This rabid barking, you don't need to look at his one eye to know that it is Fu Sheng.
The surrounding guards were furious and yelled at the other side.
Li Yue waved his hand. It was really unseemly for a Liang Gong and a prime minister to speak obscenely, so he took his soldiers back to the camp.
In the afternoon, Fu Xiong broke up camp and retreated.
Li Yue thought he was going to retreat to Luoyang and besiege him west of Gishui, but he didn't expect that he would first go east, then south, then turn north, swing left and right, join forces with Zhang Yu who was going south, and return to Xuchang.
The combined strength of Fu Xiong and Zhang Yu is about 50,000, plus the defenders of Xuchang. If they risk everything and fight to the death, Li Yue may not be able to stop them.
But when they returned to Xuchang, they chose a dead end.
As time passed, news came that Luoyang had been lost. Xuchang was just a Gucheng. Looking around, there was no force that could support them.
Yin Hao was badly cheated by Zhang Yu, and the Jiangdong nobles wished that Zhang Yu would die without a burial place.
Huan Wen, who was stationed in Xinye, had little interest in Yuzhou. If he was willing to take action, Yuzhou would have been his two years ago.
Zhang Yu and Fu Xiong are now complaining that the sky is not responding and the earth is not working.
Of course, it is not easy to break the strong city of Xuchang, but Xuchang is right under Chen Liu's nose.
Li Yue can directly pour all the troops south of the river, eat away the other cities in Yuzhou, and clear the country. How long can Xuchang survive?
The troops from Mi County and Weishi in the north then pressed down and surrounded Xuchang.
Chen Liu's slaves were also mobilized by Chang Wei, and they built a deep ditch and high fortress under the city of Xuchang, surrounding three towers and one, leaving only one road to the west, giving them a slim hope.
At the same time, Yao Xiang personally led an army of 50,000 people to the north, preparing to enter Luozhong.
The situation is almost one-sided.
"Murong Ke's 80,000 troops are besieging Lukou. Murong Jun is leading his army back to Youzhou from Liaodong. This battle cannot be postponed and must be fought quickly." Chang Wei also brought the latest news from Hebei.
Lukou is now almost becoming Li Yue's lifeblood.
Once this place is captured, the three counties in eastern Hebei will definitely not be able to defend it, and Qingzhou will also be under their threat. The Yan army can still march straight in and sweep across western Hebei.
"From what I see, sir, how long can Lukou resist?"
Shouchun and Hefei were captured without losing any troops, leaving only a gap in Yuzhou in the south.
Chang Wei coughed and said, "If Murong Jun goes south with an overwhelming army, I'm afraid Wang Wu will be unable to resist."
"That is to say, we must capture Xuchang before Murong Jun's army returns." Li Yue frowned as he looked at the tall city walls of Xuchang.
Cui Hong cupped his hands and said: "There is a saying in the art of war: attack the city from the bottom, and attack the heart from the top. Fu Xiong came here with a plan. Because our army is so large, we have to join forces. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. Now two tigers are trapped in one city. Among them, can you be safe and sound?"
Chang Wei twirled his beard and smiled, "The Master said that future generations are to be feared. I will not deceive you if you are sincere!"
Li Yue also praised Cui Hong for his quick response.
Even if Fu Xiong is a kind person, the people around him will not be honest, especially the rabid Fu Sheng who is jealous of heaven and earth.
Even Li Yue would not believe that both parties could cooperate sincerely.
Once you have a strategy, it is easy to implement.
Li Yue directly ordered his soldiers to shoot a letter of persuasion to surrender into the city. The letter was written by Chang Wei: Yao Xiang led his troops to Luo, Fu Xiong's retreat has been decided, if he can behead his head and offer it, the two families will stop fighting and make peace. He continued to be the governor of Yuzhou.
There is no need to write too much, and there is no need to give earnest advice.
If there is something wrong between the two of them, don't be afraid that they won't turn against each other.
For three consecutive days, Li Yue ordered people to drop letters of surrender into the city every day.
The defenders on the city were also confused, and their fighting spirit was not high. After all, the way to survive was right in front of them. No one wanted to fight to the death, let alone the Black Cloud Army.
Chang Wei and Cui Hong, under the protection of the soldiers, checked the morale of the defenders and said with a smile: "The Di people are in Guanzhong and they are definitely not willing to fight to the death. Within three days, the city will be in a fire!"
Li Yue cheered up and ordered his soldiers to get ready.
Xuchang is a large city in the Central Plains and was the former capital of Cao Wei. It has a relatively large population.
Annexing this place will greatly alleviate the problem of population shortage in the Central Plains, not to mention the famous Xuxia Tuntian next to it, which is connected with Huaibei and was a granary a hundred years ago.
