Chapter 624: Yuan Shao retreats north
"Damn! Hurry up and put out the fire, hurry up and salvage supplies! ”
The attack of the hot air balloon caught Yuan Shao and others a little unexpected, and they were even more unprepared.
It turned out that the rumors of the subject state of Liaodong were not false.
It's really nice to play like this.
One by one, the oil drums smashed down, the flames soared into the sky, and oil and fire flew all over the sky.
The whole camp was set on fire, and everywhere there was a fire, and it was burning violently.
Yuan Shao looked heartbroken, and his face was like splashing ink.
The generals were busy with people to put out the fire and rescue the supplies, and at this time there was only one thought, to be fast, to be fast.
"Report! The lord's big thing is not good, there is a surprise attack by the Qingzhou army on both sides of the battalion, and our army is caught off guard and can't resist, so they are killed into the camp. ”
"Bastard, a bunch of waste, come here, give me a counterattack, give me a fierce counterattack, kill all the Qingzhou troops who entered the camp, and destroy them all." Yuan Shao was even more furious when he heard that the Fourth Colonel's lieutenant army dared to come and attack.
I can't help you if you stay in Plains City, so you can run out by yourself, so don't blame me for being unkind.
It's just that without waiting for Yuan Shao's army to surround him, after Zhang Fei and others killed and burned for a while, they really slipped out of Yuan Shao's camp, and then ran back to Pingyuan City.
The counterattack of Yuan Shao's army suddenly came to naught, and the generals were so angry that they gritted their teeth even more.
The people didn't catch it, and they also delayed the firefighting and supplies.
It's so infuriating.
"Hahaha, it's really happy, it's really happy tonight, I killed Yuan Shao's birdman without a little temper, hahaha!" When the army returned, Zhang Fei laughed heartily.
The generals also said: "Yes, Mr. Fengxiao threw the fire dragon this night, and the plan to burn the camp is very powerful, it is estimated that this fire will burn Yuan Shao's eighteen thousand men and horses." ”
"It's a trivial matter for people to arrive, and his materials are estimated to be burned by six or seven percent, and Yuan Shao will be distressed for a while."
Soon Guo Jia came in with a folding fan, and the generals were instantly quiet, and they all hugged their fists and said: "Military advisor, fortunately, we killed Yuan Shao fiercely." ”
"Good! Everyone, after today's battle, we Qingzhou and Pingzhou don't need conservative defense, and it will be our turn to take the initiative to attack in the future, so let's go down and rest. Guo Jia nodded slightly and encouraged.
Zhang Fei said: "I still have a lot of rest, Fengxiao, give some wine to reward, it's rare to win, out of a bird's spirit, how can you do it without drinking!" ”
Everyone said: "Yes, yes, the military advisor can't be stingy, you have to reward the wine!" ”
Since the defense of the city, no one has touched the wine.
At this time, when it comes to wine, it is also a throat, and I am looking forward to it.
It's just that Guo Jia also said with a bitter face: "I also want to drink, but my strength doesn't allow it, if you can get wine from Fawei, I will approve of it a hundred times." ”
The wine is in the hands of the Guardians, so that every army and every city has a Guardian who oversees the army and supervises the discipline.
A drunken maniac like Guo Jia doesn't want to steal, but he doesn't have the authority.
"Ahem, forget it, Fa Wei...... Mmmm, when Yuan Shaozhen leaves, I'm going to ask for them. Zhang Fei, who was not afraid of anyone, also shrank his head when he heard the word Fa Wei.
He is not afraid of the law guard, after all, he is a full captain, and he is an old man who follows Xu Ding, and he is a high-level general in the entire system.
The credit and hard work are great, and at the same time, they are very much allowed to be reused.
Naturally, they are not afraid of the law guards, but the law guards are very annoying, they don't dare to move Zhang Fei, but they will preach to you every day, muttering in their ears every day, Zhang Fei can't stand this.
Fight and can't fight, say and say that you can't talk about people, it's better to avoid rare.
The generals were about the same, so they laughed collectively.
One-third of the fire in Yuan Shao's camp could not be extinguished, and it eventually burned until dawn, when it gradually went out.
After dawn, according to the statistics of personnel and materials, Yuan Shao and others were heartbroken again.
One by one, they shrugged their heads, gray and black-faced.
The whole army was depressed and demoralized to the bottom.
After simply collecting personnel and materials, Yuan Shao immediately ordered a retreat to the west.
Half an hour later, Yan Liang and the others rushed up, and they had been evacuating by the Yellow River since last night.
