"My lord is worried about the safety of Xindu, so he sent me back to take over the affairs of the city. This is my lord's seal. I hope Sir Xu can cooperate." Tian Feng took out Yuan Shao's seal.
Xu You was shocked. He knew that Yuan Shao was soft-hearted, but he didn't expect that Yuan Shao would hand over the seal to Tian Feng. In this way, it would be difficult to cooperate with the Xiliang army. With Tian Feng in the city, some things would be difficult.
Hidden from his eyes and ears.
"Master Tian is loyal and loyal. It is natural for the master to entrust you with important tasks. I will definitely cooperate with you in this humble position." Xu You lowered his stance.
Tian Feng glanced at Xu You in surprise. In the past, Xu You had never been willing to suffer losses. He always looked arrogant in front of others. Could it be that he had changed his mind and even called himself a humble position.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Tian Feng does not believe that Xu You is a person who gives in easily, and his vigilance against Xu You instantly rises. If Xu You knows that his respectful behavior has actually aroused Tian Feng's suspicion, I don't know what he will do.
Thoughts.
"Mr. Tian has just returned from Julu. He must be tired. I won't bother you due to my humble duties. I will leave first. If you have anything to do, please feel free to summon me." Xu You said.
Tian Feng nodded slightly, but was thinking about the various connections he had discovered from the Xiliang army and Jizhou. Along the way, he was thinking about this issue and found that Jia Rong had no foundation in Jizhou. Even in Xianlian Pavilion and Xiliang
The army has such a huge relationship, and with the strength of Xianlian Pavilion, it is a bit impossible to capture Jizhou.
"Pay close attention to the movements of Xianlian Pavilion." Tian Feng ordered.
The guards waiting at the side clasped their fists in agreement and hurried away.
As long as the princes can think of it, how could the senior officials of the Xiliang Army fail to consider that Xianlian Pavilion already exists completely as a merchant, and the Xiliang Army no longer needs Xianlian Pavilion to provide information.
Outside Julu City, Jia Rong was much more stable than Yuan Shao. After careful consideration, he found that Gan Ning and others had almost entered the territory of Jizhou. It was time to loosen their muscles and make the Jizhou army nervous, otherwise
With the keenness of Jizhou's counselors, it becomes a bit difficult to capture Jizhou after detecting something. However, judging from various circumstances, Yuan Shao is constantly adding reinforcements to Julu. This is a good sign. It is best if Yuan Shao can capture all of Jizhou.
The army gathered in Julu and destroyed them all at once, which was easier than defeating them one by one.
Jia Rong remembers the battle of Guandu. Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao's grain and grass in one fell swoop, which caused the disintegration of hundreds of thousands of Yuan Shao's troops, leaving Cao Cao and Gan Ning's troops intact. As long as they took down all the letters, Yuan Shao's army in Julu would instantly be in chaos.
Defeat is only a matter of time.
The rumbling sound of war drums made Yuan Shao hurriedly walk out of the Chinese army's tent, summoning soldiers to guard the city.
Wen Chou hurried over, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, the Xiliang army has gathered outside the city, and it seems they are going to attack the city."
"Quickly, order the soldiers to climb the city wall." Yuan Shao said.
"Don't worry, my lord, the Xiliang army only has more than 30,000 people. It is difficult to attack the city without the troops and horses in the city. It will only increase casualties." Wen Chou said.
Yuan Shao breathed a long sigh of relief. The Xiliang army outside the city was a big stone weighing on his heart. Even if he had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, he did not dare to take it lightly. Regarding Jia Rong, Yuan Shao could be said to have raised his vigilance to the highest level.
"Take me to the city to see what the Xiliang army is going to do." Yuan Shao regained his previous confidence. He was a prince, and in terms of life experience, he was higher than Jia Rong, Cao Cao and others, especially Jia Rong, but
He was just a military commander. In a peaceful era, he would just curry favor with the Yuan family, but the Yuan family would not necessarily take a serious look at him. From his background, Yuan Shao regained his confidence.
"Lord, there are many defenders on the city. If we attack the city, we will suffer great losses." Mi Wei said from the side.
Jia Rong nodded and said: "That's right, our army is here just to make the defenders in the city nervous. They will not actually attack the city. There are more than 80,000 defenders in the city. We are lucky that they don't come out.
"
Mi Wei chuckled, but he didn't think so. Yuan Shao would never have the guts to go out of the city and fight to the death with the Xiliang army. Judging from the performance of Yuan Jun over the past few days, he had been reinforcing the city wall and was more defensive than offensive. It should be said that he was a little offensive.
No, it was just a matter of being beaten. The scouts wandering on the battlefield could deliver news to the Xiliang army at any time. Yuan Shao had powerful soldiers in his hands, but he was just a deaf and blind man.
"Are the cavalry ready?" Jia Rong turned his attention to Ma Chao.
"As long as we wait for the Lord's order, we can go out immediately." Ma Chao replied with clasped fists.
The flag was waving, and the cavalry that had been prepared galloped towards the city wall. As they approached the city, there was a dense rain of arrows. With Yuan Shao personally on command, the defenders were not afraid and they fought back, but the casualties were
Some were not so good, only a few unlucky cavalry were shot.
"General, this was discovered in the city." A soldier handed the bow and arrow that the Xiliang army shot into the city into the hands of the general.
