Chapter 552 Zhang Liao Goes South

Nie County.

"Supervisor, my lord, please reply."

"Well, go down." After sending away the messengers, Jushou solemnly opened Yuan Shao's reply letter and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord and sir, what did the lord say?" Wen Chou asked impatiently.

Jushou said with confidence, "Don't worry, my lord said that he will defend Yecheng to the death. Let us attack immediately and capture Bingzhou as soon as possible. Then we can pack up the army and go west out of Huguan to deal with Liu Ye."

Previously, Jushuo was very worried that Yuan Shao would order him to lead his army to withdraw from Bingzhou. After all, he was well aware of Yuan Shao's character flaws. In this way, all the achievements of the Jizhou army in Bingzhou would be in vain. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao made the right decision at the critical moment, which finally made him feel relieved.

Qu Yi said proudly: "In that case, I would like to ask you to be the vanguard and attack Jinyang!"

When Wen Chou saw this, he became anxious and waved his hands: "No, no, no, the supervisor has asked me to be the vanguard. I will definitely be able to capture Jinyang."

When Jushou saw the two vying to be the vanguard, he thought deeply: Wen Chou was brave and reckless, while Qu Yi was proficient in the art of war but arrogant. It would be better to let Qu Yi be the vanguard, so as not to make a big mistake.

Thinking of this, Jushou said: "Qu Yi will serve as the vanguard, command the headquarters of the dead soldiers and eight thousand elite soldiers, open roads in the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and attack Shangdang first."

Qu Yi chuckled: "I've been given the order, without further ado, I'll set off right away!"

Seeing Ju Shou giving the position of vanguard to Qu Yi, Wen Chou immediately became unhappy: "Supervisor, that guy Qu Yi has become the vanguard, what should I do?"

Jushou chuckled: "General Wen, don't be anxious, I have other important uses in the supervisory army."

Ju Shou used both soft and hard tactics to finally calm down Wen Chou's emotions, and then he led the remaining nearly 20,000 troops and set off slowly.

At the end of May, Ju Shuo's troops sent troops to Taiyuan and marched northwest from Nie County. Nearly 30,000 Jizhou troops stormed into the center of Bingzhou, Taiyuan County.

The Jizhou army marched all the way, feeding the war with war, and many people in Bingzhou suffered. Fa Yan served as a valet in Bingzhou for several years, and the civil affairs were seriously damaged.

Due to the heavy losses of the Bingzhou Army, Lu Bu ordered all the soldiers and horses from various counties to be gathered in Jinyang, the prefecture. Therefore, the Jizhou army was overwhelming and easily occupied the counties of Taiyuan County, and soon gathered under Jinyang City.

"kill!"

"Capture Jinyang, brothers."

"Capture Lu Bu and be promoted to the third level!"

Jinyang City was engaged in fierce offensive and defensive battles every day. In order to capture Jinyang quickly, Jushou offered a heavy reward to the Jizhou Army. Therefore, everyone in the Jizhou Army was brave and the attack momentum was fierce.

In Jinyang City, Fa Yan mobilized the young people in the city to participate in the defense of the city. In the past few years, when Fa Yan served as the governor of Bingzhou, he implemented benevolent policies. Therefore, many people in Bingzhou surrendered. Seeing that Jinyang was in danger, they naturally participated in the defense of the city. Young men put on leather armor and went to the city with weapons in hand to assist. For defense, the old, weak, women and children without strength carried the wounded and siege equipment.

Lu Bu is even more protective and fights on the front line every day. The soldiers in Bingzhou couldn't help but be encouraged when they saw Lu Bu's heroic figure wielding Fangtian's painted halberd. For a while, although Jizhou's soldiers were numerous, they were unable to capture Jinyang City in a short time.

At this time, Yanmen County was in Yuanping.

Three thousand cavalry marched slowly over the wilderness. Their armor was naturally in the style of the Bingzhou Army, and the flag they carried had the word "Zhang" written on it.

Among the three thousand cavalry, a general was seen walking in front of the team, holding a Huanglonggou sickle. His majestic face actually showed a purple color, and his mustache made it more elegant. At a glance, you could tell that he was a wise and brave man. A versatile general.

"General Wenyuan." A stern-faced cavalryman from the rear rushed up on his horse: "With just our troops, can we rescue Marquis Wen?"

It turned out that after Lu Bu was besieged by the Jizhou Army in Jinyang, he immediately sent a scout to Yanmen County to inform Zhang Liao of the incident.

Zhang Liao learned that Lu Bu was besieged by the Jizhou army and immediately led his troops south to rescue Jinyang City. However, Bingzhou's military strength was really poor. Zhang Liao managed to collect 3,000 infantry and cavalry with great difficulty. Among them, the full number of cavalry was less than 500, and this was already close to the limit.

Dingkou in Bingzhou is not much different from Liangzhou, such as Yanmen, Wuyuan, and Yunzhong counties in the north. Each county has tens of thousands of people, and some counties even only have a total of more than 10,000 people.

"You can save it even if you can't." Zhang Liao said seriously: "Jinyang is the center of Bingzhou. Once Jinyang is lost, how can the Yanmen County garrison be the opponent of tens of thousands of Jizhou troops?"

Hou Cheng nodded: "What General Wenyuan said is absolutely true, but with our few troops and horses, if we want to keep Jinyang, it's really hard."

Hou Cheng had no confidence, but Zhang Liao looked confident: "Don't worry, Lieutenant Hou, as long as you follow my command, you will be able to defend Jinyang."

Hou Cheng smiled stupidly and touched the back of his head: "General Wenyuan, everyone in our Bingzhou Army knows your strategy. Just say it, we will do whatever you say."

Zhang Liao nodded slightly, raised his head, and looked like a falcon spreading its wings, looking over Bingzhou.

Zhang Liao led 3,000 infantry and cavalry south to Yanmen County, but instead of attacking Jinyang City, he divided the already barren 3,000 troops and horses into two, each performing his own duties.

Hou Cheng led two thousand infantry to gather troops and horses from the northern part of Taiyuan County and Wuyuan County, and finally stationed in Yangqu City, north of Jinyang. At this time, there were more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. Hou Cheng raised Zhang Liao's banner in Yangqu City and prepared to rescue Jinyang with great fanfare, but in fact Hou Cheng huddled in Yangqu City and did not send troops.

Zhang Liao, on the other hand, led more than a thousand cavalry, taking advantage of the rapid advance of the Bingzhou cavalry, and went all the way south to attack the counties in Taiyuan County.

On the first day of June, Zhang Liao led his troops to raid Yuci City, driving away more than 800 Jizhou defenders and burning 5,000 shi of grain and grass.

On the second day of June, more than a thousand cavalry suddenly appeared at the foot of Yangyi City, drove away more than 600 Jizhou troops, and burned more than 4,000 stones of grain and grass.

At the foot of Jinyang City, Yuan Shao's army was in the midst.

There were three military letters placed on Jushou's desk, all of which had been opened, while Jushou looked thoughtful.

"These damn Bingzhou troops are really abominable!"

The tent door curtain was suddenly rolled open, and Wen Chou strode into it, bringing in a strong wind with an angry look on his face.

"Supervisor, have you seen the information sent from below?" Wen Chou said angrily: "This group of Bingzhou troops really don't know whether to live or die. Please supervise the general to give me a force. I will definitely capture these rats!" "

Jushou chuckled and raised his head.

"General Wen, do you know where this army is?"