Chapter 462: Battle of Liyang I

Yu Ban's Qingzhou battalion and Gan Ning's Flying Tiger Army fought in the hinterland of Jizhou, Cao Ying's fierce general Tiger idiot Xu Chu went out to fight Gan Ning, the two fought three hundred rounds during the day, Xu Chu did his best to remove his armor naked, Gan Ning also did not let it at all, the two of them immediately hit the horse and it was still difficult to separate, and the two generals were still in the evening and then picked up the lights and fought at night, and it was still an autumn tie after the two lilies.

After this battle, both sides knew that it was difficult to defeat each other, and they also promised each other to be their fierce enemies in life, and it was difficult to win in the forbidden fight, so they began to use the strategy of rolling and steadily pressing the whole army to deal with the enemy in front of them, which was the result of his hard thinking all night, his biggest advantage was in the army, as long as he was walking step by step, he would not be like Gao Rou who ambushed the enemy, although the price paid for this was that the speed of advance was very slow, but as a reinforcement from Yanzhou, this method was the best policy in front of him.

In the face of Wen Ze's rolling strategy, Gan Ning did not have a very good way, this person used the army very calmly, let him use all the tricks to lure the enemy can not let the other party have a little light soldiers, Yu Ban's move relies on the number of Qingzhou troops to occupy the advantage, and its combat power does not lose the other party, let the enemy army change, I only gather a group of steady now, such a method of warfare is simple and unpretentious but extremely effective, as Cao Cao greatly valued the general of the unified army, Yu Ban showed his strength as soon as he made a move.

There is no doubt that the biggest factor in determining the outcome of the battle between the two armies is the strength of the two sides, and the reason why the example of defeating the strong with the weak will be remembered is because they are in the minority. After many attempts, Gan Ning also gave up the idea of ambushing the other party, Yu Ban is not Gao Rou, and the soldiers of the Qingzhou battalion are not the 20,000 old and weak of Bohai, even if the scene of the day is repeated, the two sides will fight to the end and defeat must be the Flying Tiger Army, after all, they only have more than 10,000 people, and the Qingzhou battalion is a full 50,000, and the nearly 20,000 horses of Mount Tai cannot become the elite opponent of Yanzhou in such an engagement, so Gan Ning can only retreat step by step, fortunately, although the forbidden tactics are stable but not fast, he still has time to try to strengthen the ancient city defense.

Qingzhou battalion further, the Flying Tiger Army took a step back, such an action lasted for five days, Gan Ning who arrived at the ancient city of Ji could only begin to hold on to the city, and after the siege of the city, he did not immediately attack the city, and even a day later, he did not see much movement, Xu Shu Pang Tong dismissed this person to wait and see the changes in the battle situation in Jizhou before deciding his own actions, after all, with the combat power of the Flying Tiger Army, if he wants to attack the city, he will definitely pay heavy casualties, at this time Gan Ning has been trapped here by him, and it does not play a big role in the battle situation, so why should he waste his military strength in vain? In addition, he may also be waiting for the arrival of Yuan Junjun's national soldiers, as long as Gan Ning does not break through, Yu Wen Ze will not make much movement, which is not unacceptable to Gan Ning, of course, he must be careful and not despise the surprise attack of the enemy. This is how Yu Wen uses troops, once the situation changes, his offensive will be extremely fierce.

Xu Pang and the two of them are not wrong in their analysis of the ban, the purpose of his visit is to deal with Gan Ning, so that he can not make trouble in the hinterland of Jizhou, in Yuan Shao, he naturally hopes that Yu Ban can go all out to attack Jigu and break the defenders of Gan Ning, but Yu Ban is not under Yuan Shao's command, in Jizhou, he first needs to confirm his own safety, and then he can have other plans, too much damage he does not want to see, I believe that the other party can also see this and maintain a subtle tacit understanding with him.

