Chapter two hundred and eighteen using body as bait to fish for poison
Liyang and Chaoge have fallen into Yuan Shu's hands, Yu Du's southward retreat has been completely cut off, and Yuan Shu's starting point for annihilating the Black Mountain Army is also under his control.
In more than ten days, Yuan Shu finally arrived at Dunqiu with 30,000 soldiers and horses, and other troops such as Zhang Jia, Wen Chou and other troops were already ready to attack Yecheng at any time.
"Military advisor, Zilong and Liu Bei have captured Chaoge and Liyang. Now it's up to us to see how we capture Yu Du."
"Lord, you can lead 10,000 elite troops and 10,000 militiamen to march directly to Anyang. Separate 10,000 militia groups, 5,000 to Neihuang, 5,000 to Changle. After three counties, you can order Wen Chou and Zhang Jia to attack Yecheng.
When Yu Du of Yecheng heard that his lord was sending troops, he must have turned pale with fright, abandoned Yecheng and fled south."
"Five thousand is not enough. Why don't I lead 10,000 troops to attack Anyang, and then separate 20,000 troops to go to Changle and Neihuang respectively? This way, once Yu Du turns to attack the two counties, they can resist it."
When Yuan Shu heard that the troops were divided into five thousand each, he was a little worried. Five thousand men and horses were simply unable to resist the poisonous troops.
"My lord, you are worrying too much. If the enemy is you, you must be extremely careful, but the enemy is a yellow scarf bandit like Yu Du.
If they see their lord appear in Anyang, they will definitely attack at all costs and capture the lord.
Because as long as they capture the lord, not to mention the current predicament, even the entire Jizhou will be theirs. This benefit is too great and too fragrant, so at least 20,000 soldiers and horses must be deployed here.
My lord, as long as we defend the city, it will take up to three days for Wen Chou and Zhang Jaw's 30,000 troops to arrive. At that time, we should cooperate internally and externally to attack and kill together, and we will surely wipe out Yu Du under the city."
Tian Feng's words made Yuan Shu nod. The safest way is to occupy the city and defend it. Total annihilation of the city is just around the corner.
"Okay, everything will be done according to the military advisor's plan. We will divide our troops to attack Changle. In case of Huang, I will launch my own troops and directly attack Anyang."
Yuan Shu gave an order, and his troops rode in carriages and divided their troops into three areas to attack Anyang, Neihuang and Changle.
A few days later, Yuan Shu's troops arrived, and all the Yellow Turbans in the three cities surrendered. In this way, all three county towns were captured without a single blow.
After capturing three county towns, Liu Bei sent a telegram to Wen Chou, who was stationed at Chen Binglin, and ordered him to lead Zhang Jazhi's Jianzhong Army to attack the poisonous city of Ye.
"Commander, Commander, something bad has happened. Yuan Shu's troops are coming to kill you."
Yu Du deployed many scouts on the border. As soon as Wen Chou and others sent out troops, the scouts spread the news of the enemy to Yecheng.
"What? Yuan Shu has sent troops? How many troops and horses, and who will lead them."
"From the direction of Linshui is Wen Chou's mighty army, with 20,000 soldiers and horses. Another 10,000 soldiers and horses are coming from the direction of Feixiang. The flag is that of the Jianzhong Army with open jaws."
When he heard that Wen Chou was personally leading the attack, with 30,000 soldiers and horses, Yu Du fiercely stood up.
What he originally said about killing Changshan or entering Xin was just a joke. Now that Yuan Shu has sent troops, and the current tiger general Wen Chou has come personally, the first thought in his mind is to prepare to escape.
"Commander, if that doesn't work, let's run away."
"Yes, the enemy is too powerful. It is better to return to the army camp and wait until they recover Wei County and then rob it again."
"That's right, Wei Jun is the cattle and sheep at the door to me. I can eat them at any time. There is no need to fight with them here."
