Chapter 523 Weilan Shoudai County

With Zhou Cang's desperate efforts, Guan Yu was able to escape back to the city. Hearing the sound of the city gate closing heavily, Zhou Cang breathed a sigh of relief.

Guan Yu was hit by an arrow in his arm. Fortunately, there was no poison on the arrow. He just needed to rest.

Cao Cao said with regret, "I didn't expect to ride the tiger and leopard, but I still couldn't capture Guan Yu!"

Xi Zhicai said, "Guan Yu's arrow must have an impact on the morale of the defenders in the city. Now is the best time to attack the city. Our army has 100,000 people, attacking the city day and night, and the defenders will definitely catch up."

100,000 troops besieged the four gates of Pengcheng, but focused on attacking the east gate. The moat was filled by Cao's army at an amazing speed. When attacking Pengcheng again, Cao Cao would definitely have some preparations, especially the sand grains and other things needed to fill the moat. He was properly prepared as early as the way of the army, just waiting for a fierce attack. Since ancient times, the siege has paid attention to the lack of three and one, so that the defenders in the city feel that there is hope for survival, so they give up resistance. However, Cao Cao was determined to go his own way and surrounded the whole city. He wanted to capture Guan Yu alive. The defenders lost the pillar of Guan Yu, and his strength was sharply reduced.

When Guan Yu heard that Cao's army was attacking the city, he couldn't sit still in the room and rushed to the top of the city with injuries. The Cao army's attack was not afraid of death and injury, which brought great trouble to the defenders, but there was no crisis at present. Even if the Cao army was prepared, it would take some time to fill the moat, and the defenders could take advantage of this time. Practice archery in an orderly manner and shoot Cao's army outside the city.

The progress of Cao's army made Guan Yu very anxious, but there were 100,000 people in Cao's army, which surrounded the whole city tightly. It was also very difficult to send people to Liu Bei for help. Unsurprisingly, there were countless cavalry wandering around Pengcheng. Even if Guan Yu's letter for help was sent out, it was difficult. Unexpectedly, Mr. Xuzhou came in a hurry, which would only let Cao's army seize the opportunity to break through each other.

The war in Xuzhou is in full swing. Jia Rong led the army in Daling is also not idle. He has been attacking Daling day and night. It has been two months since the start of the war. The loss of soldiers and the loss of grain and materials has not been beyond previous expectations. However, the situation in the Central Plains has made Jia Rong see the arrival of the opportunity. The idea of pacing Bingzhou and then pacing Youzhou is lingering in my heart, especially Yuan Shao's series of actions on the border of Youzhou in recent times, which has strengthened his determination. If it is Youzhou and Liangzhou, coupled with millions of people in the three cities on the grassland, Jia Rong has become the largest prince of the Han Dynasty without enough soldiers. The vastness of the region alone is not comparable to that of the princes of the Central Plains. In the era of cold weapons, what war is fought is human and material resources. There is no one. How can there be an army and no financial resources? How can the people fight for you? With verbal righteousness alone, it will only be a group of people who meet strong enemies on the battlefield. The fleeing soldiers, the people on the grassland, can join the army by picking up knives and guns, which is a good combat readiness resource.

Xu Rong was worried overnight. The siege weapons of the Xiliang Army were particularly powerful. They attacked the city wall again and again. Fortunately, the cowhide and other things on the city greatly blocked the offensive of the Thunderbolt car, which gave the defenders a chance to breathe. Even so, the defenders also paid a great price, and the heavy infantry on the well rushed again and again. The city wall almost took control of the city.

In order to cooperate with Jia Rong's will to fight against Youzhou after pacify Bingzhou, the Xiliang army sent 50,000 troops again to advance in the direction of Bingzhou.

The cities along the way also tried their best to cooperate. With the efforts of Zhang Zhao, officials in the counties occupied by the Xiliang Army have begun to govern the localities and restore people's livelihood. The one-year plan lies in spring. Under the condition of conquering the distribution of seeds for free and providing ploughing tools, the people have been greatly mobilized, and there is no scene as they should have after the war.

Duan Yu completely huddled in the Jingling, and there was no intention of going out of the city to fight. In particular, Lv Bu Ma Chao led the cavalry to the capital city. At this time, there were nearly 6,000 cavalry under the city, and there were nearly 2,000 cavalry on his side. How to attack, in terms of weapons are not as good as the other party, and in terms of the ability of soldiers, it is the most The basic courage is more than the same as that of the other party.

Li Ru was ill and lost a series of battles. Li Ru's painstaking efforts for several years still did not have any effect. The offensive of the Xiliang army gave him a sense of powerlessness. When the princes attacked the Hangu Pass, they did not have this feeling. Unexpectedly, after a few years, the Xiliang army had such achievements, like that Jinglan and the siege ladder are what many princes can't imagine. When they are still worried about the armor on the soldiers, the Xiliang army has begun to use good iron materials to build cloud ladders, Jinglan and other siege weapons. Is there any suspense in such a battle? Duan sting and Xiliang cavalry are a failure. Xiliang army family The great cause is great. Even if 5,000 cavalry completely destroys the 3,000 cavalry, it will not hurt their muscles and bones. On the contrary, Bingzhou is barren and barren. In order to cooperate with Li Ru's expansion of the army, the tax has been increased to the unbearable people. In exile, the tax of the people under the Xiliang Army is probably the lowest.

