Yuan Shao waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go down.

Wei Yuanjin, Zhao Rui and the others wanted to say something, but they knew their weight, so they bowed and retreated.

Xu You didn't leave, but waited for everyone to leave, and closed the door.

"Ziyuan, what do you say now, we have to save Jizhou if it is in trouble, but here in Youzhou, we have just begun to fight with Xu Dingbu, and we have not yet suffered a single loss to it. I'm not willing to leave like this. ”

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao on the bed, and said in his heart, You are not unwilling, you don't know if you can keep Jizhou by withdrawing your troops back to Youzhou, you are weighing and calculating which one is more cost-effective.

Seeing through all this, Xu You hugged his fists and said: "Lord, when the judgment continues, we will suffer from its chaos, we want to go back to Jizhou, we must save, Jizhou is our foundation, if there is no Jizhou, even if we get the current Youzhou, it has become a turtle in the urn, so we must train to go all out to recapture Jizhou." ”

"Ziyuan is reasonable, I think so too, then what do you think we should do now." Yuan Shao asked again.

I lost the investigation just now, and I forgot that my Jizhou is more important than Youzhou.

Xu You said: "Four points, the lord we have to do four things now, one is to recapture the four counties of Yichang, Xinchang, Linxiang and Fangcheng, open up the positive contact with Yuantu, and restore their communication to normal."

The second is to immediately let the soldiers and horses of Youbeiping withdraw to Yuyang County in the west, and the soldiers and horses in the north of Yuyang County to withdraw to Guangyang County in the south, and build a defensive system in Luxian, Yongnu, and Quanzhou, so as to ensure that we have a temporary foothold in Youzhou to deal with the attack of the Donglai army, otherwise we will lose Jizhou and Youzhou, and the two ends will be empty, and in the end we will not get anything. ”

Yuan Shao nodded, this was exactly what he was struggling with.

Then Xu You said: "Third, immediately send envoys to explain the key points to Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Sun Jian and others, analyze the general trend of the future, and ask for reinforcements.

As soon as I Jizhou dies, then Xu Ding will fight them next, and if they stand by at this time, they will definitely perish in the future. ”

"Good! Just do what you say Ziyuan, immediately send me to ask for help, let Cui Yuanping, Chun Yuqiong, Guo Yuan and others quickly withdraw, and let Ma Yan, Zhang Yi and others do everything possible to recapture the four counties of Yichang, Xinchang, Linxiang, and Fangcheng, and they must get through the contact with Yuantu, and only by getting through them can they know the news from Yecheng. Yuan Shao ordered anxiously, coughed as he spoke, and a mouthful of black blood was imprinted on the palm of his hand.

Xu You said: "The lord also asks to rest more, to save your body, I will arrange the following things." ”

Yuan Shao nodded slightly, he didn't want to talk at this time, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Xu You went down to arrange for the envoy to send orders to all parties, and in the letter to Cao Cao, Xu You especially mentioned the friendship when he was a child, and sent the most powerful personnel to send it.

"The elite is exhausted, and the thunder strikes hard, and it is difficult to save." Xu You shook his head, then jumped to look at the south and muttered:

"The little tiger must see the future clearly, otherwise this world is really Xu's, the land of Kanto dare not go against its might, the world has changed greatly!"

…………

Goyang City!

Guo Tu, who has been in a mess recently, has one head and two big.

Looking at Yuan Shang in front of him, Guo Tu's spirit also seemed to be drained.

"Guo Gong! Guo Gong! ”

Yuan Shang called a few words softly, he is now the voice of fleeing, abandoning Yecheng first, so he is naturally shorter, and he doesn't dare to speak too loudly to Guo Tu.

After all, he needs Guo Tu's support in exchange for favoring in front of Yuan Shao.

Guo Tu came back from his distraction and asked, "Third son, what do you want to do next?" ”

Yuan Shang had already discussed with his subordinates on the road, so he said: "Guo Gong Yecheng is in a crisis and needs reinforcements to help, I am here to report this important news to my father, and I want to ask Guo Gong for help, hoping that an army will be sent to Yecheng here, Yecheng cannot be lost, and once it is lost, Jizhou will be completely finished." ”

After speaking, Yuan Shang quietly waited for Guo Tu's next words.

Guo Tu stared at Yuan Xi, who had a wrong mouth, and thought for a while, and then said: "The third prince has a heart, I will let people send this matter to Jixian County, as for helping Yecheng to terror, I can't do anything here, recently Zhang Fei and his fourth lieutenant army have attacked too fiercely, I can't go away with General Zhang Jaw, and there are no troops to adjust, otherwise Gao Yang is afraid that Jizhou will be even more unsafe, and even the lord will not have a way back." ”

Although Guo Tu was angry with Yuan Shang, he did not scold him, let alone break it.

If something happens to Yecheng, Yuan Shao's wife and children will all be finished, and the only heir can only be Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shao reprimanded Yuan Shang at most, and the future successor is still Yuan Shang.

