In the face of the onslaught of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the danger of the imminent fall of the city, Li Tong was not chaotic in the face of danger, and when the Northern Xinjiang Army was at its most fierce, he still mobilized 1,500 men and horses at the fastest speed to support Xicheng. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, 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 they were swept into the wind in the blink of an eye and disappeared without a trace.

Zhang Yan rushed into the city first, and ordered loudly: "Order, all soldiers are strictly forbidden to harass people's houses, and violators will be killed......

Xu Huang, Li Zhong and others also ordered the officers and men of the battalions of the Second Army to immediately withdraw from the city, quickly reorganize the army, and return to Dingtao immediately.

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

"Sure enough, it's Brother Zhongde." Chen Gong shook his head, "What are Brother Zhongde's plans?" ”

"Now?" Cheng Yu sneered, "I want to go out of the city to find Prime Minister Cao, does the public station agree?" ”

Chen Gong sneered, and said with disdain: "Don't you think you are 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 Cheng Zhongde doing? ”

Cheng Yu looked indifferent, looked up at the morning glow outside the house, and didn't say a word.

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Shanyang County, Yanzhou, Fangdong.

Liu Bei led an army of 20,000 to quickly approach the territory of Yanzhou.

Liu Bei was apprehensive about the ferocity of the iron cavalry in northern Xinjiang, and sent scouts to investigate Yanzhou as soon as possible. When the army entered the territory of Yanzhou, Liu Bei immediately ordered the army to move slowly, and scouts were densely packed within sixty miles to prevent the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry from raiding.

The scouts who were the first to enter Yanzhou were in a hurry. On the plain of more than 100 miles between Chengwu and Dongyi to Shan Father and Fangdong, it is common to see groups of iron cavalry from the north of Xinjiang roaring by, and the number is very large. If the army wants to kill safely in the Chengwu area, it is very dangerous.

Liu Bei was very jealous, stationed troops in the defense of Dongcheng, and hesitated.

Just when Liu Bei was anxious, scouts everywhere fled back in panic, and the Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry found Liu Beijun, who was rushing from all directions.

Liu Bei was shocked and ordered the four cities to be closed, and all the soldiers went to the city and prepared to defend it.

The army of iron cavalry rolled in, the smoke and dust rolled up and covered the sky, and the roar of the iron cavalry was earth-shattering, shaking the city up and down.

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After Liu Beijun entered Yanzhou, Li Yi immediately received a report from the scouts. He immediately ordered You Ge to meet at the foot of Fangdong City in the southeast of Changyi City.

Zhai Yu took the lead in killing under the defense of the east city. The Hu iron cavalry lined up in a dense attack array under the city, and the sound of horns rose one after another, resounding throughout the field, and the momentum was extremely huge.

Li Yi then arrived, and Pegasus rushed to the front.

"General, when will the city be attacked?" Zhai Yu looked excited, and said loudly, "The iron horse has galloped for thousands of miles, and there has not been a battle so far, it's time to let the war knife lick the blood." ”

Li Yi smiled, waved his horsewhip, and said, "Don't worry, this battle has just begun, and there is still a need to fight." ”

Then he turned to look at Dian Wei and asked, "Have the scouts ever discovered Cao Cao's army?" ”

"Nope." Dian Wei pulled the restless war horse that sat down, and replied loudly, "Liu Bei has been in the city for a day, but we still haven't found Cao Cao's army. ”

Li Yi's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he squinted his eyes and looked at the city.

Under the clouds in the distance, a red daxu danced wildly in the wind, and it was the word "Liu".

Dian Wei asked, "My lord, are you going to attack the city immediately?" ”

Li Yi shook his head, turned his head to look at Zhai Yu, and asked, "How many iron horsemen haven't arrived here?" ”

"There are about 10,000 riders on the road, and it is estimated that they will reach the city at dusk." Zhai Yu wiped the sweat on his face and asked very regretfully, "General, don't attack the city today?" ”

"We're not here to siege the city." Li Yi said with a smile.

"Don't siege?" Zhai Yu looked at Li Yi strangely, "General, why are you running here without attacking the city?" If we want to attack the rebels on the plains, we should be careful to hide our tracks, and we should not run here with great fanfare. Now that you gather the army under the city, Liu Bei and his soldiers will definitely be frightened, they will not dare to continue to enter Changyi no matter what, they will turn around and flee. ”

"I want them to run away." Li Yi glanced at Zhai Yu, and rode into his side, "Originally, I wanted to fight, but I changed my mind in the past two days." ”

"During the march in the past two days, I found that the Iron Knight was very tired after a long journey of thousands of miles, and the loss of the war horses was also very large, and many people had returned to Chengwu to rest because of the water and soil. In addition, because we were advancing too fast, we could not replenish the grain and grass at all, and there was a serious shortage of food and forage. In this case, we can't fight, and I won't do a stupid thing of injuring the enemy by 1,000 and injuring 800. ”

Zhai Yu and the group of Ding Ling clan leaders behind him had a look of gratitude in their eyes. This time, Ding Lingren was dispatched to attack the Central Plains, and the general not only personally commanded Ding Ling's iron cavalry, but also thought about the iron cavalry soldiers everywhere, lest the iron knights be harmed, which made the worries and fears in their hearts gradually dissipate. What they are most afraid of is that the Han people treat them as human beings and let them charge into battle to die. Now it seems that this concern is unnecessary, and the general not only sincerely regards Ding Lingren's iron cavalry as his brother, but also protects the interests of the iron cavalry soldiers at all times. Following the general, even if he dies on the battlefield, he is willing.

