"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
Seeing smoke and dust billowing, tens of thousands of Heishan soldiers from the northeast came rushing toward Zhending County.
Their leading general was Zhang Yan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Heishan Army.
After waiting for such a long time, Zhang Yan finally took the initiative to attack!
At this moment, on top of the Zhending County towers, Han Yu was not afraid of the attacks of thousands of Heishan troops outside the city.
On the contrary, Han Yu was happy.
Now that his war against Yuan Shao had begun, Yuan Shao would definitely take action.
Now is the time to fight, and Han Yu does not want to waste too much time with the Heishan Army.
Only after defeating the Heishan bandits as soon as possible and securing the rear would make Han Yu have enough confidence to fight against Yuan Shao.
If the Heishan army was scattered everywhere, they would not fight Han Yu, but would frequently attack and intrude on his territory, this would make Han Yu unable to comfortably fight Yuan Shao.
It would be fatal for Han Yu.
Fortunately, the enemy chief Zhang Yan did not do this.
It seems that Zhang Yan wants to defeat Han Yu in one fell swoop, seeing that Han Yu doesn't have many troops.
"Xia Houlan!"
Han Yu said to Xia Houlan, who had been promoted by him to County magistrate in Zhending County seat:
"Zhang Yan is leading the attack, you go to the city to gather everyone who can fight, prepare to fight at any time, and also tell everyone in the city not to panic, with us here, Zhang Yan will not be able to destroy our Zhending County."
"Yes!"
Xia Houlan respectfully accepted the order, and immediately went down to the tower to make arrangements.
As the smoke and dust drew near, the sound became noisier, and a large number of Heishan troops appeared in front of everyone.
The Heishan Army did not have proper weapons and some people even carried farming equipment.
Many of them were wrapped in yellow shawls, like soldiers from the Yellow Turbans.
There are many people, and there are at least 40,000 or 50,000 people in front of Zhending County, like a giant dragon suddenly lying in front.
On either side of the crowd, there were probably thousands of cavalry soldiers scattered and galloping, guarding the two wings.
If nothing else, the number of the Heishan Army alone displayed an indescribable aura!
However, this group of Heishan troops was clearly not well-lined, and their weaponry and clothing were uneven.
Compared to the ordinary army and cavalry troops under Han Yu, they were truly like a horde.
All they rely on is their number.
In terms of combat effectiveness, it is naturally incomparable with ordinary soldiers and cavalry.
The soldiers under Han Yu had experienced fighting against 300,000 Heishan soldiers from Yu Du, Bo Rao, and others in Yuanshi County before.
Zhang Yan started from the Yellow Turban Rebellion and went on to dominate the Heishan bandits, becoming the supreme leader of the Heishan Army.
During this period, he also surrendered to the imperial court and was awarded the title of General of the Household Who Pacifies Disorder.
The world was in great turmoil, and the Warlords rose together, rendering more and more people unable to live and defecting to the Heishan Army.
However, the increasing number of the Heishan army also brought a serious problem, namely food shortages.
The Heishan Army had progressed from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present, despite the fact that there were many people, but only Zhang Yan knew the hardships behind the lack of food.
This time, Zhang Yan got a promise from Yuan Shao that he could get Shicheng if he could take all of Changshan and could be cultivated by the Heishan army.
In the face of the current situation where the Heishan army was unable to hold on, he had to agree to Yuan Shao's withdrawal request.
Therefore, Zhang Yan came out of his base, trying to take Changshan in one fell swoop.
Nevertheless, halfway through, Han Yu came with his soldiers and stopped them from advancing.
Now that the Heishan army is short of food, I am afraid that it will not be possible to last until the autumn harvest; therefore, Zhang Yan is trying to fight to the death.
Zhang Yan gathered an army of twenty Commanders in Changshan and selected 60,000 of them to attack Zhending County.
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"General, I am willing to lead the army to resist and reverse the morale of the Heishan army."
Behind Han Yu, Yu Jin looked at the threatening Heishan army and stepped forward to ask for orders.