The young master they support is still Yuan Shang, and when it happens, there is no blame for complaining, because this may make Yuan Shang take the blame.

Yuan Shang understood this better, Guo Tu didn't mention it, so he was also quite face-saving and asked, "Guo Gong, what should I do?" ”

"There are two ways, one is that the third prince will go directly to Jixian County, and the other is that the third prince will stay here with us to resist Zhang Feibu, and wait for the army sent by the lord to go back to aid Yecheng.

I suggest that the third prince stay here for the time being, and it is not too late to make new plans when things are clearer. Guo Tu suggested that it was quite pertinent.

Yuan Shang said: "Okay, I'll listen to Guo Gong." ”

As soon as Yuan Shang was appeased here, Guo Tu received the news that the four counties of Yichang, Xinchang, Linxiang, and Fangcheng had been captured by Jin Wuwei the next day.

This news is even more scorched than the siege of Yecheng, which makes Guo Tu and others scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.

Xu Ding's appetite is really big, not only did he besiege Yecheng, but now he doesn't even let us go, and he completely wants to block Yuan Shao in Youzhou.

Therefore, Guo Tu asked Zhang He to quickly gather his soldiers and horses, move closer to his side, and directly give up Rao Yang and Wu Heng.

At this time, he understood very well that Jizhou was not saved, the long pain was better than the short pain, Yuan Shang had given up Yecheng, what reason did he have to take care of Yecheng, it was far better to save his strength and withdraw to Youzhou first.

Xu Ding's elite is exhausted, this is a decisive battle, and the soldiers and horses must be used together, otherwise they will be broken one by one.

So he ordered the army to advance to Yichang, Xinchang, Linxiang, Fangcheng and other places.

This is in line with Xu You's opinion, but it was Cheng Yu who commanded Sanwei, Cheng Yu also had a plan, Sanwei was staring at here, and he also wrote to Zhang Fei and dispatched him to bite Guo Tu tightly.

At the same time, he also let the naval army land in Mashui and Yishui one after another, and reinforce the three guards of the four cities, which are firmly rooted here like nails.

At the same time that large-scale fighting began in Youzhou, the final battle of Qinghe County also began.

With the return of Guo Jia, Guan Yu and others, Yu Ban and others finally didn't have to pretend, but besieged Ganling City again.

"The defenders in the city listened, Yecheng was broken by our army, Feng Ji died, Yuan Xi died, our army in Jizhou is like a bamboo, is attacking Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties, and now the huge Jizhou is submissive to our lord.

Acquaintances immediately open the city and surrender, our lord has the virtue of a good life, willing to treat the captives well, if we wait for us to capture the city, then the people who have blocked our army from taking the city, whether it is a general or a soldier, will have been hit ten thousand times over. ”

The Donglai army kept propaganda at the four gates of Ganling City.

When the city heard the news, they panicked.

Ganling City was besieged, and it was surrounded by three elite captains, how to fight this, it can't be defeated.

Yecheng is lost, Wei County, Zhao County, Anle, and Julu are all surrendered, what else are we fighting in Qinghe?

All of a sudden, the city was in turmoil.

Even the senior cadres were uneasy and confused.

So he brought the generals of various departments to ask Cui Lin.

Cui Lin smiled bitterly and said: "The Donglai army has siege weapons, Yecheng is taller and stronger than Ganling, and there are more soldiers and horses, but they have not been able to defend it, and it is even more impossible for us to defend Ganling."

And the lord won't send troops to save us, so it's hopeless to defend the city, so let's break through to each other. ”

"Break out separately? Can we Ruth? ”

"Yes! There should still be cavalry in the Donglai army, and we are afraid that we will not be able to run far before we can be killed. ”

"Shall we surrender?"

"But will you be kind to us? I've heard that he doesn't use any generals or prisoners, and he's all sent overseas, and surrendering him is not the same as exile. ”

All of a sudden, the generals were talking about everything.

Gao Gan pulled Cui Lin aside and asked in a low voice, "Sir, are we really hopeless?" How to break through. ”

"It seems that it will be decided, so I will feel that it is closer to Youzhou, or closer to Sizhou." Cui Lin asked rhetorically.

Gao Gandao: "Of course it's Sizhou, Qinghe County is only separated from Hanoi by Wei County, and you go to Youzhou from Bohai County and Hejian Country, and there is Zhang Fei blocking there." ”

Cui Lin said: "That's right, the general can go out of the city to the west, we will break through directly from Guo Jia's front, casualties are inevitable, as long as we break out, we will be like a bird out of the cage and a fish into the sea." ”

"Thank you, sir, are you going to leave with you?" Gao Gan was overjoyed and hugged his fists in thanks.

Because it's the same as his cousin Gao Rou said.

Cui Lin said: "If I don't leave, will I still do this for the general?" ”

If he surrenders to Xu Ding, of course, he will sell Ganling City first and sell Gao Gan and his group.

