Outside Yicheng in Youzhou, inside Yuan Shaoshuai's tent.
"What? There are soldiers and horses breaking through?" Yuan Shao looked at Jiang Qi who came to report, and said dissatisfied: "Yuan's army surrounded Yicheng like an iron barrel, but you can still let people break through and pass out.
, doesn’t it make others laugh at me? I really should be punished!”
Yuan General Jiang Qi hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said: "General, it's not that the last general didn't try his best, it's just that the troops and horses Gongsun Zan broke through this time were almost as many as all the white-horse loyal followers in his unit, and
They were all desperate to fight to the death. The general and others did not expect this, and they were suddenly separated..."
"alright!"
Yuan Shao stretched out his hand impatiently and said: "Quickly go and send orders to all the battalions to defend carefully and don't make any mistakes again."
"No, no!"
Jiang Qi felt relieved and hurriedly took the order.
Yuan Shao turned to look at Ju Shou, who had been listening quietly, and said, "Baima Yi sent out the entire army to break through. Do you think Gongsun Zan personally led the troops to break through?"
Jushou shook his head affirmatively and said: "Gongsun Zan looks bold and bold, but in reality he is narrow-minded. The land of Youzhou is the territory he obtained at the risk of the world. He will never give up until he dies... As I expected, it's true.
It should be Gongsun Zan who sent people to break out and ask for help."
"Breakout and ask for help?"
Yuan Shao closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then said: "That makes sense! Seeing that the situation was in danger, Gongsun must have sent people to Heishan to find Zhang Yan for reinforcements!"
Jushou chuckled and said: "This is the best, but it saves us the effort of sending troops to kill the Black Mountain Army later. The so-called encirclement of points and reinforcements is like this."
While the two were talking, a guard hurriedly came outside the tent and asked to see Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao let him in. After a while, he saw a guard holding a letter hurriedly came to the tent and presented a slip to Yuan Shao.
"General, this is a secret report sent by Third Young Master from Linzi City."
"Oh? Bring it to me!" Yuan Shao waved to the guard. Seeing this, Ju Shou walked away without looking at the contents of the slip.
Unlike Yuan Shao's subordinates Shen Pei, Pang Ji, Guo Tu and others, he never got involved in the miscellaneous affairs among these young masters.
Yuan Shao read Yuan Shang's secret report, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Excuse me, this bastard! He actually dares to disobey my military order and send troops to Langya Kingdom privately!"
Jushou didn't take it seriously at first, but he was shocked when he heard this.
"The eldest son is sending troops to the Langya Kingdom? Isn't he just going to stroke the pottery merchant's beard? This is not good!"
Yuan Shao threw the slip on the ground fiercely and said angrily: "Xianfu's letter said that he and Pang Ji's repeated attempts to dissuade him failed, and Xiansi insisted on sending troops, so he could only write a secret letter to me and ask me to issue an order to stop it!"
Jushu said with emotion: "The land of Qingzhou is very close to Langya Kingdom. If we issue orders to the eldest son from here now, I'm afraid it will be too late."
Yuan Shao looked very unkind: "This traitor! How dare you act so rashly? It seems that after taking Qingzhou, he didn't know how much he weighed... Sigh, this guy can't be a big deal."
For such a sensitive topic, Jushou didn't say anything. He just said cautiously: "We still need to send troops and horses to respond."
…
Northeast of Pengcheng, Lanling County.
All the soldiers and horses brought by the pottery merchants from Pengcheng are now stationed here.
According to reports, all of Yuan Tan's Qingzhou soldiers and horses have been stationed along the Yishui River in Langya, and have occupied Yishui County in the surrounding area.
"After Yuan Tan entered Langya Kingdom, he only occupied one county?"
The pottery merchant looked at the map and said slowly: "It seems that this is the passage for him to transport grain and grass. But I don't understand. Since the soldiers and horses have entered the Langya Kingdom, why don't they occupy the prefectures and counties and control the dangerous points in the counties?" , but only Chen Bing Yishui? What is your plan?"
Guo Jia stood behind the pottery merchant and said with a smile: "Actually, this matter is easy to explain."
"Brother Fengxiao, what do you think?"
