Yan County is a small county town at the junction of Pingyuan County and Qinghe County. The specific jurisdiction of which county it belongs to, except for the young secretary of the imperial court or the main book of the assassin's mansion, I'm afraid no one can tell.

The division of states and counties in the Han Dynasty was not very strict, and some followed the feudal states of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period, such as the Qi State in Qingzhou, the Lu State in Yanzhou, and the Zhao State in Jizhou; More are divided according to the specific situation, such as Taishan County, which did not exist originally, was due to the influence of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

At the junction of the state and county, there are not necessarily too obvious signs, between Bohai County and Anping County, it is relatively clear, there is a small river ditch, and there is a bridge on it; More often than not, it's just a mountain beam, or even a ravine.

The people never cared about this kind of thing, and it didn't mean anything to them which state or county or county or township they belonged to. No matter where you are, the days are no different, the same food, the same service, and the same people of the Han Dynasty.

The people of China have always been the most attached to the countryside, and no one will abandon the familiar countryside and go to another country unless it is absolutely necessary. No matter how embarrassing the days are, the hometown is the living place of their ancestors for generations, and the invisible bond lingers in the depths of the soul and makes it impossible to deviate.

Since the spring of this year, the land of Hebei, which has been plagued by many disasters, has been full of smoke.

The two sides of this battle are no longer Taiping Dao believers holding the Yellow Turban banner and officers and soldiers holding the Chinese character flag, but the three princes who are also the courtiers of the Han Dynasty.

Although they belong to the same family, the three parties are more polite than fighting moths.

First of all, the cavalry general Yuan Shao defeated the Fenwu general Gongsun Zan in Guangchuan, and the world's strongest soldiers, Baima Yi, who was famous outside the fortress, were destroyed in this battle. Then, Gongsun Zhan retreated to the plain, and Yuan Shao pursued with victory. In the plain, there were fierce battles again, and in the end, with the help of the Qingzhou army, Gongsun Chan won two great victories in Longcuo and Yancheng, reversing the previous situation in one fell swoop.

The situation in Hebei is as uncertain as a marquee, how the princes think it, of course the ordinary soldiers don't know, all they know is that they have been trapped in this unknown small county town with General Zhang. Reinforcements are still far away.

In fact, when reinforcements come, it may not be of any use. The reason why this army in Yan County fell into such a predicament is not to rescue friendly troops? As a result, the friendly forces were not saved, but they put themselves in it.

on this. The soldiers were full of resentment in their hearts, but the target was not to open their jaws to the main general, but to those high-level celebrities.

For those celebrities who were born with golden keys and were high, the soldiers have always looked at them with reverence. These people are the most knowledgeable, the most knowledgeable, the most brilliant. It is even more unpredictable, no matter what, as long as you listen to their permission.

In fact, most of the soldiers did not really come into contact with celebrities. The difference in status between the two sides is too great. The celebrities nodded gently at the soldiers, they were already approachable, and it was easy not to contact the common people, which was the norm for the celebrities. Shishu is different, this is not a nice thing to say.

But. In the current Yancheng, the title of celebrity and celebrity has a tendency to stink and rot the streets.

"Fart, Baume & Mercier! If they hadn't kept saying that they were in control, how could we have lost so badly? ”

"When they command the battle, they shout the hardest, and they are the fastest to slip away! The camp set up by General Koji is obviously a few miles away, if they can fight and retreat, as soon as the news of our capture of the plain arrives, Wang Pengju will not dare to continue to fight at the risk of being attacked by the enemy! As a result, they took the lead and ran, all the way to Xindu, without even looking back! ”

"It's okay to be a literati, it's okay to play tricks, and it's over when you see the real chapter. But not only are they not guts, but they haven't seen it yet, and it's okay if they don't know it, the problem is that they don't know how to pretend to understand! ”

"Isn't it?" This resonated greatly, and the soldiers shouted in an almost accusatory tone.

