Chapter 5: The seventh section of the fourth year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (193 AD) in May. On May, Youzhou.

The battle clouds over Quanzhou City were dense, the sound of war drums one after another was deafening, and the sound of fierce fighting resounded in the sky.

Yan Liang's army suddenly tore off its camouflage and launched a tidal attack on Quanzhou City with a force of 20,000 men.

On the first day, Yan Liang ordered all the troops to attack together, but on the second day, Yan Liang changed the siege strategy, he ordered Gao Shun, Xiang Cheng, and Sun Luan to lead their own troops to make a containment attack, and ordered Wu Xiong, Xie Wu, Xu Yan, Yan Jie, Zhao Xuan and others to gather 12,000 troops and storm the south gate of Quanzhou City.

The Youzhou army was caught off guard and was beaten by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and had no power to fight back at all. Du Wei Ma Zheng didn't have time to adjust his troops, so he could only take the lead and fight back bravely, but he was soon driven to the city by the fierce Northern Xinjiang army.

The South Gate is missing. The soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army rushed into the city and divided into several routes to kill the government office, trying to destroy the command of the Youzhou Army in the shortest possible time.

Ma Zheng calmly commanded the defenders in the city to rely on the obstacles on the streets to block the attack, in a vain attempt to kill the Northern Xinjiang army that rushed into the city.

Seeing that the attack was blocked, the military commander Xu Le immediately ordered his men to rush into the houses, smash down the wall, and rush up from the enemy's flank.

Ma Zheng saw the wall that collapsed behind him, and saw the Northern Xinjiang army rushing out of the gap in the wall, and opened his mouth in despair and shouted,

"Kill them, kill them......" The crossbow arrows roared, and the soldiers of the Youzhou Army flew down one by one, without the power to resist.

After Ma Zheng killed three people in a row, his shield shattered, and his chest and abdomen were pierced by a bloody spear, and he died in a terrible howl.

Several guards who rushed to the rescue were cut to the ground in the blink of an eye. Xu Le carried the blood-dripping war knife, stepped on the bloody wreckage of Ma Zheng, and shouted wildly.

"Don't fight, forward, forward...... Kill into the government ......" The soldiers roared all the way, fighting step by step, and those who blocked were invincible.

Yan Liang shook his majestic body, and walked into Quanzhou City majestically surrounded by a group of guards.

Wu Xiong, Yan Jie, Zhao Xuan and others came up one after another, followed behind Yan Liang, and reported the battle situation.

"Is the county magistrate of Quanzhou City still there? What about the salt and iron officials? Yan Liang saw Xu Le hurrying over with his battle helmet in his arms, and asked.

"You didn't kill them all, did you?" Xu Le touched his mouth, hummed and didn't say a word for a long time, looking nervous.

Yan Liang sneered as he strode along, "Did you kill it?" ”

"I don't know them." Xu Le whispered. Yan Liang glared at him,

"Are there any living people in the palace?" Xu Le scratched his head,

"Looks like there's still one."

"It seems to be ......" Yan Liang sneered,

"What's the matter with your helmet?" Xu Le hurriedly raised the battle helmet, pointed to a hole in it and said, "I was hit by a crossbow arrow, but fortunately, this battle helmet helped me block it." Otherwise, what the adults see is a dead body. Yan Liang casually pulled down the helmet on his head and handed it over,

"Then use mine."

"Thank you, sir." Xu Le grinned happily, thanked him again and again, and hurriedly put it on his head, and then his face immediately changed, and his expression was embarrassed.

The helmet was so big that it covered his eyes. Wu Xiong, Yan Jie and the others laughed.

"My lord, I'll give it back to you." Xu Le looked at Wu Xiong and the others dissatisfied, and returned the helmet to Yan Liang,

"If you want to reward me, I can exchange it for a different one, I can't afford this."

"You don't want it?" Yan Liang put the helmet on his head,

"If you don't want it, forget it, and the reward will be gone." Wu Xiong slapped Xu Le's shoulder with a palm, pointed at Yan Liang and said, "Brother, you have been fooled, Lord Hutou has deceived many people with this battle helmet, haha......" Xu Le couldn't cry or laugh.

"What are you laughing at? Do you want to stay in Quanzhou City to guard the gate? Yan Liang glared at Wu Xiong fiercely and said loudly,

"You stay and watch the door." Wu Xiong lowered his head and rushed away,

"Thank you, sir. I immediately reorganized my army and crossed the river to the north. Yan Liang looked around at Yan Jie, Xie Wu and others,

"Which of you wants to stay?" The crowd dispersed. Yan Liang scolded fiercely and turned his head to look at Xu Le.

Xu Le suddenly shouted,

"My lord, I don't want a reward, I'll go out of the city. Adult, you go slowly, I won't accompany you. After saying that, he ran away like he was holding his helmet.

"Leave me a song to defend the city." Yan Liang scolded viciously at Xu Le's back,

"A bunch of bastards, do you want me to stay and watch the city gates?" The city of Quanzhou was one hundred and twenty miles away from Yongnu, and Yan Liang commanded the army to march quickly, and surrounded Yongnu two days later.

