Chapter 258: Jizhou Strategy III
The next day, Yuan's army did not go into battle until mid-afternoon. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info accompanied by Yuan Shao and the 30,000 army behind him, the military formation was neat and orderly, the swords and guns were like a forest, and the momentum was like a rainbow arrayed outside the range of the archers.
Looking at the neat military appearance under the city, Han Fu was nervous at the moment. Even when the Kwantung princes were fighting against Dong, Yuan Shao's military formation failed to do so, and it seems that Yuan Shao must have hidden his strength at that time.
"Where is Han Fu?" Suddenly, a general rushed out of Yuan Shao's army and shouted loudly.
Hearing this, Han Fu woke up from his thoughts, and then plucked up the courage to step forward and replied: "Benzhou Mu is here, why are you offending me Jizhou?" ”
Laijiang wanted to get off the horse, but who knew that Han Fu actually stepped forward, is this still the Han Fu in the mouth of the lord? Seeing this situation, I had no choice but to shout: "I am the general Yan Liang, and the lord of my family is the son of heaven who is the pastor of Jizhou, and I will quickly open the city and surrender!"
Yan Liang's tone of voice was very unpolite, and he looked completely aggressive. In the face of Yan Liang's attitude, the anger in the chest of the Jizhou soldiers began to burn, and Yuan Shao instigated his subordinates to plunder in order to raise grain and grass, and he had formed a lot of hatred with the Jizhou soldiers.
"The fourth generation and the third duke of the Yuan family, but you wait for less killing and looting all the way, how can it be done by officers and soldiers? In this way, Jizhou cannot be handed over to you! Han Fu pointed at Yan Liang and shouted angrily.
"If you don't know how to lift up, you will definitely be restless when you break the city!" Yan Liang roared under the city.
It doesn't matter if you don't say this, as soon as these words came out, the anger in the chest of the entire Jizhou soldiers was completely ignited. Yuan Shao, who was in the back, looked complacent, but Xu You, who was beside him, scolded Yan Liang for speaking without using his brain, which would definitely anger the Jizhou soldiers.
"Humph! Benzhou Mu is still in one day, and you don't want to step into Yecheng! Han Fu was also not to be outdone, and shouted loudly.
Geng Wu, who had long been angry on the sidelines, snatched the bow and arrow from the hand of an archer, and bent the bow and aimed at the arrogant Yan Liang under the city. Hearing only a slight bowstring sound, an arrow went straight towards Yan Liangmian's door.
"Humph! Insect carving skills! Looking at an arrow coming, Yan Liang not only did not dodge, but raised his big knife to block it, only to hear a collision sound, and the arrow fell to the ground.
"Look at the arrows!" Yan Liang, who was on the verge of rage, put away the big knife, picked up a big bow in his hand, and opened the bow and released the arrows.
And Han Fu, who was pointing at Yan Liang and scolding, was dumbfounded, and his face suddenly turned pale. In an instant, Geng Wu suddenly turned around and flew a flying pounce, and an arrow came from his back, fortunately Geng Wu reacted quickly, otherwise Han Fu would have become a cold corpse.
"Yuan Shao Xiaoer, if you want to fight, stand up!" Han Fu, who was helped up by the guards, immediately became angry and scolded loudly.
"Don't worry, lord! Although Yuan Shao has many soldiers and generals, the grain and grass are burned, and our army only needs to hold on, and it is not too late to send troops after the arrival of reinforcements from Youzhou. Geng Wu, who had just gotten up on the side, immediately admonished.
At this time, Han Fu only believed in Geng Wu alone, Xin Ping, Xin Bi and Fu Zhu had already been beaten into the cold palace by Han Fu, but the current war was tight, so he did not delve into the rumors.
"That's all there is to it!" Geng Wu's words hit the nail on the head, but after Han Fu heard it, he didn't show a happy expression, but sighed.
When Yan Liang returned to the formation angrily, he glared at Guo Tu fiercely, he originally waved his troops directly to attack the city, but Guo Tu admonished that he should first hit the enemy's morale, which is good, not only did the enemy not be hit, but the anger of the Jizhou soldiers was ignited.
Yuan Shao glanced at Guo Tu coldly, and didn't say anything. Instead, he drew his sword and said loudly: "Order the three armies, attack the city immediately!" Take down Han Fu's head and reward 2,000 gold, ten beauties! The first person to attack Yecheng has thousands of gold, and the official is promoted to one level! ”
As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under the reward! The commander's order was issued, and the morale of the whole army was suddenly boosted, and the war drums suddenly sounded, and thousands of soldiers of the Yuan army rushed out of the army formation with cloud ladders and charged towards Yecheng.
Yuan Shao watched his soldiers flock to Yecheng like a tide, his face was hideous, and he said in his heart: "Old man Han Fu, toast and don't eat and drink!" ”
Compared with Han Fu's Jizhou army, Yuan Shao's army was much more fierce, but the Jizhou soldiers were much stronger than Yuan's army in terms of equipment. Coupled with what Yuan Jun did, the whole army hated the same enemy, and it was a fool's dream to capture Yecheng, which was high and thick with 30,000 people. Xu You knew this, but Yuan Shao was in the middle of his strength, and he didn't want to touch this mold.
The tragic offensive and defensive battle began, and the Yuan army, which had just rushed into the range of the archers, was severely damaged by the rain of arrows in the city. finally rushed to the bottom of the city, only to find that the ladder was shorter. The first attack slowly retreated, and Yuan Shao, who was angry, scolded his mother!
If scolding could solve the problem, Yuan Shao would have entered Yecheng at this moment. In desperation, Yuan Shao had no choice but to suspend the attack and began to organize people to prepare new siege equipment.
For three days in a row, Yecheng was not attacked. Obviously, this time Yuan Shaoshi intends to be fully prepared to strike down. At the beginning of the fourth day, Yuan Jun carried the newly made ladder and pushed various siege equipment to launch a fierce attack on Yecheng.
Although the Yuan army played with his life, the Jizhou army had the advantage of the defensive end, and the two sides would be tied for a while, and no one could help anyone. After a day of ferocious attack, the Yuan army paid the price of 3,000 casualties but failed to make any progress, and the Jizhou army in the city was not much better.
Although Yuan Shao's character is indecisive, no one can persuade him to initiate ruthlessness. Witnessing the fierce siege of the city during the day, he was furious at the moment.
"My army is strong, as long as we continue to attack like this, it will be easy to take Jizhou, but the reinforcements in Youzhou have to be guarded against." Guo Tu cautiously followed Yuan Shao's thoughts.
Yuan Shao hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to follow Guo Tu's advice to temporarily preserve a certain amount of strength, and increase the investigation of the surrounding situation, so that he could not be copied by the Youzhou cavalry.
In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is wisest to choose to withdraw from the army. Because if the Yuan army plans to attack, food and grass are a big problem, not to mention, the mobility of the Youzhou cavalry is the most troublesome. The Jizhou army was defending the fortified city, and there was plenty of food and grass, so it was basically impossible for the Yuan army to break through Yecheng in a short time.
The main reason why Guo Tu suggested that Yuan Shao preserve his strength was that Gao Ran was still in the city and could win by surprise at any time. In addition, he also wanted to use a meritorious service to make his position in Yuan Shao's heart surpass Xu You.
However, in a valley not far from Yecheng, a group of cavalry was resting in concealment. If Yuan Shao saw it, he would definitely be surprised, because this was the vanguard of the Youzhou cavalry.