Chapter 944: Reinforcements Arrive
Gwangju was broken, Hao Shao's life and death were unknown, and all of this information was placed on the case of Xu Shu in Shouchun.
These days, Xu Shu's life has not been easy, and it is his Xu Shu's strategy to lead the army, and the 50,000 army is defeated.
Only less than 30,000 people have returned, and there are many casualties along the way, as well as Guangzhou City, and there are 20,000 people left in the elite of the 50,000 Yangzhou army.
30,000 people were killed and wounded, and even the frustration committed suicide, such an endgame was placed in front of Xu Shu.
After all, the sin has to be borne by someone, he Xu Shu is the internal minister, naturally he can't run away, if it weren't for the urgency of the situation, the current Xu Shu is ready to bind himself in the Shouchun prison and wait for the lord Liu Mang to come back.
But not now, Cao Cao's army is coming, and he Xu Shu must resist it until the lord comes back.
Cao Cao actually divided his troops! After all, Cao Cao's army was too numerous, and Cao Cao commanded nearly 300,000 troops before and after, numbering 800,000, attacking Yangzhou, and the main force of Yangzhou was only 50,000 soldiers and horses, plus the garrison of the armed police, it was only about 150,000 people.
"Prime Minister Lord, I'm afraid this is our chance!" Someone on the side spoke.
The 300,000 troops gathered together, and the Yangzhou army did not dare to send troops and horses to the battle.
Once you fight, will you be able to fight ten by yourself?
"Opportunity?!" Xu Shu shook his head, this Cao Cao has fought a battle all his life, will he be so stupid to divide your troops and let you break them individually.
"Is it a decoy?" Lu Su said. The division of troops was used as bait to induce the Yangzhou army to take the initiative to attack and eliminate it in the field.
"Where is the Red Battalion!" Suddenly, Xu Shu asked. 、
"Since the city of Gwangju was broken, the red-clothed camp has disappeared!"
"Gone?" Xu Shu was stunned for a moment.
He immediately walked to the map over there, on which was the route taken by Cao Cao's troops, "Here, here." Over here! The more Xu Shu looked at this, the tighter his heart became.
"Not good!" Xu Shu slapped the case suddenly, and Lu Su and the others over there also stood up, with a panic in their hearts.
They said in unison: "This Cao Cao is going to attack the industrial zone!" ”
Yangzhou Industrial Zone, originally on the edge of Shouchun, but the industrial zone is the first he has to use a lot of water, which is the second. His pollution of the water is too severe.
Now there is no filtering device, Shouchun near the most fertile land, the people are also the most, but also in the upstream, if the water here is polluted, then Liu Mang is ready to drink the northwest wind, so the industrial zone moved in the direction of Chengde.
Chengde is also on the edge of Yingshui, but there is little fertile land near him, after all, it is only a county seat. It's not a place like Shouchun.
Cao Cao divided his troops, and if he didn't attack with a good Shouchun, then he would definitely go towards Chengde.
"Camp Red!" Xu Shu then remembered, the red-clothed battalion is no better than others, that thing is a consumable, if there are no shells and gunpowder, it is a bunch of iron lumps.
"Cao Cao wants to get the industrial zone!" Once the industrial zone falls into Cao Cao's hands, the fun will be great.
"Minister, we should immediately send troops to become virtuous!" Someone on the side suggested.
"It's too late!" Xu Shu shook his head. Chengde is not on the edge of Shouchun, if Xu Shu has cavalry in his hands now, he can still fight, but it is the cavalry unit of the Yangzhou army. The most elite Bingzhou wolf rider was transferred to Yizhou by Liu Mang and was on his way back.
Another white horse went to Liaodong from Yi, and the remaining Xiliang Iron Rider was injured a lot in Yuzhou.
"Try it too late!" Lu Su is different from Xu Shu, if it is really too late to admit defeat now.
"The lord is already on the way, as long as we hold on for a while. You must be able to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the lord! Lu Su said to everyone.
"Good!" Xu Shu was also inspired by Lu Su, anyway, the big deal is to lose Chengde to you, as long as Shouchun is there, it will not be irretrievable.
