Chapter 5 is like a bamboo, and the fourth section is on April, Jicheng. After reading the battle report sent by Guangyang Shou General Shan Jing, Gongsun Zhan sighed heavily.

The army of Koji Yi had already begun to attack Guangyang City, and in the past two days, the soldiers of Youzhou had lost more than 400 people.

Although the losses were not large, the powerful offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army made the soldiers of Youzhou panic. Many of these Youzhou soldiers came from Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's Yellow Turban Army, and they all participated in the Battle of Jicheng that year.

In that battle, the Northern Frontier Army defeated Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, and the iron cavalry of the Karasuma people also fled in disarray, and the brave and good fighting of the Northern Frontier Army left a deep imprint in their hearts.

Facing their former opponents again today, these soldiers who have been in Tuntian for several years are very afraid and do not have any confidence to defeat their opponents.

The morale of the army is not high, and Gongsun Chan is not very worried. Ever since Liu Yu escaped from Jicheng, he has spread the news in the army that Liu Yu was shot and wounded by the Karasuma people.

Gongsun Chan told the soldiers that the Northern Xinjiang Army had bought the Karasuma people to raid Jicheng, and Lord Liu led the army to block the attack, but unfortunately he was shot and wounded by the shameless Karasuma people in the battle.

He instigated his soldiers to fight for Lord Taifu and Youzhou, and defeated the Northern Frontier Army and the Karasuma people.

Liu Yu has always been very good to the Tuntian soldiers, and he has great prestige among the Tuntian soldiers, and these Youzhou soldiers are willing to fight to the death to protect Youzhou and Lord Taifu.

In the battle that happened in Jicheng not long ago, only a very few people knew the truth, and the ordinary soldiers of the Youzhou Army did not know that the Karasuma people were here to save Liu Yu, let alone that Liu Yu had already fled to Juyong Pass.

Gongsun Chan's biggest concern now is the issue of survival. If you want to continue to stay in Youzhou and survive tenaciously in Youzhou, you must defeat the Northern Frontier Army.

But he did not have the confidence to defeat the Northern Frontier Army. Now that the Karasuma people in Liaoxi and Liaodong have rebelled, the Karasuma people in Kamiya and Daijun must have also been recruited by Yan Rou.

If Li Hong ordered the Huns to be recruited to participate in the war, then the Hu iron cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army would be tens of thousands.

You can't defend yourself. There are only two roads in front of him, either immediately withdraw into Liaoxi and Liaodong, and rely on the terrain advantage to confront the Northern Xinjiang Army for a long time; Either quickly defeat Liyi, and take advantage of the fact that the Hu iron cavalry has not yet assembled to enter the battle, first defeat the frontal attack of Liyi and Zhao Yun, and inflict heavy damage on the Northern Frontier Army, forcing them to abandon the strategy of capturing Youzhou.

There are pros and cons to these two methods, and Gongsun Chan has consulted with his subordinates several times, but has not made a final decision.

If the army abandons the central counties of Youzhou and retreats to Liaoxi and Liaodong, it will be very difficult to counterattack in the future.

Because Liaoxi and Liaodong are very barren and lack of materials, it is better to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army in Jicheng and ensure the central counties of Youzhou.

However, if the Youzhou army wants to defeat Liyi and Zhao Yun, it must gather all its forces in order to gain an advantage in terms of troops.

But now Yan Rou, Liu He, and the Karasuma people are at Juyong Pass, and once they take the opportunity to get out of the pass, the Youzhou army will be attacked by the enemy, and the situation will be grim.

At the end of March, Tian Kai and Liu Bei of Qingzhou sent people across the sea to get in touch with Gongsun Zhan.

Tian Kai told Gongsun Chan in his letter that he and Liu Bei would cross the river to attack the Northern Xinjiang Army in the near future, striving to recapture the northern part of Pingyuan County, and use this to contain the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army, hoping that Gongsun Chan would take the opportunity to counterattack and drive the Northern Xinjiang Army out of Youzhou.

Also sent to Youzhou was a letter from Yuan Shao. In the letter, Yuan Shao took the initiative to show goodwill to Gongsun Zhan, expressing his willingness to let go of his previous suspicions and get back together.

Yuan Shao carefully explained the situation in the Central Plains and Hebei to Gongsun Zhan, and denounced Li Hong's usurpation. Yuan Shao said that if Li Hong takes Youzhou and the three prefectures of Hebei are occupied by him, his strength will surely grow rapidly, and the Han Sheji will be usurped by him.

In order to save the Han Society from danger, I am willing to work together with Brother Bo Jue to punish the Han thieves.

Yuan Shao promised that in April this year, he would send troops to attack Jizhou from the direction of Hanoi and Guanxi from the direction of Hangu Pass, so as to contain the forces of the Northern Xinjiang Army and cooperate with Tian Kai and Liu Bei to recapture Pingyuan County.

The Northern Xinjiang Army fell into bitter battles in multiple battlefields at the same time, and not only the strength was tight, but also the grain and grass were also tight.