After Yuan Shao saw what was tied around the arrow, a sneer appeared on his face, "This is the only trick the Xiliang army can use. They couldn't attack the city, so they began to persuade them to surrender."
"Ignore it. Strengthen the patrols of the soldiers in the city. If you find anything abnormal, report it immediately." Yuan Shao added.
Before the Xiliang Army launched the war, he and his counselors had carefully studied the previous battles of the Xiliang Army. Among them, they shot arrows to persuade them to surrender, but were resolved by Jizhou's counselors in a few words. Blockade was worse than sparse. Although Yuan Shao preferred to use the common people or soldiers to
Collect all the arrows you picked up.
After walking around in a show of force outside the city, the Xiliang Army began to withdraw its troops. In terms of military strength, it was impossible for the Xiliang Army to attack Julu with more than 80,000 soldiers.
Having committed a taboo in the art of war, the Jizhou army has been enduring, and this patience will be reversed when the Jizhou army reaches Julu.
In Julu City, Yuan Shao summoned Ju Shou and others to discuss countermeasures.
"Lord, the Xiliang Army outside the city only has more than 30,000 troops, so why not go out of the city and rob the camp? If the Xiliang Army's defense is loose, it can collapse the current situation in Jizhou in one fell swoop." Shen Pei said.
Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said: "That makes sense, but Jia Rong's life as a soldier would be unprepared. He is afraid that if he fails to rob the camp successfully, he will lose his troops and generals instead."
"My lord, the Xiliang Army secretly has soldiers ready at any time, but our army can be divided into multiple hijack camps, which makes the Xiliang Army tired to deal with it. For many days, the Xiliang Army has been standing still. I am afraid that there is some conspiracy. The strength of the Xiliang Army
"Dingsheng, it is very important to defeat the Xiliang army outside Julu City before other reinforcements arrive," Ju said.
"Oh, what's the plan?" Yuan Shao was very interested in Jushou's suggestion. He had been fighting for many years and his theoretical knowledge was very good. However, he was a little scared when he mentioned the Xiliang army, which was why he wasted so long.
"My lord, the Xiliang army outside the city is tight on the outside and tight on the inside. They must have expected that our army would sneak attack on the camp. Why not send three teams to carry out sneak attacks one after another?" Jushou slowly said his thoughts.
After hearing this, Yuan Shao showed joy on his face and said: "This plan is great, so I will leave it to you to take charge. You must succeed in one battle."
"Nuo." Jushou Gongshou said that Jushou was very happy to be reused. Under Yuan Shao's account, Jushou and Tian Feng were rarely reused due to their upright personalities, so that their talents had no place to display. Now Xu You is not here.
Being by Yuan Shao's side also provided him with an opportunity.
In the eyes of the counselors, as long as the lord can follow the good deeds and allow their plans to be implemented, no matter how much they have been wronged in the past, it is not a big deal. Tian Feng is an example. In the past, when he was in Jizhou, he was repeatedly punished.
You exclude.
Late at night, a group of cavalry quietly left the city and headed towards the Xiliang Army's camp.
What Ju Shou and Yuan Shao expected was exactly what they expected. When more than 500 cavalrymen rushed into the Xiliang army, troops suddenly arose from all sides and defeated Yuan Shao's army. However, the cavalrymen were still struggling to support them.
The war drums sounded, and another Jizhou army arrived, with more people than before, more than a thousand people. If the Xiliang army had no precautions, it would probably be taken advantage of by the Jizhou army.
Before this team could get close to the central army, they were killed by soldiers who were ambushing in secret, and the situation became even more chaotic.
The first two teams can be said to have been set up by Ju Shou, and the last team is the key to this raid. As long as one team succeeds, the blow will be fatal to the small Xiliang army.
As expected, when the last cavalry of a thousand people appeared, the Xiliang army panicked. Of course, it was just a panic, not a defeat as Yuan Shao imagined.
After hearing the news, Jia Rong walked out of the Chinese army's tent, and the guards hurried forward, quickly calming down the chaos. Looking at the messy camp, Jia Rong's face was very ugly. He was unexpectedly successfully attacked by Yuan Shao, and the number of soldiers lost was
Put aside for the moment, it will definitely have an impact on the morale of the army.
After cleaning up the camp and strengthening patrols, Jia Rong could sleep peacefully.
After this victory, Yuan Shao was very satisfied. Even if he led his army to fight against the Xiliang army, he was still confident. In order to exaggerate his military achievements, Yuan Shao deliberately exaggerated the losses of the Xiliang army.
, but judging from the city, there are still traces of burning in the Xiliang army camp, which makes Yuan Shao very satisfied.
"Jia Rong's face must be very ugly at this time." Yuan Shao said with a proud smile.
After fighting for so long, this victory is really satisfying.
After suffering a loss, Jia Rong seemed to be even more afraid of the Jizhou Army in the city and stood still. Even if Jizhou Army soldiers occasionally came out of the city to challenge, they did not move at all.
As a result, Yuan Shao became even more arrogant, and gradually put his fear of the Xiliang army behind him, and began to plan a counterattack. After the sneak attack on the camp, Yuan Shao valued his advisers very much, and for a while he did not hesitate to do so.
Seeing this, his advisers kept using their brains and started a series of arrangements for the Xiliang army.
