A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 435: Capture a county with careful planning, but it is hard to save your life if you are not skilled in martial arts.
Twenty years of Jian'an

At Xu Shu's suggestion, Liu Bei raised 100,000 troops to attack Hedong County.

Prepare to capture the Lianghe area, invade Guanzhong, seize Cao Cao's Liangzhou Racecourse, and cut off Cao Cao's arm.

Although Cao Cao had expected that Liu Bei would launch an offensive in the near future, the two forces were so close to each other that he was not sure of the specific direction.

April 10
Liu Bei took Lu Bu as the vanguard and led Zhang Fei, Yuan Zhao, Xiahou Bo, and Zhang He from Taiyuan County to attack Jiangyi in the east of Hedong.

April

Lü Bu led 20,000 troops and arrived at Jiangyi City, twenty miles north of the city, to set up camp.

The next day, Lu Bu ordered five hundred cavalry to call for battle at the foot of Jiangyi City. Inside the city, Cao Yujin and others knew that Lü Bu was brave, so they did not dare to go out to fight and hung up their exemption cards.

After scolding for a day, he saw that Cao's army was unable to retreat, so he had no choice but to lead the army back to the stronghold.

Returning to the camp, Lu Bu gathered his generals to discuss how to make a first attack before King Zhao arrived.

"General, in my opinion, we can give full play to the advantages of our army's large number of cavalry. There are only a few thousand enemy troops in Jiangyi City, and there are no more than a hundred horses.

He used most of his infantry to besiege the city, and used his cavalry to bypass Jiangyi and attack Wenxi, Anyi and other cities behind him that had few garrisons. Seeing the arrival of our cavalry, the counties in Hedong will definitely think that Jiangyi has fallen and Hedong has been lost. In order to save their lives, it is reasonable to surrender the city. "

Lu Bu was overjoyed and adopted Tian Yu's strategy.

April 20

Lu Bu used Tian Yu to lead 15,000 infantrymen, and surrounded Jiangyi and Linfen, not far to the west, with water leaking out. He personally led 5,000 fine cavalry, and passed through the gap of more than 20 miles between Jiangyi and Linfen. Galloping across the river, he captured the counties in Hedong behind him.

At the top of Jiangyi City, Yu Jin frowned as he watched Lu Bu's army galloping past, stirring up dust all over the sky, and became worried about the counties behind.

"General, Lu Bu surrounded me with a large army, and the cavalry went straight behind me. He must have captured my county in the east of the river. What should we do?
If the counties in the rear fall, our army will become an isolated city and it may be difficult to hold on. "

Yu Jin felt more and more uneasy as he listened to General Pi's worries.

After pacing back and forth for dozens of times, he finally made up his mind: "Shi Ji, the general in Linfen, is an old general from Hedong. He is willing to collude with the Baibo thieves. Although he is under my command, he has a grudge against me. As a man who is greedy for small profits, both cities are now besieged, and the cities in the rear are in crisis. The general expected that he would surrender the city.

By then, Jiangyi will be the only isolated city left in Hedong. Without the power of Linfen, it will be unable to be garrisoned at all. Moreover, Jiangyi connects Hedong and Hanoi. If Jiangyi is lost, Hanoi will inevitably be unprotected.

Therefore, I decided to abandon the defense of Jiangyi and break out to the east. Gaodu is located in the narrow pass of the mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as we hold on here, we will be able to wait until the king's reinforcements arrive, and then the recovery of Hedong will only be a matter of time. "

It was night, with the moon and stars scarce, and the north gate of Jiangyi quietly opened. In order to confuse Lu Bu, Yu Jin planned to go out from the north gate and then go around to the east.

Just as they were approaching the Lu Bu Army Camp, the fire suddenly appeared, and the entire Lu Bu Army Camp seemed to come alive, and countless officers and soldiers of the Lu Bu Army poured out of the camp.

The first general was Tian Yu. He stood up with his sword drawn, pointed at Yu Jin and said proudly: "I knew you were going to abandon the city. You have been waiting here for a long time. Yu Jin, take your life!"

Then he patted his horse and led his soldiers to kill Yu Jin.

The two fought for several rounds, but Tian Yu was defeated. He returned to his horse and hid behind the troops, commanding the soldiers to surround and kill him.

Yu Jin was only focused on breaking out of the encirclement and had no intention of fighting at all. He used his martial arts to force his way through Tian Yu's encirclement, and rushed towards Gaodu with the remaining two thousand soldiers.

