Great Han Empire

Chapter 830 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
To the north of Dingtao City, Taoyi Pavilion, five miles away, is the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Inside the big tent, General Qu Yi of the Left summoned the captains of the Northern Army battalions to discuss the matter of attacking the city.

"According to the scouts' investigation, in addition to Cao Ren's 5000 troops, there is also a large army that has just come from Chenliu's direction in Dingtao City." Infantry Captain Chen Jian was the last to arrive at the tent, and he immediately reported to Qu Yi the latest news.

"The news is accurate?" Qu Yi asked in surprise, "Has Yuan Shao's army rushed to the Central Plains battlefield?"

"Accurate." Chen Jian said with certainty, "My warlord rushed forward and went to Dingtao West City first. The scouts who went forward to investigate caught more than a dozen civilians who fled in a hurry. They provided this information."

"Do you know whose army it is? How many people are there?" Sima Yi asked hastily.

"I don't know whose army it is. The peasants are illiterate and don't know what is written on the battle flag." Chen Jian replied, "The peasants said that this army has about 6000 to 1000 people, with more than [-] carts of food and supplies. Tens of thousands of civilians, stretching for several miles."

"Five to 6000 people? More than 1000 carts of food and supplies? Tens of thousands of civilians?" Qu Yi frowned, and said angrily, "We arrived at Dingtao two days earlier, but we were still a step behind. What is Yan Hutou doing in Henan? Calmly deploy troops to support Dingtao?"

All the generals in the tent were silent.Some time ago, Xia Houyuan fought and retreated, buying time for Cao Ren to garrison his troops.Now the Yanzhou Army is well prepared and can fight a tough battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army.The Yanzhou army has no way to retreat, and if they retreat, they will be completely driven out of Yanzhou. If they do not fight, they will have to fight. It is obviously very difficult for the Northern Xinjiang army to attack a city defended by 5000 people with its current strength, but Yuan Shao's reinforcements are at this time. He rushed into the city before the Northern Xinjiang Army surrounded Dingtao.It seems that this battle is very difficult to fight.

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"Until we have an absolute advantage in our troops, we can't forcefully attack Dingtao, lest we suffer heavy losses and affect the progress of the entire Central Plains War." Qu Yi thought for a while, pointed to Changyi City on the map, and said loudly to the generals, "At present It seems that Cao Ren placed his main force in Dingtao in order to defend the city with Yuan Shao's support, keep us under the city, and buy time for them to gather their forces to launch a counterattack."

"Based on the distance, the army of Cao Cao and Liu Bei is already very close to Yanzhou, and they will return to Yanzhou soon. There is not much time left for us. In order to obtain The advantage in the decisive battle, we must at least win the two cities of Chengshi and Changyi first."

Qu Yi's eyes swept across the faces of the generals, "The four lords Yu Du, Qin Yi, Ku Chief, and Chen Jian immediately led an army of [-] to Changyi City to meet General Lu Bu in the shortest possible time. Take Changyi."

The faces of all the generals changed.

"My lord, General Yushi led the 1 men from the Huben Camp and the Shesheng Camp to attack Cheng's City. General Zhao Yun, Jiang Wu, and Liu Ming have led the cavalry south to Chengwu. Now we are the only ones left in Dingtao City. There are [-] people here." Surprised and anxious, Yu Du quickly dissuaded him, "If all our four camps leave Dingtao, this will be an empty camp. If..."

"No what if..." Qu Yi waved his hand vigorously, "I am here alone to deter rebellion. In today's world, no one dares to attack my Qu Yi's camp."

Then he pointed at the poison, "You are the commander of the 250 army, and Qin Yi is the deputy. Changyi is about [-] miles away from here, and I limit you to arrive within two days. When you arrive in Changyi, you will immediately join General Lu Bu and launch an attack immediately. , don't delay for a moment."

