Chapter 562: Guanzhong Strategy (14)

The guard of Yangling City stood at the head of the city and looked down, only to see a defeated army coming in a hurry, looking at its banner, but it was his own army. When they reached the city, the guards shouted, "Who are you waiting for?" ”

The guard of Huang Baicheng raised his head and shouted: "Lao Wang, quickly open the door to a certain house!" ”

The guard surnamed Wang looked down, and the one who was the leader was the guard of Huang Baicheng. Seeing that they were scattered and their whole bodies were scorched, he couldn't help but be surprised: "You are not in Huangbai City, how did you get here?" ”

The guard general of Huangbaicheng sighed: "A certain is happy in Huangbaicheng, who expected that a pawn came to say the day before yesterday, saying that he found that there was a large army crossing the border in the territory, and he did not dare to slack off, so he led his troops to Gaoling, but he met Gao Gan's army, and he brought a certain without saying a word." Only then did I know that it turned out to be Zhang Xiu calling. In the battle of the ferry, our army was defeated, and in the chaos, I don't know where General Yang and Gao Gan went. There was nowhere to go, so he had to lead the army to surrender here. Alright, hurry up and open the door and get some food for so-and-so! ”

The guards of Yangling City listened to it, and after thinking about it again, they were convinced. The guard of Huang Baicheng found Zhang Xiu's traces, chased all the way, and happened to meet Yang Qiu who was besieged by Zhang Xiu, and when Gao Gan came to help, he wrapped Huang Baicheng's soldiers and horses in by the way. After Yang Qiu and Gao Gan were defeated, they fled for their lives, and the soldiers and horses of Huangbaicheng had nowhere to go, so they had to come to Yangling. After all, Huang Baicheng and the Yangling defenders were both Li Wei's subordinates.

So the guard of Yangling City ordered the city gate to be opened to welcome his own robes in. He also went down to the city, ready to meet the defender of the Yellow and White City, who had a bad fate. At the same time, he was secretly happy in his heart, fortunately he refused Yang Qiu's request for help, otherwise he would have been defeated and fled like the defender of Huangbaicheng. No, there are no eyes on the battlefield, and whether you can escape with your life is still a question.

The Yellow and White City guards watched as the gates slowly opened. The riders around him were ready to move. The Yellow and White City guard glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute." ”

After the city gate was completely opened, the guard surnamed Wang also came out. With a smile on his face, the general surnamed Wang approached the guard general of Huang Baicheng, and was about to speak, when suddenly a small colonel next to the guard general of Huang Baicheng yelled: "Do it!" The guard surnamed Wang was suddenly shocked, and saw that the sword was like a match, flashing, and immediately waved the guard surnamed Wang into two pieces. This small colonel is the warrior of Zhang Xiu's army. With a successful move, taking advantage of the fact that the defenders of Yangling had not yet reacted, he led the tiger and wolf behind him to rush to the gate of the city, surrounded the defenders gathered here, and killed them like chopping melons and vegetables. The shouting of killing at the gate of the city suddenly started, and Zhang Xiu, who was ambushed outside the city, heard the shouting and killing, and waved his hand. The drums sounded, and the whole army mounted their horses, and then rushed towards Yangling City.

After the death of the guard, the defenders of Yangling were confused for a while, and then reacted again, forming a formation to resist the Han army, but after Zhang Xiu arrived, the overall situation was decided, and only sporadic resistance was left in the city. After Zhang Xiu arrived, he saw that the guard general of Huang Baicheng was not there, and asked the generals and colonies, only to know that they had died in the chaos. Zhang Xiu sighed, this march relied on the strength of this person, and the success was imminent, but this person had already died. It's not a blessing. So his body was found, and he was buried outside the city. He also ordered his family to be small and give more bereavement. Then he led his army into the city, and led his soldiers to destroy the stubborn enemy troops in the city.

Yangling fell into the hands of Zhang Xiu, which meant that the road from Chiyang to Xinfeng was basically cut off. Although there were other roads, Zhang Xiu was in Yangling, and he could send cavalry to attack everywhere at any time. This battle has been fought so far, and it can basically be said that the initiative is all in Liu Bei's hands.

