The Han army lined up under the Pingyuan City, and all the people in the wild were gathered in the city. After some discussions between Prince Liu Dong and the generals, the strategy of fighting the Pingyuan City was finally formed, rather than fighting the Hu army in the wilderness.

The reinforcements of the Later Han Dynasty were only Hu Yanming, and there were 20,000 cavalry. The remaining three and four groups of troops were unknown. Even the chief generals of the troops were not known. If they were mainly cavalry, then the pressure on the Han army would be extremely high in field battles. To weaken the power of the opponent's cavalry as much as possible is a key step to win.

You should know that even if the Han army has 110,000 people, it cannot guarantee that it will gain the upper hand in the face of tens of thousands of cavalry. Even a mistake or a negligence will lead to the enemy cavalry being at ease and being in a mess. Fighting on the plain is the only choice and it is also the most beneficial battlefield for the Han army!

The 110,000 Han army naturally could not all gather under the Pingyuan City. It is still quite unknown and difficult to divide the troops. First, it is impossible to confirm whether the Later Han Emperor Liu Yuan will personally come to the Pingyuan to fight in the decisive battle within a time when effective adjustments are made. Secondly, if Liu Yuan comes, his target will be Gaotang or the Pingyuan is unpredictable.

The troops of the Later Han army on the northern route are probably not weak, so they should not be too many or too few to defend Liu Yuan. Moreover, the positions they are stationed must be able to be invested in the Gaotang or plain battlefield according to the situation after discovering the enemy situation. This not only has extremely high requirements for the army's response and combat effectiveness, but also the leading generals must have superhuman judgment and decisiveness.

Qiao Deng led 10,000 troops to defend Pingyuan City, responsible for defense inside and outside the city, military information transmission from all parties, etc. Dai Yuan had 40,000 troops in Gaotang, and Jiang Sheng helped the battle. The two of them also made complete preparations for Gaotang; and Liu Dong, the prince of the Supervisor, personally led 30,000 elite Han troops to station between Gaotang and Pingyuan in order to react as soon as possible.

The 70,000 Han troops outside the Pingyuan City were supervised by generals Yuanyan, Wang Kan, Bo Sheng, Li Yun, Wang Yu, Liu Wu, Song Pei, Yan Sha and other generals lined up outside the Pingyuan City, waiting for reinforcements from the North Road of the Later Han Dynasty to arrive.

In addition, he quickly went to Chiping to send a message to Huoze, Guan and Yi, so that they must pay attention to the movements of Liu Yuan's army and try their best to delay their pace.

The army was well arranged, and when it was almost noon, the hot sun shining on the armor and the temperature continued to rise. The Han army, who was standing in the wild, was still motionless. For some reason, the weather suddenly became manic and became stuffy. When the Han army was experiencing the high temperature, dozens of cavalry scouts rushed from afar.

"The whole army is ready to fight!" Yuan Yan has rich combat experience, and he can tell a little about the scout's dynamics.

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At the same time, after receiving Liu Xun's fearful military information, the Later Han Emperor Liu Yuan also confirmed the goal of the battle. The 80,000 Hu troops turned around and marched southward and attacked Chiping!

The defenders of Chiping were shocked when they heard the news and hurriedly sent the news to Xiuze, Guan Yi and other commanders of the three armies. Xiuze and Guan Yi had thought that Liu Yuan would simply deal with him first, but they did not expect that Liu Yuan's army would advance so quickly. But seeing the Han army camps were mobilized everywhere, countless troops of the army, horses, chariots, and armies were flowing continuously, and they started moving nervously.

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The Han army suffered heavy losses by forcibly repelling Shi Le's iron cavalry. Most of Zu Ti's 5,000 vanguard troops were killed under the horse's hooves of Hu cavalry. The Hu cavalry killed was only a few thousand cavalry. Fortunately, although Zu Ti was injured, he could still continue to command the three armies. The Han army was concerned about Boping's safety, so he left Pei Miao to lead 3,000 troops to escort Liaocheng. The money and food of the Leping army slowly moved, and the rest went to rescue Boping.

Zhuge Jing defended Boping and had been defending for more than a night. The Hu army had an offensive as if it was tide. Although the temporary siege equipment was rough, the Hu people were very brave and still had a chance to capture the city. Their siege skills still need to be tempered, but their killing ability was greater than that of the conventional Han army. There were only more than 3,000 defenders in the city. There were more than a thousand dead in one night, and there were as many as 600 casualties.

The troops who could fight were suddenly reduced to half, and the casualties of the Hu people were no more than two thousand.

