Chapter 657 Jizhou Is Blocked
"Siege the city!"
A captain in the Liangzhou Army shouted loudly. Thousands of Liangzhou Army soldiers under the Zhending City held shields and roared towards the Zhending City. All of them were experienced in many battles. They have elite soldiers and strong generals. For them, sending troops to attack a city is just a daily routine, as simple as eating and drinking.
Seeing Liangzhou soldiers climbing up the ladders step by step with swords and shields raised fiercely, the defenders above the city couldn't help but show panic. They were all new recruits recruited in the city, and only a few of them were veterans. , has no combat experience, and naturally looks frightened at this moment.
"Don't be afraid!"
An upright voice appeared on top of the city and said: "Our homeland in Jizhou City must not be occupied by Liangzhou soldiers. Everyone must hold on to the city!"
The guards in the city looked at the source of the sound with respectful eyes, and saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar standing on the top of the city. He was wearing two crotch armors, holding his hand on the hilt of his sword, and was surrounded by several armored soldiers. He looked serious.
That was Mr. Tian Feng, a famous scholar in Jizhou. He spent all his wealth just to defend the city.
Jizhou soldiers all admired Tian Feng, so after hearing Tian Feng's encouragement, their morale was lifted, they clenched the weapons in their hands, and their eyes became firm.
As one hand grasped the bricks on the city head, a tall and experienced Liangzhou soldier took the lead on the city head, with a fierce light in his eyes.
"kill!"
Behind him, hundreds of advanced soldiers boarded the city. The rain of arrows from the Liangzhou army under the city became sparse as his own troops boarded the city.
"Hey, hey, a bunch of new recruits!"
The Liangzhou soldiers sneered and charged forward with their weapons in hand. Hundreds of Liangzhou soldiers were like tigers descending from the mountain, each one extremely fierce.
"kill!"
The new soldiers on the top of the city suppressed the fear in their hearts and rushed forward suddenly. More than ten spears stabbed them in unison. These Liangzhou soldiers were very brave. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"careful!"
"These new recruits are a bit interesting, everyone, be careful."
When the Liangzhou soldiers saw how ferocious this group of Jizhou recruits were, they immediately became cautious.
Suddenly, the battle between the Liangzhou soldiers and the Jizhou recruits was in full swing. Although the Jizhou recruits were not as experienced as the Liangzhou soldiers, under Tian Feng's encouragement, they still gritted their teeth and fought on the front line, resisting the enemy force. The Liangzhou soldiers attacked.
A Liangzhou soldier holding a sword and shield shouted "Hey!" Dihu roared, a light flashed in his eyes, he spotted an opening and rushed out. The big shield slammed forward, hitting a spearman on the head and face. , the spearman suddenly howled and rolled to the ground, and a gap suddenly appeared in the Jizhou Army's line.
"There's an opportunity!"
"Brothers, fight in!"
When the brave and skilled Liangzhou Army saw a gap in the Jizhou recruits' line, they immediately squeezed in together. The weapons in their hands fell, and several Jizhou soldiers screamed and fell to the ground. Seeing that the morale of the Jizhou soldiers was about to collapse, However, Tian Feng led people to catch up.
"Soldiers!" Tian Feng waved his sword and shouted: "Hold on and defend the city."
Tian Feng was accompanied by more than a dozen elite soldiers with rich combat experience. They quickly filled in the breached front and maintained the shaky front.
With the arrival of more than ten elite soldiers and Tian Feng's personal visit to the front line to supervise the battle, the Jizhou soldiers' front line finally stabilized and blocked the Liangzhou soldiers' attack.
At this moment, smoke and dust suddenly appeared in the distance, and someone faintly shouted a horse neighing.
"Kill the thief!"
"Defend Zhending City!"
The captain of the Liangzhou army saw the huge smoke and dust from a distance. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "Reinforcements from the Jizhou army?"
"Captain, the enemy seems to be quite large in number?"
The captain of the Liangzhou Army frowned: "Huh, forget it, the soldiers have been working hard for a long time today, so we won't attack the city for the time being. Let's withdraw our troops."
"promise!"
In Luoyang City, the General's Mansion.
Logically speaking, matters should be discussed above the court, but now everyone in the Liangzhou army knows that the young emperor is just a puppet, and the only person above the court who can really be the master of the matter is the general.
Perhaps many generals had no intention of disrespecting the emperor, but after many years of fighting on the battlefield, everyone realized that the Han Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, but it was the generals who held the sky up.
"Wen He, how is Gongming's offensive against Jizhou these days? Has it wiped out the entire Jizhou?" Liu Ye asked Jia Xu.
Before Liu Ye left that day, he left 20,000 soldiers for Xu Huang and allowed Xu Huang to collect miscellaneous labor in Jizhou. In addition to using Xu Huang to guard Jizhou, he also hoped that Xu Huang could attack other counties in Jizhou.
After all, although the Battle of Yecheng was won, the Liangzhou Army announced that several counties in the southern part of Jizhou had been selected, but several counties in the north close to Youzhou and a county in the east close to Qingzhou were not included.
"Report to the lord." Jia Xu came out and cupped his hands and said: "General Gongming divided his troops and captured several counties south of Zhending. However, Tian Feng led his troops to hold on to Zhending and Changshan cities, and cavalry was sent from the direction of Youzhou from time to time to harass and intercept us. The military rations were blocked, so General Komei did not achieve much success.”
"As for the east, Cao Cao has deployed heavy troops in Pingyuan County. With Pingbei General Xia Houyuan as general, he attacked several cities in one county in one go." Jia Xu said slowly: "General Gongming is surrounded by Cao's army and Yuan's army, guarding Jizhou. The troops are already quite insufficient, so we have stopped the offensive for the time being and will mainly use them to defend the many counties and counties in Jizhou, and at the same time recruit soldiers and horses for settlement."
"Yes." Liu Ye nodded and frowned: "Cao Cao is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although Yuan Shao retreated to Youzhou, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. It is good that Gongming is not impatient and rash."
Yuan Shao is a centipede insect, dead but not stiff. Although the Battle of Yecheng was a huge defeat, he still had 20,000 to 30,000 troops under his command. Although Cao Cao had borders with the Liangzhou Army in many places in Yanzhou and Huainan, his troops were relatively sufficient. In total, Xu Huang's troops were even somewhat insufficient, but in the attack It may not be enough, but the defense is okay.
Fortunately, both Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had concerns. Behind Yuan Shao was Gongsun Du of Liaodong. He was ambitious and wanted to dominate Youzhou. Now that Yuan Shao's vitality was seriously injured, there was no guarantee that Gongsun Du would not have any ideas.
There are also the Wuhuan people. Originally, the relationship between Wuhuan and Yuan Shao was in the honeymoon period. Yuan Shao obtained the Shan Yu's golden seal for Tadun, Wu Yan and others. The Wuhuan people also agreed to be driven by Yuan Shao. However, as Tadun led the When the soldier fled, the relationship between the two parties quickly broke down.
Cao Cao was also unable to use all his troops. Yu Jin had already deployed tens of thousands of troops on the border of Yan and Xu states, and Sun Ce was also eyeing Cao Cao in Huainan.
"Just order Gongming and Ziyang to train their troops in Jizhou with peace of mind." Liu Ye said.