"Fujun, Fujun! Oh no! General Le was assassinated by the unknown enemy general's sneak attack! ”

"Our army was defeated and returned, the enemy general also led the cavalry to pursue to the death, biting very tightly, Liu Sima, who was guarding the door, did not dare to open the door at all, and could only watch the defeated soldiers walk around the city, all the way to Huailing and disperse!"

In the Xiapi Taishou Mansion in Xuyi County, Hui Qu, who was still full of confidence in the morning, was suddenly shocked by the bad news reported by the scouts and was speechless for a long time.

"Will the thieves take advantage of the situation to attack the city? How much did our army lose? ”

"The enemy army is cavalry, but it is impossible to storm the city. Our army should not have been killed or wounded, but it was impossible to return to the city, most of them scattered and fled, and I don't know how much General Liang of Huailing could contain. ”

Hui Qu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, only to feel that his throat was dry and sticky, and hurriedly ordered: "Hold the four gates tightly, let all the soldiers patrol the city, and don't be negligent!" Then take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, send warriors out of the city quickly, go to the rear to report the emergency, and ask General Ji to speed up to help! ”

Zhao Yun's cavalry was small after all, and it was impossible to keep blocking around the gates of Xuyi County, so Hui Qu's letter for help was successfully sent.

Zhao Yun didn't intend to stop it, but calmly collected his troops and returned to the camp, letting the soldiers disperse on their own and wait for Tian Yu to arrive.

Even if the Xuyi defenders saw it from the city tower, they did not dare to go out of the city to harass it, for fear of another ambush.

There was nothing to say for a day, and Tian Yu arrived on time until the night. Zhao Yun had already helped him chop enough wooden fences and firewood and grass needed for the other 4,000 people to set up camp, which was really interesting.

Tian Yu was secretly surprised when he saw this, of course what he cared about was not this bit of wood, but that Zhao Yun was able to scare the defenders like this, and no one even dared to harass a small group of people scattering firewood.

He asked about the cause and effect, and Zhao Yuncai said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just that the enemy army doesn't know my name, and by the way, I will trap and kill a city defender to vent my anger and humiliate them." ”

Tian Yu couldn't help but be speechless, Nale also knew that he had fought last year. Although he is not a famous general, he is definitely worse than Ji Ling, but he is also decent, and he can still manage it well with a few thousand soldiers.

was killed by Zhao Yun lightly, and said that he was just talking to express his anger, and this open-mindedness really can't be learned.

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As soon as the army arrived, they hastily set up camp and rested for the night, and the next day began to build improvised siege equipment. In one day, it is enough to build dozens of simple flying ladders, plus a few crashing logs.

It will take a few days for reinforcements from both sides to arrive, and the Xuyi defenders must be held behind closed doors, and there is nothing to repeat that day.

On the third day, the eighth day of the sixth month, Tian Yu still wanted to continue to strengthen the camp defense, and get more wood, add a shell to the crashing wood, and cause a rush.

After Zhao Yun went out to inspect in the morning, he came back and suggested to him:

"It's better to use the flying ladder and the smashing wood and rattan shield to try to attack the city once. Now the defenders in the city should be less than 3,000, only half of our army. If you wait another three or four days, Ji Ling will arrive, and it will be impossible to break the city by then—when I was killing Le the day before yesterday, I captured the prisoners and tortured the enemy's aid itinerary. ”

Tian Yu was stunned: "The lord didn't expect us to break the city, but just to attack and defend and delay time." All we have to do is to strengthen the camp and make sure that Ji Ling will not be able to counterattack and break through after he arrives. ”

Zhao Yun: "But the lord didn't know that we would kill Le, and force the enemy to rout and not be able to return to the city." The city is so empty, and the people are panicked and demoralized, how can you be willing not to try? Isn't it easier to take the city and let Ji Ling attack the city than to defend the camp?