"They said that paper armor is a joke, we didn't take it seriously, our identity, where have we ever seen something so expensive as paper? The result? The paper armor is not only invulnerable, but also shining, so that Lao Tzu's eyes are almost blind, if this is a joke, then what is a divine weapon? ”

"That's it, that's it! This battle is ruined in the mouths of those celebrities. ”

Everyone is wronged!

Before the war, they were worried about the bravery of the champion Hou Na Yongguan and the three armies, but they didn't see what they were worried about, but they were beaten all over the ground by a joke.

Whose fault is this?

Is it the Koji general who fought to the death in Ryuminato? No, he has done his best, as the main general, desperately to cut off the friendly army, this is a plot that can only be seen in the legends of those ancients.

Or is it General Zhang, the main general of the family? No, General Zhang did a good enough job, without receiving a call for help from friendly troops, he took the initiative to attack and contain the enemy army, and quickly defeated the remaining troops of the coalition army under the plain city, and almost achieved the goal of flanking the front and rear.

If it weren't for Chun Yuqiong's great celebrities who didn't even have the courage to look back, how could the two armies have been defeated so badly and so completely? What kind of unfathomable celebrity is this, just a group of liars who can only speak out!

"Well, now the celebrities are surrounded in Xindu, and these people are trapped in the small Yan County, maybe when the little life will be gone. If it weren't for the fact that General Zhang treated everyone well, and he always took the lead in fighting on the front line when he was fighting, and when he was defeated in the city, he personally waved his sword to break the queen for everyone, it would be better to just ......."

The more the soldiers talked, the more angry they became, but the word 'surrender' in the end still couldn't be said after all, General Zhang was a righteous man, and before he made a decision, everyone couldn't turn their backs on him. Although from the beginning of the siege, the messengers of surrender outside the city and the arrows that were shot into the city were not broken.

"Don't talk about that, let's concentrate on defending the city." There was an old soldier who cautiously took the topic away, "The Qingzhou army led by Wang Pengju outside is besieging the city, and he must not be careless, otherwise, he may be given the city by him at any time." ”

"Brother Feng, if you want to attack, he has already attacked. But these days, he is digging tunnels again. It's another well building, and it attacks at night from time to time, but it's not a serious attack, so what's there to worry about...... Oops! You, why are you hitting me? ”

The old soldier snorted and scolded: "It's you idiot who beats you!" Even if it's a dog, after being beaten with a stick, and knowing how to have a long memory, we just suffered such a big loss. Why don't you know how to grow a snack! Wang Pengju: Who is that? That's the best person in the world at using tricks, and if you're not careful, you'll fall into his way. ”

As he spoke, the old pawn snorted angrily and hit people: "You don't look at the offensive outside, but do you know what killing moves are hidden behind it?" Now it's slacking off. When he shows his killing move, everyone will be finished together, and it will be too late to regret it! ”

"I know, don't, don't fight...... Don't hit the head! "The poor-mouthed little soldier looked funny, but no one laughed on the city walls. Everyone looked at the barracks outside the city.

It looked peaceful, but it always made people feel murderous, and they couldn't help but shiver under the scorching sun. But I felt a cold wind blowing around me.

The city fell silent.

Although they didn't dare to say it, everyone was wondering in their hearts: Is General Yuan finished? Since the general trend is irreversible, and General Wang is so sincere, why didn't General Zhang surrender with everyone? Now there are more than 5,000 soldiers in the city who can fight. In the past, there is some status. If you wait until the city is broken, there will be only one way to burn the jade!

The old pawn was originally a chief, and after losing the battle, the firing line was promoted to a team rate. Seeing the low morale of his comrades, he shouted in his heart that it was not good, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we have a strong family background in Jizhou, and there are many generals, even if we lose one or two battles, we will not be able to hurt our vitality, and sooner or later we will make a comeback." ”

No one answered, and the eyes of everyone who looked at them flashed with distrust.

"Don't believe me! It is Wang Pengju's ability to turn a paper that can be torn into armor with a single stab, but no matter how capable he is, can he conjure food out of thin air? Don't look outside, from the fields

The wheat was ripe, but did they have the hands to harvest it? The infantry of the plain is in Qinghe, the cavalry of Youzhou is in Xindu, and the Qingzhou army has to be watched here in Yancheng, where can they divide the manpower? ”

The older the pawn spoke, the louder he became, the more persuasive he became, and the eyes around him finally became a little hotter.

