Wang Ding, Guo Jia, Fazheng, Zhang Xiu and others have walked around the city wall twice.
Wang Ding frowned and said, "Do you two military advisors have any way to break the city?"
Originally, we wanted to set up camp fifty miles away from Guangling and wait for Han Yin to take the initiative to attack.
It's a pity that Han Yin is very stable and not in a hurry.
Fa Zhengdao: "The walls of Guangling City are high and thick, and it is difficult to conquer the front. If you want to break the city, you can only lure the enemy out of the city."
Wang Dingdao: "How to lure the enemy?"
Fa Zhengdao said: "The Prime Minister continued to lead his troops southward, pretending to attack Yuan Shu. When Han Yin learned the news, he would definitely send troops to support him, and he ordered an army to ambush him, and he should be able to capture Han Yin."
This plan is still very risky. If Han Yin sees through it, Wang Ding will probably be attacked from both sides.
But there is no perfect plan in the world.
If you want to break the city as soon as possible, in the absence of engineering equipment, you can only lure the enemy out of the city.
Wang Ding started making arrangements immediately.
It is unlikely that Han Yin could see through the plan. Even if he saw through it, Han Yin still would not leave the city, and Wang Ding could go directly to attack Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu sent out various soldiers and horses to burn, kill and loot in Xuzhou. He himself led an army of 30,000 and sat in the rear, ready to lead all the soldiers and horses at any time.
Thirty thousand troops passed under Guangling City.
On the city wall, Han Yin was a little confused as to what the Han army meant, but he still did not act rashly and allowed the Han army to leave.
"Huang Zhong, you are leading an army of ten thousand to ambush here. If Han Yin chases him out, just let him pass."
The army had walked for fifteen miles. Wang Ding saw that the roads were covered with weeds on both sides, which was a good place for an ambush, so he said to Huang Zhong.
"The last general takes orders."
After advancing another five miles, Wang ordered Ma Chao to lead ten thousand men to ambush in the woods.
Then he led an army of 10,000 and continued to move forward. In order not to be noticed that the number of people was reduced, Wang Ding even ordered the soldiers to lengthen the team and carry more flags to confuse Han Yin.
In Guangling City, the subordinates next to Han Yin said: "General, are you going to let the Han army pass by like this? I'm afraid your majesty will punish the general."
The Han army was obviously heading towards Yuan Shu in the rear, but Han Yin, who occupied Guangling in the front, did not make any move.
Han Yin hesitated, thought for a long time, and said, "Send two teams of scouts to follow."
"yes!"
The city gate opened and dozens of horses rushed out.
But they did not dare to get too close to the Han army. They were separated by two or three miles and hung at a distance.
However, before they had gone five or six miles, the dozen or so scouts sent by Han Yin were all killed by Huang Zhong's arrows.
Han Yin, who was in Guangling City, had not waited for the scout to return for a long time, and became increasingly anxious.
After much thought, he decided to send troops.
Continue to guard Guangling. When the time comes for Yuan Shu to blame him, he will not be able to withstand it.
As for sending troops, if he was really ambushed by the Han army, as long as it was not a major defeat, he would still be able to explain it to Yuan Shu.
The gate of Guangling City opened again, and Han Yin led an army of 30,000 people and rushed out of the city.
But he didn't know that as soon as he left the city, several horses were riding away in the woods in the distance.
Han Yin's pursuit was not fast. He thought that when the Han army encountered Yuan Shu, he would attack the Han army from the rear. In this way, he would be regarded as the number one hero.
But he slowed down, and Wang Ding in front also slowed down, waiting for Han Yin to be ambushed, and then turned around immediately.
Han Yin was still very cautious and was afraid of being ambushed. When he encountered a place prone to an ambush along the way, he would send out scouts to investigate and make sure it was safe before leading his troops forward.
In the dense forest, Huang Zhong received the spies' report and frowned.
According to Han Yin's approach, his ambush will definitely be discovered.
Soon Huang Zhong's expression became firm and he no longer hesitated.
Although Wang ordered him to ambush here, a general should be flexible.
At that moment, before Han Yin's troops arrived, Huang Zhong led his people to withdraw from the dense forest.
Han Yin's scout horse went into the forest to investigate, but found nothing and turned back.
They didn't go deep into the forest. Even if Huang Zhong hadn't withdrawn just now, these spies probably wouldn't have discovered an ambush.
"keep going."
After receiving the spies' report, Han Yin felt a little more at ease.
Han Yin led the army and continued to advance.
"kill!"
But within five miles, Han troops suddenly appeared from both sides of the mountain and forest.
He was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse.
"Oops, we were ambushed."
"The entire army retreats."
Only when Han Yin turned his horse around did he realize that a Han army was coming from behind.
In the army, Huang Zhong had already seen Han Yin's figure. He bent his bow and shot an arrow, hitting Han Yin's chest.
The arrow penetrated the armor, Han Yin let out a scream, and finally fell off his horse.
An hour later, Yuan's army was dead and injured, with less than 5,000 men remaining, all of whom were made prisoners.
Then Huang Zhong led his army and rushed back to Guangling City without stopping.
There were only a thousand Yuan troops left in the city. When they saw the Han army's flag and Han Yin's head, they immediately opened the city gate and surrendered, not daring to resist at all.
Wang Ding in the front, after receiving the battle report, no longer hesitated, and the army accelerated its advance, approaching Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu never expected that with Guangling City guarding the front, Wang Ding could easily kill him.
When the Han army appeared in front of him, Yuan Shu was not prepared at all.
The other six armies of his were still in various counties in Xuzhou, and it was too late to rush back.
"Han Yin is incompetent." Yuan Shu was so angry that he threw the cup in his hand to the ground.
Yan Xiang said: "My lord, the enemy has come from afar. At this time, we should take advantage of the enemy's fatigue and take the initiative to send troops. We can win in one battle."
Yuan Shu did not want to take risks and said: "No, the enemy troops have come from afar and are isolated and helpless. They can only hold on and wait for Chen Ji Lei's generals to rush to help. When the time comes, they will attack from both front and rear. There is no need to worry about being defeated."
Wang Ding looked at Yuan Jun who was motionless and asked the army to rest on the spot.
Even if they fight at this time, Wang Ding is confident that he can defeat Yuan Shu.
However, since Yuan Shu could not avoid the battle, Wang Ding was even more happy. He could have time for his soldiers to rest and regain their strength.
Two hours later.
Wang Ding led the army to attack.
There were no siege engines or catapults, but Wang Ding led his soldiers and carried a large number of arrows.
The arrows rained down densely at Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, making them afraid to show their heads.
Yuan Shu had never fought against Wang Ding before, so he had no idea how high the Han army's combat power was now.
Just the rain of arrows prevented Yuan Shu's troops from showing their heads.
The morale of Yuan Shu's army was not as good as that of the Han army, their weapons and armor were not as good as that of the Han army, and their personal qualities were not as good as those of the Han army.
In terms of generals and counselors, they are completely incomparable to Wang Ding's men.
After the rain of arrows, the Yuan army was able to fight with the Han army at first, but it didn't take long before they were defeated.
Especially when Wang Ding's generals took the lead in charging down, Yuan Shu was unable to resist.
Yuan Shu looked at the overwhelming Han army and was almost frightened.
Compared to his elder brother Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu was inferior in all aspects.