Yangle City has been controlled by Xu Huang for two years, and now it is still a lonely city, but the situation in the city has changed greatly from two years ago.

Two years ago, Xu Huang led 3,000 light cavalry from Linyu in western Liaoning, through a rapid march of more than 600 miles, and raided Yangle City, which was entrenched by Xianbei and Wuhuan people in Liaodong, thus planting the banner of the Liao army on the head of Yangle City, and as a result, Gongsun Du, the "King of Liaodong", had to press his 40,000 troops between the defense line composed of the four cities of Changli, Fuli, Binxi and Xihe west of Yiwulu Mountain, and always guarded against the attack of the Youzhou army.

Xu Huang, the deputy general of the Liao Army, was previously unknown in Liaodong, and compared with the famous Youzhou generals such as Tai Shici, Xian Yuyin, and Zhang He, he was not valued by the local Xianbei people, Wuhuan people, and Gongsun Du's subordinates. However, after all, Xu Huang has the qualifications of a famous general, and with only 3,000 light cavalry in his hand, he broke through the heavily garrisoned Binxi City, taught the Xianbei people near Liucheng a hard lesson, and gained a firm foothold in Yangle in the shortest possible time, and then took advantage of the intricate local situation to pull up a "foreign army" with more than 3,000 people!

In other words, Xu Huang now has not only 3,000 light cavalry of the Liao army, but also 3,000 "mercenaries" composed of a mixture of Wuhuan people, Xianbei people and Liaodong Han people. Xu Huang, who was far away from the rear, used the military salary and materials to feed the 3,000 light cavalry, and pulled up a team of 6,000 people under the nose of Gongsun Du, this ability is really amazing.

After Liu He won a great victory on the northwest front of Youzhou, the long-brewing plan to attack Liao was immediately launched, and Yangle City, which was occupied by Xu Huang's army, immediately ushered in strong reinforcements.

Tian Yu, the deputy general of the Zhenbei Army, led 3,000 light cavalry of his army, plus 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry recruited by the Zhenbei Army from Yuyang and Youbeiping, and stationed in Yangle City in mid-July.

At this point, the number of troops in Yangle City has surged from the initial 3,000 to 14,000, which is already an eye-catching force, if Xu Huang and Tian Yu can cooperate sincerely, they may be able to create surprises on the battlefield again. Add another classic example to the Youzhou Lecture Hall.

Appointing Tian Yu to lead the army to reinforce Xu Huang was the order of the Jicheng Command, and the order of the Command was Liu He's meaning. Liu He never doubted Xu Huang's talent as a general, but he didn't expect Xu Huang's rise to be so fast, and he didn't expect Xu Huang, who was born in the Baibo Army, to be very handy in playing cavalry.

Tian Yu, the deputy general of the Zhenbei Army, was changed by Liu He from the big ear, although he did not join the army for a long time, but Tian Yu has won Xu Rong's affirmation with his practical actions.

Speaking of which, Liu He is really black-bellied, and over the years, he has quietly dug up Li Yan, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Tai Shici, Guo Jia, Xu Huang, Tian Yu, who originally belonged to Da Er Liu, Cao Heizi and Sun Laohu. Now, if you talk about the overall level of the generals and strategists under his command, Liu He is no worse than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and one or two grades higher than Sun Jian and Liu Bei.

After Tian Yu arrived in Yangle City, his posture was very upright, he handed over the cavalry battalion of the Zhenbei Army, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, to Xu Huang under his command, and then managed five thousand Wuhuan mercenaries with peace of mind, and the other was the logistics supply of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city.

Xu Huang's personality was originally dislike to compete with colleagues for power. Now that they have met a frank gentleman like Tian Yu, after just half a month of familiarity and running-in, the two of them are very comfortable and tacit.

On this day, Xu Huang received an urgent report from the military advisor Li Ru. Knowing that the eldest prince had come to Liaoxi to supervise the battle, he discussed with Tian Yu how to send a "meeting gift" to the eldest prince.

"Guorang, the order given to us by the Lingzhi side is to try our best to attract the main force of Gongsun Du's army to the front line of Yiwulu, if the conditions are ripe. The camera can move and advance the battle line to the east to the west of Da Liaoshui. What are your thoughts on this? ”

"In my opinion. This order issued by the order branch set the minimum combat objectives for our army, and at the same time gave our army the power to act cheaply. With the current strength of our army, it is not difficult to achieve the minimum combat objective, as long as we send troops to capture one or two of the four cities laid by Gongsun Du's army on the western front, it will inevitably shake Xiangping, and then draw troops to intercept it again. However, if we can only do this step, we will have disappointed the expectations of the son, in my opinion, if we can't drink the water of Ma Da Liao this time, it will be the defeat of our army! ”

"Ha Lu Ha ......, Brother Guorang is really fast-talking, and he has spoken to a certain heart. Although the army of Gongsun Du of Liaodong is numerous, it is just a chicken and a dog, since the prince can completely annihilate the main force of 20,000 cavalry in Liaodong outside Jicheng, why are we afraid of 40,000 defenders this time! ”

The two generals, full of fighting spirit and confidence, carefully deliberated and deliberated in the humble barracks, and then decided on the overall plan for the attack and attack.

