At the end of June, Fang Liang and Xu Huang led the army to advance towards Jinan. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the strength of the army increased by 10 cavalry and 8 infantry. The 4 tun cavalry selected from the Linzi defenders, Gong Jingtai gave them to the Youzhou army generously, and Fang Liang smiled happily.

Gong Jingtai's move was just to send away the Youzhou army as soon as possible, so as to save the money and food of the garrison.

The number of vehicles accompanying him increased by more than 200, all of which were military materials and captured trophies from the King of Qi, the King of Beihai Guokang, and the major families.

After arriving at Dongpingling, Liu Kang, the king of Jinan, led the civil and military officials to warmly greet him and send a large number of military supplies. For them, the Yellow Turban thieves are entrenched in Licheng County, only a few dozen miles away, which is a very big threat to them, and the surrounding counties have been plundered by the Yellow Turban thieves, and their production and life have been seriously damaged.

Dongpingling city is tall, the plane is square, the side length is about 1900 meters, the height is 10 meters, the wall thickness is 24 meters, and the city wall is all made of earth ramming; Outside the city walls there was a trench more than 40 meters wide; It can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, no wonder Bu Ji led the Yellow Turban Army around the city.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, Jinan was very rich and famous for iron smelting.

Liu Kang, the king of Jinan, promised Fang Liang that the armament, money and food needed by the Youzhou army in Jinan would be borne by the kingdom, and if Licheng County could be defeated and Jinan could be pacified, Licheng County would be used as the garrison of the Youzhou army in Qingzhou.

Although Liu Kang is a little overstepping his authority, if the Youzhou army is stationed in Licheng County, the entire Jinan country will no longer be disturbed by the Yellow Turban thieves, regardless of people's livelihood or economy, Jinan will benefit immensely, and the king of Jinan has financial power, Fang Liang is ordered to suppress thieves, and the state minister, chief officials and others have seconded the proposal.

More importantly, these people were frightened by the huge Yellow Turban Thieves, they could easily organize tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 people to attack the city, using the tactics of crowds, if there was no strong enough army, how could they stop the invasion of the Yellow Turban Thieves?

For this good thing sent to the door, Fang Liang happily agreed.

On the tenth day of the seventh month, the army continued to advance, and Fang Liang ordered to camp on the high ground 2 miles southeast of the east gate of Licheng.

Licheng County was called Luoyi in the Spring and Autumn Period, Lixia Yi in the Warring States Period, and Licheng County was set up in the Han Dynasty. The south gate of the county seat is facing Lishan, the west is Luoshui, and the north of the city is Jishui.

Seeing the flags fluttering on the walls of Licheng and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army, Xu Huang asked, "Fang Sima, how do we attack the city?" ”

Fang Liang said with a smile: "Hehe, I have a plan, while the infantry is camping, you lead the cavalry to run around the city wall first, one is to observe the terrain; Secondly, deter the yellow turban thieves in the city, so that they dare not go out of the city to fight with us. ”

"Yes." Xu Huang took the order and left.

More than 2,000 war horses galloped outside the city, and the scene was very spectacular; And the war horses of the Youzhou cavalry are stronger and faster than those of the Central Plains; The cavalry rolled like a black torrent, and the hooves of the horses beat the earth, and even the people on the walls could feel the shaking of the ground.

Seeing that the cavalry was fully armored, they were speeding past their eyes; All the Yellow Turban troops on the city wall no longer have the morale they had just had, and many of the cowards had turned pale and trembled with fright.

Especially those who experienced the Linzi War felt even more fear in their hearts.

They felt very fortunate again, fortunately Qu Shuai changed his tactics and wisely occupied this city to protect their safety, otherwise, if they encountered the cavalry of the government in the field, even if they were not killed by the cavalry, they would be trampled into flesh by the war horses, the speed of this cavalry was too fast, they could not escape the pursuit of the cavalry no matter what.

Qu Shuai Buji stood at the head of the city, feeling that the number of cavalry in the Youzhou army had doubled compared to the last time, it seemed that some new reinforcements had been added, and he regretted it a little, so he should have transferred it earlier.

He got the information that now in addition to the battlefield of the Youzhou Army, the Yellow Turban Army in other places has been like a bamboo, and it has become a prairie fire, and has achieved great results in the battle with the imperial army, he should not stay in the dangerous place, and it is a very unwise choice to confront the Youzhou Army.

