Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 293 Battle of Puyang, Liu Qingzhi

It was just after noon, and it seemed a bit stuffy, as if the climate around Puyang was affected by the suffocating atmosphere here, and it was not as refreshing as autumn.

The soldiers at the head of Puyang City held their breath and stared at the city intently. Whether it was the battle-tested Bingzhou Army or the newly recruited and trained Dongjun soldiers, they all had the same thoughts at the moment. They only had one emotion—nervousness.

Yuan Shao stood in the middle army and looked at Puyang from a distance. Although he couldn't see the faces of the people above him clearly, he didn't hide his dislike for them at all.

Zhang Miao and Chen Gong were originally one of the Kwantung coalition forces, they should have fought side by side, and Chenliu County should be part of Yanzhou.

If Chen Liu is lost, Puyang must not be lost!
It is the center of Dongjun, and Dongjun can be said to be the center of Yanzhou.

More importantly, Puyang has special significance to Yuan Shao.

In the past, when Yuan Shao became an official, the first official he served was Puyang Chief.

It can be said that Yuan Shao is very familiar with Puyang's county mansion, city walls, and streets.

Even very kind, but it was this city that made him feel so kind, but it was occupied by others.

"Zhao Rui obeys orders!" Yuan Shao said coldly.

"The end is here!"

"You lead people to detour to the north of the city. If there are any ships, they will all be scuttled!"

"Here!"

Zhao Rui took the order to go, Yuan Shao knew that the north gate was not easy to attack, or even to surround, so he acted first and cut off Chen Gong's rear.

"Here's an order: Yan Liang attacks the west gate, Wen Chou attacks the south gate, Zhang Yang attacks the east gate, set off immediately, and attack immediately after arriving! There are not many troops in Puyang, so we must not be able to cover everything!"

As soon as the military order was issued, all the soldiers began to move. Yan Liang and Zhang Yang took the orders to leave, and rushed to the west and east of the city respectively, while Yuan Shao's central army, led by Wen Chou, launched an attack directly.

"They didn't even take a rest!" Chen Gong looked at Yuan Jun who rushed up and said.

"The crossbowmen aim and shoot, save the arrows!" Lu Bu ordered, and as he spoke, he also took up a longbow, pointed forward with the arrow, and locked on a Yuan Jun soldier who had already run into the range.

Lu Bu continued to wait, because the shooting range of the soldiers may not be as far as his, until he felt that it was almost there, Lu Bu shouted: "Shoot!"

All of a sudden, a hundred arrows were fired from the top of the city, and the arrow shot by Lu Bu himself hit the rushing Yuan Jun, and the latter was nailed to the ground.

At the same time, the people hit by the arrows fell down in disorder.

"Shoot again!"

Lu Bu had already shot the second one and hit another ladder holder. The arrow penetrated deeply into his body and even nailed it to the ground.

However, a round of one hundred and ten arrows was still far behind Yuan Jun's swarming crowd.

Dozens of long ladders went up to the top of the city, and the first climbers began to climb up. Immediately, the boulders prepared for them began to be smashed down, and because they were thrown against the ladders, the hit rate was almost 100%. A crossbowman shoots towards the head of the city, and climbs first to cover.

"Pour boiling water! Hurry up!" Chen Gong ordered immediately after a lot of people gathered in the city.

The soldiers in charge of boiling water began to get busy, carefully pouring out the boiling water with a bucket, regardless of the accuracy, and pouring it towards the convenient position, the boiling water poured down, broke into pieces in the air, and white mist rose.

At the same time, Yuan Jun, who was recruited under the city, immediately cried and cried. Their exposed skin was burned in many places. The unlucky ones even took a boiling water bath, and their heads and faces were covered with foam.

The damage is not high, but the pain value is full.

Looking at the battlefield at the top of the city shrouded in white mist, Yuan Shao couldn't help being curious, "Then what is Chen Gong using?"

"My lord, it looks like boiling water."

Yuan Shao smiled contemptuously, "Small skills, it seems that there is a shortage of supplies in Puyang City, even the rolling logs and stones for defending the city are not enough, at most two days, and Puyang will be captured in two days!"

Guo Tu didn't answer. This kind of flag is still not coming to stand. Yuan Shao seems to think that the siege situation is good, but Guo Tu doesn't think so. Failed again and again.

You could say he has PTSD, and it's easy for him to think—

Has Yuan Shao ever won?
Will it be different this time?

"Gong Ze, do you have any concerns?" Yuan Shao seemed to sense Guo Tu's worry, and Guo Tu quickly waved his hand, "I don't have any worries, I just hope to break through the city as soon as possible. After all, the enemy of Puyang is not the main target of our army."

The main target is Xu Rong.

Time flies, one breath at a time, a moment, an hour, and Yuan Jun rushes to the top of the city one after another, but the defense above the top of the city is still fierce. Although the arrows are gone, the stones, wood, and boiling water seem to be inexhaustible.

