"My lord, there is no change in the state army, I'm afraid it has other plans." Feng Ji reminded that the state army was too quiet, and there had been no movement since the attack on Dangyin that day, all of which revealed weirdness.

"Maybe it's because the Bingzhou army sees that Dangyin City is difficult to break through, and has the heart to retreat?" Yuan Shao asked.

Feng Ji arched his hand and said: "Lord, this time the state army dispatched nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses, the momentum is huge, and it can be seen that in the siege, the state army faintly occupies the upper hand, and the Marquis of Jin is brave and brave all over the world, how can he easily withdraw the army." "If the Bingzhou army attacks Dangyin head-on, the Jizhou army will not be afraid, even in the face of the thunderbolt and bed crossbow of the Bingzhou army, so that the Jizhou army has no power to fight back, but the Bingzhou army wants to break through Dangyin, it is extremely difficult, and Dangyin and the Jizhou army are not far away.

According to Feng Ji's idea, it is the right way to withdraw the army back to Jizhou before the Bingzhou army arrives at Chaoge.

Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and set his eyes on Xu You, "Ziyuan, what do you think?" ”

Xu You pondered for a long time and arched his hand: "Lord, no matter what conspiracy the Bingzhou army has, after the Jizhou reinforcements enter the city, even if the Bingzhou army is elite, it can only return in vain. ”

"It's just a pity that Benhou's general Yan Liang is in the hands of the Bingzhou army." Yuan Shao sighed and said, Yan Liang was captured by Zhang Liaosheng, which was a lingering pain in Yuan Shao's heart, Yan Liang had followed him for many years, not to mention his loyalty, he also admired Yan Liang a lot, but he didn't expect that since he was the enemy of the Bingzhou army, Wen Chou died and Yan Liang was captured.

"Lord, Lord Tian Feng has sent an envoy to the state army, and the state army also plans to exchange grain and grass for General Yan Liang, and after the war is over, you can send an envoy again." Xu Youdao.

Yuan Shaoshen nodded thoughtfully, "After the two sides strike the war, the matter of sending envoys and merging the state army, Lord Lao Tian will have to go again." ”

Xu You arched his hand and said: "My lord, at that time, I am willing to go to the Bingzhou army and try my best to redeem General Yan Liang." ”

"Youzi is far away, General Yan Liang is worry-free." Yuan Shao said with a smile.

Through this incident, Xu You also saw Yan Liang's status in Yuan Shao's heart, even after being captured, Jizhou's famous generals Zhang He and Gao Ran were not reused, if Yan Liang could be brought back to the army, not only could he improve his status in Yuan Shao's mind, but also had a good relationship with a fierce general like Yan Liang.

Among Jizhou, Yan Liang and Feng Ji have the closest relationship, and Feng Ji secretly supports Yuan Shang, although Xu You's attitude is unclear, he supports Yuan Tan, although Tian Feng also supports Yuan Tan, but this person's temper is too bad, and he often sneers at Xu You, otherwise Xu You would not have stumbled Tian Feng in front of Yuan Shao many times.

If Yan Liang can be drawn into Yuan Tan's camp, Yuan Tan's inheritance of Yuan Shao's position will be nine times out of ten, and he will be the number one hero who supports Yuan Tan at that time.

Tian Feng looked at Xu You in surprise, Bingzhou and Jizhou were still in an endless situation at this time, even if they went to the Bingzhou army after the war, their lives were in danger.

Feng Ji glanced at Xu You deeply, he was relatively clear about Xu You's secret small actions, Feng Ji, who was in charge of Jizhou's intelligence, if he wanted to know, he knew even what Xu You did every day.

It seems to feel Feng Ji's gaze, Xu You and Feng Ji glanced at each other, lowered their heads, in Jizhou, he is most afraid of Feng Ji, don't look at Feng Ji usually in Jizhou as if he did not commit any crimes in autumn, in fact, he is the most terrifying person under Yuan Shao's account, just the fact that he is in charge of Jizhou intelligence is enough to make all officials afraid.

Yuan Shao did not notice the secret battle of his strategists, "ordered Zhang He to lead his troops and horses to the outside of the city to welcome the army into the city." ”

The road is muddy, and the Jizhou army coming from Yecheng can be said to be full of complaints, on the muddy road, if you want to let the carriage advance, you need to pay more effort than usual, and the journey of one day often takes three days or more.

This time the autumn rain is also a bit excessive in the eyes of the Jizhou soldiers, not to mention the rain is a little heavier, and it has not fallen day and night, as if to make up for this year's drought.

From time to time, the voice of the soldiers could be heard complaining, and the 20,000-strong team was also mighty, and the baggage transported on the carriage was the most slow down the army.

The main general of the Jizhou army this time is Tian Chou, and he is also the number one general in the Jizhou army, Yuan Shao's original intention was that Yuan Tan personally led the troops to come, and he didn't want Yuan Tan to lead the troops to pacify the Montenegrin army.

The closer he got to Dangyin, the more cautious Tian Chou became, and from time to time he asked Xin Ping who came with the army, half of the thousands of cavalry in the army were scattered on the battlefield, and the state army was outside Dangyin City.

Zhao Shu, who secretly observed the Jizhou army, also nodded from time to time, and with his eyes, he could naturally see that the Jizhou army seemed to be lax, but in fact, there were 5,000 soldiers and horses that could be dispatched at any time, and these 5,000 people were in the middle of the convoy, and they could support at any time once the convoy encountered a situation.

Lu Bu would not let these people enter Dangyin City smoothly, and he distributed the cavalry under his command to Zhang Liaoqian, just to make these large armies unable to enter the city safely, and at the same time distract the attention of the Jizhou army in the city.

In the face of the scouts of the flying horse, the scouts of the Jizhou army are a little weak, in the eyes of the flying horse, the scouts of the Jizhou army are not only not good at archery, but also average after being equipped with stirrups, on the muddy road, the war horses are a little laborious in their eyes, and the war horses of the flying horses are the best in the state, and they are naturally not comparable to the army stationed in Jizhou all the year round.

After a round of confrontation, none of the scouts of the Jizhou army were spared, and Zhang Liao also took the flying horse, quietly killing to the end of the Jizhou army, Zhang Liao was also a little puzzled by Lu Bu's order, even if the number of Jizhou troops inside and outside the city added up to 40,000 people, this is also the opportunity to break through the Jizhou army in one fell swoop, but he believes that Lu Bu has other plans.

"Lord Xin, there has been no news from the scouts in the rear so far." Tian Chou worried, at this time, it was only a day's journey from Dangyin, and it was also the most cautious journey.

Xin Ping pondered for a moment and said: "General Tian, beware of the cavalry of the Bingzhou army, you can prepare the army to prevent the Bingzhou army from sneaking attack. "And the state army is famous all over the world, as an official of Jizhou, Xin Ping has also had an in-depth understanding of the most powerful flying cavalry in the state, if you talk about war horses, armor, blades, the cavalry in the princes' army can be compared with the flying horse, it is difficult to find, the flying horse is best at riding and shooting, the Xianbei people who are known for their proficiency in bow and horse are defeated in the riding and shooting of the flying horse, and the white horse of Youzhou is in general, the flying horse attaches great importance to the cavalry's riding and shooting, plus the war horse of the flying horse, it is very difficult to catch up with this cavalry on the battlefield.

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