"According to the agreement, the capture of Youzhou will belong to my brother Chengzhi. Now that he is doing this, he is just preparing in advance, which is normal, and there is no need to mention this matter again. ”

Half a day after the spies finished reporting, Yuan Shao said lightly in a faint voice.

"Now that my brother has taken a city in Youzhou, we can't lag behind, what are your plans for capturing Beiqiao City?"

When Feng Ji heard Yuan Shao's words, he immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "My lord, the general of Beiqiao City is Hou Hu, the general under Gongsun Zhan. This person is brave and good at fighting, and when he followed Gongsun Chan to pacify the alien race, he made a lot of great contributions, and was called 'Tiger General' by Gongsun Chan. However, this Hou Hu has a shortcoming, he is impatient by nature. Therefore, as long as it is provoked and led out of the city, any of the two generals, Wen Chou and Yan Liang, can be killed. ”

"Well, Yuantu's plan is very good, so I will act according to it. ”

If Gongsun Chan faced the battle in person, Yuan Shao might be more cautious. However, few of Gongsun Zhan's subordinates could handle it, and Yuan Shao didn't care too much. Therefore, after listening to Feng Ji's strategy, he did not continue the discussion.

The next day, Yuan Shao's army only buried the pot to make rice, and the army of Chen arrived at the city of Beiqiao.

In ancient times, when the two armies were fighting, it was common to start burying pots and cooking at the time of Yin, and then preparing to attack at the time of the war. As for why there is such a law, no one can give an accurate explanation, it can be regarded as an unspoken rule on the battlefield! Of course, if it is a sneak attack or something, it is not counted like this, anyway, under normal circumstances, it is basically this law. But Yuan Shao only buried the pot to cook at the end of the day, and attacked at the time of the hour. What does this mean? It shows that Yuan Shao did not take this battle seriously at all, and did not take the defenders of Beiqiao City into account.

Hou Hu, the defender of Beiqiao City, had already gathered his soldiers at the end of the day, waiting for Yuan Shao to attack the city. But until the hour of the hour. Yuan Shao's army was late, and when Hou Hu saw this, he was naturally angry in his heart. He naturally understood that Yuan Shao looked down on him.

"The thieves under the city dare to invade the territory of the imperial court. Attempted rebellion. Today, I will be ordered by my family to kill you and other thieves, and you will not be arrested before you are restrained, but when!"

Hou Hu saw Yuan Shao walking out of the military formation surrounded by guards on the city wall, and immediately scolded loudly to vent the anger in his heart.

Gongsun Chan does not subordinate to thieves, and my lord fights against thieves. You can't wait to open the city to meet the heavenly army, and try to resist in vain. After taking the city, you will be killed!"

Wen Chou had a loud voice, patted his horse and rode out from behind Yuan Shao, holding a red tasseled spear and scolding Hou Hu on the city wall.

"What a gut! Where did the ugly man dare to show off his might in front of the general, and report his name, to see that the general will not take your head, and the general will bind himself in front of you. ”

When Hou Hu saw Wen Chou's face, he immediately sneered.

Hou Hu was right. Wen Chou's name is not wrong. Wen Chou's face is indeed a little difficult to see, with thick and towering nostrils, and eyes that laugh like copper bells. and that slightly dark face, which is really not good-looking. Of course, Wen Chou himself doesn't think so, and once someone talks about his face, Wen Chou will be furious. At the beginning, there were soldiers under his command who were commenting on his appearance, and when Wen Chou passed by, he was immediately furious when he heard the soldier's words. The soldiers were then tied to their own camp and whipped to death. is so tyrannical, and Zhang Fei has a fight. And after the incident with that soldier. The soldiers did not dare to discuss Wen Chou's face anymore, lest they lose their lives.

Therefore, when he heard Hou Hu say that he was an ugly man, Wen Chou shouted "Wow Ya Ya" and rushed to the city. Fifty meters below the city, Wen Chou drew his longbow behind him, wound the arrow, and as soon as he pulled one side, the arrow shot like a meteor towards Hou Hu on the city wall.

