Three Kingdoms

"Yuan Jun is here?" When Zhang Xiu heard the scout's report, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows with joy, as if he was happy to hear the battle.

"Here we come." The scout nodded affirmatively. He saw Yuan Jun's battle flag with his own eyes, saw Yuan Jun's formation moving forward, and even almost collided with Yuan Jun's leading scout.

"Just come." Zhang Xiu rubbed his hands, with an irresistible smile at the corners of his eyes and mouth.

Zhang Xiu has always thought that he is a lucky person, but unfortunately he has not achieved enough merits. This time Yuan Jun marched into Shangdang Huguan, Zhang Xiu thought that this was an opportunity.

Even though Yuan Jun arrived very quickly, it was beyond everyone's expectation, but after all, he had to walk on a mountain road and could not keep up with the speed of the cavalry's reinforcements. Therefore, Zhang Xiu, who set out first, naturally arrived at Huguan County first. When the senior cadres of Yuan's army arrived, they could only attack Huguan from their backs, or they could only engage in a confrontation, and a confrontation must be unacceptable to the senior cadres. His baggage was limited, and transportation on mountain roads was difficult, so it was only conducive to a quick battle and not a long-term confrontation. .

Since you want a quick fight, there will naturally be flaws.

Zhang Xiu thought that although he was not as strategizing as Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, he had learned some skills from the three-legged cat, so he immediately found Jia Qu after waving his hand for the scouts to explore again.

However, Jia Qu's ideas were somewhat different from Zhang Xiu's. The two even argued because of their different positions and views.

Hearing that Yuan's army had invaded Huguan, Fei Qian and Zhang Xiu rushed from Pingyang to Huguan via Taiyuan. Although they were cavalry, they traveled day and night and it was also a rush march. Especially Zhang Xiu, the vanguard, did not have much rest. Under such circumstances, not to mention the soldiers, the physical strength of the war horses had not been fully restored. Therefore, when Yuan Jun advanced to Huguan, Jia Qu's idea was to stick to it.

However, Zhang Xiu felt that Yuan Jun had come a long way. In terms of fatigue, Yuan Jun must be more exhausted than his own side. Therefore, there was no special disadvantage in the two items being even, so he could take the opportunity to make a move.

Jia Qu disagreed. He believed that high-ranking cadres acted first and rested for a few days, and human endurance recovered faster than war horses. Although the cavalry was faster, they rushed from Pingyang to Huguan, although they were also repaired. One day, but it was still not enough to restore the strength of all the war horses, nor to completely relieve fatigue. In addition, the number of cavalry on one's side was not large, and it could not form an absolute advantage against Yuan Jun.

The argument couldn't stop, Zhang Xiu was a little annoyed and had a bad tone, so he asked directly: "Are we just here at Huguan, waiting for Yuan Jun to attack? If he just feints to attack here, but pounces on Tunliu and the eldest son, then what to do?"

Jia Qu frowned and said: "Captain Zhang, why did Yuan Jun divide his troops to guard Tunliu and his eldest son? They are now less than ten thousand people, and they are traveling long distances for reinforcements. They have limited food and grass. The princes came from Taiyuan, not to mention other things, the county soldiers There are at least three thousand, and there will be enough food and grass. No matter from which aspect, holding on is definitely better than dueling."

"You think I'm a bully?" Zhang Xiu snorted and said, "What I mean is to lie in ambush and wait until Yuan's army is tired after the attack, and then come out! This won't work, that won't work, then you What do you want to do?"

"Stand at Huguan, defend the city, recharge your batteries, and use silence to stop. Wait until the king's army arrives, and then fight to the death with Yuan's army." This is what Jia Qu originally thought, so he naturally said this.

"I thought you had some clever plan, but it turns out you still only know this stupid way." Zhang Xiu turned his head, pointed to the valley outside the city and the cultivated land in the distance and said, "Okay, even if Yuan Jun doesn't divide his troops and doesn't attack Tunliu and the eldest son, what about the cultivated fields outside the city? If it is burned down, won’t it be white this year? What will we do then? After the army comes to the city, even if you want to leave the city, it will be difficult, you can only watch. Up?"

