The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 94 Chapter 094
Yan Xiang thought for a moment before replying: "My lord, the walls of Xiapi City are very strong, and they are easy to defend and difficult to attack. That Zhang Yan is also very good at defending the city. Even a small bamboo city can be guarded tightly. Xiapi City? The urgent task is not how to capture Xiapi, but how to solve the problem of food and grass.”

"Taking Xiapi, the problem of food and grass will be solved naturally. What else is there to think about?" Yuan Shu said.

Yan Xiang said: "My lord, without siege equipment, how can we attack the city? What's more, when our army came out, it didn't bring any food, grass or luggage. If the soldiers knew that Xiapi and Xuzhou soldiers had taken it, they would definitely fall into panic. The subordinates thought that our army should block this news, and then hide it from everyone, the lord led the army to continue southward, pretending to chase Zhang Yan, but in fact, he conquered the cities along the way, and used the grain, grass and luggage obtained to supply the army. "

"What else?" Yuan Shu asked.

Yan Xiang continued: "After our army has a foothold, the lord can send troops to attack the counties in Xiapi, and then plunder money, food and supplies for his own use. As a Xuzhou shepherd, how can Zhang Yan just sit idly by? Send troops to rescue. Our army is much stronger than Zhang Yan, as long as more than half of the soldiers and horses in Xiapi City are dispatched, the Lord can attack Xiapi again and occupy Xiapi."

"You told me before that only by doing benevolent and righteous things can you move the hearts of the people in Xuzhou and make them completely submit to me. Now you have asked me to spend a lot of time on looting. Which one of your suggestions do you want me to listen to?" Yuan Shu said angrily.

Yan Xiang said: "One time and another time. At that time, our army had already occupied Xiapi, so naturally we should set an example, so that the counties under our control will surrender after hearing the news. At this time, our army is on the verge of collapse. If we still obey Acting in chapters is too rigid."

"Okay! Then I will listen to you again this time. I will order to block the news. Tomorrow, I will continue to lead the army to the south, and first capture a city as a foothold!"

The next day, Yuan Shu followed Yan Xiang's suggestion and led the army to continue southward, and tightly blocked the news, telling the soldiers that they were going south to pursue Zhang Yan, Xuzhou Mu, but in fact, they led the army Looking for something to eat.

Going south from Xiapi and going downstream along the Surabaya River is Xiaxiang.Yuan Shu looted some ships along the way, and took some Yuan soldiers down the river to reach the Prime Minister.

Seeing that Yuan Shu led the army, the magistrate of Xiaxiang led only [-] officers and soldiers to resist and cover the retreat of the people.

However, the resistance of Xiaxiang county magistrate was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and soon the whole army was wiped out.

Yuan Shu cut off the head of the magistrate of Xiaxiang County and hung it on the gate of Xiaxiang County City. Then his troops burned, killed and looted Xiaxiang County City, and successfully occupied Xiaxiang County City.

The other part of Yuan Bing, led by Zhang Xun, looted all the villages and towns they encountered along the way. When encountering resistance, they killed all the men in the villages and towns, but arrested the women and used them as tools for lust. Burning, killing, looting, all kinds of crimes, the surrounding people fled one after another.

The news reached Zhang Yan's ears, Zhang Yan couldn't bear it any longer, and left Niu Jin and Wang Bo to guard the city. Zhang Yan personally led three thousand cavalry, took Tai Shici and Xu Sheng with him, and went to the prime minister to wait for the opportunity And move.

Yuan Shu tasted the sweetness of the looting, got a lot of money, food, and supplies, so he divided his troops to attack Qulu, Xiaqiu, Quyang, Lingxian, Siwu and other places.

Yan Xiang heard this, and hurriedly came to persuade Yuan Shu, and said loudly: "I heard that my lord is going to divide his troops to plunder other lands, is there such a thing?"

"It's true."

"My lord, please take back your orders. Don't divide the troops, let alone looting so many places. Otherwise, if the public anger is aroused, the consequences will be unimaginable! My lord, please think again!"

Yuan Shu frowned, and said to Yan Xiang: "You are the one who asked me to rob, and now you tell me not to rob so much, what exactly do you want me to do?"

"My lord, at this time, at that time, our army had no food at that time, and we had no choice but to plunder. What's more, the soldiers burned, killed, and looted, which has completely exceeded my expectations. If I use the same method to plunder other lands again, I am worried that it will be violent." If the people are angry, our army will really be in a dilemma."

"People's anger? Those ordinary people, it's too late to hide from my army. What anger is there? Even if they are really angry, I have an army of [-], and I will never be afraid. Wherever I go, I can Looting wherever I go is much better than capturing Xiapi. After I finish looting Xiapi, I will rob Guangling, Donghai, and even the whole of Xuzhou. If I rob the whole of Xuzhou, the accumulated wealth will be enough for me to eat in Huainan. For a lifetime."

When Yan Xiang heard Yuan Shu utter such a terrible heartfelt sentiment, he tried to persuade him again.It's a pity that Yuan Shu was dazzled by the property, so he didn't listen, and ordered Yan Xiang to be locked up, and he would never see him again.

Afterwards, Yuan Shu insisted on going his own way and sent 2000 men each to attack Qulu, Xiaqiu, Quyang, Lingxian, Siwu and other places.

Zhang Yan led the cavalry to gallop all the way south from Xiapi, and the villages they encountered were all empty, and there were even some corpses lying in the village, all of them were Xuzhou people who died tragically under Yuan Bing's hands.

When Cao Cao came to attack Xuzhou last year, hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou dropped sharply. Most of these people died in the hands of Cao Jun, and some places are still barren.

