Juancheng

A soldier covered in blood, running desperately, finally arrived at the City Lord's Mansion in the fastest time.

"Lord Xun!"

"The South Gate is broken!"

"Now our army is desperately resisting!"

Xun Yu's face was gloomy, he knew the other party's strategy since Dong Zhuo's side began to lay out.

Circumference three and one.

The south, north, and west gates were heavily armed, and only the east gate was missed, and now that the city gate has been broken, those who know that there is no enemy at the east gate will surely flee to the east gate.

In addition to the soldiers who defended the city and the people who were recruited, there were more ordinary people in Juancheng.

In addition to the common people, there are also some people who are very troublesome country gentry.

In the past, these gentry were very cooperative when they defended the city, but now that the city gate is broken, it is more troublesome, and people's hearts are unpredictable.

If only one of the four gates was broken, it could be the straw that broke the camel's back.

There were no heavy soldiers at the east gate, and it was still a trivial matter for these country gentlemen to take the lead in escaping to the east gate, for fear that someone would take advantage of the chaos to open the city gate and lead the enemy into the city.

In that case, it's troublesome.

Sometimes the battlefield is like this, morale and confidence seem to be a little ethereal, but he really affects everyone.

Xun Yu nodded and ordered: "Pass the order and order all the soldiers to retreat slowly." ”

"Do as planned!"

The herald hurriedly answered, and immediately left the City Lord's Mansion again.

Xun Yu glanced at the adjutant next to him and asked, "Can the important places in the city be arranged?" ”

The adjutant nodded, "Lord Hui, it has already been arranged." ”

"Now it's just waiting for the adult's order."

Xun Yu pondered for a moment and sighed lightly, "Without further ado, let's start." ”

"Yes."

At this time, Xun Yu commanded again, "The east gate must be dangerous, but we have to break through from the east gate." ”

"The greater the fire in this city, the more it will hold them back."

"This matter still needs you to investigate one by one, and there must be no omission."

The adjutant said solemnly: "It will definitely live up to the expectations of adults." "Xiaguan is going now."

After that, the adjutant saluted Xun Yu and left the City Lord's Mansion.

After Huangfu Song made the move of "surrounding three and one", Xun Yu began to make arrangements and greeted the main generals in charge of each city gate in advance.

If one side of the city gate is breached, the living force will retreat to the east gate, creating a situation that they are indeed preparing to flee through the east gate.

In this way, Dong Zhuojun will feel that his side has fallen into their trap, and he must not be too desperate in the battle.

But this retreat is not a one-time retreat, but a slow retreat, and there must be a discipline, not allowing the enemy to take advantage of the victory to pursue.

Because in such a situation, once the army cannot be controlled, it will form a large-scale collapse.

The retreat turned into a retreat, and the gap in it was self-evident.

In addition, Xun Yu also had a secret conversation with the garrison generals at the east gate in advance, and if any people wanted to go out from the east gate, no matter how much, let them out.

If these people remained in the city, there was a high probability that they would be plagued by war.

Huangfu Song is indeed strict in governing the army, but in this chaotic war, there are really some things that kill the people, and most of them turn a blind eye as the main general.

If you run away, you might be able to save your life.

But it's all a matter of luck.

Secondly, there is a high probability that the people who fled to Dongcheng in the first place were the gentry who got the news.

These people are different from ordinary people, they have domestic servants, guards, and they come in groups.

If these people are not allowed out of the city, it will be a little troublesome to make trouble when there is chaos in the city, so it is better to let them out, maybe they can attract the attention of Dong Zhuojun outside the city.

In the end, Xun Yu had already ordered the adjutant to place the last fire oil in the city in various important places in the city, and after the city was broken, the soldiers guarding the fire oil would start to set fire to the city.

If you think that the fish will die and the net will be broken, Xun Yu can set fire to the city when the city gate is not broken, but Xun Yu has no such plan.

After Dong Zhuojun entered Juancheng, he found that the city had been burned, and judging from Huangfu Song's past character, he would definitely not sit idly by.

Although Huangfu Song said that he was decisive on the battlefield, he was still very good to the common people, otherwise he would not have applied to the emperor for tax reduction and exemption for the people of Jizhou after the Yellow Turban thieves were exterminated in Jizhou before.

As long as Huangfu Song does not sit idly by, then Dong Zhuojun in the city will divide a part of it to fight the fire, and the pressure on his side when retreating from the east gate will be much less.

Between this plus and minus, their own side seems to be more prepared, even if there is an ambush outside the gate after breaking through from the east gate, they can rely on it somewhat.

It's much more reliable than fleeing in a hurry.

Xun Yu made his own plan according to Huangfu Song's arrangement, thinking about minimizing the loss as much as possible.

It's just that if Dong Zhuojun, who attacked the city, turned a blind eye to the burning fire and continued to pursue himself, then the casualties of the people in the city would probably be counted on his Xun Yu's head.

Xun Yu thought about it for a while, and after all the planning and arrangement were not missing, he also left the City Lord's Mansion and headed for the east gate with his personal guards.

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"Report!"

"General! The enemy had retreated to the eastern gate, only to set fire to the city before leaving, and now there were fires all over the city. ”

The herald came to the Huangfu Song's tent out of breath.

When Huangfu Song heard this, he immediately got up and walked out of the big tent and went to the arrow tower.

The arrow tower is located around the camp, which is the tallest building in the camp, and the guards around it have not had time to stop it, and Huangfu Song has climbed the arrow tower without saying a word.

Standing on the arrow tower, Huangfu Song's face was gloomy, at this time the sky was already bright, and the smoke was billowing from the city as far as the eye could see.

Huangfu Song got off the arrow tower without saying a word, and the guards beside him said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, and order General Li and General Guo to extinguish the fire in the city first." ”

"General Niu led the headquarters to pursue!"

"Whoa!" One of the guards immediately found a mount and ran towards Juancheng.

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Juancheng

East Gate

"Lord Xun, most of the combatable people in the city have gathered here, when will we break through?"

"I'm afraid the rest won't be able to make it on time." A general with a blood-stained face saluted Xun Yu, standing beside him, a strong smell of blood rushed into his nose.

Xun Yu endured the discomfort in his abdomen and said in a low voice: "I will go out of the city together first, and then divide into two batches, one part to the north, and go to Dongping." ”

"The other can go east, to Taishan County."

"This ......"

The general hesitated a little when he heard this, "Lord Xun, now that our army has few soldiers, if we still divide the troops, ...... it."

Xun Yu shook his head, and before he could finish speaking, he interrupted: "It is precisely because of the small number of soldiers that we have to divide the troops. ”

"Yu concluded that there must be an ambush outside the east gate, and if they gather together, I am afraid that they will be wiped out."

"Divide the troops in two ways, and the possibility of escape will be greater."

The general nodded and began to organize his soldiers, and not long after, the gate of the East City Gate opened, and the group of defeated troops left Juancheng before it was completely dawn.

Xun Yu took a deep look at Juancheng behind him, and felt infinite emotion in his heart.

Even if he tried his best, he would lose Cao Gong's foundation after all.