281. The death of Yuan Shao
Yuan Shao rushed to the foot of Wuji City with his people, only to find that the gate of Wuji City was tightly closed, and the drawbridge was also hoisted high.
Yuan Shao restrained the horses, frowned and looked at the city, his face was cloudy. It is impossible for this Zhen Yi not to know that his army is going to retreat to this side, but what is his mind when he closes the city gate? Thinking of this, Yuan Shao called Gao Gan over and asked him to go and call the door, while Yuan Shao himself hid with someone to the side.
Gao Gan led people to the city and shouted to the city: "I am Gao Gan, a general under the command of the state minister!" Quickly open the city gate, and the people of the governor will arrive soon! ”
The soldiers at the head of the city did not dare to answer, and hurriedly turned back to report it! Zhen Yi heard the report, and then groaned for a moment, raised his head suddenly, and said, "Prepare the archers, go to the city with me!" After saying that, Zhen Yi got up and walked out, and it didn't take long for him to bring people to the top of the city.
He took a look at the city by the firelight, and it was indeed a good high-ranking officer, but he didn't see Yuan Shao's figure when he looked back. Zhen Yi shouted to the city: "General Gao, I am Zhen Yi." Where is Yuan Gong? ”
Gao Gan saw that it was Zhen Yi and immediately spoke: "Mrs. Zhen quickly opened the city gate, and Lord Zhou Mu will arrive later." After hearing this, Zhen Yi nodded and said, "General Gao, wait a while, I will order someone to open the city!" ”
After Zhen Yi finished speaking, he glanced at the deputy general beside him, and the deputy general took the order. The city gate was opened in a short time, and Gao Gan did not doubt that he led people to the city, but just walked into the opposite side of the city gate, a team of archers suddenly flashed out, and without saying a word, they were shot in a hurry, and poor Gao Gan was shot into a hedgehog by sharp arrows. And the guards who followed him were not spared. The screams were heard far and wide in the night!
Yuan Shao led people to hide in the shadows, witnessing the whole process of Gao Gan's tragic death, Yuan Shao's eyes widened, he didn't expect that even the Zhen family would abandon him, is he really gone? Thinking of this, Yuan Shao felt a pang of colic in his heart, and he forcibly said to the guards beside him: "Take me away and go to Youzhou!" As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood anymore, so he spurted it out.
Yuan Shao's guards immediately escorted him to Youzhou, and the defection of the Zhen family was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, making Yuan Shao completely dead! Coupled with the few mouthfuls of blood that he vomited, Yuan Shao's body was completely collapsed! When he arrived in Youzhou, he had reached the point where he had run out of oil and dried up.
In Fanyang City, Yuan Tan took his father to the Taishou Mansion. He didn't expect that his once high-spirited father Yuan Gong would become what he is now! Looking at his father who was sleeping on the bed with a haggard face, Yuan Tan asked the doctor beside him, "How is it?" What happened to my father? ”
The doctor shook his head lightly at Yuan Tan and said, "Eldest son, go out and talk!" As he spoke, he got up and walked outside, Yuan Tan frowned and walked out.
When he came to the outside world, the doctor said bluntly to him: "Eldest son, with all due respect, Yuan Gong's body is afraid that it is no longer good." His previous injuries were not yet healed, and now he is injured due to qi, which is exactly the situation where the injury on top of the injury has reached the point where the oil has run out. The eldest prince should hurry up and prepare for the future! That's all I have to say goodbye! After the doctor finished speaking, he fled with the medicine box and retreated!
Three days later, Yuan Shao vomited blood and died in Fanyang, Youzhou. A generation of heroes, Yuan Shao of the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes died in Fanyang City! As soon as Yuan Shao died, the situation between Jizhou and Youzhou became confusing.
Han Fei was overjoyed when he learned the news of Yuan Shao's death in Bohai City. He immediately asked Liu Bei for instructions to prepare to collect the other half of the land in Youzhou. In addition to Liu Bei's side, Cao Cao's side also began to move, and there was no way, and the large territories in Youzhou and Jizhou left behind after Yuan Shao's death all became the prey of Liu Bei and Cao Cao.
Of course, Zhang Yan of Montenegro also wanted a piece of the pie, but after Zhen Yi surrendered to Liu Bei, Han Fei sent Ma Chao and Ma Dai brothers to Zhongshan to help the Zhen family stabilize the situation. Zhang Yan of Montenegro was afraid of Liu Bei's army, so he dispelled the idea of going down the mountain and continued to retreat in Taihang Mountain.
Liu Bei in Changyi City received a letter from Han Fei at this time, and after reading it, Liu Bei also felt that this was a good time to take Youzhou, so he instructed Han Fei to solve Youzhou's affairs by himself. Han Fei received Liu Bei's reply, put it down and rushed to Youzhou with Zhang Fei. Guan Yu in Youzhou has already sharpened his knives, just waiting to do a big job.
Guan Yu set up a banquet in Youbeiping to catch the wind and wash the dust for the two of them. With the arrival of Han Fei and Zhang Fei, the battle of Youzhou is finally about to begin. Yuan Tan in Fan Yang City asked with a sad face: "How is Mr. Zhengnan doing now?" Liu Beijun is about to call! ”
"Hey!" The judge sighed and said, "Eldest prince, after the death of Duke Yuan, we have already gone to the general trend. If the eldest prince has the heart to defend it, I will definitely match you to the last moment. ”
Yuan Tan listened to the words of the judge, closed his eyes and said, "Sir, is there really no other way?" The judge shook his head and said, "It's not impossible, if you can ask Lu Bu to come, maybe there is still a trace of possibility to defend this Fanyang City!" ”
"Lu Bu?!" Yuan Tan shouted in a lost voice.
"Yes, Na Lu Bu now occupies the land of Yanmen and Mayi. It is said that a while ago, they sent troops to the grassland and defeated the Huns, and recaptured countless war horses, cattle and sheep from the grassland. If you can ask for his help, maybe it will be possible to fight Liu Beijun! After the trial was finished, Yuan Tan pondered for a moment, he really didn't want to surrender Liu Beijun, because his father Yuan Shao died indirectly in the hands of Liu Beijun.
Thinking of this, Yuan Tan decided to send someone to invite Lu Bu to fight Liu Bei. Since Lu Bu returned to Yanmen, it has been like a dragon entering the sea, and the eagle is striking the sky. With his bravery and Chen Gong's resourcefulness, coupled with the followers of Zhang Liao, Cao Xing, Gao Shun and others, he was able to conquer Yanmen in just a few months, not only recovering the important town of Mayi occupied by the Xiongnu, but also expanding the cavalry under his command to 20,000 people.
When Zhang Yan sent someone to form an alliance, Lu Bu was crazy with joy, Zhang Yan can be regarded as a prince all the way, entrenched in Taihang Mountain for many years, and no one can exterminate him! At this moment, he took the initiative to form an alliance with himself, how could Lu Bu not be happy.
Chen Gong was also very interested in this alliance, and even went to Taihang Mountain to negotiate with Zhang Yan in person, and finally finalized the alliance. After that, Zhang Yan bought a large number of war horses from Lu Bu and used them to expand the cavalry under his command. And Lu Bu not only got a large amount of grain from Zhang Yan, but also got a lot of baggage and ordnance.
In this way, Lu Bu led his troops to the grassland from time to time to wander around, and when he came back, he could not only bring back a large number of cattle, sheep and war horses, but also bring back a lot of prisoners.
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