After Jia Xu made the distribution, Zhang Chao also stood up and said: "The Sanhan army killed our brother and robbed our wife and children, this move is unforgivable, I will take Zilong to attack the first army, so that they have no place in the entire Youzhou, this time I will also capture Sanhan, I want to return the body in the way of others, and let them know what it is like for my brother to be killed and my wife to be robbed, and whether this battle is successful depends on you." ”

"The lord has an order, and we will do our best to destroy the three Hans." Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and other generals all clenched their fists after hearing Zhang Chao's military order. In the general's opinion, having a battle is the thing that can make 0 them excited.

Zhang Chao's reinforcements arrived first, which made them grasp more initiative, and also made the battlefield situation in Lelang County begin to change.

The morning after the reinforcements arrived, the infantry of the First Legion had eaten and drunk enough to begin the siege. First, the archers rushed out and suppressed the Sanhan soldiers on the tower of Zengji Castle, and then the cloud ladder charge in a company.

There were hundreds of people on one side, equipped with two ladders, and there were swordsmen, shield soldiers, archers, and pikemen to assist each other.

The archers shoot arrows while running, the shield men hold their weapons high to resist, the pikemen are responsible for setting up the ladder, and the sword soldiers start to charge up with their weapons after having the ladder.

Everything was planned in an orderly manner, and this was one of the most common subjects for the first legion. Now it's just a matter of changing from training to actual combat.

As the charge began, the pressure on the towers of Zengdi City began to increase. There were 3,000 Zhangjia light cavalry on both sides with bows and arrows, so that they could not block the way of the infantry, and all they could do was throw stones and fire oil under the stone piles in the tower.

Two hours later, after the first army had lost about 4,000 men, the weapons that could be used to defend the city on the tower were also used. Finally, some soldiers rushed to the castle tower and began extremely brutal and hand-to-hand combat.

The hand-to-hand combat of the ancients was the most brutal battlefield combat. When a knife and a shot go down, it is often flesh and blood flying, and the flesh and bones are turned over, which is shocking and terrifying to watch.

In such an environment, everyone is forced to use all their strength, otherwise, you can't kill the opponent, you have to wait for the opponent to kill.

Li Buche and others knew this truth very well, and while lamenting that Zhang Chao's army had a strong ability to attack the city, they also continued to increase troops upstairs to ensure that the city tower was not lost.

In front of the city gate under the city tower, there are some burly barbarians pushing the cloud cart to hit the city gate. There was a loud bang, causing the gates to tremble, giving people the feeling that they might be knocked open at any moment.

The battle lasted from morning to dusk, and the first regiment lost more than 7,000 dead and wounded more than 5,000. Although he still did not capture the castle tower at such a price, it did greatly shock the enemy, and the confidence in the hearts of Li Buche and others began to waver.

After seeing Zhang Chaojun's Mingjin withdraw his troops, General Li Buche couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Let's go, the two generals, please come with me into the mansion to discuss." ”

The fact that the siege of the city was laid out for a day began to shake Lebu's confidence that the city could be defended. Now that the reinforcements had not yet arrived, and the food and grass had not yet arrived, he had to start thinking about what would happen once the city was broken.

Li Buche originally wanted to discuss with the two generals how to defend the city tomorrow, but he never thought that the public and General Jia Ni really agreed on the same word, that is, they couldn't defend it to the death, otherwise, they might be in danger of their lives.

Judging from the results of the siege on this day, the idea of defending the city and waiting for reinforcements was not realistic. In this way, the two generals gave birth to the idea of whether to withdraw one after another and join the reinforcements as soon as possible.

The two generals were like this, and they knew that the city could not be defended, and even if the final decision to abandon the city was made, he was worried that Zhang Chao would follow, and this time the withdrawal did not remove everyone, and the soldiers on duty on the city tower did not move, they still stayed on top of the city to confuse Zhang Chao.

Zhang Chao really didn't expect to give Li the decisive order to retreat. Early the next morning, when the siege began, it was less than half an hour before a group of soldiers went up to the city gate, and after seeing the fact that there were only 1,000 enemy soldiers on the city wall, the army entered the city of Zengdi and began to pursue the large army of Libu according to the plan.

In the plan proposed by Jia Xu, it was required that the main force of Zhang Chao in front should not be too fast, and that enough time should be created for Lu Bu and other generals to make a detour. Therefore, Zhang Chao's army had lunch in Zengdi City, and then went out of the city unhurriedly and chased in the direction of the escape of Li Buche and others.

Zhang Chao's army was not very fast, and this scene was discovered by the cavalry scouts of Sanhan and reported to Li Buche, which made them also make the wrong decision, that is, they thought that under the long-term pursuit, the Han army finally showed a state of exhaustion, so they did not have to flee so desperately.

