Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1016 The war in Hefei begins
Liu Ye stood at the top of Hefei City, looking into the distance worriedly.

On the horizon, there are densely packed heads of people, like ants, swarming towards the Hefei City in a dark and dense manner. From Liu Ye's point of view, there are probably nearly 100,000 people on the other side!

He set his sights on the city head. The only people responsible for defending the city of Hefei were the three thousand infantry troops in the city.

Liu Ye once again turned his attention to the city. Outside the moat outside the city, hundreds of cavalry were waiting in formation, led by Zhang Liao.

With less than 4,000 men, this was all the troops in Hefei City. Liu Ye couldn't figure out whether Yuan Xi had confidence in himself and Zhang Liao, or had he given up on Hefei?

What makes Liu Ye even more confused is that the number of soldiers and horses Jianghuai can recruit should not be so few. If Jianghuai Qingzhuang is mobilized, it is estimated that Hefei can add 20,000 people, but Yuan Xi is not so Do, why?
Not only Liu Ye didn't understand, but Zhang Liao didn't understand either.

After receiving the order from Yuan Xi, he rushed back from Bingzhou via waterway as quickly as possible. Because the matter was in a hurry, he only brought his most elite group of subordinates with him.

Most of these people are Youzhou border residents. They grew up on horses and have been trained in the trapped camp. They have participated in almost all battles in these years. They are considered the elite among the elite in the Youzhou army.

Moreover, the weapons and armor they are equipped with are also the best among Yuan Xi's army. The iron guns are replaced by steel guns. The armor has two layers inside and outside, with an inner layer of leather armor and an outer layer of fish scale armor. Even the war horses are covered with hundreds of forging essences. Armor made of steel armor.

If such a cavalry can be used properly, it will not be a problem for one to defeat five, or even one to defeat ten.

But the key problem is that the elite cavalry brought by Zhang Liao only amount to a thousand people. Even if they can defeat more than 10,000 enemy troops, the Jiangdong Army will not only have 10,000 troops, but almost 70,000 or 80,000!
Zhang Liao thought to himself that this time Jiangdong brought 70,000 to 80,000 pigs. He stretched out his neck to let people like him chop them. He couldn't finish the chop until he died of exhaustion, right?
But Zhang Liao didn't care. No matter what Yuan Xi asked for, he would do it with all his strength. This was his self-consciousness and self-esteem as a general in the North. Even if he died in battle here, he would not flinch.

Some time ago, Zhang Liao heard about Wen Chou's death under Guan Yu's sword in battle. The opponent could have escaped logically, but in the end he refused to retreat. This made Zhang Liao not only sigh, this is the most suitable thing for a military general. The way to die is that if the generals of Jizhou can do it, you can do it too!

He rode his horse forward slowly, then turned his horse's head, faced the cavalry behind him, and said slowly: "Everyone!"

"You are the most outstanding among the Youzhou army!"

"Over the years, my lord has been raising troops for thousands of days and has never treated us badly. Now when we use troops, it is time for you to work hard!"

"Although there are many enemy troops, they are just ants and rats. I should be the first to charge and lead you to kill the enemy and break the formation!"

"I, Zhang Liao, hereby swear that I will never leave anyone behind. I will always be in front of you until the enemy is completely defeated!"

"Break the formation and kill the enemy today!"

After hearing this, a group of cavalrymen raised their steel spears and shouted loudly: "Break the formation and kill the enemy today!"

"Follow the general to the death!"

"Follow the general to the death!"

The sound spread far away. More than ten miles away, Sun Quan was leading the army to advance step by step with high spirits. When he heard the shouts from Hefei, he not only burst into laughter.

He smiled at Chen Wu beside him and said: "The other side can still have such courage, which makes me have to think highly of them."

Chen Wu said hurriedly: "I'm afraid that when they saw the lord coming with the army, they were already frightened out of fear, so they could only shout randomly to embolden themselves."

"I am willing to lead three thousand people to kill all the enemy troops outside the city who know the heights of the sky!"

Sun Quan laughed, "Okay!"

"If you have such courage, I will give you ten thousand people. If you defeat these people outside the city and still take the opportunity to break into the city, you will be the first to succeed this time!"

After hearing this, Chen Wu felt hot in his heart and quickly led his army to attack Zhang Liao's army under the city of Hefei.

The other generals looked at it and felt envious in their hearts. They thought that Chen Wu had taken the lead. Ten thousand people went to fight hundreds of people. This achievement was simply picked up. If only he had been the one who spoke just now!

Chen Wu led Jiangdong Army and rushed all the way. The formation gradually spread out and formed a full moon shape. His purpose was to completely surround and kill this group of cavalry outside the city!
When Zhang Liao saw that the opponent was coming with troops, he immediately galloped forward, raised his steel gun, and shouted to his subordinates: "Come with me!"

The Youzhou cavalry roared together and followed Zhang Liao towards Chen Wu's army formation.

Looking down from the sky, you will see these hundreds of cavalrymen rushing towards the huge Sun Quan army formation like sharp arrows. Although the difference in numbers between the two sides is huge, they show an indomitable momentum.

The Battle of Hefei broke out.

At the same time, on Chao Lake, which is more than a hundred miles south of Hefei, in the center of the lake, hundreds of boats were slowly moving southward.

