Xiangyi City is a famous city in the Central Plains, and Song Xianggong, one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, is based on this to establish a hegemony, with a very long history. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was not only a large city with a population of tens of thousands, but also the most famous textile center in Yan and Henan.

Such a city was of course full of attraction to the Huainan army coming from afar, and they didn't bother to glance at the moss-covered city walls, and rushed directly towards the open city gates.

Liu Ye's face became ugly, but Liu Xun could only pretend not to see it.

Among the 30,000 soldiers and horses, less than 30% of his descendants are in force, and his control is very low. Anyway, these guys who haven't seen the world can't do anything too out of the ordinary, at most, they just buy things and don't give money, forcibly occupy people's houses or something, burning, killing and looting definitely won't, just let them go.

"Brother Zitai and wait outside the city, the younger brother will take the little ones in first, pack up the camp and come out." Qiao Rui came up and said with a hippie smile.

"Come less, this is the hinterland of Chenliu, and it is not the front line of Junyi and Xiaohuang, what is there to open the way and camp? Last time in Ningling, you went in first, when Lao Tzu took the brothers into the city, he couldn't even see a single figure, and this time it was Lao Tzu's turn to enjoy himself! Chen Lan is not far behind.

At the beginning of the Huainan army's northward march, it was still relatively regular, Cao Cao's six-hundred-mile pursuit that year, beat Yuan Shu to the ground, and then fought several times, but also had the upper hand, and the psychological advantage of the Huainan army was still very sufficient. But now it is different from the past, now it is Cao Cao who has asked Yuan Shu, and the Huainan army was originally mostly bandits and robbers, and soon became unscrupulous.

Although they didn't dare to go too far, they didn't dare to show their knives and make a fuss, but they could pass through the place. But like locusts crossing the border, not a single grass grows.

Fortunately, the road is not quiet in this era, and the news between places does not spread quickly. Xiangyi City looked defenseless, and the gates were wide open. The look of Ren Jun's picking. But no matter how defenseless you are, as long as the thousands of people who started walk over, the people will definitely run away, and those who don't run are also poor eggs who have been robbed, it's not worth a penny, what are you going to do?

So, for Chen Lan. This is a must-fight for the position of the advanced city.

Liu Xun's reaction disappointed Chen Lan and Qiao Rui, as if they had been stung by a bee suddenly, and he trembled violently. The two broomstick eyebrows wrinkled tightly into a pimple, and a pair of triangular eyes narrowed at the same time. He turned his head to look at Liu Ye and said, "Brother Ziyang, don't care, these idiots are used to debauchery in Huainan." For a while, too...... In short, the losses in the city are all wrapped up in someone, and they must be made up afterwards! ”

Liu Xun is not stupid, he knows that the current preferential treatment is only temporary. When Cao Cao eases up, sooner or later he will have to settle accounts. Whether or not he can pass this hurdle depends on whether Liu Ye is willing to help turn around. Ken, there are people in the DPRK, and it is naturally not difficult for officials to do it, if they don't, then they will die!

The military discipline is not well restrained, and it is not impossible to fool the past by harming several cities along the way, but Chen Lan, the two idiots, fought face to face, and it would be too naïve to think that Liu Ziyang did not exist and wanted to get by.

Liu Ye's face was indeed very bad, and the hand holding the reins was clenched tightly, and it could be seen that his body was trembling, and he was deaf to Liu Xun's disguised apology.

"Brother Ziyang loves the people like a son, and he is indeed a benevolent and righteous gentleman, but ......" Liu Xun was slightly unhappy in his heart, even if his own family was at a loss, but now is the time to employ people, is it necessary for you Liu Ziyang to put such a big score? Harming the people, he Cao Mengde has not done less, right? Who doesn't know that after the 600-mile pursuit that year, there was a scorched earth along the way!

As if awakened by Liu Xun, Liu Ye's whole body trembled violently, and he suddenly spoke: "Zitai, you'd better quickly restrain your subordinates, line up in battle, and prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

"Huh? Facing the enemy? Liu Xun and the three looked at each other, all confused: "This is Xiangyi, where does the enemy come from?" ”

"General Chen, you lead the cavalry to the left flank. General Bridge, you lead the cavalry to protect the right flank. Brother Zitai, you lead the shield bearers to protect the Chinese army, don't panic, the whole army turns back, let's retreat as a whole, it shouldn't matter! ”

"Ziyang, what are you talking about?" The Huainan crowd was completely unable to understand such an order, jumped to their feet, and protested loudly. Everyone walked in the freezing rain for three days, and finally arrived at the city of Xiangyi, and they didn't even drink hot water, so they withdrew, you should be walking the dog!

