"Sir, General Gao, General Qu, and General Dian led their troops to annihilate the three-city coalition, and killed the guard of Jingling City Wang Siji. At this time, they have divided their troops to take over the three cities. Waiting for tomorrow morning, Jingling and Qixian,
The three cities of Zhongdu will be in the hands of our army."
Lin Feng and Xi Zhi looked at each other and smiled after listening to the report.
"Congratulations to my lord, my lord, the Three United Cities have come down with a single drum, and soon the army will be able to suppress Jinyang City."
"What a joy, the mere tricity is not worth mentioning. It's just Mr.'s plan to capture the three cities at a very small cost. This is what I am most satisfied with."
Wang Siji calculated everything, but only missed one point.
There are more than 35,000 soldiers in the three-city coalition, and even if they are tied together, their combat effectiveness is not as good as the 8,000 warriors of Lin Feng's personal guard battalion.
On the surface, Lin Jun's camp only had 8,000 guards left in the camp, but in fact, even Gao Shun and Qu Yi were left behind in the camp by Lin Feng.
When Wang Siji came to attack the camp, the personal guard camp, led by the four generals Gao Shun, Qu Yi, Dian Wei, and Zhang Fei, launched a counterattack brazenly.
With eight thousand against thirty-five thousand, it didn't even take an hour, and the three-city coalition army completely collapsed.
Wang Siji himself also died in the rebel army. He didn't even know when he was killed. Anyway, no one came forward to claim the great merit of killing the enemy's general.
Once the three cities of Qixian, Jingling, and Zhongdu were captured, Lin Feng's army was able to face Jinyang City directly.
Jinyang City in Taiyuan County is the capital of Bingzhou and the largest city in Bingzhou. Ding Yuan and Ding Jianyang personally guarded it.
In addition, the Baishui Battalion, which had been attacking Yangyi City all the way, also sent good news two days later. Yangyi City had been taken. In this battle, Wen Chou, the leader of the battle, risked his own life and bravely attacked the city first. He was the first to attack the city and killed the enemy generals one after another.
Once again, it shows the extraordinary ability of Hebei Shuangbi.
Although he captured the Tri-Cities, Lin Feng was not in a hurry to send his troops north to continue the attack.
After all, some of the Shangdang army who pretended to be defeated by bombing the camp were really deserters. Yang Feng and Han Xian were so angry that they asked Lin Feng for a three-day holiday.
He vowed to catch all the deserters.
Lin Feng just told the two of them not to kill too many people and harm the peace of the world. He did not continue to pay attention to the general reorganization of the Shangdang army, but turned his gaze across thousands of mountains and rivers to Yanmen County.
Guo Jia led the army to win consecutive battles in Yanmen County. Attacking the city and fortifying the stronghold was like trying to retrieve something from a bag. Yan Liang of the Black Panther Battalion and Zhang He of the Red Flame Goose were like tigers coming out of the ditch, beating Zhang Yang and Gongsun Zan to the point where they were defeated and groaning incessantly.
According to the 800-mile expedited military intelligence report three days ago, Guo Jia's army should have captured the entire Yanmen County and can march into Taiyuan County at any time to form a north-south attack with Lin Feng.
Ding Jianyang in Jinyang City was full of people
His mouth was so swollen that nothing tasted good to him. He was as bad-tempered as a firecracker all day long. He would catch fire if he got the slightest bit of fire, and the whole house would explode without a moment of peace.
But I can't blame Ding Yuan. The old man regrets it now and will regret it later.
I thought that although he didn't have much friendship with Lin Feng at the beginning, he never had any grudges. Moreover, since he was attracted by Lu Bu, he could still have some incestuous feelings with Lin Feng.
I don’t know why I was temporarily blinded by lard, and for no reason I sent troops to help Gongsun Zan, whose relationship between the two families was once at odds, against the Mad Dog of Pingyuan Forest.
Now that I think about it, it must have been that I was subconsciously uneasy about Lin Feng's rapid expansion of territory and strength, and didn't want Lin Feng to continue to develop smoothly.
Unexpectedly, Mad Dog Lin was really a mad dog. As expected, he only had the wrong name but not the wrong nickname.
They had just swallowed Youzhou and had no time to digest it, so they couldn't wait to divide their troops into two groups to attack Bingzhou.
It is true that a mad dog never sleeps for revenge.
It was originally thought that Bingzhou's soldiers and horses were strong, and even if they could not defeat Lin Feng's two armies, maintaining the existing defense line should not be a problem.
After all, the Bingzhou army and horses, under the command of Ding Jianyang, not only repelled the attack of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, but also withstood repeated attacks by Dong Zhuo of Liangzhou.
Facts have proved that Ding Jianyang thought too much.
The two counties of Shangdang and Yanmen fell successively, especially Yanmen, which Ding Jianyang had placed high hopes on. In addition to the number one confidant Zhang Yang stationed there, there was also Gongsun Zan who had defected closely. Both of them were experienced in the battlefield and were powerful in the grassland.
