Wang Can led the army back to Shangyong City, and the army rested for a day. ***

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Can, with Gan Ning as his commander and Lü Meng, Zhou Tai, Chen Dao, and Zhang Ren as his deputy marshals, led an army of 20,000 to exterminate Lü Bu and Yuan Shu.

After a great battle, the army under the command of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu suffered heavy casualties, and even if the soldiers left for Chen Gong were added, there were only a few thousand, and never more than five thousand. With such a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, there will be no suspense in the battle, and Wang Can also sent Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Lü Meng and other fierce generals, and it should be said that it will be easy to defeat Lü Bu and Yuan Shu.

However, the army fought out of Shangyong City, but returned in vain.

Because when Gan Ning led the troops to kill, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu immediately retreated when they got the news and did not fight with Gan Ning.

After Gan Ning's pursuit was fruitless, he led his troops back.

At this time, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu marched again, approached Shangyong City, and stationed them outside the city, as if a piece of sticky candy was pasted on Shangyong City, so that Wang Can could not feel at ease.

As long as Lü Bu and Yuan Shu stay outside the city, Wang Can must divide a part of the soldiers to deal with Yuan Shu and Lü Bu, especially Lü Bu's martial arts are the best in the world, once Wang Can leads the troops to retreat, Shangyong City is bound to be attacked by the two. Now that Lu Bu and Yuan Shu's army are carrying out the strategy of Chen Gong, Wang Can is also in a dilemma.

Because once they evacuated from Shangyong City, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu might take the opportunity to enter, and it would be too wasteful of energy for the army to stay in Shangyong City, after all, the war in the north was still going on, and it was impossible for Wang Can to stay in Shangyong City all the time.

For several days in a row, the army led by Gan Ning returned in vain.

Gan Ning used all kinds of tactics to lure the enemy deeper, or take the initiative to attack, or ambush, but all of them did not achieve results.

Such a result made Gan Ning quite frustrated.

……

Prefectural hall, in the hall.

Gan Ning stood in the hall, bowed slightly, and said, "Lord, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu sometimes advance and sometimes retreat, but they don't fight with us. The last general sent troops continuously, but he couldn't exterminate Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, please punish the lord! "Gan Ning has been rampant on the Yangtze River, and after so many years of fighting, it is the first time that he has encountered such a situation, which is very tricky.

Wang Can waved his hand and said, "It's not your sin, sit down!" ”

After a pause, Wang Can looked at Zhang Liao and asked, "Wenyuan, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Liao clenched his fists and said: "Back to the lord, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu made adjustments, it must be the suggestion of Chen Gong, a strategist under Lu Bu." Yuan Shu was born extraordinary, and seemed to have a strategic mind, but in fact he was arrogant and ignorant, and he didn't know how to march and arrange the formation, as for Lu Bu, he was just a general, and only Chen Gong had such ability in the army. ”

"Chen Gong?"

Wang Can muttered, and a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes.

This person is not a simple character!

Cao Cao's first advisor was not Xi Zhicai, let alone Guo Jia, but Chen Gong in Zhang Liao's mouth.

Cao Cao attempted to assassinate Dong and escaped from Luoyang alone, but was caught by Chen Gong in Zhongmu County, when Chen Gong was the county order of Zhongmu County, Chen Gong knew Cao Cao's loyalty, and let Cao Cao go without authorization, and followed Cao Cao to travel the world, but Cao Cao first killed Lu Bohao's family, and then killed the world's famous people Bian Rang, and the repeated killings touched the bottom line of Chen Gong, and Chen Gong betrayed Cao Cao and took refuge in Lu Bu.

Wang Can thought for a while and asked, "Wen Yuan, are you sure to persuade Chen Gong to surrender?" ”

Zhang Liao said: "Chen Gong has a tough personality and is loyal. Although Lu Bu is not the master of the Ming, but what Chen Gong has decided, the nine cows can't be pulled back, and they can't be persuaded to do so, although the last general has a friendship with him, he can't do anything! ”

Wang Can sighed slightly, revealing a look of regret.

If you can persuade Chen Gong to surrender, how good it would be!

