Eight hundred and forty-seven counting
The horn of "Woo Woo Woo ......" first sounded in Yuan Shao's array, and the orderly military appearance began to slowly condense with the swaying of the flag.
"Report!" Just when Yuan Shao watched his beloved generals open their jaws and straighten out the soldiers and horses, a messenger in the distance rode fast horses and hurriedly entered in the midst of the soldiers' military appearance.
When he was about to come, the herald reined in his horse, turned over and dismounted, knelt respectfully a few meters away from Yuan Shao, turned his hands over, and handed over an urgent letter that he carried with him.
"Huh?" Yuan Shao asked the attendants on the left and right to take the letter, opened it and glanced at it, and then immediately showed a strange look on his face.
"My lord? But I don't know, what happened? Feng Ji on the side saw Yuan Shao's expression, and couldn't help but speak and ask.
“... Alas, that's it, you can see for yourself, and by the way, spread it to everyone. Yuan Shao stopped talking and shook his head.
"What! The rear of the army where the left flank of our army is located has all the grain and grass attacked? Feng Ji couldn't help but exclaim, and his eyes turned to the messenger.
"Can the news be true?" Feng Ji and the others were also cautious at the first time.
"It's true, at that time, the humble post was next to General Zhou Yuguang, and the general cut off General Zhou Yuguang's head with a knife." The herald's face turned pale, as if he recalled some haunting image.
Obviously, the war he had encountered before was fierce and brutal.
Feng Ji thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know the name of that general?" The name of the army? The words fluttering on the flag? ”
The defeated soldier said: "I don't know, I only know that most of the enemy cavalry are white horses, the charge is matchless, the arrows are like rain, invincible, and there is nothing to do." ”
"White Horse Righteous Servant!" Feng Ji and Yuan Shao glanced at each other and exclaimed in unison.
With a snap, a strong sense of foreboding swelled up in the hearts of the two.
The organs are exhausted, but I didn't expect that in the rear of their Jizhou, there are still remnants of white horses, hateful! What a hate!
"How's that okay?" Yuan Shao frowned, he was thinking about whether to send troops and horses back to encircle and suppress the remnants of the white horse righteousness.
However, his intentions were said, and the advisers below argued with reason and explained the truth to Yuan Shao.
After all, in comparison, Yuan Jun's supply line is quite a powder, and if it can't be transported, it can't be transported, and it's a big deal to dispatch grain and grass from behind.
Damn... After thinking about it, Yuan Shao could only temporarily suppress the urge to lead the army to clear the remnants of the white horse
"That Junyi, I don't know if you have prepared a plan for attacking?" Yuan Shao diverted the topic and asked.
The named Zhang Jaw bowed slightly, hugged his fists and said: "Although our army has more than 100,000 troops, there are also nearly 50,000 defenders in Yijing City, even if our army can attack the city, as long as the defenders in the city counterattack, our army will not escape the end of defeat and retreat. ”
Seeing that Zhang Jaw didn't cooperate with his intentions, Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and felt a little bored, and asked after nodding, "Then you came here this time, do you have any plan to break the enemy?" ”
"The last general doesn't dare to say that he has a plan to break the enemy." Zhang Jaw shook his head, and then clenched his fists and said: "I just think that Gongsun Zhan's troops still have tens of thousands, and there is Yi Jingcheng as his help, if our army chooses to storm the city, our soldiers will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and we will lose the advantage we have established so far......"
"Could it be that General Zhang has a clever plan to lure out Gongsun Chan in the city?" Suddenly, Xu You on the side asked with a smile.
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Zhang Jaw glanced at it when he heard this, and felt that Xu You's gaze at him was a little strange.
It's just that he didn't think about it at the moment, and said his suggestion in a deep voice: "The suggestion below is that it is better to siege the city than to storm it!" ”
"Siege?"
Xu You twisted his mustache and said to Zhang Jaw with a smile: ", you want to cut off the firewood in the city?" ”
"......" shook his head slightly, and then explained to Yuan Shao and others: "Lord, there are already 10,000 families in Yijing City, and now there are nearly tens of thousands of people stationed in the city, the daily consumption of firewood is incalculable, if our army can surround the city and cut off the firewood in the city, then in a few days, the city will have to demolish the house and take wood to cook and heat, so that the morale in Yijing City will definitely drop ......"
After a pause, he said: "If the city can't bear it and leads the army out of the city to drive our army, it is exactly what our army wants, and with the help of the cavalry under the command of the lord, our army will definitely be able to defeat Gongsun Zhan's army in one fell swoop." ”
Zhang Jaw's opinion is still different, although Yuan Shao did not agree, but still gave him a bag.
Yuan Shao was menacing, erecting cloud ladders, digging tunnels, and continuously attacking Yijing.
Yi Jing was in danger, and some of the generals under Gongsun Zhan surrendered to Yuan Shao, and some fled, and the situation was very critical. Gongsun Chan struggled to support, and the only hope was for Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army to send reinforcements to rescue him.
It was also at this time that he was physically and mentally exhausted, and Gongsun Chan happened to receive a long-lost good news.
Hearing the good news, Yan Zhaoyun had already captured Fuyang and robbed the grain and grass behind Yuan Shao, but Gongsun Zhan suddenly came to his senses.
"Don't worry, lord!" Gongsun Zhan said with a smile, "Lord, Yuan Benchu may be cursing loudly at this moment!" ”
"Cursing me?" Gongsun Chan frowned and said suspiciously, "Why are you cursing me?" ”
"My lord wants it!" The general arched his hand and said with a smile, "General Zhao Yun led the cavalry deep into Jizhou to harass, and among them, there was the elite of the White Horse Righteous Guard, hehe......"
"Hahaha!" Gongsun Chan raised his fist and laughed and said, "What a curse for me!" Readily! Readily! ”
After a pause, he muttered to himself, "Zhao Yun... It's him? For Zhao Yun, Gongsun Chan has some unclear understanding.
Recalling that in the past, about the situation of Zhao Yun defecting to Gongsun Zhan, the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" recorded it as follows: "Yun is eight feet long, with a majestic posture, and he is raised by the county, and he will serve the righteous soldiers as Gongsun Zhan."
Note that Zhao Yun was just an ordinary person at the time, but he was unanimously approved by the entire Changshan County to make him the leader. And those who follow him include the "righteous servants."
In other words, there are like-minded friends, officials and soldiers, and there are all kinds of people, and the number is not too small.
Since Zhao Yun has such a great appeal, can't Gongsun Chan see it?
Moreover, when Zhao Yun defected to Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Chan said: "I heard that everyone in Guizhou was the original Yuan family, why did you return to your heart alone, and you can be confused and can you turn it back?" "Let's just say that all of you people in Jizhou (Changshan County belongs to Jizhou) have gone to Yuan Shao, why did you come to me? From Gongsun Zhan's questioning.
In fact, we have already seen that Gongsun Chan saw that Zhao Yun had a different insight.