Chapter 702: Zhang Liao breaks the lonely bamboo
The sky was clear, and the four gates of Guzhu City were slowly opened, and the people were queuing up to leave the city at the city gates.
The way of life of the people was very simple, to work in the fields outside the city, or to hunt in the nearby mountains, only in this way could they make ends meet, even if they knew that Linyu was at war, not leaving the city would mean starving.
Cheng Han also understands this, when the enemy is not found, the city gate will not be closed, and there are their scouts outside the city, and it is not too late to close the city gate when the enemy army is found.
When the first rays of sunlight in the morning shone on Guzhu City, there were 500 cavalry hidden among the trees five miles outside the city.
"General, the gates of Lone Bamboo City have been opened."
Zhang Liao nodded, the way he took was a surprise attack, with the speed of the cavalry, when the defenders did not react, they seized the city gate with lightning speed, so as to break through the Lonely Bamboo City, such a battle is very suitable for the cavalry, provided that the enemy does not have the slightest notice.
The most important thing is to avoid the enemy's scouts, with the Sun archers and Hun cavalry, the opponent's scouts are difficult to escape, which leads to the reason why the cavalry is only five miles away from the city wall, and the enemy army is not aware of it.
When a defender rubbed his sleepy eyes, looking at the people in the past was also a little unfocused, when they first learned that Linyu City was in the midst of a war, they were indeed nervous for a while, and even took the people who passed by with extra care, but for several days, there was no trace of the enemy, they would inevitably be a little relaxed, and some soldiers were thinking about how to get more benefits from the people in the past.
The soldier was just about to close his eyes for a moment when he suddenly felt a slight tremor on the ground, a terrifying tremor.
Yan Rou had fought with the Wuhuan people many times, and most of the soldiers stationed in Guzhu City had also experienced the battlefield, so they were no strangers to the power of the cavalry charge.
The defenders opened their eyes and glanced out of the city suspiciously, but they saw the dust and smoke billowing not far away, and under the shroud of dust and smoke, it was impossible to see how many cavalry were coming towards Guzhu City.
"Enemy attack!" The defenders reacted from the panic and shouted.
The guards on the city also noticed this scene, but in the early morning, it was the time when the people went out of the city the most, and the news of the enemy attack made the city gate fall into chaos, even if the guard ordered the city gate to be closed, the panicked people made it difficult for the defenders to make a quick response, and the people who went out of the city were eager to return to the city, especially at the city gate.
"Whoever dares to block the closing of the city gate will be killed!" The order of the guards was still a step too late.
The ground trembled slightly, the entire Lonely Bamboo City seemed to tremble, the first general, holding a hook and sickle, rode to the city gate, the knife flashed, and the two soldiers who were trying to close the city gate were killed on the spot, and then followed by the Hun cavalry, like wolves and sheep, into the city.
The city gate was in a hurry, and the defenders were greeted by elite Hun cavalry.
The city gate was lost, and after the cavalry entered the city, the defenders faced the cavalry and retreated.
The city was in chaos, and the guard Cheng Han saw that the situation was not good, and led more than 100 people to flee the door.
This siege battle, in Hu Chuquan's opinion, is indeed too fast, from the cavalry breaking through the city gate, to the army entering the city, pacifying the lonely bamboo city, it only took half a day, even with Hu Chuquan looking at Zhang Liao's eyes are full of awe, this battle, if he is allowed to command, must be very difficult.
After the news of the successive breakdowns of Lingzhi and Guzhu City reached Linyu, it made Yan Rou uneasy, Guzhu City can be said to be the retreat of the army, and now the four cities under his rule, two cities have fallen into the hands of Lu Bu, if Haiyang City is lost, Linyu will become a lonely city.
Yan Rou was unwilling to fail like this, he wanted to try to make a final effort, that is, to win over the Wuhuan people, as long as he pulled the Wuhuan people into his own camp, he would have a better chance of winning against the Youzhou army.
The successive sieges of the city made the Wuhuan people suffer heavy losses, Yan Rou expected that Badun also understood something from it, and only needed to know the benefits, after the Wuhuan people retreated, it was a fantasy for Lu Bu to break through Linyu with thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands.
However, the Wuhuan people seemed to be determined to go all the way with Lu Bu, not only rejected Yan Rou's proposal, but also sent the messenger sent by Yan Rou to Lu Bu's army.
Yan Zhi's face was full of anger, angry at the short-sightedness of the Wuhuan people.
What Yan Rou didn't know was that Lu Bu's promise to the Wuhuan people was Linyu, in the face of the huge temptation, the Wuhuan people who lost their troops and lost their generals, how could they let Yan Rou go so easily, plus Su Fuyan fanned the flames on the side, and suddenly strengthened his determination to break through Linyu, in Su Fuyan's view, Lu Bu was absolutely sincere, after all, there were only 2,000 cavalry of Lu Bu in Linyu, and the Wuhuan people were 10,000 people, and then there would be Wuhuan people coming one after another, once Linyu City was breached, even if Lu Bu repented, the Wuhuan people also had the power to fight.
After sending Su Muyan away, Lu Bu set his sights on Yan Zhi, who was in the next position, and had to say that Yan Rou's calculation was very good, and the Wuhuan people and the state army would have no advantage in Liaoxi.
"When I saw the Marquis of Jin, I didn't even salute." Dian Wei, who was holding a double halberd, stepped forward and shouted angrily.
Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Don't be embarrassed, General Dian, untie this person." ”
Dian Wei glanced at Lu Bu in surprise, Yan Zhi was an enemy, but he still stepped forward vigilantly and untied the rope on Yan Zhi's body.
Yan Zhi also looked at Lu Bu inexplicably, the two parties are now hostile after all, Lu Bu did this, which also made him a little confused, but Yan Zhi was unwilling to die like this, he wanted to make the stupid Wuhuan people pay the price, these people didn't know what to do, and sent him to Lu Bu.
"Yan Zhi, right, you are also a Han Chinese, why did you choose to unite with the Wuhuan people?" Lu Bu asked with a smile.
Yan Zhi snorted coldly: "If you talk about the union, it is also the union of the Marquis of Jin and the Wuhuan people." ”
"This is wrong, the Wuhuan people attacked Linyu because of the grudge with Yan Rou, and Ben Hou just came to watch." Lu Budao.
For Lu Bu, Yan Zhi doesn't know what emotions are, different from the literati's view of Lu Bu, deep down, Yan Zhi thinks that Lu Bu is a hero, when Yan Rou wanted to attack Youbeiping under Xu You's persuasion, he was also opposed, he understood that once he angered Lu Bu, it was definitely not something Yan Rou could bear, and sure enough, the 40,000 army was defeated in the hands of the Bingzhou army, and it fell apart, and Liaoxi was also caught in the war.
Yan Zhi also saw that what Lu Bu was trying to do was not only Yan Rou, but also the Wuhuan people, after all, both parties were Han people, and Lu Bu wanted to borrow the hands of the Wuhuan people to weaken Yan Rou's strength, so as to get greater benefits.
(End of chapter)