And even if he takes Xuyi County, it won't make Yuan Shu angry. It's a big deal to leave Huailing County not to attack, and when attacking Xuyi, he surrounded three missing one, and deliberately escaped with Pi Taishou Huiqu, so Yuan Shu did not lose Xiapi County. ”

A county shouldn't make Yuan Shu angry, right? Zhao Yun thinks so.

Anyway, under the rule of Yuan Shu, there were originally two counties in Xiapi County, and if you keep one, you can keep the signboard of Xiapi County.

Tian Yu had no choice but to agree to try, but if the enemy resisted resolutely, he would decisively stop.

Twice the strength of the army to attack the city, it is still too reluctant, unless the enemy's own morale collapses and does not want to fight.

Zhao Yun has no experience in attacking fortifications now, so he still let Tian Yu personally command the siege.

Tian Yu ordered 3,000 foot soldiers and besieged them in the southeast and southeast, leaving the northwest not to fight.

The terrain of Xuyi, the north side is completely against the Huai River, and the west side is also relatively close to the river, only a very narrow area can be arranged, and it is more troublesome to surround three and lack one.

Tian Yu originally didn't have a lot of troops, so it was more appropriate to attack only two sides. See which side of the enemy's defenses are weak, and switch that direction to the main attack at any time.

The Han soldiers stood in front of the long rattan shield, and the crossbowmen hid behind the rattan shield and fired arrows at the city.

The armored foot soldier held a sword and shield, and followed the ladder hand to prepare for the ant possession.

The two sides exchanged arrows and stones, and the fire at the head of the city was quite dense, and the first climbers on several flying ladders were killed by the defenders.

Tian Yu carefully observed the situation, found no obvious flaws, and did not want to suffer more casualties, so he decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops first.

Zhao Yun originally thought that he was going to give up, but after collecting the troops and returning to the camp, Tian Yu rested for a while, and actually took the initiative to propose:

"I observed the defense of Xuyi just now, although there is little hope for a strong attack, but the enemy's defense is not resolute, it all depends on the desperate orders of a few generals, the dispatch is dull, and the soldiers do not seem to fight to the death spontaneously. If we can further disintegrate the hearts of the enemy, we may be able to break through in one go.

Anyway, it will take a few days for the enemy reinforcements to arrive, and we can try for two days, and after surrounding the two gates, we harass and shout day and night, and shoot arrows into the city, preaching that all the princes of the Han Dynasty have gathered to besiege Yuan Shu.

Xuyi County was still under the rule of the lord last year, and the people in the city should be looking towards the lord. Yuan Shu has been stealing for the past year, and he has acted perversely, which will definitely be unpopular with the people, supplemented by shouting and attacking the heart, preaching that Yuan Shu is already a thief, and may be able to shake it. ”

Zhao Yun thought about it after hearing this, anyway, he was bluffing and shouting, and if he didn't succeed, there was no loss, so he took the initiative to take on the task of sending rangers to shoot archery books in the city.

The Han army wrote 100 of the simplest and most vulgar notes that night, the content of which was nothing more than emphasizing that Yuan Shu was anti-Han and was already a thief in the world, so don't make a mistake and so on.

From the beginning of the night, Tian Yu changed people to shout day and night, and Zhao Yun divided people to the section of the city wall where the enemy's defense was relatively lax, and let the archers shoot letters after approaching the city wall.

Hui Qu was really frightened, thinking that the Han army had more reinforcements, so he had to temporarily cram, and sent people out of the north gate, and after crossing the Huai River, he quickly went to Huailing to ask for help.

Huailing and Xuyi are very close to each other, only forty miles in a straight line, but the Huai River turns a corner here, and the whole journey by water is more than seventy miles.

Huiqu was anxious to ask for help, so let people cross the river and ride horses directly, which could save a lot of time, and set off in the middle of the night and arrived in Huailing at dawn the next day.

The Huailing guard general Liang Gang did not have many troops, only a few thousand, plus the day before yesterday, he contained thousands of Xuyi soldiers who had dispersed after Le's death.

