503, Zhao Yun attacked
The duel between the two cavalry was unusually tyrannical, the battle lasted until dark, the outside of Yuyang City was like purgatory, there were corpses everywhere, the ownerless war horse stood in place sluggishly, arched the owner's corpse with his lips from time to time, and some of them had been trampled into mud by hard horse hooves, and the whole land was bright red to the eye.
Zhang Xiu and thousands of remnants in the city all sighed, and the bones withered, which was like a vivid portrayal in front of them, but as soldiers, they had no other superfluous emotions except admiration, and the shrouded battlefield was the best destination for soldiers.
Gao Shun and Zang Ba led the remaining more than 15,000 horsemen into the city slowly, and in less than two hours, 30,000 tigers and wolves rode iron, and more than half of them were damaged, which can be said to be the largest consumption in recent years.
Yuan Shang said that he wanted to cripple the Liaodong Army ruthlessly, and Gao Shun and Zang Ba did it, but, killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army was indeed not weak, 30,000 against 40,000, the 30,000 iron cavalry of the Tiger and Wolf Fierce Army fought to the death, and in the end it was only to wipe out the large army, and Gongsun Kang successfully broke through under the protection of the last thousands of remnants, and after chasing for half an hour, he still failed to find Gongsun Kang's figure, Gao Shun and Zang Ba could only return to the city helplessly.
"It's been a long time."
Zhang Xiu's figure appeared in the city, the three of them are all from the Liangzhou family, of course, they are all acquaintances, Gao Shun and Zang Ba were all strong generals under Lu Bu in the past, and Zhang Xiu is the leader of Zhang Ji's department, although the age difference is not big, but, compared to fame. Zhang embroidery is bigger. After all, he still has the title of a descendant of the king of guns on his head.
"Haha. It's been a while, how is Brother Chengwu doing? Zang Ba's hearty voice came from the horseback, and then he turned over and walked towards Zhang Xiu at the same time as Gao Shun.
Gao Shun has always been silent, but he arched his hand towards Zhang Xiu, and the two formed a contrast.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiu didn't mind, he knew Gao Shun's temperament. It has always been like this, it's not that he doesn't have enough respect for him, a few people have indeed known each other for some time, and Zhang Xiu has nothing to say about Gao Shun's temperament.
"You and the two came in time, and if it was a little late, it is estimated that the head of the brother will be hung on the city tower by the Gongsun thief." Zhang Xiu smiled bitterly.
"Hey, hey"
Zang Ba said with a smile: "Brother Chengwu is serious, other people's younger brothers don't know, as far as your ability is concerned, it is not a big problem to last for two days." Isn't this the first day? ”
Gao Shun also smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "What Xuan Gao said is." ”
Zhang Xiu heard this. Shook his head and said: "The soldiers in the city are extremely tired, don't hide it from the two brothers, the same is true for the brothers, this Liaodong Army is really not to say that it is a force that can fight, compared to what Danyang soldiers are not inferior at all, this fatal attack, even for the brother three heads and six arms can not last long, after all, the troops are insufficient, fortunately, you came in time." ”
Hearing Zhang Xiu talk about the Liaodong Army, Gao Shun and Zangba's faces also became solemn, but they heard Gao Shun say: "This Liaodong Army is indeed not bad, and there are really a lot of casualties caused to our army this time." ”
When Zhang Xiu heard this, her face became a little solemn: "How?" ”
"More than half," Gao Shun sighed lightly.
"That's a lot."
Zhang Xiu sighed: "Even if the combat effectiveness of this Liaodong Army is not as good as our army, it is not far behind, if we fight to the death again, our army's casualties will increase a few points." ”
Gao Shun and Zang Ba nodded slightly, this time the casualties were so big, the two of them were distressed, but also a headache, thinking that as soon as the news came back to Chang'an, it would cause a lot of waves, these nearly 15,000 casualties were not foot soldiers, but cavalry that had been trained hard, although they were not the most elite soldiers, but they were enough to make those who were guarding Chang'an and pointing out the country jump up and scold.
"It's useless to talk about this now, although the main force of the Liaodong Army has been lost, but there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in Zhuojun and besieging Jixian, although most of them are some temporary recruits, but they can't be underestimated, I don't know how the two virtuous brothers are going to solve it?" Zhang Xiu asked.
A faint smile flashed at the corners of Gao Shun and Zang Ba's mouths, but they did not answer Zhang Xiu directly.
What kind of person Zhang Xiu is, his personal talent and intelligence are not bad, and he knows Gao Shun and Zang Ba very well, seeing these two people showing such a relaxed smile, his thoughts suddenly surged, and he secretly guessed.
