I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 272, Liu Yu's death

Huangfusong's 20 army has 1.5 iron armored soldiers. Although the iron armor is less than 2000%, this is already a huge improvement. Before Xu Wei came to the big man, the iron armor was still a school lieutenant, and the [-] stone generals like the captain The equipment that can be used, originally in the history of the entire Three Kingdoms period, there were only a few armies that could be equipped with iron armor on a large scale. In history, they were also famous armies, such as the [-]-man camp, the first camp with a thousand people, and Cao Cao's army. Tiger and leopard riders are all armored elites.

But from the quantity, it can be seen that the iron armor consumes a lot. These princes can only equip hundreds or thousands of iron armors. Even if Cao Cao occupies more than half of the big men, he can only support three thousand tigers and leopards.

But in this time and space, with Xu Wei's magic transformation, hundreds of thousands of iron armors can no longer become a decisive force on the battlefield, and it is even more difficult to deal with their most powerful enemy.

The equipment of the princes from all walks of life is being upgraded. In Dong Zhuo's hands, the Flying Bears add up to tens of thousands of armored soldiers. Looking at the scattered iron armor in other areas, Xu Wei estimates that the entire Han Dynasty has more than 1.5 armored soldiers.

There is no way that the people of insight in the big man have already made Lei Gong the biggest enemy, and Lei Gong, the enemy, has more than 10 armored soldiers on the surface. This is almost a desperate number. Facing such a powerful The entire Han Dynasty wants to deal with the princes of Lei Gong, and they are trying to strengthen their equipment. Leather armor is no longer useful, and they can only use iron armored soldiers to fight iron armored soldiers. Even the entire Han family is trying to forge iron armor .

From this point of view, the nobles of the Dahan are better than the literati of the Song Dynasty. They are willing to spend all their family property in order to protect their land and property, because they know that they cannot defeat Lei Gong, and their property will be confiscated by Lei Gong sooner or later. The aristocrats of the family thought very simply, instead of letting their family property be confiscated by Lei Gong, it is better to build an armored sword and hack to death the rattan armor army who confiscated their property!
Therefore, in places that Lei Gong couldn't see, tens of thousands of blacksmiths in Dahan really continued to forge iron armor, and Mayi's iron-making technology began to spread throughout Dahan, and the level of iron-making in various places also increased rapidly. The difficulty is that the armor-wearing rate of the Han Dynasty has caught up to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and this has not counted the iron armor of the Rattan Armored Army. Otherwise, the number of iron armor of the Han Dynasty should be a peak that has never appeared before in history!

The level of weapons and equipment of the big man is really fast. Now that things are progressing in the Tang and Song Dynasties, with the appearance of these iron armors, armor-piercing weapons have also begun to emerge. Just like Xu Wei is now thinking whether to equip his army with Mo Dao or iron armor. The hammer is used to deal with the armored soldiers of the big man.

Youzhou, Yuyang City!

Changping is only more than 200 miles away from Yuyang City, and one day at a fast pace can bring the battle situation in Changping to the defenders in Yuyang City!
So Xu Rong received Huangfusong's order one day later, asking him to retreat to Ji County within five days!
Then Huangfusong explained in detail the situation of the Battle of Changping one day ago in the letter, and then solemnly told him that if he could not reach Ji County within 5 days, his army might be surrounded by the Tengjia Army!

Faced with this situation, Xu Rong invited Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and the generals of Youzhou, and gave them Huangfusong's letter to read.

Then he said: "No matter what method we use now, we must find a way to retreat out of Yuyang City, otherwise we will be surrounded by the Tengjia Army and then annihilated by the Tengjia Army!"

Tian Kai and the others couldn't believe that Huangfusong's 20 troops were no match for Lei Gong, they didn't even have the strength to resist, and they were anxious to ask them to leave!

"Five days is not enough time for us to retreat to Ji County. Most of our 6 horsemen are infantry, while the Tengjia Army under the city has a large number of cavalry. They can at least send 1 cavalry to chase us. We It is impossible to run with two legs and beat with four legs, if we are not prepared, our 6 people will still be chased and killed by the Tengjia army on the way to retreat, and the whole army will be wiped out!" Tian Kai said helplessly.

Xu Rong looked at the map of Yuyang for a long time and said: "The Gushui River goes all the way south, connecting Yongnu County, if we go down the river from Gushui, the cavalry of the Tengjia Army should not be able to catch up!
Youzhou Governor Shi Xianyufu smiled wryly: "Youzhou is not in the south, boats are rare, and they are very small. There are only a dozen small boats in Yuyang, which can only transport dozens or hundreds of people to escape from Yuyang City!"

