Can I get to the other side?

Hejian County, Han army camp.

"See Your Majesty——!"

When they learned that the emperor was coming, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others immediately went to greet him and bowed down to Liu Xie who came down from the dragon chariot.

Liu Xie smiled and said: "Get up, no need to be polite."

After hearing this, the generals stood up.

Lu Bu couldn't help but said: "The front line is dangerous. How can Your Majesty, as the emperor, come to the battlefield in person? Who on earth made this suggestion? It's simply stupid!"

His tone was full of dissatisfaction.

The emperor is so noble that he should be in the palace. Naturally, military generals like them are responsible for such matters as war.

Let the emperor come to the battlefield. If he is accidentally injured, what will happen to his grandson? What about his daughter?

Seeing Lu Bu's angry look, Jia Xu's expression changed slightly, and he silently retreated behind everyone, protecting everyone in front of him and minimizing his own presence.

"It's my own idea."

Liu Xie opened his mouth and took the initiative to take on the responsibility for Jia Xu: "This battle is difficult and dangerous, and it is related to the ownership of Jizhou. If we can't regain Hejian before winter, Yuan Shao will die without stalemate. That's why I will go on a personal expedition to boost the morale of the three armies."

When Lu Bu heard this, he immediately said with great admiration: "That's it! If the soldiers know that your Majesty is personally conducting the expedition, they will be greatly inspired. The victory over Lecheng County is just a matter of hands!"

"As expected of Your Majesty! He actually thought of using such a clever method to conquer Lecheng County, even at the risk of putting himself in danger. I really admire him!"

From scolding to full of praise, Lu Bu's change of expression was so fast and natural that no one expected it.

Jia Xu: "..."

Generals: "..."

Jia Xu took a deep breath and secretly made up his mind that if anyone said that Lu Bu had no brains again, he would slap him in the face.

Liu Xie held back his smile and said, "Mr. Wen, please take me to see the city defense in Lecheng County, so that I can have a general understanding."

Yuan Xi asked: "Your Majesty has been working hard all the way, why don't you take a rest first?"

He did not expect that Liu Xie had just arrived at the front line and was going to inspect the defense situation in Lecheng County without even taking a sip of water. This was too anxious.

"No time to rest."

Liu Xie shook his head, waved his hand and said.

He asked Zhen's craftsmen to make a trebuchet, but he didn't know if it could be built, whether the quantity would be enough, let alone whether it could break through the city wall of Lecheng County, so he was always worried.

Seeing that Liu Xie, the emperor, attached so much importance to this battle, everyone did not dare to neglect it, so Lu Bu took the lead and escorted Liu Xie out of the military camp and approached Lecheng County for inspection.

Zhang Liao has been observing Lecheng County for a long time these days and has a general understanding, so he took the initiative to analyze and explain to Liu Xie:

"Yuan Shao's army has been withdrawn to Lecheng County for many days. Before our army arrived, he implemented the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country. He temporarily raised the city wall by half a foot, and he gathered the surrounding people and supplies into the city."

"We want to rely on siege to break the city. Although it is feasible, it will take a very long time. But winter will soon come, and siege is not a feasible strategy. If we want to break the city in a short time, we can only attack by force."

"I have already observed that Yuan Shao's defense to the east is relatively weak. He can concentrate his forces to attack from the east and let the trapped camp forcefully attack the city."

Zhang Liao expressed his thoughts and plans.

This is how normal siege warfare works. Without siege, there is only a strong attack, using a large number of lives to fill the gap, in exchange for victory.

However, how many lives did the Han army have to spare?

Excluding the soldiers and horses left to guard Wei County, there were only more than 30,000 people.

If Yuan Shao sticks to the city, it will be difficult to break through it even if the soldiers come.

Liu Xie didn't speak, he just squinted at the city wall of Lecheng County, and estimated in his mind how many catapults it would take to blast it through.

"Lecheng County is not that majestic. The hundred catapults made by Zhen are more than enough, and they are definitely enough to break through the city wall."

Liu Xie felt relieved a little and told Zhang Liao: "Wen Yuan, order the soldiers to stock up on some stone bullets. Each one should weigh more than a hundred kilograms. Stock up as many as you can."

"Zhen will send the catapult soon. Once the catapult arrives, we will launch an attack on Lecheng County."

After the words fell, everyone was shocked.

Of course they knew what a catapult was, but the catapults they knew could only throw stone projectiles weighing forty or fifty kilograms at most, and the range was not very far.

What kind of catapult can throw hundreds of pounds of stone projectiles?

But the emperor's order must be reasonable, so Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said: "I will send someone to stock up on stone bullets later."