"If Yuan's army goes around and destroys Zhuang He, we will naturally have to go out of the city to intercept him." Jia Qu said with a frown.

"Doesn't that mean we have to leave the city?" Zhang Xiu laughed and said, "Instead of waiting until Yuan Jun comes and running exhausted, why not leave the city now! Wouldn't it be better to attack the flanks or block them?"

"Captain Zhang, you are just making excuses!" Jia Qu said in a deep voice, "Although Yuan Jun said he would set off, it would take at least half a day to get here. In addition, he would have to line up in front of the formation, organize his troops, stabilize the front, and when he really wants to attack, he would have already It's past noon, and even if Huguan is in trouble, it won't be able to hold for half a day. By the time Yuan Jun is tired, it will already be evening! And you are leaving the city now, even if Yuan Jun is stupid enough not to check the surrounding situation, then You also have to be on guard against being discovered by Yuan Jun in advance. Where can you safely repair in the city and prepare in formation?"

Zhang Xiu said: "We, the men from the north, are so squeamish and sleeping outdoors, what's the problem! The most important thing at the moment is to frustrate Yuan Jun's spirit, and the rest is nothing to worry about! Jia Shijun, is it possible that you are timid?"

Seeing that the two people were getting more and more tense as they talked, the city officials on the side quickly stepped forward to persuade each other, saying kind words to each other to calm the emotions of both parties. Young people are bound to be energetic, so they speak more aggressively. If Jia Qu or Zhang Xiu were older, this situation would definitely not happen.

Normally Jia Qu is the prefect and has the power to govern the local area, but the problem is that Zhang Xiu is a reinforcement and is not under Jia Qu's command. Therefore, when two people have their own opinions and are unwilling to give in, it is inevitable that There was a dispute.

In the end, Jia Qu gave in and agreed to Zhang Xiu leading his troops to ambush outside the city, because Jia Qu also knew that if Zhang Xiu, who had already made up his mind, was not allowed to leave the city, even if he stayed in the city, he might not be able to do anything. If there is any good effect, it is better to release it. If Yuan Jun is really ambushed, it will be good...

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Yuan Yu led his troops to Huguan City.

Siege warfare, even with siege equipment, is not an easy task. Therefore, after Yuan Yu formed the formation, he did not immediately attack the city. Instead, he sent several soldiers to the city to scold the formation and invite a fight.

The arrogance shown by Yuan Jun immediately angered many people in Huguan City. Because there are at most two thousand people arriving at Huguan City. Such a scale can only be a forward, responsible for inquiring about information, clearing roads, preparing camping sites, etc., and even making various preparations for the subsequent arrival of the main force. It is possible, but it is absolutely impossible to allow this small number of troops to attack the city.

But Yuan Jun just did this. The reason is that either General Yuan Jun is actually a fool with no military ability, or he thinks that the people defending the city in Huguan are all idiots, or there is another reason, that is, Yuan Jun thinks that the Yuan family is The signboard is very easy to use, and you will pay homage wherever you go.

But no matter what the reason was, the feeling of being looked down upon was certainly not pleasant, so everyone above Huguan, including Jia Qu, felt somewhat angry.

Faced with the mood of Hushuan, Jia Qu was both happy and a little worried. He is happy that only when the soldiers and generals at Huguan are angry will their morale be high and they will be more dissatisfied with the Yuan family. However, he is also worried. The worry is that he does not believe that Yuan Shao would send such a stupid general and make such a low-level mistake. , he would rather believe that these soldiers under the city just deliberately wanted to provoke him so that he could expose his flaws.

A duel between generals?

This thing doesn't exist.

