In the large tent of the Chinese army in the Yan army camp, Gao Fei was sitting in the middle. All the civil and military officials were present. He looked around at everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, the sky has begun to become gloomy. It will inevitably become gloomy these days.
There will be rainy weather, and the plan to flood Yecheng is about to be realized. Our army is fighting fiercely here, and it is time for a decisive battle with Zhao Jun."
All the civil and military officials present responded in unison: "No!"
Gao Fei continued: "Scouts have come to report that Zang Ba has successfully crossed the Yellow River and is attacking some counties in Qingzhou. Yuan Tan has also evacuated to the north bank of the Yellow River. Yuan Tan is alone in Qingzhou and will inevitably lead his remaining army to Yecheng.
, our army must completely defeat Yuan Tan and annihilate him in one fell swoop. Guantao is the only way to Yecheng, and our army can set up an ambush here in advance..."
While speaking, Gao Fei paused, glanced at the generals present, and then shouted: "Chen Dao, Wenpin, Lu Heng, Gao Lin, Liao Hua!"
Chen Dao, Wenpin, Lu Heng, Gao Lin, and Liao Hua stood up at the same time, cupping their fists and saying, "The general is here!"
Gao Fei said: "Yuan Tan's defeated army is less than 10,000, and he will definitely be exhausted after traveling long distances. I will give you 5,000 Feiyu troops. Chen Dao will be the chief general, Wenpin, Lu Heng, Gao Lin, and Liao Hua will be the deputy generals. They will be in the Guantao area.
Set up an ambush and be sure to kill Yuan Tan, then return to Yecheng, join forces with me, and then attack Yecheng together."
"promise!"
"The rest of the troops will stay in various camps and perform their duties. They will listen to my orders after the heavy rain passes." Gao Fei said loudly.
"promise!"
After the instructions were given, Chen Dao, Wenpin, Lu Heng, Gao Lin, and Liao Hua left the tent first, gathered together the 5,000 Feiyu Army soldiers, carried two days of dry food, and ran towards Guantao City.
past.
The rest of the civil and military personnel left the big tent one after another, and the tent instantly became empty. Xun Chen stood motionless. After all the others were gone, he raised his hands to Gao Fei and said, "My lord, I have a subordinate.
The matter must be reported to the lord."
"But it doesn't matter."
Xun Chen said: "In the past three days, my subordinates have been ordered to dig the river. Although it has been completed, there is a problem with the water storage. If there are heavy rains in the past two days, I am afraid that the earth wall blocking the Zhang River will withstand
If we fail to stay in control and collapse, the camp where our army is located may become a desert..."
"Well, since you can point out the disadvantages of this, you will definitely have a solution. Please tell me."
Xun Chen said: "My subordinates believe that the lord should have taken precautions and moved the camp to a higher place first, or mobilized soldiers to raise the height of the camp. This way, when the flood comes, the camp will not be soaked in water.
"
Gao Fei smiled and said: "Well, then I will do as you say and leave this matter to you. The 50,000 people under your command have already been doing the excavation work for three days. It doesn't hurt to work for one more day.
"
Xun Chen bowed: "No!"
After sending Xun Chen away, Gao Fei specially called Bai Yu and Li Yulin. When they arrived at the big tent, he asked directly: "How is the progress of what I asked you to do?"
Bai Yu first replied: "My lord, my subordinates have been searching the nearby woods, ponds, and rivers in the past two days, and indeed found many venomous snakes. I have gathered all these venomous snakes together. Only
Wait for the Lord's order."
Li Yulin then replied: "My subordinates have already taken care of it. There are no ferocious beasts in this area, and the ordinary animals are not ferocious enough. Fortunately, my subordinates discovered a vulture's nest, and it took a lot of effort to control the vultures."
, as long as the lord gives the order, these vultures will follow Hai Dongqing to attack Yecheng from the air."
Although Gao Fei didn't know how to tame ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes, he knew that Bai Yu and Li Yulin had this ability, so he transferred Bai Yu and Li Yulin back from Xun Chen's team and secretly assigned them to perform this task.
Look for ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes nearby, and then use these animals to harass Yecheng in advance. The purpose is to make Zhao Jun's military morale fluctuate.
"Very good, you guys take action tonight, and I'll give you a lot of rewards when the job is done." Gao Fei said happily.
Bai Yu and Li Yulin cupped their hands and said, "Thank you, Lord!"
…
At dusk, Yuan Tan, who had just crossed the Yellow River, finally arrived at Ganling City with his remaining army after running around all night.
Ganling City was originally the capital of the Qinghe Kingdom, subordinate to Jizhou. When Yuan Shao took office as the pastor of Jizhou, King Qinghe Xiao of the Han Dynasty died not long after. Because he had no heirs, the Qinghe Kingdom was eliminated. Yuan Shao then turned the Qinghe Kingdom into
Qinghe County was appointed governor, and Ganling City naturally became the county seat of Qinghe County.
The prefect of Qinghe, the magistrate of Ganling, and the county captain were all former subordinates of Yuan Shao. Since there were no soldiers here, when they heard that Zang Ba had captured Pingyuan County and Gao Fei led an army to surround Yecheng, he and other Jizhou counties
They all also surrendered after hearing the wind, and they all went up to surrender. Therefore, on the wall of Ganling City, what was fluttering in the wind was the Yan army's banner.
Yuan Tan rode a war horse and looked tiredly at Ganling City not far ahead. When he saw the Yan army's flag flying on Ganling City, he became furious and said: "What a shame."
!These bird officials run faster than anyone else when they are in a good position, and when disaster strikes, they strike earlier than anyone else. It’s really hateful!”
