Retreating to Yijing means giving up the entire Jizhou, this land, but the essence of Hebei, and it is also the biggest capital he relied on to start. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Lord, the situation is changing rapidly, there is no time to hesitate anymore, Yi Jing is our only hope to stop the Tao Shang Bingfeng, let's make a decision quickly." Frustrated, he arched his hand, almost persuading with a crying voice.

The word Yi Jing appeared in Yuan Shao's mind.

Back then, Gongsun Chan relied on the strong Yijing defense line, and it took him a whole year, if it wasn't for Gongsun Chan's own death, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to break through that fortress at all.

Yi Jing is a stronger existence than Liyang.

Gradually, Yuan Shao's flustered mood calmed down, and the Yijing City seemed to let him see hope.

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Shao took a deep breath, and his face returned to gloomy coldness, "Order, the whole army retreats to Yijing." ”

The decision had been made, Yuan Shao did not dare to hesitate for a moment, immediately abandoned Pingxiang, led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and hurriedly fled in the direction of Youzhou in the north.

Not long after Yuan Shao left Pingxiang, the army of potters had already driven north from Handan, and captured the empty city two days later.

The potter had already seen that Yuan Shao had clearly recognized the situation and knew that he could not hold Jizhou, so he planned to flee to Youzhou.

He immediately sent Pegasus to send an order to Xiang Yu's generals, ordering them to immediately set out from the river, and the city along the way was not attacked, and directly took Lu Nu, the seat of Zhongshan State, in order to cut off Yuan Shao's escape route to Youzhou.

The potter himself was non-stop, and on the day of conquering Pingxiang, he immediately led the main force of soldiers and horses to drive north, and followed Yuan Shao all the way to pursue.

The two soldiers and horses chased all the way, chasing for seven days and seven nights, and finally caught up to Lunu City.

Along the way, Zhongshan, Bohai, and Hejian counties all descended from the wind.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao slipped away quickly, and still escaped from the encirclement one step ahead of him.

As soon as the potters entered the city of Lunu on their front feet, they sent back information that Yuan Shao had led the remnants of his troops and retreated into Yijing, making a posture of sticking to Yijing together.

"Yijing is a place, located at the junction of the two states of Youji, with Yishui in the south and Juma Water in the north, which can be said to be the key to Youzhou. Zhang Yi pointed to the map and analyzed.

In the minds of the potters, the history of that year could not help but come to mind.

A few years ago, Gongsun Zhan, who had been defeated repeatedly, in order to resist Yuan Shao's troops, mobilized a large number of people and material resources to build a strong defense line on the front line of Yijing, and dragged Yuan Shao for a whole year.

Later, if it weren't for Gongsun Zhan himself who lost his fighting spirit and lost the heart of a soldier, with Yuan Shao's strength, he would not have had a chance to capture Yijing.

"Yi Jing's strength is far better than Liyang, if Yuan Shao is determined to defend Yi Jing, I am afraid that it will be a protracted battle." Gao Shun said with a frown.

"Grandma's, it's going to be a fierce battle again, it's been two battles, and it's going to be another battle." Fan muttered, as if there was a shadow in his heart.

Although all the generals are full of fighting spirit, they seem to be a little afraid of the legendary Yijing defense line in their words and expressions.

The potter took a deep breath, stood up slowly, and said proudly in his cold eyes, with determination: "Yuan Shao's 150,000 army back then, how arrogant it was, we can all defeat it, and now he has reached the end of the road, even if there is a Yijing, are you still afraid of him." ”

The unprecedented self-confidence, like a violent wind, blew away the hesitation in everyone's hearts, and the faces of the heroes gradually ignited a fierce fighting spirit.

Eagle eyes glanced around at the generals again, the potter raised his voice, and said sharply: "At present, Jizhou and Qingzhou have been captured by our army, and the remote places of the state, there is no need to worry, only Youzhou can still compete with us, if we do not cut the grass and eradicate the roots, the future will inevitably be endless, I have made up my mind, this should be Pingyijing, destroy Yuan Shao!" ”

The resolute oath of slaughter is shocking.

Fan Hao was the first to be infected, jumped up, and shouted excitedly: "His grandmother's, it's just one step away, how can he give up and destroy the old thief Yuan!" ”

The rest of the generals responded with their arms raised, and the roar of "Destroy Yuan" echoed in the lobby like thunder.

On the face of the pottery merchant's heroic martial arts, pride was like fire, he laughed wildly, and waved his hand: "The whole army will send troops to capture Yijing and destroy Yuan Shao!" ”

……

Yi Jing.

A group of tired soldiers and soldiers of Yuan crossed the ditches with their heads down, crossed the Daodao Dirt Mountain, and entered the Yijing defense line.

From Pingxiang, they followed Yuan Shao, didn't even have a chance to take a breath, even fled for a few days and nights, and finally escaped from Ascension before the Liang army was encircled, and fled to this long-abandoned barrier.

