I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 726 Wancheng Strategy

A hail of arrows whizzed across the sky, fell downwards, and was nailed to the raised shield. There were crackling sounds and blood splashing all around.

When the sun rises in the sky, the walls of Wancheng are covered with military peaks, and the shouts of killing are coming again. Far and near, I raise my vision and overlook the city gate. Black beacon smoke rolls up into the sky, and the flames burn on the top of the city. , the human corpse let out its final scream and fell from the wall.

Since early morning, the continuous siege has been going on for a long time. Almost every section of the city wall was dyed red with blood. Teams of Yuan soldiers held shields in front of them. The forest of spears pushed down the Hebei soldiers who climbed up the ladder, and then stood firm. Holding the position, the archer draws the bow forward and downwards to shoot the arrow.

In the field, the soldiers of the imperial court pushing the siege equipment shouted and moved forward. Arrows like raindrops hit the shields above their heads, or shot into the gaps. The body was hit by the arrows and fell down. The soldiers holding the shields quickly handed over the shields. The people behind him stepped forward to make up for it, continuing to quarrel, shouting hysterically and pushing the battering ram forward.

On the city wall, the body that had climbed up fell down. Wang Wei, who was holding a sword, was covered in blood. He led more than a dozen personal guards to the wall and pushed the ladder down. There was a scream from the figure climbing above, With a loud bang, he fell into the crowd of soldiers that were swarming like ants.

"On the right section of the city wall, the Northern Army is coming up!"

Just as he was smashing the lighted wood down the city wall, shouting sounds were heard in the distance. Wang Wei met a general who was arranging his bow. The usually gentle and humble figure roared: "What's going on? Where is Huo Du?" ? Where is his elite heavy infantry battalion!!"

Liu Xian sighed:

"I don't know, I told you to come up an hour ago. I haven't seen you yet. Go over there and drive them off!"

After that, I vaguely heard shouting from the other side: "Reinforcements are coming!"

On the other side of the line of sight, a general in full armor and hundreds of men built iron shields, slamming into the Northern troops standing over there. The spears were thrust out from the gap, causing a trail of blood.

"Shoot them down!"

Under the city wall, Zhao Yun looked at the soldiers who were rolling down. He clenched his fist and was about to raise it. A big hand next to him stretched out and held the back of his hand.

"You still need to persist!"

There were shouts from the city wall, and Wang Wei sat exhausted in a pool of blood. The excited shouts around him were mixed with frequent death screams. Not far away, a soldier without an arm rolled on the ground, making meaningless cries and Cursed.

Liu Jian gently stretched out his hand and said: "Zilong led his troops to attack the city for days and worked very hard. What crime is there?"

In the commander's tent, Zhao Yun came to Liu Jian and knelt down on one knee to apologize to Liu Jian in front of all the generals.

"Mr. Yuan, Zhao Yun has been fighting for three days. Although we have not captured the city, our army has suffered heavy losses..."

Liu Jian smiled lightly and said: "It's only three days, why do you care? Wancheng is an important town that Yuan Shao established for ten years. If you capture it in three days, then you, Zhao Zilong, will really become a god." .”

Zhao Yun said: "Zhao Yun attacked the city for three days but could not capture Wancheng. His crime is not small!"

Countless soldiers were running on the wall. The next second, the figures that were still running suddenly turned into corpses, and blood flowed across the wall.

Yuan Shao glanced back and forth at the soldiers present.

……

He sat for a while, and then a soldier ran over: "The Lord is here."

More figures fell, and the silent and reserved general drew his sword and shouted: "Push them down."

……

Jia Xu stood up, walked to the map, pointed at it, and said: "The lands of Wuyin and Champion County have been conquered by our army. The reinforcements from the east and west have been cut off, but Wancheng is still there." The morale to contend with our army is nothing more than that Yuan Jun has a way out."

Immediately, the messengers were summoned: "Mingjin withdraws the troops!"

Yuyang County, Xiaochangan Juwai.

While attacking the city, they also wanted the Montenegrin army to learn cavalry formations.

"Zhao Yun apologizes to the Prime Minister!"

……

He nodded and said, "In that case, just act according to Wen He's words!"

