Chapter 9 Zhulu Central Plains 27th Dingtao City North, Taoyi Pavilion five miles away, the Northern Xinjiang Army camp. In the big tent, General Zuo Yi summoned the captains of the battalions of the Northern Army to discuss the siege of the city.

"According to the scout's investigation, in addition to Cao Ren's five thousand men and horses in Dingtao City, there is also a large army that has just come from the direction of Chen Liu." Infantry Captain Chen Jian was the last to arrive at the big tent, and he immediately reported the latest news to Koji Yiyu.

"Accurate message?" Koji asked in surprise,

"Yuan Shao's army has arrived at the Central Plains battlefield?"

"Exactly." Chen Jian said with great certainty,

"I supervised the army in a hurry and rushed to Dingtao West City first. The scouts who went forward to investigate caught a dozen people who fled in panic. That's what they delivered. ”

"Do you know whose army it is? How many people are there? Sima Yi hurriedly asked.

"Whose army is not clear. The people were illiterate and did not know what was written on the battle flag. Chen Jian replied,

"The people said that this army was about five or six thousand people, carrying more than 1,000 truckloads of grain and grass, tens of thousands of people, and it stretched for several miles."

"Five or six thousand? More than 1,000 truckloads of grain and grass? Tens of thousands of people? Koji Yi frowned deeply, and said angrily,

"We arrived at Dingtao two days in advance, but we were still one step slower. What is Yan Hutou doing in Henan? How to make Yuan Shao calmly transfer troops to support Dingtao? The people in the tent will be silent.

Some time ago, Xiahou Yuan fought and retreated, which bought time for Cao Rentun's troops to hold on. Now the Yanzhou army is well prepared and can fight a tough battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army.

The Yanzhou army has no way to retreat, and if it retreats, it will be completely driven out of Yanzhou, and if it doesn't fight, it will have to fight. It was obviously difficult for the Northern Frontier Army to attack the city defended by 5,000 people with its current strength, but Yuan Shao's reinforcements entered the city at this time before the Northern Frontier Army surrounded Dingtao.

It seems that this battle is very difficult to fight.

"Before we have an absolute superiority in troops, we cannot forcibly attack Dingtao, so as not to suffer heavy losses and affect the course of the entire Central Plains War." Lu Yi thought for a while, pointed to Changyi City on the map, and said loudly to the generals,

"At present, it seems that Cao Ren put the main force in Dingtao, in order to hold the city with the support of Yuan Shao, block us under the city, and buy time for them to gather forces and launch a counteroffensive."

"According to the distance, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army is already very close to Yanzhou, and they will return to Yanzhou immediately. Time is running out. In order to gain the advantage in the decisive battle before the rebels rush to the front line of Dingtao and Changyi, we must at least take the two cities of Chengshi and Changyi first. Ko Yi's gaze swept over the faces of the generals one by one,

"The four adults, Yu Xuan, Qin Yi, Ku Chief, and Chen Jian, immediately led an army of 20,000 to Changyi City day and night to meet General Lu Bu, and strive to take Changyi in the shortest possible time." The faces of the generals changed in unison.

"My lord, the 10,000 horses led by General Jade and the Huben Battalion and the Shooting Battalion are attacking Chengshi City, and General Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu and Liu Ming have already led the iron cavalry south to become a martial artist, and now only our 20,000 horses are left under this Dingtao City." Yu Poison was shocked and anxious, and hurriedly dissuaded,

"If all four battalions of men and horses leave Dingtao, this will be an empty camp. What if ......"

"No ifs......" Koji Yi waved his hand vigorously,

"I'm here alone to deter rebellion. Today, no one dares to beat my camp of Kojiyi. Then he pointed his finger at the poison,

"The army of 20,000 has you as the commander, and Su Yi is the vice. Changyi is about two hundred and fifty miles from here, and I will give you two days to get there. As soon as you arrive at Changyi, you will meet General Lu Bu and immediately launch an attack without delay. "Koji Yoshi's character is well known to all the generals, and no one can convince him of what he decides.

