Chapter 217: The Prelude to War

The moment the battle began, Wu Rui was taken by his father to hide on the mound closest to Yanzhou City, listening to the shouts on the scorching battlefield, Wu Rui's little heart felt trembling. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At a glance at the wooden bridge, at this moment, the patrol battalion that bullied the villagers in Wu Rui's eyes seemed to have hit a reef, the crowd was surging but could not advance for half a minute, and on the other side of the wooden bridge, there were bursts of arrow rain shooting out in an orderly manner, making the battlefield resound with a wail.

"Father, I want to be a great general." Wu Rui looked at the patrol battalion that was repulsed at the end, and said with a brilliant look in his eyes. Those who brutally drove their entire families out of Yanzhou City, those who deprived their families of their land under a gloomy expression, and those who lost their lives one by one on the battlefield, even children who saw such scenes understood what kind of strength was needed to eliminate those who hurt them.

Commanding thousands of troops and completely eliminating the existence of himself as an enemy, this is the general in Wu Rui's imagination.

"No, my father will never allow you to become a general when you grow up, you have to work hard to become a big official like Lord Wen, instead of going to war on the battlefield." Wu Laohan looked at Wu Rui's excited appearance, and said in a resolute tone, he is just such a son, he is the only one seedling, and the hope of the future will be scattered, if there is anything missing, his family will be broken.

When Wu Rui heard this, he was about to question, when a huge ground vibration began to sound. Turning his head, on the other side of the bridge, countless armies riding war horses and holding high banners began to surge, slowly approaching the river.

Lu Hongfan stood on the city wall and saw such a scene, his heart sank, his hands were quietly clenched into fists, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Order the withdrawal of the army, quickly, immediately let General Wang and General Sun withdraw to Yanzhou City with all the men and horses of the patrol battalion." ”

When the soldiers waiting for the order heard this, they immediately rang the golden bell for the withdrawal of troops. The patrol battalion, which had been repulsed many times, suddenly left more than 100 corpses and retreated to Yanzhou City in disarray.

"Are reinforcements still too late?" Lu Hongfan looked at the patrol battalion that hurriedly fled back to Yanzhou City, and thought with grief on his face, the appearance of losing his armor and abandoning his armor showed a state of complete morale, although there was a small river to block it, and the thousands of cavalry that suddenly appeared could not raid under Yanzhou City, but the fear caused by that pressure has infected the hearts of every soldier, and also infected the hearts of ordinary people inside and outside Yanzhou City.

"It's coming, run." A large number of people in the outer city who had erected simple sheds against the city wall took their families in a panic, packed up their simple salutes, and ran towards the hills not far from Yanzhou City. The arrival of the new guard did not frighten them, but the ensuing attack of thousands of cavalry made everyone not doubt that the flames of war could burn under the city of Yanzhou and affect them.

The people of the inner city tried to pour out of the city for refuge, but the four gates had been shut, and anyone who tried to approach the city gate would be immediately driven away by the soldiers of the patrol battalion stationed there.

Even in such a crisis situation, Lu Hongfan still did not give up the strategy of holding on to Yanzhou City, sending troops to attack the New Guard was just a small mistake in strategy, and if it were not for the thousands of cavalry that appeared later, it would not have been possible for morale to be hit so badly.

"Lord Lu Hongfan, General Sun, he died ,,,, battle." Wang Zhiheng ran up to the city wall, shook off the torn red robe, knelt down on one knee and said to Lu Hongfan with some sadness.

When Lu Hongfan heard this, he immediately held the city wall with one hand, his brows furrowed, and he was silent for a while without speaking, until he saw that the enemy army on the other side of the river had begun to move, and then he said: "General Wang, people can't be resurrected after death, forget everything before, and focus on the present." We won't necessarily lose this battle, you stand up and look over there, the enemy on the other side is not following and chasing, so we still have a chance to win. ”

Wang Zhiheng put away the complicated emotions in his heart, stood up, looked in the direction that Lu Hongfan said, and suddenly understood the meaning of Lu Hongfan's words. Even if you are not a person who has been in battle for a long time, you can clearly see the enemy's plan at this moment.

On the other side of the river, dozens of crimson "Han" military flags were erected high, Chen Xiaochu rode a war horse to the side of the river surrounded by the generals, Chen Xiaochu, who was holding a horse whip, slightly glanced at the terrain near Yanzhou City, and then said: "General Liang, everything is going in the direction you planned, at this moment the enemy army in Yanzhou City is already a frightened bird, and there is no possibility of going out of the city to fight again." ”

"My lord, the next step is to block the surroundings of Yanzhou City, then sweep the surrounding area, ambush the various armies, and wait for the upcoming English army." Liang Hongyu looked at the closed four gates of Yanzhou City, and said confidently in a loud voice, to be able to return to Yanzhou City again, and with such a posture, there is no person who will not be in high spirits.

Liang Hongyu's heart is very eager to recover Yanzhou City immediately, and then save the people nearby, but the war is only the beginning, as long as the threat of the English is not lifted for a day, the people of Yanzhou City will not be truly safe.

"Why are you so confident that the English will send reinforcements?" Lu Bu looked at this confident female general, and asked with a smile on his face, seeing a female general talking about the battle situation of the two sides on the battlefield still made Lu Bu feel a little novel, his daughter Lu Qiling also dreamed of becoming a general, but she did not have such a confident appearance, such words and deeds, like a veteran on the battlefield, attached to a woman, made Lu Bu feel a wonderful sense of disobedience.

Liang Hongyu looked at Lu Bu's slightly questioning eyes, looked at each other without a trace of scruples, and responded categorically: "I have fought with them, those English people, all of them are greedy, if you want them to give up something, unless there is a greater interest in front of them, they will give up everything that they feel is not important." ”

"There are only two forces that can support the enemy army in Yanzhou City in a short period of time, one of which is Colby of Kuro City, he himself is brutal, and the army under his command has many evil deeds, with more than 5,000 soldiers, he is the most powerful existence to occupy Yanzhou City, so he will not miss such an opportunity. The second is Chanrad in Benga City, a city where Indians gather under the Alliance of Civilizations in England, with more than 6,000 slave troops under his command, and almost all the adult men in the city are soldiers, but the combat effectiveness is extremely low, and there is no army that can be called elite, and Chanrad is not the ruler of the city where Indians gather, but just a puppet who takes care of Benga City for Albert, the leader of the English Civilization Alliance, so Chanrad will not take the initiative to support the enemy army in Yanzhou City, However, the possibility of passive troops under the coercion of other rulers of England cannot be ruled out. ”

Chen Xiaochu nodded after listening to Liang Hongyu's analysis, and then said: "What we need to scruple about is the ruler of England named Colby, he has Templars under his command, these are some very difficult iron cans to eliminate, you must do some preparations, Lu Bu, your Bingzhou army is the main force of our defeat of the enemy, and then everything on the battlefield depends on you." ”