Zhang Liao really came to the rescue, and he came in person.

He brought 10,000 Qingzhou cavalry to rescue Le'anguo, there are many horses in Liaodong, and it is still very easy to form 10,000 Qingzhou cavalry.

Before coming, Zhang Liao had already used the flying pigeon letter to contact Buqi, asking them to improvise and decide whether to defend the city or send troops to cooperate depending on the battlefield situation.

Le'an is a plain land, and Zhang He can't find a suitable place to ambush. It can only be to line up to meet the enemy.

He lined up in a goose-shaped formation. On the two sides were two thousand cavalry, and in the middle were infantry.

In the front row are large shields, neatly arranged together. Airless. In the gap between the shields, spears stretched out, like a turtle shell covered with thorns.

Behind the pikemen were the crossbowmen, who had drawn their bows, mounted their arrows, and waited for the order to shoot.

In the battle with Gongsun Zan for many years, the Jizhou soldiers have found a way for the infantry to deal with the cavalry.

Zhang Liao saw this formation from a distance and saw this turtle shell. He smiled coldly and waved his hand to order all the cavalry: "Stop advancing!" ”

The battle of the boundary bridge, he and Gongsun Kang discussed it repeatedly. Gongsun Kang has always emphasized: "The most important thing in cavalry is speed. Unless it's a heavy armor, you can't go into battle! ”

In response to Zhang He's tactic, Zhang Liao ordered: "The whole army adopts the kite flying tactic and fights in circles!" ”

I saw that the Qingzhou cavalry began to charge, and one hundred and fifty paces away, they were divided into two teams. The wind swept from the side of the Jizhou military formation, just outside the range of the Jizhou soldiers' bows and arrows.

Seeing them turn to the rear of the Jizhou soldiers from the side, Zhang He hurriedly ordered the archers to turn, and before they could turn around. The crossbow arrows of the Qingzhou cavalry have been splashed with water and scattered towards the rear army of the Jizhou soldiers. The rear army had no shield to cover it, and the first volley was fired at thousands of soldiers.

The archers of Jizhou hurriedly fired arrows, but the Qingzhou cavalry ran away, only to hit a cloud of dust.

Zhang He ordered the cavalry to pursue and chased 10 miles, but the Qingzhou cavalry turned back and fought. The Xiangyang iron knife is extremely sharp, and the iron is sharpened like clay. In terms of numbers, there were 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers and only 2,000 Jizhou cavalry. And the casualties of the Qingzhou cavalry were only a few dozen.

After defeating the Jizhou cavalry, Zhang Liao led people back to shoot the Jizhou military formation.

Outside the range of the Jizhou soldiers, they rode in a circle, and when they saw an opportunity, they shot a few arrows. The shield of the Jizhou army can only take care of the front, and it can't be blocked behind the side, and it has become a living target.

The Qingzhou army is well-armed, and even the crossbow arrows and bows and arrows are more effective than those used by the Jizhou army, and the effective distance is tens of meters longer in the firing range. Don't underestimate these dozens of meters, it is enough to ensure that the Qingzhou army can shoot Jizhou soldiers and horses, but the Jizhou army can only be beaten passively, and cannot shoot the Qingzhou army.

Zhang He had no choice but to withdraw his troops and withdraw to the camp.

Zhang Liao also collected his troops, entered Linji City, and joined Buqi and Guan Hai.

Buqi led people to meet Zhang Liao and thanked him for coming to the rescue.

Zhang Liao said: "Colleagues, you're welcome. This is my responsibility and I don't need to thank you. ”

On the strategy of breaking the enemy, Zhang Liao said eight words: "Stick to the city and cut off the enemy's grain and grass." ”

Now there are cavalry in Qingzhou, and the cavalry in Jizhou is completely damaged. Therefore, every day the Qingzhou cavalry went out of the city to intercept grain.

Zhang Liao divided the Qingzhou cavalry into five teams, each team of 2,000 people, paraded around, no matter which road the Jizhou soldiers' grain and grass came from, they could not escape the robbery of the Qingzhou cavalry.

If there are less than 2,000 Jizhou soldiers escorting grain and grass, the Qingzhou cavalry will intercept them with the grain and grass; If there are many soldiers escorting grain and grass, the Qingzhou cavalry will shoot rockets from afar and directly burn the grain and grass, so that the Jizhou army is defenseless and invincible.

After tossing like this for a month, Yuan Tan and Zhang He really had no choice. Attacked Linji City several times, lost troops and lost generals, but there was no gain. The best time, hundreds of people climbed the city wall, but they were all killed by You Junda and Zhang Shun leading the school knife men. Dozens of ladders were also burned clean by the fire oil poured on the city of Linji, and there was not a single one left.

The soldiers of Jizhou were often hungry and ate the last meal without the next meal. had to retreat.

Zhang He also showed outstanding command ability, and the Jizhou soldiers and horses retreated in an orderly manner, staggered and covered each other.

Zhang Liao pursued several times, and saw the dog biting the hedgehog, and he couldn't bite it. had no choice but to stop the pursuit and let Yuan Tan and them return to Pingyuan County safely.