I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 730: Attack the city on the first day of the new year!

In this way, Xu Yi settled down in Liu Jian's camp. Of course, in order to prevent his surrender from being leaked, those people in Wancheng who had previously assisted Xu Yi out of the city were currently stationed in the area. He told Liu Jian.

The rest was naturally left to Liu Jian.

In this regard, Liu Jian's army could naturally handle it easily, and dealt with all the people who accompanied Xu Yi when they rushed out of the city, leaving no one behind.

Then Liu Jian began to order his sergeants to continue attacking Wancheng as quickly as possible.

Recently, the attacks launched by the imperial army are stronger than the previous attacks, and the scale is much larger.

Now the northern army has no reservations about launching an attack on Wancheng.

Liu Jian then launched six more large-scale attacks on Wancheng, including three large-scale sieges involving more than 50,000 people.

For ten consecutive days, the entire city wall of Wancheng was in ruins, with corpses everywhere. Wancheng had never been under such tremendous pressure, and the soldiers in the city were almost in a state of mental collapse.

Black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it.

After the tenth day, Liu Jian asked more than 30 generals and lieutenants under Yan Liang and Wen Chou to cooperate with Zhao Yun to launch an unprecedented fierce attack on Wancheng.

Although Yuan Shao is in poor health now, facing this unprecedented pressure, he has to go to the city personally despite his illness to stabilize the morale of the army.

"It seems that as long as Liu Jian's final attack can be repelled, Nanyang will be safe."

So he didn't say anything, just led these people to visit a section of the city wall, and then let them go about their business, leaving only Yuan Xi and Gao Gan.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The battle lasted from day to night, and gradually ended at sunset.

Of course, Liu Jianjun was also under great pressure.

He thought seriously for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's exactly the truth."

Yuan Xi said from the side: "Now that Liu Jian is attacking like this, father, does this mean that Liu Jian is also anxious?"

After he finished coughing, Yuan Shao sent people to take photos of Yuan Xi, Gao Gan, Kuai Yue and others one after another.

But at this moment, the battle is for the endurance of both sides. Whoever takes a step back first will lose the momentum and the subsequent initiative.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help feeling dizzy.

"How much will our losses be after this war is over?"

"After all, there are so many soldiers and horses in Nanyang County, and he doesn't care at all about the fighting in the rear."

At the same time, he dispatched the troops in the city to the city and stationed them nearby to coordinate with Wancheng to prevent Liu Jian's army from cutting off the connection between Wancheng and the surrounding areas and complete the blockade of Wancheng.

"As for the disciples and porters donated by the major families in the city to assist in the city's defense, countless people were damaged."

These battles really put Yuan Xi into a terrible state. He could no longer hold on any longer. In desperation, he had no choice but to ask Yuan Shao to come out and take charge personally.

"Son, you are right. This is the time when Liu Jian launches his final attack on us."

"There are not enough people to assist in city defense."

"So Father, as long as we can persist through this period of time, when Liu Jian retreats, Nanyang County will naturally return to stability, and then it will be time for Father to take charge again."

"The opponent's offensive in the past few days has been too fierce. They don't care about our own casualties. If we continue like this, the losses will be too great."

Yuan Shao, Gao Gan, and a group of his capable ministers climbed to the top of the city and personally directed the soldiers to defend and counterattack. Even Yuan Xi, his own son, began to personally go to the front line to command the soldiers to kill the enemy at the top of the city. , which shows the brutality of this attack and defense.

"As long as we learn from this lesson, train our troops and horses well, and then start hoarding food and grass, we will have a way to compete with Liu Jian in the future."

The men and horses in Hebei withdrew, but all of this was really hard to watch.

Yuan Shao closed his eyes and looked up at the sky, then gently shook his head and said, "As a father, you have nothing to do, so don't worry."

As soon as he said these words, Yuan Shao, who was heartbroken, suddenly felt clear in his heart.

"Will he not be able to hold on much longer?"

There are also scattered flames that are still burning, seeming to predict the tragedy of the war just now.

After the representatives of the distinguished families left, Gao Gan said: "My lord, at this time, we can no longer have reservations about these distinguished families."

Yuan Shao understood what Gao Gan meant. He had something to say to him, but it was not convenient to say it when there were representatives of prominent families such as Kuai Yue nearby.