Yu Poison didn't say anything anymore, bowed down and asked, "After arriving in Changyi, if the general is not there, whose command will we listen to?" ”

"Of course the general is not here, he went to Chengwu and Liangqiu to block Cao Cao and Liu Bei." Koji said,

"You listen to Lu Bu's command. After conquering Changyi, he will rush to Dingtao with you. Lu Yi looked at Yu Poison and Ku Chief, and said solemnly: "At this moment, everyone must focus on the overall situation, abandon all grudges, work together, and never declare personal vendettas. When Lu Bu was in Hanoi, he helped Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang and others to repeatedly attack and kill the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro, and the Yellow Turban generals such as Yu Poison and Ku Chief formed a deep grudge with Lu Bu.

Koji Yi thought about it for a while, but he was still not at ease, and added,

"If you dare to ruin a big thing because of your own selfishness and bury the Northern Frontier Army, you know what the consequences are. I believe in you, and I hope you will live up to my trust in you. "Yu Poison and the bitter chieftain bowed down together, and swore to the sky,

"Don't worry, my lord, we are not blind, who is the real enemy of the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro, we know it in our hearts. The lower officials and others are willing to die to help Lord Lu Bu capture Changyi. Yi shouted and waved his hand, "Return to the camp at once, gather your army secretly, and cross the river in the middle of the night to march eastward." ”

"The ministries left a detachment of men and horses to guard the camp. Accompanying the soldiers and civilians entered the three large camps in the east, west, and north overnight, disguised as a large army, and prepared for an attack. Yu Poison and the others agreed violently, bowed down and retreated, and left the tent one after another.

As soon as the generals left, Sima Yi came to Liyi's side and persuaded in a low voice: "My lord, it is already against the law to modify the attack strategy without the consent of the general. If there is a mistake in the implementation of the new strategy, resulting in a major change in the battle situation, the adult's guilt is great, I am afraid it will ......" Koji Yi turned his head to look at him, and sneered: "Now that the battle situation has undergone major changes, if I continue to adhere to the established attack strategy, I am afraid that the battle situation will not only change, but will be tilted in the direction of defeat." ”

"Insisting on forcibly attacking Dingtao will not only not help the advance of the battle, but will give up the current advantage. On the contrary, if we concentrate our superior forces to attack Changyi first, we can not only save attack time and reduce the casualties of attacking Changyi, but also allow the army to gather under Dingtao City in advance. If the rebels' reinforcements can break through the resistance of the iron cavalry and successfully reach the Dingtao line, then we can still have the advantage in terms of troops, and launch a fierce attack on the rebels according to the original attack strategy, and push straight to the line of Chenliu and Fengqiu. Lu Yi glared at Sima Yi and asked sharply, "Do you think I did something wrong?" ”

"Your lord's plan is not wrong. However, it is very inappropriate for adults to revise and implement the new policy. Have you taken the general's thoughts into account? Sima Yi timidly took a step back and plucked up the courage to admonish,

"Adults say they will change it, and if they change it, they will implement it, there is no room for negotiation, and it feels very domineering."

"Overbearing?" Koji Yi's thick eyebrows were upside down, and he laughed angrily,

"Zhongda, don't say it so nicely, do you want to say that I am flying and domineering, and there is no one in my eyes?"

"On the battlefield, time is of the essence, changes are often instantaneous, the change and implementation of offensive tactics must be as fast as lightning, and the command in hand must be brought into full play, and the opponent must not be given any opportunity to take advantage of."

"As long as it is right, as long as it is conducive to preserving one's own strategy to defeat the enemy, we must not hesitate to adhere to and carry it out. The life and death of individuals and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the army are a fart compared to the victory of a major war. Sima Yi said to Liyi with a red face and a red ear, and he hung his head and was silent.