Although the short wall was complicated to rewind, it was mainly used to resist the impact of the Hu cavalry. The Hu army's cavalry were all taken by Shi Le to the rear of Boping to investigate the situation. The infantry only needed to hold a large shield and constantly hit the outside. The low wall was built in a very hasty day and collapsed very quickly.

The Han army's bows and arrows could suppress the speed of the Hu people's advancement at the far end. The Hu people also knew how to use the undemolished low walls as cover to resist the attacks of arrows. In addition, the orderly arrangement and shield players blocked each other, the Hu people did not lose much of their troops between medium and long distances.

The Hu general Cui Jing was born in a Han Dynasty, was familiar with the affairs of the army, and was decisive in killing people. He was a ruthless character in Qinghe County! Shi Le lost the assistance of Zhang Bin and others, and mostly acted in Qinghe County by Zhang Jing. But Zhang Jing was also unable to get too close to Shi Le to avoid being seen tacit understanding. Therefore, Shi Le relied on the Han generals from Qinghe County.

With Shi Le's promotion and appointment, Cui Jing had a place to use his skills and was very grateful to Shi Le. Even Taobao, a member of the Eighteen Cavalry who started his family with Shi Le, was nothing in Cui Jing's eyes. This shows how prosperous this person is!

After a fierce battle, the fortifications built by the Han army outside Boping City were hard-working, leaving the south gate and the west gate, and the east gate and the north gate were all flattened by the Hu army. There were many Han and Hu soldiers with different postures lying under the base of the walls in the east and north of the city. Blood stained the earth red and penetrated the soil. There were still sounds of killing on the red land, and war drums continued to occur.

For the Hu army, who had good formations below the city and had enough rest, this battle was just beginning; but for the Han army, who was extremely tired but could not rest for a long time, they had already shown a tired expression at this moment.

The Han army clearly had a persistent attitude, while the Hu people also made it clear that they had a strong attack. The difference was that the Hu people only attacked the east gate and the north gate, but gave up the attacks from the west gate and the south gate. Common sense, such a choice was absolutely beneficial to the defending party. In the past, the troops of four gates had to be distributed, but now they could gather in two places to fight. Isn’t it more to have more confidence in keeping the city?

But it was also cruel for the Han army. When the troops defending the city became abundant, the other party still dared to attack fiercely. The only explanation is that the other party is good at killing and injuring! He is good at large-scale killing and fighting, and is not afraid that the local forces of the Han army will become thicker. This is the reason why the Hu people dared to attack.

The Han army was empty west and could not escape on both sides of the south. Boping was like a trapped city. When Cui Jing chose this strategy, the Han army was shocked by the powerful lethal power of the Hu people, and also had a lot of anxiety about its own situation. With Shi Le's cavalry, the Han people would die as long as they left the city.

Zhuge Jing, Sima Yao and Yuan Tongshuai led the three armies of Li to urge the soldiers to defend the city and repel the attacks of the Hu people again and again. Xu Sun, Li Mazi and others, who were the first to discover the enemy's traces, had long since died in battle. Only the military Hou Qu Changfeng, who came from Liaocheng, was still fighting on the front line with a knife. Several wounds on his body were bandaged and then broken, and the blood seemed to have dried up.

"Dog/The Hu dog raised by my mother is really tenacious and she still wants to attack!" Yuan Tong looked at the formation that had been in the distance for a long time and pushed out another four 200-300-person square formations moving towards the city wall, and couldn't help but curse.

Sima Yao's voice was hoarse at this moment, and more than ten soldiers were commanding the city to pour boiling oil and water on the choking smell and harsh screams sounded again. Although the oil and water in this pot were limited in damage, it had a unique blow and shock to the morale of the attacking party.

"The person named Cui is mostly from Qinghe County. The attack and killing are so cruel and the military force is so calm. Such a person is really rare. Unfortunately, there are only these six pots..." When he said this, a personal soldier next to Sima Yao suddenly pushed Sima Yao hard. Sima Yao was unable to defend himself and was frightened again. He staggered and knocked his personal soldier who was reaching out to support him to the ground.

"Hu Gou! Shoot me!" Yuan Tong saw that the personal soldier actually pushed Sima Yao away and cursed with anger. More than a dozen archers endured the soreness of their arms and rushed to shoot the Hu crossbowmen under the city.

Sima Yao looked at the life-saving personal soldier who was lying on the ground and stomped his feet hard and said, "Go and boil water quickly, the better!"

