Chapter 524: Zhou Yi
Yuan Shao's face flashed with triumph, General Yan Liangwen and Chou have always been Yuan Shao's verbal language, even Zhang Jaw and others can hardly hide their edge, naturally they don't want their subordinates to say words that Yan Liang can't do.
Tian Feng nodded slightly, he didn't expect that Xu You, who had always only known how to slap horses, would once talk about the right thing, and arched his hand: "Lord, I am willing to go to help!" ”
When Yuan Shao heard this, his face instantly fell, he also thought that Tian Feng was not worried about Yan Liangjun's combat effectiveness, so he asked for battle, no wonder, Tian Feng has always played an antagonistic role in the army, and he has always been at odds with Xu You, and many strategies from Xu You's hands have been rejected by him, and it is rare to have a time to agree.
"What do you mean by Yuan Hao's words?"
Tian Feng explained: "My lord, Lord Xu's words are yes, there is no objection to the humble position, but the high walls of the county town are thick, and the humble duty is afraid that General Yan will suffer from the enemy's tricks and affect the war of our army in Youzhou, and Jia Rong will attack the city all the way, I am afraid that the state will be pacified soon, if you wave your troops to Youzhou, it will become more difficult to take Youzhou." ”
"Hmph, can't the cheeky general take the high walls of the city? I think that Gongsun Chan was still invincible in Youzhou, but he was still defeated in the hands of General Yan. Yuan Shao said dissatisfiedly.
Tian Feng knew that no matter how he explained it, he offended Yuan Shao this time, so he didn't answer, he stood aside quietly, supporting Yan Liang's matter, and it was over.
Yan Liang has 20,000 troops in his hands, the defenders of Daijun have 10,000 people, and 20,000 people attack the city of 10,000 people, looking at it is a little hanging, not to mention that Weilan in the city is not only a fierce general, but also a wise general, is a talent who has come out of the Wuhuan people for so many years, Jizhou sent 100,000 troops, but one after another, it is not a one-time dispatch, let alone 100,000 people, if Yan Liang takes away 50,000 people at a time, Jizhou's strategists may immediately have opinions, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable.
suffered a small loss, Yan Liang stabilized and let the soldiers camp outside the city, and sent cavalry to wait on the side, strictly preventing the city from being attacked by Wei Lan, who is a madman who does not want to die when he fights, who knows what Wei Lan will do.
Yuan Shao is the leader of the coalition army, and he attacked the border of Youzhou regardless of the righteousness, Yan Rou thought of asking for help from outsiders, the closest to Youzhou and the one who can threaten Yuan Shao is none other than Li Ru, but Li Ru is in the war stage at this time, and whether the entire state can be kept is a big problem, and the object of asking for help has become Jia Rong, it is hard to imagine that a few years ago, the two sides were still fighting to the death, and in the blink of an eye, they began to develop in the direction of allies.
In order to show sincerity, Yan Rou is willing to cede Daijun to the Xiliang Army, as long as Yuan Shao can be severely injured and Youzhou can be preserved, it is still acceptable in Yan Rou's opinion, and now Youzhou, on the surface, Liu He is the pastor of Youzhou, the highest power holder in Youzhou, in fact, the power is in the hands of Yan Rou and other Youzhou officials, although Liu He was invited back by Yan Rou, but how could the officials who tasted the taste of power let go of the power in their hands, not to mention that Yan Rou took the lead.
Receiving Yan Rou's letter for help, Jia Rong's face showed smugness, Yuan Shaojun and Youzhou Army fought for as long as possible, greatly depleting the combat effectiveness of the two armies, and being able to get a bigger bargain, it is best to cripple the army in Youzhou, and then the Xiliang Army will take the opportunity to pick up the cheap and pacify Youzhou in one fell swoop.
"Lord, Daling City was built by Xu Rong like an iron bucket, it is difficult to capture it in a hurry, it is better to abandon Jingling and directly attack Jiaoyang, and then the soldiers will come to the state to govern the capital, if Li Ru is captured, then the war in the state will be determined." Jia Xu admonished.
Guo Jia also nodded in agreement, surrounding the other party's main generals, he was not afraid that the army in these cities would not hurry up to the rescue, and then the army would ambush on the road through which reinforcements from all walks of life must pass, wouldn't it be a very happy thing.
Jia Rong pondered for a long time and agreed to the persuasion of the two, it was because of this that Han Sui gave Jia Rong the opportunity to occupy Jincheng and lay the foundation for today's great business, he didn't want to make the same mistake, but the state army seemed to have lost the strength to turn the tables, and the only cavalry to rely on was also dragged by Zhao Yun, Lu Bu and others.
"After the arrival of the 50,000 army, our army will directly come to Jinyang and strive to pacify the entire state in a war!" Jia Rong said.
As if he understood Jia Rong's concerns, Jia Xu nodded slightly in agreement.
Half a month later, 50,000 soldiers came to Daling, the next day, Jia Rong left 10,000 soldiers and horses outside the city to lead the army to Jiaoyang, as long as the Jiaoyang was captured, the entire state was like a beauty to remove a layer of clothes, and there was no mystery at all.
Xu Rong didn't expect Jia Rong to make such a move, but Li Ru had already expected that Jiaoyang was the only way for the Xiliang army to attack Jinyang, the high walls of Jiaoyang City were thick, and the water of the big river outside the city was in it, if Li Ru understood this and let the defenders of all parties be stationed in Jiaoyang, it would be extremely difficult to distinguish the victory or defeat.