However, Cui Lin really didn't plan to drop, because the Cui family had to bet separately.

It is enough to have Cui Yan alone in Xu Ding, even if he surrenders to Xu Ding, he can't change the fact that Qinghe's Cui family has been suppressed and weakened.

Don't look for a next home, set up another door, pull up the Cui family, and prosper the Cui family.

Cui Lin was also willing to go, Gao Gan smiled brightly, and then expressed his other concern.

It turned out that the reason why Yuan Shang and Feng Ji sent Han Heng and Yin Kai to assist him was actually to monitor.

If Gao Gan chooses to go west to Hanoi, he will be opposed by Han Heng and Yin Kai.

The two are loyal to the Yuan clan and will break through in the direction of Youzhou.

Cui Lin said: "General, this is simple, let the two of them be the vanguard, let them attract the attention of the Donglai army, and we will break through from the rear to the west." ”

Gao Gan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he gave a thumbs up: "It's still Mr. Gao Ming." ”

Next, Gao Gan found Han Heng and Yin Kai and explained the key relationship, saying that he wanted to break through and go to Youzhou.

Han Heng and Yin Kai didn't want to sit still, so they were trapped in Ganling City and waiting for death, so they agreed, and took the order of the senior cadres to let them take the lead.

If being a pioneer at another time means losing soldiers and horses and taking the lead, but being a pioneer at this time means that the probability of escaping is the greatest, so the two of them happily accepted their orders.

At night, the wind is bitterly cold and the north wind is howling.

The four gates of Ganling City deliberately did not light torches, as if they were not afraid of the Donglai army attacking the city gate at night.

Without it, just because Gao Gan and others were about to break through, they deliberately did not light the fire, in order to be more silent when they went out of the city, and they couldn't see the shadow of people.

Han Heng, Yin Kai and others led the army out of the north first, and walked quietly, strictly prohibiting noise.

Bypassing the camp of the Donglai Army, Han Heng, Yin Kai and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced at the direction of Ganling City, the corners of Yin Kai's mouth curled slightly, and he quickly ordered: "Light the torch and accelerate north to Youzhou." ”

Han Heng frowned slightly and said, "Aren't we waiting for Gao Gan and Cui Lin?" In case they get out of town and get into trouble, we can help them. ”

Yin Kai said with a smile: "What are you waiting for, if the senior cadres are discovered, they are just used to drag the Donglai army, at this time, we think that the scriptures are safe, do we have to go back and jump into the fire pit?" ”

People don't kill for themselves, Yin Kai is not good at stubble, for his own life, what does it matter if he sacrifices his high cadres.

Han Heng hesitated slightly, but did not refuse to object.

At present, the Donglai army is strong, and it is still a dilemma whether they can really break out of the power of the Donglai army and go to Youzhou to find Yuan Shao.

However, Han Heng and Yin Kai didn't go far, and suddenly countless arrows shot from front and wings.

The soldiers who were running forward fell to the ground one after another.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack ......"

Han Heng and Yin Kai were shocked, how could there be enemy soldiers ambushed here.

Didn't you break out of the encirclement?

But at this time, Yijing didn't have time for them to think so much, and the two of them with their soldiers could only swing their swords and sweep away.

The enemy soldiers around them did not have torches, so they had no idea how many of them were and which direction to charge.

The arrows kept coming like no money, continuously, Han Heng and Yin Kai's soldiers and horses were getting fewer and fewer, Yin Kai couldn't stand it, and shouted: "Rush with me!" ”

He rushed directly to the front, the guards hurriedly followed, and the soldiers behind also ran away, where else did he care.

Suddenly, a torch lit up in front of him, and a general with a spear blocked the way of Yin Kai and the others, and there were dozens of horses in his hand, and he didn't know how many people were densely packed behind.

"Kill!"

It was Tai Shi Ci who blocked Yin Kai's way, only to see him Cui Ma coming down, Yin Kai stabbed with a spear, Tai Shi Ci swung a gun to block, and then turned the rod and pressed, directly hitting Yin Kai's shoulder and knocking him off the horse.

Then Tai Shici turned around and stabbed, and Yin Kai, who fell to the ground, screamed and died.

Tai Shi Ci killed Yin Kai and stabbed left and right into the enemy army, and the guards behind him were also like tigers, slaughtering in this flock of sheep that seemed to have no combat effectiveness.

The soldiers of the Yuan army fled and scattered, crying for their fathers and mothers.

As soon as Yin Kai died, the soldiers of the Yuan army either surrendered, died, or a few escaped.

Han Heng himself was also shot by a stray arrow in the chaotic battle, and then trampled to death by his own soldiers.

After eliminating this enemy army, Tai Shici ordered someone to count the situation, and found the enemy generals Han Heng and Yin Kai, so he touched his chin and said: "What the military advisor expected is really good, this is just a small shrimp, it seems to be cheaper." ”