"Two days, I'll only give you two days." Yan Liang pointed to the tall city and said solemnly,

"Within two days, Yongnu must be taken and Gongsun Zhan's retreat must be cut off." The generals were excited and agreed.

"Ziping, you lead your troops across the river, make a detour in the direction of Jicheng, and force Gongsun Zan out." Yan Liang said to Gao Shun who was standing beside him,

"Just make a show. If you come across Gongsun Zhan's iron cavalry, you should withdraw at once and do not engage them. Gao Shun nodded.

He is now a lieutenant general, the deputy commander of this army.

"Zishan, do you want to send someone north to get in touch with Lord Yan?"

"Forget it." Yan Liang waved his hand and said,

"According to the time calculation, Ziyu has arrived in the Endless City, and he will send someone immediately. Let's take Yongnu City first and complete the siege of Gongsun Zhan. "On May, Jicheng.

Koji Yi led his army to the city of Jicheng and confronted Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan arranged an army of 20,000 inside the city and an army of 50,000 outside the city, with 70,000 men against the infantry army of more than 40,000 people of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Koji Yi had no intention of attacking, but Gongsun Chan was impatient and waved his army several times. With his back to the river, Koji held the camp and repeatedly repelled Gongsun Zhan's attacks.

Gongsun Chan turned to lead the iron cavalry to charge again. Koji Yi refused Zhao Yun's request and strictly forbade the iron cavalry to fight. He ordered the soldiers to set up a horse rejection formation in front of the camp, equipped with more than 1,000 ballistas and 50 stone cannons, and hit the Youzhou iron cavalry.

The Youzhou army fought for five days in a row, suffered heavy losses, and greatly reduced its spirit. In mid-May, Yan Rou and Liu He led the army out of Juyong Pass and approached the city of Changping.

Zou Dan, who was stationed in Changping City, told Gongsun Zhan and Yan Rou in a letter that Gongsun Zhan and Yan Rou's iron cavalry did not seem to be numerous, and that Yan Rou did not attack Changping City after arriving at Changping City.

Judging from all indications, the army under Changping City does not seem to be Yan Rou's main iron cavalry. Gongsun Chan and Guan Jing thought of the Flying Fox Fortress at the same time.

Did Yan Rou lead the army to make a detour to the Flying Fox Fortress to prepare to join Koyi Yi? But in this way, the Northern Xinjiang Army gave up the opportunity to attack in the front and rear, which was obviously impossible.

Could it be that the battle situation on both sides of the Yellow River was tense, and Yan Rou's iron cavalry went south to support? Gongsun Chan also felt that it was impossible.

Unless there was a riot of displaced people in Jizhou, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army was enough to block the attack of Tian Kai and Yuan Shao.

"My lord, it is possible that Yan Rou will make a detour to Xianbei in the central part of the country, cross the Great Yan Mountain, kill Yuyang and Lu Longsai directly, and cut off our retreat." Guan Jing twisted his beard and pondered.

Then he shook his head again, and denied his thoughts,

"Yuyang and Lu Longsai have letters delivered every day, and the defenders of these two places have not yet discovered the Karasuma Iron Cavalry, so there should be no such possibility."

"If Yan Rou had requisitioned the iron cavalry of the Karasuma people and the Xianbei people, he would have at least one or two thousand troops. With so many people showing up at the border, we're sure to find out. Gongsun Chan agreed with Guan Jing's analysis,

"Koji Yi only defended and did not attack, probably waiting for Yan Rou's reinforcements. After the rendezvous between Koyi and Yan Rou, he has gained an advantage in troops, and he is about to fight us in a decisive battle. When the two were discussing a decisive battle with the Northern Frontier Army, the scouts reported urgently that Yongnu City had been captured by the Northern Frontier Army, and Yan Liang and Gao Shun were attacking with a large army.

Gongsun Chan was surprised. It turned out that the army attacking Quanzhou City was really Yan Liang's army, and he was deceived.

"Yan Liang besieged Quanzhou City in mid-April, but it was not until recently that he started to capture Quanzhou, and then captured Yongnu, why? Why did he spend a month under Quanzhou City? Guan Jing asked,

"Could it be that Koyi told him that Yan Rou's iron cavalry has arrived?"

"Yan Rou's Iron Horse?" Gongsun Chan whispered, his sword eyebrows locked, and his heart was uneasy. This former friend is also a member of Youzhou, and in the years of attacking and killing Hu people in the past, the two have killed the enemy side by side many times, and the love for the robe is very deep.

It's a pity that today I have become a life-and-death enemy with him, and we are going to face off on the battlefield. Yan Rou was born as a horse thief, with deep scheming and vicious methods, especially on the grassland, he came and went like the wind, and it was difficult to catch his traces.

"He must be on the prairie." Gongsun Chan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted loudly,

"Yan Rou must be near Dayan Mountain. Hurry, hurry to Yuyang and Lu Longsai, and let them pay close attention to the iron horses of the Karasuma people. Guan Jing was taken aback, and his face suddenly changed greatly,

"My lord, we are surrounded."

