Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 587
The benefits of the surrender of Han Qiong and Zhang He to Chu Nan are not just the two generals' refuge. Zhang He is the only remaining four court pillars and has a very high prestige in the Jizhou Army. More importantly, Han Qiong, don't look at it In his old age, most of the generals in the Jizhou Army had been taught by him. Even if they didn't have the name of master and apprentice, when they met Han Qiong, they would respectfully call him teacher like Zhang Yun.

Not to mention the impact of the two men on the morale of the Jizhou Army. What's more terrible is that in the current situation where Yuan Shao is already weak, the two men's service can be regarded as a big step for the generals of the Jizhou Army. After the generals saw the two of them, they surrendered one after another. In less than a month, the three counties of Qinghe, Julu, and Anping were all captured by Chu Nan, and Chu Nan and Gao Shun also successfully joined forces in Dunqiu.

By this time, Yecheng was no longer so important. After Chu Nan asked Zhang Yan to stay in Yecheng, he joined Gao Shun directly.

"See my lord!" Dunqiu and Gao Shun bowed to Chu Nan.

"Uncle Gao, get up!" Chu Nan stretched out his hand to support Gao Shun. He had a good relationship with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, and he was still in the camp for a while. After Lu Bu transferred the power to Chu Nan, some turmoil would naturally arise, but At that time, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, who were generals of Lu Bu, supported Chu Nan, which did not cause too much turmoil.

And Chu Nan was naturally closer to Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.

Reminiscing about the old days with Gao Shun, Chu Nan said with a smile: "Thinking about it now, I still kind of miss the days when I was in Xuzhou. There were no complicated things. Unlike today, Uncle Gao has lost a lot of weight when he is running around all day."

Gao Shun is not the kind of person who likes to talk too much, he clasped his fists and said, "My lord has become a big trend now, since ancient times..."

"Uncle Gao, I'm just expressing emotion, don't take it seriously." Chu Nan quickly stopped, Gao Shun was capable, but his character was the traditional honest person, who easily took what others said, and this kind of People talk very boring, but in doing things, he is the one who Chu Nan is most at ease. If there is any problem, Gao Shun will directly say that it is difficult for this kind of person to get ahead in the officialdom in peaceful times. Looking at Gao Shun, he is always the same. With a serious face, Chu Nan is really curious, does he have to follow the steps when having sex?

"At this point in this battle, Yuan Shao's defeat has been decided. The most important thing right now is to deal with Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren. If these two are not eliminated, the rear will be in trouble." Chu Nan looked at the crowd and said.

At the beginning of spring next year, Chu Nan is going to take advantage of the situation to sweep Karasuma again. Karasuma has appeared in several battles between the princes, which is really annoying, and the Karasuma cavalry is indeed a headache. Don't look at this time to retreat Karasuma The victorious Qin Song was due to the combination of Lu Bu, Ma Chao and Chen Gong. If you try to change a few people, even if you can win, the livelihood of the people in the west of Liaoning may not be preserved.

"These two have quite a strategy." Han Qiong nodded in praise.

The generals in other places were all waiting for the wind to surrender, but during the time these two were in Liyang and Chaoge, they held the general power tightly in their hands, and the generals under their command were quite convinced of the two, and they were related to each other. The combination of Yuan Shao and Li Tong fought for more than half a year, and Yuan Shao's main force was almost wiped out, and the two of them just didn't move.

"The situation in Jizhou is now clear. Even if Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan refuse to surrender, the rest of the generals may not be of one mind with them. The last general thinks that this can shake the morale of his army." Gao Shun clasped his fists.

Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were old opponents. Back then when Lu Bu and Cao Cao fought, these two were the existence to counterbalance the main force of the Xuzhou army. Gao Shun was quite clear about their abilities. Cheng Qingqi is indeed difficult to deal with.

"Now that our army is free, we can cut off the connection between the two cities first, and then concentrate our forces to break through the first city." Huang Zhong suggested.

Anyway, now Chu Nan's advantage has been highlighted, not only in terms of military strength, but most importantly, with the addition of Han Qiong and Zhang Xi, among other things, as long as the two appear on the battlefield, it is enough to boost the morale of the Jizhou Army fall.

"What both of you said makes sense, so let's follow what you said, Uncle Gao!" Chu Nan nodded, his thoughts were similar to his own, and he looked at Gao Shun.

"The last general is here!" Gao Shun stepped forward and bowed.

"Follow me to Li Yang, join forces with General Wen Yuan, we will attack Li Yang together, and take Li Yang first." Chu Nan looked at Gao Shun and said.

Li Yang and Chao Ge are two hard bones, it's easy to chew together, so they have to eat separately.

"Here!" Gao Shun agreed.

"Jun Yi." Chu Nan looked at Zhang Yun and said.

"The end is here." Zhang He took a step forward.

"For your five thousand soldiers and horses, to block the aid between the two cities, would you like to?" Chu Nan looked at Zhang He.

He had promised the two of them not to attack Yuan Shao, but now he was fighting Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren, not among them.

"The last general takes orders!" Zhang Yun stood up and agreed.

As long as they don't attack Yuan Shao directly and help Chu Nan defeat the other generals, they are naturally willing. After all, after this battle, they will be rewarded for their merits. After all, the other officers and soldiers have made great achievements with their lives. When you come here, as long as you surrender, you can be named a marquis and worship general, which is too unfair.

