Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 234 Yangcheng
After Dong Run left, Li Yue stayed in Liyang for more than ten days, and there was no order from Yecheng to come.

According to the news sent by Xizuo, Ran Min is busy digesting more than [-] captives and replanting food.

Hebei has temporarily settled down, only sporadic hunting and killing of Hu people in various places.

Li Yue then led his army across the Yellow River, and when he returned to Chenliu, he heard Cui Jin's report, and Chenggao and Hulao Pass were easily captured.

But Yangcheng in the south was not going well. There were more than [-] Jie people and their families in the city. When they saw the Heiyun army approaching the city and colluded with the Xiongnu defenders, they mutinied immediately and asked Zhang Yu for help.

And Zhang Yu was also among the soldiers.

Yangcheng was of great strategic value to Xuchang, and when it fell into the hands of the Heiyun army, it formed a semi-encirclement situation against Xuchang.

Cui Jin only had [-] cavalry in his hands, and his strength was insufficient. He recruited the nearby Southern Army, but they were unable to attack for a long time.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, he asked Chen Liu for help.

Cui Jin sent someone to rush it over overnight, indicating that the situation in the south is not good.

Yangcheng, as Liu Guo's lair, will definitely be carefully managed. There are more than [-] defenders, sufficient food and grass, and complete armor. It is by no means easy to be taken down.

But in view of Yangcheng's geographical location, it has to be won.

Li Yue put down his two infant sons, put on his armor again, and led [-] Heiyun troops to the south.

Traveling to Weishi, the scouts who came to report to Xuchang also moved, and [-] troops settled in Mi County.

Mi County is less than a hundred miles away from Yangcheng. Zhang Yu stationed troops here, and his thoughts are self-evident.

When they arrived in Yangcheng, the two armies converged. Cui Jin and Liu Guo hurriedly came to plead guilty, "The subordinates are incompetent."

"The thief general Sun Quzhi is Sun Fudu's younger brother... and the people in the city refused to defend." Liu Guo also had no light on his face.

At the beginning of the year, Sun Fudu and Liu Zhu assembled [-] Jie dead men in Hutian, trying to trap and kill Ran Min, Li Nong, etc., but Ran Min defeated him and beheaded his whole family.

Quzhi and Fudu are common names of Jie people.

Li Yue looked at the tall city wall. Yangcheng was surrounded by Yingshui River in the south and Songshan Mountain in the west.

Liu Guo still has some vision in choosing this place as his lair.

"Your followers don't listen to you?" Li Yue looked at Liu Guo with unkind eyes, wondering if there was anything wrong with this guy.

Liu Guoqian laughed twice, "My tribe... is very mixed. We are all Huns, but we also have clans. In the southeast of the Xianai River, there are only 7000 tribesmen. The rest have been gathered in the past few years. come."

Li Yue nodded, barely making sense.

In troubled times, the Huaxia people huddled together to keep warm, and so did the Huns. Wasn't the composition of Heiyun Mountain also complicated?Thieves, refugees from the north, beggars from the south, etc.

"Zhang Yu has already dispatched troops to Mi County. It's my intention. The governor should be cautious." Cui Jin said worriedly.

But Li Yue laughed, "If Zhang Yu stays in Xuchang, I can't do anything about him, but if he dares to come to Yangcheng, we'll be around to help."

The opponents we looked up to in the past are no longer worth mentioning.

"The governor is heroic!" Liu Guo flattered him.

Li Yue ignored it, "The order is for the whole army to rest for two days, and see if Zhang Yu has the courage to come over."

The camp is ready-made, and Cui Jin has already prepared it.

The army fought from Hebei to Henan. They were exhausted and lacked rest.

Two days passed quickly, and Zhang Yu was still staying in Mi County.

The enemy army on the city became more and more arrogant, showing off their power on the city wall, shouting and cursing again and again.

"Zhang Yu probably didn't dare to come, pass the order and attack the city!" Li Yue didn't have the time or energy to procrastinate.