"Yes, we're trapped by leopards." Gongsun Zhan hurriedly walked to the side of the case, pointed to Dayan Mountain on the map, and poked it a few times.

"Liyi's slow action, Yan Liang's bluff, and Juyongguan's slow movement are all to deceive us and attract our attention to the frontal battlefield, so that Yan Rou can lead the army to take the central Xianbei route, make a detour of thousands of miles, outflank Yuyang and Lulongsai, and completely cut off our retreat."

"What now? Yan Rou's iron cavalry was near Yuyang and Lulongsai, and Yongnu was occupied by Yan Liang again, and our two retreats were all cut off by the Northern Frontier Army. Guan Jing asked with some trepidation,

"Do you want to withdraw, or do you want to continue to hold on to Jicheng?" Gongsun Zhan walked back and forth a few steps restlessly, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Hold on, although it can be delayed for a while, but there is a dead end, I think, we still retreat to Liaoxi in a hurry." ”

"Where to retreat?" Guan Jing looked at the map and said,

"If we retreat in the direction of Lulongsai, there will be Yan Rou's iron cavalry, and there will be Karasuma people in western and eastern Liaoning. Even if we can safely withdraw to Liaoxi, it is estimated that the losses will be very serious. In my opinion, it is better to withdraw in the direction of Yongnu. Gongsun Xu's 10,000-strong army is in the mound of the earth, let him immediately kill Yongnu, take Yongnu back, and open the way for us to retreat. Gongsun Chan lay on the top of the map and looked at it for a long time,

"There's only one way to live. Fortunately, we let Gongsun Xu retreat to the mound in advance, otherwise we would have been finished. ”

"Yan Liang must have a heavy army left in Yongnu City, and it may not be able to take it by relying on the strength of Gongsun Xu's army, we must find a way to lure Yan Liang's army away from Yongnu City as much as possible." Guan Jing said,

"We can't retreat to Yongnu with a large army, but we have to do the opposite."

"Retreat to Luronse?" Gongsun Chan thought for a moment and shook his head,

"Withdraw to Luronse, and we may be annihilated."

"As long as we bring the iron cavalry back, it will be difficult for the leopards to enter Liaoxi." Guan Jing sneered,

"With the Iron Cavalry, we can wantonly block the grain route of the Northern Frontier Army. Liaoxi and Liaodong are our territory, and he wants to go on an expedition of thousands of miles, but I am afraid that he will not have this strength in the short term. In addition, Liaoxi and Liaodong are very poor, we bring tens of thousands of troops into it, survival is a problem, once the army defects or collapses, we will be in trouble. Therefore, it is better to take them to fight hard with the Northern Xinjiang Army, which can consume the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army and help us withdraw to Liaoxi smoothly. Gongsun Zhan hesitated for a long time, and asked worriedly: "Shiqi, this is a danger, once we are surrounded...... Guan Jing smiled bitterly, pointed to the map and said: "My lord, if we don't risk our lives and lure Yan Rou's iron cavalry and Yan Liang's army to the west of Xu Wushan, east of the Baoqiu River, Lu County and Wuzhong City, even if we break out of the encirclement, it will be a dead end." Because Lu Yi and Yan Liang would chase after us, Yan Rou would lead the iron cavalry along the Weishui River to surround the mound in front of us, and cut off our retreat again. Gongsun Chan looked at the map for a long time, the murderous aura in his eyes became stronger and stronger, and he slammed his fist on the desk, yelling,

"I'm going to kill the leopard, kill him." The next day, Gongsun Chan ordered the army to withdraw into Jicheng. On the third day, Gongsun Zan ordered Shan Jing to lead an army of 10,000 to defend Jicheng, Zou Dan to lead 5,000 people to defend Changping, and he himself took an army of 60,000 foot cavalry, starting late at night every day, and withdrawing in batches in the direction of Lulongsai.

Gongsun Yue and Guan Jing took 8,000 iron horsemen to cross the Gushui River and Baoqiu River first and entered Lucheng. At this time, the news from Yuyang and Lu Longsai was still the same as usual, and within a hundred miles, no trace of the Karasuma people was found, and no iron cavalry army was found.

When Koji received the news of Gongsun Zhan's withdrawal, he convened the generals overnight. Sima Wu Ye reported the latest military situation to the generals,

"Gongsun Chan suddenly withdrew his troops, apparently receiving the news of the loss of Yongnu City. He led his army to withdraw to Liaoxi in the direction of Lulongsai, which was exactly what we needed. Wu Ye stretched out his hand to Lucheng on the map,

"The whole army launched a pursuit, and it was necessary to surround Gongsun Chan west of Xu Wushan and east of the Baoqiu River, and completely annihilate Gongsun Chan."

"Liu He and Qi Zhou continue to surround Changping City."

"Lord Fan Li surrounds Jicheng."

"Yan Liang and Gao Shun, each with troops and horses, are advancing rapidly along both sides of the Gushui River, and they will soon rush to the area of Lucheng to block Youzhou."

"The rest of the troops pursued at full speed according to the established route and surrounded Gongsun Zhan." Jump to