Chapter 427: The Battle That Was Brought Forward (Part I)
The main general is dying, and the impact on morale is not small And at the moment when Dong Zhuo's soldiers succeeded in slowly closing the city gate and slamming it open, the outcome of the war was already irreversible Just because they had entered the city, they were relieved to see it, and hurriedly carried Xiahoudun to flee again This time, they did not choose to flee to the city or the mansion Several people shouted and beckoned a team of soldiers, and hurriedly went straight to the south gate to look outside the city and escaped
"Rush in and capture Xiahou Tang alive ......" The roar was full of surprise Dong Zhuojun, who was in hot pursuit, immediately rushed in, and in their imposing impact, soon the Cao army at the city gate began to rout, and without waiting for the rescue of the Cao army at the head of the city, the entire west gate fell into the hands of Dong Zhuojun
"Feng Xian, catch alive" Outside the city, the Cao army that was left behind at the beginning has all been wiped out Dong Zhuo came with a large army looking at the city gate When passing by Lu Bu on the road, looking at the remaining and struggling Cao soldiers, Dong Zhuo suddenly shouted
"No" Huo Ran raised his head Lu Bu's eyes were full of scarlet bloodthirsty intent Dong Zhuo's voice made Lu Bu recover a little bit The opportunity to kill Xiahoudun was destroyed twice in a row The killing intent in Lu Bu's heart exploded instantly It was also the bad luck of these Cao soldiers in front of him Who is not good to provoke Lu Bu who had just "come out of the mountain" The anger provoked by Xiahoudun was fiercely vented on them by Lu Bu after being blocked by the soldiers several times In this short period of time, more than one-third of the more than a thousand people died directly at the hands of Lu Bu
Lu Bu, who had received the order, suddenly lost much killing intent, turned to the soldiers, and after ordering those who surrendered not to be killed, he chased Dong Zhuo's direction and drove his horse galloping
At this time, Fanyang City had already become a mess There was no Xiahoudun in charge, and the generals in the army no longer had anyone who could absolutely suppress the army, people's hearts were different, and their choices were naturally different, and under the chaotic military orders, they could not organize an effective defense at all, let alone counterattack Dong Zhuojun to drive him out of the city
Stepping into the city, Dong Zhuo didn't care about the soldiers who were chasing Cao Jun everywhere, but led people directly to the place where the soldiers at the head of the city must pass down the city Fanyang City Because Dong Zhuo's army pressed the border, most of the soldiers brought by Xiahoudun were placed on the head of the city Since he had already moved with Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo would certainly not easily let these people go back and continue to fight against him And the best way was to leave the Cao army in front of him
"The order goes down, those who surrender will not be killed, and those who stubbornly resist will not be killed." "The four gates of the city, each of which can go down to the city, has two places After blocking the two places at the west gate, Dong Zhuo immediately said, and then in the shouting of the soldiers at the city, Dong Zhuo turned his head to look at Xu Chu beside him and said: "Zhongkang, I will hand over the Xicheng here to you If the soldiers above the city surrender, it's okay if they don't surrender, and those who don't surrender will be killed."
Since following Dong Zhuo, because of his duties, Xu Chu has rarely had the opportunity to set foot on the battlefield and fight bloodily And this is definitely a torment for a person who is hungry for war In the past few years, Dong Zhuo has seen in Xu Chu's eyes more than once that he is eager to fight It's a pity that Xu Chu's identity is destined to be very few times Now the general trend in the city is almost set Dong Zhuo wants Xu Chu to kill for a while to vent Unexpectedly, Xu Chu shook his head and refused: "Lord, Cao Jun has no intention of fighting, and he can deal with the chaos on the battlefield by leaving a general." Let me follow the lord."
