Chapter 179: Siege (Ask for Collection, Ask for Collection)
Everything that happened in Chang'an caught people off guard, and the princes who thought that it was hopeless to kill Dong Zhuo had already gone back to fight for territory.
At sunset, the defenders of Youbeiping are struggling to defend the city wall, and at the same time have to defend against the occasional rain of arrows from the sky.
In the distance, Zhang Hejian saw that there was no hope of breaking the city today, looking at the corpses of the soldiers who had been following him underground for many years, the corners of his eyes twitched a few times, and he reluctantly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.
The defenders of the city saw that the siege troops receded like a tide, and they did not have the joy of defending the city before, and sat weakly on the ground panting, breathing fresh air, feeling that it was really beautiful to be alive.
In the camp outside the city, Zhang Yiyi sat in the tent and looked at the air, thinking that the lord would return to Liaodong, so he ordered himself to lead the army to defeat Gongsun Zhan.
It's a pity that it has been besieged for half a month now, and the right Beiping has not yet been captured, and the 30,000 beggar troops who have followed them for many years are now only more than 10,000, although there are still 20,000 Xianbei cavalry, but the siege is useless.
"Brother-in-law, what do you want?"
Zhang He was awakened by the sound, looked up, and saw that the person who came was his wife's own brother Tuoba Hu, so he forced a smile and said: "Xiaohu is here, sit down, is there something wrong?"
Tuoba Hu looked at Zhang He, who was smiling, shook his head and said: "Brother-in-law, don't be anxious, today the defenders of the city can't hold on, tomorrow you can let my subordinates attack the city together, and I will be able to take it in one fell swoop." ”
Zhang He listened to Tuoba Hu's suggestion, thought for a while and shook his head and said, "No, get off the horse, you don't have much combat power, and you will only increase casualties in vain." ”
Tuoba Hu heard that Zhang He said that Xianbei was useless to dismount, his face showed displeasure, and he sat on the side, thinking that it was not for my sister's sake, so he didn't bother to persuade you.
Seeing that he was angry, Zhang He didn't speak, and continued to think about countermeasures, and the tent fell into silence again, with occasional sighs.
"Report! General Zhang, the spies found that a large army was coming seventy miles away. A soldier rushed into the tent in a panic to report.
When Zhang He learned that a large army was coming, he quickly got up and asked forward, "Do you know who is leading the army and how many soldiers and horses there are?"
The soldier hurriedly replied: "The banner is under the banner of Gongsun and Yan, and the specific number of people is not clear at present, but it is estimated that there are about 30,000. ”
Tuoba Hu was standing aside at this time, and when he heard that there were only 30,000 troops, he thought that it would not be possible to attack the city, but we were good at field warfare.
"General Zhang, if you don't want to lead your headquarters to go, you will definitely kill this enemy."
Zhang He ignored Tuoba Hu, who wanted to fight, but continued to ask the soldiers, and learned that there were only a few cavalry on the enemy, so he let Tuoba Hu lead the troops into battle.
Tuoba Hu got the order, happily led the Xianbei army of 20,000, and followed the spies to intercept and kill.
When Gongsun Zhan took the strategy of the strategist Guan Jing and was about to lead the troops to subdue and annex the state, he learned that Zhang He, the general under Li Huiyi, was leading the army of Liaoxi to attack, and he was furious at that time, and he did not go to take revenge, but he sent people to attack first, and he was going to lead the troops to kill Zhang He in person.
Seeing this, Guan Jing hurriedly persuaded Gongsun Zhan to focus on the overall situation, and said that when he obtained the annexation of the state, he would gather the troops of the two states, and the little Li Huiyi would not be able to capture it.
Gongsun Zhan thought about it and felt reasonable, so he asked his younger brother Gongsun Yue to lead 30,000 troops to support Youbeiping, and Yan Gangling's reorganized 1,000 white horses Congyi assisted by the side.
The two led the army all the way to hurry, and at this time they saw that the right Beiping was not far away, and a spy came to report, saying that Zhang He had not yet broken through the city gate, and a heart of contempt rose in his heart.
