After the defeat of Gao Gan in Pingyang, the army fled back and joined Yuan Shang and others.

Yuan Shangtun troops in three places, and let Yuan Xi, Gao Gan, and Yuan Tan lead the troops outside the city to support each other and fight Cao's army. The two armies fought for a long time, the Yuan army was repeatedly defeated, and the Cao army was repeatedly victorious.

Cao Jun Zhaizhong

Cao Cao discussed with everyone about attacking the Yuan army, "The Yuan army is stationed in the sub-station, and now our army has won many battles, and its army has been reduced, and the army can be divided into attacks to give the Yuan army a fatal blow." If they are defeated this time, they will definitely not defend Liyang and retreat to Jizhou. ”

"Pan Feng and Xiahou Dun you two led an army to attack Yuan Tan Village, Zhang He and Zhang Liao you led an army to attack Gaogan Village, Le Jin and Yu Ban you led the army to attack Yuan Xi Village, and the rest followed me to block their defeated army on the back road."

The generals were ordered to set off the next day.

Shi Yue followed Xiahoudun to attack Yuan Tan's army, and Xiahoudun said: "In this battle, our army is divided into three places, and the enemy army will definitely not be able to support each other." Although every battle was won before, there were other troops in the village to help, so it could not be broken. ”

Shi Yue said: "At that time, there were many enemy troops, and our army would not be able to win, and now the enemy army has been weakened a lot. A general attack can be made, and if this is defeated, Yuan's army will definitely retreat to Jizhou. Feng Xiao said, because it will not be wrong. ”

Xiahou said: "This Yuan army is weak, but there are many people, from all sides of the interference, we have been fighting until autumn, and we can't win." ”

Shi Yue said: "It doesn't matter, one day, you will always win." "Shi Yue probably remembered that he would only send them back to Jizhou in the spring of next year, and there were still a few months, so there was no hurry.

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Shi Yue followed Xiahoudun to successfully break the Yuan Tan village, Xiahoudun and Yuan's general Jiang Yiqu fought, Yuan Tan shouted: "Withdraw the army, this place can't be defended." Jiang Yiqu was about to leave, and was stabbed under the horse by Xiahou with a shot.

Shi Yue was confused, "Won?" There is no one to help in the other two places, so they are also ......?"

Zhang He and Zhang Liao defeated the Gaogan army, and Le Jin and Yu Ban also defeated Yuan Xijun, repelled Jiao Touch and Zhang Nan's two generals, and the three villages were broken.

The Cao army was divided into three ways and attacked the village, the Yuan army was broken, and could not save each other, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Gao Gan were defeated and fled back to Liyang, and were intercepted by Cao Cao's army. The three armies of the Cao army pursued after them, and Yuan Tan and others desperately rushed out of the Cao army's round-up and fled back to Liyang City.

Shi Yue and others led the army to converge with Cao Cao's besieged army, and sure enough, they saw the defeat and escape of the three armies. Shi Yue was shocked in his heart, "It's fast, it should be defeated and fled in the spring of next year, and it's only autumn now, it's more than four months faster......"

Yuan Shang learned that the three armies were defeated, and the Cao army began to attack Liyang City with great momentum, and the trial said: "This is not a place to defend for a long time, Liyang will definitely be broken, and now our army's momentum is declining, and the soldiers want to retreat, so it is better to abandon this place and return to Jizhou to defend." ”

In the seventh year of Jian'an, in the autumn, Yuan Shang led his troops back to Jizhou to hold on.

Cao Cao led the army to chase to Jizhou, and Yuan Xi and Gao Gan left the city thirty miles away and went to the village, bluffing. Cao's army attacked Jizhou for several days, but could not attack it.

Cao Cao asked everyone if they couldn't attack it now, and what plan they had to do to break the city.

Shi Yue said: "The two brothers, the rights are fighting, and now our army is attacking urgently, causing the two to rescue each other, it is better to withdraw the troops back to Xudu first, and the two of them will soon fight each other, and then look for their opportunity to attack it." ”

Cao Cao listened, "What the general said is reasonable, and our army is not in a hurry to attack it, so it is better to stop there." ”

Guo Jiayan: "No need, I can do it if I have a plan." ”

Shi Yue heard it, no, what I said should have been what you said, now why are you slapping yourself in the face.