Perhaps among the later Three Kingdoms, the most exciting thing is a one-on-one duel between generals, or simply a one-on-one duel like Hulao Pass, and then pave the way for the Taoyuan Three Friends to come on stage, but in fact, the generals duel It only happens in rare circumstances. If a strong general can conquer the world, then why recruit soldiers? He can just bulldoze his way.

"Your Majesty, do you want to shoot these little thieves who are scolding the formation?" A team leader pointed at Yuan Jun who was jumping up and down under the city and asked to fight.

"No need." Jia Qu shook his head, but a smile appeared on his face, "If you don't take this little trick of scolding the formation in your eyes, how can these guys make you feel upset like this? What a joke, and Let them curse."

Jia Qu immediately ordered not to pay attention to these small soldiers scolding the formation, and there was no need to even shoot.

The soldiers of Yuan's army who were scolding each other below the city stretched their necks and shouted for a long time. As a result, there was no reply from the city. Their arrogance became more and more arrogant. They even rushed to the moat and got within the range of the crossbow, frantically testing on the edge of death.

Yuan Yu frowned a little. The purpose of his coming here was not to attack the city, but to lure the enemy. He didn't expect General Zhengxi in Huguan County to be so calm, which made him a little embarrassed.

Attacking the city directly is a joke, but Yuan Yu didn't come here just to attack the city, so he simply ordered some teams to be separated and went outside the city to start destroying it.

Like most cities, not all living and production facilities will be built within the city walls. Some relatively cheap and secondary living and production housing facilities are still not far outside the city, such as logging houses, Dyeing and bleaching workshops, and even some workshops for making earthen pots and utensils, etc.

However, these houses and workshops normally do not have any food except mud and wood, and even if they do have some supplies, they are all cheap mud, wood, tiles, etc., which cannot be eaten or used. , so shelter from wind and rain is fine in most cases, but otherwise, there aren't many interesting places.

However, when Yuan Yu sent a small team of soldiers to smash and set fire everywhere, it aroused the anger of many people in Huguan County. Even though Jia Qu ordered people to strictly guard the gates and stick to their posts, some soldiers still couldn't help it. Pointing at Yuan Jun below the city and yelling at him, some officers and soldiers even began to think that Jia Qu was too cowardly.

And Yuan Yu needed this, so he became more and more arrogant...

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Zhang Xiu originally led a small number of cavalry, so he huddled in the valley and hid himself. After all, although most of the Shangdang area is flat land, some ravines, hills, and high slopes are normal.

He originally thought of hiding, but when the sky became darker, Yuan Jun was also tired and suddenly rushed out from one side. It is best to achieve the best effect when Yuan Jun calls the gold guard.

Seeing Yuan Jun's unscrupulous destruction and arson everywhere, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"Colonel!" Suddenly a cavalryman whispered, "A team of Yuan Jun is coming!"

It turned out that as the nearby houses and tile kilns around Yuan Yu were destroyed, these somewhat addicted soldiers of Yuan's army began to walk farther away. Unknowingly, there was a group heading towards the hill where Zhang Xiu was hiding. Come!

"Damn it!" Zhang Xiu stared at Yuan Jun's loose formation and gritted his teeth fiercely. Although it was not the best time, if he was really discovered by this group of soldiers, he might as well take the initiative and attack, "Copycat guy" !Fuck him!"

The cavalry rushed out from behind the mountain and crushed this small group of Yuan troops before they could react. The twenty or so Yuan troops had no time to put up any resistance and were drowned in the smoke and dust raised by the horses' hooves!

Panic cries rang out among Yuan Jun's array, and countless eyes were focused on Zhang Xiu at this moment!

The violent power of the cavalry was undoubtedly revealed. Zhang Xiu took the lead and plunged into the Yuan Army array before it could turn, aiming directly at the tall Yuan Army's central battle flag!

