The sky was gloomy and heavy, making it difficult for people to breathe.
On the main road from Huai 'an to Shouchun, dust was flying everywhere. Yuan Shu's 100,000 strong army was under the lead of Zhang Xun as they rushed back to reinforce the city. Suddenly, the sound of hooves shook the sky. Chen Ji was shocked and immediately caught up to Zhang Xun."General Zhang, the pursuers have arrived.”
"Don't worry," Zhang Xun replied without a care."How many men are there in Pengcheng?" You're scared to this extent by just a few pursuers. Besides, there's still General Qiao Rui and General Chen Lan to cover the rear, so there's no need to worry.”
A moment later, the elite cavalrymen of the Xu Prefecture Army appeared behind Yuan Shu's army, and the ground shook. At this moment, Chen Lan, who was in the rear, ran over from behind and shouted,"General Zhang, the situation isn't right. There are too many of them, and General Qiao has already been killed.”
Before Zhang Xun could reply, the two armies on the left and right were suddenly in an uproar. "What's going on?" Zhang Xun asked in shock.”
Two school guards rushed over and reported,""General, it's bad. Han Xian, Yang Feng has rebelled. Han Xian attacked from the left and Yang Feng attacked from the right.”
Zhang Xun's face instantly turned red with anger. He said angrily,"I won't forgive you for your repeated actions.”
" General," Chen Ji quickly advised," we can't be calculative with them now. It seems that we have fallen into Li Feng's trap. Han Xian and Yang Feng have long been colluding with the enemy." We'd better break out of the encirclement as soon as possible. Otherwise, we'll be in danger of being completely wiped out.”
Zhang Xun broke out in a cold sweat when he told Chen Ji. He hurriedly said,""Quick, the entire army will charge out with me and retreat towards Shouchun.”
Right at this moment, a group of soldiers charged out from the front. The leader held a double-edged axe and shouted,"Zhang Xun, where are you going? Xu Gongming from the east of the river is here!”With that, the leader charged over from the front.
Yuan Shu's army was in chaos. Zhang Xun kept shouting, hoping to calm his troops down. However, the soldiers from all sides were charging at him, and the morale of the army had long been scattered.
The four armies charged into the formation in a short while, like a tiger charging into a flock of sheep. The chaotic Yuan Shu Army suffered heavy casualties.
Zhang Xun could not care less when he saw that the situation was not right. He quickly dismounted and changed into a soldier's uniform, then sneaked out of the encirclement. Chen Lan was beheaded by Xu Huang and Chen Ji was captured.
Yuan Shu's army saw that their commander had either fled or been killed and captured. Under the enticement of the Xuzhou army, they surrendered one after another. After this battle, 40,000 of the 70,000 soldiers had died, and 20,000 had surrendered.
In Huai An City, Li Feng held a banquet to celebrate his victory. This was the first battle of Li Feng's expansion. Yuan Shu's 70,000-strong army was frozen and disintegrated in less than half a month. The morale of the Xu Prefecture army was very high.
Li Feng raised his cup with joy." Today's victory was all thanks to everyone's hard work. The close cooperation and heroic killing of the enemy from the entire army led to today's victory. Let us fill this cup."
A day later, Li Feng led the victorious army to Chengde. Chen Ji had surrendered yesterday. Li Feng appointed Xu Huang as the vanguard and Chen Ji as the deputy general and guide officer. The Chengde garrison saw that the Xuzhou army was powerful. As soon as the Xuzhou army arrived, the garrison surrendered.
Three days later, Li Feng met up with Zhou Yu at Shouchun City.
Li Feng came to Zhou Yu's camp and Zhou Yu received him. Li Feng held onto Zhou Yu's hand and said,""How was the battle in Shouchun?"
"Shouchun City is surrounded by high walls," Zhou Yu said."It's easy to defend but difficult to attack. I heard that Ji Ling is the number one general in Yuan Shu's army. He's defending the city without leaving. Although Zhou Yu had surrounded the enemy for ten days, he had no good plan.”
Li Feng waited for everyone to sit down and said," Huainan is right in front of us. Shouchun is Huainan. If we are delayed by this city for too long and can't take Huainan, when Cao Cao finishes dealing with Guanzhong, all our efforts will be wasted. If anyone has any good ideas, they might as well bring them up for discussion.”
For a moment, everyone fell silent. Even the lord's number one strategist, Zhou Yu, said that there was no proper plan. It could be seen that this city was not easy to attack, so no one said anything easily.
Seeing that no one spoke, Li Feng couldn't help but feel vexed and said,""If there really isn't any good plan, then let's attack. Tomorrow, everyone will attack the city together and take a look at the city.”
The next morning, war drums sounded outside Shouchun City. Xu Prefecture's army surged toward Shouchun City like a tide. Before they reached the city, they saw fire arrows shooting from the sky. The soldiers in front of Xu Prefecture fell one after another. They finally reached the city, but rolling stones and falling trees came one after another. Xu Prefecture's army suffered heavy losses.
Chen Gong quickly said to Li Feng,"My Lord, the walls of this city are high and the defense is very strong. If this continues, the casualties will be heavy." Or order the retreat and think of a way."
Li Feng felt the same. If this continued, his soldiers would only die in vain. So he ordered the army to retreat and ordered the generals to return to the camp to discuss the matter.
In the Xuzhou military camp, Li Feng was pacing back and forth with a frown."If we can't take down this city, Cao Cao will definitely not let go of Xu Prefecture when he has a chance. The main forces of Xu Prefecture are already here. If Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou, I'll be homeless and my hard-earned foundation will be ruined. However, this damned Shouchun City was so well defended. What should they do? Should we retreat?"
Li Feng raised his head and looked hopefully at Zhou Yu and Chen Gong. These two people were considered to be the best in the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu and Chen Gong were also deep in thought. When they saw Li Feng looking at them, they smiled bitterly in their hearts."It's not impossible to take down this city, but it will definitely take some time or heavy casualties.”
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