Qu Yi's character is well known to all the generals, and no one can convince him of what he decides.Yu Du didn't say anything more, and asked with a bow, "When we arrive in Changyi, if the general is not around, whose command should we listen to?"

"Of course the general is not here. He went to Chengwu and Liangqiu to stop Cao Cao and Liu Bei." Qu Yi said, "You follow Lu Bu's command. After taking Changyi, he will rush to Dingtao with you."

Qu Yi looked at Yu Du and Ku Chief, and said solemnly: "At this moment, everyone must put the overall situation first, abandon all enmity, and work together. Don't avenge private revenge publicly. A small loss will ruin the great cause of the community."

When Lu Bu was in Hanoi, he helped Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang and others attack and kill the Yellow Turban Army of Heishan repeatedly. Yu Du, Ku Chief and other Yellow Turban generals had a deep hatred with Lu Bu.Qu Yi thought about it for a while, but he was still worried, and added, "If you dare to ruin the Northern Border Army because of your own selfishness, you know what the consequences will be. I believe in you, and I hope you will not let me down." I have faith in you."

Yu Du and Ku chief bowed down together and swore to the sky, "Don't worry, my lord, we are not blind. We know who is the real enemy of the Yellow Turban Army in Heishan. The officials and others are willing to swear to the death to help Lord Lu Bu capture Changyi."

"Okay." Qu Yi shouted loudly, waved his hands and said, "Go back to the camp immediately, gather the troops secretly, and cross the river east in the middle of the night."

"All the ministries left a group of troops to guard the big camps. The soldiers and civilians entered the three big camps in the east, west and north overnight, disguised as a large army, and made a gesture of preparing to attack."

Yu Du and the others abruptly agreed, bowed to leave, left the tent one after another, and galloped away.

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As soon as the generals left, Sima Yi approached Qu Yi and persuaded in a low voice: "My lord, it is against the law to modify the attack strategy without the consent of the general. If there is a mistake in the implementation of the new strategy, causing The situation of the battle has undergone major changes, and my lord's guilt is so great that I'm afraid..."

Qu Yi turned his head to look at him, and said with a sneer, "The situation of the battle has undergone major changes now. If I continue to stick to the established attack strategy, the situation of the battle may not only change, but will be tilted in the direction of failure."

"Insisting on forcibly attacking Dingtao will not only help the advancement of the battle situation, but will give up the current advantage. On the contrary, if we concentrate our superior forces to attack Changyi first, it will not only save attack time, but also reduce the casualties of attacking Changyi. , can also allow the army to gather at the city of Dingtao in advance. If the reinforcements of the rebel army can break through the resistance of the iron cavalry and reach the front line of Dingtao smoothly, then we can still have the advantage in strength and launch an attack on the rebel army according to the original attack strategy. Attack fiercely and push directly to the front lines of Chenliu and Fengqiu."

Qu Yi glared at Sima Yi, and asked sharply, "Do you think I did something wrong?"

"My lord's strategy is not wrong, but my lord's way of modifying and implementing the new policy is very inappropriate. Have you considered the general's thoughts?" Sima Yi timidly took a step back, and summoned up his courage to persuade him, "If your lord says to change it, it will be fine." Change, change and implement, there is no room for negotiation, it feels very domineering."

"Overbearing?" Qu Yi raised his brows upside down, and smiled angrily, "Zhong Da, don't speak so nicely, do you want to say that I am domineering and arrogant?"

"On the battlefield, time is life, and changes are often instantaneous. The change and implementation of attack strategies must be as fast as lightning, and the command power in hand must be fully exerted, so that the opponent cannot be taken advantage of. "

"As long as it is right, as long as it is beneficial to preserve yourself and defeat the enemy, you must persist and implement it without hesitation. Personal life and death, honor and disgrace, and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the army are nothing compared to the victory of a big war. Shit."

Sima Yi blushed when Qu Yi said it, and hung his head in silence.

