Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1743: The Young Master Xiao Ruofeng and Zhang Junyi Attack Ye County Again

"That's fine!"

"This method might as well be given a try!" After thinking for a moment, Wang Yu nodded.

Afterwards, Wang Yu ordered Zhang He to lead 15,000 troops to attack Ye County in the southeast. He also sent pigeons to Di Qing and Gan Ning in the west, asking them to divide their troops and attack Lu County and Fan County in the southwest.

If they could block Chen County and Liu County to the south of the enemy army with these three counties, an encirclement of the enemy army could be roughly formed.

Although Hedong Road is mainly plain terrain, even if these county towns are blocked, the enemy can bypass them and pass through them.

However, in this case, their cavalry will not be vegetarians.

No matter where they passed, the soldiers from the two counties would clamp down on them like crab claws. After that, the nearby soldiers would attack from all directions.

This would be enough to leave them dead without a burial place.

After conquering Ye County, Lu County and Fan County, Wang Yu made a gesture of sending troops to Chen County and Liu County. He wanted to see whether Ying Xiong and Xiao Ruolin were in a hurry this time.
At the command, the troops moved together. Di Qing and Gan Ning's situation went very smoothly. The area they wanted to attack was originally a small county town, not a fortified city, and there were not many troops left in the city.

Even the navy led by Gan Ning could not capture these two counties as fast as the time they took to travel.

However, things did not go smoothly for Zhang He, who unfortunately hit a wall.

Ye County was the ancestral home of the Xiao family in Hedong. However, after they became prosperous, they moved to other places in Hedong Road, and the Xiao family in Ye County began to become desolate and no longer as prosperous as they once were.

But even so, this is still the location of the Xiao family's ancestral tomb. Every year when it is time to worship their ancestors, hundreds of Xiao family members will come to Ye County in a mighty procession.

Even though the Xiao family has moved out of Ye County, not all family members have moved away. Only Xiao Ruojin and Xiao Ruofeng are left to guard their original home.

As a military strategist, Xiao Ruojin served as Xiao Ruolin's military advisor.

Now, in the entire Ye County, there are only a few members of the Xiao family headed by Xiao Ruofeng left to look after the house alone.

There were only a thousand defenders in Ye County, and no general was stationed there. Logically speaking, Zhang He could easily defeat the enemy.

However, when Zhang He's troops arrived at the city, Xiao Ruofeng stood up at that time and took the initiative to assist Ye County Magistrate Ye Jingkai in reorganizing the defense. Moreover, because the defense force in the city was insufficient, he took the initiative to summon 300 slaves and servants in his home to strengthen the defense force in the city.

Xiao Ruofeng has some contradictions in his character. Apart from Dongfang, one of the four great emperors in Hedong Dao, the Xiao family in Hedong Dao is one of the best families. With this background, it can definitely be said that he comes from a famous family.

Moreover, more than ten years ago, he was a graduate of the Shangyin Academy in Da Cang, and studied under the great scholar Mr. Li in the academy.

However, he was very fond of studying the art of war. Confucianism was all about absorbing the strengths of various schools, and he also had some knowledge of the art of military strategy. He also often trained his servants and slaves like soldiers.

The Xiao family itself is one of the largest families in Hedong Road, and they also have a governor like Xiao Ruolin. The most important thing is that their family has won twice against the will of heaven and has become the loyal ministers of two consecutive generations of emperors.

In this situation, even if Xiao Ruofeng trained his servants as soldiers, the officials in Ye County would not bother to pay attention to him even if they knew about it.

After all, Xiao Ruofeng still had a limit. Even if he trained these slaves and servants, he would at most equip them with swords, spears, and halberds, and he never touched armor or anything like that.

Therefore, to say that he has no problem is not to say that there is no problem at all. The main point is that to say that he has problems is a bit far-fetched and does not touch the bottom line of the court.

Logically speaking, with Xiao Ruofeng's background, if he wanted to join the military, he would definitely have a bright future.

In fact, this is indeed the case. He had served in the army for three years and performed quite well. In just three years, he was promoted several times in a row.

However, he himself had the character of a man of the world. Therefore, when he was about to be promoted again, he made a decision that surprised everyone in the family. He actually resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown to hang out with a few friends.