It is also thanks to Hou Hu that he has been paying attention to Wen Chou, and when Wen Chou pulled the bow, he took precautions, and when Wen Chou released the arrow, he easily dodged Wen Chou's arrow on the side of his body. However, the fierce momentum of Wen Chou's arrow still shocked Hou Hu's heart. If this arrow is shot when Hou Hu is defenseless, I am afraid that Hou Hu's life will be explained here. The arrow did not hit Hou Hu, but it hit the city wall behind Hou Hu, and the feathers at the end of the arrow were still swaying.

"Traitor, you dare to hurt people with secret arrows, but such an arrow technique has opened the eyes of the general, ridiculous!"

Hou Hu was not shot by Wen Chou, so he naturally mocked Wen Chou with a disdainful face. However, it can be seen from Wen Chou's archery that Wen Chou's martial arts are good, at least, Hou Hu feels that he is afraid that he is no match for Wen Chou. Therefore, it can only take advantage of the lip service.

"Uncle, I fired arrows in front of the two armies, how can I call it a hidden arrow to hurt people? Uncle, although I have never read a book, I know this. I doubt it, uncle, how did you become the guard of this city, it's ridiculous!"

"Hou Hu Hou Hu, illiterate, dare to be a general, ridiculous!"

"Gongsun Zhan has no one under him, so stupid can be the main general?"

"Go home and go farming, reckless!"

Yuan Shao's army shouted after Wen Chou, and scolded Hou Hu in the city loudly. When Hou Hu heard this, he was immediately angry. Hou Hu really hasn't read a book, just now Wen Chou fired arrows at him, and he just scolded him based on the words he usually heard, who knew that he would be ridiculed by Yuan Shao's army of more than 100,000 troops. Because Yuan Shao looked down on himself and came to attack the city for a long time, Hou Hu's heart was full of anger, and now he was so ridiculed by Yuan Shao's army, he was even more angry.

"General, do not be angry. The lord has an order, we will defend the city to the death, not to go out of the city to fight with the enemy, if you disobey the lord's order, then the lord will blame, I am afraid that the general you can't afford to bear the guilt!"

Hearing the persuasion of his cronies, Hou Hu's anger subsided a little, but it still did not completely dissipate. Looking at the arrogant expression on the ugly face of the city, Hou Hu couldn't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood!

However, it was said that the main general of Beiqiao City was Hou Hu, and there were two deputy generals. A deputy general is called Yang Ke, and a deputy general is called Tang Wang, and the relationship between the two and Hou Hu on weekdays is also very good, and they hurriedly persuaded him at this moment.

"General, defending the city is the most important thing, and you don't need to worry about other things. Hearing that the Shan Jing stationed in Rongcheng lost Rongcheng, the Lord was just angry. However, because Shan Jing is the Lord's henchman. The Lord is not a chastise. If the general loses Beiqiao City again, the lord is angry, and he may punish the general. Therefore. The general still should not be impulsive. ”

"What Vice Admiral Yang said is very true, we will defend the city to the death. Wait for the lord to lead the army to arrive. Repelled Yuan Shao, and the general was a meritorious man. At that time, the lord will be rewarded a lot, and the general must not forget about me!"

The two lieutenants said so, and Hou Hu calmed down his anger.

"What the two brothers are saying is that Ben will be such a character that he needs to deal with the ugly man. Hou Hu glanced at his mouth, glanced at Wen Chou with disdain, and no longer brought up the matter of war.

"The general understands the righteousness. It's a blessing for me in North Bridge City. With a general here, even if Yuan Shao has an army of millions, what can he do!"

Hearing Yang Ke praise like this, Hou Hu grinned proudly and looked at Yang Ke with appreciation.

Tang Wang, who was on the side, glanced at Wen Chou, and said, "General, the ugly man outside the city is arrogant. As the backbone of my Beiqiao City, the general is not suitable for battle. However, you can't let that ugly guy be so arrogant. The general should send a general to fight with him, so that he knows the strength of our Beiqiao City. lest they have no one in their sights!"

"Yes, what Vice General Tang said is very true, and he should be so!"

Hou Hu also looked ugly and unpleasant. He was not fit to fight because of his duties. However, if you send a general out of the city to fight, then there is no problem. Hou Hu's gaze swept around the general behind him, and when he saw a general with a rather sturdy body, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Captain Huang Huadu, it is rumored in the army that you are excellent in martial arts. Today is the time for you to show your strength, and the ugly man outside the city is so arrogant, you quickly go out of the city to get his head. Make no mistake!"

