At this moment, Jian Yong, the errand boy, and Liu Bei, the person in charge, only have the right to decide, not the right to choose.
At three o'clock in the morning, the passionate horn sound cut through the morning light, and the smoke and dust rolled up all over the sky, replacing the morning light and rising together with the morning sun. Without asking, you knew that Taishi Ci must have made a comeback on time.
Obviously, it is the time agreed in the letter.
Jian Yong turned around and looked at him, and saw that his lord's expression was calm, but the look in his eyes was full of helplessness. He raised his hand silently, Guan Yu accepted the order with his fists clasped, and went to arrange the breakout with high spirits.
They bluffed their flags on the top of the city, and then gathered their troops. The elite soldiers were in the front, the direct guards were in the middle, and the mediocre ones were behind, and they all gathered at the north gate.
This was also promised in the letter. Wang Yu was like a god, controlling all aspects involved in this breakout battle. Whether friends or enemies, they became puppets in his hands.
There is no other way but to do as you are told. You can only do as you are told.
Liu Bei watched indifferently as Guan Yu gathered his troops and scattered a few old, weak and wounded soldiers among the people. Because of him, many people gathered in the Qingyuan area, most of them came from Anping County.
Gongsun Zan left too hastily. Although Shan Jing went south immediately, he could not be on the same level as Gongsun Zan. The balance of power in Anping was instantly reversed, and the Bohai people who entered Anping for harvest became helpless. So, that day
When Liu Bei raised his arms and shouted, he immediately gained extremely high appeal.
If Cao Ren's sudden attack had not scattered many of them, the population in the city would have been even greater.
Originally, this was an important bargaining chip for Liu Bei. Wang Yu had a reputation of being benevolent and caring for the people. It was somewhat unjustifiable to ignore the hungry people of Bohai who came in response to his call. Although Yuan Shao came from a high-ranking family, he treated the people like nothing.
, but he was very concerned about face. Liu Bei thought to himself that if Wang Yu refused to come, when Yuan Shao arrived, he could take the whole city's soldiers and civilians to surrender and save his life.
However, his plan was completely disrupted by Taishi Ci's surprise attack.
If Taishi Ci did not come, it would be easier to find an excuse for him to surrender. It could be said that he was unfortunately bewitched by others, or was forced by the power of national thieves. He cared about the safety of the people, so he had to guard the city strictly to wait for the wise king.
If things go well, you can even make a high-profile gesture, such as saying: As long as Yuan Shao protects the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city, he will not hesitate to sacrifice himself and is willing to stand in front of the two armies and be killed. If not, the soldiers and civilians in the city will inevitably coexist with Qingyuan, and the war will
To the last soldier.
Once this step was set up, Yuan Shao naturally had no reason not to go with the flow.
This is a good story and a great reputation, and it is usually spread through such cases. In addition, Cao Ren has been unable to attack for a long time, and as soon as Yuan Shao arrives, the enemy army will march out to meet him, which can also greatly satisfy his vanity. Of course,
By accepting surrender, the role of sweeping away the decline of previous failures and boosting military morale cannot be ignored.
However, with Taishi Ci's two raids, this method no longer worked.
Cao Ren and the Jizhou generals are all veteran generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and there is no fool. Yesterday, it can be said that they were caught off guard. Today, it is impossible for them not to understand why Taishi Ci came.
After two attempts to respond, we were unable to break through, so we had no excuses. Either we were deliberately planning to surrender, or we were so incompetent that we couldn't break out of the encirclement.
No matter which one of them is in line with Liu Bei's expectations, even if he surrenders to Yuan Shao, it is only a temporary solution. He will have to find another opportunity to leave in the future. In order to save his life and ruin his reputation, this is not a good deal.
All in all, all the plans have come to nothing. Next, they can only follow Wang Yu's command flag.
Taishi Ci's tactics were the same as the day before, and he pretended to rush into Cao's army. Cao Ren didn't know whether he didn't see through the enemy's intentions, or if he knew about it, he couldn't do anything about it. His response was similar to the day before. There was no concealment in giving up.
The effect of the stronghold wall was to retreat dozens of steps and set up a shield formation. Even the routine long-range attacks of the enemy stopped before they entered a hundred steps.
You can't shoot through the paper armor anyway, so why bother?
The Qingzhou Jingqi did not hesitate, and still split into two in front of the formation, roaring past, igniting the flames of war towards the various tribes in Jizhou.
Seeing this, Liu Bei understood. It was not that Cao Ren didn't see through Tai Shici's intention, but there was nothing he could do if he thought about it. Qingyuan City is not big, but after all, it is nearly ten miles in radius. The cavalry can run around easily, but the infantry cannot follow.
Chase.
Of course the two-legged ones can't outrun the four-legged ones, and even if they catch up, the formation will collapse. If you mess up in front of the cavalry, isn't that going to death? Cao Jun and Jizhou Army are just allies, not a family, and they can't fight.
Randomly organize and enhance the strength of friendly forces. At most, the garrison range can be adjusted like now and entrusting less important directions to relatively weaker troops.
As for the result, we can only do our best and obey fate.
Seeing that the Qingzhou cavalry had turned around, Liu Bei did not hesitate and shouted decisively: "Open the city gate and attack!"
"Here!" Guan Yu raised his sword and mounted his horse, promising in a loud voice.
