The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

But Xu Shu's doubts, in the eyes of Zhao Yun and others, were a little cowardly.

Zhao Yun immediately refuted.

"Military commander, what are you waiting for? Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. If we don't hurry up, I'm afraid that Liu Zheng's troops are too strong, and they have already directly defeated Lecheng County."

"At that time, I'm afraid we will have no chance. Even if we fight to Jizhou, we will easily be pushed back by Liu Zheng's army from Hejian County."

Zhao Yun wanted to convince these people as soon as possible that as long as Zhang Fei ordered, he could directly kill Jizhou with the cooperation of Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses.

If you continue to procrastinate here, it is not what Zhao Yun wants to see.

Besides, they are still on the south side of the Yellow River, and it will take time to cross the river.

Seeing that Zhao Yun was getting anxious, Xu Shu didn't dare to provoke Zhao Yun, so he could only calm down and talk to Zhao Yun slowly.

"General Zilong, don't be impatient. I'm not saying that I disagree with you attacking Jizhou, but we need to confirm whether the news is true or not."

"In case the news is false, it will not be easy for us to attack Jizhou."

"Whether he is true or not, you are too cautious, military commander. Even if the news is false, then Liu Zheng's soldiers are still in Hejian County at this time. When we kill Yecheng, Liu Zheng will not be at all Might come to support."

"If Liu Zheng leaves Hejian with his troops, we have already formed an alliance with Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi will definitely increase his offensive strength and contain Liu Zheng from the rear. This way, it will be more beneficial to us."

"Take ten thousand steps back, even if Liu Zheng doesn't come to support Yecheng and attack Lecheng County with all his strength, and he defeats Yuan Xi, then we can take this opportunity to take down Yecheng, so that we won't lose."

"Otherwise, it will not be so easy for us to send troops after Liu Zheng sweeps Hejian and takes care of Yuan Xi. Now is the best time to send troops!"

Zhao Yun's eyes revealed longing, this time is their greatest chance to defeat Liu Zheng.

No one is more eager than Zhao Yun to eliminate Liu Zheng and avenge his lord Gongsun Zan.

Xu Shu originally wanted to say a few more words, but after seeing Zhao Yun describe his views so excitedly.

Xu Shu didn't hear that there was anything wrong, and if he thought about it carefully, it was indeed the case.

This opportunity now must be seized.

Either way.

Xu Shu sighed.

"Okay then, since General Zilong has already mentioned this, I won't say much about Yuan Zhi, General Might remember to be careful."

Xu Shu agreed, and Zhang Fei beside him was also excited.

When Liu Bei left, he urged Zhang Fei to follow Xu Shu's opinion in case of trouble.

Now that Xu Shu had no objection, Zhang Fei was naturally delighted, and immediately gave Zhao Yun a wink.

"Zilong, your cavalry is fast and highly mobile. You will take the lead and attack Yanjin first, and then go straight to Liyang. Kill Yecheng!"

"Yes, General, I'll go right away."

Zhao Yun was unwilling to stay for a moment.

After receiving Zhang Fei's order, he immediately went out of the camp and went straight to his own barracks, intending to call Ma Chao, who had come with him, and lead [-] cavalry to seize the Yanjin Ferry first.

As long as Yanjin was defeated, they would have crossed the Yellow River. When the time came, the plains would not just be a matter of their horses sitting down, but they could rush to the city of Ye in a rampage.

After Zhao Yun took the order and left, Zhang Fei was still worried, and immediately gave Xu Chu another order.

"General Zhongkang Xu Chubiao, you follow, and bring 2 people behind Zhao Yun, in case they are not low, you can assist them, I will gather troops, and in two days, rush to Yecheng! "

Now that he has decided to attack Jizhou, Zhang Fei, who is stationed in Yanzhou, will inevitably gather a large number of troops in Yanzhou.

And their strength in Wuchao is only 3 to [-] people.

There are still more troops to be assembled elsewhere in Yanzhou.

So Zhang Fei can't take people to kill to Jizhou himself.

Xu Chu, Zhao Yun and others could only be allowed to open the way as vanguards.

And he himself stayed in Wuchao to gather troops from other cities in Yanzhou.