Gongsun Yue looked at Yan Gang and said: "General Yan, there are only 20,000 old and weak soldiers in the city of Beiping on the right, and the joint attack has not been taken for several days, so it can be seen that it is a wine bag and rice bag." ”
Yan Gang also looked down on Zhang He in his heart, so he echoed and said: "Then Li Huiyi's subordinates, there are a few real materials, except for Dian Wei and Zhao Yun, none of them can be looked down upon, and when they arrive in Youbeiping, they will take Zhang He's sacrificial flag, and then take Liaoxi for the lord." ”
After Yan Gang finished speaking, he looked at Gongsun Yue, and the two laughed, thinking that Li Huiyi was a good person who had given him such a great achievement.
The two talked and laughed all the way, without opening their eyes, and did not send people to explore the way in front, swaggering to lead the army in a hurry.
Tuoba Hu knew that this was the first achievement, and he could only win and not lose, so he marched more steadily, and after several considerations, he chose a flat and open place to wait in ambush.
Tuoba Tiger chose a good place, let people get off the horse to rest, and prepared to eat some rations to restore their strength.
Before Tuoba Hu had finished eating the dry food in his hand, he learned that the enemy army was less than five miles away from this place, and with a few turns of his eyes, he let most of them wait in ambush here, and he led two thousand horsemen forward to meet the battle.
Gongsun Yue was laughing with Yan Gang, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and hurriedly asked people to come forward to investigate, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to light a fire to defend themselves.
"Kill! Xianbei warriors, the time has come to make meritorious contributions, and those who want to enter the western part of Liaoxi can kill ten enemies. ”
Gongsun Yue had not yet received a report from the spies, he heard the sound of shouting and killing, and by the faint light of the fire, he saw thousands of horsemen rushing in front of him, and sneered in his heart, so that he had an army of 30,000, Zhang He actually sent thousands of horsemen to send him to death, and he was about to order the soldiers to rush forward.
Yan Gang saw that Gongsun Yue was going to let the infantry rush to kill, fearing that the casualties would be too great, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, and led the white horse to meet him.
The two armies fought together, although Yan Gang had few soldiers, but Bai Ma Congyi was the elite of the elite, although he was reorganized, he was no longer brave, but he was still much more powerful than the usual cavalry.
Tuoba Hu had long heard how powerful Baima Congyi was, and he had long wanted to see it, but at this time, he saw that he had twice as many troops, and there was even a defeat, and he admired it in his heart.
As the casualties gradually increased, Tuoba Hu gave an order and led the army to retreat in a panic.
Before Yan Gang was enjoying the battle, he saw the enemy fleeing in a panic, and he was even more contemptuous in his heart, and he disdainfully led the troops to catch up, wanting to annihilate the incoming enemy.
Gongsun Yue didn't make a move, he saw the enemy fleeing in a hurry, and at this time, he saw Yan Gang leading the army to pursue, for fear that his military exploits would be established by him alone, so he quickly ordered a pursuit.
Tuoba Hu watched the enemy army chasing after him, and his heart was overjoyed, and he ordered his subordinates and others to speed up, and he also beat his horse and ran faster.
The two sides chased for a while, and Tuoba Hu saw that the enemy army behind him had entered the ambush circle, turned around and laughed and shouted: "The thief will be ambushed, everyone will kill me back!" ”
As soon as Tuoba Hu's voice fell, the Xianbei cavalry on both sides, who had been preparing for a long time, rushed towards the enemy army with a roar.
Yan Gang watched the tide of enemy troops rushing around him, and shouted: "Retreat!" Evacuate! There is an ambush! ”
White Horse also wanted to retreat, but at this time it was surrounded, so it was so easy to kill.
Yan Gang looked at the gradually disappearing white horse Congyi, his heart was extremely bitter, if it wasn't for his own light enemy, how could he fall into such a situation, and now he can only repay the favor of the lord with death.
Just when Yan Gang was fighting to the death, Gongsun Yue led the army to come, and saw that Yan Gang was besieged and killed hard, so he hurriedly ordered to step forward to meet the enemy