Ju Yi originally thought that he could win a battle to boost morale before withdrawing from the siege, even if he couldn't completely annihilate Xiahou Lan's reinforcements, he would also severely damage the enemy army, so that he could only retreat and establish himself in Jixian County, which would not affect the future battle situation. www.biquge.info He didn't expect that the enemy army was so well arranged, and unexpectedly used the vehicle array defense, and the enemy suffered less than 300 casualties in the whole battle. On the other hand, on his own side, he lost more than 1,000 horses in the chaos.

For this defeat, Ju Yi bears the main responsibility, because his light enemy caused such losses. If the Youzhou reinforcements were not a little-known figure like Xiahoulan, he might have dealt with it more seriously. But it's useless now, Yuan Shao's military order has been issued, and Guo Tu, the supervising army, is also here, and tomorrow morning he said that he would say that the whole army would go south and withdraw from the siege.

Ju Yi talked to Yan Rou about the current situation and invited Yan Rou to go south together. Because it turned out that Yan Rou's thousands of men and horses were able to continue to besiege Jixian County, and now with Xiahou Lan's reinforcements, the total number of Youzhou troops in the city has exceeded Ju Yi's men and horses, and Ju Yi not only has no deterrent meaning when he stays here, but it is very likely that he will be eaten by Xia Houlan by accident.

Ju Yi also fully analyzed the current situation, relying on his own strength to fight from one city to one place, to occupy a larger territory in Youzhou, and even to attack Jixian is very unrealistic. Now he urgently needs to take refuge in a master, whether it is Liu He, who is used as a cover, or Yuan Shao, who is powerful behind him. At this time, it seems that it is impossible to act independently under the banner of avenging Liu Yu, the key is that the strength is insufficient. Yan Rou did not have enough time and space to develop, although he was ambitious, and he still lacked one of the most critical reputations, but Liu Yu's old subordinates or the scholars of Youzhou would not abandon Liu He or Yuan Shao and take the initiative to join him.

After listening to Ju Yi's suggestion, Yan Rou immediately accepted the suggestion to go south to besiege Yijing together. He also suggestively expressed that he had been famous for Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao for a long time, but he had never had the opportunity to meet him in person, hoping that Ju Yi would be able to introduce him in the future.

Ju Yi is a martial artist, and he has never been very concerned about political issues, but he just agreed, but he did not seem to be active. And all this was seen by Guo Tu, who was the prison army.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ju Yi and Yan Rou withdrew from the siege of Jixian County with more than 20,000 troops and went south to Yijing. It took a whole morning for the army to march and withdraw. The defenders of the city could not figure out the truth and did not dare to move lightly.

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Xia Houlan brought 5,000 reinforcements into the city that day, which was indeed a reassurance to Liu Weitai and other generals defending the city. Because Jixian County was used as a large rear at the beginning, there was plenty of grain and grass, but the main force followed Gongsun Zan to guard Yijing, and there were less than 6,000 defenders left in the city. was thought by Ju Yi's army, and Liu Weitai panicked.

In addition to the lack of defenders, there is also a problem that he doesn't know the situation on Yi Jing's side, and he doesn't know the outcome of the confrontation between Gongsun Zan and Liu He, so how long can this Jixian County be defended, he doesn't have any bottom in his heart. There were many people sent out to report and ask for help, but no one returned. Seeing that he had been holding on for more than a month, he was about to lose hope, Xia Houlan led 5,000 soldiers and horses to come, which was a great joy. First, the garrison of the city is sufficient, but there is no need to worry about defending the city; The second is that he knew the news of Gongsun Zhan's side, and Gongsun Zan was able to send reinforcements, which showed that the situation on Yi Jing's side was at least not bad.

That night, Liu Weitai gave Xiahoulan a drink, and during the banquet, the two talked about the defensive strategy of the next step and the situation in Youzhou, knowing that the current situation was unfavorable to Gongsun Zhan, and they were careless. Early the next morning, the two went to the city to watch the enemy's situation, but when Ju Yi led the troops to attack the city, there was no movement at all. It wasn't until Ju Yi's army was drawn that they believed that Ju Yi's 20,000 army had really withdrawn.

