Xun You waved his hands to the guards, and then looked at the scout who was still on the horse.
"This is Liangzhou Mu Xunyou Xunzhou Mu."
Seeing that the scout was confused, one of his own guards told the scout Xun You's identity.
"Dong Hao, a low-ranking official, paid a visit to Master Zhou Mu. Twenty thousand enemy troops did appear outside Chenggu City, and he claimed to be Wu Yi, the general under Liu Yan, the Mu of Yizhou."
Hearing that the person facing him was Xun You, one of Jizhou's four great conspirators, the scout quickly dismounted, saluted him, and then confirmed his question.
"Beat the drum to gather the generals."
Hearing Dong Hao's words, Xun You's brows twisted into the Chinese character "Sichuan". It seemed that his guess was indeed correct. Liu Yande's reinforcements really entered Hanzhong through Bajun. Now that he knew the traces of the enemy, the next step would be easier.
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"Dong dong dong."
"Dong dong dong."
"Dong dong dong."
Loud war drums blasted directly in the camp, and Taishi Ci had already received the news and was rushing to the main tent of the Chinese army. When he heard the drums, he knew that something serious must have happened, so he trotted all the way to Xun You.
"military adviser,"
Seeing Xun You standing outside the tent wearing a robe, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted.
"Ziyi, Chenggu discovered the 20,000-strong army of Yizhou General Wu Yi. It seems that our guess was right. Zhang Lu's reinforcements have arrived."
Xun You directly told Tai Shi Ci about Cheng Gu's situation.
"Or the military advisor has predicted the enemy first, then I will immediately lead my troops back to Chenggu to encircle and annihilate them?"
After hearing Xun You's words, Taishi Ci was stunned for a moment, and then immediately became worried about Chenggu's safety. After all, there were only 5,000 soldiers and horses there, but the enemy numbered 20,000. He was afraid of something happening there.
"Well, these 20,000 people should be just the vanguard of the enemy. What we have to do is to capture them with lightning speed. After asking about the enemy's trajectory, we can arrange an ambush and destroy Zhang Lu's hopes in one fell swoop."
Xun You nodded to Tai Shici. The most important thing to do now was not to capture Nanzheng. As long as Zhang Lu's hopes could be eliminated directly, he would most likely surrender without a fight.
"Nuo, then I will take General Yan Xing and the suppressing army to go first to hold off the enemy. The military advisor can lead the Chinese army behind."
When Taishi Ci saw Xun You nodding, he immediately led the suppressing army back to Chenggu.
"Okay, without further ado, you set off overnight. No matter what, you must keep the enemy in Chenggu. I will lead the army to retreat. Remember, if the enemy has already captured Chenggu, don't rush to attack the city. Wait for my army to arrive, otherwise military law
Disposal."
Xun You thought for a moment and agreed with Tai Shi Ci's idea, but if Chenggu had been captured, the Suppression Army would still be unable to attack the city.
"Tai Shi Ci understands."
"Yan Xing understands."
Taishi Ci clenched his fist at Xun You, and then went with Yan Xing to assemble the troops to suppress the captives. An hour later, the army broke out of camp and hurried toward Chenggu overnight on rumbling horse hooves.
After Taishi Ci left, Xun You left Ju Yi to garrison Nanzheng, and then followed Taishi Ci with his Zhenxi Army and Huwei Army, totaling more than 30,000 people.
Wu Yi came to Chenggu City again with 10,000 soldiers and horses. Looking at the blood-stained city wall, he couldn't help but frown. To be honest, the Jizhou Army's fighting will was too strong. He really didn't know if these 10,000 people could survive.
Capture Chenggu County,
But now he had to attack. As a vanguard, he didn't have much food and grass. If he couldn't capture Chenggu, he would be a rootless duckweed in Hanzhong, without even a foothold.
"Beat the drums and prepare to attack the city."
"Dong dong dong."
"Kill."
The dull war drums sounded again, and Wu's five thousand soldiers of Wu Yi carried the ladder, shouted and rushed towards Chenggu again.
"Prepare for battle."
Seeing the enemy coming at them like a tide again, Zhang Qing roared and ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle.
A fierce offensive and defensive battle began again, and each of Wu Yi's troops was nailed to the ground by bows and arrows, but they still rushed towards the city wall like a tide.
