Aocang, located in Aoshan in the northeast of Xingyang City, was first built in the Qin Dynasty. When Liu Han conquered the world, it was expanded again, making it the largest granary in the Han Dynasty. The grain from Guanzhong and the north was exported from then on, so this place has always been
They were all heavily guarded, but since most of the Kwantung Allied Forces were in Yuanyang, Dong Zhuo ordered the Aocang defenders to support Yuanyang, leaving only 30,000 defenders in Aocang.
Although there are only 30,000 defenders, if an enemy attacks, even if the entire army is not destroyed, it will definitely cause heavy losses. Without him, Aocang is built on the mountain and builds passes, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, Xingyang
The city is fifty miles away. As long as the beacon fire is lit here, Xingyang City will definitely know it and can send troops at any time to attack the invading enemy. This is why Liu Lin took Xingyang instead of Aocang first.
In the woods a few miles away from Aocang, there was a group of soldiers and horses hiding. The leader was Zhang Liao. Next to him stood a mighty big man. It was Hua Xiong who had just submitted. Zhang Liao was not as particular as the literati about generals submitting to Zhang Liao.
, he is also a military general, and was originally a subordinate of Ding Yuan, "How about General Hua, how are we going to fight this battle?" Zhang Liao stared at a map of Aocang and said without looking up. Regarding Zhang Liao, Hua Xiong had never heard of it before.
His name, but looking at the momentum of his army today, we know that this person is a good leader. Although Zhang Liao is very young at the moment, Hua Xiong did not underestimate this person. He cupped his fist and said: "Reply to what General Zhang said, my subordinates think that
It’s not advisable to attack by force, but to be outwitted!”
Zhang Liao raised his head when he heard this and said with a smile: "Since you have surrendered to my lord, you should be treated as our brothers. Besides, we are not so particular when we are sending troops abroad, so don't be too polite!" Upon hearing this, Hua Xiong said,
He nodded, squatted down, pointed to the map of Aocang and said: "I went into this Aocang not long ago. There were originally 50,000 defenders inside. Later, 20,000 were transferred to Yuanyang. Although there are currently 30,000
, if we attack by force, it will be disadvantageous for us!" Zhang Liao thought for a moment and then asked: "What if I attack at night?" Hua Xiong shook his head and said: "No! The terrain outside Aocang is small, which is not conducive to cavalry. Besides,
Aocang is located at the junction of the Yellow River and Jishui River. As long as the army presses against our army, our army will surely suffer heavy casualties!"
Zhang Liao glanced at Hua Xiong and nodded. Of course Zhang Liao knew this, but today he not only came to send troops, but also came to test Hua Xiong on his behalf. If Hua Xiong agreed to Zhang Liao's strategy just now, Zhang Liao would definitely
He killed him at the right time, but now he saw that Hua Xiong was thinking about the army, so he felt relieved. In just a short time of getting along with him, Zhang Liao had already fallen in love with this upright Kansai man!
After Zhang Liao tested Hua Xiong, he sighed and said: "Actually, Liao had another plan to attack Aocang, but it would put General Hua in danger, so Liao never said it!" After hearing this, Hua Xiong was relieved and he
He originally thought that Zhang Liao was just an incompetent general, but from what he said, it seemed that he was afraid of embarrassing himself, so he did not allow himself to send troops, so he handed over his hands and said: "Since Hua Xiong has surrendered to the lord, he will be buried in the leather of the lord. General Zhang may as well arrange it!"
You will definitely live up to the general's trust!" Zhang Liao stretched out his hand and punched Hua Xiong lightly on the chest and said: "Well, he is indeed a good man in the army!" After saying that, he informed Hua Xiong of his plan, and Hua Xiong was stunned.
Liang, he nodded heavily!
The next morning, when the fiery red sun shone on the walls of Aocang City, a huge grain transport team came outside Aocang City. There were about hundreds of carriages and more than 3,000 sergeants escorting them. This huge team caused Ao Cang to panic.
After receiving the attention of the Cang garrison, they hurriedly reported to Li Meng, the guard of Aocang. When Li Meng led his troops to the top of the city, the team had already arrived at the bottom of the city. Under a banner with the word "华", Hua Xiong was sitting upright.
On the horse, holding a big sword in his hand, he looked at Li Meng on the tower and said: "General Li, I haven't seen you for a few days. General, how are you doing?"
When Li Meng saw it, it was Hua Xiong. Although he and Hua Xiong knew each other, they did not have a good relationship. This was all because Li Meng's sergeants went to Xingyang City to have fun on the 10th. Some of them raped civilian girls. This was
Things that didn't matter elsewhere, who knew that Hua Xiong actually killed these Xiliang soldiers, and one of them was his concubine's distant cousin, which made Li Meng unhappy for several days.
It all comes down to the man at the bottom of the city! "As a garrison general, why did you come to my Aocang now?" Li Meng said coldly.
When Hua Xiong heard this, he said loudly: "The war ahead is tense. I'm afraid that I, Xingyang, will be the first to take the lead, so I came to divide the food and grass to prepare for emergencies!" When Li Meng heard this, his face turned cold and he said: "No!
He waved his sleeves and was about to leave. Hua Xiong at the foot of the city became anxious and said quickly: "Li Meng, you and I are like each other. If something happens to our Xingyang City, your Aocang will definitely be the place where you will die. I know
You and I don't agree, and I won't beg you to save me in Xingyang when the time comes, but if you don't divide the food and grass, once the enemy forces are approaching, I will definitely withdraw because of the lack of food and grass, and how can the Prime Minister spare you!"
Li Meng was about to go downstairs when he suddenly heard Hua Xiong's words. He was stunned. He suddenly thought, this Hua Xiong is a reckless man. He might actually be able to do it. When the time comes, he will really withdraw his troops. Not only will he have to bear the enemy's army alone.
If he attacked and was sued by this reckless man, he would be dead. When he thought of this, he wanted to cut Hua Xiong into pieces, but he knew that he could only think about it in his heart. He waved his hand impatiently.
He said: "Open the door for him, give him enough food and grass, and let him get out!" His subordinates quickly took the order and left!
When the city gate opened, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Hua Xiong's eyes. He waved his hand and led the vast grain transport team into Aocang. As soon as they entered Aocang, Hua Xiong rode on horseback and beheaded a Xiliang soldier.
This was the signal to take action. The three thousand Xiliang soldiers who followed him immediately launched an attack. Li Meng was shocked when he saw it. He understood instantly and drew his sword and rushed down. Hua Xiong clamped his horse's belly and rushed forward.
, chopped off Li Meng's head with one knife, and at this moment Zhang Liao led five thousand elite soldiers and rushed over at lightning speed!
Although Li Meng was dead, the Xiliang soldiers still fought with Hua Xiong. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers came from all over. Hua Xiong raised his sword on his horse, just like chopping melons and vegetables, and followed Hua Xiong.
Seeing the bravery of their commander, the soldiers' morale was greatly boosted, and they all attacked the advancing Xiliang soldiers. Zhang Liao's team soon rushed into the city. The eight thousand cavalry faced tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers, and they seemed not to be afraid.
The courage of the soldiers, Li Meng was dead, although the Xiliang soldiers did not surrender and were still fighting Zhang Liao, but there was not much fighting power left. Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong led the cavalry in and out of the Xiliang soldiers, killing many
The enemy army was frightened by the news, and the battle lasted for more than three hours. Gradually, the enemy army began to be defeated. At this moment, Zhang Liao's body was covered with blood stains, and his face was soaked with sweat. Seeing the enemy army's defeat, a smile slowly appeared on his face.