On the morning of the second day, Xu Huang sent dozens of Liaodong spies who had been bought in the past two years to spread rumors, posing as traders and hunters, to secretly infiltrate the four cities of Fuli, Changli, Xihe, and Binxi.

In the leather market in Changli City, Zheng Xiong, a leather merchant in his thirties, came to the market with a few animal skins, and then shouted loudly: "It's cheap, it's cheap!" The best black bear skin can be sold for only fifteen pieces! ”

"Hey, Zheng Xiong, why are you selling this black bear skin so cheaply today? A few days ago, someone offered 30 yuan and you won't sell it. ”

"Shhh, it's not a secret, the army over there in Liaoxi is about to fight, I have to take advantage of the fact that this Changli City has not been broken before it is broken, quickly take off a few skins in my hand, and then take the money back to Xiangping!"

"What?! Is the army over there really going to fight? I've got to go back and tell my mother-in-law ......."

Similar situations are still playing out in other streets and alleys and other cities.

A few days later, news of the upcoming attack of the Liaoxi army spread throughout Fuli, Changli, Xihe and Binxi, and the atmosphere in the city suddenly became tense, and the defenders were in a hurry.

As if to verify the accuracy of this rumor, three days later, the Youzhou cavalry appeared west of the four cities at the same time with the banner of the Liao army, although the number of each army would not exceed 10,000, but judging from the dust dragged up by the cavalry when they ran, the number was at least five or six thousand. At the beginning, Xu Huang only used more than 2,000 cavalry to break through Binxi City, but now Liaoxi has an army of more than 20,000 at once, which suddenly makes the defenders of each city nervous.

After the rumors spread, Xu Huang withdrew the feints of the four roads to Yangle, and then he led 12,000 cavalry to take turns from Changli City to Xihe City, but this time in front of the defenders in a position less than three miles away from the city to carry out an "armed" parade, the defenders at the head of the city could even clearly see a few large characters bordered with gold wire on the banner of the Duliao army.

Gongsun Kang, the commander stationed in the defense line of Yiwulu, was frightened by Xu Huang's move, and he hurriedly sent someone to report to his father Gongsun Du in the direction of Xiangping, and asked Gongsun Du to lead a large army to come for reinforcements.

A few days later, Gongsun Du received an urgent report from the Western Front, at this time the news of Liu He's defeat of Kebineng on the grassland had spread all over Liaodong, Gongsun Du had no doubt that Liu Hehui, who had always wanted to clean up his own, would mobilize a large army to attack him with the power of the great victory on the Western Front, and he handed over the affairs of Xiangping to Yang Yi and Liu Yi, and then hurriedly rushed to Yiwu Lushan with 10,000 descendants to help in the war.

When Xu Huang learned that Gongsun Du personally led his troops to help in the battle, he immediately moved the main force in Yangle City to the west, and after capturing Liucheng, which was entrenched by the Xianbei people in the east, in the shortest time, he stationed the army in the city. Immediately afterwards, rumors began to spread in Fuli City, where Gongsun Du's father and son were stationed.

"Hey, Wang Laosi, have you heard? The cavalry that appeared outside the city a few days ago was just a subordinate of the Liao army, and the total number of people would not exceed 15,000, but the generals who defended the city were so frightened that they cowered in the city and did not dare to meet the enemy! ”

"That's it, that's it! How can there be an army of 40,000 or 50,000 on the western front, why are they so cowardly? ”

"I also heard that there was a traitor on Xiangping's side, and this time he deliberately colluded with Liaoxi to secretly bring General Gongsun here from Xiangping City, so that they could seek power and seize the throne in Xiangping City!"

"What? And this kind of thing? Before General Gongsun came to the Western Front, he must have made all kinds of arrangements and arrangements, how could he let the bad guys plot to usurp the throne? ”

"Hey, you're a layman! General Gongsun's second son, who remained in Xiangping, is only seventeen years old this year, and he is still a half-grown child, how can he control the rear? ”

"Hey, that's true! It seems that we need to plan ahead of time, lest we lose a place to stay when the sky changes. ”

In the camp of the Fuli Chinese Army, after Gongsun Du heard these rumors, his face turned blue with anger, but he couldn't help it.

"Check! Let's get to the bottom and find out which rats are spreading such rumors! ”

The cities on the Western Front became more tense, and many innocent people in the cities were implicated, some of them were characterized as spies simply because they did not have a good relationship with the defenders, some were beheaded, some were imprisoned, and some were taken to Xiangping.

Two days later, Xizuo, who was lurking near Yangle City in the eastern direction of Liaodong, returned to report to Gongsun Du, claiming that he had found that a cavalry army had captured Liucheng and headed north, and that the number of defenders in Yangle City would not exceed 3,000.

After Gongsun Du learned the news, he immediately mobilized 20,000 soldiers and horses from the two cities of Changli and Fuli, led by him personally, and went straight to Yangle City with murderous spirit.

In Yangle City, Tian Yu, who stayed behind, learned that 20,000 troops had been sent from the eastern part of Liaodong, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Isn't it just a Yangle City, what's the harm in giving it to you for the time being!" (To be continued......)