Wang Lei sent troops from Ye County, without making any big fuss, but left silently. After leaving Ye County, Wang Lei was even more careful, either hiking on the road during the day or walking at night, or walking on the mountain path during the day and running quickly at night.

At the end of the day, the soldiers didn't have much time to rest, but that was the only way.

In Pingen County, small roads in the mountains.

An army quickly approached the county town of Pingen County, leaving less than eighty miles away.

"Report!"

A thunder provocate ran over quickly and came to Wang Lei, reporting: "Sir, the Qingzhou thief Guan Hai killed outside the county town of Pingen County and launched an attack. The Yellow Turban thieves under Guan Hai's command were divided into two batches of attacks. The first batch of attacks entered the formation set up by General Zhang, intending to attract General Zhang's power, but the rear route was cut off by General Zhang's soldiers arranged in important roads. General Zhang led his army to attack, and the second batch of soldiers under Guan Hai's command immediately entered and was blocked outside, which was difficult to rescue. The first confrontation, Guan Hai was defeated."

Wang Lei had a smile on his lips and ordered: "Talk again and pay close attention to the situation of Yuan Shao and Guan Hai."

"yes!"

The whistle detective clasped his fists and responded quickly.

Guo Jia said: "Lord, we lie down on the day and walk at night, hiding our whereabouts, with the purpose of not letting Yuan Shao discover it. Just like us, Yuan Shao has certain problems with food and grass. Even if Yuan Shao does not lack food for a short time, it is impossible to persist for a long time. Once the grain warehouse of Yuan Shao's grain storage is taken down and Yuan Shao's food and grass supply is cut off, he will win this battle."

Wang Lei thought for a while and replied: "Fengxiao means that my army has completely hidden itself. Then I will send people to find Yuan Shao's granary. Once discovered, I will immediately destroy the granary and let Yuan Shao cut off the grain."

"Yes! That's what it means." Guo Jia nodded and said, "There are not many troops in Pingen County. The five thousand soldiers we brought can be sent to Zhang He quietly. With the support of five thousand soldiers, Zhang He can support him for another period of time."

Wang Lei said: "There are a thousand cavalrymen in Flying Tiger Camp, which is enough to attack the granary. Take the soldiers of the Tiger Camp over there, and Dian Wei, and fully support Zhang He. Dian Wei appeared on the battlefield, and Yuan Shao would even think that I was here and would not suspect that I was leading the troops outside."

Guo Jia frowned and said, "If you do this, the power that the lord can mobilize will be weaker."

"It's okay, just settle it."

Wang Lei shook his sleeves and said firmly: "Only by defending Pingen County can we maintain the current stalemate. Otherwise, once Yuan Shao wins and he takes advantage of the situation to go south, the location of the granary will change again. That's it. You and Dian Wei will take the Tiger Camp and ordinary soldiers to meet with Zhang He, and I will wait for an opportunity to move."

"yes!"

Guo Jia no longer refuted and nodded in agreement.

...

Pingen County, on the battlefield.

Guan Hai had a blue face and stared at the hillsides angrily.

He originally wanted to send the first batch of soldiers to lure Zhang He's army, and then send the second batch of soldiers to enter, destroying the army led by Zhang He in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, the first batch of troops entering were blocked, and the second batch of troops led by him was blocked and could not be entered, so that the first batch of troops entering were isolated and defeated.

The first battle in Qingzhou was defeated like this.

Huang Shao came to Guan Hai and said, "Master, we are a little reckless this time when we go to the battle. We are eager to show our strength in front of Yuan Shao, but it will be even more unfavorable after defeat."

Guan Hai said: "It's over here, and we'll fight again tomorrow."

After the first battle failed, Guan Hai had no intention of continuing to attack, and with Gao Lan withdrew his troops and returned to the camp.

