Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 305
Cheng Huan was still in shock, and after running more than ten feet, he turned around. Seeing someone coming to stop the enemy general, he exclaimed, "General Gao, you came just in time!"

Tai Shici stabilized his mount and looked at the person coming, he saw that this person was tall and tall, holding a big knife, and his beard looked mighty and majestic, he shouted in a deep voice: "Who is this person?"

"Hebei Gaolan is too!" The man was also looking at Tai Shici, his eyes were slightly stern: "Come and use the name!"

Just now when he flew on a flying horse, his strength was more than a few hundred catties. He thought he would be able to sweep this person off the horse with a single knife, but he didn't expect that the other party blocked his sure-fire move, and his mouth was numb from the shock.

"Donglai Taishici, look at the gun!"

Tai Shici's fighting spirit was aroused, and he shouted and killed Gao Lan. The two horses met and fought in one place, and it was hard to tell the winner for a while.

It turned out that after Gao Lan received the general order from Han Fu, he led the troops and rushed to rescue Quyang. He just arrived this morning.

At this time, Gao Lan's enemy lived in Taishi Ci, and the two fought for thirty rounds, regardless of the outcome. Gao Shun had already captured the camp and led his troops to meet him.

Gao Lan saw the shouting in front of him, the men and horses were strong, and he didn't dare to stay outside the city for a long time. After forcing Tai Shici to retreat, he let the horses stabilize their positions and retreat into the city slowly.

The governor, Zhao Fu, had already entered the city, and the archers guarded the top of the city to welcome the troops into the city. Everyone came to the government office to discuss matters.

The county magistrate of Quyang and others reported the affairs of the city to the west. After hearing this, Gao Lan's face sank like water, and he sighed: "I just thought that Liu and Guan Zhang and others went to other places, and we are strong enough to resist. I don't want to accept Tai Shici and others again." A fierce general, why is Liu He the only one who can win?"

Zhao Fuyan said: "For the current plan, we must first defend the city, reorganize the troops and horses, and ask General Han to send reinforcements, otherwise it may be difficult to defend Quyang now."

Gao Lan nodded and said: "Prepare more things to guard the city first, and I will send someone to report to Yingtao immediately."

In the evening, Liu He led the army and set up camp in the north of the city. Tai Shici and Gao Shun guarded Cheng Huan's camp. The two camps formed a corner.

The next day Taishi Ci, Gao Shun, and Yu Jin fought successively, but Gao Lan could not hold out. He ordered the whole city to prepare equipment and prepare for Liu He's attack at any time.

After dark, all the generals gathered in the tent of the Chinese army, and all the generals asked for a strong attack tomorrow. The city of Quyang is not very tall, and if it is attacked from three sides, it should be able to take it in the morning.

Liu He sighed: "I came to Quyang in the past to fight against the rebels. Now I come to Quyang again. I don't want to, but I am the enemy of the officers and soldiers. There is no need to fight forcefully unless it is absolutely necessary."

Seeing that Liu He couldn't bear to lose his soldiers, Guo Jia said with a smile, "If you don't want to take Quyang by force, why should you garrison here?"

Liu He was startled: "Han Fu sent Gao Lan to lead elite soldiers to guard this place. If he doesn't garrison here, where else can he go?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "The purpose of sending troops this time is Han Fu. Why don't you leave a team to contain Gao Lan, and the army will detour south and go straight to Yingtao?"

Liu He frowned and said, "Is this... feasible? Wouldn't it be dangerous if Gao Lan cut me off?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is worrying too much. He used troops to seize the city to defend against the future, so that money and food could not be supplied! However, Quyang's troops are insufficient, and Gao Lan is devoted to defending. Rong took Hejian all the way, and Quyang is like an isolated island in the sea, Gao Lan's move is actually a cocoon!"

"Wonderful!" Liu He suddenly realized when he heard the words, clapped his hands and laughed, "This move is similar to besieging Wei and saving Zhao."

This Guo Jia is indeed the one who does not follow the routine. Now there is no general in Jizhou to lead the army, only Gao Lan is alone, and there is still a group of troops going south in Hejian, and there is a Ma Pingchuan in the Hebei Plain. There is no need to worry about being cut off, and there is no need to go down. Qu Yang was entangled.