Seeing Yu Jinsuo disappearing into the mountains, Tian Yu sighed sadly, regretting that he was not good at martial arts and let go of such a great achievement.

April 21st

After hearing that Jiangyi had been captured, Cao General Shi Ji, who was stationed in Linfen, also surrendered with more than 2,000 of his men. Together with Lu Bu, he accepted the surrender of the counties in Hedong.

May 3rd
When Liu Bei's follow-up army arrived in Hedong, except for Puban, which guarded Hedong leading to Guanzhong, all the other counties were in Liu Bei's hands.

May 10
Cao Cao personally commanded an army of 70,000, and led generals Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, Le Jin, Li Dian and others to station in Hanoi. The two sides faced each other twenty-five miles north of Ye Wang.

Because he was afraid that Gaodu would be banned and his own retreat would be cut off, Liu Bei left 10,000 people from Lu Bu's tribe and set up a camp on the bank of Qinshui River, thirty miles west of Gaodu, to guard the grain road.

On the battlefield of the Wild King, both sides have their own fighting generals.

Zhang Fei was the first to draw out his spear, pointed at the ranks of Cao's army and shouted: "Zhang Yide from Yan is here, who dares to fight with me?"

A general flew out of Cao Cao's formation, leaping on his horse with his sword drawn. It was Cao Cao's fierce general Xia Houyuan: "Don't be so arrogant as a butcher butcher, I'll see Qiao Commandery Xia Houyuan coming to kill you!"

When Zhang Fei heard this, he was so angry that his hair stood on end, and he roared: "How brave, I'll take a spear from your grandfather."

The two of them kept fighting in front of the formation, with swords and spears flashing, and they were having fun. However, Xia Houyuan was slightly inferior in the end, and gradually became a little tired.

"Hey, the thief will never hurt my clan brother!"

Cao's army saw Xiahou Yuan struggling in the formation, so he flew out another general to join forces with Xiahou Yuan to fight Zhang Fei. It was Xiahou Yuan's clan brother, Xiahou Dun.

The two of them worked together to finally reach Zhang Fei. At this time, another general in Cao's army wanted to intervene, and Liu Bei also came out.

"You are a rat who takes advantage of others' danger. Your opponent is me. Baijun Yuanzhao is here to watch the gun!"

Seeing that someone wanted to intervene in Zhang Fei's battle, Yuan Zhao immediately jumped on his horse and fought with that general Cao.

This man was just one of Cao Cao's subordinate generals. Seeing that the Xiahou Yuan brothers were fighting with Zhang Fei, he wanted to intervene and get a share of the pie. He wanted to become famous, but his martial arts skills were far inferior to those of Yuan Zhao. After only two or three rounds, Yuan Zhao was stabbed under his horse. Seeing that the general died so easily, the formation of Cao's army fluctuated, and it was obvious that the morale of Cao's army was affected.

Just when Yuan Zhao was about to return to the formation, two more people came out of Cao's army, one holding a big ax in one hand and the other wielding a big sword. It was Cao General Xu Huang and Le Jin.

Later, Li Dian and Cao Hong of Cao's army went to battle again, and were picked up by Xiahou Bo and Zhang He under Liu Bei's command, which also caused dangers.

Seeing that only two of his own could fight against one of Liu Bei's generals, and that they could not fight alone, not to mention that Liu Bei's Guan Yu, Lu Bu, and Bai Gong were not in the battle, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.

You must know that in the past, it was always your own side who would fight, beating the enemy to the point where they could not take over.

"Don't be upset, Your Majesty. I will go out to fight at the end and win the first victory with Your Majesty!"

Xu Chu, the Suwei general who had been serving as the commander-in-chief of Cao Cao's protective camp, asked for orders to go into battle, and Cao Cao agreed.

Xu Chu abandoned his horse and walked to the front of the two armies. He ignored the other generals who were still fighting and shouted: "If anyone is still breathing, Xu Chu, the protector of the Han King, invites the battle."

Zhao Yun had been serving as the commander of Liu Bei's bodyguard, and it was rare for him to fight. Seeing that he was a general of Cao Cao's personal army, he asked Liu Bei to fight.

Liu Bei smiled to his left and right and said: "It's rare that Zilong is very skilled, so let's try the level of Cao Cao's generals."

