Chapter 653: Battle of Changyang

Qingzhou, Changyang County.

Under the scorching sun, the high city wall stood silently, and the soldiers of the Liaodong Army on the head of the city watched vigilantly at the situation outside the city, and did not dare to relax for a moment. Since Gongsun Du occupied Changyang City with a remnant of less than 5,000 troops, the 15,000 troops of Qingzhou Mansion besieged the county seat, encircling it on all sides in the east, west and north, leaving only the southern city to Gongsun Du.

Although Chen Rong and others put on a posture of "please go out of the city", Gongsun Du no longer has the capital to take risks, the last time Zang Hong took him out of the county town of Huangxian County, causing most of the Liaodong army to lose, the former Liaodong Taishou, no matter what, he did not dare to risk his life again. The well-planned expedition to the Shandong Peninsula led to the capture of the nest by the Yellow Turban, and the army of the expedition to Qingzhou was beaten to pieces by Zang Hong and trapped in the small city of Changyang. Such a blow made Gongsun Du, who was once invincible in Liaodong, depressed, almost to the point of collapse.

The combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army is far superior to that of the troops of Qingzhou Mansion, and the grain and grass in the city are enough for the Liaodong Army for two months, and the elite troops of the Liaodong Army, which are five thousand experienced in a hundred battles, do not seem to be difficult to hold Changyang City, but the actual situation is far from being that simple.

The Yellow Turban Army captured the entire territory of Liaodong, and the Liaodong soldiers who went on an expedition to Qingzhou were worried about their homeland, and the blow to their morale was self-evident. Gongsun Du obviously did not feel grateful to Zang Hong for this, and it was Zang Hong's fierce pursuit and continuous use of deception to set up ambushes that made the Liaodong Army fall into such an embarrassing situation.

Xuzhou Assassin Shi Taoqian has made it clear that he refuses to accept the remnants of the Liaodong Army, "With the great talent of the public, it is too condescending to serve in Xuzhou, and the public can not seek high success!" This news was tightly sealed, and Gongsun Du, who was at the end of his rope, had to choose another way out and sent someone to Yuan Shao to say something, hoping that Yuan Shao would come forward to rebuke Zang Hong. to retain the last bit of strength.

With 5,000 remnants occupying a county town, and the troops of Qingzhou Mansion outside the city pressing the border, what is the future of the Liaodong Army?

Enough food and grass for two months, but what about after two months?

Qingzhou government's approach to opening up the net. is also constantly tormenting the nerves of the Liaodong soldiers, they are not in a desperate situation, they still have the right to choose. In any case, Zang Hong's move made Gongsun Du extremely uncomfortable, and the information conveyed in the eyes of the Liaodong soldiers was only contradictions and hesitation, and their will was softening little by little, and the Liaodong Iron Army, which had rarely been defeated in northern Xinjiang. There was a situation where soldiers fled in the night!

In the history of the Liaodong Military Territory, such a thing has never happened!

Day and night, in every corner, there are some Liaodong soldiers gathered together to whisper, and there is no way to know what they are talking about. In order not to be tied up by his soldiers and go to Qingzhou Mansion to receive merit, and in order to protect the few remaining troops in the residence, Gongsun Du had to increase the frequency of patrols.

"It can't go on like this. Find something for them to do. Boost everyone's morale! "Gongsun Du ordered the Liaodong Army to take the initiative. Harassed the troops led by Chen Rong outside Changyang City. and sent a number of small troops to take advantage of the night to leave the city from the south gate. Looting grain in nearby villages and towns. Although there is still a lot of grain and grass in the city. But Gongsun Du still brazenly issued this order. He didn't know how much longer he would be here. It is always good to gather some grain and grass in more tuning.

Chen Rong used his troops safely. The combat effectiveness of the Qingzhou Prefecture troops was inferior to that of the opponent. And now there is no need to fight to the death with the Liaodong Army. Chen Rong is just holding the camp. Deep ditch high base. Never take it lightly. The Liaodong military ground repeatedly disrupted and attacked the camp in vain. On the contrary, a lot of people were broken; And small units that went out to grab grain land. It was also encircled and suppressed by the Qingzhou military and land one after another. Several hundred-man detachments were wiped out. The Liaodong Army no longer dared to go out of the city to fight. Morale is even lower.

