With the army in their hands, Gan Ning and Xu Huang had great confidence. Relying on the strength of the city and the reserves of food and grass in the city, they had enough confidence to defend the city even if Yuan Shao sent his army to kill them.
Yan Liang led three hundred cavalry. After returning to Xindu, he saw that the flag on the city was still the flag of the Jizhou Army. He was determined and shouted towards the city: "Open the city gate quickly."
The guard hurriedly reported this matter to Xu You.
"It turns out to be General Yan. Open the city gate quickly." Xu You glanced at the scene outside the city and ordered.
After Yan Liang walked into the city, he pointed at a general and asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
It was not because Yan Liang was suspicious, but because he was curious, that he asked this question. Moreover, there were so many soldiers in the Jizhou Army, how could he know them all?
"Kill." When the general saw Yan Liang's question, he pulled out the ring-headed knife from his waist and shouted loudly.
A dense crowd of soldiers immediately appeared at the city gate, aiming their bows and arrows at Yan Liang and others.
Yan Liang was startled, and immediately turned his horse and left. If he didn't know what was going on in front of him, Yan Liang would have spent so long in the army in vain.[
After the three hundred cavalrymen fought their way out of the city, only a dozen were left.
Yan Liang's eyes were red, and he pointed at Xu You on the city and cursed: "Xu You is a thief who betrays the lord and will definitely die a good death."
When Xu You heard this, he didn't take it seriously and laughed and said: "General Yan, I have always been a member of King Liang, so how can you talk about betrayal? If General Yan intends to join the Xiliang army, I will definitely do it for you in front of King Liang."
With your kind words, I can continue to serve as your general in the army."
"Bah, Xu You is a thief, wait until I take your head." After saying this, Yan Liang was about to attack Xindu, but was hurriedly stopped by the soldiers beside him. Not to mention Xu You's betrayal, with the current ten
Even if a few people rushed into the city, they couldn't get over the waves.
"General, Xu You's betrayal should be notified as soon as possible, my lord, to send an army." A cavalryman said hurriedly.
Yan Liang suddenly woke up, thinking that Yuan Shao was still waiting for the food and grass behind the giant deer, so he clapped his horse and headed towards the giant deer.
The city gate opened, and a group of cavalry rushed out, each equipped with two horses, to pursue Yan Liang and others.
Xu Huang secretly shook his head. The general guarding the city gate was not safe enough and started taking action before the city gate was closed. Otherwise, Yan Liang would definitely be able to stay in the city. In this way, there would be more time to consolidate the Xiliang army's position in the city.
Yuan Shao has been in Jizhou for so many years, and his prestige has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When he leads the army in person, what may happen may happen. Even today's incident may have a huge blow to the morale of the troops in the city.
Yan Liang was pursued by the Xiliang army all the way. Fortunately, his soldiers dared to use their lives, and some people kept retreating to resist, providing opportunities for Yan Liang to move forward.
When Yuan Shao heard the news of Xindu's rebellion, he screamed and fell to the ground.
The doctor was busy for a while before he rescued Yuan Shao.
After Youyou woke up, Yuan Shao yelled unwillingly: "My son Xu You, my son Tian Feng, I will cut your body into thousands of pieces."
The good situation of the Jizhou army was wiped out by the rebellion of Xindu. In grief and anger, Yuan Shao did not care so much. With the support of his guards, he ordered all his troops to attack Xindu. This would be the end of Yuan Shao's life.
His hard work, and his wife and children were still in the city. Years of hard work were lost in an instant. One can imagine how he feels in his heart.
"My lord, Xu You rebelled against the traitors and planned to plot the capital. It will definitely take a long time. My lord hastily returned to the army, and the Xiliang army outside the city came to kill him. This is the biggest disaster in Jizhou. I hope my lord will think again." Jushou hurriedly advised, with sincerity.
Here, Jushou still did not believe that Tian Feng would defect to the Xiliang army.
"It was your repeated dissuasion that gave Xu You the opportunity to come and arrest Jushou." Yuan Shao shouted.[
There were 80,000 defenders in Julu City, and Yuan Shao took away 60,000 at once. Adding in the previous losses, the total number of defenders in the city was only 10,000, and the leading general was Yuan Shao's confidant Gao Lan.
Naturally, the big moves in the city cannot be hidden from Jia Rong's eyes. From his point of view, Yuan Shao can persist until the letter is considered very good. Yuan Shao simply can't afford the daily consumption of 60,000 troops. What will we talk about then?
The people who attacked the city and rushed to Xindu were at best a tired army.
What happened at the gate of Xindu City quickly spread throughout Xindu City, and Xu Huang also started to take action. He closed the six gates of Xindu City, strictly prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting, and changed the flag in the city to Xiliang.
The banner of the army, the senior generals in the army, and the heads of some aristocratic families in the city were all invited by Xu You to the Prefecture Mufu in various names.
Seeing such changes, the merchant families were frightened, and some began to think about the future of Jizhou and the fate of their families.
The leader of the merchants in the city is the Zhen family. After learning of the rebellion in Xindu, instead of taking any measures, they closed the house tightly and no one came to visit. The Zhen family did not want to be involved in this chaos.
”, neither Yuan Shaosheng nor Jia Rongsheng would embarrass the Zhen family.
Yuan Shao had never been so angry before, and his determination to attack Xindu was very firm. Sixty thousand people, covered with stars and moons, actually insisted on reaching Xindu.