It is precisely because of this that in the eyes of the Xiao family, Xiao Ruofeng is also regarded as a representative of a half-prodigal son. If he develops peacefully in the army, in addition to Xiao Ruolin, who is a local leader, maybe there will be another important general in the army.

However, he chose to lower his status and associate with those underworld people who are not worthy of being mentioned in public.

But no matter what, Xiao Ruofeng was also a popular figure in the Da Cang army back then, and he was well-versed in the art of war. Ye Jingkai was a pure talent as a county magistrate, and it would be quite difficult for him to fight in the war.

Therefore, for Ye Jingkai, Xiao Ruofeng's willingness to stand up at this time was like taking a pillow when he was sleepy. He simply handed over the defense of Ye County to Xiao Ruofeng.

After Xiao Ruofeng took over the defense, he also incorporated the county government officials and prisoners in the prison into the army, and gained another 300 soldiers. In this way, they had 1,600 available forces.

However, Zhang He still had ten times as many troops as them, so for them, it was still like a dark cloud looming over the city, threatening to destroy it.

Therefore, Xiao Ruofeng once again exerted the influence of the Xiao family in the city and used both soft and hard means to recruit many of the aristocratic families in the city. Finally, he once again assembled 800 people.

However, the quality of these 800 soldiers could not be guaranteed. Although they were also soldiers organized from servants, Xiao Ruofeng's 300 men had been trained as soldiers before. Even if they were not as strong as regular soldiers in terms of combat effectiveness, they still had a basic foundation.

And these eight hundred people are really just there to make up the numbers.

After that, Xiao Ruofeng could no longer spare time, because Zhang He's troops had already arrived. However, he still asked Ye County Magistrate Ye Jingkai to gather the able-bodied men in the city as a reserve force to help them defend the city.

Zhang He originally did not take this small town seriously. After all, from the intelligence they had received before, Ying Xiong and Xiao Ruolin had limited troops and their forces were concentrated in a few places. Given the situation in Ye County, it would be easy for them to attack with their 15,000 men.

However, when the attack really began, he suffered a small loss because of his carelessness. After a fierce battle, the city gate was knocked open by the battering ram, and the soldiers rushed in. However, at this time, thousands of arrows were fired from both sides of the city, and a large amount of kerosene prepared in advance also burned at this time.

In an instant, thousands of soldiers died in the sea of ​​fire.

Moreover, because Xiao Ruofeng did not have enough troops, he did not dare to take risks, so he decided to stop while he was ahead and did not insist on taking more.

This defeat was like pouring a bucket of cold water on Zhang He's head.

Next, he took the initiative to challenge the enemy general. Of course, fighting the general was not his main purpose, but he wanted to take this opportunity to understand the enemy general's strengths and weaknesses.

However, although Xiao Ruofeng went into battle as he wished, Zhang He was quickly defeated in ten rounds.

Thanks to the timely assistance of General Wang Li, Xiao Ruofeng was finally stopped.

Xiao Ruofeng did not follow the path of a brave general on the battlefield, but chose the path of cultivating internal energy. With his grandmaster-level strength, it was naturally impossible for him to be matched by Zhang He, who was of the top-notch level.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, to say that Zhang He was not a fierce general seems to be a bit of an underestimation of him. After all, among the hundreds or even thousands of generals in that era over the decades and nearly a hundred years, he could be ranked in the top thirty.

However, it is not certain how brave he was!
Looking at Zhang He’s military performance in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it’s actually not very good!
In the Battle of Guandu, Zhang He fought Zhang Liao for 40 to 50 rounds and ended in a tie. Cao Cao was amazed and Xu Chu could not hold back. In the Battle of Rangshan, Zhang He challenged the exhausted Zhao Yun and was defeated after 30 rounds.

In the Battle of Changbanpo, Zhang He tied with Adou in ten rounds, exhausted Zhao Yun, and then Zhao Yun fell into a pit. Zhang He was scared away by a "supernatural event"; in the Burning of Red Cliff, Zhang He was responsible for the rear guard, and then he was ordered to stop Zhao Yun with Xu Huang. After that, he did not fight again and might have been injured; in the Battle of Tongguan, Zhang He was repelled by Ma Chao in twenty rounds, setting a record for the fastest defeat;
In the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang He killed Zhang Lu's general Yang Ang in an unknown number of rounds. He participated in the battle to consume Pang De, and Zhang He was the first to attack, but he left after a few rounds. He invaded Shu and fought with Zhang Fei for 80 rounds, and killed Lei Tong. However, he was completely defeated by Zhang Fei in terms of military and strategic battles.

