Chapter 0541: Zhan Youzhou I

Peng Yu's army was in front of Xiaoqing River, and he originally planned to recuperate for a few days, but when Peng Yu recovered a little from the crazy victory all the way, he found that his army was almost at the end of its power. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fighting everywhere and running for thousands of miles, the soldiers are not iron-clad, and they can't bear it anymore.

Not only the soldiers couldn't stand it, but the horses couldn't stand it either, and even the crossbows couldn't stand it.

Before arriving at Xiaoqinghe, when the army paused slightly, Peng Yu knew that the original 40,000 "Penghou Repeater Crossbows" had lost no less than half of them in just one or two months, reaching 20,000.

More than 10,000 horses were killed, and thousands of them almost lost their combat effectiveness, which is not a heavy loss.

Fortunately, under the loss of horses and crossbows, the loss of personnel made Peng Yu quite pleased, and he fought in so many places and launched a Jizhou campaign, but the loss of soldiers was only thousands.

This can be regarded as a brilliant record, unmatched, but the soldiers have also reached the zero point of fatigue, and they have to take a good rest in front of Xiaoqinghe.

With such an order, Peng Yu gave an order and rested in front of Xiaoqinghe for half a month!

Half a month is a drop in the bucket for the team that has been exhausted, far from enough, but Peng Yu had to compress the time to rest in order not to let Youzhou become the last joint battlefield of Karasuma and Yellow Turban.

In this way, Karasuma and the Yellow Turban did not have time to arrange a defensive line, and they were easily defeated by Peng Yu's army.

Fortunately, Peng Yu's army was tired, but at least the mood was happy, after all, all the way around, there were big victories and cities, and there were almost no bloody battles, so the soldiers rested for half a month, and the recovery was very fast.

There is another important reason why Peng Yu wants to forcibly take Youzhou, that is, Peng Yu's grain and grass supply has become a problem.

This question is not to say that Peng Yu's army has run out of food, but that Peng Yu's supply team has not been able to come in handy at all.

When Peng Yu's army quickly took the city, there was often a lot of grain and grass in the city, which was enough for Peng Yu's army to eat and drink.

That's why Peng Yu's army can attack so quickly, all of which rely on the grain and grass of the local city.

If Peng Yu wanted to wait for the grain and grass to be supplied from the rear near the Xiaoqing River, it would probably take at least more than two months to arrive.

After all, the speed of Peng Yu's cavalry raid was too fast, how could the infantry keep up with the food transport.

After resting in Xiaoqinghe for half a month, Peng Yu's goal was to set foot in Youzhou and completely defeat Karasuma and Yellow Turban.

In front of the Xiaoqing River.

"Ahem, ahem......"

Guo Jia's face was pale, coughing constantly, and he forcibly persuaded Peng Yu, "General, the soldiers are too tired, and Youzhou is the last stronghold of Karasuma and Yellow Turbans, and they will inevitably fight to the death with the generals, and Karasuma and Yellow Turbans are waiting for work at ease, this is a taboo in the art of war, why should the general be in a hurry?" ”

Peng Yu shook his head and said, "Fengxiao, you only know one and don't know the other, Peng's 70,000 cavalry is a surprise attack, why was Jizhou captured so quickly, and there was no battle in Jizhou?" ”

"This is all 'fast' work, so fast that Karasuma and Yellow Turbans have no time to react, and they will collapse along the way, so that our army will surrender everywhere!"

Guo Jia took a deep breath and was about to refute, but was interrupted by Peng Yu with a wave of his hand, "If you are willing to be quick and seek stability, after Karasuma and Yellow Turban take a breath, they will unite to fight the trapped beasts, and at that time, I don't know how many people this 70,000 army can return." ”

"Cough, cough, cough......"