He originally thought that he just needed to hold the territory well, and in three days, General Ji would come with the main force, and he had nothing to do. I didn't expect Hui Taishou to be so cowardly, he couldn't hold on for three days, and he had to continue to ask for help.

Moreover, Hui Qu emphasized in his letter that it was not that the soldiers were not strong enough, but that he was worried that the people and big families in the city would make a rebellion and welcome Liu Bei. And Le was shot by the despicable enemy general with a dark arrow, and now the guards in the city lack the backbone, I am afraid it will be difficult to command.

Liang Gang didn't believe this factor, he knew that a civilian official like Huiqu didn't know how to lead troops very well, so he had to reluctantly light up his troops and horses in the morning, go down the Huai River, and go to Xuyi to help for two more days, until Ji Ling arrived.

……

Tian Yu's attack did not make the defenders abandon the city in chaos, but made the defenders desperately ask for reinforcements from the rear who could respond more quickly because of their weak hearts.

After Liang Gang sent out his troops, because the infantry was going down the river by boat, the cavalry followed and ran, and he didn't need to reach Xuyi for a day.

Therefore, when he came to the west of Xuyi City, it was about the afternoon of the ninth day of the sixth month.

When Tian Yu got the news from the scout, he was a little disappointed in his heart, and thought that his achievements in this battle would end here, and he had to go back to the camp obediently to hold on.

Who knew that Zhao Yun was excited again, and hurriedly ordered a thousand cavalry to intercept Liang Gang.

The only thing he asked Tian Yu for help was to find a few old broken boats, pile them up with things that ignited fire, and set fire to the dock outside the northwest gate of Xuyi City to frighten the enemy and prevent the enemy's infantry from forcibly landing on the shore and entering the city.

And Hui Qu in Xuyi City had no courage to stop all this, and let Tian Yu do it outside the city.

Liang Gangbu saw the flames of Xuyi Wharf from afar, so he had to prepare a formation in advance and slowly advance in a battle queue, lest it be dragged into a long snake formation and be attacked by the enemy.

Then he was intercepted by Zhao Yun.

"You were originally a Han soldier, but now you follow the anti-thief Yuan Shu! Wouldn't you be ashamed! Those who descend will not be killed! Zhao Yun shouted first, and the cavalry around him also shouted.

Liang Gang immediately waited for the battle, but he didn't take it lightly, Le's death made him very cautious, especially the detailed death of Lejiao the day before yesterday, he listened to the detailed report of the rout officer and knew it very clearly.

The enemy army is estimated to be Liu Bei's Zahu Tu cavalry, who is good at riding and shooting guerrillas, so he must be on guard.

After confirming that the position was firmly established, and the flank gun formation, the bow and crossbow were all dispatched, Liang Gang let people scold back: "Shameless people, only dare to hurt people with secret arrows!" If you have the guts, you dare to storm our army! ”

Zhao Yun didn't dare to dare to do it, but he didn't allow insults, so he decided to make a final refutation and provocation:

"It's ridiculous! The day before yesterday, Le and I were not a fighter, he was confident that there were many people, and he took the initiative to lead the crowd to kill me, and I was not allowed to fight and release arrows? If I say that I am a good fighter, I can naturally use a bow and arrow!

Liang Gang, you are just a shameless thief, what kind of famous general you pretend! You don't want to rob me of this sweaty horse? But you have the ability, even if you take it yourself, you can save the two armies from attacking each other and accidentally injuring the BMW - I don't need a bow and arrows! ”

Zhao Yun said, in front of the soldiers of the two armies, he pulled out the carved bow inserted in his saddle sheath, threw it back and handed it to the congqi, and then rode the horse forward dozens of steps alone, galloping back and forth, and generously let Liang Gang see clearly that he did not bring a bow and arrow.

This run couldn't help but put Liang Gang on the side of the demoralization disadvantage. Although there was no tradition of fighting generals in the late Han Dynasty, he could still refuse.

But today's topic was provoked by him first, and he first reprimanded the opponent for not talking about martial arts. Zhao Yuntan retorted frankly, justified, and lost all the bows and arrows, Liang Gang should not afford to lose this person.

