Linzi City.

At present, Zang Ba has sent 50,000 troops to defend Le'an, Taishan, Zhangqiu and other places. Only 30,000 troops left in Linzi City.

The Taishan Army was not so large, but it became stronger because of Cao Cao's food and supplies.

The focus of the war is still in Guandu.

Qingzhou looks like "singing and dancing to peace". Linzi city is very peaceful, and people seem to live in a peaceful era.

However, Zang Ba was cautious. Although the city gate was opened, he arranged troops to guard four cities and searched the passing vehicles to prevent enemy spies from mingling into the city with weapons and crossbows.

"Da da da da da."

Several fast horses entered through the north city gate and after negotiations with the soldiers at the city gate, they were able to enter the city. They rode their horses directly and almost killed passers-by. Amidst the shouts and scolds, they arrived outside the governor's mansion.

In the hall.

Zang Ba suddenly stood up, his face showed a look of astonishment, and the soldiers in front of him were full of panic and sweaty words: "You mean. Yan Liang, the general of the Liang army, has crossed the river? He is currently besieging Le'an?"

"Yes, sir. I heard that Yin Li and Wu Dun came to report. My general (Sun Kang) immediately ordered troops to rescue him. I don't know if it was too late."

The soldier smiled bitterly and said.

"Really. Zhang Xiu is really attacking Qingzhou." Zang Ba sat back and smiled bitterly.

Before the war, they had an agreement with Zhang Xiu.

Although Zang Ba did not intend to abide by the agreement, he did not relax his vigilance and dispatched troops to prevent the Liang army from crossing the river from Qingzhou.

But Zang Ba hoped that Zhang Xiu could abide by the agreement.

But now...

However, Zang Ba is also a man who has been through the battlefield for a long time. After being shocked, he quickly adjusted his mentality. He looked up and said with a kind look to the soldiers: "Good man, thank you all the way. Go down and rest first."

"promise."

Seeing Zang Ba calm, the soldiers couldn't help but feel certain, and agreed and turned around.

Zang Ba immediately summoned the chief clerk and told the matter again. Facing the chief clerk with a shocked face, he ordered: "You stay to defend the city, and I will lead 20,000 elite soldiers to save Le'an."

"Send someone to tell Sun Kang immediately, he should not rush to save Le'an. Be careful that Yan Liang is besieging the city to fight reinforcements. If he encounters Yan Liang in the wild, he will be ruined."

The other party was Yan Liang, and Zang Ba was not afraid, but he knew that only Sun Guan and he could compete with Yan Liang.

Now that Sun Guan is guarding Mount Tai, he can't clone himself, so he can only save him.

If Le'an is lost, the Liang army will continue to move south to Qingzhou, and then they will be finished.

This is a disaster for the family, so save it quickly.

"promise."

The chief clerk was sweating profusely and agreed.

Although Zang Ba was anxious, it was late today. Early the next morning, Zang Ba put on his armor and led 20,000 elite soldiers out of the northern city gate to save Le'an.

He first met with Sun Kang.

In the south of Le'an County, there is a military camp close to the water source.

Sun Kang invited Zang Ba to sit in the central army tent.

"Xuan Gao. The situation in Le'an is not good now. The horses discovered that the Liang army had crossed the river on a large scale. Among them, 50,000 horses and infantry soldiers went to Taishan County. Some people and horses went south."

"Liang Jun is prepared to cross the river on a large scale."

Sun Kang showed a look of dismay on his face and bowed his hand to Zang Ba.

"As expected, this is a large-scale crossing of the river with preparation." Zang Ba sneered without showing fear. He said, "There are still two brothers Yin Li and Wu Dun in the city, with 20,000 elite soldiers. How can I abandon them? Now the Liang army is scattered and it is exactly what I want. You can join me in the city and defeat Yan Liang."

After saying that, Zang Ba stood up decisively, not even wanting to stay for a quarter of an hour, and rushed to Le'an without stopping to fight Yan Liang to the death.

"promise."

Although Sun Kang felt pessimistic, he also had courage and agreed.

After the second generals met in a hurry, they led 30,000 elite troops to Le'an. They didn't even pack up the tent, and only took away some of the supplies and food.

The army marched extremely fast, even day and night.

That night, not long after nightfall.

With the bright starlight and moonlight, 30,000 Taishan troops faced the cold wind and headed towards Le'an. Le'an is already close at hand.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded in front of him.

"Xu" Zang Ba tightened the reins of the horse and looked up. He saw several torches approaching the army at a rapid speed.

