The Nameless of the Common Clans

Hanoi, Zhi County.

Liantian's beacon fire spread from Zhi County to the east. This was a distress signal from Yuan's army. The Guanzhong Army's attack had been prepared as early as the beginning of the year. Yan Liang and Jiang Qi strengthened their defenses at possible enemy attack points throughout Hanoi. According to Yan Liang's original plan was not to be so passive in defense. If he could seize Jiguan at the beginning of the war, even if he did not attack Hedong, he would at least be able to hold Jiguan with a small number of troops. The saved troops could be deployed more effectively along the coast. line of defense to prevent the Guanzhong Army from crossing the river.

It's a pity that Cui Geng, who is guarding the pass, is not an easy person to deal with. Yan Liang failed to break through Jiguan for half a month, and he did not want to suffer too much loss. This time the Chen-Cao coalition came with great force. Although Yuan Shao said that he had many soldiers and generals, There are many places to defend. Before a war breaks out, Yan Liang will not be able to allocate too many troops here for the time being.

Jiguan, as the throat between Hanoi and Hedong, is now firmly held by Cui Geng. Yan Liang is unable to move up. At the same time, he is also worried that Chenggao will cross the river to attack, so he does not dare to stay at Jiguan for too long and can only Jiang Qi was ordered to set up defenses in Zhi County and Yuanxiang. However, the Guanzhong Army's offensive came too quickly and the defenses had not yet been fully established. Bao Geng had already led his army to capture the relatively weak Yuanxiang, and Cui Geng even led his army to attack In Zhi County, the Guanzhong Army's offensive was more fierce than imagined. In just one day, Jiang Qi had to light a beacon and seek help from Yan Liang.

The war rages on, but rescue has yet to arrive.

"General, what should we do?" There was a fierce fighting sound, and a steady stream of Han troops rushed in and rushed to the city. They were driven back by the Yuan army who defended the city. The stone bullets from the catapults kept falling on the city wall. , the city wall built of rammed earth was shaking constantly, as if it might collapse at any time.

During this attack, hundreds of catapults were moved out of Jiguan, and there were countless ladders and battering rams. Jiang Qi thought, if the city could talk, would Zhi County feel flattered? An unknown county town actually used so many siege equipment to attack it. This battle was enough to attack the county seat.

"Ask the people in the city to help transport the stone and wood arrow clusters, and all the soldiers will go to the city to defend the city!" Jiang Qi gritted his teeth, what should he do? What can he do? Yan Liang didn't come for a long time. It was obvious that there was also an attack there and was held back. Now he can only defend.

"Here!"

This small town in Zhi County, which was not well-known before, seemed to collapse at any time under the stone bullets and powerful crossbows of the Guanzhong Army, but it seemed to have resilience. Cui Geng attacked for three days, and every time it seemed that it was about to be broken, but it failed. He was driven out by the garrison in the city again.

"This small city cannot be broken even after three days of attack!" In Cui Geng's camp, listening to the report of his subordinates, Cui Geng was also a little angry. Zhi County is not a strong city. The height of the city wall is more than two feet. It cannot bring much advantage to the defenders. There is only such a city, 10,000 troops, hundreds of catapults, hundreds of ladders and battering rams, but they have not been able to break through. This makes Cui Geng feel a little embarrassed. damage.

He is Chen Mo's general, one of the earliest generals who followed Chen Mo. Over the years, he has been fighting in the north and south. What enemy has he not seen? What kind of fortified city has never been broken, but now it is blocked from entering this mere Zhi County. How can he have the face to see Chen Mo?

"General, more than half of our ladders and battering rams have been burned. The soldiers have been attacking for three days, and their morale is a bit low. Why don't we call a truce for the time being and rest for a day before attacking again?" A general looked at Cui Geng and hesitated.

"No, our army's morale is low, and the enemy's army may be even worse. Now it's time to see who of the two sides can hold on!" Cui Geng hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and looked at the incomplete Zhi County from a distance through the tent door. Said: "Pass my military order to mobilize all the catapults to the west gate tomorrow and bombard the west gate with all their strength. Even if the west city is destroyed, the city will be destroyed tomorrow!"

"Here!"

Early the next morning, Cui Geng mobilized hundreds of catapults to Xicheng. Under the protection of the soldiers of the three armies, he slowly pushed the catapults to the battlefield. Jiang Qi obviously saw Cui Geng's plan, and he was right. The city wall was weak and they wanted to force it down. They mobilized their men and started shooting arrows like crazy. Although they couldn't stop the opponent, at least they couldn't let them get close to the city wall so easily. They even personally led their troops out of the city to destroy the catapults. .

Cui Geng was naturally on guard against this, and personally commanded the troops to intercept. The two sides fought fiercely outside the city. Jiang Qi was eventually defeated and was driven back to the city. The catapult, protected by countless shield soldiers, finally included the city wall. Within range.

"Crunch~Boom~"

Stone bullets shot out of the air one after another and fell towards the city wall with a terrifying scream. Hundreds of stone bullets continued to bombard the city wall like meteorites falling from the sky. At the same time, Cui Geng also arranged archers to attack the city wall. Arrows continued to pour from the city head.

The soldiers guarding the city were gradually suppressed and hid behind the parapet without daring to peek out. Jiang Qi personally climbed onto the parapet and roared to boost morale. However, he was shot by arrows and snatched away by his own guards.

"Boom~"

At this moment, a section of the city wall finally failed to hold up and collapsed. The soldiers hiding behind the female wall screamed and fell along the sliding earth and rocks.

