The cold comes and the summer goes by, the sun and the moon alternate, and it will not change because of the battle between the Liu and Yuan families on the Taiyuan side. At the end of the night, a battle is about to unfold on the land of Jinzhong.

Yan Rou stayed directly on the city wall with the soldiers until midnight, when he took a nap. As the rooster crowed, the drowsiness gradually dissipated.

"General, the enemy has moved!" Listening to the "panicked" sound of the guards around her, Yan Rou stood up and looked out.

Seeing that the soldiers under his command were nervous, he sighed in his heart, after all, he was a recruit who had never seen blood, and no matter how strict the training was, he was still afraid on the battlefield. patted him on the shoulder and straightened his helmet: "Relax, the enemy can't attack!" ”

Before the time came, Yuan Shao woke up early, ordered to make rice, and prepared to attack. The siege equipment has been prepared, and the soldiers who charge the city have also been selected.

"Today, we must take down the terrier!" When summoning the generals to assign tasks, Yuan Shao gave his subordinates a death order.

"Yuan Gong, I am willing to lead the party soldiers to attack the north gate!" Zhang Yang pleaded.

I don't know why Zhang Yang is so active, this person has always been very slippery, and Yuan Shao has always wanted to swallow his subordinates into his hands, but it didn't work. Yuan Shao was also concerned about his reputation, and he did not forcibly merge it.

Now that he took the initiative to ask for battle, Yuan Shao didn't care about his thoughts, and showed a rare smile: "Since Uncle Zhi has this heart, then the north gate will be handed over to the Shangdang army." You take someone to help Uncle Zhi! ”

"Koji Yi, you lead the army as the main force for the siege; Xun Chen, Gao Gan, you sit in the big camp, and the rest of the people will go to the broken city with me! ”

"No!"

Outside the west gate, looking east, the morning sun has just crossed the horizon, and only a head emerges. Yuan Shao looked at the low terrier Yangyi and said disdainfully: "Such a small city, can you stop my army?" ”

"Lord, it is not difficult to attack the city, please reserve enough troops to guard against the surprise attack of the Xia army's cavalry!" Before the siege, Xu You reminded in a low voice.

Yuan Shao snorted coldly when he heard this: "Don't worry about Ziyuan, if he dares to come, he will make him look good!" ”

"Attack!" Yuan Shao gave the order here, and Lu Yi rushed towards the city with 3,000 people, and the city was small, and too many troops could not be deployed at all. At the head of the city, Yan Rou only had more than 200 people, and the rest were waiting in the city. There were only 400 people who could be placed outside the city.

Don't dare to let all the soldiers rush to the front line, otherwise the defenders of the city will shoot his soldiers with their eyes closed. Dozens of people pushed the rushing cart towards the city gate, and there was a bang. Yan Rou didn't care about the city at all, the city gate had long been sealed by him, and the cave was already filled with boulders.

Yan Rou's attention was focused on Yuan Jun, who was carrying the ladder to climb the city, and ordered the soldiers to release arrows and shoot down some people, which was of little use. Koji Yi's subordinates are all elites, how can they be frightened by sparse arrows.

The city of Terrier Yang is short, set up a cloud ladder, five or six steps can go up the city along the ladder, and soon there will be a soldier Yuan close to the city. Yan Rou expected this, but she didn't panic, so she commanded the soldiers to wait for their guns and stabbed them out neatly.

Koji didn't think of any other way, which was to attack. The fiercest hand-to-hand combat and the most brutal hand-to-hand combat unfolded at the head of the city of Jiaoyang.

The battle soon entered a white-hot state, and it was difficult for the Xia army to stop Yuan Jun's climbing of the city, and the first line of the city, flesh and blood were flying, and the screams continued. Facts have proved that the combat effectiveness of Liu Yuan's infantry army is lower than that of Lu Yi's command.

As the Yuan army's two wells advanced, the Yuan army's archers condescended on them, staring at the Xia soldiers' pawns. Yan Rou's pressure immediately increased dramatically, and after persisting for half an hour, she was a little overwhelmed.

