Three Kingdoms

Near Yecheng, there was originally a flat open land, which was most suitable for horse racing. When Taishi Ci came with a large number of cavalry, the rushing front was like overwhelming.

The culling of the Yuan soldiers stationed in Yanjin not only disturbed Chunyu Qiong, but also obtained a batch of Yuan army's clothing and flags, and these things played a very important role in Taishi Ci's attack on Yecheng. No one could have imagined that someone would pretend to be Yuan Jun's troops. Some people even had some doubts and quickly relieved themselves. After all, Yuan Shao was at the height of his power and Yecheng was Yuan Shao's base camp. Who would have the guts to pretend?

Some local village estates even thought that this was a cavalry team that Yuan Shao transferred from Yanzhou or somewhere. In order to ensure that these guys would not disturb the place, they even gave Tai Shici some labor supplies...

Of course, it was also a pity that Taishi Ci dressed up decently and there were no flaws in his speech. Speaking of which, Taishi Ci also started his career by "lying". In this aspect, Taishi Ci played the role without any pressure.

But now, all the pressure has shifted to Lu Kuang.

As the name suggests, the large supply camp stores all the materials prepared to supply Yuan Shao's march. It manages tens of thousands of civilians and more than 2,000 soldiers. The huge camp is divided into several areas, and each area is divided into several areas. There are also some small fences for separation. In the middle is the main camp of soldiers and Lu Kuang, while around it are the simple camps of civilians.

The soldiers on guard outside the large baggage camp only fired one or two rounds of arrows from the sentry tower, but they were completely covered by the counterattack of Taishi Ci's men. After falling from the sentry tower screaming, This means that the only ability to attack Taishi Ci's troops has been completely lost.

After all, the guards on these sentry towers were not originally aimed at troops like Taishi Ci, but at the civilians in the camp. Therefore, when facing Taishi Ci, this little defensive force was like The clothes on the helpless girl's body looked like they were there, but they were also not there.

Braving sporadic arrows, Taishi Ci led his troops howling, increasing the speed of their horses to the limit. The horses from the North seemed to be flying with their hooves in the air, straight into the camp, and entered the outermost area. The civilian camp!

At this moment, Lu Kuang had given up on the outer civilian camp in despair. He just wanted to quickly gather some swordsmen, shieldmen and spearmen, and set up a defensive formation in the central military camp, at least to ensure that before the defenders of Yecheng came to rescue them. , cannot completely collapse!

As for the peripheral baggage and materials, at this moment, Lu Kuang could no longer care about it...

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"This commander must be a lunatic..." Gao Lan also stood on the watchtower of the new recruit camp in the northeast of Yecheng, looking at the fireworks billowing from the large supply camp to the south.

The recruit camp needed a large school ground and the convenience of water, so it was set up on the left side of a small forest in the northeast of Yecheng, in a river bend, connected to the south bank by three suspension bridges.

At this moment, listening to the sounds of fighting, screams, and the sound of horse hooves coming from far away in the large baggage camp, all the soldiers in the recruit camp turned pale.

Gao Lan murmured in a low voice: "The supply camp is over... Now it's time to see how long Colonel Lu can hold on..."

The guards around Gao Lan were in a daze and couldn't help but said: "This... there are tens of thousands of people in this supply camp... how come..."

"Tens of thousands...hehe..." Gao Lan shook his head slightly, sighed and said, "...a mob is not as good as a thousand soldiers who are good at fighting...it can't be stopped. It just depends on how this madman who conquers the west chooses. If we choose to scatter and burn these supplies, it might give Captain Lu a chance to breathe and reorganize...and..."

Gao Lan turned his eyes to the gate tower of Yecheng and vaguely saw some figures moving on the gate tower. He swallowed half of the words that followed.

Now it is not only how to choose these generals for the expedition to the west, but also how to choose Yuan Shang in Yecheng...

Should we preserve the baggage, or use it as a lure to surround and annihilate the invading enemy?

The smoke and dust in the distance rose higher and higher. Finally, the first huge cluster of flames began to rise. There was no doubt that this was the cavalry from Zhengxi. They had broken through the outer defenses, started to disperse the civilians, and set fire to supplies!

Immediately, fireworks were rising one after another at the major transport camp. It was obvious that there were more supplies than just one place, but more materials had joined the ranks of being burned. The clumps of black smoke that emerged covered half of the sky!

At this time, it was only about half an hour before the war started! This unit of General Zhengxi's fierce attack, strong destructive power, and determined will can be seen!

Gao Lan didn't continue to say anything, but just watched with a sullen face. On the contrary, the guards and the recruits around him couldn't help but let out some mixed sounds of panic!

At this moment, suddenly there was a flag waving on the gate tower of Yecheng City, and the sound of drums was faintly heard randomly. Gao Lan was stunned for a moment, and recognized the order on the gate tower of Yecheng City. His expression finally changed drastically, and he paused. He sighed: "The big thing is over!"