In the end, it was Zhao Yun's unfamous resume that made Liang Gang shaken - if it was Guan Yu or Zhang Fei on the other side today, he would never dare to fight before.

Although this thief killed Le, the soldiers who fled back said that his riding and martial arts were not as good as Le, and he only took advantage of the sneak attack. Now that I have abandoned the bow and arrow, most of them are not my opponents. And the horse he rode on was really rare, and when the two armies were fighting, arrows flew indiscriminately, and it was a pity that he was injured, so it was better to kill the general and take the horse......"

Thinking of this, Liang Gang finally decided to fight with Zhao Yun in a dignified manner, and personally rode out of the battle for more than 100 steps, waving a knife to respond to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun didn't talk anymore, and rushed forward silently.

At the moment when the two horses were about to intersect, Zhao Yun slightly flicked the horse's head to the left, and his upper body also slightly avoided to the left, and the left hand holding the tail of the gun pushed suddenly, and the right hand infused the power of the whole body to accelerate the stab, and the latter stabbed directly into Liang Gang's armpit, and then cut the entire shoulder fossa ligament and pierced it from the dorsal side.

The spear was blocked by the huge momentum of the two horses, and suddenly rebounded a few feet away, but Zhao Yun's right hand let the handle of the gun slide a few feet in the palm of his hand, unloaded the momentum, and held it firmly again.

Liang Gang's big knife flew diagonally above Zhao Yun's head and slashed through the air. After the two horses staggered, they rushed back for more than ten steps, and Liang Gang's body fell off the horse heavily.

"It's a pity, there were only two chances to pretend to be a nameless general, and in the end, I still didn't kill Ji Ling, it's really God's will, you can't force it." Zhao Yun took out a piece of silk silk from his arms, wiped the flesh and blood on the blade of the gun for a long time, and sighed helplessly.

It's very good to kill Liang Gangle, but this is in exchange for using up all the only excuses he has for Zhao Yun to pretend to be weak, thinking about it this way, this result is really not enough.

The entire battlefield was as silent as death, and the soldiers of the Yuan army did not expect that General Liang was actually inferior to General Le in front of the despicable enemy general who was said to be able to win by sneak attacks with hidden arrows, and was actually killed by a dignified move.

The cavalry of the Han army was instantly imposing, and directly separated its wings and covered the enemy.

Zhao Yun would not give up this opportunity, taking advantage of the confusion of the enemy's command due to the killing of the main general, the spear directly entered the formation.

Liang Gang's death left the Yuan army without unified command for the time being, and the various departments did not know whether to retreat in battle, and even only a few Qu Junhou ordered the archers to release their arrows, and most of the archers wasted the opportunity to output the three arrows in vain in the chaos.

Once Zhao Yun successfully entered hand-to-hand combat, Yuan Jun would no longer be able to threaten him.

Originally, their only chance was to fire arrows to stop the enemy within a hundred steps of rushing up, but this opportunity was wasted by Yuan Jun's own confusion.

Zhao Yun's spear flew over, his moves were extremely simple, but extremely efficient, and he killed more than ten people in an instant, staring at the Qu Junhou who ordered his troops to release arrows, and stabbed him to death with another shot.

It was simply who in the Yuan army dared to organize resistance and who dared to order the release of arrows, Zhao Yun recognized him, and killed this person by name after killing through the army formation. Such a fierce momentum completely shocked the remnants of Yuan's army.

Although Liang Gang's command had a threefold numerical advantage, they were driven and defeated again. Soon, the main force of Tian Yu's Han army also rushed to the battlefield one by one, and invested in covering the killing, further expanding the results of the battle, and capturing more than 1,000 people.

……

Two battles and two victories in the field battle, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted. That night, Tian Yu continued to strengthen his shouting and attacking the heart, and preached all kinds of propaganda in the city, Liang Gang was also killed, and the reinforcements had been destroyed. The morale of the Xuyi defenders plummeted, and they became more and more panicked.