The casualties in the city were huge, and the reserve army in the rear was constantly brought up to resist. As the defender, he took the lead in using the tactic of adding oil.

Koji Yi was under the city, looking at the siege situation, he couldn't help but smile: "Continue to strengthen the attack, the defenders are weak and can't resist!" ”

Under the order of Koji Yi, the more urgent the attack of the Yuan army became, and the Xia army worked harder to defend it. Yan Rou was sweating a little on her forehead, Yuan Jun was so violent? Originally, the defenders were able to kill the enemy in an orderly manner under his command, but it slowly became a melee.

The space in the city was already small, and under the pressure of Yuan Jun's high intensity, the position of the Xia soldiers was constantly compressed. Yan Rou had already drawn his long knife and fought in person, launching a wave of counterattacks, and even drove Yuan's army down the city.

But then Koji Yi sent another new force and pushed it up without stopping. Seeing Yuan Jun like a wolf and a tiger, Yan Rou's face sank like water, if it goes on like this, I am afraid that I will not be able to resist it for half a day, and Terrier Yang will fall.

"The gates are broken!" A cheer came from below. When the Xia army in the city heard this, they immediately panicked, and were killed by Yuan soldiers.

Yan Rou shouted: "It's all steady, the city gate has been sealed, don't be afraid!" Defend the city! After speaking, he personally led the pro-army to force up, slashed and killed several enemy soldiers, and the general stabilized the army's heart.

Under the city, the gate of the West Gate has been smashed to pieces, but seeing the huge stone and blue bricks that fill the door hole, Koji Yi raised his eyebrows, and the fierce battle at the head of the city is still continuing, and under Yan Rou's casualties, it has been stabilized.

"Order, let the siege soldiers retreat, and the crossbowmen come forward and shoot me!" Koji Yi's eyes narrowed, and he ordered coldly.

Yuan Jun went straight down the ladder, Yan Rou looked out, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "Stand a shield defense!" As soon as the words fell, a powerful bow and arrow were launched, and in a few waves, dozens of Xia troops in the city were shot and killed, and the soldiers in the front row were almost emptied.

There was a wail, and Yan Rou was also hit by an arrow. Regardless of the gloom clouds in the city, Koji immediately ordered to continue the onslaught.

"Ziyuan, how long did you say it would take for Koji Yi to break the city!" Seeing from a distance that the Xia army of Terrier Yang was pressed and beaten by Yuan Jun, Yuan Shao's mood improved.

"With the talent of the captain of the koji school, and the courage of the soldiers under his command, at most one hour, the lord will be able to enter the terrier!" Xu You replied: "It's not ......"

Before the words fell, he ran from behind and rode up: "My lord! The enemy is riding thousands and is attacking the battalion, and the senior cadre captain asks for help, but it is almost impossible to resist over there! ”

Xu You's face next to him changed, the Xia army cavalry would not let their side attack the city unscrupulously, but before he could say it, the Xia army had already moved. Originally, he was worried that the Xia army would attack from behind, but who expected that the other party would directly attack the camp.

Looking back, the big camp on the shore of Jinshui once there was billowing smoke!

"Hun thief, really cunning!" Yuan Shao forcibly suppressed the anger that surged up and said, "What does Gao Gan do!" ”

"My lord! The battalion must not be saved, our army's grain, grass and ordnance are stored in it, and the battalion cannot afford to lose! Please send troops to the rescue quickly! Xu Yu was anxious.

Turning his head to look at the people who were still storming Jiaoyang, seeing that the city was about to be broken, Yuan Shao's expression was ruthless: "Order Liyi to continue the siege of the city, and let Guo Yuan lead the army of 5,000 to the rescue." ”

On the west bank of Jinshui, at the camp of Yuan Shaojun, Gao Ganzheng led the guard of Yuan's army, and resisted the attack of the Xia army with difficulty. The camp has been broken through, and more than 3,000 former troops have rushed to ride and ravaged in the camp.

