The information from Yanzhou reached Gao Shun, including Fang Liang's letter of request for instructions also arrived in Jizhou, asking whether to support Liu Dai's request for help from Yanzhou's assassin Shi Liu Dai, and how to deal with Dong Zhuo's imperial army?

Gao Shun met with Xi Zhicai and others to negotiate.

Xi Zhicai was very satisfied with the current chaos in Yanzhou, this was exactly the situation he and Guo Jia were looking forward to, this move could force Gao Shun to move into the Central Plains in advance, so he smiled at Gao Shun and said: "Haha, don't worry, the lord is not ready, and the other princes are not ready, now that the war starts, we have a greater advantage, so I support the Marquis of Guangping to support Liu Dai's request for help." ”

Ma Gui saw that Gao Shun didn't want to take Xi Zhicai's suggestion, so he suggested: "Lord, if we don't rescue Liu Dai, can we occupy the Lu State?" Now it is occupied by thieves, no one can take care of the counterinsurgency, we send troops, it is reasonable, and Lu is located, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou are in the center of the location, the strategic location is too important, this is a godsend, must be taken. ”

Guo Jia said: "What Meng Zhen said is not bad, if we don't rescue Liu Dai, the battle of Yanzhou will be exciting, and the people of Yuzhou will definitely give up internal friction, unite and unanimously resist the imperial army, the most likely outcome is confrontation, mutual consumption, we just need to occupy the country of Lu and sit and watch the scenery." ”

Li Qiang said: "Okay, occupy the country of Lu, but attack from all sides, of course, it may also be attacked from all sides, if so, then take the country of Lu as the main battlefield, and fight with the princes, which is the most beneficial to us." ”

Gao Shun thought for a while and said: "The confrontation between the imperial court and the armies in Yuzhou and the fight for attrition is the most beneficial for us, we just need to choose to watch from the sidelines; Ordered the Marquis of Guangping to seize the state of Lu by Taishizi's righteousness. ”

"Yes, my lord." Xi Zhicai responded, and then replied to Fang Liang and issued Gao Shun's order.

Dong Zhuo's army did not attack the four counties that defected to Gao Shun, and Gao Shun's soldiers and horses did not affect his occupation of Yanzhou War, Dong Zhuo and Li Rucai were a little relieved, now they don't want to have a head-on conflict with Gao Shun, as long as Gao Shun does not interfere in the affairs of the Central Plains, so that they have the time and opportunity to integrate the Central Plains forces, and then face off with Gao Shun after pacifying the states of the Central Plains.

So, Li Ru replaced Dong Zhuo and issued an order to speed up the attack and occupy the three counties as soon as possible.

Zhang Chong Taishou of Jiyin County, seeing the fierce offensive of the imperial army, led the army and his family to flee to Changyi City in advance and made peace with Liu Dai, the assassin.

Liu Dai was very happy, and the confidence of the soldiers and civilians in the city was greatly increased, and they resolutely resisted the attack of the imperial army.

The frenzied plundering of Yanzhou and Yuzhou by the imperial army has frightened the people of the two states, so that they have to resist desperately.

Lu Bu was like a bamboo, and under the coercion of the powerful army, the defenders either fled in despair, or opened the door and surrendered, and did not encounter decent resistance along the way; Niu Fu encountered a similar situation; Soon, the two armies met outside the city of Changyi, but they met Liu Dai's resistance.

Don't drive Wang Yu suggested to Liu Dai: "Mingjun, the imperial army is all from Liangzhou, and if they kill and kill, the soldiers and civilians in the city will fight to the death; However, the Liangzhou army is mainly cavalry, suitable for maneuver and field warfare, not suitable for siege, we just need to hold on, let everyone see hope, and reinforcements will arrive. ”

Liu Dai said very disappointedly: "Everyone is afraid of the strength of the Liangzhou army, even the Marquis of Guangping has rejected us, who else will come to rescue us?" ”

Don't drive and say: "Mingjun don't worry, the armies of Yuzhou are defeated by the Liangzhou army in the field battle, they will only resist, do not dare to attack, but Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian has a powerful cavalry, we must send people to ask for help, if we are destroyed, the next to be hit by the imperial court is Yuzhou and Xuzhou, they will not understand." ”

Liu Dai smiled bitterly: "Xuzhou Assassin Shi Taoqian has an unclear relationship with the imperial court, and he has just finished the imperial court order and went to attack Yuan Shu, how can he fight against the imperial court for us?" It's none of your business, no one wants to wade into this troubled water. ”

Don't drive and said confidently: "Haha, Mingjun, if Shi Taoqian doesn't come to rescue us, we will induce Gongsun Chan with benefits and let him lead his troops to rescue us." ”

"How?"