"Zhongda, you have to remember that on the battlefield, if you want to defeat your opponent and survive, you must first have the belief that you will win, and you must have the courage to sacrifice everything for the sake of victory." Lu Yi raised his hand and slapped Sima Yi on the head fiercely,

"If you hesitate and hesitate like you now, you will definitely die on the battlefield."

"No matter if you are flying and domineering, no one in your eyes, as long as you win the battle, as long as you save the lives of most of the soldiers, as long as you take a group of brothers to make great achievements, who will remember all this? Who else dares to hold their heads high in front of you? ”

"For martial artists, only winning battles can have the value of survival, otherwise, living is the same as dying."

"When you get to the battlefield, you can do anything in order to win the battle, and you can do anything." Sima Yi realized something and bowed down to be taught.

"Immediately write to Handan and ask General Zhang Yan to tell Yan Hutou not to be like a sheep who only knows how to eat grass and does not know how to eat meat, and he is going to be a tiger."

"My lord, should the general say something?" Sima Yi was afraid, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Koji Yi glanced at him with disdain and shook his head,

"Forget it, this is a war zone, and there are so many scouts on both sides that the news will leak if you are not careful. Once Cao Ren knew that this was an empty camp, Lao Tzu was dead. ”

"After Lu Bu receives the news, he will send someone to tell the general nearby." Lu Yi no longer ignored Sima Yi, strode out of the tent, flew on the horse, raised the whip and roared,

"Get on the horse, get on the horse, follow me to Dingtao City and walk, and raise the prestige of my Northern Frontier Army."

"Go, go......" a group of guards followed him, whistling away like a whirlwind. In mid-April, Shanyang County, Yanzhou, Changyi City.

Lu Bu stayed under the horse city, looked at the tall city in front of him, and inhaled the turbid air vigorously to calm the excitement and uneasiness in his heart.

From the moment the army conquered the Saltless City, he began to smell the bloody smell of death. During the attack on the city of Wuyan, the city was quickly lost due to the hasty response of the rebels, but the city in front of him had ten days to prepare.

In addition, this city was originally the location of the Yanzhou Thorn History Department, and there was a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance, and it was impossible for him to take it as easily as he attacked the Saltless City.

His infantry army was limited in number, and after a long journey and a series of fierce battles, the soldiers were very tired, especially the supply of food and grass became more and more difficult because of the elongation of the battle line.

Only when the Southern Army killed here did it really meet its opponent. It's one thing to talk about troops on paper in Handan, but it's another thing to stand on a real battlefield and command an attack.

Now I can finally understand the reason why the general personally commanded the iron cavalry to block the rebels' reinforcements. At this moment, the two battlefields of Dingtao and Changyi are bloody battles, and whether the army can capture the two cities within the scheduled time and quickly stabilize the battle line lies in whether the iron cavalry can successfully delay the speed of the rebels' return and block the rebels on the line of Chengwu and Liangqiu.

It was precisely because the general was worried that the iron cavalry might fail in the blocking battlefield, so he personally led his army to kill the Surabaya River in spite of everything.

He was to personally command this existential battle. Lu Bu narrowed his eyes and licked his lips.

The real battle to the death began. After this battle, how many soldiers will be left in the Southern Army? Will the heavy casualties affect the final outcome of the war?

The general has always been dangerous, and this time is no exception, but can the general still have amazing luck this time, as in the past?

Thinking of the Battle of Juye two days ago, Lu Bu secretly congratulated the army on its good luck in Wuyan City. If it weren't for the help of Chen Gong and the defeat of the cunning Cai Yang, the army would probably have to suffer a huge blow and pay a heavy price in the two battles of Wuyan and Juye, and of course he would not be able to stand under Changyi City today.

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Chen Gong beside him, and his thoughts couldn't help but fly to Yanzhou five years ago. At that time, Chen Gong also accompanied him to fight everywhere as he does now, but due to bad luck, he was driven to Hebei by Cao Cao.