"Keep bombing!" Cui Geng's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he asked the catapult to increase its intensity.

"General, retreat!" Jiang Qi stood up and shot an arrow, killing a soldier who was loading ammunition. Then a cluster of arrows fell here, and many soldiers around him fell in a pool of blood. The guards pulled Jiang Qi He said miserably, there was a huge disparity in the strength of the troops, and there were not as many weapons as the other side. They could not suppress the opponent's catapults at all. The city was destined to be destroyed. If they continued to defend, they would all end up here.

"Asshole!" Jiang Qi hammered the parapet fiercely, and the entire parapet collapsed directly, exposing everyone. Jiang Qi was frightened and quickly hid behind the parapet. From the broken wall, he saw that the Guanzhong army on the opposite side had begun to push the ladders towards the wall. He knew that it was difficult to continue to fight, so he could only helplessly say: "Retreat! Go out from the east gate and follow me to break through!"

Under such a fierce attack by the enemy, it was not easy to rely on the small city of Chen County to defend until now. Jiang Qi immediately led the defenders in the city to abandon the city. Although Cui Geng arranged an ambush, as the saying goes, the returning army should not be concealed. Jiang Qi was determined to break through, and ultimately failed to completely eliminate this Yuan army.

While An Chuhou continued to investigate Jiang Qi's movements, Cui Geng led his soldiers into the city and posted notices to reassure the people. Chen Mo made Cui Geng the main general of this route because he had experience in governing the local area. After breaking through the city, he could suppress possible riots to the minimum, preventing the soldiers from losing their rules after entering the city and killing and looting the people. In Chen Mo's eyes, Henei was now his territory.

On the other hand, after Jiang Qi was defeated, he did not join Yan Liang, but rushed to Bo County to continue organizing defense. Yuan Shao had few troops left in Henei, so Yan Liang and he could only take advantage of the city to set up defenses step by step and fight for every inch of land.

With the previous experience, Jiang Qi immediately organized the people in the city to strengthen the city wall as soon as he arrived in Bo County this time, and at the same time mobilized materials for defending the city. He ordered craftsmen to build catapults on the city wall overnight, preparing to stop Cui Geng in Bo County.

On the other hand, after pacifying the people, Cui Geng also received news that Jiang Qi was actively organizing defense. Jiang Qi's resilience and ability had been experienced by Cui Geng in this siege. The previous attack on Chen County was so difficult, and this wave of counties might be even more difficult. He couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"General, what's bothering you?" Just when Cui Geng was at a loss, he saw Bao Geng coming in with someone.

"Dezu? Why are you here?" Cui Geng was a little surprised when he saw the person coming.

Yang Xiu is now one of Chen Mo's staff, but in terms of status, he is naturally not as good as Jia Xu, Li Ru, Xu Shu and Xun You. He is too young, lacks experience, and is a little arrogant. Without certain skills, it is difficult for him to treat him with courtesy. Cui Geng doesn't like this person very much, but since he met him in person, Cui Geng can't ignore him, so he stood up to greet him.

"I am still young, so I came to participate in the exhibition at the request of the lord. As the general's military advisor, I hope the general will give me more advice." Yang Xiu bowed and said, doing the etiquette very well, but it was not likable.

"Take a seat." Cui Geng nodded and extended his hand to invite him. He also understood that Chen Mo wanted to train Yang Xiu. Xu Shu had a similar experience in the past. He served as a military advisor in the battle to enter Guanzhong, but at that time Xu Shu followed Chen Mo, and later he also followed Xu Rong to seek advice.

"Thank you." Yang Xiu nodded, knelt down at the place where Cui Geng attacked, and smiled: "I haven't congratulated you yet, General, you have won the first city."

"Alas~" Thinking of the current situation, Cui Geng shook his head and sighed: "This Chen County is just a small city, and the garrison is not enough. It took four days to break through. What's there to be happy about?"

"But Jiang Qi is a famous general under Yuan Shao. He is only second to the four pillars of Hebei. He is quite good at fighting. If you can defeat him this time, you will be famous all over the world." Yang Xiu shook his head. The city is secondary. The most important thing is that Cui Geng defeated Jiang Qi this time, and he is a famous general in Hebei.

"Even if Xiang Ji is resurrected, he may not be able to win under the disparity between the enemy and us." Cui Geng shook his head, and knew that Yang Xiu was showing goodwill, so he didn't say much, but he knew very well that he could defeat Jiang Qi because he had a great advantage in manpower and armaments.

"I just came to see the general and saw that he looked worried. I wonder why he was worried after winning a victory?" After a few polite words, Yang Xiu brought the topic to the point and asked curiously.

"Dezu, you don't know that although we won this battle, Jiang Qi still has the strength to fight again. He has retreated to Bo County to organize defense. It was already quite difficult to attack Chen County before. If Jiang Qi is so cautious, I am afraid that my troops will be exhausted by him." Cui Geng said with a wry smile.

"Bo County?" Yang Xiu looked at the map hanging behind Jiang Qi, thought for a while and said, "No matter what, let's go to Bo County first."

Cui Geng nodded and said, "Dezu is right. I am about to go out after a little rest. Is Dezu willing to go with me?"

"Of course." Yang Xiu nodded. He came here to help in the battle and must go with the army.

"Tomorrow, we will start the army. Dezu can follow me."

"Yes!"

Thank you for the sun and moon in the pot and the world in your sleeves. The boss's silver reward, it's too late today, Lao Wang has to go out, in the next week, as long as there is time, Lao Wang will update three times, at least for three days, post as a proof