It was getting late, and the warship sailed into the gentle Surabaya, going upstream, although there was resistance, but the speed of the ship was still not slow, but the three boats in parallel became a long dragon traveling alone.
Yicheng is located on the northeast bank of Huaishui and Shui.
At this moment, Xiahou Yuan is like an ant on a hot pot, and the sentinel in the north has just come to report that the Jiangdong Army has sent troops from the upstream Longkang to attack Ping'a, and if Ping'a is lost, then his city is a lonely city.
"Uncle, this city can no longer be defended."
On Xiahou Yuan's side, a middle-aged military general stared at the surface of the river that was slowing down at night, "Our army should take advantage of the situation to break through. ” "Where to break through," Xiahou Yuan said with a bitter face.
"Presumably at this moment, General Shi Jian and Chen Xiangguo should know our situation, and we can break through in batches from the west gate and the north gate, cross the water and break through to the northwest."
"Wen Lie, then Xu Yuanzhi could have captured Ping'a as early as when he sent Dong Xian to capture Long Kang, why did he let it go for a few days."
Cao Xiu was slightly stunned, "Could it be?"
"Our three cities, lined up above the Huaishui, my Yicheng, is to strangle the Jiangdong army to the north, can not be evacuated without authorization, if Xu Yuan directly led the army to attack my Yicheng, we can take advantage of the situation to break through, the elite under your command, are all following Sikong to fight in the south and the north, although the Jiangdong army is numerous, but it can't stop us."
"Moreover, we can retreat to Ping'a, join up with Mancheng, and wait until the day when the Jiangdong Army goes north, and then counterattack Yicheng, but I don't want to, Xu Yuanzhi is a person, but he wants to leave us all here."
Xiahou Yuan glanced outside the city, "Wen Lie, the scouts sent by the day, how many batches will come back" "A total of nearly 100 riders out of the city, and only 11 or 12 riders came back."
Xiahou Yuan touched his chin with one hand, "In this way, this city has been surrounded by the Jiangdong Army, and the order is that the whole army will bring enough food and grass for a few days to break through to the northwest." ” "Uncle, won't our army go to Ping'a?"
"Go to Ping'a at this moment, if you are trapped, but you are asking for your own death, if you are surrounded, it will drag down Mancheng, we can break through in advance, we can make the momentum bigger, attract the Jiangdong army, and reduce the pressure for Mancheng's department."
"The general's implication is that Xia Cai will also be attacked by the enemy" Xiahou Yuan didn't speak, but listened to the doctor's cough, "General, above the Huaishui, a large number of warships have appeared on the Huaishui. ” Xiahou Yuan and Cao Xiu glanced at each other, and almost at the same time raised their feet to the southern city wall, and with the help of the watchtower on the river bank, they saw the shadows of warships clearly.
"Quick, send out the sentry cavalry, I want to know the number of enemy troops on the warship."
Xiahou Yuan's face changed greatly, "Wen Lie, we all heard that the southern fine work was transmitted back to Jiangdong Shui Shi, but I never thought that it would go north from the waterway to Huaishui, and now, on Huaishui, most of them are fishing boats, and no sailor can compete with it, so they can come and go freely." ” Cao Xiu's eyebrows tightened, "Since Ping'a has fallen, why did the Jiangdong Navy continue to advance west?"
Xiahou Yuan turned his head suddenly, "Could it be that the Jiangdong Water Division is to capture Cai." ” "It should be the soldiers who surround Cai, with the ability of General Mancheng, if he defends the city, the Jiangdong Army will not be able to break through several times the number of troops within a month, but if the Jiangdong Army is only besieging the city, I am afraid it is" Xiahou Yuan chuckled, "Wen Lie forgot, under the command of Man Cheng, there are three thousand elite horsemen, if you want to break through and enter Runan in the west, it can be said that it is as easy as a hand." ” Cao Xiu's sorrowful eyebrows dissipated, and his face showed joy, "In this way, our army will break through immediately." ” That night, the fire in the city was great, and the flames of the four gates rose to the sky, but it was Cao Xiu who led hundreds of elite horsemen to ignite the weeds and pine resin piled up in the city.
On the beach along the river outside the city, Xu Sheng led the army to crawl, seeing the fire in the city, he stretched out his finger and waved forward, "General Peng Hu, you will lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to attack the south gate immediately. ” "Whoa."
Peng Hu immediately left with a large group of soldiers and horses, and the Yangzhou soldiers were divided into several units, and in this battle, the 20,000 Yangzhou soldiers were still the main force.
"The rest of the soldiers and horses, follow me around the west gate and chase in."
"Whoa."
Xu Sheng led the army forward for several miles, and then the sentry horse came to report.
"Report to the general, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Xiu divided their troops into two routes, and broke through in batches to the west and north, Cao Xiu's cavalry has been killed seven or eight miles away, and Xiahou Yuan was ambushed by General Quan Rou on the trail, and the troops were defeated."
Xu Sheng was immediately overjoyed, "The whole army pursued along the water, and in addition, General Peng Hu was ordered to occupy the whole county of Yicheng and post emigrates." ” "Whoa."
"Report to the general, our scouts found fresh horse manure and a large number of horseshoe marks in front."
The corners of Xu Sheng's mouth were slightly outlined, "Order, chase along the horseshoe print." ” "Whoa."
A few miles away, Xiahou Yuan was defeated for a while, led the army to kill the ambush, he led the army to break out of the encirclement, came to the dense forest along the river to count the soldiers and horses, the grain and grass baggage has been lost most of the weight, nearly 5,000 foot soldiers, only more than 2,000 people remain.
He led people to find a place at the foot of the mountain to rest for a while, but he didn't want to, in the mountains and forests, suddenly there was a loud drum beat, but it was Zhou Tai, who had already led the army to ambush here, and suddenly led the army to kill.
"Xiahou Yuan, can you recognize your grandfather Zhou Tai" Zhou Tai met Xiahou Yuan with a knife, and the moment the gold and iron struck, the two of them felt the huge force from their arms almost at the same time.
"I know only one of the people who sell their heads."
Xiahou Yuan sneered, raised his knife to block Zhou Tai, the knife momentum was like a storm, continuous slashing, and it was actually in just more than ten moves, he gained the upper hand.
However, when he looked around, his own soldiers, where could they beat Zhou Tai's soldiers and horses, Xiahou Yuan paid attention to Zhou Tai's armor, there was still dew on it, he waited for work, I don't know how long he lurked in this mountain forest, just waiting for himself to flee north.
He deliberately sold a flaw, and when Zhou Tai's eyes were full of joy, he shook a knife to block it, and turned the horse away, "Withdraw, withdraw quickly." ” After a hard battle, there was already a shouting of killing behind him, when he was deeply worried, he led the army to break through the encirclement of Zhou Tai's department, and when he led the army to kill the Qianshui, suddenly the drum beat loudly, he looked around but hundreds of soldiers, east, south, north, there were large armies to kill.
"Xiahou Yuan, grandpa just intended to let you pass, but you got into the ambush of a certain military division, haha" Zhou Tai rode his horse and laughed proudly on the horse.
"Xiahou Yuan, you are cornered, don't get off your horse and die soon."
Quan Rou stood on the horse with a gun, seeing that Xiahou Yuan's department was surrounded by the river, and there was a bit of ecstasy on his face, he glanced at the guards left and right, "Don't let this person go, this person is the general under the command of Cao Thief." ” "Xiahou Yuan, you can know whether the general Dong attacked or not" The army coming from the north is the Dong attack department that captured Long Kang
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