The successive defeats in Bingzhou made officials panic. I don't know how many family officials have secretly contacted the Xiliang Army, and even the soldiers in the army are ready to move. You know, there are many soldiers in the army who have the Xiliang Army in those years. I'm afraid that the actual situation of the Xiliang Army is the biggest ** for the Bingzhou Army. However, Li Ru did not dare to take too extreme actions. Once the soldiers in the army mutinied, even if the whole state was completely finished, there was no trace of strength to compete with the Xiliang army.

Yuan Shao sent 100,000 troops and marched forward to the border of Youzhou with arrogance. Gao Lan of Zhuo County learned that the army had arrived and had already been waiting for ten miles out of the city.

Yan Liang hurriedly dismounted. Over the years, he has been with Tian Feng, which has taught him a lot, especially the unity robe. He is no longer as arrogant as before. This is also a sentence. Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black. Yan Liang's own martial arts are not bad. With this insight, he was soon loved by soldiers in the army.

After the two met, they walked into the city in parallel. Yan Liang gave full respect to Gao Lan. It was in response to that sentence that respect everyone, and Gao Lan's good impression of Yan Liang also rose. Originally, he thought that Yan Liang was a general of the Jizhou army. He must have done everything, but he didn't expect it to be so easy to talk. , carefully explain the situation of Zhuo County and Youzhou to Yan Liang.

Youzhou Yan Rou learned that Yuan Shao's army was knocking on the side and hurriedly dispatched troops. The county guard general was Weilan, a Wuhuan general. Over the years, he obeyed his orders under Yan Rou's account and made great achievements. However, because he was a Wuhuan people, he could not be reused, and he was also quite suppressed in the army. This time, the army knocked on the side, and Yan Rou was eagerly, the general Weilan was sent to the defense of Dai County. Since the rebellion of Li Ru in Bingzhou and the retreat of the Xiliang army, Yan Rou, who got the news in advance, hurriedly occupied Dai County without giving Yuan Shao's army any chance.

Weilan was ordered to guard Dai County without any slackness, and was not valued in Youzhou, and the people did not live a happy and stable life as expected. Weilan had to rely on his own efforts to obtain it.

Yan Liang immediately crossed the knife and roared loudly, "The generals in the city dare to go out of the city to fight!"

Yan Liang's original five and three roughnesses are quite loved by soldiers. This roar is even more energetic, which attracts the defenders in the city to look sideways. In the past battles in Youzhou, Yan Liang has participated in many times, so there are not a few soldiers who are familiar with Yan Liang. After seeing the people coming clearly, many soldiers whispered, when The scene of Yan Liang leading a large army in Youzhou is vivid in his mind. Some soldiers who came down from attacking Gongsun Zan's battlefield also knew that Gongsun Zan's white horse was defeated by Yan Liang's hand. Under the glory of the general, the counselor's advice was a little insignificant. Relying on the strong strength, Yan Liang wanted to rise. What it comes to is not only deterrence, but also to let the defenders shake themselves to achieve the effect of subduing the soldiers without fighting. According to Tian Feng, this is the highest honor of a general.

How can Weilan be so cowardly in the city? However, Yan Liang's prestige should not be underestimated. He ordered 500 cavalry and went out of the city to fight. The Wuhuan cavalry was worthy of its bravery. Under the leadership of Weilan, he even exerted ten layers of combat effectiveness. In the first battle, Yan Liang's soldiers were killed separately. Yan Liang hurriedly. Leading the army to retreat, Weilan did not let go. He chased Yan Liang and went straight to the outside of the barracks before leaving. He became famous in the first battle.

Weilan is not only good at martial arts, but also has insight in marching and fighting. When Yan Rou encountered some wars, she still asked him for advice. Just now, Weilan saw that Yan Liang's army was not stationed and provoked under the city, and the soldiers' faces were tired. He did not hesitate to lead the army out and defeated Yan Liang. However, after the stability of Youzhou, Yan Rouxing Things also became a little arrogant, and Weilan came out of the core under the trend of the general trend.

The soldiers in the city saw that Yan Liang was just like this, and their confidence in defending the city also expanded a lot, and their eyes looking at the vast army outside the city became more and more firm.

Yan Liang returned to the army with a low look. In Yuan Shao's army, Admiral Yan Liangwen Chou was like a pillar. Unexpectedly, he was defeated in the hands of an unknown person. It seemed that he was still a Wuhuan. When did the content of this group of aliens in the Han Dynasty become rampant? However, the strength of the other party made Yan Liang dare not despise him. Under the pressure of the burning anger in his chest, this army sent 100,000 troops, and Dai County is bound to win, but Jizhou has a great deficiency in the strength of cavalry.

After receiving Yan Liang's tightened letter in front of him, Yuan Shao did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly summoned his counselors to discuss countermeasures.

Xu You said, "General Yan Liang just arrived at Dai County for the first time. He did not adapt for a while. He was attacked by the generals, which led to the army losing some soldiers. It is not a matter of worry. General Yan was brave and resourceful. At the beginning, he led the army to fight in Youzhou and lost the defeat of Gongsun Zan's white horse. It was a rare general."