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    Update time: 2013-03-22

    Yanzhou City, the Governor¡¯s Mansion.

    "My lord, there is news from Xuzhou that Situ Lei has agreed to join forces." Wei Dong reported back.

    Zhao Xun put down the tea cup in his hand, not surprised at all by the news, "It seems that Situ Lei is also a smart man and knows his own development direction."

    Feng Ziming smiled and said: "Since Situ Lei has already participated, let's wait for Qi King Murong Cheng to launch another conquest."

    "Let the logistics team transport grain and grass supplies to the south of Yanzhou and stockpile them. Let people inform Murong Cheng that we are ready for action. In addition, let our people increase their activities in Yuzhou and explore Yuzhou's  "Every situation, especially the location of the Qi army's stockpile of grain and grass," Zhao Xun said solemnly, "Since the campaign against Situ Lei last year, the Qi army has stockpiled a large amount of grain and grass in Yuzhou as the food and grass needed by the more than 300,000 troops ahead.  . These places must be explored clearly to facilitate our actions.¡±

    Wei Dong nodded and said: "My subordinates understand that since the beginning of the year, we have sent a large number of people to sneak into Yuzhou. Once we need to launch an operation against Yuzhou, we can not only gather intelligence, but also provide support for the army's operations."

    "In addition, our policies in Yanzhou are far better than those in Yuzhou. In addition, Yuzhou has been used as a garrison area for the army last year, and the local people have suffered greatly. Once we take action, the people of Yuzhou will not be our resistance, but us  "

    Zhao Xun also knew about the situation in Yuzhou mentioned by Wei Dong.  The land of Yuzhou has been used as a garrison and logistics base for the Qi army last year. Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in Yuzhou, causing great harm to the local people.  The military regulations and discipline of the Qi army were far inferior to those of the Zhao army.  In addition, the land of Yuzhou was recently recovered by the Qi army, and the people had not yet surrendered. Therefore, some of the local actions of the Qi soldiers made the people, businessmen, and wealthy gentry who had been victimized by Yuzhou gradually become alienated from the Qi army.  It was also because of this that Zhao Xun had thoughts about Yuzhou.

    In March of the second year of Changping, Murong Cheng once again launched a campaign against Situ Lei.  A large army of more than ten thousand was dispatched, with Yangzhou and Jingzhou heading north respectively, such as gathering in Yuzhou, hoping to join the Xuzhou Army, Yanzhou Army and Tang Army, and then attack the two passes in order to break through Yongzhou.  At this time, the eyes of all the princes began to gather here, waiting for the real actions of the Qi army.

    "My lord, the Qi army has 80,000 troops on the way. It has now entered Huaiyang Mansion in Yuzhou. The leader is Xu Yandong, the former general of the Shence Army. The land where the Zhao army has exhausted all its food and grass is stationed in Runan, which is for the use of 200,000 troops. Qi  Wang Murongcheng is also stationed in Runan along with the Central Army. Xu Yandong has sent an order for our troops to join him in Chen County, Huaiyang Prefecture as soon as possible, in order to raid Huaiyin Prefecture and go straight to Xuzhou. "

    Zhao Xun said unhurriedly: "It has finally begun. Send an order to Xu Qing, the vanguard army, to ask his commanding officer to command 10,000 soldiers as the vanguard of our army and act with the Qi army. He should know what to do."

    Wei Dong said hesitantly: "My lord, ten thousand soldiers are too few. Will this make the Qi army dissatisfied? After all, this is not even our army, but only the front line of the Qi army."  one eighth."

    Feng Ziming smiled and said: "Ten thousand people is a lot. Murong Cheng doesn't care how many of us there are, he cares about our attitude. As long as we send people and horses to accompany him, he will be relieved. Ten thousand people is just right."

    "Wei Dong, where are the other units of the vanguard and rear guard gathered now?"

    "My lord, all of them are now gathered in Chenliu's generation. They all appear as a logistics team. They gather here under the pretense of transporting food and grass for the army. They can be dispatched at any time."

    "Very good, let all the ministries prepare to assemble. Once the Qi army's vanguard breaks into Huaiyin Mansion, Murong Cheng's troops from the middle road will immediately march eastward. Then, our operation will officially begin."