"The so-called 'things gather like and people are grouped' Xiahoudun is brave and brave The people around him must also be brave I can't rest assured that I can leave others here Xicheng and Neihuang are far away As the main attack place of our army Most of the soldiers in the city must be here As long as these people can be left behind, our army will have to face a lot fewer enemies in the future And if they rush out, there will inevitably be a lot more ......restraints in the actions behind the army," said here Dong Zhuo's voice couldn't help but pause slightly, and after a breath, Dong Zhuo continued to say:
"As for my safety, Zhong Kang is not more worried There is Feng Xian There is someone who can hurt me, it can be said that there is no one in this world Zhong Kang rest assured that it is " After following Dong Zhuo after he came, Lu Bu, who had not made a move, immediately raised his eyebrows at Xu Chu as if demonstrating
"Lord Nuo, rest assured, Chu will never let anyone step down from the city," nodded in response Xu Chu's face suddenly became solemn, and then assured Dong Zhuo loudly
"Feng first, let's go" brought a soldier Dong Zhuo immediately took the lead and began to go deep into the city Lu Bu saw it and hurriedly followed, just like Xu Chu in the past, he followed Dong Zhuo tightly and his expression immediately became serious
The end of the battle of Fanyang City was already after the sun set in the west, but after counting the results of the battle, Dong Zhuo found that there was no trace of Xiahoudun in the city at all, so he hurriedly sent people to chase after him, but in terms of time, he could not catch up
In the next seven days, after settling down the things in Fanyang City, Dong Zhuo led the army to attack everywhere Yin'an, Dunqiu, Weiguo and other places that were previously occupied by Xiahoudun were captured again and again, but after all, Cao's army was not comparable to Yuan Shao's soldiers After Xiahoudun showed up with injuries, Cao's soldiers' will to resist suddenly increased greatly Under the desperate death, Dong Zhuo's army also suffered a lot of casualties After the soldiers arrived in Puyang, the original army of 20,000 had been sharply reduced to 15,000 people, forcing Dong Zhuo to send people back to Ye County Let Guo Jia send troops to support
Yanzhou Cao Cao Cao had already made a concession to temporarily avoid Dong Zhuo's edge, and for this reason, even the generals who connected for several people were sent out, and even after Xiahou Dun's army drove straight into Wei County, Cao Cao never thought of sending troops to Puyang to support It can be said that Xiahou Dun thought that Cao Cao's reinforcements that were about to arrive were simply a fantasy It's just all this When the news that Xiahou was seriously injured and dying came back, Cao Cao suddenly ignored the strategy he had set before, and disregarded the dissuasion of the people around him, and resolutely chose to send troops
In Puyang City, looking at the hideous wound on Xiahoudun's face One eye was completely covered in the wound Xiahou Yuan only felt a sharp pain in his heart The hatred in his heart towards Dong Zhuojun outside the city, especially Lu Bu, who stabbed Xiahoudun under Dong Zhuo's men, became stronger and stronger It's just that there were not many soldiers in the city at all at this time Xiahou Yuan had no choice but to suppress the grief in his heart and then calmly arranged the city defense
The soldiers sent by Cao Cao in the hands of Xiahoudun were originally 10,000 elites, and after Xiahou Yuan swept several places one after another, he had to send people to report to Cao Cao while he began to recruit troops in several cities he occupied, but even so, the guards left in Puyang were only 6,000 people, and more than thirty percent of the soldiers were only new soldiers who had just been recruited, but fortunately, Xiahou Yuan was in the city, which made the soldiers in the city feel a lot more at ease
In the following time, while Xiahou Yuan was anxiously waiting for Cao Cao's reinforcements to arrive, Dong Zhuo's side was also anxiously attacking the city while waiting for the reinforcements from Ye County to arrive
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed in a hurry And Puyang City I don't know if Dong Zhuo's luck was exhausted in the previous raid on Jizhou Although he was almost attacked by Dong Zhuo several times, he was always blocked by Xiahou Yuan at the last moment The city was dilapidated The soldiers were also exhausted from the continuous war All the potential that could be squeezed by Xiahou Yuan had been tapped to the maximum He glanced at Dong Zhuo's army, which was waiting for the battle under the city wall and would launch another attack soon after Xiahou Yuan's heart suddenly showed a touch of unwillingness: " It's just a little bit close, it's just a little bit close......
"It's just a little bit, it's almost that......" Xiahou Yuan's heart was unwilling, and Dong Zhuo's heart was also full of unwillingness, but the tenacity of Puyang City had exceeded his expectations, especially every time he saw that Puyang City seemed to be within easy reach, but was finally beaten back, the unwillingness in Dong Zhuo's heart was put bigger and bigger
A city can't be anything Especially for Dong Zhuo, who has already made the land of the five states of the world, a city is too small, but it's a pity that Puyang in front of him is a special case
Attacking Jizhou and fighting with Yuan Shao requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and if you want to take care of both sides and guard against Cao Cao, Puyang is an important place In the hands of Dong Zhuo of Puyang, you only need to use heavy troops to prevent Cao Cao from going north, and if Puyang City is in the hands of Cao Cao, its place will become an important strategic point in Cao Cao's hands, and it can be attacked and retreated, and it can be defended, whether to send troops or not, and when to send troops The initiative in this depends entirely on Cao Cao's will
"Feng Xian, Zhong Kang, this time the two of you go together, I don't believe that there are so many of us, and we can't take a Puyang City," his mood was slightly anxious, Dong Zhuo understood in his heart that every day of the current situation passed, the chance of Cao Cao's reinforcements appearing was one point, and once Cao Cao's reinforcements arrived, with the current person in his hands, it would be impossible to take Puyang
Of course, he also has the reinforcements of Ye County, but he can't occupy the advantageous position He was supposed to be the defender, and he suddenly became the attacker, and the price he needed to pay was not a little bit Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo's resentment towards Wei Yue suddenly became stronger Unfortunately, he had been killed by him At this time, it was impossible to take him out