At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

This matter was aroused in Jizhou, and Guo Peng also learned about it through special channels, and felt very happy.

Of course, the fewer people like Tian Feng in Yuan Shao's camp, the better. If there were too many, how would someone like Guo deal with Yuan Shao?

Yuan Shao believed in Xu You's judgment, and Xu You insisted that Guo Peng could not react before Gongsun Zan was wiped out and went north to attack Yuan Shao, because that time was not enough for him to mobilize troops, horses and food.

That's why Yuan Shao was very relieved to lead his elite to go northward. As expected, Gongsun Zan's Yi Jing was destroyed, Gongsun Zan was killed, and the future troubles were relieved. Then Guo Peng did not go northward yet.

Yuan Shao's mind was suddenly full of complacency.

As long as he is given some more time, he will be able to recover, start thinking about Bingzhou, and then go south to fight Guo Peng.

The whole process may be completed in three or four years, and during this period, he already has the confidence to face Guo Peng's attack.

Recruiting Youzhou soldiers and horses, as well as Karasuma cavalry, with such elite soldiers and horses against Guo Peng, Guo Peng does not have the advantage, but Yuan Shao has a lot of confidence.

He was going to laugh at Tian Feng fiercely after returning to Yecheng, laughing at his pedantic incompetence.

But he underestimated Guo Peng's accumulated strength and his determination to march to destroy him.

In order to eliminate Yuan Shao, Guo Peng really worked very hard.

So when Guo Peng led his army to Fanyang County, Yan Liang and Gao Lan were in a hurry.

The army that was sent out to block the enemy was swiftly cleared away without gaining more time, and then the city defenses were barely prepared. The messenger who asked for help had only been out for two days, and it was not known when the reinforcements would be brought.

But Yan Liang and Gao Lan didn't panic.

Guo Peng's army doesn't seem too large, at least not as many as [-]. He has [-] troops defending the city, so if Guo Peng's troops are not large enough, it is not a big problem to stick to it for more than two months.

But if it exceeds two months, the problem will be big.

Because they were not well prepared for war, the food in the city was not too much, and it was only two months' worth if they were fully loaded. After two months, everyone would happily eat bark and grass roots together.

With fewer troops, you can still defend the city, but without food, you are really doomed.

So Yan Liang and Gao Lan made a little calculation, and decided to use the small dendrobium to put food in before getting accurate source information, so as to save a little food.

They felt that Guo Peng's siege was still the traditional model as before, but when they saw Guo Peng launch dozens of trebuchets aimed at the city wall, they were surprised to ask the people around them what kind of weapon it was.

They soon found out.

A huge stone bomb that fell from the sky told them what kind of weapon it was.

Although the accuracy of the trebuchet is not good, it is difficult to hit the intended target, but as long as it hits the city wall or the inside of the city, it is considered a victory.

The city was smashed up and down, and they collapsed. Then Guo Peng ordered the army to attack, filled the gully, and sent out obstacles. city.

To say that Yan Liang and Gao Lan are not small roles, they reacted quickly.

Hurry up and order the army to defend the city, saying that the enemy cannot use the weapon that smashes the stone when attacking, everyone hurry up to defend the city!

The soldiers of the Zhendong Army under Guo Peng's command fought bravely to go to the city first and fought hand-to-hand, killing many Yuan Army soldiers.

Gao Lan and Yan Liang desperately commanded the army to counterattack, pushed out the hot golden juice, poured it down, and finally repelled the first wave of Zhendong Army's attack with their devastating momentum.

The first attack thus failed.

But it's okay, there is a second time.

Xi Zhong found that the current wind direction was favorable to Guo Peng, so he suggested that Guo Peng light firewood and thick smoke at the upwind vent, and the thick smoke was blown to the top of the city along the wind direction.

The defenders on the top of the city couldn't stand still at all, so they ran around due to the smoke, and couldn't breathe at all.

So Guo Peng immediately ordered the army to wrap their mouths and noses with damp cloth towels, took the opportunity to fight on the city wall, and once again boarded the city wall, destroying a large number of their defense equipment. In the end, they were still outnumbered and forced to retreat. The city also failed.

After two waves of siege, it was almost evening, Guo Peng ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops and stop the first day of siege.

Through this wave of offensive, Guo Peng roughly understood the number and combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the city, and felt that this was not a difficult army to deal with, so he commanded the army to encircle the three quarters and one on the second day, surround the city wall on three sides, and attack on three sides. .