Seeing the banner of the Xiliang Army flying on the city, Yuan Shao was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe. He was teetering on his horse. Fortunately, a guard next to him saw the opportunity quickly and supported Yuan Shao.
"Attack the city." Yuan Shao ordered without thinking.
Because it was a rapid march, the army did not have siege equipment, but the military orders were not enough. The soldiers in the army attacked Xindu with great momentum.
The city gate was slowly opened, which surprised Yuan Shao of the Chinese army but also saw hope. Three thousand cavalry rushed towards the city gate.
After Xu Huang heard the news reported by the soldiers, he looked panicked and immediately ordered his troops and horses to head to the east gate.
Yuan Shao has been operating in Jizhou for many years, and Xindu is a top priority. There are many aristocratic families in the city who are attracted to him. However, Xu Huang and Gan Ning only controlled Xindu for a short time, and it was difficult to fully control the army.
It was absolutely impossible to tell that the general guarding the city gate happened to be from an aristocratic family and intended to usher the Jizhou army into the city while Yuan Shao was returning to the army.
The Xiliang army in the city is only more than 3,000 people in total, and there may be many people lurking Yuan Shao secretly inside and outside the city. Once these people all take action and are captured by the Jizhou army generals, the battle will be considered a failure.
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Five hundred cavalrymen marched toward the east gate.
In the narrow city gate passage, the Xiliang army began the most brutal battle in the Jizhou campaign. All five hundred cavalry were killed in the battle, and the Jizhou army was also killed and retreated.
Seeing the city gate being slowly closed, Gan Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
"Replace all the generals at the six city gates, send the Xiliang Army generals there, and gather together the former Jizhou Army generals. If there is any abnormal movement, kill them immediately." Gan Ning said in a low tone.
After the city gate of Xindu was closed, it also eliminated the possibility of Yuan Shao taking Xindu in one fell swoop. No matter how powerful the soldiers were, they would not be able to climb the city wall with bare hands.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, Yuan Shao sat dejectedly at the top and murmured: "Is Jizhou just lost like this?"
"Report, general, the Xiliang army has captured Julu, and the vanguard army is coming in the direction of Xindu."
Yuan Shao's eyes were dull, as if he had not heard the news brought by the messenger.
"My lord, I don't have to worry about having no firewood to burn the green hills. The letter is already in the hands of the Xiliang army. It's better to temporarily withdraw from Wei County and deal with the Xiliang army." Shen Pei advised.
"Get out, everyone, get out." Yuan Shao looked excited, jumped up, pointed at the counselors and generals in the tent and shouted.
After the Xiliang army blew open the city gate with explosives, they occupied Julu, and then sent their most elite cavalry to Xindu. Now, Jia Rong did not want to leave any chance for Yuan Shao to make a comeback.
It had been more than half a month since Cao Cao attacked Jiangling, and the news from Yanzhou was still very good, because Yuan Shao had repeatedly repulsed the Xiliang army in Julu, and during this period he also led his soldiers out of the city to fight with the Xiliang army.
The Xiliang army was suppressed in Jizhou, and Cao Cao could deal with Liu Biao more confidently. Jiangling was a hard bone, and as long as he chewed it off, Liu Biao would be finished.
"Lord, there is an urgent report from Yanzhou." Xi Zhicai hurriedly broke into Cao Cao's tent.
Cao Cao said: "Why are you so alarmed?"
Although the battle in Jiangling was fierce, the Jingzhou army did not take advantage. The reinforcements from Xiangyang were intercepted halfway by Cao's cavalry and could not reach Jiangling at all.
"My lord, the Xiliang army captured Jizhou, and Yuan Shao was defeated and killed."
"What?" Cao Cao's face no longer looked so calm. Although Yuan Shao had been having friction with Cao Cao for many years, Cao Cao still had a certain understanding of Yuan Shao's strength.
, even if Jia Rong sent out all the Xiliang troops, it would not be possible to capture it easily, let alone only 50,000 people.
"Exactly." Xi Zhicai respectfully handed the secret letter in his hand to Cao Cao and said, "My lord, you will understand after reading it."
Cao Cao's face became more and more solemn. From the report, he could see that the matter was not that simple. How could Xu You's rebellion completely collapse the very stable Jizhou?
The Liang army had already ambushed their troops in Jizhou.
Yuan Shao was unwilling to lose Xindu like this. After this battle, even if Xindu was captured, the military strength of the Jizhou Army would decline. It would not be possible to recover without five or six years, and the Xiliang Army did not give Yuan Shao anything.
Chance.
The elite Xiliang cavalry arrived and killed the Jizhou army who had barely had enough to eat. The Xiliang army in the city dispatched, and the 60,000-strong army collapsed. With the support of his cronies, Yuan Shao fought his way out.
He rushed to Wei County on a bloody road.
The battlefield was left to the defenders in the city to clean up. Lu Bu led the cavalry and chased Yuan Shao non-stop. When Yuan Shao returned to Wei County, there were only a few generals such as Yan Liangwen, Chou Zhangja and more than a hundred soldiers around him. Out of the more than 80,000 people who went to battle,
With more than a hundred people present, the gap between the front and the back was so great that Yuan Shao was so furious that he fell on the bed, woke up repeatedly in his sleep, and kept shouting loudly.
One month later, Yuan Shao died of illness in bed. Wei County was defeated by the Xiliang army that swarmed in. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Zha and other generals were all captured alive. At this point, all Jizhou fell into the hands of the Xiliang army.
Four months have passed since the initial attack on Jizhou with 50,000 troops and the sneak attack by the navy.