Immediately, Xu Shu asked Zhang Liao to gather the remaining Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and their task was to harass Cao Cao's army. So that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses could not reach the city of Dade so smoothly.
"Other soldiers and horses can still resist, how can this red-clothed battalion be able to stall!" Some generals raised doubts.
This redcoat camp is really setting a precedent now. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry suffered heavy losses, half of which were brought by the Red-Coated Battalion.
"There should be a batch of artillery in Chengde!"
"But there are no gunners in the city!"
"Transfer it from Shouchun!"
"No way!" Xu Shu refused without thinking about it, and with the second red battalion stationed in Shouchun City, Xu Shu was sure to hold Shouchun.
Is there really no way to deal with the Red Battalion!
"Lord Interior, we don't have the Red Battalion, but we do have artillery?!" Lu Su said suddenly.
"Huh?" Xu Shu didn't understand what Lu Su meant. Lu Su said two words with a smile, Gan Ning!
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Xiahou Yuan was very irritable, and Cao Cao asked him to command the second battalion of the Shenxing Army, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, to go south together to cooperate with Wei Yan to attack Chengde.
Although he was very ashamed of Wei Yan's character, Xiahou Yuan still obeyed the order, the Shenxing Army was originally a long-distance running army, and the newly formed Second Battalion of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, although it was not as elite as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in the north, was also an unobtainable soldier and horse.
But now Xiahou Yuan is irritable, because the Xiliang Iron Cavalry of the Yangzhou Army will harass you from time to time, which makes you annoyed.
As soon as you chase, they will run, and if you don't chase, they will fall behind you.
"Regardless of them, give me all the strength to go to Chengde!" Xiahou Yuan was ready to get rid of this Xiliang Iron Horse.
"General, but the red-clothed battalion can't run fast!" Cannons are already difficult to transport, this surprise attack on Chengde, Wei Yan brought 3,000 cannons, which were not brought, all of them were 1,000 small cannons, and this is how thousands of horses were transported.
It's not going to be fast. The red-clothed battalion, Xiahou Yuan still expects to use him to attack the city, how can he give up.
After thinking about it, Xiahou Yuan gritted his teeth, "Pass the order, let the tiger and leopard ride to cover the advance of the red-clothed battalion, and the rest of the men and horses will come with me!" ”
Xiahou Yuan prepared to march to Chengde with the Divine Marching Army.
Zhang Liao also learned that Xiahou Yuan had divided his troops.
If it is a one-on-one war, Zhang Liao has a hundred ways. taught Xiahou Yuan to be a man, but now Zhang Liao is being pulled by Xiahou Yuan's nose and runs.
There is no way to become virtuous, which is the biggest spine.
Xiahou Yuan left with the Shenxing Army, and Zhang Liao could only give up the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Red-clothed Battalion to chase the Shenxing Army away.
The two of them continued to fight along the way, which made Xiahou Yuan very annoyed, but when Xiahou Yuan caught a pawn all the way, Xiahou Yuan smiled.
Because these pawns came out of Chengde. From their mouths, they knew that there was a batch of artillery in Chengde, and the number could equip two battalions.
As long as you get these artillery, then there are still enemies in Yangzhou.
Another is that there are not many defenders in Chengde, with less than 3,000 people. Now Xiahou Yuan was even happier.
"Haha, it's like God help me!" Xiahou Yuan suddenly laughed, Xiahou Yuan didn't care about the casualties, ran a long distance to Chengde, and finally arrived at Chengde on the second day.
Immediately prepared to attack the city, if it weren't for the help of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry behind him, Chengde might have been broken within a day. In this way, Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses also suffered heavy losses.
"General, you can't fight like this anymore!" Zhang Liao's lieutenant persuaded Zhang Liao.
Xiliang Iron Cavalry, a whole two battalions of soldiers and horses, that is, nearly 10,000 iron cavalry.
But now, there are only two thousand people in the system. If it was a small scale of harassment before, it would be fine.
But now that Xiahou Yuan is bent on winning Chengde, Zhang Liao has no choice but to play hard.
"If you don't fight like this, how can you fight. Teach me! Zhang Liao was also full of anger.
When did he Zhang Liao ever be so aggrieved, and he was not unfamiliar with Xiahou Yuan. The two are old rivals.