"Why has Wang Pengju been persuading him to surrender, and the siege thunder is heavy and the rain is small?" Seeing this, the old pawn became more and more energetic, and said proudly: "Isn't it because my general has the ability to make him jealous?" That's why he didn't dare to attack, he was reluctant to fight with us; He didn't dare to retreat and let others besiege the city, because he was worried that we would break through and disrupt his victory! ”

"I see!" Everyone suddenly realized, and the eyes that looked at the old pawn were suddenly completely different, and they all gave a thumbs up: "Brother Feng, you are really knowledgeable!" It's much better than those celebrities! ”

"Wind team rate, then according to your meaning, as long as we hold on, Wang Pengju can't help Jizhou, and in the end he can only retreat?"

"Well...... old man smiled, and began to recall the truths he heard from Xin Senjun during the military discussion, and then transformed them into his own words, and said them proudly.

"** Not far from ten, in less than a month, the Qingzhou army will run out of grain, unless he ignores the agricultural time, forcibly transfers the autumn harvest to transport grain, otherwise, he has only one way to retreat. Of course, the premise is that we have to hold him back. He will attack the city, and we will defend it; If he leaves, we'll break through; If he lets us go and does the trick of surrounding the three ques, hehe......"

"Shall we go?"

"Idiot!" The old pawn rolled his eyes and shouted, "What are you going to do?" That's a ploy, a ploy to lure us out of the city for a sneak attack, so we won't be fooled! ”

"That's it!"

"Brother Feng, you are so clever!"

In the sound of singing praises of virtue, the old pawn was very drunk. The big truths that the celebrities said are still very convincing, don't look at Xin's reputation for joining the army is not as loud as his brother's, but this insight is really amazing, just give me some pointers, and everyone will feel at ease. Therefore, it makes sense that this celebrity is sought after, and those who have read books are different.

In the midst of the noise, there was a sudden exclamation from the side, and when the old pawn raised his eyes to look urgently, he found that it was from the lazy little soldier who had just escaped, and he scolded with a smile: "Ergouzi, what kind of moth are you?" If you dare to disturb our army's heart again, be careful that military law is ruthless! ”

As soon as he started scolding, everyone laughed, but the two dogs didn't notice it at all, his face was pale, and his eyes looked straight into the distance. A look of horror.

"Let's do this again, see if Lao Tzu turns around and doesn't ......" The old pawn snorted angrily and lifted his spear, preparing to use the barrel of the gun to teach the disobedient subordinates a good lesson, so as to consolidate the authority that had just been erected. According to Mr. George, this is called Envy and Grace.

However, just after taking two steps, there was a vision in the distance, "Huh? It's ......" he rubbed his eyes and looked at it again. Then he was stunned.

The others were not much better than him, either they exclaimed in surprise, or they opened their mouths, if the Qingzhou army outside the city happened to attack at this moment, eighty percent could attack the city without difficulty.

Under the blue sky and white clouds. At the junction of heaven and earth in the east, a billowing cloud of smoke and dust poured out, and under the smoke, there was a black line that became clearer and clearer!

Veterans who have been in the army for many years know very well what this scene represents, this is people, a lot of people, very, very many people!

Crowds. Parallel to the great river to the south, it flows in the opposite direction, but the spectacular point is not below the Yellow River at all.

Although they had just experienced a defeat, the appearance and morale of the defenders were still above the standard. The clothes and armor are still neat, the flag is also distinct, and the arrangement of patrolling the city and guarding the palace is well organized.

There is a saying in the Book of Shang Jun: The soldier of the king. Victory without arrogance, defeat without resentment. This defender of Yancheng. It is in line with the expectations of the ancients for a strong army, and it can be seen that its main general Zhang Jaw is strict in governing the army.

Rao was like this, and when he saw the spectacular scene in the distance, the soldiers also forgot the strict military orders for the time being, and just looked at them in a daze.

