In the fourth year of the first peace, in late February. Han Lie led the Red Flame Army, as well as the 3,000 Yan Xing's troops and horses, a total of 11,000 men and horses, to arrive at the foot of Yuhang City.

In the same month, Yuan Shu fought with Cao Cao in the territory of Chenliu, because Liu Biao sent troops to Nanyang, cut off Yuan Shu's grain and grass, which led to the low morale of Yuan Shu's army, and even the battle was defeated, so he had to give up the old land of Nanyang, led tens of thousands, went south to Yuzhou, occupied Shouchun, and began to infiltrate the land of Xu Yang Erzhou.

Sun Jian, who died in battle three years ago, was attached to Yuan Shu's account at that time, and Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, was young at the time and needed to keep filial piety, so he did not inherit the family business. Now that he has been dormant for three years, the filial piety period is over, and when he learned that Yuan Shu led the crowd to occupy Shouchun, he immediately set off to Shouchun to come, preparing to attach himself to Yuan Shu and retrieve his father Sun Jian's old department to avenge his father.

Facing the young and handsome Sun Ce, Yuan Shu compared him with his own sons, but he had to admit that Sun Ce was really better than his sons, and he was very appreciative and kind to him, but if he wanted to give up Sun Jian's old department, he was still unwilling.

But in order to win over Sun Ce, Yuan Shu discussed with his advisers, and then privately appointed Sun Ce's uncle Wu Jing as the Taishou of Danyang, and Sun Ce's cousin Sun Ben as the commander of Danyang, and said to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, now that my uncle has been defeated by the Cao thief, and the troops have suffered heavy losses, it is really difficult to draw troops out, otherwise there will be loopholes in the defense of various places, if you are really eager to take revenge, why not go to your uncle's army and assist your uncle to capture Danyang as a base, recruit soldiers and horses, and accumulate strength?" ”

Sun Ce received Yuan Shu's prevarication reply, although he was resentful, but he had no choice but to turn south, and although Wu Jing Sun Ben was recommended by Yuan Shu to be the commander of Danyang Taishou, in fact, Danyang had already been appointed by the imperial court as the Taishou.

Yuan Shu's purpose in appointing Wu Jingsun Ben was obviously ill-intentioned, firstly, to take the opportunity to cut off Wu Jingsun Ben's old department, because Wu Jing and Sun Ben both followed Sun Jian to fight in the Quartet in their early years, and each had nearly a thousand private troops under his hands, Yuan Shu had no right to mobilize these private subordinates, but he was afraid, so he let them lead his troops to attack Danyang, and secondly, once Wu Jingsun Ben captured Danyang, his tentacles could take the opportunity to further get involved in Yangzhou, and they could also look at the forces of all parties and the attitude of the imperial court towards this matter.

Sun Ce's remarks about Yuan Shu, although he was not angry, but he could only follow it, and at this time, Yuan Shu appointed Zhou Shang, Sun Ce's young friend and uncle Zhou Yu, who was also a friend of the Sun family, as Yuzhang Juncheng, and happened to meet Yuan Shu in Shouchun.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were like-minded to each other when they were young, and later became brothers of the opposite sex, since Sun Ce's father Sun Jian died in battle, the two brothers have not seen each other for more than two years, and now they are quite happy to meet unexpectedly.

"Brother Bo Fu, I am worried, it seems that I have something on my mind." When the two brothers met, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce immediately came to the post house, and after sitting down in the house, Zhou Yu saw that although Sun Ce was smiling, there was always worry in his eyes, so he asked.

"My father died at the hands of Liu Biao for many years, born as a son of man, this revenge is not avenged, it is difficult to be at peace for a day, but I hate General Yuan for annexing my father's subordinates, but now he is relying on it, and let my uncle and cousin lead troops to attack Danyang, this heart can be punished." In the face of Zhou Yu, Sun Ce had nothing to hide, so he expressed the boredom that was bothering him.

"Bo Fu can't you see that General Yuan is preparing to cross the river with a dragon, you see that as soon as he arrived in Yangzhou, he killed Chen Wen, the assassin of Yangzhou who resisted him, and then privately appointed Chen Yu, the Taishou of Wu County, as the assassin of the history, and his younger brother Yuan Yin was the Taishou of Jiujiang, and now he asked your uncle to lead the army to attack Danyang, and his henchman Zhang Xun will also send troops to attack Lujiang County in the near future, and now he has appointed my uncle as Yuzhang Juncheng, this step by step is carefully arranged, don't you still see that he intends to occupy Yangzhou as the foundation?"

Although Zhou Shang has a good relationship with Yuan Shu, Zhou Yu is not optimistic about Yuan Shu, in his opinion, Yuan Shu is very inward-looking, mean and unkind, relying on the Yuan family's family background, although he is in power for a while, but it will definitely not last long.