Brother Bo Jue can take this opportunity to gather heavy troops to defeat the Northern Frontier Army and completely occupy Youzhou. This news made Gongsun Zan very excited, and he immediately decided to give up retreating to Liaoxi and Liaodong, and instead single-mindedly planned to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army.

He and Guan Jing discussed for a long time, and the two agreed that Yuan Shao's words were very credible. The facts are there, once Li Hong occupies Youzhou, the three states of Hebei will be completely controlled by him, and the development of Li Hong's strength will be very rapid.

Li Hong has strength, of course, he will not settle in Hebei, he will definitely lead the army to sweep the world.

And Yuan Shao bore the brunt of the attack and was the first target that Li Hong wanted to eliminate. Yuan Shao is also an ambitious person, he not only wants to defeat Li Hong, but also wants to dominate the world, so Yuan Shao's most urgent thing at present is to restrict Li Hong's development and attack Li Hong's strength.

At present, the most important task to restrain and crack down on Li Hong is to prevent Li Hong from occupying Youzhou. If Gongsun Chan sticks to Youzhou, it is equivalent to inserting a sharp knife in Li Hong's back, and Li Hong will be restless.

If there is no stability in Hebei, Li Hong will not dare to cross the river to the south, and Yuan Shao will be able to get enough time to show his strength.

Once Yuan Shao was full-fledged, he could unite various states and counties to attack Hebei. Li Hong had Yuan Shao in front of him and Gongsun Zan in the back, and he was defeated sooner or later.

In order to achieve this goal, Yuan Shao will definitely do whatever it takes to help Gongsun Zan hold Youzhou.

Since there is someone to help, of course Gongsun Chan has to fight to the death. He immediately decided to garrison Changping with a force to block the enemy in the direction of Juyong Pass, and meet Koyi with the main army.

Considering that Tian Kai and Yuan Shao's two-way armies would not attack until mid-April, Gongsun Zhan planned to defend the city first, and then launch a counterattack after Jizhou was attacked and the food and grass of the northern Xinjiang army was tight.

Guan Jing opposed the arrangement of the main army in Jicheng, and he believed that if the Northern Xinjiang Army wanted to take Youzhou, it must fight with Yan Rou in Juyong Pass to form an advantage in terms of strength.

Koji is not a madman, he will not use the existing more than 40,000 men and horses to attack a city that is defended by 60,000 or 70,000 people.

Guan Jingjian will put the main force in Changping, first inflict heavy losses on Yan Rou and Karasuma people who came out of the pass to support, and then counterattack Koji Yi who besieged the city without any fetters.

Gongsun Chan thought twice and agreed to Guan Jing's suggestion. But the battle did not develop as Gongsun Chan and Guan Jing imagined.

It's almost mid-April, but there's no movement in the direction of Juyongguan. Yan Rou and Karasuma seemed to be frightened, and they hid in the pass but didn't come out.

Could it be that the Northern Frontier Army has other ways to defeat the enemy? Thinking of Li Hong's unpredictable use of soldiers, Gongsun Chan was very uneasy.

Guan Jing hurriedly walked in. Gongsun Zhan handed the battle report to Guan Jing, frowned and said, "Shiqi, I think there is something wrong with the attack of the Northern Frontier Army. Although they attack several times a day, there has not been a single attack that is truly threatening. Could it be that the Northern Frontier Army is waiting for reinforcements? Guan Jing was worried,

"The Northern Xinjiang Army is about to hit Jicheng, but Koji Yi is still in such a hurry, there must be a reason. Yan Rou, who lived in Yongguan, did not move for a long time, and did not know if he was waiting for the Huns. Gongsun Zhan's face was gloomy.

"Morale, for the sake of safety, let's retreat to the right Beiping first......"

"You can't withdraw, if you withdraw at this time, the army's spirit will be scattered." Guan Jing shook his hand to stop,

"Let's wait. As long as the war in the direction of Jizhou is together, and the Northern Xinjiang Army cannot take care of the whole and the tail, our opportunity will come. Gongsun Chan hesitated for a long time, and finally said,

"It's better to evacuate 10,000 people to Youbeiping first. In this kind of life-and-death moment, don't expect others to help, or rely on yourself to be safe. "In mid-April, the central Xianbei, the lightning river.

An army of iron horsemen galloped along the north bank of the Lightning River, and a huge roar shook the heavens and the earth. Suddenly, from the distant embankment sounded several melodious and desolate horns, the sound of which was like a cracked cloud through stones, and suddenly spread across the endless wilderness.

Immediately afterwards, the trumpets in the iron cavalry army were everywhere, and the sound of trumpets one after another soared into the sky. The speed of the Iron Cavalry suddenly slowed.

A knight with a red cloak leaped out of his horse, like a burning cloud, flying over the green sky.

A group of guards followed closely behind, and the sound of horses' hooves swept away into the distance like thunder.

