Looking at the five generals under his command, Dong Xi, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Chen Wu, and Ling Cao, Zhang Liao nodded secretly in his heart.

Jiangdong has many good generals, and a boss like Zhang Liao is in charge, so his subordinates naturally have to choose some good generals to help. Like Sun Jian, there are Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, and the four generals under his command have been following. And Huang Zhong, under his command are Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Pang De, Ma Dai, and Yan Xing.

Zhang Liao, as the general of the expedition to the north, is second only to these two and Ji Ling, who is sitting in Jinling, and the five good generals he selected are naturally not easy people. They are all heroes of Jiangdong, brave and brave, and their legion talents can complement and cooperate with Zhang Liao. And among them, there are people like Ding Feng who are eager and wise, who can stand up at critical times.

"Cheng Yuan, Yuan Dynasty, the legion talent of the two of you can be said to be the most suitable in this kind of battle. In this battle, the two of you will be the vanguard and pull up the ground for our army to attack the city. Zhang Liao looked at Ding Feng and Dong Xi.

"No!" Ding Feng and Dong Xian said in unison excitedly.

"General, the talent of the last general's legion is not bad, why don't you send the last general to them when it comes to attacking the city and pulling out the village?" Ling Cao, who had a fierce and irritable temperament, suddenly said dissatisfied.

Ling Cao's words were a little sharp, but fortunately, Ding Feng and Dong Xi had been with Ling Cao for many years, and they all knew the character of this guy, and they didn't have any grudges about him so open-mouthed.

Zhang Liao looked at Ling Cao with a dissatisfied face helplessly: "Gongwei, I know that you fought bravely, attacked the city and took the lead, and there are few people in our army who are incomparable." However, fighting a war is not just by being brave, and a general must not only be brave and resolute, but also know how to advance and retreat. If I really fight head-on with Yuan Shao, I will definitely take you as the vanguard, but this battle is not mainly to kill the enemy to win, but to avoid losses and force Yuan Shao to fight, or it is most appropriate to hand it over to Chengyuan and the Yuan Dynasty. ”

The five generals under his command all have courage, among which Ling Cao is the most courageous. In every big war, we must seize the vanguard position, fearless of life and death, and indomitable. Zhang Liao is not only loved in his heart, but also worried about his character, because the general's courage and lack of strategy is the way to die. Therefore, he has always let him follow him as a vanguard, and he does not dare to let him lead the troops into battle alone.

When Ling Cao heard this, although he was a little unwilling in his heart, he still endured it, and said angrily: "Then the general can say it!" Next time I deal with Yuan Shao, I will be the vanguard. ”

Hearing Wen Lingcao's words, several people present couldn't help but be happy.

"Okay, let's get down to business. The essence of Jizhou is basically concentrated in Wei County and Guangping as the core, including Julu, Qinghe and other counties, and is generally located in the southwest of Jizhou. At the beginning, Yuan Benchu was an enemy of Gongsun Zhan and was oppressed by him, resulting in a slight emptiness in the north and east. Although after this period of development, Yuan Shaojun still has a shallow foundation in these places, including Youzhou. Since His Majesty has let us go to fight, we might as well go straight to it. Zhang Liao's face was solemn.

"Since our army was stationed in Qingzhou in the name of His Majesty, it has been fighting with Yuan Shao's army in small battles, and on the whole it is in an advantageous position. Quietly, our army has taken most of the territory of Pingyuan and Leling, and invaded a county in Jizhou. This time, we will take this county as a pedal, don't touch the well-guarded Qinghe County, and go directly north, all the way from the Bohai Sea and Hejian to Zhongshan and Changshan. cut off the connection between Jizhou and Youzhou, and formed an encirclement of Yuan Shao. At all times, I am not afraid that Yuan Shao will not come out to fight. ”