"Where did the other group come from? Jizhou? Or is it a merger? Zhang Xiu asked tentatively.
Gao Shun and Zang Ba all smiled, but Zang Ba smiled and asked, "Brother Chengwu thinks where else can Chang'an mobilize troops and horses to help Youzhou at this time?" ”
Gao Shun and Zang Ba this army of soldiers and horses is the elite of the permanent base camp in Bingzhou, from Yanmen Pass, straight to Youzhou, and in terms of Yuan Shang's current strength, deducting the 50,000 soldiers and horses who joined forces with the Ma family army to enter Shu, there are not many soldiers and horses left, Jizhou has just been taken, and more troops are needed to deter Xiaoxiao, in addition, seven buckles and eight buckles, the soldiers and horses in Yuan Shang's hands have been stretched, and the answer is already obvious, it can be seen from Zhang Xiu's slightly surprised look.
"In this way, isn't there a complete emptiness around the lord?" Zhang Xiu's face was slightly gloomy.
Gao Shun and Zang Ba also said helplessly: "This can't be helped, people are needed everywhere, if it weren't for this Gongsun Kang taking the opportunity to rebel, it would not be necessary to transfer troops and horses from Chang'an, but now, since more than half of the 30,000 soldiers and horses guarding Chang'an have been transferred, we must fight quickly, otherwise it will be reacted by several princes, Chang'an is in danger, and the safety of the lord will also be threatened." ”
Zhang Xiu naturally understood this, and looked in the direction of Jixian from afar, his eyes were slightly sunken, and the expressions of Gao Shun and Zang Ba were the same.
After one night, Gao Shun and Zang Ba came out, in addition to replenishing weapons and grain and grass, the remaining 15,000 horsemen drove out of Yuyang City, although the other reinforcements have also arrived in Youzhou, however, Gao Shun and Zang Ba still can't relax in their hearts, and hand over the matter of sweeping the tail to Zhang Xiu, the two hurriedly led the iron cavalry under their command to leave Yuyang County, now Gongsun Kang has fallen a big heel in Yuyang County, and it will not come back in a short time, with Zhang Xiu's talent, the problem of holding Yuyang County is not big, Therefore, the two can leave with peace of mind.
On the day when Gao Shun and Zang Ba left, the Liaodong Army besieging Jixian County was able to break through Jixian County, and was exterminating the stubborn defenders of the urn city, the main general Gongsun Gong did not have time to be happy, but he had been stabbed from behind, a team of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from behind into Jixian County, the Liaodong Army that had already entered Jixian County was blocked by the moat, and the white-robed generals were extremely strong, and the Liaodong Army was defeated and retreated, although there was a gap between the soldiers and horses on both sides, however, the military general who looked extremely handsome was like a hell Shura, A spear, like a dragon into the sea, tumbling and soaring, no one can be his trick.
"Kill"
Zhao Yun's face was cold, the spear in his hand had penetrated the hearts of nearly 100 people, and Zhang Xiu was different, his marksmanship was extremely exquisite, like an antelope hanging horns, making it difficult to find the traces of his move, as the main general of the soldiers and horses all the way to help Youzhou, Zhao Yun had been dormant for a long time at ten kilometers outside Jixian County, in order to make the 30,000 Liaodong troops consume their physical strength and energy, more than 10,000 elites who drove with him from Chang'an have urged the will to fight to the extreme.
Especially seeing the defenders on Jixian County keep falling to protect the city wall, the tiger and wolf army that has been dormant not far away is about to bite their teeth, if it weren't for Zhao Yun's military order first, and has been tough to suppress the emotions of the soldiers, I am afraid that the Liaodong Army has long been caught in a battle to the death, and now, the Liaodong Army successfully broke through the first line of defense in Jixian County, and entered the urn city, whether it is physical strength or energy has decreased significantly, the defenders on the city stubbornly resisted, and finally although they had no choice but to retreat into the urn city, but also forced the Liaodong army to press, and the casualties were also a lot.
Zhao Yun waited for this opportunity, in order to consume the physical strength and energy of the Liaodong Army to the minimum, he could only sacrifice the defenders on the city, it turned out that his dormant decision was correct, under the premise that the strength of the two sides was more than half of the difference, even if their own soldiers were elite, but, after all, it was difficult to produce fatal casualties to the enemy, and now, with the Liaodong Army attacking Wengcheng in a big way, Zhao Yun and more than 10,000 tigers and wolves suddenly rose up, and indeed caught more than 30,000 Liaodong troops off guard. (To be continued......)