With Zhou Cang's desperate efforts, Guan Yu was able to escape back to the city. Hearing the sound of the city gate closing heavily, Zhou Cang breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Yu was hit by an arrow in his arm. Fortunately, there was no poison on the arrow and he only needed to rest.
Cao Cao regretted: "I didn't expect that even though we deployed tiger and leopard cavalry, we still couldn't capture Guan Yu!"
Xi Zhicai said: "The arrow struck by Guan Yu will definitely have an impact on the morale of the defenders in the city. Now is the best time to attack the city. Our army has 100,000 people. If we attack the city day and night, the defenders will definitely be stretched.
See you next time."
A hundred thousand troops besieged the four gates of Pengcheng, but focused on the east gate. The moat was filled in by Cao's army at an alarming speed. If he attacks Pengcheng again, Cao Cao will definitely have some preparations, especially the sand required to fill in the moat.
The army had been well prepared as early as the march, just waiting to launch a fierce offensive. Since ancient times, the emphasis on besieging a city has always been to surround three and lack one, so that the defenders in the city felt that there was hope for survival, so they gave up resistance. However, Cao Cao insisted on going his own way.
, surrounded the entire city, and wanted to capture Guan Yu alive. The defenders lost a pillar like Guan Yu, and their strength was greatly reduced.
Guan Yu heard that Cao Jun was attacking the city. He couldn't sit still in his room and rushed to the city with his injuries. Cao Jun attacked without fear of casualties and brought great trouble to the defenders. However, there is no crisis at present. Even if Cao Jun
Be prepared, it will take some time to fill up the moat, and the defenders can take advantage of this time to practice archery in an orderly manner and kill Cao Jun outside the city.
The progress of Cao's army made Guan Yu extremely anxious. However, Cao's army had 100,000 people and surrounded the entire city tightly. It was also very difficult to send people to Liu Bei for help. As expected, Pengcheng was wandering around.
With countless cavalry, even if Guan Yu's letter for help was sent out, it would be difficult to achieve success. Xuzhou Jun's hurried arrival would only allow Cao Jun to seize the opportunity and defeat them one by one.
The war in Xuzhou is raging, and Jia Rong led his army in Daling. He is also not idle, attacking Daling day and night. It has been two months since the war started, and the loss of soldiers and the loss of food and grass supplies have not been lost.
It was beyond previous expectations, but the situation in the Central Plains allowed Jia Rong to see the opportunity coming, to pacify Bingzhou, and then pacify Youzhou. This thought lingered in his mind, especially when Yuan Shao was at the border of Youzhou recently.
A series of actions strengthened the determination. If Youzhou was merged with Liangzhou, plus the three cities on the grassland and millions of people, Jia Rong would become the largest prince in the Han Dynasty. Not to mention having sufficient troops and food, it would only be based on the territory.
The vastness cannot be compared with that of the princes of the Central Plains. In the cold weapon era, what wars are about is people and material resources. Without people, how can there be an army? Without financial resources, how can the people fight for you? Just rely on words.
Because of the great righteousness, the people recruited will only be a group of coward soldiers who will run away in confusion when encountering strong enemies on the battlefield. The people on the grassland can join the army by picking up swords and guns, which is a good resource for combat preparation.
Xu Rong's head turned gray with worry all night. The Xiliang army's siege weapons were particularly powerful. They attacked the city wall again and again. Fortunately, the cowhide and other objects on the city greatly blocked the attack of the thunder chariots. Only then did the defenders
There was a chance to breathe, but even so, the defenders paid a heavy price. The heavy infantry on the wells rushed up the city wall again and again, almost seizing control of the city.
In order to cooperate with Jia Rong's will to conquer Youzhou after pacifying Bingzhou, the Xiliang Army once again sent 50,000 troops to march towards Bingzhou.
The cities along the way also tried their best to cooperate. With Zhang Zhao's efforts, officials in the counties occupied by the Xiliang Army began to govern the localities and restore people's livelihood. The year's plan was in the spring. Under the condition of conquering, free seeds and farming tools were provided.
, the people were greatly mobilized, and there was nothing like the scene that should have happened just after the war.
Duan Yan completely cowered in Jingling, with no intention of leaving the city to fight, especially when Lu Bu and Ma Chao led the cavalry to the city of Jingling. At this time, there were nearly 6,000 cavalrymen under the city, and there were only nearly 2,000 of his own.
How to attack, the weapons are inferior to the opponent, the soldiers' abilities are inferior to the opponent, and even the most basic courage is far behind the opponent.
Li Ru was ill and lost successive battles. Li Ru's hard work for several years still had no effect. The Xiliang army's offensive made him feel helpless. When the princes attacked Hangu Pass, he still had no effect.
With this feeling, I didn’t expect that after a few years, the Xiliang Army would actually make such achievements. Such wells and siege ladders were something that many princes could not even dream of. When they were still worrying about the armor on their soldiers,
At that time, the Xiliang army had already begun to use high-quality iron materials to build siege weapons such as ladders and wells. Is there any suspense in such a battle? The duel between Duan Yan and the Xiliang cavalry was considered a failure. The great cause of the Xiliang army
Even if Duan You's 3,000 cavalry were completely wiped out with 5,000 cavalry, it would not be a big deal. On the contrary, Bingzhou was desolate and barren. In order to cooperate with Li Ru's army expansion, taxes were increased by an unknown amount and the people were overwhelmed.
