A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 406: At a loss to find another way, there are a sea of ​​corpses under Le'an City

When he arrived at the county, Yuan Shao felt that he had been deceived when he saw nothing but blood-stained strips of cloth on the ground.

"Who is responsible for the defense line in the south of the city?" Yuan Shao's cold voice rang in the ears of the generals.

A general stood up tremblingly: "My lord, I am the last general."

"What did I say last night?"

"My lord, have mercy on me. The general saw the main camp blazing with fire last night and was worried about my lord's safety, so he led his troops to ask for help. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu took advantage of the few soldiers in the camp and ran across Luoshui."

Yuan Shao sighed: "Although you are worried about me, military law is ruthless. If anyone comes, drag him down and kill him!"

"Lord, spare my life, lord, lord..."

As the shouts disappeared, all the generals in the room lowered their heads and did not dare to breathe loudly.

Yuan Shao looked at the generals in front of him and was furious. If Yan Liang Wen Chou was still here, how could things like this happen. Then he said coldly:

"From now on, there will be orders and prohibitions. I have said that each of you will stick to your camp. Even if the main camp is on fire, you are not allowed to come. Otherwise, I will know you, but the military law will not."

"General, I will obey your orders."

This time when he attacked Qingzhou, Yuan Shao only brought two generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who he praised as the "Four Court Pillars of Hebei". The remaining two pillars, Yuan Zhao and Bai Gong, were left in Jizhou to guard against the Black Mountain Army coming out to plunder.

In addition, he also brought four generals, Qu Yi, Zhang He, Chunyu Qiong, and Gao Lan, who were called by Yuan Shao as the "Four Good Generals" second only to the Four Court Pillars.

Among the 100,000 troops, there were 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry, led by Wuhuan leaders Su Puyan and Wuyan, and came to help Yuan Shao under the instructions of Wuhuan King Tadun.

In addition to the generals, the counselors accompanying the army included Tian Feng, Ju Sue, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Xu You and others. Xun Chen and Feng Ji were left by him to handle government affairs in Yecheng.

Yuan Jun spent one day repairing in Zhuxian County and headed towards Jianxian County the next day.

In the following day, Yuan Jun captured three cities in a row, which made Yuan Shao think that Guan Yu was frightened by him.

They were preparing to cross the Jishui River and attack Taixian County and Liangzou in the south. However, they were repeatedly blocked by Guan Yu's army on the south bank of the Jishui River and were not allowed to cross.

Later, he received news that the main force of Guan Yu's army was stationed in Linji in Le'an State. On Guo Tu's suggestion, Yuan's army headed east to attack Linji.

"My lord, since Guan Yu is now setting up a formation in Linji, why don't we use large troops to suppress the situation and just wipe out the main force of Guan Yu's army in Linji.

When the Lord brings this great power, the whole Qingzhou will be spread, and there will be no need to attack one city at a time like now. "

March 10
Yuan Shao's army of 100,000 troops came to Linji City, while Guan Yu's garrison in Linji only had 30,000 troops.

However, compared with Zhuxian, Linji not only has a taller city, but also has a moat, which is surrounded by Ji water and is several steps wide. Many city defense items are also prepared in the city.

According to Guan Yu's deployment, he left 30,000 people in Linji and stationed 20,000 people in Qiancheng County, not far northeast of Linji. Bai Xing was the guard general, and he and Linji were the horns of each other.

Then a thousand Donglai navy troops were mobilized to wander on the Jishui River to protect Linji's grain routes and retreat routes, and to prevent Yuan's army from crossing the river from Taixian and Liangzou.

In order to block Yuan Jun on the north bank of Jishui, Guan Yu even captured Yuan Jun's only city on the south bank of Jishui, Zhu'a, a month in advance.

Because they were fully prepared, Linji's defense line was very stable. Yuan's army continued to attack for half a month, but they failed to capture it. Instead, they left thousands of corpses under Linji City.

When Yuan Shao had no choice, Xu You suggested to Yuan Shao: "My lord, after all, Guan Yu has a small number of soldiers, and our army has a hundred thousand troops, so why stay under this city alone.

