When the messenger galloped all the way across the North China Plain with Yuan Shao's holy decree, the 10,000 reinforcements led by Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Yun had already arrived at the bank of Jishui at the junction of Qingdao, Yan, and Hebei prefectures. Although it is the spring flood in April, the Central Plains has suffered from little rain and drought in the past two years, and the current water depth of Jishui is only just the belly of the horse. In addition, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun and others are all battle-hardened generals, so more than 10,000 people are almost not in danger, and they crossed Jishui safely under the scorching sun.

"Uncle Miaocai, come down again, but you want to attack the high fish?" Cao Pi looked at the Qi army that had just crossed the river and had not yet been reorganized, and turned back to Xiahou Yuan and asked. Located in the northeast of the high fish city, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, it has been a place where soldiers must fight, and now Gao Lan is leading his troops to be stationed in the high fish city. If Xiahou Yuan and the others want to rush to the aid of Guandu, they must pass the high level. After all, 10,000 horses are not like the 800 squads led by Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang before, and they can copy the path and unknowingly cross the layers of defense lines of Yuan Shaojun. In fact, there is another way that can also rush to help Guandu, that is, from Yanzhou Cao Junzhi zhì district into Yuzhou. It's just that this not only makes a long detour, but also fails to achieve the effect of threatening Yuan Shao's back road.

"If Gao Ran makes a move, he will destroy him. If he does not move, he will take a detour and leave it to Qi Hou to deal with. Xiahou Yuan said solemnly with a horsewhip in his hand. Although Xiahou Yuan also wanted to be ashamed of the black nest in his heart, compared to Cao Cao's safety and personal honor and disgrace, it was nothing.

Just as Xiahou Yuan was about to ignore Gao Lancun Zài and march all the way to Guandu day and night, the cavalry of the Qi army, who was scouting in front, suddenly rushed back to the river bank in a panic and shouted at Xiahou Yuan and the others, "It's not good! The high view department is in front of the formation! The high view department is in front of the formation! ”

As the scouts galloped in, the generals immediately followed the prestige. However, seeing that there were already bursts of smoke and dust in the southwest direction, the banner of the word "high" fluttering in the blink of an eye had already appeared on the floor line. The 3,000 cavalry rushed to kill like a torrent breaking the embankment, without giving the Qi army a chance to form a military formation, and killed the Qi soldiers who had just crossed the river to the point that they were overturned.

Gao Ran stood on the hill and watched his cavalry scatter the Qi army on the riverside. But his face was still gloomy as water. The news of the successive falls of Changqing, Jibei, and Dongping counties outlined the menacing momentum of the Qi army, and Gao Lan, who was responsible for defending the territory, could not sit back and watch the Qi army drive straight in. Originally, Gao Ran planned to attack the Qi army before it crossed the river, but who would have wanted to rush day and night. It was still half a day later for the Qi army to cross the river. According to the report from the spies, the generals who acted as the vanguard of the Qi army this time were Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang, who escaped from the black nest that day. With Gao Lan's understanding of Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang, the two of them would not be confused by this surprise attack.

Sure enough. Gao Ran's 3,000 soldiers and horses rushed to kill one back and forth. It was strangled by the two cavalry of the opponent, one south and one north, and the remnants of the Gao Lan Department lost their armor and fled westward. In the face of such a drastic change, Gao Ran was not moved, only to see him indifferently wave his hand and quickly withdraw from the hill with a group of subordinates.

On the other hand, Xiahou Yuan was leading a team of cavalry to kill, and every time the spear was swung, a burst of blood mist would be raised on the left and right of the mount. In Xiahou Yuan's opinion, this team of cavalry who came to raid was completely a fish belly that came to send them to death, even if they could kill the Qi army by surprise at the beginning, it was just a melon and vegetable under his gun at the moment.

"Go back and tell sù Gaolan! Yuan is here to avenge the revenge of the black nest! Xiahou Yuan shouted, and shot an enemy soldier who wanted to escape, not realizing that the person was dead and how to help him spread the word.

