Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 173 Liu Yu escaped danger
After that, Gongsun Zan ordered the siege for several days in a row, but each time he was repelled by the wounded commander Du Xi and led the army. Sometimes hundreds of corpses were left behind, and sometimes hundreds of people were lost. It only took ten days. After that, Gongsun Zan couldn't take it anymore, because nearly 2000 people under his command were killed in battle, and thousands more were slightly injured. An ambush was set up nearby, waiting for the arrival of the Wuhuan army, and the Wuhuan army was defeated by the ambush. During this period, Tian Yu once again persuaded Gongsun Zan to withdraw the army to Jicheng, but every time he was opposed by Gongsun Zan.

Of course, in the past ten days, most of the defenders in the city were injured to varying degrees, and more than [-] people even paid the price with their lives. Among them, Du Xi, who is in charge of defending the city, is in even worse condition now. He just gritted his teeth with a tenacious willpower and persisted.

For Du Xi's performance, Liu Yu also saw it in his eyes. He admired Du Xi's loyalty and fortitude in his heart. At the same time, he secretly admired his son Liu He. I don't know when this kid became so discerning. He actually recruited such a loyal and brave general?

However, Liu Yu didn't know at all that Du Xi's recruitment here had nothing to do with Liu He at all, because it was Zhao Yan's own initiative and invited Du Xi back from Changsha. Du Xi hadn't even seen him until now. Past Liu He.

Of course, it would be impossible to insist that there was nothing to do with it, because Du Xi has always admired Liu He's political and military actions, and believed that Liu He was a Ming lord worthy of his allegiance.It is precisely because of this that Du Xi is willing to show his true skills, even after being injured by an arrow, he still insists on commanding and defending.

And within more than ten days, Li Ping also followed Liu Yu's instructions, brought letters and talismans to find Yan Rou, the captain of Huwuhuan, and asked Yan Rou to send troops for help.In fact, Yan Rou was a little hesitant at first, but after Li Ping stated his interests, Yan Rou finally decided to send troops to help, and she was also full of admiration for Li Ping's talent.

After making up her mind, Yan Rou used her influence to recruit more than [-] soldiers from Wuhuan, Xianbei, and the Han army, and marched to the city of Juyong.

"My lord, according to the reports from the horse scouts, an army of horses came from the direction of Wuhuan, under the banner of 'Wuhuan Xiaowei Yan'. It seems that the number of people is [-]. The forward of that army has arrived in Juyang County. The territory is less than fifty miles away from here, what should we do next, I ask the lord to decide."

"Hmph, that guy Yan Rou came fast enough, but so what? We've already made arrangements along the way, even if he comes with an army of [-], he still can't do anything to us!"

Gongsun Zan listened to the general's report and didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he continued to lead the main force to besiege Juyong City, and only sent more than [-] people to deal with it in front.

In his opinion, he has widened and deepened the Sanggan water in front of him, and introduced the water source from the big swamp next to him, making this place a natural moat. There is absolutely no possibility of wading across the river, but he wants to build a bridge If so, it will take at least one day and one night, and the soldiers stationed on the other side of the river are not scarecrows. As long as they see the enemy building a bridge, they will definitely intercept and destroy it with strong bows and crossbows. Therefore, Gongsun Zan believes that only based on this point , is enough to make the enemy's soldiers helpless.

However, what he did not expect was that the enemy army built a pontoon bridge overnight. At dawn, the soldiers he sent to the other side of the river launched a sudden attack while they were still asleep. His 3000-strong team lost more than a thousand people.

"What? Build a pontoon bridge overnight? How is this possible? I have tried before. To build a pontoon bridge at such a long distance, even if all the materials are prepared, it will take at least one day and one night. It’s time to build a pontoon bridge, is it a god or a monster? You must be useless, seeing the enemy build a bridge and not doing anything, you say, isn’t that the case?”

After hearing the news, Gongsun Zan was immediately filled with anger, and cursed at the leader of the 3000 men, Zou Dan.

When Zou Dan heard this, he knelt down on his knees immediately, and said eagerly: "My lord, the last general, the last general did see that they built the bridge at that time, but they only started to build the bridge at the end of the day. According to this speed , I’m afraid it won’t be ready until the end of the day, right? That’s why the brothers rest assured and prepared to follow the plan and wait until they set up the pontoon bridge within the range of the bow and crossbow before launching an attack to destroy it. Building this pontoon bridge, such a speed is like a miracle, the last general did not expect it."

"What? Is this true?" Gongsun Zan was startled when he heard this, and quickly asked people around Zou Dan to see if Zou Dan was telling the truth.

But he didn't expect everyone to prove the truth of Zou Dan's words with one voice. This immediately made Gongsun Zan feel bad, and hurriedly rectified the army and prepared to evacuate.

"Who is Yan Rou's vanguard officer?" Even if he left, Gongsun Zan still had to remember the other party's vanguard officer, that person with incredible speed to build a pontoon bridge.

"My lord, the vanguard officer I know at the end of the day is the one named Li Ping who broke out from our camp a few days ago."

"What? Li Ping? It turned out to be him? How could he have such abilities?" Gongsun Zan looked in disbelief.

But what if you don't believe it?Because Yan Rou's army has already killed, with more than 5000 people, it has a crushing advantage against Gongsun Zan, who has only about [-] people left and his morale is still very low. Therefore, the current Gongsun Zan has long since disappeared. After losing his high spirits yesterday, he had no choice but to lead the army to break the siege of Juyong City and retreat to Juyongguan for defense.

"Hateful! I lost everything with one careless move. Li Ping, Du Xi, Zhao Yan, I, Gongsun Zan, will remember you guys. If I really capture you alive one day, I will definitely tear you apart. To vent the hatred in my heart!"

Seeing the cooked ducks fly away, one can imagine the anger in Gongsun Zan's heart, but now, Gongsun Zan has no choice but to order the army to retreat.

"Liu Shijun, you have been wronged." Under the city of Juyong, Yan Rou, the captain of Wuhuan, came to Liu Yu together with Supuwan, the Qiao Wang of Wuhuan, and saluted Liu Yu respectfully.

"Thank you Yan Xiaowei and Qiao Wang for coming to help, otherwise, I'm afraid the old man will really become old in a while." Liu Yu returned the salute to Yan Rou and Qiao Wang, and then said gratefully.

"It's just a little effort, nothing to worry about. I have heard about Liu Shijun's affairs. Alas, Liu Shijun has always been kind and loving, but unexpectedly he was almost captured by Gongsun Zan. It is really gratifying to be able to stand here safely. .”

Yan Rou waved her hand and said with a smile.

"Yeah, haha. In fact, besides the two of you, Yu should be grateful to three gentlemen, Li Ping, Zhao Yan, and Du Xi. Without them, I'm afraid this Juyong City wouldn't last so long." Liu Yu Looking at Li Ping and Zhao Yan, and remembering Du Xi who was unconscious due to injury, he sighed softly and said sincerely.

(End of this chapter)