Five years have passed, can I wash away my shame this time, defeat Cao Cao, and recapture the Central Plains?

"Do you remember the past?" Chen Gong seemed to see through Lu Bu's heart and asked in a low voice.

Lu Bu smiled bitterly. Thinking of the regrets of the year and the brothers who died, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.

"Back then, we beat Cao Cao to the point that there were only three cities left, and we didn't even have the strength to catch our breath, but in the end we were defeated by a locust plague. Today......"

"Today, if you have good luck, you will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao." Chen Guan smiled and comforted,

"Today, the iron cavalry of Northern Xinjiang crisscrosses the Central Plains and is invincible. Where does Cao Aman still have a chance to turn over? Lu Bu's mind suddenly swept over the majestic posture of the general's immediate horizontal spear, and his heart was immediately widened, and the expression on his face gradually became relaxed.

Wei Yan galloped over.

"Good news, my lord." Wei Yan raised his whip and shouted,

"General Jade has taken Chengshi City." Lu Bu and Chen Gong looked at each other and were pleasantly surprised. After the Chengshi City was conquered, there was no impediment between Dingtao and Changyi, and the two armies could support each other, especially the grain and grass of the large army, which could be replenished directly from the direction of Chengshi City.

This will greatly alleviate the food and grass crisis of the left-wing army.

"General Jade sent someone to report urgently, and he has been ordered by Lord Koji to rush to Changyi day and night to help." Wei Yan panted and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said excitedly,

"Don't worry, my lord, our reinforcements will be here soon." Lu Bu's heart was dark. After Jade took the Chengshi City, he did not rush to Dingtao along the south bank of the Jishui River to help, but rushed here to help him fight Changyi.

Could it be that something happened to the Dingtao battlefield?

"Koji-sama has any news? Has the Dingtao War begun? Wei Yan hurriedly took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over,

"My lord, see for yourself. This is a team of iron horsemen sent by Lord Koji to personally send over, 100,000 urgent military information. "Koji sent a team of more than 100 iron horsemen to escort a letter, which shows the importance of this letter.

Lu Bu snatched the letter,

"What the hell happened to Dingtao?"

"The military situation in Dingtao City changed, and Lord Koji immediately revised the attack strategy, and asked the Lord to obey the order, take Changyi in the shortest possible time, and rush to Dingtao to help." Lu Bu hurriedly finished reading, his face was solemn,

"Hit Changyi first?" He stuffed the letter into Chen Gong's hand, looked up and said to Wei Yan,

"Tens of thousands of troops are moving back and forth on a galloping road more than two hundred miles long, and there must be a delay in time, and it will be difficult for us to capture the two cities within the scheduled time. This matter must be urgently reported to the general, and he must be asked to block the main force of the rebels in the area of Chengwu and Liangqiu as much as possible, so as to buy us more time. ”

"I'll go to Liangqiu in person." After Chen Gong finished reading the letter, he handed it to Wei Yan casually,

"This matter is important, once it leaks, the direction of Dingtao will change dramatically, Chengshi City may be lost and regained, and my left and right armies may be divided. In addition......" He looked at Lu Bu and said worriedly,

"The general has to explain it too. The matter of Wuyan City, the general was extremely disgusted with the adult's approach, and the wording in the letter was very harsh, and it was obvious that the general could not understand the adult's distress. Now this incident has happened again......" Chen Gong pointed to the letter in Wei Yan's hand,

"Although there is not necessarily anything wrong with Lord Koji's change in battle, but things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, who can guarantee that this change plan can ensure that the army can occupy Dingtao and Changyi at the fastest speed at the lowest cost? Once there is an unexpected change in the battle situation, the adults may be implicated by Lord Koji, so ......" Lu Bu smiled indifferently and shook his hand,

"Yuan Shao's reinforcements appeared in Dingtao City, and the number of troops doubled, and Lord Koji immediately changed his plan, which was completely correct. Even at the beginning of the offensive, I had a change of strategy. He looked at Chen Gong and said with a pun,

"Gongtai, this battle is related to the survival of the community, the Han Zhongxing, there are some things we should forget about it, don't always keep it in mind, so as not to affect the great cause of Zhongxing." Chen Gong smiled but did not speak.

