The news of the fierce battle on the Shiliang side reached the Jin camp, and Pei Gai and Zu Ti really sent troops and horses one after another to reinforce them. Of course, as Liu Xun and others said, "Shiliang is in a dangerous terrain, that is, thousands of horses and thousands of troops, it is difficult to spread, and the only way to fight is to fight bravely", if Huyan Yan really defended the fortress, even if the whole Jin army pressed it, it would not be easy to defeat; And even if Hu Yanyan has not yet built a camp, it is useless to add more soldiers - those who can reach the front line have only killed three or five hundred people.

Therefore, the two only assigned some soldiers and horses to the west of Yanshi City to block the reinforcements in the city, and it was also convenient to replace the tired Li Ju and Wei should come down at any time and put them into the new force; At the same time, troops were sent to build fortifications on the north and south sides of the Yan Division to block the passage for the Hu army to enter and exit.

The main force of the two armies was still Yuzhou in the south and Xuzhou in the north, pressing to the east of the city two miles away, and building a new camp. This distance is very convenient to go forward at any time to attack the city wall, first, to form psychological pressure on the defenders, in case they are fully reinforcing Shiliang, and secondly, to prepare if Shiliang is unfavorable in battle, so they have to follow Fan Ya's next strategy and attack Yanshi.

The location of the Yuzhou army is where Pei Gai's previous attack on Yanshi's camp is located, and the trench has not been filled, and it is still a base, which is very convenient; The position of the Xuzhou army is actually more to the northeast of the Yan Division, and it is necessary to dig trenches and reject horses, and the amount of work is not small. Tao Kan raised concerns about this, saying:

"Forcing the city and walled, is to bet that the defenders do not dare to fight, now there are many Hu troops in the city, and my strength is weak, if he sees a fierce battle in the west of the city, and the whole division goes out to attack the east of the city, how to deal with it? My village is not complete, if you don't fortify it in advance, I'm afraid it's a big disadvantage! ”

Pei Gai smiled: "But I'm afraid he won't leave the city." Although the village is not complete and the formation has been established, if the thief attacks, it can be destroyed in front of the city, which is much easier than attacking the city. ”

Tao Kan frowned and said: "Forcing Jun to move to the camp, do you want to use your body as bait to lure out Hu Jun?" Pei Gai originally didn't have such a plan - it's not clear whether Zu Ti thought so - but at this time, of course, he had to pretend that Chengzhu was in his chest and Zhizhu was in his hand, so he bowed his head calmly: "Hu Ruo still despises me, and when he sees me move the camp and divide the troops, he will go out of the city - the Yuzhou army is close at hand, what is there to fear?" ”

Before the words fell, I suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and a horse hurriedly reported: "The east gate of Yanshi is wide open, and the Hu army is out of the city!" ”

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Liu Fu used Liu Ya's strategy to prepare to take advantage of the fact that both sides focused on Shiliangwu in the west of the city, and the Jin army divided its troops in four directions to block the opportunity of reinforcements in the city, and the main force went out of the east of the city and went straight to the Jin base. With the outnumbered, with the prepared to attack unprepared-I hope that the other party is really unprepared-to concentrate and disperse, there is still a good chance of winning.

The best result, of course, was to win the battle, which relieved the siege of Yanshi, and even eliminated the crisis in the entire Henan; The second class also has to force the Jin army to recall the scattered soldiers and horses and return to the defense camp, then there is a chance to rescue Hu Yanyan from death. Moreover, if the momentum of the Jin army can be slightly defeated through field battles, the future defense battles will be slightly easier to fight.

In fact, although Liu Fu was ordered to stick to Yanshi, he actually held a fire in his heart, after all, the number of his own army was not inferior to the enemy's army—maybe even more—he didn't dare to go out of the city to fight, but to defend against the wall, no one would feel comfortable. Otherwise, all those who have cities to defend will defend the city, and who will be willing to fight in the field? As Hu Yanyan said, if the other party has been forced to fight in the city, the morale of the army will inevitably be weakened.

