For a time, Yuan and Cao's cavalry were divided into several groups, each galloping and shooting at each other. The various departments cooperated with each other to chase each other, and they competed in riding and shooting skills, as well as the cooperation between the queues.
The cavalry of the Yanzhou Army are very powerful, and it can be said that they can fight with the Xiaoqi without any difference in outcome. The person commanding in the center was a tough general in his twenties or eighties. It is Cao Chun who leads the cavalry of Cao Cao's army, and the cavalry he leads is self-evident - Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!
After several battles, both sides were surprised by the strength of their opponents, and the battle became a stalemate. Because the Xiaoqi battalion had a slight upper hand last time, and after Lu Bu's training, the two sides were evenly matched. Lu Bu really lived up to being the number one cavalry general in Dynasty Warriors.
During the cavalry attack from both sides, Lu Bu kept rushing left and right, trying to disrupt the Wuhuan cavalry formation. He rode alone like a ball of fire, burning all the soldiers and horses in his path.
Wherever Lu Bu passed, the force was overwhelming and blood flowed like rivers. This was the ceiling strength of the Three Kingdoms' peak combat power.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Liao saw that something was not good, so he bravely rushed forward with his bodyguards to intercept Lu Bu.
"Fuck!" The swords and halberds exchanged blows. Even though Zhang Liao was fully prepared, he was still at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
The two of them went back and forth, and after twenty moves. Zhang Liao could only fall into a disadvantage. This was the difference in realm.
"Death!" Lu Bu roared angrily, raised his halberd over his head, and then struck Zhang Liao hard.
This halberd is extremely powerful. This is one of Lu Bu's unique skills.
Zhang Liao knew that if he dodged sideways, he would definitely be hit by Lu Bu's back move.
"Cang!" Zhang Liao held the knife in both hands, moved his body slightly backward, stretched out his elbows, and raised the handle of the knife to his forehead to block the halberd.
This is the "Knife Holding Style" created by Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun during their sparring, which focuses on releasing the opponent's strength. Specially used to break the enemy's downward slashing moves.
Don't wait for Lu Bu to change his moves again. Zhang Liao started the second half of the "Knife Holding Style" move, using his wrist as the axis. Put a long sword in front of your forehead (the name of a sword move, similar to spinning). Taking advantage of the situation, he flicked the painting halberd aside.
"Haha. Wen Yuan has made great progress!" Lu Bu shouted and drew his halberd to greet Zhang Liao again.
Zhang Liao struggled to hold up Lu Bu's offensive. After fighting for half an hour, the horses of both sides were exhausted. Zhang Liao flicked the halberd again and ordered his subordinates to move away some distance.
Lu Bu was capable of killing, and relied on Chi Tu's endurance to pursue and kill Zhang Liao, who was struggling to resist.
Zhang Liao secretly complained that his martial arts skills were inferior to Lu Bu's, and his horse was not as brave as Chi Tu. In this situation, let alone victory, it was difficult to escape unscathed.
"Tick!" The sound of horse hoofbeats came, and a general on a white horse quickly approached Lu Bu.
"Hoo!" The big iron spear thrust out with rapid force, hitting Lu Bu's chest vitally!
"Dang!" Lu Bu used his halberd to block the tip of the spear, and then struck the attacking white-horse young general with his backhand.
Zhao Yun raised his spear and fought with Lu Bu three times, and then cooperated with Zhang Liao to attack Lu Bu together.
Lu Bu saw that he had already ridden deep into the local queue and encountered two powerful opponents, so he snorted coldly and rode back to his headquarters. He was careless, but it did not mean that he was stupid.
The cavalry on both sides stopped to conserve their power. Zhao Yun rode up to Zhang Liao and asked, "Wen Yuan, have you ever been injured?"
Zhang Liao exhaled and sighed, "Fortunately, Zilong, you came to help me, otherwise I would have been here, but I was not injured. It's just that Lu Bu is too brave, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist him if it's too late. Zilong will have to collect the body for me."
Zhao Yun nodded and agreed, "This Lu Bu is indeed extremely brave, comparable to the overlord of Western Chu back then. The general has ordered that when encountering Lu Bu, ensure your own safety first. If possible, look for an opportunity to join forces to eliminate him, and you must not show off your courage."
"Hey, we encountered Bingzhou Jingqi under the command of Lu Bu. It seems that there is no hope of victory today. If we continue to fight, we will suffer a lot of casualties. Zilong, please see if you can monitor the enemy troops. If they don't move, we won't move either. ." Zhang Liao asked.
