Mrs. Cai came to Liu Biao, looked at Liu Biao who was in a daze, and spoke to him softly.
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about the future."
Liu Biao glanced at Mrs. Cai.
"Didn't we agree a long time ago that when Cong'er grows up and blossoms, everything will be left to him? Then wouldn't it be nice for me to accompany you to visit the famous mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty?"
Mrs. Cai knelt beside Liu Biao's chair and looked up with him at the moon in the sky.
"Haha, Cong'er is still young, so I don't know if I can hold on until that day."
Liu Biao touched Mrs. Cai's hair, with a rare trace of deep affection in his eyes. At first, he married Mrs. Cai just to marry into the Cai family and consolidate his rule in Jingzhou. But as time went by, he realized that this woman was worthy of his liking.
To pamper.
"Will do."
"hope so."
The two of them just cuddled together and looked at the moon, waiting for a gust of wind to blow by.
"The wind has picked up. Sir, please go back."
"Well, let's go."
With Cai Yi's cooperation, Liu Biao's army of hundreds of thousands was reorganized in just two days. All key positions were replaced with elite soldiers transferred from Ying Yang Army and Dang Kou Army. In the end, all of them were controlled by Zhao Yun.
In hand.
"Mr. Xeno, the reorganization has been completed, can we send out troops?"
After the reorganization was completed, Zhao Yun came directly to Kuai Yue to report.
"Well, if the general feels it's okay, then send troops. If we can conquer Deng County in one fell swoop, then we can encircle Yuan Shao under Qi County with our lord, and then we can decide the outcome in one battle."
After hearing Zhao Yun's words, Kuai Yue also nodded. Now that the army has been organized, he will attack. If he can capture Deng County in one fell swoop, he can cooperate with Yuan Shu who went south to encircle Yuan Shao in Qi County and capture Nanyang County in one fell swoop.
"good."
After hearing what Kuai Yue said, Zhao Yun also nodded, let's start the battle. If we can capture Deng County first and advance into Nanyang, it will be easy to capture Yuan Shao.
Thirty thousand troops were left to defend Xiangyang City, while the remaining 50,000 cavalry and 120,000 Jingzhou troops left Xiangyang and went directly towards Deng County.
"General, Xiangyang has sent troops."
As soon as Zhao Yung sent troops, Lei Bo, Chen Lan and others in Deng County immediately received the news.
"what to do?"
Lei Bo glanced at Chen Lan, his eyes full of worry.
"What else can be done?
We can only resist with all our strength."
Chen Lan glanced at Lei Bo, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
"Then let's leave it like this. I hope we can stick to it to the end."
Lei Bo could only nod helplessly. What else could they do now? An army of 50,000 people was fighting against an enemy army of more than 100,000 people. I hope they could persist until Yuan Shao ended the battle.
"Well, order the troops to go to the city and be ready."
Chen Lan issued an order to impose total martial law in Deng County, and troops were on the move to welcome the arrival of Zhao Yun's army at any time.
Yuan Shao led his army to Qi County. Now his troops here have reached 130,000, except for the 20,000 troops stationed in Li County, all of them are here.
"My lord, the news from Suixian and Dengxian is that Chen Gong has sent 100,000 troops to the north to attack Suixian. Xiangyang has also sent 100,000 troops to kill Dengxian. It seems that Liu Biao has surrendered to Yuan Shu. Xu You
possible."
Yang Hong came to Yuan Shao with a heavy face and took the telegram he had received.
"Xiangyang also sent troops?"
Hearing Yang Hong's words, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
"Well, I hope I'm safe."
"Hey, my lord, now that Liu Biao has defected to Yuan Shu, it may be difficult for Lei Bo and his 50,000 troops to stop him alone. We need to make plans in advance."
After looking at Yuan Shao, Yang Hong's heart sank to the bottom.
"Make plans early?
Is there any way out for us now?"
After hearing Yang Hong's words, Yuan Shao also smiled bitterly. He had already made plans. Is there anything else he could do?
"My lord, you and Yuan Gongli are both members of the Yuan clan. If you can't do anything, you might as well surrender. I believe he won't be too harsh on you considering the friendship between the same clan."
Yang Hong thought for a while and finally said what was in his heart.
Now Yuan Shu's army is pressing on the border, with Chen Gong in the south, Liu Biao in the west, and Yuan Shao in the north. Although there are no enemies in the east for the time being, it is still very difficult there, otherwise he would not have to bring back all the soldiers and horses in Yuzhou.
It can be said that they are now surrounded on all sides. There are four to five million troops surrounding them. It is difficult for them and Cao Cao's more than 200,000 troops to resist alone.