"Zhongda, you have to remember that if you want to defeat your opponent and survive on the battlefield, you must first have the belief that you must win, and you must have the courage to sacrifice everything for victory regardless of the cost." Qu Yi raised his hand, ruthlessly He slapped Sima Yi hard on the head, "Looking forward and backward as you are now, hesitating and indecisive, you will surely die on the battlefield."

"It doesn't matter if you are domineering or arrogant, as long as you win the battle, as long as you save the lives of most soldiers, as long as you lead a group of brothers to make great achievements, who will remember all this? Holding your head up in front of you, pointing fingers and feet?"

"For warriors, only winning battles has the value of survival, otherwise, living is the same as dying."

"When on the battlefield, in order to win the battle, you can do anything and do everything you can."

If Sima Yi realized something, he bowed down to be taught.

"Immediately write to Handan, ask General Zhang Yan to tell Yan Hutou, don't be like sheep who only know how to eat grass and don't know how to eat meat, you are going to show off your power."

"My lord, should I say something to the general?" Sima Yi was afraid, so he couldn't help but asked in a low voice.

Qu Yi looked at him with contempt, and shook his head, "Forget it. This is a war zone, and there are so many scouts from both sides that the news will leak out if you are not careful. Once Cao Ren knows that this is an empty camp, I will die."

"After Lu Bu receives the news, he will send someone to tell the general nearby."

Qu Yi ignored Sima Yi, strode out of the tent, flew on his horse, raised his whip and roared, "Get on your horse, get on your horse, follow me to Dingtao City, and show off the majesty of our northern army."

"Let's go, let's go..." A group of personal guards followed behind him, whizzing away like a whirlwind.

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In mid-April, Yanzhou Shanyang County, Changyi City.

Lu Bu was stationed at the foot of the horse city, looking at the tall city in front of him, he took a deep breath of the stale air to calm down the excitement and uneasiness in his heart.

Ever since the army conquered Wuyan City, he began to smell the smell of bloody death.When attacking Wuyan City, because the rebels rushed to fight, the city fell quickly, but the city in front of me had ten days to prepare.In addition, this city was originally the seat of the Yanzhou Governor's Department, and there were a lot of food, grass and military equipment. It was impossible for him to take it as easily as he attacked Wuyan City.The number of his own infantry army is limited. After long journeys and repeated fierce battles, the soldiers are very tired, especially the supply of food and supplies has become more and more difficult due to the lengthening of the front.

The Southern Army had truly met its opponent when it reached this place.

It is one thing to talk about soldiers on paper in Handan Xingyuan, but it is another thing to stand on the real battlefield and direct the attack.Now I can finally understand why the general personally commanded the iron cavalry to stop the rebels from returning to aid.At this moment, the two battlefields of Dingtao and Changyi are bloody battles. Whether the army can capture the two cities within the predetermined time and stabilize the front line quickly depends on whether the iron cavalry can successfully delay the speed of the rebels' return to aid and keep the rebels at Chenggong. Wu and Liangqiu line.

It was precisely because the general was worried that the iron cavalry might fail in the blocking battlefield, so he led the army to cross the Sishui River recklessly.He wants to personally command this blocking battle that is related to life and death.

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Lu Bu narrowed his eyes and licked his lips.

The real battle of life and death has begun.After this battle, how many soldiers of the Southern Army are left?Will the heavy casualties affect the final outcome of the war?The general has always been in danger, and this time is no exception, but will the general still have astonishing good luck this time as in the past?

Thinking of the Battle of Juye two days ago, Lu Bu secretly rejoiced that the army had good luck in Wuyan City.If it wasn't for Chen Gong's help to defeat the cunning Cai Yang, the army would probably have suffered a huge blow in the Wuyan and Juye battles and paid a heavy price. Of course, he would not be able to stand under the city of Changyi today.

