Zhao Yun returned to his own army, but it was impossible to seriously launch a siege battle, because, from the beginning of the plan, Zhao Yun did not think of attacking Maocheng.

The current Maocheng is already trapped in the city. With the strength of Maocheng, it is no longer a threat to his own army, so whether or not Maocheng is captured for the time being does not matter the overall situation.

Zhao Yun left 5,000 Xinhan troops behind and set up camp two or three miles south of Maocheng. The camp of 5,000 men and horses made it seem like there were tens of thousands of troops, making the people of Maocheng think that the New Han army was really planning to attack the city.

In this way, it is naturally to contain the Yuan army in Maocheng. How to say, in Maocheng, there are still tens of thousands of Yuan troops, if they really dare to take risks and go out of the city to fight with themselves, although the Xinhan army is not afraid, but I am afraid that there will be greater casualties.

In addition, this attack on Yuan's cavalry camp captured about 20,000 Yuan's soldiers. There are also a large number of war horses. Zhao Yun simply put these war horses and prisoners into this military camp. In this way, in Mao Cheng's view, you will see that this military camp is full of military horses. It can be used to confuse Maocheng Yuan Jun's audio-visual purposes.

After doing this, Zhao Yun waited until it was dark, and immediately quietly led more than 20,000 men and horses to the southeast.

Time is precious, and Zhao Yun knew that if he killed the cavalry battalion of 50,000 cavalry behind Yuan Cheng and destroyed Yuan Jun, the news would soon reach Yuan Shao's ears. In this way, Yuan Shao is very likely to send reinforcements to come, at least, Handan City, southeast of Maocheng, will definitely strengthen its defenses, once Yuan Shao sends additional military horses to Handan City. Then when the time comes to seize Handan, I am afraid that it will be another bitter and bloody battle.

So. Zhao Yun's plan is non-stop. Night attack on Handan City.

Of course, Zhao Yun's army of more than 20,000 horses and horses is equivalent to going deep behind enemy lines at this time, if Xin Ping and Han Meng of Maocheng react and they lead tens of thousands of troops and horses of Maocheng to kill, then the thousands of men and horses left in front of Maocheng may be besieged by the Yuan family and may be destroyed. Furthermore, Zhao Yun's 20,000 military horses may also be surrounded and destroyed by Yuan's army.

So. This time it is a certain adventure to take Handan.

However, Zhao Yun had already sent people to quickly contact his army, and they immediately bypassed from the east of Maocheng. At this time, the 50,000 cavalry army that destroyed Han Meng made Yuan's army lose its mobile strength, and when his own military horses were about to come around from the east of Maocheng, Yuan Shao had no strength to stop it anymore. Unless. It was Maocheng's military horses again, daring to go out of the city to block it. But now, attracted by the thousands of people he left behind, Zhao Yun believes. Even if the Yuan army of Maocheng sensed that the Xinhan army was going to bypass the east of Maocheng, I believe they would not dare to act rashly.

Now Yuan Jun, they have the same depression and distress as Cao Cao's army.

That is, the invincible image of the New Han Army is too deeply engraved in their hearts. Especially the sergeants who had experienced the battle with the New Han Army. When they faced the New Han Army, they no longer dared to have the slightest contempt. Don't dare to slack off.

There is no other reason, because the New Han army seems to have overwhelmed them in an all-round way. When they faced the New Han Army, they really couldn't have the determination to fight with one and fight to the end.

Well, the New Han Army had trebuchets that fired farther than them, and there were many bed crossbows with incredible lethality. The Great Array of Bows and Arrows of the New Han Army was able to bring them a devastating blow. The cavalry of the New Han Army, like the nomads outside the Saiwai who they had heard of before, could ride and shoot at high speed on war horses. The weapons of the New Han Army are the weapons that they are afraid of, and it is really hard for them to imagine why the ordinary soldiers of the New Han Army have much sharper and tougher weapons in their hands than them? When they were in close contact with the New Han Army, it was not uncommon for their weapons to be cut off directly by the weapons of the New Han Army soldiers, and often, their sergeants were lost in the hands of the New Han Army soldiers.

These, a little bit. Counting them one by one, whether it is Cao Cao's army or Yuan Shaojun's army, it seems that it is really difficult to say that there is a certain aspect that can defeat the Xinhan army.