"Mr. Xun, why are you here, the war is critical, please hide in the rear, the general can't take care of your safety!" Seeing that Xun Chen actually brought the guards to the front line of the fight, Gao Gan couldn't help but say.

Arrows flew wildly, hiding behind the big shield, Xun Chen's expression was solemn, and he said to Gao Gan in a serious tone: "General Yuancai, don't worry about me." The camp is the top priority, there must be no mistakes, and we must persist until the lord returns! ”

"Sir, rest assured!"

Kebi can see in the distance shrinking in the tent of the Chinese army, forming a formation to resist, losing some men and horses, but he can't attack it. didn't seem too anxious, and said to the general beside him: "Hou Luohou, the enemy army here has been handed over to me." You led people to burn the camp of the Yuan army, especially the grain and grass, don't leave a grain of military rations for the Yuan army! ”

"No!" Hou Luohou was excitedly ordered to lead the army in other directions. Gao Gan couldn't cope at all, and soon, thick smoke was burning in Yuan's barracks, and the wind helped the fire, spreading from the front camp to other places, until the entire camp was full of smoke.

The fire is getting bigger and bigger, the smoke is filled, not to mention the people, the horses can't stand it, seeing that the goal has been hit, Kebi can smile proudly: "Withdraw!" The horn sounded, and thousands of summer horsemen quickly gathered and retreated to the southwest, disappearing into the skyline.

"Firefighting! Salvage the food! The Xia army retreated, and when he saw the fire dragon flying in the camp, Gao Gan roared and ordered.

Fortunately, the camp was close to the water, and it was convenient to get water, and the remnants of the army quickly took water to fight the fire. When Guo Yuan led the army to arrive, he saw such a scene of "soldiers fighting fires urgently".

There were more than 4,000 soldiers who followed Guo Yuan to the camp, and they were bitten by Liu Qiu and others halfway back, losing hundreds of sergeants. Regardless of his physical exhaustion, he hurriedly ordered his soldiers to join the firefighting army.

Thousands of soldiers worked together, and the fire gradually subsided, and when the last fire was extinguished, the entire battalion was burned to the ground. It was dark and dark, the smoke choked, and Gao Gan's face was covered with black dirt and leaned on some of the rescued grain trucks.

"How much has been lost, is it counted?" Gao Gan's voice was low, and he asked Chang Lindao, the chief secretary of the march.

"The ordnance is gone, and the grain is burned!" Listening to this heavy answer, Gao Gan took a deep breath and couldn't help but scold: "Abominable Hun thief! ”

"Go, follow me to the lord to ask for sin!" Haosheng vented, and Gao Gan was a little lonely.

On the side of Jiaoyang, the city has fallen, Yan Rou and Dugu Sheng really couldn't resist the onslaught of Yuan and Zhang's armies, and they carried it for a few hours, and finally chose to abandon the city. Exit from the east gate, turn to the north, and under Liu Qiu's response, flee in embarrassment in the direction of Longshan.

The narrow head of the city of Terrier Yang has been piled with the corpses of soldiers on both sides, and the Xia army is the majority, with severed limbs and broken arms, and flesh and blood all over. A team of soldiers was clearing the stones from the hole in the ruins and gates.

Yuan Shao was not happy at all about the cities he had taken, and no one had come to report on the situation on the other side of the camp. waited until Gao Gan, seeing his tragic situation, Yuan Shao knew without asking.

The army re-established its camp on the Terrier, and before sunset, the surrounding area of the Terrier returned to calm. The atmosphere was not very good, and in a battle during the day, the city was broken and many enemy troops were killed and wounded. The camp was attacked, and the casualties among the soldiers were not great, but this grain and grass were heavy, which was the lifeblood of the army.

"Tell me, how about the loss!" In the newly built tent, Yuan Shao tried his best to keep his tone steady and asked the high trunk road kneeling in the tent.

