Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 481
At the same time that Yuan Tan was captured, Duchang, the last city in Beihai County, was being besieged by Zhang Yun's troops.

Zhang Xi is the third in military strength among Hebei's Four Court Columns, but his ability to command troops is No.1.

Under his command, [-] Yuan troops marched all the way to several cities in Beihai County.

It's just that this kind of victory made Zhang Yun unhappy, because every time he occupied an additional city, he had to divide his troops to defend it, otherwise he would be snatched back by the people in the city and sent back to Qingzhou soldiers.

So the victory turned into a tug-of-war, and Zhang Yun had to go back and forth to suppress the already occupied cities, but the last stronghold, Duchang City, became more and more fortified and difficult to attack.

On this day, Zhang He once again received an emergency call from the rear city, and the people rebelled again.

"This city guard really has some tricks. Before he lost several cities in a row, he left soldiers disguised as local people when he retreated. Then when our army marched to the next city, he would incite the people to rebel. Our army was exhausted. , and because of this, it is impossible to attack Duchang City with all our strength!"

Zhang Yun felt very helpless on his face, so he could only order the deputy general to bring another 5000 troops back to help, but he really couldn't understand why the enemy general Tai Shici had only one Duchang city left, and he still had to fight against it?
"Here comes an order to step up the attack on the city, and the city must be captured within three days!"

There are less than 5000 guards in Duchang City, and all arrows were exhausted yesterday, so they can only rely on the city wall to fight Yuan Jun hand-to-hand.

Even if he was as strong as a general like Tai Shici, he no longer had the confidence he had before.

"Is there still a need to stick to it?"

Seeing that none of the surrounding soldiers were intact, the thought of abandoning the city that had been suppressed in his heart resurfaced again.

"These people have tried their best, there is really no need to let them die in vain!"

Thinking of this, Tai Shici took out a letter that had been stained red with blood from his bosom.

It was a secret letter sent by Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, from the city of Luoyang, in which it was written that Tai Shici must stick to it until the reinforcements arrived.

Just when did the reinforcements come, and where did they come from?

Xuzhou?Impossible, it was rumored that Tao Qian was replaced by Mi Zhu, and the Northern and Southern Yuans were also conspiring to attack. Xuzhou was too busy to send troops to rescue the unfriendly neighbors.

From Luoyang City?The journey was too far, and they had to pass through the territory of various warlords in the middle. Even if they could reach Qingzhou safely, I am afraid that this place would have already become Yuan Jun's territory.

"There is no hope, resist this last wave of attack, let the soldiers escape quietly through the back door!"

Taishi's compassionate heart was like ashes, he forcibly tightened the iron halberd in his hand, and walked to the city wall again to join the death battle.

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The siege battle lasted for more than half an hour. Both the offensive and defensive sides were tired from fighting, so they stopped to rest tacitly.

But at this time Zhang Yun came to the city again to persuade him to surrender.

He has always been surrounded by three and lacked one. He only hoped that Tai Shici would stop being self-willed and lead his troops to escape. It would be of no benefit to anyone to waste the troops of both sides in vain.

Zhang Yun returned to the camp after shouting for a while, and Tai Shici on the city wall finally made up his mind.

But just when Tai Shici was about to give the order to retreat, he suddenly saw a dazzling light on the opposite side.

Immediately afterwards, the earth-shattering shouts of killing came from Zhang Yun's camp.

"The enemy has just retreated, is it going to attack again?"

But Tai Shici quickly overturned this idea, because some soldiers shouted and started a fire.

The enemy camp is on fire.

So shouting to kill is definitely not the movement of Zhang Xi commanding his men to attack the city again.

"Could it be that reinforcements are coming?"

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Zhang Xi's voice was dry from shouting under the city wall, and when he returned to the camp, he asked his men to bring cold water to quench his thirst.

"Report... General Qi, who was just sent to suppress the troops in Xiami County, but came back for some reason!"

Zhang Yun was also taken aback when he heard the words, it was only half an hour, the five thousand soldiers could not complete the task, what was the reason for them to return?
"Go, send someone to check and ask Vice General Wang why he returned!"

Zhang Xi was cautious, and always felt that it was too weird for the lieutenant general to lead his troops there and then return.

"In addition, order the Overseer Battalion to monitor a mile outside the village to ensure that there are no mistakes before letting them go."

The messenger led the order to go out of the tent, and after about a stick of incense, there was a sudden shout of killing outside the camp. Zhang Yun was shocked when he heard it, and thought it was Tai Shici's counterattack before he died.

When he hurriedly boarded the armor and went out of the tent, he found that the voice came from the rear.

I saw the two teams, both wearing Yuan Jun's costumes, fighting together, and the troops that looked like Deputy General Wang were amazingly powerful, and they were quickly wiped out by Zhang Xi and sent to the Warlord's Camp.

"Wang Ji, are you going to rebel!"

Zhang He was furious, and at the same time vaguely felt that the group of people did not seem like the soldiers taken away by the deputy general Wang Ji, but the remnant soldiers from Beihai disguised as Yuan Jun.

But Zhang He didn't take it too seriously with a mere 5000 people.

"Come and form an army, I will personally lead the troops to suppress it!"

As soon as Zhang He finished speaking, countless sparks of fire suddenly appeared in the sky.

"No, it's Fire Arrow!"

Although Zhang Xi reminded his men in time, the soldiers in the camp were already exhausted, and they all watched their own people fighting outside the camp in a daze. Many people were shot to death due to negligent precautions. They were all ignited instantly.

"That group of people is definitely not one of Vice General Wang's men. The whole army is on alert and ready to meet the enemy!"

Suddenly being attacked by bows and arrows, Zhang Xi immediately understood that the visitor was not his own, because Wang Ji did not bring an archer with him before leaving.

Sure enough, when Zhang He started forming his formation, the opposing team finally tore off their camouflage, and clusters of dazzling lights appeared in front of the gate of the village.

It turned out that at the same time Liu Yu was formulating a strategy to lure the enemy in, he and Gan Ning also led tens of thousands of people into Beihai County.

Liu Yu had met Kong Rong as early as in Luoyang, and had a preliminary understanding of the terrain of Beihai County. Now, after scouting, he learned the location of Zhang Xi's army.

So he took a shortcut with [-] Yulin troops to the vicinity of Duchang County, and ambushed Wang Ji's troops on the wasteland outside the county.

Afterwards, Liu Yu asked Gan Ning to lead someone to change into Yuan Jun's clothes, and prepared to surprise Zhang He's camp.

Although Gan Ning only brought 3000 people with him, he was confident in rushing into the enemy camp.

Because the 3000 men and horses he commanded were not ordinary soldiers, but special forces equipped with Modao, Mingguang armor and Liannu.

"Shoot the arrows, don't let them approach the gate of the village!"

Zhang He directed the archers to shoot, but the feather arrows were not sharp enough to penetrate the transparent light armor's defense.

Thousands of arrows fell on the iron plate as if they hit the iron plate, and only made a crackling sound before falling to the ground.

This result completely frightened Zhang He.

"What kind of armor is this! It's so strong!"

The armor on Zhang He's body was regarded as the best armor in the late Han Dynasty, but even this could not completely block the bow and arrow.

And just as he hesitated for a moment, Gan Ning took the lead and raised the crossbow in his hand.

(End of this chapter)