Even though Guan Hai was a thick-faced person, he was quite embarrassed. After seeing Yuan Shao, Guan Hai simply clasped his fists and said, "Guan Hai brought his troops to eliminate Zhang He for Yuan Gong, but unexpectedly Zhang He was extremely cunning. I attacked continuously but failed to defeat Zhang He. Guan Hai felt deeply ashamed and let Yuan Gong laugh at him."

Yuan Shao laughed in his heart and thought, it would be better if he fails, so as not to be arrogant.

However, Yuan Shao would not reveal it.

Yuan Shao also had a serious expression and said, "To be honest, I have been stationed in Pingen County for more than a month and have launched several attacks, but I have not made any breakthroughs so far. I feel deeply ashamed!"

When Guan Hai heard this, he felt much more relaxed and thought to himself: "Yuan Shao is worthy of being a big family from a famous family. He has a demeanor and speaks very politely. He is a good person." Invisibly, Guan Hai's impression of Yuan Shao changed. At first, when he arrived, Guan Hai and Yuan Shao played tricks and wanted to show their strength, but in the end they failed.

When Yuan Shao heard the whispers of comfort, Guan Hai thought Yuan Shao was good.

The reason is nothing more than that Yuan Shao did not take any action.

Yuan Shao continued: "The troops under my command are difficult to capture Pingen County, and the troops under the command of Qu are difficult to capture Pingen County alone. However, if the troops are combined, they will definitely capture Pingen County in one fell swoop."

Guan Hai clasped his fists and said, "Donald Yuan is wise! In the battle tomorrow, a family will obey Duke Yuan's orders."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he felt as if he had eaten honey.

This thief is very sensible! He is a good thief and deserves to win over.

Yuan Shao waved his hands repeatedly and said modestly: "In the battle tomorrow, we will not distinguish between you and me. The two armies attack Pingen County together and take down Zhang He." After some words, Yuan Shao said: "Ship Qu goes down and rest early, accumulate strength, and fight again tomorrow."

"Thank you, Mr. Yuan!"

Guan Hai left, Yuan Shao, Xu You, Guo Tu and others all smiled.

...

Outside the county town, the Jizhou Army Camp.

After counting the losses of the first battle, Zhang He sighed softly: "Duke Ju, today's battle, more than a thousand soldiers were injured. In tomorrow's battle, Yuan Shao and Guan Hai will definitely send troops together, and it is not easy to resist!" Even though Zhang He was mentally prepared to withdraw from Pingen County, he was really going to face the situation of withdrawal, but he was unwilling to accept it.

Ju Su said: "It's over now, the general has done a very good job, so don't worry about it."

"Report!!"

Outside the camp, the soldiers' reports came.

"Come in!"

Zhang He ordered, and the soldier walked in and said, "General, there is a man named Guo Jia outside the camp asking for a visit."

Upon hearing this, Zhang He hurriedly said, "Please!"

The soldiers left the camp, Zhang He and Ju Su looked at each other, all with confusion.

Why is Guo Jia here?

It didn't take long, and Guo Jia entered the tent.

After Guo Jia sat down, he smiled and said, "General Zhang was in Pingen County for more than a month, which prevented Yuan Shao from moving forward. The lord praised General Zhang's ability very much and often praised General Zhang." Zhang He was humble all the time. Guo Jia changed his tone and said, "The problem of food and grass has been solved, and there will be enough food and grass to transport in the future, and the army led by the lord has also arrived."

Zhang He had doubts in his eyes and frowned and said, "My lord goes north, why didn't I get the news?"

Guo Jia said: "This is to conceal Yuan Shao. The army has arrived and will enter the camp tonight. However, the lord will not come back. The lord's goal is to find Yuan Shao's granary, remove the firewood from the cauldron, and make Yuan Shao completely unable to fight. To achieve this goal, General Zhang has to spend some effort to defend Pingen County and prevent Yuan Shao from advancing and promulgating."

Zhang He was excited when he heard this.

With the support of Jiaocao and Wang Lei, we will definitely be able to hold on in the battle tomorrow.
Chapter completed!