Chapter 7 Wind and Thunder Stirring Section 34 September Shang, Wei County, Fanyang City. After Yuan Wei received that the iron cavalry from the north of Xinjiang suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Yellow River and successfully captured Changshoujin and Puyangjin, he immediately realized that the way to retreat south had been cut off, and now there was only one way left to retreat to Hanoi.

Yuan Wei discussed with Guo Tu, Gao Gan and others, and then immediately reported to Yuan Shao, asking him to give up the idea of going north to meet Cao Cao to meet his army to retreat, and quickly move closer to the line of Neihuang and Fanyang, so as to withdraw to Hanoi as soon as possible.

As soon as Yuan Wei's letter was delivered, Yuan Shao's order arrived. Yuan Shao asked Yuan Wei to go north immediately and plan for the army to retreat.

Guo Tu was worried that Zhang Yan's army would kill from the direction of the Huanshui River and might cut off Yuan Shao's way back to Fanyang, so he urged Yuan Wei to urgently inform Han Qiong in Huangcheng and ask Han Qiong to divide his troops to support the east.

At the same time, Xu You and Yuan Zhong, who had already reached the bank of the Yellow River, immediately led their troops across the river into Liyang City to contain the northern iron cavalry that appeared in the direction of Changshoujin and Puyangjin, and prevent the army from being flanked by the northern Xinjiang army.

Yuan Wei listened to Guo Tu's suggestion and hurriedly sent a fast horse to Han Qiong in Huangcheng and Yuan Zhong and Xu You in the direction of Liyang City to ask for help.

On September, Wei County, sixty miles northeast of Fanyang City, Citing. Zhang Yan and Zhang He led their troops to cross the Huanshui River in the south.

Zhang Liao hurriedly reported that the rebels suddenly broke out of Weicheng, broke through their own resistance, and are now rapidly evacuating in the direction of Fanyang.

"If nothing else, Zilong's iron cavalry should be able to catch up with the rebels." Zhang Yan looked at the map carefully, and then said to Zhang He,

"Junyi, I think it's right here. We fought back and forth with Zilong to wipe out the rebels who had escaped from Wei City. Zhang He nodded and said with a smile: "Do you want to take the opportunity to attract the rebels in Fanyang and Neihuang?" ”

"If Yuan Shao is surrounded by us, the rebels of Fanyang and Neihuang will definitely save him." Zhang Yan showed a hint of worry on his face,

"But if Yuan Shao is in the Fanyang and Neihuang areas, he is very likely to abandon this road and evacuate quickly."

"My lord, no matter what, we have annihilated the rebels all the way, which can be regarded as a heavy blow to Yuan Shao and achieved the pre-war goal." Wu Ye, the middle candidate of the Northern Army, said cautiously.

Zhang Yan smiled faintly.

"There is a certain difference between the heavy blow that the general said and the heavy blow we think. In the general's view, the so-called heavy damage to Yuan Shao would at least make Yuan Shao lose more than half of his troops. Zhang He and Wu Ye looked at each other and did not speak.

"Send more people to find Lord Lu Bu, we urgently need his cooperation." Zhang Yan pointed at Wu Ye,

"Tell Yu Poison and Ku Chieftain to immediately lead their troops to Yanting, ten miles away, to block the reinforcements coming from Fanyang and Neihuang."

"Send someone to contact Zhao Yun and tell him about our plan, and ask him not to attack in a hurry. Now this enemy is bait, whether you can catch Yuan Shao's fish depends on whether this bait is fragrant or not. "On September, Wei County, sixty miles southwest of Wei City, Sanshang Pavilion.

The Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry caught up again. Yuan Shao planned to send 5,000 troops to block the Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry again, but the scouts sent terrible news that Citing, fifteen miles ahead, had discovered the Northern Frontier Army.

At this time, there is an interception in front and a chasing army in the rear, and if the division of troops continues, it is very likely to cause the collapse of the army. Yuan Shao hesitated.

"My lord, order Pan Feng and Yang Chou to lead the army to hold on here and hold off the Northern Xinjiang Army." Tian Feng immediately suggested,

"My lord took a team of men and horses, taking advantage of the fact that the Northern Xinjiang Army had not yet closed the siege, and quickly moved south to get rid of the encirclement of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and then rushed to Fanyang and Neihuang to meet Yuan Wei, and quickly retreated to Hanoi." Yuan Shao's face was ugly.

Tian Feng's words meant that he gave up the lives of 15,000 soldiers to escape alone. At this moment, he had received an urgent report from Yuan Wei, knowing that the Northern Xinjiang Army had secretly attacked Changshoujin and Puyangjin, and the road to the south had been blocked, and the only way to retreat west was to Hanoi.

But in the current situation, how can you abandon the army? If this matter spreads in the future, where will I put this face?

Tian Feng saw through his thoughts and tried his best to advise. What is the face of an adult compared to the kingship of an adult, and the ambition of an adult to pacify the world?

