The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 227 Chapter 226
Lei Xu drove the army to Machuju at the fastest speed. More than 6 troops filled the entire official road, holding torches one after another. Looking from a distance, the winding army looked like a circle The long dragon stretched far and far.

Out of caution, Lei Xu sent scouts to investigate again to see if the Xiquyang City ahead was occupied by the enemy.

As a result, the scouts came back to report that Yuan Jun's flag was still planted on Xiquyang City, and the county magistrate Zhao Fang learned of Lei Xu's arrival and led the county officials to wait at the gate of the city.

The distance to Xiquyang City was getting closer and closer. When there were still two miles left, Lei Xu could vaguely see the bright lights on Xiquyang City, Yuan Jun's flags that had been unfurled, and soldiers in Yuan Jun's costumes on the city wall. walk around.

When he got closer, Lei Xu suddenly saw the gate of Xiquyang city open, and a group of people lined up at the gate, the leader of which was Zhao Fang, the magistrate of the county.

At this time, Zhao Fang, the county magistrate, felt uneasy. Facing Lei Xu who was coming, he really didn't know how to deal with it. He was copied and beheaded by the whole family.

Zhao Fang had a smile on his face, but his heart was sour. He saw Lei Xu getting closer, and his heart beat faster and faster.

Lei Xu rode a tall horse, surrounded by more than ten cavalrymen, and behind him were tens of thousands of troops.

Zhao Fang noticed that although there were many soldiers behind Lei Xu, they all showed tired faces.

"Go all out!" Zhao Fang cried inwardly.

Lei Xu rode his horse forward, but the army stopped suddenly, and he brought more than ten cavalrymen to the gate of the city.

"Xiquyang County Magistrate Zhao Fang, see General Lei!" Seeing Lei Xu approaching, Zhao Fang stepped forward quickly, and bowed respectfully to Lei Xu.

Lei Xu didn't get off his horse, glanced at Zhao Fang, and asked, "Magistrate Zhao, what do you mean by queuing up here and opening the city gate?"

"When the general passed by here, he once said that tens of thousands of troops were coming, and asked the subordinate to wait patiently here, saying that when General Lei arrived, he would be ready to serve him. Therefore, the subordinate sent someone to closely monitor General Lei's movements. , Knowing that General Lei will arrive here tonight, he led the county officials and waited here, ready to clean up the dust for General Lei!"

"It's free to take the wind and wash away the dust, County Magistrate Zhao, I ask one thing, and you have to answer it truthfully!" Lei Xu said.

"General Lei, just ask, as long as the subordinate officials know, the subordinate officials must tell General Lei everything!"

Lei Xu asked: "Let me ask you, was the general surrounded by enemy troops in Machuju?"

Zhao Fangdao: "General Lei, who did you listen to? The general fought back in Machu and repelled several enemy attacks. How could he be surrounded by the enemy?"

Lei Xu frowned, and asked again: "Magistrate Zhao, have you ever encountered an enemy cavalry?"

"I met them during the day, about 200 riders, I don't know where they came from, they came to the city to persuade me to surrender, and lied to me that the general was killed by the enemy in Machuju. Fortunately The general sent more than [-] wounded soldiers back to the city to recuperate, and I also know the battle situation in Machuju very well, otherwise, I would really have been fooled by the enemy."

Lei Xu thought to himself: "In this way, it really is the enemy's way to deceive me. No wonder I didn't even see a shadow of the enemy along the way. It stands to reason that the general is surrounded by the army, and Xiquyang City should also be punished." It's right under threat. But here it's calm, and there doesn't seem to be any sign of tension..."

Zhao Fang went on to say: "General Lei, you have led the army all the way here, and the journey has been exhausting. Why don't you go to the city to rest for a while, and go to Machuju to support the general tomorrow morning!"