Since he couldn't defeat him, he might as well surrender to Yuan Shu as soon as possible. Since Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were both descendants of the Yuan family, he couldn't be too embarrassed.
"Don't mention this matter. Although Yuan Jiujiu and I are both descendants of the Yuan family, it is impossible for me to surrender to him. I am better than Yuan Jiujiu. I want to prove that even if I am a commoner, I am better than him, a legitimate son."
After hearing Yang Hong's words, Yuan Shao immediately became angry.
Why, he has been struggling for his own identity since he was a child. In terms of diligence, he is better than Yuan Shu, in terms of talent, he is better than Yuan Shu, and in terms of temperament, he is better than Yuan Shu.
But why does his father only value Yuan Jiujiu? The world only knows Yuan Jiujiu but not Yuan Benchu, so he would rather die in front of the battle wrapped in horse leather than surrender to Yuan Shu.
"Yang Hong was reckless. I hope my lord will calm down."
Seeing that Yuan Shao was angry, Yang Hong knew that he had poked a scar in Yuan Shao's heart, so he did not dare to say anything more and could only hold his fists and apologize.
"Okay, defend the city with all your heart. This time, I, Yuan Shao, will live and die with Qi County. The city will be there and the people will be there, but the city will be destroyed and people will die."
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Yang Hong there in a daze.
After waiting for a long time, Yang Hong could only shake his head and leave.
Yan Liang led the vanguard army all the way south, opening roads through mountains and building bridges when encountering water, and fought directly to the outside of Qi County.
"General, do you want to attack the city?"
Captain Yuan Kuang looked at Qixian in front of him, a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Now is not the time to build a military camp and wait for the lord to arrive to attack the city."
However, Yan Liang shook his head. Now is not the time. He only has the main force of the Polu Army here, and the rest are either cavalry or militia. It is almost enough to fight in the field. If he really wants to attack the city, he will probably be beaten.
"promise."
Yan Liang gave the order to the army, and the 90,000-strong army began to build military camps and wait for Yuan Shu's arrival.
"At first, I suggested that we should catch them off guard now while their footing is unstable. Otherwise, when Yuan Shu's army arrives, it will be difficult for us to defend."
Sun Jian looked at Yan Liang's army going to build a camp, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Wentai, we only have so many soldiers and horses. Yuan Shu's army is at least twice as big as ours. If we go out to fight with them now, even if we can defeat them, our losses will not be small. By then, when Yuan Shu's army really arrives,
What can we do to resist when we lose our troops and generals?
Have you considered it?"
Looking at Sun Jian, Yuan Shao frowned.
Now he only has so few soldiers and horses. Although this is just Yuan Shu's vanguard, there are still 900,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he can fight before their army arrives, what should he do when Yuan Shu's army arrives?
So he disagreed with Sun Jian's idea of sending troops now.
"But if we don't kill a wave now, it will be our turn to be in trouble when Yuan Shu comes."
Although what Yuan Shao said made sense, Sun Jian still felt that if he didn't kill him now, he would really have no chance by then.
"Needless to say, as long as we defend Qi County, we will win."
Faced with Sun Jian's insistence, Yuan Shao still shook his head. A steady defensive battle with Yuan Shao seemed to be the most appropriate now.
"Originally, Yuan Shu's Jizhou Army was known to be unique in attacking cities. It was simply impossible for you to rely on city defense to gain an advantage. Cao Mengde understood this well. By then, it would be too late for his army to attack."
Yuan Shao's second consecutive rejection did not dispel Sun Jian's obsession. Yuan Shu's Jizhou troops were unrivaled in the world. Not only were they unparalleled in field battles, their advantage in siege was unparalleled in the world.
It is simply impossible to rely on the power of city defense to close the gap in military strength with Yuan Shu. When the catapults come up, you will be beaten passively.
After listening to Sun Jian's words, Yuan Shao also thought for a while, and he was also a little concerned.
"What do you think?"
Yuan Shao couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he glanced at Yang Hong beside him.
"My Lord, there is some truth in what General Wentai said. The effectiveness of Yuan Highway's siege is known to the world. Cao Mengde's more than 200,000 Dan disciples who defended the city did not stop Yuan Shu for three days. If we look at it according to this, Yuan Shu's army is really waiting for him.
Even if you kill him, it might be difficult to stop him, so why not fight first?"
Yang Hong thought about it for a moment, then looked at Yan Liangjun who was leaving, with a trace of determination in his eyes.
"Okay, let's do it. The army will leave the camp in the evening, and we'll have a fight with Yan Liang first."
