Chapter 365

But every time he heard the continuous insults coming from under the city tower.

The anger in Xia Houyuan's heart could be described by the four words "gushing out."

"You thief!"

"Too much deception!"

Hearing a new round of insults coming from outside the city again.

Xia Houyuan, standing on the city tower, was so angry that he hammered his chest.

Le Jin, who was on the side, had an expression on his face that didn't look much better.

Gu Yi had many people and powerful forces, but he was not in a hurry to attack the city.

There must be fraud in this!

But Le Jin couldn't figure out what Gu Yi's purpose was for a while.

At this moment, the only choice left for Le Jin and Xia Houyuan was to cage the city and defend to the death.

In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.

Gu Yi still did not give any orders to attack the city.

Every day, he just kept sending those strong men to repeat the insulting words.

This made Xia Houyuan and Le Jin feel very panicked deep in their hearts.

The situation between Runan City and the outside world had been completely cut off.

The two worried that Gu Yi was besieging without attacking for other plans.

Finally.

On the seventh day of the siege.

Things took a turn.

Gu Yi suddenly ordered all soldiers to retreat twenty miles.

This was definitely good news for Xia Houyuan and Le Jin.

At a distance of twenty miles, they could take the opportunity to send out a dare-to-die team to inquire about outside intelligence.

Heaven rewards the diligent.

Under the inquiry of the dare-to-die team.

Xia Houyuan and Le Jin learned the news that Yuan Shao sent Yuan Tan as commander-in-chief, and 70,000 Yuan troops were about to arrive in Yuzhou to support!

The number of troops participating in this battle under Gu Yi reached more than 100,000.

And the Cao army in Yuzhou only had 50,000.

But if you add the 70,000 Yuan troops coming to support,

The number of soldiers of the Yuan and Cao sides on the Yuzhou battlefield will reach 120,000!

Relying on the city to defend, it is not impossible to defeat Gu Yi!

As for Lü Bu and Zhao Yun.

And the 30,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry rushing toward Xuzhou first.

Xia Houyuan and Le Jin were powerless to stop them.

But as long as Cao Cao captures Peng Cheng before Lü Bu and Zhao Yun arrive in Xuzhou, the initiative of the battlefield will be firmly controlled by the Cao army!

To put it bluntly, this is a war racing against time.

It depends on whose actions are faster.

However.

Gu Yi suddenly led his army to retreat twenty miles.

It was precisely to let Xia Houyuan and Le Jin know the news that reinforcements were about to arrive.

Subsequently, Gu Yi did not command the army under his command to form a siege of Runan again.

This undoubtedly made Xia Houyuan and Le Jin feel relieved in their hearts.

Three days later.

An army of 20,000 soldiers wearing Yuan army clothes suddenly arrived under Runan City from another direction.

The leader shouted toward the city tower:

"Open the door quickly!"

"We are the army sent by Young Master Yuan Tan to support Runan first."

Hearing the shouting.

Xia Houyuan hurriedly lowered his head and looked toward the bottom of the city.

These 20,000 soldiers were indeed wearing Yuan army clothes.

But Xia Houyuan did not recognize the leading main general.

Thinking of this, Xia Houyuan probed:

"Who is the general?"

"Why have we never seen each other before?"

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are now in an alliance relationship.

Several main generals are already familiar with each other.

At this moment, Xia Houyuan saw that he didn't recognize this person under the city at all, and his vigilance couldn't help but rise.

However.

This person under the city was angry:

"Bold!"

"I am Qu Yi!"

"You don't recognize me?"

This general who claimed to be Qu Yi had a face full of anger.

Seeing this, Xia Houyuan secretly thought no wonder.

Although Qu Yi is famous.

But he did not participate in the two coalition crusade events against Dong Zhuo.

This led to the fact that Qu Yi had not met all the generals of the Cao camp.

And this general under the city tower who claimed to be Qu Yi looked very arrogant and domineering.

Completely consistent with the "arrogant" image of Qu Yi in the rumors.

However.

Even if he had roughly confirmed the identity of the visitor in his heart, Xia Houyuan still shook his head and said:

"General Qu, I am very sorry."

"This is a special period."

"Please be sure to let me verify your identity completely before letting you and the soldiers under your command enter the city."

Before the words fell.

A burst of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded not far away.

I saw countless soldiers, under the banner of Gu Yi, killing toward Runan City.

"Damn it!"

"Gu Linzhi's army has killed their way here."

"Let us in quickly!"

This person under the city tower who claimed to be Qu Yi couldn't help but show anxiety on his face.

Seeing this, Xia Houyuan also fell into entanglement.

What was killing toward this side not far away was exactly the army under Gu Yi's command.

And it looked like there were not just a few people.

If Xia Houyuan still didn't want to open the city gate.

I fear the 20,000 "Yuan troops" under the city tower would definitely not be the opponents of the Gu Yi army.

But if the city was opened rashly.

What if there is fraud, what should be done?

Seeing that Xia Houyuan still didn't want to open the city.