Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat

Chapter 191: From Defense to Offense
Yan Yi's words were like heavy drums, hitting Han You's heart.

Han You fell into a brief trance, and then he understood why Yan Yi came to Yong'an first and forced him to join the army.

Yong'an lies between Guzhang and Qiantang, straddling Guzhang's throat to the northwest and Qiantang's key to the southeast. Travel between the two cities requires passing through this fortress. If he doesn't lead the main force of Yong'an to join the expedition, how can Yan Yi rest assured?
"My dear brother, your military tactics are truly meticulous. I will follow your advice."

Han You came back to his senses, looked at Yan Yi with some fear, and quickly agreed.

He already knew his situation. If he dared to say no at this moment, his entire army would be destroyed immediately.

Yan Yi glanced at him with a half-smile. "Very good, let's set off immediately! I'll send someone to inform you of the specific battle arrangements and marching route."

Han You nodded, raised the whip impatiently, whipped the horse on the buttocks, and left quickly.

He didn't want to stay with Yan Yi for even a moment. The longer he was in contact with Yan Yi, the more he realized how ruthless the other party was.

He had sensed this from his battle deployments. Every time he deployed his troops, he was desperately trying to annihilate the enemy, a perfect example of utter annihilation.

Not long after Han You returned to the battlefield, Zhou Xin rushed over and told him the specific marching route.

The two were very familiar with each other. When Zhou Xin was the prefect of Danyang, he was the object of Han You's flattery and ingratiation.

"The front team is moving!"

Soon, military orders were issued, and the two armies moved slowly in the fine autumn rain, heading towards Guzhang.

Wherever the army passed, the scouts hidden nearby were like birds startled in the forest, running in all directions.
The movements of Yan Yijun have become the most concerned news for all parties involved in the Wucheng conflict.

The moods of the commanders of each party were like a small boat in the waves, fluctuating with the military reports sent by scouts.

When the news that Yan Yi led his army to leave Qiantang reached Wucheng, Xu Gong and Xu Zhao both breathed a sigh of relief and smiled from ear to ear, but Wu Jing, Qiao Rui and Le Jue were shrouded in a layer of gloom.

However, within just one day, everyone's mood had changed dramatically. Wu, Qiao, and Le were the only ones smiling, while Xu Gong and Xu Zhao were furious.

"This brat is going too far! In the past two weeks, I've sent him seven letters in a row, and he's been putting me off with all sorts of excuses. Now he's leading his army to attack Yong'an. Has he lost his mind? Is Wucheng his Yan family's, or mine, Xu Gong's?! If he doesn't come to Wucheng again, I'll lead my army back to Wu County, and we'll all go our separate ways!"

Xu Gong suddenly threw the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground. Still not satisfied, he stomped on them a few more times.

If Yan Yi had not sent people to deliver a batch of money and food every now and then, and if he had not been completely trapped in the quagmire of Wucheng, he really wanted to quit.

But Xu Gong knew this was impossible. Yuan Shu's ambition to annex Wujun had transformed from speculation into a bloody reality. If he withdrew from Wucheng, Yan would be the first to die, and he wouldn't be able to stay alive for many days.

We are all on the same boat, we prosper together and suffer together.

Xu Gong gradually calmed down and consoled himself: "Xu Zirang, you are the lord of Wu Commandery. You must help Your Majesty eliminate the rebels and restore the dignity of the Han Dynasty. How can you afford to lose your composure? Now that Liu Yao is in your hands, and with Wang Lang as your support, if you can drive out Yuan and Wu, you will achieve great success and achieve great power. Your virtue will be admired by the people, and your prestige will attract the support of heroes!"

"Come here, prepare your horses!"

Xu Gong thought for a moment, picked up the sword on the table, walked out of the tent, and rode his horse towards Xu Zhao's camp.

Xu Zhao was equally distressed. He was a man who valued righteousness over his own life. Having promised Yan Yi, he was determined to give it his all. However, seeing the bodies carried down from the front lines was truly heartbreaking. After hearing Xu Gong's intentions, he thought for a moment and agreed.

The two men rode their horses to the Yan camp, hoping to put pressure on Yan Baihu and force Yan Yi to lead his army to Wucheng. However, their attitudes were very different: Xu Gong was stern while Xu Zhao was gentle.

To their surprise, Yan Baihu, who usually had a bad temper, was as calm as a woman this time. He smiled and waited for the two to vent their anger before saying calmly, "Master Fu, Yuanxin, you came at the perfect time. I was just about to send someone to invite you."

Xu Gong and Xu Zhao looked at Yan Baihu strangely, with an indescribable strange emotion surging in their hearts.

Is this still Yan Baihu? Could he be as crazy as his son?

"Ah Hu, I know you are in a bad mood. Don't worry, I will definitely do my best to help you." Xu Zhao whispered comfortingly in Yan Baihu's ear.

"Why should I worry? I'm in a good mood."

Yan Baihu looked at his friend's face, and in confusion, he took out a letter sent by Yan Yi from the copper box on the table and handed it to Er Xu.

After reading the letter, Xu Zhao was overjoyed and said, "Your Yan family has truly produced a talented child. No wonder he wants to go to Yongxing. This is an excellent plan. Let's act immediately!"

The content of the letter was Yan Yi's combat deployment.

Xu Gong felt as if his limelight had been stolen, and his face darkened a little, but he couldn't think of a better battle strategy for the moment. After a moment of silence, he expressed his agreement.

If this combat strategy can be implemented, Yan Yi will undoubtedly reap the greatest benefits and fame from this battle, but things often have two sides, and the risks of this matter are also extremely high.

From their perspective, they were trying to encircle the armies of Wu Jing, Qiao Rui, and Le Jiu, and then looking for an opportunity to defeat the enemy. But from the enemy's perspective, wasn't it the four armies of Wu Jing, Qiao Rui, Le Jiu, and Sun Ce who were encircling and killing the armies of Yan and Han who were trying to capture Guzhang?

The greater the reward, the greater the risk. Victory or failure is often just a fine line away. It all depends on whether you dare to do it.

Xu Gong and Xu Zhao once again witnessed Yan Yi's madness. In retrospect, the several battles commanded by this guy were all like playing with chestnuts in the fire. The slightest mistake would cost their lives.

Only Yan Baihu, a reckless man, could sit there stupidly.

Xu Gong sneered in his heart. He hoped that the battle would go smoothly, but he also hoped that Yan Yi would be defeated. His mood was extremely contradictory.

"It would be best if both sides suffer losses, and I am the one to clean up the mess." He thought secretly.

Regardless of what the three of them thought, the matter was finally settled.

At the hour of Mao the next morning, half an hour before Yan Yi led his troops to Guzhang, the armies of Yan Baihu, Xu Gong and Xu Zhao switched from defense to offense for the first time and launched a new offensive against the enemy.

This round of offensive was initially just a tentative attack, but as time went on, the offensive gradually escalated, and after half a day, it turned into a formal attack.

The enemy's reaction was just the opposite. Initially, they fought back resolutely and quickly suppressed the Wujun coalition forces. However, half a day later, they suddenly and strangely began to switch to a defensive position, and the troops between the various camps began to be mobilized.

There is no doubt that the armies of Wu Jing, Qiao Rui and Le Jiu had received the military report of Yan Yi's advance towards Guzhang and had made countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)