Fifty miles outside the boundary of Yingchuan.

The Great Tent of the Allied Army.

Yuan Shao sat sideways on the side of the handsome case with a sad face, like an eggplant beaten by frost, listless, without the slightest bit of energy.

When the allies marched towards Yingchuan, Yuan Shao was still full of spirit and ambition, but now, he couldn't lift his spirits. There is not much left of the army of the princes of Rujun, only his Yuan Shao's army remains, which is more than 30,000 people, as well as Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan's thousands of men, and the three parties together are less than 40,000 people, even the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian withdrew, he originally intended not to retreat, but he had no soldiers under his command, so he could only follow his boss Yuan Shu back to Nanyang.

Along the way, there were constantly princes leading troops to withdraw.

They left for a long time, but the reason for leaving was exactly the same - the garrison had changed, and if they didn't return to the army, they would be in danger of overthrowing.

With only three people, Yuan Shao no longer has the ambition to attack Yingchuan, and all he is thinking about now is how to withdraw with a little face. Yuan Shao has received the news that Bohai County is also in chaos at present, and he has reached the point where he has to withdraw his troops, but Yuan Shao is unwilling, he doesn't want to go back like this, at least he has to fight a battle and then withdraw, otherwise where will his Yuan family's face go, and where will he put Yuan Shao's face?

Yuan Shao didn't want to withdraw his troops very much, but he couldn't help withdrawing.

This is the reason why Yuan Shao is extremely distressed at the moment.

As for Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan, they had no intention of withdrawing, they felt that 30,000 could also sweep Yingchuan.

Yuan Shao was also thinking about whether what Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan said was not feasible, how could he be so confused, Yuan Shao racked his brains and still didn't come up with a reason.

Yuan Shao still has one more thing to figure out, it's so good, why are there riots in various places one after another? Why are officials powerless to press? Is the fire in the backyard of the princes a coincidence or man-made?

If it's a coincidence, it's too much of a coincidence, all the territories of more than a dozen princes have accidents, and none of them have been spared; If so, by whom? What kind of person has so much energy that can stir up chaos in the world? Could it be Liu Zhan? Or was it the work of one or a few strategists under Liu Zhan? Does Liu Zhan have this ability? Does his subordinate have such a terrifying character?

Yuan Shao didn't know, and he didn't want to think that Liu Zhan did it, because in that case, he would really cause a big disaster.

If it is man-made, this person is really terrifying, the meticulousness of his mind is really terrifying, his calculation is really terrifying, and his layout is not not advanced. Disrupting the territories of the various princes is by no means a matter of days, and if the current effect is to be achieved, it must be laid out at least a few months in advance.

That......

Thinking of this, layers of cold sweat oozed from Yuan Shao's forehead, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he didn't want to think about it anymore.

If he thought about it any further, he would not be able to sleep or eat anything.

Just when Yuan Shao was dizzy and bored, a Pegasus scout knelt outside the big tent and said loudly: "Report - Lord Qiqi, there is a thousand horsemen riding towards our army's camp, and it is only fifty miles away from our army at the moment. ”

Yuan Shao came to his senses, he jumped up suddenly, and came to the scout in three or two steps, his eyebrows tightened: "You say it again." ”

"A troop of cavalry is coming to the camp, about a thousand men, fifty miles away."

"Cavalry...... Can you see who is the general? ”

Yuan Shao thought of a possibility and hurriedly asked.

"Xiao Jun didn't know the man, but he saw the leader riding a white horse, holding a bright silver spear, and he should be about twenty years old."

Scout 1510 told everything he saw.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao's heart suddenly changed, and he secretly said "not good", and waved his hand at the scout: "Explore again!" ”

The scout saluted and walked away quickly.

Yuan Shao's face was full of urgency, and he rushed to the outside of the tent and shouted: "Herald, pass on a certain military order, and the whole army will retreat fifty miles and camp." ”

Three or five armor soldiers were ordered to go quickly......

Yuan Shao returned to the tent angrily, pacing back and forth in the tent, and sighing from time to time, like an ant on a hot pot.

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter outside the tent.

Yuan Shao frowned, and was about to go crazy, but saw Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan entering the account together.

"The two of you are not in the army, why are you here?"

Yuan Shao was a little unhappy, and asked nonchalantly. Yuan Shaoxin said, this is all burning eyebrows, you two are so light, as if nothing happened, you are really dull......

Cao Cao didn't care, smiled, and said: "At the beginning, the princes retreated, it is when we are waiting for fame, why worry about it." ”

Gongsun Zhan's face was not very good, obviously because Yuan Shao's words were angry, he glared at Yuan Shao, did not speak, and followed Cao Cao to a desk and sat down.

Yuan Shao glanced at Cao Cao, his eyebrows were twisted into a pimple, his mouth was pursed, and he said, "Meng De, when is this!" Are you still in the mood to laugh? ”

"Haha......" Cao Cao laughed loudly, laughed for a while, his face turned solemn, and said, "Originally, you and I had an army of 40,000, which was enough to take Yingchuan, and the situation at the moment was still very good. When is this? Of course it's a good time.

Come on, come on, don't add trouble to yourself, let's discuss how to take Yingchuan and where to start. ”

Gongsun Chan didn't say anything, just nodded, expressing his attitude.

