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Chapter 66 Battle of Jicheng (1)

In July [-] AD, the imperial crusade army led by Lu Zhi went out again with the aid of Zhao Lei, determined to regain Youzhou, kill the rebel Zhang Jiao, and put down the Yellow Turban rebels in Hebei.

In the early morning, Lu Zhi raised his account.All the generals stood in two rows, waiting for Lu Zhi to dispatch his troops.

"Everyone, today is the day when we send troops to take back Youzhou. Because we have failed there before, this is a good lesson for our army. I hope we can learn from the last failure, avoid the same mistakes, and fight for This time, we captured Youzhou in one fell swoop and wiped out all the Yellow Turban rebels in Hebei," Lu Zhi said.

"Subordinates obey." The generals said.

"Zhao Lei, I order you to be the front. Lead your Jizhou soldiers into the border of Youzhou first, and remove all obstacles leading to Jicheng for our army." Lu Zhi ordered.

"No." Zhao Lei said.

"Liu Yu is in charge of the Governor of Food and Grass. The military rations are related to the victory or defeat of our army, so you must not slack off." Lu Zhi said to Liu Yu, and Liu Yu agreed.

"Gongsun Zan leads the left army, Ding Yuan leads the right army, and I command the central army. After Zihan leaves, we will set off on another day," Lu Zhi said.

"No." Everyone said.

"Zihan, I am looking forward to the guerrilla warfare you mentioned last time when attacking Youzhou this time. This time I will order you to be the vanguard, and you will open my eyes." Lu Zhi smiled.

"Yes, my lord. The subordinates will do their best to wipe out all the enemy troops leading to Jicheng for your lord." Zhao Lei said.

After Lu Zhi gave the order, everyone dispersed and each carried out their own tasks.

On Zhang Jiao's side, Beiping County.

"My lord, the spies reported that Lu Zhi raised another [-] soldiers and came to Youzhou. And the vanguard is..." the soldier said.

"What happened to Pioneer?" Zhang Jiao asked.

"The vanguard is Zhao Lei," said the soldier.

"Zhao Lei!!! Shouldn't he be in Jizhou? When did he come to Lu Zhi's side?" Zhang Jiao felt guilty like a conditioned reflex when he heard Zhao Lei's name.

"According to reports from Jizhou's spies, Zhao Lei is the reinforcement sent by Huangfusong to Lu Zhi," said the soldier.

"Huangfusong is now sending heavy troops to garrison the main roads of Jizhou and Youzhou, which is tantamount to surrounding us indirectly. Then he sent Zhao Lei to help Lu Zhi raise troops to attack Youzhou. My lord, if this continues, our army will be in danger." Liao Hua said from the side.

"And our army's food and grass are running low." Liu Pi also said aside.

Zhang Jiao remained silent, as if thinking about countermeasures.

"My lord, General Guanhai of Jicheng has arrived." Another soldier came in from outside.

"Let him in quickly," Zhang Jiao said.

The scout from Jicheng came in and said, "My lord, General Guan sent his subordinates to report to my lord that everything in Jicheng is safe. Please don't worry, my lord. General Guan also suggested that my lord station heavy troops in Yijing Walled City, which is the only road between Youzhou and Jizhou. Passage, as long as Yijing Walled City is guarded, at least there will be no worries in the east of Youzhou," said the soldier.

"I see, you go back and tell Guan Hai to guard Jicheng well." Zhang Jiao ordered.

"Yes, this subordinate will return to Jicheng." The scout said.

"Liao Hua, you take 2 troops to garrison the Yijing Walled City. No matter how provocative the enemy forces are, you are not allowed to fight." Zhang Jiao said.

"Gong Du, you guard Beiping." Zhang Jiao said.

"My lord, where are you going?" Gong asked in confusion.

"I want to go to Karasuma personally. It is too difficult to deal with Huangfusong, Lu Zhi, and Zhao Lei's troops at the same time with our current strength. We must rely on foreign troops to have a chance of winning." Zhang Jiao explained.

"But my lord, will Karasuma promise us to send troops?" Gong Du asked doubtfully.

"It should be. One of my disciples once cured the disease of King Karasuma when he traveled to Karasuma. This time, it should not be a problem for me to take him to negotiate. In short, don't worry about it so much, just guard Beiping as I said. That's it." Zhang Jiao said.

"Yes, this subordinate will definitely live up to my lord's entrustment." Gong Du said.

