After Dong Yan left, Li Yue stayed in Liyang for more than ten days, and Yecheng did not come again.

According to the news sent by Xizuo, Ran Min was busy digesting more than 100,000 captives and replanting food.

Hebei has temporarily settled down, and only sporadic search and killing of Hu people in various places.

Li Yuesui led the army across the Yellow River, and as soon as he returned to Chenliu, he heard Cui Jin's report, and Chenggao and Hujiao Pass were easily taken.

But the Yangcheng in the south was not very smooth, there were more than 4,000 people and their families in the city, when they saw the Black Cloud army approaching the city, they colluded with the Hun defenders, immediately mutinied, and asked Zhang Yu for help.

And Zhang Yu is also among the fierce soldiers.

Yangcheng has great strategic value to Xuchang, and when it falls into the hands of the Black Cloud Army, it forms a semi-encirclement posture against Xuchang.

Cui Jin only had 3,000 cavalry in his hands, and his troops were insufficient, so he recruited the nearby southern army, but he couldn't attack it for a long time.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, he asked Chen Liu for help.

Cui Jin sent someone to send it urgently overnight, indicating that the situation in the south is not good.

Yangcheng, as Liu Guo's lair, will definitely be carefully managed, with more than 10,000 defenders in it, sufficient food and grass, and complete armor, it is by no means so simple to be taken.

But given the geographical location of Yangcheng, it is impossible not to take it.

Li Yue put down his two infant sons, put on his armor again, and led the 15,000 Black Cloud Army south.

When the line reached Wei's, the scouts who came to report to Xuchang also moved, and 20,000 troops entered Mi County.

Mi County is less than 100 miles away from Yangcheng, and Zhang Yutun's troops are here, and his thoughts are self-evident.

When they arrived in Yangcheng, the two armies converged, and Cui Jin and Liu Guo hurriedly came to plead guilty, "The subordinates are incompetent." ”

"The thief will Sun Quzhi is Sun Fudu's younger brother...... and the people of the city refused. Liu Guo's face was gloomy.

At the beginning of the year, Sun Fudu and Liu Bao gathered 3,000 dead soldiers in Hutian, wanting to trap Ran Min, Li Nong, etc., but were defeated by Ran Min, and the whole family was beheaded, but they didn't expect that there were still fish that slipped through the net here.

Quzhi and Voldhu are common names for the Karma people.

Li Yue looked at the tall city wall, Yangcheng is surrounded by Yingshui in the south, and Songshan is in the west, which is a typical Xiongcheng, even if it is a hundred thousand troops, it is difficult to surround and die.

Liu Guo still has some vision for choosing this place as his nest.

"Your people don't listen to you?" Li Yue looked at Liu Guo with unkind eyes, wondering if there were any moths in this house.

Liu Guogan laughed twice, "My department...... Very mixed, the same Huns, but there are also ethnic divisions, in the southeast of the Xia Nai River Huns, there are only 7,000 people, and the others are gathered in the next few years. ”

Li Yue nodded, barely speaking.

In the troubled times, the Chinese people huddled together to keep warm, and the same was true for the Huns. Thieves, outcasts from the North, beggars from the South, and so on.

"Zhang Yu has sent troops to Mi County, and his intention is for me, so the governor should be cautious." Cui Jin worried.

Li Yue laughed, "If Zhang Yu shrinks in Xuchang, I can't do anything about him, but if he dares to come to Yangcheng, we just surround him to help." ”

The opponents who used to look up to are now not worth mentioning.

"Governor Yingwu!" Liu Guo slapped a sycophant.

Li Yue ignored it, "Order, the whole army will rest for two days to see if Zhang Yu has the courage to come over." ”

The camp was ready-made, and Cui Jin had already prepared it.

The army was killed from Hebei to Henan, and there was a lot of fatigue and lack of rest.

Two days passed quickly, and Zhang Yu was still staying in Mixian County.

But the enemy army in the city became more and more arrogant, showing off their might on the city walls, shouting and scolding.

"Zhang Yu shouldn't dare to come, give the order, attack the city!" Li Yue didn't have the time or energy to drag it out.