Seeing the terrier, Jia Rong couldn't help but gasp, such a moat, how long does it take to fill it up, and during the time of attacking the city, the moving soldiers have become a live target for the defenders to practice bows and arrows, and he doesn't want the elite of the army to die outside the city like this.
"Hit!" Even if the terrier is tall, it can still compare to Hangu Pass.
Jia Rong did not choose to let the infantry fill the ravine, but used catapults, day and night to pack bags of sand and other things into bags and throw them into the moat, in the face of this situation, even if the defenders in the city have the heart, they are unable to attack the Xiliang army, the army stationed outside the city can put great pressure on the defenders, so that they are always in a state of tension, dare not relax.
After learning the news of the arrival of the Xiliang army, Li Ru immediately sent 10,000 soldiers to garrison, and there was no loss in the terrier, Li Ru understood better than anyone that once the Xiliang army was in Jinyang, Li Ru faced endless rebellion of the soldiers, as the so-called wall fell down and everyone pushed it, not to mention the unstable merger of the people, Jia Rong had previously implemented benevolent government in the state and gained the trust of the people, as long as someone provoked it slightly, Jinyang was surrounded, and the entire state fell into the hands of the Xiliang army.
Guarding the city of Terrier Yang is Zhou Yan, the general of Bingzhou, this person is a native of Bingzhou, brave in battle, calm and calm in marching and fighting, deeply trusted by Li Ru, is an emerging general of the Bingzhou army, from a small general, gradually to the present, Zhou Yan can be regarded as a very person.
"Lord, I am willing to go to the city and persuade the guards to surrender!" Zhou Yi hugged his fists.
Jia Rong looked at Zhou Yi who came to see him late at night in surprise, since he took refuge in the Xiliang Army, Zhou Yi still chose to guard Yanmen Pass, and Jia Rong did not treat him badly, let him be the Yanmen Taishou, but this Yanmen Taishou did not do it for long, and he encountered Li Ru's rebellion, Zhou Yi also retreated to Chang'an with the army, and he has been unknown in the army, and he does not move around with other generals and officials, and Gao Shun is the same kind of person, according to Jia Xu's words, such people are the wisest, The most feared by the lords of the past was their subordinates who were too active.
"General Zhou, please take a seat!" Jia Rong motioned for Zhou Yi to sit down.
"Thank you, General!"
Picked up a cup of fragrant tea on the table and blew lightly.
"General Zhou is the general of our army, how can he be in danger, the general of the Bingzhou army in the city is Li Ru's confidant general, and it is very unwise to lose a general of our army because of a small terrier."
Zhou Yi's expression moved slightly, and he said in a firm tone: "Although the lord can rest assured, he has a friendship with Zhou Yan, the guard general in the city, and he is expected to have no worries about his life. ”
Jia Rong smiled, and heard some dissatisfaction in Zhou Yi's tone, "General Zhou, if you can obtain Terrier Yang City, you should be the first to take the lead!" ”
The Xiliang army had its own means to enter the city, otherwise Zhou Yi would not have gone to Jia Rong's camp late at night.
"General Zhou, don't come unharmed!"
"It's you!" Zhou Yan was shocked, picked up the saber next to the table, and pulled the sword out of the sheath with a sonorous sound, and the guards beside him suddenly became nervous, the sword was unsheathed, and it pointed at Zhou Yi with a brush.
Zhou Yi said with a smile: "General Zhou, I haven't seen you for many years, I didn't think that my courage has become smaller, I came alone, will it be any disadvantage to the general, I came late at night, but for the sake of the general's life and future, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the state." ”
After signaling his guards to leave, Zhou Yan said coldly: "You and I, my lords, go back, I know your intentions." ”
"Two weeks of merging the state, how famous was it in the Yanmen area, how could I sit and watch the general stick to the city, the Xiliang army has 70,000 people, and the defenders in the city are only more than 10,000 people, how can they resist, in less than five days, the moat outside the city will be razed to the ground, is the general confident to hold the terrier?"
"Do your best, how can you predict victory or defeat!" Zhou Yan said in a firm tone, and it was difficult to hide confidence in his words.
"You and I are both from Bingzhou, or the same township and village, why bother because of a trivial matter, so many years have passed, looking back, I feel how ridiculous we were at that time, let it go, although my brother is not famous in the Xiliang Army, but he can still speak, it is with the general that our lifelong wish can be satisfied." Zhou Yi said slowly.
Zhou Yan was surprisingly silent, Zhou Yi's words also set off turbulent waves in his heart, the original wish of the two was to one day be able to ride a horse and whip, galloping on the vast prairie, but I didn't expect Jia Rong's sideways to be born, directly destroyed Xianbei, and had an unprecedented feat, established three cities on the grassland, and left behind the war between Bingzhou and the Xiliang Army, Zhou Yan admired Jia Rong very much, looking at the monarchs of the past dynasties, there are few people with such courage.
However, since Li Ru came to Bingzhou, he trusted Zhou Yan very much, and under his men, Zhou Yan felt unprecedentedly energetic, even if the world-famous Xiliang Army came, he was still not afraid, this may be the death of a confidant in the mouth of Confucianism.