearing at the bottom of the city, Jiang Qi did not order the city gate to be opened. Instead, he laughed loudly and said: "General Gao, you are late. The Jingzhou army has been repelled by Jiang. However, Neihuang City is used to store grain.
Important place, please forgive Jiang for not letting General Gao enter the city, and please forgive me General Gao!"
Liu Xin, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao all claim to be orthodox. In the eyes of Liu Xin and his men, the other two are Yuan Jun and Cao Jun, and they themselves are the real Han army. In the eyes of the other two, Liu Xin
His army was just the Jingzhou local army. After dawn today, Jiang Qi thought that there would be another fierce battle, but the Jingzhou army retreated on its own. If Gao Lan was allowed to enter the city, he would definitely be recorded in the credit book.
Of course, Jiang Qi would not give him the credit for this great achievement, nor would he let him enter the city.
Gao Lan was dumbfounded by Jiang Qi's reasons, so he had no choice but to raise his head and said: "Since Neihuang is an important place for harvesting grain, it's okay if Gao doesn't go in. However, in order to avoid harassment from the Jingzhou army again, Gao is willing to help the general with 30,000 troops.
"
Jiang Qi waved his hand and said: "No need! As long as Jiang is here, it will be impossible for the Jingzhou Army to take a step inside Huang! If General Gao really wants to help Jiang, Jiang really has something to ask for. Today there is a batch of food and grass.
If you want to transport it to Liyang, how about asking General Gao to escort it on your behalf?"
There are as many as 500,000 troops stationed in Liyang, plus Wu Heng's 100,000 troops, and the amount of food and grass consumed every day is absolutely a staggering astronomical figure. Therefore, Jiang Qi is still under great pressure in transporting food and grass.
He asked Gao Lan to escort the grain and grass on his behalf, and it was not just a matter of prevarication. What's more, if Guan Yu and his son had not led the troops to attack all night yesterday, there would indeed be a batch of grain and grass that needed to be shipped today, but Jiang Qi didn't know who had attacked the city last night.
Where have all the people and horses gone? That's why they haven't dared to take any action.
Gao Lan shook his head and said: "The Jingzhou army sneaked into Yecheng, and General Yan led his troops back to help. There are only 50,000 defenders left in Liyang, so there is no need to transport food there."
Jiang Qi suddenly changed his expression and shouted in a deep voice: "Gao Lan, since you know that my lord is in danger, you don't go to rescue me, but you come here, why do you want to come here?"
Yuan Shao was tolerant on the outside and cautious on the inside. If Jiang Qi's words reached Yuan Shao's ears, Gao Lan couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.
Gao Lan finally suppressed the anger in his heart and said bitterly: "Since this place is clear, Gao will go to Yecheng. I hope General Jiang will take care of himself!"
"Haha, have a good journey, General Gao! I wish General Gao success!" Jiang Qi arched his hands on top of the city, but secretly sneered in his heart. When he has the opportunity in the future, he must say a few words in front of Yuan Shao and watch Gao Lan.
Do you dare to show off your authority in front of me again?
Gao Lan knew that there would be no good results if he continued talking here. He snorted coldly and led 50,000 infantry around Neihuang and walked northwest. Although it was getting late now, it should be time to set up camp.
But because Jiang Qi said such words, Gao Lan decided to set off overnight.
It took them a whole day to get from Liyang to Neihuang. If they continue to march at this speed, even if they set off early tomorrow morning, they still won't be able to reach Yecheng by tomorrow night. In that case, it will be confirmed that he will not save him.
Gao Lan secretly made up his mind to rush to Yecheng before dawn.
This time when he returned to Yecheng to aid, Yan Liang divided his troops into three teams. The first team was one hundred thousand Wuheng cavalry. Apart from their horses and weapons, these Wuheng cavalry had almost no equipment. They left as soon as they could, and naturally moved very quickly.
, maybe they have arrived at Yecheng by this time. The second team is Yuan Jun's own 100,000 cavalry, led by Yan Liang himself. The movements of these cavalry are slower than those of Wu Heng cavalry, and they will not attack overnight.
The march is expected to take until tomorrow morning. The remaining third team consists of 300,000 infantry troops. The team is huge and has to carry heavy supplies of food and grass, so the speed will naturally not be fast. However, their goal is to reach Yecheng directly.
We can also arrive before sunset tomorrow.
In order to prevent himself from being the last one to arrive, Gao Lan decided to march all night and was not allowed to stop to rest. Everyone could only eat dry food to satisfy their hunger. What Gao Lan didn't expect was that at this time, fifty miles south of Yecheng, the