Running so wildly, their remaining physical strength and spirit have all been exhausted, and they are all exhausted, and it is difficult for them to even breathe.

The main city of Yijing.

Yuan Shao, who had a dusty face, stood under the city tower, looking around at the familiar scene, and his heart was full of emotion.

Revisiting the old place, he remembered Gongsun Zhan, an old rival.

I think that back then, it was here that he forced Gongsun Chan to a dead end, and forced the world-famous White Horse Gongsun to the point of committing suicide by setting fire to the city.

After capturing Yijing, when Yuan Shao and Zhu Wenwu talked about Gongsun Zhan's gains and losses, he also sarcastically ridiculed Gongsun Chan for having no vision and building a dead city, but forced himself into a desperate situation.

And now, only a few years later, the same scene has happened, and he is going to follow the old path of the man he laughed at.

In a trance, his eyes suddenly appeared in front of him, and the tragic scene of Gongsun Chan being burned to death in this Yijing City suddenly appeared.

For some reason, as soon as he thought of that picture, Yuan Shao shivered.

"Gonghe, do you really want to pin all your hopes on this line of defense?" Yuan Shao looked back at Fu Zhi, and his tone revealed unconfidence.

He was afraid.

Liyang Defense Line, Neihuang Defense Line, Ancheng Defense Line, Yecheng Defense Line......

No matter how much effort he spent, none of the defensive lines he built could resist the front of the potters, and they all ended in failure.

Failure after failure made him lose confidence in perseverance.

Frustrated with a solemn face: "Now we can only hold Youzhou, it is possible to compete with the pottery thief, this Yijing to the gateway of Youzhou, once lost, the army of the pottery thief can drive straight into the hinterland of Youzhou, at that time we can not compete with the pottery thief, this Yijing is not a question of whether it can be held, it must be held!" ”

Yuan Shao took a light breath and nodded slightly in agreement.

Although he lacked self-confidence, he knew very well that Yi Jing had to keep it.

"However, with only 10,000 soldiers and horses, how can they hold on?" Bitterness appeared on Yuan Shao's face.

Thinking that at the beginning, Gongsun Chan had confronted him for more than a year with tens of thousands of troops, and in the current situation, his strength was far inferior to that of Gongsun Chan, and the strength of the potter was stronger than that of himself, and he was also willing but powerless.

"The only way to do this is to send an order to Gao Gan quickly, ordering him to lead the soldiers of Youzhou to help in the battle." Frustrated.

What are you doing......

Hearing this name, Yuan Shao was angry, gritted his teeth and scolded: "This ungrateful stinky boy, I trust him so much in vain, and hand over Youzhou to him, but this stinky boy doesn't save him when he sees death, and doesn't listen to my orders, I think he is determined to stand on his own, even if I call him here again, it will be useless." ”

"Not necessarily." The corners of his mouth suddenly raised a smile.

Yuan Shao's eyes moved, and he was busy signaling him to continue.

Frustrated, he said: "When Yecheng was besieged, Gao Gan refused to come to the rescue, that was because the pottery thief was far away from him, he wanted to preserve his strength and stand on his own, but now the pottery thief has all taken Jizhou, and the next step must be to attack Youzhou, which has already been killed at his doorstep, will he still turn a blind eye?" ”

As soon as he spoke, Yuan Shao, who listened to it, was in good spirits, and in his gray eyes, he seemed to suddenly see hope.

It's just that in a blink of an eye, Yuan Shao gloomy again, and said hatefully: "Even if this kid is willing to lead the troops here, he may not be willing to listen to my orders, he has far more soldiers and horses than me, what can I do to control him." ”

"Don't worry, don't forget, don't forget, Youzhou is not a high-ranking official who has the final say." Frustrated sneered.

"Gong and yes say......" Yuan Shao's eyes rolled a few times, and three words came out of his mouth: "Liu Xuande? ”

"Yes, it's this Liu Xuande." Fu Zhu smiled faintly, "The lord has a lot of kindness to Liu Xuande, if the lord secretly contacts him and allows him to be the assassin of Youzhou, he can induce him to help, and he should take down the senior cadres inside and outside, and take advantage of the situation to seize his army." ”

Yuan Shao suddenly realized, and a smug sneer couldn't help but appear on his originally gloomy face.

So, Yuan Shao immediately repaired a letter and sent someone to Jicheng, explained the benefits to him, and summoned him to lead the army to Yijing to help.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also sent scouts to closely monitor the movements of the potters.

A few days later, news came from the south that the 60,000-strong army of the pottery merchants had set out from Lunu City and came to Yijing in a mighty way.

Yuan Shao's nerves immediately tensed again.

At present, he only has 10,000 defeated soldiers in his hands, and if the high-ranking Youzhou army can't arrive in time, he doesn't have the confidence to hold Yi Jing at all.

