In Yangwu City, without waiting for Cao Cao to summon, Yan Liang, Liu Shao, Gao Gan and others rushed over, impatiently demanding to withdraw their troops. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cao Cao was not in a hurry, he teased the three of them: "Didn't you say that you would swear to the death and never retreat?" Why are you withdrawing now? Now the Northern Xinjiang Army outside the city is eager to go south to meet their forward army, if we stick to Yuanwu and Yangwu, it is equivalent to blocking the neck of the Northern Xinjiang Army, just wait for Yuan Xi to hold Zhongmu and block the forward army of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the north bank of the chasm water, we can attack Yuan Xi back and forth, and encircle and annihilate the forward army of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the east bank of the chasm water. ”

Liu Shao was so angry by Cao Cao's serious appearance that he couldn't cry or laugh. Yuan Xu was reluctant to send reinforcements to the northern battlefield, so he found an opportunity for the Northern Xinjiang Army to hit the second line of defense with one blow, and the army had to retreat on all fronts. At this time, Cao Cao was ashamed to say that he was going to attack the Northern Frontier Army with Yuan Xu. Now it is very good to be able to retreat to Aocang smoothly before the Northern Frontier Army encircles Yuanwu and Yangwu.

Cao Cao was reluctant to withdraw, saying that he would stick to the northern battlefield and buy time for the deployment of troops on the central battlefield. Yan Liang and the others were so anxious that they sent people to find Liu Bei and Liu Pan. As a result, the news that came back made Cao Cao, Yan Liang and others fly out of the sky: Liu Bei and Liu Pan abandoned the original Wucheng and were retreating in the direction of Aocang, but they didn't make a sound, and they didn't even say hello. The Northern Frontier Army attacking the original Wucheng has roared down and is encircling from the left and right sides of the city, intending to annihilate all the coalition forces in the city.

Cao Cao was so angry that he scolded, grabbed his sword and rushed out of the palace, and galloped away with his men and horses outside the city. Yan Liang and Gao Gan followed, beating horses and galloping.

Zhang He led people to chase and kill for a while, killed one or two thousand people, and then led the army to meet Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The Northern Xinjiang Army crossed the river and went straight to the chasm.

Yuan Xu was still dreaming that Cao Cao and Liu Bei could help him block him for a while, but who knew that the Northern Xinjiang Army had already killed him like a tide.

The judge had no time to be interested in or taunt Yuan Xi, he just kept urging the withdrawal of the army, and he said to Yuan Xi: "Give up Junyi and Kaifeng, otherwise Zhongmu will be lost, and Henan will be lost." ”

Although Yuan Xi was in chaos, he was not so confused that he ordered the withdrawal of the army without authorization. Ordering the army to withdraw from Junyi and Kaifeng is equivalent to giving up the second line of defense, Yuan Xi does not have this power, nor does he have such courage.

He sent an eight-hundred-mile fast horse to gallop to Xuchang overnight, and asked his father Yuan Shao to give an order in person.

The judge was about to crack, waving his hands, eager to jam Yuan Xu's neck and force him to order the withdrawal of the army, but in desperation, he could only say vigorously: "There is no time, there is no time." ”

Yuan Xuan wiped the saliva on his face, glared at the judge in disgust, and said nothing.

Yuan Xi loves cleanliness very much, but he was sprayed with spit on his face by the thin and rude old man in front of him again and again, and he couldn't bear it anymore.

When the judge closed his mouth and took a breath, he yelled at the judge, "You idiot, don't you know that it is my father who is in charge of this great battle? If I could call the shots, would I still sit here and endure your accusations and insults? ”

The judge was stunned, and half of his anger was suddenly extinguished.

"I also want to withdraw the army, I also want to give up Junyi and Kaifeng, but I want to live more, and I want to eat for a few years with my own head." Yuan Xi stood up, pulled off the seal letter on his body, smashed it at the feet of the judge, and said angrily, "If you want to die, just order the withdrawal of the army." ”

"Xianyi, what are you doing here?" Kuai Yue asked in horror, "The war is at a critical moment, how can you play with a child's temper?" ”

"I don't want to die." Yuan Xijun's face was hideous, and a pair of eyes seemed to be about to erupt fire, "I know that you look down on me, and I also know that you want to drive me away, I'll leave now, I'll leave immediately, I'll hand over the power of the army to you, you can do whatever you want." ”

After speaking, Yuan Xuan kicked the case table away and walked out of the lobby angrily. When he walked to the judge's side, he suddenly stopped, bent down to pick up the seal letter on the ground, respectfully handed it to the judge, and said sincerely: "Mr. Zhengnan, I don't resent you, but you know that if you do this, you will give away your life." ”

"Hmph......" The judge sneered, and said disdainfully, "Sheji is going to die, what do I want this life for?" ”

Yuan Xi gritted his teeth, turned around and left.

"Xianyi, where are you going?" Kuai Yue chased out of the lobby and shouted loudly.

Yuan Xi said without looking back: "Nanyang." ”

Yuan Xi left, and the trial was temporarily in charge of command.

The coalition forces abandoned Junyi and Kaifeng, and nearly 200,000 troops retreated. Wen Ping and Jiao Touch were ordered to travel lightly, and the 40,000 troops rushed to Zhongmu and Guandu in one night.

More than 100,000 troops from northern Xinjiang, under the command of Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, reached the east bank of the chasm water at the fastest speed, and quickly set up a pontoon bridge and launched a fierce attack on Guandu.