Zhang He naturally understood this, and knew that Chu Nan was giving him a chance to make a contribution, so he did not resist this matter.

The plan was decided, after Chu Nan asked the three armies to rest for a day, the next morning, he led the troops of Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Han Qiong, and Ji Ling to attack Li Yang.

Dunqiu is only a hundred miles away from Liyang, and it can be reached in half a day.

Li Yang, Cao Xiu hurried to the government office and said to Xia Houyuan, "Uncle, something happened!"

"What's the matter?" Xia Houyuan rubbed his temples wearily. He fought Zhang Liao for more than half a year. Head-to-head, it is difficult to break the move. Several times he wanted to send troops to capture Zhang Liao's foothold in the city, but Zhang Liao saw through it.

He wanted to break Zhang Liao as soon as possible, and then rush to help Chaoge to break the current deadlock, but Zhang Liao is not an easy person, so he can only think about it.

"The news came from the rear that Han Qiong was defeated and surrendered. A large number of city guards surrendered upon hearing the news. Now all the cities behind our army have been captured by Chu thieves!" Cao Xiu said in a deep voice.

Xia Houyuan's complexion couldn't help changing when he heard the words, he stood up suddenly and said, "Then Han Qiong is a veteran of Jizhou, with top-notch martial arts and military skills, how could he be defeated so easily!?"

"My nephew doesn't know the specifics, but it is a fact that the flags of the cities in the rear have been changed, and the enemy has formed a siege around our army." Cao Xiu shook his head. He didn't know exactly how he was defeated. But it is what it is.

Xia Houyuan frowned when he heard the words. This is not only about the encirclement situation, but also related to morale and other issues, and the most important point, the tenure of the encirclement situation also means that they will no longer have logistical supplies.

That is to say, if the siege cannot be broken, Li Yang and Chaoge will become desperate. No matter how long he and Cao Ren can defend, they will eventually be broken, unless Yuan Shao can come to help.

He looked at Cao Xiu, and said in a deep voice, "Wen Lie, do you have any news from Duke Yuan? How is the situation in the Battle of Jizhou?"

"All the cities have been captured, and rumors spread wildly. Some say that Yuan Gong has been defeated, and some say that Yuan Gong has passed away. But uncle, since the enemy army has attacked here, even Han Qiong, Zhang He and others have surrendered. , even if Duke Yuan is still there, I'm afraid..." He didn't finish his sentence, but the current situation is not optimistic.

Xia Houyuan was silent for a moment and said: "Wen Lie blocked this news, don't let it spread in the city."

Once the news spreads, Li Yang's army will be shaken.

"Xiu has ordered people to block the news, but the news may not take long. If Zhang He and Han Qiong appear on the battlefield, these soldiers will inevitably know about it." Cao Xiu said helplessly.

"If you can hide it for a while, count it for a while." Xia Houyuan sighed, and was about to say something, but saw a general galloping towards him.

"General, a large number of troops have come from the northeast and are forming formations outside the city."

"Who is leading the army?" Xia Houyuan asked hastily, but now he hoped that it was Gao Shun who led the army.

"Yes..." The general hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and said, "It's Old General Han!"

Xia Houyuan nodded helplessly: "Notify Zihe, prepare for battle!"

The last thing I want to see happened. Han Qiong appeared in the enemy's army formation. This is more terrifying than Gao Shunlai. No matter how powerful Gao Shun is, Xia Houyuan has the confidence to defend it, but Han Qiong's appearance can destroy the morale of the defenders. No matter how confident Xia Houyuan was, he couldn't win the battle with a team of soldiers with low morale.

What's more, he was facing an enemy general who was not weaker than himself at all.

The general didn't dare to say more, he promised, and turned around to deliver the order.

"Uncle, this..." Cao Xiu looked at Xia Houyuan, worried.

"Let's go, we always have to face it!" Xia Houyuan stood up and took Cao Xiu straight to the direction of the city wall.

Outside the northern city, a group of people and horses were waiting in formation. An old general in front of the formation was trying to persuade the city to surrender. When Xia Houyuan heard the other party's words, he was furious. He went straight to the tower and shouted: "Old man, Mr. You are not thin, why did you betray him!?"

"The general situation is like this. Duke Yuan has already been defeated. This old man's move is also to hope that there will be fewer killings in Jizhou. Now that the overall situation is settled, why does Miaocai let these soldiers risk their lives for no reason!?" Han Qiong looked at Xia Houyuan and sighed.

When the Cao family came to Jizhou to gain a foothold, they naturally had to visit various families. As a veteran, Han Qiong was among them. Xia Houyuan and Han Qiong knew each other naturally.

"Shameless man, you speak so grandly, but you know how many people's heads are rolling in the place where the Chu thief passed by. Why don't you persuade him to do less killing, but come to tell me these stupid words?" Xia Houyuan sternly said: " As a veteran, you have always been respected by others, but now you take the lead in surrendering to the thieves, bowing your eyebrows to a merchant, and you are not afraid that one day after you die, you will face your ancestors in shame!?"

"Zhuzi, dare to humiliate your ancestors. You Cao family members are here to avenge Cao Cao. Don't say it so glamorously!" Seeing Han Qiong's beard in anger, Ji Ling hurriedly rode away Out, the halberd pointed at Xia Houyuan and shouted.

(End of this chapter)