Ju Yi's withdrawal would never be as simple as Xia Houlan leading troops to help, but the real reason was not clear to them. After discussing with Liu Weitai, Xiahoulan decided to send scouts to secretly follow Juyi's army and observe the enemy's movements. On the other hand, increase the scope of investigation, observe the situation of the surrounding cities, and see if there are any cities that rebelled against Gongsun Chan before that can be taken back.

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Ju Yi led the army south to Yijing, camped halfway, Guo Tu visited Ju Yi's camp tent, saying that there was a confidential matter to discuss.

"General Ju knows why the lord asked the general to withdraw to Jixian and go south to Yijing?" Guo Tu asked.

"I really don't know this? In the eyes of the last general, the capital is a large dock fort building, the city is high and thick, the defense is tight, plus the trenches are heavy, and there are countless hills, not to mention our 50,000 horses, even if there are 100,000 troops, it is difficult to get down for a while. At present, it is not the time for a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan, and it is the most suitable tactic to besiege Jixian County and send reinforcements at the moment. But I also know that since the lord has this proposal, it must be reasonable, and I hope that Mr. Gong Ze will give advice? "Ju Yi is a more direct person and will not turn around.

"General Ju, do you know who the lord is most worried about?" Guo Tu guided to.

"Isn't Gongsun Chan the most worried, but there are others?" Ju Yi asked.

"What does General Ju think of Liu and this person?" Guo Tudao.

"Although Liu He is a clan, he is modest, erudite and talented, if it weren't for Dong Zhuo's usurpation of power, given time, he should be able to rank in the center. It's a pity that Liu He doesn't know the art of war, and I'm a martial artist, I only know how to kill, but I don't have anything to say to Lord Liu. Ju Yi said.

Guo Tu is a person who is very good at analyzing people's hearts, and when he heard Ju Yi say that Liu He led him in this direction, "This Liu He doesn't know how to lead troops, but now he is leading 30,000 horses to fight against Gongsun Zhan, which is really worrying." If Gongsun Zan is defeated in the future, if Yan Rou and these people want to establish Liu He as the lord of Youzhou, the lord has always been known for his benevolence and virtue, so it is naturally difficult to oppose it. But this Liu He doesn't know soldiers, and he doesn't know the art of the emperor, I'm afraid that these people will fake Liu He's name and act arbitrarily, and when the time comes, there will be no more Gongsun Zhan, and then the life of the people of Youzhou will be miserable......" Guo Tu deliberately paused here when he said this, and then peeked at Ju Yi's expression.

Ju Yi thought about it and felt that Guo Tu had some truth in what he said, "Mr. is right, then Mr. might as well invite the lord and lead Youzhou at that time." ”

As soon as Guo Tu saw that there was a door, he immediately said, "General Ju is thinking of a place with me. It's just that now there is a difficulty, although this Liu He does not have the ability to lead a state, but it is a clan, and his father is the old Youzhou pastor Liu Yu, Liu Yu is more popular in Youzhou, this time all the counties and counties are carrying Gongsun Zan and welcoming our army, but also because of Liu He's appeal. I'm afraid that if Liu He is here, it will be difficult for the lord to lead Youzhou. As long as the general makes a little trick on the battlefield and lets Liu He die unexpectedly on the battlefield, then the lord and leader of Youzhou will be justified, and the local forces in Youzhou can be truly obedient to the lord. When the time comes, I am afraid that the lord will not give General Ju a big reward......" Guo Tu said proudly.

"Shut up! I am a man who stands up to the heavens and the earth, and on the battlefield he uses stratagems to his own masters, but behind this is the means to assassinate his allies, but it is a villain. Sir, don't misread Ju. Don't speculate for more than half a sentence, sir, please come back. When Ju Yi heard that he was going to assassinate Liu He, he was furious, and after angrily reprimanding, he made a gesture of sending off guests.

"You, you, don't know how to lift. Ju Yi, you don't think that if the lord asks you to lead the troops, how great you are, you are just a dog of the lord. If you bite someone, you don't bite, and you still pretend to be high here. Do you know that the military generals of Jizhou have four court pillars, and there are more people with higher skills than you, so that you, the general of Liangzhou, are the lord who looks up to you. If you don't know who you are, sooner or later you'll be disarmed and returned to the field. Guo Tu was a little angry when he was scolded by Ju Yi, but he didn't care about tearing his face.

