Lu Xun and Gan Ning didn't expect everything to go so smoothly, and they escaped so easily by dying under Yuan Shao's nose.

Taking advantage of the enemy's relaxation, Gan Ning, who attacked at night, almost directly solved the defenders led by Chun Yuqiong with a devastating momentum, which took only half an hour. Then Gan Ning directly ordered the soldiers to be covered with flammable materials near the granary, and Lu Xun burned all the grain and grass of Yuan Shao's army of more than 200,000 with a fire.

The flames lasted for half an hour, and when the defenders of the surrounding three counties came, there was only a piece of ash left in front of them. And Gan Ning had already led the army to pat his ass and leave at this time, Gan Ning's legion talent was equivalent to Gongsun Zan on the water, but due to the particularity of Kunpeng manifested by the puppet army soul, it could also exert sixty percent of its power on land, and it could be said that it came and went without a trace. At least Yuan Shao, who did not have a large cavalry at this time, was no threat to him.

Maybe it was because of the darkness under the lights, Yuan Shao didn't expect Gan Xingba to dare to tease the tiger's whiskers under his nose, and by the time Yuan Shao learned about it, Gan Ning and Lu Xun had already fled and disappeared. Along the way, Lu Xun arranged all kinds of confusing marching tracks, so that Yuan Shao could not pursue at all.

The grain and grass of the Northern Expedition were burned by Gan Ning, and there was only less than half a month's grain and grass left in the army, and the grain and grass in Yecheng would take more than a month to be transferred no matter how fast it was, even if Yuan Shao was very unwilling in his heart, he could only grit his teeth and order the army to withdraw to Jizhou, ready to arrange the next Northern Expedition.

Seeing Yuan Shao's army withdrawing, Gongsun Zhan was also relieved at this time. However, he knew that this was only temporary, and this was the time when he was at his weakest, how could Yuan Shao not take the opportunity to take Youzhou? Within three months, Yuan Shao will inevitably wave the Northern Expedition again, and this time he will definitely not be so careless, leaving him with little time.

How is it that Beiping and Yijing, the two important sons of Youzhou's front teeth, are not clear? In the past, his own side was strong, and Yuan Shao had always been on the defensive, so Gongsun Chan didn't pay too much attention to these two places. But now these two places have become the strongest fortresses of Gongsun Chan nailed to the border between the two armies, and Gongsun Chan took advantage of this gap to continuously strengthen the defense of the two cities and arrange heavy garrisons.

"I really didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

Once again, he saved Gongsun Zan from fire and water, but Gan Ning had already done something at this time, and led the army down the river by boat to return to the Bohai Sea, preparing to rush to Liaodong.

"Unexpected, reasonable. When he was in high spirits, when he was negligent, when Yuan Shao was most proud, it was when he was the weakest. Lu Xun said lightly. Regarding Yuan Shao's character traits, Chu Guo has almost studied it, a god-like existence in adversity, and any stupid tricks can be done in good times.

"If he cooperates with us and takes the opportunity to attack, Yuan Shao's 200,000 army will be able to serve a pot." Gan Ning said with some unfinished words.

"Do you think Gongsun Boqi will believe us? And now he probably doesn't have the guts. ”

"Also, I really didn't expect that the once famous White Horse General would become what he is now. Allowing the generals under his command to be besieged and not rescued from each other, and not even sending a single soldier, is really cold-blooded. Gan Ning was also full of disdain for Gongsun Chan at this time, in his eyes, he used to be such an iron-clad man, but now he has become like this.

"This cannot be said to be wrong, the master should measure the gains and losses, and it is right not to go to the rescue in the current situation. But with Gongsun Zhan's character, it is unexpected, and Gongsun Chan is afraid that he will be abolished now. Lu Xun said.

Gongsun Chan didn't have any strategy to speak of, and he was able to become a prince entirely by relying on his own bravery and heroism. But now, he was defeated head-on by Yuan Shao on top of the most proud bravery, and he had almost no power to fight back, and his own pride and righteousness have now disappeared, and he no longer has any advantage. That's why Lu Xun said that the current Gongsun Zan is abolished, that is, the generals under his command are still loyal to the former White Horse General, and the people of Youzhou are attached to it, and they can still hold out in front of Yuan Shao for a while.

"Gongjin, they have already made a move on Liaoxi, and I heard that it is going well."

"That's nature, just Wu Huan, how can they be able to beat Gong Jin Zilong and them." Gan Ning grinned and said: "It's a pity that my old Gan didn't catch up with this big battle, I really want to fight for my Han people." ”

Seeing Gan Ning's somewhat envious look, Lu Xun smiled slightly: "The civil war will end soon, and we will have a chance at that time." Especially you, you know almost everything about Guishuang's situation. ”

Gan Ning licked her lips excitedly: "Guishuang! There are more than 100,000 sailors, and the warship technology is almost not inferior to my Da Chu, so he is a good opponent! I really want to go and compete with them now. ”

Lu Xun shook his head when he heard this: "Now that the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark, rushing to act when we are not sure may arouse the vigilance of the other party and make our advantage disappear." Now that the situation in Kushan has gone downhill, we can't stimulate them, and we can't stop contacting them without contact for the time being. ”

"Cut, are you afraid of anything? Guishan's army is so scum, at the beginning, Dingyuan Hou defeated the opponent's army of 70,000 with only more than 1,000 people, so the naval army is worth seeing. Can't you believe me? Gan Ning said disdainfully.

After Yuan Shu constantly sent caravans westward to secretly test the major empires, he has found out the general foundation of the other three major empires in this era. In addition to Rome, which is also worth facing upon, the other two empires are too different from Guishan and Anxi, especially Guishan, whose national strength is basically the last of the four empires, and it is not seriously regarded by Gan Ning at all.

Lu Xun was not as optimistic as Gan Ning, shook his head and said: "Marquis Dingyuan was heroic back then, but this does not mean that Guishan's army is so bad. After all, they were running thousands of miles and fighting away from home, and there were many factors. It is certainly not so simple for Kushan to be regarded as an adversary by His Majesty, and its unique belief system and large population are enough to make us cautious. ”

"If you want me to say, let Your Majesty send General Wentai or General Hansheng to lead an army of 100,000, plus a certain and Cai Mao to lead an army of 100,000 to go together, and directly bulldoze it. It is a waste to leave such a vast and fertile land to this group of people. Gan Ning was still not angry.

"You say it lightly. Have you thought about logistics, intelligence, and the management of the local area after the capture? Our army has been fighting and expanding its territory over the past year, how can there be so many soldiers and horses attacking Guishan? Cao and Liu are all eyeing the border, and we don't even have the troops to participate in the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, let alone the expedition to Guishan. Lu Xun pouted.

"It's a pity, what a great opportunity it is when the boundary bridge comes! If His Majesty sends 100,000 elites and finally appears, it is estimated that it is possible to take most of Hebei. Gan Ning said regretfully.

Lu Xun rolled his eyes directly when he heard this: "Dispatch an army of 100,000, do you think that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan are blind people and can't even detect such a big movement?" And I'm afraid that as soon as His Majesty sent troops, Cao Liu forced Yuzhou. What's more, where did Your Majesty get the 100,000 army. Nearly 100,000 troops have to be stationed in Yuzhou alone, plus the borders of Xiliang, Sili, Yizhou, etc., my current strength in Dachu is already stretched, and the 50,000 troops in Liaodong have already been squeezed out by His Majesty gritting his teeth. ”