Lei Xu looked back at the exhausted army. After being harassed by the enemy at Gaojiahe just now, the soldiers had walked another [-] miles, and they were already tired enough. Since Ji Ling was fine, he would There is no need to go to support so quickly, rest for one night first, and then go on the road tomorrow, so as to keep the morale of the army high.

Therefore, Lei Xu nodded and said to Zhao Fang: "Magistrate Zhao, what you said is also very correct, but your county is too small, and I have too many troops, which cannot be accommodated at all..."

"Don't worry, General Lei. I have already prepared for the general. I have ordered people to set up a camp in the north of the city, which can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers. The general can go to the city to rest, and let the soldiers go to the camp to rest. Your officer For the general's arrival, we prepared some songs and dances, all the dancers who came to dance for the general are beauties..."

Zhao Fang knew that Lei Xu was lustful, so he deliberately went after him.

After hearing this, Lei Xu laughed and said, "Magistrate Zhao is well prepared, so I really have nothing to say. Magistrate Zhao is so flattering to me, is there anything I want from me?"

"General Lei, I don't dare to ask for too much. I have been the county magistrate here for two years. I wonder if General Lei can say a few words in front of His Majesty so that I can improve my official position..."

"It's easy to say, if you are as talented as County Magistrate Zhao, His Majesty will definitely promote you!"

As soon as the words fell, Lei Xu ordered the army to rest in the camp in the north of the city, and he followed Zhao Fang into Xiquyang City with more than ten personal followers.

Zhao Fang took Lei Xu all the way to the county government office. After arriving at the county government office, Zhang Yan and others who had been ambushing inside suddenly appeared, and Zhang Yan even shouted: "Lei Xu, your time of death has arrived!"

Wielding a knife, he slashed at Lei Xu's body, and the rest of the soldiers immediately raised their voices, swarming up and knocking Lei Xu and others to the ground.

Poor Lei Xu and the others died without even reacting.

Zhao Fang, on the other hand, was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he hid behind the pillar.

After Lei Xu died, Zhang Yan ordered someone to cut off Lei Xu's head, and he went straight to Zhao Fang and said to Zhao Fang: "Magistrate Zhao, I knew you would definitely attract Lei Xu. Now Yuan Jun outside the city has all gone to the camp, and you have already made a contribution to our army. I hope you will continue to work hard, follow the example of the gourd, and lure Li Feng into the city again!"

Zhao Fang nodded, then went out of the city, and continued to wait for the gate of the city, waiting for Li Feng's arrival.

It took a long time for Yuan Shu's army to enter the camp that had already been established. When Li Feng heard that Lei Xu had entered the county, he took the initiative to lead a few of his entourage. After meeting Zhao Fang, they greeted each other After a while, he followed Zhao Fang into the city and went straight to the county government office.

Li Feng led people into the county government office, Zhang Yan and others used the same method to attack Li Feng suddenly, and before Li Feng and others could react, they were hacked to death one after another.

Zhang Yan asked the soldiers to cut off Li Feng's head and put it together with Lei Xu's head.

At this time, the scouts came to report that all Yuan Jun had entered the camp, and because they were too exhausted, they had already entered the camp to rest.

Zhang Yan was very happy when he heard the news. In this way, it would be easier for the 6-strong army to defeat.

However, Zhang Yan didn't take action immediately, but asked the scouts to notify the ministries, quietly gather here in Xiquyang City, and then start a siege, trying to end the battle tonight.

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Chen Ying, and Li Dian led troops to Xiquyang City one after another, and Zhang Yan ordered all the soldiers and horses hidden in Xiquyang City, and surrounded them.

Half an hour later, Xu Huang also arrived here with his soldiers and horses. All [-] troops gathered together, waiting for Zhang Yan's order.

At Yinshi, Yuan Jun's soldiers had already fallen into a state of sound sleep, and they knew nothing about the outside world.

At this time, it was the darkest period before dawn, the moon was dark and the wind was high, which was the best time to kill.

At the moment of Yinshi, a flaming arrow soared into the sky and shot directly into the sky above the camp.