"The general in front of Cao Cao's army is Cao Chun. He is probably the tiger and leopard cavalry mentioned by the general. He is also a very difficult opponent. If our army fights with all our strength, we will not get any benefits. But I have no good way, so let's go to Yi Wenyuan first. Let’s see.” Zhao Yun replied.
Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun immediately led their troops to withdraw from the battle circle and occupied the foot of the mountain to monitor Cao Cao's army from a distance.
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Cao Cao was also shocked by this fierce battle. He had never experienced so many cavalry confrontations. Even the previous battles he had commanded involved infantry and cavalry cooperation, but this was the first time for a pure cavalry confrontation.
He was secretly pleased with the strength of his cavalry, and also lamented the strength of Jizhou's cavalry.
"Father, now that the Jizhou Army has discovered our army's intentions, what should we do?" Cao Ang asked.
Cao Cao pondered for a while. The men and horses of the headquarters have been exposed. Even if they break through the Jizhou Army's cavalry and forcefully attack the Jizhou Army's infantry and baggage in the direction of Puyang, the effect will be greatly reduced. If Yuan Xi mobilizes a large army to encircle them again, they will probably be surrounded and annihilated.
"There are many soldiers in Jizhou. Our army cannot fight with them everywhere. It is better to retreat to a key point. Attract their main force to attack, and then attack their food roads after the stalemate is over, or find their weak points and win with one blow." Cheng Yu suggested.
"Where should we retreat, Chen Liu?" Xiahou Dun asked.
Cao Cao immediately objected: "Chenliu is the hinterland of our army. It is also the distribution center for our army's grain and grass supplies. If the Jizhou army is led there, the grain and fodder in all parts of Runan will be blocked. Our army must block the Jizhou army at the line of Pu River and Honggou River. .”
"It is better to build a fortress facing the Honggou water and rely on the Honggou water to stop the Jizhou army." Cheng Yu suggested again.
"We must prevent the Jizhou army from invading Chenliu and also prevent them from invading Xu County. Which one is better?" Cao Ang asked.
"Guandu!" Cao Cao said solemnly.
The inertia of history remains strong. Yuan Cao's final battle. It is about to begin, the winner will become the king, and the loser will become the bandit.
white horse.
Yuan Xi slowly rode his horse to inspect the soldiers to defend themselves in the south of the city. The city gate and the southern earth wall were firmly occupied by the Jizhou army.
Li Tong launched three counterattacks in an attempt to recapture the city gate, but they were all repelled by Xu Chu's guards battalion.
"General. The infantry has been stationed at the Baima Camp. Several generals have asked to see you." Xu Chuchen reported.
Yuan Xi quickly rode his horse to the outside of the city gate. He saw Mi Fang, Mi Wei, Chunyu Qiong, and Zhao Rui.
"General!" Several people saluted quickly.
"Yes. Baima is not a place where we can stay for a long time. Our army must advance quickly and approach Chenliu." Yuan Xi pointed to the Tucheng behind him. "The whole army will rest for half a day and then attack the city. We must take Baima in one go!"
"Here!" Several people took the order and left.
Yuan Xi raised his eyebrows and said worriedly: "Several generals have been sent out. Who can lead the troops to attack the city?"
"Don't you admire Mi Wei, the commander of the Danyang soldiers, very much? Why not let him serve as the commander of the siege?" Guo Jia suggested at the right time.
"The Danyang soldiers are very capable infantry, and they are of great use if they are kept. It is not good to waste them in a place like Baima." Yuan Xi said.
Jia Xu on the side thought for a while and suggested: "The general forgot one person. He just surrendered recently and now commands a group of troops in the rear army. He is probably about to reach Baima."
"Zhang Yan?" Yuan Xi said suddenly.
After the Jizhou army occupied Hedong, Ju Yi cooperated with Qianzhao, Guo Yuan and others to encircle and suppress Zhang Yan, who was traveling to Bingzhou.
At the end of last year, Zhang Yan could no longer hold on, so she had to kill Gongsun Zan's old general Shan Jing, and then surrendered with his head.
Originally, Yuan Xi wanted to completely annihilate Zhang Yan, but unfortunately the Yuan-Cao War broke out a year early. There was no way to reduce losses. At Sima Yi's suggestion, Yuan Xi could only use strangulation and appeasement. On the one hand, Ju Yi and others created a high-pressure situation with encirclement and suppression. On the other hand, in order to show sincerity, Yuan Xi and Yuan Mai went to persuade Zhang Yan to surrender.