"The whole team, hurry up and give the order, the whole army retreats!" Liu Ye's face had turned pale, and he didn't care about explaining more, he just shouted angrily.

He had already seen the virtue of the Huainan Army in Liang State, and had already sent a letter to Chenliu County, asking the garrison to be careful, fire prevention, theft prevention, and Huainan Army, and never let the Huainan Army have a chance to enter the city again, as long as the labor army materials were prepared in advance outside the city.

Although Cao Cao was not clean at the beginning, and he did not do much to burn, kill, and plunder, but apart from Wang Yu, who other princes in the world did not do this? The key is to look at the speed of whitewashing, as early as more than two years ago, Cao Jun has been whitewashed, and now even the people of the Central Plains have forgotten the nightmare of the past, only remember the good of General Cao, who can still find the back account?

The areas around Liang, Chen, Chenliu, and Yingchuan are the bases where Cao Cao has been operating for the longest time, and they are the foundation of the long-term operation of the supply army, and they must not be lost. Before leaving, Liu Ye was told by Cao Cao to ensure the stability of the place, and as a last resort, he could even risk triggering infighting among the Yuan army and losing its combat effectiveness, so that he could not harm the place.

Liu Ye sent a message to all parts of Xiangyi, and it was for this purpose that with Cao Cao's approval, it was impossible for the guards everywhere to disobey the order.

Therefore, when the Huainan army climbed to the bottom of Xiangyi City at a snail-like speed, the city gate could not be wide open, not to mention the city gate, and even the suspension bridge could not be put down!

And for now...... Liu Ye was in a cold sweat, and a cold breath came out of the bone marrow, and he couldn't wait to kick over the three big idiots in front of him, and grab the horn to give orders.

"Woo...... Whining...... Whining! The shocking sound of the horn suddenly exploded, and Liu Ye was first overjoyed in his heart, and then shocked. Chen Lan and Qiao Rui, the two idiots, were still muttering and complaining, although Liu Xun was persuaded to move a little, but there was no actual action, this sudden horn sound......

Liu Ye suddenly raised his head and saw a red battle flag raised high on the towering city tower!

"Woo...... Whining...... Whining! "Between heaven and earth, there seem to be thousands of trumpets echoing.

The east of the city, the west of the city, and the flanks of the army. On both wings, countless red flags bloomed like cold plums in the misty smoke and rain!

The earth is shaking, the walls are shaking. The clouds above him seemed to be shaking as well. A shivering sensation surged up from under his feet, and instantly spread throughout the whole body of the Huainan soldiers. They were so frightened that their legs went limp. His face was paler than the rain on his body.

"Green ...... Qingzhou Army! Chen Lan heard her voice that had changed her tone, with a crying voice, the whole person seemed to be in a nightmare that couldn't wake up, if it wasn't a dream, how could the Qingzhou Army suddenly appear in Xiangyi City?

"Don't panic, don't panic, the whole team. The whole team! Stand in place! Liu Xun also panicked, and he shouted hoarsely.

Because of the obstruction of the rain curtain, it is difficult to see far away, and you can't see how many enemies have killed you. But the sound of horses' hooves rang out from near and far. It should be many, many cavalrymen who launched the raid!

Liu Xun didn't have time to think about where these cavalry came from, he only knew that a two-legged man couldn't outrun a four-legged war horse anyway. In this situation, he can only carry it for a while first, and frustrate the enemy's sharpness and make plans.

The soldiers were so frightened that they couldn't listen to the commander's orders. The murderous aura on the enemy's body is too heavy, lurking and raiding in this weather condition. Is this something that humans can do?

Except for the sound of trumpets and horses' hooves, the enemy barely made any other noise, although from the sound, the enemy should still be miles away, but the murderous aura had already swept in, almost condensed into substance! It's like a big mountain, a huge wave, pressing over, slapping over, making the Huainan army tremble, like the remnants of the branches and leaves in a storm!

