Xiangyi City is a famous city in the Central Plains. One of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Xianggong of the Song Dynasty, established his hegemony on this basis. It has a very long history. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was not only a large city with a population of tens of thousands, but also the most famous one in Yan and Henan.
Textile Center.
Such a city was of course very attractive to the Huainan Army who came from afar. They ignored the moss-covered city walls and rushed directly towards the four wide open city gates.
Liu Ye's face turned ugly, but Liu Xun could only pretend not to see it.
Among the 30,000 soldiers and horses, less than 30% of his direct troops are, and his control is very low. If he forcibly restrains the soldiers and horses, there is no doubt that there will be a mutiny. Anyway, these guys who have never seen the world have no idea.
If you can't do anything too outrageous, the most you can do is buy things without giving money, seize houses, etc. You won't burn, kill and loot, so just let them go.
"Brother Zitai, please wait outside the city for a moment. I will take the young ones in first and pack up the tents." Qiao Rui came up and said with a playful smile.
"Young Master, this is the hinterland of Chenliu, not Junyi, Xiaohuang's front line, where can we open a way to camp? Last time in Ningling, you were the first to go in. When I led the brothers into the city, not even one person
I can't even see the shadow anymore, it's my turn to have fun this time!" Chen Lan was not to be outdone.
At the beginning of the Huainan Army's march north, Cao Cao was relatively well-behaved. Cao Cao chased Yuan Shu for 600 miles and beat the shit out of Yuan Shu. In the subsequent battles, he also had the upper hand, and his psychological advantage over the Huainan Army was still sufficient. But now
Different from the past, Cao Cao is now seeking help from Yuan Shu. The Huainan army was mostly bandits and robbers, and they soon became unscrupulous.
Although they did not dare to go too far and did not dare to show their knives and cause death, the places they passed by were like locusts passing through, with no grass growing.
Fortunately, the roads in this era are rough, and news does not spread quickly between places. Xiangyi City looks unprepared, with the city gates wide open, ready for you to pick. But no matter how unprepared it is, as long as the first few thousand people walk through
, the common people must have all run away, and the ones who didn’t run away are just paupers who were robbed, and they are not worth a penny, so why are they here?
Therefore, for Chen Lan, it was a must to compete for the position to advance into the city.
Liu Xun's reaction disappointed Chen Lan and Qiao Rui. It was as if he was suddenly stung by a bee. He trembled violently, his brows furrowed tightly into a knot, and his triangular eyes also
Narrowing his eyes, he turned to look at Liu Ye and said sarcastically: "Brother Ziyang, don't worry, these fools are used to being debauched in Huainan, even for a while... In short, the losses in the city are all covered by someone, and they will be sure to do it afterwards.
Make up for it all!”
Liu Xun is not stupid. He knows that the current preferential treatment is only temporary. Sooner or later, when Cao Cao recovers, he will have to settle the score. Whether he can pass this hurdle ultimately depends on whether Liu Ye is willing to help change things. Yes, there is someone in the court.
, it’s naturally not difficult to be an official, if you don’t want to, you’re dead!
The military discipline was not good and they caused harm to several cities along the way. In fact, it was not impossible to fool them, but Chen Lan and the two idiots got into a fight in front of each other. It would be too naive to pretend that Liu Ziyang does not exist and try to muddle through.
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Liu Ye's expression was indeed very bad, and he was holding the reins tightly. It could be seen that his body was trembling, and he seemed to be turning a deaf ear to Liu Xun's disguised apology.
"Xiandi Ziyang loves the people as his own son, he is indeed a benevolent and righteous gentleman, but..." Liu Xun felt a little unhappy. Even if his family is in the wrong, now is the time of employing people. Do you, Liu Ziyang, need to make such a big show? Harm the common people.
Cao Mengde has done this kind of thing before, right? Who doesn't know that after the 600-mile pursuit that year, there was a lot of scorched earth along the way!
As if being awakened by Liu Xun, Liu Ye trembled all over and suddenly said: "Zitai, you'd better restrain your subordinates quickly, form a battle formation, and prepare to meet the enemy!"
"Ah? To meet the enemy?" Liu Xun and the other three looked at each other, and they were all confused: "This is Xiangyi, where did the enemy come from?"