    Just like the expedition against Situ Lei last year, Xuzhou Army and Tang Army began to respond accordingly.  The Tang army began to march southward from Yanzhou, preparing to go to Huaiyang Mansion to join the Qi army to form a coalition.  The same goes for the Xuzhou Army, which is preparing to leave Huaiyin Mansion and enter Yuzhou.

    However, what "surprised" everyone was that before the Tang Army and the Xuzhou Army converged, the coalition forces of the Qi Army and the Yanzhou Army suddenly moved eastward and attacked the Huaiyin Mansion in Xuzhou.

    The three major cities of Huaiyin Prefecture, Huaiyin, Quyang, and Huaipu, are all fortresses for the defense of Yuzhou.  Especially after the Qi army occupied Yuzhou, this was the front line for the Xuzhou army to resist the Qi army's invasion.  In these three cities, the Xuzhou Army paid a heavy price in order to resist the Qi army's invasion.  However, it was also here that the Qi army, which was once Yuzhou, could not attack for a long time

    However, since the Qi Army and the Xuzhou Army became the alliance army to conquer Situ Lei, the number of defenders here has been reduced a lot, and the precautions have been reduced a lot.  The Xuzhou Army defenders here did not expect that they would be the targets of the Allied forces.

      Just as Zhao Xun expected, his own side sent 10,000 soldiers, but Xu Yandong, the frontline commander of the Qi army, did not take it to heart at all. He just attributed them to his own side and then ignored them.  What Murong Cheng wanted was his own attitude, rather than really needing to rely on the strength of the Yanzhou Army.

    Of the three cities of Huaiyin, Quyang and Huaipu, Quyang was at the front and was the primary target for the Qi army's surprise attack.  At this moment, the Qi army suddenly appeared under the city, which really surprised the Xuzhou army defending the city and was at a loss.

    Without giving the defenders of Quyang City a reply, the Qi army began to launch a fierce attack.  Although the city of Quyang was strong and thick, the defenders were not as numerous as when they resisted the Qi army in the past.  At the same time, the villages, towns and villages in Quyang County and several surrounding counties, as well as the Wubao Walled City, all encountered a strong attack by the Qi army. The army was commanded by Xu Yandong, the former army commander. The army numbered 90,000, divided into several groups.  , massively invaded Xuzhou.

    In March, spring is warm, flowers are blooming, and everything on the earth is beginning to wake up.  But at this moment, war came again.  What Zhao Xun didn't expect was that the cities around Quyang had no early warning from Xuzhou Army Li Chi and had no idea that the Qi Army was about to attack.  In other words, Li Chi saw the soldiers and people here as sacrifices in order to hide it from the Qi army. He had no idea about the Qi army's attack.

    Xu Qing also participated in the attack on these small towns. However, unlike the Qi army, he mainly persuaded people to surrender and let the people here move to Yanzhou.  Of course, those who disobey can still speak with each other

    ¡°Ruthless and decisive enough!¡± Zhao Xun just sighed when he heard the report from Xu Qing who was fighting on the front line.  However, he also knew that what Li Chi did was the most correct thing to do.  Only in this way can Murong Cheng feel that the Xuzhou Army is unaware of his attack, and can he advance with confidence.

    "Kill! Kill! Kill" Outside Quyang City, 80,000 Qi troops gathered here and once again launched a strong attack on Quyang City.  The garrison of Quyang City only numbered less than 10,000.  After all, they did not expect that Qi Jun would attack their allies.

    He Jun, the defender of Quyang City, is worried at the moment. It has been three days since the Qi army attacked, and the attacks are becoming more and more fierce every day.  Although he sent an urgent request for reinforcements to the rear, looking at the situation in front of him, the Qi army was preparing for a full-scale attack today. After the fierce battle last night, the defenders had already suffered considerable losses. Most importantly, in the city,  , there are not much reserves of city defense equipment and supplies at all.

    The 80,000-strong army began preparations early in the morning. After half an hour, nearly 100,000 troops were arrayed in the vast open space under Quyang City.  The nearly 100,000-strong army was so dark that it seemed to have no end, making people feel fearful just looking at it.

    Even with the logistics team and the sergeants who control the equipment, the Qi army has more than 100,000 troops.  The army set up ten square formations, of which one on the left and right consisted of cavalry, and the rest were all infantry.