, exiled to a foreign country, the taxes of the people under the rule of the Xiliang Army are probably the lowest.
The successive defeats in Bingzhou made officials panic. There were countless officials from aristocratic families who were secretly in contact with the Xiliang Army. Even the soldiers in the army were ready to take action. You must know that many of the soldiers in the army were officers and soldiers of the Xiliang Army.
The actual situation of the army was probably the biggest temptation for the Bingzhou Army. However, Li Ru did not dare to take too extreme actions. Once the soldiers in the army mutinied, the entire Bingzhou Army would be completely over, and there would no longer be any trace of peace with Xiliang.
The strength of the army to resist.
Yuan Shao sent 100,000 troops and marched toward the border of Youzhou with high spirits. Gao Lan of Zhuo County learned of the arrival of the army and had already left the city ten miles to wait for him.
Yan Liang hurriedly dismounted. Over the years, he had learned a lot from Tian Feng's side, especially the unity of the people. He was no longer as arrogant as before. This also corresponded to the saying, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to Mo are black.
Yan Liang himself was good at martial arts, and with this insight, he quickly gained the love of the soldiers in the army.
After the two met, they walked into the city side by side. Yan Liang showed full respect to Gao Lan. Just as he said, those who respect others will always respect them. Gao Lan's good impression of Yan Liang also gradually increased.
I originally thought that Yan Liang was the general of the Jizhou Army and that he must have a plan for everything. Unexpectedly, he was so easy to talk to. He carefully explained the situation in Zhuo County and Youzhou to Yan Liang.
When Yan Rou of Youzhou learned that Yuan Shao's army was approaching, he hurriedly mobilized his troops and sent generals. The acting county guard was Wei Lan, a Wuhuan general. He had obeyed Yan Rou's orders for many years and made great military exploits. However,
Because he was from Wuhuan, he had never been reused and was suppressed in the army. Now that the army was approaching, Yan Rou was anxious and sent Weilan to Daijun to guard it. Since Li Ru rebelled in Bingzhou, the Xiliang army retreated
Afterwards, Yan Rou, who had received the news in advance, hurriedly occupied Dai County without giving Yuan Shaojun any chance.
Weilan was ordered to guard Dai County without slacking off at all. He was not reused in Youzhou, and the people of the tribe did not live a happy and stable life as expected. Weilan had to rely on his own efforts to obtain it.
Yan Liang immediately drew his sword across the sword and shouted loudly: "General guard in the city, how dare you go out of the city to fight!"
Yan Liang was born with a strong personality and was well loved by the soldiers. This roar was even more powerful, attracting the defenders on the city to look sideways. In the past battles in Youzhou, Yan Liang had participated many times, so among the soldiers
There are many people who are familiar with Yan Liang. After seeing the person coming, many soldiers whispered that the scene when Yan Liang led the army in Youzhou was still vivid. Some soldiers who came down from the battlefield to attack Gongsun Zan also knew about Gongsun Zan.
Baima Yicong was defeated at the hands of Yan Liang. Under the brilliance of the general, the counselors' plans became insignificant. Relying on the tyrannical strength, Yan Liang not only wanted to frighten the defenders, but also made the defenders shaken.
To achieve the effect of subduing the enemy's troops without fighting, according to Tian Feng, this is the highest honor for a military commander.
Who is Weilan? How could he stay in the city and suffer such cowardice? However, Yan Liang's reputation should not be underestimated. He ordered five hundred cavalry and went out of the city to fight. The Wuhuan cavalry lived up to their reputation as brave. Under the leadership of Weilan,
He even exerted ten levels of combat effectiveness and killed Yan Liang's soldiers in a battle. Yan Liang hurriedly led the army to retreat. Weilan refused to give up and chased Yan Liang until they were outside the army camp before giving up.
, became famous in one battle.
Weilan was not only good at martial arts, but also very insightful in marching and fighting. Yan Rou still asked him for advice when encountering some wars. Just now, Weilan saw that Yan Liang's army was provocative outside the city before it was stationed, and many of the soldiers had a look of exhaustion on their faces.
He led the army out without hesitation and defeated Yan Liang. However, after Youzhou was stabilized, Yan Rou became a little arrogant in his actions, and Weilan walked out of the core under the general trend.
Seeing that Yan Liang was nothing more than this, the soldiers in the city became more confident in guarding the city, and their eyes became more determined when they looked at the mighty army outside the city.
Yan Liang looked gloomy when he returned to the army. In Yuan Shao's army, General Yan Liang and Wen Chou were the backbone. Unexpectedly, he was defeated at the hands of an unknown person. Judging from the situation, he seemed to be a Wuhuan man. When was he in the Han Dynasty?
The content made this group of foreigners rampant, but Yan Liang did not dare to underestimate the opponent's strength. He suppressed the burning anger in his chest. This time the army sent 100,000 troops. Daijun was bound to win, but Jizhou's cavalry was not strong enough.
A big shortcoming.
After Yuan Shao received Yan Liang's urgent letter from the front, he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly summoned his counselors to discuss countermeasures.
Xu You said: "General Yan Liang just arrived in Dai County for the first time. He didn't adapt for a while. He was attacked by the defender, which caused the army to lose some soldiers. It's nothing to worry about. General Yan was brave and resourceful. He led the army to fight in Youzhou and general Gongsun Zan."
The White Horse Yicong suffered a huge defeat, and he was gifted with rare generals."
