Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 230 Battle for Jizhou (5)

"My lord! Gao Rou was stabbed to death by an enemy general while fighting with the enemy," Xu You said.

"Hmph! It's really cheap for him. If Gao Rou didn't die at the hands of the enemy general, I would definitely not spare him. Who should stop the enemy now?" Yuan Shao said.

"My lord! I think that General Jiang Yiqu is suitable for this important task, and it is perfect for him to lead the troops." Feng Ji said.

"Jiang Yiqu lost Liyang City, causing the enemy army to jump into our hinterland. Instead of punishing him, he will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. How can he convince the people like this?" Yuan Shao said dissatisfied.

"My lord! Do extraordinary things in extraordinary times! I also ask my lord to order General Jiang Yiqu to take command and stop the enemy's East Route Army." Feng Ji said.

"Okay! Jiang Yiqu lost Li Yang. If he is guilty, he must be punished to convince everyone. Our army is full of strong generals. I am afraid that there is no suitable candidate. As for the candidate to stop the enemy's East Route Army, it is Meng Dai." Yuan Shao said about the loss of Li Yang. Chunyu Qiong was still brooding.

The next day, the army joined Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu's troops and advanced towards Yecheng.

"Report to the second son! The enemy army has already handed over Jiaochu's troops, and sent people to ask for reinforcements." Youzhou Biejia Han Heng said.

"Quickly order Zhang Nan to lead his troops to support. I will lead the Chinese army to hold the line, and you will lead the rear army to respond at any time." Yuan Xi said.

"No!" Han Heng clapped his hands and saluted.

Xiang Yu led the cavalry, like a god descending from the earth, leading the cavalry to charge and attack, disrupting Jiao Chu's formation, Su Dingfang's infantry followed, and Jiao Chu could not stop him.

Just when Jiao Touch was about to retreat, Zhang Nannan arrived, and Zhang Nannan's reinforcements joined him, so he barely stabilized his position.

The two sides fought for a while, and Yuan Shao's army was defeated again. Jiao Touch and Zhang Nan led the remnants to retreat, and met Yuan Xi who came to support them halfway.

"I've seen the Second Young Master!" The two of them clasped their fists at Yuan Xi and saluted.

Seeing the two people in a state of distress, Yuan Xi frowned and asked, "You two were not in the front to block the enemy's army and wait for reinforcements, but you ran here and hesitated to fight, what crime do you know?"

"Second son, calm down! It's not me who are greedy for life and afraid of death. The enemy army is too strong. This subordinate thinks that we should withdraw to Yecheng immediately and rely on Yecheng for defense." Jiao Touch said.

"No!" Yuan Xi directly refused, "Father ordered me to block the enemy army."

Once the enemy troops attack Yecheng from here and merge with the other two enemy troops, Yecheng will be in danger, so when I came here, my father repeatedly told me that no matter what, the enemy army must be blocked.

"But, Second Young Master, the enemy army is so powerful that our army can't resist it at all. If we do this, the whole army will be wiped out. Second Young Master, please think twice." Jiao Touch said.

"That's enough! If you dare to disturb the morale of the army, you will definitely be killed! Back down." Yuan Xi scolded.

Jiao Touch had no choice but to back down, holding a grudge against Yuan Xi in his heart, and when Han Heng's rear army arrived, he immediately took up his posture and prepared to fight.

As soon as the Bingzhou army arrived, Xiang Yu still led the cavalry to charge forward, while Su Dingfang led the infantry to cover up and kill, and Yu Wencheng was in the rear.

In Ye County, Yuan Shaojun Han Meng and Han Qiong and others had just blocked the attack of Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu, and got a chance to breathe.

"Prime Minister, we are incompetent and failed to break through the enemy's defense line. Please punish us." Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu knelt down on one knee and said after seeing Li Song.

"You two get up first, and talk about what happened at that time." Li Song didn't mean to blame.

"Prime Minister Xie!" The two got up and said, "At that time, we led our army to fight the enemy Han Meng's troops, and we were about to defeat them. Han Qiong, Murong Ping, and Su You suddenly led their troops to fight from three sides."

"Our army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. The two of us had no choice but to retreat back. We failed to break through the enemy's defense line, but lost a lot of soldiers and horses. Please punish the prime minister."

Li Song waved his hand and asked, "Where is Han Meng's department, and from which direction did the three of Han Qiong come out?"

Xue Rengui signaled the guard to bring the map, and the guard quickly took the map and spread it out in front of Li Song and the others. Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu stepped forward.

Looking at the map, he pointed to a place and said, "Han Meng's department set up defense here, and the two of us were about to break through his defense line at that time."

"Han Qiong and others suddenly broke out from these areas, which caused our army to fall short!" Zhou Qing pointed out three places on the map again.

Li Song frowned, didn't see the key point, turned to Xue Rengui and said, "Rengui, can you see what's going on?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, the enemy army is in a state of battle. Together to defend the city of Ye, it may not be easy to break them." Xue Rengui smiled slightly. As a commander who has experienced many battles, Xue Rengui heard what Zhou Qing said. , Goodbye to the location he pointed out, you will know their arrangement.

"Our army can divide our troops to attack. In this way, the enemy can't take into account other lines of defense, so we can break through the enemy's line of defense." Li Song said.

"Prime Minister, no!" Xue Rengui said hastily.

"Why?" Li Song was puzzled. With the number of our army, there is no pressure to divide the troops. I really don't understand why Xue Rengui stopped him.

"Prime Minister! Although the enemy's four lines of defense are defending Yecheng, Yecheng is also the backing of these four lines of defense. Once our army divides, Yecheng will definitely take the opportunity to attack, which is not good for our army." Xue Rengui said.

"Then, what should we do? You can't just stare here! If our army doesn't divide our forces, how can we defeat the enemy? It's not good." Li Song said worriedly, after much deliberation, he couldn't figure it out.

"Prime Minister, we can divide our troops to attack!" Xue Rengui smiled slightly, like a weasel greeting a chicken.

"What?" Now it's Li Song's turn to not understand. Didn't he stop him from dividing up the troops just now?Why is it necessary to split up and attack in a blink of an eye.

"Report to the Prime Minister! We can pretend to divide our troops to attack and confuse the enemy army in Ye City. Our army only needs to ambush one soldier."

"Wait for the opportunity. Once the enemy army in Yecheng comes out of the city, our army will take the opportunity to kill them and we will be able to destroy them. This will not only defeat the enemy's spirit, but also boost their morale." Xue Rengui said.

"That's a good thing to say, but in this way, our army still can't break through the enemy's four lines of defense, and the enemy still has an opportunity to take advantage of it. The ending of our army has not changed." Li Song said.

"Prime Minister, don't worry! I have my own plan! I can guarantee that the enemy's defense line will be breached, and the troops will approach the city of Ye." Xue Rengui said.

"Oh! Rengui, what's your plan! Why don't you tell me!" Li Song said with bright eyes.

(End of this chapter)