Three days later, Zhang Yun returned to Dai County and reported what he saw and heard in the military camp of Zhuolu County, Shanggu County, to the lord Han Cheng and the captain of the intelligence battalion, Li Ru.

After Zhang Yun retreated, Li Ru said to Han Cheng with a serious face: "Lord, according to the news that the intelligence battalion has investigated before and what Zhang Yun said just now, I personally feel that Qi Zhou and Xian Yuyin in Liu Yu's old department are more likely to defect to Yuan Shao.

Although Yan Rou had expressed her closeness to us, it was obvious that she had something to say.

His final words after the victory were vague and ambiguous.

Does this victory refer to the victory over Gongsun Zhan, or the victory over Yuan Shao? The difference is huge.

In my opinion, in Liu Yu's old department, only Xian Yufu cares about the people of Youzhou, and he is a real 'loyal' person. ”

Han Cheng said with a sigh: "These four people have their own thoughts and plans.

Wen You, I have to continue to keep in touch with them, and help them when necessary, I suddenly feel that the time for Gongsun Zhan's demise is not far away. ”

Li Ru replied respectfully: "Please rest assured, my subordinates will definitely arrange people to do it." The lord's feeling has always been accurate, and I believe it will be the same this time. ”

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In the blink of an eye, another few months passed, and winter came.

Youzhou is full of a cold and frozen scene, and the white snow spreads all over Youzhou.

Yuan Shao's army attacked under the county towns of Gu'an County and Yuyang County for more than three months, but still did not capture these two 'fortified cities'.

However, Gongsun Zhan relied on the speed advantage of the cavalry to recapture Liangxiang County in Zhuo County and Quanzhou County in Yuyang County.

Due to the onset of winter, it is really not suitable for large-scale operations.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's army merged into one and retreated to Pinggu County, Zhuo County, which had been occupied.

Prepare for next spring, and fight Gongsun Chan again.

Yuan Shao repaired, but Gongsun Chan did not stop.

After Yuan Shao retreated, Gongsun Zhan led a large army to attack from all sides and occupied a large number of counties in Youzhou.

After Gongsun Chan got most of Youzhou, he became more and more arrogant and inconsiderate of the people; And there is a fierce confrontation with the local families in many counties.

Gongsun Chan is also nepotistic, and the Taishou county orders set up in various places are not based on ability, but as long as they are Gongsun Chan's cronies, they can smoothly ascend to the throne.

As a result, the righteous people under Gongsun Zhan - Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and others left the military camp one after another, or returned to their hometowns; or take refuge in someone else.

In the spring of the following year, Yan Rou led an army still loyal to Liu Yu, as well as soldiers and horses of the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes, who were very hostile to Gongsun Zhan, totaling about 20,000 people.

Raise troops in Zhuolu County, Shanggu County, and attack Yuyang County, which was occupied by the neighboring Gongsun Zhan, from west to east.

Zou Dan, the Taishou of Yuyang County, appointed by Gongsun Zhan, fought bravely but without strategy.

When Gongsun Chan first joined the army, he followed Gongsun Chan around, and accompanied Gongsun Chan to fight for many years, and finally when Gongsun Chan occupied most of Youzhou, the tide rose and the boat rose, and he was named the Taishou of Yuyang County by Gongsun Chan.

When he heard the news that Yan Rou led an army of 20,000 to Yuyang County, he didn't think much about it, or he didn't have anything to think about.

He directly led more than 20,000 people under his command to fight against Yan Rou's army in the north of the Lu River.

After all, 20,000 against 20,000, who is afraid of whom?

Yan Rou saw Zou Dan leading the army and knew that with only one battle, he could decide the ownership of Yuyang County.

He shouted to the soldiers under him: "Ladies and gentlemen, Liu Zhoumu is as kind to us as a mountain, but he was brutally killed by Gongsun Zhan.

Today is the day when we avenge Liu Zhoumu. Take up your weapons and kill with me! ”

Under the encouragement of Yan Rou and the influence of the pioneers, the soldiers of Yan Rou's army were highly motivated, defeated Gongsun Zhan's army, and beheaded Zou Dan, the Taishou of Yuyang County, and occupied the land of the two counties of Yuyang County.

After receiving the news of Zou Dan's defeat, Gongsun Zhan ordered his cronies to guard Yuyang County and Gu'an County, and personally led 30,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, a total of more than 60,000 people, from Yuyang County.

Yan Rou saw that Gongsun Zhan was menacing and knew that he was invincible, so he gave up the land of the two counties he had just occupied and retreated to Guangning County in Shanggu County; On the other hand, he sent people everywhere to ask for help.

In just one month, the king of Wuhuan Cliff was ordered by the leader of Wuhuan to lead 7,000 cavalry to help;

Kirby Neng also sent his general Moen to lead 5,000 cavalry;

At the same time, Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi and his 10,000 soldiers came;

In addition, in the past month, Yan Rou and Xian Yufu and others have gathered more than 20,000 troops.

The tiny district of Quang Ninh already had an army of more than 45,000 people.

Gongsun Chan has been in the north for many years, has extremely rich combat experience, and coupled with the huge gap between 45,000 to 60,000 troops, the main general Yan Rou has not been able to beat Gongsun Chan's confidence.

As a result, Yan Rou divided his army into four parts and sent troops each.

The Wuhuan army led by the Wuhuan Cliff King attacked Anle County in Yuyang County;

The Xianbei army led by Kirbineng's general Moen attacked Xu Wu County in Youbeiping County on the east side of Yuyang County;

The Jizhou army led by Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi attacked Hunu County in Yuyang County.

