Chapter 178: Yan Liang is defeated

As soon as Jiang Qi died, for Ma Dai, it was just a fortuitous feat, but for the whole of Hanoi, one of the two who had the right to mobilize troops was trapped, and the other died in battle, and the soldiers and horses in Hanoi counties were uncommanded.

Within ten days, half of Hanoi was included in the Guanzhong army, and the defenders of each county almost never resisted, and the Yanliang grain route was completely cut off.

Although Wen County has not been completely surrounded, Gao Shun asked Ma Dai to bring some soldiers, and did not arrange for them to do internal response, but only let them know the current situation in Hanoi, and put them into the city, so that they could persuade Yan Liang to surrender.

These surrendered soldiers had already been defeated and surrendered, and they didn't understand why Gao Shun let them come back, so they went straight to Wenxian County and begged Yan Liang to accept them into the city.

After Yan Liang made sure that there were no ambushes around, he asked them to be connected to the city with ropes.

"Since you are Jiang Qi's generals, where is Jiang Qi now?" Yan Liang summoned these people and asked.

These people naturally did not dare to say that they had surrendered and were put back by the enemy, but only said that Jiang Qi was defeated one after another in Yi County and Bo County due to insufficient troops, and when he fled to Wen County, he met Ma Dai, the general of Guanzhong, Jiang Qi was killed, and the remnants of the army fled, and they fled all the way to Wen County.

Jiang Qi's death made Yan Liang feel a little guilty, if he could give more soldiers and horses to Jiang Qi, maybe Jiang Qi would not have died in such a battle, but if it weren't for the sufficient troops on his side, Wen County might have followed in the footsteps of Yi County and Bo County at this moment, the Guanzhong army was menacing this time, but the preparation of the lord was quite insufficient, and the troops guarding Hanoi were far from enough.

Of course, this is also because Hanoi has experienced several wars, most of the population was taken away by Chen Mo, and the Hanoi clans such as the Sima family have gone to Yecheng to seek refuge, although there are countless fertile fields, but this has become the frontier of the confrontation between Yuan Shao and Chen Mo.

Chen Mo wants Hanoi, and what he values is also that he hopes to have a place where he can have enough strength on the north bank, and Yuan Shao obviously doesn't care too much about Hanoi after losing its population, Yan Liang's troops are here, or because after the failure to capture Chenggao, he found that Chen Mo transferred troops frequently, so that Yan Liang and Jiang Qi stayed here to prevent Chen Mo from attacking, otherwise, Chen Mo would have an easier time taking Hanoi than now.

From the point of view of reaction speed, the gap between Yuan Shao and Chen Mo and Cao Cao was reflected in this battle, Chen Mo and Cao Cao mobilized troops and horses relatively more smoothly and more timely, while Yuan Shao's reaction speed and adaptability were undoubtedly half a step slower, Yan Liang's letter for help had been sent to Yecheng for several days, at this time Yuan Shao began to mobilize troops and horses, and ordered Han Meng to lead the army to help, but even if the reinforcements arrived, they could save Huai County, but it was not easy to relieve the siege of Wen County.

After Yan Liang learned that Wen County had become a lonely city, his mood was a little heavy, but he was quite confident in holding Wen County, after all, Wen County was strong, and the soldiers and horses had enough food and grass, even if the grain route was cut off by the enemy, it was enough to support it for a long time, enough for Yuan Shao to attack back, and now he only needs to hold on.

It's just that rumors of all the counties around Wen County gradually spread among the army, and the uneasiness spread over time without any reinforcements arriving.

Maybe in Yan Liang's view, this is not a big deal, but the soldiers and civilians defending the city began to worry about their future, although Chen Mo's reputation is better, and there has never been a slaughter of the city, but in such a troubled era, who can guarantee it?

Moreover, after the city was broken, it was difficult for those siege soldiers to restrain it.

This kind of uneasiness became more and more serious over time, even if Gao Shun did not attack the city, but the reinforcements and the rear grain and grass were not delivered, morale began to be low, and some people began to flee, when Yan Liang noticed that something was wrong, such uneasy emotions were difficult to calm down.

"General, Han Meng has led the army to Huai County, General Cui is defeated, retreat to the state and county, look at Han Meng's posture, it seems that he wants to kill all the way to recapture the city, General Cui sent people to ask for help." Several lieutenant generals didn't know why Gao Shun was besieging Wen County but was slow to attack, now that Han Meng is coming, if Han Meng attacks Li Cheng, the siege of Wen County will naturally collapse, and all the efforts made before are afraid that they will be in vain.

"Pass my military order, tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow will attack the city, this battle, Wen County needs to fight down!" Gao Shun nodded, got up and said aloud.

"Whoa!" When the generals heard this, they hurriedly bowed down to answer the order, although it was strange why Gao Shun did not attack after besieging it for so long, but attacked the city at this time, and with the strength of Wen County, even if the Guanzhong army was strong, if he wanted to fight down, I am afraid it would be difficult, right?

But Gao Shun's military order has been issued, and the generals do not dare to slack off, and immediately send an order to prepare for the siege.

