The next day at dusk.
Zhang He's vanguard finally arrived outside Juancheng.
Although he was ashamed of his achievements, Xu Sheng still found Zhang He to join him.
"Shou Yu Jin and Yang Chou have been prepared for a long time. The military supplies they have hoarded in the city must be very abundant. General Zhang is better to be careful." Xu Sheng reminded.
"Wen Xiang, you don't need to take last night's victory or defeat to heart. The Juancheng defender knew that we were crossing the river, so he must have taken careful precautions. You don't have siege equipment, so naturally you can't attack by force." Zhang He said in understanding.
"General Zhang, do you think you want to wait for the equipment to arrive before attacking the city?" Xu Sheng asked.
"Yu Jin and Yang Chou must have prepared the equipment to defend the city. Even if our army's siege equipment arrives, we may not be able to gain the upper hand. This place is not suitable for a long battle. We have to return to the army to cooperate with the general in attacking Chenliu." Zhang He Said in a deep voice.
A stern look flashed in Xu Sheng's eyes, and he said, "It's better to dig water to flood the city and see if he has the power to reach the sky."
Zhang He hesitated slightly, but still nodded in agreement.
"The general will personally take people to collect water and dig canals!" Xu Sheng said excitedly. As he said that, he immediately asked Zhang He for a group of manpower and tools.
Within two days, more than 8,000 Jizhou soldiers were busy. They dug ditches to the bottom of Juancheng and stored water in the upper reaches of Jishui River.
On the city wall, Yu Jin and Yang Chou both frowned. Juancheng's geographical location is such that Jishui provides irrigation for Juancheng's agriculture, but it is also a major threat to Juancheng during wartime.
"General Yu, if we store water for them, Juancheng will not be protected!" Yang Chou said worriedly.
"Dig a drainage ditch in the city from the north to the south, and then flow out of the city through several small openings." Yu Jin said.
"What a good idea!" Yang Chou said with a smile, "No wonder Cao Gong once said that the general is a good defender. He can easily defeat even the poisonous plan of diverting water to flood the city. I admire him in the end."
Yu Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "There is no unbreakable strong city in the world. This method can only prevent the flood from flooding into the city. However, the Jizhou Army has diverted the river water to the bottom of the city. If it is soaked for a long time, the city foundation will collapse, so We can only do our best, but if we can't hold on we can only retreat along the river to Guandu."
"Gong Cao's request is to hold for one month so that he can mobilize troops from Chenliu in Xu County to resist Yuan Xi, but I think according to your plan, general, holding for two months is not a problem." Yang Chou said.
Yu Jin's heart moved and he said: "You cannot defend the city blindly and frustrate the enemy's spirit, otherwise they may attack the city in one go. The Jizhou army must be exhausted after digging canals day and night. It is better to send people to attack at night and hoard them." Let go of the water, what do you think?"
"What a good idea. Let the general handle this matter!" Yang Chou asked.
Yu Jin nodded. He looked at the Jizhou army outside the city, feeling uneasy and uneasy.
Because it was early April, the moon disappeared after midnight. This was undoubtedly the darkest moment and the best time for a sneak attack. It was a dark and windy night that could kill people.
The city gate was opened at a corner, and more than 800 Yanzhou soldiers crept out of the city.
Yang Chou couldn't help but feel excited and nervous. This was one of the few opportunities for him to make meritorious deeds. When he followed Zhang Yang in the past, Cao Cao intentionally or unintentionally attracted him, and that was why he later led his troops to join Cao Cao. Since joining the Yanzhou Army, he has not been put into much use. In the last war, he was ordered to stay in the rear. He was also the deputy general of another general during the previous campaigns. If he succeeds in guarding Juancheng this time, he will be able to join the ranks of the Imperial Army. Others are in the same row.
The more Yang Chou thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace.
The sound of water flowing in Jishui has calmed down a lot, and there are many rocks and earth bags piled upstream. The Jizhou soldiers lit torches and were still working hard to fill the soil and store water.
Yang Chou led his troops along the trail east of Juancheng. They bypassed the Jizhou Army's defense line and made a large detour until they reached the upper reaches of Jishui River.
The upstream water storage area is surrounded by the Jizhou military industrial site and there are many tents. After a busy day, the Jizhou soldiers were indeed not as energetic as before, and snoring could be heard in every tent.
"You deserve your misfortune, but it has helped my reputation!" Yang Chou secretly rejoiced.
"Kill!" Yang Chou took the lead in shouting, and eight hundred soldiers followed him in shouting, and the gongs and drums prepared were beaten together.
"The enemy is attacking!" The Jizhou soldiers who were digging canals to load soil were exhausted.
When they saw enemy soldiers suddenly attacking, they still had the guts to resist.
Yang Chou jumped out, picked up his halberd and drove back the Jizhou soldiers who were filling up the soil. He came to the edge of Jishui River and hooked his specially lengthened iron halberd onto a sandbag in the water. The soldiers following him also swung their halberds to pierce the sandbags.
"Wow!" A hole was suddenly revealed in the dike built by the Jizhou Army, and the accumulated water quickly flowed into the original river channel.
