Let Lu Yi escape from the encirclement, Yuan Shang has already lost the opportunity, even if Zhiru is frustrated, what he can do now is only to make amends.

The Koji who captured Katsuragi must be extinguished, and it must be done quickly, to extinguish the rebels in Katsuragi before he and Gongsun Zhan, Zhang Yan and others can unite.

Yi Jing's Gongsun Zhan also needs to be on guard, the encirclement that originally surrounded Yi Jing rebelled with Lu Yi, Juxian County was in turmoil, and Gecheng fell, which was like being stabbed by his own people from the outside.

What's even more tricky is that Yuan Shang and Fu Zhu must now devote their forces to the extermination of Lu Yi, and it is impossible to divide their troops and horses, redeploy, and form a new encirclement of Yi Jing.

Therefore, Yuan Shang, Fu Zhu, Chun Yuqiong, and Yan Liang rushed to Gecheng with a large army, and at the same time ordered Wen Chou's army to return to the camp in Juxian County to defend Gongsun Zhan, and at the same time ordered other surrounding cities to beware of the attacks of Yijing Gongsun Chan and Gecheng Luyi.

It's just that when Yuan Shang and the Hebei generals rushed to Gecheng with a large army, the "Koji Righteous Army", which claimed to be ordered to quell the chaos, contact all parties, and support Yuan Tan and Liu He as the lords of Ji and You, suddenly dispersed, and did not make any effective resistance at all.

As soon as Yuan Jun tortured a group of captives, he learned what shocked them:

Although Lu Yi played all kinds of banners to the outside world, he suddenly left in the dark the day before, taking only 3,000 men and horses with him, and no one in the city knew the true whereabouts of Lu Yi, and they are still kept in the dark.

For this situation, Fu Zhu himself was also shocked.

What exactly is the intention of Kojiyi?

If you don't flee to the sea in the east, or go north to contact all parties and divide Youyan, do you still want to cross the Taihang Mountains to the west and escape into Bingzhou, or go south to attack the hinterland of Hebei?

The latter two seem to anyone to be self-defeating.

Taihang is steep, the mountain road is rugged, and the state's high-level cadres are not enterprising enough, and there is more than enough to defend, Lu Yi wants to climb over the Taihang Mountain, not to mention whether he can get rid of the chasing soldiers behind him, as long as the senior cadres send soldiers and horses to guard the dangerous mountain road, Lu Yi is immediately unable to advance or retreat, and it is difficult to move an inch.

As for attacking the hinterland of Hebei, it is even more crazy idea. Although Hebei is a flat river, but going south is like falling into the vast sea of Yuan's army, and it is possible to be chased and ambushed by county soldiers anytime and anywhere, and it will be surrounded by Yuan's troops from all walks of life.

But Lu Yi made an unreasonable choice.

Yuan Shang, who had not found out the true direction of Lu Yi's escape for the time being, could only temporarily station in Gecheng with the Hebei generals, and sent a large number of scout cavalry, anxiously waiting for the military information about Lu Yi's traces.

As a result, in just two days, Yuan Shang received a number of military reports about the whereabouts of Lu Yi.

Among them, a piece of military information that was received at the end especially attracted the attention of Yuan Shang, Fu Zhu and others.

The Liwu officials of Zhongshan State provided military information to the Yuan army scouts, and a light army with the banner of Yuan Jun quickly passed through the territory of Liwu, the source was unknown, the destination was unknown, and they did not send people into the city to report, nor did they stop at the township pavilion along the way to replenish.

According to eyewitness descriptions, the light army of the Yuan army was more like a defeated rout, the whole army was completely unarmoured, and the Liwu officials originally thought that they were defeated by Gongsun Zhan in the territory of Hejian and dispersed.

Now it seems that that light army is most likely the rebel army of the Koji rebels who are scouting and searching.

Katsuragi Barracks.

Yuan Shang, who learned this information in the military tent, was restless, and could only keep walking back and forth in the tent, and when he walked in from outside the tent, Yuan Shang seemed to see a life-saving straw, and hurriedly greeted him, and asked anxiously:

"General Fu, what is going on right now? What is this Lu Yi going to do, he made so much noise in the river, but he abandoned the city and fled, is this to attack Changshan and go west to Jingcheng, or go south to Julu County and attack the city? ”

Frustrated Zhu's face was also a little more solemn than when he was in the camp in Yanxian County, and it was obvious that he also realized that the sword went off the beaten edge of the Lu Yi might give everyone an unexpected heavy blow in the future.

"Childe, the current situation is beyond the control of you and me, if the soldiers and horses that passed through the territory of Liwu in Zhongshan Country are really rebels led by Lu Yi, then according to their steps, I am afraid that they will soon enter Changshan Country or Julu County, we must immediately send fast horses to report this situation to Yecheng, so that the general can deploy in advance and send troops to encircle and suppress the wandering Lu Yi rebels as soon as possible!"

"It's-"

Of course, Yuan Shang knew that if Lu Yi wandered into Changshan Country or Julu County, it would mean that he had broken free from the encirclement he had set before, and even more so out of the range he could control.

But if he reported the situation here to Yecheng, it would prove that he was ineffective and had no way to use his troops, but he was afraid that his father would immediately be furious and send someone to recall him to Yecheng to ask for his guilt, and at the same time let someone else replace his current high-ranking position.

Of course, if he concealed it and did not report it, so that Lu Yi could sneak attack the unsuspecting cities in the hinterland of Hebei, then he would be even more guilty and unforgivable.

Yuan Shang was in a dilemma at the moment, his face was gloomy, he hesitated for a long time, but it was still difficult to make up his mind, and he could only ask Fu Zhu for help again.

"General Fu, you are resourceful and well-versed in military affairs, is there no other way to save it except to report to Yecheng?"

