Chapter 17: Surprise Attack on Xuzhou (Part I)

On the way from Baima to Pengcheng, such a large number of cavalry troops made the cities along the way tremble, as for sending a large army out of the city to ask for an explanation, they did not have such courage, they could only report the situation as soon as possible, wait for the order to act, with the marching speed of Gao Shun and others, after the order was issued, they had already gone far away, and could not play a corresponding role.

The matter of escorting grain and grass materials in the rear, Lu Bu was completely handed over to Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, with the escort of nearly 10,000 troops, and the young people would definitely not dare to take the opportunity to make trouble.

The next day, when the sky was twilight, the cavalry, who had rested all night, were ready to go to battle, and the two-day rush was no small challenge for the cavalry, and the days of jolting on horseback were not a good taste.

"Wen Hou led the cavalry very fast, in Pengcheng, there must be no defense, as long as the raid on the city gate is successful, Pengcheng is at your fingertips." Jia Xu said in a low voice, looking very tired.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "If the raid on Pengcheng is successful, Wen He should be the first to take the lead." ”

Xuzhou, one of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, the population of the entire Xuzhou is more than three million people, although it is not the most in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, but the strength is not weak, and Xuzhou is rich, the people are solid, after occupying Xuzhou, there is no need to worry about the matter of grain and grass.

Yao Feng Peng Zu, for the big Peng country, Xuzhou since then called Pengcheng.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Pengcheng belonged to the Song Dynasty, and later returned to Chu, and Pengcheng County was established after the unification of Qin.

During the Chu and Han dynasties, the overlord of Western Chu built the capital Pengcheng and commanded the world.

Since ancient times, Pengcheng has been listed in Kyushu, and the dragon has fought for thousands of years.

Pengcheng, as the "key to the north" and "the gateway to the south", has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

The closed gates slowly opened, and the people slowly followed the procession to the outside of the city, and if they wanted to live, they had to work.

The guards at the city gate have long been accustomed to everything in front of them, except for the occasional glance, more often they are chatting and boasting, if they meet the person who is alive, they may come forward to interrogate, if they are lucky, maybe they can get some money.

Although the sergeants in the army do not have to worry about food and clothing, they also live a hard life, and only the commander and above in the army can get paid, as for the ordinary non-commissioned soldiers, they work for free when they enter the army, and when they recruit non-commissioned soldiers, they are assigned to every household, which does not mean that they can refuse if they do not want to enter the army, unless they are people with a certain amount of power and rich family resources, and they can avoid it by going up and down.

Not only at the city gate, but also at the head of the city, even many soldiers are resting against the city wall, now the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and people are gradually becoming sleepy, how safe Pengcheng is, there is no need to worry too much at all, even many generals in the army have such thoughts, not to mention ordinary soldiers.

The elite of the Xuzhou army followed Tao Qian to defeat Dong Zhuo, and the defense of the city was in charge of the governor Zhang Min, and the political affairs were in charge of Mi Zhu and others.

At the head of the city, a Xuzhou military academy captain yawned while walking on the city wall, and even his armor was a little scattered, and there was a faint fragrance left on his body, which showed that he was crazy last night.

Just as he was about to reprimand the city soldiers and find a sense of existence, suddenly, the captain's eyes widened and he looked at the billowing dust and smoke in disbelief in the west of the city.

A gust of wind blew, and the figure of some of the cavalry was revealed, and the captain shivered and shouted: "Close the city gate quickly, there are cavalry coming, and the city soldiers are on guard, otherwise you will be killed!" ”

This shout made the nearby soldiers get up one after another, and even the soldiers with organic spirits hurriedly rushed down the city wall to inform.

"General, these cavalrymen are all Han army uniforms, not traitors." A tun commander stepped forward and whispered.

The captain snorted coldly: "It's menacing, I don't know what's going on, so naturally you have to be cautious, otherwise something happens, and I will be the first to ask for your head." ”

Tun Chang shrunk his neck, "General, are you the soldiers and horses under the command of Tao Thorn Shi?" ”

"It's impossible." The captain shook his head, Xuzhou sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo, although the number of troops dispatched reached 15,000 people, but the most lacking in the army was cavalry, if the princes succeeded in attacking Dong Zhuo and got benefits, it was impossible for Tao Qian to get so many cavalry.

The speed of the cavalry was so fast, after the captain's order was delivered, it was already close to the city, at this time the soldiers in the city were not fully prepared, and the city gate was even more chaotic, how had they ever experienced such a formation, two thousand cavalry rolled over, the rumbling hooves of horses resounded in the sky, and even the ground near the city gate was trembling gently.

After seeing this scene, the people who had just walked out of the city wanted to return to the city as quickly as possible, while the people who did not know it wanted to go out of the city, and the soldiers who conveyed the order slashed two people one after another, so that the order of the captain could be successfully conveyed.

The first person, holding a halberd, opened a distance from the soldiers behind him, and the black cloak hunted and hunted, and the speed was extremely fast.

The red rabbit horse was nimble, shuttling flexibly among the people, and in an instant they came to the city gate, and a soldier just raised the spear in his hand, and killed Lu Bu with a halberd, and blood was sprinkled along the red tassels.

A Fang Tian halberd, constantly waving, took the life of a famous soldier, the people were chaotic, and the soldiers were terrified.

But no one who was within a foot of the Red Rabbit Horse was spared, and such a powerful force made the eyes of the Xuzhou soldiers looking at Lu Bu full of panic.

Not long after Lu Bu showed his strength at the city gate, the iron cavalry came and directly seized the city gate with the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying.

At such times, no one would pity the people in the chaos, and they were ordered to take Pengcheng at a faster pace.

Shouting to kill the heavens, the captain saw this, his expression changed greatly, he didn't expect that this cavalry was really coming towards Pengcheng, and immediately led the soldiers to hurriedly walk down the city wall.

However, after the defenders saw the momentum of the cavalry, they still had the slightest will to fight, and the captain killed Lu Bu in the chaos, which aggravated the confusion of the defenders.

Although there are cavalry in the Xuzhou army, the number of cavalry cannot be compared with Lu Bu's command.

The charge was not over, the defenders were defeated, and the panicked soldiers fled in all directions, they had to get out of this dangerous area as soon as possible, and the more they stayed would be more risky.

The elite soldiers of Xuzhou were taken away by Tao Qian, and most of the soldiers in the city had never experienced war, and when they saw the cruel and bloody side of the cavalry charge, fear was infinitely magnified in their hearts.

After taking over the city gate, Lu Bu immediately ordered Hou Cheng, Hao Meng, and Li Dian to lead two hundred cavalry to raid the rest of the city gates, and personally led a thousand cavalry to go straight to the Assassin's Mansion.

Thorn history and state pastor, not only in the status of the difference, but also in power there are many differences, Tao Qian served as the Xuzhou thorn history, the exercise of power and the state pastor is no different.