Other Yanzhou soldiers lit torches and set fire to all the nearby tents. For a while, the embankment was filled with flames.
A dozen tents along the river bank were on fire, and the embankments built were clearly visible in the light of the fire.
Yang Chou held a halberd and killed the panicked Jizhou soldiers. He was so excited that he wanted to scream. Stimulated by the hot blood, he felt that killing had never been so exciting in his life.
"General, the enemy soldiers on the high ground on the right wing are about to surround us. Let's take advantage of the chaos and retreat to the city." The deputy general shouted while fighting.
"What's the hurry!" Yang Chou shouted loudly, "Follow the rout and fight to the camp below, and then burn down his tent!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Chou waved his halberd and chased the fleeing Jizhou soldiers. Eight hundred Yanzhou elite soldiers gathered their formation and followed Yang Chou to kill the lower camp.
Hearing the chaotic sounds outside the camp, Xu Sheng jumped up from his feet. He quickly put on his armor, put the ring-headed steel knife on his waist, and picked up an iron halberd.
Facing the firelight, Xu Sheng couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw groups of enemy soldiers rushing into his camp.
"Come over here, I will divide you into two sides to attack the incoming traitors!" Xu Sheng shouted.
Xu Sheng's navy soldiers were also awakened by the noise. They were already neatly dressed. They followed Xu Sheng's order and formed a queue on both sides of the camp.
"Kill!" Yang Chou crossed the fence, swung his halberd and stabbed the nearest Jizhou soldier.
"Come on!" The Yanzhou soldiers behind also held weapons in one hand and torches in the other. They set fire to the camp as soon as they entered it.
Xu Sheng was so angry that he didn't expect these Yanzhou soldiers to dare to attack Tai Sui. "Surround us from both sides and leave no one behind!"
After shouting, Xu Sheng took the lead and rushed forward. An iron halberd kept shaking, and the Yanzhou soldiers who were stuck were hit by the halberd blade.
If Yang Chou was excited because of the successful sneak attack, and then took pleasure in killing people, then Xu Sheng was a ruthless and easy-to-kill person who was deeply rooted in his bones, and he would make friends with people he recognized.
But if you offend him, there is only one word: "Kill!".
Yang Chou's night attack on Jizhou's military embankment undoubtedly angered Xu Sheng, who was depressed because of the setback in his attack on the city.
"Ding! Ding!" Xu Sheng waved his halberd to deflect three spears, and then the two of them quickly ran to Yang Chou.
Because Yang Chou's martial arts skills were obviously superior to those of other soldiers, Xu Sheng determined that he was the commander-in-chief.
"Ding!" The two halberds clashed, and Yang Chou's hands were slightly numb from the shock. Yang Chou is not ugly, but his face is a bit rough, but this also shows that his strength is extraordinary.
Yang Chou was obviously very proud of his own strength, but he didn't expect that the opponent was strong and heavy, and that his physical strength was even greater than his own.
Xu Sheng waved his halberd and attacked again. But Yang Chou obviously did not dare to confront him head-on. He took a step back and surrounded Xu Sheng with the soldiers behind him, intending to fight with more and less.
Xu Sheng stared at Yang Chou coldly and continued to open the spear and halberd in front of him. Suddenly, Xu Sheng accelerated.
After blocking the spear and halberd in front of him, he galloped forward with his body slightly shorter. At the same time, he pulled out the sword from his waist with his left hand.
"Ding!" The two halberds clashed again. Because Yang Chou was well prepared, he did not suffer any loss this time. But Yang Chou immediately realized something was wrong. He looked at Xu Sheng's grinning face in horror, and felt a chill in his throat before his whole body had time to react.
After Xu Sheng put away Yang Chou's halberd, he slashed his neck with the steel knife in his left hand. Based on his experience and feeling, he knew that Yang Chou was already dead, otherwise he would stop messing around in the future.
"The enemy general was killed by me, and that one dares to come up!" Xu Sheng shouted, with bloodthirsty excitement in his voice.
Yanzhou soldiers looked at Yang Chou who fell to the ground. They all retreated suddenly. Yang Chou's martial arts skills were much better than theirs.
Then the enemy general standing in front of them was even more difficult for them to resist, and the Jizhou soldiers on both sides were constantly surrounding him.
"Don't even think about running away!" Xu Sheng smiled coldly.
After saying that, he stepped forward with a sword in his left hand and a halberd in his right hand. Cooperate with Jizhou on both sides
Soldiers harvest the lives of enemy soldiers.
More and more Jizhou soldiers holding torches surrounded them. Eight hundred Yanzhou elite soldiers fought hard, but they were still overwhelmed by them.
Xu Sheng did not wipe the blood on his body. He used a steel knife to cut off Yang Chou's head and ordered: "Pick it up with a long pole at dawn and show it to the thieves guarding the city."
Zhang He also arrived at this time, and felt relieved when he saw that his side did not suffer too many losses, and then sent soldiers to strengthen the defense of the camp.
As soon as day broke, the sailors followed Xu Sheng's instructions and hung up Yang Chou's head to show off to the guards, while constantly yelling and cursing.