Occasionally, when a soldier climbed up, he would be stabbed into a sieve by random guns. Even if he did not die on the spot, he would die if he fell off the top of the wall.

Below the city head, the dead were mixed with stones and wood, piled up in a pile, and the blood of the dead gathered in the low-lying places to form a pool of blood, which was truly terrifying.

Soon, the sun slanted, pulling everything into a long shadow, and Puyang still stood still.

Lu Bu stood on the top of the city from the beginning to the end, and gently swung his halberd, leaving a Yuan Jun who was climbing up the city head-on, with his head and body falling.

Yuan Shao stared at Puyang. Its toughness was beyond his imagination. Not only did Yuan Jun not kill the top of the city, but he did not even break through the city gates. , it was Yuan Shao who replaced the wooden door with iron hoops when he was in office.

As for the other two groups of soldiers and horses, the results were the same.

Yuan Shao's eyes were a little sore and swollen, the whites of his eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was no longer as relaxed as when he first arrived, but tired instead.

For some reason, Guo Tu looked at this scene, why was he so familiar with it?
Ming Jin withdraws troops and rests overnight.

The next day, Yuan Shao led his troops to the front of the battle again in good spirits.

He stared at the city of Puyang for a long time, but he had thousands of words in his heart but didn't know where to start. Finally, he shouted with the loudest voice: "Attack!"

The effect was surprisingly good. All the soldiers were beaten like chicken blood, and they also burst into roars, rushing towards Puyang in a siege formation.

……

Liu Qing led the troops to come along the river. At the ferry of Puyang city gate, he suddenly bumped into a group of people, and the caravan stopped immediately.

"Feng Xiao, guess it's Yuan Shaojun or Lu Bujun?"

Guo Jia rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, I'm not blind. As a military advisor of Bingzhou Mu, how can I not recognize the uniform of the Bingzhou army? Looking at the uniform of the army, it must be Yuan Shaojun!"

"Oh? Dianwei, put down the banner and follow me to have a look."

Saying that, Liu Qing and Dian Wei rode forward, and the caravan carriage moved slowly again, heading towards Puyang.

When he got close, Zhao Rui also noticed the abnormality.

"stop!"

Zhao Rui stopped with a shout and looked at Liu Qing.

Liu Qing wore a simple breastplate and no other armor, but Dian Wei wore everything he should wear except for the helmet. When Zhao Rui looked at him, he felt like a giant iron armored beast.

Zhao Rui still has a bit of eyesight, and felt that the two people's demeanor, clothes and horses were not ordinary people. Looking at the long motorcade following behind, he knew that the two were not ordinary people.

Whether it is a nobleman or a powerful man, he can't afford to offend him.

"You two, Puyang is not very stable, please don't take this road."

Liu Qing purposely showed embarrassment, and replied: "Oh, I came here just for Puyang!"

"The gate of Puyang city is closed, it is impossible to enter the city, let's go back the same way!"

"How do you know if you don't try?"

Zhao Rui frowned, realizing that things were not simple.

"What is in the carriage?"

"Food, cloth, and a lot of ironware." Liu Qing answered truthfully.

When Zhao Rui heard it, something was wrong, good guy, they are all military supplies!Reminiscing that the other party is going to enter Puyang, it is obvious that this is a military supply for Chen Gong and Lu Bu.

"These things were purchased by Chen Gong Lu Bu?"

Liu Qing shook his head immediately, "No."

Liu Qing answered truthfully again, but in Zhao Rui's view, it felt like a fool would say "yes", and he was undoubtedly asking too much.

"The gate of Puyang City is closed, you can't get in, go back!" Zhao Rui persuaded him to return, thinking that one thing more is worse than one thing less, and he didn't want to offend anyone.

"I came from a long way, how can I turn back without seeing it with my own eyes, and wait for me to go and ask, if it is really the case, it will not be too late for me to return." Liu Qing insisted.

Zhao Rui's eyes were flickering, obviously he didn't want to meddle in other people's business, and he was afraid that Liu Qing might miss something.

"Just ask?"

if not?Liu Qing is the most honest and never lies.

"Then let's go!" Zhao Rui waved his hand, and his soldiers moved out of the way, and Liu Qing led the convoy through.

When you come to the north gate, there is a moat leading from the river and a suspension bridge. There are not many people on the top of the city, only a few.

Yuan Jun also did not choose to attack from the north gate, attacking three and leaving one, the retreat was cut off, this was Yuan Shao's strategy.

Liu Qing immediately stepped forward, looked at the top of the city, and asked loudly across the suspension bridge: "Junzheng's convoy requests to enter the city!"

Hou Cheng was in charge of guarding the north gate. Ever since soldiers and horses appeared under the city, he became vigilant, keeping an eye on the bottom, until Liu Qing's voice came, which made him shudder in this golden autumn season.

