In the early morning, Xun You was still asleep, and he dimly felt an earth-shattering roar outside the house, and then the sky and the earth suddenly darkened, and Changyi City collapsed in an instant. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xun You was taken aback, opened his mouth and let out a terrible scream, his body jumped up from the wooden couch, and he hurriedly grabbed the long sword on the desk.

The roar ceased for a moment, and the crisp and melodious sound of birdsong came clearly from the window.

Xun You realized that it was a nightmare. He sat down on the couch weakly, gasping for breath, still holding the sword firmly in his hand.

At this moment, a chaotic and panicked footsteps rushed in, and Zou Jing's figure quickly appeared in front of his eyes, and reported: "Military advisor, Liu Beijun has appeared." ”

Xun You was stunned for a moment, didn't Liu Beijun appear a long time ago?

"Liu Beijun appeared in Dongyi City, and he was about to approach the Wanfu River." Zou Jing's voice trembled slightly, looking very nervous.

The back of Xun You's head was cold, his heart suddenly beat sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "Whose army?" When was it discovered? Is it definitely Liu Beijun? ”

Zou Jing replied: "Dongyi City was lost last night, and this is the Dongyi Order sent someone to report urgently. It is said that it was the army of Zhou Cang and Xiahou Shang, about twenty or thirty thousand people. ”

"Zhou Cang?" Xun You Huo Ran realized, and rushed to the desk in a few steps to spread out the map.

"Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry appeared on the south bank of the Jishui River, luring our cavalry out of the line of Chengwu and Liangqiu City." Xun You's hand was heavily placed on Rencheng on the map, and he said to Zou Jing, "The army that went north to attack Renchengguo must also be a containment army, and he dragged all our infantry army into Renchengguo. Zhou Cang took the main force of Xuzhou to the north to support, and went north along the Surabaya River from Pengcheng, taking advantage of the emptiness of Changyi troops to launch a sneak attack. ”

"The two wings are contained, and the middle is sneak attacking, Liu Bei's idea is good. If Zhang Fei captures Changyi, and the main force of our army fails to capture Dingtao, then the situation on the battlefield of Yanzhou will be shockingly reversed. Good way. ”

"What about your scouts? Liu Beijun killed under the city of Dongyi, and we found out, is it too late? What about your people? Xun Yu asked dissatisfiedly.

"After the capture of Changyi, the scout's exploration range extended to Fanghecheng, two hundred miles away. To the south of Fang and the city is the Heshui River, and considering that the scouts are not strong enough to probe them, I didn't let them cross the Heshui. After Mrs. Li E led the army to leave Chengwu, in order to strengthen the city's defenses, I withdrew some of the scouts and narrowed the scope of the scouts' exploration to 100 li. Zou Jing shook his head in annoyance and said, "It seems that Zhou Cang raided Fang and Cheng, otherwise the county order of Fang and Cheng would definitely send us news." ”

"Dongyi City is only a hundred miles away from Changyi, and by dusk today, Liu Beijun will be able to kill Wanfu River." Xun You did not pursue Zou Jing's negligence again, but calmed down and thought about countermeasures.

The only cavalry that could support Changyi City in time were Li E, Lu Bu and Lu Wenlong's cavalry, and Gao Shun's infantry army, but they were more than two hundred miles away from Changyi City.

Yesterday, the letter ordering Lu Wenlong and Gao Shun to evacuate Ren Chengguo had been sent, and if nothing else, Lu Wenlong would be able to arrive in Dongyi tomorrow night or the morning after tomorrow. Gao Shun was probably a day behind him. After Li E and Lu Bu received their own request for help, they would not be able to rush back to Changyi until the day after tomorrow.

In this way, he must hold on to Changyi City for at least two days before he can wait for reinforcements. 30,000 people are attacking the city, 3,000 people are defending, can they hold it for two days?

"Can we take the plan and encircle and annihilate this Liu Bei army under the city of Changyi?" Zou Jing suddenly had a bold idea.

Once Li E and Lu Bu came to their aid, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry would inevitably follow, delaying their return speed. Liu Bei's army that attacked Rencheng also had 20,000 or 30,000 people, and Gao Shun's infantry army had to leave 5,000 people anyway, otherwise once Liu Beijun's containment attack became the main attack, Rencheng would be in danger.

Within two days, Lu Wenlong and Gao Shun had the greatest grasp of returning reinforcements, and after they returned to the city of Changyi, the Northern Xinjiang Army had more than 30,000 people, and there was no advantage in terms of strength, and Liu Bei's army may continue to attack Changyi. However, at this time, the Northern Xinjiang Army already had the strength to surround Liu Bei's army, and when Li E and Lu Bu returned, the Northern Xinjiang Army would have more than 40,000 people, and it was completely possible to take advantage of the narrow strip between the Surabaya River and the Wanfu River to trap the rebels under the city of Changyi.

"It takes time to encircle and annihilate the rebels. We only have 3,000 people, and Changyi City may be lost at any time, so we don't have time. Xun You looked at Zou Jing and said worriedly, "Once Changyi City is lost, even if the rebels lose half of their men, there will still be more than 10,000 troops entering the city, so it will be difficult for us to recapture the city in a short time." The situation of Dingtao may be repeated in Changyi. At that time, Dingtao could not be taken, Changyi was lost again, we were firmly pinned down by two cities, and the army was unable to advance to the line of Chenliu and Fengqiu, so this battle was not only more and more difficult to fight, but also had the possibility of failure. This risk cannot be taken. ”

"But we only have 3,000 now." Zou Jing said unceremoniously, "Three thousand people face an attack by thirty thousand people, how many days can you defend?" ”

"When our reinforcements from all walks of life continue to return to Changyi, Liu Beijun will definitely retreat when the attack is blocked. Do they want to bring about their own destruction? Xun You shook his head and said, "Maybe as long as we hold on for one day, the battlefield will change." ”

Zou Jing asked again: "What if you can't hold it for a day?" ”

"Then we'll defend the East City." Xun You said without thinking, "Once Liu Beijun enters the city, we will retreat to the east gate." The pontoon bridge connecting the eastern city to the Surabaya River, as long as we hold this bridge and ensure that the reinforcements can quickly return to the city, we can turn defeat into victory. ”

Zou Jing no longer insisted.