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Chen Gong beside him, and his thoughts could not help but fly to Yanzhou five years ago.At that time, Chen Gong also accompanied him to fight everywhere like now, but due to bad luck, he was driven to Hebei by Cao Cao.Five years have passed, can I be ashamed this time, defeat Cao Cao, and regain the Central Plains?
"Did your lord remember the past?" Chen Gong asked in a low voice as if he could see through Lu Bu's heart.

Lu Bu smiled bitterly.Thinking of the regrets of those years and those brothers who died, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in his heart.

"Back then we beat Cao Cao to the point where only three cities remained, and we didn't even have the strength to catch our breath, but in the end we were defeated by a plague of locusts. Today..."

"My lord is lucky today, and I will definitely defeat Cao Cao." Chen Gong comforted with a smile, "Today, the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry is invincible in the Central Plains. How can Cao Aman have a chance to stand up?"

Lu Bu's mind instantly flashed the majestic posture of the general slashing his spear, and his heart immediately felt relieved, and the expression on his face gradually became relaxed.

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Wei Yan came galloping on his horse.

"My lord, good news." Wei Yan raised his whip and yelled, "General Yushi has captured Chengshi City."

Lu Bu and Chen Gong looked at each other, very pleasantly surprised.After the capture of Chengshi City, there will be no obstacles between Dingtao and Changyi, and the two armies can support each other, especially the food and grass of the army can be directly supplemented from the direction of Chengshi City, which will greatly alleviate the food and grass crisis of the army on the left.

"General Yushi sent someone to report urgently. He has been ordered by Master Qu to go to Changyi day and night to help." Wei Yan panted and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said excitedly, "Don't worry, my lord. The reinforcements will be here soon."

Lu Bu felt dark in his heart.After Yushi captured Chengshi City, instead of rushing to Dingtao to help along the south bank of Jishui River, he rushed here to help him fight Changyi.Could it be that something happened on the battlefield of Dingtao?
"Master Qu, do you have any news? Has the Dingtao War started?"

Wei Yan hurriedly took out a letter from his pocket and handed it over, "My lord, take a look for yourself. This is personally delivered by a team of cavalry sent by Lord Qu Yi. It is an urgent military situation."

Qu Yi sent a team of more than 100 cavalry to escort a letter, which shows the importance of this letter.

Lu Bu snatched the letter, "What happened to Dingtao?"

"The military situation in Dingtao City has changed, Master Qu immediately modified the attack strategy, and asked him to obey the order, take Changyi in the shortest possible time, and rush to Dingtao to help."

Lu Bu read it hastily, with a serious expression on his face, "Changyi first?" He stuffed the letter into Chen Gong's hand, raised his head and said to Wei Yan, "The tens of thousands of troops are moving back and forth on the 200-mile-long road, there must be a certain time limit. Delay, it is difficult for us to capture the two cities within the scheduled time. We must urgently report this matter to the general, and ask him to block the main force of the rebel army in the Chengwu and Liangqiu areas as much as possible, and buy us more time."

"I'll go to Liangqiu in person." After reading the letter, Chen Gong handed it to Wei Yan, "This matter is very important. Once it is leaked, the direction of Dingtao will change dramatically. Chengshi City may be lost and regained, and my left and right armies may be divided. .In addition..." He looked at Lu Bu and said worriedly, "The general has to explain it. Regarding the matter of Wuyan City, the general is extremely disgusted with his actions. The wording in the letter is very strict. Obviously the general cannot I understand your lord's difficulties. Now this incident happened again..." Chen Gong pointed to the letter in Wei Yan's hand, "Although it may not be wrong for Master Qu to change his plan before the battle, but things on the battlefield change rapidly. Guarantee that the army can quickly occupy Dingtao and Changyi with the least cost? Once the battle situation changes unexpectedly, you may be implicated by Master Qu, so..."

Lu Bu smiled indifferently, and shook his hands, "Yuan Shao's reinforcements appeared in Dingtao City, and the strength doubled. Master Qu immediately changed his tactics. It was completely correct. I also changed tactics as early as the beginning of the attack." He looked at Chen Gong , said with a pun, "Gongtai, this battle is related to the survival of the country and the rejuvenation of the great Han. We should forget about some things and don't always keep them in mind, so as not to affect the great cause of ZTE."

