Huangfu Song's 200,000-strong army had 15,000 armored soldiers. Although the armored soldiers were less than 10%, it was already a huge improvement. Before Xu Wei came to the Han Dynasty, the armored soldiers were still captains, and generals with 2,000 stone like captains were only
The equipment is affordable. Originally, throughout the Three Kingdoms period, there were only a few armies that could be equipped with iron armor on a large scale. They were also famous armies in history, such as the Eight Hundred Camp, the Thousand-man First Ascension Camp, and Cao Cao's
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are all elite men in full armor.
But it can be seen from the quantity that the iron armor consumes a lot. These princes can only equip hundreds or even thousands of pieces of iron armor. Even if Cao Cao occupies more than half of the Han Dynasty, he can only afford three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry.
But in this time and space, with Xu Wei's magic modifications, hundreds of thousands of armors can no longer become a decisive force on the battlefield, and it is even more difficult to deal with their most powerful enemy.
The equipment of all the princes is being upgraded. Dong Zhuo's trapped camp and the Flying Bear Army add up to tens of thousands of armored soldiers, which has exceeded the entire Three Kingdoms period. Huangfu Song has another 15,000 armored soldiers, plus
Looking at the scattered armored soldiers in other areas, Xu Wei estimated that the entire Han Dynasty had more than 30,000 armored soldiers.
There is no way that the knowledgeable people of the Han Dynasty have already regarded Lei Gong as the biggest enemy, and the enemy of Lei Gong has more than 100,000 armored soldiers. This is almost a desperate number. Facing such a powerful
The enemies, the princes of the entire Han Dynasty who want to deal with Lei Gong, are all trying to strengthen their equipment. Leather armor is no longer useful, so they can only use iron armor soldiers to fight against the iron armor soldiers. Even the noble families of the entire Han Dynasty are trying to forge iron armor.
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From this point of view, the nobles of the Han Dynasty are still better than the literati of the Song Dynasty. In order to protect their land and property, they are willing to spend all their wealth because they know that if they cannot defeat Lei Gong, their property will be confiscated by Lei Gong sooner or later. The Han Dynasty
The wealthy nobles thought very simply. Instead of letting their property be confiscated by Thunder Lord, they might as well build an iron-armored sword and kill the vine-armored army who confiscated their property!
So where Lei Gong couldn't see, tens of thousands of blacksmiths in the Han Dynasty really continued to forge iron armor, and Mayi's iron-making technology began to spread throughout the Han Dynasty. The level of iron-making in various places also improved rapidly. The improvement of iron-making technology reduced the cost of forging iron armor.
The difficulty is that the armor wearing rate of the Han Dynasty has now caught up to that of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This does not include the iron armor of the Tengjia Army. Otherwise, the number of iron armor of the Han Dynasty should have reached a peak that has never appeared in history!
The level of weapons and equipment of the Han Dynasty is really fast. Now things are progressing in the Tang and Song Dynasties. With the emergence of these iron armors, armor-breaking weapons have also begun to emerge. Just like now, Xu Wei is also thinking about whether to equip his army with Mo Dao or iron armor.
The hammer was used to deal with the armored soldiers of the Han Dynasty.
Youzhou, Yuyang City!
Changping is only more than 200 miles away from Yuyang City. If you work hard in one day, you can bring the battle situation in Changping to the defenders in Yuyang City!
So Xu Rong received Huangfu Song's order one day later, asking him to retreat to Jixian within five days!
Then Huangfu Song explained in detail the situation of the Battle of Changping one day ago in his letter, and then solemnly told him that if he could not arrive at Jixian within 5 days, his army might be surrounded by Tengjia Army!
Faced with this situation, Xu Rong invited Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and the generals of Youzhou, and gave them Huangfu Song's letters to read.
Then he said: "No matter what method we use now, we must find a way to retreat out of Yuyang City, otherwise we will definitely be surrounded by the Tengjia Army and then annihilated by the Tengjia Army!"
Tian Kai and others couldn't believe that the 200,000-strong army led by Huangfu Song was no match for Lei Gong. He even had no strength to resist and actually asked them to leave in a hurry!
"Five days are not enough time for us to retreat to Jixian. Most of our 60,000 cavalry are infantry, but the Tengjia Army below the city has a large number of cavalry. They can at least dedicate 10,000 cavalry to chase us. We
It is impossible for two legs to outrun four legs. If we are not prepared, the 60,000 of us will still be chased by the Tengjia Army on the way back and then the whole army will be annihilated!" Tian Kai said helplessly.
Xu Rong looked at the map of Yuyang for a long time and said: "The Gushui River goes all the way south and connects to Yongnu County. If we go down the river from Gushui, the cavalry of the Tengjia Army should not be able to catch up!