But today's Zhang Liao was beaten by Xiahou Yuan.
"General, if you go on like this, I'll ride the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, but it's over!"
"Even if the Xiliang Iron Ride is over, it will be beaten. Virtue cannot be lost! Before Zhang Liao set out on the expedition, Xu Shu told Zhang Liao about Chengde. Yangzhou can lose any city, but there are two places that cannot be lost, one is Shouchun, and the other is Chengde.
"Two thousand. We only have 2,000 people, general, and we don't even have reinforcements, how to fight, how to fight!! The deputy general begged Zhang Liao bitterly, and what could be transferred from Yangzhou was these two thousand Xiliang iron horses.
Zhang Liao also responded word by word, "You have to remember, if our Xiliang Iron Cavalry survives today, then more Yangzhou troops will die, Chengde is lost, you and I are all sinners in Yangzhou, there are still hundreds of artillery in this city, there are half of my craftsmen in Yangzhou in this city, without them, there is no armor on our bodies, there is no sword in our hands, we can only fight with the enemy with our bare hands, if the artillery falls into the hands of Cao thief, Shouchun City, your relatives, your family, There will be no more guarantees! We can die, but we also have to die standing up, as long as we have Xiliang Iron riding on a point, we can't let Cao Thief get Chengde! ”
Everyone was silent, it was not terrible for Chengde to lose it, what was terrible was those cannons, if those things fell into Cao Cao's hands, then their family members might have cannonballs on their heads in Shouchun.
"General, we're fighting with them!"
"Fight!" One by one, the soldiers of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry were also filled with righteous indignation, because the generals were not just defending the country and defending the country, and they were martyrs if they died.
"General, I'm not afraid of death, General, leave some seedlings for Xiliang Tieqi!" The adjutant general also said with a bitter sigh.
"Hey!" Zhang Liao also understood the meaning of the deputy general, how could he be willing to wipe out the entire army of Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
"Everyone, this battle is born on your knees, your family is broken, you die standing up, you die alone, how do you choose to do it yourself!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Zhang Liao looked at the high-spirited Xiliang Iron Cavalry and couldn't help nodding, the military heart is available.
"Okay, then let's kill ourselves!"
Under Xiahou Yuan's disbelief, Zhang Liao relied on two thousand people to charge against him Xiahou Yuan's Ten Thousand Divine March.
Xiahou Yuan was also angry, Zhang Liao really didn't put him Xiahou Yuan in his eyes, "Zhang Liao, since you want to die so much, I will fulfill you!" Pass the order down, goose-shaped array! ”
Xiahou Yuan also gave up all defenses.
The two heavily armored soldiers and horses fought together again.
Xiliang Iron Cavalry, 2,000 people, but the fighting spirit is high, and the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Shenxing Army are also annoyed and angry.
The old and new hatreds of the two sides are intertwined. There is no need to leave a back hand at all.
The two armies staggered.
The three thousand-strong teams of the Shenxing Army are gone, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is no better, and the army of 2,000 people is now less than 800.
Zhang Liao himself is also colorful.
"Zhang De, how long have you and I been on business!" Zhang Liao suddenly asked the lieutenant general on the side.
"It's been three years!" Zhang De thought for a while and said, he Xiliang Tieqi followed Jia Xu to Yangzhou from Zhang Xiu's hands.
"It's been three years!" Zhang Liao's eyes also flashed: "Let's go!" ”
"What?" Zhang De was stunned for a moment.
"You're right, I have to leave some seeds for Xiliang Tieqi!" Zhang Liao smiled at Zhang De. "All the only children in the family. Those who have not yet married are listed! "One after another, two hundred cavalry were scattered
"Pass my military order, you go back to Shouchun with General Zhang De!"
This will make everyone stand out.
"What about you, General?"
"Me? I have already married and had children, and there is a successor, so let me stay in this land. Zhang Liao said indifferently.
"No, General, we're not leaving!"
"This is a military order!" Zhang Liao's cold temperament was once again shown, Zhang Liao has always been strict in governing the army. Then he said to Zhang De, "Zhang De, although this battle is lost, it is still glorious despite defeat!" Zhang Liao can die. But the Xiliang Iron Horse can't be extinguished! I'll teach you the Xiliang Iron Ride. Don't let me down. ”
"General!"