The Black Cloud Army can't keep fighting outside, and sooner or later the army will be exhausted.

The battle in Hebei has not stopped, but they are licking their wounds and accumulating strength. The next battle will come soon, and Yanzhou also needs to be prepared.

With the roar of war drums, a Heiyun soldier in armor and holding a shield walked to the front.

Cui Jin launched and built more than 40 catapults.

The flag was waved, dozens of boulders smashed against the city wall, and arrows rained down from the middle camp.

This kind of attack is just suppression, it is impossible to defeat the defenders on the city, let alone knock down the city wall.

The main force of the siege still relies on people.

Thousands of Southern Army and Heiyun Army rushed up with long ladders.

But the counterattack on the city wall has also begun, with stones, raging wood, and kerosene thrown down endlessly...

There is not even a place to stay under the city.

The southern army and the Heiyun army failed to attack, and they retreated. The enemy army stood on the top of the wall and laughed wildly, even insulting Li Yue.

Li Yue frowned and looked at Liu Guo, "Inspector Liu bought a lot of property in Yangcheng."

Liu Guo's complexion has not been very good all the time. If one more person dies here, his status and treatment in Yanzhou will drop by one point. "Sun Quzhi is courageous and resourceful, and should not be underestimated."

After attacking for two consecutive days, the city still stands.

On the one hand, it was because of the solidity of the city. On the other hand, Li Yue observed secretly and found that the faces of the soldiers were tired, and they were no longer as vigorous as before.

From last year to now, one battle after another, running back and forth, fighting repeatedly, it is strange not to be tired.

Even steel will get tired, let alone flesh and blood?
Consuming it in Yangcheng will be very detrimental to the Heiyun Army.

Cui Jin is also aware of this problem, "This battle cannot be postponed for a long time."

"Send the order, the soldiers have another day off!" Going back now, Yangcheng will unite with Zhang Yu in the future, and it will be even more difficult to win.

The next day, Li Yue inspected the camps, asked about their health, and talked about everything with the soldiers.

"The subordinates are a little homesick...the parents are old, and only the disabled elder brother takes care of him. My elder brother followed the governor to attack Shi Bin last year. He was stabbed in the left leg by a Jie man and became disabled..." said a young guerrilla soldier from the left battalion.

"The daughter-in-law I just married, I don't know if I'm pregnant." Another person said.

Although he was talking about his family's shortcoming, the words revealed a feeling of nostalgia.

I visited several camps, and they were all like this. Although there were no complaints, there was a lot of war weariness.

One piece and one relaxation, the way of civil and military.

Soldiers are in a state of high mental tension for a long time, and problems will inevitably arise.

Li Yue ordered the slaughter of donkeys and mules, and rewarded the soldiers.

One day passes quickly, and a new day arrives.

Li Yue stood in front of the battle in armor, and said loudly: "This city cannot be conquered, and I cannot sleep or eat in peace. Today, I would like to attack this city together with you!"

The guard next to him repeated the words.

The soldiers were silent, staring at Li Yue in a daze.

But at this moment, the drums of war sounded one after another, as if they were beating in the hearts of the people.

In an instant, the fighting spirit was rekindled in the eyes of the soldiers, and they all shouted, "Break the city!"

Li Yue did what he said and led his own soldiers to attack the city.

The soldiers are all brave ones in the army. If they don't go to the battlefield for a long time, they will rust sooner or later.

Of course, as a coach, it is impossible to really attach to the city, but to stand under the city, where rolling stones and lumber can't hit.

But this is enough, the guards are like crazy tigers, climbing the long ladder, some of them are wearing double armor, climbing up to the top of the city step by step, their bodies are full of feathered arrows, and they will not retreat a step.

The resistance on the city was also extremely fierce. Everyone knew what would happen to them after the city was broken, and the spears were condescending and stabbing randomly.

But the Heiyun army had gone crazy, rushing forward desperately.

After paying more than a hundred casualties, someone finally climbed to the top of the city.

Where there is the first person, there is the second, the third...

(End of this chapter)