Cheng Yu led the troops out and stirred up the already muddy water, making it difficult for Zhang Miao to take care of himself.
In fact, there is another purpose, which is to keep the war away from the intersection of Dong'a, Fan County and Juancheng.
Because this is the main area of juntun, the busy farming season is just about to pass, and the people want to farm with peace of mind.
Earlier this year, after the snow melted, the stream well construction and keel waterwheel proposed by Zhang Han were vigorously promoted. They are all new agricultural tools. We look forward to more land reclamation next year.
If people's livelihood is destroyed due to war again, it will be another year of wasted recovery next year.
Once there is a severe drought and a bad harvest, the disaster will last for who knows how long, so Cheng Yu doesn't want to see such a thing happen. Since he has the map in hand and is ahead of the enemy, he might as well attack boldly.
…
Zhang Miao attacked Juancheng for three days but failed.
At this time in the military camp, Zhang Mengzhuo, who was quite prosperous, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a solemn look on his face.
Three days ago, he sent a cavalry army to Juancheng to transport 3,000 shi of grain and 500 jin of meat in order to trick Cao into coming to the city gate in the name of helping Cao attack Xu.
Unexpectedly, the general who came to the city came downstairs first and opened the door to express his gratitude. He said that he would call someone to come and pull him out. In a blink of an eye, he called for a thousand elite cavalry. The cavalry was an elite division recently selected by Cao Cao with a large sum of money. In the counterattack against Jin Shang's surprise attack, he A complete victory with almost no losses.
After arriving, they grabbed food, pulled horses, and killed people all at once. When Zhang Miao just reacted and led his troops to rob, the gate of Juancheng was already closed tightly. Moreover, they had dispersed the nearby people and resettled them early, or sent them to other cities. Or take them into Juancheng and protect them.
From this point of view, Cao Mengde was indeed on guard for a long time, and his desire to kill me was gradually building up. If I didn't take action, I would be controlled by others sooner or later.
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao no longer had any doubts, and attacked with all his strength, killing and wounding thousands of soldiers, and captured all the defenses outside Juancheng.
But even this main city could not be conquered no matter what. He was repulsed several times when he tried to attack the city first. If he wanted to attack the city from both sides, Zhang Miao did not have that many troops.
Juancheng faces a mountain on one side and a river on the other. Only one side is really exposed to the wild. There are also watchtowers built along the mountain, and the city wall has been added and is quite solid.
After Cao Cao arrived in Dongjun, he spent a lot of time on this city, all in order to make it his permanent residence.
Now, Zhang Miao felt in a dilemma.
Not long after, there was a shadow outside the tent blocking the light, and his brother Zhang Chao walked quickly, wearing a sword and a sword, and came straight towards him.
Zhang Miao raised his head expectantly and said eagerly: "How is it!? Is there any news?"
"No……"
Zhang Chao's expression froze, and he relaxed in a breath. He had sent out three waves of scouts to inquire, but there was no news yet.
"Where's Yuan Shu?"
"nor."
Zhang Miao once tried to ask Yuan Shu for help, asking him to send troops to intimidate him, so that he could avenge Cao Cao's head-on attack. However, Yuan Shu took this opportunity to move his territory northward into Runan, Yuzhou, and sent troops to attack Liu Yao. At the same time, he appointed Sun The old man of the family will conquer Jiangdong for him.
He expressed no interest in the battle here in Yanzhou.
Zhang Miao went from giving hints at the beginning to anxiously analyzing the situation for him. As a result, the last wave of cavalry sent out to call his father suddenly lost contact.
The situation is very complicated now. If Zhang Miao cannot capture Juancheng, he will have no choice but to go back. If it is too late, Cao Cao will come back. However, if Lu Bu cannot capture Puyang, he will have no choice but to flee and be unable to rendezvous.
In this way, when Cao Cao came back, he would close the door of Yanzhou and start the war on his own. It was only at this moment that he was surprised to find that when he didn't do anything, nothing happened, and there was still some room for advancement and retreat between the two sides.
And he seized this so-called "only" good opportunity, but after a sudden turn, he was restrained in every way!
If I had known, I would have been motionless, he thought to himself.
At this time, another sentry came in, his face was pale and anxious, and he did not even report urgently. He glanced at the people in the tent, and after knowing that there were no outsiders, he immediately said: "My lord, there are soldiers and horses attacking from behind, and the food road has been cut off!"
"Where did the soldiers and horses come from?" Zhang Miao suddenly stood up. There were still soldiers, and there were still soldiers left! Cao Mengde has been waiting for me to rebel, waiting for me to jump into his trap!
"No!" Zhang Miao's heart suddenly trembled, and a feeling of panic and helplessness arose spontaneously, "Something is going to happen to Chen Liu, so I ordered the troops to retreat and go back to Chen Liu. Lu Bu must have been ambushed as well. Maybe he had already Escaped!"
