Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 839 The situation is over

Yan Jing and Peng An were cursing in their hearts at this time.

They wanted to rush out to support Yuan Tan, and they were prepared to give up some of them, but Zhang Liao and Xu Huang used an extremely disgusting method to block the city gate.

horse.

The soldiers led by Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were not pure cavalry. Many of them were infantrymen who were proficient in riding skills. Many of the horses they rode were not excellent war horses that had been trained for a long time, but selected negative horses.

The so-called "carrying horse" means that it does not meet the requirements to become a war horse, but it is enough to carry a load for running. It is often used for post stations or to carry cavalry baggage on a camel.

As a horse-producing place, Youzhou has no shortage of such second-class horses, but many cavalrymen are unwilling to use them. However, this time these horses that had been transported before but had never been used were finally equipped with Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. Played a role that could not be played normally.

Block the door.

When Yan Jing and Peng An were about to rush out from the two gates of the city, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang separately led the troops to charge towards the two gates, directly hitting the two armies that were about to come out of the city gate.

Seeing the opponent charging into battle, Yan Jing and Peng An reacted subconsciously. The two of them were surprisingly consistent. They both asked the soldiers to temporarily retreat into the city gate, shrink the defense, and then dispatched spearmen to the front to poke at the cavalry horses that rushed in.

This response would normally be no problem, but after they killed dozens of horses that rushed in, they gradually realized that something was wrong.

Knowing that this was a critical moment, the two men immediately took their personal guards and climbed up the high slope above the pile of horse corpses with difficulty, trying to find a way to open the road outside the city gate. As a result, as soon as they emerged, they were hit by a dense rain of arrows and were unable to carry them. Get started.

The other side had no intention of entering the city, but used horses to block the door!

The whole process happened very quickly, in less than half a quarter of an hour. The corpses of the horses had blocked the city gate, and the outside scene could not be seen at all. The Youzhou Army was still urging the horses to fill in. Yan Jing and Peng An inside had just finished. I reacted, but it was already too late!

The corpses of these hundreds of horses have completely blocked the road out of the city. Now, only Yuan Tan's army, who was the first to go out, is left outside the city!

At this time, Yan Jingpeng An, who was divided into the east and west gates, made different responses.

When the two men saw the situation outside the city clearly, they couldn't help but started yelling. The cavalry of Zhang, Liao and Xu Huang's armies had completely turned into infantry, forming a shield formation in front of them. There were archers on both sides of the city gate. They obviously didn't want everyone to come out!

After the two attacked several times, and the casualties became more and more heavy, they finally understood the fact that even if they climbed over the obstacle made of horse corpses, there were only a few people left. These people alone could not break through the siege, and the people behind them would not be able to break through. It is also difficult to support. In this case, it is impossible to leave the city!

He immediately gave up his plan to rush out of the west gate, and instead led his soldiers to rush along the city wall towards the south gate where Yuan Tan left the city.

Peng An of Ximen took another action.

At this time, the two of them did not realize the seriousness of the matter. When they saw each other, one hundred more horses were brought in one after another, and they were stabbed to death by the soldiers one after another. The horses' corpses were piled high at the gate of the city, reaching the height of one person. Only then did he wake up.

Yan Jing from the east gate asked the soldiers to come forward, drag the horse carcasses to the city, and clear the passage. His plan was to clear the entire road, then form a formation and rush out.

Since Yuan Tan can go out, it means that there are no enemy troops at the south gate. As long as he goes to the south gate, he will be able to go out smoothly!

As for whether the enemy would take the opportunity to invade the city, destroy and seize his own baggage, he could no longer care about it. Just come in. With such a big fire, 80% of the baggage could not be saved. The most important thing now was to rendezvous with Yuan Tan's army. , achieve victory on the battlefield!

Peng An's choice was far more rational and correct than Yan Jing's, and he acted very quickly. By the time Xu Huang, who was blocking the outside, realized something was wrong, Peng An had already led thousands of people to the vicinity of the south gate.

Why is there no one on the horse?

What's even worse is that the fire in the city has completely burned out. The large amount of heat and smoke made Yuan Tanbing cough and panic. If he was blocked in, he would be burned alive and no one could escape!

As a result, while he was cleaning, Zhang Liao on the opposite side continued to fill it with his war horse, which made Yan Jing so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

Yan Jing and Peng An observed carefully and discovered that the soldiers of Yuan Xijun on the opposite side actually jumped their horses and slipped away in front of the city gate, and then only let their horses rush in!

Xu Huang led his men to climb up the hill where the horse carcass was. When he saw that there was no one in the city gate, he immediately came to his senses and immediately led the remaining hundreds of cavalry to the south gate. Finally, he intercepted Peng An's team when most of them were leaving the city. After defeating each other, the two sides started fighting.

Xu Huang saw that his cavalry was too few to stop the opponent, so he quickly sent someone to ask Zhang Liao for help. Because the sub-city was very small, Xu Huang's men quickly found Zhang Liao. Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao quickly asked his infantry to continue blocking the city gate. , he took the remaining cavalry and rushed to support Xu Huang.

Everyone fought at the south gate, and the fight was extremely fierce. Peng An Yanjing was unable to support Yuan Tan for a while. Instead, he was blocked in the city and burned many soldiers to death, and his morale began to decline rapidly. Yuan Tan, who had been fighting Yuan Xi's army for a long time in the front line, naturally did not know the cause and effect of the incident, but his two armies were still not coming. He did not have to think that something must have happened. This put him in a dilemma, because if his deputy If the city is completely lost and your escape route is cut off, the problem becomes serious!

