Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 97
At noon the next day, Zhang Liao learned that Xuzhou was on fire and was being attacked in the chaos, and was about to fall. He found that the Huainan military camp near Xiaopei was empty.

After concluding that Ji Ling was concentrating his main force to conquer Xuzhou and that there might be civil strife in Pengcheng, Zhang Liao gathered all Xiaopei's troops and rushed all the way to help.

Among Xiaopei, there were only a few thousand defenders and Gao Shun's eight hundred camp defenses.

On the way, they ran into a fast horse from Pengcheng to report, saying that the fire in Xuzhou was just a feint attack, and Ji Ling's target was still Xiaopei!
However... it was getting late at this time, and it was dark and windy. It was too late for Zhang Liao to go back, so he had to lead three thousand cavalry back to support, while the other infantry hurried on slowly.

Ji Ling's main force did indeed appear outside Xiaopei that night, and Wei Xu, who was in charge of the south gate among the defenders, and Ji Ling raised fire as a signal, opened the city gate and directly welcomed Ji Ling's army in.

Even if they are trapped in the camp, they cannot defend the city in this situation and can only escape through the east gate...

Gao Shun first commanded the men and established the east gate, which was still under control, as a retreat. Then he led the soldiers who were trapped in the camp to pick up the families of Lu Bu and other generals in Wengcheng.

Normally the army cannot enter the city, but it refers to the inner city. In this Cheng Ji's world, even small cities have large urn cities. The troops who take turns to defend the city are stationed in the urn city, and street fighting is also They all happened in Wengcheng.

When there is no military pressure, Wengcheng can also be opened as a square city, but the land in Wengcheng will not be sold, it is only leased, and no one lives there.

When he was about to rush back to the east gate, Song Xian led people to attack and block the way: "Gao Shun, Hao Meng! Lu Bu is self-willed, courageous, ungrateful, short-sighted... there is still time to surrender!"

Gao Shun grinned when he heard the words, and muttered with a strange expression, and Hao Meng who was beside him shouted loudly: "You who betray the master, dare to make noise here!"

"Humph, you are so stubborn. I'll leave Lu Bu's family behind and let you go... Hey! How dare you attack by surprise?" Halfway through Song Xian's words, Gao Shun had already attacked.

Gao Shun's armor is very similar to Jiang Qin's. It is "unpretentious" in style and darker in color. The special thing is... the bonus to combat power is weaker than that of the same armor. At the same time, it is Good at commanding Ji Zao soldiers!
Lu Bu can accurately command hundreds of cavalry without relying on lower-level generals, while Gao Shun's normal upper limit is three hundred, and if it is a trapped camp trained by him, he can command eight hundred.

There are no mistakes, no collapse of morale, or even no "morale" at all. The strength of the Eight Hundred Traps is completely constant!
Therefore, it can often be seen that in Gao Shun's trapped military camp, the crows are silent, except for the sound of a Ji Zao soldier passing by while inspecting...

Ordinary people will feel depressed just by being in it.

After an accident in his youth, Gao Shun became taciturn, and he always acted independently in the army. Coupled with the particularity of being trapped in the camp, most of the other generals also respected him.

Hao Meng looks a little thin and always smiles with squinting eyes. Although sometimes people don't know what he is thinking, his smiling appearance seems to be the exact opposite of Gao Shun's personality, but he gets along well with Gao Shun.

It's just that Gao Shun's battle armor, even if he is not good at fighting, is not something Song Xian can match.

After a few rounds of fighting between the two, they heard Song Xian scream: "Ah! I'm dead!"

Then there was no sound, and the soldiers under him were also surrounded by the camp, and they withdrew from the east gate together...

After Ji Ling entered the city, he received news that Song Xian, one of the three internal agents responsible for capturing Lu Bu's family, had been killed by Gao Shun, who had already evacuated from the east gate.

Ji Ling deeply regretted this. He originally thought that while taking down Xiaopei, he could also capture the "treasure" that controlled Jiangdong for his master. He secretly cursed these young men for their failure.

