Shelter from the wind.

After Tian Kai received Liu Bei's urgent letter, he hurriedly crossed the river with 100,000 people, and after seeing Liu Bei, he hurriedly asked: "Xuande, is there a way to save Brother Bo Jue?" ”

Liu Bei nodded and spread out the map on the desk.

"At present, we have not received any news from Brother Bo Jue, it is obvious that Brother Bo Jue and tens of thousands of troops have been surrounded by Li Yi and Yuan Shao in the area of Xifeng Pavilion and Jieqiao. If we attack rashly, it is very likely that we will be hit hard by the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Jizhou Army, and we may even be surrounded and annihilated by them, so ......" Liu Bei pointed to the boundary bridge on the map and said in a low voice, "Let's go to the boundary bridge, detour behind the Northern Xinjiang Army, defeat Li Yi, and rescue Brother Bo Qi." ”

Tian Kai frowned, leaned over and looked at the map carefully, and was silent.

Liu Bei's finger clicked heavily on Gaotang City on the map, and then moved north along the big river on the map, and said: "We set out from Gaotang with the army, go to Pingyuan City, enter the Pan River along the big river, and then enter the Heilong Bay from the Pan River, and cross the Qing River from the Black Dragon Bay, so that we will be behind the Northern Xinjiang Army." After crossing the Qing River, we traveled two hundred miles along the north bank of the Qing River and hit the boundary bridge. The Northern Frontier Army was caught off guard and was bound to be defeated, so that Brother Bo Jue could successfully break through. ”

Tian Kai's hand followed the trajectory that Liu Bei had just crossed, drew a big arc on the map, and asked hesitantly: "Xuande, this big bend has more than 500 miles, even if the army travels lightly, day and night, it will take about five days, how do you ensure that the whereabouts of the army will not be exposed?" ”

He looked up at Liu Bei, and continued worriedly: "Brother Bo Jue doesn't know that we will rescue him from the direction of the boundary bridge, and we will not be able to get in touch with him, if he tries his best to break through from the direction of Xifeng Pavilion, then after we capture the lower boundary bridge, we will have to continue to attack forward for fifty miles to meet him." Do we have such strength? We detoured back to the boundary bridge and suddenly launched an attack on the Northern Frontier Army, and the Northern Frontier Army was caught off guard, and the possibility of losing the boundary bridge was indeed very high, but the Northern Frontier Army would launch a counteroffensive immediately, and we simply did not have the ability to continue south to join Brother Bo Jue. ”

"Xuande, your method is too risky. If we fail, we will be wiped out. ”

Liu Bei smiled helplessly: "General Tian, if Brother Bo Jue is wiped out, how long can we hold out?" Who can withstand the attack of the Northern Frontier Army? Who can stop Li Yi from overthrowing Sheji? Now that it's over, we have to take a chance. As long as we can save Brother Bojing, there is still hope. ”

Liu Bei then explained his strategy in detail.

The reinforcements of the Northern Xinjiang Army have already gone south, although it is not clear how many troops have come, but from the perspective of Li Yi's determination to occupy Jizhou, there are 30,000 if not 50,000, otherwise it will be difficult for him to defeat Yuan Shao after defeating the Gongsun army.

And after Yuan Shao saw that the Northern Xinjiang Army was moving south, his own survival was suddenly greatly threatened, and he would definitely not do his best to help Li Yi completely annihilate Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan's entire army was wiped out, and Yuan Shao was not far from death, so Yuan Shao's purpose was not only to severely damage Gongsun Zhan, but he also wanted to ensure that Gongsun Zhan could escape back to Bohai County alive. If Gongsun Chan is alive, Yuan Shao's survival will be guaranteed, and there will be no possibility for Li Yi to quickly occupy Jizhou. This is the result that Yuan Shao is most willing to see.

What Yuan Shao thinks in his heart, Li Yi must be very clear. He not only has to strive to completely annihilate Gongsun Zhan, but also has to guard against Yuan Shao's defection, and the deployment of troops is inevitably overstretched. In the face of Gongsun Zhan's 100,000 army, Li Yi's best choice is to trap Gongsun Zhan in the area of Xifeng Pavilion and Jieqiao, surround but not fight, and wait until Gongsun Zhan's food and grass are exhausted, and he will be in chaos without a fight, and victory will be within reach.

Of course, Gongsun Chan will not sit still. He has reinforcements outside and 100,000 soldiers inside, and his strength is huge, and he is bound to break through. According to Liu Bei's guess, Gongsun Zhan's first breakthrough direction should be Xifeng Pavilion. After the army crossed the Xifeng Pavilion, it could quickly return to Ganling City, be replenished with grain, grass and ordnance, and even if the breakthrough was blocked, it could hold on and wait for reinforcements.

Gongsun Zan thinks so, Li Yi and Yuan Shao will also think so, the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Jizhou Army must set up heavy troops on the front line of Xifeng Pavilion. In other words, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the front line of the boundary bridge will definitely not be too much. In the vicinity of Jieqiao, there is a danger of Qinghe water, and the Northern Xinjiang Army can rely on the natural barrier of Qinghe to prevent the Gongsun Army from breaking through.

After Gongsun Zhan's attack on Xifeng Pavilion is blocked, there will be less and less food, and the situation will become more and more critical. In order to survive, he had only one choice left in the end, immediately turned around, attacked the boundary bridge, and opened the gap to break through at all costs with his superior forces.

At this time, if our reinforcements suddenly appear behind the boundary bridge and defeat the northern frontier army defending the boundary bridge, Gongsun Chan will definitely be able to escape.

