Chapter 1347: Situation in the North
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On the day Yan Liang's army evacuated, the Shadow Guards who had fled back to Tumen Pass had already woken up. Zhang Yan was overjoyed and immediately handed him the draft of the memorial he had written, and then asked him to report this to Luoyang as soon as possible. The course of the war.
In the following time, Zhang Yan reorganized and gathered his soldiers while continuously strengthening the defense of Tumen Pass, and then quietly waited for Huangfu Chaobo's order. The Wei army in the east was also quite quiet. In addition to sending cavalry to keep an eye on the movement of Tumen Pass, Zhang Nan then sent troops to occupy the cities east of Tumen Pass and at the same time eliminate the scattered soldiers of the Heishan Camp.
At this time, the war in the north of Bingzhou once again entered a state of confrontation.
In Yunzhong City, although Huang Xu had already occupied the county, he did not have much spare power to launch an attack on a major city like Fuyang where a large army was gathered. Originally, he had only 50,000 soldiers and horses, including 40,000 cavalry, and only 10,000 real infantry.
Along the way, some soldiers have been lost, including nearly a thousand infantry. Later, he left nearly a thousand soldiers in Qiangyin City. When attacking Yunzhong, hundreds of infantry were lost. Calculated in this way, only more than 7,000 of the 10,000 infantry can be used now.
Although they have now captured thousands of Zhao soldiers, these soldiers are basically ordinary county soldiers, not to mention the low level, and a considerable part of them are old and weak. Secondly, given the current situation, the soldiers who were hastily recruited and surrendered were not strong enough to fight, so Huang Xu did not think of sending troops to Fuyang immediately.
Not only Feiyang, but also the other cities in Yunzhong County, Huang Xu has not sent troops to attack, and they are still controlled by more than a thousand soldiers of Zhao State.
Feiyang City is more suitable as a pass than a city. Zhao Zilong and others used the special terrain of Feiyang to resist Lu Bu's army for more than a year. Now, Foyang City has become an obstacle that the Tang army must overcome.
As early as the first day after arriving in Feiyang, Huang Xu had already quietly sent people from the north bank of the river outside Nancheng to Wuyuan in the west to meet up with Tian Yubu, telling him that the army had arrived. His main purpose was to get in touch with Luoyang . Then it was time to discuss the entire battle arrangement with Tian Yu.
It is a pity that Tian Yu has not yet sent the news from Luoyang, but Huang Xu has received the news from Qiangyin. The banner of King Zhao Lu Bu appeared on the Great Wall pass south of Qiangyin.
After getting the news, Huang Xu arranged for Qiang Yin's troops to evacuate quickly and all of them retreated into Yunzhong City. At the same time, he immediately sent troops to contact Tian Yu again and inform Lu Bu of the news of leading his troops north.
A few days later, under the close watch of the generals of the Tang army, Lu Bu's army finally appeared at the border of Yunzhong. What surprised Huang Xu was that Lu Bu came with only more than ten thousand cavalry.
But Cao Xing's infantry army did not accompany him.
In Yunzhong City, on the tower of the west city wall, Huang Xu led a group of generals who were silently looking at the tens of thousands of Zhao cavalry outside the city. Although there are only more than 10,000 cavalry, the aura they exude is unmatched by our own 40,000 cavalry.
Huang Xu believed that even if he sent 20,000 cavalry to fight Lu Bu's army, he would definitely be defeated. If he had to fight head-on with him, his 40,000 cavalry could still fight with Lu Bu. Of course, the final result would be certain. There were heavy casualties. If Lu Bu is allowed to see a flaw and take the enemy general's head among thousands of troops, the final outcome will definitely be a tragic victory.
"Sure enough, he is worthy of being Lu Bu among men, and Red among horses..." Huang Xu said, but his eyes swept over the generals around him. As expected, the expressions of all the generals changed drastically when they heard about the master. "However, even such a powerful cavalry suffered heavy casualties under the design of the king, General Zhao Yun and other generals. Now there are only more than 10,000 Bingzhou wolf cavalry left out of the 30,000."
Huang Xu's words cheered up the surrounding generals. Yes, Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is now far from its peak. The original 30,000 wolf riders had been gradually reduced to less than 10,000 in the course of several battles. Thinking of this, the people on the city tower couldn't help but become excited.
"The king once said that Lu Bu's bravery is almost unmatched by anyone in the world, especially Lu Bu's cavalry, which is a rare hero in the world. However, although Lu Bu is brave and the cavalry is strong, they cannot drive the cavalry to attack the city. Now we We are waiting to seize the fortified city, but Lu Bu can't do anything to me."