Of course, as the commander-in-chief, Liu Fu needs to think more, he knows that the quality of his army's soldiers and horses is probably inferior to the enemy, if there is no perfect strategy, the battle will inevitably fail - there are more than 10,000 or 20,000 people, and it really can't make up for the gap between the two sides. So if there is a chance to win, how can there be any reason not to fight?

He had already climbed the tower to observe the deployment of the Jin army, and saw that the Jin people forced the city and the wall, and the camp was not yet complete, especially in Xuzhou, although it was slightly farther away from the east gate, but the number was about 10,000, and the fortifications had just begun - after repeated division of troops, the Xuzhou army was thinner.

Therefore, Liu Fu set the main attack direction in the Xuzhou camp in the northeast of the city, and he ordered Liu Xun to lead the elite to attack the Xuzhou army, and contain the rest of the Yuzhou army - "How many men and horses does Qing must, can you break the enemy village?" ”

Liu Xun arched his hand and said: "What the minister saw in the Seven Star Fort, there are about 1,000 brave people in the Xuzhou army...... This refers to Wang Ze's "right battalion of robbing fire", and as for the two battalions of "Pengshan" and "Wulin" later outflanked from the north and south, Liu Xun had already run away at that time, and he couldn't see it-"If the minister has 5,000 troops, it is enough to break it!" ”

Liu Fu shook his head: "The enemy should be lenient." There are 20,000 people in the base camp in Yuzhou today, and I will reject 30,000 people, not seeking victory, but delaying the time and the opportunity. Qing Ke will be the remainder ...... Fifteen thousand people are attacking the Xuzhou camp, and they must be as fast as the wind and as fierce as thunder, and they will be broken with one blow! The faster Qing attacks Xuzhou, the more peaceful I should be in Yuzhou. ”

Liu Xun gritted his teeth and said: "The day before yesterday in Chenggao, I didn't notice it for a while, and I was taken advantage of by the enemy, and the ministers should wash away the old shame and cut off Pei's head to offer the king!" ”

Liu Fu encouraged him: "Si Yan is strong, and the general is reluctant." However, if Pei Gai can be captured alive, the credit is greater than beheading. ”

So Liu Xun immediately commanded the soldiers and horses, opened the east gate, and killed them first. If he spreads out his troops and rushes directly over the mountains and fields, it is estimated that the Xuzhou army will be swallowed up like a boat under the huge waves on the spot; But the problem is that the gate is so big, you can't drive all 15,000 troops out of the city in an instant......

Therefore, a team of foot soldiers carried the door panel out of the city, erected a trench as a bridge, Liu Xun personally led Hu to ride 2,000, followed by Di, Qiang scattered to ride 3,000, the sound of horses' hooves was mixed, rushed straight out of the city, while galloping slowly while the whole column, with a thunderous momentum towards the Xuzhou camp to kill directly. Two miles of land came in an instant, and the Xuzhou soldiers over there had just had time to leave the civil engineering of the camp, pick up the weapons, and form a queue, even if they had been trained for a long time, after all, they were in a hurry, and the formation was loose and distorted, which was not much different from the ordinary dock fort armaments under the command of Zu Li.

Liu Xun saw it from afar, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "I won!" His eyes were very strong, and he saw from a distance in the Xuzhou army, surrounded by soldiers, a young man was wearing armor for a long time. Immediately, the long knife pointed forward and shouted: "Kill, those who have the head of Pei will be rewarded with 100 gold!" ”

Although Liu Fu said that "if you can capture Pei Gai alive, it will be more meritorious than beheading", but Liu Xun was so badly defeated in Qixing Fort before, even the troops he had followed for many years were broken by seventy percent out of ten, and he was cited as a lifelong shame! Although he still doesn't think that is Pei Gai's ability, but the account must be counted on Pei Gai's head, if he can't behead him, humiliate his corpse, and burn his bones, how can he get rid of the hatred in his heart?!