"Yuan Shu wants to annex Yangzhou?" Sun Ce didn't think much about it before, but after listening to Zhou Yu's analysis, he suddenly woke up and said: "It seems that as Gong Jin said, Yuan Shu does have this plan. However, recently I heard the news that Guangling was too protective of Han Lie, and had sent troops to Wu County, this person was the same age as us, but he was experienced in a hundred battles, and my father respected him very much, saying that he was not small, he was a virtuous gentleman, and had the demeanor of a benevolent person. ”

"The name of Han Lie, I also know, this person is not only experienced in a hundred battles, it is said that he fought with Lu Bu under the Tiger Prison, and Lu Bu was defeated and fled, and his reputation was not good for a while, but then he seemed to have a suspicion with his uncle Han Fu, was expelled from Jizhou, and went to Qingzhou Beihai, and then came to Xuzhou, and was recommended by Tao Qian, and was only last year by His Majesty's edict to be named the right Zhonglang will Guangling Taishou."

"Looking at this person's behavior, it really makes people a little guessable, it stands to reason that Jizhou is the center of the world, if this person has the ambition to make meritorious contributions and protect the world, he really should not give up the superior Jizhou, and all the way to Xuzhou, now he has just entered Guangling, his heels have not yet stood firm, but he sent troops to Wu County, which is really a little incomprehensible." Although Zhou Yu is outstandingly resourceful, after all, he is still young now, and he has not been able to break through either his vision or the situation of the future Han, so it is purely normal to not guess Han Lie's actions.

"It seems that the ground in Jiangdong will not be at peace for a moment." Sun Ce sighed lightly and said: "Gong Jin, I have decided to leave tomorrow and cross the river to my uncle's army, if I can take advantage of the situation to take Danyang, it would be great, if I can't shake Danyang, then I can only temporarily attach myself to Yuan Shu's subordinates and wait for the opportunity." ”

"It's okay, Danyang has produced elite soldiers since ancient times, if Bo Fu can really capture Danyang, revenge is expected." Zhou Yu thought about it, and said: "This time I went to Yuzhang with my uncle, if I have a firm foothold, I will go down to serve as the commander of a county, if Bofu is not satisfactory at that time, I can go to Yuzhang to meet, I believe that you and I brothers are of the same heart, and we will be able to achieve a career." ”

"Good brother, then it's decided." Being able to get Zhou Yu's promise, Sun Ce swept away the gloom and responded.

Under Yuhang City, Han Lie's department after ten days of tentative attacks, in addition to building a large number of ladder siege vehicles, but also to the population of the villages around Yuhang City, now the periphery of Yuhang City, the population is extinct, has become a lonely city.

On the mountain bag ten miles away from Dongcheng, it was the big tent commanded by Han Lie's department.

The sun rises in the east, and the smoke curls in the sky above the various military camps outside the city. Han Lie and Guo Jia walked side by side, looking at Yuhang City on the plain, and said slowly: "Fengxiao, in your opinion, will Yan Baihu die and struggle?" ”

"Now that the soldiers of my Red Flame Army have been fighting for many days, although there are dead and wounded, but they have climbed to the top of the city several times, Yan Baihu must have been frightened, but he is only suffering from our army's encirclement of the four gates, even if he doesn't want to fight to the death, he will definitely not be willing to send his head away." Guo Jia looked at the blurred city in his sight with resolute eyes, and said lightly: "You can order that from today onwards, let go of the south gate and start a fierce attack on the east, west, and north gates, so that the defenders will not fight to the death when they see that there is a glimmer of life." ”

"Surround three queyi, on the only way for the enemy to retreat, an ambush strikes, and Yan Baihu will inevitably be headed." Han Lie laughed and took over Guo Jia's words.

"The lord is wise." Guo Jia echoed and smiled.

"Feng Xiao, don't make fun of me, I'm just picking up your teeth, how can I steal your achievements." Han Lie waved his hand and smiled, and said, "Wen Xiang, gather all the generals and enter the account to discuss the matter." ”

"Whoa." Xu Sheng, the captain of the guard, immediately responded.

This time sent troops to Wu County, Tai Shici stayed in Guangling, the generals in the army were Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Dian Wei, Xiahou Lan and others, after the people arrived, Han Lie said: "From today on, all departments should not preserve their strength, give me a fierce attack, do not fear the enemy, never quit the army, in addition, from today, Zilan your department will withdraw from the south gate, disperse to various departments during the day, and after nightfall, the troops will be secretly withdrawn, and retreat fifteen miles to rest and stand by." ”

"Whoa." Xiahou Lan had a pure nature, and although he was surprised that Han Lie asked him to withdraw his troops, he still responded without hesitation.

