Late at night, Fan Chou couldn't sleep for a long time, and the cavalry of the Xiliang Army appeared under the city, could it be that the cities in front had fallen? If this is the case, the speed of the Xiliang Army is really too fast, which makes people overwhelmed, and it cannot be ruled out that some generals of the Xiliang Army deliberately brought cavalry to show off their might and put pressure on the defenders in the city.

"General, there is something important to see you in your humble position!"

Fan Chou put away the book in his hand and said, "Please come in!" ”

"General, Lin County ordered to surrender out of the city!" As soon as the general stepped into the door, he said urgently.

Dong Yue took a breath of cold air and said, "Lin County is lost?" What about Upper County? How's it going? ”

The general shook his head slightly, in the ancient times when the news was blocked, even if the fast horse galloped, it would take some time to spread to Xihe County, not to mention the Xiliang cavalry under light armor and running with all his might, it was difficult to achieve a thousand miles a day in ancient times, but for the cavalry of the Xiliang Army, five or six hundred miles a day, running with all their might, it was still possible.

"It is expected that Shangjun has fallen into the hands of the enemy, so immediately send soldiers to inform Lord Li and ask for reinforcements." Fan Chou thought for a moment and ordered.

"No." The general clenched his fists and left.

In Li Ru's calculations, Shangjun is no longer supported, blocking the Xiliang army for three months, it is enough to control the defenders of the counties along the way, who expected that Dong Yue died in his own big tent, and Shangjun was lost.

Half a month later, the second road army under the leadership of Zhao Yun, appeared under the city of Xihe County, more than 10,000 soldiers, boundless, the first road army plus the second road army, a total of more than 10,000, dense soldiers, to the defenders of the city great pressure, although the number of people in the city is also a lot, in the face of the Xiliang army there is always some lack of confidence, among the princes of the world, the weakest strength, should be the state Li Ru, the development time is short, lack of cronies, there is no top general in the army.

Zhao Yun's bigger task this time is to bring the baggage over, the army is attacking the city, how can there be no equipment, the progress of seizing Shangjun before is too fast, so that the grain and grass baggage did not keep up.

Li Ru was furious, "Waste, waste, Dong Yue, a waste!" "Shangjun lost less than a month, so that Li Ru disrupted the original battle, with the strength of Xihe County, it was difficult to resist the attack of the Xiliang army, Xihe County, Shuofang County, Shangjun and the three counties of the three counties were almost all gathered in the Shangjun city, the purpose was to block the pace of the Xiliang army, and now the Shangjun is lost, the soldiers are dead and surrendered, how can Xihe County resist.

About to lose the two counties, Li Ru is very bad in his heart, since the princes waved the army to Hanguguan in vain, Li Ru is committed to pacifying and merging the state, cutting off unstable factors, especially the soldiers in the army, as long as they are the former generals of the Xiliang Army, they can not be reused, they are quite suppressed in the army, batches of recruits become fresh blood injected into the army, and the state is bitter cold, Li Ru is unable to organize a cavalry team, increase taxes Li Ru received a lot of complaints from officials, when the Xiliang Army ruled, some people reclaimed the land, There is no need to pay taxes within two years, Li Ru is good to come, not only to pay, or twice as much as before, although the two years have had a bumper harvest, the people still have no surplus grain, under such a rule, the people naturally hope that the Xiliang army will come, but this idea can only be buried in the heart, the performance of the merchants should be more prominent, when the Xiliang army ruled the state, due to the cement road, attracted most of the businessmen to go, Li Ru increased taxes, added many types of taxes, and the barren state itself was abandoned by the merchants, The state governance of the state looks like a county town under the rule of the Xiliang Army.

"My lord, after the Xiliang army captures Xihe County, it will be able to point its troops directly at Taiyuan County, Taiyuan cannot afford to lose, and it is advisable to send soldiers to guard the cities along the way as soon as possible." Xu Rongdao.

Li Ru nodded slightly and said: "Taiyuan County can't be lost, otherwise our army's efforts for many years will be in vain, and if the Xiliang Army wants to capture my state, it will definitely go out of Taowu County, General Xu, I want to send you to lead five thousand soldiers to defend Dingtao, can you be confident?" ”

"Thank you for your trust, I will do my best!" Xu Rong bowed.

Li Ru said: "If Pingtao is lost, then the Xiliang army will be in Jinyang, and General Xu has a long way to go!" ”

Xu Rong clenched his fists and promised.

Looking at Xu Rong's distant pace, Li Ru's expression suddenly withered, so soon the Xiliang army came, which made Li Ru a little incredulous, years of hard work, in the hands of the Xiliang army, was so vulnerable, captured Xihe County, the Xiliang army entered Taiyuan, and it was announced that Bingzhou was about to be occupied by the Xiliang army, Li Ru was really unwilling, he Jia Rong was just a small general under Dong Zhuo at the beginning, he could have today's achievements, he is the top military division in the army, is it not as good as a small general, Li Ru was very unwilling, the princes' coalition army did not break through Hangu Pass, which was a pimple in his heart.

"Let Duan Xuan come to see me!" Li Ru said in a calm tone.

The guards clenched their fists and left, and about a quarter of an hour, Duan Xuan rushed to Li Ru's room panting.

"I wonder what is important to Master Li? Soldiers are being trained! Duan Xuan hugged his fists, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction in his words.