Looking at the route planned by Zhang Liao on the map of Jizhou, Dong Xi frowned and said, "General, is this too rash for the enemy?" This front stretches for more than 500 miles from east to west, and once an accident occurs, it will be difficult for our troops to cope with such a scattered force. If Yuan Shao sends a large number of cavalry to cut off the rear route of our army, I am afraid that it will be us who will be encircled. ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he chuckled at the corner of his mouth: "If we are the only one who has a large army, it is naturally self-defeating to use soldiers like this." But don't forget, the three-way soldiers and horses sent by His Majesty are all in place, and with the naval army led by General Xingba, the danger of the Yellow River is a complete joke. If Yuan Shao dared to send a large number of cavalry, we would only need to hold on for a few days, and the 300,000 troops would be able to cross the Yellow River and approach Yecheng. ”

"The general is really wise." Dong Xi suddenly came to his senses and said: "In this way, Yuan Shao is definitely in a dilemma, and he will definitely take the initiative to invite our army to fight." ”

"It's really a good idea to build a big city fortress and stick to it, but it's a pity that it is we who take the initiative now instead of him Yuan Benchu, we can afford it, but he Yuan Benchu can't afford it." Zhang Liao looked at the dense city fortress markers on the map of Hebei and muttered.

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"Your Majesty, Zhang Wenyuan sent troops from Pingyuan County to the north and west, but in ten days, more than 20 fortresses have been connected, and the Bohai Sea is about to be completely lost." Guo Tu read the information in a panicked tone, and his eyes secretly glanced at Yuan Shao's face, wanting to see Yuan Shao's joy, anger and thoughts from it. But unexpectedly, hearing this bad news, Yuan Shao's face was full of calm, and there was no trace of anger.

After being silent for a moment, Yuan Shao said lightly: "What about the casualties on both sides?" ”

Guo Tu swallowed lightly: "Zhang Wenyuan is indeed handsome, tens of thousands of troops under his command cooperate very tacitly, false and real, constantly use the strategy of harassment, bluff and fatigue against our army's walled city, and then take advantage of the dark night to raid the fortress that has lost its vigilance or is still tired, these ten days." Our army lost more than 10,000 people, but Zhang Liao's army lost less than 1,000 people. ”

"Less than a thousand." Yuan Shao closed his eyes slightly and said softly.

Seeing that Yuan Shao did not mean to be angry with himself, thinking about the current situation, Guo Tuyi gritted his teeth and continued: "According to the news inquired by Tu, the two vanguards of Zhang Liao's army attacking our army's fortress this time are named Ding Feng and Dong Xi, both of whom are good generals in Jiangdong and are extremely brave in battle. Moreover, this time, Zhang Liaojun was able to easily take down many of my Great Zhao fortresses with such a small loss, and it may not be able to escape the relationship with the talent of these two people's legions. ”

"Among them, the army led by Ding Feng fought almost no different from the day at night, and his soldiers were almost not affected by the night in the slightest, and fought bravely and acted quickly, and in the battle for the city wall, his soldiers could climb the city wall in a moment, and easily take it by relying on the advantage of numbers."

"And the situation of Dong's army is even more bizarre. As soon as thousands of elites swung under the city wall, the morale of our army's soldiers defending the city plummeted, and their fighting spirit was completely lost. There were even a few fortresses that were taken down by his soldiers without bloodshed, and the defenders were absorbed without even the slightest resistance. Guo Tu said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the hearts of everyone present were cold, and their faces were solemn.

Yuan Shao, who was on the high seat, still had a calm face, and suddenly showed a smile: "The highway is really full of talents, and even such generals have them." It seems that my stubborn strategy is useless. ”

"Your Majesty, Zhang Wenyuan is so rampant, no one is there to bully me? The minister asked for the order to go on the expedition, and also asked His Majesty to give the minister 30,000 iron horses, and the head of Zhang Wenyuan will be taken off to serve His Majesty. When Yan Liang heard this, he said angrily.