Yuan Shao, who was drinking and having fun, was very angry.
Am I happy when I don't see the lonely king? What can I get in return? Are you still shouting so loudly?
"What's the matter? If it's something trivial, the lonely king will kill you!"
Looking at the sweating messenger, Yuan Shao spoke coldly.
You know, today is the birthday of Yuan Shao's favorite youngest son, Yuan Shang.
Because he was in the Liyang Camp, Yuan Shao originally thought that he would not be able to spend his birthday with his youngest son.
But he never thought that Yuan Shang, the boy, would come to Liyang just to spend his birthday with his father.
Can Yuan Shao be unhappy?
Overjoyed, Yuan Shao ignored any irregularities and opened a banquet in the camp.
But just when he was in the mood, a messenger suddenly came, disturbing Yuan Shao's mood. How could he not be angry?
"King Qi, what's wrong is that the grain and grass sent by General Jiang Yiqu have been robbed. The entire army under General Jiang Yiqu was killed in battle, and no one survived."
What!?
After hearing the bad news, everyone present no matter what their previous state of mind was, now they no longer had the interest to continue eating, drinking and having fun.
"Do you know who did it?"
Yuan Shao was also shocked when he heard that the food and grass had been robbed.
How is that possible? You know, the food and grass were all sent all the way from Yecheng.
This is in our own rear area!
Moreover, Jiang Yiqu is not a mediocre person. The 10,000 food protection troops under his command were completely wiped out. This must mean that a large enemy force has entered the hinterland of his country.
Damn it, who could it be in this time period? Is it Xiang Ji from Chu State?
Just when Yuan Shao was in shock and confusion, Tian Feng, who was sitting at the bottom, suddenly stood up.
"No! Your Majesty, hurry up! Let General Zhang He send people to cross the river.
Guandu! Guandu!
Then Cao Cao's Guandu camp is probably an empty camp!"
After all, there are still smart people.
In just a moment, Tian Feng figured everything out.
This Cao Cao was afraid that he couldn't hold on any longer and was planning to make a desperate move.
The situation now is obvious.
Cao Cao was unable to hold on under the attack of Yuan Shao and Lu Bu, so he simply stopped defending.
Don’t you want to attack my Yanzhou? Yes, I, Cao Mengde, will give it to you.
Yanzhou did not defend itself at all, and Cao Cao led his army north to cross the Yellow River. He was probably planning to betray Yuan Shao.
If you don't care about your hometown, then I'll beat you and I'll beat you.
If you want to capture my army, then Yanzhou will naturally not need to defend it.
After all, Cao Cao had an army of tens of thousands.
Just by looking at how it was able to wipe out Jiang Yiqu's army in such a short period of time, we can tell a lot about it.
If Yuan Shao doesn't send the main force there, he might just send food to Cao Cao.
Yuan Shao is also a hero after all.
After hearing Tian Feng's words, I immediately understood all the reasons.
"If you are coming, tell Zhang He immediately and send someone to cross the White Horse to find out whether Cao Junjun is moving across the camp."
Following Yuan Shao's order, Zhang He, who had been stationing troops on the river bank, moved.
After a long while, Yuan Shao got the accurate information and his hands and feet were cold.
Is it really an empty camp? Tian Feng unexpectedly caught it!
This Cao Aman, are you crazy?
You only have the last few troops left. If you don't protect your hometown well, do you still dare to run wild on the Gu King's territory?
"Send the order! When the cavalry attack, they must find the location of Cao A'hao. I will kill the lonely king!"
On the big day to celebrate his son's birthday, his childhood playmate gave him such a great gift. Yuan Shao was completely mad.
Following Yuan Shao's order, the cavalry that had been stationed in the Liyang Camp were dispatched one after another, and began to frantically explore the surrounding area along the direction of Yecheng.
As soon as the Liyang camp moved, the scouts arranged by Lu Meng to investigate nearby quickly rushed back.
"Shuai Lu! It's moving. Yuan Shao's Liyang camp has moved, and all the cavalry have left the camp!"
After receiving the report, Lu Meng recovered from his previous state of silence.
"While going to investigate, I found Yuan Shao's army crossing the river and came quickly to report."
Regarding Yuan Shao, Lu Meng did not believe that he could honestly stay in Liyang and wait for the result.
In Lu Meng's opinion, even if Yuan Shao pursues Cao Cao, it would be enough to dispatch one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand men.
So what about the rest? It’s impossible to stay in Liyang Camp honestly, right?
You know, there are no guards on the other side of the river now. Wouldn't it be foolish if Yuan Shao didn't take this opportunity to cross the river and attack Yanzhou?
And Lu Meng was waiting for Yuan Shao's army to cross the river.
You know, Yanjin is only half a day's journey from Guandu Baima.
As long as he knew there was movement over there, it would be completely too late for Lu Meng to lead his troops and rush there immediately.
Thinking about it, Yuan Shao would definitely be sufficiently surprised by the enemy troops that suddenly appeared behind him.
While Lu Meng was waiting for changes in the Liyang camp, Xiang Ji moved far away in Yangzhou.
"Yu Jin, it's up to you to lead the army to attack the city."
Looking at Lujiang City not far away, Xiang Ji decided not to expose his existence for the time being.
They are all old rivals. If Liu Bei is not completely sure of this, he will not easily tease his tiger's beard.
Xiang Ji was afraid that as soon as he appeared, Liu Bei would abandon Lujiang and return to Yuzhou.
You know, this possibility is very high.
If Liu Bei runs away, Xiang Ji will be embarrassed. If he pursues him, he will start an all-out war with Liu Biao.
Judging from the current national strength of Chu State, it has more than enough defense but not enough offense.
If we are dragged into the quagmire by Jingzhou, then something big will really happen in the north.
But if you don't chase, you can only watch Liu Bei plunder a circle and return safely.
It doesn't matter, but the question is, if you leave, will he come?
Xiang Ji has a deep understanding of Liu Bei's resilience.
Therefore, Xiang Ji planned to complete his victory in one battle.
He first hid near the battlefield and watched Yu Jin attack the city.
Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as Liu Bei can be attracted out, that's when Xiang Ji launches a thunderous strike.
As for the troops lost as bait?
Just kidding, how can one not die in a war?
Xiang Ji planned to let Yu Jin lead Xiang's army and his own troops to attack the city.
Those responsible for the main attack were naturally the troops from Yu Jin's headquarters who were guarding Yangzhou.
For Xiang Ji, as long as he can successfully lure Liu Bei out, even if he is banned from killing more than 20,000 people, Xiang Ji will not frown.
After all, Xiang Ji also knew that Liu Bei had an army of more than 100,000 people. Regardless of their combat power, at least the number was still very impressive.
What's more, this guy also got a new military advisor, Xu Shu, so he certainly didn't dare to look down upon this title.
"Liu Bei! You despicable villain! I'm back, Mr. Yu Jin!"
After receiving Xiang Ji's order, Yu Jin naturally understood that he was out to sell people's heads.
Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as Liu Bei's army can be lured out of the city, then the mission has been completed.