"What are you afraid of, my head has fallen off and I have a big scar!" At the critical moment, Liu Xun's old subordinates stepped forward and helped him stabilize the morale of the army.

"Killing one is enough, killing two earns one. Array, array, everyone shoulder to shoulder! "Liu Xun is also a son of a family, and he took advantage of the troubled times to raise troops, relying on 500 private soldiers recruited by the family industry. After many years of fighting, these private soldiers have grown up, and they have been appointed by him as middle and low-ranking officers, and then they have controlled nearly twenty times the number of soldiers and horses of the previous ones.

At the critical moment, he still had to rely on his descendants, and the old team that had followed him for many years shouted at the top of their throats, and the poignant and desperate roar miraculously calmed the panic of the soldiers.

"Xiangyi City has been occupied by the enemy, and after defeating the invading cavalry, let's attack the city!" Liu Xun's roar has a hint that couldn't be clearer. The madness forced out of desperation was accompanied by the courage brought by the temptation of slaughtering the city, and the Huainan army slowly regained its composure in the face of annihilation.

More than 30,000 people were tightly curled up into a regiment, with Liu Xun as the core, the shield bearer outside, the archer in the center, and the spearman standing between the shield bearer and the archer, placing the sharp spear on the shoulders of his companions and pointing at the incoming enemy.

This is a hedgehog array that can disable the cavalry charge, Liu Xun has used it many times in the early days of the army, and has created victories on many enemies, including the officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty, as well as other heroes.

"Beat the drums, pull the bow!" Seeing that the team was slowly stabilizing, Liu Xun reached out and tore off the wet iron helmet and shouted orders.

Through the confused smoke and rain, the figure of the cavalry was already looming, and Liu Xun was slightly relieved.

There were not many cavalrymen coming, probably only three or four thousand, and they swept over from all directions, and the array should be very thin. The enemy probably didn't expect his army to be in formation in such a short period of time, right?

Liu Xun laughed at himself, he traveled fifty miles in three days, and it was no wonder that he was underestimated. Presumably, in the enemy's expectation, this battle is also about to collapse at the touch of a button, blowing horns, running over the horses, you can start a pursuit.

However, no matter how bad the military discipline is, the troops are also soldiers who have seen blood, as long as there is a backbone in the center, it is not much worse than the elite.

If it is really a rabble of outcasts, why should General Cao be such a shrewd person to attach so much importance to this support army? General Cao fought the idea of taking Xiahou Shang's army as the backbone and incorporating it immediately after the army arrived in Chenliu, right?

And the Qingzhou army ...... No, this army should not be the Qingzhou army, but the Lu Bu army that broke through Dingtao. Lu Bu would come all the way to raid him, obviously thinking of this, for fear that his troops would converge with Xiahou Shang.

But whether it is Cao Cao or Lu Bu, I am afraid that they did not expect that they are not fat sheep to be slaughtered, right? Liu Xun straightened up. The mind is peaceful. Lu Bu's formation is huge, but the formation is too thin, and the chance of turning defeat into victory is great!

"Prepare ......" saw that the opponent was about to enter the range of the bow and arrow. Liu Xun pulled out his sword in his hand, and the smile on his face was intoxicated and crazy.

Start by firing a salvo with a bow and arrow to file the enemy's energy. Then he led the team to take the initiative to meet the battle, and entangled the enemy with two thousand cavalry on both flanks. Then order all the foot soldiers to wait for the opportunity to bet on it, and use the numerical advantage of their own side to engage the enemy in a melee with the enemy. That's his tactic. It's not perfect, but it's very effective.

"Ah......" The hand raised in the air didn't have time to wave it down, and a sudden scream interrupted Liu Xun's tactics. The screams rang out in the middle of the queue and were abrupt. It was also very poignant, and it broke the atmosphere of a backwater battle created by Liu Xun's descendants.

"Who messes with my army's heart!" Liu Xun was furious, staring at blood-red eyes, like an angry bull. There is no doubt that once anyone who makes a noise is found by him, he will definitely be torn to shreds on the spot.

However, the Huainan army didn't care about fearing their main general, and just looked around in a panic. Tightly grasped the weapon in his hand - that scream was just a signal of the beginning, and at the same time as Liu Xun asked, hundreds of soldiers in the queue swung their swords at the nearest comrade beside him!

