Three Kingdoms King of the North

After making up his mind, Han Zhan said to Guo Jia and Zhao Yun: "We will besiege Huang County first, and at the same time hurry up to build siege equipment. After the gunpowder and fire oil arrive, we will start the siege."

When Gongsun Fan in the city learned that Han Zhan had led the army to arrive, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. According to intelligence, the number of soldiers and horses outside the city had increased from 3 yesterday to 10.Originally, the ratio of troops between the two sides was 2:3, but now as soon as Han Zhan's army arrived, it immediately became 1:5. If the Jizhou army launches a strong attack, even if one of your troops can fight against two, the Jizhou army At the cost of up to 4 people, the defenders in the city can be wiped out.

In order to prevent the Jizhou army from capturing Huang County, Gongsun Fan called his confidantes Sun Husband and Zhang Ji to the prefect's mansion, and discussed with them: "You all know that there are as many as 8000 Jizhou troops outside the city, and we How many defenders are there in the city? There are about [-] in name, but the soldiers and horses that the general can command will not exceed [-]. If the army of Jizhou attacked the city, the soldiers and horses of Chen Jiang and Yu Ze If you defect, then Huang County will fall in an instant. The two of you, talk about it, is there any good way to prevent such incidents from happening?"

"General Gongsun," as soon as Gongsun Fan finished speaking, Zhang Ji said carelessly: "Since this is the case, we might as well act first, and send someone to lure Chen Jiang and Yu Ze to this place, and lay ambush on the hatchback. Axeman, just wait for you to throw the cup as a sign, and the axeman will rush up and chop them into meat."

"Confused, you are so confused." Gongsun Fan immediately said with a straight face after hearing Zhang Ji's cheating proposal: "Why did this general release Chen Jiang and Yu Ze from the prison? Isn't it because of them? Of the more than 1 soldiers and horses under their command, are they the only ones who can mobilize them? Even if we kill them by tricks, we cannot command their men."

"General Gongsun, what should we do?" Zhang Ji couldn't help being confused when he heard what Gongsun Fan said: "If you don't kill Chen Jiang and Yu, then when the Jizhou army attacks the city, they will turn against each other and the city will be destroyed." I can't keep it any longer."

Mrs. Sun, who was standing next to him, couldn't help scoffing at the stupid plan that Zhang Ji, a pig teammate, said.He thought to himself, if Chen Jiang and Yu Ze were trapped and killed according to Zhang Ji's statement, I am afraid that their soldiers and horses will rebel, and Huang County will immediately fall into the hands of the Jizhou Army. .So he hurriedly stopped him: "Zhang Ji, how could you give such an idea to General Gongsun?"

After drinking Zhang Ji, Mrs. Sun said to Gongsun Fan again: "General Gongsun, not only can we not kill Chen Jiang and Yu Ze, but we have to find a way to appease them so that when the Jizhou army is attacking the city, we can't kill them." He can command his subordinates to fight the enemy with all their strength and ensure that the city is not lost."

Regarding Mrs. Sun's suggestion, Gongsun Fan said hesitantly: "Ms. Sun, if they really have a second heart and surrender when the Jizhou army is attacking the city, what should we do?"

Although Mrs. Sun had conflicts with Chen Jiang, Yu Ze and others, he was still very optimistic about their characters. Hearing what Gongsun Fan said, he quickly argued, "General Gongsun was too worried. The two of them always To be loyal to the lord, and to turn against the enemy, I think it might not be possible."

"I hope so," Gongsun Fan said with some lack of confidence: "But we still need to send people to monitor them. Once we find that they have misbehavior, we can immediately get rid of them."

According to Han Zhan's plan, the team transporting gunpowder and oil could arrive outside Huang County within two days.Unexpectedly, after waiting for four days, there was still no sign of the transport team.The dispatched scouts came back two days later to report that the wooden barrels filled with kerosene were too heavy, which slowed down the marching speed.Judging from the current speed, it will take three days at the fastest to arrive at Huangxian City.