Yuan Shao pursed his mouth and sneered: "Just 40,000 people also want to fight Yingchuan? Stop daydreaming. ”

Cao Cao raised his hand and waved Yuan Shao, laughing: "Haha...... How cowardly you are now, O in the beginning! ”

Yuan Shao's face became gloomy, but he suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "According to Mengde's plan, how to play?" ”

"I will, divide the troops."

As soon as Cao Cao's voice fell, Yuan Shao didn't believe that Cao Cao had a good plan in his chest, he smiled contemptuously and said, "Divide the troops? There are only 40,000 people on the three sides of you and me, which is not enough to attack Yingchuan, if we divide our troops again, how can we fight? ”

"Haha...... How short-sighted the original vision is! Listen to me.

If you don't divide the troops, 40,000 horses and horses to fight in one place, the goal is more obvious, even if you are lucky enough to capture a few cities, we are also powerless to defend, if Liu Zhanluoyang's 20,000 soldiers and horses come out, plus 10,000 horses in Yingchuan, against our 40,000 horses, it will be a vicious battle, and the outcome is unknown.

If the troops are divided, one is directly taken from Yangzhai, the Yingchuan Zhizhi Office, and the other is wandered and attacks the surrounding counties, then Liu Zhan will not know the movements of our army, and its head and tail cannot be taken into account, then we have a good chance of winning.

What did you think at first? ”

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Shao with a smug face, he knew that Yuan Shao also wanted to fight, but he just had no good plan.

Gongsun Zhan's eyes flashed, and he stopped talking.

Yuan Shao listened to Cao Cao's words, his eyes also lit up, and after thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and shouted outside the tent: "Pass Xu You, Guo Tu, and judge to discuss matters in the tent." ”

As soon as the words fell, I only heard a soldier outside the tent answer, and left quickly.

Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan, and asked suspiciously: "Even if the troops are divided, if Liu Zhanluoyang's 20,000 soldiers and horses come out, how will we deal with it?" ”

"Huh...... I expected that Liu Zhan would only rescue Yang Zhai, and Yang Zhai was the foundation of his Liu Zhan after all. At that time, as long as we attack Yang Zhai's soldiers and horses and confront Liu Zhan for a while, the remaining dozens of counties in Yingchuan will definitely be able to go down in one go.

Originally, if there was only one place left in Yingchuan, what kind of scene would it be?

Hehe...... At that time, the princes of various places will definitely wave their armies, and Liu Zhan will definitely be defeated. ”

Cao Cao's voice fell, Xu You, Guo Tu, and the three of them walked into the tent quickly, saluted Yuan Shaoqi, and sat down.

As soon as the three strategists arrived, Yuan Shao suddenly had expectations, he wanted to listen to what the strategists had to say, Yuan Shao cleared his throat and explained Cao Cao's plan in detail to Xu You, Guo Tu, and the three of them.

Guo Tu was the first to stand up and said with a serious face: "Lord, although this plan is good, it is not feasible. ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

Yuan Shao was interested, although he felt that Cao Cao's plan was very good, and some people refuted it, but he secretly looked forward to it, he wanted to hear how the strategists refuted Cao Cao, if he could point out the inappropriateness of Cao Cao's plan, let Cao Cao eat a deflated, it would be very cool for Yuan Shao.

"As far as I know, Liu Zhan's Flying Tiger Battalion is powerful and unmatched by our army. Its 10,000 people are enough to be on a par with the 30,000 people of our army, not to mention the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Luoyang.

My lord, the top priority at the moment is to quickly withdraw troops and stabilize the situation in the Bohai Sea. After the rear is stabilized, it is the best policy to try Liu Zhan again. ”

Yuan Shao nodded, didn't say anything, but looked at Xu Yu and the judge.

The judge glanced at Guo Tu disdainfully: "What the public rule said is very wrong!" The two armies have not yet fought, so why does the public rule grow the morale of others and destroy his own prestige? The lord has all the elite soldiers and good generals, so how dare Liu Zhan fight with our army on an equal footing?

Ignoring oneself and exaggerating the strength of the enemy, what is the intention of the public? ”

"Judging the South! What do you say......"

Before the judge's voice fell, Guo Tu jumped up suddenly, pointed to the nose of the judge, and shouted loudly, before he finished speaking, he felt Yuan Shao's eyes full of murderous intentions, Guo Tu was so frightened that he shrank his neck and swallowed what he was going to say back into his stomach.

The trial was about to argue with Guo Tu, but seeing that Guo Tu's face was different, he glanced at Yuan Shao's gloomy face and stopped talking.

At that moment, Xu You stood up slowly, arched his hand towards Yuan Shao, and said with a smile: "Lord, you think that whether it is a battle or a retreat, it is a good strategy, but there is one matter, please make a quick decision on the lord." ”

"What?"

"If you want to attack Yingchuan, you should attack quickly with lightning speed, and such a plan is really a delay in the fighter!

The same is true if we want to withdraw our troops.

If Liu Zhan's reinforcements arrive, our army will have losses on both sides and left. ”

After listening to the words of the three strategists, Yuan Shao's already clear thinking became sharp again, and he couldn't help but feel a little big......