It's a pity that according to Zhang Liao, Chen Gong is just a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, and cannot be persuaded.

Wang Can waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't consider the affairs of Chen Palace for the time being, although Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are stationed outside the city and harass them from time to time, they can't become a climate and can't pose a threat." Now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's army is coming, I want to wave my army to the north, stationed in Hanzhong, and sit in Nanzheng, what do you think? ”

Gan Ning raised his eyebrows and said, "Lord, although Yuan Shu and Lu Bu do not pose a threat, why don't they completely drive the two out of Yizhou, attack Nanyang County again, and then take Wancheng." ”

Speaking of this, Gan Ning looked excited, and said loudly: "The last general heard that the general stationed in Wancheng is Zhang Xiu, the spear king of the northern land, this person has superb martial arts, and the last general is about to compete with him. Moreover, the geographical location of Wancheng is very important, you can enter Yizhou to the west, Jingzhou to the south, Yangzhou to the east, and Luoyang to the north. ”

When the words fell, Fa Zheng immediately retorted: "Lord, I think that General Gan's plan is not advisable!" ”

With a smile on his face, Wang Can asked, "Xiaozhi (Fa Zhengzi), what do you think?" ”

Fa Zheng said: "It is the right reason for the lord to retreat to Hanzhong, and there are two reasons for this! ”

"First, if you are stationed in Hanzhong, you can send troops north at any time to support Guanzhong, and at the same time you can also support Shangyong City, which is a way to kill two birds with one stone."

"Second, although chasing Yuan Shu and Lu Bu can drive the two out of Yizhou, once the situation in the north changes, it is difficult for the lord to quickly wave troops to rescue. Besides, it is very unwise for the lord to attack Zhang Xiu and add another enemy. The situation in Yizhou is critical, more is better than less, the lord should defeat Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and wait for the situation in Yizhou to be stabilized, and then send troops to expand. ”

Fa Zheng's eyes flashed with light, his expression was calm, and his demeanor was full of confidence.

Wang Can nodded and said, "The words of filial piety are very reasonable. ”

Gan Ning smiled awkwardly, and then returned to his seat.

Xu Shu arched his hand and asked, "Lord, if you withdraw to Hanzhong, how should you arrange it?" ”

This question gets to the point.

The people who guard Shangyong must be able to block the offensive of Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, if they can't block Lu Bu, and they don't know how to strategize, Shangyong City will definitely be easy to break, so it takes a brave and resourceful person to stay and defend it, so that the situation of Shangyong City can be stabilized and Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are kept out.

Wang Can's gaze swept over everyone, thinking carefully.

After a long time, Wang Can shouted: "Where is the Fazheng? ”

When Fa Zheng heard this, he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Humble duty!" He looked excited, with an excited look on his face, although staying in Shangyong City was idle, but he was really presiding over the overall situation and guarding one side. Fa Zheng used to preside over the affairs of the county, but now he is leading the troops to resist Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, obviously Wang Can wants to hone him.

As for Xu Shu, he has long been a figure on the pastoral side, so there is no need to stay.

Wang Can commanded in a deep voice: "Fa Zheng, you stay in Shangyong and guard Shangyong City, I will let Chen Dao, Zhang Ren, and Zhou Tai stay and listen to your dispatch, and leave you 5,000 elite soldiers under your command, you can be sure to hold Shangyong!" ”

Fa Zheng said loudly: "The humble post will live up to the high expectations of the lord!" ”

Wang Can thought about it carefully, and then said: "Xiaozhi, you are stationed in Shangyong, you don't need to report anything in case, you can be fully responsible." ”

"No!"

Fa Zheng nodded in response, with a grateful look in his eyes.

With Wang Can's words, he can send troops to deal with Lu Bu.

Wang Can nodded and looked at Chen Dao, Zhang Ren and Zhou Tai, who were naturally deliberately left behind to defend against Lu Bu. All three of them agreed to come down and promise to defend Shangyong City.

After Wang Can arranged the layout of Shangyong City, he began to leave with his troops.

The army left Shangyong City and marched to Hanzhong.

PS: Two of the four watches