"What strategy?"

Hearing that he had a plan to destroy Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao asked hurriedly.

Xu You still twirled his short beard, smiled softly, and continued: "Liu Bei rebelled and marched into Pingyuan. That's why Gongsun Zan left Yi Jing and led his troops south, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity. Now that General Yan Liang has died in the battle, Pingyuan is in urgent need.

"Ming Gong, we don't need to leave 10,000 troops to stop Gongsun Zan, but should lead all the troops to retreat..."

"Everyone retreat! Won't Gongsun Zan follow and attack Liu Bei from both sides?" Yuan Shao asked worriedly.

"Yes, we want Gongsun Zan to follow us." Xu You smiled again and said, "Pingyuan is in a hurry, so we pretend to be panicked and retreat to save Pingyuan. Gongsun Zan will definitely not let go of the opportunity to pursue, and we can preset it

To ambush an army, just wait for Gongsun Zan's troops and horses to pass by. The ambush troops will suddenly come out, and the troops in front will turn back and fight back. They will attack from both sides. How can Gongsun Zan not be destroyed?"

Yuan Shao was still hesitating, but Feng Ji was already overjoyed and said: "Ziyuan's brilliant plan! If we retreat in a panic, Gongsun Zan will definitely chase us. This is a strategy to lure the enemy. Ming Gong, this strategy is feasible. Gongsun Zan only needs to come to chase us."

It will perish!"

Tian Feng nodded and said: "Well, this strategy is very good. Gongsun Zan has few soldiers and dare not go out to fight. If we continue to resist him, I am afraid that Pingyuan City will not be able to defend it for a long time. If we all retreat, I expect Gongsun Zan will be eager to ask for help."

Victory must be pursued."

Guo Tu, Xun Chen and others also thought this strategy was very good.

However, Yuan Shao was still worried and asked, "What if Gongsun Zan doesn't come to chase him?"

Xu You smiled and said: "If he doesn't come to chase us, we can just leave 10,000 troops and horses to garrison and succeed."

Lecheng County is the administrative area of ​​Hejian Kingdom, and it is the place where Wu Yuan must pass on his way to the plains. If Gongsun Zan wants to go to the plains to attack Yuan Shao with Liu Bei, he must first capture Lecheng.

Yuan Shao nodded at this time and said: "Well, this is indeed safe."

It was rare that all the counselors under his command were unanimous, so Yuan Shao quickly made up his mind and ordered the entire army to go to the plains to aid.

He sent Zhang He to lead 5,000 men and horses first, and after traveling five or six miles, he ambush beside the road.

Yuan Shao personally led 25,000 men and horses to break camp and go south, and Wen Chou led 5,000 men to cut off the rear.

Gongsun Zan had just learned that Liu Bei had killed Yan Liang and besieged Pingyuan. Then he saw Yuan Shao breaking camp and leaving. He knew that the other party was going to save Pingyuan. He was overjoyed and felt that this was a good opportunity for him to pursue the attack.

After Yuan Shao left for several miles, he personally led 10,000 troops out of the city to pursue Yuan Shao's rear army, hoping to seize the supplies and supplies.

But he did not expect that he would face the enemy general Wen Chou, a Jizhou warrior who was as famous as Yan Liang.

Gongsun Zan led his troops to fight with Wen Chou. When they were inextricable, unexpectedly, another enemy army came out from behind. The leader was Zhang He.

Zhang He was not famous at this time and was just an ordinary general under Yuan Shao.

However, Zhang He's courage surprised Gongsun Zan.

Under attack from two sides, Gongsun Zan's troops were defeated and fled, with many casualties.

In the end, Gongsun Zan was injured in many places and escaped with only dozens of horses, but he had no choice but to escape back to Yi Jing.

Yuan Shao had won a great victory, and originally wanted to send troops to pursue Gongsun Zan, take advantage of the victory to besiege Yi Jing, and completely eradicate this hidden danger in Youzhou.

Tian Feng quickly advised: "Ming Gong, Gongsun has been defeated and it is difficult to recover. The immediate emergency is Pingyuan. We should lead all the troops and horses to rescue Pingyuan. As for Gongsun Zan, there are Liu He, Xian Yufu and others in Youzhou.

There are two young masters, Yuan Youzhou, who can unite their forces to surround Yijing. I believe that Gongsun Zan will definitely be destroyed."

Feng Ji and Xu You agreed with Tian Feng's words, so Yuan Shao sent people to ask Yuan Xi, Xian Yufu and others to join forces to besiege Yi Jing, while he led 30,000 troops straight to the plain.

Outside Pingyuan City, in Liu Bei's camp.

