Shanggu County is the starting point of the Great Wall of the North of the Ancient Yan Kingdom, the governance is Fuyang, under the jurisdiction of eight counties, it is the first county in the western part of the northern Xinjiang of the Ancient Yan Kingdom, it has always been strategically located, with Yanshan Mountain as a barrier, the east is the precipitous of the Yong, the west is adjacent to the Dai County, and the river of the Sangyang Basin is also regarded as a place where the soldiers must fight, and Li Guang, the general of the Han Dynasty, once served as the Taishou of Shanggu County.

Before the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone into the window, tens of thousands of tiger and wolf troops stationed in Gaoliu were under the leadership of Yuan Shang, vigorously driving out of the city, without superfluous words, Yuan Shang's generals were all excited, seeing that Daijun was easy to take, these fierce generals were very aggrieved in their hearts, as if the strength of the whole body hit the cotton, and they were a little unhappy after all.

In the end, 10,000 soldiers and horses were left behind, left by the trial and Murong Wushuang, the trial was both civil and military, and Murong Wushuang was calm, with these two plus Li Huan, the Dai County would not ask much, and Yuan Shangda could rest assured that he would lead the army to fight.

Shanggu County Shoutian Kai is a close confidant of Gongsun Zhan, not very old, but he has also followed Gongsun Chan for more than ten years, and he is loyal to Gongsun Zhan. Under the command of Gongsun Zhan, there are really not many people who have the talent of internal affairs, such as Li Huan, who is not very famous in history, is not only one person in Youzhou, but there are not many people who can really be trusted by Gongsun Zhan, but there are not many people who are reused for it, at least, Tian Kai is not, as a military general, it is really not his forte to govern one side, fortunately, this person is different from Gongsun Zhuang, the official reputation is not bad, although there is no progress, but there is no big mistake, he knows his shortcomings, but he is also willing to use some local scholars to take care of internal affairs for him, in general, Shanggu County during his tenure, there is no big mistake, but not much progress, barely strong.

Shanggu County under the governance of Tian Kai, although the people's livelihood has not been effectively improved, the rule of officials is quite clear, which has a lot to do with Tian Kai's style of acting, Tian Kai has a straightforward temperament, the most unseen those shady deeds, found once, severely punished once, after the market beheaded dozens of people, the entire Shanggu County officials were clear, but it was also a major achievement in his life.

Zhuolu County is a city under the jurisdiction of Shanggu County, adjacent to Dai County in the west of Xiaowutai Mountain, marching along the bank of the Sanggan River, tens of thousands of tigers and wolves unknowingly, potential outside Zhuolu County.

On a high slope less than five kilometers outside Zhuolu City, Yuan Shang rode in front, and behind him, more than a dozen generals followed, all looking at Zhuolu City not far away.

Zhuolu City is not tall, but there are a lot of guards of the soldiers, on the city tower, vigilantly patrolling back and forth is definitely not less than a thousand people, the city gates on all sides, the gate is heavily guarded, the small Zhuolu City, but it seems that the guard is very strict.

"Lord, Zhuolu County, the city is short, although there are a lot of defenders, but it is not difficult to break the city, do you want to start attacking the city?" Behind Yuan Shang, General Zhu Ling asked.

Zhu Ling is Yuan Shao's old general, Yuan Tan originally detained Yan Liangwen ugly Zhang He and other generals, Zhu Ling was not in the camp, but sealed Yuan Shao's order, exterminated Ji Yong, and later heard that Yuan Shao died, should be drawn to the appointment, go to the state to serve Yuan Shang, Yuan Shang and Zhu Ling had contact, know this person's talent, Zhu Ling is very important, this time to send troops to Youzhou, Zhu Ling led a group of people, with Yuan Shang around.

When Yuan Shang heard this, he nodded slightly, and Yan Liangwen and Juyi and other generals behind him also saw that the heart of war was not hidden.

"The people will obey."

Everyone was shocked in their hearts, and they hugged their fists and said, "The end will be." ”

"Lead the men and horses of all the tribes and attack the city."

"Whoa." The generals responded.

In Zhuolu City, the soldiers defending the city all felt a slight tremor on the ground, the quilt on the table shook slightly, and the faces of some veterans changed suddenly, and they blurted out: "Cavalry." ”

Youzhou has always had a large number of cavalry, although he was surprised by such a big movement, but he was not frightened, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a black-armored cavalry rushing from afar.

Although it is black with the Youzhou soldiers, but the soldiers present are shocked, not their own people, although the Youzhou army has many cavalry, but there are not many people who can be equipped with light armor, this surging army of soldiers and horses, there are tens of thousands, but everyone is wearing light armor, under the light of the sun, wisps of cold light flicker, the end is mighty.

"Closing the Gate"

"Closing the Gate"

The soldiers defending the city were in a commotion, seeing that tens of thousands of cavalry were about to bombard up, and there was no time to observe, the city gate suddenly made a muffled sound, and quickly closed it, and the gate gate was set up to death.

On the tower of the city, the soldiers defending the city hurriedly stretched out their bows and arrows, aimed at the front, and only waited for the enemy to enter the firing range, and the index finger could be loosened to kill the enemy.

Zhuolu ordered Xu Qing to discuss the autumn harvest with his subordinate officials in the county office, only to hear the table case make a slight trembling sound, everyone was stunned, but when he was young, he saw Xu Qing's face change, and blurted out: "A large number of cavalry are rushing." ”

When several officials present heard this, they panicked, Xu Qing said this, they were very convinced, Xu Qing was once a captain under Gongsun Zhan, although he changed to a civilian route, but he was very familiar with the details of the march and battle, as soon as this statement came out, everyone immediately couldn't sit still, Zhuolu City is short, how can it withstand the invasion of thousands of troops.

"Let's go," Xu Qing said with a heavy face: "Go to the city tower with this order and have a look." ”

After the words fell, he turned around and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the mansion.

When Xu Qing climbed up the tower, the two armies had already handed over hands, on the battlements, there were arrows shuttling through, Xu Qing didn't care, no matter how huge the battle he had experienced, although the scene was a little dangerous, but Xu Qing still ran over carefully.

"Master Xu, why are you here?" Li Wu, the general of the defending army, said with some urgency.

Xu Qing turned around to look, but saw Li Wu dodging the arrows in a bit of embarrassment, so he hurriedly ran over with a short body, pulled Li Wu's arm and said, "How is the battle?" ”

"No," Li Wu's face was a little pale: "The enemy's offensive is too fierce, just wait for a cloud ladder, our army is estimated to be unable to resist, we have to find a way quickly, I think, it's better to abandon the city." ”

"Absolutely not," Xu Qing's face changed slightly, and said: "As soon as Zhuolu is broken, the enemy army can take the opportunity to wave the army to threaten Fuyang, Shanggu County's soldiers and horses are mostly taken away by the Marquis of Ji, and go to Yuyang County and other places to quell the rebellion, there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses left in Fuyang, no, we must hold on, send troops to the county guard to ask for help, ask for support, and we must eliminate this enemy army outside Zhuolu." ”

"Okay," Li Wuwei nodded and said, "Then I'll send a herald to Fuyang to ask for help now, and I'll wait for help in Zhuolu County." ”

Xu Qing's face softened slightly, and said: "You are here to command the battle, there are not many defenders in the city, and the troops are tight, I will organize the people in the city to go to the city to assist in the defense." ”

"Go," Li Wu slashed down a stray arrow that was shooting at him with a knife, and said, "I can't fall for a while, so you go and return quickly." ”

Xu Qing nodded, and under the escort of several soldiers, he went down the city wall.