Just when Xiahou Yuan got carried away. A shout came from behind him, "General Xiahou, poor Kou Mo chase!" ”

Xiahou Yuan turned his head to look. found that the person who caught up was Zhao Yun. He is no stranger to Zhao Yun and Xiahou Yuan. As early as when Cao Cao went east to conquer Lu Bu, the two had a relationship. At that time, Zhao Yun was just a little-known young general. But he soon stood out in the later "Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu" and became a fierce general with a higher evaluation than Xu Zhu and Chen Zhi. Therefore, in the face of Zhao Yun's persuasion, Xiahou Yuan also turned his horse's head and smiled at Zhao Yun with a smile, "I almost forgot to get down to business when I killed before. ”

Although Zhao Yun didn't like Cao Cao, he didn't hate the bold Xiahou Yuan. What's more, Cai Ji ordered him to lead the troops to rescue Cao this time, and in the final analysis, it is the Han dynasty that is still protected. Therefore, when the Gao Lan Department attacked, Zhao Yun also ordered his own soldiers to fight side by side with Xiahou Yuan. It's just that in Zhao Yun's opinion, Xiahou Yuan is too confident in martial arts after being good at fighting, and once he fights, he will rush straight into the enemy's formation, and this kind of temperament will suffer a big loss on the battlefield sooner or later. It must be known that Zhao Yun has rushed a lot of way to chase him, and at this time, the two of them have already reached a distance from the camp on the shore.

Of course, these words were not what Zhao Yun could say, so at this moment, he just clenched his fists and reminded Xiahou Yuan, "General Xiahou, since the Gao Lan Department has discovered the traces of our army, it is better for the general to quickly return to the camp to gather troops and horses." ”

When Xiahou Yuan heard Zhao Yun say this, he also felt that it made sense. After all, his first priority at this moment is to go to Guandu to rescue Cao Cao, not to entangle with Gao Ran. But just as Xiahou Yuan was about to give the order to withdraw his troops, several arrows suddenly shot in the direction of Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Yun with space. Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Yun, who had been in the battle for a long time, had already practiced the conditioned reflex of others, only to see two cold lights flashing, and the speeding arrows were cut in two in an instant.

"Enemy attack!" Hoarse shouts rang out again, followed by a rain of arrows. It turned out that while Xiahou Yuan was chasing the remnants all the way, Gao Ran had already set up an ambush on the way he had to go, just waiting for the pursuing generals to throw themselves into the net. Rao is Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Yun both have unique skills, and at this moment, they were unable to parry in the face of the arrows that split their heads, so they had to turn around and retreat under the escort of their relatives.

However, since Gao Ran had already set this trap, he would not let Xiahou Yuan and the others escape lightly. And just when Gao Ran was about to turn his horse down the mountain to intercept him, he suddenly saw a junior colonel rushing straight in front of him to block the road, "The general is not good!" Cao Jun is coming! ”

"Cao Jun!? Where did Cao Jun come from? Gao Lanhu's eyes widened, and he grabbed the scout and asked.

The scout was so stretched out of breath by Gao Ran that he had to cough dryly and replied, "Huh...... Juancheng ......"

"Juancheng? Cheng Yu! Gao Ran's left hand loosened, and his eyes were suddenly full of shock and chagrin.