"General Chen, you lead the cavalry to the left wing. General Qiao, you lead the cavalry to protect the right wing. Brother Zitai, lead the shield bearers to protect the central army. Don't panic. The whole army turns back. Let's retreat as a whole.
It shouldn’t matter!”
"Zi Yang, what are you talking about?" The Huainan generals were completely unable to understand such an order. They jumped to their feet and protested loudly. After walking in the freezing rain for three days, they finally reached the foot of Xiangyi City and drank hot water.
You didn't even drink, so you just quit like this. You thought you were just walking your dog!
"Form the team, hurry up and send the order, the whole army retreats!" Liu Ye's face had turned livid, he didn't bother to explain, he just shouted angrily.
He had already seen the virtues of the Huainan Army in Liang State, and had already sent a message to the counties of Chenliu, asking the garrison to be careful about fire and theft, and to prevent the Huainan Army from having another chance to enter the city. As long as it was in advance,
Just prepare labor supplies outside the city.
Although Cao Cao was not clean at the beginning of his career and did many things of burning, killing and looting, except for Wang Yu, which prince in the world did not do this? The key is to look at the speed of cleansing. As early as more than two years ago
Before, Cao Jun had been cleared. Now even the people in the Central Plains have forgotten the nightmare of the past and only remember the goodness of General Cao. Who can find fault?
Liang, Chen, Chenliu, and Yingchuan are the base areas that Cao Cao has operated for the longest time. They are the foundation for supplying the army with long-term operations and must not be missed. Before setting off, Liu Ye was repeatedly warned by Cao Cao, telling him that he must
To ensure the stability of the place, as a last resort, even at the risk of causing internal strife and losing combat effectiveness, Yuan's army must be prevented from harming the place.
Liu Ye sent a message to various places in Xiangyi. It was for this purpose that with Cao Cao's approval, it was impossible for the generals in various places to disobey.
Therefore, when the Huainan Army climbed to the foot of Xiangyi City at a snail-like speed, it was impossible for the city gate to be wide open, let alone the city gate, even the suspension bridge could not be lowered!
But now... Liu Ye was covered in cold sweat, and a chill came out of his bones. He wanted to kick these three idiots in front of him and grab the horn to give orders.
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooothing horn sound suddenly sounded. Liu Ye felt happy at first, and then turned pale with shock. The two idiots Chen Lan and Qiao Rui were still mumbling complaints.
, although Liu Xun was persuaded to make some moves, he did not take any actual action. This sudden horn sound...
Liu Ye suddenly looked up and saw a red battle flag raised high on the towering tower!
"Woooo...woooo...woooo!" Between heaven and earth, there seemed to be thousands of trumpets echoing.
To the east and west of the city, behind and on both wings of the army, countless red flags bloomed like plum blossoms in the misty mist!
The earth was shaking, the city walls were shaking, and the red clouds above seemed to be shaking too. A shuddering feeling surged up from under their feet and spread instantly throughout the bodies of the Huainan soldiers. They were so frightened that their legs became weak and their faces turned pale.
The rain is even more pale.
"Qing... Qingzhou Army!" Chen Lan heard his voice that had changed the tone, with a cry, and the whole person seemed to be in a nightmare from which he could not wake up. If it was not a dream, how could the Qingzhou Army do this?
Suddenly appeared in Xiangyi City?
"Don't panic, don't panic, unite the team, unite the team! Arrange on the spot!" Liu Xun also panicked, shouting at the top of his lungs.
Because of the obstruction of the rain curtain, it was difficult to see far and far, and it was impossible to see how many enemies were coming to kill. But from the sound of horse hooves from far and near, it seemed that there were many cavalrymen launching the surprise attack!
Liu Xun had no time to think about where these cavalry came from. He only knew that a two-legged man could not outrun a four-legged horse. In this situation, he could only hold on for a while and frustrate the enemy.
He is making plans with great energy.
The soldiers were panic-stricken and could not listen to the commander's orders. The enemy's murderous intent was too strong. Is it possible for humans to lurk and make a surprise attack in such weather conditions?
Except for the sound of horns and horse hooves, the enemy army made almost no other noises. Although judging from the sound, the enemy army should still be several miles away, but the murderous intention has swept over and almost condensed into substance! It's like a mountain
The mountains and huge waves came over and hit them, causing the Huainan Army to tremble all over, like fallen branches and leaves in a storm!