And Xu Huang on the side couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Lord, the attack will inevitably cause heavy casualties, now Yuhang is just a lonely city, as long as we besiege it for two months, there will be a shortage of food in the city, and then we will definitely lose ourselves without a fight." ”

"Gongming is a siege, not a siege, how can there be no casualties in the war, and if you don't fight all day long, what does it mean to be a bird." Dian Wei has always advocated slamming down, so when he saw Xu Huang's opposition, he immediately shook his head and objected.

"Time is not waiting, although there are casualties in the attack, but the old classic has a saying that is not wrong, there will be casualties in the war, but this time I want you to attack, not really to let you fight to the death, but at least let the enemy feel our will to attack the city, only let the enemy feel our will to take the city to the death, so as to truly deter the enemy." Han Lie saw that the two had different opinions, so he opened his mouth to interrupt the words of the two, and continued: "The trapped beast is still fighting, the opinion of me and the military advisor is to deter the enemy first, and let go of the south gate, so that Yan Baihu can see a glimmer of life, so it can also shake his army's heart, if our army is fierce, he will inevitably lead the army to break through, and Zilan's troops and horses, after resting tonight, will immediately open an ambush on Xiaoshan Road, thirty miles south of the city, and ambush its remnants, so that not only can the city be captured, but also the remnants of Yan Baihu can be annihilated in one fell swoop." ”

"The subordinates are reckless, please rest assured, our troops will definitely teach the defenders a lesson in the next three days." Xu Huang was also in a hurry just now, and he didn't think much about it, but after listening to Han Lie's explanation, he suddenly realized.

"Strategist, you still have a lot of flowers." Dian Wei said with a smile.

"Lord, what if Yan Baihu doesn't withdraw?" Although Zhao Yun didn't speak just now, this would ask another question.

"General Zilong's thoughts are not unreasonable, but Yan Baihu is a reckless person, although he does not lose blood, but if he is allowed to sit and wait to die, he definitely does not have the courage, so I expect him to run. Of course, if he really doesn't leave, then we will take turns to attack the posture, so that he is exhausted, and at the same time launch a policy of attacking the heart, shouting to the city, telling the defenders and people in the city that as long as they are willing to go out of the city and surrender, not only can they be innocent, but also can be commended for their merits. Guo Jia stood up, although he was smiling, his tone was extremely firm.

"The meaning of the military advisor, you can understand, now start to return to their respective camps, half an hour later, launch an attack, who dares to drag their feet, and severely punish them." Han Lie rose in a deep voice, and the Tai'a sword in his hand came out in response.

"Whoa." The generals responded.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

The drums of war beat and the trumpets sounded in unison.

On the empty field, the 7,000 soldiers of Han Lie's department, under the leadership of Zhao Yun in the east city, Dian Wei in the west city, and Xu Huang in the north city, launched an offensive against Yuhang City, which was in sight.

On the top of the city, Yan Baihu, who was wearing two armors and holding a ring-headed sword, had a tense face, although there was no trace of expression, but his eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, the Han army under the city had been attacking for many days, but the momentum was not as huge as it was today, which couldn't help but make him feel a pressure that he had never felt before.

Especially just now, the Nancheng defender reported that the Nancheng defenders had retreated, which was originally good news, but now it seems to be a little unusual, but what kind of conspiracy is there, with his brain and knowledge, he can't guess it.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”

After the sound of breaking the wind, it was followed by a rain of arrows falling in the sky, and the next moment the dense arrows, making bursts of crackling sounds, fell on the top of the city, and some were nailed to the soldiers who could not dodge, bringing a piece of miserable howling.

"Damn, quick, get down, shield hand, raise the shield......" Yan Baihu roared, and quickly hid in the city tower.

Zhao Yun is good at shooting, his subordinates have many strong archers, as soon as the battle starts, Zhao Yun, who urged the mount, came to the front line in person, one hundred and fifty steps away from the city, holding a divine arm bow, and the beaded arrows sent out more than ten arrows, almost the arrows did not miss, and the rebel sergeants at the head of the city, in the face of this soul-chasing arrow, were so frightened that they didn't even dare to take their heads, and they just lay down under the female wall and did not dare to move.

Dian Wei of Xicheng, the commander of the army needs to fight with a white edge, although the first array of arrow rain cover is indispensable, but as soon as the arrow rain falls, he personally braves the arrow stone, holding a shield in one hand and a halberd in the other hand to rush up and kill.

Xu Huang of Beicheng, in order to boost morale, also took the front line and shouted: "Brothers, tell me, what is your number. ”

"The Red Flame Commander drives the camp! The Red Flame Army Commander drives the camp! ……”

"Yes, you are my long-drive straight into Xu Gongming's command, the long-drive camp is the honorary title awarded to us by the lord, and it is the soul of our army, for this glory, we can only drive straight into it and step on all the obstacles in front of us." Xu Huang usually doesn't like to talk much in the army, but he treats all the sergeants in the army like brothers, and he shares all rewards equally with his brothers, and never takes a penny.

