Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 228 Battle for Jizhou (3)

"Tell me, how long can the enemy's arrow rain last?" the soldier hiding behind the bunker asked his companion.

"You might as well ask me how long it will take for the enemy to shoot arrows. I can guarantee that the enemy archers under the city have already drawn their bows and aimed at this place. As long as they dare to probe, they will definitely not be able to see the sun tomorrow." His companion said disdainfully. .

He heard that during the daytime, the archers of the enemy army under the city did not shoot arrows up the city for a long time, so some people poked their heads out to check. The army was shot and killed in an instant.

Therefore, no matter why there is no movement under the city now, you can't poke your head out at will. This may be the bait of the enemy army, in order to lure the defenders to wait and see, and then there will be a wave of death arrow rain. No more foolishly poking your head out to be targeted by enemy archers.

The defenders didn't know that danger was coming to them. If someone poked his head out and looked down the city at this time, he could vaguely judge that the enemy army was officially attacking the city with the help of the faint fire on the city.

Under the cover of the sound of war drums and horns, the army quietly touched the city wall, and carefully leaned the climbing ladder against the city wall, while the soldiers below the city climbed up the ladder.

Li Yang's defenders are still hiding behind the female wall, as long as the drums and horns outside the city keep sounding, they will not poke their heads out. This is a summary of their day's experience.

Suddenly, under the light of the flames, a shadow appeared in front of the defenders. Before they could react, the gleaming sharp blade took their lives away.

The first group of soldiers who climbed to the top of the city hurriedly ran towards the gate below the city. As long as the gate was opened, the soldiers from outside the city could be let in, and the victory or defeat would be decided.

The defenders guarding the city gate were wiped out after a battle with the enemy. The heavy city gate was slowly opened from the inside. The soldiers and horses who had been waiting outside the city for a long time rushed in after all the gates were opened. Going to the city, there are shouts of killing everywhere in Liyang City.

Liyang City, just before dawn, was breached by the enemy army and the city gates, and the enemy army swarmed in like a tide.

"What happened?" Jiang Yiqu woke up from his sleep, hurried out of the house, and saw Li Yang plunged into a sea of ​​flames, the flames were soaring into the sky.

"General! The enemy army has already entered the city. We were caught off guard and our army suffered heavy losses. Now the enemy army is coming towards us. Liyang City can't hold it anymore. General, please evacuate quickly." The deputy general rushed over in a hurry , crying.

Looking at the lieutenant general who was holding a sword with blood on it and blood all over his body, he experienced a battle.

"Evacuate! Losing Liyang City is equivalent to losing the gate of Yecheng. Where else can I retreat, and how can I explain to the master." Jiang Yiqu said hysterically.

"General, if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. As long as the general is still there, you will definitely be able to take back Liyang City. Please don't hesitate to let the blood of the soldiers flow in vain!" Come to a close contact, kneeling heavily on the ground and begging Jiang Yiqu to evacuate.

"Okay!" Jiang Yiqu is also a veteran of many battles, so naturally he will not be hypocritical. He took the reins from the soldiers on the side, got on his horse, and under the guard of the soldiers, he headed north, while the lieutenant stayed behind.

At the gate of Li Song's camp, Li Song stood there quietly, looking at Liyang City, which was in flames in the distance, Xu Chu and Li Yuanba stood on both sides, protecting Li Song in the middle.

A fast horse came galloping and stopped not far in front of them. The rider on the horse got off the horse, ran to Li Song at a fast pace, knelt down on one knee and said, "Prime Minister! Our army has conquered Liyang City, Except for some stubborn enemy troops, the other enemy troops have already surrendered. The general ordered the villain to come and ask the prime minister to drive to Liyang City."

The sky gradually brightened, Li Song glanced at the pale sky, and ordered: "Go to the city."

Li Song's car, escorted by personal guards led by Xu Chu and Li Yuanba, entered the Liyang City that had just changed hands.

"Meet the Prime Minister!" Li Song came to the government office, Xue Rengui led the generals, and paid respects to Li Song!

"Exemption!" Li Song said to the crowd, "This time we were able to defeat Li Yang, all of you contributed a lot! After we return to Xuchang, we will reward you for your merits."

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Everyone hastily bowed and saluted, what is the purpose of everyone working so hard to kill the enemy?Isn't it just to earn military exploits and get rewards!
"Rengui, how is the situation in Liyang City?" Li Song asked Xue Rengui about the situation in Liyang City.

"Report to the Prime Minister! Since our army attacked suddenly, the enemy army was defeated before they could react quickly. The food and grass in this city are intact."

"There are not many weapons and armor in the arsenal, and some of them have already been worn out and cannot be repaired."

Then Xue Rengui reported to Li Song other things about Li Yang, from military affairs to agriculture, etc., to Li Song one by one.

"It's just that the enemy general, Jiang Yiqu, let him run away. The last general failed to keep him, so I ask the prime minister to punish him." Xue Rengui said.

"Rengui, you have made great achievements in this battle. You were able to win Li Yang because of your plan. As for the enemy general Jiang Yiqu, he ran away as soon as he ran. It's not your fault."

"It's not your fault. You, Xue Rengui, have no faults. How can I punish you instead of rewarding you?" Li Song said.

"Pass down the order! The army rests in Liyang for a whole day, and tomorrow, we will set off for Yecheng. Everyone will go down and prepare."

"No!" Everyone hurriedly saluted, and retreated, each getting ready.

The news of Li Yang's fall quickly spread back to Yuan Shao in Yecheng. Yuan Shao was so enraged that he sent someone to tie Jiang Yiqu back to Yecheng on the way.

At the end of April in the fifth year of Jian'an, Luo Cheng led the East Route Army from Qingzhou to Jizhou, occupying Bohai County and Qinghe State in Jizhou.

Xiang Yu, Yu Wenchengdu, and Su Dingfang led the army, crossed the border, and fought with Yuan Shao's army stationed on the border by Yuan Shao, defeating Yuan Shao's army.

Then the three divided their troops into three groups and pushed towards Yecheng. Yuan Shao was so frightened that he hurriedly called back Yuan Xi, the second son of Youzhou, and ordered him to lead his troops to block the attacking route of Xiang Yu and others.

He hurriedly sent people to lead troops to stop Qingzhou's advance, gathered heavy troops in Yecheng, and built several lines of defense in front of Yecheng, just in case.

At the same time, Yuan Shao ordered his third son, Yuan Shang, to take over Yuan Xi's position and become the governor of Youzhou, sitting in one side. In this way, even if Jizhou finally fell, he could retreat to Youzhou.

When Yuan Shao was laying out the city defense with all his might, in one place, the lurking Black Mountain Army was preparing to give Yuan Shao a big gift.

(End of this chapter)