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Liu Xun saw that the young man who was still slowly swallowing his armor was indeed Pei Gai Pei Wenyue, but it was not Pei Gai's big-tailed wolf pretending to be calm, the key was that his armor was somewhat heavier in order to defend it tightly, and if he wasn't in the battle formation, he basically wouldn't wear it; And what about when it's time to go into battle? Full set of helmets, body armor, heart goggles, capes, armor skirts, ...... I can't wear it myself, and the few soldiers who are helping the armor are under a lot of pressure, and it is inevitable that they will be a little scrambling.

Fortunately, Pei Gai is not completely defenseless, the main force is forced into the city, if all the manpower is scattered to carry the civil engineering, and there is no guard at all, then he is not qualified to be a commander, even if he is an ordinary person, it will be ...... The brain is expensive. The camps are basically Xuzhou auxiliaries, and in addition to the regular soldiers, he also has the second battalion of "Pengshan" and the third battalion of "Lifeng" by his side, as well as his cronies. Immediately ordered Liu Yetang: "First stop the thieves for me, so that the auxiliary army can be fully arrayed." He also made Wen Lang lead a hundred horsemen to the side.

Liu Yetang led the "strong wind camp" forward, shooting arrows to stop the Hu cavalry charge, but unfortunately the distance was too close, the record was very small, Hu cavalry took advantage of the speed of galloping, and broke into the Jin base in the blink of an eye - because the rejection of the horse has not yet been established, the trench has only been dug in a few sections, basically rushing through.

Liu Xun gave an order, and the first dozen horsemen threw the war spears in their hands, and all of them were hit, and the middle one immediately pierced his chest and abdomen, spurting blood and dying. This time it was the first to take the lead, and even the soldiers of the "Fierce Wind Battalion" who had been in battle for a long time couldn't help but show fear on their faces. Immediately, Hu Qi rushed closer, each holding a knife and spear, and immediately slashed and killed.

Pei Gai saw that the "strong wind camp" was about to be unstoppable, and the other two battalions were killed left and right, but they couldn't stop the thief's momentum, so he hurriedly ordered the two battalions of "Pengshan" to go up. The little soldier beside him was still tying his helmet, but his hands were trembling, and he couldn't tie it firmly for a long time. Pei Gai became irritable, grabbed the little soldier away, put the helmet on his left hand, took the bamboo cane with his right hand, turned over his horse, turned his head and asked Tao Kan: "The enemy is in battle, I am not as good as Tao Jun - Tao Jun is willing to protect Daxu for me and command the war?" ”

Although Tao Kan is old, his spirit is still strong, and his armor has long been fully worn, and he immediately bowed his head: "If you have an order, how dare you disobey?" With the reins of his horse, he took more than a dozen steps forward, and shouted: "Whoever passes me will be killed!" A platoon of swordsmen and axes immediately received the order, stood on either side of him, and when they saw that some of the defeated soldiers had fled back, they immediately pressed down one by one, and established military justice.

Of course, if the front army is really defeated, it can't be stopped by these people, and it can't be killed, and the army carries out this order, under normal circumstances, it is required that the defeated army flee left and right, you don't run straight back, and then disrupt the Chinese army or even the rear.

Although most of the regular soldiers in Xuzhou did not go to camp for labor, except for the "strong wind in the camp", all the garrisons were close to the left, and they did not stand in front of the camp. But with the contact between the two armies, Hu Cai was condescending, under the spur of Liu Xun to fight bravely, the Jin army was mostly foot soldiers, it was difficult to assemble a spear formation that was enough to resist the enemy, in just half an hour, it was killed by Hu Cai layer by layer, and the forward burst was more than ten steps away.

Although the enemy and our armies are mixed together, for fear of hurting their comrades, the accuracy of archery is in danger, but the psychological pressure caused to the Jin army is very great. Wen Lang led his troops to protrude from the flanks, trying to disperse these miscellaneous horses, but unfortunately because the number of his troops was too small, it was a drop in the bucket and it was useless.