The Black Cloud Army can't keep fighting outside, and sooner or later the army will be exhausted.

The big war in Hebei has not stopped, just licking their wounds and accumulating strength, the next big war will come soon, and Yanzhou also needs to be prepared.

The war drums roared, and a black cloud soldier walked forward with armor and shields.

Cui Jin launched more than 40 new catapults.

The command flag waved, dozens of boulders smashed into the city wall, and arrows rained down on the middle base.

This kind of attack is only suppression, and it is impossible to crush the defenders of the city, let alone smash down the city walls.

The main force of the siege still depends on people.

Thousands of Southern troops and Black Cloud troops rushed up carrying long ladders.

But the counterattack on the city walls also began, and stones, wood, and oil were thrown down endlessly......

There is not even a place to stay in the city.

The Southern Army and the Black Cloud Army attacked unfavorably and retreated, and the enemy stood at the head of the city and laughed wildly, and even insulted Li Yue.

Li Yue frowned and looked at Liu Guo, "Liu Tingshi has bought a lot of belongings in Yangcheng. ”

Liu Guo's face has not been very good-looking, if one more person dies here, his status and treatment in Yanzhou will drop by one point, "Sun Quzhi is brave and strategic, not to be underestimated." ”

After two days of continuous attack, the city still stands.

On the one hand, it was the reason for the fortification of the city, and on the other hand, Li Yue secretly observed and found that the faces of the soldiers were tired, and they had lost their previous sharpness.

From last year to now, one big war after another, running back and forth, fighting repeatedly, and not getting tired is a strange thing.

Even steel will be tired, let alone flesh and blood?

If it is consumed in Yangcheng, it will be very disadvantageous to the Black Cloud Army.

Cui Jin is also aware of this problem, "This battle cannot be postponed for long. ”

"Order, soldiers rest for another day!" If you go back now, Yangcheng will unite with Zhang Yu in the future, and it will be even more difficult to take it.

The next day, Li Yue inspected the camps, greeted the cold and asked for warmth, and talked about everything with the soldiers.

"My subordinates are a little homesick...... My parents are old, only the disabled brother to take care of, my brother last year followed the governor to attack Shi Bin, the left leg was stabbed by the Qianren spear, and fell disabled...... "A young guerrilla left battalion soldier said.

"The daughter-in-law I just married, I don't know if I'm pregnant." Another humane.

Although he is talking about his parents, his words reveal feelings of longing.

I visited several camps, and all of them were like this, although they were not complaining, but there were many war-weary feelings.

One piece and one relaxation, the way of civil and military.

The soldiers have been in a state of high mental tension for a long time, and problems will inevitably arise.

Li Yue ordered the slaughter of donkeys and mules to reward the soldiers.

The day passed quickly, and a new day arrived.

Li Yue stood in front of the battle in armor and said loudly: "This city is not restrained, I can't sleep and eat, and I am willing to fight this city with you today!" ”

The guards beside him repeated the words.

The soldiers were silent and looked at Li Yue in a daze.

At this time, the war drums sounded one after another, as if beating in the hearts of the people.

Suddenly, the fighting spirit in the eyes of the soldiers rekindled, and they all shouted, "Break the city!" ”

Li Yue did what he said and led his troops to attack the city.

The pro-soldiers are all brave men in the army, and if they don't go to the battlefield for a long time, they will rust sooner or later.

Of course, as the boss, it is impossible to really climb the city, but to stand under the city, where rolling stones and wood can't be smashed.

But this was enough, the guards were like crazy tigers, climbing the long ladder, and some of them were wearing double armor, and climbed up to the city step by step, with feathered arrows stuck in their bodies, and did not retreat.

The resistance in the city was also extremely fierce, and they all knew what would happen to them after the city was broken, and the spears were condescending to stab indiscriminately.

But the Black Cloud Army has gone crazy and rushed forward desperately.

After paying more than 100 casualties, someone finally reached the top of the city.

Where there is the first, there is a second, and there is a third......

(End of chapter)