Liu Jian looked at the people on the side with a smile and said, "Wancheng is in trouble for a while, what should we do?"

"Thanks for your hard work!"

"receive!"

Hearing this, Liu Jian walked to Jia Xu's side, looked at the boundaries pointed by Jia Xu's hand, and probably had an idea in his mind.

Hebei captain Yan Gang rushed back and forth under the wall, shooting and suppressing the archers on the wall and the infantry who pushed down the simple ladders.

Zhang Yan was riding on a black horse, looking at the Shura field-like Tucheng city wall. Climbing the city wall were more than two thousand Black Mountain elites. The riding skills of these Black Mountain elites may be far behind those of the Youzhou cavalry, but They are extremely skilled in mountain warfare and siege warfare. After all, they are originally mountain bandits!

Regarding this matter, Zhang Yan had discussed with Liu Jian and wanted this elite team to take care of both.

Wang Wei was helped to stand up and saw Yuan Shao ascending to the top of the city.

……

"This battle is all due to the dedicated efforts of all the Dukes, and we were able to repel the Northern Army. I am very relieved!"

Arrows flew up to the top of the wall, pierced shields, penetrated people's bodies, and were nailed into wood. Behind the walls, archers drew their bows downwards under the cover of shields. They pierced into the soil, and among the figures rushing towards them, there was occasionally a cover. The shield hand was unable to catch up, allowing the Youzhou cavalry on horseback to find a gap below. The archer behind the shield fell down with an arrow in his face, and then the position was filled, and he continued to suppress the crowd climbing below.

Behind the iron shield, hundreds of figures let out a muffled sound of "roar!", resisting the companions in front, and suddenly exerted force under their feet. More than a dozen shields squeezed past like an insurmountable wall.

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"The Northern bandits have retreated. The Northern bandits have retreated."

"No matter how high the morale of Wancheng's army is, as long as they can stop their return, as time goes by, Wancheng will definitely collapse without a fight. There is no need to lose more soldiers and military strength."

Wen Chou said anxiously: "General Zhao! Withdrawing the troops at this time will result in a defeat. Do you want the blood of the soldiers to be shed in vain?"

When Zhao Yun heard this, he didn't know how to answer.

The figure with a blade in his mouth climbed up the long ladder, and then was stabbed down by a spear. Under the scorching sun, the siege was launched on the earth wall of Xiao Chang'an Ju.

The spear array pulled out the flesh and blood, and the corpse fell down. The soldiers who came up from behind slashed with their swords, and the bang bang sounded on the iron shield. For a moment, the voice from the other side came again: "Stab!"

Here, Zhao Yun broke away that hand and stared at Wen Chou: "Just because too much blood is shed, the morale of the army will be broken!"

"This is a competition of endurance. Whoever persists to the end will be the winner!"

Regarding this matter, Liu Jian was noncommittal.

Zhang Yan looked around and said: "Taking care of both... I'm not proficient in both. I can't tell it now. When the team gets bigger, it will seem useless, but it's still useful now."

After watching in silence for a while, he raised his arm: "Send the order, break the city before the sun sets!"

The trumpet sounded.

……

Dongyang gathers outside.

On the city wall in the distance, there are dozens of simple long ladders built by clearing the forest overnight. The crowds of people rushed up and fell down again!

On the long ladder climbing, Hebei captain Xian Yufu, who had his hands on his back, turned his face slightly. Hearing the military order coming from the distance, a figure above his field of vision fell from the earth wall with an "Ah——". He gritted his teeth and sped up. As the steps climbed, the sound of the collision of weapons above was already clear.

The moment it appeared, an iron spear was stabbed from the side. Xian Yufu turned his head to avoid it and reached out to grab the spearhead in his hand. The opponent struggled to pull it back. He used the force to jump up the wall, his hands covered with blood. come out.

"Sun Qing! Take people to the next section of the city wall."

The figure of hundreds of Montenegrin troops hoarsely blocked the surrounding Dongyang troops. Hearing the man's cry, Sima Sunqing, who had already untied his hands from Montenegro, immediately responded and waved: "Come on fifty People, come with me!"