Gan Ning agrees with Xu Pang's analysis very much, he can hold on to the ancient times, this is the granary of the Yuan army, although most of them were burned by him, but the remaining 30,000 soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army Taishan Army insisted on holding on for several months It is not a problem, Yu Ban can calmly wait for the changes in the battle situation ahead at this time, Gan Ning can't be so calm, his own safety is secondary, but he can't help but take the success or failure of the eldest brother to heart, but at this time he can't let himself calm down first, this opponent under the city is by no means easy to with, and now he is standing still, But once the flaws are exposed, it is difficult to say.

At this time, the second battalion of the Xuanwu White Tiger has been encamped on the left and right of the Longxiang camp, and Zhao Yun's iron cavalry battalion is stationed on their flanks, since the second night Yuan Shang attacked the camp of the Longxiang camp was defeated by the white tiger battalion after a burst of cloud-piercing arrows shot by the two sides of the army and the front line, but there has been no more conflict, Liu Yijun is the military order of the lord, he is leading the Yuan army to the Liyang battlefield, and the Yuan army is also waiting for Tian Feng's arrival, at the same time there are still 50,000 county soldiers are about to arrive, They did not go to Jigu to meet Yu Ban but came here, Yu Wenze's abacus Yuan Shaotian Feng also guessed a roughly, rather than let these soldiers go to Jigu to consume, it is better to invest in the battle of Liyang, as long as Yu Ban keeps an eye on Gan Ning, it is not a top priority to break Jigu or not.

At this time, in the Longxiang camp Xu Huang's handsome tent, Liu Yi's army generals gathered, it can be regarded as the most neat since the meeting in Linxian County, Liu Yi led 20,000 elite soldiers from the second battalion of Liaodong Huwei last night to arrive, and now the two armies are facing each other, Xu Huang's Longxiang battalion is at the forefront, and his handsome tent has naturally become where Liu Yi convened the generals to discuss the military situation.

Liu Yi had already released the flying feather in the early morning, but it took a full morning but did not find any news, it seems that the enemy army has no hidden back hand except for the enemy in front of him, but Liu Yi did not let go of his heart, not only he and Xi Zhicai had a guess, Guo Jiajiaxu and others also had the same feeling, any negligence and miscalculation during the decisive battle may become the reason for the defeat, they would rather look at the enemy's combat strength a few points higher than have the slightest contempt, After all, Fei Yu can only observe the crowd in the middle of the road, and it is difficult to detect if the other party is only in the camp at this time, so this observation must continue.

"Coupled with the 20,000 soldiers of the second battalion of the Tiger Guard Liaodong brought by Liu, our army used a total of 190,000 troops for the Battle of Liyang, and the enemy in front of him also has 170,000, I believe that Yuan Jun must have a hidden backhand, our army is stationed in situ to wait for reinforcements, and the enemy is afraid of the same, but the decisive battle is already imperative, if this battle is won, Jizhou will no longer have the power to resist, no matter how many backhands Yuan Benchu has, this battle our army will also fight and win!" Liu Yi on the main seat in the tent first spoke, according to the situation of fighting with the Jizhou army after the march, the 190,000 Youzhou army is enough to defeat the enemy, even if the other party has a back hand, Liu Yi still has a cavalry advantage, and at this time he wants to boost morale, if he is the commander-in-chief, he has no belief in victory, and what to ask his subordinates and soldiers.

"Lord, Huang has fought with Gao Gan Yuan Shang under Liyang City, although his army is quite strong in combat power, there is still a distance between the elite of our army, and the last general estimates that my 10,000 Longxiang battalion soldiers can at least defeat 13,000 Jizhou troops, plus the benefits of the cavalry are especially on our side, if we start a decisive battle with the strength in front of us, our army can win." Xu Huang's self-confidence is not cautious, but also based on actual combat, Liu Yijun's strength is composed of many factors, in addition to staffing, logistics, ordnance and other obvious visible, Liu Yi's subordinate states have gradually improved the reserve mechanism, of course, at this time is not called this name, the same new recruits, Liu Yijun's foundation will be better than Yuan's army, and then look at the strength of this battle, except for Zhao Yun's iron cavalry battalion, not to mention, Longxiang battalion, Huwei battalion, Xuanwu battalion, and Vermilion Bird battalion are all first-class elites in Liu Yi's army.