"The last general obeys!"

Huang Hua bowed and clenched his fists, carried a spear and walked down the city.

"Squeak!"

The gate of Beiqiao City is opened. Huang Hua slapped his horse and danced a spear and rushed towards Wen Chou. Huang Hua's martial arts were well-known in the army, and the soldiers praised his martial arts. Therefore, Huang Hua also has confidence in his heart. For Hou Hu to make him fight, he couldn't wait for this. It would be better to behead Wen Chou in front of the two armies and improve his reputation.

"Thief, take your life!"

Huang Hua confidently rushed towards Wen Chou, and at the same time shouted angrily in his mouth. Looking at Wen Chou on the other side, he seemed to be frightened by Huang Hua's momentum, holding the spear for a long time without moving. Seeing this, Huang Hua was even more proud in his heart, and the spear in his hand played a few beautiful spear flowers, and he wanted everyone to know how powerful he was.

"Khooth!"

When Huang Hua's spear stabbed at Wen Chou, Wen Chou finally reacted. Under Huang Hua's surprised gaze, he saw Wen Chou raise the red tassel spear with one hand, and block Huang Hua's ninety percent attack with a relaxed look. Huang Hua was not convinced, held the spear high in both hands, and used ten percent of his strength, vowing to behead Wen Chou under the horse. However, when Huang Huazheng raised the spear, he saw Wen Chou on the opposite side clamping the horse's belly with his legs, and then the war horse under his crotch ran forward a few steps, and the red tassel spear in Wen Chou's hand stabbed out. Before Huang Hua could react, he saw a bright red fluttering in front of him, and then, Huang Hua's eyes were closed, and he was unconscious.

It turned out that the bright red that Huang Hua saw just now was the blood that spurted out of his own throat. Wen Chou's sharp spear penetrated Huang Hua's neck with lightning speed, Huang Hua didn't even react, Wen Chou had already withdrawn the spear, and then Huang Hua saw the blood spurting out of his neck.

Obviously, the gap between Huang Hua and Wen Chou is really not ordinary.

When Wen Chou killed Huang Hua violently, the battlefield suddenly fell silent. In particular, the Hou Hu soldiers in Beiqiao City were even more staring bosses, and they didn't seem to dare to believe that Huang Hua, who was usually strong in martial arts, was killed so lightly, could they be dreaming? However, after proving that they were not dreaming, Hou Hu's soldiers finally believed that Huang Hua was really killed by Wen Chou so easily, and was killed without any resistance.

"General Wen Chou is brave!"

"General Wen Chou is mighty and domineering!"

"You and the rats don't hurry up and surrender, otherwise, General Wen Chou will definitely take down the heads of the others!"

For Yuan Shao's soldiers, seeing that their generals were so powerful, they naturally cheered loudly. The cries of hundreds of thousands of troops soared into the sky, making people tremble. And the soldiers of Beiqiao City, seeing Yuan Shao's soldiers so imposing, all turned white with fright, and even Hou Hu and the two deputy generals were all afraid. With the thousands of soldiers in Beiqiao City, can you really resist Yuan Shao's army? Probably not at all!

Wen Chou stepped forward and came to the city of Beiqiao, seemingly frightened by Wen Chou's strength. Hou Hu didn't even have the idea of ordering the soldiers to release their arrows. stunned as he watched Wen Chou come to the city.

"If you are interested, open the gates of the city as soon as possible. My lord may be sparing his life. Otherwise, once the city is captured, you will definitely be buried here, don't make mistakes!"

After Wen Chou finished speaking, he swaggered and left. From beginning to end, Hou Hu did not order the archers to release their arrows. By the time Hou Hu finally reacted and wanted the archers to release their arrows, Wen Chou had already returned to his own phalanx.

"General. What should we do now?"

"Yuan Shao has an army of 150,000, if the lord's reinforcements do not arrive, with 5,000 men and horses in the city, I am afraid that he will not be able to resist it at all?

Yang Ke and Tang Wang had long been frightened by Wen Chou's strength and Yuan Shao's 150,000 army. At the moment, the two of them didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly persuaded Hou Hu to retreat.

"Bastard thing!"

