Wang Lei sent troops from Ye County, without fanfare, and left quietly. Out of Ye County, Wang Lei is even more cautious, either day and night, or walking on mountain trails during the day, and galloping quickly on the road at night.

At the end of the day, the soldiers did not have much time to rest, but so it could be.

In the territory of Ping'en County, a mountain path.

An army quickly approached the county seat of Ping'en County, leaving a distance of less than eighty miles.

"Report!"

A sentry scout came quickly, came to Wang Lei, and reported: "My lord, the Qingzhou thief Guan Hai has been killed outside the county seat of Ping'en County and has launched an attack. The Yellow Turban thieves under Guan Hai attacked in two groups, and the first group entered the formation laid out by General Zhang, intending to attract General Zhang's forces, but was cut off by the soldiers arranged by General Zhang on various key roads. General Zhang led the army to attack, and the second group of soldiers under Guan Hai immediately entered, but they were blocked outside, making it difficult to rescue. In the first encounter, Guan Hai was defeated. ”

Wang Lei had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and ordered: "Probe again, pay close attention to the situation of Yuan Shao and Guan Hai." ”

"Yes!"

The sentinel clenched his fists and exited quickly.

Guo Jia said: "Lord, we walk day and night, hiding our whereabouts, the purpose is not to let Yuan Shao find out. Yuan Shao, like us, also has certain problems with grain and grass, even if Yuan Shao is not short of food for a short time, it is impossible to persist for a long time. Once Yuan Shao's granary is taken and Yuan Shao's grain supply is cut off, the battle will be won. ”

Wang Lei thought for a while and replied: "Feng Xiao is saying that my army is completely hidden, and then I will send people to find Yuan Shao's granary, and once it is discovered, I will immediately destroy the granary and let Yuan Shao run off the grain." ”

"That's right! That's what it means. Guo Jia nodded and said: "There are not many troops in Ping'en County, and the five thousand soldiers we brought can be quietly sent to Zhang Jaw, and with the support of five thousand soldiers, Zhang Jaw can support him for a while." ”

Wang Lei said: "There are 1,000 cavalry from the Flying Tiger Battalion, which is enough to attack the granary. Bring the soldiers of the Tiger Battalion over, plus Dian Wei, and fully support Zhang Jaw. Dian Wei appeared on the battlefield, and Yuan Shao would think that I had arrived, and would not suspect that I was leading troops. ”

Guo Jia frowned and said, "In this way, the power that the lord can mobilize is even weaker. ”

"It's okay, it's settled."

Wang Lei flicked his sleeves and said firmly: "Only by holding Ping'en County can we maintain the current stalemate, otherwise, once Yuan Shao wins, he will take advantage of the situation to go south, and the location of the granary will change again." That's it, you and Dian Wei take the Tiger Battalion and ordinary soldiers to join Zhang Jaw, and I will wait for the opportunity to move. ”

"Yes!"

Guo Jia no longer retorted, and nodded in response.

……

Ping'en County, on the battlefield.

Guan Haitie blushed, staring angrily at the hillsides.

He originally wanted to send the first batch of soldiers to lure Zhang Jaw's army, and then send a second group of soldiers to kill and destroy the army led by Zhang Jaw in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, the first army to enter was blocked inside, and the second army led by him was blocked from entering, so that the first army that entered was isolated and defeated.

entered the first battle of Qingzhou, and failed like this.

Huang Shao came to Guan Hai's side and said, "Dashuai, this time, we are a little reckless." We were in a hurry to show our strength in front of Yuan Shao, but after the defeat, it was even more disadvantageous. ”

Guan Hai said: "The matter has come to this, and we will fight again tomorrow." ”

The first battle failed, Guan Hai had no intention of continuing the attack, and Gao Ran collected his troops and returned to the camp.