Lu Xun had previously rushed to the south exit connecting Ruxushui and confronted the Jiangdong Navy. Now on board were Yuan Xi and Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang's face showed a solemn look, not only because tonight was the day for Huang Gai to surrender, but also because he was not sure about his next actions.

He already knew Yuan Xi's plan, but there were several key points in it that were beyond his control. In other words, it all depended on luck.

At this time, he said worriedly: "Although the kerosene mentioned by the Lord arrived in time, there are too many ships on the other side. Even if they can ignite the fire, it is unlikely that they will all burn." "What's more, watching the sky at night, it will still be blown tonight. East wind, this wind direction is favorable to Jiangdong. Even if the fire attack is used, because of the favorable wind, as long as the ships on fire are released, those ships will rush into our military formation. "

"What's more, if the rocket can't reach far when ignited against the wind, how can it burn a large area of ​​the ship?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "The questions raised by the military advisor are very good. Of course I have considered them."

"So what was shipped this time was not just Bingzhou kerosene, but also other things."

"This time I will let the military advisor see what a wealthy battle is."

Zhuge Liang was full of suspicion and followed Yuan Xi down the cabin.

The first thing he saw were rows of neatly stacked clay pots, and he knew that this was the kerosene that Yuan Xi was talking about.

In another place, there were separate long crates. Yuan Xi took out a crowbar and pried open the lid of a box. What caught Zhuge Liang's eyes inside was a tall, short, and thick man. Arm bamboo tube.

When Zhuge Liang saw this shape, he immediately reacted and exclaimed: Why is it so big? "

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Gunpowder has not been used in Youzhou's wars in the past two years, but it does not mean that we have stopped making it."

"Everything we have done is for today. Let us use these sticks to poke the chrysanthemums of Jiangdong Navy."

"With these things, if we want the east wind, we will have the east wind, and if we want the west wind, we will have the west wind. No matter what the celestial phenomena are, man will conquer the sky!"

Zhuge Liang fully understood Yuan Xi's thoughts and said in a deep voice: "With the help of these things, if Liang continues to be timid, he will be too incompetent!"

"This time Liang will definitely try his best to plan and control the situation to make Jiangdong Army regret fighting such a battle!"

Yuan Xi patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I believe that the military advisor will control the direction of the world after this war!"

"Shoot!" Zhang Liao shouted, and the cavalry behind him bent their bows and fired arrows at Chen Wujun's flank.

None of the Jiangdong soldiers on the flanks had shields. When they saw the arrows coming, they subconsciously dodged. Some hid behind their peers, and some panicked and wanted to escape. The entire formation was instantly in chaos.

The reason for this was not that Chen Wu was incompetent, but that Zhang Liaojun rushed too fast.

Chen Wu was also an experienced veteran. He put the Jiangdong Army veterans in the front line to charge, so that he was well prepared to resist the charge of Zhang Liao Army.

And he also deployed a considerable number of shield soldiers in the front line on the flanks to prevent Zhang Liao from cutting in from the flanks. It can be said that he did not think carefully.

But the bad thing is that Hefei's terrain is deliberately designed.

When Yuan Xi originally sent Liu Ye to build the city, Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun planned on the map for a long time before settling on a huge formation.

This formation relied on the river forests around Hefei. After modification, several secret passages were opened in it, allowing the cavalry and infantry to use the terrain to quickly reach any place to launch an attack.

The beauty of this formation is that it uses natural woods and terrain height differences to block the enemy's line of sight. In other words, even if you are marching very close to the enemy, the enemy will not be able to find you because of the blocked line of sight. whereabouts.

This was not Zhuge Liang's whim, but a formation diagram passed down by the real Gui Guzi. After careful study, Yuan Xi found that this was a deception constructed using the mountains and terrain to deceive the enemy's sight. It was indeed unique.

But there are many restrictions, one of which is that complex natural fortifications need to be laid out around the city in advance. Not only is the project huge, it cannot be noticed by the enemy.

This requirement is undoubtedly very demanding, because the cities being attacked are all front lines, and the enemy cannot watch our side build fortifications and change the terrain, and they will definitely notice it.

Moreover, after spending manpower to make this thing, it is meaningless if the enemy does not come to fight. Therefore, although the formation map is good, it is not very practical.

However, in Yuan Xi's heart, there happened to be a place that perfectly met this condition.

Hefei.

When Liu Ye came to Hefei to build the city with Zhuge Liang's formation map and at the same time built natural formation fortifications around the city, he was also puzzled. Yuan Xi had already captured Chaohu, why did he still put so much effort into Hefei?
However, all the facts today proved that the previous layout finally came in handy. Sun Quan actually went on an expedition, led a large army to raid Hefei, a place he was unfamiliar with, and allowed the former army to enter the formation surrounding Hefei for more than ten miles!

Zhang Liao had already checked the terrain before, so during his charge, he led the army into a forest that was only a few miles in diameter.

Chen Wu naturally saw it, and immediately led his soldiers to get into position, turned to the other side of the woods, and waited for Zhang Liao to come out.

However, after he waited for a full quarter of an hour, Zhang Liaojun had not yet rushed out from behind the woods!
Chen Wu is numb, what's going on?

(End of this chapter)