"Besides, Your Majesty is now marching his troops to the south. As long as he puts enough pressure on Taiyuan, Lu Bu will definitely lead his troops south. By then, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry will be exhausted between the two places. It will not be difficult to defeat him."
Looking at the expressions of the generals around him, Huang Xu also said excitedly: "Although Lu Bu is strong, we also have General Zhao, General Dian and other famous generals in the world. In addition, Baima Yicong is also a powerful soldier. We only need to hold Lu Bu back." With Bingzhou Langqi, no matter how strong Lu Bu is, he is unable to save himself."
At this time, Lu Bu was in trouble. He ignored Chen Gong's objection and led his troops north to support Cao Xing. He hoped that after joining Cao Xing, he could send troops to destroy the Tang army that entered Yunzhong, and then join Song Xian and Zhang Liao. The two troops fought with Tian Yu's troops to control the situation in the north of Bingzhou, and then returned to the south to fight Huangfu Chaobo's army.
But the reality was very cruel. Not to mention that Cao Xing only gathered more than 10,000 soldiers, even if he added the more than 10,000 infantrymen under his command, the total number was only 20,000 to 30,000 infantrymen. However, the Tang army had already controlled the largest city in Yunzhong and was defending the city. This made Lu Bu like a mouse pulling a turtle, with nowhere to start.
After wasting a day under Yunzhong City, Lu Bu had to order Cao Xing to continue to guard the Great Wall Pass, while he led the Bingzhou Wolf Riders to continue westward to Qiyang to join the army of Song Xian.
In the city of Jiyang, the morale of the Zhao army has already declined. The reason is that a few days ago,
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Tens of thousands of Tang cavalry suddenly appeared in the east of Jiyang. Before that, the Tang army had already appeared in the west of Jiyang several times. Although they did not attack Jiyang, the senior generals in the army knew that the cities in the west, except for Guangmu City guarded by Zhang Liao, should have been captured by the Tang army.
The fact that most of the Tang army appeared in Yunzhong made the soldiers in the city know that they were likely to be isolated. Although ordinary soldiers did not know, the generals in the army knew it very well. Now in the two counties of Yunzhong and Shuofang, except for their 30,000 soldiers, the rest of the cities can basically be said to be empty.
Now tens of thousands of Tang cavalry suddenly appeared in Yunzhong. The cities in Yunzhong basically had no resistance. More importantly, Yunzhong City, the county city of Yunzhong, was stockpiled with a large amount of food and grass. If it weren't for the fact that there was enough food and grass in Fuyang City to support 30,000 troops for several months, the morale of the troops in Fuyang City would be even more unstable.
In Fuyang City, Song Xian was already a little overwhelmed. Since tens of thousands of Tang cavalry appeared in the eastern Yunzhong territory a few days ago, Song Xian knew that his troubles had come. Although he didn't know whether the general surnamed Huang was Huang Zhong or Huang Xu, Song Xian knew that since tens of thousands of cavalry appeared, it meant that Yunzhong City was likely to be lost.
And now he has become an isolated army. Although he can't confirm whether Guangmu City has been captured by the Tang army, he knows that his 30,000 troops are likely to be surrounded and annihilated by the Tang army in Fuyang City.
Fortunately, there are enough food and grass equipment in Fuyang City, otherwise there is no confidence to defend it.
During these few days, Song Xian tried his best to appease the soldiers in the city. Now the morale is basically stable, but he knows that if there are no other variables, the fall of Fuyang City is a matter of time.
However, just when Song Xian was in a state of prosperity, a turning point suddenly appeared. The Tang cavalry, which had been showing off its might for several days under Fuyang City, suddenly disappeared overnight. Just when Song Xian was stunned, the flag of Zhao Wang Lu Bu suddenly appeared in the wilderness west of Fuyang City.
Lu Bu's arrival boosted the morale of the Zhao army in Fuyang City, but that was all. Now among the five counties in Yunzhong, the Tang army has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, of which there are as many as 50,000 cavalry alone, but the Zhao army only has Guangmu and Fuyang. The number of soldiers and horses plus Lu Bu's 10,000 cavalry is only 60,000.
The difference in strength is so great that even after Lu Bu joined Zhang Liao, he was still helpless. Moreover, at this time, hundreds of thousands of Tang troops were basically huddled in a few large cities, and did not leave the city to fight with Lu Bu, which made Lu Bu very annoyed.
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