The senior officer on the side raised his hand to Yuan Shao and said, "My lord! We can't count the losses for the time being, but based on the current situation, we only need to make a rough estimate to know that just the injured sergeants who can no longer participate in the battle will be lost." No less than ten thousand."

It's just that the soldiers of the three armies were exhausted after several battles. Even if Yuan Shao personally took action, he could only manage to stabilize their morale.

"It's just these few attacks that have caused a lot of losses to our manpower in Wancheng. If we want to completely block Liu Jian's attack, we need to plan carefully."

"Furthermore, I also heard that Sun Ce's soldiers and horses are now wandering at the border of Nanyang County. Although there has not yet been a direct conflict with Liu Jian's soldiers and horses, it will be a matter of time before they come to rescue us. This is a big deal for us. What a great thing."

His body tilted slightly backward.

The walls of Wancheng were painted red with blood, and there were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere. Many soldiers squatted on the spot and howled. Dead soldiers were constantly being pulled down, and the remains of corpses were endless as far as the eye could see.

Gao Gan coughed lightly, and then signaled Yuan Shao with his eyes.

After hearing what Yuan Xi said, the tightness in Yuan Shao's chest eased.

"He did not completely win the war on the northern border and Xiliang border, especially on the Liangzhou border. Although Zhang Fei currently has the upper hand, Liangzhou is a major border trouble that the Han Dynasty has not solved for generations. How can this matter? Liu Jian has never been worried about it, I don’t think he can keep delaying it with us in Nanyang."

Yuan Shao supported the gate stacks on the city wall, and when others were not paying attention, he lowered his head and coughed hard into the corner of the wall.

Yuan Xi had quick eyes and quick hands. He hurriedly stepped forward, quietly stretched out his hand to support him, and said, "Father, how are you?"

"My lord immediately ordered them to send all their disciples and servants to come to the city wall to support them."

"In this way, it is possible for us to defend Wancheng and delay it until Liu Jian withdraws his troops!"

Yuan Shao nodded suddenly, and then he understood why Gao Gan had to wait until Kuai Yue and the others left before talking.

After all, it is the big families like the Kuai family that are going to need help later.

If they were allowed to get the letter first and be prepared when they go back, I'm afraid Yuan Shao wouldn't be able to get anything from them when he asked them. "Well, what you said is true, but if you ask them to ask for people or things, it would be really difficult. To be honest, among these prominent families, it was the Xu family who gave Yuan more face and gave away all their family members from the beginning. The grain and men have all been handed over, and according to the intelligence I got, Xu You doesn't seem to be hiding anything this time, and indeed supports me wholeheartedly in defending the city."

Yuan Xi said from the side: "Xu You wants to atone for his sins. If his father hadn't reminded him and wanted to punish him for his sins, how could he be so obedient?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

He smiled for the first time in a long time.

It seems that this period of time really depressed him.

"Forget it, if the Xu family is really willing to do their best to help Yuan survive this disaster this time."

"Then Yuan pardoned Xu You's innocence when he turned around, which was a way of giving him face and repaying him for his hard work this time."

After hearing Yuan Shao's words, Yuan Xi and Gao Gan nodded their heads and praised Yuan Shao, saying that he had a broad mind.

But what they didn't know was that Xu You was already in his mansion, ready to cause trouble at any time.

He asked all his servants and disciples to go to help defend the city. In addition to helping Yuan Shao defend the city, more importantly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to understand Yuan Jun's arrangement, and at the same time, he could let these people in his mansion By assisting in defense, you can establish a good relationship with the defensive generals. In this way, you can not only understand Wancheng's defense, but also know when and where to take action!
After this period of assisting in defense, several of Xu You's cronies have fought one battle after another, and have already fought with the generals who defended the city in Wancheng, and even many captains and officials. relation.

The Xu family is now relatively recognized by the Wancheng garrison in terms of assisting in defense. Everyone is a comrade in arms and the relationship is very harmonious.

Thus. Xu You learned about the situation in Wancheng, and he also began to formulate detailed plans to complete the capture with Liu Jianli Yingwai.

"If it's like you said, opening the north gate to welcome the imperial army into the city would be the most convenient and possible thing for us, right?"