"What are you afraid of? I have a huge scar on my head!" At the critical moment, Liu Xun's old subordinates stepped forward to help him stabilize his military morale.
"Kill one to earn money, kill two to earn one. Form an array, form an array, and come up shoulder to shoulder!" Liu Xun was also a son of an aristocratic family. He took advantage of the troubled times to raise an army, relying on five hundred private soldiers recruited from his family's industry.
After many years of fighting, these private soldiers have grown up, and were appointed by him as middle and low-level officers, and then controlled nearly twenty times the number of soldiers and horses before.
At the critical moment, he still had to rely on his direct troops. The old team members who had followed him for many years shouted at the top of their lungs. Their shrill and decisive roars miraculously calmed the panic of the soldiers.
"Xiangyi City has been occupied by the enemy. After defeating the invading cavalry, we will attack the city!" Liu Xun's roar had a very clear hint. The madness driven by desperation and the temptation to massacre the city brought about
Born with courage, the Huainan Army slowly regained its composure in the face of catastrophe.
More than 30,000 people curled up tightly into a group, with Liu Xun as the core, the shield bearer outside, the archer in the middle, and the spearman stood between the shield bearer and the archer, holding the sharp spear point against his companions.
On the shoulder, pointing towards the invading enemy.
This is a hedgehog array that can disable cavalry attacks. Liu Xun used it many times during the battle at the beginning of the army, and achieved victory over many enemies, including the officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty and other powerful people.
"Blow the drums, draw the bows!" Seeing that the team slowly stabilized, Liu Xun reached out and pulled off his wet iron helmet and shouted loudly.
Through the confused mist and rain, the figures of the cavalry were looming, and Liu Xun felt a little relieved.
There were not many cavalry coming, only about three to four thousand, sweeping in from all directions. The formation should be very thin. The enemy probably didn't expect that their army could form a formation in such a short period of time, right?
Liu Xun laughed at himself. After marching fifty miles in three days, it was no wonder that he was underestimated. The enemy must have expected that this battle would collapse at the first blow. They blew the trumpet and galloped over to start the pursuit.
However, no matter how bad the military discipline is, the troops are still soldiers who have seen blood. As long as they have a backbone to lead them, they are not much worse than the elite.
If it was really a ragtag group of refugees, why would General Cao, a smart man like him, value this support army so much? General Cao's idea was to wait for the army to arrive at Chenliu and then immediately use Xiahou Shang's army as the backbone to integrate it.
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And the Qingzhou Army... No, this army should not be the Qingzhou Army, but the Lu Bu Army that defeated Dingtao. Lu Bu would come all the way to attack him, obviously he also thought of this, for fear that his troops would merge with Xiahou Shang
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But neither Cao Cao nor Lu Bu thought that he was not a fat sheep to be slaughtered, right? Liu Xun straightened his body and felt peaceful. Lu Bu's formation was powerful, but the formation was too thin, and the chance of turning defeat into victory was
very big!
"Get ready..." Seeing that the opponent was about to enter the range of the bow and arrow, Liu Xun drew his sword in his hand, with an intoxicating and crazy smile on his face.
First, use a volley of bows and arrows to arouse the enemy's energy, then lead the troops to fight on the initiative, entangling the enemy with two thousand cavalry on both wings. Then order all the infantry to wait for the opportunity to attack, and use your own numerical advantage to start a melee with the enemy. This is
His tactics are not perfect, but they are very effective.
"Ah..." Before the hand raised in the air could be waved down, a sudden scream interrupted Liu Xun's execution of his tactics. The scream sounded from the queue, very abrupt and shrill, and it suddenly
It broke the last-ditch atmosphere created by Liu Xun's direct descendants.
"Who is messing with the morale of our army!" Liu Xun was furious, staring with blood-red eyes like an angry bull. There was no doubt that once anyone who made any noise was discovered by him, he would definitely be torn into pieces on the spot.
However, the Huainan Army did not care about being afraid of their general. They just looked around in panic and held the weapons in their hands tightly. The scream was just the beginning signal. While Liu Xun shouted and asked, the formation
There were hundreds of soldiers among them, waving their sabers at the nearest comrades!
Blood is everywhere!
Howling incessantly!
"Rebellion, rebellion!"