This time Yuan Shu came to do this kind of thing again, Zhang Yan would not let history repeat itself, he must find a way to stop Yuan Shu's behavior.

Zhang Yan went overland, went south along Sishui, and soon entered the boundary of Xiaxiang County. Along the way, he saw the evil deeds committed by Yuan Bing, which made Zhang Yan and many soldiers very angry. skin, ate Yuan Shu's flesh and drank Yuan Shu's blood.

In the evening, Zhang Yan led a team of cavalry when they met a Yuan soldier, and that Yuan soldier had about 2000 people. Following Zhang Yan's order, he immediately launched an attack on that Yuan soldier.

This time, there was no sneak attack, no ambush, and it was a full-on confrontation. Zhang Yan personally led a thousand cavalry in the middle, Tai Shici and Xu Sheng each led a thousand cavalry to detour to Yuan Bing's left and right flanks, and launched an attack on Yuan Bing at the same time.

Xuzhou soldiers attacked from three sides, and every cavalryman was full of great hatred. They were all like tigers and wolves, and they showed extraordinary bravery.

The battle lasted only about three quarters of an hour, and ended with the victory of the Xuzhou soldiers. Under the attack from three sides, the Yuan soldiers suffered heavy losses. More than 300 people died in battle, and the remaining 600 people surrendered because of fear.

Zhang Yan first inquired about the movement of the captive Yuan Jun, and learned that Yuan Shu's troops were divided into five groups to attack Qulu, Xiahou, Quyang, Lingxian, Siwu and other places, and the troops they encountered were exactly Going to attack Siwu County.

Siwu County is in the northeast of Xiaxiang, southeast of Xiapi, next to Donghai County, and they are going to Siwu County, this road is the only way to go.It is also considered that these Yuan Bing were unlucky, they just bumped into Zhang Yan and others who were furious.

Zhang Yan ordered all the captives to be pulled into the woods, and beheaded all of them, leaving no one behind, and saving the burden.

After that, Zhang Yan analyzed the situation at that time, and decided to save the counties first, defeat them one by one, and then deal with Yuan Shu with all his strength.

After making up his mind, Zhang Yanbing divided into three groups, dispatching Tai Shici to rescue Chu Lu, Xu Sheng to rescue Qu Yang, and himself to rescue Xia Qiu.

As for Ling County, because it is in Guangling County, it is far away from here, and his military strength is not enough, so he can only let it go and ignore it for the time being.

However, Zhang Yan believed that Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling, already knew the news that Yuan Shu led the army into Xiapi, and he would definitely take precautions early. If there were spare soldiers, he would definitely bring Xiapi support.

Therefore, Zhang Yan made the decision to ignore Ling County.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan, Tai Shici, and Xu Sheng each led a thousand cavalry to go to Xiaqiu, Qulu, and Quyang counties to rescue them, and they agreed to meet in Xiaxiang County after the rescue was successful.

The army separated, and Zhang Yan led the army to rush to Xiaqiu non-stop. Most of Yuan's soldiers were infantry, and the march along the way must be slower than cavalry, so Zhang Yan regarded it as a straight chase.

At night, Zhang Yan finally caught up with Yuan Bing and saw the footprints left by Yuan Bing.

Zhang Yan let the soldiers rest for a while, and after simply using some dry food, he got on his horse and chased Yuan Bing in the starry night. As long as he intercepted Yuan Bing, Xia Qiu would be saved from the suffering of the soldiers.

After chasing for more than ten miles, Zhang Yan suddenly saw a camp not far ahead. The camp was full of flames and the flag was clear. It was Yuan Jun.

Zhang Yan was overjoyed, and quietly approached Yuan Jun's camp, but did not launch an attack immediately, but asked his subordinates to wait outside, waiting for Yuan Bing to rest in the dead of night, and then suddenly launched an attack.

"Brothers, I know you are all exhausted, but tonight is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't miss it. Please cheer up and rush over with me to kill those Yuan Bing who are not as good as beasts." , to avenge the people who died under their swords!" Zhang Yan rode on the black cloud riding snow horse, gathered all the thousand cavalry, and shouted loudly.

"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!" All the soldiers shouted together.

"Come on!" Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Zhang Yan immediately shouted.

Following Zhang Yan's order, he took the lead and attacked Yuan Jun's camp.

Yuan Bing had been walking for a whole day, and he was exhausted. He was sleepy and sleepy when he was suddenly attacked and killed by surprise.What's more, it was difficult to distinguish in the night, and I don't know how many people came. When these Yuan soldiers saw Zhang Yan committing suicide, they were frightened.

Not long after the battle started, it was declared over. Zhang Yan and others only killed more than 300 people, but captured more than 600 people. When these Yuan soldiers learned that only 1000 people came to attack them, they regretted it blue.

Zhang Yan ordered all the captives to be tied together with ropes, and then they all gathered together, and ordered them to dig a deep pit, directly pushed all the captives into the deep pit, and buried them alive on the spot.

These captives struggled endlessly, but the pit was too deep, and their hands were tied together, so they could not move freely and could not climb up at all.They begged for mercy blindly, but Zhang Yan and others turned a deaf ear to it, and then the begging for mercy turned into swearing, to vent their inner anger.

Zhang Yan asked people to find fierce fire oil, poured all of it into the pit, set fire to them, and buried them alive. In addition, he specially found someone to practice archery, and asked the soldiers to shoot arrows at these Yuan soldiers.

After a lot of effort, Zhang Yancai killed all these captives, and after they were all buried, they fell to rest in Yuan Jun's camp, exhausted, and slept until dawn.

(End of this chapter)