Xinfeng, Li Weizheng and Cheng Yin and others will launch a fierce attack on Liu Bei's large array regardless of casualties. At this time, the Han cavalry on both sides had also been dispatched and began to rescue the shield array in the middle. Above the watchtower of the Chinese army, Liu Bei's face sank like water. Since ancient times, there have been countless battles in which fewer won more. Let's not talk about the pre-Qin period. only said that when Chu and Han fought, King Xiang's battle of Julu and the battle of Pengcheng; Han Xin's Battle of Jingcheng and the Battle of Weishui; Emperor Guangwu's Battle of Kunyang and so on. They all broke hundreds of thousands with tens of thousands. Liu Bei admits that he does not dare to compare himself with King Xiang, Han Xin, and Emperor Guangwu. But Li Dao is not Zhang Han, Wang Li and Wang Yi. Liu Bei believes that the final winner of this battle will inevitably be himself.

The Xinfeng war is in full swing. Xu Huang also led the cavalry all the way and approached Xinfeng. Listening to the shouts and killings coming from not far ahead, Xu Huang stopped the troops and ordered: "The whole army rests on the spot and feeds the war horses." Half an hour later, strike! ”

After resting for half an hour, under the leadership of Xu Huang, they finally appeared on the left side of the battlefield. Facing the right wing of Li Dao. Li Wei's left wing arranged Gao Gan, while the right wing arranged Zhang Heng and Cheng Yi. At this critical moment, a cavalry suddenly appeared, which made Zhang Heng and Cheng Yi very nervous. So he led the headquarters to meet him, but he saw the big flag fluttering in front of him, and a big Xu character was fluttering in the wind. The two glanced at each other, not knowing who this martial artist surnamed Xu was under Liu Bei. In his heart, he was a little relieved, since it wasn't Duan Xuan's own visit, it didn't matter.

Here, Xu Huang saw that the enemy general led the army in formation, and he didn't say much, he shouted lightly, and as soon as his legs clamped the horse's belly, he led the troops to charge. The horse first trotted in broken steps, and after gradually approaching the enemy, Xu Huang let out a loud shout and began to charge with all his strength. Zhang Heng and Cheng Yi did not show weakness, and immediately led the headquarters to start a counterattack.

Xu Huang took the lead and broke into the enemy formation, and everywhere he went, people turned on their backs. Xu Huang led 800 healthy horsemen under his command, and suddenly came under the banner of Cheng Yi, and shouted loudly, like a thunderbolt, and Cheng Yi was taken away. But seeing that Xu Huang took advantage of Cheng Yi's panic, he raised his knife with both hands and slashed Cheng Yi under the horse.

Cheng Yi died, and his army was in chaos. Xu Huang took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and beheaded countless people. When Zhang Heng saw it, he knew that he couldn't resist the Han army, so he had to lead the crowd away, and before leaving, he shouted loudly: "Wu Na Han general, can you dare to know your name?" ”

Xu Huang took the knife in his hand, slashed left and right, and wantonly rushed to kill. Hearing Zhang Heng's words, he said loudly: "I am Xu Gongming in Hedong!" Zhang Heng couldn't resist Xu Huang and led his troops to retreat. Xu Huang led the army in pursuit, driving the defeated army to attack Li Wei's main formation.

Zhang Heng retreated in defeat and came to see Li Dao, who learned that the army on the right flank had been broken and that the Han army was coming in a long way. couldn't help but be furious, and shouted: "What's the use of staying with you? "Then we have to march against Zhang Heng.

The people next to him desperately persuaded him: "General, General Cheng has died in battle, and General Zhang has done his best." It's better to keep General Zhang and make meritorious contributions! ”

When Li Wei learned that Cheng Yi was killed in battle, he also knew that it was no wonder that Zhang Heng was too strong, and he could only blame the enemy for being too strong. So he pardoned Zhang Heng. Xu Huang came to help, and Liu Bei's pressure suddenly lightened. In order to prevent Zhang Hengchengyi's defeated army from rushing into his own position, Li Wei had no choice but to order a retreat. The Han army rose up and pursued for a while, and then returned to the camp.

In this battle, both sides were a little exhausted. Liu Bei's soldiers were killed in more than 1,000 battles, and thousands of people were lightly and seriously injured. And Li Dao's side suffered heavy casualties. The cavalry alone has lost nearly 3,000 men and horses. And that's not even counting Xu Huang's capture.