There are only six iron pots, so it takes time to burn them hot. There are two walls to protect, so the strike surface and frequency are extremely pitiful.

There was a panic on the far side, and several powerful soldiers were chopped over by the Hu people who climbed up to the top of the city. Sima Yao pulled out his sword and rushed over with his personal soldiers. From a distance, he saw the Hu people's swords and axes flying around, while the Han people rushed up desperately, fighting and falling to the ground. The Han people finally defended this section of the city wall, but suffered more casualties.

Such a scene was repeated, and the number of crossbowmen with limited physical strength was not enough to deal with the fierce attack of the Hu people. Under Cui Jing's command, the Hu people either cut down trees to create siege equipment, or attacked the city wall with strong and sharp edges, or slept in a simple military camp in the distance to maintain their energy, waiting to be woken up.

The Hu army was mobilized in an orderly manner, and Cui Jing would not waste the little physical strength of his soldiers, nor would he waste the soldiers rest for a second. The orderly arrangements were made, and the brave and tough soldiers dragged the exhausted Han army to the dangerous situation, fighting desperately with the Hu people who had repeatedly climbed to the city, but they didn't know how long they could support them.

"Sir, the Hu people began to demolish the fortifications between the West Gate and the South Gate!" Qu Changfeng rested for a moment, and suddenly received a message from the West Gate and the South Gate, and quickly notified Zhuge Jingdao.

Zhuge Jing's face was gloomy and his body couldn't help but sway. He saw that the Han army around him looked bleak, obviously not prepared for this. He thought the enemy had given up these two places and put pressure on him. But he still underestimated Cui Jing. He chose to open the battlefield in the west and south of the city when the Han army was exhausted and anxious. This was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Han army's psychology!

Now that half of the troops have been fought, the remaining wounded soldiers are resting, and the rest are fighting on the front line. How can they have the extra troops, spirit, and mental strength to take into account the two battlefields?

Just when he was helpless, suddenly a gust of dust was shattered in the south of the city. It turned out that Shi Le, the general of the Later Han Dynasty, led three or four thousand Hu cavalry to join the Hu army like a gust of wind.

"This... can we wait to burn both jade and stones!" Sima Yao's eyes turned dark when he saw this, and the spirit that had been persisting for a night could no longer be raised.

"No, the Hu cavalry army is not in a state of dissatisfaction, and its strength is damaged!" Yuan Tong looked at the Hu cavalry team and couldn't help but feel happy. Qu Changfeng also saw clearly that the Hu cavalry swords, guns, armor and war horses were all covered in blood, and he was shouting excitedly.

Zhuge Jing was inspired and said, "If you can repel the Hu cavalry, it must be our army. If you stick to it for a while, the Hu people will definitely withdraw their troops!"

Yuan Tong pondered: "Let the people come up to help the war. Changfeng, you lead the wounded soldiers to the south gate. I will take my personal soldiers to the west gate. There are still fortifications on both sides to be demolished. The Hu people will not be so fast!"

Qu Changfeng said excitedly, "Brothers, come with me!" But when the Han people sitting on the ground moaning in pain, as long as they could stand up, they followed Qu Changfeng with swords and guns. Some of the severe injuries did not get up, but instead aggravated the injuries. He fell to the ground and there was no extra people to care for it.

Sima Yao's mood had just fallen to the bottom, but at this moment he was even more excited: "Listen, brothers, Hu Gou will definitely launch the last round of attacks, gritting his teeth and persevering, everyone will survive! Otherwise, if Hu Gou is killed in, we will be killed by Hu Gou!"

The Han army was excited, but the Hu people were shocked at this moment. After hearing what Shi Le said, Cui Jing frowned and said, "The Han people are exhausted. Look at the other end, there are only a few hundred people running to the west and south. If the general can fight for half an hour, he will definitely be able to break this city!"

With Cui Jing's careful calculations, there are still eight thousand Hu troops who still maintain the posture of a new force. Once they enter the battle and break through Boping, it is not difficult. It just takes time to dismantle the fortifications on the periphery. I believe that without these hard shells, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled on the city are simply vulnerable.

Shi Le also frowned and said, "Zu Ti and others' goal is Qinghe. Pingyuan is probably lost in such a way. Now the troops in the county are weak. If the Han army in Pingyuan enters the country in a partial division, Taobao may be difficult to resist. Even if the small town of Boping is broken, it is worthless. Let's retreat first!"

He spent a lot of effort and now he was only the last blow. Cui Jingxin was unwilling to argue. But when he thought about what Shi Le said, he still put the overall situation first and said: "Since you should withdraw your troops quickly, we will ensure that our Qinghe County will not lose. We will talk about it after observing the situation!"