Chen Gong smiled without saying a word.Back then, Qu Yi used the Jinyang treason case to hunt and kill Hebei officials, and Lv Bu was the first to bear the brunt. Later, the Yanzhou officials who defected to Hebei together with Lv Bu were imprisoned in the prison of Tingwei Mansion.Since then, the two sides have had grievances, especially scholars such as Chen Gong and Liu Yi, who are always brooding about this matter and never forget it.

"Come on, let's go back to the camp and carefully discuss the strategy of attacking the city." Lu Bu turned his horse's head and asked Wei Yandao, "Is there any movement in the direction of Rencheng?"

"Lord Wei Jun is traveling around Jinxiang, Fanxian County, and Nanyang Lake with his iron cavalry to ensure the safety of the grain road." Wei Yan replied, "Master Wei Jun wrote that he has sent scouts deep into the area of ​​Rencheng If it is discovered that Yang Ping, the Minister of Rencheng, led the army to attack, he will give it a head-on blow."

Lu Bu nodded, and said loudly, "Order all the ministries to gather troops in the east city and attack the city tomorrow."

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In mid-April, General Yan Rou of Zhenbei led his army to occupy Liangqiu City.

Liangqiu City is a small city located sixty miles southwest of Changyi City.When Yan Rou's army arrived at a gallop, the people in the city thought that Cao Cao's army had returned from Jianghuai in time, and everyone cheered happily. When they saw that the banners covering the sky turned out to be the banners of the Northern Xinjiang Army, they immediately His liver and gallbladder were torn, and he opened the city gate in a panic, and fled.

Yan Rou had no intention of chasing and killing her, so she led her army into the small town, waiting for the general to lead the Xiongnu iron cavalry to join them.

General Li Hong and Da Shanyu Liu Bao led the army to capture Dongmin (min) first, and then went south for a hundred miles to capture Xifang.The general wrote a letter to Yan Rou in Xifang City, asking him to oversee the rapid advance of the army and join the main force of the cavalry at the foot of Chengwu City, forty miles away.

As soon as the order was sent out, Yan Rou's messenger arrived, "General, Chengwu City was captured by Yan Rou, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wu at noon."

Li Hong was surprised and delighted, "Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu have arrived in Chengwu? The army from the right has already surrounded Dingtao?"

"Yes, Lord Qu Yi's army has surrounded Dingtao." The messenger said excitedly, "Masters Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu arrived at Chengwu City at dusk yesterday and got in touch with Lord Yan Rou of Liangqiu City." Lord Yan Rou immediately led the army and rushed for 2 miles to Chengwu to meet Zhao Yun and Jiang Wu. The defenders of Chengwu City saw more than [-] cavalry outside the city, and they were scared out of their wits. Hei abandoned the city and fled."

In the middle of the night that day, Yan Rou, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wu rushed to Xifang City to meet the general.

Zhao Yun explained Gao Lan's conquest of Puyang in detail, "Due to the victory in the Puyang battlefield, the army has obtained sufficient food, grass and military equipment. The rebels in Juyang City were unable to hold on, so they hurriedly withdrew to Dingtao. At present, Master Qu Yi has already The troops are approaching Dingtao City, and Lord Yushi is leading an army to attack Chengshi City. As long as Chengshi City is captured, the left and right armies will support each other, and the army is expected to conquer Dingtao and Changyi within the scheduled time."

The conquest of Puyang City was far beyond Li Hong's expectations.In addition to being pleasantly surprised, the uneasiness in Li Hong's heart eased a little.With the barrier of Puyang, Dingtao and Changyi can immediately obtain a steady stream of food, grass and military equipment. This is a favorable guarantee for the army to maintain its sharpness, stabilize Yanzhou, and continue to advance to the Henan area in the hinterland of the Central Plains.

