After Hu Ping brought the news back, Xun Yu quickly issued an order to close all the city gates, and piled all the felled trees and collected stones on the city wall.
All the flags were displayed, and at the same time the people in the city were mobilized, put on armor, crowded on top of the city tower, and acted as if they had been prepared for a long time.
Xu You's army arrived outside the city, just a stone's throw away. The army mobilized this time was the Dongjun garrison, and its generals were Zhu Ling and Han Yan.
Yuan Shao appointed Xu You as commander of the army, and gave him a temporary position, calling him General Zhonglang of the Governor, commanding the two men.
Seeing that the top of the city seemed to be ready for a battle, Zhu Ling looked up and said, "Warlord, the enemy seems to have been prepared for a long time, and there are many of them."
"Huh, stupid."
Xu You looked down on the two of them at all, his nostrils were raised to the sky, and he said proudly: "Liu Bei's army is on the front line, and Licheng is just a small city. There are not so many soldiers and horses. I think this must be a bluff by the enemy."
also!"
Zhu Ling and Han Yan looked at each other and stopped talking. This person is particularly annoying. Maybe his predictions are right every time, but he always likes to belittle others and elevate himself, which is really uncomfortable.
In fact, Xu You is this kind of person, with extremely low emotional intelligence. He is also very disliked within Yuan Jun. His family members broke the law and were arrested by the police, so he chose to betray Yuan Shao and join Cao Cao. The most important thing is that he is very popular among Yuan Jun.
Too bad, I have offended too many people, and I can hardly survive anymore.
A typical person with high IQ and low EQ. Later, even though he helped Cao Cao achieve great achievements and won the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was able to force Cao Cao to kill him because of his tolerance, without even a single person asking for mercy.
This shows how annoying this person is.
But now he is their boss, even if Zhu Ling and Han Yan hate him, they don't dare to say anything.
Seeing that the two of them were not talking to each other, Xu You snorted coldly and said: "Give me my order to attack the city!"
"only!"
The two of them did not dare to disobey, so they had no choice but to comply.
They came from afar and didn't have any siege equipment, but they had a lot of ladders when they attacked Zhu'a before. For a small city like Zhu'a in Licheng, ordinary ladders were enough.
At that moment, under the orders of Zhu Ling and Han Yan, the armies were proceeding in an orderly manner and began to prepare to attack the city.
On the tower in the distance, Xun Yu, Hu Ping, Zhou Man and others saw that the enemy had no intention of setting up camp on the spot, but began to spread out and slowly approach the city. They already knew that they were obviously planning to take advantage of it before it was completely dark.
Capture Licheng by force and stay in the city tonight.
Hu Ping said: "Prime Minister, the plan seems to have failed. They are not intimidated."
"It's not considered a failure."
Xun Yu smiled and said: "The bluffing strategy is actually a strategy to delay time. But this does not mean that we have no defensive power in the city. We can only use falsehoods to make up for the reality. If the enemy thinks that he has seen through my plan,
, and if they attack us like they attacked Zhu’a, we’ll just give them a head-on attack!”
"That's true."
Hu Ping nodded.
A bluff is like a paper tiger that scares people.
But if the enemy sees through it and is arrogant and careless, and thinks that Licheng is as easy to attack as Zhu'a, it will be a big mistake.
Because on the surface it seemed that Xun Yu was bluffing, but he brought at least 4,000 soldiers. In addition, there were 1,000 soldiers and horses in Licheng and 5,000 people guarding the city, which was enough for Xu You to drink a pot.
Xun Yu continued: "I have sent people to inform the three generals in Liaocheng and Huang Zhong, Tai Shici and others in Shuping. If Tian Yuanhao knows about it, he should know what to do. We just need to wait for reinforcements. They will not attack.
The city is the best, so there is no harm in attacking the city. The previous preparations are enough to repel them. As long as they realize that the defenders in the city are powerful, they may be able to delay it for a few more days."
"I see."
Hu Ping took a deep breath, clenched the weapon in his hand, and prepared to fight.
Over there, Licheng Ling quickly organized the people who had been sent to collect heads on the city wall to go down. The people were very scared. When they saw the army coming from outside the city, they fled in all directions. Soon, there were only a few hundred soldiers scattered on the city.
, making the city tower appear empty, and it seems that the number of troops has become very small.
"Hahahahahaha."
Seeing this scene, Xu You raised his head and laughed, pointing at the city head and mockingly said: "You dare to build a thunder gate in front of me, Xu Ziyuan, Nanyang. After the city is defeated, I want to see who is responsible for this trick. It's really ridiculous."
also."
"The warlord's calculations are admirable."
Han Yan's emotional intelligence is much higher than that of Xu You. Although he hates Xu You, he understands that he should still cheer for him at this time, so he agrees so as not to make the scene too deserted and embarrassing.
The army came to the city in a mighty manner. Hundreds of soldiers on the top of Licheng City were feebly shooting bows and arrows outside. The few arrows could not form a rain of arrows.