Everyone nodded and went back to the camp to make preparations. Liu He, Guo Jia, and Liu Ye continued to discuss the military situation.

The next day, Liu He stayed in the camp and moved Taishici's camp to Xiazhai in the west of the city.

Gao Lan had been on guard in the city for two days. Seeing that Liu He was just stationing troops but not coming to fight, he was wondering, and suddenly reported in detail that Liu He had led troops to Zhao County.

Gao Lan was shocked and said: "Liu He went to Changshan regardless of the way back, so brave."

Zhao Fu frowned and said, "Zhao County not only connects Changshan, but also threatens Yingtao. Although Liu He's move seems to be alone, it actually restrains the two counties. If Changshan has no one to lead troops to suppress, Yingtao will be in danger!"

Gao Lan said anxiously: "If this is the case, it will be useless to guard Quyang. Wait for me to repel the soldiers outside the city and rush to help Yingtao."

At present, Zhao Fu was left to guard the city, and Gao Lan led the army out of the city. He was preparing to fight Tai Shici, but he saw a large reed marsh on the left side outside his camp.

It was not long before the beginning of spring, and the reeds were dry and messy, water birds flew up, and the reeds were blown by the wind, rattling.

Gao Lan was frightened and suspicious. He was afraid that there would be ambushes among them, so he didn't dare to attack the camp and led the troops back.

As soon as Zhao Fu returned to the government office, he saw Gao Lan turn back and asked, "Why did the general leave and come back?"

Gao Lan sighed: "Tai Shici set up his camp behind a reed bush. He was afraid that there would be ambushes in it. If he rushed in rashly, the ambushes would be killed, and he would be very difficult to care about."

"Liu He has many tricks, we must guard against..." Zhao Fu nodded slightly, pondered for a moment and said: "Now that spring has just begun and the reeds are dry, the general might as well attack with fire, which can break the ambush."

Gao Lan rejoiced and said, "It's really a clever plan. Tomorrow I will capture Tai Shici."

Then he ordered the soldiers to prepare something to light the fire. Each man brought a bunch of firewood, soaked in kerosene, rockets, etc., and came to attack the camp again the next morning.

The next day, Gao Lan led elite soldiers out of the city again, and he saw a flag corner looming in the reeds, and the figure was shaking.

The soldiers had been prepared for a long time, lit the firewood, first shot at random with rockets, and then threw all the torches into the reeds. In a blink of an eye, the whole reeds were ignited and black smoke billowed.

Gao Lan was secretly delighted, but he saw that no one came out from inside, and there was no screaming, only countless birds flew up, wondering: "How come no one comes out?"

Just when he was wondering, he suddenly heard drums and voices shouting in the front battalion, and they hurriedly lined up to prepare for the battle. Unexpectedly, there was no one in front, but a brave army horse rushed out from behind.

Gao Lan was shocked and turned his horse's head quickly. Seeing that it was Taishi Ci who was coming to kill him, his rear had been rushed into chaos and his formation was in chaos. He roared and stepped forward to meet the enemy.

Tai Shici came here on horseback and fought with Gao Lan again. At this time, another Youzhou soldier came from the stronghold.

Taishi Ci followed closely, but before he reached the city gate, he suddenly saw flags fluttering in the field ahead, smoke and dust billowing, and an ambush blocking the way. Gao Lan did not dare to return to the city, and fled south back to Yingtao with hundreds of remaining soldiers. .

Youzhou soldiers then covered up the killing, shouting "surrender but not killing". Along the way, the defenders had nowhere to go, kneeling down and begging to surrender. Tai Shici came to Xiaquyang city with a horse and shouted to open the city.

Cheng Huan was recovering from his wounds in the city, but Gao Lan didn't turn around, Tai Shici led his troops to kill him, knowing that he must have been tricked, he hurried up to the city to have a look, just as he was about to answer a question at the bottom of the tower, he was shot to death by Tai Shici, and the defenders were thrown into chaos .

At this time, a defeated soldier returned to the city from the east gate and reported back to Zhao Fu. Zhao Fu was shocked and sighed: "The army has been transferred away by General Gao. It is difficult to defend an empty city. Let's retreat quickly!"

(End of this chapter)