Yuan Shao was right, in the process of retreating, many soldiers saw that their handsome flag had not moved, and they couldn't help but feel refreshed, so they changed their direction and rushed towards the handsome flag. Gao Gan commanded the retreat of the rebel army, and on the other hand, he gathered the soldiers and re-established the camp. Prepare to defend against the Qingzhou soldiers and horses who will attack at any time.

In the distance, Liu Bei saw that Yuan Shao was not leaving, and remained in the center of the battlefield to stabilize people's hearts. So he ordered the generals to rush straight to the place where Yuan Shao was.

The generals shook their spirits, killed the remnants of the defeated generals on the battlefield, led the troops, and came together to attack Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is a super big piece of fat, if Yuan Shao can be captured, how much credit will this have? Don't say anything impossible, anything can happen on the battlefield.

The generals took the lead, and the soldiers behind them were also surging in their hearts, following behind, and the soldiers also had dreams. If they can seize the opportunity, they may be able to build on what they may never have achieved in a time of peace and prosperity. A soldier who does not want to climb up is not a good soldier, and a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.

Countless Qingzhou soldiers rushed to the place where Yuan Shao was, but fortunately, Yuan Shao had gathered a lot of people and temporarily stabilized his position. At this time, Gao Ran saw that the Qingzhou army was offensive, so he said: "Lord, the matter is urgent, you can leave quickly, and the general will cut himself off." ”

Yuan Shao looked back and saw that Gao Gan had gathered countless soldiers, had retreated into Pingcheng, and set up a camp in the rear, so he said to Gao Lan: "Qing and I will retreat together." ”

After this period of buffering, the panic of the Yuan army subsided slightly, and under the command of Yuan Shao and Gao Lan, they formed a battle formation again, fighting and walking with the Qingzhou army. The Jizhou army, whose mind has regained its clarity, knows that if it does not fight to the death, its own army will definitely be defeated. So they shouted and shouted, rose up bravely, and resisted the Qingzhou army. Good cover Yuan Shao to go first. The backbone of the whole army can be safe, even if they die, there will be no shortage of pensions at home, if Yuan Shao is buried here, they can only be a lonely ghost when they die.

With the addition of such an idea, the offensive of the Qingzhou Army was unexpectedly contained. Liu Bei was furious when he saw this, and he personally risked the arrow stone and came to the front of the battle. When the generals saw the arrival of the general, they all cheered. So the generals and the army moved forward, and wherever they went, Yuan's army retreated on both sides like a tide. At this time, Yuan Shao had already retreated to the camp set up by Gao Gan. After Gao Gan commanded a defeated army to enter the city, he came back to find Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, the situation is not in my favor, I can enter the city quickly." ”

Yuan Shao is the support of the Gao family's wealth, how can Gao Gan not be worried. Yuan Shao wanted to retreat, but he was reluctant to have so many soldiers on the battlefield, Tian Feng was on the side, and persuaded: "Jizhou has a sufficient supply of soldiers, if the lord is here, why worry about having no soldiers." ”

Yuan Shao left Gao Gan and Gao Lan's second general here to continue to gather soldiers, and he led his troops and retreated into Pingcheng. As soon as Yuan Shao left, the Jizhou army on the battlefield no longer had the will to fight. The Qingzhou army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and defeated Gao Gan and Gao Lan.

The second general led a remnant army and left in a hurry, leaving countless Jizhou troops on the battlefield in vain, either surrendering or fighting, and making a mess. The Qingzhou army divided the remnants of the battlefield piece by piece, and then divided and annihilated. A group of Jizhou soldiers gathered on a mound, surrounded by the Qingzhou Corps, and some people in the Qingzhou army came out to shout for surrender, but they were shot through the throat by an iron arrow flying from the mound.

This move aroused a strong reaction from the Qingzhou soldiers, so they no longer had any scruples, thousands of arrows were fired, and the blades were thrown together, and no matter how fierce the resistance was, it finally turned into a mass of meat and mud on the mound, and the flesh and blood moistened this land, and the flowers and plants here in the coming year must be exceptionally rich and delicious.

In the first battle of Pingcheng, Liu Bei won a complete victory, beheaded thousands of people, and forced more than 10,000 people. Yuan Shao won the strength and countless burdens. Although Yuan Shao led the remnants to retreat into Pingcheng, he was ready to hold on with the strong city walls. But in Liu Bei's opinion, it is not impossible to surround Pingcheng and capture Yuan Shao alive. Just when he was accepting the rebellion and was busy. An urgent letter from Youzhou was sent to his desk.