After he dispatches more soldiers and horses, he will lead the army to Jizhou to attack Yecheng. Presumably Zhang Fei, who has [-] to [-] troops, will not have any problem in conquering Jizhou.

Xu Chu led the way down.

A big battle broke out.

Yanjin County.

Here is a small county to the north of the Yellow River.

Because it is close to the Yellow River and opposite to Wuchao.

Zhang Fei and others stationed troops in Wuchao.Yuan Shang also stationed several thousand soldiers and horses near Yanjin.

The reason why troops and horses are stationed here is also to prevent Liu Bei from Yanzhou from suddenly crossing the Yellow River to the detriment of Jizhou.

Because Zhang Fei had long thought of going to Jizhou, Zhang Fei prepared many ships at Wuchao.

And gradually build ferries to connect the two sides of the Yellow River with bridges, and ships can be used to temporarily build a pontoon bridge to pass a large number of soldiers and horses.

After deciding to attack.Xu Shu immediately ordered the ships that had been prepared to start building the pontoon bridge. In just half a day, a pontoon bridge across both sides of the Yellow River was completely connected.

As soon as the pontoon bridge was built, 3 cavalry under the command of Zhao Yun and Ma Chao immediately rushed to Yanjin County through the pontoon bridge.

Here in Yanjin County, although Yuan Shang stationed thousands of soldiers and horses.However, these people do not have a powerful military commander.

The person in charge of guarding here is just a cousin of Yuan Shang.

It also depends on relationships.

In addition, Liu Bei usually did not show the appearance of attacking Jizhou, so the defense here is relatively loose.

When Zhao Yun and others crossed the Yellow River, the people in Yanjin County noticed something was wrong.

But it was too late when they found out, Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses had already reached the city of Yanjin.

The defenders in the city began to climb up the tower in a panic.

But Zhao Yun's tens of thousands of troops rushed to the city and immediately launched an attack.

The defenders in the city didn't have time at all, even looking from the top of the city tower, they were even more frightened when they saw the black cavalry outside the city, after tens of thousands of people.

Where can I have the desire to resist?

Before Zhao Yun ordered people to attack the city, the defenders in the city collapsed first.

Chapter 66 Li Yang

When the real siege equipment was moved up, only a few of the county soldiers in the city participated in the resistance, and the rest directly abandoned the city and fled from another direction.

The reason why he escaped so decisively.

Of course, it was also because the guard guarding the city of Yanjin had no intention of resisting at all. After he discovered the tens of thousands of troops led by Zhao Yun, he knew that there was no way out for the guard, so he immediately fled from the city on horseback.

Once the guard ran away, how could the remaining soldiers really defend desperately?

Naturally, Yanjin County was directly breached without arousing a large number of soldiers to resist.

Zhao Yun didn't even show his strength, and the city was destroyed.

After taking down the first city, the soldiers under Zhao Yun's command were even more motivated.

Morale rose sharply for a while.

With high morale, Zhao Yun only left a small number of soldiers and horses stationed in Yanjin County, waiting for the follow-up soldiers and horses to arrive and take over here.

He himself and Ma Chao led the remaining 2 troops to Liyang County.

After defeating Yanjin, the next target is Li Yang.

Liyang County is very close to Ye City.

As long as Liyang County is captured, the next goal is to directly attack Ye City.

Liyang County is equivalent to guarding the secondary county near Yecheng.

Here in Liyang County, like Yanjin, it is only a small county.

To say that Liyang is a county is somewhat reluctant, because Liyang is not a city where ordinary people live, but a military camp.

This place was a standing barracks in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It was composed of elite soldiers from Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, and three states personally mobilized by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. In the early days, there were only 1000 standing troops here.

It is a unit directly under the central government, mainly cavalry.The emperor personally appointed generals and mobilized soldiers and horses. The soldiers and horses in his barracks were all elite soldiers from the three states.

The function, of course, is also very clear, it is to guard against the north.

But later, after being occupied by Yuan Shao's troops, they must be in Yecheng. As the barracks closest to Yecheng, Liyang gradually expanded and became a military center with half soldiers and half civilians.