Youzhou Governor Shi Xianyufu smiled bitterly and said: "Youzhou is not the south. Not to mention the scarcity of ships, they are also very small. There can only be a dozen small boats in Yuyang, which can only transport dozens or hundreds of people to escape Yuyang City!"
Then he looked at Liu Yu and said: "Ming Gong can use this method to escape from Yuyang City!"
Liu Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Youzhou is about to fall. As a shepherd of Youzhou, I am already ashamed of the imperial court. If I still have the nerve to escape, let me die in the battle in Yuyang City. In this way, I can be considered worthy of the imperial court!"
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Xian Yufu persuaded: "Ming Gong, Lei Gong is so powerful that even General Huangfu is no match for Lei Gong, let alone an adult. This is a crime other than war!"
"Ming Gong should leave Youzhou. After Youzhou is occupied by Lei Gong, there is no danger for Jizhou to defend. The court will face greater wars in the future. The court needs adults even more now!"
But Liu Yu stopped him and said: "I am just a useless scholar. Even if I go to Jizhou, it will not be of much use. You don't need to persuade me. Moreover, I can be loyal to the country and return to my body wrapped in horse leather. For me, my life will be a big one."
Good luck! You don’t need to persuade me anymore."
"You were all saying just now that it would be difficult for everyone to escape Yuyang, so I will lead an army of 10,000 to defend Yuyang City to help you delay!" Then he smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that you know that I have military talents, so you should try your best.
Escape, I don’t know how long I can help you resist the Tengjia Army!”
All the generals looked at Liu Yu gratefully. This was Liu Yu using his life to help them open up a way to escape!
At this time, Xian Yufu said, "As the long history of Ming Gong, I am here to help you. Your Excellency is not familiar with military affairs. We also need generals with military experience like Xiaguan to help command. Defending Yuyang City can hold back the strength of the Tengjia Army."
, let them not have the opportunity to divide their forces and pursue them. The longer Yuyang City holds on, the safer everyone will be, and I will try my best to help everyone hold on for three days!"
When everyone thought about it, they felt that if Liu Yu was left alone, he would not be able to hold on for a few days. It would indeed be safer to leave Xian Yufu, who was familiar with military affairs, to assist Liu Yu!
So Liu Yu and Chang Shi Xianyufu left 10,000 troops to continue to defend Yuyang City, while Xu Rong led 50,000 troops and headed south toward Jixian.
Xu Rong and others led an army of 50,000 to retreat. It was impossible to hide this from Wang Yong and others. They thought that the defenders of Yuyangcai finally couldn't hold it anymore and wanted to abandon Yuyang City and escape, so they led the army to Yuyang City and shouted
He said: "The Han army has given up on you, why don't you open the city gate and surrender!"
But at this time, Liu Yu stood on the city wall and shouted: "I am still in Yuyang City, who said that the Han Dynasty has given up on Yuyang!"
Wang Yong was surprised to find that it was Liu Yu who was on the wall. It was certain that the Yuyang defenders had retreated. According to Tan Ma's report, about 50,000 Han troops had fled here, which meant that there were only about 10,000 soldiers in Yuyang City.
, and they have nearly 60,000 troops, Yuyang Shou will definitely not be able to defend it, but they did not expect Liu Yu to stay and break up the throne. Liu Yu is the highest official in Youzhou, but he has no military knowledge. No matter how you look at it,
Liu Yu is not a person suitable for ending his career.
Wang Yong was pleasantly surprised. The Tengjia Army had 100,000 iron armors, and 50,000 of them were with him. Originally, his attack was the main direction, but by some mistake, it became a diversion. Several other groups of troops entered Youzhou.
, they are still trapped under Yuyang City. After this war is over, they have no merit and no credit, but now they have to catch Liu Yu, it is a great achievement after all!
After thinking about it, Wang Yong said loudly: "Liu Zhoumu, even our Tengjia Army in Bingzhou knows that you are a rare good official for the Han Dynasty. As long as you surrender, our Tengjia Army will definitely ensure your life safety, and even your subordinates and the people in the city will be safe."
The lives of soldiers can be guaranteed as long as you hand over Yuyang City!"
Liu Yu heard this and said angrily: "If you die, you will die. As a court official, how can I, Liu Yu, surrender to you bandits? Even if I fight to the last soldier in Yuyang City, I will not surrender! You guys
The thieves should just give up on this idea!"
At this time Li Gang said: "It seems that Liu Yu wants to drag us under Yuyang City so that Xu Rong and the others can escape! Do you want me to lead the cavalry to chase Xu Rong and the others!"
Wang Yong looked at Liu Yu on the wall and said: "Liu Yu is much more important than Xu Rong and the others. If we can catch Liu Yu and recruit him to surrender, the four counties in Liaodong will surrender without a fight! This will save us a lot of trouble!"
