Jizhou, Hejian County, Wuyuan County.

"Die Yue is dead? Did Brother Fan die too?"

Gongsun Zan looked at the battle report in his hand in a daze and murmured to himself.

"Father, now only Anguo County in Zhongshan County is still in the hands of our army, and Bohai County is all lost. If the high-ranking officials and Wen Chou attacked each other from the east and west, we may not even be able to go back to Youzhou, so we should withdraw our troops as soon as possible!"

Gongsun Xu did not expect that his two uncles would be defeated so quickly, and then he anxiously spoke out.

"Great cadre, Wen Chou, Yuan Shao's little boy, I will swear to kill you!"

Gongsun Zan's eyes were red and she said gritting her teeth.

"Father, now our army has more than 20,000 troops in Jizhou. You can call back the troops from Anguo County and then go north to Youzhou. Then change your life. After the autumn harvest, you will recruit troops and horses. It is not too late to avenge your two uncles and the two General Yan!"

Gongsun Xu was afraid that Gongsun Zan would be blinded by hatred, so he persuaded him again.

"Xu'er doesn't have to do this. My father knows that things are no longer possible. Let's do this. Xu'er, you go down and gather troops and we go to Anguo County."

Gongsun Zan said with a faint smile.

"What? You have to go to Anguo County. Could it be that your father, do you still plan to continue fighting with Yuan Jun?"

Gongsun Xu was stunned when he heard this and shouted.

"You'll go, you'll go, why are you talking so much?"

Gongsun Zan's eyes sterned and shouted.

"No, my kid will gather troops now!"

Seeing this, Gongsun Xu was shocked and hurriedly bowed to take the order and left.

Just as Gongsun Zan was reorganizing his army, Yuan Xi also led an army of 50,000 to the south of the Lunhe River.

"The second young master, Gongsun Zan is in Wuyuan County, north of Lunhe, and his troops are still about 20,000!"

Ju Yi stood beside Yuan Xi and said.

"Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan has been killed by General Gao and General Wen. Now Gongsun Zan has no power to turn the world back. He can only survive by retreating to Youzhou. He orders the three armies to collect ferries and start crossing the river. He orders Gao Gan and Wen Chou to reach Wuyuan City in five days."

Yuan Xi stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the rolling river water and said with a smile.

"promise!"

Ju Yi immediately took the order and left.

"Brother, you have been successful in defending the situation and bought time for our army to rush to help. So, you will take a hundred people to Bohai County to replace Wen Chou and temporarily serve as the prefect of Bohai. How about you?"

Yuan Xi looked at Yuan Tan who was silent beside him and then smiled.

"I will follow my orders for you!"

A strange look flashed in Yuan Tan's eyes, and he quickly bowed to take the order.

"Brother, we don't need to do this!"

Just as Yuan Tan turned around, Yuan Xi suddenly said softly.

"Go to me, brother!"

After hearing this, Yuan Tan paused and his face was complicated. He replied softly and turned around and left.

"well!"

Looking at Yuan Tan's back as he was gone, Yuan Xi felt sad and inexplicably sad. He sighed several times but failed to ease the melancholy in his heart.

A few days later, when Yuan Xi's army crossed the Lunhe River to Wuyuan County, Gongsun Zan had already left empty and was missing. Yuan Xi didn't care, but he thought that Gongsun Zan should have retreated to Youzhou. However, he didn't know that Gongsun Zan was preparing to ambush the high officials in Yaoshan east of Anguo County.

Anguo County is famous for its superior geology and produces medicinal materials. It is a major medicine-producing county in the Han Dynasty. The most famous is Yaoshan. This mountain stretches for dozens of miles and is towering and steep. Because there are countless precious medicinal materials in the mountains, the mountain birds and beasts often appear. At the foot of Yaoshan, it is the only official road leading to Hejian County in Anguo County. This road is built along the mountain. From the sky, it looks like a winding snake.

Gongsun Zan recalled the troops stationed in Anguo County, and combined the troops to a total of more than 30,000 people, which were hidden in this Yaoshan Mountain.

"Father, why do our army hide in this medicine mountain?"

After Gongsun Xu arranged his soldiers, he came to Gongsun Zan and asked.

"This is well known to everyone in our army stationed in Wuyuan County. Judging from the previous attacks of the three routes of Yuan's army, Yuan Xi must be a familiar person with military strategy. If Xu'er, what would you do?"

Gongsun Zan's eyes showed a wise look and asked without answering.

"In this battle, half of our army's 60,000 people were lost, and several generals were killed. If I were Yuan Xi, I would definitely invite the senior officials of Zhongshan County and Wen Chou of Bohai County to attack Wuyuan City from left to right, and then lead the army to crush it with a destructive force. If we fight, even if we cannot completely wipe out our army, we can still cause severe damage, causing our army to get hurt, so as to prepare for the Northern Expedition after the autumn harvest."