Anticlimactic, Rao is thick face, but also quite embarrassed. After seeing Yuan Shao, Guan Hai was simply clasped and said: "Guan Hai came with his troops, and originally wanted to eradicate Zhang Jaw for Yuan Gong, but unexpectedly, Zhang Jaw was extremely cunning, and I attacked continuously, but I failed to defeat Zhang Jaw." Guan Hai was deeply ashamed and let Yuan Gong see the joke. ”

Yuan Shao laughed in his heart, thinking to himself, it's better to fail, so as not to be arrogant.

However, Yuan Shao will not show it.

Yuan Shao's face was also solemn, and he said: "Don't hide it from Qu Shuai, my troops have been in Ping'en County for more than a month, and they have also launched several attacks, but they have not made any breakthroughs so far. I'm ashamed! ”

When Guan Hai heard this, he felt a lot more relaxed, and thought: "Yuan Shao is worthy of being a child of a big family from a famous family, with a good bearing, very polite speech, and a good person." Invisibly, Guan Hai's impression of Yuan Shao has changed. When they first arrived, Guan Hai and Yuan Shao played tricks and wanted to show their strength, but in the end they failed.

Yuan Shao heard the comfort of the soft words, and Guan Hai thought that Yuan Shao was good.

The reason for this is nothing more than that Yuan Shao did not fall into the ground.

Yuan Shao continued: "It is difficult for the troops under the command of this official to capture Ping'en County, and it is difficult for the troops under the command of Qu Shuai to take Ping'en County alone, however, when the troops are combined, they will definitely capture Ping'en County in one fell swoop. ”

Guan Hai hugged his fists and said: "Yuan Gong is wise!" In the battle of tomorrow, a certain family obeyed the orders of Yuan Gong. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, his heart felt like he had eaten honey.

This thief is very knowledgeable! He's a good thief, and it's worth wooing.

Yuan Shao waved his hand again and again, and said modestly: "Tomorrow's battle, regardless of you and me." The armies of the two families attacked Ping'en County together and took Zhangjaw. After some words, Yuan Shao said again: "Qu Shuai go down and rest early, recuperate, and fight again tomorrow." ”

"Thank you Gong Yuan!"

Guan Hai left, and Yuan Shao, Xu You, Guo Tu and others all smiled.

……

Outside the county, the Jizhou military camp.

After counting the losses of the first battle, Zhang Jaw sighed lightly: "Fu Gong, in today's battle, there are more than 1,000 soldiers injured. In tomorrow's battle, Yuan Shao and Guan Hai will definitely send troops together, it is not easy to resist! Rao is open jaw has the psychological preparation to withdraw from Ping'en County in defeat, but he is really facing the situation of withdrawing, but he is unwilling in his heart.

"The matter has come to this point, the general has done a very good job, so there is no need to worry about it." ”

"Report!!"

Outside the tent, the sound of soldiers was heard.

"Come in!"

With a command, the soldier walked in and said, "General, there is a man named Guo Jia outside the camp who asks to see you." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Jaw hurriedly said, "Please!" ”

The soldiers left the tent, and the open jaw and the frustrated professor looked at each other, both puzzled.

Why did Guo Jia come?

Not long after, Guo Jia entered the camp.

After Guo Jia sat down, he smiled and said: "General Zhang has been guarding Ping'en County for more than a month, so that Yuan Shao can't take a step forward, and the lord appreciates General Zhang's ability very much, and often praises General Zhang." Zhang Jaw humbled himself again and again, Guo Jia changed his words, and said: "The problem of grain and grass has been solved, there will be enough grain and grass to be transported in the future, and the army led by the lord has also arrived." ”

Doubts rose in his jaws, and he frowned: "The lord is going north, why didn't I get the news?" ”

Guo Jia said: "This is to conceal Yuan Shao, the army has arrived, and it will enter the camp tonight." However, the lord will not come back, and the lord's goal is to find Yuan Shao's granary, draw salary from the bottom of the kettle, and make Yuan Shao completely powerless to fight. To achieve this goal, General Zhang had to take some trouble to defend Ping'en County and prevent Yuan Shao from advancing and promulgating. ”

When Zhang Jaw heard this, his heart became excited.

With the support of grain and grass and Wang Lei, tomorrow's battle will definitely be able to hold on.