At that time, Lu Yi took advantage of the Jinyang rebellion case to hunt down and kill Hebei officials, and Lu Bu bore the brunt. Subsequently, the Yanzhou officials who defected to Hebei with Lu Bu followed one after another and were imprisoned in the Tingwei Mansion.

Since then, both sides have had a grudge against each other, especially scholars such as Chen Gong and Liu Yi, who have always been obsessed with this matter and never forgotten.

"Let's go, let's go back to the camp and carefully discuss the siege strategy." Lu Bu turned the horse's head and asked Wei Yandao,

"Is there any movement in the direction of Rencheng?"

"Lord Wei Jun is taking the iron horse to travel in Jinxiang, Fanxian, and Nanyang Lake to ensure the safety of the grain road." Wei Yan replied,

"Lord Wei Jun came to the book and said that he had sent scouts to investigate the area around Rencheng, and if he found that Yang Ping, the minister of Rencheng, led an army to attack, he would attack him head-on." Lu Bu nodded and said loudly: "Order all the departments to gather troops in Dongcheng and attack the city tomorrow." "In mid-April, Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei, led his army to occupy Liangqiu City.

Liangqiu City is a small city located sixty miles southwest of Changyi City. When Yan Rou led the army to gallop to arrive, the people in the city thought that Cao Cao's army had returned from Jianghuai in time, and they cheered one by one.

When they saw that the banners covering the sky and the sun turned out to be the banners of the Northern Frontier Army, they were suddenly terrified, and in panic, they opened the city gate and fled.

Yan Rou had no intention of chasing and killing, so he led his army into the small city, waiting for the general to lead the Xiongnu iron cavalry to rendezvous. The generals Li Hong and Dadan Yu Liu Bao led their troops to capture Dongjin first, and then went 100 miles south to capture the western defense.

The general wrote to Yan Rou under the Xifang City, asking him to supervise the rapid advance of the army and join the main force of the iron cavalry at the foot of Chengwu City, which was forty miles away.

As soon as the order was sent, Yan Rou's messenger arrived,

"General, Chengwu City has been captured by Yan Rou, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wu at noon." Li Hong was surprised and delighted,

"Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu have arrived at Chengwu? The army on the right has already surrounded Dingtao? ”

"Yes, Koji-sama's army has surrounded Dingtao." The messenger said excitedly,

"The two adults, Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu, arrived in Chengwu City at dusk yesterday and got in touch with Lord Yan Rou of Liangqiu City. Lord Yan Rou immediately led the army and galloped forty miles to Chengwu to meet Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu. When the defenders of Chengwu City saw the iron cavalry of more than 20,000 people outside the city, they were so frightened that they fled to the sky and abandoned the city while it was dark. Late that night, Yan Rou, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wu hurried to Xifang City to meet the general.

Zhao Yun carefully said Gao Ran's conquest of Puyang,

"Due to the victory on the Puyang battlefield, the army was provided with sufficient food, grass and ordnance. The rebels in Juyang City could not hold on, and hurriedly withdrew from Dingtao. At present, Lord Koji has already landed under the Tao City, and Lord Jade is leading the army to attack Chengshi City. As long as the city is taken, the left and right armies will support each other, and the army is expected to conquer Dingtao and Changyi within the scheduled time. The capture of Puyang City greatly exceeded Li Hong's expectations.

In addition to the surprise, the uneasiness in Li Hong's heart eased slightly. With the barrier of Puyang, Dingtao and Changyi were immediately able to obtain a steady stream of grain, grass and ordnance, which was a favorable guarantee for the army to maintain its sharpness, stabilize Yanzhou, and continue to advance to the hinterland of the Central Plains in Henan.