"Cao Cao was defeated in Rencheng and was on the verge of death. Now everyone is surrounded by the Qingzhou Gale Army and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. They are on the verge of death! If you kill Liu Xun and Chen Lan, you can still survive by abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side. Otherwise,
If so, everyone will have no choice but to die without a burial place!"
"Those who resist will die, those who turn from darkness to light will live!"
"Kill Liu Xun, kill Chen Lan!"
The queue that was relatively neat a moment ago suddenly turned into a mess. Looking out from the Chinese army, there were people shouting loudly and slashing with swords everywhere.
There was a powerful enemy outside like a mountain pressing down on them. The Huainan Army officers and soldiers were already very nervous, but when they suddenly encountered such a sudden change, they were immediately confused.
Many people remained dumbfounded until they were chopped down. They just stared at the sword approaching, not knowing how to dodge or resist. They didn't even ask 'why' and just accepted their fate.
There are also people who have raised weapons, but they don’t know who they are attacking. The people around them are obviously of the same skin color, speak the same language, and wear the same military uniforms. How can you tell who is the enemy and who is your comrade?
They naively thought that as long as they raised their weapons, they could at least protect themselves. It wasn't until they were stabbed in the back and suffered severe pain that they realized that they were too naive.
With the example of precedent, the remaining people knew what to do. They waved their weapons desperately, and as long as someone dared to approach them, they would launch fatal attacks until one of the two people, or both fell down.
It was unbelievable that the 30,000-strong army fell into fighting among themselves. Liu Xun, who had experienced hundreds of battles, Chen Lan, generals, Liu Ye, a famous scholar with extensive knowledge and observation, were all dumbfounded and could hardly believe what they were seeing.
seen facts.
"This, this... the powerful enemy is outside and the internal strife is like this. General, it is better to surrender." Qiao Rui said in a trembling voice.
As far as the eye can see, in addition to the archers of the central army and the cavalry on both wings, there are people fighting each other everywhere. Everyone is red-eyed and kills everyone on sight! Not to mention ordering them to regroup and fight against the attack.
The enemy cavalry is coming, and it is difficult to get through safely in the chaos.
If the enemy's cavalry were to attack them without hesitation, they might fall into a chaotic battle, and both sides would suffer in the end. But the enemy general's command was very precise, and he stopped the horse just outside the range of the bow and arrow, and started running horizontally around the military formation.
.Although it is not offensive, the rumble of horse hooves is like a war drum, which increases the psychological pressure of the Huainan army and intensifies the chaos.
How can we fight this battle? What else can we do if we don’t surrender?
"So it's you!" Qiao Rui said this out of helplessness, but Liu Xun's reaction was unusually violent. He suddenly turned his head and glared at Qiao Rui, his eyes almost bursting with fire.
"Yes, yes, eh...it's not me, General, what are you talking about?" Qiao Rui was startled and stuttered as he spoke.
Liu Xun said with murderous intent: "You were the one who incited the rebellion, right? You are the one with the surname Qiao! Then Wang Yu's newly adopted concubine is also surnamed Qiao, what is her relationship with you? Did you find out about the relationship between a certain person and Zijian?
You want to surrender to General Cao, so you take action in advance, right? Huh, at some point, you were not careful, and you succeeded, but don’t be too happy, even if I die here, I will support you first!"
Chen Lan was still a little confused, but after hearing Liu Xun's words, murderous intent flashed across his face.
The army was fine not long ago, but suddenly it fell into civil strife, and it was out of control. Apart from Qiao Rui secretly causing trouble, what other explanation could there be? If there was no one to organize, how could the rebels who were the first to swing their swords at their own people possibly
Shouting such inciting slogans? Those people said they wanted to kill Chen Lan and Liu Xun, but they didn’t say they wanted to kill Qiao Rui!
"What are you talking about? It's none of my business. I, I don't know anything!" Qiao Rui was frightened to death. She wanted to argue but couldn't.
He was not a quick-witted person. He didn't know beforehand that Liu Xun and Chen Lan had secretly reached an agreement with Cao Cao. Even if he didn't say it under such circumstances, it would take him a long time to buffer. Hurry up.
How could he say a complete sentence at this moment?
The more this happened, the more suspicious his behavior became in the eyes of Liu and Chen. Not only did Liu Xun force him with a knife, but Chen Lan also turned the tables.