At this point, there was no better way but to strengthen the defense, Qu Shuai Buji ordered the generals Xu He, Sima Ju and his confidant Liang Zhongning to guard the east gate, the south gate and the west gate respectively; Outside the north gate is a lake and swamp, and a thousand elite soldiers are sent to be on guard.

and strengthened the management of materials in the city, especially the management of grain, and sent his confidant Zhang Bo to manage it, without his or Uncle Zhang's consent, no one could receive food.

After arranging the affairs in the city, Bu Ji began to calculate the long-term things again.

From the west gate of Licheng to the southwest is only a dozen miles to the boundary of Yanzhou and Xuzhou, if you escape at night, it is very easy; It's just that now Bu Ji is not sure whether the Youzhou army will cross the line and pursue.

Besides, he is Qingzhou Qu Shuai, if he escapes from Qingzhou, then he is a first-class Kou, even if he is not Qingzhou Qu Shuai.

Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao were beheaded by the Youzhou army, Guangzong City was besieged, and the place he could go was to go to Yanzhou to make peace with Bocai and others, but he was unwilling to be subservient; It's better to be in Xuzhou, and there is no imperial army in Xuzhou, so he can continue to wander in Chixian County; If you can't do anything in the future, you can not only retreat to the Taishan Mountains, but also surrender to the Youzhou army; And Chi County is located in the most marginal corner of Xuzhou, it is difficult to attract the attention of Xuzhou Thorn History and Taishan Taishou.

The other Yellow Turban troops in the city were glad that Qu Shuai was wise, and took advantage of the future of the Youzhou Army to loot a large amount of food and other materials, and now they are living safely; There is also the formation of an army, which makes their combat effectiveness stronger and easier to defend the city, otherwise as before, the city will be easily conquered by the Youzhou army.

After Xu Huang came back, he reported to Fang Liang: "Fang Sima, the city of Licheng is not high, but it is difficult to overcome, if it is attacked, it will definitely suffer heavy losses." ”

"Tell me about their city defenses?"

"To the north of the city is a lake and swamp, and to the distance is farmland, so it is difficult to get close to the city walls, so the north is not suitable for an attack; The other three gates had a wide moat, which was connected to the water, which was their dependence. ”

"Then how did the Yellow Turban Thieves overcome it in the first place?"

Xu Huang said: "I have observed, and I feel that they have entered from the east gate, and the passage that has been filled in on the moat has not been removed; Judging from the traces of the city, the war at that time was very fierce, and the blood has not gone so far, the Yellow Turban thieves must have used their best tactics of crowds to attack the city at any cost, and there were too few defenders in the city, and it was not difficult to conquer. ”

The Yellow Turban Army has a large number of cannon fodder and can attack the city regardless of the cost, but Fang Liang is unwilling to storm the city, so that the soldiers are greatly attrition, and now the Yellow Turban thieves are numerous, using the tactics of crowds to defend the city, and the difficulty of conquering is greatly increased.

In addition, the Yellow Turban Thieves in Qingzhou have been driven to the west, and if the Yellow Turban Thieves in Licheng are eliminated, their mission will be completed, and the Yellow Turbans in other parts of Dahan are in full swing.

So, Fang Liang decided to confront each other for the time being, observe for a while, and then say, you can't do things that people and gods are angry about, at least you can't steal the limelight from Gao Shun.

In order to avoid being singled out, Fang Liang began to order the soldiers to actively prepare for war, and let the officers and soldiers build siege tools such as ladders and chariots.

A large number of cavalry were sent to guard outside the county, and every day the cavalry would show off their patrols around the city wall to deter the yellow turban thieves in the city and make them dare not go out.

Two days after the confrontation, Fang Liang received another letter from Gao Shun, who demanded that the seized materials do not have to be transported back, and that tens of thousands of acres of land can be purchased in each county of secret Qingzhou to establish several large estates; Each manor has a junior military attache and a junior civil officer, the military attache is responsible for training the family generals, protecting the safety of the manor, and the civil official is responsible for the management of the manor; The manors of the counties served as their secret strongholds in the future.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the winter was particularly long, coming very early, going very late, and very cold.

In July, there were no crops left, only vegetables or wheat in three months.

Fang Liang decided to wait before buying, and the price of the land would be cheaper.