In the county magistrate's mansion, Wang Yan stood at the door of the hall, looking at the rain ticked and flowing, a bright smile appeared on his face. He turned to look at Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others, and smiled and said, "Wenhe, Fengxiao, do you think God is going to take Yuan Shao? This rain came too timely. In this way, the whole plan is even more seamless, and Yuan Shao will definitely fall into the trap."

Jia Xu replied: "Those who have attained power will be more helpful, and those who have lost power will have fewer help. The lord let the people leave the county town so that the people will not be engulfed by fire, and will definitely be supported by the people of Pingyuan County. The news came out that the people of Pingyuan County and even Qingzhou must submit sincerely. It is estimated that the heavens have eyes. In order to make the lord defeat Yuan Shao, it made a special trip to such a heavy rain."

Wang Yan laughed and ordered: "Tell Huang Zhong to break through."

"promise!"

When Jia Xu got the order, he immediately arranged someone to convey the order.

Outside the city, Yuan Shao had already woken up.

Under the heavy rain, Yuan Shao's body was already wet with rain. He looked at the continuous heavy rain, his eyes were unwilling, and murmured to himself: "I am not willing to give up, I am going to win. Why, why is it raining heavily?"

Guo Tu stood aside with a serious expression and said, "It's over, please take care of yourself. This time, Wang Yan escaped, and there is another chance."

Yuan Shao said coldly: "Siege the city, attack the city immediately."

"Lord, no!"

Guo Tu suggested: "It's raining heavily now, and the soldiers are going to attack the city, and they don't even have a clear vision, which is very unfavorable. Besides, the fire in the city has just been extinguished and the morale of the Qingzhou soldiers is in full swing. At this time, we will not have the advantage. Please think twice."

Ju Su stood aside, his heart was also cold, and he suggested: "After the fire, the soldiers in the city survived the death, they must be excited. Now they go to attack the city and cannot suppress the morale of the other party. Tomorrow morning, when they wake up, they will see the burning and devastated Plain City, and their morale will definitely be lost. The morale will plummet. That is the best time to attack the city. Tomorrow morning, it will not be too late to attack the city."

After hearing the suggestion of the two major strategists, Yuan Shao had to sigh and ordered: "Send all troops to withdraw to the East Gate."

The troops were distributed everywhere and were easily attacked. Yuan Shao recalled all his troops to avoid being attacked by Wang Yan. Not long after, the troops from all sides came to the East Gate one after another and then stationed to rest.

Under the night, heavy rain continued.

I don’t know when it rains gradually less at night and then it stopped raining.

The next morning, early in the morning, the sun rose.

The weather after the rain is fresh. The golden sunshine is shining. The rain reflects light in the puddles outside the city, making the inside and outside the city a golden light, which is spectacular.

Yuan Shao rested for a night and his spirits were much better.

After breakfast, Yuan Shao summoned the generals to discuss matters.

Yuan Shao's eyes were sharp and his slightly pale face was full of anger, and he said in a deep voice: "Today we must take down Pingyuan City. Wang Yan is already a dog of a broken family and will definitely lose."

Guo Tu reported: "Lord, the scout found that the city gates in Pingyuan County were opened. There was no one in the city. Beizhi predicted that Wang Yan had retreated last night in the heavy rain."

"What?"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He asked loudly: "Didn't you notice it last night?"

Guo Tu explained: "At that time, everyone thought that Wang Yan would not leave the city. Unexpectedly, Wang Yan took the initiative to give up the county town."

Yuan Shao snorted and said in a deep voice: "You Guo Tu, there are times when you miss it."

Guo Tu said: "I am humble and incompetent!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, Wang Yan gave up Pingyuan City, just in time, we can enter. Inquire about Wang Yan's news immediately, be sure to find out Wang Yan's location."

"promise!"

Guo Tu got the order and took a step back.

Yuan Shao changed his subject and said, "Pingyuan County's plan failed, and the army entered the city again. Now if it was Wang Yan's main attack, I would like to see what Wang Yan used to break through Pingyuan City."

Ju Su said: "Lord, there is a fire in the city. Now I'm entering the city, I'm afraid..."

Yuan Shao waved his sleeves and ordered: "The reason I entered the city is to attract Wang Yan. As long as I am in Pingyuan County, I am not afraid that Wang Yan will not come. I will use Pingyuan City as the boundary to fight him?"

After a pause, Yuan Shao said again: "Pingyuan City is always under the control of my official. If you want to enter Jinan, the long journey will be too long, which is not good for us. As long as you are in Pingyuan City and backed by Jizhou, you will have a steady stream of troops and food and grass weapons. Compared with Jizhou, Qingzhou has a weak foundation and I don't believe it. Wang Yan can afford it. Furthermore, if Wang Yan wants to recover Pingyuan County in this battle, no matter what he does, he will definitely attack Pingyuan City. I am here to wait for it."

Ju Su bowed and said, "Lord is wise!"

"Report!"

Suddenly, a soldier rushed over.

Yuan Shao asked, "What's the matter?"

The soldiers reported: "Sir, General Chunyu Qiong has returned from Le'anguo."

"Lord, the last general is incompetent, please punish him!"

Chunyu Qiong hurried into the camp. He looked embarrassed, his face full of fatigue, and his whole body was even more ragged and worn.

The head general who led his army to Le'an Kingdom was Chunyu Qiong.

Yuan Shao looked unhappy and asked, "What happened? What's going on?"

Chunyu Qiong replied: "Report to the lord, Mo Jiang pretended to withdraw to Pingyuan City on the way. He was ambushed by Wang Yan's ambush. The first ambush, Mo Jiang blocked the opponent's attack. But Mo Jiang never expected that on the way back, he encountered two more ambushes. After three ambushs, Mo Jiang lost all his soldiers, leaving only more than a hundred soldiers back."

"Damn it!"

Yuan Shao was furious and frightened Chunyu Qiong so much that he knelt on the ground in fear.

At this time, Yuan Shao was in a very depressed mood.

Last night, when he was about to defeat Wang Yan, he suddenly suffered heavy rain, which made him fail. Early this morning, Chunyu Qiong also fled back from Le'anguo in shame. Although Yuan Shao did not place any hope to make Chunyu Qiong make military achievements, Chunyu Qiong's army of more than 10,000 people went to Le'anguo, and less than a hundred people came back. Such losses made Yuan Shao very angry.

Chunyu Qiong said: "The last time I am incompetent, please ask the lord to sue him."

Yuan Shao was about to get angry, but he thought that people's hearts are volatile now, and it was the time to use people. He comforted him: "This battle is not your fault, but Wang Yan is too cunning. I will record your punishment for now. I will give you the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. Let's go and rest first!"

"Thank you lord!"

Chunyu Qiong breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and retreated.

Yuan Shao ordered: "Guo Tu, send spies to the city to inquire to see if there is any ambush from Wang Yan."

Guo Tu replied: "Lord, my job has been confirmed, and there are no ambushes in the city."

"Send the order, the army enters the city."

Yuan Shao ordered to wave his hand to let everyone retreat, leaving him alone in the tent to ponder. This failure made Yuan Shao very disappointed. He thought he was going to win a big victory, but he didn't expect the final result to disappoint him so much.

The army quickly set off the camp and headed into the city.
Chapter completed!