In such a situation where they are completely suppressed, do they still dare to fight with the New Han Army? The current Yuan army, in their hearts, is actually quite pessimistic and desperate, they can only passively defend the city now, but whether they can hold it, none of them have the bottom in their hearts.

To put it mildly, now, unless their army also has a strong will, otherwise, when they see the New Han Army, they will flee from the wind, especially when they encounter the New Han Army in the wild. The current Yuan Shaojun did not dare to fight with the New Han Army at all.

Just when Zhao Yun led the army to leave Maocheng and kill Handan. The army of the New Han Army had already bypassed the east of Maocheng overnight.

The main force of the New Han Army was attacked with open fire. The Yuan army in Maocheng naturally also saw that the army of tens of thousands, as well as the logistics team composed of many young and strong people, was mighty. The east side of Maocheng is reflected red.

But what if you see it? Zhao Yun is next to Maocheng, the military horses in the city, dare to go out of the city to stop it? The most important thing is that Xin Ping and Han Meng have already drawn their cavalry together, and they have been wiped out by Zhao Yun, and they can't get more than a thousand cavalry in the city at all. If they didn't attack on horseback, would it be useful for them to go up with their infantry? Don't forget, Zhao Yun's army of more than 100,000 people is basically cavalry, and they have 60,000 or 70,000 men and horses in the whole city, and I am afraid that it will not be enough for people to charge.

Therefore, the Yuan army in Maocheng could only watch as the army of the New Han Army broke through from the east of their Maocheng.

They left more than 10,000 Yuan soldiers and 20,000 soldiers to garrison in the east of the city and build relevant villages. However, in the absence of foreign aid, they can only hold the place where they are locked up at most, and it is impossible to hold the long line of defense. In the face of the army of the New Han Army, they did not dare to leave the gate to attack the army of the New Han Army.

If they dare to leave Guanzhai and come out, they will inevitably be wiped out by the wolf-like New Han Army in one go.

By dawn, the real main force of the New Han Army had basically broken through and reached the south of Maocheng.

Because of the help of many young people, they came with the main army of the New Han Army. There are also many trebuchets and other climbing equipment.

Overnight changes, Yuan Jun of Maocheng. Almost utterly hopeless.

Of course, more desperate things awaited them.

Let's talk about Zhao Yun. led 20,000 troops and horses, marched overnight, and it didn't take long to rush to the outside of Handan City.

Because of the capture of Yuan's cavalry, even if it is not convenient to march at night, it will not take much time, less than two hours. I arrived. It's not yet midnight.

However, Zhao Yun's raid on the cavalry camp in the south of Maocheng was obviously known after this day, and the defenders of the Yuan army in Handan City obviously knew about it. When they arrived at Handan City, the spies reported that Handan City had strengthened its defenses. His army lacked siege equipment, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to storm it.

Handan City is too important, and Yuan Shao obviously knows this, so. If he is not an absolutely trustworthy person, he will not be sent to guard Handan.

Yuan Shao sent his son Yuan Xi to guard Handan, as well as several generals, with a total of about 50,000 military horses. As a matter of fact. Yuan Shao planned to send an army of 100,000 to guard Handan, however, he considered. Handan is in the rear, as long as the defense line in Maocheng, Guangping, and Yangping has not been breached. Then Handan City is still safe. Now, the main thing is to build the fortifications of Yecheng. It is necessary to ensure that the defense lines in the areas of Maocheng, Quang Binh, and Yangping are not breached. In case the New Han army really breaks through that line of defense at that time, he still has time to send additional troops to Handan to defend the city, or he can order the army of Maocheng to withdraw directly to Handan. In this way, Handan can be guaranteed to be foolproof.

Yuan Shao now, he only wants to build Yecheng into a turtle shell, and then use his military advantage to defend the cities around Yecheng, so as to slowly consume the strength of the attacking New Han army. Even if he was destroyed by Liu Yi in the end, he would have to make the New Han Army take off a layer of skin, which would greatly hurt the vitality of the New Han Army.

