Chapter 98: Smooth sailing
The time came to the third year of Chuping, that is, in 192 AD, but it was said that several major events had happened in the Han Dynasty recently, one was that Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng, was killed in battle against Liu Biao, and the other was that Dong Zhuo was designed by Situ Wang Yun to be killed by his righteous son Lu Bu.
The year before, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to conquer Jingzhou and attack Liu Biao. Liu Biao's general Huang Zu faced the battle between Fancheng and Deng County. Sun Jian defeated Huang Zu, took advantage of the victory to pursue, crossed the Han River, and surrounded Xiangyang. Liu Biao closed the door without a fight, and sent Huang Zu to mobilize soldiers at night.
Huang Zu returned with his troops, and Sun Jian fought with him. Huang Zu was defeated and fled to Da Xian Mountain, where Sun Jian pursued. Huang Zubu will shoot a hidden arrow from the bamboo forest, Sun Jian was killed by the arrow, Sun Jian's nephew Sun Ben commanded Sun Jian's rest of the troops to help the coffin and return, Sun Jian's son Sun Ce then attached to Yuan Shu.
In April 192, Situ Wang Yun plotted to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and designed to persuade Dong Zhuo's son Lu Bu to attack Dong Zhuo at the palace celebration, and Dong Zhuo was stabbed out of the car, and Lu Bu took out an edict, announcing Dong Zhuo's crime and beheading Dong Zhuo on the spot.
After the matter was completed, Wang Yun took power and did not pardon the generals of Xiliang, triggering a rebellion by Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others. Chang'an City was in turmoil for a while.
However, it is said that Yuan Shu quickly controlled Yuzhou as the son of the Yuan family of the third prince of the fourth world, and the strategists were headed by Yan Xiang, and the generals Ji Ling, Qiao Rui, and Zhang Xun were the main generals, and Han Hao, Chen Ji, Yuan Lian, Li Feng, and Yang Hong were the wings.
Yuan Shu had already coveted Shandong, and after Sun Gan arrived, Yuan Shu's strategist Yan Xiang stopped Yuan Shu from attacking Yanzhou with Liu Kuan, and said: "When the first emperor was alive, he called Liu Kuan the tiger of the Liu family, and the world said that Liu Kuan was the dragon in the world. Once Liu Kuan annexes Yanzhou, my Yuzhou will be completely exposed to his iron horse. As far as Yuzhou is concerned, a divided Yanzhou is far better than a unified Yanzhou. ”
Yuan Shu didn't listen to his words, and said: "Now Sun Ce hates Jingzhou, I have no worries, the south of Yanzhou, if you don't take it at this time, the opportunity is no more!" Liu Kuanqingzhou has just been decided, and the soldiers and horses are not fine, why should I be afraid of Yuzhou? He ordered Ji Ling to be the commander-in-chief, and led Zhang Xun, Han Hao, Li Feng, Chen Ji, Yang Hong and other generals to lead 60,000 troops and march to Chenliu.
After Sun Gan arrived, he said that Yuan Shu sent troops and asked Yuan Shu for Liu He, but he learned that Liu He had already left, passed through Jizhou, and went to Youzhou.
Ji Ling marched quickly, camped the army in the Fengqiu of Chen Liuzhi, confronted Cao Cao's army and Zhang Miao's army who came to help, and sent Zhang Xun to divide 10,000 troops to be placed in Kuangting, and the army was a horn of each other, so that when Cao Cao and Zhang Miao's army came to the decisive battle, Zhang Xun's troops came out from the side and attacked them from both sides.
But said that Cao Cao, when he asked for Dong, there was no territory, and after acting for General Fenwu to ask for Dong, he was listed as Dongjun Taishou by Bao Xin, Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao and others, and occupied the territory of the original Qiaomao, and there were Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other generals, and then Dele Jin, Li Dian, Yu Ban, Xu Chu and other future votes, and the strength increased greatly for a while. Recently, Cheng Yu, Yuqing's disciple Xi Zhong, Guo Jia and other peerless strategists are even more full-fledged.