Zhao Yun excitedly mounted his white horse and came to the front of the battle in a hurry. He turned over and dismounted, slightly bent his legs, and pointed his gun at the ground: "Changshan Zhao Zilong, general of King Zhao's army, please give me advice!"

Xu Chu grinned, holding a long sword as tall as a person, and attacked Zhao Yun.

Xu Chu attacked with strength, Zhao Yun used skill to defeat him. Each of Xu Chu's swords hit the empty spot, as if he punched cotton.

If things go on like this, he will be irritated: "How can I avoid the battle, kid?"

Zhao Yun's eyes narrowed, and he raised his gun and turned around. Powerful force surged out from the tip of the gun and hit Xu Chu's blade, causing him to take a few steps back.

That's not all, Zhao Yun stabbed the spear out of the afterimage, like hundreds of silver flowers blooming in front of Xu Chu.

Xu Chu was beaten so hard that he retreated repeatedly, wounds appeared constantly on his body, and his clothes were dyed red with blood.

"Ding ding ding!" Seeing Xu Chu's crisis, Cao Cao quickly ordered the gold to withdraw his troops.

The remaining generals shook off the enemy's hands and rode back to the formation.

Zhao Yun and Xu Chu also stopped. Zhao Yun's spear point was pressed against Xu Chu's throat, making him dare not move rashly.

This made Cao Cao and others nervous.

Zhao Yun put away his gun and stood up, and said calmly: "Looking at your martial arts skills, you are also a loyal and brave man. How can you help Zhou to commit evil? Now the two armies are fighting. I will pay the gold and withdraw my troops. I will let you go for the time being. I hope you can see the situation clearly and take the people of the world as your responsibility."

Next time I see you, I won’t treat you so lightly. "

Xu Chu didn't reply. He just picked up the long knife that fell on the ground, covered the wound, and slowly returned to the formation, leaving bloody footprints on the ground.

He knelt in front of Cao Cao's horse: "Xu Chu is incompetent, please punish me!"

Cao Cao dismounted and helped Xu Chu up and said: "You are the commander-in-chief of the personal army appointed by the king. You are connected by fate. It is just a fighting. There is no guilt. It is better to go down and recover first. After the injury recovers, I will rely on your protection."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Chu will repay your kindness with your life."

The battle was about to end, and Cao Cao was defeated. Knowing that he could not defeat Liu Bei with his current strength alone, he formed a camp to defend himself and refused to fight.

Liu Bei repeatedly invited to fight without success, so he had to settle down twenty miles away from Cao's camp, and the two armies were in a stalemate.

June
Liu Bei asked Lu Bu to lead the army to attack Puban, the last city in Hedong, so Tian Yu was left alone to garrison in the rear.

Through suggestions to Cao Cao, Yu Jin received 3,000 elite soldiers led by Cao Hong, plus his own 2,000 men, raising a total of 5,000 men.

June 20

Yu Jin and Cao Hong led 5,000 Cao troops to secretly arrive at Zhao Jun's camp in Qinshui, preparing to steal the camp.

However, Tian Yu, who had set up very complete warning measures, found that Yu Jin and the two had to change the secret camp into a storm.

The two men each led 2,500 men and attacked from two sides. The attack was so fierce that Zhao Jun could not resist it.

In the direction of Cao Hong, the enemy was the surrendered general Shi Ji. Knowing that Cao Hong was a fierce general under Cao Cao, he was afraid of his martial arts, which caused the army to become unstable. Cao Hong defeated and penetrated him, and he was killed by him.

On the other side, although Tian Yu's command was very tight and Yu Jin was surrounded, Shi Ji was beheaded and Cao Hong attacked behind him. The head and tail could not stand in a stalemate, and the formation was in chaos.

When he was about to cross the river to escape, Yu Jin shot an arrow through his back and fell into the river, where he died.

As soon as Tian Yu died, Zhao's army either died or fled. Liu Bei's army's retreat had been cut off, and it could not hold out against Cao Cao for long. His army slowly retreated.

Fortunately, there were not many soldiers and horses in the forbidden area, so they could not withstand it for a long time. They were repulsed by Zhang Fei, the road was opened, and Zhao Jun retreated to Jiangyi.

Due to the great achievements of Yu Jin and Cao Hong, Cao Cao removed Yu Jin as the general of Zhenbei and Cao Hong as the general of Zhenxi. He left Yu Jin in Yuye and stationed 10,000 troops, and led the remaining troops to form a division.

(End of this chapter)