Chapter 69: Comparable to Li Bing
Ju Yidao: Let's report to the lord first, it's best to let Zilong's cavalry also cross the river from here, we don't have cavalry to suffer too much, I'm afraid that Gongsun Chan will have cavalry intercepting in front.
Zhang He said: Good, while sending someone to deliver the news to Zhang Jie, he ordered the one behind to cross the river to rest.
Zhang Jie received that Zhang He Juyi had already fought with the Gongsun Zhan cavalry, and nearly 3,000 men were killed or wounded. It's also very distressing.
After hearing that Zhang He's troops had all crossed the river, Zhang Jie said to Jia Xu: Ju Yi asked Zhao Yun's cavalry to accompany them to cross the river Wenhe, what do you think? Jia Xu said: Gongsun Zhan's cavalry is sharp, Ju Yi is worried that although it is unlikely, he is also afraid that Gongsun Zhan will make a desperate bet and fight a decisive battle with Zhang Hebu who crosses the river, and wants to eat my soldiers and horses across the river first, and it is also feasible to send Zi Dragoon, anyway, it is fast to ride a horse, so let Zilong go, and then Zhang Jie ordered Zhao Yun to also go upstream and cross the river to join Zhang He Juyi and go to Jixian together.
Gongsun Zan was also distressed when he heard that Yan Gang's cavalry had suffered heavy casualties. Tian Yudao: The lord can't fight with Zhang Jie in the field, and now Zhang He's nearly 20,000 horses are coming across the river, and there is no intention to guard the bank of Jishui, so let's either make a desperate bet. Eat Zhang Jie's troops across the river and Zhang He, or all of them will return to the city to defend it. If Zhang He is allowed to outflank the back road of our riverbank troops, it will be too late to regret it.
Gongsun Zhan couldn't make up his mind, he wanted to guard the river bank to prevent Zhang Jie from crossing the river, and he wanted to eat Zhang He's vanguard. But when I thought of nearly 20,000 horses, and there were powerful crossbowmen, I was a little worried. I'm afraid that if I can't eat it, it will become a field duel, which will fall into Zhang Jie's hands, and if you don't defend the city, you will fight in the field, which is stupid. But it's a pity to give up this opportunity to eat one of the enemy's partial divisions, if you can eat this first no troops, then this battle will be won.
In the middle of the preparation, Tan Ma came to report, and a large number of cavalry of the Jizhou Army also crossed the river upstream, at this time Tian Yu said: Don't hesitate anymore, Zhang Jie has a lot of cavalry, if they rush to Jixian County before we withdraw our troops, then we will probably not be able to return to the city. Please order all of them to return to the city, and we will defend the city.
Gongsun Zhan said: Yan Gang ordered all the troops to return to the city.
Gongsun Chan retreated on the banks of the river. As soon as Zhang Jie saw that Gongsun Zhan had withdrawn, he also began to build a pontoon bridge, and the timber and bamboo rows of the pontoon bridge had already been prepared, and the Yongding River was not too urgent, and it didn't take long to build a pontoon bridge. Zhang Hebu is also heading to Jixian County.
Tian Yu on the wall of Jixian County: The lord of our city defense force is less than 30,000 people, and his subordinates think that they should notify the soldiers and horses of the cities in Yuyang, if Zhang Jie divides his troops to attack, he can defend the rules, if he can't defend it, he will withdraw to Youbeiping, now we have more than 10,000 people in Yuyang, if he retreats to Youbeiping, we can also face the enemy with peace of mind, and Youbeiping now has less than 20,000 soldiers and horses is not very reliable. Yan Gangdao: Yuyang (near present-day Miyun Shilibao in Beijing) is very close to Jixian County, why don't you let them evacuate to Jixian County?
Gongsun Zhan said: If you don't withdraw, Yuyang is there, and Jixian and Yuyang are. Tian Yudao: Yu originally thought so, but his subordinates should be worried, such as Zhang Jie first fighting Yuyang and then besieging Jixian County!