The morale of the army was shaken. Even some desperately soldiers. began to openly question the generals' orders. Deserters from the beginning of the day a dozen people. Rapidly increasing to hundreds of people per day!

It was at this time. Zang Hong once again waved his butcher's knife at the Liaodong Army.

When Gongsun Du led the army to defend Changyang City. Zang Hong didn't want the Qingzhou troops to lose too much. did come up with the idea of letting Gongsun Du leave the ground. Frightened, Gongsun Du didn't dare to believe in the kindness released by Zang Hong anymore. Zang Hong was willing to give him more time. It will also take time for the Qingzhou Mansion to assemble a strong force. But Gongsun Du should not be. It shouldn't be to save the morale of the troops. brazenly sent troops to attack the troops in Qingzhou Prefecture. And I looted in a nearby township!

Zang Hong is talented. Always decisive. Gongsun Dudi's approach completely aroused Zang Hongdi's anger. After learning that the deserters of the Liaodong Army were numerous. And learned from the side that Tao Qian refused to accept Gongsun Du. Zang Hong began to increase his troops outside the city of Changyang. Every day. The Liaodong Army was on the head of the city. The Xindi troops can be seen camping outside the city. A large number of Qingzhou troops cut down trees and dug ditches. On the one hand, the defense of the tent was strengthened. While rushing to make siege equipment.

This gave the Liaodong Army great psychological pressure!

"Is the Qingzhou army pretending to be a gesture, or is it really planning to storm the county seat at any cost?"

This problem has always plagued the Liaodong Army. After consulting with his advisors, Gongsun Du came to the conclusion that unless Zang Hong went crazy, it was impossible to attack!

Gongsun Du underestimated Zang Hong's determination and strategy.

Zang Hongzhong is upright and brave, and he has never had a good impression of Gongsun Du, a warlord who claimed the king of Liaodong without authorization, not to mention that Gongsun Du still didn't know whether to fight the idea of Qingzhou and deceive people; If the remnants of the Liaodong Army are allowed to continue to entrench in Changyang City, a large number of troops in Qingzhou Prefecture will always be contained here, and the daily consumption of land money and food will not be bandits. And the most important point is that most of the troops in Qingzhou now come from various counties and counties, and the number of troops directly under the state government is very small, and the consumption of some more miscellaneous troops in the siege war is conducive to Zang Hong's subsequent rule of Qingzhou, and then when an elite army is formed that is completely in the hands of the state capital, the backlash of local forces will not be so high!

Military salaries are limited, and if the miscellaneous army in the hands of local forces is not reduced, it will be difficult for the regular army of the state capital to expand!

It was under such circumstances that Zang Hong was determined to completely eliminate Gongsun Du, "I gave you the opportunity to leave, and if you don't cherish it, you can't blame others." ”

When Zang Hong and a large number of siege equipment appeared outside Changyang City, Gongsun Du realized deeply that he had miscalculated the shape. But at this time, he had lost the opportunity to abandon the city, first, he was worried that he would fall into the trap of the Qingzhou army again. Second, Xuzhou has also assembled troops at the border to prevent Gongsun Du's troops from forcibly entering the country, except to stick to the county seat and wait for Yuan Shaodi to help, Gongsun Du has no other choice!

Qingzhou Mansion was not in a hurry to start siege warfare. Zang Hong and Chen Rong would send some soldiers to the city every day to shout, "After three days, launch a general attack, and surrender if you don't want to die." If you are unwilling to surrender, you can also put down your weapons and retreat outside the south gate. ”

Until this time, Qingzhou Mansion was still surrounded on three sides, and the net was open!

The Liaodong Army was already seeing no hope, and there were more and more enemy troops outside the city. More and more siege equipment made Gongsun Du's subordinates look like ashes. Ironically, at least half of the siege equipment in the hands of Qingzhou Mansion came from the Liaodong Army, and when Gongsun Du retreated from the county seat of Huangxian, he left all the siege equipment in the city according to the agreement.

On the first night after the ultimatum was issued, more than 300 Liaodong troops either laid down their arms and went out of the city to surrender. Or leave directly from the south gate of Changyang and try to return to Liaodong.