In an instant, the three battalions of the "Fierce Wind" were defeated one after another, but then Liu Xun faced the second battalion of the "Pengshan" with a relatively complete array.

Tao Kan didn't let the "Pengshan Battalion" also rush into the war group to aid the "Lifeng" battalion, and ordered the auxiliary soldiers not to have to line up first, braved the rain of arrows, hurriedly dispersed to the two wings, and ordered Lu Yan to lead the "Pengshan Battalion" to form a formation in the rear of the war group. The array in wartime is naturally different from the battle after the battle, and the array cannot be perfect, but the momentum of Hu Cai's charge has been slightly curbed, and at the end of the strong crossbow, it is not easy to quickly break through the spear formation of the "Pengshan Battalion".

Although Liu Xun was eager to kill Pei Cai, he was also a general of Hu Han after all, and he was not so carried away that he hurriedly commanded the cavalry to make a detour to the north to temporarily avoid colliding head-on with the Jin Zhijian formation.

At this time, Hu Cai, who was the most abrupt, was only more than thirty steps away from Tao Kan, and at most fifty steps away from Pei Gai - in other words, if the other party could shoot arrows with his free hand, it was already very likely to hit Pei Gai. Pei Gai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Hu Cai retreat slightly, then stepped on the stirrups and stood up, looked from a distance, and saw the smoke and dust rolling in the direction of Yanshi, and I don't know how many Hu army foot soldiers were rushing towards him.

Turning his head to look at the south, there is also a large force of Hu troops who are heading towards the camp of the Yuzhou army, and they are about to fight in an instant - it is estimated that they want to rely on Zu Ti to send troops to rescue themselves, and don't expect it in a short time.

Not long ago, Tao Kan pointed out that the Hu army might come out of the city to attack, and Pei Gai kept his mind, but he only thought that the other party would send thousands of people at most, charge once, and try to succeed in vain - not necessarily attacking himself - I didn't expect Liu Fu's hand to be so big...... Why? Did the other party really find a chance to win, or did Liu Fu gamble? Or is it because they want to take the stone beam and hit the other party's seven inches?

Over the years, he has made up for military knowledge - not the original keyboard talk, but to really understand every detail of the war in the era of cold weapons - it is no longer Wuxia Ameng, roughly judging the situation, but his heart is fixed. The frontal Hu army, it seems that there are no less than 10,000 people, if they rush over together, command the generals properly, and the soldiers are willing to serve the dead, it is really difficult to stop. But fortunately, between the other party's steps and rides, because of the difference in speed, there is a gap that is not too big or small.

Changing places, if he is an enemy general, Pei should feel that the formation of this gap is probably a defect that is difficult to make up. The enemy's army opened the city to fight, it must have seen that the Jin army was setting up camp, and wanted to fight a cold fight, if the whole army lined up and moved forward slowly, it would inevitably lose the suddenness of the battle. Therefore, if you can successfully break up our array, and then the infantry will follow up and expand the results, you will have a very good chance of winning.

However, he was not defenseless, and the painstaking Xuzhou army was well-trained, although it responded to the battle in a hurry, it did not collapse at the first touch, and after paying a considerable price, it finally temporarily blocked Hu Cai's charge. Then the rear pawns come up, line up, and attack, leaving a very short time for their own side to regroup.

Although Hu's army is strong, this battle is estimated to be very difficult to fight, even if the enemy can be forced to retreat, his own losses will inevitably be not small, but at least it does not look as precarious as Fang Cai.

Pei ordered someone to send a message to Tao Kan: "Do you have to summon the camps in the north of the city to come to the rescue?" The reply was: "Since the envoy entrusts the war to Tao, he can sit in peace and do not need to work." ”

Although Tao Kan said so, he was only a Sima in the army after all, not a real general, and there was still a team in the Xuzhou army that he couldn't easily adjust, so he had to nod Pei Gai - that was Pei Gai's cronies. At that moment, Pei Gai gritted his teeth, and made people greet Tao Kan: "Do you need me to ride in armor?" ”