Then use the third powerful siege weapon.

Use the crossbow to launch a large thunderbolt into the city wall.

The lethality is not great, mainly relying on the scattered debris to kill, but the sound is extremely loud, these unexperienced soldiers were frightened by the sudden explosion, and the city was in a mess.

Guo Peng ordered the trebuchets to be fired again. The stone bombs and the sky-shattering thunder completely tore apart the defense line at the top of the city in a short time.

"Minggong! It's time!"

Xi Zhong spoke to Guo Peng excitedly.

Guo Peng nodded.

"Drumming attack!"

Chapter 319. 310 The gates of Bafanyang County burst open

Guo Peng gave an order, and the drums of war rumbled.

The soldiers of the Zhendong Army formed an army formation, with a large shield on their backs, and quickly approached the city wall. When the defenders at the top of the city were unable to defend and were pouring gold juice and hot water, they set up a ladder and climbed fiercely.

After climbing the city wall, they fought fiercely with the panic-stricken enemy army, and there was a massacre on the top of the city.

Gao Lan was originally supervising the battle at the head of the city, but he was beaten by the Zhendong Army's catapults and thunder and fled down the tower to hide, and found Yan Liang.

"What's going on? Is there thunder in the sky?"

Yan Liang looked at Gao Lan in surprise.

"I don't know. It seems to be a kind of weapon. It was shot up by the enemy with a strong crossbow, and then suddenly there was a lot of noise and airflow, and there was a lot of smoke and fire, just like a thunderstorm. It won't work if this continues. If you can't bear it, it will collapse!"

As soon as Gao Lan finished speaking, several soldiers fell from the top of the city and died on the spot. When they looked up, a large number of soldiers were pushing and fleeing towards the bottom of the city tower.

At this time, stones flew into the city continuously and hit the buildings and soldiers in the city, and some bows and crossbows also shot in, and then there was a sudden violent explosion, which scared the surrounding soldiers to cry again and again.

Some ran away, some lay on the ground and covered their ears, some knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously. Anyway, not many were not affected.

"It can't be like this! Otherwise, don't wait for the reinforcements to come! We can't make it through today! Guo Peng's soldiers and horses will rush up to the city wall to seize the city wall immediately! We will be finished by then!"

Yan Liang looked at the surrounding situation, and saw a large number of fleeing soldiers appearing at the top of the city, so he quickly sent troops to stop them.

"Don't break up! Those who escape will be killed without mercy!"

Yan Liang gave an order, and the well-equipped personal soldiers around him rushed to the supervising team temporarily, swung their knives and slashed at the soldiers who were trying to escape, killing them all, and temporarily contained the wave of rout soldiers.

However, a stone bomb suddenly fell from the sky and hit the place where the chopping was the most intense, killing more than a dozen of Yan Liang's soldiers on the spot.

More than a dozen scattered soldiers were unlucky and were also killed or injured by smashing. A large group of blood burst out, frightening all the surrounding soldiers to scream loudly, and fled in all directions desperately, like a madman. Can't stop it at all.

"How could this be! What kind of weird weapons are these! Why have I never seen them before!"

Gao Lan yelled in a broken voice, completely out of order.

Seeing his own soldiers die tragically, Yan Liang was taken aback, took a few breaths, and immediately ordered more soldiers to stop him.

You have to hold on, or it's over!

But Guo Peng will not give them any more chances. The army ants will climb up the city densely, and they will fight in formations when they go up. Small formations of three, small formations of five, etc., during normal training The tactical tactics practiced came in handy.

So the difference between professional soldiers and temporary recruits is clearly reflected.

More and more soldiers of Zhendong Army boarded the city wall, more and more soldiers stood firm, and violently attacked the soldiers of Yuan Army on the top of the city.

They had already lost their will to fight, and the few who could still fight could not save the overall situation. Many of them were chased and fell off the city wall with nowhere to escape.

There is a supervising team in front to prevent them from escaping, and the Zhendong army is chasing after them. There is no way to go to the sky, and many soldiers of the Yuan army even jumped off the tower on their own initiative, regardless of whether they died or not. What if they survived?

The defense on the top of the city collapsed completely, and most of the city wall was occupied by the Zhendong Army. The Zhendong Army began to attack the lower part of the city tower. slammed into the crumbling city gate.

The whole city seemed to be under the beating of a stormy sea, giving the impression that it was about to collapse completely in the next second.