Then he looked at Liu Yu and said, "Duke Ming can use this method to escape from Yuyang City!"

Liu Yu smiled wryly and said: "Youzhou is about to fall, and I, the shepherd of Youzhou, have already been ashamed of the court, and I still have the face to escape, so let me die in battle in Yuyang City, so that I can be regarded as worthy of the court! "

Xian Yufu persuaded: "Duke Ming, even General Huangfu of Lei Gong is no match for Lei Gong, let alone an adult. This is a non-war crime!"

"Minggong should leave Youzhou. After Youzhou is occupied by Leigong, Jizhou will not be in danger. The court will face bigger battles in the future. The court needs adults even more now!"

But Liu Yu stopped him and said: "I am just a useless scholar. Even if I go to Jizhou, it will not be of much use. You don't need to persuade me. Besides, you can be loyal to the country and return the body wrapped in horse leather. It is a great life for me. Hurry up! You don't need to persuade any more."

"You all said just now that it is difficult for everyone to escape from Yuyang, so I led an army of 1 to defend Yuyang City to help you delay time!" Then he smiled wryly: "It's just that I have a military talent and you know it, so you should try your best." Flee, I don’t know how long I can help you resist the Rattan Armor Army!”

All the generals looked at Liu Yu gratefully, it was Liu Yu who was using his life to help them open up a way to escape!
At this time, Xian Yufu said, "As the long history of the Duke of Ming, I stayed to help my lord. My lord is not good at military affairs, and I still need a general with military experience like Xiaguan to help me command. If I stick to Yuyang City, I can hold back the strength of the Tengjia Army." Let them not have the opportunity to divide their troops to pursue. The longer Yuyang City holds on, the safer everyone will be, and I will try my best to help everyone hold on for three days!"

After everyone thought about it, they also felt that leaving Liu Yu alone would not last for a few days, and it would be safer to leave Xian Yufu, who is familiar with military affairs, to assist Liu Yu!
So Liu Yu and Chang Shi Xianyufu left an army of 1 to continue to stand firm in Yuyang City, while Xu Rong led an army of 5 and headed south towards Ji County.

Xu Rong and the others led an army of [-] to retreat, so it was impossible to hide this matter from Wang Yong and the others. They thought that the Yuyang defenders could not bear it anymore and wanted to give up Yuyang City and escape, so they led the army to Yuyang City. He shouted: "The Han army has abandoned you, so hurry up and open the city gate to surrender!"

But at this time Liu Yu stood on the city wall and scolded: "I am still in Yuyang City, who said that the big man gave up Yuyang!"

Wang Yong was surprised to find that Liu Yu was on the city wall. The Yuyang defenders must have retreated. According to Tan Ma's report, about 5 Han troops fled here, which means that there are only about 1 soldiers in Yuyang City. , and they have an army of nearly [-], Yuyang Shou must not be able to defend, but they did not expect Liu Yu to stay behind.Liu Yu is the highest official in Youzhou, but he has no military knowledge. No matter how you look at it, Liu Yu is not a suitable person for a queen.

Wang Yong was pleasantly surprised. The Rattan Armored Army had 10 iron armors, and 5 were with him. Originally, his attack was the main direction of attack, but by accident, it became a restraint, and several other troops entered Youzhou Well, they are still trapped under Yuyang City. After the war is over, they have no credit at all, and now they are going to capture Liu Yu, no matter what!
After thinking for a while, Wang Yong said loudly: "Liu Zhoumu, even if our Tengjia Army is in Bingzhou, we know that you are a rare and good official of the big man. As long as you surrender, our Tengjia Army will definitely guarantee your life, and even your subordinates, the people in the city The lives of the soldiers can be guaranteed, as long as you hand over Yuyang City!"

Hearing this, Liu Yu said angrily: "Death is death. As an official of the court, how can I, Liu Yu, surrender to you thieves? Even if the last soldier in Yuyang City will not surrender! You people Thieves, let's die!"

At this time, Li Gang said: "It seems that Liu Yu wants to drag us under Yuyang City so that Xu Rong and the others can escape! Do you want me to lead the cavalry to chase Xu Rong and the others!"

