Feng Kai crossed the water in the north of Rencheng, Zhu Zhi received the news very early, he tried to block it, but found that the disparity between the forces of the two sides, Feng Kai got the support of Cao Ang, and quickly erected a pontoon bridge to send a steady stream of troops to the east bank of Surabaya.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Zhi warned Sun Jian on the one hand, and retreated more than ten miles on the other hand, retreating to Sun Jian's camp on the east bank of Surabaya to guard Sun Jian's retreat.

Forcing back Zhu Zhi, Feng Kai was not in a hurry to attack, he quickly went south and easily took Wu County, and soon, Hexiang, Fan County, and Gongqiu counties also sent envoys to express their willingness to support Yuan Tan.

In two days, although the county seat of Hexiang and other three counties was still in the hands of Sun Jian, the heroes outside the city fell to Yuan Tan in an all-round way, some contributed money, some provided grain, and some simply led the subordinates, brought their own money and grain, and went to work under Feng Kai's account. Feng Kai not only received food and grass supplies, but also received reinforcements from more than 5,000 people, completing the outflanking of Sun Jian's back road.

Only Gao Ping was left without any movement. Feng Kai sent a letter to Liu Biao, and Liu Biao replied that he was under house arrest in the city and could not get out. Not only him, but also several families in Gaoping County, Zhang Ai and Zhang Yi of the Zhang family were also locked up in the county prison, full of favors and black, and whoever dared to move would kill the whole family.

Knowing that this might be Liu Biao's excuse, Feng Kai couldn't help it. Full Favor was agreed by Yuan Tan to let him go, and he also fulfilled his promise and did not do anything unfavorable to Changyi. But Sun Ce asked him to keep Gaoping, which was used too well. Full favor is in Gao Ping's heel, and it is not surprising that he was ruthless to the Gao Ping family after he took office.

Feng Kai decided to storm Gaoping. No matter how capable he is, Gaoping is only a county, how many people can he have? Liu Biao and others are at most just watching from the wall, and they will never support the full favor of defending the city. If Gaoping is taken, Sun Jian can be blocked north of Gaoping Mountain and complete the encirclement of him.

Feng Kai gave this task to the newly attached Wei Meng.

Wei Meng is a strong man in Wu County, his ancestor is Wei Xian, the sage of Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty, Wei Xian and his son Wei Xuancheng successively served as prime minister, which can be described as a rich and noble, and then the Wei family moved to Beijing, only branches are left in Wu County, and the family tradition of Wei has also broken the inheritance, and Wei County Wei has been silent in this dynasty for more than 100 years, far inferior to Jingzhao Wei.

Wei Meng was very unwilling to do this, this time Yuan Tan and Sun Ce faced off, and he immediately led more than 1,000 people to support Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan sent Feng Kai to copy Sun Jian's back road, and he took the initiative to invite Ying to accompany him. Feng Kai was able to get Wu County so quickly, he was the first to act. Feng Kaizhi reported that he handed over the 4,000 people from the surrounding areas to Wei Meng's command, so that he could capture Gaoping and make new contributions.

Wei Meng was very grateful, and immediately led his troops to Gaoping City, but found that the head of Gaoping City was heavily guarded and crowded, and at a cursory glance, there were at least 2,000 people, which was enough to hold Gaoping City. Wei Meng didn't understand how there were so many people in Manzhong, and thought that the Gaoping family supported Sun Ce, so he sent someone to inquire, and only then did he know that these people were not the subordinates of the Gaoping family, but the Gaoping thieves who had just been recruited and reorganized by Manzhong.

Originally, most of the so-called thieves were bankrupt peasants, who had no source of livelihood, and were unwilling to rely on the family to make a trilogy, so they simply went into the mountains to become thieves, cultivated land in the mountains, and went out of the mountains to rob every once in a while to make up for the shortcomings, living very hard, but very free. This situation was common in the vicinity of Tarzan, and Wei Meng was also aware that he often dealt with bandits. It's just that the full pet works too fast. It's only half a month since he was full of favors to Gaoping, how did he do so many things in such a short time?