Although Hou Hu was also shocked, however, he had been on the battlefield for a long time after all. How could he be so courageless after having been at war with the northern aliens for many years? If Wen Chou had let him abandon the city in a few words, then he would have been able to wipe his neck and go to see his ancestors. How can you stay in the position of the general who guards the city? Therefore, after hearing the persuasion of Yang Ke and Tang Wang, he immediately scolded the two of them angrily.

"The lord handed over Beiqiao City to us because he trusted us. If we can't even defend a city, what face do we have to go to the lord, and if we go out of the city and die in battle, it is better than abandoning the city. Don't say this again, otherwise don't blame Ben for being polite. All the soldiers listened to the order and strengthened their vigilance. Defend the city and not fight. Wait for the lord's army to arrive. When we wait for the counterattack, we will let Yuan Shao know at that time. I'm a Youzhou soldier, what a strength!"

Although Hou Hu is impulsive, he can also stay calm and make the right response when he knows the obvious gap between the two sides. It is precisely because of this that Gongsun Chan will hand over Beiqiao City, a city on the border with Jizhou, to him to garrison, if it is really just an impulsive general, how can Gongsun Chan rest assured that he will be handed over to manage?

After Hou Hu finished arranging, he went down to the city. Seeing Wen Chou's appearance, he felt uncomfortable, since this is the case, it is better to be out of sight.

Yang Ke and Tang Wang glanced at each other and hurriedly followed.

"Vice General Yang, Vice General Tang, why did you two come here?"

Hou Hu returned to his residence and saw Yang Ke and Tang Wang coming with him, and asked puzzledly.

"General, the enemy army is rampant, and we are treated as nothing, and my subordinates and Vice General Tang are unhappy. Therefore, after discussing with Vice General Tang, his subordinates decided to let Yuan Shao know the power of my Youzhou soldiers. ”

"That's right, I must let Yuan Shao know that I am a powerful soldier in Youzhou, so that he will not underestimate me so much. ”

Yang Ke and Tang Wang said a sentence to each other, and they seemed to be extremely unhappy with Yuan Shao. As long as there is blood in their hearts, they will express their displeasure with Yuan Shao's approach, and it is normal for Yang Ke and Tang Wang to have such a reaction.

"Alas, what you are saying is exactly what this general thinks in his heart, but Yuan Shao has many generals, and there are only 5,000 defenders in Beiqiao City, what can he do? Now, the best way for us to do this is to defend the city, and not to lose it. ”

Hou Hu let out a long sigh, and his face was also depressed. Anyone who cowered in the city like a turtle would not be in a good mood. At this moment, Hou Hu misses the time when he followed Gongsun Chan to fight with the northern aliens, when Gongsun Zhan's soldiers were strong, pointing where to fight, a white horse Yicong elite made the northern alien race panic, as long as he saw the white horse Yicong appear, the northern alien race didn't even have the heart to fight, just ran away. And the soldiers who followed Gongsun Chan only needed to wield weapons to harvest heads. However, that opportunity is now gone, and they can only huddle in the city, being reviled as cowards and unable to fight.

"The general's words are not good, as long as the thinking does not go downhill, there are always more ways than difficulties. There are not many soldiers, so what if Yuan Shao has an army of 150,000? Don't we have a chance to win? Even if we can't repel Yuan Shao's 150,000 army, it's okay to let Yuan Shao know the might of my Youzhou soldiers. ”

"Oh, what is Vice Admiral Yang's plan?"

Hou Hu listened to Yang Ke's words, and his heart was also a little nervous. As a general, no one wants to be humiliated and cowered in the city, even if he dies on the battlefield, he will be happy. After listening to Yang Ke's words at this moment, Yang Ke seemed to have some good ideas, and Hou Hu was naturally a little moved.

"General. Now that the gate of my Beiqiao City is closed, Yuan Shao naturally thinks that the general is afraid of him and must be defenseless. And Yuan Shao came from Yecheng. The soldiers were already tired. Tonight, the general can lead an elite army out of the city to sneak attack, and he will definitely be able to catch Yuan Shao off guard. If you can kill the generals under Yuan Shao. If not, as long as the morale of Yuan Shao's army is frustrated, and Yuan Shao knows the strength of my Youzhou soldiers, and he does not dare to be so rampant anymore, the general will also be a great achievement. When the lord's army arrives and knows about the general's feats, how can there be no awards? What does the general think?"

"Hmm!"