Zhang Yan was also frightened by Yuan Xi, and his later son Yuan Mai personally went to the Taihang Mountains, which gave Zhang Yan enough face and sincerity, so Zhang Yan surrendered to Yuan Xi.
"Send Zhang Yan to come see me as soon as possible." Yuan Xi ordered, "Zhang Yan is also considered a general. Let's test his skills first. If he is suitable, he will be given important tasks in the near future."
After waiting for more than half an hour, Yuan Xi finally saw Zhang Yan and several of his subordinates in the tent.
Zhang Yan has a black face and black beard, and is rugged and a bit fierce. Although the generals Guo Daxian, Li Damu, Zuo Mouzhangba, Huanglong, and Dahong were somewhat ruthless, if they put on coarse linen clothes, they would be no different from villagers and farmers.
"General Zhang, how can I treat you poorly after you surrender?" Yuan Xi asked.
"The general has been very kind to us, and he has done his best to provide me with a family. It is really a great kindness. In the end, the general can only kill the enemy with all his strength."
Can repay. Zhang Yan said carefully.
"Okay, now that one gate of Baima City has been captured, I'll let you lead the troops to capture it. How about it?" Yuan Xi asked.
"The final general will have ten thousand soldiers," Zhang Yan said.
"There are only two or three thousand defenders in the city, and the city gate has been captured. You want ten thousand more?" Yuan Xihu asked.
"The general wants to capture Baima quickly. It takes 10,000 soldiers to do that. As long as we surround three towers, 10,000 soldiers can quickly drive Li Tong out of Baima." Zhang Yan replied.
Yuan Xi knew that Zhang Yan was a master of siege in the past, so he agreed, "I will personally supervise the battle for you!"
At the south gate of Baima, Zhang Yan took the lead in attacking the city with his personal soldiers "Feiyan Army" to scout the enemy's situation. After half an hour, he brought the people out and then arranged the siege queue.
Yuan Xi, Guo Jia and others looked over and saw that Zhang Yan asked the soldiers to prepare more dustpans, baskets, hoes and shovels. It really had the characteristics of a peasant army. In the early Ten Kingdoms, Zhu Wen often used this method.
"Is Zhang Yan going to dig soil for farming?" Guo Jia said with a smile.
Jia Xu saw some clues and said: "They are going to advance by earth attack. They need to prepare extra shovels to dig and fill trenches. But sometimes this earth method is very effective."
Yuan Xi led the guards and rode forward and said, "It would be great if all the generals could observe and practice, so that they know one more way to fight."
Zhang Yan gave an order, and more than a thousand reorganized Heishan troops and other Jizhou soldiers began to dig trenches in the city.
They filled the excavated soil into the Yanzhou soldiers' tunnel and laid wooden planks to allow the soldiers to pass through.
Soldiers from both sides fought hard to seize every tunnel. However, the Jizhou soldiers, who were outnumbered, quickly gained the upper hand.
Zhang Yan jumped down the tunnel with his gun, and behind him were the "Feiyan" soldiers. All of them were very skilled and had excellent defense skills.
Meeting on a narrow road requires courage, skill and will.
A dozen soldiers wielded hoes to dig tunnels, and with a "clatter", the two tunnels opened.
Feiyan soldiers picked up the crossbows with good arrows and fired at the entrance of the tunnel.
"Ah!" A scream came from the opposite side, and the following Feiyan soldiers continued to shoot at random. Then he picked up his shield and rushed into the enemy's tunnel.
Under Puyang City.
Under the instructions of Zhang Xiu and Zhong Yaodi, the Jizhou soldiers dug two trenches outside Puyang City, which effectively prevented the Yanzhou soldiers in the city from leaving the city to attack.
Zhang Xiu's 10,000 Jizhou soldiers, plus the troops of Yuan Mai who arrived from Hanoi, more than 10,000 Jizhou soldiers surrounded Puyang tightly.
"Baima, Juancheng, and Wuyuan have all fallen. Cao Cao is too cowed to send troops, so you should surrender!" Hundreds of Jizhou soldiers shouted in unison.
Zhang Xiu led his soldiers to the formation and waved his hand: "Shout again!"
"Those who surrender will be spared death. We will be given food and return home!" "If you resist, you will be killed!" The soldiers shouted in unison again.
Zhang Xiu looked at the soldiers behind him who were wearing Yanzhou military recruitment robes, and ordered: "You go and shout!"