Yu Jin has followed Han Yu this far, but he hasn't made any contributions yet, so he's eager to make a contribution.
Han Yu shook his head and said, "We don't have to be impatient. There are many Heishan soldiers, so it is not suitable to go outside the city to fight at this time."
Han Yu did not have much of an army right now, and he didn't want to lose too much to the Heishan Army.
Therefore, Han Yu just wanted to keep his strength as much as possible.
The Heishan Army came to attack Zhending County, and the momentum was growing rapidly, but the Heishan Army didn't have sufficient siege weapons.
Perhaps Zhang Yan also wanted to force the citizens to leave the city and run away just like when they invaded Changshan.
But how could Han Yu leave the city and escape?
Therefore, as long as Han Yu defends the city, the Heishan army will not be able to attack the city, and they will feel tired over time.
At that time, if Han Yu went outside of the city to fight, he would definitely be able to break through to the Heishan Army.
In addition, Han Yu could see that although the Heishan Army was numerous and strong, there was no unified dispatch and a lack of command.
Although there are a lot of people, they are full of flaws, and they are just appearances to look strong.
Yu Jin saw that Han Yu did not give him the order, did not give up, but stepped forward and said:
"General, after I observed the enemy forces, I saw that although Zhang Yan of the Heishan army has strength, I don't think he is talented at commanding an army. I can see from his troops and cavalry there are three flaws. If we can send troops at this time to fight, we will be able to get a great victory, and by then we will be able to defeat Zhang Yan."
"Oh?"
Han Yu was slightly confused.
Yu Jin pointed his finger at the Heishan army and said: "The Heishan army is large in number, but does not have a good command and is disorganized. If we can rush past and interfere with their movement, they will surely fall apart, and they will lose their strength in one move. This is their first flaw.
Zhang Yan had at least 2,000 cavalries in his hands, but he did not know how to use them properly. Instead, he spread his cavalry all over the place. Once my cavalry made a surprise attack, their cavalry would not be able to unite and naturally could not stop our attack. This is their second flaw.
Although the Heishan Army concentrated their forces and tried to attack Zhending city, however, they did not have good siege equipment to attack the city. Moreover, the Heishan Army did not have enough food supplies, and they marched day after day. Right now, I was sure that they only looked strong from the outside, but were hungry and exhausted. This is their third flaw.
Jin thinks that the Heishan army has these three flaws, and the General can take advantage of them to break the Heishan army in one battle."
Yu Jin was worthy of being a great military talent, and at the start of the battle, he was able to explain the flaws of the Heishan Army in one observation.
Han Yu nodded with satisfaction and said: "According to Wenze, our troops can take advantage of the enemy's faltering ranks and lead the cavalry to launch an attack, and the enemy will find this difficult to deal with.
Moreover, they are already tired from the long journey, as long as our army wins the first move, the Heishan army will feel afraid and would not be able to resist which will make the whole army collapse!"
Yu Jin nodded and said, "That's right! I asked the General to give the orders to dispatch troops and defeat the enemy!"
Han Yu looked at Guo Jia next to him.
Han Yu had quite a bit of troop at the moment, he really didn't dare to mess around.
Seeing Guo Jia nod, it seemed that he agreed with Yu Jin's statement.
So Han Yu ordered: "Yu Jin!"
"Yu Jin here!"
Yu Jin was overjoyed when he heard those words, and rushed forward to receive orders.
"I ordered you to lead 2,000 troops out of the city to fight, you must win this battle, but you must not be rash in fighting."
"Yes!"
Yu Jin received orders to leave.
"Zhang He, Zhao Yun!"
"The two of you lead 2,000 soldiers and cavalry respectively, and you will be ready to assist Yu Jin at any time so that there will be no mistake."
"Yes, General!"
Zhang He and Zhao Yun took the lead.
Finally, Han Yu said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, you lead the troops to guard the tower, and I plan to go outside to meet Zhang Yan for a while. If there is an opportunity, I plan to persuade Zhang Yan to surrender for me."
"Don't worry, General."
Guo Jia nodded.
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