Zhang Miao's subordinates, including Zhang Chao, Liu Yi, Dong Wan, Chen Rong and other generals, are also strong and strong. For a while, you stayed on the battlefield and you came and went, there were victories and defeats, and there was a stalemate.
Liu Kuan raised his troops, and the advance army was slow, and when he learned that Ji Ling had arrived in Chenliu, Liu Kuan's army quickly advanced, all the way to Liqiu.
In the city of Xiaqiu, Liu Dai was frightened, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and Yanzhou did not drive ten thousand submarines to surrender, Bao Xin said: "Now there are many enemies, the cavalry is strong, and my people are panicked, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao are restrained by Yuan Shu, it is better to surrender." Liu Yu's father and son are lenient and will treat us well. ”
Wang Yu was furious: "Wouldn't my Yanzhou surrender without a fight be laughed at by the world, Qiao Yu came to avenge the murder of his brother, how can Liu Zhijun have any life?" ”
Liu Dai also knew that Liu Kuan and Qiao Yu were coming to take revenge for seizing the state, and they would be harmed if they surrendered, so he personally commanded Xu Yan, Wang Kai, Wang Qiu, Mao Hui and others to fight.
In front of the two armies, Qiao Yu angrily reprimanded Liu Dai, and Xu Yan came out on horseback to single-handedly challenge Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu is now Zhao Yun's father-in-law, Zhao Yun saw this, Pegasus rushed out, stabbed Xu Yan under the horse in a few rounds, and died on the spot.
Seeing this, Wang Kai, Wang Qiu, Mao Hui, and Xu Xi in Liu Dai's army rushed over. In Liu Kuan's formation, Wuqiu Jian saw that Zhao Yun was alone, and fought with Zhao Yun to meet Liu Dai's four generals.
Liu Tong saw the two uncles coming out of the horse, and also wanted to rush out, but was stopped by Wang Ling'er on the side, Long Duan'er and Liu Tong rode horses and stood beside Wang Ling'er. Liu Tong pouted and said, "Sanniang, I want to avenge Master Qiao and kill Liu Dai!" ”
Since Qiao Yu came, Zhao Yun married his daughter Qiao Ying, Liu Tong, Long Duaner and Qiao Yu and Qiao Ying moved around frequently, Liu Kuan saw that Qiao Yu was erudite and talented, so he asked Qiao Yu to teach Liu Tong and Long Duaner. Liu informs that Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao, bent on avenging Qiao Yu.
Long Duan'er glared at Liu Tong, "Above the battle array, how can you not obey the general's orders?" ”
Liu Tong muttered: "Hmph, if you don't help me, forget it!" ”
Here, Zhao Yun and Wu Qiu Jian coped more than enough, and after more than a dozen rounds, Zhao Yun stabbed Xu Xi to death, Wu Qiu Jian smashed Wang Qiu on the back with a stick, and Wang Qiu spurted blood and fell off the horse and died. Wang Kai and Mao Hui fought and retreated.
Seeing this, Liu Kuan ordered the whole army to attack.
Liu Tong got the order, the red rabbit horse was fast, and he took the lead in the battle.
Long Duan'er saw Liu Tong recklessly, ignoring Wang Ling'er's care, whipping his horsewhip and chasing after him.
Babbling, Liu Tong rose, ignoring the rest of the people, and only ran to Liu Dai. Long Duan'er shouted all the way, but Liu Tong turned a deaf ear.
Liu Dai's guards saw that wherever Liu Tong's Canglong stick went, a bloody road was opened, and they protected Liu Dai one after another, retreating while fighting. Dozens of people came over to surround Liu Tong and slash and kill.
Seeing this, Long Duan'er behind him was as anxious as fire, knowing that if Liu Tong didn't kill Liu Dai, he would not turn back, so he took off the dragon tongue bow, used his aura, and shot an arrow at Liu Dai.
I saw the iron arrow whistling away with the wind, penetrating Liu Dai's neck, Liu Dai's weapon in his hand fell to the ground, covering his neck with both hands, looking blankly from afar, and saw an eight-year-old girl raising a bow and staring at herself in a daze, Liu Dai closed his eyes and fell off the horse.