The siege equipment that Han Zhan ordered to build has been roughly completed. If the soldiers and horses were to wait another three days before attacking the city, Han Zhan was worried that the morale of the army would fluctuate, so he decisively issued an order to siege the city.

Han Zhan and Zhao Yun rushed to the outside of Huang County with the army at noon the next day.

As for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's refusal to attack the city, it seemed that Han Zhan had expected it long ago. After seeing Guan and Zhang, he did not blame each other, but asked them: "To capture Huang County, we need to build a large number of troops. The siege equipment, have you prepared the materials?"

"Return to the words of the Marquis of Anyang." Hearing what Han Zhan said, Guan Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Guan and his third brother have already prepared the materials for making siege equipment in the camp. The Marquis of Anyang is ready at any time." Take it."

After listening, Han Zhan nodded slightly, and then said to Dian Wei who was standing aside, "Ziman, follow Yunchang and Yide to get the materials they have prepared."

After Dian Wei and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei left, Zhao Yun asked, "Second brother, why did you turn a blind eye to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's siege of Huang County but not to attack?"

"Brother doesn't know something." Looking at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's back, Han Zhan sighed and said, "Guan Yunchang is a man of great loyalty. He has old friends in Huangxian City. He must not be able to do it. Just let him go." Well, let him take care of the friendship between friends."

Guo Jia waited until Han Zhan and Zhao Yun had finished speaking, and then asked, "Master, when will we send troops to attack the city?"

"Feng Xiao, stay safe and don't be impatient." For Han Zhan, Huang County is the last big city in Qingzhou. As long as he wins here, Qingzhou will completely fall into his own hands.However, considering that there are still nearly [-] soldiers and horses in the city, if we rush to attack before the siege equipment is complete, it is bound to suffer heavy losses. Therefore, he said to Guo Jia: "We will attack the city after our siege equipment is ready." Not too late."

"My lord," Guo Jia continued after being silent for a moment, "Before Guan Yunchang led the troops to attack Huang County, he had issued a military order. Is this the way to forget it?"

After Han Zhan heard this, he just chuckled and said, "That's just a joke, please take it seriously."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Guo Jia said with a stern face: "My lord, as the saying goes, there is no joke in the army. Since Guan Yu has issued a military order and he has not completed his mission, he should be dealt with according to the military law, and he must not be tolerated. If today you If you pamper him, how will you convince the public in the future?"

Guo Jia's words made the smile on Han Zhan's face gradually disappear. He turned his head to look at Zhao Yun who was beside him, and saw that his sworn brother was nodding, as if he agreed with Guo Jia's statement very much.Han Zhan coughed lightly, and then said: "Although Feng Xiao and Guan Yunchang never won Huang County, they defeated the defenders in the city and captured thousands of elites from Youzhou. Based on this alone, they should be You can make amends."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, he deliberately paused for a moment to observe Guo Jia's expression.When he saw that Guo Jia just stared at him without speaking, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He coughed lightly and said, "Guan Yunchang violated the military order and should be punished; he should be rewarded for defeating the defenders of Huang County! It's better to make up for the merits and demerits." , Feng Xiao, what do you think?"

Hearing Han Zhan's words, Guo Jia sighed softly, and said, "I will follow my lord's order!"

Seeing that Guo Jia did not mention the matter of holding Guan Yu accountable, Han Zhan finally breathed a sigh of relief.After a short pause, he asked Guo Jia again: "Feng Xiao, the Marquis sees that the city walls are high and the pools are deep. I wonder if you can take the city?"

"Return to my lord," Guo Jia immediately replied when he heard Han Zhan's question, "The city is strong, and there are nearly [-] soldiers and horses guarding the city. If we attack by force according to the previous tactics, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."

What Han Zhan disliked the most was siege warfare. If the city had a solid defense, the superiority of troops would not be of much use in the siege, so it was necessary to adjust tactics.He tentatively asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, do you have any good ideas?"

"Didn't my lord mention that the newly developed gunpowder and fire oil are the best for attacking the city?" Guo Jia reminded Han Zhan: "These two things are already on their way to this place, so it's better to wait for them to meet them." After that, we will not be too late to attack the city.”

