The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Ruo and Shi Huan led 5,000 troops from Yanzhou to the selected ferry port. They had already set up a pontoon bridge and started to cross the river. The scouts who had dispersed far away did not find any trace of Xu Xian's department.

Liu Ruo and Shi Huan had a plan.

Shi Huan said, "Could it be that Xu Xian did not dare to attack because he saw my troops?"

Liu Ruo watched from the horse, watching the distance to the north, west and east.

On both sides of the official road not far from the north, weeping willows are lush, branches fluttering in the wind.

Across the road is a vast field that stretches from north to south. Because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, although it is near the county seat, this field has become much barren and overgrown with weeds. Seeing Tanaka in the distance, there are some small mounds scattered all over the place, all of them are tombs, those are the family graves of the local indigenous people. There are many towering cypress trees planted on the side of the tomb.

The sky above the fields was empty, and there was not a single figure, not to mention the Xuzhou soldiers of Xu Xian's department, not even the common people.

After looking at it for a long time, Liu Ruo agreed with Shi Huan's judgment and said, "It was reported a few days ago that Xu Xian's troops are indeed not many. Our army is huge, with 5,000 people on foot and cavalry. As for the Xuzhou cavalry on the north bank of Jishui before, it seems now that Xu Xian is bluffing and intending to intimidate our army."

The two of them let go of their hearts and issued military orders one after another, urging all the ministries to step up to cross the river.

Jishui is a big river, and the river is quite wide.

There were four pontoon bridges temporarily built by Yanzhou soldiers, with 5,000 cavalry riders. After about half an hour, there were a small half of soldiers, about two thousand people, all of them foot soldiers.

At this moment, a drum sound was suddenly heard.

Liu Ruo and Shi Huan looked in the direction of the faintly heard drum sound, which was on the other side.

But a group of people rushed out from the forest on the other side.

Although they were far apart, they couldn't see the flag of the army, but from their posture, it was clear that they were the enemy.

Liu Ruo was shocked and said, "How come there are Xuzhou soldiers on the other side?"

Shi Huan was also horrified, and said: "Our army has only crossed half of the river, and the soldiers on the other side are unprepared. If they are in a hurry, they will be difficult to resist!" command.

Liu Ruo hurriedly urged the horse to catch up, stretched out his waist and reached out his hand, grabbed his horse's bridle, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Shi Huan said: "Our army on the other side is already unprepared, and there are no generals in command. The situation is in danger! Captain, please urge the rest of the troops to cross the river as soon as possible. I will go to the other side and intercept the incoming enemy."

Liu Ruo grabbed the bridle of Shi Huan's mount with one hand, pointed at the enemy on the other side with the other, and said, "Look, please, the enemy on the other side is afraid of no less than 2,000 people, that's all; please look again, the enemy The forwards are hundreds of fine cavalry. The soldiers of our troops who have already crossed the river are not only infantry, but also, to the death, a chaotic group with no formation. It is already doomed.

"Even if you go to command in person, I'm afraid it won't help. Your lord, Duke Cao's favorite general, if I fall into the enemy's hands because of this, how can I return to see Duke Cao?"

Among the many generals under Cao Cao’s command, the most trusted and used by Cao Cao can be roughly divided into two categories. Ding Fei, Han Hao, Shi Huan and other fellow villagers.

As early as the beginning of Cao Cao's fortune, Shi Huan followed Cao Cao as a follower and fought with him. He was known for his loyalty and bravery.

He is currently serving as the captain of the Xingzhong Army in Cao Cao's army. Only from this military position, it can be seen that Cao Cao's credit to him. That Gao Su was just a post-military academy captain, so he regarded himself as a superior, and disdained the "miscellaneous" captains in front, back, left, right, and center. , but it is better than before and after.

Shi Huan said: "Duke Cao ordered you and me to rush to aid Changyi. Changyi is an important town to the east of the Cheng clan, and there is no room for loss! Although there are many enemies on the other side, the horses are the vanguard. I have already crossed the river, and there are also two thousand soldiers. A good formation can still resist it. The captain is here, hurry up and urge the remaining soldiers of our army to cross over to the opposite side quickly and support me. Combining your two troops, we will defeat the few with the many, and we will win. Come on! Captain, don't stop me, please let go."

Liu Ruo refused to let go and insisted on persuading him.

Shi Huan became impatient, raised his horse whip, and beat Liu Ruo's hand that grabbed the bridle of his horse.

Liu Ruo had no choice but to let go.

Shi Huan took officials and soldiers and personal soldiers to the bridge.

The Yanzhou soldiers on the bridge also saw the Xuzhou soldiers and horses on the other side, and they were in a commotion. Shi Huan's personal soldiers cleared the way and drove them out of the way, and Shi Huan rode on his horse. The bridge deck is narrow and can only accommodate two people side by side. Although the soldiers crossing the river made way for Shi Huan, they were crowded and crowded. Shi Huan was still unable to gallop and could only move forward slowly.

The Xuzhou soldiers and horses on the other side were mainly Xu Xian's subordinates; the hundreds of cavalrymen who were charging in front were Xin Ai's subordinates.

After Shi Huan and Liu Ruo left Dingtao, although they tried their best to hide their whereabouts, Jiyin and Changyi were large and densely populated counties in the past, and there were no dangerous mountains and rivers. The way they traveled has long been known to everyone. There is no particularly hidden way between Dingtao and Changyi. Therefore, the whereabouts of Shi Huan and Liu Ruo were still detected by Xu Xian.