However, the joy of Li Hong and the generals vanished with the arrival of Chen Gong. Due to the reinforcements of Yuan Shao in the direction of Dingtao, the troops of Koyi were insufficient and could not ensure that the army could conquer Dingtao within the scheduled time, so he categorically decided to change the original attack strategy and instead concentrate his forces to attack Changyi first and then Dingtao.

In this way, the time for the army to conquer the two cities may be delayed, and the situation suddenly becomes tense because there are no troops to surround the rebels in the direction of Dingtao, which is purely a bluff, and it is very likely that the rebels will see through it and turn into a counteroffensive.

"At the moment, the responsibility of the Iron Cavalry is very important." Chen Gong pointed to the map and said,

"The Iron Cavalry Army is going to block the rebels on the front line of Taoqiu (forty miles south of Dingtao City), Chengwu, Liangqiu, and Dongyi." Li Hong thought for a while, and slowly drew an arc between the injustices in the upper reaches of the Jishui River, the Jishi City in the southwest of Shanyang County, the single father and Fangdong in the south of Shanyang County, and the Fang and other cities in the southeast of Shanyang County.

"Push the battle line forward to two hundred miles southwest of Dingtao and Changyi, make full use of the terrain advantages, kill the rebels on the field, and delay the speed of the rebels' reinforcements."

"The defense line of Taoqiu, Chengwu, Liangqiu, and Dongyi is too close to Dingtao and Changyi, and the iron cavalry has no way to stop the rebels." Li Hong looked up at Yan Rou, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wu,

"We each took an army, set off overnight, and rushed to kill the cities of Injustice, Jishi, and Shan Fu, and blocked the rebels two hundred miles away."

"As long as a rebel army enters the attack range, we will encircle and annihilate it, and make sure that the enemy does not return." Li Hong smashed his fist on the map and said sharply,

"On the plains of two hundred miles, no one is our opponent." Zhao Yun, Jiang Wu, and Yan Rou suddenly agreed, turned around and ran away.

"You immediately rush back to Changyi, and ask Lord Lu to follow the orders of Lord Koji and obey the command of Lord Koji." Li Hong put on his leather armor and said to Chen Gong,

"I support Koji-sama's attack, and I'm sure he'll give me good news in a few days." Chen Gong nodded again and again, and many of the words he wanted to say were blocked by the side of his throat, unable to speak.

"Forty thousand iron horsemen galloped back and forth on the great plain between the Jishui River and the Surabaya River, and they urgently needed to replenish food, grass and ordnance." Li Hong picked up the war knife, looked at Chen Gong and said,

"You urgently told Tian Chou, Sima Yi, Wei Yan and others to do everything possible to transport grain, grass and ordnance to Chengwu City for me. The Iron Cavalry would return to Chengwu City every day to replenish food and weapons. Chen Gong bowed down to receive the order and returned overnight.

In mid-April, Changyi City. Lü Bu and Fan Li commanded the four battalions of the Southern Army to launch an attack on the eastern city of Changyi.

Lü Bu strictly ordered all troops to control the rhythm of the siege and not to blindly storm the city. The first priority at the moment was to attract the rebels from the city to the eastern city, so that the army could take advantage of the large number of ballistas and stone cannons and consume the rebels as much as possible.

The fight between the two sides was very fierce. The Northern Xinjiang Army erected 500 ladders, spread out a battlefield about one mile wide, and invested 10,000 soldiers to attack the city.

Under the fierce attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the defenders of Dongcheng suffered heavy casualties and were in a hurry. When it was dusk, Xun Yu transferred almost more than half of the troops in the city to the east city to defend.

In the evening, Jade led his army from Chengshi City, which was 150 miles away, to the banks of the Surabaya River, and brought some grain, grass and ordnance.

After discussing with Jade for a while, Lu Bu decided to continue attacking Dongcheng. The northern army's Huben battalion and the Shooting Sound battalion brought by Jade crossed the river overnight and rushed to the city, and in the early morning, together with the southern army, launched an attack on the city.