Yu Jin looked at the Jizhou soldiers outside the city with a livid face, and the bloody head whipping him.
But this cannot be blamed on Jin. His tactics of going out of the city to harass were correct. The mistake was that Yang Chou overestimated his capabilities and wanted to expand the results, and he also encountered Xu Sheng, a real bloodthirsty god of death.
Yu Jin took a strong bow and shot it at the navy soldier who picked up Yang Chou's head under the city.
"Ah!" The sailor was feeling smug when he was caught off guard and shot in the lower abdomen.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Two feather arrows struck, one shot a Yanzhou soldier who popped up, and the other hit Yu Jin's chest and stomach. Although it was blocked by the fine armor, the impact hit Yu Jin for a while.
At this time, the two sharpshooters who were lying on the ground and firing cold arrows quickly exited the safe area. They were both soldiers of the sharpshooting camp trained by Zhao Yun. With Yuan Xidi's consent, he was seconded to Zhang He.
During this battle, they also participated in ambush and hunting training. During the war, they wore dyed rags and lurked to the enemy's front lines to hunt. If it hadn't been for shooting from below the city, and if Yu Jin was wearing fine armor, the arrow just now would have been enough to kill him.
"Cuckoo!" The unknown strange bird chirped throughout the dark night. The new moon disappeared after noon, and the remaining stars in the sky indicated a clear tomorrow.
Baima Tucheng looks peaceful, but in fact the soldiers in the city have already been mobilized.
"Everyone knows that there are thousands of Jizhou cavalry opposite the white horse. You may be thinking, how can the little white horse resist the iron hoofs of the Jizhou army." Li Tong stood on the small mound and shouted loudly, "In fact, this is not the case, Shule In just a small city, the Han army was able to hold on and resist tens of thousands of Huns. Our troops stationed in Baima are all experienced soldiers, so why can’t we kill the people of Jizhou like we did last time!"
"The Han army defended Shule because they were rebels from the imperial court." Liu Yan added at the side, "Our army is also a rebel army guarding the emperor and the countryside. Can you not bear to see Yanzhou Township being ruined by Jizhou people!"
Li Tong raised his hand to stop the soldiers from answering, "Those who want to withdraw now go to the left, and those who are determined to fight to the death leave the city through the tunnel!"
Eight hundred elite soldiers came to the city gate one after another, and they walked out of the dark city gate full of anger.
"Baima City will be handed over to General Liu. I will leave the city to meet the enemy right now!" Li Tong said.
"The Jizhou army is very powerful, and Yuan Xi is very resourceful. If the general cannot attack, he will quickly retreat to the south of the city, and I will send troops to respond there." Liu Yan cupped his hands and said.
Li Tong agreed, turned around and followed the soldiers out of Tucheng.
The eight hundred Yanzhou elite soldiers were quick and agile. They moved neatly and quickly. After a while, they reached the outside of the deserted camp from the east.
"Ugh!" A crow cried, making Li Tong and others' hair stand on end.
"What a fucking beast!" Li Tong cursed in his heart.
Li Tong led his soldiers through the fence of the barren camp. The fence on the east side had long since decayed, and now only a frame remained.
Bonfires were lit in the deserted camp. There are sentries patrolling constantly. Li Tong felt something was wrong, and it suddenly occurred to him that no Hidden Sentinel Ranger was found outside the fence.
Li Tong couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. Either the Jizhou soldiers were too tired and negligent, or they just thought of this.
There were dense footsteps in the deserted camp, and rows of soldiers were vaguely surrounded by the bonfire, surrounding them to the east.
"Not good. Evacuate quickly!" Li Tong shouted.
"Kill!" "Don't let the traitors go!" Jizhou soldiers shouted and surrounded them.
Under the light of the fire, a burly man rushed behind the Yanzhou soldiers, his long sword making a clanging sound. Amidst the chopping and stabbing, it was Xu Chu, Yuan Xi's bodyguard.
Xu Chu led his guards to intercept the Yanzhou soldiers who wanted to withdraw from the barren camp. The Jizhou soldiers next to him also fired at the fence indiscriminately.
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Yuan Xi, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others were standing on the mound. They had just woken up.
"Cao Cao's army really tried to take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and attack the camp at night." Yuan Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Cao Cao is not the one who leads the army, otherwise he would not underestimate the enemy so much." Guo Jia said, waving his fan.
"Cao Cao should have received an urgent report that our army was crossing the river from Puyang. I don't know where he is now." Yuan Xi said doubtfully.
"Perhaps he is on his way to help Baima." Guo Jia replied.
"No matter what, they will pay the price for coming to attack the camp!" Yuan Xi took out the sword from his waist. He ordered, "Zhang Liao's two thousand riders circled behind the white horse, leaving two thousand men behind to guard the camp. The rest of the troops rushed to the front to harass!"
"No!" "No!"
Li Tong struggled to resist the pursuit of the Jizhou soldiers behind him. After leaving the deserted camp, he led the soldiers and ran wildly.
"Tick-tock!" came the sound of horse hooves. The Jizhou Guards have already caught up on horseback.