With a harsh creaking sound, the city gate slowly opened, and Guan Yu took the lead and rushed out. Encouraged by the second general, the morale of the former soldiers soared, and they burst out with an earth-shattering cry of killing. They followed closely, and their morale increased.
Like a rainbow.
Liu Bei sighed and got on his horse, and then told Jian Yong: "Xianhe, you must follow closely and don't fall behind."
"Thank you, my lord, I am thinking about you." Jian Yong felt warm in his heart and asked softly: "Although things are not as expected, the breakout is imminent. After all, we have escaped from death. We have to endure hardships and suffer hardships. There will always be a chance to recover in the future. Why do you sigh, lord?"
"Haha," Liu Bei's mouth moved slightly, showing an indistinguishable bitter smile, and said meaningfully: "The so-called political strategy is nothing more than a method of benefiting oneself at the expense of others. Xianhe, just watch. If you don't understand all the mysteries in this battle,
, it’s okay if you don’t learn this way of strategizing.”
After that, he pulled the reins with his left hand, raised the sword with his right hand, shouted "Follow me!" and led the direct troops of the central army to fight out of the city.
Jian Yong seems to understand, but he also knows that now is not the time to delay. The most important thing for breaking out is to control the time. At the beginning, taking advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation, he must maximize the results of the battle and wait for the enemy to react and surround him.
All I could do was keep my head down and run away as hard as I could.
Ordinarily, the breakout should go smoothly.
Regardless of ability or military strength, Lu Kuang is not much better than his younger brother. Yesterday, Taishi Ci fought alone and was already overwhelming. Today's two-sided attack must be smoother than yesterday. With the restraint of Qingzhou's elite cavalry, Cao Ren could organize a pursuit and threaten
It shouldn't be too big.
However, after the incident came to an end, Jian Yong understood why his master had such an evaluation of him. This method of strategy was indeed profound and profound.
Lu Kuang was far from being as incompetent as he imagined. In response to the pincer attack inside and outside the city, he calmly divided his troops into two groups.
The two thousand men and horses of the front army put up a shield formation and cowered on the spot. Even though the arrows from Qingzhou Jingqi fell on their heads, they had no intention of fighting back. The rear army finally turned around to attack, and pounced on them fiercely, swinging out
A head-on attack stance.
Obviously, he was prepared.
Lu Kuang's preparations were like this. If you look at the entire besieging army, you will find that Cao Ren's preparations are far more than that. After seeing Guan Yu and Liu Bei's flags, Lu Kuang quickly conveyed the battle situation to Cao Ren. Soon, the direction of the south gate was approaching.
There was a loud "dong dong" sound, it was a car rushing!
Needless to say, it was Gao Lan who started the siege.
Cao Ren himself was not idle either. He gave up the position at the east gate and also began to divide his troops to fight. The large group of troops moved north, probably to outflank Liu Bei's army and cut off Liu Bei's path. A separate elite battalion bypassed the city wall and joined in.
Entering the sniper battlefield, together with Lu Kuang's army, they formed a flanking attack situation.
Jian Yong realized that the overwhelming force he imagined did not exist at all. What he was about to face was a hard battle, even a deadly battle, a decisive battle with no retreat!
Facing Lu Kuang's tightly guarded Turtle Formation, the Qingzhou Army who responded obviously had nothing to do. Cavalry and archery did not pose much threat to the Turtle Formation. The outcome of the Battle of Jieqiao also proved that the light cavalry's ability to attack difficult positions was quite weak.
, even if the leader is a fierce general like Tai Shici, it will not help.
The Qingzhou Army cannot charge forward, so Liu Beijun has to rely on himself. It is a daydream to expect the other party to rush into the formation regardless of life and death to support him. Moreover, there is no way to blame the other party. They already came yesterday. Who told you then?
Not going to follow?
At this point, all the talk is in vain, and all we can do is fight for our lives.
It was indeed a desperate effort. Liu Bei pushed all the elites he had treasured for a long time to the front line.
This elite force has been accumulated since he started the army in the first year of Zhongping. It has nothing to do with official positions. It is the private army of the three brothers. They are in the front when fighting with favorable winds and behind when encountering strong enemies. Every time they experience a fierce battle,
The remaining warriors will be selected and join them.
This unit does not have a designation and has not established a complete organizational structure. If you are not Liu Bei's confidant, it is impossible to understand this elite.
Although Liu Bei has suffered many setbacks and lost many battles over the years, this elite group has been growing. From the initial number of more than a hundred people, to now, there are already 500 people!
When Zhang Jaw was pursued in the plains and defeated by an ambush, this elite team stayed in Pingyuan City with Guan Yu; when Qingyuan was attacked by Cao Ren, this elite group also sat in the city; in the Battle of Jieqiao, Liu Bei led his army to sniper the Jizhou Iron Cavalry.
The detachment was also in the center of the queue and was closely protected.
Jian Yong knew very well that Liu Bei didn't care at all about recruiting and surrendering the rabble who had rebelled. As long as this elite group was unharmed, he didn't care no matter how many casualties there were among the rabble.
But now, not only is Guan Yu leading the charge at the forefront, but Liu Bei is also personally leading the troops and rushing towards the enemy. Isn't this risking one's life?
Benefiting oneself at the expense of others? Indeed! It forced out the lord's family fortune and left people unable to tell the story of their suffering. How could such a strategy not be admirable? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for better and more updated novels.