Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 876: Rapid Progress 2
Zhang Jai is the closest to Yanzhou. After the rest, Zhang Jai personally led an army of [-] to Yanzhou, leaving Xia Houlan to deal with the captives and other matters. At this moment, Zhang Fei has also finished the reorganization. After leaving the deputy general to take over Chang'an, Zhang Fei found that However, Zhang Fei, who had received an order to attack Yingchuan, suddenly stationed in Hongnong, and Xia Houlan, who was guarding Luoyang, also unexpectedly led [-] cavalry southward, as if to attack Jingzhou meaning.

Within Wancheng, tens of thousands of troops under Zhang Xiu's command were mobilizing. At this moment, Zhang Xiu himself was pacing back and forth in the tent. He received letters from Jia Xu and Li Ru successively. Both of them were from the Xiliang Army. His uncle Zhang Ji is an old acquaintance. According to their seniority, Zhang Xiu has to call them uncles. Zhang Xiu believes that these two seniors will definitely help him at critical moments, otherwise, they will not now Write to yourself.

"Father, you seem to have something on your mind?" Zhang Xiu's eldest son, Zhang Quan, is 15 years old. Xiliang men are generally precocious, and they will serve in the battlefield when they are teenagers. Zhang Xiu has always brought him by his side in order to train his son.

"The two seniors wrote to me in their personal capacity, persuading me to surrender to the Northern Frontier Army." Zhang Xiu sat down, picked up the two letters and said, "But now I am deep in Jingzhou, relying entirely on Liu Biao's support for food and grass. If I surrender to the Northern Xinjiang Army now, it will definitely put me in a dilemma."

"If that's the case, then why should we surrender?" Zhang Quan grew up in the army, and he was the eldest son of Zhang Xiu, so he developed a sense of arrogance. In his opinion, there are countless powerful soldiers under his father's command. , even Liu Biao, who claims to have an army of 30, is polite to his father. Although the Beijiang Army is well-known, but after all, the distance is far away. Zhang Quan has never seen the strength of the Beijiang Army, so he does not feel surrendered. What's so good about the Northern Frontier Army.

"If I refuse, I'm afraid there will be no place for me, Zhang Xiu, in the world from now on." Zhang Xiu picked up another letter and said, "This is a letter written by Li Ru in the tone of Gongsun Xu, that is to say , This is Gongsun Xu's formal recruitment to surrender me. If I refuse, it will undoubtedly be difficult for Gongsun Xu to step down. Moreover, according to reports from the spies, the northern Xinjiang army is going south in a large scale. Very worried."

"Taking Yanzhou?" Zhang Quan said in shock, "Then Cao Cao's strength is even higher than Liu Biao's. Is this what the Northern Xinjiang Army said they could take?"

"The strength of the Northern Border Army is too strong." Zhang Xiu shook his head and said, "You are still young, you don't know what kind of hero the general Gongsun Xu is. That young man who was more than ten years younger than him worked hard for no reason, if I met the general earlier, maybe I would follow him too."

"Report,,,,,," Hu Che'er opened the curtain and walked in and said: "My lord, the spies are here to report that the Zhang Fei Department of the Northern Xinjiang Army has defeated Chang'an, and is now leading 5 troops under his command to station in Hongnong, guarding Xiahou of Luoyang." Lan also led [-] troops to approach Jingzhou, and Gongsun Xu, who was stationed in Hanoi, also seemed to have a tendency to go south."

"Come, come." Zhang Xiu stood up anxiously and said: "Luoyang and Chang'an have been famous for their high walls and strong walls since ancient times. In history, they were rarely breached. It didn't take half a month to break through these two cities one after another. It's too strong, too strong.

