Outside the city, Zhong Wu came to the west gate with a single horse, saw the city gate with the door open, and saw the wooden bridge that had been re-paved, looked at the Qin army that was still not far from the city gate, and immediately roared with joy: "Order, go to three ten-person teams to ride away the crowd, and the rest of the people dismount and charge!" ”

Under the order, a team of five people rushed towards the city on horseback, quickly swept through the city gate, and then crashed into the Qin army.

After the six rounds of collision, the door hole was completely opened, and Zhong Wu commanded the army to take the opportunity to enter the city...

After the two sides fought for a while at Ximen, Gongsun Yan arrived with a large army...

After two hours of fierce fighting, Yang Zhoucheng changed hands.

In the city of Yangzhou.

After Zhong Wu sorted out the results of this battle, he reported to Gongsun Yanyu: "Your Majesty, we have killed more than 1,000 enemies and captured hundreds of people in this battle, and the other defenders have fled outside the city. ”

Gongsun Yan bowed his head slightly and asked, "How are our battle losses?" ”

Zhong Wu responded: "Back to the king, the dead on our side are close to hundreds, and more than 1,000 people are injured, but because all the people who attacked the city this time are the elites who were carefully trained before the Yiqu Kingdom, the dead and wounded are all elites, and as for those who are strong, there are not many injured by then." ”

Saying that, Zhong Wu hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, now those defeated soldiers are raping and plundering everywhere in the city, whether to stop it and restrain it." ”

Gongsun Yan shook his head and said: "No need, these defeated soldiers were hit a little hard by the Qin army before, and their morale was completely lost, if they want to quickly recover their morale and enhance their combat effectiveness, they not only need to win, but also need to stimulate their beastly nature and wildness." ”

"Let them go, besides, after a few days, whether they can survive depends on luck!"

Zhong Wu responded: "It's the king." ”

Gongsun Yan continued: "Pass the order, rest all night in Yangzhou City today, march to the east tomorrow morning, kill Pingzhou City in the east, and before sunset tomorrow, General Ben will set up camp under Pingzhou City." ”

"No."

After Zhong Wu went out to give the order, Yu Yuan, who was shirtless and tied with a wounded belt, opened his mouth and asked, "General, please forgive me for not knowing anything below." ”

Gongsun Yan glanced at Yu Yuan and saw that there were more than ten wounds on his body, all of them were wounds, only three serious wounds were tied with three wounds, and the other wounds were only treated simply.

Secretly praised and said with a smile: "If the general has any questions, just come." ”

As soon as Yu Yuan arched his hand, he immediately pulled the wound, and the corners of his mouth immediately twitched twice, before he said: "General, the last general knows that the general originally suggested to the king to avoid the county seat of Shangjun and go straight to the Qin army on the west side of the river to meet the Qi and Zhao coalition forces to cross the river, why did he change his strategy after setting off?" ”

Gongsun Yan sighed: "Yes, the previous general did suggest going straight to Hexi, but this is based on the king's personal expedition, because only the king's personal expedition can stimulate the morale of the defeated army under the heavy reward, because the king is the king of Yiqu, and the soldiers can trust the king." ”

"But Ben will not be able to, for the army, Ben will not only be a stranger, but also an outsider, and the soldiers do not trust me, so, in order to win the trust of others, Ben will have to win one or two battles in order to convince most of the soldiers and listen to my orders."

"Otherwise, in the case of the unbelief of the three armies, Ben will lead a group of unmorale and only a half-impulsive army with a heavy reward to meet the wolf-like Qin army, and fight another vicious battle, even if Ben will have the talent of Sun Wu, I am afraid that he will be defeated."

Saying that, Gongsun Yan shook his head: "Also, if the king is in our camp now, then even if the Yiqu Kingdom temporarily loses the capital, it is nothing, after leading the Qi and Zhao coalition forces to cross the river, just ask the Qi and Zhao coalition forces to help." ”

"However, now that the king is defending the capital, in order to give hope to the king, to give hope to the people in the capital, and even more so to transfer the people in the capital, we must play a powerful role to show that we still have the strength to fight, and it is a great threat to the Qin River defense line, so that we can mobilize the Qin army to come back."

Yu Yuan was stunned for a long time before he exhaled and said, "General, the last general understands." ”

As long as it's not a no-objection sacrifice, then it's all worth it.

Gongsun Yan nodded, and then said, "General, there is still a very important matter for you to do. ”

Yu Yuan arched his hand and said, "Please give the general's orders." ”

Gongsun Yan said expressionlessly: "Please general, you immediately take people to rob all the food in the city, whether it is in the people's homes or in the treasury of the Qin State, all of them will be robbed, and then we will keep enough rations for ourselves for seven days, and burn all the rest." ”

"And all the cattle in the city will be killed and burned."

"This..." Yu Yuan asked, "General, why is this?" Is it for the sake of food shortage? ”

Gongsun Yan sneered: "No, it's to hit the morale of the disease. Ben General expected that at this moment, he should be besieging Yiqu City. Wait for them to get the news that we have broken through Yangzhou City and killed Pingzhou City. In order to prevent us from successfully receiving the Qi and Zhao coalition forces across the river just in case, we will definitely abandon all our baggage and then rush forward lightly. ”

"When he rushed to Yangzhou City, not only could he not get supplies, but the people in the city would have to ask him for help. Not to mention the rest, it will definitely be able to hit the morale of the department. ”

Yu Yuan shuddered, quickly lowered his head, and responded: "Yes, general, the last general will arrange it." ”

As a result, the people in Yangzhou City who had just been robbed once immediately suffered a second robbery.

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Early the next morning.

The army assembled outside the city of Yangzhou.

Gongsun Yan saw that the soldier's face was red and full of morale, and he nodded with satisfaction.

Then, seeing that most of the soldiers were tied with large bags and small bags, their faces suddenly froze.

The former is because they won the battle, and the harvest is not small, and as for those burdens, it is the harvest and rations.

Gongsun Yan hurriedly ordered: "Order, order all the soldiers to abandon everything except their own rations and weapons, and after half an hour, the army began to advance towards Pingzhou City." ”

"If there are other objects on the road, there will be no forgiveness for killing anyone."

"Tell the soldiers to throw away all their belongings, as long as this battle is over, the king will be doubled."

"Yes, General."

Although the soldier was a little reluctant to hear that he wanted to throw away his belongings, he could only endure the pain and cut his love with joy when he heard that he would return it twice as soon as he heard it.

Half an hour later, the army was in order, and then marched sharply to the east.

After the sun set, the army arrived at Pingzhou City, which was heavily guarded and learned of the attack of the Yiqu army before dark.

The size of Pingzhou City is about the same size as Yangzhou City, and there are more than 10,000 people in the city.

But Pingzhou City is not as good as Yangzhou City, because it is not a border city, and the city wall is barely one zhang high, and the moat... No!

Coupled with the strong attack on the river by the Qi and Zhao coalition forces, most of the soldiers in the city were transferred to Fushi for defense, and now there are only more than 2,000 men in the city to defend the city.

These two thousand men, after Pingzhou City learned that Yangzhou City in the west had fallen, recruited a lot from the nearby townships today.

The next day, after resting for the night, Gongsun Yan ordered: "Order, prepare to build siege equipment, and order the army to besiege the city." ”

"This ······" Yu Yuan on the side hesitated when he heard this.