    The phalanx in front is the siege phalanx. The front of each phalanx is the sword and shield soldiers, followed by the assault troops carrying ladders or pushing the city assault vehicles; while the phalanx in the back is  Generally they do not participate in the siege. Their task is to hold down the formation. This holding force is also generally called the central army, and the general responsible for commanding is usually among the central army.  There are 10,000 cavalry on each wing of the infantry formation. Their task is to respond to possible enemy surprise attacks and protect the safety of the entire army on both wings.  At the same time, he is also responsible for breaking open the city gate, rushing in immediately, and opening a breakthrough.

    "Send the order to the army to attack the city immediately!"

    In the place where the Chinese army was located, there was a loud shout.  Then, hundreds of war drums suddenly beat together.  Suddenly, there was a "rumbling" sound rolling in the air and roaring like thunder before a storm.  As the war drums sounded, the nearly 100,000 troops seemed to have been given a dose of stimulants.  He shouted loudly.  It was like thunder exploding.

    "Damn Qi Jun, treacherous and attacking the Allies! Damn it!"

    "Archers, prepare!"

    "Prepare stones, rolling logs, and kerosene for me. Today, I will let these treacherous grandsons know that Quyang City will not be captured so easily."

    He Jun, the defender of Quyang City, felt something bad as soon as he saw everyone's momentum.  It seems that the Qi army is preparing to attack this place by force.  It seems that in the next battle, Quyang City is very likely to be unable to defend Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, He Jun immediately gave a stern order to have the 10,000 defenders and more than 10,000 young men on the city move quickly.  All kinds of defensive equipment were pushed up to the top of the city.

    "Attack"

    With an order, the Qi army began a large-scale attack amidst the thunderous sound of war drums. Only one attacking phalanx was seen breaking away from the main formation.  They lined up in a neat formation and slowly pressed towards Quyang City.

    The ten thousand attacking army slowly approached Quyang City, three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred and fifty meters away.  At a distance of one hundred and fifty meters, the soldiers began to slow down their marching speed.  I saw the sword and shield soldiers at the frontThey raised their shields, and the soldiers behind them who were carrying ladders and pushing carts were also protected by other sword and shield soldiers with shields on their heads. Their move was to defend against arrows shot from the city wall

    "Crossbowmen, fight back!"

    "Catapult, throw!"

    Seeing the Qi army advancing in an orderly manner, He Jun sighed secretly and immediately ordered a counterattack.  Immediately after giving an order, arrows rained like clouds from the city wall, rising into the sky and falling down to become the enemy.  The trebuchets behind them fired one after another, and huge stones as big as millstones flew into the air.  The overwhelming black mass of flying rocks covered the sky and the sun. The sight was really shocking!

    "Buzz buzz" Arrows rained down, but most of them hit the shield, making a buzzing sound, and did not cause too many casualties to the soldiers.  However, the huge boulders that followed caused great damage to the Qi soldiers who were attacking the city.  Countless boulders were seen flying into the air from the top of the city, and the next moment they hit the formation of the Qi army that was slowly advancing with shields.

    Dozens and hundreds of boulders poured down like a shower, immediately raising a cloud of dust.  In the flying dust, many siege soldiers were knocked to the ground, their shields shattered, and blood splashed everywhere.  Then the wailing sound started, which was the injured soldiers expressing their pain.

    "However, the living people are still moving forward. Aren't they afraid?  No, they are afraid, but that is how it is on the battlefield. There is no retreat. If you advance, you may survive. Once you retreat, you will definitely die.

    The Qi army came to attack Xuzhou deliberately, how could they not be prepared?  How could he be arrogant and arrogant while guarding the army's equipment?  Immediately, at the rear of the Qi army, large crossbow machines and trebuchets began to show off their power.  Crossbow arrows as thick as a baby's arm and huge stone bullets rose into the air one after another, flying from the Qi army's formation to the head of Quyang City.  In an instant, the Xuzhou Army defenders also had a taste of the treatment that the Qi Army had received.  For a moment, blood spattered and screams continued

    Although it only took a moment, the Qi army relied on the suppression of the equipment that far exceeded the number of Quyang City defenders, and destroyed many of the city's defenders. The crossbow machines and catapults on the city wall all encountered the Qi army's catapults.  The brutal blow caused a lot of damage.  Not only that, the Qi army's large number of crossbows and catapults also killed many soldiers defending the city, causing great damage to Quyang City's defense.  The most important thing is that it brought great psychological pressure to the soldiers defending the city.

