When Lu Bu withdrew, on the wall of Pengcheng, Chen Jiao saw that Yuan Shao's army outside Checheng had withdrawn to the other side of the moat, so he hurriedly asked the soldiers to withdraw their troops with gold.
This time out of the city attack, the goal has been achieved!
Not only did he kill thousands of catapults and arrow tower soldiers, but he also seemed to have killed important enemy generals.
Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Zhang Xiu and others returned to the city and climbed up the city wall.
Seeing the corpses spread out on the edge of the moat and the blood-stained water in the moat, everyone laughed.
Zhao Yun was grinning from ear to ear.
This was the happiest day since he led the army to aid Pengcheng.
Not only did he kill the enemy general Wen Chou, he also killed so many enemy soldiers this afternoon.
The morale of the soldiers on the city wall was also high at this moment, and they roared towards the outside of the city.
As for Yuan Shao's army, they watched the Pengcheng defenders who had stormed out of the city retreat like a tide, and each of them stared blankly at the other side of the moat.
There, their comrades were lying.
Many even shed tears.
However, compared to them, there are people who are even more sluggish at this moment.
Yuan Tan stared blankly at Zhou Yu, who was motionless at his feet and lying in a pool of blood.
If he hadn't thrown himself off the horse with all his strength just now, or this battle would have ended his life.
A general quickly picked up the unconscious Zhou Yu and shouted to Yuan Tan: "Young Master, withdraw your troops and save people!"
Only then did Yuan Tan come to his senses and hurriedly said: "Withdraw troops and save people! Go to the camp quickly and let the medical workers use all methods to save Gong Jin! Whoever can save Gong Jin will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
The flag bearer waved the flag and signaled the army to withdraw to the camp, leaving only hundreds of soldiers to clean up the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle.
Yuan Jun camp.
In the first camp, all the medical workers abandoned the other wounded and rushed over to rescue Zhou Yu with all their strength.
Yuan Tan stood outside the camp, holding his head in frustration.
Thinking of what Zhou Yu said to him in the handsome tent today, Yuan Tan almost wanted to bang his head on the ground.
If only I could trust him more, I wouldn't lose so many soldiers this time.
After his father found out, he would definitely be disheartened.
Moreover, there were rumors before that his father obeyed the Liu family and thought about making his third brother Yuan Shang the heir apparent.
Now, my stupid command may have indirectly contributed to this incident.
Jiang Qi and other generals stood in the distance, looking at Yuan Tan, not daring to get close.
It wasn't until nightfall that the curtain of the camp was lifted, and an old medical worker came out surrounded by a group of medical workers.
Yuan Tan hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, his heart in his throat and his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes as he asked, "How is it?"
The old medical worker said solemnly: "My life has been saved for the time being."
Yuan Tan almost collapsed to the ground.
Well preserved.
If Zhou Yu also died, he could not imagine his father Lei Ting being furious.
The old medical worker continued: "However, the injury is too serious and will not heal for a while."
"At least for half a year, we can't let him have any more violent bumps."
"Also, there can be no great joy or great sadness."
"Right now, he must keep his mood stable and take a good rest."
Yuan Tan hurriedly said: "These are all no problem! Now, can I go in and see him?"
The old medical worker shook his head and said: "The injured person bled excessively. Although he has been treated, he has not yet regained consciousness. I have arranged for manpower to watch and respond at any time."
After a pause, the old medical worker said, "Master, I'm sorry."
Yuan Tan nodded and said: "It doesn't matter. As long as we can save Gong Jin's life, everything is easy. If you need anything, don't worry, just go to the grain officer and ask for it. I will instruct the grain officer later to ask him to take care of you. Release."
After saying that, Yuan Tan staggered back to the commander's tent and ignored the other generals.
The other generals did not dare to speak anymore, but honestly took charge of their respective tasks.
A no-war sign was hung outside Yuan Shao's army camp.