But on this day, he received the information that he was hurrying and learned that something had happened to Maocheng guarded by Xin Ping and Han Meng, and his 50,000 cavalry army was actually raided by the New Han Army and the whole army was wiped out. When Yuan Shao heard the news, he was furious, and scolded Xin Ping and Han Meng, thinking that the two of them were all rice bucket waste. I almost couldn't resist ordering their wives and children to be killed. However, Yuan Shao considered that Xin Ping and Han Meng did not betray themselves, if they killed their family because of their defeat, wouldn't it be to force them to betray themselves? In addition, if the rest of the generals saw that they had executed their families at will, they were afraid that they would not die for themselves and would break the net with themselves.

Yuan Shao was angry, but he was helpless, the war with the New Han Army did not start now, during this time, he suffered big losses at the hands of the New Han Army, and even he suffered frequent defeats, and he could not punish the generals who fought with the New Han Army at will. He knew very well in his heart that the defeat in the battle with the New Han Army was not a crime of war, but that the New Han Army was too cunning.

Maocheng lost, and was unknowingly bypassed Maocheng by the Xinhan military gods. What Yuan Shao really wanted to be frightened about was worried about Handan's safety. He was worried that if Maocheng completely fell into the hands of the New Han Army, then the army of the New Han Army could directly kill Handan.

Yuan Shao immediately dispatched military horses and prepared to send tens of thousands of additional military horses to Handan to defend the town. However, when he received the information, it was already in the afternoon, and it was impossible for this transfer army to reach Handan City that day. Therefore, Yuan Shao asked the military horses to be drawn up and prepared to rush to Handan City early the next morning and settle in the town to guard Handan.

Often, it's just a little bit of time. If Yuan Shao can directly send military horses, even if he can rush to Handan in the middle of the night, he may still be able to keep Handan City. Because Zhao Yun now only has two military horses. It is impossible to lead the army to fight to the death with Yuan Shao's 100,000 army.

But now, it is a good opportunity for Zhao Yun, in Handan City, there are only 50,000 Yuan troops, as long as they can attack the city, then even if the Xinhan army is only 20,000, Zhao Yun dares to say that they can defeat them and completely occupy Handan City.

Yuan Xi is a typical second ancestor, although he is not as much like his father Yuan Shao as Yuan Shang, and he is more favored by Yuan Shao, but he has always come, and his impression in Yuan Shao's heart is not bad. At least, he, Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang and other brothers are the most handsome and talented in terms of his birth. Well, looking like Yuan Shao is not the most beautiful, Yuan Xi is recognized by others, and among Yuan Shao's sons, he is the most handsome and beautiful teenager. Usually, he is praised by others.

Of course, he has a handsome appearance, but he is golden and ruined. Usually, he does a lot of bullying men and women.

He is also a straw bale, greedy for life and afraid of death. Otherwise. If he can fight a little more, he can do a little bit of deeds for Yuan Shao to see. Admirable, then. Yuan Shao's heir doesn't have to fight, he has long been established by Yuan Shao as his heir. There is basically nothing to do with Yuan Tan. Even if he loved Yuan Shang even more later, if Yuan Xi was appointed as his heir, Yuan Shang would have nothing to think about.

It's a pity that he didn't achieve anything.

When Yuan Shao won the battle and defeated Gongsun Zhan, didn't he compete with Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang for Yuan Shao's inheritance? Yuan Tan captured Qingzhou Beihai and drove Kong Rong away, but. But he did nothing. On the battlefield, he was bubbling with fear.

This time, Yuan Shao sent him to Handan, he was unwilling to come, regardless of whether Handan was in the rear of the front line, but after all, it was too close to the front line, and it was far from being safe to stay in Yecheng.

In this life, Yuan Xi seems to have no signs of competing for power and profit with his brother, and it seems that he just wants to be his second ancestor. This one. It should also be related to the current situation. Imagine, in history, after Yuan Shaoguan's army was defeated and fled back to Yecheng. After all, he still has a fairly complete Jizhou, even including Youzhou. The defeat of Guandu only greatly damaged Yuan Shao's strength. But it didn't affect the size of his power. There is still a chance to re-excavate. Yuan Shao in history left his sons a large family business. So. These sons of Yuan Shao are not convinced by anyone. Everyone wanted to replace Yuan Shao and rule the entire north.

