Chapter 587: Destroying Cao (43)
"No danger is no victory!"
Li Jing put away the map and said, "Since we entered Jizhou. The government and family of Jizhou transported all the grain to Yecheng, Julu, Zhuojun and other places. After we captured the city, we couldn't even get a meal, so we couldn't rob the people, right? If you want to eat, you have to fight Yecheng! ”
"General, we all listen to you." Xu Da and Chang Yu Chundao.
"Okay, listen to what I'm telling you..."
Li Jing pulled Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to arrange combat missions.
Next.
Li Jing led an army of 50,000 to attack Huguan.
The Hebei army in Wei County, when they learned that Huguan was in a hurry, immediately surrounded them from all directions, wanting to annihilate Li Jing's soldiers and horses. Among them, the soldiers and horses of Gao Lan, Ju Yi and Gao Gan are the most elite.
They were like a triangle, controlling Li Jing's 50,000 troops in a certain area.
Whoosh...
Under the Huguan, the siege continued.
"Report..."
Scouts came one after another: "Gao Lan's soldiers and horses have reached sixty miles away. ”
"Ju Yi's soldiers and horses have reached forty miles away."
"The soldiers and horses of the high-ranking cadres have reached twenty miles away."
............
After listening to the scout's report, Li Jing stopped a scout: "How many troops does the senior cadre have?" ”
"Back to the general, there are about 30,000."
"Let's find out and report again."
"No."
After the scouts leave.
Li Jingchao said to Chang Yuchun on the side: "Gao Gan is the general of the Bingzhou Army, and we are now attacking Huguan in Bingzhou, so it is no wonder that he supports Huguan the fastest." If I do my best to attack Gao Gan now, will the defenders in Huguan support Gao Gan? ”
"Definitely!" Often meet the spring road.
"Let's wait and see..."
Li Jing chuckled, and immediately issued an order for the whole army to go east and attack Gaogan.
Gao Gan is the closest to Huguan and the fastest speed. This gave Li Jing a good opportunity. As long as the defenders of Huguan can be transferred away, and then they can kill back the carbine and occupy Huguan, then the enemy will fight back even more desperately, and maybe even the jaw of Yecheng will rush to support. At that time, Yecheng will be empty.
After half a column of incense.
Li Jing's 50,000 troops rushed to the east and fought fiercely with the senior cadres who had come to the rescue of Huguan.
The tens of thousands of troops of Gao Gan are the state army.
Bingzhou was conquered by Cao Cao very early, and the soldiers and horses in the territory were all recruits. There are no chariots, no horses, and almost no organic power. Compared with Li Jing's 50,000 army, it was much worse.
(Note: Gao Gan is Yuan Shao's nephew.) After the state was captured by Cao Cao, Gao Gan took refuge in Cao Cao. )
on the battlefield.
After a fierce battle...
Li Jing's 50,000 troops, desperately suppressed Gao Gan, and were about to win a big victory.
"Newspaper... General, Ju Yi's 70,000 troops have already come from the north, less than ten miles away! Chang Yuchun said anxiously.
"Seeing that the 30,000 troops of Gao Gan are about to be wiped out by me. It's a pity... I don't know if the garrison in Huguan has been transferred out by me. Did Xu Da go to seize the Huguan.... ”
Li Jing thought in his heart that in case the estimation was wrong, the garrison of Huguan did not come out to support Gao Gan. Aren't you busy in vain? If you don't know it, you will be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Hebei troops.
"Ugh...."
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Jing gritted his teeth and said: "Order all the soldiers and horses to withdraw from the battlefield and move to the southwest!" ”
"No."
Chang Yuchun went to give orders.
Woo woo...
The horn of withdrawal sounded on the battlefield.
The 'Li' flag is rushing to the southwest.
The soldiers who were fighting fiercely with Gao Gan gave up the battle, looked for the banner, and retreated to the southwest.
Soon.
Li Jing's tens of thousands of troops smoothly left the battlefield.
He had just left.
Juyi's 70,000 Jizhou army was oppressed from the north. However, he was a step late. Li Jing has already withdrawn. His tens of thousands of troops went around the southwest of Wei County and returned to Huguan.
What Li Jing didn't expect was....
Huguan was really conquered by Xu Da!
Xu Da personally went out of the city to greet him.
The armies entered the city.
Li Jing, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun came to the city tower.
"Hahaha..." Li Jing smiled: "General Xu Da, you finally didn't disappoint me." Tell me how you managed to conquer the Huguan? ”
Xu Da replied: "Everything is as the general expected. Gao Gan's 30,000 troops were attacked by the general, and the garrison of Huguan immediately rushed to help. As soon as he left, I led the army and occupied the city. ”
"Good!" Li Jing said: "Now it's time to transfer the garrison of Yecheng." When the garrison in Yecheng is transferred, we will no longer be short of food. ”
"General...." Xu Da seemed to have something to say.
"What do you want to say?"
Xu Da replied: "The last general thinks that Yecheng's open jaw may not necessarily send troops to fight the pot pass. First, Gao Ran and Ju Yi have enough troops. Second, there is a lot of food in Yecheng, will he easily get out of the city? ”
"You're right." Li Jing said: "Huguan is dangerous, although it is very important, but it is not enough to lure the open jaw of Yecheng. So.... We're going to win two battles first. made Zhang Jaw feel that if he didn't send troops, Huguan would not be able to recover, and even Gao Ran and Ju Yi might be wiped out. The two generals think about it, we have more than 90,000 troops, stationed in the fortified city of Huguan, to resist Gao Ran, Ju Yuan, attract the enemy's heavy troops, should not be difficult, right? ”
"General Lee, this will take time..... We have no food. Xu Da said.
"After the pot is closed, it is the party. The food of the party can supply our army for several days. General Xu Da, how about you leading 30,000 troops to occupy Shangdang? Li Jing said.
"Yes." Xu Da always felt that there was something wrong with Li Jing's strategy. Zhang Jaw, who is stationed in Yecheng, may not necessarily come to help. If Zhang Jaw doesn't come, won't everything be in vain? But Li Jing was a general, and he was confident, and gave the order to march, and Xu Da had to obey.
Chang Yuchun also prayed silently, hoping to transfer the garrison of Yecheng and conquer Yecheng again. Then you don't have to worry about running out of food.
................
Flashing for days.
Gao Lan, Ju Yi, Gao Gan, and the defenders of the original Huguan all gathered outside Huguan, about 200,000 soldiers and horses, and stormed Huguan.
Li Jing led his troops to resist.
The battle is fierce!
Zhang Jaw, who was stationed in Yecheng, received the news.
But.
He didn't come to help.
Because there are nearly 200,000 troops attacking Huguan, there is no need for him to leave Yecheng undefended and come to Huguan to grab credit.
Therefore, Li Jing's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain did not succeed.
this day.
Xu Da, who went to Shangdang County to loot, came back and brought back more than 1,000 stone of grain, which can be regarded as solving the urgent need of the army for food shortage. But this grain is only enough to eat for a few days, and after a few days, it will still run out of food.
Li Jing left Xu Da, led 30,000 troops, and garrisoned Huguan.
He and Chang Yuchun led the remaining soldiers and horses, about 60,000 people, and left the city of Huguan to fight on the outer front. First of all, he attacked Gao Gan's camp and annihilated all the remaining garrisons of the state army and Huguan that had been killed before.
Then he quickly fled to the south of Wei County, and held on to the high danger.