Li Yi pointed to the city in the distance with the whip in his hand, and said loudly: "I gathered a large army under the city to deter the rebels and force them not to go further. ”

"The general's purpose has been achieved." Zhai Yu looked back at the huge smoke and dust swept from the eastern sky, and said with a smile, "Another iron horse is here." As this continued, the rebels in the city began to tremble. ”

Li Yi laughed and said: "Order all the departments to line up and surround the city, so that the rebels can see the majesty of our iron cavalry in the northern frontier." ”

......The low sound of the horn rose into the sky, mixed with the smoke and dust flying in the sky, and it was heard far away.

The sunset is like blood, and the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry is bathed in the afterglow of the sunset, majestic and magnificent, and murderous.

Liu Bei took a few hard breaths, turned around and yelled at the frightened guards behind him: "Drumming...... Give me the drums......"

The war drums of "Dong Dong ......" beat violently, and the passionate drums exploded like spring thunder, sweeping over the city in bursts, and slamming into the hearts of the soldiers.

"Kill...... Kill ......"

Liu Bei's soldiers raised their weapons alof, screaming and shouting hoarsely, as if they wanted to completely release the fear and pain in their hearts.

"Urgently report to Prime Minister Cao Cheng, tens of thousands of iron horsemen in northern Xinjiang gathered under the city of Fangdong. Ask him to take advantage of this opportunity to rush towards Dingtao, and he is too late. In the deafening shout, Liu Bei leaned into the ear of Fang Dongling and shouted loudly, "Quickly send someone to report." ”

"Liu Yuanjun, what now?" The anti-dong commander asked urgently, "Does Liu Envoy continue to advance?" ”

Liu Bei glanced at him in disbelief, pointed to the enemy troops outside the city, and said with a wry smile: "Look at how many people there are outside the city." Now, if I continue to lead the army to aid Changyi, I will definitely die without a place to be buried. ”

Fang Dongling's face flushed, and he said apologetically: "Liu Yuanjun misunderstood what I meant. I want to ask Liu Yuanjun, are you going to retreat? ”

"It can't be withdrawn for the time being." Liu Bei shook his hand and said, "There is no news from Changyi City yet, so we will send someone to continue to investigate." ”

Fang Dongling asked again: "Liu Yuanjun still plans to rescue Changyi?" ”

Liu Bei sighed and said helplessly: "Changyi City is estimated to not be able to hold it for a few days. The fact that the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry Army was able to kill under the eastern city of Fangdong shows that they have enough confidence in capturing Changyi City. ”

Fang Dongling asked again: "If Changyi is lost, what will we do?" ”

Liu Bei looked up at the blood-colored sunset, and said in a low voice: "Changyi is lost and there is Dingtao, Dingtao is lost and there is Chen Liu, Chen Liu, Zhongmu and Xingyang, Zhongmu and Xingyang are lost, and Luoyang." In short, we will definitely be able to block the attack of the Northern Frontier Army, defeat them, and drive them out of the Central Plains. ”

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Dingtao City.

Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Wei Yuanjin, Mao Jue and a group of Cao Cao generals stood on the tower of Dongcheng City, looking at the busy northern Xinjiang soldiers and civilians in the distance, a little confused.

According to the information they learned, Guan Yu is a general who advocates attack among the many generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army, especially in the case that Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army may return to Yanzhou at any time, the sooner the attack time, the better, but to Cao Ren and others' surprise, Guan Yu was unusual, and he did not attack for two consecutive days. If you don't fight on the first day, it can be explained that the army needs to rest and recuperate, and grain, grass and ordnance need to be stockpiled, but it makes no sense not to fight on the second day.

On the second day, Guan Yu ordered all the people in Dongdaying to go out and continue digging trenches. The trench outside the eastern city was not completed because of the rapid arrival of the Northern Xinjiang Army. Now the Northern Xinjiang Army does not fill the ditch, but continues to dig the ditch, which is really impossible to guess Guan Yu's thoughts.

Today is the third day of the siege of the city by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and there are more people digging trenches outside the eastern city.

Cao Ren and the generals discussed for a long time, but they were all puzzled.

The trenches outside the northern city played a role, Guan Yu's battalion was stationed five miles outside the city, and the northern iron cavalry did not appear under the city. Nancheng is adjacent to the Jishui River and is the only way for the Yanzhou army to escape. The trenches outside the east and west cities were not completed, and now Guan Yu continues to dig the trenches outside the east city, and it is obvious that the northern Xinjiang army chose the direction of attack in the west city.

However, the question is, Guan Yu is not in a hurry to attack the city, but is in a hurry to dig a trench, what is the purpose? Could it be that the trenches were used as cover to dig tunnels leading to the city? Anyone can see through this obvious carving insect skill at a glance, Guan Yu's skill in using soldiers is not inferior to this level, right? (To be continued.) )