On the ladder frame, the soldiers began to climb the city wall with steel knives in their teeth.
"Leimu."
"Rolling Stone."
"Golden juice, pour it."
Although the militia had less than 2,000 people, they still showed no fear and tenaciously resisted Wu Yi's army's attack.
Soon Wu Yijun's men were defeated. After all, after the offensive and defensive battle the day before yesterday, they also saw the tenacity of the militia and knew that it would not be easy to capture them in one wave. If the killing was tight, they would have to force out the enemy's fire oil.
So after the fight was almost over, we retreated backwards.
Seeing that his own people were retreating, Wu Yi had nothing to say. He just ordered the second wave to continue the attack. He now had to rely on his numerical advantage to suppress the enemies on the city wall.
In addition, the five thousand people who were already prepared were waiting for their comrades to return and then began to continue the attack.
In this way, Wu Yi's army used wave-like attacks to continuously attack the Chenggu city wall. Although Wu Yi could indeed continue to put pressure on the city wall, without a huge numerical advantage, the resistance of the militia was easier. The fighting continued like this for a day.
At that time, Wu Yi lost another 3,000 troops, and the militia on the city wall only had more than 1,000 people.
The remaining thousands of civilian groups did not go down to the city wall at all, but chose to spend the night on the city wall because they were not sure whether the enemy would sneak attack on the city wall at night.
"Sir, do you think we can hold on until the general returns?"
A team leader came up to Zhang Qing and looked at him and then at the sky above his head, with confusion in his eyes.
"I don't know either, but one thing is certain, that is, as long as we don't die, Chenggu cannot be lost. This is the honor of the Jizhou Army. Although we are just a militia, we cannot embarrass the Jizhou Army."
Zhang Qing didn't know if they could hold on until Tai Shici returned, but one thing he knew was that the people were in the tower.
"Sir, do you think that if we defend Chenggu this time, will we have a chance to join the main force?"
Hearing Zhang Qing's words, the soldiers on one side also came over and looked at him with longing in their eyes.
You must know that the Jizhou Army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but there are only a few real main force corps, and the main force's treatment is much higher than that of the militia. Therefore, every militia soldier has a dream of becoming the main force and can join the main force.
The army can be regarded as a glorious honor.
"Definitely. If we can really hold on until General Tai Shici arrives this time, then I guarantee that everyone can join the main force. Believe me, the lord will not mistreat any meritorious people."
Although he didn't know if he could persist until Taishi Ci arrived, he could still confirm this. Yuan Shu would not treat a meritorious person badly, and Taishi Ci would not let him feel cold.
"Haha, if I can really join the main force, I guess I can find a wife when I go back."
When the soldier heard Zhang Qing's words, he also giggled and began to imagine that after guarding the city, the matchmaker would go to his house for matchmaking.
"Haha, if you can really join the regular army, you will definitely not be short of a wife."
"Xiao Liuzi, remember to hold a banquet when the time comes."
"That's right, I will definitely drink you up."
Everyone started to boo when they saw Xiao Liuzi's stupidity. Only Zhang Qing looked at them with a flash of loneliness in their eyes. Can he really hold on until Tai Shici comes back?
He doesn't know either.
At dawn the next day, Wu Yi did not attack, but continued to send troops and horses to search for wood. The ladders he had built so hard in yesterday's battle were once again lost, and he had to run away again.
The fighting in Chenggu County has temporarily fallen into a state of calm. The rare calm has given the militia some time to breathe.
Taishi Ci led more than 10,000 troops to suppress the captives and marched day and night. They ran more than 300 miles in two days and two nights. The people were about to vomit and the horses almost ran out of breath. However, they continued to move forward without stopping because everyone knew that they
If you arrive earlier, you can rescue Chenggu earlier. If you arrive later, Chenggu may be gone.
Wu Yi and Cheng Gu were confronting each other, Taishi Ci was on his way frantically, Xun You was following closely with an army of 30,000, and Wu Lan was leading an army of 30,000 through Bajun towards Hanzhong.
Now is the time to fight for time and speed, but it is obvious that the ones with the upper hand are Taishi Ci and Yan Xing's suppressing army.
At dawn, Wu Yi's entire army, with only 7,000 men left, lined up at the foot of Chenggu County.
"General, are you still attacking the city today?"