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Yecheng city gate watchtower.

At this distance, Yuan Shang listened to the specific screams and shouts in the large baggage camp, mixed in one place, noisy, and his face turned pale. Although the huge fireworks in the baggage camp were not as hot as the nearby torches, there were still beads of sweat rolling down the faces and bodies of Yuan Shao and Guo Tu.

Yuan Shang slapped the battlements and said angrily: "The military sentry! No one among the military sentry discovered where this western expedition army came from!? Damn it! Damn it!"

The Yecheng captain standing behind Yuan Shang looked ashamed and saluted: "...I would like to inform you, young master, that we do not have enough cavalry... The night sentry did not find anything. It must be that these Zhengxi cavalry came during the long night... ...Hiding on the side, suddenly making a surprise attack..."

Guo Tu glanced at the captain, rolled his eyes, and decided to make things right for the captain. It wasn't that Guo Tu had a crush on the captain, or that there was any special relationship, but Guo Tu felt that the baggage camp was a big one. The damage must be serious now. If Yuan Shao gets angry in the future, someone will need someone to vent his anger on Yuan Shao. But he can't be beheaded by Yuan Shang now, otherwise won't he have to carry it himself?

Therefore, Guo Tu said slowly: "This matter is understandable... After all, the Zhengxi cavalry has traveled across the north and fought for thousands of miles. They come and go like the wind, and they are unparalleled in their strength... Zhengxi, this person, has a long history of using troops. The ability to be mysterious and quick, now it seems, is indeed well-deserved... Now is not the time to investigate the culprits, we still need to consider how to withdraw our troops..."

Hearing this, the captain of Yecheng secretly let out a long breath and bowed his hands to Guo Tu to express his thanks. Although the crisis may not have been completely eliminated, there were still more or less dead people on the ground, so he quickly made amends and said: "I have already summoned the soldiers and horses in the city. We can send aid to the important supplies camp at any time!”

Yuan Shao turned around, looked at Guo Tu, and asked, "Gongze, what do you think?"

Guo Tu squinted his eyes slightly, his mind turning over and over again.

Even though the Zhengxi cavalry in the large baggage camp outside the city are now coming and going, they seem to be huge, but Guo Tu knows that these Zhengxi cavalry do not carry any siege equipment, so Yecheng is naturally as peaceful as Mount Tai. There is no danger, and if there are only these numbers of Zhengxi cavalry, Guo Tu can even use the large baggage battalion to hold back the pace of these Zhengxi cavalry, and then mobilize his troops to outflank them from left to right, and then under Yecheng, it is even possible to encircle and annihilate them. This group of cavalrymen conquering the West!

But at the next moment, Guo Tu gave up this combat plan.

Adopting this plan means using the large baggage battalion as bait to completely slow down the cavalry of General Zhengxi. And who is currently responsible for transporting materials and transporting baggage?

Namely Yuan Shang, but actually Guo Tu!

Even if this group of cavalry for the expedition to the west was completely wiped out, but if they set up a large baggage camp here, Yuan Shao would have no money and food supplies on the front line in the future. If Yuan Shao was blamed, who would be hit by this?

Maybe Yuan Shang was responsible for the encirclement and annihilation of the Western Cavalry, but the responsibility for destroying the major baggage camp and losing supplies fell on Guo Tu...

After all, Guo Tu is not a saint. He is also one of the representatives of the Yuzhou faction. In everything, he must first consider the survival of his gang. If he is caught and suppressed by the Jizhou faction, he will be held responsible for the failure of the entire battle. If the blame comes here, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the development of the Yuzhou Sect!

The best choice at the moment is undoubtedly to get rid of the Jizhou faction and save as much supplies as possible. As for this cavalry unit of General Zhengxi, as long as the city is well protected, there are no pure cavalry carrying siege equipment. , and what can be done to Yecheng?

Maybe there are other opportunities that can be eliminated, so why rush?

Besides, if these Western expedition cavalry are led to the estates of those Jizhou guys, well...

Therefore, Guo Tu said in a low voice: "Young Master is a rich man, how can the soldiers in the city be dispatched easily? If the door is seized, wouldn't it be a big deal? The current strategy can make General Gao of the camp in the north of the city quickly lead the troops to rescue. , advance in formation from north to south! In this way, the enemy troops will inevitably move north, and we can look for opportunities to attack from the side, and we will definitely win a big victory!"

After all, Yuan Shang is a young man and has little experience on the battlefield, so he doesn't have many ideas. After listening to Guo Tu's suggestion, he thought about it and thought it made sense, so he ordered the flag bearer on the city gate tower to , sent an order to Gao Lan in the camp in the north of the city, ordering him to lead the troops to attack...

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"Fire is near but water is far away!" Seeing the flag above Yecheng, Gao Lan angrily beat the wall of the camp.