Whether it was Shi Le or Cui Jing, they were not those who were greedy for temporary achievements. The two hit it off, and Zhang Jing had nothing to say. The Hu army, which was nearly 20,000, retreated all the troops. The siege weapons were thrown all over the ground, and even the corpses of the soldiers who died in battle were too late to clean up...

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The gloomy sky seemed to Liu Yuan's mood, and in the eyes of the Han army, the Hu people were overwhelmed with gloomyness.

Liu Yuan personally led the army to fight, which made the Han army both nervous and excited. The opponents that Emperor Liu Chan had never defeated back then were now excited under the balance of power. Liu Yuan had few opponents outside Hebei, and even the general Jiang Wei highly praised him. How can he not be nervous when fighting such a person?

"When Liu Yuan comes here, he can't go to the plains." Xiu Ze said lightly, but he felt relieved. The prince of the regent Liu Dong is His Majesty's only bloodline. If he can not fight Liu Yuan directly, it would be the best result.

Guan Yi could understand Xiu Ze's implicit sound and smiled silently, "You and I are not as good as Your Majesty, nor are they the generals. Liu Yuan left the plain and ran to us. This battle is probably not that simple."

Xiu Ze added a little taste and said calmly and calmly: "Zhuge Shang and others met the general on the West Road, and there were no reinforcements within half a month after you and I. We should not seek victory in this battle, but we only seek undefeated!"

If the Later Han emperor Liu Yuan heard Xiu Ze's words, he would have been very impressed. As the commander of the three armies, Xiu Ze had the opportunity to defeat Liu Yuan, a powerful opponent, but in the face of such a challenge, Xiu Ze thought more about once this battle became a decisive battle between the two armies and the result was not satisfactory, there would be no combat power behind him that could match Liu Yuan for a while, which would be an absolute danger for the prince Liu Dong, who was far away on the plains.

Guan Yi is no longer the age of competing for strength and more than ten years of war have sharpened the sword hidden deep in the Xichuan Palace into a treasure sword in the army.

"You and I are like this. I'm afraid there will be a noise in the Central Plains court. There will never be few people who are playing with their lips and tongues." Guan Yi knew Xiu Ze's thoughts clearly, and he also had the same view. If Liu Yuan, who was full of murderous aura, knew that the two of them had such plans, he would be furious.

Xiu Ze's eyes flashed, and he looked at the Hu people's formation slowly moving in the distance and said in a plain tone: "How can you care about so much? Your Highness's safety is the most important. Your Majesty secretly told you and I to protect Your Highness's safety, how can you ignore it? Besides, this old boy Liu Yuan must have some tricks. If you kill me like this, I would not believe it if there is no killing move in the middle!"

Emperor Liu Chan of Han was concerned about his beloved son, and out of his plan to pass away sooner or later, he did not intend to make trouble for Liu Dong's strategy. The Han Dynasty needed not only an emperor who could defend his territory, but also the ability to expand his country and land! Therefore, Liu Chan only wrote two letters to Guan Yi and Xiu Ze, thinking that he could act cheaply at critical moments, and to protect the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince as the first priority.

Now that there is only one son, how can you not worry about your only bloodline?

Guan Yi nodded and said, "I couldn't see how special Liu Yuan's formation is. The more you are, the more you should be careful. If you are not sure, Liu Yuanhai will not come for you and me."

Xiu Ze looked at Guan Yi and smiled, so he sent a military order...

Not far away, the Hu general Liu Xun led the iron cavalry to join Liu Yuan's army. Along the way, Liu Xun felt uneasy. He damaged Hu Yandun and thousands of cavalry, and chased Zu Ti away. He stopped at Liaocheng, which showed his lack of strategic judgment and courage, which made His Majesty very dissatisfied.

Fortunately, there is still an opportunity to perform in this battle. As long as you defeat the Han army with the assistance of the cavalry, I believe that Your Majesty will definitely look at him differently!

When he stepped into Chiping, there was no sound of killing. When the battlefield entered his sight, it was even more shocking and at a loss. The Chen army in the fourth field of the Later Han army had no trace of battle. The banner of the Later Han was planted on the top of Chiping.

"Your Majesty... I'm late in the future..." When he came to Liu Yuan's central army under the city, he glanced at Liu Yuan's angry face. Liu Xun was so scared that his legs softened and he knelt down to wonder how to escape the disaster.
Chapter completed!