However, the joy of Li Hong and the generals disappeared with the arrival of Chen Gong.

Since Dingtao received Yuan Shao's reinforcements, Qu Yi's troops were insufficient to ensure that the army could conquer Dingtao within the scheduled time, so he resolutely decided to change the original attack strategy, and instead concentrated his forces to attack Changyi first and Dingtao later. .In this way, the time for the army to conquer the two cities may be delayed, and since Dingtao has no troops to encircle the rebels, it is purely bluffing, and it is very likely that the rebels will see through it and turn into a counterattack situation, so the situation suddenly becomes tense.

"Currently, the duty of the iron cavalry army to stop is very important." Chen Gong pointed to the map and said, "The iron cavalry army must stop the rebels from returning to Taoqiu (forty miles south of Dingtao City), Chengwu, Liangqiu, and Dongmin. aid."

Li Hong thought about it for a while, and moved his hands slowly between Yuanju in the upper reaches of Jishui River, Jishi City in the southwest of Sanyang County, Shanfu and Fangdong in the south of Sanyang County, and Fangyu in the southeast of Sanyang County. Draw a circular arc slowly, "Push the front line to the southwest of Dingtao and Changyi two hundred miles away, make full use of the terrain advantage, kill the rebels in the wilderness, and delay the speed of the rebels' return."

"The defense line of Taoqiu, Chengwu, Liangqiu, and Dongmin is too close to Dingtao and Changyi, and iron cavalry can't stop the rebels at all." Li Hong looked up at Yan Rou, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wu. The first army set off overnight and rushed to kill Yuanju, Jishi, Shanfu and other cities, blocking the rebels two hundred miles away."

"As long as a rebel army enters the attack range, we will carry out encirclement and annihilation, and the enemy must never return." Li Hong slammed his fist on the map and said sharply, "On the plain of two hundred miles, no one is ours. opponent."

Zhao Yun, Jiang Wu, and Yan Rou suddenly agreed, turned around and ran away.

"Hurry back to Changyi immediately, and ask Master Lu to obey Lord Qu Yi's orders and listen to Lord Qu Yi's command." Li Hong said to Chen Gong while putting on his leather armor, "I support Lord Qu's attack strategy. I believe he will send me good news in a few days."

Chen Gong nodded again and again, many things he wanted to say were stuck in his throat, unable to speak.

"Forty thousand cavalry are galloping back and forth on the great plain between the Jishui River and the Sishui River, and urgently need supplies of food, grass, and military equipment." Li Hong picked up his saber and looked at Chen Gong and said, "Urgently tell Tian Chou, Sima Yi, Wei Yan and others, Do everything possible to transport food, grass and weapons to Chengwu City. The cavalry departments will return to Chengwu City every day to replenish food and weapons."

Chen Gong bowed to accept the order and returned overnight.

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In mid-April, Changyi City.

Lu Bu and Fan Li commanded the Fourth Battalion of the Southern Army to attack the east city of Changyi.

Lu Bu strictly ordered all the ministries to control the rhythm of the siege and not to attack blindly.The top priority at present is to attract the rebels in the city to the east city, so that the army can take advantage of the large number of crossbows and stone cannons to consume the rebels as much as possible.

The fight between the two sides was very fierce.The northern Xinjiang army set up five hundred ladders, spread out a battlefield about one mile wide, and invested [-] fierce soldiers to attack the city.Under the fierce attack of the northern border army, the defenders of the east city suffered heavy casualties and were in emergency.When it was dusk, Xun Yu almost transferred more than half of the troops in the city to the east city for defense.

In the evening, Yushi led the army from Chengshi City, which was 150 miles away, to the banks of the Sishui River, and brought some food, grass and military equipment.

After discussing with Yushi, Lu Bu decided to continue attacking Dongcheng.The Huben and Shesheng battalions of the Northern Army brought by Yushi crossed the river overnight and rushed to the city, and together with the Southern Army, they attacked the city in the early morning.