…
Outside Puyang, within the mountains and forests along the river.
Lu Bu led his wolf cavalry to ambush in the dark, and ordered Zhang Liao and Wei Xu to lead their respective troops to the ambush point opposite.
There were still no pursuers, no troops or people approaching, and almost no human beings could be seen.
But in the past few days, they have also run out of food. They just plundered a village last night. The food and grass they looted from the people were able to feed the army officers and soldiers, and at the same time, they also made the wolf thieves' reputation even more stench.
He looked at the disgraced Chen Gong beside him and asked a question he had asked countless times in the past few days, "Chen Gongtai, what can I do?"
Coincidentally, Emperor Gaozu also liked to ask this question before.
Chen Gong leaned dejectedly in front of a tree, his face was cold and solemn, as if he were mourning for an heir, his eyes were staring at the ground, and he said: "Cao Mengde knew that we would rebel, so he laid out a plan and waited for us to jump out."
"Prefect Zhang must have encountered resistance now, and the Xuzhou army slowed down after attacking Pengcheng. Before, I thought it was because the successors were unable to wait for food and fodder, but I didn't expect it was just a deceitful army!"
"I just found out today that Cao Cao is using Zhang Han's strategy of slowing down the troops and benevolent government, and planning slowly."
"This will make all the nobles who support Tao Qian become disloyal. If this happens for a long time, Xuzhou will be easy to gain. If Xuzhou is attacked urgently to vent their anger, it will make the noble families and celebrities in Xuzhou share the same hatred and resist foreign enemies."
"This policy seems to be procrastinating but is actually vicious. Uncle Zhang always wants Tao Qian to be reviled and spat upon after his death."
Lu Bu let out a long sigh and said, "Gongtai, if this is the case, what should we do now? Can we just wait to die?"
He glanced at the elite confidants who followed him. They were all people who had been with him since the days of Ding and Dong. Zhang Liao and Hao Meng came from Dong Zhuo's disposal and have been in love for many years.
In a day or two, when all the dry food is exhausted and they start killing horses to satisfy their hunger, they may not be so peaceful. It is important to save their lives when they are in a desperate situation.
What's hateful is that these desperate tigers and wolves were waiting to fight, but Xiahou Dun was so cowardly that he didn't even come out!
"Don't be anxious, please. Because of the situation in Xuzhou, Tao Qian must be in urgent need of foreign troops to intervene. If we defect to Xuzhou at this time, we may be able to be reused."
"When Cao Cao returns from Xuzhou, he is definitely not here to chase you. He wants to resolve the civil strife as soon as possible, so he will let Xuzhou go."
"For him, this was a last resort. He opened a hole to let us out in order to completely resolve the major internal troubles."
"Well said," Lu Bu said solemnly, "In your opinion, I will go to Xuzhou first to seek refuge. The trip to Yanzhou has been defeated, so I am not as good as others. I don't blame you."
Many brothers died, and many of his subordinates wanted to kill Chen Gong to vent their anger and pay homage to the dead souls.
But they were all stopped by Lu Bu.
Everyone is at the end of their rope, so there is no need to kill them all. Moreover, Chen Gongcai's knowledge, connections, and temperament are far superior to mine, so there will still be times when he can be used.
…
Lu Bu withdrew from Yanzhou.
Before leaving, they once again massacred and plundered the surrounding villages, drove away thousands of people, and grabbed enough food and some belongings. They just solved the current difficulty.
At this time, the chase battle near Chenliu was still continuing. Cao Ang and Cao Xiu led troops from Juancheng to fight, while Cheng Yu continued to harass the rear, making Zhang Miao's army tired of dealing with it and moving slowly.
At this time, Xun Wenruo, who was sitting far away in Juancheng and said he "didn't understand the art of war", heard about the military situation at this time and sighed: "If there is still a force at this time and can directly attack Chen Liujiwu, the crisis will be solved and victory is guaranteed. .”
At the same time, Cheng Yu, who was tired of dealing with Zhang Miao, also suffered a sneak attack from Chen Liu and Zhang Jun, and was defeated for ten miles. Fortunately, his troops were well-prepared and had not yet been defeated. He faced the river and sighed: "It's a pity that I was separated. If we don't send troops and horses to attack Chenliu, the furthest we can get behind Zhang Miao's army."
I'm afraid of betraying Bochang's wishes! It's a pity that we can't take down Chen Liu!
…
Just at this time, on the mountain trail outside Chen Liujiwu, a cavalry army emerged from the dense jungle valley. The leader, Zhang Han, was wearing light armor, pointed in front and said with a hearty smile: "Hahaha! Brother Dian, here we are. It’s your hometown!”
It's good to have local people. He has a lot of local guards under his command, who come in great use when marching to find roads and ask for food along the way!