Zhang Jie's purpose is to fight quickly, if we attack Yuyang first, if we don't save it, Yuyang will not be protected, if we save it, Zhang Jie will definitely want to eat our reinforcements first, so please make a decision. ,
Zou Dan is the general of Jixian County, and said: In the opinion of his subordinates, it is best for the lord to let Yuyang 10,000 people withdraw to Youbeiping. Now there are nearly 30,000 horses in Jixian County, which is enough, no matter how much food there is, there will not be enough food to eat, and Zhang Jie only has 60,000 horses, and the art of war is cloudy: ten (times) will surround it, five (times) will attack it, (one) times will be divided, the enemy can fight, less can escape, if not, it can be avoided, and now although our soldiers are not as many as Zhang Jie, but it is not several times the difference, my Jixian city is tall, there are 30,000 defenders enough, such as let Zhang Jie go to Yuyang to break through, and then transfer heavy troops to the right Beiping, and leave part of the soldiers and horses to contain my Jixian soldiers and horses, If the right Beiping is lost, most of the soldiers' families will be captured, and the heart of the Jixian army will be moved. Therefore, Dan thought that if he quickly sent someone to inform the Yuyang defenders to withdraw to Youbeiping, then our army only had to hold Jixian County, Guangyang County, and the right and north could be equal.
Zhang Jie came with a large army from Jizhou, and Jizhou was empty, and he couldn't consume it here for a long time. Moreover, there is another advantage of retreating to Youbeiping, which his subordinates dare not talk about. Gongsun Chan said: Speak, I don't blame you. Zou Dandao: If we retreat to Youbeiping, if we lose Jixian, we can still block Zhang Jie in Youbeiping. Even if Youbeiping is lost, the lord can also withdraw to Liaodong in order to make a comeback, why bother to work hard with Zhang Jie in Jixian County?
Gongsun Zhan thought about it and said: What does Guorang (Tian Yuzi) think?
Tian Yudao: General Zou is reasonable, and Yu thinks it is feasible. If the lord has the heart to withdraw the Yuyang defenders, he should be quick and not let Zhang Jie take advantage of it. Gongsun Chan nodded and said, "Good." Just according to the words of the country. Immediately send people to Yuyang and ask them to retreat to Youbeiping immediately, and tell them to transport all the money and grain over, quickly.
After Zhang Jie crossed the river, he has been thinking about how to take down Jixian, he always felt that Gongsun Chan Baima Yicong was very awesome, but he didn't expect to let the strong crossbowmen shoot and dare not fight, it seems that there is very little possibility of letting Gongsun Chan go out of the city to fight, but if it is too difficult to climb up the siege ladder to attack the city, the casualties will be too great. Ay! In ancient times, every time a cold weapon attacked a city, it was a spiritual test, and it was really unbearable if the heart was not hard.
When Zhang Jie's army of nearly 60,000 troops came to Jixian County the next day, Zhang Jie looked at the moat and said to Jia Xu beside him, this Gongsun Chan is also a hero, Jie thought that he could play a good cane, it seems that he overestimated Gongsun Zhan, I think he will be much stronger to be a Hangu guard than in Youzhou, Wen He can see what is the difference between this moat? Jia Xudao: It seems to be new.
Zhang Jie said: That's right, last time we ambushed him with Wen You, it seems that he doesn't plan to go out of the city again, this moat is more than twice as wide as the last time he came.
He said with a smile: Gongsun Bogui seems to be planning to defend the city, how much effort it takes, this moat is dug like a grand canal, and it will not be possible to fill this moat in a few days.
Suddenly, Zhang Jie looked up and saw Gongsun Zan on the city wall also looking at him. Zhang Jie walked over, Dian Wei was very afraid that Gongsun Zan would release arrows and stood beside him all the time, ready to block the arrows for him at any time.
Zhang Jie said loudly: Brother Bogui, can you take a step forward, let's talk to you. Gongsun Chan said: What do you and I have to say that we are enemies?
Zhang Jiedao: The world says that Gongsun Bogui is a fierce general who has guarded Youzhou for many years, and Bai Ma Yi is the elite of the world, so that Wuhuan and other foreign races dare not look south. And I, Zhang Shimin, want to say that the world has underestimated Brother Bogui. Brother Bogui should go to the imperial court to be a great farmer. He led the people to dig canals to irrigate the fertile fields. Or dig a canal to dredge the water. In my opinion, if Brother Bogui goes to smelt water, it can be compared to the ancient sages Dayu. If Brother Bogui goes to Yeli River, he can compare to Li Bing's father and son. Although Jie has never been to Dujiangyan, Yijie guesses that the Dujiangyan repaired by Li Bing's father and son may not be more spectacular than the Jixian moat repaired by Brother Bogui. It's a pity that Brother Bogui doesn't go to Dasi Nong! Talent! It's a great talent. Hahahaha!
Zhang Jie was depressed behind him, Jia Xu and other soldiers were also laughing so much that tears were about to come out, and even Zhao Yun, who had never liked jokes, was laughing while keeping his head away.
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