"Archers cover, swords and shields open the way, pikemen assault." Xu Huang looked at the high morale in front of the army, and raised the axe-bladed gun in his hand with satisfaction.

"Kill, kill, ......"

The fierce attack of the Red Flame Army, while paying a lot of casualties, also gave a fatal blow to the defenders on the head of the city, in just one day, the Red Flame Army killed 800, and the defenders on the head of the city were killed and wounded more than 2,000, but more than 1,000 of them died of the young and strong people who were coerced by Yan Baihu, these young and strong people because they had no combat experience, when the battle started, they were in a panic and ran around in the city, so that they naturally became the best target for the rain of arrows falling from the sky.

Similarly, on the first day, Han Lie's 800 soldiers were killed and wounded, most of which were prisoners recruited by Yan Xing's department, and these surrendered thieves were more than a step worse in combat effectiveness than the elite of Han Lie's department.

Faced with the huge number of casualties, Yan Baihu returned to the Yuhang County Mansion worriedly, and suddenly lost interest in the face of the newly robbed beauties.

I don't know how to eat, I can't sleep on a pillow, this is the portrayal of Yan Baihu's eyes, after hesitating, he said: "Go, bring me the Wang County Order." ”

When Yan Baihu broke through Yuhang, Wang Xian Ling had no time to escape, and in order to survive, he took refuge in Yan Baihu and became Yan Baihu's staff.

"King, what's the important matter of recruiting subordinates to come late at night?" Wang Xianling knew that Yan Baihu liked people to call him the king, so he was the king when he opened and closed his mouth, but Yan Baihu was not in a good mood today, so he just glared at the other party coldly.

"Wang County's order, the Han army is attacking the city urgently, Yu Hang is afraid that he can't hold it, according to your opinion, how should I deal with myself?" Yan Baihu stared at Wang Xianling, with both expectation and deep doubt.

"The king, the Han army is well-equipped, the soldiers are well-trained, it is not the king's fault that they can't be beaten, at the moment the Han army is obviously determined to win Yuhang, trapped and guarded is like waiting for death, I heard that the Han army has opened the south gate, why don't the king send people to the south of the city overnight to investigate, if there is no ambush, you can take advantage of the situation tomorrow night to break through, defect to Xu Zhao and his son in Qiantang, recuperate, and it is not too late to take revenge." Wang Xianling hesitated, so he had to truthfully say the only way he could think of.

"You say Xu Zhao can take me in? I don't have any friendship with them. When Yan Baihu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.

"Xu Zhao's father rebelled and died at the hands of Sima Sun Jian of the former Wu County, Xu Zhao was able to escape, and now occupies Qiantang, although his name is Hanchen, but who doesn't know that he is a self-proclaimed general, and the king went to take refuge, that is to increase his military strength, how can he refuse?" Wang County Commander saw Yan Baihu's intentions, and said busily, the reason why he instigated Yan Baihu to go, naturally he was also worried that the Han army would break through the city and settle accounts with him after the autumn, you must know that as a county commander, it is not good to defend the land, and he also took refuge in the thief army, which is a big crime to destroy the three clans.

"Well, that's what you see." Yan Baihu thought about it again and again, and also felt that since he couldn't hold it, it was better to go first, only by leaving his life, could he continue to live happily, after all, in the past half a year, he had collected hundreds of millions of money, and he couldn't spend it in his life, and there were still many good days in the future, so he really couldn't fight with the Han army. As for avenging his younger brother, he didn't think about it at first, but after seeing the combat effectiveness of the Han army, he put this idea behind him.

At dawn, Han Lie received a report from the scouts lurking in the south of the city, and when he learned that there were scouts in the city last night who went out of the city to investigate, Han Lie, who was still worried that Yan Baihu would continue to be trapped, was also relieved.

After all, if Yan Baihu guards for one more day, the casualties of the men and horses under his account will increase by a batch, such a result is not what he wants, but now that Yan Baihu has sent a horse to explore, it is almost certain that as long as he continues to attack today, at most two or three days, Yan Baihu will inevitably break through and retreat from the south gate.

Han Lie, who received the good news, was completely sleepy, got up and said: "Wen Xiang, herald, all battalions will drink mutton noodle soup this morning, and tell the brothers that I will come to the front of the battle to cheer them up." ”

"Whoa." Although Xu Sheng didn't know why Han Lie was so happy, he immediately reconciled with the soldiers under his account and conveyed Han Lie's military order.

(Well, it's purely comforting, the results are very dismal, and there's nothing to say, just want to say that you keep working hard to finish it......) (To be continued.) )