Looking at Yuan Shang, who was no longer half arrogant, he hesitated in his heart, and finally spoke:

"Although Lu Yi is cunning, he has few soldiers and generals, and the general is popular in Hebei, and it is not impossible for Gongzi to save the current situation."

"Ahh Yuan Shang's eyes, who knew that he still had hope, flashed with a fine light, and he hurriedly grabbed the sleeve of his frustrated coat, and bowed his head reverently and respectfully and said:

"Please teach me, sir!"

"Judging from the current intelligence, the reason why Lu Yi's soldiers and horses were able to escape so quickly was because he abandoned the baggage and armor of the whole army, traveled lightly, and spared no horsepower, so that he could travel hundreds of miles a day."

"But there is a saying in the art of war, if you fight for profit for a hundred miles, you will capture three generals; Fifty miles and fight for profit, then jump on the general. Lu Yi's soldiers and horses doubled the road, thinking that they could get rid of the pursuing soldiers far away, and the counties along the way had no time to intercept. If the rebels, who were exhausted at this time, were chased by a force of soldiers and horses, or were intercepted and ambushed in front, they were afraid that they would be crushed and defeated on the spot. ”

"Yes, yes, sir said it well, that's the truth."

After listening to the analysis of the frustrated teaching, Yuan Shang cleared the clouds and mist in front of him, as if he had grasped another glimmer of hope.

The situation here can no longer be hidden, and the news of Lu Yi's escape will be known to Ye Cheng's own father sooner or later, so he doesn't need to worry about whether to report it or not, what he can do now is to capture and kill Lu Yi in one fell swoop before his father sends someone to replace him, and make up for his merits, then he still has a lot of hope.

Fu Zhi also said just now, in order to escape for their lives, Lu Yi's soldiers and horses even abandoned their baggage and armor, and the physical strength of the soldiers was all consumed on the road, this time was the weakest time for the rebels, and any soldier and horse, as long as they encountered, they could easily solve them.

Commanding and dispatching the soldiers and horses in Changshan and Julu, Yuan Shang did not have this authority, but he could lead the soldiers and horses to cross the border to pursue, Yuan Shang thought to himself that if he could capture and kill Lu Yi, it was still worth taking this risk.

The question is, the army of Lu Yi is very fast, which troops and horses should he take to catch up?

Yuan Shang thought about it for a while, and felt that the cavalry under Wen Chou's command was the most suitable candidate.

"Sir, how about letting the cavalry under General Wen catch up?"

Fu Zhu also knew that the soldiers and horses who could catch up with Lu Yi at the moment were probably the cavalry led by Wen Chou.

Previously, if Yuan Shang had not rashly used troops and had not sent them to Wen'an to chase and kill Lu Yi's suspicious soldiers, then with this cavalry under Wen Chou as a fast mobile force, they would have a high probability of catching up with Lu Yi who abandoned the city and fled in the wild.

Now they can only be used to make amends.

It's just that he said with frustration or concern:

"Although General Wen is brave, he is cunning and cruel, like a fox and a wolf, I'm afraid he is not the opponent of Lu Yi!"

"What does the gentleman think?"

"If you don't have talent, I would like to ask for an order to lead the troops with General Wen!"

Seeing that Frustrated Confer took the initiative to ask for help, Yuan Shang suddenly laughed, thinking to himself that you Frustrated Confucidant was selfless on the surface, but in essence, he was afraid that he would miss this credit, and he would be responsible for the crime with his son.

He waved his hand, and seemed to have regained some of the charm of his usual handsome son.

"Yes, sir, come along. However, this time the pursuit, not only Mr. must go, but also Shang! ”

···

When Yuan Shang and Fu Zhu decided to lead the cavalry to pursue the Luyi light soldiers who were running wolf, another sudden accident happened.

Gongsun Chan sent troops to attack Fan Yang, Wen'an and other places, and the garrison Yuan army suffered heavy casualties, although Wen'an did not change hands, but Fan Yang was captured by Gongsun Zhan's army.

It turned out that when Lu Yi captured Gecheng, he actively contacted Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan, and also played the banner of supporting Liu He, trying to create chaos and incidents for Yuan Shang, Fu Zhu and others after fleeing south, so as to contain the Yuan army that might be chasing behind.

But because the time is too short, the results are small. Before Zhang Yan and the local forces in Youzhou could get in touch, Lu Yi secretly led the army to evacuate Gecheng in order to avoid the army pursued by Yuan Shang.

It's just that this still created a fighter for Yi Jing's Gongsun Zhan.

After Gongsun Zhan learned about the reality of the Hebei garrison around Yijing from the mouth of the envoy sent by Lu Yi, although he did not send troops to meet Lu Yi, but under the persuasion of his generals, he took advantage of the weakness to send troops to attack the Hebei soldiers who were busy with internal fighting and had no time to look outside.

Although Yuan Shang had already listened to the advice of Fu Zhi and ordered the cities around Yijing to beware of Gongsun Zhan's attack, it was known that Gongsun Zhan, who was in a false state of Yuan's army and had civil strife, was more like a strong attack with the strong bullying the weak, and directly sent superior forces to capture Fanyang in one fell swoop when the Hebei soldiers had no time to rescue.

As soon as Fan Yang was lost, the encirclement that was already flawed suddenly turned into an ineffective defense line that was opened.

Gongsun Zhan can be regarded as successfully opening a way to break through the encirclement, he can threaten Daijun through the Flying Fox, and he can even follow the tactics of Lu Yi back then, directly cross the heavily garrisoned Zhuojun, and use troops from Daijun in a roundabout way, and then sweep the entire Youzhou.

At this time, among Yuan Shang and Fu Zhu, someone must stay behind and clean up this mess together with Chun Yuqiong, Yan Liang and others.