A middle-aged man wearing a long robe with a white face and a green beard rode his horse to Yuan Tan's side and said feebly: "My lord, since our army crossed the Yellow River, the Yan army's flag was fluttering in the wind wherever we passed.
The lord has concentrated all his troops in Yecheng, so that there are only a few government officials in each county. These officials have no choice but to surrender to the Yan army. Please also ask
Don't be angry, eldest son. Our army has been running around for a day, and Ganling City is ahead. I don't expect there to be many troops in the city. As soon as the eldest son arrives, the Qinghe prefect, the Ganling County magistrate and others will open the city to welcome the eldest son.
Now we have a night's rest. Firstly, we can use the city defense to avoid Cao Cao's pursuit. Secondly, we can rest our troops and horses. It won't be too late to return to Yecheng at dawn tomorrow."
Yuan Tan nodded, obeyed the advice of the man next to him, and immediately said: "Master Wang, I am lucky to have you along the way. Otherwise, I would have been captured by Cao Cao in Mount Tai."
This man with a white beard and a long robe is called Wang Xiu. He is a famous scholar in Qingzhou. He was hired as a military advisor by Yuan Tan. He is a special agent in Qingzhou and is quite famous in the Qingzhou area.
After hearing what Yuan Tan said, Wang Xiu sighed heavily and said slowly: "Cao Cao is very powerful in using troops. I am not his opponent at all. In addition, Cao Cao has several fierce generals in his account. Gao Cao
Look, Han Meng and Han Meng were transferred by the Lord two months ago.
After arriving at Yecheng, there were no generals under the eldest son's command, so Cao Cao defeated the many with less. The plan for now was to quickly return to Yecheng, kill the Yan army from behind and catch them off guard, and cooperate with the lord to attack from inside and outside.
The siege of Yecheng will definitely be lifted."
Yecheng was completely surrounded by Gao Fei's Yan army. Those inside could not get out and those outside could not get in. Therefore, all the news about Ye City was blocked by the Yan army. Those who leaked out were basically Gao Fei's.
It was deliberately spread out so that the counties in Jizhou would feel that Yuan Shao was defeated.
Yuan Tan was far away in Qingzhou. When Cao Cao attacked Mount Tai, he led his troops to fight back. He did not want to be ambushed by Cao Cao in Mount Tai. Not only did he lose his troops, he was almost captured by Cao Cao. If not for Wang Xiu's quick wit, he let the soldiers exchange with Yuan Tan.
Armor, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Yuan Tan to get out of trouble.
After that, Yuan Tan fought six more battles with Cao Cao in Qingzhou. Each battle ended in failure. In just two or three days, from 50,000 soldiers and horses, only more than 10,000 people were left. They wanted to cross the Yellow River, but they failed.
was intercepted by Zang Ba. That is, this morning
, he suddenly received a report from the scouts that the Yan army's defense line on the north bank had completely withdrawn, and they were crossing the Yellow River south. On the one hand, he was worried that Cao Cao would attack him again, but on the other hand, he also wanted to return to Yecheng as soon as possible to reorganize the army and fight again.
, he led his army across the Yellow River without hesitation.
However, Yuan Tan had trouble crossing the river. The soldiers were vying to get on the boat, which made crossing the river chaotic. Cao Cao happened to lead his troops to kill them and cover them up on the bank, causing him to lose many soldiers and horses. He finally crossed the Yellow River and reached the north bank.
There are only seven or eight thousand people.
Yuan Tan nodded, cheered up, and said loudly: "I'll rest in Ganling City for now. Come with me!"
After giving the order, Yuan Tan and Wang Xiu led the horse and infantry to Ganling City.
As soon as the Qinghe prefect, county magistrate, and county lieutenant in Ganling City heard that Yuan Tan had arrived with his troops, they all came out of the city to greet them. They immediately pulled out the Yan army's flag and replaced it with the Zhao army's flag.
Very spot on.
After Yuan Tan entered the city, he did not care about these prefects and county magistrates. The prefects and county magistrates took the initiative to offer food and shelter for Yuan Tan and others to rest. After the exhausted Yuan Tan and others had eaten and drank, except for some necessary items.
Except for the soldiers on patrol, everyone else fell asleep.
…
Bank of the Yellow River, Gaotang Ferry.
Zang Ba arranged ten thousand troops on the bank, with bows and crossbows ready. Looking at Cao Cao's ships floating in the river, he frowned and said to himself: "As expected, after Yuan Tan crossed to the north, Cao Cao
They will definitely come to pursue them. If I hadn’t had the foresight to leave here a day later, Cao Cao’s army would have already set foot on the land of Jizhou by now.”
On the ship in the middle of the river, Cao Cao stood on the bow and looked at Zang Ba standing on the bank. He lost his voice and said: "Why is it him? I didn't expect Zang Ba to surrender and fly away..."
"My lord, it seems that Zang Ba has taken precautions. The reason why Yuan Tan was able to successfully cross the Yellow River is probably because Zang Ba deliberately let him pass. Zang Ba and Chen Bing are here. It seems that he does not want our army to cross the Yellow River. We are now
Should we move forward or retreat?" Xi Zhicai stood beside Cao Cao, coughed twice, and asked slowly.
Cao Cao stared at Zang Ba and the Yan army waiting on the river bank, and said: "Zang Ba is really a talented general, but it's a pity that he surrendered to Gao Fei... Military advisor, send the order, withdraw the troops, and return to Qingzhou. We must occupy the entire Qingzhou as soon as possible."
, Liu Bei also needs to start cleaning up, otherwise he will become a serious problem for our army."
"My subordinates understand." Xi Zhicai turned his head and shouted loudly, "My lord has ordered that the entire army retreat!"