In the early morning of the tenth day of the first month of June, Tian Yu ordered the soldiers of the Yuan army who had been captured in the two battles before and after to organize them, and let the captives who had been disarmed carry the earth and fill the stones, carry the ladder and hit the wood, and directly threaten them to go into battle with their blades to assist in the siege battle.

Anyway, these cannon fodder are not distressing to use, and they can show the determination to attack with iron and blood regardless of casualties. The officers and men of the Han army only played the role of crossbowmen and the first ant.

Hui Qu also wanted to personally supervise the battle, but the morale of Yuan's army was already too low. On the morning of the same day, several fires broke out in the city, and some large families in the city organized servants to respond to the Han army.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, Hui Qu had to immediately break through by boat from the north of the city and retreat to Huailing with his troops. And all the way did not dare to take the south bank of the Huai River, only dared to take the north bank of the waterway.

After Huiqu left the city, the abandoned guards in the city gradually knew the truth, and soon surrendered one after another, and were captured by Tian Yu and captured hundreds of prisoners, and the whole city was decided.

"This Yuan Shu is the emperor, which has caused the morale of the troops to be low to this point, and the people of Xuyi are also thinking about the Han, so it is really a pity. Yuan Shu is not a fool, and he doesn't even know how many people's hearts he can grasp in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty? ”

After attacking the city, Tian Yu quickly rushed to the puppet Taishou Mansion and controlled the situation, and then he couldn't help but sigh so much with Zhao Yun, who came to meet the teacher.

After Zhao Yun entered the city, he first quickly inspected the two main streets in the city, surrounded the defeated soldiers, so as not to harass the people, and then returned to the palace.

The two sighed with emotion, and quickly focused their attention and energy on the follow-up arrangements.

Now that Xuyi has been broken, there is no need to defend the siege camp outside the city, and you can generously welcome the arrival of Ji Ling in the city.

The two of them had a clear division of labor, one went to patrol the city to urgently repair the damaged place, and re-strengthen the city gate that had been hit. The other counted the grain stored in the government and found that the military rations in Xuyi were enough for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to eat for the first half of the year, including the summer grain that had just been harvested this year, and he was immediately in a good mood.

When Liu Bei lost Xuyi last year, he was really prepared and lost, and he didn't leave any food for Yuan Shu. And Yuan Shu was obviously embarrassed this time, and he was not prepared at all.

……

Another day later, Ji Ling's vanguard arrived in a hurry, mainly cavalry, and some infantry who forced their march. Ji Ling also knew that Xu Yile would be killed, so he accelerated his march.

It's a pity that when he arrived in Huailing, he happened to collide with Hui Qu, who was retreating in front, and learned that Xuyi had been broken.

Ji Ling was so angry that he scolded, but he also knew that it was pointless to grab time, so he let the vanguard troops be stationed in Huailing, and waited for Li Feng's main forces of the Chinese army and the rear army to be all assembled, and then marched down the river.

On June 12, Ji Lingcai gathered 40,000 troops and pressed forward to Xuyi, preparing to capture back this original city.

It's a pity that Ji Ling also needs to spend time crafting siege weapons on the spot, and the enemy won't give him more time.

Soon, Liu Bei also rushed to Xuyi with the main force of tens of thousands of people and Zhang Fei, and used the original camp to form a corner with the defenders.

Ji Ling and Li Feng tried all kinds of conventional siege methods, almost all of them were used in turn, but they only increased casualties, and under the persistence of Tian Yu and Zhao Yun, it was difficult to advance an inch at all.

The three defeats in the previous three battles were too great a blow to Yuan Shujun's morale and fighting spirit.

Ji Ling had no choice but to accept this reality, and switched from continuous assault to siege the city in order to reduce casualties, hoping that friendly forces on other roads could break through.

Throughout mid-June, the Huaiyin-Xuyi battlefield froze in this way.

Ji Ling could only hope that Lu Bu would suddenly attack Liu Bei, or Liu Xun and Qiao Rui on the southern front would succeed in stealing their homes.