Gongsun Xu frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said.

"Yes, Yuan Shao's second son is quite smart. He underestimated him for his father before. He has great ambitions!"

Gongsun Zan said sadly.

"Our army is hiding in this Yaoshan Mountain. Is my father planning to ambush the senior officials in Zhongshan County?"

A sharp light flashed in Gongsun Xu's eyes and he asked.

"That is, if our army retreats directly to Youzhou, we can go back safely. However, our army suffered this disaster and was depressed. We need a big victory to boost morale. In addition, our Youzhou is bitter and cold, not as rich as Jizhou. Our army has been fighting for more than half a month in a row, and the money and food consumed are very large, so we need to supplement it."

Gongsun Zan replied with a smile.

"Most of the senior officials' troops were Han Fu's old subordinates, and their combat power was not strong, so our army could catch him off guard."

Gongsun Xu smiled and said.

Just as Gongsun and his son were talking, the high-ranking officials also led more than 10,000 troops into this official road in Yaoshan.

"General, this road is quite difficult and dangerous. It is better to let the scout move along the mountains on both sides. If there is an enemy ambush, it is better to discover it in time!"

Guo Yuan looked at the steep Yaoshan on both sides and hurriedly suggested to the senior officials beside him.

"Gongsun Zan is already a frightened bird at this time. Will he still send troops to ambush our army?"

The high-ranking official smiled dismissively.

"General, you're not wrong to be careful!"

Guo Yuan was furious and advised again.

"Cross this mountain road and you will reach Wuyuan County. Our army will rush to Wuyuan City in front of Wen Chou and others. Guo Yuan, don't be too careful. If you are really worried, then send an order and the whole army will run forward!"

Although the senior officials did not send scouts to investigate the mountains on both sides, in order to take care of Guo Yuan's face, they ordered the entire army to pass quickly.

"well!"

After Guo Yuan sighed slightly, he turned around to convey the orders of the high-ranking officials.

Under Yuan Shao's command, not only his sons were fighting each other, but even the high-ranking officials, Wen Chou and others were secretly competing. No one was convinced, and everyone wanted to be the first.

"Father, the high-ranking officials and the others are here!"

This is, Gongsun Xu pointed at Yuan Jun at the foot of the mountain and said in surprise.

"There is a cloud of military tactics. At the half-crossing attack, and when the senior officials come, we block both ends with huge rocks, then cut off the troops and shoot them with bows and arrows so that their heads and tails cannot be looked at each other!"

When Gongsun Zan saw that the high-ranking officials did not send scouts to investigate the mountains on both sides of the official road, he knew that the high-ranking officials had underestimated the enemy. Then he used a wooden stick to draw on the ground and said.

"The child is awake, and he will go down and tell his soldiers!"

Gongsun Xu nodded in agreement after hearing this, and then left to issue Gongsun Zan's order.

Soon, the high-ranking army entered Gongsun Zan's ambush range.

"kill!"

Gongsun Zan suddenly stood up, bent his bow and arrow, and shot a high-ranking official at the foot of the mountain.

‘Swoosh!’

'bite!'

After hearing the "killing" sound, the senior official was shocked and immediately saw a sharp arrow flying towards him and quickly raised his weapon to block it.

"There is an ambush on the mountain! Be careful!"

After blocking Gongsun Zan's arrow, the high-ranking roared around him.

However, it was too late, and the road ahead and retreated to the high-ranking officials were blocked by huge rocks and logs.

The central army where the high lords were also in the middle of the mountain, huge rocks rolled down from the mountain.

"Be careful, be careful! The archers fight back, fight back!"

Gao Gan roared while dodging the huge rock.

"kill...."

"kill...."

After the huge rock completely blocked the high-ranking officials' way out, waves of shouts of killing erupted on the mountains on both sides of the official road, and then countless arrows fell. For a moment, the high-ranking officials' army suffered heavy casualties, and the shield soldiers quickly raised the shield in their hands over their heads, trying to block the arrows. But what followed was the rolling huge rock. How could human power block the huge rock? In an instant, hundreds of high-ranking officials' soldiers were smashed to pieces.

At this point, the high-ranking army was completely panicked, like a gopher running away with his head in his arms, looking for all objects on both sides of the official road that could be avoided and blocked.

"Don't hide, don't hide, just follow me to fight out and fight out!"

At this time, the high-ranking cavalry's war horse had already been shot to death by arrows. He saw a shield in one hand and breaking out to the back. The soldiers around him stood up and followed him.

"kill!"
To be continued...