Jia Xu's envoy came again, and when he saw Lu Bu, he said that our side was ready and was about to leave. General Lu, what are you going to do, do you stay in Bingzhou alone or join us and head to Qingzhou together?

Lu Bu's siege of the city was not smooth, and he was not going down the steps, and when he saw Jia Xu's envoy returning, he pushed the boat down the river and responded: "The Son of Heaven Luan is returning to the east, how can I not follow the left and right?" So he made an appointment to wait at the Shangdang border.

Hedong's side responded, so he raised his army. Zhang Xiu led the army to open the way to the front, Yang Feng and Dong Cheng led their troops to escort the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials in the Chinese army, and Duan Xuan led the army behind. A group of several armies, the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials were guarded tightly, the flags covered the sky and the earth, the drums rumbled, and the trumpets sounded in unison. Start heading north.

Hedong Taishou Wangyi and Han Xian, Hu Cai, Li Le and other generals went out of the city to send each other for thirty miles and returned. At this time, Qingzhou's side also started to act early. Zhang Fei led a large army and entered the Qinghe River, but did not go to the boundary bridge, and went all the way to Wei County along Lingxian. Someone in Qinghe noticed it, so he reported it to Wei County, saying that the Qingzhou army had entered the country. Although Yuan Tan was left behind in Wei County, the military affairs were entrusted to Lu Yi. Yuan Tan came to find Koji Yi and said, "General Koji, there is a report from the Qinghe River, and the Qingzhou Army has entered my territory again, what can I do about it?" ”

Lu Yi said: "This siege of Wei to save Zhao is also, although the son can rest assured, with me, Wei County is worry-free." "Liyi was in Jizhou, made many meritorious deeds, and after breaking Gongsun Zhan, he was abandoned by Yuan Shao. Twice conquered Youzhou, using all the generals of his cronies, but leaving Liyi to guard the rear. Lu Yi was dissatisfied for a long time, and when he saw Yuan Tan come to ask, he said that it was so, but he thought in his heart, as long as the boundary bridge is not urgent, I don't care where the Qingzhou army will enter Jizhou.

Zhang Fei traveled all the way day and night, and when he arrived at the pavilion, he thought, Wei County Xilian Si Li, is where Yuan Shao's foundation is, if I hear that my army has entered, its guards will do their best to attack me, although I am not afraid, but the welcome is big, and there is no room for loss. It is better to divide the army. Then the thousands of troops were broken into pieces, and the banner of Jizhou was raised to go to the upper reaches of Zhangshui in batches. Between them, the scouts are connected with each other, echoing back and forth, in case of emergencies.

Yuan Shao led the elite to the north, and the other counties, only some county soldiers remained, although Wei County still had the Liyi army, but it was only in Yecheng. Zhang Fei came here, and he was basically a cavalryman. So when a team of cavalry passed by, some people saw it and thought it was Jizhou soldiers. Who would have thought that Zhang Fei would be emboldened to let his troops disperse within the enemy's territory?

After passing the hill, when I arrived at Pingyang City, I was approaching Yecheng in front of me. At this time, someone finally sensed that something was wrong. The Pingyang City guard was at the head of the city, looked at the cavalry under the city, and said to the captain beside him: "From yesterday to now, how many people have passed in total?" ”

The lieutenant replied, "Every hour there are two troops of cavalry crossing, and from yesterday to this time, there are thousands of them. ”

After hearing this, the guard was shocked and said: "This must be the enemy's army, not our army!" He knew very well that most of his cavalry had already gone north with the lord, and now in Jizhou, where is there still such a scale of cavalry? Although he knew it in his heart, he didn't dare to fight, and with this little strength in Pingyang City, he wanted to provoke the cavalry, unless he didn't want to live. So he sent his horse to Yecheng to ask for an emergency.

Yuan Tan got the news and said that there were thousands of cavalry activities in the realm and had approached Ye County, so he couldn't help but be shocked, so he hurriedly came to find Lu Yi: "General, the Pingyang guard said that thousands of cavalry have entered the territory and are close to Ye County, and please take precautions quickly." ”

When he heard that there were thousands of cavalry, he couldn't help but be surprised, so he summoned the Yamen general and ordered: "Go out of the city, find out and report to me quickly." ”

The Yamen general took the order and left, and Lu Yifang said to Yuan Tan: "Don't panic, son, with me here, no matter how many cavalry there are, it will be useless." ”

Yuan Tan remembered that it was the person in front of him, who had led the foot soldiers to break the Youzhou Iron Cavalry and beheaded the general Yan Gang of Gongsun Zhan. I couldn't help but feel relieved in my heart, there was this one in the secret way, and I was afraid of any cavalry, not to mention that there was a strong city to defend it.