Shi Huan and Liu Ruo guessed correctly. Xu Xian was in Juye and Jin Countryside, and he was just trying to disturb the enemy. There were so many episodes and it was not easy to fight. Therefore, the episodes he brought here were indeed not many, less than 2,000 people. .

After learning about Shi Huan and Liu Ruo's troops, who had a total of about 5,000 cavalry, Xu Xian pondered: "Our troops are only less than half of Liu Ruo and Shi Huan's troops. If I were to wait for them on the north bank of Jishui, I would We can't intercept them all. It's better to sneak across the river, and when they cross the river, I will attack again. In this way, not only can they eliminate their troops crossing the river, but also the rest can be contained on the opposite bank."

After thinking about it, he is not like Xin Ai. Although he immediately changed Xun Zhen's military order, launched a new military deployment, and ordered the soldiers to cross the Henan, but at the same time, he also sent cavalry and sent a letter to Xun Zhen stating that The reason for changing the military order.

Yesterday, Xin Ai fought against Dingtao's reinforcements. Although the battle was not long, he dispersed all the captives. The news spread quickly, plus the rumors of the people nearby, Xu Xian listened to it not long after. Speaking of this, he immediately sent someone to find Xin Ai.

Therefore, Xu Xian and Xin Ai were combined into one.

It was the Yanzhou reinforcements that intercepted the Cheng clan on the south bank of the Jishui River today.

Xin Ai took the lead, and the others followed closely.

Xu Xian, wearing armor and holding a sword, ordered his subordinates to lead their own troops to attack behind Xin Ai and other cavalry, and he personally supervised the battle after the battle.

The Yanzhou soldiers on the south bank, the group of snakes without a leader, and because they were unprepared, did not line up, and hurriedly fought, but how could they be the opponents of Xin Ai and other Xuzhou generals, as well as the elite cavalry and elite soldiers? Before Shi Huan arrived, the two thousand Yanzhou soldiers had already been routed.

There is a river in the back, and Xuzhou soldiers in front.

With no way forward, Yanzhou soldiers jumped into the river in order to escape, countless. The one close to the pontoon, turned and ran towards the pontoon, trying to escape to the north bank.

The beginning and end of each pontoon are guarded by officers of the Yanzhou Army to maintain order across the river. Four pontoon bridges, two of the officers at the bridge head of the pontoon bridge, all slashed with swords, hoping to stop the defeated soldiers, but there were too many defeated soldiers, and they could not stop them in the end.

The routed soldiers rushed onto the pontoon and bumped into the soldiers coming from the other side.

There was chaos on the bridge.

I don't know how many fell from the bridge into the river.

Seeing this, Shi Huan knew that the situation was irreversible, and sighed: "I failed to help Changyi, but lost to Jishui. Liu Xiaowei said that I was killed in battle, and he had no face to see Duke Cao; I might as well be killed in battle. Ah! How can I go back and report to Duke Cao?”

Following his officers and soldiers, he was dragged back to the embankment on the other side.

Shi Huan met Liu Ruo.

Shi Huan said, "It hurts! I watched Paoze of our army on the other side being chased and killed by Xuzhou soldiers, but could not be rescued."

Liu Ruo said, "Fortunately, you are safe."

The two had nothing to do. After gathering the soldiers who had withdrawn from the pontoon bridge, they looked at the tragic situation on the other side from a distance, and they could only withdraw.

Xu Xian and Xin Ai did not pursue them for too long, and they also retreated after burning the pontoon bridge.

Both Dingtao and Cheng's reinforcements were defeated.

There was no rescue outside Changyi, and there was an isolated city; most of the soldiers of the county were taken away by Yuan Yi, and the strength to defend the city was also insufficient.

Xunzhen only besieged the city for two days, and the soldiers in the city immediately killed Liu Wei and others and offered the city to surrender. Xun Zhen sent Gao Su Yin's Ministry ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to attack Liangqiu City south. A day later, Gao Su's good news came, and Liangqiu City was broken. Tanjie, who guarded Liangqiu, committed suicide.

Xun Zhen sighed for a long time, and said to everyone: "Zhang Xi, Yixing, Liu Wei, Tanjie, they are not inferior to Shanyang; Yuan Boye is ashamed of this number of lords." He also said, "Although I have Changyi now, I am sorry for all of them. The death of the king! Especially Bao Yuncheng! Li Xiang and I said in the letter that after Bao Yuncheng's death, he found a letter written by Meng De in his arms. Hurry up to the Cheng family; and Bao Yuncheng and the city died together, a true loyal martyr!" An order was passed down, calling for the thick burial of Liu Wei and Tanjie.

After Changyi came down, Xunzhen divided his troops and returned to the division, and Dongjin County, which was between Changyi and Fangyu, immediately surrendered.

Xun Zhen sent the envoys back, each holding an escort, and went south to Fangdong County, north to Jinxiang County and Juye County.

After receiving the military report, Xiahou Dun led his troops quietly out of Kangfu County at night, traveling day and night, and fled to the Cheng clan. .

To get the best of Shanyang, to possess Kang's father.

The four counties of Jibei, Dongping, Rencheng, and Shanyang are connected from north to south, and this battle of Yanzhou has hit nearly five points in the land of Yanzhou.

The only ones that survived were Dongjun, Jiyin and Chenliu.

Xun Zhen wrote another letter and sent it to Cao Cao.

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