Taifu is seriously ill! The short four words at the beginning, like a boulder hammer, hit Liu Bei's heart. Unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, Liu Yu fell ill. If it was a minor illness, how could Qi Zhou send him such an urgent letter, thinking that he must be ill. Read on, and sure enough.

It turned out that Liu Yu had been in Youzhou for many years, and first had political disagreements with Gongsun Zhan and quarreled endlessly. Later, after the defeat of Gongsun Zhan, he had to appease the Hu people who were about to move, and on the other hand, he had to deal with the threat of Yuan Shao. Although with Liu Bei's help, Youzhou was temporarily fine, but Liu Yu also accumulated a heart disease. In this Liu Yuan war, Liu Yu personally sat in the rear to transport grain and grass. After all, he was old and lacked energy, so he became ill from hard work, so that he could not afford to fall ill. Youzhou invited famous doctors, but there was little improvement. Seeing this, Liu Yu thought that his time was running out, so he ordered Qi Zhou to urgently send a letter to Liu Bei, preparing to summon him back to entrust the future.

After Liu Bei read the letter, his face was expressionless, and he summoned Jia Xu to ask for countermeasures.

Jia Xu said: "General, Yuan Shao has been defeated and is trapped in Pingcheng. We just acted according to the plan, so that Zhang Yan raised troops, disturbed Ji, and blocked his reinforcements. Even if Yuan Shao can escape this time, he will inevitably lose his vitality. This God-given opportunity is also given to the general, and it should not be abandoned. "Jia Xu's meaning is very clear, when it comes to this, he doesn't care whether Liu Yu lives or dies, and first takes advantage of Yuan Shao's side.

Cui Yan and Zhang Liao went to Zhang Yan and persuaded Zhang Yan to join him, and after Liu Bei got the news, he was overjoyed and made a plan with Jia Xu. It is to trap Yuan Shao in Pingcheng, and then let Zhang Yan start an incident and riot the counties. At that time, he can take the opportunity to seek to merge the state or Jizhou. Now that he has defeated Yuan Shao, he has successfully besieged Yuan Shao in Pingcheng. Under Yuan Shao's command, Koyi was abandoned, Chun Yuqiong died in Gaoliu, Yan Liangwen Chou was still in Yijing, Zhang Hezhen guarded the Jizhou boundary bridge, at this time he only had Gao Gan, Gao Ran and other generals around him, and it was when he was weak.

Whether it is to besiege Yuan Shao, or to take advantage of the chaos to seize Ji and the counties, it is the right time for Qingzhou. It's a pity that at this critical juncture, Liu Yu had an accident.

If Liu Yu has something, Youzhou must be in turmoil. Not to mention anything else, no one knows whether the grain route is safe and whether the supply of grain and grass can be timely. Liu Bei thought about it and said to Jia Xu: "Jia Gong, there can't be anything wrong in Youzhou, stay here with Lu Bu and Hansheng, and I will go to Jixian in person." ”

Jia Xu said: "Lu Bu is unruly, I am afraid it will be difficult to get along with Huang Hansheng." ”

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Gong Jia is here, temporarily in charge of the military." "With Jia Xu's acquaintance, I think Lu Bu and Huang Zhong should be fine.

Jia Xu agreed. So Liu Bei led the generals and hurried all the way to Jixian County. Yuan Shao was in Pingcheng, and when he heard the report that Liu Bei had withdrawn from the army, he was suspicious in his heart, and wanted to withdraw and return to Jizhou, but he was afraid that Liu Bei would set up an ambush in the middle of the road. Staying in Pingcheng, there was a large army besieging the city outside, and he was afraid and uneasy.

Liu Bei hurried and soon arrived at the border of Guangyang County. He is no stranger to this place. In the third year of Guanghe, he once entered Shu with Xiao Ming, the assassin of Yizhou, to quell the rebellion in Ba County, and later rewarded him for his merits, and Liu Bei was appointed as the commander of Guangyang County. It was also in that year that he and his wife Lu Heng held a big wedding and got married.

Now that time is turning in the snap of a finger, Liu Bei's hometown is revisited, and he can't help but feel infinite emotion.