Yidu must be rescued. If Gou Chun sends an army to attack Yidu, then all the powerful scholars in Qi who are willing to join Liu Yu will be heartbroken, and it will be much harder to win their hearts and minds.
Liu Yu called Guo Chen's envoy in again and asked.
"Who is leading the reinforcements sent by Gou Chun?"
Liu Yu remembered that brothers Gou Xi and Gou Chun did not seem to have very famous generals under their command.
"The leader of the army this time is Qingzhou Zuosima Pengyan."
"Peng Yan?"
There is no person with this name in Liu Yu's mind.
However, Xue Qi and others on the side exclaimed softly.
"Ah, Peng Yan?!"
Liu Yu looked at Xue Qi and others, and was a little confused. Could it be that Peng Yan was a famous general?
"Xue Jun, do you know Peng Yan?"
"General, this Peng Yan is from Juancheng, Yanzhou. He is the number one minion of the Gou brothers. He once fought ten battles in Yanzhou and defeated the Gongshi vassal." Xue Qi said with some worry.
Hearing what Xue Qi said, Dong Ping, Li Feng, Gongsun Sheng and others couldn't help but feel worried.
The 5,000 elite soldiers led by Peng Yan this time must be elites who have fought in Yanzhou dozens of times, and the general Peng Yan seems to be a fierce general. Yidu may not be so easy to save this time.
In terms of time, Peng Yan definitely arrived at Yidu City earlier than Liu Yu. It might only be half a day to a day earlier, but it was enough time to control the ferry and pontoon and cut off Liu Yu's way to cross the river for rescue.
Of course Liu Yu thought of this.
At this time, the tent was quiet, and everyone was silently calculating in their hearts.
Suddenly, Liu Yu made a "bang" sound and took a picture of the case.
"Immediately order all battalions and units to allocate 2,000 of their most elite troops to me. Tomorrow morning, I will personally lead a light and rapid advance to aid Yidu."
Two thousand people, including Liu Yu's only 200 mounted soldiers, is already the limit of the elite Liu Yu can draw. If more are drawn, the remaining tens of thousands of troops will lose layers of officers. Facing the situation of losing command.
Hearing that Liu Yu was actually going to lead two thousand men and charge lightly, all the generals present screamed in surprise and expressed their opposition.
"General, it's too risky to do this. If you encounter enemy troops, it will be very dangerous."
"Yes, General, even if we travel lightly like this, the fastest we can do is reach Yidu with Peng Yan's troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult to enter the city."
"That's right, Ji Xing, just to be on the safe side, don't rush into battle!"
All of his subordinates persuaded him, after all, if they fight steadily and the army advances together, it will be difficult for Peng Yan's five thousand men to find a chance in the field.
Even if he breaks through Yidu, Liu Yu's troops will not be delayed for a few more days.
When the time comes, they cross the Juyang River and attack the city. As long as they take more lives, they are still confident that they can win the small Yidu City.
There is no need to lead two thousand people on a light march as Liu Yu said, as that would be too dangerous.
Liu Yu naturally understood these principles, but what he valued more was the demonstration effect of Yidu County Magistrate Guo Chen's surrender.
At this moment, the Gou soldiers who escaped from Yidu City must have let everyone in Qingzhou know that Guo Chen has taken refuge with Liu Yu. If Guo Chen is immediately destroyed and Peng Yan is killed, then no one will dare to take refuge with Liu Yu easily in the future.
"Although Yidu is small, Guo Chen is the leader of Qi who abandoned the secrets and turned to the bright side. It is no longer a matter of gaining or losing a city, but whether he can win the hearts and minds of the people of the six counties of Qi. We must not sit back and watch Yidu be captured by Peng Yan. ." After Liu Yu said this, he stood up with a sword in his hand and continued.
"What's more, we are in the business of losing our heads at any time. If this achievement is successful, then everyone will be a wealthy family in the future, with fertile land, wealth, and beautiful wives and concubines. But if you are afraid of this, you are also afraid of that. You might as well go back to your hometown and live with your ugly wife and stupid son."