The nature of it is somewhat similar to that of Yanjin, but after all, Liyang is relatively close to Yecheng, so it still needs to be deployed more than Yanjin.

In particular, Liu Zheng had already ordered Yuan Shang, and Yuan Shang had transferred Chou, Jiang Qi and others from Qinghe County back to Yecheng a long time ago.

Now, the people stationed in Liyang are the two generals Jiang Qi and Chun Yuqiong.

These two are already the most trusted generals by Yuan Shang under Chou.

Guarding Liyang can give Yecheng some buffer time. Another reason is that the troops from Yanzhou will not directly attack Yecheng. It is better to fight in Liyang than directly in Yecheng.

Li Yang can be lost, Yecheng is fully prepared to mobilize troops to support, and can also ambush soldiers from the surrounding mountains and forests in a short time.

Not only [-] Jiang Qi's troops were stationed here in Liyang, but also Zang Ba's [-] troops were stationed between Liyang and Yecheng.

Even, more than 2 people hired are also rushing to the vicinity of Yecheng, which is not too far from Liyang, and a day or two is enough to arrive.

Once the battle starts, Li Yang only needs to stick to it for a day, and the troops of Yuan Shang and Liu Zheng will be able to reach Li Yang in a short time.

Then in just one day, more than [-] troops were assembled.

With these 6 people, Zhao Yun and even Zhang Fei and others brought over from Yanzhou, it must not be so easy to defeat Jizhou.

On Zhao Yun's side, morale was high. With the fall of Yanjin, they had already quickly killed Li Yang outside the city.

Liyang City is guarded by Jiang Qi. Jiang Qi is not an ordinary general. He has experienced hundreds of battles and can be regarded as a mighty general. At least now that he is in Yuan Shang's hands and no one is available.

A second-rate military general of the Three Kingdoms like Jiang Qi can also play a big role.

"Soldiers, let's go all out and take down this city. This Jizhou is no problem, follow me!"

Zhao Yun was the main general, but he had no airs at all. He not only took the lead and led the army to charge into battle, but also cheered for the soldiers who charged in front of the army.

Boost morale.

Those soldiers who rushed to the front were either Zhao Yun's cronies, or they were touched by Zhao Yun's brave spirit.

The fighting spirit is majestic, one by one is not afraid of death at all, and rushes to the city without fear.

The horses trampled on this piece of land, and the thunder caused by it was enough to make Jiang Qi on the tower feel the pressure.

Jiang Qi, a general guarding Jizhou, has seen a lot of cavalry, among other things, Yuan Shang also has a lot of cavalry under his command.

However, it is still rare to be surrounded by tens of thousands of cavalry and charge.

It is precisely because Jiang Qi knows how powerful the cavalry is, after seeing the enemy cavalry, Jiang Qi will be even more stressed.

Moreover, the cavalry under Zhao Yun were not those Karasuma cavalry, but cavalry trained by Zhao Yun himself and blessed with the artifact of stirrups.

They are more ferocious and lethal than those Karasuma light cavalry.

Accompanied by the low dark clouds, Jiang Qi standing on the tower could only see the distant sky, and the steam filled the sky with yellow sand.

The sound of thump, thump, approaching from far away.

A black line, slowly growing.

"coming!"

Jiang Qi squinted his eyes slightly, staring at the distance, and he knew that Liu Bei's troops in Yanzhou had finally made a move.

Although Liu Zheng had already sent troops over to tell Jiang Qi to be on guard, Jiang Qi would inevitably be a little scared when the soldiers from Yanzhou really came to kill him.

The defenders on the tower clenched their weapons one by one.

"Come if you come, Brother Jiang, Liu Bei is not a good person, and he has no friendship with us. You knew that Liu Bei was ambitious when he killed Mr. Yuan Tan before. Now we are also Liu Zheng's people. We can only Block him and prove our strength to Liu Zheng."

"Otherwise, when Liu fights for the world in the future, he will definitely despise us."

Chunyuqiong reminded Jiang Qi by his side.

For Chun Yuqiong, he didn't have much friendship with Liu Bei, and even had some dislike for Liu Bei, because when Liu Bei debuted, he was just a commoner in a small remote county, and Chunyu Qiong and others were the captains of Xiyuan in their early years.