Guo Jia's words reminded Han Zhan that he still had gunpowder and oil in his hand.Gunpowder can blow down a city wall, and oil can turn a city wall into a sea of ​​flames.Anyway, these things are already on the way, and when they arrive, I can just try how useful these two things can be in ancient wars.

After making up his mind, Han Zhan said to Guo Jia and Zhao Yun: "We will besiege Huang County first, and at the same time hurry up to build siege equipment. After the gunpowder and fire oil arrive, we will start the siege."

Chapter 446 Set Qingzhou

Seeing the soldiers and horses of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei approaching the city wall, Yu suddenly turned pale with fright. He hurriedly prepared to lead his troops to rescue the subordinates in the east of the city: "Stop, stop for me, no one is allowed to go to the city. Dong, stay here and defend the city for me."

Hearing this order from Yu Ze, the subordinates said with some embarrassment: "General, General Gongsun sent us to reinforce the east of the city. If we don't go, will he punish us for disobeying the military order?" ?”

"What are you afraid of?" Yu Ze glared at his subordinates, and said, "Didn't you see that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's troops were about to attack the city? Go and tell General Gongsun's messenger that we are also under attack here. It is impossible to deploy manpower to support them, let them find their own way to defend the city."

After the troops waited for Yu to finish speaking, he carefully reminded him: "General, there are enemy troops in our and General Chen's areas, if we don't send troops to reinforce the east of the city, and General Chen sends troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain? "

The words of his subordinates reminded Yu Ze that if he used the enemy's siege as an excuse, he would not send reinforcements to the east of the city; while Chen Jiang, who was also attacked by the enemy, sent soldiers and horses to rescue him, and waited for the enemy to retreat. After the Jizhou Army's attack, it was difficult for him to explain himself in front of Gongsun Fan.

Thinking of this, Yu Ze quickly said to his subordinates: "Send someone to inform General Chen Jiang immediately, don't send troops to support the east of the city, let Zhang Ji and the Jizhou army fight to the death."

Before Yu Ze's subordinates left, Chen Jiang sent a confidant over.Yu knew Chen Jiang's confidant, and when he saw him coming, he couldn't wait to ask: "Your general asked you to come here, do you have any instructions?"

The confidant walked up to Yu Ze quickly, looked left and right, hesitant to speak.Yu Ze waved his hand at him, and said carelessly: "Don't worry, there are my trusted people around, you can say whatever you want, and you will never leak any news."

Hearing what Yu Ze said, Chen Jiang's confidant was relieved. He saluted Yu Ze and said, "General Yu, my general ordered the villain to come here, just to tell the general that there is no need to send troops to the east of the city. If Afterwards, General Gongsun investigated and said that the area we were defending was also attacked by the Jizhou army, so we can be safe."

"Great, this is really great." Yu Ze was overjoyed when he learned that Chen Jiang's thoughts coincided with his own, and hurriedly called his own troops and told him, "Go and tell General Gongsun about it." The messenger said that the south and west of the city were also attacked by the army of Jizhou, and it was impossible to send troops to reinforce them."

Just when Chen Jiang and Yu were discussing not to send troops to rescue the east of the city, the offensive and defensive battle in the east of the city had reached a fever pitch.In order to prevent Dian Wei from occupying the city wall, Zhang Ji mobilized all the troops he could use to the city wall, some of them went to help the original soldiers on the city wall, and threw rolling logs and rocks down the city to prevent the Jizhou army from ascending the city; Besiege Dian Wei, trying to close the gap he opened.

Dian Wei danced the iron halberd like a windmill, and fought with the Youzhou soldiers who rushed up, trying to prevent them from rushing to the crenel, and sealed the gap he opened so that more Jizhou soldiers could climb the city wall.