"Okay, don't be a child, crying and crying, if you have the heart, give me two more incense injections every year, let's go!" Zhang Liao waved his hand.
"General, you must come back alive, Xiliang Tieqi can do without me Zhang De, but you can't do without you!!" Zhang De is no longer hypocritical. He immediately left with more than a hundred people, and some of them were probably only children. But if their horses are damaged, or they are seriously injured and can't go far, then stay there.
"Zhang Liao, surrender, His Royal Highness King Wei will definitely not treat you badly. What you can get here in Liu Mang, you can also get it in the hands of His Royal Highness King Wei! Xiahou Yuan admired Zhang Liao very much, and couldn't help but persuade him to surrender.
Zhang Liao turned a deaf ear, looking at the hundreds of remnants of his subordinates, Zhang Liao smiled, "Everyone." See you in our Hall of Heroes! Suddenly, the momentum changed: "Kill!" ”
More than 500 people once again rushed towards Xiahou Yuan's army.
"Stubborn! Except for Zhang Liao, the rest are not left! ”
The fight continued, and the Xiliang Tie riders beside Zhang Liao became fewer and fewer one by one, fell down, and fell into a complete coma.
"General, I'll go first!"
Gradually, there were more than a dozen left around Zhang Liao.
"Zhang Liao, I'll give you another chance, surrender, my lord has taken Yuzhou, Yangzhou is also half in his hands, and Chengde is ahead, do you think you can hold it with your soldiers and horses, there are still hundreds of artillery pieces in the city, and those craftsmen, you have no chance of winning!" Xiahou Yuan also knew the value of those craftsmen.
"If Cao Cao is defeated, will you surrender?" Zhang Liao asked Xiahou Yuan over there.
"No!" Xiahou Yuan shook his head, he and Cao Cao were not only monarchs and ministers, but also brothers.
Zhang Liao smiled: "Me too!" ”
"Then I'll send you on the road, and find a good lord in the next life." Xiahou Yuan also admired Zhang Liao and was ready to send Zhang Liao on the road with his own hands.
"Thank you!" Zhang Liao also said with a smile, both left and right are dead, maybe it is better to die in the hands of Xiahou Yuan than to die under the hands of a nobody.
"Who dares to hurt my general!" Just when Xiahou Yuan was about to step forward to kill Zhang Liao, there was a roar from there.
"General, we're coming!" Zhang Liao looked far away, and saw a group of men and horses rushing into Xiahou Yuan's army, because Xiahou Yuan stayed behind, but this army of 100 people broke through.
Zhang Liao fixed his eyes and looked at it, isn't this Zhang De who just left! couldn't help but be furious, "Who asked you to come back, didn't you let you go!" ”
"General, you are the main general, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry with you is the Xiliang Iron Cavalry!" Zhang De said very awkwardly, but he did say with a smile, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, brilliant, failed, in the hands of Zhang Xiu, the Han cavalry, but was forced by the Qiang people of Hu Che'er, and their Xiliang Iron Cavalry was simply miscellaneous.
Even Zhang De himself felt that a lifetime of chaos would pass.
But I never thought that with Jia Xu arriving in Yangzhou, after being commanded by Zhang Liao, the blood that really belonged to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry came back, they were the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, not a nanny who cleaned the battlefield.
The Qiang people are naturally good at riding and shooting, what is wrong, my Han people have brains and blood.
"What should I say about you!" Zhang Liao also smiled bitterly, he couldn't blame Zhang De too much, after all, Zhang De and they rushed back desperately.
"Since you're here, let's die together!"
"Who said we were here to die!" Zhang De sneered.
"Knock knock!" The earth began to shake.
"Whew!" A killing intent came from the north, solemn, cold, and tense atmosphere......
"There are enemies!" The sharp-eyed man exclaimed, and from beyond the horizon, a heavily armored cavalry slowly revealed, they were vigorous and unruly, revealing a kingly temperament.
"And state wolf ride!" These words came out of Xiahou Yuan's mouth with difficulty.
"Kill, kill, kill!" (To be continued......)