On this day, Lu Bu invested 2 people in Dongcheng to attack the city.

Changyi City screamed and screamed in the stormy attack, and was scarred, but it still stood tenaciously by the Sishui River.On this day, Xun Yu had no choice but to transfer all the troops in the city to the east city.

In the afternoon, Yu Du and Qin Yi led [-] troops from the Fourth Battalion of the Northern Army to the banks of the Wanfu River.

Yu Du asked to cross the river immediately and join the siege battle, but Lu Bu politely refused, "The army has rushed for more than 200 miles, and the soldiers are exhausted, so let's take a rest first."

Fan Li talked about the attack situation in the past two days, "At present, almost all the rebel forces are concentrated in the east city, and the attack goal in the past two days has been achieved."

"In the early morning of tomorrow, you and Master Qin will lead the army across the river and approach the west city quietly." Fan Li pointed to Yushi, "Master Yu also led the army to leave the east city at midnight and rushed to join you in the west city."

"We launched an attack in the early hours of the morning to cover the mobilization of your two armies."

"On the eve of dawn, you must complete your attack preparations." Fan Li waved his hand forcefully, "At dawn, under the command of Master Yu, thirty thousand northern troops will launch a fierce attack on the west city of Changyi. any opportunity for the army to counterattack."

Yu Du, Qin Yi and other generals of the northern army were excited, and they suddenly agreed.

"The rebels have been attacked by us for two days, and they are already exhausted." Lu Bu said coldly, "We will attack again tomorrow morning, and after a few hours of fighting, the rebels probably don't even have the strength to walk."

"We are running out of time, and we must take Changyi City tomorrow morning." Lu Bu clenched his fists and punched in the air, "We have taken Changyi City, and we will rush to Dingtao immediately."

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In the early morning, the east city of Changyi was filled with flames, drums were beating like thunder, and the sound of killing was like a tide. Teams of northern border troops suddenly launched an attack on Changyi City in the middle of the night.

Li Tong was very excited, and shouted to Xun Yu who was running up the tower panting, "The Prime Minister is here, our reinforcements have arrived."

Before Xun Yu could speak, a dense burst of long arrows tore through the night sky and rushed towards him.The guards yelled, holding their shields high, surrounded Xun Yu and quickly hid behind the walls of the city wall.

Several soldiers who couldn't dodge in time were hit by arrows and fell to the ground screaming loudly.

Xun Yu glanced expressionlessly, turned his head and said to Li Tong who was behind him, "I told the guards all over the city that the prime minister's army had arrived at Chengwu, and it was more than 100 miles away from us. We are about to retreat."

"I've already passed on the order." Li Tong said with a smile, "Didn't you notice that everyone's enthusiasm for killing the enemy is getting stronger and stronger."

Xun Yu smiled, "The prime minister's return to aid was very fast, far exceeding our expectations."

"There are family members and properties of generals at all levels in Changyi City. They are worried that they will be burned, killed and looted by the Northern Xinjiang army. How can they not be anxious?" Li Tong laughed, "I guess they lie down in order to hurry. Immediately."

A trace of doubt flashed in Xun Yu's eyes.Officials can sit on horses and chariots to sleep, but soldiers and civilians can't. They have to sleep. They don't know that the Northern Army is attacking Yanzhou, and they don't know that their homeland has been captured by the Northern Army.How did the prime minister return to Yanzhou so quickly?

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The Northern Border Army's attacks became more and more violent, especially the sharp arrow array, which was endless like rain.The bombardment of the stone cannons became more and more intensive, and the tall and majestic two-story city tower was already riddled with holes and crumbling under the continuous heavy blows of large stones.

Xun Yu sat on the street with people coming and going, watching the civilian husbands running back and forth to help carry weapons, an ominous feeling slowly surged in his heart.