"Don't be afraid, it's probably our side to explore the horse." Zang Ba waved his hand and calmed down the personal soldiers around him.

Not long after, several knights were indeed taken to Zang Ba and Sun Guan.

"The two generals, Le'an, have been lost. Yin Li and Wu Dun, led thousands of people to escape from Le'an and are coming here."

A soldier with a big head reported in panic.

Zang Ba was confused and his mind suddenly became dizzy. Le'an lost his footing and his foothold was occupied by the Liang army. Qingzhou is over.

Cao Cao is probably finished too.

"Xuan Gao. Come up with an idea." Sun Kang's face was very gloomy and he looked up at Zang Badao.

"Send someone to withdraw Sun Guan's troops back to Linzi City immediately. Let's meet up first to avoid being defeated by the Liang army one by one." Zang Ba's mind calmed down, took a deep breath, and ordered decisively.

"No." A personal soldier immediately responded to the promise and rode his horse towards Mount Tai.

"We are here to pick up Yin Li and Wu Dun." Zang Ba said again.

Sun Kang nodded. Because he had discarded the tent, the weather was very cold now. Zang Ba ordered people to light a bonfire, and the group cooked fire in the cold wind to keep warm, waiting for Yin Li and Wu Dun.

Zang Ba sat on a small stool, staring blankly at the bonfire in front of him. After a while, a sound of people and horses came.

Zang Ba's eyes moved slightly, but there was no other movement.

"Da da da da da."

With a burst of footsteps, Yin Li and Wu Dun came to Zang Ba in a very embarrassed manner, bowed and said ashamed: "Xuan Gao. We are incompetent, so we lost Le'an."

Zang Ba's expression changed a little. He sighed and stood up to help Yin Li, Wu Dun, and said with relief: "Brother, why are you talking about these things?"

When he saw Yin Li, Wu Dun was resentful and said, "The Liang army is so powerful that Yan Liang is famous in Hebei. It is not unfair to defeat him."

"If it were only Yan Liang, we would not have been able to be broken in such a short time to defend the city. We could have survived reinforcements. It was Lord Liang who personally crossed the river to Qingzhou, and Yan Liang's army was greatly motivated. Yan Liang personally climbed the city and captured us."

Yin Li said with a look of reluctance and clasped her fists.

"Has Master Liang arrived in Qingzhou?" Zang Ba, Sun Kang took a breath of air conditioning and looked at each other.

This time, the Liang army really had premeditated and prepared to cross the river from Qingzhou, and conquer Qing and Xu, first cut off Cao Cao's arms, and then fight to the death with Cao Cao.

Liang advocated Zhang Xiu, who actually crossed the river himself, and his generals confronted Cao Cao in Guandu.

In this chaotic world, I am really brave.

"It's not unfair to us. Let's go. Go back to Linzi first." Zang Ba smiled bitterly, shook his head, and then turned over to the horse.

After packing up, the Taishan Army returned to Linzi.

.........

Taishan County City.

This city is as solid as a man who was run by Sun Guan, but there are only about 10,000 people in the city. In the northern Yellow River waters of Taishan County, there are three ferries suitable for the army to cross the river.

Sun Guan set up defenders based on the terrain.

During this period, his troops and Gao Lan had no disadvantage at all and were stable.

But Sun Guan was in a bad mood.

That morning.

In the city's general's mansion, Sun Guan sat in the main seat with a gloomy expression, hesitating.

Yan Liang has crossed the river.

The strategic intention of Liang's army to attack Qingzhou is already visible. Sun Guan knows Yin Li and Wu Dun very well. Although I'm sorry, they are really not as good as the general of Liang's army.

That's Yan Liang, he will feel panicked when he meets him.

"If Le'an is lost, I have to face both Gao Lan's attack and Le'an's Liang army attack. Advance and retreat, and will inevitably be destroyed. I should abandon the city and go back to Linzi. But since I came here on order, how could I fight without even fighting, I lost Taishan County?"

Sun Guan was very visionary and guessed that Liang Jun would hesitate to leave the city.

That's when.

A personal soldier walked in from outside and saluted to Sun Guan panting and said, "General. Le'an has been captured by the Liang army. The governor has the order to order you to abandon the city and return to Linzi."

Sun Guan was sure that all the pressure had disappeared. It was not his problem now.

However, Sun Guan was still very cautious and asked: "Is this order reliable? Has it been verified?"

“It has been verified.”
To be continued...