The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 262 Jizhou Raiders III

The next day, Yuan Jun didn't go to battle until the afternoon.Appearing with Yuan Shao is the [-] army behind him, the army formation is neat and orderly, like a forest of swords and guns, and the imposing array is beyond the range of the archers.

Looking at the neat military appearance below the city, Han Fu became anxious at this moment.Even when the Kwantung princes challenged Dong, Yuan Shao's army was not like this. It seems that Yuan Shao must have hidden his strength at that time.

"Where is Han Fu?" A general rushed out of Yuan Shao's army and shouted loudly.

Hearing the shouting, Han Fu just woke up from his thoughts, and then mustered up the courage to take a step forward and replied: "The shepherd of this state is here, why do you offend me in Jizhou?"

The general wanted to show off his power, but who knows that Han Fu actually stepped forward. Is this the Han Fu that the lord said?Seeing this situation, he had no choice but to shout: "I am the general Yan Liang, and my lord is the Son of Heaven who personally appointed Jizhou Shepherd, so quickly open the city and surrender!"

Yan Liang's tone of voice was very blunt, and he looked completely aggressive.The soldiers under Han Fu's command are basically from Jizhou, and Yuan Shao's army has heard a little about the situation along the way. Faced with Yan Liang's attitude, the anger in the chest of Jizhou soldiers began to burn, and Yuan Shao's behavior of inciting his men to plunder in order to raise food and grass has already Forged a lot of hatred with Jizhou soldiers.

"The four generations and three princes of the Yuan family, but you and the others seldom killed and looted along the way. Is it because of the officers and soldiers? So I can't hand over Jizhou to you!" Han Fu pointed at Yan Liang and shouted angrily.

"If you don't know how to praise, you will be in a state of turmoil when you break the city!" Yan Liang roared angrily from the bottom of the city.

It doesn't matter if you don't say it, as soon as these words came out, the anger in the chest of the entire Jizhou soldier was completely ignited.Yuan Shao, who was in the back line, looked complacent, but Xu You, who was beside him, scolded Yan Liang for not being thoughtful. Such remarks would surely anger the soldiers of Jizhou.

"Hmph! The shepherd of Benzhou is still alive for a day, and you don't want to step into Yecheng!" Han Fu also shouted loudly, not to be outdone.

Geng Wu, who had been out of breath for a long time, snatched the bow and arrow from an archer, bent the bow and set the arrow, and aimed at the arrogant Yan Liang under the city.Hearing only a slight bowstring sound, an arrow went straight to Yan Liang's face.

"Hmph! A little trick!" Looking at an arrow coming, Yan Liang not only did not dodge, but raised his sword to block it, and only heard the sound of a collision, and the arrow fell to the ground.

"Look at the arrow!" Yan Liang, who was on the verge of rage, put away his sword, picked up a big bow, and fired the arrow.

But Han Fu, who was pointing at Yan Liang and yelling at him, was dumbfounded, and his face suddenly turned pale.In an instant, Geng Wu suddenly turned around and swooped, an arrow pierced his back. Fortunately, Geng Wu reacted quickly, otherwise Han Fu would have become a cold corpse.

"Yuan Shao, stand up if you want to fight!" Han Fu, who was supported by his personal guards, immediately got angry and cursed.

"My lord, don't worry! Although Yuan Shao has many soldiers and generals, but the food and grass are burned, our army only needs to stick to it, and it will not be too late to send troops after the reinforcements from Youzhou arrive." Geng Wu, who had just got up, immediately remonstrated.

At this time, Han Fu only believed in Geng Wu. Xin Ping, Xin Pi, and Ju Shou had already been thrown into the cold palace by Han Fu. It was just that the current war was tense, so he didn't go into the rumors.

"That's the only way!" Geng Wu's words hit the point, but Han Fu didn't show any joy after hearing this, but sighed.

When Yan Liang returned to the formation angrily, he gave Guo Tu a hard look. Originally, he would attack the city directly with his troops, but Guo Tu advised him to hit the enemy's morale first. After being hit, the anger of Jizhou soldiers was ignited instead.

Yuan Shao glanced at Guo Tu coldly, but didn't say anything more.Instead, he drew out his sword and said loudly: "Order the three armies to attack the city immediately! Two thousand gold will be rewarded for taking Han Fu's head, and ten beauties will be rewarded! The first person to attack Yecheng will receive a thousand gold and be promoted to a higher rank!"

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a great reward!When the general gave the order, the morale of the whole army was immediately boosted, and the sound of war drums suddenly sounded. Thousands of Yuan Jun soldiers rushed out of the army carrying ladders and charged towards Yecheng.

Yuan Shao watched his soldiers rushing towards Ye City like a tide, his face was grim, and he said in his heart: "Old man Han Fu, don't eat the toast and eat the fine wine!"

Compared with Han Fu's Jizhou army, Yuan Shao's army is much fiercer, but the equipment of Jizhou soldiers is much better than Yuan Jun's.Coupled with Yuan Jun's deeds, the whole army is united in the same hatred. It is simply a dream to capture the high and thick city of Ye with only 3 people.Xu You knew about this, but Yuan Shao was in a state of momentum, and he didn't want to touch this bad luck.

The tragic offensive and defensive battle kicked off. Yuan Jun, who had just rushed into the range of the archers, was hit hard by the rain of arrows on the city.After finally rushing to the bottom of the city, I found that the ladder was a bit short.After the first attack, he retreated slowly like this, and Yuan Shao, who was furious in the rear, scolded his mother!

If scolding could solve the problem, Yuan Shao would have already entered Ye City by now.In desperation, Yuan Shao had to suspend the attack and began to organize manpower to prepare new siege equipment.

For three consecutive days, Yecheng was not attacked.Obviously this time Yuan Shaoshi planned to make full preparations to strike down.Beginning on the fourth day, Yuan Jun launched a fierce attack on Yecheng with his newly made ladder and various siege equipment.

Although Yuan Jun was desperate, the Jizhou Army had the advantage on the defensive end, and the two sides would be tied for a while, and no one could do anything about it.After a fierce attack for a day, Yuan Jun paid the price of 3000 casualties but failed to make any progress, and the Jizhou Army in the city was not much better.

Although Yuan Shao's character is indecisive, no one can persuade him to be ruthless.Witnessing the tragic siege during the day, he was furious.

"My lord, our army is strong. As long as we continue to attack like this, it will be easy to win Jizhou, but the reinforcements from Youzhou have to be guarded." Guo Tu followed Yuan Shao's thoughts cautiously.

Yuan Shao hesitated for a while, and finally decided to follow Guo Tu's suggestion to temporarily preserve a certain amount of strength, and increase the investigation of the surrounding situation, so as not to be taken by the Youzhou cavalry.

In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is the most sensible choice to retreat.Because if Yuan Jun planned to attack by force, food and grass would be a big problem, but the mobility of the Youzhou cavalry was the most troublesome.However, the Jizhou army guarded the city and had sufficient food and grass. It was basically impossible for Yuan Jun to attack Yecheng in a short time.

The main reason why Guo Tu advised Yuan Shao to preserve his strength was that Gao Lan was still in the city and could win by surprise at any time.In addition, he also wanted to make his position in Yuan Shao's heart surpass Xu You's with one meritorious service.

However, things were unpredictable. In a valley not far from Yecheng, a group of cavalry were resting in hiding.Yuan Shao would be surprised if he saw it, because this is the vanguard of Youzhou cavalry.

(End of this chapter)