At this moment, "Boom..." a loud noise came from the direction of the city tower. Everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they turned their heads to look in the direction of the city gate.

Under the heavy impact of stones, the wooden two-story tower was unbearable, and finally half of it collapsed.

The cheers of the Northern Frontier Army outside the city were deafening, and went straight into the sky.

The battle became more and more fierce, the morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army was like a rainbow, and the momentum of the attack was wave after wave.

Li Tong stood under the collapsed city tower, shouting hoarsely, commanding the defenders to fight back.

The night is getting darker and darker, which makes people feel suffocated.Dawn is coming soon, and the bloody long night is finally coming to an end.The northern border army who fought all night also had to take a rest after dawn and eat something to replenish their strength.The fierce fighting will stop for a while.Xun Yu stood up unsteadily, intending to go back to the government office to rest for a while.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of war drums from the direction of the west city.

Xun Yu was shocked, his mind went blank for a moment, his tall and thin body suddenly shook a few times, almost fell to the ground.

Xun Yu grabbed the leather armor of the bodyguard beside him, and said in a trembling voice, "Quickly, tell Master Li to support Xicheng, support Xicheng. We have been fooled, we have been fooled..."

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The sound of the drum was like a thunderbolt sweeping across the sky, shaking the world.

Lu Bu suddenly raised his halberd and galloped on his horse, "Kill it, all the soldiers of each department, attack the city, attack the city..."

"kill……"

The sound of killing was like a tide, the flow of people was like a sea, and the torrent covered the sky and covered the earth, and slammed into the blood-stained city wall with a force of destruction.

There was a loud bang in Changyi City during this collision, as if a colossal giant exhausted all his strength before dying and uttered a desperate roar.

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Dawn is approaching suddenly, and the night quietly shatters at this moment, and passes away with the wind in an instant.

At the west city gate, like a whistling hurricane, [-] soldiers of the Northern Army crossed the city wall without hindrance, rushed into the city, and then swept away along the streets and alleys.

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Li Tong remained unruffled in the face of danger, and when the northern army's offensive was at its fiercest, he still mobilized 500 troops at the fastest speed to quickly support the west city.

However, facing the oncoming violent hurricane, Li Tong and his [-] soldiers were helpless like fallen leaves on the ground. They were swept into the wind in an instant and disappeared without a trace.

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Yang Yi, Guo Xun and other Southern Army lieutenants personally led the army to kill the city tower and opened the city gate.

Lu Bu rushed into the city at the first, "Decree, the officers and men of all ministries are strictly prohibited from harassing the houses, and those who violate it will be killed without mercy..."

Chen Gong, Wei Yan, Liu Yu, Zhang Xun and others each brought their personal guards and galloped along the street, conveying Lu Bu's military order as quickly as possible to stop the soldiers who were trying to burn, kill and loot.

At the same time, Yushi and Yu Du also ordered the soldiers of the Northern Army battalions to withdraw from the city immediately, quickly reorganize the army, and return to Dingtao immediately.

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Xun Yu sat in the lobby of the government office, looked at Chen Gong who was striding in, and slowly stood up.

"It really is Brother Wen Ruo." Chen Gong shook his head, "What are Brother Wen Ruo's plans?"

"Now?" Xun Yu sneered, "I want to go out of the city to find Prime Minister Cao, will Gongtai agree?"

Chen Gong snorted and continued to sneer, "Don't you think you are shameless?"

"Did you stop Cao Cao when he killed the frontiers? Later, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocent people, what were you doing? Cao Cao dug the Yellow River embankment and flooded dozens of counties in Jizhou. Your lord Xun What are you doing again?"

Xun Yu looked indifferent, looking up at the morning glow outside the house, without saying a word.

"If it wasn't for Lord Xun You's entrustment, I wouldn't have entered the government office to see you." Chen Gong waved his hands, turned around and left, "When you arrive in Jinyang, you can explain your sins to the eldest princess and Ting Wei's mansion."

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