For the next ten days, there was no fighting between Yuan Shao's army and the Pengcheng defenders.
The Pengcheng defenders are also working hard to repair the damaged city wall.
On the morning of the eleventh day, Zhao Yun rushed to the south gate of the city with Zhang Xiu, Lu Bu, Tian Yu, Chen Jiao and other civil servants and generals.
Yesterday afternoon, Zhao Yun received an envoy from Lu Su: Lu Su has led Guangling reinforcements of nearly 10,000 people and has arrived. They will be able to reach Pengcheng before the sun rises this morning.
Therefore, Zhao Yun led all the civil servants and generals in Pengcheng to greet him early in the morning.
Sure enough, when the white fish belly appeared in the east, a black line began to appear on the horizon.
As time passed little by little, the black line gradually grew larger and turned into two long queues.
Pengcheng County Sheriff let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Here he comes!"
Zhao Yun and others also laughed out loud.
Yuan Shao's reinforcements should be arriving soon.
They have been extremely nervous these past few days.
Yuan Shao's army cannot always make mistakes.
If reinforcements come this time, the next attack on the city will definitely be very brutal.
If the Guangling reinforcements hadn't arrived yet, they might not be able to defend Pengcheng.
Fortunately, Guangling reinforcements arrived first.
Zhao Yun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Let's go up to greet him."
Everyone followed Zhao Yun to greet him.
At the forefront of Guangling's reinforcements was the vanguard army led by Jiang Qin and Ding Feng.
Seeing Zhao Yun and others approaching, Jiang Qin hurriedly asked his soldiers to go deep into the Chinese army to inform Guangling Prime Minister Lu Su.
This time, Guangling Prime Minister Lu Su personally led the army to aid Pengcheng.
Lu Su heard the soldiers' report and hurriedly rode forward.
When the two sides met, they dismounted.
Lu Su, Zhao Yun and others greeted each other successively, then patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and said: "Captain Yun, I'm not late, am I? I could have arrived faster. Because I thought of a tool for the opponent's cavalry, So I was delayed for a few days and rushed to work urgently.”
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "No, no, it's just the right time!"
"However, we also experienced a dangerous situation ahead."
"Fortunately, my senior brother came from Wancheng on orders from Marquis Wu, and with the help of Magistrate Lu, I gave the enemy two head-on blows, killing the enemy general Wen Chou and seriously wounding the mastermind Zhou Yu."
Lu Bu snorted with satisfaction after hearing what Zhao Yun said.
Finally, his contribution has not been forgotten.
Lu Su met Zhang Xiu again and exchanged pleasantries.
After that, everyone rushed back to Pengcheng.
Lu Su did not go to the house arranged by Zhao Yun to rest. Instead, he took Jiang Qin, Ding Feng and other generals to inspect the other three city gates with Zhao Yun and others to understand the enemy's situation.
After an inspection, Zhao Yunwen and Lu Su said: "Brother Lu, how are you? Is there anything you need to tell me?"
Everyone also looked at Lu Su.
Lu Su pondered for a moment and said, "Is Zhou Yu the mastermind of the enemy army?"
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Yes. However, he has been seriously injured by Magistrate Lu. According to the news from the military commander, although he survived, he has been recovering from his injuries recently."
"It is also for this reason that Yuan Shao's army has not attacked again recently."
"Also, there was news before that Yuan Shao sent 30,000 troops to help. Counting the time, they will arrive soon."
Lu Su looked into the distance and said, "From now on, we will retreat in an orderly manner to Xiapi, ready to meet the enemy."
Everyone looked at Lu Su in confusion.
Zhang Xiu said: "Guangling Cheng, we defeated the enemy twice before. In the past ten days, the enemy has not attacked the city, and we have repaired the city walls to a great extent."
"Now, you have arrived with 10,000 reinforcements."
"In this case, isn't it true that our defense force is stronger? Why should we withdraw our troops instead?"