However, on the surface, Ji Ling looked very sorry for Song Xian's death. He comforted Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, and once again reiterated his lord's promise that his master would confer the title of Marquis of Guannei on the two of them. This made Wei Xu and Hou Cheng Also feel at ease.

When he was in Pengcheng before, Ji Ling only feigned an attack. This was also discussed with the Xu family and other families in advance.

After all, the city of Pengcheng is deep and has thick walls, and there are many defenders. The nobles who respond internally have limited influence in the army. Even if they create some chaos in the city, they may not be able to capture the entire Pengcheng before Xiaopei rescues them. They only capture one side of the city. If Xiaopei's army arrives, even if it has entered the stage of street fighting in Wengcheng, it will still have no choice but to retreat.

So Ji Ling’s goal from the beginning was Xiaopei!

That's why Xu Tong and others came to Xiaopei specially before and secretly instigated Wei Xu...

Although Xiaopei is only a small town with a small population and small grain reserves, as long as Xiaopei is controlled by Ji Ling, not only will the army be improved, but the grain roads will be smoother, and Huainan's grain and grass can even be directly received through Xiao Peiji - —It’s just that the consumption is larger than normal transportation.

At this time, Pengcheng, which had no favorable location except for the city walls, could no longer defend for long after Xiaopei was captured. From a strategic point of view, there was not much difference between Xiaopei and Pengcheng.

Just as Ji Ling captured Xiaopei overnight and led the army to camp and rest, in the north of Xiaopei, in front of the weir canal on the side of Weishan Lake facing Xiaopei, Guan Yu arrived with [-] infantry two days ago. , and worked hard for two days!

Weishan Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Central Plains, and its terrain is very high. The highest point is hundreds of meters above sea level. It has a huge water storage capacity. It is a long and narrow lake system from northwest to southeast. Xiaopei is in its southwest, and the overall terrain is relatively small. The mountain lake is dozens of meters lower.

The result of two days of [-] troops is to dig up Weishan Lake a little bit...

At this time, Weishan Lake was already heading south, and a trickle of water was flowing out. However, there was still a large amount of earth and rocks blocking the upstream position, so it did not flow down.

Guan Yu has also asked ordinary soldiers to wait along the section with higher ground and stable foundation, and Xuanfei alone is in front of this last layer of barrier.

I saw that Guan Yu's armor was emerald green, with faint dragon patterns attached to it!
In his hand is the famous Qinglong Yanyue Sword. At the connection between the blade and the long handle, there is a faint roar of a dragon's head, and...if you compare it carefully, you can find that the blade part is exactly the short handle that Guan Yu usually holds. Big knife!

As Guan Yu's arm gently shook, the dragon shadow on the Qinglong Yanyue Sword became more solid, and even the sound of dragon roar could be heard.

As Guan Yu wielded the Yanyue Sword, he slashed at the barrier in front of him. Dozens of meters of emerald green light burst out from the blade. One blow shook the last barrier, and then he swung it in the opposite direction, causing a huge collision. Amidst the sound, the water released from Weishan Lake became more and more impressive...

Finally, he raised his head high and slashed vertically from top to bottom. A phantom of a green dragon emerged and hit the weir. There was a loud noise, followed by a steady stream of gushes, and the lake water was like Like a dragon, it rushes toward the lower ground.

At this time, Guan Yu's face was also slightly reddish, and he fell to where the soldiers in the army were.

Guan Yu's armor also has a special feature. It is that he can accumulate strength through the harmony of his energy with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. When using the armor to activate, he can choose to burst out with three swords or choose thirty combinations. Blessing.

The former is like this now. The power blessing far exceeds that of ordinary gold and jade. I'm afraid Lu Bu's eyes will light up when he sees it, but it is not easy to control. After three swords, it will cause physical exhaustion...

It was with this last knife that the shadow of a blue dragon seemed to flash in the dark clouds, and in the still gloomy sky, thunder sounded at the right time. The rain at the end of the summer flood season finally arrived as promised!

(End of this chapter)