The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 232

At three quarters of the hour, before Xun's army launched the general attack, the Yellow Turbans took the lead in launching the offensive.

When Xu Zhong mobilized and deployed the Xun army last night, the Yellow Turbans in Bian County and other three places in the encirclement got in touch with the Yellow Turbans in Zu County. The troops were exhausted, so they agreed to launch a counteroffensive at the same time today, in an attempt to defeat them in one fell swoop. Therefore, the two Yellow Turbans attacked together almost at the same time.

Seeing this situation, Xu Zhongsui changed the predetermined tactics on the fly, and changed the previously set "general attack" to "defend first and then attack", and ordered Peng Chengbing, Zang Ba and Sun He to fight against the enemy respectively. He fought together with the two troops and horses attacked by the Yellow Turbans. When the battle was in full swing, he issued a military order in time, ordering Zhang Fei to mobilize the elite cavalry from the ambush location and attack the Yellow Turbans' position in Zuxian County from the north.

Zhang Fei received the order, and immediately drew out all his elite horses and attacked the Yellow Turban formation in Zuxian County.

The Yellow Turbans in Zuxian County were fighting fiercely with Zang Ba's troops with all their strength, but they were caught off guard, and Zhang Fei's troops broke into the formation at once.

Xu Zhong and Xi Zhicai were like watching from a distance from the top of the tower. They saw Zhang Fei's cavalry galloping through the dust and lightning. After entering the Yellow Turban formation in Zu County, they were invincible. , The Yellow Turbans in Zu County were attacked by the enemy on both sides, resulting in great chaos.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "The thieves have been broken, and the former army can be ordered to attack."

The "former army" refers to Jiang Hu's department, and Jiang Hu's current official residence is "the former military academy lieutenant".

Xu Zhong thought so, so he ordered the flag to be raised, and ordered the soldiers to beat the drums.

At this time, the Yellow Turbans on the entire battlefield can be divided into two parts. One is the Yellow Turbans in the west of Zu County. At this time, Zang Ba and Zhang Fei are attacked on both sides. The block is the Yellow Turbans in Bian County, which is closer to Xu Zhong and Xi Zhicai. In the previous confrontation with the Pengcheng soldiers and Sun Hebu, the Yellow Turbans in these three counties had the upper hand and advanced step by step. As soon as Zhang Fei's army came out, the Yellow Turbans in Zu County gradually became unsupported. They were affected by this, and their offensive was already stagnant. Not long after, just like the Yellow Turbans in Zu County, their formation began to be chaotic.

Since Xun Zhen, Jiang Hu has always been known for his "lightness and plagiarism" in the three armies. He has been given a "slim-eyed" derogatory name by the enemy army - it is said to be a derogatory name, It is really fearful. It is because of fear that the enemy will use this "slanderous name" to call him to strengthen the courage of his army. It is also because he is not caring about himself in battle, so this time Xun Zhen reorganized the army and called him "former military academy lieutenant". "This military rank title is given to him, "Front Army", as the name suggests, is the front of an army.

Xu Zhong waited on the watchtower to watch it, and saw that after Jiang Hu's troops attacked, Jiang Hu's military flag was always at the forefront. Needless to say, this must be Jiang Hu's lead again. Watching his offensive, he was really aggressive.

The Yellow Turbans in Bian and other three counties were hard to resist, and their formations were in chaos. Driven by Jiang Hu's troops, Pengcheng's troops, and Sun He's troops, the soldiers threw away their armor and fled west. Jiang Huyin followed closely, regardless of his head and wealth.

Zang Ba's formation was also in Wanglou. He saw this scene from a distance on the Wanglou, and sighed without realizing it, “As fast as a sharp edge, belligerent like a 'front army', Ba has never seen it before.” Then he looked around and said, “ I heard that the 'Front Army' has always been the best at attacking fortified cities, and he is so fierce even in field battles!"

Before Xun Zhen seized Xu, most of the battles Zang Ba had only heard about and never saw in person. Even the battles he participated in in Houqiu and other places were mostly siege battles, and there were few large-scale field battles. The attack was like lightning, and he saw Jiang Hu's aggression like fire. He saw with his own eyes the combat effectiveness of Xun's army in the field.

The Yellow Turbans in the three counties of Bian, Lu, and Wenyang were defeated and collapsed in the west. The Yellow Turbans in Zu County were panicked and collapsed in the west. Under the chase and drive away, they fled in a panic, and they all passed the county town of Zu before entering.