After running a few steps, the crowded forest of spears came towards him. Sun Qing hurriedly waved his sword to block it. The tip of the spear touched the broad sword body. With a clang, he quickly took two steps back. The two Black Mountain soldiers beside him were too late. After avoiding being pierced by a spear, the soldiers in the spear array in front wanted to come again. Sun Qing dragged his sword with both hands, suddenly ran towards him, kicked the spear that was pierced by the spear, and slashed it with his backhand, drawing blood. There was a splash of light, a clang, and the spear fell to the ground, along with a pair of the man's arms.

"do not be afraid!"

He roared, and the leather armor on his right shoulder was scratched by a spear at some point. The skin was torn open and blood was flowing out, covering most of his shoulder.

He was originally a bandit who licked blood with his sword. He also followed Zhang Yan to attack various counties in Hebei Province in his early years. In a small battlefield like Dongyangju, he would naturally not be afraid at such a juncture. The soldiers of the Montenegrin Army under his command Holding their own weapons, they shouted "Ah!" one after another, rushed over to support, and collided with the spear array.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

"That's it, so happy!"

With the long sword raised on his shoulder, Sun Qing laughed, stepped hard with his feet, and led the team into the enemy formation.

"Come on -" Blood waves, sword lights, and human figures continued to intersect and collide, killing each other into a mass.

"Hurry up... we can't hold on any longer!" Yuan Jun from Dongyang Ju shouted.

The afternoon wind blew across the city wall, and outside the city wall, densely packed troops like ants were still climbing and surging up!

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Liu Jian's troops followed Jia Xu's instructions and divided their forces to go south to attack the various southern arteries with Yuyang as the center point and the strategic gathering points affiliated with the county. However, on the Wancheng side, he did not relax at all.

Zhao Yun attacks Wancheng again!

After several previous tests, Zhao Yun found out that Wancheng had been repaired by Yuan Shao for many years. The city was high and the pond was deep, so it was not something ordinary people could attack.

Yuan Shao had been unwell in recent days, so he handed over the defense of Wancheng to his second son Yuan Xi.

When Yuan Xi heard that the enemy was directly attacking Wancheng, he immediately panicked and ordered his soldiers to board the city to prepare for battle. At the same time, he secretly sent people to burn down the countryside within thirty miles around Wancheng to clear the country. At the same time, he ordered troops to be stationed in the mountains near Nanyang. Li Tong from the camp led his troops to fight.

When Li Tong was in the mountains, he wanted to remain unchanged in response to all changes, but he didn't expect that Yuan Xi would make such a drastic move. In his mind, Zhao Yun had been unable to attack the city several times, so how much could he achieve this time? It is enough to face the challenge calmly and to cope with the ever-changing situation with stability.

But the military orders are like mountains, and we have to go in.

By the time he was out of breath and led his troops to Wancheng, Zhao Yun's army had already retreated. This had exposed the position of his army. Now it is impossible to withdraw and serve as a secret soldier. .

Yuan Xi did not think that he had made a mistake, but took credit for himself. While reporting to Yuan Shao to ask for credit, saying that he had defeated Zhao Yun again, he ordered Li Tong to lead his troops to implement a wandering strategy nearby.

Li Tong was also good at using troops. He was also proficient in this wandering strategy, so he began to lead his troops to harass Liu Jian's main army, as well as his branch armies and grain roads nearby.

Li Tong was familiar with the terrain of Nanyang, so Zhao Yun sent people to search Nanyang County. Li Tong did not engage in battle for half a month, but kept running away.

The two sides played a game of cat and mouse for more than half a month. Zhao Yun attacked the city while secretly searching for Li Tong's whereabouts, but could not find the other party's whereabouts.

Regarding this matter, Zhao Yun approached Liu Jian for discussion.

Although Li Tongyi's army was not a serious problem, it was always wandering around and was quite a drain on his energy. He had to find a way to get rid of it, so Liu Jian thought of a way for Zhao Yun.

The next day, news came from the court's military camp that Wancheng could not be captured for a long time and Li could not destroy it. Liu Jian's face was damaged and he couldn't help being furious. He called Zhao Yun and scolded him, saying that he was really incompetent.

He said that if he could not catch Li Tong again and captured Buwan City, he would be punished.

Zhao Yun was ashamed and angry, so he had to chase the enemy again.