The next day, the Liaodong Army again reduced more than 500 people!

Although Gongsun Du has tightened control. But on the third day, nearly 800 soldiers left the city, including a law enforcement team he had sent. The Liaodong Army, which was still guarding Changyang and refused to leave the city, only had more than 3,000 people left, and these more than 3,000 people were elites who had followed Gongsun Du for many years, and their loyalty was not in doubt, even if Gongsun Du was at the end of his rope. They are also unwilling to rebel, everyone is willing to live and die with Gongsun Du!

As soon as three days passed, the siege battle began as scheduled.

The 3,000 Liaodong Army, which was in a desperate situation, against the more than 30,000 Qingzhou Mansion troops, the difference in strength was ten times, and it seemed that there would be no suspense in the result, but the tragic Cheng of this battle was beyond everyone's expectations. The elite troops of the 3,000 Liaodong Army and the elite troops with the heart of death show the world the bravery and loyalty of the Liaodong men!

Three thousand troops. Fight day and night under the onslaught of enemy forces ten times their size. Defending the county seat of Changyang for seven days and seven nights, he repelled more than 20 attacks by the Qingzhou army. Changyang's moat has long been filled with dirt and relics of weapons. Under the continuous destruction of siege equipment such as catapults and rambling vehicles, the walls of Changyang City are full of holes and crumbling, but Changyang City is still in the hands of the Liaodong Army!

During this time, Chen Rong and Zang Hong both personally led the army into battle, trying to break through the defense line of the city wall in one go, and they once saw the hope of success, but they had to retreat under the counterattack of the Liaodong boys, and Chen Rong was injured in the back and abdomen.

In the early morning of the eighth day, Yuan Shaodi's envoy rushed to the front of the battle.

"Lord Assassin Shi, the Guanguan Lord has an order: the original Liaodong Taishou Gongsun Du is lost and knows that he is returning, and he is willing to join the Kwantung rebel army, and the Qingzhou Mansion immediately stops the attack on Changyang City, and escorts the rest of Gongsun Du to Jizhou, and the alliance leader has sent troops to meet on the border of Hebei and Qingdao!"

Zang Hong's face was pale, his lungs were about to explode, he spent countless money, food and materials, sacrificed the lives of more than 10,000 soldiers, and finally beat Gongsun Du to the point that only half of his life was left. Gongsun Du suffered such a big loss in Qingzhou, it is impossible to say that he has no grudge against Zang Hong, and when he recovers, he will definitely seize an opportunity to seek revenge. released Gongsun Du, and the cheap went to Yuan Shaode, but it left a hidden danger for Qingzhou!

Looking at his friend Chen Rong, who was injured and still insisted on commanding the troops, Zang Hong chose to say "no".

"Please reply to the alliance leader: Gongsun Du wolf son ambition, in the past took advantage of the war in the Central Plains to establish himself as king in Liaodong, when the Kwantung princes crusaded against Dong Zhuo, this guy did not respond, his heart should be punished! Hongmeng Alliance Lord Love, take over the post of Qingzhou Assassin History, Gongsun Du offended me Qingzhou for no reason is disrespectful to the alliance leader, and now he is desperate to surrender, there must be fraud! If the tiger is released and returned to the mountain, there will be endless troubles, and Hong Dou dares to ask the alliance leader to think twice before making a decision. said that Yuan Shao was asked to reconsider, Zang Hong turned his back and continued to command the troops to rush to Changyang City, I am afraid that before Yuan Shao's envoy returns to Bohai, Gongsun Du's head is no longer guaranteed. The envoy knew that it was powerful, "Isn't Lord Assassin planning to disrespect the purpose of the Alliance?" ”

Zang Hong smiled, "Don't dare." Of course, the words of the alliance leader are to listen to the ground, but I also know another sentence: the general is outside, and the king's order is not subject to it! ”

Yuan Shao's envoy sighed and stomped away.

The fate of the Liaodong military land is irreversible!

On the ninth day of the siege of Changyang, the eastern and northern city walls collapsed one after another. There was a gap in the city wall, and the tide-like Qingzhou troops rushed into the city along the gap and started street battles with the Liaodong army. By this time, there were less than 1,000 remaining 3,000 elite soldiers in Liaodong. They were exhausted, many of them had not closed their eyes for many days, and it was difficult for them to hold even the four city wall positions, and everyone believed that the appearance of these two gaps meant that the end of the Liaodong Army had arrived, and the Liaodong Army would soon collapse.