Liu Xie nodded, and then said: "From now on, until before the siege, I will provide food for the army, so that the soldiers can eat well and recharge their batteries. There is no need to be so stingy when the war is about to begin."

His arrival can certainly boost the morale of the soldiers, but for the soldiers, eating well is the most real benefit!

Zhang Liao was convinced of this and left with fists in his arms.

Liu Xie turned his head and set his sights on Lecheng County again, looking at the city blocking the front like a mountain, holding the reins tightly in his hands with cold eyes.

Now that this battle is decisive, he will surely regain Jizhou and then unify the north!

…

Lecheng County, Prefecture.

Yuan Shao has been feeling a little anxious these days, because Lu Bu's army has always been hiding outside the city, making him feel that the other party is brewing some conspiracy.

"Mr. Ji, what's Lu Bu doing today?"

Yan Liang cupped his fists and said, "Reporting to my lord, Lu Bu's army has been coming in and out of the military camp frequently in the past seven days, carrying large quantities of stones and hoarding them. They have almost piled up into a big mountain."

"Hoarding stones?" Yuan Shao frowned when he heard this. It was useful for them to hoard stones to defend the city, so that the soldiers could throw stones at the soldiers who climbed the ladder to attack the city.

But what's the use of hoarding stones when attacking a city?

And there are so many hoards.

Is it possible to use a tossing car?

This idea came to Yuan Shao's mind, but he thought it was absurd. Because the cart-throwing range was short and the power was not strong, it was useless to use it to attack the city.

Chariot throwing is usually used to defend the city, to smash chariots outside the city, destroy the army's formation, and even attack the location of the enemy's general.

Because of the high position, the stone thrown by the cart can fly farther, and the power of the stone cannot be defended by a shield.

After thinking carefully for a moment, Yuan Shao said to Yan Liang: "Continue to keep an eye on me. If there is any abnormal movement, report to me immediately..."

"Report——!"

Before Yuan Shao finished speaking, a soldier hurried into the prefect's mansion and said in a hurry: "The enemy troops are out! They are coming towards us!"

"What?!"

Yuan Shao was immediately shocked.

Why so suddenly!

Without having time to think about it, he immediately left the prefect's mansion with Yan Liang, hurried to the east city wall, and set his sights outside the city.

I only saw it outside Lecheng County.

Countless enemy troops wearing uniform armor marched towards Lecheng County like a tide, with extremely huge momentum. The neat military formations and densely packed flags fluttering in the wind made people's hearts tremble just by looking at them. The momentum Extremely amazing!

However, the army did not directly attack Lecheng County. Instead, it stopped not far outside Lecheng County. Then the army formation separated from it, and a figure riding a white horse appeared among many Yulin guards, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others. Under the guard of military generals, they marched to the front of the three-army formation.

The dragon flag is flying and the white horse neighs.

"That's..."

Seeing the figure on the white horse, Yuan Shao's pupils shrank, and even Yan Liang, Qu Yi and other generals also changed their expressions!

Because the person riding on the white horse is the emperor!

The emperor actually came to the battlefield in person!

"Lü Bu actually imitated the method I used when I attacked Gongsun Zan and brought the emperor to the battlefield! This shameless villain!"

Yuan Shao's face was gloomy, and his heart was filled with anger.

The emperor personally conscripted troops to demoralize the enemy. This was a method he had used before, and he knew how effective it was.

But when he stood on the opposite side of the emperor and became the party whose morale was hit, this feeling became uncomfortable.

Sure enough, after seeing the dragon flag that belonged to the emperor alone, many soldiers on the city wall made a commotion, and they were all extremely frightened.

"That, that is the emperor's flag, your majesty marched in person!"

"The one riding the white horse is Your Majesty! Your Majesty has personally bandaged my wounds before, I recognize him!"

"It turns out that His Majesty's decree was not forged? The general is really a rebel? Then we..."

"I don't want to be your enemy!"

"Rebellion will implicate the nine tribes!"

…

Regardless of whether the soldiers recognized Liu Xie or not, they recognized the Emperor's flag, because the appearance of the dragon flag meant that the Emperor was here in person!

Yuan Shao heard the discussion of the soldiers around him, and just as he was about to stop, he saw another horseman riding out of the enemy's formation and arriving outside Lecheng County.

It's none other than Yuan Xi!

Yuan Xi shouted at the city wall: "Yuan Shao! Your Majesty is now personally conducting a campaign to defeat your subordinates. If you continue to resist stubbornly, you will only die!"

"I, the Yuan family, have been favored by great men for generations. If you still have a trace of conscience in your heart, please commit suicide as soon as possible to apologize!"