Han Sui and Ma Chao invaded Hetao with 20 troops, but in less than a month, Ma Chao led his troops to surrender, and Han Sui's head was in a different place. Since Zhang Fei captured Chang'an, it means that the tens of thousands of remnants of the Xiliang Army in the Chang'an area must be It was recruited by him. If he wants to attack me now, I am afraid there is no need to waste the original soldiers and horses of the Northern Xinjiang Army. "

"Report, my lord, something is wrong..." A scout ran in to report: "Northern General Zhao Yun suddenly led [-] elite cavalry from his headquarters to appear in the Nanxiang area. Our scouts have already encountered a lot. Northern Frontier Army,,,,,,"

"Even the younger brother is here." Zhang Xiu closed his eyes and ordered: "Come on, send me a message. I want to have an interview with Zhao Yun. In addition, send my troop transfer order to the general of Hanoi immediately. I, Willing to surrender,,,,,, "

Four days later, Zhao Yun assembled the northern border army stationed in Chang'an, Hongnong, and Luoyang. In addition, he recruited Zhang Xiu from Wancheng and formed an army of [-]. He sent his cronies to lead troops to guard Chang'an, Luoyang, and Wancheng. After the important city, Zhao Yun took Xia Houlan, Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Fei as the pioneers, and each led [-] cavalry to attack Yuzhou.

Not long after Yuzhou was captured by Cao Cao, the hearts of the people did not return. In addition, Cao Cao's main force was stationed in Yanzhou. Therefore, only a small part of the army remaining in Yuzhou was Cao Cao's original team, and the rest were recruited when he defeated Yuan Shu. As a prisoner, Gongsun Xu accepted Yuan Shu's family. It is well known all over the world. Many Yuan Shu's old troops sent people to contact him after hearing that the Northern Xinjiang Army had attacked Yuzhou. On the one hand, they wanted to hug their thighs as soon as possible. Considering their own future, on the other hand, these people are grateful for Yuan Shu's kindness at the beginning. Gongsun Xu already has the intention of marrying Yuan Shu's daughter. These people naturally have a stronger impression of Gongsun Xu than Cao Cao.

For a while, a large area of ​​land north of Jingzhou fell into war, but it was quickly pacified. The northern army attacked the city too fast. Number of villages.Two days later, Zhang Fei's troops even attacked the Ruyin area, and Zhao Yun led the follow-up main force to take over the city along the way, and the entire Yuzhou soon fell under the control of the Northern Army.

On the southern boundary line of Yangping and Pingyuan, inside the camp of Cao Jun, teams of soldiers of Cao Jun are rushing back to the camp from the north. He calculated Gongsun Xu himself, contacted several people, and a total of hundreds of thousands of troops besieged the northern border, but within two months, the situation reversed. Gongsun Xu not only defeated all the troops, but now he sent his subordinates to besiege all parts of the south.

"My lord, Yuzhou is gone." Cheng Yu walked over and said, "The land of Yuzhou had just surrendered, and our army's methods were too strong when it captured Yuzhou, so the local people did not favor us. Gongsun Xu all the way Opening granaries to release grain, and at the same time under the banner of Yuan Shu, so all parts of Yuzhou surrendered one after another."

"Retreat immediately, we stick to Yanzhou, and make a final fight with Gongsunxu." Cao Cao said unwillingly: "I haven't lost yet, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses from all over Yanzhou. With an army of [-]+, Yuan Shao is now fighting Gao Shun in Xuzhou, as long as we can defeat a certain army of the enemy, victory may still belong to us."

Cheng Yu nodded and didn't say anything else. Although the situation was not optimistic, he was unwilling to admit defeat. Gongsun Xu insisted on inviting him to Youzhou, but he gave up for the sake of his family. Who would have thought that after so many years, Gongsun Xuhui will use practical actions to prove how stupid Cheng Yu's original choice was.

Although Cao Cao intends to fight again, his ally Yuan Shao may not be able to continue to accompany him. Gao Shun finally started a massive counterattack after receiving the aid of new weapons. It is difficult for Xuzhou to hold on for long...

(End of this chapter)