After listening to Liu Bei's analysis, Tian Kai thought for a long time, and finally said: "Xuande, this is just your guess, just a possibility, in case Brother Bo Jue does not break through in the direction of the boundary bridge, the fate of the reinforcements ......"

Liu Bei sighed: "General Tian, even if we use all 30,000 troops from Yanzhou to attack Qinghe Kingdom, how sure are we to rescue Brother Bo Jue?" We don't have iron cavalry, as long as we set foot in the Qinghe country, the iron cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army will kill us to the point of losing our armor and defeating us. Li Yi and the outstanding achievements of the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry, has General Tian forgotten? ”

Tian Kai thought of Li Yi's past achievements, and couldn't help but feel palpitations. As long as Li Yi has an iron horse in his hand, no one in the world can defeat him, this is one thing that Tian Kai is most convinced of.

"General Tian, give me five thousand elites for ten days." Liu Bei pleaded, "I asked each soldier to bring ten days' dry food, and after ten days, no matter whether I can reach the Jieqiao or not, and whether I can rescue Brother Bo Jue, I will definitely return to Bohai County on time with the army." ”

"Okay." Tian Kai no longer hesitated, and resolutely nodded in agreement, "I immediately ordered the army to cross the river to attack the Qinghe Kingdom, and at the same time ordered Gongsun Hong and Fan Fang of Nanpi City to lead five thousand men and horses to follow up, and try every means to attract the attention of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Jizhou Army, and cover your smooth arrival at Heilong Bay and crossing the Qinghe River." ”

Tian Kai stretched out his hand to hold Liu Bei's big hand, patted it vigorously, and said, "After crossing the Qinghe, everything depends on you." Take care of yourself. ”

Liu Bei smiled faintly and said, "Ten days later, see you in Bohai County." ”

………………

On the second day of the first month of March, Qinghe country, Yunting.

Early in the morning, the Gongsun soldiers suddenly dispatched to clear the horse rejection array on the hillside with all their might.

Li Xuan received a report that Pegasus left the camp. He took a closer look and immediately ordered the drums of war to be beaten, and the whole army lined up to wait for each other.

"Gongsun Chan is about to break through."

"Urgently report to General Xu Da and provide immediate support."

Xu Da led the army and stationed it on the mountain bank five miles behind Li Xuan's camp. Hearing the dense sound of war drums in front of him, Xu Da hurriedly led people to the front.

Li Xuan hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Brother Tiande, Gongsun Chan is in a hurry. Yesterday he just had a bloody battle with Peng Fei, and today he will turn around and go south. Looks like he's in a mess. ”

Xu Da looked solemnly at the busy Gongsun soldiers on the hillside in the distance, and the horsewhip in his hand waved lightly from time to time, thoughtfully.

"Withdraw." Xu Da turned his head to look at the excited Li Xuan, and pointed to the rear with a horsewhip, "Retreat five miles." ”

Li Xuan had a smile on his face, and asked suspiciously, "Withdraw?" Why? Gongsun Chan has already been disabled by us, as long as we beat him harder again, he will be finished. ”

"Although Gongsun Chan is injured, he is still a violent and angry horse, and whoever wants to kill him will have to pay a great price, especially now." Xu Da tugged at the horse's reins with a relaxed expression, turned the horse's head, and said in a loud voice, "Withdraw." When the horse has dried up its blood, and has finished its struggle, and has fallen, we can go over without any difficulty and kill him with a single sword, without any effort. ”

"Brother Tiande......" Li Xuan shouted with great dissatisfaction, "Peng Fei and the pharmacist have already hit Gongsun Zan in a row, but we have not fought ...... battle."

"Don't you understand me?" Xu Da frowned and asked, "What we want is Jizhou, if the soldiers are all gone, can we still gain a foothold in Jizhou?" ”

Xu Da raised his horsewhip, pointed at the angry Li Xuan, and said very firmly: "Retreat five miles." ”

"Tomorrow?"

"Evacuate another five miles."

Li Xuan looked at Xu Da's back and smiled bitterly.

After the Gongsun army advanced for three miles, it stopped.

Gongsun Zhan, surrounded by the white horse Yicong, hurried to the front. The scene in front of him made him so angry that he almost vomited blood.

The one-mile-long avenue ahead was all destroyed by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and there were nearly 100 ditches densely packed. The fields on both sides of the avenue were also dug by the Northern Xinjiang Army into potholes, horizontal and vertical, and there were ravines of different sizes everywhere.

The convoy transporting grain and grass and baggage could not pass, and this battle would be lost no matter how it was fought, let alone break through. Now that tens of thousands of people have been abandoned on the battlefield of Jieqiao, if they want to fill the avenue, the Gongsun soldiers have to do it themselves, and when the soldiers are done, they are already tired and out of breath, where is the strength to fight?

After cursing angrily, Gongsun Chan waved his hand and ordered the iron cavalry to implement a guard on the fields on both sides of the avenue to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to sneak attack, and ordered 30,000 foot soldiers to take turns to repair the avenue.

In the process of transporting grain and grass, the people often had to temporarily repair the road surface, and sometimes helped the army build camps and cities, so they generally carried all kinds of commonly used utensils. Now that the people are gone, and the usual tools are gone, the soldiers have to use their hands, feet, and even weapons as tools to build roads, which not only makes slow progress, but also greatly increases their physical strength.

Gongsun Chan watched silently for a while, and sighed in frustration. It is estimated that the idea of this yin damage was all made by several subordinates around Yuan Shao, and this method could not only stop and delay Gongsun Zhan's attack speed, but also preserve their own strength. When the food of the army is exhausted, the powerful Northern Xinjiang Army will kill from all sides, and it will be completely finished. (To be continued.) )