The news quickly spread in Nanyang County. Li Tong believed and disbelieved the content of the news.

After all, Zhao Yun was Liu Jian's general. It was possible for Liu Jian to rebuke him, but the crime of punishing him was probably just to scare him.

However, this incident made Li Tong relax his vigilance about Zhao Yun's combat prowess. He felt that although Zhao Yun was famous, he was far behind him in terms of cunning.

This incident somewhat aroused Li Tong's arrogance and made him a little complacent.

Next, Zhao Yun began to send people to track down Li Tong on a large scale, but with little effect.

After Li Tong realized this, he made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life.

He thought he could try to hijack Liu Jian's food route.

After wandering around Nanyang County for such a long time, Li Tong also had a pretty good idea of ​​the distribution routes and scale of Liu Jian's army transporting grain.

Among them, the grain transport team coming from Sizhou was relatively fixed in terms of number, time and size. Li Tong felt that his attack on this grain team was more successful.

Who knew that this was Zhao Yun's plan to arrogant enemies.

After several small-scale fights, Li Tong became more confident.

Previously he did not dare to attack Liu Jian's grain team, but now he has the courage.

As long as he has the courage, this is a good thing for Zhao Yun.

Li Tong personally led a team to ambush Sizhou's grain team, but who knew that Zhao Yun had already arrived at the ambush site in advance and was well prepared.

And in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, Zhao Yun took action personally this time!

Following Zhao Yun's order, these elite soldiers selected from the elite soldiers of the Yulin Army and the Youzhou Army swept through Li Tong's army like a torrent.

One thousand cavalry rushed into Li Tong's army formation one after another like mercury.

When Li Tong first saw Zhao Yun's attack, he was not surprised but overjoyed.

In order not to be discovered by Li Tong, Zhao Yun led not many soldiers.

Looking at Zhao Yun's small number of troops, Li Tong thought that with the strength of his own army, he could defeat the opponent even if he was ambushed!

"Send the order, the three armies are encircled, today is the best time to eliminate Zhao Yun!"

The next moment, Li Tong was shocked. The two armies met and one after another dropped their horses. It was not his opponents, but his own soldiers.

Damn it! Is the true combat power of the Hebei Army so high? ! Is this their true combat power?

Zhao Yun rode his horse forward and charged forward at high speed. He used bows and arrows from far away and Changshuo from close range, killing all the enemies in sight one by one. No one was his opponent.

Stepping over countless corpses like lightning, they continued to wedge themselves deeply into Li Tongjun.

Under his leadership, it was clear that a smaller number of troops were fighting, but in every local battlefield, Zhao Yun and his men had local advantages. They divided and surrounded Li Tong's army, encircling them one by one. slaughter.

In the blink of an eye, Li Tong and his men were killed and injured everywhere.

Zhao Yun and his soldiers moved forward like harvesters, leaving only corpses on the ground.

"Zhao Yun!" Li Tong was almost crazy.

He knew that at this rate, all of his army would be killed.

In panic, he decided to use his own bravery to resolve the war.

Li Tong was looking for the enemy leader, and he found it!

With a loud roar, Li Tong rushed forward on horseback.

The war horse was flying like flying. Before he could see the opponent's appearance clearly, the war horse had already rushed within two feet!

Li Tong took out his spear, and the spear came out of the abyss like an angry dragon. With the sound of wind and thunder, it pierced the opponent's front heart.

With this shot, Li Tong used all his strength. He knew that even if the opponent's strength was equal to his, he would never be able to block such a fierce thrust!

But he didn't expect that when the other party refused to fight, Chang Shuo swung and struck, and this explosive blow actually failed.

Li Tong felt a tightness in his chest when all his strength fell. It was caused by using too much force.

The opponent took advantage of the situation and launched a backhand stab.

This thorn is as light as a flower, flying like snow!

Blood splattered and the two knights separated as soon as they joined together.

Li Tong touched his chest and wanted to say something, but blood spurted out from his mouth.

He tried his best to turn around and take a look at the general who stabbed him to death, but he could no longer do anything.

He fell.

Zhao Yun still moved forward, swinging Chang Shuo and stabbing anyone who dared to block him in step by step.

It was as if what he had just done was just a trivial thing.

(End of this chapter)