On July 26, the third year of Chuping, Lü Bu led his army to Changyuan County in the north of Chenliu County, which was the only county under the jurisdiction of Chenliu County that was not captured.

When Lu Bu arrived, he found that Changyuan County had completed the transformation of military defense, and the fortified walls had cleared the wilderness and turned into a war fortress.

It's fast......

If you resist stubbornly and resist Lu Fengxian, don't you know the end?

Before the two counties took the initiative to surrender, they were obtained by Lu Bu without defense, and Lu Bu thought that under his own troops, Changyuan County should also take the initiative to surrender, but he didn't expect that this county would actually resist.

Lu Bu sent people to Han to ask Changyuan County to order Kaecheng to surrender, otherwise there would be no chickens and dogs left on the day the city was broken!

He was answered by an arrow that killed the soldier he had sent to shout.

Changyuan County expressed its position with practical actions.

Lu Bu was annoyed and immediately ordered to attack the city, and then ordered Zhang Liao to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to the north to attack Yan County in Dongjun, and strive for a big breakthrough in Dongjun.

He, Lu Fengxian, personally stayed behind to supervise the siege of the city, and he had to conquer Changyuan County and then slaughter the city.

However, Cao Ren, the defender of Changyuan County, gave Lu Bu a head start with his advantages and determination, and Lu Bu launched three siege charges in a row, and was repulsed without even filling the trench.

The city defense is sharp, and it doesn't look easy.

Lü Bu was very angry, so he accelerated the intensity and speed of the siege, and drove a larger number of soldiers to rush to the city wall with large shields, fill in the trenches, and advance with difficulty against the rain of arrows, suffering heavy casualties.

Lu Bu was surprised by Changyuan County's firm determination to resist, but it did not shake his determination to capture the county.

Can a mere county seat stop the footsteps of the invincible Lu Fengxian?

No!

When Lü Bu's troops were blocked south of the line between Changyuan County and Yan County, Guo Peng had already led his army to leave Lu County and march south.

Prior to this, he ordered Xi Zhong to be the marching Sima, and together with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he led 10,000 soldiers and horses to Dongjun, and stationed in Dongjun in the name of guarding against Yuan Shao.

The real purpose is not even known to Xi Zhong.

Dongjun must not be lost, this is related to the overall situation of Yuan Shao's Northern Expedition in the future.

So there was the scene when Cao Cao received Guo Peng's order.

With soldiers in hand, the situation in Dongjun can be stabilized.

After that, Cao Cao's letter of request for help arrived, and Guo Peng made the matter public, and hurriedly convened a military meeting "very eagerly" to discuss this matter.

The next day, the messenger sent by the Taishou of Jiyin County brought the letter for help.

On July 25, Lü Bu's general Gao Shun led his army to attack Yiju County, which was unwell defended and was taken in one day.

Later, Gao Shun led the army to attack Dingtao County, the county where Ying Shao was located, and Ying Shao ordered Dingtao County to be defended, but Dingtao County had few soldiers and horses, so he was afraid that he would not be able to hold it, so he asked Guo Peng for help.

Ying Shao asked Guo Peng to immediately send troops to rescue Jiyin County, otherwise Jiyin County would not be guaranteed.

Then the messenger from Shanyang County who guarded the border also came, saying that Shanyang County had few troops and it might be difficult to resist Gao Shun's advance, so he asked Guo Peng to lead the army to help.

A strong desire to survive came to his face, and Guo Peng could feel the panicked appearance when they wrote the letter through the bamboo slips.

Guo Peng didn't expect them to fight like this.

Chen Gong was very angry.

"Lu Bu, a traitor, killed the lord twice, and now he attacks my Yanzhou and slaughters the people of my state for no reason! Is it tolerable or unbearable! Ming Gong, please send troops! ”

Chen Gong strongly asked Guo Peng to send troops to attack Lü Bu.

The Yanzhou people around Guo Peng also agreed to send troops.

They couldn't bear to have their hometown trampled on by Lu Bu, a wild man from the border.

Guo Peng nodded.

