Three Kingdoms: The rebellious son of the Cao family married the queen at the beginning

Liu Ye was afraid that Yuan Shu would order Liu Xun to take Qiao Rong's family captive to Shouchun, so he asked Qiao Rong to move out of Wan County overnight, and returned to Lu'an with him.

"My lord, the Prime Minister, Cao Cao's army has already begun to cross the Huai River."

Fifty miles south of the Huaihe River, in the camp of Liao County, Liu Ye was discussing with generals Le Jiu, Liang Gang, and Huang Yi on how to build fortifications when the scouts heard the movement of Cao Cao's army.

Liu Ye ordered: "General Huang Yi, you order all the defenders along the Huaihe River to withdraw to the city!"

Huang Yi was puzzled and said, "Retreat if you don't fight?"

Liu Ye explained: "At this time, confronting Cao's army head-on will only increase casualties. I have my own clever plan to retreat from the enemy, and you officers and men will act according to the plan."

Huang Yi didn't ask too much anymore, Liu Xun handed over the command to Liu Ye, and he had to obey orders.

Liu Ye looked at a lieutenant general and said, "Deputy General Ji, you and two thousand soldiers will stop the irrigation near the mall and wait for my order."

"promise!"

"Deputy General Qi, you will lead two thousand soldiers to stop the water in the south of Yulou, and wait for my order."

"promise!"

"Liang Gang, you ordered Yangquan to guard the general and transferred the people in the city to Anfeng City. Then you led [-] soldiers and hid in the woods south of Yangquan. After the other army crossed the Huai River, they would definitely camp first and then attack the city. ,"

"When the night is quiet, you lead the army to sneak attack the camp, but don't contact the other generals, just burn their food, grass and weapons. After that, retreat to Yangquan City and wait for further instructions."

"promise!"

Liu Ye looked at Le and said, "General Le, to the north of Liao County, there is a forest twenty miles north of the irrigation water bank. When the opponent enters the forest and sets fire to the mountain, Cao Jun will definitely be defeated."

"promise!"

Liu Ye continued: "After burning down the forest, you lead the army to camp on the other side of the river and wait for my orders."

"promise!"

Xia Houyuan led an army of [-] to cross the Huai River. When he saw Yuan Shu's soldiers on the other side of the river, he fled in panic and laughed loudly.

"Just this group of trash, dare to follow Yuan Shu to become king?"

The lieutenants behind Xia Houyuan were also ridiculed. My lord asked Yangquan to be captured within half a month, and this situation took ten days at most.

Xia Houyuan's marching master reminded: "General, the defenders along the Huaihe River have all withdrawn to Yangquan. The defenders in Yangquan have surged to as many as [-]. It is not appropriate to storm the city."

Xia Houyuan said disdainfully: "A group of mobs will first set up camp two miles outside the city to intimidate the enemy, and start attacking the city tomorrow morning."

"Camp two miles away?" The master was horrified, since ancient times, he had never heard of anyone who would dare to camp two miles outside the city.

Xia Houyuan explained: "My nephew Cao Shuo used this strategy when he first attacked Youzhou. With the huge difference in strength, it can better deter the enemy and make them fearful and surrender without a fight."

The master wiped off a cold sweat, that's Cao Shuo, let's not take such a risk.

"General, I feel that this is inappropriate."

Xia Houyuan said: "I am the commander in chief. If something goes wrong, I will be blamed. Yangquan guard Wu Gang is not a general. Even if he dares to leave the city, I can kill him with one blow."

In the middle of the night, although Xia Houyuan thought that the other side might sneak attack on the camp, he ordered his soldiers to keep an eye on the four gates of Yangquan, and if there was any movement, he would notify the camp.

However, there was no movement in the city, and Liang Gang, who was hiding in the woods outside the city, seized the opportunity.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Liang Gang bypassed Yangquan County and quietly came outside Xiahouyuan's camp, "Fire the rocket, and the cavalry will kill me!"

"kill!"

The sudden shout of killing awakened the sleeping Xia Houyuan instantly, "Where did the bandits come from? Why didn't the scouts from Yangquan County come to report?"

"Puff puff!"

Numerous rockets were shot into the camp, and soon a raging fire was ignited. Xia Houyuan led the soldiers to defend against the enemy while organizing the soldiers to rescue them.

Fighting until dawn, Liang Gang led his soldiers to withdraw into the city. Xia Houyuan outside the city looked depressed. He lost nearly 4000 soldiers in this sneak attack. Burnt clean.

The soldiers only have three days of rations left on them. If Yangquan cannot be captured within three days, then his army will be defeated without a fight.

"Siege!"

Xia Houyuan had no choice but to make a dangerous move and attack Yangquan within three days.

The marching chief advised: "General, this group of enemy troops did not come from the city. Now there are nearly 4 soldiers and horses in the city. A storming the city will cause heavy losses."

"Our army is short of food and grass, should we retreat without a fight? To attack the city, the city must be captured within three days."

"Boom boom boom!"

Xia Houyuan personally commanded the siege. After two days of tragic siege, nearly [-] soldiers were lost. In the evening of the second day, Xia Houyuan really captured Yangquan.

Guards Liang Gang and Wu Gang led more than 3 soldiers to escape from Yangquan City. Cao Cao's lieutenants praised Xia Houyuan as a famous general in the world.

The chief book exclaimed: "The general is brave, and he can definitely be called the number one general in our army."

Xia Houyuan said proudly: "A group of mobs, what's the point of worrying about it, wait for our army to take the lead in breaking through Lu'an, and then think about the Lord's merits."

"Report, General, some food and grass were found in the city, enough for our army for ten days."

Xia Houyuan thought for a while, the soldiers spent a lot of energy these two days, and they had to have a full meal.

"Let the soldiers have a good meal tonight, take a rest tomorrow, and then lead the army to attack Anfeng."

"promise!"