Wei Meng was in a dilemma. It is impossible for 5,000 men to conquer a city defended by 2,000 men, even if this city is only a county seat. According to common sense, it takes at least 10,000 people to attack a city defended by 2,000 people. He sent someone to report to Feng Kai and asked Feng Kai to send reinforcements. Feng Kai was surprised, but he still agreed, and immediately arranged for two captains to lead 5,000 reinforcements.

The results proved that both Feng Kai and Wei Meng were guilty of underestimating the enemy. These 5,000 people were ambushed by bandits when they crossed Gaoping Mountain, and countless bandits rushed out from all directions, killing the 5,000 Yuan army, beheading more than 1,000 people, capturing more than 800 people, seizing a large number of weapons, grain and grass, and more than 300 war horses alone.

The bandits returned to Gaoping City, and the prisoners and supplies were held at the head of the city for public display. The morale of the city was greatly boosted, but Wei Meng under the city was stunned.

After receiving the report of the rout, Feng Kai was also very surprised and felt a little tricky. The tasks assigned by Yuan Tan have almost been completed, except for Gao Ping. But Gao Ping had to take it. Gaoping is too close to Rencheng and close to Surabaya. If he couldn't capture Gaoping, even if Sun Jian was defeated, he could calmly retreat to Gaoping, and it would be difficult for Yuan Tan to realize the siege of Sun Jian.

Feng Kai reported the battle situation to Yuan Tan, and at the same time increased his troops by 5,000 again, making sure to take Gaoping. This time, the reinforcements passed through Gaoping Mountain smoothly, made peace with Wei Meng, and surrounded Gaoping City.

Full of pets closed doors.

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Xin Bi put down the cinnabar pen and looked at the situation map he had just completed, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

Although something happened to Gao Ping, losing two or three thousand people and a batch of supplies, it did not affect the overall situation. Gao Ping had been surrounded, Sun Jian's back road had been cut off, Gao Ping Mountain had also been occupied by Feng Kai, and Sun Ce's plan to control Lunan had been thwarted before it could be implemented.

This is the first time since the fight with Sun Ce that he has seized the opportunity. Simbi's heart was indescribably happy. Although this is not the final victory, the situation has shifted to Yuan Tan's side. Next, as long as Sun Jian is trapped, no matter whether Sun Ce will come to the rescue or not, the situation is very favorable to Yuan Tan.

As soon as the tent door was lifted, Yuan Tan walked in, glanced at Xin Bi, felt the excitement that Xin Bi had concealed well, and couldn't help laughing.

"George, ready according to your requirements, three thousand strong crossbows, two thousand spearmen, ambush on the road that must be passed. Unless he doesn't come, he must be left without return. Yuan Tan sat down across from Xin Bi, clenched his fists, and tapped his sore thighs. There was a false alarm, but it was not a lack of gain, more than 30,000 elites were selected from the 70,000 army, and the rest could only defend the manor, not the field. ”

Xin Bi laughed: "There are uses of elite soldiers, and there are uses of rabble." So that you don't have to Sun Ce's general knowledge. His dedicated elite soldiers are also a last resort. The family did not support him, he was short of money and food, so he could only reduce his troops as much as possible. If you only pick the elite, it will chill the hearts of some people. Besides, how many of them can be selected as a part of the old and weak? It's just a lack of training. ”

"Yes, I also found a few very talented generals this time, if it weren't for the season, I really hope to fight for a while longer, and take this opportunity to train soldiers. Therefore, it is hard to fight against an opponent like Sun Ce, but it has also gained a lot. If I can defeat him this time, I will have the confidence to win no matter who I meet in the future. ”

Simbi let out a soft breath. "Let the king's words be reasonable, use the army to promote the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, our advantage is that there are many people, there is enough money and food, and the stalemate is beneficial to us. As long as you can win, it will be worth it even if you delay the agricultural time. In case the ambush fails, we will shrink the defensive line, trap Sun Jian, and see if Sun Ce comes, or not. ”

Yuan Tan smiled knowingly.