But. Facts have proved that the will of the elite soldiers of the Liaodong Army is harder than steel bars!

The Liaodong Army still did not give up resistance, and Gongsun Du drew more than 200 troops from the city and counterattacked the Qingzhou army that had just rushed into the city at two gaps! More than 200 Liaodong athletes, covered in blood and shaped like fierce ghosts, fought hard for most of the hour, and drove out the Qingzhou army that entered the city from the gap!

At the end of that hedge battle, only about 30 of the 200 brave men were still breathing, and they stood in the gap in despair. Looking for targets everywhere, all the Qingzhou soldiers who were wounded but not killed would be chopped a few times by them. Its cruelty and ruthlessness are remarkable. Their nerves were completely numb, and after seeing that there were no more enemies around them who could still breathe, they didn't know who would take the lead, and more than thirty people brandished their blades and staggered from the gap to the outside of the city, and after a while. was beaten to death by a large number of Qingzhou troops outside the city!

Even if he was as bold as Zang Hong, he couldn't help but gasp when he saw the actions of the more than 30 Liaodong troops. While paying tribute to those warriors, Zang Hong strengthened his determination to eliminate Gongsun Dudi, "There are such warriors under him...... Gongsun must not be given any chance. ”

The Liaodong Army was no longer able to fill the gap in the city wall, and the people of Changyang City would not take the initiative to provide any help to these invaders from other countries, and the Liaodong Army did not even have enough manpower to drive the villagers of Changyang to do things.

On the ninth day and night, Gongsun Du had no choice but to abandon the city wall. Gather the last remnants of your forces. fought and retreated, and finally retreated to the city lord's mansion. The Qingzhou Army soon liberated all areas of Changyang County except for the City Lord's Mansion. And launch the final assault on the City Lord's Mansion overnight!

On the tenth day, before the sun rose, the palace of the lord of Changyang City was breached, and Sun Du, the prince of Liaodong, who was still unrestrained two months ago, committed suicide by kissing his neck at the last moment.

Gongsun Du, fallen! Gongsun Du's power, perish!

Following Han Sui, who was dismembered by a knife in the Liangzhou Anti-Japanese War, Gongsun Du became the second fallen prince, the only difference is that Han Sui died in the siege of the player's forces, and Gongsun Du died in the infighting between the princes' forces.

When the Liaodong Army boarded the ship to cross the sea, this army was full of vigor and hope, and they achieved amazing and proud results in the battle with the foreign races in the north: the Wuhuan grassland in the east and west of Liao, and Goguryeo in the east, all witnessed the strength of the Liaodong Army; However, from the moment they crossed the sea to go on an expedition, it was already doomed to the defeat of this steel division, and the powerful Liaodong Army took less than two months to go from extreme prosperity to extreme decline, which is amazing!

In the battle of Changyang, the last 3,000 elite soldiers of the Liaodong Army were all martyred, and in an extremely unfavorable situation, they still killed more than 12,000 Qingzhou troops in the battle to defend the city, and held on for nine days and nine nights.

The fall of Gongsun Du also made Zang Hongdi become popular.

The surprise attack of the navy cut off Gongsun Du's retreat; to lure the Liaodong army out of the city, with high walls and thick materials, and abundant county towns; non-stop ambushes along the way; Changyang city net open side; The technique of attacking the heart of the Liaodong Army before the siege...... This qiē action has brought Zang Hong's resolute and resourceful characteristics to the fullest.

After the battle, Zang Hong, under the pretext that "it is necessary to search for the remnants of the Liaodong Army to prevent them from continuing to do evil in Qingzhou", refused to return the troops transferred from various places, but instead selected able-bodied men from them to join the new army in the state capital, and took advantage of the situation to disrupt the formation of the troops in various places and reintegrate them.

After this battle, Zang Hong's control over Qingzhou was deepened, and many local powerful forces with bad intentions were better than rabbits after witnessing Zang Hong's methods.

However, Zang Hong also offended Yuan Shao, the head of the Guanguan Association, who pulled himself up.

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