Bloodshot everywhere!

The howl is endless!

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around!"

"Cao Cao's troops were defeated in Rencheng. It's already on the verge of dying, and now everyone is surrounded by the Qingzhou Hurricane Army and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, and they're already dying! Kill Liu Xun and Chen Lan, abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, there is still a way to live, otherwise, everyone will have to die without a place to be buried! ”

"Those who resist die, and those who abandon the darkness and turn to the light live!"

"Kill Liu Xun, kill Chen Lan!"

The queue, which was quite neat a moment ago, suddenly became a mess. Looking out from the Chinese army, there were people everywhere shouting loudly and desperately swinging their knives to slash and kill.

There was a strong enemy outside pressing over like a mountain, and the strings in the hearts of the soldiers of the Huainan Army were already very tight, but they suddenly encountered such a sudden change, and they were immediately stunned.

Many people were still stunned until they were cut down, just stupidly watching the blade approaching, not knowing how to dodge, not knowing how to resist, and not even asking 'why', as if they accepted their fate.

There are also people who raise their weapons, but they don't know who to attack, and the people around them are obviously the same skin color, speak the same language, and wear the same military uniforms, where can they tell who is the enemy and who is the comrade?

They naively thought that as long as they raised their weapons, they could at least protect themselves. It wasn't until they were stabbed in the back and the pain came that they realized that they were too naïve.

With the example of precedent, the rest of the people knew what to do, and they desperately brandished their weapons, and whenever anyone dared to approach them, they launched a deadly attack until one of the two men fell, or together.

The 30,000 army fell into cannibalism in such an unbelievable way, whether it was Liu Xun and Chen Lan, who had experienced a hundred battles, or Liu Ye, a famous man with extensive knowledge and meticulous observation, they were all stunned and almost didn't believe the facts they saw in front of them.

"This, this...... The strong enemy is outside, and if the internal strife is like this, the general, it is better to surrender. Qiao Rui said in a trembling voice.

As far as the eye can see, in addition to the archers of the Chinese army and the cavalry on both wings, there are people who are killing each other everywhere, all of them are red-eyed, and they will kill people when they see them! Not to mention ordering them to reorganize their ranks and fight against the attacking enemy cavalry, it would be difficult to pass through the chaos safely.

If the enemy's cavalry were to kill them regardless of it, they might fall into a chaotic battle together, and in the end both would be defeated. But the enemy's command was very accurate, and he stopped his horse just right out of the range of his bow and arrows, and ran sideways around the military formation. Although it was not aggressive, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves was like a war drum, which increased the psychological pressure of the Huainan army and exacerbated the chaos.

How can this battle be fought? What else can you do without surrendering?

"It's you!" Qiao Rui said this out of helplessness, who thought that Liu Xun's reaction was unusually violent, he turned his head suddenly, glared at Qiao Rui angrily, and almost burst into fire in his eyes.

"Yes, yes, huh...... It's not me, General, what are you talking about? Qiao Rui was startled and stumbled when she spoke.

Liu Xun said murderously: "You are sedition, right?" The surname Qiao, there is you! That Wang Yuxin's newly accepted two-room concubine is also surnamed Qiao, what is the relationship with you? You found out that a certain and Zijian wanted to vote for General Cao, so you made a move in advance, right? Hmph, if you didn't notice it for a while, you got it. But don't be too happy, even if someone dies here, I have to pull you on your back first! ”

Chen Lanben was still a little dazed. Hearing Liu Xun's words, his face suddenly flashed with murderous aura.

The army was fine not so long ago. Suddenly fell into civil strife, and it was out of control, except for Qiao Rui secretly making trouble, what other explanation can there be? If no one is organized, how can the rebels who were the first to swing their knives at their own people shout such seditious slogans? Those people said that they wanted to kill Chen Lan and Liu Xun, but they didn't say that they wanted to kill Qiao Rui!

"What are you talking about? It's none of my business, I, I don't know anything! Qiao Rui was so frightened that she wanted to refute but couldn't say anything about it.

He wasn't a man of quick wit. didn't know in advance that Liu Xun and Chen Lan had secretly reached an agreement with Cao Cao, and even if he didn't say it in such a situation, he would need a long time to buffer. At this juncture, where can he still say the whole thing?

