The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 22 Taking Xingyang City Lightly

However, it was not Liu Xiao who fought the Xiliang army first, but the army of Cao Cao and Sun Jian. The two men were determined to defeat Dong Zhuo in order to become famous in the world, so they marched extremely fast, and soon pursued from Luoyang to Xingyang.

As a result, Dong Zhuo had already ambushed a heavy army in the Xingyang area, waiting for Cao Cao and Sun Jian to pounce. Lu Bu took the lead and led the army to launch a fierce attack on Cao Cao and Sun Jian. The unlucky two men were outnumbered and could not hold on, and were beaten. The fallen flowers and flowing water forced them to retreat to the rear. Just after they had retreated more than ten miles away, they were intercepted by Xu Rong, the prefect of Xingyang, from halfway, and another fight broke out!

When Sun Jian and Cao Cao were defeated in a deadly battle and gathered the remnants of the army, there were only more than [-] people left in the tens of thousands of troops, which was extremely miserable!
The loss of troops was heavy, and the two were unable to fight any more. In desperation, Cao Cao led the remnant army straight back to Hanoi, while Sun Jian led the remnant army back to Luoyang City.

However, Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu calculated Cao Cao and Sun Jian, but they did not calculate Liu Xiao!
Dong Zhuo led the main force first. Lu Bu defeated Cao Cao and Sun Jian and began to retreat towards Chang'an. Only the prefect Xu Rong was left in Xingyang. He defeated Cao Cao and Sun Jian and began to return to Xingyang with his army.

When Xu Rong led the army and had just arrived at the foot of Xingyang City, a group of troops suddenly came out from the left-wing mountain depression, led by two generals, one white and one black, it was Dian Wei and Gao Chong, who launched a fierce attack on Xu Rong !
Now that both Cao Cao and Sun Jian were defeated, Lu Bu led the main force to chase after Dong Zhuo, leaving Xu Rong as the only force left in Xingyang City. Chong was waiting for work at leisure under the city of Xingyang, and suddenly rushed out, Xu Rongjun was beaten by surprise, and the army's morale was in turmoil!
Xu Rong was shocked, and mobilized the army to counterattack desperately, trying to stabilize his position. However, just as Dian Wei and Gao Chong were blocked, another force behind him rushed out from the right wing, led by Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu, and then came from behind Xu Rong. With a sharp stabbing, Xu Rongjun completely collapsed, attacking from both sides, and it was a sneak attack. In addition, Dian Wei Gaochong, Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu are all generals in the world, brave and good at fighting. Although Xu Rong has an advantage in military strength, it is also in vain. The shock was all over the place!

When Xu Rongzheng was fighting fiercely, a horse from afar flew to him, it was Gao Chong!

Gao Chong shouted: "The thief will leave! Take your life!"

The white horse golden spear is majestic and fast as lightning. When the gun is raised and dropped, anyone who stands in the way will die!
Xu Rong was terrified: the young general in white robe!Could it be that Gao Chong who killed Cao Xing in one round and was inseparable from Lu Bu?It's over, this is a living Hades!

Xu Rong was startled and frightened, and his mind was unsteady. Before he had time to react, Gao Chong had rushed up to Xu Rong, shot him head-on, and stabbed Xu Rong under the horse. It was too fast, and Xu Rong was not left behind at all. A chance to resist!
Xu Rong died in battle, and all the generals under his command were killed by Dianwei Xu Huang. Thousands of troops, without a leader, and soldiers without fighting spirit, scattered in a hurry, and ran away without a trace. As for those who could not escape, they had to stay as prisoners. up!
"Haha, Xiliang's elite are vulnerable, Gongming, let's go, enter the city!"

Gao Chong looked at Xu Huang and laughed loudly. With a wave of his spear, he went straight into Xingyang City and took Xingyang without bloodshed!

"Haha, my lord, you are really clever. You ambushed Xu Rong at the door of Xu Rong's house. It was a wonderful move. Xu Rong was unprepared and caught off guard by us. We took Xingyang without any effort. city!"

Seeing Liu Xiao, Gao Chong laughed loudly.

Liu Xiao smiled and said: "It's all thanks to the concerted efforts of all the generals. Of course, I also want to thank Sun Jian and Cao Cao for attracting Dong Zhuo's energy for us. Without them as bait, we wanted to take Xingyang, but we didn't Easy, everyone has worked hard."

Liu Xiao had already made up his mind that Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu would stay in ambush and wait for the pursuers to come up to their deaths. After defeating Sun Ce and Cao Cao, they would retreat towards Chang'an without any scruples. Of course, at this time, it was Dong Zhuo and Xu When Rong was at his weakest, he took the opportunity to ambush Xu Rong at the place where Xu Rong least expected it. Sure enough, Xu Rong was completely defeated.

Now Liu Xiao has five to six thousand troops under his command, and consumes hundreds of stones of food and grass every day. In addition to this, there is also the salary of the general. Just relying on the little gold and silver he robbed, plus Gong County, it is impossible If you can't feed too many people, you just sit and eat, and in the end, if there is no supply, it will be the trees falling down and the monkeys scattered. Food is the most important wealth in this era!
Liu Xiao has no friendship with the princes from all walks of life. If you borrow food, why should they lend it to you?If you want to ensure the stability of the army, you have to grab it from Dong Zhuo. Either attack Dong Zhuo's main force, or attack Dong Zhuo's partial division or local garrison. There is no other way. Dong Zhuo's main force is 10,000+ people. If Liu Xiao goes to attack, that is suicide. Lu, the only thing left is to attack these partial masters of Dong Zhuo, grab them first and then talk!

Therefore, in this battle, a city must be captured to supply military resources. Although Xingyang City is not a big city, it is also the seat of a county, with a population of more than [-], so there are naturally a lot of savings.

In the first battle, Xingyang City was captured, two thousand stones of grain and grass in the granary, hundreds of taels of gold, thousands of taels of silver, five baht and millions of baht. At least in a short period of time, there was no longer any shortage in the army.

"My lord, since we have captured Xingyang City, why don't we settle down here? Although the land of a county is not big, it is enough for us to gain a firm foothold. With a place to stay, we can naturally recruit talents and recruit troops. Swallow the world with soldiers, aspire to the top of the world!"

Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice.

Liu Xiaoya shook his head and replied: "No! Jinchuan, even though Xingyang is a county, it has been war-torn for a long time. This time, many people were captured by Dong Zhuo. The population of Xingyang County is only tens of thousands, and it is extremely weak; However, this place occupies a strategic point, and it is a battleground for military strategists. No matter whether it is Dong Zhuo or the princes from all walks of life, we will not let us grow here, and no one will allow us to lie on the side of the couch and let others sleep soundly. Zhijie went to Luoyang, where there are important matters, we must rush back to Luoyang as soon as possible, and we are making other plans!"

"Zhijie went to Luoyang? What are you doing?"

Zhang Xiu asked in astonishment.

Liu Xiao said in a low voice: "Go get the lonely things, very important things, and the matter is very important, so I didn't tell any of you. Although Zhijie is bold and careful, he is a lucky general, but now Luoyang City is full of fish and dragons. , there are many eyeliners, I am afraid that if there is a mistake in Zhijie, it will cause us huge troubles. Dianwei and Gongming, you are in charge of patrolling the city, Jinchuan is responsible for collecting food and supplies. city!"

(End of this chapter)