And Yan Rou personally led Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and others to fight against Gongsun Zan in Baoqiu.

Gongsun Zhan saw that the opposite side divided his troops to attack his own county, and he did not hesitate to divide his troops against the enemy.

ordered his sons and grandsons to continue to lead 10,000 horses to guard Anle County;

ordered his younger brother Gongsun Fan to lead 8,000 men and horses to guard Xu Wuxian;

He ordered his generals to lead 12,000 men and horses to guard Hunu County in Yuyang County.

He personally led an army of 30,000 and fought against Yan Rou and others in Baoqiu.

At the same time, Han Cheng, who was in Dai County, was always paying attention to the situation in Youzhou, and when he heard the news of Tanmalai - Yan Rou and Yuan Shao had gathered more than 100,000 troops on the border of Yuyang County.

He immediately ordered Han Hao to lead 6,000 cavalry to Hunu County in Yuyang County to help Ju Yi take Hunu County.

When Han Cheng's order was issued, Li Ru also gave an order to the elite soldiers of the intelligence battalion hidden in Sanggan County to 'break the city'.

That night, Chun Yuqiong was still drunk and drunk, and his soldiers had long been accustomed to it.

Suddenly, fires broke out in many places in Sanggan County, and the entire Sanggan County was full of chaotic people.

The people of the Jizhou army, who should have been strictly disciplined, were very anxious when they saw that the main general Chun Yuqiong was still asleep.

At this time, the elite soldiers of the intelligence battalion of the Fenwu Army hidden in the city of Sanggan County took the opportunity to open the city gate and let Han Hao's 6,000 cavalry enter the city.

The well-organized cavalry of the Fenwu Army immediately slaughtered the overwhelmed Jizhou army and fled in all directions.

Han Cheng then ordered Huang Zhong to lead 5,000 soldiers and reoccupy the county seat of Sanggan.

After Han Hao handed over Sanggan County to Huang Zhong, he led his cavalry through Shanggu County and went straight to Hunu County in Yuyang County.

Because Han Cheng and Yan Rou and the others had been in contact, Han Hao's road was unimpeded, and when he arrived thirty miles outside Hunu County, Han Hao knew that the soldiers were sleepy and tired, so he ordered the whole army to rest.

At this time, the army of Ju Yi and others had just arrived at the city of Hunu County.

Gongsun Xu, Gongsun Fan, and the three of them are similar to Gongsun Zhan's personalities, and when they have an advantage in troops, they are doing what they meet.

So, under the county town guarded by their respective guards, they set up a position to fight against the enemy.

Under the city of Hunu County, the infantry was ordered on both sides and the cavalry in the middle, forming a simple and obvious attacking formation - a cone formation.

I want to use the powerful impact of the cavalry as an attack point to break the enemy's Juyi camp in one fell swoop.

Ju Yi, who has a familiar understanding of the formation type, saw the single formation, and immediately ordered the whole army to put out the simplest circle formation for defense.

One main attack, one main defense, as soon as the two formations touched, they were deadlocked.

In a short period of time, the single attack cone formation could not take down Juyi's defensive circle array; And Ju Yi's defensive circle formation could not fight back against the single warp attack cone formation.

And at this time, the cavalry of the Fenwu Army was still resting.

About another hour or so passed, and the men and horses on both sides of Shan Jing and Ju Yi had consumed a lot of physical strength, and they were tired, and the morale of the soldiers had also decreased.

At this time, a sound of horses' hooves sounded on the right side of Gongsun Zhan's army, and it was Han Hao of the Fenwu Army who led the cavalry and penetrated directly into the right flank of Gongsun Zhan's army.

When Ju Yi saw Han Hao's cavalry, he first blamed himself very much in his heart: "I should have spread the horses widely, the enemy army didn't know when he arrived, if he attacked our army, our army would definitely be defeated." ”

Seeing Han Hao's men and horses heading straight for Gongsun Zhan's army, Ju Yi asked three questions in his heart one after another: "Fenwu Army? Where did it come from? Could it be that Daijun has been lost? ”

At the same time, I was also very panicked in my heart, after all, these 6,000 cavalry, although the number was not much, was enough to determine the outcome of this battle.

When Shan Jing on the opposite side saw this cavalry, he also asked in his heart: "Where did this army come from?" ”

But no matter where it came from, it was the best policy to defend the city by yourself, so he immediately ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

Han Hao heard the sound of gold in Gongsun Zhan's army, and said in his heart: "Heh, this single scripture reaction is still very fast." Unfortunately, I was prepared. ”

As a result, the cavalry team of the Fenwu Army suddenly increased its speed and directly broke the waist of Gongsun Zhan's army.

Half of the men and horses entered the city of Hunu County, and half of the men and horses were still surrounded by Han Hao's Fenwu army and Ju Yi's Jizhou army.

As soon as he entered the city gate, he heard a report from his men: "There are still 5,000 troops outside the city." ”

I can't make up my mind for a while, whether this city gate is closed or not?

Ju Yi already knew the purpose of the Fenwu Army, and said happily in his heart: "Hahaha, this is here to help us." ”

He led the army to cover and kill the 5,000 Gongsun Zan army outside the city.

At this time, Shan Jing finally gave the order to close the city gate, and the five thousand troops outside the city looked at the slowly closing city gate, and their hearts were completely cold.

Either scatter and flee, or kneel and beg for mercy.

Han Hao saw that the lord's task had been completed, so he led the cavalry to the galloping Dynasty County.

Leaving only Ju Yi, who was standing in place, with a puzzled face, said in his heart: "What does this mean?" To send military merit? ”