    Amidst the roar of the siege equipment, the defenders' posture to suppress the siege army suddenly stopped and became much weaker.  Seizing this excellent opportunity, Xu Yandong sent two more square formations of Qi troops to attack. Suddenly, 20,000 troops began to surge toward the city head like a tide, but they launched the most violent attack regardless of the cost.  !

    The battle was very cruel, with blood flying all over the sky, and crazy shouts resounding through the sky. The injured were still fighting hard, and the dead soldiers fell unwillingly. The two sides were like bulls with red eyes, butting against each other.

    Time moved slowly in blood, from morning to noon, then from noon to afternoon, and finally in the evening. The battle was still going on. Under the sunset, except for the endless shouts of killing, it seemed that nothing else could be heard.  The sound left only a patch of blood and mountains of corpses on the city walls of Quyang City.

    It is obvious that Xu Yandong is determined to capture Quyang City this time, a large border city and heavily fortified city that has hindered their attack on Xuzhou countless times.  You know, in the past, Xu Yandong, as the general of the Shence Army, was also the main general who captured the land of Yuzhou.  There have been attacks here before, but they all ended in failure.  Now, let's not say that this is the first breaking point of the raid.  Even for the sake of the past, he wanted to capture this place as quickly and ferociously as possible.

    Countless sergeants came one after another, regardless of the cost. In order to defend the city and suppress the Qi army's terrifying offensives, the defenders of Quyang City paid an extremely heavy price.

    Finally, when Xu Yandong once again rotated a new group of troops to attack the city, the soldiers guarding the city could no longer suppress it.  Qi soldiers attacked Quyang City and opened the city gate.  Immediately, as the evening moon set in the west, the Qi army surged in from the city gate, howling like a flood opening.

    Seeing this scene, the coach Xu Yandong who was watching the game from behind finally couldn't help shouting excitedly, and all the generals under his command also showed excited faces.

    "General Xu Qing, how powerful is our Qi army?" Xu Yandong asked Xu Qingdao, the commander of the Yanzhou Army next to him, with a smile.

    "The power of the Qi army is indeed extraordinary, I admire you!" Xu Qing said in a deep voice.  Xu Yandong did not allow himself to participate in the siege this time. He knew very well that this was because the other party was putting pressure on him to let him know the ferocity of the Qi army.

    However, Xu Qing didn't take it to heart. As the captain of Zhao Xun's personal guard camp and the partial general of the Yanzhou Army,?I have seen more fierce siege battles than this one.  However, Xu Qing will certainly not fail to cooperate with Xu Yandong's pretentiousness.  Otherwise, he would not be able to avoid this brutal siege.

    He Jun, the defender of Quyang City, saw the city gate being breached and the enemy troops pouring in. He couldn't help but feel nervous and immediately ordered the army to resist.  However, how could he be an opponent of the Qi army, which had great military strength and high morale.  In just a short moment, the cavalry of the Qi army entered the city and rushed to the middle of Quyang City.

    As the saying goes, the general trend is irresistible. The Qi army's cavalry rushes into battle. How can the defenders resist?  In addition, most of the defenders have been destroyed on the city wall, how can they stop the brave Qi army?

    Looking at the enemy troops swarming in, He Jun turned pale, but there was nothing he could do. The city wall was lost, and there were no soldiers in his hands to fight back. How could he resist?

    "General, please follow us and rush out of the city, otherwise it will be too late! Now that the Qi army has betrayed its faith and launched a surprise attack on us, we should immediately retreat to Huaiyin or Huaipu to make plans so that we can deal with the situation here.  Report to the rear in detail," the guard captain hurried to He Jun and urged anxiously.

    After a slight hesitation, He Jun finally mounted his horse and, under the escort of his personal guards, fought his way out of the east gate and escaped.  Not long after He Jun left Quyang City, Quyang City finally declared its fall.  This important city that had withstood several fierce attacks by the Qi army finally fell into the hands of the Qi army.

    As the four gates were successively captured by the Qi army, Quyang City basically fell into the hands of the Qi army.  As the sun set, the Qi army that had entered the city began to clear out the remaining guards. The brutal street fighting continued, with fighting and wailing. The fighting lasted until late afternoon when it gradually calmed down.  The people in the city were hiding in their homes to avoid the pain of the war.
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