When Cao Cao stormed Hulao Pass, Xu Huang received the battle report from Chang'an and hoped that he could detach a part of his troops to attack Puyang south to relieve the danger of Hulao Pass. [However, General Yi's camp was very strong and he was eager.
At this time, Xu Huang was unable to attack and had to guard against enemy reinforcements from the direction of Yecheng. He was unable to send out troops for a while. Ma Yun had no choice but to mobilize the fifth army to go north.
As the war progressed, there was no movement from Yuan Shao in Yecheng, and Yi was trapped in the camp. Xu Huang was finally able to mobilize some troops, led by Tai Shici, and detoured southward. He had just captured Dongfeng the night before yesterday.
Acheng.
The various legions of the Han army often communicated with each other through various means. Therefore, Wei Yan already knew that Dong'a City had been captured, so he no longer cared about Liu Xie's flight to the north. Instead, he released a few homing pigeons to send himself
The situation learned was reported.
The sun jumped out of the horizon, casting a golden light. Xun You and the others also walked around the main road. Looking back, they could no longer see the outline of Puyang City clearly, so they felt calm. However, Xun You did not dare to stop at all and continued heading north. At noon,
, finally arrived at Dong'e County, and saw the big flag with the word "Cao" flying on the top of the city.
Until this time, Xun You felt completely relaxed and rode straight to the city gate. The Dong'a city gate was wide open. In Xun You's opinion, it was obvious that this place had not been affected by the war. So Xun You led his team with confidence and went straight to the city gate.
Bendong A County Government.
At the gate of the county government office, two officers were leaning against the wall listlessly, holding water and fire sticks. It was not until Xun You and the others came to them that they suddenly woke up and hurriedly came forward. Xun You, however, said nonchalantly: "Quick, take me to see your county magistrate!
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The officers seemed to realize that Xun You was a big shot, and they nodded and bowed to welcome him in. However, as soon as Xun You stepped through the second door, the two officers changed their expressions and threw Xun You to the ground. At the same time, Dong'a
The four gates of the county seat suddenly closed together, and countless people and horses poured out from the streets and alleys, surrounding the county government office. Countless heads also appeared on the surrounding rooftops, and countless arrow clusters shone coldly in the sun, aiming at them.
Chen Qun and the 300 guards. Knowing that there was no way to escape, Chen Qun immediately announced his surrender and asked the 300 guards to put down their weapons.
After reading this battle report, Liu Xin was not very happy, but instead frowned.
Because this battle report did not mention the whereabouts of Liu Xie and Cao Cao's family at the end, it is not known whether these people have been caught or were sent elsewhere by Xun You. Logically speaking, such an important person should be specially explained.
, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, they are all measured people, and they should not make such a low-level mistake, which makes Liu Xin even more puzzled. On the other hand, Liu Xin knew that with Cao Cao's personality, he would
After learning the news of the fall of Puyang, it is very likely that they will make a desperate move, and Hulao Pass will face greater difficulties.
Liu Xin pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his riding whip and said: "Let's go back to Chang'an as quickly as possible!"
Although the entire team was made up of cavalrymen, and they were led by prairie horses with extraordinary endurance, the journey of thousands of miles was not easy. The team started from early in the morning and walked to the treetops in the moonlight before arriving at the mud city.
This time, Liu Xin did not enter the city, nor did he send anyone to notify King Hani of Shanshan. Instead, he went directly to the military station outside the city.
After more than a year of construction, the conditions of the military station were already quite good, not much worse than Hani's palace. The five thousand cavalrymen had no time to appreciate the scenery of the military station. They unloaded their saddles and armor and fell asleep because Liu Xin
They have already been given instructions to cook at the third watch and set off at the fourth watch, but it is already close to the second watch. In other words, they only have more than an hour to sleep, so how can they not hurry up?
As for their mounts, they are actually more tired than they are. However, the military station outside Mud City is a large military station with many horses. Therefore, when they wake up, they can switch to other war horses, and their original war horses will be
Stay in the military station, and the soldiers in the military station will feed and take care of you.
Liu Xin did not go to bed because another battle report was delivered.
This battle report is about the Taiyuan war. Judging from the battle report, Kuai Tou should not be aware of what happened on the Mobei grassland. Although he repeatedly attacked Daling, Qixian and other cities without success and lost troops and generals, he still had no idea about the siege equipment and warfare.
The Xianbei people have become more and more skilled in the use of magic. Even siege equipment such as ladders and rams, the Xianbei people have learned how to make.
As a result, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun faced increasing difficulties in Daling and Qixian. However, before they left, Liu Xin once sent them a message: "When the enemy advances, we will retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we will retreat."
The sixteen-character policy of "when the enemy is tired, we attack, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue", and this sixteen-character policy has finally played a huge role.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun divided the 10,000 cavalry of the Fourth Army into three teams, relying on the eight cities in this area as cover. They took turns attacking, fighting or retreating, causing the Xianbei army to spin around. The leader encountered several major battles.
They were defeated and actually led their troops to retreat to Taiyuan City. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun seized the opportunity of the Xianbei people to retreat and suddenly launched a fierce pursuit. They annihilated more than 30,000 Kuitou's rear troops and captured the important town of Gangyang south of Taiyuan.
city.