On this day, Lü Bu invested 20,000 men in the eastern city to attack the city. The city of Changyi screamed and screamed in the stormy attack, scarred, but it still stood stubbornly by the Surabaya River.

On this day, Xun Yu had no choice but to transfer all the troops in the city to Dongcheng. In the afternoon, Yu Poison and Qin Yi led the 4th battalion of the Northern Army with 20,000 troops to the bank of the Wanfu River.

Yu Poison asked to immediately cross the river and enter the siege battle, but Lu Bu politely refused.

"The army has traveled more than 200 miles in a hurry, and the soldiers are tired, so let's rest first." Fan Li talked about the attacks in the past two days,

"At present, almost all the strength of the rebels is concentrated in Dongcheng, and the purpose of the attack in the past two days has been achieved."

"In the early hours of tomorrow morning, you and Lord Qin will lead the army across the river and quietly approach Xicheng." Fan fence pointed to jade,

"Lord Yu also led the army out of Dongcheng in the early hours of the morning and rushed to Xicheng to join you.

"We attack in the early hours of the morning to cover the movement of your two armies."

"On the eve of dawn, you must complete your preparations for the attack." Fan Li waved his hand vigorously,

"At dawn, under the command of Lord Yu, the 30,000 northern army will launch a fierce attack on the western city of Changyi, striving to go down with a drum, and never give the rebels any chance to counterattack." Yu Xuan, Qin Yi and other generals of the Northern Army looked excited and agreed with a bang.

"The rebels have been attacked by us for two days in a row, and they are exhausted." Lu Bu said coldly,

"We will attack again tomorrow morning, and after a few hours, it is estimated that the rebels will not even have the strength to walk."

"We are running out of time, we must take Changyi City tomorrow morning." Lu Bu clenched his fists and punched him in the air,

"After taking Changyi City, we will rush to Dingtao immediately." In the early morning, in the east of Changyi, the flames were soaring, the drums were like thunder, and the sound of killing was like a tide, and a group of northern Xinjiang troops suddenly launched an attack on Changyi City in the middle of the night.

Li Tong was very excited, and shouted at Xun Yu, who was panting and running up the city tower: "Your Excellency is here, our reinforcements have arrived." Before Xun Yu could speak, a dense burst of long arrows tore through the night sky and rushed towards him.

The guards shouted, held their shields high, and surrounded Xun Yu and quickly hid behind the battlements of the city wall. A few soldiers who could not dodge were hit by several arrows, and fell to the ground with a loud scream.

Xun Yu glanced at it expressionlessly, turned his head and said to Li Tong behind him: "Tell the soldiers guarding the city, just say that the Prime Minister's army has arrived in Chengwu, and there are still more than a hundred miles away from us, and the Northern Xinjiang Army will soon retreat." ”

"I've already given the order." Li Tong said with a smile,

"Didn't you notice that everyone was getting more and more aggressive to kill the enemy?" Xun Yu smiled,

"The Prime Minister's return is very fast, far exceeding our expectations."

"There are the families and property of generals at all levels in Changyi City, and they are worried that they will be burned and plundered by the Northern Xinjiang Army, how can they not be anxious?" Li Tong said with a smile,

"I guess they even slept on their horses in order to get on the road." A trace of doubt flashed in Xun Yu's eyes.

The officials can sit in the carriage and sleep, but the soldiers cannot, the soldiers and civilians cannot, they have to sleep, they don't know that the Northern Xinjiang Army is attacking Yanzhou, and they don't know that their homeland has been captured by the Northern Xinjiang Army.

How did the Prime Minister return to Yanzhou so quickly? The attacks of the Northern Frontier Army became more and more fierce, especially the sharp arrow arrays, which were as endless as rain.

The bombardment of stone artillery is also becoming more and more intensive, and the tall and majestic two-story city tower has been crumbling under the continuous heavy attack of large stones.

