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Zhao Yun carefully talked about Gao Lijing's conquest of Puyang, and finally said: "Because of the victory on the Puyang battlefield, the army has obtained sufficient grain, grass and ordnance. The rebels in Juyang City could not hold on, and hurriedly withdrew from Dingtao. At present, the second brother has already approached the city of Dingtao, and Xu Huang 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 surprised Li Yi's expectations. In addition to the surprise, the uneasiness in Li Yi'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 Yi and the generals vanished with the arrival of Chen Gong.

Since Yuan Shao had received reinforcements in the direction of Dingtao, Guan Yu's troops were insufficient to 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 from returning to the front line of Taoqiu, Chengwu, Liangqiu, and Dongyi. ”

Li Yi 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, and said categorically: "Push the battle line forward to two hundred miles southwest of Dingtao and Changyi, make full use of the terrain advantages, kill the rebels in 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 Yi looked up at Li E, Zhao Yun, and Lu Bu, "We each took an army, set off overnight, and rushed to kill the cities of Yiju, Jishi, and Shan Father, 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 Yi slammed his fist on the map and said sharply, "On the two-hundred-mile plain, no one is our opponent. ”

Li E, Zhao Yun, and Lu Bu suddenly agreed, turned around and ran away.

"You immediately rush back to Changyi and let Zhang Yan follow Yun Chang's orders and obey Yun Chang's command." Li Yi put on his leather armor and said to Chen Gong, "I support Yun Chang's attack strategy, I believe he can 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.

"100,000 iron horsemen are speeding back and forth on the great plain between the Jishui River and the Surabaya River, and they are in urgent need of food, grass and ordnance." Li Yi picked up the overlord gun, looked at Chen Gong and said, "You urgently tell Xun You, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang and others to do everything possible to transport grain, grass and ordnance to Chengwu City." 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.

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Changyi City.

Zhang Yan commanded a large army to launch an attack on the eastern city of Changyi. Zhang Yan strictly ordered all units to control the rhythm of the siege and not to blindly storm the city. The first priority 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 catapults and consume as many rebel forces 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. By dusk, Cheng Yu had transferred almost half of the troops in the city to the eastern city for defense.

In the evening, Xu Huang led the chariot troops of the Second Infantry Regiment from Chengshi City, which was one hundred and fifty miles away, to the banks of the Surabaya River, and brought some grain, grass and ordnance.

After discussing with Xu Huang for a while, Zhang Yan decided to continue attacking Dongcheng.

The army brought by Xu Huang 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, Zhang Yan invested 20,000 men in Dongcheng 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, Cheng Yu had no choice but to transfer all the troops in the city to Dongcheng.

In the afternoon, Li Zhong and Sun Guantong led an army of 24,000 to the bank of the Wanfu River.

Li Zhong asked to immediately cross the river and enter the siege battle, but Zhang Yan politely refused, saying: "The army has traveled more than 200 miles in a hurry, and the soldiers are tired, so let's rest first." ”

Zhang Yan described the attack situation in the past two days, and finally said: "At present, almost all the rebel forces are 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 General Sun will lead the army across the river and quietly approach Xicheng. ”

Zhang Yan pointed at Xu Huang and said, "Gongming also led the army to leave 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." Zhang Yan waved his hand vigorously, "At dawn, under the command of Gongming, the Second Army will launch a fierce attack on the western city of Changyi, striving to go down with one drum and never give the rebels any chance to counterattack." ”

Li Zhong, Sun Guan and other generals of the Second 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." Zhang Yan said coldly, "We will attack again in the early hours of 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." Zhang Yan clenched his fists and punched him in the air, "After taking Changyi City, we will rush to Dingtao immediately." ”

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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 Cheng Yu, who was panting and running up the city tower: "The prime minister is here, our reinforcements have arrived." ”

Before Cheng 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 Cheng 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.

Cheng 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 Frontier Army will soon retreat." ”

"I've already given the order." Li Tong said with a smile, "Didn't you notice that everyone's momentum to kill the enemy is getting bigger and bigger." ”

Cheng Yu smiled and said with satisfaction: "The prime minister's return speed 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 hurry." ”

A trace of doubt flashed in Cheng Yu's eyes. The officials can sit on the horses and sleep in the car, but the soldiers can't, the soldiers and civilians can't, 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 catapults is also becoming more and more intensive, and the tall and majestic two-story city tower is already crumbling under the continuous heavy blows of large stones.

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

At this moment, a loud "boom" sound came from the direction ......of the city tower, and everyone was so frightened that they turned around and looked 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 city tower, shouting hoarsely, and commanded the guards 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.

Cheng 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.

Cheng Yu was shocked in his heart, his mind was blank for a moment, and his tall and emaciated body suddenly shook a few times, almost falling to the ground. He grabbed the leather armor of the guards beside him, and said in a trembling voice: "Quick, go and tell Li Wenda, and immediately send troops to support Xicheng." We were fooled, fooled......"

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The sound of drums swept through the sky like thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Zhang Yan raised his halberd violently, galloped wildly, and shouted: "Kill it, all the soldiers of all departments, siege the city, siege the city......"

"Kill ......"

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 force.

Changyi City crashed into this crash, as if a giant had used all his strength to let out a desperate roar before dying.

Dawn approached, and the night shattered in an instant, passing away with the wind.

At the West City Gate, the officers and men of the 32,000 Second Infantry Corps of the Northern Frontier Army crossed the city wall without hindrance like a howling hurricane, rushed into the city, and then swept away along the streets and alleys. (To be continued.) )