As soon as Liu Dai died, the Yanzhou army was in chaos and fled one after another, the city gate was narrow and congested, and the army scattered. In the chaos, Sun Guan cut off Mao Hui's head with a knife, and Zhao Yun shot Wang Kai to death with a bow.
On the city of Xiaqiu, Bao Xin saw this, ignored the deserters outside the city, and quickly ordered someone to close the city gate. The Yanzhou army was driven away by the cavalry on the periphery, and could not escape, with less than half of the casualties, and the rest of the troops saw that the main generals were dead, and they knelt down and surrendered.
Bao Xin, Wan Qian and others originally surrendered, but seeing that Liu Dai was dead, they opened the door and surrendered the next day. Liu Kuan and Bao Xin are courting Dong League, they have known each other for a long time, and Liu Kuan is very courteous. Liu Kuan ordered Qiao Yu to act as the agent of Yanzhou, and Sun Guan maintained law and order in the city.
Liu Dai's guard general Xu Yan, seeing Bao Xin and others surrendering, took some of his relatives to Jizhou.
Qiao Yu set up a Qiao Mao Ling Hall in the Ya of Xiaqiu Mansion to worship, put the heads of Liu Dai and others on the case, and ordered someone to tie Wang Yu to the front of the Ling Hall, declared his mastermind guilty of instigation, stabbed to death in the court, and avenged the blood revenge for Qiao Mao.
Liu Kuan didn't want to kill the people who surrendered, but Qiao Yu was sad and angry, saying that Liu Dai's killing of Qiao Mao and annexing his brother and horses were Wang Yu's plans, so he turned a blind eye and hid, not seeing Bao Xin, who pleaded for mercy.
After Wang Yu's death, Bao Xin was disappointed in Liu Kuan, so he took his family to leave Xiaqiu, Liu Kuan felt ashamed, ordered no one to stop him, and let Bao Xin go away.
Just when Liu Kuan took over Xiaqiu, Yan Rou sent a fast horse to report that he had captured Shanyang, lost 10,000 soldiers, captured Yuan Yi alive, and asked for instructions on how to deal with it. When Liu Kuan heard that he had lost 10,000 soldiers, he was heartbroken and instructed to temporarily detain Yuan Yu and march to Chenliu as soon as possible.
However, it was said that after Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, and Zang Ba's army arrived in Shanyang, Yuan Yi never imagined that the Youzhou army would attack him. Yuan Yi is the cousin of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and he wanted to ask Yuan Shao in Jizhou and Yuan Shu in Yuzhou for help, but he knew that far water could not quench his thirst, and he did not have hope in the people sent to ask for help. Yuan Yu had no fierce generals under him, so he had to close the city gate and defend the city.
Yan Rou knew very well that he was running from a distance, and the supply of grain and grass was not continuous, and if the war dragged on, it would definitely affect the overall situation. Then he ordered an all-out siege of the city. The cavalry led by Yan Rou was the most powerful, but it was useless to attack the city. Yan Rou personally participated in the battle, ordered the cavalry subordinates to hide three miles south of the city, led his troops to attack the east city, ordered Xian Yu to lead the troops to attack the west city, and Zang Ba led the troops to attack the north gate. Adopt the battle method of encircling three and missing one.
However, he said that Yuan Yi was not a person who was good at leading troops, and he was just recruiting troops to defend himself in troubled times. The prestige of the Yuan family is outstanding, and it has been smooth, but seeing the fierce offensive of the Youzhou army, they are panicked.
There were more than 40,000 defenders of the city, but they saw that the main general had already broken their hearts and bones, and the whole army had no fighting spirit. Because of the fortified city, it held on for a few days, but there were countless casualties.
Yuan Yu saw the chaos in the city, and the army had no fighting spirit, so under the instigation of the strategists, he took his family and relatives to flee to Yuzhou with the opening of the south gate, and came to his cousin Yuan Shu. As soon as he came out of the south gate three miles, he was killed by the cavalry who ambushed here in Youzhou, and his relatives were captured alive.