After listening to Xu You's question, one of his cronies hurriedly said: "As for my father-in-law, I have been accompanying the generals in life and death over the past few days and have gained their trust. We are all in charge of Beimen." The Xu family is responsible for assisting in the defense of an important place, and the defenders there are very close to us Xu family members. As long as we find the right time, we can definitely open the city gate!"

"Of course, it will take some time to open the city gate."

"And if the city gate is opened, the outsiders will enter the city immediately."

"Otherwise, with the military power in the city and the reaction of the generals of Yuan's army, they will quickly rush to the north gate, kill us all, then close the gate again and pull up the suspension bridge. By then our plan will be over It can’t be achieved.”

When Xu You heard this, he slowly stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes, and thought carefully.

"When I sent my nephew out of the city, I had agreed with him on how to communicate inside and outside. Now he has secretly informed me a few days ago that he and Prime Minister Liu have met, and Prime Minister Liu has accepted our Xu family. "

"During this period, Prime Minister Liu is desperately launching an attack on Wancheng, just to make Yuan Shao focus all his attention on the outside and relax on the inside, so as to create the best opportunity for us."

"I have to say that Prime Minister Liu is indeed an expert in military tactics. There are not many people in the world who can think of him like Xu."

When he said this, Xu You couldn't help but show a bit of pride on his face, and said with emotion: "Hey! I wasted half my life assisting a useless person like Yuan Shao. I was really wasting a lot of time, but fortunately I gave him time. Under the command of Prime Minister Liu, from now on, Xu can be regarded as a master of the Ming Dynasty. Our Nanyang Xu family, regardless of whether we can have the glory of the past, will definitely still be a member of the Nanyang family in the future, you can rest assured of this."

All of Xu You's men immediately flattered Xu You and praised him for his sharp eyesight and recognition of heroes.

……

In the next few days, Xu You's men followed Xu You's instructions, secretly contacted Xu Yi, and explained the time to attack the city and how they prepared to open the city.

Xu Yi hurriedly reported the news to Liu Jian.

The first day of the new month next month will be the time for a large-scale attack on the city!

Nanyang Xu family will open the city gate at midnight and put Liu Jian's army into Nanyang Wancheng.

By then, this important town in Wancheng will have the surname Liu.

Ten days after the agreement, Liu Jian immediately began to make precise arrangements. This time, he wanted Yuan Shao to completely lose Nanyang County, and from now on he would never be able to resist him.

……

Late at night.

Today is a dark and windy night, and the sky is covered with dark clouds. Even the moon and stars are covered by dark clouds.

And judging from the level of dark clouds in this dark night, it won't be long before it rains.

The dark moon kills people.

This season is also when there are a lot of mosquitoes. Coupled with the sultry heat, mosquitoes are flying everywhere on the top of Wancheng.

The soldiers guarding the city kept waving their hands to swat away the mosquitoes.

Many soldiers on rotation could not sleep well because of too many mosquitoes.

This period happened to be the time when Liu Jian's attacks were most frequent during the day, which caused many of the soldiers guarding the city to be sleepy and almost unable to support the night vigil.

Many people almost fell asleep leaning on the city wall.

This also gave people in the Xu family many good opportunities.

By jointly defending Wancheng, they had already won the trust of the Beicheng Gate captain, the gatekeepers and the soldiers.

Today, with the courtesy of the members of the Xu family, the gatekeeper allowed them to take turns on duty with his own sergeants.

In this way, the soldiers will have more sleep time, ensuring that they can sleep for a while and refresh themselves.

But it is precisely because of this moment of negligence that something big will happen at the north gate of Wancheng today.

This is not far from the north gate of Wancheng. A group of elite soldiers and horses are quietly lurking in the woods, carefully observing the movements of the north gate.

The leader was Liu Jian's general Wen Chou.

He and his soldiers did not even dare to take a breath at this moment. They just stared at the north gate of Wancheng. When the signal came from the other side, they would immediately rush over and occupy the north gate of Wancheng. Stay, and then support the army behind them as they continue to enter the city.

In order to prevent this last critical moment from being destroyed, they did not even move, even though the mosquito bites on their bodies made them itchy and unbearable, they still refused to move.

"General Wen!"

"how?"

"The signal is coming!"

(End of this chapter)