In fact, it is no wonder that Gao Ran is so shocked and annoyed, Cheng Yu of Juancheng is really a wonderful flower since the Cao Yuan War. I think that Yuan Shao took the "landslide and earth cracking technique" to raise troops to the south. It can really be described as a rainbow, and many counties in Henan and Yan prefectures are looking forward to the wind. At that time, Juancheng, which was the place where Cao Cao started, was only defended by 700 people, including Cheng Yu. When Cao Cao heard the news, he sent an envoy to tell Cheng Yu that he would send 2,000 soldiers and horses to come to the rescue. But Cheng Yu wrote back, "Yuan Shao has 100,000 people. Self-righteousness. Seeing that there are few soldiers today, he will not attack lightly. If you are a soldier, you must not attack. The attack will be overcome, and it will only lose its momentum. Undoubtedly! So Cao Cao followed Cheng Yu's plan and did not send reinforcements to Juancheng. As a result, Cheng Yu was really right. Yuan Shao after learning that Juancheng was only defended by seven hundred people. really let go of Juancheng and turned to go straight to Guandu. (This is a historical fact, even if there is no black book of the first duke~~~)

After that, as the only Cao city in the rear of the Yuan army, Juancheng always closed its gates and turned a deaf ear to the outside world's war. No matter how fierce the fight between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was in Guandu, Cheng Yu did not make any rash moves. After a long time, even Yuan Shao and the civil and military officials under his command almost forgot that there was such a nail as Juancheng nailed in the back.

But in fact, Cheng Yu has not given up resistance as rumored by the outside world. Just when Yuan Shao was busy besieging Guandu, Cheng Yu led his troops to clear out the bandits hiding in the mountains near Juancheng. And trained more than a thousand captured outlaws into an elite army. Originally, Cheng Yu planned to send troops to stab Yuan Shao in the back after Cao Cao won a big victory in Guandu. It's a pity that the news from Guandu recently came that Cao Cao was about to be destroyed under the siege of Yuan Shao. At this time, news came from the east that Cai Ji had conquered the entire territory of Qingzhou and was about to send troops to Yanyu Prefecture. After discovering that the vanguard of the Qi army was led by Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang, Cheng Yu immediately ordered all his troops and horses to rush to Jishui to meet the Qi army.

At this time on the other side of the battlefield. But seeing Cheng Yu, who is nearly sixty years old, his sideburns are gray. Green robe and leather armor, withered branches-like hands, one hand tightens the reins, and the other hand whips directly at the enemy, "Kill!" Qi Hou reinforcements were nearby. The one who beheads the enemy will be rewarded with one or two! ”

"Roar!" Under the heavy reward, Cao Jun, who was born as a bandit, immediately swarmed towards Yuan Jun with a knife and axe like a chicken blood.

Seeing this, the master who rode his horse and stood beside Cheng Yu couldn't help but whisper to him, "Fujun, where will we get the gold to reward these reckless men after the war?" ”

Facing the trembling master book, Cheng Yu narrowed his eyes and grinned like an old fox, "Qi Hou has always been generous, and Qingzhou is a place of gold production, so he will not be stingy with rewards." After all, we saved the vanguard of the Qi army. ”

"Huh?" The master bookkeeper looked at Cheng Yu stunned with blinking eyes, he really didn't understand where his own mansion came from, and thought that Qi Hou would definitely pay the bounty. If the bounty is not paid in the end, the outlaws will not be able to deal with it.

No matter how uneasy the Juancheng master was in his heart, at least Cheng Yu's men already believed that as long as they won this battle, they could exchange the enemy's head for golden gold, and they caught the Gao Lan troops who were ambushing them by surprise. Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Yun, who were planning to evacuate, saw that such a support army suddenly appeared, so they both pulled the reins, turned their horses, and rushed into the enemy formation, killing him back with a horse gun.

"Xiahou Yuan is here! Gao Ran is not here to die soon! Xiahou Yuan carried a blood-stained spear in his hand, and he went on a rampage all the way and shouted loudly to fight with Gao Lan. Although the latter has not shown his face since the war, he can intuitively tell Xiahou Yuan that Gao Lan is nearby.

