Chapter 359: Breakthrough in the Night
"Haha, Yuan Shao, didn't you fall to death."
At the head of the city, Zhang Yu happened to see this scene, so he laughed and shouted.
Yuan Shao's fall from the horse was seen by many people.
Coupled with Zhang Yu's shouting, Yuan's army attacked the city.
Why did Yuan Shao fall?
The reason was that Zhang Yu's army suddenly captured a county town not far away and killed it.
Not only did Yuan Shao fall off his horse in shock, but the generals around him also looked incredible.
"Impossible, impossible, how can Zhang Yu still have an army, how many troops does he have." Yuan Shao was carried to the tent at the back, and his mouth was still chattering.
Yes, it was all too sudden.
Seeing that the city was about to be broken, Zhang Yu had support.
Yan Liang did not follow, but immediately responded.
While continuing to attack the city, of course, the intensity immediately decreased, because he had to divide his troops to prevent Zhang Yu's reinforcements from sneaking up, and he also had to set aside enough reserve troops, so that he didn't have many troops.
Yuan Shao woke up slowly, and after waking up, he stared at it with wide eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Zhang Yu, I'm angry with me." For a long time, Yuan Shao scolded loudly, which startled the people around him.
A lot of generals gathered in Yuan Shao's big tent were waiting for Yuan Shao's order.
Yuan Shao got up angrily, then summoned the generals and said, "How is the situation now?" How many reinforcements did Zhang Yu have? ”
"Report to the general, according to the intelligence, Zhang Yu has 15,000 reinforcements, and the main generals are Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun who escaped, at this time they left 5,000 men and horses to defend Quyang County, and the other 10,000 horses have approached the battlefield, ready to meet Zhang Yu, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the two generals, have already responded." A lieutenant general reports.
Yuan Shao's heart twitched a few times, now in this situation, even if he wants to take down Zhang Yu, it will not be so easy, and when the time comes, it will be protracted here, then Gongsun Chan may take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack and cause a lot of pressure on himself.
"Can you block Zhang Yu's reinforcements, and then quickly take the county seat of Yuan's family." Yuan Shao asked.
None of the generals in the hall dared to answer.
In the past, so many troops stormed the city but failed to break through the city, but now the enemy has come to reinforcements, and their morale has plummeted, and it is difficult to win the opponent in a short time.
The previous time was on Yuan Shao's side, and Yuan Shao could slowly attack Zhang Yu.
But now, time is no longer on Yuan Shao's side, on the border between Youzhou and Jizhou, Gongsun Chan is attacking in a big way, causing them huge pressure.
Not to mention Yuan Shao's side, Zhang Yu and the others stabilized the situation and began to counterattack in an orderly manner.
Yuan Shao's plan to break the city failed, and at this time, Zhang Yu mobilized a large number of people, demolished the county government and some warehouses, and transported a large number of stones and rolling wood.
On the other side, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun have already been killed.
When they arrived at the periphery of the battlefield, the two of them took their soldiers and horses around in circles, waiting for an opportunity to act, but they just didn't confront Yan Liang and them.
The two were not in a hurry to enter the battlefield, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were very anxious.
The two even took the initiative to attack, but once they attacked, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun immediately retreated.
And Yan Liang and Wen Chou didn't dare to catch up.
"Haha, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, we have been fighting for so long, don't you know anything? If you don't have a chance, you can't help us. Huang Zhong ran and came back to the front of the battle and said provocatively.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou were furious, but they couldn't do anything about each other, they didn't dare to stay away from here, they were afraid of falling into the scheme.
In this way, the battlefield was stalemate, and Yuan Shao and they were powerless to break the situation.
In the city, Zhang Yu called Dian Wei and said: "Evil, smash our stones and rolling logs, smash more Yuan Jun to death, we are ready to break through at night, these things will not be used." ”
Zhang Yu said again: "If you don't leave, once Yuan Shao goes crazy and fights with us, he really won't be able to leave." ”
Zhang Yu has been making trouble in Jizhou for almost two months, and the goal has been achieved.
At this time, Gongsun Chan took the initiative, and Yuan Shao's goal of quickly eating Gongsun Chan and occupying Youzhou was no longer possible.
At this time, Zhang Yu will not continue to fight with the other party, and it is only right to run back quickly.
However, there are still more than 60,000 Yuan troops outside, and it is not so easy to retreat safely.
Retreat should also be timed.
The two sides stalemate for a long time to no avail.
In the evening, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun retreated.
However, they didn't take off their armor and didn't leave too far, after all, Zhang Yu and they were still surrounded by enemies.
At night, Yuan's army did not dare to attack, so they surrounded them.
Zhang Yu let them rest early.
In the middle of the night, Zhang Yu called Dian Wei and asked, "Evil, are you ready?" ”
"My lord, according to your orders, the soldiers have been allowed to start eating, and in addition, we have piled up a lot of wood in the county office." Dian Wei reported.
Zhang Yu nodded, everything was ready.
After midnight, the soldiers were fed.
The team assembled in the city.
"Lord, just let those families go like this, and just slaughter them." Dian Wei said angrily.
"No, no, no, we have to be honest, and we can't hurt them if we collect money, otherwise what will we do in the future."
Zhang Yu was trapped in the city, not knowing who paid the money and who didn't, so he simply let them go.
Seeing that the army was ready, Zhang Yu was not delaying.
"Open the gates."
At the sound of an order, the city gate slowly opened.
Zhang Yu opened the north gate, and as soon as the city gate opened, Zhang Yu slowly walked out with people.
The Yuan army outside was still surrounded, but Zhang Yu went out like this, not afraid at all.
"It's not good, Zhang Yu is about to break through."
"Go and stop them."
When Zhang Yu and the others left the city, they were discovered.
At the same time, a fire broke out in the city.
Of course, Zhang Yu will not burn the city in a frenzy.
He just piled up a large amount of timber in the open space where the county government was demolished and set it on fire.
The purpose of setting this fire was to send a signal to Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun for them to answer.
Sure enough, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun soon found out, because they had arranged a lot of spies outside the city.
"Let's go, take the lord."
Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun immediately led the soldiers and horses to kill.
And Zhang Yu and the others began to rush and kill.
The Yuan army surrounded them, trying to stop them.
Yuan Shao was also alarmed, and hurriedly got up in the middle of the night.
"You must not let Zhang Yu run away." Yuan Shao shouted as he got dressed.
The Yuan army surrounded them from all sides, and Zhang Yu and the others began to rush outwards with all their might.
Zhang Yu and Dian Wei, covered in blood, opened the way ahead.
The enemy kept pouring in, trying to overwhelm Zhang Yu and them.
Zhang Yu and Dian Wei, like boulders, stood firmly.
And so the great war broke out in the night.
In the distance, there was the rumbling of war horses on the ground, as if it was about to break through the night.
"Reinforcements are coming, rush with me." Zhang Yu did not forget to motivate the soldiers and let them exert stronger combat power.
(End of chapter)