"Why did Shi Yuan say that?" Liu Bei asked.

"When I get back to the barracks, I'll tell the king?"

"Okay."

The two went down the mountain hand in hand.

Back to the barracks.

In the account.

Pang Tong took out the map he was carrying, put it on the desk, and said, "It's a pity that the king's map was stolen, otherwise he would have looked more carefully." ”

"The gentleman had guessed that Lu Bu had stolen the map. Now looking at his use of soldiers, he is more familiar with the terrain of Sichuan and Shu than we are, and presumably Mr.'s guess is correct. ”

"Your Majesty, please see..."

Pang Tong pointed to the red mark on the map and said, "This is Lu Bu's marching route. After he left Fucheng, he went south, passing through more than a dozen counties, but did not occupy them one by one, only two cities that blocked the way. We have 10,000 soldiers stationed in Yuxian and Huyang counties. Gao Pinglin has 3,000 light horsemen. There is also the defeated army of General Zhang Yun, who has retreated to Yuncheng to garrison. If the king ordered all these troops to gather and counterattack Fucheng and cut off Lü Bu's grain route, Lü Bu's 100,000 new troops would starve to death in Sichuan and Shu. ”

"yes, why didn't I think of it..."

Liu Bei saw the sun like a cloud, and his heart suddenly opened up.

"Someone's coming." Liu Bei shouted outside the tent.

"The King."

A soldier guarding the tent walked in.

Liu Bei instructed: "Quickly pass on General Zilong." ”

"No."

Pang Tong frowned and said, "Does the king want General Zilong to attack Fucheng?" ”

"Hmm."

Liu Bei said: "It is a strong city, and it will definitely not be defeated by relying only on the recruits of Yuxian County and Huyang County and Zhang Yun's defeated soldiers." And this battle is very important, I must send General Zilong to lead an elite army there. ”

Zhao Yun was summoned and quickly arrived.

"The king summoned me?"

"Hmm."

Liu Bei had already written the order, handed it to Zhao Yun, and said, "You go to Chen's camp quickly, and let him hand over the old Danyang army and the Bai Yu soldiers to you." You will lead these two elite troops, and they will rush to Fucheng under the stars. I want you to occupy Fucheng at all costs and cut off Lü Bu's grain route. I will let General Ma Chao, personally command an army of 50,000, and garrison with you after you conquer Fucheng. ”

"The last general obeys!"

Zhao Yun solemnly clenched his fists, turned around and left the tent.

Qingzhou.

The Yellow River moat in the north.

Gan Ning's 50,000 sailors finally arrived at their destination.

According to Lu Bu's instructions, he should first go to Dongpingling to land and go to Xuzhou to collect artillery. But when he arrived at the Yellow River in the north of Qingzhou, Gan Ning found that Yuan Shao's army had crossed the Yellow River and entered the territory of Qingzhou.

In other words, Xuzhou is now at a critical moment. And his 50,000 sailors, on the Yellow River, are of no use, and there is no need to receive artillery.

"Damn thief Yuan Shao..."

Gan Ning cursed secretly, shrank into the cabin, and said to the generals under his command: "Yuan Shao's 400,000 army has crossed the Yellow River. We're late. ”

"We have to do something. Can't watch Yuan Shao defeat Xuzhou. Wang Fang, the general under Gan Ning, said.

"We are a naval army, we should fight on the water, we can't abandon the ship and land on the shore, and use the naval army as an army, right?" Another general said.

"Why not?"

Gan Ning looked at him: "Now is the moment of life and death. It doesn't matter what the navy and the army are. When it comes to the battlefield, it is the same as fighting. ”

Wang Fang asked, "How is the Metropolitan Governor going to use his troops?" ”

Gan Ning thought for a while and muttered: "Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops are definitely not the enemy of our naval army. Even Fan Lihua's Xuzhou army is difficult to win. We should look for Yuan Shao's weakness, insert a knife fiercely, and indirectly support Xuzhou, but this weakness... ”

"Jizhou?"

Wang Fang suddenly had a plan and said: "Yuan Shao's elite, all to the Central Plains, he will be empty in the north, if we can..." ”

"Nope."

Gan Ning glanced at Wang Fang and said with a wry smile: "You also think too highly of me." How dare the 50,000 sailors go to Jizhou to die? Once surrounded, it will become a turtle in an urn. ”

"But..."

Gan Ning paused and said with a smile: "You reminded me." Although my 50,000 sailors can't make trouble in Jizhou, they can turn the world upside down in Qingzhou. Moreover, Qingzhou is located in Linzi, which is the closest to the Yellow River, and we can not make trouble, or we can retreat to the river, Yuan Shao can't help it. ”

"The Metropolitan Governor has a good plan!"

"Hey, hey..."

Thinking that he could slaughter Yuan Shao fiercely, all the generals couldn't stop laughing.

It is close to Qingzhou Donglai.

Gan Ning's 50,000 sailors abandoned their ships and landed on the shore to attack Huang County, the seat of Donglai County.

The defenders of Huangxian County originally had 30,000, but Yuan Tan transferred 25,000 to fight in Xuzhou. The current Huang County, with only 5,000 defenders, was broken through by Gan Ning before he could deploy his defenses.

"Kill...!"

An army of 50,000 entered Huang County and confiscated all the mansions of families and officials. The men were all killed, and the proclamation shook the city. The women acted as official prostitutes and solved the problems of the soldiers' desires.

In just one day, Dongnae County fell.

The wealthy gentry and the family gate valve were dealt a devastating blow.

The defeated Donglai army was killed by Gan Ning, and hundreds of people remained, and after watching the 'atrocities' in the city, they blasted out of Donglai City. The defeated soldiers were terrified and fled to the front in the starry night.

A few days later.

Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses were attacked by Fan Lihua in the territory of Linlang Kingdom in Xuzhou, and more than half of their war horses were damaged, and they retreated to Beihai County to defend them. As soon as he settled down, he received a report of defeat in Donglai County.

"How many people are there in Ganning?" Yuan Tan asked.

The defeated soldier spoke incoherently: "There may be fifty thousand... Uh, no, there are eighty thousand. Uh, no... It's 100,000! ”

"How many are there?"

Yuan Tan looked slightly angry.

Xu You stepped forward and said, "Childe doesn't have to ask him anymore." Looking at his expression, he knew that he was frightened by Gan Ning, can he believe what he said? ”

"You go down first." Yuan Tan waved at the soldier.

"No..."

The soldiers rushed away.

The general under the command of Yuan Tan came out and said: "The last general is willing to lead a group of soldiers and horses to recapture Donglai County!" ”

"Donglai County is definitely going to be recaptured. But now that the big war is imminent, it is not appropriate to divide the troops, so it is not too late to wait until Fan Lihua is defeated and then return to the army. "Yuan Tan is quite self-aware. Knowing that Fan Lihua is not easy to deal with, he dare not underestimate it.

Xu You admonished: "It is better to send this news to the king." The king has 400,000 elites, why worry about Ganning not being destroyed? ”

Yuan Tan also thought so at first, but as the history of Qingzhou Thorn, he also had his own concerns.