There were a lot of people, thousands of them, and the pace of the advance did not seem to be too fast, perhaps not reinforcements from the enemy. But this conjecture can not make people feel at ease, what the enemy lacks is not reinforcements, as long as there are enough manpower, they can harvest the wheat in the fields, and there will be no risk of lack of food!

But the question is, where do so many people come from?

Although Qingzhou has collected hundreds of thousands of yellow turbans, the population of Qingzhou, which has been war-torn for a long time, has been greatly reduced, and in the comprehensive reclamation, manpower has been squeezed to the extreme.

Not to mention Youzhou, there is not much population in the first place, and it is impossible to pour out of the nest and go south to Qinghe.

What about these people......

"I see, it's from the plains! This year, the plains were also plagued by war! Someone shouted.

Since the beginning of the war in the spring, the counties at the junction of the three major forces have not stopped, and Gongsun Chan has subdued the three counties in the north by virtue of his prestige.

Yuan Shao was not to be outdone, the plain, as the forward position of the Qing and Youyou coalition forces, has been harassed by the Jizhou army in recent months, delaying the most precious spring and summer season, and in autumn, it is natural to not be able to expect a satisfactory harvest in geography.

The harassment of the Jizhou army caused difficulties in supply to Gongsun Zhan; And there is no majestic dock fort and continuous granary of large households, which delays spring plowing and summer sowing, and ordinary small people who have no overnight grain naturally have no way to live.

Now that the situation has reversed, it is logical that the people of the plains will enter the Qinghe River to eat.

"Maybe it's more than that! Leling and Bohai have been severely affected by military disasters in the past two years, and I heard from those foot merchants who often go to the east that they have become a ghostly place. The big families either fled to the hinterland of Jizhou, or shrank in the city and did not come out, and no one dared to cultivate the fields left behind...... Alas, what a wickedness. ”

Someone else added.

Bohai and Leling were looted by Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan one after another, and they were already ten rooms and nine empty, and the situation was worse than the plain.

There is no need to count on the court's relief, the Son of Heaven was taken hostage by Dong Zhuo and went to Guanzhong, and he has long lost his prestige.

The princes of various places are fighting fiercely for territory, and they are eager to pull every adult man in their jurisdiction into the battlefield desperately; Every pot was confiscated and cast into a weapon; Every grain of corn is used as military rations, so how can it be distributed to give relief?

The people of the three eastern counties of Jizhou, if they want to find a way to live, naturally they can only come to the west.

Before the low-ranking officers said those morale-boosting words, the Jizhou soldiers might not have cared about this matter, but now, even the most ill-informed soldiers knew what the situation in front of them meant.

The rolling waves of people will sweep into the hinterland of Jizhou, like locusts, harvesting the wheat seedlings between the roots of the fields, and the combined forces of the two states will no longer have the risk of lack of food. In turn, soon it will be the turn of the Jizhou army to run out of food!

The panic began to spread at a speed several times faster than before, and the morale that had just risen was instantly low.

"Woo...... Whining! As if to see through the dilemma of the soldiers defending the city, under the city, the continuous sound of the painting horn sounded, the passionate war drums thundered, and at the opening and closing of the formation, a majestic soldier and horse left the camp and rushed towards Yancheng with great momentum.

Another feint? Still is......

These days, everyone has seen a lot of similar scenes, and the huge offensive, every time it is thunder and rain, it seems ferocious, but in fact it is just a bluff, and after a hasty attack, it will retreat. Everyone is used to talking and laughing and facing the enemy.

But at this moment, even the most confident person has no bottom in his heart.

Wang Pengju is good at using tricks, and his reputation is well deserved, God knows what means he used to mobilize the people of the three counties, and God knows what follow-up means he has to deal with his own people. You know, according to legend, that incredible boy once waved his hand, and he summoned nine days of thunder and fire, destroying the impregnable Wei's Dock Fort!

"All the troops listen to the order, each in its own place, there is a certain here, forgive that Wang Yu'er can't break this city!" At the last moment, the roar of the main general's open jaw finally sounded in time, stabilizing the crumbling morale of the defenders.