Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 47

At this time, Li Song and his army, who traveled day and night, finally arrived at the junction of Hedong and Bingzhou.

"Tell the brothers, rest here for a while, and then go!" Li Song rode on the horse, and said to the messenger, and the messenger rode the horse to pass the order.

"Is my lord worried about the battle in Licheng?" Pei Yuanqing looked at the sad Li Song and asked. Li Song is easy-going and never puts on any airs. Only Pei Yuanqing and others can be so casual.

"Hey! Yuan Shao took advantage of the time when we sent troops to Hedong County to attack me in Bingzhou. I don't know if Yu Wencheng can resist Yuan Shao's attack." Li Song sighed, Pei Yuanqing was speechless for a while, and didn't know what to say.

"Report! My lord! The military adviser sent an urgent report!" A soldier ran up to Li Song, knelt down, and raised a letter above his head. Pei Yuanqing stepped forward to take the letter and handed it to Li Song.

"Order! The whole army advances quickly!" Li Song said, got on his horse, and rode away. The army hurriedly lined up to keep up.

"The enemy's trebuchet is too powerful. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be breached. We must find a way." Yu Wencheng, who was hiding behind the city pier and did not dare to show his head, said.

"General Yuwen, don't worry! Gao Shun must be ready, and he can counterattack at that time." Zhang Liao said to Yu Wencheng.

As soon as Zhang Liao finished his sentence, countless large stone balls flew from the city to the enemy army outside the city, smashing the enemy army into a pulp, and the momentum remained undiminished, and the rolling stone balls knocked the rest of them into the air.

The defenders took this opportunity to launch a counterattack against the enemy outside the city, venting the grievance that had been suppressed just now through a feathered arrow.

"This is the magic weapon you mentioned? Isn't this a stone throwing machine!" Yu Wencheng looked at the chaotic enemy army outside the city, rolling a stone ball for a certain distance in the enemy's formation, and said disapprovingly.

"The general's words are wrong! This trebuchet is different from other trebuchets. It is better than the enemy's trebuchets in every aspect. The general just needs to watch carefully." Zhang Liao looked outside the city and smiled. road.

The return cannon is a trebuchet that has been painstakingly studied and improved by countless generations. It is more advanced and powerful than the current trebuchet, and it is far from being comparable to the current trebuchet.

The enemy troops outside the city fled in panic, the enemy's trebuchets were smashed into pieces, and the panicked soldiers trampled on each other. Coupled with the counterattack in the city, Yuan Shao's army suffered heavy casualties.

"Wenyuan! You are here to supervise the battle! I will go out of the city to meet them for a while." After Yu Wencheng finished speaking, he got down from the top of the city, and the closed city gate slowly opened, and Yu Wencheng rushed out with the cavalry.

The returning cannons in the city stopped firing, and Yu Wencheng led the cavalry in the chaotic enemy army, killing seven in and seven out, and after beheading thousands of enemies, Yu Wencheng led the cavalry back to the city.

"My lord! The battle situation on the front line is unfavorable. Gongsun Zan's troops have already withdrawn and retreated five miles!" Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi reported to Yuan Shaohui.

"What? Gongsun Zan actually retreated!" Yuan Shao was taken aback!Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan abandoned Yuan Shao and retreated alone without saying hello.

"Send the order! Ming Jin withdraws the troops! Withdraw five miles back." Yuan Shao ordered, and Ju Yi hurriedly retreated, and ordered the withdrawal of the troops to retreat five miles back.

Yuan Shao hurriedly went to fight with Gongsun Zan. Although the siege was unfavorable this time, it was nothing to Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. After all, these charging soldiers were just the young men they caught at random, and they were the cannon fodder for the enemy.

Their main force was unscathed. After all, both Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan had to guard against each other. If it wasn't for their interests this time, they would still be fighting to the death in Jizhou.

Once the situation is not right, the opponent will not stab him if he is not in order, so Yuan Shao hurriedly ordered to retreat when he heard that Gongsun Zan had retreated.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the city wall that has just experienced the baptism of war.

After Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan retreated five li, they did not attack Licheng again for several days. At this time, Li Song had already returned to Shangdang County.

"Two military advisors, how is the battle going on in Licheng?" In General Zuo's mansion, Li Song knelt on the main seat and asked Liu Bowen and Xu Mao for justice.

"Back to my lord! Now that Li City has blocked it, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao's coalition forces retreated five miles, and there was no more movement." Xu Maogong said.

"Oh! Why is that?" Li Song couldn't figure it out, why did they suddenly stop, stop attacking Licheng, and change their nature?

"My lord! Although Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are united in name, they are guarding against each other in private, and neither of them wants to lose their own strength." Liu Bowen answered Li Song.

"So that's it! Let me just say it! It turns out that they seem to be in harmony with each other. It seems that the crisis in Licheng is about to be resolved. It can't be said that they withdrew before I arrived in Licheng." Li Song laughed.

"The crisis in Licheng is naturally resolved. At the same time, my lord can take this opportunity to cross the border and capture Jizhou." Xu Maogong said, shaking his feather fan lightly.

Why every strategist likes this lupine, Li Song expressed his worries, "It's just that, isn't it just helping Gongsun Zan, will Gongsun Zan stab us in the back while our army is fighting Yuan Shao? "

"Also, if our army enters Jizhou, will it cause them to really unite? At that time, we will face the double attack from Jizhou and Youzhou."

"My lord, don't worry! The two of us have already thought about these things for my lord. I guarantee that when my lord attacks Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan will stand by and watch." Liu Bowen said.

"Oh! I don't know what a clever plan it is! Please tell the military adviser!" Li Song said happily after hearing this.

"Hahaha! The strategist's strategy is really wonderful!" Liu Bowen stepped forward and told Li Song his strategy in Li Song's ear. After hearing this, Li Song clapped his hands and smiled.

On the second day, Li Song commanded a mighty army out of Changzi County and headed towards Li City, which was five miles away from Li City.

In Gongsun Zan's camp, Gongsun Zan is discussing the matter of withdrawing troops, "What do you think of my proposal?"

"My lord! I agree with the withdrawal of the troops. Yuan Shao just wants us to fight with the Bingzhou soldiers and horses to lose both sides. He is a fisherman!" said Gongsun Zan's General Tian Kai.

"We also agree with the Lord's withdrawal!" Shan Jing and others also stood up and echoed.

"Okay! Tonight, take advantage of the cover of darkness and withdraw the army back to Youzhou, let Yuan Shao and Bingzhou fight to the death, and then we can reap the benefits." Gongsun Zan said with a smile.

"Everyone go back and prepare! Keep this matter secret, leaker! Let's make a decision!"

"No!" Tian Kai and others took the order to retreat, preparing to withdraw their troops tonight.

At night, Gongsun Zan led the Youzhou army, under the cover of night, left an empty camp, quietly withdrew from the boundary of Bingzhou, entered the boundary of Jizhou, and took the opportunity to attack Yecheng.

(End of this chapter)