Could it be that the adults can save the lives of 15,000 soldiers by staying in the Three Merchants Pavilion? Yuan Shao thought for a long time and accepted Tian Feng's advice.

He urgently summoned Pan Feng and Yang Chou, and asked the two to lead the army to stick to the Sanshang Pavilion, and after he quietly rushed back to Fanyang from the trail, he would immediately lead the troops to rescue.

On September, Wei County, sixty miles northeast of Fanyang City, Citing. Zhang Yan first received Zhao Yun's reply.

Zhao Yun agreed with Zhang Yan's strategy of annihilating the enemy, and promised to lead a large army with Li Su and Gongsun Xu before the early morning, outflank them from the east, south, and north directions of Sanshang Pavilion, and encircle the rebels with Zhang He's army of 10,000 foot soldiers.

Then, the scouts reported that the rebels of Fanyang City had been dispatched and were marching rapidly to the northeast, with obvious intentions, to meet the rebels who had escaped from the direction of Wei City.

In the early hours of the morning, Ko Yi's urgent letter was delivered to Zhang Yan. The situation on the battlefield suddenly changed significantly, and the main purpose of the current army was to inflict heavy damage on Yuan Shao, so the governor of Koyi asked Zhang Yan to make use of the superior forces as much as possible and kill and wound a large number of enemy troops.

Zhang Yan was very happy to learn that the three armies of Wang Dang, Jiang Wu and Zhang Liao were marching south day and night, and immediately sent a letter to Zhang Liao, who was closest to Citing, and immediately led his army to rendezvous, preparing to join the main force of the northern army to surround the rebel reinforcements from Fanyang.

In a hurry, Jiang Wu led the army to gallop to the area of Dangyin City, and he cut off the retreat of the rebels and forced the rebels to retreat in the direction of the Yellow River.

"Do everything possible to contact Lu Bu and ask him to cut off the rebels' retreat to the Yellow River and complete the encirclement of the rebels." Zhang Yan urged Wu Ye again.

One of the things he was looking forward to most now was that Lu Bu's iron cavalry would appear behind the enemy's back.

On September, forty miles south of the pavilion pottery, the rain pavilion is broken. The Huns gave full play to their cavalry and archery skills, and the Xuzhou army was hit again and again, with more and more casualties.

Liu Bei was worried. If the Huns have been surrounded and fought like this, the army will not only be unable to move an inch, but will also be surrounded and swallowed by the northern Xinjiang troops who have arrived one after another.

Liu Ming was also worried. Although the enemy was entangled by himself, his own forces were limited and he could not carry out the encirclement and annihilation.

Fearing that enemy reinforcements would arrive at any moment, he rescued the rebels. In the middle of the night, Liu Ming received an order from Koji Yi.

Lu Yi asked Liu Ming to rush to the Guanting area immediately, and together with Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others, he attacked the Yanzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army.

Ko Yi's order was very strange, and Liu Ming was a little confused for a while. Rush to Guanting immediately? Don't Lord Koji know that I'm at war with the Xuzhou Army?

Didn't I say it carefully in my letters? Now Jiang Wu's iron cavalry is in the south of Yuancheng, and Wei Jun's iron cavalry is near Guantao, why can't they rush to support?

Could it be that Lord Koji meant to tell me to give up attacking the Xuzhou Army and instead attack the Yanzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army?

But after the battle, I don't have any reason to give up attacking the Xuzhou army, how will I explain this to the general?

Liu Ming originally wanted to gather a few subordinates to discuss, but after careful consideration, he still made a decision on his own.

Liu Ming decided not to take the initiative to attack the Xuzhou army after dawn, but to block in front of the Xuzhou army, forcing the Xuzhou army to move closer to the main rebel force in the direction of Guanting.

In this way, he did not give up the attack on the Xuzhou army, but quickly rushed to the vicinity of Guanting and completed the order given by Koi Yi.

On September, the pavilion is twenty miles east of Tao, Fengting. Lou Lu took the lead in rushing to the Fengting battlefield to support.

A few days ago, Lou Lu and Lu Huanyang were ordered to capture Fagan and Yuancheng with 5,000 iron cavalry, cutting off the way for the rebels to retreat south.

Later, because Yuancheng had Zhao Yun's iron cavalry army, the iron cavalry of Loulu and Lu Huanyang was responsible for garrisoning Luting and Fagancheng.

After a fierce battle between Zhang Zhen, Qin Yi and the rebels, they immediately asked for help from Loulu in the direction of Luting. Lou Lu led 3,000 iron horsemen to gallop sixty miles to the battlefield, and entered the battle on the eve of dusk.

The Qingzhou army had been fighting bloodily for several hours, and the soldiers were exhausted, when they were charged and killed by the Karasuma Iron Cavalry, and the front army almost collapsed.