At this time, Zhang Yan sent a signal to the generals. The generals who were ambushing around the camp suddenly saw the signal and rushed forward, shouting deafeningly.

"Kill!"

The shouts were deafening, like rolling thunder, resounding through the heavens and the earth, straight into the sky.

Zhang Yan, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Chen Ying, and Li Dian each led their cavalry to charge from all directions, while the infantry stayed outside the camp and surrounded the camp to prevent Yuan's soldiers from escaping.

The sudden arrival of the army made Yuan Jun's officers and soldiers at a loss. They woke up from their sleep one after another. Before they could figure out what happened, they were killed by the rushing cavalry as soon as they walked out of the camp.

And there was a deafening shout outside the camp: "Surrender, don't kill! Surrender, don't kill! Surrender, don't kill!"

Lei Xu and Li Feng were all killed, and Yuan Jun's soldiers had no one to command, and suddenly fell into chaos. Morale was low, and Yuan Jun's officers and men abandoned their weapons and surrendered in order to survive.

The battle lasted for two quarters of an hour, and ended with Zhang Yanjun's victory. More than 500 Yuan soldiers were killed, and the rest were forced to surrender.

And Zhang Yan's army turned out to have zero casualties!
More than 6 people in Yuan's army abandoned their weapons and surrendered. This was the result that Zhang Yan did not expect. Although the strategy of ambush from ten sides was ingenious, it did not come in handy when dealing with Yuan Jun. It was rather overkill.If he had known that Yuan Jun was so vulnerable, Zhang Yan would not have troubled Jia Xu to come up with such a clever plan.However, Zhang Yan learned the strategy of ambush from ten sides and kept it for use in future battles.

After Yuan Jun surrendered, Zhang Yan asked them all to leave the camp one by one, and divide them into several places in units of ten thousand for soldiers to guard.

There are too many prisoners, how to deal with them has become a headache for Zhang Yan.

His army only had more than 4 people, and the number of prisoners was more than 6, which was far more than his troops.

Finally, after some thinking, Zhang Yan decided to temporarily incorporate them all, and use 3 people to manage the 6 people. He temporarily took a rest in Xiquyang City, and then waited for the good news from the rest of the armies. The ground was dried up to facilitate the march.

For the next three days, Zhang Yan stayed in Xiquyang City, waiting for the ground to dry up.

In the past three days, there have been many good news from all over the world.

First, Chen Deng conquered Liyang, and then he conquered the three counties of Fuling, Quanjiao, and Junqiu; secondly, Lu Dai also conquered Hefei; thirdly, Xu Chu led He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man to conquer Xiacai, and After defeating the invading Meicheng army, more than 5000 people were beheaded. After Meicheng was defeated, he returned to Shouchun.

In addition, when Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, learned that Liu Biao had attacked Lujiang and occupied Xunyang, he openly declared his separation from Yuan Shu and sent envoys to seek peace with Liu Biao. Liu Biao asked Huang Zu to lead his troops back to Jingzhou.Because Huang Zu didn't get any benefits in the war, he sent troops to plunder Xunyang, which made the people of Xunyang feel miserable and complained.

Afterwards, Liu Xun led his army from Lujiang to Chengde, and together with Zhang Yan formed a siege against Yuan Shu.

Gu Yong, Yang Xiu, and Mi Fang escorted the grain and grass to Xiquyang City, where they joined forces with Zhang Yan.

On the fifth day, Zhang Yan personally led the army to Shouchun to conquer Yuan Shu, and took away all the troops, including the more than 6 surrendered troops.

In addition, Zhang Yan ordered Xu Chu and Liu Xun to lead their troops to attack Shouchun one after another, forming a pincer attack with them.

While Lu Dai was stationed in Hefei, Chen Deng led his army back to Jinling, leaving Jiang Qin to lead his army to guard the three counties. After Yuan was wiped out, another county magistrate was appointed.

(End of this chapter)