After Pingyang City, there is Ye County ahead. In the upper reaches of Zhangshui, there are countless cities, and along the way, they are Ye County, Wucheng, Jiuhou City and Dirty City. This is the reason why Jia Xu was reluctant to go to Zhangshui at the beginning. In his opinion, it is even more dangerous to go to Wei County than to go to Merge State. As long as the state is cleared through the Huguan, and then it goes all the way to Yanmen, it is basically a thoroughfare. And going to Wei County, whether you go to Zhangshui or not, is very dangerous.

As soon as it enters the territory of Wei County, there is Ye County and Liyang below. When the two defenders come out together, lock the road, and it will be a real trouble. When the time came, as soon as there was a delay in Wei County, Yuan Shao transferred a large army to surround it, and it was over, and it was difficult to fly. So now, although I believe that Liu Bei's arrangement should be safe, Jia Xu is also restless, for fear that something will go wrong on the way.

When he arrived in Ye County, Zhang Fei didn't plan to hide it, and he couldn't hide it if he wanted to. At this time, if the troops are divided, they will be eaten by the Ye County guards in batches. So he gathered the army, raised the banner, and began to march with a swagger. The goalkeeper of the koji and prosthetic teeth led people to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and at a glance, good guys, thousands of cavalry, playing the banner of Zhang Fei, the tiger general of Qingzhou. After looking carefully, he quickly reported to Yecheng.

Yuan Tan listened to the report, his face turned pale, and he said to the left head of the Koji Yi: "General, Zhang Fei is a tiger general in Qingzhou, known as ten thousand enemies. Now that he is leading his army here, can the general have a good plan? ”

Lu Yi had already turned countless thoughts in his heart, and after listening to Yuan Tan's questioning at this time, he said, "Son, when the lord goes north, what do you have to say?" ”

Yuan Shao's words Yuan Tan remembered them clearly, and without thinking about it at the moment, he immediately replied: "Stay in Wei County and protect southern Hebei." If the enemy comes, they will refuse to the boundary bridge and wait for reinforcements. ”

Koji Yi clapped his hands and said, "That's right! Our task is to defend Wei County and southern Hebei. The cavalry outside doesn't matter whether it's Zhang Fei or Zhang Yan. He does not attack cities, nor plunders the people. What does he do? ”

Yuan Tan was choked by Ko Yi's words, this, this, what does this mean? Yuan Tan's face was red, and he said loudly: "When the enemy enters our territory, how can there be any reason not to expel it?" ”

Lu Yi said: "Childe, can I Yecheng and my Wei County have troops to resist thousands of cavalry?" If you barely fight, you will be defeated, and when the time comes, not to mention the loss of soldiers, you will annoy the enemy soldiers to attack my city, and then what can you do? ”

Where did Yuan Tan say that Lu Yi, a long-time battle-hardened expert, was stunned for a while and then asked: "What about the general?" ”

Koji Yi said: "It's better to respond to all changes with the same." If the enemy does not move, I will not move. If the enemy attacks the city, it is my duty to defend the territory, so I will naturally lead the army to attack it. Son, the lord took the second son to the north, and ordered the third son to sit in the town and merge the state. At this critical time, Childe can think twice. It is better to have no reactive power than to have it! ”

The three brothers of the Yuan family compete for favor, it is not a matter of one day or two, and everyone in Jizhou knows it. When Lu Yi said this, he was right talking about Yuan Tan's heart. He was in Wei County, but the enemy army crossed but ignored it, and when the two brothers knew about it and complained to their father, the heir had nothing to do with himself. But what Koji said also makes sense. If you want to fight the obviously Wei County's soldiers, they can't defeat Zhang Fei's cavalry, and it is more dangerous to lose, so it is better to listen to the Yi Yi and respond to all changes with the same. If Zhang Fei really attacked the city, it would not be too late for Koyi to send troops.