Guo Jia couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that Yuan's soldiers and horses were three times that of his own, and hurriedly grabbed Han Zhan's arm and said, "Little Marquis, the enemy army is strong, and our army is outnumbered, so it is better to retreat temporarily and find a dangerous area to fortify." At the same time, he sent someone to report to General Zilong and asked him to send troops to help as soon as possible. ”

"Fengxiao, far water can't quench the thirst of the near." Although Han Zhan was also panicked in his heart, in order not to cause panic among the soldiers, he still said to Guo Jia with a normal expression: "Even if we send someone to hurry back to the city, it will take four or five hours for Zilong to lead the troops to arrive." Even if we have not been completely annihilated by the enemy, Zilong's soldiers and horses are not only sleepy and lacking in horses, but are they the opponents of Yuan's army? After saying this, he asked Tanma, "Can you find out who is leading the enemy's army?" ”

Tanma replied: "Back to the Hou Ye, in addition to seeing the 'Yuan' character Daxu flag, the villain also saw the two flags of 'Zhang' and 'Gao'. ”

I heard that there are two flags of "Zhang" and "Gao", Han Zhanxin said that it would not be such a coincidence, the generals of the Yuan Army who led the army were actually Zhang He and Gao Lan? If that's the case, then the next battle will be easy to fight. He then asked, "Where is Huang Junhou now?" ”

Tanma hurriedly replied: "Huang Junhou used to be five miles away in front of him, and he set up a position and prepared to meet the enemy. ”

Han Zhan pointed his horsewhip forward, and instructed Dian Wei, who was waiting for news next to him: "Let's continue the march and go to join forces with Huang Junhou." ”

Dian Wei originally had the same thoughts as Guo Jia in his heart, hoping that Han Zhan could withdraw from the army in time. But he didn't expect Han Zhan to order to continue the march, he could only agree stubbornly, but he was thinking in his heart: If he is defeated later, even if he fights for his own life, he will protect Hou Ye to fight his way out of the encirclement.

After walking a stick of incense, Han Zhan saw Huang Zhong's vanguard from a distance, five hundred people in units of 100 people, lined up in five neat squares, facing an enemy army twenty times their size, they were not panicked at all. And the military marquis Huang Zhong was in front of the battle at the moment, wielding a big sword and fighting with one person.

Han Zhan originally thought that the person who fought against Huang Zhong was Zhang He, but after a closer look, the weapon used by that person was a knife instead of a gun, only to find that the person who was inseparable from Huang Zhong was Gao Ran.

Han Zhan came to the front of the formation and looked at the opposite side, only to see a military general with a spear in front of the Yuan army, staring at the two people in the field with a vigilant gaze. Han Zhan recognized at a glance that the general was none other than Zhang He, whom he was familiar with.

Although Gao Ran is one of the "Four Pillars of Hebei", he is obviously the worst martial artist among the four. After fighting with Huang Zhong for more than 20 rounds, seeing that he couldn't resist it, he turned his horse's head and ran back. How could Huang Zhong let him go easily, and also urged the horse to chase after him.

Seeing Gao Ran's defeat, Zhang He roared and rushed forward towards Huang Zhong, and the two quickly fought together. Seeing the two gritting their teeth, you stabbed me and I shot each other. Guo Jia, who was beside Han Zhan, said in a low voice: "Little Marquis, judging from the military uniform, the army on the opposite side is the Jizhou army, and I don't see the Bohai Navy. Maybe we can try to pull Zhang He over! ”

Han Zhan thought for a moment and decided to take a risk, so he urged the horse to rush towards the two who were fighting fiercely. At the same time, he shouted: "Stop, stop, don't fight!" ”

Huang Zhong and Zhang He, who were in the middle of the battle, heard Han Zhan's shout, and after fighting a move, they put away their weapons, reined in their horses, and set their eyes on Han Zhan who rushed over.