It is better to leave 50,000 people to continue the siege, and send another general to attack Qiancheng, bypassing the north of Linji, and directly attack Le'an behind Linji, and then cross the Jishui River from Le'an to the south and sweep across the south bank of the Jishui River.

By then, Linji will become an isolated city, and no matter how brave Guan Yu is, it will be of no use to the overall situation. "

Yuan Shao listened to Xu You's suggestion and sent Zhang He and Chunyu Qiong with 20,000 troops each to attack Qiancheng.

Zhang He and Chunyu Qiong took the order and marched with an army of 40,000 to the foot of Qiancheng City.

Qiancheng was built on Luoshui. Not far from the Yellow River to the north, you can reach the seaside by walking east for two or three hours. There is also a Liaocheng in the north, located on a sand island impacted by the Yellow River. It is close to the Yellow River in the north and Liaocheng is in the south. bay.

Bai Xing looked at Yuan Jun who had finally arrived, and immediately cheered up. Whether he would win or not would depend on himself.

On the second day, Yuan Jun, who had built siege equipment, began to attack the city.

March 27
Qiancheng, which had been surrounded for several days, was still not captured by Yuan's army.

Yuan Shao sent people to urge him many times, but Qiancheng was firmly in the hands of the Qingzhou Army.

There was no other way, so we had to summon the counselors to discuss. In the end, Xu You suggested: "Since Qiancheng is also difficult to conquer, it is better to give up on conquering Qiancheng and bypass him like Linji. Qingzhou has few soldiers, and there is no way to enjoy peace. There are tens of thousands in Qingzhou." Guard."

"Lord, no. Although our army has many soldiers and generals, we have already left 50,000 people under Linji City. If we want to completely surround Qiancheng, we must have 30,000 people. In this way, only 10,000 people are available. .

Can only ten thousand people capture Le'an? Even if Le'an can be captured, who can guarantee that Guan Yu in Linji City and Bai Xing in Qiancheng will not take advantage of the few troops left in the city to go out and invite a fight.

The lord also knows the bravery of Guan Yu and Bai Xing. Whenever a battle fails, our army may face a major defeat. Besides, if we encounter a city and our army goes around it, how many troops do we need to surround them? Therefore, I think that if you want to win this battle, Linji or Qiancheng should choose one to attack with all your strength. As long as one of the cities is captured, the other will win without a fight. "

Tian Feng strongly disagreed with Xu You's strategy.

"Tian Biejia, the lives of our soldiers are not our lives, right? If we can capture the entire Qingzhou without losing a single soldier, why bother fighting with a bloody head under the two fortified cities of Linji and Qiancheng? ?

Besides, soldiers need to be quick. You must know that Liu Bei's reinforcements are not far from here at this time. I estimate that they will arrive in more than half a month.

If our army stays under these two cities for half a month, even if we capture them, it will be meaningless. "

In the end, Yuan Shao adopted Xu You's opinion. Because if you wait until Liu Bei comes, your military advantage will no longer exist.

Soon, Yuan Shao made adjustments to his troops, leaving 40,000 people under Linji City and 30,000 people under Qiancheng City. He ordered Chunyu Qiong to lead 20,000 troops to attack Le'an behind Linji City.

Yuan Shao's bet was right. Le'an only had 3,000 defenders at this time, but the defender was Gao Shun.

Gao Shun was originally a general under Lu Bu. He was known for his calmness, often being stern and good at training troops. He followed Lu Bu in the north and south until he joined Liu Bei.

Adhering to the principle of making the best use of everything and making the best use of people's talents, Liu Bei quickly discovered all the generals under Lu Bu's command. Except for those who had run away long ago and those who surrendered to Cao Cao, such as Hao Meng, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, etc., the rest were as follows. Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others were all discovered by Liu Bei.

Cao Xing and Cheng Lian still followed Lu Bu and defended Sun Ce in Guangling; Zhang Liao was appointed as the prefect of Jiujiang by Liu Bei and stationed in Jiujiang County, which can be regarded as under Lu Bu's establishment;

Gao Shun originally followed Lu Bu and Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu. After Yuan Shu failed, because he was good at training troops, he was loaned by Guan Yu to train the Qingzhou Army, so he has been under Guan Yu's command.

