The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 353
Sheyang is one of the few completely inland cities in Guangling County. There are no rivers or seas around it. It can only be attacked from the ground by land, avoiding Lu Heng's sharp navy.

Compared with Sheyang, Gaoyou is next to Zhongdu Water, and Ping An is in the middle of Baima Lake and Gaoyou Lake. As long as Lu Heng has a strong navy, he can attack both land and water. If Gaodu Water is not maintained all year round There is too much silt, and even large ships cannot sail, otherwise relying on building ships can reduce dimensionality and suppress blows.

Moreover, although the large ships in Zhongdushui could not navigate, there was no problem with small ships such as boats, oil tankers, and troop-carrying boats.

Chen Deng retreated quickly, and Yang Yanzhao was not slow to chase. Just three days after Chen Deng retreated to defend Sheyang, Yang Ye, the vanguard of Yang Yanzhao, arrived at the city of Sheyang with an army.

If you ask why Yang Yanzhao is so radical?Are you not afraid of going deep alone?
Our Yang Dalang (this time and space is Dalang), after taking down Guangling and the important Guangling port, the existence of Zhongdu water is really not alone. The powerful navy and countless grain ships shuttle on the Zhongdu canal, which can guarantee logistics.

At the same time, Yang Yanzhao sent Zhang Xun to guard Guangling, asked Ji Ling to lead thousands of soldiers and horses to sweep Yuguo, Hailing, Jiangdu and other places, and sent Yang Ye and the mighty general Zhang Jie to surround Sheyang. Catapult trucks are being transported from across the Yangtze River.

Chen Deng defended Sheyang, and the distress letter he sent out was Chen Yu from Xihai, who ordered troops to attack immediately. Yu Jin had no time to manage Chen Deng's Guangling, and Cao Cao faced Yuan Shao in Guandu. Xuzhou Guangling, and even the successive bad news made Cao Cao want to give up Xuzhou.

Leaving aside Cao Cao, when Chen Yu from Xihai received the distress letter, his own family immediately mobilized [-] troops to go south to rescue Sheyang, but Jin Yiwei rushed to spread the news to Yang Yanzhao as soon as he set off.

Yang Yanzhao immediately asked the Haijiao Camp to take Tai Shici, Li Xuan and Fengqiying to attack Xihai, which is Chen Yu's base camp, from the sea.

After everything was properly arranged, the logistical troops continuously brought trebuchets from Zhongdushui, as well as the main force of Yang Yanzhao who besieged Sheyang, and began to prepare for the "Lu's siege method" to attack the city, to see how long Chen Deng could hold out.

Don't talk about Chen Deng first, but talk about Yu Jin. Why did the previous article say that Yu Jin couldn't protect himself?
Because when Yang Yanzhao's army on the East Road was moving, Hefei and Shouchun each had a large army. The Shouchun army was led by Zhang Liao, Cao Xing, Qiao Rui, Gao Huaide, and Liu Ye. After entering the border of Runan, they confronted Cao Ren. .

And Hefei is led by Lu Heng himself, the forward is Zhao Yun and Dong Xi's Thunder Cavalry Battalion and [-] infantry, and Lu Heng leads the army closely behind.

Departing from Hefei all the way to Xiquyang, Zhongli entered Xuzhou and directly plunged into Xiaqiu of Xiapi State like a knife. On the way, including Hongxian, Mingxian, Yanggu and other counties adjacent to Lu Heng's rule, they surrendered one after another.

Yu Jin received the news that Lu Heng's army was going north, and discussed with the generals that Lu Heng's army was strong. Instead of attacking rocks with eggs in the field, it is better to defend the city of Xiapi and ask Cao Cao and Taishan Army for help.

Yu Jin's defensive strategy allowed Lu Heng to quickly advance to Xiapi City with a large army. When Lu Heng and Lu Lingji arrived at Xiapi City after two years of separation, Zhao Yun, Lu Wenlong, Shangguanyi, Deng Yuanjue, Niu Gao, Dong Xi, and Zhao Kuangyin were behind him. , Shi Shouxin and other generals lined up.

Looking at this strong city, I was filled with emotions. The last time I came here was when I was marrying Ling Ji, Lu Bu went out of the city to greet me in person. Back then, I thought that I didn’t need to fight this strong city, but now I have moved to Xiapi city. The old man Lu Bu has been dead for two years, and he finally hit Xuzhou.

But Lu Lingji clenched her fists and muttered to herself: "Father, I finally waited until this day to take the Chen family first!"

Almost before Lu Heng led the army to Xiapi, Yu Jin received a letter asking for help from Chen Deng. The former smiled wryly that he had no reinforcements for Chen Deng now, and it was unknown whether he could hold Xiapi now.

Judging from Jin Yiwei's information, the general guarding Xiapi, besides Yu Jin, is Cao Cao's confidant Che Zhou, an old man from the Chen family, Chen Gui, and three former generals of Yuan Shu, Lei Bo, Lei Xu, and Chen Lan.

The general Yu Jin could do it alone, but Che Zhou, Lei Bo, Lei Xu, and Chen Lan would still have no problem abolishing the city, and Chen Gui, a local snake, would be a big deal if he was old but not dead.

Seeing Xiapi's fortified city full of archers, rolling logs, rocks, ballistas, and archery towers, Lu Heng believed that there must be sharp weapons for defending the city, and Lu Heng had a toothache as Yu Jin looked stubborn.

This is the first time I looked at this fortified city from the perspective of an attacker. Xiapi was the number one fortified city in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the original time and space, Cao Cao was besieged for several months and could not take it down. If Song Xian, Wei Xu, and Hou Cheng hadn't rebelled and opened the city gate, Lu Bu might have been able to defend it like Gongsun Zan for a few years.

The classic encirclement is three missing one, and then Lu Heng ordered to prepare to set up catapults, and even ordered to send more catapults to Moling Wang Chong!
When Lu Heng surrounded Xiapi, his gaze first turned to Beihai, Qingzhou, where Kong Rong was the prime minister, but now it is Yuan Tan's territory.

At this time, Yuan Tan was also paying attention to the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. This battle related to the fate of the Yuan family. As the eldest son, Yuan Tan was also very nervous. When Lu Heng sent troops north to Xuzhou, Yuan Tan was overjoyed!

Yuan Tan believed that his father Yuan Shao sent people to form an alliance with Lu Heng in Jiangdong. Only this explanation can explain that Lu Heng led his troops northward at such a critical moment.

Yuan Tan immediately summoned everyone to share the good news.

After a while, Xinpi, Wang Xiu, Liu Xun, Guan Tong, Cen Bi, Kong Ming and other direct descendants of Yuan Tan arrived, and at the same time, three extraordinary figures were also invited by Yuan Tan, namely Xun Kan, Tian Tian, ​​and others. Feng and Ju Yi.

I mentioned before that Ju Yi was the first time Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought against each other and snatched the jade seal to welcome Yuan Shu. Yuan Shao stayed in Qingzhou and was even deprived of his military power. After that, he never thought of this person again, even fighting such a big battle as Cao Cao This general was not used, which basically means exile.

Tian Feng, on the other hand, remonstrated against playing, and was dispatched to Qingzhou by Yuan Shao's displeasure. As for Xun Kan, he was the first to come to Qingzhou. Asked for a spare job and came to Yuan Tan's place.

During this period, Yuan Tan performed outstandingly. With the help of Tian Feng, he repelled Zang Ba's intention to go north on Cao Cao's East Road many times.

(End of this chapter)