Han Zhan came to Huang Zhong's side and asked loudly at Zhang He, who was a few steps away, "General Junyi, you are your father's old department, why do you want to serve Yuan Thief?" ”

After Zhang He saw the filial piety clothes on Han Zhan's body, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Son, I don't know who you are wearing filial piety for?" ”

Hearing Zhang He's question, Han Zhan almost fell off his horse, and said in his heart I raised an army to fight against Yuan Shao, in the name of avenging my father, you don't know until now, right? He said with some tears and laughter: "My father and the Han Mansion were killed by the Yuan thief, so I raised troops to avenge my family, and the filial piety clothes I wore were for my family who died unjustly." ”

Hearing that Han Fu was dead, the muscles on Zhang He's face twitched violently a few times, and he was silent for a long time before he asked: "Son, Yuan Gong is a benevolent and righteous person with a prominent family background, how could he do such a thing that is inferior to a beast, could it be that someone provoked it?" ”

"General Junyi, every time the dog thief tricked, he ordered someone to disguise his father's messenger, deceived the Han family out of Jizhou, and sent someone to disguise himself as a robber on the way to intercept and kill. Fortunately, the sky has eyes, and a brother and sister escaped by luck and reported the matter to me. My father was originally at Chen Liuzhang Miao's place, but on the day that Yuan Thief sent a messenger, the news of suicide came out. Han Zhan said indignantly: "These things, Feng Ji was in the state pastor's mansion in Jizhou, and he said it clearly in front of everyone. ”

Zhang He couldn't help but be speechless when he learned that the deaths of the Han Mansion and the Han family were actually related to Yuan Shao.

Seeing that Zhang He didn't speak, Han Zhan began to persuade him: "Yuan Thief is narrow-minded and difficult to tolerate people, and General Jun Yi is ......better than being killed by him sooner or later than by him under his men."

Without waiting for Han Zhan to say his words of persuasion, Zhang He raised his hand and interrupted him: "Childe doesn't need to say much, although the Han family has some kindness to Zhang, but Zhang is now a subordinate of Yuan Jizhou, how can he easily betray the master?" Thinking of the kindness of the past, I will not kill you all today, you should retreat as soon as possible. Otherwise, when it comes to tomorrow, Zhang will not show mercy. ”

After speaking, he didn't give Han Zhan a chance to speak, so he turned around and walked towards the formation. It didn't take much time, and the soldiers who were waiting for the battle turned around one after another and withdrew in an orderly manner.

Guo Jia came to Han Zhan's side and asked cautiously: "Little Marquis, Zhang He is so stubborn, it seems that it is very difficult to persuade him. Before it gets dark, we might as well retreat, right? ”

"Retirement? No way! Han Zhan did not hesitate to reject Guo Jia's proposal: "Even if we withdraw our troops now, Zhang He will lead troops to follow, rather than fighting him outside Guangping City, it is better to solve this matter here." Huang Zhong, Dian Wei! ”

"In!" Huang Zhong and Dian Wei hurriedly replied loudly.

"Retreat five miles and set up camp!"

"Whoa!"

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When he was encamped, Guo Jia asked Han Zhan: "Little Hou Ye, there is something I haven't figured out, I want to ask you for advice!" ”

When Han Zhan heard Guo Jia ask this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said what he had done, which actually made Guo Jia feel confused, and hurriedly said, "Fengxiao, please speak!" ”

"I see that every time you send troops to fight, no matter who leads the troops, it is limited to three thousand." Guo Jia looked at Han Zhan and asked, "What is the reason for this?" ”

"That's what happened." Han Zhan replied with a smile on his face: "It's very simple, Fengxiao, don't see that since I sent troops from Sheguo County, I have been constantly collecting and surrendering rebels along the way, and the number of soldiers and horses has increased rapidly from the original 5,000 to more than 10,000. However, the qualifications of the generals under my command are too shallow, and they have no experience in commanding large troops. Zhao Yun, the highest-ranking general, was originally just a 100-person general under Zhang He, that is, when he suppressed bandits, he had the experience of commanding thousands of men and horses to fight; Dian Wei is just a banner bearer under Zhang Miao, and he has no experience in leading troops at all; As for Huang Zhong and Xiahou Lan, in addition to their superb martial arts and a slight understanding of the art of war, they also have no actual combat experience.

You must know that there has never been a natural celebrity, and famous generals have gradually grown up in actual combat. The reason why I don't send many soldiers each time is just to let these generals accumulate more experience and become famous generals who can take charge step by step. ”

"I see." After listening to Han Zhan's explanation, Guo Jia finally came to his senses. He paused for a moment, and then continued: "If you can persuade a military general like Zhang He to surrender, you can save a lot of time. I think I'd better write a letter to General Zilong immediately to find out if they had received Guangping City from Zhang He's family. ”