More than ten miles to the west of Zuxian County is Shanyang County in Yanzhou. The terrain of Shanyang County is narrow in the north and wide in the south. The main counties in the county are in the south, and there are only two counties in the north, Xiaqiu and Nanpingyang, which are more than 100 miles long. The narrowest point is only about twenty miles wide, and this narrowest point happens to be between Zuxian County and Rencheng. In other words, after entering Shanyang County, go west for about twenty miles, that is, For any city border.

Xu Zhong, Xi Zhicai and others led the Xun army to chase after them and drove them all the way. After nightfall, they entered Rencheng with the two Yellow Turbans. After they entered Yanzhou, it was not unobstructed. They had been to a group of soldiers from Shanyang County, but Xu Zhong did not wait for Xu Zhong to deal with them. This army of Shanyang County soldiers was swept away by the Yellow Turban troopers ahead, but it saved a lot of trouble.

Renchengguo has a radius of no more than 50 miles, and its jurisdiction is not large. There are only three counties within its territory, namely Fan County in the northernmost, Kangfu in the southernmost, and Rencheng County between Fanxian and Kangfu. These three counties are all On the west bank of Surabaya. Sishui is the largest river in Rencheng. It runs from north to south. It is not far from the junction of Rencheng and Shanyang, about forty miles up and down.

Xi Zhicai is not a military official, although he knows some fencing skills, but after all, his physical fitness is not as good as Xu Zhong and other military generals. In addition, he has been assisting Xun Zhen over the years. Xun Zhen often told him to pay attention to diet and rest, and often gave him some ginseng and other health medicines, and told him to take supplements often, but his body and bones were still a little weak, so after starting to chase the defeated Yellow Turbans, he did not ride a horse, but instead He rode the carriage, followed at the end of the various ministries, and entered the border of Rencheng. He urged the rider of the carriage to speed up, chase after the central army, and found Xu Zhong.

When I found Xu Zhong, I ran into Xu Zhong's staff who suggested to Xu Zhong: "General, since Chen till now, our army has been fighting fiercely and chasing thieves for a whole day. Now it has crossed Shanyang and entered the border of Rencheng. You can slow down your march!"

Xi Zhicai got out of the carriage, changed to a horse, rode on the side of Xu Zhong's horse, and said to Xu Zhong: "In the view of loyalty, this is the time to continue fighting bravely, make a big effort, and cross Sishui! How can we slow down the military at this time?”

Xu Zhong immediately understood what Xi Zhicai meant and said, "Are you afraid that if you wait until tomorrow, you won't be able to cross Sishui?"

"Exactly!"

The Yanzhou side did not expect that the Xun army would suddenly move westward from the state of Lu, and in the name of chasing the defeated Yellow Turbans, they actually entered the territory of Rencheng. At this time, the defense of the Yanzhou side was at its most empty. "Crossing the "natural danger" of Surabaya, UU reading www. uukanshu. comThen wait until tomorrow, when the Yanzhou soldiers and horses in Rencheng and even in Sanyang County react, then if you want to cross Surabaya, you will not only have to face the trouble of "diplomatic", but more importantly, you will definitely have to deal with it. There are "military" troubles - although Sishui is not as wide and dangerous as the rivers and rivers, it is still a big river, so you don't need too many troops and horses, and only the garrison of the three counties in the city will be stationed on the other side of the river. It is difficult for these thousands of people to cross the river smoothly.

Not only did Xu Zhong's thousands of men and horses break the river, but it was also difficult to cross the river when Xun Zhen arrived and the 1,500 cavalry that Xun Zhen personally led.

And if you can't cross Surabaya and reach the other side, then Xun's army entering Rencheng this time has no meaning.

Why? Because the three counties of Renchengguo are all on the east bank of Sishui, and the west bank of Sishui has neither a city nor danger, even if the Xun army sends more troops and horses, first of all, if there is no city or danger to rely on, it is rootless. Zhiping can't last for a long time. Secondly, even if you don't mind whether it can be stationed for a long time, thousands or tens of thousands of cavalry and horses can't always be stationed on the field, and there is no way to guarantee the logistics of a single one.

Xu Zhongxin said: "If you don't cross the Si River in one go, it will be difficult to cross the river tomorrow, and since the morning until now, all the troops have been fighting ceaselessly, and they have chased the Yellow Turbans, and they have traveled for thirty or forty miles, and they are indeed tired. If you are prepared, even if you cross the Sishui River, I am afraid that you will not be able to stand firm." After a moment of indulgence, he made a decision and said, "If you want to cross the river, you must have a boat, first chase the Yellow Turban thieves to the Sishui River and separate them. The department searched for a boat, ordered the main force to rest, and then waited for the boat to find enough, and then crossed the river at night."

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