Xun Yu sat on the crowded street, looking at the people running back and forth to help carry weapons, and a sense of ominousness slowly surged in his heart.

At this moment,

A loud bang came from the direction ......of the city tower, and everyone was frightened and turned to look in the direction of the city gate.

The wooden two-story tower was unbearable under the heavy blow of the stones, and finally collapsed in half. The cheers of the Northern Frontier Army outside the city were deafening and soared into the sky.

The battle became more and more intense, and the morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army was like a rainbow, and the momentum of the attack was higher and higher. Li Tong stood under the collapsed tower, shouting hoarsely, and commanded the soldiers defending the city to fight back.

The night is getting darker and darker, giving people a feeling of suffocation. Dawn is approaching, and this bloody night has finally come to an end.

The Northern Xinjiang Army, which had fought all night, should also take a rest after dawn and eat something to replenish their physical strength.

The fierce fighting is going to stop for a while. Xun Yu staggered to his feet, intending to return to the mansion to rest for a while.

At this moment, the rapid sound of war drums suddenly came from the direction of Xicheng. Xun Yu was shocked, his mind was blank for a moment, and his tall and thin body suddenly shook a few times, almost falling to the ground.

Xun Yu grabbed the leather armor of the guards beside him, and said in a trembling voice: "Quick, go and tell Master Li to support Xicheng and support Xicheng." We were fooled, fooled......" The drum beat like thunder swept through the sky, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Lu Bu raised his halberd violently, galloped wildly,

"Kill, all the soldiers of all departments, siege the city ......" The sound of killing was like a tide, the flow of people was like a sea, and the rolling torrent was overwhelming, and it slammed into the bloodstained city wall with a devastating momentum.

Changyi City roared loudly in this collision, as if a giant had used all his strength to let out a desperate roar when he was dying.

Dawn fell, and the night shattered in an instant, and disappeared with the wind. At the west gate, 30,000 soldiers of the Northern Army crossed the city wall without hindrance, rushed into the city, and then swept away along the streets and alleys.

Li Tong was in danger, and when the offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army was at its fiercest, he still mobilized 1,500 men and horses at the fastest speed to support Xicheng.

In the face of the violent hurricane that came to them, Li Tong and his 1,500 soldiers were as powerless as fallen leaves on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, they were swept into the wind and disappeared without a trace.

Yang Yi, Guo Xun and other southern military captains personally led the army to the city tower and opened the city gate. Lu Bu rushed into the city first,

"Order, the soldiers of all departments are strictly forbidden to harass people's houses, and there will be no forgiveness for violators...... Chen Gong, Wei Yan, Liu Yu, Zhang Ying and others each took their own guards and rode wildly along the streets, conveying Lu Bu's military orders as quickly as possible to stop the soldiers who tried to burn and kill the plunder.

Yu Shi and Yu Poison also ordered the officers and men of all battalions of the Northern Army to immediately withdraw from the outside of the city, quickly reorganize the army, and immediately return to Dingtao.

Xun Yu sat in the lobby of the mansion, looked at Chen Gong who strode in, and slowly stood up.

"Sure enough, it's Brother Wen Ruo." Chen Gong shook his head,

"What are Brother Wen Ruo's plans?"

"Now?" Xun Yu sneered,

"I want to go out of the city to find Prime Minister Cao, does the public station agree?" Chen Gong sneered, with a look of disdain,

"Don't you think you're shameless?"

"When Cao Cao killed Bian Rang, did you stop it? Later, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocent people, what were you doing? Cao Cao dug up the embankment of the Yellow River and flooded dozens of counties in Jizhou, what are you Xun doing? Xun Yu looked indifferent, looked up at the morning glow outside the house, and didn't say a word.

"If it weren't for Lord Xun You's entrustment, I wouldn't have walked into the mansion to see you." Chen Gong shook his hand, turned around and left,

"When you arrive in Jinyang, you can explain your sins to the eldest princess and the Tingwei Mansion." Jump to