Guo Peng took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

it's time.

As if hearing his voice, the gates of Fanyang County burst open.

"Attack."

When Guo Peng gave an order, the battle drums beat rapidly, and several armies that had already been prepared immediately shouted their battle horns in unison and marched forward in big strides.

All the generals attacked the city one after another, and Guo Peng also ordered Dianwei to lead a thousand tiger guards to attack the city. The defenders in the city were in chaos, and the city was broken.

Now is the time to see the results.

Guo Peng did not encircle the north of the city, but let go of the north of the city and let the soldiers in the city escape, so as to reduce the will of the soldiers in the city to resist and prevent them from fighting to the death.

Sure enough, after the city gate was broken open, a large number of Yuan Jun soldiers fled to the north of the city, opened the north gate of the city and fled to the north, not wanting to fight at all, Gao Lan and Yan Liang tried their best to stop them, but failed to save the overall situation.

"Let's go! We can't go if we don't go!"

Gao Lan pulled Yan Liang and fled north of the city.

"But we're gone, how will we explain to General Yuan when we go back?"

Yan Liang looked bewildered.

"Save your life first! You can't even save your life, what do you want to do!"

Gao Lan roared, and pulled Yan Liang to escape.

Yan Liang didn't want to escape at first, but looking at the situation, it was really irreversible. The army had completely disintegrated and refused to obey the command. If they stayed there, their lives were in danger, so they could only run away.

In the end, they were running away. There were too many people running ahead, and they were actually blocked and unable to leave.

Gao Lan yelled at the soldiers to get out of the way, but no one responded. In desperation, Gao Lan ordered his soldiers to slash and kill the soldiers blocking the way with knives, making a bloody path.

Gao Lan didn't know whether to rejoice or cry that he had to fight his way out in such a place.

It can be seen that the situation is such that there is no way to cry. The soldiers are well equipped and well trained. Unwilling to be reconciled, the soldiers fought back, causing a great chaos.

A large number of people died before they ran out, and a fierce brawl broke out in the area around the north gate of the city.

Gao Lan and Yan Liang never expected that the first fight they took the lead in this battle was to kill their own people.

But before they could fight their way out, soldiers from the Zhendong Army suddenly appeared behind them.

It turned out that they made a surprise attack, and the striker had already reached the north gate of the city.

"The pursuers are coming!!"

A scream caused great chaos at the north gate of the city. The violent flow of people made it difficult for Gao Lan and Yan Liang to guarantee their own safety. They had no choice but to form a formation and fight desperately to the north of the city, trying to kill a bloody road to escape from the city. go.

"Uncle! Look there! There is an army formation!"

The young head of the village, Li Dian, pointed his finger not far ahead to guide his uncle Li Gan. Li Gan saw the army formation not far away, and immediately realized that there was a big fish there.

"Mancheng! Follow me to kill!"

With a roar, Li Gan led his subordinates to attack in that direction, slashing all the way, killing countless enemies, and gradually approached the army formation that was advancing all the way to the north gate.

Well-equipped and relatively well-organized, they are not like ordinary Yuan Jun soldiers.

Must be a big fish!

To say the least, he is also a mid-to-high-ranking military officer!

Li Qian yelled in his heart, fighting more and more courageously, and finally reached the periphery of the army formation, commanding his subordinates to form an army formation and rush over.

Chapter 320 This time, I will win

Yan Liang and Gao Lan are trying to charge towards the north gate.

Seeing that they could rush out, the army was attacked, and a hole was torn open in an instant. A group of Zhendong soldiers charged in and went straight to the center where Yan Liang and Gao Lan were.

"Block them for me!!!"

Yan Liang was shocked, and immediately asked the guards around him to go up. The soldiers on both sides fought together, and the Zhendong Army quickly gained the upper hand. Li Gan brandished the ring head knife and slashed and slashed, killing several people in a row.

His eyes were wide open, bloodshot, his face was covered with blood, and his body was covered with blood. He didn't know if it was his own or the enemy's, but looking at his fierce appearance, he knew that the enemy's blood was definitely more bloody than his own. More blood.

Such a pair of red eyes stared at Yan Liang, Yan Liang felt a chill all over for no reason, seeing him rushing towards him, and all the guards around him had already stepped up.

"The thief will die!!"

Li Qian slashed at Yan Liang with a heavy and thick ring-shou knife. Yan Liang gritted his teeth and swung the knife to meet him.