Seeing that Guo Jia's cough was getting worse and worse, and he was almost unable to speak, Peng Yu frowned and said, "Why does Feng Xiao have to come in person, this black pill and yellow scarf, Peng has never paid attention to it, they are all rabble, how about Feng Xiao go to the city to rest?" ”

Guo Jia was shaky, but he took a deep breath and suppressed his cough and said, "Feng Xiao is just a little cold, the general doesn't have to worry, at this time, since the general is going to war, the first battle in Youzhou, Feng Xiao should go with the army to explore the reality of Karasuma and Yellow Turban." ”

Seeing that Guo Jia seemed to be coughing much better, Peng Yu didn't care, and at this time, Lu Bu, who was waiting in front of Xiaoqinghe, was already impatient.

Lu Bu came on horseback and shouted arrogantly, "General, why don't you give the order?" ”

Since Peng Yu and Lu Bu bet on the speed of the siege and lost to Lu Bu, this Lu Bu has become more and more arrogant, and Peng Yu is also helpless about this, so he can only shout with a straight face, "Go out!" ”

"Yes, General."

At this point, the first battle of Youzhou has finally begun.

In the first battle of Youzhou, there were only two targets, Gaoyang County and Renqiu City.

Gao Yang and Ren Qiu are the fifth line of defense created by Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai for Karasuma and Yellow Turban.

If the Yellow Turban and Karasuma were heavily fortified here, according to Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, these two cities would definitely become a roadblock for Peng Yu's army.

Therefore, the defense line of Youzhou, the focus is on Gaoyang and Renqiu!

Peng Yu didn't dare to slack off, and ordered Lu Bu and Dian Wei to wave 20,000 troops to take Gaoyang, and ordered Zhang Liao and Xu Chu to lead 20,000 troops to take Renqiu, and he led the rest of the army to respond in the center in case of accidents.

In this way, Peng Yu's army finally set foot on the land of Youzhou and started the Battle of Youzhou.

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Ren Qiu City.

Ren Qiucheng is the henchman under Zhang Yan.

Yan Zheng stood on the city wall, looking at his face extremely calm, as if he had already had a plan to deal with the coming storm.

"Report to the Qu Shuai, Peng Yu's army is only thirty miles away from here!"

Yan Zheng asked calmly, "Oh? How far is it coming? ”

The soldier said, "The scouts came to report, no less than 20,000, all of them were cavalry. ”

"Well, I already know, you go down."

"Yes, Qu Shuai"

Yan Zheng looked into the distance, and after a long time, he waved his hand, and a henchman next to him immediately attached his ear, only to hear Yan Zheng say softly, "You immediately inform the rear, there are more than 20,000 people who take the hill, and let the marshal get ready." ”

"Yes, Qu Shuai."

The henchman was about to leave, but he heard Yan Zheng mutter, "You don't have to come back, just follow the handsome." ”

The henchman was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Yan Zheng meant, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Qu Shuai, take care!" ”

Yan Zheng looked into the distance, still calm as usual.

After a long time, all of a sudden, I saw Yan Zheng's face change, his eyes flashed, and when he looked around, it turned out that Peng Yu's cavalry was getting closer and closer, and he was about to enter the city!

In an instant, more than a dozen henchmen came to Yan Zheng's side, as if they were waiting for Yan Zheng's military order.

Peng Yu's army was getting closer and closer, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and soon a trembling sound could be felt on Ren Qiu.

Yan Zheng looked calmly into the distance, raised his hand and shouted, "Generals, listen to my orders!" ”

"I'll wait."

Yan Zheng coldly shouted, "Since Peng Yu's army has arrived, you can quickly follow me down to the city and surrender the city!" ”

"Yes, Qu Shuai." More than a dozen henchmen also looked calm, as if they had been prepared.

Could it be that the Yellow Turban and Karasuma are really a rabble, vulnerable, and they were expected by Peng Yu one by one, waiting for the army to arrive, and they want to surrender the city?

Under Renqiu City, Yan Zheng shouted, "Open the door and go out of the city." ”

"Yes, Qu Shuai"

As the gate of Renqiu City slowly opened, Yan Zheng's expression was a little hideous, and his face was full of ridicule.

It's just that after the city gate was opened, Yan Zheng's expression returned to normal and calmed down.