In the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang He defeated Meng Da in a few rounds and fought with Huang Zhong in a tie after twenty rounds; in the Battle of Hanshui, Xu Huang and Zhang He besieged Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun came to rescue him, but the two did not dare to fight; in the Battle of Jieting, Zhang He was defeated by the isolated Wang Ping in dozens of rounds; in the Battle of Mumen, Wei Yan and Guan Xing each pretended to defeat Zhang He in ten rounds and shot him to death.

He killed Yang Ang and Lei Tong, and defeated Meng Da and Wang Ping, which were rare victories, but most of them were just supporting roles. When he met real masters, Zhang He's performance was not satisfactory.

In addition to his personality factors, he was not as daring as Zhang Liao and Xu Huang in fighting on the battlefield. They were originally at roughly the same stage, but Zhang He has now been left behind.

As for the remaining two, Zhang Liao is now at the heavenly level, and even though Xu Huang is a little bit worse, he has also reached the top level.

On the other hand, Zhang He, although he is an upper-middle choice among the top-notch ones, is still far from the top level.

Wang Li and Zhang He joined forces to fight Xiao Ruofeng. After eighty rounds, both sides retreated.

This battle at least gave Zhang He a guess about Xiao Ruofeng's character. Martial arts, fighting style, and personality, even if they were not completely identical, were related to each other.

Just like Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing are both fierce generals, but a man like Yue Fei would never fight like Yang Zaixing, and his style of using troops is like his martial arts style.

Just like Zhang He himself, who was known for his resourcefulness, he would not risk his life on the battlefield unless he was pushed to a certain extent.

After gaining a basic understanding, Zhang He began to plan the siege again.

In such a small city, he had lost more than a thousand soldiers before making any progress, and was punished after returning. If he didn't take down this city, his reputation would be ruined here.

"Xiao Ruofeng, I will give you one last chance. Open the city and surrender immediately, and I will spare your life. Otherwise, tomorrow will be the anniversary of your death." Before a siege, Zhang He conducted a surrender attempt as usual.

Although they suffered some setbacks here, their troops were still nearly ten times that of the enemy.

Therefore, Zhang He still had sufficient confidence at this time.

"Haha, surrender!"

"Who are you voting for?" Xiao Ruofeng laughed for a while, and then spoke righteously.

"Could it be that you are like this, serving as a dog for Wang Pengfei, a man without a king or father, who is disloyal and unfilial?"

"I, Xiao Ruofeng, am also a well-read person. How can I be willing to be in the same boat with you treacherous people?"

For a moment, Zhang He was really speechless!
He was not one of those outsiders who did not know Wang Yu's true resume. Their lord really had nothing to do with the words loyalty and filial piety.

However, Zhang He suddenly reacted and realized that what was the point of him arguing with Xiao Ruofeng about these things?
After figuring this out, Zhang He immediately shouted, "Attack the city."

"Wang Li, Wang Jiulong, you two take turns leading the attack!"

"Even if we have to fight to the death, we must take this city!" Zhang He said with a hint of ferocity on his face.

It is impossible for such a small city to store any city defense equipment, so the enemy's preparations for city defense are actually very limited.

His army came from afar, and although he did not mobilize too many baggage camps to transport various supplies for such a small city, at least he had more equipment than the enemy.

He is confident that he can outlast his opponent!
Furthermore, the two systems of internal and external skills do have their own strengths, but why is the external skill system more suitable for the battlefield? You know, although these people will be suppressed by the murderous aura on the battlefield, those below the heavens will not.

Although people below the Heavenly Man level will not have this problem, compared to external martial artists, when they go to the battlefield, they not only have to worry about the consumption of physical strength like external martial artists, but also have to worry about the consumption of their own inner strength.

Once their inner strength is exhausted, how much stronger can they be than an ordinary person? I'm afraid that a few ordinary soldiers can kill a master-level warrior.