The sword and shield bearers in the front row rushed to the bottom of the city holding their shields. Then rows of ladders were set up and began to swarm towards the city head like ants.
At this moment, Zhou Man, who was ambushing under the city wall, led his army to the top of the city in an instant. Thousands of people poured out of the city in an instant, and rolling stones and logs began to be thrown down.
, lime and bows and arrows were scattered out as if they were free.
"No, there's an ambush!"
"Ah, my eyes! My eyes!"
"Quick, get out!"
Yuan Jun outside the city was caught off guard, and numerous people were killed and injured at once. There were continuous screams. Some were hit by rolling stones and wood so that their brains came out, some had their eyes burned by lime, and some were shot to death by bows and arrows.
There were too many Yuan troops outside the city. Faced with the sudden resistance, the soldiers of Yuan Jun did not expect that the enemy had been prepared. Some soldiers had almost rushed to the city wall. A piece of wood fell down and the ladder was broken.
There were also spears and hooks poking out continuously, and the soldiers fell like kites with broken strings, falling and smashing large pieces to death.
"this......."
Xu You, who was still smiling in the distance, suddenly turned pale and stared blankly at all this, his eyes filled with disbelief. He never dreamed that the enemy was not bluffing at all, but was actually prepared for it.
Where did they organize so many people to come out?
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Zhu Ling reacted quickly and immediately urged Xu You to retreat.
Xu You woke up from his dream and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, give me the money to withdraw the troops!"
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"
Zhu Ling immediately arranged for people to call for gold and withdraw the troops. With the clanging gongs ringing, Yuan's army was quickly repulsed by the organized resistance in the city, leaving behind nearly a thousand corpses and fleeing in embarrassment like a tide.
Xun Yu walked to the top of the city and saw the word "Xu" hanging on the flag outside, so he said to Zhou Man: "The only person named Xu among Yuan Jun's army is Nanyang Xu Ziyuan. This man is extremely conceited. Zhou Sima, you
You can go and mock the other person. Just tell him that he is stupid and fell into your scheme, and he will be furious."
Zhou Man was a stout man with a loud voice. When he heard Xun Yu's words, he stood on the top of the city and shouted with all his strength: "The person here is Xu Ziyuan from Nanyang? I heard that you have outstanding intelligence and are famous all over the world. But you have been fooled."
I have a good plan, hahahahaha!"
Xu You in the distance felt a tightness in his chest, like a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat. He couldn't cough it up or swallow it. He thought some wise man in the city had designed this bluffing plan, but he didn't expect it to be this.
He was such a vulgar and ugly man, the anger in his chest felt like a lump in his throat, and his increasingly red face only made him furious, but he didn't know how to vent it.
After a long time, Xu You looked up to the sky and roared, gnashing his teeth and said: "Ahhhhhh! Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!! I will trample this city to pieces and cut this man into pieces!"
"Warlord, the enemy has been prepared for a long time, so we should set up camp first and rest for a while."
Zhu Ling tried hard to persuade.
"snort!"
Xu You snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Seeing him like this, Zhu Ling and Han Yan had no choice but to rectify the soldiers and arrange for the soldiers to retreat a few miles to prepare for camp.
Yuan Jun came from afar, crossing the Yellow River from Qinting in Dongjun, then bypassed the Dongwuyang area where Qingzhou Army was stationed, passed through Dong'a County and Gucheng County controlled by Cao Cao, entered Jibei Kingdom, and finally passed through Lu County.
Killed to Licheng.
The whole journey was more than 200 kilometers, and they only carried provisions for about 20 days. The march alone took five or six days, and they were also delayed for two or three days at Qi Great Wall and Zhu'a.
If Cao Cao hadn't released the water, they wouldn't have been able to get through the Great Wall at all.
However, when they were at the Great Wall of Qi and Zhu'a, they collected a lot of food and grass for the Qingzhou Army and supplemented it. At that time, Sima Ju only led 5,000 men from his own school to guard the Great Wall of Qi, and Zhu'a's defenders were not many, so
The food and grass that can feed these two places for two months can only last twenty days for Yuan Jun.
Calculating this way, Xu You's army can maintain food for at least one month. Fortunately, Chuping is very close to here. Huang Zhong and Tai Shici received the news that they can enter Jishui through the river between the Yellow River and Jishui.
, then go down the river and arrive outside Licheng.
Reinforcements will arrive at the earliest tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the earliest, but Huang Zhong and Tai Shici do not have many troops. They are mainly naval forces, and their land combat effectiveness may not be as good as that of Yuan's army. If Yuan's army cannot be defeated in Zhu'a, Yuan's army will be able to defeat Zhu'a.
If we hold on to the city, Yuan Shao is likely to send reinforcements, and then the two sides will reach a stalemate again.
So Xun Yu thought about it, and immediately sent someone to notify Sima Ju who was still in Chang County, ordering him to wait until Huang Zhong Tai Shi Ci's reinforcements arrived, and take advantage of the opportunity to attack Zhu'a while they were fighting the enemy. He must kill Zhu'a.