Cao Cao asked, "What is Fengxiao's plan, you can break Jizhou!" ”

Guo Jia said: "The armies of Gao Gan and Yuan Xi are all bluffing, we will defeat the two of them first, in order to prevent interference, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are in the city, the two of them have their own party, they must have the intention of killing each other, we just need to add fuel to the fire." ”

"Yuan Tan is dissatisfied with Yuan Shang's succession, the lord can write to Yuan Tan secretly, marry his daughter, if he is willing to surrender, he will say Jizhou and him. Even if he is different, it doesn't matter, we will deliberately reveal the news and let Yuan Shang know, Yuan Shang will know about it, even if Yuan Tan does not surrender, he will not be able to sleep at night, and he will definitely find an opportunity to kill him. At that time, we will help Yuan Tan attack Jizhou again, and then destroy him in Jizhou. ”

Cao Cao said: "Just listen to what Fengxiao says." ”

Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang held on to Jizhou, and Cao Cao made people secretly believe in Yuan Tan and left, deliberately revealing the news to Yuan Shangzhi.

Yuan Tan got the letter, found Guo Tu, and Xin commented on the two to discuss, "Now Cao Cao is willing to form an alliance with me, marry my daughter, and destroy Yuan Shang together, and I wish Jizhou to me." What do you think? ”

Guo Tuyan: "This is Cao Cao's treacherous plan, you can't follow it, if he wins Jizhou, how can he give it to you, and then the lord will die." ”

Xin commented: "This is not necessarily, those who descended to Cao Cao, there are Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu, they are not still unharmed now." Cao Cao learned that the lord was appealing in Hebei, so he was willing to marry his daughter, and then Cao Cao must take four states, and it is also possible to give the lord of one state. ”

Yuan Tan listened to it and found it difficult to make a decision.

Yuan Shang learned that Cao Jun's people had a secret relationship with Yuan Tan, and he was furious, and came to interrogate him, "Yuan Tan has a relationship with Cao Cao, I'm afraid it will happen to me, what should I do!" ”

The judge said: "It is better to set up a banquet to invite him into the house, and then in the name of reconciliation, and then with the knife and axeman, and then break the cup as a number." ”

Yuan Shang listened to it, and from his words, he sent an invitation to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan was inexplicably invited and asked Guo Tu and others, Guo Tuyan said: "There is something strange, don't go, I'm afraid it's dangerous." ”

Xin commented: "Yuan Shang is afraid that he wants to take advantage of the current enemy at this time, and the lord is not prepared to kill him, otherwise when the Cao army retreats, it will be difficult to find an opportunity." ”

Yuan Tan was furious: "Yuan Shang dared to do this to me at this time!" I'm going to get out of here! ”

Yuan Tan led the army to flee Jizhou, and when Yuan Shang learned about it, he immediately asked Lu Kuang to lead his troops to chase him.

Lü Kuang led his troops to chase after Yuan Tan, who fought with him, was defeated, fled back to the plains, and agreed to Cao Cao's request with his book.

Lü Kuang defeated Yuan Tan Hui Jizhou, informed Yuan Shang, and said: "At this time, Yuan Tan must unite with Cao's army, which is not good for us, if he attacks the plain, Cao Cao must come to attack Jizhou at this time." At this time, we will hold on to the troops and do not attack, because Cao's army is far away, and the food supply will be insufficient, and it will be difficult to hold on for a long time. ”

Yuan Shang followed his words and gave up for the time being.

Cao Junzhong

Cao Cao got Yuan Tan's letter and was overjoyed, "What Feng Xiao said is correct, Yuan Tanguo is coming, he wants us to wait for the attack on Jizhou, and he will send troops to support later, what is the next step for me at this time?" ”

Guo Jiayan: "At this time, Jizhou must hold on, and it is difficult to attack it." Our army was short of food, so we retreated to Liyang and told Yuan Tan to let him wait first, and he could not attack it at this time. At this time, it is temporarily difficult to fight, but at this time to curb the flow of Qishui into Baigou, dredge the waterway traffic, and order the sergeants to use the ancient Suishui to repair the canal in Suiyang County, and communicate the Bianshui and Huai water transportation. In this way, the grain road was passed, and then the army was marched. ”

Cao Cao said from then on, and temporarily withdrew from the army. Go to the plain with the book and let Yuan Tan wait.

Eight years of Jian'an, spring.

Cao's army attacked Yecheng and left, and Yuan Shang learned about it. Immediately led troops to defend, Yuan Tan of the plain rose up to attack Jizhou at this time, and Yuan Shang asked the generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to fight Yuan Tan.

When Yuan Tan Dajun saw the Lu brothers here, he angrily reprimanded, "When my father is here, how can I treat you two? Now that Yuan Shang is trapped in two places, he will definitely be defeated by me and Cao Jun, and Jizhou will definitely be mine! ”

When the two heard this, they immediately dismounted and surrendered, Yuan Tan said: "The two of you surrendered to Prime Minister Cao Cheng, not me." Then he led the two to see Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was overjoyed to seal the two of them as candidates and listen to them with the army.

Shi Yue on the side looked entangled, it was too fast, the progress was too fast......