The more so. In the eyes of Liu and Chen, the more suspicious his actions became, not only did Liu Xun swing his knife and force him over, but even Chen Lan turned the spear around.

"Help, help. I'm going to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, ah......" Qiao Rui couldn't hold back the fear in his heart anymore, and fled, shouting as he ran. Turning around in front of the enemy is not an ordinary danger, Chen Lan caught up with his horse, swung his spear and stabbed, and the sharp spear blade easily penetrated the fish scale armor on Qiao Rui's body, and penetrated straight through his heart.

"The rebellious bridge is dead, aren't the traitors still tied?" Liu Xun raised his voice and shouted loudly, signaling the guards around him to shout together. The voice came out from afar, which made many people stunned, and they looked at it blankly, as if there were signs of regaining their senses.

Liu Xun was overjoyed, shouted with more effort, and raised the banner and issued an order to let the descendants get closer to each other as soon as possible and prepare to concentrate their forces to break through.

After the rebels who were slashing each other stopped, they could no longer engage in battle, and their strength and momentum had been exhausted in slashing and killing each other. This battle has been lost, and the next step can only be to use the rout army as a shield and try to preserve its strength.

Liu Xun's descendants were the most determined, and they quickly responded to Liu Xun's orders. On the one hand, they are resisting the slashing of the rebel army, and on the other hand, they are close to each other, as long as they see faces they don't know, or people who have killed red-eyed people who don't respond to words, they wave their hands and slash them, thinking that they will form a team first, have the ability to protect themselves, and then join up with the main general.

As a result, as soon as a few teams of three or five people were formed, a group of rebels surrounded and killed.

Liu Xun's private soldiers are all elite, with strong combat power and good equipment, so he didn't take these chaotic soldiers to heart at all. As a result, as soon as Bu fought, the defensive positions of several squads were broken in an instant, and they turned into corpses in a blink of an eye.

"Whose soldier is this? How could Qiao Rui have such a strong soldier? Liu Xun saw it clearly on the horse, and in an instant, his heart was cold.

He's also a little sober now.

If Qiao Rui is the leader of the rebels, after he confers the head, even if the morale of the rebels does not collapse, they are still leaderless, and it is impossible to be so disciplined, knowing that they can't let their descendants assemble. But if Qiao Rui is not the leader, then where did these rebels come from?

"That's a crochet, right? It's a hook shield, right? Liu Ye suddenly pointed to a five-person squad that was slashing and slashing.

"It's a hook shield, yes." The hook setting is a relatively remote weapon, but Chen Lan and Liu Xun are both battle-hardened generals, and they can recognize it if they don't know how to use it: "What if it's a hook setting?" ”

"Is it a crochet? That's right! ”

Liu Ye's face seemed to be smiling, but his voice sounded as harsh as a night owl, making people feel a sense of horror: "Qingzhou Wind is fighting fiercely with the lord in Chuilong City, even if it has wings, it can't fly to this Xiangyi, that cavalry is Lu Bu's Bingzhou wolf horse, doesn't Zitai know?" In the state army, the strongest is not only the cavalry, but also a trapped camp! ”

"You mean......" Liu Xun was shocked.

"What explanation can there be other than lying in ambush in a puddle, taking advantage of the chaos when the army enters the city, infiltrating the military formation, and then breaking out and injuring people?" Liu Ye laughed miserably, and his voice became more and more erratic: "The trapped camp, the best weapon at melee and the best weapon, isn't it this hook-inlaid shield and ring-headed knife?" ”

"God......" Liu Xun only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and he almost fell off the horse. This battle is not just a matter of winning or losing, whether you can save your life or not, it's all two words!

The periphery was already full of rout, and the shieldmen threw down their big shields one after another, ran to the cavalry opposite, and knelt down with their heads in their hands, just begging for mercy. The chaos began to seep into the Chinese army's array of archers, losing the protection of the melee class, and the archers were like a herd of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and they were about to collapse.

"Let's go!" Chen Lan is very decisive, knowing that if she doesn't break through, even the last trace of life will be gone.

Dozens of guards wrapped around the three of them and charged towards the cavalry on both flanks, which were also on the verge of collapse. Chen Lan had no intention of summoning the cavalry to counterattack, he just wanted to blend in with the fleeing cavalry and escape.

Even such a humble hope seems so unattainable now, but now that it has come to this, what can he do?