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"TNND, what the hell, can Lezhan hold 10,000 people? It has been attacked for three days in a row and still can't be captured?" Chunyu Qiong was furious at his generals.

But all the generals under his command were as silent as quails.

"Ask you guys, what's the reason?"

At this time, a general said solemnly: "General, you really don't blame us, this Le'an is like a ghost town, and there are not many defenders on the city.

And it didn’t take long before a new batch appeared in front of them. And every time there was a substitution, the enemy defender seemed to be able to predict it and launched a counterattack to clear our stronghold on the city wall.

When we attack next time, we will have to suffer another casualty from the city defense equipment. In just three days, we have already lost more than 3,000 people. "

"Don't I know? I don't care, even if we lose 30,000 people, Le'an will still win. Do you hear me?"

Faced with Chunyu Qiong's rage, the generals could only nod their heads, and then began to attack again.

In Le'an City, the expressionless Gao Shun listened to the statistics of several civil servants behind him, and then the Le'an County Magistrate said:

"There have been more than a thousand casualties in the past few days. Now, less than 2,000 people are able to move, and all of them are injured. In addition, the city defense equipment is almost worn out. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for much longer."

Gao Shun ignored Le'anling's complaints, but ordered: "Go to the city to summon the strong men. Those who can come will be given a stone of food first. Those who have made military exploits will be given double the rewards in the army. Those who are killed in battle will be given twice as much." , give relatives ten loads of grain and five hundred yuan, and the rest of the policies will be preferential treatment in the future.

In addition, I demolished the houses in the city and transported them to the city to use as wood and stones. I continued to gather people and peasant women to help the soldiers in the city deliver meals and transport wounded soldiers.

Go and tell the people in the city that as long as Yuan Jun is defeated, I will personally apply to General Guan to exempt Le'an from taxes for one year.

County Lord, as long as Le'an is saved, Qingzhou will be saved. Nowadays, a capable and kind monarch like General Zuo is rarely seen in the world.

If Qingzhou is acquired by Yuan Shao, I have heard that the people of Jizhou have to pay two contributions every year, one to the government and one to the aristocratic families, so that the people of Jizhou can live a decent life.

I remember that the people of Le'an seem to have some surplus food this year. This is all the work of General Zuo. Without General Zuo, Le'an will return to its original situation of starvation. "

Le'an is one of the logistics bases set by Guan Yu, so except for the lack of people, there is enough money and food.

Le'an was heartbroken: "Okay, I will listen to you. I will go down immediately to gather the people and help you defend the city with all my strength. I just hope that you will not break your many promises."

Gao Shun said solemnly: "I, Gao Shun, will do what I say. If I can't do it, I will kill myself in front of the Le'an elders at the Le'an market to make amends."

After Le'an ordered him to leave, Gao Shun looked at Yuan Jun outside the city who was preparing for a new round of attack, and thought in his heart: "This is where wealth and honor are at stake."

After resisting another round of siege by Yuan's army, the Le'an defenders lost more than a hundred people. Just as Le'an ordered successfully recruited 2,000 willing young men.

Gao Shun immediately mixed a thousand young and strong men into the original garrison formation like sand. There were about two veterans and one young man. This brought the Le'an garrison back to 3,000 people.

After a few more rounds of defending the city, it was obvious that the casualties were increasing. In just a few rounds of attacks, the Le'an defenders suffered hundreds of casualties. After every few rounds of attacks, Gao Shun inserted 500 people into the army. Bring something new.

By the next day, the entire two thousand young men had successfully integrated into the Le'an garrison. Moreover, many military doctors and civilian doctors had been summoned in advance, and the wounded soldiers who had been transported down the city wall with reduced injuries continued to return. Therefore, this At that time, the Le'an garrison even exceeded 3,000 people.

"What the hell, why are there more and more enemy troops in Le'an? I haven't seen any enemy troops entering Le'an!" Chun Yuqiong was confused about this situation.

This kind of battle with more and more enemy troops not only had an impact on Chunyu Qiong, but also the soldiers of the Yuan army below also had some fear about continuing to attack Le'an, because they saw the Qingzhou soldiers who were cut down by them a few days ago. At this time, they returned to the wall to fight them.

(End of this chapter)