"General Xu's words are true, our army's combat strength will definitely be better than the other party's in a head-on decisive battle." Zhou Cang, the commander of the White Tiger Battalion, spoke, and the rest of the generals also seconded the proposal, the strength of the combat strength under his command has always been something they are proud of, and since the lord said that this battle will be won, they must also do their best.

"The Jizhou cavalry is almost the same as our army in terms of combat power, but the quality of the horses is indeed different, our army's war horses are better than the other party in terms of endurance, even if they can fight with me when the war begins, but the longer the time of our cavalry, the more obvious the advantage of our cavalry will be, compared to the Jizhou cavalry, Xiahou Yuan's tiger and leopard cavalry is indeed a strong enemy, although he may seek self-protection first and not go all out, but our army can not rely on this, if you really want to fight a decisive battle, you need to make some arrangements for it." Yan Gang and Hua Xiong fought with the Jizhou cavalry and the tiger and leopard cavalry under the dawn of the sun that day, this time Zhao Yun came to them naturally to discuss in detail to find out where the local weaknesses are, the iron cavalry camp is full of people who have led the cavalry for a long time, and the vision of the cavalry is also extremely accurate, this Jizhou war horse endurance is not as good as Youzhou is the result of their discussion, and Zhao Yun said it at the moment, which is very helpful for the arrangement of the iron cavalry battalion.

Liu Yi bowed slightly when he heard this, he greatly appreciated the meticulous observations of his generals, don't underestimate these details, sometimes it is these seemingly inconspicuous subtleties that determine the direction of the war. He probably knows in his heart the reason why the endurance of his cavalry war horse is better than that of the other party, Jizhou Yanzhou itself has produced war horses, and the cavalry uses it more, and Liu Yijun's war horse in addition to coming from the bitter cold places such as Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang, Youzhou Horse Farm has also made great contributions, under the careful study of Ma Yuan, the ability to produce self-produced war horses has been greatly improved in the past two years, both horse speed and endurance have increased, once the battle time is extended under the same military conditions, Liu Jun's cavalry can occupy a greater advantage, after all, in the cavalry duel, The horse's ability is also an extremely important factor, and with this advantage, it is possible to make targeted arrangements.

"What else do the two military advisors have to say?" Seeing that Jia Xu and Guo Jia had not spoken, Liu Yi asked, it was the ace combination of ghosts and poisoners who worked together to completely defeat Liu Bao and Lu Bu's more than 100,000 troops in the battle of Bingzhou that day, and I hope it will be the same this time.

"Lord, this battle is no different from the wolf on that day, the main battle is compared to the combat power of the two armies, both sides are dignified formations, it is not easy to come up with a strange plan, and a bad one will be self-defeating, it is the same opinion as the generals, only from the current situation, the advantage of this battle is indeed on our side, our army's concern is only in the enemy's hidden strength, so, why can't he take the initiative to launch an offensive, invite the enemy to a decisive battle, if he still wants to hide our army, he will go all out to break the enemy in front of him and let him regret it too late." Guo Jia said that at this time, Fengxiao, who has always been gentle and elegant, also seems to have a very iron-blooded temperament, and Liu Yi and the generals in the account are all bright-eyed, and the feeling of military advisors is generally unfathomable, and this time it will be much more direct.

"Feng Xiao's words are feasible, the lord can prepare for a decisive battle tonight, our army will launch an offensive within two days, the enemy army at this time is likely to be waiting for reinforcements, our army can not give him this time, the back hand will be the back hand, there must be no hiding in the big war." Jia Xu also said that his and Guo Jia's confidence is also pinned on Liu Yijun's combat strength.

Liu Yi was even more confident when he heard this, Jia Xu was right, instead of guessing the gains and losses of the opponent's back hand here, it is better to take the initiative to attack and beat the opponent's back hand out! This side wanted to make a statement, but there was news that Lian Shan Xizhi had arrived in a hurry for 800 miles.