So, Yuan Shao stood in Yijing's Beicheng Tower day and night, looking at the north with his eyes pierced, looking forward to the arrival of Gao Gan.

A few days later, the scouts finally got the news that a large army of soldiers and horses was galloping towards the north.

"Here, this stinky boy is finally here." Yuan Shao was excited, and his smile was full of coldness.

Looking into the distance, I saw the north of Yijing, the dust and smoke were billowing and covering the sky, and the earth was rumbling and trembling

Yuan Shao, who was standing on crutches, looked far away, but saw that on the road to the north, countless black shadows were rushing.

Finally, countless raging iron horses came into sight.

A big banner with the word "high" flies proudly.

Gao Gan's Youzhou army finally arrived.

More than 20,000 Youzhou foot riders roared to the city, but they did not come directly to Yijing, but set up camp in the north eight miles.

Gao Gan did not come to Yijing as soon as possible to meet his uncle, but instead set up antlers around the camp wall and deeply controlled the trenches, and there were signs of prevention.

"My lord, it seems that Gao Gan really does not intend to hand over the military power." At the head of the city, he was frustrated.

Yuan Shao's brows furrowed, and on his old face, the expression of joy gradually calmed down, replaced by deep worry.

"Father-in-law, why don't you let me lead a team of iron horsemen, enter the Youzhou military camp in one go, and capture that high-ranking cadre to see my father-in-law." Lu Bu, who was standing on the other side, angrily asked for battle, and in an arrogant tone, he didn't seem to take Gao Gan in his eyes.

"Never." Frustration is to dissuade, "Gao Gan digging deep trenches, must have been prepared, although General Lu is brave, but may not be able to break through his camp, and Gao Gan has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and nearly half of them are cavalry, General Lu's move can be self-defeating, forced against him, when the time comes, I am afraid that if we don't wait for the pottery thief to kill, we will have died in the hands of Gao Gan." ”

Lu Bu's momentum was immediately suppressed by a few points, and he was speechless for a while.

"What about the plan?" Yuan Shao's expectant gaze looked at Fu Zhi.

After pondering for a long time, Fang said: "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to send someone to the Youzhou military camp first, declare the lord's consolation, and summon the senior cadres to come to discuss the matter. ”

"Most of the high-ranking cadres refused to come, so what should I do then?" Lu Bu snorted coldly.

"That can be regarded as taking the opportunity to test Gao Gan's thoughts, and the lord can secretly send someone to meet Liu Xuande secretly, allowing him to assassinate the history of Youzhou, inducing him to help us, and use thunderbolt means to forcibly get rid of Gao Gan." On his frustrated face, a trace of cold murderous intent quietly swept up.

Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, his thoughts flipped, and his face was uncertain.

After a long time, Yuan Shao's fist slammed into the female wall, and only the cruelty was left on the old face, "It's up to you, Gao Gan, you little animal, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." ”

……

At night, the Youzhou army camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Bei sat on it, and suddenly his own soldiers entered and whispered a few words to him.

Liu Bei's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he waved his hand and said, "Quick, invite him in." ”

A moment later, a mysterious man dressed in a black robe and covered by a cloak walked into the tent.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Xun is good." Liu Bei got up with a smile and greeted him personally.

The black-robed man took off his cloak and revealed a smiling face, it was Xun Chen.

After the two guests and hosts exchanged polite words, the guests and hosts sat down, and Liu Bei said curiously: "Mr. Xun came here in the starry night and didn't go to see Gao Gongzi, how did he think about meeting him?" ”

Xun Chen opened his mouth to speak, but when the words came to his mouth, he stopped talking, and looked at the white-clothed scribe sitting beside him, and his eyes signaled, "I don't know ......what this son is."

"Oh, I forgot to introduce to Mr. Xun, this is Zhuge Liang, Mr. Zhuge Kongming, is Bei's confidant, if Mr. has anything to say, Mr. Kong Ming does not need to avoid it." Liu Bei introduced with a smile.

Zhuge Liang, who was sitting opposite, held a feather fan, arched his hand slightly, and said with a faint smile: "I have long admired Mr. Xun's name, and I am polite in my late life." ”

"It's easy to say, it turns out to be Xuande's henchman, so it's easy to say."

Xun Chen said a few more polite words, and suddenly shook his head and sighed, "The lord was appointed as the assassin of Youzhou out of trust in Gao Gan, who thought that he would now have stiff wings, and he ignored the life and death of the lord, and supported the army to save Yecheng, and now the lord retreated to Yijing in defeat, and wanted to summon him to discuss the strategy to deal with the pottery thief, who wanted to shirk the high cadres in every possible way, and the lord had no choice but to send me to see Xuande." ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei quietly looked at Zhuge Liang, and in the eyes of the two, a hint of knowing laughter passed in unison.