Hou Hu frowned and thought for a moment. nodded approvingly.

"Yes, Vice General Yang's plan is very clever! Yuan Shaojun is tired from afar, and he underestimates me, he will definitely relax his guard tonight, and it is a good time for a sneak attack. If it weren't for Vice Admiral Yang's reminder, Ben Jiang would not have thought of this stubble. If this battle is won, Vice General Yang and Vice General Tang will also have a lot of credit, and they will not forget you, haha!"

"Thank you for the general's promotion, my subordinates dare to disobey their lives!"

Yang Ke and Tang Wang heard this. Suddenly, he was "overjoyed" and bowed to Hou Hu and hugged his fists. However, Hou Hu didn't see it, when Yang Ke and Tang Wang bowed their heads. But there was a hint of conspiracy success flashing in his eyes at the same time. It seems that Yang Ke and Tang Wang persuaded Hou Hu to fight, but it was not so simple.

Subsequently, Hou Hu returned to the city and ordered the soldiers to strengthen their vigilance again, showing that they were extremely afraid of Yuan Shao. And Yuan Shao outside the city seemed to be very cooperative, and he camped three miles outside the city, right under the noses of the soldiers of Beiqiao City, obviously not taking Beiqiao City in his eyes. In this regard, Hou Hu sneered in his heart. After tonight, I want Yuan Shao to know how powerful he is.

Sub-hour minutes. Hou Hu selected three thousand elites from the defenders of Beiqiao City, all of whom went into battle lightly. Except for weapons. There is only one bow and ten arrows, and this sneak attack out of the city is just to hit Yuan Shao's morale, and then he will return to the city, and he doesn't need too much equipment.

At the moment, the gate of Beiqiao City quietly opened, Hou Hu took the lead, followed by three thousand soldiers, neatly and orderly, without the slightest sound, walked out of the city gate, and slowly walked towards Yuan Shao's camp. Yuan Shao's camp was only three miles away from Beiqiao City, and it only took a quarter of an hour for Hou Hu to lead the soldiers to approach quietly. And Yuan Shao seemed to be really defenseless, until Hou Hu approached Yuan Shao's camp, there was still no movement around. What surprised Hou Hu even more was that the heavens seemed to be helping him tonight, the moonlight was shrouded in dark clouds, it was pitch black, and the situation was not clear from a few meters away. Tonight's sneak attack will definitely succeed!

"Brothers, go in with Ben!"

Hou Hu raised his voice and said angrily. Hou Hu was not prepared to go to war with Yuan Shao's 150,000 army, and doing so was simply looking for death. Therefore, Hou Hu found Yuan Shao's camp in a corner location, which was close to Beiqiao City, and it was convenient to retreat at that time.

"Kill!"

"Rush!"

After receiving Hou Hu's order, the three thousand soldiers immediately shouted angrily. Now that he is close to Yuan Shao's camp, he is about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and there is no need to hide again.

However, when Hou Hu led the army to rush into Yuan Shao's camp, he found that the camp was empty. Although there is a fire in the camp, it seems that there are still figures. However, when they entered the camp, they found that these figures were scarecrows in clothes, and the entire camp was empty.

Seeing this situation, Hou Hu immediately knew that he had won the plan!

"Not good, brothers, get out of here!"

"Whoa!"

However, there is still no time to retreat at this time. After hearing the sound of neat footsteps and the sound of armor colliding, countless heads emerged, surrounding Hou Hu and three thousand soldiers.

"Haha!"

With a loud laugh, Yuan Shao, escorted by Wen Chou and Yan Liang, appeared in front of Hou Hu.

"General Hou, I have been waiting for a long time! I have always admired the name of General Hou, today General Hou is a guest in our army, if you stay in our army, I will treat him well, what does General Hou think?"

"Phew!"

Hou Hu spat and scolded: "Loyal ministers don't care about the two masters, even if they die in battle, they will not surrender to you! If you want to fight, you will fight, even if you die, I will not frown!"

"Okay, General Hou is really loyal, I admire it very much!"

Yuan Shao clapped his hands and praised, and then continued: "For the sake of General Hou's loyalty, I can inform General Hou about it." Can General Hou know, why do I know about General Hou's actions tonight?"

"Why?"

Hou Hu was stunned, he was not a fool after all, and he understood in a blink of an eye. (To be continued)

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