Ju Yi looked at Guo Tu and sneered, "Ju Mou definitely doesn't believe that the Lord Guild agrees to this treacherous thing, I'm afraid that you are a traitor who secretly provokes it." Ju should not be a general, it is all based on his own ability, and it is not your turn to make irresponsible remarks. ”

Guo Tu thought that he could bring out Yuan Shaolai to make Ju Yi understand the situation, but he didn't expect this Ju Yi to be stubborn and stubborn. He returned to the tent and immediately wrote a secret letter and asked his cronies to send it to Yuan Shao in Jizhou in the starry night.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ju Yi ordered the general, but did not see the prison army Guo Tu coming, and did not pay attention to him. Since leading the army forward, about five days of effort, the army arrived outside the city of Yijing, Ju Yi ten miles outside the city. Another day later, Liu He led an army of 30,000 to come, and the two generals Lu Xiang and Lu Kuang commanded the soldiers and horses.

Everyone met and discussed the strategy of attacking Yi Jing in the tent, but Guo Tu couldn't help but appear at this time. He met and greeted Liu He, Lu Xiang, Lu Kuang and others, and was also very respectful to Ju Yi. Ju Yi is a martial artist, and seeing that Guo Tu took the initiative to come out, he no longer came to the world, so everyone gathered together and studied Yi Jing's defense seriously.

Not to mention the siege, just these ten trenches, many hills, it takes a lot of trouble to attack. They had been deliberating for a day, but there was no good way. The next day, Ju Yi asked Lu Xiang to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters to make a tentative attack, while he stood on top of the erected tower to observe the defense of the Youzhou army.

The two sides fought fiercely for a day, and Ju Yi somewhat saw the doorway of Yijing City's defense. That is, each layer of trenches is a deep ravine, the middle is covered with bamboo spears and wooden thorns, ordinary people can not easily approach, once approached, there are castle arrow towers on the mound to shoot bows and arrows, and every three castle arrow towers are lined up in a zigzag, can be cross-shot.

It was difficult for the infantry, either to force a breakthrough or to advance gradually. In order to break through the outer defense of Yijing, it is necessary to have sufficient siege equipment and a large number of manpower, first by manually filling the trenches, and then using siege equipment to attack or destroy the castle arrow tower to establish a defense. And then you go back in layer by layer. Ju Yi estimated that it would take at least half a year just to capture the defense of this periphery. Therefore, he ordered the whole army to surround Yijing City on the one hand, rush to make siege equipment on the other hand, and send people to Jizhou to send a letter on the other hand, so that Yuan Shao could understand the war here, and at the same time ask for reinforcements.

Guo Tu's secret letter arrived in Yuan Shao's hands a few days ago, Guo Tu mentioned in his heart that Ju Yi agreed to get rid of Liu He's strategy, and he also had a lot of complaints about Yuan Shao's strategy, and at the same time he was also very dissatisfied with his meritorious service and did not receive a reward. Yuan Shao had the idea of replacing Ju Yi when he visited, but he didn't dare to replace Ju Yi immediately, because the generals under his command were still encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Yellow Turban.

On this day, I received a handwritten letter from Ju Yi, saying that it was a bunch of difficulties in attacking Yijing, and Yuan Shao was asked to send troops to support. Because of Guo Tu's secret letter in front of him, Yuan Shao thought that Ju Yi was deliberately talking about conditions. So I was even more determined to replace Ju Yi. Just wait for the time to come.

Ten days later, Gao Ran leveled the back of Jizhou and several groups of gold remnants in Jizhou and returned to pay the order, Yuan Shao was overjoyed, and immediately appointed Gao Ran as the commander of Youzhou to replace Ju Yi. In order not to make Ju Yi suspicious, the reason for the substitution was that the Montenegrin thief Yu Poison was the head, and Zhang Yan, the son of Zhang Niujiao, made a rebellion and ordered Ju Yi to crusade against Zhang Yan of Montenegro.