Gao Ran looked at Xiahou Yuan who was speaking wildly at the bottom of the slope, thinking of the death battle in the black nest that night, thinking of Xiahou Yuan's escape, he couldn't help but clench the reins, and the corners of his mouth raised a mocking arc, "Xiahou Yuan will let you go today." ”

With that, Gao Ran kicked the horse's belly and quickly left the battlefield with the remaining personal soldiers. Gao Ran didn't know that his run could be regarded as a brush with death. It must be known that if Gao Ran is really invited to go downhill to fight, then he will face not only Xiahou Yuan alone, but also Zhao Yun, the killing god of the Qi army. Of course, what Gao Ran, who was in the dark, was most afraid of not being beheaded before the battle, but how to explain to Yuan Shao after he went back. Before, Wuchao let go of Xiahou Yuan, I am afraid that it has made Yuan Shao furious. If the news of Jishui's defeat is transmitted back to Guandu today, he will most likely be questioned by Yuan Shao. Thinking of his master's harsh temper, Gao Ran's back involuntarily broke out in a cold sweat.

Compared with Wen Chou and Yan Liang, who were born in a family, although Gao Ran is also one of the four court pillars in Hebei, he was born in a poor family, and his ability to reach today's status depends on his own efforts. This means that Gao Ran does not have the support of a family behind him. In Yuan Shao's camp, which has always paid attention to the family, it is good that people like him who have no background do not "commit crimes", if they "commit crimes", not only will no one intercede for them, but on the contrary, a large number of people will fall into the well.

Do you want to beg the frustrated military master to intercede for yourself? Gao Ran shook his head, and quickly dispelled this thought. Although he is a military advisor, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yuan Shao is no longer as obedient to him as before. What's more, he has been defeated twice in a row, and it is understandable that he was beheaded according to military law. The only chance to redeem one's merits is to defend Gao Yu to repay Yuan's kindness.

You have practiced for more than three dog days in summer and three or nine years in winter, just seeking to die?

Thou hast fought in the north and south for many years, and thou hast only sought one death?

No! How can I stop at the little high fish city!

The silent cry brought back the ambition in Gao Yan's chest. Since he is unwilling to apologize for his sins with death, Yuan Ying will never be able to go back. Determined to break away from Yuan Shao's high view, while galloping on the plain, he gradually calmed down and began to think about where he would go next. At present, the Central Plains has the strongest tripartite forces, Yuan Shao in Hebei, Cao Cao in the center, and Cai Ji in Qingzhou. The rest of the small forces voted in vain. As for Liu Biao in the south, although he is quite famous, it is a long way to go to Jingzhou after all, and the mountainous areas of the southern multi-river network are really not a place for cavalry. In this way, the choice in front of Gao Ran is only Cao Cao and Cai Ji. Cao Cao's side has formed a lot of beams due to the battle of Wuchao. It is true that Cao Cao is known for his broad-mindedness, even Zhang Xiu, who used to fight against the water in Wancheng, can be taken under his command. But even if Cao Cao is eager to seek talent, regardless of his past suspicions, he can't force his subordinates to accept his former opponent. At least looking at the posture of Xiahou Yuan and the others, it doesn't look like they will give up. Cai Ji's side of Gao Yan didn't have any festivals. Although she is a woman, she has the ambition not to let her eyebrows, she is also thirsty for talent, she is also righteous, and she is also concerned about the world. Do you really want to vote for that Qi Hou?

Thinking about this, Gao Yan, who already had the answer in his heart, immediately pulled the reins and ordered loudly at his subordinates, "The whole army turns around!" ”

CC Rising: Protest! Zhongde is a lonely plug-in! Lonely is still waiting for him to blossom in the middle!

Xiao Cai: The protest is invalid~~~ Sikong Naidu is about to burp the fart bird~~~ This plug-in will be accepted by Lone~(≧▽≦)/~ Lalala

Yuan Shao: Shameless!!

CC+ Xiao Cai: Idiot ~~~

Again, I ask for your forgiveness regarding the update. Even office workers, going to work is the main business, and writing essays is completely out of personal interest. You need to spare some time a week to deal with overtime, business trips and the like. Historical deduction also takes time, and if the tactical strategy BUG is too big, it will be very troublesome to justify yourself. (To be continued)