"Great Marshal, Lord Yan is here." Que Kun pointed into the distance and shouted happily. Xiong Ba narrowed his eyes, looking at the whistling red flames in the distance, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth,

"Let's go, let's catch up." Yan Rou saw Xiong Ba from afar, raised his hand and shouted: "The handsome man came early...... Xiong Ba stopped and laughed loudly: "The general has an order, how dare I disobey?" Yan Rou laughed,

"The handsome man is polite. The food and horse feed needed by the army were also asked to help the commander help raise them. Xiong Ba smiled: "We have all the things that adults need." On the way to Baitan City, the tribes will do everything they can to provide food and horse feed for the iron cavalry army of the adults. Then he pointed to Que Kun and said,

"Que Kun and I accompanied the adults all the way to Baitan City." Yan Rou thanked her repeatedly,

"The general said that when the war in Youzhou is over, he will thank Lord Kirby Bear and the leaders of the tribes." Xiong Ba hurriedly conceded, and then asked with a smile, "Can I ask the adults about something?" ”

"I know everything."

"Does the general have a baby?" Yan Rou laughed, reached out and patted Xiong Ba's shoulder hard,

"The Great General is working on it." Xiong Ba showed a hint of disappointment on his face, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Is the general's wife okay?" Yan Rou frowned and looked at Xiong Ba,

"Marshal, don't you think that the general is not good to Madame?" Xiong Ba smiled awkwardly, but there was an inquiring look in his eyes.

"Marshal, don't worry, the general likes the two ladies very much. Last year, after the general arrived in Jizhou, he soon took the two ladies to Handan and pampered the two ladies. Don't worry, sooner or later, the two ladies will have to give birth to the general, but only if it is ......" Xiong Ba raised his eyebrows.

"The premise is that there can be no chaos and no war in northern Xinjiang." Yan Rou smiled,

"If the general is too busy and fights all day, then of course he won't have time to accompany the two ladies."

"War? The general is still at war? The Yellow Turban Army has not been pacified? Xiong Ba asked with a little surprise.

"The Yellow Turban Army has long been pacified, and the generals are no longer fighting." Yan Rou reached out and stroked her beard, and said with a smile,

"I'm just making an analogy, don't be too careful. When the fight is over, I'm going home. The two tacitly smiled at each other.

"My lord, why did Uncle Leopard beat Gongsun Zhan?" Que Kun, who was standing on the side, suddenly asked,

"Uncle Leopard and that White Horse Gongsun Zan are both from Youzhou, and they are both generals of your Great Han Kingdom, why did they fight each other?"

"You want to know?" Yan Rou turned her head to look at him, her expression becoming very serious. Que Kun knew that he had lost his words, and subconsciously shook his hand.

"It doesn't hurt to tell you." Yan Rou said loudly,

"Gongsun Chan said to the general, I think that Xianbei woman is very beautiful, the general will give her to me. The general was furious, you dare to rob my woman? I cut you. So the two fought. You say, do you want to kill Gongsun Zhan? Although Que Kun knew that Yan Rou was teasing him, after hearing this, he still unconsciously widened his eyes, waved his hand and scolded: "I cut him." My lord, I'll go to Louronse with you, and I'm going to chop off his head with my own hands. Yan Rou laughed,

"You're a good boy, you know I'm going to Luronse." In mid-April, Yuyang County, Quanzhou (today's Jinwuqing).

Quanzhou is located in the southernmost part of Yuyang County, about 100 miles from Bohai County in Jizhou. Yan Liangtong led an army of 20,000 to suddenly enter Yuyang County and besieged Quanzhou City overnight.

There is salt and iron near Quanzhou City, and there are salt and iron officials, which are very important to Youzhou. After Gongsun Chan withdrew from Longcuo, he specially stationed 3,000 defenders here.

When the magistrate of Quanzhou saw the dense Northern Xinjiang army outside the city, he was so frightened that he held on to the city wall for a long time and did not speak. Isn't the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army attacking Jicheng?

Why did you suddenly kill Spring City? He looked at Ma Zheng, the captain of the Youzhou Military Academy standing behind him, and asked in a trembling voice: "My lord, has General Gongsun been ......?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ma Zheng said loudly,

"This Northern Xinjiang army came from Bohai County. Look at their battle flags, this is the army of Yan Liang, the number one warrior in northern Xinjiang. The county magistrate involuntarily gave a cold shiver,

"My lord, what shall we do?" is sneering,

"The Northern Xinjiang Army sent a partial division to take Quanzhou first, and then go north along the Gushui River to defeat Yongnu, so that it could completely cut off the road for Lord Gongsun to retreat to western Liao. If we don't hold on to Quanzhou City, Gongsun will be surrounded in Jicheng. The horse turned and shouted,

"Quick, immediately send someone out of the city and report to Lord Gongsun." In mid-April, Handan, the general marched.

Wang Dang reported to Zhang Yan urgently. Tian Kai and Liu Bei were stationed in Gaotang, and the war was about to break out. Zhang He reported urgently. Hanoi Zhang Yang and Han Hao attacked the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro, but Yu Poison could not resist it and was retreating to the territory of Wei County.

I have moved my army in the direction of Montenegro and are ready to support. Gao read the book to Zhang Yan. On the orders of the lord, Commander Zhou Hua led 2,000 soldiers to escort Yanzhou Assassin Shi Jin Shang to the south recently.

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