Chapter 332: Sneak Attack on Zhongshan Country

Although Zhang Yu changed his itinerary, he didn't attack right away.

He led the army close to the junction of Jizhou and Youzhou, looking for a place to hide.

After hiding, Zhang Yu ordered someone to check the news.

After some investigation, Zhang Yu finally understood why Gongsun Zan was in such a hurry to ask for help.

Zhang Yu squeezed the information in his hand and said: "Yuan Shao is aggressive, his strength is far stronger than in history, and his ambition has also expanded."

According to the intelligence, Yuan Shao had 300,000 troops at this time, and he actually dispatched 150,000 troops to deal with Gongsun Zan. Of course, Gongsun Zan's troops were more than in history, sometimes tens of thousands.

Facing the powerful Jizhou Corps, Gongsun Zan was under great pressure, and asking for help from Liaodong was actually a kind of mentality to try.

"Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, I must not make it easy for you." Zhang Yu tore up the information in his hand, and made up his mind.

Zhang Yu and Yuan Shao are mortal enemies. When dealing with Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao stabbed a knife in the back. If he could seize the opportunity to take revenge, Zhang Yu would certainly not miss it.

"Ning'er, take your things and go back to Liaodong with 5,000 people. I'm going to meet Yuan Shao." Zhang Yu came to Zhang Ning and said while holding her shoulder.

Zhang Ning nodded obediently, she understood that Zhang Yu had important things to do, and the large sum of money extorted from Dong Zhuo was a burden and needed to be sent back.

Zhang Yu's willingness to help Gongsun Zan naturally has his own selfishness. In history, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou were all swallowed by Yuan Shao. Zhang Yu will face Yuan Shao sooner or later. Of course, it is best to cause trouble for him in advance.

Zhang Yu moved quietly, without even notifying Gongsun Zan.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Dian Wei asked after dispatching troops.

Zhang Yu flicked the rein easily and said, "Shoot the snake and hit Qicun. Now that no one knows our whereabouts, just go behind Yuan Shao and give him a shot."

It is possible to help Gongsun Zan, but it is impossible to ask Zhang Yuhua to pay a high price.

Zhang Yu and the others concealed their whereabouts all the way and marched towards the junction of Youzhou Daijun and Jizhou Zhongshan Kingdom.

"My lord, why are we taking this road? There are all mountain roads here, and it's too difficult for the cavalry to move." Dian Wei complained.

"Because it's difficult to walk, the enemy can't think of it, so the miraculous effect can be achieved. The Great Wall is ahead, and it will be much better to cross the Great Wall." Zhang Yu looked forward and said.

Huang Zhong on the side wiped his sweat and said, "My lord, the Great Wall here was built by the Qin Dynasty. It is hundreds of years old and very dilapidated. It is not difficult to cross it. After that, you will enter Zhongshan Kingdom."

That's right, Zhang Yu was going to cross the Great Wall to attack Yuan Shao's rear.

This is the Great Wall built by the Qin Dynasty. The capital of the Qin Dynasty was not in Beijing, and this is not the point. During the Han Dynasty, it was mainly to strengthen the Great Wall of Chang'an and Luoyang.

Most of the Great Walls that existed in Hebei and Beijing in later generations were built during the Ming Dynasty, so it is not difficult to cross the Great Wall at this time.

There is no fighting here for the time being, and Yuan Shao's focus is not here. The Great Wall did not send people to repair or garrison it, so Zhang Yu planned to sneak over here.

Even so, the mountain road was still difficult to walk, and Zhang Yu and the others often had to dismount and lead the horses on foot.

It took Zhang Yu and the others a few days to cross the Great Wall and reach Zhongshan.

Entering Jizhou, Zhang Yu and the others first hid in the mountains to rest and restore the soldiers' physical strength.

When the soldiers recovered their strength, it was time for them to act.

An army of 20,000 is a big target anyway, entering Jizhou, it will be exposed soon after appearing in front of everyone, so Zhang Yu needs to be fast.

In Zhongshan, Yuan Shao only deployed 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they were still scattered in various cities.

Zhang Yu called a few generals and said: "The most important thing in this battle is quick words. We must tear apart the defense of Jizhou at once and disrupt all the enemy's arrangements."

Zhang Yu pointed to the paper with a simple map on it and said: "We divide into four groups, lay an ambush at night, wait for them to open the city gate in the daytime, and make a surprise attack. We must be quick, precise and ruthless. After breaking through their county seat, we will immediately attack and control the city. .”

Zhang Yu plotted the route with his hand while laying out the attack plan, and then said: "Once the city is occupied, we will scrape it.

Regardless of enemy or friend, the wealth of the government and aristocratic families will be confiscated by me. I will try not to kill people if I can, and give all the food that cannot be taken away to the people. "

Zhang Yu made arrangements, and the eyes of several generals lit up.

"Okay, this time our goal is to sweep Zhongshan Kingdom within a few days and surprise Yuan Shao." Zhang Yu said.

Zhang Yu used the method of blitzkrieg, sweeping the entire Zhongshan quickly, leaving Yuan Shao with no time to react.

Make a plan and they'll hit the ground running after nightfall.

Zhang Yu set off with five thousand people.

Arriving in an ambush outside a county seat, hundreds of people approached the city gate hundreds of meters away.

After the ambush is completed, it is time to wait for the opportunity.

The time will soon come, and at dawn the gates will open.

Zhongshan Kingdom is not a battleground at this time, and there are no enemies around, so they are very slack.

"The city gate is open, ready to charge."

The city gate opened, but no pedestrians came in or out at this time.

After a while, the city gate was opened wide, and the leading soldiers charged.

"kill."

Hundreds of people rushed out suddenly.

Rush towards the city gate hundreds of meters away.

The city gate is thick and heavy, and it takes more than a dozen people to close it, and it is too late if you are not prepared.

Soldiers rushed out, a quick charge.

"Look, who are they?"

"That's right, where did the army come from? I haven't heard of any other troops moving over."

"No, they are enemies."

"Not good, enemy attack."

The soldiers on the top of the city finally reacted, and then shouted quickly, and at the same time asked the soldiers at the gate to close the gate, but it was too late.

When the city gate was half closed, Zhang Yu's soldiers rushed in and let them rush into the city gate at once.

"Quickly, report to the general, and the others will follow me down to block them." The young general guarding the city gate hurriedly ordered.

But it quickly made him desperate, because a cavalry appeared in their eyes and charged towards them.

They could still block the hundreds of people below, but facing the rolling iron stream, even all the soldiers in the city combined were no match for them.

The gate of the city was controlled, and Zhang Yu led the soldiers to rush in.

After entering, Zhang Yu didn't stay, and directly attacked the county government and other places, first to eliminate or control the army in the city.

There were only about 3,000 soldiers in the city, and they were relatively weak in combat effectiveness. In addition, they were scattered in various places. It took Zhang Yu and the others to wipe them out in less than an hour.

Controlling the city, Zhang Yu ordered again: "Quickly, remove all useful things in the city, don't leave anything for Yuan Shao, if there is any resistance, kill."

Zhang Yu gave an order, and some experienced soldiers immediately led people to start scraping the city.

At the same time, Zhang Yu also led a group of soldiers to patrol the city to see if his soldiers were messing around.

It's okay to take over the family, but you can't kill people indiscriminately, let alone bully the people. If you find out who are plundering, Zhang Yu will kill them without hesitation.