It's not that Gao Lan is timid, but that Yecheng is closer to the main supply camp than the recruit camp. The rescue is of course more convenient than Gao Lan. Now it's better to let the recruit camp, which is farther away, send troops to rescue, and The suspension bridge in Yecheng hangs high, the city gate is closed, and you sit and watch without moving!

And there is a very important point. There are county soldiers in Yecheng anyway. No matter how bad they are, there are only three thousand! It is true that there are eight thousand soldiers on Gao Lan's side. Although the number is large, the problem is that these are new recruits. They have just been recruited and have been trained for less than a month. They can't even remember the golden drum clearly. !

In sight, the cavalry formation of Zhengxi was divided into four parts. Three were fighting inside the camp, and one team was on guard outside the camp, pulling out a long and sparse front, whistling and circling around the outside of the baggage camp. , throwing some arrows from time to time, disrupting the civilians and soldiers in the camp.

As for the Zhengxi Cavalry in the baggage camp, Gao Lan couldn't see it due to the line of sight. However, according to Gao Lan's idea, the Zhengxi Cavalry must be circling and driving away in a small area at the moment, constantly chasing the panicked civilians. Press deeply, let these civilians approach Lu Kuang's camp in the center, break down the Luzhai barrier in front of the camp, and finally destroy the entire supply camp...

At this time, even if Yecheng does not send troops, it can just pretend to send troops, which can disrupt the overall steps of the Zhengxi Cavalry and force the Zhengxi Cavalry to separate more soldiers to defend the periphery and reduce the pressure on the outside. The pressure was on Lu Kuang in the main camp, but the question was, how could Yuan Shang in Yecheng listen to Gao Lan's ideas!

These Zhengxi cavalry were all skilled in riding skills. Although they were only a quarter of the number, that is, a few hundred people, they spread out widely and firmly controlled the battlefield. Some of them were even forced to the gates of Yecheng. The land of arrows! Obviously it has a certain threat to the city gate of Yecheng, but on the other hand, it means that the cavalry in the expedition to the west are worried about the soldiers of Yecheng coming out!

It's a pity that when Yuan Shang of Yecheng saw such a scene, he didn't immediately choose to attack to rescue the large baggage camp. Instead, he chose to stick to the city and ordered Gao Lan to leave the camp and cross the river to rescue!

Gao Lan's eyes were changing. He wanted to send people to Yecheng several times to tell Yuan Shang his judgment on the gate tower of Yecheng, so that Yuan Shang could change his mind and send troops quickly, but he only saw the gate tower. The flag was waving more and more urgently, and the drums were beating louder and louder. I couldn't help but take a long breath, closed my eyes, waved my arms, and gave the order: "Pass the order! Form the team! Get out!"

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The unusual movements in the recruit camp in the north of Yecheng quickly attracted the attention of the Zhengxi cavalry who were patrolling the battlefield to control the field, and then quickly reported it to Taishi Ci.

Taishi Ci took back the bloody halberd, dismounted from his horse, and went up to the camp sentry tower nearby. After looking at it for a moment, he immediately turned around and shouted in a deep voice: "We must not let these Yuan troops cross the river to form an array! They must be burned first. Floating bridge! You guys, bring some kerosene, summon your superiors, and come with me!"

In the large baggage camp, although the number of civilians was several times that of Tai Shici and others, as the great men of later generations said, the power of the people is infinite. An organized people is an orderly and powerful force, while an unorganized people The people are left with the power of disorderly destruction.

The huge crowd of civilians were running around in panic, not daring to resist at all. Let Tai Shici and others push and drive them away, almost as if they were entering an uninhabited country...

Therefore, although the main camp was not completely destroyed, the pressure was not great anymore. The middle camp was smashed to pieces by the civilians, and it was only a matter of time before the array collapsed. The changes in the camp to the north of Yecheng are the most dangerous threat to Taishi Ci at the moment. If coupled with the Yecheng soldiers attacking from both sides, it may be dangerous.

The suspension bridge in Yecheng has not yet been lowered, and it seems that the city is still worried about the possibility of being robbed. However, Taishi Ci knew very well that for a huge city like Yecheng, if the three thousand cavalry were really involved in street fighting in the city, they might not be able to do it. How much advantage did he take? More importantly, Taishi Ci had no rear army to support him, so his posture of looking for opportunities to seize the city was just a bluff...

But if the soldiers in the north of the city continue to advance, there is no guarantee that the defenders of Yecheng will not take the opportunity to come out!

This dangerous sign must be suppressed first!

Although the river to the north of Yecheng is not a natural chasm, nor are there only these three pontoon bridges connecting the two sides. There is also a stone bridge at the north gate of Yecheng, but these three pontoon bridges are undoubtedly the nearest way. As long as they are burned With these three pontoon bridges, the troops from the northern camp of Yecheng had to take a long detour, and by the time these people really took a long detour, the main camp would probably have been burned to ashes...

Therefore, the three floating bridges have become the focus of the current battlefield!