And conquering Yuyang City is enough for us to catch up with Xu Rong and the others!"
"And Xu Rong's 50,000-strong army is not bad. If we send 10,000 cavalry to pursue them, we may not be able to defeat them. We might as well attack Yuyang City and capture Liu Yu first!"
The most difficult thing about Youzhou for the Tengjia Army is that it is too vast and extremely long and narrow, with a length of more than 6,000 miles from east to west. It can be said that even if they go from Yuyang County to Lelang County, which is the farthest county in Youzhou, they have to walk
It took more than half a year, and if the delay in attacking the city is added to this, I am afraid that this battle may not be over even if it lasts for two or three years!
However, the combined population of the four Liaodong counties did not exceed 500,000, which was extremely remote. Wang Yong felt that rather than wasting time in such remote four counties, it would be better to attack Jizhou as soon as possible, and Liu Yu was the key figure in their capture of the four Liaodong counties.
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Liu Yu has made many political achievements in Youzhou over the years. The people of Youzhou all support Liu Yu. If Liu Yu surrenders to the Tengjia Army, the four counties in Liaodong can be pacified by Liu Yu. They will not have to climb mountains and ridges to pacify these desolate places.
Land! And Youzhou can also settle down quickly, speeding up the time for Tengjia Army to attack Jizhou.
Li Gang thought for a while and felt that Liu Yu was more important than the 50,000 troops in Xu Rong's hands, and he didn't think Yuyang City, which had been beaten to a pulp by them, could hold on for much longer! Conquer Yuyang City.
It’s too late to add Xu Rong!
After Liu Yu refused to surrender, Wang Yong ordered the final general attack on Yuyang City!
The army in his hand was divided into three groups to surround Yuyang City, leaving only the south gate for Liu Yu and others to escape.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The war drums of the siege order sounded in unison, and the soldiers' roars were like thunder. The soldiers of the Tengjia Army, who had been training for a whole winter, had high morale. They raised their swords high and the sound of killing was loud, ready to attack the city.
Posture.
Behind the army were hundreds of trebuchets. Before the army attacked, they kept throwing boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms at the Yuyang City Wall. These stones shook the Yuyang City Wall, but the solid city wall still stood in front of them.
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Wang Yong said regretfully: "The artillery has not been transported to us. After all, this trebuchet is not as good as the artillery! Otherwise, the Yuyang City Wall would have been broken by us!"
Wang Yong knew that after Huanglong used artillery to attack Banshi City, he also wanted to use artillery to attack Yuyang City. In his opinion, artillery was a more powerful siege weapon than trebuchets. Unfortunately, the Tengjia Army currently did not have enough artillery.
We cannot support Wang Yong and others.
"Boom, boom, boom" the boulders hit the city wall one after another. Every time they hit the city wall, there was an earth-shattering sound. The city wall trembled and groaned under the violent impact of the boulders. Liu Yu and the others could even feel the vibrations of the city wall!
After more than two months of Tengjia Army's attack, the Yuyang City Wall was already in danger. Thanks to the cold winter, Yuyang City was saved by turning water into ice, and the cold weather affected the efficiency of the trebuchet.
The Caiyuyang City Wall has never been breached by trebuchets, but now the weather has warmed up and the ice on the Yuyang City Wall has melted. No one knows how long the Yuyang City Wall can hold on!
Xian Yufu dissuaded him and said, "Sir, it's dangerous on the city wall now. Let's go down first!"
But Liu Yu found that the soldiers around him were so frightened by these trebuchets that their faces were pale and their livers and gallbladders were split. They did not have much morale to begin with, especially after knowing that Xu Rong and his 50,000-strong army had retreated. These soldiers knew that they had become
They are abandoned people. Facing the trebuchets of the Tengjia Army, they naturally do not want to resist. Resistance will kill them, but surrendering can save their own lives. Now that all the officials are gone, why should they stay?
it's here!
Liu Yu walked up to the war drum and kept beating it. He wanted to tell the entire Yuyang City soldiers that he, the Youzhou Shepherd, was still standing with them!
Liu Yu's actions really boosted the morale of the soldiers in Yuyang City!
Wang Yong saw that Liu Yu was so stubborn and wanted to resist to the end, so he stopped the trebuchet attack and began to issue an order for a full-scale attack!
Sixty thousand soldiers entered the three walls and began to storm Yuyang City!
The crossbowmen of the Crossbow Battalion kept shooting arrows and crossbows at the Yuyang City Wall. Countless arrow rains began to help the Tengjia Army suppress the Han Army on the city wall. At the same time, they used crossbows to massacre the Han Army soldiers crazily. The Han Army soldiers also fought back with bows and arrows.
, but facing an enemy that was several times more numerous than them, their counterattack was powerless, and they were soon suppressed by the crossbowmen of the Tengjia Army!