Han Zhan and Zhao Yun were two arrows away from the city wall, looking at the rolling logs and stones thrown from the city wall, they smashed the bamboo ladders one by one, and smashed the soldiers on the ladders to bloody flesh.Seeing the heavy casualties of his subordinates, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning. He was thinking in his heart that if he withdraws his troops at this time, the casualties of the troops can be reduced, but if he wants to capture this city, such a tragic siege must continue Hit it down.But if the troops were not withdrawn, the corpses of the soldiers who fell under the rolling logs, rocks, bows and arrows would pile up higher and higher under the city wall.

Just when he was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard Zhao Yun say to himself: "Second brother, look quickly, Ziman was besieged by Youzhou soldiers on the city wall."

Han Zhan looked in the direction of Zhao Yun's finger, and he saw a general holding a pair of halberds who was besieged by a group of Youzhou soldiers on the city wall.Although the distance was too far to see the opponent's appearance clearly, Han Zhan could still recognize Dian Wei at a glance from his figure and the weapon in his hand.

Dian Wei was fighting alone on the city wall. Many of the soldiers who climbed up the city wall from the ladder were stabbed to death with spears by the Youzhou soldiers on the city wall just after raising their weapons, or turned into hedgehogs by random arrows.Even Dian Wei, who is extremely brave, has seven or eight arrows stuck in his body. Fortunately, he is wearing good armor. When the bow and arrow hit him, it offset a lot of momentum. An arrow, but the injury is not serious.

When Han Zhan saw Dian Wei being besieged, he immediately felt very anxious. Although he knew Dian Wei's superb martial arts skills, he was no match for four hands. Under the siege of so many soldiers, Dian Wei's life would be in danger sooner or later.He quickly turned his head and said to Zhao Yun: "Brother, attack the city with all your strength immediately. It is good to take the city, even if you can't take it, you have to keep Ziman and retreat."

"The soldiers suffered a lot of casualties." Guo Jia, who was silent at the side, frowned and said to Han Zhan when he saw the tragic offensive and defensive battle: "My lord, why don't we withdraw our troops for the time being and how about another day?"

"No, you can't call for gold." As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Han Zhan said firmly: "If you call for gold and withdraw your troops at this moment, so many soldiers will die in vain, and you must continue to fight."

Seeing that Zhao Yun was about to send troops and generals, Han Zhan quickly told him: "Brother, send more archers forward, let them suppress the defenders at the top of the city with bows and arrows, and cover the infantry attacking the city. In addition, immediately Send people to pass orders to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to change their feint attack to the main attack, so that Gongsun Fan cannot send troops from these two directions to reinforce the east of the city."

"Follow the order!" Zhao Yun agreed, and began to dispatch troops and generals according to Han Zhan's instructions, preparing to reinforce Dian Wei at the top of the city.At the same time, he also sent messengers to the south and west of the city.Order Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to switch from a feint attack to a formal attack in order to contain the defenders in the city and prevent them from sending reinforcements to the east of the city.

Looking at Dian Wei who was fighting against the Youzhou army alone at the top of the city, Han Zhan couldn't help but squeeze a cold sweat, and he said silently in his heart: "Ziman, I have launched an attack with all my strength, and I will help you soon , you must hold on."

"My lord!" Guo Jia, who was beside him, saw what was on Han Zhan's mind, and comforted him, saying, "General Ziman's martial arts skills are superb, and he should have no problem dealing with a group of Youzhou soldiers. retreat."

Chapter 447 Set Qingzhou

Han Zhan's mind at this time was all about how Dian Wei died in history. It seemed that he was shot to death by random arrows.No matter how high your martial arts are, you are also afraid of backstabbing.When Zhao Yun rescued Adou in Changbanpo, if Cao Mengde hadn't ordered him not to shoot cold arrows, he would have been shot into a hedgehog by Cao Bing long ago.Now Dian Wei has several feathered arrows stuck in his body, if he doesn't rescue him in time, he might be shot to death by random arrows in front of him.

Thinking of this, Han Zhan couldn't stay any longer, and quickly ordered Chen Dao: "Uncle Zhi, let's go to the city to supervise the battle, and hope that Zilong and the others can take the city as soon as possible."