"General! There is a large number of enemy troops marching towards us in the direction of Huguan. Look at the flag, it is the Qi State of Hebei!"
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Ding Feng, who originally thought that the war was over, could rest here and wait for the arrival of Chu King Xiang Ji's army, was shocked.
What is going on? Why did Lu Bu leave and Yuan Shang of Qi in Hebei come again? Where is the Overlord? How is their war going?
When Lu Bu's Xiliang army withdrew, Ding Feng was very sure that his overlord must have defeated Lu Bu, thus forcing him to retreat.
But why? What is waiting is not the Chu army led by the Overlord, but Yuan Shang of Hebei?
This is the shortcoming of war in this era. The transmission of information is indeed too anxious.
If Huguan had not been captured by Yuan Shang, Xiang Ji would have sent someone to inform the Shangdang defenders of the current battle situation in Hebei.
However, Huguan was stolen by Yuan Shang early on, and Xiang Ji could only sigh and feel helpless.
"Send the order! The entire army is ready to meet the enemy!"
Under the current situation, it would be useless to wonder why the Hebei army appeared. The only thing Ding Feng could do was to order the entire army to prepare for the siege of the Hebei army.
But Ding Feng didn't know that compared to his entanglement, Yuan Shang was now almost in collapse.
"What are you talking about!? On the wall of Shangdang, there is a great banner of Chu!? And there are tens of thousands of Chu troops guarding it?"
Yuan Shang really collapsed.
How is this possible? Wasn't Bingzhou captured by Lu Bu? Why did the Chu army appear? And they also occupied Shangdang?
Could it be that, like Lu Bu, the Chu State took a detour outside the Great Wall and merged with the state?
Is this going to trap me, the lonely king, in Huguan to death?
Obviously, because he had been wary of Lu Bu's existence before, Yuan Shang did not send any soldiers to inquire about the situation inside Bingzhou, but just took it for granted that the entire territory of Bingzhou had already been occupied by Lu Bu.
Now, when Yuan Shang learns that Shangdang has been occupied by the Chu army, he will naturally think that this is a series of arrangements made by the Chu army to target him.
Its purpose is to trap oneself in Huguan.
Facing the Chu army, Yuan Shang really did not have the courage to fight against him.
"Send the order! The whole army retreats, we return to Huguan!"
You must know that the first Bingzhou city he faced after leaving Huguan was Shangdang. Yuan Shang had no time to care about anything else. He just led his army to escape back to Huguan in embarrassment.
Who knows if the entire territory of Bingzhou has been occupied by the Chu army?
King Gu, I went out so rashly. If I were encountered by the Chu army in the wild, wouldn't it mean that the whole army would be annihilated?
It was because Xiang Ji had defeated his entire army so many times before that poor Yuan Shang already had a shadow in his heart.
This also caused Yuan Shang to make a wrong judgment on the Shangdang Chu army.
If he knew that the current Chu army in Shangdang was at the end of its war effort and was running out of ammunition and food, he would probably beat his legs and chest until he died.
"Report! General Ding! Then, then the Hebei Army..."
Seeing the surprised messenger, Ding Feng almost died of panic.
Is there anything you can't say freely? What happened to the Hebei Army? Are they already approaching Shangdang City? But why haven't I found any trace of the Hebei Army?
"Speak quickly! What happened to the Hebei Army? Has it come to my superior party?"
Finally, Ding Feng could no longer bear the torture of waiting for the unknown.
This damn messenger, after this battle, I will have to replace you.
"General Ding! Retreat! The Hebei army, retreat!"
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What!?
Finally getting the news he wanted to know, Ding Feng was stunned.
Yes, Ding Feng was confused.
What's going on? Isn't the Hebei army attacking? Why did it suddenly retreat? What is this Yuan Shang doing?
Obviously, Ding Feng didn't know that it was because of the large Chu State banner erected on the wall of Shangdang that he scared off Yuan Shang's Hebei army.
"My dear! Is there any way you can teach me? In the current situation, what should the lonely king do?"
Running wildly all the way, Yuan Shang returned to Huguan at a speed far exceeding that of his soldiers.
Looking at the remaining Feng Ji in Xia Shou, Yuan Shang could only place all his hopes on this guy.
Damn it, damn it! That Xu You, Gu Wang, did I say I wanted to kill you again? Why did you commit suicide so cowardly?
When Yuan Shang knew that Xu You had betrayed him, he was indeed furious.
But then, Yuan Shang realized that based on his current situation, Xu You really couldn't be killed.
If he really came to the point of surrendering in the end, then this Xu You would be the best communication bridge between himself and King Xiang Ji of Chu.
Yuan Shang also thought of this.
But what he didn't expect was that Xu You was so cowardly that he committed suicide out of fear of being punished when he found out.
But how did Yuan Shang know that all this was arranged by Fengji.
"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, our only way out is to surrender."
Anyway, Xu You is dead and he has become the chief civilian officer of the Hebei Army, so even if he surrenders, the treatment will not be too bad.
Therefore, Feng Ji, who had nothing to do, also chose to follow Xu You's old path and persuade Yuan Shang to surrender.
Surrender?
After hearing Feng Ji's words, Yuan Shang became completely decadent.
Because the Chu army in Shangdang exceeded Yuan Shang's expectations, Yuan Shang completely lost his judgment on the current situation.
In his opinion, the current Hebei Army was completely trapped in Huguan by the Chu Army.
Going out to fight in the field? Yuan Shang didn't dare at all.
Even if the Chu army's cavalry is still outside the fortress and unable to come, the current Hebei army is not at its peak.
Most of the new soldiers had just experienced the battle of attacking Huguan and were not yet fully mature. They were unable to compete with the Chu army in the wilderness.
They dare not fight in the field, let alone attack the city. Now the Chu army has defeated Lu Bu and destroyed Wu Heng. It is the time when the sun is in the sky.
Are you still going to attack other people's cities at this time? Do you think you have a long life?
"Feng Ai Qing, I will leave the matter of surrender entirely to you."
After saying this, young Yuan Shang seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
Father! I'm sorry, my dear, I tried my best.
The once powerful Qi State in Hebei declined so quickly in his own hands, and Yuan Shang's heart was filled with bitterness and helplessness.
Why is there this damn title of Chu State?
Just when Yuan Shang decided to surrender, Xiang Ji had already arranged all matters in Youzhou.
Gao Lan and his 5,000 cavalry were left in Youzhou. After promising to reinforce him with 30,000 infantry, Xiang Ji led his army back to Jizhou.
As for why Gao Lan was sent to guard Youzhou? You know, there is another Gongsun Kang in Liaodong, but Xiang Ji is not in the mood to pay attention to him for the time being.
Thinking about it, if it is left to Gao Lan and his father-in-law Cao Cao who is far away in Bailang Mountain, it will not be a big problem to capture Gongsun Kang.