Chapter 487: Jizhou Strategy (29)
This is exactly what Gao Ran did. He was responsible for transporting grain and grass through Quzhou before, but he remembered that his army was now oppressed by the Qingzhou Army in the camp, and he couldn't shrink out. Fearing that the grain road was unstable, he sent his troops down to Boluojin along the Zhangshui, and set up many beacon piers along the coast.
After Wei Yan learned the reason, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he was worthy of being a general in Jizhou, and this vision was indeed long-term. If you want to go up the river, there must be a lot of Yuan troops along the way. Since this is the case, there is no way to hide the whereabouts of his army, and he was caught off guard. As soon as he thought of this, Wei Yan invited Sha Mo and discussed with him: "Gao Ran has set up more beacon fires in Zhangshui, and his generation must be prepared." That being the case, it is better to divide the army. I led my army up the river, attacking various beacon strongholds along the way, and I could hide it for a day. The general walked the mountain road, dived to the upper reaches of Quzhou, and when the time came, he attacked along the water. In this way, Qu Zhou can be broken. ”
When Shamor heard this, he had nothing to do. His troops are all following the barbarians, living in the deep mountains and old forests since he was a child, and he only waits for leisure when he crosses the mountains and mountains. So he happily followed it and led his headquarters into the mountains.
Wei Yan led his troops up the Zhangshui River and walked slowly, but he scattered all the scouts along the way, ordering him not to move lightly if he found traces of Yuan Jun, and to report back quickly.
Gao Ran is a famous general in Jizhou, and he thinks far away in his heart, and before he thinks about victory, he thinks about defeat first, so as to send Yuan Jun out. However, the Zhou guards and the Yuan army sent did not think so. Since he is in the rear, there is a big camp in front, and he has Wei County at his back, how can he have something. Gao Ran has an order, they don't dare to disobey, but in their hearts, they only blame Gao Ran for many things. Although most of the Yuan troops were elite, they were lax every day and had already left their patrol duties behind.
Wei Yan sent scouts to lurk minions, and how could Yuan Jun know. After detecting the enemy's situation, Wei Yan ordered the elite cavalry and the marksman to dispatch together, and ten thousand arrows were fired around the perimeter. After several times, more than ten piers were broken in a row, but Yuan Jun was unable to ignite even a beacon smoke.
Wei Yan was also overjoyed in his heart, wouldn't it be good if his heart could advance all the way to Qu Zhou like this? It's a pity that the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and when it was only a few dozen miles away from Quzhou, something happened to him. The Yuan army here was extremely alert, and when the enemy appeared at the first time, they reacted, leaned on the fortress, and lit a beacon fire.
Wei Yan, who had killed all the enemies, looked at the black smoke that went straight up in the clear sky, and his face was gloomy. If it is discovered by the enemy in the morning, it will be fine. But he had almost touched the enemy's nose, but he fell short, which made him feel bad. Wei Yan collected his mood, then turned over and got on his horse, and ordered: "The whole army is attacking!" Then he took the lead, led the iron horse, rolled up a cloud of smoke, and hurried away to Qu Zhou.
The beacon smoke here went straight up to the sky, and then it was seen by the previous beacon tower, and I couldn't help but be shocked, and after hurriedly lighting the beacon fire, I quickly evacuated in the direction of Quzhou City. The smoke was then lit, and then it was finally seen by the soldiers of Quzhou City. When General Qu Zhou learned about this, he staggered to the head of the city, looked at the smoke, his eyes were still in disbelief, and he muttered to himself: "How can this be, isn't the camp of the boundary bridge broken?" ”
After all, he reacted and hissed: "Enemy attack!" Defend the city! With the order, although Yuan Jun was terrified in his heart, he still acted in an orderly manner. Archers, sword and shield bearers, and pikemen were all in place, and the men also helped to carry up the supplies for the defense of the city. Immediately the city was crowded with people.
After a while, in the strict battle of Quzhou City, Wei Yan led his troops to Quzhou City. Wei Yan saw that Qu Zhoucheng was already prepared, and said in his heart that it was a pity. Then he stepped out under the gaze of everyone and shouted to the city: "I am Wei Yan, the deputy general of the Fifth Army of Qingzhou!" Now that the king has arrived, if you want to live, you must not go out quickly! ”
When the guard at the head of the city heard this, his eyelids jumped, and he said in his heart that he was still a deputy general, and he thought that the big army was still behind, how could he hold it. However, before he could fight a battle, he was surrendered by the enemy generals, and he was also unwilling. Not to mention anything else, if you descend so easily, even if you arrive in Qingzhou, you can't pay attention to it. So he ignored Wei Yan, but called a personal soldier and said to him: "General Gao hasn't been traveling for a long time, you quickly went out of the city and found General Gao to help." ”
Gao Ran escorted a batch of grain and grass a few days ago, and now he is heading to Wei County, this time one is to supervise the grain, and the other is to recruit young people in the county to serve in the camp. The guard said in his heart that he should be fine for a few days, and by then General Gao must have turned around, and then General Gao will be in charge. The soldier received the order, rode in the camp, and galloped out of the camp.
Wei Yan saw that the general in the city was silent, and knew that it would be a fool's idea to open the city gate with his own words, so he ordered the army to set up camp and sent sergeants to cut down trees so that they could make siege machinery. Originally, every time the Qingzhou Army attacked the city, there was a logistics battalion in the army that was responsible for carrying siege equipment, but this time the army came in hiding, so they abandoned these bulky objects and came lightly. When I got to the city, I had to make it myself. Fortunately, there are enough craftsmen in the camp, otherwise it would not have been a little delay.
There was nothing to do all night, and on the second day, Wei Yan saw that the tools he had made were barely enough, so he didn't wait any longer, and as soon as he gave the order, the drums sounded, the camp gate was opened, and countless soldiers came out with siege engines.
This time, Wei Yan didn't have any strength left, and used all kinds of means. At all costs, just to attract all the defenders here.
Under the cover of the archers, soon the Qingzhou army carried out the first siege of the city. Countless civil trees were filled into the moat, and from time to time someone fell screaming from an arrow on the city and under the city. At the head of the city, lime, boulders, boiling water, etc., as long as they can be used, continue to pour down from the city, so that the Qingzhou army has added many souls.
Not to mention the strict discipline of the Qingzhou Army, and after many years of fighting, their comrades fell one after another in front of their eyes, but they didn't even blink an eye, they still obeyed the order and moved forward.
After a lot of sacrifices, this section of the moat was finally filled. The defenders of the city at the head of the city sank, knowing that the next battle would be even more tragic than Fang Cai. He didn't expect the Qingzhou army to be so violent, thinking about the killing aura that came to his face just now, he said to the left and right: "Go to the city and transfer the defenders of the three cities with me, but leave one to guard the city gate!" ”
But he is also ruthless, he doesn't believe in gathering the power of the whole city, and he can't resist your pioneer! The fierce siege battle began, the ladder was erected to the top of the city, and then the brave soldiers of the first place bravely went up. And the defenders at the head of the city, for their own lives, are also desperately fighting back. The muddy ground below the city was soon filled with corpses from both sides. Blood soaked into the ground, staining the dirt brown.