The 10,000 allied troops under the command of Gan Ning, the general under Liu Biao, and Peng An, the general of Yuan Shaojun, defended Guandu.

In the early morning, Li Jing and Pan Zhang led the army to break through to Guandu, attacking from both flanks, advancing step by step. The soldiers on both sides fought bloodily, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Yuan Shao's general Peng An was killed in battle, and the 10,000 allied soldiers were almost killed and wounded, and Guandu saw that he was lost. At this moment, the trial and Kuai Yue came from Zhongmu City with 10,000 soldiers from the heavy battalion.

Although the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the baggage battalion is not strong, at this time, it doesn't matter how many people die if they can block it for a moment.

When the morning sun rose, Wen Ping and Jiao Touch led the army to arrive, and the 40,000 troops of the coalition army were inspired by the rumbling drums, and they frantically attacked.

The Northern Xinjiang Army did not expect the rebels' reinforcements to be so fast and caught off guard, plus they had been fighting all night, and the soldiers were already exhausted, and they were beaten back again and again for a while.

Zhao Yun hurriedly commanded some of the soldiers who had already crossed the chasm water to rush to the enemy formation to cover the forward army's retreat to the chasm water.

Guan Yu knew that his army had been fighting fiercely for a night, and it was already the end of the crossbow, and it would not take advantage of continuing to fight, so he ordered to stop the attack, and Chen soldiers confronted the rebels across the river on the west bank of the chasm.

The next day, when Guan Yu was about to attack again, the scout's report made him immediately cancel the attack order.

The rebels had abandoned Junyi and Kaifeng, retreated on all fronts, and the opportunity to attack Guandu and Zhongmu had passed.

On the same day, Zhang Yan and Bian Xi respectively commanded their armies to enter Junyi and Kaifeng, and then slowly approached Zhongmu City.

On the same day, Gao Shun received an order to lead an army of foot soldiers to retreat to the line of Chenliu and Yongqiu. Li E led the cavalry to continue to block the enemy in the area of Xiangyi.

………………

When the news reached Xuchang, Yuan Shao was furious and thundered.

No one expected that an attack launched by the Northern Xinjiang Army, which was inferior in strength, would destroy the second line of defense.

Could it be that in the face of the powerful Northern Frontier Army, the coalition forces are really so vulnerable?

The second line of defense was destroyed, which seriously damaged the morale of the coalition forces, and even destroyed the good situation brought about by the alliance in Xuchang half a month ago.

The fundamental reason for the destruction of the second line of defense was that Yuan Xun complied with Yuan Shao's orders and did not send troops to support Cao Cao in time when the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army moved to the northern flank battlefield and the situation on the entire battlefield had changed.

In this way, the Yuan army in the direction of Sanling Pavilion lost the flank protection, and was seized by the Northern Frontier Army to successfully break through, and the entire defense line of the coalition army collapsed immediately.

However, Yuan Shao put all the blame on Cao Cao and Liu Bei, believing that the destruction of the second line of defense was caused by Cao Cao and Liu Bei's rapid withdrawal of troops in order to preserve their strength, and he was furious and said that he would kill Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Fu Zhi didn't dare to admonish directly, so he had to remind him in a low voice: "My lord, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops have suffered minor losses, and at this moment, our army has retreated to the third line of defense. If Cao Cao and Liu Bei are besieged, I am afraid that it will cause a shock in the army and cause the third line of defense to collapse again. ”

After listening to the words of the frustrated professor, Yuan Shao calmed down a little.

Since Cao Cao and Liu Bei can't be moved now, then this breath can only be sprinkled on the heads of the trial and Yuan Xu. Yuan Shao ordered that Yuan Xu be arrested immediately and temporarily imprisoned in Wancheng, Nanyang, on the charge of escaping.

Whether to arrest and interrogate, Yuan Shao was a little hesitant. Because after Yuan Xu left Zhongmu, he handed over the command to the trial. At that time, in that precarious situation, the disposition of the trial was appropriate. If it weren't for his decisive order to withdraw the army to defend the third line of defense, Zhongmu would have been lost by now, and more than 100,000 troops would have been surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army on the line of Junyi and Kaifeng.

The only place where the trial can be blamed is that he ordered the army to retreat without consent, but it is too far-fetched to arrest the trial for this reason.

Thinking of the letter he received a few days ago, Yuan Shao was angry. Because the judge publicly accused him in the letter, he almost didn't open his mouth to scold.

After this person stayed in the Luoyang North Temple Prison for a while, his anger was not smaller, but even greater.

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more angry he became, and he pondered to find a better reason to escort him back to Luoyang.

At this time, Xu You returned to Xuchang, he achieved nothing, and was scolded by Yuan Shao, who was still angry.

After Yuan Shao vented, his mood stabilized a little and discussed with Xu You about the Central Plains battlefield.

Xu You advised him to rush to Henan immediately and take command in person. Xu You said to Yuan Shao: "At the beginning, this time Cao Cao and Liu Bei had to abandon the entire defense line because of their own selfishness, and the two of them are estimated to give Henan to Li Yi next time." "In addition, this person can't be used, so he must be arrested and sent to Luoyang immediately."

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did Ziyuan say this?" ”

Xu You then told Yuan Shao that the family members of the trial were properly taken care of in Jizhou, and that his son was serving in the Julu County Government of Jizhou. (To be continued.) )