Gao Gan's face showed bitterness: "Back to the lord, there are no three out of ten military rations!" The rest were burned by the Xia army! ”

"Haha!" Yuan Shao laughed suddenly, and then became furious: "Without food and grass, do you want the soldiers to fight hungry!" ”

Leaning back on the seat, Yuan Shao's body was a little paralyzed, and he waved his hand: "Ziyuan and Youruo stay, and the rest of the people will retreat, give me to appease the soldiers, and prevent the Xia army from intruding!" ”

"No!"

When everyone retreated, Yuan Shao kicked the small case in front of him violently, and then sulked in his seat.

Xu You and Xun Chen glanced at each other, they could see the solemnity in each other's eyes, and when they saw Yuan Shao, who seemed to be "closing his eyes and recuperating", he sighed and said: "Lord, our army is here, and it only carries half a month's grain. Now that the grain and grass have been destroyed, I have ordered Chang Lin to count that the available food for the army is less than two days. Our army is in danger, Jinyang can no longer go, we have to think of retreating! ”

"Retreat?" Yuan Shao spit out two words with difficulty, and then said: "The Xia army, who is eyeing the tiger, can still let our army retreat?" At this time, Yuan Shao's mind seemed to have regained its sobriety.

"My lord, for the sake of today's plan, one is to strengthen the garrison and defense, and strictly prevent the enemy's surprise attack; Send people south to transfer grain from the southern counties! Daling and Pingtao are downstream of Fenshui, and they can be requisitioned from there! Xun Chen said in a deep voice.

Yuan Shao sneered: "There is a Xia army cavalry, which is nearly a hundred miles apart, can it be transferred?" ”

"Then we have to try, otherwise our army will have to sit back and wait for defeat!" Xun Chen's tone was a little harsh.

"Then as Youruo said! Stand down, for I am tired! ”

At the foot of Longshan, Liu Yuan's camp, Dugusheng and Yan Rou returned with the remnants, the battle of Terrier Yang, the Xia army guarded 2,000, and less than 800 survived, and the rest were either killed in battle or missing.

Kneeling down in front of Liu Yuan, Dugu Sheng hung his head and said dejectedly: "The king, the ministers are incompetent, the lost division lost the city, and more than half of the soldiers were broken, so I have come to ask for guilt!" ”

glanced at the two of them a few times, and under the dim candle flame, their expressions were a little ugly. Putting down the book in his hand, Liu Yuan said lightly: "Didn't you say it, Yuan Shao wants to give it to him!" ”

Seeing that Liu Yuan showed no signs of anger at all, the two of them relieved themselves. Looking at Yan Rou, Liu Yuan asked, "What do you think of Yuan Jun!" ”

"The other generals don't know, but under the command of Koji Yi, they are well-trained and fight hard. And Koji Yi has a good command and united front ability, and the last general is ashamed of himself, not an opponent! After thinking about it, Yan Rou replied.

"You don't have to be presumptuous!" Liu Yuan saw that Yan Rou was a little lost, and comforted him: "The remaining soldiers have gone through a bloody battle, and this soldier is considered to have been trained!" There are pawns available, and the next time you face the enemy army, you will not stop there! ”

"After a day of fierce fighting, you are also tired, so retire and rest with the soldiers!"

"No! The end will be retired! Dugu Sheng and Yan Rou withdrew together.

Ordered someone to take the map of Taiyuan, this map was about to be turned over by Liu Yuan, stared at Jiaoyang for a long time, and chuckled: "The military rations were burned, Yuan Benchu, your army, will be destroyed here!" ”

"Where is the former army led by Kebi and Liu Qiu now?" Ask the guard on the side.

"There is a military report coming, and activities are being carried out in the west and south regions of Jiaoyang!"

"Summoning the two of them, the Yuan army is short of food, if it has a move to transfer food, it will be intercepted and killed by Lone halfway, and there must be no grain of grain in the south to support Jiaoyang!"

Liu Yuan spoke very quickly and ordered: "Also, give me to completely cut off the connection between Yuan Jun and the southern counties as soon as possible." Send people to kill all Yuan Shao's scouts, scouts, and messengers, and let Yuan Shao be blind and deaf in Jiaoyang! ”

"No!"