Not only Yu Du had such an idea, but all his young commanders and captains also had the same idea, joking to fight Yuan Shu's elite soldiers and generals.
"Okay, in that case, without further delay, we will withdraw our troops and return to the Black Mountain military camp now."
It is said that public opinion is hard to disobey. Since you all want to leave, how can I, Yu Du, slight you.
"promise."
"promise."
"promise."
Yu Du gave an order, and all the commanders and lieutenants obeyed the order. They each led their troops to plunder the people of Ye City again, and then followed Yu Du to abandon Ye City and retreat to the south.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy you can win a hundred battles, so Wen Chou would not fail to send soldiers and horse scouts to Yecheng. As soon as Yu Du left the city, his scouts spread the news to Wen Chou's ears.
"Sir, Yu Du ran away."
Hearing the scout's words, a glint flashed in Wen Chou's eyes. It was just as the military advisor expected. As long as Yu Du knew that his troops were coming, he would definitely abandon Yecheng and flee south. All he had to do now was to join forces with Zhang Jaw and pursue them.
"Tell me to open my jaws, move closer to me, unite our troops, and pursue Yu Du."
"promise."
According to Tian Feng's plan, Wen Chou joined forces with the Zhang Jaw soldiers and led more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to bite Yu Du's tail tightly and drive him towards Anyang.
Yu Du's 60,000 to 70,000 troops fled all the way south, and when they reached Anyang City, more than 5,000 people fled. It has to be said what kind of existence the Yellow Turban Army was.
"Wei Zhao, the commander-in-chief is here, why don't you open the city gate?"
Looking at the closed gate of Anyang City, Yu Du could not help but wave his sword and pointed at the city head.
"Yu Du, Anyang City has been captured by me."
Yuan Shu's figure appeared on the top of Anyang City, and the big flag on the top of the city was replaced by a huge battle flag with the word "Yuan".
Yu Du was shocked when he saw the man appearing on the top of the city. He never thought that someone would attack his Anyang City, and this man turned out to be Yuan Shu himself.
"Commander, Anyang City is not very tall. If we can take advantage of the situation to capture Anyang and capture Yuan Shu alive, what will be the result?"
A young handsome man looked at Yuan Shu on the top of the city, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"But Wen Chou is leading his troops to pursue us. If we fail to capture Anyang and are surrounded by Wen Chou's troops, we will be in danger."
The other young handsome man frowned and shook his head.
"But Anyang City is the only way for us to go south. If we retreat rashly, we will definitely be attacked and killed."
Another handsome guy expressed his opinion.
"Well, as the saying goes, wealth can be obtained in danger. Since Yuan Shu is in Anyang City, let's build siege equipment and attack the city with the whole army. As long as we capture him, the entire Jizhou will be in our hands."
The three people had different opinions on what they said. After thinking about it for a while, Yu Du decided to lead his army to attack Anyang City.
"My lord, I fell for the poison."
Tian Feng, who was on the top of the city, saw the Yellow Turban troops scattering in all directions like fish entering the sea. He immediately judged that they were taking the bait and prepared to attack.
"Why?"
Looking at the disorganized Yellow Turban Army, Tian Feng knew that Yu Du had taken the bait.
"Lord, you only need to pay attention to where the Yellow Turban Army goes. They are not aimless, but have a specific goal.
The places where these people go are scattered in villages and farms outside the city. Why would the Yellow Turbans go to these places when the war is about to begin?"
After listening to Tian Feng's words, Yuan Shu looked over carefully. It was really like this. The war was about to begin, but the Yellow Turbans sent people to these places. Why? It wasn't to demolish houses, unload grain, and collect wood to build siege equipment.
"Just order the entire army to prepare for defense."
"promise."
The Yellow Turban Army, which had dispersed for half a day, turned back, bringing with them the dismantled beams, doors, windows, tables and chairs one by one.
With these raw materials, the skilled craftsmen in the Yellow Turban Army began to show off their craftsmanship and build ladders one by one.