While he was hesitating, he saw Cen Bi covered in blood and being rescued. After questioning, he found out that his army's front line had received a fierce attack from the opponent. Although the Youzhou soldiers who came in this time were not as good as the trapped camp, they knew how to attack together. Using his own techniques, he waited for opportunities to cooperate when the trapped camp attacked, and defeated Yuan Tan's former army. Now that Cen Bi was seriously injured again, he could no longer withstand it!

Yuan Tan looked at the tragic situation on the battlefield and knew that he had to make a decision immediately. If the front line collapsed and the retreat was cut off, he would be completely finished today!

Thinking of this, he stared at the city in the distance and gritted his teeth. He already knew how difficult Yuan Xi was, but he didn't know that the other party had grown so fast in the past few years. Whether it was strategists or battlefield duels, He was at a disadvantage. This was the first time in his life that he had encountered such a scene!

Not even Gongsun Zan had ever made himself so embarrassed!

Seeing the catapults on the opposite side gradually approaching, fist-sized stones falling into the formation like raindrops, and his own soldiers howling in agony, Yuan Tan hesitated and then made a decision.

He left some people behind, while the others turned to the rear and retreated towards the sub-city.

As he gradually approached the sub-city, Yuan Tan's face became more and more gloomy when he saw the scene at the top of the city. The entire sub-city was shrouded in fireworks. The baggage he had brought into the city earlier was probably ruined!

And not to mention supplies, how many of the more than 10,000 people who respected Peng An came out?

As he approached the south gate, he saw the two armies fighting in a melee. He was furious and immediately led his troops to attack. Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, who were fighting, saw this and knew that they were outnumbered, so they immediately rode away.

Yuan Tan met Peng An, and after asking about the whole story, his lips trembled. This plan was linked to another, and every link was unexpected, directly pulling him into the quagmire step by step!

The city is still burning and smoky. It is feared that nearly 10,000 people have died but have not come out. Adding those who died in the battle outside the city just now, the number is close to 20,000. In less than half a night, nearly half of his main force has been lost. !

The only good thing is that the more than 20,000 people he left in the camp outside the city suffered little loss. Guo Tuxinping and others defended the camp. Although they did not come out to support them in time, who knows if anyone from Yuan Xijun was waiting for them in advance?

Yuan Tan immediately decided to let Peng An lead his troops to take a detour outside the city to meet Yan Jing in the city. On the other hand, he asked his soldiers to form an array outside the camp to block the pursuing Tian Yu army and the trapped camp, while he entered the camp. We found Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others.

When Guo Tuxin came to comment, they all looked ashamed. They had underestimated Yuan Xi, which led to the burning of the sub-city. Now they were afraid of bringing troops out to help, so they could only wait for Yuan Tan to make a decision.

Yuan Tan was even more unhappy when he saw this. He was an expert in plotting and plotting, but he always stretched his legs when marching and fighting. He always had to go into battle himself. The key is that these plotters had never defeated the opponent in this conspiracy. !

Thinking that Yuan Xi's counselors were not only good at fighting but also using tricks, Yuan Tan felt even more helpless. However, the current situation was bad. He knew that even if he could stop Yuan Xi, the soldiers behind him would be tired and there would be more variables, so he said: "I'm going to do it now." Retreat and withdraw the entire army to the north."

Guo Tuxin commented that the two of them opened their mouths and had no choice but to accept this reality, because this was indeed the best way at the moment.

The blame is on this damn sub-city. The opposite side really used fire attacks. Now a lot of baggage has been destroyed. Even if they can stop it tonight, Yuan Tan's army won't be able to fight for a long time!

So Yuan Tan's army sent soldiers to cut off the rear, and at the same time asked the wounded soldiers to retreat first with their baggage. Yuan Xijun also saw the movements of Yuan Tan's army at this time. As fireworks exploded on the top of Dongwu City, all Yuan Xi's army moved. Attacked fiercely in the direction of Yuan Tanjun.

Gao Shun Tian Yu, Zhang Liao Xu Huang, Yan Rou Xian Yu Fu, Zhang Xun Chang Xi, came from all directions like a flood, hitting Yuan Tan's position in waves. Qingzhou soldiers continued to die and fell, but relying on the camp, they were still able to block it.

Yuan Xi saw it from the top of the city and sighed: "Yuan Tan is indeed good at running the army, but it's a pity that he became an enemy."

Time passed little by little, and the fighting lasted from late night to early morning. The soldiers on both sides were exhausted. Yuan Tan saw that most of his soldiers had withdrawn and was ready to leave.

But if he leaves at this time, the soldiers will inevitably collapse. Whether he can leave is still a question!

At this moment, Yan Jing stepped forward and said, "I made a big mistake last night, and I would like to help you to end your reign."

Cen Bi, who was standing beside him, reluctantly stood and said, "My subordinate is about to die soon. I would like to help you to cut off my future."

Yuan Tan opened his mouth, and finally turned into a sigh, "I will treat your family well."

After saying that, he turned and left. Yan Jing and Cen Bi looked at each other and rushed out of the camp with his soldiers, rushing towards the densely packed Yuan Xijun.

(End of this chapter)