Lu Su stamped the city wall under his feet and said: "How strong can the repaired city wall be in just ten days? How can the enemy make the same mistakes again next time they attack the city?"
"They must still adopt the strategy of using cavalry to intimidate, catapults to destroy the city walls, and arrow towers to attack the soldiers on the city walls."
"The enemy has dispatched a large number of cavalry, so we don't dare to leave the city at will, and can only be passively beaten."
"Once the city wall is damaged, we can only face the enemy directly."
"The enemy has powerful cavalry, and the soldiers are also strong and good at land warfare."
"In comparison, we are absolutely at a disadvantage."
"With this kind of attack, let alone being unable to defend Pengcheng, we are bound to suffer heavy casualties."
"In this case, we might as well open the defense line, abandon Pengcheng, and drag the battlefield between Pengcheng and Xiapi City."
"Here, we can lay out a large number of traps to maximize the damage to the enemy."
"The city of Xiapi is high and well-defended. It will not take the enemy a short while to break through the city wall."
"With such a weak position, we must use traps and walls to limit the enemy as much as possible."
"Besides, there is a huge danger that you may not have noticed -"
Lu Su took a deep breath and said, "I had people make tools to deal with the cavalry. When I was about to arrive, I received information from the direction of Shouchun."
"Liu Bei has taken away 20,000 soldiers from Xudu and is heading towards Pengcheng."
"Cao Cao sent an urgent letter to Xuzhou Mu."
"Originally, he heard that Xuzhou was in danger and wanted Liu Bei to lead his army to help Xuzhou. After all, he was dying."
"But Liu Bei seems to have other plans."
"Shou Chun also sent chariots and three thousand soldiers to try to intercept."
"However, I don't know the specific circumstances of the interception. I just led my troops and rushed over."
Everyone exclaimed.
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, his expression extremely complicated.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei would become an enemy!
Tian Yu even frowned.
Are they going to fight after all?
Lu Su continued: "If Cao Cao's emergency letter predicts Liu Bei's rebellion, then it is very likely that he and Yuan Shao's army will attack us from both sides."
"When the time comes, we will be even more unbearable."
"So, we are now starting to withdraw our troops in batches."
"In the first batch, the Pengcheng defenders will withdraw first."
"The Pengcheng defenders have been fighting, and the soldiers need to rest."
"The second batch, Guangling reinforcements."
"The reinforcements from Guangling came with me this time and brought a large number of weapons of war. They can set up traps outside the city during retreat."
"The third batch, General Zhang Xiu and Magistrate Lu's cavalry."
"Before the rest of our troops retreat to Xiapi, these two cavalry must patrol the city wall day and night, making it appear that there are many defenders in the city."
"Every day, we have to arrange cavalry to patrol the city, and even rush to the camp of Yuan Shao's army to show that we are ready for a battle at any time."
"Until the end, when we receive news of withdrawal from Xiapi, or the enemy begins to attack the city, you will retreat."
"You have war horses. Even if you evacuate at the last moment, it's still too late."
Seeing what Lu Su said, everyone looked at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was silent for a long time, then nodded and said: "According to what Brother Lu said, withdraw the troops from Xiapi."
After the Pengcheng defenders retreated two batches of armies to Xiapi, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led the army to the west gate of Pengcheng City in a mighty manner.
Looking at the array of flags on the city wall, Zhang Fei said to Liu Bei: "Brother, I'm going to shout and let them come out to fight!"
Liu Bei looked at the defenders who were constantly coming and going on the city wall, shook his head, stopped Zhang Fei and said: "No need. Our surrender to Yuan Shao this time is only for support after all. There are many enemy troops on the city wall now. If we attack the city rashly, even if we win, we will still suffer casualties." heavy."
"This group of soldiers did not come easily."
"If we still can't break through the city gate, then our bargaining chip to rely on Yuan Shao is too light."
"Send the order, go around the north gate of the city, and join Yuan Shao's main army!"
(End of chapter)