Late that night, Zhang Zhen and others received an order from Liyi, knowing that Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Gao Shun, Wei Jun and others were leading the army to hurry up.

By the time the armies from all walks of life arrive in the Guanting area one after another tomorrow, the 10,000 Qingzhou army will be besieged by more than 40,000 northern Xinjiang troops, and the fate of defeat is inevitable.

On the beginning of September, the city of Fa Gan. Fagancheng is located sixty miles southeast of Guanting and belongs to Yanzhou East County.

He believes that being close to the battlefield has the advantage of being able to smell the blood in the gentle breeze, which can greatly stimulate the morale of the soldiers and inspire them to move forward.

Now, he desperately needs all this, because there is a large army under the city that is beating the drums of war for the siege.

Lu Huanyang and his 2,000 soldiers were all Karasuma people, all warriors on horseback, and they never thought that they would stand on the castle tower and become the foot soldiers guarding the city.

"Do you know how to defend the city?" Lu Huanyang saw that the guards behind him were very nervous, so he asked softly.

The guard shook his head.

"I don't know." Lu Huanyang smiled,

"But I know that if the enemy goes up to the tower, I will cut him down with one sword."

"It's that simple?"

"Defending a city is the same as attacking, you just have to kill the other party and you win." Hirean said triumphantly.

"Beat the drum a little, beat it a little, haven't you all eaten?" Le Jin waved the horsewhip in his hand and kept screaming and scolding.

He was a short and stocky man, standing in the middle of a group of tall guards, looking out of place.

"My lord, all the siege troops are ready to attack the city." A military Sima strode up to Le Jin and bowed.

Le Jin was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and he raised his hand to give him a head look,

"Who told you to siege the city? Did I say I'm going to attack the city? Is it up to me or you? Le Jin scolded, spit stars splashed, and a pair of round eyes seemed to pop out at any time.

The military commander looked annoyed, his face gradually distorted with Le Jin's roar, and a pair of large hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

"What? You still want to hit me? Le Jin glanced at him disdainfully, and the horsewhip in his hand struck his fist,

"Release it, hold it tightly, I'll chop it."

"Siege? How many of us are there? Can even 5,000 people go to the siege? You don't have to be in such a hurry if you want to die, right? We are just playing here, and when Lord Xiahou's 10,000 army arrives in Gulong and gathers and meets the Prime Minister, we will pat our butts and walk. Le Jin glared at the poor military Sima and asked loudly,

"Do you understand now?"

"The lower officer immediately withdrew the siege department."

"You're an idiot." Le Jin gave him a whip fiercely,

"Feint, feint. Do you know what a feint is? The military master trembled with anger, and he wanted to cut down this arrogant little man with a knife.

He really couldn't imagine how the Prime Minister could value such a person. Is it because he, like the Prime Minister, is a dwarf?

On September, Yanzhou, Fan City, East County. Yuan Shu made great progress all the way. Although Xun Yu snatched the Son of Heaven one step ahead of him and made him fall short again, at this moment, he was standing on the tower of Fan Cheng, full of spirits, and he had already forgotten all the regrets of failing to grab the Son of Heaven.

In another ten days and a half months, he will be able to occupy the entire Yanzhou without much effort. Li Ye appeared in front of Yuan Shu's eyes in a hurry.

Yuan Shu suddenly felt a little uneasy. Ever since he had a nightmare that day, the feeling of uneasiness haunted him like a ghost.

Li Ye didn't speak, his breath was short, and he looked angry.

"What's wrong? What happened? Yuan Shu said with a smile,

"Cao Cao escaped back?"

"Sun Ce's entire army was annihilated." Li Ye gritted his teeth and said word by word,

"I said, he can't do it, he's not Sun Jian, he's Sun Ce." The smile on Yuan Shu's face immediately froze.

The annihilation of Sun Ce's entire army meant that the strategy to capture Xuzhou had completely failed. If Xuzhou can't be taken, it will be difficult for Yuan Shu to gain a foothold in the Central Plains.

At this time, unless Li Hongquan annihilated Cao Cao and severely injured Yuan Shao, his next days would be dark.

Yuan Shu took a few difficult breaths, and barely squeezed out a smile on his face,

"What's the news from Hebei?"

"Yuan Shao is still in Wei County, and he did not lead the army to retreat, it is estimated that he will take Cao Cao." Li Ye shook his head and let out a long sigh,

"Now, our fate is all in the hands of Li Hong. He wants us to die, and we can't live. Yuan Shu frowned, and suddenly laughed,

"It looks like we're going to go back to Yangzhou." On September, thirty miles southeast of the pavilion, Guanting.

When Cao Cao and Liu Biao gathered heavy troops and prepared to attack in the early morning, they suddenly found that their opponents had disappeared.

Cao Cao roared excitedly. If the army is delayed in Guanting for another day, the Northern Xinjiang army pursuing from all directions will inevitably eat itself even with its belt and bones.

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