Xun You immediately released carrier pigeons and asked for help from Li Yi in Dingtao City, Li E in the area of Bocheng, and Lu Wenlong and Gao Shun in Renchengguo.

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Zhou Cang asked Jian Yong to lead 3,000 people to garrison Dongqi to hold the retreat of the army, and let Xiahou Shang lead the army to advance rapidly, and he took 500 light cavalry to kill Wanfu River at the fastest speed and seize the pontoon bridge.

After Xun You and Zou Jing discussed the countermeasures, they organized the people to transport the grain and grass to the east bank of the Surabaya River on the one hand, and organized manpower to strengthen the city defense on the other hand.

In the midst of the chaos, a group of men and horses sent out to dismantle the pontoon bridge fled back in confusion and reported to Xun Youyu that the rebels had captured the pontoon bridge in front of them.

"Forget it." Xun Yu waved his hand and said indifferently, "Even if we burn the pontoon bridge, how long can we stop the rebels?" If he wants to come, let him come. ”

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Early the next morning, Zhou Cang's army appeared under the city of Changyi and immediately launched an attack on the city.

Zhou Cang came prepared, determined to win, all kinds of siege equipment were fully prepared, and the killing sound shook the sky for a while, and the battle was extremely tragic.

In the evening, Zhou Cang ordered dozens of bonfires to be lit. The battlefield was as bright as day, and Liu Beijun continued to attack under the supervision of Zhou Cang.

On the same evening, Xiping Pavilion.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei successfully escaped the encirclement and annihilation of the Northern Xinjiang Army, which greatly angered Li Yi.

Just as Li Yi was preparing to pursue overnight, news came from Changyi City, two hundred miles away, that Liu Beijun had attacked Changyi and asked for support.

Xun You's letter asking for help surprised Li Yi, Guan Yu, Zhang Yan and others.

Two days ago, Li E sent a message that the tiger and leopard rider appeared on the south bank of the Jishui River, and no one cared about it at that time, and Li E was not very sure that the other party was the tiger and leopard rider because of the large number of enemy riders, and she thought that it might also be Yuan Shao's light cavalry.

At that time, the battle of Dingtao was at a critical moment, and Li E said that he was encircling and annihilating this enemy horseman, and the news was immediately put aside. Now it seems that that army must have been ridden by tigers and leopards.

If the tiger and leopard were on horseback, it would be difficult for Cao Cao's retreat to be so quiet, after all, a cavalry of 3,000 people marched on the gallop road, and the target was too conspicuous.

It can be inferred from this that Liu Beijun's strategy of attacking Changyi City was probably arranged as early as when Cao Cao and Liu Bei supported Dingtao. Cao Ren broke through the siege, Zhou Cang attacked Changyi, and the difference between the two actions was only one day. If Cao Ren can hold on until now, the choice of the Northern Xinjiang Army will be very difficult. The city of Changyi is empty, and it will take time for the armies from all walks of life to return to help. Once Changyi City was lost, Li Yi had no choice but to give up the siege of Cao Cao and Liu Bei when he had already occupied Dingtao City, and instead divided his troops to support Changyi and recapture Changyi. Cao Cao and Liu Bei's escape strategy was really ingenious.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei let the tiger and leopard ride to the west of Changyi City to attract and contain the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang, and let Liu Bei's army contain the army of infantry in the northern Xinjiang in Renchengguo to the east of Changyi City, and then let Zhou Cang of Xuzhou go north along the Surabaya River and quietly kill Changyi, intending to hit with one blow.

The most powerful part of this strategy lies in the change in the battle situation after the loss of Changyi City. The Northern Xinjiang Army fought for a long time under the city of Changyi to no avail, and the speed of advancing Chenliu would be greatly delayed. Once Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei joined forces and stuck to the line of Chenliu and Fengqiu, the Northern Xinjiang Army immediately lost all the advantages of attacking the Central Plains with victory.

Who would have thought that after Xuzhou was defeated in Jucheng and Langya was lost, it would still have such strength. The price paid for belittling an opponent is often fatal.

Li Yi discussed with everyone, and then decided to reinforce Changyi. At this time, he would rather give up chasing Cao Cao and Liu Bei than lose Changyi City.

"The flying pigeon passed the book Zhai Ya and galloped to the aid of Changyi City overnight. It is about two hundred miles from Taoqiu to Changyi, and she must rush to the city of Changyi the morning after tomorrow. ”

"Urgently tell Feige to send a message to Yan Rou and Xu Maogong, the army has defeated the rebels and captured Dingtao, ask them to leave a tun of men and horses to garrison Jiyang and Dongdu, and then take the army to gallop to Chenliu and meet Zhao Yun and Sima Yi. If Chen Liu cannot be conquered, it is necessary to find ways to block the reinforcements of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, so as to buy time for the main force of the army to attack Chen Liu. ”

"Yun Chang, immediately rectify the army, quickly go south to the Jishui River, and kill Chen Liu."

Guan Yu agreed, waved his hand and asked the deputy general to prepare immediately.

Li Yi said to Zhang Yan again: "Feiyan, you take the people of your headquarters to clean up the Dingtao battlefield, and advance to Chen Liu the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhang Yan bowed down and agreed. (To be continued.) )