"After all, we are just like father and son. As long as you are willing to find your way back, I can still recognize you as my father! When you die, I will wear mourning for you and keep vigil for you!"

"For the sake of the great man and for the sake of all the people in the world, please don't be stubborn and die quickly!"

Yuan Xi's words were so upright and sincere that anyone who heard them would give a thumbs up and praise him as a loyal minister and a filial son.

It is truly a model of loyalty and justice!

"This evil beast!!"

Yuan Shao was furious, slapped the railing hard, and roared: "Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow! Shoot this evil beast to death! Don't let him escape!"

However, when he gave the order, none of the surrounding soldiers listened to the order. They all looked hesitant and fearful, and were reluctant to raise their bows and arrows.

Yuan Xi's words were too devastating.

As a son, he calls his father a traitor. How can he still slander his father? If they attack now, they will become traitors.

"These idiots!!"

When Yuan Shao saw this, he almost wanted to kill someone.

But he also knew that the emperor's appearance and Yuan Xi's words had a huge impact, so he held back his anger and cursed directly outside the city: "You rebellious beast! How dare you The face is barking loudly here!”

"You killed your brother and imprisoned your father, and your moral character is corrupt; Lu Bu repeatedly killed your adopted father, and you are a slave of the third surname! You two are holding the emperor hostage, do you really think you can hide it from the world?"

"You evil beast! You are still here distorting the facts and telling such ridiculous lies. What you have done will be punished by God!"

Yuan Shao cursed angrily at Yuan Xi, and then shouted loudly to the many soldiers on the city wall: "Sirs! The emperor was coerced by Lu Bu and Yuan Xi to come here. He was forced to have no choice but to conquer in person!"

"I, Yuan Shao, failed to educate my son properly, and gave birth to such a rebellious beast. This is my fault!"

"After I and the other soldiers rescue the emperor from the hands of these two traitors, I will commit suicide to apologize for this crime!"

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Yuan Shao directly adopted the strategy that Gongsun Zan used to deal with him, claiming that the emperor was held hostage by Yuan Xi and Lu Bu.

He even said that he would commit suicide after rescuing the emperor.

Although this was just a polite remark, and he would not have the final say on whether to commit suicide or not after he really controlled the emperor, but this remark was indeed effective at the moment.

Because Yuan Xi and Lu Bu did not have a good reputation. Lu Bu had a lot of bad deeds in the past and was a well-known slave of three surnames;

Yuan Xi also killed his brother and imprisoned his father, and his moral character was corrupt.

And Yuan Shao's long-standing majesty and reputation still existed, and now he was willing to say that he would commit suicide to apologize after the incident, and many soldiers believed it.

After all, the credibility of Yuan Xi and Lu Bu was not as good as that of Yuan Shao.

So after Yuan Shao said this, many soldiers regained their confidence again, bent their bows and drew arrows at Yuan Xi, wanting to shoot him here.

"Not good!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Xi turned his horse's head and fled back without hesitation before the soldiers on the wall shot him, letting the rain of arrows fall into the air.

Yuan Shao felt quite regretful that he failed to shoot Yuan Xi to death, but now was not the time to care about these things. He looked at Yan Liang and said in a deep voice: "Gong Ji, morale is low now, it's your turn to take action."

"You will go out of the city to challenge the battle later, and kill the general in front of the battle to boost our morale!"

When he led the emperor to attack Yicheng, Gongsun Zan's morale was originally very low, but it was because Zhao Yun killed Wen Chou in front of the battle that the morale was revived.

He also needs Yan Liang to kill the general in front of the battle now.

"Ah? Me?"

Yan Liang looked embarrassed when he heard this. He glanced outside the city and said after hesitating for a while: "My lord, it's not that I'm afraid, but there are Lu Bu and Zhao Yun in the enemy army."

"If the two of them come out to fight me, how can I beat them? If I am killed by them, it will not only fail to improve morale, but will further reduce morale."

This is not because he is timid, but because he has a clear understanding of his own strength.

He will definitely not be able to beat Lu Bu and Zhao Yun. It's no different from committing suicide to fight them.

"Are you stupid!" Yuan Shao cursed with regret, "You take the initiative to find an opponent! Pick a weaker one, such as Zhang Liao and Zhang He."

"You can't beat Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, so can't you beat Zhang Liao and Zhang He? When did you become so unconfident!"

"Go quickly, go quickly!"

Yuan Shao kept pushing Yan Liang, asking him to hurry out of the city to fight the enemy.

No matter who he can kill, it is enough as long as he can kill the generals in front of the battle and improve morale.

"I will obey your orders."

Under Yuan Shao's urging, Yan Liang sighed, picked up his spear, walked down the city wall, and led a small group of men out of the city to challenge the enemy.