When everyone in the tent heard what Liu Yu said, they all stopped talking and silently agreed.
The next day, when it was just getting dark, Liu Yu, with 200 cavalry as the forerunner, led 2,000 elite troops towards Yidu.
The rest of the large army was led by Dong Ping and his nephew Liu Xun to follow up.
Finally, after a rapid march, finally in the afternoon, Liu Yu led two thousand elite troops to the east bank of Juyang River.
They could already see the giant ocean west of the river in the distance, and there was a vague flag, which should be the soldiers of Qingzhou County under Peng Yan who had arrived before them.
The scouts sent to the front for reconnaissance brought back good news. At this time, the pontoon bridge at the Juyang River ferry was still intact. It seemed that the enemy had not yet arrived and destroyed the pontoon bridge.
At this time, the two thousand soldiers were already a little tired.
While resting in hiding, Liu Yu patrolled back and forth to encourage the soldiers.
Liu Yu told them that Peng Yan's enemy army on the other side of the river must have just arrived. They were also exhausted and they would not have thought that Liu Yu and the others had already arrived.
As long as they make a surprise attack and seize the ferry pontoon, the enemy must not have completely surrounded Yidu, and Liu Yu can lead them to the city of Yidu.
At that time, you can enter the city safely. As long as you enter the city, there are two thousand people guarding the city, and it is impossible for a mere five thousand people to easily break the city.
As Liu Yu said, when the Donglai Army appeared on the other side and raided the pontoon bridge at the ferry, the enemies guarding the ferry did not even unlock a chain that fixed the pontoon bridge. They were either killed or fled for their lives.
After these fleeing soldiers ran to Peng Yan's camp, Qingzhou Zuo Sima Peng Yan learned that a group of Tolai thieves had actually arrived here.
This was much faster than Peng Yan expected. After learning that the number of Donglai thieves was only one or two thousand, Peng Yan decided to immediately launch a counterattack, eat this group of thieves, and take back the ferry.
Because the army had been assigned camps by him and was preparing to besiege Yidu, Peng Yan hurriedly gathered his troops who were besieging the city on three sides, and then hurriedly rushed towards the ferry.
Seeing that the enemy troops who were originally encamped outside the city had withdrawn, Guo Chen on the wall of Yidu unconsciously cheered and rejoiced.
"My reinforcements must have arrived, hahaha, Yidu is safe."
Guo Chen united with the powerful people in the city to kill Gou Xi's tribe. Therefore, when Peng Yan arrived outside Yidu City to persuade him to surrender, Peng Yan's request was that everyone in Yidu City could surrender, but he only needed Guo Chen's head.
If it weren't for Guo Chen's great prestige among the people in Yidu, he would have been beheaded by the frightened Yidu people.
Liu Yu led two thousand elite troops and headed towards Yidu City along the straight road. He just wanted to approach the city as soon as possible, so that he could cooperate with the defenders inside and outside, repel Peng Yan's troops, and then enter the city to defend the city.
However, not far away, Liu Yu saw bursts of noise and dust rising in the distance, which looked like a large army marching.
After a while, Liu Yu saw clearly the flags of the enemy generals rushing towards him. They were the flags of Qingzhou Zuo Sima and the partial general Peng Yan.
Peng Yan had also seen Liu Yu and the others, but Liu Yu was not under any banner. For a while, Peng Yan couldn't tell who was leading this group of Donglai thieves.
At this time, the generals of both sides were immediately in front. Some of Peng Yan's follow-up infantry units were still marching, and some were still deploying in array. There was great confusion among the units, and there were many huge loopholes in the array.
Seeing the scene at this moment, a bold idea suddenly flashed in Liu Yu's mind.
Liu Yu took out the horse and shouted in front of Sergeant Qian.
"Gentlemen, follow me and attack the enemy general directly!"