Not only Liu Bei, but also Zhou Xing did not expect that Yuan Shao would defeat Gongsun Zan so quickly and raise troops to rescue Yuan Tan.

"Yuan Tan defended the city, but now Yuan Shao personally leads 30,000 troops. Military advisor, what should we do?"

Liu Bei was full of worries and asked Zhou Xing.

"Huh, come on, Brother Guan killed Yan Liang, and I just happened to kill Wen Chou. It was Yuan Shao. Brother Guan and I killed him together."

Zhang Fei was not afraid at all that Yuan Shao would lead his troops to help. Seeing that Guan Yu had made a great contribution by killing Yan Liang, he was looking for an opportunity to make a great contribution.

Guan Yu didn't speak, and there was no look of pride on his face. Instead, he was just as worried as Liu Bei.

He is not afraid of anything like Zhang Fei. Of course, he is not afraid, he just sees the situation more clearly.

In any case, Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan are different.

Yuan Shao can become the strongest prince in the world, so he naturally has his own merits.

He personally led 30,000 troops and horses, and won a new victory over Gongsun Zan. His morale was very high, and he also had 20,000 troops in the city.

And since I only have more than 10,000 people, my chances of winning are slim no matter what.

"Captain Zhang, don't underestimate Yuan Shao! He just defeated Gongsun Bogui and came back with anger. He is very powerful. We should avoid the edge for the time being and not confront him directly."

Jian Yong advised Zhang Fei.

"Hmph, so what? Are we going to retreat when Yuan Shao comes?"

"Yes, lord, we should retreat." Zhou Xing said suddenly.

"Retreat?!" Liu Bei was surprised and asked urgently, "Military advisor, if we retreat just like this, wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain! Besides, if we retreat and Yuan Shao's troops come after us, I'm afraid we may even be able to defend Donglai in the end.

I can’t stand it any longer!”

Liu Bei didn't want his efforts in the past few years to be in vain. He finally managed to gain a foothold in Qingzhou. If he had to give up Qingzhou when Yuan Shao's troops arrived now, he might as well not fight for this plain and become an enemy of Yuan Shao.<

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"Is Military Advisor Zhou so afraid of Yuan Shao?" Guan Yu looked at Zhou Xing dissatisfied and asked.

"Hey, Military Advisor Zhou, if you want to retreat, I will not retreat, and my second brother will not retreat either." Zhang Fei followed.

Zhou Xing smiled slightly and then said: "My lord, Guan Xiaowei, the retreat I am talking about does not mean retreating to Beihai, let alone Donglai. Yuan Shao personally led his troops to come with great momentum. Just as Xianhe said, we should avoid

I won’t compete with him for the time being.”

"We can retreat to Gaotang first, use the Yellow River as a danger, occupy Gaotang City and defend it. Although Yuan Shao has tens of thousands of troops, he can't break Gaotang City and can't do anything to us. In addition, we are in a stalemate with Yuan Shao here.

I predict that Cao Cao will take the opportunity to send troops to attack Yecheng and seize Jizhou."

"If Cao Cao sends troops to the north, Yuan Shao will definitely return to rescue Ye City. Who else can defend Pingyuan City at that time? Doesn't it belong to the lord? In this case, we can win without attacking."

Liu Bei understood what Zhou Xing meant, but he was still worried, so he asked again: "Will Cao Cao take the opportunity to send troops to capture Yecheng?"

Zhou Xing replied: "My lord, Cao Cao has always dreamed of capturing Jizhou. At this time, Yuan Shao is out with his troops, and we are restraining him. How could Cao Cao sit idly by and watch! If he really doesn't send troops, isn't he afraid that we will be defeated by Yuan Shao?"

Was it because we surrendered to Yuan Shao? Therefore, I expect Cao Cao will definitely send troops."

Liu Bei thought for a while, and based on his understanding of Cao Cao, he might indeed do what the military advisor said.

Jian Yong also echoed: "My lord, Military Advisor Zhou is right. We can retreat to Gaotang for the time being and wait for Yuan Shao's troops to reach the plain, and then we will see how the situation goes."

"Well, then we will return to Gaotang first."

Liu Bei thought about it and decided that the best way to retreat to Gaotang was to temporarily retreat to Gaotang. He definitely couldn't compete with Yuan Shao's troops and horses now. He was not Yuan Shao's opponent yet. Even if he was undefeated, he would probably lose a lot of troops.

As soon as Yuan Shao's troops arrived at Nanpi, Bohai County, Liu Bei led his troops to break away from camp and cross the river back to Gaotang.
Chapter completed!