The battle between Xue Yun and Zhang Liang was in full swing, and Yuan Shu, who was far away in Huainan, had already ordered a good soldier at this time.

He gathered an army of 50,000 men, and many of them were fierce soldiers.

It can be said that he has half of his combat power, and now he is all engaged in the operation to rescue Youzhou.

It can be seen that Yuan Shu still has his own accurate judgment in the face of major rights and wrongs.

He said something morale-boosting from the high platform, because this was the custom before the expedition.

Only by doing so can we inspire fighting spirit and increase our chances of victory.

And this time Yuan Shu also made a bloody investment, in addition to facing the problem of Youzhou, he was very active.

And in terms of rewarding soldiers, no effort is spared.

He promised in public: as long as he can win, the surviving soldiers will each have one tael of gold, and the soldiers will have ten taels.

As for the commander, in addition to gold and silver, there are other rewards.

And those who excel in battle still have the opportunity to be promoted.

A tael of gold was very rare in the eyes of Yuan Shu and others, but for ordinary people, they had never seen it.

So for gold, it can be said that it is something they dream of.

The reason why Yuan Shu made a bloody capital is because if his subordinates survived with 30,000 people, then he would have to take out at least 30,000 taels of gold.

And for the soldiers who have died in battle, there is also a pension.

At this moment, it can be seen how wealthy the Yuan family is.

As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and the morale of Yuan Shu's army is also very high.

At this moment, a strategist ran to Yuan Shu's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

Yuan Shu's expression changed suddenly, and he seemed to be preoccupied.

Yuan Shu asked the army to temporarily stop its actions and stand by in place.

hurriedly let a few right-hand men and strategists around him enter the house to discuss, and what they discussed was Xue Yun's previous guess.

It is said that Zhang Jiao may have taken advantage of Yuan Shu's assistance to Youzhou and sent troops to attack his Huainan places when his troops were empty.

Huainan is the result of years of hard work.

Compared with Youzhou, the land of the four wars, which is more important, he knows very well in his heart.

So Yuan Shu told the people around him what Yuan Shao told him.

Although they all knew that this was Yuan Shao's speculation without evidence, they all thought that it was very likely to happen.

If Zhang Jiao suddenly launched an attack at this time, it would be difficult to resist it with half of his combat strength.

At that time, Huainan is likely to fall into Zhang Jiao's hands.

In addition, once Yuan Shao did not block Zhang Liang's attack, then Jizhou would also fall into the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

In this way, the Yuan brothers, who were the most threatening to the Yellow Turban Army, would no longer exist.

In this world, no one can resist the attack of the Yellow Turban Army.

And that mysterious dragon army is responsible for protecting Luoyang.

As long as Luoyang is okay and the princes do not rebel, they will not move.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shu was a little difficult to ride a tiger.

Because he promised in front of the emperor that he would definitely protect Youzhou, if he didn't do it, then he would be guilty of bullying the king.

When the time comes, it will definitely be impossible to escape death.

And he sent reinforcements, but he was worried that the reinforcements would be halfway there, and Zhang Jiao would take the opportunity to attack his territory, and he was not sure to resist.

So for a while, I don't know what to do?

Just when Yuan Shu was at a loss, Yuan Shu's chief strategist, a white-haired old man, said, "Don't worry, my lord, I have a plan below." ”

Yuan Shu heard that there was a way to break the situation, and hurriedly asked, "Yang Hong, do you have any good plans, hurry up." Do you want me to abandon Youzhou and concentrate my forces to prevent Zhang Jiao's sneak attack? ”

Yuan Shu was confident that if his entire army was used for defense, he would not worry about the Yellow Turban Army attacking at all.

It's just that Yang Hong shook his head and said with a smile, "No, no, no." In doing so, the lord is guilty of deceit. Even if the emperor thinks that you have a reason, he will not pursue it. But for the reputation of the lord, there is also a certain loss. ”

"So what can you do? It can not only prevent me from committing the crime of bullying the king, but also keep Youzhou. Yuan Shu couldn't wait to say.

Yang Hong replied, "The one attacking Youzhou must not be the elite troops of the Yellow Turban Army, and the attack power will not be very high. So why should we send our own elite soldiers to clean up this rabble? ”

After Yuan Shu listened to Yang Hong's words, he suddenly opened, "Yes, I can also send a weak brigade to cooperate with Guan Yu and them, who were already resisting, and I am not afraid of the attack of the Yellow Turban Army." ”

Yang Hong continued, "Now that Youzhou City, there are already Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei and other fierce generals, plus the nearly 20,000 troops under his command, the Yellow Turban Army will not be able to take Youzhou for a while. We only need to send 30,000 weak brigades, find a partial general to be in charge, and accompany a strategist to give advice. Moreover, the lord can order Guan Yu as Youzhou Mu that they must obey their orders, otherwise it will be a rebellion. ”

As soon as Yang Hong's words were finished, everyone present nodded one after another, thinking that this was the best of both worlds.

It can not only maintain Yuan Shu's reputation, but also not be afraid of Zhang Jiao taking the opportunity to attack.

So Yuan Shu hurriedly disbanded the 50,000 elite soldiers he had just assembled, gathered 30,000 remnants of the defeated generals again, and sent another strategist as a military advisor, promising them that he might be rewarded heavily.

After the 30,000 people left, Yuan Shu asked Ji Ling and other generals to gather their respective armies.

And strengthen the vigilance around the city to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from launching a surprise attack at this time.

Yuan Shu is ready here, just waiting for the army of the Yellow Turban Army to come.

On the other hand, on Xue Yun's side, the battle has entered a white-hot stage.

This is a war without any strategy or trickery, and it is completely a scene of two armies fighting against each other.

Zhang Liang originally didn't plan to use a sneak attack to take Jizhou City, because if he did that, even if he won, he would be talked about in the end.

The reason why when attacking Yizhou, they chose to sneak attack.

That's because Yizhou is full of lofty mountains, and if you lead a large army to attack from the front, it will be a complete send-off.

Yizhou is full of passes, and there are no passes.

So even if Yizhou is taken, the casualties of the Yellow Turban Army will be much more than that of Yizhou.

Even if it's a victory, it's a pyrrhic victory.

On the contrary, Jizhou is the opposite, the terrain of Jizhou is flat, which is the most suitable for organizing group armies for large-scale engagements.

Only by using this method to eliminate Yuan Shao's army will outsiders not say anything.

It's just that the battle on the scene shocked his eyes.

He originally thought that the elite division led by him would be enough to crush Yuan Shao's army and soon win the war.

But until now, the war has been a stalemate.

And because the two sides were already fighting together, even if Zhang Liang had stones now, it was impossible for him to attack like Yuan Shao.

Because it would be an indiscriminate attack, and your own troops would suffer heavy losses.

Moreover, because their own chariots were arranged in the back in advance, they did not enter the battle when the battle began.

On the contrary, Yuan Shao's chariot played a huge advantage, causing great casualties to his subordinates.

So although the war is still ongoing, the balance of victory has tilted in the direction of Xue Yun.