But now? In this life, Yuan Shao failed to seize the entire territory of Youzhou, and even Gongsun Zan was not destroyed by him. The large part of the territory occupied by Youzhou was immediately taken away by the Xinhan army before it had time to cover the heat. At this moment, he was pressed step by step by the New Han Army, and even Jizhou was taken by the New Han Army, leaving only the area south of Yecheng where he is now.

At this moment, even Yuan Shao is in danger, who among his sons still has the heart to fight for power and profit, and wants to seize Yuan Shao's inheritance? Once the New Han army attacked and broke through their Yecheng, it would be good if they could still save their lives. The second ancestor is the second ancestor, he doesn't think about anything else, and the pressure brought by the new Han army makes him feel hopeless. Therefore, he just wants to enjoy the time in front of him, for fear that he will not be able to enjoy it anymore.

Forced to be helpless, he didn't dare to disobey his father's orders, and after arriving in Handan City, Yuan Xi almost didn't care about anything, he was drunk and dreaming of death every day, and he looked like he was breaking the jar.

On this day, even if he received the news of the defeat of Maocheng and the destruction of tens of thousands of cavalry, and the military situation was urgent, he was not too nervous, because he was so nervous that he couldn't be nervous anymore, only wine and women made him feel that he was still alive. Therefore, after receiving the information from Mao Cheng, he intensified his efforts, leaving the affairs of defending the city to the generals below, and he led people to collect more than a dozen folk girls to bring them to enjoy themselves.

Yuan Xi's fall is that the generals below don't want to die, so Handan City has strengthened its defenses, but the generals below have initiated it spontaneously, and it has nothing to do with Yuan Xi.

Zhao Yun led the army to Handan City, so naturally he would not rashly expose the whereabouts of his army, but lurked when he arrived nearby. Kill the city stupidly, and people will be ready, are they still waiting for you to attack the city?

It is not meaningless for Zhao Yun to shout under Mao Cheng today, he wants to see Han Meng's appearance, as well as Xin Ping's appearance.

Now, seeing that Handan City was on guard, Zhao Yun found a strong man from the army, who looked a little similar to Han Meng, and also found a guy who looked a little similar to Xin Ping. It's dark now, and it seems that it's okay to do a little bit, as long as you can get through the tricks and get the defenders of Handan City to open the city gate, then a big thing can be done.

Zhao Yun asked the two to dress up as Han Meng and Xin Ping, and then let the three hundred elite soldiers turn into Yuan Jun soldiers. In addition, let the fake Xin Ping lie on a stretcher, on top of it, it looks like an arrow has been inserted, and it looks bloody. Most of the rest of the soldiers pretended to be wounded.

When ready, they burst out of the darkness and pretended to be wolves all the way to the place.

The guards of the Yuan army at the head of Handan City had already seen the crowd rushing out of the night.

They were also very vigilant, and as soon as they saw someone rushing out in the night, they immediately took action. A man drew his bow and aimed his arrows at the crowd under the night city, but as soon as their commander gave the order, they would shoot arrows at the crowd that staggered towards the city gate.

"Who is the one who came down from the city? If you report your name, you are not allowed to move, otherwise, we will not be welcome! The guards at the head of the city were also alarmed, and hurried over.

"Your own people, don't let go of the arrow!"

In the New Han Army, someone shouted as if he was anxious.

"Your own people? Who is your own? The black light is blind, you are the people of the New Han Army who came to steal the city? Get ready! "The general was unmoved, and ordered the men to prepare to release the arrows.

"Bold! This general, Han Meng, quickly went to report to Yuan Xigongzi, Maocheng had been lost, Han desperately protected Xin Ping's military division and escaped, and hurried to report it, delaying the military situation, ask you! The general, who pretended to be Han Meng, slapped his horse and stepped forward, shouting quite majestically.

"What? Maocheng has been lost? General Han Meng, are you and what you said true? The guard was stunned by the words of the person below who looked like Han Meng, and for a while, he forgot to look carefully.

"! Is it honorable to lose a battle? I, Han Meng, won't lose my face, right? Oh, by the way, quickly open the city gate and let us enter the city, and there will be cavalry of the New Han Army chasing after us. Xin Pingjun was hit by an arrow, and he had to be treated quickly. Fake Han Meng said in a rough voice. (To be continued......)