Chapter 550 Hebei University Is Gone

"What?" Jushou was surprised: "So Liu Ye didn't attack Xingxingkou at all?"

Jushou and Yan Liang were fighting in Shangdang County, so the news of the war

After Wen Chou asked about Yan Liang's whereabouts, he hurriedly rushed into the camp. Ju Shou had no chance to speak.

Just as Qu Yi was slowly approaching with his troops and horses, Ju Shou hurriedly greeted him: "General Qu, why did you withdraw your troops from Xingxingkou?"

Jushou was very puzzled. The garrison at Xingxingkou was a very important part of his plan. It could prevent Liu Ye's army from going north. But why did Qu Yi and Wen Chou suddenly lead their troops to go north?

"Mr. Gong, it seems you don't know yet." Qu Yi chuckled: "Liu Yuqing did not send troops to attack Xingxingkou. Instead, he fought with Zhang Yan and defeated a hundred thousand Black Mountain bandits. Then he went east a little slower. . And Qu Yi and Wen Chou knew that after Liu Ye abandoned Xingxingkou, they knew that the 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed at Xingxingkou were no longer of use. After the two discussed, they simply went north with 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Unexpectedly, Qu Yi and Wen Chou arrived at just the right time. Lu Bu was about to defeat the 20,000 Jizhou army with 3,000 cavalry. However, since the manpower and horsepower of the Bingzhou cavalry were almost reaching their limits, they did not expect that Qu Yi would come out halfway. Yi, Wen and Chou happened to save Yan Liang Jushou.

Jushou's expression suddenly became solemn and he said: "It's not good, it seems that the situation our army will face will be very serious."

Qu Yi saw Ju Shou's worries and comforted him: "Don't worry, sir. As long as Hu Pass is still in the hands of our army, one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men can't open it. It won't be a problem to capture and merge the state."

Jushou shook his head and sighed: "Even if Huguan is still in the hands of our army, what will Liu Ye do if he attacks Jizhou?"

Qu Yi was stunned and suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem. Liu Ye raised 50,000 troops just to attack Bingzhou to rescue Lu Bu's crisis. If he could not attack Bingzhou, he could attack Jizhou eastward and rescue Bingzhou by encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.

"No!" Jushou said with a solemn face: "Write a letter to the lord and ask him to lead troops to defend Jizhou."

Sixty miles south of Yecheng, Liyang.

Liyang City belongs to Wei County, is located at the forefront of Ye City, and is a barrier to Ye City, the capital of Jizhou. However, under the fierce offensive of more than 40,000 Liangzhou troops, this fortified city was captured in less than three days. The walls of Liyang City are still stained with bloodstained dark red. It is the result of what this city has just experienced. Proof of war.

The yellow unicorn war flag of the Han army was flying high above the city of Liyang. A group of high-spirited Liangzhou soldiers were stationed in front of the Liyang city gate, and soldiers of the Liangzhou army came in and out from time to time.

"Emergency military situation!"

Outside Liyang City, a Liangzhou Army sentry with a small flag on his back came flying over with a letter in hand. The soldiers guarding the gate naturally let him go and rushed to the front of the Liyang City Guards House without any hindrance. However, he has now become a temporary general. Mansion.

After seeing the lacquered letter, naturally no one dared to stop him. The sentry rushed into the meeting hall, knelt on one knee and said: "Report to the general, a letter from General Ma Chao."

"Wenhe." Liu Ye glanced at Jia Xu, who stepped forward to take the letter, unfolded it gently, and frowned.

"Wen He, what's wrong?" Liu Ye asked.

Jia Xu put away the letter: "General, General Meng Qi's surprise attack on Huguan was thwarted. The enemy general saw through General Meng Qi's plan to deceive the city, and fired arrows at random, unable to defend."

Following General Liu Ye's order, Ma Chao led five thousand cavalry westward, preparing to surprise Huguan and knock on the door to Bingzhou. Ma Chao led 5,000 Liangzhou cavalry to attack 600 miles in two days, and even boldly formulated a strategy to deceive the city, but unexpectedly it failed.

"It's interesting." Liu Ye asked with a smile: "Who is the enemy general defending the city? It's a bit of a strategy."

"I don't know." Jia Xu replied: "I only know that there is a banner with the word "lead" hanging on the top of Huguan City."

"Leading the flag?" Liu Ye thought thoughtfully.

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "General, since General Meng Qi's surprise attack strategy failed, we can't attack the city with cavalry. It's better to call General Meng Qi back now. Although we can't enter Bingzhou to coordinate with Marquis Wen, our army can attack Jizhou and surround Wei to rescue Zhao. It’s all right.”

"The general can lead the army to attack Yecheng directly with great fanfare!" Guo Jia said proudly: "Yecheng is the seat of Jizhou. Yuan Shao and his family are in Yecheng. If our army approaches Yecheng, we will order the army to carry out careful operations. Spread the news wildly to Bingzhou, and the Jizhou army might come back to help."

Jia Xu shook his head: "Although Yuan Shao sent a large army to attack Bingzhou, with the capital of Jizhou, it is not difficult to raise another 50,000 to 60,000 troops. I am afraid that Yuan Shao may not be willing to recall the Jizhou army in Bingzhou."

Guo Jia laughed, with a playful look on his face: "Then let's see how much pressure our army puts on Yuan Jizhou." Guo Jia meant that as long as the Liangzhou army advances to Yecheng and causes Yuan Shao There is a lot of pressure, then Yuan Shao will naturally recall the Jizhou army.

"Okay." Liu Ye agreed, "In that case, our army will march to Yecheng!"

"promise!"

In mid-May, Liangzhou's army conquered a large area of ​​Wei County and captured Liyang Jiancheng. Then, at the suggestion of Guo Jia, who joined the army, the 40,000-strong army attacked Yecheng in one go.

Ma Chao, who failed to successfully attack Huguan, also received the order to leave Huguan and move towards Yecheng. Moreover, Ma Chao followed Guo Jia's plan and built a great momentum along the way to hijack the refugees. Although the number was only 5,000 cavalry, he pretended to be 30,000. He and Liu Ye's army were at odds with each other, as if they were an iron pincer moving towards Ye. The city came over.

The heavy atmosphere gradually spread, and the cloud of war suddenly enveloped Yecheng.

"What? Liu Ye has captured Liyang and is preparing to attack Yecheng?"

Yuan Shao looked at the battle report in front of him and said to the judge in disbelief: "Zhengnan, is this true?"

The judge with a solemn expression came out and said with cupped hands: "My lord, there is a secret message from our army in the military information. If nothing else happens, it should be true."

Yuan Shao asked anxiously: "But didn't Duke Ju say that as long as we can defend Xingxingkou, the Liangzhou army will not appear? How come Liu Ye's troops are already pointing directly at Yecheng?"

The analysis given to him by Ju Zhi at the beginning was perfect. If the army attacked Bingzhou and guarded Xingxingkou to prevent the enemy from attacking, the Jizhou army could easily capture Bingzhou. But now Liyang has fallen to the enemy, and even Yecheng has been attacked by heavy troops!

Guo Tu suddenly sneered: "Mr. Guangwu failed to stop the Marquis of Huaiyin from unifying Hebei, and neither Duke Ju nor Naturally could stop Liu Ye's momentum."

Jushu didn't stay under Yuan Shao's account for long. Just because he was from the Hebei sect and Yuan Shao relied on him so he reused him. Guo Tu, a Nanyang sect, had long been dissatisfied and took this opportunity to add insult to injury.