However, in the process of fighting Lin's army, the subordinates of the fierce general collapsed at the first touch and had no ability to parry. They were in vain for their reputation as a famous general in the north.
Shangdang fell, and Yang Feng led his army to surrender Lin Feng.
Yanmen fell, and Zhang Yang led his remaining troops to retreat to Yunzhong County and wait for reinforcements.
Gongsun Zan, on the other hand, was like a frightened bird. He led the soldiers of the Gongsun family through Wuyuan County and fled to Shuofang County in a flash. And it seemed that if Lin Jun continued to pursue, Gongsun Zan would be able to escape from the Han territory and go deep into the grassland.
To escape the flames of war.
Ding Jianyang gritted his teeth but didn't know how to vent.
It seemed that Jinyang City could no longer be defended.
The total strength of the Lin Army's northern and southern armies exceeds 100,000. There are less than 20,000 defenders in Jinyang City. Even if the gap in combat effectiveness between the two armies is not taken into account, there is no way they can defend the city.
But if Ding Jianyang is to go west to avoid disaster like Gongsun Zan, Ding Jianyang really can't lose face.
His skills on the battlefield are inferior to those of others, and no matter whether he is defeated or captured, he will not make anyone laugh.
But if he didn't even dare to fight, he would be scared and run away thousands of miles away. Ding Jianyang was worried that it would damage his reputation, lead to alienation among his generals, and make it difficult to control him in the future.
Just when Ding Jianyang was worried about this matter and couldn't sleep all night, a servant came to report it, and Wang Kuang, the doctor of Bingzhou, asked to see him.
After Wang Kuang returned from the defeat in Daijun, he was no longer happy with Ding Jianyang. In addition, Wang Kuang's general Fang Yue descended to Lin, which made Ding Jianyang even more dissatisfied with him. He angrily dismissed Wang Kuang from the post of prefect and transferred him to the throne.
He served as a doctor in his spare time.
Even though Ding Jianyang didn't want to see Wang Kuang, Wang Kuang was still loyal to Ding Jianyang and never expressed any intention of complaining.
Now seeing that Ding Jianyang was worried about defending the city, he took the initiative to come to his door to offer advice and relieve his worries.
When Ding Jianyang heard Wang Kuang's request to see him, he first instinctively felt a sense of disgust, and then suppressed it forcefully.
This time Lin Feng attacked, and Bingzhou was in a precarious situation, but he could no longer chill the hearts of his subordinates, so Ding Jianyang stood up in person and came to the dripping eaves to welcome Wang Kuang into the lobby.
After the two of them sat down, Wang Kuang took the lead and suggested to Ding Jianyang: "Ming Gong, I heard that Yanmen County has also fallen. Is the news true?"
Ding Jianyang sighed, the news had already spread, and there was really no point in hiding it now.
"Yes, Zhang Yang mistook me and handed over the important land of Yanmen to Huangkou's son Guo Jia, leaving Taiyuan exposed to the iron hoof of Lin Jun."
Wang Kuang coughed lightly, but he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Don’t talk about face at this time. Before Yanmen was lost, Shangdang had already been lost. I heard that Lin’s army in Yecheng had already reached the Jingling area. Once Jingling City is defeated, Jinyang will face Lin’s army directly without a buffer.
There is no room for it, and there is no mention of Guo Jia's military strength. There are still two or three cities away from Jinyang.
However, we in China have always paid attention to the teachings of the venerable, and Wang Kuang is not stupid. Naturally, he will not expose Ding Jianyang to his face. Instead, he said thoughtfully: "Ming Gong, since Yanmen has been lost, Jinyang must not be defended. I would like to ask Ming Gong as soon as possible."
To make a decision, which county should our army withdraw to?"
Wang Kuang's words were very beautiful. He didn't give Ding Jianyang a chance to choose whether to fight or withdraw. Instead, he directly suggested, where do you think it would be more appropriate for us to withdraw?
To be honest, Bingzhou is really poor. The only relatively wealthy counties are Shangdang, Taiyuan and Yanmen.
Now that Lin Feng had hit the snake seven inches away, he grabbed Ding Jianyang's money and food bag, and Ding Jianyang couldn't help but feel distressed.
If these three counties are really thrown to Lin Feng, even if the remaining counties are defended, Bingzhou will lose the possibility of continued development. It can only rely on the two grain-producing areas of Shangjun and Xijun to support Bingzhou's soldiers and horses, but it will no longer have the ability to expand.
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But what can I do if I don’t want to let go?
Ding Jianyang asked hesitantly: "Gongjie, according to your opinion, if a certain person urgently calls Gongming back to Jinyang City, will there be any hope of defending Jinyang with the huge ax in his hand that can open the sky with unworthy courage?"