"Help, help, I want to abandon the dark and turn to the light, ah..." Qiao Rui could no longer suppress the fear in his heart, and ran away, shouting as he ran. Turning around in front of the enemy is not an ordinary danger, Chen Lan caught up with him and waved.
The spear stabbed, and the sharp spear blade easily penetrated the fish scale armor on Qiao Rui's body and came out straight from his heart.
"Rebellious Qiao Rui is dead, why don't the traitors just restrain themselves?" Liu Xun shouted loudly, motioning the guards around him to shout together. The sound was heard far away, making many people stunned and dumbfounded.
He looked over and seemed to be regaining his senses.
Liu Xun was overjoyed, shouted even harder, raised a flag, and issued an order for his direct troops to get closer to each other as soon as possible and prepare to concentrate their efforts to break out.
After the rebel soldiers who were killing each other stopped, they could no longer engage in battle. Their strength and momentum had been exhausted by killing each other. The battle was lost. The next step was to use the defeated army as a shield and try to save as much as possible.
strength.
Liu Xun's direct soldiers were the most steadfast, and they quickly responded to Liu Xun's orders. While resisting the attacks of the rebels, they approached each other. Whenever they saw an unknown face, or they were already red-eyed, they were not interested in language.
Those who didn't respond would just wave their hands with a knife, thinking of forming a small team first and having the ability to protect themselves, and then join up with the general.
As a result, as soon as a few small teams of three or five people were formed, a group of rebel soldiers surrounded and killed them.
Liu Xun's private soldiers were all elite, with strong combat power and good equipment. They didn't pay attention to these insurgents at all. As a result, the defensive positions of several teams were defeated in an instant, and in the blink of an eye they became
Corpse.
"Whose soldiers are these? How could that guy from Qiao Rui have such strong soldiers?" Liu Xun saw clearly on the horse, and in an instant, his heart went cold.
He is a little more awake now.
If Qiao Rui is the leader of the rebels, after he is crowned the leader, even if the morale of the rebels does not collapse, they will be leaderless. It is impossible for them to be so organized and know not to let their direct troops gather. But if Qiao Rui is not the leader, then
Where did these rebels come from?
"Is that a hook-mounted shield? Is it a hook-mounted shield?" Liu Ye suddenly pointed at a five-man team that was killing people and asked.
"It's a hook-mounted shield, that's right." The hook-mounted shield is a relatively unconventional weapon, but Chen Lan and Liu Xun are experienced generals in the battlefield, and they can recognize it even if they don't know how to use it: "So what if it's a hook-mounted shield?"
"It's hook setting? That's right!"
Liu Ye's face was half-smiling, but his voice sounded as harsh as a night owl, giving people a chilling feeling: "Qingzhou Blast is fighting fiercely with the lord in Chuilong City. Even with wings, he can't fly here."
Come to Yi, the cavalry is Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, doesn't Zitai know? Among the Bingzhou army, the strongest is not only the cavalry, but also a trapped camp!"
"You mean..." Liu Xun was shocked.
"Other than lying in ambush in the puddles, taking advantage of the chaos when the army entered the city, sneaking into the military formation, and then violently injuring people, what other explanation can there be?" Liu Ye laughed miserably, and his voice became more and more erratic: "Then being trapped in the camp, in the end
He is good at melee combat, and his best weapons are the hook-mounted shield and ring-headed sword, aren't they?"
"Oh God..." Liu Xun felt like the world was spinning for a while, and he almost fell off his horse. This battle is not just about winning or losing, it's a matter of whether he can save his life or not.
The troops on the periphery were already in disarray. The shield bearers dropped their shields one after another and ran towards the cavalry on the opposite side. From a distance, they knelt down with their heads in their hands, just begging for mercy. The chaos began to penetrate into the array of archers of the Chinese army, and they lost
As for the protection of melee units, the archers are like a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and are about to collapse.
"Let's go!" Chen Lan was very decisive, knowing that if she didn't break out, even her last glimmer of hope would be gone.
Dozens of personal guards wrapped around the three men and rushed towards the cavalry on the two wings who were also on the verge of collapse. Chen Lan had no intention of summoning the cavalry to counterattack. He just wanted to blend in with the fleeing cavalry and escape.
Even such a humble hope seems so out of reach now, but now that the matter has come to this, what can he do? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)