Jia Xu's strategy began to work, Li Buche was in front, Zhang Chao was behind, and the two chased and dared to go to the depths of Lelang County, towards the junction with Sanhan.

Li Buche also has his own plan, that is, to hold Zhang Chao's army firmly behind him, and then wait for himself to join the reinforcements, and then suddenly kill a horse gun, he will also severely damage the Han army, in order to show the power of the three Han army.

In this way, the time of 20 days has slowly passed. At last he was joined by reinforcements from within the borders of the country, a force of 150,000 men, and brought with him enough food and grass.

After fleeing all the way, Lebuche's army has changed from the original 200,000 to less than 30,000 now, but now after joining with the reinforcements, his forces have been replenished.

With 180,000 troops and sufficient food and grass, Li Buche finally made a decisive battle with Zhang Chao. Just in front of the city, he put himself in full formation and made the intention of fighting Zhang Chao.

The Sanhan army suddenly stopped fleeing, but was stationed in the city of Obifang, and there were many more flags on the castle tower, which was discovered by the former army scouts and reported to Zhang Chao in time.

Jia Xu looked at the reported battle situation and said cautiously to Zhang Chao, "Lord, I'm afraid that reinforcements from Sanhan are coming." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Chao nodded, and he came to the same conclusion. And after nodding, he fell on Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe, do you have any clever plans?" ”

"This..."Jia Xu had an idea in his heart as early as after seeing the information. It's just that for some reason, he didn't say it right away, but became a little slurred.

"What's wrong Wenhe, if you have any ideas, just say it." Zhang Chao saw Jia Xu's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, and said encouragingly.

With encouragement, Jia Xu said: "Lord, there is a way, but it is too risky. I asked the lord to withdraw with the Zhang family army first, so that I could carry out this plan. ”

"Oh, let's hear it first." Zhang Chao said with a smile.

"My lord, since the main force of the enemy's army, the time has come for the decisive battle of the great army. Looking at the situation in the Central Plains, it is changing rapidly, and any situation can happen, so it is destined that we will not stay too long in Samhan. And if you want to solve the problem here as quickly as possible, now is the opportunity. As long as we can attract the main force of Samhan with a frontal army, it will create an opportunity for other armies to encircle and have the hope of inflicting heavy damage on the main force of Samhan's army on the leading side. Of course, there is also a great risk in doing so, we don't know how many reinforcements the enemy has come, and now we are only followed by a corps of 40,000 people, General Zhao Yun's 40,000 Dragon and Tiger Army plus 5,000 Zhangjia Army, if the enemy comes in large numbers, I am afraid that there is a possibility of being surrounded first, and for the safety of the lord, I ask you to leave first, so that no matter what the battle situation is, the lord's security can be guaranteed. ”

Jia Xu calmly said his plan, that is, to use the current strength in his hands as bait to attract the enemy army and at the same time entangle the opponent here, preparing for the next encirclement.

And if they do so, they are obviously in danger as bait, after all, they don't know how many reinforcements the enemy is coming. For the sake of safety, Jia Xu hoped that Zhang Chao could leave first, so that they could give it a go.

To say that Jia Xu's idea is good, if it succeeds, it can inflict a heavy blow on the army of Samhan, and seize a favorable opportunity for the next entry into Samhan and occupation there. But in the same way, once they fail, these people will re-enter Liaodong County, in that case, it is likely that the entire people of Liaodong will suffer, and Zhang Chao Group will also fall into passivity.

Success and failure are the difference between a fraction of a second, and it is not an exaggeration for Jia Xu to make such a judgment at this time. After all, not every war can only be fought with the certainty of victory.

After hearing Jia Xu's strategy, Zhang Chao nodded very seriously, "Wenhe's plan is feasible, this is indeed the fastest way to solve the Sanhan problem." That's why I'm going to stay here. ”

Seeing that Zhang Chao agreed, Jia Xu was originally quite happy, but as soon as he heard that he was going to stay, he immediately said: "Lord, why is this?" It's too dangerous to stay. ”

"Yes, it's dangerous to stay, but isn't it dangerous to leave? This time, in order to solve the problem of Sanhan, I mobilized all the first, second, and third army corps, and the vanguard army and the dragon and tiger army were also all on the battlefield. If I lose, do you think that although the world is big, there will still be a place for me to stand? Especially Yuan Shao, who just taught him a lesson the day before yesterday, I'm afraid he is looking for an opportunity to deal with me? If I know that I am defeated at this time, I will not be able to resist his attack, and even if this is the case, it is not an exaggeration to say that the battle before me will decide my life and death, and even if this is the case, how can I retreat? ”