Don't drive Wang Yu said: "Mingjun, we have lost a few counties, we can promise Gongsun Zhan, if the imperial army is repulsed, Chen Liujun and Jiyin County can let him choose a county as a guard." ”

Liu Dai was in a shocking mood, Gongsun Zhan had no territory, and he was condescending to Xiaopei, and he was definitely unwilling to be controlled by Tao Qian for a long time; And Chenliu County and Jiyin County have been occupied by the imperial court, even if they are given to Gongsun Zhan, it is a business without capital; And the surrounding armies that dared to engage in field battles with the Liangzhou army were only Gongsun Zhan's cavalry.

So, while stepping up the defense, he sent people to sneak out of the city and contact Tao Qian and Gongsun Zhan respectively to come to the rescue.

After receiving Li Ru's order, Niu Fu and Lu Bu stepped up the siege of the city.

Niu Fu has many people and is responsible for attacking the west gate and the south gate; Lu Bu had few people and was responsible for attacking the north gate; Set aside the east gate to give Liu Dai a chance to escape and prevent them from being trapped and fighting.

The city was well prepared, and after attacking for five consecutive days, Niu Fu and Lu Bu suffered heavy losses, but they failed to capture Changyi City.

The defenders of Changyi City suffered many casualties, but the city was still there, and they dealt a heavy blow to the enemy, and their morale was very high; Liu Dai also came to the city wall in person to cheer up the officers and soldiers, and Zhang Chong was even more food and accommodation on the city wall, and everyone swore to live and die with the city.

Niu Fu and Lu Bu sent cavalry to shoot bows and arrows at the defenders of the city, and they were all masters of archery, and they were more powerful than the officers and soldiers defending the city, which caused a large number of casualties to Liu Dai.

As time passed, the situation became more and more favorable to Liu Dai's side.

Although Fang Liang did not attack the imperial army, he did not hinder his support for Changyi City, and he was most happy to see the two sides fight and consume.

In order to allow Liu Dai to hold out longer, Fang Liang made a decision to let Zheng Sui, the minister of Rencheng, choose the opportunity to secretly support Liu Dai, the assassin of history, and at the same time, sent more than a dozen trauma doctors to Changyi City to help rescue the wounded officers and soldiers.

Zheng Sui, the minister of Rencheng, had a very good relationship with Liu Dai, although he was fortunate to have taken refuge in Qingzhou Mu, but where the righteousness lies, he is still very willing to support Liu Dai, and with Fang Liang's support, he is no longer afraid of the threat of Dong Zhuo's army; This move can also reduce his guilt for Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou.

As the aid materials of Zheng Sui, the minister of the city and the state, continued to enter Changyi City, the soldiers and civilians of Changyi were more confident in sticking to Changyi.

Zheng Sui, the minister of Rencheng, provided assistance to Changyi City, all under the banner of Gao Shun's caravan, Gao Shun and various princes have commercial trade, which is very important to all the princes, and no one dares to attack Gao Shun's caravan, otherwise, if Gao Shun interrupts trade, it will be a very big loss for them.

Regarding Qingzhou's assistance to Changyi City, Niu Fu and Lu Bu pretended not to see it, they didn't dare to cause a conflict with Qingzhou, otherwise Taishi would not spare them.

Changyi City was not conquered for a month, Niu Fu's heart was very irritable, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was also reduced a lot; It was the end of May, the temperature was hot, the wounded soldiers in the barracks were wailing, and a large number of wounded soldiers were dying every day, which was a great blow to morale.

But Lu Bu moved his mind, no longer worked hard to siege the city, just acting every day, he didn't want to consume all the officers and soldiers in the siege, losing the soldiers, his Lu Bu's value would be reduced, and now he has the credit of occupying the Pavilion Tao City, which has made him very satisfied.

The Battle of Changyi was a big blow to the Liangzhou army; For Yuan Shao and others, they saw hope, the soldiers and horses in Liangzhou were powerful in the field, but they did not dare to compliment the siege war.