Early the next morning, when Yan Liang inspected the city as usual, the Guanzhong army appeared in sight, lined up in a neat formation, and when large siege equipment such as catapults, wells, city rams, and ladders continued to appear on the battlefield, Yan Liang actually didn't care, with the strength of Wen County, it was no problem to defend for more than a month.

It's just that when the soldiers officially started, the horn of the charge sounded, and the black-pressed Guanzhong army pushed all kinds of equipment to attack the city, Yan Liang, who had been in battle for a long time, noticed that something was wrong, the soldiers defending the city were discouraged, and the battle was weak, no matter how Yan Liang encouraged morale, it was useless, and the people's hearts had been scattered during this time, and as the main general, Yan Liang not only did not notice it in time, but even did not do too many actions to boost morale.

As soon as the battle began, you could feel the obvious decline of the defenders, although the first onslaught was successfully blocked, but the price paid was a lot, Yan Liang was furious, personally raised the knife, and constantly killed the Guanzhong army that rushed to the head of the city, and the ring knife in his hand was cut to the blade, but the Guanzhong army was like a tide, Yan Liang was only one person after all, how to stop the morale of the Guanzhong army that rushed up like a rainbow and the tide?

When the war lasted until noon, Yan Liang also began to exhaust his strength, he was already famous for his bravery, but after all, he was still flesh and blood, one person could kill several Guanzhong troops, a faint sense of powerlessness lingered in his heart, he would lose! Wen Xian was afraid that he couldn't hold back the thought that he kept popping up in his heart, and the knife in his hand seemed to have lost its strength, and as time went by, the feeling of powerlessness became heavier and heavier.

Maybe Yan Liang never dreamed that one day he would be so rude when he was fighting, the indomitable momentum in the past seemed to have disappeared, and it was difficult to do it no matter how much he wanted to drum up.

The state of the defenders, Gao Shun could clearly perceive, looked at the sky, Gao Shun turned his head to look at the flag officer: "Trapped in the camp...... Attack! ”

"Whoa!"

The flag officer agreed, and waved the command flag again and again.

"Woo~"

The sound of the horn with strange penetrating power was still clear even on the noisy battlefield, and the siege of the Guanzhong army spontaneously parted a road, and an army in armor fought out of the army and went straight to the second of the city wall.

Yan Liang, who was fighting, felt the pressure suddenly lighten, and his heart was slightly relieved, but when he saw the nightmarish army appear in his sight, he suddenly felt cold all over his body, and his whole body was cold.

Can't hold it!

Yan Liang's heart was cold, although the knife was still moving, but his heart gradually sank, and his already wavering belief was completely destroyed with the appearance of this army.

On the riverside that day, the shock brought to him by this army was too great, twice the strength of the other party, and when the morale was at its peak, he was killed by the other party and threw away his armor and fled in embarrassment.

The confidence, which had already been shattered, was completely lost when this army appeared.

"Withdraw!" Yan Liang gritted his teeth, this group of people appeared, Wen County, who was already crumbling, was afraid that he would not be able to hold it, he chose the wisest way, since it was difficult to hold, then he would retain the vitality and then deal with the other party.

When the defeat is decided, it is understandable to make such a choice, but when a military general who is known for his enthusiasm and courage chooses such a rational approach, it is sad for the military general himself.

"Yan Liang is gone, don't be afraid!" When Gao Shun learned that Yan Liang led his troops to flee from the east gate, he did not call someone to intercept him, but just ordered someone to light wolf smoke and let Ma Dai lead the cavalry to follow and pursue.

No one understood the meaning of Gao Shun's words, maybe it was just a declaration of the victor, but in the subsequent battles with the Jizhou army, he gradually discovered that he was once the champion of the three armies. It seems that the famous generals of the north are no longer as powerful as they once said.

Of course, this is a later story, the war is not over yet, Wen County has not been completely occupied is not a victory, although Gao Shun is sharp, but more cautious, he is not known for his personal bravery, but every time he fights, he is invincible.

At that time, no one cared about Luoyang, and only the young general who was responsible for training in the West Park, and now he has returned to the Central Plains, but the first battle will move the world's river. The famous generals of the north have no power to fight back, and the name of Gao Shun may be powerful in the world from today, of course, Chen Mo's ability to recognize people may be admired by the people of the world after this battle.

After Gao Shun entered the city, he immediately gathered in the camp and said in a deep voice: "Pass on my military order, and those who kill the people without permission will be killed!" Those who plunder the people's wealth, slash! Those who take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, slash! ”

The first thing Gao Shun did after entering the city was to strictly enforce military discipline, in this troubled era, it was actually very common for the army to break through the city and take the opportunity to plunder property, which was almost the default rule, and there were not many generals like Gao Shun who strictly restrained their subordinates in this era, and even fewer could be restrained, perhaps it was not an exaggeration to say that it was the only one.

The trapping camp immediately received the order, and quickly formed a team of ten people to disperse to the city to restrain the three armies, Gao Shun sent people to Luoyang to report, this battle, Hanoi is Chen Mo's clear territory, and it is also the battlefield of the battle with Yuan Shao later, now Wen County has been down, and has a foundation on the north bank, Chen Mo's army can cross the river in a big way.