Because it was a cavalry, it went very fast.
Passing through Pingyuan City, seeing the big camp that burned out of shape, Yan Liang and the others couldn't help frowning.
Hurry up and catch up to understand what happened last night?
After hesitating for a moment, Yan Liang reported to Yuan Shao: "Lord, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for us to retreat westward, we should go north and directly enter Qinghe County." ”
Yuan Shao's listless body shook suddenly, and asked, "Is it that Xu Ding is leading the army to Pingyuan County?" ”
Xu Ding This bastard will not let Cao Cao not chase after him, so he will come to engage him.
Yan Liang said: "My lord, Xu Ding did not lead the army to Pingyuan County, but he sent four or five thousand people to move in the direction of Gaotang, and he has not crossed the river yet. ”
It's good that you didn't come!
It's good that you didn't come!
Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief, if Xu Ding led the main force, no, as long as he crossed the river north on light cavalry, with his current morale and combat effectiveness, he was afraid that he would not be Xu Ding's opponent.
But even if he didn't cross the river, the devil knows what Xu Ding would do.
Gao Tang came over a little bit, and he could get stuck in the Blasphemy River, which was the main transportation route for his westward retreat.
So Yuan Shao frowned again all of a sudden.
If you don't withdraw from Dongjun to Wei County and take the line of Qinghe, this will cause Gongsun Zhan's misunderstanding.
Don't make sure that he didn't succeed, and in the end he and Gongsun Chan started a war first.
However, he didn't think about it for too long, so he said: "Order, the army will be rerouted to the north, borrow Qinghe County to return to Yecheng, and at the same time send someone to tell Gongsun Zhan's people, just say that the middle route army failed to attack Xu, the alliance collapsed, Gongsun Zhan is advancing to Liaodong and even Pingzhou, be careful that Xu Ding's people land in Youzhou and attack Youbeiping." ”
Knowing that Yan Liang had returned to the team, Xu Yu got down from the carriage, and then came over to Yuan Shao and said, "Lord, we were busy fighting fires and grabbing supplies last night, and we forgot something important?" ”
Yuan Shao said: "What did you forget? ”
Xu Yu said: "Lord, those strange balls that attacked our army's camp last night floated out of Pingyuan City, and according to the memories of the soldiers, they did not turn back to Pingyuan City, but disappeared to the west.
My guess is that they may not be able to go in one direction at will, depending on the direction of the wind, just like a boat in the sea. ”
Yuan Shao said: "Ziyuan means that they have floated to the west and landed, and they can be pursued?" ”
Xu You smiled proudly: "That's right, my lord, now that General Yan's cavalry is back, we can completely disperse and pursue, I believe there will be something to gain, as long as we get a strange ball and imitate it, then it will be beneficial to fight against Xu Ding's army in the future, whether it is defense or offense." ”
Yan Liang heard it in a fog and didn't know what it was.
However, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up when he heard this.
The power of the Monster Ball had been tested in his camp last night.
This thing can be used to sneak attack the enemy's camp, and it can also be used to attack the city, which is really a sharp weapon for attack and defense.
Yuan Shao, who had suffered from him, naturally remembered it vividly, and said to Yan Liang at the moment: "Wen Heng, you take the cavalry to the west to search for me, and be sure to find the strange ball." ”
"It's the lord!" Yan Liang received the order at the moment, and when Yuan Shao left, he hugged his fist and said to Xu You: "Mr. Ziyuan, it is your proposal to search for the strange balls, can you solve the confusion for Liang, talk about some strange things specifically, and how to find them to seize them." ”
Xu You smiled and said, "Of course, come to General Yan Liang, let's talk about it in detail." ”
Originally, Yuan Shao's Jizhou faction and Yingchuan faction here had a lot of discord and secretly competed.
Xu You deliberately proposed in front of Yuan Shao that Yan Liang should make this contribution, which was naturally calculated, just to strengthen the strength of the Yingchuan faction.
Otherwise, he would have proposed this method from Yuan Shao a long time ago, and let people go after the traces of the hot air balloon.
At that time, Yan Liang had not yet returned, and Yuan Shao was likely to let the generals sent by Jizhou go, because the people of Jizhou were more familiar with this area.
In this way, their Yingchuan faction will not get credit.
Originally, this attack on Qingzhou did not make any meritorious contributions, and he lost his men and horses.
If you can take this opportunity to recover some losses, the strength of the Yingchuan faction will be even more stable.