"Junzheng Company!"

Isn't this what Mr. specifically confessed!

"What evidence?"

Liu Qing muttered, "There are so many things to do!"

So he took out Chen Gong's silk script, "Dian Wei, give me a small halberd!"

Dian Wei took out a small halberd and handed it to Liu Qing, Liu Qing tied the silk book on it and handed it back to Dian Wei.

"Shoot the halberd on the top of the wall, don't shoot people." Liu Qing said.

Dian Wei took it back, looked at the top of the city, jumped off the horse, took two steps and squatted, and shot the small halberd out of his hand.

With a sound of "Keng", the iron halberd shot straight into the earth wall on the tower.

This move not only surprised Hou Cheng, but even Zhao Rui's eyes trembled.

Just throwing it like this, the iron halberd didn't go into the wall!

This guard is so good, it seems that the person in front of him is indeed an extraordinary person!
He was a little more certain about himself.

Hou Cheng pulled out the iron halberd with great difficulty, untied the silk script and took a look. After a cursory glance, it was obvious that this was a letter written by Mr. Chen Gong. Of course, the letter could be forged, but the seal of the prefect of Dongjun cannot be faked. , and now it is in the hands of Chen Gong.

Hou Cheng immediately confirmed the identity of the other party, and happily sent someone to notify the general and the gentleman, and at the same time asked someone to put down the suspension bridge immediately.

At the same time, he was still wondering, could it be that the general under the banner of Zhao who has been wandering by the river these days is a member of King Bohai?
Zhao Ziqi, is that person the rumored Changshan Zhao Zilong!
Zhao Rui is stupid!
He actually watched the North Gate Suspension Bridge come down!Then, the gates of the city were opened!
Do you want to rush?He knew that there were not many defenders at the north gate, but the lord did not give him an order to siege the city!

After hesitating again and again, Zhao Rui resisted the urge.

"Let me tell you, the door will be opened! Is the general going to enter the city?" Liu Qing invited politely.

"No, no, no!" Zhao Rui retreated again and again, fearful of the person in front of him.

Liu Qing ignored it, waved his hand, and ordered the convoy to enter the city.

Watching a car enter the city gate, Zhao Rui couldn't hold back any longer. He took a few steps back and ordered his soldiers to report what they saw to the lord, and asked for instructions on whether to attack the north gate.

Liu Qing's convoy was almost two miles long, and after an unknown amount of time, the tail of the convoy finally appeared, and then——

Zhao Rui was dumbfounded again!

look!What's behind the convoy!
That is a fully armed cavalry!
"This..." Zhao Rui murmured, then immediately controlled his voice, and whispered silently in his heart: This is Chen Gong Lu Bu's reinforcements!

So he sent another person to inform the lord.

Then he didn't dare to move, and watched Liu Qing's imperial guards and Dian Wei's tiger guards file into the city, and as the city gate was closed again with a "bang", the suspension bridge "squeaked" and everything went back to the beginning status.

Zhao Rui even felt that he was hallucinating just now?
Hou Cheng led Liu Qing and ran straight from the central street from the north gate to the south gate. Along the way, he also informed Liu Qing of the two-day battle situation.

"My lord, Yuan Shao has launched a three-sided attack since yesterday. Now, Puyang is at the end of its battle. I am at the north gate, and I also heard that today Yuan Jun has rushed to the top of the city several times to meet our army hand-to-hand."

"Isn't Puyang still in your hands!" Liu Qing replied indifferently.

This is the state he hopes to see. The Battle of Puyang is a battle of protection and defense. For Lu Bu and the wild Bingzhou wolf riders, this battle is a baptism.

Perhaps they are fighting for themselves today, but indirectly, they have protected the people of Puyang. After serving Liu Qing, in the future, perhaps there will be many such guardian battles!

When he was approaching the south gate, Liu Qing saw a lone horse coming towards him. When he saw Liu Qing, he got off his horse and saluted.

"Chen Gong pays homage to His Majesty, and when His Majesty arrives in person, Chen Gong is terrified!"

I don't see you panicking at all!Liu Qing thought.

This kind of outdated courtesy has not been heard in 800 years, which shows that Chen Gong's tongue is not very good.

Liu Qing's stereotype of this person should be a straight man who is more outspoken and paranoid.

"Gongtai stands up, the enemy is at hand, and the priority should be to retreat from the enemy!" Liu Qing said solemnly, pretending to be serious.

"Not bad, retreating the enemy is the most important thing!" Chen Gong echoed, "Please watch the battle from the top of the city!"

"Didn't Yuan Jun already attack the city?"

"No, when I came, Fengxian had already led the troops to kill them!"

"Oh." Liu Qing nodded thoughtfully, and then said something that shocked Chen Gong for 100 years.

"Since there is no Yuan Jun at the top of the city, then open the city gate and fight out!"

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