However, it is said that after Zhao Lei received Lu Zhi's order to send troops, he brought 5000 people from Jizhou to the border of Youzhou as the vanguard.But Guan Hai heard that the vanguard of Lu Zhi's army was Zhao Lei, so he ordered to take back all the soldiers and horses in the surrounding counties and counties of Jicheng, and only defend Jicheng. Jicheng and Yijing Walled City are the barriers of Youzhou. The state can be safe and worry-free.

"My lord, there are more than 3 people gathered in Jicheng. It seems that Guan Hai has decided to defend to the death." The scout said after inquiring about Jicheng's information.

"3 horses." Zhao Lei was speechless.I only have more than 1 people, so I can't attack the city at all.But having said that, Guan Hai's retraction of all the troops in other places back to Jicheng also saved Zhao Lei a lot of energy, and he didn't have to attack everywhere.The obstacles leading to Jicheng were swept away without a single soldier.At least Zhao Lei's mission to wipe out all the enemy troops leading to Jicheng was completed.

"Maybe the old man Lu Zhi will be disappointed. We won't be able to fight guerrilla warfare, and he can't see it anymore." Zhang Han said with a smile.

"By the way, Xuande, it seems that your hometown Zhuojun is very close to Jicheng! How about this, I will allow you to go home once." Zhao Lei ignored Zhang Han's words and said to Liu Bei.

"Does your lord have any tasks to entrust to your subordinates?" Liu Bei asked.

"The reaction is very quick! Xuande." Zhao Lei smiled.

Liu Bei lowered his head and said coldly: "Please tell me what the task is! This subordinate will definitely complete it."

"It's not a difficult task. Now that Jicheng is so heavily guarded, I'm afraid you can't get any news. So I want you to go to Zhuo County, the nearest city to Jicheng, to find out information about the Yellow Turban Army. You were born there since you were a child. I think you should be very familiar with the geographical environment there, and it is much easier to inquire about the military situation." Zhao Lei said.

"This subordinate understands. This subordinate will take Yunchang and Yide to Zhuojun." Liu Bei said coldly.

"I said, did the three of you go together? It's ridiculous." Zhao Lei asked coldly.

"Master Zhao, I'm afraid it would be dangerous to let eldest brother go alone?" Guan Yu said.

"Yes, my lord, the two of us can protect elder brother!" Zhang Fei also joined in the fun and said.

"Do you still take my orders seriously?" Zhao Lei asked back, "Who is your lord? Are you listening to Liu Bei or me? Do you want me to give Liu Bei the position of prefect?" ?" Zhao Lei said angrily.

Liu Guanzhang and the others dared not speak out.

"How about this, seeing how deeply you two are brothers, I will send my personal bodyguard Dian Wei to protect Xuande! Do you have any objections to this?" Zhao Lei said.

"But..." Zhang Fei wanted to argue, but was stopped by Liu Bei.

"Your subordinate obeys orders," Liu Bei said.

"Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, if I keep you, I will use them again. It would be a pity that martial arts like yours are no longer used on the battlefield but used to protect your eldest brother. Don't worry, with Dianwei around, Xuande will not be afraid of you." It will be dangerous. I have done my utmost to make this arrangement," Zhao Lei said.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also felt that what Zhao Lei said was reasonable, so they didn't want to say anything more.

After the meeting, Zhao Lei asked Dian Wei to let him monitor Liu Bei's every move, and report back to him after the task was completed.

That night, Liu Bei and Dian Wei went to Zhuo County together to spy on information, while Zhao Lei set up camp thirty miles away from Jicheng.

After dinner, Zhao Lei took Zhang Han and Zhao Yun to a high ground to watch the defense of Jicheng.I saw that the city tower of Jicheng was brightly lit, and it seemed that the defense was very strict.Zhang Han said: "Guan Hai really has some skills, it seems that this city is not so easy to break."

"But they are short of food, this is the most fatal point." Zhao Lei said.

"Then surround Jicheng and starve them to death." Zhao Yun said.

"We don't have as many troops as them. Even if we want to besiege the city, we can only encircle it after Lu Zhi's army arrives." Zhang Han said.

"There is always a chance to break the city. I believe that there is no shield in the world that is unbreakable." Zhao Lei said, looking up at the city wall of Jicheng.

The attack on Jicheng is imminent.

(End of this chapter)