Guo Jia touched the bridge of his straight nose and said with a hint of helplessness: "Yuan Tan came to Langya Kingdom. It seems that he is not interested in the state and county, but in the people!"
"People? What people?"
Guo Jia pointed at the pottery merchant: "You are the Grand Tutor of the dynasty! You are also the Prince of Taiping!"
"Me? What does he want from me?"
"What else can I do? I'll beat you up!"
"Why?"
Guo Jiale said: "Just because you are so popular among your peers! You are already surpassing all the young and talented warriors like me."
The potter thought carefully...
It seems that it is true. From Sun Ce to Cao Ang, and now to Yuan Tan, they all seem to have the intention to compete with themselves.
Seeing the potter's sudden realization, Guo Jia smiled and said, "What do you think, Mr. Taiping?"
The pottery merchant tossed his hair coquettishly, with a high-spirited and proud look on his face, and said: "A true man who can endure the hardships of heaven is a true man, but a man who is not envied by others is a mediocre man."
Guo Jia sighed.
Guo doesn't know whether you are mediocre or not, but your shameless energy is indeed rare in the world.
The pottery merchant walked back and forth in the tent, saying as he walked: "Based on the situation, it seems that Yuan Tan is not convinced by me this time and wants to compete with me?"
Guo Jia nodded and said, "That's probably what I mean."
Tao Shang chuckled and said: "In that case, I just need to display the soldiers and horses in a proper place. If Yuan Tan really came with me as his target this time, he wouldn't have held it in for too long. , sooner or later he will definitely come to my door, and when the time comes, I just have to wait for him to come."
Having said this, the pottery merchant gently spread his hands and said, "I feel like this battle is not difficult at all."
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Although Yuan Tan's soldiers are quite brave, they are nothing to worry about compared with my army. On the contrary, I heard that Zhang He and his newly trained Euphorbia Soldiers Battalion are currently under Yuan Tan's command. According to the school affairs reports, this team of troops under Tan's command seems to be quite successful, but they need to be dealt with carefully."
"Zhang He? Euphorbia warrior?"
The pottery merchant wondered doubtfully. According to common sense, shouldn't heavy soldiers like Zhang He or the Euphorbia Soldiers be in the central army formation commanded by Yuan Shao? Moreover, Zhang He's status in the army should not be much lower than Yuan Tan. How could he be sent directly to Yuan Tan's Qingzhou Army?
Unless there is someone special in Yuan Tan's army.
…
Tao Shang moved his troops north and stationed all the 30,000 soldiers who accompanied him on the expedition near Feixian County in the south of Yinan.
The county seat of Feixian County is not completely surrounded by city walls. There is a section of terrain in the northwest that is relatively high because there is a mountain range blocking it.
The county seat is leaning against the mountains. The mountains are intricate and complicated. Successive county magistrates have more or less carried out repairs here, which can be regarded as a natural barrier.
After Tao Shang understood Yuan Tan's intention, he was not in a hurry. He just held the threat tightly and waited quietly.
Since Yuan Tan's target is himself, he will definitely send troops to attack sooner or later.
What happened was indeed as Tao Shang expected. Five days later in the evening, a vanguard army led by Yuan Tan's general Wu Yao was rushing towards Feixian County along the western route.
In fact, according to Wu Yao's original intention, he did not approve of sending troops this time, including the supervisors Yuan Shang and Pang Ji. However, as the commander-in-chief, Yuan Tan insisted on sending troops. Wu Yao had no choice but to obey the general's order.
Wu Yaonai was a martial artist from Bingzhou. Even if this move was extremely risky, he warned himself that he must not be greedy for life or afraid of death.
At the moment, he is leading the front vanguard army, quietly crossing the road from the northwest of the county.
The mountains next to the county town stretch continuously, and although the roads are not rugged and harsh, they are winding enough.
On the edge of the mountain, Tao General Zang Ba had already been there. Li Tong and his troops watched coldly as the forward army headed by Wu Yao crossed the mountain range.
"Let them pass!"
Zang Ba is naturally very experienced in mountain battles: "Most of the soldiers and horses should be at the back. This group is purely out to explore the way. We have to bring in all the people behind. No one of them can escape tonight."