The governor's office, backyard.

Wang Yan, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Zhuge Xuan are talking about government affairs.

Shi A looked solemn and hurriedly came, reporting: "Lord, the siege detective sent back the news. Gao Lan was chased by Dian Wei and Linzi County troops and had withdrawn from Linzi County."

Wang Yan asked: "Where is the direction of Gao Lan's retreat?"

Shi A replied: "It's unknown for the time being!"

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Attention at any time, and return the news at any time."

"promise!"

Shi A bowed his hand and replied, then turned around and retreated.

Wang Yan had a confident smile on his face and ordered: "Mr. Zhuge, you stay in Linzi County to stabilize people's hearts and restore the situation as soon as possible. Linzi County is the capital of Qingzhou and cannot continue to be turbulent."

Zhuge Xuan bowed and said, "Don't worry, lord, you must restore the peace and prosperity of Linzi County in the shortest time."

Wang Yan changed his tone and ordered: "As the saying goes, beat the dogs in the water. When Gao Lan withdraws its troops, it's time for us to send troops. Wenhe, Fengxiao, follow me to fight. It's time for us to pursue Gao Lan."

"promise!"

Jia Xu and Guo Jia bowed, and there were smiles on their faces.

After the three of them left the governor's mansion, they headed straight to the south gate. After arriving at the south gate, Wang Yan asked Zang Ba and Guan Hai to mobilize the army of Linzi County and then began to pursue. Less than ten miles away from the city, the soldiers chasing Gao Lan on the front line sent back the news, and Gao Lan led his army to the direction of Jinan Kingdom. In response, Wang Yan did not issue any orders, but just ordered the wardens to pay close attention to the news.

At this time, Wang Yan led his troops to chase him slowly.

Early the next morning, the latest battle situation was reported. Gao Lan withdrew to Jinan Kingdom with his defeated generals, and was ambushed by the army and suffered heavy losses. In the end, Gao Lan had to change the marching route and instead lead his army northward, intending to head towards Le'an Kingdom in the northwest.

On the third day, the latest battle report was sent back.

On the way to Le'an Kingdom, Gao Lan was ambushed again and was severely injured. After repeated heavy damage, Gao Lan's army suffered heavy losses and eventually had to change the direction of the march and head towards the Beihai Kingdom to the east.

After Wang Yan received the news that Gao Lan went to Beihai Kingdom, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything comes back to the plan.

After nightfall, the army set up camp, and Wang Yan summoned everyone to discuss matters in the central army's tent.

Zang Ba looked serious and reported: "Lord, the ambushers arranged on the Le'an Kingdom and Jinan Kingdom road have now been withdrawn and are on the way to meet. I expect that the army will be able to meet in the future."

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Tell them to rush back as soon as possible."

"I will obey the order!"

Zang Ba nodded and stopped speaking.

Wang Yan turned his eyes to Jia Xu and said in a deep voice: "Wenhe, Gao Lan did not have the courage to break through the defense line set up in Le'an Kingdom and Jinan Kingdom. He is now heading to Beihai Kingdom. This battle can be closed."

"Don't worry, the net collection has begun. Everything in Beihai Kingdom is ready." Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "The lord defeated Gao Lan this time and cut off one of Yuan Shao's arms, which even more severely damaged Yuan Shao's army."

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Gaolan is not worth mentioning!"

Everyone discussed the next arrangement before they dispersed.

The next morning, the army continued to rush.

Wang Yan led his army closely behind Gao Lan, forcing Gao Lan to speed up towards the direction of Beihai Kingdom. Two days later, Wang Yan and Dian Wei and other troops all joined together. All the troops pursued each other, which made Gao Lan feel restless.

Gao Lan ran away in a hurry and became more and more anxious. When he entered Linzi County, Gao Lan had a total of 60,000 soldiers, but after passing the North Gate and the East Gate, he went through a series of escapes. Only more than 20,000 soldiers were left. Even on the way to retreat to Beihai Kingdom, there were soldiers constantly escaping, and the situation was very serious.

After five days, Gao Lan and his soldiers looked depressed and finally entered the Beihai territory.

At noon, the army temporarily stopped to rest.

Wu Xin was worried and looked haggard. In just a few days, Wu Xin had lost a lot of weight. He came to Gao Lan and said seriously, "General, the dry food for the soldiers in the army is only half a day left. The food for tomorrow is gone. Moreover, in the past few days, the soldiers are not full, don't wear warm clothes, and have poor rest. The situation is not optimistic."

After a pause, Wu Xin said again: "Once the food is exhausted, even if Wang Yan does not chase him, the army will be defeated.

Gao Lan said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wu, how long is it to the Beihai Kingdom?"

Wu Xin replied: "It is expected to take another two to three days to arrive at Beihai Kingdom."

Gao Lan seemed impatient and said, "I don't even have food tomorrow, how can I support the subsequent journey? Mr. Wu, what can you do?" Now, Gao Lan was already very upset and was on the verge of an outbreak.

Wu Xin said in a deep voice: "General, there is only one way, that is, recruit food."

Gao Lan snorted coldly and said, "Is it time to go?"

Wu Xin was silent for a moment and said, "If it's too late, then you can only send troops to rob the grain."

Gao Lan gritted his teeth in his eyes and said coldly: "If you want to recruit food, it is definitely too late. There is no way, you can only adopt the strategy of robbing food. You can immediately send a soldier to take the lead and rob the food. Remember, it must not be detrimental to the people, and it cannot harm the lives of the people."

Wu Xin thought in his heart, there is no immortality to allow soldiers to rob.

Wu Xin dared not say this.

Wu Xin showed an admiration on his face and nodded in praise: "The general is benevolence and righteousness. I will definitely give instructions to prevent the robbed soldiers from hurting innocent people. This time, I borrowed food from the people and after I overcome the difficulties in front of me, I will definitely return all the food."

"Yes, yes, it's borrowing food."

Gao Lan smiled and agreed with Wu Xin's words.

After lunch break, the army continued to move forward.

However, no matter how Gao Lan accelerated the retreat, Wang Yan's soldiers followed closely, and Gao Lan never got rid of Wang Yan's pursuit. When Wang Yan led his army by, he saw the people in the villages passing by, and countless people were wailing and crying, and they were angry. After asking, they realized that Gao Lan was robbing the soldiers, and Wang Yan's face was even more gloomy and terrifying.

Guo Jia's eyes flashed and he said, "Gaolan has reached the point where he can indulge soldiers to plunder food. It can be seen that he is at the end of his life and it is very difficult. Please order the lord to speed up again and drive Gaolan to the Beihai Kingdom as soon as possible. The more embarrassing and tired Gaolan is, the more beneficial it is to us."

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Zang Ba, pass on the order and speed up the journey."

Wang Yan could not avoid the losses caused by the war. What Wang Yan could do was to catch up with Gao Lan as soon as possible, then defeat Gao Lan, quell the civil strife in Qingzhou, and try his best to reduce the losses of the people.

The army continued to chase, and along the way, more and more displaced people were.

While Wang Yan sent soldiers to settle the injured and displaced people and gave food to the people to live, he had made up his mind to make Gao Lan regret entering Qingzhou.

The army advanced rapidly and soon arrived at the capital of Beihai Kingdom.

Wang Yan led his army to surround Ju County and temporarily stationed.

In the central army's tent, Wang Yan summoned everyone under his command, his eyes fell on Jia Xu, and asked again: "Wenhe, how are the matter dealing with?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, lord, everything has been arranged."

Wang Yan nodded, and his eyes showed expectation.
Chapter completed!