There is another item in the battle report about Yihe's 300,000 Yuan army. This Yuan army now has no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, and has fallen into a desperate situation. However, Yi is a very talented general and defends the camp. The Han army has several
Although there were many gains in this attack, it was very difficult to capture the 300,000 Yuan troops in one go.
Later, Zhang came up with a strategy to cut off Yuan Jun's water source. This year there was a severe drought in Hebei and the weather was very hot. It was easy to deal with it without food. Without drinking water, it would be difficult for humans and animals to survive.
Although this strategy was a little underhanded, it was extremely effective. However, Yi seemed to have been prepared for it, and there was no commotion in Yuan Jun's camp. It turned out that when Yi set up camp, he ordered his soldiers to dig many deep pits in the camp.
It was filled with clean water. Now that the water source was cut off by the Han army, these deep pits relieved the Yuan army's crisis.
Later, Xu Huang and others tried many methods, but they still couldn't work. In fact, all the main forces of the first, second, and third legions have been gathered here, except for the soldiers who died in the battle to stop Yan Liang a few days ago, as well as Taishi
The troops led by Ci now have a total of 230,000 people surrounding Yuan's army. If they launch a strong attack, they can easily defeat Yihe's 300,000 Yuan army.
But these Yuan troops are all Han people, not foreign races such as the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Wuhuan on the grassland, and most of these soldiers are just ordinary people. Everyone has his own wife, children and children. Once a powerful offensive is launched, I don’t know how many people will die.
Therefore, Liu Xin and Ma Yun both emphasized to Xu Huang that they should try to save the lives of these Yuan Jun soldiers no matter what. Under such circumstances, Xu Huang and others restrained the urge to attack and wanted to force Yuan Jun to surrender their weapons.
surrender.
Until noon yesterday, a riot finally broke out in the Yuan Army camp, because the soldiers had been without food for three days. People are like iron rice and steel, and they would be hungry if they did not eat a meal. The Yuan Army soldiers were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs.
Unable to lift swords and guns, how could they resist the Han army's attack. The soldiers became agitated, and Yi Lian killed dozens of people. Finally, they could not suppress them, and the whole camp rebelled. Yi had no choice but to let the 300,000 Yuan army disarm.
surrender.
For a time, outside the Yuan Army's camp, there were mountains of swords, guns, bows, arrows, clothes, armor, and flags. After disarming, the Yuan Army lined up to go to the porridge shed set up by the Han Army to receive "relief." In fact, the Han Army had sufficient food and grass, but these Yuan Army soldiers had already
They have been hungry for many days, but they are not allowed to eat steamed buns, rice, or meat. They can only be allowed to drink some porridge, otherwise their stomachs will be injured. So, it looks like a disaster relief.
Yi was very clever. Taking advantage of the opportunity when a large number of Yuan's troops surrendered, he took more than a hundred of his cronies and quietly hid in a corner of the camp. Yi usually cared about the soldiers and often ate and lived with them, which made them even more popular.
trust and support. Moreover, he allowed Yuan Jun to surrender, which was equivalent to saving the lives of 300,000 Yuan Jun soldiers in disguise. Some Yuan Jun soldiers who knew about it did not report him, and even provided some cover for him, allowing him to escape the Han Dynasty.
Army raids.
After dark, Yi found a gap and escaped. In fact, Yi was still quite dissatisfied with the outcome of this battle. Although it was impossible for him to defeat the Han army with his army, but if
Yuan Shao sent troops from the direction of Yecheng to meet him. He was sure to bring out 150,000 people. These 150,000 people were not ordinary soldiers. They were all warriors who had been on the battlefield. With such a force, relying on the population of the states in Hebei
With many advantages, Yuan Shao is fully capable of making a comeback.
In fact, Yuan Shao was also making such preparations. Although he did not dare to send troops south for rescue, he also refused to abandon Yecheng and evacuate to Youzhou. Instead, he sent orders to all counties under his jurisdiction to recruit troops on a large scale, preparing to rely on Yecheng's strong base.
The city defense and Liu Xin fought to the death. There were also many phantom secret spies lurking in Ye City. They had already detected this information and passed it on in time. It was just the next step for Xu Huang's army of more than 200,000 people.
Whether to go north to attack Yecheng or go south to cut off Cao Cao's retreat is waiting for Chang'an's decision.
Liu Xin put down the battle report in her hand and fell into deep thought. Suddenly, she remembered the shrill horns outside the camp, and the time to gather had arrived. Although she had not slept all night, Liu Xin ran out immediately. A soldier had already led a white horse.
, Liu Xin jumped up, waved her hand, and said loudly: "Let's go!"
Now he can't wait to fly back to Chang'an. Many things have reached the point where he needs to make decisions personally.
Due to years of war, the entire land of Hebei has been in a state of depression. Although Yuan Shao is not short of money and can organize a powerful army at any time, the lives of the people have reached an unsustainable point. At this time, a group of people wearing rags
The people are marching hard on the country road, like a group of refugees heading towards Yecheng. However, if anyone knows them carefully, they will find that the leader of this group of "refugees" is the general who escaped.