The soldiers received the order and walked to the bottom of the city under the cover of the shield bearers. They shouted loudly, "The Jizhou army has been very good to us. General Zhang promised to send us back to our hometown with a farewell!" "Come down quickly. There are still some at home." Wait, old and young!"
Lu Qian stood on the city wall with a livid face. He is determined to resist. But looking around, the soldiers around them all looked worried.
"What the thieves said is false. Duke Cao will send troops to rescue Puyang soon!" Lu Qian said loudly.
The Yanzhou soldiers on the city wall were doubtful, but they did not dare to deny the general's words. If the Jizhou army attacks the city from the beginning. Then the two sides fighting each other may arouse their bloody spirit to fight to the end.
However, the Jizhou Army continued to besiege and failed to attack, and a large number of Jizhou Army marched to the south and east one after another, which made the defenders feel uncertain. They are like people trapped on an isolated island, full of fear and frustration. Their opponent is the world-famous Yuan Xi.
A group of cavalry approached Zhang Xiu. At the front were Sima Yi and Yan Liang, Wen Chou, three important ministers of Jizhou.
"Sima Military Advisor, we have been shouting for several days, but only a dozen Yanzhou soldiers came out at night." Zhang Xiu said.
"No hurry!" He said and asked the cavalry behind him to step forward.
More than 20 cavalrymen were seen holding damaged Yanzhou army flags. They rode back and forth under the city in a show of force.
"General Wen, look at where you are.
Got it! "Sima Yi ordered.
Wen Chou agreed and escorted a young civil servant to the city. He shouted loudly: "Lu Qian, you can see clearly. This is Liang Xi, the commander of Juancheng. He was captured by your grandfather Wen and surrendered to our army. Why don't you surrender quickly?" , on the day the city is destroyed, no chickens or dogs will be left in Puyang!”
The Yanzhou soldiers on the city wall were in an uproar. The flags they had just raised, the young civil servants below the city, and Lu Qian's increasingly pale face all showed that what Yuan Jun said was true.
The young civil servant below the city raised his head and shouted: "Mr. Lu, Juan City has been destroyed and Jizhou's army is strong. We have tried our best. For the sake of the people and soldiers in the city, you should go out of the city and surrender!"
"I have been greatly favored by Duke Cao, how can I beg for mercy from the people of Jizhou like you!" Lu Qian scolded angrily.
"It seems that he wants to fight to the end. Military advisor, are we preparing to attack the city?" Zhang Xiu asked.
Sima Yi shook his head and ordered, "The general's will is firm, but the soldiers have wavered. There may be a large number of troops surrendering tonight. General, be prepared to guard against Lu Qian taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack!"
While they were talking, Wen Chou came back with Liang Xi. Liang Xi had a complicated expression and a bitter look on his face.
"I have already called for your surrender, and I hope that you can spare the people of Juancheng as promised," Liang Xi said.
Sima Yi nodded and said, "I have given orders not to disturb the people, and I have also given special instructions to the generals who stayed behind. Don't worry, Yanzhou will also be ruled by a general in the near future. He will not make things difficult for the villagers."
Liang Xi sighed. He said with shame, "Sir, please grant me a death to repay Mr. Cao for his kindness in knowing me!"
Sima Yi shook his head and said coldly, "If you die, then our agreement will be invalidated."
"You..." Liang Xi said angrily and anxiously, "Why did you leave me alive?"
"Please escort him back to Yecheng first, and then deal with it after the general returns in triumph." Sima Yi ignored him and just ordered.
Several soldiers agreed and escorted Liang Xi to retreat.
"Does the military advisor value him so much?" Wen Chou asked.
"The general is a man who loves talents. After the war, many places will appoint county magistrates." Sima Yi explained, "I have read the account books of Juancheng. Liang Xi is indeed an expert in governing the place, and he also studied military warfare. It would be best to put them on guarding the border."
Early the next morning, the Jizhou Army called for surrender as always, and among the ranks of those who called for surrender, there were more than 400 surrendering troops!
Lu Qian was anxious and anxious, and at the same time he felt deeply powerless. Four groups of rescuers were sent out, but there was no news as if nothing was heard from them.
"Sir, after counting the number of people, 492 people left last night." The deputy general reported, and he said carefully: "There are two Yamen Generals among them."
Lu Qian nodded. And there was no answer.
"Should we send someone to take strict precautions?" the deputy general asked.
"How to prevent it? Let them attack our own people?" Lu Qian asked.
If there is internal strife in the Yanzhou Army, that is what Sima Yi and others want to see most.
"Go and open the city gate." Lu Qian slumped down after saying this.