That night, there was a cry of killing in the city.
Then the fire shot into the sky, lighting up the dark night.
The four gates of Xuchang opened at the same time, and countless people poured out.
This made it difficult for Li Yue to take action.
I don’t know who is the army and who is the civilian, so I can only try my best to capture them.
While they were in chaos, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed out from Ximen. The leader was carrying a spear as thick as a child's arm, his one eye shining brightly in the firelight. Behind him were seven or eight generals and more than a hundred armored horses. When he came out, all the people who stood in front of him were trampled to death.
Two black cloud armies went to intercept, but they were a little slow. Fu Sheng took the lead, sweeping his large spear from left to right, and broke through the black cloud army's encirclement.
Followed by a long army, fighting to the west.
The scene was extremely chaotic. The soldiers ran away and the people ran away. The west side was not surrounded in the first place, but the Black Cloud Army from the other three gates could not get through for the time being.
Li Yue made a decision immediately, "The Qingqi and the scouts can just hold it, there is no need to encircle it, the other armies can appease the people and take over the city!"
The people are the most important. Without the population, it doesn't make much sense to capture Yuzhou.
After the order was issued, the chaos was gradually brought under control.
Chang Wei led an army into the city, while Li Yue stayed in the camp, waiting for news from each army.
It was not until dawn that Li Yue learned what had happened from the mouths of several Yuzhou generals.
After Fu Xiong and Zhang Yu retreated to Xuchang, they appeared harmonious, but in fact they were on guard.
Li Yue's letter of persuasion to surrender was fired into the city, and both sides stared wide-eyed, fearing that the other side would strike first. After three days of waiting, they gradually lost their patience. Fu Sheng took the lead and led his troops into the governor's mansion.
Facing a fierce man like Fu Sheng, none of Zhang Yu's men could resist him. They were captured alive and the whole family was taken away in a pot...
Zhang Yu had been plotting his whole life, but he still couldn't escape the end of destruction.
In the afternoon, 10,000 cavalry were assembled, and Li Yue led the army to pursue them. Xuchang was left to Chang Wei, Chen Duan and others to appease them.
The army moved all the way to the west. After Xuchang was defeated, there was no need for other cities to hold on. They all surrendered. Li Yue ignored them and pursued Fu Xiong and Zhang Yu.
There were a large number of infantry in the two armies, and they were entangled by the light cavalry, and many fell behind.
As soon as he saw Li Yueyao, he knelt down by the roadside and begged for mercy.
Coupled with the capture of rookies, more than 8,000 people were captured.
But these people were all Zhang Yu's subordinates. They were natives of Yuzhou. They didn't have much fighting spirit and were swindled out without knowing the truth.
"Where is Fu Xiong?" Li Yue asked.
"Report to Duke Liang, the bandits have retreated to Yong's City!"
"Where is Yao Xiang's army?"
"Just arrived in Lin County!"
Yao Xiang dragged his family and brought hundreds of thousands of people to the west. Naturally, his movements were slow and he couldn't count on it.
Li Yue could only speed up his pace, "Don't worry about horsepower, the army will pursue it with all its strength!"
"Follow the order!"
In an instant, the sound of horse hooves roared like a heavy rain.
However, Fu Xiong also had a cavalry under his command. It was not easy to catch up with them. He had to order the defenders of Yangcheng to block Xuanyuan Pass.
But Fu Xiong is not stupid either. There is more than one way in and out of Luochuan.
The enemy troops moved south and north, and the army repeatedly crossed the Ying River.
Li Yue pursued him to the east of Yingshui River, Fu Xiong crossed the water to the west and demolished the bridge. Li Yue's cavalry finally crossed the river, and Fu Xiong crossed Yingshui again to the west. Repeatedly, the geographical advantage of Yingshui was maximized.
The Black Cloud Army followed behind, but they were exhausted.
"Don't push the enemy when you are poor. Fu Xiong is proficient in the art of war. Our army only has more than ten thousand. If we are tired and fall into his trap, it is better to go west and blockade Yique first!" Cui Hong has been very tired these days.
Although the soldiers were in high spirits, the horses were a little tired.
It is indeed dangerous to pursue like this. Fu Xiong himself has more than 10,000 elites, plus Zhang Yu's men, nearly 30,000 men. If the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry and turns around to bite him, it will be dangerous.
No matter what tricks he plays, he will eventually enter Luochuan.
The Eight Golden Locks in Luoyang are not fake. Xuanyuan Pass has been blocked, not to mention Hulao Pass. The only one left is Yique Pass.
"The army goes west and blocks Yique!" Li Yue changed his order.
(End of chapter)