Wang Yong looked at Liu Yu on the city wall and said: "Liu Yu is much more important than Xu Rong and the others. If we can capture Liu Yu and recruit him, the four counties in Liaodong will surrender without a fight! It will save us a lot of trouble! And Conquering Yuyang City is enough for us to catch up with Xu Rong and the others!"

"Besides, Xu Rong's 5 troops are not bad. If we send 1 cavalry to pursue them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat them. We might as well break through Yuyang City and catch Liu Yu first!"

The most difficult part for the Tengjia Army in Youzhou is that the territory is too large and extremely narrow, with a length of more than 6000 miles from east to west. It can be said that even if they go from Yuyang County to Lelang County, which is the farthest in Youzhou More than half a year, and if the delay in attacking the city is added, I am afraid that this battle may not be over after two or three years!

However, the combined population of the four counties in Liaodong does not exceed 50, which can be described as extremely remote. Wang Yong felt that instead of wasting time in such remote four counties, it would be better to attack Jizhou as soon as possible, and Liu Yu was the key figure in their capture of the four counties in Liaodong. .

Liu Yu has made many achievements in Youzhou in these years, and the people of Youzhou support Liu Yu. If Liu Yu surrenders to the Tengjia Army, the four counties in Eastern Liaodong can be pacified by Liu Yu, and they don't have to go over the mountains to quell these desolations. land!And Youzhou can also settle down quickly, speeding up the time for the Tengjia Army to attack Jizhou.

After thinking about it, Li Gang felt that Liu Yu was more important than the [-] army in Xu Rong's hands, and he didn't think how long the dilapidated Yuyang City that had been beaten by them could hold on!Conquer Yuyang City, and then chase Xu Rong in time!
After Liu Yu refused to surrender, Wang Yong ordered the final general attack on Yuyang City!

The army in his hand was divided into three parts to surround Yuyang City, leaving only the south gate for Liu Yu and the others to escape.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The drums of the siege order sounded in unison, and the soldiers' roars were like thunder. Stance.

Behind the army are hundreds of trebuchets. Before the army attacked, they kept throwing huge stones weighing hundreds of catties at the city wall of Yuyang. These stones shook the city wall of Yuyang, but the solid city wall still stood in front of them. .

Wang Yong said regretfully: "The artillery has not been transported to us. After all, the trebuchet is not as good as the artillery! Otherwise, the city wall of Yuyang has been broken by us long ago!"

Wang Yong knew that after Huanglong used artillery to attack Ban's City, he also wanted to use artillery to attack Yuyang City. In his opinion, artillery is a more powerful siege weapon than trebuchets. Unfortunately, the number of artillery in the Tengjia Army is insufficient. Can't support Wang Yong and the others.

"Boom, boom, boom" boulders hit the city wall one by one, and every time they hit the city wall, there would be earth-shattering sounds. The city wall trembled and moaned under the violent impact of the boulders. Liu Yu and the others could even feel the vibration of the city wall!

After more than two months of attack by the Rattan Armored Army, Yuyang City Wall has become precarious. Thanks to the cold winter that saved Yuyang City, the water turned into ice, and the cold weather affected the efficiency of the trebuchets. Cai Yuyang City Wall has never been breached by trebuchets, but now that the weather has turned warm, the ice on Yuyang City Wall has melted, and now no one knows how long Yuyang City Wall can hold on!
Xian Yufu dissuaded him: "My lord, the city wall is dangerous now, let's go down first!"

But Liu Yu found that the soldiers around him were so scared by these catapults that their faces were pale and their livers were torn. Outcasts.Facing the catapults of the Rattan Armor Army, they naturally don't want to resist. Resistance will kill them, but surrender can save their lives. Now that the officials are gone, why should they stay here!

Liu Yu walked up to the drum and kept beating it. He wanted to tell the soldiers in Yuyang City that he, the Shepherd of Youzhou, was still standing with them!
Liu Yu's actions really boosted the morale of the soldiers in Yuyang City!
Seeing that Liu Yu was so stubborn, Wang Yong wanted to resist to the end, so he stopped the attack of the trebuchet, but began to issue an order for a full-scale attack!
Sixty thousand soldiers entered the three walls and began to storm Yuyang City!

The crossbowmen of the crossbow camp kept shooting crossbow arrows towards the wall of Yuyang City. Countless arrows began to help the rattan armored army to suppress the Han army on the wall. At the same time, they massacred the Han army soldiers with crossbow arrows. , but in the face of enemies several times larger than them, their counterattack was powerless, and they were soon suppressed by the crossbowmen of the Rattan Armored Army!

(End of this chapter)