"If you send troops, you will definitely send troops, and I will personally lead the army to crusade against Lu Bu, and I want him to know that I can't kill him in Luoyang, I'm sorry."

Subsequently, Guo Peng sent an order to Chen Ji, the minister of Dongping, asking Chen Ji to arrange the grain route first, saying that there was a large army to go south, and asked Chen Ji to ensure the grain route and supplies along the way.

The army going south, Guo Peng will personally lead, supplemented by Yu Ban, Le Jin and Zhao Yun, Guo Jia is the marching Sima, and Cao Chun and Cao Xiu are taken with them, with 20,000 troops, and the preparation was completed on July 28, and the official departure was on July 30.

And on this day, Gao Shun broke through Dingtao County.

Ying Shao did lead the troops to fight, but there were few soldiers and horses, morale was low, not Gao Shun's opponent, held on for a few days, or was broken through the city, Dingtao County was plundered, and countless people died.

Gao Shun forcibly recruited strong men into the army, and then sent them to plunder and attack Juyang County, Chengyang County, Chengshi County and the surrounding manors and dock forts, and the county was full of messes.

For a time, the army of Gaoshun was like a bamboo, and these counties were unable to hold on, and those who held on were broken through, looted, or simply opened the city and surrendered, and it was difficult to protect themselves.

Ying Shao was brave, willing to fight, and tried to defend, but he was always defeated by Gao Shun, and he was broken through by Gao Shun when he couldn't organize an effective defense line at all, and he was defeated repeatedly, and had to retreat into Shanyang County.

On the fifth day of the eighth month, the defense of Jiyin County failed, and Gao Shun completed the expansion of his army, leading more than 16,000 people to break into Shanyang County and directly take Shanyang County to govern Changyi County.

Bian Rang and Ying Shao, who retreated here, joined forces to defend, gathered thousands of troops to defend the county seat of Changyi, and the major families in the city joined forces to send 10,000 strong men to transport supplies for the army, temporarily withstanding Gao Shun's onslaught.

Gao Shun changed his strategy, and the column swept away the military strongholds around the county seat of Changyi, surrounded three and missing one, leaving only the eastern city wall, and sent a large army to attack the city on the remaining three sides.

After that, he took advantage of the direction of the wind, lit up thick smoke at the upwind outlet, smoked the defenders of the city wall, and took the opportunity to send troops to attack the city, almost breaking through the city wall, so that the hearts of the troops in the city were shaken.

Bian Rang couldn't hold it first, and wanted to retreat to a safe place, but he didn't allow it, he had to hold on, and he didn't let Gao Shun succeed for two days.

As a result, Bian Rang really couldn't withstand Gao Shun's onslaught, and seeing that the city was in danger, he actually opened the city gate and fled east.

Then it was intercepted by Gao Shun's cavalry in ambush in advance, and none of the more than 500 people survived.

Bian Rang was caught by Gao Shun, crying and begging for mercy, it was useless, and he was beheaded in front of the defenders of the city by Gao Shun's order.

The army in the city was in turmoil, Ying Shao killed the soldiers one after another and could not appease the soldiers, Gao Shun took the opportunity to attack the city, Ying Shao tried his best to defend the city, but still failed.

The city wall was lost, Ying Shao had to give up Changyi County, and under the desperate protection of the guards, he fought his way out of a bloody road, retreated to Jinxiang County, and after seeing the weak city defense of Jinxiang County, he directly gave up guarding here, and fled into Rencheng State on a fast horse.

At this point, the defenses of Jiyin County and Shanyang County failed one after another, and Gao Shun led the army to advance violently, with a momentum like a bamboo, and the prestige was greatly shaken.

After that, Gao Shun gathered as many as 20,000 troops, and no one dared to fight wherever he went, and the locals surrendered one after another.

Some people were lucky enough not to be plundered after surrendering, but many more were unlucky enough and were still plundered even if they surrendered.

The dock fort was destroyed and the manor was looted.

Money, food, ordnance, cloth, population.

These are all things that Gao Shun needs.

Gao Shun got everything he wanted smoothly.

Compared with Gao Shun's smoothness, Lu Bu's side was simply stuck.