Li Ru disagreed, and said with a smile: "General Duan has worked hard, the Xiliang army has already attacked Xihe County, what is General Duan's opinion?" ”

"Already in Xihe County? Could it be that Niu Fu and Dong Yue are so stupid? Relying on the strong city walls, even if they can't repel the Xiliang army, they can hold on undefeated. Duan Xuan asked, the speed of the Xiliang Army made him a little surprised.

Li Ru took a deep look at Duan Xuan, under the account of Dong Zhuo in the past, Hua Xiong was the first fierce general, and Duan Xuan was the first idiot, he was obsessed with exercising the soldiers in his hands, and he did not want to die in training, but whenever he encountered a war, he was all brave and moved forward, and his reputation in the army was not obvious before, and it was only after Dong Zhuo became the master of Luoyang that he gradually emerged, and after Jia Rong collected Dong Zhuo's remnants, he did not reuse it, which was also his dereliction of duty, which led to Li Ru being able to easily poach Duan Zhuo.

"Yes, Niu Fu listened to the persuasion of the Xiliang Army to surrender, opened the city gate to welcome the army in, and then the Xiliang Army pretended to be the Bingzhou Army, and the cities along the way were breached.

"The Shangjun guard is our army's general Dong Yue, with a moderate demeanor, the first attack of the Xiliang army was completely defeated, and hundreds of men and horses were lost, but Dong Yue himself was unfortunately assassinated, and the Shangjun army was leaderless, and the soldiers opened the city gate and surrendered." Li Ru's face trembled slightly, although the victory of the Xiliang Army was very lucky, the Bingzhou Army was a real loss.

"The Xiliang Army is so shameless, and the assassination of Dong Yue is estimated to have come from the hands of the Xiliang Army." Duan Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "What is the dispatch of the lord, I will work hard to move forward!" ”

"At the moment of the enemy army, I don't know what General Duan's good plan is?" Li Ru stared at Duan Xuan with burning eyes and said.

Duan Xuan looked calm, and said coldly: "The Xiliang army claims to be invincible in the world, but I don't believe it, now the Xiliang army is fighting in the territory of Bingzhou, and the supply of grain and grass is difficult, as long as they cut off their grain and grass, then the grain will be retreated, and then our army will rush up, why worry that the Xiliang army can't be broken?" ”

"Having said that, but there are many cavalry in the Xiliang army, which ordinary soldiers are opponents?"

Duan Xuan said: "I am willing to lead three thousand cavalry and be responsible for cutting off the grain and grass of the Xiliang army!" ”

Li Ru was overjoyed when he heard this, "General Duan personally went out, and I expected that the Xiliang Army would definitely return in vain." ”

Duan Xuan chuckled lightly, didn't make a speech, with his cleverness, how could he not guess Li Ru's thoughts, it seems that he is obsessed with the coalition army in the army, Duan Xuan is not only a general, but also a wise general, with endless strategies, which is quite appreciated by Li Ru, and the trained soldiers have also alleviated the shortage of troops in Bingzhou.

"The cavalry carries half a moon of dry rations and will set off tomorrow!" After Duan Xuan left a sentence, he turned around and left Li Ru's room.

3,000 cavalry is the team that can protect the family of Bingzhou, if these 3,000 people make any mistakes on the battlefield, the Bingzhou army will no longer have the possibility of victory, Li Ru can be said to have overwhelmed all the bets on the cavalry.

At this time, the siege battle of Xihe County was nearing the end, and the Xiliang army was under the cover of the thunderbolt car, and the well was close to the city wall again and again, and the soldiers climbed the city wall, constantly fighting, bringing bloody wind and rain.

Under the suppression of the thunderbolt car, the advantages of the state army relying on the city wall all dissipated, the thunderbolt can bring a basin-sized stone, the boulder that falls from the sky, even the soldiers who are armed to the teeth can not resist, how can they afford to fight, there are also thunderbolts in Xihe County, but compared to the Xiliang army, some can't take it, the attack is not accurate, not to mention, the weight range of the thrown stones is far smaller than that of the Xiliang army, which is not the same.

Half a month later, under the repeated attacks of the Xiliang army, Xihe County, which had few defenders, was captured by the Xiliang army, and then the city gate was opened, and the banner of "Jia" was floated on the city.

Xu Rong was ordered to lead three thousand, starry night to Pingtao, to strengthen the city wall before the arrival of the Xiliang army, to understand the garrison in the city.

When the Xiliang army came to Pingtao City, Xu Rong was already in a tight battle, and the pioneer general Lu Bu saw that he could not succeed, leading a group of cavalry, wandering on the battlefield, becoming the eyes and ears of the army, and constantly providing the army with the latest movements of the state army, Pingtao City, Xu Rong did not dare to go out of the city to meet the battle, three thousand soldiers, in the hands of Xu Rong to defend Lin County, there is no problem at all, I am afraid that the Xiliang army will use what conspiracy, such as an assassination, an attack on the city gate at night, summing up the previous battle of the Xiliang army, Xu Rong found that there is nothing more than so much, As long as he guards it strictly and does not give the Xiliang army a chance, then Pingtao is enough to become a place of hatred for the Xiliang army, but he got the news from Li Ru that Duan Xuan has set off, and Duan Xuan's 3,000 cavalry is the pillar of the state, the most elite soldier.

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun divided their troops along the way, Huang Zhong led 8,000 people to attack Pingtao, Zhao Yun led 5,000 people to attack Wu County, the two commanders, also to compare, whether it is from Pingtao or from Wu County, the ultimate goal is to merge the state of Taiyuan County.