Take it and cut off Yuan's army's retreat, so that Xu You's army can be completely driven out of Jinan.
Although Xu You was furious, he was really smart. After understanding that the enemy was already on guard, he immediately sent people back to report to Yuan Shao, asking Yuan Shao to continue sending more reinforcements, because he had already torn a hole on his side.
If the army continues to reinforce, it will be able to capture the rear of Qingzhou.
At that time, a steady stream of Yuan troops will be able to attack through this torn opening. As long as Licheng is conquered and the three later Jinan urban areas of Zhua, Licheng, and Changxian are occupied, then the area between Jishui and Taishan will be
The only passage between them is completely controlled by Yuan Jun. At that time, Yuan Jun will attack if he wants to attack. If he attacks from both sides, Qingzhou will fall into a passive situation.
Both sides were waiting. Yuan Jun set up camp outside the city and built a camp. Since this place was not far from Zhucheng, they chose to be five miles outside the city and about a few kilometers away from Jishui.
A tributary was built to protect the camp outside the camp. At the same time, soldiers and horses were sent out to firmly occupy Zhu'a.
Xun Yu also wanted Sima Ju to inquire about Zhu'a's strength, but Xu You also realized that even if Licheng could not be taken, Zhu'a must be defended as a bridgehead for Yuan's attack, so he not only sent Zhu Ling, but also added more troops.
Two thousand troops to ensure that even if they were defeated, they could escape back to Zhua.
By noon on the second day, seven or eight large boats were floating on the Jishui River. Taishi Ci personally led eight thousand reinforcements to the river, and dropped the anchor outside Licheng City. At the same time, he arrived three miles north of the city.
, also began to build the camp.
With the reinforcements from Taishi Ci, the strength of the two sides was almost equal. However, because both sides were afraid of the other side's impregnable camp, neither side took the initiative to attack, but were waiting for a suitable opportunity.
Xun Yu was waiting for his opponent to run out of food and grass, while Xu You was waiting for Yuan Shao to send new reinforcements.
However, Xu You didn't know that Xun Yu had already calculated this accurately.
At this moment, Liaocheng.
Tian Feng received the news on the third day after Zhu'a fell, and he hurriedly called for Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei was drinking out of boredom at this time. When he heard his servant coming to report, Tian Feng hurriedly ran to the mansion. He suddenly woke up from the alcohol. Seeing that it was too late to hide it, he hurriedly removed a few empty glasses of wine from the table.
He picked up the bottle and threw it behind the screen.
"Snapped!"
As soon as Tian Feng entered, he heard the sound of the bottle breaking.
"What's the noise?"
Tian Feng was puzzled for a moment, and when he looked up, he saw that Zhang Fei was sitting upright, pretending to be reading official documents on his desk, as if nothing had happened.
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"Yide!"
Tian Feng was so angry that he rushed to Zhang Fei's desk, slapped the table, blew his beard and shouted: "You're drinking again!"
The old man is also in his fifties this year and still uses a cane.
Zhang Fei respects scholars but does not care about soldiers. In addition, when he was fighting against Dong in the early years, Tian Feng made many suggestions and helped him defeat Dong Zhuo's army. Therefore, Zhang Fei respected Tian Feng very much and did not dare to retaliate against Tian Feng's accusations.
Mouth.
Seeing that Tian Feng was angry, he quickly explained: "Sir, you have forgotten, my eldest brother said that drinking two drinks when there is nothing to do is not a violation of military orders. There is no military affairs now, and the eldest brother is still confronting Yuan Shao in Pingyuan.
, I have to guard against the Yuan army in Dongjun and Ganling. If they don’t attack, I don’t have to lead the troops. It’s normal to drink a few sips.”
"There are military affairs now."
Tian Feng held the crutch in his left hand, waved the official document in his right hand and said: "Xun Wenruo reported urgently, Yuan Jun bypassed us and invaded Jinan from Jibei Kingdom."
"What?"
Zhang Fei was shocked and said: "What should we do?"
Tian Feng smiled and said: "Don't panic, Xun Wenruo has personally led the army to Licheng, and he also said in his letter that he has asked Huang Zhong and Tai Shici for help. The fleet can go down the river quickly and can arrive in half a day. Now it is best to
The key lies somewhere else.”
"Somewhere else?"
Zhang Fei wondered: "Where?"
"Jibei Kingdom!"
Tian Feng said with a gloomy face: "The enemy has already invaded Jinan and occupied Zhu'a. If Yuan Shao is not stupid, he will send reinforcements soon, and a steady stream of troops will enter Jinan through this opening. We must make a decision
response."
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Sir, please tell me."
"Surround the area for reinforcements!"
Tian Feng said without hesitation: "Zi Gui has used this trick before. We should immediately go south to Linyi and enter the vicinity of Feicheng. As long as Yuan Jun dares to come, we will let them die there!"