Zhang Xiu took the lead, and the spear in his hand flashed between the necks, chests and abdomens of Yuan Jun's soldiers like a spiritual snake, bringing up blossoming blood flowers. If the cavalry only knows how to use a long spear to stab, there will be a time when the impact cannot be held, so most of the time they use the sharp edge of the spear tip to cut. Made of refined iron, mixed with a spearhead made of hundreds of refined steel, under the impact of a high-speed war horse, it penetrates and cuts through armor and flesh, just like cutting across the muddy ground with a sharp knife. Although there is a sense of obstruction, it is not strong. , but if too much force is used, causing the spear tip to completely penetrate the body, or hit a hard bone such as the sternum, then the strong reaction force will make Zhang Xiuhu's mouth numb, otherwise the spear may be broken after two or three times. The lock can no longer be held.

Yuan Jun's infantry rushed towards Zhang Xiu and others in a chaotic manner, slashing and grabbing them with swords. However, the attack of Zhang Xiu and others' cavalry was not like a wall-like collision with iron chains in later generations, but rather like a barbarian attack. Generally, the impact array is slightly loose, so there is some room to maneuver on the left and right. Therefore, when Yuan Jun's infantry tried to resist, Zhang Xiu and others made a slight deflection and let them pass. Without waiting, these were quite energetic. Yuan Jun's soldiers retracted their swords and guns, and the next Bingzhou cavalry arrived. The sharp sword easily cut open Yuan Jun's neck, and blood rose into the sky along with the head.

In an instant, Zhang Xiu, as the spearhead of the entire army, had already crashed deeply into the Yuan Army's infantry brigade! There is only one target in Zhang Xiu's eyes, and that is Yuan Yu under the waving Chinese army flag!

The closer to the central army, the denser the soldiers became. I don’t know how many weapons were coming at Zhang Xiu for a while. Zhang Xiu had a little bit of the horse’s belly. The horse under his crotch was indeed a well-trained war horse. It was straddled sideways. With one step, he directly bumped into Yuan Jun who had just raised his sword and was about to chop. He was immediately knocked away and rolled to the ground along with several others.

Zhang Xiu tilted his head slightly and passed the spear thrust by Yuan Jun's cavalry from one side. He swung the spear in his right hand and made a half circle. When the two horses passed each other, half of the spear tail was revealed directly from behind. With a "pop" sound, it hit the waist of Yuan Jun's cavalry! Suddenly, Yuan Jun's cavalry turned over and fell from their horses with a bloody hole!

Seeing the banner of Yuan Jun's Central Army in front of him, Zhang Xiu pulled out the sword from his waist. The hundred-refined sword crafted by Huang's workshop in Pingyang was extremely sharp. Then he quickly blocked Yuan Jun's sword and spear, and swung it smoothly. A flash of cold light opened!

Blood is flying!

All clothes and armor are flat!

The rest of the cavalry following Zhang Xiu all advanced bravely, their generals were fierce generals, and their soldiers were elite soldiers. Even though Yuan Yu had long been prepared to retreat, he was still frightened when he saw that the Zhengxi cavalry was so elite with force!

Yuan Jun's infantry array was not tight at first, and Yuan Yu deliberately lured the enemy, so he did not stop him with all his strength from the beginning. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiu was so brave, and he penetrated layer by layer. After a few layers, he saw that I want to kill in front of Yuan Yu!

Yuan Yu couldn't help but broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing that his soldiers were killed by the Zhengxi cavalry in an instant, they were all turned upside down. He no longer cared about taking it easy, shouted, turned around and ran away with his guards!

As soon as the Chinese army's battle flag moved, the soldiers on the top of Huguan City noticed it and shouted in unison. Suddenly, Yuan Jun's morale was greatly reduced. They no longer gathered towards Zhang Xiu and others to encircle them, but also followed Yuan Yu's flag. Turn around and run away.

"Follow us!" Zhang Xiu laughed loudly, waved his spear, and shouted loudly, "Come here, send an order to Shijun Jia. Those who are brave can kill the thieves, and those who are not brave can just clean up the battlefield! Brothers! Everyone! After taking the head of the enemy general, Zhang will celebrate with you all, drinking from a big bowl and eating a big piece of meat!"